CALL for ENTRIES: WAO Photography Award

Posted on July 3, 2018July 3, 2018 by R.L. Gibson

what GUAC?

I have broken my addiction to photographing my food in public. I’ve eaten more that a few meals that were cooler than necessary for the sake a pretty shot. Embarassing? Yes. But why I have never snapped pics of my food from home is a puzzle. I never think about it until my meal is over. My chicken fajitas & guac were beautiful yesterday, but you’ll have to take my word for it. This next Call won’t take you work for it, you’re gonna have to produce the photographs. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from WorkingArtist.org for the Photography Award. This may very well be the simplest entry process out there + the possibility of a great return. $25 Entry. Don’t miss this one…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Photo Award from
workingartist.org

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists. No written proposals or CV’s are required unless the artist would like to include them. There is no application form.

MEDIA: Photography

DEADLINE: July 17, 2018

ENTRY FEE: $25 for up to 5

AWARDS: If selected as the winner, the award recipient must exchange one original work or smaller series of original works for inclusion into a collection, in return for the $1000 award. Work considered by the artist as of equal value, and available for acquisition can be negotiated upon receipt of the award. Shipping costs will be paid by workingartist.org.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Dreams 2018

Posted on July 3, 2018July 1, 2018 by R.L. Gibson

the DONUTS on the bus

I had a dream last night that I was a member of an elite task force who job was to stop the getaway of bandits driving cars with Boston-creme-doughnut wheels. I deployed tack strip which led to doughnut bits everywhere and creme filling running in the streets. Ummm, yeah, I’m concerned too. This next Call is all about your dreams. I’m betting you have something that fits this theme…

Check out this Call for Entries from Art-Competition.net for Dreams 2018 at Gallery25N (online). $25 entry & no shipping. The media is pretty wide open too. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Dreams 2018
from Art-competition.net

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ELIGIBILITY: All artists age 18+

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

THEME: Dreams “artwork inspired by the artist’s visions of dreams –those windows into what might be called our subconscious reality. Reflections upon one’s dreams can have a short-term fleeting effect or a longer-term, even haunting, significance that influences one’s future choices and directions. . . . The artist might present a dream as a hazy, filtered reality from specific memories or from an explosion of abstract and surrealistic imagery –all of which may be emotionally captured as their own.”

DEADLINE: July 16, 2018

NOTIFICATION: July 27, 2018

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

AWARDS: 20 artists will be selected for an online group exhibit, “Dreams 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!

CALL for ENTRIES: The Bicycle: Art Meets Form

Posted on July 1, 2018July 1, 2018 by R.L. Gibson

pushups POPS

I remember chasing the ice cream truck and cycling away, post chase, peeling the paper away from my treasure with both hands and trying not to crash into a parked car or a jay-walking pedestrian. In my current neighborhood, the roads are only two lanes, the tourist traffic is crazy, and there aren’t any kids on bicycles –or ice cream trucks. I wonder if I can still ride. Hmmm. This next call is all about the bicycle or cycling. I love the memories this theme conjures…

Check out this Call for Entries from Theatre Art Galleries -TAG (High Point, NC) for The Bicycle: Art Meets Form. $20 Entry, 40% commission & cash awards. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
The Bicycle: Art Meets Form
from the Theatre Art Galleries

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to all media. Subject matter must relate in some way to bicycles or cycling.

DEADLINE: July 25, 2018

NOTIFICATION: August 7, 2018

ENTRY FEE: $20 up to 3

JUROR: Dr. Emily Stamey is Curator of Exhibitions at the Weatherspoon Art Museum at the UNC, Greensboro. She is currently preparing Dread & Delight: Fairy Tales In an Anxious World, which opens this August. Stamey has held curatorial positions at the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art in Arizona & the Ulrich Museum of Art at Wichita State.

AWARDS: 1st Place $1000, 2nd Place $500 & 3rd Place $250

SALES: Theatre Art Galleries will retain a 40% commission on all work sold.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Bemis Benefit

Posted on June 29, 2018June 27, 2018 by R.L. Gibson

deep ROOTS

The benefits of a vegetarian diet are undeniable, but only by most reports, only 3-6% of Americans follow a plant-based diet. But why? Volumes have been written expounding on the “why”, but I am just grateful for the ability to make choices –good or bad. This next Call offers you choices and could be of benefit to you and the venue. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts (Omaha, NE) for Benefit Art Auction 2018. Do not be scared off by the words “benefit” and/or “auction”. I am acutely aware of how often artists are asked to work for nothing. In this case, you DO NOT have to donate all the proceeds of your work. Evaluate the opportunity…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Benefit Art Auction 2018
from Bemis Center
for Contemporary Arts

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to U.S. based artists

MEDIA: Open to all physical media. All work must be for sell.

DEADLINE: July 1, 2018

NOTIFICATION: mid July, 2018

ENTRY FEE: None.

AWARDS: Two complimentary tickets to the 2018 Benefit Art Auction, An invitation for two to the Artist + Member Preview Reception, A one-year Bemis Center Membership, FREE SHIPPING for your donated artwork, & FREE FRAMING (if applicable to your submission).

SALES: Artists may choose to donate between 50% to 100% of the proceeds from the sale of their work to Bemis Center. Artist/Bemis Center split is based on the final sale price. Artwork will not be sold below 60% of retail value. *Editor’s Note: This is a great way to part with work that is relevant, but maybe not current, while developing a relationship with Bemis. Think about it.

For full details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Northern National Art Competition

Posted on June 28, 2018June 27, 2018 by R.L. Gibson

WINE again

Food is like clothing, trends come & go, but the classics always look the same. I went to culinary school two decades ago & the classics were lamb chops, Béarnaise butter, tourné cut potatoes & asparagus. I went to dinner two weeks ago, and the same dishes appeared on the menu with a tweak & a twist. Things remain, repeat & refine. This next Call has three decades of history and is still going strong. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Nicolet College Art Gallery (Rhinelander, WI) for the 31st Annual Northern National Art Competition. This deadline is just around the corner. Please don’t miss this opportunity…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
NNAC
from Nicolet College

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

MEDIA: Open to any 2D medium

DEADLINE: June 30, 2018

NOTIFICATION: August 11, 2018

ENTRY FEE: $35 up to 2

JUROR: Mark Steven Greenfield studied under Charles White & John Riddle at Otis Art Institute, received his Bachelor’s in Art Education from California State & a MFA in painting & drawing from California State. He served as director of the Watts Towers Arts Center from 1993 – 2002 and the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery from 2004 – 2010. Greenfield’s work has been exhibited extensively throughout the United States and internationally. His work deals primarily with the African American experience and in recent years has focused on the effects of stereotypes and racial politics on American culture.

AWARDS: More than $8,500 will be awarded, including three $1,000 Awards of Excellence.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: The Human Condition 2018

Posted on June 27, 2018June 28, 2018 by R.L. Gibson

all JUICED up

I have to learn to stop reading the comments sections on social media posts. Even when I think I found a safe, foodie-friendly post, I end up amazed by the viciousness of the battles over juice as the fiber-less evil cousin of fruit or the severing of parental rights over cereal as breakfast food. Do our food choices speak to the human condition, or is it how we judge others that speaks to our place in the world? I am always happy to hear your thoughts. This next Call would also like to know what you have to say about the human condition. Investigate…

Check out this Call for Entries from Art-Competition.net for The Human Condition 2018. $20 entry & no shipping. The considered media is wide open too. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
The Human Condition 2018
from Art-competition.net

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ELIGIBILITY: All artists age 18+

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

THEME: The Human Condition “The visual narrative of the artist’s work should speak to the human condition: from joy to despondence, kind fortune to adversity, liberating freedom of expression to agonies of suppression. These myriad strongholds of energies, which hopefully inspire your works, should speak to us as they represent your brightest or darkest experiments and enlightening realizations in your life and should be represented as such here in your fine artwork for us to absorb and potentially integrate into our own lives. So, your submitted creations should express the subject as felt through the artist’s empathy or subjective eye of experience. The message is meant for us, the viewer.”

DEADLINE: July 16, 2018

NOTIFICATION: July 27, 2018

ENTRY FEE: $20 for 1, $10 ea. add’l

AWARDS: $8,125 in cash & marketing prizes. (e.g. 1st place $500, 2nd Place $400, 3rd Place $300, etc) + helpful marketing. There will be 7 Winners and 10 Honorable Mentions.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: 2018 Encaustic

Posted on June 26, 2018June 27, 2018 by R.L. Gibson

WAXING the rounds

To wax or not to wax the cheese. I have a friend with cows that makes cheese regularly. Her production is up to more than what they can eat, and her refrigerator can’t hold any more. She’s trying to not increase her electric suck by not buying an additional refrigerator. So, she’s learning to wax her cheese for storage in her cold cellar. This next show is for those that already know how to wax (not cheese), or learning. Take a look at this opportunity…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Morpho Gallery (Chicago, IL) for their 7th Annual 2018 Encaustic exhibit. $25 Entry & 20% commission. Have you waxed?

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CALL for ENTRIES:
2018 Encaustic
at Morpho Gallery

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to encaustic work. Mixed media is welcomed, but encaustic must be the primary medium.

DEADLINE: July 20, 2018

NOTIFICATION: July 26, 2018

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

JURORS: After 6 years of successful shows, including: Hot Wax in the City, Wax(N)Blue and Unbound(ed), FUSEDChicago member Kathy Blankley Roman returns once again to jury the 7th Annual Encaustic Exhibition. Joining her is Dan Addington from Addington Gallery on board as guest juror.

SALES: Morpho will retain a 20% commission from sales.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Opulent Mobility 2018

Posted on June 22, 2018July 31, 2018 by R.L. Gibson

daily FRUIT

I long for a fresh market I can walk to every day. We have a one-day-a-week farmer’s market, but I want to be able to shop daily for produce and meat grown close to home. I’d be willing to move, A LONG WAY, to make it happen. But for now, it is a dream –food reimagined. This next Call is a dream of sorts –mobility re-imagined. I love this Call…

Check out this Call for Entries from curator A. Laura Brody for Opulent Mobility 2018. $20 Entry, no commission & a unique curatorial theme. DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 8/15! Stretch your creative muscles with this Call!

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Opulent Mobility 2018 from
curator A. Laura Brody

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“I challenge you to imagine a world where mobility, disability, and access can be opulent. I challenge you to approach the work with thoughtfulness, humor, creativity, and care. Because if we do not imagine a better world, we can’t make one happen.” — A. Laura Brody

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to all 2 & 3-D work, film, videos of performance art & music.

THEME: Radical re-imagining of the mobility of disability

DEADLINE: EXTENDED TO AUGUST 15th, 2018

NOTIFICATION: August 31, 2018

ENTRY FEE: $20 flat fee

CURATORS: A. Laura Brody is a professional costume maker and designer who developed Opulent Mobility as a series of artworks, then built it into a juried group exhibit. Anthony Tusler is a photographer & disability arts activist. His photographs of the 1977 disability occupation of the San Francisco Federal Building are on his site: aboutdisability.com.

SALES: No commission taken on sales.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Really Affordable 2018

Posted on June 21, 2018June 22, 2018 by R.L. Gibson

mellow MELON

I am melon obsessed lately. Watermelon & canteloupe are around $.50/lb. or less, and I can’t seem to get enough. I’m having them for on the side of oatmeal at breakfast, with cottage cheese & salads at lunch, and they’ve even become dessert stand-ins. I’m excited about high value nutrition and low-cost; it doesn’t always work out quite that way. This next Call is a selling show with a price cap, making it an affordable way for fans to become collectors. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from BWAC (Brooklyn, NY) for the Really Affordable Art Show. There is a price cap on submissions to this show, but there is only 30% commission. A distinguished juror & a $1000 purchase award make this is a great opportunity to find new collectors…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
The Really Affordable Art Show
from BWAC

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“This is a selling show with art priced for anyone and everyone. Thousands of NY art lovers and collectors will see your work up close
and personal. It is time to expand your collector base in NYC. The people most likely to buy your work in the future are your current
collectors. After all, they have expressed their love of your work with their wallet – the sincerest compliment. To make it easy for
new collectors, all work submitted must be for sale at $499 or less.” –from bwac.org

ELIGIBILITY: Open to U.S. artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to all 2D & 3D work including video (when self-presenting)

ENTRY FEE: $65 for up to 5, $5 ea. add’l.

DEADLINE: July 12, 2018

NOTIFICATION: August 2, 2018

JUROR: Brinda Kumar, is an Assistant Curator in the department of Modern & Contemporary Art at The Met. She worked on Nasreen Mohamedi (2016), one of the inaugural exhibitions at The Met Breuer, was part of the team working on the exhibition Unfinished: Thoughts Left Visible (2016), and is a co‐curator of the exhibition Like Life: Sculpture, Color, and the Body (2018). She completed her BFA at the College of Art, New Delhi; MA at the School of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi; and received her PhD from Cornell University.

AWARDS: Gold $1000 Purchase Award, Silver $250 & eight $100 Certificates of Recognition.

SALES: All work submitted must be for sale at $499 or less. One bonus work chosen by the artist will be accepted from artists with work juried into the show. These smaller works will be priced at $399 or less. BWAC will retain a 30% commission on all exhibition sales.

For full details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Endless Possibilities

Posted on June 9, 2018June 9, 2018 by R.L. Gibson

just PEACH-y

I sent my husband to the farmers market for turnips & beets. He came home with honey & peaches. I suppose it isn’t like going to the grocery where there are a proscribed list of possible foods you will encounter. Instead, the farmers market offers an almost endless range of possibilities within your growth climate, lending itself to surprises, naturally. This next Call is hoping for those same possibilities. Send them a peach…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Las Laguna Gallery (Laguna Beach, CA) for the Endless Possibilities exhibit. 35% commission & $35 entry. Don’t miss this opportunity…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Endless Possbilities
from
Las Laguna Gallery

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists (int’l)

MEDIA: Open to most media including assemblage, charcoal, collage, digital art, drawing, encaustic, fiber art, illustration, mixed media, new media, painting, pastel & photography

THEME: Open

DEADLINE: July 6, 2018

NOTIFICATION: July 11, 2018

ENTRY FEE: $35 for 1, $2 ea. add’l on CaFe or $35 for up to 3 on submittable

SALES: The Las Laguna Gallery will retain 35% commission on all sales.

Category: Media

what GUAC?

CALL for ENTRIES: Photo Award from workingartist.org

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

the DONUTS on the bus

CALL for ENTRIES: Dreams 2018 from Art-competition.net

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

pushups POPS

CALL for ENTRIES: The Bicycle: Art Meets Form from the Theatre Art Galleries

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

deep ROOTS

CALL for ENTRIES: Benefit Art Auction 2018 from Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts

For full details, Read the Full Call!

WINE again

CALL for ENTRIES: NNAC from Nicolet College

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

all JUICED up

CALL for ENTRIES: The Human Condition 2018 from Art-competition.net

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

WAXING the rounds

CALL for ENTRIES: 2018 Encaustic at Morpho Gallery

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

daily FRUIT

CALL for ENTRIES: Opulent Mobility 2018 from curator A. Laura Brody

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

mellow MELON

CALL for ENTRIES: The Really Affordable Art Show from BWAC

For full details, Read the Full Call!

just PEACH-y

CALL for ENTRIES: Endless Possbilities from Las Laguna Gallery

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES:
Photo Award from
workingartist.org

CALL for ENTRIES:
Dreams 2018
from Art-competition.net

CALL for ENTRIES:
The Bicycle: Art Meets Form
from the Theatre Art Galleries

CALL for ENTRIES:
Benefit Art Auction 2018
from Bemis Center
for Contemporary Arts

CALL for ENTRIES:
NNAC
from Nicolet College

CALL for ENTRIES:
The Human Condition 2018
from Art-competition.net

CALL for ENTRIES:
2018 Encaustic
at Morpho Gallery

CALL for ENTRIES:
Opulent Mobility 2018 from
curator A. Laura Brody

CALL for ENTRIES:
The Really Affordable Art Show
from BWAC

CALL for ENTRIES:
Endless Possbilities
from
Las Laguna Gallery