Arts in the Air Professional Art Exhibit and Sale

The work of 25 select artists will be featured at the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute’s third annual Arts in the Air Professional Art Exhibit and Sale from June 7 to July 5. The purpose of this month-long exhibit and sale is to support the creativity of Arkansas’ artists and promote art awareness and appreciation. http://www.uawri.org/page/281/AIA-professional
The event also serves as the main fundraiser for our scholarship fund used to support participants of our AmeriCorps program and internships by college students.
To kick off the annual exhibit and sale, the Rockefeller Institute will host an opening reception June 7 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tickets for the reception are $10, and reservations are required. Click here to register online or call (501) 727-5435. http://www.prestoregister.com/cgi-bin/order.pl?ref=uawrc.net&fm=9

Beginning June 9, the exhibit will be open Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and again from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Other times are available by appointment – call the front desk at (501) 727-5435 to make arrangements before you arrive. The exhibit is closed on Sundays.
The Arkansas artists selected to participate in this year’s Arts in the Air 2008 event are listed above.

Lyle and Rick at the Salty Parrot

Sunday June the 1st from 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM Lyle and Rick will be playing all your favorite tunes. Come join us for food, fun and libations:

Song List:

Against The Wind
Always On My Mind
All in My Head
Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground
Amy
A Pirate Looks At 40
Baby What You Want Me to Do
Beautiful
Big Boss Man
Brown Eyed Girl
Can’t You See
Carefree Highways
Changes in Latitudes
Carolina in My Mind
City of New Orleans
Cotton Jenny
Come Monday
Country Road
Damaged By Love
Desperado
Desperadoes Waiting for a Train
Everybody’s Talkin
Fire and Rain
Fire on the Mountain
Have You Ever Seen the Rain
Go Down Easy
Good Ole Rock & Roll
Heard It in a Love Song
If You Could Read My Mind
I Heard It through the Grapevine
I Keep Coming Back For More
I Won’t Back Down
I Shot the Sheriff
L.A. Freeway
London Homesick Blues
Lodi
Lost Highway
Lying Eyes
Margaretville
Grow Up To Be Cowboys
Me and Bobby McGee
Midnight Rider
Miss You So Badly
Mr. Bo jangles
Maybaliene
Nautical Wheelers
Old Tennessee
Panama Red
Peaceful Easy Feeling
Paradise
Please Don’t Burry Me
Please Come To Boston
Ramblin Man
Rainy Day People
Runaround
Running Away From Yesterday
Rolling Down the River
Reason to Believe
Saving Grace
Shower the People
Shelly’s Blues
Steamroller Blues
Stories We Could Tell
Sweet Baby James
Sweet Caroline
Take It Easy
Teach Your Children
Tequila Sunrise
The Boxer
The Midnight Special
The House at Pooh Corner
Three Little Birds
The Way That I Feel
Tin Cup Chalice
Trying to Reason With Hurricane Season
Unchained Melody
When the Morning Comes
Will You Think of Me
Who’ll stop the Rain
We All Want to Be Free
Why Don’t We Get Drunk
Wonderful Tonight
You Never Even Called Me by My Name

Featured Artist Teresa Hardin

Featured Artist Teresa Hardin
June 2 to June 30
Pasmore Gallery
Located in the
Jonesboro Public Library

Visit anytime during Library Hours
HoursMon.- Tues. 9:00 - 8:30Wed. - Fri. 9:00 - 6:00Saturday 9:00 - 5:00Sunday 1:00 - 5:00
Reception June 14th, Saturday, In the Gallery 2:00-3:30
Please sign my book and let me know what you think. If you are interested in having a pencil sketch portrait of your own take a card the prices are on the back for graphite portraits and pen & inks only. During June 2 through June 30 if you commission me to draw you a portrait I will give you $50 off your commissioned portrait price. (This is not to be used with any gift certificates.)
Give me a call 933-9066 or
email at tkayhardin@yahoo.com.TeresaVisit my web page and sign my guest book.http://www.thardin.com

Calling All Arkansas Artists: 2008 Annual Juried Art Competition

South Arkansas Arts Center

CALL FOR ENTRIES

2008 Annual Juried Art Competitionfor 2-D and 3-D Fine Art MediaENTRY DEADLINE MAY 14 2008Download Prospectus HereSEND DIGITAL IMAGES ON CD1 view for two-dimensional artwork2 views for three-dimensional artworkExhibition July 3-30 Merkle and Price Gallery

ELIGIBILITY
1. The exhibition is competitive and open to artists 18 years of age or
older residing in the United States. All 2-D and 3-D fine arts media
accepted, including photography and computer generated work.
2. Pieces must be original and completed in the last two years. Artwork
completed under classroom supervision and/or reproduced from work
by other artists or published material is not accepted.
3. 2-D works can not exceed 60”x 60” or weigh more than 50 pounds
and must be completely ready for display. This means framed in a clean,
neat and professional manner with a secure wire hanger and if subject to
damage, must be framed under plexi or glass. If the work is not framed
and ready to hang, it may be disqualified from judging.
4. 3-D work must be display ready. Work weighing over 50 pounds or
presenting complex installation problems must be installed by the artist
with approval by the gallery manager. If the work is unsuitably prepared
it may be disqualified from judging.
5. Pieces may not have been previously shown at SAAC.
6. The juror and show chairperson have final authority to define what
constitutes an acceptable entry. Works may be rated unacceptable if
they are not adequately prepared for display, considered unsafe, or
appear to be significantly different from the image submitted to the juror.

Entry DEADLINE May 14
Notification Cards Mailed June 4
Accepted Works Delivered June 25
Opening July 3
Reception July 12, 6:00-7:30 Awards 6:30
Last Day of Exhibit July 30
Artists Pick-up Work July 31
Shipped Artwork Returned Aug. 1

Go to ArknasasArtists.com for more details or contact:

South Arkansas Arts Center
Juried Art Competition
110 E. 5th Street
El Dorado, AR 71730
870-862-5474
http://www.saac-arts.org/