BOOK LAUNCH? or ART SHOW?
Why not both? says Leona Wisoker, author of "Secrets of the Sands." Her debut novel, due out in April of 2010, features a fantasy world with a rich and complex ecology, society, and culture - and she wants to invite you to come play in it!
Whether you are a "high fantasy artist" or a "mainstream artist," you don't want to miss this show.
Here's why: Leona doesn't just want "fantasy genre artists". She wants artists, in whatever medium, who love to express themselves and have some fun along the way. Whether you work in watercolor, pencil, beadwork, wood sculpture, weaving, sewing, or acrylics, she wants to invite you to stretch yourself, just a little, and think outside of everyday reality. Do you draw lots of dogs? Terrific! There's a canine-based creature in her novel that she would love to see you depict. Do you work with doll clothes? Awesome! Work up some of the designs that various characters in the book wear.
So never mind your notion of "fantasy genre art"; she doesn't want ridiculously stereotypical bulging muscles or scantily-clad women, ferocious monsters or pirate ships. She just wants her world illustrated by the best local artists she can find.
What's in it for the artists? Publicity, for one; a free venue for a one-day art show, for another; the possibility of sales, for a third. Oh, and one more thing: that venue is none other than-
The Peninsula Fine Arts Center in Newport News, VA.
Why not both? says Leona Wisoker, author of "Secrets of the Sands." Her debut novel, due out in April of 2010, features a fantasy world with a rich and complex ecology, society, and culture - and she wants to invite you to come play in it!
Whether you are a "high fantasy artist" or a "mainstream artist," you don't want to miss this show.
Here's why: Leona doesn't just want "fantasy genre artists". She wants artists, in whatever medium, who love to express themselves and have some fun along the way. Whether you work in watercolor, pencil, beadwork, wood sculpture, weaving, sewing, or acrylics, she wants to invite you to stretch yourself, just a little, and think outside of everyday reality. Do you draw lots of dogs? Terrific! There's a canine-based creature in her novel that she would love to see you depict. Do you work with doll clothes? Awesome! Work up some of the designs that various characters in the book wear.
So never mind your notion of "fantasy genre art"; she doesn't want ridiculously stereotypical bulging muscles or scantily-clad women, ferocious monsters or pirate ships. She just wants her world illustrated by the best local artists she can find.
What's in it for the artists? Publicity, for one; a free venue for a one-day art show, for another; the possibility of sales, for a third. Oh, and one more thing: that venue is none other than-
The Peninsula Fine Arts Center in Newport News, VA.
LEONA WISOKER
Initial proposals for the pieces to be created for the show itself must be submitted by: Feb 15, 2010
Final proposals must be completed and approved by: Feb. 30, 2010
Artwork should be completed by: March 25, 2010
The show will be held at the Peninsula Fine Arts Center on April 3, 2010
Artists are expected to staff their table themselves (no surrogates!)
No table fees or commissions, artists to handle their own taxes and records
Final proposals must be completed and approved by: Feb. 30, 2010
Artwork should be completed by: March 25, 2010
The show will be held at the Peninsula Fine Arts Center on April 3, 2010
Artists are expected to staff their table themselves (no surrogates!)
No table fees or commissions, artists to handle their own taxes and records
GUIDELINES:
Artists will be allocated a single table to set up their displays
Three to five pieces must relate directly to "Secrets" or its setting
Up to five pieces of the artist's other works may be displayed and sold
Sales will be handled entirely by the artist
Accepted artists will recieve a free Advance Review Copy of
"Secrets" to work from, either in electronic (PDF) or hard copy format, as desired
Artists will be allocated a single table to set up their displays
Three to five pieces must relate directly to "Secrets" or its setting
Up to five pieces of the artist's other works may be displayed and sold
Sales will be handled entirely by the artist
Accepted artists will recieve a free Advance Review Copy of
"Secrets" to work from, either in electronic (PDF) or hard copy format, as desired
copyright 2009 Leona Wisoker
Leona may be contacted by email at the following address:
leona at leonawisoker dot com (no spaces, of course)
leona at leonawisoker dot com (no spaces, of course)