Southern Fields Art Resource

Thanks to San Diego, CA blogger Spanky, oddly enough, we get details about the group drawing show at Nova 535 on MLK in St Pete called “The Edge Of The Invisible“. Show runs September 11 – October 25, 2008 and featuring artists Douglas Bosley, Clayton Chandler, Michael Chomick, Neverne Covington, Patrick Francisco, Ashleigh Gunter, Yoko Nogami, Jeffrey Pierson, Rebecca Skelton.

St Petersburg sculptor, painter and print-maker Leslie Fry will be away from home this fall, wisely avoiding the worst of the hurricane season. We don’t know if this was a deliberate strategy or not, but it seems smart. Fry, who also maintains a summer residence in Vermont, tells us:

From August 25 through September 8, Leslie be working on environmental sculpture projects at I-Park in East Haddam, CT.

From October 6- November 4, Ms. Fry be making mixed-media prints at the Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop in New York, NY.

Leslie Fry

With “30 Days of Discovery“, Sarasota initiates a coordinated drive to attract arts-driven tourism. In addition to discounted admission to local museums and cultural institutions, Sarasota lodging and transportation providers will also be offering bargains.

Attractions include Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, Ringling Museum of Art, Crowley Museum and Nature Center, Mote Aquarium, Historic Spanish Point, G. WIZ– The Hands-On Science Museum, South Florida Museum, and Sarasota Jungle Gardens.

C Emerson Gallery in St Petersburg will host a multiple artist show whose theme is “Human Condition”. The multi-media exhibit features artists Kyan Bishop, C. Wade Brickhouse, Marianne Chapel, Wendy Dickinson, Eva Eun-Sil Han, Lee Lee, Betsy Lester, Daniel Mrgan, Mari Richards, Rebecca Skelton, and Timea Tihanyi and will run from August 29 through September 27th.

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To do something: David O’Keefe will be selling giclee prints on canvas of his “‘69 Beatles” painting, by representative, at least.
Of The Hard Days Night Hotel, O’Keefe’s Manager, Wayne Curtiss, said–
“The Hotel recently acquired for their permanent collection a 48″ x 32″ limited edition giclee on canvas of the ‘69 Beatles by O’Keefe. The Hard Days Night Gallery plans to offer additional limited editions of this piece as well as a 28″ x 19″ limited edition giclee on paper of O’Keefe’s ‘65 Beatles.”

The Central Florida Art Connection blog lists five, count ‘em five consecutive calls to Florida artists this week: St Petersburg, Deland, Orlando, Sanford, and, well, Sanford.

Central Florida Art Connection

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All it takes is an essay, $199 and some luck. Channel 10 did a news story, and the Art Decor International web site has the details.
Here’s part of what the winner gets:

A minimum of 700 framed prints
A minimum of 400 framed oils
A minimum of 100 matted prints
A minimum of 200 stretched oils
A minimum of 300 unstretched oils in stock
A minimum of 200 dry mounted prints
A minimum of 7,000 feet of framing material
A minimum of 150 full size sheets of mat board
A minimum of 50 sheets of oversized mat board
A minimum of 5000 prints
A minimum of 100 pre made frames
A minimum of 1000 feet of fillet
Whatever amount of glass and foam board is in stock at end of contest,no amount guaranteed
Stretcher bars for oils will be included no guaranteed amount
Framed and unframed mirrors no guaranteed amount
A miter saw capable of handling framing material up to 76″ long
Vee nailer (underpinner) for fastening frames together
Glass cutter
Speed cutter for cutting beveled mat openings.
Dry mount machine.
Industrial stapler, point gun, manual oval mat cutter, manual circle mat cutter
Rolls of tape and wire, hangers, off sets, screws, etc..
ART DECOR sign on building.

The Orlando Farmer’s Market has an artist enclave, organized by Cityarts Factory. Get the info you need to enter the Orlando Farmers Market CityArts Factory’s Art Farm here. Also, more details in the Central Florida Art Connection blog.

September 1st is the deadline for submissions from all Florida artists for the Harris House Gallery 2009 gallery exhibition schedule. All media is accepted. $20 fee.
Atlantic Center’s Harris House Gallery is housed within Atlantic Center for the Arts’ Community Arts Center at Harris House and acts as a showcase for artists living and working in Florida.

214 S Riverside Dr, New Smyrna Beach, Florida

Clyde Butcher

Premiere Florida wilderness photographer Clyde Butcher will be exhibiting his prints at the Southwest Florida Museum of History in Ft Myers, Florida from August 14 through October 31. The exhibit will contain two new images previously unseen by the public.