Do you want to know how artists succeed in getting their artwork shown in galleries? This is your opportunity! Under the auspices of Arthouse429, Ilene Gruber Adams, Rickie Leiter and Raquel Williams will present “The Art of Marketing Your Art” in a two-part series. Pre-registration is required. We are proud to announce that numerous previous seminar attendees have been accepted into traditional galleries, juried exhibits, won awards, and made major sales at Florida venues as well as at international venues. The skills they learned through these seminars and mentoring have taken them from hopeful to successful! Don’t miss out on this hands-on practical knowledge seminar.  The Rickie Report shares the details about the next seminar here.

The Art of Marketing Your Art

presented by

Ilene Gruber Adams

Rickie Leiter

Raquel Williams

at

ArtHouse 429 in Northwood

Session 1: February 9th | 7 – 9 pm

Session 2: February 16th | 7 – 9 pm

429 25th Street West Palm Beach, FL 33407

561.231.0429

Learn….

What are Galleries looking for

How to approach Galleries

Preparing a portfolio

Presenting your work

Pricing Your Work

Marketing your work

Using Social Media

Answering Calls to Artists

and more…

To sign up or get more details contact Ilene : ileneadams@gmail.com

To register:

http://www.ileneadamsinc.com/#!the-art-of-marketing/cecc

For coverage of your events, to place an advertisement, or speak to Rickie about appearing in The Rickie Report, contact:

Rickie Leiter, Publisher

The Rickie Report

P.O.Box 33423

Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33420

Rickie@therickiereport.com

561-537-0291

The Center for Creative Education is pleased to announce a two session workshop beginning January 6th, designed for working, motivated artists who wish to learn more about managing a successful career and the business of art.  Bruce Helander, Board Member of the CCE, will lead the workshops. Helander’s wealth of experience as a practicing artist, critic, arts consultant, gallery owner, art dealer, former editor-in-chief of The Art Economist, former White House Fellow of the National Endowment for the Arts, former dean of the Rhode Island School of Design, and member of the Florida Artists Hall of Fame, will inform the varied topics. The Rickie Report shares the details.

Center for Creative Education

425 24th Street    West Palm Beach, FL 33407

t (561) 805 9927 ext. 160 f (561) 805 9929

www.cceflorida.org

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES

&

PERSPECTIVES ON THE ART WORLD

by Bruce Helander

Bruce Helander

The Center for Creative Education is pleased to announce a workshop designed for working, motivated artists who wish to learn more about managing a successful career and the business of art.

Bruce Helander, board member of the CCE, will lead the workshops. Helander’s wealth of experience as a practicing artist, critic, arts consultant, gallery owner, art dealer, former editor-in-chief of The Art Economist, former White House Fellow of the National Endowment for the Arts, former dean of the Rhode Island School of Design, and member of the Florida Artists Hall of Fame, will inform the varied topics.

The cost is $35.00 for sessions 1 and 2.

Lecture is accompanied by a Free copy of Don Thompson’s book The $12 Million Stuffed Shark. “…is a cutting-edge approach to the economics and psychology of the contemporary art world.”

Attendees to bring spiral notebook and Resumes

Session 1 – January 6, 2016, 6-8pm
“Getting it Together: Setting Goals, Building a Resume, Creating a Portfolio”
Setting realistic professional goals and creating a five-year plan of action.
Increasing motivation to make deadlines, facilitate earning power and set sights on one’s future.
Evaluating one’s worth and price setting.
Building a resume and creating a professional portfolio.

Session 2 – January 13, 2016, 6-8pm
“Getting Seen: Exhibitions, Collectors, Museums”
Best methods for contacting galleries concerning exhibitions.
The benefits of entering juried shows and competitions.
How to attract collectors and museum reps to your studio.
How to arrange museum acquisitions of your work.

Get Tickets:

http://cceflorida.org/brucehelander/

For more information Contact:

Jonathon Ortiz-Smykla, Gallery and Events Manager

Center for Creative Education

425 24th Street, West Palm Beach, FL 33407

t (561) 805 9927 ext. 160    c (561) 670 5678
f (561) 805 9929      www.cceflorida.org

For coverage of your events, to place an advertisement, or speak to Rickie about appearing in The Rickie Report, contact:

Rickie Leiter, Publisher

The Rickie Report

P.O.Box 33423

Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33420

Rickie@therickiereport.com

561-537-0291

For the first time the South Florida Fair will include an Art Village, offering fine arts and crafts to its visitors. The Annual South Florida Fair is the main event on the Fairgrounds in West Palm Beach, FL which occurs over a 17 day period. The Fair  incorporates a theme, as a means to stimulate tourism as well as the educational and cultural interest of the residents of Palm Beach County and beyond. More than half a million visitors enter the gates at the South Florida Fair from  January 15 -31 and artists will have a chance to show the Fair patrons their art!  This is a great opportunity to get exposure and to get your art in the homes and offices of the many Fair visitors.  The Rickie Report shares the details about this juried event here.  Kudos to Craig McInnis, Freddy Hennevelt and Nickie Hennevelt for making this happen!  This is a tremendous opportunity for fine artists and crafters! DEADLINE to APPLY: December 23rd.

“Turning A New Wheel” by Nickie and Freddy Hennevelt

Art Village

Artists Call for Palm Beach County Artists

SHOW LOCATION:
South Florida Fair
South Florida Fair Grounds

9067 Southern Blvd.     West Palm Beach, FL 33401

For the first time the South Florida Fair will include an Art Village, offering fine arts and crafts to its visitors. The annual South Florida Fair is the main event on the Fairgrounds in West Palm Beach, FL which occurs over a 17 day period, generally in the last two weeks of January each year. Over the past several years, the annual fair has incorporated a theme as a means of stimulating tourism as well as the educational and cultural interest of the residents of Palm Beach County and beyond. In keeping with the this year’s theme “Discover the Palm Beaches” We will be jurying in Palm Beach County artist and crafters. 

More than half a million visitors enter the gates at the South Florida Fair each year and we are honored to be able to offer artist a chance to show the fair patrons your art! This is a great opportunity to get exposure and to get your art in the homes and offices of the many fair visitors.

Art Village PBC Exhibition at the South Florida Fair 2016

• The artist call for the Art Village PBC 2016 Exhibition keeping in this year’s theme of “Discover the Palm Beaches”
• Call is open to all artists and crafters who reside and work in Palm Beach County.
• All work to be exhibited must be well conceived & expertly executed and family friendly.
• Buy/sell vendors are strictly prohibited.
• All art media will be considered.
• 2D & 3D Art
• Entry Fee: (Art Village PBC Exhibition 2016 is non-refundable): $20.00
• If chosen by the jury there will be a low booth fee and all sales will have a percentage of 70%/15%/15% split.

Booth options will be as follows:

The Art Village is offering a great opportunity to artist by being showcased at the lowest exhibit rates of the Fair. The normal Fair’s rate for an outdoor exhibit space is $85 a foot. That is a $600 savings to be a part of the inaugural Art Village.

Booth Fees:

• $250 Entire Show (17 days) Jan. 15 – 31, 2016
• $150 First 8 days Jan. 15 – 22, 2016 (upon availability)
• $150 Second 9 days Jan. 21 – 31, 2016 (upon availability)

Each 10×10 booth space will require a sturdy white top tent with walls, anchors and weights. Tents will remain up for entire exhibition. (If you chose the first 9 day option the breakdown of your tent will be at Midnight on Jan. 22, 2016. All set up and break down time will happen when the cannot be moved until the fair has closed on.)

No refunds for no show artist or artist that chose to withdraw from the show during their scheduled time for any reason.

Show Dates:
Jan. 15, 2016 – Jan. 31, 2016

SHOW SCHEDULE:

January 15, 2015 Show Set up time TBA
January 15 – 31 -Exhibition Dates

Live art demonstrations daily.
Lounge area for visitors to sit relax and enjoy art.
Art Village Information and Check Out tent.
Kids Love Art Too area.

January 31, 2015 Show Breakdown time TBA

SHOW HOURS:

Sunday – Thursday: 12noon – 11pm   Friday & Saturday: 10am -12midnight

Website:

ArtvillagePBC.com

Email:

Info@ArtvillagePBC.com

Facebook Page:

https://www.facebook.com/ArtVillagePBC/

Artist Call Entry:

http://www.artvillagepbc.com/artist-call.html

Contact Information:

Curators
Craig McInnis, Nickie & Freddy Hennevelt

Phone:
561-506-4108

Office Hours:
10:00 am – 9:00 pm

Mailing address:
3611 Eastview Ave.      West Palm Beach, FL 33407

For coverage of your events, to place an advertisement, or speak to Rickie about appearing in The Rickie Report, contact:

Rickie Leiter, Publisher

The Rickie Report

P.O.Box 33423

Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33420

Rickie@therickiereport.com

561-537-0291

Under the auspices of En Plein Air International Studios, Ilene Gruber Adams, Rickie Leiter and Hugh O’Neill will present “The Art of Marketing Your Art” in a two-part series. Ilene is a well respected marketing professional for businesses of all types, a graphic designer and a fine artist. Rickie publishes The Rickie Report, a free-to subscribe website that promotes the art scene in Southeast Florida with a world-wide readership. Hugh O’Neill is an internationally acclaimed artist who has brought plein air painting back into the limelight in the U.S., and offers art workshops in Ireland and Europe, in addition to his own award-winning paintings. The Seminars take place on December 1st and 15th. We share the details here and look forward to empowering YOU! Spaces are limited to a small group so everyone receives the personal attention necessary to succeed.

The Art of Marketing Your Art:

Are you ready to sell your art but don’t know where to begin?

Do you want to enter exhibits but not sure how to apply?

Do you wonder how other artists get into galleries?

Ilene and Rickie’s previous Art Marketing Seminars have taken emerging artists and hobbyists to a new level of professionalism. The information they provide in two sessions will be enhanced by Hugh O’Neill’s experience as a gallerist and international artist. The basic skills and knowledge necessary to take any individual to a more successful level will be shared through power point, hand outs, anecdotal information, suggested reading, sharing of resources and hands-on exercises.

While the seminars center of interest is on art, we welcome other entrepreneurs and business people to attend. Most of the principals are practical for anyone trying to market their ideas or products.

The two sessions will be held at En Plein Air International Studios located at 226 Center Street Unit A8 in Jupiter, FL. Pre-registration is required for the $100 two-part seminar. Payment can be made via Paypal or by personal check. Space is limited to 25 people, so everyone has enough time to share their questions. Light refreshments will be served. We will be happy to recommend local restaurants, if you want to eat dinner before the seminars,which begin promptly at 7 pm. Mark your calendars for Tuesday, December 1st and 15th and sign up now!

​To Pay by PayPal:

http://www.ileneadamsinc.com/#!the-art-of-marketing/cecc

For more information please contact:

Ilene Adams 561.346.0172

or

ileneadams@gmail.com

www.IleneAdamsInc.com
www.IleneAdamsFineArt.com
www.linkedin.com/in/ileneadams

For more information about Hugh O’Neill:

www.oneillgalleries.com

For coverage of your events, to place an advertisement, or speak to Rickie about appearing in The Rickie Report, contact:

Rickie Leiter, Publisher

The Rickie Report

P.O.Box 33423

Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33420

Rickie@therickiereport.com

561-537-0291

Under the auspices of En Plein Air International Studios, Ilene Gruber Adams, Rickie Leiter and Hugh O’Neill will present “The Art of Marketing Your Art” in a two-part series. Ilene is a well respected marketing professional for businesses of all types, a graphic designer and a fine artist. Rickie publishes The Rickie Report, a free-to subscribe website that promotes the art scene in Southeast Florida with a world-wide readership. Hugh O’Neill is an internationally acclaimed artist who has brought plein air painting back into the limelight in the U.S., and offers art workshops in Ireland and Europe, in addition to his own award-winning paintings.  The Seminars take place on December 1st and 15th. We share the details here and look forward to empowering YOU!  Spaces are limited to a small group so everyone receives the personal attention necessary to succeed.  

The Art of Marketing Your Art

Are you ready to sell your art but don’t know where to begin?

Do you want to enter exhibits but not sure how to apply?

Do you wonder how other artists get into galleries?

Ilene and Rickie’s previous Art Marketing Seminars have taken emerging artists and hobbyists to a new level of professionalism. The information they provide in two sessions will be enhanced by Hugh O’Neill’s experience as a gallerist and international artist. The basic skills and knowledge necessary to take any individual to a more successful level will be shared through power point, hand outs, anecdotal information, suggested reading, sharing of resources and hands-on exercises.

While the seminars center of interest is on art, we welcome other entrepreneurs and business people to attend. Most of the principals are practical for anyone trying to market their ideas or products.

The two sessions will be held at En Plein Air International Studios located at 226 Center Street Unit A8 in Jupiter, FL. Pre-registration is required for the $100 two-part seminar. Payment can be made via Paypal or by personal check. Space is limited to 25 people, so everyone has enough time to share their questions. Light refreshments will be served. We will be happy to recommend local restaurants, if you want to eat dinner before the seminars,which begin promptly at 7 pm. Mark your calendars for Tuesday, December 1st and 15th and sign up now!

​To Pay by PayPal:

http://www.ileneadamsinc.com/#!the-art-of-marketing/cecc

For more information please contact:

Ilene Adams 561.346.0172

or

ileneadams@gmail.com

www.IleneAdamsInc.com
www.IleneAdamsFineArt.com
www.linkedin.com/in/ileneadams

For more information about Hugh O’Neill:

www.oneillgalleries.com

For coverage of your events, to place an advertisement, or speak to Rickie about appearing in The Rickie Report, contact:

Rickie Leiter, Publisher

The Rickie Report

P.O.Box 33423

Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33420

Rickie@therickiereport.com

561-537-0291

Every artist we’ve spoken to exclaims their delight, excitement and enthusiasm for The Armory Art Center‘s Annual 50/50 Live Art Event and Auction!  Only 50 artists are able to participate in the 4th Annual 50/50 Live Art Event and Auction on Saturday, November 28, 2015. Artists publicly show off their skills by creating a work of art in front of a live audience that will be auctioned off just minutes after being completed. This unique event will give artists the chance to exhibit their work in public at one of South Florida’s most venerated cultural centers. The Rickie Report shares the Call To Artists Information and reminds Art Lovers and Art Patrons to Mark the Date on Your Calendars NOW! Artist Entry Deadline: Friday, November 13, 2015.   Don’t miss out on this one-of-a-kind event to showcase your talent and personality!

1700 parker avenue         w.p.b., fl 33401

(561) 832-1776

4th Annual 50/50 Live Art Event and Auction

Saturday, November 28, 2015

6 – 9:30 pm

Artists Creating at Armory 50/50

(Photo Courtesy of Alan Schwartz)

Why participate? Exposure…

• The event will be well promoted and well attended by art enthusiasts and collectors.

• You can display a binder that is up to 9”x12” to showcase more examples of your work to potential buyers.

• Each year the 50/50 Live Art Event and Auction has brought in more than 200 spectators.

• You will have the chance to interact with attendees and distribute postcards and business cards.

• You have the added benefit of enhancing your resume when you are accepted into this juried opportunity.

• Your work is auctioned by a local radio personality who will promote the event on air.

• You will keep 50% from the sale of your work.

• The event and sale of your painting can be added to your bio and resume.

• This is a prestigious juried event and you will be selected based on talent.

• There is a $20 application fee.

• Artists will be provided a 16”x20” canvas.

• Artists must provide their own art supplies and set up their work stations.

• Artists can use acrylic or any other non-toxic materials (no oils) but the work MUST be dry before the end of the painting session (6:30 – 8:30 p.m.) and must be ready to hang, even if it includes 3-D elements.

• The starting bid of all work will be $50. The final bid price is split 50/50 between artist and the Armory.

• You can also choose to become a sponsoring artist and donate full proceeds for greater publicity. Learn more by going to armoryart.org/sponsoring-artist

• The artist or a representative at the conclusion of the event must claim unsold artwork. Artwork left at the Armory will become the property of the Armory.

• Upon acceptance to the 4th Annual 50/50 Live Art Event and Auction, artists will receive further instructions regarding their participation.

• Application can be found on armoryart.org/artist-opportunites

• To apply, submit the completed application and 3 jpeg images of your work via email to suzanne.redmond@armoryart.org

• If you are accepted by the jury, notification with details will be sent by email. For more information, please call (561) 832-1776.

• Deadline for entry is November 13, 2015

Details and application are available at: http://armoryart.org/artist-opportunities

Jeanne Martin Welcomes Artists/Art Patrons

Event Schedule:

5:30 – 6:30 pm Artists Set Up

6:30 pm Doors Open to the Public

6:30 – 8:30 pm Artists Create Their Work

8:15 – 8:30 pm Paintings Are Collected For the Auction

8:30 – 8:45 pm Live Auction Begins

9:30 – 10:00 pm Artists break-down

Virginia Sinicki, WRMF’s popular KVJ show radio host

Is returning as emcee.

Last year Virginia livened up the crowd and every painting sold!

Bidders!

Painters at Armory 50/50 Event

 Onlookers Waiting to Make Their Bids

The Armory Art Center:

The mission of the Armory Art Center is to inspire the creation and experience of art. The Armory’s vision is to be Palm Beach County’s leading visual arts education and exhibition center. Housed in an historic art deco building, the Armory provides art classes for students of all ages, exhibitions, art salons, lectures, and special events. Twenty exhibitions are hosted annually in three galleries. Nearly 100 courses held in 12 state-of-the-art studios are offered including ceramics, digital arts, drawing, glass fusing, jewelry, painting, printmaking, fibers, sculpture, and more. For more information, visit www.armoryart.org or call 561-832-1776 x33.

For coverage of your events, to place an advertisement, or speak to Rickie about appearing in The Rickie Report, contact:

Rickie Leiter, Publisher

The Rickie Report

P.O.Box 33423

Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33420

Rickie@therickiereport.com

561-537-0291