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Get into Galleries & Sell your Art - A one-day seminar by Xanadu Gallery

San Francisco Seminar

Hampton Inn - San Francisco Airport - 300 Gateway Blvd - So. San Francisco, 94080
Saturday, July 26, 2008
10:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Have you always dreamed of creating your art full-time? Are you selling your work and tasting success, knowing that others appreciate what you have created? Are you ready to take your art career to the next level and start selling your work in galleries?

You are invited to be part of a select group of artists to participate in an exclusive marketing seminar that will put you on the path of reaching your goal to become a professional, full-time artist. This unique seminar will give you marketing insights from a Scottsdale, AZ gallery owner with over 16 years of gallery experience

This is a great opportunity for you to see the gallery business from the inside, understand how gallery owners select their artists and ask every question you’ve ever had about the gallery business.

website: www.xanadugallery.com

Invitation-entry ibiennial

Guidelines

Artoteque.com (www.artoteque.com) is pleased to invite artists to 1st iBIENNIAL juried contemporary art competition 24 months on display online. iBIENNIAL is a major contemporary art exhibition that takes place online at Artoteque.com once every two years. The call for entries for the 1st iBIENNIAL is open to works of any genre.

1st step selection

The first screening is free and is conducted by review of website for this purpose or on Jpeg [.JPG] versions of the submitted works inline or attachment.

2nd step selection

Submitters whose entries pass the first screening are requested to submit inline or attachment the works (JPEGs image files, 72 dpi, up to 600 pixels send by e-mail to: submit@artoteque.com) along the works details: title, year, medium, size, price and the fee payment.

Size and Works to be received

In order to complete the inclusion in 1st iBIENNIAL of Contemporary Art of Artoteque.com you may submit as attachments or on-line 6 ~ 12 works /JPEGs image files 72 dpi up to 600 pix (21×21 cm. /8,3x8,3) and the works details: title, year, technique, size and price All submissions / JPEGs image files, must be mailed to submit@artoteque.com. The works you submit can be sold during the exhibition.

Application fee

There is a US$ 80 / EUR 50 entry fee for 6 works. and US$ 15 / EUR 10 for each additional work. Payment by Direct Transfer on account, by Money Order, by PayPal, by Western Union. (NOTE submitters whose pass the first screening only.)

Awards

Grand Prize Award value EUR 4,490.00.

One Artist will be awarded two-pages in ART Made Only Once Artoteque’s hardcover Quality art book series for collectors, galleries, museums, dealers and art lovers, who seek the latest trends in the art world. Over 200 pages, hardcover, 8½”x8½” /22×22 cm, 600 works. Marketing and distribution is through large book wholesalers and ecommerce channels, in US bookstores and internationally including Barnes and Noble, Borders, and Amazon in USA, Canada, France, Germany, UK, Australia and others. Estimated book realize 2009.

Award of Distinction Award value EUR 2,250.00.

Two Artists will be awarded one-page in ART Made Only Once Artoteque’s hardcover Quality art book series for collectors, galleries, museums, dealers and art lovers, who seek the latest trends in the art world. Award value EUR 2,250.00 each.

Honorable Mention (Honorable Award)

65 Artists will be selected for Diploma of Excellence

Jury

The selection panel for art in ONLINE 1st Biennial of Contemporary Art of Artoteque.com Awards nomination is: Andrea Pagnez, art critic, fine artist, Editor of World of Art magazine, Venice Biennial curator, (Italy); Christopher Chamber, art critic, fine artist, Editor of World of Art magazine, New York, (USA); Marta Dimitrescu, fine artist, Director of Artoteque.com, Editorial Director of World of Art magazine, London, (UK); Åke Wallén, Director of BGAB, art collector, Stockholm, (Sweden); Petru Russu, fine artists, Director of Art Addiction, Editor and Publisher of World of Art global art magazine, London, (UK).

Exhibition period

The event will run two-years: 2008 -2009

Exhibition venue

A major contemporary art exhibition that takes place online at Artoteque.com

Deadline

The Earlier the Better

[International ArtExpo] Call for Artists: Liquid Identities

Invitation-IX BIENNALE OF PAINTING - SPAIN

Deadline: September 05 th 2008

Typology: painting

A cultural association in Spain, organizes the 9 biennal exhibition of painting. Artists of any nationality can participate with a maximum of 2 works with free technique, framed only by a wood bar or similar, with a maximum dimension of 150 cm in any side. The works must not be signed and they will have to bring on the back a card with the title, dimensions, technique, name, photocopy of a document of identity, domicile, telephone and price from which a 10 percent of commission will be discounted in case of sale. A jury will decide the delivery of a first prize of 4.000 Euro and of a second prize of 3000 Euro.

The winning works will become ownership of the organization.

The selected works will be exhibited in the days from the 11 to the 19 September 2008, (hours: 18.00-20.00) in the new Room of Exhibition of the city.

The prizes will be awarded the last day of the exhibition.

For detailed information on how to participate ( integral announcement with required documentation and contact address), please visit the web site: www.callforart.com at the section “Opportunities”