Fargo Moorhead Visual Artists

Title of Exhibit: PEACEFUL ABIDING

Where and When: Spirit Room, 111 Broadway, Fargo, ND
January 15-February 29, 2012
Reception: January 19, 7PM

What: An exhibit of nine paintings by Jamestown native Will Buchanan.
Each painting is a colorful acrylic on canvas meditation on balance, color,
technique and energy of the moment. Concentric circles are a metaphor
for “getting centered”. Random chaotic backgrounds represent the “noise” of the
day. The paintings contains many uniquely sequenced color patterns showing
enlightened individuals of “different stripes” commingling and peacefully abiding.

Who: open to the public

Cost: free

Contact Us: jaske@ideaone.net
701-237-0230

The Center for Photography at Woodstock in New York has announced their new June through September photography Woodstock A-I-R  residency program…to download an application and to learn more about it go to www.cpw.org …Participants receive workspace, critical a technical support, housing, stipends for food, travel, and honoraria.

Call to Artists!ACC, Artists Celebrating Christ invites you to enter the 2012 art show in Bismarck, ND.  It will be another great event with adult and student entries, two wonderful presenters from Illinois:  Dr. Denis McNamera (Sacred Art and Architecture, Mundelein Seminary) and David J.P. Hooker (Sculpture, Wheaton College), a quick draw/reception, student art classes and a silent auction.  Spaces for art booths will be available. Purchase awards will be given.  Registrations are due January 31, 2012.  For more information call 701-400-2815, email: info@accartshow.com, or download registration forms from our website at www.accartshow.com   Artists Celebrating Christwww.accartshow.comShannon Wirrenga701-400-2815

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Why go to Paris when you can see great
ART
at One Oak Place through January
One Oak Place
1709 25th Ave. S. Fargo

SPECIAL EVENT:
ARTISTS’ RECEPTION
JANUARY 12TH, 4-6 PM.

Wine, cheese and other goodies,
beautiful art and
“art gift items” for sale!

Teresa Ali, Karl Benzenberg,
Donna Chalimonczyk, Marilyn Geske,
Carole Gulland, Gary Hoagland,
Diane Johnson, Judi Koehmstedt,
Cathi Koenig, Phyllis Lincoln,
Cynthia Schatzke, and Diana Shea
We’d love to see you there. It is a fun place to visit and see a wide variety of art work.

FMVA members are invited to  a holiday open house at Jon Offutt’s Studio!  Stop in from 2-5pm on Saturday, December 10th.  The Address is 4824 12th St S, Fargo.

Scarce as Hens’ Teeth Wednesday, December 14 at 7:00pm at DK Custom Framing @ Gallery 14 , Fargo, ND I am honored to host the debut exhibit Scarce as Hens’ Teeth: A photographic collection of wildlife living in ou…r back yard, captured by photographer Brad Berger. Brad, born a Viking child in the woods of Minnesota, naturally decided to pick up a camera in 2001 to share his observations with you. Please celebrate with Brad during his opening reception, Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 7:00 pm. Exhibit will be on display through December 30, 2011.

Included is a Call to artists and application for a table top or free form piece of bison artwork for the 8th Annual Custer Stampede Buffalo Art Auction. 

The Custer Stampede Buffalo Art Auction is a public art project in Custer, SD sponsored by the Custer Area Chamber of Commerce.  Artists are encouraged to apply to create a unique table top bison form or a free form/original piece of bison artwork.  Artists are selected by committee, their work is displayed in Custer and throughout the Black Hills from Memorial Day weekend through the end of September, when it is auctioned off.  This is a tremendous opportunity for artists to receive exposure and recognition to a very wide audience.  Custer City is nestled in the Southern Black Hills of South Dakota, hosting over two million visitors a year and is close to Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Crazy Horse Memorial, and Custer State Park.  To learn more about the Custer Stampede Buffalo Art Auction, visit our website, www.custerstampede.org. 

Please pass this application information along to your members and/or constituents.  If you have any questions, feel free to contact me.  Thank you! 

 Patty M. Ressler,

DirectorCuster Stampede Buffalo Art Auction

PO Box 5018615 Washington AveCuster, SD 

57730605-440-0812 or 605-673-2244