Pungent seems to be the portfolio view of my kitchen. While taken individually you’ll find the full gamut of flavors from subtle pink salt to fresh pulled mozzarella, the overall impression most people would have after a quick kitchen tour would probably be more accurately represented by a jar of anise and potted mammoth basil plant. What does your portfolio say about you? The next Call asks this very question. Take a look…
Check out this Call for Entries from F-Stop Magazine for their Portfolio Issue #68. No Entry Fee. Opportunities to show a portfolio-sized example of your work are rare. Be sure to tell them you found F-Stop through artandartdeadlines.com. We know you will make us proud…
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ABOUT F-Stop:F-STOP MAGAZINE is an online photography magazine featuring contemporary photography from established and emerging photographers from around the world. Each issue has a theme or an idea that the unites the photographs to create a dynamic dialogue among the artists. Founded in 2003 and published online, bi-monthly.
I love eating in a small town because I have learned that it means I can more easily know and appreciate my connections to my food. However, as I sit and write from a hotel room in a city with a population of almost 7,000 (twice the size of my hometown), I realize that many additional options a little boost in size can afford. This next Call is looking for your views on the cityy–good OR bad.
Check out this Call for Entries from PH21 Gallery(Budapest, Hungary) for City. This is a great international opportunity. You can enter 3 images for only $12.96 (€10), & you don’t have to ship your work. Take a look…
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MEDIA: Photography fitting the “City” theme broadly construed; cities may be portrayed visually on personal or social levels, from cityscapes to street photography, from documentary to abstract as well.
DEADLINE:September 9, 2014 midnight (UTC+01, Central European Time)
NOTIFICATION: All entrants will be notified 7-10 days after the deadline.
ENTRY FEE:€10($12.96)for up to 3, €15 ($19.43) for up to 5, €20 ($25.91) for up to 7, & €25 ($32.39) up to 10.
JUROR:Zsolt Bátori is a philosopher of art and photographer, living in Budapest. He has taught philosophy of art and photography theory courses at various universities in the United States and Hungary. Zsolt is also the founder and director of PH21 Gallery.
AWARDS:1 juror’s choice & up to 3 honorable mentions will be selected. The juror’s choice receives 3 free entries for any upcoming themed group exhibition calls at PH21 Gallery.
SALES: Gallery commission is 25%. Exhibition prints will be kept on file for future sale and promotion for the photographer, unless the photographer prefers some other arrangement. In case of a sale inquiry the photographer will be contacted. (Submitted photographs, however, do not have to be for sale, & exhibit prints won’t be sold; they are for exhibition and promotion purposes only.)
My new ace-in-the-whole dish is for last minute parties and desserts is anything topped with chocolate glaze. 3/4 cup of dark chocolate chips melted with 1/2 teaspoon of coconut oil. From cheesecake to strawberries, it works on everything. Warm, it is like velvet. Cold, it is a beautiful shell. Here’s hoping everything turns up aces for you with this next Call. Remember, nothing great happens unless you TRY. Investigate for yourself…
Check out this ongoing Open Call from the Ace Gallery(Los Angeles & Beverly Hills, CA) for Curatorial Planning. Calls like this are one of the answers to the question I hear most often, “How do I get a solo show?”.Take a look…
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ENTRY FEE:$60 for a minimum of 12 images created in the past 16 months.
EVALUATIONs BY: The Ace Gallery curatorial department
NOTIFICATION: If the gallery feels that your work needs further information or if the gallery wishes to discuss possible inclusion in a curation, there should be an email and/or phone contact provided in your information.
ABOUT the GALLERY: Founded in 1961 by the Gallery’s current director Douglas Chrismas, ACE GALLERY has a history of installing museum quality exhibitions.
The Gallery’s exhibition program balances a selection of emerging and mid-career artists with artists who have become fully established over the last fifty years.
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.
There is something special about hand crafted food. I will never understand how an upscale restaurant can charge $15 for a pre-formed frozen burger. Really? For $15, can’t you hand-form my burger? I think so. This next Call results in a hand-crafted final result, of sorts. Take a look…
Check out this Call for Entries from Incandescent(printed zine) for Issue Six. I want to challenge all of the digital photographers out there that have never used film to give this Call a shot. Try color film. You can do it…
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My 14 year old TAKES HIS LUNCH everyday. No joke. He is allergic to wheat, and public school lunches, aside from having wheat hiding everywhere, are not to his liking. I have ruined his ability to eat fake food. So, his lunches are often a little like homemade Lunchables™ with a little of this and a little of that. But the last time I had to fly, I encounter the most bizarre concept–Lunchables™ for adults. Well, not literally; at least I don’t THINK Oscar Mayer® is making in-flight foods. Maybe a little tapas lunch of your own making will help you tackle this gravity defying Call. Take a look…
Check out this Call for Entries for Take Flight from the Kiernan Gallery (Lexington, Virginia). The entry fee is very reasonable, and I’ll bet you already have lots of work that works with this theme…
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Humans have always desired to take to the skies. Fascinated by flight, we construct machines to propel us into the air; from kites and hot air balloons to supersonic jets. We admire birds and costume ourselves with wings, imagining what it would be like to fly without assistance.
For Take Flight, The Kiernan Gallery seeks
images of and about defying gravity.
ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists
MEDIA:Photography
DEADLINE: January 23, 2014
NOTIFICATION:
Approx. 8 days later
ENTRY FEE: 5 for $25, each add’l $5
JUROR: Jennifer Schlesinger Hanson is an artist, curator, and educator based out of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Schlesinger Hanson has exhibited widely at Southwest regional institutions, as well as national institutions such as the Southeast Museum of Photography and the Chelsea Art Museum.
Her work has been published online and in print with international publications such as Black and White Magazine U.S and UK, Diffusion Magazine and Fotoritim. Schlesinger Hanson is represented in many public collections, including the Southeast Museum of Photography, FL; The New Mexico Museum of Art and the New Mexico History Museum / Palace of the Governors Photo Archives.
She has received several honors in recognition of her work including a Golden Light Award in Landscape Photography from the Maine Photographic Workshops and the Center for Contemporary Arts Photography Auction Award in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Her awards include the Santa Fe Prize for Photography by the Center and the Eliot Porter Fellowship by the New Mexico Council for Photography. She has been the Director of VERVE Gallery of Photography since 2005.
AWARDS: All images will be reproduced in an exhibition catalogue available for purchase. A Juror’s Choice and Director’s Choice will also be announced and both winners will receive a free copy of the catalogue.
SALES:Kiernan Gallery no longer takes commission on sold works.
The Kiernan Gallery DOES still have incentive to sell your work. The gallery was founded by an emerging artist, and recognizes the importance of selling work; they believe that if artists are paying a submission fee, the gallery should not also take a portion of the sale. They do reserve the right to negotiate 20% in order to make a sale.
Isn’t it funny how certain seasons suddenly bring about the craving for very specific foods? It never occurs to most people to even think about fruitcake until we start seeing winter holiday decorations appear. My German in-laws (3rd generation via Wisconsin) save kuchen for Christmas. Kuchen is German & approximately translates to “cake,” but I know it as a sort of custard & jam filled sweet-dough, low-rise cake that screams Christmas. Much to my surprise, it is also the state dessert of South Dakota–the home of this next Call. This is a beautiful venue, by the way…
Check out this Call for Entries from the Visual Arts Center at theWashington Pavilion of Arts and Science (Sioux Falls, SD) for the Visual Arts Center Juried Exhibition. The entry fee is only $25, and the commission is ONLY 20%! For those of you looking to add a SD show to your resume, here is your chance…
MEDIA:Works in all visual media completed in the last 3 years may be submitted.
DEADLINE:April 18, 2014
NOTIFICATION:May 14, 2014
ENTRY FEE:$25 for up to 3
JUROR:John Rychtarik, a South Dakota native, received his B.S. in Art Education from Northern State University in Aberdeen, SD; and attended the University of South Dakota in Vermillion, SD. John then spent several years teaching art throughout South Dakota to students of all ages in public schools, South Dakota Arts Council programs, and Native American schools.
Rychtarik later transitioned into the museum field, where he worked for 35 years at the Robinson State Museum, the Siouxland Heritage Museums and the South Dakota Art Museum. During his 11.5 years as the Exhibitions Coordinator at the South Dakota Art Museum, he booked, organized, curated, and installed almost 150 exhibitions. John is also an artist himself. His work has been exhibited throughout South Dakota, including a solo exhibit at the Visual Arts Center of the Washington Pavilion.
AWARDS:$1,000 first place, $500 second place, $250 third place
SALES:The Washington Pavilion Visual Arts Center will retain a 20% commission on sales.
HODGE began his art career at age 18 at Missouri State Univ. Afterward, he headed to NY to pursue filmmaking at NYU. For 30 years, David ran his own production co., producing & directing everything from campaign spots to music videos. David won numerous awards--2 Emmys, 3 Cine Golden Eagles & a Monitor Award. While in NYC, he also directed Off Broadway theatre. David has returned to painting & is exploring emotion evoked through line, shape & color. His work lies at the intersection of color field painting & representational art & how they co-exist within the same canvas.
It isn’t even officially winter yet, and I am already whining about wanting to picnic. I think it is the prevalence of cold cuts at holiday parties that does this to me. That, or my dogged determination to not be happy in whichever food season I find myself. But, I prefer to think it is the subliminal messaging from cold cuts. Four months and counting until I can eat in the open air again. Speaking of open air, check out this next Call. This is a new category of Call for AAAD. Show them some picnic-style love…
Check out this Call for Entries from EPAA(Emerging Plein Air Artists) for Spring 2014 Emerging Plein Air Contest(online). The entry fee is reasonable, the juror is qualified, and this is a category of show that doesn’t frequently come around. Take a look…
ELIGIBILITY: All artists age 18+. Also by definition the concept of Emerging Artist does not invariably draw a parallel with a specific age. In other words YOU CAN’T BE TOO OLD!
MEDIA: Work created en plein air ONLY and in any medium
DEADLINE:January 31, 2013
NOTIFICATION:February 15, 2014
ENTRY FEE:$35 for up to 3 images
JUROR:Roger Dale Brown is a signature member of the Oil Painters of America, and the EPAA is privileged to have Brown review the work of so many wonderful emerging artists.
AWARDS:First Prize – Name recognition and one image of artwork on a half-page advertisement in April/May Plein Air Magazine PLUS $1000 cash. 2nd Prize – Name recognition on a half-page advertisement in Plein Air Magazine PLUS $500 cash PLUS One Year Gold Plan Website from Fine Art Studio Online. 3rd Place – Name recognition on a half-page advertisement in Plein Air Magazine PLUS one Handmade Bitterroot Pochade box from AllaPrimaPochade.com
Because you know I’ve been a foodie for so many years, it should come as no surprise that my weight has fluctuated for decades. I have been everything from a size 8 to a size 24 over the years. I have given up carbs, given up fat, eaten only fruit, eaten only soup… You name it, and I’ve tried it. Nothing ever worked for long. Then I was forced to quit eating wheat, and my weight stabilizes. Go figure. I’m not a size 8, or a 24, but I haven’t gained or lost more than 2 lbs in 8 months. This next Call is all about YOUR figure. Take a look…
Check out this Call for Entries from the Customs House Museum(Clarksville, TN) for their 2014 Juried Exhibition: Figuratively Speaking. You know you have figurative work ready to be submitted. This is a great museum…
MEDIA:Painting, sculpture, drawing, photography, printmaking, ceramics, wood, metal and mixed media, representing the human figure.
DEADLINE:February 23, 2014
NOTIFICATION:March 21, 2014
ENTRY FEE:$35 for up to 2 images
JUROR:Ruth Crnkovich is a fine art appraiser and collection management specialist for private collectors, corporations, museums, and an independent curator for cultural institutions. She serves on multiple museum boards, including being a founding member of the Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park in Illinois. Ruth has been a guest lecturer throughout the world, including Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2007, and Shanghai University, China, 2005. She has published articles, critiques, and essays internationally. Ruth holds advanced degrees in Art History and Fine Art & Decorative Art Appraising.
AWARDS: Over $1500 in cash and prizes will be awarded.
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