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Thank You to Our Sponsors
September 23rd, 2011 | 
Author: The Rising Sun Festival of Fine Arts and Crafts Committee would like to thank our sponsors for helping to make the 3rd Annual Rising Sun Festival of Fine Arts and Crafts a success:
- Angels
Mayor Bill Marksberry and Clerk Treasurer Rae Gipson
Rising Sun City Council
Rising Sun/Ohio County Tourism
Patrons
The Friendship State Bank
Friends
Rising Sun Lion’s Club
Pendleton Art Center
Rising Sun Historic Downtown Program
Associates
Hummel Insurance, Inc.
Neaman Floral
Rising Sun Subway
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Call For Artists!! Rising Sun Festival of Fine Arts and Crafts
The Rising Sun Arts Council is pleased to announce the 2011 Rising Sun Festival of Fine Arts and Crafts on September 17th and 18th, 2011.
Please visit the website, www.zapplication.org for further information on rules, regulations and booth space, as well as to apply. All applications must be made via www.zapplication.org. Applications are due by May 22, 2011.
Any questions may be directed to info@risingsunartfestival.org.
Winners of Rising Sun 6th Juried Art Show
Marianne Wiggers of Lawrenceburg won Best of Show for her watercolor California Bound in the Rising Sun 6th Juried Art Show. Other winners included Judges Merit Award: Andrea Grimsley, Rising Sun; Ray Hassard, Cincinnati, Oh; and Larry Rudoleech, Hanover, In; Third Place: Paul Loehle, Columbus Ohio for his pastel, “Monaco”; Second Place: Michael Paolerico , Cincinnati, Ohio for his charcoal, “Childhood, Past, Present and Future; and First Place: Tina Tammaro, Cincinnati, Oh for her oil, “It Was 65 degrees & Not Much Left of the World.
Fifty artists from Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky competed in the Rising Sun 6th Juried Art Show at the Pendleton Art Center 201 Main Street in Rising Sun Friday October1. The show was Sponsored by the Ohio County Tourism Commission.
The judge for the show was Ruth K. Meyer. Ruth K. Meyer is an art historian and freelance art critic living in Covington, Kentucky. During an active professional career she was curator and interim director of the Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, director of the Ohio Foundation of the Arts, Columbus, and director of the Taft Museum of Art. Ruth Meyer has a BFA (U. of Cincinnati), MA in Art History (Brown University), and a PhD in Art History (U. of Minnesota). She has also taught art history in Minnesota, Ohio and at an international college in Japan. Since 2006 she has been a contributing editor for The Artist’s Magazine where she published more than 20 feature stories and has also contributed to Art in America. She has been a panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts and the Institute of Museums Services and has been a juror for many regional art competitions. Her most recent publication is the invited essay in Frank Herrmann, Paintings 1999 – 2009. Ruth Meyer is a member of the International Association of Art Critics, (A!CA).
The show will be on display at the Pendleton Art Center until October 29. Curator for the show is Vera Curnow, local artist.
For more information call 888-776-4786 or visit www.artsinrisingsun.com.
Fall Winter Art Academy Schedule
It’s Saturday
ART SCHOOL
At the Rising Sun Arts Academy
For Kids Ages 5-12
Session A Ages 5-9 9:00 to 10:15
Session B Ages 9-12 10:30 to 11:45
October 16th Fall Fun! Printing with leaves
October 30th let’s paint!
November 13th Make Christmas cards
November 20th Holiday Ornaments for Everyone!
December 4th Make a gift!
December 21st& 22nd Winter Art Camp
Classes are $8.00 each or $45.00 for the entire season!
Call 812. 290. 4997 for information
Or mail forms to Rising Sun Arts Academy
C/o Pendleton Art Center
201 Main St. Rising Sun, IN 47040
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Classes are $8.00 each or $45.00 for the season
Students Name_____________________________________________ Age________________
Parent or Guardian__________________________________ Phone_____________________
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Address___________________________________City______________________Zip_______
Emergency contact_____________________________________Phone___________________
Selected session_______________________ Payment amount__________________________
Please make checks payable to the Arts Council/City of Rising Sun
This project is funded by the Rising Sun Regional Foundation
6th Juried Art Show
Rising Sun Hosts 6th Juried Regional Art Show October 1
Artists from Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky will compete in the Rising Sun 6th Juried Art Show to be held at the Pendleton Art Center 201 Main Street in Rising Sun Friday October1. A reception will be held from 6 to 9 pm and awards will be presented at 7pm. The show is Sponsored by the Ohio County Tourism Commission.
The judge for the show is Ruth K. Meyer. Ruth K. Meyer is an art historian and freelance art critic living in Covington, Kentucky. During an active professional career she was curator and interim director of the Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, director of the Ohio Foundation of the Arts, Columbus, and director of the Taft Museum of Art. Ruth Meyer has a BFA (U. of Cincinnati), MA in Art History (Brown University), and a PhD in Art History (U. of Minnesota). She has also taught art history in Minnesota, Ohio and at an international college in Japan. Since 2006 she has been a contributing editor for The Artist’s Magazine where she published more than 20 feature stories and has also contributed to Art in America. She has been a panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts and the Institute of Museums Services and has been a juror for many regional art competitions. Her most recent publication is the invited essay in Frank Herrmann, Paintings 1999 – 2009. Ruth Meyer is a member of the International Association of Art Critics, (A!CA).
The show will be at the Pendleton Art Center from October 1 through October 29. Curator for the show is Vera Curnow, local artist.
For more information call 888-776-4786 or visit www.artsinrisingsun.com.
Rising Sun Festival of Fine Arts and Crafts
Rising Sun Fine Arts Festival September 18 and 19
Award winning artists and artisan’s from all over the United States gather in Rising Sun to display their fine art, fine crafts, jewelry, furniture, and handcrafted musical instruments at the first annual Rising Sun Festival of Fine Arts and Crafts.
Sample Indiana’s wineries, listen to music, stroll along our landscaped river walk for a great day away.
The festival will be located on Rising Sun’s Historic Main Street 10-5 on Saturday and Sunday. For more information check our www.risingsunartfestival.org , www.enjoyrisingsun.com. or call 888-776-4786.
Winners of the 5th Juried Show Rising Sun
Andrea Grimsley
Bill Borden
Mary White
Martha Vaught
- Best of Show
Eric Phagan
2010 RISING SUN 5th JURIED ART EXHIBITION
Express Yourself in Any
Subject or Style – from
Abstracts to Realism
Awards
Best of Show $1,000
First Place $750
Second $500
Third $300
(3) Judge’s Merit Award $100
April 5 Postmark Deadline for Entries
April 22 Notification of Acceptance (Email or Phone)
May 1 Hand Deliver Artwork (10 am to 5 pm)
May 2 Hand Deliver Artwork (Noon to 4 pm)
May 7 Reception & Awards Presentation (7 to 9 pm:
May 28 Last day of Exhibition (Works must remain through this date)
May 29 Pick up artwork (1 0 am to 5 pm)
May 30 Pick up artwork (Noon to 4 pm)
Artist Eligibility: Open to all artists over 18 years of age. Up to two entries per artist. A non-refundable $20 fee is required.
Media & Specifications
2-Dimensional -All media. Art must be properly framed, ready to hang with wire – no sawtooth hardware or clip-on frames. No wet paint. Not to exceed 40×40 framed.
3-Dimensional art must come fully assembled on a stable base and be light enough for two people to handle.
All work must be the artist’s original design; not copied from copyrighted material or produced in a workshop.
Artwork must have been executed after 2007 and not been previously displayed at the Rising Sun Pendleton Art Center (includes
the main gallery and private studios.)
NO giclee’ or other reproductions, wearing apparel (i.e. jewelry, clothing) photography (digital or otherwise)
Good News: No commission on Sales!
Artwork may be submitted Not for Sale (NFS.) Price on Request (POR) will not be accepted. Artwork must remain through duration of the Exhibition — offenders will not be eligible for future exhibitions.
Submission by Digital Images Only
Submit one CD with up to two images in jpg format, no larger than 8×10, 300 dpi, RGB color mode. 3-Dimensional work may
be shown with two images each.
Include on the disk the following information typed in a Word document: Title of Work, Artist, Dimensions, Media & Price
* File Naming: Name each jpg image with
Last Name-First Initial-Entry Letter.jpg:
Example: Doe-J-A.jpg
Doe-J-B.jpg
Make sure the Entry letter (A or B) of the image on the file matches the letter of the image on the Entry Form.
*Print full name on the CD and cover
*Any digital manipulation is limited to making the file look like the original artwork or the work will be disqualified.
Mail the entire signed & completed Entry Form,
CD, and $20 payable to:
Rising Sun, O/C Tourism
P.O. Box 112
Rising Sun IN, 47040
Delivery & Return of Work
Check Calendar of Events for dates and times. Artists will receive labels to identify their work upon registration. Special arrangements must be made in advance if work cannot be picked up in time allotted or the artist will be charged a $lO/day storage fee. After 30 days, the work becomes RSIOCT property.
Liability & Insurance.
Reasonable precautions will be made to safeguard all entries. However, Rising Sun Tourism and the Pendleton Art Center will not be responsible for loss or damage to artwork. Works submitted to this exhibition shall indicate the Artwork may be artist’s agreement with the above conditions.