Applications accepted for Artist Studio Tour and other invitations

http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-06-01/applications-accepted-artist-studio-tour#.VW3Mf_lafuc The 19th annual Take in the Local Color! Lubbock’s Artist Studio Tour will take place on November 14-15 in Lubbock. The Lubbock Arts Alliance is accepting artist and host studio applications. Applicants must be full time Lubbock County residents and produce handmade, original art. All media are accepted, including painting, photography, ceramics/pottery, glass, jewelry, metal, fiber, leather and mixed media. Artists must complete an application and submit digital images of their work by June 15 for a juror’s consideration. The Local Color Studio Tour spotlights works by more than 50 artists in 10 studios. Call 744-2787 or visit lubbockstudiotour.org for an application. Calls for Artists Grant County Deadline for entry June 15: The Silver City Clay Festival’s International Juried Exhibition, “Clay in the Garden,” requires that each entry demonstrates the artist’s personal interpretation of “Clay in the Garden,” whether that be in the form of a ceramic vessel, tile, sculpture or garden ornament. Entries will be juried based on creativity and artistic merit. PO Box 2383, Silver City, New Mexico, 88062, 575-538-5560, Info@ClayFestival.com. Luna County Intake is July 31 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. for the “Fine Arts Photography Show,” the August exhibit at the Deming Art Center. A $25 entry fee covers 1 to 3 entries. Cash awards and ribbons will be given. Call the Deming Art Center at 575-546-3663 or check our website at www.demingarts.org for more information. Doña Ana County Deadline for applications is June 26: Doña Ana Arts Council is seeking artists and high-quality crafters for the 44th Annual Renaissance ArtsFaire that will be held Nov. 7-8 at Young Park. Apply online at zapplication.org/event-info.php?ID=4120. The Renaissance ArtsFaire features approximately 180 vendor booths. Info: Michael Evans, event coordinator, 575-523-6403, events@daarts.org or daarts.org/renaissance-arts-faire. Celebrate Authors looking for published authors to participate in a Friends of the Thomas Branigan Memorial Library event. Authors must be residents of Dona Ana County. Information about the author and the book must be submitted on the application form found on the Friends’ website, www.libraryfriendslc.org. Completed forms should be sent to Sue Fletcher at sjfletch1940@yahoo.com no later than July 31. For more information call Fletcher at 575-521-8507. Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery accepting applications. Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery is accepting applications for exhibitions, and encourages artists to stop by the gallery to learn more. Mesilla Valley Fine Arts Gallery is located at 2470-A Calle de Guadalupe, across from the Fountain Theatre in Mesilla. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Sunday. For more information, call 522-2933 or visit www.mesillavalleyfinearts.com.

The New Mexico Handmade, Inc. Gallery in the Old Tortilla Factory in Mesilla has space for two more artists. All mediums are considered. Contact Carolyn Kuhn at ckuhn03@sprynet.com for additional information. The Rokoko Art Gallery, located at 1785 Avenida de Marcado, seeks artists for solo or group shows in a rental exhibit space on a monthly basis. Gallery hours are Saturday and Sunday, from noon to 5 p.m. For prospectus and details, contact Mitch or Ame at alarokokomag@aol.com or call 405-8877. West End Art Depot Gallery (WE.AD). http:// www.we-ad.org/ WE.AD announces a call forregional artists interested in displaying original artwork. For more information email nmartco.op@gmail.com or call 575-312-9892. WE.AD is a co-operative arts incubator with art studios and workshop space in a warehouse in the Alameda Historic Depot at 401 N Mesilla St, Las Cruces. Elsewhere in New Mexico Deadline for entry June 15. Roswell Fine Arts League and the New Mexico Miniature Arts Society is holding the 32nd Annual Juried Art Show and Competition. The show will be held Aug. 13 to 23, at the Roswell Museum & Art Center in Roswell. Entry fee: 4 pieces for $45. Open to artists from all 50 states and all RFAL members. Open to all mediums in photography/digital, 3-D, standard 2-D & miniatures. Download a prospectus from www.RFAL.org or send a SASE to RFAL Show 2015, PO Box 2928, Roswell, NM 88202. For details, email pathittle@hotmail.com or call 575-622-4985. New Mexico Arts announces the 2013 Purchase initiative and invites artists living in the state and galleries in the state to submit artwork for purchase. All media and genres are accepted. Information and applications: callforentry.org. http://www.desertexposure.com/201506/201506_call_for_entry.php