Norman Studio Artists Association

Jun 02

Cinematic Artists of Norman Wants to Feature Local Artists

DEADLINE: FRIDAY, JUNE 3 AT 5 P.M.

BEHIND THE ARTIST is a series of videos produced by the Cinematic Artists of Norman that features all local artists and their talent. All types of art are welcome. The videos will be no longer than 5 minutes and will be shot depending on the crew and artist’s availability. The videos will be featured on the CAN website, Vimeo channel, Facebook, and Norman Arts Council website

Here is the link to their website which has more information and the submission form.

http://cinematicartistsofnorman.org/2011/05/26/behind-the-artist-call-for-nominations/

Here are some calls for entries from Dreamer Concepts

Upcoming Opportunities:
Call for Entries

• Dreamer 35: Identity -  June is gay pride month and Dreamer Concepts would like to embrace artists from the L.G.B.T.Q community.  This exhibit explores and celebrates the identity of individuals in our community.  Artist applications can be found on our web site: dreamerconcepts.org.

• Logos - Dreamer Concepts, an Art Space for Emerging Artists, is re-branding the gallery logo. We are also looking to rebrand the logos for our Films in the Alley and the Spoken Word programs.  More information can be found on our web site:  dreamerconcepts.org

• Downtown Arts Market - In its 5th year, the Downtown Arts Market is an outdoor event featuring artists, craftsmen, Oklahoma wineries, live music and the Kidoodle’s Kids Arts Zone. The event will take place on Saturday, October 15th, 2011.

• Dreamer 37: the September Issue is an exhibit focusing on clothing design from sketch to canvas. The opening reception will feature a fashion show. More details about this exhibit will be released soon via our web site.

• Guest Curators:  Do you have a thought provoking concept for an exhibit? Please send proposals to Dreamer Concepts, 324 East Main Street, Norman, OK 73069 or send inquiries to:info@dreamerconcepts.org.

• Interns:  find out how you can earn credit hours while working with Dreamer, info@dreamerconcepts.org.

• Dreamer regularly features retail items created by local artists. We sell tee shirts, jewelry, journals, prints, etc… Set up an appointment with the Dreamer staff to chat about the opportunity to sell your wares at the Dreamer gallery.

Jan 07

Norman Arts Council Creates a NSAA Webpage

Norman Arts Council is doing a major update to their website site. With some restructuring, it should be done by the end of next week. One of the major elements is the Artist Directory. We are very excited about this because it will include the NSAA member’s name, link to their personal portfolio site, and an image of their work. Your membership must be current to participate. Josh Lunsford the Associate Director is doing the update of the site. He will be sending an email to those individuals who are paid NSAA members. If everyone could pass on the word to those you know who have either been members in the past, are possibly current members, or may want to become members, we would appreciate it. The more information we have on the page, the better resource it will be for those seeking the individual artists in Norman. Josh can be contacted at josh@normanarts.org

Nov 29

“The imagination imitates. It is the critical spirit that creates.” — Oscar Wilde

NSAA Tumblr Page Gets an Update

We are currently updating the Norman Studio Artists Association web page. We hope to make it a more active tool for communication and promotion. If you are a member of the NSAA we would love to get some input from you for our postings. At the last NSAA meeting we had some productive discussions about technology and using the internet. For those less familiar with webpages, I want to explain how this page works. Our NSAA page is set up as a Tumblr page. Tumblr is a microblogging website, which means that one can post short messages and imagery and that the last post is displayed first. In otherwords all the posts are displayed in reverse chronological order. As pages fill up, the past postings scroll down to previous pages. There are ways to create other pages on the website and we are looking for innovative ways to use these as a place to feature what you are doing in the studio, your upcoming events and to link visitors to your personal websites. As we construct these pages we need your input. If you want us to send visitors to your site, we need your current website information. If you have exciting news or press releases we need you to send them our way. You may include images, but please make sure they are jpeg format. We look forward to hearing from you.