CALL for ENTRIES: FL3THC3R 2017

Posted on July 2, 2017June 30, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

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Food is political; I repeat it regularly. Whether it is the origin of food, the growing method, the harvesting practice or the politics of the person preparing it. How you spend your money affects both the availability of the variety, the acceptability of the practices & the relative financial success of the corresponding farmers, vendors & restaurants. If you don’t support a food’s associated politics, don’t lend it your financial support –regardless of how good it tastes. Food is political. It is a hot potato, and it matters because WHAT WE EAT MATTERS. This next Call is also political. This is an opportunity to make space for matters to you. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Reece Museum at ETSU (Johnson City, TN) for the 2017 FL3TCH3R Exhibit. Never in history has this show been more relevant. I’m entering; are you?

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CALL for ENTRIES:
FL3TCH3R 2017

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The FL3TCH3R Exhibit is focused on work with strong social and political content. Work entered in the exhibit should reflect current issues that affect contemporary culture and investigate societal and political concerns. Diverse media and approach to the theme are encouraged.

ELIGIBILITY: U.S. artists age 18+

MEDIA: All 2D, 3D, performance & installation & video art are eligible. Due to space & logistical considerations, large-scale & complicated installation is not encouraged.

DEADLINE: August 22, 2017 (late deadline August 31, 2017)

NOTIFICATION: September 16, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $40 for up to 3, $10 ea. add’l (by August 22). OR $45 for up to 3 & $10 ea. add’l (from August 23-31).

JUROR: Painter Anita Kunz has work in the permanent collections at the Library of Congress, the Canadian Archives in Ottawa, the Musée Militaire de France in Paris, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Rome, and a number of her Time Magazine cover paintings are in the permanent collection at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC. She received the Les Usherwood Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997 from the Advertising and Design Club of Canada. She has received an honorary doctorate from the Ontario College of Art and Design in Toronto and a second from Mass Art College of Art and Design. Kunz was appointed Officer of the Order of Canada, Canada’s highest civilian honor, and recently received the Queen’s Jubilee Medal of Honor. Additionally, she will be inducted in the Museum of American Illustration Hall of Fame in New York in 2017.

AWARDS: Best of Show $300, 2 Awards of Excellence $100 ea., Sammie L. Nicely Appalachian Artist Award $100 & Reece Museum Award $100. Other awards TBA.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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CALL for ENTRIES: Create September

Posted on June 29, 2017June 27, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

en PAPILLOTE

I’m on week 3 of no dishwasher. It isn’t that bad. I was dreading it before the move, but I knew downsizing was important enough to get over the inconvenience. The only real difference I have noticed is the increased use of parchment paper, ha. I don’t mind washing dishes, but cleaning baking pans is to be avoided when at all possible. This next Call doesn’t require your work be on or in paper, but one artist will get a bonus prize of beautiful papers from the Awagami Factory. Take a look…

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

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CALL for ENTRIES:
September 2017
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: July 25, 2017

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

JUROR: Brock Brake is a co-owner & curator of Athen B. Gallery, the curator & director of First Amendment Gallery in San Francisco / Oakland, and is the latest addition to the curatorial board at Pro Arts in Oakland. His passion for photographing graffiti gained him publication in outlets such as Brooklyn Street Art Blog, Graffiti Art Magazine & Juxtapoz. Once in Oakland Brock worked as an intern at Hamburger Eyes and as an art handler at White Walls & Shooting Gallery in San Francisco. As a supporter & facilitator of the Bay Area Art community, Brock continues his “extended” art education by working as an art handler at various galleries and museums both locally and out of state.

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. One artist selected by the guest curator for the September issue will also receive $250 worth of Japanese papers from Awagami Factory, Japan.

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

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CALL for ENTRIES: Opulent Mobility 2017

Posted on June 28, 2017June 27, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

FLORAL notes

I don’t stock saffron in my pantry. As much as I love the opulence & indulgence of a saffron-scented paella, the truth is that I get more mileage from luscious fats like unfiltered olive oil or nutty sesame oil. I can only punctuate my menus with such an elaborate spice on occasion, but I use oils in every dish. Opulence is user-defined & experiential, and this next Call wants your vision of the opulent. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from curator A. Laura Brody for Opulent Mobility 2017. $20 Entry, no commission & a unique curatorial theme. We love the work of curator A. Laura Brody so much that we featured her many years ago. Stretch your creative muscles with this Call!

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Opulent Mobility 2017 from
curator A. Laura Brody

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“I challenge you to imagine a world where mobility, disability, and access can be opulent. I challenge you to approach the work with thoughtfulness, humor, creativity, and care. Because if we do not imagine a better world, we can’t make one happen.” — A. Laura Brody

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to all 2 & 3-D work, film, videos of performance art & music.

THEME: Radical re-imagining of the mobility of disability

DEADLINE: July 31, 2017

NOTIFICATION: August 31, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $20 for 1, $5 ea. add’l

CURATORS: A. Laura Brody is a professional costume maker and designer who developed Opulent Mobility as a series of artworks, then built it into a juried group exhibit. Anthony Tusler is a photographer & disability arts activist. His photographs of the 1977 disability occupation of the San Francisco Federal Building are on his site: aboutdisability.com. Zeina Baltagi is a printmaker, teacher and co-founder of the Valley Print Studio.

SALES: No commission taken on sales.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: WTP Painting

Posted on June 27, 2017September 15, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

BREATHE deeply

I often claim to be a plein air diner. Food just tastes better when eaten outside. I’ll take a picnic or patio dinner over a upscale restaurant any day. My mother swears fruit tastes even better eaten right in the field, dirt & all. This next Call doesn’t require that you paint, or eat, plein air; however, the winner’s retreat offers both of those opportunities. If you’ve been hesitant to submit to publication calls, investigate this one…

Check out this Open Call for Entries from The Woven Tale Press (print publication) for Art Competition: Painting. Regular readers know that I believe art publication is worth the effort and can be a reward of its own. But THIS publication also comes with artist’s retreat in the Hamptons. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Art Competition: Painting
from Woven Tale Press

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists.

MEDIA: Open to painting including: acrylic, oil, or watercolor –can include mixed-media.

DEADLINE: October 31, 2017 (was July 31st. Post updated 9/15/17.)

ENTRY FEE: $25 for up to 3

JUROR: Artist Richard Malinsky, whose work has garnered awards from adjudicated museum exhibitions, art associations and prominent galleries both in the U.S. and abroad, including the Special Distinction Award at MIAB-Portugal International Biennale 2016. He is represented in the permanent collections of multiple corporate and museum collections including The Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA; The New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT; the RCA Corporate Art Collection, New York, NY; and in numerous private collections throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe.

AWARDS: 1st Prize: Creative Retreat in the Hamptons, NY including accommodations for 2 within walking distance to train, ocean beach & town; full amenities & flexible booking. Also included are publication in special winners edition of The Woven Tale Press (including cover art), complimentary copy of print edition, WTP Spotlight & WTP (728 x 90 px) leaderboard homepage announcement. 2nd Prize: $300, publication in special winners edition of The Woven Tale Press, complimentary copy of the print edition, WTP Spotlight & WTP (250 x 350px) homepage announcement. 3rd prize: $100m publication in special winners edition of The Woven Tale Press, complimentary copy of the print edition & WTP Spotlight.

For complete details, Read the Open Call!

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CALL for ENTRIES: WAO Photography Award

Posted on June 25, 2017June 26, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

FOOD rewards

Today I had a view of 7 U.S. States (Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia and Alabama) during lunch at Cafe 7, high atop Lookout Mountain. I navigated the short climb through Rock City up to Lover’s Leap and took the obligatory selfie with my husband before being seated at the last available table for late lunch. After a weekend of hard work on the road, I felt a sense of culinary karmic justice when my fried green tomato sandwich arrived at my table topped with Benton’s bacon, avocado puree & chipotle mayonnaise. It was a photo finish to a spectacular day. This next Call could be YOUR photo finish. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from WorkingArtist.org for the Photography Award. This may very well be the simplest entry process + great return. $25 Entry. Don’t miss this one…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Photo Award from
workingartist.org

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Photography

DEADLINE: July 17, 2016

ENTRY FEE: There is an application review fee of $25 for up to 5.

AWARDS: If selected as the winner, the award recipient must exchange one original work or smaller series of original works for inclusion into a collection, in return for the $1000 award. Work considered by the artist as of equal value, and available for acquisition can be negotiated upon receipt of the award. Shipping costs will be paid by workingartist.org.

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CALL for ENTRIES: Dreams 3

Posted on June 23, 2017June 23, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

EATING in my sleep

I have been having the oddest dreams. I think it is related to the new version of melatonin supplements I am taking before bed. As you might know, my dreams are often about food. The most commonly reoccurring dream involves my being chased by Swiss chard –specifically red shard wearing yellow sneakers. Yes, I know it is weird. No, I don’t have an explanation. This next Call is all about dreams and you don’t have to explain them either. Interpretation is wide open…

Check out this Call for Entries from Art-Competition.net & G25N (online) for Dreams 3. $25 entry & no shipping. All still media considered and the marketing awards are fantastic. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Dreams 3
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: Dreams “Dreams are windows into what might be called a ‘substitute’ reality that we all experience. Reflections upon our dreams can have a fleeting effect or a significance that may haunt us for a lifetime. The visual artist can offer safe refuge to the viewer, a connection to these dreams at our invitation as we appreciate the creative avenues we discover through their art. The artist has this opportunity to present a dream as a hazy filtered reality from representational memories to an explosion of abstract & surrealistic imagery—all of which may be emotionally treasured as his or her own.” –art-competition.net

DEADLINE: July 10, 2017

NOTIFICATION: July 31, 2017

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

AWARDS: 20 artists will be selected for an online group exhibit, “Dreams 3” at Gallery25N; the exhibit and artists will be extensively marketed worldwide to over 24,000 people including art buyers, gallery owners, curators, collectors, etc.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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CALL for ENTRIES: Nothing Special

Posted on June 22, 2017June 23, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

FEED me

I am trying to lose weight. Yes, again. I don’t really care about my size. I am trying to get off some meds to make me less tied to doctors & pharmacists, less tied to one place, more able to travel. Regular readers won’t be surprised to hear I’m jones-ing for goat cheese & olives right now. What ordinary item do you take for granted? Is it the bacon on your BLT? Or is it actually the mayo? Is it the peanut butter on your PBJ? Or is it actually the drizzle of honey? What I have learned is that I don’t often miss the star of the show. I miss the little extra bits that keep meals from being plain or dry or ordinary. This next Call wants to know about the ordinary bits that mean the world to you. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from L.A. Photo Curator (online) for the Nothing Special exhibit. $20 entry, no shipping, plus art publication for ALL entrants. What do you have to say about the ordinary, the overlooked? I appreciate the possibilities offered by this curatorial theme…

Learn more about the Nothing Special exhibit from LA Photo Curator! — *Image above by* *Logan Bellew*

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Nothing Special from
L.A. Photo Curator

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“How do you make something compelling out of nothing special? This question has become compounded as the ubiquity of image-making and image-sharing has reached at an all-time peak and is steadily growing through various social media outlets. In a time when we are sharing, “liking,” and viewing more images than ever, how are you seeing & capturing the world around you? This call is looking for well-seen images of the everyday – the benign, the boring, the overlooked.” –from Bree Lamb via laphotocurator.com

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Photography

DEADLINE: July 8, 2017 (Midnight PST)

NOTIFICATION: July 28, 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 chosen charity. Bree Lamb has chosen Union of Concerned Scientists.

CURATOR: Bree Lamb is a working artist, editor, and educator based in New Mexico. She is the Asst. Editor at Fraction Magazine, Project Manager for Fraction Editions & Part-Time Faculty at NM State University. Lamb received her MFA in Photography from the University of NM. She is a Beaumont Newhall/Van Derek Coke Fellow and is represented by Gallery 19 in Chicago. She regularly exhibits her work & is represented by Gallery 19 (Chicago). Lamb has previously worked for Wildenstein & Company, The Center for Photography at Woodstock, Fovea Exhibitions & photo technique Magazine.

AWARDS: The curator chooses one 1st place winner, one 2nd place winner & 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.

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CALL for ENTRIES: 2017 Blanche Ames

Posted on June 21, 2017June 22, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

the HERBS are always greener

Only one of my herb window pots survived the move –cilantro. More accurately, the pots made it; the plants didn’t survive the neglect and abuse. Except cilantro which thrived. So, this month it is cilantro-infused everything. It is going to take a while to get all my herbs re-started because I’m no botanist like the woman for whom this next Call is names. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from The Friends of Borderland for The Blanche Ames National Juried Art Exhibition at the Ames Mansion Museum at Borderland State Park (North Easton, MA). No commission, but there is also no online entry. If you’re interested, send your snail mail entry early…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
2017 Blanche Ames Nat’l
from Friends of Borderland

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

MEDIA: 2 & 3 dimensional work

DEADLINE: July 8, 2017 (Note: This is NOT a postmark deadline. The mailed entries must be received by the deadline.)

NOTIFICATION: July 18, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $40 for up to 3, $5 ea. add’l

JUROR: Theresa Ganz, artist & assistant professor in visual arts at Brown University, Providence, RI. Ganz will select works based on their own merit and must agree the artist demonstrates skill within the chosen medium. Selections to be made from 8 x 10 prints so it is imperative that quality images be submitted.

AWARDS: 1st Place $1,250, 2nd Place $500, 3rd Place $250 & Oakes Ames Botanical Art Award $200. A full color catalog containing images of all selected works will be published. All accepted artists will receive 1 free copy.

SALES: The Friends of Borderland retains no commission on sales.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Material Matters

Posted on June 19, 2017June 18, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

basic BOWLS

My husband does design work for a commercial potter. As a result, I find myself lingering over the kitchenware when I visit his office. I am currently obsessed with the little 4-cup mixing bowls with a pour spout. I own one in stainless steel, and it is my “go to” for small jobs like dressings, dips & marinades. Having multiple, beautifully hand-thrown versions with a pour spout is nearly more temptation than I can take. My inability to choose a glaze is the only thing saving me at the moment. This next call celebrates both metal & glass, plus glass & wood. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from BWAC (Brooklyn, NY) for Material Matters. Take advantage of 25% commission, a distinguished juror & significant cash awards. This is a great opportunity…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Material Matters
from BWAC

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“We are surely bound by our materiality. Ours are the ‘too, too solid flesh” of the arts — actual, not virtual, art in 3 dimensions. We may be the last bastion of brilliance in designing the material world, & isn’t this the right time to celebrate that?” –from bwac.org

ELIGIBILITY: Open to U.S. artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to clay, glass, wood or metal alone or in combination.

ENTRY FEE: $55 up to 8, $5 ea add’l until 6/25 (final) or $65 for up to 8 until July 9 (late).

DEADLINE: June 12, 2017 (early bird) or June 25, 2017 (final) or July 9th (late)

NOTIFICATION: August 14, 2017

JUROR: Lilian Tone is Assistant Curator in the Department of Painting and Sculpture at The Museum of Modern Art. At MoMA, she organized & curated exhibitions. Her published work includes articles, interviews & essays in exhibition catalogues & other publications.

AWARDS: Gold $500, Silver $250, Bronze $100 & five (5) Certificates of Merit.

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

For full details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: 2017 Juried Photo

Posted on June 16, 2017June 21, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

SEASIDE treasure

Virginia is famous for ham and peanuts and even maple syrup, but I always think of crabs & oysters. My grandmother was born & reared in Virginia, and even after she moved away in her twenties, she made sure we vacationed regularly near the Chesapeake Bay to dine on the blue crab & oysters —Virginia treasures. Among the many treasures of the Cavalier State, you’ll find the arts organization sponsoring our next call. Investigate…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Academy Center of the Arts (Lynchburg, VA) for the 2017 National Juried Photography Exhibition. This is a great arts organization and an excellent show opportunity. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
2017 Nat’l Juried Photo
from Academy Center
of the Arts

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists, 18+ residing in U.S.

MEDIA: Open to photography.

DEADLINE: June 30, 2017

NOTIFICATION: July 24, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $35 for up to 3

JUROR: Carolyn Russo, a professional photographer and author, is a museum specialist & photographer with the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. since 1988 where she creates original photography projects, curates art exhibitions & acquires art for the museum. She has lectured internationally & was an invited participant with the U.S. Embassy in Finland. In 2016, she was an artist in residence at NES in Skagaströnd, Iceland. Russo has a B.F.A. in photography and studied at the Massachusetts College of Art (Boston), The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond College & Heatherly School of Fine Arts (London) & the Studio Arts Center Int’l (Florence).

AWARDS: Cash awards given at the discretion of the juror. Best of Show $1000

SALES: The Academy Center of the Arts retains 35% commission

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hot POTATO

CALL for ENTRIES: FL3TCH3R 2017

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

en PAPILLOTE

CALL for ENTRIES: September 2017 of Create! Magazine

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

FLORAL notes

CALL for ENTRIES: Opulent Mobility 2017 from curator A. Laura Brody

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

BREATHE deeply

CALL for ENTRIES: Art Competition: Painting from Woven Tale Press

For complete details, Read the Open Call!

FOOD rewards

CALL for ENTRIES: Photo Award from workingartist.org

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

EATING in my sleep

CALL for ENTRIES: Dreams 3 from Art-competition.net

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

FEED me

CALL for ENTRIES: Nothing Special from L.A. Photo Curator

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

the HERBS are always greener

CALL for ENTRIES: 2017 Blanche Ames Nat’l from Friends of Borderland

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

basic BOWLS

CALL for ENTRIES: Material Matters from BWAC

For full details, Read the Full Call!

SEASIDE treasure

CALL for ENTRIES: 2017 Nat’l Juried Photo from Academy Center of the Arts

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES:
FL3TCH3R 2017

CALL for ENTRIES:
September 2017
of Create! Magazine

CALL for ENTRIES:
Opulent Mobility 2017 from
curator A. Laura Brody

CALL for ENTRIES:
Art Competition: Painting
from Woven Tale Press

CALL for ENTRIES:
Photo Award from
workingartist.org

CALL for ENTRIES:
Dreams 3
from Art-competition.net

CALL for ENTRIES:
Nothing Special from
L.A. Photo Curator

CALL for ENTRIES:
2017 Blanche Ames Nat’l
from Friends of Borderland

CALL for ENTRIES:
Material Matters
from BWAC

CALL for ENTRIES:
2017 Nat’l Juried Photo
from Academy Center
of the Arts