10/27/2003: Message from Tara Innmon:

• Come to the Sewerd Art Crawl on Saturday November 8. There will be Music, Dance, storytelling, spoken word, an art car parade, evening cabaret, and an Art Crawl.
• 11 Kick off with a Dump Truck Dance and Art Car Parade at Matthew's Park and Recreational Center at 2318 29 Ave.
• 12-5 Art Crawl. Come to my place at 2016 27 Ave. S. For my notecards (with new plastic sleeves this year) prints and original art, and Erica's pottery and clay sculpture. When there is enough of you there who are interested I'll give you a great poetry reading. Then go and check out all the other artists. There are over fifty-five of them!
• 6PM cabaret at the Blue Nile 2027 Franklin Ave. E.

  Click HERE to respond to Tara Arlene Innmon

11/05/2003: Message from OpusArts LLC.

Please feel free to:

• complete the artists profile, so a profile page can be made for each member
• send your artwork to place on the site. JPEG or GIF files for images and Quick Time for video and sound. If you don't have digital files please send your tapes, video tape or images to:

OpusArts LLC.
1144 Ottawa Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55118

Please include a self-addressed, postage paid return envelope so your work can be returned. This is necessary to create an online portfolio for each member.

Thank you.

11/18/2003 - Message from:

Kim Engman, M.S.
Office for Students with Disabilities
Minneapolis Community and Technical College
612-659-6735 (ph)
612-659-6732 (fax)
612-659-6731 (tty)
E-MAIL: Kim.Engman@minneapolis.edu

I am still interested in having people come to display their art at another time (if there is any interest) -

Thanks again for your reply!
Kim

ONGOING OPPORTUNITY!

Deadline February 1, 2004:

Jewish artists living with mental illness in Minnesota are asked to submit entry applications by Feb. 1 for an exhibit to take place May 6-20, 2004. Sponsored by the Mental Health Education Project and Rimon: The Minnesota Jewish Arts Council, the call for art will be administered by Outsiders and Others Gallery. Send up to 10 slides or photos (and a SASE if you wish to have them returned), write a detailed description that matches the slides submitted (title, dimensions, media) and label with your name, address, city, state, zip, phone and e-mail. This info and your art may be used for promotional purposes. If your application is accepted, you must deliver or ship your art to and from Outsiders and Others, 1010 Park Ave. S., Mpls. 55404. If you need artwork framed, Outsiders and Others can frame your work or refer you to others to present the work well and keep it affordable. All work will be available for sale; artists receive 55%, Outsiders and Others 45%, with transactions completed within 30 days of the end of the exhibit. For more information, call 612-338-3435 or go to www.outsidersandothers.org.

Submissions due in January, 2004:

Lynn Schwartz is looking to collaborate with a writer for a book for the Dorothea Lange-Paul Taylor Prize. This $10,000 award from the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University promotes the collaboration between a writer and photographer in the formative or field work stages of a documentary project. Lynn is open on the documentary topic. Contact her at 651-312-1277 or 651-206-3262.

Jan. 7, 2004 Deadline:

Artwork created by Minnesota artists with mental illness is sought for a poster campaign promoting the employment of people experiencing mental illness. Two winning artists will each receive a $500 stipend and have their art reproduced as 17" x 22" posters distributed to employers, providers of mental health services and the general public.
Artists will be recognized at a public reception in February at the Minnesota Department of Human Services office in Roseville. For guidelines, contact VSA arts of Minnesota at 612-332-3888 or (statewide) 800-801-3883 or craig.vsarts@bcmn.com

Ongoing:

Great Frame Up in Minnetonka is looking for framers or for artists to train how to frame work for display; part-time or full-time; free framing of work if employee. 952-931-9212.

Ongoing:

Acting opportunities at Patricks. Contact Patricks Cabaret- more info to follow soon.

Ongoing:

Dunn Bros. in Linden Hills (2814 W. 43rd St., Mpls.) offers an opportunity to display art & jewelry. They also showcase performers Fri.-Sat. 6-10 pm. If you are interested, call Chris or Drew at 612-925-5669. A sample process for pitching your work is included in VSA's Artists' Pipeline or will be available at the next meeting.

Jan. 21, 2004 deadline:

Disabled Artist Juried Exhibition is looking for all kinds of artwork by artists regardless of experience or formal training. The exhibit, to run May 13-28, 2004, aims to encourage patients and visitors to reach beyond limitations and encourage the creative spirit in everyone. No entry fees. All work must be available for sale. Submit to Ruth Hall-Daly, Viewpoint Gallery, Sunnypoint Rehabilitation Hospital, 1270
Belmont Ave., Schenectady, NY 12308; or http://www.sunnyview.org. Or send SASE for application forms.