Orphan Works Bill
April 18
This legislation could make your 'orphaned' photos available for commercial use without payment to you.
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S. 548: Artist-Museum Partnership Act Reintroduced. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that a deduction equal to fair market value shall be allowed for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor.Community Conversations through the Arts
- Deadline March 15 (works must have been created after Apr. 16, 2007)
- Location: Lyric Theater, Blacksburg
- Dates: April 13-22, 2008
- Sponsor: H.E.R.E.
- Please Email here.art@gmail.com for forms and information.
- AP news story
posted Mar 1
We have a large number of opportunities in the region for art participation. I have gathered all the requests and news releases in this one email: rescue mission permanent collection, Kipps festival, Y's "Bling in the Spring," Community School's "strawberry festival," Hayloft "place" show.
Doors: Past Present & Future
Call for Entries
posted Feb 19
The Fine Arts Center for the New River Valley invites artists and artisans in the region to participate in what promises to be a fascinating show. What is a door? Well, maybe its 80"x36", or a view into your eye; maybe wooden with a handle, or a photograph or painting; maybe obvious or not recognizable at all. Any medium is acceptable. Free-standing sculptural pieces must be self-supporting. Wall pieces must be ready to hang. Prizes will be awarded, along with a People's Choice Award for both adults and school age children through grade 12. Entry fee: $15 - adults or $10 - student. Deadline for images: March 21, 2008.
posted Feb 15
$500 top award; Postmark deadline: April 4th, 2008, for photographers living in Roanoke and north (see their map)
Contact Pete HellmannBRAA for more info.
The Downtown Merchants of Blacksburg are planning an event called "Downtown Blacksburg's Wonderful First Wednesdays" including "Secrets of the Local Artists" in the lobby of Kent Square [map].
Nancy Norton, our Arts and Cultural District liaison and coordinator of Wonderful First Wednesdays, is looking for artists (2 or 3 each month) who want to set up a small display of their work, sit with it, and talk with the people about how they create their art; from 5-7 pm on the first Wednesday of each month.
Contact Nancy to sign up [click here to email her.] The first opportunity will be on Feb. 6, so respond fast to be among the first.
Entry forms will be available soon. Go to
www.gilesartscouncil.org for additional information or e-mail info@gilesartscouncil.org. Open to all art forms by artist who live within 60 miles of Giles County, Virginia. The show will be on the lawn of the Giles County courthouse in Pearisburg Va. on Saturday September 20, 2008 from 10 until 5. There will be a breakfast for the artist, and a recognition social with awards at 4:00 PM. In case of rain the show will be in the Pearisburg Recreation Center.
Manchester National Juried Fine Art Exhibition Deadline (Postmark): Friday, February 8, 2008
Art Library has moved...
August 2007
The Art & Architecture Library at Virginia Tech has moved. Cowgill Hall is being renovated, so we are in a new building on campus for a year. There is a map to our new location on the library’s website here: http://www.lib.vt.edu/services/branches/artarch/
I would like to extend an invitation to anyone who has not yet visited our wonderful library. Virginia residents have borrowing privileges and we have the biggest and best collection of art books around – and it’s free! Information about borrowing materials from our library is posted online here: http://www.lib.vt.edu/services/branches/artarch/borrowing.html
If anyone needs assistance using the library’s resources, they are free to contact me. I can also add people to our New Books Listserve (a list is sent – usually – every other week). If anyone is interested in joining the listserv, just let me know that too. Many thanks! Heather
Heather Ball, MLIS Head, Art and Architecture Library Virginia Tech 302 Cowgill Hall (mailing address) 107 Surge Building (temporary location) Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001 ph 540.231.9272