Events Calendar; current and upcoming art events

	THE ARIZONA ART ALLIANCE presented its 9th Annual Spring Fine Art Show & Sale "Enriching Life Through Art" April 18th, 19th & 20th at Town & Country Shopping Center The greatest, most eclectic, display of an estimated 1,200 pieces, from flat art hung by over 300 artists, qualified by professional art jurists, to sculpture, pottery, glassware and jewelry. Demo artists performed all during the 3-day show. Many observers even tried their own hand at applying the pencil, chalk or paint. In addition to promoting these fine artists and fine arts for Arizona, your purchases supported five (5) excellent Community Outreach programs; from special-education art classes for challenged children, to our Senior, Alzheimer citizens yearning for that something "special", to incarcerated youth in our Arizona Juvenile Corrections facilities - looking for a way to make something POSITIVE of their lives. THANK YOU ALL, for coming, and helping us by "Enriching Life Through Art" throughout Arizona! Our featured artist for this show was Debra Jones, of the Mesa Art League. Selections were chosen by independent judges, for first-to-third prizes; President's Award, Directors' Award and Best of Show, as well as Merit Awards for each medium. Click here, for a list of this year's Spring showcase winners. CALL FOR ENTRIES "Reflections 2009" First Annual Calendar Art Competition We are pleased to announce the Call for Entries for the first Calendar Art Competition of the Tempe Artists Guild. This year's theme is "Reflections". Twelve (12) WINNERS will be selected from the entries that best represents this theme and will be published in the Monthly Calendar for 2009. ======================================== Eligibility: Open to All Artists belonging to Member Organizations of The Arizona Art Alliance. (you do not need to be a juried artist of the Alliance to enter this competition) How to Enter 1. Complete an Official Call for Entries Form. Entry Forms may be obtained by downloading a copy from our website www.tempeartistsguild.org Or you may request a form via email to: Competition@tempeartistsguild.org - OR - by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope to: Tempe Artists Guild - Attn: Calendar Art Competition - P.O. 27941 – Tempe, AZ 85285-7941 2. Send Entry Fee with Entry Form: $10 for first entry, $5 for each subsequent entry. Multiple entries are encouraged. Do not send Entry Fee without the Entry Form. Entry is open to All Members of the Tempe Artists Guild and member organizations of the Arizona Art Alliance. 3. Judging is done entirely by digital image, therefore it is imperative you submit a quality digital image on CD in the following format: 300 dpi, 9”x7” image size horizontal only (no vertical art will be accepted), RGB mode, TIFF format, along with a color printout of the image on photo paper. Your image must meet print requirements or may be disqualified. These guidelines must be met due to the Calendar layout. 4. Artist must sign the Release for Publication and Agreement as part of the Entry Form. 5. Include a Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope for notification of Winners. Artwork Eligibility and Mediums Original Artwork can be of any 2-dimensional medium: oil, acrylic, pastel, watercolor, colored pencil, collage, multi-media, and photography. Color art preferred, no pen and ink or graphite drawings. Artwork may not have been published, received previous awards, or reproduced in any manner prior to submission to this competition. Selection Process Twelve (12) Winners will be selected on the basis of general quality of imagery, suitability for the print process and how well the art represents the “Theme” of the Competition. Judges Chris Saper, an award-winning artist, author of “Painting Beautiful Skintones”, an experienced judge, juror, and respected Art Instructor locally and nationally. For more information visit www.chrissaper.com Larry Charles, specializes in super-realistic artworks, an organizer of the International Guild of Realism, co-founder of the Trompe l’Oeil Society of Artists, and current President of Board of Scottsdale Artists School. A noted editor, author, juror, and instructor. For more information on our Judges, visit our website: www.tempeartistsguild.org Notification & Requirements of Winners Winners will be notified on or before August 30, 2008 and will be requested to provide a brief professional bio and contact information to be included on the backside of the Calendars. Award Presentation will be held at the September 2008 Monthly Meeting of the Tempe Artists Guild. The Calendars are part of the Fundraising Program for the Tempe Artists Guild Scholarship Fund for Arizona Youth. Sales of the Calendars will commence September through November 2008 and winners of the Competition will be expected to participate in the fundraising effort. Winners will be posted on the Tempe Artists Guild Website from Sept 2008 through end of 2009, included in the Newsletter in September and also in the Calendar Sales Materials. Public announcements will also be made regarding the Winners. Entry Deadline: July 15, 2008 WELCOME! Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild in Tucson, AZ our 21st Art League member of the Arizona Art Alliance start in 1966, as the 10-member "Puddle Pushers", the Guild was organized in 1971 and now is 400 members strong! check their website at http://www.watercolor-sawg.org WELCOME! Laveen Art League in Laveen, AZ our 20th Art League member of the Arizona Art Alliance Founded in Sept., 2006, the league is already up to 25 members; congratulations!
				The Arizona Art Alliance Enriching Life Through Art YEAR ROUND REVOLVING FINE ART EXHIBITION DISPLAYED AT THE AVONDALE CITY HALL New pieces now being exhibited The Arizona Art Alliance (AAA), the West Valley Arts Council (WVAC), and City of Avondale- providing approximately 120 feet of wall space in public access areas in the new City Hall building in Avondale, is exhibiting juried art by artists of Arizona Art Alliance, in a year round revolving fine art exhibition. The exhibit changes art pieces every eight weeks throughout the year. When a piece is sold, the artist gets 100% of the sale price. Contact Alan Arne for more information and application; Ph: 602 788 6349 Cell: 602 334 3824 Email : aaarne@cox.net
				Member Artists Hit International Scene Three Arizona artists will be hitting the international scene in 2008. The artists are all juried artists with the Arizona Art Alliance and are award-winning artists in Arizona. Click here for more information

				We have really appreciate the support we have received from Maricopa Partnership for Arts and Culture, MPAC, for their guidance and assistance, and from Arizona Commission on the Arts with its TWO new grant awards this year, in support of our development and reaching out to the community.
	Thank you, WESPAC Construction, Inc. for your voluntary assistance and for your generous support, including sponsoring our Spring Fine Art Show and Sale at Town & Country Center, April 20-thru 23, 2007 and your generous sponsorship of our upcoming Spring Show and Sale for 2008.			Arizona Commission on the Arts Artist Projects is a program to support individual artists in all disciplines for project-related costs that allow the artist(s) increased time to research and develop ideas or new works. The specific definition of eligible projects is purposely left flexible to respond to artists' ideas, dreams and needs. Ideas for projects might include, but are not limited to, projects that stretch the artist's work, seek to advance an art form or involve interdisciplinary collaborations with other artists or non-artists. Applicants must propose a project or phase of a project that can be realized with the requested budget and completed within the proposed timeline. Funds may not be used for costs related to academic research or formal study toward an academic or professional degree, or expenses incurred n the presentation of final work such as self-publishing, catalogs published by the artist(s), exhibition expenses and self-presenting. This program is not meant to support extended periods of study, educational projects or documentation of existing art projects. Go to http://www.azarts.gov/aguide/artist_projects.htm for more information and application.

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