Check out these upcoming calls for art surrounding small artwork!

“Small Works, Big Presents”, White River Valley Museum, Auburn (near Seattle), WA
The White River Valley Museum and the City of Auburn Arts Commission are partnering to present a Small Works, Big Presents juried art show and sale and are seeking artist participation. Artwork submission is limited to a maximum frame dimension of 20” x 20”.  Artists of diverse mediums are encouraged to enter, but is limited to two-dimensional artwork.
Fee: $5 per work
Deadline: November, 7, 2010
http://www.auburnwa.gov/Assets/Parks/Small+works+brochure.pdf

“Neo-Kitsch: national small works showcase”, Arts West, Seattle, WA
Kitsch and camp are the new black if you haven’t heard, but more than just being the new “in” thing, ArtsWest Theater’s holiday show is A Tuna Christmas.  Nothing goes better with a fun night with the “24 citizens of the third smallest town in Texas,” than some little bits of sentimentality and the ‘thingamabobs’ from popular culture with a twist of cleverness and surprise.
Charles Krafft’s King of Kitsch is a fine example of neo-kitsch already accepted into the exhibition.  This small porcelain skull with a crown of Holland-style figurines in Delftware say collectible sweetness with a flourish of fun and wit.  Unlike your father’s kitsch, commentary on the masses is appreciated.
With this call we request small works 10” x 10” or smaller from 2D and 3D media, including nontraditional mediums.
Fee: $10 per work
Deadline: November 8, 2010
http://neokitsch.yolasite.com/

http://www.bluecanvas.com/

BLUECANVAS Magazine is a quarterly publication featuring the talented artists of the bluecanvas.com community. On their website you can create a “My Canvas” where each artist has a shot at a spot in the magazine. It is a great community to join, or just a good place to find out about new and up-and-coming artists!

Have you checked out this quarter’s exhibit at the Western Gallery? This intriguing and beautiful show is filled with textiles, sculpture, masks and more.

October 4 – November 24, 2010

“Spellbound: Selections from the Lehmann African Art Collection”

For more information, and the Western Gallery’s complete schedule: check out their website.

WWU art students Tim Kenney and Kendra Aldrich both currently have solo shows up in dowtown Fairhaven! If you haven’t checked them out, stop by sometime this month before they go down October 31.

COME HERE:
Colophon Cafe (Fairhaven Masonic Building)
(large wall by the entrance to Dax Alpaca!)

Body Language
Book Fare Cafe (also in Fairhaven Masonic Building)
(above Village Books)

Support your fellow students and check out these great bodies of work!

A small group of WWU photo/art students will be presenting at the 2010 Society for Photographic Education Northwest Regional Conference in Portland, OR!

The conference is not only a great chance to see fellow students in action, but also to experience what a great organization like SPE is all about:

“The Society for Photographic Education is a nonprofit membership organization that provides a forum for the discussion of photography and related media as a means of creative expression and cultural insight. Through our interdisciplinary programs, services and publications, the Society seeks to promote a broader understanding of the medium in all its forms, and to foster the development of its practice, teaching, scholarship and criticism.”

The conference will be held at the Newspace Center for Photography in Portland, OR from November 5-7, 2010.

For more information, check out the SPENW blog!