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Dallas, Texas 75372
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Workshops & Open Calls
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Image is Everything -
Shoot Your Art Like a Pro! 
APT Interactive Photography Workshop & Demo
Saturday September 8,
1 - 3 pm
at Gallery at Midtown
13331 Preston Rd. Dallas, TX 75240 (E. side of Valley View Mall at 635)
$15 APT members
$25 Non-member
Excellent photographs are a must to show your work at its very best!
In this hands-on interactive demo and workshop, you'll learn how to take professional looking photos of your work.
Come see fine art photography experts Jeremy Mckane and
Trevor Kobrin discuss and demonstrate correct lighting, and share tips on how to work with backgrounds, filters, various cameras, and more.
Artists will have the chance to have a small piece of their art professionally lit and shot.
(Works limited due to time constraints -- first come first serve, please include this request in RSVP to info@artprotx.com.)
Pay online.
~**~((*))~**~International photographer Trevor Kobrin, winner of prestigious photographic awards throughout South Africa, Europe and America, has had his commercial and fine art photography featured in international publications Elle, Marie Claire, numerous South African magazines; and locally in D Magazine, D Home, Dallas Design Book, and Cottages & Bungalows. His fine art photography has been exhibited in Johannesburg, South Africa at the Little Louvre Gallery, at Canvas Gallery in Dallas, and more.
Jeremy McKane, a Dallas native, has traveled the world taking images of landscapes, fashion, and most notably, underwater fashion. Using water, video and camera, he captures movement and grace of fabric-draped human forms underwater, giving him a distinctive ability to paint with light. His work has appeared in Art + Advocacy, Patron Magazine, and in galleries across Texas including Cohn Drennan, Kettle Art, Mckinney Avenue Contemporary, Rising, Tractorbeam Gallery, and public installations in the Dallas Arts District.
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Please come to the next APT Artist's Roundtable!
Sunday August 26th
3 - 5pm
Artful camaraderie, wine and food for thought, body and mind at Times Ten Cellar.
FREE for APT Artist Members and Patrons ~ The Artists' Roundtable serves as a casual and fun forum for sharing, meeting, mingling and creating a dialogue with fellow APT artist's and other art insiders.
Artists nurturing artists ~ Bring photos on your preferred device or laptop and share your latest work, recent endeavors, websites, or questions to pose for our creative brainstorming sessions.
(Free to APT members, $10 for non-members at the door)
Times Ten Cellers
6324 Prospect Ave
Dallas, TX 75214
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$3,000 in cash and prizes!
The Irving Art Association announces a call to artists for a juried art exhibition, October 1 - 25, 2012 at the Jaycee Park Center for the Arts Galleries in Irving, Texas.
Deadline: August 20, 2012
Juror: James Spurlock.
Prospectus
Artists can help save our endangered wildlife in Texas and worldwide, through shows like this. See all IAA does for the arts and our Nat'l Pet and Wildlife shows.
Contact Ron Stephens wildlife@irvingart.org. _______________________________
August 25, 2012 Juried Exhibition
in Houston, Texas
Deadline: August 17 Betz Art Gallery, located in the heart of Houston is seeking original sculpture work from Texas's finest sculptors. Artists may enter two works, with two images per art piece. ProspectusContact lori@betzgallery.com or call 713.576.6954.
International Artist Residencies
2012
International emerging artists may qualify for Residency, seminar, artist talk, and exhibit. Now accepting applications for December 2012/January 2013.
Deadline: August 11, 2012 HMC is based in Dallas/Budapest. Application form
"Artist residencies allow the time for dialogue and create connections that contribute to the future."
bszechy@yahoo.com
A.I.R./International Artist Residencies 2012, Budapest Hungarian Multicultural Center
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Deadline: August 31, 2012 The El Paso Art Association Annual juried fine art competition and exhibition, opening October 6, 2012 in Crossland Gallery, El Paso, Texas. $5,000+ in cash and prizes Juror: William Arthur Herring Prospectus Contact Don Beene atepaa500@sbcglobal.net or Joyce Ewald, 915.534.7377 ____________________________ San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts Deadline: September 7, 2012
Prizes:
1st -- $2,000
2nd -- $1,500
3rd -- $1,000 Juror: Jed Morse, Curator of Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas.
October 26, 2012 - August 12, 2013. ENTRY FORM
Contact Joe Arredondo of the Sculpture Network of Texas. ___________________________ Huffhines Art Trails October 2012 Richardson, Texas
Deadline: August 17, 2012
October 27-28 , 2012
Saturday 10 am - 6 pm and
Sunday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
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 MAIN ST. Fort Worth
28th year, in Fort Worth, Texas
Deadline: October 19, 2012
April 18-21, 2013, largest, nationally ranked art festival in U.S.
$10,000 Award program
With hundreds of thousands of affluent Metroplex buyers, MAIN ST. continues to forge new ground in terms of increased sales for artists. Extensive use of corner booths (over half of the spaces), top-shelf artist amenities include at-booth lunch delivery, stress-free load-in and available storage, and continuing development of web and mobile delivery of artist information.
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 Historic Salado Art Fair
46th year
Deadline: October 12, 2012
October 27-28, 2012
On the banks of Salado Creek,
Pace Park in Salado, TX
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 4pm
254.947.5040
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Studio Rental Space
$300 for artist studio space
at Valley View Center, 13331 Preston Rd. Dallas, TX 75240
469.374.0491
adavis@galleryatmidtown.com
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Events this Month
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Artist's Night Out
 Samuel Lynne Galleries presents their art-themed movies... SUMMER FILM NIGHTS
Thursday August 9th, 6:30 pm
$10 Admission
1105 Dragon St. Dallas, TX
Proceeds benefit Hunger Busters. RSVP 214.965.9027 or info@SamuelLynne.com
Pre-paid reservations required, limited seating. Doors open 6 pm, Showtimes 6:30 pm.
___________________________  Read the Dallas Morning News article about public art on Henderson and first prize winner Nic Noblique.  ___________________________  Bob English will be showing his work at the Loveland Sculpture Invitational on August 10 - 12th at 920 West 29th in Loveland Colorado. ____________________________ 
Cedars Art Gallery
Life Drawing with live model
Thursdays 7 - 10 pm
Sundays 1:30 - 4:30 pm 1114 S. Akard street, Dallas TX
10-minute poses $20 per artist
Paul Labadie 214.769.2495
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What is APT?
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APT is a group of artists and business people dedicated to helping artists who either live or sell their work in Texas, providing exposure, innovative exhibitions, lucrative opportunities for artists, seminars, social art outings, and avenues to help artists refine their presentation. We celebrate creative innovators, and foster a relationship with professionals and patrons interested in great art. APT is proud to be sponsored by these generous contributors.
APT empowers its jury-selected membership of experienced, business-oriented art professionals to evolve their presentation, art and careers through effective interaction with art leaders and enthusiasts from around the globe.
One of APT's dedicated objectives is to secure exhibition opportunities for its artist members which directly elevate APT's regional and national presence. We strive to foster a relationship with the buying public by establishing a unified and sophisticated identity within the Texas, national and international art market.
This is your art organization, so APT wants to hear about any new trails you are blazing in the art world, and what YOU want to see more of - how can we assist you as an artist?
 
 
 
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Greetings!
Do more things to make you smile! Like attending our next Artist's Roundtable on Sunday, August 26th, or our workshop on photographing your art! This workshop will be very hands on, with artists able to bring a piece of art to be shot professionally. See details to the left!
Thanks to those who joined us at our workshop with Giovanni Gallucci at www.liveloudtexas.com. Some feedback from members...
"Giovanni was terrific. I have spent more time than I'd like to admit, trying to crack the SEO magic, and absolutely no one imparted such good detail as he. I've already downloaded his presentation and am urging friends to see his next presentation. Thanks for serving Gio up to us!" ~ Sharon O'Callaghan Shero  "An amazing talk that opened our eyes to unexplored landscapes! Thank you for arranging this illuminating presentation." ~ Lynn Baskind
Please click on all underlined links for more information. Sincerely,
Cassandra Fink, President
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Art In The Making
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An Education in Copper
Copper is a beautiful metal to work with when you want to create amazing colors, whether with patinas or flame painting.  What Is Flame Painting?
How is flame painting different from just coloring metal with a flame?
Art and tips from copper painter Racheal Mathews...
Flame "Painting" is not just the coloring of the surface of a copper form with a flame. It is the skilled control of the flame from an oxyacetylene torch to create shapes and colors with intentional design and composition. Since clear coats used to hold the colors in place are a more modern invention, this is a relatively new art form. It can take years to be able to paint intentional design and composition with a flame rather than merely creating happy accidents. A few more details to help you understand the process...
It's not how hot the flame is, but it's how hot you get the metal that brings out the particular colors you want. Flame painting is a surface treatment using heat to build layers of oxidation (oxygen molecules). The different layers of oxidation create different colors in copper, and these layers are made by different amounts of heat. Also, whatever happens to be in the air on a particular day can effect the colors you get, making it difficult to control the outcome. Plus, when the right clear coat is applied to stop the oxidation and make the colors last longer, the clear coat itself changes the colors, so each piece will be unique. 
What you can control is lightness or darkness of color, the general color and shapes and patterns, but not exact hues.
Shapes and patterns are flame painted by using the side of the flame (blue haze around flame's cone) to draw shapes and patterns. This is a "reduction atmosphere" where all of the oxygen molecules have been used up to make the fire in the cone. It's the perfect drawing tool as it "reduces" the number of oxygen molecules on the surface of a fully oxidized brown piece of copper, leaving a clear copper shape. This shape then can be reheated to the color desired. Create the hottest color first, and then progressively cooler colors. The outcome is a layered effect of colors. The colors are then made permanent with the application of a urethane clear coat. It can take years of practice and endurance to flame paint copper with great control, so be patient. For more info.
Making copper sheet into 3D art
Steve Shelby, a seasoned metal worker, shares with us a step-by step video on raising copper, as he transforms a sheet of copper into a three dimensional life-like head sculpture. If you decide to do some copper raising and have any questions, Steve will be happy to answer them. steve@shelbyvision.com
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Advanced Copper Raising by Steve Shelby
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Don't Do This
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Social Networking - vs - Social Not Working 9 things NOT to do on the web, and some helpful tips...
Using Facebook, Twitter, Linked In and blogging can serve you in branding yourself as an artist, and can even help you make some sales if done correctly! Social media sites are tools you can use to share your knowledge and opinions and establish yourself as an expert in the specific kind of art that you create and sell.  Here are some Do's and Dont's in the How To's of Social Media, inspired by Daniel Post Sennings (Emily Post's grandson) and Giovanni Gallucci. 1) Don't post photos of your boss showing off his best dance moves after five martinis, and just assume that anything uncivil or unflattering you post about others will be seen by them, their friends, and their entire family...forever. Once you hit the send button it's on the web for eternity and can't be removed. 
2) Don't post what you had for breakfast, where you are shopping or when you go to the bathroom if trying to establish yourself professionally. Online navel gazing is not that engaging and maintaining some mystery is not such a bad thing. Talk about your own work, but also celebrate others! If people see that you have the heart of a servant and you like what others are doing, that establishes trust. Be relevant to your audience. If your professional audience differs enough from family and friends, you might consider having both a private and professional Facebook (or blogging) site.
3) Don't use too many cryptic abbreviations when writing to people over 30 years old. Is your intention to write in riddles, or communicate? Although the phrase 2GTB2 may seem obvious, it takes time for some of us to track down a 15 yr old translator.  4) Don't forget to be polite. Social media is in essence, the virtual equivalent to public speaking, it's just that one of these you can do in your pajamas. A good rule of thumb is to not say anything on social media that you would not say standing at a podium in public. 5) Don't spam people you don't personally know. Sharing your art work is great, but asking those you've never actually met to vote for you online is risky and could come off to some as spamming. Save that for those with whom you have a more established online relationship.
6) Don't use all caps, the equivalent of yelling online, and remember to edit or use spellcheck. It's not just what you say, it's how you say it. Misspellings and poor grammar can distract from your message, and lack of punctuation can entirely change the meaning (as evidenced by the book, "Eats, Shoots and Leaves").
7) Don't feel bad about turning down your friends' app or game suggestions. Consider how much of your time you want to give to social media, perhaps allotting 30 minutes or so at the same time every day to get caught up with social media. If you are an app or game addict, just know that there is life after Farmville.
8) Don't feel bad if you can't keep up with Facebook's ever changing privacy rules, and don't think that Facebook cares about your privacy. They provide customer service only for the people giving them money, their advertisers. (As Giovanni says, you are just the product to them, the pig at the bacon factory, that's all.) If you prefer great customer service, do a search online and consider the many alternatives to Facebook now, which do have fewer users, but may listen to your feedback.
9) Don't be too predictable when it comes to numbers. Use odd numbers to advertise tips or ideas. For some reason, studies show that unusual numbers (like 7, 9 or 13) get more click-throughs.
Youtube is second only to Google in being the most popular search engine in the world. (For a search engine that really respects your privacy use Ixquick or Start Page, every bit as effective.)
Giovanni Gallucci suggests making a social media plan, and providing a way for others to engage with you through social media and stay engaged; to provide people a means or incentive to share.
Participation is the name of the game. By adding photos, you increase click through odds by 800%! Video is even better -- people are visual!
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Inspiration
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Creative success results from passion, perseverance, patience, and using both sides of the brain.
Some people may access parts of the brain we probably never will.
More thoughts on creative success...
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Neil Gaiman - Inspirational Commencement Speech University of the Arts 2012
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"Where is your focus? Decide if you want to create great art or sell art, keeping in mind that either decision includes a percentage of the other. If you concentrate on creating great art and succeed, it doesn't matter whether your work sells or not you've succeeded in creating great art. Feel good! If your focus is to sell art, then know that good art and bad art sell all the time and at all levels. If your goal is to make lots of money, then don't feel bad if what you sold wasn't the best art ever. Good and bad are perspective driven. If you create the best art you possibly can, don't let people tell you it is not good. Likewise, if you are able to make lots of sales, don't let people shame you by saying it's because your work is "too" commercial. Decide what you want and go for it! If you ask for permission some well-meaning person will probably say no. If on your death bed you can say, 'I did what I wanted and did it well,' then your life was well spent! Your life is the art, create it with all the love and passion of a priceless painting and with less fret and worry than given a sketch on a napkin." ~ Posted by Jerome Walker  | |
Digital Art
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"Beware of artists. They mix with all classes of society, and are, therefore, most dangerous."
~ Queen Victoria
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