Austin-Artists.com offers artists the opportunity to promote themselves and share their work via guest blog post. We’re really pleased to have Paul Borelli as our guest this week, telling us how he created “Squaresville”.  Paul will be exhibiting this and other artwork at Austin ArtSpace from September 27 to October 10.  Be sure to visit Paul’s website www.borelliart.com. You can also hear Paul on his KOOP radio show, “The Swinger”, each Saturday afternoon.

Tip–>click on the photos to see a larger version and be sure to click MORE to read the rest of the blog post.

“Squaresville” is an installation of 16 portraits, each 12 x 12 x 1.5 inches, acrylic on canvas, depicting famous “squares” from the ’60′s.

From upper left, going across:
Row 1:
“Liberace Square,” “Godfrey Square,” “Campbell Square,” “Nabors Square”

Row 2:
“Faith Square,” “Welk Square,” “Miller Square,” “Como Square”

Row 3:
“Griffin Square,” “Boone Square,” “Humperdinck Square,” “Webb Square”

Row 4:
“Newton Square,” “Harris Square,” “Lombardo Square,” “Goulet Square”
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When we visited the UT Visual Arts Center recently, we had the opportunity to visit Ry Rocklen, a Los Angeles-based artist that is in residency at the VAC. Ry’s exhibit entitled “ZZZs” is based around the idea of sleep. He talks about it during the interview, so have a listen, and go out to the exhibit at the opening on September 24-26.

Austin is getting ready to welcome another great art facility, the UT Visual Arts Center.  The VAC is part of the Art + Art History Department and is located on the UT-Austin campus.  Gallery Director, Jade Walker, tells us about the VAC and their upcoming opening.  Enjoy!

“That’s the power of the smile”.  Kathleen speaks these words during this video, and she’s seen it firsthand.  How a smile can turn a stranger into a friend.  How a smile can warm a cold bus or train.  She continues to forge links between people with her art and presence.  Take a few minutes to get to know her.

Here’s another guest blog post, this one from the Austin Creative Alliance.  Did you know that Austin-Artists.com videos get placed on their NowPlayingAustin site, and that site gets approximately 20,000 visitors/month?  Learn more by reading about all the Austin Creative Alliance has to offer!

NowPlayingAustin.com

A leading online resource for arts and cultural information for Austin and Central Texas, NowPlayingAustin.com offers a large database of area arts and cultural events; venue and organization directories; classes and workshops; jobs, auditions, and classified ads. Partners and sponsors make this a free listing service for the entire arts community. The site gets approximately 20,000 visitors/month. Anyone can submit Event Information or an Individual Artist Profile free of charge. Now Playing Austin: Submission Tips

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Jann Alexander is a photographer and painter that has made a name for herself in Austin. Jann is the creator of the “Vanishing Austin” photo series, capturing images of iconic buildings and signage in the city. Jann also owns and operates Austin Details Art + Photo gallery in downtown Austin. You’ll want to get to know her, so have a look!

Austin Details Art + Photo is a fantastic new gallery in downtown Austin by Jann Alexander.  She has announced several calls for entry around specific themes.  Be sure to click on MORE… to see the full post.

The Calls for Entry are:

The Neon Show

American loves neon. And Austin’s full of it.

Austin is a town that worships neon. It lights up our life all over the city, as it does all around the country. We’ll pay homage to the art of neon with our gallery’s Grand Opening and exhibit reception on September 16,  The Neon Show.

YOU ARE ELIGIBLE TO SUBMIT if you are an emerging or established artist creating original works in neon or about neon, especially with neon itself, or painting, serigraphy, film/video, traditional or digital photography, where the subject matter shows neon. Enter by August 23 to have your art considered for exhibition.

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