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.

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.

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.

Arts and crafts booths @ Gallatin Valley Mall

Quite a few local artists sell their work at various shows and fairs around the country. If that idea appeals to you, you might want to try your hand locally—no travel! The Gallatin Valley Mall is planning an arts and crafts show June 5-7. Anyone interested in booth space should contact Brenda at 586-4565. I don’t know what the prices are, but you might consider setting up a booth as a group with a couple of friends.

Exit Gallery Call for Applications

ASMSU Arts and Exhibits is now accepting applications for exhibits in the Exit Gallery during the Fall 2009 semester. We’re looking for all artists from students to experienced professionals to apply. If accepted you will show your artwork in a two week solo exhibit with paid advertising and reception. This a chance to promote yourself as an artist, promote the arts on campus, and sell your work! Seven spots are available. You can pick up applications at the ASMSU office, or in the Exit Gallery (both are upstairs in the Student Union Building on campus) or by emailing exhibits@montana.edu. Applications are due July 15, 2009.

Bozeman SketchCrawl

Come join us for a day of documentary-style drawing and sketching in Bozeman!

Bozeman will be participating in the 22nd Worldwide SketchCrawl this year on Saturday, April 11.

A sketchcrawl is an all-day urban sketching and drawing marathon that was started in San Francisco by Enrico Casarosa. On April 11 all over the world, artists will gather in communities to draw and share their drawings. Over 90 cities worldwide are participating, and we’d like Bozeman to be among them!  The idea is to record all you can of what you do and see during the day.  From breakfast to dinner, anything can be documented in a sketch. It’s a kind of journalism-meets-sketching thing.  You don’t have to be an artist—you just have to have an interest in visually documenting your day.

Participants will get together and share their sketches at 4pm at the Bozeman Public Library, and you’ll also be able to post them on the SketchCrawl website forums.

For more information, go to http://bozemansketchcrawl.blogspot.com/, our page on the sketchcrawl website: http://www.sketchcrawl.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=45&t=3664, or check out our Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=72598549594&ref=nf.

Bring your sketchbooks and media.  We hope to see you there!