ARTISTS’ AND POETS’ WORK WANTED FOR EXHIBIT
I READ THE NEWS TODAY,  OH BOY
JUNE 22 – JULY 29, 2011
Marilyn O’Rourke Gallery, Benicia Public Library150 East “L” St., Benicia, CA 94510

ARTISTS AND POETS WILL BE PAIRED
TO CREATE WORK REACTING TO A NEWS ARTICLE OF MUTUAL INTEREST

INTERESTED?
How to Apply:

VISUAL ARTISTS:  Please submit five representative JPEG images of your work. Work need not be related to news. Include a paragraph statement of your interest and general artistic background; highlights will do. Please include in this the category of news that most interests you. A list of general possibilities will be found in the white box.
Email complete contact information (Name, Mail Address, Email Address, Phone Number, Cell Number) to:
saturate@mac.com    Subject line: I READ THE NEWS
Artists selected will be asked to create a SINGLE 2D piece of art based on a news article. Media might include but is not limited to painting, printmaking, photography, mixed media . Finished pieces can not be larger than 50”x50” framed. They will be displayed with a poem that is written about the same news event and the original newspaper article.

POETS: Please submit five representative poems. Poems need not be related to the news. Include a paragraph statement of your interest and general artistic background; highlights will do. Please include in this the category of news that most interests you. A list of general possibilities will be found in the white box.
Email complete contact information (Name, Mail Address, Email Address, Phone Number, Cell Number) to:
saturate@mac.com    Subject line: I READ THE NEWS
Artists selected will be asked to create a SINGLE poem, 40 lines or fewer based on a news article. Poems will be displayed with a visual piece of art about the same news event and the original newspaper article.

Politics
Environment
Business
Human Interest
Domestic Affairs
Sports
Arts and Theatre

PROCEDURE:
Interest Applications DUE: FEB. 12, 2011
Accepted artists will be contacted by email by FEBRUARY 28, 2011
12 Poets and 12 Visual Artists will be paired by Poet Laureate of Benicia, Ronna Leon, and a Board member of Arts Benicia, Nikki Basch Davis.
Pairs will be given the contact information for the Poet or Visual Artist they have been paired with. If possible, they will be encouraged to meet together to select an article they will create around. Details and suggestions for this process will be supplied to accepted artists and poets. Poets and visual artists will work alone but in reaction to the same newspaper article of their selection.
Questions? Call:Ronna Leon, 707 746-5597