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Hi… I wanted to pass along this tip on Art supplies:

An Artist friend of mine told me about this family who is selling off a vast assortment of professional art supplies..the mother/artist passed away last year.

Just curious, when did hanging in REH become a “who you know in PAVA” contest? There is lots of room in REH - why can’t all the quality and past seller artists participate? Who made this decision? Don’t you think it’s something the group should vote on?

Attn: PAVA artists

It’s that time of year again. Here is the information on the annual Art Buzz fine art search and juried competition/opportunity for exposure & recognition.

Art Buzz, The 2011 Collection
Call To Visual Artists - Now Accepting Entries.

Art Buzz, The 2011 Collection, is now accepting entries for inclusion into the premier visual arts showcase, hardcover “coffee table” publication. The fine art search and juried competition is open to visual artists, worldwide, who work in any visual art media (must be 18 or older). Art Buzz, the book, is a full color, large format, hardcover fine art publication that is scheduled for release in late January 2011, with a vigorous distribution and marketing plan. The pages of Art Buzz, The 2011 Collection, are open to all high quality, emerging and mid-career visual artists including artists that have yet to venture out for public scrutiny. Art Buzz, founder, artist Tony Blue, knows how important EXPOSURE is and all serious visual artists are encouraged to enter the juried competition to be included in the volume, Art Buzz, The 2011 Collection. The Art Buzz selection process is fair, unbiased and based solely on each individual artist’s submitted work.

The deadline for entries is September 30, 2010 (early entries discounted). For more information regarding the competition, awards, fee and entry forms, log on to http://www.artbuzz.org/competition.html.

fyi… Each year an ART BUZZ COLLECTION volume is sent to art dealers in New York (inc. NYC) - California (inc. LA & San Francisco) - Sarasota, Naples & Miami, Florida - Atlanta, Georgia area - Santa Fe, New Mexico - New Orleans, Louisiana - Washington DC - Pennsylvania - The Netherlands - Russia - United Kingdom (inc. London) - Paris, France - & more contacts each year!

www.artbuzz.org - (not-for-profit) by artists for artists
“Dedicated to the Appreciation and Advancement of Contemporary Visual Art and its Creators”

Project: Municipal Services Garage Exhibition
Deadline: 5:00 p.m. Friday, April 9, 2010
Applications for future shows also accepted on a rolling basis

The Clearwater Public Art and Design Program is seeking artists to participate in three
month exhibitions in the city’s Municipal Services Garage display cases located in
downtown Clearwater.

Location
Clearwater Municipal Services Garage
640 Pierce Street, Clearwater, FL 33756
(Details on page 3)

Artist Eligibility
This exhibiton opportunity is open to all emerging and established artists aged 18 and
over who reside in the Tampa Bay area.

Honorarium
All artists selected for exhibition will receive an honorarium of $200 for the display of
their artwork.

Exhibition Duration
Exhibitions typically last 3 months, however, short-term and extended exhibitions may
be arranged as necessary.

Artist Responsibilities
Exhibition artists are responsible for the transportation, installation, and removal of
their work.

Sales
Artwork on display may be available for sale, if desired. All sales transactions must be
between the artist and the purchaser. The City of Clearwater will not take commission
on any sales made during the exhibition period. Purchased works must remain on
exhibition until the end of the contract period.

Insurance
No insurance is provide by the City of Clearwater. Artists may provide their own
insurance coverage for their artworks, if desired.

Timeline
Friday, April 9, 2010 - All entries due
Friday, April 16, 2010 - Notification of artists selected for exhibition

For more information, please contact Christopher Hubbard at 727-562-4837 or christopher.hubbard@myclearwater.com

hello everybirdie in pava,

augie and i had a HUGE studio/ estate sale this weekend.

1249 north florida

tarpon 34689

7279387067
here are some items that we are giving away this saturday afternoon

1pmto4pm only.
[email me first to be sure]
gov issue desk

books-
fine art printmaking, art history , art education, art therapy, gardening,
sailing

building materials
windows, screening, some doors, 12′ sliding patio door, iron security door,
MAYTAG WRINGER WASHER-works and great as cooler for parties cuz

it drains right out!
projector

camping gear, , cookware, small pack stove
construction tools
ban saws, partial lathe ,circular saw , msc tools
lps,records mixed genres

notebooks,

4 great speakers,
thanks, lin

It takes a tremendous amount of work to put on the annual Cool Art Shows. The artists and volunteers make it happen year after year, and we would like to give them another big thank you.

Additionally, Cool Art would struggle if it were not for the generous support of our long time sponsors - Masterpiece Art Supply, Florida Frames, and Roger Bouchard Insurance.

Thank you so much for your continued contributions and friendship.

Denis

Thank you Cool Artists for making the 2009 show such a success!
I’m not the only one who thought so…3170 people came to visit and buy your wonderful art.  I heard so many compliments about the high caliber of the show and the wonderful selection.  Thank you for participating because without you it wouldn’t have been possible.
 
Thank you also for mailing out the cool art postcards or your own creation to your patrons.  Kathy Falcon, Volunteer Coordinator, and her wonderful helpers had a marketing survey at the front desk.  They found out that the cards you send out are the next to the highest source of advertising for the show.  The newspaper comes in at first place.
 
And let’s give a GREAT big thanks to the Sunny Stewart and Lin Carte of the Publicity Committee.  They got your art images to all the right people in the newspapers.  I hope you saw the article by Lennie Bennet in the St. Pete Times.  Television and radio stations were superbly covered by new member,Linda Dinwiddie.  We love new members who take a running leap!
 
Premiering this year in the computer, ta da, the Cool Art Website.  It was a great way to advertise the event and also helped you, as artist, have another source for information about the show.  Kudos to members and artists, David Lawrence and Barbara Burhans for all their work in making it a reality.
 
If you were happy to see coffee and doughnuts in the morning thank Steve and Kim Schrameck.  They made sure the goodies were waiting!  And it was Linda Dinwiddie that kept the waters cold all day for you.
 
Melissa Miller Nece printed the name badges and booth cards. So she helped patrons find you and introduced you to new patrons!  Thank you to Barbara Hubbard for once again designing the artwork for the postcard and application.
 
Thank you Connie Parkinson for stocking the bar at the dinner.  We appreciate your time and effort and choice of beverages!
 
Fellow artist Barbara Kapme Hanson arranged for the credit card service this year.  I know it was a help to many of you.  Thanks Barbara! 
 
Our president, Susan Rollins Gehring, is always there to lend a helping hand and do whatever needs to be done.  Every show, everything about PAVA, thank you Susan.
 
It’s hard to believe the Cool Art Show is 21 years old.  Location has changed, new artists have joined, and each year the Cool Art Committee strives to make the event even better.  This is the premier show for PAVA and one that the community looks forward to attending.  If you have any comments or suggestions that would help improve the show please don’t hesitate to email a 09 Cool Art Committee member.  We want to grow and learn.
 
It has been my pleasure to work with you on this event.   It was an opportunity to renew old friendships and make new ones.   Thank you all for making it a success!
 
Davida Milne
Chairman of the 09 Cool Art Show

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And special thanks to Davida for coordinating Cool Art 2009. Her excellent work produced a successful exhibition and one of the best shows ever.—-Denis
 

Mothers,Myths & Memories is an exhibition by PAVA member Susanne Nielsen, on view through May 31st at the Largo Library Art Gallery, 120 Central Park Dr., Largo, FL 33771. You are invited to a closing reception/finissage at 3 pm May 31st (w.Coffee and light refreshments).
The exhibit from May 1st through the end of the month shows different aspects of childhood and mothers in paintings and sculptures, all telling stories. The exhibit is in an nontraditional space with the idea of community involvement: A memory wall where the artist requests everyone’s own memories of mothers or other influential women in one’s life, has been steadily filled with now over 40 local and international submissions of texts and photos , from Bengali to Norwegian and German all w. engl translations. The collection will continue to grow and submissions are welcome ( send to Susanne Nielsen, P.O.Box 172263, Tampa,FL 33672 or susannen2@verizon.net).
Photos of the show can be viewed on Susanne’s facebook page or in person. The reception is free and open to as many friends as you would like to bring. The best stories submitted before the 31st will be honored and receive a special prize. See Tampa Tribune story on the exhibit’s memory wall in its Sunday, May 10th Mother’s Day issue (www.tbo.com).

Hello PAVA artists,
I wanted to know if any PAVA artist who is located in St. Petersburg and is going to deliver work to the Leepa Ratner show on May 21 would be willing to take my piece up there too. I will deliver it to you before that date. Any help would be appreciated!!

Thank you,
Sheree Rensel
wizzlewolf@aol.com

Art Buzz, The 2010 Collection
Call To Visual Artists: Deadline Sept. 30, 2009

Art Buzz, The 2010 Collection, is now accepting entries for inclusion into the premier visual arts showcase, hardcover publication. The juried competition is open to visual artists, worldwide, who work in any visual art media (must be 18 or older). Art Buzz, the book, is a full color, square (12″ x 12″) format, hardcover “coffee table” type publication that is scheduled for release in late January 2010, with a vigorous distribution and marketing plan. The pages of Art Buzz, The 2010 Collection, are open to all high quality, emerging and mid-career visual artists including new artists that have yet to venture out for public scrutiny. Art Buzz, founder, artist Tony Blue, knows how important EXPOSURE is and all serious visual artists are encouraged to enter the juried competition to be included in the volume, Art Buzz, The 2010 Collection. The Art Buzz selection process is fair, unbiased and based solely on each individual artist’s submitted work. The deadline for entries is September 30, 2009 (early entries discounted). For more information regarding the competition, awards, fee and entry forms, log on to http://www.artbuzz.org/competition.html.

fyi … Copies of all Collection Volumes are sent to art dealers in New York, including NYC - California, including LA and San Francisco - Coral Gables, Florida - Santa Fe, New Mexico - New Orleans, Louisiana - Washington DC - The Netherlands - Italy - Russia - United Kingdom, including London - Germany - Paris, France and more.