If I had to give my cooking an art style, it would probably be collage. I used to be a purist, a menu maker, a list writer. Somewhere along the way I began the little-bit-of-this-little-bit-of-that method. Dinner is now determined on whichever protein I thought to thaw out and whichever veggies were freshest, in-season and/or on sale. When I try to make a plan, it never fails that whatever I had planned ends up not sounding like what I really want. So, collage dinners are what we do now; it works for us. This next Call is also about collage. I like this one; take a look for yourself…
Check out this Call for Entriesfrom Tymutopiyapres(Lviv, Ukraine) for Collage Art. There is no entry fee, and if you’re looking for a brick-and-mortar show to add to your resume, this one is all hung. Take a look…
*Editor’s Note: If you have read the personal portion of this post, CALL for ENTRIES: Mail/Collage Ukraine, anywhere other than by email subscription or on ArtAndArtDeadlines.com, it has been published without permission and is considered theft.
MEDIA: “Collage & Assemblage Art (newspaper clippings, ribbons, bits of colored or handmade Papers, Other Portions of artwork or texts, photographs and Other Objects found, glued to a Piece of Paper or Canvas).” –from the original call. Size 14.8 X 21 cm (approx. 5.5″x 8.25″)
Editor’s note: This was sent to me under the subject line of “Mail Art”; however, I think this is more-accurately an all-hung collage exhibit, but because the expectation is that the majority of exhibitors will be from outside Ukraine, it is being dubbed a Mail Art show. I couldn’t find anything that indicated a postmark requirement or address requirement.
I am trying to curb my collecting of all things culinary. I moved to a smaller house to purposefully downsize in preparation for building a smaller sustainable green home in which I hope to live the rest of my life. Passing up vintage deviled egg plates and a new pate knife pattern has reminded me that there is a reward to self restraint. One of the rewards…I can afford to collect more art, ha. This next Call is really ALL about the collectors. Here’s hoping they collect YOUR art…
Here’s an interesting Call for Entries from the Sylvia White Gallery(Ventura, CA) for the 2014 Collectors’ Choice. This could be your last chance to show in this space without being one of their represented artists. Investigate for your self…
*Editor’s Note: If you have read the personal portion of this post,CALL for ENTRIES: 2014 Choice, anywhere other than by email subscription or onArtAndArtDeadlines.com, it has been published without permission and is considered theft.
MEDIA: Paintings, mixed media, works on paper, photography, sculpture, installation, digital, video and performance.
DEADLINE: March 1, 2014
ENTRY FEE: $35(USD) for 3 images, $5 each additional image, maximum 10.
JURORS: Each art collector may select one or more pieces by artists that are not currently represented in their private collection. Collectors’ names will be kept anonymous until the opening reception. Editor’s Note: My assumption is these are collectors that purchase work in the Sylvia White Gallery. Because they are anonymous, the best recommendation I have for research is to spend some time investigate the artists the gallery represents, since in theory, it is their work these collectors are purchasing–at least in part.
AWARDS: Selected artists will participate in 2014 Collector’s Choice exhibit April 23rd to May 24th, 2014 at Sylvia White Gallery.
SALES: Unless otherwise specified, accepted works will be considered for sale at the price indicated and 40% commission will be retained by The Sylvia White Gallery.
There is very little in this world that I love as much as a glass of wine alongside a freshly-made pate. But red wine decided it didn’t like me a decade ago, and I’ve never been a fan of beef liver. So, what does one do? A beautiful white and a thrifty chicken liver pate. I smell a date night coming in all of this. In the meantime, this next Call offers a business excuse to drink wine. It’s all about the rationalization sometimes…
Check out this Call for Entries from Six Summit Gallery(Ivoryton, CT) for Farm, Winery & Bistro at Chamard Vineyards(Clinton, CT). This show offers a unique opportunity to possible design your own wine label. Be sure to check this out…
*Editor’s Note: If you have read the personal portion of this post,CALL to ARTISTS: Farm, Winery & Bistro, anywhere other than by email subscription or onArtAndArtDeadlines.com, it has been published without permission and is considered theft.
MEDIA: Original work in oil, water color, pastel, acrylic, mixed media, collage, graphics, photography, sculpture.
THEME: The Call names no specific theme. Editor’s Note: I would let the name of the show as well as one of the awards, possible label design, guide the content of your entry.
JUROR: Chosen by a show committee. Editor’s Note: This is presumably composed of gallery administrators and representatives from the winery.
AWARDS:1st , 2nd, 3rd Place. Prizes will include the opportunity to design your own Chamard wine label. $240 dollar Reserve Wine Membership, gift certificates to the winery, recognition in SSG media and more.
While reviewing work, I searched through entries for something contemplative but with a sense of humor to feature this month. A little something that would spice up my winter, combating the inevitable doldrums, as well as help me find a different angle on my the serious nature of my own current work. We are proud to Feature the work of A. Laura Brody. I find this work organic but mechanized, self-evident but not obvious. Inspired…
A. Laura Brody is a costume creator by trade and a functional artist by design and desire. You’ve seen her recent work for designer Michael Schmidt on LMFAO at the Superbowl 46 halftime show, the last 2 Black Eyed Peas tours, in Fergie’s LEGO dress and on Rhianna’s bottom.“I love bringing out discarded items and materials and making them the center of attention. Zipper teeth become lace edgings, ball bearings act as pendants and centerpieces, remnant snap tape becomes footlights and old tablecloths are reborn into upholstered cushions and deconstructed finery. My creations help people tap into childhood dreams of becoming heroines, kings, rock stars and super villains.” — A. Laura Brody
Rocking Duck Boat by Featured Artist A Laura Brody and Alan deForest – photo courtesy of Heidi Marie Photography
Are you self taught or formally instructed?“I’m both. I’m a costume maker and designer by trade, and my years of costume craft work have really made it possible for me to make the art. The upholstery is self taught and so is the carpentry. But I’ve got a longtime habit of tinkering. I get to use my technical skills in really different ways when I construct my artwork. It’s also pushed me to learn to weld and curve metal, how to refurbish stainless steel and silver plate, a little about wiring… Mostly, it’s teaching me patience, which I’m not so good at.”
The work for which many artists know you is mobility-centric. What brought you to that passion? I don’t self-identify as disabled. I have friends who do, though, and I’ve worked around quite a few folks who use disability and mobility devices. When a former boyfriend had a stroke, I spent a lot of time with his recovery and got really fascinated by all the devices you can get to help with food prep and getting around in the bathroom and such, but I was shocked at how uniformly ugly they all were. 3 years ago, I cracked my tailbone and then went through a nasty bout of tendinitis, which started me working on my own posture issues and thinking about what I would do if I couldn’t use my hands. It was pretty terrifying, since my hands are a large part of how I make my living.
Those tendinitis braces
are hideous.
Re-making a wheelchair into something amazing was in the back of my mind for a long time, and I finally got the guts to approach a wheelchair using friend of mine about redoing his old electric one. (Thank you, Peter Soby, for kick starting this idea!) One of the responses I get with my mobility artwork is how impractical the pieces are. People will go on at great lengths to tell me why they won’t and don’t work. But then, they start thinking about what might work. This is the whole point. How else do we get that conversation started? If we’re lucky enough to live through age and injuries and infirmity, wheelchairs or walkers or crutches or prosthetic limbs are going to be in our future. For some people, these devices are a part of their everyday lives. Why not make them amazing? And who said design was only about being practical?
Le Flaneur by Featured Artist A Laura Brody – photo courtesy of Heidi Marie Photography
Is sustainability a purposeful choice in your work or a by product of what you do?It’s a flat-out fascination and a longtime practice. I grew up in Alaska and was surrounded by people who took a lot of pride in figuring out how to make and fix things themselves with whatever they had around. I compost, I reuse in my artwork and everyday life, and I’m finding ways to do better with reducing my waste. I just read Junkyard Planet by Adam Minter (all about his travels in the global trash trade)and was fascinated and horrified. Check it out. You may never use another plastic water bottle.
Part of it comes from how much waste I see in the entertainment industry, which I’m a little horrified to be a part of. Yes, I know, this is biting the hand that feeds me. But you should see the waste that comes out of a TV show. Truthfully, though, it’s hard for me to go past a salvage yard or a thrift store or a junk pile without some piece calling out to me and begging me to take it home.
Talk to me about what media you consider the mobility-inspired work? “I call it over-the-top functional art. The works aren’t conveniently functional, which is kind of the point. The wheelchair and the walker’s GPS unit works (as long as I’ve charged all of the batteries), the walker rolls and the rocking chair rocks. They’re even pretty comfy. ”
What style or school of art do you think your mobility-inspired work fits into? And why do you think so? Apparently I fall into a Steampunk category. I guess I see why, even though a lot of Steampunk seems to be about smacking a gear or goggles onto your clothes and calling it Art. But I like to think of my work as being like a mad scientist, poring over old junk and fitting it together in odd ways to bring it new life. Is that Reconstructivism?”
Driven by Featured Artist A Laura Brody – photo courtesy of Heidi Marie Photography
I can’t wait to hear about your favorite food. “There are so so many of them! Truffle oil on cooked veggies is a recent find (so good), so are bison burgers and home-cured bacon (both pork and lamb) and just about anything in spicy coconut cream curry. I love fresh herbs and berries and almost all veggies. I cut out wheat a while ago. It was hard at first, and now I feel a lot better.” Editor’s Note: Spicy coconut cream curry? That sounds so good I could take a bath in it. I vote we make that the food of the year. Yum.
What style or school of art do you think your work fits into and why?“I’m comfortable with the surreal label, since Surrealism is an effective umbrella term for unusual artwork. I also feel that certain artworks of mine have Abstract and Visionary elements to them, though I don’t align myself with those movements.”
What about snack foods? “All things crunchy. I could eat a whole bunch of celery. Hearts of palm, cheese of many kinds and pickles and olives of many kinds, especially the spicy Sicilian blends. Mmm. Pickled foods.”I have a newly acquired addition to pickled foods–beets, in particular.
So, what’s coming up next for you? “I’m looking for a gallery to put up a 2014 Opulent Mobility, together with many more artists who want to re-imagine mobility. If anyone knows of a space that’s really chair and walker accessible, I’d love to hear about it! I’m also putting together a piece to submit to the World of Wearable Art in New Zealand. I want to make expanding nebula wings come off the back of a wheelchair (idea in process), and I just shot some video to put together into online tutorials for staple draping. At some point I may get it all done.”
Laura,thank you for being our mad scientist!
You have probably worsened my desire to salvage beautiful discarded treasures. My husband calls it hoarding. I’ll send him to this post for a better understanding of how it all works. I am inspired.
Being hungry is my nightmare. Some people are afraid of snakes or the dark or being a victim of a crime. I fear hunger. To my knowledge, there is no deep-seated hunger issues in my childhood. I just scares me. Hunger isn’t just prevalent in rural areas or third-world nations. People are hungry every where, every day, from the country to far more urban areas. I’d like to see a little more attention-getting street artists focus their work on the people in the shadow of their work that are hungry. This next show is an opportunity…
Check out this Call for Entries from EWNS Art Project (France)for the Tamed Urban Art exhibit. Selection for this show gets you into an online gallery, and you may additionally have the opportunity to participate in the Paris gallery exhibition. Take a look…
*Editor’s Note: If you have read the personal portion of this post,CALL for ENTRIES: Tamed Urban Art, anywhere other than by email subscription or onArtAndArtDeadlines.com, it has been published without permission and is considered theft.
THEME:Street & Graffiti Artists from around the world are invited to unearth their creativity and unleash their imagination in any domesticable surface.
MEDIA:Painting, drawing, stencil graffiti, mixed media (including pasted poster art, sticker art, etc) and sculpture.
DEADLINE:February 17, 2014
NOTIFICATION:March 1, 2014
ENTRY FEE: €15(Approx. $20.37 US)for up to 3 images. Add’l images €5 each, up to 10 (including the first 3).
JURORS:Final selections for the exhibition will be made by the Artists’ Committee.
AWARDS: All selected images will appear in their online gallery for a duration of one year minimum. Selected artists may be invited to participate to a future physical collective exhibition in Paris.
SALES:All entries must be labeled for sale with price indicated. Keep in mind that EWNS Art Project receives 30% commission of works sold.
We eat soup three or more evenings per week in the Winter. I try to work out most mornings and then do a little dinner prep before I sit down to publish the day’s post. Today it is ham and vegetable soup. The secret to most of my soups is the thickener. Cornstarch will work, but I prefer pureed pinto beans. Great source of fiber and silky texture. This next Call is all about the fiber and texture, but not a bowl of soup in sight. Take a look…
Check out this Call for Entries for Fantastic Fibers 2014 hosted by the Yeiser Art Center(Paducah, KY), Paducah’s Gateway to the Arts. This is venue is fantastic, and you can enter the show for as little as $12. This is a gem for fiber artists…
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NOTIFICATION: Posted to the website by February 15, 2014
ENTRY FEE:$12 per entry for up to five entries is required.
JUROR: Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry who is internationally recognized for her award-winning fine-art quilts, which have appeared in hundreds of national and international exhibitions, collections, and publications. Honors include 100 Best Quilts of the 20th Century, Silver Star (lifetime achievement) Award, and selection as one of the thirty most influential quiltmakers in the world. Caryl has lectured and taught in eleven countries around the world
SALES: Sales will be encouraged where works are offered for purchase, but work need not be for sale to enter. Yeiser Art Center will keep the standard gallery 40% commission on all sales, so price your work accordingly.
I only feel justified making pavlova during a holiday week. Pavlova (like the one at left by Tanya Zouevis) a little like two meringues kiss–through sweetened whipped cream. I think it has to do with the temporary nature of the fragile, crispy meringue and the fluffy (but easily flattened) whipped cream. We’ve just finished with New Year’s Day, and I’m already looking for a holiday. MLK Jr. Day doesn’t usually strike me as a day earmarked for indulgence. What’s after the next holiday? I’ll look into it. In the meantime, this next Call is inspired by the temporary, but you can expand your repertoire past whipped cream. Take a look…
Check out this Call for Entries from International Blowing Bubbles Day(Netherlands) for Temporality, a mail art show. There is no entry fee, but you won’t get your work back (so don’t forget to document). If you’ve been looking for an international show for your resume, here’s one in the Netherlands…
*Editor’s Note: If you have read the personal portion of this post,CALL for MAIL ART: Temporality, anywhere other than by email subscription or on ArtAndArtDeadlines.com, it has been published without permission and is considered theft.
MEDIA:Mail art(e.g. envelopes, cards and other art that can be mailed)
DEADLINE: May 1, 2014
NOTIFICATION:All-hung exhibit
ENTRY FEE:None
EXHIBITION: There will be an exhibition in Venray in the Netherlands on May 6, 2014 and documentation on the blog of the International Blowing Bubbles Day.
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It’s January, and we’re thrilled to be in 2014! I am joyfully looking forward to a new year. 2013 was a year of growth for my family, my art, and for AAAD. There were wonderful food highlights including a renewed interest in baking. And AAAD covered some fantastic opportunities in 2013 and even more fantastic artists. Which leads us to our proud announcement…
Today we name the 2013 Artist of the Year!
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When AAAD began in 2009, I was determined to cover art deadlines, and more importantly, artists producing really good ART.And, after I chose a few artists, I quickly realized that the Featured Artist program needed structure, or it would never really get done on any sort of regular basis. That is how the Featured Artist Contest was born. (The Featured Artist program was retired in 2015 and replaced with the Artist of the Day program.)
TheFeatured Artist Pagewas getting crowdedand each post was lessening the impact. I began archiving artists yearly, and the Artist of the Year was born.
I now give all of our Featured Artists each year notice that at the end of the year, the Artist of the Year will be determined by the number of comments on their individual Featured Artist blog posts.
Congratulations to Sima Schloss, AAAD’s 2013 Artist of the Year
I followed up with Sima to find out what’s new: “Yay!! Thanks so much- Im so honored to be the winner!!! Whats going on now with my work now? Lets seeI am one of the winners of ArtAscent Magazine’s Dark Issue(December, 2013) ArtAscent.com, and my work ‘New Sheriff’ is featured on the cover!!! I have a group show in the works coming this Spring (details in the near future), and a collaboration in the works as well. I’m also in process of revamping my website!”
And new foods? Are there any new tasty morsels inspiring you? “I had the most incredible Brussels sprouts at my friends place the other night! I think I’ve only tried them a couple of times in my life, but these were outstanding. They were cooked in garlic & oil and had some incredible seasoning--I was in heaven! I’ve also really been into red and yellow peppers as well, they are so great with labneh (an incredible lebanese dip) hummus or guacamole.” Editor’s note: I’ve rediscovered the mini sweet peppers in my produce aisle. They have a milder flavor and crisper texture and ROCK stirfry dishes.
I have enjoyed getting to know you, Sima. I am inspired by your work. It is an expression of freedom, limitless potential and self awareness. I LOVE the work, and I’ve enjoyed forging a slow and easy friendship. YOU were my reward for choosing to feature your WORK. Thank you, Sima, for being a highlight of the AAAD year! Get to knowSima Schlossyourself.
*Editor’s Note: Sima remains one of my favorite people, and her work has grown and developed, surpassing anything I could have imagined. She was featured again in 2017 as an Artist of the Day!
As I search for land for the straw bale house that my family intends to build, critters have become an issue. I am thrilled by the prospects of having chickens for eggs & goats for milk, but am I really dedicated to the biology of it all? Do I really want to be married to the drama of a chicken coop and all the possible predators? Do I really want to give up spontaneous long weekends due to a milking schedule? It may BE all natural, but it doesn’t necessarily COME NATURALLY. This next call wants your take on the art of biology, but it needn’t be all chickens and goats. Take a look…
Check out this Call for Entries from SlowArt Productions with Art Biologic. The entry fee is reasonable at $35. There are no media restrictions, and the awards include both an exhibit at the Limner Gallery as well as an opportunity to have your work in the nationally-distributed art magazine, Direct Art. A New York art show AND art publication? Please don’t miss this double-duty art opportunity!
*Editor’s Note: If you have read the personal portion of this post,CALL for ENTRIES: Art Biologic 2014, anywhere other than by email subscription or onArtAndArtDeadlines.com, it has been published without permission and is considered theft.
SlowArt Productions presents the fourth, periodic group exhibition, Art Biologic. This exhibition will focus on art inspired by nature and biology. The exhibition will be held at the Limner Gallery from May 15 – June 14, 2014.
ELIGIBILITY: All artists 18+
MEDIA: All art forms relating to, or gaining inspiration from nature and biology. All artist interpretations of the theme, from the realist to the abstract and conceptual, will be reviewed and considered.
DEADLINE:February 28, 2014
NOTIFICATION: By March 31, 2014
ENTRY FEE:$35 for up to 4, $5 ea add’l. Artists accepted to exhibit will not be charged additional fees of any kind. Payments may be by check or money order payable to SlowArt Productions, or by credit card using PayPal.
SALES: All works in the show must be for sale. The gallery will take a 30 % commission on all sales. Sale price is determined by the artist.
AWARDS: Winning artists will be featured in a group exhibition at the Limner Gallery, May 15 – June 14, 2014. The exhibition will also be displayed on the Limner Gallery web site.
One artist will be awarded a two page display in Direct Art Volume #21, Fall 2014 issue. Two artists will be awarded a single page display. Direct Art is distributed to bookstores across the USA including Borders and Barnes and Noble. Click for more information on Direct Art magazine.
The only thing I know about football is tailgating food & Super Bowl party appetizers. But somehow, I ended up with dozens and dozens of Facebook friends that are seemingly obsessed. Every Sunday, my news feed fills with ALL-CAPS exclamations of joy, disbelief and frequent devastation over this game. I don’t get it, but I do know what they eat. In the meantime, apparently there are galleries where they like the game too. Maybe this one is for you…
Check out this Call for Entriesfrom the Barsky Gallery(Hoboken, NJ) for Art’s Salute to Football. There’s no entry fee, but the commission is 50%. If it doesn’t sell, you may have the perfect gift for the football fiend in your family. Take a look…
*Editor’s Note: If you have read the personal portion of this post, CALL for ENTRIES: The Natural World, anywhere other than by email subscription or on ArtAndArtDeadlines.com, it has been published without permission and is considered theft.
Barsky Gallery will be showcasing “Art’s Salute to Football”, an exhibit solely dedicated to football sculptures: Full-size footballs re-imagined by established and emerging artists. The exhibit is set to debut on Saturday, Jan 25th and run through Saturday, Feb 8th.
ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists
MEDIA: All media that can be applied to a full-size football creating a football sculpture.
DEADLINE: Complete works must be received in the gallery no later than Monday, January 20th. Editor’s Note: Don’t shoot the messenger. I promise I just received the Call. BTW, this is a great way to wile away the hours trapped inside during these sub-zero temperatures that many of us are enduring.
ENTRY FEE: None, but you do have to buy a full-size football. Another note: You DON’T have to buy the football from the gallery–although they do have them available.
AWARDS: A panel of judges will select 3 pieces based on criteria such as artistic merit, workmanship, originality and creativity to be exhibited in the Barsky Gallery Booth at the Spring Affordable Art Fair in NYC.
SALES: If sold, the artist’s compensation is 50% of the selling price.
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