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We Are For Art: Opening Thursday 4/30 at 5pm!

This year’s student art show ‘We Are for Art’ will open on Thursday, from 5-7 pm., at MCLA Gallery 51. Stop by, enjoy our creative company, some live music, and a wide array of spectacular art. For more information, please see this article from in the North Adams Transcript.

Here’s a list of nearly 40 artists, in no particular order:

Merritt Fletcher
Brielle Rizzotti
Nicholas Corbello
Signe Kutzer
Kira Smith
Alex Massar
Jenna McLain
Nicole Bohle
Melanie Coombs
Alexa Reinhardt
Adam Duchemin
Pamela Buchanan
Juliana Matthews
Adrianne Scace
Emily Underwood
Jenna Haley
Mary Weissbrodt
Barbara A. Lampron
Carl A. Bowlby
Leah Andrews
Christena D. Latimer
Kristin Blain
Matt Mignone
Jenna Colluccio
Kaileigh McKinley
Elin Hardenberg
Ben Warren
Mariah Mason
Stephanie Naffah
Christine Pavao
Natalie Tottenham
Carrie Richards
Jessica Atanas
Ryan Ricchi
Faith Guarino
Michael Geary
Tom Jorgensen
Jamal Ahamad

Downtown Arts needs your help

Hello Community Members,

The Northern Berkshire Community Coalition will be collaborating this year with us on DownStreet Art 2009, taking on the volunteer coordination efforts. The Coalition is very excited to work with a wide variety of community members to make this year’s DownStreet Art another success.  Last year the combination of galleries, opening events and entertainment brought more than 14,000 visitors to downtown North Adams.  In 2009, the DownStreet Art committee hopes to see even more traffic. Attracting more visitors to downtown is of course an economic stimulus for businesses already in practice.  This project also brings tremendous amounts of vibrancy to North Adam’s downtown streets, by filling what would otherwise be empty store fronts with art.

For 2009, the Coalition seeks volunteers to help attend the various galleries between June 25 and the North Adams Open Studios weekend in mid-October.  Volunteer commitment can vary and be as frequent as every day, all day long to once a week for a two hour shift.  An orientation session will take place in mid-June, as well as optional workforce development workshops for volunteers to take advantage of throughout the summer and early fall.
If you or those you work with are interested in volunteering for DownStreet Art 2009, please email or call Alison Basdekis at 663.7588 or [ mailto:abasdekis@nbccoalition.org ]abasdekis@nbccoalition.org with your availability.

We hope you will join us!
Thanks.

Call for Art!

We Are For Art, the 2009 MCLA Student Art Show

Deadline: Monday, April 20th

Gallery 51 invites all students to submit work for this year’s student art show. All work should be ready to hang, and have been created while a student at MCLA. Submission does not guarantee entrance into show. Deadline is Monday, April 20th. Please arrange time to drop-off work with Melanie Mowinski.

For more information please contact Professor Mowinski: Melanie.mowinski@mcla.edu or 662-5264.

Berkshire Art Association FELLOWSHIPS

BAA FELLOWSHIP DEADLINE Fast Approaching

Entry Packet must be received b y: March 2, 2009.

The Berkshire Art Association will award up to $5,000 in fellowships and prizes to college students in 2009. Artwork will be selected for exhibition. For more information: www.berkshireartassociation.org

Previous years’ prize money went to MCLA graduates Aaron Andrews and Heidi Schmidt.

Kidspace Opportunity

Fabulous opportunities at KIDSPACE @ MASS MoCA

Help Matt Bua, the artist, with the CRIBS installation.

Paint, nail, organize materials, and other creative tasks anytime on March4-6^th in the new KIDSPACE Gallery.

Other KIDSPACE @ MASS MoCA opportunities include assisting with outreach to various local school as part of the CRIBS Residency and becoming part of the ongoing installation process by working with visitors to create their own projects inspired by the CRIBS exhibit.

Contact Laura Thompson for more information:  lthompson@massmoca.org or 413.664.4481 ext. 8131.

Johnny Cash Poster Competition

GRAPHIC DESIGN Opportunity

2009 Poster Competition Call for Entries
Deadline: Entries must be Postmarked by June 12, 2009

The Johnny Cash Flower Pickin’ Festival is an annual event that takes place in Starkville, Mississippi where Johnny Cash was inspired to write the song “Starkville City Jail”. The event honors the spirit of redemption, the depth, and humanity of Johnny Cash’s life and music.

The Johnny Cash Flower Pickin’ Festival “pardon committee” requests submissions for the 2009 poster design competition.

Artwork should include the following:
A reference to Johnny Cash and Starkville, Mississippi
Festival dates: October 16=9618, 2009
www.pardonjohnnycash.com.

The artist of the winning design will be awarded $300 and will receive 3 posters signed by the event’s headliners. All submissions become the property of the Johnny Cash Flower Pickin’ Festival. All entries should be original work and contain no copyrighted material. Multiple submissions are allowed.

Submission Requirements:

• Submit a hard copy of the artwork that is sized proportional to 16″ x 20″.
• Artwork should be full-color, any medium.
• Submit a PDF of the artwork on a CD marked with the applicant’s name.
• Provide contact information including e-mail, mailing address, & phone number
• Entry Fee: Student fee: $5.00 per entry (must include a photocopy ofcurrent ID to be accepted);
• Professional fee: $20.00 per entry.

View previous winning entries at the festival shop at pardonjohnnycash.com.

Submission packet contents should be properly packaged and shipped to:
Johnny Cash Flower Pickin’ Festival
Poster Competition
P.O. Box 6284
Mississippi State, MS 39762
For more information, visit the Pardon Johnny Cash website or contact Robbie Ward at pardonjohnnycash@gmail.com.

Newport Arts: Call for Artists

3^rd Annual Newport Arts Festival: CALL FOR ARTISTS

Application Deadline March 13^th

A juried show in the heart of scenic Newport’s bustling waterfront.

For more information and an Artist Application:

www.newportartsfestival.com

Life on the Moon: NASA Art Contest

NASA has an open call for high school and college artworks depicting what life on the moon could be like.

Why not make a drawing, painting, or computer graphic related to this idea?

Deadline is mid-March 2009. Contest winners will be exhibited at NASA.

For more information, click this link.Their website says this:

Entries will be accepted in three categories:  two-dimensional, three-dimensional, and digital, including video. Entries will be evaluated not only on their artistic qualities, but also on whether they depict a valid scenario. Prizes include awards and exhibit opportunities. Entries are due no later than March 15, 2009.

Please direct any questions to Dr. Elizabeth Ward at Elizabeth.B.Ward@nasa.gov

Download the short video animation Back to the Moon
http://sacd.larc.nasa.gov/multimedia/LATtrailer.html

Need some more inspiration? Take a look at this video from the JAXA moon satellite, Kaguya:

BCRC Design Contest

MCLA Art students — you’re eligible to create a winning design –

Design the logo for MCLA’s Berkshire Cultural Resource Center!!

The Berkshire Cultural Resource Center (BCRC) provides training, resources, and support to Berkshire County artists and art managers through our many programs and projects which include:

• MCLA Gallery 51
• B-HIP
• MCLA Presents!
• Tricks of the Trade
• DownStreet Art
• Berkshire artSTART
• and more…

Tag your it…

Give us an identity.  Create our image.  Design our logo.  The contest begins now and ends December 15th.  So you have just around three weeks to make it happen.  Send your design (72 dpi, 300 X 300) along with your name, phone number, email address and website (if applicable) to Jessica.Conzo@mcla.edu titled ‘BCRC Logo Contest.’

Your design could soon be featured on all BCRC websites and marketing materials!