Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Evolving Artist Competition - BAC

6th Evolving Artists Competition

(Open to artists 18+

BEVERLY ART CENTER

Application deadline: Jan. 27
The competition is open to evolving, emerging and non-established artists ages 18+ only.
Competition is open to all 2D mediums (including pencil, charcoal, pastel, paint, collage, graphic design, photography, prints, ect.). One lucky winner will receive a solo show at the BAC Fall 2014! Click here to download application.
 
Exhibit: Feb. 18-Mar. 18
Reception: TBA - Awards at 8pm.
Atrium & Theater Galleries

Monday, December 9, 2013

E-Commerce Internship (paid)

In-Sattva E-Commerce Intern (US)

Seeking a database, IT, and design intern to join our fast growing international fashion business. Duties include, but are not limited to, managing our online databases, regularly maintaining our e-commerce platform, inventory management and reports, and assist with the creative designs.

Qualified candidates must have a degree in Information Technology and a passion for e-commerce. Must have the ability to efficiently organize, prioritize, multi-task, and meet deadlines within a flexible and changing environment. A high level of accuracy and attention to details are essential for this position, as are the willingness to work flexible hours, take on a challenge and work hard to accomplish tasks on time and correctly.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

flowebullet Must have experience with database management with our retail partners.

flowebullet Ability to create and maintain websites, a plus and preferred.

flowebullet Update and keep accurate track on inventory and online reporting.

flowebullet Good at problem solving and customer service.

flowebullet Requires a strong sense of responsibility, as well as reliability.

flowebullet Must be proficient in Word, Excel, Microsoft Office, Latest APPS, and other programs.

Note: This is a paid internship. Upon an initial internship period that meets performance criteria, a full time opportunity could be available.
To apply, please send resume to: work@insattva.com

Thursday, November 7, 2013

Self Employment in the Arts Conference

Self-Employment in the Arts - www.selfemploymentinthearts.com - 630/637-5468

SAVE THE DATE!
 

SEA 2014 just around the corner!


14th Annual Self-Employment in the Arts (SEA) Conference
February 21st & 22nd, 2014
Hilton Hotel - Lisle, Illinois
 
This two day event is geared towards career development for artists.  Activities include keynote speakers, workshops, round table discussions, one-on-one mentoring, and more.  Programming is led by artist practitioners, educators, and arts and business professionals.  Attendees include college students, community artists, and serious high school students.  For more information about the event including a copy of last year's program, please click here.

Highlights:
  • $1,000 Artistic Business Plan Pitch Competition (entry deadline 1/31/14)
  • Juried College Art Competition with $800 in prizes (entry deadline 1/31/14)
  • One-on-one mentoring opportunities (great for portfolio reviews and for asking questions!)
  • Over 40 different presenters
  • Hands-on workshops including mock auditions, pricing your art, and many more
  •  All areas of art from fashion to theater
  • Only $99 for students for full conference (includes all activities and 3 meals) PLUS scholarships are available to help off-set the registration fee even more for both students and non-students.  One day rates also available.
  • Current flyer
Book early - space is limited!
 
For resources, articles, and videos about making a living with your art - 
please make sure to visit our website:


You can also follow SEA on Twitter and Facebook

For questions about SEA, please contact us at:
630/637-5468

Thursday, October 24, 2013

Call for Art - "Who We Aren't"

CALL FOR ART- "Who We Aren't" National Juried Exhibit

CALL FOR ART: "Who We Aren't" National Juried Exhibition

Juried by Paul Klein and Patrick Earl Hammie
DEADLINE: January 14, 2014
Exhibit dates: February 26- March 29, 2014

Artists 18+ living in the U.S are invited to submit self portraits that explore alter egos, secret identities or fictional personas created to hide behind or act out fantasies. Art might depict figures donning masks, disguises or costumes, a social media persona or the portrait of who we really want to be but can’t. Works that interpret the theme must be figurative, including the human figure or variations on the human figure.
$1000 in awards.
Fee: $25 for 2 entries, $30 for 3

For more information, juror bios, and prospectus visit www.unionstreetgallery.org/whowearent
To submit entries visit www.artsubmit-unionstreetgallery.org.

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Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Personal Creations Job Fair



 Personal Creations Job Fair

When:       Saturday, October 19, 2013
Where:    Personal Creations
1301 Internationale pkwy
Woodridge, IL 60517
Time:       9am – 1:00pm

WE ARE HIRING FOR THE FOLLOWING SEASONAL POSITIONS: 


Warehouse Operations: Receiving, Stock Picking, Forklift Drivers
Production Operations: Machine Operators (on-the-job training) 

Painters (hand skilled painting on ornaments or ceramics)!!!

Gift Wrappers, Matchers, Shippers 
And many more (900+) positions to fill.
Bilingual is a Plus
Shift Differential will be applied to all 2nd shift workers
Assignment Completion Raffles TVs, Computers, iPod, etc.

1st & 2nd Shift Positions Open

Thursday, October 10, 2013

Call for College Artists

Student Artists' Showcase, 2014 Wells Street Art Festival

Submitted by agateforce on Tue, 10/08/2013 - 1:45pm

Call for college & high school artists

2014 Wells Street Art Festival Announces

December 9 "Student Artists' Showcase" Deadline

Works of up to 10 students to be featured at iconic annual art fest on June 14-15.


CHICAGO—October 2013—Calling all aspiring student artists! The Wells Street Art Festival—one of the Midwest's largest and most prestigious juried fine art fairs—has announced Monday, December 9, as the deadline for the Student Artists' Showcase at the 2014 fest. >

The works of up to 10 promising local high school and/or college students selected in advance by a jury will be spotlighted at the event set for Saturday/Sunday, June 14-15.       Teachers must sign off on student entries.

>>Celebrating its 40th year in 2014, the Wells Street Art Festival is sponsored by the Old Town Merchants & Residents Association. It features the works of more that 250 artists on Wells Street between North Avenue and Division Street in Chicago's historic Old Town neighborhood.

>>Fest organizers say the Student Artists' Showcase provide promising students with a unique  opportunity to exhibit their works in a professional venue as well as interact with established artists and experience the juried art process.

>>The artwork of the selected student artists will be spotlighted in a special area within the fest. In addition, on-site jurors will select three winners. Besides bragging rights (and a resume-builder), the first place student recipient will receive $300; second place $200; and third place $100.

>>Students can submit entries in 10 juried mediums: 2-D Mixed Media; 3-D Mixed Media & Sculpture; Ceramics; Digital Art; Functional Art; Glass; Jewelry; Painting; Photography; and Works on Paper.

     > Complete Student Artists' Showcase rules, regulations and the application form can be downloaded from http://www.chicagoevents.com/event.cfm?eid=141

>Questions should be directed to Joanna Bielecki at 773.584.6631.

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Thursday, September 26, 2013

Open Call - Artist Portfolio Magazine

Open Call for Chicago Artists

Artist Portfolio Magazine is seeking art submissions from Chicago based artists for our upcoming issue called Chicago vs San Francisco Art.

This is an open call for all arts and artists.

For more details and an entry form please visit: http://www.ArtPortfolioMag.com

Friday, September 20, 2013

ARC Gallery - "ART/TECH: Interface"

ARC Gallery and Educational Foundation

2156 N. Damen Avenue    ·    Chicago, Illinois 60647    ·    773-252-2232


The October 4th deadline is approaching.
Please apply and send to your friends to apply:


In December 2013, ARC will present
      
"ART/TECH:Interface"

                                        Juried by Jan Tichy


Interface:[n. in-ter-feys; v.in-ter-feys)
 
1. A common boundary or interconnection between systems, equipment, concepts, or human beings.

The relevance of technology to our culture is undeniable. It has altered and adjusted the way we interact, receive, interpret and share information. Has this changed our perceptions of what art is?

This juried exhibition invites artists to submit work that investigates, discusses, or is influenced by these issues.  
All media will be considered.

JUROR: Jan Tichy is an adjunct Professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in the Department of Art and Technology. Born in Prague in 1974, Tichy moved to Israel in the mid-1990s. After studying at Musrara School of Photography in Jerusalem and Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Tel Aviv, he moved to Chicago in 2007, where he earned his MFA from the School of the Art Institute. Tichy has had solo exhibitions at the Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art; the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; Richard Gray Gallery, Chicago; and the Center for Contemporary Art in Tel Aviv. 
Over the past years his work has been included in exhibitions in Basel, Barcelona, Berlin, Frankfurt, Helsinki, Jerusalem, New York, Paris, Prague, Stockholm, Tel Aviv, Venice, and Washington, D.C. His work, Bats (2007), was acquired by the Museum of Modern Art, New York. He has been nominated for Gottesdiener Prize in 2011.                                     
 
Jan Tichy is represented by 
Richard Gray Gallery in Chicago.

Here is a link to the prospectus for the juried exhibition 


Here is a link to the online application form:

Thursday, September 19, 2013

Friends of the Wilmette Public Library 31st Juried Art Show

Friends of the Wilmette Public Library
31st Juried Art Show

October 19 –
November 21, 2013

Friends of the Wilmette Public Library
1242 Wilmette Avenue
Wilmette IL 60091
847-256-5025
www.wilmettelibrary.info/friends

Three cash prizes and nine
solo shows will be awarded.


Who may enter:
Artists over the age of 18 residing in the Chicago metropolitan
area may enter. There is no entry fee.

Where and When to enter:
Work will be accepted at the Wilmette Library, 1242
Wilmette Ave. only on Friday, October 11, 3:00-7:00 and
Saturday, October 12, 9:30-11:00. The library is located
a block west of Green Bay Road on the corner of Park Ave.

What to enter:
Enter one wall piece, not exceeding 4’ x 4’, framed for gallery
presentation and wired for hanging. The entry must not have
been submitted previously. Dax-type frames, masonite and
clipboard frames will not be accepted.

What else you need to know:
• Artists must personally submit one piece of his or her
own work. Commercial galleries may not submit
work for an artist.
• You must have an email address to find out if your work
has been accepted for the group show. You will receive
an email from wilmettelibraryfriends@gmail.com on
Sunday, October 13. Please do not call the Library.
• Work previously submitted in a Friends of the Library
Juried Show will not be accepted.
• All subject matter must be appropriate for viewing
by the general public.
• Library employees are not permitted to accept or release
artwork at any time. Artists may not remove work from
the Auditorium except at the times designated in the
show calendar; see right.

Show Calendar
Friday, October 11, 3:00-7:00
Bring entries to the Wilmette Library.

Saturday, October 12, 9:30-11:00
Bring entries to the Wilmette Library.
Saturday, October 12, starting at 11:00
Jury convenes and makes selections.

Sunday, October 13
Emails to artists. You must provide an email address when you
sign in. Please adjust your spam filter to allow email from
wilmettelibraryfriends@gmail.com.

Monday, October 14, 4:00-6:30
Work NOT SELECTED must be picked up Monday, October 14
between 4:00-6:30.

Friday, October 18, 6:30-8:00
Opening reception, Library Auditorium.

Saturday, October 19 - Thursday, November 21
Work will be on display in the Auditorium. Artists are urged
to call the Library, 847-256-5025, to determine if there is a
previously-scheduled event in the Auditorium at the time
you’re planning to visit.

Thursday, November 21, 2013, 4:00-7:00
Artists must pick up their work. The doors will close promptly
at 7:00. Work may not be picked up prior to November 21.


QUESTIONS: Call the Community Services Department,
847-256-6912 or 847-256-6925.




Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Open Call - Oak Park Art League

Celebration of Life - Oak Park Art League

Submitted by OPAL on Tue, 09/17/2013 - 3:57pm
An exhibit of artworks Celebrating Life!
OPEN CALL for artwork of any subject matter, media or size
October 11 – November 1, 2013 at the Oak Park Art League
720 Chicago Ave. Oak Park, IL 60302
A judged exhibition.
Bob Kwas Memorial Awards total $300.00
1st – $150.oo, 2nd – $100.oo, 3rd – $50.oo,
2 honorable mentions
OPENING RECEPTION Oct 11, 7–9 pm
A one night exhibition of Bob Kwas’ work
will be shown in the studio during the opening.
Improv group performance by Anti Gravity Experiment.
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Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Graphic Design Internship




SUMMARY

The Graphic Design Intern will assist a client team to produce newsletters, advertisements, flyers, brochures and related collateral from existing examples and to occasionally create or update designs.

The incumbent will work independently on small or rush projects and manage multiple tasks. 

Typical requests will include photo resizing and retouching, chopping up Photoshop files and coding into HTML, typesetting for page headlines, and page layout. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITES

·          Create brochures, advertisements, flyers and other collateral from existing examples
·          Produce newsletters
·          Design new ads
·          Typeset page headlines and create layouts
Requirements:
·          Graphic Design degree in process.  Previous BA/BS degree or Associate’s Degree or equivalent desirable. 
·          Minimum of 1 year of work experience in graphic design desirable
·          Good Communication Skills required
·          Excellent interpersonal skills
·          Strong detail orientation and commitment to high quality work
·          Strong organizational skills
·          Ability to take initiative and multi-task
·          Demonstrated eagerness and ability to learn in a fast paced environment
·          Computer Proficiency (MS Office, Excel, PPT and Word) required
·          Adobe Creative Suites 5 or higher preferred
·          Proficient in HTML, CSS
·          Proficient in Dreamweaver, Illustrator, Photoshop and In Design

WORK ENVIRONMENT

This internship will run for up to 3 months between mid-September and mid-December.  Staff Management provides the seasonal workforce for distribution centers nationwide and we are approaching peak hiring season.  Design requests will require a quick turnaround so flexibility, organization and a ‘can-do’ attitude are essential. 


* Note: This job description provides a general description of the responsibilities of this position and is not meant to be all encompassing. Job descriptions will be updated periodically; however, changes to the responsibilities of the position may change before the job description can be updated. This job description does not constitute a guarantee of employment for any length of time, and either party can sever the employment relationship at any time with or without notice.


To apply:  please contact Lindsay Sandbothe - Career Services Coordinator at the American Academy of Art at lsandbothe@aaart.edu. 

Digital Greeting Card Designer/Illustrator


Digital Greeting Card Designer/Illustrator

WunderLand Group 3 reviews Chicago, IL
WunderLand Group - 4 days ago

Job Description

Type of Job: Contract, Onsite, 1 year

Start Date: ASAP

Location: Downtown Chicago

Rate: $25-35/hr (depending on experience)

Job Summary: Seeking a Digital Greeting Card Illustrator/Designer.

Requirements:

? 2+ years of experience.
? Illustration experience that includes a modern and contemporary illustrative style.
? Excellent typographic skills and strong Adobe Illustrator skills.
? Ability to collaborate with a team.
? Fun, easy going personality.
? Portfolio that supports simple and clean illustration, pattern, or surface design.

Apply HERE!

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Call for Art - Dick Blick 12x12 Show


Volunteers Wanted - Chicago Architectural Foundation


Call for Artists - Day of the Dead Exhibition

Call for Artists - ARTE MUERTE

Deadline for Submissions: September 2nd

In its 6th year, our objective is to educate our communities on the annual mexican holiday celebrating our deceased loved ones through traditional art, music, and dance. We are seeking artists, musicians, performers and vendors to participate in this year's "ARTE MUERTE: Day of the Dead" exhibit. 

Towle Theatre in Hammond, IN to host this year's event!!!
Important Dates:
Monday, September 2nd: Deadline for Submissions
Friday, October 11th: Exhibit Opens
Saturday, November 2nd: Day of the Dead Celebrations
Friday, November 8th: Exhibit CLOSES

Donations and Sponsorships are welcome.
Want to Help? Please contact:

Flex
flexchicago@yahoo.com
219.314.4312
Traz
trazjuarez@yahoo.com
219.256.0534
Ish
muhammad.ish@gmail.com
219.776.0841

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Artist Wanted - Artistic Face Painting & Balloon Sculpting



Artistic Face Painting & Balloon Sculpting would like to expand its team of artists immediately.
Those interested in joining our team, should:
o        Be confident in their ability to produce elaborate/advanced designs,
Face painting artists must be able to produce high quality work, as presented on our web-site.
Face painting artists must also have the ability to reproduce any image presented to them by a participant.
o        Be available and willing to work most weekends, especially Saturdays,

o        Have reliable transportation and the willingness to travel to job sites,

o        Have a professional appearance and behaviors,

o        Be able to work under pressure and with a crowd hovering/watching as they work,

o        Be patient, kind, friendly and outgoing enough to sell the services  of Artistic Face Painting to others

o        Be willing to follow established norms, including a non-compete agreement
If you would like to be considered for a position of Balloon Sculptor or Face Painter on our team of artists, please e-mail me at info@artisticfacepainting.com.  In your communique, please include the following information:
o        Name
o        Address
o        Cell Phone Number
o        Home Phone Number
o        Whether or not you are a full time high school or college student
o        Where you attend school
o        Whether or not you have reliable transportation
o        Whether or not you are willing to travel to job sites
o        Are you willing and able to work most weekends
o        What is your availability on
§         Weekdays
§         Tuesday evenings
§         Friday evenings
§         Saturday days
§         Saturday evenings
§         Sundays

o        If you would like to be considered for a face painting or balloon sculpting position
§         Please Note:  Balloon Sculptors can usually learn their skills on-line
o        Your artistic background, classes, experience

Compensation:

$30.00 per hour + tips*

We provide our artists with product.

                *Unfortunately, however, we do not pay for training.

Chicago Children's Museum - Graphic Design



CHICAGO CHILDREN'S MUSEUM

 

Intern Opportunity 

Title: Graphic Design Intern


Department:              Marketing/Graphics
Supervisors:             Art Director

Possible Majors: Graphic Design


Requirements:
  • Must own a Mac laptop computer with Adobe Creative Suite 5 to work on site
  • Working knowledge of InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop is required. Some knowledge of Dreamweaver and basic HTML is preferred, but is not mandatory.
  • Must be organized, detail-oriented, courteous and possess strong typography and layout skills
  • Ability to work independently and handle multiple deadlines.
  • Excellent communication skills are essential.

Description of Tasks:
·         Assist the museum’s in-house graphic design team in creating/producing print materials, signage, online graphics, etc.
·         Update current documents to maintain brand consistency and continue to evolve the museum's visual identity.
·         Participate in Marketing brainstorming sessions and meetings
·         Be willing to create fun, bright, playful, sharp and thoroughly wonderful materials for children and their families.


Hours:                        Minimum 200 hours, 15-20 hours per week – 3 month commitment

 

Site:                Chicago Children’s Museum, Navy Pier


Contact:         Sarah Gritsonis, Manager of Volunteer & Intern Resources
                        700 E. Grand Ave., Suite 127

                        Chicago, IL 60611-3428

                        Phone (312) 464-7652 · Fax (312) 527-9082


Internships are unpaid                       
Chicago Children's Museum’s Internship Program provides interns the opportunity to develop important work skills and gain practical experience while working on significant projects to further the Museum’s mission.