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CALL for ENTRIES: Flowers, Plants & Gardens 2

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Learn more about the Flowers, Plants and Gardens 2 exhibit at Art-Competition.net!needle
TEA

Did you know that pine needles are edible, sort of?  If you love the smell of holiday wreaths and garlands made of fresh pine, you can get that same sense of comfort from tea brewed of pine needles.  Be careful NOT to use yew, Norfolk Island Pine or Ponderosa Pine (poisonous) and be sure to forage for your needles to help avoid fertilizers and pesticides.  It’s a different way to look at those ever-present evergreens.   This next Call wants to see your different take on plants of all sorts too.  Deck the halls…

Check out this Call for Entries from Art-Competition.net for Flowers, Plants & Gardens 2.  Only $20 to enter & thousands in prizes. Take a look…

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Learn more about the Flowers, Plants and Gardens 2 exhibit at Art-Competition.net!CALL for ENTRIES:
Flowers, Plants & Gardens 2

 

“There are always flowers
for those who want to see them.”
—Henri Matisse

ELIGIBILITY: All artists age 18+

MEDIA: Open to any still medium: painting, collage, photography, drawing, digital art, sculpture, fiber art, etc.

THEME: Work should intrigue and fascinate the viewer with their vision and communicate their individual interpretations of plants. The work can reflect on nature’s remarkable abundance and diversity in the wild, a garden, an individual plant and or the beauty or complexity of a single leaf or petal. The art can be expressed from realism to abstraction.

DEADLINE: January 11, 2016

NOTIFICATION: January 21, 2016

ENTRY FEE: $20 for 1, $35 for 3  and $60 for 7

AWARDS: 1st Place $1,000 cash + $5000 marketing value, 2nd Place $250 cash + $1000 marketing value, 3rd place $125, 4th Place $75, 5th Place $50.  There will be 10 Honorable Mentions with the artist’s work being displayed in the “Honorable Mentions” section of Art-Competition.net.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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ARTIST of the DAY: Anne ten Donkelaar

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gone NOT FORGOTTEN

I live amongst the big trees, copious wildlife and dizzying views of the Great Smoky Mountains.  Nature HERE seems rough and rugged and and indomitable. It is easy to forget the delicate wonder and our responsibility to protect it.  Nothing could be clearer in the work of Anne ten Donkelaar, today’s Artist of the Day. (continues below)

Flower Construction #65 by Anne Ten Donkelaar
Flower Construction #65 (left) & detail (right) by Anne Ten Donkelaar

“Weeds become poetry, each unique twig gets attention,
nature seems to float.” 

“A damaged butterfly, a broken twig, a bumblebee, some strangely grown weeds: I find all these unique discoveries in my path and then take them home to my studio. Here, I take my time to explore the objects and try to work out how I can show each one to it’s best advantage. My finds inspire me. While looking at them I can invent my own stories about their existence and their lives.  By protecting these precious pieces under glass, I give the objects a second lifeand hope to inspire people to make up their own stories about them.” — Anne ten Donkelaar

Learn more about Anne ten Donkelaar!

ARTIST of the DAY: Freya Jobbins

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gone NOT FORGOTTEN

Upcycling is close to my heart.  As with many, my obsession with the reuse of discarded objects resulted from the collecting of “art supplies”.  Consider the previous quotes as air quotes from my bemused husband.  Collecting fueled my love for upcycling AND assemblage.  Today’s Artist of the Day, Freya Jobbins has such a smart sense of irony & humor.  This work is a delightful comment on consumerism and the untouchable nature of the creative object. (continues below)

Cassiopeia by Freya Jobbins, found-object assemblage
Cassiopeia by Freya Jobbins, found-object assemblage

““I am interested in generating a range of responses to existing cultural objects, which have been placed out of context. The irony of my plastic works is that I take a material that was created to be touched, and I make it untouchable as an artwork.” ” — Freya Jobbins

Learn more about Freya Jobbins!

CALL for ENTRIES: 53rd Annual Juried

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Learn morea bout the 53rd Annual Juried exhibit from Masur Museum!gelatinous
CULTURE

Mayhaw jelly is the gift that keeps giving.  I appreciate receiving foods from all over the U.S., but often those foods aren’t necessarily native to an area — just popular there.  But, the mayhaw berry is native to the wetlands, so every time I receive a Louisiana batch, I am transported back to a place I love.  You can keep the beignets; just pass the jelly.  This next Call hails from Louisiana too and is just as special.  Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries for the 53rd Annual Juried Exhibition from the Masur Museum of Art (Monroe, LA). $20 Entry, no commission, and the gallery is stunning. This is a great opportunity!

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Learn morea bout the 53rd Annual Juried exhibit from Masur Museum!CALL or ENTRIES:
Masur Museum
53rd Annual Juried

 

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all US artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to all media

DEADLINE: January 18, 2016 (online entries) or January 11 for postmarks

NOTIFICATION: February 4, 2016

ENTRY FEE: $20 for 2, $10 ea. add’l (5 max.)

JUROR: Holly E. Hughes, Godin-Spaulding Curator, Albright-Knox Art Gallery

AWARDS: Best in Show is $1,000, and total awards are $3,200.00. The People’s Choice Award is $200.00 and will be voted on by visitors throughout the run of the exhibition. Best Packed: This award will honor the artist who packs their art in the most professional manner. The award is $100. “No packing peanuts, feedbags, loose papers as packing materials, no cigarette butts, etc. These types of things will disqualify you! This prize will be decided by the Masur Museum staff.”   I ♥ this!

SALES: The Masur Museum of Art does not receive a commission on sales.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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ARTIST of the DAY: Liz Huston

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creative ISOLATION

As the new year approaches, I find myself more isolated and in my head as I set goals for the year and contemplate creative direction. Today’s Artist of the Day, Liz Huston captured my inner dialogue with storytellers of her very own.  The pieces below that spoke to me are from a couple of years ago.  But please take the opportunity to look at her new work and find your own story. (continues below)

The Dreamkeepers (left) and Creative Isolation and the Map of Authenticity (right) by Liz Huston!
The Dreamkeepers (left) & Creative Isolation and the Map of Authenticity (right) by Liz Huston!

“I am fascinated with the way memory influences how stories change and evolve over time.  This happens not because the facts change,but because the inner orientation of the storyteller has. Their perspective grows; expanding and contracting with experience. The storyteller journeys us deep into the timeless aspects of the human experience; the kingdoms of love and loss, through grief, resolve, growth and into the balance of purpose… This time traveler, this storyteller, unites the treads of time–leading us home, bringing us back into ourselves.” — Liz Huston

Learn more about Liz Huston!

CALL for ENTRIES: One in Herself

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Learn more about the One in Herself exhibit at the Woman Made Gallery!OLIVE
facial

We consume a lot of extra virgin olive oil, but I have found yet another reason to love this elixir.  It has topical applications too.   I suppose it should occur to me that it would make fantastic lotions and eye creams, but I always thought of it as an ingredient –not for use in pure form.  This next Call is as virginal as my new make remover.  Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Woman Made Gallery (Chicago) for One in Herself.  Love this gallery & the history of well-curated shows. Great opportunity…

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Learn more about the One in Herself exhibit at the Woman Made Gallery!CALL for ENTRIES:
One in Herself

 

“According to the book, Villa of Mysteries… by Katherine Bradway, the original definition of the term, ‘Virgin’ describes ‘a woman who is one-in-herself, belonging to herself alone, being her own mistress,’ and that the ‘virgin goddesses symbolized women who were complete in themselves and not merely counterparts of male consorts. They were capable of developing their own wholeness through integration, realizing their separate qualities inside themselves rather than through projection onto other persons to whom they were related.’  One in Herself invites artists to present work that expands our ideas of virginity and of what it means to be a woman, “who is one-in-herself.”–from womanmade.org

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to all media

DEADLINE:  January 3, 2016

NOTIFICATION:  January 23, 2016

ENTRY FEE: $30 for up to 3 images

SALES: WMG will retain a 40% commission

For complete details, Read the Full Call!Learn more about the One in Herself exhibit from Woman Made Gallery!

ARTIST of the DAY: Kathleen Probst

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all the proof I NEED

The written word is my window to art.  The written word was my media before the visual or performing ever took hold. Today’s Artist of the Day, Kathleen Probst caught my attention with the simple pillcrow, a proofreader’s mark (¶).  I had never been presented with work that made me think of the mark in any other way.  Until now.  This is thoughtful, considered work. (continues below)

Alinea #14 by abstract textile artist Kathleen Probst
Alinea #14 by abstract textile artist Kathleen Probst

“The symbol for a new paragraph is called an ‘alinea’. It is a french word. One definition of the word alinea is a new train of thought. This design concept is not about holding back, it is about finding just the right amount.  Alinea searches for answers on my quest for simplicity. The gestural lines of Alinea are becoming more organic as I learn to work with them, each making a bold step forward.”

— Kathleen Probst

Learn more about Kathleen Probst!

ARTIST of the DAY: Meghan Stratham

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secretive, ISOLATED GIRLS

My own work has been a study in process & a lot of silhouettes these days. It is no wonder that I have completely fallen for the work of today’s Artist of the Day, Meghan Stratman. She has found a way to gives us little glimpse of the lives of folks like us…and not. Dark & sweet & funny & sad; idealized & unearthly people & creatures & those that lie between. I want to own this work. (continues below)

Mrs White by Meghan Stratman, cut paper
Mrs. White by Meghan Stratman, cut paper

“I am drawn to stories and lore in all forms… Recurring subjects in my art include ghosts, girls, monsters, and animals, and themes of friendship and loneliness. I like to include bright colors and a sense of humor in my art and enjoy combining elements to humorous effect, such as badgers sporting fezzes or weasels wearing rocket packs. I am also drawn to urban decay, abandoned places, and ghost stories: people and places that are lost and forgotten. My art world is populated with secretive, isolated girls and silly creatures that may or may not be wearing space helmets. I create my work with cut, layered paper, which allows for a sense of texture and dimensionality.”

Learn more about Meghan Stratman!

CALL for ENTRIES: For the Love of Animals

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Learn more about the For the Love of Animals exhibit from LibertyTown Arts Workshop!old tricks
NEW TREATS

My “pup” will eat anything.  Pepper, my four-legged child, is going to be a pup of ten-years-old soon.  As she gets older, there are fewer and fewer things she should eat.  The food she loves is of the cheapest, most fast-food sort of variety.  We limit her people food to fresh veggies & the occasional egg, but her dog food and treats have taken a huge turn.  The cheapest of food causes the worst of skin allergies, but for the love of this animal, I’ll probably be making her food and treats before long.  This next Call is for the love of animals, not just dogs.  Here’s your chance to make a difference, but they are taking the percentage from their share…

Check out this Call for Entries from LibertyTown Arts (Fredericksburg, VA) for a nat’l juried exhibit, For the Love of Animals.  A percentage of jury fees & gallery’s commission go to the SPCA.  Take a look…

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Learn more about the For the Love of Animals exhibit from LibertyTown Arts Workshop!CALL for ENTRIES:
For the Love of Animals

 

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to artists, age 16+

MEDIA:  Open to all media

DEADLINE:  January 15, 2016 (8pm EST)

NOTIFICATION:  January 18, 2016

ENTRY FEE:  $25 for 1, $5 ea. add’l up to 10. (Members $15 for 1, $5 ea. add’l). 10% of jury fees and 10% of show sales (taken out of the gallery’s commission) will go to Fredericksburg SPCA to support their work in rescuing animals.

AWARDS:  First Place $250, Second Place $150 and Third Place $75

SALES: LibertyTown keeps a commission of 40% on all show sales.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more about the For the Love of Animals exhibit from LibertyTown Arts Workshop!

GETTING a SHOW: Updated Resource

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Getting a Show: Avoiding the Pitfalls & Pratfalls by RLGibson

 

ArtAndArtDeadlines.com began as a way to keep track of shows worth entering for artists, friends and peers– beginners, emerging & established. And over the years, I have found that established artists still make many the same mistakes I see from beginners, over and over again. As a gallerist, juror & critic, I am regularly asked why I choose one artist’s work over another.  There is never just one reason, but there are a handful of regular mistakes that influence my decisions NOT to choose work.  The obvious first issue: the art must be good, or at least promising–that should be the most important fact.  But to tell the truth, there’s a gallery or a show out there for most art– the sumptuous & the sour.  But, because the world is full of banana peels, we’ve newly updated one of our artist resources…

Getting a Show: Avoiding the Pitfalls & Pratfalls!