City Art in Columbia, SC, is looking for some new artists to show works in their gallery (for sale) - including painters working on canvas (not works under glass). The gallery is also looking for Jewelry (hand crafted) to be consigned and sold at City Art Gallery. Please email images and retail pricing to (ww@cityartonline.com). We are also looking for glass art and ceramic and small metal sculpture. The exhibition space is a very large, high traffic space, attached to an art supply store. The space is also used for receptions and other gatherings. The space is perfect for large works of art as well as smaller works, but is over all very large. They are looking for contemporary art mainly - having shown works by emerging artists recently out of university, university and college art professors, artists being shown at art museums, etc. Artists interested in exhibiting at City Art must submit the following items in a digital formate (i.e. e-mail or cd rom) - Images, Artist Resume, Statement of Intent, and Pricing Structure. Materials must be submitted via postal mail or e-mail. Mailing address is:
Wendyth Wells
City Art Gallery
1224 Lincoln Street
Columbia, South Carolina 29201. You can find a submission guide online at (www.cityartonline) under the heading "Contact Us".

Artists are invited to participate in the North Charleston Arts Festival Art Walk, on May 7, 2008 from 5-8pm. Businesses, pubs, small cafes, and salons in the Old Village section of E. Montague Ave. in North Charleston, SC, will display works from local artists, art from private collections, and stunning samples from masters' collections. The Yonrico Scott Jazz & Soul Trio will be performing in an outdoor garden setting. This group is currently touring with Santana and has played with other national performing artists such as Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, and OutKast. Contact the City of North Charleston Cultural Arts Department at 843/745-1087 or via e-mail at (culturalarts@northcharleston.org) for more information or if you would like to participate.

Applications are now available for artists wishing to exhibit at the Horace Williams House in Chapel Hill, NC, during the 2009 calendar year. To receive an application, contact the Preservation Society office at 919/942-7818 during office hours (Tue.-Fri., 10am-4pm & Sun. 1-4pm), e-mail to (psch1858@mindspring.com) or visit (www.chapelhillpreservation.com) for a downloadable copy. The deadline for submissions is May 9, 2008, by 3pm. We do not accept online submissions. Artist will receive notification of the results by the end of June 2008. All artists, able to deliver and remove work from the gallery on a designated schedule may submit applications to exhibit. Artists must submit: a complete application form; resume (including a history of exhibitions), an artist's statement, 10 slides or 10 JPEG images on a CD. JPEGS should be 1280 x 1024 pixels at 72dpi. Slides and images should be of original work produced in the last two years and represent the work and medium the artist wishes to exhibit, and a $10 processing fee. The Preservation Society of Chapel Hill supports the visual arts at the Horace Williams House with an active exhibition schedule designed to promote emerging and established local artists. Juried exhibitions change monthly and feature a variety of works. The jury consists of the HWH Art Committee; members of the committee are professionally involved in the visual arts. The Horace Williams House takes a modest 25% commission on sales of work from exhibitions. The historic house, located in the center of Chapel Hill, is open to the public as a community cultural center featuring exhibits, concerts, and other special events. For further info call 919/942-7818 or visit (www.chapelhillpreservation.com).

The Newton Merchants Group will host the Second Annual Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet Newton MayFest on May 17, 2008, on the streets in downtown Newton NC. This traditional downtown festival will feature a day of family fun and entertainment. Vendors with food, artists, crafters and commercial businesses will set up in the six block festival area and offer a wide variety of items for sale and interest. The MayFest is currently seeking artists and fine craftspersons to participate in the one-day event. Booth spaces are available for $35 for a 10' x 10' space. The festival will run from 9am to 6pm, rain or shine. Artists must provide their own tent, or set-up plus tables and chairs; MayFest will supply the location and the crowd. Artists' demonstrations are encouraged. Any questions should be directed to the toll free number, 1-800/657-6560 or e-mail to (newtonmayfest@yahoo.com).  Applications are available at (www.newtonmayfest.blogspot.com).

Everyone is invited to join in celebrating Newry, SC's anniversary! The Newry Folk Festival will again be held this year on June 14, 2008, from 10am until 4pm. The festival is presented by the Oconee Heritage Center and the Newry Village Community. Festivities include craft vendors, musical entertainment, food and much more. One additional feature this year will be a banjo, fiddle and guitar competition from 2-3pm on the main stage. The competition will include a youth (ages 14 and under) and adult category for each instrument. Contestants may register the day of the festival or pre-register at the Oconee Heritage Center. Newry was the first textile village established in Oconee County. Beginning in 1893, the founder, William Ashmead Courtenay of Charleston, SC, named this community after his ancestral home in Ireland. June the 14 marks the 114th anniversary of the Newry Mill in that on June 14, 1894, water first turned one of the mill power wheels. The mill was in full operation by the end of that year. At about the same time as the mill, the company office and store were built. Mr. Courtenay soon built a two-story mansion, which he called "Innisfallen" after the family estate in Ireland. The plant was originally operated by hydro power, but c.1905, steam engines and boilers increased production. The workers of Courtenay Manufacturing Company had access to housing, a church, school, store, boarding house, doctor, cotton gin, jail and a piped sewage system. When construction was complete, there were about 115 houses, most of which were "saltbox' style, with two-stories and a slanting rear roof. Most were designed to house two families. By 1903, the mill was running 635 looms. Workers filled many different jobs including picker, opener and slasher in the carding room; spooler and doffer in the spinning room; battery filler, drawing-in, fixer and warp tender in the weaving room and stitcher, inspector and folder in the finishing room. Newry is located approximately one mile from Rochester Highway near Seneca, SC. For more information including vendor applications, contact the Oconee Heritage Center at 864/638-2224 or visit (www.oconeeheritagecenter.org).

The South Carolina Watermedia Society (SCWS) is looking for a new Executive Director. This is a position that is done on an annual contract basis. The director's position is a self-employed private contractor. It is considered a part time position. Contract rate of approx. $26,000. There are no benefits. Kim Richards the current director of SCWS will be on the job until June 30, 2008, so if a person is selected by then we have time for some training and transition. Since 1977, the South Carolina Watermedia Society has been promoting the artistic and professional interests of its members as well as providing visual arts programs to the public. The Society works towards achieving its goals by making the accomplishments of its members available to a broad base of South Carolinians. SCWS, the largest statewide visual arts group, is an active presenting organization. We nurture and promote South Carolina artists by providing exhibition opportunities, special programs to market their original works and coordinate educational programs. In addition, our goals include public outreach and participation in the arts. Activities include: Annual Exhibition, Annual Painting Workshop, Professional Seminars & Educational Programs, Traveling Exhibit, Quarterly Newsletter, Arts Advocacy, and Marketing & Promotions of the Arts & Member Artist. The following is the SCWS Mission Statement: The purpose of the Society is to: Promote the aesthetic and professional interests of its members and to provide the public with artistic opportunities through watermedia painting; Elevate the stature of watermedia and educate the public to its significance as an important creative permanent painting medium; further the interests of watermedia painters by its programs and competitive exhibits, and to encourage the study of watermedia painting; Promulgate the highest aesthetic standards within the visual arts, and to cooperate with and participate in other similar organizations in order to stimulate the practice and appreciation of the arts. For further info contact Kim Richards by calling 678/721-2506 or e-mail to (scws@comcast.net).

Hickory, NC's Oktoberfest 2008 is currently accepting applications for Arts and Crafts vendors. Currently in its 23rd year, this annual festival will be held Oct. 10, 11 and 12, 2008 in Downtown Hickory. Estimated attendance is over 100,000. The show is a juried event, with prizes given for the top three booths.  Booth spaces are 10 x 10 ft. and limited to two craftspersons per booth. Early registration (postmarked by Aug. 1, 2008) is $100.  Late applications will be accepted until Sept. 1, 2008 and are $150.  Electricity is available for an additional $25. The festival features the Arts and Crafts area, a children's area with rides, food, three music stages and a variety of other events. Commercial applications and food booth applications are also being accepted. For more information on Oktoberfest 2008 or for applications and guidelines, please visit the website (www.downtownhickory.com) or call 828/322-1121.

Art in the Shop is seeking artists interested in showing at the Tenth Annual Art in the Shop. This unique venue is located at the Shop, in Bethlehem, NC, studio of metal artist Richard Sinclair. The area is a fairly level grassy six-acre area with plenty of free customer parking. The show encompasses artwork of all varieties, but is fast becoming a fantastic venue for folk and outsider artists. Also featured will be bonsai, sculpture, paintings, photography, jewelry, pottery, garden art and much, much more. We are only looking for quality artwork and fine crafts. Booth space for the event is $40 for a 10' x 10' space. Booths are spaced so there are at least two customer accessible sides. All artwork must be original in design, absolutely no kits accepted. Art in the Shop 2008 takes place on Oct. 4, 2008, from 10am-5pm and will be held, rain or shine, at The Shop located at 274 Bobby Godfrey Lane, Taylorsville. NC. Art in the Shop is also seeking persons or organizations interested in volunteering in several areas and/or sponsoring the music stage. Music stage sponsors will be promoted. A raffle will be held to benefit Full Circle Arts, a Hickory, NC, area not for profit Artist Cooperative. Interested persons should contact Barbara Sinclair at 828/632 -0106 or e-mail to (info@artintheshop.net). Check out the website for more information at (www.artintheshop.net).

Carolina Bronze Sculpture in Seagrove, NC, is a full service foundry, handling all of your sculpture needs. Our 8000 sq. ft. facility is located in Seagrove, just off Interstate 73 in the central part of the state and just 38 miles south of Greensboro, NC. We manufacture all types of silicon bronze sculpture, from small, table top pieces to monumental size works. We are currently adding scanning and enlarging capabilities that will be unmatched on the east coast. Visit our gallery to see examples of some of our finished work and check out the rest of the website to learn more about the bronze casting process. When you are ready to turn your sculpture into a finely crafted bronze that will last for centuries, just call at 336/873-8291 or visit (www.carolinabronze.com).

All artists in the Western North Carolina region are invited to submit portfolios for upcoming 2008 and 2009 exhibits in the Haywood County Arts Council's Gallery 86 at 86 N. Main Street in historic downtown Waynesville, NC. Gallery 86 is seeking fiber artists, painters, ceramicists, fashion designers, jewelers, metal artists, woodworkers, glass artists, sculptors, and photographers. There is special interest in finding salt glaze pottery, contemporary glass work, contemporary woodwork, contemporary fiber art, handcrafted music instruments, and oils in all styles and subject matter. Gallery 86 is known for its exciting variety of exhibits that promote emerging and professional artists, primarily in the Western North Carolina region. Located between Sylva and Asheville, Waynesville is gaining stature as an arts destination and is an ideal location for artists to exhibit their work. On the first Friday of each month, galleries and businesses along Main Street in Waynesville remain open until 9pm for Art after Dark which showcases demonstrating artists, authors, musicians and other performers. For more details, interested parties should contact Paula Bolado at 828/452-0593, or reply by e-mail to (gallery@haywoodarts.org), or visit Gallery 86 at 86 North Main Street, Waynesville, NC 28786.

The Center for Documentary Studies/Honickman First Book Prize in Photography is a biennial prize offering $3,000 in grant money, inclusion in an exhibition, and most importantly, the publication of a book of photography, published by Duke University Press in association with CDS Books of the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University. Deadline: Sept. 5, 2008. To learn more, go to (www.cds.aas.duke.edu/bp/index.html) or send an SASE to CDS/THF First Book Prize in Photography, Center for Documentary Studies, 1317 West Pettigrew Street, Durham, NC 27705.

The Saturday Art Market will take place in Greenville, SC, on Saturdays from 9am to 1pm, at 1278 Pendleton Street, in the Pendleton Street Art District in Greenville. The event features original art and organic produce. Calling all artist and crafts people! Do you draw, paint, sculpt, do stained glass, pottery or any other creative endeavor? We finally have a venue in Greenville to show and sell our work! And YOU get to keep all the profits! For entry information contact: Shane Bryant at 864/325-4233 or Liz Daly at 864/325-4445. These events are made possible by:
MADE POSSIBLE BY: The William Felton School of Crafts, Daly Designs, and The Village Studios, all in Greenville.

Hub-Bub.com houses The Showroom Gallery and performance space, located on S. Daniel Morgan Ave. in downtown Spartanburg, SC. As of this past July, The Showroom will have rotating arts exhibitions showcasing contemporary and emerging artists working in all media- from easel painting to film/video to performance to digital media. We are still looking for artists applications for exhibition space to fill our first calendar year, and feel strongly that the amount of traffic through your website would be advantageous to our mission to promote the contemporary arts in the Upstate area. In addition to seeking out artists for exhibition, Hub-Bub.com also offers an 11 month artist-in-residence and writer-in-residence program, available to artists and writers between the ages of 20-30 who wish for time and space to develop their creative work. If possible, we would also like to have this amazing opportunity promoted on your ongoing opportunities for artists site. Please respond at your leisure by e-mail to (brian@hub-bub.com), or contact the Showroom Manager Stephen Long at (stephen@hub-bub.com).

Points of View Photography Gallery in Raleigh, NC, invites emerging and established photographers to apply for representation opportunities. Subject matters may include people, architecture, nature and travel destinations, or of an historical or abstract nature. Large format and alternative presentations are encouraged. POV is located in the Glenwood South district of Raleigh. Please send artist resume, artist statement, and 5-10 images (digital, slides or prints) of a consistent body of work to: e-mail at (david@davidbibb.com) or 20 Glenwood Ave, Raleigh, NC 27603. Call 919/829-1000 for more information.

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