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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: P/N 35 – Dolly

NUTTY dreams

Winter is flying by me.  It is January, and I haven’t even considered a butternut squash.  My food habits are lagging behind, but that can only mean Spring foods will be here before you know it.  Tonight I will dream of soft fresh lettuces and herbs sprouting in my window and Dolly Parton.

Let’s be honest, Dolly Parton has no season.  Dolly is considered the patron saint of the mountains I currently call home.  But I really AM dreaming of her because I am doing a piece inspired by her.  This deadline is only 10 days away, and I am not suggesting that you should produce work to suit a Dolly Parton theme.  But, I do want to invite you to read the call and the juror’s vision of how the theme could be interpreted because I think many of you will find you have work that suits already in your portfolio.

Check out this academic Call for Entries from the Slocumb Galleries at ETSU (Johnson City, TN) for the P/N 35 – Dolly Parton, a nat’l juried exhibit. $30 entry & most media considered. Don’t miss it…

CALL for ENTRIES:
P/N 35 – Dolly Parton
fm ETSU Slocumb Galleries

ELIGIBILITY: Open to U.S. artists 18+

THEME:  Dolly Parton“the ideas or associations she represents: homespun charm and Appalachian heritage but also camp and celebrity and sexuality; an embrace of Christian traditions alongside vocal and longstanding support of the LGBTQ community; the self-made singer-songwriter in Nashville, country music; gender and identity performance”. Like many of us, he sees Dolly Parton as a “unifying cultural figure… the only celebrity or artist who is equally valued and celebrated by my native community of East TN (in a very homogenous, white, conservative, evangelical setting) and by his current community in Atlanta (in a very heterogeneous, multiracial, progressive, queer setting).” –juror Lockner

MEDIA:   Open to 2D & 3D media & video 

DEADLINE:  January 20, 2020

NOTIFICATION:  January 27, 2020

ENTRY FEE:   $30 for up to 3

JUROR: Logan Lockner, is an Atlanta-based writer and the editor of Burnaway, an online magazine of contemporary art and criticism from the American South. His writing has also appeared in national and international publications including Art Papers, Pelican, Bomb, Photograph, and The Rib, and he recently edited the anthology Stranger, Harder, Brighter: The 2019 Burnaway Reader. In 2018, he was a finalist for the Rabkin Prize for Arts Journalism. He has given talks and led workshops on art writing at venues including the University of Georgia’s Lamar Dodd School of Art and Georgia State University’s Ernest G. Welch School of Art. An East Tennessee native, he holds a BA in English literature from Emory University in Atlanta.

AWARDS: Up to $1,000 in cash prizes 

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more from the Slocumb Galleries at ETSU!

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: The Art of Living Black

Learn more about The Art of Living Black exhibit from Richmond Art Center!

sneaky SNACKS

Do you stop eating at a certain time at night?  I have relapsed into late night snacking, and now I have a rock in my stomach every night when I am already struggling to sleep.  Ahhhh.  I go to sleep later, so I get up later, so I get into the studio later, so I get less done.  If I could close my mouth, I could make more art.  I think I’ve heard that before, ha.  

I have been away from posting for a while because I have also been having a hard time keeping my mouth closed in this volatile poitical climate.  It is helpful for me to remember that not everything is about me, and sometimes I just have to walk away.  It is with that in mind that I remind you that this Call is not for all of you.  I normally refrain from publishing regional calls; however, a significant number of AAAD subscribers live in this region.  So, this Call isn’t for me, but it might be for you.  This opportunity includes the main exhibit AND satellite exhibits.  (And, please share this Call with your California friends and peers.)

Check out this Call for Entries from Richmond Art Center (Richmond, CA) for The Art of Living Black.  This is a great multi-venue exhibition opportunity. $65/$75 entry & 40% commission. And, this is a great venue…

Learn more about The Art of Living Black exhibit from Richmond Art Center!CALL for ENTRIES:
The Art of Living Black 
from Richmond Art Center

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists of African descent, who are 16 years or older, and who reside/work within the nine counties of the California Bay Area (Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, Sonoma).

MEDIA: Open to all media 

DEADLINE:  October 31, 2019

NOTIFICATION:  June 15, 2018

ENTRY FEE: $75 for 1, $65 for RAC members

CURATION:  This event is organized by The Art of Living Black Steering Committee in partnership with the Richmond Art Center. The Steering Committee is a dedicated group of established Bay Area artists touched by the vision of founders Jan Hart-Shuyers and Rae Louise Hayward. The group’s mission is to preserve and expand the vision of their beloved founders by supporting emerging, mid-career and established artists of African descent.

AWARD:  The Art of Living Black registration fee includes participation in the exhibition at the Richmond Art Center and open studios/satellite exhibitions. Artists without a space for open studios/satellite exhibitions can request to be offered a space. Artists who do not wish to participate in open studios/satellite exhibitions may choose to opt out at the time of registration (the fee remains the same).

SALES:   40% commission on all sales will go to The Richmond Art Center. 

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more from the Richmond Art Center!

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: Figureworks 2019

Learn more about the Figureworks 10th Annual Juried Prize!

LETTUCE celebrate

I have been on a cold food kick lately.  I am still successfully using a food subscription service (not a paid or affiliate ad) to help streamline foodstuffs during my studio time, and many of my options are optimally served cold or room temp.  I’m digging it.  I don’t know how I will feel when the weather is colder, but for now, I’m enjoying the change.

On the art front, I am contemplating more change.  I have done figurative work, well, always.  I’ve done non-figurative work, but I’m always lured back.  I am contemplating a longer detour, but I don’t know.  In the meantime, while I’m still producing this work, I have wanted to enter this next competition for years.  Maybe this is the year.  What do you think?

Check out this Call for Entries from Figureworks (Ottawa, Canada) for the 10th Annual Juried Prize.  $35 Entry, no commission & cash awards.  Another international exhibit opportunity…

Learn more about the Figureworks 2019 exhibit!CALL for ENTRIES:
Figureworks 2019

“Figureworks is an annual juried art prize and celebration of the art of the human form held in Canada’s capital, Ottawa.” 

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to all media 

THEME:  Works should represent the human form or parts thereof.

DEADLINE:  September 30, 2019

NOTIFICATION:  October 18, 2019

ENTRY FEE: $35 for 1, $50 for 2. Student fees $20 / $30. 

JURy:  The Figureworks competition is evaluated by a jury of peer professional artists representing a broad range of media and forms of art including: Michael Davidge, Andrew Morrow & Joanne Stober.

AWARD:  All submissions are reviewed & have the opportunity to win cash prizes — $7000 was awarded in 2018.

SALES:  Works may but do not have to be for sale. Neither Figureworks nor Saint Brigid’s Centre for the Arts charge a commission. Figureworks will reserve works for interested buyers but all sales are to be conducted directly between artist & buyer.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more about the Figureworks 2019 exhibit!

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!