Diary of A Painting, Day 2

Good advice for any artist

http://hyperallergic.com/65604/the-biggest-tip-to-succeed-as-an-artist-be-open/#disqus_thread

Diary of A Painting, Day 1

The Art of funny but true.....

Banksy Mural Chiseled Off London Wall, Reappears At US Auction

If this actually goes thru, I guess it'll be a little disappointing for fans of Banksy, cause it will basically mean, to see a Banksy on the streets of London will soon be non existent, cause as soon as he puts it up, someone will take it down to sell it! Same thing happened during the height of Basquiat's popularity in the 80's. Banksy Mural Chiseled Off London Wall, Reappears At US Auction

Wing Luke Museum

Congrats to the Wing Luke Museum for recently being designated as an historical site! I showed my work at the Wing Luke Museum way back in 2004 in an unprecedented exhibition title "Beyond Talk: Redrawing Race". This year the museum is reviving the exhibition and hosting a new exhibit of the same title in May! There's a strong possibility I'll show my recent work in this exhibit as well, and I'm looking forward to it! Here's a review of the exhibit from 2004, and also check out the blog for the upcoming exhibit. http://beyondtalk2.wordpress.com/the-exhibit/
http://wingluke.org/home.htm

Nice work!

I look at art online all the time, so discovering good painters I've never heard of is always exciting for me. I like this artist's work! http://www.marlboroughgallery.com/exhibitions/julio-larraz-0

4 culture

Got the good news a couple weeks ago that I'll be included in 4 culture art gallery's exhibitions schedule for the 2013-2014 season! No exact date of month has been established yet, but I'm hoping for middle of 2014. It will include all new works! I'm looking forward to it, but I'll have to work my ass off to make it good!Special thanks to the selection panel at 4 culture!
http://www.4culture.org/2013/02/gallery4culture-artists-selected/

Interesting Art exhibition offer

Got an email today from a Native American organization here in Seattle for a request to participate in an art exhibition!  My first thought was wow what an honor that would be! But I still haven't quite decided to do it because it's on such short notice. They need the artwork by next week! I think it'd be a fun and interesting thing to do, but we'll see!

 Dear Ronald Hall,

For the 43rd Anniversary of the original Take Over of Fort Lawton and the founding of United Indians of All Tribes Foundation I am Curating a Art show in the Sacred Circle Gallery here at Daybreak Star Indian Cultural center for the Month of March. Artists will receive 60% of the sale price for their work that is sold. The Exhibition opening will be on Friday March 8 2013 in conjunction with UIATFs 43rd Anniversary Gala Fundraiser Dinner. A Art auction will be part of the Gala evenings program as well, participating Artists in the Art Auction will receive 50% of the sale of their Art work, the other 50% will go towards UIATFs Head Start Arts Program.

On the morning of March 8, 1970, Native American Activists scaled the fences surrounding Fort Lawton. The fort was slated to be decommissioned and the city intended to turn it into a park. The Fort Lawton invasion was a response to the declining state of Native reservations and to the challenges faced by Seattle's growing urban Indian population, as well as the government's apparent lack of concern for either. After first trying to persuade the city and federal officials that the land should be returned to Native people, Bernie Whitebear and the UIATF took action. Seven years later, Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center opened.

It would be a honor to include your work in the Exhibition. Installation in the Sacred Circle gallery begins Monday February 25. We will need images of all the work in the exhibition by February 20 to include in the Gala catalogue and for online promotion. If you are interested in participating please e-mail me images and description of pieces you would like to exhibit to: j.montano@unitedindians.org

Thank you for your consideration,

Jose

Jose E. Montano

Gala Event Coordinator
http://www.unitedindians.org/