AE Exhibitions & Meetings:

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Artists Equity Board Meeting

Annual Business Meeting
Save the date: May 18, 2013
11:45am Networking; 12:15pm Meeting
The Tavern Restaurant, 261 Montgomery Ave, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
Honoring special guest and 2013 Artists Equity award winner Victoria Donohoe, art critic for the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Lunch tickets $25.00 with reservation by May 10th. Email info@artistsequity.org for more information. There is no charge to attend the meeting portion of the event.

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64th Anniversary Members' Juried Exhibition
April 3 – June 22, 2013

Widener University Art Gallery
One University Place
Chester, PA 19013-5792
Juror: Ellen Priest

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Members' SELECT Exhibition
September 22– October 19, 2013

This juried show offers the opportunity for members to show a larger body of work in a curated exhibition and takes place every other year in the fall.

The Community Arts Center in Wallingford, PA
414 Plush Mill Road
Wallingford, PA 19086
Juror: Moe Brooker

A prospectus will be mailed to current members when it becomes available.

EXHIBITION CALENDAR

August 24th, 2013 CD of a body of your work (up to 20 images) postmarked by this date, see prospectus for details.
September 7th Notification of acceptance into the show
September 16th Delivery of work from 11:30am to 12:30pm. Artists stay for a selection process with the juror starting at 12:30pm.
September 22nd Opening Reception 2:00 to 4:00; talk by Moe Brooker at 3:00pm.

Juror's Statement: My basis for judgment is not whether I like a work of art, but rather if it "works" meaning clarity of idea and concept, how the chosen media is used and the choice of visual elements as language. Art is about the human condition and the maker, the artist, has the responsibility to communicate, challenge and inspire. I will be looking for works of art that informs the intellect, evoking emotions and stimulating the imagination. Also, I look for craftsmanship within a work of art, not craftsmanship for its own sake, but rather that ability to be successfully inventive with the choice of media.
–Moe Brooker

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Artists Equity at GoggleWorks
January 11 - March 3 2013

Click here to view an interview with Lisa Hanover, Juror for the exhibtion and Mary Kane, AE Fall Exhibitions Chair on BDTV.org

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Open Membership Call:

Click here for a printable version of the AE Membership Application

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Artists Equity Mentors Program and Peer to Peer Resource Sharing >>

PROFESSIONAL ARTIST 1-year subscription for $24.95 http://www.artcalendar.com/artistsequity
The business magazine for visual artists

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AE supports economic advancement for Artists and ethical business practices.

Fundraising and Art Auction Guidelines for Artists and Fundraisers >>
.pdf version here >>

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1% for Art, a program founded by Artists Equity and adopted across the USA.

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IN THE NEWS

"Artists Speak: The revelations of contemporary artists, their lives, dreams, problems, joys and craft" has been published by Friends of Artists Equity.

The book includes special introductions by Helen Mirkil, Dan Miller, Diana Moses Botkin, Burton Wasserman, Moe Brooker, Eric Maisel, Dan Gotlieb and Lisa Hanover. The focus is 79 contemporary artists, their eloquent expressions of joys, struggles and the motivations behind their art.

Order your copy today!  Limited time offer: one shipping rate for every two books purchased, while quantities last. 

ORDER FORM

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2013 Artists Equity Award Winner call for nominations
read more >>>

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ADVOCACY NEWS & Call to Artists:

– Oppose HR1891: Fight the Elimination of Arts Education Read AE's position paper

Click here to take action and learn more>>

Fight for Arts Education
The Philadelphia/Tri-State Artists Equity Association, Inc. is advocating that the U.S. House of Representatives oppose HR 1891, a bill that would seriously reduce funding for Arts Education in public schools.

It is important to remember that Artists Equity does not have a vote and is not a constituent of any legislator. These legislators may very well agree with us on the importance of the arts, but they don’t hear from many actual voters who feel the same way. You can change that with a phone call, a letter or an email.
To help you, we’re providing some information and links.

Artists Equity supports Arts Education because it nurtures future supporters and consumers of the arts; it provides an important job market for professional artists, and because support of the arts benefits local economies.

– Support HR1190: The Artist Museum Partnership Act of 2011

The Artist Museum Partnership Act (HR 1190) has been reintroduced in the House of Representatives. The legislation will allow artists to take a deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of their work. Artists Equity supports this tax-fairness legislation and urges members to do the same.

Actions:  The bill has been referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. We can encourage our legislators to sponsor it. AE will fax a letter to the Committee to ask Chairman Rep. Dave Camp [R – MI] to move the Committee to approve the bill and send it to Congress for a vote.
 
Individual members can go to POPVOX to register their opinion. Congressional staff use POPVOX to measure support for legislation, and the press use POPVOX for research. You will need to create an account to have your support counted, but it is worth it.

This is the link: https://www.popvox.com The Philadelphia/Tri-State Artists Equity Association is signed onto the site as a supporter of this bill.

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