FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TarFest Weekend 2008
October 3, 4 & 5, 2008
Miracle Mile District, Los Angeles, CA
Friday October 3, 6 – 10pm
TarFest Art Show
Korean Cultural Center
5505 Wilshire Blvd.
Saturday, October 4th, 1 – 3 pm
TarFest Film Festival
Korean Cultural Center
5505 Wilshire Blvd.
Saturday, October 4th, 7pm
TarFest Music Program
The El Rey Theatre
5501 Wilshire Blvd.
Sunday, October 5th, 9am
Miracle Mile Run
Miracle Mile on Wilshire Blvd.
Sycamore Ave. to LACMA
<http://www.tarfest.com>
contact: <mailto:jamesp@tarfest.com>
presented by the Miracle Mile Players, Inc.
TarFest is a festival of emerging film, music and art held annually since 2003 at the La Brea Tar Pits and the surrounding Museum Row in the historic Miracle Mile district of Los Angeles. This popular festival presents an opportunity for artists in Los Angeles to gain creative exposure in the geographical and cultural center of the city while also enriching the public. TarFest was founded on the principles that art and culture can create vibrant communities and that quality artists grow and succeed when they have many opportunities—at all stages of their development—to perform for and exhibit their work to diverse audiences. This year, TarFest Art Show, juried by LACMA’s Howard Fox, will open at the Korean Cultural Center, 5505 Wilshire Blvd., on Friday, October 3rd from 6 – 10pm. On Saturday, October 4th, TarFest Film Festival will also be held at the Korean Cultural Center. TarFest Music Program will be held at The El Rey Theatre Saturday night at 7pm.
A new component of TarFest Weekend, the inaugural Miracle Mile Run, will be held on Sunday, October 5th. This one-mile foot race on Wilshire Blvd. begins at Sycamore Ave. and finishes in front of the Grand Entrance to LACMA followed by community activities on it’s renovated campus. Proceeds from the run will benefit local community arts and fitness programs as well as LACMA’s Next Gen program which serves local children and their parents.
The Miracle Mile Players (MMP) is a 501c(3) not-for-profit corporation created in 2000 to produce, manage and direct events, programs and services for the purpose of developing and improving the quality of life within the Miracle Mile District and throughout Los Angeles. Passionate about promoting the Miracle Mile district as an important nexus of both cultural and commercial activity, the Miracle Mile Players strive to enhance the lives of emerging artists and area residents through innovative cultural productions. The group is dedicated to providing emerging artists with opportunities to perform and exhibit their creations for the community of Los Angeles with the support of local businesses and citizens. The principal activity of the Miracle Mile Players has been the annual production of TarFest, a multimedia arts festival in the Miracle Mile District of Los Angeles.
TarFest Art Show
TarFest and Los Angeles Art Association are proud to announce TarFest 2008.
– Open to all Southern California Artists
JUROR: Howard N. Fox, Curator of Contemporary Art, LACMA
SHOW DATES: October 3 - October 14
OPENING RECEPTION: Friday October 3, 2008, 6-10pm.
SHOW LOCATION:
Korean Cultural Center (KCC)
5505 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: August 15, 2008
SUBMIT YOUR ENTRIES BY AUGUST 15, 2008. Entry forms can be found at
<http://www.tarfest.com/art.html>
*ELIGIBILITY: Competition open to all artists living in Southern California. Work submitted must have been created within the last 3 years.
*MEDIA: All media. No craft or functional art.
*FEES: $25 for up to 3 entries; each additional entry is $10. Limit of 5 entries per person. Details of worklimited to 2 per entry. Make checks payable to Tarfest. Do not send cash. Entry fees are non-refundable.
*ENTRY: Juror will review only photos/printouts of artwork. All information including name, title, date, medium and dimensions must be written on the bottom right corner of the image side of the page. (Please indicate “top.”) Improperly labeled entries may be rejected. No actual work will be reviewed by the juror. Entries must be printed on photo-quality paper and presented in a 3-hole-punched plastic sheet protector. For video: please send 1/2” VHS, NTSC or DVD. Make sure tapes are cued. Accepted video artists must provide their own equipment (monitors, projectors, VHS/DVD players etc.). Tapes and discs must be set up for continuous play. Entries must be accompanied by registration fee, completed registration form, and self- addressed stamped envelope (SASE). Entries sent without SASE will not be returned. TarFest , LAAA and Korean Cultural Center are not responsible for lost or damaged entries. * * Printouts of accepted work become property of Tarfest to be used for press and promotional materials. Do not send resumes, bios or artist statements. Selected work must be available for use in TarFest press and promotional materials. Artists selected for this exhibition must have a high-resolution jpeg image (300 dpi, 4”x 4”) available of each selected artwork for press purposes within 7 days of acceptance notification.
*DELIVERY OF ACCEPTED WORK: Accepted work must be available September 26-October 15, 2008. Artists must deliver accepted work to the Korean Cultural Center located at 5505 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036 on Saturday, September 27, between 10am and 5pm. All other arrangements must be made in advance and approved by TarFest staff. All work must be properly framed and/or ready to hang (no saw tooth or clip-on hangers). No exceptions. If a work requires specific hardware, must be provided by the artist when work is delivered. No two-dimensional work shall exceed 6’ vertical and 6’ horizontal, or weigh more than 60 lbs. Glass must not be used in metal frames exceeding 24”. Sculptures shall not exceed 100 lbs. At the juror’s discretion, work that is dirty, in disrepair or otherwise deemed unfit for display may be excluded from the show. All decisions of the juror are final. Work must be unwrapped upon delivery. TarFest will not store packing materials.
*SALES: All accepted work will be offered for sale. Artist will receive 50% of his/her sales - please price art accordingly. Payment for sales will be sent to artists 30 days after the close of the show.
*LIABILITY: TarFest, the Korean Cultural Center, LAAA or anyone connected to the exhibition is not responsible for any loss, damage, breakage or theft of artwork while at the exhibition. Your entry into this exhibition constitutes agreement with these terms and conditions as set forth herein. All other arrangements must be made in advance and approved by TarFest staff.
DELIVERY OF ACCEPTED WORK: Saturday September 27, 10am – 5pm at KCC.
PICK-UP OF ACCEPTED WORK: Wednesday October 15, 9am-5pm.
TarFest Film Festival
This year’s film program will include two one-hour blocks of programming. The first block will feature music videos from filmmakers all over the country. The entries will be judged on innovation and creativity in the music video genre. The second block will screen "SHORTS" of five minutes or less featuring a diverse range of styles and storytelling. The shorts will be judged on all-around filmmaking and concept. TarFest strongly encourages L.A. filmmakers to submit and join us in celebrating their works the night of October 4th, 2008 at the Korean Cultural Center, 5505 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, 90036.
This years program is being curated by Los Angeles based production and motion graphics studio, AB5TRAX.
SHORT SHORTS 5 MINUTES OR LESS
We love short films, but unfortunately they often run 13 minutes long. For this category, we're looking for your best work UNDER 5 minutes. It can be a narrative, animation, documentary, experimental, spec spots or whatever... but it must be under 5 minutes. Any films exceeding that time limit WILL NOT be considered.
MUSIC VIDEOS
This category is intended to feature music videos that are innovative and creative.
FOR INFORMATION ON SUBMISSIONS VISIT:
<http://www.withoutabox.com/03film/03t_fin/03t_fin_fest_01over.php?festival_id=7153>
TarFest Music Program
More information can be found by visiting <http://www.tarfest.com/music.html>
TarFest Miracle Mile Run
More information can be found by visiting <http://www.tarfest.com/run.html>
About the Miracle Mile Players
The Miracle Mile Players (MMP) is a 501c(3) not-for-profit corporation created in 2000 to produce, manage and direct events, programs and services for the purpose of developing and improving the quality of life within the Miracle Mile District and throughout Los Angeles. Passionate about promoting the Miracle Mile District as an important nexus of both cultural and commercial activity, the Miracle Mile Players strives to enhance the lives of emerging artists and area residents through innovative productions of film, music and art events. The group is dedicated to providing emerging artists with opportunities to perform and exhibit their creations for the community of Los Angeles with the support of local businesses and citizens. The principal activity of the Miracle Mile Players has been the annual production of TarFest, a multimedia arts festival in the Miracle Mile District of Los Angeles. Plans for a neighborhood 5K run and other community events are also in development.
