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CALL for ENTRIES: Embracing our Differences 2020

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Learn more about the Embracing our Differences 2020 Call from Coexistence!

KALE yeah!

How many kale lovers are among you?  I read an article recently that suggested that so many people dislike kale because of its bitterness that there are varieties being bred to tame the flavor.  Apparently people want to like kale but don’t know how.  Tell me that’s not a metaphor for the divisive nature of politics in the world today. Wow.  

I’ve made my peace with kale.  I found a balance that allows the bitter to be a complement to my diet.  I get the health benefit, the flavor, and the value of cheap-but-trendy green veg.  I have not, however, made my peace with the politics of hate.  We can co-exist, but that requires embracing our differences, and that is among the reasons I promote the Embracing our Differences call each year.  If you’ve ever entertained the idea of adding public art to your resume, here’s an opportunity.  The theme is open to really wide interpretation.  You only need to take a look at their gallery of previous winners to understand that Coexistence is truly looking for YOUR point of view.  It could be your work that opens the eyes of someone that sees this exhibit.  Take the time to do you homework.  Is this exhibit for you?

Check out the Call for Entries for the Annual Embracing our Differences 2020 Exhibit in Sarasota, FL. Your work on a billboard, no entry fee & $3000 in awards. Plus, this is a great way to try on public art for size. Don’t miss this opportunity…

Learn more about the Embracing our Differences 2020 Call from Coexistence!

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Embracing our Differences 2020

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: 2 Dimensional work (photography, digital, collage, drawing, painting, etc.)

DEADLINE: October 8, 2019 (midnight Pacific Standard Time)

NOTIFICATION: If selected for inclusion in the exhibit, you will be notified by email by late December. Due to the volume of submissions, only artists with entries selected for display will be notified individually. All winning entries will be posted on the website by early January.

ENTRY FEE: None

AWARDS: A total of $3,000 USD will be presented in the form of three separate awards – $1,000 each for “Best-in-Show Adult;” “Best-in-Show Student;” and the “People’s Choice.”

JURY PROCESS: Both “Best-in-Show” awards will be granted by a three-judge panel of art professionals. The “People’s Choice” award will be determined by visitors to the exhibits.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more about Embracing our Differences!

ARTIST of the DAY: Alice Wellinger

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The Envelope by AAAD Artist of the Day Alice Wellington!
“The Envelope” (acrylic on canvas, 40cm x 40cm) by Alice Wellington

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“Kunst ist schön, macht aber viel Arbeit” — Karl Valentin

“Art is beautiful, but it does a lot of work.” — Karl Valentin

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I was on a flight from Chicago to Atlanta recently when the pilot announced it was going to be a very bumpy ride.  I’m not a bad flyer, but it doesn’t stop me from white-knuckling the armrest everytime we drop a few feet.  But sharing my flight was a 3-year-old girl, traveling with her father, all full of energy & curiousity.  Everytime we would hit turbulence and drop a little, she would giggle & laugh & hold her stomach.  For me, turbulence is a chance I’m going to die, for her, it is a stomach drop in the elevator or over the top hill of a rollercoaster.  I will never experience airplane turbulence the same way.  Perspective.

When asked (frequently BTW) about my favorite artist or style of art, my immediate reaction is to reject being backed into a corner by that sort of reductivism, but eventually my answer boils down to “perspective”.  I want to be shown a different way to see, feel or be with something in the world, or not in the world as the case may be.  I’ll take irony, sarcasm, absurdism, realism, surrealism or any other work that makes me better, or worse, for the experience. The wit of Austrian-based artist & illustrator, Alice Wellinger, today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, drew me in immediately.  Take the time to click any of the links in this feature to explore more of her work.  “Beneath her editorial work she develops her personal art, which is surreal,ironic, dealing with the troubles of daily life and childhood memories.” You won’t be dissapointed.

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Gain a new perspective with the work of today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Alice Wellinger!

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CALL for ENTRIES: Pushing Paper

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Learn more about the Pushing Paper exhibit from the Barrett Art Center!

my CREME-filled heart

My husband and I celebrated our 20th anniversary with Chinese takeout because neither of felt like cooking or grocery shopping.  It was our typical night egg drop soup & steamed dumplings, but the thing that made the night a celebration came in a paper bag.  A beautiful, fresh chocolate eclair from our local doughnut shop, a guilty pleasure from the middle years of our marriage when that was one of the only splurges we could afford.  Since then, I tend to watch my sugar intake and my husband was diagnosed with a wheat allergy.  But with a that single damn-the-consequences pastry, I felt the heart flutter that says he’ll stick for another twenty.  Some of the best things come in, or on, paper just like in this next Call.  Plus the gallery is gorgeous…

Check out this Call for Entries from Barrett Art Center (Poughkeepsie, NY) for Pushing Paper.   This venue is spectacular, and venues open to cutting edge work are always appreciated.  Take a look…

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Learn more about the Pushing Paper exhibit from the Barrett Art Center!CALL for ENTRIES:
Pushing Paper
from Barrett Art Center

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ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all U.S. artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to all media that explores & manipulates the materiality of paper, as well as works on paper, including watercolor, oil, photography, prints, digital work & drawings.   Artists are invited to provide a juxtaposition of traditional styles and cutting-edge practices. In addition to 2-D works in all media, sculpture & installation are all encouraged.

DEADLINE:  May 16, 2018

ENTRY FEE: $40  for up to 3, $5 ea. add’l ($30 for members)

JUROR:  Paul Wong is Artistic Director (retired 2017) of Dieu Donné and a master papermaker/artist who has collaborated with many artists producing groundbreaking work in the creative papermaking medium for over 38 years. Wong has widely exhibited his work in paper, books & installations since 1975 at museums & galleries including Neuberger Museum, Plains Museum, Columbia College Center for Book and Paper Arts, and Dieu Donné. He has conducted papermaking lectures and workshops including: NY Library, Haystack, Penland, Banff, Oxbow, PBI, UArts-Philadelphia, UA-Tuscaloosa, Columbia College-Chicago, Morgan Conservatory-Cleveland  

AWARDS:  $1,300 in prizes –two $500 prizes & two $150 prizes.

SALES:  Barrett Art Center will retain a 30% commission for sales (20% for members).

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more from the Barrett Art Center!

CALL for ENTRIES: Courage Kenny Cards 2018

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Learn more about becoming a Courage Kenny cards artist!

screaming GREENS

As we approach the New Year, I keep having flashbacks to a screaming pressure cooker preparing collard greens each New Year’s Day. The sounds & smells have been spurred on because of my new electric pressure cooker, a gift from my mother for Christmas. Yes, I know that I normally shy away from large, trendy gadgets, but I just couldn’t resist.  This one does more & replaces other small appliances, so I’m giving it a whirl.  I’ve had two successful attempts in a row — Swiss steak then pork chops with apples.  Maybe collard greens next.  This next Call wants your reflections on the holidays.  You likely have work for this one…

Check out this Call for Entries for 2018 Artists for Courage Kenny Cards.  You can enter up to a dozen images for only $10. Artists are paid licensing fees & given credit on the back of every card.  Proceeds help support rehabilitation & services for people with disabilities.  Take a look…

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Learn more about becoming a Courage Kenny cards artist!CALL for ENTRIES:
2018 Cards 
fm Courage Kenny

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“Courage Kenny Cards are high quality holiday cards . . . . Proceeds from the sale of these cards support rehabilitation, independent living & recreational services for people with disabilities.” from couragecards.org

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to two dimensional drawing, painting, illustration & photography.

THEMES:  Holidays: Thanksgiving, Symbols of the Season, Winter City Scenes, Religious Christmas, Winter Landscapes & Winter Wildlife.

DEADLINE:  January 7, 2018

ENTRY FEE: $10 for up to 12 entries

JUROR:  A panel of judges from the greeting card industry reviews all entries.

AWARDS:  Approximately 30 pieces of art are selected each year for reproduction on holiday cards.  Artists receive a license fee, nationwide recognition through the distribution of more than 300,000 catalogs, promotional pieces, web site and other marketing. An artist photo, profile and web site link are featured on the Courage Kenny Cards web site.  

The artist retains ownership and copyright of the artwork. The artist grants Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute the exclusive rights to reproduce and distribute the artwork on a Courage Kenny Card for five years. The artist’s name, copyright notification and title appears on the back of each card. Courage Kenny may change the title and/or add a border, design element or title to the art to create an appropriate marketable holiday card.

SALES:  A license fee of $400 is paid to the artist for selected art. 

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more about becoming a Courage Kenny cards artist!

CALL for ENTRIES: Into the Sea

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Learn more about the Into the Sea Call for Submissions!SEAFOOD, anyone?

If you lived underwater, what would you eat?  Indulge me here.  If you were an inhabitant of Atlantis, what would be on the menu?  Are you really going to want to eat your fish, turtle & crustacean cohorts?  Can you be a vegetarian with only kelp to forage?  Mysterious, no?  This next Call wants your poetry or art interpretation of Atlantis.  If you figure out the food, let me know.  Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries for Fairytales of Atlantis the Into the Sea poetry/art collaborative project.  This is a small startup for a book with no entry fee & a whole lot of fresh, enthusiastic energy.  I have a good feeling about this one…

*Editor’s Note:  It has been my practice to only publish opportunities with which I have some sort of experience, either personally or through a friend/peer.  But, I also like to try to vet more informal opportunities, and like the straightforward nature of the curators, but I can’t guarantee you anything.  You have to weigh this opportunity for pros/cons just like any other publication option. 

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Learn more about the Into the Sea Call for Submissions!CALL for ENTRIES:
Fairytales of Atlantis
the Into the Sea
poetry/art project

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“According to Plato and Greek mythology, the island of Atlantis was a utupia whose inhabitants became too greedy and power hungry (there are some variations on this). To punish them, Zeus and the other gods sank Atlantis. We wondered, what if this story was more of a classic princess fairytale, where Princess Kleito (who marries Poseidon), has to sink Atlantis in order to save it? And go…” –Elise Rorick & Sarah Ryan

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to 2-D media

THEME:  Atlantis – open to interpretation

DEADLINE:  March 1, 2018 (updated on 12/5)

NOTIFICATION:  Rolling

ENTRY FEE: None

CURATOR:  Elise Rorick, photographer, Lusicovi Creative & Sarah Ryan, poet

AWARDS:  Be a part of the poetry/ art collaboration.  Eventually it will be a Kickstarter campaign to fund the printing of the book. 

SALES:  Artists/contributors will all get an equal share of eventual sales profits.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more abou the Fairytales of Atlantis, the Into the Sea poetry art book project!

CALL for ENTRIES: Embracing our Differences

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Learn more about Embracing our Differences 2018!i always need TACOS

I eat SO MANY tacos.  Because I travel so often, I find picking a good restaurant, be it counter service or table, has odds not unlike roulette (37 to 1).  But I have consistently had great tacos, nearly everywhere.  I rarely meet anyone that doesn’t like a good taco.  They are like the great joiners of people.  Aside from being bad eating-while-driving food (due to the mess), I can eat a taco almost anywhere with almost anyone.  Differences seem to disappear.  Wouldn’t it be wonderful if the answer to embracing our differences was a simple as the ordering from the local taco truck?  It isn’t, but until we find a solution and do the work, this next Call wants your ideas about coexistence.  Take a look…

Check out the Call for Entries for the Annual Embracing our Differences Exhibit in Sarasota, FL. Your work on a billboard, no entry fee & $3000 in awards. Plus, this is a great way to try on public art for size. Don’t miss this opportunity…

Learn more about Embracing our Differences 2018!

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Embracing our Differences

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: 2 Dimensional work (photography, digital, collage, drawing, painting, etc.)

DEADLINE: January 9, 2018

NOTIFICATION: Announced online at their website by mid-March, 2018

ENTRY FEE: None

AWARDS: A total of $3,000 USD will be presented in the form of three separate awards – $1,000 each for “Best-in-Show Adult;” “Best-in-Show Student;” and the “People’s Choice.”

JURY PROCESS: Both “Best-in-Show” awards will be granted by a three-judge panel of art professionals. The “People’s Choice” award will be determined by visitors to the exhibits.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more about Embracing our Differences!

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CALL for ENTRIES: CANvas CANpaign

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Learn more about the CANvas CANpaign from the Can'd Aid Foundation! a-FLOAT

I like to believe I am rarely surprised, but truth is I am surprised & often.  The latest is alcoholic water.  When is the last time you took a drink of water & thought, “if only this were alcoholic”? I am guessing that the lower sugar content appeals to those dieting & drinking. This next Call is all about water of the non-alcoholic variety for communities in need.  This is a rare chance to enter a contest for good that offers monetary awards for winners.  Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from CAN’d Aid Foundation, an Oskar Blues charity, in conjunction with the Ball Foundation & the Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF) for CANvas CANpaign. You could see YOUR artwork featured on 1 million cans of water.  No entry fee + cash awards…

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Learn more about the CANvas CANpaign from the Can'd Aid Foundation!CALL for ENTRIES: 
CANvas CANpaign
from CAN’d Aid Foundation

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ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to 2-D work (drawing, painting, illustration, digital, etc). Artists must submit a minimum of 3, maximum of 8 images of past work and a proposal image for the can design, formatted to fit the can template. Artist should note that 3 logos – CAN’d Aid Foundation, Ball & Metal Recycles Forever will be added to final winning artwork after completion, and artwork needs to use NO MORE THAN 6 COLORS. 

THEME:  Proposal artwork image must convey an environmental theme promoting sustainability and that aluminum cans are “infinitely recyclable” and the most sustainable package.

DEADLINE:  August 31, 2017

NOTIFICATION:  September 15, 2017

ENTRY FEE: None

JUROR:  Online voting for all finalists will begin on Sept. 7-14. The artist with the most votes wins.

AWARDS:  The winner will have their art featured on one million cans and win a $2,500 cash prize. 2nd place will receive $1,000 and 3rd place $500.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more from the Can'd Aid Foundation!

CALL for ENTRIES: Starward Tales II

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Learn more about Starward Tales II from Manawaker Studio!

festival FOOD

Summer is festival season. Whether you’re looking for music, food or art, you can find a festival to suit.  We’re just a couple of weeks out from the RC MoonPie® Festival in Bell Buckle, TN.  I kid you not; it comes complete with the obvious, MoonPies® & RC Cola®, plus costumes & contests that are outta this world.  This next Call has an other-worldly theme that may be just what you need to help build a portfolio.  Investigate…

Check out this Call for Entries from Manawaker Studio for Starward Tales II (print publication). If you are looking for publication credits for your resume, this opportunity may be for you.  Take a look…

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Learn more about Starward Tales II from Manawaker Studio!CALL for ENTRIES:
Starward Tales II
from Manawaker Studio

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ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists

MEDIA:  Illustration (b&w & color)

THEME:  Reinterpretations & retellings of legends, myths & fairytales in Science Fiction and/or xxxxPunk settings –stories, poetry & visual art.

DEADLINE:  July 1, 2017

NOTIFICATION:  Response times will vary, from a 2 weeks to 6+ months. Generally, rejections will be faster than acceptances.

ENTRY FEE:  None

AWARDS: $8 per accepted piece of non-narrative internal visual art and/or $50 (negotiable) for an accepted cover illustration

SALES:  Contributors may also order the physical book at a discounted price, so that they may resell it at signings, readings, and shows without having to bump the cost above the MSRP.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more about Starward Tales II from Manawaker Studio!

ARTIST of the DAY: Leslie Haines

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"V is for Vampire Bat" (digital collage) by Leslie Haines
“V is for Vampire Bat” (digital collage) by Leslie Haines

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“The strength of the vampire is that people
will not believe in him.” —Garrett Fort

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I find it is often the monsters of the imagination that delight us as children, but the reality of those monsters sometimes haunt us in adulthood.  The “Animal Abecedary” of today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Leslie Haines, reminds us that “A” can be for “Apple”, but it can also be for “Alligator”.  Check out the full series!

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Revisit the ABCs of good design with today’s
AAAD Artist of the Day, digital artist Leslie Haines!

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ARTIST of the DAY: Gyula Sagi

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Op. 144, 70x50cm, ink on paper, 2017 by Gyula Sagi
“Op. 144” (ink on paper, 2017) by Gyula Sagi

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“Repetition is based on body rhythms, so we identify
with the heartbeat, or with walking,
or with breathing.” —Karlheinz Stockhausen

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Portraiture draws me in because I crave the human, the humane. But, aesthetically, the geometric and the abstract are the chosen wallpaper of my life.  I seek out the repetition of strokes and patterns of lines and symbols.   When I came across the work of today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Gyula Sagi, my thoughts went immediately to the human heartbeat and the comfort found in repetition.
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Find a comforting rhythm in the work
of AAAD Artist of the Day Gyula Sagi!

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