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ARTIST of the DAY: Brooks Salzwedel

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"You Never" (graphite) by Brooks Salzwedel
“You Never…” (graphite) by Brooks Salzwedel

I have been struggling with identity lately, struggling to find my voice again –both metaphorically & literally.  Art is supposed to evoke emotion, possibly incite action.  Added to the experience of the audience, art can evolve, change stories and inspire change for the better, or worse.  The work of today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Brooks Salzwedel feels intimate, makes me feel vulnerable, maybe a little paranoid.  This organic drawing nestled in a foreign shrine are seemingly devoid of connection, sans proximity.  But, then again, ‘you never’ know what another person battles.

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CALL for ENTRIES: Technology & Nature

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Learn more about the Technolgy & Nature exhibit from the Black Bar Gallery!electronic EATS

I spent another week eating & working on the road.  I am a grazer, always snacking on something whether I am home or on the road.  Most of my work gets done in a hotel room or in the car during night drives, but this week I spent hours in a coffee shop.  Ewwww.  The yuck didn’t come from the coffee or the fantastic lunch I had.  It came from my laptop.  Gross.  Who do I call to decontaminate my work space?  The fluorescent lighting in the coffee shop highlighted every crumb, splotch & speck.  This next Call wants your view on technology & nature (not necessarily food).  Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Black Bar Gallery (Boise, ID) for Technology & Nature. $20 entry for this art publication opportunity. This is a cool opportunity…

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Learn more about the Technolgy & Nature exhibit from the Black Bar Gallery!

CALL for ENTRIES:
Technology & Nature
from Black Bar Gallery

 

Everyday, technologies are developed and used to enhance our abilities to experience nature. This juried group photography exhibition will examine where these two worlds connect.  Can we experience one without the other?  How are we adapting and evolving with these new insights? –from blackbargallery.com

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Photography

DEADLINE: June 29, 2016

NOTIFICATION: by July 4, 2016

ENTRY FEE: $20 for up to 3, $5 ea. add’l

SALES: Black Bar Gallery retains 20% commission

AWARDS: This exhibition will have 15 photographs selected by the juror for exhibition.  Images will be archived online for four years.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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ARTIST of the DAY: Dana Hargrove

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"Production of Belonging #1" & "Production of Belonging #2" (collaged acrylic on paper) by Dana Hargrove
“Production of Belonging #1 & #2” (collaged acrylic on paper) by Dana Hargrove

“As we traverse the land, we may find our search for utopia
leads us on a journey that offers, on the surface, little more
than a façade of our ideals.” —Dana Hargrove

After another week on the road, it is easy for me to begin to see patterns in the towns through which I drive — aspects of the constructs that seem to reflect back the personality of the town, be they real or fabricated. Imagine my delight to find the work of today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Dana Hargrove.  I invite you to take the time to investigate more of Dana’s work and her exploration of this concept.

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the Aspect Formations series by Dana Hargrove!

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OPEN CALL: Private Collection

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Submit your work for consideration for Oona Rokyta!MUSHROOMS hold the pepperoni

Pepperoni rolls are all the rage in West Virginia, often attributed to a historically large Italian immigrant population.  However, my food fascination during my 4 days in West Virginia this week has been morel mushrooms.  Hunting large caches or collection a large number of morels is a statewide obsession as well as a part-time moneymaker for many.  If you’ve never tried this meaty, intensely-flavored variety, search them out.  You don’t have to make a special trip to West Virginia, your local grocer may carry them.  This next Call is interested in your collection of art, not mushrooms.  Investigate…

Check out this Open Call from Oona Rokyta for her private collection.  Submissions must be made via the works.io platform which is free to join.  Take a look…

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Submit your work for consideration for Oona Rokyta!OPEN CALL for Private Collection
of Oona Rokyta

 

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA:  Open to all media

DEADLINE:  July 1, 2016

ENTRY FEE: None

COLLECTOR: “I’m looking to purchase contemporary artworks and connect with international fine artists. I previously collected abstract pieces that are organic in nature, and currently I’d like to add more colorful pieces, keeping it open to different mediums. Budget range: $1,000, I will select the winner of the open call from a shortlist of 5 artists, and contact the selected artist to purchase a piece.” from Oona Rokyta

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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ARTIST of the DAY: Laura Lein-Svencner

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"Steady Your Course" & "Refrain" (mixed-media collage) by Laura Lein-Svencner!
“Steady Your Course” & “Refrain” (mixed-media collage) by Laura Lein-Svencner

I struggle with self-doubt like every artist, like every person.  I struggle with balance and/or learning to live with imbalance.  I want peace and tranquility, but lack the self-control to say “no” often enough to allow time for the peace.  I find myself annoyed by the gospel of “busy” but fulfilling the stereotype repeatedly.  Art is the exception.  Art prompts but stills me, makes things clearer.

The mixed-media collage work today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Laura Lein-Svencner gave me a little perspective today, helped me weigh options.  Pause for just a moment…

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ARTIST of the DAY: Elise Wehle

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"Veils 4" & "At the Gates 5" by Elise Wehle
“Veils 4” & “At the Gates 5” by Elise Wehle

“Making art makes me conscious of my hands again, and all
of my work requires time-intensive, redundant
movements that remind me that not everything is as
instantaneous as a click of a mouse.” –Elise Wehle

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I get her, this artist. The meticulous work of today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Elise Wehle combines meticulous hand-cut detail with patient composition, creating lush portraits and landscapes that make me long for travel and vacation.  Art’s truest purpose is to evoke emotion & prompt action.  Where does this work transport you?

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Dream with the hand-cut collage work of today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Elise Wehle!

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CALL for ENTRIES: Childhood

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Learn more about the Childhood exhibit from L.A. Photo Curator!land of CITRUS

I was born in Florida & spent the majority of my first 5 years there. We had a grapefruit tree in our yard.  But, I can’t remember having so much as a wedge of an orange to eat.  I do remember drinking lots of Tang though.  Odd.  Was my childhood plagued by foods expertly marketed to my single father, or is my recollection just not of those specific memories? Not even a wedge?  How is that possible.  This next Call wants YOUR childhood images. (Oranges not required).  Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from L.A. Photo Curator for the Childhood exhibit. $20 entry, no shipping, great prizes & exposure for ALL entrants. Great opportunity…

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Learn more about the Childhood exhibit from L.A. Photo Curator!CALL for ENTRIES:
Childhood
from L.A. Photo Curator

 

“Childhood is bursting at the seams with wonder, learning, exploration, joy, transformation, struggle, and love.  So much carries a child from babyhood to spreading their wings as adults.  It is, at once, so slow and so fast.  So beautiful, and at times, so hard.  What do you want to say about this fascinating time?  We’d love to see your version of the child, from your perspective, in all its wonder or challenge.” –from curator Meredith McGrane

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Photography

DEADLINE: June 27, 2016 (Midnight PST)

EXHIBITION: July 9 – August 9, 2016

ENTRY FEE: $20 for up to 3. 15% of artist fees go to the charity of the monthly curator (griffinmuseum.org) as well as the first place winner’s charity.

CURATOR: Meredith McGrane is a Massachusetts-based photographer whose work often explores her two selves — one part motherhood and one part channeling a penchant for wanderlust that existed long before motherhood.  McGrane’s One Love Project examines mothering an only child with themes of presence, connection, and healing.  Her photographs have been exhibited nationally.  When not photographing, Meredith can be found putting on plays in her living room or riding her Razor scooter around the neighborhood – both with her daughter, of course.http://www.meredithmphotography.com/

SALES: All sales are conducted between the artist & buyer. L.A. Photo Curator does not handle any part of sales. There is no commission.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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ARTIST of the DAY: Dimosthenis Prodromou

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Sculpture by Dimosthenis Prodromou
head sculpture by Dimosthenis Prodromou

“I use the term ready-made pallet to describe my color.” –Dimosthenis Prodromou

I’m such a fan of found-object assemblage, trash art & recycled materials.  I understand the debate over archival materials, and I embrace a movement toward outdoor ephemeral sculpture in parks and outside museums & universities.  However, I do often find my self frustrated when an artist chooses to use a recycled materia regardless of of whether it really works.  I don’t like the gimmick of it all.  But the sculptural work of today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Dimosthenis Prodromou finds itself at one with newsprint.  If feels like a natural progression of the paper’s lifecycle.  It appears both solid, but soft & light.   A ready-made pallet…

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CALL for ENTRIES: Trees 2016

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Learn more about the TREES exhibit from NYC4PA - New York Center for Photographic Art!NUTS for one & all

Last Fall the local acorn crop failed, along with most of the hard mast.  As a result, black bears suffered along with the deer, squirrels & jays; it is a primary food source in the Smokies.  The bears were so hungry last year, more than 50 of them ended up at our local rescue.  I am hopeful for this year’s crop.  Every squirrel, chipmunk & jay that has crossed my path has done so with a green acorn in its mouth, or so it seems.  Fingers crossed the trees don’t let all the little critters down this year.  This next Call is also all about the trees.  I like this one…

Check out this Call for Entries from NYC4PA for Trees 2016.  Open to ALL photographic processes, this show awards a NY group exhibit, an online exhibit & cash prizes!  Take a look…

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Learn more about the TREES exhibit from NYC4PA - New York Center 4 Photographic Art!CALL for ENTRIES:
Trees 2016
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“Trees are essential to the lifeblood of the world.  Roots hold the soil so erosion is mitigated.  They are home to birds, squirrels and many other of nature’s creatures.  They bear fruit and in the fall the colors enhance our lives.  Trees can also be looming, ominous, and, in cases of stormy weather, dangerous.  They are integral to forests and jungles.  They stand alone on a hillside creating lovely shadows; shade a child on a hot day; are sturdy posts to tie up the pet dog, hold a hammock off the ground. Remember the lost art of the backyard laundry line.  Send us your images of trees as you experience them – forests, single trees, branches, roots.”  –NYC4PA.com

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA:  Open to any photographic process (print, image transfer, emulsion transfer, encaustic, black and white, etc.)

THEME: Trees

DEADLINE:  June 19, 2016

ENTRY FEE: $35 for up to 3, $10 ea. add’l

JUROR:  Traer Scott is an award winning fine art and commercial photographer and author of six books. Her work is exhibited around the world & has been featured in dozens of other national & international print and online publications. Traer had her 1st solo museum show Natural History at the University of Maine Museum of Art in 2015 & received the 2010 Rhode Island State Council for the Arts Photography Fellowship Grant & the 2008 Helen Woodward Humane Award.

AWARDS:  Winners will receive $3,000 in cash awards, be featured in a NY gallery exhibition (October 4-16, 2016 at the Jadite Gallery in the Hell’s Kitchen area in Manhattan), on the NYC4PA online gallery exhibit & in the TREES 2016 catalog. The Grand Prize winning image will be posted on the NYC4PA home page.  Check out the details.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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ARTIST of the DAY: Jennie Traill Schaeffer

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Ms. Cupcakes on the Red Carpet Oil on Panel by Jennie Traill Schaeffer
Ms. Cupcakes on the Red Carpet (oil on panel) by Jennie Traill Schaeffer

“I explore the relationship of the subjects as an almost religious icon, as a portrait. Everything I paint has an energy that I strive to bring to the surface.” –Jennie Traill Schaeffer

It seems that today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Jennie Traill Schaeffer finds an inner purpose or being, a light if you will, in all objects.  It doesn’t upset me at all that she chose cupcakes this time.  Enjoy this sweet treat…

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Learn more about AAAD Artist of the Day, painter Jennie Trail Schaeffer!

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