Thursday, October 1st is the Downtown Monroe Art Crawl.  It's a fun way to get out, see some art, eat some food, hear some music and just generally leave your house.

Here are directions to a place to park downtown.  It all takes place in the same general area.  See you there.

You're on the home stretch. Just hang in there a little bit longer.

Illustration by Christoph Niemann

I'm completely obsessed with the Library of Congress' page on Flickr. Anyone else who used to frequent their old site format will immediately be taken by the convenience of seeing all of these amazing historical images so easily. The color images from the 1940-50's are especially vivid. Check it out.

I love this image.

On a sidenote, these images are free to use for almost whatever purpose. Some students in graduate school put on a "Cake Show" using images from the Library of Congress printed on cakes... it was delicious.

Time to bolster those resumes, so here are some great opportunities coming up... most are free, so the "I'm poor" excuse won't work.

FREE:

• Breaking Boundaries: an international, traveling show for students.
• Wildlife Competition: it's an online show, but it's a line on the resume with a potential prize.
• Poetry: a poetry website with a competition, again, it's a line not to be overlooked.
• PDN photo of the day: can only submit one... your best one, but would be cool.
• North by Northwestern: a music festival with an art event.
• Siggraph: not sure what it is, but I think it's free and looks cool.

CHEAP:

• A million little pictures: cool project.
• Tilt gallery
• Estel Gallery: only for the ladies

TO FIND MORE:

• CAA
• SPE
  

Tomorrow those that can should plan to meet at the art building around 9am to help load tables to bring to Artfest. If you cannot, then plan to arrive around 10am in Monroe to help unload and set-up. If it is raining, Artfest will still be on, but will be held mostly inside the parking garage by Vantage Tower. It's in the exact same vicinity, just in the only parking garage you can see from that area. If it's not raining, our tent is at 2nd and Desiard. See you tomorrow!

Don't forget, the downtown Monroe artfest is this Saturday from 12pm-6pm. If you are planning on selling work you need to be there and ready before noon. Make sure you are preparing right now and gradually finishing all the little details throughout the week (pricing, business cards, printing, etc.) If you have questions talk to your photo-faculty member sooner than later.

Here's the website. Stop by even if you're not selling work.

The Masur Museum of Art's annual juried members exhibition is due on Friday! You should all plan to submit to this. On a side note, being a member of a museum can go on your resume, so even if you don't get work in, you get another line!

Details are right here.

Check out the Monroe Art Crawl on Thursday evening, April 2nd. Be sure to show your support to the senior BFA studio majors having their exhibition at the Arender Gallery from 6-8pm.

Here are the directions from the art building:


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Catastrophe on the dance floor.
Thanks for a great time everyone!

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The Monroe Downtown Arts Fest happening April 18th is in need of people interested in some fun and excitement with a mix of a little mild labor.

Here are a few things they would love to have your help with:

• Helping artist set up and disassemble displays.
• Helping with any decorating.
• Selling refreshments and food.
• Helping set up and maintain Children’s Area.
• Directing people to the various events.

So if your interested in helping fellow patrons have a good time please let them know by
sending us your Name, Phone Number and E-Mail on Facebook or send it to: downtownartfest@gmail.com

p.s. If your resume is slim (as most of yours are) this is a way to begin bolstering that and lead to future connections and opportunities to give back to your art community. Think about if you are applying for scholarships, if you can write that you volunteer in your art community it makes you sound like a good person who is active. I strongly recommend helping a little bit if you can, if for nothing else, because it is a good thing to do.

Jessica Slaughter

Slaughterhead is the husband and wife team of Joey Slaughter and Jessica Head. Joey is in charge of the printing and website, while Jessica takes care of the sewing. The live and work happily together in North Louisiana.

Come hear Jessica talk about owning and operating a business in the visual arts. There is always lots of good advice to get from these lectures, so please attend if you can. It never last more than an hour and there are free refreshments. Bring friends too!

Directions to the Enterprise Center

The February 14th deadline for early-bird registration to the SPE national conference in Dallas is rapidly approaching. For those of you interested in being student volunteers at the conference, this is the last date that you can register by and be permitted to volunteer. Note also, that this is a "postmark by" date.

The conference registration does NOT include hotel, so you should plan appropriately and begin finding potential room-mates. If you are certain you will be attending, please leave a comment after this post and it will help us direct you towards others who are attending and may be able to share a room and a ride.

Attending these conferences is a great opportunity and an excellent chance to see the photography world outside of Ruston. I hope you will all consider attending.

Visit this link to see lots of conference details, including hotel information.