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I promise to stay hot on this issue and bring you information as soon as I get it.
Here is the scoop:
ObamaArtReport is reporting an art celebration like the Manifest Hope gallery at the Denver convention:
Apparently, Shepard Fairey and his team are currently in the works to put on a new Manifest Hope-like show to celebrate Barack Obama's inauguration... No real word on the details yet, but from what we've heard this is going to be big. Like BIG, big.
Here's the link: http://ochairball.blogspot.com/2008/11/big-art-show-to-celebrate-obamas.html
Click here to see the art from the Manifest Hope exhibit in Denver.
June 26-29, 2009
35th Annual Omaha Summer Arts Festival
Downtown Omaha, NE
135 Artists
Deadline: January 20, 2009
You are cordially invited to Omaha to be a part of one of the most vibrant art festivals in the Midwest. Located downtown alongside a beautiful park, the award-winning Summer Arts Festival draws a diverse crowd of 80,000 people for a weekend of great music, tasty food, children's activities and, most importantly, wonderful visual arts!
Here's the rest of the story:
Festival patrons enjoy browsing and buying an eclectic mix of functional and non-functional pieces by 135 artists in 14 media categories. High-quality work in the $50 to $300 range tends to sell most frequently, but, of course, higher priced artwork does not go unnoticed (or un-purchased) by Omaha's fair share of art-lovers.
The mission of the Festival is to present a variety of high quality arts programs and exhibits in downtown Omaha for the general public to enjoy and appreciate.
"Sales are great!" one artist said succinctly. "The way artists are treated is truly excellent."
What to expect:
- $2500 in cash awards
- Exceptional hospitality and concierge services that are a step above the rest
- Discount hotel rates
- Artists' Awards Brunch on Saturday and an Artists' Meeting on Sunday with continental breakfast; complimentary snacks and beverages
- An air-conditioned lounge with indoor restrooms, booth sitters, water delivery, overnight indoor storage
- 24-hour security
- Electricity and reserved parking available for an additional fee
- Substantial festival marketing and media coverage
"[The Omaha Summer Arts Festival] is my favorite show to do; and [the] treatment of artists is the best!" said one
artist. "Not many shows do anything for artists anymore-it is very important to us."
The Omaha Summer Arts Festival needs to jury approximately one third of its 135 artists booth, plus its waitlist, with quality artists, even though the Festival invited back most of its artists from 2008 due to a severe storm that hit during the Festival.
Interested artists may visit www.SummerArts.org to download an application today!
For more information about the Omaha Summer Arts Festival, please contact Carly Barth, Visual Arts Coordinator, at (402) 345-5401 or cbarth@vgagroup.com.
P.S. Recently the Omaha Summer Arts Festival was welcomed into the NAIA's Hall of Fame, for its outstanding actions and compassionate behavior during extraordinary circumstances at their 2008 event. Their exemplary emergency plan saved lives and property damage.
Art-Throb is a term I use for a great place to discover art. And ArtFairCalendar.com is such a place. This web site gives you all the info on the top Art Festivals and Craft Shows in Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Florida and, well, all across the country. If you enjoy spending time at art fairs, you must visit this site. “Art Fairs bring together in a unique manner the creators and the culturally aware to enrich one another's lives."
Thanks so much, Barbara.
Actually I met Barbara this spring when she drove over from Chicago to purchase our used Armstrong panels. We all have to admire her pluck when with those same panels wrapped around her her booth blew over in Evanston. What did she do? She picked herself up and was ready to go her next fair two weeks later. Way to go, Barbara.
Visit her blog: Fresh Paint
I know artists who exhibited last weekend at art fairs around the country were hoping that with the decisive election results patrons would be really ready to think about something else. Here are two reports from last weekend's art festivals.
One of the most popular Florida art festivals, Great GulfCoast Art Festival in Pensacola, had the crowd, but did they have the buyers? Here is an article from the Pensacola News Journal that doesn't have me wanting to jump in the van and head South. What do you think?
I do see that Michigan artist Bruce Holwerda is mentioned again as he was in a recent article about the Bayou City Festival in Houston. The Pensacola paper says Bruce lives in Alabama. Surely hope this is an error. We need you in Michigan, Bruce. (The image at left by Bruce is referenced in the newspaper article).
If you are an artist you'll like this article in the Burbank (CA) Leader. about the Downtown Burbank Fine Arts Festival. Amidst much moaning and groaning about the state of the economy and the state of sales at art fairs, Chris Madrid, who has been participating in art fairs for over 30 years says artists will just hunker down and survive. "“Only the strong survive in this business,” she says.
Read the rest of this article: Artists at festival struggle for sales
Have you visited GasBuddy.com yet? It is a network of more than 181+ gas price information websites that help you find low gasoline prices. All web sites are operated by GasBuddy and have the most comprehensive listings of gas prices anywhere.
A very cool component of the site is the Trip Calculator. Input your trip parameters and it calculates how much it will cost you to get there and back. The Trip Calculator also takes into account the model of your vehicle, the engine size and year. Now let's see, how much to drive from Chicago to Philadelphia for next weekend's Philadelphia Craft Show?
In addition the site finds the cheapest gasoline prices in your area. GasBuddy web sites allow motorists to share information about low priced fuel with others as well as target the lowest priced stations to save money when filling up at the pumps!
I have permission to reprint the following letter. Her organization produces two fine wholesale craft markets every year and has been responsible for the success of many artists by bringing them a professional wholesale market place. Wendy addresses us as a community, recognizing how the individual affects the whole. It is in the same spirit that I have started this new art fair community. I know that in this wonderful country that if we all work together, respect one another and our individual gifts that we can create a place that enhances the talents of all. I invite your comments at the end of the letter. Wendy Rosen's letter: For many of us, today we feel that our nation has exhaled a breath, one we’ve been holding for years. Today, it is time to move forward. Regardless of whom you supported, yesterday’s election was a testament to all of us and the world of the importance of the collective impact of individual actions. Going forward, we feel assured that Main Street’s needs will be at the top of the list of “special interests” for our next president. Now is the time to share and promote our stake in the revitalization of our nation, our economy and the world at large. We encourage you to join us by taking action toward sustaining and supporting the economic importance of craft industry. Many of you – artists and retailers – have struggled over the past weeks, months and in some cases, years. Each of us owes it to each other to work together toward making our community a strong partner in creating a new small business-dominated economy. But before the turnaround occurs we need to be sure that we keep our own promises to each other, sharing resources, keeping informed and increasing both business and artistic skills so that when the time comes we are prepared to take our place as the small flame that ignites the resurgence of a stronger economy. You can begin by sharing with friends and neighbors the incredible difference that can be made to our economy with each dollar they spend locally on products made by hand in the U.S. and Canada. If the thousands of members of the craft family took one simple action a day – even one a week – imagine what we could accomplish in raising our community’s profile, and our individual prosperity. In the coming weeks, we will be offering easy, step-by-step small tasks that will help to create social action, craft and good cause consumerism. Visit us on Facebook, our blog, and on Twitter to hear our thoughts on spreading the word about our community. And we hope that in exchange, you’ll share your suggestions with us and others as well. We can no longer retreat into the isolation of our studios and galleries or stores. Building relationships inside and outside our community benefits us all. If you have not already committed to attending next February’s Buyers Market of American Craft, we encourage you to do so today. Our community’s strength is built upon the personal contact made during those four days each February and three in August. If you are retailer, please visit www.americancraft.com today to register. Artists may download an application at that same website. Today is a new day – we hope you will join us on the journey. Warm Regards, Wendy Rosen & the Staff of the Buyers Market of American Craft
