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The Times Square Alliance seeks letters of interest

May 21, 2010

Open Call

All Art Organizations and Artists

All Art Forms

+ Times Square Alliance Public Art Program

+ TIMESSQUAREARTS

Request for Letters of Interest

Art Projects and Art Events in 2010-2012

Due on July 15, 2010

For Complete Details:  http://www.timessquarenyc.org/arts/opencall.htm

The Times Square Alliance seeks letters of interest from arts organizations and artists across disciplines to present contemporary art projects and art events in the public spaces in and around Times Square. In a one-page letter, applicants can propose a single project or series for anytime between September 2010 and December 2012.

Artists and arts organizations are encouraged to propose projects that address the unique nature and rich history of Times Square. Projects should be able to have an impact in a space defined by dynamic activity and continuous, competing visual stimuli.

Organizations, curators and artists are encouraged to consider how their projects will change or effect the space during the presentation and how the 350,000 people here every day (as well millions of virtual viewers) will interact with the presentation.

Public spaces to consider as locations for art projects and events include the new Broadway plazas and Duffy Square in Times Square and other public and private spaces throughout the Theater District, 42nd Street and 8th Avenue.

Through its Public Art Program, the Times Square Alliance brings temporary high-quality, cutting-edge art and performance to Times Square’s public spaces, so that it is known globally as a place where ordinary people encounter authentic, ever-changing urban art in multiple forms and media.

Letters of Interest are due on July 15, 2010 and should not exceed 500 words. Organization history or artist resume plus five images of relevant past work should be attached, along with an image list of titled and descriptions. Applicants with accepted proposals will be invited to enter a dialogue with the Times Square Alliance.

For complete details on the Times Square Public Art Program, visit www.timessquarenyc.org/arts

We look forward to you ideas and proposals.

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proposals from artists for a mural project, queens ny

May 21, 2010

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RFP for MidBlock Parking Garage Mural in Jamaica, Queens, NY

Contact:
Samantha Lewis
chashama Jamaica Studios
Curator & Outreach Coordinator
Samglewis@gmail.com
914.260.7974


Project Description:
The Greater Jamaica Development Corporation (GJDC) is seeking proposals from artists for a mural project in the MidBlock Parking Garage located at 89-35 163rd Street in Jamaica, NY. The goal of the mural project is to enhance the pedestrian pathway that stretches from the entrance to the garage on 162nd street to the entrance on 163rd street. The mural design should be contemporary, colorful and appropriate for a wall 248’ in length and 12’ in height. The mural will seldom be seen front on. For pedestrians viewing the mural, it will be a progressive experience as they move along the pathway. In conjunction with the mural project, GJDC will also be enhancing the pedestrian pathway with new lighting.

Guidelines:
The design should be picture-based, not word-based. Designs that include logos, copyrighted or trademarked images, advertisements, or political, commercial, religious, or sexual symbols, themes or messages will not be accepted. Designs should be appropriate for a diverse, broad-based audience of all ages.

The artist will develop and submit a preliminary visual concept for the mural to be painted on the concrete wall surface. GJDC staff members will review the conceptual design for the mural project and provide feedback to the artist/s before design approval.

Proposals should include the amount of time necessary to complete the mural and materials needed.

Timeline:
Weather permitting; the mural project will begin in July.

Deadlines:
Conceptual Design Proposals due: June 15th, 2010
Artist Selection:                            June 21st, 2010

Artist Compensation:
Compensation for the artists TBD. GJDC will pay for materials.
www.gjdc.org

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chashama is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, an award from the National Endowment for the Arts and an award from the New York State Council on the Arts in partnership with the City Council: Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Manhattan Delegation, Council Member Sara Gonzalez and Council Member Daniel Garodnick; and with funds from A.R.T./New York, Carnegie Corporation, Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, Dramatists Guild Fund, Peg Santvoord Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Steinberg Charitable Trust, Tides Foundation, and through private donations from individuals. Also supported in part with goods and materials provided through donations to Materials for the Arts, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs/NYC Department of Sanitation/NYC Department of Education.

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i am dancing as fast as i can

May 13, 2010

but don’t seem to be catching up. computer problems along with operator error, me. for some reason i decided to change cs4 photoshop to run using Rosetta on my 2.93 mac pro tower. bad mistake as rosetta is buggy and crashes a lot.

i had to search abobe forums for this answer the only way to fix it is to delete the file in user>libary> preferences folder >called com.adobe.photoshop.plist then clear all caches & reboot. i used onyx for that but agin check off something i should have so i only caused more problems.

after reboot then go to photoshop not the folder but the application, my first mistake,and click on >file info. then one can uncheck run using Rosetta and solve all you cs4 photoshop problems.

sometimes well most of the times i have a little bit of knowledge i get into big trouble. it took me day to fix this problem, staying up until 3:30 am last night working on it. did the last step this morning by running disk warrior to rebuild my directories. i used apple disk utility to reset permissions before running disk warrior.

i also use defrag to clean  unused space on my hard drives.

so i think i am up and running now. all of these programs are a part of my arsenal to keep my computer running. i am no propeller head but over the years had to learn how to keep things running.  i hope some of this information is helpful.

jene

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Kenro Izu; a thirty year retrospective “Sacred Places”

May 11, 2010
Dear friend,
I thought you may want to join Kenro’s talk at the Rubin Museum of Art on Wedensday, May 12th.
For those who are not in NYC, I’m sending this for your information in case you have friends who may be interested.
Hope to see you there!

RUBIN MUSEUM OF ART

presents

KENRO IZU: A thirty-year retrospective

Wednesday, May 12, 7 p.m.  $15*

*includes admission to the museum’s exhibitions beforehand

In this richly illustrated talk, Kenro Izu talks about his life’s work: the renowned series “Sacred Places,” which includes work from holy sites in Syria, Jordan, England, Scotland, Mexico, Easter Island and, more recently, Buddhist and Hindu sites in India, Cambodia, Burma, Vietnam, Indonesia, and China.

Using a custom-made, 300-pound camera, Izu creates negatives that are 14 inches high by 20 inches wide. The resulting platinum palladium prints are widely recognized as being among the most beautiful prints in the history of the medium. Kenro Izu’s Thirty Year Retrospective, a stunning collection of the artist’s most powerful work to date marks the thirtieth year of the ongoing “Sacred Places” series. This gorgeous new monograph published by Nazraeli Press comprises some 100 plates, beautifully printed in duotone on matt art paper and bound in Japanese cloth and will be on sale at the book signing following the talk. This is Kenro Izu’s third talk at the museum.

His work has been the subject of two exhibitions here, the most recent being Bhutan: The Sacred Within (2007).

RUBIN MUSEUM OF ART

150 WEST 17 STREET, NEW YORK CITY  www.rmanyc.org

Buy tickets on line here: www.rmanyc.org/tickets or call 212.620.5000 x344

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Sous Les Etoiles Gallery opening May 13, 2010 6-9pm

May 11, 2010
Sous Les Etoiles Gallery is thrilled to present “Cimarron”, Max Ruiz first solo show in New York.
Please join us Thursday May 13th for the opening reception from 6-9 pm, with the artist in attendance.
Max Ruiz will sign copies of  “Cimarron”, a book published for the occasion of the exhibition by Sous Les Etoiles Gallery.

We are located at 560 Broadway between Prince & Spring street in Soho.
Please be so kind to click here to RSVP

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NEW YORK – May 4, 2010 – The series Cimarrón by Max Ruiz will be on view at Sous Les Etoiles Gallery from May 13 through June 26, 2010. This is Max Ruiz’s first solo exhibition in New York. There will be an opening reception on May 13th from 6-9 pm at the gallery with the artist in attendance.
Cimarrón, the Spanish term for Maroon, meaning feral or fugitive, is a series of allegorical photographs that traces the history of runaway black slaves in the Caribbean. An imaginary tale escapes within his pictures, testifying to a poignant, often overlooked reality.
When Ruiz was on a trip to Martinique several years ago, he came across a book on Maroons. He says, “After reading it, my view of the Caribbean changed. It was as if I was receiving a message from centuries ago, which I understood to be this: There is no force stronger than the desire to be free.”
With his pictures, Ruiz is a storyteller. “I make fables,” he says. “I like providing the opportunity to share visions. I believe that some of these visions are given to me. They pass through me like water, just like the roots of a tree passes through the leaves.”
In Cimarrón, Ruiz not only connects his past with the Maroons, but his images unite the stories of anyone who has ever been enslaved. His photographs bring to mind François Makandal, Rey Bayano, Nyanga, and Gabriel Prosser- all heroes capable of defeating, defeating or attempting to defeat their oppressors. In their efforts of defiance and by creating new lives and new histories, these Maroons become an invisible part of the landscape, like the thick woven vines, ferns, tree trunks and leaves of the forest – symbols of outlaws defending justice and freedom.
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Born in Buenos Aires in 1950, Max Ruiz grew up between two cultures. His Argentinean father was a theater director and his mother served in the French embassy in France. As a teenager, his studies focused on the arts at the Fine Arts School and Pan American Art, both in Buenos Aires. In the 1970s, the military junta was about to take power in Argentina. Ruiz says: “It was a violent period. Daily life was punctuated by raids of various secret police, the informers, inflation. The future seemed stuck there.” So in 1974, he flew to France to study film at the École Supérieure d’Études Cinématographiques (ESEC) in Paris. Over the course of 20 years, Max Ruiz’s work has been exhibited all over Europe, South America, and in the United States, including Centre National de la Photographie (Paris), Les Rencontres d’Arles (Arles), and FotoFest (Houston). In addition to his photography, Ruiz also directs music videos.

Press Contact: Corinne Tapia, Gallery Director, corinne@souslesetoilesgallery.net

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Road trip, S.P.A.C.E Gallery @ the Soda factory, Burlington Vt

May 4, 2010

well we are off to vermont Wednesday Cinco De Mayo to deliver prints to the SPACE Gallery in Burlington, Vt and attend the opening of  ‘Profile NEW YORK ‘ a juried show, curated by John Cipriano on friday May 7, 2010 at 7p .this is in conjunction with Burlingtons ‘ First Friday Art Walk’.

we are taking a leisurely tour up there hopefully the weather will be nice as we don’t want to be stuck in a motel for three days all though the rest would probably be good for mary and i.

so if anybody reading this blog and i know there are some of you out there are close by why not stop in a say hello. it would be so nice to meet you.

of course the day after we drive back saturday we are photographing a maternity couple on mothers day. mary doesn’t mind and it shouldn’t take up the whole day, as they are coming to us.

shadow hasn’t been on a road trip in some time and she’s always loved traveling via car. we’ve done a cross-country trip visiting Glacier National Park and friends in calif. this maybe her last trip who knows. we are hoping to do another trip this summer in our convertible but who knows. i felt a swollen area on shadows belly the other morning , of course i thought the worst. shadow never complains even after a car tried to run her over and pulled her shoulder almost out. that was a pretty hectic night sitting in an animal emergency room.

she’s now officially 13 and ate veniero’s cheesecake and ice cream for her birthday. life has been pretty good for all of us.

we are bringing computer with us so i might have things to share next week.

jene

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New York Photo Festival submission

May 1, 2010

well today, at midnight, is the deadline for submission to New York Photo Festival and i’ve been racking my brain, what little i have left, for images to submit as a series.

i am not crazy enough putting together a catalog & price list for my Burlington Vt show next week so late least night i said oh well just pick one strong image. who cares i never win these things anyways, just like the lottery which i’ve never won either. just the other day i asked a photographer if he’d look at my portfolio and make suggestions. short answer was he didn’t know me well enough to give me an honest answer. that was an honest answer, not the one i was looking for but honest, that’s why i approached him.

but none of this is either here or there and i am just as confused now as to how and where i might try and market my wares. but our conversation did lead me to saying that i didn’t need to sell my work but i would like to, send my children, as i think of them to good homes. making money to  pay for expenses isn’t  a bad idea either.

so i sent my little image somewhere in the world to have someone glance at it for maybe two seconds before they move on. i do make these things because i love to be creative and it keeps me from wondering what the soap characters are doing now.i get such a kick out of discovering, comes from my darkroom days, images as they develop or even appear on the screen.

tada

female dancer

woman in white

jene

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Magnum photographer Steve McCurry has an internship position available

April 27, 2010

Magnum photographer Steve McCurry has an internship position available in his Queens, NY office.

REQUIREMENTS:

The position requires a highly motivated self-starter with a proven track record of excellence.

Candidates should have photography work experience and be proficient in retouching using Photoshop.
The ideal candidate should be highly organized, flexible, resourceful and intelligent in their approach to the workplace.

Requirements: 3-month commitment, full-time availability (9-6), and are currently living in the New York Metro area. Interns are required to help out on weekends when Steve is in town. Applicants must be able to start immediately.

Qualified and interested applicants should send a detailed resume and three strong references.
First selection is made based on your skills relevant to our current needs.

No phone calls, please.

info@stevemccurry.com

  • Location: LONG ISLAND CITY
  • Compensation: Will discuss with qualified applicants.
  • This is an internship job
  • Principals only. Recruiters, please don’t contact this job poster.
  • Please, no phone calls about this job!
  • Please do not contact job poster about other services, products or commercial interests.

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new york photo festival outtakes or maybe intakes

April 27, 2010

i am trying to select a series of photos to enter in the NYPF that closes 5/1/10 and i am finding it really hard maybe because of the amount of images 5 to 15 and what might at least win. win what ever? my work is somewhere between photography and……….. well i really don’t know. yet today i got a check from a gallery for one of my images selling. some people buy my work and i am always surprised.

the real fun about entering these contest is going through my hard drives looking for images and finding some like the ones below.

but i always knew about this since i have prints of this hanging on my wall, these were done 2008 so that was some time ago but the other images i had forgotten about. this image below is from a completely different session using the same red cloth but in a totally different way.

red cloth wrap

one is a dancer the other is not, but the cloth is still red silk. the reason i think these images work besides them being lovely young women in shadows is for the red silk. the one below i remember working on the cloth bring out the redness but i had forgotten about it.

female nude

letting go

it reminds me of a crane or stork.

a lovely image  the way the light reveals the female body yet keeps the mystery. this is one of the reason i left the manhattan figure study & lighting workshop. i need to work on my own discovering these moments. i also don’t like to share my work even though i do.

it’s like my personal relationship with mary, a journey, discovering new things along the way. that’s life

just my opinion

jene

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Boobquake

April 26, 2010

when i first heard the news report of the Iranian cleric blaming scantily clad  woman  boobs of causing earthquakes i chuckled thinking that yes some of them have had a profound effect on me, sometimes my hands shook as i touched them or thought about touching them, but never the ground underneath me.

i remember my first earthquake happening when i, naked except for being covered with soap in the shower,  had to think fast as the ground beneath my bathtub began to shake and  remembering earthquake preparedness lessons as i grabbed a towel and stood in the bathroom doorway. after the first shock wave we, the family and i, ran out of the house into the drive way along with all our other neighbors. i still felt kind of silly in my towel.

earthquakes are pretty scary things but i’ve never felt that way looking eye to eye with a boob. but Ms. Jen McCreight, an American twentysomething student thought she’d do something to support science and make t shirts for Boobquake day.

yes virgina there is a boobquake facebook page showing ms mc creight in her earthquake outfit.

this though is not ms. mc creight but a lovely woman in the prime of her life. humans are beautiful i think it’s a crime to cover beauty with ignorance.

beauty

just my opinion

jene

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