CALL for ENTRIES: No Big Heads 2019

Posted on August 13, 2019September 2, 2019 by R.L. Gibson

hugs & QUICHES

I make the best quiche in the world. Not hyperbole. (The quiche pictured here is not of my making.) You can say what you want, but I will not be dissuaded, ha. It is NOT, if fact, what I was hoping for as a ~~supper~~ super power, but it is what I got. My husband has decided that I am allowed to have a big head regarding this one topic; however, I suspect he’s just humoring me for fear his quiche connection will dry up before he learns my secret techniques and/or ingredients. Bwahahahaha.

This next Call indicates No Big Heads. Do I still qualify? Just kidding. I like this next Call because it ticks off a lot of great mileposts for many of us. It is an academic show, a resume builder, and it is in Alaska, a state missing on many of our resumes. The submission size is limited to 12″ or smaller in any direction, so shipping is cheap & easy, AND there are cash prizes.

Check out this Call for Entries from University of Alaska Hugh McPeck Gallery (Anchorage, AK) for 34th Annual No Big Heads Exhibit. $25 entry, 10% commission & cash awards too. This is open media self-portraiture, so if you’ve got work to offer, investigate this opportunity!

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CALL for ENTRIES:
34th Annual 2019 No Big Heads
from Hugh McPeck Gallery

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to all media

DEADLINE: September 12 2019

NOTIFICATION: September 16, 2019

ENTRY FEE: $25 per entry, limit 2

JUROR: April Bey grew up in the Nassau, Bahamas & now resides and works in L.A. as a contemporary visual artist and art educator. Bey’s interdisciplinary artwork is an introspective and social critique of American and Bahamian culture, contemporary pop culture feminism, generational theory, social media, AfroFuturism and constructs of race.

AWARD: $1000 for Best of Show & $1000 in other cash prizes

SALES: UAA encourages sales of work and charges a 10% commission. If your work is not for sale please clearly mark NFS on your application.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Color 2019

Posted on July 14, 2019July 13, 2019 by R.L. Gibson

FLAVOR bombs

I’ve never been a fan of frozen green veggies. The flavor often reminds me of those little peas in one-dollar pot pies, not entirely natural. But there is a glaring exception. Edamame. I love those little beans. I like them steamed in their pods, then dipped in a little dumpling sauce (thai chili paste & soy) then sucked from their little green shells. It isn’t pretty, but I am hooked.

Another perienniel favorite that is all about the color is the BWAC color show. This is a great space that has grown to become Brooklyn’s largest artist-run organization with over 250 members. Your dollars have power; spend them wisely. I love this organization & its mission.

So take a minute and check out this Call for Entries from Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition (Brooklyn, NY) for Color. This is a great venue…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Color
from BWAC

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“Mere color, unspoiled by meaning, and unallied with definite form, can speak to the soul in a thousand different ways.” – Oscar Wilde

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to all media

DEADLINE: July 28, 2019

NOTIFICATION: August 19, 2019

ENTRY FEE: $65 up to 3 & $5 ea.

JUROR: Jocelyn Miller is the Assistant Curator at MoMA PS1. She also serves as Editorial Manager for MoMA PS1’s curatorial department, overseeing museum publications, and served as Editor for the 2015 Greater New York: Readers series. She received her BA in Comparative Literature at Princeton University.

AWARDS: Best of Show Gold $800, Best of Show Silver $500, Five Certificates of Recognition of $100 ea. and People’s Choice $200.

SALES: 30% commission on all sales will go to BWAC.

For complete details, read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: The Bicycle 2019

Posted on June 28, 2019June 27, 2019 by R.L. Gibson

FOOD to go

I have a friend that is a competitive cyclist and one that owns a coffee cart that is powered by custom-built tricycles, meanwhile I can’t ride a bike or a trike, or at least I don’t think so. It has been a long time since I tried. My friend that rides long distances carries a small pack with water and snacks. I picked up the protein bars she recommended, assuming they would be of questionable taste and that the lack of TASTE would prevent me from eating them like candy bars. FAIL. They taste like coconut cookies — delicious. Ahhh. I’m trying to forgive her, ha.

Today’s call is all about the bicycle. I exhibited in this show last year, and the venue is beautiful. My interpretation of bicycle was NOT literal, so I was pleased to receive an acceptance letter. My work did not sell, but the returned work was well-packed and received in an appropriate amount of time. The entry fee is low; there are cash awards, and the commission is standard. I may enter again this year. How about you?

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 26, 2019

NOTIFICATION: August 6, 2019

ENTRY FEE: $20 up to 3

JURY INFO: All entries will be judged from digital images. Awards will be selected from the original works of art.

AWARDS: 1st Place $500, 2nd Place $250 & 3rd Place $100

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

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Content Matters

Posted on April 8, 2019April 9, 2019 by R.L. Gibson

SPRING greens

It is time for my seasonal obsession with ginger. I love ginger all of the time; however, about 4 to 6 weeks at the beginning of Spring, I am obsessed. I find ways to work it into every salad, entree & dessert. My family just smiles & nods, knowing that the ship will right itself soon. I think it happens because the weather has just warmed up enought to inspire thoughts of light and fresh fare, but our local harvest hasn’t quite made it to summertime bounty yet. High-quality ginger is available year ’round, and content matters.

This next Call has a deadline just around the corner (sorry for that), and it meets my resume criteria for this year (museums, publicly-funded galleries, collections or libraries). But the theme of “Content Matters” is what really pushed me to want to enter — achingly relevant. I am finishing a piece now that I think would be perfect, but, you know… jurors. We’ll see. If you are interested in a museum show and have work to offer, take a look at the details.

Check out this Call for Entries from Marin Museum of Contemporary Art (Novato, CA) for Content Matters. $35 entry, 40% commission. Delivery is nearly a month after notification, making shipping easier. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Content Matters from
Marin MoCA

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

MEDIA: Open to all media

THEMES: Content Matters ” ‘Content’ is the meaning conveyed by a piece of artwork – a message portrayed through images, symbols, marks, or stylistic treatment. Content communicates the artist’s point of view, their thoughts, beliefs and experiences, and it creates a response on the part of the viewer. “ MarinMOCA

DEADLINE: April 18, 2019 (PST)

NOTIFICATION: May 1, 2019 (posted on website)

ENTRY FEE: $35 for up to 3; $50 for 4-5 ($30/$45 for members)

JUROR: This exhibit will be juried by well-known San Francisco gallerist Jack Fischer, who has been exhibiting artists for over 15 years. According to Mr. Fischer, “The work I exhibit is from the heart and the gut.” Jack Fischer Gallery shows work from a diverse group of artists working in many genres including contemporary, visionary, self-taught, and intuitive.

AWARDS: 1st Place $500, 2nd Place $300 & 3rd Place $100.

SALES: Marin MOCA will retain 40% commission (30% for members) on sales.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: 28th Nat’l OPA

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

celebratory EDIBLES

Do you make food resolutions? No, I don’t mean diets. Do you make promises to eat healthier or cleaner? Or maybe to cut some food that makes you itchy, grouchy or gas-y? Yeah, me neither. Not anymore. My eating habits go with the flow. I eat a lot of whole, fresh foods, punctuated by occasional, terribly-crappy junk food, and it seems to work for me, ha. This year, I am resolved to drink more bubbly. I love Prosecco. I like the sense of celebration, and I want to spend more time celebrating the little stuff. What is your go-to drinkable or edible celebratory treat? Chocolate? Guac? Join me for my year of Yay! We deserve it.

My last major change was the abandoning of all dairy except whole milk options, and a complete, mid-career left turn in media. Yikes. Until my change of media a couple of years ago, I was working, almost exclusively, as a xerographist. There is no Xerography Association, locally, nationally or internationally, to my knowledge. So, I never had the ability to take advantage of media-specific membership. Now that I am a watercolorist, I have more options. However, because I embroider over my paintings, my work is typically considered mixed media by painters and painting by fiber artists. I’m not sure if I’ll ever find a watercolor or fiber art society to call home. Do you have a media association that you love?

One of the benefits of association shows is the prestige. Because they are almost always juried by working master artists, the recognition of your work is meant to be a stamp of approval on your dedication to developing your skills, plus, they often have large cash prizes. There are frequently multiple show opportunities throughout the year as well as educational & critique options that can’t be found anywhere else. THOSE are all great arguments for the next Call, but I’m not an oil painter. If you are, this is a great show.

Check out this Call for Entries for the 28th Annual Nat’l Exhibition from Oil Painters of America to be exhibited at the Illume Gallery of Fine Art (Saint George, UT). $100,000 in awards including $25K Best of Show. Don’t wait…

CALL for ENTRIES:
28th 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 25, 2019

NOTIFICATION: February 22, 2019

ENTRY FEE: $30 for 1, $15 ea. add’l (plus membership fee of $70). More membership information can be found on the OPA website, under the Member Services tab.

JURORS: OPA Master Signature member Kenn Backhaus OPAM

AWARDS: The total awards will be approximately $100,000, including a $25,000 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: Mind, Spirit & Emotion 2018

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

I love you a LATKE!

The holiday season is upon us. What are you doing to see yourself through? Whether you are a fanatic for latkes or sufganiyot, ribbon candy or fruitcake, jerk chicken or Tofurky®, chances are good your holidays involve more than glad tidings & good will. It is a hard time of year for everyone, some more than others. Be mindful, be kind, and please, take care of yourself. This next Call wants to you to reveal your mind, spirit or emotion. Do you have work to enter?

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

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Mind, Spirit & Emotion 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: Mind, Spirit & Emotion “The visual narrative of the artist’s work should reveal their mind, spirit and emotion in the artwork. The work should express the subject through the artist’s emotions, whether it is bold energy, subtle expression, mystery deepened or revealed, inner beauty, or a unique vision.”

DEADLINE: December 3, 2018

NOTIFICATION: December 14, 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: Light of Day

Posted on September 25, 2018September 27, 2018 by R.L. Gibson

BREAKFAST eggspert

I miss breakfast. I have been complaining about being sick of eggs for 10 years, but I’d give anything for an egg sandwich right now. My residency provides the basics so that we can make our own breakfast –eggs, bread, butter, yogurt, granola. But, you know what happens when a chef prepares every lunch & dinner you eat? In my case, I’ve become too lazy to make my own breakfast outside a bowl of granola. *sigh* This next Call if for your impressions of the light of day… not necessarily what you eat a dawn, ha. Take a look.

Check out this Call for Entries from Art-Competition.net for Light of Day. $20 entry, no shipping & open to all still media. Thematically open to interpretation. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Light of Day
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: Light of Day “Perhaps the sun as it rises to a new day suddenly presents to you an inspiring fascination which you creatively pass forward through an exciting new work of your own. Nature’s light and your artistic hopes become realized and are seen fresh and renewed. . . . The artist’s and photographer’s exciting, potentially enlightening moment may bring forth to many cultures art work demonstrating subjective concepts, philosophies, or even political expressions and worldwide aspirations. We look forward to seeing these works which represent either a literal or metaphorical portrait of your ‘light of day’.”

DEADLINE: October 8, 2018

NOTIFICATION: October 17, 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: Northern National Art Competition

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

WINE again

Food is like clothing, trends come & go, but the classics always look the same. I went to culinary school two decades ago & the classics were lamb chops, Béarnaise butter, tourné cut potatoes & asparagus. I went to dinner two weeks ago, and the same dishes appeared on the menu with a tweak & a twist. Things remain, repeat & refine. This next Call has three decades of history and is still going strong. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Nicolet College Art Gallery (Rhinelander, WI) for the 31st Annual Northern National Art Competition. This deadline is just around the corner. Please don’t miss this opportunity…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
NNAC
from Nicolet College

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

MEDIA: Open to any 2D medium

DEADLINE: June 30, 2018

NOTIFICATION: August 11, 2018

ENTRY FEE: $35 up to 2

JUROR: Mark Steven Greenfield studied under Charles White & John Riddle at Otis Art Institute, received his Bachelor’s in Art Education from California State & a MFA in painting & drawing from California State. He served as director of the Watts Towers Arts Center from 1993 – 2002 and the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery from 2004 – 2010. Greenfield’s work has been exhibited extensively throughout the United States and internationally. His work deals primarily with the African American experience and in recent years has focused on the effects of stereotypes and racial politics on American culture.

AWARDS: More than $8,500 will be awarded, including three $1,000 Awards of Excellence.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Surreal Photography

Posted on September 7, 2017September 8, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

munch MUNCH munch

Animals are adorable eaters. I have watched videos of hedgehogs nibbling seemingly huge slices of carrot and hamsters eating every druplet of a blackberry as a single mouth full. Each animal is smaller than the next making ordinary foods seem like surreal giant vegetation. Ridiculous, but lovely. This next Call wants your surreal work in honor of Man Ray. Show them what you’ve got…

Check out this Call for Entries from The Passporte (online gallery) for Surreal Photography honoring Man Ray. It is only $25 to enter, the juror is fantastic & cash awards are a great bonus. Take a look at this opportunity…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Street Photography
from The Passporte

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Photography

THEME: Surreal Photography – Surreal images range from the impossible to an overlap of, and possibly a collision between, the real and the imaginary. They sustain a tension that challenges the viewer to think beyond reason and obvious calculation. The viewer is invited to decipher metaphor and delve into dreamscapes, to draw meaning or simply to ponder a fantastic, irrational moment.

DEADLINE: September 24, 2017 (midnight MCT)

NOTIFICATION: October 16th, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $25 for up to 3

JUROR: Sarah Sudhoff is a fine-art photographer based in Texas & was the owner of Capsule Gallery. She has previously headed the Houston Center for Photography and was co-founder of the Austin Center for Photography. Sarah is a former photo editor of Time magazine and Texas Monthly magazine, and has taught at a number of institutions, including the University of Texas at San Antonio, Trinity University and the Art Institute of San Antonio, among others. Sarah holds an MFA in photography from Parsons The New School for Design in New York City as well as a Bachelors in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin. She has won multiple grants including a recent Houston Arts Alliance and a Louis Comfort Tiffany and awards for her photography, and has had many solo exhibitions.

AWARDS: Juror’s Award $300 USD, Director’s Award $200 USD & Honorable Mentions

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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CALL for ENTRIES: 2017 Blanche Ames

Posted on June 21, 2017June 22, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

the HERBS are always greener

Only one of my herb window pots survived the move –cilantro. More accurately, the pots made it; the plants didn’t survive the neglect and abuse. Except cilantro which thrived. So, this month it is cilantro-infused everything. It is going to take a while to get all my herbs re-started because I’m no botanist like the woman for whom this next Call is names. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from The Friends of Borderland for The Blanche Ames National Juried Art Exhibition at the Ames Mansion Museum at Borderland State Park (North Easton, MA). No commission, but there is also no online entry. If you’re interested, send your snail mail entry early…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
2017 Blanche Ames Nat’l
from Friends of Borderland

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

MEDIA: 2 & 3 dimensional work

DEADLINE: July 8, 2017 (Note: This is NOT a postmark deadline. The mailed entries must be received by the deadline.)

NOTIFICATION: July 18, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $40 for up to 3, $5 ea. add’l

JUROR: Theresa Ganz, artist & assistant professor in visual arts at Brown University, Providence, RI. Ganz will select works based on their own merit and must agree the artist demonstrates skill within the chosen medium. Selections to be made from 8 x 10 prints so it is imperative that quality images be submitted.

AWARDS: 1st Place $1,250, 2nd Place $500, 3rd Place $250 & Oakes Ames Botanical Art Award $200. A full color catalog containing images of all selected works will be published. All accepted artists will receive 1 free copy.

SALES: The Friends of Borderland retains no commission on sales.

Tag: Cash Awards

hugs & QUICHES

CALL for ENTRIES: 34th Annual 2019 No Big Heads from Hugh McPeck Gallery

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

FLAVOR bombs

CALL for ENTRIES: Color from BWAC

For complete details, read the Full Call!

FOOD to go

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

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

SPRING greens

CALL for ENTRIES: Content Matters from Marin MoCA

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

celebratory EDIBLES

CALL for ENTRIES: 28th Nat’l Juried from Oil Painters of America

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

I love you a LATKE!

CALL for ENTRIES: Mind, Spirit & Emotion 2018 from Art-competition.net

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

BREAKFAST eggspert

CALL for ENTRIES: Light of Day from Art-competition.net

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

WINE again

CALL for ENTRIES: NNAC from Nicolet College

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

munch MUNCH munch

CALL for ENTRIES: Street Photography from The Passporte

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

the HERBS are always greener

CALL for ENTRIES: 2017 Blanche Ames Nat’l from Friends of Borderland

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES:
34th Annual 2019 No Big Heads
from Hugh McPeck Gallery

CALL for ENTRIES:
Color
from BWAC

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

CALL for ENTRIES:
Content Matters from
Marin MoCA

CALL for ENTRIES:
28th Nat’l Juried
from Oil Painters of America

CALL for ENTRIES:
Mind, Spirit & Emotion 2018
from Art-competition.net

CALL for ENTRIES:
Light of Day
from Art-competition.net

CALL for ENTRIES:
NNAC
from Nicolet College

CALL for ENTRIES:
Street Photography
from The Passporte

CALL for ENTRIES:
2017 Blanche Ames Nat’l
from Friends of Borderland