CALL for ENTRIES: 2017 Strange Figurations

Posted on May 15, 2017July 2, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

odd PERFECTION

I once had a kitchen with a dishwasher that opened into the living room. No kidding. I love an odd house, an odd room. I am the one that buys the mutant vegetables at the farmer’s market. I like to think of the mutations as the vegetables exercising their free will over their little spot in the world. Yeah, yeah, science. I know. This next Call also entertains an interest in the odd, the strange, the surreal. Investigate this show…

Check out this Call for Entries from SlowArt Productions for Strange Figurations at the Limner Gallery (Hudson, NY). $35 entry & 30% commission. This is open to all artists, all media & all interpretations. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
2017 Strange Figurations
from SlowArt Productions
at the Limner Gallery

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists (18+ int’l)

MEDIA: Open to all media, included are all forms of surreal, visionary and extraordinary figurative art.

THEME: All interpretations of “Strange Figurations” will be reviewed & considered.

DEADLINE: July 8, 2017 (extended from June 20, 2017)

NOTIFICATION: July 30, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $35 for up to 4, $5 ea. add’l

AWARDS: Winning artists will be featured in a group exhibition at the Limner Gallery, September 6 – 30, 2017. The exhibition will also be displayed on the Limner Gallery web site and through social media.

SALES: The gallery will take a 30% commission on all sales.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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CALL for ENTRIES: Spectacular

Posted on May 9, 2017May 8, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

EAT it all

People always ask about my favorite food. Some days it is goat cheese. Well, a lot of days it is goat cheese. But some days it is lamb or strawberries or pesto or pomegranate. I am open to every food. Fickle stomach. This next Call is also completely open to your wish or whim. Send them your best…

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

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CALL for ENTRIES:
spectacular
from Las Laguna Gallery

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists (int’l)

MEDIA: Open to all* media, including (but not limited to) assemblage, collage, digital art, drawing (graphite, charcoal, colored pencil), encaustic, fiber art, illustration, mixed media, new media, painting (oil, acrylic, watercolor, airbrush), pastel & photography (traditional or digital). No jewelry, video or sculpture.

THEME: Open Theme. Open to a full spectrum of work and interpretation.

DEADLINE: June 6, 2017

NOTIFICATION: June 12, 2017

GUEST ARTIST: Lisa Clarke

ENTRY FEE: $35 for 1, $1 ea. add’l

SALES: The Las Laguna Gallery will retain 25% commission on all sales.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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CALL for ENTRIES: Black & White

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

LOVE ME love me not

Beet wars 2017 just ended. At least once per year, I post something random about eating beets on social media. Every time, it ends in my friends arguing the merits, or not, of this ever-controversial veg. I am amazed by how passionately people love or hate beets. The confusing ones are the folks that love merlot & hate beets. I’ll never understand the disparity. They both have that same from the earth pungency, so shouldn’t it be a black & white issue? This next Call is definitely all about the black & white of it all. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from BWAC (Brooklyn, NY) for Black & White. Take advantage of a discount for early entry, a distinguished juror & significant cash awards. This is a great opportunity…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Black & White from BWAC

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“Black and white is primal, the underneath, the foundation, of the opuce of color; black and white is where we register motion and, when the cones do not have sufficient light, our rods optimize our survival in the night woods. ‘Black & White’ intends to explore this underground of survival and few words.” –from bwac.org

ELIGIBILITY: Open to U.S. artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to all media

ENTRY FEE: $45 up to 3, $5 ea. add’l (early bird) or $65 up to 3, $5 ea add’l after May 10

DEADLINE: May 10, 2017 (early bird) or March 31, 2017 (final)

NOTIFICATION: March 31, 2017

JUROR: Alison Hokanson, Assistant Curator of European Paintings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She holds a BA from Brown University and an MA and PhD from the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, where she studied Minimalism before writing her dissertation on Belgian Realism and Symbolism. Her recent projects include exhibitions on the whaling scenes of Joseph Mallord, William Turner and on The Met’s collection of Pre ‐ Raphaelite art and design. She publishes and lectures on topics ranging from Impressionist painting to Symbolist drawing, and was previously a juror for the National Arts Club’s Artist Members Exhibition.

AWARDS: Best of Show Gold $1000, Most Innovative Use of Materials $500, People’s Choice $250, Curator’s Choice $250 & ten $100 Certificates of Recognition.

SALES: BWAC will retain a 25% commission on all exhibition sales.

For full details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Tiny Monsters

Posted on April 16, 2017April 17, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

gooseBERRIES

Pineapples are showing up in mass at every grocer right now. I can’t eat enough to take advantage of the availability, so I was contemplating making jelly or jam. As you may know, pineapple fights the jelling process, so you have to use nearly twice as much pectin to make it work –which defeats the purpose of buying on sale. Maybe I can freeze the cleaned pineapple and wait for gooseberries come into season. These little treasures have huge amounts of pectin and can be made into jelly without ANY additional pectin. This next Call wants your little treasures, but they must be monstrous…

Check out this Call for Entries from FE Gallery (Sacramento, CA) for Tiny Monsters. $20 entry & remember, small works shows generally mean cheaper shipping costs. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Tiny Monsters
from FE Gallery

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“. . . show in tribute to the wolf in grandmother’s clothes, to the bump in the night, to the monsters under our beds and to all of your most dangerous creations who lurk in a tiny frame.” — from FE Gallery

ELIGIBILITY: Open to U.S. artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to many media, including photography, mixed media, painting, drawing, encaustic, fiber arts, sculpture, etc. Limited to work 12″x12″x12″ or smaller. *Sorry no Video at this time.

DEADLINE: April 30th , 2017

ENTRY FEE: $20 for 1, $5 ea. add’l

AWARDS: $500 Best in Show

SALES: FE Gallery retains 40% commission.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: monochrome

Posted on April 5, 2017April 4, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

sautee or FRY?

There is a fine line between golden goodness & fried brown sameness. I have an aunt who won’t eat “lacy” eggs or “dirty” biscuits, her phraseology for anything browned, but she only eats meats well done. (Go figure.) Personally, I love a butter browned anything, but I shy away from the monotony of bread-crumb brown. This next Call wants your monotone work –food references not required. Take a look…

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

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CALL for ENTRIES:
monochrome
from Las Laguna Gallery

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to all* media, except jewelry and sculpture.

THEME: Monochrome “Art that explores values of one color.” — from laslagunagallery.com

DEADLINE: April 16, 2017

NOTIFICATION: April 21, 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: 12 Solo Shows

Posted on April 4, 2017April 3, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

et tu, Brute?

Anchovy paste is a standard item in my pantry, but it’s because I have a Caesar salad addiction. Otherwise, I don’t know a single person that eats anchovies outside of my family. Then, I was sitting in a pizza joint in Hendersonville, NC when I heard someone say, “I’m here for the anchovy, black olive pie.” See, I am not alone –never alone. There are benefits to being alone at times though. This next Call is the perfect opportunity to go solo. Don’t miss this chance…

Check out this Call for Entries from Firehouse Center for the Arts (Newburyport, MA) for one of 12 Monthly Solo Show opportunities. For your $25 entry fee, you could land a solo show in Massachusetts. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES: 12 Solo Shows
from Firehouse Center for the Arts

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to all 2-Dimensional art

DEADLINE: delivered by April 30, 2017 (All submissions are by hard-copy, NOT ONLINE.)

NOTIFICATION: Early June 2017

ENTRY FEE: $25 for 10-20 images

JURORS: A Visual Arts Review Board (composed of Firehouse Board members, professional artists, photographers, gallery directors) will conduct a blind review of all submitted proposals in May.

AWARDS: Artists chosen will receive a one-month, one-person show with 50 linear feet of 10’ high gallery wall space located on the ground floor of the Firehouse Center for the Arts.

SALES: Prices should reflect the 30% commission due to the Firehouse.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Self-Portrait

Posted on March 31, 2017March 31, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

the slow MELT

I haven’t reflected on my self-portrait as a food lately. I’m feeling like butter this week, indulgent and cozy and not always the best choice, ha. I’m not certain my portrait as FOOD is what this next Call is looking for, but they do want your self-portraits. Show them your best…

Check out this Call for Entries from Jerry’s Artarama for the 5th Annual Self Portrait Contest. There is no entry fee and awards are given for first, second, third place, plus THIRTY Honorable Mentions. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Self-Portrait Contest
from Jerry’s Artarama

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“The most obvious subject in art is looking right at you in the mirror. It’s the person you know best; only you know every little detail of your face. Go surreal, abstract or fantasy, draw your reflection, paint yourself… Anything goes as long as it’s creative, original, and it’s you!” — from jerrysartarama.com

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all U.S. artists, age 18 & over

MEDIA: Open to most media. Photography only submissions are not allowed, although mixed media & digital painting are acceptable.

DEADLINE: April 30, 2017

NOTIFICATION: June 9, 2017

ENTRY FEE: No entry fee

JUROR: 30 Finalists are chosen by popular vote on Facebook. 30 Finalists are chosen by jury. All 60 Finalists are reviewed by a separate jury of professional artists who will decide the winners for 1st Place, 2nd Place, 3rd Place & the 30 Honorable Mentions.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Scapes 3

Posted on March 11, 2017March 11, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

HERBS here & there & everywhere

I don’t have enough time on my hands for all the thyme I have on my hands. Thyme grows year ’round indoors, and my window sill herb pot has gone crazy. I have dried it. I have pureed it. I have infused oil. I have frozen it, and I have given it away. I can’t bring myself to throw it away. I’m hoping it will make a beautiful ground cover. My landscape will taste wonderful. This next Call wants to see your landscape. What’s yours taste like?

Check out this Call for Entries from Art-Competition.net for Scapes 3. Only $20 to enter & open to all 2-dimensional media including digital art. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Scapes 3
fm Art-Competition.net

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“The sky is the soul of all scenery. It makes the earth lovely at sunrise and splendid at sunset. In the one it breathes over the earth a crystal-like ether, in the other a liquid gold.”
— Thomas Cole 1801-1848

ELIGIBILITY: All artists age 18+

MEDIA: All 2D media: painting, drawing, collage, photography, digital, etc.

THEME: “Scapes 3” – The judges for this art call welcome artists and photographers whose works provide viewers with unique interpretations of environmental settings —either viewed or imagined.

DEADLINE: March 27, 2017

NOTIFICATION: April 12, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $20 for 1, $10 ea. add’l

AWARDS: $8,125 in cash & marketing prizes. (e.g. 1st place $500, 2nd Place $400, 3rd Place $300, etc) + helpful marketing.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Fight or Flight

Posted on March 3, 2017March 2, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

FOOD anyone?

I received more “why food?” inquiries this week. Because. That’s the short answer. Specifically I had someone to challenge the relevancy of a food theme with all that is going on politically in the U.S. Long Answer, well, food IS political, and global. (Reminder, the world is larger than the U.S.) Regulations governing food safety couldn’t be more political. Quinoa and milk and coffee and avocados, political. Choosing the source of your food and having confidence the quality of your options is all about politics and privilege. I love food. AAAD will continue to celebrate food. We all grow and buy and cook and serve in reaction to our experiences of the world around us. We act and react, indulge and temper, daily. This next Call wants your reaction to current events. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from The Painting Center (New York, NY) for Fight or Flight. This non-profit art center in the heart of Chelsea is offering a beautiful space & opportunity for painting and more…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Fight or Flight
fm The Painting Center

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“Looking back to specific artists’ reactions to unsettled times, there are Picasso’s Guernica & Gerhard Richter’s cycle of paintings October 18, 1977. On the other hand, Matisse created his joyful collaged paper cutouts for his Jazz series during World War II in France, and Jackson Pollock’s poured paintings were created in the 1950s during the McCarthy era. Creativity can feed off the inspiration of current events and/or a personal vision. We are looking for artists’ responses to these times in which we live, in 2017.” –thepaintingcenter.org

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to all media (except digital art)

DEADLINE: May 5, 2017

NOTIFICATION: May 15, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $40 for up to 5 images

SALES: The Painting Center retains a 20% commission on all sales.

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.

Category: Fiber

odd PERFECTION

CALL for ENTRIES: 2017 Strange Figurations from SlowArt Productions at the Limner Gallery

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

EAT it all

CALL for ENTRIES: spectacular from Las Laguna Gallery

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

LOVE ME love me not

CALL for ENTRIES: Black & White from BWAC

For full details, Read the Full Call!

gooseBERRIES

CALL for ENTRIES: Tiny Monsters from FE Gallery

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

sautee or FRY?

CALL for ENTRIES: monochrome from Las Laguna Gallery

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

et tu, Brute?

CALL for ENTRIES: 12 Solo Shows from Firehouse Center for the Arts

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

the slow MELT

CALL for ENTRIES: Self-Portrait Contest from Jerry’s Artarama

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

HERBS here & there & everywhere

CALL for ENTRIES: Scapes 3 fm Art-Competition.net

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

FOOD anyone?

CALL for ENTRIES: Fight or Flight fm The Painting Center

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

food for FAIRIES

CALL for ENTRIES: Fairies in the Garden from Annmarie

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES:
2017 Strange Figurations
from SlowArt Productions
at the Limner Gallery

CALL for ENTRIES:
spectacular
from Las Laguna Gallery

CALL for ENTRIES:
Black & White from BWAC

CALL for ENTRIES:
Tiny Monsters
from FE Gallery

CALL for ENTRIES:
monochrome
from Las Laguna Gallery

CALL for ENTRIES: 12 Solo Shows
from Firehouse Center for the Arts

CALL for ENTRIES:
Self-Portrait Contest
from Jerry’s Artarama

CALL for ENTRIES:
Scapes 3
fm Art-Competition.net

CALL for ENTRIES:
Fight or Flight
fm The Painting Center

CALL for ENTRIES:
Fairies in the Garden
from Annmarie