Experience art, wine, and sweet treats in the historical High Street gallery of the Dayton Society of Artists. Savor three wines personally selected by sommelier Lauren Gay, paired with two sweet tarts. It's a treat for the senses in a beautiful environment of original art.
Tender Mercy, Dayton's underground craft cocktail lounge, holds a standing commitment to local artists and is proud to support the art community as an event sponsor.
Date & Time: February 19th, 4 - 6 PM
Price: $42 per person, registration is limited.
Premium Wines: A red, white, and bubbly. Love the wine? Bottles will be available to purchase and enjoy at home.
Treat: Two tarts, a lemon and chocolate.
Location: The Dayton Society of Artists
48 High Street, Dayton 45403
Free and convenient parking just across the street.
Filigree aluminum repoussé on wood base – cloth netting emerging above with drawings
8”h x 8”w box
LEUKOCHLOKAKOPOLISIPHOBIA:
FEAR OF WHITE SUPREMACIST VIOLENCE
"The mobs of January 6th were a verse in a long epic of racist repression. The Fear of white supremacist violence is what I hope people of goodwill can contain."
Participating Artists: Lisa Amowitz (New York City, NY), Diane Bronstein (Fletcher, NC), Vava Buitenkant (Brooklyn, NY), Merill Comeau (Concord, MA), Jill Danenberg (New York City, NY), Joanne Desmond (Berwick, ME), Jill Divine (Flagstaff, AZ), Maria Epes (Asheville, NC), Nancy Ferrier (Louisville, KY), Marina Gutierrez (Brooklyn, NY), Ellen Hanauer (Livingston, NJ), Julie Harris (Sayreville, NJ), Lisa Knox (Boston, MA), Lily Konys (Ossining, NY), Carol Krentzman (Natick, MA), Deborah Kriger (New York City, NY), David C. Lucas (Yonker, NY), Mary McCarthy & Shirley Veenema (Boston, MA), Dan O'Connor (Newton, MA), Zia Palmer (Lorton, VA), Lisa Pegnato (Providence, RI), Miriam Schaer (Brooklyn, NY), Liz Shepard (Jamaica Plain, MA), Amanda N. Simons & Lindsay P.B. Jones (Ashville, NC), Rachel Wilson (Corvallis, OR)
Sponsored by Tom Vogel, The Dayton Society of Artists offered 6 commissions to artists to create works featuring iconic landscapes throughout the University of Dayton's campus in 2020-2021.
Artist Spotlight:
Jennifer Sowders Serenity Pines, 2021
Watercolor on Yupo Paper
Bring a packed lunch, your artwork or other art to share, or just come for some community. Plenty of Street Parking Available. Handicap Accessible Entry in Back.
Art lunch is every Thursday:
Rosewood: Second and Fourth Thursday
DAI: First and Fifth Thursday
Find updates on the Art Lunch Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/107014979348288
Constructive feedback can help take your art to the next level. But when an art school teacher isn’t one hand-raise away, it’s hard to find the critiques you need to grow.
Topic: Bring a work in progress to critique, a concept to talk about, or talk about some of the artwork in our current show.
This is a FREE event - come and enjoy constructive conversations! Coffee will be provided.
Never participated in a critique? Here is a brief video with concepts to come with. Video
Join us for our Saturday Nude Figure Drawing session. $5 modeling fee, and make sure to bring your own supplies. Space is filling fast so make sure to come a little early for a good seat!
Free street parking or in the lot across the street - we hope to see you there!
New Call for Art
Inspire(d) is the Dayton Society of Artists’ 2023 annual spring juried exhibition. The call for art is open to all mediums, techniques, and styles. Work is encouraged to, but does not have to fit the theme, inspire(d) (to inspire or be inspired). Any artist, 18 years or older, is eligible to enter. The juror is James Pate and over $1,000 will be awarded in prizes! Please note: all entries will be digitally submitted and juried instead of physically at the gallery. CALENDAR:
Art Submission Due: Sun. March 12th at 11:59pm
Jurying: Completed by Sun. March 19th
Reception: Fri. April 7th, 6 - 9pm
Exhibition Runs: Fri. April 7th to Sat. May 20th
At Custom Frame Services, you’ll find resources for framing all of your artwork, memories and memorabilia.
Our goal is to enhance and protect the documents, art and artifacts that are important to you.
Thank you!
We are always looking for reasons to celebrate our members, here and on social media. Please email us at info@daytondsa.org about your art related events and successes. If you have any images, please include them in your email!
Haren’s Market (2 East Main Street, Troy, OH) is proud to announce a special evening as they will host an exhibit opening for local artist William III and "Images of the Old West" on February 17th, 2023 (6pm to 8pm). William's paintings of the old west will be displayed for patrons to enjoy while Haren's will offering an exciting old west menu of cocktails and appetizers.
"The success of Haren's Market downtown has been amazing and I consider it a privilege to have my artwork on display in the mezzanine. I have had 'Birds in Flight' on display there since last summer and Connor and I thought it was time to change it up a bit. This time with even more paintings and a special evening of themed cocktails and appetizers as well.", said the artist.
Haren's will be staying open late that evening for this special event, however anyone that is unable to attend will have an opportunity to view the artwork as it will be up at least for the next several months.
Overview: Summer Series is a multi-venue program that showcases short- and long-term projects such as gallery exhibitions, performances, audience participatory work, discussions, research demos, and more. This series encourages collaboration, multidisciplinary approaches, and ideas that foster conversations, relationships, or careers, that represent diverse perspectives.
Summer Series is open to proposals from applicants who are currently studying, living, or working in the state of Ohio.
Application Deadline: Monday, February 13, 2023.
The Contemporary
The 29th Annual Art Auction is The Contemporary Dayton’s (The Co) primary fundraiser—a lively, casual event of 600-700 guests eating, drinking, and bidding on 75+ original works of art donated by area artists ranging purchase price from $75-and up, taking place in the Dayton Arcade Rotunda and The Co’s galleries on April 28, 2023.
Drop-off Dates:
Fri, Feb 17, 2023 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sat, Feb 18, 2023 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Week of Mar 1
-Email Confirmation of Artwork Acceptance
Wed & Thu, Apr 26 & 27, 3-8 p.m.
-Auction Artwork Sneak Peek, Free & Open to All, Arcade Rotunda
Fri, Apr 28, 6:30 – 10 p.m.
-Annual Art Auction Event, Galleries & Rotunda
Week of May 23
-Acknowledgement with Buyer Info Mailed to Artists
Olin Art Gallery, Washington & Jefferson College
The Olin Art Gallery on the campus of Washington & Jefferson College, Washington, PA, is now accepting exhibition proposals in any medium for the 2023-24 academic year. Proposals may include solo or group exhibitions. Submissions must include: 10-20 digital images (jpg-format), contact information, artist statements for all participating artists, an image list (including title, media, size, and date completed for each work), and a resume or CV. Proposals will be accepted via email only (email should be no larger than 10m - ZIP file, Mac compatible, preferred).
Established and emerging artists are encouraged to apply. Artists receive an honorarium and limited reimbursement to help cover expenses, shipping, travel to campus for installations, artist lectures, workshops, or demonstrations.
There is NO entry fee.
The application must be received by March 15, 2023.
Send proposal or questions to:
Doug McGlumphy at: dmcglumphy@washjeff.edu
-The piece must consist primarily from re-used, re-purposed or recycled items and contain at least 5 pieces of litter found in public parks and spaces.
-Artist should include a written explanation with their piece that is not to exceed 150 words and should thoroughly explain all recycled elements used.
-Work must be original.
-Giclees, copies, reproductions or kit work will not be accepted.
-Artists are responsible for delivery, set up, pickup & removal of work and any costs associated.
-A limited number of tables are available to use. The tables are 3’x3’.
JUDGING:
-All entries will be judged and awarded on event day.
-Judging will take place in three age categories: 12 and under, 13-17, and 18 and up.
-Entries will be judged on the following aspects; use of recycled materials, overall artistic aesthetic, and the sustainability of the final work (meaning; is this work a lasting and displayable piece of artwork). The combined scores of these three ratings will be used to assign awards
-Tie scores will be left to the judge’s discretion in awarding
-Ribbons and cash prizes will be awarded
-Artists are encouraged to attend for in-person acceptance and recognition
The Neon Heater is a contemporary artist-run space in Findlay, OH with monthly exhibitions featuring a curatorial focus on conceptual and installation based works, contemporary photography and painting trends, and video and new media.
We are currently seeking proposals for solo artist and small group exhibitions exploring contemporary issues such as the climate, the socio-political landscape, geopolitics, speculative futures, retconned pasts, Apocalyptic narratives, fresh starts, and anything in-between that explores, critiques or promotes the present moment.
Proposal Details :
Please email or share a single .pdf with names, images and project proposal, websites, resume, and artist statement to theneonheater@gmail.com with the subject line “2023-2024 Open Call Submission”.
A $10 Submission Fee can be made to our paypal (theneonheater@gmail.com) - the submission fee helps us pay an honorarium to chosen artists.
Proposals need not be of currently realized work, but in the case of creating future work, please include images and examples of past work.
Deadline: April 15th at 11:59 PM EST
All applicants will be contacted by May 31st
A juried art exhibition sponsored by the B-W Greenway Community Land Trust and Fairborn Art Association.
Eligibility: Open to artists 16 years and older, and within 200-mile radius of Fairborn, OH.
Entry Requirements and Procedure:
-Must be original 2D or 3D work
-Inspired by a scene of Community Park Reserve or Hebble Creek Reserve created in 2022/2023 before June 24, 2023. Work previously shown not eligible.
-Work may be Oil, Acrylic, Pastel, Watercolor, Print, Drawing, Mixed Media, or Photography. 3D art must be less than 60 lbs.
-2D work must not exceed 30 x 40 inches.
Entry Fee: $25 total for up to 3 works
Important Dates:
June 24th and 25th - drop off artwork at Fairborn Art Assn. Gallery
July 9th - opening reception - prizes awarded at 2:30 PM. Cash prizes total $300.
More information: Pat Higgins - pathiggins32@gmail.com or Karen Nagafuchi - karennagafuchi@sbcglobal.net
Manifest Gallery
About Manifest Gallery: Manifest is a 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit founded on Woodburn Avenue in Cincinnati, Ohio in 2004 by professors and students from area universities seeking to make a positive community impact. The organization seeks to engage students, professionals, and the public from around the world through accessible world-class exhibits, studio programs, and publications centered on the broader visual arts.
The gallery currently has several open calls available - take a moment to explore HERE
GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
2023-2024 Montgomery County Special Projects Grant Cycle
I wanted to be sure you’d seen the news that the 2023 Montgomery County Special Projects Grant cycle launched this week, and Culture Works is accepting intent to apply forms through March 3, 2023 at 4pm EST.
The Montgomery County Arts & Cultural District (MCACD), with support from the Board of County Commissioners, is providing $300,000 for the 2023 grant cycle, which will be administered by Culture Works. Montgomery County organizations can request grants of up to $10,000 for arts and cultural projects happening between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024.
Who Can Apply:
The Special Projects Grants program is open to small and mid-sized arts and cultural organizations, other nonprofits, schools, colleges, universities, municipalities, and government agencies that are located in or provide a majority of programming and services in Montgomery County. Coalitions and other unincorporated organizations may also apply in partnership with a nonprofit, tax-exempt fiscal agent. Arts and cultural organizations--and their auxiliary groups--that already receive general operating support from MCACD are not eligible to apply. Read the full program guidelines here.
Artist Grant
Founded in 2017, Artist Grant is a new venture that aims to support and fund artists. To that end, this charitable organization funds the efforts of artists to continue their important work and contributions to society, providing a modest competitive grant of $500 to one artist every quarter.
Deadline: There are four grant cycles per year – January 15, April 15, July 15, and October 15. The deadline for the current grant cycle is January 15, 2023. If you are interested in receiving deadline reminder notifications, please subscribe to their mailing list.
Fee: $25
Award: $500 each grant cycle
Who: Painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, stills of video/film, sculpture (of any type of material), ceramics, mixed/multiple media, installation, and other new or alternative media.
Established in 2006 by artist Ed Levine to support emerging and under-recognized visual artists. Through grants and residency programs, the Foundation seeks to stimulate creative inquiry and encourage new modes of making and thinking about art.
Deadline:The next grant cycle will open February 2023
Fee: $15
Award: Up to $10,000. The number of awards is determined each year by the annual granting budget.
Who: Self-defined under-recognized visual artist 21 years or older, and must be a United States citizen
Established as part of Lee Krasner’s legacy, the Pollock Krasner Foundation Grant was set up to support and strengthen the creative lives of artists. A competitive grant for artists with extensive exhibition records, this grant has a long list of impressive alumni. Since its start in 1985, the foundation has granted over 65 million dollars in award money to artists in over 77 countries.
Deadline: Ongoing
Award: Awards range from $5,000 to $30,000, depending on need and circumstance
Who: Mid-career professional artists with demonstrable financial need. Artists must be actively exhibiting their current work in professional artistic venues, such as gallery and museum spaces; Painters, sculptors, and artists who work on paper, including printmaking. Commercial artists, video artists, performance artists, filmmakers, crafts-makers, and computer artists are not eligible. Students not eligible. Requirements for consideration are the application form, a cover letter, a current resume including an exhibition record, and ten digital images of current work with a corresponding identification list.
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New opportunities each week through October
Dayton Art Institute
Language of Art is DAI’s book club series for adults, young adults, and lifelong learners. An Educator or Curator selects a reading and guides an hour-long discussion that connects the book’s themes to collection artworks or to exhibitions. This program explores a diversity of literary genres and is open to readers of all interests, from book-lovers to newcomers.
MARINA GUTIERREZ
Sponsored by Tom Vogel, The Dayton Society of Artists offered 6 commissions to artists to create works featuring iconic landscapes throughout the University of Dayton's campus in 2020-2021. 
Jennifer Sowders
