Call for Entries. Curator to select 31 artworks. Prizes.
September 5, 2011. All visual artists are invited by BAREBRUSH founder and CEO, Ilene Skeen to submit art of the nude for the October 2011 N*des-of-the-Month calendar contest. Guest curator for the October 2011 calendar will be artist Claudia Seymour, president of the historic Salmagundi Club, the oldest art club in New York City. Ms. Seymour selected the art for Barebrush in October 2008 and recently wrote, “I'd love to do it again for you. I really enjoyed it last time.”
When asked if she would like to change her statement from 2008, Ms. Seymour said that it still works:
I think the hardest aspect is to present reality and the beauty of the human form without descending into hyper realism or caricature. A portrayal of the nude should have a certain amount of intrinsic grace yet preserve the traditional artistic requirements of value, edge, and tone. This is much easier said than done.
Ms. Skeen added:
Claudia Seymour's own work is notable for its clarity of form and its modern sense of presentation. Her work is luminous, mysterious, often with a touch of gentle humor, in a word enchanting. Claudia says that she looks and learns from all types of art. Again, I'm very pleased that Barebrush is bringing modern and traditional sensibilities together.
Deadline, Procedures and Benefits
The deadline for contest entries is September 21, 2011. All artists who work in this controversial genre are encouraged to join Barebrush and submit their art DIRECTLY ON THE BAREBRUSH WEBSITE. DO NOT SUBMIT ART TO DIRECTLY TO THE CURATOR OR TO ILENE SKEEN, ONLY ART SUBMITTED ON BAREBRUSH.COM WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE CALENDAR CONTESTS. Membership is required to submit art. Membership is free. There is a nominal fee to upload art. Instructions at the web site. As part of the Barebrush submission process, new art of the nude entered on or before September 21, 2011 and live in the artist's gallery page on September 22, 2011 will be in the October compeition and automatically considered as well for the November 2011 N
*des-of-the-Month contest.
Procedure for New Members
- Join Barebrush
- Login to Membership Area (My Page)
- Enter Member Info (first and last name)
- Enter Artist Info (Artist "byline", location, account settings)
- Buy Points
- Upload Art, Enter descriptive details
All art is "human reviewed" to eliminate pornography and spammers. Your art will be viewable on your gallery page and in the Art Log within one day. You will get an email when your art goes live.
For further information about Ms. Claudia Seymour, the Salmagundi Club and the Barebrush N
*des-of-the-Month art calendar contest, see the current call for entries detail,
here.
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