EVERY TUESDAY 7-9pm
$5 General fee/split cost of model
All skill levels are welcome, from student to professional! Draw from a traditional life model every Tuesday night. The drawing sessions are uninstructed and informal. Meet other area artists and aspiring artists.
A range of models will pose from week to week. A variety of poses will range from two minutes to twenty minutes. Models will be nude, with occasional drapery, partial costume, or accessory.
Bring your own supplies. Pencil and pad are fine. Easels and chairs are available. Cell phone use during poses is prohibited. Photography prohibited.
New models are welcome to inquire to pose at the Drawing Sessions.
Models of any body type or experience level are welcome.
Comparable fee paid to models.

Contact ted@tedmichalowski.com for more information.

In May, the Hazleton Art League and the Cultural Council will be collaborating in a juried show at Penn State Hazleton’s beautiful campus. All of the information is contained in the Call for Artists on the web www.cclcarts.org - click on Call for Artists on the upper right (just above the, ahem, “Donate” button). Here are the highlights:
Art is accepted in three categories - painting, photography & works on paper. Three entries maximum. Entries must be postmarked by March 22 (Time’s a wastin’.). Entries consist of digital images or prints of works entered, from which selections for the show will be made, with accepted works delivered by the artist to the HAL by April 24th. There will be an opening reception on Sunday, May 9th.
The entry fee is $20 per work submitted, but Hazleton Art League and Wyoming Valley Art League members receive a $5.00 discount on each entry.

SOHO Photo Gallery, 15 White St., New York, NY 10013, (516)485-6951. Entries for the 2010 Soho Photo annual juried national photography competition, any medium. Juror Jennifer Blessing, Curator of Photography, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. All photo-based works eligible, with no limitation as to subject matter or technique from Jul 5-Aug 7. SASE #10 or visit website. www.sohophoto.com Deadline: May 1.

Garrison Art Center, 23 Garrison Landing, Garrison, NY (845) 424-3960. Seeks entries for “PHOTOcentric 2010” a juried exhibition. Jurors: Harvey Stein, photographer, curator, author and Stephen Shore, photographer and Chairman of Bard College Photography Dept. Solo Show for Best in Show/ virtual gallery exhibit for others. Download prospectus from website. gac@highlands.com. www.garrisonartcenter.org. Deadline Jun 1.

Cooperstown Art Association, 22 Main Street, Cooperstown, NY 13326. 75th NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION July 16-Aug 20. JUROR: Carrie Haddad & Melissa Stafford. All media. Possible $3500 in prizes. Catalog. Prospectus available online. www.cooperstownart.com. Deadline May 15.

Center for New Media and the Arts, 186 Greenwood Ave., Bethel, CT (203) 797-1786 Seeks entries for open competition “Figure Reprisal” Aug 6-Sep 2. Cash awards. Download prospectus from website. cnmabethel@gmail.com cnmabethel.com Deadline May 15.

Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, Inc., seeks entries for the 114th Annual Open Juried Exhibition at the National Arts Club, Oct 5-29, 2010. Media: Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Pastel. Graphics, Sculpture. Over $9000 in awards. SASE: Okki Wang, 431 Woodbury Rd., Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724 or download from website. www.clwac.org. Deadline Jul 1.

The Hudson Valley Art Association Exhibition will be held at The National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park South, New York, New York79th. The deadline for entries is April 28th. the exhibition takes place JULY 2nd - JULY 30th, 2010. The AWARDS RECEPTION - Thursday July 8th, 2010, 6:00-8:00pm.
JUDGES:
Oil: NELSON SHANKS
Sculpture: HARVEY CITRON
Watercolor/Graphic: ROBERT G. SACKSON AWS
Pastel: CLAUDIA SEYMOUR PSA
$10,000 in merit awards given annually. For further information, contact http://www.hvaaonline.org/

The Lancaster County Art Association is holding its National Juried Exhibition 2010 from June 13 to July 22. Application deadline is April 14. The juror is Katharine T. Carter, president and CEO of Katharine T. Carter & Associates - a team of leading art experts providing comprehensive professional consulting to artists. She is a practicing artist who has had over 20 one-woman exhibitions in museums and leading college and university art galleries throughout the country.
$3,000 in cash prizes will be awarded by the juror.
To receive the prospectus by mail, send SASE to the Lancaster County Art Association, 149 Precision Ave., Strasburg, PA 17579. or go to http://www.lcaaonline.org/.

Artist and AFA member Simone Kiven is moving and must downsize her art supplies and materials, as well as many household items. Tag sale on March 13, 2010, 9am to 4pm. 1116 Froud Ave, Scranton, Pa. Her house is also for sale. Thanks for your support.

New Hope Arts Center is hosting an annual exhibition held in conjunction with the Indoor Sculpture New Hope show. Located between New York and Philadelphia and 20 minutes from Princeton, New Jersey, New Hope remains a major international arts destination. On any given summer weekend as many as 2000 visitors travel to the very cosmopolitan river side community to enjoy its antiques, art and fine dining.
The exhibition is open to sculptors working in all media to create 3 dimensional objects. Site specific and innovative works are welcome. All works must be for sale or available by commission.
Deadline for entries is March 8, 2010.
Opening: April 24, 2010 7-9pm
Exhibition April 24, 2010- June 12, 2010
For more information nhartschristine@comcast.net or 215-862-9606.

‘Art Night!’ will take place Thursday, February 25th, 7-8:30 pm. A night out for artists, art students, and art lovers… Join us for a video presentation (Polly Hammett, AWS, NWS, “Designing with the Figure”), discussion, and refreshments. Donation requested to help support the “ArtWorks Scholarship Program.” Call to reserve a seat: 207-1815 Info: www.artworksNEPA.com

Also, ‘Art Night: Mixed Media Project with Recycled & Shared Media & Material’ will take place on Thursday, April 8th, 7 pm. In support of the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day, come together with friends and artists at ArtWorks for a fun night. Bring your forgotten art supplies and recycled materials to share and create a new work of art from good ole’ junk. Donation requested to help support the “ArtWorks Scholarship Program.”
Call to reserve a seat: 207-1815 Info: www.artworksNEPA.com

Jay and Mary Ann Paulukonis will offer studio classes in copper foil techniques for stained glass. Instruction will run for five Tuesdays, April 6–May 4, 2010, 7:00–9:00 pm. Participants will design a small free-form piece, cut the glass, apply copper foil, and solder the project, producing a small window ornament. A $125 fee for this introductory class includes basic materials and use of tools, and is due at the first class. Students should bring a pencil, ruler, apron, and a felt-tip pen or glass-marker. If you know the basics, register as “advanced” and come at the same hours. You will receive pointers from Jay or Mary Ann as you design and fabricate in either lead or foil, at your own pace, for the same fee plus materials. Total class size is limited to six students and the deadline is March 30. Sign up for “Stained Glass Copper Foil Method” or advanced work by giving your name, phone number, and email address to either Jay or Mary Ann via 570.585.2096 or glass@PaulukonisStudio.com, or mail to Paulukonis Studio, RR 1 Box 376, Dalton PA 18414.

The Wyoming Valley RiverFest Planning Committee is seeking artists and artisans interested in displaying their work for sale at the Confluences Arts and Crafts Show to coincide with the 2010 Wyoming Valley RiverFest, Friday June 18, and Saturday, June 19 2010. The Confluences Arts and Crafts Show is open to artists and artisans who work in oils, watercolors, print, photography, wood, metal, jewelry, and mixed material, and whose work reflect the theme of the 2010 Wyoming Valley RiverFest - Water Quality, Aquatic Life, Fish and Fishing. The show will be under tent and will take place on the newly refurbished Wilkes- Barre River Common, one of the oldest public spaces in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, with 10 foot by 10 foot spaces available for $55, (which fee includes a $35 vendors license issued by the City of Wilkes- Barre). Hours of the show will be 5pm to 9 pm Friday, June 18th, and 12 pm to 5 pm Saturday, June 19th.
For more information or to request an application, contact Jan Lokuta at PO Box 89, Milford, PA 18337, or call 570 296 6471 between 9 am amd 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday, or 570 296 2181 evenings, or via email at lokuta@wskllawfim. com, or by contacting Vincent Cotrone at 570 825 1701 or via email at vjc1@psu.edu, or by emailing Mike Burnside at the Cultural Council of Luzerne County cclcarts@gmail.com.

The Main Street Gallery in Carbondale has issued a Call For Entries for its 1st Anniversary Juried Art Exhibition. Entry deadline is February 10, 2010. Exhibition dates are March 26 to May 7. There will be an Opening Reception on march 26 from 5:30 to 7:30 PM at the Gallery at 27 North Main St. in Carbondale. More information is available by calling 282-1690 or email at themainstreetgallerycarbondale@gmail.com.

Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens in Devon, PA is seeking artists to participate in a temporary sculpture and wind chime exhibition. The exhibit offers participating artists a unique opportunity to present original sculptural work amongst the trees and around the pond in one of the area’s most beautiful and natural garden settings. With its mature tree canopy soaring nearly 100 feet in height, large scale work is encouraged and potential for suspended work is endless. Proposals due Monday, March 15, 2010. Go to http://www.jenkinsarboretum.org/docs/windthroughtrees.pdf for a full prospectus.

Artists, All Media: CT, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT Silvermine Guild Arts Center, 1037 Silvermine Rd., New Canaan, CT 06840 (203) 966-9700 x26. Entries for 61st Art of the Northeast USA Apr 30 - Jun 12 Send #10 SASE AONE Silvermine Guild Arts Center or download from website. www.silvermineart.org Deadline: Mar 10.

Salmagundi Club, 47 Fifth Ave., NYC (212) 255-7740. Seeks entries for New York, New York, Annual Open Non-Member Juried Exhibition, July 12 - July 13 Download prospectus from website or mail with SASE. www.Salmagundi.org Postmarked Deadline: Apr 22.

Pastel Society of America eeks entries for 38th Annual Open Juried Exhibition at National Arts Club, Sept 7 - Oct 2. Send SASE (#10) PSA, 15 Gramercy Park South, New York, NY 10003 for prospectus. Info: 212 533 6931 or download from website. pastelny@juno.com. www.pastelsocietyofamerica.org. Deadline for Slides: May 31

National Society of Painters in Casein & Acrylic, 969 Catasauqua Road, Whitehall, PA 18052 Seeks entries for 56th Annual Juried Exhibition, at the Salmagundi Club, May 24 - June 11. Over $13,500 in cash prizes and medals. For prospectus write: D. Wels, Corresponding Secretary, 1710 First Ave., Apt. #245, NY, NY 10128 or visit website www.NationalSocietyofPaintersinCaseinandAcrylic.com doug602ku@aol.com. Deadline: April 17.

Hudson Valley Art Association, Inc. Seeks original oils, w/c, pastels, graphics, in American Realism, for 79th Annual Open Exhibition Jul 2 - Jul 30 at National Arts Club, NYC. Judges: Sculpture, Harvey Citron; Oil, Nelson Shanks; W/C & Graphics, Robert G. Sackson; Pastel, Claudia Seymour. Download prospectus from website or written request to 8 Everit St., Brooklyn, NY 11201. www.hvaaonline.org. Deadline Apr 28.

Barrett Art Center, 55 Noxon St., Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 (845) 471-2550. Entries of photography and photo/mixed media for the Photowork ‘10, 23rd Annual National Juried Photography Exhibition. Juror: Nat Trotman, Assoc. Curator, Guggenheim Museum, NY, NY. Cash awards/ exhibition opportunities. Send SASE for prospectus or visit website. www.barrettartcenter.org. Deadline: Mar 1.

“EarthStewards Coalition:Artists Respond to Drilling the Marcellus Shale”
Opening: Friday, February 5, 2010, 6 to 9 PM, thru February 26 at the City Plaza Gallery, Binghamton City Hall, 2nd Floor. The Gallery is open Monday thru Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM.
-All media accepted; work MUST be ready to hang. Artists MUST provide their own pedestals for 3-D work. No entry fee. Drop-off date for artwork: Wednesday. February 3. To register, or for more information, contact Yvonne Lucia at 772-9711 / Artsy56@aol.com. Organized by the Gaia Grrrls–find us on Facebook.

The Keystone Art & Culture Center has announced ongoing exhibition opportunities for 2009 - 2011. Keystone Art is a nonprofit arts educational gallery and foundry located at 420 Pearl Street, Lancaster, PA . The 1800 sq. ft. gallery features local, regional, and international artists working in all media. The gallery features exposed brick and white wall space, track lighting and hardwood floors. Submissions are accepted on an open basis. Applications are reviewed every 3 months. No fee. Sales subject to PA state tax and a 30% commission. Submission information is available for download by clicking on “Call for Artists” at www.KeystoneArt.org.

Philadelphia Sculptors invites artists working in all disciplines to change the world — or at least the World Book — for its upcoming project Art Between the Covers. In this collaborative project with Philadelphia Arts in Education Partnership (PAEP), artists will use a volume of the World Book Encyclopedia to create an upcycled sculptural object. Philadelphia Sculptors will provide one book free of charge (pick-up only – books can be mailed for a shipping fee of $10) to any artist who does not already have one. Deadline March 02, 2010. The selected sculptures will be exhibited at The University of the Arts in Philadelphia from May 30 to June 13, 2010 and then auctioned off to benefit the artist residency program of PAEP. Artists will receive 25% of the proceeds from sold works and one artist will receive a “Best in Show” award of $150. Artists working in all media are encouraged to participate. Artists may submit proposals or completed works for consideration. All submissions, including images, must be made online. A nominal entry fee of $10 for PS members and $20 for non-members will be assessed. For prospectus and more information, go to www.philasculptors.org. For additional information, contact: Leslie Kaufman, 215-413-9126, lesliekaufman@verizon.net or Raye Cohen, rcohen@uarts.edu.

The Fraser Gallery in Bethesda, Maryland is accepting submissions for the 9th Annual International Photography Competition, taking place March 12 - April 3, 2010. Deadline January 22, 2010. Eligibility: Open to local, national, and international photographers aged 18+. Juror: Catriona Fraser, Director. $950 in awards will be presented. Entry fee $25 for three images. For a prospectus, visit www.thefrasergallery.com or send SASE to The Fraser Gallery, 7700 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite E, Bethesda, MD 20814.

Maryland Federation of Art’s, Circle Gallery, March 19-April 18, 2010. 2D/3D work created on or of paper. USA residence. Slide/Digital postmarked deadline Jan. 11. Juror: Joann Moser, Senior Curator of Graphic Arts, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington D.C. $1000 cash awards. Per 1-2 entries, $25; 4 additional entries $5.00 each. Prospectus: Send SASE: AOP-Dept. AC, 18 State Circle, Annapolis, MD 21401; Download: www.mdfedart.org; Email: info@mdfedart.org, subject: AOP-AC.
Contact:Joann Vaughan | 410-268-4566 | www.mdfedart.org | info@mdfedart.org

First Street Gallery 2010 National Juried Competition
DEADLINE: Wed, March 31, 2010
Show dates: June 23 - July 17, 2010. Juror: Lance Esplund - art critic for the Wall Street Journal, senior art critic City Arts, NYC; former chief art critic of the New York Sun. Eligible entries: paintings, pastels, graphics, prints, sculpture. Fee: $30/3, $5 each additional image. For prospectus, send SASE to: First Street Gallery, 526 West 26th Street, Suite 915, New York, NY 10001 or download from www.firststreetgallery.net
Contact:First Street Gallery | 646-336-8053 | www.firststreetgallery.net | firststreetgallery@earthlink.net

Art Of the State:Pennsylvania is recognized as the official, statewide, juried competition for Pennsylvania artists. The finest current works of established and emerging artists are selected by a distinguished panel of jurors. Most pieces are available for purchase. This year’s exhibition, celebrating 40 years, runs from June 28th-September 20th. The exhibition is free to the public. The Greater Harrisburg Arts Council co-produces this event with the State Museum of Pennsylvania. Artists receive over $6,500.00 in prize money with an additional purchase award up to $2000.00. Categories of submission are Painting, Works on Paper, Sculpture, Photography and Crafts. Artist Applications for the 2010 exhibition has a deadline of March 1, 2010. The opening Artist Reception is on June 27, 2007 at 7:00 PM. Invitations are available by contacting the Greater Harrisburg Arts Council at 717.238.5180 or friends@harrisburgarts.org
For more information or to obtain an application, visit the State Museum of Pennsylvania’s website at http://www.statemuseumpa.org.
Jurors-
PAINTING & WORKS ON PAPER: Kevin Wixted, New York. Painter, Faculty, Alfred University School of Art & Design
PHOTOGRAPHY: Juan Carlos Castro, Maryland. Photographer, Faculty Advisor, University of British Columbia
3-DIMENSIONAL: Wendy Wilkinson-Gordon, New Jersey. Sculptor; Board member, New Hope Arts, Inc.
AWARDS :John Vanco, Director, Erie Art Museum