CALL for ENTRIES: 2017 Strange Figurations

Posted on May 15, 2017July 2, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

odd PERFECTION

I once had a kitchen with a dishwasher that opened into the living room. No kidding. I love an odd house, an odd room. I am the one that buys the mutant vegetables at the farmer’s market. I like to think of the mutations as the vegetables exercising their free will over their little spot in the world. Yeah, yeah, science. I know. This next Call also entertains an interest in the odd, the strange, the surreal. Investigate this show…

Check out this Call for Entries from SlowArt Productions for Strange Figurations at the Limner Gallery (Hudson, NY). $35 entry & 30% commission. This is open to all artists, all media & all interpretations. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
2017 Strange Figurations
from SlowArt Productions
at the Limner Gallery

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists (18+ int’l)

MEDIA: Open to all media, included are all forms of surreal, visionary and extraordinary figurative art.

THEME: All interpretations of “Strange Figurations” will be reviewed & considered.

DEADLINE: July 8, 2017 (extended from June 20, 2017)

NOTIFICATION: July 30, 2017

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

AWARDS: Winning artists will be featured in a group exhibition at the Limner Gallery, September 6 – 30, 2017. The exhibition will also be displayed on the Limner Gallery web site and through social media.

SALES: The gallery will take a 30% commission on all sales.

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CALL for ENTRIES: 32nd Classic

Posted on May 11, 2017May 11, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

hot TAMALES

My child volunteered me to make tamales for his entire Spanish class. He then neglected to schedule being home to assist me. (Fear not; I didn’t strangle him.) I love tamales, and I love making tamales. The smells are earthy, the masa is fluffy & husks are the perfect wrapper. I often make the ones that are tied at each end because I prefer the masa to filling ration. They are more common in north Mexico and Texas. And whaddya know… this next Call also hails from Texas. This is a prestigious opportunity for representational artists…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Bosque Arts Center for the 32nd Annual Bosque Art Classic. Enter for as little as $15 and be eligible for lots of cash prizes. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
32nd Art Classic
from Bosque Arts Center

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists, 18+ (int’l)

MEDIA: Open to representational art. Categories include: Drawing, Oil/Acrylic, Pastel, Sculpture, Water Media & Mixed Media.

DEADLINE: May 22, 2017

NOTIFICATION: Mailed by July 14, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $15 per (online) or $25 per (on CD). Note: 4 entries required to be eligible for John Steven Jones Award.

JUROR: Teal Blake credits his authenticity as a western artist to “simply being fortunate enough to work & ride alongside” his “friends & muses.” He has been featured in such magazines as Western Horseman, Western Art & Architecture, Southwest Art, Ranch & Reata, and The Cowboy Way. Teal has garnered repeated honors in the Bosque Art Classic, plus the Joe Beeler CAA Foundation Award and 1st Place Watercolor at the Phippen Museum. In 2014 joined the prestigious Cowboy Artists of America, quickly proving himself at CAA shows, winning silver in 2015 & gold in 2016.

AWARDS: 1st place ($1000 ea.) & 2nd place ($500 ea.) awards are given to pieces in each category. Additional awards include the Art Patrons Purchase Award $1,000 (in addition to the sale price), New Entrant Award $1,000, the Boren-Selvidge Award $1,000, and the coveted John Steven Jones Purchase Award* $5,000 (not in addition to the sale price).

SALES: BAC Art Council retains 25% commission on all sales.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: 10x10x10

Posted on May 10, 2017May 8, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

small FOODS

Two of the most used utensils in my kitchen are ice cream scoops, and neither gets used for ice cream. We haven’t make full pans of brownies or cornbread or cake in years. We use those scoops to portion everything from quiche to bread in muffin tins. With everyone on the go, we find single-serving sized foods make for fewer excuses for not taking quality food from home. As a gallerist, I’ve found that small works often take the I-don’t-have-room objection off the table too. This next Call wants the best of your small work. This is a great opportunity…

Check out this Call for Entries from Tieton Arts & Humanities (Tieton, WA) for the 10 x 10 x 10 exhibit, a small works show. This is open internationally, and the fully-illustrated, hand-bound, hardcover catalogue is a great perk! Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
10 x 10 x 10 from
Tieton Arts & Humanities

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists (int’l)

MEDIA: Open to all media, but no larger than 10″ on any side.

DEADLINE: June 16, 2017

NOTIFICATION: June 26, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $30 for 2, $10 ea. add’l

JURORS: Lloyd Herman was the founding director of our national craft museum, the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art museum and, after 20 years at the Smithsonian returned to the Northwest. For the past 25 years he has worked as a museum planner (Museum of Glass, Tacoma) & guest curator of exhibitions for museums, traveling exhibition services and the U.S. Information Agency.

Gia Hamilton currently serves as the Joan Mitchell Center Director, an artist residency program of the Joan Mitchell Foundation in New Orleans; which acts as a place based, community centered incubator for visual artists, curators & arts professionals to connect with each other and the larger community. She is an organizer & founder of the Afrofuture Society. She serves on the board of Tulane University’s Newcomb Museum, Alliance for Artist Communities & New Orleans Video Access Center.

AWARDS: Each accepted entry will be featured in a fully illustrated, hand-bound, hardcover catalogue of the exhibit. Each accepted artist will receive one copy of the catalogue.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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CALL for ENTRIES: Spectacular

Posted on May 9, 2017May 8, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

EAT it all

People always ask about my favorite food. Some days it is goat cheese. Well, a lot of days it is goat cheese. But some days it is lamb or strawberries or pesto or pomegranate. I am open to every food. Fickle stomach. This next Call is also completely open to your wish or whim. Send them your best…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Las Laguna Gallery (Laguna Beach, CA) for the spectacular exhibit. Sales commission is only 25%. Don’t miss this opportunity…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
spectacular
from Las Laguna Gallery

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists (int’l)

MEDIA: Open to all* media, including (but not limited to) assemblage, collage, digital art, drawing (graphite, charcoal, colored pencil), encaustic, fiber art, illustration, mixed media, new media, painting (oil, acrylic, watercolor, airbrush), pastel & photography (traditional or digital). No jewelry, video or sculpture.

THEME: Open Theme. Open to a full spectrum of work and interpretation.

DEADLINE: June 6, 2017

NOTIFICATION: June 12, 2017

GUEST ARTIST: Lisa Clarke

ENTRY FEE: $35 for 1, $1 ea. add’l

SALES: The Las Laguna Gallery will retain 25% commission on all sales.

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CALL for ENTRIES: Solo Showdown

Posted on May 8, 2017May 8, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

EATING alone

So, I’ve been in potato rehab for about 3 weeks now. I am trying to conquer the problem, but all I can do is dream about chips coated in dark chocolate. I have forbidden my family from bringing chips or chocolate in the house. I can behave when I have witnesses, but when I’m alone… look out. This next Call wants to reward you and you alone. Trust me, this is better than chips & chocolate. The deadline is looming…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Fort Worth Community Arts Center for Solo Show[down]. $25 entry & only 25% commission. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Solo Show[down]
from Forth Worth
Community Arts Center

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists (int’l)

MEDIA: Open to all media

DEADLINE: May 15, 2017 (midnight CMT)

NOTIFICATION: June 1, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $25 for up to 3, $5 ea. add’l

JUROR: Jennifer Casler Price has held the position of curator for Asian and non-Western art at the Kimbell Art Museum since 1993. She has also juried exhibitions for the Dallas Business Comm. for the Arts, the San Antonio Art Museum League & the Fort Worth Main Street Arts Festival. Price has been a member of the Assoc. of American Museum Curators (AAMC) since its founding in 2001.

AWARDS: Grand Prize Winner receives a solo show in the Main Gallery at Art7 & a honorarium of $2000. Runners Up receive a group exhibition occurring simultaneously as the solo show in the Back section of the Art7 Gallery. And, the People’s Choice award goes to a single artist who receives the most likes on Facebook will receive a cash prize of $250.

SALES: FWCAC retains 25% commission

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: MFA National

Posted on May 4, 2017May 3, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

pounding PASTRY

I have eaten so much cake lately. Between birthdays, graduations, announcements, promotions & general merriment, I have tasted every flavor & color combination imaginable. We have the Greeks to thank for the delicious tradition that finds its origins in honor of Artemis, the goddess of the moon. Even the candles are said to represent the glow of the moon. Beautiful, but seriously, I need a break from the cake. This next Call offers you an chance to celebrate your MFA enrollment (current or past) by showing your work in this next show. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from First Street Gallery (New York, NY) for the 2017 MFA National Competition. This venue is a professional, artist-run gallery located in New York City’s premier art district, Chelsea. Don’t miss this chance…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
MFA National
from First Street Gallery

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to artists who are or have been enrolled in an MFA program within the last three years in the U.S.

MEDIA: Open to painting, drawing, mixed media, printmaking, sculpture, photography, installation & computer-generated art. No video, film, or giclees.

DEADLINE: May 31, 2017

NOTIFICATION: June 20, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $35 for up to 3, $5 ea. add’l

JUROR: Dorothea Rockburne, renowned artist, Guggenheim Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Letters member and Black Mountain alumnus. Recipient of numerous awards, whose work is in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art , The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Yale University Art Gallery, and The Guggenheim Museum, among many others.

SALES: First Street Gallery takes no commission on work sold.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Summer Solstice

Posted on May 2, 2017May 2, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

SWEET harvest

While my friends are dreaming of picnics awash with super-size sandwiches and fresh squeezed lemonade, I crave fruit salads. My childhood was fulled of canned fruit cocktail, coconut & marshmallow concoctions; so my adulthood is ripe with freshness. Most of the year I try to take in moderate amounts of sugar, but fresh, summer fruits like apples & pears, starfruit & guava, berries & melons are more than I can resist. I’m hoping you can’t resist this next Call, which is also all about summer. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from LibertyTown Arts (Fredericksburg, VA) for a nat’l juried exhibit, Summer Solstice. $25 Entry & 40% commission. Be sure to investigate this opportunity…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Summer Solstice
from LibertyTown Arts

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“On Midsummer, the Northern Europeans light massive bonfires to summon the suns rays to make sure their summers are long and bright. It is a time of celebration and family. This June we would like to summon a bit of sunshine to our gallery to make this summer as joy filled as possible.” –from libertytownarts.com

ELIGIBILITY: Open to artists, age 16+

MEDIA: Open to all media

DEADLINE: May 20, 2017 (10pm EST)

NOTIFICATION: May 22, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $25 for 1, $5 ea. add’l up to 10. (Members $15 for 1, $5 ea. add’l).

JUROR: Carole Garmon, Professor of Art, holds an MFA (1996) & a BFA (1993) in sculpture from Virginia Commonwealth University. She has taught at UMW since 1998 and is a recipient of UMW’s Outstanding Young Faculty Member Award. In addition to numerous private collections, her work has been exhibited at the Main Art Gallery & 1708 Gallery in Richmond, the WPA/Corcoran Museum in D.C., as well as Peru & Germany.

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

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

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CALL for ENTRIES: Black & White

Posted on May 1, 2017May 2, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

LOVE ME love me not

Beet wars 2017 just ended. At least once per year, I post something random about eating beets on social media. Every time, it ends in my friends arguing the merits, or not, of this ever-controversial veg. I am amazed by how passionately people love or hate beets. The confusing ones are the folks that love merlot & hate beets. I’ll never understand the disparity. They both have that same from the earth pungency, so shouldn’t it be a black & white issue? This next Call is definitely all about the black & white of it all. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from BWAC (Brooklyn, NY) for Black & White. Take advantage of a discount for early entry, a distinguished juror & significant cash awards. This is a great opportunity…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Black & White from BWAC

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“Black and white is primal, the underneath, the foundation, of the opuce of color; black and white is where we register motion and, when the cones do not have sufficient light, our rods optimize our survival in the night woods. ‘Black & White’ intends to explore this underground of survival and few words.” –from bwac.org

ELIGIBILITY: Open to U.S. artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to all media

ENTRY FEE: $45 up to 3, $5 ea. add’l (early bird) or $65 up to 3, $5 ea add’l after May 10

DEADLINE: May 10, 2017 (early bird) or March 31, 2017 (final)

NOTIFICATION: March 31, 2017

JUROR: Alison Hokanson, Assistant Curator of European Paintings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She holds a BA from Brown University and an MA and PhD from the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, where she studied Minimalism before writing her dissertation on Belgian Realism and Symbolism. Her recent projects include exhibitions on the whaling scenes of Joseph Mallord, William Turner and on The Met’s collection of Pre ‐ Raphaelite art and design. She publishes and lectures on topics ranging from Impressionist painting to Symbolist drawing, and was previously a juror for the National Arts Club’s Artist Members Exhibition.

AWARDS: Best of Show Gold $1000, Most Innovative Use of Materials $500, People’s Choice $250, Curator’s Choice $250 & ten $100 Certificates of Recognition.

SALES: BWAC will retain a 25% commission on all exhibition sales.

For full details, Read the Full Call!

ARTIST of the DAY: Ray Gonzales

Posted on April 26, 2017April 27, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

"Cactus Heart" (clay mixed media) by Ray Gonzales — *“Cactus Heart” (clay mixed media) by Ray Gonzales*

“I’ve always been assured
of my path as an artist.”
—Ray Gonzales

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I envy those who have chosen a path and stayed true. My heart is fickle. I’ve chosen a new path recently, and my heart is so invested. Is this the path that I was meant to find all along? The work of today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Ray Gonzales, speaks to me of the strength of his passion and confidence in his journey. I love this work.

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Find your passion in the work of AAAD Artist of the Day, sculptor Ray Gonzales!

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CALL for ENTRIES: July Int’l Print

Posted on April 20, 2017April 19, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

playing with your FOOD

I butter baking pans with my hands. I work pie crust and pizza dough with my hands. Yes, I even like the feel of food. Luckily for my family, I am also a compulsive hand washer. Feel your food; I encourage it. This next Call is for a magazine that has a luscious hand feel too. Even if you don’t enter, order a copy. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Create! Magazine for the July International Print Issue. I’ll bet that you will love this gorgeous magazine as much as I do. Don’t miss this chance…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
July Int’l Print Issue
of Create! Magazine

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to all media, i.e.: painting, sculpture, digital, printmaking, fiber, mixed media, photography, installation & more.

DEADLINE: May 25, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $25 for up to 3, $30 for 5, $35 for 7 & $40 for 10. Note: a portion of all submission fees will be donated to National Endowment for the Arts/Americans for the Arts.

JUROR: Dasha Matsuura is the Assistant Director at Spoke SF. Since 2009 she has curated contemporary art exhibitions at galleries and nonprofit venues as an independent curator. Matsuura has spent many years working with artists and galleries, as well as corporate and private art consulting clients. In addition, she has worked closely with nonprofit arts organizations and sits on the Board of Directors for Oakland Art Murmur helping to support the Oakland arts community.

AWARDS: Artists selected by the guest juror will receive a 2-page spread including a brief bio, website, and 2 images in print and digital formats. Published artists will receive a complimentary digital issue and will be listed on Create! Magazine’s website/social media.

SALES: The July Issue will be available at McNally Jackson Books in NYC, Charlotte Street News in London & online.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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Category: Art Community

odd PERFECTION

CALL for ENTRIES: 2017 Strange Figurations from SlowArt Productions at the Limner Gallery

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

hot TAMALES

CALL for ENTRIES: 32nd Art Classic from Bosque Arts Center

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

small FOODS

CALL for ENTRIES: 10 x 10 x 10 from Tieton Arts & Humanities

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

EAT it all

CALL for ENTRIES: spectacular from Las Laguna Gallery

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

EATING alone

CALL for ENTRIES: Solo Show[down] from Forth Worth Community Arts Center

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

pounding PASTRY

CALL for ENTRIES: MFA National from First Street Gallery

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

SWEET harvest

CALL for ENTRIES: Summer Solstice from LibertyTown Arts

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

LOVE ME love me not

CALL for ENTRIES: Black & White from BWAC

For full details, Read the Full Call!

“I’ve always been assured of my path as an artist.” —Ray Gonzales

Find your passion in the work of AAAD Artist of the Day, sculptor Ray Gonzales!

playing with your FOOD

CALL for ENTRIES: July Int’l Print Issue of Create! Magazine

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES:
2017 Strange Figurations
from SlowArt Productions
at the Limner Gallery

CALL for ENTRIES:
32nd Art Classic
from Bosque Arts Center

CALL for ENTRIES:
10 x 10 x 10 from
Tieton Arts & Humanities

CALL for ENTRIES:
spectacular
from Las Laguna Gallery

CALL for ENTRIES:
Solo Show[down]
from Forth Worth
Community Arts Center

CALL for ENTRIES:
MFA National
from First Street Gallery

CALL for ENTRIES:
Summer Solstice
from LibertyTown Arts

CALL for ENTRIES:
Black & White from BWAC

“I’ve always been assured
of my path as an artist.”
—Ray Gonzales

CALL for ENTRIES:
July Int’l Print Issue
of Create! Magazine