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The work of today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Satsuki Shibuya offers a respite for each of us to find our own journey. I need the quiet, the time, the perspective.
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flawless FRUITI’m taking less food pics in restaurants these days. I’ve been shamed into stopping. How ’bout you? Now when I am served a beautiful dish, I have to weigh whether it is worth the condescending looks of disdain from servers and other patrons. Sigh. The only advantage is that taking pictures at home allows me to use a really camera, not my phone, and get the cherries arranged just so. Plus, now I can re-heat dinner after I get the perfect shot, ha. This next Call is interested in your perfect shots. Take a look…
Check out this Call for Entries from the Las Laguna Gallery (Laguna Beach, CA) for Lens Flare, an open-themed photography exhibit. Don’t miss this opportunity…
CALL for ENTRIES:
“Photography provides many things; proof that something happened, the ability to capture a moment or memories, or as a means of communication. ” –from laslagunagallery.com
ELIGIBILITY: Open to all female artists
MEDIA: Open to photography –traditional or digital
DEADLINE: August 1, 2016
NOTIFICATION: August 14, 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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Years of being allowed to handle artwork as a juror, curator and/or gallerist has made me the patron that museums loathe. I want to feel the texture, smell the oils, see the support structure. Art should always be personal. Intimate. But, I refrain. I still long to touch, but I don’t.
Today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Christian Hetzel chooses texture and palette to convey a complexity of message. There is a reason all signs flash and a commercials scream. Competing for our attention is complicated. But does it have to be?
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hold the PUMPKINFarmer’s markets are in full swing. Summer heat is pervasive –and distracting. Most galleries & arts organizations take a casual approach to Summer programming due to competition from outdoor activities. But Fall is just around the corner, and it signals the onslaught of pumpkin-flavored foods and arts festival that take advantage of the glorious weather. This next Call is for just such a festival. This could be an opportunity for you.
Check out this Call for Artists from Newark Arts Council (Newark, NJ) & Gallery Aferro for Open Doors 2016. This 4-day festival also has curated show opportunities. All you have to do is send a FREE email. Take a look…
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“The Newark Arts Council is excited to invite you to participate in Open Doors 2016, the citywide arts festival. The festival draws thousands of visitors, as more than 40 venues join forces to showcase visual, performing, and literary art. In 2016, the festival will run concurrently with the Dodge Poetry Festival & Newark Celebration 350, which marks the city’s 350th birthday.”
ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists
MEDIA: Open to all media
DEADLINE: August 1, 2016
CURATORS: This year the NAC has contracted with Gallery Aferro to produce Open Doors, your contact person will be Evonne Davis, she can be reached here.
AWARDS: Opportunities for individual artists include consideration for curated exhibits, access to temporary space in which they can individually showcase their works, artfair/project style during October 20-23, and having your artwork shared with curators
scraps or SNACKS?Countertop composting alludes me. We bought the mini-composter, we diligently saved scraps. The problem is that we never have enough green bits. The culprit? The dog. She’s addicted to carrot ends and lettuce spines and broccoli stalks. This next Call wants to hear about your furry, feathered and finned culprits. I love this venue…
Check out this Call for Entries from Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center (Solomons, MD) for Fur, Feathers & Fins. $25 entry, epic jurors & a great show, every time. Take a look…
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CALL for ENTRIES:“Surveys report that about 62% of American households include a pet. Why do we seek out the companionship of animals? Why do we need to be close to them? What needs do they fulfill? The jury seeks works that explore the wide world of pets & the role that our faithful companions play in our lives.” –from annmariegarden.org
ELIGIBILITY: All artists working in U.S.
MEDIA: Open to all media
DEADLINE: August 10, 2016
NOTIFICATION: August 22, 2016
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.
I want to believe the best of people, but the current political climate has challenged that ability. It as though the majority of people I already knew to have political leanings in one direction or the other have suddenly become extremists who are not only willing, but happy, to spout hate or accept the complete destruction of those that differ from them. It scares me. Then I ran across this quote… [These images] “are a way of seeing commonplace architecture with fresh eyes and discovering both the charm and the dark side of easily-ignored structures.”
I went in search of the images referenced by the quote. That’s how I happened across this work from today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Ed Freeman. While that is completely backward of my normal process, it seems that his images quietly, innocently & unintentionally mimic their louder human counterparts. Intriguing.
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something’s FISHYMy son is spending the summer in Texas. Before he left, he was excited about what he assumed would be all the BBQ & Tex Mex food he could eat. He neglected to remember that Texas is a coastal state. Corpus Christi alone has dozens & dozens of well-reviewed seafood restaurants. this next Call wants the unexpected and just happens to hail from Texas. Take a look…
Check out this Call for Entries from K Space Contemporary (Corpus Christi, TX) for the 3rd Coast National exhibit. Open to any media, great juror & venue. Don’t miss this one…
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CALL for ENTRIES:
ELIGIBILITY: Open to U.S. artists 18+
MEDIA: Open to all media
DEADLINE: July 8, 2016
NOTIFICATION: August 1, 2016
ENTRY FEE: $40 for up to 3 ($30/members), $5 ea. add’l
JUROR: Sharon Kopriva is a visual artist born in Houston Heights. Kopriva’s extensive exhibition record includes solo shows at prestigious institutions, such as The Menil Collection in Houston, Ogden Museum of Southern Art in New Orleans, and museums in India, Germany, China and other parts of the world. Her work has been reviewed in numerous publications including Art in America, Art News, Art Lies and Art+Culture. Kopriva was awarded the prestigious Texas State Visual Artist of the Year, Texas Artist of the Year-Art League of Houston& a Mid-America Arts Alliance/National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship Award in Sculpture.
AWARDS: $2500 in cash awards for the top 5 works: Erick Schaudies Memorial Award for Best of Show plus 4 places. Honorable Mentions are given at the juror’s discretion.
SALES: All works must be For Sale. KSC collects payment & retains 40% commission.
At least once per day, my husband and I have an interaction that results in my saying, “Never die. I can’t date again.” It is usually some bizarre, embarrassing action or phrase or conversation that reveals a level of intimacy that feels abnormal. We are a metaphorical three-legged monster –connected at the hip. And while I am grateful, I can also recognize it for the freakish co-dependence that it is.
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Today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Emilyann Gachko has taken on a sort of documentary process of the personalities of internet dating. She puts a human, humane face on the people who find themselves looking for a life partner. The project is just beginning, but I was intrigued enough to read every entry so far. I still have no interest in dating again, but “Love, Me” has made me realize that people looking for love are just like me. Shared experience and needs and desires build tolerance. Tolerance is good.
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tricky TREATSMy dog only eats dog treats at home. When she’s at the dog sitter’s house, she will only take cat treats. I don’t get it. I once had a cat that would only limp when I watched her. How odd to think that our perceived expectations alter even the behavior of our furry family. This next Call wants to know about your favorite animal friends. An opportunity with a little heart…
Check out this Call for Entries from Art-Competition.net for Pets We Love 2. $20 entry & this exhibit is proudly supports the ASPCA®. Take a look…
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CALL for ENTRIES:
ELIGIBILITY: All artists age 18+
MEDIA: 2-D media: painting, drawing, photography, digital, collage, fiber, etc.
THEME: Pets We Love “Pets become family, and are caring companions that we love and honor. Their relationship to us is as working, service and emotional loving partners from the exotic to the domestic animals. It is no wonder that they have graced historic and contemporary works of art. Whether we have or do not have a pet we all still need to respect and protect them.” –from art-competition.net
DEADLINE: July 5, 2016
NOTIFICATION: July 14, 2016
ENTRY FEE: $20 for 1, $10 ea. add’l
AWARDS: Gallery25N.com & Art-Competition.net will co-market the ten artists and their artwork in the exhibition worldwide. Click here for details.
We are thrilled to have Art-Competition.net as a sponsor of AAAD!
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We grow up hearing “anything’s possible”. But is it really? Possibilities vary from person to person. Privilege aside, doesn’t the individual’s talents and tendencies shape what is truly possible? I believe we find our possibilities where we look for them. I struggle with faith but find the need for absolutes stifles creativity. The work of today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Tracie Cheng suggests possibility in the intangible which requires faith in some form. Maybe it is dichotomy, not contradiction.
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