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whim·sy or whim·sey
1. the quality of being quaint, odd, or playfully humorous, especially in an endearing way
2. an idea that has no immediately obvious reason to exist

SUBMISSION INFO:
Guest judges, Cash prizes and Catalogue. Open call for visual & performance artists living in South Florida or within reasonable driving distance of Ft Lauderdale. (Must be able to drop off and pick up artwork. No Shipping).
Call for Art that involves wit, humor, irony, or playfulness in process, materials, or subject matter. The Art of Whimsy embraces the artistic creation through playful processes and the use of humor in visual art to enlighten cultural discussion.

Open to all media, but contemporary approaches are encouraged, including 2D, 3D, Mixed media, Collage, Painting, Printmaking, Photography, Digital art, Sculpture, Assemblage, Video art, and performance art. You may also submit a proposal for site-specific Installation art. Art must have been created within the last 10 years.

THIS exhibition will open in collaboration with the Girls Club Art Collection event ART FALLOUT 2011. Show Dates: October 1 – October 16, 2011.

Documentation of the artwork in Digital images, or video (documentation of performance or video art), should be submitted by email before Midnight, August 17, 2011.

Jury fee is a donation of $10.00 for 1 or 2 images or $15 for up to 10 images.

ART SUBMISSION CHECKLIST:
1. Process payment for jury fee. You may enter with no jury fee, but you will be ineligible for cash prizes.
- Go to PAYPAL.com and Submit your Secure Payment by credit card or bank account for the appropriate jury fee to nunsopink@yahoo.com. (Click on “Personal”, then “send Money online”)
- – Make sure to Click on “Attach a Note” and list your name and “Art of Whimsy Submission”
OR email for the address to send a Money order to.

2. Email your images to nunsopink@yahoo.com with the following specifications :

→ Each digital image should be 72 dpi, RGB format, .jpg, .gif, or.pdf, at least 500k, no larger than 2 Megabytes each.
→Title each image with your name and the image # (i.e. Rockford1.jpg, Rockford2.jpg)

→ Include this Entry Info in the email:
Full Name:
Email:
Your Website:
AND
→Include this info in the email for EACH artwork:
Image #:
Art Title:
Media:
Dimensions (inches, Height x Width x Depth):
Year Completed:
Sale Price or NFS:
Statement about the artwork or how this artwork relates to the theme (1 – 5 sentences, or under 120 words):

This info will be used for the title cards and/or catalogue if your work is accepted into the show.

Questions? email nunsopink@yahoo.com

EXHIBITION INFO:
The Opening night and performances for The Art of Whimsy exhibition is on October 1, 2010. The exhibition will have a second opening house/Closing Reception and (possible repeat of performances) as part of the Second Annual ART FALLOUT downtown Fort Lauderdale art tour. ART FALLOUT is a collaboration between Girls Club Art Collection, 1310 Gallery, 18 Rabbit Gallery, The Museum of Art Ft Lauderale and other local venues. There will be a shuttle bus rotating between each of these locations. Multiple venues will host their own new art exhibitions and events on the same night, and all participating venues will be cross-promoted on a printed map and flyer, and publicized in local newspapers. 1310 Gallery and ART FALLOUT are unified in the mission to celebrate the Broward County Cultural Division’s designation of October as “a month for art,” supporting the production and presentation of contemporary art in the local community. These events will bring both greater awareness and unity to arts establishments within the proximity of downtown Ft Lauderdale.

GALLERY & JUROR INFO:
1310 Gallery offers over 3000 square feet of exhibition space split into 3 levels, and housed within ArtSpace’s Sailboat Bend Artist Lofts, in downtown Ft Lauderdale. 1310 Gallery is an artist run collective that rotates art exhibitions monthly. The gallery will print 5000 brochures to advertise the Art of Whimsy exhibition and at least 500 brochures that will include all participating artists. Girls Club will be also distributing flyers for ART FALLOUT, which will also include marketing for this exhibition.

Lisa Rockford, Juror, received her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Lisa is a resident artist at Sailboat Bend artist Lofts and founding member 1310 Gallery. Lisa began curating Contemporary art exhibitions in her position as Art Services Director of the Dittmar Gallery at Northwestern University in 2000. As a visual artist, Lisa exhibits her artwork both nationally and internationally, has been featured on Chicago Public Radio, and covered by the Chicago Reader, Time Out Chicago, Peel Magazine, and the Miami Herald. Lisa was recently awarded the Innovative Collaborative Grant through Funding Arts Broward for her recent Solo show at the Art and culture Center.

ACCEPTED ARTISTS:
Accepted artists will be notified by September 1st, 2011. If accepted, each artist will be asked to pay a one time, $5 participation fee to go towards refreshments for the opening reception and a portion of marketing costs.

All Accepted artworks must be hand-delivered between September 23 – 25, 2011 (No shipping of artwork is permitted). Artworks must be ready for hanging or installation. Flat art does not need to be framed if it looks presentable hanging by clips. 2-D works must have hanging wire, sawtooth hangers, or hanging clips. 3-D must have their own platform, if needed. Installation art must be installed by the artist.

Artists are personally liable for their own artworks. Please note that 1310 Gallery will use utmost care in the handling and safety of your artworks, but because we are a non-profit collective, we are unable to offer insurance of your artworks. The gallery has Security cameras and is locked during non-event hours and scheduled appointments.
Artworks must be picked up within 3 days after the end of the exhibition, between October 15-16, 2011.

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General info:
“ADD JUNCTURE” is an Open-theme juried exhibition featuring innovative Artists who are also employed or have recently been employed as college educators. Each artist chosen may be featured by either one or multiple pieces. Possible prizes and Catalogue.
Exhibition Dates: July 2 – 9, 2011

SUBMISSION Info:
Open call for Artists living in South Florida that are employed as Adjunct Faculty at a local College or University. If you are within reasonable driving distance of Ft Lauderdale, FL, and are an Adjunct College Instructor, you may submit artwork. Open to all media and approaches, but Innovative, Contemporary approaches are encouraged. Acceptable art forms include Nontraditional and traditional media, including 2D, 3D, Mixed media, Collage, Painting, Printmaking, Photography, Digital art, Sculpture, Assemblage, Video art, Installation and performance, or documentation of performance art. You may also submit a proposal for site-specific Installation art. Art must have been created within the last 5 years.

Documentation of the artwork in Digital images should be submitted by email before Midnight, May 31, 2010.
Jury fee is a donation of $10.00 for 1 or 2 images or $15 for up to 10 images.

SUBMISSION CHECKLIST:

1. SUBMIT PAYMENT for Jury Fee by Paypal or Mail.
a. Go to PAYPAL.com and Submit your Secure Payment by credit card or bank account for the appropriate jury fee to nunsopink@yahoo.com. (Click on “Personal”, then “send Money online” to the Email nunsopink@yahoo.com ) Please include your Name and # of artworks in the “Comments or Notes” section.

b. OR Mail a Money order for jury fee to
Lisa Rockford
1310 SW 2nd Ct. #301
Ft Lauderdale, FL 33312

2. Email the Following to nunsopink@yahoo.com:

o IMAGES: → Each digital image should be 72 dpi, RGB format, at least 6 to 8 inches, 500k, no larger than 2 Megabyte each in .jpg, .gif, or pdf. only.
→Title each image with your name and the image # (i.e. Rockford1.jpg, Rockford2.jpg)

INFO: (Copy and Past this into the Email and fill it out):
Full Name:
Email:
College/University Employer:
Your Website:

→Include this info in the email for EACH artwork:
Image #:
Art Title:
Media:
Dimensions (inches, Height x Width x Depth):
Year Completed:
Sale Price or NFS:
Statement about how this artwork relates to power (1 – 5 sentences, or under 120 words):

This info will be used for the title cards and catalogue if your work is accepted.

Questions? email nunsopink@yahoo.com

EXHIBITION INFO:
Opening Reception July 2, 7-10 pm
Fort Lauderdale Centennial Events, Art Tour Reception, July 8
Closing Reception July 9, 7-10 pm

The exhibition will showcase the exceptional artworks from a diverse array of regional artists from surrounding communities, including Broward, Miami-Dade & Palm Beach counties. 1310 Gallery has the mission to celebrate the production and presentation of contemporary art in the local community. These events will bring both greater awareness and unity to arts establishments within the proximity of downtown Ft Lauderdale.

GALLERY & JUROR INFO:
1310 Gallery offers over 2400 square feet of exhibition space split into 3 levels, and housed within ArtSpace’s Sailboat Bend Artist Lofts, in downtown Ft Lauderdale. 1310 Gallery is an artist run collective that rotates art exhibitions monthly. The gallery will print 5000 Invites to advertise the Add Juncture exhibition and Brochures with a list of the Artists and works.

Lisa Rockford, Juror, received her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Lisa is a resident artist at Sailboat Bend artist Lofts and founding member 1310 Gallery. Lisa began curating Contemporary art exhibitions in her position as Art Services Director of the Dittmar Gallery at Northwestern University in 2000. As a visual artist, Lisa exhibits her artwork both nationally and internationally, has been featured on Chicago Public Radio, and covered by the Chicago Reader, Time Out Chicago, Peel Magazine, and the Miami Herald. Lisa was recently awarded the Innovative Collaborative Grant through Funding Arts Broward for her Solo exhibit at the Art and culture Center in April 2011.

Lisa’s artistic influences include Wangechi Mutu, David Altmejd, Banksy, Sarah Lucas, Wim Delvoye, Guerra de la Paz, Mauro Perucchetti, Liu Bolin, Yinka Shonibare, the Guerrilla Girls, Ron English, Robert Craig, Barbara Kruger, Do Ho Suh, Gilles de Beauchene, among others.

DELIVERY OF ACCEPTED ARTWORK:
Accepted artists will be notified by June 4. If accepted, each artist will be asked to pay a one time, $10 participation fee (separate from the jury fee) to go towards refreshments for the opening reception and a portion of marketing costs.

All Accepted artworks must be hand-delivered between June 24 – 26, 2011. (No shipping of artwork is permitted). Artworks must be ready for hanging or installation. Flat art does not need to be framed if it looks presentable hanging by clips. 2-D works must have hanging wire, sawtooth hangers, or hanging clips. 3-D must have their own platform, if needed. Installation art must be installed by the artist.

Accepted works must have this info attached to each accepted work:
Full Name:
Email:
Phone Number:
Art Title:

Please note: Artists are personally liable for their own artworks. Please note that 1310 Gallery will use utmost care in the handling and safety of your artworks, but because we are a non-profit collective, we are unable to offer insurance of your artworks. The gallery is equipped with security cameras and locked during non-event hours and scheduled appointments.
Artworks must be picked up within 3 days after the end of the exhibition, Artist outtake will be on July 10, 2010.

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The She-Monster Sideshow presents a series of large-scale banner paintings representing mythical females. These “she-monsters” are drawn from pre-existing pop culture imagery, humorously referencing historical myth and narrative, inspired by goddesses and heroines like Ariadne, Baba Yaga, Cailleach, Circe, Ishtar, Hel, Lilith, Joan of Arc, Judith, Vesta and Yemaya. These brightly colored neo-pop portraits combine attributes of masculine and feminine, human, animal and android. Segments appropriated from Barbies, monsters, Disney princesses, wrestlers, superheroes, etc., are joined seamlessly into portraits that are an unnerving assimilation of the iconography. The imagery is playful, yet plays on the fear of “powerful” women, and challenges the viewer to disband stereotypical notions of femininity and examine questions of gender, power, and persona.
Bring your cameras! There will be an interactive photo op.

Art and Culture Center of Hollywood
1650 Harrison St.
Hollywood, FL 33020

http://artandculturecenter.org/lisa-rockford-the-she-monster-sideshow

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Map of venues participating Oct 16, 2010

Neighboring artist spaces and galleries will simultaneously host individual exhibition openings and events. Look for the round purple Fallout signs designating each location.

18 Rabbit Gallery, a contemporary art exhibition space located in the F.A.T. Village Arts District, will open “Altered States”, an exhibition about mind/body relationships, their first in their new space located at 17 NW 5th Street.
1310 Gallery, located in the Sailboat Bend Artists Lofts at 1310 SW 2nd Court, presents “The Myth of Power,” a group exhibit showcasing innovative works by regional artists, juried by artist Lisa Rockford.
The Museum of Art/Fort Lauderdale at 1 E Las Olas Blvd. will be open that evening from 5pm-8pm with free admission.
A free bus will operate from 5pm to 9pm to transport attendees from one event space to the next. Free parking is available at: NW 1st Ave between NE 5th & NE 6th Streets in F.A.T. Village and 116 NE 2nd Avenue across from Girls’ Club.

Art Fallout will be an annual event, and the organizers expect that it will ignite enthusiasm and bring together local artists and exhibition spaces so that they may develop new audiences for their works. Art aficionados will be pleased to discover the hotbed of creativity that is developing in Fort Lauderdale.

Help us turn this into the next WYNWOOD Art Walk and make it more than an annual event!

DONATE $1 or more to help make ART FALLOUT Happen!
http://kck.st/a8nLYQ
Donate $2 or more to receive an artist-made gift!
$10 to receive A limited edition t-shirt for Art Fallout 2010, designed by Kevin Arrow

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A Juried Exhibition featuring innovative works by regional artists
As part of ART FALLOUT 2010

Opening Reception: Saturday, October 16, 2010, 5-8pm
Closing Reception: November 12: 7-10 pm
Admission: Free & Open to the Public

The Myth of Power visual art exhibition features over 40 regional artists that offer insightful investigations into notions of power. The Myth of Power exhibition will open as part of ART FALLOUT 2010, initiated by Girls’ Club.

The artwork featured in the exhibition will range from thought-provoking performance art, performed during the opening night, in addition to 3 floors of sculpture, painting, mixed media, site-specific installation, and video art.

Artist Lisa Rockford acted as juror for this group show. Artists were selected from an open call asking for individual conceptions of “power” in visual form. The result is a diverse range of artworks, whose imagery ranges from reactions to in regards to social doctrine, hierarchy, gender or racial inequity, or other forces of power, influence, including imagery of physical strength, heroism, idols, sovereigns, icons, etc.

Cash Awards will be given to innovative artworks, including an “Audience choice” award, selected by opening night attendees. Artworks will also be for sale. There will also be a section of “mail art” works contributed by numerous international artists that created works specifically for the show.

Sponsored by PRP Wine International and Koji Collection. Face/body painting by Henny Bulten

The exhibition will also be complimented later in the month by a lecture and film screenings.
The lecture by Lisa Rockford, “Contemporary art and the critique of Capitalism” will take place at the North Regional Library, Tuesday November 9 at 6pm, This lecture will surveying artists from the last 30 years who question the spectacle of corporate power and advertising in their work.
There will also be a night of Free Film screenings on Friday, November 5, screened next door to the gallery at the Historical Commission building. The films chosen will focus on the power of capitalism and the medias’ influence on our individual choices.

ALL Myth of Power events are free and open to the public.

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Art Fallout, a Day for Contemporary Art
Saturday, October 16, 5-8 pm

Girls’ Club to lead a Tour of Downtown Fort Lauderdale’s Contemporary Art Scene
Free bus transportation

Fort Lauderdale, FL — To celebrate National Arts and Humanities Month, Girls’ Club will host Art Fallout in collaboration with 1310 Gallery at Sailboat Bend Artist Lofts and 18 Rabbit Gallery as an occasion to support the production and presentation of contemporary art in Downtown Fort Lauderdale.

Neighboring artist spaces and galleries will join in hosting individual exhibition openings and events. Look for the round purple Fallout signs designating each location.

Girls Club, 18 Rabbit Gallery, the F.A.T. Village Arts District, 1310 Gallery, located in the Sailboat Bend Artists Lofts, IWAN the Bubble, The Museum of Art/Fort Lauderdale will be open that evening from 5pm-8pm with free admission.

A free bus will operate from 5pm to 9pm to transport attendees from one event space to the next.
FREE PARKING is available at: NW 1st Ave between NE 5th & NE 6th Streets in F.A.T. Village and NE 2nd Avenue across from Girls’ Club.

Art Fallout will be an annual event, and the organizers expect that it will ignite enthusiasm and bring together local artists and exhibition spaces so that they may develop new audiences for their works. Art aficionados will be pleased to discover the hotbed of creativity that is developing in Fort Lauderdale.

A limited edition t-shirt for Art Fallout 2010, designed by Kevin Arrow will be available for sale that day at Girls’ Club.

http://girlsclubcollection.org/events/

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