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ARTIST of the DAY: Julia Geiser

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smoke & mirrors

Some days, one has to put one foot in front of the other and simply hope for the best.  When searching for today’s Artist of the Day for AAAD, I stumbled on to the work of Julia Geiser.  This work perfectly illustrates my week.  (continues below)

Collage work by Julia Geiser
collage work by Julia Geiser

“When I first started to work with collage (in 2012) I really got attached to the method. With collage I am allowed to work fast and the pictures I create are more likely a sketch of an idea then an in all details finished picture. I only use pictures from the Internet. So the online-voyeurism becomes an inspiration to me. In such a way my work grasps a larger ground. It becomes a debate about rights and licenses, about privacy and commons, about ownership and laws. The collages always oscillate between visual and legal borders.” — Julia Geiser

Learn more about #ArtistoftheDay, Julia Geiser!

CALL for ENTRIES: A Touch of the Blues

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Learn more about the Touch of the Blues exhibit from the ARC Gallery in Chicago!blue
MILK

I’m not really a milk drinker –never have been.  I use it in cooking and to make cheese, but by the glass is uncommon.  It has in recent years, though, become helpful in the winter months.  In the winter, my writing for AAAD & creating my own art (both visual & performing) keeps me indoors most of the time.  A lack of sunshine for extended periods of time is often accompanied by a general malaise –the winter blues.  Milk isn’t a miracle drug, but the boost of Vitamin D does seem to help.  This next Call wants your perspective on blue.  Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Arc Gallery (Chicago, IL) for A Touch of the Blues.  No commission on sales & cash awards.  Investigate…

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Learn more about the Touch of the Blues exhibit from the ARC Gallery in Chicago!CALL for ENTRIES:
A Touch of the Blues

“No color has as diverse a range or interpretation as Blue. It is represented by the clearest of oceans and the deepest of melancholy sadness. It is nature, music, movement, and joy. It is pain and suffering. This exhibition is an exploration of this extraordinary color and its seemingly limitless breadth of expression.” — arcgallery.org

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists

MEDIA:  Open to all mediums & materials are eligible including 2-D, 3-D, mixed-media & video.

DEADLINE:  December 26, 2015

NOTIFICATION:  January 10, 2016

Learn more about the Touch of the Blues exhibit from the ARC Gallery in Chicago!ENTRY FEE:  $40 for up to 3, $10 ea. add’l

JUROR:  With an MFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a BS from Skidmore College, Sarah Krepp taught in the SAIC Painting Program for seven years before becoming Professor & Chair of the Painting Program at the University of Illinois at Urbana / Champaign. Being both a visual artist and a professor, she has worked and taught nationally at visiting artist residencies & internationally in Ireland, Italy &France, earning opportunities to exhibit at many venues.

AWARDS:  Three monetary awards: Best in Show and two honorable mentions.

SALES:  Works will be for sale unless noted as NFS (not for sale) on the entry form.  ARC does not take commission on any work sold, but will act as a liaison for sales of the artists’ work. 

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more from the ARC Gallery in Chicago!

 

ARTIST of the DAY: Pedro Marzorati

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hot weather, cold WATER

It has been unseasonably warm in the Great Smoky Mountains this past week — 70+ degrees in mid-December.  While I appreciate the bonus, it also made me think of the AAAD’s Artist of the Day Pedro Marzorati.  His work is a perfect physical embodiment of climate change, and it changes based on your perspective, time & place.  Simply perfect. (continues below)

Where the Tides Ebb and Flow by Pedro Marzorati
Where the Tides Ebb and Flow by Pedro Marzorati, land art installation

“The statues speak for us, it’s a way of interrogation,
just ask yourselves!” –Pedro Marzorati

“Where the Tides Ebb and Flow” was introduced for the first time in 2008, as a part of Land Art “Kielzog” festival, near Amsterdam & then again at the “Sentier du Rhone 2009” festival, in France.  The sculptures illustrates the human silhouette that are more or less submerged in water depending on the increasing water levels.

Take the time to discover more about Pedro Marzorati!

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!

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

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CALL for ENTRIES: On the Body

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Learn more about the On the Body exhibit from Gallery 263!needles &
NUTRITION

I have a food tattoo.  Not surprised, are you?  It wasn’t meant to be a food tattoo.  I spent a week in NYC while in the area for my grad school interviews.  So, I went to the Big Apple and decided the perfect souvenir would be to come home with a little apple.  Ridiculous, I know.  I’ve thought about expanding on the food theme, but I’d rather spend my money on food than tattoos, ha.  Plus, I’m a wimp when it comes to pain.  This next Call is interested on what’s on the body, not just tattoos.  Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Gallery 263 (Cambridge, MA) for the On the Body. The entry fee is only $25, and the space is beautiful. Investigate this space…

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Learn more from Gallery 263!CALL for ENTRIES:
On the Body

 

“Consider the figure draped, decorated, sculpted…from couture to tattoos to anatomy. Capture form in motion, among natural or constructed surroundings, or in relation to others. The body is our ultimate tool for experience, connection and expression – show us your reflections On the Body.” –from gallery263.com

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all U.S. artists

MEDIA: All media will be considered

DEADLINE:  January 3, 2016

NOTIFICATION:  January 11, 2016

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

JUROR:  Ruth Erickson is Assistant Curator at the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston. She recently opened the exhibition Leap Before You Look: Black Mountain College 1933-1957 at the ICA, & is working on an upcoming exhibition with Iranian artists Ramin Haerizadeh, Rokni Haerizadeh & Hesam Rahmanian & a survey of Mark Dion’s (2017). From 2004-2007, she was curator at BCA Center in Burlington, VT, and she received her Ph.D. in art history from the University of Pennsylvania.

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

For complete details, Download the Prospectus!

Download the Prospectus from Gallery 263!