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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, October 4, 2007
ATTENTION ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT EDITORS
Artists invited to submit proposals for exhibitions at the Alternator =20=
Gallery for Contemporary Art. Workshops on applying for exhibitions =20
offered.
KELOWNA, BC =96 The Alternator Gallery for Contemporary Art in Kelowna, =20=
B.C. is seeking proposals from artists interested in exhibiting their =20=
work in the upcoming members show or the 5th annual Wearable Art Gala.
This year we are opening our members=92 show to artists across Canada. =20=
To make this feasible we are accepting work on 8.5x11 white sheets of =20=
paper. Although this seems a little different than past years, we are =20=
still looking for image or text based artworks. The theme of this =20
year=92s exhibition is old technology and new text. New members are =20
encouraged to participate. The deadline for submissions is Saturday =20
October 13, 2007.
For those interested in having their work showcased at the Alternator =20=
Gallery=92s Wearable Art Gala in March of 2008 simply design art you =20
can wear, download an entry and membership form for the gallery web =20
site www.alternatorgallery.com and submit drawings and/or photos =20
along with a brief description of your project. The deadline for =20
submissions for WAG is Saturday November 3, 2007.
The Alternator Gallery will be holding a professional practices =20
workshop on Saturday October 13, 2007 12:30-4:30 in Studio 111 at the =20=
Rotary Centre for the Arts. This workshop teaches emerging visual =20
artists how to apply for exhibitions at art galleries. It covers all =20
components of the submission package =96 proposals, artist statements, =20=
visual documentation and cover letters =96 and provides an overview of =20=
the exhibition process. The Alternator Gallery will be holding a =20
second workshop November 24, 2007 12:30-4:30, on writing for Visual =20
Artists. This workshop helps Visual Artists polish their prose to =20
professional standards. A discussion of what curators and juries want =20=
to read when they consider submissions is followed by a hands-on =20
working session with each participant=92s Artist statement and/or =20
proposal. Each workshop is $50.00 and will be instructed by Portia =20
Priegert the former Director of the Alternator Gallery. Those =20
interested can register through the Rotary Centre for the Arts online =20=
www.rotarycentrefortheart.com by phone 717-5304 or in person at the =20
Rotary Centre for the Arts information booth.
For membership information, contact the Alternator by telephone at =20
(250) 868-2298, by e-mail at info@alternatorgallery.com or check the =20
website at www.alternatorgallery.com=
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feasible we are accepting work on 8.5x11 white sheets of paper. Although =
this seems a little different than past years, we are still looking for =
image or text based artworks. The theme of this year=92s exhibition is =
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Gallery will be holding a professional practices workshop on Saturday =
October 13, 2007 12:30-4:30 in Studio 111 at the Rotary Centre for the =
Arts. This workshop teaches emerging visual artists how to apply for =
exhibitions at art galleries. It covers all components of the submission =
package =96 proposals, artist statements, visual documentation and cover =
letters =96 and provides an overview of the exhibition process. The =
Alternator Gallery will be holding a second workshop November 24, 2007 =
12:30-4:30, on writing for Visual Artists. This workshop helps Visual =
Artists polish their prose to professional standards. A discussion of =
what curators and juries want to read when they consider submissions is =
followed by a hands-on working session with each participant=92s Artist =
statement and/or proposal. Each workshop is $50.00 and will be =
instructed by Portia Priegert the former Director of the Alternator =
Gallery. Those interested can register through the Rotary Centre for the =
Arts online </SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT><A =
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