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Your invite to our Art Lounge, East Anglia England (Mar 10th 2012)

You are invited to our first Art Lounge opening THIS weekend! Yes, on the 10th of March from 8pm, our inaugural Art Lounge shall be opening at the grand launch of the stylish new restaurant and bar of the historic Rampant Horse, Gayton, Norfolk, England PE32 1PA, amidst free food, music, high quality drink and high quality original art.

Q. So, what’s all this about an Art Lounge then? Where is it?
A. Well, Art Lounge isn’t so much a venue as a concept that fits in with existing venues.

Fresh from the success of the OOTB ‘Facing Hard Times’ International Open Exhibition late last year (the first of its kind in West Norfolk), the Out of the Box Curators are now offering seasonally-themed rotating open art exhibitions for the walls of bars, restaurants and hotels – potentially throughout the world; real talking points at meeting venues as lovers, friends, and families drink, eat and be merry against a backdrop of YOUR artwork.

Q. Oh, I see. How can I get involved and submit MY artwork then? And what kinds of artwork do you accept?
A. More details are coming soon, but we shall be arranging a straightforward Open Exhibition admission structure for each venue. Keep looking on our facebook page or in your email box as we finalise more details. We accept both classic art styles as well as cutting-edge contemporary works (currently in 2D).

Q. What else is there to know?
A. Our first Art Lounge is opening THIS weekend! Yes, on the 10th of March from 8pm, our inaugural Art Lounge shall be opening at the grand launch of the stylish new restaurant and bar of the historic Rampant Horse, Gayton, Norfolk, England PE32 1PA.

Any of our Facebook OOTB ‘Likies’ are, of course, invited to attend the opening event, with gorgeous tapas food on offer, the best drinks on tap, and live music as you peruse the great artwork on show in this superb graded building venue.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Phil Barrington

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Extended Deadline! – Final day to receive your entry form is now Mon 12th Sept!

Extended Deadline – Final day to receive your entry forms is now Monday 12th September

This is it folks – The ONLY extension to our deadline, due to demand from many artists now returning from their holidays! – so this is your very FINAL chance to enter this great international exhibition.

CALL FOR ENTRIES FOR THE “FACING HARD TIMES” EXHIBITION

The Facing Hard Times International Open Exhibition strives to promote the appreciation of cutting-edge contemporary art, to discover emerging talent, and to introduce artists from around the globe to the artistic community of East Anglia, England. Winning… 2D artworks (in any medium from paint to photography and beyond!) from this competition will be exhibited in a high-profile contemporary art ga…llery in East Anglia – for commission free sales! – and promoted internationally by the Out-of-the-Box (OOTB) Independent Curators.

The Concept for this year’s Competition; “Owing to the current economic climate, more and more people are struggling with tax increases, and the rising cost of fuel and food. Some have lost their jobs and many struggle to find work. The saying goes that ‘money can’t buy you happiness’ but, controversially, the lack of it affects every aspect of our lives.”

The absolute FINAL day to receive your entry forms is now; Monday 12th September.

Entry form here;

http://www.barringtonarts.com/Events.html

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‘Facing Hard Times’ International Open Exhibition – Last Days to Enter!

Facing Hard Times – An International Open Exhibition

Only a few days left to enter so, if you haven’t already sent us your entry forms, its time to do so now!!

The deadline to receive your entry forms is close-of-play on Thursday 8th September 2011.

Don’t miss out on your chance to be part of an International Open Exhibition for contemporary art; ‘Facing Hard Times’. Entry Form downloadable here.

Curated by Out-of-the-Box Independent Curators, this exciting international open art exhibition is to be held at Greyfriars Art Space in Norfolk, England for two weeks in October 2011.

Led by curator Joa Manninen and artist Phil Barrington, OOTB Curators are looking for recent 2D works by artists in any medium, who particularly engage with social or economic issues; the broad concept of the exhibition is the impact of recent global economic crises on all our lives.

The resulting exhibition will also include the juried Best of Show Prize of £200.00 plus international publicity, a Best Emerging Artist Prize and all successful entrants have NO COMMISSION on any sales made of their work.

A very memorable Opening Event is also planned for the exhibition!

The exhibition will take place at Greyfriars Art Space, King’s Lynn from Saturday 1 – Sat 15 October 2011.

OOTB Exhibition Fact #1; “Did you know that all of your selected works can be sold for NO COMMISSION throughout the entire run of the exhibition?”

OOTB Exhibition Fact #2; “Did you know that we will accept ANY kind of 2D artwork for entry in our competition? Whether it be textiles, prints, paint, photography, even projected film! Whatever, as long as it can appear flat on our gallery walls, we’ll consider its entry.”

OOTB Exhibition Fact #3; “Did you know that you do NOT have to pay postage & packaging for us to send your works back to you, if your work is accepted? If you are happy for us to safely store your work for a possible future ‘best of OOTB’ show, just let us know when you submit your form, or personally collect the work from us if you are local to the gallery area.”

For more information, please see Page 2 of the entry form available here.

FURTHER INFO AND ENTRY FORM;

http://www.barringtonarts.com/Events.html

http://www.facebook.com/OOTB.Curators

E: joamanni@ulapland.fi

Namaste,

Phil x

Phil Barrington

[Observer & Note-Taker]

Email; phil@barringtonarts.com

S/M; www.facebook.com/BarringtonArts

Web; www.barringtonarts.com

Blog; abandonallhopenow.blogspot.com

Call; +44 (0)7786 532 345

Studio Location; East Anglia, UK.

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Call To Artists From Around The World

Facing Hard Times – An International Open Exhibition



Deadline for Submissions: Thurs 8 Sept 2011

Don’t miss out on your chance to be part of an International Open Exhibition for contemporary art; ‘Facing Hard Times’.

Curated by Out-of-the-Box Independent Curators, this exciting international open art exhibition is to be held at Greyfriars Art Space in King’s Lynn, Norfolk for two weeks in October 2011.

Led by curator Joa Manninen and artist Phil Barrington, OOTB Curators are looking for recent 2D works by artists in any medium, who particularly engage with social or economic issues; the broad concept of the exhibition is the impact of recent global economic crises on all our lives.

The resulting exhibition will also include the juried Best of Show Prize of £200.00 plus international publicity, a Best Emerging Artist Prize and all successful entrants have NO COMMISSION on any sales made of their work.

A very memorable Opening Event is also planned for the exhibition!

The exhibition will take place at Greyfriars Art Space, King’s Lynn from Saturday 1 – Sat 15 October 2011.

FURTHER INFO AND ENTRY FORM

www.barringtonarts.com/Events.html

Linkwww.facebook.com/OOTB.Curators

E: joamanni@ulapland.fi

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Out-Of-The-Box Independent Curators


Dear all,

Phil Barrington has now formed a new art curating partnership with curator and artist Joa Manninen called the Out-of-the-Box Art Curators, and we cordially invite you to join our brand new Facebook page.

Fresh from the Salmagundi Club for American Art in New York City, Curator and artist Joa Manninen has created a partnership with Conceptual Artist and co-curator Phil Barrington to provide bold, uncompromising and memorable art gallery shows, elements and materials for individual artists and larger organisations alike.

We intend to blur the line between artistic creation, curating and promotion to produce the best art shows possible. Not only that, we will be regularly updating our facebook page with personally-selected images from the best contemporary artists active today, and much more.

Why not join our page, plug yourself into our network, and see how we can assist with art exhibitions, events, openings, signings, trade fairs, proposal drafting, and brochure research, edits & compilation.

For more information,

Email; joamanni@ulapland.fi
Phone; +44(0)7931 880047

Or join our facebook page and ask anything you like on our wall!

Kind regards,

Phil Barrington & Joa Manninen

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