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CALL for ENTRIES: I’ll Fly Away

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Learn more about the I'll Fly Away exhibit from the 1650 Gallery!NUTTY solutions

Have you ever tried to shell sunflower seeds while driving?  It’s dangerous, trust me.  As a result, I buy them shelled, roasted & salted.  Have you ever tried to eat shelled sunflower seeds while driving? It’s messy, trust me.   I think I’ll leave the sunflower seeds to the birds and the birds to this next Call.  Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from the 1650 Gallery (Los Angeles, CA) for I’ll Fly Away, a juried photography exhibit. $35 entry & free matting and framing (pre-set sizes). There’s even a way to avoid shipping. Enjoy the opportunity…

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“What is it then about the bird that affects us so? Are they everything we want to be beautiful, carefree and literally above it all? Do we envy their freedom? Do we project on to them our desire to take wing from the grave cares and pedestrian repetitions of our human-ness, to a far place both wild and beautiful, and a life lived literally ‘on the fly’ ?” — from 1650 Gallery

ELIGIBILITY: All artists age 18+

MEDIA: Photography

DEADLINE: July 10, 2016

NOTIFICATION: By July 17, 2016

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

JUROR: Andrew Overtoom is an award-winning filmmaker & photographer living in L.A. He publishes THE UNDEAD NEG, is launching a quarterly photography journal & owns the 1650 Gallery.

AWARDS: Best In Show, 2nd Place & 3rd Place will be awarded and posted online after the show opening. Award winning photos will be featured on the show page & Best In Show winners will have a small portfolio of their work featured in the 1650 Spotlight gallery of photographic excellence.

SALES: Selected artists may choose to offer their work for sale. The gallery retains 50% commission. The 1650 Gallery offers free matting and framing for accepted photographs that fit their pre-cut mat sizes for the duration of the exhibition. Photo sizes are 8″ x 10″, 11″ x 14″ 16″ x 20″, or 20″ x 24″.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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ARTIST of the DAY: Ed Freeman

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(left to right) images from Desert Realty and Western Realty series by Ed Freeman
(left to right) images from Desert Realty & Western Realty series by Ed Freeman

I want to believe the best of people, but the current political climate has challenged that ability.  It as though the majority of people I already knew to have political leanings in one direction or the other have suddenly become extremists who are not only willing, but happy, to spout hate or accept the complete destruction of those that differ from them.  It scares me.  Then I ran across this quote… [These images] “are a way of seeing commonplace architecture with fresh eyes and discovering both the charm and the dark side of easily-ignored structures.”

I went in search of the images referenced by the quote. That’s how I happened across this work from today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Ed Freeman. While that is completely backward of my normal process, it seems that his images quietly, innocently & unintentionally mimic their louder human counterparts. Intriguing.

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Discover more of today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, photographer Ed Freeman!

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CALL for ENTRIES: 3rd Coast National

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Learn more about the Third Coast National exhibit from K Space Contemporary! something’s FISHY

My son is spending the summer in Texas.  Before he left, he was excited about what he assumed would be all the BBQ & Tex Mex food he could eat.  He neglected to remember that Texas is a coastal state.  Corpus Christi alone has dozens & dozens of well-reviewed seafood restaurants. this next Call wants the unexpected and just happens to hail from Texas.  Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from K Space Contemporary (Corpus Christi, TX) for the 3rd Coast National exhibit.  Open to any media, great juror & venue.  Don’t miss this one…

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ELIGIBILITY:  Open to U.S. artists 18+

MEDIA:  Open to all media

DEADLINE:  July 8, 2016

NOTIFICATION:  August 1, 2016

ENTRY FEE:  $40 for up to 3 ($30/members), $5 ea. add’l

JUROR: Sharon Kopriva is a visual artist born in Houston Heights.  Kopriva’s extensive exhibition record includes solo shows at prestigious institutions, such as The Menil Collection in Houston, Ogden Museum of Southern Art in New Orleans, and museums in India, Germany, China and other parts of the world.  Her work has been reviewed in numerous publications including Art in America, Art News, Art Lies and Art+Culture.  Kopriva was awarded the prestigious Texas State Visual Artist of the Year, Texas Artist of the Year-Art League of Houston& a Mid-America Arts Alliance/National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship Award in Sculpture.

AWARDS:  $2500 in cash awards for the top 5 works: Erick Schaudies Memorial Award for Best of Show plus 4 places. Honorable Mentions are given at the juror’s discretion.

SALES:  All works must be For Sale. KSC collects payment & retains 40% commission.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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ARTIST of the DAY: Emilyann Gachko

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"Ken" (photograph) by Emilyann Gachko
“Ken” (photograph) by Emilyann Gachko

At least once per day, my husband and I have an interaction that results in my saying, “Never die. I can’t date again.”  It is usually some bizarre, embarrassing action or phrase or conversation that reveals a level of intimacy that feels abnormal.  We are a metaphorical three-legged monster –connected at the hip.  And while I am grateful, I can also recognize it for the freakish co-dependence that it is.

“Don’t force me to change, but let me change, you know?“
–Ken as interviewed by Emilyann Gachko

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Today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Emilyann Gachko has taken on a sort of documentary process of the personalities of internet dating.  She puts a human, humane face on the people who find themselves looking for a life partner.  The project is just beginning, but I was intrigued enough to read every entry so far.  I still have no interest in dating again, but “Love, Me” has made me realize that people looking for love are just like me.  Shared experience and needs and desires build tolerance.  Tolerance is good.

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CALL for ENTRIES: Pets 2

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Learn more about the Pets 2 Exhibit from art-competition.net!tricky TREATS

My dog only eats dog treats at home.  When she’s at the dog sitter’s house, she will only take cat treats.  I don’t get it.  I once had a cat that would only limp when I watched her.  How odd to think that our perceived expectations alter even the behavior of our furry family.  This next Call wants to know about your favorite animal friends.  An opportunity with a little heart…

Check out this Call for Entries from Art-Competition.net for Pets We Love 2. $20 entry & this exhibit is proudly supports the ASPCA®. Take a look…

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Learn more about the Pets 2 Exhibit from art-competition.net!CALL for ENTRIES:
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ELIGIBILITY: All artists age 18+

MEDIA: 2-D media: painting, drawing, photography, digital, collage, fiber, etc.

THEME: Pets We Love “Pets become family, and are caring companions that we love and honor. Their relationship to us is as working, service and emotional loving partners from the exotic to the domestic animals. It is no wonder that they have graced historic and contemporary works of art. Whether we have or do not have a pet we all still need to respect and protect them.” –from art-competition.net

DEADLINE: July 5, 2016

NOTIFICATION: July  14, 2016

ENTRY FEE: $20 for 1, $10 ea. add’l

AWARDS: Gallery25N.com & Art-Competition.net will co-market the ten artists and their artwork in the exhibition worldwide. Click here for details.

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ARTIST of the DAY: Tracie Cheng

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(left to right) Intercession and Cinder & Smoke (oil and acrylic on wood) by Tracie Cheng
(left to right) Intercession and Cinder & Smoke (oil and acrylic on wood) by Tracie Cheng

“I want a calm understanding to be felt, despite what may never be known. I want us to find more possibility in the intangible, and allow for it to come into its own.” —Tracie Cheng

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We grow up hearing “anything’s possible”. But is it really?  Possibilities vary from person to person.  Privilege aside, doesn’t the individual’s talents and tendencies shape what is truly possible?  I believe we find our possibilities where we look for them.  I struggle with faith but find the need for absolutes stifles creativity. The work of today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Tracie Cheng suggests possibility in the intangible which requires faith in some form.  Maybe it is dichotomy, not contradiction.

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CALL for ENTRIES: New School 2

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Learn more about the New School 2 exhibit from ROY G BIV! don’t mix my GREENS

300 miles from home, and we each wanted a salad on the go.  Google sent me in the direction of a grocery store on the next exit with a huge salad bar.  I came out with a traditional pile of mixed greens, spring peas, boiled eggs, carrots & cucumbers.  My husband came out with segregated little piles of beets, broccoli florets, roasted tomatoes & olives, a wonder of little bites not unlike antipasto.  Two schools of thought, equally valid.  This next Call simply requires a school.  Great exhibitions space…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Roy G Biv Gallery (Columbus, OH) for New School 2 for an exhibit at the Pearl Conard Art Gallery. Only $5 to enter. Take a look…

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Learn more about the New School 2 exhibit from ROY G BIV!CALL for ENTRIES:
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ELIGIBILITY: Open to artists currently enrolled in an undergraduate program

MEDIA: Open to all media

DEADLINE:  July 11, 2016

NOTIFICATION:  Mid August

ENTRY FEE:  $5 per piece.  No fee for ROY members. Student membership is $25. Student membership waives entry fees for the year & other benefits. Learn more here.

JURORS: Marisa Espe is an educator at the Wexner Center for the Arts & a founding member of MINT Collective. Espe is also a contributor for Refigural, a quarterly digital magazine on fashion, beauty and art.  David Butler is an artist and the Education & Outreach Coordinator at the Pizzuti Collection. Butler’s paintings refer to social issues, pop and mass culture. Along with his visual arts background, Butler has maintained ten-year career as an educator, illustrator, and mural painter.  Maria DiFranco is an artist & Graduate Teaching Associate for Ohio State University.  DiFranco’s work incorporates printmaking, drawing, sewing & painting.  She earned her B.F.A in Printmaking from the Rhode Island School of Design.

AWARDS:  The selected artists’ work will be exhibited from September 19–October 7, 2016, at the Pearl Conard Art Gallery.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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ARTIST of the DAY: Brooks Salzwedel

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"You Never" (graphite) by Brooks Salzwedel
“You Never…” (graphite) by Brooks Salzwedel

I have been struggling with identity lately, struggling to find my voice again –both metaphorically & literally.  Art is supposed to evoke emotion, possibly incite action.  Added to the experience of the audience, art can evolve, change stories and inspire change for the better, or worse.  The work of today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Brooks Salzwedel feels intimate, makes me feel vulnerable, maybe a little paranoid.  This organic drawing nestled in a foreign shrine are seemingly devoid of connection, sans proximity.  But, then again, ‘you never’ know what another person battles.

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Brooks Salzwedel!

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CALL for ENTRIES: Technology & Nature

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Learn more about the Technolgy & Nature exhibit from the Black Bar Gallery!electronic EATS

I spent another week eating & working on the road.  I am a grazer, always snacking on something whether I am home or on the road.  Most of my work gets done in a hotel room or in the car during night drives, but this week I spent hours in a coffee shop.  Ewwww.  The yuck didn’t come from the coffee or the fantastic lunch I had.  It came from my laptop.  Gross.  Who do I call to decontaminate my work space?  The fluorescent lighting in the coffee shop highlighted every crumb, splotch & speck.  This next Call wants your view on technology & nature (not necessarily food).  Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Black Bar Gallery (Boise, ID) for Technology & Nature. $20 entry for this art publication opportunity. This is a cool opportunity…

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Learn more about the Technolgy & Nature exhibit from the Black Bar Gallery!

CALL for ENTRIES:
Technology & Nature
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Everyday, technologies are developed and used to enhance our abilities to experience nature. This juried group photography exhibition will examine where these two worlds connect.  Can we experience one without the other?  How are we adapting and evolving with these new insights? –from blackbargallery.com

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Photography

DEADLINE: June 29, 2016

NOTIFICATION: by July 4, 2016

ENTRY FEE: $20 for up to 3, $5 ea. add’l

SALES: Black Bar Gallery retains 20% commission

AWARDS: This exhibition will have 15 photographs selected by the juror for exhibition.  Images will be archived online for four years.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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ARTIST of the DAY: Dana Hargrove

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"Production of Belonging #1" & "Production of Belonging #2" (collaged acrylic on paper) by Dana Hargrove
“Production of Belonging #1 & #2” (collaged acrylic on paper) by Dana Hargrove

“As we traverse the land, we may find our search for utopia
leads us on a journey that offers, on the surface, little more
than a façade of our ideals.” —Dana Hargrove

After another week on the road, it is easy for me to begin to see patterns in the towns through which I drive — aspects of the constructs that seem to reflect back the personality of the town, be they real or fabricated. Imagine my delight to find the work of today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Dana Hargrove.  I invite you to take the time to investigate more of Dana’s work and her exploration of this concept.

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the Aspect Formations series by Dana Hargrove!

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