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CALL for ENTRIES: Mixed Media, Collage & Digital

Learn more about the Mixed Media, Collage and Digital Art Exhibit from Las Laguna Gallery!

a CITRUS dream

Oranges trigger holiday memories.  So many different holidays, both secular and sacred, are celebrated during the month of December.  And regardless of the holiday, you’ll always find someone whose memory of that holiday is triggered by the smell of oranges.  My mother said that when she was a child, Christmas was the only time her family could afford citrus of any sort.  I have incorporated citrus into my entire sense of winter because it is the only time I can find super sweet clementines.  It is an odd sort of passing of the baton.

Now that most of the holidays have past, it is time to kick it into high gear.  I am attempting another 30 paintings in 30 days. (I don’t hold out a lot of hope of finishing that in grand style.)  Meanwhile I have 3 commissions & 3 shows that I desperately want to enter.  I am no longer a member of the cult of busy.  I don’t celebrate or glorify it.  But I have certainly bitten off more than I can chew. How do you rank your art priorities?  When you figure that out consider this Call.

Check out this Call for Entries from the Las Laguna Gallery (Laguna Beach, CA) for Mixed Media, Collage and Digital Art, $35 entry & 35% commission.  Don’t miss this opportunity…

CALL for ENTRIES:
Mixed Media, Collage & Digital Art
from Las Laguna Gallery

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to mixed media, collage & digital art

DEADLINE:  January 11, 2020

NOTIFICATION: January 17, 2020.  If accepted, delivery of work is January 30-February 4.

ENTRY FEE: $35 for up to 3 

SALES: The gallery will retain 35% commission on all sales.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

 

Learn more from Las Laguna Gallery!

CALL for ENTRIES: Art About Agriculture

Learn more about the Art About Agriculture exhibit from Santa Paula Art Museum!

the APPLE of my eye

It is almost apple season ’round these parts, and I cannot wait.  I grew up thinking Red Delicious apples were “apples”, and I wasn’t a fan.  Not until I became a teenager did I understand there were many other varieties.  Not until I moved to Tennessee did I realize how many varieties there really were.  Now, I live within a few miles of an orchard with more varieties than I imagine I’ll never get around to trying.  I appreciate being able to know about my food, about how it is grown and harvested and sold, and how those funds support the lives of my neighbors.

That connection to my food is what made me connect to this exhibit about agricultural awareness.  I know that many of you are hoping to add a museum show to your resume, and this is a great opportunity to do just that.  Your work doesn’t have to be literal or necessarily botanical to fit this curatorial them.   Show them what you’ve got.

So, check out this Call for Entries from Santa Paula Art Museum (Santa Paula, CA) and the Ag Art Alliance for Art About Agriculture.   $30 entry & 40% commission plus cash prizes. This is a great venue…

Learn more about the Art About Agriculture exhibit from Santa Paula Art Museum!CALL for ENTRIES:
Art About Agriculture 
from Santa Paula Art Museum

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to all media 

THEME:  Agriculture “art that in some way draws its inspiration from our agricultural heritage and/or contemporary agriculture. That inspiration may include (but is not limited to) depictions of rural landscape, farm animals, farm products, and rural life. Art that in a more abstract way deals with issues and ideas related to agriculture will also be considered.”

DEADLINE:  September 27, 2019

NOTIFICATION:  October 4, 2019

ENTRY FEE: $30 up to 3

JUROR:   Works for this exhibition will be selected by a panel of the Ag Art Alliance’s curatorial staff“The purpose of the exhibit is to promote awareness of agriculture by using art to explore its many facets – from workers to water, machinery to fields, and to the food that goes on our plates.”

AWARD:  $500 in prizes will be awarded.

SALES:  The Santa Paula Art Museum & Ag Art Alliance will receive 40% commission on all sales.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more from Santa Paula Art Museum!

CALL for ENTRIES: Embracing our Differences 2020

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!

CALL for ENTRIES:
Embracing our Differences 2020

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!

CALL for ENTRIES: 47th Int’l Show

Learn more about the 47th International Art Show from the Brownsville Museum of Fine Art!

focused and FARE

I cheated on my husband with shrimp tacos.  He’s contact allergic to shellfish, and on the rare occasion I eat a meal without him, my radar is firmly set on shrimp.  I feel guilty while eating them, like I’ve cheated, and then have to go through a hazmat-style sterilization process afterward.  But, shrimp.

I had that shrimp-y luncheon with my a friend, an accomplished realist painter.  We spent time talking about our plans for the next weeks and months. She paints prolifically and noted, “I haven’t even been looking at Calls because I can’t do anything until Fall”.  Between work for galleries that represent her, a couple of invitational shows and a museum solo show that comes down this week, she can’t lose focus.  Realizing that kind of focus has been my goal for months, and I am beginning to see results, but it requires tuning out the things that don’t serve my focused goal. 

Are museum shows a part of your current plan?  If yes, check out this Call for Entries from Brownsville Museum of Fine Art (Brownsville, TX) for 47th International Art Show.  $45 entry & 30% commission, plus $3300 in cash awards.  Both jurors’ work is well documented, so do your homework!

Learn more about the 47th International Art Show from the Brownsville Museum of Fine Art!CALL for ENTRIES:
47th Int’l Art Show 
from Brownsville Museum of Fine Art

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to painting, drawing, water media, mixed media, printmaking, 3D sculpture, photography & digital media.

DEADLINE:  February 20, 2019 (midnight CENTRAL time)

NOTIFICATION:  February 26, 2019

ENTRY FEE: $45 up to 3, $5 ea. addl 

JURORS:  Joe Harjo, visual artist, MFA from the University of Texas San Antonio, and Professor of Photography at Southwest School of Art, San Antonio, TX.  Mauricio Saenz, visual artist and filmmaker, MA in Artistic Production from Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain.

AWARD: Best of Show $1000; Clara Ely Award $250 (limited to oil & acrylic),  and Octavia Arneson Award $250 (limited to water media), Mayor’s Award: Commemorative Plate, First Place (in each of 8 categories) $150, 2nd Place (in each of 8 categories) $50, 3rd Place (in each of 8 categories) $25 and Honorable Mentions receive ribbons.

SALES:  All art must be for sale and the BMFA will require 30% commission for any sale that was a direct result of the exhibition.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more from the Brownsville Museum of Fine Art!

CALL for ENTRIES: Recycle 2019

 

Learn more about the Recycle 2019 exhbit at BWAC!

BA-NANAnana-nana

How many bananas do you throw out every week?  Back after the wildfire in 2016, I had to clean out my refrigerator after 9 days without power.  When I opened the freezer door, the smell of bananas almost knocked me out.  I’ve always bought bananas, used fewer than I bought, then tossed the remainder in the freezer for banana bread that never materializes.  That ended the day I had to clean banana slime out of my freezer–until last month.  Now I buy 7 or 8 fresh bananas each week; we eat 2 or 3 fresh bananas each week.  With out newly re-discovered love for smoothies, I know throw my extra bananas into the freezer and re-purpose them later for smoothie.  If I lose power again for an extended period of time, I may revisit the banana ban.  We’ll see.

The idea of recycling and re-purposing materials and locations has been on my mind.  My family downsized a year and a half ago; then six months ago, an extra family member moved into our tiny home.  So, the dual use dining room / studio isn’t functioning so well with its view of the couch / bed of my 19 year old.  I’ve turned to my Instagram & Pinterest feeds for inspiration.  I am loving all the reading rooms with garden views and walk out basements with darkrooms, but that isn’t what I have.  My husband found an 10’x20′ abandoned storage shed with a Queen Anne roof line that had once been the workshop of a Native American woodcarver.  He passed away, and his family has declined the option to clean out his belongings.  The building owner is willing to foot the bill for the renovation for the tiniest of rents.  But in the back of my head, I am haunted by images of the big industrial studio spaces of movie and magazine spreads.  This is a running theme, right?  That we all fit in the same box, on the same path.  Where did I leave my smock & beret?

So, 2019 is the year I try to cut that out.  Join me?  I will repurpose the places & things in my life to suit my needs.  I will stop reshaping myself to fit the spaces in which I do not belong.  This next show is all about repurposed, recycled, or reused materials, and feels like a good place to start.  I like this venue, and as I mentioned last week, I am trying to spend the few dollars I have supporting the places & people & businesses that support artists.  This is one.  

Check out this Call for Entries from BWAC (Brooklyn, NY) for Recycle 2019.  Take advantage of a discount for early entry, a distinguished juror & significant cash awards. Take a look…

Learn more about the Recycle 2019 exhibit at BWAC!CALL for ENTRIES:
Recycle 2019 
from BWAC

“Recycle, the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition’s national juried show of art crafted from cast-off, discarded & re-purposed materials, will be a celebration of ingenuity and imagination.” –from bwac.org

ELIGIBILITY: Open to U.S. artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to all media that incorporate at least 50 percent of repurposed, recycled, or reused materials.

ENTRY FEE:  $50 up to 3, $6 ea. add’l (early bird) or $70 up to 3, $6 ea add’l after Feb 4

DEADLINE:  February 4, 2019 (early bird) or February 24, 2019 (final)

NOTIFICATION:  March 18, 2018

JUROR:  John Cloud Kaiser is the Director of Education at Materials for the Arts, one of the largest reuse centers in the U.S and a program of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. Through art shows he curates at MFTA Gallery and his work with his art group Free Style Arts Association, he has been championing reuse‐themed art in the museums, streets, and schools of New York City since 2000.  These works have appeared broadly, from The Metropolitan Museum, to the NYC Parks Dept., to The New York Times. Kaiser graduated from New York University and is currently working on a series of temporary sculptures for Storm King Sculpture Center and Socrates Sculpture Park.

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 30% commission on all exhibition sales.

For full details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more about the Recycle show from BWAC!

CALL for ENTRIES: Dairy Arts Annual

Learn more about 2020 Exhibition opportunities from the Dairy Arts Center!

you’re the ZEST!

The hourglass on citron is running low.  Citron (aka Buddha’s hand) is that freaky-looking fingered citrus fruit that is commonly found in fruitcake and other holiday baked confections.  It is lovely candied and turns a gorgeous shade of lemon yellow.  Not panicked about the days slipping away?  You’d better be certain, because it is only available a few months of the year, and January is the last of them in most places.  So what happens if I need it in June?  I wait; that’s what.  If you miss this next call, YOU will also have to wait.

That’s the problem with waiting until you’re ready.  Artists are often, by nature, too busy or too focused or too single-minded to be looking forward by months, much less years.  So, we are cast as procrastinators even if the part doesn’t quite fit.  I am you; we are all you.  It is easy to say “next time” when you feel unprepared, or worse yet, suffering from a reliable case of impostor syndrome.  But we’re never ready enough or prepared enough or qualified enough.  

This next Call is for solo exhibit opportunities in 2020 at a public art center in Boulder, Colorado, a popular arts location.  Why this call?  First, they only ask for 4 to 7 images, not 20.  You’ve got 4 images, right?  Next, they offer a map of their galleries.   Why is this important? Because their galleries are numerous and of varying size, including some lobby and corridor spaces that are manageable, regardless of how prepared you feel right now.  You can’t wait until you re ready because then you’ll have to wait 2 years.  And, what if you don’t get in the first time?  You’ll feel more prepared and less nervous the second time, not “next time”.  I get that not every opportunity is right for every artist, but if you’re going to NOT enter, be certain you’re CHOOSING not to enter, not letting the fear or insecurity choose for you.

Check out this Call for Entries from Dairy Arts Center (Boulder, CO) for 2020 Exhibition Opportunities. $35 submission fee with as few as 4 images.  Is this your next step? This is a great venue…

Learn more about 2020 Exhibition opportunities from the Dairy Arts Center!CALL for ENTRIES:
2020 Exhibition Opps 
from Dairy Arts Center

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to all media 

DEADLINE:  January 15, 2019

ENTRY FEE: $35 

JURORS:  A ten-member committee comprised of artists, curators, university faculty, and art collectors. A floor plan of the Dairy’s exhibition spaces has been provided for review by potential applicants, however, if selected for exhibition the Dairy’s Curator of Visual Arts will select the gallery or galleries that are most appropriate for the display of invited artist(s) work.

AWARD:  Following the close of this call, applications will be reviewed by the Dairy’s Curator of Visual Arts and the Visual Arts Jury to select individual artists and groups of artists to exhibit in the Dairy’s four galleries. 

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more from the Dairy Arts Center!

CALL for ENTRIES: New Contemporary

Learn more about the New Contemporary Call from Keep Contemporary in Santa, Fe NM!

real SMOOTH

I have pureed everything today.  I made black bean soufflé early in the day to go with the slaw-topped taco my husband made later.  I cooked & pureed extra beans to put up in the freezer as a soup base for next week.  Lunch was delivery pizza.  Our mid-afternoon snack was  a mango-peach-guava-banana smoothie.  While my husband made apple-pepper slaw for our tacos, I processed a half-bushel of apples for applesauce.  I have washed my food processor four times today. (Just a reminder, no dishwasher in my house.) I am trying to keep busy

I mean, I did finish framing a commission while I am waiting for THREE past-due notifications. I need mindless busy. How do venues take our money and not notify on time? Why not just under-promise? Why not five themselves and extra week then surprise us all with an early notification? Of course, my imagination and insecurities ramp up to a 14 & I begin to assume that I haven’t gotten an email because I have been rejected, or,  that I was so bad that I didn’t warrant a response. When left with too much time to dwell on it, I start to become paranoid like an 1990s sitcom and wonder if my phone is working or if email is out-of-order. Ridiculous. So, soufflé, soup, smoothie & applesauce.  Noisy. Delicious. Busy. 

This next Call is screaming my name.  I’ve not been interested in a lot of galleries lately because I am looking to build a very specific profile for my resume.  I am trying to patiently wait for the academic & publicly funded shows I really want.  But I am digging this space.  There are a number of great art hot spots in New Mexico, like Satan Fe.  In fact, New Mexico is on my new short list of relocation possibilities.  This gallery supports a reassuringly diverse art aesthetic and range of media.  I like the unapologetic nature of this Call too.  I’m hoping to get my crap together & enter.  Let me know how it sounds to YOU.

Check out this Call for Entries from Keep Contemporary (Santa Fe, NM) for New Contemporary.  This is a great looking venue that also includes “….artists who have a limited voice in an otherwise conservative art market”.   I want to show here; how about you?

Learn more about the New Contemporary Call from Keep Contemporary in Santa Fe, NM!CALL for ENTRIES:
New Contemporary 
from Keep Contemporary

“We are looking for art that pushes the boundaries in a variety of genres including but not limited to: High Brow, Low Brow, Pop Surrealism, Hyperrealism, Graffiti Art, and Abstract Art.” –keepcontemporary.com

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to painting, printmaking, drawing, mixed media, digital, collage, sculpture, & photography.

DEADLINE:  January 14, 2019

NOTIFICATION:  January 28. 2019

ENTRY FEE: $40 up to 3, $5 ea. addl 

JUROR:  Jared Antonio-Justo Trujillo is an artist and the gallery director at Keep Contemporary.  He has curated exhibitions and public programming for a diverse set of art institutions across the US.    His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally  and is held in private and institutional collections. 

SALES:  The gallery will retain a 35% commission on all sales. 

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn from Keep Contemporary in Santa Fe, NM!

CALL for ENTRIES: Art Olympia 2019

Learn more about the 2019 Art Olympia International Open Art Competition!

wholly MINE

I’ve spent a lifetime drinking 2% & skim milk without concern to its origin, only the expiration date.  As the world has become more conscious of what we put in our bodies, I continued to drink lower fat options from dairies employing more healthful methods of production.  But even those varieties are often too sweet and are ineffective in adding flavor and consistency to my cooking.  I have finally given into the value of organic, whole milk products.  Value-driven shopping isn’t always the cheapest route.  This next Call costs more to enter than some others, but it offers HUGE cash award options.  Is this the right value for you?  Only you can decide.

Check out this Call for Entries from Art Olympia (Japan) for International Open Art Competition.  $60 Entry. $120K cash award for first place plus a full range of additional cash awards from $500 to $30,000. Interested?

Learn more about the 2019 Art Olympia International Open Art Competition!CALL for ENTRIES:
Int’l Open Art Competition 
from Art Olympia

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to 2D work including oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastel, mineral pigments, print, charcoal, digital/multimedia art, mixed media, photography, etc. (Calligraphy, video,  sculpture,  and  group/collaboration  works  are  not  accepted.)  

DEADLINE:  March 15, 2019

NOTIFICATION:  June 2019

ENTRY FEE:  $60 for 1, $100 for 2, $140 for 3. (Student fees: $40 for 1, $70 for 2, $100 for 3.)

JUROR:  At the primary screening, a panel of five (5) jurors will evaluate the works as digital images in March 2019. Ten (10) jurors will conduct the final review by evaluating the actual works in Tokyo in June 2019. In order to have a fair competition, all artworks will be judged without disclosing the name of the artists. Art Olympia also adopts a clear point system for their judging.  Click HERE for a complete list of jurors. (Remember, research your jurors.)

AWARD:  Approximately 160 artworks (80 from Japan and 80 worldwide) will be selected and undergo a final review in Tokyo by a panel of esteemed judges invited from around the world. In addition, 1,000 artists will be honored. The first place winner will receive $120,000.  Add’l cash awards range from $500 to $30,000. 1,000 artists will be featured on the Art Olympia website as well as art magazines.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more about Art Olympia!

CALL for ENTRIES: Art on Paper

Learn more about the Art on Paper exhibit from Site:Brooklyn!

nuts for NUTS

I make a lot of granola these days.  I tripped across this mostly Paleo recipe & altered it to taste.  (We don’t eat Paleo, specifically, but I am often drawn to the recipes.) This version is absent the oats found in most granola, so it lacks the chalky, starchy lethargic quality of the stereotypical bagged cereal.  My version is mostly nuts & seeds with a bit of dried fruit, coconut oil & a dash of honey.  There seems to always be a batch in the oven, and I’m going through roll after roll of parchment paper.  It is brain food; try it.  This next Call is looking for works on paper.  Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Site: Brooklyn (Brooklyn, NY) for Art on Paper.  $35 entry fee & 50% commission.  This could be a good opportunity for some contemporary artists. Is this one right for you?

Learn more about the Art on Paper exhibit from Site:Brooklyn! CALL for ENTRIES:
Art on Paper 
from Site: Brooklyn

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to 2D work on paper (drawing, painting, printing, photography, collage & assemblage). 

DEADLINE:  November 26 2018

NOTIFICATION:  December 7, 2018

ENTRY FEE: $35 up to 3, $10 ea. addl 

JUROR:  Rebecca Lax is a Senior Specialist in Contemporary, PWC and Prints & Multiples at Artnet auctions in New York City.  Her background is extensive in contemporary art having spanned 30 years.  Early in her career, she worked at several blue chip galleries: Leo Castelli at 420 West Broadway, Knoedler, Pace Prints and Galerie Lelong, NYC.  Aside from the directorial, curatorial, management and sales knowledge gained from those experiences, she also worked as a corporate art consultant in acquisitions for Goldman Sachs, Banco Santander and Pitney Bowes.  A very important position in her career was spent in the academic sector acting as Director of Finance for the LeRoy Neiman Center for Print Studies at Columbia University. She continues to be a contributing member to Arttable and the Association for Women Art Dealers as well as a Benefit Committee member of the International Print Center of NY. 

SALES:   50% commission on all sales will go to Site: Brooklyn. 

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more from Site:Brooklyn!

CALL for ENTRIES: Red 2018

Learn more about the Red 2018 exhibit from art-competition.net!

flushed FRUIT

Red is my favorite color.  On an unrelated note, I’ve never eaten a red food I didn’t love.  Hmmm.  I find it hard to resist even the red-adjacent –raspberries, rambutan & now lychee.  Lychee is like the perfect cross of soft floral rose & tart white grapes.  Yum.  The next Call wants to see your “red” inspiration.  What’s not to love about red?

Check out this Call for Entries from Art-Competition.net for Red 2018. $25 entry & no shipping.  The theme is open to broad interpretation, and one artist now receives a $500 grant.  Take a look…

Learn more about the Red 2018 exhibit from art-competition.net!CALL for ENTRIES:
Red 2018
from Art-competition.net

ELIGIBILITY: All artists age 18+ (int’l)

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

THEME: Red “Colors often symbolize a variety of emotions, an artist’s truth, perhaps wild fantasies—from war, power, heat, love, sexuality, anger, and joy to ‘soft’ idealisms—these are but a few examples. Red, in particular here, can be used to draw the viewer closer emotionally in a way which enhances their reaction to the art. It may define intuitively an intended focal point that carries the viewer more deeply into the artist’s message.” –art-competition.net

DEADLINE: November 12, 2018

NOTIFICATION: November 23, 2018

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

AWARDS:  20 artists will be selected for an online group exhibit, “RED 2018” at Gallery25N; the exhibit and artists will be extensively marketed worldwide to over 26,000 people including art buyers, gallery owners, curators, collectors, etc.  One artist will be selected to receive the “Christopher E. Burke Fine Art Grant of $500. That artist’s work will become the image of the exhibition and will be used on the invitation, video title screen and on all online marketing.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more from art-competition.net!