Friday, January 4, 2013

FOR SALE OR RENT IN UMBRIA. LIVE-IN ARTISTS STUDIO €59,000

Tuoro sul Trasimeno, Umbria-Tuscany border. Charming, well equipped and ready to use.
The studio is a light, airy 73m2 space with a mezzanine, store area, shower room and a kitchenette, recently renovated by the late artist and architect Barrie Briscoe. Facilities include inexpensive pellet stove heating, a large roof light, a daylight tube lighting system and lots of electric points. Located opposite a field in a quiet village close to transport with everything you need within walking distance. Close to Siena, Assisi and Perugia and swimming in Lake Trasimeno. There is potential for a further bedroom and mains gas outside.
 
Current equipment available to buy includes a studio easel, two portable easels, a large work table on castors, a marble topped palate table on castors, a large workbench, a telephone line ready to be reinstated, a large storage cupboard, a 2m trestle table, a drawing board and many hand and electric tools including a small table saw. There is also a selection of canvases, drawing paper, heavy cartridge paper and palates.
 
A nearby 3 bed house with garden and garage is also for sale or rent. Why not rent the house for a while and test it out? For more about the house and further photos of the studio, go to www.studiotuoro.snappages.com
Contact: Petra Elkan on petra@elkaninteriors.com +44 (0)7595 202 853
 
Tuoro has a weekly market, banks, chemist, ironmongery, garage, grocery, fishmonger, butcher, news stand, bakeries, bars and restaurants. The village is small enough to be able to walk to an olive grove in five minutes. We built up good contacts with reliable and honest local craftsmen who are available for any maintenance or alterations and bureaucracy is superbly taken care of by geometra Matteo Fiorucci, who speaks excellent English.
Tuoro sul Trasimeno has its own station and the main Milan-Naples line is 12 minutes away by car or taxi. Florence is 1hr 15mins, Rome 2hrs 20mins, Perugia 35mins, Pisa 2hrs 30 mins, Bologna 2hrs 45 mins. Ryanair do cheap regular flights from Stansted to Perugia. Easyjet and Ryanair serve Rome, Bologna and Pisa, accessible by train and Rimini and Ancona by car. Meridiana fly from Florence to Gatwick.

Art Biologic - Call for Work

Art Biologic Limner Gallery
(Hudson NY)

ART BIOLOGIC
A thematic exhibition based on art inspired by the biologic and natural world. Entry is limited to biologic and nature based artwork and is open to all interpretations of theme as it applies to landscape, fruits, vegetables, flowers and fauna; and to human figuration as part of the biological world. The exhibition will be held at the Limner Gallery, May 18 -  June 15, 2013. Entry is open to all artists working in any media. National magazine publication awards. Deadline February 28, 2013. On-line entry information and instructions at: http://www.slowart.com/prospectus/bio.htm  Email any questions to slowart@aol.com, or to Limner Gallery, 123 Warren Street, Hudson, NY 12534

DIRECT ART MAGAZINE, VOLUME 20 - The Annual International Competition

Direct Art Magazine V.20 SlowArt Productions
(Hudson NY)

DIRECT ART MAGAZINE, VOLUME 20
The Annual International Competition for $26,000 in publication awards in Volume 20 of Direct Art Magazine, Fall/Winter 2013 issue. Direct Art has both print and online editions. The print edition has several distributors, including COMAG Marketing Group, the distributors of Art News and Art in America. Direct Art can be found in bookstores across the USA, including Barnes and Noble. The competition is open to all artists working in any media. The twenty two awards include the covers of magazine, feature articles and full page displays.
Entry deadline is March 31, 2013.
Entry information and instructions are online at: http://www.slowart.com/prospectus/spring.htm
Email any questions to slowart@aol.com, or to SlowArt Productions, 123 Warren Street, Hudson, NY 12534

Website: http://www.slowart.com/prospectus/spring.htm

Calling All Artists | Showcase Your Art in Times Square

See.Me
(New York City NY)

You’re invited to join See.Me for FREE for a chance at $125,000 in awards including an exclusive showcase of your work in New York City's Times Square!

Learn more at:
www.see.me/art?f=sm01_nyfaa3

Join today and you could be eligible for:
+ Your own display on one of the largest billboards in Times Square NYC
+ Featured Booth at SCOPE New York 2013
+ Over $30,000 in cash grants
+ Worldwide Exposure, and so much more …
Participation is FREE:

www.see.me/art?f=sm01_nyfaa3

Entries will be accepted through January 29th, 2013 11:59pm ET.

Website: http://www.see.me/art?f=sm01_nyfaa3

Salmagundi Draw-A-Thon

January 11-12, 2013 9pm-6am
All-night admission $25
Long and short poses, male & female models, clothed & nude
BYO drawing materials
Limited easels & drawing tables available
All nigh monotype press
Snacks
Cash bar

More info: salmagundi.org

Beyond the Academy: Southern Alumni of the New York Academy of Art

Nunnery's Gallery 119
Jackson, Mississippi
September 2013
 
This exhibition will be curated by Jerrod Partridge who graduated from the academy in 2004.  If you are from or currently live in the South and you are interested in participating contact Jerrod for more information. painterjerrod@gmail.com

Seeking a Plaster Casting Sculptor

Tribeca based artist is looking for someone who has experience in plaster casting from a plasticine model.
Please send current images/website of your work that demonstrates your skills in this medium.
The studio is located three blocks away from New York Academy of Art. All work will be done in the studio.
This is a single project that may lead to more opportunities in the future.
Compensation will be discussed in person during the interview. Only those who are qualified will be contacted.
Thank you for your interest and looking forward to working with you.
Contact: Esther: estherjsc@gmail.com

Intern - Morgan Lehman Gallery

MORGAN LEHMAN GALLERY is looking to hire an intern. This is a part time, unpaid position. The tasks will be heavily administrative and require strong attention detail and organizational skills. They are looking for someone to start immediately. Applicants should please send Samantha Choppa their resume and a cover letter outlining their interest in a gallery internship.
 
Samantha Choppa, Gallery Manager samantha@morganlehmangallery.com
MORGAN LEHMAN GALLERY, 535 West 22nd St, New York, NY 10011