SDVAN Monthly Message for September 2010

Dear SDVAN Visitors, Art Resources and Artists,

• New Banner in support of SD Art Prize: Art San Diego International Fair Join the 20 volunteers of San Diego Visual Arts Network at Art San Diego Contemporary Fair September 2-5 at the Hilton Bayfront Hotel as we celebrate the works of the SD Art Prize 2010 recipients Julio Orozco, Einar and Jamex de la Torre, David Adey, and Gail Roberts featured in Booth 7. Opening night tickets are $75 and include a donation to the SD Art Prize.
• New Jon Block’s . Sight & Sound, which stages the biggest monthly music and arts events in San Diego, is presenting FREE concert on Friday Sept 3 from 7 to 10 pm at the Hilton Bayfront Hotel outside of Vela Restaurant. This concert is a part of the Art San Diego Contemporary Fair and is in celebration of the 2010 SD Art Prize recipients and the emerging artist nominated for the prize in the San Diego Visual Arts Network's  New Contemporaries III exhibition. The concert will feature two exciting, alternative San Diego bands: War Crimes and Republic of Letters as well as a large-scale installation by Rich Walker and several different dance troupes. This concert is presented by Trumer Pilsner, Refine Cocktail Mixers and Infinium Spirits. Come early to the fair that day and hear Lucía Sanromán, Associate Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego speaking about Between Here and There. Curatorial Strategies Towards a Regional Survey from2– 3 pm. Fair entrance is only $15 but free for SD Art Prize and New Contemporaries artists thanks to the generosity of the fair organizers.
  
  

  

• New Art Meets Fashion - We are proud to announce the thirteen teams who will create individual exhibitions, fashion show ensembles, accessories and art, and a group exhibition at the SD international Airport. There are now a dozen Fringe events for this event and don’t forget the online AMF competition on Zhibit.org. Joining the AMF committee are Louisa Garcia - Documenter coordinator, Art Blog Editor, Denise Bonaimo - Educator coordinator, Kim Richards - PR Liaison, Krystel Tien - Fashion Show coordinator, Lauren Letizio - Fringe Event coordinator and Erinn Ryan - Fashion Blog Editor. Enormous thanks to this dynamic group of artists and art professional for carrying the project forward.
• The Art Meets Fashion Mannequin Project  is looking for donations of mannequin blanks. For more info or to send in your application, contact the co-chairs Ariane Brittany or Denise Bonaimo. The Mannequin project is being produced by IOTA, (Innovation of the Arts)
• New San Diego Visual Arts Network www.SDVAN.net  is partnering with ArtHatch in the Pepsi Challenge to encourage teens at risk to look at the arts and fashion industry as a career. Voting is free and your vote will support buying supplies for lesson plans created by 13 creative teams of the Art Meets Fashion project. Wait until September 1 then to give credit to SDVAN please go to this special ArtHatch site and enter your email address.TO VOTE: Create an account through Pepsi OR Login in using your Facebook user name and password . Once you have an account VOTE EACH DAY. Please tell your friends
  
  
• New SDVAN is so pleased to be the sponsor of entijuanarte 2010 Art Fair. Here is your advance notice of a free bus trip and entrance to entijuanarte 2010 Art Fair at the Cecut in Tijuana. We have been invited to fill two buses on Fri. Oct 1 for the VIP opening leaving at 5 from Balboa Park and returning at 10:30, and 1-2 buses on Sat. Oct 2 leaving at 4 and returning at 10 and including a trip to Revolucion Avenue at 8 pm. Please send your request to be included so we can add you to the list. It is first come and you will get complimentary snacks and beverages, VIP wristbands, special souvenirs and Entijuanarte 2010 activities program. Contact patricia@sdvisualarts.net
  
  
  
  
  
• Eat Your Art Out – The Imperialistic Stomach Absurdist Dinner on August 27 is sold out, but you can get on the waiting list for future EYAO dinners.

• New Search engine on home page of SDVAN site. In an effort to make it easier to get around the SDVAN site we have added this feature. Use it like any other Google search, but it only searches our site. Neat! Try it out.
  
  
• New A+ Art Blog Birthing Process plus Six Picks for Art SD Fair by Patricia Frischer, coordinator of SDVAN. Remember you can now comment on all the blogs including this one.
  
  

• NEW! August RAW Gossip Column report by Alexandra Rosa. So much going on and so little time…find out details of what is happening at the galleries, museum, art organizations and even round the world.
  
  
• NEW! PICKED RAW PEELED: THANKS to this month’s writers: Louisa Garcia and Sheena Ghanbari. . Our special thanks to Ann White for proofing these reports.
  

  
  
• Remember submit your September events for PICKED RAW before the end of August. Branching Out in our Picked RAW section will feature new resources just listed for the first time on SDVAN.

• NEW! Our next meeting is on Tuesday, October 12 from 10 to noon. Email us for directions, agenda and do RSVP.
  
  Money given to SDVAN is money given to help the visual arts in the entire region of San Diego prosper and be recognized as a vibrant and creative resource. Please consider becoming more involved with SDVAN by giving of your time, expertise, and with your donations. Those of you who can give $25 or more will be listed on the sponsor page. Feel free to contact us with suggestions or questions. Everyone is invited to attend our committee meetings.

Patricia Frischer
coordinator, SDVAN, 760.943.0148

On a personal note: I hope to see many of your at the Art San Diego Fair. I will be there all four days, Please do come in and say hello to us at Booth #7.

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