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!

CALL for ENTRIES: Embracing our Differences

Posted on October 16, 2017October 16, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

i always need TACOS

I eat SO MANY tacos. Because I travel so often, I find picking a good restaurant, be it counter service or table, has odds not unlike roulette (37 to 1). But I have consistently had great tacos, nearly everywhere. I rarely meet anyone that doesn’t like a good taco. They are like the great joiners of people. Aside from being bad eating-while-driving food (due to the mess), I can eat a taco almost anywhere with almost anyone. Differences seem to disappear. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if the answer to embracing our differences was a simple as the ordering from the local taco truck? It isn’t, but until we find a solution and do the work, this next Call wants your ideas about coexistence. Take a look…

Check out the Call for Entries for the Annual Embracing our Differences Exhibit in Sarasota, FL. Your work on a billboard, no entry fee & $3000 in awards. Plus, this is a great way to try on public art for size. Don’t miss this opportunity…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Embracing our Differences

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: 2 Dimensional work (photography, digital, collage, drawing, painting, etc.)

DEADLINE: January 9, 2018

NOTIFICATION: Announced online at their website by mid-March, 2018

ENTRY FEE: None

AWARDS: A total of $3,000 USD will be presented in the form of three separate awards – $1,000 each for “Best-in-Show Adult;” “Best-in-Show Student;” and the “People’s Choice.”

JURY PROCESS: Both “Best-in-Show” awards will be granted by a three-judge panel of art professionals. The “People’s Choice” award will be determined by visitors to the exhibits.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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CALL for ENTRIES: Abstractions

Posted on March 20, 2017March 20, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

comfort, hold the BREAD

Peanut butter & jam used to be my go-to comfort food, back before wheat allergies took my family down with a thud. So I’ve been trying out abstractions of the PB&J. Peanuts & raisins, dried cranberries & sunflower seeds, and my favorite, pumpkin seeds and raspberries. It is the same comfort, but without the structure. I’m a fan. This next Call wants to test your comfort with abstraction. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Las Laguna Gallery (Laguna Beach, CA) for Abstractions. Sales commission is only 25%. Don’t miss this opportunity…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Abstractions
from Las Laguna Gallery

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to many media, including acrylic, airbrush, assemblage, charcoal, color pencil, collage, digital art, drawings, encaustic, fiber art, graphite, illustration, mixed media, new media, oil, painting, pastel, photography & watercolor.

THEME: Abstraction “Las Laguna Gallery is seeking unique abstract works in a variety of mediums.” — from laslagunagallery.com

DEADLINE: April 2, 2017

NOTIFICATION: April 7, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $35 for 1, $2 ea. add’l

SALES: The gallery will retain 25% commission on all sales

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Women in Art

Posted on December 27, 2016December 27, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

BEANS of green

The women in my family have a grudge against the snap of a fresh green vegetable. My mother has canned green beans for her sisters for the last half-dozen years. Her process for canning requires a certain amount of cooking plus heat-sealing the jars which compromises the texture. But, that isn’t where the grudge match ends; my aunts cook canned green beans for hours in addition. What did green beans ever do to the women in my family? While I contemplate those answers, here’s a Call that wants to see more work by women. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Las Laguna Gallery (Laguna Beach, CA) for Women in Art, an exhibit of creativity by women. Don’t miss this opportunity…

CALL for ENTRIES:
Women in Art
from Las Laguna Gallery

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all women artists

MEDIA: Open to many media, including acrylic, airbrush, assemblage, charcoal, color pencil, collage, digital art, drawings, encaustic, fiber art, graphite, illustration, mixed media, new media, oil, painting, pastel, photography & watercolor.

THEME: None “This exhibition is dedicated to the spirit and creativity of all women artists, past and present.” — from laslagunagallery.com

DEADLINE: February 1, 2017

NOTIFICATION: February 11, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $35 for 1, $2 ea. add’l

SALES: The gallery will retain 25% commission on all sales

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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CALL for ENTRIES: Drawing 2

Posted on May 30, 2016June 2, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

BUTTER bomb

Can someone explain margarine to me? It tastes terrible. It is chemical laden. It is approximately the same price as butter. So why? Butter is so fundamental to my cooking and baking that I cannot imagine substituting margarine. I have a friend & peer that is on a ketogenic diet, and she puts butter in her coffee. Butter is fundamental, folks, just like drawing which is the theme of this next Call. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Art-Competition.net for Drawing 2. $20 Entry & great marketing awards. Drawing is fundamental but doesn’t have to be representational…

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CALL for ART ENTRIES:
Drawing 2 from ART-competition.net

“Drawing is the original art and language of man and continues to allow us to communicate what we see and feel. A drawing can be formal and refined or expressive and energetic; it can capture our thoughts with doodling, marks, lines or shaded areas expressing our external world and our individual thoughts. It is a record of who we are as humans and our need to connect with each other.” – from art-competition.net

ELIGIBILITY: All artists age 18+

MEDIA: Open to drawing including pencil, charcoal, pastel, digital drawing, experimental, etc.

THEME: “Drawing”

DEADLINE: June 6, 2016

NOTIFICATION: June 21, 2016

ENTRY FEE: $20 for 1, $10 ea. add’l

AWARDS: First place $1000 cash + $5,000 marketing value, 2nd place $150 cash + $1,500 marketing value, 3rd place $125, 4th place $100, 5th place $75, 6th place $50, & 7th place $25. The 1st through 7th place winners’ work + 10 Honorable Mentions will have their work featured in Art-Competition.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

We are happy to have Art-Competition.net as a sponsor of AAAD.

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ARTIST of the Day: Helen Green

Posted on January 11, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

a legend LOST

David Bowie influenced so much of the world — music, fashion, design. He died Sunday after a long battle with cancer. Today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Helen Green may have captured his sense of life and change and joy the best. Thanks, Helen, for the bright spot in a dark day.

Fabulous Bowie by Illustrator Helen Green

“It’s become somewhat of a tradition for me to create something to celebrate David Bowie’s birthday – a little token of appreciation for someone that has inspired me so much over the years.” — Helen Green

Enjoy more work by Helen Green!

CALL for ENTRIES: Drawing

Posted on August 28, 2015 by R.L. Gibson

drawing with
FOOD

My favorite restaurant as a kid had tables covered in butcher paper & bowls of pencils & crayons. I had to be forced to stop drawing in order to eat my dinner. Just imagine if I could have had dinner with Victor Nunes. Check out these drawings with walnuts (left). Check him out on Instagram & Facebook for more drawing with food. This next Call wants your drawings, but the food is optional. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Art-Competition.net for Drawing. Only $20 to enter. This Call is open to lots of different drawing media including digital art. Check out the marketing prizes…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Drawing

“Drawing is the original art and language of man and continues to allow us to communicate what we see and feel. A drawing can be formal and refined or expressive and energetic, can even capture our thoughts with doodling. Marks, lines or shaded areas expresses our external world and our individual thoughts. It is a record of who we are as humans and our need to connect with each other.” –from art-competition.net

ELIGIBILITY: All artists age 18+

MEDIA: Open to any drawing medium— e.g. digital art, pastel, charcoal, pencil, experimental media, etc. The work can be in black & white or color of any subject–representational to abstract.

THEME: Drawing

DEADLINE: September 14, 2015

NOTIFICATION: September 23, 2015

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

AWARDS: $7,600 in Cash & Marketing Prizes including $500 for 1st Place

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

We are thrilled to have Art-Competition.net as a sponsor of AAAD!

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CALL for ENTRIES: 2014 Nat’l Juried

Posted on October 20, 2013December 8, 2013 by R.L. Gibson

more about
STINKY CHEESE

You never know until you try it. Food can look fantastic and taste terrible. Food can smell awful (Gorgonzola) and taste like heaven. Sometimes you just never know until you try it. This next Call is from a fantastic arts organization. I know because I tried it. I hope you’ll try it to…

Check out this Call for Entries from The Arts & Culture Alliance for the National Juried Exhibition of 2014. This is a great show run by a great organization. I’ve shown here several times. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Nat’l Juried Exhibition 2014

The Arts & Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville announces a call for entries for its National Juried Exhibition of 2014. The Arts & Culture Alliance’s National Juried Exhibition was developed to provide a forum for artists to compete on a national scale and display their work. Approximately 40-50 fine art works encompassing all styles and genres from both emerging and established artists will be selected by the juror, Paul Collins, for exhibition in the main gallery.

ELIGIBILITY: All artists 18 years and older living in the US.

MEDIA: Entries must be original works completed within the last two years in the following categories: Painting (oil, watercolor, acrylic, pastel, digital, and mixed media), Graphic Arts (pencil, charcoal, pen and ink, conte, colored pencil, and printmaking), 3D (sculpture, ceramic, and fibers), and Photography.

DEADLINE: December 8, 2013

NOTIFICATION: Mailed January 6, 2014

ENTRY FEE: $40 for up to three works. Up to 3 additional entries may be submitted for $7/ea. Diptychs and triptychs are considered one work. Works are juried by digital images only. Each 2D work may be represented by one digital image, and each 3D work may be represented by up to three separate digital images: two full views and one detail view.

JUROR: Paul Collins is a multidisciplinary artist and curator from Nashville, TN. Paul makes drawings, paintings and sculpture that combine humor, tactility and observation to examine the world around us. Paul has an MFA from Yale and has been a resident at Skowhegan, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, and the Vermont Studio Center.

Paul is an enthusiastic collaborator and has curated shows or organized artist projects for a wide range of artists. Paul lives in Nashville, TN & works as Gallery Director and Asst Professor of Art at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville.

AWARDS: At least $1,000 in cash awards as designated by the juror

SALES: 25% commission (20% for check/cash).

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Art Labology

Posted on January 20, 2013 by R.L. Gibson

TEA
with a side
of science, please

I enjoy the experimental nature of cooking. I would love to own a little diner where there were no menus and the patrons got to eat whatever experiment I had going that day…a food lab of sorts. Where anything goes, and everyone likes it that way. This next Call espouses exactly that sentiment. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries for Art Labology’s First International Art Competition. The entry fee is a little higher than usual; however, the prizes are better than we often see. Web links and traffic are the new art publication, so don’t miss this opportunity…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Art Labology

Welcome to the launching of the Lab! You are just in time to become the First Winners of this International Juried Art Competition. They will be holding regularly themed competitions. But for this first one… ANYTHING GOES. Give them your favorite piece.

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: All two-dimensional work including photography, paintings, drawings, mixed media, ink, pastels, and pencil.

DEADLINE: March 15, 2013

NOTIFICATION: Winners will be notified by email.

ENTRY FEE: $35 for one image or $50 for 3 images.

AWARDS: Gold Winner – $1500 / Feature on Gold Winner’s Page with additional artworks and link to your website/ International Exposure/ Artwork sent to a database of art collectors and galleries. Silver Winners (3) – $200.00 each/ Feature on Silver Winner’s Page with a link to your website/ International Exposure. During the course of the competition, all entries will be posted under “Entered Artworks” with a link to your own personal website, so enter early for maximum exposure!

For complete details, visit Art Labology online!

CALL for ENTRIES: Motion

Posted on July 31, 2012 by R.L. Gibson

Whizz &
BANG!

I love moving, whirring, whistling kitchen gadgets. I prefer the manual versions. I own an egg beater, hand mixer and screaming tea pot, and they all make me happy. It is the little things, you know? . This next Call wants to know all about the motion in your life. Let’s see ’em, folks…

Check out this Call to Artists for Motion from the Linus Galleries (California). The media for this show is a cool mixture, and this could be a great opportunity. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Motion

Always moving, life does not sit still for us.

It all goes by in a blur.

Capturing movement in art
creates a elusive dynamic.

Submit your best art with motion
for this future exhibition.

ELIGIBILITY:
Open to all artists.

MEDIA: Photography to paintings in oil, acrylic, watercolor and ink, graphite drawings and fabric work from quilts to stitch work.

DEADLINE:
September 17,2012

ENTRY FEE:
$35 for 3 entries,
$5 per add’l

AWARDS:

Those accepted artists will be asked to be a part of a collective show in the future months. The artists will be asked if they wish to submit their artwork for the show, which is not a requirement to being a part of this show.

SALES: Artwork will be offered for sale at the reception & other days the gallery will be open. 40% commission on all sales.

Category: Colored Pencil