A-B(0)MB II: The Fallout...Guidelines and Entry Form

Artoconecto presents the Explosive 'A-B(o)MB II-The Fallout'
Art Basel (off) Miami Beach:In the Heart of Downtown Miami!

Artoconecto, the dynamic arts non-profit based in Miami, FL, presents a sequel to last year's wildly successful A-B(o)MB, Art Basel (off) Miami Beach. 'A-B(o)MB II: The Fallout', is an internationally-juried showcase of new and emerging local, national, and international artists, located in the heart of Downtown Miami, during Art Basel/Miami Beach. Open to all artists working in all media, this exhibition is devoted to the discovery and introduction of cutting-edge visual and performance art, and will feature Recent Works by each artist represented, as well as site-specific pieces created for this exhibition. The jury includes artists Gregory de la Haba (NYC), Clifton Childree (Miami), and Christina Pettersson (Sweden/Miami). The opening preview reception will be held on November 28, 2009, and the show will run through December, 2009. This exciting show is presented by Artoconecto, a federally-recognized 501(c)3 arts non-profit, and a National Endowment for the Arts grantee in 2001-2003 in Washington, DC.

CD/DVD'S ALLOWED FOR SUBMISSION: Submit CD/DVD'S, labeled with artist’s name, title of work (if untitled please number), media, and dimensions of work. Indicate top of work on abstract work. Self-addressed stamped envelope must be included with sufficient postage for the return of CD/DVD'S. CD/DVD'S will be returned within 30 days of show opening. Entries without a SASE will not be returned. All other formats will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Entries may also be submitted electronically, to Artoconecto@gmail.com, accompanied by completed entry form and handling fee.

SITE-SPECIFIC WORK FOR A-B(o)MB II: The Fallout: Artists are encouraged to submit a proposal for a site-specific piece for this show. This is considered a separate entry, with a separate entry fee.

FEES: There is a $40.00 handling fee per entry for up to five images. Additional images are $5.00/each. Payment must be made by check or money order in dollars, payable to ARTOCONECTO, or may be made online at Artoconecto.org.

AWARDS: Jury Winner (or Winners) will be announced during Art Basel Miami Beach 2009, one of the most important international art fairs in the world. Full media and Internet exposure will be given to all selected artists and their work.

TERMS: Artoconecto encourages sales to the public and will charge a 25% commission on all work sold during the exhibition. Be sure to price your work accordingly. All work must be framed and suitable for hanging. 3-Dimensional work must be accompanied by a pedestal or stand.

LIABILITY: Artists are responsible for shipping and insuring their own work. Artoconecto will handle all work with extreme care. However, Artoconecto assumes no responsibility for damage or theft. Shipped work must be insured. All claims for works damaged in shipment are the responsibility of the artist and the shipper. Artists whose works are not sold will be financially responsible for arranging the return of their work. Artoconecto will send accepted artists detailed instructions on shipment and return of works. A pick-up date for artists in the Miami area will be assigned. Artoconecto will not be responsible for unclaimed artwork after assigned date.

DEADLINE: The final postmarked deadline has been extended to October 30, 2009. Entries must be postmarked by this date. Artists will be notified within two weeks.

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ENTRY FORM
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Image List: please number images, and list title, medium, dimensions, and price below.
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SUBMIT BY MAIL OR ELECTRONICALLY, BY OCTOBER 23RD, THE FOLLOWING :
IMAGES, SIGNED ENTRY FORM, SASE, ENTRY FEE
MAIL COMPLETED APPLICATION TO:
ARTOCONECTO 941 NE 84th St, Miami, FL 33138
WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO EMAIL US TO RECEIVE MORE INFORMATION
Artoconecto@gmail.com
Submitting an entry form constitutes an agreement on the part of the artist with all of the conditions in this prospectus.
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Miami Herald Lauds KIDSART!

Artoconecto to offer free art program for children throughout Miami-Dade

KIDSART, a new art program by Artoconecto, will bring out the inner artists in kids ages 7-13 -- and it won't cost a thing.

BY PATRICIA GONZALEZ

Special to The Miami Herald

Painting a color-by-number mural, decorating bottles to be hung on a tree and making a giant collage of family photos. These are some of the activities offered in a free art program for kids that takes place this summer.....more

Artoconecto Awarded Grant for KIDSART!

Artoconecto, the dynamic Miami arts non-profit, has been awarded a Community Grant from the Miami-Dade County Dept. of Cultural Affairs, to help launch KIDSART, a Saturday morning arts program where children ages 7-13 will visit artists' studios to attend workshops led by the artists themselves. Each week the children will be given a community-oriented theme, like recycling, or diversity, and guided through arts projects correlating to those themes, culminating in a public exhibition. "We are very excited to begin KIDSART, especially now, at a time when arts programming has been cut back so severely in our public schools," said Alexandra Rangel-Brody, executive Director of Artoconecto. "We are also very excited to partner with national volunteer group, City Year, and we hope to add the arts as an additional component to their current mentoring programs in our schools."


Artoconecto is actively looking to partner with local artists who would like to share their studio space one Saturday morning, giving kids an opportunity to experience the artist's working environment. Any artist that wishes to participate can contact Artoconecto. The workshops will be followed by lunch, sponsored by World Resources Cafe on Lincoln Road, which will allow the children to interact informally with the artists and each other. Art supplies and materials generously donated by Utrecht Art Supplies; photo services by Tropicolor. Additional sponsors, as well as matching funds for the Miami-Dade grant, are being actively pursued as well.

KIDSART will include a partnership with 'City Year', the national service organization already working in 8 Miami-Dade public schools, who will have senior corps members attend the workshops and also write evaluations of the program for Miami-Dade, Artoconecto, and for the potential inclusion of KIDSART in their own volunteer programs. KIDSART will take place for five Saturday mornings from July 18th through August 15th, and culminate on September 12, 2009, when the participants will experience the Second Saturday Art Walk with a public exhibition of their creations.
KIDSART BLOG Coming Soon!
For more info and registration forms, please contact:
Danny Brody
Community Relations
artoconecto@gmail.com
786.246.2047

KIDSART made possible through the support of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners

PLAYWRIGHT COMPETITION

ARTOCONECTO ANNOUNCES: 

DON'T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, GUIDELINES AND PRIZES GO TO:

For more information, please contact:

Ana Nuchowich

General Producer of the Hispano-American Playwriting Competition

E-mail address: TEATROBID@iadb.org

Or visit our website: www.teatrobid.org

e) We will not accept phone inquiries or scripts sent by e-mail.

THE HISPANO-AMERICAN

PLAYWRITING COMPETITION

In celebration of the

Fiftieth Anniversary of the IDB

The “Bárbara Simon” Theater Club of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Staff Association invites playwrights to participate in the Hispano-American Playwriting Competition in celebration of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the IDB. The IDB Staff Association is an organization that represents employees

of the IDB. One of its purposes is to promote their wellbeing through social, cultural, sports, and recreational activities.  Contemporary Hispano-American playwrights have an arduous task in convincing theaters to premiere

their plays. This is where literary competitions play a crucial role: by endorsing the quality of a playwright, they create an opportunity that has the potential to advance his or her artistic career. The public has the

final word, deciding the fate of the playwright’s work by either accepting or rejecting it, but first, the curtain must rise. Competitions today are an important door to the stage for playwrights.

To participate in the competition, authors may choose one of the following categories:

a) Great Hispano-American Comedy for a minimum of seven characters (Written in Spanish)

b) Hispanos in the U.S.A., pero without stereotypes (Written in Spanish, English, or “Spanglish”)

c) Children’s Theater (Written in Spanish)

Participation in the competition is open to native citizens or foreigners with proof of more than five years

of residence in any of the IDB member countries:

Argentina, Austria, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Denmark, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Finland, France, Germany, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, the People’s Republic of China, Peru, Portugal, the Republic of Korea, Slovenia, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

ARTOCONECTO ANNOUNCES

Artoconecto is excited to announce the opening of the Miami World Cinema Center. We recently created a partnership with the Borscht Film Festival, for which we obtained a grant from the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce.  Artoconecto, in conjunction with the Borscht's Visual Arts Committee will oversee the visual arts aspect of the Festival.  We are currently accepting donations. For more information please contact us at artoconecto@gmail.com.

Press release

Miami, Florida – On December 1st, 2008, the John S. and James L. Foundation recognized the Miami World Cinema Center (MWCC) as one of the 31 recipients of the Knights Arts Challenge Grant with a matching-funds grant of $750,000 over four years. Out of 1,643 entries, Patrick de Bokay – Former Director of the Miami International Film Festival – and University of Miami graduates Josh Miller and Sam Rega, directors of the documentary Miami Noir: The Arthur Teele Story, proposed to create a hub for creative talent in filmmaking and promote local production. Today, after much research and planning, the Miami World Cinema Center inaugurates its new offices in Wynwood, Miami„s newest up-and-coming arts district. As the first non-profit film studio in Miami, MWCC‟s mission is to provide tools for filmmakers and ensure an increased production of high quality films. In order to achieve these goals, MWCC has assembled a Board of Directors comprised of established professionals in the industry with ties to Miami. Their role is to ensure that MWCC will fulfill its mission with the strongest support and guidance. The members are: South Florida resident David Frankel, director of films such as Marley & Me and The Devil Wears Prada, Ben Odell, Partner and Head of Production for Miami based feature film company Panamax, Sam Grogg, Dean of University of Miami School of Communication, Deborah Liebling, President of Production at Fox Atomic and Steve Krams, President and CEO of Continental Film and Digital Labs. “Miami is a young emerging metropolis with about 100 years of film history and plenty of creative artistic talent. Since films only exist because of creative artistic talent, our mission is to find it and facilitate the filmmaking process”, said de Bokay, CEO of Miami World Cinema Center. “We are delighted to have such a distinguished group of professionals on our board of directors. We hope that MWCC will be the catalyst for the South Florida industry to become compact and cohesive.” 

The MWCC lot welcomes the Borscht Film Festival, a yearly event held at iconic Miami venues showcasing the work of local filmmakers under the age of 30 who specialize in telling Miami stories that go beyond the typical portrayal of the city. MWCC and Borscht have teamed to transform the underground festival‟s fifth year into one of national recognition. This year‟s festival unites acclaimed local directors with Miami‟s top emerging talent in the creation of Miami-centric films.