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Congratulations!
We, at Art Buzz, would like to congratulate artist, Claudia Fisher. She was spotted in our book, Art Buzz, The 2009 Collection, and has signed on with a very well established gallery in New York City.
(below is an excerpt from artist's email)
"I want to let you know that I have signed with (a New York City art dealer/gallery owner) .for exclusive representation of my work in the US. I am working with (the gallery curator) and will have some pieces in their showroom during the Art Expo dates. One of my pieces will be shown in the NY Gallery Guide.
This all came about because (the art dealer) saw my work in your book. It must look great because this is a wonderful opportunity for me. The amusing part of this is that I have yet to see the book and the suspense is killing me.
Thank you again. I never expected such an opportunity."
For information on the next book, click below
Art Buzz, 2010 Collection, competition
NOW ACCEPTING ENTRIES!
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North Tampa, Florida USA
North Tampa Arts League
North Tampa Arts League
Artist of the Month for May:
Klaus Porsch
His work will be on display at the New Tampa Regional Library, during normal library hours in May.
Klaus Porsch’s tropical landscapes are a reflections of his love for Florida. He creates beautifully detailed paintings of summer days on the gulf, and of peaceful sunsets. His work is primarily in oil, painted both plein air and in his studio. In addition he is known for his imaginative murals.
Originally from Berlin, Klaus moved to Tampa in 1957. Since childhood he has enjoyed sketching and watercolor painting, but he didn’t start oil painting until taking a class at HCC in 2001. His work can be seen on his website www.KlausPorsch.com.
Interested in meeting other artists?
Visit the North Tampa Art League's website.
Call 813-908-3959 for more infomation.
Come and experience art!
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North Tampa, Florida USA
North Tampa Arts League
North Tampa Arts League
presents the First Annual
Spring Membership Show
Where: Carrollwood Cultural Center
When: May 1 through June 11,
Opening Reception is May 22 - 6 to 9pm.
The show features the work of many of the League’s members, primarily painters and photographers working in two-dimensional art. The group is eclectic in style and focus, ranging from realism to abstract, from watercolor, pastel, oil and acrylic painting to photographs, mixed media and collage. All work is available for sale.
“This is our chance to show off and celebrate,” say the League’s president Mary Ellen Bittner. The North Tampa Arts League is the largest artists’ group in the Tampa Bay area.
The club meets the 4th Wednesday of every month at 7pm at the Compton Community Center. To learn more visit the North Tampa Arts League’s website or call 813-908-3959 for information.
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Chicago, IL ... Readers and advertisers of The Independent Artist will be pleased to know that issue #5 of this National Assoc. of Independent Artists (NAIA) publication is now online .
The Independent Artist is published twice a year, in the spring and the fall. The next issue is due out in early November.
The National Association of Independent Artists was formed in 1995 to enhance the economic well-being of people who exhibit their work at quality outdoor and indoor art and/or fine craft shows, encourage creative _expression and artistic excellence, and expand public awareness, appreciation and acquisition of fine art and fine craft. The NAIA actively works to be a valuable resource for not only artists, but also the organizers and directors of art shows.
Visit our website: NAIA-Artists.org
or contact Sally J. Bright, NAIA Board Chair.
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Yellville, Arkansas USA
The Palette Art League
is a non-profit organization with a mission to promote the artists of the surrounding area and share fine art with all ages.
To learn more about the P.A.L.’s many community projects visit, www.paletteartleague.org.
Stop by the P.A.L.’s Fine Art Gallery at
300 Hwy 62 West, Yellville, Arkansas.
The regular monthly business meeting will be held at The Gallery on the second Saturday each month at 9:00am. Visitors are always welcome.
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Utah Artist Freely Pays
U.S. Heroes Their Due
(excerpts from Deseret News article-Salt Lake City)
by Stephen Speckman
Manti artist Kaziah Hancock compares her compassion to a bottomless artesian well to explain how she's able -- for free -- to complete painting after painting of U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq and still remain upbeat.
"I have to do other things in between -- I find things that make me laugh," Hancock said over the phone. "To be so closely associated with death constantly ... I tell ya, it wrings me emotionally, but when families receive paintings, they come back with the sweetest, most loving tone of voice when they call or the most elegantly selected words in their letters."
Hancock's money fount, however, is running a little dry. So, to keep on painting portraits at no cost to the recipients, Hancock started the nonprofit Project - Compassion Soldier Fund. Anyone who wants to donate can go to any Wells Fargo Bank in the country or to Utah Artist Hands in downtown Salt Lake City. Checks can be made out to the fund name. People can also send tax-deductible donations to her mailing address: Kaziah Hancock, P.O. Box 153, Manti, UT 84642.
You can see finished paintings at www.kaziahthegoatwoman.com
click on the link "Portraits of Heroes."
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Brooklyn, New York USA
Brooklyn Arts Council
55 Washington Street, Suite 218
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Ph: 718.625.0080
Brooklyn Arts Council’s BAC Gallery presents
Clamoring to Become Visible
February 5 - June 26, 2009
opening on Thursday, February 5th, 2009 from 6 – 8pm.
Free beer at the opening will be prided by Kelso of Brooklyn. Clamoring to Become Visible examines how the written word interacts with and often replaces the normative notion of visual aesthetics within the gallery space. Often aesthetically subtle and intimate, the handwritten, embroidered, and collaged examples of text-based art selected for the exhibition represent fourteen contemporary artists’ attempts to explore everyday issues such as isolation, identity, spirituality, and communication.
BAC Gallery
111 Front Street, Suite 218
Brooklyn, NY 11201
More info: www.brooklynartscouncil.org/documents/1103
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Fine Art For Rent?
Those office walls would look a lot better if they displayed attractive paintings or artistic photographs, right? Right, says Inc. (June), which adds that this is not necessarily a big-ticket item for companies that is likely to improve their employee working environments. "Why buy pricey art for your office when you can rent?" the magazine asks. "A number of major art museums have rental programs – and many will even help choose the best pieces for the office space." The small-business magazine cites the Artists Gallery at San Francisco's Museum of Modern Art, which charges about $350 to rent a painting that would sell for $5,000, for three months. A painting priced at $1,000 would rent for $170. Local art galleries may also have rental programs for business, Inc. adds.
by Tom Walker, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Attention Artists!
Check the Artist Resources page
(under Marketplace)
for some very informative contacts.
It will only take a few minutes
and it's there for your benefit.
It's one of our free services and
it's our pleasure to offer it to you.
Please take advantage of it.
Have a creative day!
Your Friends at Art Buzz
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• Art Buzz, The 2008 Collection
• Art Buzz, The 2009 Collection
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Beware Internet Art Scams
by C. Sharp of Artist's Magazine - Mar. 08
Artist Anki King was thrilled. A buyer from England, "Todd," sent her an e-mail about purchasing two large, original acrylic paintings totaling $6,000, which he saw on King's website. "His secretary sent me a check for $10,000 to cover shipping and handling since he was heading out on a business trip, and I was uncertain how much the total shipping costs would be," says King. Soon a check for $10,000 arrived from a bank in Kentucky. "I happily deposited the check. You might or might not be aware of the questionable 'service' banks offer by making funds available to you before they're actually able to determine whether the check is good."
King began preparing the paintings for shipping overseas. After calculating all the expenses, insurance and shipping costs, she figured the buyer overpaid by $3,000. "He sent me an e-mail telling me where to return the 'extra money,'" she explains. "He even gave me a list of Western Union locations so I could easily wire the money back to England."
FALSE CHECK SCAMS ABOUND
This is one of the most typical scams on the Web today–the fake check scam. Check fraud was the third most common Internet scam reported in 2006, according to the National Consumer League's (NCL) fraud information center. The average consumer loss reported was $4,053 dollars. "Fake check scams are a way for con artists to steal money from your bank and leave you holding the bag," says Susan Grant, director of the National Fraud Information Center. "Victims can lose more than money: Their bank accounts can be closed, and some even face charges of check fraud themselves!"
The Internet Crime Center (IC3) was set up by the FBI in the year 2000 specifically to handle Internet crime reports. Already the IC3 has logged more than 1 million consumer complaints, with collective losses over $640 million. FBI spokesperson, Paul Bresson, says this isn't a new crime, just a different pool of victims. "Criminals are using the same modus operandi (MO), but now they're targeting artists on the Internet."
Saved by a savvy clerk
In fact, artist, Anki King, was warned by the Western Union clerk not to wire money back to England because another young person had just lost money in a similar fake check scam. Luckily King listened to the clerk and saved herself a lot of grief–and thousands of dollars–as the check from "Todd" turned out to be no good. King was so grateful she brought the clerk a bouquet of flowers.
Not everyone is so lucky! Therefore, artists, beware: Don't fall prey to Internet check fraud.
TIPS TO PROTECT YOURSELF
• Never accept a check or money order for more than the selling price of the artwork. There is no legitimate reason for anyone to give you an overpayment and then ask you to send cash anywhere in return!
• Be aware that just because your bank accepts the check and credits your account, it doesn't mean the check is good. It can take a bank weeks or months to chase down the source and discover a check is counterfeit. You are ultimately responsible if you draw funds on a fake check.
• Insist on a cashier's check drawn on a local bank or a bank that has a local branch. Have your bank confirm that the out-of-town cashier's check is good by calling the bank directly.
• Don't operate off the grid. Don't wire money or send checks for overpayment. If you have an account with eBay or PayPal, conduct your business on their official websites, and carefully check their fraud security measures.
• Report any suspicious inquiries or crimes. FBI spokesperson, Paul Bresson, refers artists to the following websites:
www.ic3.gov - www.fakecheck.org - www.lookstoogoodtobetrue.com/fraud.aspx
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Collecting art requires
research, education
taken from an article by Jean Chatzky
of Money Magazine
... I've been thinking about buying an investment piece, something that will appreciate in value over the years. ... I talked to Daniel Morris, co-owner of Historical Design in New Your and Alan Granby, owner of Hyland Granby Antiques in Cape Cod about how to get started in this business of collecting:
EDUCATE YOURSELF. Visit museums in your area, Granby says. "Regardless of what your budget is, the first thing to do is expose yourself to a lot of different things. That way you get a sense of what you like and then you can start studying up on it." ... Then hit (art) shows, galleries, auctions and the Web to continue your research. A ton of books are available at your local library on every period and style, from art deco to impressionism to pop. The goal is to learn how to compare similar artists and pieces, so you can pinpoint what's good, better and best for your collection.
CATER TO YOUR TASTE. Even if you plan to eventually sell the piece you have to live with it in the meantime, so it's important to find your style before plunking down any money. "Try to find something that inspires you, that recalls something you liked in your childhood or something that you're currently interested in," Morris says.
USE A REPUTABLE DEALER. One common denominator throughout collecting is quality and condition. If you have an amateur eye, you need to rely on someone you trust to point you in the right direction. "It's just like the stock market in that blue-chip stocks sell for more because they're secure and dependable. If you buy a fine example of an important artist's work in fine condition, you've got a blue chip," Granby says. Picking up the piece from a renowned dealer only sharpens your chip, because you'll then have his seal of approval when it comes time to sell. He'll also stand behind the piece, an assurance you might not get from an auction house, which will often put strict limits on returns or even require bidders to buy as is.
LOOK IN YOUR ATTIC. ... If you have something that was passed down from your uncle's cousin or your great aunt, do a little research before carting it off to Goodwill.
KNOW HOW TO SELL. There's no hard-and-fast rule for when to sell a particular piece and appreciation rates vary across the board. ... Dealers don't like to make an offer – they'd rather you quote a price upfront. There's a precedent for nearly everything, says Granby, so do some research on similar pieces and what they've sold for, then consider the quality and condition of what you have. Once you have an asking price, find dealers who specialize in similar areas or head to a local auction.
NOTE FROM ART BUZZ: In your search for fine art, do not overlook living artists and/or local artists on-the-rise. Your return may be less but so will your financial investment. Plus, you'll be contributing to a living, breathing artist who will, most likely, be happy to tell you the story behind the piece of art you buy. Remember, if the piece brings you joy, it will enrich your life for many years to come. Happy hunting.
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ART GALLERY LUXURY SHIP
David and Lee Ann Lester, who founded the successful International Fine Art Expositions circuit of high-end art fairs and sold it to the Daily Mail Group in 2001 for more than $18 million, are trying to float a new kind of art enterprise – a cruise ship loaded with galleries, jewelers and fine art dealers that tours the US Atlantic coast line on a 12-month voyage, stopping at 30-40 ports along the way.
Called SeaFair, the 225-foot-long Grand Luxe yacht contains three enclosed exhibition decks and one open-air deck, along with a restaurant and bar.
Admission is by invitation only. A dealer's cost of participation for each port, according to the SeaFair website -- www.expoships.com -- is less than that of a typical art fair.
Visit the website (link above) for the latest information and the ship's destination schedule.
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