CALL for ENTRIES: A Sense of Place 2017

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

a little KITCHEN

So, the move is complete. My husband & I have downsized our home by half as the next step in our being completely mobile. I am currently referring to my home as “box city” for reasons that I imagine are obvious. Part of the move included purging my life of all the “stuff” weighing me down, including kitchen gadgets and single-use appliances. The lack of stuff has necessarily affected my cooking as well, encouraging simplicity, whole foods & clean eating. It is a new place, a new space & an opportunity for a fresh perspective. This next Call, although un-themed, reinforces the idea of a unique sense of place. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art (Augusta, GA) for A Sense of Place. This is a gorgeous venue, and I always appreciate an academic show. Don’t miss this one…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
A Sense of Place
from the Gertrude Herbert
Institute of Art

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all US artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to painting, drawing, mixed media, printmaking, ceramics, sculpture & photography. Film & video not ineligible.

DEADLINE: June 30, 2017

NOTIFICATION: August 1, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $37 for up to 3, $10 ea. add’l

JUROR: Studio artist, writer, curator & educator Garth Johnson is curator of ceramics at the ASU Art Museum in Tempe, AZ. Before moving to Tempe, Garth was the Curator of Artistic Programs at The Clay Studio in Philadelphia & spent 7 years as a Professor at College of the Redwoods in Eureka, CA. He is a self-described craft activist who explores crafts influence & relevance in the 21st century.

AWARDS: $750 Best of Show Award and two $500 Juror’s Awards. At the juror’s discretion, additional non-cash Honorable Mention awards may also be presented.

SALES: GHIA will retain 35% commission on sales.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: The Colors of the Night

Posted on June 7, 2017February 19, 2018 by R.L. Gibson

FEED ME at midnight

I cannot kick the late-night food fix. The question, “want a bowl of cereal?” is uttered every evening in my household by someone. We’ve tried to make the choices low sugar, high fiber & dairy free, but it is still a habit I wish I could kick. This next Call calls for a night-themed habit that I’d love to adopt. Do you have Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Smithtown Township Arts Council (St. James, NY) for The Colors of the Night. This is a gorgeous venue and the juror is a collector with a clear perspective. Check out this opp…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
The Colors of the Night
from Smithtown

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to U.S. artists 18+

THEME: This exhibition/competition will encompass ALL varieties of nocturnal art: twilight/dusk, dawn, urban, interiors, landscapes, figures, etc.

MEDIA: All media considered except photography & computer generated art.

DEADLINE: June 30, 2017

NOTIFICATION: July 21, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $45 up to 3 entries. $35 for STAC artist level members.

JUROR: An art collector for over 25 years, Tim Newton has amassed a collection of some 300 works in an array of genres—still lifes, figures, landscapes, wildlife works and bronze sculptures. His collection shows great diversity which includes pieces by many prominent living master artists. He is currently in his third term as Chairman of the Board of the Salmagundi Club, and he also serves on the Board of the Artists’ Fellowship, the Board of Trustees for the Stobart Foundation & the Board of Advisors for the Clark Hulings Foundation.

AWARDS: $1,000 Best in Show, $500 2nd Place & $250 3rd Place

SALES: STAC will receive a 30% commission on all work sold.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

ARTIST of the DAY: Susan Grace

Posted on May 29, 2017June 7, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

"Here Kitty Kitty" (oil & charcoal on paper) by Susan Grace — *“Here Kitty Kitty” (oil & charcoal on paper) by Susan Grace*

“I find that I am an obsessive observer of signs but am increasingly skeptical that I perceive them in the ways intended by those who produced them.” — Susan Grace

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I am moving my home and downsizing again. This is the last step on the way to making my family more mobile. I have temporarily returned to goal-specific formal secondary education, and have just met the end of residential parenting. My world is shifting. I look around me for comfort in the familiar, in signs and symbols that the sun will appear once again in the morning. And, while the sun has yet to disappoint me, it is hard not to feel isolated when you interpret all the signs differently than those around you. I feel as a stranger in a strange land, like the title of that famous sci-fi novel. When I read the statement of today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Susan Grace, I new I’d found a kindred spirit. Read the statement, browse the work. Maybe we aren’t strangers after all.

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Share the narrative, investigate AAAD Artist of the Day, painter Susan Grace!

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CALL for ENTRIES: 64 Arts National

Posted on May 22, 2017May 17, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

fields of CORN for popping

Over the years, I have fallen for all foods Chicago style. From deep-dish pizza to hot dogs to open face horseshoes with fries piled high, the windy city knows its food. But just like my state is more than Memphis BBQ or Nashville Hot, Illinois is more than the famous foods of Chicago. Did you know that Illinois is one of the few states that has adopted an official snack food –popcorn. Their unique spin is equal parts cheese & caramel-flavored varieties, a state after my own heart. This next Call is from that very state, and the commission is so low…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Buchanan Center for the Arts (Monmouth, IL) for the 64 Arts National Juried Exhibition. $25 Entry & $3800 in cash awards. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
64 Arts Nat’l Juried
from the Buchanan
Center for the Arts

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to all media

DEADLINE: June 15, 2017 (by 11:59 MST)

NOTIFICATION: July 15, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $25 for up to 3

JUROR: Lucas Cowan became The Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy’s first Public Art Curator in 2014. Previously he directed the Public Art Program for the Maryland State Arts Council, and he was the Senior Curator of Exhibits for Millennium Park and the Chicago Office of Tourism and Culture in Chicago, IL. Cowan has served on juries and panels across the United States, and has consulted on cultural park planning for cities such as San Francisco and Chicago. Cowan was most recently elected to the Americans for the Arts Public Art Network Council and previously served on the board of trustees for the International Sculpture Center, publishers of Sculpture magazine. Cowan is a founding member of the Advisory Council for Cold Hollow Sculpture Park in Vermont.

AWARDS: Mary Jane Twomey Award for Best of Show of $1,000, Lonnie Eugene Stewart Sculpture Award of $1,000, OSF Family Medical Center Painting Award of $300, Blick Art Materials Mixed Media Award of $300, Blick Art Materials Sculpture Award of $300, Jim Keefe Photography Award of $300, Harlow & Lila Blum Works on Paper Award of $300 and Ceramics Award of $300

SALES: All sales made during the exhibition are subject to a 20% sales commission.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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CALL for ENTRIES: 43rd Annual AKWS

Posted on May 18, 2017May 16, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

eggs WATER pasta

My local water utility only serves 943 addresses. The tiny service area results in excellent tasting water. Water quality affects everything I cook, most notably iced tea, poached & boiled eggs, and pasta. I move in two weeks to a different water system. The countdown is on. This next call depends on water too. Show them your best…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Alaska Watercolor Society for the 43rd Annual Juried Exhibition at the Conoco Phillips Gallery, Alaska Pacific University (Anchorage, AK). Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
43rd Annual Juried
from the Alaska
Watercolor Society

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

MEDIA: Open to all paintings that are primarily aqua media (watercolor, acrylic, casein, gouache, egg tempera, water based ink, and water soluble crayon or pencil) over any flat, two dimensional surface.

DEADLINE: June 1, 2017 (midnight MST)

NOTIFICATION: by July 9, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $30 up to 2

JUROR: Kathleen Conover paints with openness to her subject matter, she is guided by intense observation and deep personal reflection. The result is rich symbolic layers of literal and figurative design. She studied undergraduate fine arts at San Diego State University, finished her B.A. at the University of Washington in Seattle and earned her M.A. from Northern Michigan University. Continued study with American master watercolor artists over the next decade enriched her depth, understanding, skill, and personal style of painting. Global travel continues to influence her award winning paintings and inspires her work.

AWARDS: Juror will select the top paintings for cash/merchandise awards. In 2016 the awards exceeded $5,000 with $1500 for Best in Show.

SALES: Works must be for sale. A 30% commission will be retained by APU ConocoPhillips Gallery on all works sold during the exhibition.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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CALL for ENTRIES: Beyond the Blue

Posted on May 17, 2017May 16, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

pumping IRON

For a couple of years of my childhood, I was inexplicably anemic. I got used to weekly blood draws and iron shots. The careful planning of my diet to include iron-rich foods became an endless exercise in meat eating. It took a whole host of nutritionists to convince my father that spinach and seafood and peas and dried fruit were iron rich too. I still love raisins. A little extra vitamin C in my diet through citrus fruit allowed my body to absorb the iron, and voilà, my anemia disappeared, never to return. Those days may have begun my diehard belief in food as medicine. Iron was a key to my wellness just as iron plays a vital role in the cyanotypes wanted in this next Call. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Don’t Take Pictures for Beyond the Blue. I cannot wait to see this exhibit. No entry fee. Don’t miss this opportunity…

CALL for ENTRIES:
Beyond the Blue
from Don’t Take Pictures

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“Sir John Herschel invented the cyanotype process in 1842 by treating paper with an iron-salt solution. As one of the earliest photographic processes, cyanotypes are known for their signature Prussian blue color. This process is now in revival & contemporary photographers are embracing the blue hues, as well as experimenting with toning techniques for a moody, otherworldly aesthetic . . . [DTP] seeks contemporary cyanotypes that go beyond the blue.” –from donttakepictures.com

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to photography –cyanotype

DEADLINE: May 21, 2017

PUBLICATION: May 24 — August 22, 2017

ENTRY FEE: None

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Shades of Green

Posted on May 16, 2017May 12, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

BROCCOLETTI di rapa

I have a secret love for rapini. You may know it as broccoli raab or broccoletti. People assume it is just fancy broccoli and often cook it that way, hence the reason I hide my love of it (until now). Rapini is more closely related to a turnip than broccoli with the same tendency toward bitterness or stringy-ness if under cooked or overcooked. Don’t ever buy, cook or serve rapini that isn’t a gorgeous shade of green. (You won’t enjoy the yellow, trust me.) Don’t under cook it or spare the garlic & olive oil. This next Call wants your perspective on all the shades of green, not just the broccoli shades. An open theme…

Check out this Call for Entries from Art-Competition.net for Shades of Green. $25 entry & no shipping. The media is pretty wide open too. This color theme is open to broad interpretation. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Shades of Green
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: Shades of Green “Colors communicate . . . sensations of a renewed life, glorious energy, or environmental concerns to darker forces such as envy, ambition, greed, or jealousy. For this particular art call our inspiration rests within . . . various shades of the color green.” –art-competition.net

DEADLINE: June 5, 2017

NOTIFICATION: June 12, 2017

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

JURORS / CURATORS: Sherry Mayo, Artist, Curator & Educator; William Ralph, Artist, Educator & Mathematics Researcher; and, Edward A. Burke, Artist, Gallerist, Curator & Teacher.

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.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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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.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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CALL for ENTRIES: Lab.8

Posted on May 14, 2017May 11, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

PASTA perfection

Fettuccine alfredo is the picture of pasta indulgence for many folks, but I have an artery-clogging love for pasta carbonara. If you haven’t had this egg-y, cheese-y, bacon-y deliciousness, I warn you that one taste could ruin all other pasta for you. I like a little extra cream and a few sun-dried tomatoes & fresh green peas in mine, but I’m guessing some of you didn’t need to hear anything after bacon, ha. This next Call includes a shot at an exhibition in Rome, from hence carbonara originates. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Malamegi Lab for the Lab.8 Art Contest. Awards for this contest include an exhibit in Rome, a cash prize, a book & collaborative collection opportunity. Don’t miss this one…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Lab.8
from Malamegi Lab

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists (int’l)

MEDIA: Open to drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, graphics, mixed media & video.

DEADLINE: June 28, 2017

ENTRY FEE: €40 subscription ($43.46)

AWARDS: 12 artists will be selected for the final exhibition of the competition at the Loft Gallery in Rome. At the end of the collective exhibition, among the 12 selected, one artist will be awarded a cash prize of €1,000 (~$1086.22 USD). A collaboration will enable the winning artist will allow the development an entire collection of works which will be advertised & presented to a commercial network. A monographic book will be dedicated to one of the finalists. The monography will be curated by Malamegi Lab with the support of final exhibition’s curators.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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.

Category: Art Organizations

a little KITCHEN

CALL for ENTRIES: A Sense of Place from the Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

FEED ME at midnight

CALL for ENTRIES: The Colors of the Night from Smithtown

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

“I find that I am an obsessive observer of signs but am increasingly skeptical that I perceive them in the ways intended by those who produced them.” — Susan Grace

Share the narrative, investigate AAAD Artist of the Day, painter Susan Grace!

fields of CORN for popping

CALL for ENTRIES: 64 Arts Nat’l Juried from the Buchanan Center for the Arts

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

eggs WATER pasta

CALL for ENTRIES: 43rd Annual Juried from the Alaska Watercolor Society

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

pumping IRON

CALL for ENTRIES: Beyond the Blue from Don’t Take Pictures

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

BROCCOLETTI di rapa

CALL for ENTRIES: Shades of Green from Art-competition.net

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

odd PERFECTION

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

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

PASTA perfection

CALL for ENTRIES: Lab.8 from Malamegi Lab

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!

CALL for ENTRIES:
A Sense of Place
from the Gertrude Herbert
Institute of Art

CALL for ENTRIES:
The Colors of the Night
from Smithtown

CALL for ENTRIES:
64 Arts Nat’l Juried
from the Buchanan
Center for the Arts

CALL for ENTRIES:
43rd Annual Juried
from the Alaska
Watercolor Society

CALL for ENTRIES:
Beyond the Blue
from Don’t Take Pictures

CALL for ENTRIES:
Shades of Green
from Art-competition.net

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

CALL for ENTRIES:
Lab.8
from Malamegi Lab

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