CALL for ENTRIES: 26th OPA Nat’l

Posted on January 11, 2017January 11, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

HEADS will roll

Fresh cabbage abounds in February. Many of our local growers had such a successful cabbage crop this year that I am now scrambling for ways to take advantage of this fresh goodness. Cabbage stuffed, stewed, pickled & raw; I find the traditional uses most compelling. Tonight? Cabbage rolls. Get your motivation rolling with this traditional Call. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries for the 26th Annual National Exhibition from Oil Painters of America to be exhibited at the Eisele Gallery of Fine Art (Cincinnati, OH). $100,000 in awards including $25K Best of Show. Make us proud…

CALL for ENTRIES:
26th Nat’l Juried
from Oil Painters of America

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to artists residing in the U.S., Canada & Mexico

MEDIA: Representational oil painting

DEADLINE: January 27, 2017

NOTIFICATION: February 23, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $30 for 1 or $45 for 2 (plus membership fee of $70). More membership information can be found on the OPA website, under the Member Services tab.

JURORS: The awarding juror will be OPA Master Signature member William Whitaker.

AWARDS: The total awards will be approximately $100,000, including a $30,000 Best In Show.

SALES: Commission of 40% is required by the gallery for all paintings sold.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Chromatic

Posted on January 9, 2017January 9, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

asphalt APPETITE

I ate a lot of parking lot food this week. I have been on the road the entire year so far, and it snowed every single day of my travels. The roads were mostly clear, but the parking lots were a different story. So, if the grocery was clearer than the diner, they made my lunch choice takeout salad bars over greasy-spoon burgers. If the hotel’s lot hadn’t been plowed yet, it was microwaveable oatmeal instead of the local waffle purveyor. Parking lot food, like parking lot art, can do an artist/body good. This next Call from a parking authority is a perfect example. Great call…

Check out this Call for Entries from Norwalk’s Parking Authority (Norwalk, CT) for Chromatic Exhibit at Maritime Gallery at the Maritime Garage. Art, everywhere…

CALL for ENTRIES:
Chromatic
fm Norwalk’s
Parking Authority

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“Vigorous tones paired with visions of grandeur describes the impetus behind ‘Chromatic’. The crossing of senses is a mysterious phenomenon in which its experience is as personal as it is outcome. Show us how music appears to you either through your own personal inspiration or through this link provided by jazz musician Jim Clark.” –norwalkpark.org

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to wall-hung media less than 48″W & less than 84″H

DEADLINE: January 27, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $35 for up to 5

JURORS: Jeanine Esposito & Frederic Chiu of Beechwood Arts

SALES: Norwalk Parking Authority retains 30% commission.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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CALL for ENTRIES: Associazione Radar

Posted on January 8, 2017January 9, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

christmas in JANUARY

With January come treats from Spain. Meant to be holiday gifts, goodies inevitably arrive delayed from my friends including my favorite cheeses, quince paste & beautiful little sausages. Don’t delay your entry to this next Call that could result in your own show. The deadline is approaching…

Check out this Call for Entries from Associazione Radar for 8 Solo Shows. Yes, 8 galleries throughout Spain will EACH choose an artist to which to offer a solo show. This could be the start of an enduring partnership. Take a look…

CALL for ENTRIES:
8 solo Shows
fm Associazione Radar

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to all media

DEADLINE: January 20, 2017

ENTRY FEE: 40€ for 1 (approx. $42USD) , plus 5€ ea. add’l ($5.28 USD)

JURORS & AWARDS: Each of the 8 galleries in jury, located in the most important Spanish areas for contemporary art, will choose one artist to realize a solo show. The exhibition can be a prelude to a long-lasting collaboration (many of the artists who won the prize in Italian editions, now work permanently with the galleries that rewarded them). The galleries choose freely and autonomously their own winners and are just required to select artists with whom they had never had previous work relationships. Exhibits will open in the 2017-2018 season.

SALES: All commercial transactions regarding sales are handled directly between the gallery & artist. Transports costs are meant to be covered by the artist.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Below Zero

Posted on January 4, 2017January 4, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

beware the ICE

I lamented to a friend about my having to buy frozen dinners to supplement my child’s homemade options due to scheduling conflicts, and that session of whining spun off into a whole other discussion about why we quit calling them “TV dinners”. My friend optimistically believes it is because people, generally speaking eat in front of the TV less often. However, I suspect it is because we eat FROZEN meals far more commonly than just in front of the TV. I am grateful there are some better options out there. So, if you’re standing at a counter, fork in hand, eating a frozen dinner & scrolling art deadlines on your phone, use it as inspiration to consider all thing frozen for this call. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from LibertyTown Arts (Fredericksburg, VA) for a nat’l juried exhibit, Below Zero. $25 Entry & 40% commission. Be sure to investigate this opportunity…

CALL for ENTRIES:
Below Zero
from LibertyTown Arts

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“Hell has frozen over. The trees have lost their leaves, the sun is shining fewer and fewer hours everyday…and yet there is still immense beauty in the world. A drop frozen at the tip of a tree branch, crystals forming in a mud puddle…now more than ever, we artists need to find the glimmers of hope and push them to the forefront. And we may have some cold demons to exorcize. Show us what you think about this winter in all its cold, bleak wonder and possibility.” –from libertytownarts.com

ELIGIBILITY: Open to artists, age 16+

MEDIA: Open to all media

DEADLINE: January 13, 2017 (10pm EST)

NOTIFICATION: January 16, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $25 for 1, $5 ea. add’l up to 10. (Members $15 for 1, $5 ea. add’l).

AWARDS: First Place $250, Second Place $150 and Third Place $75

SALES: LibertyTown keeps a commission of 40% on all show sales.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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CALL for ENTRIES: Faces of Humanity

Posted on December 24, 2016December 22, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

CREAM of the crop

Dairy isn’t everyone’s friend. My child has struggled with it for years. He loves it far more than it loves him. To this day, nothing is better than seeing his FACE when he stretches warm cheese off a pizza or eats that first spoonful of ice cream. People suffer for fashion and art. Why not for the love of dairy? This next Call wants to see all the faces of humanity, not just the dairy daze. You know how I love portraiture…

Check out this Call for Entries from Art-Competition.net for Faces of Humanity. $25 entry & no shipping. The media is pretty wide open too. Take a look…

CALL for ENTRIES:
Faces of Humanity
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: Faces of Humanity “For this group exhibition the curators will be selecting artwork that communicates the diversity of humanity by capturing the emotion, beauty, love, hope, and wisdom as seen in the faces of people from different cultures.”

DEADLINE: January 16, 2017

NOTIFICATION: January 27, 2017

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

AWARDS: 20 artists will be selected for an online group exhibit, “Faces of Humanity” at Gallery25N; the exhibit and artists will be extensively marketed worldwide to over 20,000 people including art buyers, gallery owners, curators, collectors, etc.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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CALL for ENTRIES: Match Girl

Posted on December 23, 2016December 23, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

no COOKING tonight

I have been without power several times lately. Between wildfires & 50-80mph winds, I have had to rethink a lot of meals. While it is an occasional inconvenience for me, it is the reality of dinner for a lot of people every day of the year. So this year, enjoy your holiday meal with gratitude & remember to find a way to help where you can, when you can, EVERY day of the year, not just on holidays. This Call is inspired by the David Lang’s Pultizer Prize winning “The Little Match Girl Passion”, based on the Hans Christen Anderson story. Be inspired…

Check out this Call for Entries from Lycoming College (Williamsport, PA) together with Fiona & Christopher Jackson for The Match Girl Art Show. There is no link to this show online. You can find the email address is at the end of the post.

CALL for ENTRIES:
Match Girl
fm Lycoming College

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to all media

THEME: Work inspired by the music of David Lang’s ‘The Little Match Girl Passion,’ or by the subject of homelessness. Artists are encouraged to listen to the piece of music (Spotify/YouTube) and to create art in reaction to the music and/or the Hans Christian Anderson story that the piece is based on.

DEADLINE: January 1, 2017

NOTIFICATION: Ongoing

ENTRY FEE: None

CURATOR: Lycoming College representatives along with Christopher and Fiona Jackson

AWARD: Group show. The event is a 3-venue, 3 night collaboration performance between Lycoming College & a professional vocal ensemble, which will show art based on the music of the performance created by high school and college students & professional/community artists who submit pieces.

SALES: Work will be available for sale to patrons who come to the performances. These performances are given to raise money for two local homeless shelters, and to raise awareness about homelessness in these areas. Artists are free to donate their sales to these shelters, but you are not obligated to donate. If work is for sale, please include price & contact information.

SUBMISSIONS: Email matchgirlartshow@gmail.com. Note: I recommend that you send images (1500pixels on longest side), short bio & CV, & links to your website & social media accounts.

To submit work for this Call, Email the Curator!

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CALL for ENTRIES: Passporte Salon

Posted on December 22, 2016December 22, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

bare ESSENTIALS

My efforts to downsize my kitchen continue. I’ve always been partial to white dishes, so color doesn’t help. I shy away from single use gadgets or trendy patterns. So, I’m left with glass containers, stainless bowls & the occasional wooden spoon. You would think that simplicity would lend a primitive look, but in fact, it makes me keenly aware of the man-made nature of each item, be it molded, cast or hand-formed. This next Call wants to see YOUR built environment. This is a wide ranging theme. Enjoy…

Check out this Call for Entries from The Passporte for Salon, Built Environment. No entry fee, but only one entry per artist. Take a look…

CALL for ENTRIES:
Salon
from The Passporte

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Photography

THEME: Elements of the built environment – structures built by humans, including but not limited to historic and modern buildings and industrial sites – can establish a sense of place in a community, and represent the tone of a culture.

DEADLINE: January 15, 2017 (midnight MCT)

NOTIFICATION: January 30, 2017

ENTRY FEE: None

AWARDS: Photos from eligible submissions will be selected for a group exhibition in February 2017, displayed on ThePassporte.com & highlighted through social media.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: 6th Annual Juried

Posted on December 20, 2016December 20, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

RICE and BEANS

I was born in Florida –Clearwater, to be exact. My time there as a child was shortlived, a mere 5 years. But, as an adult, I’ve had great reason to travel the width & breadth of the state. I’ve eaten every imaginable cuisine in Florida, and I’ve written of many of them for you. But the best Cuban food I’ve ever eaten was in West Palm Beach –no kidding. This next Call hails from the same local and promises to offer a great opportunity in an excellent venue. Investigate for yourself…

Check out this Call for Entries from the JF Gallery (West Palm Beach, FL) for the 6th Annual Juried Exhibit. This is low commission for an area known for prominent art sales. Take a look…

CALL for ENTRIES:
6th Annual Juried
fm the JF Gallery

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to all work in 2D & 3D media. Sculptures not to exceed 100 lbs.

DEADLINE: January 5 ,2017

NOTIFICATION: January 6, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $35 for up to 3

JUROR: Marisa Pascucci, Curator of Collections at Boca Raton Museum of Art &
Brenda Zappitell, Professional Artist and Art Instructor at Old School Square Creative Arts School.

SALES: JF Gallery takes 35% commission on all sold artwork during exhibit.

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CALL for ENTRIES: Root

Posted on December 19, 2016December 19, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

digging DEEP

It is root vegetable season again. It isn’t all just potatoes and carrots. Root veggies are one of my only opportunities to have fresh food all the way through the winter. I’ve been preaching about turnip roots for years; try them as a substitute, if only in part, for mashed potatoes. Or celeriac is delicious. Rutabagas are divine, albeit stinky. How about kohlrabi? It isn’t actually a root vegetable, but it holds just as long in cool dry temps. They are like savory comfort foods, minus the warm cheese. This next Call invites you to delve into YOUR roots. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from L.A. Photo Curator for the Root exhibit. $20 entry, no shipping, plus art publication for ALL entrants & an opportunity to support a great cause WITHOUT donating work. Great opportunity…

CALL for ENTRIES:
Root
from L.A. Photo Curator

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“My research has led me to find that the word, ‘root’ has ties to mathematics, music, machinery and computers to list only a few. Without giving too many clues, I’d like you to delve deeper into the meaning of this word for you and illustrate this word through your photography. It could be related to a source, the origin of a thing or being, a foundation, an anchor and lots more. Have fun and let your mind explore.” –from Susan Spiritus via laphotocurator.com

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Photography

DEADLINE: December 31, 2016 (Midnight PST)

NOTIFICATION: (and opening date) January 25, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $20 for up to 3. 15% of artist fees go to 2 charities per competition. 7.5% to the curator’s choice of charity and 7.5% to the first place winner’s chosen charity. Spiritus has chosen the charity RaceToEraseMS.

CURATOR: Susan Spiritus has been a leader in the field of fine art photography for 40 years, opening the doors to her Southern California gallery in 1976 so that she could share her passion for photography with others. For the past twenty years the Susan Spiritus gallery has participated in local art fairs including PhotoLA, the Los Angeles Art show, Photo San Francisco, Los Angeles Festival of Books, and most recently, Classic Photographs Los Angeles. She serves on the Board of Advisors for International Photography Awards (IPA) and the Center for Fine Art Photography (C4FAP).

SALES: All sales are conducted between the artist & buyer. L.A. Photo Curator does not handle any part of sales. There is no commission.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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ARTIST RESIDENCY: Navasota

Posted on December 19, 2016December 18, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

cutting THE FAT

I dropped out of culinary school half way through. It occurred to me as I was practicing a particularly complicated knife skill one Friday night that I didn’t want to live and work and eat all in the same place. My attention span is too short to have stuck with it. The irony that my life now revolves around food in many ways isn’t lost on me. This next Call offers you an opportunity to have it all, have it in one place, and have it FREE. Not kidding…

Check out this Call for Applications from the Arts Council of Brazos Valley (College Station, TX) for the Navasota Spring/Summer 2017 Residency. Six months of live/work AND sales space. Low entry fee & low commission on sales. Don’t miss this one…

ARTIST RESIDENCY:
Navasota Artist Residency
fm the Arts Council of Brazos Valley

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists* (*Artists must be fluent in English, have reliable transportation, and be eligible to live in the United States for the entire term of the residency program.)

MEDIA: 2-D & 3-D Media & Literary arts including: mixed media, drawing, fiber art, literature, music, painting, poetry, photography, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics & digital media.)

DEADLINE: January 16, 2017

NOTIFICATION: Late January 2017

ENTRY FEE: $25 for up to 6

AWARD: The Artists in Residence will have an opportunity to live and work in the historic Horlock Home in Navasota, Texas which includes living and studio space for each of the three participating artist as well as a retail gallery space. The term of each residency is roughly six (6) months. The City of Navasota will provide amenities including internet, cable, electricity, retail space and live/work space free of charge to selected artists with the purpose of providing artists the opportunity to create and sell their work.

SALES: Horlock House retains 30% commission on all sales.

Tag: Call to Artists

HEADS will roll

CALL for ENTRIES: 26th Nat’l Juried from Oil Painters of America

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

asphalt APPETITE

CALL for ENTRIES: Chromatic fm Norwalk’s Parking Authority

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

christmas in JANUARY

CALL for ENTRIES: 8 solo Shows fm Associazione Radar

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

beware the ICE

CALL for ENTRIES: Below Zero from LibertyTown Arts

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CREAM of the crop

CALL for ENTRIES: Faces of Humanity from Art-competition.net

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

no COOKING tonight

CALL for ENTRIES: Match Girl fm Lycoming College

To submit work for this Call, Email the Curator!

bare ESSENTIALS

CALL for ENTRIES: Salon from The Passporte

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

RICE and BEANS

CALL for ENTRIES: 6th Annual Juried fm the JF Gallery

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

digging DEEP

CALL for ENTRIES: Root from L.A. Photo Curator

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

cutting THE FAT

ARTIST RESIDENCY: Navasota Artist Residency fm the Arts Council of Brazos Valley

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES:
26th Nat’l Juried
from Oil Painters of America

CALL for ENTRIES:
Chromatic
fm Norwalk’s
Parking Authority

CALL for ENTRIES:
8 solo Shows
fm Associazione Radar

CALL for ENTRIES:
Below Zero
from LibertyTown Arts

CALL for ENTRIES:
Faces of Humanity
from Art-competition.net

CALL for ENTRIES:
Match Girl
fm Lycoming College

CALL for ENTRIES:
Salon
from The Passporte

CALL for ENTRIES:
6th Annual Juried
fm the JF Gallery

CALL for ENTRIES:
Root
from L.A. Photo Curator

ARTIST RESIDENCY:
Navasota Artist Residency
fm the Arts Council of Brazos Valley