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BEA Book Expo America to Honor Children's Book Council with Ambassador Award

CHILDREN'S BOOK COUNCIL TO RECEIVE BOOKEXPO AMERICA'S INDUSTRY AMBASSADOR AWARD Organization is Acknowledged for Work on Behalf of Industry and Fostering Literacy

BookExpo America (BEA) will honor the Children's Book Council with the 2015  Industry Ambassador Award. This will be the fifth annual Industry Ambassador Award which is administered by BEA and which has recognized major innovators and creative business leaders in the book industry. Most readers best recognize the Children's Book Cuoncil as the anchor sponsor of Children's Book Week established in 2008.  While this is the first year that the award is being bestowed on an organization in place of an individual, BEA show organizers note that the Children's Book Council's work is both personal and special for its dedication to fostering literacy, diversity and education, making it eminently qualified to receive the award.  The Industry Ambassador Award will be presented by Steven Rosato, Show Manager of BEA to Jon Colman, Executive Director of CBC at a ceremony at this year's BookExpo America on Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at 4:00pm in Room 1E12/1E13/1E14 at the Javits Center in New York City. BEA, which is North America's largest trade book industry event, takes place May 27 – May 29. "I could not be happier than to be honoring the Children's Book Council this year," notes Steve Rosato, Show Manager for BookExpo America. "They are supreme advocates for literacy fostering relationships and partnerships with other important organizations such as the unPrison Project, We Need Diverse Books, and the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. They are a tireless book industry advocate which makes them especially suited to receive this award which was specifically created to recognize industry leadership. They are true leaders." The Children's Book Council is also the anchor sponsor of Children's Book Week, which is administered by Every Child a Reader (ECAR). Additionally, the Fourth National Ambassador for Young People's Literature Kate DiCamillo continues to tour the United States, sharing the transformative power of literacy with children. The program was established in 2008 and is co-sponsored by ECAR, CBC, and the Center for the Book in in the Library of congress.  For more information about the Children's Book Council please visit: http://www.cbcbooks.org/ For more information about BookExpo America please visit:  http://www.bookexpoamerica.com/ ABOUT CHILDREN'S BOOK COUNCIL: The Children’s Book Council is the national nonprofit trade association for children’s book publishers. The CBC offers children’s publishers the opportunity to work together on issues of importance to the industry at large, including educational programming, literacy advocacy, and collaborations with other national organizations. Our members span the spectrum from large international houses to smaller independent presses. Membership in the CBC is open to U.S. publishers of children’s trade books, as well as in some cases to industry-affiliated companies. The CBC is proud to partner with other national organizations on co-sponsored reading lists, educational programming, and literacy initiatives. Please visit www.cbcbooks.org for more information.

ABOUT BOOKEXPO AMERICA:  BookExpo America (BEA) is North America’s largest gathering of book trade professionals attracting an international audience. The event is widely known as an ideal place for content creators, media, booksellers, rights professionals, and movie and television executives to meet new authors, discover new books, learn about trends shaping the book industry, and network with those who have a passion for books and reading. BEA is foremost a gathering place for creative writers and thinkers and the commerce they create. It is recognized for the media attention it brings to upcoming books as well as for the notable authors it attracts to the convention itself.  BEA is organized with the support of association partners including the Association of American Publishers (AAP) and the American Booksellers Association (ABA). ########

Is Celebrity Art Real or Reel by Joyce Schwarz Results of #Dylan poll in #CLE

In promoting the opening of celebrity Bob Dylan's exhibition of drawings at the Butler Art Institute in Youngstown, Ohio, Cleveland.com did a survey whether peeps reading the article thought the art was what Joyce Schwarz calls "real vs reel" meaning is it just vanity artwork or are the drawings really great.

See below, pix of artist Bob Dylan in his studio provided by the Butler Art Institute in Youngstown, Ohio 

So they asked: Can Bob Dylan draw?

And the results as of the morning of the opening of the Dylan Exhibit are seen in the graph below. They show that 47.36 percent of respondents thought "these are great drawings". Another 36.75 percent say "no these are mediocre and about 16 percent chose as their response "I need to see them in person to decide"............... 

At Hollywood2020, we like the drawings and in fact, we're working on a whole book on what else, "CELEBRITY ART" -- see our page on this at Facebook    like Celebrity Art Museum page on facebook

Hollywood2020 To Be On Location for Bob Dylan Exhibit Opening at Butler Institute of American Art

Hollywood2020 will be on location at an exhibition of pastel works by Bob Dylan opens May 17 at The Butler Institute of American Art in Youngstown, Ohio. The exhibition by the musician, titled “Face Value, was first seen at the National Portrait Gallery in London. It will be on display through July 12 in the museum’s Flora B. Giffuni Gallery. 

In announcing the exhibition, the Butler quoted Dylan as stating, “I’m pretty much interested in people, histories, myth, and portraits; people of all stripes.”

According to online resources Dylan's  philosophy is echoed in the portraits of ordinary, non celebrity, subjects included in Face Value, the museum said. The exhibition is “a part of Dylan’s life-long passion for creating in many formats — as singer/songwriter, author, film director, actor, radio broadcaster and visual artist.”

Among the solo art exhibitions by Dylan are the Drawn Blank Series, shown in Germany and London (2007-8), and the Brazil Series, shown at the National Gallery of Denmark (2010). The Asia Series and Revisionist Art: Thirty Works by Bob Dylan were presented at Gagosian Gallery in New York City in 2011 and 2013, respectively. Also in 2013, a group of oil paintings by Dylan, titled The New Orleans Series, were exhibited at the Palazzo Reale in Milan and the exhibition Face Value was seen at the National Portrait Gallery, London.

MORE INFO ON DYLAN AS AN ARTIST FROM WIKIPEDIA

 

Over a decade after Random House had published Drawn Blank (1994), a book of Dylan's drawings, The Drawn Blank Series opened in October 2007 at the Kunstsammlungen in Chemnitz, Germany.^[344] This first public exhibition of Dylan's paintings showcased more than 200 watercolors and gouaches made from the original drawings. The exhibition coincided with the publication of the book Bob Dylan: The Drawn Blank Series, which includes 170 reproductions from the series.^[344][345] From September 2010 until April 2011, the National Gallery of Denmark exhibited 40 large-scale acrylic paintings by Dylan, The Brazil Series.^[346]

 

In July 2011, a leading contemporary art gallery, Gagosian Gallery, announced their representation of Dylan's paintings.^[347] An exhibition of Dylan's art, The Asia Series, opened at the Gagosian Madison Avenue Gallery on September 20, displaying Dylan's paintings of scenes in China and the Far East.^[348] The New York Times reported that "some fans and Dylanologists have raised questions about whether some of these paintings are based on the singer's own experiences and observations, or on photographs that are widely available and were not taken by Mr. Dylan." The Times pointed to close resemblances between Dylan's paintings and historic photos of Japan and China, and photos taken by Dmitri Kessel and Henri Cartier-Bresson.^[349] The Magnum photo agency confirmed that Dylan had licensed the reproduction rights of these photographs.^[350]

 

Dylan's second show at the Gagosian Gallery, Revisionist Art, opened in November, 2012. The show consisted of thirty paintings, transforming and satirizing popular magazines including Playboy and Babytalk.^[351][352] In February 2013, Dylan exhibited the New Orleans Series of paintings at the Palazzo Reale in Milan.^[353] In August 2013, Britain'sNational Portrait Gallery in London hosted Dylan's first major UK exhibition, Face Value, featuring twelve pastel portraits.^[354]

 

In November 2013, the Halcyon Gallery, London, hosted an exhibition of seven wrought iron gates that Dylan had created. The exhibition was titled Mood Swings. In a statement released by the gallery, Dylan said: "I've been around iron all my life ever since I was a kid. I was born and raised in iron ore country, where you could breathe it and smell it every day. Gates appeal to me because of the negative space they allow. They can be closed but at the same time they allow the seasons and breezes to enter and flow. They can shut you out or shut you in. And in some ways there is no difference."^[355][356]

 

Since 1994, Dylan has published six books of painting and drawing.^[357]

 

Here is Dylan’s official biography, as provided by the Butler:

Born Robert Allen Zimmerman on 24 May 1941 in Duluth, Dylan grew up in Hibbing, Minnesota. He took the name of “Bob Dylan” in homage to the poet Dylan Thomas. His father was a Standard Oil Company worker and moved the family to Hibbing, Minnesota where Dylan taught himself to play the piano and guitar and formed several rock bands.

Dylan moved to New York in 1960 and quickly became immersed in the music world. The New York Times gave him a positive review for one of his performances in 1961, and thereafter Dylan was able to sign a recording contract with Columbia Records.

His first album was released in 1962, but it was the 1963 release of The Freewheelin Bob Dylan that marked Dylan as an original talent. (The album included Blowin’ in the Wind and A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall.) Dylan’s next album, The Times They Are A-Changin secured his reputation as a music innovator.

Dylan tired of being type-cast as a folk-singer of the protest movement and, in 1964, he released the album Another Side of Bob Dylan, which was less politically motivated. Dylan continued to try new styles, and in 1965 Bringing It All Back Homewas released. Over the next three decades,he continued to reinvent himself, producing some of his most innovative work.

Dylan branched out into film, and in 1973 appeared in Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid. Music was the most memorable contribution Dylan made to the film with the sound track Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door.

In 1974, after having suffered a near-fatal motorcycle accident, Dylan released Planet Waves, his first number one album.Blood on the Tracks and Desire also reached number one status. In 1979, Dylan declared himself a born-again Christian, which inspired the song Slow Train, which won Dylan his first Grammy Award.

In 1989, Dylan was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and, in 1997 he became the first rock star ever to receive Kennedy Center Honors.

In 1997 the album,Time Out of Mind‘, won Dylan three Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year. In 2000, he recorded the single Things Have Changed‘, for the soundtrack of the film Wonder Boys’ which won Dylan a Golden Globe and an Academy Award for Best Original Song. This was followed by the album Love and Theft released on 11 September 2001 under the name Jack Frost. It was critically well received and earned Dylan several Grammy Award nominations.

Dylan returned to Christianity for his 2003 CD project Gotta Serve Somebody: The Gospel Songs of Bob Dylan. In that same year, he played the central character in the film Masked & Anonymous which also starred Jeff Bridges and Penelope Cruz. In 2004, he published the first installment of his autobiography titled Chronicles: Volume I which reached second on The New York Times best seller list. Dylan made an appearance in the Martin Scorsese-directed film biography about him, which first aired in 2005. The accompanying soundtrack to this film featured some unreleased songs from Dylan’s early career.

On 3 May 2006, hosted the weekly Theme Time Radio Hour. He recorded his 100th show in 2009 with the theme Goodbye. That same year, he released the album Modern Times which won two Grammy awards.

The award-winning film biography based on Dylan called I’m Not There starring Cate Blanchett, Heath Ledger and Richard Gere was released in 2007. Soon after, triple CD Dylan, which incorporated his entire musical career, was released.

His next album Together Through Life (2009) was followed by Christmas record Christmas in the Heart.

In 2010, Dylan was awarded the National Medal of Art by the United States Government, an honor that was presented by President Obama.

Dylan married Sara Lowndes in 1965. They had four children together, divorcing in 1977. He married Carolyn Dennis in 1986; the couple had a daughter, before they divorced in 1992.

Since 1994, Dylan has published six books of drawings and paintings, and his work has been exhibited in major art galleries. As a musician, Dylan has sold more than 100 million records, making him one of the best-selling artists of all time; he has receivednumerous awards including Grammy, Golden Globe and Academy Award; he has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Minnesota Music Hall of Fame, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, and Songwriters Hall of Fame. The Pulitzer Prize jury in 2008 awarded him a special citation for "his profound impact on popular music and American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power." In May 2012, Dylan received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Barack Obama.

On October 28, 2014, Simon & Schuster published a massive 960 page, thirteen and a half pound edition of Dylan's lyrics, Lyrics: Since 1962. The book was edited by literary critic Christopher Ricks, Julie Nemrow and Lisa Nemrow, to offer variant versions of Dylan's songs, sourced from out-takes and live performances. A limited edition of 50 books, signed by Dylan, was priced at $5,000. "It’s the biggest, most expensive book we’ve ever published, as far as I know," said Jonathan Karp, Simon & Schuster’s president and publisher.^[314][315]

Drake Designs Soundscapes for African Art at Sotheby's S/2 Celebrity Art Redux

 

SOUNDSCAPES FOR AN ART exhibit -- yep that's cool but what is even more awesome is when the creator of the SOUNDSCAPES is Drake-- don't know who he is -- you should -- he's sold more than 5 million records -Wikipedia says this about him: Aubrey Drake Graham (born October 24, 1986),who records under the mononym Drake, is a Canadian rapper, songwriter, record producer and actor.

Sotheby’s S|2, Drake partnered with curators to soundtrack their latest exhibition, I Like It Like This. The contemporary art show was opened last week and features 21stcentury Black artists who have been pivotal voices in the area of Black expression within their artistry.

From the exhibition statement:

“I Like It Like This, presented by S|2 in collaboration with Drake, is a celebration of black American contemporary artists through an auditory lens. Music has been an essential component of expression in the black American experience dating back centuries, reaching a creative crescendo with the birth of Jazz in the 1920s, a period famously important to contemporary artists like Jean-Michel Basquiat, Romare Bearden, and Faith Ringgold…

Grammy winning, hip hop icon Drake has provided musical curation by selecting songs to accompany highlighted works in the exhibition.”

Here's a picture of Drake at the event: 

Now if we could only hear the SOUNDSCAPES :) -- we will call Sotheby's to see if they will send us an MP3 -- another one for our CELEBRITY ART MUSEUM

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BEA BOOK EXPO AMERICA Anounces STARTUP CHALLENGE 2015

BookExpo America and Librify announce the 2015 BEA Startup Challenge sponsored by Ingram and Sourcebooks

04/22/2015

An event at Book Expo America showcasing the most innovative new startups in publishing!

Norwalk, CT, April 22, 2015:  Publishing technology startups will be making their pitches to leaders in Venture Capital, Technology, and Publishing organizations at this year’s BookExpo America (BEA) conference.

Once again, starting on Wednesday, May 27th, there will be a Startup Alley at BEA, sponsored by Sourcebooks and Ingram, bringing together the best of Silicon Alley and the book publishing industry.  Twenty startups will be selected to showcase their companies in Startup Alley, a unique opportunity for startups to be part of book publishing’s largest industry event and to receive high visibility, access to industry executives, investors and VCs. 

Participating startups will compete to appear before the judges from the Venture Capital and investment community to be chosen as BEA’s 2015 Most Promising Publishing Startup.  In addition, this year the BEA Startup Challenge will add the People’s Choice Award, selected by the attendees and exhibitors to BEA.  All Startups selected to be included in the event are eligible for prize consideration. A select few will have the opportunity to make their case to the judges at this year’s event.

“Last year at BEA, we brought the tech community and the book publishing industry together for the first publishing Startup Challenge and we saw the great kind of innovation that comes out of bringing these communities together," said Joanna Stone, CEO of Librify. "Thanks to our sponsors Ingram and Sourcebooks, we are creating a place for innovation at BEA again this year.  Startup Alley is a place for the growing
book publishing startup community to gain access to traditional publishers and top venture capital and investment professionals”.

The judges will include well-known names from venture capital and publishing including Jordan Bettman, Bain Capital Ventures, Dominique Raccah, CEO of Sourcebooks, Brian Napack, Senior Advisor, Providence Equity, Jason Saltzman, Alley NYC, Ed Klaris, Managing Director, DiSilva+Philips, and more.  BookExpo Startup Challenge will be accepting applicant startups at bookexpochallenge.com.

”BookExpo Startup Challenge is poised to be a fantastic event for BEA and the industry that will put a spotlight on innovation and technology at BEA, an important component of the publishing ecosystem," said Steven Rosato, Event Director for BookExpo America, Reed Exhibitions. "We expect this event to attract wide media coverage and to bring in solid venture capitalists looking for unique opportunities."

Librify and BookExpo America will select up to 20 startups to participate in BEA Startup Alley.  All selected startups will get a free exhibition booth in Startup Alley, free passes to the event and will have access to additional benefits including interactions with executives from major publishing houses (including the Big 5), access to coaching and strategic advice from investment industry professionals, coaching from investment and publishing leaders, and much more.

Startups who would like to apply for selection in “Startup Alley” and be part of the BookExpo Startup Challenge should visit bookexpochallenge.com to apply. Others seeking more information regarding this year’s BookExpo America at the Javits Center should visit www.bookexpoamerica.com.

Registered attendees and exhibitors of BookExpo America are invited to attend the final BookExpo Startup Challenge event at 3:30PM on May 29th on the Downtown Stage.

BookExpo Startup Challenge is brought to you by BookExpo America and Librify and sponsors Ingram, Sourcebooks and DeSilva+Phillips.

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ABOUT BOOKEXPO AMERICA:

BookExpo America (BEA) is North America’s largest gathering of book trade professionals attracting an international audience. The event is widely known as an ideal place for content creators, media, booksellers, rights professionals, and movie and television executives to meet new authors, discover new books, learn about trends shaping the book industry, and network with those who have a passion for books and reading. BEA is foremost a gathering place for creative writers and thinkers and the commerce they create. It is recognized for the media attention it brings to upcoming books as well as for the notable authors it attracts to the convention itself.   

BEA is organized with the support of association partners including the Association of American Publishers (AAP) and the American Booksellers Association (ABA).

ABOUT LIBRIFY:

Founded by publishing industry veterans and based in New York City, Librify is creating the world’s first book-of-the-month club for ebooks, bringing a dramatically improved shared, social reading experience and discounted pricing model to book clubs and readers across all platforms and devices Librify was the co-organizer with the Perseus Book Group of the first ever Publishing Hackathon in May, 2013 at AlleyNYC and BEA, bringing together the technology, venture capital and publishing communities For more information pertaining to Librify and its upcoming launch please contact [email protected], or visit www.librify.com.

Contact Information:

BookExpo Startup Challenge
475 Park Ave South
212-651-2569
[email protected]
www.bookexpochallenge.com

Editors Note: Lineup of startups, judges, and sponsors are subject to change. Addendums following will be submitted referencing initial release with updated contact information.

BEA EXPO Features new BEA Mobile App -- books to go

By Joyce Schwarz, columnist, bestselling author

The upcoming BEA (Book Expo of America) has books to go -- well not really, but they do have a great new Mobile App for real-time conference coverage. 

According to the website www.bookexpoamerica.com the 2015 app is now available at the iTunes App store, Google Play and of course via the website itself at http://www.bookexpoamerica.com Yes, you can download it for free .

BEA can be overwhelming especially to a newbie author, agent or attendee so it will be great to have this new app sponsored of course by Baker & Taylor. You'll be able to find exhibitions and conferences, show specials, autographing and author events, show information and floor plans.

So go over to http//www.bookexpoamerica.com and book yourself into the new mobile world of BEA -- and you're "booked to go" 

ABOUT JOYCE SCWARZ: Schwarz is a bestselling author and journalist who has been published in CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, LA TIMES, PARADE, EDITOR & PUBLISHER and more than 600 other trade and consumer publications. Hollywood2020 is a newsletter and blog which goes to more than 100,000 viewers and has reached more than 1 million impressions.