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Grab a copy of the Rome News Tribune today and you'll see the Starving Artist Expo's details covered on the front page. A few things you'll learn from the article and a few more items we are excited to announce are...

• Lon Eldridge will be entertaining from 3-5 with his jazzy blues sound. More musicians to be announced soon
• The Rome Area Council for the Arts has joined us as an Event Sponsor
• Proceeds from the event will go towards Next Generation Nepal to provide food, housing and family reconnection services to trafficked children. The article lists it as Namaste Children Nepal, which is a nice name too, but in case you wanted to learn more we wanted to provide the actual name of the organization.
• We will be accepting canned goods at the event to help the hungry in our local community

That's all for now- mark your calendars and pass the word on to your artistic friends. Thanks for all the interest thus far!

Call for Artists

We are seeking artists to participate in the 3rd Annual 2014 Starving Artist Expo in Rome, GA. The event will be held March 29 from 11 a.m.- 7 p.m. at the Seven Hills Building at 538 Broad Street, Rome, GA.

There are two categories in which artists can apply.

Featured Artist

Featured artists are the main event at the Starving Artist Expo. Each featured artist will receive a space approximately 8 ft wide. Artists will show inside and outside of the beautiful Seven Hills Building and be prominently featured in event promotional material. Featured artists bring their own display items and handle their transactions. And, if you want to demonstrate your art- we would love that! So long as it isn't disruptive or messy. Just let us know the 411. Check out the application for full details.

Spotlighted Artist

The spotlighted artist category is new to the Starving Artist Expo this year and allows artists to make a splash without having to get in over your head. To show in the Spotlighted Artist category, there is no pressure to provide display or create an entire body of work. We simply want to show off your skills! Artists can apply to show 1-3 items on consignment at the show for a small application fee. Attendance is not required for the event’s duration as sales will be handled by the show volunteers. Though, we hope you will bring all your friends and impress them that your art is featured in a show!

Click here for the application

The Small Print
To be considered for the Starving Artist Expo, you must be the creator of your work, taking a material and making it something completely new and/or different. Preference will be for artists new in their career, and/or new in making their art a career, though professional artists will be considered.

The application deadline for both categories is February 14, 2014. All the details are on the application so please read it thoroughly.  Please email starvingartistexpo@gmail.com for additional information.

Who We Are

We are dreamers. We are learners. We are artists.

In 2012 a small group of artists came together to put on an art show in Rome, Georgia. The show's focus was on talented artist new on the scene that in one way or another, are working to make their living in part, by their art.

We don't all claim to be professionals, though some of us are. We don't all have dozens of art show experiences on our resumes, though some of us do. We simply create and the Starving Artist Expo brings those works to public display.

And despite our name, we are not starving, yet there are many people in our own community and around the world that are. Through our even we also raise money for trafficked children in Nepal and collect canned goods for those in need in Northwest Georgia.

Learn more about our beneficiaries here: http://www.nextgenerationnepal.org/

Enjoy our past event promotional videos here:


Starving Artist Expo 2013 from PotterybyLisa on Vimeo.



Roman Starving Artist Expo 2012 from PotterybyLisa on Vimeo.