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The Art of Now

"Find Your Roots"
New competition for Artists and Musicians.
Winners will participate in 2 month art exhibition
with published catalog and music events.

Art Juror - Peter Frank
Music Juror - Laurence Vittes

The submission deadline is November 1, 2013 (submit here).

LarkGallery Online, in collaboration with the West Hollywood Arts and Cultural Affairs Comission and the Russian Advisory Board, will bridge the multi-generational, culturally and religiously diverse, international communities of West Hollywood's East Side with a two-month art exhibition and educational activities exploring the global roots of each culture’s art.

"Find Your Roots"  - Fine Art and Music Competition

The theme of our new competition is "Find Your Roots". As Marcus Garvey says it so perfectly: "A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots".

We invite our participants to look closely at their family and community roots, and reflect on their cultural, religious and philosophical backgrounds. During the art exhibition, music events, educational workshops and discussions are planned to further the inquiry into the roots of one's cultural tree by using the exhibited artworks as examples of this introspection. The exhibit and programming will take place in the building near Plummer Park, considered the heart of the Eastern European immigrant community of West Hollywood.
 

Selection and Prizes:

All submitted high quality art work will be exhibited online in "Find Your Roots" on-line exhibition and linked to artist's website for a year. All art will be also available for online sales.

10 artists and 3 musicians will be selected to participate in brick-and-mortar "Find Your Roots" exhibition and events.

First, second and third prize winners will become LarkGallery Online Represented Artists/Musicians for a year, and receive a custom-tailored personal web page with a value of $500.

The deadline for submissions is November 1, 2013. Please go to our submission page to submit your art or music for this exhibition.
 

Jurors:
Art Juror - Peter Frank, Riverside Art Museum Senior Curator, Fabrik Magazine Associate Editor, Huffington Post Art Critic;
Music Juror - Laurence Vittes: Gramophone, Strings, HuffPo Arts & Tech, Seen & Heard International Contributing Writer

To apply, artists and musicians can submit up to 7 images or 5 recorded music files (MP3 format). Please go to the Submission Page to submit your art or music for Find Your Roots.

Art Submission requirements:
Eligibility
Our competitions are open to all artists over 16 years old.
Media
All media including, but not limited to, acrylic/oil, mixed media, pastel, colored pencil, graphics, sculptures, watercolor media, collage and other layered media. No video, craft or functional art. For more details please visit our submission page.
To apply for the exhibitions
Please prepare a brief bio or artist statement, images of your artwork (72 dpi) and fill out the Registration Form in the right column of our submission page.
Upload your images
After submitting the Registration form (step 1 on the right side of the screen) log in with your User Name and Password to upload your images.
For more details please visit our Submission Page

Music submission requirements:
Eligibility
Our competition is open to all artists over 16 years old.
Music genres
All music genres are accepted. For more details please visit our submission page.
Upload your music files
After submitting the Registration Form (step 1 on the right side of the screen) you will receive an email with your username and password. Click on this link, log in and upload your files.
Please observe the sound file requirements
1. Duration of each file must not exceed five minutes
2. All sound files must be in mp3 format and have the extension "mp3" ("name of composition".mp3)
3. The size of the sound file must not exceed 6 MB
4. Bit rate should not exceed 128 kb/se

Further details please take from our submission page.
 

LarkGallery Online also offers the following services to the international artist community:
Services
Sales Gallery
Artist Representation
Musician Representation

About LarkGallery Online
Our Mission is to present art that evokes thinking, leads to discovery and inspires  creativity by building bridges between people, concepts and entities that have been  traditionally considered incompatible.  We work to increase the visibility of  talented artists from around the world and to foster appreciation of art by teaching   people of all ages a 21st century language. We use the conversations of color,  shape, texture and line to demonstrate that communication can be free of prejudice  toward any language, religion or philosophy.