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ARTIST of the DAY: Freya Jobbins

Posted on December 11, 2015December 10, 2015 by R.L. Gibson

gone NOT FORGOTTEN

Upcycling is close to my heart. As with many, my obsession with the reuse of discarded objects resulted from the collecting of “art supplies”. Consider the previous quotes as air quotes from my bemused husband. Collecting fueled my love for upcycling AND assemblage. Today’s Artist of the Day, Freya Jobbins has such a smart sense of irony & humor. This work is a delightful comment on consumerism and the untouchable nature of the creative object. (continues below)

*Cassiopeia by Freya Jobbins, found-object assemblage*

““I am interested in generating a range of responses to existing cultural objects, which have been placed out of context. The irony of my plastic works is that I take a material that was created to be touched, and I make it untouchable as an artwork.” ” — Freya Jobbins

Learn more about Freya Jobbins!

CALL for ENTRIES: 53rd Annual Juried

Posted on December 10, 2015December 10, 2015 by R.L. Gibson

gelatinous
CULTURE

Mayhaw jelly is the gift that keeps giving. I appreciate receiving foods from all over the U.S., but often those foods aren’t necessarily native to an area — just popular there. But, the mayhaw berry is native to the wetlands, so every time I receive a Louisiana batch, I am transported back to a place I love. You can keep the beignets; just pass the jelly. This next Call hails from Louisiana too and is just as special. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries for the 53rd Annual Juried Exhibition from the Masur Museum of Art (Monroe, LA). $20 Entry, no commission, and the gallery is stunning. This is a great opportunity!

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CALL or ENTRIES:
Masur Museum
53rd Annual Juried

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all US artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to all media

DEADLINE: January 18, 2016 (online entries) or January 11 for postmarks

NOTIFICATION: February 4, 2016

ENTRY FEE: $20 for 2, $10 ea. add’l (5 max.)

JUROR: Holly E. Hughes, Godin-Spaulding Curator, Albright-Knox Art Gallery

AWARDS: Best in Show is $1,000, and total awards are $3,200.00. The People’s Choice Award is $200.00 and will be voted on by visitors throughout the run of the exhibition. Best Packed: This award will honor the artist who packs their art in the most professional manner. The award is $100. “No packing peanuts, feedbags, loose papers as packing materials, no cigarette butts, etc. These types of things will disqualify you! This prize will be decided by the Masur Museum staff.” I ♥ this!

SALES: The Masur Museum of Art does not receive a commission on sales.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

ARTIST of the DAY: Liz Huston

Posted on December 10, 2015 by R.L. Gibson

creative ISOLATION

As the new year approaches, I find myself more isolated and in my head as I set goals for the year and contemplate creative direction. Today’s Artist of the Day, Liz Huston captured my inner dialogue with storytellers of her very own. The pieces below that spoke to me are from a couple of years ago. But please take the opportunity to look at her new work and find your own story. (continues below)

“I am fascinated with the way memory influences how stories change and evolve over time. This happens not because the facts change,but because the inner orientation of the storyteller has. Their perspective grows; expanding and contracting with experience. The storyteller journeys us deep into the timeless aspects of the human experience; the kingdoms of love and loss, through grief, resolve, growth and into the balance of purpose… This time traveler, this storyteller, unites the treads of time–leading us home, bringing us back into ourselves.” — Liz Huston

Learn more about Liz Huston!

CALL for ENTRIES: One in Herself

Posted on December 9, 2015December 9, 2015 by R.L. Gibson

OLIVE
facial

We consume a lot of extra virgin olive oil, but I have found yet another reason to love this elixir. It has topical applications too. I suppose it should occur to me that it would make fantastic lotions and eye creams, but I always thought of it as an ingredient –not for use in pure form. This next Call is as virginal as my new make remover. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Woman Made Gallery (Chicago) for One in Herself. Love this gallery & the history of well-curated shows. Great opportunity…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
One in Herself

“According to the book, Villa of Mysteries… by Katherine Bradway, the original definition of the term, ‘Virgin’ describes ‘a woman who is one-in-herself, belonging to herself alone, being her own mistress,’ and that the ‘virgin goddesses symbolized women who were complete in themselves and not merely counterparts of male consorts. They were capable of developing their own wholeness through integration, realizing their separate qualities inside themselves rather than through projection onto other persons to whom they were related.’ One in Herself invites artists to present work that expands our ideas of virginity and of what it means to be a woman, “who is one-in-herself.”–from womanmade.org

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to all media

DEADLINE: January 3, 2016

NOTIFICATION: January 23, 2016

ENTRY FEE: $30 for up to 3 images

SALES: WMG will retain a 40% commission

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

ARTIST of the DAY: Kathleen Probst

Posted on December 9, 2015December 9, 2015 by R.L. Gibson

all the proof I NEED

The written word is my window to art. The written word was my media before the visual or performing ever took hold. Today’s Artist of the Day, Kathleen Probst caught my attention with the simple pillcrow, a proofreader’s mark (¶). I had never been presented with work that made me think of the mark in any other way. Until now. This is thoughtful, considered work. (continues below)

“The symbol for a new paragraph is called an ‘alinea’. It is a french word. One definition of the word alinea is a new train of thought. This design concept is not about holding back, it is about finding just the right amount. Alinea searches for answers on my quest for simplicity. The gestural lines of Alinea are becoming more organic as I learn to work with them, each making a bold step forward.”

— Kathleen Probst

Learn more about Kathleen Probst!

CALL for ENTRIES: On the Body

Posted on December 8, 2015December 8, 2015 by R.L. Gibson

needles &
NUTRITION

I have a food tattoo. Not surprised, are you? It wasn’t meant to be a food tattoo. I spent a week in NYC while in the area for my grad school interviews. So, I went to the Big Apple and decided the perfect souvenir would be to come home with a little apple. Ridiculous, I know. I’ve thought about expanding on the food theme, but I’d rather spend my money on food than tattoos, ha. Plus, I’m a wimp when it comes to pain. This next Call is interested on what’s on the body, not just tattoos. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Gallery 263 (Cambridge, MA) for the On the Body. The entry fee is only $25, and the space is beautiful. Investigate this space…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
On the Body

“Consider the figure draped, decorated, sculpted…from couture to tattoos to anatomy. Capture form in motion, among natural or constructed surroundings, or in relation to others. The body is our ultimate tool for experience, connection and expression – show us your reflections On the Body.” –from gallery263.com

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all U.S. artists

MEDIA: All media will be considered

DEADLINE: January 3, 2016

NOTIFICATION: January 11, 2016

ENTRY FEE: $25 for up to 3, $40 for 4-6.

JUROR: Ruth Erickson is Assistant Curator at the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston. She recently opened the exhibition Leap Before You Look: Black Mountain College 1933-1957 at the ICA, & is working on an upcoming exhibition with Iranian artists Ramin Haerizadeh, Rokni Haerizadeh & Hesam Rahmanian & a survey of Mark Dion’s (2017). From 2004-2007, she was curator at BCA Center in Burlington, VT, and she received her Ph.D. in art history from the University of Pennsylvania.

SALES: All proceeds from art sales go to the artist. Gallery 263 acts as the liaison between the artist and any parties interested in purchasing artwork. However, they do suggest a 30% donation to the gallery from any sales made.

For complete details, Download the Prospectus!

ARTIST of the DAY: Meghan Stratham

Posted on December 8, 2015December 8, 2015 by R.L. Gibson

secretive, ISOLATED GIRLS

My own work has been a study in process & a lot of silhouettes these days. It is no wonder that I have completely fallen for the work of today’s Artist of the Day, Meghan Stratman. She has found a way to gives us little glimpse of the lives of folks like us…and not. Dark & sweet & funny & sad; idealized & unearthly people & creatures & those that lie between. I want to own this work. (continues below)

Mrs White by Meghan Stratman, cut paper — *Mrs. White by Meghan Stratman, cut paper*

“I am drawn to stories and lore in all forms… Recurring subjects in my art include ghosts, girls, monsters, and animals, and themes of friendship and loneliness. I like to include bright colors and a sense of humor in my art and enjoy combining elements to humorous effect, such as badgers sporting fezzes or weasels wearing rocket packs. I am also drawn to urban decay, abandoned places, and ghost stories: people and places that are lost and forgotten. My art world is populated with secretive, isolated girls and silly creatures that may or may not be wearing space helmets. I create my work with cut, layered paper, which allows for a sense of texture and dimensionality.”

Learn more about Meghan Stratman!

CALL for ENTRIES: For the Love of Animals

Posted on December 7, 2015 by R.L. Gibson

old tricks
NEW TREATS

My “pup” will eat anything. Pepper, my four-legged child, is going to be a pup of ten-years-old soon. As she gets older, there are fewer and fewer things she should eat. The food she loves is of the cheapest, most fast-food sort of variety. We limit her people food to fresh veggies & the occasional egg, but her dog food and treats have taken a huge turn. The cheapest of food causes the worst of skin allergies, but for the love of this animal, I’ll probably be making her food and treats before long. This next Call is for the love of animals, not just dogs. Here’s your chance to make a difference, but they are taking the percentage from their share…

Check out this Call for Entries from LibertyTown Arts (Fredericksburg, VA) for a nat’l juried exhibit, For the Love of Animals. A percentage of jury fees & gallery’s commission go to the SPCA. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
For the Love of Animals

ELIGIBILITY: Open to artists, age 16+

MEDIA: Open to all media

DEADLINE: January 15, 2016 (8pm EST)

NOTIFICATION: January 18, 2016

ENTRY FEE: $25 for 1, $5 ea. add’l up to 10. (Members $15 for 1, $5 ea. add’l). 10% of jury fees and 10% of show sales (taken out of the gallery’s commission) will go to Fredericksburg SPCA to support their work in rescuing animals.

AWARDS: First Place $250, Second Place $150 and Third Place $75

SALES: LibertyTown keeps a commission of 40% on all show sales.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

ARTIST of the DAY: Frédérique Morrel

Posted on December 7, 2015December 7, 2015 by R.L. Gibson

redemption

The season of mass consumption is upon us. I will not waste my time trying to dissuade you of the want to give gifts to loved ones. I just want to ask you to consider value. Does the item you are bestowing add to the recipient’s lives? Does it help them grow? Does it better equip them to dispel hate or anger? Does it convey how you value the one who will receive it? Mixed media artist Frédérique Morrel, today’s Artist of the Day., has addressed the question of value beautifully, and I offer it to you as yet another perspective. (continues below)

*Ma Biche (My Doe) by Frédérique Morrel (foam, fur & tapastries)*

“…these neglected tapestries, seen and re-seen along these journeys, suddenly appeared to me as the idealized transference of my own visionary. These tapestries appeared to be the most accurate material to illustrate my work about modern vanities, loss of the paradise and rebirth in a better world. These tapestries are the most obvious and literally impicturing vocabulary to depict loss of some values, consequently to the injection of hyper consuming in occidental societies. These tapestries are telling the stories of these key and essential casualties:

loss of sale value : these tapestries are expensive (material & time consuming), but worth peanuts.
loss of aesthetic value : these tapestries are considered ugly and out of date, but have their own hidden beauty, particularly for those who are them.
loss of emotional value : these tapestries are telling love and family happiness stories, but are abandoned and thrown into mud.

“I revitalize them, offering a redemption, beneath animal appearance and covered with this popular language.” –Frédérique Morrel

Learn more about Frédérique Morrel!

CALL for ENTRIES: Fresh February

Posted on December 5, 2015December 5, 2015 by R.L. Gibson

CITRUS
star

Fresh, in-season foods are the heart of our family meals. And as much as I love celebrating winter and the approaching new year with fudge and brownies and cookies and cocoa, the star of the season is always the clementine for me. The supply is bountiful until January, but it is just enough to promise me that Spring really will arrive. This next Call will offer you a little bit of fresh in February too. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Fresh Paint Magazine (print & digital) for the February 2016 Edition. This is a rare PRINTED art publication. Don’t forget that this call is open to more than PAINTING…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Fresh February

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to all forms of painting, drawing, art photography, sculpture and mixed media are eligible.

DEADLINE: January 5, 2016

NOTIFICATION: January 15, 2016

ENTRY FEE: £40 for up to 3 (approx. $60.45 USD), £5 ea. add’l (approx. $7.76 USD).

CURATOR: Alice Herrick is an artist, curator and gallerist and founder and director of Herrick Gallery. Alice trained as a painter at Kingston University, B.A. ’92 and Chelsea School of Art, M.A. ’93, and is a practicing artist, exhibiting her work in London and beyond.

AWARDS: Winning artists will be published in the next digital and print issue of FreshPaintMagazine (February 2016).

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

We are PROUD to have Fresh Paint Magazine as a sponsor of AAAD!

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Category: Tips

gone NOT FORGOTTEN

gelatinous CULTURE

CALL or ENTRIES: Masur Museum 53rd Annual Juried

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

creative ISOLATION

OLIVE facial

CALL for ENTRIES: One in Herself

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

all the proof I NEED

needles & NUTRITION

CALL for ENTRIES: On the Body

For complete details, Download the Prospectus!

secretive, ISOLATED GIRLS

old tricks NEW TREATS

CALL for ENTRIES: For the Love of Animals

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

redemption

CITRUS star

CALL for ENTRIES: Fresh February

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

gelatinous
CULTURE

CALL or ENTRIES:
Masur Museum
53rd Annual Juried

OLIVE
facial

CALL for ENTRIES:
One in Herself

needles &
NUTRITION

CALL for ENTRIES:
On the Body

old tricks
NEW TREATS

CALL for ENTRIES:
For the Love of Animals

CITRUS
star

CALL for ENTRIES:
Fresh February