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Greetings!
Thank you for reading the June Newsletter. We have several events planned for the summer months ahead. In the gallery we will be featurning New York Artist, Gail Bruce. The artist's reception will be August 8, 4-6pm. Please come and join us.
There are two exciting Photo events for this summer. On July 18th we will be part of the World Wide Photowalk. We are very proud to be leading a group in Palmer. This is the second annual for this international event. The participants are limited so sign-up quickly. See below for details.
On August 5-8 we are part of the Great New England Digital Shootout (GNEDSO) fun-d raiser for TopFloor Llearning Center at the Palmer Library.
Our artist of the month for June is Annie Hermanson. Annie is a very sucessful niche artist. Her style of primitive and early American art has developed a loyal following.
Our Special of the Month is for a gallery wrapped canvas. Check out the specials section for details
Remember to send me your art event or class news. Send an email to goneinc@goneinc.com with for the newsletter in the subject box.
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Calls for Entries
Scott Kelby's Second Annual WorldWide Photowalk The 2nd Annual Worldwide Photowalk is scheduled for Saturday, July 18th.
This is a FREE event!
http://worldwidephotowalk.com/
stART on the Street Festival
Date:Sunday September 20, 2009, 11am - 5pm
rain date Sept 27 Over 25,000 attendees last year!
Entry Deadline: All spaces are assigned on a first-come-first-served basis.Application deadline: postmarked by August 21, 2009
Cost: STREET SPACE $60 - 10' x 10' space in the street, suitable for a tent
SIDEWALK SPACE $35 - 6' x 4' on the sidewalk lining the street, NO TENTS ALLOWED
April 7, 2009 update - I've received lots of applications already, predominately in the jewelry and textile mediums, so if you want to participate, send in your application ASAP as space is limited by medium! -Sarah
There is also an application for Musicians and street performers at this site. Pass this information on to any performing artists you know
Call for Artists: Artscape Annual Public Art Exhibition Pittsfield, MA
Call for Artists: Artscape Annual Public Art Exhibition
We also have a call for artists open for Pittsfield's annual public art exhibition. This yearlong outdoor installation in downtown Pittsfield features contemporary public artwork from established and emerging artists. Deadline to submit is June 30, 2009. Artists who are juried in will receive a $1,000 honorarium.
http://www.pittsfield.com/subpage.asp?ID=412
2009 Call for Artists: Iron Ranger Painting Program
Now in its 5th year, the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation DCR Iron Ranger Painting Program continues to generate interest, enthusiasm and increased participation. DCR cordially invites artists once again to participate in a program designed to give a beautiful representation of the park's natural, cultural or historic features on both newly installed and existing Iron Rangers - metal contribution containers that receive state park visitor
donations. http://www.mass.gov/dcr/stewardship/trust/ironRangers.htm
Ridgefield Guild of Artists
32ND ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION
The Guild: The Ridgefield Guild of Artists is a not-for-profit arts center located in downtown Ridgefield, CT. Gallery hours are Wednesdays through Sundays from 12 to 4 p.m. For more information, contact the Ridgefield Guild of Artists at 203-438-8863; P.O. Box 552, Ridgefield, CT 06877; rgoa@sbcglobal.net or by visiting www.rgoa.org
Juror: Amy Smith-Stewart: director/founder, Smith-Stewart gallery,NYC, MFA faculty- School of Visual Arts, former curator at P.S.1Contemporary Art Center/The Museum of Modern Art, New York, former curatorial Advisor for the Mary Boone Gallery.Show Dates: September 27 - October 31, 2009
Open to artists in all mediums, from throughout the northeastern U.S.
Awards: Cash awards for Best in Show, 1st, 2nd, 3rd place Up to $2,000
Entry: Open to artists in all mediums throughout Northeast U.S.
Finished/ready for installation pieces only.
Deliver up to 3 works to the Guild for on-site judging:
Deadlines Sept. 10-13th, 2009
Thursday, September 10.............12 - 4
Friday, September 11..................12-4
Saturday, September 12.............11-5
Sunday, September 13...............11-5
Fees: Guild members, $15/piece.
Nonmembers: $20/piece
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION OFFERS WORLD'S LARGEST ARTPRIZE
www.artprize.org ArtPrize is taking place in Grand Rapids, Michigan USA from September 23 - October 10, 2009. ArtPrize invites artists of all kinds from around the world to participate in an unprecedented competition that will award nearly one-half million dollars to prize winners, including $250,000 to the artist who receives the most public votes.
The Prizes:1st place: $250,000 2nd: $100,000 3rd: $50,000 4th: $7,000 5th: $7,000 6th: $7,000 7th: $7,000 8th: $7,000 9th: $7,000 10th: $7,000Please contact us with any questions at info@artprize.org
113th Annual Open Juried Exhibition at the Nat'l Arts Club
NEW YORK, NY: Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, Inc. 113th Annual Open Juried Exhibition at the Nat'l Arts Club October 1-October 23, 2009. Open to women artists. Over $9,000 in awards. Entry deadline: July 2, 2009. For prospectus, send SASE to Okki Wang, 431 Woodbury Road, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724 or download a prospectus at www.clwac.org.
20th Annual International Juried Competition: U.S. and International artists-2-D and 3-D media. Juror: Elisabeth Sussman, curator, Whitney Museum, NYC. Cash prizes, Power-Point presentation, and group exhibition. June 30-July 17, 2009. Deadline: April 10, 2009. $40/3 pieces, $5 each additional. SASE for prospectus: Viridian Artists Inc., 530 West 25th Street, NY, NY 10001, or download at www.viridianartists.com.
The Great New England Digital Shootout
To benfit Top Floor Learning, Palmer's Literacy and Adult education program. Shoot begins August 5 at noon and ends August 8 at noon. For complete guidelines see www.gnedso.wordpress.com or go to www.topfloorlearning.org
Prizes from Giclee of New England, Inc., Hunts Camera and Video, Mohegan Sun and more.
Top twenty photographers will have gallery showing. |
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Art Classes, Instruction, and Art Spaces
Digital Imaging Classes
Class in basic digital editing will be held at the Palmer library
this summer. July 15 weekly on Wednesday through
August 12, 2009. www.topfloorlearning.org
PORTRAIT DRAWING CLASS
at THE THORNDIKE MILL ART CENTER Church Street, Thorndike (The old Diamond National Mill) For anyone interesting in drawing or painting portraits, we
have an open studio session every Monday night from
6:30 - 9PM. $7-$10 per person, depending on attendance.
Optional : Instruction by Ruth Sanderson - $15 per session,
with no additional model fee MODEL CALL - we are looking for
people willing to sit for our portrait sessions - no experience
required - you sit for 25 minutes and get a 5-minute break
and so on, from 6:30 until 9 PM. $40 for the session. Come to draw and bring your spouse to model! Contact: Ruth Sanderson 413-363-4658 ruth@ruthsanderson.com
Directions: From Palmer and Mass Pike: Take exit 8, turn left onto Rte. 32. At second light (by the Thorndike Mill Rug Co.) take a left. Go straight, over RR tracks, and at the end of the factory complex on left, turn left into Gate 4. Enter door with blue arches.
Art Classes
Learn technique and color theory. Make beautiful paintings
in the medium of your choice.
Beginners to advanced. All are welcome.
12 Crane
Art Space Available/Art Showing At 12 Crane, Southbridge 12 Crane has studio space openings. Located in 12 Crane,
Southbridge, MA. The 12 Crane Building is a destination
restaurant, performance space, art gallery, studio space and
brewery. Well worth the trip to Southbridge to view the space
and have a meal and a beer and take in a show. Presently
Showing an exhibit of Watercolors by Anna Ozolins and
Photographs by Mike Vinyard.
Valley Photo Center Classes
Lightroom 2.0: Instructor - Stu Wetherbe
If you are a photographer and aren't using Lightroom to catalogand edit your photos, what are you waiting for? This amazing program makes the job of organizing, editing, and cataloging images easy and efficient.
Please register by Sunday June 7, 2009 Saturday June 13, 2009 10am-3pm Cost $125/$100 for
subscribers.
Introduction to My New Camera: Instructor - Rich Novak
A class for those who have a new camera, digital or film,
and is confused by all those funny little buttons.
TBA Cost $25.
Valley Photo Center is located at 1500 Main Street Tower
Square, Springfield, MA 01115 413-781-1553
Free PDN Photographers' Virtual Tradeshow
All the education. All the networking. All from your desktop.
The Photo Pro Free PDN Photographers' Virtual Tradeshow.
three Session, The Perfect Print, Creative Lighting, Cutting Edge Portrait and Wedding Photography.
All Day - Thursday, June 11, 2009
(this is for trade only. If you are a pro photographer you can sign up for this Free on-line seminar)
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| Photoshop Tips:
For Beginners:
Whenever you wish to do cloning or healing on an image, use a blank layer. This nondestructive editing technique is a good practice to learn. By using a blank layer you have the ability to erase or mask if you go too far. You can rework the area without loosing the original. To use a blank layer click on the blank layer icon on the bottom of the layers pallet (top of layer palette if you use Elements) or go to Layers>New Layers.
Be sure the tool you are using (clone tool, healing brush etc.) has the box checked off in its tool bar that says, either Sample all Layers or This layer and below.
To remove a color cast quickly, go to the curves adjustment layer. Choose the Gray color picker (there are three eyedroppers available the gray is the middle one). In your image click on a neutral gray area. You may have to click around to find the correct gray area but once you find it, the color cast disappears and colors look correct. Also, it is definitely worth while to calibrate your monitor. Although you must purchase devises to do this, if you want to be able to send out your work and get best results it is necessary. |
| Featured Artist
A resident of Wales, Massachusetts, Annie Hermanson has found a nitch. Regularly selling her work, both original and Giclee prints, on line. Annie's specialty is primitive and early american art. See Annie's work at her blog http://chickadeeprimitives.blogspot.com/. If you google Annie's business name, Chicadee Primitives, the entire first page of Google are sites where Annie markets her work, including Ebay and Esty. It is obvious that Annie is using the internet maketplace well. |
Software Review
There are many Photoshop Plug-ins. Some are more worthwhile than others. Some, however, are something that the user finds he/she can not live without. For me that is Viveza. This plug in form Niksoftware does it all for me. On a single layer one can make all the adjustment that would take many more in Photoshop. One can adjust brightness, contrast, hue, saturation, any color channel and color temperature. This can be spot editing a single color or the entire image. Different colors or spots can be edited at the same time. You can try a 15 free trial and right now Niksoftware is giving $100 dollars off the original price |
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Art in the News
If you are interested in art news check out www.artdaily.org the only art newspaper on the web for what is happening in the art world. |
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Stop by the Gallery just to say hello. Sincerely,
Nancy Bryant, President
Giclée of New England, Inc. |
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