Art News from David Edwards, Manager, Lowe Mill Arts & Entertainment
256.533.0399, http://www.lowemill.net/
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Hi All,
Corry Lee Smith is offering art documentation/slide work as a service to artists in the area. Especially for the folks at the mill. He can only accommodate smaller sizes right now, especially for 3D work, but plans on expanding what he does.
He's a really good art photographer and this sideline business was a way for him to upgrade equipment. For right now until he figures out another pricing schedule, it's set at $65/hour with a 30 minute minimum. His emails are below as is his blurb and links.
I think it'll also be a good way to get Corry back into doing his brilliant photography work, when he's not being funny for CrashBoomBang! that is!
David
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Artists should have their work documented, for their own records, for grant applications, and submissions to competitions and juried shows. I have spoken to a couple of jurors who have told me that poor photos have caused them to reject submissions. A high-quality photo can make a difference.
I offer accurate photo documentations of visual artwork -- paintings, small sculpture, and glass -- done at your site at reasonable prices. Future plans include 360-degree capture and even 3-D imaging.
I'll have more info on Facebook and unclaimedmysteries.net as this operation gets going. I can always be reached via email at: clsmith@unclaimedmysteries.net or unclaimedmysteries@gmail.com.
19th Annual Gallery Tour
On Thursday, July 28th from 5pm-9pm, Reflectives Frame and Art Gallery at 220 Old Highway 431S in Hampton Cove welcomes you to join us as Huntsville celebrates the fine arts with a tour of local galleries and the Huntsville Museum of Art. Admission is FREE, and RSVPs are helpful but not necessary. Call for artists. For more details, visit http://www.artisanscove.com/, call 256-682-2882 or email PLJ@LooneyJonesEvents.com.
link to event homepage:
http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=y6rmp8cab&oeidk=a07e45bykt476aa68b8
Artist Workshop with Donald Maurizio
On Friday, July 8th from 6pm-8pm, Reflectives Frame and Art Gallery at 220 Old Highway 431S in Hampton Cove is featuring the timeless marquetry of Donald Maurizio. Admission is FREE, and RSVPs are helpful but not necessary. For more details, visit http://www.artisanscove.com/, call 256-682-2882 or email PLJ@LooneyJonesEvents.com.
link to event homepage:
http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=y6rmp8cab&oeidk=a07e45bppa77404e846
Art News from Clayton Bass:
Just want to let you know the Sanctuary Artists have launched a new website at http://www.sanctuaryartists.net/ and the old blog is no longer.
Thanks Clayton for the art news! We have also added the Sanctuary Artists website to the local art associations link and artists link on the art blog.
Just wanted to let everyone know I have another photo class scheduled for Wednesday evening, July 20, 2011 at 6:30. If you know anyone who might be interested, send them to http://www.schuffertstudios.com/ or call me at 256 881-1354.
Thanks,
Robert Schuffert
It's time to join us once again for Kimberly Hart's reception, this Friday in the 3rd floor exhibition area of Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment, 6-8PM. This time we promise not to be interrupted by tornadoes.
Huntsville Art League
Media contact: Martina Svoboda (publicity chair)
Phone: 256-714-8936
E-mail: publicity@huntsvilleartleague.org
http://www.huntsvilleartleague.org/
June 18, 2011
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Unique Views of Huntsville
August 16 -28, 2011
Gallery on the Square
200 Westside Square, Huntsville, AL 35801
The 7th annual juried art exhibition, "Unique Views of Huntsville", will be hosted by the Huntsville Art League from August 16 – 28, 2011. In previous years the exhibit has been shown at the Huntsville Museum of Art and it has become one of the best attended and enjoyed exhibits in Tennessee Valley. This year’s show will be held at our new and highly acclaimed Gallery on the Square, in downtown Huntsville.
The show will feature over 100 artworks created by Tennessee Valley artists.
An elegant reception is planned, including wine and hors d'oeuvres, on August 16, 2011 to provide an opportunity for the public and art connoisseurs to see and purchase these original pieces of local art. For tickets to the reception please call Huntsville Art League at (256) 534-3860.
Following the Grand Reception on August 16 wail be a dozen nights filled with receptions held by various corporate sponsors.
Local web development company seeking a digital artist with web design experience for ongoing full time work. Must be proficient in Photoshop and Dreamweaver, must have at least operational knowledge of HTML and CSS. Applicant must have a good understanding of layout and design as well as the ability to create original digital artwork. Must be local to Huntsville, AL. Reply to: jlbjork@gmail.com
Want Ad on Craig's List 6/17/2011
Click on the flyer for more information or visit the Tullahoma Fine Arts Center Facebook Page.
Artists interested in participating in the public-art project Solutions on Cleveland Avenue should visit http://uptownbusinessassociation.info/?page_id=218 for more information. Organized by the City of Huntsville and the Uptown Business Association, Solutions is looking for sidewalk circles, murals, sculptures, rain water/motion installations and water features.
Here's what's new at TVCAG. Membership is now less confusing... only studio membership at $50/month and $25/month for students (K-12 or college). We have recycled clay for sale to members at $15/bag starting Wednesday. Our first ever fundraiser will happen in the middle of July. More details to come. And now to new classes:
Textural Forms - Fridays 6:30-8:30PM - June 17 - July 15 - $200 - w/Greg Datcher - Join our new teacher Greg in this wonderful addition to our handbuilding line up.
Grandmother's Lace - Thursdays 6:30-8:30PM - June 23 - July 7 - $75 - w/Jan Edmunds - Join Jan in this interesting quick class.
Intermediate Wheel Throwing - Wednesdays 6:30-8:30PM - July 6 - August 10 - $200 - w/Berry Allen - Ready for the next level of wheel thrown ceramics? Berry will show you how.
Beginning Wheel Throwing - Tuesdays 6:30-8:30PM - July 12 - August 16 - $200 - w/Amber McLeroy - Ever want to learn to throw potter? Amber will have you an expert on the basics in no time.
Want a class we haven't offered in a while? Sign up on an interest sheet in the studio. We're trying to offer beginning wheel and handbuilding every month and at least one intermediate type class for the same. Let us know if there's something we're not offering too! Tennessee Valley Ceramic Arts Guild tvcag.info@gmail.com
Tennessee Valley Ceramic Arts Guild, Inc.
8006 Old Madison Pike Suite 15
Madison AL 35758
tvcag.info@gmail.com
Saturday: Free pottery demonstration
Reflectives Frame and Art Gallery, 220 Old U.S. 431 South in Hampton Cove, will offer a free pottery demonstration by Paul Wieland Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m. For more information, visit artisanscove.com, call 256-682-2882 or email PLJ@looneyjonesevents.com.
Thursday: Summer arts stroll returns
From 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, visit downtown Huntsville for the Sidewalk Summer Arts Stroll. Held throughout the Courthouse Square, the event will feature artists of all mediums along with live entertainment. For more information, visit sidewalkartsstroll.com.
EXPANDING and ESTABLISHED CHRISTIAN MUSIC/ DANCE/ FINE ARTS SCHOOL HIRING TEACHERS!! Benefits for the teacher-- great second job to make extra money, working with children and adults, positive work environment.
Interviewing teachers for:
o Ballet, Jazz
o Piano, guitar, violin, other instruments
o Voice/ Singing
o Early Childhood Music
o Art/ Drama/ Musical Theater
Visit www.newsongschool.net or Email resume. Interviews scheduled only after resumes reviewed. Internships available for beginning teachers.
Studios located in Madison, North Huntsville, and Hampton Cove
•Compensation: $15 to $30/hr - Salary commensurate with experience and education
•This is a part-time job.
Ad posted on Craig's List
Source: The Huntsville Times Employment Ads
Location: Huntsville, AL United States
Last Updated: 06/12/2011
Job Description
Graphic Design/ Customer Service Local print company Please fax resume attn: James to 256-878-4542
100 Days and counting.... 
On Saturday, June 11th from 4pm-8pm, Reflectives Frame & Art Gallery is sponsoring the third in a series of art festivals every 2nd Saturday from April-August. There will be arts, crafts, food and live music. Click here for more information, and for a map to Artisans Cove.
Admission is FREE!
We are still accepting applications from artisans and craftsmen of all ages for the June through August art festivals. See the event link for applications. For questions, email ChristinaWegman@aol.com or call 256-509-2004.
We've got double your art viewing pleasure at Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment this month with shows by Huntsville artists Leslie Wood and L.M. resident Kimberly Hart. Leslie's work (on the left) is up in the 3rd floor space and her reception is on Friday June 10. Kimberly's work (on the right) is in our new 1st floor exhibition space and her reception is on Friday, June 24th from 6-8 PM. Each unique and wonderful takes on mixed-media and collage techniques. As always, our art exhibitions are admission free. More info can be found at www.lowemill.net, davidatlowemill@me.com, or calling 256-533-0399.
Art News from Clayton Bass:
I would like to welcome two new artists, Mary Ann Pope and Jack Rogers, to the Sanctuary Artists. Both Jack and Mary Ann create strong, refined works and are an ideal fit with the group. Their websites are not to be missed: www.jrogerswoodturner.com/ and http://maryannpopeartist.blogspot.com/.
The Sanctuary Artists’ traveling exhibition, The Art of Nature, is wrapping up its fourth venue at the Gadsden Museum of Art on June 13th. Thanks to Steve Temple, Executive Director, and his fine staff in Gadsden for an excellent presentation of the show. With each venue the exhibition continues to evolve with new works, so check out www.gadsdenmuseum.com for information to plan your visit. From July 13 through August 31, the Alabama State Council on the Arts (ASCA) will also present The Art of Nature in Montgomery. Visit www.arts.state.al.us/news/index-news.html#Alabama%20Artists%20Gallery for information about ASCA’s excellent programs.
A new work, Drifting At Dawn, has been added to my website at http://www.claytonbass.com/. The painting launches the series, Being On Earth, which premieres in November 2011 at River Gallery in Chattanooga. Specific information will follow as the show draws nearer.
Clayton Bass
Wine Rack – 1st Mondays
Paintings & Pinots
Paint-A-Long - Cynthia Massey Parsons
Masterpiece Series
Easter Lily Angel * Hot Notes * Starry Night Over Huntsville
Ellen PryorI was fortunate enough to grow up in a family that placed a high value on the arts. When I was really little and my mom would take me to museums, or to hear classical music or opera, she’d always tell me, “it’s not important right now that you appreciate what I’m showing you; it IS important that you know it’s there… that people were moved to write music or paint. Appreciation will come in time, and love of the arts will quickly follow.” She was right!
My mother was musical. My father was a visual artist. My aunt helped found the Huntsville Museum of Art, and my uncle was an enthusiastic supporter of the museum. I understand now what a tremendous gift they gave me and am so grateful to them.
2. How would you describe Nashville's Art Scene?
The Nashville art scene is incredibly vibrant and exciting. New galleries are opening all over town, and artists are moving to Middle Tennessee at a great rate. Nashville is a tremendously creative community, and that creativity is palpable! Just this past weekend, we had the First Saturday Art Crawl. The streets downtown were teeming with people of all ages streaming in and out of galleries. First Saturday Art Crawl is part of a “First Art Weekend” of art happenings all over town. Here is a link, so you can see how it works.
3. What do you enjoy most about working with the Frist Center?
Oh, there are so many things I love about being at the Frist Center. First, of course, is the art! The quality of the exhibitions we have in the galleries is truly amazing. Last year we had The Golden Age of Couture from the Victoria and Albert Museum and The Birth of Impressionism from the Musee d’Orsay. We were the only American venue for the couture show, and one of three in the world for The Birth of Impressionism. Our curators do a truly magnificent job of securing truly incredible exhibitions.. and organizing them, as well!
We are a tremendously populist institution. We are constantly looking for ways to remove barriers to attendance. We have terrific docents, volunteers, visitor services and security staff who work really hard to make everyone feel comfortable.
Attendance is free to our visitors 18 and younger. We are also free to college students on Thursday and Friday evenings. It’s wonderful to see so many young people eager to learn about art.
We’re open two nights a week, so people who work have additional opportunities to enjoy the Frist Center, and on those nights, we also program free music, so it’s a great date night!
We are an educational organization, dedicated to helping people understand more about art. We work closely with the schools in our area, and that’s such a joy. Just this morning as I walked down the gallery that is the main entrance, there was a teacher who had gathered a classroom of (what looked to be) first graders. They were studying the children’s stories depicted in our Connecting Cultures exhibition. Our educators for outreach worked with 10 ethnic communities in Nashville to illustrate children’s stories from their cultures. The teacher was using these stories from around the world to engage her little students in a discussion about other countries and cultures. Our Martin ArtQuest Gallery is an intergenerational, interactive space where visitors of all ages can make art and learn in the process.
We do not have a permanent collection, so there is always something new to see, and our educators plan incredible programs with each exhibition, so there are lots of ways to deepen enjoyment and understanding of each exhibition.
And I love it that so many people from across the country and around the world visit us. I worked yesterday afternoon and met people from 5 countries. And, we have loads of folks from Huntsville! I can’t tell you how many times I’ve walked through the Grand Lobby to discover an old friend from Huntsville! That happened yesterday, too! A retired colonel had driven up for a jazz concert, and I just happened to meet him when the concert was over!
4. Do you also make art? If so, tell us more about it. . .
Alas, I do not… but I WANT to be an artist… Does that count?!?!? ;-)
5. What is your advice to young people who would like careers in the arts?
Drink in as much as you possibly can. Go see everything. Take every opportunity to see and learn about art. Find like-minded people and spend time with them. Go see exhibitions together and talk about what you’ve seen. Go to lectures and gallery talks. Visit galleries, meet artists. It’s all important.
And I’d advise keeping an open mind about careers in the arts. There are many careers in the arts, and not all of them involve painting or acting, or playing music. Arts organizations also need writers, accountants, teachers, event planners and IT people.
6. How can people become more involved with the Frist Center?
First, just come! Visit the galleries, come hear music, come to our programs. We are open 362 days a year, and as I mentioned, we’re also open two nights a week. We have a great weekly email newsletter that is distributed each Wednesday. Sign up to see what’s happening, and visit our website… www.Fristcenter.org. There is a calendar of events chock full of films, lectures, music, gallery talks, family days.
Membership is a great way to support us… and the Huntsville Museum of Art! Membership in arts organizations is a terrific way to support the arts.
7. Knowing Huntsville as well as you do, what would you suggest to a growing arts community like Huntsville?
Oh, goodness! It was Huntsville’s arts scene that inspired me! I grew up going to Fantasy Playhouse, listening to the Huntsville Symphony, going to the ballet, acting at Huntsville High School and going to the museum. Far be it from me to offer advice to Huntsville!
