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The upcoming presidential election in the United States has many pondering how we get to a place of peace, of harmony, one with another. Today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Mike Weber, suggests we turn to nature, specifically animals, and study their synchronicity for an example to replicate. Harmony.
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freckled FRUITAGEFood imagery IS the visual brand of this site. For years, I used primarily pristine images of perfect foods on crisp, white, burned out backgrounds. But in the past couple of years, my strategy has changed. I have concerns about how many people, children specifically, don’t know what natural produce looks like. I’ve had many cashiers at the grocer offer to let me trade in a piece of organic fruit for something waxed, dyed & shiny for fear I was buying “bad” produce. Nature doesn’t care about symmetry, saturation or uniformity. This next Call wants your take on nature. Open to broad interpretation…
Check out this Call for Entries from Art-Competition.net for Nature. $20 entry, no shipping, plus $8125 in cash & marketing awards. Take a look…
CALL for ENTRIES:
ELIGIBILITY: All artists age 18+
MEDIA: 2-D media: painting, drawing, photography, digital, collage, fiber, etc.
THEME: Nature “An artist’s focus should inspire and enhance our appreciation and respect for nature’s delicate balance, as it protects and ensures the survival of our planet. Artists, through their works, provide a means of focusing on our planet’s beauty, energy, and diversity. They may also bring us to a greater understanding of humans’ impact upon the environment. From the beginning of human history, artists have provided us with a record of their feelings and observations as they absorb the unspoiled world’s wonders and envision their hopes for the future. “
DEADLINE: August 29, 2016
NOTIFICATION: September 7, 2016
ENTRY FEE: $20 for 1, $10 ea. add’l
AWARDS: First place $500 cash + $5000 marketing; 2nd place $400 Cash + $1500 marketing; 3rd Place $300 cash; 4th Place $200 Cash; 5th Place $100 Cash; 6th Place $75 Cash, 7th Place $50 Cash. Click here for details. The 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th place winner’s and 10 Honorable Mentions work will be featured in Art-Competition.net “Winners Showcase” with links to their websites.
wine & DINEI see a lot of theatre performances while hangry –grouchy from a lack of food! Showtimes frequently hover around dinner time, and unless I want to eat an early bird meal, I usually wait until afterwards. It makes me grouchy, so my hubby force feeds wine & cheese before hand out of self preservation, ha. This next Call is from a theatre that offers a full meal (and gallery space) at the theatre. Genius…
Check out this Call for Entries from Stage West Theatre (Fort Worth, TX) for the 38th Season Gallery. There is no entry fee. Shows are limited to one to four artist per show. Take a look…
CALL for ENTRIES:__
ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists
MEDIA: Open to painting, drawing, prints, photography, fiber, wall-hung 3-D work, etc. *All work should be framed and/or finished in a professional manner.
DEADLINE: September 22, 2016
NOTIFICATION: October 1, 2016
ENTRY FEE: None
CURATOR: Executive Producer, Dana Schultes has worked with Stage West in various capacities for over fifteen years, including development, stage management and sound design.
AWARDS: Selected artists’ work will be displayed in 4 to 6 week spots between Nov 2016 – Sept 2017. Between 1 – 4 artists will be featured per show during the Stage West 38th season.
SALES: Stage West retains a 25% commission on all sales.
another shot of REDLamenting the end of red foods the other day, I completely forgot about rhubarb. The further South you live, the later in the season you can harvest rhubarb. It isn’t a common find at fresh markets in my area, or even at my grocer, in theory because it is a pain. It is disease resistant and hard to kill, but it requires a well-fed diet of compost and/or manure each year and SO MUCH watering. Nonetheless, I love rhubarb jam. Rhubarb, sugar, lemon juice. Simple, sweet & tart. Try it; you’ll love it. This next Call is looking for your red work, fruits & veggies are optional. Delicious…
Check out this Call for Entries from Art-Competition.net for Red 2. $20 entry, no shipping, plus marketing awards. Take a look…
CALL for ENTRIES:
ELIGIBILITY: All artists age 18+
MEDIA: 2-D media: painting, drawing, photography, digital, collage, fiber, etc.
THEME: Red “The color red implies many emotions and feelings; power, heat, love, sexuality, anger, joy, and war are but a few examples. Red can be used to draw the viewer closer emotionally in a way which enhances and emphasizes their reaction to the art. It may define intuitively an intended focal point that carries the viewer more deeply into the message.”
DEADLINE: August 22, 2016
NOTIFICATION: August 31, 2016
ENTRY FEE: $20 for 1, $10 ea. add’l
AWARDS: Twenty artists will be selected for a group exhibit entitled “RED 2” at G25N’s online gallery. The exhibit and all selected artists will be extensively marketed. Click here for details.
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The work of today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Marion Täschler, contemplates the rarity, the scarcity, of unforced originality. It has moved her to change her work, change how she presents both her work and herself to the world. That is a scary journey. Admirable. Thank you.
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going, going, GONEThe season of red fruit is coming to an end. Goodbye to glorious, vine-ripened tomatoes, berries fresh from the patch and those ruby-filled melons. But in its place will be the season of orange goodness. Everything in good time. In the meantime, don’t miss this FREE Call for all things red. Take a look…
Check out this Call for Entries from the city of Las Vegas Office of Cultural Affairs (Las Vegas, NV) for Red, an Aerial Gallery (banner exhibit). No entry fee, but the deadline IS August 14, 2016. Don’t delay…
CALL for ENTRIES:__
ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists
MEDIA: Open to all media
THEME: The unifying theme of the exhibition will be the color red.
DEADLINE: August 14, 2016, 11:59pm PST (*please note the time zone)
ENTRY FEE: None
AWARD: A $1000 honorarium will be offered to each selected artist/artist team per-block (8 blocks in total). Artist(s) will be selected by block, allowing for up to eight artists’ work to be selected. Each light pole will have two banners hung on it, allowing for each artist to have 6-10 images on display per-block, depending on the block. Each printed vinyl banner will be 18 inches wide by 60 inches tall, with double sided printing.
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Magic pills for all that ails you, emotional, psychological & physical. Wouldn’t it be a dream if all those ails could be remedies by the transformative power of art? Today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Andrea Costantini, offers us at least an escape, if not a remedy, from the weight that holds you down.
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hold the FISHAlthough I prefer living in the mountains, I truly love coastal food –fresh fish, citrus squeezes & sticky sweet frozen treats. But you know what really makes me think of the beach? Muffulettas. They are the perfect “sea-food”, like an antipasto sandwich with olives and peppers, meats and cheeses all marinated and compressed in a hollowed out crusty loaf or round. An entire meal in a handful that doesn’t get stale or mushy. This next Call wants to know about your sea experience. Take a look…
Check out this Call from the 1650 Gallery (Los Angeles, CA) for The Sea, a juried photography exhibit. $35 entry & free matting and framing (pre-set sizes). There’s even a way to avoid shipping. Don’t miss this…
CALL for ENTRIES:
“Whether you prefer to shoot sandy beaches at sunset or coral reefs below the surface, moonlit seascapes with crashing waves on rocks or schools of angelfish hurrying through the salty waters below; [we’ve] got you covered . . . with the sea of possibility as we go ABOVE AND BELOW: THE SEA! ” — from 1650 Gallery
ELIGIBILITY: All artists age 18+
MEDIA: Photography
DEADLINE: August 14, 2016
NOTIFICATION: By August 21, 2016
ENTRY FEE: $35 for up to 5, $5 ea. add’l
JUROR: Andrew Overtoom is an award-winning filmmaker & photographer living in L.A. He publishes THE UNDEAD NEG, is launching a quarterly photography journal & owns the 1650 Gallery.
AWARDS: Best In Show, 2nd Place & 3rd Place will be awarded and posted online after the show opening. Award winning photos will be featured on the show page & Best In Show winners will have a small portfolio of their work featured in the 1650 Spotlight gallery of photographic excellence.
SALES: Selected artists may choose to offer their work for sale. The gallery retains 50% commission. The 1650 Gallery offers free matting and framing for accepted photographs that fit their pre-cut mat sizes for the duration of the exhibition. Photo sizes are 8″ x 10″, 11″ x 14″ 16″ x 20″, or 20″ x 24″.
TOASTY daysIt has been a delicious Summer. And, while I know truckloads of pumpkins are already showing up at your local grocer, don’t be fooled. There are seven weeks left in Summer. There are still weeks left to enjoy tomatoes at their juiciest (and cheapest). There are weeks left to crave frozen lemonade, toast marshmallows and watch fireflies. If you haven’t had a season full of this kind of fun, this next Call offers the perfect reason to start now. And this time, food references ARE required, ha. Take a look…
Check out this Call for Entries from L.A. Photo Curator for the S’mores & Fireflies exhibit. $20 entry, no shipping, great prizes & exposure for ALL entrants. Great opportunity…
CALL for ENTRIES:
“Show food as the focus OR the backdrop of the role it plays in your summer activities. Messy, classic, bridal, drippy, crunchy, wet. I want to see the full summertime menu that makes it fun and memorable.” –from laphotocurator.com
ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists
MEDIA: Photography
DEADLINE: August 13, 2016 (Midnight PST)
NOTIFICATION: (and opening date) August 21, 2016
ENTRY FEE: $20 for up to 3. 15% of artist fees go to the charity of the monthly curator (gofundme.com/risingstarmusic) as well as the first place winner’s charity.
CURATOR: Laurie Freitag founded L.A. Photo Curator in April 2015 to offer photographers a way to get P.R. & as a vehicle to raise funds for the many charities that need help. She is a member of the Los Angeles Art Association and the Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions and is looking forward to showing a piece from her Blizzard series at the Van Der Plas Gallery in New York July 8-31, 2016. Freitag’s two book projects ‘Blizzard Jonas: New York City, 2016’ and ‘The Lost Years: Before Five Years Old’ are available on her website.
SALES: All sales are conducted between the artist & buyer. L.A. Photo Curator does not handle any part of sales. There is no commission.
fast FOODGroceries arrived at my door this week. You see, we chose to become a one-car family years ago. We live fairly remotely –2.5 miles from the closest two-lane road and nearly 10 miles to a minor four-lane highway. So, when the water pump on our car erupted in the driveway, getting groceries became a challenge for the weekend. Luckily, we have access to a grocery delivery that costs less than the taxi to and from the grocery store would cost. Some days, you just need a little help. This next Call wants to offer a little help to artists. Take a look…
Check out this Call to Artists from WorkingArtist.org for the $1000 Purchase Award. $25 entry & send a link. It doesn’t get any easier. Don’t miss this one…
CALL to ARTISTS:
ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists
MEDIA: Open to all visual media, including but not limited to drawing, painting, conceptual, installation, prints, sculpture, glass, new media, mixed media, photography & video. (no dance or performance at this time)
DEADLINE: July 31, 2016
ENTRY FEE: $25 for up to 5
AWARDS: If selected as the winner, the award recipient must exchange one of their original works or smaller series of original works for inclusion into a collection, in return for the award. Work considered by the artist as of equal value, and available for acquisition can be negotiated upon receipt of the award. Shipping costs will be paid by workingartist.org.
