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Artistic Opportunities
Last updated: January 31, 2012
Call to Artists:
Olive Craig Gallery Invites Applications
to its Annual Juried Exhibition, Then and Now (Application Form)
Then and Now, the annual juried exhibition of the Olive Craig Gallery is a multi-media theme exhibition open to the original work of all artists. Work must have been completed within the last two years and not have been previously displayed in Alberta House. Entry may be by mail or hand delivered. By mail, artists may submit up to three digital images, saved as a JPEG on a CD (no e-mail entries) for a nonrefundable entry fee of $25. Mailed entries must be received by March 27, 2012. Hand-delivered entries should be taken to Alberta House March 27 to 31, between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. along with entry fee and application form.
Entry forms are available at Alberta House, via e-mail: saac@saultarts.org, or may be downloaded from the Sault Area Arts Council web site: www.saultarts.org.
Exhibition dates are April 3 to 28, 2012. A reception and awards ceremony is scheduled for Saturday, April 14, from 1 to 4 p.m.
The judge for Then and Now is Sault artist Ken Hatfield, well known for his paintings and graphic art, and designer of the Alberta House logo. Awards include $300 for First Place, $200 for Second Place, and $100 for Third Place.
Download the Then and Now application
40th Annual Sault Summer Arts Festival (Application Form)
The date of the 40th Annual Sault Summer Arts Festival is Tuesday, August 7, 2012, and we’ll be back at our usual site, the old Federal Building, now the Sault Ste. Marie City Hall. The street work has been completed. All the street surrounding the building have been resurfaced and everything looks fresh and good. We’ll have plenty of room, we will have music again.
Applications will go out this month to regular exhibitors. If we have an e-mail address, they will go as an e-mail attachment. If not, they will go out by regular mail. The application will also be downloadable on our web site: www.saultarts.org. Those not on our list who want an application or have questions can e-mail saac@saultarts.org or call Jean Jones at 906-437-5463.
Quilters Take Notice:
Fabrications III—Bonifas Arts Center Exhibition of Original Quilts
Fabrications III, an exhibition of original quilts, will be on display at the Bonifas Art Center March 29 through April 26. Deadline for entry is February 18. The exhibition is open to residents of the Upper Peninsula, ages 18 and older. Up to three pieces may be submitted. Entries must be original artwork and design, and work must have been completed within the last three years. Prizes are $300/$200 and $100, plus smaller awards. Applications with details are online at the Artist Opportunities page:
Download Fabrications III Application - Front Page
Download Fabrications III Application - Back Page
Cheboygan Opera House Call For Talent
for
the “Northern Michigan Has Talent” Show
On Saturday, February 25, the Cheboygan Opera House will present a Talent Show featuring amateur performing artists who reside in the Northern Michigan area. Auditions will be conducted on Saturday, February 4, beginning at 10 a.m., on stage at The Opera House. They are open to all, with no limitations in regards to age. Contestants must provide their own music, accompanist, and any peripheral equipment and instrumentation necessary for their act.
Acts selected will be notified by mail. There will be a $25 fee, for those selected to participate in the show. Fees make up the prize money that will be awarded the night of the show. Judges will select the winners of the cash prizes and the audience will have the opportunity to vote for the “People’s Choice” Award.
Those interested in auditioning should contact the Cheboygan Arts Council Business Office at 231-627-5432 no later than Friday, February 3, 2012. All proceeds will benefit the Fine Arts Scholarship Fund.
Tickets for the February 25, Talent Show are now available through The Opera House Box Office at 403 North Huron Street, open from 9:30 a.m. to through 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. Seating is non-reserved and all tickets are $10.00. Call 231-627-5841 or 231-627-5432 for tickets and more information. Tickets may also be purchase through The Opera House website: www.theoperahouse.org. The curtain rises at 7:30 p.m. on the 25th; master of ceremonies for the show will be Vic McCarty.
Poetry Contest
The Arts Council of Sault and District is accepting submissions to its annual Poetry Contest, which is open to all. This year’s theme is “Celebrate: 100 Years of Sault Ste. Marie”. All submissions must be received by the Arts Council of Sault and District by 5 p.m. Friday, March 30, 2012. There is no limit on the number of poems a person may submit, but there is a $5 per poem entry fee. Poems must not exceed 100 lines in length.
First Prize is $50 and publication in Articulations. The four runners-up will also be published in Articulations, so winners must agree to one-time publication rights. All other rights remain with the author. The Arts Council would like to host a reading of the winning poems to close out its 2012 contest.
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