CALL for ENTRIES: 2 Shows at Limner

Posted on October 11, 2019October 25, 2019 by R.L. Gibson

this is how we STEW IT

I making stew in the slow cooker today. *cues the Fall music* Like clockwork, soups and stews suddenly appear several times a week once the temperature outside drops 10 or 15 degrees. Old habits die hard, and I have no motivation to change this one since it only leads to easier dinners and more studio time. Other habits are worth changing though. Late night snacking has to stop (for me), and breakfast has got to get less boring. What norms do you want to change?

My studio habits are already on the move. I have been slowly shifting my work toward the studio work that will be my future. I’ve worked hard to change my thinking about the expected artist career arc, and the effect I allow the perception of others to have on my work. It started with a media change and progressed to extricating myself from multiple arts organizations that were all take and no give. It has now moved to considering opportunites based on desired outcomes versus how I feel about entering. I will still enter shows whose themes excite me, but I am better equipped to say “no” to shows that don’t serve my purposes.

With that process in mind, I am breaking another of my rules by publishing two calls in one post. They both come from the same gallery, Limner, that has a long curatorial and sales history to be dissected and interpreted by you. But these opportunities couldn’t be more different. One show is a more traditional juried show with standard risk, fees & commission with the possibility of a bonus publication award. The other show is a lightly juried, retail-oriented show that has no entry fee, but front loads the risk of no sales onto you with a hanging fee. The commission skews sightly less as the pieces get more expensive. Depending where you are in your career and what your current goals are, one or both of these shows can work for you. But you have to do the work to figure it out. No more auto-pilot. Let’s make that next year’s theme… no more auto-pilot.

These calls cover a wide spectrum of show options in one place. Check out these Calls for Entries from Slow Art Productions for Emerging Artists and Holiday Smallworks at the Limner Gallery (Hudson, NY). $35 & 35% for the Emerging Artist show. No entry fee & 35% after the first $100 on the Holiday Smallworks show. Both are open to all media and all artists. Carefully examine these opportunities…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Emerging Artists and Holiday Smallworks
at the Limner Gallery

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to all media. Note: Work submitted to smallworks show must be 18″ or under.

DEADLINE: October 31, 2019

NOTIFICATION: December 30, 2019 for Emerging Artists. Rolling Notifications for Holiday Smallworks.

ENTRY FEE: $35 for up to 4, for the Emerging Artists exhibit; no entry fee for the Holiday Smallworks, but there is a hanging fee. Do not waste your time or the gallery’s time applying for the Holiday show if you haven’t read the fine print.

SALES: SlowArt Productions will retain 35% commission on sales. The Holiday Smallworks show is commission free for the first $100. Note: Please do the math. The commission of the Holiday Smallworks show is calculated differently, and you should be aware BEFORE you submit work.

For complete details, Read the Full Calls!

CALL for ENTRIES: New School 2

Posted on June 27, 2016June 27, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

don’t mix my GREENS

300 miles from home, and we each wanted a salad on the go. Google sent me in the direction of a grocery store on the next exit with a huge salad bar. I came out with a traditional pile of mixed greens, spring peas, boiled eggs, carrots & cucumbers. My husband came out with segregated little piles of beets, broccoli florets, roasted tomatoes & olives, a wonder of little bites not unlike antipasto. Two schools of thought, equally valid. This next Call simply requires a school. Great exhibitions space…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Roy G Biv Gallery (Columbus, OH) for New School 2 for an exhibit at the Pearl Conard Art Gallery. Only $5 to enter. Take a look…

*Editor’s Note: If you have read the personal portion of this post, CALL for ENTRIES: New School 2, anywhere other than by email subscription or on ArtAndArtDeadlines.com, it has been published without permission and is considered theft.

CALL for ENTRIES:
New School 2 from ROY G BIV

ELIGIBILITY: Open to artists currently enrolled in an undergraduate program

MEDIA: Open to all media

DEADLINE: July 11, 2016

NOTIFICATION: Mid August

ENTRY FEE: $5 per piece. No fee for ROY members. Student membership is $25. Student membership waives entry fees for the year & other benefits. Learn more here.

JURORS: Marisa Espe is an educator at the Wexner Center for the Arts & a founding member of MINT Collective. Espe is also a contributor for Refigural, a quarterly digital magazine on fashion, beauty and art. David Butler is an artist and the Education & Outreach Coordinator at the Pizzuti Collection. Butler’s paintings refer to social issues, pop and mass culture. Along with his visual arts background, Butler has maintained ten-year career as an educator, illustrator, and mural painter. Maria DiFranco is an artist & Graduate Teaching Associate for Ohio State University. DiFranco’s work incorporates printmaking, drawing, sewing & painting. She earned her B.F.A in Printmaking from the Rhode Island School of Design.

AWARDS: The selected artists’ work will be exhibited from September 19–October 7, 2016, at the Pearl Conard Art Gallery.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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CALL for ENTRIES: Formations

Posted on May 18, 2012 by R.L. Gibson

DROP
my biscuits

I have a deep and enduring love for biscuits. Alton Brown is in town this week for the Biscuit Festival in Knoxville, TN. I wonder if Alton considers “drop biscuits” truly biscuits. I love the sort of free formed blobs of biscuit often laden with cheddar, parsley, kosher salt and a healthy dose of garlic butter. Yum. This next Call is dubbed “Formations” but is really searching for emerging artists. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Maryland Federation of Art (Annapolis, MD) for Formations! This show is for emerging artists and takes NO COMMISSION. Investigate…

*Editor’s Note: If you have read the personal portion of this post, CALL for ENTRIES: Formations, anywhere other than by email subscription or on ArtAndArtDeadlines.com, it has been published without permission and is considered theft.

CALL for ART ENTRIES:
Formations

ELIGIBILITY: Artists between the ages of 17-25 are eligible. *Editor’s Note: This is supposed to be a show for emerging artists. My apologies to my readers who are offended by the notion that only 17 to 25 year old artists can be emerging. I feel ya.

MEDIA: Any original two or three-dimensional artwork created within the past 3 years will be considered by the juror. Works previously exhibited in MFA juried shows are not eligible.

DEADLINE: June 20, 2012

NOTIFICATION: July 13, 2012

ENTRY FEE: A maximum of 6 original works created within the past 3 years may be entered. 1 or 2 entries $35 (MFA members $15). Additional four entries $5 each. Entry fees are non-refundable.

JUROR: Linda Swanson received her MFA from Goddard College and BFA from Indiana University. She has shown her work nationally and her paintings are in the permanent collections of the Brooklyn Museum and the Newark Museum. She recently curated an exhibition & lecture at the Museum Gallery of Modern Art in Sofia, Bulgaria.

AWARDS: Cash awards total $1000.

SALES: Artwork must be priced for sale or marked POR (price on request). MFA facilitates sales by placing potential buyers in contact with participating artists but will not retain or request a commission from sold work.

For complete details, Download the Prospectus!

OPEN CALL: Dacia Gallery in NY!

Posted on July 9, 2011 by R.L. Gibson

CHOCOLATE
PERFECTION

The existence of some foods has an almost mythical quality… the perfect hot dog, the perfect pizza, and for me, the perfect piece of chocolate? Sometimes there are so many choices and so many opinions that awarding the status of “perfection” can be as individual as the food itself. Art is no different. The perfect piece of artwork or the perfect collection or show for a gallery is as individual as the gallery itself. This next Call is an opportunity to see if you’re the right fit for this gallery.

Check out this Open Call from Dacia Gallery in New York, NY! For the $35 entry fee, you have a shot at both a solo show and a group show. Take a chance…

OPEN CALL:
Dacia Gallery

Dacia Gallery is pleased to present the following Solo Exhibition opportunity to one artist to exhibit new works of art. One artist will be selected by Dacia Gallery directors and advisors to receive a Solo Exhibition from August 3-19, 2011. The artist selected for the solo exhibition will be considered for future representation.

The purpose of the solo exhibition is to provide artists with an opportunity to have a solo show and exhibit your work to the public, gallery directors, curators and collectors that they might discover your compelling works.

“This is a great opportunity for emerging and
established artists to present your artwork.”

Dacia Gallery is strategically located one block from the New Museum and in the vicinity of over 50 art galleries in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. This is the hottest art area in New York City with countless museum and gallery visitors. The gallery will also advertise and promote the selected artist for the exhibition. Dacia Gallery invites emerging and established artists to submit artwork for this unique opportunity to have a Solo Exhibition.

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists.

MEDIA: Includes but is not limited to painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, photography, digital art, mixed media site-specific installations, illustration, etc. In other words, all creative culminations are welcome. Submitted works are not required to conform to any particular medium, style, theme or concept, artwork dimensions may be of any size.

DEADLINE: July 21, 2011

ENTRY FEE: You may submit up to 10 images for a curation fee of $35.00. Payment of the curation fee is final.

AWARDS: 10 Artists will be chosen as finalists for the solo exhibit, they will be announced on the website after the deadline date. Only one out of ten will be chosen for the solo exhibition, the remaining 9 Artists will be awarded participation in a group exhibition in the fall.

SALES: Dacia Gallery charges 50% commission on all artwork sold during exhibitions.

For complete details, visit the Dacia Gallery online!

How to Get an Art Show: The Dinner Invitation

Posted on June 25, 2011 by R.L. Gibson

SWEET TOMATOES

My mother is a great cook. When I decided I wanted to learn how to can my own tomatoes, I asked her advice. I was annoyed by her answer because of how much seeminly unnecessary work was involved in canning something I could easily buy at the grocery store. I did it my way and ignored her advice all together. She enjoys telling anyone who will listen about how I cleaned tomatoes off the walls and ceiling of my laundry room for weeks. I should have listened. I didn’t have to DO it her way, but if I had listened, I would be enduring the laughter almost 20 years later and might not still be BUYING canned tomatoes. The moral of the story is pay attention…

I receive lots of “cooking questions” from readers, and I have noticed one question pop up repeatedly in my inbox, “How do I contact an art gallery about showing my work?” I’m going to answer it, and you don’t have to do it my way. But, don’t blame me if you end up with tomato on your face. Check it out…

*Editor’s Note: ArtAndArtDeadlines.com is on hiatus until I return from vacation on July 5th; however, we’ll keep publishing q&a, “best of,” and a handful of oddities to keep you entertained. Enjoy!

CONTACTING A
GALLERY

1. Dinner Invitation: The simplest, most obvious answer is: Enter a juried show. This site publishes invitations to those dinner parties almost EVERY DAY. Most gallery directors view juried show entries like gifts at at holiday party. They are excited to open them and hopeful of finding a little gem. Make a good impression, and you just might get a solo show offer. It really happens.

2. Plus One: If the invitation to dinner pan out, don’t forget about the Plus One. The single best way to get in touch with a gallery is by personal introduction from someone they have already invited to the party. An artist or friend that a gallery director already knows and trusts is the easiest way in. Don’t know anyone? Unlikely. Treat it like six degrees of separation and do your homework.

3. Party Crasher: The last answer is… be a wanted party crasher. If you’re gonna crash a party, make sure you make the most of your entrance. Unless you are a true people person, I don’t recommend just showing up at a gallery unannounced or calling and fumbling through awkward conversations about how you are the next best thing. Submit your work to the gallery by delivery via mail or messenger. But, it doesn’t have to be subtle. Make a splash in a good way when you crash the party, and next time you might be on the invitation list.

For example, I one had a friend who made a mock up of the gallery in miniature with his own work hanging in it… and got a solo show. I had another friend send a 4×6 canvas a day for 30 days to a gallery director who then had to assemble them into a painting at the end. She got a show too. They want to like you… give them a reason.

Have more questions? Email me.
My recipes don’t always work, but they are always free.

CALL for ENTRIES: Light, Space, Time & the Sea

Posted on January 4, 2011 by R.L. Gibson

DIPLOMACY STINKS

It is a happy, shiny New Year, and I am excited about the possibilities. Per usual, I am optimistic about the future… nauseatingly optimistic, according to my husband Jon. However, most folks will also tell you that my attitude toward life is often like my taste in food…direct, unapologetic and undiplomatic. Can food be unapologetic and undiplomatic? Have you ever met a cheese named Limberger? That sort of straight forwardness is what drew me to this next Call.

Check out the Call for Entries from the Light, Space & Time Gallery for their online Seascapes competition. You know that I am not a huge fan of online competitions; however, I think of this as digital publication which is always a good thing. The entry fee is dirt cheap, and the value of inbound links to your website is priceless. Take a look…

CALL for ENTRIES:
Seascapes

Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery presents a Juried Competition, in which 2D artists from around the world are called upon to make online submissions for the theme Seascapes for inclusion into the February 2011 online group exhibition.

ELIGIBILITY: Light Space & Time encourages entries from all 2D artists regardless of where they reside and regardless of their experience or education in the art field.

MEDIA: All two dimensional media are eligible.

DEADLINE: The submission process for artists ends January 29, 2011.

ENTRY FEE: $15.00 USD for 5 Entries

AWARDS: A group exhibition of the top five finalists will be held online at the Light Space & Time – Online Art Gallery during the month of February 2011. Awards will be for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places. In addition, 2 artists will be recognized with Honorable Mention awards. Depending on the amount and the quality of the entries there may also be Special Recognition awards posted as well.

BENEFITS: Your artwork is exposed to thousands of visitors to the website each month. Your artwork is retained on the website in the Archives section for further and ongoing exposure. The Artist’s website is linked to Light Space & Time. Winners for that month are promoted in direct email pieces to gallery owners and directors, corporate art representatives and decision makers in the art world. Winners for that month will be promoted to 50+ news and press release outlets, thus creating more traffic, exposure and back links to the artist and their website. Participating winners are gaining valuable experience, marketing their artwork and building their resumes for a very low cost to take part in one of the gallery’s online competitions. *Editor’s Note: This statement is not a guarantee from www.ArtAndArtDeadlines.com, but it comes directly from the Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery website.

For complete details, visit the Seascapes page!

CALL for Entries: Emerging Artists for NY Gallery

Posted on September 3, 2010September 3, 2010 by R.L. Gibson

DISCOVERERS
ANONYMOUS

Have you ever discovered a little something unknown to most of your friends and family and felt compelled to tell EVERYONE? Me too. Of course my discoveries are usually food related. However, there are a significant number of galleries and curators that devote a portion of their exhibit space and time solely to Emerging Artists.

Check out this great Call for Entries brought to you by SlowArt Productions. Emerging Artists’ work will be showcased at the Limner Gallery in Hudson, NY. The entry fee is reasonable and prizes include both cash and publication awards! Don’t delay…

CALL for ENTRIES:
EMERGING ARTISTS 2011

This is the 19th annual competition for gallery exhibition and awards. This exhibition is devoted to the discovery, introduction and promotion of emerging artists. The exhibition will be held in April 2011 at the Limner Gallery and is open to all artists working in any media. There will be a $1000 cash award and $2400 in publication awards. Deadline for submissions is November 30.

ELIGIBILITY AND RESTRICTIONS: The competition is open to all artists, national and international, working in all media. All forms of painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, graphics, digital and installation art, video, etc. are eligible. Entrants must be 18 years of age or older to apply. Wall mounted works must not be taller than 96″ no wider than 120″. Sculptural work must fit through a standard height, 36″wide entry door.

EXHIBITION AND AWARDS: Winning artists will be featured in a group exhibition at the Limner Gallery, April 1 – 30, 2011. The exhibition will also be displayed on the Limner Gallery web site. There will be a $1000 cash prize awarded to one artist. One artist will be awarded a two page display in Direct Art Volume #18, Fall 2011 issue. Two artists will be awarded a single page display. Direct Art is distributed to bookstores across the USA including Borders and Barnes and Noble. For more information on Direct Art view: http://www.slowart.com/about.htm

EXHIBITION TERMS:

ENTRY FEES: There is a $35.00 entry fee for one to four artworks entered, presentation is by digital files, prints or 35mm slides. There is a $5.00 fee for each additional artwork above four. Details of 2D artwork count as an additional artwork. Sculptors may provide one additional view per artwork without cost. Artists accepted to exhibit will not be charged additional fees of any kind. Payments may be by check or money order payable to SlowArt Productions, or by credit card using PayPal.

NOTIFICATION: Artists will be notified of acceptance or non-acceptance no later than December 31, 2010. Results will be posted on or before this date at: http://www.slowart.com/results. Notification will be made via email and/or by mail with the return of materials in the SASE provided by the artist. Read the notification page for details of the notification policy.

PRIVACY POLICY: Artist contact information (address, telephone) is only held for the purpose of contacting selected artists and is not preserved in any database. Entry forms are destroyed and data and image files deleted on the completion of the jury process. All artist emails are added to their future events announcement email list. If you do not wish to be on the email list click the unsubscribe button when you receive the first announcement and your email will be automatically deleted.

DEADLINE: The final postmarked deadline is November 30, 2010. Entries must be postmarked or submitted via email by this date.

All works in the show must be for sale. The gallery will take a 30 % commission on all sales. Sale price is determined by the artist.

Online Entry: On line entries are via email or web post with direct html link . Email files must be in JPG format. JPG files when closed should be approx. 500K (1/2 MB) or less in size, when open approx. 8MB or less. Images may also be posted to a dedicated web page and a link provided to the page. Web page images should not be download restricted. Videos artists may also post on a personal web page or on YouTube.

For complete details, go to the Prospectus online!

BOOK COVER ART: Call for Entries

Posted on July 14, 2010 by R.L. Gibson

I love the idea that
Art inspires Art.

I believe Art is Food for the Soul…which is one of the many reasons that I prattle on about food so much. Well, I also really like food. Good food inspires one to create good meals. So maybe it IS all cyclical.

Nevertheless, here is a great Call for Entries for Book Cover Art…art inspiring art.

Enjoy.

Call for Entries:
Cover Art for The Unfastened Heart by Lane von Herzen

You are invited to participate in an open competition to provide the book cover art for the re-publication of Lane von Herzen‘s novel, The Unfastened Heart.

The winner of this competition will be awarded The Icon Prize, will receive $1500 in prize money, and will have his or her artwork appear on the book cover. The terms and conditions of this competition are as follows:

REFER TO NOVEL: Submit your original artwork created in response to Lane von Herzen’s novel, The Unfastened Heart. Each submission should include a brief statement about the section of the novel to which your art speaks.

MEDIA TYPE AND SIZE: You may enter for consideration paintings, photographs, graphic art, collage art, and other visual media by submitting a digital photograph (in JPG or JPEG format) of the work through the link at the bottom of this page. You should submit images saved with maximum quality compression with a long dimension of at least 1000 pixels at 72 or 300 dpi. Please keep the file size under 2 MB.

NUMBER OF ENTRIES: You may submit more than one entry. All submissions are subject to the format guidelines and limits set forth in this document.

QUALIFIED ENTRIES: No submissions will be considered if they are defamatory, abusive, obscene, profane or otherwise offensive or in poor taste. Anyone who participates in the competition in a disrespectful or unlawful manner, including making hostile or negative comments related to age, disability, race, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, or gender identity, will be disqualified. Posting of the work is at the discretion of the administrators.

PRIZE: The judging staff will select the winning submission. The winner will be awarded the 2010 Icon Prize and a cash award of $1500, and the winner’s submission will be used for the cover art for the re-publication of The Unfastened Heart.

AGREEMENT: By submitting your work to this competition, you are representing and agreeing as follows: (i) your submission is your own original artwork and, at the time of your submission, you have all ownership rights in the submission; (ii) you authorize us to publish your submission on the author’s blogsite and website without restriction or compensation; and (iii) if you are selected as the winner, you will accept The Icon Prize and the $1500 award in full compensation for all right, title and interest in any and all visual reproductions of your original work for all purposes related to the novel and The Icon Prize. The artist retains ownership of the original work, and is free to sell the original work as he/she wishes.

DEADLINE: Art will be accepted through December 31, 2010. Please note that the administrators encourage early entries, as another prize category may be added to reflect higher numbers of submissions.

NOTIFICATION: Finalists will be notified via e-mail by January 31, 2011. Following this date, fine arts finalists who have not incorporated graphic design into their work (a design including title and author of the book) may be paired with graphic designers in order to present the book covers in their print-ready format for the final round of judging. The administrators may elect to hold a series of gallery events to promote the finalists’ work prior to the judging of the winner, with the intent of bringing notice to the finalists as artists deserving of ongoing recognition of their artistic endeavors. The winner of The Icon Prize will be announced no earlier than June 1, 2011 and no later than December 31, 2011. The winning artist will be notified via e-mail.

Any questions or disputes related to the terms, conditions or participation in this competition shall be resolved by the author and publisher in their absolute discretion.

Great Opportunities…Even if you don’t Win!

This competition is being organized to support and nurture the work and careers of other artists who gather together around a common literary work.

If your submission does not win the competition but you nevertheless wish to make your original work available for sale, the author may choose to assist you by creating gallery showings of your work, either online or otherwise, at a price you select, with the profit realized solely by you.

If you wish, the author and publisher may also elect, in their sole discretion, to include your submission in a “gallery” of submissions interior to the pages of the book, allowing the book’s readers to see your work, read a brief biography about you, and link to websites displaying more of your work.

Looking for a copy of the book?
Click Here for the Amazon.com page for this novel.
(Buy used copies for as little as $3.)

CALL FOR SUBMISSSIONS: New York Show

Posted on July 5, 2010July 5, 2010 by R.L. Gibson

THE JOY OF DISCOVERY

One of the joys posting for ArtAndArtDeadlines.com is opening my email and receiving Calls that you just know will be the golden egg in some artist’s Easter egg hunt.

I love being a part of new beginnings–both for artists and for galleries. My experience is that gallery directors are (at least at the beginning of a project) hopeful–even expectant–of what is to come.

My experience is also that artists spend a lot of time (at least in the beginning) hopeful–even expectant–that a gallery director is going to fall in love with their work.

The joy if this post is that it may–just maybe– fulfill the hope of both for a handful of my readers. The deadline is July 18th…DO NOT MISS this opportunity!

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS:
Bond Street Studio
Brooklyn, NY

Bond Street Studio is back and is looking for new talent. Expanding their horizons from a contemporary photography gallery, they now accepting submissions for all types of fine art work.

From painting to film, send them your best work for a chance to be in their grand re-opening group show in August 2010!

They are changing things up!

Now operating as a non-traditional gallery space, they are able to have much more freedom when creating shows.

This means your work that doesn’t fit anywhere else might be perfect for Bond Street Studio! (Every non-traditional artist’s dream)

GUIDELINES:

1. Please send up to 5 JPG’s 700 pixels on the long side (please make sure they are in sRGB format) to gallery@bondstreetstudio.com .

2. It is also helpful to include a brief bio and project description.

FEES:

1. It is FREE to submit!

2. But, if you are selected there is a $25 hanging and processing fee.

DEADLINE: July 18, 2010

They are also planning on joining the blogosphere soon showcasing artists, so even if you don’t make it to the group show you may still be featured with on their blog!

I know that many of you out there will go to their site and be suspicious that you can’t find the any more than the information in this call or any information regarding their changing status.

Never fear. They aren’t asking you for cash–just good work.

They sent the call directly to me…so don’t look a gift horse in the mouth, folks. Instead of indulging paranoia, let’s just bury them in more great work than they can handle!

Tag: Emerging Artists

this is how we STEW IT

CALL for ENTRIES: Emerging Artists and Holiday Smallworks at the Limner Gallery

For complete details, Read the Full Calls!

don’t mix my GREENS

CALL for ENTRIES: New School 2 from ROY G BIV

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

DROP my biscuits

CALL for ART ENTRIES: Formations

For complete details, Download the Prospectus!

CHOCOLATE PERFECTION

OPEN CALL: Dacia Gallery

“This is a great opportunity for emerging and established artists to present your artwork.”