The Stats Are In!

After processing 142 entries for Make Space for Art - here is the breakdown:

37 from Texas
67 from across North America including Alaska and Canada
29 from Europe
5 from Asia
2 from Australia
1 from Africa
1 from South America
0 from Antarctica.

Interesting facts: architects mostly write the same. A collage might be in the works of the words "La Reunion TX" written over and over by architects. Folks from Asia and Europe consistently use slightly longer paper than others. Our one lone cash registration fee came from Japan. Go figure. Entries are due January 31.

La Reunion TX – Call for Artists – Tree Carving!

The Challenge: We challenge you as an artist to do a site-specific installation as part of the ecological thinning of dead, dying, and non-native trees located on the lush, dynamic landscape of La Reunion Texas.

You're an artist: Your only requirements besides letting your creative juices flow, are to "band" the tree and leave it as safe as possible for viewers. You can view the selected trees for this event by visiting the La Reunion web site.

The Art Part: Each tree has its own environment with limbs, grass, dirt, neighboring shrubs. What can you, the artist create in that space to invoke curiosity? How will you translate the natural elements into an art form, and how will the natural elements translate your art?

The Caveat: There is no electricity available at La Reunion TX so you must use hand tools or self powered tools ie: Axes, Chisels, Chainsaws or Gas powered generators. The addition of decorative elements from the surrounding area such as rocks, twigs, and branches are encouraged. You may also bring your own raw materials but we are strongly encouraging a green/environmental consciousness.

What will you do? Send La Reunion TX a sketch and a short description of your project. Please note that unless a SASE is included, all material will become the property of La Reunion TX. Mail to: 4848 Lemmon Avenue #100-117, Dallas 75219. Or email to Sarah@LaReunionTX.org

The Facts: Submissions due by January 5, 2008. Entries will be judged by the La Reunion TX artist selection committee. Artists will be notified of acceptance by January 10, 2008. The Tree Carving / Open House event will be Feb. 2, 2008 at the La Reunion TX land. Please enclose application fee of $10.00. If selected, you will be a part of a truly unique art experience in a long-term decomposing exhibit that will be visited for years to come. Your tree will be documented and displayed prominently in our newsletter, website, and on LRTX materials. Please consider this opportunity as a chance to do a great service to un-healthy land and challenge yourself as an artist!

Artists : Check this out.

CONTACT: ZELDA ALPERN, GRANTS & PUBLICITY

(802) 635-2727

The Vermont Studio Center Announces the Brown Foundation Awards for Texas Artists & Writers

The Vermont Studio Center, the international creative community located in the heart of the Green Mountains in Johnson, Vermont, USA, announces the Brown Foundation Awards to fund four-week Residencies for three outstanding Visual Artists and Writers from Texas.

The Fellowship will provide 3 outstanding Texas artists and writers with 4-week VSC Residencies in 2008/09, including ample studio space, comfortable housing, 3 meals daily, as well as access to the 6 distinguished Visiting Painters, Sculptors and Writers who are in residence each month.

A Vermont Studio Center Residency is an ideal opportunity for fruitful interaction with American and international professional peers in a non-competitive, supportive environment. The Brown Foundation awards continue a well-established tradition at VSC of offering cultural exchange opportunities for national and international artists. VSC has other ongoing national Residency programs for artists and writers from New England, Indiana, New Jersey, North Carolina, Washington, and Wisconsin, as well as Residency Fellowships for Native American artists and writers. In addition, VSC has international Residency Programs for artists from Africa, Asia, the Middle East, the Caribbean, Central and Eastern Europe, Cuba, Latin America, and Mexico.

The Brown Foundation, in Houston, Texas, was established in 1951 by Margarett and Herman Brown and Alice and George R. Brown as a nonprofit charitable foundation. All funds donated to the foundation and income generated from these funds is used for public charitable purposes, principally for support, encouragement, and assistance to the arts and education. Since its inception, the Brown Foundation has awarded grants in excess of $185 million to artistic, educational, medical, and other charitable organizations.

The deadline for all applications is February 15, 2008. Please call Kate Westcott, VSC Receptionist, for more information (802) 635-2727, or visit our Web site (www.vermontstudiocenter.org) for detailed application process.

Make Space for Art

Every time I check the mail, there's a treat from some distant land. Today? Australia and Portugal. Not that the avalanche of stateside entries aren't interesting too. They are! I've been keeping all the envelopes because it's cool to see "La Reunion TX" in so many different handwritten fonts. A widely known fact I'd like to confirm after a decidedly unscientific survey: architects have the most amazing handwriting. Especially local architect and juror to La Reunion TX's Make Space for Art - Max Levy. Breathtaking and poetic script.

Registration deadline is Dec 17. Keep it coming ya'll.