Art services
ADVERTISING DESIGN PRINTING
Modern Postcard
1675 Faraday Avenue, Carlsbad, CA 92008
www.modernpostcard.com
Specializing in producing full color postcards, starting from $125 for 500 copies. Call today for free samples and information. See our ad page 102
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Color Invitations, Art Cards, Brochures, even Catalogs printed and shipped 3 days from approval of proof Call before you start designing and we may be able to make suggestions to improve and save you money!
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Free Samples: Toll free 866-493-4432
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ADVISORY SERVICE / CONSULTATIONS
Advisory Service / Consultations to assist artists and collectors
Artists--career management, publicity and promotion, resume and grant writing and installation: 212-647-7030. Consultations to collectors--art placement, art appraisals, estate sales, art installation: 212-647-7030.
ART RELATED WEBSITES
Artist: Spencer T. Fyfe
www.yessy.com/stfyfe/gallery.html
www.artistsregister.com/artists/ri1
Spencer T. Fyfe is a brilliant new emerging artist. See the online gallery of this incredible artwork at: YESSY.COM and ARTISTSREGISTER.COM
Artist Who Can Draw
www.milburnfoster.com
If you are a contemporary art gallery owner or collector and looking for a painter who is continuing to work in the figurative tradition set by Francis Bacon and Picasso, look at www.milburnfoster.com. His new show "Men Fighting, Women Dancing" can be seen in his studio in Budapest, Hungary. If you are planning a visit, please contact: milburnfoster@edison.hu See my ad page 104
ARTSPAN.COM
Why more artists choose Artspan websites:
COST: $995-16.95/month and $25 set-up.
VISITORS: Artspan is top-ranked by search engines. It's your site and unique URL, but you share in our traffic.
SITE MANAGEMENT: Easy-to-use tools for total site control. Visit www.artspan.com. Also visit some member sites. Ask them about Artspan. There is nothing to match Artspan on the web.
director@artspan.com
609-397-0888 or toll free: 866-ARTSPAN
Dr. Wiggl's Ph.D
Cartoon Art. Inspiring & Witty Illustrations on Music, Love, Business & Life. An online Gallery featuring Cartoons by Juan B. Plaza; creator of Dr. Wiggl's Ph.D. The artist combines elegant lines, wiggles and pointillism to create an atmosphere of surreal spaces surrounding the character. Careful examination of the china ink on paper illustrations will reveal a complex, irreverent and elaborate world of subtle messages and hidden creatures. A love affair between words and graphics, www.doctorwiggls.com. See our ad page 106
EventJAR.com
Cultural and Entertainment Event Search Engine. Nationwide museum exhibit and gallery show listings. Search by artist, location, and date. Directory of galleries, art museums and artists.
ART SCHOOLS
National Academy School of Fine Arts
5 East 89th Street. New York, NY 10128
212-996-1908 * Fax: 212-426-1711
www.nationalacademy.org
Excellence in Fine Arts instruction since 1826. Classes and workshops available in drawing, painting, watercolor, sculpture, printmaking, mixed media, fresco, encaustic, career development and young peoples' classes, for beginners and advanced students. Hours convenient to full time or part-time schedules. New classes beginning every eight weeks Two- or Three-year certificate program offered. Scholarships available. Catalogue on request. See our ad page 173
San Francisco Art Institute
800 Chestnut Street, San Francisco, CA 94133
415-771-7020 or 800-345-SFAI * www.sfai.edu
Founded 1871. One of oldest and most influential U.S. schools of contemporary art. Art making defined by broad spectrum of forms, philosophies, and aesthetic approaches. Upper-division students take courses in 4 interdisciplinary centers, the Centers for: Art + Science; Media Culture; Public Practice; Word, Text, and Image. Freshmen study in the Center for Contemporary Practice. Offer BFA and MFA and continuing edu classes for all ages. Also offer a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate. Visit sfai.edu to learn more and register for Fall 2005 programs. See our ad page 173
The School of Visual Arts at Penn State University
Offering unique and diverse programs of study at undergraduate and graduate levels. Faculty dedicated to providing highest quality education for next generation of creative artists and art educators. Studio art program offers concentrations in ceramics, drawing and painting, new media, photography, printmaking, and sculpture. Support courses in critical studies and metal art/technology. For more info, please visit: www.visualarts.psu.edu See our ad page 173
ART SUPPLIES
Art Boards[TM] Archival Art Panels
612 Degraw Street, Brooklyn, NY 11217
718-237-2592 or 800-546-7985 * www.art-boards.com
ART PANELS: painting, drawing, printmaking & mounting art. ALL PANELS hang without framing. ALL CANVAS, WATERCOLOR & MOUNTING PANELS have reversible archival adhesive, art can be removed any time in future. ACRYLIC PANEL GESSO: specifically made for rigid surfaces, performs like traditional gesso. WATERCOLOR PANELS: mounted with Arches hot press, cold press & rough papers CANVAS PANELS: mounted with Oil Primed Belgian Linen or Canvas. ARCHIVAL MOUNTING PANELS for mounting of paper, canvas & finished art. PRINTMAKING BLOCKS: for wood engraving, & wood cutting, made .918" thick (letter press height). CANVAS STRETCHERS: round & oval shapes. GLASS MULLERS for grinding pigments. CUSTOM SIZE ART PANELS can be ordered as large as 48" x 96".
Chavant, Inc.
Clay Modeling Products
5043 Industrial Road, Farmingdale, NJ 07727
800-CHAVANT * Fax: 732-751-1982 * www.chavant.com
Since 1892, Chavant has produced a wide variety of professional grade, oil based plastelines. Please order a sample kit and evaluate these superior quality clays and tools. Skilled sculptors agree the fine art of sculpture begins with the finest clay!
Guerra Paint & Pigment Corp.
510 East 13th Street, New York, NY 10009
Artist owned and operated since 1986--Make high quality paint for less--High strength acrylics, water based urethanes, over 200 liquid pigment concentrates (dispersions), dozens of alkyd concentrates, metallics, pearlescents, interference, dry pigments, fillers, texturing agents, glitters. Large selection of rare and extinct pigments. 212-529-0628 * Fax: 212-529-0787 * www.guerrapaint.com
Kremer Pigments, Inc.
228 Elizabeth Street (corner of Prince), New York, NY 10012
800-995-5501 or 212-219-2394 * Fax: 212-219-2395
500 historical and modern colors: natural earth pigments, natural organic dyes and manufactured mineral and organic pigments. Use in oil, egg tempera, fresco, acrylic, gouache, casein and other vehicles. We carry the most extensive, professional line of raw materials for fine arts. Free catalog.
R&F Handmade Paints, Inc.
506 Broadway, Kingston, NY 12401
800-206-8088 * Fax: 845-331-3242 * www.rfpaints.com
Made for artists, by artists. R&F Pigment Sticks are juicy, butter-smooth, intensely colored oil sticks. R&F Encaustics are luminous, richly pigmented and made with pure beeswax. Call for free catalog and workshop information.
RGH Artists' Oil Paints, INC.
PO Box 3063, Albany, NY 12203
888-ART-0091 or 518-446 0425 * Fax: 518-489-2033
www.rghartistoilpaints.com
We manufacture over 100 professional grade artists oil colors, ranging in size from 1/8, 1/4, 1/2 and full pint up to quart, 1/2 gallon and gallon. All colors are highly pigmented. We carry a large range of dry pigments, oils and mediums. SAVE--purchase directly from our manufacturing facility. We accept customized orders for your special needs.
ARTISTS WANTED
A.I.R. Fellowship
18-month sponsorship, solo show, for NYC area women artists. Deadline: 10/31. SASE to: 511 W. 25th Street, #301, NYC 10001 * www.airnyc.org
ArtREPS
23035 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 102
Woodland Hills, CA 91364 * 800-959-6040
www.artrepsart.com * merrick@artrepsart.com
ArtREPS is a fine art agent with a verifiable track record of success since 1993. We represent fine art/decorative art to royalty print market publishers that publish and distribute art nationwide as limited editions, open editions, posters and other types of licensed art related products. Please send slides/photos/CD, SASE to: John Merrick. Or email your website for review.
Book Art Press
Art Publisher seeks artists for 2005-2006 edition of New Art International. For brochure and application, send SASE to:
Book Art Press P.O. Box 57, Woodstock, NY 12498
wwwbookart.com
Park Avenue Gallery
Seeking Artists. All styles/mediums. Reviewing portfolios for summer/fall/winter 2005. Includes: three week exhibition, one week stay for installation/show, reception, postcard invitations, press-release/promotions and personal introduction to the NYC art world and in Florida. Include SASE: Park-Art Gallery, Director: Ken Cro-Ken, 435 Park Avenue South, Third Floor, N.Y., N.Y 10016 * 212-725-8542 * park-art.com Also, Adrian Howard Galleries, St. Petersburg, Florida 727-865-6906
Publisher seeks artists
for 2006 annual edition of "Fine Art Collection" For application send SASE to: PO Box 5474, N. Hollywood. CA 91616-5474 or visit www.goldendeerart.com
Seeking national and international artists
Send resume, slides or photo to:
Galerie Gora, 279 Sherbrooke West, Suite #205,
Montreal, QC, Canada, H2X 1Y2
Fax: 514-879-0164
Online submissions accepted.
www.gallerygora.com * art@gallerygora.com
CALL FOR ARTISTS + COMPETITIONS
The Adi Prize for Jewish Expression in Art and Design
International Competition in the Visual Arts and Design Competition Theme for 2005: The I and the We. Award: 50,000 N.I.S. Deadline: January 1, 2006 For information on the competition theme and the Competition Guidelines please visit our web site: http://www.adifoundation.co.il or contact: The Adi Foundation 8 Harav Kook St., Jerusalem 94226, Israel 972-2-623-5235 * Fax: 972-2-624-3131
See our ad page 173
All Media International Competition
Open to all artists from all around the world. 16 awards with possible representation. Deadline: Sept. 24th. SASE to: Gallery International 523 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 * www galleryinternational.com
ArtDeadline.Com
Income and Exhibition Opportunities The art world's source. A searchable database and magazine that provides local, national, and international juried artist competitions, exhibitions, grants, call for submissions, art jobs, percent for arts, art in public RFP's, festivals, residencies, internships, fellowships, and much more ... with exclusive content, comprehensive descriptions and direct access to contacts, prospectuses and applications, go to: http://ArtDeadline.Com
Chelsea Global Art Competition
MUSEUM-CURATED, distinguished Chelsea gallery sponsoring prestigious juried, all media group exhibition featuring awards, prizes & exhibition. For details, send SASE to: AMSTERDAM WHITNEY Gallery, 511 West 25th St, New York, NY 10001 212-255-9050 * www.amsterdamwhitneygallery.com
Emerging Artists 2006
Thirteenth annual competition for group exhibition, cash awards and Internet promotion. Open to all media, $1000 cash awards. Deadline for submissions: November 30. For prospectus e-mail slowart@aol.com, print from the website: www.slowart.com/prospectus, or mail SASE to: SlowArt Productions, Box 503, Phoenicia, NY 12464
"Go Figure", National Figurative Exhibition
Maryland Federation of Art, non profit. Slides deadline: Dec. 3, 2005. Entry: 1-2 slides $25. Maximum 4 additional slides, $5 each. Cash Awards, Juror: TBA. Exhibition: Feb. 23-Mar. 31, 2006. Send SASE for prospectus: Dept.3 MFA, 330 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21201
International Figurative Sculpture Competition
Create a national memorial in Oslo for the world renowned Norwegian writer HENRIK IBSEN. Sculptures should depict scenes from one of his best known works, "Peer Gynt". Winning sculptures will be on permanent display on Loren district in Oslo. Deadline for submissions: December 12, 2005. For more info: http://peergynt.selvaag.no See our ad page 171
International Sculpture Biennale, Palm Beach
Prestigious juried outdoor sculpture competition/exhibit in Southeastern US. Int'l jurors lead by Michael Monroe, Director Bellevue Arts Museum, past chief curator Smithsonian Institute's Renwick Gallery. Sculptors worldwide invited 10-acre waterfront site will be converted into an outdoor museum containing largest outdoor sculpture collection in Palm Beach County. Three cash awards, totaling $20,000. Works will be made available for purchase, exhibit open 60 days. Prominent Galleries & Collectors. Application Aug 1-Oct 14, 2005. $65 fee. Apply: www.sculpturebiennale.com See our ad page 169
Korean Cultural Center of Los Angeles
A non-profit government organization formed to promote cultural diversity opens its 2006 ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION: MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART. 1st Prize: $1000, Runner up: $500. Deadline: November 30, Open: US. Media: All, 8ft height max Fee: None. Send 10 slides max, statement, resume & SASE to: Korean Cultural Center, 5505 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036 www.kccla.org
Mid-Atlantic New Painting 2006
The University of Mary Washington Galleries is sponsoring a bi-annual competitive painting exhibition, opening January 2006. All artists living in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia are eligible to enter. The juror will be Dr. Jonathan Binstock, Curator of Contemporary Art, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. For prospectus and entry form, visit http://galleries.umw.edu. For more information, email gallery@umw.edu or call 540-654-1013. Deadline: September 16, 2005.
New Directions '05
21st Annual National Juried Contemporary Art Exhibition, October 22nd--November 19th, 2005. Juror: Steven Evans, Assistant Director--Dia Art Foundation New York. Cash awards/exhibition opportunities, Painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, photography and mixed media. Entry Deadline: Friday, September 9th Send SASE for prospectus: The Barrett Art Center, 55 Noxon Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 845-471-2550 * info@barrettartcenter.org
San Diego Art Institute/Museum of the Living Artist
2006 SONY INTERNATIONAL DIGITAL Exhibition: April 29-June 10. Juror: Marilyn Kushner, Curator, Brooklyn Museum of Art. Total Awards: $6000. DEADLINE: 12/9/05.
Fee: $30/2 or $20/1 entry. Enter online only. Go to
Website: www.sandiego-art.org for prospectus or request by mail (large SASE required--$.60 USA/$2 international post). Gallery location: SDAI, House of Charm/Balboa Park, 1439 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92101-1617
Second Street Gallery
www.secondstreetgallery.org. Established in 1973, seeks entries for its 2006-2007 exhibition season. Submit 10 slides or Mac CD PowerPoint format, slide list, resume, statement, SASE, and $10 fee 3 review sessions, postmark deadlines: 10/03, 10/31, or 11/28. Second Street Gallery, 115 Second Street SE, Charlottesville, VA 22902.
7th Annual Miami University $10,000 Young Painters Competition
William and Dorothy Yeck Award. Deadline: September 6, 2005. Open to artists 25-35. This year's competition is for representational paintings. Juror: Dr Sue Taylor www.fna.muohio.edu/paintcomp See our ad page 171
The 21st Annual SoHo-Chelsea International Art Competition
Awards: cash, group exhibition, internet exposure. Send SASE: Agora Gallery, AIA, 415 West Broadway, NY, NY 10012. Or enter on-line: www.Agora-Gallery.com
25th ANNUAL EXPO JURIED COMPETITION
All media except crafts. Awards: 6-8 person exhibit, March 2-April 2, 2006. Juror: Adrian Sudhalter, Curatorial Asst, Dept. of Painting and Sculpture, Museum of Modern Art. Deadline: Nov. 17, 2005. Fee: $35/6 slides. Prospectus: Send SASE to: EXPO, B. J. Spoke Gallery, 299 Main Street, Huntington, NY 11743 * 631-549-5106 www.bjspokegallery.com * managerbjs@verizon.net
CATALOGUE DESIGN & PRINTING
Typecraft Wood & Jones
626-795-8093 * http://www.typecraft.com
We are a full service printer specializing in the production of fine art catalogs, books and custom projects for museums, galleries and independent artists. Typecraft's work has been honored by the Smithsonian Institute and is part of their Information Technology Innovation Collection. Our focus on high quality places us among the premier printers of the fine art community. Email info@typecraft.com or call us to quote your next project.
Shore Design
415-508-1170 * ronshoredesign@earthlink.net
A graphic design studio offering design and printing of award winning fine art exhibition catalogues for museums and art galleries, Ron Shore has 25 years experience printing overseas in Asia and Europe. This network of worldwide printers offers very competitive pricing as well as beautifully designed and printed publications. Produce a hardbound book for the price of a softbound catalogue.
ELECTRONIC & VIDEO SERVICES
Professional Sony video sales, service, and repair
Vintage audio visual equipment refurbished; Video tape conversions; Technical problem solving. Clients include: Nam June Paik, Joan Jonas, MOMA (NY/ Bilbao), Smithsonian, Whitney, Guggenheim museums, major galleries, schools, financial institutions, collectors, and individuals.
CTL Electronics, Inc., 45 Murray Street, NYC 10007
212-233-0754 * www.ctlny.com * lui@ctlny.com
Family owned and run since 1968.
FRAMES
Ark Frame Shop
Professional Custom Frames door to door. Pick up and delivery for Galleries, artists or for anyone. High quality, archival, custom made museum frames.
212-731 2196 * arkframes@optonline.net
Metropolitan Picture Framing
800-626-3139 * www.metroframe.com
Contemporary custom-made exhibition frames at wholesale prices. Available in Maple, Cherry, Walnut, & Ash. Unfinished or 16 custom finishes. Floater frames for canvases on stretcher bars in standard and non-standard depths. Complete custom packages available including: custom cut mats, plexi, backing boards.
Free color catalog: Metropolitan Picture Framing.
FREE STUDIO SPACES
The Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation
14 Free studio spaces in NYC (Manhattan). Non-living studios for the making of new works of art. Open to visual artists 21 & over, US Citizens & permanent US Residents. Emerging, mid-career and older artists encouraged to apply. Studios available after 9/1/06 for up to 1 year. Artists who presently have studio space larger than 400 sq. ft. in NYC are ineligible. Postmark deadline 1/31/06. For more information visit: www.sharpeartfdn.org See our ad page 102
INSURANCE
Protect Your Passion!
Art Insurance for Museums, Galleries, Exhibitions & Collectors
Thomson & Pratt Insurance Associates, Inc.
877-334-6327 Toll Freew
www.fineartguy.com * fineartguy@aol.com
LIVE/WORK SPACES
Huge, economical, beautiful live/work artist lofts North Adams, MA--near MASS MoCA in the Berkshires Blackinton Mill Lofts CONDOMINIUMS. For Artists--Purchase; don't rent. $55-$85 per square foot; 2,000 SF to 5,000 SF. $160,000 to $240,000 with full kitchens, 1, 1,5 and 2 bathrooms, laundry/sink room, bedroom; huge windows, high ceilings, Near Williamstown, MASS MoCA, Williams College Museum of Art, Clark Art Institute, Contemporary Artists Center, Williamstown Theatre/Film Festival; culture and recreation year-round. For prices, pictures, plans and info: www.artstudioloft.com. Or contact Eric: 413 664-9550 * cacart@together.net.
The ROPEWORKS
Live/Work Condos For Visual Artists BUILT TO SUIT Completely renovated mill building, many unique features. New energy efficient construction. Expansive space, 20 ft. at peak, with north-facing skylights extending full length of each unit. Option for loft. Building provides gallery; loading docks; wide hallways. Great south-coast MA location in New Bedford, near beaches, easy highway access, private yard adjoining city park. Close to Boston, Providence, and NYC. 508-264-0745 * www.123sawtooth.com
MOVERS/PACKERS
DAD Trucking Co., Inc.
855 Edgewater Road
Bronx, NY 10474
718-893-3044 * Fax: 718-893-3924
At DAD, we manage transportation projects, providing all the services related to the transportation of fine art and antiques: multi modal transportation, packing, crating, exhibition consolidation, storage, distribution services and import/export service.
NYC STORAGE + SHOW SPACE
Looking for space to store and display your work in NYC?
Call 347-804 4800 or 413-774-5727. You notify buyers, gallery directors, consultants or corporations. We store and hang your work according to appointments you set. You need not be present for your work to be shown. Location at 39th Street between 8th & 9th Avenues. Easy access to areas in NYC--Uptown, Midtown, Chelsea and Soho.
Email: hyde@gcc.mass.edu or dmoriarty1@verizon.net.
PREMIERE
ART:21--Art in the Twenty-First Century www.pbs.org/art21
The only series on national public television to focus exclusively on contemporary art returns to PBS Sept. 16, 10 pm and continues Fridays through Oct. 7 (check local listings). Produced on location around the world, ART:21 SEASON 3 features profiles of 16 artists at work. Produced by non-profit contemporary art organization Art21, Inc. under direction of Executive Producer and Curator Susan Sollins, the website and companion book are rich resources. See our ad page 40
PRESSES
Conrad Machine Company
1525-I South Warner Street, Whitehall, MI 49461
231-893-7455 * Fax: 231-893-0889
Etching presses, litho, combination, monoprint, block-print, portable table top, floor models, motor or hand driven, new or used from 12' to 52'. Free catalog upon request. Used, remanufacturing, trade-ins, request listing. Manufacturing presses for over 35 years.
STUDIO/RESIDENCY OPPORTUNITY
The Islip Art Museum
Seeking resumes and proposals from artists for studio/residency program. Application deadline: Oct, 15th Artists invited to work in 10,000 square foot Carriage House space from approx. Jan to May. $500 monthly stipend provided. Artists creating large-scale, site specific or installation work encouraged to apply. Download application: islipartmuseum.org. Email inquiries: info@islipartmuseum.org or call or write: The Islip Art Museum, 50 Irish Lane, East Islip, NY 11730 631-224-5402
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