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RMG/ABS - [PLATFORM] Artist of the Year Contest
 
Calling all visual artists! Want to see your work in the spotlight at Miami Art Week and beyond? Now's your chance: Redwood Media Group's [PLATFORM] Artist of the Year contest, sponsored by Art Brand Studios, is in search of the next big art-world discovery, offering prizes totaling $375,000, including publishing contracts with ABS, exhibition opportunities, and much more. We've created this program to empower talented artists and introduce their work to the world. Are you the one we're looking for?
 
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[PLATFORM] Contest - Official Rules
Our panel of art-industry judges will select one grand-prize winner and nine finalists, as well as special award winners in the categories of sculpture, glass, mixed media, and photography. The winner will receive prizes valued at $65,000, including $10,000 cash, a contract with Art Brand Studios, and numerous exhibition opportunities at RMG's 2016-2017 shows. The nine finalists will receive prizes valued at $30,000 each, including contracts with Art Brand Studios and inclusion in RMG's marketing throughout the year. And all 10 will be swept off to Spectrum Miami for Miami Art Week. To read all of the exciting prize details, check out our Official Contest Rules.
 
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Head to our registration page, where you'll be prompted to tell us a bit about yourself, submit your entry fee, and upload three to five images that best represent your work. We welcome submissions in the following mediums: painting, photography, mixed media, drawing, sculpture, glasswork, and more. Don't miss this opportunity to catch the eye of our world-class judges; they're eager to see your entries roll in!
   
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Here are the comments of the people who have entered to win the pass to the Zapp Conference in the order received. After you have read them all the poll is at the end to receive your votes. Be warned that you cannot change your vote after you have selected it.
 
Deadline for voting is Sept. 2, midnight ET.
 
Which person is most deserving of winning the free pass to the ZAPP conference? Please read the entries below and then click on the survey at the bottom of the page to record your vote.
  • I would love to attend this conference to learn more on how to sell my handcrafted jewelry. I have been doing local shows for a couple of years now, but there are very few art fair shows in this area and I lack the knowledge on how to apply to them. I am trying to expand my knowledge of taking photos, upgrading to a better website and in general improve on how I can sell my jewelry, which venues would be the best, this is all very challenging and can be overwhelming at times, so any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I have read about the Zapplication conferences, but this would be the first one I could attend. I feel I would learn tremendously from it.

 

  • My grandmother was a seamstress. I spent every summer with Nana. Learning everything I could-she would look at something and create the most amazing piece of clothing or an accessory you could imagine. After college, my first job was as a TV producer for Public TV. Because I was a state employee, we didn't get paid enough money to meet basic needs. So, I took all the lessons that Nana had taught me to start making earrings to pay the rent. I became successful and my bills were being paid...with the better shows, I have no clue how to approach, apply, or word the applications so that a jury would understand. I have hit a road block and need help...Please welcome me back into the fold.
  • It’s been about seven years that I’ve been doing shows now.  To say I have learned a lot already is certainly an understatement.  However, I have been doing little local shows. I have been working hard on my “cohesive body of work” and my display.  I knew I had to get in to some higher caliber shows, so this year I applied for four shows that I thought were a step up from what I had been doing... I am still too intimidated to apply for the really good shows, but if I am ever going to succeed I need to get to that level. I think the Zapplication conference could be very helpful in making that step up to the next level.  However, I don’t see that it will be in my budget in the foreseeable future.  I would love to participate in the public portfolio critique! If I’m not chosen, I will still be plodding along and you will probably hear from me again next year.

 

  • I have been an artist all my life and over the last few years I finally gained the courage to start showing and selling my work. I went back to school and earned my BFA in painting from the University of Missouri and just graduated with honors in December 2012. I am a painter and currently work with oils on canvas and I am part of the St. Louis Artist Fair this year as an emerging artist. It will be my first art fair and the emerging artist program has been very informative but I want to learn more. I would love to be able to travel, show and sell my art and I love the art fair atmosphere.

 

  • Greetings from Laguna Beach, California. Home of sunshine and wonderful artists. We are a new gallery (less than a year old) We are looking to learn from the masters the secrets to success. We are looking to ways to network with artists and professionals. Thank you in advance for your consideration.

 

  • I would love to go to this conference because this is the perfect next step for me. This has been my first year selling at art fairs and I've learned so much! What I've learned is that I really am a glass artist, and I need to learn to portrait myself correctly. My work is better suited for middle or higher end shows, and I really want to see what it takes to get noticed by the juries and by the clients. I am fortunate that I have a gift, but need to learn how to show it off to the right people!

 

  • I'll be a first-time participant at St. James this year (jewelry artist) and would LOVE to learn more about the inner workings of art fairs. Having been rejected by shows before, I'm particularly interested in ways to improve the application process for judging. And because I also have a lengthy background in business, I'd like to better understand what it takes to make a good show. Although I've been metal smithing for a few years, I'm still taking every opportunity to learn new processes as well as business development. This would be a huge benefit for me, if I could attend the conference.

 

  • I've been selling my art for a couple of years at a couple of local shows in Louisville. I would like to learn how to take my career to a more professional level. I've applied to Saint James Art fair previously, but have not been accepted. I am also interested in pursuing a market beyond this region.

 

  • In my second year of art fairs, I am still learning. And it would be a great moment for me to attend. What a wonderful learning opportunity this would be for me! I know I don't have the money to attend. I hope to develop my photographic skills and be admitted into better fairs. This is all a learning journey for me...

 

  • I am an artist craftperson and that my interest is in seeing how craft, as in my painted gourds using southeastern prehistoric designs, can bridge the gap between fine art and craft art, which I believe will be the future of art. That's to say, the art object of the future will also have a useful function and the horizon that separates the plastic arts from the malleable arts will become interchangeable as when the blue of the sky is indistinguishable from the water below it... I would like to learn and formulate where the crossing of boundaries is and how this impacts public interest in art: soon to be a fusion of many approaches.

 

  • My wife and I have been showing our work since 1998 and came from the land of slide submission to jury into shows. Since the new land of ZAPP came to be, we have wandered lost in the elements of electronic submission to jury into shows. We have yet to find our way with any degree of success despite hiring several different photography guides to lead us throungh the labrynth. We would love to learn the way to the path to acceptance.

 

  • We have been doing shows for several years and based on what we have seen along the way we have constantly been upgrading our booth, our photos and our art. We have reached the stage now that we need some professional advice on how to take it to the next step. We are silversmiths so the majority of our work is silver, but we also create jewelry by hand knitting wire, thus creating a problem in presenting a cohesive look in our jury photos. We can always use more information on how to handle the business end of being an artist. We always learn a lot just by being around and chatting with people with more experience in this business. The good news is that we are doing St. James Court and will be in Louisville. I was excited last week when I noticed that the Zapplication Conference was in Louisville right after the art fair, until I noticed the price. It is expensive for one person, but realllllly expensive for both of us to go. So if we won one admission, we would only have to pay for one.

  

  • My wife and I are participating in the St James Court Art Show and realize that attending and learning from the Zapp conference would strengthen that weak link in my chain of my art show life that needs improving the most...professionally applying to get into more shows.

 

  • I learn something new every time I do a show and Artfair Insiders helps me sort the details and better understand how things work. Until recently I was director of a group of gourd artists. Through and with my group I learned to become a Master Judge for the American Gourd Society. Skills we taught to others. I learned how to help motivate and support artists in my group and with skills that I learn at the conference, I can continue to do this and maybe even help promote new and different kinds of fine art events. Something that will create a new and invigorated interest in artist fairs. At least in my little area of the world.

 

  • I turned thirty this year and I feel beyond fortunate to have found my calling in life. For 5 years now I have been creating jewelry that comes from my love of working with stones. The style I have crafted has stood out among the smaller hometown shows that I have done for the past 3 years, but when it comes to higher end, more prestigious shows I apply and apply only to get shot down time and time again. I have faith that my work is of high enough quality to gain entry to competitive shows and I feel if I can just get my foot in the door… The opportunity to see behind the scenes, listen, and learn what mistakes I am making would literally be life changing for me. Please consider choosing a young and ambitiously determined artist for this potentially career exploding opportunity.

 

  • I help my son by managing his art business. For 7 summers he has painted bands as they play at music festivals...his winters are spent in the studio painting. i have no art education but plenty of business management experience. I need a good education in how the Art Fair World works...this will be the perfect opportunity to get that education. Of course, asking questions is a great start to learning anything, but you must know the right questions to ask. I also want to know who to ask when I have a question and the conference will provide me with an invaluable education I could not get without spending much more time studying.

 

  • My husband & I are about to begin our art festival business. We sell prints (& in his case, some of his original pointillism artwork), & have been doing lots of research on art festivals. Going to this conference would be a great way to learn even more ins & outs of the business, & to get lots of our questions answered.

 

  • Each step of every project I design and build is considered my masterpiece… because I want the finished product to reflect the quality and creativeness of my work. I study each piece to get ideas and details that will evolve in and improve my future creations…I must continually be my own biggest critic and always be very happy and passionate with what I am doing if I expect my work to continually evolve and improve... If a person cannot be satisfied with their own work they most certainly cannot expect others to appreciate each and every step from start to finish that has gone into creating it.

 

  • I have stepped beyond the hobby phase and continued into part-time photography business for my second year. I have entered a handful of juried shows and enjoyed each experience. I started with equine photography and have learned to enjoy as well as appreciate landscape and portrait photography. I believe there is always more to learn at any range of experience, and I love getting feedback - the good and the bad. I also live just 15 minutes north of Louisville.

 

  • This sounds like a great opportunity for my business ______ Events to grow. I'm currently a one person show, I attend many artists receptions, art hops and shows seeking out artists who I believe are great additions to my shows. The artists I work with know my first concern is that they benefit. I'm still learning but I'm receptive to learning from the experts. At this time, I put the shows on from beginning to end by myself. I love what I'm doing want it to be my full-time job. Therefore, through this conference I will be able learn how to financially benefit myself while sharing my mission to support the arts.

 

  • I would love to attend this as I've just submitted my applications to my first few shows and this would be a great "What not to do" . I've invested in all the equipment from an old friend Adam Rote including trailer but have not been able to use them yet. My goal with the air fairs is to test the waters and if I get it proves worthwhile I might be able to escape corporate America chains!

 

  • I am in transition from the helping profession of nursing to the creative profession of artist. Information on building the business side of the creative life is vital to me. I am brand new at creating slides and appreciate perspective and education from experienced artists. I have nomadic blood which I am eager to honor as a traveler on the art fair circuit. I long for community connection with other traveling artists and creatives.

So there you have it folks -- great choices from beginners to seasoned artists. You will only be allowed to vote once. Deadline for voting September 2, midnight ET.

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Conference Contest

I would love to win this contest because I need to put some new energy into the business. I have been I'll so much in the past few years that I haven't kept up as well as I used to. Now I have a new hip and a new lease on life. I want to build my jewelry business up to its previous levels as well as give my husband something to do now that he's had a stroke and cannot resume his past employment. I think this conference will enthuse us both while giving us the opportunity to meet new people and learn new things. Thank you for this opportunity.
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Here are the comments of the people who have entered to win the pass to the Zapp Conference in the order received. After you have read them all the poll is at the end to receive your votes. Be warned that you cannot change your vote after you have selected it. Deadline for voting is August 20 6pm ET.

  1. The reason I want to attend the Zapplication Conference in Chicago is to learn as much as I can about the Zapplication process/system as possible. I’m new to Zapplication, even though I’ve been exhibiting for 22 years, one of my goals for 2013 is to exhibit at shows and in states I’ve never been to before. Attending this conference would definitely help me reach my 2013 goals……….please, please, please send me !
  2. I have been exhibiting at Art Fairs since 1976. First 25 years with pottery and now with fiber, So, why would I want to attend? I believe the only way to be successful in this business is to continually learn, and learn from doing but also from others. Without continual change in product and in how it is marketed and sold, one can not truly be a full time exhibiting artist.

    I plan to be doing this another 20 years, so why stop now. The more I can learn the more opportunity to be successful and have the opportunity to exhibit at the shows that create an opportunity to sell and earn a steady income. I love to help others succeed in this business, but want to make sure I am providing good solid and current advice.
  3. Why I want to attend the ZAPP conference: I need to move past the "You're so creative!" responses and reach an audience who will value and want to own pieces of my work. Also just reach a wider audience.

    Now on my own, I can work to develop my skill, etc., but to learn about the ins and outs of the industry takes an effort to seek out those with more experience and information than I can gather on my own. In short, I want to learn. Who doesn't? However, whatever I learn from this experience I pledge to immediately put into effective practice in my own work and share in a respectful way what I learn with others. And I'm a local if that matters.
  4. I'd like to win the tickets to the Zapplication.  Just because I've never been to an art conference or to Chicago. I am 53 yrs old and have very mediocre career in art.  I have much experience in practice But marketing and selling hundreds of prints has not been in the cards.  I'd like to change that.  I want to get into this full time Art make me happy, Art makes me think,  Art makes me sane!  I want to go all over and visit art festivals and fairs.  I want to live my life the way God wanted me to live.
  5. i am new to the art fair game, and need all the education and tips i can get-sure would be helpful to go to the conference!
  6. My son Grant who has autism developed what some would l call an "out-of-sync" repetitive behavior of tearing paper for hours when he was very young (age 6).   He is now 17 years old and all those hours and people telling me to redirected an annoying behavior has turned into an art form and a possible career for my autistic son.   In the two years he has developed his ECo-Art form tearing and cutting recycling paper he has won major awards: Texas Rodeo Grand Champion (twice) and Houston Mayor's awards for  his outstanding volunteer work in the community teaching others to Eco-art and recycle.

    I would appreciate winning this conference because I have minimal knowledge of the arts.  I have had to learn quickly in these past two years in order to help my son develop a career for himself.  Having autism is a challenging disability in the employment world.   So I need to learn a lot and fast.  I believe this conference would help.
  7. I want to go because I think it would be an invaluable experience not only to learn about applying for art shows, but to network with other artists.  I'm still fairly new to this and am a sponge for info!
  8. I started doing shows back in the 70's as, believe it or not, a Broommaker.  I followed the show circuit on the East Coast traveling North in the summers and South in the winter months.  I did quite well with the brooms and would likely still be at it had arthritis not resulted in both hips being replaced with a long recovery period which ended the broom making as such.
    Up to date now, I've been working as a potter for a year or more and want to get back on the show circuit but am having a tough time with startup and entering shows.
    Attending the conference would give me an awesome leg up and allow me to find out what I need to do to get out there and start making a living selling my wares at shows.  Of course a comp ticket would really help me afford to make the trip.
  9. I am switching careers ....from a postal worker to a full time jeweler.  This would benefit me greatly.  I have been on the art fair circuit for several years, but have never really been juried. Just getting some professional help would be a blessing. Thank-you.
  10. You only get one chance to make a good impression. And when the room is filled with other competitors with the same idea, you gotta be your best. I wish to win the passes to move my images to the next level.  Then I want to show others how to do it. I belong to several arts groups in the Milwaukee area. I see myself giving talks to these groups. Helping others to help themselves.
  11. I have been doing shows for awhile but I really need to get past the easy to get in shows and get into the harder to get in shows. This conference seems like it would be very educational and would help me move to the next step in getting into the better shows. Thank you!
  12. I have been painting for the past 7 years. As of this year, I've been selling quite a few paintings. I've had quite a few commissions also. I think that my oil paintings must be getting better so I would like to expand my outreach to a larger audience. The Zapp conference sounds like just what I may need to achieve some of my goals.
  13. Every once in a while, I want to meet someone. Every once in a while, I just want to know what they were thinking – or maybe what they are thinking.
    Occasionally I just want to sit down at a table, whether it is a dinner table or a conference table or some simple tavern's table and really try to understand the person or persons I am sitting with at that moment. Sometimes I just want to know when it all started to make sense. Specifically, I would love to sit down with certain people and just say, “Ok, at what point in time did you think this was a good idea and why?”.....
    Seriously. I want to go to the conference this year. I don't want to go and learn more about them. I want to go this year and write about what I see.

    I am an artist. I observe, interpret, and present my interpretations. I want them to know I am writing about what I see and hear. I have a show my home town the Saturday after the conference. I would like to drive to Chicago, observe and write about the the conference for every single bona fide, original, professional, artist that will read what I write before I drive to my show 400-500 miles away. I want them and you to know I will be there observing, interpreting, analyzing, and writing. Read this entry in its entirety.
  14. I think I have lost my mojo.....I was working it, honest! - fifteen shows in 2010-11, I know there were things I could have done much better, but I felt pretty good about doing shows and selling (which I did ok at).  After a career in teaching high school for many years this was my dream to be a full time artist. Then I went to Switzerland for a year last year to teach at a boarding school- felt like I would never get an opportunity like that again and I rocked it-really- traveled like crazy, had some shows, it was fun but now that I am back I am having a really hard time trying to figure out how to make it work better. If I had the opportunity to attend your conference I think I might be able to get back on track and get a handle on what I need to do to grow in this business and in my art. I'm energetic, positive and in it for the long haul so I sure would appreciate any help.
  15. I would love to attend the Zapp Conference in Chicago.  I have done only one art fair so far and feel very uncertain about this new business I have embarked on.  I  applied for three shows this year two of which I was accepted and one I have been wait listed for.  I know I have so much to learn and honestly I am not even sure of the questions to ask at this point.  I think this would be an invaluable experience for me to hear the experts talk about how the art fair world works, of which I fell I know very little about at this point and also hear the concerns of other artists that are present.

So there you have it folks -- great choices from beginners to seasoned artists. You will only be allowed to vote once. Deadline for voting August 20, 6 pm ET.

Here is the link so you can vote: http://www.esurveyspro.com/App/Polls/DirectPoll.aspx?id=13158

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It's been a grueling three weeks, having entered this popularity contest for votes in order to win a $5000 grant. It has consumed me! The contest is called Dream Big Grow Here, and its purpose is to encourage small businesses in Northeast Iowa (there are other contests in other parts of Iowa) to expand and promote their idea or "dream". My dream, which I have had and been working on for 6 years, is to extend the designs that I've been developing on my pottery into other, manufactured products, like textiles. It's been slow going because of time and money shortages. This grant could give me a jump start.

I am now in second place, behind a garden center, and quite a bit behind too. But I have a lot of support and I believe this last day will bring people out of the woodwork.The voting ends at midnight tonight.

 

If you could please take a moment out of your busy day and help me towards this goal, I would be so grateful!

Let me also add that I have started a raffle for one of my teacups that you can win if you let me know that you voted. You can add a comment here ("voted" is enough), or on my Facebook page which you can reach if you click on the Facebook icon on my contest entry.

 

Click below to vote:

http://www.myentre.net/busProf ile/tabid/95/Default.aspx?entr y=356

Thank you!

Elisabeth

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The Kalamazoo Institute of Arts is working with an advertising company to give 10 artists who live or have studios in Kalamazoo County the chance to use billboards around western Michigan as a canvas of sorts.

The museum is working with Adams Outdoor Advertising on the contest. A panel will pick 20 candidates and the public will vote to select the winners. Billboards featuring their work will rotate among sites for a year starting in May. The deadline to apply is March 14.
 
The museum also is holding a T-shirt design contest for the 2011 Kalamazoo Institute of Arts Art Fair, which takes place June 3-4. It's the 60th year for the event. The deadline is March 1.
 
Details of the contests are on the museum's website.
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Last week I requested member of ArtFairInsiders.com to help me class up the site by posting photos of themselves or the site - specifically I asked "show us your face." 8871790080?profile=originalI got an overwhelming response of photos - well over a thousand!! Thank you for that. But, my dears, I was specifically asking you post your face - upgrade the site by uploading your avatar to your page. Avatar: An avatar is a computer user's representation of himself/herself in the form a two-dimensional icon Here is today's challenge: Help me get rid of the current avatar by designing a new avatar for the site. What I need is a 175 x 175 jpg, gif or png that will be used in place of the current one (which I have been told is tacky (!)) Win a prize: ebooks, artist of the month, article about you and your work, links to your web site. What would you like the best? You tell me. Deadline: April 22. Enter your avatar in the comments below. Then we will all vote on the winner. If you don't feel like designing one, please go to "my page" and upload a personal avatar (either your face, your dog, your art, ???) to your page. I know lots of people are busy on this site. Let's show them our stuff. Like those two avatars of me and not sure how to do something like this yourself? Visit this link at ScottFox.com and it will give you step by step directions: www.ScottFox.com.
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And the Winner is....! Our First Contest

Your art lesson for the day: Take a break today from whatever is bothering you, log on to this website and learn a new craft in only a minute, turning an ugly t-shirt into something fashionable. Here's the link: OneMinuteU.com I look forward to seeing your creation at the next art show. OR Even better, take a photo of it and upload it to me at here. The best one will receive a copy of my e-book "Secrets to Success at Art Fairs." Here's what you do: 1. visit the site 2. get a t-shirt 3. make a new t-shirt 4. take a photo 5. upload the photo here Ingenuity and creativity count Extra points given for Best Use of an Art Fair t-shirt Deadline: March 17 Show us your t-shirt!
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