Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Attention Artists & Artisans!

New calls for entries...


A NEW BROOKLYN CRAFTS FESTIVAL IN RED HOOK

New York Creates is pleased to announce its latest initiative for the New York crafts community. In association with the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition (BWAC), we are developing a major new outdoor crafts market on the Red Hook pier. Pending funding, the Brooklyn Crafts Festival will coincide with BWAC's Art Shows which are scheduled for 15 weekends from May 28 through October, 2007.

Click here for application and to read more.


ART FAIR AT PS 154 IN WINDSOR PLACE, BROOKLYN

With booth fees a mere $35, this is a great opportunity for artists new to showing their work to get their feet wet. The Art Fair at PS 154 takes place during their annual Spring Carnival to raise funds for school art programs. Located near Greenjeans on 11th Avenue between Sherman and Windsor, the fair takes place June 2 (with a rain date of June 9).

To learn more and sign up, contact ps154art@yahoo.com


CALL FOR ENTRIES: ART JEWELRY

The Museum of Contemporary Craft in Portland, OR, is inviting artists to help create an interactive exhibition in a museum setting, one in which the visitor is invited to touch, try on and physically engage art jewelry. This innovative approach to the exhibition of art jewelry will coincide with Framing · The Art of Jewelry (on view January 19 - May 11, 2008).

Open to international artists and designers working in art jewelry/mixed media.
Entry fee: $15
Jurors: Rebecca Scheer, Rachelle Thiewes, Namita Gupta Wiggers
Deadline to apply: 5pm on August 15, 2007 (this is not a postmark deadline)

For a prospectus, please click here or contact Kat Perez, Curatorial Assistant: kperez@contemporarycrafts.org.

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