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Imagine-David Watkins

“IMAGINE,” new photographic work by David Watkins, Jr., will feature abstracts, botanicals, landscapes and, in the words of the photographer, other stuff at the gallery during June. He says, “It would be difficult for me to pursue a single theme, or become so technically involved that only f-stops and shutter speeds were important. I am singularly interested in what an image can become.”

A reception will be held Friday, June 6, from 5-8pm. In addition, the artist will be at the gallery from noon-5pm on the following days: Sunday, June 8; Saturday, June 14; Sunday, June 22 and Sunday, June 29. Show dates: June 4-29, 2014.

eARTh at the Museum

An extension of our eARTh exhibition this month- more work from SOAG members examining the effect of climate change on our lives and our surroundings.

These exhibitions were made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature and the Tompkins County Tourism Program.

The Out of Bounds Radio Show with Tish Pearlman

will discuss a collaboration between Museum of the Earth and State of the Art Gallery with

Elizabeth Brando, Museum of the Earth

Barbara Mink, State of the Art

to discusst their art and science collaboration in the form of two exhibitions that reflect concerns about climate change. This coincides with a celebration of the museum’s 10th Anniversary and the gallery’s 25th anniversary.

AIR DATES:

Sat May 10 at 3:30 pm: WEOS-FM ( 90.3 & 89.5 Geneva region)

Live Stream: WEOS.org

Sun May 11 at 11:30am: WSKG-FM 89.3 Binghamton, 90.9 Ithaca 91.7 Cooperstown/Oneonta,

91.1 Corning/Elmira, 88.7 Hornell/Alfred) Live Stream: Wskg.org

eARTh- A Celebration

eARTh, the May show at State of the Art Gallery, is a unique collaboration with the Museum of the Earth in celebration of its tenth anniversary. 2014 also marks an anniversary for State of the Art–the gallery has been in the art business in Ithaca for twenty-five years. The two organizations are partnering for two exhibitions that reflect concerns about climate change. eARTh, at the gallery, will examine the state of our changing planet and the role gallery members play as artists and citizens.

Work in the show ranges from abstract to representational and features a variety of media: paintings, drawings, photographs, prints, collage and sculpture. Each artist will bring his or her unique sensibility to the theme. The second show of related work will be held at the museum.

Both the gallery and the museum are committed to examining the world around us through the prisms of art and science.

Daniel McPheeters • NFS — Daniel McPheeters

David Watkins Jr • NFS — David Watkins Jr

These exhibitions were made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

eARTh opens April 30 with a reception Friday, May 2 from 5-8pm, Gallery Night in downtown Ithaca, and the show runs through June 1, 2014. State of the Art is located at 120 W. State Street/Martin Luther King, Jr. Street. The gallery is ADA accessible with curbside parking. Hours are Wednesday-Friday, 12-6pm and Saturday and Sunday, noon-5pm. Information: 607-277-1626, www.soag.org // www.museumoftheearth.org

Approaching 60

Article in The Ithacan

When I was in college, my mentor, Jerome Zimmerman, once said “If anyone asks you how long it took you to make a sculpture, you should say ‘all my life’.” I am paraphrasing from memory, of course. But it rang true then, and even more so now, almost forty years later.

Looking toward my 60th birthday later this year, I have chosen to look back at my life’s work so far. About half the show is sculptures from the decades up to 2010. The rest is newer mixed media works completed since my last solo show at State of the Art Gallery.

It has been an interesting and rewarding journey. I have produced sculptures that are small and intimate as well as some large scale, site-specific, outdoor pieces. Some works took years to complete, while others came together in just a few hours. (The time frame, by the way, did not always correspond to the size!) As I have matured along with the artwork, I have often observed that we artists tend to go back and revisit the same issues and themes repeatedly. Yet each time I find myself looking again at an old theme or material or image, I find the artwork produced has changed because I have changed. So the journey is not one of coming back full circle. It is more of a spiral – when I look back at an old idea, I am seeing it from a new plane.

My artistic passion continues to include a love of combining natural and human made-objects. The work in this exhibit brings together many of the elements I have been exploring over those years: a commitment to re-using found objects; a love of the inherent beauty of the materials; and an exploration of emotional issues dear to my heart. Each work is carefully and lovingly assembled, oiled, polished, and sometimes stitched, to bring them to life.

As I approach 60, I can see that aging brings much that is good, but it also presents challenges, and one of those is that more people in my life are facing illness. I lost my father to lung cancer eight years ago. And recently several friends have faced or are currently facing this disease. To recognize and thank a local agency which is helping many people face the challenges of cancer, I have decided to donate 20% of all sales from my show to The Cancer Resource Center of the Finger Lakes. Please join me in supporting their vital work in our community.

Photo Show Exhibitor Agreement

Exhibitor Agreement-2014

State of the Art Gallery

120 West State Street, Ithaca, New York 14850

607-277-1626

25th Annual Photo Show Exhibitor Agreement March 5 – 30, 2014

Please print clearly

Name of Exhibitor_____________________________________________________

Work(s) submitted: print clearly

Title Price

1.___________________________________________________________________

2.___________________________________________________________________

Exhibition Agreement

1 The artist/exhibitor agrees to deliver their work(s) to the Gallery at the published date. and time. The exhibitor will abide by the rules of the gallery regarding presentation and suitability for hanging as stated in the Call for Entries. Final approval of the criteria is the responsibility of the Gallery Board of Directors.

2 The Gallery will provide an exhibition opening/reception for the artists with refreshments and an Award Ceremony. Exhibition announcements will be provided by the Gallery and sent to the Gallery list. Show announcements will also be posted on the gallery web site and Facebook.

3 While the State of the Art Gallery, its members and agents, will make reasonable efforts to protect the work(s) of an exhibitor, the Gallery cannot indemnify the work(s) against loss or damage. In submitting and agreeing to exhibit the work(s) in the Gallery the exhibitor agrees that the State of the Art Gallery, its members, Board of Directors, or agents will not be held liable and will be held harmless should there be damage or loss of work(s).

4. The exhibitor agrees that the work(s) of the exhibitor may be reproduced for the purpose of advertising the exhibition for a period not to exceed five years.

5 It is agreed that the exhibitor may conduct sale of the work(s) from the exhibition. The Gallery will act as facilitator through it’s members who staff the Gallery during regular gallery hours. For the service, the Gallery receives a 30% commission on the sale of all displayed work.

6. The show ends Sunday, March 30. Work must be picked up between noon and 5pm that day. The gallery cannot store the works.

EXHIBITOR SIGNATURE______________________________________________DATE_______

GALLERY REPRESENTATIVE_________________________________________DATE_______

PHOTO Returned signature _____________________________________________DATE_______

Forms will also be available at the gallery.

25th in the 25th!

James Burlitch’s photo “Glimpse of Peek-a-Boo Trail” was winner of the People’s Choice Award.

2014 marks “The 25th Annual Juried Photography Show” at State of the Art Gallery, which is also celebrating its 25th year in the art business in Ithaca. This event attracts photographers from the Ithaca area and beyond and entries selected for the exhibition represent numerous and varied ways that photographers are currently working.

This year’s Prize Judge is Roger Freeman, Professor of Photography Emeritus and former chair of the Department of Photography at Alfred University, made the following awards:

Ben Altman for “Talk Tompkins: Carl Seaman, Highway Superintendent for the Town of Danby”

Sara Carman for “Presence and Cleaved”

Joleen Mahoney Roe for “The Sacred Tree”

Kim McAlear for “Tessa and Isaac”

Michael Beggs for “Milan, Italy”

Doug Baird for “Undergrowth 5E”

Jari Poulan for “Warrior Woman”

Gwen Bullock for “Karen”

Ed Dittenhoefer for “Criminalize Fracking”

Ariel Bullion Ecklund for “Moving Pictures and Blue, for Kerouac”

Karl Kayser for “Shadows with Havana and First Grade Graduation”

Chris Phare for “Treman Park Waterfalls”

Show dates are Wednesday, March 5 through Sunday, March 30, 2014.

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25th Anniversary Members’ Show: Part II

At State of the Art, February marks the second month of the gallery’s 25^th anniversary celebration with two shows. In the main gallery ten members will show paintings, photographs, sculpture and prints and in the Salon, new member Syau-Cheng Lai will have a solo show of large scale drawings on paper.

New gallery member Syau-Cheng Lai will have a solo show of large scale drawings on paper in the Salon. She describes these drawings as both loose and meticulous and integrating a variety of media; the pieces conjure territoire primodial et extraterrestre.

“25^th Anniversary Celebration: Part 2” opens February 5 and runs through March 2, 2014. A reception for the artists will be held Friday, February 7, 5-8pm, Gallery Night in downtown Ithaca.

In addition, the gallery has produced a large color/B&W book of its twenty-nine artists and their art to commemorate the anniversary. The book will be available at the gallery as a premium for donor support.

State of the Art is open Wednesday-Friday, 12-6pm and Saturday and Sunday, 12-5pm at 120 W. State Street/Martin Luther King, Jr. Street. The gallery is ADA accessible with curbside parking. Contact information: 607-277-1626 and www.soag.org

2015 Photo Show Call for Entries

Exhibit Dates: Wednesday, March 4– Sunday, March 29, 2015

Up to $600 may be awarded at the discretion of the prize judge.

Submission Deadline: Friday, February 13, 2015, by 5pm.

FAQS HERE EXHIBITOR AGREEMENT HERE

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Each entrant may submit up to two (2) works.
All work should be reasonably current (within the last 3 years) and original.
If accepted into the show, the work must be delivered ready to hang (matted, framed with glass or plexiglass in front and with a wire or suitable, secure hardware for hanging in the back).
A photographic process must have been used in the production of the work. (Scanned work is acceptable, digital art that did not originate from a photographic process-is not).
The work should not have been submitted to SOAG in the past.
Current SOAG members and their immediate families are not eligible to exhibit in this show.
The Entry Fee of $35.00 is non-refundable and does not guarantee that your work will be accepted into the show.
The Entry Fee can be paid by PayPal

or by check made out to: State of the Art Gallery , postmarked by February 13, 2015 and mailed to:

David Watkins Jr.

201 Hillview Place

Ithaca, New York 14850

Work will not be accepted after the stated deadlines.

SUBMISSION OF WORK

Please mail/e-mail your entries to: David Watkins Jr. at: dow1@cornell.edu

Contact Information: List the Artist Name, Address, phone number, and e-mail address in the body of the e-mail.
Images of up to two (2) works can be submitted. They must be jpegs at 150 pxi, between 800 and 1200 pixels on the long side and labeled with the artist’s name, followed by the image number 01 or 02. (example: d.watkins01.jpg, d.watkins02.jpg)
An image list (Filename, Title, Size, Medium, Price) must also be submitted with all entries.
If submitting by e-mail is problematic, please send a CD with your fee and all information as outlined above. CD’s cannot be returned. Do not send prints.

ACCEPTED WORK: Deadline and Notifications

All entries must be received by 5pm Friday, Feb.13th and will be jury-reviewed by Monday, Feb. 16^th, 2015. Entrants will be notified by e-mail of acceptance or rejection.

The exhibit will be curated by members of the gallery. After installation a Judge from outside the gallery will determine prizes and how the prize money will be distributed. Winners may be notified privately prior to the opening reception so that they may plan to attend the award ceremony. The awards will be presented at 6:30pm during the opening reception Friday, March 6, 2015.

DELIVERY of ACCEPTED WORK to THE GALERY

The work, ready for hanging, must be delivered to the gallery in person or by a designated substitute on:

Sunday, March 1, 2015 between noon and 5 pm; or

Monday, March 2, 2015. between noon and 4 pm.

Work cannot be accepted after 4pm Monday as installation of the show begins shortly after.
Work may not be shipped or mailed to the gallery.
The gallery retains the right to deny access to the show if the images delivered are substantially different from those submitted to the jury or, if the work is not ready for hanging.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Submissions to the SOAG 25^th Annual Juried Photography Show shall imply an agreement on the part of the artists to all conditions of this prospectus. Permission for SOAG to photograph accepted works for publicity, education, and reference purposes is assumed.

SALES

Sale of the work is encouraged. Work will be offered for sale with the understanding that there is a 30% commission for each sale. Work that is sold during the show should remain on display until the end of the show. Exceptions may be made for sales to out of town buyers.

INSURANCE

While the State of the Art Gallery, its members and agents will make every effort to protect

your work, we cannot indemnify you against loss or damage to your work. In submitting to

the show you agree that the State of the Art Gallery is not liable and must be held harmless if

your work is damaged or lost.

PICK-UP of ART at the END of the SHOW