Important messages for the members of the League of Reston Artists.
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posted Feb 20, 2012 5:43 PM by League of Reston Artists Webmaster
Watch your Exposure Bloom!
100th Anniversary National Cherry Blossom Festival
PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST
It’s the 100th anniversary of the National Cherry Blossom Festival, and all eyes will be on DC as the entire city focuses on the beauty of the beloved “state” flower. You’ll want to grab your camera and capture it all! From bountiful blossoms to colorful celebrations, the Cherry Blossom Festival provides endless inspiration. For amateur and professional photographers who enter the FotoDC Second Annual National Cherry Blossom Photo Contest the exposure will be spectacular! The contest provides you with the rare opportunity to watch your work blossom before thousands of appreciative residents and visitors.
Winners will receive cash prizes, exposure on the popular FotoDC website, exhibitions and/or projections during the FotoWeek Festival, public exhibition in Crystal City and exposure throughout the Cherry Blossom Festival March 20 – April 27.
Competition Dates -February 3 -April 15, 2012
EARLY BIRD DISCOUNTS!! Entries received by March 11 receive a 20% discount
Open to amateur and professional photographers
Entries to be judged by renowned DC photographers
For details on prizes, rules and regulations visit www.FotoDC.org
Categories:
Festivities -Action-filled images of Festival events: Opening Ceremony, Southwest Waterfront Fireworks Festival, National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade, and performances (nationalcherryblossomfestival.org/events)
Landscape/Nature - Capture the beauty of blossoms in the Tidal Basin area
People - Images showing crowds or individuals enjoying and engaging with the cherry blossoms
Vintage -Images from 1930-1999; may be scanned and moderately retouched
If you need more info, please send a mail to info@fotoweekdc.org |
posted Feb 18, 2012 7:00 AM by League of Reston Artists President
JOIN US for the Spring Fling at Parkridge 5! This is our second exhibit in partnership with Cassidy Turley - a NEW venue with TONS of potential! We had 3 sales at the last show and lots of interest! To volunteer, email President.LRA@gmail.com or Exhibits.LRA@gmail.com.
A reception is planned for Saturday March 10th at 2-4p. Stay tuned for more details and please encourage your friends, family and neighbors to turn out for a reception supporting beautiful community artists and their creations. Hope to see you there!
Annual membership renewal is right around the corner. More information will be sent out to members within the next 2 weeks with information and rates for 2012. Encourage fellow artists who are not currently members to sign up and support our League!
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posted Feb 12, 2012 6:26 PM by League of Reston Artists Webmaster
Rebuilding Together Alexandria is a non-profit organization serving low-income homeowners in the City of Alexandria. We are sponsoring a t-shirt design contest as part of our 25th anniversary celebration. Our largest yearly event is National Rebuilding Day on the last Saturday in April, when about 1,000 volunteers provide free home repairs to around 50 homeowners. The winner of the contest will receive a prize and have their artwork displayed on the volunteer’s shirts and our website (http://rebuildingtogetheralex.org/). Deadline is next Wednesday evening.
Lindsey Carver
AmeriCorps Outreach Coordinator
Rebuilding Together Alexandria
700 Princess Street, Mezzanine Suite 2
Alexandria, VA 22314
703.836.1021
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posted Feb 12, 2012 6:07 PM by League of Reston Artists Webmaster
Torpedo Factory Art Center
Call for Entries in Painting, Sculpture, Print Making, Jewelry, Ceramics, Collage, Glass, Photography, Video, and Fiber Arts.
See attached flyer
Due by March 19, 2012 |
posted Feb 12, 2012 5:48 PM by League of Reston Artists Webmaster
Registration Now Open
Registration for the photographic competition is now open. Registration continues through March 8. The salon is open to camera clubs and photographic associations worldwide. Last year, almost 100 clubs submitted images for competition.
This is a premier, international all-nature club competition of digital images known for its diversity of subjects which range from animals to botany to landscapes. In the animal categories, birds and mammals are usually well represented, but each year about a third of the entries are invertebrates, reptiles, amphibians or marine & freshwater life.
Judges
Merrimack Valley Camera Club is pleased to announce the judges for this year's competition. They are:
Dan Charbonnet
Rick Cloran
John Fuller
These judges have been long recognized both for their excellence in nature photography and the quality of their judging. We are pleased that they've agree to judge this year's Glennie. Judge's Bios can be found on our website.
How to Enter
Registration is on-line. Each club may submit up to 10 images, but no more than 2 from any one maker. The club entry fee is $20 payable via PayPal.
Key Dates
Entries Open - Feb 1, 2012
Entries Close - March 8, 2012
Competition - March 17, 2012
Results Posted - by March 24, 2012
Categories
Botany
Landscape
Animals
Birds
Mammals
Invertebrates
Reptiles
Amphibians
Marine & Freshwater Life
More Information
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posted Feb 6, 2012 5:45 PM by League of Reston Artists Webmaster
Watch your Exposure Bloom!
100th Anniversary National Cherry Blossom Festival
PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST
It’s the 100th anniversary of the National Cherry Blossom Festival, and all eyes will be on DC as the entire city focuses on the beauty of the beloved “state” flower. You’ll want to grab your camera and capture it all! From bountiful blossoms to colorful celebrations, the Cherry Blossom Festival provides endless inspiration. For amateur and professional photographers who enter the FotoDC Second Annual National Cherry Blossom Photo Contest the exposure will be spectacular! The contest provides you with the rare opportunity to watch your work blossom before thousands of appreciative residents and visitors.
Winners will receive cash prizes, exposure on the popular FotoDC website, exhibitions and/or projections during the FotoWeek Festival, public exhibition in Crystal City and exposure throughout the Cherry Blossom Festival March 20 – April 27.
Competition Dates -February 3 -April 15, 2012
EARLY BIRD DISCOUNTS!! Entries received by March 11 receive a 20% discount
Open to amateur and professional photographers
Entries to be judged by renowned DC photographers
For details on prizes, rules and regulations visit www.FotoDC.org
Categories:
Festivities -Action-filled images of Festival events: Opening Ceremony, Southwest Waterfront Fireworks Festival, National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade, and performances (nationalcherryblossomfestival.org/events)
Landscape/Nature - Capture the beauty of blossoms in the Tidal Basin area
People - Images showing crowds or individuals enjoying and engaging with the cherry blossoms
Vintage -Images from 1930-1999; may be scanned and moderately retouched
If you need more info, please send a mail to info@fotoweekdc.org |
posted Feb 6, 2012 5:40 PM by League of Reston Artists Webmaster
FotoDC is partnering again with the National Cherry Blossom Festival to honor the 100th Anniversary of the Festival.
So mark your calendars. Watch the weather. Grab your camera, wake up your imagination, and see The Blossoms in a bold new way. Then enter the contest.........your work just might be the pink of perfection! All images from previous festivals are eligible.
Click here for full details, prizes and to enter!
20% EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT on ALL submission rates through 3/11/12 |
posted Feb 6, 2012 5:38 PM by League of Reston Artists Webmaster
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Contest for art project!!! We were able to get permission to put an art project on the beautiful median at Lee Hwy and N Monroe St. It's a rare occasion. It's a perfect spot for a sculpture or other creative project. The site is a lovely cherry tree filled median with plenty of space for the art. It will be across from a soon to be completed 5-story condo, near (2) 4-story
condos, in a highly visible walking area by Safeway and small retail shops. Hundreds of pedestrians and thousands of drivers will see the art every day. The median divides 2 wonderful small town neighborhoods, Cherrydale and Maywood, filled with historic homes and great diversity (architecturally speaking as well as population).
PLUS the top 5 or 6 submissions will be posted for citizens to review, which is more wonderful advertising FREE!
The art will be permanent. It can not be higher than 3 ft but it can be 10 feet wide, perhaps wider. The deadline is 2/28/12. The winner gets $17,000 for the project in 3 installments, and lots of good publicity.
Application is easy. It's a 1 page application, a drawing, and then showing on a diagram where to place it. Couldn't be easier. If awarded, the project should be installed end of August. Glad to talk about it. Find the application on www.Cherrydale.net
Maureen Ross. Best reached at President@cherrydale.net or cell 703 675 3035 |
posted Feb 6, 2012 5:30 PM by League of Reston Artists Webmaster
To Enroll: jarretthor@aol.com or (804 224 7200)
February 25 and 26, 2012 (offered again in July (date tbd))
What: Two-day Abstract Painting Workshop with acrylics, 9:30-3:30
Place: 10A Hawthorne St, Colonial Beach, VA
Instructor: Steve Griffin, Professor at Mary Washington University (1983 to 2008) and active artist for over 45 years.
Price: $175 (includes lunches, morning and afternoon snacks, beverages, and reception on Saturday after class at JarrettThor Fine Arts)
March 31 & April 1, 2012
What: Two-day Oil Painting in Miniature Workshop, 9:30-4:00
Place: Masonic Lodge, Colonial Beach, VA
Instructor: Diane DuBois Mullaly, instructor at Easton, Marylands’s Academy Art Museum and Easton Studio and School. Award winner of national juried miniatures competitions. www.dianeduboismullaly
Price: $175 (includes lunches, snacks, beverages and reception)
April 24 & 25,, 2012 (Tuesday and Wednesday)
What: Two-day Watercolor Workshop (choice of traditional or Yupo paper)
Place: JarrettThor Fine Arts, Colonial Beach, VA, 9:30-4:00
Instructor: Pat Troiani, teacher of watercolor painting for over 30 years in NC, PA, MD, & VA
Price: $150 (includes lunches, snacks and beverages)
June 2 and 3, 2012 with Reception on June 1 (Friday evening)
What: Two-day Plein Aire Painting Workshop, 9:30-4:00
Place: Colonial Beach, VA and surrounding area
Instructor: Sara Linda Poly, an experienced plein aire instructor who teaches in Easton, MD, Art League School in Alexandria, and internationally. (www.saralindapoly.com)
Price: $225 (includes lunches, beverages, snacks and reception)
November 17 and 18, 2012 with Reception on Nov. 16 (Friday evening)
What: Two-day Oil or Pastel Workshop
Place: Masonic Lodge, Colonial Beach, VA, from 9:30 – 4:00 each day
Reception: JarrettThor Fine Arts –meet the instructor and other participants-6-7:30pm
Instructor: Diane Tesler, instructor for over 20 years at the Art League School in Alexandria and at her Kewanna, Indiana Studio. (www.dianetesler.com)
Price: $225 (includes lunches, snacks, beverages and reception)
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posted Feb 6, 2012 5:20 PM by League of Reston Artists Webmaster
Whether you're a seasoned professional or budding photographer, there's one place to get top-notch training to take your work to the next level: Photoshop World.
And, for the first time ever, the must-attend conference and expo of the year will take place right here in The District to provide three non-stop days of the world's best photography, lighting and Photoshop training.
From March 24-26, 2012 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center-right in the heart of Downtown DC - Photoshop World offers more than 100 classes taught by 40+ seasoned photographers and Photoshop experts, including Scott Kelby, Jay Maisel, Greg Heisler, Dave Black, Jeremy Cowart, Moose Peterson, Joe McNally, Vincent Versace, John Paul Caponigro, and David Ziser.
But that's not all... You'll even have the chance to put your newly acquired knowledge to the test at the Photoshop World Expo, which will include a live photo booth located right on the show floor. Professionally lit by F.J. Westcott, the booth will feature several live model and product shoot scenarios.
Special FotoDC Discount*
Sign up for Photoshop World and you'll save an extra $75 off the Early Bird registration rate! Simply use this special code PE12-FOTODC when registering online or by calling NAPP at 800-738-8513.
Don't miss the chance to get the tools, tips and techniques you'll need to become a better photographer and see the world in a new light!
*Offer expires on Friday, February 17, 2012 at 11:59 pm. Not valid with any other discounts/offers/promotions. |
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