My art is heading to the Moon…digitally
Secure the Perimeter (left)
Believe it or not, digital copies (not NFTs) of
SIX of my paintings, Secure the Perimeter, The Skeptic, Charmed, Serenity Prayer (sold), The Orange Hoodie (sold)
and Miss Magnolia and the Red Stain (sold)
will be included in the Lunar Time Capsule
and joining NASA’s scientific payloads on
Astrobotic’s Peregrine Mission One sometime in July 2021.
Artists on the Moon is an initiative coordinated by
physicist Dr. Samuel Peralta.
The Skeptic (right)
Approximately 1200 artworks, books and one Artificial Intelligence-created project are digitally included in this time capsule to be archived on the moon via Astrobotic's Peregrine Lunar Lander, traveling on United Launch Alliance's Vulcan Centaur rocket.
Charmed (left)
How did my works get invited to make this historic ride? They were all included in various Poets/Artists Magazines over the years, and that was one of the many places
Dr. Peralta looked when choosing art for the moon…
right place at the right time!
Three of these historic works are sold, but the other three, pictured here, are still available.
Check ’em out at my online shop now, under the category, Art to the Moon!
Winged Victory Forges…to WMOCA
Winged Victory accepted into the International Biennial Portrait Competition at the Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art in Wisconsin
Juried by Museum Director, David Hummer, the IBPC is one of the very few museum-based portrait competitions,
and I'm deeply honored my painting, Winged Victory Forges, from my Goddess Project, has been accepted.
Slated for a real live opening reception, my plan is to be there on April 29th for all the festivities,
and to film a Living Figuratively Episode as well.
As with all things during the Age of Covid, plans are tentative but I'll be sure to let you know when they are firm!
In the meantime, watch the WMOCA Website for updates.
Venus wins Top Award at NewNow 2021!
“Venus, She's Got It” wins First Place at AAWR NewNow 2021
And I couldn't be more thrilled! Eternally grateful to juror, Cat Sheridan for putting together such a stellar show.
It makes my First Place Award even more an honor.
The show is all virtual and only virtual, so you can see it all here on the Artists Archives Website.
I tell you all about both my paintings in the show on Episode 47 of Living Figuratively…Oh My Goddesses!
And I blog about Venus, She's Got It here!
Three Historic Announcements
Judy Takács achieves Signature Status with American Women Artists
With its mission of 25 Museum Shows in 25 Years, the American Women Artists organization is unique in its approach to advocating for women artists. I was proud to have achieved Associate with Distinction Status a few years back, and now have moved up to Signature Status with this esteemed organization.
Judy Takács Elected as Member of Historic Salmagundi Club in New York City
This is so special because I basically grew up in art hearing about the Salmagundi Club in New York from my Portrait Teacher at the Cleveland Institute of Art, José Cintron. He spoke of it with a reverence for the artistic giants of portraiture who have also been members since it began in 1871. William Merrit Chase, Norman Rockwell, Childe Hassam, N.C. Wyeth, Howard Pyle…even Louis Comfort Tiffany. The Salmagundi Club positioned itself at that lovely crossroads between narrative, representational art and illustration, at a time when that was going out of favor, they carried the torch.
Judy Takács Elected as Full Member of the Historic Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club
Catharine Lorillard Wolf was a major collector and patron of the arts at the turn of the last century. The CLWAC was established to honor her legacy. Thrilled to announce that I am the newest elected member of this prestigious and selective 122 year old Organization.