Submitting to Exhibitions

As most artists will tell you, I spend and unseemly amount of time and energy preparing submissions and proposals for galleries, grants, fellowships, competitions, and lately artist residencies. Everyone has a different format and requirements, some of which (after having more than ten years of experience doing this) border on the ridiculous. I honestly believe I spend as much or more time working on these things than actually painting or drawing (something I am desperately trying to change).
I just completed the most painless and quick submission that I can remember. It was for the 20th Annual Drawing and Print Competition at Notre Dame of Maryland. It consisted of a short online form, uploading the digital images to their site and then paying the entry fee via PayPal in a seamless stream of events that took all of 15 minutes (including prepping the images to their specifications in Photoshop).
If you are a gallery, arts organization, or anyone else that organizes art exhibitions please take a minute, click the link above and review their process. It would be so much better for artists and the people who host art exhibitions to do things this way!

More New Drawings

In between the 30 new paintings I am making for my solo exhibition at GRACE (and two for a collaboration with JT Kirkland) I have made some more Ghost Music studies for my collaboration with minimalist composer Matt Sargent. The drawings are graphite on polypropylene and measure 6"x4".

Ghost Music Study 12

Ghost Music Study 13

Ghost Music Study 14

Ghost Music Study 15

Ghost Music Study 16

Ghost Music Study 17

Ghost Music Study 18

Ghost Music Study 19

Looking at Art Tonight

After some ice skating at the National Gallery of Art, dinner and a trip to Utrecht for more paint I'll be going to this exhibition tonight, mainly to see Mark Cameron Boyd's work. It should be worth checking out.

Still Here

I've been making excellent progress in the studio for my solo show at GRACE that opens May 2. I've also been overwhelmed with applications for residencies, shows, grants, etc. More soon. (I keep saying that don't I?)

Burnout

Franklin Einspruch has some great "Unsolicited Advice" for artists out there.

My Art Tonight and Tomorrow In NYC

Postcards From the Edge benefiting Visual AIDS
Metro Pictures
519 West 24th Street, NYC
Saturday January 10, 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
$5 suggested admission

The annual display and sale of postcard-size artworks donated from 1600+
artists

Donating artists include: John M. Adams, Alfredo Jaar, Cindy Sherman, Ross
Bleckner, Kara Walker, Jeff Koons, Robert Longo, John Waters, Catherine
Opie, Glenn Ligon, Tony Feher, Ann Hamilton, Kiki Smith, Nayland Blake, Fred
Wilson, Mary Heilmann, David Armstrong, Carrie Mae Weems, Barton Lidice
Benes, Adam Fuss, Jane Hammond, McDermott & McGough, Vito Acconci, John
Baldessari, Louise Lawler, Marcel Dzama, Patty Chang, Paul Pfeiffer, T.J.
Wilcox, Marilyn Minter, Kate Shepherd, Arturo Herrera, Julie Mehretu, Emily
Jacir, Jack Pierson, Barry McGee, Slava Mogutin, Rirkrit Tiravanija,
Lawrence Weiner, Annie Sprinkle, William Wegman, Yoko Ono, and many, many
more. A list of all donating artists will be distributed at the Benefit Sale

The Benefit Sale -- ONE DAY ONLY!
Saturday, January 10, 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
All works are only $75 EACH. Buy four, get one free. Works are signed on
the back and displayed anonymously. Artists' names revealed only after
purchase. First-come, first served. $5 suggested admission

The Preview Party
Friday, January 9, 6:00 - 8:00 PM
$75 admission* includes one raffle ticket. Additional raffle tickets $20.
Your only chance to get a sneak peek at the entire show! No sales, but one
lucky raffle winner selects the first postcard. More prizes: new Rizzoli
Keith Haring book, signed Cindy Sherman catalog, artist multiples from
ARTWARE editions and Tulip Enterprises. Special hosts: The Imperial Court of
New York. Plus a silent art auction. Wine courtesy of Wine & Spirits
Magazine
*Admission for donating artists is waived

All proceeds support the work of Visual AIDS utilizing contemporary art for
AIDS advocacy and historicizing the work of HIV-positive artists while
offering career support

Questions?
Visit: http://www.thebody.com/visualaids/current/postcards2008_faqs.html

Warren Craghead III at Migration: A Gallery

Drawing by Warren Craghead III

Go see Warren's show if you are heading to Charlottesville any time soon! The following information about Warren's show was taken from Warren's blog, Drawer:

"I'm happy to announce The Dot and The Line, a two-person show with Brian Mallman at Migration: A Gallery in Charlottesville Virginia.

I'll be showing pages from some recent books (including HOW TO BE EVERYWHERE) along with drawings and collages. Migration is also making available my new book The Dot & the Line. It's a small downloadable book that will be available only through their website beginning Friday. Here's more show details:

The Dot and The Line
Warren Craghead & Brian Mallman
January 2 - January 26, 2009

Opening reception Friday January 2nd, 5:30 - 8pm

Migration: A Gallery
119 Fifth Street SE, Charlottesville, VA 22902 USA
434.293.2200
info@migrationgallery.com"