A Call for Artists… Artistic Ensembles Mixed Media Productions

A Call for Artists…

         Artistic Ensembles

                      

                   Mixed Media Productions

 Artists have been exploring the use of mixed media for years.  As our culture grows and changes, so does our understanding of “media.”   As our society changes, new items enter the market and new terms enter our vocabulary.  “Old “items, though they may have been “new” only recently, obsolesce.  This constant change can be disconcerting, but it also provides growth in the variety of materials used for artistic expression and encourages viewing objects around us in new ways.   

   Louise Nevelson, for example, constructed fascinating  boxes or “crates.”  Jasper Johns used the U.S.  flag motif in innovative ways.  Mike Nelson creates spaces and whole buildings from found or constructed objects. 

 The Oxford Community Arts Center is calling for works of art that have been constructed from an array of materials or media, found or recycled objects, or items used in ways other than the purpose for which they were intended, for an exhibit from September 9, 2011 through October.  7, 2011.   

Please email photos of your artwork to info@oxarts.org with the “Artistic Ensembles” in the subject line no later than August 18^th .  You may submit as many pieces as you like for selection, but not more than 2 pieces will be chosen for the exhibit.  Include your contact information and a brief bio and description of your work/concepts.  All experience levels and any medium will be accepted.  Artists will be notified by August 29^th.  Please email with additional questions. 

Art chosen for the exhibit must be turned in to OCAC between August 1 and August 5^th.  All artwork must be ready to hang or display and labeled on the back with the artists name and contact information, title, description, and price (or NFS if the piece is not for sale, in which case an insurance value must be included).  OCAC receives a 20% commission on all sold items.    

After School Art To Offer An Additional Class And More Art

After School Art To Offer An Additional Class And More Art

Oxford, Ohio – July 25, 2011 -The Oxford Community Arts Center has become known as a place for the Oxford community to enjoy music, theater, family performances and to partake in a variety of arts classes for all ages. For the past three years, the Oxford Community Arts Center has provided an After School Arts program for elementary school children in the Talawanda District.  The After School Art program gives Talawanda School District students the opportunity to enhance and deepen their involvement in and knowledge of the visual arts.

Once a week for nine weeks children come to the Oxford Community Arts Center to create art, use their imaginations, learn about art themes and tools, view works of art and talk with professional artists. This upcoming fall, younger and older elementary students will draw, paint, and enjoy a visit from a professional watercolor artist, Jim Tingey. Older elementary students will also learn to carve a linoleum block, make prints and create a graphic novel. Middle school students will take a walking tour of uptown Oxford murals, plan and paint a large size mural, learn about printmaking and make prints with a local artist. OCAC recently completed an arts education room and this fall the program will offer two elementary age groupings on Tuesdays and Thursdays 4- 5:30pm: Kids-1^st and 2^nd grades; and Youth-3^rd, 4^th and 5^th grades; and a middle school group, 6^th to 8^th grade, which meets Mondays 3:30-5pm.

After School Art is designed with working families in mind and offers bus service for children to travel directly from a Talawanda District elementary school to OCAC. Children are given a small healthy snack and enjoy the company of their friends, new and old. An art show gives families and friends a chance to admire the talent of our youth.

            The fall program begins September 12 and continues until November 10, 2011. After School Art is generously supported by the Oxford Community Foundation, the Talawanda-Miami Partnership, the Oxford Kiwanis Club, and OYES (Oxford Youth Empowered to Serve). Registration for the fall program begins August 19^th. The class fee for nine weeks and materials is $60.00. There are scholarships available, just ask! More information and registration forms are available from the OCAC website or by calling OCAC at 524-8506.