CALL FOR ART

The Big Draw is an art exhibit happening from May 29th – June 7th in Beacon, NY culminating in a party and live drawing rally on the evening June 5, 2010.

A Call for Art: We will be accepting submissions of unframed 2-dimensional works on paper in a 6” x 8” format.

All works will be hung unframed

Submission Guidelines: All submissions must be 6”x8” on paper. Any work will be accepted as long as it can hang on a wall- drawing, painting, photography, collage, etc. Mail art is encouraged. Each artist can submit up to 3 artworks. All 6”x8” artworks will have a sale price of $40. Artists will receive 50% of the sale price for each piece sold with the remainder going to Beacon Open Studios. The Big Draw is a benefit for Beacon Open Studios. All monies raised will help make this year’s Beacon Open Studios bigger and better than ever!

Each 6x8 submission must be accompanied by the submission form.

Who can participate: Anyone is eligible to participate. You do not have to be a Beacon Open Studios participant to submit art. Artists from the NYC and Hudson Valley region are encouraged to take part, national and international submissions also encouraged.

Unsold works: We are unable to return unsold artwork by mail.
Unsold submissions are to be picked up at the Marion Royael Gallery
All unsold artwork should be picked up on June 6th between 12-7pm.

Deadline: submissions will be accepted in person or by mail from May 1-May 23. Exhibition runs from May 29th-June 6th. The Big Draw gala party is Saturday June 5th 7-10pm.

Submissions can be mailed or hand delivered during gallery hours to:
Marion Royael Gallery
460 Main Street
Beacon NY 12508
Attn: The Big Draw

Gallery hours noon-7pm Thursday -Sunday

Now in it’s second year, Beacon Open Studios is a city-wide art event, connecting local artist and their studios to the public. BOS allows you an up-close look at what artists do behind closed doors. Visitors and art enthusiasts have total viewing access to workspaces where artists display past, current and artworks in progress. This year’s event scheduled for September 25-26, 2010. With more than 50 participating artists last year, we happily expect this year’s event to exceed 70 participants.

announcing: The Big Draw

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Beacon NY-Beacon Open Studios in conjunction with BACA is pleased to announce The Big Draw, a night of live drawing, art for sale, music and festivities to benefit Beacon Open Studios 2010. The Big Draw will be held on the evening of June 5th, 2010. The Marion Royael Gallery at 460 Main St. in Beacon has generously offered their space to host this fundraising party.

The Drawing Rally-Throughout the night of the party a pre-determined group of 12 artists will be working in shifts creating 11”x14” drawings while the party goes on around them. Revelers are invited to watch as the drawings are made at tables in the center of the room. As these drawings are completed, they will immediately be put up for sale on the wall for $60 each.

Wall Art-In addition to the live drawing rally, a wide variety of 6”x8” artworks will be for sale at the set price of $40 each. These 6”x8” artworks are not limited to drawing; there will be photographs, collage and other art on paper. We are seeking submissions from local, national and international artists for the wall drawings (see submission guidelines and form). These 6”x8” artworks will be on view and for sale at the gallery from May 29th-June 6th.

Live Auction-3 special drawings will be auctioned off in a live auction on the night of June 5th. These drawings will be created in the manner of the “Exquisite Corpse” game wherein three different artists collaborate on a single drawing. One person starts the drawing, the next adds to it without having seen what the first person has done and the third finishes it not knowing what the other two have drawn. Three prominent Beacon personalities (tbd) will contribute to the “Exquisite Corpse” drawings, which will be done ahead of time and auctioned off on June 5th.

The Big Draw
Saturday June 5th
7-10pm
The Marion Royael Gallery
460 Main St. Beacon NY 12508

$10 at the door. Dj music and beverages will be served. Advanced tickets available at:
The Marion Royael Gallery460 Main St. Beacon 12-7pm Thursday-Sunday.
RiverWinds Gallery 172 Main St. Wednesday –Monday 12-6pm

Why do we need a fundraiser? Open Studios charges a small fee from the artists who register which goes into advertising and publicity. That money barely covers our most basic needs. We are committed to keeping the costs low for the participating artists but also want to create a professionally produced map that will be distributed for free and guide visitors around town.

Any artist who lives or works in Beacon can register and participate in Open Studios, which takes place the 4th weekend in September. The Priority Registration period is from May1-June5th culminating on the night of The Big Draw. Volunteers will be available to register interested artists during The Big Draw. Priority Registration costs $20, after June 6th registration is $30.

Beacon Open Studios is a city-wide art event, connecting local artist and their studios to the public. BOS allows you an up-close look at what artists do behind closed doors. Visitors and art enthusiasts have total viewing access to workspaces where artists display past, current and artworks in progress. BOS aspires to bring visitors from the surrounding areas to create a stronger sense of awareness of Beacon as an art destination. With more than 50 participating artists last year, we happily expect this year’s event to exceed 70 participants. Beacon Open Studios is in its second year, scheduled for September 25-26, 2010.

Those interested in volunteering can contact Theresa at beaconopenstudios@yahoo.com

For more information, maps and a calendar of events go to:
www.beaconopenstudios.org
BACA website www.beaconarts.org

Can you draw?

Beacon Open Studios is looking for artists who can draw to participate in our upcoming fundraiser on June 5th called The Big Draw. We are looking for artists in many different styles of drawing. You must be comfortable doing your drawing in an atmosphere where people are watching you work and in a room with music and festivities going on around you. You must be available the night of June 5th to participate.

The Big Draw is a fundraising party for Beacon Open Studios centered around a live drawing rally. It will be a night of live art and pre-made art …throughout the night of the event a pre-select group of 12 artists will be creating drawings live in the gallery on 11x14 sheets of drawing paper. As these drawings are completed, they will immediately be put up for sale on the wall for a fixed price. Artists will receive 50% of the sale price form all sold works. In addition to the “live” drawings created the evening of the event, a wide variety of artists will be invited to submit artworks in a 6”x8” format. These 6x8 artworks may be in any medium and will be on view and for sale at the gallery all week before the event. A third component to the evening’s festivities will be a live auction where 3 special drawings will be auctioned off. These are drawings will be created in the manner of the “Exquisite Corpse” game. Three prominent Beacon personalities will be chosen as participants- one person will begin a drawing, then pass to the next to work on and the third person will complete it.

The Big Draw will be held in Beacon on June 5th from 7-10pm

Interested? Contact beaconopenstudios@yahoo.com and submit 2 samples of your drawings or a link to a website where your drawing skills are on view.

Why do we need a fundraiser? To keep the cost of artists’ registration low! Your BOS registration fee goes into advertising, promotion and helps fund the Kickoff Party. But we need to raise more money to print a bigger, better map this year that will have wider distribution and will ultimately bring more people to your studio.