NEOS 2011 Guide - ready for proofing

Dear 2011 members...

The NEOS 2011 guide (map) is now ready for proofing - after years of trying to place hundreds of dots, and occasionally getting one or two wrong, we've decided to get you (the members) to help us ensure that the dots are as close to the venue as possible...

so! check out http://www.northeastopenstudios.co.uk/proofMap.asp and find your dot (instructions on how to find your NEOS entry number on the page).

Tell your friends about it (if they are involved in NEOS) - just in case they don't get (or read*) the NEOS emails, read the blog, follow us on twitter, visit the NEOS website or are following us on facebook.

Yours,

The NEOS Team.

* - did you know that on average, only 48% of people getting the NEOS emails read them? - Mailchimp provide some very interesting statistics...

Can anyone help these artists?

Photographer Andy Martin is looking for a venue (or a group of artists with whom to share a venue) in the Banff area for NEOS 2011.
Time is running short for making the NEOS registration deadline (5 days left) so if anyone is able to help Andy please contact Suzanne Edge (NEOS secretary) as soon as possible at suzanne@suzanneedge.co.uk

Julia Oliver is showing at Inchmarlo Golf Course club house and is looking for artists to join her. There is indoor and outdoor space available. Anyone interested can contact Julia by email info@eventmanage.co.za.

Don't forget that there's a chance to get help with your online applications from Phil and David at the registration event at The Loft (50 Cotton Street) between 12noon and 5pm - details in the blog below. Please shout if you need help in the last few days before the application deadline.


NEOS 2011: 10th - 18th September
Visit www.northeastopenstudios.co.uk for more information

NEOS 2011 deadline mentioned on STV

Great news! the NEOS 2011 application process was mentioned on STV!

http://local.stv.tv/aberdeen/announcements/13863-register-for-popular-arts-festival/

Deadline closes on the 12th of April 2001, create an account and complete your entry via :

http://northeastopenstudios.co.uk/createaccount.asp

REMEMBER TO READ THE INSTRUCTIONS!

NEOS 2011: 10th - 18th September
Visit www.northeastopenstudios.co.uk for more information

Are You Ready?

The on-line application for NEOS 2011 is now LIVE!

Please visit http://northeastopenstudios.co.uk/createaccount.asp and follow all the instructions there!

We are ready ... are you? 10 Top Tips for making your entry!

1. Think about the benefits of having your own entry, even when holding a group Open Studios. This will help make you accessible all year to potential clients/audience.
   
2. Do read the newsletters .. there will be important NEOS information in them!
   
3. Really think about your image .. and how it best sells YOU!
4. Please make sure your image is named IDENTICALLY to your entry name, when you send it to us.
5. Practice your wording and think about how best it raises your profile.
6. Very important! YOU are responsible for YOUR entry. Get a friend to proof read your entry.
7. Think about how people will find you from your directions, why not do a dummy run yourself?
8. Send your payment promptly please, made payable to North East Open Studios.
   
9. On the reverse of your cheque please write your entry name IDENTICALLY to your entry.
10. Proof read the map when we send it out for proof reading!

We have changed the index page on the NEOS website .. so you can keep an eye on what is happening at a glance .. why not bookmark it and then you can find the page instantly & make your searching a bit more easy!
If you have any questions, need to find a venue or any news you would like to share do check out the committee and get in touch!

Please don't forget to keep checking the web site , the news page, the NEOS Blog, our Facebook page as well as twitter too!

the deadline for Entries is the 12th of April 2011 - tell your friends! spread the word!

Looking For Artists to Paint Portraits

I am an artist based in Glasgow and have been commissioned through Aberdeen City Council to undertake a public art project in the East Green area of the city.

I have a designated area to work in (around the indoor market, historic area between Union Street & railway station - including Hadden St, Carmelite St etc). My project is part of a wider evaluation into how people can participate in art and what role that could play in the regeneration of an area. I am responding to the designated project area and the community in and around it and through this experience I am going to make an art work to be finished by late February. What I want to do is find people to collaborate, to be part of making something and in the process they themselves become part of.

I work in various ways, with photography, video and music so I see the finished outcome perhaps being an event which will take place, perhaps with a musical performance (not quite sure yet). But I see the portrait idea as the starting point of what ever the work becomes. It will be a fundamental part of the overall work, which is going to depend on who I meet and work with along the way. I am interested in stories and finding ways to share these and document people's everyday lives.

By finding willing artists, not only will we then be able to work as a group to engage with the community around us but we can also get to know each other and share our own ideas/ stories.

The portraits themselves may be used to make a series of postcards or posters as part the project. I like the idea of different people being interpreted by different artists, building up a picture of people in the community, not only those whose image is used but the marks made by the person who has created that image.

If you are interested, please email Amy Marletta at amymarletta@hotmail.com

final reminder for 2010 participants to proof their entries...

The deadline to enter NEOS 2010 closed last monday - If you did create an account, we urge you to check over it, proof it, send in your image and payment...

If you did create an account, but don't wish to participate, please let us know, so we can delete your entry from the database asap.

If you are having problems logging back in, please let us know - info@northeastopenstudios.co.uk

Thanks to everyone that signed up this year!

yours, the NEOS team.

NEOS 2010: September 11th - 19th. Visit www.northeastopenstudios.co.uk for more information

NEOS 2010 Application deadline has now passed

Applications for NEOS 2010 are now closed, thank you to everyone that started / completed a profile this year... it looks like it'll be a big event!

We would now advise everyone whom has a NEOS 2010 account to log back in (http://northeastopenstudios.co.uk/login.asp) and proof read your entry, it's very important you do to ensure little or no mistakes are printed. Perhaps get someone else to cast their eyes over it too?

If you have not already done so, please send your image to info@northeastopenstudios.co.uk and send your payment (made payable to "NEOS") to the NEOS treasurer - Gowanbank, 7 Victoria Road, Kemnay, AB51 5RL.

If you missed the deadline, we advise bookmarking the NEOS website, following this blog, watching the twitter feeds or becoming a fan of NEOS on faceBook... that way, you won't miss out next year!

NEOS 2010: September 11th - 19th. Visit www.northeastopenstudios.co.uk for more information

reminder for NEOS 2010 Entrants

Just a reminder that anyone sending images for their NEOS 2010 entry should send a jpeg / tif file that is 300 dpi and no smaller than 5cm wide or high. If you are unsure - please just make sure that your image is bigger than 1Mb - we can re-size it for you. Please also ensure that your image is the "right way up" and cropped to how you expect to see it in the booklet. Remember - it's very important to have a high quality image for the brochure to help us maintain the professional appearance we strive to achieve.

. NEOS 2010: September 11th - 19th. Visit www.northeastopenstudios.co.uk for more information

NEOS 2010 is now accepting entries!

The application form is now live for you to join NEOS2010.

Online Application: STEP 1 : Create a NEOS Account

In order to register as a participant for NEOS2010, you must first create a NEOS account.
(Please note your NEOS'09 login details will NOT work. A new account must be opened). Please complete the following form to create a new NEOS account and take a note of the password you choose. You will need this password to complete your NEOS registration. The deadline for completing your form is the 12th of April 2010. After that - we will incur a late entry fee - which will be £20 and the entry system will be open until the 19th of April - any incomplete entries after that date will be deleted and the set up of the 2010 booklet will commence - no additional entries / amendments to the database can be accepted after that date.

2010 Entry fee

The Entry fee for NEOS2010 will be £99

Paper applications can be accepted for additional £10 fee (£109 total).

Send payment (cheques made payable to North East Open Studios!) to:
NEOS Treasurer, GOWANBANK, 7‚ Victoria Terrace, Kemnay, AB51 5RL

If you require a paper application, please send a stamped addressed envelope to the address above.

NEOS Youth Initiative

NEOS are also supporting young artists and makers this year by giving a reduced entry fee to anyone 24 years old and younger. The young persons entry fee is £50 - you must be 24 or younger from the 22nd of September 2010 if you have any questions, please email info@northeastopenstudios.co.uk.

NEOS 2009: September 12th - 21st. Visit www.northeastopenstudios.co.uk for more information

Call for proposals - Limousine Bull @ Drum castle

Limousine Bull would like to invite you make a proposal to take part in a
group exhibition of new work at Drum Castle NTS in conjunction with North
East Open Studios in September.

The theme and title of the event will be ‘Trust’.

A number of different environments, habitats and settings will be
available to respond to and exhibit work in, including the Old Forest of
Drum (SSSI), Drumhill Forest, the rose garden, and the grounds and
gardens in general.

There are also a number of indoor settings available for an individual
response, as well as a general hung exhibition of two-dimensional works.
If you are interested, it will be possible to meet at Drum Castle in the
near future for a tour of the estate and grounds to discuss your ideas.

If you are interested, please contact: limousinebull@limousinebull.plus.com

Call for Artists - Tawnies, Trees & Terra: A Sculpture Walk on the Wild Side

This year VSA is offering as a unique venue, Easter Anguston Farm to both host and inspire installation art within the varied landscape of the Farm. Easter Anguston Farm has a long history of responsible farming – whether restoring hedgerows, forest management, assisting in the re-introduction of Red Kites to the area, supporting pollination with meadows and wild flowers or just our recycling/composting activity....

visit http://www.vsa.org.uk/page-20090427-143031.html for more information about how to get involved and to download an application form.

NEOS 2009: September 12th - 21st. Visit www.northeastopenstudios.co.uk for more information

NEOS Proofing period closes

The 8 day period to proof read all NEOS entries has passed.
All NEOS entries are now locked and closed for changes by participants.

NEOS are now chasing up the final few entries that are incomplete.

Once the final participant list has been approved - all 2009 entries will be live and searchable on the NEOS website – NEOS will send out an email when this has happened.

Thank you to everyone who has joined this year it looks like we have record numbers again this year! Thank You!

NEOS 2009 applications now closed

Applications for the 2009 North East Open Studios is now closed.
if you have registered for 2009, you now have until the 18th of April to PROOF READ, send a print quality image and payment to reach us - we will endeavour to contact you if any element of your entry is missing - but we will not accept any data AFTER the 18th April.

Incomplete entries will be DELETED after the 18th of April.

If you have any questions or concerns, please send an email to :
info@northeastopenstudios.co.uk

NEOS 2009: September 12th - 21st. Visit www.northeastopenstudios.co.uk for more information

Salix Gallery call for artists

Salix Pottery and Gallery are looking for original paintings, prints, jewellery and sculpture. If you are interested in exhibiting with us could you please send images of your work with details including prices as soon as possible.

If you are interested, please contact Wenna Crockatt at the Salix Gallery : wenna_crockatt@yahoo.co.uk

Nairn’s Fine Art Competition

This is the first year of Nairn’s Fine Art Competition; open to all artists in Scotland.

ENTRY FEE
Entry fee of £5 is required for each work.

PRIZES1st Prize: £1,500

Student Prize: £500 & Gallery Space for 2010

Chairman’s Choice: £500(any medium)

Homecoming 2009: £500To reflect one of the themes of Homecoming 2009 as shown on: http://www.homecomingscotland.com/

Prizes will be awarded at Reception for Private Opening on Wednesday 3rd June 2009 at The Court House, Nairn at 6pm

click this link for more info (http://www.nairnfestival.co.uk/art.php)

Aberdeen – Making Applications & Proposals

Cultural Enterprise Office Events

Aberdeen – Making Applications & Proposals
Thursday 29 January 2009, 13:30-16:30
Aberdeen Art Gallery, Schoolhill, Aberdeen AB10 1FQ

To coincide with Aberdeen Visual Arts Award scheme we are running this practical workshop for individuals, working in any artform, on making applications and proposals for funding, commissions and residencies.

Aimed primarily at individuals making applications and proposals concerning their own creative practice rather than for group and organisation applications. Making Applications and Proposals workshops have attracted over 300 artists, designers, musicians, filmmakers, performers, writers, photographers and community artists.

The session will cover planning and structuring your approach with the key information you need to convey in your application. We will also discuss what funders and commissioners are looking for and the materials needed to support your proposal.

This workshop is supported by Aberdeen City Council.

"Excellent presentation - offered help on structuring through the panic."

How to Book
You'll be pleased to hear this event is free but we request a £10 deposit to secure your place. To reserve a place, please email events@culturalenterpriseoffice.co.uk or call 0844 544 9990.