Talent Seekers, the international seeking talent platform, has received the support of 8.650 registered members in its first year, including 4.050 artists from 85 countries. Those who wish to participate are still in time to do so, as the inscription period will not conclude until 31st December 2009. There are four categories of participation: public, authors, jury and sponsors.

Once the members of Talent Seekers have decided the most popular artists, a team of over 100 professionals, in representation of the different creative sectors, will choose the most outstanding. The jury is made-up of gallery owners, art critics, producers, magazine editors, cultural organizations, record companies, publishers…; personalities of renown international prestige, such as Rafael Revert (founder of music radio stations “40 Principales” and “Cadena 100”), John Dimon (Emmy winning television producer) or Jimmy Destry (founder member of the legendary American band Blondie).

The companies Copyright Creators, PR-Imaging, Sane Society and Talent Seekers will be responsible for providing the Talent Seekers prizes.

• COPYRIGHT CREATORS (Canada) - www.copyrightcreators.com

Copyright Creators offers prizes for a value of over $100.000 in copyright registration services to all authors selected by the public ($100 per author up to a maximum of 1.000 authors), with a special package valued at $1.000 for the winner in each of the ten categories.

Copyright Creators is an online copyright registry that provides affordable lifetime copyright protection. There are no membership fees or renewal fees and there is unrestricted access to the registered works and certificates of proof. Their specialized technical and legal teams have developed a system to offer their clients protection so that they can promote their work with the utmost confidence their intellectual property is secure.

• PR-IMAGING (England) – www.pr-imaging.org

The ten artists selected by the jury will receive a Talent Seekers book personalised with their name on the cover, the content reflecting the professional background and work of the winners of the contest.

PR-Imaging is a leading company in its field, producing high quality albums for professional photographers and graphic designers. Those who belong to either of these two collectives and are also members of Talent Seekers, will be able to contract their services at a discount of 20% during the next 6 months and 10% for the remainder of 2010. PR-Imaging has established a rigorous protocol for admission of clients in order to protect the professional interests of those artists with whom they work. Being a client of PR-Imaging is a guarantee for quality.

• SANE SOCIETY (Spain) – www.sanesociety.org

Sane Society will employ its data base of more than 100.000 contacts, including 13.580 cultural and media companies, in order to internationally promote the artist winners of this contest by means of an email campaign in 9 languages. They will also raffle Sane Society t-shirts between those who have participated with their votes.

Sane Society, with more than 50.000 Works published over the last 7 years and several awards, is an artists’ community pioneer in its field. Originally conceived as a kind of virtual city and with the objective of fomenting communication and the exchange of ideas, this mini society of 8.200 inhabitants is organized in linguistic districts, as well as creative ones. The Sane Society team is responsible for the launching and management of Talent Seekers.

• TALENT SEEKERS (Spain) – www.talentseekers.net

Talent Seekers will contribute with the following prizes: The permanent exposure on its website of a list of artists chosen by the public, organized according to the evaluation of the jury; the presentation of online certificates that can be displayed by the winners on their corresponding web pages. These documents will certify the position of at least 30 artists (Top 1 Photography, Top 2 Music, Top 3 Literature, etc.); the development and management, in cooperation with a specialized company to be announced soon, of an online shop where a selection of artists will be able to offer their most outstanding creations for sale.

Lastly, the following cultural organizations will circulate the list of winners to their own users: GenomART (Italy), The Muse’s Muse (Canada), Earth Stoke ‘N Fire Pottery Studio and Artist Retreat (US), Cia Arte Cultura (Brazil) and Prose Club Network (US). Talent Seekers trusts that the members of the jury will also offer the winners access to their respective Networks for this same purpose.

In words of Arturo Tirador, Director of Talent Seekers: “We have good reason for being satisfied with the outcome of this first edition. However, my vision is different and I hope to see it materialised in the near future. I would like to see more companies involved in offering prizes in kind. For example, the edition of a book, a supporting slot at a concert of an established artist, the production of a record, the exhibition at a reputable art gallery, a management contract, etc. I understand that whilst the identity of the winners is unknown, it is complicated for companies to make any commitment. For this reason, I am convinced that the real professional opportunities will arise once the jury’s verdict is acknowledged”.

Please come!

"New Motions of the Figure"
March 5 -28, 2009
Ico Gallery
27 North Moore St., New York, NY

featuring the works of

Maria Pureza Escaño
Nelly Drell
Jean Dorch
Ned Martin
Kevin McKrell
Jon Boe Paulsen
and
Blake

Artists' Reception is on March 13, 2009 at 8:00 pm

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Welcome to my site! I have not uploaded my pictures yet but will do so when I get home today. I hope that you like Black art from a black artist. I love what I do when I am engaging the canvas . It's like foreplay to me. A touch here a touch there and before you know it the whole act of making love is in full session.
Do I make love to the canvas? Yes I do! As long as you consider love as indulging in some heart felt pleasure! This is not physical...no it is a mental feeling that you get when you engage in this type of love. I just love to paint!!! I get a thrill up my spine everytime I get a brush and "throw it"
I can do a portrait or I can just let the subject, object or feeling evolve into what I call my "Way out Series" of work. Certainly my way out of poverty and oppression and depression is through my art. My "Way Outs" are a cross between Cubism, surrealism and abstract expressionism. You be the judge. i don't mind a critque, but just nmake sure it is something that will enlighten my senses and make me a better person!! Peace and love.

Thabiti

When I began creating my artwork back in 1997, I had no intentions of being an "artist." I simply used art as an outlet to my world, my lessons in life, and my willingness to always move forward.

My art reflects my memories, my life occurrences, and my views of a revolving world around me.