The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (DCCAH) in collaboration with District Department of Transportation (DDOT) and Councilmember Tommy Wells' Office is seeking artists to create artistic designs to enhance the standard bike racks and create designs for unique bike racks that will be placed in various locations citywide. Artists are encouraged to incorporate their interpretations of the "DC experience" into their artwork. Artists may also wish to consider particular locations for placement of their work and create designs specifically suited for each location.

This opportunity is open to all local, national and international artists in all disciplines with preference given to artists who reside in the District of Columbia. Local art teachers are encouraged to submit on behalf of their art students.

the Phantom Gallery is seeking proposals for the exhibition space. We encourage individual artists as well as groups in the community to propose innovative exhibitions and alternative uses of the gallery space, including two and three dimensional artworks, installations, performances, and more. We encourage you to check out the location at 519 Mendocino Ave. and plan accordingly. We will work with you to realize your proposal. Exhibitions are tentatively scheduled to be 6 weeks long beginning November 10, 2008.

Applications are available on-line at www.santarosaartsdistrict.com, and at the Steele Lane or Finley Community Centers. You may call (707) 543-4512 or email tmatheny_schuster@srcity.org to request an application be sent to you.

ELIGIBILITY: The competition is open to all living California artists. Works accepted must be for sale, available for the duration of the exhibit, and made within the last two years.

JUROR: We are delighted and honored to have Cathie Duniway as our juror this year. Cathie was a potter and teacher of ceramics for over 25 years. She produced high fire stoneware pottery, porcelain vessels, Raku ware and saggar fired forms. She served as manager of The Artery from 1989 to 2005. Cathie was on the committee that started the California Clay Competition in 1989 and served as coordinator of the Competition for 17 years.

MEDIUM AND SIZE: Artworks must be made of clay; or mixed media, with clay being the major emphasis of the work. Functional as well as sculptural forms are solicited. The work must fit through a standard door frame and weigh no more than can be easily handled by two people. Wall pieces should be ready to hang using wire and/or cleats. Space is limited; approximately 35 works will be accepted from an expected 400 entries.

AWARDS: Monetary and gift awards will be announced at the opening reception. Previous competitions’ award donors include Trax Gallery of Berkeley (for excellence in function), John Natsoulas Gallery of Davis (purchase award); and suppliers Aftosa, Alpha Fired Art, Ceramics and Crafts Supply Company, Clay Planet, Creative Ceramics, East Bay Clay, Industrial Minerals, Laguna Clay, Leslie Ceramics, Clay People, Quyle Kilns Clay Company, and the Association of Clay and Glass Artists of California.

TRANSPORTATION OF ACCEPTED WORKS: Works may be hand delivered or shipped via parcel post or UPS. Shipped work will be returned in the container in which it was received. The artist is responsible for shipping and insurance costs to and from the exhibition.

COMMISSIONS: The Artery will retain a 50% commission on all sales resulting from the exhibition.

SAFETY: Upon receipt of work and through the duration of the show, each piece will be insured against fire and theft. The Artery cannot, however, be held responsible for breakage. Each piece will be handled with utmost care. The Artery reserves the right to reject works that are exceedingly fragile, unstable, or otherwise unmanageable. ENTRY PROCEDURE AND FEE: There is a $15 non-refundable handling fee for each piece entered. Make checks payable to The Artery. There is no minimum or maximum limit on the number of entries per artist. Each entry will require a set of 4 DIGITAL images. Two low resolution images (overall and detail) for jury evaluation and two high resolution images to be used for print and promotion of the show, only if the work is accepted. These images should be formatted as jpeg files and copied to a CD (NOT DVD). Save the low resolution images at 72 dpi and no bigger than 900 x 700 pixels. Title each image with the first 4 letters of your last name, followed by the first 2-3 words of your artwork title (no spaces). Example: smitbluevase.jpg and smitbluevasedetail.jpg and copy them to a folder (to be copied to the entry CD) titled “jury”. Save the high resolution images at 300 dpi, 4 inches (1200 pixels) by 6 inches (1800 pixels), label these the same as low resolution images, but copy them to a folder (to be copied to entry CD) titled “for print”. Please download the Entry Form at www.artery.coop or request it at artery.ccc@att.net, fill it out and save this Word document to the disk with the images. Work not formatted properly will be excluded from the competition. DO NOT SEND ACTUAL WORK OR SLIDES. Mail your CD with images and entry form, and check to the address below.

APSC is the North Bay's premier professional volunteer orchestra. Since 1999, APSC has given concerts to more than 40,000 audience members in the North Bay for free. All musicians are volunteers and all concerts are free admission, providing musicians a unique opportunity to offer their talents as a gift to the community. Concerts and rehearsals are at the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts in Santa Rosa.

All members of SCA are eligible to enter. Artwork is to be submitted to SCA on December 8, 2008.

Entry form submission deadline: November 28, 2008

- 2D and/or 3D works, any medium
- Maximum size: 36”x36”
- Exhibitors must be current members of the Petaluma Arts Council.

An entry form must be submitted by November 28 to be accepted. For an entry form, please click on the "Website Address" below.

Please call or email us for more information.

Non-Members: $40 for up to 3 slides/jpgs.
Members: $30 for up to 3 slides/jpgs.

For more information, please visit our website or send a SASE to our address below.

A juried show at the Petaluma Arts Center hosted by the Petaluma Arts Council. Original works only - all media and all possible interpretations of the exhibition title.

Jurors: Edwin Hamilton, sculptor, and Lia Transue, Executive Director of the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art

Exhibition Dates: February 6 - March 23, 2009

Entry fee of $25 required

Sonoma's answer to American Idol will be brought to you by Youngdahl Music Studios in partnership with the Sonoma Community Center. Sonoma Idol North Bay vocal competition is accepting talent from age 12-18. (Junior division is age 12-14, Upper division is 15-18.) Contestants must reside in Napa, Sonoma and Marin Counties.

The preliminary auditions begin in January. The first public round of the competition begins February 27 and continues through to the final round on May 1st. The winner will record a CD at Youngdahl Music Studios with professional musicians and give a featured performance at Sebastiani Theater.

Jennifer Youngdahl has taught private voice lessons, performance and recording workshops and creativity empowerment retreats over 20 years. Her students win vocal competitions, voice scholarships, solos in school choirs & musicals. They are featured artists on radio shows, perform in bands and vocal ensembles and record CD's. Jennifer's own list of accomplishments include singing on numerous radio and TV commercials, charting on adult contemporary radio with one of her original songs and as an inventor, patenting a musical gift card.