CALL for ENTRIES: Mixed Media, Collage & Digital

Posted on December 26, 2019November 6, 2020 by R.L. Gibson

a CITRUS dream

Oranges trigger holiday memories. So many different holidays, both secular and sacred, are celebrated during the month of December. And regardless of the holiday, you’ll always find someone whose memory of that holiday is triggered by the smell of oranges. My mother said that when she was a child, Christmas was the only time her family could afford citrus of any sort. I have incorporated citrus into my entire sense of winter because it is the only time I can find super sweet clementines. It is an odd sort of passing of the baton.

Now that most of the holidays have past, it is time to kick it into high gear. I am attempting another 30 paintings in 30 days. (I don’t hold out a lot of hope of finishing that in grand style.) Meanwhile I have 3 commissions & 3 shows that I desperately want to enter. I am no longer a member of the cult of busy. I don’t celebrate or glorify it. But I have certainly bitten off more than I can chew. How do you rank your art priorities? When you figure that out consider this Call.

Check out this Call for Entries from the Las Laguna Gallery (Laguna Beach, CA) for Mixed Media, Collage and Digital Art, $35 entry & 35% commission. Don’t miss this opportunity…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Mixed Media, Collage & Digital Art
from Las Laguna Gallery

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to mixed media, collage & digital art

DEADLINE: January 11, 2020

NOTIFICATION: January 17, 2020. If accepted, delivery of work is January 30-February 4.

ENTRY FEE: $35 for up to 3

SALES: The gallery will retain 35% commission on all sales.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Animalz 2020

Posted on December 3, 2019November 6, 2020 by R.L. Gibson

a sleepy SIP

Ginger ale has offered me clarity, of sorts. As a 40-year insominiac, I have tried everything from warm milk to herbal remedies and tryptophan-laden foods to no avail. For the last few years my only manner of sleep has been pharmaceutical, taken in half-doses to fend off side effects. But in the end, long term use of sleep aids has side effects, the worst has been fogginess & some memory loss. Six weeks ago, I started taking a double-strength, full spectrum CBD oil. It took 5 days to build up in my system before I started magically falling asleep in 15 minutes instead of 3+ hours. The pros a gentle lifting of my fog; I can hear the birds’ chatter outside my studio window again, even with this morning’s snowfall. I am experiencing a gradual but noticeable improvement in my day to day memory which makes working in series flow easier. I am getting nearly twice as much sleep per night, on average, as I have since I was in elementary school. The cons? The taste of CBD oil. Ginger ale has ridden to the rescue and is an easy and obvious trade for chirping birds and living color. What trade will you make?

With my newly-found sleep has come reduced anxiety surrounding my trajectory as an artist. I know the paths, where they converge, where they change priority, if you’ll let them. I cannot say this often enough. Enter the shows that serve you. Use them to determine your audience, test your narrative and create your own story. The creative process will serve you if you let it. This next Call is for a small gallery in California with a prolific show history and a straightforward curatorial approach. Does this show offer an outlet that serves your work? Investigate.

Check out this Call for Entries from the Las Laguna Gallery (Laguna Beach, CA) for Animalz, a show of depicting animals, real or imagined. $35 entry & 35% commission. Don’t miss this opportunity…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Animalz 2020
from Las Laguna Gallery

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

THEME: Animalz. “Las Laguna Gallery invites . . . . artwork depicting animals (real or imagined)” — laslagunagallery.com

MEDIA: Open to all media, including acrylic, airbrush, assemblage, charcoal, color pencil, collage, digital art, drawings, encaustic, fiber art, araphite, illustration, mixed media, new media, oil, painting, pastel, photography & watercolor.

DEADLINE: December 7, 2019

NOTIFICATION: December 14, 2019. If accepted, delivery of work is December 26-31.

ENTRY FEE: $35 for up to 3

SALES: The gallery will retain 35% commission on all sales.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Las Laguna Aqueous 2019

Posted on June 26, 2019February 19, 2020 by R.L. Gibson

open up & say A-GUA

I quit smoking six and a half years ago. I entirely expected to be able to better taste food. What I didn’t expect was my sense of smell to like a blood hound. My hearing also wildly improved, but my family believes the timing is just a ridiculous coincidence. My sense of smell, while appreciated, has consequences. The trash has to go out more often. I can smell a soft spot in a potato in dry storage or an overly ripe banana all the way in my bedroom the minute I wake up. The strangest smell revelation for me is water. Water should be odorless, but it rarely is. Tap water almost always reeks of chlorine or sulphur or has an acrid metallic odor. Ugh.

Meanwhile my husband is upfitting a small barn as my new studio, and it doesn’t have running water. As a watercolorist, I have to have clean water. As a solution, I designed an inexpensive system that pumps water from exchangeable 5 gallon jugs and a separate complex filter system to allow me to send the gray water out to water the flower beds. I use non-toxic paints, and my filtration system is meant to capture the pigment, but I am going to plant white flowers… just in case. This next Call is all about the water soluble media & has fewer guidelines than the society shows. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Las Laguna Gallery (Laguna Beach, CA) for Aqueous 2019, a show of work in water-soluble media. $35 entry & 35% commission. Don’t miss this opportunity…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Aqueous 2019
from Las Laguna Gallery

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

THEME: This is an open theme exhibition and all subject types will be considered. From Traditional landscapes, Local views, Abstracts, Wildlife, Pets, Figure studies, Seascapes, harbors, and beach scenes, Impressionistic landscapes or more.

MEDIA: Open to water soluble media: watercolor, acrylic, casein, gouache, ink & egg tempera

DEADLINE: July 9, 2019

NOTIFICATION: June 15, 2019. If accepted, delivery of work is July 25-30.

ENTRY FEE: $35 for up to 3

SALES: The gallery will retain 35% commission on all sales.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Unique Abstractions

Posted on May 5, 2019February 19, 2020 by R.L. Gibson

abstractly DRINKING SPEAKING

The notion of eating healthy is an abstract one. Even putting ethical concerns aside, there are health benefits (and disadvantages) to embracing vegetarianism, veganism and even raw diets. Sugar is the devil, but artificial sweetners are differently malicious. An excessively fatty diet can lead to heart disease but when coupled with an near absence of carbohydrates puts the body in ketosis that effectively treats diabetes in many. Chocolate and red wine and coffee and kale, all abstractions of a healthy diet.

In art, abstraction takes a lot of forms. At it’s broadest, abstraction is work that is non-representational. But, that begs the question, non-representational of what? From that we get non-figurative & non-linear styles that are often included in surrealism, dadaism, cubism, fauvism, suprematism, art informel, neo-plasticism, de stijl & others. This next Call wants to see all of your abstract creations. My heart lies with abstraction, although I find reactions to it frustrating. What’s your experience? Are you insulated enough not to hear the voices of those that would dismiss the non-representational? My mantra is ‘process not product’. Excerise your muscle memory. Lose yourself in process. It works for me. What works for you?

Check out this Call for Entries from the Las Laguna Gallery (Laguna Beach, CA) for Unique Abstractions, a show of abstract work in a wide range of media. $35 entry & 35% commission. Don’t miss this opportunity…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Unique Abstractions
from Las Laguna Gallery

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

THEME: Abstraction. “True abstract art not only utilizes flexibility and freedom; it also employs bold uses of color, line, pattern, form, process and composition.” — laslagunagallery.com

MEDIA: Open to acrylic, airbrush, assemblage, charcoal, color pencil, collage, digital art, drawings, encaustic, fiber art, araphite, illustration, mixed media, new media, oil, painting, pastel, photography & watercolor.

DEADLINE: June 7, 2019

NOTIFICATION: June 12, 2019. If accepted, delivery of work is June 26th to July 2nd.

ENTRY FEE: $35 for up to 3

SALES: The gallery will retain 35% commission on all sales.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Be There. Be Square. 6×6

Posted on October 17, 2018October 20, 2018 by R.L. Gibson

boxy BITES

Making pasta used to be a joy. I enjoyed hand-cutting linguine and stuffing beautiful little half-moon ravioli. But, my husband’s Celiac’s diagnosis put a crimp in my ravioli revelry. Luckily GF flour has come a long way. I am making pie crusts and little stuffed ravioli to my hearts content again. I have dispensed with the round & half-moon shapes, along with my biscuit cutter, but I find the square has its own appeal. This next Call appreciates the square form as well. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Las Laguna Gallery (Laguna Beach, CA) for 6×6 – Be There, Be Square, an exhibit inspired by small, square works. $35 entry & 35% commission. Don’t miss this opportunity…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
6×6 – Be There. Be Square.
from Las Laguna Gallery

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to all media, but work must be 6″x6″, without frame. Frame unnecessary in most cases, but if added should be very minimal. If it looks ‘finished’ it does not need a frame, but paper works should likely be matted or framed.

DEADLINE: November 3, 2018

NOTIFICATION: November 10, 2018

ENTRY FEE: $35 for up to 3

SALES: The gallery will retain 35% commission on all sales.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: It’s Political – 2018

Posted on September 8, 2018September 9, 2018 by R.L. Gibson

what TO EAT, or what NOT TO EAT

Famous words, “No politics, let’s eat.” FOOD IS POLITICAL. In the United States, for example, our Department of Agriculture suggests that half our diet be composed of fruits & vegetable (great); however, more than 60% of agricultural subsidies go to corn & other grains which are primarily consumed by the commercial meat & poultry industries. Do you know how much of those subsidy funds go to growers of fruits & vegetables? Less than 1%. Food is political. This next Call wants to know what YOU have to say about today’s political climate, food politics optional, of course. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Las Laguna Gallery (Laguna Beach, CA) for It’s Political! 2018, an exhibit inspired by politics in today’s world. $35 entry & 35% commission. Don’t miss this opportunity…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
It’s Political! 2018
from Las Laguna Gallery

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“Though often divisive & inflammatory, we can’t avoid politics in today’s world. The intrinsic beliefs and opinions that shape us as human beings can almost always be seen in a political light. For our show this month, we seek pieces that express all things political, regardless of party or belief systems.”
–from laslagunagallery.com

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to all media, but must be inspired by anything the artist considers ‘political’, either traditionally or digitally, in some way.

DEADLINE: October 3, 2018

NOTIFICATION: October 10, 2018

ENTRY FEE: $35 for up to 3

SALES: The gallery will retain 35% commission on all sales.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Bring Us Your Dead exhibit (Dia de los Muertos) 2018

Posted on August 21, 2018August 22, 2018 by R.L. Gibson

have some CANDY

My grandmother was addicted to candy. She would stock up near the candy-laden holidays Easter, Halloween and Christmas, and try to get it eaten at a faster rate than it would solidify in a solid block of colored sugar. So, it wasn’t her sweet grandmotherly instinct to push candy on me at every occasion; it was stock rotation, ha. After she died, I could have started a candy store with the volume of candy in her kitchen. This Call is a chance for you to celebrate the life of someone who has passed from the physical world. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Las Laguna Gallery (Laguna Beach, CA) for Bring us Your Dead 2018, an exhibit inspired by those no longer with us. $35 entry & $35 commission. Don’t miss this opportunity…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Bring us Your Dead 2018
from Las Laguna Gallery

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“Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is a Mexican holiday celebrated throughout Mexico and around the world in other cultures. It is an ancient and enduring ritual when the living commune with the dead – a mystical night when the veil is lifted between their two realms and they may share a day together.” –from laslagunagallery.com

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to all media, but your entries should fit this theme, either traditionally or digitally, in some way.

DEADLINE: September 4, 2018

NOTIFICATION: September 12, 2018

ENTRY FEE: $35 for up to 3 via Submittable or $35/1 + $2 ea. add’l for up to 15 entries via CaFe.

SALES: The gallery will retain 35% commission on all sales.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Endless Possibilities

Posted on June 9, 2018June 9, 2018 by R.L. Gibson

just PEACH-y

I sent my husband to the farmers market for turnips & beets. He came home with honey & peaches. I suppose it isn’t like going to the grocery where there are a proscribed list of possible foods you will encounter. Instead, the farmers market offers an almost endless range of possibilities within your growth climate, lending itself to surprises, naturally. This next Call is hoping for those same possibilities. Send them a peach…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Las Laguna Gallery (Laguna Beach, CA) for the Endless Possibilities exhibit. 35% commission & $35 entry. Don’t miss this opportunity…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Endless Possbilities
from
Las Laguna Gallery

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists (int’l)

MEDIA: Open to most media including assemblage, charcoal, collage, digital art, drawing, encaustic, fiber art, illustration, mixed media, new media, painting, pastel & photography

THEME: Open

DEADLINE: July 6, 2018

NOTIFICATION: July 11, 2018

ENTRY FEE: $35 for 1, $2 ea. add’l on CaFe or $35 for up to 3 on submittable

SALES: The Las Laguna Gallery will retain 35% commission on all sales.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Botanik

Posted on September 17, 2017September 17, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

best served WARM

I have a tiny refrigerator. Well, let me re-phrase that. I have a small (by American standards) full-size refrigerator. When I down-sized to a smaller home in preparation for a more mobile existence, my refrigerator shrank too. Luckily, my new smaller home & its appliances are located only 5 minutes from the grocery store which is a marked improvement from the 20+ minutes it took before I moved. As a result, I can now by produce more often & store it outside of my new, tiny-to-me refrigerator, making for fresher, tastier meals. This next Call wants to know about your botanicals, but they don’t have to be edible. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Las Laguna Gallery (Laguna Beach, CA) for the BotaniK exhibit. Sales commission is only 25% & $35 entry. Since extra images are only $1, be sure to enter LOTS of work. Don’t miss this opportunity…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
BotaniK from
Las Laguna Gallery

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists (int’l)

MEDIA: Open to drawing, painting, assemblage, collage, digital art, encaustic, fiber art, illustration, mixed media, new media, photography (traditional & digital), & printmaking.

THEME: Botanical art

DEADLINE: October 8, 2017

NOTIFICATION: October 13, 2017

GUEST ARTIST: Growing up on a farm & co-owning a nursery for most of her life, Sally Painter has always been surrounded by the beauty of the natural world. It’s not surprising she turned to nature for inspiration when she took up painting. Flowers & other plants & trees are her favorite subjects. Sally says, she strives to paint something more than simply a realistic depiction of these subjects. “I interpret the subject with brush in hand, allowing my imagination to select colors & forms. . . Painting is my therapy, my peaceful, creative place, and I treasure that,” says the artist.

ENTRY FEE: $35 for 1, $1 ea. add’l.

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

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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CALL for ENTRIES: Madness

Posted on July 11, 2017July 11, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

patchwork PROVISIONS

The weirdness of my lunch is directly proportional to how badly I don’t want to go to the grocery store. I spend most of my working hours in my home office/studio. As a result, my work clothing standards are sometimes (often) not how I’d like to be seen in public. So to avoid the extra work of dressing and driving and shopping, I create food collages of sorts –often disparate ingredients composed into pasta salads, casseroles & almost anything sauteed & stuffed into a corn tortilla. This next Call is for traditional & digital collages; I don’t think food collage counts. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Las Laguna Gallery (Laguna Beach, CA) for the Collage & Digital Madness exhibit. Sales commission is only 25%. Don’t miss this opportunity…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Collage & Digital
Madness from
Las Laguna Gallery

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists (int’l)

MEDIA: Open to traditional or digital collage

DEADLINE: August 6, 2017

NOTIFICATION: August 12, 2017

GUEST ARTIST: Bobbi McMurry

ENTRY FEE: $35 for 1, $1 ea. add’l

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

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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a CITRUS dream

CALL for ENTRIES: Mixed Media, Collage & Digital Art from Las Laguna Gallery

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

a sleepy SIP

CALL for ENTRIES: Animalz 2020 from Las Laguna Gallery

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

open up & say A-GUA

CALL for ENTRIES: Aqueous 2019 from Las Laguna Gallery

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

abstractly DRINKING SPEAKING

CALL for ENTRIES: Unique Abstractions from Las Laguna Gallery

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

boxy BITES

CALL for ENTRIES: 6×6 – Be There. Be Square. from Las Laguna Gallery

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

what TO EAT, or what NOT TO EAT

CALL for ENTRIES: It’s Political! 2018 from Las Laguna Gallery

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

have some CANDY

CALL for ENTRIES: Bring us Your Dead 2018 from Las Laguna Gallery

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

just PEACH-y

CALL for ENTRIES: Endless Possbilities from Las Laguna Gallery

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

best served WARM

CALL for ENTRIES: BotaniK from Las Laguna Gallery

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

patchwork PROVISIONS

CALL for ENTRIES: Collage & Digital Madness from Las Laguna Gallery

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES:
Mixed Media, Collage & Digital Art
from Las Laguna Gallery

CALL for ENTRIES:
Animalz 2020
from Las Laguna Gallery

CALL for ENTRIES:
Aqueous 2019
from Las Laguna Gallery

CALL for ENTRIES:
Unique Abstractions
from Las Laguna Gallery

CALL for ENTRIES:
6×6 – Be There. Be Square.
from Las Laguna Gallery

CALL for ENTRIES:
It’s Political! 2018
from Las Laguna Gallery

CALL for ENTRIES:
Bring us Your Dead 2018
from Las Laguna Gallery

CALL for ENTRIES:
Endless Possbilities
from
Las Laguna Gallery

CALL for ENTRIES:
BotaniK from
Las Laguna Gallery

CALL for ENTRIES:
Collage & Digital
Madness from
Las Laguna Gallery