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CALL for ENTRIES: Botanicals

Posted on April 8, 2012April 8, 2012 by R.L. Gibson

GREEN & RED & YELLOW,
expectations

I am getting ready to begin my endeavor to grow my own food. Let’s hope my luck is better with lettuce and root vegetables than it was with tomatoes. I can look at tomato plants (and ferns), and they simply die. No kidding. This next call wants your view on botanicals. Let your green thumbs show…

Check out this Call to Artists for Botanicals from the Linus Galleries (California). The media for this show is a cool mixture, and this could be a great opportunity. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Botanicals

Nature’s gifts are a great subject in art. Every bloom is sacred in the botanical world.

Flowers! Draw it, paint it,
photograph it, sculpt it.

Just submit your best botanical art
for this future exhibition.

ELIGIBILITY:
Open to all artists.

MEDIA: Photography to paintings in oil, acrylic, watercolor and ink, graphite drawings and fabric work from quilts to stitch work.

DEADLINE:
June 18, 2012

ENTRY FEE:
$35 for 3 entries,$5 per add’l

AWARDS:

Those accepted artists will be asked to be a part of a collective show in the future months. Artists will be asked if they wish to submit their artwork for the show.

SALES: Artwork will be offered for sale at the reception & other days the gallery will be open.

40% commission on all sales.

For complete details, Read the Guidelines!

CALL for ENTRIES: Sense of Place

Posted on April 7, 2012 by R.L. Gibson

FOOD MEMORIES

Frequently, the sense memory I have with food OFTEN brings me to a specific place. Antipasti reminds me of romantic living room picnics with my sweet husband that have become the tradition of our marriage. Boiled peanuts remind me of combing the flea markets of South Carolina for hidden treasures. Soft, doughy pretzels remind me of laughing hysterically with my kid on the Scrambler at the State Fair. This next Call’s exhibit is located in a fantastic space of its own. Take a look!

Check out this Call for Entries from the Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art (Augusta, GA) for there 2012 Juried Exhibit: A Sense of Place. This is such a beautiful gallery …and a great opportunity!

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CALL for ENTRIES:
A Sense of Place

The Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art is pleased to announce its 2012 juried fine art competition, A Sense of Place. Open to participants from throughout the United States, this thirty-second annual event seeks to recognize the outstanding quality and diversity of work being generated by contemporary American artists.

Founded in 1937 and housed in the historic Nicholas Ware mansion (c. 1818), the Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art (GHIA) is Augusta’s only independent nonprofit visual arts school and gallery. The Institute serves as a showcase for local, regional, and national artists, offering rotating exhibitions of outstanding contemporary artwork year-round. In addition, professionally taught studio art classes in a wide variety of media are provided to students of all ages and experience levels.

ELIGIBILITY: All US artists age 18+

MEDIA: Categories: painting, drawing, mixed media, printmaking, ceramics, sculpture, and photography. *Editor’s Note: “A Sense of Place” is not the theme.

DEADLINE: June 1, 2012

NOTIFICATION: July 20, 2012

ENTRY FEE: $30 for up to 3 works; add’l works for $5 each

JUROR: Nancy Solomon is the director of Solomon Projects, a critically acclaimed art gallery based in Atlanta, Georgia, dedicated to new and experimental solo presentations by emerging and mid-career artists. She attended Columbia University’s Barnard College in New York, receiving her bachelor of arts degree in art history.

Prior to her move to Atlanta, Ms. Solomon worked at the Lisson Gallery in London. In 1998, she was the recipient of the Georgia Women in the Arts Award, awarded by the State of Georgia.

From 1997 through 1999, Ms. Solomon was a board member of Art Papers and served on its Editorial Advisory Board in 2004–2005. Additional prior experience in the visual arts field includes working with modern and contemporary masters in Paris, as well as with Gallery Moos in New York City. Ms. Solomon grew up in France and was educated in Geneva, Switzerland.

AWARDS: Three cash prizes will be given, including a $750 Best of Show Award and two $500 Juror’s Awards. At the juror’s discretion, additional non-cash Honorable Mention awards may also be presented.

SALES: Sales will be encouraged, and all works are assumed to be available for purchase unless designated “Not For Sale” (NFS). A 35% gallery commission will be charged on sales of all exhibited artwork.

For complete details, Download the Prospectus!

CALL for ENTRIES: Print Exchange

Posted on April 6, 2012April 13, 2012 by R.L. Gibson

RELISH IT!

I collect condiments, and it is contagious. My husband now collects condiments too. I like relishes and mustards; he likes hot sauces and meat marinades. The collection never gets out of hand because we consume them. It’s a good system. This next Call can help you start a collection of your own. Consider it carefully…

Check out this Call for Entries for the 2nd Annual Print Exchange for a Cure to be hosted by the University of Dallas. The entry fee is low. You get 10 prints in return, AND your work ends up in a permanent University collection. Oh, did I mention the funds raised go to a reputable charity? You couldn’t ask for more.

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Second Annual
Print Exchange

All printmakers are invited to participate in Print Exchange For A Cure. The purpose of this exchange is to raise funds in order to find a cure for blood cancers and offer financial support to those already battling these diseases. “the Cure” pictured right (and cropped at the bottom of the page) is a screenprint by Jonathan Stewart featured in the 2011 Print Exchange.

ELIGIBILITY: These works do not have to fall under any particular theme. The Paper size must be 7″x10″. The print/image size is open. 12 identical hand-pulled, original prints, with glassine or other archival leafing between each print, cut to match paper size must be submitted. Each print must be signed and numbered somewhere on the print. In addition, clearly print artist’s name, title, and media on the back of each print.

MEDIA: Printmaking including relief, intaglio, lithography, silkscreen, solar, woodblock, or any process other than digital.

DEADLINE: Prints must be received by May 9, 2012. But, participants must RSVP by April 25, 2012 by email to: sarahfrancisart@gmail.com.

ENTRY FEE: Minimum cost to participate is $20 US or $30 International paid via PayPal to sarahfrancisart@gmail.com or a check made out to Sarah Francis, other donations for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society are always appreciated. Please let me know if you would like a receipt for tax purposes.

PROCESS: A portfolio of 10 randomly selected prints will be mailed to each participant by June 1st. You will also be able to find digital images of all prints involved at the following website: www.sarahfrancisart.com.

The 11th print in each edition will be auctioned off through ebay. The proceeds from the sale of each piece will go to support the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, and the 12th print in the edition will remain in the University of Dallas’s Private Collection of Prints. The works will also be exhibited in the Upper Gallery at the University of Dallas*.

* Editor’s Note: In the interest of full disclosure, I wanted to make sure that readers are aware that this is a Catholic University. Their Vision and Mission statements: “The University of Dallas aspires to be recognized regionally and nationally as a premier Catholic, liberal arts school and a first-choice institution for practice-oriented, professional business education…to educate its students, to develop intellectual and moral virtues, to prepare themselves for life and work, and to become leaders in the community.”

For complete details, Read the Full Prospectus!

CALL for ENTRIES: Macro/Micro

Posted on April 5, 2012 by R.L. Gibson

TATER TOT
brulée

So I was watching a “hot dish” competition on Bizarre Foods America the other day. (A “hot dish” competition is sort of like a casserole contest.) This particular contest was being held in a mid-western town’s VFW or American Legion Hall. Many of the contestants sported beehive hairdos, mom jeans and gingham aprons. Then out of nowhere, a woman in Bermuda shorts whipped out a BLOW TORCH to brown the top of her tater tot casserole like it was creme brulée–proof positive that culinary technology and techniques have made it to every fishbowl, no matter how small. This next Call wants to see your techy stuff on a tiny scale or large, your choice. How big is your fishbowl?

Check out this Call for Entries from the Darkroom Gallery (Essex Junction, VT) for Macro/Micro: Photographic Extremes. The entry fee at Darkroom is always low ($20), and they will provide free matting & framing if you work in their standard sizes. Take a look…

*Editor’s Note: If you enter, please make sure to let them know that you found the Call on ArtAndArtDeadlines.com. We’ve got a great history with them…including Best of Show!

CALL for ENTRIES:

Macro/Micro:
Photographic Extremes

This exhibit is about two photographic extremes, regardless of what you call them: Micro Photography (AKA Macro Photography) and Macrophotography (AKA Wide Angle Photography). The Darkroom Gallery wants to see your best work using these photographic tools.

Look it up, Macro (from Greek prefix “makros-” meaning “large”). Most sciences or areas of study use this prefix as defined. Macroeconomics, for example: “dealing with the behavior of the whole economy”. Microeconomics: “study of the behavior of small economic units, such as that of individual consumers, opposite of macroeconomics”. So what happened with Photography? Commonly, photographers call images of things small and extreme closeups, Macro Photography.

What then is Microphotography? Interestingly, Nikon uses the term Micro for it’s close focusing lenses, but not Canon. So, even the manufacturers don’t agree.

Microphotography reveals a world unseen by the naked eye. It often exposes patterns and designs that create sublime abstract images. Macrophotography gathers a view often larger and grander than can be gathered with the human eye. Both introduce distortions either through lens characteristics or stitching construction techniques that are creative tools used to produce these distinctive images.

ELIGIBILITY: Entrants must be at least 18 years old. If younger, you must have a legal guardian make the submission for you.

MEDIA:
Photography.

DEADLINE:
May 2, 2012

NOTIFICATION:
May 7, 2012

JUROR: Science photographer Felice Frankel is a research scientist in the Center for Materials Science and Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Working in collaboration with scientists and engineers, Felice’s images have been published in over 200 journal articles and/or covers and various other publications for general audiences such as National Geographic, Nature, Science, Angewandte Chemie, Advanced Materials, Materials Today, PNAS, Newsweek, Scientific American, Discover Magazine, and New Scientist among others.

She is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and has received awards and grants from the National Science Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the Guggenheim Foundation, the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts, among others. Felice was a Loeb Fellow at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design and was awarded the Distinguished Alumna Award at Brooklyn College, CUNY and the Lennart Nilsson Award for Scientific Photography.

Felice founded the Image and Meaning workshops and conferences whose purpose is to develop new approaches to promoting the public understanding of science through visual expression.

She and her work have been profiled in the New York Times, Wired, LIFE Magazine, the Boston Globe, the Washington Post, the Chronicle of Higher Education, National Public Radio’s All Things Considered, Science Friday, the Christian Science Monitor and various European publications. She exhibits throughout the United States and in Europe. Her limited edition photographs are included in a number of corporate and private collections.

AWARDS: All selected entries are exhibited in the gallery and included in a full color exhibit catalog. Juror’s Choice receives a 20×35″ vinyl exhibit banner featuring their image. People’s Choice gains free entry into a future exhibit.

SALES: Darkroom offers free matting and framing of accepted entries for the duration of each of their exhibitions, subject to standard sizes. Photographers set their own prices if they wish to sell their work and retain all rights to their photographs. For commission details, go to the bottom of the Submisssion Rules page!

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: The Surrealist Influence

Posted on April 3, 2012 by R.L. Gibson

ENCHILAD – AHHHs?

The spirit of culinary improvisation is alive and well at my house. Exact ingredients are unheard of, and trips to the grocery store are always necessary. Greek yogurt instead of sour cream and red wine vinegar instead of rice wine vinegar will do in a pinch. We’ll see how the enchiladas turn out tonight, ha. This next Call is for a show located in the heart of improvisation, and I love the theme too. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries for The Surrealist Influence on Contemporary Photography being curated by Lanie McCormick for The Hideout Theatre in Austin, TX. I’ve worked with Lanie in Austin before at the Austin Figurative Gallery, and she brings a refreshing curatorial vision. Don’t miss this “no entry fee” opportunity…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
The Surrealist Influence
on Contemporary Photography

“Surrealism started out as a philosophical movement in the 1920s. The Manifesto, written by André Breton laid out the goals of the surrealist group which was comprised of writers, philosophers and artists. Freud was a huge influence on the movement with his practice of interpreting the meaning of dreams. That idea played out visually amongst the group which left us with rich visual oddities from artists such as Dali, Magritte, Ernst, Miro and Man Ray.

“I feel the surrealist artists impacted my own methods of creating, and encouraged me to look within to find a deeper significance with my art. Now I am looking for other photographers who have followed a similar path and others who have felt a kindred connection to the surrealist artists or movement.” –Lanie McCormick, Curator

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: All Photographic media is welcomed and artwork should reflect the influence of surrealism. Artwork that shows forethought as well as strong aesthetic and compositional elements will be given priority. Work should be created within the last two years.

DEADLINE: April 14, 2012

NOTIFICATION: April 21, 2012

ENTRY FEE: None. In lieu of an entry fee selected artists will be asked to bring a bottle of wine, or snack tray for the opening celebration. If you are shipping your work, you are welcome to send a $10 contribution.

CURATOR: Learn more about photographer/curator Lanie McCormick!

SALES: No commission. The Hideout does not take a percentage of sales from artwork that is sold, and neither does the curator. The goal of this show is to celebrate art and have a strong exhibition.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Edges & Curves

Posted on April 2, 2012April 2, 2012 by R.L. Gibson

AGED to PERFECTION

My taste buds are aging well. I can still tell the difference between Parmesan, Romano and Asiago cheeses–even in bad grocery-store-powdered form. And, I have fallen newly in love with beets. My art is getting better too. Who knew? Well, the Haggus Society knew; that’s who. This next Call want to prove that we all get better with age. This is a great opportunity!

Check out this Call for Entries from The Haggus Society for the 2nd Annual Edges & Curves, Nothing In Between exhibit which will be held Upstairs at The Market Gallery (Los Angeles, CA). To ensure full disclosure, I want to make sure you know I am a Hag member, in good standing. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Edges & Curves,
Nothing in Between

Last year, 2011, the Haggus Society presented the 1st annual Edges & Curves, Nothing In Between exhibition which successfully challenged the myth that older artists have little to no edge.

This year’s theme “Close Your Eyes” will explore wedge issues presented in the public discourse via all channels of media consumption.

ELIGIBILITY: Open to any artist 40 years and older

MEDIA: 2D (no larger than 32″ x 44 inches), small 3D (no larger than 14″ x 10″ x 8″inches). They are considering opening up the exhibition to performance, music, spoken word/poetry. So, feel free to send those media as submissions, too.

DEADLINE: July 4, 2012

ENTRY FEE: $12.50 for up to 6 images for non-members. Submission fees are waived for Haggus Society members in good standing.

JUROR: Natalie Abrams’ work examines suspending moments in time; the physical and textural experience of those moments, the delicate beauty of our surroundings and the difficulty of preserving the present. An environmentalist, Abrams’ abstract landscapes were first exhibited at the R&F Gallery in the three person show “Not Seeing the Forest”.

Using a technique as fluid and unpredictable as nature itself, led to the development of her highly sculptural ribbon paintings; pieces which blur the line between painting and sculpture. The ribbon works have been exhibited in national exhibitions including the Third Annual Encaustic Invitational, as a highlighted artist at Ball State University with Encaustic Works 07, as well as the 2010 book “Encaustic & Beyond”.

Abrams’ latest work further explores humanity’s relationship to our surroundings in the form of sculptural landscapes and topography, and the mirrored societal relationships therein. Development of this work into freestanding installation works will be the focus of her upcoming Affiliate Artist Residency with the McColl Center.

SALES: The Haggus Society receives a 40% commission from all art sold. Please include this in your pricing. If a work is not for sale please indicate with NFS.

*The Haggus Society is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non-profit arts service organization. Contributions for the purposes of The Haggus Society must be made payable to Fractured Atlas and are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Fly Me to the Moon

Posted on April 1, 2012 by R.L. Gibson

THE MOON
or just a moon pie

My husband has it easy when it comes to gift giving; my attention and affection is easily persuaded by sweets. And while I love receiving a beautiful box of artful Mariebelle Chocolates, sometimes a moon pie is like, well, having the moon on a string. This next call is looking for the stars in your eyes. Don’t snub this opportunity because of the package…

Check out this Call for Entries from The Shoe Factory Art Co-op (Rochester, NY) for Fly Me to the Moon! Celestial Bodies at Starry Nites Café. Don’t discount the sales and exposure available is a retail gallery setting! Take a chance…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Fly Me to the Moon!

The Shoe Factory Art Co-op seeks artists to create and submit celestial themed artwork to adorn the walls of Starry Nites Café in Rochester’s Neighborhood of the Arts.

Inspiration should come from the show’s title “Fly Me to the Moon: Celestial Bodies at Starry Nites Café”. Subject matter can include (but is not limited to) objects in the night sky such as asteroids, moons, planets, or stars. Rockets, space ships, and other flying objects are also possible.

The Shoe Factory Art Co-op is looking for originality and boldness of design to stand out on the bistro’s walls.

All mediums considered. All sizes considered, but must be larger than 12”. Artwork will be hung on the walls throughout the café for 3 months.

ELIGIBILITY:
Open to all artists

MEDIA:
Open to all media

DEADLINE:
May 19, 2012

ENTRY FEE: Pay $18 submission fee, $25 for non-members, by PayPal or Credit Card on the Call for Artists page.

JURORS: The Fly Me to the Moon show will be juried by The Shoe Factory Art Co-op.

SALES: 25% commission on the price of any artwork sold (35% for non-members).

Month: April 2012

CALL for ENTRIES: Botanicals

GREEN & RED & YELLOW,
expectations

CALL for ENTRIES:
Botanicals

For complete details, Read the Guidelines!

CALL for ENTRIES: Sense of Place

FOOD MEMORIES

CALL for ENTRIES:
A Sense of Place

For complete details, Download the Prospectus!

CALL for ENTRIES: Print Exchange

RELISH IT!

CALL for ENTRIES:
Second Annual
Print Exchange

For complete details, Read the Full Prospectus!

CALL for ENTRIES: Macro/Micro

TATER TOT
brulée

CALL for ENTRIES:

Macro/Micro:
Photographic Extremes

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Edges & Curves

AGED to PERFECTION

CALL for ENTRIES:
Edges & Curves,
Nothing in Between

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Fly Me to the Moon

THE MOON
or just a moon pie

CALL for ENTRIES:
Fly Me to the Moon!

The Shoe Factory Art Co-op is looking for originality and boldness of design to stand out on the bistro’s walls.

For complete details, read the Full Call!

Month: April 2012

GREEN & RED & YELLOW, expectations

CALL for ENTRIES: Botanicals

For complete details, Read the Guidelines!

FOOD MEMORIES

CALL for ENTRIES: A Sense of Place

For complete details, Download the Prospectus!

RELISH IT!

CALL for ENTRIES: Second Annual Print Exchange

For complete details, Read the Full Prospectus!

TATER TOT brulée

CALL for ENTRIES:

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

ENCHILAD – AHHHs?

CALL for ENTRIES: The Surrealist Influence on Contemporary Photography

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

AGED to PERFECTION

CALL for ENTRIES: Edges & Curves, Nothing in Between

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

THE MOON or just a moon pie

CALL for ENTRIES: Fly Me to the Moon!

The Shoe Factory Art Co-op is looking for originality and boldness of design to stand out on the bistro’s walls.

For complete details, read the Full Call!

GREEN & RED & YELLOW,
expectations

CALL for ENTRIES:
Botanicals

CALL for ENTRIES:
A Sense of Place

CALL for ENTRIES:
Second Annual
Print Exchange

TATER TOT
brulée

CALL for ENTRIES:
The Surrealist Influence
on Contemporary Photography

CALL for ENTRIES:
Edges & Curves,
Nothing in Between

THE MOON
or just a moon pie

CALL for ENTRIES:
Fly Me to the Moon!