CALL for ENTRIES: FL3TCH3R 2018

Posted on July 24, 2018July 26, 2018 by R.L. Gibson

FEEDING the anxiety

I’m notoriously an emotional eater. I find comfort in food, and I know it is a slippery slope. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve quit trying to fight the desire to eat for comfort and have just tried to make better “comfortable” choices. Politics being what they are in the U.S. would understandably drive anyone to drink, but I have resorted to guava. Guava is my tropical fruit therapy, and then, of course, there’s art. This next Call wants your political art. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Reece Museum at ETSU (Johnson City, TN) for The FL3TCH3R Exhibit. Here’s your chance to speak your mind without media restriction. Don’t miss this chance…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
FL3TCH3R 2018

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The theme of THE FL3TCH3R EXHIBIT is focused on work with strong social and political content. Work entered in the exhibit should reflect current issues that affect contemporary culture and investigate societal and political concerns. Diverse media and approach to the theme are encouraged.

ELIGIBILITY: U.S. artists age 18+

MEDIA: All 2D, 3D, performance & installation & video art are eligible. Due to space & logistical considerations, large-scale & complicated installation is not encouraged.

DEADLINE: August 22, 2018 (late deadline August 31, 2018)

NOTIFICATION: September 16, 2018

ENTRY FEE: $40 for up to 3, $10 ea. add’l (by August 22). OR $45 for up to 3 & $10 ea. add’l (from August 23-31).

JUROR: David Carson is the most Googled graphic designer in history and has been named the art director of the era by Creative Review, London. Carson’s company has offices in New York and Los Angeles. Their work for cultural, corporate, music and other clients has been recognized by the New York Type Directors Club, American Center for Design and ID magazine. Graphic Design USA Magazine (NYC) listed Carson as one of the all-time five “most influential graphic designers of the era”, alongside Milton Glaser, Paul Rand, Saul Bass and Massimo Vignelli. Carson’s work has been published in over 150 magazine and newspaper articles around the world, including Eye, Idea, The New York Times, The Guardian, Metropolis, Domas, Wired and Émigré. A feature in Newsweek magazine said of Carson: “He changed the public face of graphic design.” American graphic designer, art director and surfer David Carson is best known for his innovative magazine design, in particular for Ray Gun magazine & experimental typography that has been widely imitated and which influenced an era of graphic design.

AWARDS: Best of Show $300, 2 Awards of Excellence $100 ea, Sammie L. Nicely Appalachian Artist Award $100, Reece Museum Award $ 100, Healthcare & the Arts Award $100 & other awards

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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CALL for ENTRIES: 12 Cubed

Posted on July 12, 2018July 13, 2018 by R.L. Gibson

SWEET squared

When is the last time you saw a sugar cube in a restaurant? Me neither. Maybe I’m going to the wrong restaurants, ha. Did you know that before the Victorian-era sense of order gave us manageable single-serving size cubes of sugar, there was a person whose job it was to nip sugar into less large chunks than the cone-shaped loaf you brought home from your grocer. This next Call is all about the cube or the square or smaller. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from MTSU’s Todd Art Gallery (Murfreesboro, TN) for the 6th Annual 12 Cubed, a national small works show. $20 entry & cheaper shipping because the work has to be small! Don’t procrastinate…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
12 Cubed from
MTSU Todd Art Gallery

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to all media. 2D work must be 12″x12″ or smaller. 3D work must be 12″x12″x12″.

DEADLINE: August 8, 2018

NOTIFICATION: August 22, 2018

ENTRY FEE: $20 for up to 2 (through Nov. 16, 2014) or $40 for up to 3 (Nov. 17-Dec. 4)

JUROR: Charles Clary, Area Coordinator & Assistant Professor at Carolina Coastal University’s Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts. He has shown in exhibitions at Galerie EVOLUTION-Pierre Cardin in Paris, France, completed a three week residency in Lacoste, France. Clary has exhibited regionally, nationally & internationally in numerous solo and group shows, is represented by Diana Lowenstein Gallery in Miami, FL and Patrajdas Contemporary Gallery in Ogden, Utah. Clary currently lives and works in Conway, South Carolina.

AWARDS: Best of Show $1,000 & Merit Award $350

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Dreams 2018

Posted on July 3, 2018July 1, 2018 by R.L. Gibson

the DONUTS on the bus

I had a dream last night that I was a member of an elite task force who job was to stop the getaway of bandits driving cars with Boston-creme-doughnut wheels. I deployed tack strip which led to doughnut bits everywhere and creme filling running in the streets. Ummm, yeah, I’m concerned too. This next Call is all about your dreams. I’m betting you have something that fits this theme…

Check out this Call for Entries from Art-Competition.net for Dreams 2018 at Gallery25N (online). $25 entry & no shipping. The media is pretty wide open too. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Dreams 2018
from Art-competition.net

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ELIGIBILITY: All artists age 18+

MEDIA: Open to still media, including painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, digital, prints, fiber art, collage, etc.

THEME: Dreams “artwork inspired by the artist’s visions of dreams –those windows into what might be called our subconscious reality. Reflections upon one’s dreams can have a short-term fleeting effect or a longer-term, even haunting, significance that influences one’s future choices and directions. . . . The artist might present a dream as a hazy, filtered reality from specific memories or from an explosion of abstract and surrealistic imagery –all of which may be emotionally captured as their own.”

DEADLINE: July 16, 2018

NOTIFICATION: July 27, 2018

ENTRY FEE: $25 for up to 3, $5 ea. add’l

AWARDS: 20 artists will be selected for an online group exhibit, “Dreams 2018” at Gallery25N; the exhibit and artists will be extensively marketed worldwide to over 26,000 people including art buyers, gallery owners, curators, collectors, etc. One artist will be selected to receive the Christopher E. Burke Fine Art Grant of $500. That artist’s work will become the image of the exhibition and will be used on the invitation, video title screen and on all online marketing.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: The Bicycle: Art Meets Form

Posted on July 1, 2018July 1, 2018 by R.L. Gibson

pushups POPS

I remember chasing the ice cream truck and cycling away, post chase, peeling the paper away from my treasure with both hands and trying not to crash into a parked car or a jay-walking pedestrian. In my current neighborhood, the roads are only two lanes, the tourist traffic is crazy, and there aren’t any kids on bicycles –or ice cream trucks. I wonder if I can still ride. Hmmm. This next call is all about the bicycle or cycling. I love the memories this theme conjures…

Check out this Call for Entries from Theatre Art Galleries -TAG (High Point, NC) for The Bicycle: Art Meets Form. $20 Entry, 40% commission & cash awards. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
The Bicycle: Art Meets Form
from the Theatre Art Galleries

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to all media. Subject matter must relate in some way to bicycles or cycling.

DEADLINE: July 25, 2018

NOTIFICATION: August 7, 2018

ENTRY FEE: $20 up to 3

JUROR: Dr. Emily Stamey is Curator of Exhibitions at the Weatherspoon Art Museum at the UNC, Greensboro. She is currently preparing Dread & Delight: Fairy Tales In an Anxious World, which opens this August. Stamey has held curatorial positions at the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art in Arizona & the Ulrich Museum of Art at Wichita State.

AWARDS: 1st Place $1000, 2nd Place $500 & 3rd Place $250

SALES: Theatre Art Galleries will retain a 40% commission on all work sold.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Bemis Benefit

Posted on June 29, 2018June 27, 2018 by R.L. Gibson

deep ROOTS

The benefits of a vegetarian diet are undeniable, but only by most reports, only 3-6% of Americans follow a plant-based diet. But why? Volumes have been written expounding on the “why”, but I am just grateful for the ability to make choices –good or bad. This next Call offers you choices and could be of benefit to you and the venue. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts (Omaha, NE) for Benefit Art Auction 2018. Do not be scared off by the words “benefit” and/or “auction”. I am acutely aware of how often artists are asked to work for nothing. In this case, you DO NOT have to donate all the proceeds of your work. Evaluate the opportunity…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Benefit Art Auction 2018
from Bemis Center
for Contemporary Arts

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to U.S. based artists

MEDIA: Open to all physical media. All work must be for sell.

DEADLINE: July 1, 2018

NOTIFICATION: mid July, 2018

ENTRY FEE: None.

AWARDS: Two complimentary tickets to the 2018 Benefit Art Auction, An invitation for two to the Artist + Member Preview Reception, A one-year Bemis Center Membership, FREE SHIPPING for your donated artwork, & FREE FRAMING (if applicable to your submission).

SALES: Artists may choose to donate between 50% to 100% of the proceeds from the sale of their work to Bemis Center. Artist/Bemis Center split is based on the final sale price. Artwork will not be sold below 60% of retail value. *Editor’s Note: This is a great way to part with work that is relevant, but maybe not current, while developing a relationship with Bemis. Think about it.

For full details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: The Human Condition 2018

Posted on June 27, 2018June 28, 2018 by R.L. Gibson

all JUICED up

I have to learn to stop reading the comments sections on social media posts. Even when I think I found a safe, foodie-friendly post, I end up amazed by the viciousness of the battles over juice as the fiber-less evil cousin of fruit or the severing of parental rights over cereal as breakfast food. Do our food choices speak to the human condition, or is it how we judge others that speaks to our place in the world? I am always happy to hear your thoughts. This next Call would also like to know what you have to say about the human condition. Investigate…

Check out this Call for Entries from Art-Competition.net for The Human Condition 2018. $20 entry & no shipping. The considered media is wide open too. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
The Human Condition 2018
from Art-competition.net

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ELIGIBILITY: All artists age 18+

MEDIA: Open to still media, including painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, digital, prints, fiber art, collage, etc.

THEME: The Human Condition “The visual narrative of the artist’s work should speak to the human condition: from joy to despondence, kind fortune to adversity, liberating freedom of expression to agonies of suppression. These myriad strongholds of energies, which hopefully inspire your works, should speak to us as they represent your brightest or darkest experiments and enlightening realizations in your life and should be represented as such here in your fine artwork for us to absorb and potentially integrate into our own lives. So, your submitted creations should express the subject as felt through the artist’s empathy or subjective eye of experience. The message is meant for us, the viewer.”

DEADLINE: July 16, 2018

NOTIFICATION: July 27, 2018

ENTRY FEE: $20 for 1, $10 ea. add’l

AWARDS: $8,125 in cash & marketing prizes. (e.g. 1st place $500, 2nd Place $400, 3rd Place $300, etc) + helpful marketing. There will be 7 Winners and 10 Honorable Mentions.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: 2018 Encaustic

Posted on June 26, 2018June 27, 2018 by R.L. Gibson

WAXING the rounds

To wax or not to wax the cheese. I have a friend with cows that makes cheese regularly. Her production is up to more than what they can eat, and her refrigerator can’t hold any more. She’s trying to not increase her electric suck by not buying an additional refrigerator. So, she’s learning to wax her cheese for storage in her cold cellar. This next show is for those that already know how to wax (not cheese), or learning. Take a look at this opportunity…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Morpho Gallery (Chicago, IL) for their 7th Annual 2018 Encaustic exhibit. $25 Entry & 20% commission. Have you waxed?

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CALL for ENTRIES:
2018 Encaustic
at Morpho Gallery

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to encaustic work. Mixed media is welcomed, but encaustic must be the primary medium.

DEADLINE: July 20, 2018

NOTIFICATION: July 26, 2018

ENTRY FEE: $25 for up to 3, $5 ea. add’l

JURORS: After 6 years of successful shows, including: Hot Wax in the City, Wax(N)Blue and Unbound(ed), FUSEDChicago member Kathy Blankley Roman returns once again to jury the 7th Annual Encaustic Exhibition. Joining her is Dan Addington from Addington Gallery on board as guest juror.

SALES: Morpho will retain a 20% commission from sales.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Below the Surface

Posted on May 21, 2018May 21, 2018 by R.L. Gibson

slow BURN

Four days out of seven find my family eating spicy foods. Before I quit smoking five years ago, I suspected my tolerance for spicy food came from my deadened taste buds. But after years as a non-smoker, we eat more hot food, not less. However, I’m not usually a fan of overtly fiery foods; I prefer the slow burn that simmers just below the surface. I frequently start dinner thinking “this needed more heat” and end the meal with a flush having creeped up my scalp. This next Call wants to know what is layered just below the surface of your work. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from 440 Gallery (Brooklyn, NY) for Below the Surface, a juried exhibition, Brooklyn, NY, July 5 – July 29, 2018. Most of create work that is layered either literally or metaphorically, so this curatorial theme might work for you…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Below the Surface
from 440 Gallery

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all U.S. artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to all media

THEME: “What lies below the surface? Is it visible or hidden, more than just a cursory glance? This exhibit will explore ways that artists are interpreting the physical layering of material versus the metaphorical strata of meaning. Show us how—from the simplest drawing to the most complex sculpture—art has the power to invoke something more than what meets the eye.” — 440 Gallery

DEADLINE: June 1, 2018

NOTIFICATION: June 17, 2018

ENTRY FEE: $405 up to 3, $5 ea. addl

JUROR: Peter Gynd is an independent curator and fifth generation artist originally from Vancouver, Canada. Gynd studied at the Alberta College of Art and Design and has exhibited in both Canada and the US. Peter Gynd lives & works in Brooklyn, NY and is the director at Lesley Heller Gallery in Manhattan’s Lower East Side.

SALES: 30% commission on all sales will go to the 440 Gallery.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Uplifting

Posted on April 26, 2018April 27, 2018 by R.L. Gibson

new SPINACH leaf

My diet has been less than ideal for the past month. I’ve been stress eating all the cheese and fried food I can get my hands on lately, and surprise, I’m feelin’ kinda crappy. I started this week on a positive note though. I’m turning over a new leaf this week, well lots of new leaves — spinach leaves, among other foods that support health and uplift my mood. Hopefully the tide will turn on the “yucks”. This next Call is looking for work to put in an uplifting position, in a literal sense. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Cultural Center of Cape Cod (South Yarmouth, MA) for Uplifting Art 2018, a public art installation (wrap) on elevator doors. No commission & no shipping. Here’s a way to get public art on your resume…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Uplifting Art 2018 from the
Cultural Center
of Cape Cod

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to all* media that can be represented as a digital image / photograph. The elevator doors measure 36” wide x 80” high, which translates into a 1:2.2 ratio. (Portrait orientation.) Images that are more than half as wide as they are high may be cropped to fit the available space.

THEME: Three images will be selected, one for each elevator door in the Cultural Center’s Education Wing. The images, provided as high resolution digital files, will be reproduced on material to be affixed to the elevator doors for one year.

DEADLINE: May 4, 2018

NOTIFICATION: May 18, 2018

ENTRY FEE: $20 for 1, $5 for ea. add’l.

AWARDS: Each artist will receive a $250 stipend and acknowledgement with contact information at the site of the installation.

JUROR: Director’s choice. Please note, there is no personal feedback given by jurors.

SALES: All sales inquiries will be directed to the artist.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Still Life 2.0

Posted on April 23, 2018April 22, 2018 by R.L. Gibson

FRUIT bowl

My husband has been throwing new bowls for me. (He’s a commercial potter.) I now have bowls of fruit and yarn and onions and paper clips. Because I can’t decide on a glaze color, he keeps throwing while I cannot part with any of them. Now it appears that all things in my house have to be stored in bowls. I’m am currently rationalizing it as a study in perpetual still life. This next Call encourages a far broader interpretation of still life than fruit in a bowl. Send them your best…

Check out this Call for Entries from N.Y. Photo Curator (online) for the Still Life 2.0 exhibit. $20 entry, no shipping, plus art publication for ALL entrants. Be sure to check out this juror’s work; it is fantastic. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Still Life 2.0
from N.Y. Photo Curator

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Photography

THEME: Still Life 2.0. “From the Greco-Roman art, mostly depicting offerings for the gods, to the Dutch masters of the 16th and 17th centuries, to the vanitas and, later on, to impressionism and cubism, still lifes have always been providing keys to understanding cultures of different eras and regions, as well as the psyche of each individual artist. Forget about fruits and flowers or bowls and skulls. Or not. Introduce us to your world by arranging and displaying your updated version of still life. Invite us into your fears, desires, dreams and attachments. Show us your treasured collections or simply what you’re hoarding

” –Fran Forman

DEADLINE: April 30, 2018 (Midnight PST)

ENTRY FEE: $20 for up to 3. 20% of artist fees go to 2 charities –½ to the curator’s choice of charity & ½ goes to the 1st place winner’s choice. Yorgos Efthymiadis has chosen the PRC in Boston (The Photographic Resource Center).

CURATOR: Yorgos Efthymiadis is an artist from Greece who resides in Somerville, MA. He was a finalist for the 2017 Massachusetts Cultural Council Fellowship and was presented with a 2017 Emerging Artist Award from St. Botolph Club Foundation. He has exhibited in various locations, including Filter Photo Festival, Danforth Art Museum, the Griffin Museum of Photography and the PRC in Boston. Lately, he created a gallery in his own kitchen, titled The Curated Fridge (Crusade for Art Engagement Grant Finalist, Winner of the Popular Vote). The idea behind this project is to celebrate fine art photography and connect photographers around the world. There is a guest curator for every show which run on a quarterly basis, free of charge. Yorgos is represented by Gallery Kayafas in Boston, MA.

AWARDS: The curator chooses 1st place, 2nd place & 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 the home page for a month. 2nd place & honorable mentions will have their image shown along with their bio, artist statement, C.V. and a link back to their website.

SALES: All sales are conducted between the artist & buyer. There is no commission.

Tag: Art Deadlines

FEEDING the anxiety

CALL for ENTRIES: FL3TCH3R 2018

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

SWEET squared

CALL for ENTRIES: 12 Cubed from MTSU Todd Art Gallery

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

the DONUTS on the bus

CALL for ENTRIES: Dreams 2018 from Art-competition.net

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

pushups POPS

CALL for ENTRIES: The Bicycle: Art Meets Form from the Theatre Art Galleries

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

deep ROOTS

CALL for ENTRIES: Benefit Art Auction 2018 from Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts

For full details, Read the Full Call!

all JUICED up

CALL for ENTRIES: The Human Condition 2018 from Art-competition.net

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

WAXING the rounds

CALL for ENTRIES: 2018 Encaustic at Morpho Gallery

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

slow BURN

CALL for ENTRIES: Below the Surface from 440 Gallery

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

new SPINACH leaf

CALL for ENTRIES: Uplifting Art 2018 from the Cultural Center of Cape Cod

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

FRUIT bowl

CALL for ENTRIES: Still Life 2.0 from N.Y. Photo Curator

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES:
FL3TCH3R 2018

CALL for ENTRIES:
12 Cubed from
MTSU Todd Art Gallery

CALL for ENTRIES:
Dreams 2018
from Art-competition.net

CALL for ENTRIES:
The Bicycle: Art Meets Form
from the Theatre Art Galleries

CALL for ENTRIES:
Benefit Art Auction 2018
from Bemis Center
for Contemporary Arts

CALL for ENTRIES:
The Human Condition 2018
from Art-competition.net

CALL for ENTRIES:
2018 Encaustic
at Morpho Gallery

CALL for ENTRIES:
Below the Surface
from 440 Gallery

CALL for ENTRIES:
Uplifting Art 2018 from the
Cultural Center
of Cape Cod

CALL for ENTRIES:
Still Life 2.0
from N.Y. Photo Curator