CALL for ENTRIES: Time Machines

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

childhood FAVORITES.

I spent part of this weekend in a Virginia State Park. Every year the park lights their train tunnel and serves hot chocolate & s’mores while musicians echo familiar carols in the background. As the temperature dropped to the mid-thirties, I made my way to concessions & was handed a steaming paper cup with a plastic spoon to stir my powdered mix. After my first sugary sip, I was transported to my childhood, as if by time machine, complete with melted marshmallow mustache. Thanks to Natural Tunnel State Park for the trip. ♥ This next Call wants your vision of the passage of time. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Mary Cosgrove Dolphin Gallery (Worcester, MA) at Worcester State University for Time Machines. $25 Entry for this academic show. We all have thoughts about the passage of time. Share yours…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Time Machines from Mary
Cosgrove Dolphin Gallery

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to all media

THEME: Open to work that reflects any aspect of time: personal, historical, cosmological, past and future, real & imagined.

DEADLINE: December 1, 2017

NOTIFICATION: December 22, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $25 for up to 3

JUROR: Lisa Crossman is a Boston-based art historian, curator & editor whose interests include supporting underrecognized mid-career & emerging artists & making art accessible to a broad public in fun & meaningful ways. In her current position as Koch Curatorial Fellow at the Fitchburg Art Museum, she’s organizing shows of regional contemporary art & collaborating with Fitchburg State University’s faculty & students.

AWARDS: First Prize $300, Second Prize $200 & Third Prize $150

SALES: The Gallery will retain 25% commission on sales.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

ARTIST of the DAY: Elizabeth White

Posted on November 21, 2017November 21, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

"Migration", a site-specific installation of concrete life-cast leaves, by Elizabeth White — **“Migration”**, a site-specific installation of concrete life-cast leaves, by **Elizabeth White**

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“In view of the current economic disasters, political conditions, military actions & climate or earth changes I see immigration as the new normal. What may be them today is us tomorrow.” — Elizabeth White

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Many people spend a lifetime without ever having to consider the need to emigrate from their homeland. Many others spend their lives learning what it means to always be an immigrant, never feeling quite at home. And then there are others, never quite at home regardless of where they are. When I saw the “Migration” installation by today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Elizabeth White, I marveled at the simple symbolism of leaves separated from their roots. It is precisely how many of us feel, like leaves strewn about, seemingly at random. Disconnected.

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Artist of the Day, Elizabeth White.

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CALL for SUBMISSIONS: $1000 Artist Grant

Posted on November 19, 2017November 20, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

VEGGIE dough

Variety in the produce department is on it’s way out with the onset of winter temps. Initially it feels dire –momentary panic. But by the time winter arrives, Dec. 21st this year, I will appreciate the nutty sweetness of root veggies and the silky texture of winter squash and a rainbow of beans. Plus, the cost of my weekly produce goes down by a third leaving more money for art supplies. Woohoo! This next Call offers a great opportunity to stock your studio supply closet too. Take a look…

Check out this Call to Artists from WorkingArtist.org for the $1000 Artist Grant. $25 entry & an email. It doesn’t get any easier. Don’t miss this one…

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CALL to ARTISTS:
Artist Grant
from workingartist.org

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“The Working Artist Grant/Art Purchase Award is a meager one-time art award intended to disperse small but vitalizing bursts of funding to support an artist’s ongoing art making process.” –workingartist.org

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to visual media, including but not limited to drawing, painting, conceptual, installation, prints, sculpture, new media, mixed media, photography & video.

DEADLINE: December 31, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $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 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.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Sanctuary

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

now i’m COOKING

My kitchen is sacred; all of them have been. Studio space is sacred, all of them are. I have had them in every size, and every quality –both kitchens & studios. Now, my studio is attached to my kitchen, separated by a counter in my tiny new apartment. I cannot create art outside of the view of my stove, nor create food outside of the view paint tubes & Mason jars of brushes. It has been the most productive of marriages, compact, comfortable, safe. This Call wants to know more about YOUR sacred space. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Gallery 263 (Cambridge, MA) for the Sanctuary. $25 entry & all media considered. Investigate this space…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Sanctuary
from Gallery 263

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“Sanctuary is a place, a feeling, where harmony, beauty, and stillness are shielded and allowed to flourish. A sanctuary can lift us up and make us feel big. Or, it can shrink us down and show us humility in the face of infinity. We find sanctuary in the presence of awesomeness. It posts up in supportive communities and makes itself known when the impossible becomes reality.” –from gallery263.com

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all U.S. artists

MEDIA: All media will be considered

THEME: Sanctuary. Work that explores, depicts, criticizes, or creates safe havens & sacred spaces.

DEADLINE: December 3, 2017

NOTIFICATION: December 22, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $25 for up to 3, $40 for 4-6.

JUROR: Maria Molteni is a multimedia & performing artist, educator & organizer. Her practice sprung from formalist roots, and has grown to incorporate research, social engagement & trans-disciplinary experimentation. From fiber to found-object sculpture, textile to movement, performance to publication, she employs processes per their ability to manifest elaborate conceptual orchestration and formal satisfaction. Her works introduce original or absurdist processes as applied aesthetic solutions & launched the international collective New Craft Artists in Action.

SALES: All proceeds from art sales go to the artist. Gallery 263 acts as the liaison between the artist & any parties interested in purchasing artwork. However, they do suggest a 30% donation to the gallery from any sales made.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for PROPOSALS: Bernheim AiR

Posted on November 13, 2017November 8, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

foraged FOOD

Most people think of Spring as the prime food foraging season with flowers in full bloom & greens at their most tender. But don’t dismiss Fall. Mushrooms abound as well as a number of nuts and berries. For all those caffeine addicts, some holly leaves have more caffeine by weight than coffee beans, just don’t eat the berries, please. This next Call comes from a place home to one of North America’s largest collections of holly species & a large Edible Gardens. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Proposals from Bernheim Arboretum & Research Forest for 2018 Artists in Residency. There is a stipend but no entry fee. The gift of time is invaluable to every artist. Could this be the residency for you?

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CALL for PROPOSALS:
2018 Artists in Residency from Bernheim Arboretum

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to all media. Bernheim is most interested in work that furthers expands the artist’s practice & the interplay between visual art and the natural world. This program enhances the visitor experience through interaction with art & artists while fulfilling Bernheim’s mission of “connecting people to nature”, through the lens of art. Bernheim believes that if people recognize & benefit from the value found in nature, quality of life would be enhanced, hence motivating them to protect the natural world for both its practical & intrinsic value.

DEADLINE: January 14, 2017

NOTIFICATION: March 15, 2018

ENTRY FEE: None

AWARDS: Bernheim will provide comfortable housing in a beautiful wooded setting and an honorarium up to $2,500.00 USD**. This honorarium is to help offset travel expenses for artists visiting from afar. (Regional Artist in Residence can expect to receive a minimum of $1000 honorarium. Recipients of a Bernheim Regional artists include those currently living in Kentucky, Southern Indiana and the greater vicinities of Cincinnati, OH and Nashville, TN.) In exchange, artists will create a site-specific sculpture or project or exhibition, with least one mutually agreed upon work of art left to the Bernheim Foundation. There is also some form of public engagement required such as a lecture, workshop, demonstration or participation in one of ’s annual events.

Recipients are required to live and work at Bernheim for a minimum of four weeks to three months. Bernheim will provide comfortable housing in a one-room cabin with kitchen, AC, heating, Wi-Fi and a log-burning fireplace accessible from outside the arboretum. There is a lakeside studio that is heated, with electricity, concrete floors, a utility sink, and a large, well-lit wall. *Editor’s Note: Of the amazing amenities Bernheim offers, one of them is an Edible Garden that provides food served daily in their cafe, another being wild edibles classes. Just FYI.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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CALL for ENTRIES: 12th National

Posted on November 8, 2017November 8, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

comfort FOOD

We are approaching the one-year anniversary of the East Tennessee wildfires. When I posted this Call last year, I lamented my emotional-eating reaction to those wildfires –baked goods. But, a year later finds me back to a full-time studio practice, 40 lbs lighter & feeding my wildfire PTSD with more vegetables & fewer baked goods. It’s a better place for me. How about you? Where were you a year ago? This next Call feels good & is also a great way to end your year. Cash prizes too…

Check out this Call for Entries from Knox Arts & Culture Alliance for the 12th Nat’l Juried Exhibition. I have shown here. I have juried here. I teach here. I would love to see your contribution here. Take a look…

CALL for ENTRIES:
12th Nat’l Juried Exhibition
from Knox Arts & Culture Alliance

ELIGIBILITY: Artists 18+ living in the US

MEDIA: 2-D (painting, drawing, mixed media, printmaking, photography) & 3-D (sculpture of all media).

DEADLINE: December 10, 2017

NOTIFICATION: January 9, 2018

ENTRY FEE: $40 for up to 3, $7 ea. add’l. Members $25/$5.

JUROR: During a two-year residence in Japan, Jeffrey Morton was drawn to Japanese art and culture, and it influences his work to this day. He exhibits his work regionally & nationally, including the Delaware Center for Contemporary Art, Wilmington, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, the Harrison Center for the Arts (Indianapolis) & the Hunter Museum (Chattanooga). Educated at Yale University & Temple University, Tyler School of Art (PA), Morton is a professor of art at Covenant College (GA).

AWARDS: $500 Best in Show, (2) $250 Juror’s Citations & an award for best work by a member, at least $1000 in cash awards.

SALES: 25% commission (20% for check/cash)

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Raw

Posted on November 5, 2017November 4, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

raw FOOD

In a world where so many people are vegetarian or vegan, steak tartar was once the most controversial food conversations one could have. Now we have so many more choices of things with which to disagree. If we just stick to raw foods, there are still subgroups like fruitarians, juicearians, or sproutarians which cause heads to metaphorically explode. The bottom line is that people have the right to determine what goes into their bodies, and what we choose to eat says something about who we are. We are what we eat, right? This next Call wants to know the raw truth about you through your work. This one is personal…

Check out this Call for Entries from IU Kokomo Art Gallery (Kokomo, IN) for Raw: The Exhibition. There is no entry fee, the media is wide open & the commission rate is low. If you’re willing to let it hang out, this could be a great opportunity…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Raw: The Exhibition from
IU Kokomo Art Gallery

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“Raw” calls for any work which begs the question what is public vs. what is private, work that is auto-biographical in nature, work which functions as confessional, revelatory, cathartic. We are seeking a divulgence, unbosoming, or unburdening; that which you have always wanted to say, to share, to let go.” — IU Kokomo Art Gallery

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to all fine art media are accepted including: painting, drawing, sculpture, ceramic, glass, printmaking, photography, collage, pastel, video & mixed media.

DEADLINE: December 1, 2017

NOTIFICATION: December 15, 2017

ENTRY FEE: No entry fee

CURATOR: Mary Ade, 2018 IU Kokomo Art Gallery intern

SALES: Sales are encouraged. The gallery will retain 30% commission on all sales, giving the artist 70%.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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CALL for APPLICATIONS: Gottlieb Support Grant

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

time to EAT

I have been married for almost 20 years. He is not only the love of my life but also an excellent cook. Our culinary lives have matured through two decades of kitchen gadgets and trendy foods. We survived jalapeño poppers. We’re usually on the same page and make excellent enablers of the others bad habits. Last nights dinner was fried green tomatoes and goat cheese grits. That’s true love. This next Call wants to reward you for sticking with it for 20 years too. A rare opportunity…

Check out this Call for Applications from The Gottlieb Foundation for Individual Support Grants. If you’ve been making art for 20+ years, you could be awarded $25,000! Take a look…

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CALL for APPLICATIONS:
Individual Support Grant
from The Gottlieb Foundation

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“The Foundation wishes to encourage artists who have dedicated their lives to developing their art, regardless of their level of commercial success.” –gottliebfoundation.org

ELIGIBILITY: Open to artists that have having worked for 20 years or more in a mature phase of art.

MEDIA: Open to painters, sculptors & printmakers.

DEADLINE: December 15, 2017

ENTRY FEE: None

JUROR: Applications are reviewed by a panel of five professionals in the arts who have no affiliation with the Foundation.

AWARDS: Last year, the Foundation awarded grants of $25,000 each to 12 artists.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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CALL for ENTRIES: Embracing our Differences

Posted on October 16, 2017October 16, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

i always need TACOS

I eat SO MANY tacos. Because I travel so often, I find picking a good restaurant, be it counter service or table, has odds not unlike roulette (37 to 1). But I have consistently had great tacos, nearly everywhere. I rarely meet anyone that doesn’t like a good taco. They are like the great joiners of people. Aside from being bad eating-while-driving food (due to the mess), I can eat a taco almost anywhere with almost anyone. Differences seem to disappear. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if the answer to embracing our differences was a simple as the ordering from the local taco truck? It isn’t, but until we find a solution and do the work, this next Call wants your ideas about coexistence. Take a look…

Check out the Call for Entries for the Annual Embracing our Differences Exhibit in Sarasota, FL. Your work on a billboard, no entry fee & $3000 in awards. Plus, this is a great way to try on public art for size. Don’t miss this opportunity…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Embracing our Differences

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: 2 Dimensional work (photography, digital, collage, drawing, painting, etc.)

DEADLINE: January 9, 2018

NOTIFICATION: Announced online at their website by mid-March, 2018

ENTRY FEE: None

AWARDS: A total of $3,000 USD will be presented in the form of three separate awards – $1,000 each for “Best-in-Show Adult;” “Best-in-Show Student;” and the “People’s Choice.”

JURY PROCESS: Both “Best-in-Show” awards will be granted by a three-judge panel of art professionals. The “People’s Choice” award will be determined by visitors to the exhibits.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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CALL for ENTRIES: Amplify

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

DINNER music

My kid has moved into his dorm, and my friends are waiting for the teary, heartbroken depression to set in. I can’t promise it wont happen, but if feels unlikely. I do miss him. And, I do miss his oddities –those things that seem normal only to us & set each of us apart from the rest of the world. When my son Oscar eats his favorite foods, he hums, unaware; it is his beloved oddity. I never have to ask how he likes his dinner, I just have to listen. My husband does not hum. I miss it. This next Call wants to know about the music in you. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Cultural Center of Cape Cod (South Yarmouth, MA) for Amplify, a music-themed online art show. No commission, no shipping & all fees go to a scholarship fund. Is there measure in your method?

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Amplify from the
Cultural Center
of Cape Cod

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to all* media (*except video)

THEME: “Music. . . It motivates, relaxes, inspires, and gives us goosebumps. We can grieve with it, create to it, tap our toes to it, and sweat with it. Scientifically it synchronizes our brainwaves & can literally heal us. We tell stories through music, express emotions, celebrate through it. We can’t imagine a world without it. Show us your visual expression of music or a glimpse of how music shapes your world.”

DEADLINE: October 13, 2017

NOTIFICATION: November 10, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $20 for 1, $5 for ea. add’l. 100% of the proceeds will go towards the Alexander Holmes Memorial Recording Studio and Scholarship Fund.

AWARDS: All winners will be displayed in the Cultural Center’s online art gallery at www.cultural-center.org. In addition, there are cash prizes: 1st Place – $500, 2nd Place – $200 & 3rd Place – $100 cash prize.

SALES: All sales inquiries will be directed to the artist.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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childhood FAVORITES.

CALL for ENTRIES: Time Machines from Mary Cosgrove Dolphin Gallery

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

“In view of the current economic disasters, political conditions, military actions & climate or earth changes I see immigration as the new normal. What may be them today is us tomorrow.” — Elizabeth White

Investigate more work from AAAD Artist of the Day, Elizabeth White.

VEGGIE dough

CALL to ARTISTS: Artist Grant from workingartist.org

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

now i’m COOKING

CALL for ENTRIES: Sanctuary from Gallery 263

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

foraged FOOD

CALL for PROPOSALS: 2018 Artists in Residency from Bernheim Arboretum

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

comfort FOOD

CALL for ENTRIES: 12th Nat’l Juried Exhibition from Knox Arts & Culture Alliance

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

raw FOOD

CALL for ENTRIES: Raw: The Exhibition from IU Kokomo Art Gallery

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

time to EAT

CALL for APPLICATIONS: Individual Support Grant from The Gottlieb Foundation

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

i always need TACOS

CALL for ENTRIES: Embracing our Differences

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

DINNER music

CALL for ENTRIES: Amplify from the Cultural Center of Cape Cod

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES:
Time Machines from Mary
Cosgrove Dolphin Gallery

Investigate more work from AAAD
Artist of the Day, Elizabeth White.

CALL to ARTISTS:
Artist Grant
from workingartist.org

CALL for ENTRIES:
Sanctuary
from Gallery 263

CALL for PROPOSALS:
2018 Artists in Residency from Bernheim Arboretum

CALL for ENTRIES:
12th Nat’l Juried Exhibition
from Knox Arts & Culture Alliance

CALL for ENTRIES:
Raw: The Exhibition from
IU Kokomo Art Gallery

CALL for APPLICATIONS:
Individual Support Grant
from The Gottlieb Foundation

CALL for ENTRIES:
Embracing our Differences

CALL for ENTRIES:
Amplify from the
Cultural Center
of Cape Cod