Upcoming Opportunities for Artists

Purdue University Galleries Opening Reception Thursday, March 13 from 5:30 to 7:00pm

Coding is Art    Upcoming Hackathon at the West Lafayette Public Library For more information please click here

Public Art Team (PAT) Request for Proposals Tapawingo Park Sculpture Project and Salisbury Street Sculpture Project City of West Lafayette Proposals due Friday, March 28    The City of West Lafayette (Indiana) announces two exciting opportunities to create unique public sculptures.  In order to create points of interest for the community, surrounding businesses and Purdue University students, staff and faculty, the city's Public Arts Team, with funding from the West Lafayette Redevelopment Commission, is supervising public art projects in the Tapawingo Park area and on Salisbury Street in West Lafayette. Projects ranging from $5,000 - $9,000 for the Tapawingo Park project and from $5,000 - $18,000 for the Salisbury Street project will be considered. Submit Proposals to: Tapawingo/Salisbury Sculpture Projects Attn: Beverly Shaw City of West Lafayette Department of Development 609 West Navajo Street West Lafayette, IN 47906 For more information please click here and for the application please click here. Proposals are due by 5:00pm Friday, March 28, 2014. Questions? contact Craig Martin, chair of the Public Arts Team at cdmartin@purdue.edu.

Chautauqua Wawasee Presents a Call for Artists Chautauqua Wawasee is looking for artists for the Oakwood Fine Arts Festival that will be held onSaturday, September 6, 2014 from 8:00am to 4:00pm. Join Chautauqua-Wawasee for the long awaited return of this premier, juried art festival that will be held along the scenic shores of Lake Wawasee at the Oakwood Resort in Syracuse, Indiana. Important Dates and Deadlines   Artist Deadline: March 30, 2014  Jury Date: Early April 2014  Artist Notification: by April 30, 2014    To apply send attached application to Marlies Selent-West, Festival Director Chautauqua Questions? Contact Marlies Selent- West at 574.518.1094 or marlies@chqw.org For more information please click here or vist www.chqw.org.

Open Call for Exhibition Proposals Arts Place, Inc Deadline: March 31, 2014 Arts Place  P.O. Box 804 Portland, IN 47371 REQUIREMENTS: Images: 10 (preferably on a disc or through electronic submission) Entry Fee: FREE Arts Place, Inc. is a nonprofit regional arts council that operates three centers in East Central Indiana and West Central Ohio. Arts Place is dedicated to presenting quality exhibitions and educational programs. Arts Place is currently accepting proposals for its Portland, Indiana center, which includes a main gallery and two smaller galleries. Arts Place is seeking innovative proposals from artists in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan and Illinois. Proposals for both 2 dimensional and 3- dimensional media for solo and/or group shows are welcomed. Our galleries exhibit the work of both emerging and established artists. Exhibits run for 4-6 weeks. We have an opening reception, when possible. All exhibits are supported by press and insurance coverage and are free and open to the public. While works may be for sale, Arts Place puts its emphasis on the artistic quality of the work being presented. Arts Place takes a commission of 30% on works sold in our galleries. To apply, submit the following information. Electronic submissions are preferred. 1.     10 images of recent work completed in the last 2 years. Please include detailed information with each image including title, medium, dimensions, date completed, etc. 2.     Description of proposed exhibition 3.     Current resume 4.     Artist statement (optional) Reviews of the exhibit proposals are done yearly.  Proposals and artist images will be reviewed by a panel of artists and arts educators in April. For questions and more information contact Leslie Newton, Staff Visual Artist/Curator at lnewton@artsland.org or 260.726.4809 or visit www.artsland.org.

Crusade Engagement Grant Offers $10,000 for Innovation Deadline: April 1 $20 Application Fee   Crusade for Art just announced that it will award a $10,000 grant to an individual photographer, or group of photographers, with the most innovative idea for increasing the artist's audience and collector base. The unrestricted grant is created both to generate and highlight these innovations, and to underwrite the execution of the best idea. Prodigious effort is going into programs and initiatives that create supply - opportunities to educate artists and help them create and exhibit work - which is resulting in a dramatic increase in the number of fine art photographers and huge volumes of their art. Little support focuses on creating a demand for this art. Demand is not keeping up with supply, and if not corrected, will create a huge imbalance where there is an abundance of art but no audience for it. Crusade for Art is dedicated to cultivating demand for art. In the initial application, photographers/project organizers must submit a description (500 words or less) of their project idea and a $20 application fee. Five to ten finalists will be invited to submit a full application. The full application will require applicants to include a detailed project description, timeline, budget, projected audience reach, and expected impact of the program. There is no additional application fee for finalist applications. Applications are now open! The deadline for submissions is April 1. Finalists will be announced May 15, and the grant award winner will be announced in September. For more information please click here. Guidelines are available here. Contact Jennifer Schwartz at jennifer@crusadeforart.org or 404.790.9078

Call for Artists: Public Art Project in Downtown Lafayette    Proposals due April 4 by 4pm     The City of Lafayette in cooperation with Regions Bank is seeking proposals for a public art piece to install early Fall 2014 on the site of the Bank's new building at South and 4th Streets in downtown Lafayette. For more information please click here. Questions? Email Margy Deverall at mdeverall@lafayette.in.gov

The Indiana Arts Commission presents: Leveraging Creativity May 15-16 Registration $20 through April 12    For just $20 you can reserve your spot for Leveraging Creativity: Artists, Entrepreneurship, and Intellectual Property Law. But hurry - space is limited! One part artist workshop and one part academic conference, Leveraging Creativity will focus on the entrepreneurial skills artists need to advance their careers and the legal issues arts administrators face when working with artists' intellectual property. Conference speakers include artists, arts administrators, and scholars. For a full list of conference speakers & sessions, click here. Sessions will include: Marketing & Social Media Business Plans Selling & Promoting Your Art Copyright Protection Music licensing Performance Rights Appropriation & more! Leveraging Creativity: Artists, Entrepreneurship, and Intellectual Property Law is produced by the Indiana Arts Commission and the Center for Intellectual Property Research at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law. Additional support is provided by Indiana University's New Frontiers in the Arts & Humanities Program, the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Visit IN.gov/arts for more information!

Call for Artists: Art at the Park May 13, 2014 at 6:30 Tippecanoe Arts Federation is partnering with Purdue Baseball and the Purdue Fan Experience to present "Art at the Park" on Tuesday, May 13 at 6:30pm at the Purdue Baseball game against Indiana State at Alexander Field.  Gates will open to the public at 5:30pm, artists should be prepared to set up at 4:30pm. This is a very unique opportunity for artists, a great chance to raise awareness about the arts, and a way for artists to meet potential buyers! Artists will be required to attend the event with free admission.  Artists will be provided with one covered table and may provide their own tent if they should choose. Tents should not exceed 8 feet by 8 feet in size.  Sales will not be conducted at this event, however we strongly encourage you to bring marketing materials for potential clientele.  The event will be rain or shine, however indoor space will be provided for artists if there is rain. The deadline for entry will be April 14, 2014 by 5:00pm. To enter please fill out the attached registration form. Eligible Work Any style of work will be accepted and are encouraged, but please keep in mind that the event will be at Purdue's baseball field.  Artists are also encouraged to perform a demonstration or activity at the event.  If you plan to do this, please contact Jane as soon as possible.   Artist Eligibility Artists must be members of TAF.  Artists must attend the event (with free admission) to participate.  If you are interested in becoming a member please contact TAF. Questions? Contact Jane Hahn at taf@tippecanoearts.org or 765.423.2787.

Grant Opportunity: Arts Midwest Touring Fund Arts Midwest Touring Fund: Grants are applied for by and made directly to presenting organizations who are booking touring performing artists from outside of the state of Indiana to perform in their communities. Please share the following information with the presenting organizations in Indiana. We hope to spread the word about this funding opportunity. This information has been sent to past Indiana grantees and the Indiana Presenters Network. For more information, please click here. The application deadline is April 16, 2014. For further information, presenters may contact Christy Dickinson, senior program director, at 612.238.8019 or touringfund@artsmidwest.org.

Call for Artists:  7th Annual Broadway Art Show at the Monticello-Union Township Public Library   Deadline: May 1, 2014 Show dates: Friday, July 25 - Sunday, July 27 Monticello-Union Township Public Library 321 W. Broadway St. Monticello, IN 47960    The Monticello-Union Township Public Library is hosting its 7th annual Broadway Art Show  Friday, July 25, Saturday, July 26, and Sunday, July 27. Over 60 artists will exhibit their artwork, which will include a diversity of art media including paintings, sculptures, pottery, jewelry, photography and much more. The library retains a commission from the sale of all artwork, which goes into the library's endowment fund at the White County Community Foundation. The Monticello Public Library has issued a call for artists to exhibit and sell their art work at our show. If you are interested in exhibiting and selling your art work, please contact Portia Kapraunat 574.583.2665 ext. 307 or email pkapraun@monticello.lib.in.us before May 1, 2014. You can also visit us on our website, www.monticello.lib.in.us.

Call for Artists:   Art on the Wabash       Event Date: September 21 Applications due: May 5 $15 entry fee      This juried, outdoor art fair will be held in Tapawingo Park onSunday, September 21, 2014.  Applications are due May 5 by 5 PM.  Brought to you by the City of West Lafayette, sponsored by KitchenArt- the Store for Cooks, and technical support provided by TAF.  Click here for the Application, $15 entry fee.  For more information, Eligibility, and submission requirements visit artonthewabash.com. Questions? Contact Bev Shaw at bshaw@wl.in.gov or 765.775.5100.

Hamilton County Artists' Association's 6th Annual Gathering of Plein Air Painters  The Hamilton County Artists' Association is hosting he 6th Annual Gathering of Plein Air Painters on Thursday June 5, Friday June 6  & Saturday June 7, 2014. REGISTER NOW! For information & registration forms please click here or contact Steve Miller at 317 363-9722or s-l-miller@comcast.net $1,500 Best of Show, plus many more cash awards and ribbons

TAP for TAF

Tickets on sale for TAP for TAF: Craft Brew Fest Saturday, April 5, 2014

The Tippecanoe Arts Federation is looking forward to hosting the third annual TAP at TAF, on Saturday, April 5. TAP at TAF is a craft brew festival featuring several Indiana Breweries from across the state. The event will be held at the County Parking Garage located on 2nd Street, between South and Columbia. Our very own local breweries Lafayette Brewing Company and People's Brewerywill be featured along with: Half Moon Brewery, Kokomo; Flat 12, Indianapolis;  Big Dawg Brewery (Indiana's only brewery and winery), Richmond; Triton, Indianapolis;Sun King Brewery, Indianapolis; Cutters Brewing Co, Avon; Power House Brewing Co., Columbus; Figure Eight Brewery, Valparaiso; Fountain Square Brewing Co, Indianapolis; Three Wise Men Brewing Co, Indianapolis; Outliers Brewing Company; Indianapolis and Brugge Brasserie from Indianapolis. Tickets are now available online, at the Tippecanoe Arts Federation (located at 638 North Street, Downtown Lafayette), participating Village Bottle Shoppe locations, and People's Brewing Company (located at 2006 North 9th Street). Don't forget to join ourTAP Facebook Event Page! Tickets are available in four categories: Designated Driver $5 Entry into TAP Complimentary water Regular Ticket Admission $25 Entry into TAP Tasting from 3:00-6:00pm VIP Ticket Admission  $35 Entry into TAP Tasting from 2:00-6:00pm Access to VIP room Complimentary Beer Swag TAP and Wines on the Wabash Combo Ticket $60 Entry into TAP from 3:00-6:00pm Entry into Wines on the Wabash (Friday, April 4, 2014) Only available at participating Village Bottle Shoppe locations

Artists Pricing Their Own Work

I saw this on Facebook yesterday and so I shared it on TAF's Facebook page.  I have always struggled with pricing my own work whether it's been for a show, my photography services, or someone just wanting to purchase a print. Several people have viewed the article after I shared it and seemed to enjoy reading it, so I decided it was a good idea to post about it on here as well.  While it is a great and helpful article, please remember each artist and type of work is different and it's important to remember location and audience does play a factor.  As he mentions in the article, going to other shows and talking to other artists about their prices, is a good starting point.  I would highly recommend doing that if you are unsure about your prices or even how to begin pricing your work.

Here is the link to the article, and I'll add some highlights from the article below.

1. Here are the basic art pricing fundamentals (according to the article):

• Step 1: Define your market. Where do you sell your art? Do you sell locally, regionally, nationally or internationally? The art, artists and prices in your market are the ones you should pay the most attention to.
• Step 2: Define your type of art. What kind of art do you make? What are its physical characteristics? In what ways is it similar to other art? How do you categorize it? If you paint abstracts, for example, what kind of abstracts, how would you describe them? This is the type of art that you want to generally focus on for comparison purposes.
• Step 3: Determine which artists make art similar to yours either by researching online or visiting galleries, open studios or other venues and seeing their work in person. Pay particular attention to those artists who also have career accomplishments similar to yours, who've been making art about as long as you have, showing about as long as you have, selling about as long as you have and so on.
• Step 4: See how much these similar artists charge for their art. Their prices will be good initial estimates of the prices you should charge for your art.

2. You'll find that no matter what market you sell in, whether local, regional, national or international, that for the most part, every type of art by every type of artist has its own price structure, and that includes yours.

"But my art is unique. You can't price art like that." You may be thinking this, and you're right, your art is unique, but so is every house in any given neighborhood. No matter how unique your art is, it's also similar in certain ways to art by other artists-- just like one house is similar to another (they both have bedrooms, bathrooms, square footage, roofs, and so on).

3. Here are some of the ways your art may be similar to other art

It may be similar in size, shape, medium, weight, subject matter, colors, the time it takes you to make it, when it was made, how long you've been making that type of art, how many you've made, what type of art it is (abstract, representational, conceptual, etc.), who your audience is, and so on. Your job is to explore your market, keep an open mind, find that similar art, find the artists who make it, focus on those who have similar experience and qualifications to yours, and see what they charge for it and why.

4. Some people who really like your art can't afford much.

They may be among your biggest fans, though, so give them a chance to buy something-- a print, a drawing, whatever. Have affordable options. Your art is your billboard, your business card. The more art you sell, the more people you sell to, the more places show it, the more people see it, the more you get your name out there, the better known you get, the more good will you create, and in the end, all that good comes back to you, much of it in the form of increased sales.

5. If you're in a group show, submit art that's in the same price range as the rest of the art in the show.

You don't want to enter the most expensive piece; you don't want people's first impression of your art to be sticker shock. You want your art to stand out for art reasons, not money reasons. If you're not sure what the show's price range is, ask the organizers before you submit.

He raises quite a few other points, but these were the ones that stuck out to me.  Feel free to share what you found interesting about the article!