Mix it up CALL FOR ENTRIES

JURIED SHOW OF WORK BY DoVA STUDENTS AND DAHLONEGA ARTISTS

SPONSORED BY 

DAHLONEGA ARTS COUNCIL & DEPARTMENT OF VISUAL ARTS, NGCSU

SEPTEMBER 21 – OCTOBER 2, 2011

The Cannery, 61 Enota St., Dahlonega (next to the Old Jail)

 JUROR: Julie Best, Instructor, Department of Visual Arts

Foy Tootle, Artistisc Director, Holly Theater

EXHIBITION: Mix it Up is open to and showcases two- and three-dimensional art by DoVA students and Dahlonega artists. The exhibition will be featured at the DAC Mixer, Wed., 9/21, 6:30 pm, and open to visitors to Dahlonega, including those attending the Six Gap Century bicycling events and NGCSU Parent Weekend.

ENTRY: No entry fee required. Each artist may submit one gallery-ready work. All entries are to be sent via e-mail attachment in the form of a jpeg file. Up to 3 views may be submitted of three-dimensional works. All accepted work must be delivered to The Cannery. 

RESTRICTIONS: Accepted artwork that is not gallery-ready (i.e., in an exhibition quality mat and frame) or is damaged will not be included in the exhibition. NGCSU and DAC reserve the right to photograph and reproduce entries for publicity. Acceptance of an entry shall be considered an agreement on the part of the artist to all listed conditions.

CALENDAR: September 9, 2011 Deadline for submission 

September 12 Notification via e-mail

September 19 Deadline for delivery of all work

September 21 Exhibition Opens 

October 3 Deadline for pick-up of artwork

TO SUBMIT: E-mail entries in the form of a jpeg to: artentry@northgeorgia.edu

Include artist name, title, date, media, and dimensions of original work

First Official Spectrum Meeting

Our first Spectrum meeting of the Fall 2011 semester will be held in the Nix Fine Arts Center, Room 227 at 1PM. We will be discussing our tentative schedule for the semester as well as our plans for Gold Rush. There will be pizza, drinks, and other various snacks. We will also be painting a bicycle provided by the NGCSU Sustainability Task Force for our campus bike share program. All are welcome, so feel free to come out and paint with us!

Call For Entries

Reviewing Rodin

With the unique exhibition of 24 sculptures by Rodin on display at North Georgia College & State University comes another unique art opportunity. This exhibition aims at reviewing Rodin’s sculpture and reflecting the forms, poses, characters, interpretations and other elements of his work in your own personal works of art. Student, faculty, and local area artists are invited to participate in this exhibition.

All media - 2d and 3d - will be welcomed and considered, as will all representations – realism through abstraction.

The works must be gallery ready – resolved and ready to hang.

There will be prizes for 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd place awards.

The deadline for entries is June 27^th, 2011.

The exhibition will run from July 5^th through August 5^th in the NGCSU Library & Technology Center

Reception: TBA

Juried by Geoffrey Kridel & Dr. Pamela Sachant

Please send all questions, inquiries, and entries to naskin5248@northgeorgia.edu.

When submitting works – please include a jpeg image, title, dimensions, media, and contact information

Letter from the President

Spectrum officers have spent the past week getting acquainted with their new roles in North Georgia College & State University Spectrum Art Club.  We kicked off our Monday night meeting at the library with a list of goals for the coming semester.  Our job as the NGCSU Art Club is to create a social environment for not only art students but also those who love art.  Our goal is to enhance your education through workshops and fieldtrips.  It is also our duty to give students an opportunity to sell and show their artwork through our blog and through Dahlonega’s downtown festivals. 
Here’s the highlights—

Part of our job is to make your education more explosive.  We are planning a couple workshops including guest speaker Aaron Skinner on graphic design and a stretch your own canvas demo.   It could be a long shot, but we’re also trying to arrange a glass blowing demonstration.  We are planning at least two field trips: one to the High Museum of Art and one to be determined. 

We plan on changing our meeting times to make the club more accessible to students who may be commuting.  We will offer meetings on Tuesdays during the meeting hour and meetings on Wednesdays, most likely, in the evening.

Our meeting went incredibly well and on our to-do list for August is finalizing plans for Gold Rush, Dahlonega’s yearly festival in which we will be able to sell our artwork.  We will also be finalizing our details on our Halloween party and our Jackson Pollock Mixer.  We will also be planning on themes for a Spectrum exhibition.

All in all, we have such a great team.  They are passionate about art and about making Spectrum great.  We’ve got quite a semester ahead of us!

Please don’t hesitate to contact me with questions.  Feedback is more than appreciated!

Madison Kenney

Spectrum President

Mmkenn3173@northgerogia.edu