[DAC] Opportunity for Dorchester Open Studios registered artists only

[Donna Penn]

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> From: "Crowley, John \(Cultural Affairs\)"  
> <John.Crowley at cityofboston.gov>
> Date: August 8, 2006 12:05:23 PM EDT
> To: "Donna Penn" <donna at krausedesigninc.com>
> Subject: RE:
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> Call to ARTISTS
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> Boston Open Studios Coalition Exhibition
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> Celebrate “The Boston Open Studios Coalition” 12th Anniversary
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> The Mayor’s Office of Arts, Tourism & Special Events is seeking  
> artwork from Boston Open Studio Coalition members to showcase this  
> season’s 12th anniversary. The goal is to have one piece of  
> artwork from each member of BOSC displayed in a large group  
> exhibition throughout Boston City Hall. The exhibition will take  
> place October 23, 2006 – January 19, 2007.
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>  Selection process/ CRITERIA
> To participate in this exhibition you must be a current member of  
> one of the following “Boston Open Studios Coalition”  
> organizations:
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> ● Allston Arts District
> ● Artist’s Group of Charlestown
> ● Dorchester Open Studios
> ● East Boston Artist’s Group
> ● Fort Point Arts Community
> ● Fenway Studios
> ● Hyde Park Open Studios
> ● Jamaica plain Artists
> ● Mission Hill Open Studios
> ● Roslindale Open Studios
> ● Roxbury Open Studio
> ● South Boston Open Studios
> ● United South End Artists
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> DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: August 21, 2006 5 P.M.
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>  Please submit the following:
> ONLY ONE WORK PER MEMBER
> o       1 example of work you would like displayed: jpeg (300 dpi)
> o       Completed application form
> *     Electronic submissions only
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> DEADLINE FOR DROP OFF OF ACTUAL WORK: September 18 – October 3, 2006
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> ● All artwork must be framed, wired and ready to be hung.
> ● No clip style frames will be accepted.
> ● Artwork exceeding 30 inches in any dimension will not be accepted.
> ●All artwork must be labeled with name, title, medium and Open  
> Studios Group you are a member of.
> ●You will be contacted with drop off dates and times.
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> APPLICATION DUE
> August 21, 2006
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> Copy 1
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> Artist Name_____________________________________________
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> Address___________________________________________
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> City_________________________________    State_______
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> Zip Code__________________
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> Phone Number______________________________
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> E-mail_____________________________________________________
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> Website____________________________________________________
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> Title of work________________________________________
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> Medium___________________________________________
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> Dimensions________________________________________
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> Describe any special installation instructions_______________________
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> __________________________________________________________
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> The Mayor’s Office of Art’s, Tourism & Special Events reserves  
> the right to reject any artwork deemed inappropriate for viewing at  
> Boston City Hall.
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> Copy 2
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> MUST be attached to back of artwork
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> Artist Name_____________________________________________
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> Address___________________________________________
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> City_________________________________    State_______
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> Zip Code__________________
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> Phone Number______________________________
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> E-mail_____________________________________________________
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> Website____________________________________________________
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> Title of work________________________________________
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> Medium___________________________________________
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> Dimensions________________________________________
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> Describe any special installation instructions____________
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> DELIVER OR EMAIL COMPLETED APPLICATIONS TO:
> John Crowley, Exhibitions Coordinator
> Mayor's Office of Arts, Tourism & Special Events
> Boston City Hall, Room 716
> Boston, Massachusetts 02201
> Phone 671-635-2368
> Fax   617-635-1850
> John.Crowley at cityofboston.gov
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Donna Penn [mailto:donna at krausedesigninc.com]
> Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2006 4:18 PM
> To: Crowley, John (Cultural Affairs)
> Cc: Joyce Linehan
> Subject: Re:
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> Dorchester members breakdown as follows, roughly:
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> drama/writing/theatre arts/comedy: 10
> watercolor:    5
> stained glass: 2
> sculpture: 8
> photography:  12
> pastels: 1
> painting: 32
> music:  3
> mixed media: 26
> jewelers: 8
> fiberarts: 2
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> These numbers are based on those artists who have actually  
> registered with us on our website.  However, we see roughly 70  
> artists exhibiting at each year's open studios who for one reason  
> or another have not registered with us as members.  Therefore,  
> these numbers are extremely underrepresentative of our real  
> breakdown of participating artists.
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> Good luck.
> Donna Penn
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> On Jul 13, 2006, at 3:43 PM, Crowley, John ((Cultural Affairs)) wrote:
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>>  Hello Open studios Coordinators,
>>
>> Perhaps you have heard by now that The Mayor’s Office of Arts,  
>> Tourism & Special Events is proposing an exhibition entitled  
>> “Boston Open Studio”. The idea of the exhibition is to promote  
>> the art of current members of any of the twelve Open Studio
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>> groups in Boston. Each artist will submit one piece of work for  
>> the show.
>> What I need from you, the coordinator, are the number of members  
>> you have and what discipline each artist specializes in. With this  
>> information I can figure if going forward with this show is  
>> logistically possible. Thank you in advance for your input on this  
>> proposal.
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>>
>> John A. Crowley
>>             Exhibitions Coordinator
>>             Mayor's Office of Arts,Tourism&Special Events
>>             617-635-2368
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> Donna Penn
> See our fine art and notecard website at www.krausedesigninc.com
> For info on the Dorchester Arts Collaborative & Dorchester Open  
> Studios, see: www.thedac.org
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Donna Penn
See our fine art and notecard website at www.krausedesigninc.com
For info on the Dorchester Arts Collaborative & Dorchester Open  
Studios, see: www.thedac.org




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