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By Ashley Easton

Hey, Atlanta-area artists!  If you have been thinking about participating in the Atlanta Arts Festival this September 18th and 19th,  you’ve got until midnight on Monday, April 26 to submit your application.

According to the website, the Atlanta Arts Festival is “bringing together outstanding artists from all over the country with the large and enthusiastic art buying community of the Atlanta area[.]  AAF will feature 200 of the country’s finest painters, photographers, sculptors, leather and metal craftsmen, glass blowers and more!”

There is also a juried show associated with the festival, with $7,200 allocated for awards.

Interested?  Visit http://www.atlantaartsfestival.com for more info and to apply.

Art Sign the BeltLine 2.0: 216 Beltline locations will be marked with a piece of art

In an effort to raise awareness of the proposed BeltLine, artists throughout Atlanta will create 216 pieces of art for placement at BeltLine and public right-of-way crossings. This initiative is the second of its kind. Last June, artists created 108 original works for the BeltLine.

This Saturday, February 20 at 12 p.m., artists will meet at the Eyedrum Art and Music Gallery to make art signs — in any style that they want — that will indicate a BeltLine crossing of a public right-of-way. All materials and supplies are provided, but artists are invited to bring their own paints and brushes. Later in the week, WonderRoot artists and volunteers will work throughout the night placing the art at each of the 216 locations.

“With much attention brought to the BeltLine over the past year, WonderRoot seeks to further raise awareness of the current and future impact of the BeltLine,” said Chris Appleton, Executive Director of WonderRoot. “We will also spread over 200 public artworks to all corners of the city.”

EyeDrum Art and Music Gallery
290 MLK Dr., SE
Atlanta, GA 30312

Throughout the city

WonderRoot sends a couple of calls for entry:

Submit your video art to WRTV to be included in our monthly screenings, aired on People TV, and featured on our new website www.wonderroottv.org!

WonderRoot TV is a monthly show compiling video and film work by Atlanta artists. The project includes short films, animations, documentary work,and features on local artists and musicians. Each new episode, produced monthly, will air weekly on People TV after a preview screening. We will be accepting submissions for a new episode through January 31.

Submissions can be dropped off at WonderRoot during regular operating hours or by sending a QuickTime file to Kristy@wonderroot.org.

WonderRoot TV is excited for a new year in providing an opportunity for local video and film artists to showcase their work.

THE FEMME FATALE- CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

WonderRoot is seeking submissions for an upcoming open-entry art show inspired by Film Noir and the Femme Fatale. All mediums are welcome and encouraged. To submit your art, email art@wonderroot.org with contact information and the number of pieces you will be submitting (3 pieces max).

Submission deadline: Saturday Feb. 6 (pieces should be dropped off at the WonderRoot Community Arts Center between Feb. 3 – Feb. 6).

Join us for the opening reception on Feb.13 @ 8pm with live performances by Naomi Lavender, Allison Weiss, GRL PRTY (w/members of The Back Pockets), Clementine Willowilde, and Geri X.