October is drawing to a close, and we’ve seen some tremendous support for our Susan G Komen fundraiser, Think Pink.  At present time, we’re at 56 awesome and thought provoking entries.  We’ve asked for a suggested donation of $10 per entry to EBSQ’s Think Pink Team, but right now we’re only at $245 (that’s 16%) of our $1500 fundraising goal– and I personally donated 10% of our goal to our total. We’re doing slightly better with our prize money goal with our Chipin widget. We’re trying to raise $500 in prize money for our participating artists and we’re doing fairly well with $130 (that’s 26%) toward that goal.

How can you help? First and foremost, if you’re a show participant and haven’t donated directly to the EBSQ Think Pink Team on the Susan G Komen website, please do so now.  It’s a very worthy cause AND it makes you eligible to win the prize money being collected.

Secondly, we hope you’ll consider supporting our artists by donating to our chipin for the Member’s Choice award. Right now, we’re at the largest monthly prize amount we’ve seen in quite some time. I’d dearly love to see us reach our $500 goal, or even surpass it by month’s end.

Last but not least, PLEASE help promote the show.  The clock is ticking and I’d really love to see us make both of our goals before October ends.

Thanks for your consideration!

Think Pink: A Fundraiser to Benefit Susan G Komen 2009

From 10/1/2009 thru 10/31/2009

It’s something that impacts us all in one way or another. Whether it’s a mother or a wife; a sister, a friend, ourselves – someone in our … more

-Amie

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Last year's Member's Choice winner, "Frankie" by Kari Tirrell

 
It’s that time of year again; we’re currently registering partners for our 9th Annual Portrait Swap.  Unlike previous years where we randomly paired members for this event, this year we’re asking members to find their own partner. If you’re looking for someone to partner with, sign up on the EBSQ Community Forum (you must be logged into the forum to post–just ping us if you need help with this!)  And if you already have a partner, please let us know with whom you’re partnering.

All work must be completed by 30 November 2009. As this is a swap, we ask that you send your finished portrait to your partner.

Have at it, and have fun!

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Hey artists, there are 4 days left to enter your artwork into one (or more) of EBSQ’s September exhibits:

Rodents

From 9/1/2009 thru 9/30/2009

What has continuously growing incisors that must be kept short by gnawing, can weigh anywhere from .25 ounces to 180 pounds and is found … more

One-Word Concept: Deconstructed

From 9/1/2009 thru 9/30/2009

This month’s word: DECONSTRUCTED Unlike our traditional EBSQ exhibits which are very structured, the point of EBSQ “one word concepts” is … more

Flower of the Month: Butterfly Bush

From 9/1/2009 thru 9/30/2009

This September, we’re featuring a favourite for all butterfly lovers: Buddleia, more commonly known as Butterfly Bush. This show is open … more

And we do hope you’ll consider chipping in–100% of the proceeds go directly to the MEMBER’S CHOICE winner, to be selected by you for each show!

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Sharing an open-to-the-public challenge from vfem:

Welcome to the ECO – Challenge:

Some say I’m a hippy, but I just try to do my part. When it comes to being earth friendly in this house, we do it out of habit everyday. Its easy, but now lets make it fun!

This challenge is for every artist! Every non – artist! Everyone!

I want everyone for this challenge to chose several items (minimum of 2), found items, garbage, used items…. thing that are no longer useful for their intended making. It could be of recyclable materials, or items that still go unrecycled. Take those items and create a piece of art out of them. Whether you make a painting on canvas with some newspaper and old yarn glued to it, or a junk yard statue is up to you!There is no theme to the piece of art you are doing. You can do a still life of fruit, a piece of pottery, functional art like purse or table, something wearable like jewelry. It can be of anything you like, and meets your style.

 

I would love to see this go into the Work In Progress threads so we can watch it happen. Document your dig for those special pieces of trash!

You don’t have to create with whatever you have laying around… dumpster dive…. see what your neighbors are throwing away…. look on craigslist under the ‘free’ section. People give addresses to where there are piles on the curb headed to the dump.

Now lets talk about time frame. Challenges have been down to Simon Sez Stuff only as of late! So We’re going to do 2 set date limits. I want everyone to come here and sign up ASAP, then go off and collect your garbage recycling pieces.

Everyone who is going to do the challenge needs to be signed up AND will garbage by September 29th. That is when you should post your junk here! WE need to see your found objects… so once you’ve determined what you are working with take photos of ALL you are planning on using and post it in this thread. (You must use ALL items that you share here on that date, you can add more junk… but do not remove anything you have listed here.) The more the merrier….

Then the second date is for the completed art piece. This due date is going to be October 30th. The day before Halloween! This is when the completed item is due and should be posted here.

Prizes:
Yes, there are prizes to be had. I have already determined a prize for first place! I will post photos of it to get everyone interested in a couple of days.

If we have a good turn out of people signing up on time on the end sign up date I will determine what and if we’ll have a second prize. I would love to have more then 10 people doing this. If that happens I will supply a second place prize as well.

OH, and I will not be doing the judging alone… my daughter and husband will be looking over the pieces and helping me determine who the winner will be!!!!

*Bring your friends, post this on Facebook or twitter or where ever you go… get your family to sign up over here and join in.

 

**P.s. – NON-EBSQ members, this is a public forum this challenge is on, you may sign up with a free patron account to participate in this challenge. You do not need a paid artist account. Here is a good chance to meet the many members of EBSQ who do great challenges like this all the time.

More details can be found on the EBSQ forums.

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 We know that many of our artists don’t just create; they also teach what they know to other artists. EBSQ has long supported this formally via our EBSQ Live educational workshops each month. But we’d also like to support your endeavours out in the brick and mortar world. SO–if you are teaching an upcoming art (or art-related) workshop, please drop us a line. We’d love to promote your workshops and classes in this space!

Be sure to include all the relevant dates, times, locations, costs, and workshop descriptions, plus any additonal contact information or links to your url for more information.

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There’s still time to get in on one (or more!) of our August shows:

8th Annual Pet Portrait Swap

From 8/1/2009 thru 8/31/2009

Much the same as our annual portrait swap, except the portraits swapped are of the pets of EBSQ artists- not of one another. Artists pair up, … more

In the Bag: Artist Made Purses & Bags

From 8/1/2009 thru 8/31/2009

Stuff. Everyone seems to have a great deal of stuff. And it’s stuff that we need to have access to at any given moment. The problem is; how do you … more

One Word Concept: Wanderlust

From 8/1/2009 thru 8/31/2009

This month’s word: WANDERLUST Unlike our traditional EBSQ exhibits which are very structured, the point of EBSQ “one word concepts” is to … more

Flower of the Month: Weeds

From 8/1/2009 thru 8/31/2009

This month’s “flower” is the weed of your choice. (sorry, no … more

We’re looking forward to seeing your take on these themes. And coming next month, we’ll be accepting suggestions for the 2010 exhibition schedule, so get your thinking caps on!

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Looking for an awesome collaborative art event? You’ve found it! This coming July, we’ll be hosting our 9th annual Ripped Off show!

If you haven’t done a Ripped show in the past, here’s how it works: you pair up with someone, and go through their portfolio and “rip off” a piece of their artwork. It can be one piece or a combination, your interpretation of their work, ideas, medium, technique. We invite you to check out past years’ exhibits to get an idea of the sort of things you can do. You must pair up with someone from EBSQ. Rip Offs of non-EBSQ art, like redoing the Mona Lisa or ripping off Picasso is not allowable for this show.

So, start pairing up! If you’re looking for a partner, sign up here, or feel free to contact someone privately and see if they’d like to partner with you, then post it here to let us know you’re paired. Have at it!

This is like any other show, you can have up to 5 entries…

Entries will be accepted through 30 July 2009.

Have fun and good luck!

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This coming July, we’ll be hosting our 9th annual Ripped Off show!

If you haven’t done a Ripped show in the past, here’s how it works: you pair up with someone, and go through their portfolio and “rip off” a piece of their artwork. It can be one piece or a combination, your interpretation of their work, ideas, medium, technique. We invite you to check out past years’ exhibits to get an idea of the sort of things you can do. You must pair up with someone from EBSQ. Rip Offs of non-EBSQ art, like redoing the Mona Lisa or ripping off Picasso is not allowable for this show.

So, start pairing up! If you’re looking for a partner, sign up here, or feel free to contact someone privately and see if they’d like to partner with you, then post it here to let us know you’re paired. Have at it!

This is like any other show, you can have up to 5 entries…

Have fun and good luck!

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Time’s running out to enter one of these four awesome exhibits:

Robots

From 4/1/2009 thru 4/30/2009

Robots have long fascinated us. It’s a fascination that intensified over the course of the 20th century. Literature gave Isaac Asimov’s I, Robot, … more

The EBSQ Junk Mail Show

From 4/1/2009 thru 4/30/2009

Junk mail- it just keeps coming. It’s annoying and wasteful. Have you ever wished there was something you could do about it? Well, now you … more

One Word Concept: Balance

From 4/1/2009 thru 4/30/2009

This month’s word: Balance Unlike our traditional EBSQ exhibits which are very structured, the point of EBSQ “one word concepts” is to … more

Flower of the Month: Muscari

From 4/1/2009 thru 4/30/2009

This month’s flower is the muscari, perhaps better known as the grape hyacinth. This show is open to all media. We strongly recommend … more

 All entries are due no later than 11:59pm EDT (8:59pm PDT) tonight!

Looking for more inspiration? Check out our full 2009 Art Exhibition Schedule!

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