[DUBUQUE, IA.] Art Gumbo, a quarterly soup dinner that supports local art projects with community-supported micro-funding, is now accepting applications from arts organizations or creative groups for the spring funding cycle. Applications for Art Gumbo mini grants are available now through Thursday, September 12, 2013. Applications are available at artgumbodubuque.blogspot.com

Fall funding cycle is open to creative groups or organizations. Individual artists are not eligible to apply during this cycle. The first seven eligible applications received by 11:59 p.m. on September 12 will qualify to compete for funding.

Art Gumbo is an independent community-based initiative that funds local arts projects using money collected at quarterly soup dinners. During each Art Gumbo funding cycle, artists or arts organizations are invited to submit a brief project proposal that demonstrates an impact on the Dubuque community. The public is invited to attend and vote for their favorite proposal. A $10 donation at the door entitles the attendee to a locally prepared soup dinner and the opportunity to review all submitted proposals and to vote for their favorite. The Art Gumbo fund's nightly proceeds will be awarded to the two proposals that receive the most votes. The next Art Gumbo Soup Dinner is scheduled for Thursday, September 19, 6-8 p.m. at Voices Warehouse Gallery, 275 East 10^th Street in Dubuque. 

Download the application and find more information by visiting artgumbodubuque.blogspot.com or contact Paula Neuhaus at art.gumbo.dbq@gmail.com.

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ART GUMBO Soup Dinners Raise Money for Dubuque Art Projects

 

DUBUQUE, IA. - The spring installment of Art Gumbo, a quarterly soup dinner that supports local art projects with community-supported micro funding, is scheduled for Thursday, September 19, 6-8 p.m. at Voices Warehouse Gallery, 275 East 10^th Street in Dubuque.

Art Gumbo is an independent community-based initiative that funds local creativity by using money collected at quarterly soup dinners. During each Art Gumbo funding cycle, artists and arts organizations are alternately invited to submit a brief project proposal that demonstrates an impact on the Dubuque community. The public is invited to attend and vote for their favorite proposal. A $10 donation at the door on September 19, entitles the attendee to soup and home-baked bread by The Food Store and the opportunity to review all submitted proposals, and one vote for their favorite.

The September 19, soup dinner will feature up to seven proposals submitted by local arts organizations or creative groups whose project demonstrates an impact on the Dubuque community. The proceeds from the door will fund two proposals, first and second place, splitting the funding in a 70/30 fashion.

Art Gumbo dinners and micro-funding program are an independent effort initiated by local arts activists Paula Neuhaus and Megan Starr. The project's mission is to bring artists together with art patrons to explore and fund projects, create working relationships, and to build an all-arts network.

The September 19, soup dinner is open to anyone interested in attending the event. For more details about Art Gumbo visit artgumbodubuque.blogspot.com or contact Paula Neuhaus or Megan Starr at art.gumbo.dbq@gmail.com.

 

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DES MOINES, IA (08/09/2013)(readMedia)-- The top artisans from across the country put their handcrafted creations to the test in the Fine Arts competition judged prior to the start of the 2013 Iowa State Fair.

Svetlana Van Wyk of Sully won Best of Show in the Adult division. First Place Overall was awarded to Sarah Hutchison of Urbandale. Judd Hoskins of Newton took Second Place Overall, while Third Place Overall went to Bryan Coons of Norwalk.

The three-judge panel evaluated nearly 500 hundred pieces of art before reaching their decisions. These entries will remain on display throughout the Fair in the Patty and Jim Cownie Cultural Center from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Additional Results below:

Overall Merit Awards

1) Jim Hubbartt, Adel

2) Ann Carothers, Ankeny

3) Leslie Leavenworth, West Des Moines

4) Stewart Buck, Ankeny

5) Cayli Graham, Ogden

6) Sue Ann Sturges, Ames

7) Art Ciccotti, Ames

8) Bradley Shea, Des Moines

9) Steve Tiffany, Fairfield

10) Robert Wallace, Ames

ADULT DIVISION

Acrylic/Tempera

1) Daniel Marks, Ames

2) Chris Haines, Johnston

3) Nina Summers, Des Moines

Drawings

1) Derick Whited, Dallas Center

2) Emma Nichols, Klemme

3) Freddy Koke, Bondurant

Digital

1) Leslie Whippen, Des Moines

Fiber

1) Rebecca Abarr, Redding

Glass

1) Stephen Mineck, Vinton

2) Stephen Mineck, Vinton

3) Maxwell Marple, Fairfax

Mixed Media

1) Diane Benshoof, Des Moines

Oil Painting

1) Morgan Cramer, Grimes

2) Claude Bilsborough, Titonka

3) Leslie Leavenworth, West Des Moines

Pastels

1) Nancy Thompson, Ames

2) Mary Muller, Des Moines

3) Lyn Schuck, Pleasantville

Pottery

1) Sharon Nelson-Vaux, Altoona

Hand Pulled Prints

1) Alyssa Tauber, Windsor Heights

Sculpture

1) Teri Breck, Johnston

Watercolor

1) Richard Hanson, Fort Dodge

2) Amy Finchum, Derby, Kan.

3) Orv Spence, Johnston

Experimental Art

1) Curtis Stahr, Johnston

2) Lori Miller, Eldridge

Adult Honorable Mention

Honorable Mention) Laura Ingram, Saint Charles

Honorable Mention) Jennie Juhl, Bondurant

YOUTH DIVISION

Youth Awards

1) Nicole Axtell, Des Moines

2) Madison Finney, Des Moines

3) Tyler Fugate, Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Mary Bethel, Clive

Honorable Mention) Bobby Kwon, Ames

Honorable Mention) Rachel Schneider, Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Tyler Fugate, Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Lynae Dadisman, West Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Mandie Martin, Grinnell

Honorable Mention) Zachary Quick, Bondurant

Honorable Mention) Kassidy Monday, Tabor

Honorable Mention) Keely Bycroft, Bondurant

Youth Special Award - Watercolor

1) Anna Seale, Wellman

Youth Special Award - Pottery

1) Mary McDonald, Urbandale

JUNIOR DIVISION

Junior Awards

1) Yun Zhao, Cedar Rapids

2) Selina Hua, Iowa City

3) Emma Davison, Mason City

Honorable Mention) Edward Keen, Iowa City

Honorable Mention) Natalie Hunt, West Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Emma Davison, Mason City

Honorable Mention) Crystal Wen, Iowa City

Honorable Mention) Jonah Magneson, Urbandale

Honorable Mention) Eden Bruner, Ames

Honorable Mention) Audrey Fashimpaur, Cedar Rapids

The Iowa State Fair is home to the state's largest art show, largely due to the success of the Fine Arts competition that takes place each year.

"Nothing Compares" to the 2013 Iowa State Fair, August 8-18. The Fairgrounds are located at East 30th and East University Avenue, just 10 minutes east of downtown Des Moines, and are open 7 a.m. to 1 a.m. each day of the Fair. Exhibit hours may vary. For more information, call 800/545-FAIR or visit iowastatefair.org.

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Sponsors: This exhibit and related programming is sponsored by the Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities and the Holocaust Education Committee of the Greater Quad City Area and comes to us from the Jewish Museum Milwaukee.