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Sculptists. . . .

Hope all of you are having a great week. It's been sort of a quiet one at Outdoor Sculpture headquarters. I hope all of you had a chance to read Nick Capasso's piece at www.sculpture.org <http://www.sculpture.org> on approaching sculpture parks.

Today I have a few opportunities for sculptors, some links to some reccomended art web sites, and perhaps a conversation starter about the proliferation of "cows" exhibition projects.

I will be in New Jersey next week to talk to ISC Executive Director Jeff Nathanson about membership and marketing issues for the ISC. I welcome any input you all might have about how the ISC can better serve and attract members, and how the ISC can market itself to further its mission.

Have a fun weekend,
RJ

OPPORTUNITY
Sculpture at Quiet Waters Park, near Annapolis, MD

sculptors are invited to submit slides for judging. sculptures will
remain sited from June 2001-June 2002. A $500 honoraria will be
awarded to each participating sculptor

Deadline for submission is April 15, 2001

For additioanl information call Michael Murdoch 410-222-1777.

COWS (Red Wolves)
Well, you knew somebody had to do it: the Raleigh Arts Commission is
sponsoring one of the international art parades. What better for Raleigh
than the Red Wolf? (an endangered species, like public art in Raleigh) The
City Council gave their approval yesterday, the N&O announced it front page
today, and the TV stations are doing initial interviews this afternoon. A
call for artists is going out soon. You will see it, but I thought this
group would be interested in a pre-press heads up. Should be fun, and we
hope that after a successful project, we can do more serious projects in
Raleigh as well.
Joseph Covington
Chair, Raleigh Arts Commission

As an aside to Joseph's announcement, I recently read where the Swiss
production firm that initiated the very first "cow" parade in Zurich is suing
Chicago and New York cow parade sponsors for copyright infringement. Most
likely this will never make its way through the courts, but its interesting to
consider whether the copyright infringement is in stealing the image of the cow
as art or in borrowing the idea of using cookie cutter public art as a fund
raiser. Is nothing sacred? stay tune. jy

ARTS ADMINISTRATION OPPORTUNITY
The Public Art and Design Program of Broward Co., FL is seeking a
project manager for art projects associated with its County
Libraries. Salary range is $37,312-55,329 depending on expereince.

for a full job description and requirements contact:

Glenn Weiss, Manager
Broward Co. Public Art and Design
954-357-7458
glweiss@broward.org

OPPORTUNITY
Keep up the good work.
Want to let all sculptors know about the Call For Entries in
Salisbury, CT. Go to www.noblehorizons.org <http://www.noblehorizons.org> and click on the "sculpture"
icon for all the details. It's a great little show in it's third year
with 100% commitment to the artist and the future.

John Emmons, Director
cea@discovernet.net

WEB SITE
I got an email from www.artupdate.com <http://www.artupdate.com> . It is a longish list of galleries and who's showing when. Not super informative, but timely, and has links to all the galleries listed. You can subscribe to get their postings at the site. RJ

MEL CHIN LECTURE
To: Nashville Arts Organizations

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Sculptor Mel Chin To Give Public Art Forum Talk

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Noted artist and Peabody College alumnus Mel Chin will be

guest speaker on the Public Art Forum series Thursday, Feb.

22, at 7 p.m. Chin's video and slide lecture will be in room

126 of David K. Wilson Hall on the Vanderbilt University

campus, 111 21st Avenue South, Nashville. The event is free

and open to the public.

Series sponsors are the Metro Nashville Arts Commission, the

Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery, the Vanderbilt

University Medical Center Office of Cultural Enrichment, the

Visual Arts Alliance of Nashville (VAAN), and the Frist

Center for the Visual Arts.

Chin has expanded the definition of public art through the

distinctive installations he has created over the past 25

years. The artist is known for the broad range of approaches

in his art, including works that require multi-disciplinary,

collaborative teamwork and works that join together

cross-cultural aesthetics with complex ideas.

Since the 1970s Chin has produced sculptures that combine

art, science, and imagination, such as his Revival Field

ecological projects. One of his current projects is the

Nashville Cultural Arts Project (NCAP) at the former Neuhoff

Packing Plant between First Avenue North and the Cumberland

River. The NCAP is helping to sponsor Chin's Public Art

Forum appearance.

Chin is one of 16 artists who will be featured on the Public

Broadcasting Service series Art of the 21st Century to be

broadcast later this year. One of his small sculptures is on

the Carell Woodland Sculpture Trail at Cheekwood.

For more information, call the Metro Nashville Arts

Commission at 862-6720, or the Vanderbilt University Fine

Arts Gallery, at 322-0605 or 343-1704.

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NASHVILLE HOSTING AFTA CONVENTION
Nashville to Host 2002 Arts Convention

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Americans for the Arts, the nation's leading arts advocacy

organization, will hold its 2002 convention in Nashville.

The Metro Nashville Arts Commission will be the host agency.

"The Americans for the Arts convention is one of the largest

and most important meetings of arts leaders in this

country," said MNAC Executive Director Tom Turk in

announcing the convention. "There are over 4,000 arts

councils and arts commissions in the United States. The

delegates represent arts leadership in both the private and

public sectors, from urban and rural settings. The Metro

Nashville Arts Commission is excited to have the opportunity

to play host to this distinguished gathering."

"Americans for the Arts is dedicated to representing and

serving local communities as they create opportunities for

every American to participate in and appreciate all forms of

the arts," said Bob Lynch, president and CEO of the national

organization. "We look forward to holding our convention in

Nashville. It will bring people together to look at

important issues related to arts funding and cultural policy

on the local, state and national levels."

More than 1,200 arts agency professionals and volunteer

leaders are expected to gather in Music City June 8-10, 2002

for plenary sessions and panel discussions on such topics as

arts education, arts advocacy, public art, fund raising,

community development, leadership and management training.

Many of the attendees will arrive early to take part in

special pre-conference seminars on June 6-7. More that 100

special speakers and panel presenters will address the

delegates.

The Renaissance Hotel will be the convention site, with

breakout meetings held in the Nashville Convention Center.

2002 will mark the 24th annual convention of Americans for

the Arts.

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ART WEB SITES
AFTA Gathers Public Art Info

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Americans for the Arts' committee for the Public Art Network

offers addresses to the best public art web-sites with brief

descriptions, as follows:

www.publicartfund.org-NY Public Art Fund, a good site for

this fund with nice graphics and pictures of existing

projects;

www.zpub.com/public <http://www.zpub.com/public> -a British public art site with good

links to other places and articles, resource information and

discussion opportunities;

www.xensei.com/adl/-a massive listing of art deadlines and

opportunities;

www.shu.ac.uk/schools/cs/slidecol/pubart.shtml <http://www.shu.ac.uk/schools/cs/slidecol/pubart.shtml> -a link to

Sheffield Hallam University Public Art Research Archive

(UK), including a long listing of articles, artists,

locations and other web sites;

www.sculpture.org <http://www.sculpture.org> -International Sculpture Center's site

includes information tailored to sculptors and public art,

as well as info on conferences, residencies and commissions.

Metropolitan Nashville Arts Commission

Cummins Station, Suite 416

209 Tenth Avenue South

Nashville TN 37203

(615) 862-6720

(615) 862-6731 fax

arts@metro.nashville.org

www.nashville.net/~metroart/ <http://www.nashville.net/~metroart/>

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