CALL for ENTRIES: Order & Chaos

Posted on November 1, 2016October 31, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

PAPER or plastic?

Do you prefer boxes or bags in your pantry? I like the structure of boxed pasta, beans & cereal, but I love the price of most things bagged. I prefer not to store things in plastic, but I’m not convinced the process used to create cardboard is any better. I own a lot of glass which inevitably involves breakage and the energy consumption involved in cleaning and/or sterilization. It can be difficult to distinguish the order from the chaos, but this Call offers us a second change. Give it a shot…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Fred Parker Giles Gallery at EKU (Richmond, KY) for Order & Chaos exhibit. $30 Entry & a great academic gallery opportunity. Take a look…

CALL for ENTRIES:
Order & Chaos
from the Giles Galley at EKU

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to all media except video

THEME: The subject of the art must relate in someway to the theme of Order & Chaos.

DEADLINE: November 21, 2016

ENTRY FEE: $30 for up to 3

JUROR: Robert L. Croker received his BA from Georgia State in 1964, and his MFA from University of Arizona in 1966. He held teaching positions with LaGrange College and the University of Georgia before moving to New York City to work at the Guggenheim Museum. In 2014 Croker returned to his southern roots to curate Between Rock and an Art Place, an exhibition celebrating the art of the mid 1970s to early 1980s that inspired the famous Athens music scene. Currently, Mr. Croker resides in Philadelphia, where works as an independent artist.

SALES: As an academic gallery, Giles does not take a commission on the sale of any art. The director will put the interested parties in contact with each other.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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: small works BIG TALENT

Posted on October 24, 2016October 24, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

beware the DELI MEATS

My first encounter with a peppercorn was in olive loaf. My father deluded himself into the notion that a seven year old was the target audience for this studded meat product. I survived. I love olives, and fresh peppercorns make my stock & dressings sing. (I still shun the loaf of olive, though.) Both olives & peppercorns are perfect example huge impact in tiny packages — the inspiration for the next Call. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Las Laguna Gallery (Laguna Beach, CA) for small works BIG TALENT, an exhibit of small works with big impact. Don’t miss this opportunity…

CALL for ENTRIES:
small works BIG TALENT
from Las Laguna Gallery

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“Great things are done by a series of
small things brought together.”
–Vincent Van Gogh

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to 2D media 16″ or smaller –from photography to fabric, mixed media, all paintings and drawings including, oil, acrylic, ink, graphite, pastels, etc.

DEADLINE: November 6, 2016

NOTIFICATION: November 10, 2016

ENTRY FEE: $25 for 1, $3 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: 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: L.A. 2016

Posted on September 27, 2016September 26, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

FRESH on the street

My heart beats for the east coast, but my stomach is devoted to the other coast. I love that fruit vendors are to Los Angeles what the pretzel cart is to NYC. I can’t defect over fruit, but I can ask… the next time you are handing a few bills to a street vendor, look up. If you don’t see your art on the billboard above, then this next Call may be for you. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from The Billboard Creative for the 2016 Los Angeles Exhibition. Only $27 to enter & no hidden fees if selected. A exciting opportunity…

CALL for ENTRIES:
L.A. 2016
from The Billboard Creative

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists.

MEDIA: Open to all disciplines. “If you can put it on a digital file we can put it on a billboard.”

DEADLINE: October 2, 2016

ENTRY FEE: $27 for 1 image, $7 ea. add’l

CURATOR: Mona Kuhn is best known for her large-scale, dream-like photographs of the human form. Her work often reference classical themes with a light and insightful touch. Kuhn’s approach to her photography is unusual in that she usually develops close relationships with her subjects, resulting in images of remarkable naturalness and intimacy, and creating the effect of people naked but comfortable in their own skin.

AWARDS: Selected work will be displayed on billboards throughout Los Angeles. Imagine your art viewed on a massive scale, by tens of thousands of Angelenos on their daily commutes. Public art displayed in a quintessential Los Angeles medium.

SALES: The Billboard Creative will not use your images for any commercial purpose outside the terms of the Billboard show and publicity for The Billboard Creative and its shows. Every image you submit is yours and you retain all rights to your images.

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.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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CALL for ENTRIES: Maker, Thinker, Feeler

Posted on September 23, 2016September 23, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

hot HOT hot

My kitchen is awash with hot peppers. A trip to our UT Farmers Market resulted in a bounty of experimental varietals of habenero & Scotch bonnet peppers. I moved them from a paper bag to the dehydrator trays, and three hand washes later, my hands were still on fire. The maker in me couldn’t let go of the idea that I need to preserve them for use over the winter. The maker in me tries to find a use for every extra. How does your maker-thinker-feeler side affect your work? This Call wants to know. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Cade Art Gallery (Arnold, MD) for The Artist as Maker, Thinker, Feeler. Only $22 to enter this academic show. Theme open to interpretation…

CALL for ENTRIES:
Maker, Thinker, Feeler
from Cade Art Gallery

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all U.S. artists

MEDIA: Open to all 2-D work

THEME: “This is a call for art that is driven by ideas and emotions, but that also has a strong emphasis on aesthetics, materials, and craft. In other words, the work in this show will be conceptually and emotionally dynamic but will also have a strong embodiment of form through process. The show is open to individual interpretations of the meaning & relative importance of concept, form, and process in one’s own art-making practice.”

DEADLINE: October 14, 2016

NOTIFICATION: October 19, 2016

ENTRY FEE: $22 for up to 6

JUROR: Jack Rasmussen earned his bachelor’s degree in art from Whitman College. He holds master’s degrees in painting, arts management, and anthropology; and a PhD in anthropological linguistics from American University. Rasmussen began his career in 1975 as assistant director of the Washington Project for the Arts under founder Alice Denney. Rasmussen is currently on the Board of the Maryland State Arts Council and serves as the Director and Curator of the American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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Category: Mixed Media

PAPER or plastic?

CALL for ENTRIES: Order & Chaos from the Giles Galley at EKU

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!

beware the DELI MEATS

CALL for ENTRIES: small works BIG TALENT from Las Laguna 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!

FRESH on the street

CALL for ENTRIES: L.A. 2016 from The Billboard Creative

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!

hot HOT hot

CALL for ENTRIES: Maker, Thinker, Feeler from Cade Art Gallery

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES:
Order & Chaos
from the Giles Galley at EKU

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:
small works BIG TALENT
from Las Laguna Gallery

CALL for ENTRIES:
Inaugural Issue
of Create! Magazine

CALL for ENTRIES:
L.A. 2016
from The Billboard Creative

CALL for ENTRIES:
Wearable Expressions
from Palos Verdes Art Center

CALL for ENTRIES:
Maker, Thinker, Feeler
from Cade Art Gallery