Opportunities

ARTISTS NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Five Bainbridge artists have been accepted for the Washington State Arts Commission's Artist Resource Bank roster: Patty Rogers, Diane Bonciolini, Robin Krutch, Pamela Dharamsey Lee, and Barbara Wilson.

Bainbridge artist Shawn M. Agosta's sculpture, Wisdom, has been included in Exhibits USA 3-year traveling tour starting September 2004. To view Shawn's work, please visit: www.agostasculpturestudios.com

Three works by Bainbridge tapestry artist Marielle Snyder have been chosen for the Society of Contemporary Craft Sept. -Jan. exhibit, Perchance to Dream in Pittsburgh, PA, followed by a year-long national tour.

Works by Bainbridge printmaker Mary Lou Kostal were accepted in three recent juried exhibitions: the Kirkland Art Center 2003 Printmaking Biennial, the October 2004 Northwest Fine Arts Competition, and the 6th Annual Art Port Townsend Expressions Northwest Juried Art Show, also this past October.

The BIAHC's Bainbridge in Bloom website, gardentour.info, won design awards in two separate national competitions: the 2004 Webmaster Award for design excellence and the 2004 WebAward for Standards of Excellence. The Garden Tour site was designed by Brand Unity, Inc. BIAHC's web developer, Ann Jensen Warman, is art director at Brand Unity. www.gardentour.info

ABC's Extreme Makeover TV series selected two of Michele Soderstrom's horse paintings to hang in a Kingston home featured in an upcoming program.

Bainbridge Island watercolorist John Adams received 3rd prize in the Northwest Watercolor Society Annual Members Exhibition. His painting was one of 65 selected from 200 entries nationwide. The show opens Nov. 18 in Bellevue.

Did cultural fame or fortune look your way? Send details to Arts News, 221 Winslow Way W., Suite 201, B.I. 98110 or biahc@artshum.org

ARTIST OPPORTUNITIES

MULTIDISCIPLINARY:

B.I. Arts Education Community Consortium seeks a writer interested in arts apprenticeships and the schools to help compile a manual for a model High School Arts Apprentice program. Writer will come to 3 meetings over 6 months, work with one principal, one lead teacher and 3 artists for this job. $500 stipend. Please contact Bonnie Showers, Program Manager BIAECC at 206-780-7846.

Bainbridge Island Arts & Humanities Fund seeks funding applications from
organizations and individuals. Ddl. 3/1.

For the most comprehensive listings of artist opportunities and resources, check out www.artisttrust.org or write for the newsletter to Artist Trust, 1835 12th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122. 206-467-8734.

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VISUAL ARTS:

Artist Speak! Roundtables. 1/19: Sherry Grover: The Business Side of Art. 7-9pm. Marge Williams Center. $15. Max. 12. Call BIAHC 206-842-7901 to register. Roundtable 3/16 TBA.

Experienced gaffer wanted for small North Kitsap glassblowing studio with well-established product line. Part-time, flexible schedule. Must be able to handle large pieces. Pay DOE. Visit www.artglasslamps.com. Fax a resume to 360-697-7891 or call 360-697-5552.

Olympic National Forest Art Show 4/2-5/1, 2005 seeks 2D & 3D artwork in conjunction with the 100th Anniversary celebration of the National Forest system.
Prospectus: http://www.fs.fed.us or contact Maitri Sojourner, 360-866-1357; maitrisojourner@hotmail.com. Ddl. 2/28.

Bainbridge in Bloom Poster Competition. Garden theme artwork for 2005 event poster and postcard. Send up to 10 color slides, brief artist's bio or statement & SASE to BIB Poster, BIAHC, 221 Winslow Way W., Ste. 201, B. I. WA 98110. Ddl. 1/15.

Bainbridge Performing Arts seeks artists for monthly exhibits in The Playhouse Gallery.

Second Thursday Artists' Table. Bainbridge Arts & Crafts reserves a table at Winslow Way Café every second Thursday of the month to talk about art. 5:30pm. 12/9, 1/11, 2/8.

Bainbridge Island Quarterly Arts Walk seeks new artists in all visual mediums and of all ages. Send bio and 3-5 slides or prints to Arts Walk, BIAHC, 221 Winslow Way W., Ste, 201, B.I. 98110. Info: 206-842-7901 or artswalk@earthlink.net

Artists, cultural organizations, arts businesses: sign up on BIAHC's online Artist Database: www.artshum.org

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For information on the Bainbridge Island Portrait Guild contact Lara Cannon at 206-321-2378 or cannonlara@hotmail.com

Poulsbohemiam Coffeehouse in Poulsbo seeks visual artists to display works in monthly or two-monthly shows. Call Marianna Mears at 360-779-9199.

Seattle design company specializing in custom visual art seeks artists interested in having their art reproduced for pay. For details, go to www.heatherlowedesign.com or call 206-985-4292.

LITERARY:

See Field's End Classes and Roundtables under Local Workshops & Classes below.
Writers' Haven Press Presents Small Press Book Fair. 5/14. 8am-8pm. Silverdale Red Lion Hotel. Booth rental $100. Info: 360-830-5772 or svend@sinclair.net

Poulsbo Poetry Readings, every first Saturday evening. Poulsbohemian Coffeehouse, 360-779-9199. Writers Workshop every Monday 7-9pm.

Writers' Haven Reading Series, every third Sunday, 3pm. Jewel Box Theater, 225 Iverson, Poulsbo. Open-mic session follows featured readers. Bring 7 minutes of original work to share. 360-830-5772 or svend@sinclair.net

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LOCAL WORKSHOP & CLASSES:

Christmas Crafts Kids Workshop. 12/4. 10:30am-12:30pm. The Bead Garden, 400 Winslow Way E., Ste.180, B.I.. Make 4 beaded treasures. $40, including materials. 360-620-3147.

Creativity Clinic. Explore your creative process through writing and printmaking. 12/11. 10am-4pm Inkgarden Studios, Bainbridge Island. $90. Info & reg: Wendy Orville or Doug Nathan, 206-855-8833.

Mesolini Glass Studios Winter Open Studio. 12/11. 10am-5pm. Make your own fused glass masterpiece. All ages. 206-842-7133.

Winter Holiday Workshops for all ages at The Art Center on Bainbridge Island.
www.theartcenter.us

Making Monoprints. Explore a fun, spontaneous printmaking process with painter and printmaker Wendy Orville. Thursdays 7-9:30pm. $130/mo. Most materials included. More info: 206-855-8833.

Field's End Writing Classes: Writing Literature for Children with George Shannon, six Weds., 1/19 Ð 3/2 (not 2/16), 7:15-9:15pm., $240;

Don't Dream it-Do It with Susan Wiggs, Sat., 2/26, 9am-4pm. $120. Info & reg.: www.fieldsend.org

Field's End Writers Roundtables. Free author-led monthly Writers' Roundtables at the Bainbridge Public Library,
7- 8:30 p.m., on the third Tuesday of each month: 12/21, fiction and nonfiction author Anjali Banerjee: How does a writer use specific detail and imagery to express universal emotions?;
1/18, novelist Skye Moody: Heroes & Villains: Where's the Conflict?;
2/15, author and editor Irene Wanner :How does travel trigger fascinating literature?
More info: www.fieldsend.org

Glass Blowing on Bainbridge Island.
Small, intimate classes. Beginners welcome.
Kuy Hepburn, 206-780-0700.

Adult Wheel Throwing classes with Brian Mackin. 7-10pm. Beginners on Tuesdays; Intermediate on Thursdays. $200/mo. Includes materials. 206-780-9996.

Tuesday Portrait Group. 9:30am-1:30pm. Meets year round in small, well-appointed Bainbridge studio close to ferry. All media welcome. Share model costs. Info: Frances Gace, 206-855-0620.

Workshops for Poets/Prose Writers, any experience level. Also private writing tutoring grades 9-12. Nancy Rekow, 206-842-4855.

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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:

Public Art Committee: Committee Members, Project Volunteers, and a Graphic Designer needed to support the City's Public Art Program managed by the Bainbridge Island Arts & Humanities Council. Contact Janice Shaw at 206-842-8715.

Volunteer at The Playhouse and see events for free! Call Tim Davidson at 206-842-8578 or visit www.theplayhouse.org

Volunteer at Bainbridge Arts & Crafts Gallery. 206-842-3132.

Field's End, a writers' community affiliated with the nonprofit Bainbridge Public Library, needs volunteers for publicity, marketing, grant writing, events, and more. Queries: info@fieldsend.org, attention Volunteer Coordinator.

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