Open Call - Figurative Art

OPEN CALL: Skin Deep Figurative Exhibition at the Oak Park Art League

Skin Deep Exhibit   Jan 8 – Feb 5

OPEN CALL for figurative work & portraiture of any medium framed/unframed
Judged Show–1st, 2nd, 3rd, Honorable Mention and a People’s Choice
Opening Reception – Jan 8, 7-9pm
Drop off work Jan 2-6 | Pick up work Feb 6-10
Please visit our Exhibit Guidelines for more information on Hanging Fees and work accepted

In conjunction with this exhibit OPAL launches a monthly Group Critique, the first one is all about the figure.
As a benefit of membership, the Oak Park Art League offers opportunities for artists to receive group feedback on finished work or artwork in progress. Monthly critiques are open to both emerging and experienced artists and provide artists a critical forum and multiple perspectives for evaluating artwork. These informative meetings are designed to help artists of all levels:
 Advance technical and conceptual skills
 Develop narratives
 Speak to the formal qualities of their own work and the work of others
 Network and engage with other artists in the community
Meeting topics are structured to align with OPAL’s exhibition themes and begin with a short presentation by an experienced artist as a platform for group discussion. Artists are invited to bring one (thematic) work for group feedback. Artists are welcome to bring a snack to share!
January Critique: Monday, January 11th, 7:00-8:30 pm
Topic: Figure Drawing & Painting
OPAL teaching artist Kathy Hirsh will open the session with a short discussion on her transition from medical illustrator to professional artist, explaining how her work has evolved from representational, to her current loose and playful approach for drawing and painting the human figure. Kathy teaches Figure Drawing & Painting on Thursday mornings in the Oak Park Art League studio.

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Fixed

Deadline or Post Expiration: 

Wednesday, January 6, 2016

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Julie Carpenter

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oakparkartleague@gmail.com

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7083869853

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720 Chicago Ave

Oak Park  Illinois  60302

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Oak Park Art League

Bridgeport Art Center Competition

Bridgeport Art Center’s 4th Annual Art Competition – Call for Entries

Bridgeport Art Center’s 4th Annual Art Competition – Call for Entries

Bridgeport Art Center announces a CALL FOR ENTRIES to a juried art competition and exhibition that will take place in its Fourth Floor Art Gallery in a 100-year old refurbished historic building located in Bridgeport, 5 miles south of downtown Chicago. The Annual Art Competition was created to showcase the exceptional talents and abilities of Bridgeport and Chicago area artists.

ELIGIBILITY

The competition is open to all artists, aged 18 and over, who live or have studios within a 150-mile radius of Chicago. Work must have been created within the last three years. The competition accepts a broad spectrum of art media and styles.  Not eligible are functional pottery, jewelry, clothing, accessories, furniture, other primarily functional art, or time-art such as video and film. Artworks may be submitted in the following media:

• Painting (oil, acrylic, watercolor, etc.)
• Sculpture and 3-D work
• Drawing, graphics
• Photography, photo-based work
• Assemblage, mixed media

 

APPLICATION DEADLINE: JANUARY 30, 2016

NOTIFICATIONS: February 14, 2016
ARTWORK DELIVERY DEADLINE: February 20 and 21, 2016
Opening and awards presentation:
EXHIBITION DATES:  February 26 – April 1, 2016
AWARDS CEREMONY: February 26, 2016, 7-10PM

HOW TO APPLY

1. DOWNLOAD APPLICATION (PDF) and fill it out. Send this application with your check.
2. SUBMIT 3 DIGITAL IMAGES TO BRIDGEPORTART@GMAIL.COM: Each entry must be saved with a file name that includes: the artists’ initials, title, corresponding number of your written description example GMH_titlename_3. Entries must be high resolution comparable to 300 dpi at 4”x 5.”or 72 dpi, 1024pixels in height or width. Entries must be a JPEG document. Do not include details or additional views, unless they are one of the 3 entries.
3. MAIL A CHECK for $35.00 and your application, postmarked by January 30, 2016 to:
Bridgeport Art Center
Art Competition
1200 W. 35th
Chicago, IL 60609
Contact information: 773-247-3000 BRIDGEPORTART@GMAIL.COM

 

AWARDS

The Competition will award $3,000 in prizes to winners in several categories, including:

• Best of Show ($1,000)
• Second Prize ($400)
• Third Prize ($200)
• Best Three-Dimensional Work ($1st – $300; 2nd – $250)
• Best Representational Work ($1st – $300; 2nd – $250)
• Best Photo or Photo-Based Work ($1st – $300)

 

JURORS

MARY ELLEN CROTEAU -  Mary Ellen Croteau received a BFA from University of Illinois at Chicago at Chicago in 1990 and an MFA from Rutgers University in 1998.  She has lectured and exhibited internationally, and her art has won numerous awards and has been reviewed and reproduced worldwide in books, magazines and TV.
Since 2003, she has run a window gallery in Chicago, Art On Armitage, bringing fine art into the Chicago streetscape where passers-by can see work by contemporary artists of many disciplines, from many countries.
WILLIAM LIEBERMAN - Since the 1970s, Zolla/Lieberman Gallery has been a top venue for contemporary art in Chicago. In 1976, Zolla/Lieberman Gallery moved to a converted loft space in a then desolate industrial neighborhood and founded the area that is now known as the River North Gallery District. Today, at their current location at 325 W. Huron St., William Lieberman continues to maintain the aesthetic quality of contemporary artwork that the history of the gallery had established since its opening.

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4TH ANNUAL ART COMPETITION APPLICATION

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Saturday, January 30, 2016

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1200 W 35TH STREET

CHICAGO  Illinois  60609

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Bridgeport Art Center

Instructors Wanted - Unicoi Art Studio

Children's Art Instructor | Unicoi Art Studio

Unicoi Art Studio, a local studio in Roscoe Village for 17 years, needs experienced art instructors. Please contact us if you are interested in this position. Must love kids and have an enthusiasm for teaching and art.

Some of our classes are for children K-2nd and others 3-6th.  The classes are Mondays 4:00-5:00, Tuesday 4:00-5:00 and Fridays 3:15-4:15
 and are 1 hr each.

The classes are located at various schools in Chicago ( Lincoln Park, Lakeview and Roscoe Village areas)

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Please read skills required below and contact Nora Stewart to apply.

 

1) Loves working with kids-patience
2) Organized and clean
3) Knowledgeable in acrylics, watercolors, collage, sculpture techniques, drawing and mixed media
4) Time management
5) Enjoys being around people
Prerequisite:
***Applicants must have a reliable car and be willing to travel toschools to teach our after school art program

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Contact Nora Stewart in an e-mail with the following
1) Availability Monday-Sunday
2) Images of your art or website attached
3) Resume and references

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Unicoi Art Studio

Summer Copywriter and Art Director Internships

Summer Internship 2016

Ambitious? Quick on your feet? Looking for some real world experience in the ad business? Look no further! SPM is seeking the brightest interns for its annual summer internship program. SPM is an easy 20-minute drive or train ride from downtown Chicago. Must be 21 years old by 5/1/2016 (We like to celebrate.) Internships are 12 weeks in duration and open to college juniors, seniors, and recent college grads who are majoring in marketing, advertising, communications, and journalism and interested in the field of advertising. Tell us in your cover letter why you think you would be the best SPM intern of all time.

Please apply directly to our website: www.spmmarketing.com.

Summer Copywriter and Art Director Interns

We are looking for art directors and copywriters. Your title will be intern but your work won’t be. You’ll be doing creative advertising (if it isn’t creative, we’ll move your desk next to the dumpsters) for hospitals all over the U.S. In just 12 weeks you’ll gain experience in TV, print, radio, and interactive. Our past interns have described the experience as invaluable (even after we paid them) and many of them landed a full-time job with us. To find out what they had to say, check out our Facebook page.

About SPM:

Located in a funky, renovated loft in Chicago’s western suburbs (just two blocks from the Metra train line), SPM Marketing & Communications is a recognized leader in branding and integrated marketing communications for the healthcare industry. At SPM, we don’t stop at what’s now or what’s new… we’re continually pushing What’s Next in Healthcare Marketing Communications^®. It’s what makes us a valued partner to our clients. It’s what makes our creative more creative, our strategies more strategic, our blogs more… bloggier. Most importantly, it’s what makes our singular focus in healthcare dynamic and exciting.

Since 1987, SPM has worked with over 200 hospitals, health systems, physician groups, and healthcare-related businesses in 39 states. Our staff of 45 marketing professionals represents all agency disciplines, including business strategy, account management, creative and art direction, copywriting, production, digital, media planning/buying/trafficking, research, and public/media relations.

Though we focus on healthcare, our staff of marketing professionals comes from all walks of life, with backgrounds in product categories as diverse as their personalities. From cereal to beer, and even batteries, our employees’ experience spans the entire marketing gamut. We are a unique blend of “big brand builders,” who have worked at some of the world’s top agencies developing award-winning campaigns for Fortune 500 companies, and “hospital insiders” with graduate degrees in healthcare administration and finance. In fact, there is probably not a single marketing issue that we haven’t tackled—a strong reason why we are  recognized as one of the nation’s top agencies of its type. But don’t take our word for it! Just check with the prestigious publications Modern Healthcare and Advertising Age who named SPM Agency of the Year for 2014-2015.

SPM’s creative, fun, and supportive atmosphere helps all team members perform at their best. Collaboration and teamwork are hallmarks of our culture. Integration is not only the outcome of what we do, it’s how we work. And we take time to celebrate our victories like the launch of a new campaign, winning new business, or simply getting through a busy, deadline-filled week.

As one of the largest healthcare marketing communications firms in the country, SPM is always looking to connect with the best and the brightest talents in advertising. Our employees are part of an exciting, fast-growing company that values and rewards the hard work of its people. We offer summer hours, profit sharing, health insurance, and a casual, fun, and friendly environment.

If you’re interested in a great career at SPM, please submit your resume online at http://www.spmmarketing.com.

Summer Graphic Design Internship

SUMMER 2016 GRAPHIC DESIGN INTERNSHIP:

ATTENTION TALENTED STUDENTS SEEKING AN OUTSTANDING GRAPHIC DESIGN SUMMER INTERNSHIP!

Build your professional resume for post-graduation job interviews!!!

Alva-Amco, a leading producer of non-prescription drugs and dietary supplements, is offering a summer internship position:

POSITION HIGHLIGHTS:

- Work with a DYNAMIC creative design team.
- Take part in design and production of:

--Consumer packaging, labels, pharmaceutical pamphlets sold at major retailers including  
   Wal-Mart, CVS, Walgreens, Target.

-- Promotional materials, both print and digital ads and coupons, mocks, renderings,  
   brochures, sell sheets.

- Learn a variety of new design techniques, color separation/pre-press, and attend a carton press  
   approval.

COMPENSATION: $8.25/hr. paid internship

TIME FRAME: May 30, 2016 - August 26, 2016 (Dates may be slightly flexible)

HOURS: 18-24 hours/wk.

OTHER REQUIREMENT: A car (or reliable form of transportation) is needed.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

Equivalent to Production Designer responsibilities, which include:

·         Ability to work on multiple projects quickly and take direction accurately; inputting copy and images on both digital and printed marketing materials

·         Assemble mocked cartons,

·         Help create new designs

·         Create product renderings in PS

·         Route artwork projects to various departments for approvals.

·         Must meet deadlines. Excellent time management & organization a must!

·         Self-motivated to work independently, complete tasks accurately

·         Good communication skills to collaborate w/others frequently in an open office environment, incl. other designers, project manager and marketing execs. May communicate with vendors.

·         May be asked to help organize files

·         Will be trained in AccuPro Barcode software for inputting into coupons, packages, etc.

TECHNOLOGICAL SKILLS REQUIRED:

PC based, CS 5.5 (AI, PS, InDesign)

OTHER SKILLS:

Typography, drawing skills, principles of design, creative thinking, photography (optional)

CONTACT:

Please email resume and attach (link to) portfolio samples.

internship@alva-amco.com

Alva-Amco Pharmacal Cos., Inc.

7711 Merrimac Ave.

Niles, IL 60714
www.alva-amco.com

Website Design Internship - StickOutSocial

JOB TITLE

Website Design Intern

LOCATION

Chicago, IL

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

StickOutSocial is an online marketing management, website design & web/mobile application development company. We work with clients from all different industries - creating & managing websites and developing marketing solutions. Our atmosphere may be laid back, but we work very hard to make sure our clients are elated with the result.

JOB DESCRIPTION

StickOutSocial is a small, prospering startup that specializes in website & web/mobile application development and online marketing management. We have 100+ clients in 10+ different industries nationwide and we are searching for a Website Designer who has the motivation and personality to flourish in a small startup environment. As an intern, you will create (and assist in the creation of) websites for a wide range of clients (from Sports Bars to Trucking Companies & much more in between). You will also be responsible for some edits for existing websites as well as communicating with our team & the rest of our company concerning website creation progress.

QUALIFICATIONS

Things we are looking for in an intern:

●      Experience creating & editing WordPress websites

●      Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite - graphic design experience

●      Knowledgeable/desire to learn more about web-trends

●      Effective & reliable communication skills to work directly with managers & coworkers

●      Must be easy going with a good attitude! This a startup, not a corporate job!

●      Available for at least 20 hours per week

●      Consistent effort & professional work-ethic

●      Organized, self-starting, & detail-oriented

Learning Objectives:

●      Analyze modern website design concepts & incorporate these into the design & creation of StickOutSocial websites.

●      Develop an understanding of the website design process & problem solving methods as well as explore the effect certain website layouts, etc. have in different industries.

●      Translate abstract concepts & ideas verbally and visually using various forms of media to communicate.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

We are located near Wells and Van Buren in downtown Chicago. We are steps away from two CTA stops, Quincy/Wells (Brown/Green/Orange/Pink/Purple) and LaSalle (Blue). *Ideal for college student in downtown Chicago*

We are looking for someone to start ASAP & End Dates are flexible but the internship will last 3-4 months. This position could lead to full-time employment.

More info: www.stickoutsocial.com

TO APPLY

Email resume and website/work samples to Hallie Hinkhouse at hallie@stickoutsocial.com.

 

Paid Design Interns Wanted - Concept Schools

Located In Des Plaines, Concept Schools is a charter school management company. We manage 30 schools throughout the Midwest.These schools are STEM-focused (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). Our goal is to prepare our students for a career in one one or more of these fields. For more info visit concept schools.org

Some of the work we do:

- Postcard, poster, brochure and AD designs
- Website banners and email designs
- Logos
- Informational booklets
- Annual Report booklets

Programs we work with: Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator

The internship is PAID and would be 3-4 hours/day with flexible days.

To apply, please email your resume and website or work samples to Lindsay Sandbothe in Careers Services at LSandbothe@aaart.edu.