Category: 6×6 RoCo Show

Lots of stuff happening in Art Club over the next 2 weeks!

As a quick reminder, Open Studio will not be held this Thursday, April 6. Instead, the Open Studio will be open this week on TUESDAY, April 4th (12:00 – 2:45). 

If you didn’t get the chance to pick up information about this years 6x6x2017 RoCo show last week, please check out the information that’s available online. You can also pick up an entry form during Open Studio through April 13th. f you’d like to participate, all submissions must be returned with a completed entry from by (Open Studio) on April 13 if you’d like your work to be mailed for free with the rest of the club.

Also – heads up – things happening NEXT WEEK:

  • Tuesday, April 11: Fabric Painting Workshop in NA 1150 from 12:00 – 2:45 – the first 12 attendees will receive a free tote bag to paint. All are welcome to bring their own items to decorate – t-shirts, bags, scarves, shoes, etc. Painting supplies will be provided during this fun and easy workshop. No significant art skills required!
  • Thursday, April 13: During Open Studio art club members and volunteers for the book making workshop on 4/20 will be able to put together a stab-bound handmade book. We will also be collecting any submissions for 6x6x2017 intended to be mailed in the Art Club package.

6x6x2017 RoCo Exhibition Opportunity

Drop by during Open Studio, March 30, between 1 and 2:45 to learn more about the 6×6 RoCo show this year. Pick up an entry form from us or download one online.

(from RoCo site) “The Rochester Contemporary Art Center’s (RoCo) international small art phenomenon returns for the tenth year! Help us once again to build an incredible exhibition of thousands of artworks made and donated by celebrities, international and local artists, designers, college students, children, and YOU!”

  • Each artwork must be 6 by 6 inches (15 by 15 centimeters).
  • All artworks are displayed anonymously, so they should be signed only on the back.
  • All entries will be accepted and exhibited both in the gallery and online until July 16, 2017, and all will be on sale to the public for $20 each to benefit RoCo.
  • Artists’ names will be revealed to the buyer upon purchase, and sold-out artists’ names will be revealed next to their works online July 7.
  • Works will not be returned to you if they do not sell.
  • Each artist may enter up to four artworks of any medium (2D or 3D), and there is no fee to enter.”
  • No charcoal, pastel, or loose unfixed media like glitter permitted.*

The Dunwoody Art Club will provide copies of the entry form and be available to guide and assist with the creation of a 6×6 work of art for submission during Open Studio on Thursday, April 30 from 1 – 2:45 p.m.

All works returned during Open Studio by Thursday, April 13th, will be mailed for you free of charge as long as your entry forms are completed filled out and entry meets the guidelines for submission.

All works submitted will be scanned and shared on the Art Club blog so that everyone can see your work!

*If you would like to have your artwork mailed for you with the rest of the Art Club submissions, no 3D works or works with raised elements will be accepted.