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CALL for ENTRIES: Trash

Posted on August 18, 2013 by R.L. Gibson

TRASH
or treats?

I’ve gotta figure out how to make composting work in my life. The amount of food discarded from my kitchen from trimmings alone could no doubt eliminate any need to purchase mulch or fertilizer again…ever. I’m told there are simple guidelines and compact systems commercially available. This next Call may not e interested in your food scraps, but they DO want your trash. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Ojai Art Festival (Ojai, CA) for Discarted. I love trash art shows, and the cash awards range from $500 to $1500. Don’t miss this opportunity…

*Editor’s Note: If you have read the personal portion of this post, CALL for ENTRIES: Trash, anywhere other than by email subscription or on ArtAndArtDeadlines.com, it has been published without permission and is considered theft.

CALL for ENTRIES:
Discarted

The art will be shown in approx. 40 shops, restaurants and galleries in Ojai from Nov. 7 -24, 2013. The opening weekend is Nov. 7-10, coinciding with the Ojai Film Festival’s Focus Earth screenings. Every year, nearly 4,500 people attend the film festival events. The goal is to stimulate environmental awareness, encourage conservation, and promote new ways of thinking about art, sustainability, and the environment.

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: DISCARTED asks artists to work with trash, discarded objects and materials to raise questions and ideas, aesthetic and moral, about the life of the planet our wasteful society threatens. Art from trash, discarded objects and material: Submitted work may be reasonably considered ‘Art from trash, discarded objects and material’ if it is entirely, or primarily, composed of at least 75% material(s) that would have otherwise been disposed into the waste streams. Accepted art includes collage, assemblages, wall hangings, sculpture, other 2 or 3-dimensional artwork and moving or projected images.

DEADLINE: September 22, 2013

NOTIFICATION: October 6, 2013

ENTRY FEE: $20 per piece, up to 3 pieces per artist

JUROR: Deborah Munk has served as the Director of the Artist in Residence Program at Recology since 2007. The Artist in Residence Program at Recology San Francisco is a unique art and education program that provides Bay Area artists with access to discarded materials, a stipend, and a large studio space at the Recology Solid Waste Transfer and Recycling Center. By supporting artists who work with recycled materials, Recology hopes to encourage people to conserve natural resources and promote new ways of thinking about art and the environment.

AWARDS: First Place $1500; Second Place $800; and Third Place $500.

SALES: 60% will go to the artists, 30% of the sale will go to the shop or venue where the art is displayed, 10% to Ojai Art Festival.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Paint

Posted on August 17, 2013 by R.L. Gibson

TO OLIVE
or not to olive

Olive oil flows freely in my kitchen. I use it in everything from the obvious, sauteed mushrooms and onions, to baking and sweet treats like peanut butter cookies and brownies. Olive oil when combined with onions, celery and carrots become the foundation for almost every savory dish that exits my kitchen. It is the basis upon which everything else is built. Many feel that paint occupies that same space in the arts. This next Call wants your view on the media…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Hera Gallery (Wakefield, RI) for PAINT. Looking for pieces about paint with paint as the main medium in the work (sounds like an invitation for mixed media to me). Entry fee is only $25 for 2 works. Maybe this one is for you…

*Editor’s Note: If you have read the personal portion of this post, CALL for ENTRIES: Paint, anywhere other than by email subscription or on ArtAndArtDeadlines.com, it has been published without permission and is considered theft.

CALL for ENTRIES:
Paint

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to works about paint with paint as the main medium in the work. 2D limited to a maximum of 4 feet in any direction. 3D limited to 100 lbs and must fit through a 5’10” x 6’8” door.

DEADLINE: September 6, 2013

NOTIFICATION: September 20, 2013

ENTRY FEE: $25 for up to 2 entries

JUROR: Neal Walsh is a working artist who has exhibited nationally and is Gallery Director of AS220 Project Space Gallery in Providence, RI.

SALES: Hera Gallery retains a 25% commission.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

INVISIBLE Rejection

Posted on August 16, 2013 by R.L. Gibson

OVEN MITTS
maybe
recommended

I don’t like to have anyone cook in my kitchen other than my husband. I’m just territorial that way. I feel judged and inadequate, and I don’t understand why. I have also never had a guest blogger on AAAD.

But, with the holidays slowly approaching, inevitably I will have to endure guest chefs in my kitchen. And today, we will have a guest blogger. There is a time for most things in this life, and today it is time for this to be said, even if not by me…

INVISIBLE REJECTION

From an email received by Editor R.L. Gibson Sat, 10 Aug 2013 18:31:18 -0400:

“One day, someone more energetic than me will compile a “best practices” manual for galleries holding juried art exhibitions. The first page of the manual will contain a list of basic commandments to be followed under all circumstances. The first commandment will read something like ‘Thou shalt always include a letter of acceptance or rejection.’

“It seems like basic common sense, right? It’s an obvious no-brainier and normally what you would expect from anyone who considers themselves to be an art professional. It’s also the polite thing to do.

“You would be surprised, however, how often such basics are neglected. Over the last year or so, it’s happened to me on multiple occasions. The deadline for notification comes and goes and there’s no word. Trying to be polite, you wait several days under the assumption that maybe the juror’s dog ate your images or perhaps the gallery director had some sort of bizarre gardening accident and the notice was delayed. Then, with great reluctance, you follow up with an e-mail asking politely if there has been a delay. Much to your chagrin, you are told that your work was not selected and that only accepted artists were notified. To make matters worse, the gallery suggests that this is actually common practice. Well, I’m not buying it…

No matter how you slice it,
informing artists by this default mechanism
(The invisible rejection letter)
amounts to no notice at all.
It’s unprofessional,
it’s lazy,
and it’s simply not polite.

“My wife raised me to send thank you notes and I expect similar behavior from art professionals. If you don’t have the stomach to send rejection letters, get out of the juried art show racket. Alternatively, at least spell out such practices in big, bold type somewhere in the call to artists.”

–End of rant…Dave Willison

*Editor’s Note: I completely agree with you Dave. If they can take your money, then they should be able to send you a rejection letter. A number of AAAD readers are gallerists. Here’s to hope your point hits home with at least one of them. –R.L. Gibson (Rachel), Editor

Learn more about Guest Contributor David Willison!

CALL for ENTRIES: Uncommon Design

Posted on August 15, 2013 by R.L. Gibson

people in
GLASS HOUSES

In the end, glassware is always the workhorse in my kitchen. From ramekins and measuring cups for ingredients, mixing bowls for pastry, lasagna and pie pans for casseroles and quiches. And, I’ll admit that the cooler they look, the more likely they are to end up in my cabinet. This next Call is the way to have your artwork in the cabinets around the world. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Uncommon Goods for the Graphic Glassware Design. I don’t get many chances to post graphic design posts, and I really like this one…

*Editor’s Note: If you have read the personal portion of this post, CALL for ENTRIES: Uncommon Design, anywhere other than by email subscription or on ArtAndArtDeadlines.com, it has been published without permission and is considered theft.

CALL for ENTRIES:
Uncommon Design

Uncommon Goods needs the help of a graphic designer! They came up with an awesome idea – a set of six glasses uncannily shaped like beer cans – but they’re looking for an artist to create a catchy design. Send them your package designs from your portfolio for a chance to work with their Product Development team to get your artwork on the tables of their customers.

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists residing in the US

MEDIA: Graphic Design

DEADLINE: August 31, 2013 at 11:59 PM ET

NOTIFICATION: The judges will then select one Grand Prize Winner who will be notified by September 18, 2013.

ENTRY FEE: It seems there is no fee.

JURY PROCESS: UncommonGoods (Letterpress design team, 1Canoe2, and UncommonGoods Product Development Associate, Tiffany Jyang) will select a number of entries to move on to the semifinal round based on skill, style, and originality. On September 4, semifinalists will be added to the Community Voting App where UncommonGoods’ community will vote for their favorite entries and leave comments and feedback. (UncommonGoods’ team will acknowledge positive votes only; negative votes will not be considered.)

AWARDS: $500 + 5% royalties. At the end of the voting period, UncommonGoods will present the 5 entries with the highest positive votes to a panel of judges. The winning entry will also be announced through UncommonGoods media channels.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Figures

Posted on August 13, 2013 by R.L. Gibson

put another log
SHALLOT
on the fire

Vacation has not been kind to my figure. Tomorrow is the last day of my summer vacation at Lake Lure (Dirty Dancing & Last of the Mohicans were filmed here), and I am already trying to figure out tomorrow’s food schedule and we’ve just finished with today’s brunch. What is it about being out of town that leads to over-indulgence and gluttony? Maybe I need another treat to figure it out. We’ll call it research, ha. Luckily, this next Call takes all interpretations of “figure,” even the vacation version. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from ArtAscent (online) for Figures, their most recent Int’l Art Competition. If you haven’t figured it out, hard copy art publication is being replaced by online art magazines. Make careful decisions just like you would about a gallery. Don’t forget, you can enter for only $15…

*Editor’s Note: If you have read the personal portion of this post, CALL for ENTRIES: Figures, anywhere other than by email subscription or on ArtAndArtDeadlines.com, it has been published without permission and is considered theft.

CALL for ENTRIES:
Figures

Human beauty, creature shadows, unexpected forms. Show them the figures YOU have imagined.

ELIGIBILITY:
Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: All media except video, sound or performance. Some examples: Painting, drawing, photography, mixed media, digital, printmaking, installations, ceramics, jewelry, sculpture and other 2- and 3-dimensional media. The theme of this call is Figures. Submissions including diverse interpretations of the human figure will be considered. Explicit sexuality or genitalia is not encouraged.

DEADLINE: August 31, 2013

ENTRY FEE: $15 for one image, $25 for up to 3 & $45 for up to 8

AWARDS: Gold Winner $100: Featured in ArtAscent Magazine Gold Winner section with an art writer review, bio, artwork & website link. Add’l publication & exposure includes ArtAscent website & social media.

Silver Winner: Featured in ArtAscent Magazine Silver Winner section with an art writer review, bio, artwork & website link. Add’l publication & exposure includes ArtAscent website & social media.

Bronze Winner: Featured in ArtAscent Magazine Bronze Winner section with an art writer review, bio, artwork & website link. Add’l publication & exposure includes ArtAscent website & social media.

Honourable Mention Winners (17): Featured in ArtAscent Magazine Honourable Mention Winners section with artwork & website link. Add’l publication & exposure includes ArtAscent website & social media.

SALES: No commission. Any purchase inquiries will be referred directly to the artist.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Opulent Mobility

Posted on August 6, 2013 by R.L. Gibson

the lazy
GOURMET

I had another Jetsons dream. This one involved me in my futuristic kitchen that was equipped with completely mobile gadgetry. I could sit or stand in one place and everything would come to me as I needed it just by thinking it. Is it telling that I even dream about my own laziness? Maybe instead of my laziness, it was just a premonition of a design for this next Call. So cool…

Check out this Call for Entries from Dreams by Machine (Ventura, CA) for Opulent Mobility. I rarely get to describe a Call as unique and even more rarely get to publish that there is no entry fee; but, this Call is both. Don’t miss this winning combination…

*Editor’s Note: If you have read the personal portion of this post, CALL for ENTRIES: Opulent Mobility, anywhere other than by email subscription or on ArtAndArtDeadlines.com, it has been published without permission and is considered theft.

CALL for ENTRIES:
Opulent Mobility

If you could have a walker, a wheelchair, crutches, prosthetic arm/leg/etc. or a home/workplace with unlimited accessibility of any style and any kind, what would that look like? What secret powers would they have? How do you re*imagine mobility and disability?

Opulent Mobility is a juried gallery show devoted to re-imagining mobility and disability. It will be held at the Bell Arts Factory in Ventura, CA from September 6-8, 2013, opening on their popular First Friday. The gallery is beautifully designed for wheelchair and walker accessibility.

They are looking for 2D art that helps start a conversation about what works and what doesn’t in mobility and disability devices, designs and everyday living.

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Drawings, paintings, digital works, photography, multi-media —anything that can be hung on a wall

DEADLINE: August 19, 2013

NOTIFICATION: August 21, 2013

ENTRY FEE: None

SALES: The gallery takes a 30% commission of sales.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Art of it All

Posted on August 5, 2013 by R.L. Gibson

PETER
cottontail

So I’m a little shy about my food knowledge. My friends, readers and even my family ask food questions all the time with the assumption that I will know the answers because I write about food everyday. And, if you need to know how to boil the perfect egg, I’m your woman. But, I can’t tell you the flavor profile of every fruit, veggie and meat on the planet because I haven’t tried them ALL. I’m working on it though. In the meantime, when asked a question to which I don’t have an answer. I just shyly beg off the subject. Don’t be shy about this next opportunity…

Check out this Call for Entries from Shy Rabbit (Pagosa Springs, CO) for The Art of It All. Like the name of the show implies, they are open to all media–even some fine craft like jewelry, basketry and glass work. Take a look…

*Editor’s Note: If you have read the personal portion of this post, CALL for ENTRIES: Shy Rabbit, anywhere other than by email subscription or on ArtAndArtDeadlines.com, it has been published without permission and is considered theft.

CALL for ENTRIES:
The Art of it All

ELIGIBILITY: All artists age 18+

MEDIA: All Media

DEADLINE: September 7, 2013

NOTIFICATION: September 21, 2013

ENTRY FEE: $30 up to 3, $5 ea. add’l

JUROR: Professional Artist and Arts Educator, D. Michael Coffee, has over 30 years of combined experience in architecture, ceramics, painting, photography and fine art printmaking. As Curator and Creative Director for SHY RABBIT Contemporary Arts, Coffee has been responsible for organizing, curating and installing over 40 fine art exhibitions since SHY RABBIT’s inception in 2004.

Coffee has been credited with transforming SHY RABBIT into the region’s most important and innovative contemporary art spaces through the high level and broad range of the contemporary work and educational programs presented.

SALES: Sales will be encouraged, therefore all artwork must be available for sale. Retail sales of an Artist’s work will be split 60% Artist / 40% SHY RABBIT.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Activate Market Street

Posted on August 4, 2013 by R.L. Gibson

table for 3500
PLEASE

I’ve had a few jobs and a few careers. One that I loved more than most was as a Downtown Development Director. I believed in the tiny town; I believe in urban renewal in rural locations (pop. 3500). Alas, my time there was shortened to a mere 3 years. I’ve never admitted this before, but part of my impatience with the development process was my inability to attract new, exciting food opportunities. Really. This next Call is a fantastic opportunity to be a part of making ART the answer. Please investigate this FANTASTIC opportunity…

Check out this Call for Entries from Gallery Aferro (Newark, NJ) and RBH Group for Activate: Market Street. This is a very inexpensive ($5 US) opportunity to truly get public art exposure. So cool…

*Editor’s Note: If you have read the personal portion of this post, CALL for ENTRIES: Activate Market Street, anywhere other than by email subscription or on ArtAndArtDeadlines.com, it has been published without permission and is considered theft.

CALL for ENTRIES: Activate Market Street

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: New media, film, neon, installation, performance, animation, interactive and kinetic art

DEADLINE: August 20, 2013

ENTRY FEE: $5 USD fee per submission, via google checkout at www.aferro.org. If you truly cannot afford this fee please contact them for a waiver. They do not believe in artist gouging and have begun to ask for this small donation only as part of our overall, diversified activities to support our nonprofit programs.

AWARDS: Gallery Aferro will occupy the storefront windows of 75 Market St., 77 Market St., 85 Market St., 93 Market St., and 101 Market St. with art works that can be viewed 24/7 by pedestrian audiences. Each space will be prepared and presented as a professional exhibiting space and openings will coincide with major events at our main gallery space at 73 Market Street. Each event will be promoted in print and online.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Botanicals

Posted on August 2, 2013 by R.L. Gibson

eeenie, meenie, miny
MO VEGGIES

I try not to spend all of these posts talking about my new gluten-free lifestyle. Boring, I know. But it has been enlightening. Most of all, I have learned the key to GF menu planning. Instead of figuring out how to substitute every wheat product you can no longer eat, just eat more of the naturally GF foods. If you are what you eat, I am all things green. This next Call wants your unique perspective on botanicals. Great show, great gallery; don’t miss it…

Check out this Call for Entries for Botanicals from the Kiernan Gallery (Lexington, Virginia). The entry is very reasonable. The theme is fun, and the juror is active and easily researched. Take a look…

*Editor’s Note: If you have read the personal portion of this post, CALL for ENTRIES: Botanicals, anywhere other than by email subscription or on ArtAndArtDeadlines.com, it has been published without permission and is considered theft.

CALL for ENTRIES:
Botanicals

The natural world has fascinated photographers since the invention of the medium. Botanicals are props in portraiture, examined in landscapes, and rendered as patterns in décor and apparel.

Preserving the ephemeral quality of plant-life as a still image allows viewers to contemplate the beauty and complexity of natural forms, but it also allows artists to re-purpose nature for our own expressive ends. Whether in bloom or decay, edible or admirable, mammoth or miniscule, all interpretations of flora are welcome for The Kiernan Gallery’s exhibition, Botanicals.

ELIGIBILITY:
Open to all artists

MEDIA:
All photographic media are encouraged.

DEADLINE:
August 19, 2013

NOTIFICATION:
Approx. 8 days later

ENTRY FEE:
5 for $25, each add’l $5

JUROR: Sharon Beals is the author and photographer of Nests: Fifty Nests and the Birds that Built Them. Her images have been published in both science and art publications, including Scientific American and American Photo, which named Nests one of the best photo books of 2011.

Her work is in many private collections and was purchased by Art in Embassies for the US Embassy in Riga. Following her environmental path, she collects and photographs beach plastic to make large scale, deceptively beautiful yet confrontational prints. She is represented by Cordon/Potts Gallery in San Francisco.

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. But, they DO still have incentive to sell your work. The Kiernan 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.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

FEATURED ARTIST: David Phillips Hodge

Posted on August 1, 2013August 1, 2013 by R.L. Gibson

a beer
& SUSHI
summer

Yes, it is the first day of August, and I am judging the JUNE entries to the $5 Art Contest. I will spare you the excuses. As the hot, rainy days of Summer start winding down, we all need a little peace without boredom. Beautiful sushi with a wasabi surprise. Here it is…

This month’s artist works is a painter–now. I appreciate the contemplative nature of landscape without having to endure another wagon wheel in a wheat field or lone seagull in the sand. This work is like the intersection of reality and perception. The message is subtle, but appreciated.

On behalf of ArtAndArtDeadlines.com, I am proud to announce the Featured Artist chosen from the June entries to the $5 Art Contest is David Phillip Hodge. I find this work to be…a visual respite but also thought-provoking.

FEATURED
ARTIST:
David
Phillip
Hodge

A Missouri native, Hodge began his art career at age 18 at Missouri State University. After graduating with a BFA, he immediately headed to New York to pursue his other passion, filmmaking, at NYU. For 30 years, he then ran his own film and television production company, producing and directing everything from political campaign spots, to music videos, to documentaries and commercials.

Hodge won numerous awards, including 2 Emmys, 3 Cine Golden Eagles, and a Monitor Award. While in NYC, he also directed Off Broadway theatre. He is thrilled to have now returned to painting. His current focus is exploring the emotion evoked through line, shape and color. The work lies at the intersection between color field painting and representational art—examining the ways in which they co-exist within the same canvas.

Are you self taught or formally instructed?

“Well I graduated with a BFA in sculpture & ceramics. One of my teachers once told me that after graduation you spend the next few years trying to unlearn what you learned in school.”

I’ve had
quite a while
to unlearn
what I learned
in art school.

Your work is very quiet. Is the process as peaceful as the work comes across?

“I believe the process of picture making IS somewhat peaceful, at least for me. There is a fair amount of taping, spraying, brushwork, sanding and stencil cutting though. Also, there is always music playing.”

The connecting aesthetic in your work seems to be landscape. How landscape and color field work together for you?

“Landscape? I keep coming back to the landscape. It gives me a certain amount of freedom to explore color because the landscape is so recognizable to the viewer.”

Tell me about the painting process for you. Do you paint from photographs, plein aire or from memory? Is your work strictly paint or is their silk screening involved as well?

“Sometimes I work from photographs that I’ve taken or that my wife has taken. And other times I work from memory. I don’t currently use silk screen but, that not a bad idea. Maybe in the future.“

What style or school of art do you think your work fits into and why?

“I believe my work fits most closely as color field painting. I coined the word Colorscape to describe my current work.”

You know we have to talk about food. What is your favorite?

“My favorite food changes from time to time or day to day for that matter, but at the present time I would say sushi is my favorite food. Last week I was in the Midwest so it was steak.” I suspect you are easily bored and just haven’t found your true favorite. Let me know if that ever changes, David.

What about snack foods?

“My favorite snack food is definitely beer.” Best answer ever. No, really.

So, what’s coming up
next for you?

“I wish I knew.”

Honesty, not bravado. Refreshing.

David, thank you for making me take a second look at landscape. I’ll try to be less dismissive in the future. Lesson learned…maybe.

Category: Tips

TRASH or treats?

CALL for ENTRIES: Discarted

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

TO OLIVE or not to olive

CALL for ENTRIES: Paint

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

OVEN MITTS maybe recommended

INVISIBLE REJECTION

No matter how you slice it, informing artists by this default mechanism (The invisible rejection letter) amounts to no notice at all. It’s unprofessional, it’s lazy, and it’s simply not polite.

Learn more about Guest Contributor David Willison!

people in GLASS HOUSES

CALL for ENTRIES: Uncommon Design

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

put another log SHALLOT on the fire

CALL for ENTRIES: Figures

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

the lazy GOURMET

CALL for ENTRIES: Opulent Mobility

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

PETER cottontail

CALL for ENTRIES: The Art of it All

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

table for 3500 PLEASE

CALL for ENTRIES: Activate Market Street

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

eeenie, meenie, miny MO VEGGIES

CALL for ENTRIES: Botanicals

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

a beer & SUSHI summer

FEATURED ARTIST: David Phillip Hodge

I’ve had quite a while to unlearn what I learned in art school.

So, what’s coming up next for you?

“I wish I knew.”

Learn more about David Phillips Hodge online!

TRASH
or treats?

CALL for ENTRIES:
Discarted

TO OLIVE
or not to olive

CALL for ENTRIES:
Paint

OVEN MITTS
maybe
recommended

No matter how you slice it,
informing artists by this default mechanism
(The invisible rejection letter)
amounts to no notice at all.
It’s unprofessional,
it’s lazy,
and it’s simply not polite.

people in
GLASS HOUSES

CALL for ENTRIES:
Uncommon Design

put another log
SHALLOT
on the fire

CALL for ENTRIES:
Figures

the lazy
GOURMET

CALL for ENTRIES:
Opulent Mobility

PETER
cottontail

CALL for ENTRIES:
The Art of it All

table for 3500
PLEASE

eeenie, meenie, miny
MO VEGGIES

CALL for ENTRIES:
Botanicals

a beer
& SUSHI
summer

FEATURED
ARTIST:
David
Phillip
Hodge

I’ve had
quite a while
to unlearn
what I learned
in art school.

So, what’s coming up
next for you?