Internationl Encaustic Conference in Provincetown!

Conference founder and director Joanne Mattera, in conjunction with the Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill, are pleased to announce that The Fifth International Encaustic Conference will take place June 3-5, 2011 in Provincetown, Massachusetts, with Post-con Workshops June 6-9 at the Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill.
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The Provincetown Inn, with Cape Cod Bay in the foreground and the Atlantic Ocean in the distance
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Keynote speaker: Jackie Battenfield, nationally acclaimed artist and the author of The Artist's Guide




The conference will take place at the Provincetown Inn, a hotel and conference center at the tip of the Cape. The big events have already been scheduled, and I’ll fill in specifics over the next few weeks, adding boldface links and additional linked posts, but here’s the skinny: .

Conference highlights:
. Keynote speaker Jackie Battenfield, author of The Artist's Guide: How to Make a Living Doing What You Love 
. Saturday Morning Panel: Mastering Media, with Kandy Lozano (video), Cherie Mittenthal (catalog), Nancy Natale (blog), Jeff Schaller (newsletter; promotional projects), Linda Womack (self-publishing); moderator Joanne Mattera (commercial publishing)
. Friday afternoon Monotype Marathon, three presenters in three hours
. To be announced shortly: Nine demos and talks each day
. Sunday morning in-house “hotel fair”
. Beeline, a themed juried Show at the Kobalt Gallery, juried by Kobalt’s owner and director, Francine D’Olimpio. (Independently curated exhibitions at other P-town galleries are anticipated)
. A sculpture show at Castle Hill, curated by Cherie Mittenthal
. Vendors: So far we have confirmed Conrad Wilde Paints, Enkaustikos, The Fine Art Store; Evans Encaustics, R&F Paints. We expect the list to grow.
. Lunch provided on Saturday and Sunday
. Beverages provided during the day
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Facilities: The conference rooms and hotel accommodations are part of the same complex. We're going to limit registration to 250 again this year.
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Click here to register for the Conference (scroll down to the conference listing)
. Earlybird special, Now through November 30: $390


For more information go to:  The Castle Hill Website
 


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  1. This is wonderful! Great job! I can't wait to see the work!

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