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CALL for ENTRIES: Like a Tom Waits Song

Posted on February 6, 2014February 6, 2014 by R.L. Gibson

sometimes an EGG
is more than an EGG

The creative are often food obsessed. I am not alone. Food is a common experience for us all, but I find that creative people tend to purposefully try to indulge all the senses at once–musicians, writers, dancers AND visual artists. So how perfect is this next Call that centers around a slightly food-obsessed musician. If you don’t know his work (Eggs & Sausage is one of my favorites, but Chocolate Jesus was infamously controversial), do your homework…you won’t be sorry.

Check out of this Call for Entries from the Arc Studios & Gallery (San Francisco, CA) for Like a Tom Waits Song. This is one of the most unique themes I have ever published. Fascinating…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Like a Tom Waits Song

This open call is for all artists who have found themselves deeply moved, enraptured, bemused or inspired by Tom Waits. Has his music ever transported you to a dusty desert town or an abandoned train yard or a glowing, gritty neon rainy city street filled with steam? Listening to his music do you come away from the experience with a flash of inspiration embodying his lyrics? Like Tom Waits, do you tell tall tales and spin yarns with your work?

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all US artists

MEDIA: Sculpture, painting, drawing, photo, printmaking, ceramics, assemblage, collage, mixed media, fiber art & artist books. This exhibition cannot accept jewelry, video, film, performance art, installation and works requiring an external electrical source.

DEADLINE: February 23rd, 2014

NOTIFICATION: March 28, 2014

ENTRY FEE: $35 for up to 3

JUROR: graduated from the San Francisco Art Institute in 1977. Her background as an artist has assisted in her understanding of the perspectives and idiosyncrasies of the art world.

For over twenty-five years the Andrea Schwartz Gallery has supported work that is challenging and at the forefront of contemporary practice, representing a select group of mid-career artists from the Bay Area and throughout the country. The range of work includes paintings, works on paper, photography and sculpture.

AWARDS: A Juror’s Award ribbon and certificate will be presented to three works that express the most imaginative interpretation of the theme. There are two opportunities to get into this show. The juror will select works that will be exhibited in the Arc Gallery at 1246 Folsom Street and on the Arc On-line Gallery. The juror will also select works that will be shown in the Arc On-line gallery only. This allows for more works to be seen beyond the 1,000 square feet physical limitation of the gallery.

SALES: Arc Gallery receives 40% commission.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES – Gallery Photographica

Posted on February 5, 2014February 5, 2014 by R.L. Gibson

not just
RICE-A-RONI

Famous dishes and food fads are not a new phenomenon. Consider Hangtown Fry, named after Placerville, CA (then known as Hangtown), where it is reported to have been invented in the 1850s. A bacon & oyster omelet, yep. Although it originated in Placerville, it was really made famous years later by San Francisco, an hour from Placerville, from hence the oysters where usually shipped. Yes, I managed to bring it back around to locally-sourced ingredients. This next Call is also famous and from San Francisco. Peas in a pod…

Check out this Call for Entries for the San Francisco Int’l Photography Exhibition at the Studio 17 Gallery (San Francisco, CA) brought to you by Gallery Photographica. Great juror. Take a Look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Gallery
Photographica

Gallery Photographica produces juried exhibitions of outstanding photography from around the world.

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists.

MEDIA: Photography. All genres and styles are welcome.

DEADLINE: May 8, 2014

NOTIFICATION: June 10, 2014

ENTRY FEE: Registration is $25 for the first image, and $10 each add’l.

JUROR: Paula Tognarelli is the Executive Director & Curator of the Griffin Museum of Photography (Winchester, MA). The museum houses 3 galleries and maintains 4 satellite gallery spaces and several virtual on-line galleries as well. (continued below)

Tognarelli is responsible for producing over 60 exhibitions a year at the Griffin and its surrounding satellite spaces. She holds an M.S. in Boston University, BA from Regis College, and is a graduate of the New England School of Photography. She has juried & curated exhibitions internationally. She is on the advisory board of the New England School of Photography and the Flash Forward Festival Boston.

AWARDS: The juror will select Gold Medal and Silver Medal awards. All Gold Medal award winners will be in the San Francisco Exhibition.

$6,000 (USD) in awards will be granted as follows: 1st Place $3,000, 2nd Place $2,000 and 3rd Place $1,000. 3 photographers will have their work featured in our Portfolio Selections series.

SALES: All work in the Exhibition will be offered for sale. Gallery Photographica retains a 40% commission on sold works.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

OPEN CALL: Ace Gallery

Posted on February 4, 2014February 4, 2014 by R.L. Gibson

dip or
DRIZZLE

My new ace-in-the-whole dish is for last minute parties and desserts is anything topped with chocolate glaze. 3/4 cup of dark chocolate chips melted with 1/2 teaspoon of coconut oil. From cheesecake to strawberries, it works on everything. Warm, it is like velvet. Cold, it is a beautiful shell. Here’s hoping everything turns up aces for you with this next Call. Remember, nothing great happens unless you TRY. Investigate for yourself…

Check out this ongoing Open Call from the Ace Gallery (Los Angeles & Beverly Hills, CA) for Curatorial Planning. Calls like this are one of the answers to the question I hear most often, “How do I get a solo show?”. Take a look…

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OPEN CALL:
Ace Gallery

ELIGIBILITY:
Open to all artists

MEDIA:
Open to all media

DEADLINE:
Ongoing

ENTRY FEE: $60 for a minimum of 12 images created in the past 16 months.

EVALUATIONs BY: The Ace Gallery curatorial department

NOTIFICATION: If the gallery feels that your work needs further information or if the gallery wishes to discuss possible inclusion in a curation, there should be an email and/or phone contact provided in your information.

ABOUT the GALLERY: Founded in 1961 by the Gallery’s current director Douglas Chrismas, ACE GALLERY has a history of installing museum quality exhibitions.

The Gallery’s exhibition program balances a selection of emerging and mid-career artists with artists who have become fully established over the last fifty years.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Art & Earth 2014

Posted on February 3, 2014 by R.L. Gibson

for the love of
FRESH SPINACH

My local farmers’ market does not open until the beginning of MAY. The fact that I am craving fresh, local produce already does not bode well for me. Once I start craving fresh produce, my ability to put up with frozen produce lessens so I end up with an even narrower range of veggies to eat. Sustainable farming is a true art with a connection to the Earth, and this next Call is looking for YOUR art that is connected to the Earth. This one might just be for you…

Check out this Call for Entries from Berkeley Arts Council (Martinsburg, WV) for the 4th Annual Art & Earth Exhibit. The entry fee is only $25. It is open to any visual media, and commission is only 30%. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Art & Earth 2014

ELIGIBILITY:
Open to all artists18+

MEDIA: Any visual media that reflects the artist’s view of nature, the environment, or reflect an Earth Day related theme.

DEADLINE: Postmarked February 18, 2014

NOTIFICATION: March 14, 2014

ENTRY FEE: $25 for up to 2, $10 ea. add’l for a maximum of 4

JUROR: Lauren Schell Dickens is assistant curator of contemporary art at the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Exhibitions include How is the World: Recent Acquisitions of Contemporary Photography, and Roots and Links: Gifts from the Women’s Committee of the Corcoran Gallery of Art.

Dickens has previously held curatorial posts at the Jewish Museum in New York, the Guggenheim Museum and the Dallas Museum of Art. Dickens holds degrees from Yale University and Columbia University.

AWARDS: Best in Show $250. Minimum prize fund $600.

SALES: The Berkeley Arts Council will retain a 30% commission on all sales. Works may not be removed during the exhibition.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Book Arts

Posted on February 2, 2014February 2, 2014 by R.L. Gibson

read to me of
FOOD

My mother loves to read. I grew up in a house full of books–including cook books. Maybe I’ll add one of my own cookbooks to her collection some day. One of my favorite cookbooks is The Vegetarian Epicure. The author, Anna Thomas once said, “We all eat, and it would be a sad waste of opportunity to eat badly.” That one statement changed my life and how I approach feeding both myself and my family. Books have a way of doing that, changing things, I mean. And, I would make the argument that food changes you as well, for better or worse, depending on your choices. This next Call give you a chance to change a life with a book. Investigate…

Check out this Call for Entries from the San Diego Book Arts for their 5th National Juried Exhibition, to be held at Mandeville Special Collections, Geisel Library, University of CA, San Diego, May 4–June 22, 2014. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Book Arts

ELIGIBILITY: Artists must live or work within the USA.

MEDIA: All structures of artists’ books, unique or limited edition are eligible. Due to case size and exhibition space, work may not exceed 30 inches in any one dimension, and the sum of all three dimensions may not exceed 48 inches.

DEADLINE: February 16 , 2014

NOTIFICATION: March 18 , 2014

ENTRY FEE: $35 for up to 3 works of non-members and $25 for San Diego Book Arts members.

JUROR: Sue Ann Robinson is an artist, educator and museum professional. She has worked at the Long Beach Museum of Art for the past twenty-five years as artist-in-residence, Director of Education, or Director of Collections and Exhibitions. In addition she currently teaches Artists Books and Papermaking at the California State University Long Beach. As an artist she has received multiple residencies, grants, and fellowships including from the City of Los Angeles, the Visual Studies Workshop and the National Museum of Women in the Arts.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Man’s Best Friend

Posted on February 1, 2014February 1, 2014 by R.L. Gibson

one POTATO
two POTATO
zero GRAPES

My Dad always loved to munch on raw potatoes when prepping them for some portion of a meal. No joking. Honestly, the only other being I know that loves raw potatoes is my dog Pepper. She loves them almost as much as cabbage and carrots. Her ultimate favorite was white grapes; then I learned they could lead to renal failure. (Apparently not many of you knew that either since no one responded when I wrote this post.) So, veggies it is, potatoes included. This next Call doesn’t necessarily want to know so much about what you feed them as much as your love for them. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Las Laguna Gallery (Laguna Beach CA) for Man’s Best Friend, a dog-themed, wall-hung art show. Don’t delay, this deadline is right around the corner…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Man’s Best Friend

The saying “Man’s Best Friend” is a phrase that refers to the relationship between domestic dog and humans. Dogs are the most popular pet in the world; due mostly to their loyalty and companionship. They provide protection, unwaveringly love, laughter and joy. This Call for art is for images celebrating the wonderful companion we call dog.

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Wall-hung, 2 D art from photography to fabric, mixed media, all paintings and drawings including, oil, acrylic, ink, graphite, pastels, etc.

DEADLINE: February 15, 2014

NOTIFICATION: February 18, 2014

ENTRY FEE: $35 for 1st image, $5 ea. add’l

SALES: If your works are sold through Las Laguna Gallery, the gallery will take the 35% commission. Not for sale works are acceptable, but they prefer that you provide works that can be sold. If you provide a work to the gallery that is NFS, please consider offering prints.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Eyesights 2014

Posted on January 31, 2014 by R.L. Gibson

CARROT COIN
for your thoughts?

Yes, we have all heard that carrots are good for your eyes. But, the truth is that carrots contain beta carotene which the body converts to Vitamin A which is good for eye health. But, if a honey and ginger glaze is not enough to get you to eat carrots, never fear. Leaf greens, oily fish like tuna, eggs, nuts and even citrus will help keep your eyes healthy as well. This next call is more interested in your vision than your actual eye sight. But, take a look for yourself…

Check out this Call for Entries from The Guild of Creative Art (Shrewsbury, NJ) for Eyesights 2014, their 11th Annual Open Juried Photography Show. The Guild is what every grass-roots arts organization dreams of being after 50 years. Well done…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Eyesights 2014

In 2010, the Guild of Creative Art proudly celebrated fifty years of service as the oldest and largest art community in New Jersey.

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Photography–traditional, digital or combination of both. Entry and judging categories: Monochrome and Color photography.

DEADLINE: February 12, 2014

NOTIFICATION: On February 24, 2014 a list of artists and artwork conditionally accepted* into the exhibit will be posted on the Guild’s website at www.guildofcreativeart.org.

ENTRY FEE: Non-members – $25 for 1, $35 for 2 & $45 for 3. Guild members – $15 for 1, $25 for 2 & $35 for 3.

JURORS: Robert & Elisabeth McKay own and operate the McKay Imaging Photography Studio and Gallery in Red Bank, New Jersey.

AWARDS: Best in Show – $300; Best in Category (Monochrome, Color) – $200 each category; Honorable Mention medals; Guild Award for Artistic Innovation – $100; additional merit awards to be considered for: macro, landscape, people, places, botanical, animals & still life. All award winners will receive medals. The judges will make awards based on the actual framed artwork submitted, not on the JPG.

SALES: The Guild receives a 33 1/3 % commission on all sales.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Figurative Work

Posted on January 30, 2014 by R.L. Gibson

BUTTER
me up

I am fat obsessed–not with the fat ON me but with the fat IN my food. In October of 2013, I threw away my weight scales. I’m done. My familial relationship with diabetes and my allergy to wheat has forced a reduction of many of the starchy treats I have always loved. But, beautiful, luscious fats like butter and coconut oil have increased to help ease the transition. As a result, MY figure is changing–from the texture and tone of my skin to slow but steady reduction of my double chin. This next Call wants to know all about your figure, of sorts. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Raebec Gallery (online) for Figuratively Speaking. This is a monthly art competition that could serve as great art publication and provide web back links to help increase your web traffic. Investigate…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Figurative Work

“For this exhibition, we’re looking for art that represents strong portraiture and any style of figurative art. All pieces submitted will be judged on originality and the overall artistic quality of the work, including compositional excellence.” –from Raebec Gallery

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to all media including: paintings, drawings, oil, acrylic, pastels, ink, graphite, sculpture, photography and CGI works. Ineligible media includes: Wearable art, jewelry, artwork in frames.

DEADLINE: February 10, 2014

NOTIFICATION: Approximately 2 weeks after the deadline

ENTRY FEE: $35 for 3 entries and $5 per every entry thereafter

AWARDS: Cash prizes, Awards of Excellence and Special Recognitions will be awarded to the top 3 and honorable mentions.

SALES: The gallery will take the 30% commission.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Anything Goes

Posted on January 29, 2014 by R.L. Gibson

call me
HERB

I live with culinary diplomats. Never ones to forsake a food altogether, my family tries to find the silver lining to every food basket. They have mastered words like “earthy, piquant, herbaceous & grassy” to avoid speaking ill of my food experiments. As a result, I cook with a sort of anything-goes-abandon that produces both masterpieces & snacks turned down even by the dogs. This next Call wants the masterpieces that come from your anything-goes, devil-may-care, art abandon. Give it a shot…

Check out this Call for Entries from Exhibitions Without Walls for Anything Goes II. As the name indicates, there are no media restrictions. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Anything Goes

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to all photographers, digital artists, graphic designers, or illustrators

DEADLINE: February 8, 2014

NOTIFICATION: February 16, 2014

ENTRY FEE: $25 for up to 5 images, $4 each add’l up to 10

AWARDS: BEST in competition $300 USD plus add’l prizes, 2nd Place $175 plus add’l prizes & 3rd Place $125 plus add’l prizes. Up to 10 Awards Of Excellence will be awarded. Editor’s Note: The additional prizes are of significant value to some, be sure to take a look.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Juxtapose

Posted on January 27, 2014 by R.L. Gibson

PEAR-ING
it down

I have given up my fruit with mean ban. That’s right–for years, I have had a problem with fruit and meat together. I tend to prefer fruits a little chilled, and I prefer meat at least room temperature, but preferably warm. As you might imagine juxtaposing the two only highlighted their differences. But, I’ve come around. As I have come to eating local (and organic, when possible) fruit, I am starting to prefer it room temperature. So, now oranges, apples, pears and more are showing up in my curries and stirfrys more and more often. Juxtaposition is all the rage for this next Call too. Great theme…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Darkroom Gallery (Essex Junction, VT) for Juxtapose. 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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CALL for ENTRIES:
Juxtapose

The composition of
two or more elements
within a photograph,
emphasizing either the
similarity or dissemblance
between them.

One of the most effective ways to express ideas photographically is to compare and contrast subjects visually. Placing contrasting elements side-by-side adds interest to a photograph and holds the viewer’s attention. Opposites such as: large and small, light and shadow, happy and sad, smooth and rough, new and old, horizontal and vertical, still and motion. Each one of these examples draws the viewer in, makes them curious about the story, why is that person happy while the other one is sad? How did that cat managed to get in amongst all of those dogs? Why are these two seemingly unrelated objects set in the same frame?

Explore complex or simplistic incongruity, opposites and contradictions, layered imagery, and observe the addition and subtraction of context. Counterbalance can marry elements by placing them side-by-side, above or below each other, or layer them in the foreground, middle-ground and background just as slow shutter speeds can show the disparity of moving objects compared to static ones.

Explore the uniqueness
found in apposing
colors, textures, characters
& objects.

Juxtaposition plays a crucial role in creating expression in each of these areas and the photographs’ overall message and allure – so crucial that we feel it deserves an exhibit all it’s own.

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Photography

DEADLINE: March 19, 2014

NOTIFICATION: March 26, 2014

ENTRY FEE: Up to 4 for $24 US for on-line & $29 by email

JUROR: Kyohei Abe is Director and Chief Curator at the Detroit Center for Contemporary Photography in Detroit, Michigan. The Center offers exhibitions, both online and in its gallery space, as well as lectures, and workshops throughout the year. The mission is to promote contemporary fine art photography and provide a vital cultural resource to our visual community. Abe has been reviewing portfolios at national events including Filter Photo Festival, PhotoNOLA and Photolucida. He has been a juror for for Critical Mass since 2010. Abe is an artist whose works are part of the public collection of the Museum of Fine Art, Houston, TX, Detroit Institute of Art, Detroit, MI, The West Collection, Oak, PA as well as numerous private and corporate collections globally. He also has been an adjunct professor at College for Creative Studies in Detroit since 2005.

While inspired by a wide range of photography, Abe is most interested in seeing intelligent and coherent work displaying a fresh perspective.

AWARDS: All selected entries are included in a full color exhibit catalog & gallery exhibition. Juror’s Choice: 30×48″ image banner. People’s Choice – a free future entry.

SALES: Darkroom offers free matting & framing of accepted entries for the duration of the exhibit, subject to standard sizes. For commission details, go to the bottom of the Submissions page!

Year: 2014

sometimes an EGG is more than an EGG

CALL for ENTRIES: Like a Tom Waits Song

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

not just RICE-A-RONI

CALL for ENTRIES: Gallery Photographica

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

dip or DRIZZLE

OPEN CALL: Ace Gallery

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

for the love of FRESH SPINACH

CALL for ENTRIES: Art & Earth 2014

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

read to me of FOOD

CALL for ENTRIES: Book Arts

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

one POTATO two POTATO zero GRAPES

CALL for ENTRIES: Man’s Best Friend

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CARROT COIN for your thoughts?

CALL for ENTRIES: Eyesights 2014

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

BUTTER me up

CALL for ENTRIES: Figurative Work

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

call me HERB

CALL for ENTRIES: Anything Goes

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

PEAR-ING it down

CALL for ENTRIES: Juxtapose

Explore the uniqueness found in apposing colors, textures, characters & objects.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

sometimes an EGG
is more than an EGG

CALL for ENTRIES:
Like a Tom Waits Song

not just
RICE-A-RONI

CALL for ENTRIES:
Gallery
Photographica

dip or
DRIZZLE

OPEN CALL:
Ace Gallery

for the love of
FRESH SPINACH

CALL for ENTRIES:
Art & Earth 2014

read to me of
FOOD

CALL for ENTRIES:
Book Arts

one POTATO
two POTATO
zero GRAPES

CALL for ENTRIES:
Man’s Best Friend

CARROT COIN
for your thoughts?

CALL for ENTRIES:
Eyesights 2014

BUTTER
me up

CALL for ENTRIES:
Figurative Work

call me
HERB

CALL for ENTRIES:
Anything Goes

PEAR-ING
it down

CALL for ENTRIES:
Juxtapose

Explore the uniqueness
found in apposing
colors, textures, characters
& objects.