6x6x2010 - You Asked For It!
June 5 - July 11, 2010
6x6x2010 Online Gallery - Coming Soon!
Deadline for Submissions: May 2, 5pm
[Prospectus & Submission Form]
Preview Hours: June 2, 3 & 4, 1-10pm
[Frequently Asked Questions]
Opening Reception & Artwork Sale: June 5, 6-10pm
Purchased Artwork Pick-Up: July 11, 12, 13 & 14, 1-7 pm
UPDATE (1/22/10): 6x6x2010 is announced to the public.... please tell your friends
Thank you for your contribution to 6x6x2009! Last year more than 6,000 Visitors attended an exciting art exhibition of more than 3,000 artworks by nearly 1,200 artists from 17 countries, 36 states (and 4 species)! More than 1,400 artworks sold.
Thanks to your support, it was a huge success. We asked every visitor to 6x6x2009 if we should have another 6x6 exhibition. Resoundingly, you answered YES!Artworks due: May 2, 2010 at 5pm. Artworks may be mailed or delivered directly to RoCo, 137 East Ave, Rochester, NY 14604. Wed. - Sun. 1-5 pm, January 24 - May 2. Each submission must be accompanied by a completed submission form.Remember: Artworks must be signed only on the back (to be exhibited and sold anonymously) and accompanied by the submission form.Please read FAQs: [Frequently Asked Questions]Full Artist List: Coming Soon!ABOUT 6x6x2010:6x6x2010 is the third exhibition of thousands of original artworks, made and donated by celebrities, international and local artists, designers, college students, youths and YOU. Each artwork will be 6x6 inches square and signed only on the back, to be exhibited anonymously. All artworks will be for sale to the public for $20 each to benefit Rochester Contemporary Art Center. Artists' names will be revealed to the buyer only upon purchase and all artworks will remain on display for the duration of the exhibition. Don't miss Rochester's largest exhibition, and a chance to show your artwork in great company and support Rochester's downtown contemporary art venue. All submissions are due by May 2 at 5 pm and should be delivered or mailed directly to Rochester Contemporary Art Center. Submission form [Prospectus & Submission Form] INSTRUCTIONS: Please print and fill out BOTH halves (duplicate information on each side) of the submission form and submit this with each artwork. You may leave areas blank. We need a Submission form (2 halves) for each artwork. NOTE: The submission form is the final page of the Prospectus & Submission document.
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Friday, February 19, 2010
Commission For 8 Large Silk Paintings
I took on a custom order that I very nearly turned down because the size of the silk pieces is larger than I can comfortably work with my back issues but it is such a unique and whimsical project that I ended up saying yes.
The project is for a gentleman who’s agent proclaims on their website that he is a Kennedy Center Award winning filmmaker, director, stage magician & film consultant (He consulted on The Polar Express).
The commission is a wacky, whimsical project to be used on stage. There will be 4 large cartoon like characters with bodies and no heads each character will be painted onto a 55” x 55” piece of silk. The magician will them hold up the silk and allow his head to be the head of the silk character. I am not sure what happens at that point (maybe he disappears :-). Then there are 4 other pieces of silk 36” x 36” and those will just have words on them that will be used during the shows. So it is 8 pieces in all.
To read the rest of this blog post & see photos of some work I did over the last couple of weeks follow the link below to my Brattleboro Muse Blog:
http://brattleboro-muse.blogspot.com/2010/02/commission-for-8-large-silk-paintings.html
The project is for a gentleman who’s agent proclaims on their website that he is a Kennedy Center Award winning filmmaker, director, stage magician & film consultant (He consulted on The Polar Express).
The commission is a wacky, whimsical project to be used on stage. There will be 4 large cartoon like characters with bodies and no heads each character will be painted onto a 55” x 55” piece of silk. The magician will them hold up the silk and allow his head to be the head of the silk character. I am not sure what happens at that point (maybe he disappears :-). Then there are 4 other pieces of silk 36” x 36” and those will just have words on them that will be used during the shows. So it is 8 pieces in all.
To read the rest of this blog post & see photos of some work I did over the last couple of weeks follow the link below to my Brattleboro Muse Blog:
http://brattleboro-muse.blogspot.com/2010/02/commission-for-8-large-silk-paintings.html
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Screen Printing on Silk with Thickened Dyes
I haven't been posting that much to this blog lately mostly because I am using my Brattleboro-Muse blog to do most of my journaling on these days. You can find that blog here: http://brattleboro-muse.blogspot.com/
The post below is a copy of the post I wrote for my Brattleboro-Muse blog today.
Today I spent the day cozy and warm in the studio watching the blizzard outside. Beautiful as long as you dont have to travel in it!
I have been experimenting with screen printing on silk using thickened stem set dyes and I am really enjoying the process. Todays prints remind me of birds nests, which fits in with my contentment at being nice and cozy inside watching the snow pile up outside.
Now I just have to decide if I want to take them further, perhaps using some discharge paste, maybe adding a raven or two or embelishing them in some other way to create works of art out of the or if I should leave them as is and sell them as scarves. I'll see how they speak to me after they are steamed.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Vermont Artists Send Love Letters to Obama
I have been experimenting a little in my studio but until I am back in remission and get my energy back I can’t really get into any big projects. I do feel like I am getting better every day but it is a slow process. So I was grateful for a fun little project that came along called “Love letters to Obama”. It was brought to my attention on Facebook by my friend Delia Robinson.
My Obama valentine was of course a silk painting. It is the statue of Liberty holding up a heart torch and a book of poems titled “To Obama with Love”. She is sitting upon rough seas and a darkened city is behind her. The painting represents Obama standing strong and helping us to navigate these stormy seas.
Love Letters to Obama was started by Vermont artist Callie Thompson as a way for people to show Obama their support for all he has done. The description Callie has posted in the information section of the projects Facebook page says:
We were there to help him get elected, now we need to step up and send him some love throughout his presidency!
Americans complained about Bush for eight years, now we've continued the same un-empowering, unhelpful cycle of complaining as soon as we feel that a leader is not doing exactly what each of us personally thinks they should have done by now. The truth is, the man needs some support. We worked together, in every grassroots method possible, to get Obama elected. Now we need to keep up the support and honor his work as he fulfills the mandate we gave him.
Get involved again! In honor of this, for Valentine's Day, send a Valentine to Obama. Let's tell him we're still here to help. If your Valentine is particularly rad, put a photo of it up here.
Send the man some love:
President Barack Obama
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
And send them they did! Everyday there are new works of art posted on the page by Vermont artists who are creating Valentines and mailing them to Obama to show him their support. Like Callie says ”Get involved again! Send the man some love.”
Link to the Love Letters to Obama page on FB: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=194350479998&ref=ts
Link to an article published in Seven Days about the project: http://7dvt.com/2010vermont-artists-address-valentines-white-house
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Linda Marcille
Love Letters to Obama was started by Vermont artist Callie Thompson as a way for people to show Obama their support for all he has done. The description Callie has posted in the information section of the projects Facebook page says:
We were there to help him get elected, now we need to step up and send him some love throughout his presidency!
Americans complained about Bush for eight years, now we've continued the same un-empowering, unhelpful cycle of complaining as soon as we feel that a leader is not doing exactly what each of us personally thinks they should have done by now. The truth is, the man needs some support. We worked together, in every grassroots method possible, to get Obama elected. Now we need to keep up the support and honor his work as he fulfills the mandate we gave him.
Get involved again! In honor of this, for Valentine's Day, send a Valentine to Obama. Let's tell him we're still here to help. If your Valentine is particularly rad, put a photo of it up here.
Send the man some love:
President Barack Obama
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
And send them they did! Everyday there are new works of art posted on the page by Vermont artists who are creating Valentines and mailing them to Obama to show him their support. Like Callie says ”Get involved again! Send the man some love.”
Link to the Love Letters to Obama page on FB: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=194350479998&ref=ts
Link to an article published in Seven Days about the project: http://7dvt.com/2010vermont-artists-address-valentines-white-house
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Linda Marcille
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