July
"LAYERS: Collage and Assemblage"
Artists' opening reception: Friday, July 18, 7pm
Old Music: Collage on Paper by Barbara KinnickMore than 20 artists are exhibiting their collages and assemblages in a first-ever show at Crossings called “Layers.” As the country celebrates its independence and the layers of people who make up our nation, we celebrate the layers of life in art. The exhibit is on display through July.
As you shed some of your own Minnesota “layers” in the hot summer, stop in to see what artists have piled onto their canvases. Barbara Kinnick of Rochester created a collage with bits of old music sheets, layered on a vibrant background. Belinda Krenik of Pine Island fashioned collages with old paper dolls placed on feminine scenes and embellished with beads, pressed flowers, ribbon and charms. Rochester’s Andrea Costopoulos is showcasing a bowl entitled “Bluebird of Paradise” and layered and decorated with paper and charcoal. Some works make statements; some will make you think beyond your notions of what should and could be; in some, you’ll see something new each time you look. Artists answered the call for collage as far away as Nebraska and even Canada.
The public is invited to attend the free artists’ reception on Friday, July 18 at 7 p.m. Come enjoy complimentary treats while you meet the artists and hear them discuss their work.
Participating artists:
Andrea Costopoulos
Barbara Kinnick
Belinda Krenik
Cassidy Baker
Cheryl Finnegan
Connie Bickman
G.L. Harrington
Jeanie Wilcox
Jesse Draxler
Jill Enestvedt
Karen Stiehl Osborn
Kari O'Keefe
Kathleen Flugel Colle
Laura Buchler
Leslie Halling
Lynn Bloomquist
Maggie O'Connell Nolte
Margaret Berry
Monica Bodirsky
Renee Nation
Sharol Nau
Shelley McCoy
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August
"One View, Three Visions"
Cheryl LeClair-Sommer
Lisa Stauffer
Michelle Wegler
Artists' opening reception: Friday, August 1, 7pm
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September
Dan Wiemer
Scott EckbergWITH SPECIAL GUESTS
Marcie Mix, jewelry artist
Brenda Griffin-Wagner, functional lighted sculptureArtists' opening reception: Saturday, September 13, 2-4pm
concurrent with the Zumbrota Area Arts Council's ART SPLASH
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October
"Poetography IV"
Artists' opening reception: Friday, October 3, 7pm
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November
Catherine Pawlechko White
Connie Beckers
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December
"Fabrications"
the 5th annual textile exhibit
Artists' opening reception: Saturday, December 6, 2-4pmGO TO THE CALL FOR ART FOR THIS EXHIBIT
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Crossings is organizing a October 2008 exhibition with the theme
"Poetography IV"
Deadline: Monday, July 28, 2008
Do you have a photograph that’s just too good to keep to yourself? A snapshot of life that could inspire a poem, fairy tale or even a legend? Crossings invites photographers of all abilities – from the professional to the family-vacationing mom and pop – to participate in the fourth annual Poetography show in October. This juried photographic exhibition will feature original photographs used to later inspire poetry.
Photographs will be chosen for their range of creativity – photographers are challenged to go beyond the obvious! We encourage playful, quirky, layered and hands-on images – we’re looking for inspirations.
We’re not looking for the technically perfect, polished photograph. We want the interesting and the untold stories. Does the photo seem unfinished? Make you think twice? Look beyond what you are seeing? Create more questions than answers? Could it inspire a poet? Perhaps your subject is not breathtakingly beautiful, but breathtakingly odd and memorable. Send us those images.
Photographs may be color or black and white. Both film and digital photographs are acceptable. Manipulation of the image is acceptable but not required. All works must be the original works of the photographer and must be for sale.
• Please submit no more than three (3) unframed hard copies of photographs along with an entry form
(download entry form here!) and a $10 entry fee per person.
• Include the photo titles and final print sizes.
• Submissions should be mailed to or dropped off at Crossings, 320 East Avenue, Zumbrota, Minn., 55992. Deadline for submissions is July 28, 2008.
• Submissions will not be returned unless accompanied by a self-addressed envelope affixed with the proper postage.
• If chosen, photographers will be required to send a digital file of the chosen work to be posted on Crossings’ web page to inspire poetry by poets.
• Selected photographs must be framed and ready to hang or display and delivered to Crossings by September 29.
The submitted poetry will also be juried, and the selected photographs and poems will be displayed side-by-side for the “Poetography” exhibit throughout October.Poet/Photographer Reception
The selected photographs and poems will be displayed side-by-side for the “Poetography” exhibit. All chosen photographers and poets will be encouraged to attend the artist/poet reception and reading at Crossings on Friday, October 3 at 7pm. At this special event, photographers will discuss their work, and poets will discuss how the photographs inspired their writing. It is not only an opportunity for the poets and artists to meet each other, but a special evening of camaraderie for all those who love the arts.
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Crossings is organizing a October 2008 exhibition with the theme
"Poetography IV"
Deadline: Friday, September 19, 2008
Crossings invites writers of poetry and prose to participate in the fourth annual Poetography exhibition in October. This photographer-poet collaboration will feature original photographs accompanied by poems or prosaic expression inspired by the photographs.
Juried photographs will be posted on the Crossings web site, www.crossingsatcarnegie.com, in mid-August. All interested writers are invited to submit poems inspired by as many of the images as they choose. Poets are also invited to visit Crossings to see the actual photographs. Writing space will be provided for those who wish to write at Crossings. The deadline for poetry entries is Friday, September 19.
First-Peek Open House
On Saturday, August 2 from 10:30 am to 2:30 pm, writers are invited to a “first peek” open house to view the juried photographs at Crossings – before they are launched on the Crossings web site – and for a chance to get a jump-start on poems to be submitted for the October exhibit.
Crossings will supply tables in case writers are struck with inspiration and want to write as they look at photos. This communal writers event is free of charge. Crossings welcomes all writers, from the curious to the serious. Please call to reserve a space.Entry Guidelines
• Each poem must be typed, single-spaced, on an 8½-inch by 11-inch sheet of paper.
• Each poem must correspond to a specific photograph in this collaboration. Please indicate the photograph number on the same page as the poem. Do not list your name on the front of your poetry submission; please place it on the back of the poem.
• Please submit no more than five (5) poems, along with an entry form download entry form! Include a $5 entry fee (per person, not per poem). You can also pick up a form at Crossings or request it to be emailed to you.
• Deadline for poetry entries is Friday, September 19 at 5 p.m.
• Mail or drop off entries at Crossings, 320 East Ave, Zumbrota, MN 55992. Call Crossings with questions: 507-732-7616.Poems will be juried, and those chosen for the exhibition will be notified of acceptance the following week.
Poet/Photographer Reception
The selected photographs and poems will be displayed side-by-side for the “Poetography” exhibit. All chosen photographers and poets will be encouraged to attend the artist/poet reception and reading at Crossings on Friday, October 3 at 7pm. At this special event, photographers will discuss their work, and poets will discuss how the photographs inspired their writing. It is not only an opportunity for the poets and artists to meet each other, but a special evening of camaraderie for all those who love the arts.
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Crossings is organizing a December 2008 exhibition with the theme
"Fabrications V"
Submission deadline: Friday, November 7, 2008Crossings is calling all textile, fiber and jewelry artists for submissions to the annual juried December exhibition, Fabrications. Entries can include artwork such as contemporary gallery pieces, wall hangings, 3-dimensional fiber sculpture, wearable art of all types, handcrafted jewelry, and holiday ornaments. Artists are encouraged to explore new boundaries and technologies, and challenge common categories! Jurors will focus particularly on innovative designs and craftsmanship.
This exhibit is open to all fiber and jewelry artists interested in displaying and selling their work. Fiber arts may include batik, surface design, felting, quilting, rug hooking, spinning, weaving, knitting, fiber sculpture, handcrafted paper and note cards, and needlework. Jewelry arts may include fiber, beading, metal, paper and multimedia.Guidelines:
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Rural
America Arts Partnership
The "Rural America Arts Partnership" ( RAAP ) in Plainview, MN
is looking for artists to exhibit their work. The gallery is located in
the John Hassler Theater, an RAAP affiliate. Artwork is
on exhibit on a quarterly basis and the openings align with the
openings of the four plays staged each year at the Hassler.
If you are interested in a one-person showing of your work, please contact:
Mike Schad at 507-753-2353 or mschad1952@hotmail.com for more details.
click here for more information!
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Cornucopia
Art Center
Lanesboro, Minnesota
CERAMIC ARTISTS FOR JURIED SALES GALLERY
Click here for more information: www. lanesboroarts.org
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