Agape Art

Call to Artists: Virtues 2010

Agape Art presents

“Agape Art 2010: Virtues”

Fitton Center for Creative Arts

101 S. Monument Ave • Hamilton, OH 45011 • www.fittoncenter.org

Student Gallery Sponsors: James H. & Evelyn E. Hader Charitable Foundation

Call to Artists: 

Entries Due (& delivered) by March 3^rd , 2010

This show will be on display March 6^th - April 8^th, 2010 at the Fitton Center for Creative Arts.
  Reception: Wednesday, March 24^th 5pm-8pm

The Artwork:
All themes and genres are welcome; “Internationally-inspired” work and mixed media is encouraged!
Any work in oil, acrylics, mixed media, pastel, watercolor, drawings, graphics, photography, sculpture, jewelry, handmade gifts, and textiles as well as a limited number of installations or conceptual pieces are welcome. Work must be ready to install or hang (with wire if needed).  Art will be installed on March 5^th.

The Reason:

This is a fundraising event to support the Agape Art program that sends a local team of artists to facilitate an international art camp at Rainbow Village Orphanage in the Philippines each year. This will be the first public event to exhibit the beautiful advanced artwork that was created by the Agape Girls in 2009.  We invite our local community (artists & patrons) to participate in this special art show that brings unity from opposite ends of the world.  No application fees are associated with this show. Rather artists are encouraged to donate a percentage of their sales to benefit the Agape Art program.  This is a great opportunity to sell your artwork and to have your work seen by the community! Please invite your network to help boost attendance and sales even more! 

The Details:

Artwork must be delivered by March 3^rd to one of the following:

Becky Palmieri, Montgomery, OH beckypalmieri@gmail.com 513-505-5194

Kadie Sanders, Clifton, OH kadiecreative@yahoo.com 513-368-3022

Kelly Sankner, Hamilton, OH kelsankner@gmail.com 513-227-8584

(Please call to make arrangements to drop off your artwork).

The Liability:
Artists are responsible for insuring work while in transit. Artists are also responsible for providing work that is sturdy and durable for necessary hanging and displaying purposes.  Any special display criteria should be discussed with Kadie Sanders prior to the event.  Agape Art reserves the right to omit any submissions do not fit this show or that we deem too fragile to display safely.

View and print the Artist Entry Form.  You may want to copy & paste it to a new word document to fill it out and submit it to Becky Palmieri at beckypalmieri@gmail.com. 

Entries due (& delivered) by March 3, 2010.

Agape Art in 2010 and beyond

Dear Agape Art Friends-

It’s been a while, but here’s the latest from Agape Art and all that you will find here:

•    Agape Art in 2010 update
•    Call to Artists (submission deadline: March 3rd)
•    Mark your calendar for the next Agape Art show!  “Agape Art 2010: Virtues” at the Fitton Center for Creative Arts on Wednesday, March 24th 5-8pm. 
•    Workshops coming soon. . .

Update on Agape Art:  We are in the midst of transition as we look forward to what the future holds for Agape Art in 2010 and beyond.  For the past three years, the central focus of the Agape Art ministry has been the young girls at Rainbow Village Orphanage in the Philippines.  As the girls have grown, the ministry of Rainbow Village has changed a bit too.  In 2009, 9 of the 13 Agape Girls were discharged from Rainbow.  Some were reunited with families, while others were finally ready to move out and begin life on their own as young adults.  Praise the Lord that Rainbow is able to be a refuge to those in need, and a bridge to bring those children into families of their own or into adulthood.  Due to these changes at Rainbow, there will be no Agape Art trip to the Philippines in 2010.

In the coming months, as we re-center our vision without an upcoming trip, we will focus on a couple of events including art shows and workshops.  During our most recent trip to the Philippines in April 2009, the girls reached a new level of creativity and developed some of their most exquisite work yet!  We are very excited to finally share this with our Cincinnati community.  The exhibit will be on display in the student gallery at the Fitton Center of Creative Arts in Hamilton, OH in March with a special reception on Wednesday, March 24th, 2010 from 5:00-8:00 PM.  Please join us as we celebrate this beautiful body of work!

We will also be trying something new by offering bi-monthly Agape Art Workshops beginning in the spring of 2010.  The Agape Art Workshops will be led by previous Agape Art team members, where we will teach some of the unique projects inspired by the artwork created by the Agape Girls during our previous art camps in the Philippines.  Anyone ages 12-80 with a creative interest is encouraged to sign up!  No experience is necessary. 

I, Becky Palmieri, on behalf of Agape Art will continue to raise financial support for the benefit of future Agape Art programs and initiatives.  Some of these initiatives will include future trips to Rainbow Village or other locations that could benefit from the Agape Art program, some basic support and requested items to Rainbow Village. . . . Or perhaps even one day, the opportunity to sponsor selected Agape graduates for a visit to the U.S. for en extended learning experience.

Thank you all for your loyal support.  Please hang on for the ride as we seek to find what is in store for the Agape Art ministry.  Look forward to seeing you at our upcoming Agape Art shows and workshops.

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With love,

 

Becky Palmieri

Founder/Director of Agape Art

513.505.5194