SKIN-NY,
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I have conquered my peach fur issues.  If you’re a regular reader, you know I have issues with peach fur because it makes peaches look live living, furry-skinned beings.  Creepy.  Lesson learned: if you scrub hard enough, you CAN get the fur off.  I don’t know why I can eat deep fried chicken and pork skin, but somehow I get the willies when I bite into a peach.  Weird, admittedly.  This next call shines a whole different light on skin.  Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Squing & Oup (online) for Skin Ego.  This is an inexpensive online art competition from a site that offers artists grants and an opportunity for exposure.  Think of it as an online art publication.  I think it is a good risk for $15…how ’bout you?

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Squing & Oup – Skin Ego

 

Complete with orifice, organ and envelope, our bodies house microcosms of experience—all subject to unyielding flux, forming a shifting scape of cumulative geography and psychology. The boundary between the internal and external world is a continuous, flexible, regenerating surface, protecting and covering vulnerable machines— our skin.

Mediating everything in our lives, skin is key to biology, sensory experiences, information gathering, and psychology. Throughout millions of years, we have exposed, veiled, decorated, cleansed, healed and marred our skin to take on new roles of social metaphor. No longer presumable, but personal, skin is a tapestry speaking of our individuality, challenging us to investigate the meaning of permeable boundaries.

For this art exhibition, Squing & Oup is seeking artwork embodying the skin ego—examining the politics and psychology of emotion, evolution, exploration, environment and expression.

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists

MEDIA:   2- and 3-D media: painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, digital, electronic, craft, and sculpture.

DEADLINE:  August 28, 2012

NOTIFICATION:  By September 1, 2012

ENTRY FEE:  $15 for 2 entries or $20 for 3 or more, up to 5 entries.

JURY PROCESS:  ” We work with our curatorial team and industry professionals to select a roster of artists that reflect a diverse, timely, engaging, rigorous and professional practice. All work is evaluated based on the clarity, vision, and cultural impact of the submitted work as it relates to the theme. ” — from http://squingandoup.com

For complete details, Read the Full Call!