CALL to ARTISTS: Moving Forward

Posted on April 15, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

HUNGRY? me too

Because we live 20+ minutes to the closest grocery store, it can be very frustrating to start dinner and realize we’re out of onions or potatoes or eggs or whatever. So, we are all about menu planning at our house. This next Call is about planning as well, but it requires your input, your participation. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from AAAD for 2016-17 Planning & Progress. We have a lot going on, and I need your guidance an input to make sure that AAAD heads in a direction that works for all of us. I even formatted it like our normal calls to be certain that I don’t shake up the routine too much, ha. Keep reading…

CALL to ARTISTS:
Moving Forward from AAAD

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists. You may notice that we have eliminated the Featured Artist program in an effort to publish more of the ART in our name, Art & Art Deadlines. If you have an interest in being an Artist of the Day, we want to hear from you! Look in the juror section for an add’l bonus!

MEDIA: Are we including all the media Calls you want? Am I missing something? Am I under-representing your media? Please tell me. I largely post at the request of jurors and gallerists, so sometimes I unintentionally wear blinders.

DEADLINE: April 18, 2016. AAAD has a #smallworks (9×12 or smaller) Call out with an April 18th deadline, SMALL PLATES: A Response to Hunger. $5 Entry & open to prints. Please enter so that we can provide more show opportunities in the future!

NOTIFICATION: Now. Tell me what you need from AAAD. We have incorporated a lot of changes over the years based on readers’ suggestions. And, I am open to more. The site will undergo some dramatic aesthetic changes and alterations to the formatting of posts and subscriptions, and you can help shape that process. The resources will remain the same, and you’re simply stuck with the food references. But, I’m open to hearing you. Email me, leave a comment on the post (link to comments at top) or reply to your subscription email. Any way you wanna…

FEE: None. I am maintaining my commitment to NOT charge artists for use of this site. Ever.

JUROR: R.L. (Rachel) Gibson, continues to be the Editor. Me. Publication has been a bit sporadic lately because of events that left my family stranded in rural Virginia for a while. Dramatic, I know. I try not to publish personal posts often. But you were so kind when I lost my father a few years ago, that I thought I would share. Here’s the whole #saveERNIE story. So many of you ask me if there is anything you can do to help out at AAAD. There is. Instead of paying a $5 Artist of the Day fee or the $15 Artist to Love fee, donate $10 to #saveERNIE, I will enter you for FREE in both the Artist of the Day competition & Artist to Love directory. Plus, you have a chance to win a house concert. Time runs out Monday, August 18th, so hurry.

SALES: Selling art? Yes? YEAH! No? Maybe I can help. I will be travelling the country this summer giving career development seminars at Arts agencies and collectives. If you have a ideas for someone that I should approach with seminars, including “How to Price Your Art”, “Creative Branding” & more, let me know.

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Subscribe to our FREE email (top right sidebar)
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Talk to that one friend that needs motivation about subscribing to AAAD. We need friends.
Send me your success stories by email or comment. I need motivation too. 🙂

Thanks for the love.

CALL for ENTRIES: Works on Paper

Posted on April 13, 2016May 15, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

LEFTOVERS rock

We intentionally create leftovers by overcooking dinner so that we have a few easy options for lunch on hand. But, left over veggies that didn’t get fully used in salads or stir frys become the best fillings for spring rolls. We’re a little addicted. Have I mentioned that rice paper is my newest obsession? As much as I appreciate their function, I’ll admit that how little room they take up in the pantry and the fact that they seemingly never expire may very well make them the perfect bread replacement. Yum. This next call wants your paper, but it doesn’t have to be rice paper…

Check out this Call for Entries from LBIF (Beach Haven, NJ) for their 18th Annual Juried: Works on Paper. $35 Entry, cash awards & the juror is fantastic. Take a look…

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

CALL for ENTRIES:
Works on Paper fm LBIF

ELIGIBILITY: Open to U.S. artists 18+

MEDIA: Works on paper can include, but are not limited to: drawing, painting on paper, hand-pulled prints, photography, digital pieces displayed as prints, photographic prints & paper construction that are wall hung.

DEADLINE: May 19, 2016

NOTIFICATION: May 31, 2016

ENTRY FEE: $35 for up to 3

JUROR: Carter E. Foster is the Curator of Drawing at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City. In a museum career spanning 20+ years, Foster has specialized in the history of drawing & continuities of artistic practice in Europe & America from the Renaissance to the present. He has held curatorial positions at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Cleveland Museum of Art, the L.A. County Museum of Art, & Whitney Museum of American Art, where he is currently the Curator of Drawing. A specialist on the work of Edward Hopper, he recently organized the exhibition Hopper Drawing. Foster also writes extensively on post-war and contemporary American art.

SALES: All work must be for sale. The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences will retain a 40% commission of the purchase price on all works sold during the exhibition.

AWARDS: Cash Awards will be announced at the reception $500 1st prize, $250 2nd prize, $100 3rd prize + 2 honorable mentions

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: The Retrieval

Posted on April 8, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

the STOMACH knows

Beautiful food is enticing. Culinary schools offer classes that teach presentation for a reason. But ugly food has its place. I had lunch with a friend yesterday; she insisted I pick the restaurant. I chose Indian food only to discover she had never eaten Indian food. I felt the need to warn her that the food was delicious, but ugly. Maybe ugly is a little too strong. It looks a bit like mud on rice, but the stomach doesn’t care what food looks like.. This next call isn’t muddy, it wants to see all that is beautiful. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from The Painting Center (NY) for The Retrieval of the Beautiful. This non-profit art center in the heart of Chelsea is offering a beautiful space & opportunity for more than painting…

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

CALL for ENTRIES:
The Retrieval of the Beautiful
fm The Painting Center

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“Galen Johnson’s book The Retrieval of the Beautiful is a dynamic discussion of existence & consciousness of human activity, including art. Johnson writes, ‘Here it is enough to see that beauty & the sublime blend into one another when the beautiful grows powerful, transcendent & majestic.’ Something beautiful seduces you & draws you in. We invite artists [to explore] beauty…” –thepaintingcenter.org

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to all media

DEADLINE: May 6, 2016

NOTIFICATION: May 20, 2016

ENTRY FEE: $35 for up to 5 images

JURORS: Alyce Gottesman, Bill Hochhausen & Jack McWhorter

SALES: The Painting Center retains a 20% commission on all sales.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Les Popped

Posted on April 7, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

KERNEL
of truth

Popcorn is now complicated. I used to enjoy it from the theatre or from the microwave. But in the continuing effort to eat real food, my husband now insists on popping it from the kernel on top of the stove. We ran out two days ago, and after briefly considering experimenting with the .gif suggesting you can pop it on the cob in your microwave (don’t do this, btw), we opted for a bag of microwaveable popcorn left from a recent hotel stay. Just no. Because Styrofoam, no. The next Call is Popped, sort of, & they don’t want Styrofoam either. Deadline is NOW…

Check out this Call for Entries from Les Popped NYC, an Artist Collective for In a New York Minute. $32 Entry, but NO COMMISSION. The deadline is APRIL 9th, so enter TODAY…

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

CALL for ENTRIES:
Les Popped features
“In a New York Minute”

ELIGIBILITY: Open to artists 18+ residing in U.S.

MEDIA: Open to two-dimensional media include painting, drawing, printmaking and mixed media, not to exceed 12″ in height or width, including frame.

THEME: Aside from the title, the theme seems open to broad interpretation: “The ‘In A New York Minute’ small works show brings our NYC theme to artists all over the United States.” –from lespoppednyc.com

DEADLINE: April 9, 2016

ENTRY FEE: $32 for up to 3 images

JUROR: Dr. Mary Hannah Byers, Ph.D, is the Vice President, Museum Services at Sotheby’s and a Boardmember of ArtBridge, a non-profit committed to the support and development of local and emerging artists.

SALES: LES Popped NYC Gallery will take no commission on works present as a part of the “In A New York Minute” show. All work will be for sale unless artist states otherwise.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

EXTENDED DEADLINE: Small Plates

Posted on April 6, 2016April 4, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

yours, MINE
& ours

Nourishment is personal. Salt is a perfect example. There is no other edible substance that I can think of that is more divisive. One simple dusting of salt can define the line between edible or not for a huge range of people. Be it food or artistic inspiration, how you feed yourself has to be personal. What else could it be? This Call is personal for me. I have been hungry, physically & creatively; have you? The show is short and simple. I have extended the deadline in an effort to include more work from more artists. Your support will determine the growth of this opportunity. Please make it personal for you too…

Check out this Call for Entries from Art&ArtDeadlines.com for EXTENDED DEADLINE: Small Plates, an exhibit of unframed small works at The Balcony Gallery (Knox, TN). $5 entry. No framing. Cheap shipping. Please participate…

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

EXTENDED DEADLINE:
Small Plates from artandartdeadlines.com

“The purpose of life, after all, is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experiences.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

ELIGIBILITY:
Open to all artists

THEME: Hunger—physical, spiritual, political, emotional or creative. Food reference optional.

MEDIA: Open to all 2D unframed media that will fit in a 9”x 12” envelope.

DEADLINE: April 18, 2016 (midnight EST)

NOTIFICATION: Ongoing by April 19, 2016

ENTRY FEE: $5 for up to 5 images. Entry fees are waived for members in good standing of The Haggus Society.

CURATOR: R.L. Gibson, a working artist and the Editor of artandartdeadlines.com (AAAD). Trained in classical, French culinary techniques, Gibson created AAAD as a food-themed resource to motivate artists to create their own community, standards & artistic opportunities. In addition her own solo & collaborative art, Gibson has served as a gallerist, juror, teacher & arts administrator for nearly two decades.

SALES: All work will be considered for sale unless marked NFS. A commission of 30% will be taken on all sales. Unsold artwork will be returned and payment for sold artwork will be made within 30 days of the close of the exhibit.

AWARDS: Best of Show, 1^st, 2^nd & 3^rd Place will be awarded. Note, at the curator’s discretion, ONE image from EVERY artist will go into the online exhibit with a link to the artist’s website.

For complete details, Read the Full Prospectus!

ARTIST of the DAY: Melissa Hill

Posted on April 6, 2016April 6, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

star light STAR BRIGHT

Some days are tougher than others. On the toughest of days, I wish for the ability to see things through a larger lens, if you will. I wish for perspective. The ability to see things without the subjectivity of whim or personal tragedy or privilege. Surely a different view would lend answers to the who and the why. Or maybe just compassion and tolerance for others, for oneself. The work of today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Melissa Hill, gave me just a glimpse of that perspective I crave. (continues below).

"The Stars Remember Pangea" by Melissa Hill (installation) — *“The Stars Remember Pangea” by AAAD Artist of the Day Melissa Hill (installation)*

“I hope that my work has enough longevity and nuance for people to look at it and take something from it and for those same people to walk through life, change themselves, and then reflect upon it in a different light. I want their interpretation to shift and evolve as they do. I want this because in the end, I think that the act of creating and recreating is at the very heart of being human.” — Melissa Hill

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Ponder the big questions with the work of
AAAD’s Artist of the Day, Melissa Hill!

CALL for ENTRIES: Light & Shadow

Posted on April 5, 2016April 5, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

shelf LIFE

My next kitchen will not have cabinet doors. My need for symmetry & years of practice in downsizing lend to neat kitchen cabinets. There are exceptions: storage containers whose lids hide like socks in a dryer and the lazy Susan corner cabinet that probably has unflavored gelatin from 2010 hiding in the shadows. I am moving to an all new, albeit all tiny, space in 12 to 18 months, and all the kitchen storage will be open. All light and no shadows for me. This Call, however, wants both your light AND your shadows. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from the 1650 Gallery (Los Angeles, CA) for Light & Shadow, a juried photography exhibit. $35 entry & free matting and framing (pre-set sizes). There’s even a way to avoid shipping. Theme open to broad interpretation…

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

CALL for ENTRIES:
Light & Shadow fm 1650 Gallery

“The beauty of light never fails to inspire. It comes in many colors and styles, from the soft monochrome palette of the pre-dawn to the raging intensity of Times Square at midnight. Light can dazzle, light can seduce; light can be so intoxicating many spend hours attempting to capture its essence inside a tiny light-tight box otherwise known as a “camera.” Whether the photographer chooses color or black and white, the expression and compression of the wonder of light from our daily world onto a 2d piece of paper in a compelling way remains both the Nirvana and the great white whale of all photographers past, present and future. Studious professional photo-geek Ansel Adams identified 10 distinct “zones” of light from pitch black to pure light in an attempt to tame the photo beast; in his wake countless lives have been dedicated to the artistic pursuit of these 10 expressions of luminosity” — from 1650 Gallery

ELIGIBILITY: All artists age 18+

MEDIA: Photography

DEADLINE: April 10, 2016

NOTIFICATION: By April 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 & 3rd Place will be awarded & posted after the opening. Awarded photos will be featured on the show page & Best In Show winners will have a small portfolio featured in the 1650 Spotlight gallery.

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!

CALL for ENTRIES: Show #31

Posted on April 4, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

smashingly
DELICIOUS

Do you own a food mill? Think of it as a low-tech food processor. I love them because it makes leftovers multi-use. Run your chunky marinara through the mill for pizza sauce, while the food processor tends to make a watery mess. Baked apples, once milled make a great granita. Veggies from making stock end up as a great, light sauce for a fast noodle lunch. Your time is valuable. Don’t waste it by throwing away the left overs. Eat them. This next Call is a multi-purpose tool. Apply for one show and get considered for multiples. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Field Projects (NYC) for Show #31. $25 entry for all artists & all media. Plus, this entry submits your work for consideration for future shows as well. This is a wonderful opportunity!

*Editor’s Note: If you have read the personal portion of this post, CALL for ENTRIES: Show #31, anywhere other than by email subscription or on ArtAndArtDeadlines.com, it has been published without permission and is considered theft.

CALL for ENTRIES:
Show #31
from Field Projects

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to all media

DEADLINE: April 9, 2016

NOTIFICATION: April 19, 2016

ENTRY FEE: $25 for up to 5

CURATOR: Jesse David Penridge holds a Master from the University of Sussex, UK in Aesthetics. Since entering the art world from the side of philosophy & theory Penridge has curated exhibitions, both solo & in collaboration with museums & not for profit institutions. He is also an ultra-marathoner & endurance cyclist (when he has time)!

AWARDS: All submissions will be considered for Show #31 and the accompanying online show. Plus, Field Projects Panel will be considering the current submissions for future group shows, solo shows & art fairs.

SALES: All artwork in Show #31 must be for sale, with FP retaining 50% commission.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Figure in Landscape

Posted on April 3, 2016April 3, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

fragile
FOOD

Time for planting decisions has arrived. We’re probably clear of the last frost where I live, but now it is time for mama black bears and their cubs to begin wandering out of their dens. In fact, critters all seem to be ready to get the season started. So, how do I choose to what to plant? I need hardy veggies that aren’t overly attractive to foraging wildlife. Then there is what we have dubbed the fern-factor. There seem to be some things, I simply cannot grow; tomatoes & ferns are on the short list. Funny how gardens differ based on the gardener. Thumbs definitely come in different shades of green. This Call for photography wants to see your interpretation of how the figure influences the landscape. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from L.A. Photo Curator for the Figure in Landscape exhibit. $20 entry, no shipping, great prizes & exposure for ALL entrants. Great opportunity…

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

CALL for ENTRIES:
Figure in Landscape
from L.A. Photo Curator

The relationship between a figure & the landscape context can be powerful. Landscapes are often presented as pristine places, without human presence. However, figures within landscapes can play dynamic roles as scale elements, protagonists in a narrative, or mysterious presences. Sometimes figures can ask more questions about a place than they can answer. For this exhibition photographs that extend beyond documentation of place to bring a human element into the natural or urban landscape are sought. –from laphotocurator.com

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Photography

DEADLINE: April 15, 2016 (Midnight PST)

EXHIBITION: April 23 – May 23, 2016

ENTRY FEE: $20 for up to 3

CURATOR: Emma Powell received her MFA in Photography from the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences, Rochester Institute of Technology & is currently an Asst. Professor of Art, with a focus in photography at Colorado College. Powell brings a varied & full background to L.A. Photo Curator, which includes awards, residencies & fellowships.

AWARDS: The curator will still choose one 1st place winner, one 2nd place winner & 3 honorable mentions. The 1st place winner will receive a review by one or more curators including a Q&A about the photographer’s work. In addition, their image will be on our home page for a month. 2nd place & honorable mentions will have their image shown along with their bio, artist statement, CV & a link back to their website.

Plus, ALL entrants’ work will be exhibited online in a group on-line exhibition. In keeping with the mission of creating exposure opportunities and PR, L.A. Photo Curator is proud to offer this feature. In addition to your work being seen, there will also be a short artist statement and bio about you plus a link back to your website.

SALES: All sales are conducted between the artist & buyer. L.A. Photo Curator does not handle any part of sales. There is no commission.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Artist Grant

Posted on March 23, 2016March 23, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

simple
GOODNESS

My food preferences have transformed. Years ago, I appreciated more complex, layers of flavor, intrigued by how accurately, or not, I could dissect the ingredients of a sauce. Now a beautiful polenta makes my day –organic, hand-ground corn, homemade chicken stock & aged Parmesan. Simple food allows me to seek out & celebrate quality ingredients without the need for clutter. This next Call is simple; pay the fee & submit a link. Easy…

Check out this Call for Submissions from WorkingArtist.org for the $1000 Artist Grant/Art Purchase Award. $25 entry & send a link. It doesn’t get any easier. Don’t miss this one…

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

CALL for SUBMISSIONS:
Artist Grant
from workingartist.org

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to all visual media, including but not limited to drawing, painting, conceptual, installation, prints, sculpture, glass, new media, mixed media, photography & video. (no dance or performance at this time)

DEADLINE: March 31, 2016

ENTRY FEE: $25 for up to 5

AWARDS: If selected as the winner, the award recipient must exchange one of their original works or smaller series of original works for inclusion into a collection, in return for the award. Work considered by the artist as of equal value, and available for acquisition can be negotiated upon receipt of the award. Shipping costs will be paid by workingartist.org.

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HUNGRY? me too

CALL to ARTISTS: Moving Forward from AAAD

Thanks for the love.

LEFTOVERS rock

CALL for ENTRIES: Works on Paper fm LBIF

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

the STOMACH knows

CALL for ENTRIES: The Retrieval of the Beautiful fm The Painting Center

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

KERNEL of truth

CALL for ENTRIES: Les Popped features “In a New York Minute”

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

yours, MINE & ours

EXTENDED DEADLINE: Small Plates from artandartdeadlines.com

For complete details, Read the Full Prospectus!

star light STAR BRIGHT

Ponder the big questions with the work of AAAD’s Artist of the Day, Melissa Hill!

shelf LIFE

CALL for ENTRIES: Light & Shadow fm 1650 Gallery

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

smashingly DELICIOUS

CALL for ENTRIES: Show #31 from Field Projects

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

fragile FOOD

CALL for ENTRIES: Figure in Landscape from L.A. Photo Curator

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

simple GOODNESS

CALL for SUBMISSIONS: Artist Grant from workingartist.org

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL to ARTISTS:
Moving Forward from AAAD

CALL for ENTRIES:
Works on Paper fm LBIF

CALL for ENTRIES:
The Retrieval of the Beautiful
fm The Painting Center

KERNEL
of truth

CALL for ENTRIES:
Les Popped features
“In a New York Minute”

yours, MINE
& ours

EXTENDED DEADLINE:
Small Plates from artandartdeadlines.com

Ponder the big questions with the work of
AAAD’s Artist of the Day, Melissa Hill!

CALL for ENTRIES:
Light & Shadow fm 1650 Gallery

smashingly
DELICIOUS

CALL for ENTRIES:
Show #31
from Field Projects

fragile
FOOD

CALL for ENTRIES:
Figure in Landscape
from L.A. Photo Curator

simple
GOODNESS

CALL for SUBMISSIONS:
Artist Grant
from workingartist.org