CALL for ENTRIES: Energy & Emotion of Color 2018

Posted on March 4, 2018March 5, 2018 by R.L. Gibson

bearing BERRIES

Strawberries have been on sale for $2.50 a quart this week, and blueberries are $1.49 a pint even though they are out of season. That can only mean one thing, local fruit is coming in soon. Every year my grocer discounts imported berries to make way for local produce and I cannot wait to eat every color of Spring– red, blue & green. This next Call wants to see all of your color, regardless of season. And someone will win a $500 grant as well…

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

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Emotion & Energy of Color
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: Color “artwork that represents an artist’s unique interpretation and treatment of a subject as it is communicated through the applications of colors. The dynamic of color, as it provides an abstract language expressing emotion and energy, is a visual statement–perhaps a sharp wit–as an interpretation and reflection of the artist’s environmental perceptions and unique voice.”

DEADLINE: March 26, 2018

NOTIFICATION: April 6, 2018

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

AWARDS: 20 artists will be selected for an online group exhibit, “Emotion & Energy of Color 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: 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: 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.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Faces of Humanity

Posted on January 12, 2018January 13, 2018 by R.L. Gibson

THAI tofu

I was out having Thai food for lunch with a friend lately. I ordered massaman curry with shrimp; she ordered green curry with tofu. I will never understand. I said, “Tofu?”, and she replied, “of course, it is my favorite”. Seriously? I am certain there are a lot of people who appreciate tofu as a vegetarian-friendly protein that will take on the flavors of other foods. But she looked me in the face and said, “it is my favorite”. NO. It isn’t really anyone’s favorite, is it? I was looking at the face of deprivation, right? Someone explain tofu to me. Again. Please. This next Call wants to see the Face of Humanity, not necessarily of a tofu lover (assuming those really exist, ha). Investigate this opportunity…

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: February 5, 2018

NOTIFICATION: February 19, 2018

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 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: Courage Kenny Cards 2018

Posted on December 27, 2017December 28, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

screaming GREENS

As we approach the New Year, I keep having flashbacks to a screaming pressure cooker preparing collard greens each New Year’s Day. The sounds & smells have been spurred on because of my new electric pressure cooker, a gift from my mother for Christmas. Yes, I know that I normally shy away from large, trendy gadgets, but I just couldn’t resist. This one does more & replaces other small appliances, so I’m giving it a whirl. I’ve had two successful attempts in a row — Swiss steak then pork chops with apples. Maybe collard greens next. This next Call wants your reflections on the holidays. You likely have work for this one…

Check out this Call for Entries for 2018 Artists for Courage Kenny Cards. You can enter up to a dozen images for only $10. Artists are paid licensing fees & given credit on the back of every card. Proceeds help support rehabilitation & services for people with disabilities. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
2018 Cards
fm Courage Kenny

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“Courage Kenny Cards are high quality holiday cards . . . . Proceeds from the sale of these cards support rehabilitation, independent living & recreational services for people with disabilities.” from couragecards.org

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to two dimensional drawing, painting, illustration & photography.

THEMES: Holidays: Thanksgiving, Symbols of the Season, Winter City Scenes, Religious Christmas, Winter Landscapes & Winter Wildlife.

DEADLINE: January 7, 2018

ENTRY FEE: $10 for up to 12 entries

JUROR: A panel of judges from the greeting card industry reviews all entries.

AWARDS: Approximately 30 pieces of art are selected each year for reproduction on holiday cards. Artists receive a license fee, nationwide recognition through the distribution of more than 300,000 catalogs, promotional pieces, web site and other marketing. An artist photo, profile and web site link are featured on the Courage Kenny Cards web site.

The artist retains ownership and copyright of the artwork. The artist grants Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute the exclusive rights to reproduce and distribute the artwork on a Courage Kenny Card for five years. The artist’s name, copyright notification and title appears on the back of each card. Courage Kenny may change the title and/or add a border, design element or title to the art to create an appropriate marketable holiday card.

SALES: A license fee of $400 is paid to the artist for selected art.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Drawing 2017

Posted on December 20, 2017December 19, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

CABBAGE to go

Coleslaw is everyone’s holiday party potluck go-to, right? Ha. I didn’t think so. My husband’s work party involves barbeque & fried chicken, so we decided to forego the standard veggie/fruit trays, layered dips & jello desserts. My husband makes a mean coleslaw –rough chop, lots of vinegar & a touch of horseradish. Now what do we bring as a gift? You gotta love drawing random names. This next Call is a much better version of drawing for the holidays. Investigate even if traditional drawing isn’t your thing…

Check out this Call for Entries from Art-Competition.net for Drawing 2017 & the Christopher E. Burke Fine Art Grant. $25 entry & no shipping. The theme is open to more than pencil & charcoal drawing, and one artist now receives a $500 grant. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Drawing 2017
from Art-competition.net

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ELIGIBILITY: All artists age 18+ (int’l)

MEDIA: Open to drawings in any medium including digital and experimental mediums

THEME: Drawing “The curators are looking for drawings of any subject that are created traditionally or experimentally. Drawing is the original art and language of man and continues to allow us to communicate what we see and feel. A drawing can be formal and refined or expressive and energetic; it can capture our thoughts with doodling, marks, lines or shaded areas expressing our external world and our individual thoughts. It is a record of who we are as humans and our need to connect with each other.” –art-competition.net

DEADLINE: December 30, 2017

NOTIFICATION: January 22, 2018

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

AWARDS: 20 artists will be selected for an online group exhibit, “DRAWING 2017” 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: Time Machines

Posted on November 27, 2017November 28, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

childhood FAVORITES.

I spent part of this weekend in a Virginia State Park. Every year the park lights their train tunnel and serves hot chocolate & s’mores while musicians echo familiar carols in the background. As the temperature dropped to the mid-thirties, I made my way to concessions & was handed a steaming paper cup with a plastic spoon to stir my powdered mix. After my first sugary sip, I was transported to my childhood, as if by time machine, complete with melted marshmallow mustache. Thanks to Natural Tunnel State Park for the trip. ♥ This next Call wants your vision of the passage of time. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Mary Cosgrove Dolphin Gallery (Worcester, MA) at Worcester State University for Time Machines. $25 Entry for this academic show. We all have thoughts about the passage of time. Share yours…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Time Machines from Mary
Cosgrove Dolphin Gallery

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to all media

THEME: Open to work that reflects any aspect of time: personal, historical, cosmological, past and future, real & imagined.

DEADLINE: December 1, 2017

NOTIFICATION: December 22, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $25 for up to 3

JUROR: Lisa Crossman is a Boston-based art historian, curator & editor whose interests include supporting underrecognized mid-career & emerging artists & making art accessible to a broad public in fun & meaningful ways. In her current position as Koch Curatorial Fellow at the Fitchburg Art Museum, she’s organizing shows of regional contemporary art & collaborating with Fitchburg State University’s faculty & students.

AWARDS: First Prize $300, Second Prize $200 & Third Prize $150

SALES: The Gallery will retain 25% commission on sales.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for SUBMISSIONS: $1000 Artist Grant

Posted on November 19, 2017November 20, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

VEGGIE dough

Variety in the produce department is on it’s way out with the onset of winter temps. Initially it feels dire –momentary panic. But by the time winter arrives, Dec. 21st this year, I will appreciate the nutty sweetness of root veggies and the silky texture of winter squash and a rainbow of beans. Plus, the cost of my weekly produce goes down by a third leaving more money for art supplies. Woohoo! This next Call offers a great opportunity to stock your studio supply closet too. Take a look…

Check out this Call to Artists from WorkingArtist.org for the $1000 Artist Grant. $25 entry & an email. It doesn’t get any easier. Don’t miss this one…

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CALL to ARTISTS:
Artist Grant
from workingartist.org

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“The Working Artist Grant/Art Purchase Award is a meager one-time art award intended to disperse small but vitalizing bursts of funding to support an artist’s ongoing art making process.” –workingartist.org

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to visual media, including but not limited to drawing, painting, conceptual, installation, prints, sculpture, new media, mixed media, photography & video.

DEADLINE: December 31, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $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.

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bearing BERRIES

CALL for ENTRIES: Emotion & Energy of Color from Art-competition.net

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!

GREEN walls

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

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

THAI tofu

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

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

screaming GREENS

CALL for ENTRIES: 2018 Cards fm Courage Kenny

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CABBAGE to go

CALL for ENTRIES: Drawing 2017 from Art-competition.net

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

childhood FAVORITES.

CALL for ENTRIES: Time Machines from Mary Cosgrove Dolphin Gallery

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

VEGGIE dough

CALL to ARTISTS: Artist Grant from workingartist.org

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES:
Emotion & Energy of Color
from Art-competition.net

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:
Facing the Wall
from Art League
Rhode Island

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

CALL for ENTRIES:
2018 Cards
fm Courage Kenny

CALL for ENTRIES:
Drawing 2017
from Art-competition.net

CALL for ENTRIES:
Time Machines from Mary
Cosgrove Dolphin Gallery

CALL to ARTISTS:
Artist Grant
from workingartist.org