CALL for ENTRIES: Cones & Rods

Posted on May 31, 2018May 31, 2018 by R.L. Gibson

sugar or cake CONES?

I am addicted to cones of vanilla ice cream dipped in chocolate. More accurately, I love the chocolate dipped diary, not the cone, but I have great respect for the edible nature of this delivery system. Why don’t we have more edible packaging? I don’t know either. (BTW, no, I do NOT want to know about the probably-scary, chemical explanation for why dipping chocolate hardens. Ignorance is bliss.) This next Call is all about cones (and rods), but of the photoreceptor quality. I’ve shown work at this venue, and I can’t wait to see this show…

Check out this Call for Entries from Whitdel Arts (Detroit, MI) for Cones & Rods. $15 Entry & 33% commission, plus this theme is open to all media and wide interpretation. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Cones & Rods
from Whitdel Arts

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“Cones & Rods is an exhibition about the act of seeing and perception. Touching on formal elements such as color theory and Op Art, we will explore the visual effects created within works of art including, but not limited to: pattern, repetition, design, composition, Gestalt psychology and all forms of optical razzle dazzle that will make the cones and rods in our eyes forget which way is up.” –from whitdelarts.com

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to all media

DEADLINE: June 10, 2018

NOTIFICATION: June 15, 2018

ENTRY FEE: $15 for up to 3 (non-members); free to members.

SALES: Whitdel Arts takes a 33% commission fee of the sales price, regardless of gallery affiliation.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Aug / Sept Print Issue

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

MENU options

Long before I dreamed of having a full time studio practice, I wanted to be a restaurant reviewer. I wanted someone to pay me to eat food and talk about. I got an English degree; I went to culinary school. I abandoned the idea of capturing one of those ridiculously small number of jobs. I still eat a lot of food, and I still talk about food more than most people. This next Call offers us the opportunity to have your work reviewed. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Create! Magazine (print publication) for the 2018 August / September Print Issue. $30 entry for this gorgeous magazine. Don’t miss this chance…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
2018 Aug / Sept Print Issue
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: June 30, 2018

ENTRY FEE: $30 for up to 3, $35 for 5, $40 for 10. *There is also an optional $15 for online review, if selected by curator.

JUROR: Conrad Benner is a photographer, podcaster, curator, and Founder of StreetsDept.com, a photo-blog that discovers art on the streets of Philadelphia. Conrad was recently named ‘One of the 100 Most Influential People in Philadelphia’ by Philadelphia Magazine & his blog named one of the ‘Best Blogs for Travellers’ by The Guardian and his photography highlighted by Mashable and Instagram. Established in January of 2011, Conrad’s primary focus with Streets Dept is to document and celebrate street art and graffiti. “In general, I believe deeply that the public space has a profound effect on us as individuals and on our city as a whole, and my aim with Streets Dept is to explore how we build and use public spaces creatively.”

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 & will be listed with images, details and information on theirr website/social media for life. All featured artists will automatically be considered for any upcoming curatorial projects & exhibitions organized by the Create! team.

SALES: The Aug /Sept Issue will be available online, in London, New York, Amsterdam, Wilmington (DE), Philadelphia & more.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Below the Surface

Posted on May 21, 2018May 21, 2018 by R.L. Gibson

slow BURN

Four days out of seven find my family eating spicy foods. Before I quit smoking five years ago, I suspected my tolerance for spicy food came from my deadened taste buds. But after years as a non-smoker, we eat more hot food, not less. However, I’m not usually a fan of overtly fiery foods; I prefer the slow burn that simmers just below the surface. I frequently start dinner thinking “this needed more heat” and end the meal with a flush having creeped up my scalp. This next Call wants to know what is layered just below the surface of your work. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from 440 Gallery (Brooklyn, NY) for Below the Surface, a juried exhibition, Brooklyn, NY, July 5 – July 29, 2018. Most of create work that is layered either literally or metaphorically, so this curatorial theme might work for you…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Below the Surface
from 440 Gallery

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

MEDIA: Open to all media

THEME: “What lies below the surface? Is it visible or hidden, more than just a cursory glance? This exhibit will explore ways that artists are interpreting the physical layering of material versus the metaphorical strata of meaning. Show us how—from the simplest drawing to the most complex sculpture—art has the power to invoke something more than what meets the eye.” — 440 Gallery

DEADLINE: June 1, 2018

NOTIFICATION: June 17, 2018

ENTRY FEE: $405 up to 3, $5 ea. addl

JUROR: Peter Gynd is an independent curator and fifth generation artist originally from Vancouver, Canada. Gynd studied at the Alberta College of Art and Design and has exhibited in both Canada and the US. Peter Gynd lives & works in Brooklyn, NY and is the director at Lesley Heller Gallery in Manhattan’s Lower East Side.

SALES: 30% commission on all sales will go to the 440 Gallery.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Scapes 2018

Posted on April 19, 2018April 19, 2018 by R.L. Gibson

sunny SWEETS

After a day of planting African daises and marigolds for my mother, I have the first (& hopefully only) minor sunburn of the season. A sunburn always makes me crave melon, but cantaloupe and honeydew aren’t at their best at the moment. Hopefully by the time my mother’s landscape of Mexican heather is in full bloom, even the watermelon will be ripe. In the meantime, this Call wants to know about the different “scapes” in your life — land, city, sea or mind. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Art-Competition.net for Scapes 2018. $20 entry & no shipping. The media is pretty wide open too. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Scapes 2018
from Art-competition.net

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ELIGIBILITY: All artists age 18+

MEDIA: Open to still media, including painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, digital, prints, fiber art, collage, etc.

THEME: Environmental settings “…artists’ visions may transport the viewer to a lovely landscape, cityscape, seascape, or mindscape that invites them to enter their realm of beauty, uniqueness, serenity, etc. However, works reflecting human impact against the land, seas, etc., always major concerns, are encouraged as well. The earth’s landscapes are places of thought, meditation, reflection, tranquility, and at times sorrow. The landscape artists’ creations are defined and weighted only by the depth at which their presentations enrich our heart and conscience.”

DEADLINE: May 7, 2018

NOTIFICATION: May 18, 2018

ENTRY FEE: $20 for 1, $10 ea. add’l

AWARDS: $8,125 in cash & marketing prizes. (e.g. 1st place $500, 2nd Place $400, 3rd Place $300, etc) + helpful marketing. There will be 7 Winners and 10 Honorable Mentions.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Summer International

Posted on April 2, 2018April 2, 2018 by R.L. Gibson

pick & EAT

We’re only 10 days into Spring, and I am already making Summer food plans. But just before Summer arrives, we have the glory of pick-your-own-strawberries season. For five or six glorious weeks we eat strawberries so ripe they are almost purple by the basket and bucket-full. I cannot wait. The other way I am going to salute Spring while welcoming Summer is by submitting to this next Call. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Create! Magazine (print publication) for the 2018 Summer International Print Issue. $30 entry and another great juror for this gorgeous magazine. Don’t miss this chance…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
2018 Summer Int’l Print Issue
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: April 30, 2018

ENTRY FEE: $30 for up to 3, $35 for 5, $40 for 10. *There is also an optional $15 for online review, if selected by curator.

JUROR: Jennifer Rizzo is a Brooklyn based curator and the Director at Spoke NYC. Since 2011, Jennifer has been working in contemporary galleries in NYC with a passion for lowbrow and new contemporary art.

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. and will be listed with images, details and information on our website/social media for life. All featured artists will automatically be considered for any upcoming curatorial projects and exhibitions organized by the Create! team.

SALES: The Summer Issue will be available online, in London, New York, Philadelphia & more.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Energy & Emotion of Color 2018

Posted on March 4, 2018March 5, 2018 by R.L. Gibson

bearing BERRIES

Strawberries have been on sale for $2.50 a quart this week, and blueberries are $1.49 a pint even though they are out of season. That can only mean one thing, local fruit is coming in soon. Every year my grocer discounts imported berries to make way for local produce and I cannot wait to eat every color of Spring– red, blue & green. This next Call wants to see all of your color, regardless of season. And someone will win a $500 grant as well…

Check out this Call for Entries from Art-Competition.net for Emotion & Energy of Color at Gallery25N (online). $25 entry & no shipping. The media is pretty wide open too. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Emotion & Energy of Color
from Art-competition.net

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ELIGIBILITY: All artists age 18+

MEDIA: Open to still media, including painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, digital, prints, fiber art, collage, etc.

THEME: Color “artwork that represents an artist’s unique interpretation and treatment of a subject as it is communicated through the applications of colors. The dynamic of color, as it provides an abstract language expressing emotion and energy, is a visual statement–perhaps a sharp wit–as an interpretation and reflection of the artist’s environmental perceptions and unique voice.”

DEADLINE: March 26, 2018

NOTIFICATION: April 6, 2018

ENTRY FEE: $25 for up to 3, $5 ea. add’l

AWARDS: 20 artists will be selected for an online group exhibit, “Emotion & Energy of Color 2018” at Gallery25N; the exhibit and artists will be extensively marketed worldwide to over 26,000 people including art buyers, gallery owners, curators, collectors, etc. One artist will be selected to receive the “Christopher E. Burke Fine Art Grant“ of $500. That artist’s work will become the image of the exhibition and will be used on the invitation, video title screen and on all online marketing.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Inspired by Nature

Posted on February 18, 2018February 18, 2018 by R.L. Gibson

friendly FRONDS

I am particularly anxious for Spring to arrive this year. We’re getting closer to when my yearly batch of fiddleheads arrive from the northeast. I have a friend that sends these asparagus-reminiscent beauties to me once a year. And as much as I love them, my anticipation of Spring is about more this year. The symbolism of future promise and new beginnings will weigh on my palate with every fork of fiddlehead this year. This next Call is also inspired by nature. Investigate this opportunity…

Check out this Call for Entries from Art-Competition.net for Inspired by Nature at Gallery25N (online). $25 entry & no shipping. The media is pretty wide open too. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Inspired by Nature
from Art-competition.net

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ELIGIBILITY: All artists age 18+

MEDIA: Open to still media, including painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, digital, prints, fiber art, collage, etc.

THEME: Inspired by Nature “All submitted works must reflect or present nature as a source of inspiration, whether it is a simple object of nature or a world vista. The artist’s focus should enhance our appreciation and respect for the environment’s delicate balance, as it protects and ensures the survival of our planet.”

DEADLINE: March 5, 2018

NOTIFICATION: March 16, 2018

ENTRY FEE: $25 for up to 3, $5 ea. add’l

AWARDS: 20 artists will be selected for an online group exhibit, “Inspired by Nature 2018” at Gallery25N; the exhibit and artists will be extensively marketed worldwide to over 26,000 people including art buyers, gallery owners, curators, collectors, etc. One artist will be selected to receive the “Christopher E. Burke Fine Art Grant“ of $500. That artist’s work will become the image of the exhibition and will be used on the invitation, video title screen and on all online marketing.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Dogwood Regional 2018

Posted on February 8, 2018February 8, 2018 by R.L. Gibson

sprouts of SPRING

Green onions are among the first shoots sent up in Spring. They taste like the more refined cousin of wild onions whose smell I associate with fresh-cut grass. The greens are only fresh for a few days, but the bulbs protect themselves by turning outer layers into a husk-like spring jacket. The green, slightly bitter bite they offer quiche is high on my list of favorite flavors. This next Call is also one of my favorites of Spring. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Dogwood Arts (Knoxville, TN) for 2018 Dogwood Regional Fine Arts Exhibition— a regional Call for artists inside a 500 mile radius from Knoxville, TN. We rarely publish regional calls, but this one is too fantastic to pass up. Don’t worry, there is a link below to help you figure out if you qualify. Submit today…

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Dogwood Arts 2018

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to artists 18+ residing within a 500 mile radius of Knoxville, TN (as the crow flies–a straight line). This will help calculate if you’re inside the radius.

MEDIA: 2-D painting, drawing, mixed media, printmaking & photography; 3-D sculpture of all media & installation.

DEADLINE: March 2, 2018

NOTIFICATION: March 31, 2018

ENTRY FEE: $35 for up to 3

JUROR: Leigh Suggs was born in 1981 in North Carolina and currently resides in Richmond, VA. She received her BFA from the UNC, Chapel Hill & her MFA from the Virginia Commonwealth University in Craft & Material Studies. Gaining recognition throughout the area, her work has been shown in multiple group exhibitions across NC & in Richmond, VA. Suggs has been awarded several grants & honors, including the NC Fellowship Award, a city of Richmond CultureWorks Grant, and a residency at the Quirk Hotel & Gallery in Richmond, VA. Her work is part of several corporate collections, and she is currently a curator at LIGHT Art + Design.

AWARDS: Cash awards totaling $2,000 will be presented at the exhibit’s Opening Reception –Best in Show ($1000), 2nd Place ($500), 3rd Place ($250), 2 Merit awards ($125 ea.) & an award from Fast Frame.

SALES: Dogwood retains a 40% commission on all sales. Please price your work accordingly.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Facing the Wall

Posted on January 25, 2018January 25, 2018 by R.L. Gibson

GREEN walls

While on vacation recently, I was having dinner in a restaurant only to see the chef come out and clip herbs off a wall planter in the dining room. I have a friend that has installed a decorative green wall in their livingroom. And I know several others that are making vertical gardening plans. It seems planting vertical not only makes the best use of space, but it is more physically accessible for lots of people for whom bending and stooping are not an option. Walls of food, how lovely. This next Call is looking for your work surrounding the idea of walls.

Check out this Call for Entries from Art League Rhode Island for Facing the Wall at The VETs Gallery (Providence, RI). $25 entry fee, a great juror & a timely curatorial theme add up to a great opportunity…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Facing the Wall
from Art League
Rhode Island

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to all 2D & 3D media (no video)

THEME: Walls have delineated nations & cities throughout human history. Walls define what is inside as separate from what is outside, and while this definition . . . invariably includes a defining of identity. Whatever the motivation, walls identify what is within them and what is outside them, placing limits on both. We are now in an era of new walls – walls built on the borders of nations, ideologies, cultural and personal identities. Whether attempting to break through, climb over, dig under, circumvent, use as a canvas, or decorate, artists respond to the walls that confront them.

DEADLINE: February 14, 2018

NOTIFICATION: February 27, 2018

ENTRY FEE: $25 for up to 3. Note: If accepted, a $15 ALRI handling fee will be required for each box shipped.

JUROR: Julia Samuels of Overpass Projects. Overpass Projects was founded in 2015 by Julia Samuels and Henry Felton Brown, after the two completed their MFAs at the Rhode lsland School of Design. They practice all forms of intaglio, etching, engraving, photogravure, relief printing, screen printing, lithography and letterpress. Connected to a wide community of artists and designers, they are innovating new ways to bring other disciplines into the print shop and ways to push printmaking out into the world.

AWARDS: 1^st Prize $300, 2nd Prize $200 & 3rd Prize $100

SALES: Art League Rhode Island will retain 30% (members), 40% (non-members) commission on sales.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: April International

Posted on January 24, 2018January 25, 2018 by R.L. Gibson

spring GLORIOUS spring

Spring seems to come earlier every year. Have you noticed? In 2017, Spring came to most of the Northern Hemisphere of the U.S. nearly 3 weeks early. It seems like a great thing for those of us missing Spring greens and blooming flowers, but global warming has consequences that cannot be by a salad. The coming of Spring, in its own time, will bring us the results of this next Call for a beautiful art magazine. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Create! Magazine for the April 2018. The Jealous Curator is the the juror! And just wait until you get your hands on this gorgeous magazine. Don’t miss this chance…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
April 2018
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: February 28, 2018

ENTRY FEE: $30 for up to 3, $35 for 5, $40 for 10. *There is also an optional $15 for online review, if selected by curator.

JUROR: Danielle Krysa has a BFA in Visual Arts, and a post-grad in graphic design. She is the writer/curator behind the contemporary art site, The Jealous Curator (est.2009). Danielle has curated shows from Washington DC to Los Angeles, San Francisco to Toronto. In 2014 she published two books, titled “Creative Block” and “Collage”. Her third book, “Your Inner Critic Is A Big Jerk” was released in October 2016, and she is currently working a new book due out Fall 2018. Danielle has also had the great pleasure of speaking at TEDx, PIXAR, Creative Mornings, CreativeLive, and was interviewed for several video segments on oprah.com.

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. and will be listed with images, details and information on our website/social media for life. All featured artists will automatically be considered for any upcoming curatorial projects and exhibitions organized by the Create! team.

SALES: The April Issue will be available online, in London, New York, Philadelphia & more.

Tag: Sculpture

sugar or cake CONES?

CALL for ENTRIES: Cones & Rods from Whitdel Arts

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

MENU options

CALL for ENTRIES: 2018 Aug / Sept Print Issue of Create! Magazine

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

slow BURN

CALL for ENTRIES: Below the Surface from 440 Gallery

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

sunny SWEETS

CALL for ENTRIES: Scapes 2018 from Art-competition.net

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

pick & EAT

CALL for ENTRIES: 2018 Summer Int’l Print Issue of Create! Magazine

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

bearing BERRIES

CALL for ENTRIES: Emotion & Energy of Color from Art-competition.net

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

friendly FRONDS

CALL for ENTRIES: Inspired by Nature from Art-competition.net

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

sprouts of SPRING

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CALL for ENTRIES: Dogwood Arts 2018

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For complete details, Read the Full Call!

GREEN walls

CALL for ENTRIES: Facing the Wall from Art League Rhode Island

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

spring GLORIOUS spring

CALL for ENTRIES: April 2018 of Create! Magazine

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES:
Cones & Rods
from Whitdel Arts

CALL for ENTRIES:
2018 Aug / Sept Print Issue
of Create! Magazine

CALL for ENTRIES:
Below the Surface
from 440 Gallery

CALL for ENTRIES:
Scapes 2018
from Art-competition.net

CALL for ENTRIES:
2018 Summer Int’l Print Issue
of Create! Magazine

CALL for ENTRIES:
Emotion & Energy of Color
from Art-competition.net

CALL for ENTRIES:
Inspired by Nature
from Art-competition.net

CALL for ENTRIES:
Dogwood Arts 2018

CALL for ENTRIES:
Facing the Wall
from Art League
Rhode Island

CALL for ENTRIES:
April 2018
of Create! Magazine