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CALL for ENTRIES: Picture Book Show

Posted on April 8, 2013 by R.L. Gibson

WRAP UP
a cold one

My husband usually picks out his own beer. He’s a home brewer and more than a little picky about his commercially made beer. But, on occasion, I pick up a “Pick 6” pack from the grocery store. My rule of thumb is to pick 3 beers I’ve actually seen him consume, and the other 3 I pick out based on the design of the label. No joke. Works EVERY time. If you understand beer labels, then you might also know why it is no surprise when people judge a book by its cover. This next Call is just for you…

Check out this Call for Entries from the 3×3 Magazine for the Picture Book Show. I love this show. There are phenomenal designers and illustrators who never get their due. Maybe this is the chance…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Picture Book Show

All entries are anonymous, the judges are only seeing an entry number, not a name. Judges don’t care at what point you are in your career—having a recognizable style is no guarantee your work will be accepted. The idea is king, an example of great work is paramount they’re looking for the one that makes you go, “I wish I had done that.”

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all art directors, editors, designers and illustrators in all countries for commissioned and unpublished work produced in 2012.

MEDIA: Children’s Book Published, Children’s Book Unpublished, Young Adult, Book Covers, Children’s Illustration Published, Children’s Illustration Unpublished, Educational, Editorial, Children’s Programming & Animation, Miscellaneous.

DEADLINE: May 3, 2013

ENTRY FEE: Single entries are $35, series are $55 with three to five images. Caution: The series must have a similar theme or it will be disqualified. You may also enter single entries from your series entry as they are judged separately. Books, comics, and sequential are all considered a series entry. If your work is selected there will be an additional flat publication fee of $55—whether it’s a single or series winner.

JURORS: The international panel of judges for this year’s 3×3 Picture Show Book include:

Ann Bobco, Atheneum Books for Young Readers a part of Simon & Schuster; Rachael Cole, Art Director, Schwartz &Wade; Belén Freijeiro,Publisher, OQO Books, Spain; Erica Wagner, Publisher, Allen & Unwin, Australia; Judith Drews, Illustrator, Germany; & Julien Chung, Illustrator, Canada.

AWARDS: The Picture Book show will be part of Issue 24 to be printed in March 2014. The complete annual including all shows will be available in digital-format.

For more information, visit 3×3 Mag online!

CALL for ENTRIES: Art Venice 2013

Posted on April 7, 2013 by R.L. Gibson

OINK, OINK
oink

I am addicted to No Pudge Fudge brownie mix. I’ve mentioned it before, I know. They are the best brownies I’ve ever eaten (from a mix), and they are all natural. It is the shortest ingredient list ever. I’ve tried the original, raspberry and cappuccino, but I still haven’t tried the mint because I have to order them and have them shipped to me. Food by mail isn’t usually my thing, but I may give in eventually. However, in this next Call, no shipping is a HUGE advantage in my book. Check it out…

Check out this Call for Entries from The Biennial Project for Art Venice Biennale 2013. It is an online gallery opportunity with an attached opportunity be part of a digital art display during the opening week of The Venice Biennale 55. You gotta love not having to ship work internationally…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Art Venice 2013

The Biennial Project is pleased to announce an open call to artists worldwide for THE ART VENICE BIENNALE 2013 – an online juried competition and digital presentation.

The potential for exposure is enormous plus you get to impress your friends with an invitation to one of the most sought after and most fun events at the Venice Biennale 55.

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to all media that can be represented digitally in photograph.

DEADLINE: 12pm EST May 1, 2013

NOTIFICATION: Accepted artists will be posted on The Biennial Project Home Page by May 18, 2013. Artists will not receive individual notification. Editor’s Note: I too hate it when you don’t get individual email, but this could be a great opportunity…so suck it up, folks.

ENTRY FEE: $25 USD for up to 3 images. Add’l $5 ea. up to a max of 10.

JURORS: All work will be juried by the internationally known art collective The Biennial Project. All decisions of the jurors are final.

AWARDS: If selected, your work will be shown on their website and a blog post that reaches 3,000+ art world movers and shakers. Your art will also be presented a digital display at The Biennial Project’s, VIP event in Venice, Italy during the opening week of The Venice Biennale 55.

In addition the artist who is bestowed the title of Grand Prizewinner will have a solo gallery show on their website, a solo blog posting of 15 pieces or his/her work to their on-line audience of 3,000 art insiders.

For complete details, Download the Prospectus Here!

CALL for ENTRIES: Annmarie Small Works

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

ONE + ONE
equal six

I used to be addicted to “snack size,” pre-portioned foods. I thought they were the perfect solution to my portioning problem. However, I learned that the innocent little packages led me to eating multiples. Plus, the extra packaging and cost don’t sit well either. So, I’m back to counting cheese puffs and Fritos® again. Let’s hope the small size of the artwork for the next Call creates a feed frenzy too. Check it out…

Check out this Call for Entries from Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Arts Center (Solomons, MD) for Small Works. This show also allows you to be associated with a fundraiser without having to sacrifice your artwork or your portion of the sales price. And, their definition of “small works” is a little larger than usual…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Small Works

ELIGIBILITY: The exhibition is open to artists age 18 and older working in the U.S.

MEDIA: Wall hung art only will be accepted for this exhibit. All media excluding jewelry, film & video/new media are eligible.

DEADLINE:
May 1, 2013

NOTIFICATION:
Via email on or before May 17, 2013

ENTRY FEE: Artists must submit a $25 non-refundable entry fee for up to 6 entries. Entry fee must be paid by check, money order, or credit card. The entry fee, must be accompanied by a CD with two images of EACH artwork (please provide an overall shot and a detail shot (if needed) and artist bio/resume – all burned onto the CD. In addition, a fully completed ENTRY form must be included. There is a returned check fee of $25.

JUROR: Treasured will be juried by a 1-2 member panel. Artists will be selected based on skill, technique, and originality. Submissions should be cohesive and reflect a discernible creative sensibility.

Up to 6 works by each artist will be included in the exhibit. If all six works sell, artist will be invited to submit 6 works approved by the Curator of Exhibitions.

AWARDS: Annmarie will present cash awards to outstanding work as follows: 1st place $150, 2nd place $100, 3rd place $75. Merit and honorable mention ribbons will also be presented. Jury will review installed works (not application images) for award selection.

SALES: All work is for sale; price must not exceed $450. Sales will be processed through the Annmarie Gift Shop, which will retain a 35% commission. Upon purchase, works will be removed from the gallery. Commission checks will be cut and sent within 45 days of purchase.

For complete details, Download the Prospectus!

CALL for ENTRIES: 43rd Octagon Art Festival

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

CRUNCH
please

How is it that I love soy nuts and edamame, but cannot stand tofu? I’ve tried it firm and silken and every other variety. Ick. I just can’t handle the texture. Something about it seems, well, wrong. But, I didn’t used to like ginger, beets or aspargus, and now I eat each of them regularly. Maybe I’ll warm up to tofu. You know Iowa is famous for corn, but they grow lots of soybeans too. This next Call hails from Iowa. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Octagon Center for the Arts (Ames, Iowa) for the 43^rd Annual Octagon Art Festival. We’ve had a lot of requests for additional art festival listings, so here’s one nearly in the middle of the US that makes it approximately day’s drive from half the US. Don’t be shy…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
43rd Octagon Art Festival

Main Street in Downtown Ames, Iowa on Sunday, September 22, 2013 from 10 am – 5 pm. More than 14,000 people attend. You will be in good company with more than 100 professional artists. Visual arts, children’s art areas and performing arts form the foundation of the Octagon Art Festival. The festival is held outdoors on pavement, rain or shine, in the Main Street Cultural District in downtown Ames.

ELIGIBILITY: Artists at least 18 years of age may apply.

MEDIA: Fine art or fine craft. Work created with use of commercial kits, molds, patterns or pre‐fabricated forms will not be allowed.

DEADLINE: June 15, 2013

NOTIFICATION: June 29, 2013

ENTRY FEE: Artists are required to submit a non‐refundable $15 jury fee by check or money order. Both the booth fee ($100) and the jury fee ($15) must be paid in advance of the jurying process. If the artist is not accepted by jury to participate in festival, the booth fee will be returned.

JUROR: A panel of professional artists will serve as jurors and will perform an on‐site judging for cash purchase awards on the day of the festival between 10am ‐ 2pm.

AWARDS: 3 Honorable Mentions ($100 each) and one Best of Show ($150) will be presented to the winning artists at 2pm.

SALES: No commission

For complete details, Download the Prospectus!

CALL for ENTRIES: Sense of Place 2013

Posted on April 3, 2013 by R.L. Gibson

CALIFORNIA
dreaming?

I was out of town this week, and traveling makes eating out necessary. But, I was trying to behave so I’ll fit back into my Spring clothes again soon. At one restaurant, I ordered a California Chicken Salad which included mixed greens, mandarin oranges, dried cranberries, blue cheese, candied pecans, croutons, grilled chicken and balsamic vinaigrette. Mine was sans the blue cheese & pecans, but I am still wondering what made it Californian. The oranges? I still don’t know. Check out this next Call with a name that references place, but it isn’t really the theme. Interesting…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art (Augusta, GA) for there 2013 Juried Exhibit: A Sense of Place. This is such a beautiful gallery …and a great opportunity!

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Sense of Place 2013

The Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art is pleased to announce its 2013 juried fine art competition, A Sense of Place. Open to participants from throughout the United States, this 33rd annual event seeks to recognize the outstanding quality and diversity of work being generated by contemporary American artists.

Founded in 1937 and housed in the historic Nicholas Ware mansion (c. 1818), the Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art (GHIA) is Augusta’s only independent nonprofit visual arts school and gallery. The Institute serves as a showcase for local, regional, and national artists, offering rotating exhibitions of outstanding contemporary artwork year-round. In addition, professionally taught studio art classes in a wide variety of media are provided to students of all ages and experience levels.

ELIGIBILITY: All US artists age 18+

MEDIA: Categories: painting, drawing, mixed media, printmaking, ceramics, sculpture, and photography. *Editor’s Note: “A Sense of Place” is not the theme.

DEADLINE: May 31, 2013

NOTIFICATION: July 19, 2013

ENTRY FEE: $30 for up to 3 works; add’l works for $5 each

JUROR: Don Kimes is currently artistic director in the visual arts for the Chautauqua Institution, New York, and a professor of art at American University, Washington, DC. One of the only visual artists ever nominated for the position of Chair of the National Endowment for the Arts (2001), Kimes has exhibited his work in more than 150 solo and group exhibitions, both in the United States and abroad.

His many awards and honors include Medici Medals at the 2001 and 2003 Florence International Biennale of Contemporary Art and grants and residencies through institutions including the US Department of the Interior, the Eisenhower Foundation, and the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes. Kimes holds an MFA from City University of New York, with additional studies at the New York Studio School, the University of Pittsburgh, and the Corcoran Gallery of Art. He currently divides his time between New York, Italy, and Washington, DC.

AWARDS: Three cash prizes will be given, including a $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: Sales will be encouraged, and all works are assumed to be available for purchase unless designated “Not For Sale” (NFS). A 35% gallery commission will be charged on sales of all exhibited artwork.

For complete details, Download the Prospectus!

CALL for ENTRIES: True/False

Posted on March 30, 2013 by R.L. Gibson

THE TRUTH
about cheese

I love goat cheese. True. I love blue cheese. True. I love brie. True. I love crème fraîche. False. If I want sour cream, I’ll eat sour cream. Crème fraîche has a huge fat content and far less of the sour that makes sour cream distinctive. No thanks. This next Call addresses the non-cheesy version of truth and falseness. Investigate…

Check out this Call for Entries from F-Stop Magazine for their True/False Theme – Volume #59. There is no entry fee, and you can enter up to 12 images for publication. Be sure to tell them you found F-Stop through ArtAndArtDeadlines.com, and make us proud…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
True/False

Are photographs real?
Can a photograph be “true”?
Is a documentary image or a
portrait showing truth?
Is a digitally altered image false or fiction or perhaps just a different way of communicating something true?

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Photography

DEADLINE:
May 15, 2013

NOTIFICATION:
Publication is June 1, 2013

ENTRY FEE: None

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.

For complete details, Read the Guidelines!

CALL for ENTRIES: Prime

Posted on March 29, 2013April 4, 2013 by R.L. Gibson

CHOCOLATE
or death

I have an almost primal daily craving for chocolate. I’ve recently adjusted my eating habits to accommodate fitting into my Spring clothing, but my need for chocolate has not changed. I believe that there are moments when an Andes Mint is the only thing that has stood between me and the certain death of one of my family members. Okay, maybe not death, but ugliness nonetheless. This next Call is all about the prime, primal and primary. Please do not miss this one…

Check out this Call for Entries from Saranac Art Projects (Spokane, WA) for Prime, a juried exhibit. The entry fee can be as little as $15 and there is no commission! This show is one I would really like to see all of you get behind. Honestly, I have friends and peers behind this exhibit, so… Please, make me proud.

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Prime

Prime—of the highest quality.

A number that has no common factors.

An essential time period.

To prepare something for use.

Prime, primal, primary.

They welcome your submissions in response to the theme PRIME.

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Any 2D or 3D artwork not to exceed 23” in any given direction. Weight not to exceed 50 pounds.

DEADLINE: May 31, 2013

NOTIFICATION: June 12, 2013

ENTRY FEE: $15 per image for up to 3

JUROR: Bradd Skubinna was born in Chelan, Washington in 1961 and grew up mostly in Spokane. In 1989 he received a B.A. in studio art and art history from Eastern Washington University. He lived for six years in Seattle, and had his first solo show at Francine Seders Gallery in 1996. In 1998 he and his wife moved to New York City, where he received an M.F.A. at the School of Visual Arts. In 2002 he returned to Spokane, where he currently teaches art at Spokane Falls Community College and Whitworth University. He has curated exhibitions at Kolva-Sullivan Gallery in Spokane, the N.W. Museum of Arts & Culture and at Spokane Falls Community College.

Skubinna’s art has been exhibited in Spokane, Seattle, New York City and Portland, Oregon. He currently exhibits at Spokane’s Lorinda Knight Gallery and the Francine Seders Gallery. Skubinna is a member of Saranac Art Projects.

AWARDS: All accepted entries will be placed on the Saranac website and Facebook. Cash prize(s) awarded dependent upon number of entries.

SALES: Gallery will not retain a commission; therefore, they will put potential buyer in touch with artist directly.

For more information, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Art/Identity

Posted on March 29, 2013 by R.L. Gibson

BLUEBERRY
-ish

My son loves blueberries, and buying blueberries is a happy indulgence for me to supply for him. I have been known to buy lots of blueberry-flavored foodstuffs, but I’m also an avid label reader. I believe people have the right to know the actual identity of what we are eating. And folks, blueberries are a hot mess in almost any form outside the actual blueberry. Check out foodidentitytheft.com if you’re interested. In the meantime, this next show is all about identity. Check it out…

Check out this Call for Entries from Gallery 263 (Cambridge, MA) for Art/Identity. The entry fee is cheap, and the media is wide open. Don’t miss this opportunity…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Art/Identity

Art is an extension of the self, a combination of flesh and soul that is enriched by a variety of experiences, loves, histories, and hopes. Within the criss-crossing of lines, the pooling of paint, the spectacle of performance, the mechanical memory of the photograph, and the interactivity of video, one can catch a momentary glimpse of essential characteristics of personhood. They invite you to submit work of all media that examines identity in all its forms—the personal, the social, the revolutionary, the imaginary.

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists residing in the US.

MEDIA: 2D, 3D or Time Media.

DEADLINE: May 12, 2013

NOTIFICATION: May 20, 2013

ENTRY FEE: $25 for one entry of up to 3, $40 for 2 entries (total of 6).

JUROR: A resident of Somerville, MA, Geoff Hargadon is a multimedia artist who has shown across the country. His current project, Cash for Your Warhol, has caused a stir all over the world by blurring the lines of fact and fiction, self and society, in an uncertain economic climate.

Susan Sills was born and raised in Chicago and moved to the Boston area in 1973. After receiving a Masters in Architecture from Harvard, Sills began her career as an architect and designer. In the early 1990’s she returned to painting and combined her innovative spirit with her training and experience. This led to an endlessly evocative body of multimedia work. Her artistic vision exists “somewhere between the safe, structured environment of the world around us and the chaos of the textures within us all”.

SALES: Work is For Sale By Artist. Gallery will provide introduction to interested parties.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Mosquito Season

Posted on March 28, 2013 by R.L. Gibson

FLEXING MY
mussels

So, I’ve been out of town without my husband. That’s mean’s I have consumed huge amounts of shellfish. He’s allergic, and when he’s not around, I tend to over indulge. I don’t know how anyone lives with wine-steamed mussels with garlic butter. How does so much flavor exist in such a tiny package? Is it wrong that I hope to travel again soon just to have mussels? Maybe so. This next Call is all about packing a big wallop in a small package. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Squing & Oup (online) for Mosquito Season. This is an inexpensive online art competition from a site that offers artists grants and an opportunity for exposure. Think of it as an online art publication. I think it is a good risk for $20…how ’bout you?

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Mosquito

The Dalai Lama’s famous quote is beaconful springtime inspiration. “If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito…”

You get it…
small things, big package.

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: 2- and 3-D media including painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, digital, electronic, craft, and sculpture. Works may not exceed 12″ in any dimension.

DEADLINE: April 25, 2013

NOTIFICATION: By September 1, 2012

ENTRY FEE: $20 for 2 entries or $30 for 3 or more, up to 5 entries.

JURY PROCESS: ” We work with our curatorial team and industry professionals to select a roster of artists that reflect a diverse, timely, engaging, rigorous and professional practice. All work is evaluated based on the clarity, vision, and cultural impact of the submitted work as it relates to the theme. ” — from http://squingandoup.com

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

REMINDER: Direct Art 20

Posted on March 25, 2013 by R.L. Gibson

REMINDER POST:
BREAST
wanted

Some days I just want fried chicken and macaroni and cheese. Yes, I could make a beautiful coq au vin instead of fried chicken or pastitsio instead of mac ‘n’ cheese. But sometimes the comfort of the familiar is the only thing that will do. Magazines like the one in this next Call are a lovely alternative to the onslaught of online art zines that pop up day after day. Here’s your chance to be amongst its pages…

Check out this Call for Entries from Direct Art Magazine for publication in Volume 20! There are very few paper-publishing opportunities left out there, and this one is a great one. Take a look at this competition…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Direct Art 20

ELIGIBILITY:
Open to all artists

MEDIA:
Open to all media

DEADLINE:
March 31, 2013

NOTIFICATION:
April 30, 2013

ENTRY FEE: $35 for up to 4, $5 ea. add’l

AWARDS: Grand Prize: Front Cover and six page feature display. Second Prize: Back Cover and four page feature display. Awards 3-4: Four page feature. Awards 5-6: Double page feature display. Awards 7-20: Single full page display.

Editors Awards: Additional pages, inside covers, mast head and outside covers may be assigned based on editorial selection.

Category: Tips

WRAP UP a cold one

CALL for ENTRIES: Picture Book Show

For more information, visit 3×3 Mag online!

OINK, OINK oink

CALL for ENTRIES: Art Venice 2013

For complete details, Download the Prospectus Here!

ONE + ONE equal six

CALL for ENTRIES: Small Works

For complete details, Download the Prospectus!

CRUNCH please

CALL for ENTRIES: 43rd Octagon Art Festival

For complete details, Download the Prospectus!

CALIFORNIA dreaming?

CALL for ENTRIES: Sense of Place 2013

For complete details, Download the Prospectus!

THE TRUTH about cheese

CALL for ENTRIES: True/False

For complete details, Read the Guidelines!

CHOCOLATE or death

CALL for ENTRIES: Prime

For more information, Read the Full Call!

BLUEBERRY -ish

CALL for ENTRIES: Art/Identity

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

FLEXING MY mussels

CALL for ENTRIES: Mosquito

You get it… small things, big package.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

REMINDER POST: BREAST wanted

CALL for ENTRIES: Direct Art 20

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

WRAP UP
a cold one

CALL for ENTRIES:
Picture Book Show

OINK, OINK
oink

CALL for ENTRIES:
Art Venice 2013

ONE + ONE
equal six

CALL for ENTRIES:
Small Works

CRUNCH
please

CALL for ENTRIES:
43rd Octagon Art Festival

CALIFORNIA
dreaming?

CALL for ENTRIES:
Sense of Place 2013

THE TRUTH
about cheese

CALL for ENTRIES:
True/False

CHOCOLATE
or death

CALL for ENTRIES:
Prime

BLUEBERRY
-ish

CALL for ENTRIES:
Art/Identity

FLEXING MY
mussels

CALL for ENTRIES:
Mosquito

You get it…
small things, big package.

REMINDER POST:
BREAST
wanted

CALL for ENTRIES:
Direct Art 20