CALL for ENTRIES: American Icon

Posted on July 4, 2017July 4, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

light my FIRE

As people celebrating Independence Day in the U.S. are want to do, my neighbors are grilling all manner of food. In the fifteen feet I walked to my car, I was assaulted by the smell of lighter fluid. What is it about the 4th of July that makes people want to light charcoal on fire and char meats & marshmallows. Is that motivation uniquely American? I made enchiladas; does that make me less American? This next Call is looking for uniquely American work. What will you show them?

Check out this Call for Entries from Sausalito Art Festival (Sausalito, CA) for American Icon. This is an art festival Call that doesn’t require that you have an exhibition booth if selected. Entry is only $10, plus there are cash prizes. Check it out…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
American Icon from
Sausalito Art Festival

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to photography, painting, drawing, sculpture & mixed media.

THEME: “Forgotten America” America was founded on the notion of “new and improved” and its ongoing fascination with everything shiny is no secret. Quite often though, what we once cherished, succumbs to the relentless march of time. People age, machines rust, and thriving cities can become ghost towns. Yet a quiet beauty always remains. This year’s American Icon theme “Forgotten America” is your chance to show the world your interpretation of that beauty. — http://sausalitoartfestival.org

DEADLINE: July 31, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $10 for 1, $18 for 2 or $25 for 3

JUROR: World-recognized, long-established artists & creative professionals will judge all entries.

AWARDS: First Place $1,500, 2nd Place $750, 3rd Place $400, 4th Place $200 & 3 Honorable Mention awards of $50. Winners will be exhibited at the world famous Sausalito Art Festival over Labor Day Weekend

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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CALL for ENTRIES: New Directions 2017

Posted on July 3, 2017July 3, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

pass the SALT

Did you know there is a proper direction to pass food around the table? It dates back centuries to men, mostly right handed, who were armed at the dinner table. If you passed food from the right, you ran the chance of bumping in to a weapon or worse yet, causing a spilled drink. So these days it is still considered proper to serve or pass from left to right. After all these years, you’d think there would be a better reason or a new direction, but, no. This next Call is a new direction, more than 3 decades old –an exhibit now in its 33rd year. Don’t miss this opportunity…

Check out this Call for Entries from Barrett Art Center (Poughkeepsie, NY) for New Directions 2017. This venue is spectacular, and the juror is always great. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
New Directions 2017
from Barrett Art Center

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

MEDIA: Open to drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, video, sculpture, installation art, glass, ceramics, fiber & mixed media.

DEADLINE: July 24, 2017 (midnight MT)

NOTIFICATION: August 9, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $50 for up to 3, $5 ea. add’l ($40 for members)

JUROR: Ruth Erickson is Associate Curator at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston. She co-curated the major exhibition “Leap Before You Look: Black Mountain College 1933-1957” with Helen Molesworth and has organized exhibitions of the work of artists Rokni and Ramin Haerizadeh and Ethan Murrow at the ICA/Boston. She is currently at work on the first U.S. survey of Mark Dion’s work to open in 2017. Erickson received her Ph.D. in art history from the University of Pennsylvania in 2014 and has published and presented her writing widely. She serves as a visiting critic at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts/Tufts and Massachusetts College of Art and Design.

AWARDS: Juror’s Prize $1,000, 2nd prize $250, 3rd Prize $175 & two honorable merit awards.

SALES: Barrett Art Center will retain a 30% commission for sales (20% for members).

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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CALL for ENTRIES: Create September

Posted on June 29, 2017June 27, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

en PAPILLOTE

I’m on week 3 of no dishwasher. It isn’t that bad. I was dreading it before the move, but I knew downsizing was important enough to get over the inconvenience. The only real difference I have noticed is the increased use of parchment paper, ha. I don’t mind washing dishes, but cleaning baking pans is to be avoided when at all possible. This next Call doesn’t require your work be on or in paper, but one artist will get a bonus prize of beautiful papers from the Awagami Factory. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Create! Magazine for the September 2017. Just wait until you get your hands on this gorgeous magazine. Don’t miss this chance…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
September 2017
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: July 25, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $25 for up to 3, $30 for 5

JUROR: Brock Brake is a co-owner & curator of Athen B. Gallery, the curator & director of First Amendment Gallery in San Francisco / Oakland, and is the latest addition to the curatorial board at Pro Arts in Oakland. His passion for photographing graffiti gained him publication in outlets such as Brooklyn Street Art Blog, Graffiti Art Magazine & Juxtapoz. Once in Oakland Brock worked as an intern at Hamburger Eyes and as an art handler at White Walls & Shooting Gallery in San Francisco. As a supporter & facilitator of the Bay Area Art community, Brock continues his “extended” art education by working as an art handler at various galleries and museums both locally and out of state.

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 Create! Magazine’s website/social media. One artist selected by the guest curator for the September issue will also receive $250 worth of Japanese papers from Awagami Factory, Japan.

SALES: The September Issue will be available at McNally Jackson Books in NYC, Charlotte Street News in London & online.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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CALL for ENTRIES: Opulent Mobility 2017

Posted on June 28, 2017June 27, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

FLORAL notes

I don’t stock saffron in my pantry. As much as I love the opulence & indulgence of a saffron-scented paella, the truth is that I get more mileage from luscious fats like unfiltered olive oil or nutty sesame oil. I can only punctuate my menus with such an elaborate spice on occasion, but I use oils in every dish. Opulence is user-defined & experiential, and this next Call wants your vision of the opulent. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from curator A. Laura Brody for Opulent Mobility 2017. $20 Entry, no commission & a unique curatorial theme. We love the work of curator A. Laura Brody so much that we featured her many years ago. Stretch your creative muscles with this Call!

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Opulent Mobility 2017 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: July 31, 2017

NOTIFICATION: August 31, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $20 for 1, $5 ea. add’l

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. Zeina Baltagi is a printmaker, teacher and co-founder of the Valley Print Studio.

SALES: No commission taken on sales.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: WTP Painting

Posted on June 27, 2017September 15, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

BREATHE deeply

I often claim to be a plein air diner. Food just tastes better when eaten outside. I’ll take a picnic or patio dinner over a upscale restaurant any day. My mother swears fruit tastes even better eaten right in the field, dirt & all. This next Call doesn’t require that you paint, or eat, plein air; however, the winner’s retreat offers both of those opportunities. If you’ve been hesitant to submit to publication calls, investigate this one…

Check out this Open Call for Entries from The Woven Tale Press (print publication) for Art Competition: Painting. Regular readers know that I believe art publication is worth the effort and can be a reward of its own. But THIS publication also comes with artist’s retreat in the Hamptons. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Art Competition: Painting
from Woven Tale Press

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists.

MEDIA: Open to painting including: acrylic, oil, or watercolor –can include mixed-media.

DEADLINE: October 31, 2017 (was July 31st. Post updated 9/15/17.)

ENTRY FEE: $25 for up to 3

JUROR: Artist Richard Malinsky, whose work has garnered awards from adjudicated museum exhibitions, art associations and prominent galleries both in the U.S. and abroad, including the Special Distinction Award at MIAB-Portugal International Biennale 2016. He is represented in the permanent collections of multiple corporate and museum collections including The Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA; The New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT; the RCA Corporate Art Collection, New York, NY; and in numerous private collections throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe.

AWARDS: 1st Prize: Creative Retreat in the Hamptons, NY including accommodations for 2 within walking distance to train, ocean beach & town; full amenities & flexible booking. Also included are publication in special winners edition of The Woven Tale Press (including cover art), complimentary copy of print edition, WTP Spotlight & WTP (728 x 90 px) leaderboard homepage announcement. 2nd Prize: $300, publication in special winners edition of The Woven Tale Press, complimentary copy of the print edition, WTP Spotlight & WTP (250 x 350px) homepage announcement. 3rd prize: $100m publication in special winners edition of The Woven Tale Press, complimentary copy of the print edition & WTP Spotlight.

For complete details, Read the Open Call!

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CALL for ENTRIES: Faber Birren National

Posted on June 26, 2017June 26, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

everyday FOOD everyday

I am a little obsessed with citrus pasta salad this summer, but I’m known for cravings not unlike a pregnant woman. Maybe it is the contrasting sweet & sour flavor of the citrus vinaigrette or the bite of green onions or all that color packed in one bowl. It is a bowl of summer, and I am hooked. This next Call is also hooked on color. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Stamford Art Association (Stamford, CT) for the 37th Annual Faber Birren National Color Award Show. This show is devoted to color, regardless of media. Investigate this opportunity…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Faber Birren Nat’l
from Stamford Art Assoc.

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

MEDIA: Open to painting, mixed media, sculpture, photography, drawing & printmaking. Note: No electronic media, performance art & installations.

THEME: “This competition is the only artistic event devoted exclusively to the use of color.” –from stamfordartassociation.org

DEADLINE: July 23, 2017

NOTIFICATION: August 14, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $35 for one, $20 ea. add’l. Note: There is an additional $55 handling fee per artist, if accepted.

JUROR: Devon Zimmerman, Ph.D. candidate, former Director’s Assistant at Pace, Modern and Contemporary Art Department, Research Assistant at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and MoMA

AWARDS: Faber Birren Color Award $1,000, Stamford Art Assoc. Award of Excellence $600, The Vivian & Stanley Reed Founders Award $400, Joyce & Bob Jones Award (2) $150 & the Wofsey Award $300.

SALES: The gallery will take 25% commission on any work sold.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: L’Origine du Monde: Eroticism

Posted on June 20, 2017June 20, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

FOOD without fight

Date night used to always be mussels steamed with white wine & peppercorns. Post shellfish allergy, I find our date night regularly features ahi tuna, ripe avocado, chilled vodka & goat cheese for days. But, since our teenager left home for his summer job & college, we’ve decided that any meal without a kid is a romantic dinner, ha. This next Call is looking for your take on sensuality & eroticism. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Scarlet Seven Fine Art Gallery (Troy, NY) for L’Origine du Monde: Eroticism. $20 Entry, 30% commission & curator Jillian Platt has been featured by AAAD in the past. This is a new gallery, and I am excited to see them grow. Investigate this opportunity…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
L’Origine du Monde:
Eroticism from
Scarlet Seven
Fine Art Gallery

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists, 18+

MEDIA: Open to painting, drawing, sculpture, ceramics, photography, hand made jewelry, textiles & encaustic.

THEME: Entries should reflect the aesthetic ideas of sensuality, desire, romanticism & eroticism.

DEADLINE: July 9, 2017

NOTIFICATION: July 21, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $20 for up to 5

CURATORS: Jon Christopher Gernon has cultivated more than 25 years experience with the local arts scene, including 22 years as the former gallery director at Clement Art in Troy, NY. He has curated, installed & designed 100+ exhibitions of local, regional, national & European artists work. A widely exhibited & collected artist himself, his work has been featured in more than fifty group & solo exhibitions in the U.S., Canada & Europe.

Jillian Platt has a BFA in painting from Boston University & a M.S. in medical illustration from Augusta University. Jillian has worked as a freelance artist creating illustrations & animations for editorial, pharmaceutical, surgical & legal communities for 20 years. Her work has been featured on PBS, as part of global advertising campaigns & has helped to win the highest product liability case in NYS. She recently curated 3 pop-up art shows in Troy, NY.

SALES: The gallery will retain 30% commission on all sales.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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CALL for ENTRIES: 2017 JTNP Juried

Posted on June 13, 2017June 14, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

YUCA, not yucca

Tapioca is an other-worldly food. I love the pearls in pudding and starch as a thickener, but I still find it odd. Many people think it is a grain, like wheat, but it is processed as a product of the cassava plant. You may know it as yuca, which can be found from Brazil to Nigeria, but don’t confuse it for yucca, the similar-sounding decorative plant that is related to the Joshua Tree. And whatever you do, don’t eat a Joshua Tree, ha. The Park behind the next Call would probably like for me to reiterate that point –don’t eat Joshua Tree; but DO make art inspired by them. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Joshua Tree National Park Council for the Arts for the 5th Annual Joshua Tree National Park Art Exposition’s Juried Exhibition at the 29 Palms Art Gallery (Twentynine Palms, CA). This in another excellent opportunity with large cash prizes and a low commission rate…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
2017 Juried Exhibit
from Joshua Tree Nat’l Park
Council for the Arts

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists, 18+

MEDIA: Open to painting, works on paper, photography, mixed media & sculpture

THEME: Art MUST depict or be inspired by the unique natural aspects of Joshua Tree Nat’l Park or its cultural history.

DEADLINE: July 15, 2017

NOTIFICATION: August 1, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $35 for up to 3

JUROR: Diane Best, artist, landscape painter, filmmaker specializing in non-narrative moving image work; Jenny Kane, artist & educator, painter, photographer, designer/interactive sculpture installations; and Billy Shire, founder & curator, La Luz de Jesus Gallery & Soap Plant / Wacko.

AWARDS: First Place $1,500, 2nd Place $1,250, 3rd Place $1,000 & up to five (5) Honorable Mentions at $250 ea.

SALES: A 35% commission on works sold during the show will be retained by JTNP Council for the Arts and 29 Palms Art Gallery.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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CALL for ENTRIES: 2017 USM Nat’l Painting

Posted on June 12, 2017June 11, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

BERRY good

Painting with food is fun. About 15 years ago, I was a gallerist faced with the challenge of creating a curriculum for day camp that would teach children concepts & techniques employed in abstract painting. Again & again we found that painting with berries was the biggest success. It bypassed brush skills which are a challenge for kids under 6, and it relieved parents’ worries about the toxicity of paint. And of course, teaching other people’s children to play with their food is always fun, ha. This Call is all about painting, but using berries isn’t required. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from The University of Southern Mississippi Museum of Art (Hattiesburg, MS) for the 2017 National Juried Painting Exhibition. This is a great academic show with a well-known juror & no commission. This is a great opportunity…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
2017 Nat’l Painting
from USM Museum of Art

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all US artists,18+

MEDIA: Open to any painting medium (oil, acrylic, watercolor, gouache, etc.), and all forms of representational & non-representational painting are eligible.

DEADLINE: July 1, 2017

NOTIFICATION: July 22, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $35 for up to 4

JUROR: Peter Van Dyck studied painting & drawing at the Florence Academy of Art in Florence, Italy. He also taught in the program from 2000-2002. He returned to Philadelphia to paint in studio & began exhibiting his work in group shows in Philadelphia, NY & San Francisco. In 2003, Van Dyck began teaching at the PA Academy of the Fine Arts. In 2012, he was named one of 25 Important Artists of Tomorrow by American Artist Magazine.

AWARDS: Best in Show $500, 2nd Place $300 & 3rd Place $200

SALES: Works can be available for purchase or listed as NFS (Not for Sale). Commission will not be taken on any sales.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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CALL for ENTRIES: A Sense of Place 2017

Posted on June 11, 2017June 11, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

a little KITCHEN

So, the move is complete. My husband & I have downsized our home by half as the next step in our being completely mobile. I am currently referring to my home as “box city” for reasons that I imagine are obvious. Part of the move included purging my life of all the “stuff” weighing me down, including kitchen gadgets and single-use appliances. The lack of stuff has necessarily affected my cooking as well, encouraging simplicity, whole foods & clean eating. It is a new place, a new space & an opportunity for a fresh perspective. This next Call, although un-themed, reinforces the idea of a unique sense of place. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art (Augusta, GA) for A Sense of Place. This is a gorgeous venue, and I always appreciate an academic show. Don’t miss this one…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
A Sense of Place
from the Gertrude Herbert
Institute of Art

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all US artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to painting, drawing, mixed media, printmaking, ceramics, sculpture & photography. Film & video not ineligible.

DEADLINE: June 30, 2017

NOTIFICATION: August 1, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $37 for up to 3, $10 ea. add’l

JUROR: Studio artist, writer, curator & educator Garth Johnson is curator of ceramics at the ASU Art Museum in Tempe, AZ. Before moving to Tempe, Garth was the Curator of Artistic Programs at The Clay Studio in Philadelphia & spent 7 years as a Professor at College of the Redwoods in Eureka, CA. He is a self-described craft activist who explores crafts influence & relevance in the 21st century.

AWARDS: $750 Best of Show Award and two $500 Juror’s Awards. At the juror’s discretion, additional non-cash Honorable Mention awards may also be presented.

SALES: GHIA will retain 35% commission on sales.

Category: Painting

light my FIRE

CALL for ENTRIES: American Icon from Sausalito Art Festival

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

pass the SALT

CALL for ENTRIES: New Directions 2017 from Barrett Art Center

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

en PAPILLOTE

CALL for ENTRIES: September 2017 of Create! Magazine

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

FLORAL notes

CALL for ENTRIES: Opulent Mobility 2017 from curator A. Laura Brody

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

BREATHE deeply

CALL for ENTRIES: Art Competition: Painting from Woven Tale Press

For complete details, Read the Open Call!

everyday FOOD everyday

CALL for ENTRIES: Faber Birren Nat’l from Stamford Art Assoc.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

FOOD without fight

CALL for ENTRIES: L’Origine du Monde: Eroticism from Scarlet Seven Fine Art Gallery

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

YUCA, not yucca

CALL for ENTRIES: 2017 Juried Exhibit from Joshua Tree Nat’l Park Council for the Arts

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

BERRY good

CALL for ENTRIES: 2017 Nat’l Painting from USM Museum of Art

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

a little KITCHEN

CALL for ENTRIES: A Sense of Place from the Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES:
American Icon from
Sausalito Art Festival

CALL for ENTRIES:
New Directions 2017
from Barrett Art Center

CALL for ENTRIES:
September 2017
of Create! Magazine

CALL for ENTRIES:
Opulent Mobility 2017 from
curator A. Laura Brody

CALL for ENTRIES:
Art Competition: Painting
from Woven Tale Press

CALL for ENTRIES:
Faber Birren Nat’l
from Stamford Art Assoc.

CALL for ENTRIES:
L’Origine du Monde:
Eroticism from
Scarlet Seven
Fine Art Gallery

CALL for ENTRIES:
2017 Juried Exhibit
from Joshua Tree Nat’l Park
Council for the Arts

CALL for ENTRIES:
2017 Nat’l Painting
from USM Museum of Art

CALL for ENTRIES:
A Sense of Place
from the Gertrude Herbert
Institute of Art