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CALL for ENTRIES: Abstract 2017

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Learn more about the Abstract exhibit from Art-competition.net!CHOCO-alot

Did you eat eclipse doughnuts?  Krispy Kreme® temporarily replaced their world-famous doughnut glaze with a chocolate variety.  People waited in line for hours.  I only know one person who actually bought a dozen because no one else I know is that patient. Every restaurant in town tried to make a connection to the eclipse, no matter how abstract.  This next Call is all about the abstract. Prizes include a $500 artist grant…

Check out this Call for Entries from Art-Competition.net for Abstract 2017. $25 entry & no shipping.  The media is pretty wide open too. Do you have abstract work to show?  Take a look at this opportunity…

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Learn more about the Abstract exhibit from Art-competition.netCALL for ENTRIES:
Abstract 2017
from Art-competition.net

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ELIGIBILITY: All artists age 18+ (int’l)

MEDIA:   Open to still media, including painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, digital art, printmaking, fiber art, collage, etc.

THEME: Abstract Art “The submitted artwork can be of any subject that is communicated in the power of abstraction. The composition elements of the work must rely on form, color, action, lines, marks, and texture to create a purely abstract work that engages the viewer and draws them into the intention of the artist’s work.” –art-competition.net

DEADLINE: September 12, 2017

NOTIFICATION: September 27, 2017

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

AWARDS:  20 artists will be selected for an online group exhibit, “Shades of Green” at Gallery25N; the exhibit and artists will be extensively marketed worldwide to over 24,000 people including art buyers, gallery owners, curators, collectors, etc.  One of the exhibiting artists will receive the “Curator’s Art Prize”, a $500 grant, and their work will become the image of the exhibition and will be used on the invitation, video title screen and on all online marketing.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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ARTIST of the DAY: Jenn Ashton

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"Distraction" (acrylic on paper) by Jenn Ashton
“Distraction” (acrylic on paper) by Jenn Ashton

“I want my paintings to find the naive child & deep down belly laugh that lives inside every person . . .” —Jenn Ashton

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I have picked up the paintbrush again for the first time in many years in preparation for the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge. I had forgotten how physically taxing & the nature of focus that it requires of me. As a result, my work tends to be very serious. I have such respect for artists that bring forth joy on canvas and paper.  Today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Jenn Ashton aspires to find the belly laugh.  Today, on this day, in this week, month & year, in this decade, I find painting with joy & laughter is among the most noble of pursuits. Thanks, Jenn.

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Put a smile on your face & a swell in your heart
with the work of AAAD Artist of the Day Jenn Ashton!

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CALL for ENTRIES: Overlooked

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Learn more about the Overlooked and In-Between exhibit from LA Photo Curator!dim SUM

Have you ever looked at a menu so many times that you quit seeing the obvious offerings?  I get stuck in a rut with menus, ordering the same thing over & over again.  Last week I was standing in my favorite Chinese take-out staring at the back-lit menu when steamed dumplings appeared to me as though they had never been there before. How have I overlooked them for months & months?  This next Call is all about the moments surrounding the pose, the overlooked genius.  What are they missing?

Check out this Call for Entries from L.A. Photo Curator (online) for the Overlooked & In-Between exhibit. $20 entry, no shipping, plus art publication for ALL entrants.   What do you see that others are overlooking? Take a look…

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Learn more about the Overlooked and In-Between exhibit from LA Photo Curator!CALL for ENTRIES:
Overlooked & In-Between
from L.A. Photo Curator

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“I’m a huge believer that we often overlook the potential that is right in front of us. This might be because we’re trained by society to focus on what it thinks is important and separate out everything else.  We’re constantly required to go through this kind of exercise in our daily lives and become so used to it that we might be inclined to carry it over to our photography as well. A good example is the posed photograph . . . What about the moments building up to and after the shot.  Don’t these tell an interesting story as well?” –from Jeff Alu via laphotocurator.com

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Photography

DEADLINE: Sept. 10, 2017 (Midnight PST)

NOTIFICATION: October 29, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $20 for up to 3. 20% of artist fees go to 2 charities –½ to the curator’s choice of charity & ½ goes to the 1st place winner’s choice.  Jeff Alu has chosen The Los Angeles Music & Art School.

CURATOR:  Jeff Alu is a former exhibitions director at the Orange County Center for Contemporary Art (OCCCA) in Santa Ana, CA. During his time there he curated 5 photographic exhibitions, including two dedicated exclusively to cell phone photography, as well as numerous other exhibitions.

AWARDS:  The curator chooses 1st place, 2nd place & 3 honorable mentions. The 1st place winner will receive a review by one or more curators including a Q&A about the photographer’s work. In addition, their image will be on the home page for a month. 2nd place & honorable mentions will have their image shown along with their bio, artist statement, C.V. and a link back to their website.

SALES: All sales are conducted between the artist & buyer.  There is no commission.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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CALL for ENTRIES: Art of Protest

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Learn more about the Art of Protest from IMAGO Foundation for the Arts! comfort FOOD

Have you ever eaten exactly what you wanted?  The problem for most folks is they don’t KNOW what, exactly, they want to eat.  But when you can figure it out AND make it happen, well, it is the ultimate comfort food–be it fruit or vegetable, pizza or mac’n’cheese.  This next Call could be the perfect response to the last 8 months of political protests.  The perfect Call for the perfect time.  Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from  IMAGO Foundation for the Arts (Warren, RI) for Art of Protest, the 12th Annual Open Juried Exhibit.  Say it loud & proud.  They’re listening…

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Learn more about the Art of Protest from IMAGO Foundation for the Arts!CALL for ENTRIES:
Art of Protest
from the IFA

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ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA:  Open to all media, except video & time-based work.

THEME:  Ideas regarding protest

DEADLINE:  Sept. 3, 2017 (11:59 pm PST)

ENTRY FEE:  $50 for up to 3, $10 each add’l

JUROR:  Stephen Fisher earned a B.F.A. in painting and printmaking from Virginia Commonwealth University (1976) and an M.F.A. in printmaking from Yale University. He currently teaches at Rhode Island College as a Professor of Art where he specializes in printmaking & drawing. Fisher’s work has been exhibited in a variety of national and, occasionally, international venues & earned numerous awards in a wide range of competitions. His drawings & prints can be found in numerous public, corporate and private collections. Public recognition of Fisher’s efforts include, a regional N.E.A. Fellowship, 3 Rhode Island State Council on the Arts Fellowships & a Graphic Media Achievement Award from American Artist Magazine.

AWARDS:  First Prize $1000

SALES:  IFA takes a 30% commission on all sales.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more about the Printmaking Now exhibit from the Imago Gallery!

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CALL for ENTRIES: Brush Creek Residency

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Learn more about the Artist Residency from Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts!home COOKING

When I’m on the road, it doesn’t matter how well I eat, I always look forward to being home & eating the food that feels like home –be it scrambled eggs or eggplant lasagna.  This next Call offers chef-prepared meals for up to four weeks, along with studio space & lodging.  Take a look at this one…

Check out this Call for Entries from Brush Creek Foundation for The Arts (Saratoga, WY) for Artist Residency. Need 2-4 weeks of studio space, meals, lodging & glorious TIME? This could be your chance…

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Learn more aout the Artist Residency from the Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts!CALL for ENTRIES: Artist Residency from Brush Creek Foundation for The Arts

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ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA:   Residencies are intended as professional development opportunities for writers, visual artists, performance musicians & composers in all fields & genres.

DEADLINE:  September 1, 2017 (for the Winter/Spring Residency which runs January – May).

ENTRY FEE: $40 for up to 20 images, 20 pages or 2 scores/2 music files.

JUROR:  After reviewing the work samples in each discipline (arts work, scores and manuscripts), a rotating panel of experts & professionals in the art & humanities independently rate & rank the applicants based on the development & promise of a personal vision or voice. On average, BCFA’s capacity is 8 residents each month. This includes 4 visual artists, 2 literary artists & 2 musicians. During the Winter/Spring session, 40 residents are invited.

AWARDS:  Winners receive exclusive studio space, meals & individual lodging. Residents are responsible for all necessary supplies and transportation to and from Brush Creek Ranch.  Residencies are 2-4 weeks in length. This depends on availability and applicant’s ranking in the jury process. Preference will go to those requesting a 4-week residency.

SALES:  will retain % commission on sales.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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CALL for ENTRIES: When Things are Strange 2017

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Learn more about When Things are Strange from the Univ of ND!fat APPLE

Every year, someone gifts me a half dozen custard apples in late spring.  They are sub-tropical, native to the West Indies & Australia, and they look a bit like artichokes that have binged on butter.  But, truth is, they are sweet relatives of the apple that you know and love, just stranger.  This next Call is looking for work that reflects strangeness.  Open for wide interpretation…

Check out this Call for Entries from the University of ND Dept. of Art & Design (Grand Forks, ND) for When Things are Strange 2017, an exhibit at Colonel Eugene Myers Gallery of Art. $25 entry, cash prizes, a purchase award & no commission for this academic show.  Take a look…

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Learn more about When Things are Strange from the Univ of ND!CALL for ENTRIES: 
When Things are Strange
from Univ. of ND
Art & Design Dept.

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ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all U.S. artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to 2D & 3D media except video.

DEADLINE:  August 24, 2017

NOTIFICATION:  September 15, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $25 for up to 4

JUROR:  Fran Forman is a photo-painting artist, graphic designer, illustrator & assemblage artist. Her work has been included in permanent collections of the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum, Museum of Fine Arts (Houston), Grace Museum (Abilene) & the North Down Museum (Northern Ireland).  She is currently resident scholar at the Women’s Studies Center at Brandeis University & teaches workshops at selected schools across the US & abroad.

AWARDS:  Best of Show $300, three (3) $50 Honorable Mentions & one (1) UND Purchase Award will be given out.

SALES:  The gallery will retain no commission on sales.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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CALL for ENTRIES: CANvas CANpaign

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Learn more about the CANvas CANpaign from the Can'd Aid Foundation! a-FLOAT

I like to believe I am rarely surprised, but truth is I am surprised & often.  The latest is alcoholic water.  When is the last time you took a drink of water & thought, “if only this were alcoholic”? I am guessing that the lower sugar content appeals to those dieting & drinking. This next Call is all about water of the non-alcoholic variety for communities in need.  This is a rare chance to enter a contest for good that offers monetary awards for winners.  Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from CAN’d Aid Foundation, an Oskar Blues charity, in conjunction with the Ball Foundation & the Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF) for CANvas CANpaign. You could see YOUR artwork featured on 1 million cans of water.  No entry fee + cash awards…

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Learn more about the CANvas CANpaign from the Can'd Aid Foundation!CALL for ENTRIES: 
CANvas CANpaign
from CAN’d Aid Foundation

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ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to 2-D work (drawing, painting, illustration, digital, etc). Artists must submit a minimum of 3, maximum of 8 images of past work and a proposal image for the can design, formatted to fit the can template. Artist should note that 3 logos – CAN’d Aid Foundation, Ball & Metal Recycles Forever will be added to final winning artwork after completion, and artwork needs to use NO MORE THAN 6 COLORS. 

THEME:  Proposal artwork image must convey an environmental theme promoting sustainability and that aluminum cans are “infinitely recyclable” and the most sustainable package.

DEADLINE:  August 31, 2017

NOTIFICATION:  September 15, 2017

ENTRY FEE: None

JUROR:  Online voting for all finalists will begin on Sept. 7-14. The artist with the most votes wins.

AWARDS:  The winner will have their art featured on one million cans and win a $2,500 cash prize. 2nd place will receive $1,000 and 3rd place $500.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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CALL for ENTRIES: Wax Poetic

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Learn more about the Wax Poetic Call for Entries from Fabulon!with a CHERRY on top

I have an aunt that still seals jelly with wax instead of heat sealing them with a lid & ring.  She swears it is easier and says her cherry jelly never lasts more than 2 months anyway.  I don’t understand how it is any easier since she has to melt the ways and spoon it over the top of the each jar of jelly. But, I love her cherry jelly, so I just keep my mouth shut about the wax.  This next Call is all about the wax.  Is this Call for you?

Check out this Call for Entries from Fabulon (Charleston, SC) for Wax Poetic, a juried show of encaustic work with and without Poetry as a component.  Take a look…

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Learn more about the Wax Poetic Call for Entries from Fabulon!CALL for ENTRIES:
Wax Poetic
from Fabulon

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ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to encaustic work

THEME:  “Fabulon will curate a juried show of encaustic work with and without Poetry as a component. The main goal is to bring encaustic work to the people. Show why artists are enthralled. Show the best it can be. Elevate from the crafty, decopauge, or crayon connotation it has in some minds.” –from fabulon.com

DEADLINE:  August 21, 2017

NOTIFICATION:  August 31, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $35  for up to 5

AWARDS:  Best of Show $

SALES:  The gallery will retain 40% commission on sales.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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CALL for ENTRIES: 7th Nat’l Pastel

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Learn more about the 7th National Exhibit from the Arkansas Pastel Society!iced PASTELES

My Spanish classes are coming along nicely although I am struggling with objective pronouns.  My food vocabulary expands easily and exponentially.  My favorite is pasteles.  Cognates are easier to remember, but some words just stick in the brain & roll off the tongue.  Pasteles = cakes.  This next Call is for pastels, not pasteles, but segues are hard.  It’s a stretch, I know.  If pastel is your media, this is a great show…

Check out this Call for Entries from Arkansas Pastel Society (Little Rock, AR) for 7th National Exhibit. This media-specific show offers $35 Entry, 40% commission & a great juror.  Take a look…

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Learn more about the 7th Annual National Juried from the Arkansas Pastel Society!CALL for ENTRIES:
7th National Exhibit
from Arkansas
Pastel Society

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ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all U.S. artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to work at least 80% soft or oil pastel.

DEADLINE:  September 3, 2017

NOTIFICATION:  September 21, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $30 for 1, $40 for 2 & $45 for 3 (member discounts available)

JUROR: The artwork of Christine Ivers has been described as vibrant & textural with dynamic light. Ivers attained a BFA in painting & 2-D design from Hartford Art School in 1973 & found work in the advertising field for the last 40 years, after which she returned to her love of painting. She is the Past-President of the CT Pastel Society, former member of PSA Board of Governors where she is a Master Pastelist & was inducted into the IAPS Master Circle of Pastelists. She is a current board member of IAPS & is affiliated with numerous pastel societies & art organizations.

SALES: Arkansas Pastel Society/Central Arkansas Library System retains 40% commission on sales.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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CALL for ENTRIES: Precision

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Learn more about Precision, the 8th Annual Juried show, from The AD Gallery at UNC Pembroke!farm to TABLE

My three favorite restaurants are all in North Carolina featuring American, Spanish & Italian cuisines.  They are all within a few blocks walk of each other.  Is it the education system that produces the culinary prowess? Is it the city that attracts it the creative?  Is it the small farm specialization that inspires clever savory vision?  I don’t know, but this Call hails from the same state.  Investigate this show.

Check out this Call for Entries from the A.D. Gallery at UNC Pembroke (Pembroke, NC) for Precision, the 8th Annual International Juried Exhibition.  There are no sales, but if you are looking for a resume builder, this academic show may be for you.  Take a look…

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Learn more about Precision, the 8th Annual Juried show, from The A.D. Gallery at UNC Pembroke!CALL for ENTRIES:
Precision from
A.D. Gallery
at UNC Pembroke

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ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists 18+

THEME:  Precision. “We are seeking artwork that utilizes skillful rendering, excellent craftsmanship, or precise detail in some aspect of its making.”

MEDIA: Open to all media

DEADLINE:  August 25, 2017 (5pm EST)

NOTIFICATION:  September 8, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $20 for up to 3

AWARDS:  $500 1st prize, $200 2nd prize & $100 3rd prize

SALES: Sale of work is not permitted as this is a non-profit gallery supported through a state funded university.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more from The A.D. Gallery at UNC Pembroke!