"Accelerant- Fuel for Ignition"announces a call to artists for a silent auction to benefit Open Flame Dance Theater, held on Sunday, June 1, 2008- 7-11 pm at Ouch My Eye Gallery, 1022 First Avenue South, Seattle.
We prefer 2-D pieces under 4' x 4' because of space constraints. The work should be framed or have professionally finished edges, and be ready to hang. Image of artwork is required. Digital photos (300 DPI or higher resolution and 4"x 6" size) are preferred - anything not following the guidelines will not be opened.
Submission deadline for all art is May 15th, 2008. Please contact Cheryl at
with inquiries or more information about the auction terms.
Open Flame Dance Theater is fiscally sponsored by Allied Arts, a 501c3 Non-profit.
Even if you can't participate, please be sure to pass along this information if you have the ways and means to spread the word.
This weekend I received my Cornish Art & Design 2008 BFA Exhibition post card in the mail. Every year I think "wow, this group looks spiffy" and this year is no exception -- in the last two years, the design department have done an excellent job with the layout, although 2006 was a little lackluster (portraits of each student as the main element leaves me a little cold, sorry). 2007 was a colourful, bright, and Rococo but beautifully done. This year's design is simple and to the point, if not a little disco. I love it.
What I'm looking forward to most is the amount of sculpture Cornish's graduating class has to offer. It seems the third dimension is (finally) making a comeback -- 2006 had some, 2007 had next to none, and 2008 is filling up the floor with it.
Now it's true the students' profiles might be a little misleading, but if the images on the site are any indication, I'm hoping there will be as many objects as flat work. The pieces seem slightly craft-ish and handmade, which lends a certain sensitivity and investment in their making; slightly rough and imperfect. I'm glad to see art like this finally emerging in Seattle, and especially at Cornish whose students seem to perpetually cling to more traditional styles of art. Now let's just hope the work carries as well up close as it does over the Internet.
My favourite image so far, of course (an absolute no-brainer) is this sweet installation view by student Claude Andrew:
Alone In A Crowd, 20' × 20' × 12' (variable)
Cornish's BFA Show is Thursday, 8 May, from 5-9pm; and will be up until 20 May 2008
