Dear Artist,

I am writing to invite your participation in the Artists in Partnership’s second Twilight Festival and Concert to be held on Sunday, August 6, from 1:00 PM to 9:00 PM at Kennedy Plaza, 1 West Chester Street, in Long Beach, NY. This event is free to the public and is being publicized through local area media.
 
The Festival will bring together artists and members of the community in a celebratory experience that features artists’ works, as well as an orchestral concert at 7:00 PM.  A pre-concert program will include performances for the whole family as well as special arts activities for children. 

If you would like to exhibit and sell your art or handmade crafts at this event, please print out and complete the information below and mail it with your payment to the address indicated on the bottom of the form.  If you have questions about the type of work we are seeking or display arrangements, please contact Display Coordinator at info@aip-arts.org or by telephone at (516) 432-6342.

Artists in Partnership is pleased to have this opportunity to showcase artists' works in Long Beach, and we look forward to hearing from you.  Thank you.

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Dear Members,

        We are pleased to announce an opportunity for our visual artists to participate in the first artist-centered event held by "Art Changes Tomorrow" (ACT), sponsored in part by the Alan Klotz Gallery, on June 20th, 2006.

        ACT is a non-profit organization aimed at empowering artists to participate and collaborate in developing and implementing humanitarian projects, visions and creative works that make a difference in the world. Learn more about ACT and its inspired beginnings and goals on its website, www.actwithus.org.

        ACT has kindly extended participation in the organization's first New York exhibition and silent auction event, offering a "Best Of Show" award opportunity to AIP members, who wish to participate. For details see, www.actwithus.org, and download the "call for artists," document, under "upcoming events."

        Please note, the deadline has been extended for AIP members, so please specify your membership when contacting them. The date is set for June 9th.


Good Luck,

Susan James,
Director

Lorena Rosania
Co-Founder
Art Changes Tomorrow (A.C.T.)
56 W. 45th St., Suite 1503
New York, NY 10036
212.869.1301
www.actwithus.org

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Dear Fellow Long Islander,

        Since the events of September 11th, the Long Island Studies
Institute at Hofstra University has been collecting and cataloging
materials that depict Long Islanders' response to that tragic day. Our
efforts have ensured that important documents and artifacts regarding
this historically significant event will be preserved for scholars,
teachers, students and the general public.

        With the fifth anniversary of September 11th approaching, we are
now focusing on the responses of Long Island's artistic community. If
you have created a work inspired by the events of September 11th, we
would be interested in learning about it. We welcome photographs,
flyers, renderings, programs or any materials pertaining to your work to
include in our catalogue of community responses at the Long Island
Studies Institute. Our goal is to identify and preserve these important
items for posterity. If you are interested in participating in our
September 11th Project, please contact us at the mailing address,
phone/fax number or email address listed below. If you have a picture of
your work, we encourage you to submit it as well.

        If you know of another artist or group who is responsible for a
memorial or artwork commemorating September 11th, we would be happy to
include them as well. Please feel free to send us (via email, letter or
fax) their contact information.

Sincerely,

Ms. Geri E. Solomon
Assistant Dean of Special Collections

Mr. Michael Curtis
Project Archivist

Long Island Studies Institute
Hofstra University, West Campus
619 Fulton Avenue
Hempstead, NY 11550-4575
Phone: (516) 463-6411
Fax: (516) 463-6441
Email: lisi@hofstra.edu

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Art Exhibit & Competition open to artists 18 & over

The John Bull Art Competition
Non-refundable $5 entry fee
Submissions should represent the 1831 John Bull Steam Engine All entries
should include a brief description.
No images of a questionable nature will be accepted .
Any 2-D medium will be considered. NO PHOTOGRAPHY will be accepted in this
part of the exhibition. All work should be framed, matted and wired for
hanging or on a display stand. Maximum Image size 20"x30" - Maximum Frame
size 30"x40".
Works will be judged by the public. Voting will take place online and by
mail with ballots available in various Hicksville locations & will run from
June 11,2006 through July 4,2006, with the winner announced at The
Hicksville Summer Street Fair on Sunday, July 16, 2006.
Gift Certificates will be awarded to winners in various categories.
Please mark if your piece is for sale and the value. If sold, 20% of the
sale price will be paid to Hicksville Train Campaign The John Bull Project.
Work must be available for the duration of the Exhibit
Finished works will be accepted from Sunday, May 28 through Saturday, June
3, 2006 location TBD.

Tribute to Steam Exhibit
Non-refundable $10 entry fee for up to three (3) entries
Submissions should represent the era of steam powered trains All entries
should include a brief description of the work.
No images of a questionable nature will be accepted .
Any 2-D medium will be considered. Photography will be accepted in this part
of the exhibition. All work should be framed, matted and wired for hanging
or on a display stand. Maximum Image size 20"x30" - Maximum Frame size
30"x40".
Please mark if your piece is for sale and the value. If sold, 20% of the
sale price will be paid to Hicksville Train Campaign The John Bull Project.

For an application go to: debbydoll.com

"TRAIN CAMPAIGN" Model Train Show- June 11, 2006, proceeds to benefit
Hicksville Chamber of Commerce Train Campaign to erect a replica "John Bull"
locomotive static display in Kennedy Park.

Show will be held at:
Hicksville Community Center
28 West Carl Street, Hicksville
For more information: CALL- 433-4444 Trainville Hobby Depot 535 South
Broadway Hicksville

Raffle tickets to win an electric train are available from:
Hicksville Chamber of Commerce
10 West Marie Street . Hicksville, NewYork 11801
Telephone 516-931-7170 | Fax 516-931-8546
hicksvillechamber@earthlink.net | www.hicksvillechamber.com

or contact: Jim Pavone at: Strategic Areospace 932-3322

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AIP affiliate member,The Long Beach Historical & Preservation Society, invites all artists to participate in various activities for the celebration of Long Beach Centennial  1906-2006".

1.  A Poster contest and Exhibit is being held on the theme "From Sandbar to City-Long Beach 2006 Centennial".  Original artwork (no photographs) can be submitted.  The winning  official poster design will be awarded $500.  The exhibit of selected works will run from June 1-30 (10am-2pm) at the Museum on West Penn St. For more information on format and submission guidelines, please call 432-1192, leave a message, and someone from the historical society will get back to you.  Additional submission forms are available at the library and other downtown locations.

2.  The Society is soliciting artists to design a logo for the centennial, as well as banner designs, placemats, and a postal design that can be stamped on all mail out of the Long Beach Post Office. Please call 432-6342 ASAP if you are interested.

3.  For any further information on other ways you can participate - literary, performing, or visual art - or be involved with AIP's centennial activities, please contact 516-432-6342 or Susan James at James22go@aol.com.

4.  Kickoff ceremonies will be at the Long Beach Public Library on Thursday, February 9th at 7 PM with ragtime music, presentations, refreshments.  You're invited to come dressed in turn-of-the century attire.

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AIP invites your participation in the Artists in Partnership second Twilight Festival and Concert to be held on Sunday, August 6, from 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM at Kennedy Plaza, 1 West Chester Street, in Long Beach, NY. This event is free to the public and is being publicized through local area media.

The Festival will bring together artists and members of the community in a celebratory experience that features artists’ works relating to cultural diversity themes with an emphasis on Latin and Afro-American art, as well as an orchestral concert at 7:00 PM. A pre-concert program will include performances for the whole family as well as special arts activities for children.

If you have works relating to cultural diversity themes with an emphasis on Latin and Afro-American art and would like to exhibit and sell your work at this new event, please print out and complete the information below and mail it with your payment to the address indicated on the bottom of the form. If you have questions about the type of work we are seeking or display arrangements, please contact Display Coordinator Jean Sondergaard at jsonder3@aol.com or by telephone at (516) 238-2594.

Artists in Partnership is pleased to have this new opportunity to showcase artists' works in Long Beach, and we look forward to hearing from you. Thank you.

Click Here to download the registration Form

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NEW!
Saturday open artist studio workshop with live model.

nine Saturdays, from March 11 to May 20 (except for April 15 and 22)

Location: Cumberland, the Adult Center at 30 Cumberland Ave 516 773 1713.
Parking on premises. It is a very neat and comfortable place. Directions:
Going South from Middle Neck Road, after crossing the intersection of
Northern Boulevard, you make a left at the first traffic light (about 200 ft
after the intersection) then after the firststop you will find the center on
your Right.
Coming from LIE take exit 33 north Take Lakeville road north Make
a right one the traffic light before reaching Northern Boulevard. (there is
no left turn). After the first stop the center is on the right.

The cost is only $125 for the nine sessions of three hours of model
included. After the first session, artists will meet one
hour before to start preparing and painting the set up. When the model
arrives we can concentrate on her/him.

Call 516 773 1713 to register. Talk with Lucy or Jo. Just give them your
credit card number.

Margarita Friedman

"I am a figurative painter, trained in classical techniques. Here are some hints.
For example, on the first day you only concentrate on the composition and ?blocking? the figure, that means separating lights and shadows in a very broad way.

On the second session you concentrate on the background and begin with the
figure dark/shadow areas. On the following 2 sessions you start working on
the lights and likeness. On the last session you concentrate on details and
edges. This approach takes away a lot of anguish since you know exactly
what to do. You are not all over the canvass making changes all the time.

If you prefer to draw, the approach is similar. On the first session you
only block the figure. On the next sessions is shading, volume building and
on the last one, the details, final corrections and edges.

Since it does take a lot of time to pin the figure, get the right values and
forms, a long pose is necessary. If you are interested in a more realistic
way of painting or drawing, this is your opportunity. It is a great way to
develop your observation skills with the figure and to work at a steady
pace, no need to shmeer because of the lack of time!

If there are not enough people we cannot run the studio, so please call as soon
as possible. Need 10 people to cover the expenses.

 

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Artist Opportunity :  Request for a mural artist to paint a cityscape (a la Times Square vibrant, colorful) on an 8 x 15 ft. interior wall of a commercial alarm business. Contact Mimi Sager at 516-569-8723 for more info and for particulars on artist monetary commission. Email:  miryum5@hotmail.com.

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Artist Opportunity : Project Challenge is going to have two summer 'Beach Club' programs, one at West School and one again at East School for the youth of LB (early teens). These are some of the areas they are seeking volunteer teachers in:
art, music, self-defense, writing, performing arts including dance as well as other areas that teachers are available and interested in offering their services. Please contact Tracy Walls, Director of Project Challenge, if you can offer your time or know someone who can. She can be reached at 897-0534 or projchal@aol.com

The clubs each open this coming week:

West End-June 25th, Saturday at 6:30 pm
East End-June 28th, Tuesday at 6:30 pm

So please respond ASAP!