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ARTIST of the DAY: Jan Huling

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a happy HEART

It is time for holiday mayhem again. I want to encourage you to just say “no”.  I’m not suggesting you expect your five year old to give up gifts in lieu of a shiny red apple.  But I do want you to give up the undue pressure to make anyone’s holiday perfect, including your own.  I do want to encourage you to use your resources in support of the the people you love and what they can offer or create in this world.  Make it have heart or just say “no”. Today’s Artist of the Day Jan Huling offers the most literal example of that concept I can imagine. Enjoy. (continues below)

Corazon by Jan Huling
“Corazon” by Jan Huling

“My 3-dimensional collages combine found objects with surface design, sometimes touching on narrative themes. I’m also drawn to religious and political icons, inspired by a continuing fascination with indigenous or popular culture and world religions. By juxtaposing these icons with an eclectic assortment of objects, the viewer is challenged to consider common images within an altered context. The [construction] process is slow and meticulous, zen-like, with the choice of forms motivating color schemes and iconography.” — Jan Huling

Learn more about Jan Huling!

CALL for ENTRIES: Just My Type

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Learn more about the Just My Type exhibit from the Whitdel Arts Gallery!dangerously
GREEN

We are all careful about dairy products & cross contamination as a result of years of PSA-style campaigning about food-borne illness.  But, did you know that leafy greens are among the most dangerous types of foods?  Remember the bagged spinach epidemic from a few years ago.  Leafy greens are at high risk for contamination from manure in the growing process.  You’re not off the hook for eating greens, you just have to promise to wash this type of food really well.  This Call wants to know your type; food references are optional.  Great opportunity at a great gallery…

Check out this Call for Entries from Whitdel Arts (Detroit, MI) for Just My Type. Take the time to investigate the jurors & arts organization.  It will make you WANT to enter. Take a look…

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Learn more about the Just My Type exhibit from the Whitdel Arts Gallery!CALL for ENTRIES:
Just My Type

 

“This exhibition will feature artwork that focuses on, as well as incorporates, typefaces and letterforms. The letterform is an entity we interact with every day, most often without as much as a second thought; an artform hiding in plain sight.  What’s your type? Whether the typeface is used as a means of communication, or celebrated in its purest form, ‘Just My Type’ aims to showcase it.” –from whitdelarts.com

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to all media

DEADLINE:  January 8, 2016

NOTIFICATION:  January 16, 2016

ENTRY FEE: $15 for up to 3 works; free to members.

JUROR:  Joel Grothaus is an artist and designer who graduated in 2010 from the College for Creative Studies with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Illustration.  Lee Marchalonis has been Signal-Return’s Printer in Residence since January 2015.  She holds a MFA in printmaking from the University of Tennessee.  She has worked as a printer at Kala Institute in Berkeley, California and studied book arts at the University of Iowa.  Her work has been exhibited both nationally & internationally and can be found in collections throughout the U.S.

SALES: Whitdel Arts takes a 33% commission fee of the sales price, regardless of gallery affiliation.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more from Whitdel Arts!

 

CALL for ENTRIES: Women in Art

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Learn more about the Women in Art exhibit from the Las Laguna Gallery!girly
CHOW

Food for women apparently exists.  Well, it isn’t food exclusively for women, but I discovered there are a few foods that are even better for you if you’re female– including one of my favorites, flaxseed.  Not using flaxseed?  I love ground flaxseed as a substitute for bread crumbs on top of casseroles.   I mix flaxseed with a little Parmesan and a mist of olive oil and return the casserole to the oven until it just starts to brown.  Flaxseed adds a nutty flavor that I prefer over cracker crumbs, hands down.  This Call is also meant for women.  Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Las Laguna Gallery (Laguna Beach, CA) for Women in Art, a celebration of the creativity of women. Open to lots of media…

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Learn more about the Women in Art exhibit from the Las Laguna Gallery!CALL for ENTRIES:
Women in Art

 

“The show is dedicated to the spirit and creativity of all women artists, past and present. Las Laguna Gallery in Laguna Beach, California is looking for some unbelievable women artists.” –from laslagunagallery.com

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all female artists

MEDIA:   Open to works in Assemblage, Charcoal, Color Pencil, Collage, Digital Art, Drawings, Encaustic, Graphite, Illustration, Mixed Media, New Media, Painting, Pastel, Photo, Photography & Watercolor.  * Sorry new jewelry or sculpture for this exhibition.

DEADLINE: December 15, 2015

NOTIFICATION: December 16, 2015

ENTRY FEE: $35 for 3, $5 ea. add’l

SALES:  The gallery will retain 40% commission on all sales

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more about the Women in Art exhibit from the Las Laguna Gallery!

ARTIST of the DAY: Laura Sellers

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smoky MOUNTAINS

The Smoky Mountains are celebrated for the vivid colors of fall, but those of us in the know appreciate the desaturated hues of winter.  We rarely get the opportunity to celebrate artists that live so close, so we are  excited to  share the work of Asheville-based artist Laura Sellers, our current Artist of the Day, with you.   (continues below)
Learn more about the work of AAAD Artist of the Day Laura Sellers!
Learn more about the work of AAAD’s Artist of the Day Laura Sellers!
“The summer series of crates were my first attempt at abstract painting on a 3-dimensional form using the desaturation scale. The entire palette was created from the combination of two complementary colors (yellow-green and purple) that when combined form a neutral grey. The colors matched the rainy summer days of the mountains perfectly, and the abstract lines mimic the horizontal landscape lines.” –Laura Sellers

Learn more about Laura Sellers!

CALL for ENTRIES: Imagined World Creatures

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Learn more about the Creatures of Imagined Worlds exhibit at ETSU's Slocumb Galleries!seasonal
VARIETY

It is almost time for winter cabbage.  I am always grateful to those of our local farmers that have the forethought to plant cold-hardy cabbage in late August so that we can have at least one locally-grown GREEN veggie this winter.  It is neither a high-yield crop, nor is it a high profit crop.  Aside from how delightful it tastes in Irish stew, I am fascinated by the other worldliness of cabbage layers. If you compare the outside leaves to the interior leaves of the cabbage head, you would assume one was some sort of alien mutant version of the other with changes in color, texture AND taste.  This next Call wants your other worldliness.  Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Slocumb Galleries at ETSU (Johnson City, TN) for Creatures of Imagined Worlds. This is a great academic gallery. $20 entry.  Don’t miss it…

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Learn more about the Creatures of Imagined Worlds exhibit at ETSU's Slocumb Galleries!CALL for ENTRIES:
Imagined World Creatures

 

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

MEDIA:  Open to all 2D & 3D media

DEADLINE:  December 9, 2015

NOTIFICATION:  by December 18, 2015

ENTRY FEE:  $20 for up to 4 entries

CURATORS:  Marty Henley has a B.S. in Computer Animation and Design, a M.A. in art with a concentration in sculpture, and is a Professional Illustrator and Game Designer. He has a fascination with organic and inorganic textures and masses, their combinations in the creation of imaginary artistic creatures, and the emotional and psychological connections the viewers have with these creations. Marty is currently an Adjunct faculty member at East Tennessee State University, were he teaches 2D design, 3D design, and Color Theory.

Kevin C. Reaves has a B.F.A and an M.F.A. with a concentration in Jewelry and Metals. He is a traditional sculptor, metalsmith, digital modeler and an avid game and toy designer. Kevin is inspired by retro science fiction, Japanese monster movies, toys, games and 80’s pop culture. His designs have a strong geometric aesthetic and they often deal with social issues and human conditions that primarily focus on Western civilization.

AWARDS:  Up to $500 in prizes

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more about the Creatures of Imagined Worlds exhibit at ETSU's Slocumb Galleries!

ARTIST of the DAY: Grant Haffner

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on the road, again

I spend a lot of time on the road, and the work of Grant Haffner, our current Artist of the Day, serves as a great reminder to stop, take a breath and SEE. I am a huge fan of color field work, and this intersection of color field with a dash of Fauvism and huge dollop of the living landscape is stunning–nectareous, even, to this weary traveler. (continues below)

"Winter on Scuttle Hole Road" by Grant Haffner
“Winter on Scuttle Hole Road” by Grant Haffner

“Those that are able to see beyond the shadows & lies
of their culture will never be understood
let alone believed by the masses.” –Plato

 

Learn more about Grant Haffner!

 

CALL for ENTRIES: Infected 4

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Learn more about Volume 4 of Infected by Art!feelin’
LEMONY

I ran across Buddha’s finger a couple of years ago.  What a bizarre, other-worldly looking fruit.  It is a type of citron and has the aroma of a lemon.  It makes great candied peel and is fantastic for flavoring vodka, or infusing oil or sugar.  The best part is that the pith doesn’t have the bitter taste that is commonly in the white of the lemon.  I would love to have a keep just for ornamental reasons since fruit tends to last longer “on the vine” than flowers do.  The fruit of this tree just doesn’t look real.  The next Call wants just the opposite–subject matter that appears real but is not.  This is a science fiction lovers dream…

Check out this Call for Entries from Infected by Art for Volume 4, an art compilation book. $10 Entry & you DO NOT sign over your copyright.  Take a look…

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Learn more about Volume 4 of Infected by Art!CALL for ENTRIES:
Infected

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to work of imaginative realism, i.e. science fiction, fantasy, horror, etc.  The categories include: Oil/acrylic, pen/ink,digital/photoshop, & other work that can be represented by a 2-D image.

DEADLINE:  December 4, 2015

NOTIFICATION:  January 2016

ENTRY FEE: $10 each image, limit 10.  Images 5 & 10 are free.

JUROR:  The Jury Panel is comprised of four individuals personally entrenched in the creation, sales or promotion of imaginative realism artworks; Erica Berkowitz, Patrick Jones, Lauren Panepinto & Allen Williams.

AWARDS:  Artists have a chance to win $5,000 in Cash Prizes. Gold, Silver, and Bronze awards in each of the Categories will also receive a full page in the IBA book dedicated to that image.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more about Volume 4 of Infected by Art!

ARTIST of the DAY: Amy Friend

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perspective, yes

Get to know artist Amy Friend, our current Artist of the Day.  I struggled to choose what to post because she is, simply, in my head.  This work is both lush & toothsome. (continues below)

My Tangled Perspective by Amy Friend, AAAD Artist of the Day
My Tangled Perspective by Amy Friend

“A pleasure in the discomfort & need for the tension.”
— Amy Friend (from amydraws.com)

“My current body of work focuses on a desire for balance and the dichotomy of my life; my desire for adventure and freedom versus a need for security and roots. Illustrating these themes is the current obsession of mine. Using metaphors and abstracts, my work maintains realism in its depiction. The compositions create a graceful struggle and an uncertain balance.”

Learn more about Amy Friend!

 

CALL for ENTRIES: Billboard Diversity

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Learn more about the Embracing our Differences billboard project!EAT
more

I ate broccoli at dinner last night. *yawn*  Did you know there are approximately 30,000 edible plants on this planet?  Did you also know that a mere 50 crops make up 90% of the calories consumed?  How did we get so boring?  Diversity is the best part of eating and cooking and consuming (and being for that matter) even if I do forget that when shopping some days.  This next Call is another excellent way to celebrate diversity.  Take a look…

Check out this great Call for Entries for the annual Embracing our Differences billboard project (Sarasota, FL). No entry fee & $3000 in awards. Don’t miss this opportunity…

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Learn more about the Embracing our Differences billboard project!CALL for ENTRIES:
Embracing our Differences

 

Our goal is to create a community where diversity and inclusion are valued while teaching the importance of being an ‘up-stander,’ not a ‘by- stander’.” — from embracingourdifferences.org

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: 2-D work including but not limited to photography, digital, collage, drawing, painting, etc.  Remember, if chosen, it will be enlarged to 16′ x 12.5′  or 4.9 m x 3.8m.

THEME:  Enriching lives through diversity

DEADLINE: January 4, 2016 (midnight PST)

NOTIFICATION: Winning selections will be announced online by mid-March, 2016

ENTRY FEE: None

AWARDS: A total of $3,000 USD in three separate $1,000 awards for Best-in-Show (adult), Best-in-Show (student) & People’s Choice.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more about Embracing our Differences!

 

CALL for ENTRIES: Animals 2

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Learn more about the Animals 2 exhibit from art-competition.net!eat my
FUNGI

I’m afraid of eating wild mushrooms.  Correction, I am afraid of improperly identifying a mushroom as edible and doing unexpected harm to my family.  So, I have been trying to decide whether or not to grow them myself.  Growing mushrooms at home always conjures images of damp, basement-like conditions.  But research indicates I can crow them on logs in dappled shade, above ground, among the living, with fewer creepy-crawlies. This next Call want to know your views, wild OR domestic, but no veggies–just animals.  Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Art-Competition.net for Animals Wild or Domestic 2.  $20 entry & open to 2D media.  Cash prizes & great marketing tools too…

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Learn more about the Animals 2 exhibit from art-competition.net!CALL for ENTRIES:
Animals 2

 

ELIGIBILITY: All artists age 18+

MEDIA: All 2D media: painting, drawing, collage, photography, digital, etc.

THEME: “Animals Wild or Domestic 2“ – The artists should intrigue and fascinate the viewer with their vision and interpretation of the animal’s beauty, elegance, strength, speed, delicateness, size, etc. The work can reflect on creatures of the land, sea & air from domesticated pet to a ferocious wild animal.  The art can be expressed from realism to abstraction.

DEADLINE: November 30, 2015

NOTIFICATION: December 8, 2015

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

AWARDS: $7,500 in cash & marketing prizes. All cash prizes have doubled (e.g. 1st place $1000, 2nd Place $250, 3rd Place $125, etc) + helpful marketing.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more about the Animals 2 exhibit from art-competition.net!
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