Category: Call to Artists

  • Call to Artists “Classical Elements” Group Show April 9

    Call to Artists “Classical Elements” Group Show April 9

    CALL TO ARTISTS

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    Earth, Water, Air and Fire
    The Classical Elements

    Sponsor:        Downey Arts Coalition and Downey Symphony
    Where:           Downey Civic Theater, 8435 Firestone Blvd., Downey, CA 90241
    When:            Saturday, April 9, 2016 – 6:30 p.m.
    Duration:      Thru May 4, 2016
    Theme:          The Classical Elements
    Parameters:  All Medias, Mixed Medias, All Sizes, Self- Contained.
    Fee:                $5 per selected art piece
    Deadline:       Sunday March 27, 2016, Midnight

    The Classical Elements, together with the Downey Symphony Concert, A European Exhibition will be Saturday, April 9, 2016.  Doors will open at 6:30 p.m.

    Embark on a journey exploring the classical elements or the temperaments of people, places or things.  Unearth them individually or combine them all to create an explosion of new matter.

    Artwork must be regarding theme. Selected artists will be featured in the Symphony concert program, with your contact information, will be publicly recognized from the stage, and will have the opportunity to purchase discounted tickets to the evening’s performance.

    For consideration, please submit images, with a one sentence description of your artwork, via email to Eloisa Ball at ej@www.downeyarts.org.

    Those selected will be sent an artist’s information packet re details about delivery and retrieval.

  • Call to Artists: Tempest Show at Downey Theatre

    Call to Artists: Tempest Show at Downey Theatre

    Our next show is accepting submissions:

    Tempest

    A Storm of Life, Nature, and the Human Condition

    “And as the morning steals upon the night, melting the darkness, so their rising senses begin to chase the ignorant fumes that mantle their clearer reason.”

    ― William Shakespeare, The Tempest

    Hosts: Downey Arts Coalition and Downey Symphony
    Location: Downey Civic Theater, 8435 Firestone Blvd., Downey, CA 90241
    Opening: Saturday, January 23, 2016 – 6:30 p.m.
    On Display: Thru Tuesday, February 23, 2016
    Theme: Tempest
    Types: All Medias, Mixed Medias, All Sizes, Self‐ Contained. Artwork must be regarding theme.

    Fee: $5 per selected art piece

    Submission Deadline: Sunday, January 10, 2016, Midnight

    Tempest exhibit, together with the Downey Symphony Concert, “Strings Stravaganza” will be Saturday, January 23, 2016. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m.

    Imagine storms of life, nature and the human condition. Imagine a blizzard of color, a whirlwind of images, a rainstorm of objects, a disturbance of the mind, all that pandemonium ensuing clarity ‐ ‐ for after the Tempest, the calm will come!

    Selected artists will be featured in the Symphony concert program, with your contact information, will be publicly recognized from the stage, and will have the opportunity to purchase discounted tickets to the evening’s performance.

    For consideration, please submit images, with a one sentence description, of your artwork via email to Eloisa Ball at ej@www.downeyarts.org.

    Those chosen will be sent an artist’s information packet explaining details about delivery and retrieval.

    Call to Artist - Tempest

  • CALL TO ARTISTS: Dance & Movement Art Show

    CALL TO ARTISTS: Dance & Movement Art Show

    Downey Arts Coalition is gearing up for our Fall show, “Dance & Movement” which opens October 4th at the Downey Civic Theatre.  This show coincides with the Downey Symphony Orchestra’s October 24th concert, “From Russia With Love,” featuring the Swan Lake Suite by Tchaikovsky.

    Submissions are requested by September 25, email previews to curator Liz Moran, liz@www.downeyarts.org, or contact Liz to arrange other means of viewing the work.

    •  Jpeg image of the artwork
    • Name, medium and size
    • A brief description of the theme and meaning

    Read the description in the image below for more details.

    DANCE & MOVEMENT