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CALL for ENTRIES: Women in Art

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Learn more about the Women in Art exhibit from the Las Laguna Gallery!girly
CHOW

Food for women apparently exists.  Well, it isn’t food exclusively for women, but I discovered there are a few foods that are even better for you if you’re female– including one of my favorites, flaxseed.  Not using flaxseed?  I love ground flaxseed as a substitute for bread crumbs on top of casseroles.   I mix flaxseed with a little Parmesan and a mist of olive oil and return the casserole to the oven until it just starts to brown.  Flaxseed adds a nutty flavor that I prefer over cracker crumbs, hands down.  This Call is also meant for women.  Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Las Laguna Gallery (Laguna Beach, CA) for Women in Art, a celebration of the creativity of women. Open to lots of media…

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Learn more about the Women in Art exhibit from the Las Laguna Gallery!CALL for ENTRIES:
Women in Art

 

“The show is dedicated to the spirit and creativity of all women artists, past and present. Las Laguna Gallery in Laguna Beach, California is looking for some unbelievable women artists.” –from laslagunagallery.com

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all female artists

MEDIA:   Open to works in Assemblage, Charcoal, Color Pencil, Collage, Digital Art, Drawings, Encaustic, Graphite, Illustration, Mixed Media, New Media, Painting, Pastel, Photo, Photography & Watercolor.  * Sorry new jewelry or sculpture for this exhibition.

DEADLINE: December 15, 2015

NOTIFICATION: December 16, 2015

ENTRY FEE: $35 for 3, $5 ea. add’l

SALES:  The gallery will retain 40% commission on all sales

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more about the Women in Art exhibit from the Las Laguna Gallery!

ARTIST of the DAY: Laura Sellers

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smoky MOUNTAINS

The Smoky Mountains are celebrated for the vivid colors of fall, but those of us in the know appreciate the desaturated hues of winter.  We rarely get the opportunity to celebrate artists that live so close, so we are  excited to  share the work of Asheville-based artist Laura Sellers, our current Artist of the Day, with you.   (continues below)
Learn more about the work of AAAD Artist of the Day Laura Sellers!
Learn more about the work of AAAD’s Artist of the Day Laura Sellers!
“The summer series of crates were my first attempt at abstract painting on a 3-dimensional form using the desaturation scale. The entire palette was created from the combination of two complementary colors (yellow-green and purple) that when combined form a neutral grey. The colors matched the rainy summer days of the mountains perfectly, and the abstract lines mimic the horizontal landscape lines.” –Laura Sellers

Learn more about Laura Sellers!

CALL for ENTRIES: Imagined World Creatures

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Learn more about the Creatures of Imagined Worlds exhibit at ETSU's Slocumb Galleries!seasonal
VARIETY

It is almost time for winter cabbage.  I am always grateful to those of our local farmers that have the forethought to plant cold-hardy cabbage in late August so that we can have at least one locally-grown GREEN veggie this winter.  It is neither a high-yield crop, nor is it a high profit crop.  Aside from how delightful it tastes in Irish stew, I am fascinated by the other worldliness of cabbage layers. If you compare the outside leaves to the interior leaves of the cabbage head, you would assume one was some sort of alien mutant version of the other with changes in color, texture AND taste.  This next Call wants your other worldliness.  Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Slocumb Galleries at ETSU (Johnson City, TN) for Creatures of Imagined Worlds. This is a great academic gallery. $20 entry.  Don’t miss it…

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Learn more about the Creatures of Imagined Worlds exhibit at ETSU's Slocumb Galleries!CALL for ENTRIES:
Imagined World Creatures

 

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists residing in U.S., age 18+

MEDIA:  Open to all 2D & 3D media

DEADLINE:  December 9, 2015

NOTIFICATION:  by December 18, 2015

ENTRY FEE:  $20 for up to 4 entries

CURATORS:  Marty Henley has a B.S. in Computer Animation and Design, a M.A. in art with a concentration in sculpture, and is a Professional Illustrator and Game Designer. He has a fascination with organic and inorganic textures and masses, their combinations in the creation of imaginary artistic creatures, and the emotional and psychological connections the viewers have with these creations. Marty is currently an Adjunct faculty member at East Tennessee State University, were he teaches 2D design, 3D design, and Color Theory.

Kevin C. Reaves has a B.F.A and an M.F.A. with a concentration in Jewelry and Metals. He is a traditional sculptor, metalsmith, digital modeler and an avid game and toy designer. Kevin is inspired by retro science fiction, Japanese monster movies, toys, games and 80’s pop culture. His designs have a strong geometric aesthetic and they often deal with social issues and human conditions that primarily focus on Western civilization.

AWARDS:  Up to $500 in prizes

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more about the Creatures of Imagined Worlds exhibit at ETSU's Slocumb Galleries!

ARTIST of the DAY: Motohiko Odani

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lighter than AIR

Some days are heavier than others.  In contrast, we’d like to share the work of Motohiko Odani, our current Artist of the Day, with you– fiberglass reinforced plastic & urethane paint. (continues below)
Hollow by Motohiko Odani
Hollow by Motohiko Odani

“Odani’s works on the themes of physical sensations and psychological states, such as pain and fear, awaken latent thoughts and emotions in their viewers.” — Mori Art Museum, Tokyo

Learn more about Motohiko Odani!

CALL for ENTRIES: Seities & Selves

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Learn more about the Seities and Selves exhibit at Darkroom Gallery!BUTTER
me up

If you are what you eat, I come in stick form.  Butter.  I cannot tell you how often my husband’s cooking sends goodness wafting in the air which elicits the same response every time. “Butter.  Onions. Yum.”  It happens so many times a week, there is little doubt.  I am butter.  This Call wants to know what YOU are.  Tell them…

Check out this Call for Entries from Darkroom Gallery (Essex Junction, VT) for Seities & Selves. $24 entry. We’re proud our readers have been both shown & awarded at Darkroom. You know you have work for this theme…

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Learn more about the Seities and Selves exhibit at Darkroom Gallery!CALL for ENTRIES:
Seities & Selves

“Self as subject, one’s uniqueness in scope, portraiture by design. In this age of the ubiquitous throwaway selfie it’s an even greater and more worthwhile challenge to create a self portrait that expresses one’s uniqueness and individuality.” –darkroomgallery.com

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Photography

DEADLINE: December 2, 2015

NOTIFICATION: December 10, 2015

ENTRY FEE: 4 for $24 (online)/$29 (email)

*Editor’s Note: Please be sure to remember that it IS important to let Darkroom Gallery know you found their Call on artandartdeadlines.com. The hard-working folks at the Darkroom Gallery are friends & sponsors of AAAD, and we always want them to know they have our support…

JUROR: After a career as a New York Fashion Editor and working along side the greats of fashion photography, Aline Smithson discovered the family Rolleiflex and never looked back. Now represented by galleries in the U.S. and Europe and published throughout the world, Aline continues to create her award-winning photography with humor, compassion, and a 50-year-old camera.

Learn more about the H2O show from the Darkroom Gallery!Aline has curated and juried exhibitions for a number of galleries, organizations, and on-line magazines, including Review Santa Fe, Critical Mass, Flash Forward, and the Griffin Museum. In addition, she is a reviewer and educator at many photo festivals across the United States. In 2014, Aline received the Excellence in Teaching Award from CENTER, but she considers her children her greatest achievement. She is a founding member of the Six Shooters Collective and is currently teaching at the Los Angeles Center of Photography, the Santa Fe Photo Workshops, and the Maine Media Workshops. Aline lives and works in Los Angeles.

AWARDS: Selected entries are included in a full color exhibit catalog & gallery exhibit. Plus: Juror’s Choice: 30×48″ image banner; People’s Choice – a free future entry; Honorable Mentions receive free exhibition catalogs and free entry in a future exhibition.

SALES: Free matting & framing of accepted entries (standard sizes).  For commission details, go to the bottom of the Submissions page!

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more about the Seities & Selves show from the Darkroom Gallery!

ARTIST of the DAY: Grant Haffner

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on the road, again

I spend a lot of time on the road, and the work of Grant Haffner, our current Artist of the Day, serves as a great reminder to stop, take a breath and SEE. I am a huge fan of color field work, and this intersection of color field with a dash of Fauvism and huge dollop of the living landscape is stunning–nectareous, even, to this weary traveler. (continues below)

"Winter on Scuttle Hole Road" by Grant Haffner
“Winter on Scuttle Hole Road” by Grant Haffner

“Those that are able to see beyond the shadows & lies
of their culture will never be understood
let alone believed by the masses.” –Plato

 

Learn more about Grant Haffner!

 

CALL for ENTRIES: Infected 4

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Learn more about Volume 4 of Infected by Art!feelin’
LEMONY

I ran across Buddha’s finger a couple of years ago.  What a bizarre, other-worldly looking fruit.  It is a type of citron and has the aroma of a lemon.  It makes great candied peel and is fantastic for flavoring vodka, or infusing oil or sugar.  The best part is that the pith doesn’t have the bitter taste that is commonly in the white of the lemon.  I would love to have a keep just for ornamental reasons since fruit tends to last longer “on the vine” than flowers do.  The fruit of this tree just doesn’t look real.  The next Call wants just the opposite–subject matter that appears real but is not.  This is a science fiction lovers dream…

Check out this Call for Entries from Infected by Art for Volume 4, an art compilation book. $10 Entry & you DO NOT sign over your copyright.  Take a look…

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Learn more about Volume 4 of Infected by Art!CALL for ENTRIES:
Infected

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to work of imaginative realism, i.e. science fiction, fantasy, horror, etc.  The categories include: Oil/acrylic, pen/ink,digital/photoshop, & other work that can be represented by a 2-D image.

DEADLINE:  December 4, 2015

NOTIFICATION:  January 2016

ENTRY FEE: $10 each image, limit 10.  Images 5 & 10 are free.

JUROR:  The Jury Panel is comprised of four individuals personally entrenched in the creation, sales or promotion of imaginative realism artworks; Erica Berkowitz, Patrick Jones, Lauren Panepinto & Allen Williams.

AWARDS:  Artists have a chance to win $5,000 in Cash Prizes. Gold, Silver, and Bronze awards in each of the Categories will also receive a full page in the IBA book dedicated to that image.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more about Volume 4 of Infected by Art!

ARTIST of the DAY: Amy Friend

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perspective, yes

Get to know artist Amy Friend, our current Artist of the Day.  I struggled to choose what to post because she is, simply, in my head.  This work is both lush & toothsome. (continues below)

My Tangled Perspective by Amy Friend, AAAD Artist of the Day
My Tangled Perspective by Amy Friend

“A pleasure in the discomfort & need for the tension.”
— Amy Friend (from amydraws.com)

“My current body of work focuses on a desire for balance and the dichotomy of my life; my desire for adventure and freedom versus a need for security and roots. Illustrating these themes is the current obsession of mine. Using metaphors and abstracts, my work maintains realism in its depiction. The compositions create a graceful struggle and an uncertain balance.”

Learn more about Amy Friend!

 

CALL for ENTRIES: Billboard Diversity

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Learn more about the Embracing our Differences billboard project!EAT
more

I ate broccoli at dinner last night. *yawn*  Did you know there are approximately 30,000 edible plants on this planet?  Did you also know that a mere 50 crops make up 90% of the calories consumed?  How did we get so boring?  Diversity is the best part of eating and cooking and consuming (and being for that matter) even if I do forget that when shopping some days.  This next Call is another excellent way to celebrate diversity.  Take a look…

Check out this great Call for Entries for the annual Embracing our Differences billboard project (Sarasota, FL). No entry fee & $3000 in awards. Don’t miss this opportunity…

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Learn more about the Embracing our Differences billboard project!CALL for ENTRIES:
Embracing our Differences

 

Our goal is to create a community where diversity and inclusion are valued while teaching the importance of being an ‘up-stander,’ not a ‘by- stander’.” — from embracingourdifferences.org

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: 2-D work including but not limited to photography, digital, collage, drawing, painting, etc.  Remember, if chosen, it will be enlarged to 16′ x 12.5′  or 4.9 m x 3.8m.

THEME:  Enriching lives through diversity

DEADLINE: January 4, 2016 (midnight PST)

NOTIFICATION: Winning selections will be announced online by mid-March, 2016

ENTRY FEE: None

AWARDS: A total of $3,000 USD in three separate $1,000 awards for Best-in-Show (adult), Best-in-Show (student) & People’s Choice.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more about Embracing our Differences!

 

ARTIST of the DAY: Polly Nor

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our FIRST time, again

AAAD is thrilled to announce Polly Nor as our very first Artist of the Day.  The first “A” of AAAD is “art” & as we begin our seventh year, you will see more art on our pages.  Our month Featured Artist will now be chosen from Artist of the Day posts.  Simple. Delicious.  (continues below)

Let Go -- illustration by Polly Nor
Let Go — illustration by Polly Nor

“I draw women & devils for women & devils.”
— Polly Nor (via Twitter)

North London illustrator Polly Nor has produced a number of commissions for Hunger TV, Bloomsbury and EMI records and has worked on projects for Bric Gallery, Salzburg Festival and The Metropolitan Opera, New York. With a strong focus on female sexuality, relationships and emotional instability, Polly Nor creates erotic and cultural satire for all the perverted internet addicts out there.

Learn more about Polly Nor!