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I’ve often spoken of my emotional eating & closeted love for junk food. I occasionally comfort myself with the notion of artisinal junk food like lovingly, hand-made beautiful doughnuts. But, truth be known, I have an ugly Totino’s habit. I admitted here in writing once about 5 years ago, but as I push spinach salads and chia seed smoothies like a health food pimp, I like to believe that no one holds me accountable for my addiction to frozen pizza. (You can find the complete ingredient list here, OMG, assuming I can convince you I only eat the cheese variety. *lying*) I have faith in my better instincts, but I admittedly have worse ones too.
A lot of people have gut instincts about shows. Some artists are completely turned off by the concept of online shows. Some artists only want to show where they can hand-deliver work. I try to evaluate opportunities based on how they fulfill MY current needs. I don’t need resume fluff right now, so I am submitting to fewer shows and just trying to get the work DONE. I get asked about online galleries all the time, and whether or not they are scams. The easy answer is “sometimes”. You & I both need to submit work to shows that WORK for us. So what are the pros to online shows? I like them as a great way to test new, experimental work. they help me see how I stack up against other work in a more objective atmosphere than the bubble of my already engaged fan and peer base. Online shows can drive traffic to your website and give you organic social media posts. Online exhibits can force you to create themed work that gets you out of rut or unstuck. Depending upon the venue, they can help you reach a different audience. And, there’s the prize money. Is this opportunity right for you? Only you can know. I have faith in your better instincts.
Check out this Call for Entries from Art-Competition.net for Portraits 2018. $25 entry & no shipping. The theme is open to broader interpretation than you might think, and you know you want the $500 grant. Take a look…
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CALL for ENTRIES:
Portraits 2018
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: Portraits “The curators are looking for a portrait showing the inner essence of the subject or a flattering representation, not just a literal likeness.” –art-competition.net
DEADLINE: December 10, 2018
NOTIFICATION: December 20, 2018
ENTRY FEE: $25 for up to 3, $5 ea. add’l
AWARDS: 20 artists will be selected for an online group exhibit, “PORTRAITS 2018” at Gallery25N; the exhibit and artists will be extensively marketed worldwide to over 26,000 people including art buyers, gallery owners, curators, collectors, etc. One artist will be selected to receive the “Christopher E. Burke Fine Art Grant“ of $500. That artist’s work will become the image of the exhibition and will be used on the invitation, video title screen and on all online marketing.
