CALL for ENTRIES: Larkin Arts Nat’l

Posted on August 8, 2017August 9, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

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I am addicted to potatoes. I try to lay off them, but I just can’t do it for long. They are everything –hash at breakfast, fries at lunch, latkes at dinner, chips at midnight. How do I deny the everything in one food? Suggestions welcome. This next Call is from and everything venue –art gallery, art studios, art school & art supply store. Don’t miss this opportunity…

Check out this Call for Entries from Larkin Arts (Harrisonburg, VA) for 2017 National Juried Exhibit. $35 entry, $2000 in cash + prizes & 30% commission. The deadline is just around the corner. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
2017 Nat’l Juried
from Larkin Arts

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all resident U.S. artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to all 2-D media. “Painting, drawing, printmaking, photography & mixed media works w/ a max. depth of 5″, as well as other traditional or non-traditional 2-D media, excluding film”.

DEADLINE: August 14, 2017

NOTIFICATION: September 1, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $35 for up to 2

JUROR: Jonathan McMillan, Associate Professor of Studio Art, University of Mary Washington

AWARDS: $2000 in cash & prizes, including: Juror’s Choice, Director’s Choice & Audience Choice

SALES: Larkin Arts will retain 30% commission on sales.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

OPEN CALL: Greenshields Grant

Posted on August 3, 2017August 4, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

the deepest CUT

If you want to learn to cook well, I recommend starting with knives. Every dish is made more difficult with a dull knife. I had a brief affair with being a chef that put me in cooking school for a year. The first thing I had to buy was a full set of very expensive knives. (My mother had mine monogrammed. No kidding. SO embarrassing.) Fear not, you can start with just a couple of not-so-expensive knives. Everyone starts somewhere. This next Call is looking to help artists just making their start. Need funding?

Check out this Open Call from the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation (Quebec, Canada) for Artist Grants. No entry fee & a ongoing deadline makes this grant the perfect opportunity for students & beginning artists. Take a look…

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OPEN CALL:
Artist Grants
from the
Elizabeth Greenshields
Foundation

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to artists 18+, students or artists in the developmental stages of their career

MEDIA: Open to representational art, painting, drawing, sculpture & printmaking ONLY. “The Foundation does not accept applications from commercial artists, graphic designers & illustrators; photographers; cartoonists; animation artists; video artists, film makers & digital artists; craft makers . . . . abstract or non-objective art.”

DEADLINE: Ongoing

NOTIFICATION: Up to 6 months

ENTRY FEE: None

AWARDS: Variable dollar amounts

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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CALL for ENTRIES: Art Comes Alive 2017

Posted on July 20, 2017July 20, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

you CHOOSE

My go to comfort food is often Chinese, Japanese or Thai. And, because I have had a migraine for 18 days, my husband has been indulging me. My frustration with the menu at my local Chinese restaurant is the sheer volume of choices. My husband has also indulged my unwillingness to make menu choices too. Fortunately, he seems to get it right every time. This next Call has so many benefits & awards that you’ll love all the opportunities. Investigate this one…

Check out this Call for Entries from Art Design Consultants, Inc. (Cincinnati, OH) for Art Comes Alive. This juried art show offers a large number of cash prizess, purchase awards, gallery & publishing contracts. This is a huge opportunity open to a huge variety of media. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Art Comes Alive 2017
from ADC, Inc.

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to painting, photography, mixed media, new media, sculpture & objects, metal & wood, one-of-a-kind jewelry, printmaking and drawing & illustration.

DEADLINE: August 25, 2017

NOTIFICATION: September 12, 2017

ENTRY FEE: 1 for $55, 2 for $80, 3 or 4 $95. (Note: This fee is a little pricier than most of our features; however, the volume of awards warrants the fee, IMO.)

JURORS: Litsa Spanos, Sylvia Rombis, Eric Smith, Roy Saper, Autumn Bailey, Jeff Hood, Joanne Chappell & more!

AWARDS: Top artists who will be showcased in a final exhibit in Cincinnati & awarded cash prizes, purchase awards, gallery contracts, publishing contracts, solos shows & publicity.

SALES: ADC, Inc. retains 50% commission.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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CALL for SUBMISSIONS: Artist Grant

Posted on July 13, 2017July 13, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

a personal END

A grocery budget surplus comes around rarely in my house, but alas, it magically appeared this week. I was tempted to be practical and buy a back-stock of staple items. But at the last minute, I came across tamarind pods and decided to splurge. I’ve always wanted to make my own tamarind paste just to know if would be better than what I could buy. It isn’t, but I can now say I’ve done it, ha. The next Call could put a surplus in your art budget or at least help you meet your budget. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Submissions from Create! Magazine for their $1000 Artist Grant. You can donate any amount in lieu of an entry fee and a new winner is picked each quarter. Don’t miss this chance…

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CALL for SUBMISSIONS:
$1000 cash award
from Create! Magazine

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to all media, i.e.: painting, sculpture, drawing, printmaking, film, fiber arts, mixed media, installation, embroidery, photography & more.

DEADLINE: August 15, 2017

ENTRY FEE: Donate any amount

JUROR: Create! Magazine staff will select the artist from the pool of submissions.

AWARDS: One winner will receive the grant each quarter. $1000 cash prize (must have PayPal in order to receive award). Artist profile on the Create! Magazine website and social media coverage.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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CALL for ENTRIES: NY Int’l Mini Print

Posted on July 12, 2017July 12, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

WINE and dine

If you are an apartment or city dweller, it is exciting to trip across another fruit or veg that can grown in a container. A friend from Atlanta recently sent me pics of the grapevine she is growing in a container on her balcony. Potted grapes, seriously. The grapes aren’t miniature; it can just be grown a miniature scale. She claims it is going to produce fruit in its first year too! This next Call wants your miniatures — a maximum of 9 square inches. Printmaking shows aren’t that commons, so don’t miss this opportunity…

Check out this Call for Entries from Manhattan Graphics Center (New York, NY) for 3rd New York International Miniature Print Exhibition. $35 entry & cash prizes. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
3rd New York Int’l
Miniature Print Exhibit
from Manhattan
Graphics Center

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to all fine art printmaking, including relief, intaglio, lithography, silkscreen, monotype, and letterpress will be accepted. Prints must be hand-pulled.

DEADLINE: August 5, 2017

NOTIFICATION: September 1, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $35 for up to3, $10 ea. add’l

JUROR: Jennifer Farrell, Assoc. Curator of Modern & Contemporary Prints & Illustrated Books, Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY

AWARDS: 1st Place $500, 2nd Place $300 & 3rd Place $200. Purchase Purchase awards in the form of gift cards and/or merchandise are made from art supply retailers. The retailer presenting the award receives the selected print directly from MGC. This year’s supporters include: Awagami Paper Factory (100 sheets of editioning papers worth $500), DaVinci Artist Supply ($150 Gift Card) & Blick Art Materials ($100 Gift Card).

SALES: MGC will retain 40% commission on sales.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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CALL for ENTRIES: Really Affordable

Posted on July 9, 2017July 6, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

just a PINCH

Because I am self-employed, my food budget fluctuates from week to week. I have learned how to make a casserole out of random refrigerator & freezer finds. I have learned to keep affordable staples like rice & potatoes, sauces like salsa verde & marinara, vegetables like cabbage & carrots, and proteins like chickpeas & canned salmon. I can serve a fantastic dinner for 4 for under $8 in a pinch. This next Call offers art to patrons at a really affordable price to help artists begin to build a base of collectors while presenting work professionally and taking a low commission. It is a thoughtful call. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from BWAC (Brooklyn, NY) for the Really Affordable Art Show. There is a price cap on submissions to this show, but there is only 25% commission. A distinguished juror & a $1000 purchase award make this is a great opportunity…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
The Really Affordable Art Show
from BWAC

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“The really Affordable Art $how’s broad theme encompasses all the possibilities of your imagination – allowing you to think,play and create outside the box with few inhibitions, restrictions, rules,or guidelines. Just set yourself free to explore the possibilities of creativity. . .” –from bwac.org

ELIGIBILITY: Open to U.S. artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to all 2D & 3D work including video (when self-presenting)

ENTRY FEE: $45 up to 5, $5 ea add’l until 7/14 (final) or $65 for up to 5 until August 6 (late).

DEADLINE: July 14, 2017 (early bird) or August 6, 2017 (final)

NOTIFICATION: August 24, 2017

JUROR: Laura Phipps is an Asst. Curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art. She has been at the Whitney since the summer of 2009. She has served as a juror for New American Paintings, on the grant selection committee of the Rema Hort Mann Foundation, as a visiting critic for the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Workspace & Smackmellon Studio Program, and as a guest curator at the Kentler Drawing Center, Brooklyn. Prior to the Whitney, Phipps worked in the curatorial department & director’s office of the Modern Art Museum, Fort Worth. She received her MA, Art History at Hunter College, CUNY & BFA, Studio Art & BS, Psychology from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, TX.

AWARDS: Gold $1000 Purchase Award, Silver $250, 8 $100 Certificates of Recognition.

SALES: This is a selling show with art priced for anyone and everyone. To make it easy for new collectors, all work submitted must be for sale at $499 or less. BWAC will retain a 25% commission on all exhibition sales.

For full details, Read the Full Call!

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CALL for ENTRIES: All Things Salmon

Posted on July 6, 2017July 5, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

FOOD fight

Tuna & salmon are sometimes a person’s first introduction to food politics. The “dolphin safe” label has been appearing on cans of tuna since the 1990s, helping consumers influence industry-wide changes in fishing methods. And, the wild vs. farmed salmon arguments continues to be hotly debated by nutritionists, chefs, foodies & environmentalists. Contaminants vs. nutrition, sustainability vs. over-fishing or Atlantic vs. Pacific. If you’re looking for a food fight, there’s always one to be had. This next Call is all about salmon –no arguing required. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Coos Art Museum (Coos Bay, OR) for All Things Salmon. I always appreciate a museum show, but with $20 entry & 30% commission, this is a Call not to miss. It is open to some artisan crafts, and for the record, I have never run across this curatorial theme…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
All Things Salmon
from Coos Art Museum

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to paintings, drawings, hand-pulled prints, etchings, serigraphs, photography (film or digital), mixed media, fiber & textiles, small sculpture, glass (blown, fused or leaded stained), Turned & carved wood and jewelry.

THEME: Salmon, folklore, sport fishing or the salmon industry

DEADLINE: August 5, 2017 (postmark)

NOTIFICATION: August 25, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $20 for 1, $10 ea. add’l

JUROR: Dr. Deana Dartt Newton, a native Californian, is of Chumash ancestry. She has spent considerable time in Oregon, particularly Eugene where she received three degrees in anthropology, a bachelors, masters and doctorate from the University of Oregon. Dartt Newton had been a curator at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture in Seattle from 2008 through 2011 while teaching at the University of Washington. Her most recent experience was as Curator of Native American Art at the Portland Art Museum.

AWARDS: 1st Place $1,000, 2nd Place $350, 3rd Place $250 & 4 Honorable Mention ribbons.

SALES: Artist agrees to donate 30% of any sale to Coos Art Museum.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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CALL for ENTRIES: New Directions 2017

Posted on July 3, 2017July 3, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

pass the SALT

Did you know there is a proper direction to pass food around the table? It dates back centuries to men, mostly right handed, who were armed at the dinner table. If you passed food from the right, you ran the chance of bumping in to a weapon or worse yet, causing a spilled drink. So these days it is still considered proper to serve or pass from left to right. After all these years, you’d think there would be a better reason or a new direction, but, no. This next Call is a new direction, more than 3 decades old –an exhibit now in its 33rd year. Don’t miss this opportunity…

Check out this Call for Entries from Barrett Art Center (Poughkeepsie, NY) for New Directions 2017. This venue is spectacular, and the juror is always great. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
New Directions 2017
from Barrett Art Center

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all U.S. artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, video, sculpture, installation art, glass, ceramics, fiber & mixed media.

DEADLINE: July 24, 2017 (midnight MT)

NOTIFICATION: August 9, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $50 for up to 3, $5 ea. add’l ($40 for members)

JUROR: Ruth Erickson is Associate Curator at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston. She co-curated the major exhibition “Leap Before You Look: Black Mountain College 1933-1957” with Helen Molesworth and has organized exhibitions of the work of artists Rokni and Ramin Haerizadeh and Ethan Murrow at the ICA/Boston. She is currently at work on the first U.S. survey of Mark Dion’s work to open in 2017. Erickson received her Ph.D. in art history from the University of Pennsylvania in 2014 and has published and presented her writing widely. She serves as a visiting critic at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts/Tufts and Massachusetts College of Art and Design.

AWARDS: Juror’s Prize $1,000, 2nd prize $250, 3rd Prize $175 & two honorable merit awards.

SALES: Barrett Art Center will retain a 30% commission for sales (20% for members).

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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CALL for ENTRIES: Create September

Posted on June 29, 2017June 27, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

en PAPILLOTE

I’m on week 3 of no dishwasher. It isn’t that bad. I was dreading it before the move, but I knew downsizing was important enough to get over the inconvenience. The only real difference I have noticed is the increased use of parchment paper, ha. I don’t mind washing dishes, but cleaning baking pans is to be avoided when at all possible. This next Call doesn’t require your work be on or in paper, but one artist will get a bonus prize of beautiful papers from the Awagami Factory. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Create! Magazine for the September 2017. Just wait until you get your hands on this gorgeous magazine. Don’t miss this chance…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
September 2017
of Create! Magazine

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to all media, i.e.: painting, sculpture, digital, printmaking, fiber, mixed media, photography, installation & more.

DEADLINE: July 25, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $25 for up to 3, $30 for 5

JUROR: Brock Brake is a co-owner & curator of Athen B. Gallery, the curator & director of First Amendment Gallery in San Francisco / Oakland, and is the latest addition to the curatorial board at Pro Arts in Oakland. His passion for photographing graffiti gained him publication in outlets such as Brooklyn Street Art Blog, Graffiti Art Magazine & Juxtapoz. Once in Oakland Brock worked as an intern at Hamburger Eyes and as an art handler at White Walls & Shooting Gallery in San Francisco. As a supporter & facilitator of the Bay Area Art community, Brock continues his “extended” art education by working as an art handler at various galleries and museums both locally and out of state.

AWARDS: Artists selected by the guest juror will receive a 2-page spread including a brief bio, website, and 2 images in print and digital formats. Published artists will receive a complimentary digital issue and will be listed on Create! Magazine’s website/social media. One artist selected by the guest curator for the September issue will also receive $250 worth of Japanese papers from Awagami Factory, Japan.

SALES: The September Issue will be available at McNally Jackson Books in NYC, Charlotte Street News in London & online.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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CALL for ENTRIES: A Sense of Place 2017

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

a little KITCHEN

So, the move is complete. My husband & I have downsized our home by half as the next step in our being completely mobile. I am currently referring to my home as “box city” for reasons that I imagine are obvious. Part of the move included purging my life of all the “stuff” weighing me down, including kitchen gadgets and single-use appliances. The lack of stuff has necessarily affected my cooking as well, encouraging simplicity, whole foods & clean eating. It is a new place, a new space & an opportunity for a fresh perspective. This next Call, although un-themed, reinforces the idea of a unique sense of place. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art (Augusta, GA) for A Sense of Place. This is a gorgeous venue, and I always appreciate an academic show. Don’t miss this one…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
A Sense of Place
from the Gertrude Herbert
Institute of Art

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all US artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to painting, drawing, mixed media, printmaking, ceramics, sculpture & photography. Film & video not ineligible.

DEADLINE: June 30, 2017

NOTIFICATION: August 1, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $37 for up to 3, $10 ea. add’l

JUROR: Studio artist, writer, curator & educator Garth Johnson is curator of ceramics at the ASU Art Museum in Tempe, AZ. Before moving to Tempe, Garth was the Curator of Artistic Programs at The Clay Studio in Philadelphia & spent 7 years as a Professor at College of the Redwoods in Eureka, CA. He is a self-described craft activist who explores crafts influence & relevance in the 21st century.

AWARDS: $750 Best of Show Award and two $500 Juror’s Awards. At the juror’s discretion, additional non-cash Honorable Mention awards may also be presented.

SALES: GHIA will retain 35% commission on sales.

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CALL for ENTRIES: 2017 Nat’l Juried from Larkin Arts

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

the deepest CUT

OPEN CALL: Artist Grants from the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

you CHOOSE

CALL for ENTRIES: Art Comes Alive 2017 from ADC, Inc.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

a personal END

CALL for SUBMISSIONS: $1000 cash award from Create! Magazine

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

WINE and dine

CALL for ENTRIES: 3rd New York Int’l Miniature Print Exhibit from Manhattan Graphics Center

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

just a PINCH

CALL for ENTRIES: The Really Affordable Art Show from BWAC

For full details, Read the Full Call!

FOOD fight

CALL for ENTRIES: All Things Salmon from Coos Art Museum

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

pass the SALT

CALL for ENTRIES: New Directions 2017 from Barrett Art Center

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

en PAPILLOTE

CALL for ENTRIES: September 2017 of Create! Magazine

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

a little KITCHEN

CALL for ENTRIES: A Sense of Place from the Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES:
2017 Nat’l Juried
from Larkin Arts

OPEN CALL:
Artist Grants
from the
Elizabeth Greenshields
Foundation

CALL for ENTRIES:
Art Comes Alive 2017
from ADC, Inc.

CALL for SUBMISSIONS:
$1000 cash award
from Create! Magazine

CALL for ENTRIES:
3rd New York Int’l
Miniature Print Exhibit
from Manhattan
Graphics Center

CALL for ENTRIES:
The Really Affordable Art Show
from BWAC

CALL for ENTRIES:
All Things Salmon
from Coos Art Museum

CALL for ENTRIES:
New Directions 2017
from Barrett Art Center

CALL for ENTRIES:
September 2017
of Create! Magazine

CALL for ENTRIES:
A Sense of Place
from the Gertrude Herbert
Institute of Art