Museum of Paper

It's Tuesday, So Try Doing One More Thing

Try It Tuesday is a website that sponsors the idea of setting aside at least part of every Tuesday to do a project that they explain each week.

Illustration Friday, Inspire Me Thursday and now Tuesdays are tempting me too. So many ideas and so little time!

I thought that was a cool idea until I started realizing that priorities start to get lost at some point when we starting adding more and more things to the "to do" list.

The upside of Try It Tuesday is that you could do something in a new way or learn something new.

Orthopaedic Related Art Wanted

from:James M Bregenzer
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

comes this CALL FOR MEDICAL ART created by Orthopaedic patients

"Orthopaedic patients include persons who presently have, or have had, an orthopaedic condition. An orthopaedic condition can be either a disease or condition that affects muscles, bones and/or joints.

"Arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome, osteoporosis, scoliosis, spinal cord injury or other spine/back conditions, cerebral palsy, amputation, spina bifida, broken bones and joint replacement are some examples of orthopaedic conditions."

An online entry form must be submitted by artists who wish to participate in the competition Form due: July 1, 2006

Adults Who Play With Crayons - a Theme Show

Note - this date seems like a looooonnnng way out, but I don't have an email for the organizer so I'm just announcing what I've got.

MailArt Call: Theme Show: Adults Who Play With Crayons

Wanted: detailed drawings done in crayon for a large International Mail Art Show. Landscapes, portraits, political, surreal drawings, abstract etc.all done in crayon. Photographers must also include crayons in their photos.

Size: open
Deadline: November 2007

All works to be displayed at:
    The Lawrence Heritage State Park Art Gallery
    Lawrence, Massachusetts
    December 2007

Ephemeria and the Artsy Asylum will be represented. We hope that you will too.

Send to: Sharon Silverman P.O. Box 1212 Haverhill, MA 01831 USA
Documentation to all participants. No returns. Please keep drawings suitable for all ages.

Reading PA - Market Your Art this Summer

I spent my early adult years just down the road in Philadelphia and Lancaster County, so of course I think this is a super idea. It's absolutely gorgeous country and a great way to spend summer Saturdays.

This is especially true since Reading's organizers have gone out of their way to make sure that a group of artists can do this at a bargain basement price.

But the best quote in this whole piece is here:

"It'll be artsy and a lot of fun!"

So read on, my artsy friends . . .

_________________________

What are you doing NOW to sell your Art?

Reading Art Works is providing you an opportunity as artists to sell your work this summer.

OUR COMMITMENT:

• The Reading Art Works has committed to establishing a viable outdoor art market from May to November 2006.
• We have committed thousands of dollars to establish an Art market in the local Reading Area with monthly promotional campaigns.
• We have committed to promoting Market Days via:

. . . .read on below . . .

Has the Internet Killed the Postman?

A Call has been issued for art on the theme: Has the Internet Killed the Postman

• When is Mail art and when is it just mail?
• Has the Internet Killed the Postman?
  Contributor freedom: a licence to excel or to suck?
• These are questions that address the nature of the Network.

If you have an opinion, express it in your submission to this exhibit
All work received will be exhibited at a Mail Art Show in September.

Medium: Any
Size: Any

Deadline: 30th August 2006 (deadline has been extended from July)

ADDRESS: neRRaDa
PO Box 15
ARANA HILLS
QLD 4054
AUSTRALIA

(since the work is coming to Australia, please no organic material.. ..flowers, feathers etc as customs are strict)

Info: send_to_nerrada@hotmail.com

MailArt for Scholarship

From Carol Eacret-Simmons, a senior in art education at Dickinson State University in North Dakota comes the following:

My art department is putting on a Mail-In art exhibit to raise money for art scholarships. There is NO theme and any size or medium of "postcard" is allowed.

Our gallery director/art professor has been really awesome and has put a lot of work into improving our tiny little art department and I would like to suprise her by inviting as many artists to participate as possible.

There are some that say it is impossible to fill the gallery with mail-in art, I say bring the challenge on. I really want this to be a successful show for her, so the more cards the better.

All art received will be offered for sale,

Short Notice Call - Reduce Reuse Recycle

Curated by: Junanne Peck

Mail Art Call:

You are invited to participate in
the Paintings and Assemblages - Reduce  Reuse  Recycle

Hosted by: Rose Marine Gallery
Size: open
Medium: open
Theme:  Recycle

Art Exhibit to be held at the Rose Marine Gallery located in Fort Worth, Texas.

   Dates of Exhibit: April 21, 2006 - May 30, 2006
   Deadline April 10, 2006

   Artist Reception: April 21, 2006 6:30 -9:00 pm
   Documentation online  ....  No returns

If you have any questions please contact Junanne Peck Exhibition Curator.
email-junannepeck@mac.com

Send all entries to :
Junanne Peck    
P.O. Box 8776 
Fort Worth, Tx.
76124-0776

Mailart: the Northwest Mounted Valise

Mail Art fans may enjoy an online gallery presentation by Gray Area Productions titled
 
Stuart Horn
Northwest Mounted Valise
(reopened)

This exhibit shows scans of mail art originals created by Stuart Horn reflecting his work in the 1970-80's.

Stuart was the second editor of Ray Johnson's Weekly Breeder.

The materials shown in the Mounted Valise are from 'The Clip Board Collection' an offset printed group of pieces Stuart passed on to Pat Rogers and Gray Area Productions in the 1980's.

Other works from this collection and other selections from Stuart's private collection are coming soon. And bio and bibliographic pages will expand, along with the collage pages, as it is gathered.


Pat Rogers can be contacted via email at this link