Artist Opportunities

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• Virginia Living's Best Smile Website Contest
• Entering is easy. Just click on the link above, then click on the *submit photos here* tab. We'll accept entries until the end of this month-July 31. Then we will ask all visitors to VirginiaLiving.com, and specifically the Best Smile Contest, to vote for their favorite grins. Votes will be accepted through August 31. The smile that receives the most votes will earn a $250 teeth-whitening gift certificate for the person who submitted the photo.
• Deadline July 31.
• Votes will be accepted through August 31.
• Click here to for rules and entry: http://virginialiving.upickem.net/engine/Welcome.aspx?contestid=19068

• Teen Literary Jam Starts July 18 at the Round Hill Arts Center!
• Every 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month starting July 18th, young writers ages 13 -19 are welcome to bring your poems, your short stories, your novel excerpts. Bring a piece that inspires you (less than 5 minutes long). Donations are welcome. This event is co-sponsored by the Young Voices Foundation.
• http://www.roundhillartscenter.org/index.html

• PERFORMERS WANTED!
• The Leesburg's First Friday program seeks entertainers, singers and actors for both strolling and stage performances. This is a great opportunity to gain visibility for your group and the events you offer.
• Contact Sola Pallotta at SolaPallotta@aol.com for more information.

• Local Artisans and Crafters Wanted
• Calling all creative people! The 23rd annual SterlingFest 2010 would love to provide a venue for you to showcase your talents and wares. October is a wonderful time of year for a festival booth. Consider becoming a sponsor or vendor. This large-scale one-day community event located at Commerce and Enterprise Streets in Sterling Park attracts about 10,000 visitors each year.
• Applications/Registrations accepted through September 3, 2010, but booth spaces assigned on a first-come-first-served basis.
• This is an indoor/outdoor event and will be held rain or shine. Event date is October 9, 2010, 11am- 5pm. Rain date October 10, 2010.
• Download forms/fee schedules at www.sterlingfoundation.org. Questions concerning booths can be directed to awestjwest@gmail.com

• Calling all video and sound artists...Juror: Paul D. Miller aka Dj Spooky, Composer, Multimedia Artist, Writer
• Washington Project for the Arts is pleased to present the sixth Experimental Media Series, a screening series of innovative video and sound works. The Experimental Media Series was created to showcase the new media work of exceptional and under-recognized talent and provide a venue for experimental media in the Washington, DC area. All video and sound artists are invited to submit one recent work that is no longer than 5 minutes, exploring any subject matter of their choice.
• Deadline: through September 13, 2010 , 5pm (received deadline)
• Screening Dates and Locations: January 13 and 20, 2011 @ The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC. January 27 and 28, 2011 @ The Mansion at Strathmore, Rockville, MD. February 2, 2011 @ Falvey Hall, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD. February 10, 2011 @ St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Washington DC. Other venues to be announced...
• Questions? Contact Adam Griffiths at agriffiths@wpadc.orgor call 202-234-7103 x1. Full call for entry: http://www.wpadc.org/pdf/EMS_2011.pdf

• Call for Art/Performances Images for our website!
• If you are an LAC member, send us some digital images of your work/performances and we'll include them in the headers of the LAC website.
• Please download the PERMISSIONS FORM (http://www.loudounarts.org/pdf/LAC-Permissions-Form-2009.pdf) and mail the original signed copy to PO Box 4270, Leesburg, VA 20177. For more info, please call Lee at 703-777-7838 or email at info@loudounarts.org.

• CALL FOR ART - 9th Annual ‘Something Hot’ Juried Show at ArtSquare
• Artists living within a 75-mile radius of Leesburg are invited to submit artwork to the ninth annual "Something Hot" juried exhibition hosted by the galleries at ArtSquare, formerly known as Gallery 222. The exhibit will be juried that afternoon by artist/professor Anthony Barham who will provide a critique at 7PM. Barham was born in London and grew up painting, restoring and gilding in the family antique business in Portobello Road. In 1994 he moved to Middleburg, Virginia, married artist Misa Broadhead and together they formed the Broadhead-Barham studio where they create murals, portraits, sculpture and representation art.
• Artists may submit two pieces of original work which will be accepted at the galleries on Saturday, August 7, from 10AM to 1PM. There is a $25 entry fee.
• Work selected by Barham will be displayed in the galleries at ArtSquare between August 13 - 27, and an artists’ reception will be held on Friday, August 13th.
• For more information, contact ArtSquare at 703-777-5498 or visit loudounartsquare.org

• ArtsCapade II
• The Second Annual ArtsCapade - an eclectic fine arts escape will feature juried artists from near and far in all mediums including photography, painting, sculpture, jewelry, fiber art, computer art and "the unusual." There will be interactive children's activities, live music, international foods and a wine and beer garden. The application fee is $35. and there are various arrangements for space rental starting at $395. for a 10x10 space. Also, tents are available for a fee for artists who require one.
• The deadline is August 11th so apply now.
• October 23 & 24 2010
• Artist applications available at www.zapplication.org/festivals (search for ArtsCapade Dulles Station, Herndon, VA). For more information contact Cheryl Parsons, artscapade.info@gmail.com or call 703-585-6206.

• ArtSquare Seeking Artist Models
• ArtSquare, Loudoun's premier arts destination, is seeking female modeling professionals to model for our day and evening art classes. ArtSquare offers professionally taught classes in all fine art media to adults and children of all ages. All candidates must provide references.
• If you are interested in applying for this position, please contact Connie Pullella at 703-777-8043 or by email at connie@loudounartsquare.org.

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• Just Launched: 3rd Ward Art Open Call is Awarding $5,000!
• What would you create for $5,000, three months in NYC, and your very own art show? You have the vision and now 3rd Ward is offering you a place in the international art world. You are invited to submit a portfolio of your best completed artwork, work-in-progress or conceptual proposal for our Summer Solo Show.
• Deadline: July 28, 2010 11:59pm EST
• Additionly, the Vox Populi Award to the 3rd Ward Summer 2010 Open Call, now allows the public to cast their votes for their favorite artists! The participant who receives the highest number of votes and overall rating on his/her artwork will be awarded a $1,000 cash grant and a feature in 3rd Ward's Quarterly Magazine. Vox Populi voting closes Wednesday July 28, 2010, giving Open Call participants exactly 2 weeks to garner their public votes.
• Submit your best work now at: www.3rdwardopencall.com

• Global Faces of Contemporary Art
• Argos Gallery is an independent organization formed by a group of art professionals, devoted to the care, counseling and dissemination of professional contemporary artists from around the world. Our goal is to discover, support and promote artists whose speeches that are considered trendsetters of today's art. We seek to connect these international artists and establish a long-term relationship. In this opportunity, Argos Gallery, is inviting to the first edition of "Global Faces of Contemporary Art" who seek to give a contribution to the art world, facilitating the dispersion of the global art discourses, providing a bibliographic source for future generations, promoting the quality and consistency of the artistic production and strengthening the ties between all kind of professionals involved with art and culture around the world. We are calling contemporary artists of all nationalities, without exception of categories or mediums. To participate in our search of the new names of contemporary avant-garde art, both current and future generations.
• The rules, terms and conditions and application form, would be available online from June 25, 2010 on the gallery website: www.argosgallery.com and would be closed on October 01, 2010. Starting on October 25, 2010 the jury will be notifying individually the selected artists.
• Email: info@argosgallery.com Website: www.argosgallery.com