UNTITLED ARTISTS GROUP : NEWS: No meeting this week

NEWS

NO MEETING THIS WEEK! ART DROP OFF!

REGISTERED ARTISTS

Here are a few things to keep in mind for Wednesday's drop off: There is plenty of parking! Yay! See below for instructions, directions to the venue, & photos.

DROP OFF TIME IS: 6pm to 7:30pm.

Island of Misfit Art

Artist List

AUDROC

Ahyoka

Patrick Arena

Lynn Benton

Amarantha Bissell

Justin Boone

Jodi Daum Boone

Lauren Briggs

Ken Broersma

William Dickey, Tyler Rexan, Michael Chase, and Kirin Buczkowske

sylvia byrn

Samantha Callahan

Tracey Capone

Jack Coggins

Peggy Leyva Conley

robert cortner

CHRIS DANIECX

Tammie Dodge

Amanda Dort

J. Eanes

Ginny Edwards

Katy Fischer

Giro Gabayoyo

Mark Griffin

Catherine Grigg

Michael Grine

Brandt Hardin

Megan Harrold

Dan Hogan

abigale horne

Jon "RAGOE" Judkins

Adraine Knight

Carl Lambert

Paula Larson

Wilson Lee, Jr.

REINHOLD .

dirk mooth

Olson Skoolanski

Mikhail Mulentov

Xavier Payne

David Person

Joey Petrone

Billy Robinson

Shelly Santana

PABLO SCRUGGS

Chris Sirico

Ash Sivils

Liz Stover

Jay Swafford

Jay Trimble

Penny Tyler

Jennifer Utterback

Nancy VanReece

Elf (Juliette Vincent)

Ben C. Vitualla

Ken Walls

DUSTIN DIRT!

Stephen Watkins

Allan Welch

Ray and Wendy

Krista Widmann

Alex Wolfe

Please let us know if your plans have changed and you do not plan to be in the show. If you expected your name to be listed as a participating artist in Island of Misfit Art, but do not see your name above, please send a note to info@untitlednashville.org.

REQUEST FROM YOUR HOSPITALITY CHAIRS

Since the venue does not serve its own beverages, we will be supplying drinks and such for our patrons. Please consider contributing a few dollars at drop off to help us cover the cost of beverages and supplies. We have plenty of soda, so what we really need is wine or money. Thank you!

- Ginny and Amanda

PICK UP POSTERS / FLIERS!!!

We still have posters and fliers left! Please plan to pick up posters and fliers at drop off! We need your help hanging and passing these out. Thank you!!

POSTER

Click for larger image. Final poster design is now available online for emailing and printing. Printed posters and fliers will be available at drop off.

Poster designed by Ginny Edwards

INVITE

Check your email for our official invite to the show. You can easily forward this to your friends if you would like. Please use the forward link to avoid being deleted from our mailing list by other people who may think your forward is spam.

Also, we have created an invite on Facebook. Please use this to invite your friends!

FACEBOOK INVITE LINK!

SHOW CHAIRS FOR "The Island of Misfit Art"

Thank you to those special people who have stepped up to chair and co-chair!

To learn more about volunteering as a chair, visit our volunteer page:

http://www.untitlednashville.org/volunteer.htm

Curator: Liz Stover

Co-Curator: Ken Broersma

Installation Chair: Marty Motola

Installation Co-Chair: Jennifer Daugherty

PR: Mikhail Mulentov

Artists' (Volunteer) Liaison: Nichole "Lolly" Lehmann

Break Down Chair: Joey Petrone

Break Down Co-Chair: Dustin Waltke

Small Works: Sylvia Byrn & Katy Fischer

Hospitality: Amanda Dort & Ginny Edwards

Contests: Tina Ahyoka

CONTESTS "The Island of Misfit Art"

Tina Ahyoka is planning a couple contests for the winter show!

ANNOUNCING TWO CONTESTS for our winter show attendees. Each offering the winner a fabulous prize from our generous Sponsors! (We LOVE our sponsors!) So, please come dressed in your tackiest sweater or your hippest hat, or both!

1. The Hippest Hat Contest

The winner will be awarded a $25 Gift Certificate from Happy Japan. Happy Japan is a new shop on Gallatin Pike near Briley Pkwy specializing in all things from Japanese culture, including backpacks, Bentos and Anime, as well as offering Sushi Making classes. www.happyjapan.net

2. The Tackiest Sweater Contest

The winner will be awarded a $25 Gift Certificate from Humankind. Humankind is a nonprofit thrift sore in East Nashville whose proceeds purchase standard school attire for international refugees new to Nashville Public Schools. www.humankind-nashville.com

* * All attendees will have one vote per contest (slips given at the door). Winners announced towards the last hour of the show and winners must be present to win. * *

PERFORMER FOR "The Island of Misfit Art"!!!

We are excited to announce "The Island of Misfit Art" Performer:

Leela Sophina "Queen of the Air"

Leela Sophina is an aerial dance trapeze and sling artist who ran away with the circus years ago. She continues to find herself running away and swept up in a whirlwind of lovely talented people who influence her daily. She's been known to collect feathers, fake mustaches, talents, and travel the country in numerous adventurous ways. She is commonly seen dressing up, playing in peoples yards, woods, cooking with people, and enjoying meals after swaying in the breeze whether it be on a mountain, in a holler, in a tree, or in your town. She gets up when the sun rises, and curls up for a nights worth of dreams after it sets and after she read by candle light. Leela is a member of Music City Burlesque and has performed in shows with Cirque Bezerk, Gooferman, Mutaytor, The Goat Family Circus, and random carnivale freak-shows.

To learn more, visit:

http://www.myspace.com/leelasophina

NO WEEKLY MEETING! - WEDNESDAY, December 9th, 2009

ART DROP OFF FOR THE ISLAND OF MISFIT ART SHOW

6pm - 7:30pm

Getting There

DUE WEST PROFESSIONAL BUILDING, 3RD FLOOR

ADDRESS:

1160 Gallatin Pike S

Madison, TN 37115

Click for map

Due West Professional Building is located just north of Briley Parkway off of Gallatin Pike South and south of Madison Square Shopping Center.

While the address is Gallatin Pike, the building is located just off of the main road, which you can reach by turning onto DUE WEST AVENUE. Look for the only tall office building by the Due West Plaza and Music City Thrift.

Parking

There is plenty of parking around the building. Enter the building and go to the 3rd floor.

There is an elevator!

Click these images for larger versions

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2009 CALENDAR

View the 2009 Calendar online:

http://www.untitlednashville.org/calendar.htm

Show Schedule

Winter show: December 11

Location: Due West Professional Building

WINTER SHOW DATES & DEADLINES!

September 30: Pick Show Title

October 14: Pick Show Chairs

October 21: POSTER CONTEST

November 8: Registration Opens

November 20: EXTENDED Deadline for Press Images

November 27: PO Box Mail Payment must be Postmarked by today

November 29: Registration and Paypal Option by midnight

December 2: EXTENDED Last chance to pay at meeting (Last Meeting before Show)

December 9: Art Drop Off 6pm-7:30pm

December 10: Installation 9-7pm

December 11: Winter Show 6-10pm

December 12: Clean up 10am to 1pm

PARTICIPATING ARTIST INSTRUCTIONS

DROP-OFF: DECEMBER 9; 6-7:30pm

INSTALLATION: DECEMBER 10; 9am until we're finished (probably around 5-7pm)

SHOW: DECEMBER 11; 6-10pm

ART DROP-OFF INSTRUCTIONS

The art drop-off and volunteer confirmation takes

place Wednesday, DECEMBER 9, from 6-7:30 PM at the venue.

See address and directions above. Drop-off/confirmation takes about 15 minutes.

Come any time between 6 and 7:30.

Late work will not be accepted.

If you register and decide later not to participate, please email

info@untitlednashville.org to let us know your change in plans.

Otherwise we'll worry about you. If someone else is dropping off your

work, they will need to sign the artist need to know form for you and

confirm your volunteer shift(s) too.

Here's what to bring to and be prepared for at the drop-off:

WHAT TO DO!

Enter venue and check in. You will check

in, show that your artwork is ready to hang, sign the artist need to

know form and confirm your volunteer shifts. This is kinda like an

assembly line and you will be checking in with various people. (order

may vary slightly)

1. ENTER VENUE

2. CHECK WITH INSTALLATION CHAIR / CURATOR

to make sure your work is ready to hang and labeled.

The installation chair or the curator will direct where your work will

be placed until installation. Please see our handy dandy "ready to

hang" guide on our website:

http://untitlednashville.org/readytohang.htm

3. CHECK IN: Tell us your name and we'll check you off. Please do not

leave without checking in!!!!!!!! We may not realize you were there

and leave you out of the program, etc.

4. ARTIST NEED TO KNOW FORM: At drop-off you will sign our artist need

to know form. This form contains important information about showing

with Untitled.

Feel free to read this beforehand:

http://www.untitlednashville.org/participate.htm

(No need to print this. We will have a sheet for you to sign.)

5. VOLUNTEER CONFIRMATION:

All exhibiting artists (and non-exhibiting artists, too) are

encouraged to volunteer their time to help install the show (bring

tools and drills!-label w/ your name & number!), host the event, and

uninstall the show. Please let us know what you can do to help. The

volunteer schedule will be finalized at the drop-off. Your help is

always needed & appreciated.

PS: Untitled's success is fueled by volunteers!

Untitled is an artist-run organization, by artists, for artists! We

need your help! Volunteering is a great way to learn marketable

skills, meet other artists, and gain access to valuable resources.

There are many ways to volunteer; see the volunteer guide for more

info. Volunteering is not absolutely necessary and it's understood

that not all artists can volunteer, but please help out if you can.

VOLUNTEER GUIDE:

http://www.untitlednashville.org/volunteer.htm

6. Drop off your small works (optional)

HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO BRING!

1. YOUR WORK

Your work must be dry and ready to hang (wired, or with other

appropriate hanging hardware).

PLEASE BE SURE YOUR NAME AND THE TITLE OF YOUR PIECE ARE ON THE BACK.

If your work is not properly prepared for hanging or dry, it will not

be shown. Please check in with the curator or installation chair to

confirm that your work is ready to hang.

IMPORTANT!!!! Please see our handy dandy "ready to hang" guide on our website:

http://untitlednashville.org/readytohang.htm

2. WINE or CASH DONATION ($2-5) for Hospitality table.

3. ARTIST STATEMENT / BIO / BUSINESS CARDS (optional)

Optional: A one-page bio and/or artist's statement. Untitled maintains

a book of bios and artists' statements for patrons to review during

our shows. If you would like your information included in the book,

please bring a single page with you to the drop-off. Here's an article

on writing an artist's statement to help you get started:

http://www.artbusiness.com/artstate.html

If you could put it in a plastic sleeve, that will help us greatly.

You may also bring your small promotional materials to place on our

sales and information table - ie: business cards, postcards,

bookmarks, pins, stickers, etc. You may bring these to the drop-off or

to the show.

4. SMALL WORKS (optional)

DOWNLOAD & PRINT THE SMALL WORKS FORM BY CLICKING HERE!!! (PDF)

-Each artist must have work in the main exhibition to submit work to the small works table

-Each artist is limited to 5 pieces

-Each piece is not to exceed 10x10 inches (10x10x10 for 3d work)

-Each artist must submit a printed list with details of their submitted work, including title, medium, and price

-Work must be dropped off during the regular art drop-off the Wednesday night before the show.

-Each artist is responsible for taking their unsold work with them at 10pm

-Work will be sold by cash or check only and will go directly to the artist

-Work may include original art, prints, or craft items, etc.

-Work must be matted or otherwise protected, and must be in a clear plastic sleeve/packaging (available at any art supply store)

-Work must be labeled with name, title and price at the very least

-There is no price limit at this time, however, we suggest entering affordable works into the small works area to make it easier for patrons to purchase your work.

-For the Glow Show, Small Works should not glow since the small works area will be lit with normal lighting.

NIGHT OF SHOW

***CHECK IN***

When you arrive at the show, please check in at the sales and information table.

Here you will pick up your artist badge to wear & confirm your

volunteer shift. Please try to arrive at least 5 minutes prior to your

volunteer shift.

It is important that you check in so that if we need to contact you we

know that you are available. This is especially helpful when someone

is interested in purchasing your work!

***IF YOU LEAVE and return later:***

- Check out at the sales table to let us know you have stepped out.

- Check in again when you return.

***END OF NIGHT - 10pm***

- Take your work home. Please make arrangements for someone to take

your work home at 10pm if you cannot be there. This includes small works!

***IF YOUR WORK SELLS*** - YAY!

Then you are responsible for making sure it gets to your buyer. Check

your titleblock throughout the night. If you see a red dot...come to

the sales table!

***UNTITLED IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR WORK LEFT AT THE VENUE!!!!***

If your work sells, it is your responsibility to make arrangements

with the buyer if the buyer cannot take it home that evening.

*** If someone else is taking your work home and your work is sold,

that person is then responsible for communicating with the sales table

and buyer. Make sure your art picker-upper knows this!

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GET PAID

If your art sells, pick up your money that night. Untitled charges no

commission. The buyer may pay by check (checks are made payable to

the artist) or cash. Pick it up at the end of the night!

Sorry, NO CREDIT CARD SALES.

You'll need to arrange for your buyer to pick up your work at the end

of the night, or you can arrange to deliver it, if you prefer. If

someone else is picking up your work because you can't make it, please

let them know that they are responsible for communicating with the

sales table and buyer about pick-up.

___________________

PROMOTE!

We have lots of ways for you to promote your show and we hope you take

advantage of this. We do lots of PR for every show, but the best way

to promote a show is by word of mouth and personal invites.

Here are some things you can do.

- post the event poster and details on your website, myspace, facebook, etc.

- send our event invite via your favorite networking website and

invite all your friends (real, imaginary, or virtual)

- post the show poster as your profile image on your favorite networking site.

- log! blogs are very effective tools and show up in search engine

very quickly. a great way to promote yourself via the show.

- send a personal email to invite your friends (real, imaginary, or virtual)

- forward our invite. (super easy)

- make your own invite/cards/etc with an image of your artwork that

you plan to put in the show.

- DIY! - download the cards, print em, cut em, give em (available on the event page of our website)

- Order a t-shirt on a website like Cafepress with the poster image

and wear it everyday

Where do you get the details, images, etc?

Right here:

http://www.untitlednashville.org/events.htm

Thank you for being a part of Untitled! Thank you to all who work

really hard to make it happen!

See you at drop off!

ARTLeads

VISIT THE ARTLeads BLOG:

http://artleads.blogspot.com

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