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KY7 Biennial DEADLINE: JULY 24, 2008 a series of exhibitions, presented by the Lexington Art League, showcasing new work by living artists in Kentucky and any of its contiguous states including Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana, celebrating the richness and variety of the visual arts in our region. All artists who have spent time during the last three years working in any of the above states are invited to submit images of their work, in any medium, along with an exhibition statement and resume for consideration by the selection committee. While all media will be considered, the exhibition will place special emphasis on contemporary art that uses new media or installation work. Eligibility and Media: KY7 Biennial. All media and styles will be considered. All artists, age 18 and older, having lived and worked in Kentucky or its contiguous states within the last three years are eligible. For more complete information, visit lexingtonartleague.org ------- 2008 Comic Art Show LexArts and the Comic Creators Group are requesting submissions for the 2008 Comic Art Show, to be held at the ArtsPlace Gallery August 8 - September 6, 2008. This exhibit will have two age categories: 18 and over and under 18. Please download and submit the appropriate application at www.lexarts.org Deadline: 18 and over - Postmarked by July 21 or drop off by 5pm July 24; Under 18 - Drop off by 5pm August 4 *at least one submission by each under 18 applicant will be exhibited ------- KENTUCKY WOMEN WRITERS CONFERENCE ANNOUNCES WRITING CONTEST New this year, the Gypsy Slam Poetry Prize honors writers ages 13—18 who have an interest in the art of poetry. They will also award three Betty Gabehart Prizes in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. Entries must be postmarked by July 31 visit KWWC for more ------- KENTUCKY WOMEN PLAYWRIGHTS’ SEMINAR ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS Applications for Kentucky Women Playwrights’ Seminar (KWPS) are being accepted for seven Kentucky women writers who desire to explore the genre of playwriting and to dramatize issues that impact their lives and encourage positive social change deadline for completed applications August 8th Visit silvercreekwriters for more ------- A ROOM OF HER OWN FOUNDATION INVITES APPLICATIONS FOR 2009 LITERARY GIFT OF FREEDOM AWARD A Room Of Her Own Foundation is dedicated to helping women artists achieve the privacy and financial support necessary to pursue their art. The foundation annually provides an award of $50,000 to a woman writer.  The  foundation's 2009 Literary Gift of Freedom Award will be given to an American woman writer who is a U.S. citizen and will be living in the U.S. during the  grant period.  Acceptable genres for this grant are poetry, playwriting, creative nonfiction, and fiction.  The program requires a $35.00 application fee. Click here to visit the foundation's Web site for complete program guidelines. Deadline October 31, 2008 ------- The Nude January 10 - March 1, 2009 ENTRY DEADLINE: OCTOBER 10, 2008 twenty-third annual Nude presented by the Lexington Art League. Artists are invited to submit images of their work, in any medium, along with an exhibition statement and resume for consideration by the selection committee. All media will be considered. All artists, age 18 and older, are eligible to enter The Nude. All media and styles will be considered. No reproductions will be accepted. The artist must provide any necessary electronic equipment. All works must have been completed since January 2006 and not previously shown in any LAL gallery. For more complete information, visit lexingtonartleague.org ------- SUBMISSIONS FOR THE 2008 MOTIF ANTHOLOGY Motif, a new anthology series to be published annually by MotesBooks of Louisville is seeking submissions for the first volume.  The theme is music, the working title is Writing by Ear. Submissions may be poems, short stories, song lyrics, short memoirs, essays, letters, creative nonfiction, or other forms. Prose: Under 3,000 words Poetry/lyrics: Up to 3 pieces All genres, including combinations of forms will be considered as long as music is referenced in the works either directly or indirectly, and the presence of music figures significantly and artfully in the piece. The submission deadline is August 5, 2008 with publication anticipated in November 2008. For a complete description of specific submission guidelines visit MotesBooks.com or email MOTIF@MotesBooks.com ------- COMIX a Lexington Art League exhibition of comic and cartoon creations that range from conceptual sketches and finished drawings to printer's proofs, printed newspapers, and individual pages from comic books and graphic novels. Deadline November 7, 2008 For more complete information, visit lexingtonartleague.org -------------------------------------- RESOURCES A.R.T. (Artist Resources and Tips) is available on the Kentucky Arts Council website artscouncil.ky.gov A.R.T. is published online every two months. If you are not on the arts council’s mailing list and wish to receive email announcements when new editions of A.R.T. are posted to the website, you must sign up for the arts council’s mailing list via the link on the front page of their website at artscouncil.ky.gov -------- The Arts & Democracy website sponsored by the National Center for Civic Participation www.ccp.org The site features: twelve profiles of exemplary work in arts, culture and democracy descriptions of more than 85 arts, culture and democracy projects along with contact information for these projects a resource list with articles, websites and publications a blog with highlights from the artist-activist gatherings ------------ ARTS ACROSS KENTUCKY SEEKS INFORMATION AND PHOTOS OF KENTUCKY ARTISTS AT WORK Kentucky artists are invited to send articles with “high quality images”  of their art as well as photos of themselves at work.  300 dpi (dots per inch) is the minimum necessary for print media and send them in large size. More information at www.artsacrossky.com --------- LESBIAN WRITERS FUND The Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice works for social, racial and economic justice in the U.S. and internationally. Their grant making and philanthropic advocacy programs help lesbians and allied communities challenge oppression and claim their human rights. Astraea’s Lesbian Writers Fund was established to support the work of emerging lesbian writers, and to acknowledge the contributions of established lesbian writers to the lesbian movement and culture. For more information: grants@astraeafoundation.org or astraefoundation.org --------- Visual Dialogue Rolling Deadline The Lexington Art League (LAL) seeks proposals for Visual Dialogue, an exhibition in partnership with the Mayor’s Office of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government (LFUCG).  The mission of Visual Dialogue is to have visual art as part of the regular experience for those who visit the Mayor’s and Council Members’ offices and the Government Center; to encourage dialogue about creativity in our community among the elected officials, community leadership, staff and visitors to the Government Center; and to provide inspiration for new ways of seeing. Eligibility: Any artist 18 years or older living in Kentucky. Please note, due to spatial limitations of the Mayor’s Office and Council Members’ Offices, we will only be able to accommodate two-dimensional work. For more complete information, visit lexingtonartleague.org ------- TORCH: POETRY,PROSE, AND SHORT STORIES BY AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN Rolling Deadline Please visit torchpoetry.org for guidelines

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Around the Globe A Rembrandt Original Sold at a London auction in October as the work of an imitator or student of The Master, the painting turned out to be an original work by Dutch painter Rembrandt. Sold for $4.5 million, the self-portrait Rembrandt Laughing is estimated to actually be worth $30-40 million. Death of the CD? According to Canada's globeandmail.com, it will die sooner than later 40 years ago on a London stage Jimi Hendrix set his 1965 Fender on fire It was one of only two Hendrix axes set afire.... the London conflagration has resurfaced and will be offered at auction at London's Fame Bureau September 14, 2008. It's estimated worth? 500,000 pounds or $999,000! The U.S. The Godfather of Soul on Sale Christie's (New York City) is auctioning items from the James Brown Collection. Clothes, photographs, awards, instruments and hand-written letters are on the auction block July 17th, 2008. Did you know you can bid online! Kentucky The Winter 2007/2008 issue of The New Southerner profiles the work of Kentucky artist Dobree Adams including her work to help stop the abuses from mountaintop removal coal mining. Online at newsoutherner.com UK (University of Kentucky, that is) UK's Second Life Island opens Art Gallery From UK News: With today's technology, members of the virtual world Second Life are getting a second chance to see some of UK's real world art exhibits that show at a new art gallery on the University of Kentucky Island in Second Life. Art Studio graduate student Melissa A. Schwartz became the first student to exhibit on the virtual island starting April 10, 2008. The art show was made possible by the work of a committee of administrators that organizes the virtual island's activities. The group created a surreal virtual art gallery with staircases and bridges transporting visitors to spaces on several levels. If you're in Second Life, visit Schwartz's exhibit here