ARTIST of the DAY: Kathy Cantwell

Posted on March 17, 2017March 17, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

Hidden Life of Stripes 17, encautic, by Kathy Cantwell — *Hidden Life of Stripes 17 (encaustic) by Kathy Cantwell*

“They wait to be observed. In their numbers,
they are a community of stripedom, standing
together to make their voices count & possibly
overtaking the viewer with their strength.”
—Kathy Cantwell

•

Unlike many curators & jurists, I really love reading artists’ statements. I live to consume them separately so as not to influence my perception of the work. I am drawn to geometrics, so when I came across the work of today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, encaustic painter Kathy Cantwell, I was intrigued by the “why” behind the stripes. I never expected to walk away with a perspective on humanity, on how we are better… together. Thank you, Kathy.

•

Investigate the community of stripedom in the work of AAAD Artist of the Day, encaustic painter Kathy Cantwell!

•

Save

CALL for ENTRIES: Escape

Posted on March 16, 2017March 16, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

SLURP hiccup

I officially have cabin fever. I hate sand, so when I start fantasizing about island retreats and tropical drinks, you know winter has gone on too long. The low temp was 14°F at my house last night; my Seattle friends think I’m a wimp. They can think what they want. I will be sipping from an umbrella-topped glass, if only in my head. This next Call is my current co-conspirator. Escape with me…

Check out this Call for Entries from Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center (Solomons, MD) for Escape: Art on Vacation. $25 entry. If you can’t be on vacation, visualize it. Take a look…

•

CALL for ENTRIES:
Escape: Art on Vacation
from Annmarie

•

“What do you create while on vacation? Do you partake in a specialized local craft or take time to polish & hone your own work? Do you document your travels in an art journal or photograph your way through a country? The jury seeks artwork that embodies the spirit of adventure, the love of travel, and the artistic inspiration found abroad. Show us your happy place! ” –from annmariegarden.org

ELIGIBILITY: All artists working in U.S.

MEDIA: Open to all media

DEADLINE: April 3, 2017

NOTIFICATION: April 14, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $25 for up to 4

JUROR: The exhibit will be juried by a 1-2 member panel; typically, one member of the panel is drawn from the Smithsonian Institution.

AWARDS: Annmarie will present cash awards to outstanding work from installed works. Awards are contingent upon sponsors; typically there are four awards of approx. $200 each.

SALES: Annmarie will retain a 40% commission of the listed sale price.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: F the Art World

Posted on March 15, 2017March 16, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

freedom FOOD

I have been a rule follower by habit, not conviction, most of my life. I have spent the last 3 months trying to break that habit in preparation for a new life of freedom and food and felicity. My current happy food is fresh-squeezed lime & cilantro over grilled peaches. This next Call encourages you to find their space happy and free from the rules of tradition & custom. Can you do it?

Check out this Call for Entries from unARThodox (NY) for the F The Art World exhibit. For all you that lament the unspoken, unfair “rules” of the art world, here’s your golden ticket to speak your mind. Take a look…

•

CALL for ENTRIES:
F the Art World
from unARThodox

•

“Submit work that depicts a rebellious view of tradition, customs, religion and/or politics. Share your visual expression and submective interpretation. JOIN OUR MOVEMENT.” — Ftheartworld.com

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA/CATEGORIES: Open to most still media: fine art /mixed media, photography (digital or traditional), sculpture, digital art & graphic design.

DEADLINE: March 31, 2017

NOTIFICATION: April 2017

ENTRY FEE: $32 for up to 4 images

JURORS: The jurors are average professionals, everyday people of different walks of life from countries including France, Italy, Russia, Switzerland, Brazil, Uruguay, England, Japan, New Zealand and the U.S. “Our judges are not art professionals. We believe that artwork should not be judged by professional art critics, but by people who appreciate art and are not tainted by the ‘rules, regulations & expectations’ of the art establishment.”

AWARDS: A winner in each category will get the opportunity to exhibit their work in the group art show at the Unarthodox Gallery in Chelsea, New York City for a week! All other participants’ artwork will be displayed in a large projection during the opening ceremony.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for PROPOSALS: Solo 2018

Posted on March 14, 2017March 13, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

one BOWL at a time

While giving a seminar on pricing artwork last week, someone asked me who AAAD’s readers are. “Foodie artists, I suppose” to which she replied, “I like to eat, does that count?”. Of course it does. I’ve had days, weeks & months that I have unintentionally boycotted cooking, recipes or any ingredient more complicated than cereal. Seriously, folks, just eat. Sometimes you can, sometimes you can’t –both art & food. If your art is ready, this next Call is a great next step…

Check out this Call for Proposals from VisArts (Rockville, MD) for 2018 Solo Exhibits at the Gibbs Street Gallery. There is a 2nd venue restricted to mid-Atlantic as well. For those of you ready to take this step, this is a well-sized venue for a solo exhibit. Take a look…

•

CALL for PROPOSALS:
2018 Solo Exhibitions
from VisArts at Rockville

•

The Gibbs Street Gallery offers exhibitions that explore the breadth of contemporary art featuring emerging to mid-career artists. Exhibits reflect a wide range of media & experimental approaches that offer the viewer unexpected interactions with art. The gallery is approximately 1,100 sq. ft. with 16′ ceilings. It is on the street level with floor to ceiling windows along one wall. (Click here for floorplans.)

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

DEADLINE: March 31, 2017 11:59 EST

APPLICATION FEE: $15

AWARDS: Selected artists will be scheduled for a solo exhibition.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

OPEN CALL: Solo Exhibit

Posted on March 13, 2017March 12, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

PB & banana

Events have left me at home alone for lunch most days lately. I’m not good at eating alone. I’ll adjust eventually, but for now it is bananas & peanut butter or pasta with butter & parm. I don’t do food solo easily, but art is a much easier solo option. This next Call is a great outlet for solo work. Plus, it comes with a little bit of budget.

Check out this Open Call from the Target Gallery at the Torpedo Factory (Alexandria, VA) for Solo Exhibition proposals. The winner of this Call gets a small stipend to help produce the show. Take a look…

•

OPEN CALL:
Solo Exhibit
at the Target Gallery

•

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists from North America working in all visual media. Proposals for exhibitions by both individuals and groups will be considered.

MEDIA: Open to all media

DEADLINE: March 19, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $40 for up to 25 images

JURORS: Jeremy Flick is a Washington, D.C., based arts administrator, artist, and educator. He received his BFA from the University of Cincinnati & his MFA from the University of Maryland.

Sheldon Scott, a native of Pawley’s Island, SC, received his B.S. in Psychology from Francis Marion University. After years as a psychotherapist, he began a creative life as a Storyteller, Artist, Actor & Writer in 2005.

Marta Staudinger completed her master’s degree in curatorial studies in Barcelona. In 2015, she founded the LATELA Art Gallery in D.C., where she devotes her time to managing artists, organizing exhibitions & selling contemporary art.

AWARDS: The individual or group associated with the chosen proposal will receive a solo exhibition at Target Gallery from July 13 – September 3, 2017 + a $1,000 stipend.

SALES: A commission of 40% will be taken on all works sold as a result of this exhibition.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

ARTIST RESIDENCY: Tilburg, The Netherlands

Posted on March 12, 2017March 12, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

sweet or SALTY

I love anise in Indian food and my favorite Cajun rub but care little for licorice candy. I’m not sure why. Maybe it is that I appreciate the flavor in a salty context but not so much in sweets. It is said that the Dutch love licorice flavor so much that the average citizen consumes more than 4 pounds of the candy a year. Wow. This next Call offers you the opportunity to consume all things Dutch for up to to 3 months. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from the SEA Foundation (The Netherlands) for a Fully Funded AiR. Just get yourself there, and they’ll take care of the rest. This gift of time may be just what you need…

•

ARTIST RESIDENCY:
Fully Funded AiR
from the SEA Foundation

•

ELIGIBILITY: Open to visual artists, curators & writers

MEDIA: Open to all media

DEADLINE: March 14, 2017

ENTRY FEE: €30 (approx. $32 USD)

JURORS: Artistic merit is the basis for selection. All applications will be judged by a panel consisting of SEA Foundation team members that is complemented by international advisors.

AWARDS: Funded by SEA Foundation: Studio and private living quarters; Heating, water and electricity; Bespoke mentoring and training; Use of shared kitchen and common residency rooms; WIFI everywhere on the premises; Breakfast; Use of workshop and equipment; Use of art-related library; Interaction with local peers and other residents; Office facilities and printers; PR activities; Free parking (road side) Bike on loan; Stipend of 200 euro (approx $213USD) per week; Production budget 1500 euro (approx. $1600 USD) depending on project costs. Paid by the resident: Travel costs & personal expenses.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Save

CALL for ENTRIES: Scapes 3

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

HERBS here & there & everywhere

I don’t have enough time on my hands for all the thyme I have on my hands. Thyme grows year ’round indoors, and my window sill herb pot has gone crazy. I have dried it. I have pureed it. I have infused oil. I have frozen it, and I have given it away. I can’t bring myself to throw it away. I’m hoping it will make a beautiful ground cover. My landscape will taste wonderful. This next Call wants to see your landscape. What’s yours taste like?

Check out this Call for Entries from Art-Competition.net for Scapes 3. Only $20 to enter & open to all 2-dimensional media including digital art. Take a look…

•

CALL for ENTRIES:
Scapes 3
fm Art-Competition.net

•

“The sky is the soul of all scenery. It makes the earth lovely at sunrise and splendid at sunset. In the one it breathes over the earth a crystal-like ether, in the other a liquid gold.”
— Thomas Cole 1801-1848

ELIGIBILITY: All artists age 18+

MEDIA: All 2D media: painting, drawing, collage, photography, digital, etc.

THEME: “Scapes 3” – The judges for this art call welcome artists and photographers whose works provide viewers with unique interpretations of environmental settings —either viewed or imagined.

DEADLINE: March 27, 2017

NOTIFICATION: April 12, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $20 for 1, $10 ea. add’l

AWARDS: $8,125 in cash & marketing prizes. (e.g. 1st place $500, 2nd Place $400, 3rd Place $300, etc) + helpful marketing.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: unknown

Posted on March 9, 2017March 10, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

phenomenal FUNGUS

After dropping my phone a dozen or more times, it finally died. When I downloaded everything from the cloud to my new phone (yeah insurance), I left off the food photos. Now that I’m food photo-less, I’m shamelessly beginning again. This week mushrooms, next week . My husband is graciously eating room temp meals while I patiently get the perfect shot. (It must be love.) This next Call want your cell phone pics, but, per usual, they don’t have to be of food, ha. Submit your best…

Check out this Call for Entries from the hob’art gallery (Hoboken, NJ) for the Photographers Unknown exhibit. Great jurors & no shipping required. Take a look…

•

CALL for ENTRIES:
Photographers Unknown
from hob’art Gallery

•

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to cell phone photography. *No selfies, please.

DEADLINE: March 19, 2017

NOTIFICATION: March 23, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $25 for up to 5 images

JURORS: Don Sichler is an award winning photographer & former Vice President of Pictorial Photographers of America.

Miriam Untoria is an art educator & artist, and Ann Kinney is an accomplished photographer & artist.

AWARDS: All photos chosen will be printed by master printer Don Sichler. The “Best in Show” winner will receive a framed image of their submission.

SALES: No commission is retained. However, a 20% donation of sales would be appreciated.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

ARTIST of the DAY: Maria Santacecilia

Posted on March 7, 2017March 9, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

"Music" (drawing on paper, 2017) by Maria Santacecilia — *“Music” (drawing on paper, 2017) by Maria Santacecilia*

“I build my works with a sense of fragmentation . . . a metaphor of daily life.” —Maria Santacecilia

•

I have buttons from everywhere. I have collected them for no reason for years and years. And just yesterday, I met an artist yesterday that makes button bracelets as a fundraising source for a non-profit that provides showers and laundry facilities for homeless women. Today, I came across this drawing by today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Maria Santacecilia, and as a musician, it spoke to me. Then I saw the buttons, those things that hold everything together. Lovely.

•

Find a common thread in the work of fragmentation
by Artist of the Day Maria Santacecilia!

Save

CALL for ENTRIES: Create! May 2017

Posted on March 1, 2017February 28, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

la fresa, LAS FRESAS

I am trying to learn some basic Spanish. As you might imagine, I skipped ahead to the food lessons almost immediately, ha. I can order water, milk & fish now, agua, leche & pescado, yeah. But as my lessons continue, I am amazed by how many words I already knew or could at least guess from brief French language studies more than a decade past. Like fresas. Strawberries. This next Call offers publication during National Strawberry Month (May). Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Create! Magazine for the May 2017. Just wait until you get your hands on this gorgeous magazine. Don’t miss this chance…

•

CALL for ENTRIES:
May 2017
of Create! Magazine

•

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

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

DEADLINE: March 19, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $25 for up to 3, $30 for 5

JUROR: Sandra Apperloo is a blogger, crafter & social media fanatic based in Utrecht, The Netherlands. She is the founder and curator of ArtisticMoods.com; a fun and passionate website that promotes starting and established artists from around the globe. Sandra has a passion for traveling and likes to look for inspiration abroad. In 2015 she traveled to one of her favorite cities, Tokyo, where she interviewed 10 contemporary artists and illustrators and met with the Tokyo Illustrators Society.

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 May Issue will be available at McNally Jackson Books in NYC, Charlotte Street News in London & online.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Save

Category: Art Community

“They wait to be observed. In their numbers, they are a community of stripedom, standing together to make their voices count & possibly overtaking the viewer with their strength.” —Kathy Cantwell

Investigate the community of stripedom in the work of AAAD Artist of the Day, encaustic painter Kathy Cantwell!

SLURP hiccup

CALL for ENTRIES: Escape: Art on Vacation from Annmarie

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

freedom FOOD

CALL for ENTRIES: F the Art World from unARThodox

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

one BOWL at a time

CALL for PROPOSALS: 2018 Solo Exhibitions from VisArts at Rockville

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

OPEN CALL: Solo Exhibit at the Target Gallery

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

sweet or SALTY

ARTIST RESIDENCY: Fully Funded AiR from the SEA Foundation

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

HERBS here & there & everywhere

CALL for ENTRIES: Scapes 3 fm Art-Competition.net

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

phenomenal FUNGUS

CALL for ENTRIES: Photographers Unknown from hob’art Gallery

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

“I build my works with a sense of fragmentation . . . a metaphor of daily life.” —Maria Santacecilia

Find a common thread in the work of fragmentation by Artist of the Day Maria Santacecilia!

la fresa, LAS FRESAS

CALL for ENTRIES: May 2017 of Create! Magazine

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

“They wait to be observed. In their numbers,
they are a community of stripedom, standing
together to make their voices count & possibly
overtaking the viewer with their strength.”
—Kathy Cantwell

CALL for ENTRIES:
Escape: Art on Vacation
from Annmarie

CALL for ENTRIES:
F the Art World
from unARThodox

CALL for PROPOSALS:
2018 Solo Exhibitions
from VisArts at Rockville

OPEN CALL:
Solo Exhibit
at the Target Gallery

ARTIST RESIDENCY:
Fully Funded AiR
from the SEA Foundation

CALL for ENTRIES:
Scapes 3
fm Art-Competition.net

CALL for ENTRIES:
Photographers Unknown
from hob’art Gallery

Find a common thread in the work of fragmentation
by Artist of the Day Maria Santacecilia!

CALL for ENTRIES:
May 2017
of Create! Magazine