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Art competitions and exhibitions are such a great way to get exposure. When looking at entering these events here are some of the things that may help you succeed.

  1. Entry Fees can be daunting but don't let them be. If you win than you will reap the entry fee 10 times over in sales and award fees. Also when you win you can gloat about this on all your press releases, letters to exhibit your art and the award looks great on the wall.
  2. Time - Really use this to your advantage study study and study some more. Research the period, style, texture, pattern, color. etc
  3. Details really are the key to impressing judges, make sure that you look at every little detail from the back of the painting to the way you brush the paint.
  4. Use multiply techniques this shows the judges that you know what you are doing and want to impress. It also improves the overall value.
  5. Practice - don't be afraid to take your time practicing your ideas and perfect things before you do your final work.
  6. New Techniques and Ideas are such a great way to impress the judges but also it creates unique interest in your work.
  7. Allocate your time to work on your piece. When you are preparing for a competition the stress and overall time it takes to do the work can be very intense. Take time off work and set time when you know that there will be no interruptions.
  8. Don't crowd your work though with too much. Remember the motto " Less is more". Often times if you make your work too busy it will not impress the judges but make them more likely to move on to the next piece. Make a focus point and work around it.
  9. Partner up - Get someone to bounce ideas off and learn new techniques also it is great to have someone that is after the same thing understanding your struggles supporting you.
  10. You really do need to leave defensiveness at the door. When you ask for feedback accept it weather it is good bad or ugly. Also don't box yourself in. If you are locking yourself in to one idea than you aren't really going to progress to the next level.
  11. Get out there attend as many events exhibitions and competitions that you can to get fresh ideas.
  12. Don't forget to have fun. Really you are doing this because you enjoy it.
Art Exhibitions In Philadelphia, Live Cinema/Carlos Amorales: Four Animations, Five Drawings, and a Plague.
April 11, 2008 - July 13, 2008: Over the last decade, Carlos Amorales has developed a unique visual vocabulary that he has used and reused, both alone and in collaboration with other artists, in mediums ranging from drawing and animation to installation and performance.

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theater Event In Chicago Town, Theatre Tidbits.
The Strangerer will be the latest Chicago show heading out to New York. The show, which is currently running at the Chopin Theatre through June 29th and has received rave reviews, will be opening in July for a run at the 199 seat Barrow Street Theatre located at 27 Barrow Street in New York.

The Strangerer collides several of Camus' works with the first Bush/Kerry presidential debate in 2004. The formalities of the debate are overturned as Bush and Kerry struggle with the question not of if or why an innocent man should be killed (the man in question being moderator Jim Lehrer), but rather what is the proper manner in which to go about killing him. The Strangerer is part political satire, part classical drama, and part contemporary debate.

Oak Park Festival Summer Season Underway

With the warm summer months now upon us what better way to enjoy the outdoors then with some theatre. The production of Much Ado About Nothing at the Oak Park Festival is now underway in the Austin Gardens. The production is directed by Jack Hickey and features performers from past productions as well as talented actors from throughout the Chicago area who are new to the company. The show runs through July 19th.

While audience members are always welcome to bring their own picnics to the park, Oak Park Festival is now also offering a convenient option for the first time in a couple of years. Nearby Cosi, located on Lake Street, will deliver picnic dinners to the park for audience members with as little as a one hour notice.

Also, on Sunday June 22 and 29 the theatre will continue their long standing tradition of Family Days. Anyone of any age is welcome to attend, but it is an especially great way to introduce elementary school age children to Shakespeare. The performances of Much Ado will begin at 5:00pm on Family Days and there will be special pre-show events such as a tour of the stage and actors previewing the story of the play.

For more information visit oakparkfestival.com.

The House Theatre of Chicago Welcomes Six New Company Members

The House Theatre of Chicago announced that they will be adding six new company members, including Debbie Baer, Cliff Chamberlain, Lee Keenan, Chad Kenward, Kat McDonnell, and Joey Steakley. With the addition of these individuals, The House now has a total of 34 company members skilled in a variety of technical and artistic disciplines.

"We are thrilled to be adding these awesome artists to our family, and cannot thank them enough for the spirit, time and energy they have already invested in The House," says Artistic Director, Nathan Allen. "We are looking forward to growing and working with them on future projects."

The House Theatre of Chicago was founded in 2001 by a group of friends from around the country with the sole purpose of moving to Chicago and starting a world-class theatrical institution in the tradition of the great Chicago ensembles that had come before. Following a critically acclaimed run of their first show, Death and Harry Houdini, The House burst onto the Chicago scene with the smash hit success of The Terrible Tragedy of Peter Pan, an original adaptation that ran for five months in 2002.

The ensuing years brought more than a dozen world premiere productions including Dave DaVinci Saves the Universe, The Great and Terrible Wizard of Oz, Hatfield & McCoy and the genre bending, three year, epic rock musical, The Valentine Trilogy. In early 2007, the critical and popular success of The Sparrow took The House to both the Steppenwolf Merle Reskin Garage Theatre, and the Apollo Theater, and with it a whole new audience.

For more information on The House Theatre of Chicago visit www.thehousetheatre.com.

Summer Re-Runs Playing at The Spot

Is your jar of lightening bugs dead? Are you already bored with your Slip-n-Slide? Tired of waiting for the Good Humor Man? Then grab your beanbag chair and flop on down with ARFTCo to catch up on your favorite summer re-runs!

A Reasonable Facsimile Theatre Company has announced their upcoming Summer Reading Series: Summer Re-Runs!, staged readings of classic TV shows at The Spot (4437 N. Broadway) which will run Sunday nights at 7:00 PM from July 13 - August 3.

Join the ARFTCO ensemble and some special guests for four fun nights of remembered re-runs including:

7/13- Guys Night In!
Freaks and Geeks, Undeclared, Perfect Strangers, + 5 Minute A-Team

7/20- Swingin' 70's!
Alice, Charlie's Angels, Three's Company, + 5 Minute The Mary Tyler Moore Show

7/27- Young, Rich, and Spoiled!
90210, Dawson's Creek, + 5 Minute Melrose Place

8/3- A Very Special...!
Facts of Life, The Tick, Saved By The Bell, + 5 Minute Ellen!

Tickets for ARFTCo's Summer Re-Runs! are just $10. Visit www.arftco.com for reservations, or call 773-418-4475.

Lion Roars Longer

Writers' Theatre has announced additional dates for James Goldman's The Lion in Winter directed by Rick Snyder due to record ticket demand. The production will now run through August 10, 2008, at Writers' Theatre, 325 Tudor Court in Glencoe.

Weekly sales for The Lion in Winter have broken box office records and nearly doubled the previously set record held by As You Like It. This is the second show to extend this season for Writers' Theatre due to high demand.]]> Chicago on stage - CultureCrawl.com

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