May 5th through May 26th will see the annual Raglan Shire Artwalk take place across the regions of the Shire, allowing visitors to wander along leafy roads and paths, taking-in the builds and in particular discovering and admiring the pictures, painting, sculptures and models on display.

Every year, around 100 exhibitors participate in the Artwalk, and the organisers hope that this year will be no different.

Applications for participation as an artist opened on April 8th, and will remain open through until April 28th, at 21:00 SLT. Artists of all shapes and sizes are warmly invited to participate, and submission of reproductions of RL artwork (painting, drawing, digital fine art, printmaking that can be imported and put on a prim) are welcomed, along with SL photography, manipulated photography and sculpture.

There are a full set of guidelines and requirements for participation in the event, but in brief:

• The event is a non-juried show
• Artists can display more than one piece if they wish
  • 2D (“flat” art pieces will be awarded a maximum of 15 prims, and individual pictures should be 1 prim, including the frame
  • 3D art (sculptures, etc.), will be awarded a maximum of 500 prims for up to three pieces of work. Artists are requested to state the number of prims per piece in their application
• All the above art forms are welcome, but should be rated PG / G – so no nudity, please!
• Sales of works are allowed
• Group membership will be required in order to display work
• Questions should be addressed to Teal Freenote or Liandras Jameson in-world.

Key Dates

• Sunday April 28th: Applications close at 21:00 SLT
• Thursday, May 2nd: Notification of exhibit space location issued to artists
• Friday, May 3rd / Saturday May 4th: Artist set-up days
• Sunday, May 5th: ARTWALK OPENS
• Sunday, May 26th: Artwalk closes
• Sunday, May 26th (after 18:00 slt) / Monday, May 27th: Takedown of works.

All artists wishing to participate can register on-line now!

Related Links

• Raglan Shire Artwalk 2013 announcement
• Application for for artists
• Guidelines and requirements

Today sees the start of the Raglan Shire Artwalk 2012, which will be running through until  May 27th, featuring almost 2000 works of art from over 130 artists from across Second life.

Now in its sixth year, the event is being hosted on the tiny community of Raglan Shire, and features displays of art, photography and sculpture.

Commenting on the event, Zayn Till, Magistrate of Raglan Shire said, “I started ArtWalk in 2007, inspired by the ArtWalk of Seattle, Washington. We want to give artists a fabulous opportunity to exhibit both RL and SL works. Over the years it has grown into one of the biggest art festivals in SL.”

Arrtists participating in the event include: Sledge Roffo, Van Caerndow, Corcosman Voom, Cat Boccaccio, briawinde Magic, StarZ33 McCullough, Gleman Jun, Nessuno Myoo, Teal Freenote, Kicca Igaly, Revontuli Oh, Kicca Igaly and Carlotta Ceawlin.

Visitors are encouraged to wander through the Raglan Shire regions, where they will find all manner of 2D art exhibited along the hedgerows in the central area of Raglan Shire sim, with sculpture work displayed among the trees and along the shores of the western half of Heron Forest in Heron Shire sim, in the parks on Morning Shire and Raglan Commons sim. TP kiosks to all display locations can be found throughout the grounds of the festival.

“We are so excited to see such a wonderful collection of excellent works exhibited by the artists of Second Life,” Teal Freenote, ArtWalk Director and herself one of the exhibiting artists, said “Fabulous artists, both tiny and big, make this a visual feast.  What better way to enjoy May than wandering the lush grounds of the Shires reveling in wonderful art!”

Avatars of all shapes and sizes are welcome to visit the show during May and enjoy wandering these enchanting sims dedicated to tiny avatars.

Related Links

• SLurl to Raglan Shire Artwalk
• Raglan Shire Website

With thanks to Bear Silvershade and the folk at Raglan Shire.