spring
LEEKS
It is ramp season again! I love many, many things about living in the Great Smoky Mountains, but ramps are a Spring favorite for my family. I appreciate the ability to forage for ramps, but if you are a less adventurous resident, our local farmers’ markets have a growing availability of ramps in gorgeous colors and varieties. They are spectacular as the highlight of a tomato onion tart for brunch or just marinated in your best homemade vinaigrette. This next Call is looking for your favorite takes on all thing plant life. Investigate…
Check out this Call for Entries from the Bedford Gallery (Walnut Creek, CA) at Lesher Center for the Arts for Botanica. This is a gorgeous gallery space for you to explore. Take a look…
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CALL for ENTRIES:
Botanica
From 16th Century Flemish painters, to Cézanne and the Post Impressionists, the color and variety found in plant life, as well as the potent symbolism, has made it a popular subject for still-life work & artist studies. Botanica asks artists to draw on these themes to create artwork that explores how plant life can be represented in a diverse reach of media.
ELIGIBILITY: Open to all U.S. artists 18+
MEDIA: Open to all media
DEADLINE: May 8, 2015
NOTIFICATION: June 1, 2015
ENTRY FEE: $35 for up to 3
JURORS: Ken Harman, Dir., Hashimoto Contemporary & Spoke Art & MacKenzie Stevens, Curatorial Asst., Hammer Museum
AWARDS: $3,000 in cash, plus prizes
SALES: Artists are encouraged to sell their work. Artists receive 60% of the sale price for work that is sold. In the past, public interest in available work has been high and the Gallery believes such artist-collector dialogue is a vibrant part of exhibitions. All work must have a declared value for insurance purposes, even if it is not for sale.
For complete details, Read the Full Call!
