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THE 2008 COLLECTION
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Phoenix, Arizona USA
The 25th annual Magic Moments Boutique
will be held on
November 14 & 15, 2008
in a beautiful home setting located at
1530 West Vista Avenue in Phoenix
(off 15th Ave. between Northern Ave. & Glendale Ave.).
There’s no admission charge, however your donation of a non-perishable item for the Desert Mission Food Bank will be gratefully accepted and you’ll be invited to register for the daily door prize drawing. After being merrily greeted at the door of this lovely private home you’ll enter the great room where the soothing sounds of holiday carols in the background provide a seasonal background as you leisurely peruse the myriad of displays featuring a wide variety of distinctive items lovingly and meticulously hand crafted by the boutique members --- and offered for your purchasing pleasure at reasonable prices.
The boutique members are a group of talented local artisans representing women from a variety of Christian churches throughout the Valley who share a belief in the power of prayer in daily life and the desire to use their creative talents to help support their charities of choice.
For more information on the sale or boutique membership, contact MaryJane Irwin 602-481-5586
or email irwinoriginals@hotmail.com.
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Art Festival in Vermont, USA
2nd Annual Art On Main
Sunday, September 28, 2008
10 am - 4 pm
Sponosored by
the Memphremagog Arts Collaborative
167 Main Street
Newport, Vermont
Join artists in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom as they celebrate the peak of the fall foliage season. Main Street will be closed for this festival event featuring artists, handcrafters, food and entertainment. Special Program by the Constitution Brass Quintet at 1 pm on center stage.
For information and application, visit www.memphremagogartscollaborative.com/artonmain.html
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THE GREAT
CANADIAN BEAR ADVENTURE
Wild Streak Art will be hosting two amazing wildife art workshops in the fall of 2009 - the feature artist will be world renowned TERRY ISAAC.
Sept 10 – 15, 2009 - GRIZZLY BEARS
We will be flying to a remote fishing lodge on the west coast of British Columbia, Canada where we will divide our time between going out for photo sessions of grizzly bears fishing during the big salmon runs and having Terry Isaac teach us how to paint these majestic animals (wet fur and all) in their natural environment.
Oct 23-29, 2009 - POLAR BEARS
We are going to have an extraordinary polar bear experience in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada where you will find the largest congregation of polar bears in North America. Our accommodations will be a “rolling hotel” – We stay right out on the tundra in our “train on wheels” and also take tundra buggies out for photo sessions of the polar bears. The evenings will be spent with Terry Isaac teaching us how to paint polar bears in their natural environment (including Northern Lights).
For further information, contact Denise Soule – Wild Streak Art. email: dsoule@telus.net
ph: 250-492-8864 cell: 250-809-8773
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Milledgeville, Georgia USA
The Art of Democracy national coalition fall exhibition - www.artofdemocracy.org - schedule is in full swing.
The Georgia College Museum in Milledgeville will be the venue for an action in October running through December, 2008
(see the prospectus soon on the site above)
and the Atlanta Printmakers Studio has events scheduled from September through November, 2008.
More events/exhibitions/actions are welcome especially from underrepresented areas (the southeast currently has Georgia only for example). If you are having an exhibition this fall and would like to join the coalition, please contact the organizers at "Join us" on the Art of Democracy site or write info@artofdemocracy.org for more information.
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~ Exhibit in Shanghai ~
Gap
Vanquard Gallery
50 Mogansham Rd., Shanghai
Gap means distance, barrier and hard to communicate; at meantime, it also implies the meaning that trying to break this distance and barrier, but didn’t make it. September 5th, themed with “GAP”, this exhibition is opened in Vanguard Gallery, and viewers will take a look at Liu Fei and Nam HyoJun’s paintings and installations which are presenting their personal thought and experience under the same topic.
Artists: Liu Fei & Nam HyoJun
Date: Sept. 5 thru Sept. 28, 2008
(Opening is September 5th - 5pm)
For more information, log on to:
www.vanguardgallery.com
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Art Show
Phoenix, Arizona USA
Phoenix Artists Guild
Fall Art Show:
Changing Colors
November 14 – 23, 2008
Church of the Beatitudes
555 West Glendale, Phoenix, Arizona
Nelson Hall
For information, log on to:
www.PhoenixArtistsGuild.org/events.html
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Newport, Vermont USA
Event Title: Art on Main
Description: 2nd annual Fall art show and sale along the sidewlaks of Downtown Newport on beautiful Lake Memphremagog. Artists and Crafters from the Northeast Kingdom and beyond will show their best works.
Date: Sept. 28, 2008
Location: Main Street, Downtown Newport
Website: www.memphremagogartscollaborative.com
Contact: Jim McKimm (802)744-9991 or email memphremagogarts@pshift.com
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Dallas, Texas USA
16th Annual White Rock Lake
Artists' Studio Tour
Where: 45 locations throughout East Dallas
When: Saturday October 18 - 10am to 5pm
Sunday October 19 - 10am to 5pm
The Dallas arts community has come together for learning and entertainment during the Annual White Rock Lake Artists' Studio Tour, now commencing its 16th year in existence. Everyone is welcome to attend; pick up a flyer at the Bath House Cultural Center or visit www.DallasArtsRevue.com/WhiteRock and hop on the tour to view art venues and studios in forty-three locations within the White Rock Lake neighborhood. Forty-five total artists will open their studios to the public, performing demonstrations and answering questions about their process and inspiration for art making.
For additional information or to arrange an interview, please contact: ARTWORKinternational, Inc. at 505 / 982 7447
or email: artwork@artworkinternational.com
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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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Couple To Launch ...
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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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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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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