Call for artists for National Folk Festival

All Montana traditional artists are invited to apply for the 72nd National Folk Festival, to be held in Butte July 9-10-11, to sell their work as part of the Montana Arts Market. The festival adheres to the following definition:

Traditional arts are those art forms that are learned as part of the cultural life of a group of people whose members share a common ethnic heritage, language, religion, occupation, or culturally united geographic region. Folk and traditional arts are shaped by the aesthetics and values of a shared culture and are passed from generation to generation, most often within family and community through observation, conversation and practice.

More information and applications are available on the Festival web site. The Festival is also soliciting applications from Native American artists for a First People’s Marketplace. Deadline for receipt of applications is March 31.

UC Art Gallery call for artists

The University Center Art Gallery at The University of Montana has issued its annual art call for the gallery’s 2010 exhibition calendar. The UC Art Gallery exhibits visual arts from local, regional and national artists, while functioning as an accessible space for UM students to exhibit and learn. Applications are available online (PDF). The deadline to apply is Wednesday, Nov. 18.

For more information, contact Samantha Guenthner, UC Art Gallery director, at 406-243-4991 or ucartgallery@mso.umt.edu.

Exit Gallery Call for Entries!!!

ASMSU Arts and Exhibits is now accepting applications for exhibits in the Exit Gallery during the Spring 2010 semester. We’re looking for anyone and everyone, whether you are a student or an established artist. If accepted you will show your artwork in a two week solo exhibit with paid advertising and reception. This is a chance to promote yourself as an artist, promote the arts on campus, and sell your work! Seven spots are available. For an application or for more information please contact Stacey Ray, ASMSU Arts and Exhibits Director at  exhibits@montana.edu. Applications are due December 15, 2009.

Artists Sought for new Bozeman License Plate Design

You might wear your heart on your sleeve, but how would you wear your town on your license plate?  Area artists are encouraged to submit designs for a new Bozeman license plate that represents the best of where we live.  What do Bozeman and the Gallatin Valley mean to you?  How would you represent that visually?  This is your chance to show us, and to see your artwork adorning vehicles across the state!

The City of Bozeman and the Emerson Center for the Arts and Culture are excited to collaborate on a new license plate design to be released in 2010.   Proceeds from the license plate sales will go toward nurturing area children’s bodies and minds. Money collected from the purchase of the license plate will help fund tangible improvements to children’s areas in Bozeman parks by adding slides, climbers, wood chips, etc. and will also supplement the Emerson’s Children’s Art Education Program.

Artists must submit original designs that adhere to the State of Montana specifications listed on the application.  Specifications are available for download at www.bozeman.net.  Artwork specifications may also be picked up at City Hall, 121 N. Rouse or at the Emerson Center for the Arts and Culture’s main office, 111 S. Grand.  Your license plate designs are due by December 14 and may be mailed or delivered to:

Emerson Center for the Arts and Culture
Attn:  License Plate
111 S. Grand Ave.
Bozeman, MT  59715

Questions: Email Brit Fontenot at bfontenot@bozeman.net or call Jeane Garrity at 406-587-9797.

Call for Artists: Art Markets at the Emerson

Local artists are sought for the Emerson’s second annual Art Market, held in conjunction with the Bozeman Winter Farmer’s Market. The Emerson Center for the Arts and Culture seeks local craftspeople selling handmade arts, crafts, jewelry and more. Products must be handmade locally by the vendor and vendors must attend all dates. Applications are due by October 24th.

Art markets will take place on the following Saturday mornings, from 9am – 12pm: November 14th and 28th, December 12th, February 13th and 27th, March 13th and 27th, April 10th and 24th.

For more information or an application, visit www.theemerson.org, email cherlyn@theemerson.org or call 587-9797.

Mia Anima Gallery and Art Studio

The newest art gallery in The Emerson is the Mia Anima Gallery and Art Studio, located in the main gallery hall in Suite 110. A great time to check it out would be at this Friday’s Galleria art walk, October 9, 5-8 pm. The owner, artist Hallie Zolynski, tells about the gallery in Art Bozeman’s brief gallery interview format:

1. Please introduce yourself and your exhibit space.
Mia Anima Gallery and Art Studio is located in the Emerson Galleria Hall, Suite 110. We feature local artwork, apparel, and handmade crafts from Nepal and Tibet.

2. Do you have a defined mission or niche?
Our goal is to provide artwork that is affordable, local, and out of the ordinary.

3. What local/regional/national mix of artists have you had?
We have about 50% local, 25% regional, and 25% international work.

4. How do artists usually connect with you?
Artist come into the gallery usually, although I’m always on the look out when I’m out and about.

5. How should an artist looking for a show or advice best approach you?
By email (hzolynski@yahoo.com) (406-580-3597), then make an appointment.

6. Anything else you’d like to tell artists and art aficionados?
I love making art and showing art. Never give up on your goals and dreams!

Hallie is currently seeking another artist to show in Mia Anima. Please contact her if you’re interested!

Call for art: Sweet Pea Juried and Open Art Shows

The Bozeman Public Library is the featured venue for the Sweet Pea Festival’s Juried and Open Art Shows. Both shows will be displayed in the Library’s Atrium Gallery between Thursday, August 6th and Wednesday, August 26th. All artists and the public are invited to the shows’ opening reception on Thursday, August 6th between 6 and 8 p.m. in the Library’s Large Community Room.

The Juried & Open Art Shows are open to all artists. However, artists may only enter one piece of work. In an effort to allow greater participation in the shows, hanging artwork shall not exceed the size of 3 feet x 4 feet. Only original artwork designed and executed within the last two years, and not previously shown in past juried shows, is eligible for the Juried Show participation. The Open Show is a non-juried and non-competitive exhibition. Artwork in any medium is acceptable, but acceptance is also conditional upon examination for extreme fragility or size. Please keep in mind that artwork will be located in an area heavily frequented by the public. Artwork also must be finished and ready for professional hanging. If artwork requires special handling, it must be accompanied by the artist’s written instructions. All artwork must remain on display for the duration of the exhibition.

Deadlines are July 31 for hand-delivered art works, and July 29 for arrival of shipped artworks. More information is available on the Sweet Pea web site.

Wanted: art for a new Willow Creek gallery

Leslie Drawbaugh has just opened a new gallery in Willow Creek, and she’s looking for artists interested in showing there with her. The gallery is in a home setting, with several small rooms for hanging wall art or other forms of display. The gallery is on Main Street, across from the Willow Creek Cafe, with wonderful exposure for artwalks (3rd Fridays each month) and visitors. Call Leslie at 406-600-8049 for more details.

Annual downtown art show and installation seeking entries

The City of Bozeman and the Gallatin Art Crossing announce a call for entries for the 2009-2010 annual art show and installation.

This year’s show will be accepting up to 20 applications of artwork introducing viewers to many artistic approaches. Creation or contribution for the Gallatin Art Crossing is an opportunity to have work marketed and on display in downtown for one year. The application deadline is the June 12 with the installation on July 11. Pieces need to be ready to install and sustainable outdoors without maintenance for one year.

The goal of the program is to add at least one piece to the permanent collection each year.

Visit Gallatinartcrossing.com to get more information and application materials, also place your vote for this year’s Peoples Choice Award.

Call for artists @ Posh

The Posh store on Main Street (40 W. Main, near Willson) is looking for artists for the summer months. Artists may put their pieces up on the first of the month & have a reception during Artwalk every 2nd Friday.  The store has a 30% commission on all pieces sold, but pieces do not have to be priced to sell/for sale. Any style or genre that can hang on the walls is welcome (due to varied clientele, it must be family appropriate). If your art would look good in a chic, local, fashionable boutique, contact Kaycee Schultz at schultz.kss@gmail.com, or drop by Posh to check it out.