Chris Mars “New Salem” Exhibit

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NEW YORK, NY– American artist Chris Mars debuts more than 25 new works in his exhibition New Salem, opening at Jonathan Levine Gallery in New York City on October 20, 2007. The paintings, all created this year, reflect themes of political persecution and corruption, interpersonal unity and cruelty, condemnation, redemption and hope by use of Mars’ stunning technical control of his medium, and his wrenching empathy relative to world events.

October 20 – November 17, 2007
Opening Reception: Saturday, October 20, 7pm – 9pm
The Jonathan LeVine Gallery is located at 529 West 20th Street, 9th Floor, New York, NY. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 11am to 6pm. For more information, please call 212-243-3822, visit www.jonathanlevinegallery.com, or email: info@jonathanlevinegallery.com.

Design for China Competition

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Announcing a Design competition
to create new design accessories
for the Chinese Dining Space.

The proposed ideas can be lamps, table cloth, stool, fruit platters, dishes,
bowls, trays, vases, chairs, salt and pepper shakers, coasters, magazine racks, and…
anything that falls under the category of Lifestyle accessories and/or Kitchen furniture.

The selected items will be produced and royalties will go to the designers.

Important Dates
• Opening of the Competition: October 01st, 2007
• Registration to the Competition: no later than October 19th, 2007
• Deadline for project delivery: November 30th, 2007

Please visit the official website to read profiles and submit your CV:

www.dfc2007.com

Little Paper Planes visits Illustration!

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We are very excited to host Kelly Lynn Jones from Little Paper Planes, who will be making four presentations in the Illustration Department this week. She will talk about how her distro works, as well as discuss ways that new & young artists can get their work out into the public eye.

Her speaking schedule is below:

Tuesday, October 16th

@ 9 a.m. in Room 1111, 2 W. 13th, New York, NY

Wednesday, October 17th

@ 9 a.m. in Room 809, 2 W. 13th, New York, NY

@ 10:30 a.m. in Room 1104, 2 W. 13th, New York, NY

@ 3:00 p.m. in Room i803, 55 W. 13th, New York, NY

How to Cook Docomodake?

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Come to the opening of “How to Cook Docomodake”, a temporary gallery space and exhibition opening on Friday October 19th, 2007 in Nolita. At this occasion, Docomodake, the iconic mushroom character created by telecommunication company Docomo in 2005, will be presented to America through a group exhibition featuring the works of 16 Japanese artists, each assigned with the mission to cook Docomodakes according to their personal recipes including painting, illustration or photography. The show was curated in Japan, and we were commissioned to bring it to life in New York.

How to Cook Docomodake?
October 19th to 28th, 2007
201/203 Mulberry Street (Btwn. Spring and Kenmare)
Opening on Friday October 19th, 6 to 8pm

Carousel–Wednesday, October 17th

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Dixon Place presents…

CAROUSEL
Cartoon slide shows & other projected pictures
presented by a glittering array of artists, performers, graphic novelists, & other characters.

Hosted by R. Sikoryak

Featuring:
Leela Corman
Emily Flake
K. Thor Jensen
Doug Skinner
Brian Michael Weaver
Craig Yoe
and more!

Wednesday, October 17
8 pm (doors open at 7:30 pm)

Dixon Place
258 Bowery, 2nd Fl, between Houston & Prince

Tickets: $12 or TDF; $10 student/senior

Advance tickets & more info:
www.dixonplace.org
(212) 219-0736

Downright @ Pink Elephant Projects (featuring Illustration Alums & Faculty)

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“DOWNRIGHT”
curated by Jashar Awan
October 5 – Nov. 17, 2007

PEP is excited to present Downright, an illustration show, curated by our own Jashar Awan. In anticipation of the December release of Taschen’s Illustration Now 2, in which Awan is featured, we asked Jashar, an artist whose work has been seen in many galleries and in popular publications such as The New York Times, Vibe, and The New Yorker, to put together a show of his favorite comtemporary illustrators. The outcome is a gathering of 40 artists pulled together in one spot, PEP. From highly renowned artists to rising stars, the show is not to be missed.

Featuring Illustration Faculty & Alums: George Bates, Jordin Isip, Phillip Fivel Nessen, Chang Park
Pink Elephant Projects (PEP)
64 Washington Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11205
347.266.5872
http://pepgallery.com/

Graniph x IdN Design Competition

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IdN 15th Anniversary Design Competition
3rd Episode: Universe
In collaboration with Graniph, “Universe” is the theme of the 3rd episode of IdN 15th Anniversary graphic competition; and here are the prizes on offer!

1 x Gold winner receives US$3,000.00
3 x Silver winners receive US$1,000.00
10 x Bronze winners receive US$100.00

*All winning designs will be considered to be reproduced in Graniph Tees! 

The Design T-shirt stores by Graniph were founded in 2001 and started a new era to fuse art and fashion through T-shirts as a media. Based in Tokyo they are creating Graniph inhouse designs, working with Japanese artists and copyrighters and also collaborating with artists, illustrators, photographers and typography designers, as well as movie and music productions from around the globe.

Deadline:
December 1st, 2007

What & How to Submit:
Raster: 300 dpi / Jpeg / min width of 150mm
Vector: AI / EPS format outlined
Details: Name and website(if any)
Email your entries (3 maximum) to 15@idnworld.com

For more details, please visit: www.idnworld.com/15 and click “Universe”
Supported by: www.graniph.com