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Vox Populi

thelma — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:30:07 +0000

I’ve an entry active at 3rd Ward in New York City.

Please go to:

thelmasmith.3rdward.com

The Vox Populi Award is based on public voting. Take a look at a selection from the Left Turn Lane and vote for me. Winning the Vox Populi Award will help me progress to the jurying process. It’s a good thing to see art quilts in an artist’s venue.

Thank you for your support. thelmasmith

Louise Bourgeois Dies

thelma — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 17:16:51 +0000

This obituary is reposted from the United Kindom Guardian as a matter of fair use according to the copyright laws. It is provided in the spirit of education.

US sculptor Louise Bourgeois dies aged 98

French-born American sculptor Louise Bourgeois has died in New York, at the age of 98.

Bourgeois suffered a heart attack two days ago

Based in New York since 1938, Bourgeois gained fame late in her long career and kept working

to the end of her life. Her giant spider sculptures have been exhibited around the world and

earned her the nickname of Spiderwoman. Her abstract explorations of themes such as birth,

sexuality and death made her one of the world’s most influential contemporary artists.

Although she had long been regarded by her contemporaries as one of the world’s most

important artists, it was not until her 70s that she began to attract a wider audience.

Her spider sculptures – some of which are three storeys high – have been exhibited

around the world, including the Tate Modern in London.

In a statement, the gallery said: “We were deeply saddened to hear of the death of Louise

Bourgeois this weekend. Always at the forefront of new developments in art, she pursued

a wholly personal path and was powerfully inventive, working in dialogue with the

major avant-garde movements of her time.

“Her death is a great loss.”

Bourgeois’ vast installation, I Do, I Undo, I Redo, was the first commission in The

Unilever Series for Tate Modern. Her sculpture of a giant spider, Maman, was part

of the Unilever Series at the gallery which greeted the very first visitors in 2000.

Ann Coxon, assistant curator at Tate Modern, said: “Apart from its overwhelming

physical presence, the interesting thing is that Louise associated the spider with

her mother – a tapestry restorer – a very industrious woman always spinning or weaving.

“So for Louise, the spider is a very positive feminist statement.”

‘Enormously significant’
The artist said her main inspiration came from her childhood in France, where her father

had an affair with her governess, which her mother refused to acknowledge.

Bourgeois’ Three Horizontals was shown at the Pompidou Centre in 2008

She also used her own clothes as the basis for a series of bronzes. Artist Richard Wentworth,

from the Royal College of Art, called the sculptor “enormously significant” He added: “She

connected the intensely private act of being an artist with the intensely public act of developing

a worldwide audience. “To have worked constantly for so long and so publicly – is in a field of

its own. There are very few female artists who make it to later life and it’s very tough to be a

woman artist or sculptor.”

Conceptual artist Jenny Holzer said she “orbited Bourgeois” and that “my artist friends and

I are crying today”.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy also paid tribute to Bourgeois, calling her “a very great artist”

who “never stopped creating and renewing herself in her art”. Bourgeois had been able to “reach

a higher truth, rich in its contradictions, avoiding the trap of the latest trends,” he added.

French Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand spoke of his sadness, saying in a statement

that the world had lost “a great artist, indomitable and universal”.

Home Again, jiggety jog

thelma — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:54:45 +0000

In spite of good intentions to write weekly, I’m about ten days out.

Spent the last week in Mount Vernon, Washington.Â I went to attend my son and daughter in law’s yard rave.Â Wonderful music, skillfully mixed, mashed?, overlaid, and selected was provided by Berto Ross.Â He got a big thumbs up from me for taking The Stones You Can’t Always Get WhatYou Want with a heavy drumming back beat from another group of artists.Â Lots of good music!

Deirdre,Â the mother of my beautiful grandchildren, is an artist in her own right.Â I’m sure if you search the link you will find some lovely images.

My daughter, Gabrielle Windsor, was at the rave. Check out her rÃ©sumÃ© and if you can provide her with a contact, please do.

Her two nearly grown sons did not travel with her.Â Check here for lots more images.Â She grew up in Port Townsend, Washington, and was one of the original participants in the Great Port Townsend Bay Kinetic Sculpture Race.

The Mediocrity AwardÂ seemed the best way to reward the artistic efforts at the beginning in 1983.Â It remains today.

Enough of old memories.Â The Northwest always does that to me.Â I am grateful for the years I spent there.Â I learned a lot.Â It’s nice to visit.Â I don’t need to live there any more.

Actually, I need, spiritually and psychically, to live exactly where I am, here in Ventura.Â I spent the end of last year and the beginning of this year searching the Pacific coast for just the exactly right small city to live in.

That I found an apartment with an ocean view is a bonus.Â I came here willingly and will, no doubt, leave the same way. Â No pictures today, the iPhoto says 82 remaining to import.

OH! ! ps, Â I will be offering things for sale, here, on the blog.Â For the first offering:

White Homespun Barley Cloth

This is 100% cotton; each thread will remind you of kite string.Â It has one inch hems on the 92″ wide ends; one selvedge and one zig zagged edge.Â It is seven and one eighth yards long.

7 â‚â„â‚ˆÂ yards

Â ThisÂ is a spongy drapery cotton.Â It is normally used hung crosswize for seamless curtains or made up into drapes.Â Homespun House no longer stocks the barley cloth weave; the monks cloth is the closest match.Â Barley cloth, originally twice as wide, has more depth and texture.

Contact me if you would like to buy this.Â I will scan a sample next week.Â I will post the image. Â Remember this was originally 110 inches wide and has been washed down to eliminate the shrinkage.Â Price is $110 for the whole cut.Â Shipping cost (FedEx Ground) will be added.Â This is quite heavy; shipping may run as high as $35.Â I will charge you my cost plus the cost of the container. Â I do take paypal through my website; scroll down from the link.

Sorry for the long sales ramble.Â That’s what happens without preplanning.Â Keep in touch.Â I have a second piece of barley cloth that is similar in size; I’ll have to find the card for that one.

Arts Funding, Programming and Performance Opportunities

thelma — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:32:00 +0000

Not one of the hotlinks appears to have transferred.Â I think you will have to google.

Arts Funding, Programming and Performance Opportunities:Â Take the time to review this list.Â Deadlines vary.
Ringing Rocks Foundation Offers Support to Conserve Cultural and Healing Practices of Indigenous People
Cintas Foundation Announces Opening of Fellowship Competition for Artists of Cuban Lineage
National Film Preservation Foundation Offers Grants to Preserve Avant-Garde Films)First Nations

Composer Initiative Invites Applications for Common Ground Grant Program
Open Society Institute Seeks Proposals for Documentary Photography Distribution Grants
ICMA Offers Public Library Innovation Grants
National Endowment for the Humanities Offers Small Grants to Libraries to Host Lincoln Exhibit
Music Matters Announces Music Education Grant Guidelines
Multi-Arts Production Fund Offers Support for New Work in Performing Arts
Big Read Offers Support for Community Reading Projects
National Museum of the American Indian Invites Applications for Indigenous Contemporary Arts Program
Blakemore Foundation Offers Support for Asian Language Study and Fine Arts Programs
Sundance Institute Accepting Entries for Documentary Fund
ASCAP Foundation Invites Entries for Young Jazz Composer Awards
NAMM Foundation Offers Funding for Music Making and Research
Nominations Invited for Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times I Love My Librarian Award
Harry Ransom Center Seeks Applications for Research Fellowships in the Humanities
Community Leaders Invited to Apply for Preserve America Community Designation
Guitar Center Music Foundation Offers Support for Music Instruction
Princess Grace Foundation-USA Announces Availability of Applications for 2008 Awards in Theater, Playwriting, Dance, Choreography, and Film
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation’s Arts Program Announces National Projects Fund
American Councils for International Education Offers Support for Policy Relevant Research
Meet The Composer Accepting Applications for Creative Connections
Theatre Communications Group Announces Deadlines for Career Development Programs for Theater Directors and Designers
Bush Foundation Announces Artist Fellows Program
Surdna Foundation Announces Request for Proposals for Creative Writing Residencies for Teens

Call To Artists – Tubac Arizona Winter Invitational

thelma — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:05:04 +0000

~ Manos Gallery~
Tubac Arizona Winter Invitational
Open to all media

Feb 28 – March 15Â Â 2009
Contact Person: Mary Helen Watson 520-398 8144 manosgallery@msn.com
website manosgallery.com

Juror:Â Michaelin Otis LWS, TNWS, NPWS avalonarts.com

CALENDAR: Please keep this Prospectus for reference until the show closes.

ENTRIES and Fees MUST BE POSTMARKED NO LATER THAN Nov 30, 2008.

Deadline for emailing entry images (digital) Nov 30, 2008

Acceptance notices will be sent out by Dec 15, 2008

Opening Reception: Feb 28Â 2009â€” 2 to 4 PM

Last Day of Show: Sunday, March 16Â 2009

Return of Unsold Work: Monday, March 17, 2009â€” Prepaid shipping labels required or d

All work must be original, created within the last 2 years and not shown previously in
a juried show in Tubac or surrounding area, including Tucson and Phoenix. Frames can be metal or wood. Wood frames must be simple, classic, and 2 1/3â€ or less in width. Manos reserves the right to refuse anything too ornate. Plexiglas is required if needed. Mat color should be white or off-white. Colored liner mat (fillet) is OK.Â No frame larger than 42â€ on either side.
All artwork must be for sale.

IDENTIFICATION LABELS: Face back of artwork & place in lower left hand corner. Be sure the information on Entry #1 is identical to that on the Title #1 entry form and that
Entry #2 and Title #2 match also. We suggest you photocopy these in order to keep your
prospectus information intact.

Entry #1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Entry #2

Artist _____________________________ Artist ______________________________

Title ______________________________ Title ______________________________

Medium ___________________________ Medium_____________________________

Size ________ Price ___________ Size __________Price __________

Presentation:Â Work will be rejected from the jury process: any artwork not presented
in a professional manner, appropriate for exhibitingÂ or not accurately represented by slide or image. Frame carefully, making sure frames are in pristine condition with tight corners and wire that is fastened about 1/3 the height down and has 2 to 3-inch flexibility. Mats must be clean and well cut. Plexi should be damage free and have no foreign matter (i.e.. pet hair, bugs, etc.) underneath. If this sounds daunting, please consult a professional framer.Â Manos requests that each entry have a brief bio fastened securely to the back.

Entry Fee: Non-refundable $35 for the first entry and $20 for the second entry, with a maximum of 2 entries for $55 due with entry. Entries postmarked no later than Nov 30 2008. Mail to

MH Watson

747 Via Vanilla

Rio Rico, AZ 85748

MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO Manos.
Shipping instructions sent with acceptance card.

Bios: e-Mail a 1-page bio to manosgallery@msn.com.

Juror: The Juror of Selection and Awards will be: Michaelin Otis of Green Valley, AZ.
Check her website at avalonartsgallery.com

Commissions and Awards: A 40% commission from each sale will go to Manos
Please price your paintings accordingly. Cash awards will be given including
the $500 Best of ShowÂ Jurors Recognition $100 and 3 $50 Awards of Merit.

Sales and Shipping Procedure: Sales will be handled by the Manos Staff. Payment for sales to artists will be made by April 1.Â All shipping of sold work will be handled by Manos Gallery.

Security and Gallery Features: The gallery carries insurance on these paintings (up to
$150,000 collectively) during the time they are in the gallery. Humidity, temperature, and
lighting are carefully controlled to assure paintings are protected and displayed in the best
professional manner.

Opening Reception and Show Specifics:
Saturday, Feb 28 2009, 2 to 4 PM is our opening reception.
Awards will be presented at that time.
The show will remain open daily from 10 AM to 5 PM.
Subject Matter: Open

Pg 3

Watercolor Invitational ENTRY FORM

Mail to ManosÂ Â 747 via VanillaÂ Â Rio Rico AZ, Arizona, 85648,
Postmarked no later than Nov 30, 2008. Include a check payable to Manos for $35 for one entry or $55 for two entries. Photocopies are acceptable if you do not want to lose the
Information on the back of the form.

Artist (print)

______________________________(Sign*)_______________________________

*I confirm that the work submitted is my own unique, original creation. It is not copied or
derived, in whole or in major significant part, from the work of another artist and/or photographer without his/her written permission. I also understand that, although all possible care will be afforded each entry, Manos Gallery will not assume responsibility for damage or loss.

Address ______________________________________________________Zip _______

Phone _______________________ Email _____________________________________

TITLE#1_____________________________________ Frame Size _________________

Medium _______________________________________Price _____________________

TITLE #2 _____________________________________Frame Size ________________

Medium _______________________________________ Price ____________________

Nancy Erickson

thelma — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:16:31 +0000

Brunswick Building Gallery

233 West Railroad Street

Missoula, MontanaÂ 59802

new oil stick paintings

Nancy N.Erickson

Four Day Exhibit 2008

Opening:Â Thursday, October 2, 5 – 8 pm

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â First Friday, October 3, 1 – 8 pm

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Saturday, October 4, 11am – 5 pm

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Monday, October 6, close, 11am – 5pm

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â exhibition will be removed after 5pm

OK, First things first:Â Nancy Erickson is one of my heroes.Â She has subtly influenced my work for at least ten years.Â Click on the image for a larger format.Â If you are any where near Missoula, please, go visit the exhibition in my stead; send me thought images through the ozone.

Second:Â I believe the address above to be a gallery I visited in Missoula in the mid nineties.Â It was filled with art quilts before we were really thinking about them.Â The trust of the exhibitionÂ made white cotton gloves available in the absence of human monitors.

Third; What seems like a red herring.Â Planet.textilethreads.com provides all sorts of international artists and calls to artists.Â I underwrite this site as part of my contributions to my artistic community.

Fourth:Â My web master and I have never bluntly or openly asked for voluntary donations to subsidize the continuing stream of information of this site.Â I think it is time for each reader to contribute what they can.

Please visit my website and scroll down to the paypal button.Â It is grouped with the purchase of the European Edition of Changing the World One Thread at a Time.Â You need not purchase the catalog.Â You have full decision making power in the amount you wish to donate.

Fifth:Â If there is some wonderful philanthropist out there in the audience, I would love to own another of Nancy Erickson’s works.Â I have a fondness for her polar bears.Â thank you, thelma

Grants Opportunity: NEA, American Masterpieces

thelma — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:45:51 +0000

American Masterpieces: Three Centuries of Artistic Genius is a major initiative to acquaint Americans with the best of their cultural and artistic legacy. Through American Masterpieces, the National Endowment for the Arts sponsors performances, exhibitions, tours, and educational programs across different art forms that reach large and small communities in all 50 states. For further details see http://www.arts.gov/national/masterpieces/index.html.

VIVA ARIZONA! Hispanic Performing Arts Conference-

thelma — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:34:30 +0000

July 30-August 2
Will present workshops, fiesta & concerts at The University of Arizona School of Music & the UA Centennial Hall July 30-August 2, 2008. Music & Dance Workshops will be hosted at The University of Arizona School of Music: Flamenco, Salsa, Hip Hop, Folklorico, Mariachi, Tejano, Guitar Trio, Classical Flamenco Guitar, Zumba and Voice. This yearâ€™s mariachi workshops will be directed by Jose Hernandez from Mariachi Sol De Mexico. VIVA FIESTA will be held in front of UA Centennial Hall on Saturday, August 2 from 3pm to 6pm. The AHS will conduct a Storycorps program at the fiesta, modeled on National Public Radioâ€™s oral history project of that name, where the attendees can reminisce about how music and dance has influenced them in their everyday lives. Authentic Mexican and Spanish food and drink will also be available at the Fiesta.â€œVIVA ARIZONA!â€ 100 Years of Hispanic Musical Memories CONCERT at the University of Arizona Centennial Hall Saturday August 2,Â 2008 at 7:00pm. A Musical and Dance Production- showcasing the History and Evolution of Tucsonâ€™s Hispanic Musical Heritage. Featuring: Special Guest Jose Hernandez and Mariachi Sol de Mexico, IMAS,Hermanos Perez Trio, Olga Flores, Viva Orchestra under the direction of Jesse Tovar, the Viva Arizona Dancers and much more. Tickets available at the UA Centennial Hall Box Office 1020 E. University Blvd. (520) 621-3341 For more information you can visit www.vivaazworkshops.com

From Our Perspective,

thelma — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 19:38:19 +0000

a national womenâ€™s art exhibition â€“ deadline August 1
Sponsored by the Oakland Community College Womencenter, Farmington Hills, Mi., From Our Perspective is accepting digital entries, with a deadline of August 1st. This juried exhibit will feature women artists and will include two- and three-dimensional works of art.Â The Juror, Susan Goethel Cambell, lives and works in Detroit, Mi. and has work in many public and private collections, including the National Museum of Women in the Arts, The New York Public Library, The Detroit Institute of Arts, The Toledo Museum of Art and The University of Michigan Special Collections Library. Fee: $25 for up to 3 works. Awards: Best of Show $800.00, Presidentâ€™s Award $250.00 and a Purchase Prize of $250.00 (for smaller pieces).Â To view full prospectus, and to upload images online, go to www.oaklandcc.edu/womencenter/artshow.htm.Â Exhibit runs Sept. 18-Oct. 10 2008.Â Please contact Arlene Frank with any questions at womenart@oaklandcc.edu

Grants for Arts Exchanges on International Issues

thelma — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 16:23:41 +0000

The U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs has issued an RFP for this substantial grants program. Grants of $200,000 to $600,000 will support programs that “utilize the arts to engage civil society – particularly youth and diverse and underserved populations – and that foster linkages and build partnerships between U.S. and overseas nonprofit arts and cultural organizations and local communities.” Project themes are limited to: 1) Mixed Visual Artistic Mediums: Cultural Exchange between American Indigenous and Minority Artists and Indigenous and Afro-Latino Artists from Latin and Central America; and 2) Mixed Visual Artistic Mediums: Cultural Exchange between American Women Artists and Women Artists from Africa and/or the Middle East. Applications, due May 22, must be made through nonprofit organizations or institutions of higher education. www.communityarts.net/apinews/archivefiles/2008/04/grants_for_arts.php