CALL for ENTRIES: Flora

Posted on August 1, 2017August 2, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

EAT me

How many of you have a potted rosemary bush? Mine is blooming a gorgeous array of little lavender flowers. Did you know the flowers are edible? If you love the taste of rosemary but find the texture & taste a little to strong for delicate foods like fish, try using the flowers instead. They are softer in both mouth feel & potency and even make a beautiful garnish when flash fried. This next call is looking for flora, and it doesn’t have to be edible. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Don’t Take Pictures (online & print) for Flora. This publication offers print, monthly columns & quarterly online exhibits. This online opportunity has no entry fee. Don’t miss this one…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Flora from
Don’t Take Pictures

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“Botanical art has a long history as subject matter for photographers. Using photography to preserve the ephemeral qualities of plant life can allows viewers to wonder at the natural world. Beyond the garden, florals have been used as props, rendered in patterns in décor and apparel, and photographed in various states of decay.” –from donttakepictures.com

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to photography –go beyond the traditional portrayal of florals

DEADLINE: August 20, 2017

PUBLICATION: August 23 — November 21, 2017

ENTRY FEE: None

AWARDS: Inclusion in the online quarterly exhibition

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Emerging Morpho

Posted on February 26, 2017February 26, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

GREENS are the new black

The greens are emerging. Many of you know that I live in Gatlinburg and wildfires recently swept the area. Firefighters stopped the fire a mere 6′ from my doorstep. The forest surround my home is charred. But all of this unseasonably warm February weather (76°F today) has prompted the most tender of green leaves and unexpected happy daffodil heads to appear. It is just another reminder that Spring is around the corner bringing with it the soft first lettuce leaves. I can’t wait. This next Call is in search of emerging artists; lettuce need not apply. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Morpho Gallery (Chicago, IL) for the Emerging Artist 2017 exhibit. No fee to enter, but there is a jury fee if accepted. Short delivery schedule…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Emerging Artist 2017
at Morpho Gallery

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists (Deliver or have delivered within one week of deadline)

MEDIA: Open to all media

DEADLINE: March 11, 2017

DELIVERY: March 18, 2017

JURY FEE: $25 for one ONLY IF ACCEPTED. Work over 36″ is $35, over 48″ is $45.

SALES: This is a no commission exhibit

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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CALL for ENTRIES: Unsolicited

Posted on January 24, 2017January 24, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

an imperfect PLACE for food

My kitchen table drama is ongoing. It is a 45″ round pedestal-style table with a black, faux-milkpaint finish. Black shows every speck, and that’s worse when your driveway is gravel (or, in my case, not a great housekeeper). Every time I clean the table, the stain of of the finish comes off a little more and the chairs are a misery. It gets used as a makeshift desk, studio worktable & only an occasional serving surface, so I can’t bring myself to get rid of it. My mother’s solution was to quilt a new set of wedge-shaped placements. All better, right? Gotta love her optimism. This next Call won’t make everything better either, but it is a lovely improvement. Plus, it is a ongoing deadline…

Check out this Open Call for Entries from The Woven Tale Press for unsolicited submissions. No entry fee for this opportunity. Writing submissions are welcomed as well. Art publication is worth the effort, and I’ll keep publishing them until we find the right one for you. Take a look…

CALL for ENTRIES:
Open Call
from Woven Tale Press

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“The Press serves as a creative hub to showcase not only creative works but also interviews with artists and behind-the-scene peeks into the creative process. Our editors champion the Press mission and are always seeking out new cybersphere talents to illuminate.” –thewoventalepress.net

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists. Note: Artists MUST have a website or blog; social media pages are not an acceptable substitute.

MEDIA: Open to all visual & literary arts including video submissions.

DEADLINE: Ongoing

NOTIFICATION: 4 to 8 weeks, rolling

ENTRY FEE: None, 2 to 8 images

For complete details, Read the Open Call!

CALL for SUBMISSIONS: Virtual Studio Visit

Posted on December 9, 2016December 9, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

feed ME

Home is found in shared moments–meals, moments & community. I spend more than 200 days a year on the road. I eat in my car, in the bar, in restaurants large and small. The where rarely matters; it is always about the who. It is about connections. I create my communities musically, politically, culturally & culinary. The next Call is a way to help you create a larger artistic community that isn’t just an echo chamber of your local peers. Branch out. Create YOUR community…

Check out this Call for Submissions from Virtual Studio Visit Network, a new project of Gracelee Lawrence, a previously-featured AAAD artist. This is a no cost opportunity to create a global artistic community for yourself. I love this…

CALL for SUBMISSIONS:
Virtual Studio Visit Network

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists. *Note: Although not indicated online, a bachelor’s degree, of some sort, is preferred.

MEDIA: Open to all media.

DEADLINE: December 31, 2016. *Note: the Call is ongoing; however, December 31st is a goal for having enough participants to get started.

NOTIFICATION: Two weeks from submission date

ENTRY FEE: None

JUROR/CURATOR: Gracelee Lawrence recently completed her MFA in Sculpture + Extended Media at the University of Texas at Austin and is currently a visiting artist in the Multidisciplinary Art Department at Chiang Mai University on a Luce Scholars Fellowship. Lawrence graduated from Guilford College as a Principled Problem Solving Scholar with an honors degree in Sculpture and minors in Spanish and Art History. She is a Co-Founder/Director of Pig & Pony as well as a contributing writer for the International Sculpture Center Blog.

ABOUT VSVN: The dialogue begins with the VSVN facilitating the connection between two artists to have a virtual visit. The VSVN will expand into a forum, online gallery, member directory & more in the coming months– to form meaningful connections & dialogue however possible.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Passion to Perform

Posted on November 20, 2016November 20, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

the gilded PALATE

Breakfast & dessert challenge my craving for variety. I have resigned myself to daily morning eggs in every conceivable form, but I still delight in eggs for dessert. Custard. Eggs, sugar, vanilla, cream, yum. Crusted sugar atop a golden custard is heaven. A simple delight. This next Call offers gold as your inspiration. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Yamana Gold for Passion to Perform contest. No entry fee. Finalist judged from physical work & shipping paid by the sponsor. Carefully investigate…

CALL for ENTRIES:
Passion to Perform
from Yamana Gold

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to all media

DEADLINE: January 15, 2017

NOTIFICATION: January 30, 2017: Short listed notices & delivery instructions. February 6, 2017: Results of final round of judging and award notices

ENTRY FEE: None. Limit 2 entries.

JUDGING: The panel of judges will review entries; approx. 35 artists will be short listed. Short listed works will be delivered to the corporate offices (Toronto), using reputable courier firms, the cost of which will be borne by the company.

AWARDS: $6,000 USD for 1st prize, $2,500 USD for 2d prize and $1,500 USD for 3rd prize. An add’l fund has been established to acquire more work from the shortlisted finalists, which will then become part of the permanent collection.

SALES: The listed value for the artworks can only be up to $1,500 USD in order to accommodate possible acquisition by Yamana Gold. Any work with a registered value higher than $1,500 USD will not be accepted. The entrant must specify the “catalogue selling price” in the event the corporation wishes to acquire the artwork; shipping & insurance costs will be borne by the company.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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CALL for ENTRIES: gif

Posted on January 18, 2016January 18, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

COOKING
lessons

Miserable failure is the only path to culinary success. It is true. There are no short cuts. You have to try and try again, analyzing results and altering methods along the way. The first few dozen times I soft boiled an egg, made a hollandaise or cheese sauce, the results were less than desirable, but I am grateful for my desire to learn how. I didn’t turn out to be a chef but it increased my perspective. The same holds true for this Call. This media might not be in your skill set, and it may never be your first choice. But, pursing the idea or learning a new skill may give you a new perspective on your own media. You CAN be successfully project driven, just try…

Check out this Call for Entries from ArtRise Savannah (GA) for GIF, the 2nd Annual GIF Festival exhibit. No entry fee. Creating .GIFs is easy. Here is your opportunity to expand your knowledge base AND add a line to your resume. How about you?

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

CALL for ENTRIES:
gif

“Art Rise Savannah is looking for the world’s top GIF animations to be featured in one of the largest exhibitions of this particular filetype in the world. Following last year’s smashing success of over 960 GIF animations from over 150 countries screened at a maximum capacity show, this year’s GIF Festival is expected to be bigger, better, and ‘giffier’ than ever.”

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to all media

DEADLINE: January 20, 2016

ENTRY FEE: None

AWARDS: No compensation; however, you retain ownership & will be credited for accepted work.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

GETTING a SHOW: Updated Resource

Posted on December 3, 2015 by R.L. Gibson

Getting a Show: Avoiding the Pitfalls & Pratfalls by RLGibson

ArtAndArtDeadlines.com began as a way to keep track of shows worth entering for artists, friends and peers– beginners, emerging & established. And over the years, I have found that established artists still make many the same mistakes I see from beginners, over and over again. As a gallerist, juror & critic, I am regularly asked why I choose one artist’s work over another. There is never just one reason, but there are a handful of regular mistakes that influence my decisions NOT to choose work. The obvious first issue: the art must be good, or at least promising–that should be the most important fact. But to tell the truth, there’s a gallery or a show out there for most art– the sumptuous & the sour. But, because the world is full of banana peels, we’ve newly updated one of our artist resources…

Getting a Show: Avoiding the Pitfalls & Pratfalls!

CALL for ENTRIES: Cecelia Coker Bell

Posted on August 31, 2015 by R.L. Gibson

one TOMATO
two TOMATO
three TOMATO four

Tomatoes, tomatoes everywhere. It is THAT time of the year. The Farmers Market is awash with overly ripe tomatoes at rock bottom prices. When they are less than $1 a pound, I have such a hard not taking them home. We’ve taken to having snacks of sliced tomatoes, tomato sandwiches and marinated tomatoes. They are the stars of their own solo show at our house. This next Call offers you a solo show too, just not in my house. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Cecelia Coker Bell Gallery at Coker College (Hartsville, SC) for 2016/2017 Exhibition Season. No entry fee, DropBox submission. Looking for a solo show, this is a great gallery…

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

CALL for ENTRIES:
Cecelia Coker Bell

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to all media

DEADLINE: October 24, 2015

NOTIFICATION: End of December, 2015

ENTRY FEE: None

JUROR: The selection committee will choose five artists for one-person shows in the 2016/2017 season.

AWARDS: Selected artists will receive $300 toward shipping, $200 for artists who give a gallery talk/presentation during their show & a small run of color posters (at gallery cost)

SALES: Works exhibited in the gallery are for sale; however, they do not focus on sales, and sales are not common. *Please remember this is an academic gallery, not a retail gallery.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

(Click link above, then click “Apply for Show” to download the PDF)

CALL for PROPOSALS: Solo Show Opportunity

Posted on July 6, 2015July 6, 2015 by R.L. Gibson

DINNER FOR ONE
and one alone

I don’t share well. I don’t share anything well, but food is the worst. I am not proud of it. Maybe it is an only child thing. I can logically know that a dish will be too much for me, but I will still not agree to share instead. If I agree to a lets-get-one-of-each-and-share deal, we have to quite literally cut them in half upon arrival & exchange the halves. Otherwise I spend the meal obsessing about whether or not my husband will eat more than his half. I fall short of counting french fries–but just barely. So, my submission to this next Call will likely be a solo one (although my better self sometimes triumphs); however, you are welcome to contemplate sharing. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Proposals from Brentwood Arts Exchange (Brentwood, MD) for Solo & Group Show Opportunities. No entry fee & only 25% commission. Don’t miss this chance…

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

CALL for PROPOSALS:
Solo Show Opportunity

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to all media

DEADLINE: July 31, 2015

ENTRY FEE: None

JUROR: Proposals will be reviewed by the Brentwood Arts Exchange staff. Exhibitions will be scheduled based on the goal of presenting diverse exhibitions of artwork of the highest quality and of engaging a broad range of audiences.

AWARDS: Solo & group exhibitions beginning summer 2016.

SALES: The M-NCPPC (Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission) will retain a 25% commission on all art works sold during or as a result of the exhibition.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Opulent Mobility

Posted on June 5, 2015 by R.L. Gibson

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PLATES

My kitchen is now tiny. My family has been downsizing year by year in prep for permanent tiny living. My kitchen/dining are is 10′ square. Not small by NYC efficiency standards. For a cabin in the woods serving a family of 3 foodies, it IS small space for a double sink, full-size stove, refrigerator, dishwasher, microwave, kitchen table, 4 chairs, & dog bowls. We adapted an under-the-stairs closet as a pantry, created a custom overhead pot rack to free up cabinets space and hung a small folding step stool on the wall to allow easy access to cabinet top space. It is working. In fact, I might be able to work in LESS space. Who knew my space adaptive efforts would be both useful AND a stylish upgrade to my mountain-top kitchen? But can I apply those skills to this next Call? Just maybe…

Check out this Call for Entries from Dreams by Machine (Ventura, CA) for Opulent Mobility. A great chance to stretch creatively & NO ENTRY FEE! Don’t miss this winning combination…

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

Learn more about the Opulent Mobility Show from Dreams by Machine! — *photo by Heidi Marie Photography*

CALL for ENTRIES:
Opulent Mobility

” ‘It’s far too ugly for me to die here!’ –designer Michael Graves re: hospitals. The ugliness that prompted Graves’ outburst included the devices he came across because of his new disability. The Opulent Mobility exhibit is an opportunity to change that.

“Wheelchairs, walkers, prosthetics, crutches and other assistive technology devices are part of our lives. But in the grand scheme of design innovations, they’ve been left in the dust. There are hundreds of thousands of designs for glasses, chairs, and tech of every other kind. Now’s your chance to help change the conversation about assistive technology of the future.” –from the prospectus

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to all media

THEME: Submit art, designs & inventions dealing with mobility, disability & accessibility.

DEADLINE: June 30, 2015

NOTIFICATION: July 6, 2015

ENTRY FEE: None

JUROR: A. Laura Brody, creator; Anthony Tusler, photographer & disability arts activist; Zeina Baltagi, artist & teacher

SALES: If your work sells, there will be no commission fees.

Tag: No Entry Fee

EAT me

CALL for ENTRIES: Flora from Don’t Take Pictures

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

GREENS are the new black

CALL for ENTRIES: Emerging Artist 2017 at Morpho Gallery

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

an imperfect PLACE for food

CALL for ENTRIES: Open Call from Woven Tale Press

For complete details, Read the Open Call!

feed ME

CALL for SUBMISSIONS: Virtual Studio Visit Network

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

the gilded PALATE

CALL for ENTRIES: Passion to Perform from Yamana Gold

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

COOKING lessons

CALL for ENTRIES: gif

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Getting a Show: Avoiding the Pitfalls & Pratfalls!

one TOMATO two TOMATO three TOMATO four

CALL for ENTRIES: Cecelia Coker Bell

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

DINNER FOR ONE and one alone

CALL for PROPOSALS: Solo Show Opportunity

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

small PLATES

CALL for ENTRIES: Opulent Mobility

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES:
Flora from
Don’t Take Pictures

CALL for ENTRIES:
Emerging Artist 2017
at Morpho Gallery

CALL for ENTRIES:
Open Call
from Woven Tale Press

CALL for SUBMISSIONS:
Virtual Studio Visit Network

CALL for ENTRIES:
Passion to Perform
from Yamana Gold

COOKING
lessons

CALL for ENTRIES:
gif

one TOMATO
two TOMATO
three TOMATO four

CALL for ENTRIES:
Cecelia Coker Bell

DINNER FOR ONE
and one alone

CALL for PROPOSALS:
Solo Show Opportunity

small
PLATES

CALL for ENTRIES:
Opulent Mobility