Announcements

The Center for Emerging Visual Artists (CFEVA), in partnership with NewCourtland is pleased to offer Philadelphia area artists the opportunity to participate in an exciting, new, community-based fellowship. Through the NewCourtland Artist Fellowship, eight artists will be selected to bring innovative and engaging art-making to residents of the vast NewCourtland network. In order to apply, artists are asked to develop an intergenerational project that brings NewCourtland’s residents together with school age children/teens to create a meaningful experience and an exciting artistic project. Work created by residents and their school age partners during the 2009 Fellowship Program will be exhibited with the work of the artist fellows in a large, well publicized exhibition. Accepted artists will receive a fellowship award of $2,500 (to be paid in two $1,250 installments). Once artists receive this award they will be responsible for conducting ten 1.5 hour workshops weekly for NewCourtland residents (10-15 residents) and their student partners (10-15 students). Artists will also be required to attend several preliminary meetings, one aging sensitivity training session and participate in the spring 2010 exhibition http://www.cfeva.org/publications.aspx For more details and an application please contact Genevieve Coutroubis at 215 546-7775 x11 or Genevieve@cfeva.org. Applications can be downloaded at http://www.cfeva.org/publications.aspx

The Center For Emerging Visual Artists (Philadelphia PA)
The Center is currently accepting applications to join our Regional Community Arts Program (RCAP) Artist Registry. Artists in the registry will be eligible to participate in The Center's Community Exhibition Program, which includes exhibitions in public spaces such as hospitals, schools, parks, and more.
Requirements:
-Must be interested in exhibiting in public spaces
-Must live within 90 miles of Philadelphia
-Works submitted must be available and ready to hang/install
Submission Guidelines: Please send up to 20 slides or digital images, a slide list (name, title, dimensions, medium, and price), and a resume. Application/Entry Fee: 0 Application Deadline: On-going Genevieve Coutroubis The Center For Emerging Visual Artists Community Exhibitions 237 South 18th Street, 3A Philadelphia, PA 19103 (215) 546-7775 x11 Genevieve@cfeva.org

The Center for Emerging Visual Artists is pleased to announce the 2008-2009 Direct Dialogues Lecture Series. Through this nine-part series, artists are invited to learn the nuts and bolts of a successful career in the arts. Each session begins at 5:30pm and will take place at The Center for Emerging Visual Artists (237 South 18th Street, Suite 3A, Philadelphia PA). Direct Dialogue topics include: Conservation for Artists, Expanding Your Audience Through Publishing, Fiscal Sponsorship for Artists, Your Art as a Small Business, Marketing Yourself Through the Internet, Creating Opportunities through Collaborations and Cooperatives, Marketing Yourself to the Press, and The Basics of Arts Fairs. The program fee is $12.00 per session or $90.00 for the 2008-2009 Season. To reserve a seat, please call (215) 546-7775 x11 or email Genevieve@cfeva.org . Please note, seating is limited.

The Community Art Gallery of The Philadelphia Foundation presents Sneak Peek: A Preview of CFEVA’s Artists and Programs. This exhibition featuring The Center for Emerging Visual Artists will highlight the paintings, photographs and works on paper of selected artists participating in their Regional Community Arts, Philadelphia Open Studio Tours and Career Development programs in the upcoming year. CFEVA creates a stronger regional support system for visual artists, advances the careers of the many deserving visual artists in the region, promotes relationships between artists and the communities in which they live, and increases access to visual art for everyone. This exhibition will be open from September 17, 2008 through April 9, 2009. Participating Artists: James B. Abbott, Rita Bernstein, Arden Bendler Browning, Donald Camp, Andrea Cote, Kay Healy, John Karpinski, Sean O’Neil, Michelle Ortiz, Amie Potsic and Wendy Wolf The Philadelphia Foundation's Community Art Gallery is located at 1234 Market Street, Suite 1800, and is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Full exhibition available for viewing by appointment only. To schedule an appointment, please contact Elizabeth Hubbard at ehubbard@philafound.org.