CEDAR PARK NEIGHBORS will be running its annual fair on
September 29
in Cedar Park,
located between
Baltimore Avenue and Catharine Streets and
49th and 50th Streets.
This year CPN wants to encourage young artists and identify and provide
some exposure to professional, visual artists as part of the activities
and offerings that will be available at the Fair.
Toward that end, CPN is soliciting art.
KID ART
We are hoping Schools, Day Cares and After School Centers, Home Schoolers
and even private families will get on board to supply art and artists for
Cedar Park.
We are seeking paintings, drawings, photographs, prints, collages and /or
digital art done by children younger than age of 18.
Requirement are:
1. The artwork be less than or equal to 8.5" x 11" (standard letter
size).
2. It may have horizontal (landscape) or vertical (portrait) orientation.
3. It must be donated on or before September 20, 2007.
4. The artists must be under 18 (or still in High School, if older).
5. Each artwork must be accompanied by a clearly printed (or typed) label
that lists
TITLE, NAME AND AGE OF ARTIST and SCHOOL AFFILIATION (if any).
CPN will supply 'document frames' for the kid artworks.
One of our volunteers will create a Web-site to document the donations
and to celebrate the art and talent of our children.
Another volunteer will frame the donations.
The labeled Art will be on exhibit through the duration of the fair and
the young artists will be recognized for their talents and contributions:
on the Web site and
by signage during the exhibit and
by loudspeaker between music sets.
The Artworks will be a hung along the black metal fence that surrounds
the climbing area.
If we get more donations than can be displayed on the fence, than
overflow will be displayed in boxes along the fence, and hung as sales
open spaces.
We are hoping the artworks will "Sell" for donations of about $5.00 per
picture.
The proceeds will be used to support CPN's programs, including the
Scholarship Fund.
We hope the exhibit will be a happy, inviting and interesting backdrop
and contribute to a fun 'meet and mingle' day at our neighborhood fair.
I am prepared to pick up art from any teacher, school or program that
wants to offer this opportunity in a classroom setting.
PROFESSIONAL ART and CRAFT OPPORTUNITIES
We hope more mature artists, talented Amatuers and serious Professionals
will also participate in the fair.
CPN is offering three options and artists may choose to do one or two or
all three.
1. Post a "Curriculum Vitae" in a Ring Binder to be on display at the
Fair and to become part of a list to become a resource for Artists and
potential purchasers.
Submit a single sheet, 8.5" x11" page that contains brief 'RESUME' and/or
Agency details, along with a photo or self portrait and maybe some photos
of samples of work.
2. Donate a Work that can be Auctioned off to benefit CPN.
The Art Works will be photographed and the photo placed on a Web-site for
bidding.
Works will be displayed, on tables and clothes lines, during the Fair.
CPN will run a Digital "Silent" Auction that will be capped off with
final written bidding during the Fair.
3. Artists and Crafts People are encouraged to "buy" a table.
The charge is $25.00 for a table with two chairs.
Bring and sell whatever you want.
If you LIVE, WORK or HAVE A SERIOUS AND CONTRIBUTORY INTEREST IN WEST
PHILADELPHIA and are able and willing to participate in our embrace of
art and artists, please let me know, off list.
Thanks for your kind attention to this post.
Please send private replies with comments, questions or to arrange
donations and or table 'rental'.
All the best!
Liz Campion
