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Year: 2013

CALL for ENTRIES: Mosquito Season

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mussels

So, I’ve been out of town without my husband.  That’s mean’s I have consumed huge amounts of shellfish.  He’s allergic, and when he’s not around, I tend to over indulge.  I don’t know how anyone lives with wine-steamed mussels with garlic butter.  How does so much flavor exist in such a tiny package?  Is it wrong that I hope to travel again soon just to have mussels?  Maybe so.  This next Call is all about packing a  big wallop in a small package.  Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Squing & Oup (online) for Mosquito Season. This is an inexpensive online art competition from a site that offers artists grants and an opportunity for exposure.  Think of it as an online art publication.  I think it is a good risk for $20…how ’bout you?

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Read the Full Call from Squing and Oup!CALL for ENTRIES:
Mosquito

 

The Dalai Lama’s famous quote is beaconful springtime inspiration. “If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito…”

You get it…
small things, big package.

 

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

Check out the Current Exhibition at Squing and Oup!

MEDIA: 2- and 3-D media including painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, digital, electronic, craft, and sculpture.  Works may not exceed 12″ in any dimension.

DEADLINE: April 25, 2013

NOTIFICATION: By September 1, 2012

ENTRY FEE: $20 for 2 entries or $30 for 3 or more, up to 5 entries.

JURY PROCESS: ” We work with our curatorial team and industry professionals to select a roster of artists that reflect a diverse, timely, engaging, rigorous and professional practice. All work is evaluated based on the clarity, vision, and cultural impact of the submitted work as it relates to the theme. ” — from http://squingandoup.com

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REMINDER: Direct Art 20

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REMINDER POST:
BREAST

wanted

Some days I just want fried chicken and macaroni and cheese. Yes, I could make a beautiful coq au vin instead of fried chicken or pastitsio instead of mac ‘n’ cheese. But sometimes the comfort of the familiar is the only thing that will do. Magazines like the one in this next Call are a lovely alternative to the onslaught of online art zines that pop up day after day. Here’s your chance to be amongst its pages…

Check out this Call for Entries from Direct Art Magazine for publication in Volume 20! There are very few paper-publishing opportunities left out there, and this one is a great one. Take a look at this competition…

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Learn more Direct Art Magazine!CALL for ENTRIES:
Direct Art 20

 

ELIGIBILITY:
Open to all artists

MEDIA:
Open to all media

DEADLINE:
March 31, 2013

NOTIFICATION:
April 30, 2013

ENTRY FEE: $35 for up to 4, $5 ea. add’l

AWARDS: Grand Prize: Front Cover and six page feature display. Second Prize: Back Cover and four page feature display. Awards 3-4: Four page feature. Awards 5-6: Double page feature display. Awards 7-20: Single full page display.

Editors Awards: Additional pages, inside covers, mast head and outside covers may be assigned based on editorial selection.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Read the Prospectus from Direct Art Magazine!

CALL for ENTRIES: We Are Family

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fried
chicken

I learned my love of eating from my family, but I learned my love of food from experience far outside my family dynamic.  You can’t choose your family as a child, and my family loved fried chicken and collard greens.  I love fried chicken, too. You can keep the collards, thanks.  But, I was simply never happy accepting the limited palate of “Southern” home-style cooking.  I still want to try everything.  That’s just who I am.  This next Call is all about your family.  Don’t miss this chance…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Darkroom Gallery (Essex Junction, VT) for We Are Family. 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 We Are Family exhibit from Darkroom Gallery!CALL for ENTRIES:
We Are Family

 

Say cheese!
Capture the characters
that make your family
truly one-of a-kind.

 

Images of the intimate moments between your most familiar familiars. The random snapshots of your kin’s kooky happenings. These are the people who know you best, use this thread of familiarity that binds you for artistic creation and freedom. This exhibit is aimed to be a celebration of the many definitions of family; how the societal constructs defining family are ever evolving and changing. You know that old saying, “You can choose your friends, but you can’t choose your family.”  They are looking to choose your unchosen!

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:
April 27, 2013

NOTIFICATION:
April 30, 2013

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

JUROR: Chris Verene has been photographing three generations of his family, since 1984, in Galesburg, Illinois, a small town in the Midwest.  Verene has been called a natural storyteller, focusing on the whole intimate truth of human narratives.

Last year Verene’s work was exhibited at The Tate Modern, The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and The Walker Art Center.  His new photography book, “Family,” will accompany a traveling solo exhibition throughout the United States in from 2010-2013.  Verene lives and works in New York City, and is currently working on stills and a feature documentary motion picture entitled, “The Self-Esteem Salon.”

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!

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Learn more about the Darkroom Gallery!

CALL for ENTRIES: OPA Showcase

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strip

The classics are timeless.  For dinner last night, I had a petite New York strip, beautiful new potatoes with rosemary and broiled brussel sprouts–a rare indulgence.  Luxury is often found in the classics.  This next Call is all about one of the classic art mediums.  This is one for the oil painters…

Check out this Call for Entries from Oil Painters of America for their Spring Online Showcase.  The entry fee is only $14 per image, but the prizes are huge.  You DO have to be a member ($60 annual fee),  but there are great benefits to being a member if this is your choice of media.  Take a look…

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Learn more about the show from Oil Painters of America!CALL for ENTRIES:
OPA Showcase

 

ELIGIBILITY:  You must be an Associate Member.  Artists must reside in the United States, Canada or Mexico.

MEDIA:
Representational Oil painting

DEADLINE:
March 1 – May 15, 2013

ENTRY FEE:  $14 per painting

JUROR:  Mostafa Keyhani was born in Iran in 1954 and is a Canadian citizen presently residing in Canada.  It was during his years as a secondary school student that he was encouraged by one of his teachers to pursue his artistic talents.  As a result, the artist became completely devoted to painting.

Work by Juror Mostafa Keyhani!It is typical of Keyhani’s paintings to convey the lively spirit of street scenes, scenic landscapes and the beauty of floral still life.  His brilliance with color and energetic compositions enchant the viewer.

Keyhani’s works are featured in galleries and in numerous important collections.  His work is on display in the permanent collection of the Canadian Parliament Buildings and the collection of St. Michael’s Collage Cochester, Lamont, USA.

Mostafa Keyhani is a member of the Salmagundi Club, Signature member of Oil Painters of America, Tuscan Plein Air Painters Socety and the Laguna Plein Air Painteres Association.  Keyhani has become a prominent artist who has been painting for over 25 yeras.  Hundreds of his paintings are in both private and corporate collections worldwide.

AWARDS:  $3,000 for first place, $1,500 for second place and $500 for third place along with 10 honorable mentions

For complete details, Visit OPA online!

Download the Prospectus from Oil Painters of America!

FEATURED ARTIST: Laurie McCormick

Learn more about photographer Laurie McCormick!IT’S RAINING it’s pouring

Over the years, I have only chosen two photographers’ work to feature–one of them last month. When it rains it pours.  The photographic entries have been pouring in like Morton’s salt.  Someone get me an umbrella; April’s coming.  This month, it is 28° outside as I write this post, and I was just hoping to find a little Spring, a little humor, a little optimism.  Somehow, I tripped across a breath of Spring in landscapes and an edgy sense of humor in miniature.

On behalf of AAAD, I am proud to announce this month’s Featured Artist is Laurie McCormick.  I always appreciate a spoonful of sugar over vinegar.  There are lessons to be learned from these delicate little scenes.  Enjoy

Learn more about Featured Artist Laurie McCormick!FEATURED ARTIST:
Laurie McCormick

Photography has always been a hobby for Laurie McCormick.  She attended photography classes at various colleges on the East and West Coast, and they helped her to hone in on her artistic side and to help mold what would become her unique photographic techniques.

It wasn’t until she purchased her digital Canon 5D that her photography became much more serious.  In early 2006, McCormick began traveling with other photographers to various destinations both domestically and internationally.  While capturing the essence of each destination, she discovered…

She was most at home behind the camera.

 

The Cheerios Affair by Featured Artist Laurie McCormick!Why photography  “I am a very visual person and love to tell stories with pictures.  Growing up, I have always had a camera and have taken pictures.  It was a way to escape my hostile, unsettling childhood. It became some sort of therapy for me to escape the ugliness of my home life and take pictures of my friends and beautiful images all around me.  One thing that struck me as an adult, there were very few pictures of my family growing up.  I think I have one baby picture of me and 4-5 pictures of me with my sister and one brother in either an Easter outfit, or visiting my Aunt Helen, or Aunt Betty.”

Photography by Featured Artist Laurie McCormick!Are you self-taught photographer or were you formally instructed?  And what’s your preference–film or digital?  “Yes I am self taught, plus sprinkle in several individual photography classes that I have taken over the years here and there at Mass College of Art, Santa Monica College and the Julia Dean Photo Workshops.  I started with Film and turned to Digital in 2006 with my Full Frame Canon 5D.”

When shooting landscape, what draws you to a specific scene? “I love how the light continuously changes a landscape.  We bring all of ourselves and all that we have experienced in our lives to a landscape, so the beauty we see actually comes from within.  The challenge is to capture what we are experiencing inside us.”

Photography is a silent, lone craft.

 

The subject matter, whether it be a landscape, person, building, is part of you being captured. That is why no two images will ever be identical.  It is always personal.”  We are featuring the miniatures, but you can glimpse McCormick’s landscapes here.

Part of the Family Secrets series by Laurie McCormick!Talk to me about the miniatures.  There are definitely statements being made with the most innocent of scenes.  “‘I found my calling in photographing meaningful scenes with my miniatures about 3 years ago.  A guest speaker in a photography class said, ‘Photograph what you love and where you are.’   A light bulb went off in my head.  I love miniatures, yet mine had been stuffed away in my closets for years.  Freeing them immediately brought me tremendous joy.

“I combined some of my miniatures with the painful memories of my childhood.  As an adult I realized that my need to collect miniatures gave me some sense of control over the chaotic and turbulent atmosphere I was raised in as a child. I witnessed intense fighting, hatred, anger, alcoholism, verbal and mental abuse along with molestation and exploitation at a very young age; all of these of course, were our Family Secrets.

Part of the Family Secrets series by Laurie McCormick!“I set up scenes that were very difficult to create because of the feelings attached to them, but the process and the feedback was very healing for me.  After putting the PAST behind me, the next series that evolved allowed me the freedom to express my present day life coupled with my sense of humor.”

What style of art do I find unbearable to own?  “Velvet framed pictures. I was engaged in the late 1970’s to someone who delved into a financial venture of buying Velvet Art Pictures.  It was a fad back then, and needless to say, it went no where except South.” Yes, Laurie, it did come down here.  Everyone needs a velvet Elvis.

Part of the Family Secrets series by Laurie McCormick!You know we have to talk about food. What is your favorite? “Grilled salmon–bar none. I can eat salmon every day because it tastes delicious and is good for my cholesterol. My favorite side sauces?  Southwest Fire Roasted Salsa, Fresh Mango Salsa or Pineapple Salsa.”   Mix the mango and pineapple salsas and you’ll never go back.

What about snack foods? “Blueberries.  My cat Peaches surreptitiously sneaks onto my counter while the blueberries are soaking and steals just one blueberry.   She chases her new find until the blueberry is squished.  Sad.   This repeats every time I have blueberries for my snack.  Blueberries are good for me, and ensure I start every day with a little laughter.”   Salmon and blueberries.  You’re a great role model for my current take-25-punds-off-my-rear project.  Thank you!

Photography by Featured Artist Laurie McCormick!So, what’s coming up next for you? “I am constantly taking images both with my iPhone 5 & my Canon 5D Mark II, so new work is always popping up and being published. Also, I want to teach and publish books on my work.  My major at Boston College was Psychology, so I feel this would be a great niche for me.  Also, I would love to teach classes on how to use the iPhone to make great captures & how to post process them to both Adult Ed & in High Schools.”

Thanks, Laurie, for a breath of Spring and a little humor therapy

Learn more about Laurie McCormick online!

Learn more about Featured Artist Laurie McCormick!

CALL for ENTRIES: Social Media

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with my satay, please

Food has interrelation–be it natural or forced.  In the US, peanut butter is only naturally related to grape jelly, but it is fantastic with raspberry jam.  PB&J has a distinct meaning apart from its separate components.  My immediate connection with peanut butter is peanut sauce, but my connection to PB&J is childhood comfort.  Odd, eh?  This next show is about the interrelation of work, one deriving meaning from the other.  I like this theme…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Northbrook Public Library (Northbrook, IL) for their annual juried show, called Social Media Artshow this year. The entry fee is reasonable. There is NO COMMISSION taken by the show promoters, and this year’s theme is an interesting twist from the norm! Don’t miss this one…

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Learn more about the Social Media Artshow from Northbrook Public Library!CALL for ENTRIES:
Social Media Artshow 2013

 

Art is the original social media: it reaches out and draws together, trying to make connections. It incites discussion and draws meaning through relationships. We are looking for works that are either created in a series or multiple elements (like diptychs) that generate meaning through their interrelation, or works that react to existing famous artworks. The mathematics are simple: one is quotidian and two is exponential.

ELIGIBILITY: The show is open to artists 18 years and older.

MEDIA: 2 and 3 dimensional art executed within 3 years of entry date and not previously been displayed in the library.

DEADLINE: May 31, 2013

NOTIFICATION: July 31, 2013

Learn more about the Journeys Show at the Northbrook Public Library online!ENTRY FEE: Entry fee is $35. Checks payable to the Northbrook Public Library. A maximum of 3 entries per artist fee will be judged.

JURY PROCESS:  Artists should be cognizant that the exhibition is open to the general public & artwork must be viewable for all ages. Pieces will be judged on artistic quality & execution as well as thematic relevance. Artists should consider the theme, Social Media.

SALES & COMMISSION: The NPL does NOT charge a commission for show participation. All sales inquires will be referred to the artists. Contact information, provided by the artist, will be listed in the online and printed show catalog to facilitate sales. The only sale to be handled by the NPL will be the purchase of the first-place award winner.

AWARDS: One (1) $2000 purchase prize, one (1) second place cash award of $1000, one (1) third place cash award of $500, and two (2) Viewer’s Choice cash awards of $200.

For complete information, Download the Prospectus!

Downlowd the Catawampus Prospectus from the Northbrook Public Library!

CALL for ENTRIES: Poetry

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cheese

Sometimes it is all about the description.  Do you want a grilled cheese? Or do you want a Fromage de TriumphFrench peasant bread, brie, pear and a touch of sea salt.  I thought so.  This next Call is all about the WRITTEN word.  A departure, I know…

Check out this Call for Entries from Vallum Magazine (Montreal) for the Vallum Award for Poetry 2013.  I rarely publish calls for writing, but I KNOW how many of you are poets.  So, since we publish Vallum’s art Calls, I thought I’d throw the poetry call your way.  The entry fee is CHEAP.  Take a look…

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Learn more about Vallum Magzine online!CALL for ENTRIES:
Vallum Award for Poetry 2013

 

Some of the best poets in the world have graced the pages of Vallum: new international poetics. Time to join their ranks!

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists

MEDIA:  Submit up to 1-3 poems of maximum 60 lines each.  Poems may be on any theme or subject, but must be original and not previously published.

DEADLINE:  July 15, 2013

ENTRY FEE:  $20 CDN for Canadian residents, $20 USD for international entrants, which includes a free one-year subscription to Vallum.

AWARDS:  1st prize is $750, 2nd $250. Both 1st and 2nd prize-winning poems will be published in Vallum Magazine and on Vallum’s website. Honourable Mentions may be selected and published but are not eligible for cash prizes.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more about the Call form Vallum Contemporary Poetry!

CALL for ENTRIES: 8th Annual Morpho

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pa-tah-toh

I am intrigued by flavor combinations in even the simplest foods.  Fresh mozzarella is transformed by a little basil and balsamic vinegar.  And benign red potatoes morph into the ultimate comfort food with a little smash and a clove of garlic.  Sometimes it isn’t about the right food, but the right combination of foods This next gallery is all about supporting artists that are in the process of emerging, morphing if-you-will, into a new a new version of themselves in the arts community.  Maybe you and this gallery will be the perfect combination…

Check out your Call for Entries from the Morpho Gallery (Chicago, IL) for their 8th Annual Juried Photography Exhibit.  The entry fee is low, and the juror is notable.  Take a look…

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Learn more about the 8th Annual Juried Photography Show from the Morpho Gallery!CALL for ENTRIES:
8th Annual Morpho

 

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists

MEDIA:  Original photography only, any and all subject matters or photo processes welcomed.

DEADLINE:  March 29, 2013

NOTIFICATION:  April 1, 2013

ENTRY FEE:   $25 for 3, $5 for ea add, limit 5

JUROR:  Thomas A. Nowak has been photographing professionally for over 25 years. His expertise is in 19th Century photo processes and lighting of commercial/residential interior spaces. As the Studio Manager at Columbia College, Thomas has been instrumental in the crossover from analog to digital photography.  He is currently teaching Advance Lighting classes’ part time and has been for over 20 years. Selections of his “Salt prints” are in the permanent collection of the Museum of Contemporary Photography.

AWARDS:  1st place award is a month long group exhibition at Morpho Gallery, including an opening night event, postcards and advertising.  Award(s) will be announced at the opening night reception.

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Learn more from the Morpho Gallery!

CALL for ENTRIES: Men

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fueled

I seem to have lost the ability to properly cook chicken.  I’m still spot on with fish, but chicken and beef are a lost art for me.  The chicken is either undercooked or overcooked, and beef it always tough.  I hate fulfilling a stereotype, but I tonight’s flat iron steak will have to be made by the man in my life.  He’s simply better at it.  Weird.  This next Call is all about Men.  Note:  This is the answer to the gallery’s Women exhibit and that deadline is coming up March 25th.  Enter both…

Check out this Call to Artists for Men from the Linus Galleries (Pasadena, CA). The exhibit offers an online listing as well as the possibility for a showing in one of their brick and mortar galleries. Take a look…

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Check out the Call for Entries at the Linus Gallery!CALL for ENTRIES:
Men

 

There’s a reason why men are the subjects of many classic paintings and sculptures.  What’s your reason?  For this exhibition, Linus Galleries is looking for artwork that centers on the “masculine” sex.

Feel free to break, enforce, and comment on roles, boundaries, and expectations with this hot-topic theme.  Remember; bring your fresh perspective to the table.

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists.

MEDIA: All Media including: Photography, wall sculpture, fabric, mixed media, painting, drawing. It must be wall hung. Sizes up to 12′. Video submissions will be displayed/accepted only for the online exhibition.

DEADLINE:  April 15, 2013

Learn more about the Men Exhibit from the Linus Gallery!ENTRY FEE:
$35 for 3,
$5 per add’l

AWARDS: Accepted artwork for this online exhibition will be judged again for a collective live exhibition at their Pasadena Gallery. The artists will be asked if they wish to submit their artwork for the collective exhibition, which is not a requirement to being a part of the online exhibition.

SALES:
40% commission on all sales.

ABOUT LINUS GALLERIES: Linus Galleries is based in Southern California. They are located in Pasadena and Long Beach in Los Angeles County.

For complete details, Read the Guidelines!

Learn more about  the Linus Galleries!

CALL for APPLICANTS: Creative Residency

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no thanks

I often preach my love of the slow cooker, but I do find it challenging to transition my slow cooker meals into warmer months.  I don’t want potato soup, chili or ham ‘n’ split pea when it is 80º outside.  I usually crave cold treats like cucumbers.  But, each year I eventually stumble across a handful of new recipes that make it work.  I love the slow cooker because it gives me the gift of time to do something other than cook.  This next Call is all about giving you time to do something other than cook.  Take a look…

Check out this Call for Applicants from PlatteForum (Denver, CO) for Creative Residency.  This program offers you a place to create, a place to live, exhibition opportunity AND a weekly stipend.  HURRY, the deadline is rapidly approaching…

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Learn more from Platte Forum!CALL for APPLICANTS:
Creative Residency

 

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists

MEDIA:
Open to artists in all genres

DEADLINE:
March 15, 2013

ENTRY FEE:  None

JURY PROCESS:  An interdisciplinary selection committee will consider applications for the residencies. Care will be given to selecting artists who represent a variety of genres, experiences, and ideas.

Learn more from Platte Forum!AWARD:  PlatteForum provides facility, stipend ($250/week) to help defray artist expenses, staff support, program administration, workshop support, youth workshop supplies, opening event, press releases, printed invitations.

Facilities & Services: The contemporary facility is over 3,000 square feet with dedicated outdoor sculpture area and plaza. An open studio (2,000 square feet) is surrounded by staff offices, kitchen, restrooms, and artist/staff space with shower and futon couch.

Housing: Modest, private artist apartment with private bathroom, shower and futon.

Meals: Kitchen is available for artists’ use.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more from Platte Forum!