Printer-Friendly
Email this Story
Post a Comment (0)
Entry Levels
Fall into the Arts: Leesburg Crossroads¹ ³Fall into the Arts² Committee invites all artists, in any fine art medium, to submit work for a juried art exhibit at Leesburg¹ssixth annual 22008 Fall into the Arts Festival by Aug. 30.This year¹s festival will be held on Saturday, Sept. 27, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. in historic downtown Leesburg and will include live music as well as special exhibits on the town green and throughout the downtown shops.
A jury will choose one piece of artwork, valued up to $1,000, for the Town of Leesburg¹s permanent art collection located in the Town Hall. Leesburg Crossroads sponsors the purchase.
Artists may submit photos or jpegs on a CD of up to three original works along with a $25 entry fee to Fall into the Arts, C/O Loudoun Academy of the Arts, 222 S. King St., Leesburg, VA 20175.
Entry forms and instructions are available online at www.fallintothearts.org.
For further information, e-mail Jim Sisley at jsisley@verizon.net.
Something Hot: Artists living within a 75-mile radius of Leesburg are invited to submit original artwork to the seventh annual Something Hot juried exhibition hosted by Gallery 222. Artists may submit two pieces of original artwork. Artwork will be accepted at the gallery Saturday, July 26, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Entry fee is $25.
The exhibit will be juried that afternoon by artist/professor Don Depuydt of Leesburg, who will provide a critique in the evening, beginning at 7 p.m.
Work that is selected will be displayed in Gallery 222 Aug. 1-30. An opening reception will be held Friday, Aug. 1, during Leesburg's First Friday event in the downtown historic district.
Contact Gallery 222 at 703-777-5498 or visit www.gallery222.com.
Fellowships available: The Virginia Commission for Arts invites Virginia-based artists and writers to apply for the 2008-09 Artist Fellowships in Crafts and Playwriting. Applications are due Aug. 1. Fellowships of $5,000 are awarded annually by the commission to recognize the creative excellence of individual Virginia artists and to support their pursuit of artistic excellence. Artists in the disciplines of crafts and playwriting, who are legal residents of Virginia at the application deadline and who plan to remain in the state for the coming year, are eligible to apply. Applications are at www.arts.virginia.gov, or call the commission at 804-225-3132.
You must be logged in to post a comment.