Saturday, January 23, 2010

Texas Wax Logo Competition

RULES & ENTRY PROCEDURE
Texas Wax, a Texas non-profit arts organization, invites you to submit an entry to its Logo Competition. We appreciate your participation and wish you good luck!

CONCEPT OF COMPETITION
Artwork should embody the spirit and mission statement of Texas Wax (please see below). It will become the visual identification for the Texas Wax non-profit entity and will be the property of Texas Wax. Selected artwork will be used as the primary logo for the organization on its website and other marketing materials.

RULES OF COMPETITION
1. Submit original artwork or comprehensive layouts. The work must be original. Design must incorporate original ideas of the artist. Because the artwork will receive widespread exposure, the design may not be a close derivative of an existing logo.

2. Entrants are encouraged to include with their entries a brief explanation of how the design of the logo reflects Texas Wax. The logo should be suitable for adaptation to a variety of formats, such as the Texas Wax printed materials, website, etc. The logo should maintain its appearance well in different sizes. The logo must work in black and white, grayscale, and in color. The logo should incorporate the name "Texas Wax” and may, but is not required, to include the words “Encaustic Arts.”

3. Board members and officers of Texas Wax are NOT ELIGIBLE to participate. All Associate Members of Texas Wax are eligible and encouraged to participate. It is not necessary however to be an Associate Member of Texas Wax to submit an entry.

4. The artist agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Texas Wax LLC from and against any damages or losses sustained as a result of any design that is not original. By submitting an entry the artist certifies that he/she is the author of the material submitted to Texas Wax and that if the entry is selected, Texas Wax and its licensees may reproduce, distribute, publish, display, edit, modify, create derivative works and otherwise use the material for any purpose in any form and on any media. By submitting an entry the artist further agrees if his/her entry is selected he/she will assign free of charge all exclusive and transferable rights to use, publish, advertise, copy, modify, alter and reproduce the logo in any possible manner (commercial and non-commercial).

JUDGES
Texas Wax will select judges for the competition that may include representatives from the Texas Wax board, professional graphic designers and representatives from the arts community. Judges will not know the identity of the entrants and will base their decision solely on the artistic merit of the entry.

AWARDS
The winning artist will receive a $250 cash award and will be identified on the Texas Wax website with a link to the artist’s website, if requested.

ELIGIBILITY
1. To be eligible to win the $250 cash award, entrants must be 18 years of age or older and reside in the state of Texas at the time of the competition.
2. Entries submitted must be the original artwork or design of the entrant.
3. Each entry should contain the design of the logo, including any associated lettering. Each entry must include the entry form (below) with the following information: name, address, email, phone number, and signature.
4. Entries should be submitted as jpeg, tiff or eps files and should not exceed 3MB in size.
5. There are no fees to submit an entry. Limit one logo submission per person.

CALENDAR
All entries must be emailed by March 1, 2010 to Sharon Kyle Kuhn of Texas Wax at: bay6studio@gmail.com. In lieu of email submissions, digital files may be sent on a CD to Sharon Kyle Kuhn at: 5305 Bolm Rd, Unit6, Austin, TX 78721. Mailed entries must be postmarked by March 1, 2010 to be considered.

April 2, 2010
Winning artwork and artist will be announced. All entrants will be notified by email when judging is completed.

MORE INFORMATION
Contact Deanna Wood, Texas Wax Communications Committee Chair - 972.345.9968 or deanna.wood@verizon.net

TEXAS WAX MISSION STATEMENT
Texas Wax is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to support, educate, and promote the efforts of its associate members in the creation, exhibition and distribution of encaustic arts in Texas. Texas Wax provides support and education for its associates through workshops, seminars and group meetings regarding the use of the medium, business advice and artistic review. Texas Wax promotes the efforts of its associate members through group shows, digital media and marketing materials. In addition to the services provided to its associate members, Texas Wax promotes encaustic arts throughout the state of Texas and beyond through programming, events and educational materials that educate art collectors, art dealers, aspiring artists, students and the general community.

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ENTRY FORM

Name:

Address:

Phone:

email:

The artist agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Texas Wax LLC from and against any damages or losses sustained as a result of any design that is not original. By submitting an entry the artist certifies that he/she is the author of the material submitted to Texas Wax and that if the entry is selected, Texas Wax and its licensees may reproduce, distribute, publish, display, edit, modify, create derivative works and otherwise use the material for any purpose in any form and on any media. By submitting an entry the artist further agrees if his/her entry is selected he/she will assign free of charge all exclusive and transferable rights to use, publish, advertise, copy, modify, alter and reproduce the logo in any possible manner (commercial and non-commercial).

Signature:
Date:

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Mail completed entry form to:
Texas Wax Logo Competition
5305 Bolm Rd, Unit6
Austin, TX 78721

Dallas Wax: Fusion


Please join us for an exhibition of encaustic art at PFAMily Arts in Plano, Texas.

February 6 - March 26, 2010

Opening reception:
February 6, 6:30 - 8:30 pm

PFAMily Arts
4017 Preston Road #544
LakeSide Market
Plano, TX 75093

972.378.1234

Monday, January 18, 2010

Meeting Minutes - January 17, 2010

Attendees: Deanna Wood, Mary Wright, Nancy Ferro, Caryl Gordon, Teri
Leuders, Diane Dorn, Brett Dyer, Junanne Peck

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Deanna gave an overview of the executive committee meeting in Austin
last weekend. We mainly talked about defining the roles of the
individual committees.

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The communications committee is sponsoring a logo competition for the
Texas Wax logo. The call for entries will be released soon.

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We have an exhibition opportunity that Peggy Epner found at the
PFAMily Arts Center in Plano.

Here's the information (also sent out in a separate email):

The only catch is that it's happening *very* soon. Details below.

PFAMily Arts Center in Plano
(it's pronounced "family" - the PFAM is for Plano, Frisco, Allen, and
McKinney)
http://www.pfamilyarts.org/index.html
4017 Preston Road #544
LakeSide Market Plano, TX 75093
972•378•1234

February 6 - March 27
Opening reception TBD

artists handle all sales - 25% donation to the center is suggested

we will share expenses for the marketing materials and bring food to
the reception

the artwork must be appropriate for children

deadline to submit images: January 25
notification by January 27

deliver work Jan 31 or Feb 1

work can be either new or exhibited in prior Texas Wax exhibits

email up to 5 images to Peggy Epner - pe...@tx.rr.com
(preferably 6" high at the best resolution possible)

Direct questions to Peggy:
pegep@tx.rr.com

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Plano Art Centre - Deanna is still trying to get information from them
on the particulars, but the dates of the show are April 9 - May 8.

The fee for the show will come to around $300 and will be split among
the participants. We decided to find a juror for the show and pay him
or her from $100-150. Deanna will send out more information soon.

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Deanna shared information about the Encaustic Conference in June.
Deanna, Cheryl McClure, and Carolyn Fox Hearne are planning to go from
the Dallas group.

More information: http://montserratencausticconference.blogspot.com/

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There's a call for entries for an encaustic show, Luminous Layers:
http://www.lakewood-center.org/pages/Encaustic-2010-Exhibit

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Deanna mentioned that there are some warming trays available that are
a good alternative to pancake griddles because they use less
electricity. It would work for encaustic monotypes as well:

http://www.amazon.com/Sensio-13271-Bella-Cucina-Triple/dp/B0019RBJTY

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Some shows that members are in:
Junanne has work at Eclectic Expressions in Arlington.
She is also organizing 2 shows:
El Corazon: http://eclecticexpressions.biz/#goto=events-classes-links
Dance of Life - Bras for Breast Cancer - http://eclecticexpressions.biz/#

Caryl has work at the Torpedo Factory Target Galley in Alexandria ,Va.
and the Marin Museum of Contemporary Art in Novato, CA.

Nancy Ferro has work at the Bath House Cultural Center in Dallas and
will have work in a show at Collin College in Plano.

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The next meeting will be February 21, 1-3 pm at Nancy Ferro's - 624
Northlake Dr., Dallas, 75218.

Monday, January 4, 2010

Call for Entries

Not specifically encaustic, but Junanne is helping to organize it, so enter!

Title: “El Corazón”
Deadline for Submissions: January 25, 2010
Gallery Exhibition Dates: February 13 – March 13, 2010
Opening Reception: February 13, 2010 from 5-9 pm
Juror: TBA

SHOW DETAILS
“El Corazón”: Using the broad theme of “El Corazón” this exhibition will explore the growing impact and influence of Hispanic art and culture in the United States. This gives us the opportunity to express the spirit of the heart, alternately heavy, light-hearted or whimsical.

ELIGIBILITY: This call for submission is open to all residents of the U.S. This is a juried exhibition for artists working in all traditional and non- traditional 2D and 3D media. All artwork must be original in concept, design and execution. Note: Crafts, kit work or reproductions after original works in other media (such as giclees), unless used as part of a mixed media work, will not be considered. Oversize Work, Assemblages and Installations are welcome at the discretion of Eclectic Expressions.

SUBMISSIONS AND FEES:
Only original works may be submitted. They must be in a .jpg file format, online or by mailed CD/DVD only. CDs will not be returned. No work done in class or under supervision may be submitted.

Eclectic Expressions prefers an email entry and will accept a mailed CD. All entry fees are non-refundable. Cost of Entry is $20.00 for up to three (3) pieces. All entries must be received by 5pm, January 25, 2010.

Entry form and more information:

http://eclecticexpressions.biz/#goto=events-classes-links

CONTACT/QUESTIONS:
Please direct all questions to junannepeck@mac.com and copy – katewickham@sbcglobal.net