CALL for ENTRIES: Topeka Competition 33

Posted on July 27, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

COFFEE anyone?

Are you a borrower or a buyer? Of books, I mean? If you haven’t been to your local library recently, be sure to stop by. Many libraries are re-inventing themselves to look much like big box book stores complete with vendors of coffee & pastries. They often also lend music, movies and even art. This next Call comes from a library with a full-fledged art gallery adjacent. This is for 3-d work only…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Friends of the Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library (Topeka, KS) for Topeka Competition 33 at the Alice C. Sabatini Gallery (located within a public library). Despite its location, this is a fairly traditional gallery space & the juror’s work is masterful. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Topeka Competition 33
from Friends of the Topeka &
Shawnee County Public Library

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

MEDIA: Open to 3-D work in clay, metal, jewelry, fiber, leather, glass, sculpture, wood, books as art, or mixed media. No 2-D work will be accepted.

DEADLINE: August 11, 2017

NOTIFICATION: August 30, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $35 for up to 3 works

JUROR: Emily Williams creates detailed glass sculptures inspired by the natural world. Her glass sculptures explore complex plant & sea life forms. Science & natural history have always played a strong role in her life. She began teaching sculpture in 1989 at Clarion University of PA. Over the years she has shared her passion for sculpture with her students. Williams has received a number of grants and awards through the years, including a Fulbright Hays grant to study in Italy. Williams was awarded her M.F.A. in Sculpture from Washington University in Saint Louis, MO.

AWARDS: Juror’s Awards will be named by the juror and announced at the Awards Reception on Sunday, November 12, 2017. These are cash awards for high-quality work. Purchase Awards will be named by the Alice C. Sabatini Gallery and will become part of the Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library’s permanent art collection. Awards are sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

SALES: The Sabatini Gallery encourages potential buyers to contact the artist directly. The Alice C. Sabatini Gallery & the Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library receive no commission on sales.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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CALL for ENTRIES: The Sketchbook Project

Posted on December 9, 2014 by R.L. Gibson

HERRING
pickled, not red

My pantry is a library of food fads and favorites. You’ll find canned tomatoes from my mother (necessary to all of my favorite dishes) and high-fat coconut milk (necessary to all quiet indulgences). Then there is the the fruit cocktail, quince marmalade, pickled herring, kimchi, a jar of black lime & a few dried apricots left over from some food obsession or experiment that either went awry or with which I got bored. I can’t bring myself to get rid of the non-expired food no matter how random because they occasionally inspire genius. This next Call displays the beauty of collecting and sometimes inspires genius. This is a beautiful idea…

Check out this Call for Entries from The Brooklyn Art Library for The Sketchbook Project (SBP 2015). Send your work on tour of museums and galleries across North America for as little as $25! Since the last time I mention SBP, there is now a digitized option! Take a look…

*Editor’s Note: If you have read the personal portion of this post, CALL for ENTRIES: The Sketchbook Project, anywhere other than by email subscription or on ArtAndArtDeadlines.com, it has been published without permission and is considered theft.

CALL for ENTRIES:
The Sketchbook Project

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to all media that an be contained within the confines of the 5″ x 7″ x 1″ sketchbook. It can open to any size, but it must fold down and not exceed 5” wide x 7” high x 1” thick. You are welcome to cut, rebind or alter the book in any other way – just please remember to keep it less than 1” thick. Please read the media tips and tricks.

THEMES: For a complete list of themes, click here.

DEADLINE: You must purchase your sketchbook by January 5, 2015, but the postmark deadline isn’t until March 31, 2015.

ENTRY FEE: $25 minimum fee for a standard 5″ x 7″ x 1″ sketchbook that, once completed, registered and returned will go permanently on view at Brooklyn Art Library & travel in their Mobile Library. OR

$60 digitzed fee for a standard 5″ x 7″ x 1″ sketchbook that, once completed, registered and returned will go permanently on view at Brooklyn Art Library & travel in their Mobile Library. In addition, it will be viewable in the Digital library, have a custom URL to share the digital link, can be added to curated Collections and can be added to a Queue.

For complete details, Visit The Sketchbook Project online!

CALL for ENTRIES: Book Arts

Posted on February 2, 2014February 2, 2014 by R.L. Gibson

read to me of
FOOD

My mother loves to read. I grew up in a house full of books–including cook books. Maybe I’ll add one of my own cookbooks to her collection some day. One of my favorite cookbooks is The Vegetarian Epicure. The author, Anna Thomas once said, “We all eat, and it would be a sad waste of opportunity to eat badly.” That one statement changed my life and how I approach feeding both myself and my family. Books have a way of doing that, changing things, I mean. And, I would make the argument that food changes you as well, for better or worse, depending on your choices. This next Call give you a chance to change a life with a book. Investigate…

Check out this Call for Entries from the San Diego Book Arts for their 5th National Juried Exhibition, to be held at Mandeville Special Collections, Geisel Library, University of CA, San Diego, May 4–June 22, 2014. Take a look…

*Editor’s Note: If you have read the personal portion of this post, CALL for ENTRIES: Book Arts, anywhere other than by email subscription or on ArtAndArtDeadlines.com, it has been published without permission and is considered theft.

CALL for ENTRIES:
Book Arts

ELIGIBILITY: Artists must live or work within the USA.

MEDIA: All structures of artists’ books, unique or limited edition are eligible. Due to case size and exhibition space, work may not exceed 30 inches in any one dimension, and the sum of all three dimensions may not exceed 48 inches.

DEADLINE: February 16 , 2014

NOTIFICATION: March 18 , 2014

ENTRY FEE: $35 for up to 3 works of non-members and $25 for San Diego Book Arts members.

JUROR: Sue Ann Robinson is an artist, educator and museum professional. She has worked at the Long Beach Museum of Art for the past twenty-five years as artist-in-residence, Director of Education, or Director of Collections and Exhibitions. In addition she currently teaches Artists Books and Papermaking at the California State University Long Beach. As an artist she has received multiple residencies, grants, and fellowships including from the City of Los Angeles, the Visual Studies Workshop and the National Museum of Women in the Arts.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Bibliophoria – Art of the Book

Posted on April 5, 2011 by R.L. Gibson

ORANGE
YOU
GLAD?

While in Phoenix recently, I discovered that our hosts were lucky to have an orange tree in their back yard. Every morning I went out back to the sweet smell of orange blossoms and the overwhelmingly loud buzzing of bees. I am inspired by the smell and sound. I wonder if I can get an orange tree to grow in my Smoky Mountain yard? This next Call is from California — where they have no problem getting orange trees to grow either.

Check out this Call for Entries from Sebastopol Center for the Arts (in California) for Bibliophoria II. The entry fee is a little high for non-members, but you’ve gotta love book shows. Book shows are less common than you think so the risk could be worth it. Take a chance…

CALL for ENTRIES:
Bibliophoria II – Art of the Book

ELIGIBILITY: Sebastopol Center for the Arts invites artists living in the U.S.A. to submit work to Bibliophoria II.

MEDIA: We are looking for artwork created in the form of handmade artist’s books—using traditional bookmaking methods, or contemporary, unconventional structures, or made by altering existing books. Open to any method, in any media, on any subject.

DEADLINE: Tuesday, May 31, 2011

NOTIFICATION: June 3, 2011 – posted on their website. Editor’s Note: If you hate the notification by post to website as much as I do, make sure you tell them AFTER they post results. This practice will become more and more common if you don’t speak up.

ENTRY FEE: SCA members, $15 per entry or 3 entries for $35 (membership is $40 annually). Nonmembers, $20 per entry, or 3 entries for $50. Maximum, 3 entries per artist.

JUROR: Sas Colby has more than forty years of experience making, exhibiting and teaching art. Her artwork has been exhibited and collected nationally and internationally. She made her first artist’s book in 1972 and is considered a pioneer in the field. A survey exhibition, Sas Colby: Twenty Years of Book Thinking, was shown in numerous venues in 1995. Colby has been a visiting artist in Australia and colleges throughout this country. She currently teaches workshops in Taos, New Mexico; Mallorca, Spain; and at the San Francisco Center for the Book.

AWARDS: $200 Best of Show; $50 Coordinators Award, and Merit Awards.

For complete details, Download the Prospectus!

CALL for ENTRIES: Pyramid Atlantic Art

Posted on February 17, 2011 by R.L. Gibson

JELLO…
YOU KNOW?

You know I love food, and I’ve mentioned my love of books. So, I am certain it comes as no surprise that I love cookbooks–the stranger, the better. One of my favorites is my 1950s Joys of Jello cookbook. You know you want to make Under the Sea Pear Salad. When you do… let me know what it tastes like, ha. If you love books, or just paper, this Call for Entries may be just for you.

Check out this Call for Entries from Pyramid Atlantic Art Center for their Annual Juried Exhibition at the Washington Printmaker’s Gallery. There is no entry fee, but you have to be a member. Become a member today…

CALL for ENTRIES: Pyramid Atlantic Art

Calling all printmakers, papermakers/paper artists & book artists! Pyramid Atlantic Art Center is proud to announce their Annual Juried Exhibition. Selected works will be on exhibit in the Washington Printmaker’s Gallery, located on the second floor of Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, from April 1-22, 2011. Three awards, sponsored by Plaza Artist Materials, will be granted.

MEDIA: Printmakers, papermakers, paper artistst, and book artists. All prints, works on/in paper, and book arts will be considered by the juror.

ENTRY FEE: A maximum of five original works may be entered at no cost to current members. But if you are not a member, you will have to pay a $40 membership fee.

ELIGILITY: You must be a member. Click here to visit the membership page.

DEADLINE: March 1, 2011

JUROR: Alec Simpson is a visual artist and Director of the Brentwood Arts Exchange – a facility in Prince George’s County, Maryland which has a rotating exhibition gallery, craft store and multi-purpose space used to present art classes of varying kinds. Simpson previously served as Deputy Director of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. He has been a consultant to the National Endowment for the Arts and the Connecticut Commission on the Arts, as well as a panelist for a number of state and local arts agencies.

AWARDS: Three awards, sponsored by Plaza Artists Materials, will be presented April 9th.

Category: Altered Books