The JETAA (Japan Exchange & Teaching Alumni Association) - Toronto chapter is championing a smoking hot Art & Photo Show.
The theme for this year's event follows the official 2010 kanji character of the year in Japan: 暑 (sho) meaning 'hot'.
Who the hell comes up with a kanji character of the year? Personally, my choice for kanji character of 2011 would be: 馬鹿 (baka - 'ba' and 'ka' mean 'horse' and 'deer', respectively) meaning 'stupid'. I know it's actually two kanji symbols put together to make one word. Horse + Deer = Stupid. How wacky is that?
Anyhow, artitistic blokes and blokettes have until February 20, 2011 to submit a heat-inspired original amateur art or photography. What the heck does that mean? Well... the JETAA says you should think: "hot springs, fireworks, sunsets, fire-breathing dragons... or really anything your hot little heart desires!"
Successful entries will be displayed at a smouldering hot evening of art, music and good times. Attendees can vote for their favourite piece and winners will be announced at the end of the evening. (Feel free to bring all of your friends and campaign for their vote!)
Send your submissions, including your name and contact information, to jetaa.events@gmail.com. For a look at last year's winners visit this link. Also, see the Rules and Regulations below.
Date: Saturday, March 5, 2011
Time: 7:30 til Midnight
Place: Gladstone Art Bar, 1214 Queen St. West, Toronto, just down the block from the Gladstone's main entrance (map)
Refreshments: Cash bar and food at The Gladstone, down the hall
Entry Fee: $5 for JETAA members / $7 for non-members
RSVP: jetaa.events@gmail.com
Rules and Regulations:
• For photos, please send the original/largest file size your camera is capable of taking to ensure the best quality print;
• If you want to submit a painting, sculpture, printed photograph, etc., then we can make arrangements for that as well. Just drop us a line with the details of your piece and requirements for display;
• Limit of 2 entries per person;
• Deadline for submissions is February 20, 2011;
• JETAA Toronto reserves the right to display names and images on our website, newsletter, and other official JETAA media and publications;
• You must be the sole owner of the copyright of any work submitted.
And that, as they say, is that. Good luck to all participants. I'm suddenly developing hot flashes and may or may not enter myself. Uh, my photographs, that is. If I entered myself, well, that would be #1) quite painful not to mention anatomically impossible for me; and B) horse+deer.
Somewhere hot,
Andrew Joseph
Today's blog title is brought to us by The Steve Miller Band: JET
PS: The photo above is hot. It's the Blood Hell at Beppu (one of the magnificent seven Hells of Japan - another was my girlfriend's kitchen).
