Dale Dorosh on tue 24 apr 07
A.I.R. Vallauris : F=EAte Picasso - Small Art Objects 2007
We are pleased to announce the first annual A.I.R. Vallauris benefit. The
event will be in conjunction with the F=EAte Picasso and will include a
competition, exhibition and sale of Small Art Objects. This benefit event
will take place annually with the same format but with a different object
theme.
Benefits
While this is a fund-raising activity to help finance the ongoing
activities of A.I.R. Vallauris, the event offers participants a valuable
opportunity for exposure. All submitted entries will be exhibited online
and in the gallery, and a catalogue will be created for the event that will
be forwarded to all participants.
The F=EAte Picasso
The F=EAte Picasso is a popular event that takes place annually in
celebration of its most famous artist in residence, who lived and created
in Vallauris and the region from 1946 until his death. The presence of
Picasso in Vallauris brought with it an unexpected effervescence: the
presence of numerous personalities (Cocteau, Pr=E9vert=85), corridas in the
streets as well as Picasso=92s birthday parties that were celebrated by the
entire town. The "Picasso Effect" was equally visible in the development of
Ceramic Art. Several painters and sculptors (Brauner, Pignon, Ozenfant,
Prinner, Chagall, Matisse) followed Picasso into the studios of Vallauris
and many ceramists (Portanier, Valentin, Diato, Perot=85) setup studios in
Vallauris, precisely because of this stimulating presence.
=93Allumons Vallauris=94
The theme for this season=92s F=EAte Picasso is =93Allumons Vallauris=94 (or=
Illuminate Vallauris). The artist Muma invites the public to
realise =93monumental perspectives=94 with 51,862 candles (2 per habitant of=
Vallauris). 350 volunteers will assist in the organisation of the
installation of the candles on the streets, throughout the old town of
Vallauris according to different drawings and plans. In the evening, the
candles will be lit, and the public lighting turned off... thousands of
candles and thousands of players in the streets....
Small Art Object 2007 Theme
This First Annual Small Art Objects event coincides with, and is
complementary and collaborative with the =93F=EAte Picasso=94 event "Allumon=
s
Vallauris" / =93Illuminate Vallauris=94. We maintain this theme for the Smal=
l
Art Object theme. The object must be able to accommodate, integrate or make
use of a standard tea-light candle. The Small Art Objects can be made from
any material, within the restrictions of size and function. The exhibition
opens July 7th and ends July 21st at closure of the F=EAte Picasso.
Call for Entries
The entry form is available from the A.I.R. Vallauris website,
or can be downloaded below. The entry form includes all entry details as
well as the registration form.
All entries must be submitted by June 9th 2007!
For more information:
http://www.air-vallauris.com/index.asp?PageID=3D63
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