ARTIST of the DAY: Oriol Malet

Posted on February 16, 2016February 16, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

musical GEN(i)US

I find artist inspiration in unexpected places. Lately, I’ve had a rash of commissions that have come musicians –from punk to folk. My brain processes the sound aesthetically and the imagery just appears. I appreciate the opportunity to exercise my creative brain differently. Today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Oriol Malet finds much of his motivation in jazz. (continues below)

*Red Books (left) & White Cat (right) by illustrator Oriol Malet!*

Malet assures us that he does not take his references from graphic design but from literature and music. Oriol’s drawings derive more from the work of Boris Vian or Charles Mingus than from any visual artists. He has been studying music for five years on the drums he has played all his life. Now, in addition, in honor of his devotion to jazz, he has begun to play the trumpet.

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Find your inspiration in the work of the
ArtAndArtDeadlines.com Artist of the Day Oriol Malet!

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CALL for ENTRIES: Small Plates

Posted on February 3, 2016April 4, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

yours, MINE
& ours

Food is so personal. A client recently asked if I had any dietary restrictions so that she could be prepared for our branding consultation that will span a lunch time. I’m allergic to parsnips, which is rarely an issue, and wheat which is always an issue. Always. Her response? We grow our own heirloom corn varietals from which we grind our own corn meal for cornbread.” Food is PERSONAL, and this next Call couldn’t be any more personal. Your support will determine the growth of this opportunity. Please make it personal for you too…

Check out this Call for Entries from Art&ArtDeadlines.com for Small Plates: A Response to Hunger, an exhibit of unframed small works at The Balcony Gallery (Knox, TN). This is a tiny show that needs big support…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Small Plates from artandartdeadlines.com

“The purpose of life, after all, is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experiences.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

ELIGIBILITY:
Open to all artists

THEME: Hunger—physical, spiritual, political, emotional or creative. Food reference optional.

MEDIA: Open to all 2D unframed media that will fit in a 9”x 12” envelope.

DEADLINE: EXTENDED TO April 18, 2016 (midnight EST)

NOTIFICATION: Ongoing until April 19, 2016

ENTRY FEE: $5 for up to 5 images. Entry fees are waived for members in good standing of The Haggus Society.

CURATOR: R.L. Gibson, a working artist and the Editor of artandartdeadlines.com (AAAD). Trained in classical, French culinary techniques, Gibson created AAAD as a food-themed resource to motivate artists to create their own community, standards & artistic opportunities. In addition her own solo & collaborative art, Gibson has served as a gallerist, juror, teacher & arts administrator for nearly two decades.

SALES: All work will be considered for sale unless marked NFS. A commission of 30% will be taken on all sales. Unsold artwork will be returned and payment for sold artwork will be made within 30 days of the close of the exhibit.

AWARDS: Best of Show, 1^st, 2^nd & 3^rd Place will be awarded. Note, at the curator’s discretion, ONE image from EVERY artist will go into the online exhibit with a link to the artist’s website.

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CALL for ENTRIES: Flowers, Plants & Gardens 2

Posted on December 12, 2015December 12, 2015 by R.L. Gibson

needle
TEA

Did you know that pine needles are edible, sort of? If you love the smell of holiday wreaths and garlands made of fresh pine, you can get that same sense of comfort from tea brewed of pine needles. Be careful NOT to use yew, Norfolk Island Pine or Ponderosa Pine (poisonous) and be sure to forage for your needles to help avoid fertilizers and pesticides. It’s a different way to look at those ever-present evergreens. This next Call wants to see your different take on plants of all sorts too. Deck the halls…

Check out this Call for Entries from Art-Competition.net for Flowers, Plants & Gardens 2. Only $20 to enter & thousands in prizes. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Flowers, Plants & Gardens 2

“There are always flowers
for those who want to see them.”
—Henri Matisse

ELIGIBILITY: All artists age 18+

MEDIA: Open to any still medium: painting, collage, photography, drawing, digital art, sculpture, fiber art, etc.

THEME: Work should intrigue and fascinate the viewer with their vision and communicate their individual interpretations of plants. The work can reflect on nature’s remarkable abundance and diversity in the wild, a garden, an individual plant and or the beauty or complexity of a single leaf or petal. The art can be expressed from realism to abstraction.

DEADLINE: January 11, 2016

NOTIFICATION: January 21, 2016

ENTRY FEE: $20 for 1, $35 for 3 and $60 for 7

AWARDS: 1st Place $1,000 cash + $5000 marketing value, 2nd Place $250 cash + $1000 marketing value, 3rd place $125, 4th Place $75, 5th Place $50. There will be 10 Honorable Mentions with the artist’s work being displayed in the “Honorable Mentions” section of Art-Competition.net.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

We are happy to have Art-Competition.net as a sponsor of AAAD.

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ARTIST of the DAY: Liz Huston

Posted on December 10, 2015 by R.L. Gibson

creative ISOLATION

As the new year approaches, I find myself more isolated and in my head as I set goals for the year and contemplate creative direction. Today’s Artist of the Day, Liz Huston captured my inner dialogue with storytellers of her very own. The pieces below that spoke to me are from a couple of years ago. But please take the opportunity to look at her new work and find your own story. (continues below)

“I am fascinated with the way memory influences how stories change and evolve over time. This happens not because the facts change,but because the inner orientation of the storyteller has. Their perspective grows; expanding and contracting with experience. The storyteller journeys us deep into the timeless aspects of the human experience; the kingdoms of love and loss, through grief, resolve, growth and into the balance of purpose… This time traveler, this storyteller, unites the treads of time–leading us home, bringing us back into ourselves.” — Liz Huston

Learn more about Liz Huston!

CALL for ENTRIES: Infected 4

Posted on November 19, 2015 by R.L. Gibson

feelin’
LEMONY

I ran across Buddha’s finger a couple of years ago. What a bizarre, other-worldly looking fruit. It is a type of citron and has the aroma of a lemon. It makes great candied peel and is fantastic for flavoring vodka, or infusing oil or sugar. The best part is that the pith doesn’t have the bitter taste that is commonly in the white of the lemon. I would love to have a keep just for ornamental reasons since fruit tends to last longer “on the vine” than flowers do. The fruit of this tree just doesn’t look real. The next Call wants just the opposite–subject matter that appears real but is not. This is a science fiction lovers dream…

Check out this Call for Entries from Infected by Art for Volume 4, an art compilation book. $10 Entry & you DO NOT sign over your copyright. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Infected

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to work of imaginative realism, i.e. science fiction, fantasy, horror, etc. The categories include: Oil/acrylic, pen/ink,digital/photoshop, & other work that can be represented by a 2-D image.

DEADLINE: December 4, 2015

NOTIFICATION: January 2016

ENTRY FEE: $10 each image, limit 10. Images 5 & 10 are free.

JUROR: The Jury Panel is comprised of four individuals personally entrenched in the creation, sales or promotion of imaginative realism artworks; Erica Berkowitz, Patrick Jones, Lauren Panepinto & Allen Williams.

AWARDS: Artists have a chance to win $5,000 in Cash Prizes. Gold, Silver, and Bronze awards in each of the Categories will also receive a full page in the IBA book dedicated to that image.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for SUBMISSIONS: Artist Grant

Posted on November 16, 2015November 16, 2015 by R.L. Gibson

cold & cheap
ROOTS

I am grateful for the apples, but I am missing fresh local veggies already. My local orchard serves as my farmers market most weeks. With their cold storage program, I can get local apples for most of the year, but the veggies they offer are limited as of November. Aside from winter squash, the only thing LOCALLY fresh I’ll have until spring are potatoes, onions and maybe a hot house bell pepper or two. My normal $25 farmers market budget will be too much for a change. This Call is a great use for the extra $. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Submissions from WorkingArtist.org for the $1000 Artist Grant/Art Purchase Award. $25 entry & send a link. It doesn’t get any easier. Don’t miss this one…

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CALL for SUBMISSIONS:
Artist Grant

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to all media including traditional visual arts, painting, sculpture, mixed media, photography, video, new media & performance (no dance at this time).

DEADLINE: November 30, 2015

ENTRY FEE: There is an application review fee of $25 for up to 5.

AWARDS: If selected as the winner, the award recipient must exchange one of their original works or smaller series of original works for inclusion into a collection, in return for the award. Work considered by the artist as of equal value, and available for acquisition can be negotiated upon receipt of the award. Shipping costs will be paid by workingartist.org.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Mind, Spirit & Emotion II

Posted on October 18, 2015October 22, 2015 by R.L. Gibson

ohm
FROMAGE

Cheese is a spiritual experience for me. I declare my irrational love of goat cheese often. But, an unexpected run in with some Manchego took me on an emotional roller-coaster this week. Trust me–sheep’s milk cheese. This Call wants work that has captured your mind, spirit & emotion. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Art-Competition.net for Mind, Spirit & Emotion II. $20 entry & open to 2D media. Cash prizes & great marketing tools too…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Mind, Spirit & Emotion II

ELIGIBILITY: All artists age 18+

MEDIA: All 2D media: painting, drawing, collage, photography, digital, etc.

THEME: “Mind, Spirit & Emotion II” – The artists/photographers visual narrative of their 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. The art can be expressed from realism to abstraction.

DEADLINE: October 26, 2015

NOTIFICATION: November 4, 2015

ENTRY FEE: $20 for 1, $35 for 3, or $60 for 7

AWARDS: $7,500 in cash & marketing prizes. All cash prizes have doubled (e.g. 1st place $1000, 2nd Place $250, 3rd Place $125, etc) + helpful marketing.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

We are thrilled to have Art-Competition.net as a sponsor of AAAD!

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CALL for ENTRIES: The Human Form

Posted on September 17, 2015September 18, 2015 by R.L. Gibson

don’t FEED
the rats

Rats, when tested, will develop cancer. Have you heard that satirical proverb? I believe it is/was meant to be a comment on the number of carcinogens identified by animal testing. Well, I have another one for you. Food, when processed, will become unhealthy. Okay, maybe that one isn’t so satirical. Check out this list of 7 Foods People Think are Healthy, but Aren’t. But, I suspect most of you are far too food savvy to have thought they were healthy, so check out the list of seven media that are eligible for this next Call. It’s worth a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Art-Competition.net and G25N for The Human Form. Only $20 to enter. This Call is open to seven different media including digital & fiber art. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
the Human Form

“There are no easy or perfect mediums for creating art, just creative artists making it seem so.” — Edward A. Burke

ELIGIBILITY: All artists age 18+

MEDIA: Open to painting, drawing, collage, photography, sculpture, digital art & fiber art

THEME: The human form. The curator will be selecting art-work in seven different medium categories conveying the grace, beauty, movement, power, mechanics or any other aspects of the human form. The curators and judges will select work based on the originality, uniqueness of the vision conveyed, quality of execution and how clearly the artist’s individual technique/style is presented in each work. The work can be expressed from realism to abstraction.

DEADLINE: September 28, 2015

NOTIFICATION: October 9, 2015

ENTRY FEE: $20 for 1, $10 each add’l

AWARDS: Inclusion in the Exhibit that opens at G25N’s online gallery on October 16, 2015, an exhibit of 21 contemporary artists’ work, expressing the human form in the 7 mediums.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

We are thrilled to have Art-Competition.net as a sponsor of AAAD!

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CALL for ENTRIES: 9×12

Posted on September 14, 2015September 14, 2015 by R.L. Gibson

PEPPERS
only smaller

My whole house smells like peppers & basil at the moment. A recent Saturday trip to the farmers market ended with a huge surplus of these staples, but to prevent loss, I am dehydrated both. Then I will grind, chop or crumble most of these into a smaller form for storage and use this winter. This next Call could be an outlet for new work, but it could be an excellent way to compact and move out studies or older work. I encourage you to contemplate cutting down your work. Yes, I DID say, “cutting down your work”…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Fort Worth Community Arts Center (Fort Worth, TX) for 9×12 Works on Paper. This could be a great way to do a little studio cleaning & resume building at the same time. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
9×12 Works on Paper

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Works on paper that will fit in a 9×12 envelope. Artworks may be any size, but they MUST fit in a 9” x 12” envelope to be mailed, although they may be folded, 3D or multi-part. More than one work may be mailed in each envelope. Acceptable media includes photography, drawing, painting, printmaking, collage, mixed media, cast or folded paperworks, artist books or digital prints. *A few brave souls out there might consider cutting larger work down to create more abstract work.

DEADLINE: November 16, 2015

NOTIFICATION: All hung show

ENTRY FEE: $5 per piece, limit 6

SALES: All artwork will be for sale for $100 US and FWCAC retains a 25% commission. Unsold works sent with an appropriate size self-addressed STAMPED envelope (SASE) will be returned.

*Editor’s Note: If you are careful (& have fantastic work, of course), you might be able to make a few dollars with this exhibit. Six entries ($30 USD), sent USPS Priority Mail ($6 USD) = $36. If 6 pieces sell for $100USD ea., & the venue retains 25% commission = $450 USD. Net before material costs = $450 – $36 = $414USD.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Q4

Posted on September 3, 2015September 3, 2015 by R.L. Gibson

frankly,
no thanks
for the
FRANKS

How much do you love road food? No. I don’t like it either. We’re on the road for four days over the holiday weekend, and I am arming myself with a car-load of snacks to combat the power of suggestion of every digital billboard that suggests I check my “fry guage”. Has a nugget of any sort every made your trip better? Has a peeling truck stop billboard every really followed through on making your ride more pleasant with week-old doughnuts and day-old franks? Damn the billboards. Or not. Let’s channel the power of suggestion for art like with this next call. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from The Billboard Creative (Los Angeles, CA) for the Q4 Billboard Show. $26 entry & open to LOTS of media & dimensions. We’re loving this Call…

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CALL for ENTRIES: Q4

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to most forms of art including photography, painting, sculpture, written word & web art. The Billboard Creative only works with digital files. So if you are a painter, sculpture, 3d artist, web artist, your submission needs to be an image of your work.

DEADLINE: October 16, 2015

ENTRY FEE: $26 for 1, $6 ea. add’l

CURATOR: Mona Kuhn is best known for her large-scale, dream-like photographs of the human form. Her work often reference classical themes with a light and insightful touch. Kuhn was born in São Paulo, Brazil, in 1969, of German descent. She received her BA from The Ohio State University, before furthering her studies at the San Francisco Art Institute in 1996. She is currently an independent scholar at The Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles.

AWARDS: The number of billboards will vary depending on the number of submissions received, the availability of viable billboards & current market prices for those billboards. Viable billboards mean that they exist in well-traveled (car and foot traffic) locations. All billboards will include the artist’s name. The website will have images of each selected work, the artist’s name and a link to their website.

Tag: Digital Art

musical GEN(i)US

Find your inspiration in the work of the ArtAndArtDeadlines.com Artist of the Day Oriol Malet!

yours, MINE & ours

CALL for ENTRIES: Small Plates from artandartdeadlines.com

For complete details, Read the Full Prospectus!

needle TEA

CALL for ENTRIES: Flowers, Plants & Gardens 2

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

creative ISOLATION

feelin’ LEMONY

CALL for ENTRIES: Infected

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

cold & cheap ROOTS

CALL for SUBMISSIONS: Artist Grant

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

ohm FROMAGE

CALL for ENTRIES: Mind, Spirit & Emotion II

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

don’t FEED the rats

CALL for ENTRIES: the Human Form

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

PEPPERS only smaller

CALL for ENTRIES: 9×12 Works on Paper

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

frankly, no thanks for the FRANKS

CALL for ENTRIES: Q4

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Find your inspiration in the work of the
ArtAndArtDeadlines.com Artist of the Day Oriol Malet!

yours, MINE
& ours

CALL for ENTRIES:
Small Plates from artandartdeadlines.com

needle
TEA

CALL for ENTRIES:
Flowers, Plants & Gardens 2

feelin’
LEMONY

CALL for ENTRIES:
Infected

cold & cheap
ROOTS

CALL for SUBMISSIONS:
Artist Grant

ohm
FROMAGE

CALL for ENTRIES:
Mind, Spirit & Emotion II

don’t FEED
the rats

CALL for ENTRIES:
the Human Form

PEPPERS
only smaller

CALL for ENTRIES:
9×12 Works on Paper

frankly,
no thanks
for the
FRANKS