CALL for ENTRIES: Grief

Posted on February 23, 2018February 24, 2018 by R.L. Gibson

family FOOD

What makes comfort food a comforting food? I have a friend whose local tradition is bring food to a grieving family. Upon the death of her cousin, she noted that a half-dozen dishes of macaroni and cheese, two layered dips and three lasagnas, none of them comforting to all. For me it is fried green tomatoes, and occasionally goat cheese. After a little research it seems that it isn’t the cheese or butter or starch that makes comfort food, it is familial connection, the security of childhood (if you had any). I am fairly certain my father never tasted goat cheese in his life, but my grandmother made the best fried green tomatoes ever. So, maybe. I don’t know. What do you think? This next Call is all about Grief (not necessarily the accompanying food). Investigate…

Check out this Call for Entries from N.Y. Photo Curator (online) for the Grief exhibit. $20 entry, no shipping, plus art publication for ALL entrants. $20 entry & no shipping. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Grief
from N.Y. Photo Curator

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Photography

THEME: Grief. “Our hearts can break in many different ways. We expect mourning to end but oftentimes it manifests in other actions. We learn to restructure our lives and identify our worst thoughts as an avenue for growth. Maybe it leads to art making. Maybe we photographed this seemingly impossible event. We create photographs for different reasons, whether personal, political, for the purpose of change or a combination of these motivations. This call is for images made anywhere along the path of the grieving process.” –Frances Jakubek

DEADLINE: February 28, 2018

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. Anne Eder has chosen the Facing Addiction.

CURATOR: Frances Jakubek is the Head of Exhibitions at Bruce Silverstein Gallery in New York City and past Associate Curator of the Griffin Museum of Photography in Massachusetts. Jakubek has been a guest writer for Don’t Take Pictures, Diffusion Magazine and for artist and gallery publications. She was a panelist for the Massachusetts Cultural Council’s Photography fellowships, speaker for The Photo Brigade and juror for international exhibitions including ‘The Fence’ and PDN’s ‘The Curator Awards’. For her personal work, (though it’s all personal), recent exhibitions include The Griffin Museum of Photography, Boston, MA; Filter Photo Space, Chicago, IL; The Southern Contemporary Art Gallery in Charleston, SC; Camera Commons in Dover, NH; The Hess Gallery at Pine Manor College, MA; Plates to Pixels Online Gallery; and the Dorchester Art Project, 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.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Summer Song

Posted on February 20, 2018February 19, 2018 by R.L. Gibson

FLORAL fodder

Did you know that water lilies are edible? ME EITHER. I tripped across Edible Wild Plants of Pennsylvania and Neighboring States by Richard J. & Mary Lee Medve from Penn State Press (©1990). Don’t ask how I ended up in this rabbit hole; let’s just blame Instagram or Pinterest. Not only are water lilies edible, now I have recipes too. I can’t find any reference for their flavor, but I’m guessing floral and grassy like most edible flowers & greens. If anyone out there knows, contact me because they are plentiful in these parts in Summer. This next Call is all about how Summer inspires. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Smithtown Township Arts Council (St. James, NY) for Summer Song at Mills Pond Gallery. This is a gorgeous venue, and the juror is easily researched. Check out this opp…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Summer Song
from Smithtown

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to U.S. artists 18+

THEME: Summer Song. The exhibition is open to varied interpretations of the subject, from literal to far-ranging. Representational images of summer-related sights, activities, impressions, or atmosphere—as well as surrealistic or abstract evocations inspired by the subject—are welcome. Expressions may range from images of sun, sea, surf, and verdure to a more melancholy awareness of summer’s last gasp, a prelude to fall. Artists may also respond to the musical aspect of this call for entries. One could interpret the rhythm of the season, composing a visual image of summer’s harmonies.

MEDIA: All media considered except photography, digital & computer generated art.

DEADLINE: March 29, 2018

NOTIFICATION: April 27, 2018

ENTRY FEE: $45 up to 3 entries. $35 for STAC artist level members.

JUROR: Throughout years of writing on art, juror Carol Strickland‘s motive has been to democratize the subject of Impressionism, to remove the impediments of fear and snobbery. She has a doctorate from the Univ. of Michigan & contributes to Art in America magazine, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Christian Science Monitor, Art and Antiques, MOMUS, and Private Journey magazine. Strickland writes a monthly column for clydefitchreport.com. Strickland’s screenplays for feature films have won prizes in prestigious script competitions.

AWARDS: $750 Best in Show, $500 2nd Place & $200 3rd Place

SALES: STAC will receive a 30% commission on all work sold.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Of a Feather

Posted on February 19, 2018February 19, 2018 by R.L. Gibson

CRAVING connections

Sometimes I find myself in an awkward moment standing with a stranger on a grocery aisle while we both debate the merits of one brand of product against another –anchovy paste, pickled watermelon rind or powdered peanut butter, for example. Do two people both interested in watermelon rind automatically have something in common aside from a taste in food? I often wonder as I stand there silently next to them, whether our lives have other odd points of intersection. Are we birds of a feather? This next Call is all about the birds. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center (Solomons, MD) for Of a Feather. $25 entry. Do you have bird-inspired work to share? Here’s your chance…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Of a Feather
from Annmarie

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“Join us as we explore the wonderful, wild world of birds! With dazzling displays of colorful plumage and a myriad of lively birdsong, it’s no wonder our feathered friends have fascinated birdwatchers for centuries. The jury seeks artwork that captures the vibrant spirit of aviary life, portraying beauty, diversity and detail of the birds that fill our skies. ” –from annmariegarden.org

ELIGIBILITY: All artists working in U.S.

MEDIA: Open to all media

DEADLINE: March 26, 2018

NOTIFICATION: April 4, 2018

ENTRY FEE: $25 for up to 4

JUROR: Typically 1-2 jurors from the Smithsonian Institution

AWARDS: Annmarie will present cash awards to outstanding work from installed works. Awards are contingent upon sponsors; typically there are four awards of approx. $200 each.

SALES: Annmarie will retain a 40% commission of the listed sale price.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Inspired by Nature

Posted on February 18, 2018February 18, 2018 by R.L. Gibson

friendly FRONDS

I am particularly anxious for Spring to arrive this year. We’re getting closer to when my yearly batch of fiddleheads arrive from the northeast. I have a friend that sends these asparagus-reminiscent beauties to me once a year. And as much as I love them, my anticipation of Spring is about more this year. The symbolism of future promise and new beginnings will weigh on my palate with every fork of fiddlehead this year. This next Call is also inspired by nature. Investigate this opportunity…

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

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Inspired by Nature
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: Inspired by Nature “All submitted works must reflect or present nature as a source of inspiration, whether it is a simple object of nature or a world vista. The artist’s focus should enhance our appreciation and respect for the environment’s delicate balance, as it protects and ensures the survival of our planet.”

DEADLINE: March 5, 2018

NOTIFICATION: March 16, 2018

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

AWARDS: 20 artists will be selected for an online group exhibit, “Inspired by Nature 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: In the Groove

Posted on February 14, 2018February 15, 2018 by R.L. Gibson

groovy FOOD

I am finally in the groove of cooking for two. Since my kid left for college, there have been A LOT of leftovers crowding my freezer, but it is getting better. When he comes home for a weekend, it often takes me a week to recover my cooking-for-two-ness, but it is better than it used to be. Just remember: 1 zucchini per person, 1 potato per meal, buy broccoli crowns, not bunches; it’s a groove thing. This next Call wants you to get in the groove too. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition (Brooklyn, NY) for In the Groove: a national print exhibition of original album cover artwork. The gallery takes care of printing for the show, so there is no shipping for this exhibit…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
In the Groove
from BWAC

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to all 2-D media that can be submitted according to the VERY SPECIFIC guidelines in the prospectus.

DEADLINE: March 10, 2018

NOTIFICATION: March 17, 2018

ENTRY FEE: $15 for 1, $5 ea. or up to 2 add’l

JUROR: Sal Cataldi, a NYC-based musician & publicist, leader of the critically acclaimed Spaghetti Eastern Music, Founder & Creative Director of Cataldi Public Relations and Wendi Gueorguiev, the BWAC Performance Series Coordinator & Exhibiting Artist

SALES: Artists can set a sales price of the image printed by BWAC, at a minimum of $50, 30% commission will go to BWAC. Artwork that is not sold will be destroyed immediately after the exhibition.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Dogwood Regional 2018

Posted on February 8, 2018February 8, 2018 by R.L. Gibson

sprouts of SPRING

Green onions are among the first shoots sent up in Spring. They taste like the more refined cousin of wild onions whose smell I associate with fresh-cut grass. The greens are only fresh for a few days, but the bulbs protect themselves by turning outer layers into a husk-like spring jacket. The green, slightly bitter bite they offer quiche is high on my list of favorite flavors. This next Call is also one of my favorites of Spring. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Dogwood Arts (Knoxville, TN) for 2018 Dogwood Regional Fine Arts Exhibition— a regional Call for artists inside a 500 mile radius from Knoxville, TN. We rarely publish regional calls, but this one is too fantastic to pass up. Don’t worry, there is a link below to help you figure out if you qualify. Submit today…

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Dogwood Arts 2018

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to artists 18+ residing within a 500 mile radius of Knoxville, TN (as the crow flies–a straight line). This will help calculate if you’re inside the radius.

MEDIA: 2-D painting, drawing, mixed media, printmaking & photography; 3-D sculpture of all media & installation.

DEADLINE: March 2, 2018

NOTIFICATION: March 31, 2018

ENTRY FEE: $35 for up to 3

JUROR: Leigh Suggs was born in 1981 in North Carolina and currently resides in Richmond, VA. She received her BFA from the UNC, Chapel Hill & her MFA from the Virginia Commonwealth University in Craft & Material Studies. Gaining recognition throughout the area, her work has been shown in multiple group exhibitions across NC & in Richmond, VA. Suggs has been awarded several grants & honors, including the NC Fellowship Award, a city of Richmond CultureWorks Grant, and a residency at the Quirk Hotel & Gallery in Richmond, VA. Her work is part of several corporate collections, and she is currently a curator at LIGHT Art + Design.

AWARDS: Cash awards totaling $2,000 will be presented at the exhibit’s Opening Reception –Best in Show ($1000), 2nd Place ($500), 3rd Place ($250), 2 Merit awards ($125 ea.) & an award from Fast Frame.

SALES: Dogwood retains a 40% commission on all sales. Please price your work accordingly.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Alternative Techniques

Posted on February 7, 2018February 7, 2018 by R.L. Gibson

a little LEMON or LIME

During the winter, I’m grateful for the extra heat of the oven after lunch or dinner. I usually leave the oven door open until it reaches room temp. However, come Summer, or even Spring for that matter, I will start looking for alternative ways to cook without having to combat the heat of the oven for the rest of the day. Ceviche may be the simplest of them all. Ceviche is a method of cooking fish or seafood in citrus juice alone –without heat. It doesn’t produce the flaky fish you get from the oven, but if you’re a fan of sushi, you’ll love ceviche. This next Call is all about Aternative Techniques. I can’t wait to see this exhibit…

Check out this Call from L.A. Photo Curator (online) for the Alternative Techniques exhibit. $20 entry, no shipping, plus art publication for ALL entrants. Entry fee is $20. Take a look…

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Learn more about the Alternative Techniques Call from LA Photo Curator! — *Photograph by curator Diana Bloomfield*

CALL for ENTRIES:
Alternative Techniques
from L.A. Photo Curator

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Photography “that is (1) hand-printed in an ‘alternative’ process (e.g., platinum; cyanotype; gum bichromate; carbon; salt, lumen, silver-gelatin, photogravures, anthotype, gumoil)— the sky is the limit. This includes any printing technique that is alternative to straight digital. In this call, an ‘alternative technique’ also includes (2) interpreting your images via a pinhole/zone-plate, or toy camera (e.g., Holga, Diana, home-made)“. — Diana Bloomfield

DEADLINE: Feb. 17, 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. Diana Bloomfield has chosen the Chatham Animal Rescue & Education, Inc & RTFotoFolio.org.

CURATOR: An exhibiting photographer for over thirty-five years, Diana Bloomfield has received numerous awards for her images, including a 1985 New Jersey State Visual Arts Fellowship & Regional Artist Grants from the United Arts Council of Raleigh, NC, most recently for 2015-16. Specializing in 19th century printing techniques, Diana’s images have been included in a number of books, the Pinhole Journal; The World Journal of Post-Factory Photography; Chinese Photography; Shadow & Light; SxSE ; Diffusion; & Silvershotz. Diana is also a contributing writer for Don’t Take Pictures. Her work is in a number of public and private collections, including the New Mexico History Museum/Palace of the Governors, located in Santa Fe, NM, and North Carolina State University’s Gregg Museum of Art & Design, in Raleigh, NC.

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.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: IACA Mini-Grant

Posted on February 6, 2018February 7, 2018 by R.L. Gibson

winter SEEDS

When I can find decent greens, salads are winter food in my house. The secret? Toasted walnuts. This glorious fruit & seed in one shell produces this beautiful aroma when toasted that adds a nutty warmth to the crunchiest of greens. This next Call is offering seeds of its very own to add a little warmth to your art production. There are definitely worse ways to spend seven dollars. Give it a try.

Check out this Call for Entries from Integrity Arts & Culture Association (Rock Island, IL) for a $250 Mini-Grant. The application is simple & only costs $7. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Mini-Grant from
the Integrity Arts
& Culture Association

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to U.S. artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to literary, visual & performing arts

DEADLINE: February 21, 2018

NOTIFICATION: Mid March, 2018

ENTRY FEE: $7 per applicant

AWARDS: IACA Mini-Grants generally average $250, and are intended to assist with such things as: art supplies, recording studio time, exhibits, performances, project related expenses, etc. This is our way of planting seeds that we believe will continue to grow.

ABOUT IACA: Integrity Arts & Culture Association is a non-profit Christian arts organization, which was founded on June 25, 2002 by an artist for artists. “We are passionate about the literary, performing and visual arts, and we welcome your involvement. We are dedicated to producing high quality programs that educate, inspire and entertain. We also reach out to youth and provide education, grants, field trips and a venue for artistic creativity.” *Editor’s Note: I cannot find any indication that content of proposed projects are required to have religious content, nor any indication that it is a criteria in judging.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Is there a Mother in the House?

Posted on February 2, 2018February 3, 2018 by R.L. Gibson

finger FOOD

I have a soft spot for mothers in restaurants. I remember that struggle eat, feed the child that wasted all their good behavior in the waiting area, try to manage the mashed up mess and smile at the wait staff and hope they think you’ve got it all under control. I don’t know why so many mothers feel the need to sustain the illusion that being a mother is easy. We know better. We are better. It is hard. We are up to the task. This next Call wants all the facets of “mother” we can conjure. Up to the task?

Check out this Call for Entries from Woman Made Gallery (Chicago, IL) for Is There a Mother in the House? $30 entry & only open to female-identifying artists. There is nothing more widely-open to interpretation than the concept of “mother”. Show them your viewpoint…

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CALL for ENTRIES: Is There a Mother in the House? from Woman Made Gallery

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ELIGIBILITY: Female identified artists

MEDIA: Open to all media

THEME: Mother –work that explores the multiple facets of Mother—political, personal, comic, symbolic, historic, biological, idealized or actual—and her impact on their own lives or on the wider world.

DEADLINE: February 9, 2018

NOTIFICATION: Week of March 1, 2018

ENTRY FEE: $30 for up to 3, plus one detail if necessary

JUROR: Janet Bloch is an artist, administrator & author. She holds a Master of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Bloch has had several solo exhibits nationwide, and her work is in numerous collections which include the South Bend Regional Museum of Art, Illinois State Museum, Deloitte and Eaton Corporations. After co-directing Woman Made Gallery from 1993 to 2000, Janet Bloch is now the Executive Director at Lubeznik Center for the Arts in Michigan City, Indiana.

SALES: WMG will retain a 40% commission.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Facing the Wall

Posted on January 25, 2018January 25, 2018 by R.L. Gibson

GREEN walls

While on vacation recently, I was having dinner in a restaurant only to see the chef come out and clip herbs off a wall planter in the dining room. I have a friend that has installed a decorative green wall in their livingroom. And I know several others that are making vertical gardening plans. It seems planting vertical not only makes the best use of space, but it is more physically accessible for lots of people for whom bending and stooping are not an option. Walls of food, how lovely. This next Call is looking for your work surrounding the idea of walls.

Check out this Call for Entries from Art League Rhode Island for Facing the Wall at The VETs Gallery (Providence, RI). $25 entry fee, a great juror & a timely curatorial theme add up to a great opportunity…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Facing the Wall
from Art League
Rhode Island

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to all 2D & 3D media (no video)

THEME: Walls have delineated nations & cities throughout human history. Walls define what is inside as separate from what is outside, and while this definition . . . invariably includes a defining of identity. Whatever the motivation, walls identify what is within them and what is outside them, placing limits on both. We are now in an era of new walls – walls built on the borders of nations, ideologies, cultural and personal identities. Whether attempting to break through, climb over, dig under, circumvent, use as a canvas, or decorate, artists respond to the walls that confront them.

DEADLINE: February 14, 2018

NOTIFICATION: February 27, 2018

ENTRY FEE: $25 for up to 3. Note: If accepted, a $15 ALRI handling fee will be required for each box shipped.

JUROR: Julia Samuels of Overpass Projects. Overpass Projects was founded in 2015 by Julia Samuels and Henry Felton Brown, after the two completed their MFAs at the Rhode lsland School of Design. They practice all forms of intaglio, etching, engraving, photogravure, relief printing, screen printing, lithography and letterpress. Connected to a wide community of artists and designers, they are innovating new ways to bring other disciplines into the print shop and ways to push printmaking out into the world.

AWARDS: 1^st Prize $300, 2nd Prize $200 & 3rd Prize $100

SALES: Art League Rhode Island will retain 30% (members), 40% (non-members) commission on sales.

Tag: Call for Submissions

family FOOD

CALL for ENTRIES: Grief from N.Y. Photo Curator

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

FLORAL fodder

CALL for ENTRIES: Summer Song from Smithtown

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CRAVING connections

CALL for ENTRIES: Of a Feather from Annmarie

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

friendly FRONDS

CALL for ENTRIES: Inspired by Nature from Art-competition.net

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

groovy FOOD

CALL for ENTRIES: In the Groove from BWAC

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

sprouts of SPRING

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CALL for ENTRIES: Dogwood Arts 2018

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For complete details, Read the Full Call!

a little LEMON or LIME

CALL for ENTRIES: Alternative Techniques from L.A. Photo Curator

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

winter SEEDS

CALL for ENTRIES: Mini-Grant from the Integrity Arts & Culture Association

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

finger FOOD

CALL for ENTRIES: Is There a Mother in the House? from Woman Made Gallery

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

GREEN walls

CALL for ENTRIES: Facing the Wall from Art League Rhode Island

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES:
Grief
from N.Y. Photo Curator

CALL for ENTRIES:
Summer Song
from Smithtown

CALL for ENTRIES:
Of a Feather
from Annmarie

CALL for ENTRIES:
Inspired by Nature
from Art-competition.net

CALL for ENTRIES:
In the Groove
from BWAC

CALL for ENTRIES:
Dogwood Arts 2018

CALL for ENTRIES:
Alternative Techniques
from L.A. Photo Curator

CALL for ENTRIES:
Mini-Grant from
the Integrity Arts
& Culture Association

CALL for ENTRIES:
Facing the Wall
from Art League
Rhode Island