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Our second and much larger APT show will take place in April 2013 in a beautiful and spacious gallery in Fort Worth, across from the Kimball Art Museum. Read more about the show and download the Prospectus here. ____________________________  Winning artist who designs the label for an award-winning cabernet receives an all-expense paid trip to Napa Valley! Entry Deadline October 19th, 2012Read more here.Sponsored by the Capitol Grille. 7300 Dallas Parkway Plano, TX 972.398.2221 _____________________________ 
Southlake, Texas
Deadline: November 7, 2012
Jury Fee: $30.00
Event Dates: April 26 & 28, 2013
In 14 years, Art in the Square has grown in reputation to become one of the top small fine art shows in the country. Featuring 150 artists in a beautiful, upscale setting, this show draws attendance from both Dallas and Fort Worth.
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Kerrville TX Art Fair
Deadline: December 1, 2012
Jury Fee: $25.00
May 24 -- 26, 2013
Open to Texas-based artists
In its 42nd year. Located on a 7.5 acre park, outdoor event spread throughout the grounds with booths underneath large tents, and open air spaces.
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_____________________________ Just three weeks left to see the large outdoor sculptures located on Sculptor's Way along the Lagoon, a sculpture show at the Texas State Fair curated for many years by Lottie Minick. _____________________________  Classes taught from live models, for beginners and experienced sculptors. $20/class 972.437.3250 George Davis 13602 Floyd Circle Dallas, TX 75243 ____________________________
Filmed over five years in twenty-five countries, SAMSARA is a new, non-verbal documentary from filmmakers Ron Fricke and Mark Magidson, the creators of Chronos. It is one of only a handful of films shot on 70mm in the past forty years.
"Bewilderingly powerful. SAMSARA is pure cinema."
- American Cinematographer
"Beautiful, haunting, and mystical." - Documentary Channel
"A hypnotic and haunting experience...Enlightening and life-changing" - Comingsoon.net
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Read more here about East Austin's Art Night on November 8th, 2012.
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Greetings!
Autumn brings so many shows and exhibitions, here are some not to miss! (See more works like the one above at Chihuly Nights, details below.)
Please get your submission in for the Microcosm show by October 9th! We have extended the deadline 4 more days, but we need your submissions. (Also, we greatly appreciate anyone able to enter our April 2013 show this month too, to help us make our payment on that space. It will be an amazing show and we have some exciting things planned for it with prize money, guest speakers, live music, and some very impressive jurors!)
Our first APT video commercial featuring art work by many of you, has already been viewed over 150 times in the past two weeks.
Many thanks to fine art photographers Jeremy McKane, and Trevor Kobrin for an excellent workshop on how to photograph your art! See photos and a few of their tips below...
Please click on all underlined links for more information.
Sincerely,
Cassandra Fink, President
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Upcoming APT Exhibition
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Extended Submission Deadline ~ Tuesday, October 9th
 "Microcosm"
\MY-kruh-koz-uhm\ From Greek mikros kosmos, "small world."
noun: 1. A little world. Hence, man or human nature as a supposed epitome of the world or universe.
2. A smaller, representative system having analogies to a larger system.
Get your submissions in for the Microcosm show!
See Prospectus for more information. $15 to enter one piece, $35 to enter 3 or more works of art. Thursday, November 1 - Drop off Art
Saturday, November 3 - Show Opens
Saturday, November 17 - Opening Reception
Friday, December 14 - Closing Reception
Saturday, December 15 - Close of ShowTuesday, December 18 - Pick up works The 2012 Microcosm exhibition will be held at Gallery @ 1300 on Dragon Street in Dallas, Texas. This six week exhibition, scheduled for November and December is for APT members who choose to apply, and will consist of two-dimensional, small fine and contemporary art works, and sculpture. Works should be either minimalist in nature, diminutive in size, or play on the theme of microcosm: extremes or contrast in size. (Some fun examples below.) This exhibit will be curated to the specific needs of the gallery space by gallery owner Rusty Hill, the curator, and our guest juror, Jamie Labar (of LuminArte Gallery). Both finished works and the creation of new works on this theme are encouraged.  "Mechanized Microcosm"
 Photographic art by Slinkachu
 Micro Image by Olaf
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How to Photograph Your Art
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Below are just a few tips from fine art photography experts Trevor Kobrin and Jeremy Mckane, who made an excellent team in demonstrating how to photograph art! So much more was discussed that can't be covered here, so please make an effort to attend our next workshop on photographing your art, in early 2013!
 1) Photographing PaintingsTrevor gave a hands-on demo on how to shoot 2D wall-hung art work for the painters. Trevor says never use the built-in flash on your camera or any light source pointed directly at your flat art work. Set your camera at a right angle to the art, preferably on a tripod. Make sure the lens is pointed at the center of the painting, and that the back of the camera is horizontal and vertical to the art work. A minimum of two lights should be used, placed on either side of the camera at a 45 degree angle pointing towards opposite sides of the painting, and at equal distance from the art work. This indirect lighting will give even illumination across the painting surface when using artificial light.
2) Picture FramesAre you showing your frame or your painting? Crop out the frame, as it can distract from the actual art. Glass on paintings can get tricky, so ideally try to shoot paintings without glass over them.
 3) Types of LightingArtificial light sources can be used (tungsten or household bulbs, florescent, and halogen) but each has its own color temperature and the correct white balance must be set on your camera to avoid color variations such as the yellow from tungsten lighting. The simplest way to correct color variations is to photograph a grey card against the art, and use computer software to achieve the white balance.
Jeremy demonstrated the fine points of shooting 3D art work for our sculptors. Light the background first. If the surface reflects, like shiny metal, polished marble or glass, be sure not to light the actual art. Instead direct the light onto white material so light ricochets onto the art. Be sure to always light any fused or blown glass art from behind, not the front of the glass which will only produce glare.
5) Correcting and Refining your Photos
One advantage of indoor photography is the ability to use more bells and whistles like the set-up Jeremy used here while shooting the work, with affordable software designed specifically for this, like Adobe Photoshop (Ps Elements, the cheaper form) or Lightroom. This can save you many, many hours. Use the RAW file format if your camera allows it, and edit RAW images in either of these software rather than using jpegs, as RAW files allow for more flexibility, are better quality, and with these software adjustment filters, will provide non-destructive editing results.
6) Photographing Outdoor Art
When photographing your outdoor art, Jeremy says there is a time around dusk (the golden hour) when the light can be absolutely perfect, so be sure to set up your tripod and camera early enough to capture that window of time. You might stake out your art work at different times of the day before photographing it, to see how the sunlight changes your art.
At our next workshop, Jeremy and Trevor will discuss more on the different software that can be used to perfect your photos, photography tools, decent cameras that are affordable, and more tips on lighting to get fabulous photos. Don't miss our next amazing "Photographing Your Art" workshop!
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Inspiration
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Sometimes capturing a great image in art all comes down to light and lighting. More about light, just for painters...
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