Call To Artists: The Beverly Hills Art Show - Affaire In The Gardens

25 Jan 2011 05:28 Africa/Lagos


Call To Artists: The Beverly Hills Art Show - Affaire In The Gardens

PR Newswire

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Jan. 24, 2011

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Jan. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --

When:

Deadline for Artists to submit application is February 14th, 2011

Show dates are Saturday and Sunday, May 21st & 22nd, 2011

Where:

Beverly Gardens Park along Santa Monica Boulevard, from Rodeo to Rexford Drive
9400 North Santa Monica Boulevard, Beverly Hills, CA 90210

More Information:

Contact:
Karen Fitch McLean, Art Show Coordinator
City of Beverly Hills Community Services Department

310.285.6836 or 310.285.6830

kmclean@beverlyhills.org

Website:
http://www.beverlyhills.org/artshow - or visit us on Facebook

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The City of Beverly Hills is seeking fine artists to display and sell their art at its two-day art fair, The Beverly Hills Art Show – Affaire In The Gardens, to be held on May 21st and 22nd, 2011 in gracious Beverly Gardens, a long green oasis in the historic heart of town. The deadline to apply to the art show is February 14th.

Fine artists working in the categories of Painting, Sculpture, Drawing, Printmaking, Photography, Ceramics & Glass, Mixed Media and New/Digital Media Categories are welcome to apply. An additional special theme of this show will be combustion and fire; any artist working with these concepts is encouraged to get in touch with the art show office.

The show has been held for nearly 40 years in the heart of Beverly Hills, attracting up to 50,000 visitors throughout the weekend. Please visit our website or call 310.285.6836 to apply or receive additional information.


SOURCE City of Beverly Hills

CONTACT: Karen Fitch McLean, Art Show Coordinator of City of Beverly Hills Community Services Department, +1-310-285-6836, +1-310-285-6830, kmclean@beverlyhills.org

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Call for Entries for 2011 Poster Design Competition

The Art Institutes and Americans for the Arts Issue Call for Entries for 2011 Poster Design Competition

Eighth Annual Competition Asks High School Seniors to Demonstrate Why “Life is Better With Art in It”




PITTSBURGH, PA (DECEMBER 29, 2010) /PRNewswire/ — The Art Institutes and Americans for the Arts today announced they are seeking entries for their eighth annual Poster Design Competition. The Competition challenges entrants to submit a poster that addresses the theme, “Life is better with art in it.” The national winners will earn up to a full-tuition scholarship to one of The Art Institutes schools.

In partnership with Americans for the Arts, the nation’s leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts, The Art Institutes annual Poster Design Competition provides design-minded students an opportunity to study at one of the more than 45 Art Institutes schools.

The competition is open to high school seniors in the U.S., Canada (excluding Quebec) and Puerto Rico. The deadline to submit entries is February 4, 2011. Full entry requirements can be viewed at www.artinstitutes.edu/postercompetition.

According to John Mazzoni, president of The Art Institutes, “The Poster Design Competition provides a venue for high school seniors to channel their design talents into an opportunity to earn a tuition scholarship.” With every year of the competition, Mr. Mazzoni says, “students’ entries become more creative and inspired.”

“The Poster Design Competition brings out and showcases a diverse pool of remarkably talented high school students,” says Robert L. Lynch, president and CEO of Americans for the Arts. “The entry pieces are not only vibrant and exciting, but also a great reminder of how much art can touch us in our everyday lives.”

To learn more about The Art Institutes and Americans for the Arts Poster Design Competition, visit www.artinstitutes.edu/postercompetition.

The Art Institutes (www.artinstitutes.edu) is a system of more than 45 education institutions located throughout North America. The Art Institutes system is America’s Leader in Creative Education providing an important source for design, media arts, fashion and culinary arts professionals. Several institutions included in The Art Institutes system are campuses of South University.

Americans for the Arts is the leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts in America. With offices in Washington, D.C. and New York City, it has a record of 50 years of service. Americans for the Arts is dedicated to representing and serving local communities and creating opportunities for every American to participate in and appreciate all forms of the arts. Additional information is available at www.AmericansForTheArts.org.

Media Contacts:
Jacquelyn P. Muller
Vice President – Communications/Public Relations

The Art Institutes
Office: 412.995.7262
jpmuller@aii.edu

Devra Pransky
Sr. Director of Communications
The Art Institutes
Office: 412.995.7685
dpransky@aii.edu