CALL for ENTRIES: Color 2019

Posted on July 14, 2019July 13, 2019 by R.L. Gibson

FLAVOR bombs

I’ve never been a fan of frozen green veggies. The flavor often reminds me of those little peas in one-dollar pot pies, not entirely natural. But there is a glaring exception. Edamame. I love those little beans. I like them steamed in their pods, then dipped in a little dumpling sauce (thai chili paste & soy) then sucked from their little green shells. It isn’t pretty, but I am hooked.

Another perienniel favorite that is all about the color is the BWAC color show. This is a great space that has grown to become Brooklyn’s largest artist-run organization with over 250 members. Your dollars have power; spend them wisely. I love this organization & its mission.

So take a minute and check out this Call for Entries from Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition (Brooklyn, NY) for Color. This is a great venue…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Color
from BWAC

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“Mere color, unspoiled by meaning, and unallied with definite form, can speak to the soul in a thousand different ways.” – Oscar Wilde

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to all media

DEADLINE: July 28, 2019

NOTIFICATION: August 19, 2019

ENTRY FEE: $65 up to 3 & $5 ea.

JUROR: Jocelyn Miller is the Assistant Curator at MoMA PS1. She also serves as Editorial Manager for MoMA PS1’s curatorial department, overseeing museum publications, and served as Editor for the 2015 Greater New York: Readers series. She received her BA in Comparative Literature at Princeton University.

AWARDS: Best of Show Gold $800, Best of Show Silver $500, Five Certificates of Recognition of $100 ea. and People’s Choice $200.

SALES: 30% commission on all sales will go to BWAC.

For complete details, read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Watercolor Supplies

Posted on July 13, 2019July 13, 2019 by R.L. Gibson

faster FOOD

After three weeks on my subscription food plan, and I am thrilled, (NOT a sponsored post), and the beet pesto OMG. The impact on my available studio time has been fantastic… no more lunch prep. My creative energy is less interrupted, and I am grateful.

In addition to food experiments, I have been testing out new paints and papers and brushes. Exciting. Sometimes they work, sometimes they don’t, but I learn something new everytime. To that end, this is an abbreviated post about an opportunity to win art supplies.

Check out this Call for Entries from Dick Blick (online) for the Watercolor Challenge. No entry fee, five winners of $500 in supplies. Take a look…

CALL for ENTRIES: Watercolor Challenge from Dick Blick

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all U.S. resident artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to watercolor

DEADLINE: July 21, 2019

NOTIFICATION: July 22, 2019

ENTRY FEE: None

JUROR: Five random winners will be chosen.

AWARD: Approx. value of each prize pack is $582.88. For a complete list of prizes, click here.

For complete details, read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Chroma

Posted on July 1, 2019June 27, 2019 by R.L. Gibson

GREEN me up

I’ve always had a hankering for a rainbow assortment of foods, but my personal aesthetic has skewed black and white over the years. I was the kid that wore black, my work concentrated on black and white images for nearly 20 years. About 2 1/2 years ago, my work shifted, and color began to seep into what I had to say. Once the dam sprung a leak, the flood waters came. I did a complete media shift with more color than I can describe, occasionally venturing into neon territory. Then I spent a month in Scotland. I took all black clothing with a few colorful scarves and accessories just to simplify packing…

But, Scotland. It was awash with the most spectacular light, even when it was overcast. My lasting impression is of vivid blues and greens. My clothing became an issue. I felt like I was wearing a black hole. When my plane touched down in the U.S. again, one of my first stops was to buy a colorful shirt because I just couldn’t take the black anymore. This next Call is all about color, and I have the perfect work to submit. How about you?

Check out this Call for Entries from Fine Line Creative Arts Center (St. Charles, IL) for Chroma in the Kavanaugh Gallery. $35 entry & 30% commission. Another gorgeous venue in the Chicago area…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Chroma
from Fine Line Creative Arts Center

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to all media

THEME: Chroma, the purity of color, or its freedom from white or gray.

DEADLINE: July 22, 2019

NOTIFICATION: July 27, 2019

ENTRY FEE: $35 up to 3

JUROR: The show will be curated by the Kavanagh Gallery Committee.

AWARDS: $100 Best of Show and 2 non-monetary Awards of Merit

SALES: 30% commission on all sales will go to the Fine Line Creative Arts Center.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: The Bicycle 2019

Posted on June 28, 2019June 27, 2019 by R.L. Gibson

FOOD to go

I have a friend that is a competitive cyclist and one that owns a coffee cart that is powered by custom-built tricycles, meanwhile I can’t ride a bike or a trike, or at least I don’t think so. It has been a long time since I tried. My friend that rides long distances carries a small pack with water and snacks. I picked up the protein bars she recommended, assuming they would be of questionable taste and that the lack of TASTE would prevent me from eating them like candy bars. FAIL. They taste like coconut cookies — delicious. Ahhh. I’m trying to forgive her, ha.

Today’s call is all about the bicycle. I exhibited in this show last year, and the venue is beautiful. My interpretation of bicycle was NOT literal, so I was pleased to receive an acceptance letter. My work did not sell, but the returned work was well-packed and received in an appropriate amount of time. The entry fee is low; there are cash awards, and the commission is standard. I may enter again this year. How about you?

Check out this Call for Entries from Theatre Art Galleries -TAG (High Point, NC) for The Bicycle: Art Meets Form. $20 Entry, 40% commission & cash awards. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
The Bicycle: Art Meets Form
from the Theatre Art Galleries

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to all media. Subject matter must relate in some way to bicycles or cycling.

DEADLINE: July 26, 2019

NOTIFICATION: August 6, 2019

ENTRY FEE: $20 up to 3

JURY INFO: All entries will be judged from digital images. Awards will be selected from the original works of art.

AWARDS: 1st Place $500, 2nd Place $250 & 3rd Place $100

SALES: Theatre Art Galleries will retain a 40% commission on all work sold.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Las Laguna Aqueous 2019

Posted on June 26, 2019February 19, 2020 by R.L. Gibson

open up & say A-GUA

I quit smoking six and a half years ago. I entirely expected to be able to better taste food. What I didn’t expect was my sense of smell to like a blood hound. My hearing also wildly improved, but my family believes the timing is just a ridiculous coincidence. My sense of smell, while appreciated, has consequences. The trash has to go out more often. I can smell a soft spot in a potato in dry storage or an overly ripe banana all the way in my bedroom the minute I wake up. The strangest smell revelation for me is water. Water should be odorless, but it rarely is. Tap water almost always reeks of chlorine or sulphur or has an acrid metallic odor. Ugh.

Meanwhile my husband is upfitting a small barn as my new studio, and it doesn’t have running water. As a watercolorist, I have to have clean water. As a solution, I designed an inexpensive system that pumps water from exchangeable 5 gallon jugs and a separate complex filter system to allow me to send the gray water out to water the flower beds. I use non-toxic paints, and my filtration system is meant to capture the pigment, but I am going to plant white flowers… just in case. This next Call is all about the water soluble media & has fewer guidelines than the society shows. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Las Laguna Gallery (Laguna Beach, CA) for Aqueous 2019, a show of work in water-soluble media. $35 entry & 35% commission. Don’t miss this opportunity…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Aqueous 2019
from Las Laguna Gallery

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

THEME: This is an open theme exhibition and all subject types will be considered. From Traditional landscapes, Local views, Abstracts, Wildlife, Pets, Figure studies, Seascapes, harbors, and beach scenes, Impressionistic landscapes or more.

MEDIA: Open to water soluble media: watercolor, acrylic, casein, gouache, ink & egg tempera

DEADLINE: July 9, 2019

NOTIFICATION: June 15, 2019. If accepted, delivery of work is July 25-30.

ENTRY FEE: $35 for up to 3

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

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Harrow

Posted on May 31, 2019May 30, 2019 by R.L. Gibson

ORANGE you glad?

I’m going to have orange elbows any day now. I have been craving and eating carrots daily. In my area, they are usually around a dollar a pound for full size organics and make great chips for hummus, a great boost to Indian dishes, beautiful color in Buddha bowls. When my son was learning to eat real food, he preferred anything sweet or starchy, naturally, with a preference for carrots and sweet potatoes. His hands, feet, knees and elbows stayed a hilarious color of orange for a few weeks. I expect mine to turn any day now, ha.

Continuing with this week’s publication theme, I want to introduce you to Up the Staircase Quarterly if you’ve not yet had the privilege. Established in 2008, Up the Staircase Quarterly is an online journal of poetry, art, interviews, and reviews. New issues are published every February, May, August & November, unless otherwise stated. And for some of you that write poetry in addition to visual work, UtSQ nominates for the Pushcart, Best of the Net, and Best New Poets.

They have a 10+ year history and a detailed Masthead for you to research. So, check out this Call for Entries from Up the Staircase Quarterly (online pubication) for Harrow. There is no entry fee, but also no payment. Do you have suitable work?

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Harrow
from Up the Staircase Quarterly

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to all media

THEME: Paranormal. Open to any takes on this subject–serious, quirky, and everything in between, work containing ghosts/spirits, aliens, conspiracy theories, cryptozoology, near death experiences, glitches in the matrix, extrasensory perception, pseudoscience, and any experiences that can be considered supernatural.

DEADLINE: June 15, 2019

NOTIFICATION: Less than 30 days

ENTRY FEE: No fee up to 10 images

AWARD: Publishing credit, no monetary compensation. Harrow goes live on August 1st.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Lay of the Land

Posted on May 30, 2019May 29, 2019 by R.L. Gibson

dandy DISHES

I woke up sneezing this morning for the very best reason — flowers are blooming. They’ve been blooming for a while, but today, the wildflowers have taken over my side yard. That means it is time to remind folks about eating flowers. Rose petals are among my favorite salad toppings & oil additives, but dandelions are truly the star of edible blooms. The yellow flowers are delicious, the greens are considered a superfood, and I hear you can roast & grind the root as a decaf coffee substitute. As always, never eat a flower if you don’t know its history as well as the history of the land upon which it grows. No one wants a belly full of pesticide.

Continuing with the publication-themed calls this week, pay attention to the next one. This environmental magazine has a 30+ year track record, so doing research on what they want is easy. They do publish a wide variety of styles; however, environmental work is their mainstay. I have linked to their Call, and although they have an online entry system, you will find that they prefer you to simply email them a link to your work, NOT the work itself. This is a great way to have someone consider a portfolio of images instead of hoping you picked the single “right” image for the submission. Free & easy…

Check out this Call for Entries from Orion Magazine (print publication) for the Lay of the Land department. There is no fee to enter, but please do your homework on this publication so that you can craft your submission to suit. “America’s Finest Environmental Magazine”…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Lay of the Land Art
from Orion Magazine

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to all 2-D media

THEME:“We are always curious to hear from artists whose work shares our concerns with nature, culture, and place. Artists are strongly encouraged to familiarize themselves with past issues of Orion before approaching us with portfolios….artwork in Orion maintains intuitive connections to the physical world.” –orionmagazine.org

DEADLINE: June 15, 2019

NOTIFICATION: Six months

ENTRY FEE: None

SUBMISSION NOTE: “Correspondence should ideally link to a web gallery, lightbox, or shared folder. We prefer not to receive media submissions attached directly to emails.”

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Summer 2019 Print Issue

Posted on May 29, 2019May 28, 2019 by R.L. Gibson

COLD complication

For years, popcorn was the ultimate summer food. Popcorn with a hint of olive oil, parmesan and cracked black pepper was my idea of the perfect snack food. Then, there was some weird shift for me. Stovetop popped was too greasy. Microwave-popped was always singed. Air-popped was always tough. I just quit eating it — for nearly two years. I missed my daily snack favorite, but was resigned to the absence of popcorn.

Then one day Facebook started feeding me ads for an Amazon listing a silicone popcorn popper (not a sponsored ad) for the microwave. I’m guessing I did something online that Google’s algorithm decided meant I needed popcorn, and, well, it was right. That $10 product arrived, and it was ridiculous, a floppy, ridiculous concept. It came without instructions. I searched and found an equally ridiculous video. Holy popcorn! It is soft like stove-topped but without that queasy overly greasy aftertaste. So what’s the lesson? No lesson, except maybe… all hail Summer.

Continuing with this week’s publication theme, here’s a call for one of my all time favorite art publications. Check out this Call for Entries from Create! Magazine (print publication) for the Summer 2019 Print Issue. $30 entry for this gorgeous magazine. Don’t miss this chance…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Summer 2019 Print Issue
of Create! Magazine

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists.

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

DEADLINE: May 31, 2019

ENTRY FEE: $30 for up to 3

JURORS: Nina Blumberg is a full-time art consultant at the New York City-based firm Samuels Creative. Outside of work, she fills her time with freelance social media contemporary art clientele and projects, most recently engaging with the art technology space. Nina received her BA in Art History from the University of Virginia and her MA from FIT’s “Art Market: Principles & Practices” program. Nina is also the founder of @Artstagram__,the contemporary art world Instagram account that covers art happenings and exhibitions in NYC and beyond.

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 their 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 Summer 2019 Print Issue will be available online, in global retail locations in London, New York, Amsterdam, Stockholm, Wilmington (DE), Philadelphia & more.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Unique Abstractions

Posted on May 5, 2019February 19, 2020 by R.L. Gibson

abstractly DRINKING SPEAKING

The notion of eating healthy is an abstract one. Even putting ethical concerns aside, there are health benefits (and disadvantages) to embracing vegetarianism, veganism and even raw diets. Sugar is the devil, but artificial sweetners are differently malicious. An excessively fatty diet can lead to heart disease but when coupled with an near absence of carbohydrates puts the body in ketosis that effectively treats diabetes in many. Chocolate and red wine and coffee and kale, all abstractions of a healthy diet.

In art, abstraction takes a lot of forms. At it’s broadest, abstraction is work that is non-representational. But, that begs the question, non-representational of what? From that we get non-figurative & non-linear styles that are often included in surrealism, dadaism, cubism, fauvism, suprematism, art informel, neo-plasticism, de stijl & others. This next Call wants to see all of your abstract creations. My heart lies with abstraction, although I find reactions to it frustrating. What’s your experience? Are you insulated enough not to hear the voices of those that would dismiss the non-representational? My mantra is ‘process not product’. Excerise your muscle memory. Lose yourself in process. It works for me. What works for you?

Check out this Call for Entries from the Las Laguna Gallery (Laguna Beach, CA) for Unique Abstractions, a show of abstract work in a wide range of media. $35 entry & 35% commission. Don’t miss this opportunity…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Unique Abstractions
from Las Laguna Gallery

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

THEME: Abstraction. “True abstract art not only utilizes flexibility and freedom; it also employs bold uses of color, line, pattern, form, process and composition.” — laslagunagallery.com

MEDIA: Open to 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: June 7, 2019

NOTIFICATION: June 12, 2019. If accepted, delivery of work is June 26th to July 2nd.

ENTRY FEE: $35 for up to 3

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

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

AOTD: Kellee Mayfield

Posted on April 14, 2019April 13, 2019 by R.L. Gibson

No 7 completed in residence at Chateau d'Orquevaux by Kellee Mayfield! — *No 7 (oil on canvas) completed in residence at Chateau d’Orquevaux by Kellee Mayfield*

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“What are you doing this weekend?” — Kellee Mayfield

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I am having a tough day, not horrible, not life-altering, just tough. My mind is elsewhere, and I’m kinda wishing my body were too. Because it is a quiet day in the studio (code for I’m too tired & unmotivated to work), I decided to do a little paperwork, jot down some notes about some ideas that I can’t shake & scroll through Instagram hoping not to lose a half a day.

I came across today’s Artist of the Day, Kellee Mayfield‘s Insta feed, and almost every post that I clicked said, “What are you doing this weekend?”. I found somewhere else to be, Chateau d’Orquevaux, a French artist residency, to be precise. Mayfield spent some time there in the Fall and completed this series of work that transported me. There’s a food to her Insta feed with which many AAAD will appreciate as well. So, consider this my invitation to share… what are YOU doing this week?

While I always want to visit an artist’s website, I am sending you to her Insta feed @deltamoxie to give you the same glimpse that gave me the boost my weekend needed.

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Thanks to AAAD Artist of the Day, Kellee Mayfield for the trip to Chateau d’Orquevaux!

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Category: Art Shows

FLAVOR bombs

CALL for ENTRIES: Color from BWAC

For complete details, read the Full Call!

faster FOOD

CALL for ENTRIES: Watercolor Challenge from Dick Blick

For complete details, read the Full Call!

GREEN me up

CALL for ENTRIES: Chroma from Fine Line Creative Arts Center

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

FOOD to go

CALL for ENTRIES: The Bicycle: Art Meets Form from the Theatre Art Galleries

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

open up & say A-GUA

CALL for ENTRIES: Aqueous 2019 from Las Laguna Gallery

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

ORANGE you glad?

CALL for ENTRIES: Harrow from Up the Staircase Quarterly

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

dandy DISHES

CALL for ENTRIES: Lay of the Land Art from Orion Magazine

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

COLD complication

CALL for ENTRIES: Summer 2019 Print Issue of Create! Magazine

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

abstractly DRINKING SPEAKING

CALL for ENTRIES: Unique Abstractions from Las Laguna Gallery

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

“What are you doing this weekend?” — Kellee Mayfield

CALL for ENTRIES:
Color
from BWAC

CALL for ENTRIES:
Chroma
from Fine Line Creative Arts Center

CALL for ENTRIES:
The Bicycle: Art Meets Form
from the Theatre Art Galleries

CALL for ENTRIES:
Aqueous 2019
from Las Laguna Gallery

CALL for ENTRIES:
Harrow
from Up the Staircase Quarterly

CALL for ENTRIES:
Lay of the Land Art
from Orion Magazine

CALL for ENTRIES:
Summer 2019 Print Issue
of Create! Magazine

CALL for ENTRIES:
Unique Abstractions
from Las Laguna Gallery