Also currently accepting Submissions (no costs ever involved) for ‘At The Edge‘ , art & literary work of all genres for our 4th issue coming out later in the year. Great are personal, in depth stories/accounts/poetry…+ well wrought/detailed &/or visionary-surreal art/aesthetic!  See how to do both at the yellow background tabs on: ArtistsintheKitchen.org. Find too much media/press, promo pages & videos: even for now FREE: current & 1st expanded online back + premiere issues. 

Soon see an UPGRADED web site & design.  While all these Collector’s Edition, print & extended digital versions, SOLD via Apple bookstore & IPAD, available on platforms such as Kindle Fire, Blackberry/Pocketmags/Googleplay/Microsoft, Amazon…

We need your help with the 6th annual HK: ArtiST Festival! Directors get beautiful large ads like our sponsors do, + promotion on 10’s of 1000’s of huge 2 sided maps postcards, 5 social media, newsletter to way over 11K…ALL helping significantly gain valuable experience, networking connections, afree registration & priority for any exhibition &/or performance, + the complimentary magazine & original art!

Our main needs: Graphic Designers, Sales (earn top commissions), Film/Video, 5 Social Media, Party/Special Events, Street Team, PR, Operations Management, Artist, & Venue liaison, Crowdfunding, Photography & Phone Calls!  See area list descriptions before filling out brief form HERE!

We had a great last gathering Thursday for magazine/designers + the festival, then walked 2 minutes away to a great art opening reception/feast, where members found exhibition opportunities, described below!  Curious?  Stay tuned for the next meeting!

Below the image of our last front cover find more of its/our inside information, hyperlinks to numerous press, videos,promos….Leading with Armory & Frieze Weeks: numerous shows & discounts next week; + May opportunities for artists at a major NY Contemporary Art Fair we again promote.  Also as always offered: great free NYC events, newsletters, contests/awards/grants & career/video aids, hyper-linked for artists, actors, fans & assorted performance Professionals!

Also currently accepting Submissions (no costs ever involved) for ‘At The Edge‘, art & literary work of all genres for our 4th issue coming out later in the year (we have filled the soon available Spring edition). Great are personal, in depth stories, accounts/poetry…+ well wrought/detailed &/or visionary-surreal art/aesthetics!  See how to do both at the yellow background tabs on: ArtistsintheKitchen.org. Find too much media/press, promo pages & videos: even for now FREE:  current & 1st expanded online back + premiere issues.  Get excited about it AND the ’14 festival, view our last promo video, partially filmed at Mag. launch party in-The Empire State Building Bar!  HERE. 

Next within a couple weeks: enjoy an UPGRADED web site & design.  AlSO sent out Monday & previewed below, our latest press release!Soon all Collector’s, print & extended digital editions SOLD via Apple e-Newsstand & IPAD, available on platforms such as Kindle Fire, Blackberry/Pocketmags/Googleplay/Microsoft, Amazon…

We need your help with the 6th annual HK: ArtiST Festival! Directors get beautiful large ads as our sponsors do, + promotion on 10’s of 1000’s of huge 2 sided maps postcards, 5 social media, newsletter to way over 11K…ALL can gain valuable experience, networking connections, a freeregistration & priority for any festival exhibition &/or performance, + the complimentary magazine & original art!

Our main needs: Graphic Designers, Sales (earn top commissions), Film/Video, 5 Social Media, Party/Special Events, Street Team, PR, Operations Management, Artist, & Venue liaison, Crowdfunding, Photography & Phone Calls!  See area list descriptions before filling out brief form HERE!
Below the image of our last front cover find more of its/our impressive propaganda, hyperlinks to numerous press, videos, promos….Leading with the Art Expo free tickets, & offering post-armory week/other art fair (the Contemporary & Affordable) visitor deals & artist opportunities.

Offered as always, significant inside information: great free NYC events, newsletters, jobs/work, room, internship referrals-contests/awards/grants + career videos aids.  Hyper-linked gems for  artists, actors, performers fans & all of NYC’s endlessly inventive creative Professionals!

1) Ticket page link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/artexpo-new-york-and-solo-tickets-8894887849?discount=AE14GUEST
2) Select number of tickets from ‘VIP Collector Pass’
3) Click ‘Register’ button
4) Fill in your information (note: most info is optional)
5) Click ‘Complete Registration’.

…and please pass this on to anyone you think might be interested. Thanks and hope to see you there!”.   Info for visitors & prospective exhibitors:
1 Venue, 3 Exceptional Shows.  To accommodate the expansion of our show, Artexpo New York 2014 will be held at Pier 94, in conjunction with and DECOR Expo. We look forward to hosting you for a weekend of fine art, design and framing next year!  For over 35 years, Artexpo has been changing the way people buy and sell art. Our annual event brings the biggest publishers, galleries and collectors in the market face to face with hundreds of established and emerging artists. Simply put, we’re the world’s largest fine and popular art marketplace.  An International Marketplace.  Each year 1000’s of art industry insiders flock to Artexpo New York in search of the art and artists that will shape trends in galleries worldwide. Hosting more than 15,000 avid art enthusiasts annually, we’re the largest international gathering of qualified trade buyers-including gallery owners and managers, art dealers, interior designers, architects, corporate art buyers and art & framing retailers. What does this mean for our exhibitors? Tremendous exposure.   See more HERE.

Have Mural making skills & want to make good money? During the opening party at The Skyline Ballroom in 2010 one of our members created & was soon compensated for a charming technicolor whole wall painting of cavorting whimsy & products: ice cream & donuts!  Now for $25 an hour or $500 the owner of HoleyCreamNYC.com needs just a 2/3 size copy for a new UWS store!  Also 8 sides of an A-Frame/sandwich boards made to look like chalk drawings for $100 each..icecreamjobnyc@gmail.com & mention the Hell’s Kitchen Artists Guild/Festival referral! 796 9th Avenue (212) 247-8400, ask for Mike.

ALSO a local gymnastic heaven mainly for kids needs a mural! 766 10th avenue @ 52nd Street. Inquiries: Info@BounceandFlip.com (212) 333-3547.

Solo show from a lovely HKAG member LISA M. ZILKER “CONVERSATION between Blue & Red.”  Tribeca Synagogue Gallery (for the arts), 49 White Street Manhattan.  Hours: M,W,Th 1-5p, Tue 1-7p & by Appt. Please Call 212-966-7141. E-Mail Lily.  Bring friends & share!!  Also see her charming book project, contributions welcome. lmzilker.net. & Facebook.  Her charming show video.

Amtrak Residency!  Want to ride in luxury as your writing is supported?   Up to 2 dozen writers will be accepted, apply for free!  How to APPLY.  What began as a line in Alexander Chee’s interview in PEN Ten and was fueled by Twitter, is now an official Amtrak program.  As many of you may know by now, our test-run for Amtrak Residency was done by Manhattan-based writer Jessica Gross, whose piece, ‘Writing The Lakeshore Limited’ was published in February by The Paris Review.  What followed was overwhelming support on Twitter and in the media with #AmtrakResidency being featured in The Wire, The New Yorker, & Huffington Post among others.

Today we are happy to announce that #AmtrakResidency will allow for up to 24 writers to take long-distance trains to work on their projects. Each writer’s round-trip journey will include accommodations on board a sleeper car equipped with a bed, a desk and outlets. We hope this experience will inspire creativity and most importantly fuel your sense of adventure! Round-trip train travel will be provided on an Amtrak long-distance route. Each resident will be given a private sleeper car, equipped with a desk, a bed and a window to watch the American countryside roll by for inspiration. Routes will be determined based on availability.

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis and reviewed by a panel. Up to 24 writers will be selected for the program starting 3-17-14 through 3-31-15.  A passion for writing and an aspiration to travel with Amtrak for inspiration are the sole criteria for selection. Both emerging and established writers will be considered.
Residencies will be anywhere from 2-5 days, with exceptions for special projects.  There is no cost to apply for the #AmtrakResidency program. Scroll down to apply on HERE on their BLOG.

Featured in our premiere issue & great sculptures & writer, HKAG member David Pambianchi is a fan of AT THE EDGE and a general adventurer from skydiving to rock climbing to a Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do to tagging monarch butterflies, acting, and a Citizen Tree Pruner LOL, NYC marathoner, cross U.S. and Europe motorcycle traveler and bull riding of course. He freelance writes about a variety of topics that range from chess to boxing. He is also polishing his first novel “Carrots & Apples”. Visit David’s Website: wix.com/davidmtc/writersedge.

Hell’s Kitchen Flea Market, historic on West 39th Street, & they ALSO have two West 25th Street annexes, a market & antique garage. They say: WE ARE HIRING!
“Does the thought of working where the likes of Andy Warhol, Nicola Formichetti, and Jessica Alba have come to shop on weekends intrigue you?   Do you have an insatiable curiosity and/or nostalgia for New York as it was?  Are you a people person & detail oriented?
If the answer is yes so far, then we’ve got an interesting proposition for you.   Our antique and flea markets have been NYC staples for over 20 years & we seek the right person for the next chapter.
This positions is that of markets coordinator, assistant to the Markets Manager, and vendor liaison. As the communications hub for vendors & management, attention to detail is crucial. The position’s primary and ongoing goal is to provide a smooth weekend at the markets.

We are looking for a market coordinator for 3 different year-round weekend antiques & flea markets. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday-Saturday; Saturday will be on site. (You would then have Sunday and Monday off).
– Provide information, assistance, & support for current vendors, potential new vendors, and the public, including communication of market information & policies to vendors and potential vendors.
– Maintain accurate reservations in the database-booking, canceling, modifying.
– Assist show Manager administratively with the shows’ layouts & design based on reservations list.
– Support shows’ marketing and management team, including maintaining the markets’ procedural documentation as it evolves.  SKILLS needed:

-Strong people & phone skills required! Ability to deal with a wide range of personalities under pressure.
-MS Excel proficiency-Database entry – ACCURACY IS A MUST!  Basic social media aptitude preferred-Ability to meet deadlines.
***Please email eventsinmanhattan@yahoo.com with your resume attached as a PDF file and in the body of your email.***
****An appreciation for antiques, artisanal product design, decorative arts, collectibles, etc. strongly preferred!!!****
No currently enrolled college students, please.

ART: BRIC House Fireworks Residency open call 2014
bricartsmedia.org/contemporary-art/artist-opportunities/bric-house-fireworks-residency-2014.  Designed to bring together artists of different disciplines who share a vision, & provide them with technical & financial resources to facilitate the collaborative development of creative projects that cross or erase artistic boundaries. New proposals being sought for 2 projects to be presented in 2014 and 2015 that will receive commissions of $15,000 and $30,000, respectively. See website for complete details. Deadline: March 24.

NOW maintain patience & fortitude!  There may seem endless listings below, but at least skim for what suits you: free shows/openings, internships, exhibit/more fairs & professional groups, performance opportunities & workshops, writing & design residencies, work/job & living situations sought, even social & other media help & myriad offers; + precious online links & resources.

Soon see an UPGRADED web site & design.  While all these Collector’s Edition, print & extended digital versions, SOLD via Apple bookstore & IPAD, available on platforms such as Kindle Fire, Blackberry/Pocketmags/Googleplay/Microsoft, Amazon…

We need your help with the 6th annual HK: ArtiST Festival! Directors get beautiful large ads like our sponsors do, + promotion on 10’s of 1000’s of huge 2 sided maps postcards, 5 social media, newsletter to way over 11K…ALL helping significantly gain valuable experience, networking connections, a free registration & priority for any exhibition &/or performance, + the complimentary magazine & original art!

Our main needs: Graphic Designers, Sales (earn top commissions), Film/Video, 5 Social Media, Party/Special Events, Street Team, PR, Operations Management, Artist, & Venue liaison, Crowdfunding, Photography & Phone Calls!  See area list descriptions before filling out brief form HERE!

We had a great last gathering Thursday for magazine/designers + the festival, then walked 2 minutes away to a great art opening reception/feast, where members found exhibition opportunities, described below!  Curious?  Stay tuned for the next meeting!

Below the image of our last front cover find more of its/our inside information, hyperlinks to numerous press, videos,promos….Leading with Armory & Frieze Weeks: numerous shows & discounts next week; + May opportunities for artists at a major NY Contemporary Art Fair we again promote.  Also as always offered: great free NYC events, newsletters, contests/awards/grants & career/video aids, hyper-linked for artists, actors, fans & assorted performance Professionals!

In celebration of New York’s unparalleled artistic communities, Armory Arts Week works to highlight the distinct art scenes of our city’s multiple neighborhoods.  This concept of a week of arts related events was born out of the festivities and widely felt excitement generated by The Armory Show, formalized with the support of the city in 2009.  Since then, Armory Arts Week has continued to expand its reach throughout all five boroughs of New York. From elaborate benefit parties to interactive public programs, promoting exceptional arts-related events.  Armory Arts Week Audience: attracting residents of NYC, the Tri-State area + visitors from all over the world!  With this year’s Focus on China, the # of foreign attendees promises to exceed that of previous years.

Participating from our Hell’s Kitchen, EFANYC.org. OPEN HOUSE: Open Studios, Exhibitions, Printmaking Workshop. Saturday, 3/8, 1-6 PM & free.  323 W. 39th Street (between 8th & 9th Avenues), floors 3-10!  View nearly 60 Open Studios & visit the EFA Project Space and Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop . EFA Studios member artists work in a wide range of media and artistic sensibilities, creating a vibrant and diverse community of peers under one roof. Welcoming guests to explore, interact, and investigate their art.

Re-Branding “Craft” for Today’s Market:
The art world still resists welcoming “craft” into its fairs. The SOFA shows have succeeded in distinguishing craft by using words like Functional Art, Objects and Furnishings, bringing the finest work to the international art market. The Architectural Digest show established their Made section, avoiding using the word “craft,” yet handmade glass, wood, ceramics & furniture comprise the show.

American Art Marketing is providing fine craft artists and designers a platform to show and sell their work at the new Contemporary Art Fair this May. The international art fairs are where you will find your new customers, trending towards a young & sophisticated audience. In May both the fairs and the buyers will be in New York for Frieze week.

The SOFA Alternative For Artists:
Join us along with some of the most notable and well established art fairs, as we launch the first alternative to the SOFA fairs exclusively for artists + designers in the heart of the Chelsea Arts District.With just 47 booths available, only the highest quality work will be considered. SEE “8 reasons to participate/choose us for representation & Apply HERE.

TheSetNYC.com (FB) Instagram began their shows in our ‘hood & does striking & eclectic events all around Mid-downtown NYC from nightclubs through Churches!  A call: Artists! Fashion Designers! Fashion professionals! We are seeking style, quality, creativeness, and innovation! Please submit work here for a 6-5-14 showcase in Chelsea, Manhattan!  june5submission.eventbrite.com.

Chashama.org.  They have myriad NY locations, group shows, opening receptions/upcoming gala, performances, installations, benefits, gallery/window/mural/lobby work, parties, open studios, pop-up shops, residencies-subscribe to newsletter & see their jobs page for opportunities…Seek Visual Arts Interns + a Bronx Artist Housing Initiative, subsidized housing exchanged for community service, partnering with a local Senior Citizen Council.

Want to have a show at a spacious Midtown ground floor office &/or attend its openings?  Chiropractor Dr. Jonathan Cohen provides small group shows & charges nothing, graciously accepts any % of proceeds from art sold that you deem fair!  Next delicious food free opening: 3-13, 7:30-9:30 PM, 333 West 52nd Street.  A solo show by Judy Negron, our cover girl/member/volunteer/mosaicist/sold 2 works from home @ our 1st festival!

Shamhalanyc.org & tibethouse.us are both  in lower Chelsea & have extraordinary free events, art openings, classes & talks.

Nearby & NOW, Thursday 6-9 PM: wander around dozens of free openings at long hot under the Highline galleries, including theSkylight Gallery at 538 West 29th Street.  She also opens her lovely home for our festival + graces “At The Edge” magazine-a remarkable & uncanny Surrealist artist.  Jill Slaymaker curates “Other Worlds”.  A group exhibition exploring the idea of alternate, multiple & simultaneous realities through photography, installation, collage, painting, printmaking and book art.  The show brings together works that have an implied narrative, suggesting that secrets abound in the tension between the real and the illusory.
In a similarly visionary vein, Also Russell Ritell in his first SOLO Exhibit in their Heath Gallery.  “Wild in the Streets: Paintings of attitude & aggression & then some, part deux”.  Until 4-4-14.

COMBINE this with a 21 person group show featuring another HKAG member who opens her home & is featured in our art-literary limb: 
Dorothy Krakauer. “I am delighted to invite you to see my new watercolors in this exhibit at Montserrat Gallery, 547 West 27 Street #516! Hope you can join us! 6:30-8:30 PM, to 3-10.

Get FREE tickets while wide open for adjacent Affordable Art Fair NYC!  April 2-6, a fun & friendly four-day contemporary art show you can browse, consult with exhibitors, &/or snag exciting new original works from up-and-coming artists and even a few household names.  More than 80 galleries are set to have items on display, and with paintings, print, sculpture, photography and more for sale, you’re sure to find something that strikes your fancy. Prices range up to $10,000, with a majority of pieces under the $5,000 mark. Enjoy the fair’s inspiring and inviting atmosphere, and check out the Recent Graduates Exhibition for a chance to admire and purchase pieces by future stars of the art world.

A GREAT resource for ladies, always proud to feature with cover stories + 2 large annual  HK: ArtiST Festival groups shows, art & performance: The International Women Artists’ Salon.  Over 800 members from around the globe & NYC, they have downtown exhibits & facilitate others, a radio show, discover their BLOG & join.  Their Founder/CEO: HeidiRussellPublicist@gmail.com.

AuthorsUnbound.org.  Providing indie authors with events to share their work and connect with fans. launched with a great event at Wix Lounge. AU authors read from their books and discussed the challenges of indie publishing. NEXT up: March 18, 7 PM, Entwine wine bar ​​765 Washington Street., West Village.  Members here & with us (HKAG/Festival): Bill Amadeo & Carol Hollenbeck.

The long awaiting holistic bazaar is finally here! A new feature is organic and Ayurvedic food , $1.00 massages, free Reiki treatments, Yoga clothing, special teas and lots of other delicious food . We have organized a special food court area for you, many tables of new age & healing treatments. VARIOUS events in Manhattan & Queens, Social Media for your Holistic Business. The Power of Email Marketing and Growing Online Presence. For newsletter/details, contact HKAG member, talented performer, masseuse & tuning fork maestro Erik Dahl at healingexpressions@gmail.com.

From our dedicated & skilled Public Relations man, this is our 4th year together. Having several writing projects developed, UWS & Israeli born Ofer Caspi video!  “Friends, Colleagues, Admirers: The excruciating, unbearable wait is over: my annual head-spinning, stomach-turning Oscars lashing is here -Grab-ity Media presents: Oscars 2014 predictions – The Leftovers Games: Catching e-Coli”.

See ArtistsintheKitchen.org for numerous past newsletters!  Want daily & weekly updates for many free, general, underground art, cultural  + party events.  Subscribe to THESE e-newsletter .coms: nonsensenyc, GeminiandScorpio, theskint, Nifty, myopenbar, Flavorpillnyc +ART: forum/cards/snapper/slant/cards/krush/log. Thrillist, Cityarts.info & .org & SEARCH meetup.com for NYC to keep abreast of numerous groups, events, professional, hobby & social options, mainstream through underground!

Search Brainard Carey on youtube for endless free videos re: Prof. advice for artists: pricing/selling/museum shows/fundraising-grants/applications/network/start biz./online marketing/FB…

Over 400 artists & organizations join the monthly, they were our fiscal sponsor between ’09-’11, appreciating their kind & highly competent guidance.  Get their newsletter,  FracturedAtlas.org.
They provide top-notch workshops, online & individual guidance for arts entrepreneurs, fundraising, developing software, technology, empower performers, aid to manage risk, find space, develop products, services, systems & community affairs.

Hell’s Kitchen Artists Guild & Association (HKAG/HKAA) mission: to expand the love, success & attention for great art(ists), performers, authors; alongside the fortunes of our legendary Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood, HK: ArtiST Festival, publications, & those joining us!

Dozens of our press, all media features, Sponsor/Media Kits, numerous: videos/youtube channel, ads, many 2 sided large maps & postcards, biz. plan, 5 social media (2 FB, Tumblr, Twitter Flickr), current, premiere & expanded online magazines, forms & much more available on: ArtistsintheKitchen.org/promos.htm.

To be explored: HKAG sponsoring art openings, especially ~ Hell’s Kitchen. And expanding our old online store idea into an online gallery of works sold purely to profit the artists. Inquire within to assist, & as always send listing & links here where passionate creativity & art entrepreneurship are promoted.

A spin off from our since ’09 Open Studios Festival, ‘At The Edge’ proudly re-announces a partnership with renowned industry leader Disticor, the 5th largest U.S. + #1 Canadian distributor of periodicals! Featured in well over 500 venues, ~ 30% in the US are in Barnes & Noble, many in (& selling BEST) the Southeast’s Books-A-Million chain, busy newsstands, independent stores…Soon purchasing promotional programs/newsstand & some B & N displays through huge NYC wholesalers Hudson News: even marketed with innovative branded digital app. technologies including on Apple/Ipad & Android! Though until then we shall have it all online: preview/like us on FB & our expanded online editions: FREE for now, a reward for reading thoroughly!

Gorgeously designed & a great bargain at $7.95, densely packed w/gloriously colorful & detailed fine art & eclectic literature showcasing genres from classic through modern & visionary imagery, especially stressing an Expressionist-Surrealistic aesthetic. Lovingly crafted commissioned front/inside/back covers in a matte finish. Writing ranges from highly personal stories to historic & cutting edge-natural drama, artist, community & gallery leader profiles, fiction, interviews, poetry-to established & emerging artists + performers featured in the well established HK: ArtiST Open Studios Festival & beyond!

Thanks for your love of the arts, performance, & literature!

Reply right here to volunteer or do ad sales.  Reserve a space hereto have your art exhibited &/or manifest stage/music talents May 16-18th, at our 6th annual HK: ArtiST Festival (write away for free art & receive our next issue FREE at the event) when you register.

Hell’s Kitchen tradition & theme continued: Our weekend again shall coincide & we will co-promote with the The several 100,000 visitor strong 9th Avenue International Food Festival.

To publish any art work or literary inspirations/thoughts, no charge to submit or if selected: TAKE CARE with all instructions at:ArtistsintheKitchen.org/submit.  Look for our next E-Mails from this address: much valuable HK: ArtiST ’14 Festival & “At The Edge” Magazine information & other great free events, cultural + career resources & opportunities to follow!

Coming soon: an UPGRADED web site & design.  While all Collector’s, print & extended digital editions SOLD via Apple e-Newsstand & IPAD, available on platforms such as Kindle Fire, Blackberry/Pocketmags/Googleplay/Microsoft, Amazon…

We need your help with the 6th annual HK: ArtiST Festival! Directors get beautiful large ads as our sponsors do, + promotion on 10’s of 1000’s of huge 2 sided maps postcards, 5 social media, newsletter to way over 11K…ALL can gain valuable experience, networking connections, a free registration & priority for any festival exhibition &/or performance, + the complimentary magazine & original art!

Our main needs: Graphic Designers, Sales (earn top commissions), Film/Video, 5 Social Media, Party/Special Events, Street Team, PR, Operations Management, Artist, & Venue liaison, Crowdfunding, Photography & Phone Calls!  See area list descriptions before filling out brief form HERE!
Below the image of our last front cover find more of its/our impressive propaganda, hyperlinks to numerous press, videos,promos….Leading with often free Armory then Frieze Week & Affordable Art Fair tickets, artist space & special events!  Numerous complimentary & big ticketed shows this week; + May opportunities for artists at a major NY Contemporary Art Fair.  Offered as always, significant inside information: great free NYC events, newsletters, jobs & internship referrals, contests/awards/grants & career/video aids.  Clickable gems for artists, actors, performers fans & creative Professionals!

Amidst the bustle of Armory Arts Week, THE(UN)FAIR rekindles the guerila-style art show; a carefully curated exhibit made possible by the cooperation and collaboration of cutting-edge artists, supportive space owners, keen-eyed curators & many supportive sponsors.

In contrast to the maze of cookie-cutter, white-booth art fairs, THE(UN)FAIR lets participants take a breather from the fair frenzy to have the most memorable, fun art experience of this art-filled week. Last year’s innovative installations, performance art, original artwork & participatory pieces brought raves literally from around the world-2014 will be bigger and better. 1000’s will discover & explore a cohesive, experiential indoor and outdoor environment curated by Jennifer Wallace helming  nAscent Art (a great resource linking artists & collectors) & HK: ArtiST Festival alumni who graciously opened her home & private art works) + Mikel Glass.

The curatorial theme for 2014 is “Exploring the Divide”. Mindful of the current climate of political and social polarization, THE(UN)FAIR will pull together art and people with disparate views to create an environment to consider what connects & divides us.  Additional inspiration stems from our location. Manhattan’s West 52nd Street is a neighborhood in transition, one block away from one of the most expensive luxury residential developments in the world, yet around the corner from a non-profit helping residents of affordable housing. Leaving The Armory Show at Pier 92, thousands stream down West 52nd Street to find the best surprise of their arts week.

SAME address @ Woman’s Interart Theater Friday 7 PM: Blessed Unrest, Evening of Dionysian Debauchery.  Free Entry, Luscious Libations, Entertainment, Finger Foods, Dancing until the wee hours. Get a sneak peek into their newest workshop exploration of The House of Atreus, and a first glamorous glimpse at our newest bright additions to the Train GangMeet and mingle with this lively and wildly talented group of drama-makers. Raise a glass of ambrosia as gods * heroes. All are welcome! Ancient or divine attire encouraged, but not required.  Nearby Friday: 6-8 PM Fountain Gallery opening, 702 9th Avenue @ 48th Street Group show “Come to your Sense”-until 4/23.

Friday 6 PM- Midnight attend free opening with RSVP: the Museum of Russian Art and the Kolodzei Art Foundation present Russian Pavilion! This was the great 25 CPW gallery (corner of 62nd Street), again includes our great back cover design & featured artist Artem! A juried exhibition showcasing emerging, mid-career and established artists from Russia, Eastern Europe, the Caucasus & Baltic regions during leading international art fairs in New York, San Francisco and Miami. Envisioned as a forum for critics, collectors and connoisseurs to view the works and to meet some of the artists in person. The show will feature paintings, sculpture, works on paper, photography, video installations and performances. Participating artists include: Ernst Neizvestny, Valery Yershov, Artem Mirolevich, Igor Vishnyakov, Igor Molochevsky, Blue Noses Group, Rustam Khamdamov, Taguhi Barsegian, Victoria Kovalenchikova, Dasha Fursey, Yuliya Lanina & others. (continues Sat-Sunday 3-9 PM). See RussianArtPavilion.com.

Participating from our Hell’s Kitchen, EFANYC.org. OPEN HOUSE: Open Studios, Exhibitions, Printmaking Workshop. Saturday, 3/8, 1-6 PM & free.  323 W. 39th Street (between 8th & 9th Avenues), floors 3-10!  View nearly 60 Open Studios & visit the EFA Project Space and Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop . EFA Studios member artists work in a wide range of media and artistic sensibilities, creating a vibrant and diverse community of peers under one roof. Welcoming guests to explore, interact, and investigate their art.

CLIO ART FAIR for Independent Artists Created with the idea of discovering under represented artists & showcasing the careers and achievements of already affirmed creative minds-33 artists!  Free public viewing 3/6-8, 10 AM- 7 PM 508 W 26th Street 3rd Floor, Chelsea.  ArtforHealingnyc.org is a great Hell’s Kitchen gallery featured in our festival + publication.  Proud to be one of the arts org. sponsors of this unique group exhibition! Founder/CEO Loren Ellis is also showing her vintage photographs and one large photo-painting!
By specifically targeting artists without any exclusive NYC gallery representation, CLIO ART FAIR 2014 focuses attention on the kinds of contemporary art & interventions that are being created by independent artists the world over. Without the constraints & usual concerns of the art business, these artists have been freed up to use different materials and media & to deviate from accepted art practice definitions. The resulting work being exhibited seeks to foster a dialogue that transcends prescribed geographies, hierarchies, & markets; while further opportunities for greater expression of new media + ever ground-breaking content.

Extensive list of Armory Week art fairs March 5-9 courtesy of Mitch Pilnick, a man of integrity & passion for the arts.   facebook.com/VisualArtsEvents. twitter.com/ArtCommunityIns.  Check out unique art events by: Liking us onFB + follow on twitter!  ART COMMUNITY INSURANCE. Broker and Artist Representative. 516-404-8945, mitch@artcommunityinsurance.com.

General description THEN more terrific shows & opportunities!  In its 15 years, The Armory Show, America’s leading fine art fair devoted to the most important art of the 20th and 21st centuries, has become an international institution, bringing artists, galleries, collectors, critics & curators from all over the world. It strives to take advantage of this yearly convergence of the world’s top collectors & art enthusiasts by proudly consolidating and promoting a diverse selection of NYC’s own cultural offerings.

In celebration of New York’s unparalleled artistic communities, Armory Arts Week works to highlight the distinct art scenes of our city’s multiple neighborhoods. This concept of a week of arts related events was born out of the festivities and widely felt excitement generated by The Armory Show, formalized with the support of the city in 2009. Since then, Armory Arts Week has continued to expand its reach throughout all five boroughs of New York. From elaborate benefit parties to interactive public programs, promoting exceptional arts-related events. Armory Arts Week Audience: attracting residents of NYC, the Tri-State area + visitors from all over the world! With this year’s Focus on China, the # of foreign attendees promises to expand!

Re-Branding “Craft” for Today’s Market:
The art world still resists welcoming “craft” into its fairs. The SOFA shows have succeeded in distinguishing craft by using words like Functional Art, Objects and Furnishings, bringing the finest work to the international art market. The Architectural Digest show established their Made section, avoiding using the word “craft,” yet handmade glass, wood, ceramics & furniture comprise the show.

American Art Marketing is providing fine craft artists and designers a platform to show and sell their work at the new Contemporary Art Fair this May. The international art fairs are where you will find your new customers, trending towards a young & sophisticated audience. In May both the fairs and the buyers will be in New York for Frieze week.

The SOFA Alternative For Artists:
Join us along with some of the most notable and well established art fairs, as we launch the first alternative to the SOFA fairs exclusively for artists + designers in the heart of the Chelsea Arts District.With just 47 booths available, only the highest quality work will be considered. SEE “8 reasons to participate/choose us for representation & Apply HERE.

Starving artist, especially with NYC or other restaurant or bar experience?  A great HK: ArtiST Festival 2 floor venue Swizz Restaurant has been elegantly converted to Mastern Wine Bar, renovated, new chef…: It shall be one of our 3 free all evening PARTIES with continual performances will be held there!  Reliable, like to work with the public, serve food or bartend?  Apply to Patrick O’Sullivan at pados88@aol.com or pados88@aol.com.

TheSetNYC.com (FB) Instagram began their shows in our ‘hood & does striking & eclectic events all around Mid-downtown NYC from nightclubs through Churches!  A call: Artists! Fashion Designers! Fashion professionals! We are seeking style, quality, creativeness, and innovation! Please submit work here for a 6-5-14 showcase in Chelsea, Manhattan!  june5submission.eventbrite.com.

Chashama.org.  They have myriad NY locations, group shows, opening receptions/upcoming gala, performances, installations, benefits, gallery/window/mural/lobby work, parties, open studios, pop-up shops, residencies-subscribe to newsletter & see their jobs page for opportunities…Seek Visual Arts Interns + a Bronx Artist Housing Initiative, subsidized housing exchanged for community service, partnering with a local Senior Citizen Council.  

Want to have a show at a spacious Midtown ground floor office &/or attend its openings?  Chiropractor Dr. Jonathan Cohen provides small group shows & charges nothing, graciously accepts any % of proceeds from art sold that you deem fair!  Scrumptious food, next free opening: 3-13, 7:30-9:30 PM, 333 West 52nd Street.  A solo show by our cover girl/HKAG member kind & volunteer who sold 2 works from home @ our 1st festival!  JudyNegron.com.

“I’m pleased to announce the opening of my one person show, ‘Lost Images from an Imaginary Civilization’ at the JCohen Gallery.   I’ll be showing both mosaics and hand-colored etchings +a few mosaic crafts. The show runs from 3-9 to 4-6, except Sundays. If you like, call me (646-505-9103) and I can even meet you at the gallery”.

Shamhalanyc.org & tibethouse.us are both  in lower Chelsea & have extraordinary free events, art openings, classes & talks.  The latter:
Join us for the OPENING RECEPTION of Transcending Boundaries… New Images by Tashi Norbu – Friday, March 14, 6-8PM. Tashi Norbu explores the imagery of modern Tibet, referencing the Buddhist notions of flux & change, interdependence, and absence. Educated as a traditional tangka painter and later in contemporary art, Tashi juxtaposes the contemplative aesthetics of his art & calligraphy with the energy of abstract expressionism & pop culture.

He constantly seeks to explore the ways of western art that inspire him, in combination with Tibetan motifs and patterns. He aims to bring the energy of abstract expressionism in harmony with the meditative and reflective spirit of Buddhism.  Using the unicorn as a metaphor for transformation, he sees change as an instrument for liberation: “Apart from being ruthless, change gives hope to us Tibetans.  We have to grow out of our present situation, as the lotus grows out of the mud, by accepting change, nourishing the Buddha nature of ourselves in the modern world, & revealing our faults fearlessly. If we grow within ourselves, we gain freedom.”

Amongst the endless productive overwhelmingly free meetups is the 14,000 + member NY Entrepreneurs Business Network.  There next (Monday 3-10) event has 265 RSVPs & counting!

COMBINE this with a 21 person group show featuring another HKAG member who opens her home & is featured in our art-literary limb: 
Dorothy Krakauer. “I am delighted to invite you to see my new watercolors in this exhibit at Montserrat Gallery, 547 West 27 Street #516! Hope you can join us! 6:30-8:30 PM, to 3-10.

Get FREE tickets while wide open for adjacent Affordable Art Fair NYC!  April 2-6, a fun & friendly four-day contemporary art show.  You can browse, consult with exhibitors, &/or snag exciting new original works from up-and-coming artists and even a few household names.  More than 80 galleries are set to have items on display, and with paintings, print, sculpture, photography and more for sale, you’re sure to find something that strikes your fancy. Prices range up to $10,000, with a majority of pieces under the $5,000 mark. Enjoy the fair’s inspiring and inviting atmosphere, and check out the Recent Graduates Exhibition for a chance to admire and purchase pieces by future stars of the art world.

The fair’s main level, comprised of internationally recognized galleries alongside Affordable Art Fair mainstays, including Manifold Editions, Rebecca Hossack Gallery, Coates & Scarry, Bicha and gallery SENSEI, will once again bring a wide range of contemporary work that will satisfy the diverse tastes of the city.
The second level will be dedicated to emerging and established galleries showing new talent. “It is important to support & nurture the next generation of artists & galleries. This floor is dedicated to them, including Uprise Art, Art Students League of New York, See No Evil Gallery and Minan Gallery,”.  Cristina Salmastrelli, Director.

As always, there will be a strong Recent Graduate Exhibition at this edition of the fair. We are thrilled to announce Gabriel de Guzman, curator of visual arts at Wave Hill, as our curator of this feature, located at the fair’s entrance.  In addition, the fair has a fantastic lineup of programming in store for visitors this spring. We are thrilled to announce interior designer Nate Berkus will host a talk and Q&A focused on art and the home on Thursday, April 3rd. A special perk for families, artist Paula Brett, represented by Elisa Contemporary Art, will host colorful candy-themed art workshops for children under 12 on Saturday, April 5 and Sunday April 6. Even more programming details are available on our website!

A GREAT resource for ladies, always proud to feature with cover stories + 2 large annual  HK: ArtiST Festival groups shows, art & performance: The International Women Artists’ Salon.  Over 800 members from around the globe & NYC, they have downtown exhibits & facilitate others, a radio show, discover their BLOG & join.  Their Founder/CEO: HeidiRussellPublicist@gmail.com.

AuthorsUnbound.org.  Providing indie authors with events to share their work and connect with fans. launched with a great event at Wix Lounge. AU authors read from their books and discussed the challenges of indie publishing. NEXT up: March 18, 7 PM, Entwine wine bar ​​765 Washington Street., West Village.  Members here & with us (HKAG/Festival): Bill Amadeo & Carol Hollenbeck.

The long awaiting holistic bazaar is finally here! A new feature is organic and Ayurvedic food , $1.00 massages, free Reiki treatments, Yoga clothing, special teas and lots of other delicious food . We have organized a special food court area for you, many tables of new age & healing treatments. VARIOUS events in Manhattan & Queens, Social Media for your Holistic Business. The Power of Email Marketing and Growing Online Presence. For newsletter/details, contact HKAG member, talented performer, masseuse & tuning fork maestro Erik Dahl at healingexpressions@gmail.com.

From our dedicated & skilled Public Relations man, this is our 4th year together. Having several writing projects developed, UWS & Israeli born Ofer Caspi video!  “Friends, Colleagues, Admirers: The excruciating, unbearable wait is over: my annual head-spinning, stomach-turning Oscars lashing is here -Grab-ity Media presents: Oscars 2014 predictions – The Leftovers Games: Catching e-Coli”.

See ArtistsintheKitchen.org for numerous past newsletters!  Want daily & weekly updates for many free, general, underground art, cultural  + party events.  Subscribe to THESE e-newsletter .coms: nonsensenyc, GeminiandScorpio, theskint, Nifty, myopenbar, Flavorpillnyc +ART: forum/cards/meme/snapper/slant/cards/krush/log. Thrillist, Cityarts.info & .org & SEARCH meetup.com for NYC to keep abreast of numerous groups, events, professional, hobby & social options, mainstream through underground!

Search Brainard Carey on youtube for endless free videos re: Prof. advice for artists: pricing/selling/museum shows/fundraising-grants/applications/network/start biz./online marketing/FB…

Over 400 artists & organizations join the monthly, they were our fiscal sponsor between ’09-’11, appreciating their kind & highly competent guidance.  Get their newsletter,  FracturedAtlas.org.
They provide top-notch workshops, online & individual guidance for arts entrepreneurs, fundraising, developing software, technology, empower performers, aid to manage risk, find space, develop products, services, systems & community affairs.

Hell’s Kitchen Artists Guild & Association (HKAG/HKAA) mission: to expand the love, success & attention for great art(ists), performers, authors; alongside the fortunes of our legendary Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood, HK: ArtiST Festival, publications, & those joining us!

Dozens of our press, all media features, Sponsor/Media Kits, numerous: videos/youtube channel, ads, many 2 sided large maps & postcards, biz. plan, 5 social media (2 FB, Tumblr, Twitter Flickr), current, premiere & expanded online magazines, forms & much more available on: ArtistsintheKitchen.org/promos.htm.

To be explored: HKAG sponsoring art openings, especially ~ Hell’s Kitchen. And expanding our old online store idea into an online gallery of works sold purely to profit the artists. Inquire within to assist, & as always send listing & links here where passionate creativity & art entrepreneurship are promoted.

A spin off from our since ’09 Open Studios Festival, ‘At The Edge’ proudly re-announces a partnership with renowned industry leader Disticor, the 5th largest U.S. + #1 Canadian distributor of periodicals! Featured in well over 500 venues, ~ 30% in the US are in Barnes & Noble, many in (& selling BEST) the Southeast’s Books-A-Million chain, busy newsstands, independent stores…Soon purchasing promotional programs/newsstand & some B & N displays through huge NYC wholesalers Hudson News: even marketed with innovative branded digital app. technologies including on Apple/Ipad & Android! Though until then we shall have it all online: preview/like us on FB & our expanded online editions: FREE for now, a reward for reading thoroughly!

Gorgeously designed & a great bargain at $7.95, densely packed w/gloriously colorful & detailed fine art & eclectic literature showcasing genres from classic through modern & visionary imagery, especially stressing an Expressionist-Surrealistic aesthetic. Lovingly crafted commissioned front/inside/back covers in a matte finish. Writing ranges from highly personal stories to historic & cutting edge-natural drama, artist, community & gallery leader profiles, fiction, interviews, poetry-to established & emerging artists + performers featured in the well established HK: ArtiST Open Studios Festival & beyond!

Thanks for your love of the arts, performance, & literature!

Reply right here to volunteer or do ad sales.  Reserve a space hereto have your art exhibited &/or manifest stage/music talents May 16-18th, at our 6th annual HK: ArtiST Festival (write away for free art & receive our next issue FREE at the event) when you register.

Hell’s Kitchen tradition & theme continued: Our weekend again shall coincide & we will co-promote with the The several 100,000 visitor strong 9th Avenue International Food Festival. 

To publish any art work or literary inspirations/thoughts, no charge to submit or if selected: TAKE CARE with all instructions at:ArtistsintheKitchen.org/submit.  Look for our next E-Mails from this address: much valuable HK: ArtiST ’14 Festival & “At The Edge” Magazine information & other great free events, cultural + career resources & opportunities to follow!

She conducts permanent collection research with a focus on modern, contemporary time-based art. She also works closely with the museum’s acquisition committees and assists with collection and database management. She has co-curated several collection exhibitions including Surface, Support, Process: The 1960’s Monochrome in the Guggenheim Collection;Pop Objects and Icons from the Guggenheim Collection; and Paired, Gold: Felix Gonzalez-Torres and Roni Horn. APPLY HERE.Free: Fashion District Arts Festival 10-24-26. Start & get a map at by far the BIGGEST stop, the 75 artists open studios at the great EFA

 (see here studio videos too) in our midtown ‘hood, 323 West 39th Street. Or visit the WEBSITE. 6–10 PM opening Thursday, Friday 6-9 PM, Saturday 1-6 PM. Now: the Hell’s Kitchen Artists Guild approved All Hallow’s Eve Bash!!  Masquerade Art Gala
Thursday Oct 31st, 2013, 7 PM – 2 AM
Holy Apostles Ballroom in Chelsea, Manhattan
296 9th Ave, by 28th Street
RSVP: oct31fashionandartmasquerade.eventbrite.com.
Benefit for Freedomladder.com to stop child sex slave trafficking
Costume Fashion Show by Vogue featured designer Yesterdaynight
Fashion Show from Celebrity Designer Jason Christopher Peters
Designer Phil Harris presents A Walking Piece of Art-For Your Eyes Only
A great HOST for 2 HK: ArtiST Festival parties, see him HERE.

The Set NYC presents: A Masquerade Art Ball: A Costume Fashion Show by “Yesterdaynight”. A benefit for Freedomladder.com: Stopping child sex slave trafficking. A Costume Fashion show by Vogue and Inside New York featured designer Yesterday night. Early fashion show by Celebrity designer Jason Christopher Peters (People, US Weekly, MTV). Designer Phil Harris presents: A Walking Piece of Art – For Your Eyes Only as the grand finale. Hosted by philanthropist and award winning actress Qurrat Ann Kadwani. Artwork and art presentation by Tobin Eason (BalletNext, American Ballet Theatre). Free gifts and beauty masks from Grand Central Beauty and Elucid Fashion Magazine.
No cover before 9pm. $10 afterwards which includes free drink. $5 drinks all night which includes wine, beer, and mixed drinks. Food catered by Noel’s Kitchen available for purchase. Artwork and masks available for purchase. Best mask of the event receives gifts from Exhale Spa. Email press@thesetnyc.com for RSVP, Press, permitting cameras, and VIP tables. Thursday Oct 31, from 7pm – 2am. At Holy Apostles Ballroom in Chelsea Manhattan, 296 9th Ave, by 28th St. 21 and over event.
Freedom Ladder uses popular vehicles of education and entertainment, such as comic books, to educate at-risk children about the danger of sex trafficking and empower them to protect themselves and live lives of courage, power, and inspiration. Art Shows by BarraVision (www.rebeccabarra.com), Jimmy Aponte (instagram.com/jimmyaponte), Jessica Glick Photography (www.jessicaglick.com), Gylliayn Art (www.thegmedia.com), Lindsay Risk (www.rosybleu.com), Jessica Slagle, Devon Morgan, and CVLC Photography (www.cvlcphotographyartiste.com).

Also in our wheelhouse, the great space doing int’l business & always on our HK: ArtiST open studio festival map-95 DOLLAR STORE SALE with free gorgeous hardcover book, to the end of the year as supply lasts! Both here & in an UWS location, see links for all details!artforhealingnyc.org/95dollarstoregallery.htm  And when & where?
Calendar.

Art for Healing NYC Org is decorating our Hell’s Kitchen Manhattan, little gallery with original art works priced as high as only 95 Dollars! ( As supply lasts!) Each total purchase receives a free Coffee Table Art book of the biography of a museum collected artist! BUY YOUR HOLIDAY PRESENTS NOW!
We want to encourage young people & people with limited budgets to collect original art! We all must have art in our lives! We accept Visa, Mastercard and Discover, Paypal, cash & checks + offer layaway. Part of our mission offers FREE art installations at public locations. Please visit our public art installations of huge sized mixed media art!

Also always joining us & free: Fountain Gallery, part of their clubhouse for the recovering mentally ill.  Through 10-30 see their “Into Central Park” exhibit, 702 9th avenue @ 48th Street.  Tues-Sat 11-7, Sun 1-5.

Estelle Levy is a member here at HKAG & runs a woman’s group like this one: womenartsalon.blogspot.com-a great resource with 100’s of mutually supportive career & general creative ladies!  Ms. Levy is amongst 28 featured at the American Society of Contemporary Artists. Annual exhibition: 11/5-16, “Diverse Impressions”, opening reception 11-9, 2-4:30 PM.  The High Line Loft, 508 West 26th Street, 5th floor.
Tuesday-Saturday 11 AM- 6 PM, Thursday 11 AM- 8 PM.

Established before World War 1, ASCA provides its members opportunities to exhibit and sell their art. Networking & community are crucial to us. At its various receptions, meetings & studio visits, exchanges of ideas & friendships occur, adding to our vitality. By exhibiting, selling, and connecting with other artists, the needs of the painter, sculptor, and printmaker are met. Membership of about one hundred artists are curators, critics, teachers, & members of other important art organizations. ascartists.org.

So many great exhibits & performances free, a few venues in midtown & uptown, from lobbies to Brooklyn!  See Chashama.org. Historic nonprofit group of theaters, gallery spaces, and studios.

Publisher Paul Cabezas has a free group show w/charming Tracey Von Becker, she has contributed to our own art rag. Chelsea Eye Gallery – opening this Friday 10-25 (to 11-5) 157 West 19 St – 7- 9 PM!!

Arts & Crafts Indoor Market. Saturday & Sundays 11-7 PM.
Original/artistic products including visual art, literature, apparel, jewelry, ornaments, furniture, decorations, services (i.e. make-up), music etc.
Entertainment and light refreshments will be provided
Located on 757 4th Ave, between 25th/26th street, Brooklyn.
VENDORS: if interested in selling your products at this event contactinfo@gallerylala.com or 917 529 3445 for more info, space limited.

ARTS group through Linkedin! Subject: Your ARTS blogging business. David Nordella, moderator of NAMMATIMES specialist subgroup BLOGS is ready to help with your existing or start up your first blogging business.  Visit BLOGS and share your own blogging content with the group HERE & then reach out to David. View his profile & contact him at dnordella@providerfinance411.com to connect.

Amongst the many great groups for artists, here is one for newbies & Professional mentors.  Wednesday is their free 9 PM virtual/online event “From paper to in-person, a resume & cover letter workshop”. Q & A.meetup.com/NYCreativeInterns.  They also just changed their name to “FindSpark”, & have various internships, jobs, scholarships..Need Account & Sales Executives, Graphic Designers, Program Coordinators, workshops & conferences on pitching & marketing…Check too:www.meetup.com/NYC-Artists-on-the-Rise/events/144329802.

Affordable Care Act & Freelancers Presentation.
Join us for a presentation at Silent Barn with Nadege Noel, Outreach Manager for Health Republic Insurance of New York. HRI is a new health insurance company established through the Affordable Care Act sponsored by the Freelancers Union. Health Republic Insurance of New York is the only consumer-operated and oriented (CO-OP) non-profit health insurance plan in New York State. It is one of the most affordable plans on the New York State of Health website.
The presentation will provide an overview of what artists and freelancers should know about the Affordable Care Act and a description of Health Republic Insurance of New York’s plan, with plenty of time for questions and answers.
This program is presented in Bushwick as part of Brooklyn Arts Council’s Creative Coalitions program, but all are welcome to attend.
For more information, please contact Ethany Uttech by email ateuttech@brooklynartscouncil.org or call (718) 625-0080, x227.

Add ArtCards to all the .coms with great event listings & newsletters to subscribe to, like ArtLog, Thrillist, CityArts Artkrush, artfagcity, artsnapper, nonsensenyc/flavorpillnyc/GeminiandScorpio/theSkint/Nifty.

From the great Arts in Bushwick, largest/Mother of all open studios with 3 big annual weekends. ¡CALABAZAFEST! 2014 is on Sunday 10/27: Dancing Zombies & Colorful Costumes Wanted! Link: details on 12-5 PM Sundaaaze event, dance training video & photos from last 3 years….

Combine these with a tour of numerous West Chelsea galleries & a walk on the amazing Highline above ground park: Invitations for several shows and a publication opening from leahoates.com. Curate NYC ’13. Selected for Top 150 artists. Reception: October 24th, 6:30-8:30 PM, Open through November 2nd. Rush Arts Gallery, 526 West 26th Street.

To submit all art & writing for free publication offer your best images & literary efforts by following directions at: ArtistsintheKitchen.org.

Free wisdom from his great newsletter all artists should subscribe to:BrainardCarey@gmail.com.  How to get into a Museum, price your art…
See how to promote your ideas, your art and more through Facebook boosted posts or promoted posts. Simple, but effective VIDEO.
NEW-overcoming setbacks & losses video HERE.
How to be an important & relevant artist HERE.

Updates on grants for artists with this mobile App for phones HERE.

The School for Artists—>Is like a post-graduate course in building a professional career Learn more by clicking this LINK.

Get/download the free 28 page book, “How I Got into the Whitney Biennial” HERE.  He is also launching a new very intensive program, to see if it fits you, review the questions about what you might need.
yourartmentor.com/success-program.htm.

If you can, he is grateful for reviews on AMAZON.
The Art World Demystified: tawd.wildapricot.org.

Feel free to write to him with questions about the newsletter or if you
need mentoring support to create a professional strategy for your career.  He works with a limited number of people, to apply send your goals & website. If able to mentor you he shall arrange a preliminary phone conversation to discuss the process.

Cianne Fragione has the exhibit “Lo Studio” at John D Calandra Italian American Institute Queens College, CUNY. This is a link to The episode of Italics that covers the opening is now online.  On view through 1-10, 2014. Artists’ Talk: Tuesday,November 19, 2013, 6 PM
Gallery Hours:Monday-Friday, 9 AM-5 PM. Artists’ Talk: Tuesday, 11-19, 2013, 6 PM. Campus Website/location. 

Lectures, scholarships, (Empire State) partnership for college credit, residencies here & overseas, special exhibitions, art workouts & workshops, grants, model/work, soooo much more at the legendary, since 1875 & to be featured in our next issue: theartstudentsleague.org.

COME ON OUT FOR A CLOSING CELEBRATION ON
OCTOBER 29th from 6-10 PM!

WORKS WILL BE SOLD AND DONATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED
TO HELP RAISE FUNDS FOR A NEW SPACE!!

25CPW GALLERY @ 25 CENTRAL PARK WEST
There is meaning in the temporary.

In the four and a half years that 25CPW has had its doors open, we have had over 200 events and exhibitions—thousands of people have come through our doors, in diverse forms of expression, as extensions of varied walks of life. All have become a part of our community.
Thank you for bringing your participation, support and enthusiasm to 25CPW and Red Roots Gallery.

Please come and join us for one last celebration on Central Park West with a night of art, music, food, drink and more….

Terrific thoughtful free exhibits & eclectic classical performances in Hell’s Kitchen at 549 West 52nd Street, 8th floor. gallerymc.org.

Before the summary: another great opportunity for writers & theatre enthusiasts & in/for our beloved Hell’s Kitchen!
Things are looking up for the Fourth Annual Midwinter Madness Short Play Festival (Feb. 10 – Mar. 1, 2014). But I’m under a lot of pressure from my competitors to improve things even more (well, from my own Midtown International Theatre Festival, but I’m sure some other festivals will catch on in their own good time),  so I’m offering a few features unheard of in this particular corner of the business. First, in keeping with the previous 3 seasons of the Festival:

There are absolutely no fees associated with being in the Festival. 
This seems like a fairly conservative principle, until you realize that all other theatre festivals in New York City charge application and participation fees (and other fees for insurance, Equity waiver charges, and God knows what else). Every time I post on LinkedIn I get static for my application and participation fees, and while I love controversy, today I’d rather cut the BS and the fees in one fell swoop.
NOTE: We require that you provide your own board op, who will become part of your production budget. We’ll offer you a list of board ops from which you can hire, which will cost you a modest amount. 

All participants will receive 10 hours of free rehearsal time (during off-peak hours, usually daytime weekdays). This is something new, adopted from the MITF of recent years. The theory is that I can buy rehearsal time in bulk where you have to pay retail, so a modest expense for me saves a bundle for you. I’m glad to do it if it’ll encourage you to take part in the Festival.

You will receive half the net, defined as half the difference between your gross and 40% of the maximum possible gross. People ask me, “How much you going to pay me to be in your Festival?”, and I say, “Why should I pay you when I don’t charge you to be here in the first place?” But I understand that putting on a play costs money, so here’s an incentive for you to go out and sell tickets. I love that!

Now at the great Contemporary art Festival that is the central feature of this newsletter, make sure you catch this very impressive intersection of technology & childhood delight: Professional NYC multimedia artist, self-educated, reclusive, bespectacled, tall, stoic, sarcastic, eccentric, hard-rocking, tattooed…And his kids toys are high tech functional!

Julius von Brunk — also known as Baron von Brunk — is a Pennsylvania-born graphic artist and master LEGO builder. The Baron’s original LEGO creations feature a broad array of themes, mostly encompassing the geeky subculture — with an emphasis on retro video games. Most notably, Baron von Brunk is best remembered for building a large sculpture of a vintage Nintendo Entertainment System controller made entire from LEGO bricks, and wired to actually play games. A lot of his other works consist of perfectly-scaled replicas of video game systems, game cartridges, and accessories that each transform into various robots similar to Hasbro’s “The Transformers” toy line. Von Brunk designs packages and print material for consumer goods as a full-time trade, whilst creating elaborate LEGO models as a serious hobby. His long-term goal is to be a toy designer for a major brand, such as Tyco, Hasbro, Fisher-Price — or even LEGO Group themselves. To check out his personal homepage, visit baronvonbrunk.com, and be sure to like his Facebook fan page to keep up with his updates on current works-in-progress for his custom builds.

“A link to several high-res photos, these contain a lot of my most popular creations, with a few headshots. It’s a special link to my Google Drive that I’ve shared”.  drive.google.com  View his youtube CHANNEL.
Contact him for any questions or seeking special commissions:
JULIUS A. VON BRUNK, Graphic Artist • LEGO Builder • SAG/AFTRA. (717) 201-8424.