Welcome to ArtAndArtDeadlines.com ! Here are the deadlines for December 1 – 30 of 2009. December deadlines are typically slow for galleries, but online exhibits and contests abound.

Several of these shows have deadlines coming up the very first week of December, and because many are online or digital entries you save money (for comfort food) this winter. There are inexpensive shows that could be a great resume builders…so no excuses!

I will happily update this post as I find additional shows, and I’ll send out a link to the updated post (for those of you subscribed by email). Keep sending me Your Submissions.

Please note, I do my best to provide accurate descriptions and links; however, it is your responsibility to Research Your Ingredients. Don’t know what I’m talking about? Read The ART of Cooking before you send out your submissions!

SHOW: Call to Artists: UF 313 Veterinary Education and Clinical Research Center — University of Florida

EXHIBIT TYPE: Permanent State Collection

DEADLINE: December 1, 2009.

MEDIA: 2 Dimensional hanging work

DESCRIPTION: The University of Florida in Gainesville, FL is pleased to announce a call to artists for Florida’s Art in State Buildings Program. Art budget: $95,000. An honorarium of $1,500 will be awarded to up to three finalists to make a site visit and create a site specific proposal. Artists must have met at least two (2) of the following criteria: the artist has completed public commissions similar in budget to the proposed project; the artist’s works are included in major public, private, corporate or museum collections; the artist has received awards, grants or fellowships; the artist has had a one-person exhibition in a museum within the past five years. No fee. Visit http://www.arts.ufl.edu/asb to download the complete guidelines.

CONTACT: Oaklianna Brown at pubart@arts.ufl.edu or call 352-273-3045.

SHOW: International Call to Artists – Winter Expo 2010 — Infinity Art Gallery

EXHIBIT TYPE: Online Exhibit

DEADLINE: December 1, 2009 – Online Entry

MEDIA: An unlimited variety of medium and discipline are accepted as well as a wide variety of subjects and styles are eligible including – but not limited to – traditional, contemporary, and conceptual art.  Submitted artwork must be abstract, figurative, landscape or still life.

DESCRIPTION: Infinity Art Gallery seeks entries for an online exhibit, January 1, 2010 at www.InfinityArtGallery.com. Awards: $4,550 total value.  Artists are encouraged to submit early and participate in the pre-exhibit show which opens November 15, 2009. Entry fee: $25USD; 1 or 2 works of art per submission. Prospectus: http://www.infinityartgallery.com/upcoming .

CONTACT: CP Swing at charly@infinityartgallery.com

SHOW: “Projekt30‘s January 2010 Exhibition”

EXHIBIT TYPE: Online Exhibit

DEADLINE: December 1, 2009.

MEDIA: All media except support video or sound based media.

DESCRIPTION: This online exhibition will be publicly juried at Projekt30.com, December 15-29, 2009. The exhibition will include thirty artists; invitations will be sent to over 30,000 galleries, collectors, and fellow artists. Visitors have the option of contacting any participating artist with feedback or opportunities. As of October 2009 over 284,000 messages have been sent to participating artists. All artwork submitted will be presented online prior to the exhibition so visitors may help select which artists will be included. Unlike other juried exhibitions, all participants receive exposure.  $40 for 10 images. Free for Projekt30 members. Prospectus:  http://www.projekt30.com/prospectus.html .

CONTACT: Justin Blische at admin@projekt30.com

SHOW: “Melancholy: At the Bottom of Everything” call for entries– Projekt30

EXHIBIT TYPE: Online Exhibit

DEADLINE: December 2, 2009 – Online Entry

MEDIA: All media except support video or sound based media.

DESCRIPTION: Projekt30 is seeking artwork that possesses or infers the characteristics associated with the Melancholic temperament, or the emotional state of melancholy. Artwork which is down-cast, gloomy, pensive, sorrowful, or pre-occupied with the tragedy and cruelty of the world. The work will be displayed in an online exhibition at Projekt30.com and will be publicly juried December 4-16, 2009. $35 for 10 images. Free for Projekt30 members.  Prospectus: http://www.projekt30.com/melancholy_prospectus.html.

CONTACT: Justin Blische at admin@projekt30.com

SHOW: The 2009 Winter Group Show

EXHIBIT TYPE: Gallery Exhibit & Magazine Publication — NYC 3rd Ward

DEADLINE: December 3, 2009.

MEDIA: Painting, drawing, print-making and works on paper.

DESCRIPTION: 25 Artists will be selected as the best. 1 will receive the grand prize of $500, 4 runners up will receive $150, and all 25 artists will receive: A group show in 3rd Ward’s gallery; A feature in 3rd Ward’s quarterly magazine; 1-month Basic Membership to 3rd Ward; NYC wide exposure – post cards, flyers, press! Jurors: David Elshout, Antistrot mastermind, Rachel Hinde, Founding Director of Re-Title, and Kate McNamarra, Curator at P.S.1.  $10 per image.

CONTACT: For more info, visit http://www.3rdward.com/groupshowcurrent.

SHOW: Creative Adaptation Kreft Juried Exhibition – Call for Entries

EXHIBIT TYPE: Gallery Exhibit — Concordia University Ann Arbor

DEADLINE: December 4, 2009.

MEDIA: Prints, drawings, paintings, photographs, digital images, sculpture, etc. are eligible.

DESCRIPTION: Concordia University Ann Arbor seeks submission of visual arts that incorporate the various meanings and potential approaches to the idea of creative adaptation or modification of earlier forms, methods, or works. The artwork submitted should be rooted in a “useable past” while addressing a new condition, a new technology, or a new era either formally or thematically. Recipients of awards will be determined by the juror, Rebecca Hart, associate curator and acting Head of Contemporary Art for the Detroit Institute of Arts, and announced at the opening reception. The artist chosen as “Best of Show” will receive a solo exhibit in the Kreft Gallery at Concordia University Ann Arbor in the 2010-2011 season. Only original artwork produced within the past five years will be accepted-reproductions are not permitted. Entrants must be 18 years of age or older to apply. $25 entry fee for up to 2 submissions.

CONTACT: Download a prospectus: http://www.cuaa.edu/UserFiles/File/KreftArts/Kreft_Prospectus_2010.pdf or email question to Beth Steinkellner, Concordia University steinb@cuaa.edu.

SHOW: National Wet Paint Exhibition

EXHIBIT TYPE: Online Exhibit — Zhou B. Art Center, Chicago

DEADLINE: December 6, 2009.

MEDIA: Artists currently enrolled in a MFA program in an American college or university or artists who received an MFA degree within the last two years. All works must be or incorporate paint as their main medium for this painting exhibition. We welcome non-traditional interpretations of what painting is, how its done, and how it is exhibited or displayed. All submitted works will be considered for this artist exhibition. Original work only. No works previously exhibited at the Zhou B Art Center will be accepted. The curator reserves the right to accept or reject any work for inclusion into this exhibition.

DESCRIPTION: 2010 marks the first decade of the 21st Century. Under the watchful eye of a technology driven society, online social networking and cyber-interaction communities, a group of young artists have been evolving and redefining one of the oldest mediums of art. The National Wet Paint Artist Exhibition will be a contemporary art painting exhibition outlook and an overview of promising artists across the United States currently working in the medium of painting. Wet Paint refers to the idea that this is a fresh group of artists (MFA candidates/graduates) working in painting media. Wet Paint will pose the following questions: How is the next generation of artists redefining one of the oldest art mediums? How are new technologies impacting their painting materials, methods, techniques, processes and ideas? How are graduate programs in America reshaping painting? What does painting mean to a new generation? Wet Paint will highlight and give a forum to a new generation of artists working from traditional to experimental painting mediums. NO ENTRY FEE.

CONTACT: For more info, visit http://www.wetpaint2010.com/submit.html. Sergio Gomez at sergio@33collective.com.

SHOW: 12th Annual All Media Juried Online International Art Exhibition — Upstream People

EXHIBIT TYPE: Online Exhibit

DEADLINE: December 8 Postmark

MEDIA: 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional artwork in all media and creative processes (video stills acceptable).

DESCRIPTION: Upstream People Gallery announces a call to artists for an online exhibition, January 1 – December 31, 2010. Cash Awards; Special Recognitions; Press Releases to artists’ local newspapers.  Final entry December 24. $25 for up to 5 images; $5 each additional – no limit. View prospectus: http://www.upstreampeoplegallery.com/schedule/default.asp.

CONTACT: Larry Bradshaw at shows@upstreampeoplegallery.com or call 402-991-4741.

SHOW: “Burb: Exploring Zones of Living” — The Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center in Cincinnati, Ohio

EXHIBIT TYPE: Gallery Exhibit

DEADLINE: December 11, 2009.

MEDIA: The only limitation is that entries must represent original works of visual art.

DESCRIPTION: The Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center in Cincinnati, Ohio is seeking artwork for a juried art exhibition, January 22 – February 19, 2010. Burb is open to anyone. Professionals as well as students are encouraged to enter. $10 per work submitted. Juried by a committee of professional and academic advisors. Visit http://www.manifestgallery.org/burb for a prospectus.

CONTACT: Jason Franz at jason@manifestgallery.org or 513-861-3638.

SHOW: “artCompete 2010 Abstract Competition” call for entries

EXHIBIT TYPE: Online Competition

DEADLINE: December 15, 2009.

MEDIA: Open to all Artists who work in Abstraction.

DESCRIPTION: artCompete seeks artists for an online exhibition to be held January 1 – April 30, 2010. Cash awards for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place. For additional details see Guidelines and Prospectus at https://www.artcompete.com/wpsdocs/prospectus.rtf.  $20 US entry fee.

CONTACT: Lorraine at ac@artcompete.com.

SHOW: “Creative Divergents International Showcase & Competition” call for entries

EXHIBIT TYPE: Online Exhibit

DEADLINE: December 15, 2009.

MEDIA: Open to all media, styles, and subjects.

DESCRIPTION: Creative Divergents announces a call to artists for an online exhibition. Cash award. All creatives are welcome.  The winning submission(s) will be determined by creative vision, innovation, potential to engage an audience, presentation (i.e. quality of the images submitted), and overall impression. $5 per submission (up to 3 images). Multiple submissions allowed.  For more information, visit http://creativedivergents.com.

CONTACT: Please send email to info@creativedivergents.com.

SHOW: MyArtContest.com Fall/Winter Portraits Art Contest

EXHIBIT TYPE: Online Exhibit and Contest

DEADLINE: December 15, 2009.

MEDIA: All 2-D mediums

DESCRIPTION: MyArtContest.com announces a call to artists for an online exhibition from September 10, 2009 until January 15, 2010. Awards: 1st $250, 2nd $100, 3rd $50. Juror: Enzie Shahmiri. All ages are welcome to enter the Portraits Art Contest. All work must have been completed by the artist that is submitting the work. $15 for two pieces.  Prospectus available at http://www.myartcontest.com.

CONTACT: Please send email to contact@myartcontest.com.

SHOW: Portfolio Showcase, Volume 4 Book and Online Exhibition — The Center for Fine Art Photography

EXHIBIT TYPE: Online Exhibition

DEADLINE: December 29, 2009.

MEDIA: The exhibition is open world wide to all professional and amateur photographers working with digital or traditional photography or combination of both.

DESCRIPTION: The Center for Fine Art Photography invites photographers working in all mediums, styles and schools of thought to participate in this online exhibition. Traditional, contemporary, avant-garde, creative and experimental works that include old and new processes, mixed techniques, and challenging personal, emotional or political statements are welcome.  Juror: Katherine Ware. $85.00 for Non-Members for the first body of work (12 images). Download Prospectus: http://www.c4fap.org/cfe/2009Portfolio_4/cfe_portfolio_4_instructions.pdf.

CONTACT: Bill Guy at cfe@c4fap.org or call 970-224-1010.

SHOW: “5th International Drawing Annual exhibit-in-print” — The Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center in Cincinnati, Ohio

EXHIBIT TYPE: Gallery Exhibit

DEADLINE: December 31, 2009.

MEDIA: Drawings (technical, graphic, fine art, architectural, digital, illustration, etc.)  or Written entries (poetic, historical, technical, philosophical) but should be directly relevant to the practice of drawing and must be original works with proper citation for quoted material.

DESCRIPTION: The Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center in Cincinnati, Ohio is seeking drawings created within the past three years (technical, graphic, fine art, architectural, digital, illustration, etc.) Written entries can be in any form (poetic, historical, technical, philosophical) but should be directly relevant to the practice of drawing and must be original works with proper citation for quoted material. Length of written entries should be limited to a maximum of 1500 words. Entrants may submit either artwork, writing or both. $10 per work submitted. Juried by a committee of professional and academic advisors. Awards: $700 first, $200 second, $100 third.  Visit http://www.manifestgallery.org/inda5 for a prospectus.

CONTACT: Jason Franz at jason@manifestgallery.org