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Year: 2013

OPEN CALL: 2014 at the Firehouse

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In the game of word association, extreme food edition, the word “firehouse” is always followed by “chili”.  Where I live, the fire department ALWAYS wins an award at the Annual Chili Cookoff, and it has just become a natural association for me.  This next Call is all about the Firehouse and nothing about the chili, although it does take ANY MEDIA.  Take a look…

Check out this Open Call from the Firehouse Art Center for the 2014 Season.  This is a great opportunity for a solo show and to become a member of a great organization as well.  Investigate this possibility…

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Learn more from the Firehouse Arts Center in Longmont CO!OPEN CALL:
2014 at the Firehouse

 

ELIGIBILITY:  All artists

MEDIA:  Any and all mediums, including contemporary art and installation

DEADLINE:  July 1, 2013

NOTIFICATION:  Exhibitions in the main gallery are confirmed one year in advance, while exhibitions in the Art Department can be confirmed throughout the year.

ENTRY FEE:  $30 for up to 6 image to submit work only, or if you’re already an Artist Member, or $60 to submit work and become an Artist Member. Editor’s Note: All accepted artists are required to join the Firehouse Art Center ($45/yr).  So if you’re confident, paying the $60 will save you a little in the end.

AWARDS:  Submitting to the Firehouse is an opportunity for Solo Exhibition space with a proposed theme of your choice. Sometimes they combine several artists into one exhibition.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more from the Firehouse Arts Center in Longmont, CO!

FEATURED ARTIST: Melody Sage

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and fudge

I seem to be always apologizing for running behind on judging the $5 Art Contest. This time I am just going to say, “Yes, these are the April results.  Let’s move on.”   Think of it like waiting for bread to rise.  Ahhh, did I mention I’m trying to live a wheat-free life now?  Let’s call “carbohydrate-jonesing” a contributing factor to this month’s tardiness while I formulate an excuse for May.

This month’s artist works in intricate detail and with a twist of humor and pun. Watercolor, ink and drawing all come together to give this mechanically organic feel.  The color screams pop art, but the texture often echoes natural forms.

On behalf of ArtAndArtDeadlines.com, I am proud to announce the Featured Artist chosen from the April entries to the $5 Art Contest is Melody Sage, bringing us a little smile, a pop of color and a twist of phrase.

Learn more about our Featured Artist Melody Sage!

Sage’s work made me want to get to know her over cocktails, if for no other reason than to mine for puns.  Inspirational wit

FEATURED
ARTIST:

Melody Sage

 

Melody Sage grew up in a heavily forested area of northern Wisconsin.

“Ecology is magic to me. Following streams to see where they led, keeping grass snakes in jars, drinking tea cups of rain: a barefoot and disheveled child, bowled over by splendor.  Those hours studying intricate textures and forms shaped my sensibility.”

Kiwi Bird by Featured Artist Melody SageSince I am also a writer,
subtext, wit, and narrative
infuse my art.

 

“In my work, I explore the connection between nature and metaphor, color and poetry, pattern and clarity.”

Are you a self-taught artist or have you been formally instructed? “I am self taught.”

“I come from a big eccentric family where if someone had an idea to attach a bed with ropes to the ceiling to turn it into a swing, everybody else would say, ‘Why not? Who cares about dents in the wall?’  From there, becoming an artist was a natural progression.

The Cat Lady by Featured Artist Melody SageTalk to me about the process you use. “Mostly I like to work with ink and paint, things that stain and make mistakes that I then have to improvise and work around.  I like the spontaneity and intractability of tangible materials, the surprises.  The possibility of unredeemable failure at any moment is exciting.”

I notice that you seem to be attracted to portraiture and organic forms.  Tell me why.  How do they work together for inspiration?  “Humans are an indivisible piece of the continuum of nature. I think it is very primal. A disproportionate portion of the brain is dedicated to facial recognition. We are hardwired to see faces everywhere from gnarled trees to Martian geology.  It’s compelling.”

Your work is so diverse that I really had a hard time finding a direction.  Talk to me about writing and the effect it has on your art.  “I am interested in metaphorical leaps, that moment of recognition when an unlikely connection is made.  My writing is imagery rich in style, and my art is often inspired by word play, mythic archetypes, or poetry.”

Skeleton Key by Featured Artist Melody Sage“Another major part of my process is listening to audio-books downloaded from the library. I find it distracts the talkative critical left side of my brain like dangling keys in front of a baby.”

Editor’s note: In my studio it is the white noise of junk TV in an adjacent room.  Just something to break the pressure of silence.

Talk to me about the effect the possibility of sales has on your technique or subject matter. “I never expected to sell my work, and it still feels unreal when it happens. I feel wistful, when I see artists who have a consistent vision, and market themselves with savvy and grace, but that’s not my strong suit.”  ...Segue into the merits of the $5 Art Contest, snicker.

You know we have to talk about food. What is your favorite? “Nectarines.  I know they are basically bald peaches, but I love them to the utmost.  Fresh baked bread used to be my favorite food, until I had to give up wheat as well (sad trombone).”   Sad trombone for us both.  Remind me to give you a recipe for gluten free nectarine scones.  Yum.

Endless Love by Featured Artist Melody SageWhat about snack foods? “Lately, I have been making this recipe for fudge babies about once a week. They are like the love child of a cookie dough ball and a truffle that grew up and went to a liberal arts college.” For the record, I chose Melody BEFORE she sent links to chocolate recipes.  No bribery involved.

So, what’s coming up next for you? More of my life now, fingers crossed.“Brevity is the soul of wit.”  Thank you, Melody (and Shakespeare).

See more of the work of Melody Sage online!

http://melodysage.indiemade.com/

CALL for ENTRIES: Artsprinter Summer 2013

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to-mate-ewww

Fresh, seasonal food is my passion.  You always want the best food when it is at its best.  Remember when “hot house” before tomato was taboo?  Now my market proudly prints it on the sign above the display.  So sad.  One place famous for fresh seasonal food is the Hamptons, and this next Call could have you showing work there.  Could this be THE opening reception you won’t want to miss…

Check out this Call for Entries from Art Sprinter for their SUMMER 2013 Show.  This is a great opportunity with MANY different ways to win from online promotion to cash or even a Hampton’s exhibit.  Take a close look at this one…

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LEARN more from ARTsprinter!CALL for ENTRIES:
Artsprinter Summer 2013

 

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA:  Painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, mixed media… Any artwork that completely finished and ready for exhibition.

DEADLINE:  August 1, 2013

ENTRY FEE: $30 for 3 images, $50 for 7 images or $70 for 15 images

JURY PROCESS:

  • Winner of the Week. Each week during the Competition Season the Jury selects the Winner of the Week; each Winner of the Week is eligible for participation at the Group Show.
  • Competition Winners. At the end of the Competition Season, the Jury selects three Winners of the Competition among previously selected Winners of the Week, assigning Cash Prizes ($1,000, $350, and $150, respectively).
  • Featured Participants. At the end of the Submission Period, twenty artists will be awarded with the placement of up to five artworks on the Competition Website under the category Featured Participants for a period of one year.

LEARN more from ARTsprinter!

AWARDS:  Exhibition – Limited amount of work by each Winner or the Week (total of 10 artists), Cash Prize – $1,500 will be awarded to three artists, each receiving $1,000, $350, and $150 respectively, and Online Promotion – Twenty artists will be awarded with placement of 5 images on the Art Sprinter website for a period of one year under the category Featured Participants

For complete details, Visit the ArtSprinter website!

http://theartsprinter.com/participate/

CALL for ENTRIES: Rough & Tumble

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crabs or not

Not many people know I was born in Florida. I spent my youngest years with a chicken leg on a string tied to my big toe trying to lure blue crabs for dinner. Florida reminds me of blue crab. But thanks to the next Call, lots of people will think of Florida, or at least Fort Lauderdale, for more than spring break and blue crabs. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from juror Lisa Rockford for Rough & Tumble an exhibit in the FAT Village ARTS District (Fort Lauderdale, FL). The Rough & Tumble exhibition will open on August 31, for the monthly FAT Village Artwalk, with a 2nd ArtWalk on September 28, and included in the Third Annual ART FALLOUT downtown Fort Lauderdale art tour on October 5th, 2013. This is a great opportunity for work that isn’t always easy to place…

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Learn more about the FATVillage Art project space!CALL for ENTRIES:
Rough & Tumble

 

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Sculpture, Installation, Video, Mixed media, Found Object Assemblage, and/or non-traditional media are preferred. Larger sizes and Site specificity preferable. The exhibition space is a raw Warehouse space, 8000 square feet of open space (no columns), cement floors, 12 foot brick walls, with much a domed ceiling that begins at 17 feet high and rises to at least 25 feet high. Some movable drywall panels are also available. Floor plan and images available upon request.To see images of a few previous exhibits in the space, go to http://www.fatvillageprojects.com/

DEADLINE: July 28, 2013

NOTIFICATION: August 7, 2013

ENTRY FEE: $15 jury fee for up to 10 images. If accepted, each artist will be asked to pay a one time, $10 participation fee (on top of the jury fee, a Total of $25).

Learn more about the FATVillage Art project space!JUROR/CURATOR: Lisa Rockford received her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Lisa is an Assistant Professor at Broward College, a resident artist at Sailboat Bend artist Lofts, and founding member 1310 Gallery. Lisa began curating Contemporary art exhibitions in her position as Art Services Director of the Dittmar Gallery at Northwestern University in 2000.

Lisa was awarded the Innovative Collaborative Grant through Funding Arts Broward in 2011 for her Solo show at the Art and culture Center and named as one of Gold Coast Magazine’s “40 under 40 Rising Stars.”

SALES: A 20% commission is required from sales of artwork in the exhibition.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Read the Full Call from Lisa Rockford!

CALL for ENTRIES: Fiery

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I mean yogurt

Can you imagine having the same food everyday?  I have a friend that eats plain Greek yogurt with honey at approximately 10:30 am every morning.  She makes her own yogurt, and I love Greek yogurt.  But EVERY DAY?  I read French Women Don’t Get Fat, but I still couldn’t eat it every day.  This next wants to see your artwork EVERY TIME.  Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Firehouse Art Center (Longmont, CO) for the Firehouse Films Logo Competition!  Here’s a great graphic design competition that isn’t exclusively for graphic designers.  Cool opportunity…

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Learn more from the Firehouse Arts Center in Longmont CO!CALL for ENTRIES:
Fiery

 

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists

MEDIA:  All unique and creative designs in any medium will be considered. Time-lapse or animated shorts are encouraged, as the logo will be shown on screen before each film. A still image of the final logo will be used on all promotional materials.

DEADLINE:  June 27, 2013

NOTIFICATION:  June 29, 2013

ENTRY FEE:  None

AWARDS:  The winner will receive $200 and 2 tickets to the Front Range Film Festival on June 28, 29 & 30. The winning logo will be announced and unveiled on Saturday, June 29.

For complete detail, Read the Full Call!

Learn more from the Firehouse Arts Center in Longmont, CO!

CALL for ENTRIES: Represent

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me

If I had to choose one food to represent me as a person, I would possibly die of indecision.  But, since my food ramblings are only the fluff of why readers come to this site, and you don’t have enough time to wait…let’s will say just for argument’s sake that goat cheese would represent me perfectly.  Soft but with an edge, getting a little more tart with age, not for everyone, but goes well with almost anything.  Goat cheese is me.  If goat cheese isn’t you, don’t worry.  This next Call offers you a chance for a year-long representation.  Investigate…

Check out this Call for Entries from Melissa Wolf Fine Arts (online) for the Represent, and opportunity for a year of representation. This is a very new online venue; however, I had some personal success with their last call. So, at least take a look…

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Learn more from Melissa Wolf Fine Arts!CALL for ENTRIES:
Represent

 

What if you had a chance to be Represented by a gallery? Would you send your portfolio?  Would hesitate to enter?

Represent IS that chance. If your work is accepted to this unique opportunity you will be able to say that you are represented by Melissa Wolf Fine Arts.

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: All media that can be captured in an image of 2100 pixels of 7″ maximum in either direction and 300dpi

DEADLINE: September 30, 2013

NOTIFICATION: October 30, 2013

ENTRY FEE: $50 for 15-25 images

AWARDS: If selected, you will also receive a unique suite of pages, including images, resume, Artists Statement and a link to your website.  Melissa Wolf Fine Arts will also make efforts to publicize your work wherever possible.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more from Melissa Wolf Fine Arts!

CALL for ENTRIES: City

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country pumpkin

I grew up right outside of Atlanta, but I’ve never really been a city girl.  I love downtown anywhere as a temporary destination, but home is always somewhere rural for me.  It comes with drawbacks like a lack of ethnically diverse restaurants and markets, but it also comes with the joy of connection to your food.  I know who grew my tomatoes.  I know who propagated the giant basil plant in my herb garden.  I know who to call when I run out of ramps.  The City is intoxicating, but I’ll just stay put except for vacation if that’s okay. This next Call wants to know what draws you to the City.  Great Opportunity….

Check out this Call for Entries from the Darkroom Gallery (Essex Junction, VT) for City. The entry fee at Darkroom is always low ($24), and they will provide free matting & framing if you work in their standard sizes. Take a look…

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Learn more about the City Exhibit from the Darkroom Gallery!CALL for ENTRIES:
City

 

Uptown, downtown,
urban spaces, public places
and the life
that inhabits them!

 Nothing in the city is stopping, nothing is slow.  There’s never a moment of silence, a moment alone.  Horns honking, people talking, vendors yelling, children laughing, doors opening & doors closing.  The city has a beat, a rhythm, a constant ebb & flow.  Strangers brushing shoulders, lovers holding hands, catch it all in an instant.  Because in an instant it will be gone.

All except the buildings. The stoic silence of these structures juxtaposes all the life.  Distinct architecture, setting the scene, a beauty so quiet in a sea of so much noise. Each brick tells a story.  They are characters in this play of city life.

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

Learn more about the Darkroom Gallery online!MEDIA: Photography

DEADLINE: June 26, 2013

NOTIFICATION: July 1, 2013

ENTRY FEE: Up to 4 images for $24 US for on-line and $29 for email submission

JUROR:  Stephen Perloff The founder and editor of The Photo Review, a critical journal of international scope publishing since 1976, and editor of The Photograph Collector, the leading source of information on the photography art market.

Perloff was the recipient of the Sol Mednick Award for 2000 from the Mid-Atlantic region of the Society for Photographic Education, the first annual Vanguard Award from the Philadelphia Center for the Photographic Image in 2007, and the Colin Ford Award from the Royal Photographic Society in 2012.

His photographs have appeared in numerous exhibitions and reside in many museum and private collections.  He has curated more than a score of exhibitions, including “Philadelphia Past and Present” at the Philadelphia Art Alliance for the city’s tricentennial in 1982.  He was the curator of the acclaimed series “Photography: Contemporary Prospect” at Historic Yellow Springs (1994–2001), the retrospective exhibition “Andrea Baldeck: The Heart of the Matter” at the Moore College of Art, Philadelphia (January–March 2007); and “Saving Face,” an exhibition of portraits drawn from the collection of Robert Infarinato at the Michener (November 2008 – March 2009).

Learn more about the City Exhibit from the Darkroom Gallery!AWARDS: All selected entries are exhibited in the Darkroom Gallery and included in a full color exhibit catalog. Juror’s Choice receives a 30×48″ 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 Submission Rules page!

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more about the Darkroom Gallery!

ANOTHER REMINDER: Prime

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already

I have to remind my son to eat.  The food will be in front of him on the table, and he will take a bite and say, “Wow, this is great!”  Then he promptly gets distracted by something, anything really, and I find myself saying at least three times during dinner, “Oscar, don’t forget to eat.”  He will snap out of it and reply, “Oh, I forgot.”  Just to make SURE that YOU don’t forget, I am reminding you of this upcoming deadline again.  Please don’t miss this chance…

Check out this Call for Entries from Saranac Art Projects (Spokane, WA) for Prime, a juried exhibit. The entry fee can be as little as $15 and there is no commission!  This show is one I would really like to see all of you get behind. Honestly, I’m just going to keep reminding you to enter… So, please, make me proud.

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Learn more from Saranac Art Projects!CALL for ENTRIES:
Prime

 

Prime—of the highest quality.

A number that has no common factors.

An essential time period.

To prepare something for use.

Prime, primal, primary.

 

They welcome your submissions in response to the theme PRIME.

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Any 2D or 3D artwork not to exceed 23” in any given direction. Weight not to exceed 50 pounds.

DEADLINE: May 31, 2013

NOTIFICATION: June 12, 2013

ENTRY FEE: $15 per image for up to 3

Learn more from Saranac Art Projects!JUROR: Bradd Skubinna was born in Chelan, Washington in 1961 and grew up mostly in Spokane. In 1989 he received a B.A. in studio art and art history from Eastern Washington University. He lived for six years in Seattle, and had his first solo show at Francine Seders Gallery in 1996. In 1998 he and his wife moved to New York City, where he received an M.F.A. at the School of Visual Arts. In 2002 he returned to Spokane, where he currently teaches art at Spokane Falls Community College and Whitworth University. He has curated exhibitions at Kolva-Sullivan Gallery in Spokane, the N.W. Museum of Arts & Culture and at Spokane Falls Community College.

Skubinna’s art has been exhibited in Spokane, Seattle, New York City and Portland, Oregon. He currently exhibits at Spokane’s Lorinda Knight Gallery and the Francine Seders Gallery. Skubinna is a member of Saranac Art Projects.

AWARDS: All accepted entries will be placed on the Saranac website and Facebook. Cash prize(s) awarded dependent upon number of entries.

SALES: Gallery will not retain a commission; therefore, they will put potential buyer in touch with artist directly.

For more information, Read the Full Call!

Learn more from Saranac Art Projects!

 

 

CALL for ENTRIES: Mail Memory

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or art?

Nothing comes between me and the grocery budget.  If faced with a choice EVERY other bill will be late, if need be, before I will cut my grocery budget.  But every rule has an exception.  I would mortgage my dog to buy art.  The biggest art collectors I know are artists.  They understand the love of a piece of artwork that outweighs the ability to pay–even for groceries.  This next Call is a very inexpensive way for you to collect a little piece of work of your own.  Don’t miss this chance…

Check out this Call for Entries from Richmond Art Gallery (Richmond, BC, Canada) for a Memory: International Mail Art Exhibition 2013 (scroll to bottom left of screen for link). For those of you not in Canada, here’s a way to get an international show on your resume for FREE and free art too. Take a closer look…

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Learn more from the Richmond Art Gallery!CALL for ENTRIES:
Mail Art Exhibition

 

Artists from all over the world are invited to contribute their work for the Richmond Art Gallery’s International Mail Art Exhibition and Swap.

Mail Art (aka Postal Art) is an art form where artists exchange artworks and correspondence through the mail.

While all works received that fulfill the participation guidelines will be exhibited, Richmond Art Gallery ask artists to respond to the theme of “memory”. This may include, but is not limited to:  Individual memories, Collective memory, Favourite memories, Memory loss, Memorization, In Memoriam

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

Learn more from the Richmond Art Gallery!MEDIA: Any memory-themed medium that can be sent through the postal system on a 4” x 6” postcard, original artworks only (no photocopies)

DEADLINE:
October 1, 2013

NOTIFICATION:
All Hung

ENTRY FEE: None, except return postage to get your artwork swap.

AWARDS: Artwork will be traded at the end of the exhibit, and you will receive a ‘swap’ if you have provided postage.  All artwork will be displayed on their online gallery for one year. Your entry into this exhibition signifies that you agree to the swap and having your work displayed online.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Read the full Call for Entries from Richmond Art Gallery in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada!

CALL for ENTRIES: Made from Scratch

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that itch

Almost everything eaten at my house is made from scratch.  That doesn’t mean I make the bread for our toast; I’m not THAT devoted to the idea (and I’m not a great baker).  But, we do make our own hummus, sauces, dips, dried fruits, etc.  I want to know the origin of my food.  I just do.  This next Call is actually a food them, and you know how I love a food theme…

Check out this Call for Entries from Stop & Go (touring) for Made from Scratch for animation using stop motion techniques.  I know this Call will have limited appeal with readers of AAAD, but all of us know someone that will dig this.  So, be sure to share this with your friends…

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Learn more from Stop and Go!CALL for ENTRIES:
Made from Scratch

 

Animations using stop-motion techniques with the subject matter of gardens, food play, kitchens as laboratories, cooking or crafting will all be considered.

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists

MEDIA:  Animation that uses stop-motion techniques.  Total running time of each animation must not exceed 10 minutes.  All entries must be produced in 2011 or later.  If your animation dialog is not in English, please provide English language subtitles.  Artists must secure all copyrights associated with the work including any musical soundtracks.

DEADLINE:  November 15, 2013

ENTRY FEE:  None

AWARDS:  The last three installments of the Stop & Go screening program have toured extensively, including venues in the United States, Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Israel and Croatia. STOP & GO: Made From Scratch will embark on a similar tour, beginning in 2014 and traveling through 2016.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more from Stop and Go!