CALL for ENTRIES: Winter 2016

Posted on October 4, 2016October 2, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

DINNER roulette

Grocery lists should be derived from menus, however, I lack the discipline to make a menu every week and the fortitude to endure a grocery trip long enough to sustain a week of daily menus. As a result, we buy random groceries and the menus are developed based on what we happen to have on hand at the moment. The advantage is that sometimes we trip across unbelievable recipes just by narrowing the ingredients by availability. This next Call chooses a theme AFTER receiving the submissions. How fun is THAT? You don’t have to fit a mold; the MOLD fits you…

Check out this Call for Entries from Field Projects (NYC) for Winter 2016 (Show #34). $25 entry for all artists & all media. Plus, this entry submits your work for consideration for future shows as well. Ah, the elusive NYC artist opportunity…

CALL for ENTRIES:
Winter 2016 from Field Projects

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to all media

DEADLINE: October 8, 2016

NOTIFICATION: October 16, 2016

ENTRY FEE: $25 for up to 5

CURATOR: Paulina Bebecka is a NYC-based independent curator, director of Postmasters Gallery & a co-founder of +ArtApp. She holds a MA from Sotheby’s London, and a BA in Int’l Economics as well as a BA in Int’l Business Admin from the American University of Paris. In 2015 Bebecka co-founded +ArtApp, an organization dedicated to initiate activism, research, curation and discussions of the nascent App Art medium, arts-centered apps and the intersection of art and technology. Her curated exhibitions and projects have been reviewed by various publications including the New York Times, Modern Painters, ArtInfo, artnet, Vice, and the Huffington Post among others.

AWARDS: All submissions will be considered for Show #34 and the accompanying online show. Plus, Field Projects Panel will be considering the current submissions for future group shows, solo shows & art fairs.

SALES: All artwork in Show #34 must be for sale, with FP retaining 50% commission.

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CALL for ENTRIES: Photo Award

Posted on October 3, 2016October 2, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

sweet TATERS

I am mourning the upcoming loss of eggplant which goes out of season locally very soon. But with the end of one season, come the beginning of another. My beloved sweet potatoes are at their sweetest, and the upcoming frost in late October or early November will make them perfection. I cannot wait. Try it. Buy a sweet potato now, then wait until December or January and try them again. The difference is astonishing. This next Call is like the sweet potato, anxiously anticipated and finishes sweet. Take a look…

Kathleen Rogers, Untitled from Memory Bone and Myth series, 2016, Archival Inkjet Print — “Untitled from Memory Bone & Myth series”
by Kathleen Rogers

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: October 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 of their original works 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: Figuratively Speaking

Posted on October 2, 2016October 2, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

LEMONgrass beneath my feet

Underground farming is a thing now. I’ve been looking for a “perfect property” for years now. Something small, affordable, naturally rich soil and easily irrigated. It is a huge wish list. But now, there are farmers that are choosing to go underground, create their own soil conditions, or use looped hydroponic irrigation — making double use of every square foot. It is kind of brilliant. This next Call comes from underground as well. ~~Investigate~~ Excavate…

Check out this Call for Entries from Gallery Underground (Crystal City, VA), an Arlington Artists Alliance gallery, for the Figuratively Speaking exhibit, depicting the human form either representational or abstract. Take a look…

CALL for ENTRIES: Figuratively Speaking from Gallery Underground

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

THEME: “Figuratively Speaking” – depict the human form, face or features in representational or abstract works (portraiture, sculpture & all subject matter including people); or works which depict a broader interpretation of the theme, such as figurative language & figures of speech.

MEDIA: Open to all media

DEADLINE: October 11, 2016

NOTIFICATION: October 28, 2016

ENTRY FEE: $35 for up to 2

JUROR: John Morrell has painted & taught in the D.C. area for 30+ years. He received his B.S. from Georgetown & his M.F.A. from George Washington University. He has taught in the Art Departments of both universities. He is currently chair of the Department of Art & Art History & is an Associate Professor of Painting & Drawing at Georgetown University. Morrell has had seventeen other solo exhibitions, many group exhibitions & numerous commissions for private & corporate collections.

SALES: Gallery Underground will retain a 30% commission on all sales.

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CALL for ENTRIES: Photo Shoot 2016

Posted on September 29, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

PRODUCE unboxed, unbagged

Grocery cashiers aren’t my biggest fans. They seem to take issue with my lack of packaging. Why do my two lemons need to be in a plastic bag? Onions come in their own wrapping. Why would I protect them from getting dirty when I am just going to peel them? Is it really that hard to corral my summer squash and carrots outside of a bag or box? This next Call is a great reason to think inside the “box”. Just leave your produce unfettered. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Black Box Gallery (Portland, OR) for Photo Shoot 2016. $35 entry fee includes *free printing, mat & frame. No shipping is always a bonus!

CALL for ENTRIES:
Photo Shoot 2016
from Black Box Gallery

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to all photographers

DEADLINE: October 7, 2017

EXHIBITION: November 1-20, 2016

ENTRY FEE: $35 for up to 5. Note: Black Box provides free printing, free matting & free framing of *standard sizes for all their exhibitions.

JUROR: Todd Johnson is a conceptual and experimental photographer living and working in Portland, Oregon. His photographic work uses abstract metaphor, social critique, dark humor and personal narrative. Johnson received his MFA in photography from the San Francisco Art Institute. Todd is the founder and director of Black Box Gallery.

AWARDS: 24 photographs will be selected by the juror for exhibition at the gallery. An additional 30 photographs will be selected by the juror for exhibition in our on-line gallery annex. All 54 photographs from the show will be included in a catalog available for purchase on Blurb Books.

SALES: Black Box Gallery retains 50% commission.

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CALL for ENTRIES: MyScape

Posted on September 28, 2016September 27, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

will sing for FOOD

Food bartering is alive & well. Many of you know that I earn a living as a full-time creative, and much of that time is spent as a performing musician. Farmer’s markets & farm-to-table dinners are among our favorite shows due to the partial payment in food. Our menu is dotted with treats from the very landscapes that supply our backstage & side-stage views. This Call asks, “how does your ‘scape’ inform you work?”. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from uBe ART (Berkley, CA) for MyScape —Landscapes, Cityscapes & Interiorscapes. $25 entry for this 9-week show. The deadline is fast approaching!

CALL for ENTRIES:
MyScape from uBe ART

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to all media (50″ or smaller)

DEADLINE: October 3, 2016 (10pm PST)

NOTIFICATION: October 10, 2016

ENTRY FEE: $25 for up to 3

JUROR: Winn Taylor, Artist & Owner of uBe Art; Ray Beldner, Artist & Co-Founder, stARTup Art Fair; Zach Seeger, Artist & Director, This Friday or Next Friday (Brooklyn, NY); Rebecca Meredith, Artist, Illustrator & Graphic Designer; Jonathan Butts, Executive Creative Director, BlackWing Creative; and Scott Smudsky, Gallery Director, Adobe Gallery (Santa Fe, NM).

AWARDS: Artwork selected for this show will be on display in a nine week exhibition at uBe Art in the B-Side Hood of Berkeley, California—located just 12 miles east of San Francisco.

SALES: uBe Art will retain 40% commission on all sales.

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CALL for ENTRIES: Wearable Expressions

Posted on September 26, 2016September 26, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

wear EAT me

You don’t have to wear a coconut brassiere to make food wearable. Coconut fiber, banana silk & pineapple leather are being used to create the latest and most fashionable textiles. So, if Gaga’s meat dress isn’t your groove, try banana silk. The next Call wants the wearable version of your art–from clothing to jewelry, but it doesn’t have to be edible. (Brownie points from me if it is, though.) So, make it work…

Check out this Call for Entries from Palos Verdes Art Center (Rancho Palos Verdes, CA) for Wearable Expressions. $3000 EACH for 1st Place in 3 Categories. Take a look…

CALL for ENTRIES:
Wearable Expressions
from Palos Verdes Art Center

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to wearable art designed for the human body in all media, including jewelry and accessories.

DEADLINE: October 1, 2016

NOTIFICATION: November 15, 2016

ENTRY FEE: $40 US for up to 3

JURORS: FIBER, ACCESSORIES:
• Joris Debo, Belgium – Creative Director of Materialise.
• Jo Ann C. Stabb, USA – Senior Lecturer Emeritus, Design Department, University of California, Davis.
• Beatrijs Sterk, Germany – Publisher of Textile Forum Blog, former publisher of Textile Forum magazine.

JEWELRY:
• Robert K. Liu – Ornament, USA – Self-trained as a photographer & jeweler.
• Charles Lewton-Brain, Canada – Distinguished Fellow of the Society of North American Goldsmiths and Fellow of the Gemological Association of Great Britain.
• Anneta Valious, France & Russia – Jewelry designer, finalist and winner of the international competition Bead Dreams (Milwaukee, USA, 2010-2015).

AWARDS: First Prize Fiber, Jewelry & Accessories $3,000 ea.; 2nd Prize Fiber, Jewelry & Accessories $1200 ea., 3rd Prize Fiber; Jewelry & Accessories $500 ea., Unique Use of Materials in Fiber, Jewelry & Accessories $700 ea.; Popular Choice Award $1,500; Circle Award $800; Associates Award: $800; and Art Patrons Award $800.

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CALL for ENTRIES: Maker, Thinker, Feeler

Posted on September 23, 2016September 23, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

hot HOT hot

My kitchen is awash with hot peppers. A trip to our UT Farmers Market resulted in a bounty of experimental varietals of habenero & Scotch bonnet peppers. I moved them from a paper bag to the dehydrator trays, and three hand washes later, my hands were still on fire. The maker in me couldn’t let go of the idea that I need to preserve them for use over the winter. The maker in me tries to find a use for every extra. How does your maker-thinker-feeler side affect your work? This Call wants to know. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Cade Art Gallery (Arnold, MD) for The Artist as Maker, Thinker, Feeler. Only $22 to enter this academic show. Theme open to interpretation…

CALL for ENTRIES:
Maker, Thinker, Feeler
from Cade Art Gallery

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all U.S. artists

MEDIA: Open to all 2-D work

THEME: “This is a call for art that is driven by ideas and emotions, but that also has a strong emphasis on aesthetics, materials, and craft. In other words, the work in this show will be conceptually and emotionally dynamic but will also have a strong embodiment of form through process. The show is open to individual interpretations of the meaning & relative importance of concept, form, and process in one’s own art-making practice.”

DEADLINE: October 14, 2016

NOTIFICATION: October 19, 2016

ENTRY FEE: $22 for up to 6

JUROR: Jack Rasmussen earned his bachelor’s degree in art from Whitman College. He holds master’s degrees in painting, arts management, and anthropology; and a PhD in anthropological linguistics from American University. Rasmussen began his career in 1975 as assistant director of the Washington Project for the Arts under founder Alice Denney. Rasmussen is currently on the Board of the Maryland State Arts Council and serves as the Director and Curator of the American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center.

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CALL for PROPOSALS: Living Arts

Posted on September 22, 2016September 22, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

window GARDEN

It is the first day of Fall, and I am still nursing my garlic chives from Spring. I received a gift of a 6″ starter of garlic chives from a farmers market vendor. And, instead of re-potting, I just sat it in a dish in my window sill and kept clipping and watering. Miraculously, it is still here –testament to an excellent offering from an excellent farmer. This next Call is excellent. Trust me, you won’t regret sending a proposal. I promise.

Check out this Call for Proposals from Living Arts (Tulsa, OK) for the 2017-18 Exhibit Season. No entry fee, open to almost every media AND they might even cover return shipping. Take a look…

CALL for Proposals:
2017-18 Season
fm Living Arts

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to nearly all media — including painting, sculpture, drawing, photography, new media, new music, installation, spoken word, performance, new dance, art cars, artist residencies, curation and even video. Click here for a list of programs that might help you tailor your proposal.

DEADLINE: October 1, 2016

NOTIFICATION: Ongoing

ENTRY FEE: No entry fee

SALES: Sales are subject to 30% commission.

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CALL for ENTRIES: Bring us Your Dead

Posted on August 26, 2016August 26, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

shared TREATS

My Aunt Maggie B. loved marzipan. We would attempt to craft our own from honey, powdered sugar and finely ground almonds & foregoing the additional almond extract. The year I spent with her trying to form our Play-Doh-like lumps into little fruit and vegetable shapes taught me that food color can be derived from real food, not just a jar, that gold and silver are edible in small amounts, and that treats well-labored taste better. I celebrate the making & eating of every marzipan fruit with my great aunt Mag (RIP, 1922-2005). This Call is a chance for you to celebrate life with someone who has already passed. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Las Laguna Gallery (Laguna Beach, CA) for Bring us Your Dead, an exhibit allowing you to inspired by those no longer with us . Don’t miss this opportunity…

CALL for ENTRIES:
Bring us Your Dead
from Las Laguna Gallery

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“Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is a Mexican holiday celebrated throughout Mexico and around the world in other cultures. It is an ancient and enduring ritual when the living commune with the dead – a mystical night when the veil is lifted between their two realms and they may share a day together.” –from laslagunagallery.com

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to all wall-hung media

DEADLINE: September 6, 2016

NOTIFICATION: September 12, 2016

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

SALES: The gallery will retain 35% commission on all sales

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CALL for ENTRIES: Strokes of Genius

Posted on August 25, 2016August 25, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

eat more ART

Food matters to me, inspires me. I believe that what we eat informs our health & happiness. I’m not talking about counting calories or carbs. I am concerned with whole foods, grown locally with minimal processing. Real food. I am always delighted to see food inspiring others. Chocolate has inspired art, including a sort of painting, in the the pastry arts for years, but did you know there are chocolate portrait painters? No joke. This next call is looking for work done through a painterly process, but I’m guessing they aren’t expecting chocolate. Investigate for yourself…

Check out this Call for Entries from Maryland Federation of Art for Strokes of Genius for exhibit at the Circle Gallery. Cash awards, fantastic juror & only 30% commission. Take a look…

CALL for ENTRIES:
Strokes of Genius
from MFA

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to artists residing in U.S., Puerto Rico, Canada & Mexico

MEDIA: Open to all 2-D work created through any painting media

DEADLINE: September 1, 2016

NOTIFICATION: September 21, 2016

ENTRY FEE: $35 for up to 2 ($20 for MFA members) & $5 ea. add’l

JUROR: Joey P. Mánlapaz is a painter & Associate Faculty at the Corcoran College of Art & Design since 1992, and is a Lecturer at Georgetown University. She also teaches painting at The Art League School in Alexandria, VA. She exhibits extensively in the U.S. and is recognized for her unique form of painterly photorealism in the styles of NY artists Tom Blackwell and Richard Estes and sensibilities of Edward Hopper. The D.C. Commission on the Arts & Humanities awarded Mánlapaz a 2014 Artist Fellowship for artistic merit.

AWARDS: Cash awards total $1000. Award contributors & recipients will be listed in the exhibition catalog.

SALES: The MFA will retain 30% commission from sales

Category: Art Galleries

DINNER roulette

CALL for ENTRIES: Winter 2016 from Field Projects

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

sweet TATERS

CALL for ENTRIES: Photo Award from workingartist.org

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

LEMONgrass beneath my feet

CALL for ENTRIES: Figuratively Speaking from Gallery Underground

For complete detail, Read the Full Call!

PRODUCE unboxed, unbagged

CALL for ENTRIES: Photo Shoot 2016 from Black Box Gallery

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

will sing for FOOD

CALL for ENTRIES: MyScape from uBe ART

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

wear EAT me

CALL for ENTRIES: Wearable Expressions from Palos Verdes Art Center

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

hot HOT hot

CALL for ENTRIES: Maker, Thinker, Feeler from Cade Art Gallery

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

window GARDEN

CALL for Proposals: 2017-18 Season fm Living Arts

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

shared TREATS

CALL for ENTRIES: Bring us Your Dead from Las Laguna Gallery

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

eat more ART

CALL for ENTRIES: Strokes of Genius from MFA

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES:
Winter 2016 from Field Projects

CALL for ENTRIES:
Photo Award
from workingartist.org

CALL for ENTRIES:
Photo Shoot 2016
from Black Box Gallery

CALL for ENTRIES:
MyScape from uBe ART

CALL for ENTRIES:
Wearable Expressions
from Palos Verdes Art Center

CALL for ENTRIES:
Maker, Thinker, Feeler
from Cade Art Gallery

CALL for Proposals:
2017-18 Season
fm Living Arts

CALL for ENTRIES:
Bring us Your Dead
from Las Laguna Gallery

CALL for ENTRIES:
Strokes of Genius
from MFA