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St Joseph Sculpture Walk (Missouri) – Call For Artists

St Joseph Sculpture Walk (Missouri) – Call For Artists

[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] The Allied Arts Council, along with the City of St Joseph announces a call for artists for the 11th annual St Joseph Sculpture Walk.

Teresa Fankhauser, Executive Director of the Allied Arts Council, hopes to see new artists apply and display their sculptures. “People love walking Downtown and seeing the sculptures,” Fankhauser said. “The sculptures help make Downtown a destination and it’s terrific when another one becomes permanent in St. Joseph.”

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Apply by: 13 February 2024

The St Joseph Sculpture Walk is an exhibit of beautiful outdoor sculptures displayed for one year in Downtown St Joseph, Missouri. The selected sculptures will be displayed June 12, 2024 through May 12, 2025. Artists receive a $750 honorarium per sculpture selected and compete for up to $13,000 in cash prize awards. Each sculpture is for sale to the public. One sculpture is purchased to become a permanent part of St Joseph’s public art collection each year.

The public is invited to join in the guided First Walk on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, through social media, email blasts, and the press. Invitations to the First Walk reception are sent to community leaders and arts supporters. The sculptors are invited to the reception and encouraged to talk about their sculpture during the First Walk. The reception is very well attended with the Mayor of St Joseph, city council members, and business leaders joining in the event. Reception attendees and walkers from all over the Midwest meet at the corner of 8th and Felix at 6:30 PM to begin the tour of the new sculptures.

This Allied Arts Council program is made possible through a partnership with the City of St Joseph, the St Joseph Downtown Community Improvement District, business sponsors, and Friends of the Sculpture Walk.

Additionally, the Convention and Visitors Bureau of Buchanan County assists in promoting the St Joseph Sculpture Walk with the paid marketing of the event through an annual grant.

About Allied Arts Council

The Allied Arts Council was organized in 1963 to provide service to St Joseph area arts organizations, artists, and the general public. The Council has since grown into a federation of fourteen arts agencies and now produces community arts programs, raises funds, promotes public awareness, and provides service and support to its member agencies. The Allied Arts Council seeks to make St Joseph a better place to live through the arts. Its mission is to provide leadership and support for the arts and to its member organizations.

For more information, contact teresa.fankhauser@stjoearts.org

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St Joseph Sculpture Walk (Missouri) – Call For Artists

St Joseph Sculpture Walk (Missouri) – Call For Artists

[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] The Allied Arts Council, along with the City of St Joseph announces a call for artists for the 11th annual St Joseph Sculpture Walk.

Teresa Fankhauser, Executive Director of the Allied Arts Council, hopes to see new artists apply and display their sculptures. “People love walking Downtown and seeing the sculptures,” Fankhauser said. “The sculptures help make Downtown a destination and it’s terrific when another one becomes permanent in St. Joseph.”

Click here for the application / registration

Enter by: 13 February 2024

The Sculpture Walk is an exhibit of beautiful outdoor sculptures displayed for one year in Downtown St Joseph, Missouri. The selected sculptures will be displayed June 12, 2024 to May 12, 2025. Artists receive a $750 honorarium per sculpture selected and compete for up to $13,000 in cash prize awards. Each sculpture is for sale to the public. One sculpture is purchased to become a permanent part of St Joseph’s public art collection.

The historic downtown district features unique shops, restaurants, coffee houses, and clubs making it a top daytrip destination in Northwest Missouri. Brochures on the Sculpture Walk are available throughout the downtown and at the St Joseph Convention and Visitors Bureau office. The Sculpture Walk brochure invites guests to vote for their favorite sculpture for the People’s Choice award.

All participating sculptors are invited to the First Walk reception and guided tour, which is always a draw for area media, local government officials, and outdoor art enthusiasts. Sculptors are invited to speak about their sculpture(s) during the First Walk.

This year-long event puts sculpture in front of area art collectors and provides the opportunity to have a sculpture become a permanent part of downtown St Joseph.

Each week, a sculpture is chosen to the Sculpture of the Week in all Allied Arts Council social media.

To make this event possible, the Allied Arts Council partners with the City of St Joseph and the St Joseph Downtown Community Improvement District.

About Allied Arts Council

The Allied Arts Council was organized in 1963 to provide service to St Joseph area arts organizations, artists, and the general public. The Council has since grown into a federation of fourteen arts agencies. It produces community arts programs, raises funds, promotes public awareness, and provides service and support to its member agencies. The Allied Arts Council seeks to make St Joseph a better place to live through the arts. Its mission is to provide leadership and support for the arts and to its member organizations.

For more information, contact teresa.fankhauser@stjoearts.org.

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Dirty Fingernails IV (Saint Charles, MO) – Call For Artists

Dirty Fingernails IV (Saint Charles, MO) – Call For Artists

The Foundry Art Centre (FAC) is seeking submissions for Dirty Fingernails IV, an exhibition celebrating pure printmaking – showcasing the skill and patience of artists who, in an age of seductive high-speed solutions, still prefer to work up a sweat and get their hands dirty. Images may be representational, abstract, or nonobjective. Only original, hand-pulled prints will be considered for inclusion.

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Deadline: 16 Dec 2019

Open to all artists, 18 years and older. Artists may submit up to 3 works for a non-refundable processing fee of $35. FAC members fee for up to three works is $24.

All media in 2D and 3D forms will be considered. 2D work must be suitably framed with all hardware necessary attached to hang gallery ready. Larger pieces must be able to enter the gallery through an 84” x 71” doorway. Once installed, work may not exceed 11 feet in height. Any artist with installation or digital works must speak with the Exhibitions Manager to coordinate presentation.

Juror

St. Louis native, Paul Breuer earned an Associate Fine Art degree from St. Louis Community College and went on to attend Washington University in St. Louis after receiving a full two-year scholarship from the Women’s Society of Washington University. Breuer graduated in 1984 with a BFA in painting and drawing, and then worked with Robert Malone, master painter, in the graduate print shop at Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville.

His most recent exhibition was Solar Impressions at the South Hampton Arts Center in New York, in 2019, where his group entry won Best in Show. Breuer has been a part of many other group exhibitions, particularly in the St. Louis area, with work exhibited at Des Peres Hospital and Barnes Jewish Hospital. His most recent solo exhibition was at Bilkent University in Ankara, Turkey in 2017. His exhibited work included 30 etchings, collagraphs, and linocut reduction prints.

Dirty Fingernails IV Artist Benefits

The Foundry Art Centre will be showcase artists from around the globe who create art using printmaking as their medium of choice. During the opening reception, the juror will hand out three major awards: two Juror’s Choice awards of $150 each and the best in show will receive a Going Solo award which allows the artist to be given a solo exhibition in one of the Foundry’s multiple gallery spaces.

About Foundry Art Centre

The Foundry Art Centre is a dynamic, interactive center dedicated to the creation and presentation of contemporary visual and performing arts. Their mission is to connect people with the arts through exhibitions, studio artists, performances, and education. Featuring a state-of-the-art gallery, the Foundry hosts juried fine art exhibitions and curated traveling exhibitions.

The Foundry Art Centre resides in what was once a train car factory – a 1920’s structure formerly owned by American Car & Foundry. Rather than demolish the 36,800 square foot building, the community of St. Charles worked tirelessly to complete a $2.2 million renovation and opened the region’s premiere, interactive, interdisciplinary art center in the spring of 2004.

As a vibrant home to the arts, the Foundry Art Centre raises awareness and appreciation of the arts throughout the region. Alive with activity, the Centre’s programming reinforces the importance of the arts. It helps ensure that arts and culture remain vital. Artists, patrons, young people, and the community at large continually find new ways to interact at this unique facility.

For more information, contact exhibitions@foundryartcentre.org.

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Struggle For Statehood (Fulton, MO) – Call For Artists

Struggle For Statehood (Fulton, MO) – Call For Artists

The Mildred M. Cox Gallery at William Woods University announces a call for artists for Struggle For Statehood: Missouri, The Show Me State. Artists are invited to submit artwork to complement the Bicentennial traveling exhibit sponsored by the Missouri Humanities Council. Submit up to three artworks each.

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Deadline: 15 Sept 2019

The traveling exhibit will explore the significance of Missouri’s statehood. It will examine the conflict, crisis, and compromise surrounding its admission into the Union in commemoration of its upcoming bicentennial. This exhibit was developed by the Missouri Humanities Council in consultation with the Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy. It is supported by The Bicentennial Alliance. Companion programming has been made possible in part from funding provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

The Struggle For Statehood jurors will select best-of-show, first, second, and third place awards.

Social Equity

Since 2015, William Woods University hosts the Bridging Differences, Conversations on Gender, and Race Symposium annually. The symposium features nationally recognized speakers, sponsors an art exhibition, and provides round table discussions. These events are open to the public.

About William Woods University

William Woods University has a long and fascinating history originating in the aftermath of the American Civil War. First known as the Female Orphan School, the institution that is now William Woods University was founded in 1870 in Camden Point, Missouri in response to the needs of female children orphaned during the war.

During the late nineteenth century, the institution moved to Fulton, Missouri, and expanded its elementary and secondary programs to accommodate young women who aspired to become teachers. Known briefly at the beginning of the twentieth century as Daughters College, the institution changed its name to William Woods College to honor a major benefactor and began offering a two-year college program. In 1962, anticipating dramatic changes in the role of American women in the labor force, William Woods became a four-year college.

Expanding its mission to address the need for graduate and adult-oriented programs, the institution became known as William Woods University in 1993. It began offering graduate degrees and admitting men as well as women into all of its programs.
An independent institution, chartered by the State of Missouri, governed by a self-perpetuating board of trustees, and in an ongoing covenant relationship with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), William Woods University remains committed to serving the public good by helping students link intellectual development with the responsibilities of citizenship and professional life.

About the Mildred M. Cox Gallery

Located in the Gladys W. Kemper Center for the Arts, the Mildred M. Cox Gallery is a museum-quality viewing space that features rotating exhibits from students, faculty, alumni, and regional artists alike. All exhibits are free and open to the public. Students are inspired by the diversity of programming offered by the Mildred M. Cox Gallery throughout the year. The art committee is dedicated to seek traditional and contemporary exhibit opportunities with the purpose of enriching students’ visual arts experience beyond academics. Calls for artsits are promoted regularly to compliment the annual student and faculty shows.

For more information, contact nicole.petrescu@williamwoods.edu.

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