CHANGES for the NEW YEAR!

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

CHEERS to change

I seem to always anticipate being done with the year, exhausted & ready for the idea of a fresh start do-over. This year I feel a subtle, but significant change. I am excited for the new year. 2018 has been hard and uncomfortable and has brought anxiety and fear and embarrassment AND GROWTH. My work has grown by leaps and bounds. Where are you? I fell into a rut and found my work technically more proficient, but I was creating without joy.

I languished. I talked with my friends & peers. Everyone had a story, but no one had a solution. I finally realized that it was fear that was holding me back. There is safety in the clear, known action. After 20 years, I changed media. I’ve coached a lot of artists on how to do it. Easy, right? Yeah, not. It feels like artistic, metaphorical puberty. Painful. The difference is that I now know there is something on the other side puberty. And, I can’t wait.

So, cheers to the new year. Raise a glass of whatever you crave, my current obsession is Prosecco, and let’s celebrate possibility. I’m scared but willing to gamble. How about you? That isn’t a rhetorical question. AAAD is about to change…

Have you noticed the lack of posts? I am busy. You are too. And, I’m not trying to sell the cult of busy. I am creating and screwing up and scheduling and dreaming. There hasn’t been use value in my posts FOR ME, so I have been avoiding them doing them at all, despite knowing that they ARE useful to some of you. Self-absorbed, but honest. How do we resolve this problem? My solution is to make these posts a part of my practice and process. Change is necessary but still scary.

So… food segues remain, calls remain, subscriptions remain free. Content will be less formal, more personal. Visuals will be simpler, colors softer. Some sharing of my own work (oh, the scandal) and some of yours too. ♥ I want to weigh the pros & cons of calls and opportunities for me, personally, in the hopes that my painful transparency makes you think about some portion of your own journey differently. We can’t all be on the same journey, but we all have the same issues with different food and geography and destination.

I don’t know exactly how all of this is going to look; be prepared for some trial and error. Tell me what works and what doesn’t. Tell me your stories and how your experience applies. Want to help? Follow us on Facebook, Twitter & Insta, wherever you are. Give us a thumbs up, like or re-post. Interact. We don’t need the social media boost, just YOU.

I want community.

ART MARKETING: POSTCARD Giveaway!

Posted on February 25, 2011March 4, 2011 by R.L. Gibson

WILL DESIGN
for FOOD

I am a sucker for food ads. I am fascinated by the look and description of food. If you want to sell me something… do it with good design. Like this ad for FIT Ketchup from Heinz. If you love ads, check out Ads of the World™ where I found this one. It is the same with art. As I have mentioned in the Art of Cooking, it is all about presentation.

I am a huge fan of pursuing editorial art publication; however, anything worth having in life is also worth doing yourself.

Whether it is promoting a show you already have or introducing your work to galleries where you would like to show, postcards are a great idea for promoting your work. Printing them yourself doesn’t often look professional, and professional printing is more reasonably priced than ever.

AAAD is proud to partner with NextDayFlyers.com to sponsor a postcard giveaway.

All you to do is leave a comment on this post telling us what you would do with 100 free postcards, and you qualify to win! I know a few of you out there are suspicious, but there is no catch!

Comments will close one week from the time of this post. NextDayFlyers.com will use Random.org to pick a winner and set up an account with a credit for a set of 100 4″x6″ Standard Postcards printed in full color on one side and black and white on the reverse. They will include next day printing turnaround time and ship them anywhere in the Continental U.S.

Those are their rules;
Here are mine:

1. One comment per artist explaining what you will do with the postcards.

2. Comments should not contain profanity or links to other websites. Editor’s note: I personally approve every comment, so I will know if you break the rules.

3. Spread the word. The drawing is completely random, so help out your friends and peers by giving them a chance to win too. Retweet & share on facebook!

Best of luck! We will post the name of the winner!

REJECTED…not dejected.

Posted on November 5, 2010 by R.L. Gibson

We regret to inform you…

You’ve gotta hate letters that start that way. It is like biting into the perfect apple and finding a worm. Yep, rejection sucks. Every artist gets rejected.

While pondering how to do to expand and improve ArtAndArtDeadlines.com for the upcoming year, it occured to me that Rejection Letters are a subject of fascination for many. Why don’t we try to take something personal and depressing and turn it into something great?

…A positive way to learn.

That’s right readers…I want your Rejection Letters.

Send me your letters with your name and address obscured (or I can obscure them for you), and I will build a page to catalog all the letters by gallery or show.

Sharing our rejection letters could serve several purposes:

1. COMMISERATION: You won’t feel so alone when you get 3 rejections a week.

2. RESEARCH: The letters can serve as research on shows and galleries–Step #3 in the popular AAAD post The Art of Cooking also known as How to Get an Art Show.

3. HUMOR: Some of them are hilarioius.

4. WARNING: If you read between the lines, sometimes Rejection Letters can be a great warning that a gallery is just not your cup o’ tea.

So, what do you think? Start submiting your rejection letters (and emails) to me at SubmitArt@ArtAndArtDeadlines.com. Iwould prefer that you send the letters to me AFTER obscuring your name and contact information, but rest assured that I will take every effort to make sure this is an uplifting experience. No one wins if you feel embarrased.

As an added incentive, I will give anyone
that sends me a Rejection Letter a FREE entry
into the $2 Art Contest for that month!

After this blog post goes live, I will create a Rejection Page with this blog entry as its content until the letters roll in (assuming you’re interested).

Here’s one of my letters from the Lake County Discovery Museum’s Postcard Art Competition in 2007. It is a kind letter (sweet, but not entertaining), but I’ll dig through to find some that are more interesting soon.

Send your rejection letters today!

STOLEN ART: Get over it!

Posted on December 17, 2009January 5, 2010 by R.L. Gibson

Have you ever had a piece of artwork stolen? Me too…more than once. Within the past two weeks, “Sally,” part of a triptych called “Sue . Sally . Sara .” was stolen off a gallery wall.

I received both a phone message and an email from the Director of the organization and the Director of the gallery–frought with professionalism and concern. My response? “Stuff happens,” and “Hey, I take it as a compliment…I’m theft-worthy.”

For me, the theft poses questions like…“What was wrong with the other pieces in the triptych”…not “How could this happen.”

As a gallery owner and then director for many years, please take my advice on this one. Do not have a hysterical fit that reinforces the idea that all artists are crazy and irrational.

Yes, I understand that you may be attached to the artwork. “Sally” is a part of my masthead at RLGibson.com, but you’ve got to let it go. Galleries and their owners and directors do the best they can; do me a favor, and give them a break. Most of them are insured.

Do you have a story of art theft and intrigue to share? Send me an email or leave a comment on this post. Have Happy Holidays!

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FREE Art: Subscribe by Email to Win!

Posted on November 2, 2009November 2, 2009 by R.L. Gibson

Who doesn’t love free art?

For your chance to win Pieces of Me: Irene by Gatlinburg artist R.L. Gibson (the pre-transfer image is pictured below), just subscribe to this blog by email. This piece is approximately 11″ x 17″ and transferred onto wood. If you are already subscribed, you are still eligible.

Pieces of Me: Irene by Artist R.L. Gibson

There are no strings attached. Simply click the button below (or in the right side bar) and subscribe to this blog by December 18th, 2009. A verified email address will be drawn at random on December 19th, and the winner will be contacted for shipping information. Don’t worry, shipping is included.

I have contacted the winner of the October 2009 drawing. If I don’t hear from the winner by November 5th–I will draw another name. Good luck, and pass the word along to your friends and colleagues about ArtAndArtDeadlines.com !

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RESULTS: National Juried Exhibit 2009

Posted on November 1, 2009 by R.L. Gibson

For those of you who don’t believe the cook eats her own food…the proof is in the pudding. In the September 2009 Deadlines Post, I included the Arts & Culture Alliance National Juried Exhibit of 2009 show:

SHOW: Arts & Culture Alliance Nat’l Juried Exhibit of 2009
DEADLINE: Sept. 26, 2009 – CD Entry
EXHIBIT TYPE: Gallery Exhibition
MEDIA:Painting (oil, watercolor, acrylic, pastel, digital, and mixed media); Graphic Arts (pencil, charcoal, pen and ink, conte, colored pencil, and printmaking); 3D (sculpture, ceramic, and fibers); and Photography (color, black and white, digital).
DESCRIPTION:The Arts & Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville announces a call for entries for its National Juried Exhibition of 2009. The National Juried Exhibition was developed to provide a forum for artists to compete and display their work on a national scale. The selected art features both traditional and non-traditional work and will be exhibited at the Emporium Center in downtown Knoxville, Tennessee, from December 14, 2009 – January 29, 2010. Enter up to three pieces of work, $25/members and $40/non-members. Visit http://www.knoxalliance.com/textfiles/Juriedexhibitprospectus2009.pdf for a prospectus.
CONTACT: Suzanne Cada (865) 523-7543 sc@knoxalliance.com www.knoxalliance.com .

I entered and was juried into the show. Check out www.RLGibson.com for the details. Get motivated and send in an entry. The latest ART DEADLINES Post for November 16 – 30 has some inexpensive calls for entry; check them out. Don’t forget to bookmark the Arts & Culture Alliance for the latest in Calls for Entry and Press Releases on upcoming shows.

Find a Show. Enter a Show. Eat.

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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Soap Factory – November 2009

Posted on October 23, 2009October 24, 2009 by R.L. Gibson

I love to support people and spaces whose mission it is to support the best in the arts. I have a devoted reverence for human potential, and I am happy to have found a kindred spirit in The Soap Factory. It is time for their Open Call for Submissions.

This is not a fee-based, juried show. The Soap Factory supports artists and their work not only by providing exhibition and studio space on an unprecedented scale, but also by providing skilled staff to aid artists in realizing new work, by paid stipends to both artists & curators, and by securing press articles & critiques in a unique gallery space with a national profile. The Soap Factory helps position artists to continue beyond their Soap Factory exhibitions.

I usually post Calls in a brief format with links; however, I don’t want to take the chance that you won’t click the link. So, here is the complete call:

Call for Submissions to The Soap Factory:

The Soap Factory exhibition season runs from January – October, with three main blocks of exhibition programming. Exhibitions are often comprised of a large group show in the main galleries, three individual artist project rooms and two video rooms. For the 2010/2011 season, they are particularly interested in proposals for the winter months, which take into account the fact that The Soap Factory is unheated. Projects that propose to use the entire 12,000 sq feet of gallery space are always encouraged.

Their programming is unique in that they select the majority of the artists for exhibit from their pool of submissions. They commonly receive over 350 artist submissions per season.

Submission Guidelines for 2010 season:

Postmark deadline is November 30, 2009.
They do NOT accept e-mailed submissions.
Submissions are reviewed for the 2010 season, which runs from 1st May- 31st October.
Artists selected for the 2010/2011 season will be notified in late March 2010.
They may keep your submission on file for up to 8 months.
Do not call or email to check on your submission.
The Soap Factory does not return work. Please send only materials that you do not need returned.

What to send:

A cover page indicating the following information:
- Name
- Email
- Phone
- Address
- Medium of submission
Up to ten color images of your work. Images must be Mac compatible (jPeg, tif, pdf) not less than 1500×2100 pixels.
Resume, artist statement and project description/proposal, if applicable.
They prefer that you submit video on DVD. DVD must be in Zone 1 format (readable in USA).
Work samples WILL NOT BE RETURNED. Please send only materials you do not need returned.

The Soap Factory provides installation assistance as well as a stipend to artists and curators selected for their programs. In addition, they provide publicity, exhibition invitations, mailings, opening reception and artist talks. They do not provide insurance coverage for work exhibited at The Soap Factory. All work is shown at the artist’s own risk.

No commission is taken from artwork sold.

Please mail submissions to:

Katherine Rochester, Program Manager
The Soap Factory
P.O. Box 581696
Minneapolis, MN 55458-1696

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How To Use This Site.

Posted on October 5, 2009October 6, 2009 by R.L. Gibson

Well, you’ve made it this far. Is the recipe a little confusing? Are you wondering, “How is this blog is supposed to be of any help whatsoever? Is this about food or art?”

Here’s the recipe:

Find out why this blog exists at Hungry? Eat Here .
Learn about your foodie blogger at RLGibson.com .
Learn a how to get an art show at The ART of Cooking .
Submit your Call or Art at Submit Your Art .
Most importantly, find a show by going to the Home Page and entering the deadline and your media into the search box. A list of ART DEADLINE blogs arranged by deadline date, will pop up. Read, pick one, enter & eat!
Once you’re hooked, Subscribe.
And don’t forget to send your success stories to me!

I made this post a permanent page called How To Cook for those of you that want to send it along to friends.If you have a great tip for The ART of Cooking or have a question or suggestions, feel free to email me.

Email me if you have any questions or suggestions.

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CHEERS to change

I want community.

WILL DESIGN for FOOD

I am a huge fan of pursuing editorial art publication; however, anything worth having in life is also worth doing yourself.

AAAD is proud to partner with NextDayFlyers.com to sponsor a postcard giveaway.

Those are their rules; Here are mine:

Best of luck! We will post the name of the winner!

We regret to inform you…

That’s right readers…I want your Rejection Letters.

As an added incentive, I will give anyone that sends me a Rejection Letter a FREE entry into the $2 Art Contest for that month!

Send your rejection letters today!

Who doesn’t love free art?

Email me if you have any questions or suggestions.

WILL DESIGN
for FOOD

Those are their rules;
Here are mine:

As an added incentive, I will give anyone
that sends me a Rejection Letter a FREE entry
into the $2 Art Contest for that month!