CALL for ENTRIES: Emotion & Energy of Color 4

Posted on December 8, 2016December 8, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

a clean PLATE

I had to throw out everything in my fridge & freezer Sunday. Due to the wildfire, my house was without power for a week. My groceries stewed. It wasn’t pretty. But, in my effort to find a silver lining, I will admit that a clean refrigerator is liberating. Now it is slowing filling with mustard greens, pickled beets & craft beer against a stark white background. It is a whole new energy like this new Call. An art publication opportunity…

Check out this Call for Entries from Art-Competition.net for Emotion & Energy of Color 4. $20 entry & no shipping. The media is pretty wide open too. Take a look…

CALL for ENTRIES:
Emotion & Energy of Color 4
from Art-competition.net

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ELIGIBILITY: All artists age 18+

MEDIA: Open to still media, including painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, digital, prints, fiber art, collage, etc.

THEME: Emotion & Energy of Color 4 “…the visual narrative presents the artist’s unique interpretation of a subject that is communicated through the emotion & energy of color, that is, how colors define your piece as an interpretation and reflection of the world and your surroundings, dreams, passions & perhaps spirituality… representational to abstract.”

DEADLINE: December 14, 2016

NOTIFICATION: January 7, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $20 first image, $10 ea. add’l

AWARDS: First place $500 cash + $5000 marketing; 2nd place $400 Cash + $1500 marketing; 3rd Place $300 cash; 4th Place $200 Cash; 5th Place $100 Cash; 6th Place $75 Cash, 7th Place $50 Cash. Click here for details. The 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th place winner’s and 10 Honorable Mentions work will be featured in Art-Competition.net “Winners Showcase” with links to their websites.

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CALL for ENTRIES: 11th National

Posted on December 6, 2016December 7, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

totally BAKED

I crave comfort food. I have always been an emotional eater, and in my defense, this year HAS sucked. Bizarre business twists, unexpected career delays, personal financial crisis followed by health issues, a relentless year of election propaganda and now a wildfire, a house robbery & now more dreams delayed. I want baked goods. Is there a healthier way to tackle trauma? Of course. Bite me. I need the comfort of things familiar like baked goods — and the venue for this next Call. It is a soft spot for me, and I want it to be for you. Love…

Check out this Call for Entries from Knox Arts & Culture Alliance for the 11th Nat’l Juried Exhibition. I have shown here. I have juried here. I teach here. I would love to see your contribution here. Take a look…

CALL for ENTRIES:
11th Nat’l Juried Exhibition
from Knox Arts & Culture Alliance

ELIGIBILITY: Artists 18+ living in the US

MEDIA: 2-D (painting, drawing, mixed media, printmaking, photography) & 3-D (sculpture of all media).

DEADLINE: December 18, 2016

NOTIFICATION: January 9, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $40 for up to 3, $7 ea. add’l. Members $25/$5.

JUROR: Trained as an art historian, Dorothy Habel joined the faculty in Art History of the School of Art at the University of Tennessee in 1980, and she retired as Director of the School in 2016 after eight years of service in that position. She was also a Distinguished Professor in the Humanities at UT. Over the years, she has been involved in regional adjudication, most recently for the Arts in the Airport exhibition in spring 2015.

AWARDS: $500 Best in Show, (2) $250 Juror’s Citations & an award for best work by a member

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

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CALL for ENTRIES: Create! January

Posted on November 19, 2016November 20, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

seaside FARE

I grew up in Charleston, South Carolina, one of the premiere food towns in the U.S. We were always proud of both the seafood & the fried chicken in the Holy City. And while Charleston-ians still have every reason to be proud of the fresh sea fare & deep-fried poultry, the food scene has developed as a shining example of the best of ALL things edible –French, Cajun, Greek & most other imaginable cuisines. The South isn’t just Southern, just like the jurors of this next Call. Investigate this one…

Check out this Call for Entries from Create! Magazine for the January Issue. The first issue was gorgeous, so don’t miss the second opportunity. Take a look…

CALL for ENTRIES:
January Issue
of Create! Magazine

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to all media, i.e.: painting, sculpture, digital, printmaking, fiber, mixed media, photography, installation & more.

DEADLINE: November 20, 2016

ENTRY FEE: $25 for up to 3, $30 for 5

JUROR: Erin & Justin Nathanson are curators and art dealers living in Charleston, South Carolina. Together they opened The Southern in January of this 2016. The Southern is a contemporary gallery dealing in recent works by artists connected to the American South. The gallery will exhibit during Satellite Art Show in South Beach, Miami, Florida from December 1 – 4, 2016.

AWARDS: Artists selected by the guest juror will receive a 2-page spread including a brief bio, website, and 2 images in print and digital formats. Published artists will receive a complimentary digital issue and will be listed on Create! Magazine’s website/social media.

SALES: The January issue will be available at several locations including McNally Jackson Books in NYC, our online store and more.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Abstract 3

Posted on November 6, 2016November 7, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

FOOD cubed

I recently attended an “abstract” dinner party. I wasn’t quite sure what I was getting into, and that made me MORE eager to attend, ha. Upon arrival, I found that every dish was comprised of food cut in an identical manner. I couldn’t tell cubes of potato from turnip or cubes of yellow carrot from summer squash. From appetizer to entree to dessert, it was an evening of simple foods prepared with time-consuming precision. I was forced to savor the preparation and intent since nothing was representational of its original form. Abstract food. Fascinating. This next Call is all about the abstract as well. Investigate…

Check out this Call for Entries from Art-Competition.net for Abstract 3. $25 entry & no shipping. The media is pretty wide open too. Take a look…

CALL for ENTRIES:
Absract 3
from Art-competition.net

ELIGIBILITY: All artists age 18+

MEDIA: Open to still media, including painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, digital, prints, fiber art, collage, etc.

THEME: Abstract “…artwork must be based on pure or ambiguous abstraction, where the subject or message of the art is pushed to visual limits so that there is little or no representation of the real world (as in non-representational) …The composition elements and aesthetic principles of the work must rely on form, color, action, lines, marks, texture, etc. to create a purely abstract work of art to engage the viewer and draw them into the intention of the artwork.”

DEADLINE: November 14, 2016

NOTIFICATION: November 28, 2016

ENTRY FEE: $25 for up to 3, $5 ea. add’l

AWARDS: 20 artists will be selected for an online group exhibit, “Abstract 3” at Gallery25N; the exhibit and artists will be extensively marketed worldwide to over 20,000 people including art buyers, gallery owners, curators, collectors, etc.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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CALL for ENTRIES: Stories, Parables & Tall Tales

Posted on October 30, 2016October 30, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

DINNER anyone?

I’ve been eating with strangers lately. That is, I’ve had the privilege of eating family-style –from farm-to-table dinners with 20 at a table, or a restaurant with 8 at a table. It reminds me of stories my grandmother used to tell of Sunday dinners in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, when her family, that included 10 children, would just lay a sheet over the home-grown & prepared food on the dining room table after everyone ate, just in case friends or neighbors dropped by. They didn’t have much except a wealth of food to share. I love the planned inclusion of unplanned guests and the stories that must have inevitably followed. This next Call offers you an opportunity to tell your own story. Don’t miss the opportunity…

Check out this Call for Entries from Studio Channel Islands (Camarillo, CA) for Stories, Parables & Tall Tales. Great theme for this California show. Take a look…

CALL for ENTRIES:
Stories, Parables & Tall Tales
fm Studio Channel Islands

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to all media except video, film, performance art, installation and works requiring an external electrical source.

DEADLINE: November 14, 2016

NOTIFICATION: November 21, 2016

ENTRY FEE: $45 for up to 3, $35 for members (with code)

JUROR: Often dreamlike and enigmatic, Christine Brennan’s work features a host of symbolic and allegorical reference. Brennan’s images draw from the unconscious, leading the viewer into richly-lit narratives that evoke personal stories and associations. As a painter and printmaker, Brennan works in oil on paper or board and hand-colored linoleum block prints. Never setting out to illustrate a specific theme or story, the artist creates each image as she goes, changing and shaping it along the way.

AWARDS: 1st Place $500, 2nd Place $200 & 3rd Place $100

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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RESIDENCY: HMC Budapest

Posted on October 29, 2016December 12, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

with a CHERRY on top

Long-time readers have felt my pain at the lack of ethnic culinary options in my little hometown. But we HAVE recently added superb Thai & Indian food to list. There is ONE really inconveniently located German restaurant –which is like not having one. But, I still await Ethiopian food (never going to happen) & Hungarian food (craving hideg meggyleves, a chilled cherry, sour soup). Soup is not the only reason to consider this next residency Call. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Application from the Hungarian Multicultural Center (Dallas/Budapest) for Int’l Artist Residencies. Two great themes & only $35 to apply. Investigate…

RESIDENCY
from HMC
in Budapest

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists, designers, theorists, writers and curators

MEDIA: Open to all media, ie. work on paper, painting, drawing, photo, video, performance, etc.

THEMES: “My Life with a Dog” or “Environmental Project”

DEADLINE: January 20, 2017 (as of 11/28/16)

NOTIFICATION: January 23, 2017

APPLICATION FEE: $35 to apply. Note: There is a package price to attend the residency of the summer residencies: $1350/artist. The winter residency cost $1,150. Artists are expected to pay all travel expenses, personal costs, visa (if necessary), insurance & artist materials.

AWARDS: The residency is located in Budapest. The residence offers shared room/bath/kitchen as living quarters, and working area, exhibition, ArtistTalk, field trip, gallery tour are included in the cost.

HOW to APPLY: The details are downloadable here. Please email bszechy@yahoo.com for an application. *Note: I have been unable to locate this form on the site, so be sure to bookmark this page if interested.

For complete details, email bszechy@yahoo.com!

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CALL for ENTRIES: Still Life

Posted on October 28, 2016October 29, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

goin’ BANANAS

The landscape of my kitchen counter is changing. My day is incomplete without fresh fruit. While the happy dance of the clementines begins soon, it is otherwise just the banana bunny hop for most of the winter. I find that most in-season winter produce is either not finger food (cranberries, pomegranates) and/or expensive (guava, kumquat, kiwi). So clementines & bananas still life it will be. This next Call invites you to create your own still life. Orange you glad? (sorry)

Check out this Call for Entries from Art-Competition.net for Still Life. $20 entry plus no shipping. Take a look…

CALL for ENTRIES:
Still Life
from Art-competition.net

ELIGIBILITY: All artists age 18+

MEDIA: Open to still media, including painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, digital, prints, fiber art, collage, etc.

THEME: Still Life “…works can be traditional or contemporary in nature, with the content exhibiting everyday objects which are natural or which are manufactured. The subjects of the art can range from a single object to a complex arrangement of objects expressed from representational to abstract. The still life art genre may appear simplistic; however, it frequently reveals a subtle insight into various cultures that are uniquely different from our own.”

DEADLINE: November 7, 2016

NOTIFICATION: November 17, 2016

ENTRY FEE: $20 for 1, $10 ea. add’l

AWARDS: Twenty artists will be selected for a group exhibit entitled “Still Life” at G25N’s online gallery. The exhibit and all selected artists will be extensively marketed.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Valdosta Nat’l

Posted on October 25, 2016October 25, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

hopefully NUTTY

I spent 10 years of my childhood as a resident of the state of Georgia in the United States. Many of my neighbors ran cottage food businesses. In the State of Georgia, you can apply for a commercial license to produce a limited variety of foods in your home kitchen for sale to the public — like breads, candy, jams, jellies, nuts & more. This “maker culture” shaped my entrepreneurial spirit as a child. Kudos Georgia. This next Call also hails from Georgia and should inspire the maker in you. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Dedo Maranville Fine Arts Gallery at Valdosta Sate University (Valdosta, GA) for the Valdosta National 2017 exhibit. Academic shows are great resume builders…

CALL for ENTRIES:
Valdosta Nat’l
fm Dedo Maranville Fine Arts Gallery

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

MEDIA: Open to all media

DEADLINE: November 6, 2016

NOTIFICATION: November 9, 2016

ENTRY FEE: $35 for up to 3

JUROR: Bryce Speed is an Asst. Professor of Art in Painting at the University of AL, with a BFA in Painting & Drawing from the University of MS & an MFA in Painting from the University of AL. He has taught at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Bryce’s work has been included in numerous exhibitions over the past decade. In 2015 he exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy Open Exhibition in Edinburgh, Scotland and at the Visual Art Exchange’s Contemporary South Exhibition in Raleigh, NC during 2016. Since 2015, he is a member of the TEN Gallery Collective in New Orleans, LA. Bryce’s work is represented commercially by Modern Arts Midwest in Omaha, NE.

AWARDS: $1500 in awards will be given

SALES: No commission is taken on sales.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Inaugural Issue

Posted on October 5, 2016October 5, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

SHAKEN, not stirred

Every prepared food or drink gets its starts somewhere. Some are more illustrious than others. My favorite “go-to” cocktail is the dry martini, the dirtier, the better. It got its start in San Francisco (or Martinez, the debate rages on). This Call offers you an opportunity to be a part of the inaugural edition of an art mag that will be neither dry not dirty but certain to be delicious. Don’t miss this one…

Check out this Call for Entries from Create! Magazine for the Inaugural Issue. This publication is brought to you by the creators of Fresh Paint Magazine (one of our favorites) so it is sure to be gorgeous. Take a look…

CALL for ENTRIES:
Inaugural Issue
of Create! Magazine

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to all media, i.e.: painting, sculpture, digital, printmaking, fiber, mixed media, photography, installation & more.

DEADLINE: October 20, 2016

ENTRY FEE: $25 for up to 3, $30 for 5

JUROR: Hannah Stouffer is an American art director and visual artist living and working in Los Angeles, CA. Born and raised in Aspen, CO, Stouffer relocated to CA in 1999.

With over 15 years experience in fine art and commercial illustration, design, writing, publishing, and curatorial production, Stouffer has proven to be a powerhouse in creative visual media. She is identified as both an art director and visual artist, having maintained a strong presence in both fields, commercially and with her own fine art.

AWARDS: Artists selected by the guest juror will receive a 2-page spread including a brief bio, website, and 2 images in print and digital formats. Published artists will receive a complimentary digital issue and will be listed on our website/social media.

SALES: The November issue will be available through their online shop as well as select bookstores nationwide (US).

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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CALL for ENTRIES: Wearable Expressions

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

wear EAT me

You don’t have to wear a coconut brassiere to make food wearable. Coconut fiber, banana silk & pineapple leather are being used to create the latest and most fashionable textiles. So, if Gaga’s meat dress isn’t your groove, try banana silk. The next Call wants the wearable version of your art–from clothing to jewelry, but it doesn’t have to be edible. (Brownie points from me if it is, though.) So, make it work…

Check out this Call for Entries from Palos Verdes Art Center (Rancho Palos Verdes, CA) for Wearable Expressions. $3000 EACH for 1st Place in 3 Categories. Take a look…

CALL for ENTRIES:
Wearable Expressions
from Palos Verdes Art Center

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to wearable art designed for the human body in all media, including jewelry and accessories.

DEADLINE: October 1, 2016

NOTIFICATION: November 15, 2016

ENTRY FEE: $40 US for up to 3

JURORS: FIBER, ACCESSORIES:
• Joris Debo, Belgium – Creative Director of Materialise.
• Jo Ann C. Stabb, USA – Senior Lecturer Emeritus, Design Department, University of California, Davis.
• Beatrijs Sterk, Germany – Publisher of Textile Forum Blog, former publisher of Textile Forum magazine.

JEWELRY:
• Robert K. Liu – Ornament, USA – Self-trained as a photographer & jeweler.
• Charles Lewton-Brain, Canada – Distinguished Fellow of the Society of North American Goldsmiths and Fellow of the Gemological Association of Great Britain.
• Anneta Valious, France & Russia – Jewelry designer, finalist and winner of the international competition Bead Dreams (Milwaukee, USA, 2010-2015).

AWARDS: First Prize Fiber, Jewelry & Accessories $3,000 ea.; 2nd Prize Fiber, Jewelry & Accessories $1200 ea., 3rd Prize Fiber; Jewelry & Accessories $500 ea., Unique Use of Materials in Fiber, Jewelry & Accessories $700 ea.; Popular Choice Award $1,500; Circle Award $800; Associates Award: $800; and Art Patrons Award $800.

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Category: Fiber

a clean PLATE

CALL for ENTRIES: Emotion & Energy of Color 4 from Art-competition.net

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

totally BAKED

CALL for ENTRIES: 11th Nat’l Juried Exhibition from Knox Arts & Culture Alliance

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

seaside FARE

CALL for ENTRIES: January Issue of Create! Magazine

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

FOOD cubed

CALL for ENTRIES: Absract 3 from Art-competition.net

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

DINNER anyone?

CALL for ENTRIES: Stories, Parables & Tall Tales fm Studio Channel Islands

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

with a CHERRY on top

RESIDENCY from HMC in Budapest

For complete details, email bszechy@yahoo.com!

goin’ BANANAS

CALL for ENTRIES: Still Life from Art-competition.net

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

hopefully NUTTY

CALL for ENTRIES: Valdosta Nat’l fm Dedo Maranville Fine Arts Gallery

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

SHAKEN, not stirred

CALL for ENTRIES: Inaugural Issue of Create! Magazine

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

wear EAT me

CALL for ENTRIES: Wearable Expressions from Palos Verdes Art Center

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES:
Emotion & Energy of Color 4
from Art-competition.net

CALL for ENTRIES:
11th Nat’l Juried Exhibition
from Knox Arts & Culture Alliance

CALL for ENTRIES:
January Issue
of Create! Magazine

CALL for ENTRIES:
Absract 3
from Art-competition.net

CALL for ENTRIES:
Stories, Parables & Tall Tales
fm Studio Channel Islands

RESIDENCY
from HMC
in Budapest

CALL for ENTRIES:
Still Life
from Art-competition.net

CALL for ENTRIES:
Valdosta Nat’l
fm Dedo Maranville Fine Arts Gallery

CALL for ENTRIES:
Inaugural Issue
of Create! Magazine

CALL for ENTRIES:
Wearable Expressions
from Palos Verdes Art Center