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ARTIST of the DAY: Pedro Marzorati

Posted on December 14, 2015December 14, 2015 by R.L. Gibson

hot weather, cold WATER

It has been unseasonably warm in the Great Smoky Mountains this past week — 70+ degrees in mid-December. While I appreciate the bonus, it also made me think of the AAAD’s Artist of the Day Pedro Marzorati. His work is a perfect physical embodiment of climate change, and it changes based on your perspective, time & place. Simply perfect. (continues below)

*Where the Tides Ebb and Flow by Pedro Marzorati, land art installation*

“The statues speak for us, it’s a way of interrogation,
just ask yourselves!” –Pedro Marzorati

“Where the Tides Ebb and Flow” was introduced for the first time in 2008, as a part of Land Art “Kielzog” festival, near Amsterdam & then again at the “Sentier du Rhone 2009” festival, in France. The sculptures illustrates the human silhouette that are more or less submerged in water depending on the increasing water levels.

Take the time to discover more about Pedro Marzorati!

CALL for ENTRIES: Flowers, Plants & Gardens 2

Posted on December 12, 2015December 12, 2015 by R.L. Gibson

needle
TEA

Did you know that pine needles are edible, sort of? If you love the smell of holiday wreaths and garlands made of fresh pine, you can get that same sense of comfort from tea brewed of pine needles. Be careful NOT to use yew, Norfolk Island Pine or Ponderosa Pine (poisonous) and be sure to forage for your needles to help avoid fertilizers and pesticides. It’s a different way to look at those ever-present evergreens. This next Call wants to see your different take on plants of all sorts too. Deck the halls…

Check out this Call for Entries from Art-Competition.net for Flowers, Plants & Gardens 2. Only $20 to enter & thousands in prizes. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Flowers, Plants & Gardens 2

“There are always flowers
for those who want to see them.”
—Henri Matisse

ELIGIBILITY: All artists age 18+

MEDIA: Open to any still medium: painting, collage, photography, drawing, digital art, sculpture, fiber art, etc.

THEME: Work should intrigue and fascinate the viewer with their vision and communicate their individual interpretations of plants. The work can reflect on nature’s remarkable abundance and diversity in the wild, a garden, an individual plant and or the beauty or complexity of a single leaf or petal. The art can be expressed from realism to abstraction.

DEADLINE: January 11, 2016

NOTIFICATION: January 21, 2016

ENTRY FEE: $20 for 1, $35 for 3 and $60 for 7

AWARDS: 1st Place $1,000 cash + $5000 marketing value, 2nd Place $250 cash + $1000 marketing value, 3rd place $125, 4th Place $75, 5th Place $50. There will be 10 Honorable Mentions with the artist’s work being displayed in the “Honorable Mentions” section of Art-Competition.net.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

We are happy to have Art-Competition.net as a sponsor of AAAD.

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ARTIST of the DAY: Anne ten Donkelaar

Posted on December 12, 2015 by R.L. Gibson

gone NOT FORGOTTEN

I live amongst the big trees, copious wildlife and dizzying views of the Great Smoky Mountains. Nature HERE seems rough and rugged and and indomitable. It is easy to forget the delicate wonder and our responsibility to protect it. Nothing could be clearer in the work of Anne ten Donkelaar, today’s Artist of the Day. (continues below)

Flower Construction #65 by Anne Ten Donkelaar — *Flower Construction #65 (left) & detail (right) by Anne Ten Donkelaar*

“Weeds become poetry, each unique twig gets attention,
nature seems to float.”

“A damaged butterfly, a broken twig, a bumblebee, some strangely grown weeds: I find all these unique discoveries in my path and then take them home to my studio. Here, I take my time to explore the objects and try to work out how I can show each one to it’s best advantage. My finds inspire me. While looking at them I can invent my own stories about their existence and their lives. By protecting these precious pieces under glass, I give the objects a second lifeand hope to inspire people to make up their own stories about them.” — Anne ten Donkelaar

Learn more about Anne ten Donkelaar!

CALL for ENTRIES: childhood

Posted on December 11, 2015December 10, 2015 by R.L. Gibson

salt &
CELERY

Even as a kid, my tastes were a little off center. My father used to chop carrots for me so that I could dip them in celery salt, conveniently contained in the spice container cap. I don’t recall using celery salt on anything else either. So strange. Celery sticks got garlic salt, BTW. Neither get either now, ha. This next Call wants your perspective on childhood. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from the A. Smith Gallery (TX) for childhood. Everyone starts out there, so the theme couldn’t be more relevant. Be inspired…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
childhood

“child – hood : infancy, nursery, youth, jejunity, bloom, teens, juvenile, beginning, adolescence ” –from asmithgallery.com

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Photography

DEADLINE: January 7, 2016

NOTIFICATION: January 18, 2016

ENTRY FEE: $30 up to 5, $6 ea add’l

JUROR: Since 1998 Tom Chambers has shown photomontage images from 8 photographic series both nationally & internationally in 20 solo exhibitions & over 70 group exhibitions & art fairs. Chambers has received fellowships from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts & the Virginia Commission for the Arts. Tom’s photography is held in the collections of the National Museum (Colombia); California Sate Polytechnic University; Santa Barbara Museum of Art; Santa Fe Museum of Art; Sir Richard Branson, personal collection; and the Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. Chambers’ work has been published in multiple publications & books.

AWARDS: Jurors Award $325, Directors Award $250 & an exhibition catalogue, (5) Honorable Mentions receive an exhibition catalogue, and a Visitors Award $100.

SALES: A Smith Gallery will retain 40% commission.

For complete details, Read the full Call!

ARTIST of the DAY: Freya Jobbins

Posted on December 11, 2015December 10, 2015 by R.L. Gibson

gone NOT FORGOTTEN

Upcycling is close to my heart. As with many, my obsession with the reuse of discarded objects resulted from the collecting of “art supplies”. Consider the previous quotes as air quotes from my bemused husband. Collecting fueled my love for upcycling AND assemblage. Today’s Artist of the Day, Freya Jobbins has such a smart sense of irony & humor. This work is a delightful comment on consumerism and the untouchable nature of the creative object. (continues below)

*Cassiopeia by Freya Jobbins, found-object assemblage*

““I am interested in generating a range of responses to existing cultural objects, which have been placed out of context. The irony of my plastic works is that I take a material that was created to be touched, and I make it untouchable as an artwork.” ” — Freya Jobbins

Learn more about Freya Jobbins!

CALL for ENTRIES: 53rd Annual Juried

Posted on December 10, 2015December 10, 2015 by R.L. Gibson

gelatinous
CULTURE

Mayhaw jelly is the gift that keeps giving. I appreciate receiving foods from all over the U.S., but often those foods aren’t necessarily native to an area — just popular there. But, the mayhaw berry is native to the wetlands, so every time I receive a Louisiana batch, I am transported back to a place I love. You can keep the beignets; just pass the jelly. This next Call hails from Louisiana too and is just as special. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries for the 53rd Annual Juried Exhibition from the Masur Museum of Art (Monroe, LA). $20 Entry, no commission, and the gallery is stunning. This is a great opportunity!

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CALL or ENTRIES:
Masur Museum
53rd Annual Juried

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all US artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to all media

DEADLINE: January 18, 2016 (online entries) or January 11 for postmarks

NOTIFICATION: February 4, 2016

ENTRY FEE: $20 for 2, $10 ea. add’l (5 max.)

JUROR: Holly E. Hughes, Godin-Spaulding Curator, Albright-Knox Art Gallery

AWARDS: Best in Show is $1,000, and total awards are $3,200.00. The People’s Choice Award is $200.00 and will be voted on by visitors throughout the run of the exhibition. Best Packed: This award will honor the artist who packs their art in the most professional manner. The award is $100. “No packing peanuts, feedbags, loose papers as packing materials, no cigarette butts, etc. These types of things will disqualify you! This prize will be decided by the Masur Museum staff.” I ♥ this!

SALES: The Masur Museum of Art does not receive a commission on sales.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

ARTIST of the DAY: Liz Huston

Posted on December 10, 2015 by R.L. Gibson

creative ISOLATION

As the new year approaches, I find myself more isolated and in my head as I set goals for the year and contemplate creative direction. Today’s Artist of the Day, Liz Huston captured my inner dialogue with storytellers of her very own. The pieces below that spoke to me are from a couple of years ago. But please take the opportunity to look at her new work and find your own story. (continues below)

“I am fascinated with the way memory influences how stories change and evolve over time. This happens not because the facts change,but because the inner orientation of the storyteller has. Their perspective grows; expanding and contracting with experience. The storyteller journeys us deep into the timeless aspects of the human experience; the kingdoms of love and loss, through grief, resolve, growth and into the balance of purpose… This time traveler, this storyteller, unites the treads of time–leading us home, bringing us back into ourselves.” — Liz Huston

Learn more about Liz Huston!

ARTIST of the DAY: Kathleen Probst

Posted on December 9, 2015December 9, 2015 by R.L. Gibson

all the proof I NEED

The written word is my window to art. The written word was my media before the visual or performing ever took hold. Today’s Artist of the Day, Kathleen Probst caught my attention with the simple pillcrow, a proofreader’s mark (¶). I had never been presented with work that made me think of the mark in any other way. Until now. This is thoughtful, considered work. (continues below)

“The symbol for a new paragraph is called an ‘alinea’. It is a french word. One definition of the word alinea is a new train of thought. This design concept is not about holding back, it is about finding just the right amount. Alinea searches for answers on my quest for simplicity. The gestural lines of Alinea are becoming more organic as I learn to work with them, each making a bold step forward.”

— Kathleen Probst

Learn more about Kathleen Probst!

ARTIST of the DAY: Meghan Stratham

Posted on December 8, 2015December 8, 2015 by R.L. Gibson

secretive, ISOLATED GIRLS

My own work has been a study in process & a lot of silhouettes these days. It is no wonder that I have completely fallen for the work of today’s Artist of the Day, Meghan Stratman. She has found a way to gives us little glimpse of the lives of folks like us…and not. Dark & sweet & funny & sad; idealized & unearthly people & creatures & those that lie between. I want to own this work. (continues below)

Mrs White by Meghan Stratman, cut paper — *Mrs. White by Meghan Stratman, cut paper*

“I am drawn to stories and lore in all forms… Recurring subjects in my art include ghosts, girls, monsters, and animals, and themes of friendship and loneliness. I like to include bright colors and a sense of humor in my art and enjoy combining elements to humorous effect, such as badgers sporting fezzes or weasels wearing rocket packs. I am also drawn to urban decay, abandoned places, and ghost stories: people and places that are lost and forgotten. My art world is populated with secretive, isolated girls and silly creatures that may or may not be wearing space helmets. I create my work with cut, layered paper, which allows for a sense of texture and dimensionality.”

Learn more about Meghan Stratman!

CALL for ENTRIES: For the Love of Animals

Posted on December 7, 2015 by R.L. Gibson

old tricks
NEW TREATS

My “pup” will eat anything. Pepper, my four-legged child, is going to be a pup of ten-years-old soon. As she gets older, there are fewer and fewer things she should eat. The food she loves is of the cheapest, most fast-food sort of variety. We limit her people food to fresh veggies & the occasional egg, but her dog food and treats have taken a huge turn. The cheapest of food causes the worst of skin allergies, but for the love of this animal, I’ll probably be making her food and treats before long. This next Call is for the love of animals, not just dogs. Here’s your chance to make a difference, but they are taking the percentage from their share…

Check out this Call for Entries from LibertyTown Arts (Fredericksburg, VA) for a nat’l juried exhibit, For the Love of Animals. A percentage of jury fees & gallery’s commission go to the SPCA. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
For the Love of Animals

ELIGIBILITY: Open to artists, age 16+

MEDIA: Open to all media

DEADLINE: January 15, 2016 (8pm EST)

NOTIFICATION: January 18, 2016

ENTRY FEE: $25 for 1, $5 ea. add’l up to 10. (Members $15 for 1, $5 ea. add’l). 10% of jury fees and 10% of show sales (taken out of the gallery’s commission) will go to Fredericksburg SPCA to support their work in rescuing animals.

AWARDS: First Place $250, Second Place $150 and Third Place $75

SALES: LibertyTown keeps a commission of 40% on all show sales.

Category: Art Blog

hot weather, cold WATER

“The statues speak for us, it’s a way of interrogation, just ask yourselves!” –Pedro Marzorati

Take the time to discover more about Pedro Marzorati!

needle TEA

CALL for ENTRIES: Flowers, Plants & Gardens 2

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

gone NOT FORGOTTEN

“Weeds become poetry, each unique twig gets attention, nature seems to float.”

salt & CELERY

CALL for ENTRIES: childhood

For complete details, Read the full Call!

gone NOT FORGOTTEN

gelatinous CULTURE

CALL or ENTRIES: Masur Museum 53rd Annual Juried

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

creative ISOLATION

all the proof I NEED

secretive, ISOLATED GIRLS

old tricks NEW TREATS

CALL for ENTRIES: For the Love of Animals

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

“The statues speak for us, it’s a way of interrogation,
just ask yourselves!” –Pedro Marzorati

needle
TEA

CALL for ENTRIES:
Flowers, Plants & Gardens 2

“Weeds become poetry, each unique twig gets attention,
nature seems to float.”

salt &
CELERY

CALL for ENTRIES:
childhood

gelatinous
CULTURE

CALL or ENTRIES:
Masur Museum
53rd Annual Juried

old tricks
NEW TREATS

CALL for ENTRIES:
For the Love of Animals