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CALL for ENTRIES: mon-o-chrome

 

Learn more about the mon-o-chrome exhibit from Las Laguna Gallery!

CULINARY tour

I spent 15 days on vacation –one week in Arizona, one week in New Mexico.  Adjusting to the elevation was no joke. I’ve spent most of my life living at or around sea level.  My homes for the past 10 years have been at around 2000 feet in elevation near the base of the Great Smoky Mountains.  Bisbee, AZ has an elevation of approx 5500 feet and Silver City, NM has an elevation of 5800 feet, both higher than Denver, CO.  Plus, Bisbee is known as the city of 1000 steps.  We hear you get used to it after 3 weeks, but we only had two.  We survived, but it was eye-opening.  On an unrelated note, I think we took as many bites of food as we did steps.  That’s a lot of forks folks.  We’ve decided to start calling our vacations “culinary tours”.  It seems more purposeful, less gluttonous, ha.

Now that I’m back, I am hard at work planning my year, including a residency (or three), a solo show, some juried shows, some invitationals.  I have some announcements, but we’ll save those for another day.  I am also looking to expand my “comfort” galleries to new areas.  You know those galleries that you show in time and time again because you like the people, you like the space, you like the curation, you like the sales.  You’re comfortable.  I have a handful of those, but I am always looking to freshen my resume.  This next call is a great way to try on a new gallery or, if you’ve shown at Las Laguna Gallery before, continue to develop that relationship.  Take a look.

Learn more about the mon-o-chrome exhibit from Las Laguna Gallery!Check out this Call for Entries from the Las Laguna Gallery (Laguna Beach, CA) for mon-o-chrome, $35 entry & 35% commission, most media accepted.  Don’t miss this opportunity…

CALL for ENTRIES:
mon-o-chrome
from Las Laguna Gallery

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to most media, including acrylic, airbrush, assemblage, charcoal, color pencil, collage, digital art, drawings, encaustic, etching, fiber art, graphite, illustration, mixed media, new media, oil, painting, pastel, photography, screen print, serigraph, and watercolor.

THEME:  mon-o-chrome. The term monochrome describes paintings, drawings, design, or photograph or prints in one color or values of one color.  For this call for art Las Laguna Gallery challenges artists to explore not only the range of tones of black and white, but also explore the range of a single color.

DEADLINE:  March 8, 2020

NOTIFICATION: March 15, 2020.  If accepted, delivery of work is January 30-February 4.

ENTRY FEE: $35 for up to 3 

SALES: The gallery will retain 35% commission on all sales.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

 

Learn more from Las Laguna Gallery!

CALL for ENTRIES: Mixed Media, Collage & Digital

Learn more about the Mixed Media, Collage and Digital Art Exhibit from Las Laguna Gallery!

a CITRUS dream

Oranges trigger holiday memories.  So many different holidays, both secular and sacred, are celebrated during the month of December.  And regardless of the holiday, you’ll always find someone whose memory of that holiday is triggered by the smell of oranges.  My mother said that when she was a child, Christmas was the only time her family could afford citrus of any sort.  I have incorporated citrus into my entire sense of winter because it is the only time I can find super sweet clementines.  It is an odd sort of passing of the baton.

Now that most of the holidays have past, it is time to kick it into high gear.  I am attempting another 30 paintings in 30 days. (I don’t hold out a lot of hope of finishing that in grand style.)  Meanwhile I have 3 commissions & 3 shows that I desperately want to enter.  I am no longer a member of the cult of busy.  I don’t celebrate or glorify it.  But I have certainly bitten off more than I can chew. How do you rank your art priorities?  When you figure that out consider this Call.

Check out this Call for Entries from the Las Laguna Gallery (Laguna Beach, CA) for Mixed Media, Collage and Digital Art, $35 entry & 35% commission.  Don’t miss this opportunity…

CALL for ENTRIES:
Mixed Media, Collage & Digital Art
from Las Laguna Gallery

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to mixed media, collage & digital art

DEADLINE:  January 11, 2020

NOTIFICATION: January 17, 2020.  If accepted, delivery of work is January 30-February 4.

ENTRY FEE: $35 for up to 3 

SALES: The gallery will retain 35% commission on all sales.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

 

Learn more from Las Laguna Gallery!

CALL for ENTRIES: Animalz 2020

a sleepy SIP

Ginger ale has offered me clarity, of sorts.  As a 40-year insominiac, I have tried everything from warm milk to herbal remedies and tryptophan-laden foods to no avail.  For the last few years my only manner of sleep has been pharmaceutical, taken in half-doses to fend off side effects.  But in the end, long term use of sleep aids has side effects, the worst has been fogginess & some memory loss.  Six weeks ago, I started taking a double-strength, full spectrum CBD oil.  It took 5 days to build up in my system before I started magically falling asleep in 15 minutes instead of 3+ hours.  The pros a gentle lifting of my fog; I can hear the birds’ chatter outside my studio window again, even with this morning’s snowfall.  I am experiencing a gradual but noticeable improvement in my day to day memory which makes working in series flow easier. I am getting nearly twice as much sleep per night, on average, as I have since I was in elementary school.  The cons?  The taste of CBD oil. Ginger ale has ridden to the rescue and is an easy and obvious trade for chirping birds and living color.  What trade will you make?

With my newly-found sleep has come reduced anxiety surrounding my trajectory as an artist.  I know the paths, where they converge, where they change priority, if you’ll let them.  I cannot say this often enough.  Enter the shows that serve you.  Use them to determine your audience, test your narrative and create your own story.  The creative process will serve you if you let it.  This next Call is for a small gallery in California with a prolific show history and a straightforward curatorial approach.  Does this show offer an outlet that serves your work?  Investigate. 

Check out this Call for Entries from the Las Laguna Gallery (Laguna Beach, CA) for Animalz, a show of depicting animals, real or imagined. $35 entry & 35% commission.  Don’t miss this opportunity…

CALL for ENTRIES:
Animalz 2020
from Las Laguna Gallery

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

THEME:  Animalz.  Las Laguna Gallery invites . . . . artwork depicting animals (real or imagined)— laslagunagallery.com

MEDIA: Open to all media, including acrylic, airbrush, assemblage, charcoal, color pencil, collage, digital art, drawings, encaustic, fiber art, araphite, illustration, mixed media, new media, oil, painting, pastel, photography & watercolor.

DEADLINE:  December 7, 2019

NOTIFICATION: December 14, 2019.  If accepted, delivery of work is December 26-31.

ENTRY FEE: $35 for up to 3 

SALES: The gallery will retain 35% commission on all sales.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

 

Learn more from Las Laguna Gallery!

CALL for ENTRIES: 2 Shows at Limner

Learn more about the Emerging Artist and Holiday Smallworks shows from the Limner Gallery!

this is how we STEW IT

I making stew in the slow cooker today. *cues the Fall music*  Like clockwork, soups and stews suddenly appear several times a week once the temperature outside drops 10 or 15 degrees.  Old habits die hard, and I have no motivation to change this one since it only leads to easier dinners and more studio time.  Other habits are worth changing though.  Late night snacking has to stop (for me), and breakfast has got to get less boring.  What norms do you want to change?

My studio habits are already on the move. I have been slowly shifting my work toward the studio work that will be my future.  I’ve worked hard to change my thinking about the expected artist career arc, and the effect I allow the perception of others to have on my work.  It started with a media change and progressed to extricating myself from multiple arts organizations that were all take and no give.  It has now moved to considering opportunites based on desired outcomes versus how I feel about entering.  I will still enter shows whose themes excite me, but I am better equipped to say “no” to shows that don’t serve my purposes.

With that process in mind, I am breaking another of my rules by publishing two calls in one post.  They both come from the same gallery, Limner, that has a long curatorial and sales history to be dissected and interpreted by you.  But these opportunities couldn’t be more different.  One show is a more traditional juried show with standard risk, fees & commission with the possibility of a bonus publication award.  The other show is a lightly juried, retail-oriented show that has no entry fee, but front loads the risk of no sales onto you with a hanging fee.  The commission skews sightly less as the pieces get more expensive.  Depending where you are in your career and what your current goals are, one or both of these shows can work for you.  But you have to do the work to figure it out.  No more auto-pilot.  Let’s make that next year’s theme… no more auto-pilot.

These calls cover a wide spectrum of show options in one place.  Check out these Calls for Entries from Slow Art Productions for Emerging Artists and Holiday Smallworks at the Limner Gallery (Hudson, NY). $35 & 35% for the Emerging Artist show.  No entry fee & 35% after the first $100 on the Holiday Smallworks show.  Both are open to all media and all artists.  Carefully examine these opportunities…

Learn more about the Emerging Artist and Holiday Smallworks shows from the Limner Gallery!CALL for ENTRIES:
Emerging Artists and Holiday Smallworks
at the Limner Gallery

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to all mediaNote: Work submitted to smallworks show must be 18″ or under. 

DEADLINE: October 31, 2019

NOTIFICATION: December 30, 2019 for Emerging Artists.  Rolling Notifications for Holiday Smallworks.

ENTRY FEE: $35 for up to 4, for the Emerging Artists exhibit; no entry fee for the Holiday Smallworks, but there is a hanging fee.  Do not waste your time or the gallery’s time applying for the Holiday show if you haven’t read the fine print.

SALES:  SlowArt Productions will retain 35% commission on sales.  The Holiday Smallworks show is commission free for the first $100.  Note:  Please do the math.  The commission of the Holiday Smallworks show is calculated differently, and you should be aware BEFORE you submit work.

For complete details, Read the Full Calls!

Learn more from SlowArt Productions and the Limner Gallery!

CALL for ENTRIES: 2019 Miami Art Basel Edition

Learn more about the 2019 Miami Art Basel Edition from Create! Magazine.

fair FARE

When’s the last time you ate a candied apple?  I haven’t had one in a while either.  Every year I am tempted at the Tennessee Valley Fair to at least have a caramel apple, but I chicken out every time.  I mean, I’m not afraid of the sugar-draped fruit, but it seem like a commitment.  It’s not like I can eat it with a knife and fork in deliberate portions; you have to sink into it teeth first, knowing you may end up wearing it face, fingers, clothing and all.  I’m not ready.

This next call is a worthy pursuit on its own, but it is also a measured solution to the art fair.  When’s the last time you contemplated participating in an art fair like Art Basel?  One option is to venture out on your own, which can be very expensive & risky if you aren’t in the right place for that opportunity.  Another possibility is going as a part of a group or gallery, which still involves costly production like framing and shipping with no guarantee of sales.  If you’re not ready for either of those options, this call from Create! Magazine gives you an opportunity to reach the Miami art week audience without the commitment to a booth.  Their curatorial history proves you’ll be in excellent company.  Think about it.

Check out this Call for Entries from Create! Magazine (print publication) for the Miami Art Basel Edition.  The 3rd Annual Art Miami Edition will be released during 2019 Miami Art Week in December, available in international shop locations & during VIP preview night at Art Miami Fairs.  Don’t miss this chance…

CALL for ENTRIES:
Miami Art Basel Edition of Create! Magazine

Learn more about the 2019 Miami Art Basel Edition from Create! Magazine.ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists

MEDIA:  Open to all media, i.e.: painting, sculpture, digital, printmaking, fiber, mixed media, photography, installation & more.

DEADLINE:  September 30, 2019

ENTRY FEE:  $35 for up to 3

JUROR:  The Director of 3 galleries in central London and New York, Rebecca Hossack was born in Melbourne in 1955.  Following degrees in Law and in History of Art, Hossack studied at Christie’s and at The Guggenheim in Venice. She set up her own gallery in Windmill Street, Fitzrovia, in March 1988. Hossack’s business, despte the economic climate, has not only survived, but thrived. From 1993-7, Hossack served as the Australian cultural attaché in London, initiating literary links between Australian and British writers and organising a series of exhibitions of Australian art in London.

AWARDS:  Artists selected by the guest juror will receive a 2-page spread including a brief bio, website, and 2 images in print and digital formats. Published artists will receive a complimentary digital issue and will be listed on Create! Magazine’s website/social media & will be listed with images, details and information on theirr website/social media for life. All featured artists will automatically be considered for any upcoming curatorial projects & exhibitions organized by the Create! team.  

SALES: The 3rd Annual Art Miami Edition will be released during 2019 Miami Art Week in December, available in international shop locations & during VIP preview night at Art Miami Fairs

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more from Create! Magazine.

CALL for ENTRIES: Table Testaments

Learn more about the Table Testaments exhibits from the Arts Benicia Gallery!

SOUPER bowls

I plead guilty to taking my eating utensils and dishes for granted.  Because of my love for the art of plating food, I’ve always owned solid white functional dishware.  My mother is a “collector” of flatware and hasn’t allowed me to pick my own, EVER.  It is bestowed upon me on occasion without request or explanation.  We all have our burdens, ha.  

Now I am married to a commercial production potter (120+ pots a day & NOT pictured here), and suddenly the world of dishware is my oyster.  Did you know you need differently sized and shaped bowls for salad, cereal & pasta? As I said, we all have our burdens, ha.  I love eating out of the bowls my husband has thrown.  Every once in a while he comes home with a “one off” just for me because he thought it looked like it was “meant for me”.  *swoon*  I’ve been trying to convince him to enter this show because I love this venue.  It isn’t restricted to a literal interpretation, so be sure to investigate this opportunity. 

Check out this Call for Entries from Arts Benicia (Benicia, CA) for Table Testaments.  $45 Entry & 40% commission. Take a closer look at this community-based non-profit…

Learn more about the Table Testaments exhibits from the Arts Benicia Gallery!CALL for ENTRIES:
Table Testaments 
from Arts Benicia

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to ceramic, wood, glass, metals, paintings, prints, photographs, mixed media, installation artworks & digital works.

THEME:  This exhibition will coincide with seasonal gatherings around tables, offering an exploration of sculptural and functional tableware as contemporary carriers of narrative & story – central elements in human gatherings.  Utensils and flatware, table linens and tables & chairs themselves will be considered, as will wall-hung works that relate to the exhibition subject.

DEADLINE:  October 2, 2019

NOTIFICATION:  October 12, 2019

ENTRY FEE: $45 up to 3 ($35 for members) 

JUROR:  Juan M. Santiago’s art practice explores the narrative of human experience using traditional & non-traditional methods in clay and other mediums. He has taught at Sonoma State University, Diablo Valley College, Chabot College & California College of the Arts. He is currently a professor at Southern Oregon University. Juan holds an MFA from Alfred University & a BFA from California College of the Arts & Crafts.

AWARD:  Best of show $250, Juror’s Choice 2-D $100 & Juror’s Choice 3-D $100.

SALES:  Arts Benicia, a non-profit organization, receives 40% commission on sales.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more from the Arts Benicia Gallery!

CALL for ENTRIES: In Gold We Trust

Learn more about the In Gold We Trust Exhibit from the Ashton Gallery at Art on 30th!

come home, HONEY

My local farmer’s market is almost done for the season.  Because the market uses the parking lot between the American Legion and the post office, it is only available to us from late Spring to early Fall.  The worst of it is that it will likely cut off my supplie of golden goodness, local honey.  

My work has prominently featured golden hues lately, and I’ve fallen in love with some metallic Japanese watercolors.  I’ve even spent some time making my own metallic watercolors, using honey as a humectant.  Luckily, my paints don’t require Mason jars from the local farmer’s market.  Have you fallen under the spell of the glint of gold, the glow of gamboge hue, or the warmth of yellow ocre?  If so, here’s a great opportunity in San Diego.  Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Ashton Gallery @ Art on 30th (San Diego, CA) for In Gold We Trust.  $35 Entry and 50% commission. I could find work for this call, could you?

Learn more about the In Gold We Trust Exhibit from Ashton Gallery @ Art on 30th!CALL for ENTRIES:
In Gold We Trust 
from Ashton Gallery

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to all 2-D & 3-D artwork that fits on a pedestal. Photography, fabric & journal pages are welcome if prepared for hanging.

THEME:  Gold.  “Do you have the ‘Midas touch’ with gold in your artwork? Let’s see what you have been creating. All that glitters is not gold… any of the metallic paints are eligible as well as golden colors (mustard, yellow oxide, yellow ochre, etc) . . . . makes it eligible.”

DEADLINE:  September 22, 2018

NOTIFICATION:  September 30, 2019

ENTRY FEE: $35 for the 1st, $5 ea. addl 

JUROR:  Leonardo Bravo, Director at Palm Springs Art Museum. He is the founder and organizer of Big City Forum, an interdisciplinary, social practice and curatorial research project that brings attention to emergent practices across design, architecture, and the arts. It provides an ongoing exploration of the intersections between these creative disciplines and new ways of knowledge making within the context of public space and social change. Over the last three years he has been the Director of Education and Public Programs wfth the Palm Springs Art Museum

AWARD:  $1,000 in cash prizes

SALES:  Ashton Gallery retains 50% commission for sale of artwork.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more from the Ashton Gallery at Art on 30th!

CALL for ENTRIES: Redemption

Learn more about the Redemption exhibit from Skye Gallery in Providence, RI!

looking for one in a MELON

I fall in love with foods, binge needlessly and then tire of them quickly.  It is a pattern.  I have eaten enough watermelon this summer that the very notion of it is a little nauseating.  I’m off in pursuit of something new, but I’ll make my way back to watermelon by next summer.  I’m often that way with galleries as well.

I become enamored of the curatorial vision of a handful of galleries for a while, then tire when it feels like I’m seeing the same Calls from them over and over again.  Sometimes you need to stretch your proverbial legs, take your work for a walk, explore new territorty.  While on one of those searches, I came across this theme and thought it so relevant and current to my work, that I should give it a try.  I offer it to you in case it is of interest…

Check out this Call for Entries from Skye Gallery (Providence, RI) for Redemption.  $30 Entry & 50% commission.  Take the time to research their previous shows and in-house artists.  Is this show a good fit for you?

Learn more about the Redemption exhibit from Skye Gallery in Providence, RI!CALL for ENTRIES:
Redemption 
from Skye Gallery

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

MEDIA: Open to all media except film/video

THEME: Redemption. “In these times of unearthing atrocities & a growing shared conversation about our traumas personal, political & historic, the idea of healing & recovery sometimes feels past our fingertips and humanity’s capacity. This begs the question: What is redemption? What does it look like? Is it possible or just a human construct for the convenience for the ones who wound & institutions that oppress? What is the price to repair? Is there a moral economy?” 

DEADLINE:  September 20, 2019

NOTIFICATION:  September 30, 2019

ENTRY FEE: $30 up to 3 

JUROR:  Gallery owner Jonny Skye (BA Visual Arts, Brown University, MAT Art Education, Rhode Island School of Design) will lead selection of artwork.

SALES:  Art sales are split 50/50. Artist honors the split agreement for 3 months after exhibition.

For complete details, Read Full Call!

Learn more from Skye Gallery in Providence, RI!

CALL for ENTRIES: No Big Heads 2019

Learn more about the No Big Heads Call from the Hugh McPeck Gallery at University of Alaska Anchorage!

hugs & QUICHES

I make the best quiche in the world. Not hyperbole. (The quiche pictured here is not of my making.) You can say what you want, but I will not be dissuaded, ha.  It is NOT, if fact, what I was hoping for as a supper super power, but it is what I got.  My husband has decided that I am allowed to have a big head regarding this one topic; however, I suspect he’s just humoring me for fear his quiche connection will dry up before he learns my secret techniques and/or ingredients.  Bwahahahaha.

This next Call indicates No Big Heads.  Do I still qualify?  Just kidding.  I like this next Call because it ticks off a lot of great mileposts for many of us.  It is an academic show, a resume builder, and it is in Alaska, a state missing on many of our resumes.  The submission size is limited to 12″ or smaller in any direction, so shipping is cheap & easy, AND there are cash prizes.

Check out this Call for Entries from University of Alaska Hugh McPeck Gallery (Anchorage, AK) for 34th Annual No Big Heads Exhibit. $25 entry, 10% commission & cash awards too.  This is open media self-portraiture, so if you’ve got work to offer, investigate this opportunity!

Learn more about the No Big Heads Call from the Hugh McPeck Gallery at University of Alaska Anchorage!CALL for ENTRIES:
34th Annual 2019 No Big Heads 
from Hugh McPeck Gallery

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to all media 

DEADLINE:  September 12 2019

NOTIFICATION:  September 16, 2019

ENTRY FEE: $25 per entry, limit 2 

JUROR:  April Bey grew up in the Nassau, Bahamas & now resides and works in L.A. as a contemporary visual artist and art educator. Bey’s interdisciplinary artwork is an introspective and social critique of American and Bahamian culture, contemporary pop culture feminism, generational theory, social media, AfroFuturism and constructs of race.  

AWARD:  $1000 for Best of Show & $1000 in other cash prizes

SALES:  UAA encourages sales of work and charges a 10% commission. If your work is not for sale please clearly mark NFS on your application.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more from the Hugh McPeck Gallery at University of Alaska Anchorage!

OPEN CALL for Proposals: IA&A at Hillyer

Learn more about the Open Call from IA and A at Hillyer!

just BREW it

How do you fuel your early afternoons?  I know some of you find it freaky that I’ve not consumed coffee in 20+ years, but I’ve just never acquired the taste.  Whether you choose sugar-full or sugar-substituted, soft drinks are a horrible alternative.  So, I am taking suggestions.  Smoothies are fantastic, and I can make pretty healthy choices that offer a little energy boost.  However, to maintain any sort of variety, I’d need a much larger amount storage space.  Has anyone tried the the soup & smoothie subscription service? (not a paid post or affiliate link).  It might be an interesting way to get variety.  Sometimes you just need a little help.

This next Call is MORE than just a little help. Many of you will live outside the qualifiers (living either within 150 miles of D.C. OR non-Americans living outside the U.S.), but on the off-chance some of you might qualify, I wanted to be certain to post this opportunity.  The award is invaluable and listed in full below.  Take a minute and investigate.  If you don’t qualify, share this post with someone that does.

Check out this Open Call from International Arts & Artists [IA&A] at Hillyer (Washington, DC) for Annual Show Proposals.  $30 Entry, HUGE award value, and no sales commission. This is a great venue…

Learn more about the Open Call from IA and A at Hillyer!OPEN CALL:
Annual Show Proposals 
from IA&A at Hillyer

This is an open call for proposals for solo exhibitions for Hillyer’s 2020/2021 season.

ELIGIBILITY: Hillyer focuses on under represented artists. We accept proposals from regional artists that live within 150 miles of Washington, DC and have not had a solo exhibition in the last three years in a professional gallery or art space OR work from international (non-American) artists that are both living & working internationally.

MEDIA: Open to all media 

DEADLINE:  September 10, 2019 (by 4pm)

ENTRY FEE: $30

AWARD:  A month long exhibition in one Hillyer’s three gallery rooms, Artist honorarium, Inclusion in annual RISE exhibition, previewing selected artists for 2020/21 season; Ongoing support from Hillyer staff, including a studio visit and exhibition consultation with Hillyer’s Director, assistance with exhibition installation and de-installation, review of exhibition materials (artist statement, bio, labels, etc), and marketing and promotion of exhibition.  Accepted artists also benefit from our Artist Advisory Program, where our highly qualified Artist Advisory Committee works individually with each artist to help them prepare their exhibitions and establish themselves in the DC-arts community. Opportunity to give artist talks, lead public programs and workshops, artist interviews featured on blog, in artist spotlight video, and a One-year membership to International Arts & Artists.

SALES: Hillyer is not a commercial establishment and does not sell the artwork on exhibit. Any interested parties will be put directly in contact with the artist. Hillyer does not take a commission on sold works.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more from IA&A at Hillyer!