Callfor Artists - Horror Art Show
Category: Art and Photography

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:  Holli Kerr

silver_moon_studios@yahoo.com

405.413.1795

3102 N. Classen Blvd. No. 123

Oklahoma City, OK 73118

INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS OF OKLAHOMA GALLERY

CALL FOR ENTRIES FOR

HORROR-THEMED ART SHOW

IAO Gallery is now accepting submissions for a Horror Art show.  "Horror Art" refers to both visual and sculptural art and can incorporate handmade haunted house props, Gothic, phantasmagoric, and "fantastic" pieces.  The show will run 11 October through 2 November, so Halloween-themed artwork is also appropriate.

Special F/X makeup artists are encouraged to submit photos and/or film stills, or actual pieces (severed limbs, etc) of their work for consideration.  Dark artists of all stripes are likewise welcome.

Due to the potentially graphic nature of this show, it is requested that submissions fall within or below a PG-13 or soft R category.  IAO reserves the right to jury any piece.

Space is limited.  If your intended submission is larger than a recycle bin, please call first.

18 October is the Video Exchange with Living Arts of Tulsa.  There will be a screening at 7pm at IAO. Movie makers are invited to enter a short flick for this event; approximately 45 minutes of video will be sent to Living Arts and will also be shown at IAO.  Living Arts sends approximately 45 minutes of work to IAO.  Additionally, winning entries from the 2008 TrickConTreat FlickConTreat Movie Making Marathon will be screened at the Video Exchange.  Horror or dark art films would be appropriate for this show, again remaining at or below a PG-13/soft R level.

Submissions may be brought to the Gallery from 9/17 through 10/4 during Gallery hours (Wed-Sat 12-5).  If unable to make it during these hours, please call the number above for after-hour arrangements. 

Video submissions ONLY may be brought in through 10/11 or mailed to the address above.  DO NOT MAIL STILL ART SUBMISSIONS.  Video submissions should be on DVD and will become part of the IAO film library.

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Call for Film/Video Artists
Category: Art and Photography

IAO Gallery in Oklahoma City is seeking volunteers for the Film and Video Committee!

This is a great way to have some input into the gallery scene, get your stuff shown, help develop some great programming, and meet others of like mind. I'm particularly interested in cultivating young film makers, indies, and special effects artists, so if this sounds like it's your thing PLEASE consider coming. It's low pain (honest!) involving a mere one meeting a month, usually on Sundays, and attending the occasional screening. Eek, free film! Oh, the horror!

It's pretty cool, actually.

Additionally we're trying to grow our numbers so that we're so sexy we can get a state grant to purchase a NLE system for member use. That's worth the $35 annual membership fee right there, baby.

If you are interested, please attend our back-to-school meeting Sunday, 10 August, at 2pm. Bring your suggestions, a calendar, and something to munch. If you are not able to attend this meeting but would like to be on the committee, please contact me off-list at the address below (don't reply to this one) and I will put you on the list.

Tell everyone you know!

Individual Artists of Oklahoma is located at 811 N. Broadway, Oklahoma City, OK.

Thanks,

Holli Kerr

Film & Video Chair

IAOGallery.org

myspace.com/iaogallery

cell/text (405) 413.1795

silver_moon_studios@yahoo.com

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IAO to Raffle Jeff Gordon’s Race Car
Category: Sports

Individual Artists of Oklahoma to Raffle Jeff Gordon's Winston Cup Racer!!

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Call For Entries - "Corporatocracy" at IAO
Category: Art and Photography

Corporatocracy, August 2008, IAO Gallery811 N Broadway, Downtown OKC
PO Box 60824Oklahoma City, OK  73146
405–232–6060 • www.iaogallery.org..:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

Call for Entries

Individual Artists of Oklahoma (IAO) is seeking art in all media that investigates the impact of large corporations on human culture for an exhibition titled "Corporatocracy," to be held at the IAO Gallery from August 15 through September 12, 2008.

"Corporatocracy" will examine the positive and negative effects that this development has had on societies and individuals. Large corporations have come to dominate much of our daily lives, providing most of the products we consume: food, clothing, household and personal products, entertainment, etc. Even the information which helps us to formulate our understanding of the world around us—such as the news, television, radio and print—is now provided by multinational corporations.

Entries may include any form of visual art, poetry, performance, or film addressing this subject matter. There is no fee to enter artwork, and each artist may enter up to 3 works. However, entries will be curated to fit the gallery space and exhibition concept, so entry does not necessarily guarantee acceptance into the final exhibit. The Drop-off dates for all entries are Thursday through Friday, August 7–9, from 12–5:30 at IAO Gallery.

Timeline/Calendar

*August 7, 8 & 9—Drop off dates for exhibit submissions
at IAO Gallery—811 N Broadway, Downtown OKC

*August 13—installation of accepted entries

*August 15—12–5:30pm—pick up unaccepted entries.

*August 16—Opening Reception—6–9pm, IAO Gallery. 811 N Broadway, Downtown OKC

*August 15–September 12—Exhibition at IAO Gallery—hours are Thursday from 12–5:30pm, Friday from 12–8pm and Saturday from 12–5:30pm.

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Scooter art call for entries
Category: Art and Photography

Rally on the Alley – July 12, 2008
Individual Artists of Oklahoma Gallery
811 N Broadway, Downtown OKC

Call for Entries

Individual Artists of Oklahoma (IAO) is seeking art in all media that is related to scooters and scooter culture for a one-night exhibition, July 12, 2008, at IAO Gallery, 811 N Broadway in Downtown OKC. Entries may include any form of visual art, poetry, performance, or film. There is no fee to enter artwork, and each artist may enter up to 5 works. However, entries will be juried to fit the gallery space, so entry does not guarantee acceptance into the final exhibit. The Drop-off dates for all entries are Wednesday, July 2 and Thursday, July 3 from 12-5:30. All works may be picked up from IAO Gallery beginning Thursday, July 17 during gallery hours. All artists will receive one free admission to the Rally on the Alley event at IAO Gallery on Saturday, July 12^th, from 6-10 pm.

Event Calendar:

Wednesday, July 2, 2008 – 12-5:30 - Drop off art entries at IAO Gallery
Thursday, July 3, 2008 – 12-5:30 – Drop off art entries at IAO Gallery

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deadCenter schedule for IAO
Category: Movies, TV, Celebrities

deadCenter at IAO

Thursday June 12

7:30 pm Whimsical Shorts
These are a series of, well, whimsical short films.  
 
9 pm–10:30 pm Dance Party
We'll have two different style dance groups perform and warm us up for our Dance Party short film at 10 pm
 
10:30 pm Dance Party Films
A series of short films with music that makes you want to get up and dance.

Friday, June 13

8 pm Comedy Shorts
This short films series will give you a serious case of the giggles!
 
9 pm–10 pm Friday Night Frolic
Our long standing (and perhaps most notorious) party is back.  Take a break from films and enjoy food, drink, and friends.
 
10 pm Horror Shorts
What Friday the 13th would be complete without a screening of some super scary short films?
 
12 am Midnight Shorts
Showcasing some of the more edgy and risqué films at the deadCENTER.

Saturday, June 14

5 pm Art Focus Films
All forms of art take center stage in these series of short films.

7 pm–8 pm Native American Event
Native American culture is the focus of this event which leads up to our Native American Focus film series.

8pm Native American Focus Films
These short films examine issues and themes within the Native American community.

If you've enjoyed our previous festivals, you're sure to enjoy this one. As always, we will feature great independent films from around the world. What else should you expect for 2008?

* Projected audience of 6,000 film enthusiasts
* National and international award-winning independent films
* A myriad of Oklahoma films
* Over 100 films will be shown at 8 different locations throughout downtown
* A free kickin' "Kid's Fest" – fun for the whole family
* Multiple film professional panels and screenplay table-read
* "Midnight Shorts" to showcase edgy, alternative films
* Visiting filmmakers from around the globe
* And, as always, Food, fun and cocktails

For more information and a complete list of film, screening times, special events and panels please visit the website at www.deadcenterfilm.org.

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Red Dirt Improv coming - 5 Dates!
Category: Art and Photography

Join us in the IAO Project Space:
Friday, June 20—8 pm & 10:30 pm
Saturday, June 28—8 pm & 10:30 pm

Tickets are $10 at the door, $8 for current IAO Members

Red Dirt Improv, a troupe based out of Norman, Oklahoma, will present a series of comedy performances titled "A Lot Off the Top," an improv comedy show in two acts. The first act features high-energy short-form improv games based on suggestions taken directly from the audience. The second half of the show features a 30-minute improvised play based on Chicago's long-running, critically acclaimed "Armando Diaz Experience." A single monologist shares stories that launch a series of improvised sketches based on a theme suggested by the audience.

The troupe members are Curt Coy, Christopher Curtis, Jay Edwards, Julie Pearson, James Murray, Buck Vrazel, Clint Vrazel, and Raychel Winstead. This group is under the direction of Tyler Bryce, a 17-year improv veteran who has performed and taught improv in New York City, Boston, Chicago, Kansas City, Austin and across North America.

Until recently, the members of Red Dirt Improv performed in the college troupe Obviously Unrehearsed Improv! at the University of Oklahoma. A sample of some recent performances by the college troupe can be seen at the OU Improv website.

For further information about this show or information about the group itself, please call (405)701–8938 or email mary-murray@ouimprov.com.

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Biting the Apple 2008 Performance Call for Entries
Category: Art and Photography

Biting the Apple 2008 

Erotica in Wonderland

CALL FOR ENTRIES

Individual Artists of Oklahoma announces the 17 th Annual BITING THE APPLE ART EXHIBITION to be hosted at our fabulous Gallery Space on Historic Automobile Alley. This year's theme is Erotica in Wonderland, and as the name suggests, we wish to provide, through the artworks selected for exhibition, a "journey down the rabbit hole". IAO is interested in erotic works, as well as art and performances that deconstructs, or investigates the mechanisms behind our perceptions of eroticism or sexuality in individuals and culture.

Rainer Maria Rilke said, "Bodily Delight is a sensory experience…it is a great, infinite learning that is given to us, acknowledge of the world, the fullness and the splendor of all knowledge." Few themes are persuasive and relevant as the role of erotica in human culture, especially when perceptions of both what is erotic and what is art fluctuate . Nude portraits of Boticelli's angels or Mapplethorpe's photographs have been socially regarded as lewd or obscene. As time progresses and various art movements or periods replace each other, people's attitudes have altered to the extent where the artwork is subjected to individual standards from both the audience and the artist. Biting the Apple intends to provide a venue for artists and audiences to explore and broaden this controversial, but otherwise unresolved topic.

ELIGIBILITY

  Artists must be 18 years of age or older.

All participants get in free on Friday, April 11

please include:

Name_______________________ ..:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

ADDRESS____________________

CITY /STATE/ZIP_______________

PHONE (day)______________________________

(eve)______________________________

EMAIL_____________________________

Calling all

*Poets *

Submit 1 or 2 poems

Selected poems will be published in anthology

One time printing rights apply

*Performance Artists *

Send photos or video

or link to posting on internet

*Fashion Designers*

Send pictures or sketches of designs

*Musicians*

Send mp3 recording

or link to posting on net

 Please Email submissions, images, mp3 recordings, and videos to:

iao.bitingtheapple@gmail.com

Or mail them to:

IAO - BTA 2008

PO Box 60824

Oklahoma City, OK 73146

The  deadline for the receipt of submissions, recordings, and images is March 15th, 2008. Artists will be notified of selected entries by e-mail, or phone on Tuesday, March 25 th, 2008.

EVENT: April 11th & 12th, 2008

As a participating artist you are encouraged to attend the fabulous BITING THE APPLE 2008 Opening Party which will include exotic poetry readings, a fashion show, and film and video screenings; as well as the Fetish Ball on the following evening. This event is privately funded for the benefit of IAO programs. Tickets are $15 each, or $25 for both nights.

QUESTIONS? COMMENTS?

Call Jeff Stokes, IAO Executive Director

(405) 232-6060

Or Tracy Townsend, BTA Performance Director  

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Biting the Apple 2008 Call for Entries
Category: Art and Photography

Individual Artists of Oklahoma presents...

Biting the Apple 2008:

"Erotica in Wonderland"

Friday, April 11th & Saturday,

April 12th 2008, 7-11p.m.

811 North Broadway, Oklahoma City

On Historic Automobile Alley

CALL FOR ENTRIES

Individual Artists of Oklahoma announces the 17^th Annual BITING THE APPLE ART EXHIBITION to be hosted at our fabulous Gallery Space on Historic Automobile Alley.  This year's theme is Erotica in Wonderland, and as the name suggests, we wish to provide, through the artworks selected for exhibition, a "journey down the rabbit hole". IAO is interested in erotic works, as well as art that deconstructs, or investigates the mechanisms behind our perceptions of eroticism or sexuality in individuals and culture.  

Rainer Maria Rilke said, "Bodily Delight is a sensory experience…it is a great, infinite learning that is given to us, acknowledge of the world, the fullness and the splendor of all knowledge."  Few themes are persuasive and relevant as the role of erotica in human culture, especially when perceptions of both what is erotic and what is art fluctuate.  Nude portraits of Boticelli's angels or Mapplethorpe's photographs have been socially regarded as lewd or obscene.  As time progresses and various art movements or periods replace each other, people's attitudes have altered to the extent where the artwork is subjected to individual standards from both the audience and the artist.  Biting the Apple intends to provide a venue for artists and audiences to explore and broaden this controversial, but otherwise unresolved topic.

ELIGIBILITY

Artists must be 18 years of age or older.  Work must be original and completed within the past two years.  Artists may enter works with the attribution "Anonymous."

ENTRY DETAILS

The Biting the Apple Juror, Jackson Davis Titus, will select the exhibition from digital jpeg images. Images must be 3"X5"(approx), saved as a 300 dpi Jpeg. All visual media will be considered in both two and three dimensions.  Each artist may enter up to (3) works or proposals.

Please Mail submission forms, fees and images to:

IAO - BTA 2008

PO Box 60824

Oklahoma City, OK  73146

The postmark deadline for the receipt of submission forms, fees and images is March 15th, 2008. Artists will be notified of selected entries by e-mail, or phone on Tuesday, March 25^th, 2008.

FRAMED AND READY

All accepted artwork must be properly identified with the title and artist's name on the back, suitably framed, wired and ready for installation.

FEE AND AWARD

There is a $15 entry fee for current IAO members and a $25 fee for non-members, for up to (3) works.  All artists entering BITING THE APPLE 2008 will have one complimentary admission ticket to the opening on Friday or the Fetish Ball, on Saturday, held at the door in their name.  One cash Award of Merit for $100 will be presented during the party.

LIABILITY AND SALES

Each artist will be responsible for safe delivery and timely pick-up of each work submitted.  IAO will retain a 50% commission on all works sold during the exhibition.  Payment will be made to artists for works sold at the close of the exhibition.

EVENT: April 11^th & 12th, 2008

As a participating artist you are encouraged to attend the fabulous BITING THE APPLE 2008 Opening Party which will include exotic poetry readings, a fashion show, and film and video screenings; as well as the Fetish Ball on the following evening.  This event is privately funded for the benefit of IAO programs.  Tickets are $15 each, or $25 for both nights.

MARK YOUR CALENDERS -Deadlines

Sat. March 15th, Postmark Deadline for Entries

Tue. March  25th, 12-5 pm, Notification of Accepted Entries

Fri & Sat, March 28 & 29, Delivery of Accepted Entries to IAO Gallery, 811 N Broadway, Downtown OKC.

April 11-25, 2008 – Biting the Apple: Erotica in Wonderland exhibition.

Friday, April 11^th

Biting the Apple 2008, Opening Party

7p.m. until 11p.m.

Saturday, April 12^th

Biting the Apple 2008, Fetish Ball

7p.m. until 11p.m.

Saturday, April 26^th, 2008

Artists pick up work.

QUESTIONS?  COMMENTS?

Call Jeff Stokes, IAO Executive Director

(405) 232-6060

1 - ARTIST ENTRY FORM

*See deadlines dates to deliver artwork.

Please print  form and include with digital image submissions  and fee.

IAO Members:  $20 entry Fee (up to three works)

Non-Members:  $25 entry fee (up to three works)

Entry Fees are Non-Refundable.

Name_______________________

ADDRESS____________________

CITY/STATE/ZIP_______________

PHONE (day)______________________________

(eve)______________________________

EMAIL_____________________________

1 Title_______________________________

Medium____________________________

Price____________________ (if Not for Sale, enter NFS)                                                  
   Accepted/Declined

2 Title_______________________________

Medium_______________________________

Price____________________ (if Not for Sale, enter NFS)

                                                                 Accepted/Declined

3 Title__________________________________

Medium_______________________________

Price____________________ (if Not for Sale, enter NFS)

                                                                 Accepted/Declined

Please write your name and the title of each work on the back of work accepted into the exhibit.  

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SCHOLARSHIP AVAILABLE FOR FILM OR VIDEO STUDENT
Category: Art and Photography

SCHOLARSHIP AVAILABLE FOR FILM OR VIDEO STUDENT..:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

            The Individual Artists of Oklahoma Art (IAO) announces the Linda Jaeger Honorarium for an ..:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Oklahoma high school senior who plans on majoring in a film and video related field in college. The scholarship will be a five hundred dollar award. The student may apply the award toward either schooling (tuition, books, supplies) or production costs for a film or video project. Last year's winner was Bao Lu from Norman.

            "Linda Jaeger was the founding chair of the IAO Film and Video Committee and IAO Film Program. She worked to promote Oklahoma film and video artists and to provide a venue in which to show their work. With this honorarium we hope to keep her memory alive." said IAO Executive Director Jeff Stokes.

            In addition to a completed application, the IAO requires the submission of a 300-500 word essay describing what the student hopes to accomplish educationally and professionally through the art of film or video. Also required is a three to 12 minute video in VHS or DVD format of the student's work and two reference letters from individuals other than members of family.

            Application, essay, reference letters, and videos can be delivered to the IAO gallery at 811 N. Broadway in Oklahoma City or mailed to IAO, P O Box 60824, Oklahoma City, OK 73146. The submission deadline is April 18, 2008.  For more information, contact Jeff Stokes at (405) 232-6060.

            The IAO Film/Video Committee will screen all applications and select a student to receive the financial award. The winner will be announced at the IAO Film & Video 11^th Annual Open Screening on May 17, 2008.

Application for the Individual Artists of Oklahoma

2008 Linda Jaeger Film and Video Honorarium

Name_________________________________________________________________

                        Last                                                        First                                                        M.I.

S.S. ____________________________                   D.O.B.___________________

Address___________________________                 Phone ___________________

__________________________________                Email_____________________

High School_____________________________________________________________

Address___________________________                 Graduation date________________

__________________________________

Intended College_________________________________________________________

Address___________________________                 Major _______________________

__________________________________

Film or video experience/credits______________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

(Use back if necessary)

______________________________                        _____________________________

Applicant Signature                            Date                                       Parent Signature                                  Date

In addition to this application, the IAO requires a 300-500 word essay describing what the student hopes to accomplish in his or her education and career through the art of film or video.  Also required is a three to 12 minute video in VHS or DVD format of the student's work and two reference letters from individuals other than members of family.  The submission deadline is April 18, 2008.  Applications, essays and videos should be mailed to Individual Artists of Oklahoma, PO Box 60824, Oklahoma City, OK 73146.

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