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: Fairies in the Garden

Posted on March 2, 2017March 1, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

food for FAIRIES

My grandmother loved fairy food. She would boil sugar and vinegar together for what felt like forever (15 minutes) and then add baking soda at the last minute. Magically, it seemed, the concoction would turn almost orange. Once cooled, it had this beautifully buttery flavor. Sugar + vinegar = fairy food. Try it. In the meantime, this next Call is all about the fairies. Maybe a fairy kitchen? This one is creative fun…

Check out this Call for Entries from Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center (Solomons, MD) for Fairies in the Garden. There are no rules & regs regarding structure, so you CAN choose to make it a shippable size/weight. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Fairies in the Garden
from Annmarie

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“Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center is accepting submission for our 8th annual outdoor exhibit of all things magical – including fairy houses, fairy gardens, gnome homes, elf houses and more! ” –from annmariegarden.org

ELIGIBILITY: All artists working in U.S.

MEDIA: Open to outdoor art constructed of durable materials and adhesives that can withstand five months outdoors & the enthusiastic affection of summer visitors to the garden.

DEADLINE: March 24, 2017

DELIVERY: Between March 30 – April 4

ENTRY FEE: None

JUROR: All submissions are eligible for the “People’s Choice Award,” which will be voted on by guests throughout the summer.

AWARDS: $200 cash prize. Plus, all builders will enjoy free admission to the opening reception on April 7 & the Fairy House Festival on April 23.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

ARTIST of the DAY: Richard Shilling

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

art of the land, POWERED by the SUN

I live rurally, by choice, and find the environment I live in almost overwhelmingly inspirational. Today’s Artists of the Day has found a way to put my inspiration to work for him AS art. Enjoy the gorgeous, ephemeral work of Richard Shilling. So many of his works are powered by the sun, just like today’s Power It Forward Call. (continues below)

4 Colour Sunwheel by Richard Shilling — *4 Colour Sunwheel by* *Richard Shilling* *(coloured leaves, dogwood frame & the evening sun)*

“Through his ongoing relationship with nature he explores themes to do with time, ecology and the constant flux of the seasons and expresses these ideas through his unique land art images. Every sculpture is photographed in natural light, using normal camera equipment and without any Photoshop… Each photo accurately depicts how each sculpture appeared, at its most vibrant moment, before the elements reclaim the materials back to nature.” –from richardshilling.co.uk

Learn more about Richard Shilling!

ANNUAL OPEN CALL: Soap Factory

Posted on January 25, 2013 by R.L. Gibson

WINE
not whine
please

I am now officially one of those old codgers that complain about the price of potatoes to the grocery cashier and bitch about the prices of soft drinks to my waitress. Ugh. I cannot believe I have turned into THAT person, but I have. My Dad would be so proud. But, I don’t feel alone due to the number of artists I listen to lament the price of entry fees. This next Call doesn’t have one. Woohoo!

Check out this Open Call from The Soap Factory (Minneapolis, MN). The Soap factory is looking for work for group exhibits, AND they offer installation support, travel, accommodations, and a stipend to those selected to exhibit. Did I mention NO ENTRY FEE?

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

ANNUAL
OPEN CALL:
The Soap Factory

The Soap Factory exhibits work in its galleries throughout the year. Exhibitions curated from submissions and could have as many as 8 artists. The Soap Factory is a 120-year old ex-industrial warehouse on the banks of the Mississippi River in Minneapolis.

They have no climate control, air conditioning or permanent heating system; please bear this in mind when submitting your work. Projects by individual artists that propose to use the entire 12,000 sq feet of gallery space are always encouraged.

ELIGIBILITY:
Open to all artists

MEDIA:
Artists working in all media
are encouraged to submit proposals.

DEADLINE:
April 30, 2013

NOTIFICATION:
Summer of 2013

*Editor’s note: Do not call or email to check on your submission.

AWARDS: Group exhibitions curated from submissions could have as many as 8 artists.

The Soap Factory provides full installation support for all selected projects, including travel and accommodation, as well as a stipend to artists. Plus, they provide publicity, exhibition invitations, mailings, opening reception and artist talks.

SUBMISSION TIP: Examples of artists shown by The Soap Factory from submissions: Nadine Anderson, Matt Bakkom, Nina Lola Bachhuber, Ernest Arthur Bryant III, David Bartley, Ian Burns, Santiago Cucullu, E-Team, Omer Fast, Harrell Fletcher, Isa Gagarin, Michael Gaughan, Amber Ginsburg, Jay Heikes, Alexa Horochowski, Margaret Kilgallen, Chris Lawrence, Keith Lemley, Rita MacDonald, Joseph Madrigal, Rodney McMillian, Clive Murphy, Wil Natzel, Kelly Nipper, Carl Pope Jr, David Rathman, Patrick Scully, Slinko, Xavier Tavera, Bruce Tapola, Traci Tullius. Editor’s Note: DO YOUR HOMEWORK!

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Prison Library Mail Art

Posted on August 8, 2012August 8, 2012 by R.L. Gibson

FOOD for… thought

The more you know about anything the better off you are about everything. I attended Johnson & Wales culinary school just long enough to learn sauce and knife skills that have been worth every penny I spent. I use those skills everyday of my life. (Although I should have stuck around for pastry classes so I could have made this book cake I found a Sprinkle Bakes!) This next mail art call offers you the opportunity to provide education that not only will provide prisoners a chance to learn which impacts their lives, but their chance to learn impacts YOU too. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries for Postmarked 2012, California’s largest mail art exhibition that benefits the Prison Library Project. Jump start your creative juices with a mail art project today! Take a look…

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

CALL for ENTRIES: Postmarked 2012

For many years, inmates from around the country wrote to the Prison Library Project, and they were amazed by the artwork that accompanied requests for books. These beautiful illustrations were their inspiration for a mail art exhibition and fundraiser.

Postmarked was developed eight years ago for the Claremont Forum’s Prison Library Project, which sends books free to prisoners in the U.S. upon their request. Providing education and opportunity to learn about mail art, view new and established mail artists’ works, and to participate in the experience of creating and sending mail art. Now in its 8th year, this exhibition is one of the largest in California.

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all.

MEDIA: Mail art of any size and medium. ONLY the side with the official USPS Postmark/barcode will be displayed. Your mail art may be painted, stamped, collaged, printed, and/or otherwise decorated or constructed. It may be any shape and size that will go through the mail and receive an official postmark.

Your submission may get worn or torn through the mail, but the handling process is an important part of the theme. Only the side with the postmark can be displayed, due to space limitations, but the art doesn’t have to be limited to that side. You may include any message inside the envelope, which will be opened only by the person who purchases the art envelope. You may submit more than one piece… and begin sending now!

DEADLINE: Entries must be postmarked by September 30, 2012.

ENTRY FEE: None

WHY SUPPORT the PLP? “Rehabilitation was at one time a stated goal of the prison system. Today, funding for most educational and rehabilitation programs, including prison libraries, has been cut or completely eliminated. It is a distressing fact that today’s U.S. prisons are increasingly about punishing people and warehousing human beings, not about, rehabilitation, or education.”

“This is where PLP steps in. We believe that everyone deserves access to literature and educational materials, including people trying to work towards social change, self-empowerment or rehabilitation within the incarceration system.

The U.S. has less than 5 percent of the world’s population, but more than a quarter of the world’s prisoners.

Nearly one percent of American adults are incarcerated, the highest rate in the world, but many prisoners have little access to books or educational material. They face substantial barriers and are cut off from family and friends on the outside. While some prisons have libraries, many do not. Of those that do, access and selection can be extremely limited. Usually, prisoners are not allowed to receive books from friends or family. Thus, programs like ours are one of the few options available to these individuals.” –from the PLP website.

Learn more about Postmarked 2012 online!

MAIL ART: Anything Goes

Posted on August 6, 2012 by R.L. Gibson

LET THEM EAT…
cupcakes

Don’t you just love it when anything goes? Like many parents, I’ve had to have the difficult conversation that included explaining why chocolate chip pancakes are an acceptable breakfast but chocolate cupcakes. As you might imagine, food conversations are hard for me. I tend to give in. You only live once. Cupcakes anyone? This next Call exemplifies anything goes. My site stats indicate you guys love mail art, so here goes…

Check out this Call for Entries for Anything Goes Everything Shows Mail Art from the Courtyard Gallery (Asheville, NC) It is an all hung show. So as the title says…anything goes and everything shows. If you’re looking for a resume builder or just a creative outlet to jump start your day, this Mail Art show could be just for you. No submission fee…start working on your entry TODAY!

Editor’s Note: If you have read the personal portion of this post, MAIL ART: Anything Goes, anywhere other than by email subscription or on ArtAndArtDeadlines.com, it has been published without permission and is considered theft.

CALL for ENTRIES:

Anything Goes
Everything Shows
Mail Art Call

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: All media will be accepted including mixed media, Collage, Montage, Sculpture Digital art, Painting, Printmaking, and Photography. Don’t be afraid to try with 3-D art; they have exhibited vinyl records, papier mache fish, wood sticks, shoes, and even a pig jawbone. Any size, if you can stamp it and get it through the Post Office, it will show.

DEADLINE: September 1, 2012

NOTIFICATION: Anything goes, everything shows! Non-returnable. Their mail art show title says it all as ALL received submissions will be exhibited in the Courtyard Gallery, from September 15th to October 27th, 2012.

ENTRY FEE: None

Exhibit will open September 15th at the Courtyard Gallery, 109 Roberts Street, Phil Mechanic Building, River Arts District, Asheville, NC.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: humor; analog humor

Posted on August 5, 2012 by R.L. Gibson

HAHAHAHA…

Humor is always appreciated. I stand accused of being naively optimistic. If that is true, it is because I live with a smile on my face. My husband and son think I’m funny–biggest compliment EVER. I appreciate humor in food as well. Bill & Clair Wurtzel’s Funny Food is such a great approach to healthy breakfast. I unabashedly recommend it. This next Call is all about tickling your funny bone. I unabashedly recommend it too…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Department of Art & Design of East Tennessee State University at the Tipton Gallery (Johnson City, TN) for humor; analog humor. There is no entry fee, and this is one of those opportunities to renew your love of art merely for the sake of creating it…

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

CALL for ENTRIES:
humor; analog humor

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

THEME: Humor and art have been infrequent partners at best. With both a philosophical interest in the nature of humor and its relationship to aesthetics, this exhibition invites artworks that may utilize a conceptual approach and are actually funny, occupying this middle ground between art and humor in ways that might be thought-provoking, absurd, or even just silly.

MEDIA: all work must be funny. if you make the curator laugh, chuckle, wryly smile, or have a genuine humorous reaction, then it’s included. If not, it’s not. Don’t worry: the curator has a very wide ranging sense of humor. except when it comes to Woody Allen movies which, for some reason, he just doesn’t get.

All work must be in analog form, nothing digital will be accepted; suggested analog forms include, but are not limited to: index cards, single sheets of paper, cassette tapes, small sculpture, airmail envelopes, 35mm slides, canned goods, Morse code and anything else that you might think of. But it must be analog. No zeros and ones.

All of the work must be small. Maximum size–one cubic foot (not one cubit foot). Minimum size–head of a pin.

All work must be signed. This also means that all work can be catalogued, so dates, dimensions, material, etc. must be either included separately with the entry or readily discernible. An online catalog of every object submitted will be published.

All work must be environmentally disposable. You can retrieve your work at the end of the show, or pay to have it shipped back, but it is expected that the vast majority of work will be trashed on the last day. They will provide the trash bags.

DEADLINE: My guess is sometime early to mid September since the work must arrive by the end of September.

ENTRY FEE: None

CURATOR: Dr. Scott Contreras-Koterbay, associate professor, (Ph.D., St. Andrew’s University) specializes in Philosophy of Art and Contemporary Art. He also teaches Modern Art, Art History, Theory and Criticism, Research Methods for Art Historians, Special Topics: African-American Art and Russian Art.

HOW TO ENTER: Email scottkoterbay@gmail.com

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

*Editor’s Note: This Call isn’t on the University’s site. If you click on a picture above, it will take you to the University’s Calendar to verify its existence.

CALL for ENTRIES: Green

Posted on July 3, 2012 by R.L. Gibson

It ain’t easy
BEING GREEN

I am obsessed with green vegetables. On any given day, you can open my refrigerator and find snap beans, half runners, spinach, brussel sprouts, asparagus, romaine lettuce, celery, cabbage and broccoli. Those are just the staples. This next call wants to know what green means to you, eaten or otherwise. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from The Shoe Factory Art Co-op (Rochester, NY) for Green: What Does It Mean?. This uniquely-themed show could be a great opportunity to put another show on your resume! This could be your chance…

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

CALL for ENTRIES:
Green: What Does It Mean?

The Shoe Factory Art Co-op seeks artists to create and submit artwork that expresses the meaning of “green”. Open interpretation.

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to all media related to green.

DEADLINE: August 25, 2012

ENTRY FEE: Pay $18 submission fee, $25 for non-members, by PayPal or Credit Card on the Call for Artists page.

JURORS: Green will be juried by The Shoe Factory Art Co-op.

SALES: 25% commission on the price of any artwork sold (35% for non-members).

For complete details, download the Full Call!

REMINDER: Art Inter/National

Posted on June 4, 2012 by R.L. Gibson

REMINDER:

EAT your
HEART out!

While watching a TV show about how salami is made, my son announced that eating the organs of an animal is wrong. However, when I explained all the things that his new belief would eliminate from his menu, he then asked, “Do they at least WASH the intestines first?” Hehehe. These days I prefer my animal organs in the form of chicken pate, but I will have to start keeping the ingredient list to myself, apparently. This next Call for Entries involves a different sort of heart all together. This could be an excellent opportunity…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Boxheart Gallery (Pittsburgh, PA) for the 2012 Art Inter/National Exhibition. There is no entry free and no media restriction on this exhibit. Don’t miss this chance!

*Editor’s Note: If you have read the personal portion of this post, REMINDER: Art Inter/National, anywhere other than by email subscription or on ArtAndArtDeadlines.com, it has been published without permission and is considered theft.

CALL for ENTRIES:
Art Inter/National

Art Inter/National is a celebration of artistic expression from all over the world. It’s an exhibition that displays how the space one occupies both influences and guides the creative process.

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists.

MEDIA: Open to all media. Box Heart encourages diversity in the media used to create the work, in the artists and his/her interpretation of Art Inter/National. There are no limits or boundaries, no categories or types.

DEADLINE:
November 1, 2012

NOTIFICATION:
December 1, 2012

ENTRY FEE:
No entry fee.

AWARDS: One artist will receive the Best of Show Award. This artist is awarded Box Heart “Artist of the Year” and receives their own Solo Exhibition in the 2013 Exhibition Year. This includes Gallery Representation with Box Heart Gallery.

SALES: 40% Commission on all sales. (All work must be for sale.)

For complete details, Read the Prospectus!

CALL for ENTRIES: How Art Saved the World

Posted on June 4, 2011 by R.L. Gibson

MUSHROOM
POWERS, activate!

Why are there no food superheroes? The Truffle Twins, Captain Fiber, or the Victor the Veggie, maybe? I am certainly not alone in the belief that this world could stand to be rescue from food-additives and substitutes. Okay, I’ll step of the produce crate now. This next call gives you another chance to prove that art can change the world. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Pop Revolution Gallery (Mason, OH) for How Art Saved the World. Enter any media for as little as $25 by August 27, 2011 for your chance to let your environmental art shine!

CALL for ENTRIES:
How Art Saved the World

The theme for this exhibit at Pop Revolution Gallery is environmental art.

What is environmental art?

The online resource greenmuseum.org characterizes environmental art as ever-evolving art that, in a broad sense, helps better our relationship with the natural world.

Pop Revolution Gallery is looking for work that goes beyond the traditional landscape as a celebration of nature. For inspiration and/or guidance Pop Revolution recommends you visit:

ELIGIBILITY: The exhibition is open to artists 18 years or older. All work must be original work. Students must not present work for consideration if assisted in any way in arrangement or execution. Artists accepted for the exhibition will be asked for an artist bio for display purposes.

MEDIA: Open to all media.

DEADLINE: August 27, 2011

NOTIFICATION: August 31, 2011

ENTRY FEE: An entry fee of $25 for the first entry, $12 for each additional entry. Up to 4 pieces can be entered in to the show. If sending digital files through email, files will be reviewed when payment is received, either through snail-mail or PayPal. *Editor’s Note: With the average show costing $35 for 3 images, the fee for this show is a little high. I would like for you to consider, however, this is a retail-oriented space which offers a higher likelihood that reasonably-priced work will sell.

JURORS: Roscoe L. Wilson and Pattie Byron, visit the website for more information.

AWARDS: Best of Show: $500, 2nd Place: $250, and People’s Choice Award: $100.

SALES: Artists are encouraged to offer their work for sale. Any work not priced will be marked “Not for Sale” or “NFS”. Pop Revolution Gallery will retain a 40% commission of the sale price.

Category: Environmental Art