CALL for ENTRIES: WIA 2016

Posted on January 29, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

LIMES
not limestone

Chalk menu boards are sort of a bummer. I can appreciate the eco-friendly nature of the notion as well as the flexibility for casual restaurants to keep their menus updated and filled with fresh ingredients. But I sure miss the illustrated paper menus. Aside from the handful of chalk art geniuses out there, nothing really beats bad menu illustration. Come on, you know you just had a flash back to your favorite childhood pizza joint’s drawing of the mustachioed chef complete with red neckerchief and checkerboard pants. I suspect those illustrators aren’t going to be competing in this next Call. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Association of Illustrators for the World Illustration Awards 2016. entry fee is reasonable & lots of jurors usually means a level playing field. Open to both students & professionals…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
World Illustration Awards 2016

ELIGIBILITY: Open to entries that have been created or published from January 2015 until the close of the call for entries of the competition 2/8/16.

MEDIA: Open to illustration

DEADLINE: February 8, 2016

NOTIFICATION: May 2016 Shortlisted work announced; June/July 2016 Category Winners announced; and September/October 2016 Awards Ceremony

ENTRY FEE: UK & EU £25 per or £45 up to 5 (w/ VAT) per single entry or ; Other Europe, USA, Amercian Continent & Rest of the World £20.83 per or £37.50 up to 5 (no VAT, approx $33/$60 USD)

JUROR: Click here to learn more about the 24 judges.

AWARDS: Shortlisted entrants: will have their work featured on the AOI’s website (~120K hits from around 20K visitors/month), highlighted in the permanent archive, promoted across the AOI’s significant industry networks, opportunity to be selected for a touring exhibition which receives over 40,000 visitors every year & opportunity to be selected and featured in an accompanying publication.

For complete details, Read the Full Call for Entries!

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: 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: Interdisciplinary

Posted on November 27, 2015November 24, 2015 by R.L. Gibson

beauty
& BITE

Being a great cook, is an interdisciplinary skill. I know a handful of people who claim to be so uncreative that they “can’t draw a stick figure”. Clearly, creativity is not measured by the quality of your stick figures. But I am willing to accept those sorts of self-assessments –unless they come from a great cook. Composing the perfect dish requires great taste, some basic scientific knowledge, both an eye for design and nose for the perfect unexpected ingredient. Without that combination of talent, meals are likely to be unremarkable. This Call is another way to put a combo of talents to the test. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Creative Living Works (Somerville, MA) for Interdisciplinary, at the Washington Street Gallery. $20 Entry & 20% commission. This is another reason to stretch your skills or even collaborate. Investigate this opportunity…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Interdiscplinary

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to all work that crosses one or more creative disciplines. Unique & experimental art is encouraged. The collaboration of fields may be in the subject matter, the medium or a combination.

DEADLINE: December 15, 2015

ENTRY FEE: $20 for up to 4

JUROR: Heather Balchunas, originally from Westfield, MA has a BFA in illustration from Massachusetts College of Art in 1997. Being active in the art community is an important part of her growth as an artist. During her tenure at the Puppet Showplace Theatre, Balchunas found further creative stimulation through her position as an arts administrator. Whether it is puppet construction, theater, set design, or painting, one creative process influences another.

Dan Dez has been developing games since 2002. After receiving his BFA in Computer Animation at Ringling School of Art and Design, he started his game development career which has spanned around the country and across PS2, GameCube, XBOX, Xbox360, PS3, iOS, Android and PC. He is now and independent game developer who has always had an appreciation for Fine Arts. After graduating from RISD, Sean Hilts worked as freelance Graphic Designer, founded The Brothers Hilts, an illustration/design team, and is currently a Senior User Experience Consultant.

AWARDS: Cash awards will be given for Best in Show, determined by a panel of jurors & a People’s Choice award, chosen via online voting.

SALES: Washington Street gallery takes 20% commission on any works sold, however, work may be submitted as “Not for Sale”.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

ARTIST of the DAY: Amanda Senneby

Posted on November 23, 2015November 23, 2015 by R.L. Gibson

life LESSONS

If the life of American artist Margaret Keane, famous for drawing portraits & paintings with big eyes, taught us anything, it is to be careful who you trust with your name, with your work — with your legacy. Today’s featured work leaves me with the same words of caution. AAAD is happy to share the work of Stockholm-based artist Amanda Senneby, our current Artist of the Day, with you. (continues below)

small men GREAT WOMEN by Stockholm-based artist Amanda Senneby! — *“small men GREAT WOMEN” by artist Amanda Senneby!*

“A self-initiated book project with the working title Small Men Great Women. The purpose of the project is to tell the story about successful couples where the women have been neglected in the historiography in favor of their men. I want to examine a simple way to communicate and pay attention to a difficult and inaccessible subject.” –Amanda Senneby

Learn more about Amanda Senneby!

CALL for ENTRIES: Billboard Diversity

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

EAT
more

I ate broccoli at dinner last night. *yawn* Did you know there are approximately 30,000 edible plants on this planet? Did you also know that a mere 50 crops make up 90% of the calories consumed? How did we get so boring? Diversity is the best part of eating and cooking and consuming (and being for that matter) even if I do forget that when shopping some days. This next Call is another excellent way to celebrate diversity. Take a look…

Check out this great Call for Entries for the annual Embracing our Differences billboard project (Sarasota, FL). No entry fee & $3000 in awards. Don’t miss this opportunity…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Embracing our Differences

Our goal is to create a community where diversity and inclusion are valued while teaching the importance of being an ‘up-stander,’ not a ‘by- stander’.” — from embracingourdifferences.org

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: 2-D work including but not limited to photography, digital, collage, drawing, painting, etc. Remember, if chosen, it will be enlarged to 16′ x 12.5′ or 4.9 m x 3.8m.

THEME: Enriching lives through diversity

DEADLINE: January 4, 2016 (midnight PST)

NOTIFICATION: Winning selections will be announced online by mid-March, 2016

ENTRY FEE: None

AWARDS: A total of $3,000 USD in three separate $1,000 awards for Best-in-Show (adult), Best-in-Show (student) & People’s Choice.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

ARTIST of the DAY: Polly Nor

Posted on November 17, 2015 by R.L. Gibson

our FIRST time, again

AAAD is thrilled to announce Polly Nor as our very first Artist of the Day. The first “A” of AAAD is “art” & as we begin our seventh year, you will see more art on our pages. Our month Featured Artist will now be chosen from Artist of the Day posts. Simple. Delicious. (continues below)

Let Go -- illustration by Polly Nor — *Let Go — illustration by Polly Nor*

“I draw women & devils for women & devils.”
— Polly Nor (via Twitter)

North London illustrator Polly Nor has produced a number of commissions for Hunger TV, Bloomsbury and EMI records and has worked on projects for Bric Gallery, Salzburg Festival and The Metropolitan Opera, New York. With a strong focus on female sexuality, relationships and emotional instability, Polly Nor creates erotic and cultural satire for all the perverted internet addicts out there.

Learn more about Polly Nor!

CALL for ENTRIES: Animals 2

Posted on November 14, 2015November 12, 2015 by R.L. Gibson

eat my
FUNGI

I’m afraid of eating wild mushrooms. Correction, I am afraid of improperly identifying a mushroom as edible and doing unexpected harm to my family. So, I have been trying to decide whether or not to grow them myself. Growing mushrooms at home always conjures images of damp, basement-like conditions. But research indicates I can crow them on logs in dappled shade, above ground, among the living, with fewer creepy-crawlies. This next Call want to know your views, wild OR domestic, but no veggies–just animals. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Art-Competition.net for Animals Wild or Domestic 2. $20 entry & open to 2D media. Cash prizes & great marketing tools too…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Animals 2

ELIGIBILITY: All artists age 18+

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

THEME: “Animals Wild or Domestic 2“ – The artists should intrigue and fascinate the viewer with their vision and interpretation of the animal’s beauty, elegance, strength, speed, delicateness, size, etc. The work can reflect on creatures of the land, sea & air from domesticated pet to a ferocious wild animal. The art can be expressed from realism to abstraction.

DEADLINE: November 30, 2015

NOTIFICATION: December 8, 2015

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

AWARDS: $7,500 in cash & marketing prizes. All cash prizes have doubled (e.g. 1st place $1000, 2nd Place $250, 3rd Place $125, etc) + helpful marketing.

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: Tiny Book Show

Posted on November 10, 2015November 10, 2015 by R.L. Gibson

soul FOOD

I love an amuse-bouche as much as the next foodie. I love tapas & small plate menus too. But, I don’t understand the tiny food trends I am seeing. The videos of tiny food being made on tiny appliances? I am clearly missing something. I cannot find a point to the concept of tiny food except for the cute factor. Where food is concerned, more is almost inevitably better in my house. But there is a time & place for everything. This next Call is the perfect way to dive into tiny works. Now to learn how to bind my work…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Tiny Book show

“The Tiny Book Show is our latest creative adventure and we need your help filling our library shelves. Our vintage caravan, Maude, will become a bookmobile of Lilliputian proportions, stopping in select locations around the country to display a collection of tiny books hand made by artists and writers from around the world.” –food4thesoultrain.com

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Hand-made books no larger than 3″ square. Content is up to the artist, these books do not have to be “How to” titles, but certainly can be if you’d like!

DEADLINE: December 1, 2015

NOTIFICATION: All hung, or in this case, all included

AWARDS: Dates & locations TBD and will be announced as travel plans are confirmed.

SALES: FFTST will retain a 40% commission on all sales

*Editor’s Note: I am always trying to encourage you to stretch yourself. If you do ANY 2-dimensional work, chances are good you can bind it into a book. Consider the possibilities.

Category: Illustration

LIMES not limestone

CALL for ENTRIES: World Illustration Awards 2016

For complete details, Read the Full Call for Entries!

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!

power FOODS

CALL for ENTRIES: Power It Forward

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

beauty & BITE

CALL for ENTRIES: Interdiscplinary

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

life LESSONS

EAT more

CALL for ENTRIES: Embracing our Differences

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

“I draw women & devils for women & devils.” — Polly Nor (via Twitter)

eat my FUNGI

CALL for ENTRIES: Animals 2

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

soul FOOD

CALL for ENTRIES: Tiny Book show

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

LIMES
not limestone

CALL for ENTRIES:
World Illustration Awards 2016

feed me
LOUISIANA
(or Iowa)

CALL for ENTRIES:
Benjamin’s Banquet

CALL for ENTRIES:
Power It Forward

beauty
& BITE

CALL for ENTRIES:
Interdiscplinary

EAT
more

CALL for ENTRIES:
Embracing our Differences

“I draw women & devils for women & devils.”
— Polly Nor (via Twitter)

eat my
FUNGI

CALL for ENTRIES:
Animals 2

CALL for ENTRIES:
Tiny Book show