Featured Blog Posts - Artists Unite2024-03-28T15:01:25Zhttps://artistsunite.ning.com/profiles/blog/feed?promoted=1&xn_auth=noCall For Artists:tag:artistsunite.ning.com,2014-04-27:2048539:BlogPost:557672014-04-27T00:52:45.000ZRosa Naparstekhttps://artistsunite.ning.com/profile/RosaNaparstek
<div class="post-headline"><h1>Call for artists: Open air exhibit at the Uptown Arts Stroll kick-off celebration</h1>
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<p><strong>A call to all uptown artists: Help us kick-off Uptown Arts Stroll 2014!</strong></p>
<p>Exhibit the work of your choice on the opening night of NoMAA’s <a href="http://www.artstroll.com/">2014 Uptown Arts Stroll</a>, <strong>Thursday 29 May 2014, 6–8:30pm</strong>, in the beautiful <a href="http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/highbridgepark">Highbridge Park</a>,…</p>
<div class="post-headline"><h1>Call for artists: Open air exhibit at the Uptown Arts Stroll kick-off celebration</h1>
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<p><strong>A call to all uptown artists: Help us kick-off Uptown Arts Stroll 2014!</strong></p>
<p>Exhibit the work of your choice on the opening night of NoMAA’s <a href="http://www.artstroll.com/">2014 Uptown Arts Stroll</a>, <strong>Thursday 29 May 2014, 6–8:30pm</strong>, in the beautiful <a href="http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/highbridgepark">Highbridge Park</a>, near the city’s oldest standing bridge. (Enter on <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/tdi81">West 172nd Street and Amsterdam Avenue</a>.)</p>
<p>This is a great opportunity to showcase your work and gain recognition in the community and beyond.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-3059" alt="Highbridge Park" src="http://www.artstroll.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/HighbridgePark-201404.jpg" height="396" width="532"/></p>
<h2>Guidelines</h2>
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<li>Works to be temporarily mounted/hung on or near a segment of the park’s fence for the duration of the event only from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.</li>
<li>Please bring hanging materials and be prepared to install your work.</li>
<li>All media (and sizes) accepted that will hang safely on the fence.</li>
<li>Free standing sculpture: small designated area(s) will be determined upon arrival. Only work that can stand solidly and safely will be accepted.</li>
<li>Three to five works per person, depending on size and space available.</li>
<li>Subject matter: Please be mindful; this is a public park with all ages, cultures, religions attending—including young children. Content must be appropriate.</li>
<li>Feel free to bring your business cards, catalogs, or other promotional/information material.</li>
<li>Security: NoMAA, Highbridge Park, NYC Parks are not responsible for damage or loss. We suggest that you stay by your work. And, you most likely will want to do so in order to talk to the viewers.</li>
<li>Please bring your work to the site by 4 p.m. Once you enter the park, on Amsterdam Avenue & West 172nd Street, walk-up the ramp to the Water Tower Promenade.</li>
<li>Please notify <a href="mailto:nomaaprog@nomaanyc.org?subject=[Open%20Air%20Exhibit]%20-" title="">nomaaprog@nomaanyc.org</a> by <strong>Monday 26 May 2014</strong> if you will exhibit, which will allow us to know how much work and available space to expect.</li>
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<p>This promises to be a wonderful event, with food, music, and your art to make it great.</p>
<p>Thank you,</p>
<p>Rosa Naparstek<br/> Director, Artists Unite</p>
<p>P.S. I will be available for consultation on placement and hanging.</p>
<p><strong>In case of rain:</strong> The open air exhibit is cancelled if it rains, and the opening reception will be in the Highbridge Recreation Center onsite.</p>Reminder of upcoming deadlines: Artists Unite Exhibitionstag:artistsunite.ning.com,2011-06-10:2048539:BlogPost:254792011-06-10T02:30:00.000ZArtists Unitehttps://artistsunite.ning.com/profile/PeterFerko
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<p><a href="http://artistsunite.ning.com/profiles/blogs/call-for-art-global-dialect?xg_source=msg_mes_network" target="_self">Global Dialect</a>, open to artists in all media internationally (click link for details), deadlines June 18, June 24</p>
<p><a href="http://artistsunite.ning.com/profiles/blogs/call-for-art-northern?xg_source=msg_mes_network" target="_self">Artists Unite/MTA Subway Poster Project</a>, open to…</p>
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<tbody><tr><td><p>Please submit your work for</p>
<p><a target="_self" href="http://artistsunite.ning.com/profiles/blogs/call-for-art-global-dialect?xg_source=msg_mes_network">Global Dialect</a>, open to artists in all media internationally (click link for details), deadlines June 18, June 24</p>
<p><a target="_self" href="http://artistsunite.ning.com/profiles/blogs/call-for-art-northern?xg_source=msg_mes_network">Artists Unite/MTA Subway Poster Project</a>, open to Northern Manhattan visual artists (click link for details), deadline June 12</p>
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<br/>Call for Art: Global Dialecttag:artistsunite.ning.com,2011-06-03:2048539:BlogPost:253592011-06-03T13:30:00.000ZArtists Unitehttps://artistsunite.ning.com/profile/PeterFerko
<p>Global Dialect</p>
<p>an online and projected exhibition by</p>
<p>Artists Unite</p>
<p>June 25, 2011</p>
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<p>Despite business' and media's focus on globalization, the world and even large cities like New York exist at their human level as small communities of individuals in places with unique properties.</p>
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<p>This project aims to unite artists through that uniqueness. It uses a global connection provided by the internet as a container for the un-global language, look, and…</p>
<p>Global Dialect</p>
<p>an online and projected exhibition by</p>
<p>Artists Unite</p>
<p>June 25, 2011</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Despite business' and media's focus on globalization, the world and even large cities like New York exist at their human level as small communities of individuals in places with unique properties.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>This project aims to unite artists through that uniqueness. It uses a global connection provided by the internet as a container for the un-global language, look, and connections we make at the human scale to take the way we relate to our local lives -- our local dialect -- and share it among each other globally.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>To participate, use any medium to express a definition of your home, at whatever scale that implies to you. Submit a video or a photo or scan of 2- or 3-D work to Artists Unite. The work will become part of an open exhibition online. A selection of the work will be chosen to be part of an electronic catalog and that same selection will be exhibited at an event on or about June 25 (details to follow).</p>
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<p>HOW TO SUBMIT:</p>
<p> </p>
<p>WORK:</p>
<p>1. Create or choose prior work that expresses a definition of your home, at whatever scale that implies to you. You can use any medium, but submission of the work must be as digital image (photo or scan) for 2-D or 3-D work or video for video or film. </p>
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<p>FORMAT:</p>
<p>2. <b>For Photos/Scans.</b> Submit no more than 5 images. Make the image no larger than 1024 pixels on the largest side. We will contact artists about work selected for the catalog to provide higher resolution if available.</p>
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<p>3. <b>Video.</b> Submit no more than 2 videos. Video submission is via embed code. Please upload your video to YouTube, Hulu, Vimeo or other service. Obtain the embed code for that video.</p>
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<p>SUBMISSION:</p>
<p>You must be a member of the Artists Unite member network to submit. It is free to join and you can withdraw at any time. The network uses a social network structure to enable artists to interact with each other, much the way friends do on Facebook. It also gives Artists Unite a convenient way to contact artists interested in collaborating and participating in group projects. We send <i>very</i> infrequent mail to members, because we hate junk email. To join, go to <a href="http://artistsunite.ning.com">http://artistsunite.ning.com</a> and join.</p>
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<p>1. Log in to the member network and from the <b>Quick Add...</b> pulldown in the right column, choose Photos or Video. </p>
<p>2. For <b>Photos/Scans:</b> upload no more than five (5) JPG images. (More than 5 will be deleted randomly, so please edit your submission yourself); for <b>Video:</b> post no more than two (2) videos via embed codes. IMPORTANT: below the entry, in the field labelled <b>Tags</b>, enter the tag (type the word) <b>dialect</b>. If you forget, you can edit your image or video post and enter the tag then. Without the tag dialect, we will not know your photo or video is for this project!</p>
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<p>The deadline for entry for consideration to be included in the catalog is <b>June 18 at midnight</b>. You may submit work to be included in the online open exhibition until <b>June 24 at midnight.</b> Video artists may be asked to submit a video still for inclusion in the catalog. Selections for inclusion in the catalog and exhibits will be made by the curator, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.peterferko.com/wordpress/">Peter Ferko</a>.</p>
<p>The exhibition will be presented at the Artists Unite Uptown Arts Stroll event June 25 (details to follow).</p>
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<p><em>Please note, while we would love to help, we do not have the resources to provide technical assistance regarding photo preparation, YouTube, etc. Many fellow artists and arts service organizations e.g., NOMAA, LMCC, may provide such assistance.</em></p>Call for Art: Northern Manhattan Artiststag:artistsunite.ning.com,2011-05-24:2048539:BlogPost:232772011-05-24T16:30:00.000ZArtists Unitehttps://artistsunite.ning.com/profile/PeterFerko
<p>May 23, 2011</p>
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<p><strong>Call for Art</strong></p>
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<p><strong>MTA –Artists Unite Subway Elevator Poster Project</strong></p>
<p><strong>CALL FOR ARTWORK: Phase 3</strong></p>
<p>Northern Manhattan Artists</p>
<p><strong>Deadline: Sunday, June 12, 2011 Midnight</strong></p>
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<p>Dear Artists, Friends and Community Members,</p>
<p> </p>
<p>T<strong>he MTA-Artists Unite Subway Elevator Poster Project,</strong> a long standing effort by the community is happy to…</p>
<p>May 23, 2011</p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>Call for Art</strong></p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>MTA –Artists Unite Subway Elevator Poster Project</strong></p>
<p><strong>CALL FOR ARTWORK: Phase 3</strong></p>
<p>Northern Manhattan Artists</p>
<p><strong>Deadline: Sunday, June 12, 2011 Midnight</strong></p>
<p> </p>
<p>Dear Artists, Friends and Community Members,</p>
<p> </p>
<p>T<strong>he MTA-Artists Unite Subway Elevator Poster Project,</strong> a long standing effort by the community is happy to announce this third call for artwork to be placed in the subway elevators at the A-Line 184h St (181st. Subway Stop) & 190th St. Subway Stations.</p>
<p>The two phases of this pilot project have been successfully completed acknowledging the uniqueness of our community and fulfilling Artists Unite Mission to bring art to the public in creative new venues. The second set of posters can still be seen in the elevators.</p>
<p><strong>We are looking for six (6) original artworks by artists residing in CB 12* to be produced as posters and placed, one in each of the 3 elevators per station. Work will be seen by thousands of residents and tourists en route to the Cloisters Museum.</strong> See Instructions below.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>* CB 12 covers Manhattan north of 155th street, river to river.</p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>Guidelines:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Material must be sensitive to and respectful of the diversity of the community.</li>
<li>Materials may (but need not) reflect icons associated with the surrounding neighborhood (by way of example, local parks, places of interest, etc.); they may not include depictions of commercial establishments or photographs of individuals, pets, or private residences.</li>
<li>Materials shall not include written or printed text.</li>
<li>Materials shall not include messages that might reasonably be interpreted as an endorsement or advocacy of any political, religious, social or ethnic organization, cause, or belief nor contain logos or other symbols of same.</li>
<li>The transit system is used by a diverse population, and accordingly, the materials shall be appropriate for viewing by persons of all ages and varying backgrounds. They shall not include content or references which might be reasonably construed as being of a sexual or violent nature.</li>
<li>Proposed art must lend itself to reproduction as a two-dimensional poster, no more than 29.5 inches wide by 45 inches long, (vertical/portrait orientation) printed on standard.</li>
<li>There will be a seven-inch strip running across the bottom of the poster on which will appear the text, “New York City Transit Celebrates Washington Heights” and the MTA New York City Transit logo.</li>
</ul>
<p>Deadline for submissions: Sunday, June 12, 2011, 12:00 Midnight.</p>
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<p>Posters will be exhibited for a minimum of six months.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Instructions:</p>
<p>Please submit no more than 4 images in JPG format for viewing. JPG files should be no more than 1000 pixels in any direction (e.g., 700 by 1000, or 1000 x 700 pixels). Include artist’s last name in the filename for each image (e.g., Rodriguez-landscape1.jpg).</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Original work may be in any medium: painting, collage, sculpture, photography.</p>
<p>Selected artists will be contacted regarding image specifications for reproduction.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Send Images by e-mail to: rosa@artistsunite-ny.org along with your address in CB12 (Manhattan north of 155th street, river to river)</p>
<p> </p>
<p>For More Information:</p>
<p>Contact rosa@artistsunite-ny.org or call: 212.740-9378</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Judging:</p>
<p>Artists Unite will convene a 5-7-person panel to select artwork. Final approval by the MTA in accordance with listed guidelines.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>We look forward to your entries. This is an exciting opportunity to further develop a model for an MTA- community based arts program for our city’s subway system.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Thank you,</p>
<p>Rosa Naparstek,</p>
<p>Co-Director, Artists Unite</p>An NYU Thesis Short Film About Washington Heights & Inwood Needs Your Help!tag:artistsunite.ning.com,2011-01-13:2048539:BlogPost:177672011-01-13T19:29:02.000ZBoris Riabovhttps://artistsunite.ning.com/profile/BorisRiabov
<span style="font-family: 'PrimaSans BT,Verdana,sans-serif'; font-size: 10px;">ear Fellow Past Or Present Washington Heights & Inwood Residents,<br></br><br></br>My name is Boris Riabov and I am an aspiring filmmaker from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. I have lived in Washington Heights for the past fifteen years, and I am writing today to share an exciting development in my life, one I hope you might take an interest in and one that I hold very close to my heart. <br></br><br></br>I am…</span>
<span style="font-family: 'PrimaSans BT,Verdana,sans-serif'; font-size: 10px;">ear Fellow Past Or Present Washington Heights & Inwood Residents,<br/><br/>My name is Boris Riabov and I am an aspiring filmmaker from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. I have lived in Washington Heights for the past fifteen years, and I am writing today to share an exciting development in my life, one I hope you might take an interest in and one that I hold very close to my heart. <br/><br/>I am currently working on my senior thesis film, which takes place in Washington Heights, as well as Inwood.<br/><br/>It is called "Make Way For My Way," and it examines the last twenty-four hours of friendship between Arthur Abbey and Paul Othurs, two young, struggling musicians dealing with the imminent departure of Paul for the Navy to provide for his wife, Veranie, and their infant son, Christopher.<br/><br/>Together they have shared an uptown apartment for the past two years, an uneasy time during which Arthur has grown deeply attached to Paul. Paul’s marriage to Veranie is at its tipping point, which unexpectedly gives Arthur the chance to bring his friends back together, or separate them for good. Arthur is unable to express his anxiety to anyone, although his seventeen-year-old neighbor, Tessa, might know more about what Arthur is experiencing that he does himself.<br/><br/>"My Way" follows the two friends as they try to live their last moments, in the moment, as their time together in their beloved, yet unforgiving city, has come to an end.<br/><br/>I got your contact information from the washington-heights.us website, of which I am also part of. <br/><br/>There are very few narrative films about our neighborhood and I believe that must change. I have made an effort to explore and reveal many of our unique spaces in my previous works, from hidden gems like the little red boathouse by the Hudson River, to one of the great movie palaces, the Coliseum Theater.<br/><br/>I am currently fundraising online and am looking for any contributions to make this film possible. Every dollar counts and there are several gifts set up for various levels of contribution, such as personalized DVDs and invitations to the film’s New York City premiere. <br/>If 200 people donate $10 dollars each, for example, we've already raised $2000. <br/><br/>If we don't make our fundraising goal of $6,000 by March 1st on the kickstarter website, we don't get to keep any money at all and we won't be able to make the film. <br/>It's all or nothing!<br/><br/>*Please visit our Kickstarter fundraising website at <a href="http://kck.st/idkClB" target="l" style="font-family: 'PrimaSans BT', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">http://kck.st/idkClB</a> to donate for “Make Way For My Way.”<br/><br/>*You can find out more about our film and the crew at <a href="http://makewayformyway.com/" target="l" style="font-family: 'PrimaSans BT', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">http://makewayformyway.com</a><br/><br/>*We are also accepting checks by mail payable to Boris Riabov. Please send them to:<br/> Boris Riabov<br/> 213 Bennett Avenue Apt 1L<br/> New York, NY 10040<br/><br/>I cannot do this without your help, and I would love for you to be a part of my film. It would mean the world to me to be given the chance to accurately capture this neighborhood that we all know and love so well.<br/><br/>Sincerely, <br/><br/>Boris Riabov<br/><br/>BELOW PLEASE FIND THE LINKS TO PRIOR FILMS I'VE MADE ABOUT WASHINGTON HEIGHTS.<br/><br/>1. Breakfast In America. 19MIN. 16mm. Color.<br/><a href="http://vimeo.com/17206896" target="l" style="font-family: 'PrimaSans BT', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">http://vimeo.com/17206896</a><br/><br/>2. Through A Kid's Eyes (Colliseum Theater Documentary)<br/>Part 1: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZ3RszEQ4GE" target="l" style="font-family: 'PrimaSans BT', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZ3RszEQ4GE</a><br/>Part 2: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3SdOzzNkP0&feature=related" target="l" style="font-family: 'PrimaSans BT', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3SdOzzNkP0&feature=related</a><br/><br/>3. West Of 181st Street<br/><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/BorisRiabov?feature=mhum#p/c/59D7DB36105ADD9D/2/Qjcv1hpDe50" target="l" style="font-family: 'PrimaSans BT', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">http://www.youtube.com/user/BorisRiabov?feature=mhum#p/c/59D7DB36105ADD9D/2/Qjcv1hpDe50</a><br/><br/>Thanks Again<br/>-Boris<br/><br/><br/><br/></span>Call for Art! EXTENDED!tag:artistsunite.ning.com,2010-03-17:2048539:BlogPost:132022010-03-17T16:01:27.000ZArtists Unitehttps://artistsunite.ning.com/profile/PeterFerko
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">MTA –Artists Unite Subway Elevator Poster Project</span></b><br></br><b>
CALL FOR ARTWORK: Phase 2<br></br>
Northern Manhattan Artists<br></br>
Deadline: Friday, March 19, 2010 Midnight<br></br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br></br></span></b><div>Dear Artists, Friends and Community Members,<br></br> <br></br> The MTA-Artists Unite Subway Elevator Poster Project, a long standing effort by the community is happy to announce this…</div>
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">MTA –Artists Unite Subway Elevator Poster Project</span></b><br/><b>
CALL FOR ARTWORK: Phase 2<br/>
Northern Manhattan Artists<br/>
Deadline: Friday, March 19, 2010 Midnight<br/><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br/></span></b><div>Dear Artists, Friends and Community Members,<br/> <br/> The MTA-Artists Unite Subway Elevator Poster Project, a long standing effort by the community is happy to announce this second call for artwork to be placed in the subway elevators at the A-Line 184h St (181st. Subway Stop) & 190th St. Subway Stations.<br/> <br/> The first phase (6 posters for six months) has been successfully completed acknowledging the uniqueness of our community and fulfilling Artists Unite Mission to bring art to the public in creative new venues. The first set of posters can still be seen in the elevators. <br/>
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We are looking for six (6) original artworks by artists residing in CB 12* to be produced as posters and placed, one in each of the 3 elevators per station. Work will be seen by thousands of residents and tourists en route to the Cloisters Museum. See <i><b>Instructions</b></i> below.<br/>
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* CB 12 covers Manhattan north of 155th street, river to river.<br/>
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Guidelines:<br/></b><ul>
<li><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Material must be sensitive to and respectful of the diversity of the community.</span></b></li>
<li><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Materials may (but need not) reflect icons associated with the surrounding neighborhood (by way of example, local parks, places of interest, etc.); they may not include depictions of commercial establishments or photographs of individuals, pets, or private residences.</span></b></li>
<li><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Materials shall not include written or printed text.</span></b></li>
<li><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Materials shall not include messages that might reasonably be interpreted as an endorsement or advocacy of any political, religious, social or ethnic organization, cause, or belief nor contain logos or other symbols of same.</span></b></li>
<li><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">The transit system is used by a diverse population, and accordingly, the materials shall be appropriate for viewing by persons of all ages and varying backgrounds. They shall not include content or references which might be reasonably construed as being of a sexual or violent nature.</span></b></li>
<li><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Proposed art must lend itself to reproduction as a two-dimensional poster, no more than 29.5 inches wide by 45 inches long, printed on standard paper stock.</span></b></li>
<li><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Allow room for a seven-inch strip running across the bottom of the poster on which will appear the text, “New York City Transit Celebrates Washington Heights” and the MTA New York City Transit logo.</span></b></li>
</ul>
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Deadline for submissions: March 19, 2010, 12:00 Midnight.<br/>
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Projected Exhibition Dates: April 1, 2010 - October 1, 2010<br/>
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Submission Format: Original work may be in any medium: painting, collage, sculpture, photography.<br/>
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<div><b>Instructions:</b></div>
<div><b><br/></b><b>Please submit no more than 4 images in JPG format for viewing. JPG files should be no more than 1000 pixels in any direction (e.g., 700 by 1000, or 1000 x 700 pixels). Include artist's last name in the filename for each image (e.g., Rodriguez-landscape1.jpg).<br/></b> <br/> Selected artists will be contacted regarding image specifications<br/> for reproduction.<br/> <br/>
Send Images by e-mail to: rosa@artistsunite-ny.org<br/>
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For More Information:<br/>
Contact rosa@artistsunite-ny.org or call: 212.740-9378<br/>
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Judging:<br/>
Artists Unite will convene a 5-7-person panel to select artwork. Final approval by the MTA in accordance with listed guidelines.<br/>
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We look forward to your entries. This is an exciting opportunity to further develop a model for an MTA- community based arts program for our city’s subway system.<br/>
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Thank you,<br/>
Rosa Naparstek,<br/>
Co-Director, Artists Unite<br/>
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</div>Creative Venues: Poster Projecttag:artistsunite.ning.com,2009-06-18:2048539:BlogPost:85582009-06-18T14:00:00.000ZArtists Unitehttps://artistsunite.ning.com/profile/PeterFerko
Artists Unite is pleased to announce the completion* our long term project<br />
to place works of art by Washington Heights/Inwood artists<br />
in the A-Line Subway Elevators at 181st. and 190th.St. Stations.<br />
<p><img alt="" height="428" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3348204351?profile=original" width="300"></img> <img alt="" height="428" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3348204702?profile=original" width="300"></img></p>
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<b>Creative Venues:<br />
Poster Project</b><br />
<b>Theodore Zirnite<br />
</b> The Uptown Local<br />
<b>Michael Louis Johnson<br />
</b> Down Below (Bennett at 190th)<br />
<b>Jose Luis Decena<br />
</b> Paisaje de Jamaica<br />
<b>Bogdan Borgovan<br />
</b> Fishy and Bity on a Stormy Day<br />
<b>Karen Greene<br />
</b> Met…
Artists Unite is pleased to announce the completion* our long term project<br />
to place works of art by Washington Heights/Inwood artists<br />
in the A-Line Subway Elevators at 181st. and 190th.St. Stations.<br />
<p><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3348204351?profile=original" alt="" width="300" height="428"/><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3348204702?profile=original" alt="" width="300" height="428"/></p>
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<b>Creative Venues:<br />
Poster Project</b><br />
<b>Theodore Zirnite<br />
</b> The Uptown Local<br />
<b>Michael Louis Johnson<br />
</b> Down Below (Bennett at 190th)<br />
<b>Jose Luis Decena<br />
</b> Paisaje de Jamaica<br />
<b>Bogdan Borgovan<br />
</b> Fishy and Bity on a Stormy Day<br />
<b>Karen Greene<br />
</b> Met Curves<br />
<b>Anthony Gonalez<br />
</b> The George Washington Bridge Under a Gibbous Moon<br />
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<b>Summer, 2009<br />
</b> In the elevators at subway stations for 181st Street and 190th Street Stations on the A Train (Fort Washington Ave. at 184th St. and Fort Washington Ave. one block north of 190th St.)<br />
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Artists Unite LIVE! is funded in part by a discretionary grant from Councilmember Robert Jackson. Creative Venues is made possible in part with public funds from the Fund for Creative Communities and the Manhattan Community Arts Fund, both supported by the New York State Council on the Arts and administered by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. Artists Unite receives funding from the Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance (NoMAA) and the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone. Special thanks to Community Board 12.Creative Venues: Projection Show June 25-27tag:artistsunite.ning.com,2009-06-25:2048539:BlogPost:85522009-06-25T21:00:00.000ZArtists Unitehttps://artistsunite.ning.com/profile/PeterFerko
<b><i>Projection Show</i> Puts Art Where You Live, Work and Play<br />
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<b>Thurs.-Sat. June 25-27<br />
Nagle Ave. at Thayer St. (one block below Dyckman)<br />
1 Train to Dyckman Street (aka 200th St.)<br />
Washington Heights/Inwood</b><br />
Artists Unite's <i>Creative Venues: Projection Show</i> will bring contemporary art into Washington Heights/Inwood where it can be seen by subway passengers, commuters, and residents from the train, street, and apartment windows.Artists Unite will project contemporary…
<b><i>Projection Show</i> Puts Art Where You Live, Work and Play<br />
</b><br />
<img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3348204248?profile=original" alt="" width="332" height="451" style="float: right;"/><br />
<b>Thurs.-Sat. June 25-27<br />
Nagle Ave. at Thayer St. (one block below Dyckman)<br />
1 Train to Dyckman Street (aka 200th St.)<br />
Washington Heights/Inwood</b><br />
Artists Unite's <i>Creative Venues: Projection Show</i> will bring contemporary art into Washington Heights/Inwood where it can be seen by subway passengers, commuters, and residents from the train, street, and apartment windows.Artists Unite will project contemporary visual art on a large building wall at the intersection of Nagle Avenue, and Thayer and Dyckman Streets in upper Manhattan Thursday through Saturday, June 25-27 from 8:30-10:30.<br />
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Positioned just outside the Dyckman Street 1 Train subway station, the Creative Venues: Projection Show, curated by <a href="http://www.archibaldarts.com/">Anthony Archibald J.</a> and <a href="http://artistsunite.ning.com/profile/BetaTester">Peter Ferko</a>, will feature still and video works by local and international artists. The building is near popular restaurants and stores and is visible from several nearby apartment buildings and from the Brooklyn-bound number 1 train, which is elevated at that location.<br />
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<i><b>Click <a href="http://www.artistsunite-ny.org/onlinegallery/ProjectionShow/AUMain.html">here</a> for artist statements and more...</b></i><br />
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<i>featuring</i><br />
<b>Carla Aurich • Stephen Beveridge • Erik T. Burke • Dawn K. Chase • Papo Colo • Jose Luis Decena • Felix Diclo • Peter Ferko • Pamela Flynn • Paul Gabel • Steve Giovinco • follow izzi • Kerry Law • Kate MacDonnell • Sky Pape • Amir Parsa • Anna Pinkas • Maritza Rivera • Rough Acres/RL McKee • Bob Sabiston • Phil Sanders • Harold Wallin • Bryan Zimmerman</b><br />
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The building wall is part of the 9 Thayer Street Apartments managed by Vantage Management.<br />
“Vantage is committed to our residents, properties and the communities in which they are located, and so we’re thrilled to participate in this innovative art exhibition.”<br />
-Elizabeth Holmes, Director, Community Relations.<br />
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Creative Venues is made possible in part with public funds from the Fund for Creative Communities and the Manhattan Community Arts Fund, both supported by the New York State Council on the Arts and administered by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. Artists Unite LIVE! is funded in part by a discretionary grant from Councilmember Robert Jackson. Artists Unite receives support from the Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance and the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone.Save the (BORING!) Datetag:artistsunite.ning.com,2008-12-16:2048539:BlogPost:50432008-12-16T22:30:00.000ZArtists Unitehttps://artistsunite.ning.com/profile/PeterFerko
<b>What's the most boring date of the year?! It has to be the Monday between Christmas and New Years. But <i>not this year!</i></b><br />
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Join Artists Unite on Monday, December 29 for the finale of <b><i>Now:Here:This</i></b> along with performances by dance/installation artists <b>robot hands</b> and spoken word artist <b>Angela Jones</b>. Plus drinks and snacks. No boring Monday for you!<br />
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<img alt="" height="263" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3348203243?profile=original" style="float: right;" width="200"></img> <b>Details<br />
Monday December 29, 7-10 pm<br />
720 Fort Washington Ave #2K<br />
A Train to 190th and take…</b>
<b>What's the most boring date of the year?! It has to be the Monday between Christmas and New Years. But <i>not this year!</i></b><br />
<br />
Join Artists Unite on Monday, December 29 for the finale of <b><i>Now:Here:This</i></b> along with performances by dance/installation artists <b>robot hands</b> and spoken word artist <b>Angela Jones</b>. Plus drinks and snacks. No boring Monday for you!<br />
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<img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3348203243?profile=original" alt="" width="200" height="263" style="float: right;"/><b>Details<br />
Monday December 29, 7-10 pm<br />
720 Fort Washington Ave #2K<br />
A Train to 190th and take elevator up to Ft. Washington<br />
1 Train to 190th and take steps at 187 or A elevator above 192 to Ft. Washington Ave.<br />
click <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?client=safari&q=map+720+Fort+Washington+Ave.+%232k,+new+york+10040&ie=UTF8&oe=UTF-8&z=16&g=720+Fort+Washington+Ave.+%232k,+new+york+10040">here</a> for map<br />
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<i><b>Now:Here:This<br />
</b></i> The final exhibition of work from artists around New York and beyond who make work at the same moment in time.<br />
A catalog of the project for 2008 will be available<br />
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<b>robot hands</b> meditations of a french hipster.<br />
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Drawing from the pop culture phenomenon of Yelle and tektoniks, robot hands once again blurs the line between party and performance, artist and audience, art and fun. In their newest work, meditations of a french hipster, the dynamic duo seeks out to explore the societal boundaries set up when a performer takes the stage and how the french dance sensation, tektoniks, broke those pretensions. Employing heavily inspired tektonik vocabulary, robot hands twists and turns to the self-mashed mixes of Yelle and Santogold. Mainly, we just want to take your picture. Visit ihaverobothands.blogspot.com for more info.<br />
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<b>Angela Jones<br />
</b> -Dig (a poem which addresses this country’s buried secrets and the desire to unearth them)<br />
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-Self Portrait (a poem that traces the turbulent history of Detroit using a trinity of streets, Eight Mile, Livernois, and Grand River)<br />
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-Ishkay Makikuna (a poem in English, Spanish, and Quechua that shows us a small village through the eyes of a homesick city kid)<br />
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Angela Jones is a Detroit writer and performance poet. She has worked as a youth advocate and organizer for InsideOut Literary Arts Project, The Live Arts Media Project (LAMP), Michigan Roundtable for Diversity and Inclusion, and Detroit Summer. She is currently working as a Project Coordinator for The New York Civil Liberties Union, searching for ways to end the pipeline that leads youth away from schools and into the juvenile justice system.<br />
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<b><i><u>SEE YOU THERE!!!</u></i></b>