ARTIST NEWS TEXT SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
The below instructions are for the text box on the bottom of the submission form only. For additional questions, please refer to the FAQ at the bottom of this page.
PLEASE NOTE: Do not submit more than one sentence per entry—these posts are announcements only, not to explain the announcement to our online community. The link will provide supplemental content to this announcement.
Exhibition (solo, group, etc.)
Include:
--‘EFA Title’ (EFA Grantee, EFA Studio Member artist, EFA Project Space artist, EFA Project Space curator, EFA Project Space resident, EFA RBPMW Instructor, EFA RBPMW SIP Fellow, EFA RBPMW SIP Fellow Alumni)
--‘Person’s Name’
--‘Exhibition Title’ (in quotes)
--‘Medium’ (sculpture, painting, installation, photographs, variety of media, etc.)
--‘Gallery, Institution or Organization’ (where exhibition is held)
--‘Duration’ (Dates of the exhibition)
Example(s):
EFA RBPMW Collograph Instructor and artist, Yasuyo Tanaka will be featured in a group exhibition "Uptown Arts Review" on view June 6-30, at Rio II Gallery, Harlem, opening reception June 6th, 6-9 p.m.
EFA Grantee Gina Pierloni's solo exhibition "We Are Them" features a series of paintings on view at Subtle Rebelllion Gallery through October 26.
EFA Project Space artist Adam Pendleton’s first solo U.K. exhibition "I'll Be Your" features work of a variety of media at Pace Gallery, London from September 20 to October 27, 2012.
EFA Studio Member artist Pablo Helguera's exhibition “Negative Archaeology” featuring new works on paper and performance is on view at Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri, November 9 to December 15, 2012.
EFA Project Space artist Allison Smith participates in the group show "We the People” at the Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College, September 8, 2012 to April 7, 2013.
EFA Grantee Ruth Pastine's two person show "R. Nelson Parrish & Ruth Pastine" features Pastine's pastel series 'Counterpoint' and Parrish's bio resin wall sculptures on view at Cabana Home, November 26, 2012 to January 17, 2013.
Event (lecture, performance, etc.)
Include:
--‘EFA Title’ (EFA Grantee, EFA Studio Member artist, EFA Project Space artist, EFA Project Space curator, EFA Project Space resident, EFA RBPMW Member)
--‘Person’s Name’
--‘Event Title’
--‘Gallery, Institution or Organization’ (where event is held)
--‘Day, date and time’
Example(s):
EFA Grantee Christina Bothwell leads a tour of Asheville Art Museum's exhibition "Fire on the Mountain: Studio Glass in Western North Carolina" on Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at 2pm.
EFA Project Space artist Bill Drummond lectures on "Why Andy Warhol is Shite" at Greyfriar's Church on Thursday, November 8, 2012 at 6pm.
EFA Studio Member artist Scott Teplin's work is included in the sale "Aldrich Undercover: A Secret Art Sale and Summer Soirée" at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum on Saturday, June 16, 2012 from 7-11pm.
EFA Studio Member artist Shai Zurim talks about his exhibition "Survivial Guide" at EFA on Wednesday, June 20th at 6pm.
Awards (fellowships, grants, residencies, etc.)
Include:
--‘EFA Title’ (EFA Grantee, EFA Studio Member artist, EFA Project Space artist, EFA Project Space curator, EFA Project Space resident, EFA RBPMW Member)
--‘Person’s Name’
--Designate ‘winner’, ‘finalist’, etc.
--‘Award Title and Year’ (residency, grant, fellowship, etc.)
--‘Gallery, Institution or Organization’ (giving the award)
--‘Dates’ (if applicable)
Example(s):
EFA Project Space curator Paul Legault is a finalist for the 24th Annual Lambda Literary Award Finalist Readings in NYC this May 2012.
EFA Project Space artist Danh Vo is this year’s winner of the 2012 Hugo Boss Art Prize, an award of the Guggenheim Foundation.
EFA Studio Member artist Suzan Frecon is honored with the College of Arts and Architecture 2012 Alumni Award from Penn State University.
EFA Grantee Karim Hamid is announced a nominee for the Young Masters 2012 Art Prize and Exhibition in painting, an award of the Young Masters Art Prize.
EFA Project Space artist Allison Smith is honored with artist-in-residence at the International Studio and Curatorial Program in Brooklyn, NY through August 2012, a program sponsored by Artadia.
EFA Grantee Edgar Jerins's drawing "David and Anita Visiting Daina" is one of 48 artworks chosen in the Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition hosted by the National Portrait Gallery on view March 23, 2013 through February 23, 2014.
Press (interviews, mentions, reviews, etc.)
Include:
--‘Writer / Interviewer’
--‘Publication’
--‘EFA Title’ (EFA Grantee, EFA Studio Member artist, EFA Project Space artist, EFA Project Space curator, EFA Project Space resident, EFA RBPMW Member)
--‘Person’s Name’
--‘Reason for interview/press’ (exhibition, book, benefit, etc.)
--‘Gallery, Institution or Organization’ (if applicable)
--‘Dates’ (if applicable)
Example(s):
Jonathan Aprea of BOMBLOG interviews EFA Project Space curator Paul Legault about his new book, The Emily Dickinson Reader.
Jeff Frederick of Art in America interviews EFA Studio Member artist Gary Petersen about his work on view at Storefront Bushwick January 1 to February 5, 2012.
Holland Cotter of The New York Times mentions EFA Studio Member artist Austin Thomas's work in his Bushwick Open Studios weekend art review.
Liesl Bradner of The Los Angeles Times reviews EFA Studio Member artist Noah Klersfeld's and collaborator Patty Chang's site-specific video at LAX airport's Tom Bradley International Terminal.
The Huffington Post includes EFA Studio Member artist Wafaa Bilal's project "The 3rd I" in the article "10 Shocking Acts By Artists."
Workshop/Class (artist as instructor)
Include:
--‘EFA Title’ (EFA Grantee, EFA Studio Member artist, EFA Project Space artist, EFA Project Space curator, EFA Project Space resident, EFA RBPMW Member)
--‘Person’s Name’
--‘Workshop/Class Title’
--‘Gallery, Institution or Organization’ (where workshop/class is held)
--‘Day, date and time’
Example(s):
EFA Project Space artist Evan Roth co-leads “The Propulsion Paintings Workshop” at Science Gallery in Dublin, Ireland, Saturday, June 16 at 12pm and Sunday, June 17 at 6pm.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ)
- I am a participant of more than one EFA Program--EFA Studio Program, EFA Project Space Program, EFA's RBPMW Program. What should my 'EFA Title' be?
Under the 'Select your affiliation' section, check off each program that you are involved with at EFA. In the text box at the bottom of the submission form, include whichever 'EFA Title' you identify with most. For 'EFA Titles' choose EFA Grantee, EFA Studio Member artist, EFA Project Space artist, EFA Project Space curator, EFA Project Space resident, EFA RBPMW Instructor, EFA RBPMW SIP Fellow, EFA RBPMW SIP Fellow Alumni
- The link related to my news does not contain the image that I want to include for the Artist News submission. How do I submit an image?
If the link for your news--exhibition, event, press, award, etc.--does not contain an image for your news, please email an image to lauren@efanyc.org. Only submit an image by email if an image is not available in the link you provide. Please include your name and brief information about your news post so we know where to place the image.
- I am submitting an image by email. Do I need to resize the image?
It is not necessary to resize the image, if you send by email. We will resize the image to 72 dpi at 200x200 pixels for the included thumbnail image.
- Do I need to include a link for the Artist News post?
While we encourage that all news submitted be accompanied by a link to provide the public with as much information about your news as possible, a link is not required.
- My news does not fit within any of the above categories. How should I tag it?