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Request for Submissions: Hydro Box Program
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Currently Closed but check back for more openings for the Hydro Box project.
The Comox Valley Community Arts Council is requesting submissions from the amazingly creative Comox Valley residents to beautify Courtenay with our newest public art program. With the support of the City of Courtenay and BC Hydro, you could be painting one of several chosen hydro boxes throughout the downtown area with your art in the months of June and/or July.
Interested applicants must provide the following support documents:
• Applicants must be residents of the Comox Valley.
• Applications must include a sketch of the design on the provided layout and a written description.
• Provide up to five jpegs that represent the style of work that you are proposing.
• Be able to work independently to complete Hydro Box.
Selected artists will be provided with guidelines that they must follow that include paint requirements.
The City of Courtenay will be coating the finished boxes with a protective coating.
Selected artists will receive an honorarium for their work and will be allowed to include their website info on their design. There will be some paint supplies provided.
Submissions must be received by June 15, 2010.
Applications are to be submitted to the CVCAC:
Email: info@comoxvalleyarts.org
Mail: Comox Valley Community Arts Council
202 580 Duncan Avenue, Courtenay, BC V9N 2M7
Or they can be dropped off at the Muir Gallery at 440 Anderton Avenue in Courtenay.
FMI contact us at info@comoxvalleyarts.org or visit our website at www.comoxvalleyarts.org.
For full submission form with drawing layout visit:
http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AX6WjoyezLhcZGRwczR2dnFfNjJ6ZnRtcmNj&hl=en
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8 Jun 2010 - 13:33 by admin
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Comox Valley KidsFest DISPLAY OPPORTUNITY
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DOES YOUR GROUP have an activity or service that you would like to promote to children and families of the Comox Valley? Do you have an interactive demonstration and/or display? Are you free September 11th 2010? If the answer to all of these questions is yes, then your group wants to be a part of this years’ Comox Valley KidsFest!
KidsFest organizers are currently seeking community groups and/or business who are interested in creating displays and interactive demonstrations and that can provide educational, rewarding and a fun experience for children and their families. Attendance at this event has been close to 2,000 people in past years, and is a great way to introduce yourself and your group to families in our community, while being part of an important community event.
This year’s event will be held on Saturday September 11, 2010 from 10am to 3pm. For display groups who are showing inside the Lewis Center, set up times will be Friday September 10th between 3pm and 5pm. If you are setting up outside, all vehicles will need to be removed from the field by 9:00 am on the day of the Festival. We would like to have all display groups confirmed by June 30, 2010.
For more information contact the Comox Valley Community Arts Council Office at info@comoxvalleyarts.org or 338-4417 ext. 2.
KidsFest is brought to you by Courtenay Recreation, Sid Williams Theatre, Courtenay & District Museum and Comox Valley Community Arts Council.
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19 May 2010 - 13:40 by admin
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Accepting Proposals for Muir Gallery Exhibitions for 2012
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The Muir Gallery is accepting proposals from artists who wish to exhibit a group or individual show during the coming year. The Muir Gallery is community-run, non-profit art space that is committed to providing opportunities to local, emerging and professional artists. It operates with the support of the Comox Valley Community Arts Council and a host of Arts Council members and volunteers.
To exhibit at the Muir Gallery, artists must be residents of the region promoted by the Comox Valley Community Arts Council: Oyster River, Fanny Bay, Courtenay, Comox, Cumberland, Denman Island and Hornby Island. Exceptions may be made for shows featuring two or more artists. In these cases, at least 50% of the artwork should be produced by resident artists of the CVCAC region.
Explain in writing your intentions of how and what you will exhibit. Please include an exhibition history, beginning with the most recent, and a resume if applicable. Previous exhibition experience is not a requirement for selection. For an individual show, submit a minimum portfolio of 10 pictures (slides, photographs, and CD-Rom images accepted). For a group show, submit a minimum of 5 pictures (slides, photographs, and CD-Rom images accepted) per artist.
Pictures should be of recent work (done in the past two years) and clearly demonstrate the calibre and style of work intended for the show. Clearly identify pictures with the title of work, medium, size, and name of artist.
Provide a self-addressed stamped envelope if you wish to have your pictures returned. Size restrictions may apply to large works.
Proposals must be received by March 31 Applications for exhibitions are reviewed by the Muir Gallery Committee. Artists will be formally notified of their acceptance or rejection by mail by the end of March. All exhibitors must be current members of the Comox Valley Community Arts Council. Membership forms are available at www.comoxvalleyarts.org or at the Muir Gallery: 440 Anderton Avenue, Courtenay, from 11 am to 4 pm, Tuesday through Saturday.
Any questions should be directed by email to info@comoxvalleyarts.org or by
phone to the Arts Council: (250) 338-4417 ext. 2.
Submission Guidelines and Floor plan:
http://www.comoxvalleyarts.org/muir_gallery.php/A>
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23 Feb 2010 - 15:12 by admin
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