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OPEN CALL: SPACE WOMb in NY

Posted on November 6, 2011November 6, 2011 by R.L. Gibson

Sometimes…
YOU FEEL LIKE A NUT

Today, I miss peanut butter. When I was pregnant, peanut butter was a wonder food. It had just enough protein, sugar and fat to transform my mood, one tablespoon at a time. In celebration of my in-laws 50th Anniversary, I am headed on vacation to a much warmer clime…just in time for Christmas. You know what is not great about a warm vacation at Christmas? Being in a bathing suit at Christmas… when I should be eating peanut butter cookies and peanut butter pie and everything else that won’t run from me. Oh well, my pregnancy days are long over, so I’m gonna lay off the peanut butter for a couple of months. This next Call involves a completely different kind of womb. Take a look…

Check out this Open Call from SPACE WOMb (Long Island City, New York). This is a contemporary art gallery located around the corner from the MoMA PS1 in NY. There is no fee to enter to submit your work…

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

OPEN CALL:
Space Womb

SPACE WOMb wants to see YOUR work.

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists.

MEDIA: All media

DEADLINE: Ongoing

ENTRY FEE: There is no entry fee, but there may be a fee to exhibit. Editor’s Note: This sort of a fee is kind of like a co-op approach. If you are accepted, a fee MAY BE payable by PayPal and will help cover the cost of printing and the reception.

TO APPLY: To apply, email your portfolio & bio to spacewomb@gmail.com. The gallery staff will review your work.

JUROR: The gallery staff will review your work.

SALES: 40% of all sales will be the gallery commission.

For complete details, contact the gallery by email!

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.

REJECTED…not dejected.

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

We regret to inform you…

You’ve gotta hate letters that start that way. It is like biting into the perfect apple and finding a worm. Yep, rejection sucks. Every artist gets rejected.

While pondering how to do to expand and improve ArtAndArtDeadlines.com for the upcoming year, it occured to me that Rejection Letters are a subject of fascination for many. Why don’t we try to take something personal and depressing and turn it into something great?

…A positive way to learn.

That’s right readers…I want your Rejection Letters.

Send me your letters with your name and address obscured (or I can obscure them for you), and I will build a page to catalog all the letters by gallery or show.

Sharing our rejection letters could serve several purposes:

1. COMMISERATION: You won’t feel so alone when you get 3 rejections a week.

2. RESEARCH: The letters can serve as research on shows and galleries–Step #3 in the popular AAAD post The Art of Cooking also known as How to Get an Art Show.

3. HUMOR: Some of them are hilarioius.

4. WARNING: If you read between the lines, sometimes Rejection Letters can be a great warning that a gallery is just not your cup o’ tea.

So, what do you think? Start submiting your rejection letters (and emails) to me at SubmitArt@ArtAndArtDeadlines.com. Iwould prefer that you send the letters to me AFTER obscuring your name and contact information, but rest assured that I will take every effort to make sure this is an uplifting experience. No one wins if you feel embarrased.

As an added incentive, I will give anyone
that sends me a Rejection Letter a FREE entry
into the $2 Art Contest for that month!

After this blog post goes live, I will create a Rejection Page with this blog entry as its content until the letters roll in (assuming you’re interested).

Here’s one of my letters from the Lake County Discovery Museum’s Postcard Art Competition in 2007. It is a kind letter (sweet, but not entertaining), but I’ll dig through to find some that are more interesting soon.

Send your rejection letters today!

How To Use This Site.

Posted on October 5, 2009October 6, 2009 by R.L. Gibson

Well, you’ve made it this far. Is the recipe a little confusing? Are you wondering, “How is this blog is supposed to be of any help whatsoever? Is this about food or art?”

Here’s the recipe:

Find out why this blog exists at Hungry? Eat Here .
Learn about your foodie blogger at RLGibson.com .
Learn a how to get an art show at The ART of Cooking .
Submit your Call or Art at Submit Your Art .
Most importantly, find a show by going to the Home Page and entering the deadline and your media into the search box. A list of ART DEADLINE blogs arranged by deadline date, will pop up. Read, pick one, enter & eat!
Once you’re hooked, Subscribe.
And don’t forget to send your success stories to me!

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Sometimes… YOU FEEL LIKE A NUT

OPEN CALL: Space Womb