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Are you looking for a great opportunity in the arts community? The MidCoast Fine Arts Board of Directors will be gathering qualified applicants for an Executive Director opening through 30 March 2012. Please submit your resume to mfaresume@gmail.com through that time. A Board Member will contact qualified applicants for next steps in April. If you have any questions about the position, you may contact the current Executive Director via phone 309-786-2430. Thank you for sharing your interest in the position, see job description here.
25th Annual Riverssance Festival of Fine Art
Festival produced by Midcoast Fine Arts
Date: September 15 & 16
Where: Lindsay Park, Village of East Davenport, IA
Time: Saturday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. & Sunday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Admission: $4
MidCoast Fine Arts' Riverssance Festival of Fine Art is celebrating its 25th year as the premier fine arts festival of the Quad Cities, showcasing 100 of the top artists from throughout North America.
We are proud to be the anchor event for the first ever East-West River Fest, a two week collaboration of many existing late-summer events in the Quad Cities, that will be promoted together. The festival will be advertised throughout the Midwest in print, television and radio spots as well as online videos.
MidCoast Fine Arts serves the Quad Cities artists and community throughout the year with a myriad of exhibition opportunities designed to help artists promote and sell their work without commission. Artists helping artists, is what the organization is all about.
Gallery HOP! Call for Entry
In partnership with the Downtown Rock Island Arts & Entertainment District, MidCoast Fine Arts is coordinating venue spaces for visual artists at:
Gallery HOP!
Friday, May 11th, 2012
5-9pm
This Mother’s Day Weekend HOP! will be a great opportunity for artists to show and sell to all those holiday shoppers. For one night only, The District of Rock Island will host over 30 local artists at a multitude of different venues. A map will guide Hoppers to each venue where amazing art, tasty treats and beverages will await them.
To be an exhibitor in this arts party please contact
Carolyn Krueger, Gallery HOP! Coordinator at
carolynjkrueger@gmail.com
Or call at (309) 781-7668
Please provide the following info in your responding email:
Name:
Phone/Cell:
Email:
Medium:
Carolyn will reply to confirm your registration and follow up to answer any questions you may have. She will compile everyone's information then match artists with venues after the April 27th deadline.
Join and share the facebook event page here:
http://www.facebook.com/events/245369638893247/
Booth spaces are approximately 10 x 10 feet
All spaces provided will be INDOORS but if the weather allows, we encourage artists to set up outside.
The venue is FREE! The event is FREE to the public!