WAA August 26, 2014

Attention Artists:   

The Cutoff date to register for the Art in the Arboretum Show is September 19th. You can find the Prospectus, application and the ability to sign up to volunteer to help with the show at www.wilmingtonart.org <http://www.wilmingtonart.org> .


If you have any questions email Anita Jacques at anitajacquesart@gmail.com.  910.343.4370 



Wilmington Art Association Member "Karen Wiles" has sold her "Tranquility" artwork image to a Spa Company in the wine region of San Francisco.  It was featured in a full page ad in the July 2014 issue of Marin Magazine...

http://digital.marinmagazine.com/marinmagazine/july_2014#pg20


Wilmington Art Association member "KAREN WILES" wins "BEST in CATEGORY DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY" in the 2014 LANDFALL
FOUNDATION ART EXHIBITION for "WHEN A WOMAN DREAMS" on August 20th, 2014. This is Wiles' 3rd juried art award for this artwork this year...On display through this weekend at the Exhibit in Landfall's Dye center and is open to the public free of charge.

CALL TO ARTISTS IN NC OR NATIVE TO NC 

State of the Art/Art of the State 

Sept. 19 from 12:00 p.m. to Sept. 20 at 12:00 p.m. 

24 Hours, 614 Artists from Across North Carolina in 2011 State of the Art/Art of the State Returns to the Cameron Art Museum Friday, September 19, 2014 at 12:00 p.m. A Call to Artists in North Carolina, You are Invited to Participate. No Jurors, No Fees Wilmington, NC- You are invited to participate in the Cameron Art Museum's State of the Art/Art of the State if you are an artist 18 or older, living in NC or native to NC (more details below). This state-wide, premier event "happening" starts Friday, September 19, 2014 at 12:00 p.m. until Saturday, September 20, 2014 at 12:00 p.m. Additional curators for the 2014 State of the Art/Art of the State include, Peter Eleey: Curator at MoMA P.S.1., New York, New York. Laura Hoptman: Curator in the Department of Painting and Sculpture at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York, New York, Heidi Zuckerman Jacobson: Nancy and Bob Magoon CEO and Director, Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, Colorado and Nora Burnett Abrams, Associate Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver. Exhibition opening will be held on September 20, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. at the Cameron Art Museum. The exhibition will be on view from September 20, 2014 through February 12, 2015. Details and additional information can be found at: www.cameronartmuseum.org. To see the State of the Art/Art of the State from 2011: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nrMNMX9HlY. This exhibition is sponsored in part by the City of Wilmington, Thomas S. Kenan, III Foundation and an Anonymous Donor. CALL FOR ENTRIES Organized by the Cameron Art Museum, this exhibition focuses on contemporary art by artists currently living in, or native to, the state of North Carolina. Artists are invited to bring a single work of art to be installed in the museum, delivering the work within a 24-hour period (between 12:00 p.m. Friday, September 19 and 12:00 p.m. Saturday, September 20, 2014). During this timeframe, a nationally renowned curator will be present to greet each artist. All participating curators will attend the exhibition opening on Saturday, September 20, 2014 from 6:00-9:00 pm. The design of this project provides any participating artist equal opportunity to meet a significant curator working in the field of contemporary art today and have their work seen by all visiting curators. Upon arrival at the museum, artists must complete an exhibition entry form including contact and credit information. All work must be original. Paintings, mixed mediums, ceramics, sculpture, multimedia, original hand-made prints, photography and drawings are all examples of acceptable forms. There are some limitations and exclusions. Refer to the State of the Art/Art of the State web site,www.cameronartmuseum.org for complete details and the exhibition entry form. Space in the exhibition is not guaranteed and is on a first come, first serve basis.