CALL for ENTRIES: Small Plates

Posted on February 3, 2016April 4, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

yours, MINE
& ours

Food is so personal. A client recently asked if I had any dietary restrictions so that she could be prepared for our branding consultation that will span a lunch time. I’m allergic to parsnips, which is rarely an issue, and wheat which is always an issue. Always. Her response? We grow our own heirloom corn varietals from which we grind our own corn meal for cornbread.” Food is PERSONAL, and this next Call couldn’t be any more personal. Your support will determine the growth of this opportunity. Please make it personal for you too…

Check out this Call for Entries from Art&ArtDeadlines.com for Small Plates: A Response to Hunger, an exhibit of unframed small works at The Balcony Gallery (Knox, TN). This is a tiny show that needs big support…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Small Plates from artandartdeadlines.com

“The purpose of life, after all, is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experiences.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

ELIGIBILITY:
Open to all artists

THEME: Hunger—physical, spiritual, political, emotional or creative. Food reference optional.

MEDIA: Open to all 2D unframed media that will fit in a 9”x 12” envelope.

DEADLINE: EXTENDED TO April 18, 2016 (midnight EST)

NOTIFICATION: Ongoing until April 19, 2016

ENTRY FEE: $5 for up to 5 images. Entry fees are waived for members in good standing of The Haggus Society.

CURATOR: R.L. Gibson, a working artist and the Editor of artandartdeadlines.com (AAAD). Trained in classical, French culinary techniques, Gibson created AAAD as a food-themed resource to motivate artists to create their own community, standards & artistic opportunities. In addition her own solo & collaborative art, Gibson has served as a gallerist, juror, teacher & arts administrator for nearly two decades.

SALES: All work will be considered for sale unless marked NFS. A commission of 30% will be taken on all sales. Unsold artwork will be returned and payment for sold artwork will be made within 30 days of the close of the exhibit.

AWARDS: Best of Show, 1^st, 2^nd & 3^rd Place will be awarded. Note, at the curator’s discretion, ONE image from EVERY artist will go into the online exhibit with a link to the artist’s website.

For complete details, Read the Full Prospectus!

CALL for ENTRIES: April Int’l

Posted on February 2, 2016February 2, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

FRUIT
fluff

Fresh fruit is still my favorite dessert. I will take a bowl of berries over chocolate 9 times out of 10. The only thing I miss is the fat content, the luscious mouth feel. But, my husband has solved that problem with scratch-made whipped cream, heavy on the vanilla, light on the sugar. There’s no going back. This next call could be the whipped cream on top of your fresh new art season. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Fresh Paint Magazine (print & digital) for the April International issue. This is a luxe art publication; I savor each edition. Remember, this call is open to more than PAINTING…

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CALL for ENTRIES: April Int’l
from FreshPaintMagazine
published by AAAD

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to all forms of painting, drawing, art photography, sculpture and mixed media are eligible.

DEADLINE: March 1, 2016

NOTIFICATION: March 15, 2016

ENTRY FEE: £30 for up to 2 (~$43 USD)

JUROR: Andrew Salgado is one of the most promising young figurative painters at work today. Saatchi Art calls him “one to invest in today”; critic Edward Lucie Smith states he is a “dazzlingly skillful advocate [for painting]”; Tony Godfrey (author of Phaidon’s Painting Today) calls him an “exciting artist with a particular vision”; and even London’s Evening Standard has labeled him a “rising star”.

AWARDS: Winning artists will be published in the April international issue of FreshPaintMagazine (April 2016).

For complete details, Read the Full ART Call!

ARTIST of the DAY: Don Bergland

Posted on January 26, 2016January 26, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

utopian DISTOPIA

This site does not debate political issues –except those that surround food. But let’s speak generally. The current political circus in the U.S. and abroad seems unreal to me. I read quotes & sound bites everyday that indicate paint pervasively dark image of humanity. Today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Don Bergland stages glimpses of the surreal world –both utopian & dystopian– only previously imagined. If feel like the perfect fit today. (continues below)

"Fallow Atonement" by AAAD Artist of the Day Don Bergland! — *“Fallow Atonement” by AAAD Artist of the Day Don Bergland*

“I like to challenge accepted cultural dogma and ideology. Each of my works features a theatrical set defined by a stage with actors, props, and a backdrop. The actors in the set consist of everyday objects brought into combinations and interactions that attempt to elicit inquiry. The content of the artwork focuses on themes such as time, aging, nostalgia, the footless pursuit of Utopia, and the conditions of ideology which disable our rational minds. Each image is constructed using conventions of visual realism, but with alterations that offer dreamlike possibilities. Themes and objects appear and re-appear. Each work becomes a framed snapshot of a moment in theatrical space, noticed briefly, and then forgotten once more, a fraction of time when reality is breached and a frozen glimpse into the mental theatre of Eternity is experienced, an opening when the viewer can catch the faint hint of cotton candy breezing in from the sideshow midway, the pastel moment of a lost memory, a slight reminder that the past is never absent, and that the future is always in front of us.” —Don Bergland

Discover dreamlike possibilities AAAD #ArtistoftheDay of Don Bergland!

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: Benjamin’s Banquet

Posted on December 18, 2015December 17, 2015 by R.L. Gibson

feed me
LOUISIANA
(or Iowa)

All people have something in common –hunger. As a product of that hunger, we all have to eat. Some of us are more interested in food than others. Granted, not everyone is as obsessed as I am, but I’m also not the only one contemplating food several meals (sometimes several months) in advance. There are towns where I feel right a home simply because of the food — like New Orleans, Louisiana. This next Call, also food obsessed, feels like home too. Iowa is calling…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Chait Galleries Downtown (Iowa City, IA) for Benjamin’s Banquet. $25 entry, and well, the theme. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Benjamin’s Banquet

“What is your most closely held connection or apparent disconnection to food? What insights do you have to our global food system or perhaps there is a secret love/hate relationship in your own personal consumption? What about food moves you?” — from chaitgalleries.com

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

MEDIA: Open to all 2D and 3D media considered –except photography & jewelry.

DEADLINE: January 15, 2016

NOTIFICATION: January 21, 2016

ENTRY FEE: $25 for up to 3, $10 ea. add’l

AWARDS: Best in Show $300 & 2 $100 Honorable Mentions

SALES: The gallery will retain 50% commission on sales.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Water Banners

Posted on December 15, 2015 by R.L. Gibson

no DISWASHER

I am preparing to live my life with only a human washer of dishes. We’ve spent years eliminating excess stuff, downsizing possessions & square footage. Re-training ourselves after years of ingrained longing for “more” has been tough. Beginning Spring 2017, we will have limited access to water & power –only what we can produce or capture. The dishwasher will be the toughest obstacle. Because of the enormous amount of cooking we do, our dishwasher cycles at least once per day, and there is still a sink full of hand-washable items left. Maybe the answer is a really deep farmhouse sink to hide the dishes left after I’ve met my hand-washing-insanity limit. This next Call honors water conservation. Maybe they have a solution…

Check out this Call for Entries from New Mexico State University (Las Cruces, NM) for the Annual Banner Project, that is themed after the water-conservation show being held in conjunction inside the gallery. This is a VERY visible show. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Water Banners

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to all media that can be represented on a 2D banner. All work must be inspired by issues concerning water rights, drought, and water conservation.

DEADLINE: January 4, 2016

ENTRY FEE: $25 for 3 to 5 images

JURORS: Marisa Sage, Curator of “Water! What is it Good for?” & Director of the UAG, the UAG Exhibition Review Board & Julia Barello, Academic Department Head of the NMSU Department of Art

AWARDS: 6 artists’ work will be reproduced onto high-quality outdoor banners and hung on the banner systems installed on the outer walls of D.W. Williams Hall. This is an exciting opportunity to have thousands of viewers see your work as they drive off of interstate 10 or 25 down University Avenue past the campus of New Mexico State University. *It is unclear whether artists will get to keep the banners after the exhibit. I have asked. Once I have an answer, I will update the post.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Flowers, Plants & Gardens 2

Posted on December 12, 2015December 12, 2015 by R.L. Gibson

needle
TEA

Did you know that pine needles are edible, sort of? If you love the smell of holiday wreaths and garlands made of fresh pine, you can get that same sense of comfort from tea brewed of pine needles. Be careful NOT to use yew, Norfolk Island Pine or Ponderosa Pine (poisonous) and be sure to forage for your needles to help avoid fertilizers and pesticides. It’s a different way to look at those ever-present evergreens. This next Call wants to see your different take on plants of all sorts too. Deck the halls…

Check out this Call for Entries from Art-Competition.net for Flowers, Plants & Gardens 2. Only $20 to enter & thousands in prizes. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Flowers, Plants & Gardens 2

“There are always flowers
for those who want to see them.”
—Henri Matisse

ELIGIBILITY: All artists age 18+

MEDIA: Open to any still medium: painting, collage, photography, drawing, digital art, sculpture, fiber art, etc.

THEME: Work should intrigue and fascinate the viewer with their vision and communicate their individual interpretations of plants. The work can reflect on nature’s remarkable abundance and diversity in the wild, a garden, an individual plant and or the beauty or complexity of a single leaf or petal. The art can be expressed from realism to abstraction.

DEADLINE: January 11, 2016

NOTIFICATION: January 21, 2016

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

AWARDS: 1st Place $1,000 cash + $5000 marketing value, 2nd Place $250 cash + $1000 marketing value, 3rd place $125, 4th Place $75, 5th Place $50. There will be 10 Honorable Mentions with the artist’s work being displayed in the “Honorable Mentions” section of Art-Competition.net.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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

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CALL for ENTRIES: Fresh February

Posted on December 5, 2015December 5, 2015 by R.L. Gibson

CITRUS
star

Fresh, in-season foods are the heart of our family meals. And as much as I love celebrating winter and the approaching new year with fudge and brownies and cookies and cocoa, the star of the season is always the clementine for me. The supply is bountiful until January, but it is just enough to promise me that Spring really will arrive. This next Call will offer you a little bit of fresh in February too. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Fresh Paint Magazine (print & digital) for the February 2016 Edition. This is a rare PRINTED art publication. Don’t forget that this call is open to more than PAINTING…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Fresh February

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to all forms of painting, drawing, art photography, sculpture and mixed media are eligible.

DEADLINE: January 5, 2016

NOTIFICATION: January 15, 2016

ENTRY FEE: £40 for up to 3 (approx. $60.45 USD), £5 ea. add’l (approx. $7.76 USD).

CURATOR: Alice Herrick is an artist, curator and gallerist and founder and director of Herrick Gallery. Alice trained as a painter at Kingston University, B.A. ’92 and Chelsea School of Art, M.A. ’93, and is a practicing artist, exhibiting her work in London and beyond.

AWARDS: Winning artists will be published in the next digital and print issue of FreshPaintMagazine (February 2016).

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

We are PROUD to have Fresh Paint Magazine as a sponsor of AAAD!

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CALL for ENTRIES: Power It Forward

Posted on December 1, 2015December 1, 2015 by R.L. Gibson

power FOODS

Green chili has made my week. Sometimes I struggle in the winter since most produce is sun-powered. But, I have learned how to make the best of what IS available. Using imported, hot-house tomatoes is never my first choice; however, if you are going to cook them for hours, like I do in green chili, tangy unriped green tomatoes can be just the thing to fool your taste buds for another week until Spring arrives. Here’s a sun-powered Call that will make your week too. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Power It Forward for a T-Shirt Design contest. Your design can help offer wind/solar power to one of the estimated 1.3 billion people without power in this world. No entry fee, plus cash prizes. I love this one…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Power It Forward

“Power It Forward, Inc.’s mission is to bring clean electrical power to people who don’t have it in impoverished and developing countries. Having clean power impacts people’s quality of life, education, health, happiness, and the environment. We are looking for outstanding artwork that can be used for Power It Forward, Inc.” –poweritfwd.com

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all U.S. artists

MEDIA: Open to work that has been hand-drawn, painted, collaged, or digitally rendered. No photography. The artwork should be clearly visible on a solid color background. Up to three solid colors can be used to construct the artwork as long as they are clearly visible on either the white or black background colors. Work should draw inspiration from 1 of 4 slogans: 1) Power it Forward 2) Power to Give, Power to Live 3) Power for the People or 4) Give Power, Get Power.

DEADLINE: December 31, 2015

NOTIFICATION: by March 2, 2016

ENTRY FEE: None

JURORS: Winners chosen by judges from the company & a collection of artists.

AWARDS: Up to 4 winners will be chosen (one for each slogan) & will receive $500 each.

SALES: Artist will NOT receive a % of sales. Note that your only compensation would be a prize award. Please be aware that Power It Forward retains rights to work. Editor’s Note: This is not an uncommon part of these contests. Be prepared to receive a TOTAL of $500 for your design; otherwise, don’t enter.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Blue

Posted on November 28, 2015November 24, 2015 by R.L. Gibson

holiday
BLUES

I have broken my own blue-food rule. I have ranted & raved for years about food coloring. I have forever sworn off any faux food colored any shade of blue, but I have given in. This year will be my very first time in my life that I will have a “real” Christmas tree (living, as opposed to artificial). So, I decided that all the ornaments and decorations should be “real” too (read handmade or homemade). I couldn’t resist the most beautiful electric-blue gum drops I have ever seen. I am testing them out as a sweet garland. Forgive the hypocrisy, but I promise not to eat them. This next Call is another non-edible use for all things blue. Maybe this one’s for you…

Check out this Call for Entries from Art-Competition.net and G25N for Blue. Only $20 to enter. This Call is open to seven different media including digital & fiber art. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Blue

“The deeper the blue becomes, the more strongly it calls man towards the infinite, awakening in him a desire for the pure and, finally, for the supernatural… The brighter it becomes, the more it loses its sound, until it turns into silent stillness & becomes white.”
— Wassily Kandinsky

ELIGIBILITY: All artists age 18+

MEDIA: Open to all still media: painting, drawing, collage, photography, digital, etc.

THEME: BLUE. The art created of any subject that is enhanced by the use of the color blue, whether it is a single dot of blue or a completely blue image. The color blue should enhance the narrative of the works subject as Blue can imply many emotions, symbolism or feelings, from blue marble to Blues music. Blue can express the future, good feelings, happiness, prosperity, ocean or sky, and we can feel blue, etc. It can be used to enhance, emphasize or be a focal point in the art.

DEADLINE: January 4, 2016

NOTIFICATION: January 13, 2016

ENTRY FEE: $20 for 1, $10 each add’l

AWARDS: Up to Fifteen artists will be selected for a group exhibit, “BLUE” at G25N’s online gallery opening on January 22, 2016.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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

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Category: Drawing

yours, MINE & ours

CALL for ENTRIES: Small Plates from artandartdeadlines.com

For complete details, Read the Full Prospectus!

FRUIT fluff

CALL for ENTRIES: April Int’l from FreshPaintMagazine published by AAAD

For complete details, Read the Full ART Call!

utopian DISTOPIA

Discover dreamlike possibilities AAAD #ArtistoftheDay of Don Bergland!

a legend LOST

Enjoy more work by Helen Green!

feed me LOUISIANA (or Iowa)

CALL for ENTRIES: Benjamin’s Banquet

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

no DISWASHER

CALL for ENTRIES: Water Banners

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

needle TEA

CALL for ENTRIES: Flowers, Plants & Gardens 2

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CITRUS star

CALL for ENTRIES: Fresh February

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

power FOODS

CALL for ENTRIES: Power It Forward

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

holiday BLUES

CALL for ENTRIES: Blue

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

yours, MINE
& ours

CALL for ENTRIES:
Small Plates from artandartdeadlines.com

FRUIT
fluff

CALL for ENTRIES: April Int’l
from FreshPaintMagazine
published by AAAD

feed me
LOUISIANA
(or Iowa)

CALL for ENTRIES:
Benjamin’s Banquet

CALL for ENTRIES:
Water Banners

needle
TEA

CALL for ENTRIES:
Flowers, Plants & Gardens 2

CITRUS
star

CALL for ENTRIES:
Fresh February

CALL for ENTRIES:
Power It Forward

holiday
BLUES

CALL for ENTRIES:
Blue