Museum of Paper

Opportunity for September 11 Related Art

Gail Ellspermann points out an important project taking place within the art community on September 11th. It involves creating a piece of 9/11 relevant Mail Art of any size. The collection already includes over 1,500 pieces of Mail Art and it would be wonderful to include yours.

The one requirement is that it be mailed on 9/11/06

When your art piece is ready it can be scanned or photographed and added to a flickr album, your blog, etc, Then we'd love to see it, and it would be great if you would go the comment area below and add the URL where we can find it.

Bonus: If you add an image to your blog and send a trackback to the URL listed below ( see where it says trackback: http://www.typepad.com/t/trackback/5750418 ) your entry will appear right here below this entry.

Your creation can be mailed to: Remember September
P.O. Box 793 Katonah, NY 10536  USA

Documentation to all (randomly chosen entrants receive a CD with all images, all others receive an 11″x 17″ color poster of selected entries)

On 9-11-06 Bloggers all over the world will also honor the 2,996 victims in a personal tribute that you can read about here.

Join the project of remembering or learn more.

How Crayons Save You Money

Voila. Straight from the flickr website. What an opportunity for you artistic types to put your talents to work for you!

Click on the image below for an enlargement and details.

If you do decide to send them something we'd love to see it too. Would you put a link in the comments to more of us can go peek at your handiwork?

Make Money While You Sleep and other Get Rich Quick Schemes

Most professional artists are not normally rolling in money. And people who do art as a hobby spend their money on supplies, books and things that will be helpful in making art.

So we as a group are often the targets of people who want to sell us stuff or sign us up for something that will - you guessed it - bring in some extra dollars.

When it's someone selling us a blogging platform or a workshop designed to help us in some way that's one thing.

And though you likely won't get rich quick at least it's honest cash; and you don't have to keep changing your email address or blog URL to stay one step ahead of Interpol.

Mail Art Project : Immigration

Note the important words here:
"Works will be juried, and not returned"

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Press release:

Sophie Blachet, director of Art Vitam and Valeria Pouza, independent curator, are seeking Mail Art works for an ongoing Mail Art Project book on the theme of immigration.

The Mail Art Project will proceed in two phases:

Phase One ______

The Mail Art Project will collect over a period of six months beginning in June 2006, a range of mail art works sent royalty free to be published in book form.  Only 100 works will be chosen for inclusion in the book entitled "Mail Art Project 31.12.06/Immigration".

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.

Traveling On Art Money's Tab

Spend Art Money!

OK, so now the word is that you can spend Art Money on Travel. Is this great news or what!!!

Maybe we should keep a blog, or even a wiki, where we can list where we spent Art Money and what the reaction was. Photos of the expressions on people's faces would be classic.

Direct from the BIAM website comes this Travel news -

"You can travel and stay over night where a "host" will accept your visit. It will cost one Art Money pr. person pr. night.As a traveller you simply find the host on the BIAM host list and take contact before hand to arrange a visit. You qualify as a traveller if you hold some Art Money to pay for accomodation."

I wish the US would get into this Art Money thing big time. I predict New Mexico and California will lead the way when it happens. Or I could be just wishing that would be so. Then I could make my New Mexico Sangre de Christo studio a reality.

Hey you cutting edge New Yorkers - any of this happening where YOU are?  We want details!

The Museum Walls are Exploding

New Look

As you've seen in the graphic at the top of the blog, there seems to have been a population explosion.

We're building community with lots of room for varied interests and multiple skill levels and this is just one step on the way.

The Searchlight is On

We welcome other artists and writers who would like to contribute to what's happening in the Museum. Email us and let us know you'd like to share with us - OR just that you'd like participate. We have a long list of ideas for you to take on!

The New Kid

Today artist Darcy Altaville joins us as a guest author. You can meet Darcy via her first blog entry at  this link. She hopes many readers jump into the discussion about her topic: Altered Art.  I promise surprises and even rewards for those who take part.

Please drop by and chat with her by way of the comments area below her post. And look forward to more from Darcy. It's bound to be lots of fun!

To see Darcy's work, be sure to pop into Blue Jude Studio and the All NEW Blue Jude Studio Shop.

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 . . .

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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