Opportunity: 2019 Real Art Awards Call for Entries

2019 Real Art Awards Call for Entries.

Six artists will receive: $2,500 prize, a solo exhibit at Real Art Ways in 2019 or 2020, an exhibition publication with essay, curatorial assistance, and the opportunity for an artist talk. Only students graduating in 2019 can apply.
Our 2019 jurors are: 
Terry Jenoure, Artist / Curator, Director, Augusta Savage Gallery
Olu Oguibe, Artist / Critic
Will K. Wilkins, Executive Director of Real Art Ways.
Some essential info:

  • Emerging artists in New England, New Jersey, and New York can apply
  • Artists working in all media are welcome
  • There is NO entry fee
    – DEADLINE: March 29, 11:59 EDT, 2019
  • SMFA Alumn Sophia Plater (MFA 2018) received the prize in 2018

Opportunity: Gallery 263 National Juried Call for Art

National Juried Call for Art: Light vs. Dark

Gallery 263’s upcoming national juried exhibition Light vs. Dark invites artists working in any media to submit their interpretations of either subject. Light and dark may not only refer to artwork visually, but could also be depicted in the content of the work itself. Juried by Ruth Erickson, the Mannion Family Curator at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston, MA. Open to all US residents. All visual and performance media (2D, 3D, time-based) will be considered. 

Deadline: March 31, 2019 at 11:59 PM (FYI: Two SMFA Alumn work at Gallery 263)

Apply online: http://gallery263.com/artist-opportunities/light-vs-dark-call-for-art/

OPPORTUNITY: Munson-Williams- Proctor Arts Institute Artists in Residence program (AIR)

Munson-Williams- Proctor Arts Institute Artists in Residence program (AIR)

Applications for the 2019/20 Artists in Residence program are now being accepted in PHOTOGRAPHY or PAINTING/DRAWING. Applications may be submitted now through Monday, Feb 25, 2019, Midnight EST.

  • Fall and Winter session non-credit teaching opportunities in the Community Arts Education program; paid compensation as an Community Arts Education Instructor and subject to enrollment guidelines.
  • Second floor studio space in the Tracy Street Studio building.
  • Joint fall artists talk, winter open studio, spring museum exhibition, and promotion for these events.
  • Work with Museum Education Department to develop community programming.
  • Furnished two-bedroom apartment with shared living and kitchen in the heart of the MWPAI campus.
  • Cafeteria meal plan. (19 meals per week while college program is in session)
  • Access to school facilities in your discipline.
  • Program details at www.mwpai.org/learn/artists-in-residence/
  • Questions? Contact ataylor@mwpai.edu

Event: Book Talk with Patrick Kabanda–Arts-inclusive approach to dev’t in Africa

Book Talk with Patrick Cabana – Fletcher School at Tufts 

Thursday, February 28, 2019
2:00pm – 3:30pm
Cabot 703 –in Cabot Center on Packard Ave., Medford

Patrick Kabanda, F13, is a Julliard-trained organist and was awarded the 2013 Presidential Award for Citizenship and Public Service from Tufts. In The Creative Wealth of Nations, Kabanda explores the largely invisible creative economy and shows us the benefits of an arts-inclusive approach to development in Africa, and beyond.

OFF-CAMPUS: Alex Borovski, Tyler Giordano, Alumn “The Skin Has Eyes: Animated Visions” at BCA Mills Gallery 2/23

The Skin Has Eyes: Animated Visions
Curated by Maya Erdelyi (SMFA Animation instructor)
Mills Gallery, Boston, MA
February 23–April 28
Opening Reception
Saturday, February 23 | 6–9 pm

Participating artists: Amanda Bonaiuto (SMFA), Alexandra Borovski (SMFA), Ernesto Caivano, Eric Dyer, Maya Erdelyi, Jake Fried, Tyler Giordano (SMFA), Laura Harrison, Gina Kamentsky (SMFA Animation instructor), Amy Lee Ketchum, Black Math, Hayley Morris and Ashley Wick.

This exhibition highlights contemporary animators who create physical works as part of their practice (both process and product) along with fine artists who experiment with animation. These artists are working across various mediums, including film strips and direct animation, cut-paper stop-motion, sculpture, drawing, painting, zoetropes, traditional animation processes, palimpsests and projections. The skin of the medium becomes alive through animation. The show will also include music/film events, a direct on film animation workshop and a closing panel with the artists.

OFF-CAMPUS: Laine Rettmer & Isabel Beavers, Alumn “MELT” at The Fort Point Arts Community Gallery

January 28, 2019 – March 7, 2019

The Fort Point Arts Community Gallery is pleased to announce Melt, the second show of the 2018-2019 season, juried by Sam Toabe, Gallery Director of the University Hall Gallery at UMass Boston. Melt (January 28, 2019 – March 7, 2019) brings together the collaborative video, photographic, and sculptural work from Isabel Beavers and Laine Rettmer.

OFF-CAMPUS: Gallery 263 – Solo Exhibition by William Van Beckum, SMFA Alumn “Ghost Lands: Pictures in Silver”

On View: January 10 – February 9, 2019
Reception: Friday, January 25 @ 7-9PM
Demo & Talk: Saturday, February 9, 2019 @ 3-5PM
In Ghost Lands: Pictures in Silver, artist William Van Beckum recreates landscape images from past and present using a combination of modern and antique photographic techniques to challenge the idea that photography may have a role in the protection of public lands.

Event: Grad Night Medford Galleries 2/26

GRAD NIGHT February 26, 6:30—8:30PM, Tuesday, ALL GRAD STUDENTS WELCOME. Tisch Gallery, Aidekman Arts, 40 Talbot Rd. Medford

All Tufts graduate students are invited to explore the Galleries after hours. Come see the exhibitions on view, join a tour of Harry Dodge: Works of Love, meet the Galleries team, learn more about our program, and enjoy food with fellow students. 

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