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ARTIST of the DAY: S.L. Baker

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another LANGUAGE

Process can be such an immersive experience.  My own work is focused, often figurative with meaning in the minutia.  I get lost in my own process, but I envy the abstracted expression of painters like S.L. Baker, today’s Artist of the Day.  The inclusion of the ensō below perfectly captures the heart of this work and why I love it. (continues below)

Red Enso Landscape by SL Baker Acrylic on canvas, 20 x 24
Red Enso Landscape by S.L. Baker, acrylic on canvas, 20 x 24

“The work that appears on my canvases is a confluence of social, spiritual and familial concern.  Working mostly in acrylic and using my hands instead of brushes, a moment, an injustice, a joy becomes a color, a texture, a line, another language. I do not know the exact meaning other than I find gratitude within the process and believe that it says something.” — S.L. Baker

Learn more about S.L. Baker!

CALL for ENTRIES: Positive / Negative

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Learn more about the Postive Negative 31 at ETSUs Slocumb Galleries!comfort FOOD

When winter hits, my mood often turns darker.  But, instead of pizza & ice cream (okay, sometimes instead), I try to reset my nutritional routine.  I am always surprised how unexpected foods can trigger a change in mood.  Healthy fats like that found in fish, nuts, avocado are shown to improve brain health while vitamin D found in dairy (and non-dairy mylks) are a big help if I have been stuck indoors.  Spicy foods offer anti-inflammatory benefits that help with circulation and my energy levels.  Making a positive change in what I eat often helps me combat a negative turn in my mood when winter sets in.  This next Call is all positive.  Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Slocumb Galleries at ETSU (Johnson City, TN) for the 31st Positive/Negative, a nat’l juried exhibit. Open theme considers most media. Don’t miss it…

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Learn more about the Postive Negative 31 at ETSUs Slocumb Galleries!CALL for ENTRIES:
Positive/Negative

 

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

MEDIA: Open to all 2D & 3D media, plus video.  Note: There is no theme.

DEADLINE: December 17, 2015 (extended to Dec. 20th)

EXHIBIT DATES: Feb. 8 to March 4, 2016

ENTRY FEE: $36 for up to 3 entries

JUROR: Al Miner is Asst. Curator of Contemporary Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston since 2010. There Miner has curated 8 exhibits and authored monographs including ‘Ori Gersht: History Repeating,’ and ‘Gonzalo Fuenmayor: Tropical Mythologies.’ His next major project opens April 2016 exploring the link between found object practices and urbanization in Asian megacities.   Prior to MFA, Miner worked at the Hirshhorn Museum &Sculpture Garden in Washington D.C.

AWARDS: Up to $1,000 in cash prizes ($500 for Best of Show, $100/ea Honorable Mention) and exhibit opportunities.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more about the Postive Negative 31 at ETSU's Slocumb Galleries!

ARTIST of the DAY: Maurice Mbikayi

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I love technology; I do. 

Technology is what allows AAAD to offer free resources to artists.  But I have days when I look around the restaurant or library (or my own livingroom) and I wonder at the blue glow of electronic devices on nearly every face in the room.  Is this where & what we want to be?  Have we weighed the positives & negatives of the constant immersion? Today’s Artist of the Day , Maurice Mbikayi, has given us his perspective in a series of works that are definitely worth investigating. (continues below)

Narcisurfing Netizenship by Maurice Mbikayi (computer keys, cables, fibreglass & wood)
Narcisurfing Netizenship by Maurice Mbikayi (computer keys, cables, fibreglass & wood)

“I a dragged into a virtual world of codes daily.  There, an irresistible fascination and a whispering concern transform me into something alien.” –Maurice Mbikayi

Learn more about Maurice Mbikayi!

GETTING a SHOW: Updated Resource

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Getting a Show: Avoiding the Pitfalls & Pratfalls by RLGibson

 

ArtAndArtDeadlines.com began as a way to keep track of shows worth entering for artists, friends and peers– beginners, emerging & established. And over the years, I have found that established artists still make many the same mistakes I see from beginners, over and over again. As a gallerist, juror & critic, I am regularly asked why I choose one artist’s work over another.  There is never just one reason, but there are a handful of regular mistakes that influence my decisions NOT to choose work.  The obvious first issue: the art must be good, or at least promising–that should be the most important fact.  But to tell the truth, there’s a gallery or a show out there for most art– the sumptuous & the sour.  But, because the world is full of banana peels, we’ve newly updated one of our artist resources…

Getting a Show: Avoiding the Pitfalls & Pratfalls!

CALL for ENTRIES: Bang Bang

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Learn more about the Bang Bang exhibit from On The Ground Floor!SWEET
imposter

White chocolate is not chocolate.  Every year I have to remind a few folks.  Those cocoa bean solids are the defining issue.  I’ll eat just a kiss, or a smooch if you will, of white chocolate each year.  But when I say, “I’m craving chocolate”, the answer is never white-chocolate-macadamia-nut anything.  Just to be clear.  Consider this my yearly white chocolate PSA.  And to be honest, I’d rather have my smooches & kisses a very different way –like this Call.  Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from On the Ground Floor (Los Angeles) for Bang Bang.  Another great Call from a fantastic venue, $25 Entry & open to all media. Don’t miss this opportunity…

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

Learn more from On the Ground Floor!CALL for ENTRIES:
Bang Bang

 

“Brancusi did it. Rodin did it. Even Tamara de Lempicka did it.

“The kiss has left its mark on many works of art, from the stone carvings of Constantin Brancusi to its marble predecessor sculpted by Rodin. With her kiss, Tamara de Lempicka delivered a woman swept off her feet by a high society gentleman, clad in an oily top hat, against the cubist backdrop of a city port. Each kiss carries its own sentiment.

“When lips meet, they promise temporary escape or a lifetime of devotion. When tongues touch, they deliver notes to our lovers, detailing desire or a lack thereof.” –from onthegroundfloor.co

Learn more about the Bang Bang exhibit from On The Ground Floor!ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to all media

THEME:  The kiss –open to interpretation

DEADLINE:  January 3, 2016

ENTRY FEE: $25

CURATOR: Malika Ali is a L.A.-based artist & curator working in multiple media including film & video, installation, photography & the written word. She is an alumna of Howard University & The American Film Institute where she earned a Master of Fine Arts degree.

Malika Ali has exhibited with The Greater Cleveland Urban Film Festival, Arena 1 Gallery, Upstairs at the Market Gallery, and On The Ground Floor (OTGF), an artist-run space she co-founded in the View Park district of L.A. Her blog converges contemporary art, writing, design, lifestyle, family, culture & politics.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more about the Bang Bang exhibit from On The Ground Floor!

 

ARTIST of the DAY: Stacey Page

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naming, THE NAMELESS

You know that game you play at the airport when you’re bored where you try to tell the story of a complete strangers life as they walk by you on their way to baggage claim or ticketing?  Today’s Artist of the Day , Stacey Page, has found a way to tell the story of random, discard portraits of the people someone loves.    (continues below)

(left to right) Bee & Richard by Stacey Page
(left to right) Bee & Richard by textile artist Stacey Page

As an artist, I am inexplicably drawn to boxes and bins of photos at thrift stores and antique shops.  I always wonder how they got there, who they were, what they meant to the world. But textile artist Stacey Page already KNOWS.  She has discovered their inner demons, secret fantasies, heights & depths –in embroidery floss.  I couldn’t be happier to share her work with you.

Learn more about Stacey Page!

CALL for ENTRIES: Power It Forward

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Learn more about the Power it Forward project!power FOODS

Green chili has made my week.  Sometimes I struggle in the winter since most produce is sun-powered.  But, I have learned how to make the best of what IS available.  Using imported, hot-house tomatoes is never my first choice; however, if you are going to cook them for hours, like I do in green chili, tangy unriped green tomatoes can be just the thing to fool your taste buds for another week until Spring arrives.  Here’s a sun-powered Call that will make your week too.  Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Power It Forward for a T-Shirt Design contest.  Your design can help offer wind/solar power to one of the estimated 1.3 billion people without power in this world.  No entry fee, plus cash prizes. I love this one…

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

Learn more about the Power it Forward project!CALL for ENTRIES:
Power It Forward

 

“Power It Forward, Inc.’s mission is to bring clean electrical power to people who don’t have it in impoverished and developing countries.  Having clean power impacts people’s quality of life, education, health, happiness, and the environment.  We are looking for outstanding artwork that can be used for Power It Forward, Inc.”  –poweritfwd.com

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all U.S. artists

MEDIA:  Open to work that has been hand-drawn, painted, collaged, or digitally rendered.  No photography.  The artwork should be clearly visible on a solid color background. Up to three solid colors can be used to construct the artwork as long as they are clearly visible on either the white or black background colors.  Work should draw inspiration from 1 of 4 slogans: 1) Power it Forward 2) Power to Give, Power to Live 3) Power for the People or 4) Give Power, Get Power.

Learn more about the Power it Forward project!DEADLINE:  December 31, 2015

NOTIFICATION: by March 2, 2016

ENTRY FEE:  None

JURORS:  Winners chosen by judges from the company & a collection of artists.

AWARDS:  Up to 4 winners will be chosen (one for each slogan) & will receive $500 each.

SALES:  Artist will NOT receive a % of sales.  Note that your only compensation would be a prize award. Please be aware that Power It Forward retains rights to work.  Editor’s Note:  This is not an uncommon part of these contests.  Be prepared to receive a TOTAL of $500 for your design; otherwise, don’t enter.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more about the Power it Forward project!

ARTISTS of the Day: Jason Hallman & Stephen Stum

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don’t be BLUE

I know the psychology of color dictates that blue is symbolic of sadness, but it always conjures the quiet of standing water for me.  It is always of surprise to me that blue is the most commonly-claimed “favorite color” (my own is red). But I doubt the popularity of this hue is of any question of today’s Artists of the Day Jason Hallman & Stephen Stum of Stallman Studio.  And it IS the perfect work and hue to feature with today’s Blue Call. (continues below)

"Rising Currents" by Jason Hallman of Stephen Stum of Stallman Studios
Detail of “Rising Currents” by Jason Hallman of Stephen Stum of Stallman Studios

“Stallman is pioneering a new technique using paint and canvas as sculpture, naming this body of work Canvas on Edge. They are taking canvas and paint and giving it a creative edge. Now the canvas has the leading role, creating form, highlight and movement. The cut edge of the canvas creates an elevated line drawing and when seen at an angle, fields of color emerge as your perspective to the piece changes.  The hue of the painted canvas reflects on the background creating a spectrum of color. By using reflecting light, pigment and structure they can multiply the hues and tones within each sculpture.” –from stallmanstudio.com

Learn more about Stallman Studio!

CALL for ENTRIES: Blue

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Learn more about the Blue exhibit from art-competition.net!holiday
BLUES

I have broken my own blue-food rule.  I have ranted & raved for years about food coloring.  I have forever sworn off any faux food colored any shade of blue, but I have given in.  This year will be my very first time in my life that I will have a “real” Christmas tree (living, as opposed to artificial).  So, I decided that all the ornaments and decorations should be “real” too (read handmade or homemade).  I couldn’t resist the most beautiful electric-blue gum drops I have ever seen.  I am testing them out as a sweet garland.  Forgive the hypocrisy, but I promise not to eat them.  This next Call is another non-edible use for all things blue.  Maybe this one’s for you…

Check out this Call for Entries from Art-Competition.net and G25N for Blue. Only $20 to enter. This Call is open to seven different media including digital & fiber art. Take a look…

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

Learn more about the Blue exhibit from art-competition.net!CALL for ENTRIES:
Blue

 

“The deeper the blue becomes, the more strongly it calls man towards the infinite, awakening in him a desire for the pure and, finally, for the supernatural… The brighter it becomes, the more it loses its sound, until it turns into silent stillness & becomes white.”
— Wassily Kandinsky

ELIGIBILITY: All artists age 18+

MEDIA: Open to all still media: painting, drawing, collage, photography, digital, etc.

THEME: BLUE. The art created of any subject that is enhanced by the use of the color blue, whether it is a single dot of blue or a completely blue image. The color blue should enhance the narrative of the works subject as Blue can imply many emotions, symbolism or feelings, from blue marble to Blues music. Blue can express the future, good feelings, happiness, prosperity, ocean or sky, and we can feel blue, etc. It can be used to enhance, emphasize or be a focal point in the art.

DEADLINE:  January 4, 2016

NOTIFICATION:  January 13, 2016

ENTRY FEE: $20 for 1, $10 each add’l

AWARDS:  Up to Fifteen artists will be selected for a group exhibit, “BLUE” at G25N’s online gallery opening on January 22, 2016.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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ARTIST of the DAY: Jan Huling

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a happy HEART

It is time for holiday mayhem again. I want to encourage you to just say “no”.  I’m not suggesting you expect your five year old to give up gifts in lieu of a shiny red apple.  But I do want you to give up the undue pressure to make anyone’s holiday perfect, including your own.  I do want to encourage you to use your resources in support of the the people you love and what they can offer or create in this world.  Make it have heart or just say “no”. Today’s Artist of the Day Jan Huling offers the most literal example of that concept I can imagine. Enjoy. (continues below)

Corazon by Jan Huling
“Corazon” by Jan Huling

“My 3-dimensional collages combine found objects with surface design, sometimes touching on narrative themes. I’m also drawn to religious and political icons, inspired by a continuing fascination with indigenous or popular culture and world religions. By juxtaposing these icons with an eclectic assortment of objects, the viewer is challenged to consider common images within an altered context. The [construction] process is slow and meticulous, zen-like, with the choice of forms motivating color schemes and iconography.” — Jan Huling

Learn more about Jan Huling!