CALL for ENTRIES: Opulent Mobility 2017

Posted on June 28, 2017June 27, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

FLORAL notes

I don’t stock saffron in my pantry. As much as I love the opulence & indulgence of a saffron-scented paella, the truth is that I get more mileage from luscious fats like unfiltered olive oil or nutty sesame oil. I can only punctuate my menus with such an elaborate spice on occasion, but I use oils in every dish. Opulence is user-defined & experiential, and this next Call wants your vision of the opulent. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from curator A. Laura Brody for Opulent Mobility 2017. $20 Entry, no commission & a unique curatorial theme. We love the work of curator A. Laura Brody so much that we featured her many years ago. Stretch your creative muscles with this Call!

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Opulent Mobility 2017 from
curator A. Laura Brody

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“I challenge you to imagine a world where mobility, disability, and access can be opulent. I challenge you to approach the work with thoughtfulness, humor, creativity, and care. Because if we do not imagine a better world, we can’t make one happen.” — A. Laura Brody

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to all 2 & 3-D work, film, videos of performance art & music.

THEME: Radical re-imagining of the mobility of disability

DEADLINE: July 31, 2017

NOTIFICATION: August 31, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $20 for 1, $5 ea. add’l

CURATORS: A. Laura Brody is a professional costume maker and designer who developed Opulent Mobility as a series of artworks, then built it into a juried group exhibit. Anthony Tusler is a photographer & disability arts activist. His photographs of the 1977 disability occupation of the San Francisco Federal Building are on his site: aboutdisability.com. Zeina Baltagi is a printmaker, teacher and co-founder of the Valley Print Studio.

SALES: No commission taken on sales.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Faber Birren National

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

everyday FOOD everyday

I am a little obsessed with citrus pasta salad this summer, but I’m known for cravings not unlike a pregnant woman. Maybe it is the contrasting sweet & sour flavor of the citrus vinaigrette or the bite of green onions or all that color packed in one bowl. It is a bowl of summer, and I am hooked. This next Call is also hooked on color. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Stamford Art Association (Stamford, CT) for the 37th Annual Faber Birren National Color Award Show. This show is devoted to color, regardless of media. Investigate this opportunity…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Faber Birren Nat’l
from Stamford Art Assoc.

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

MEDIA: Open to painting, mixed media, sculpture, photography, drawing & printmaking. Note: No electronic media, performance art & installations.

THEME: “This competition is the only artistic event devoted exclusively to the use of color.” –from stamfordartassociation.org

DEADLINE: July 23, 2017

NOTIFICATION: August 14, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $35 for one, $20 ea. add’l. Note: There is an additional $55 handling fee per artist, if accepted.

JUROR: Devon Zimmerman, Ph.D. candidate, former Director’s Assistant at Pace, Modern and Contemporary Art Department, Research Assistant at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and MoMA

AWARDS: Faber Birren Color Award $1,000, Stamford Art Assoc. Award of Excellence $600, The Vivian & Stanley Reed Founders Award $400, Joyce & Bob Jones Award (2) $150 & the Wofsey Award $300.

SALES: The gallery will take 25% commission on any work sold.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: L’Origine du Monde: Eroticism

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

FOOD without fight

Date night used to always be mussels steamed with white wine & peppercorns. Post shellfish allergy, I find our date night regularly features ahi tuna, ripe avocado, chilled vodka & goat cheese for days. But, since our teenager left home for his summer job & college, we’ve decided that any meal without a kid is a romantic dinner, ha. This next Call is looking for your take on sensuality & eroticism. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Scarlet Seven Fine Art Gallery (Troy, NY) for L’Origine du Monde: Eroticism. $20 Entry, 30% commission & curator Jillian Platt has been featured by AAAD in the past. This is a new gallery, and I am excited to see them grow. Investigate this opportunity…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
L’Origine du Monde:
Eroticism from
Scarlet Seven
Fine Art Gallery

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists, 18+

MEDIA: Open to painting, drawing, sculpture, ceramics, photography, hand made jewelry, textiles & encaustic.

THEME: Entries should reflect the aesthetic ideas of sensuality, desire, romanticism & eroticism.

DEADLINE: July 9, 2017

NOTIFICATION: July 21, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $20 for up to 5

CURATORS: Jon Christopher Gernon has cultivated more than 25 years experience with the local arts scene, including 22 years as the former gallery director at Clement Art in Troy, NY. He has curated, installed & designed 100+ exhibitions of local, regional, national & European artists work. A widely exhibited & collected artist himself, his work has been featured in more than fifty group & solo exhibitions in the U.S., Canada & Europe.

Jillian Platt has a BFA in painting from Boston University & a M.S. in medical illustration from Augusta University. Jillian has worked as a freelance artist creating illustrations & animations for editorial, pharmaceutical, surgical & legal communities for 20 years. Her work has been featured on PBS, as part of global advertising campaigns & has helped to win the highest product liability case in NYS. She recently curated 3 pop-up art shows in Troy, NY.

SALES: The gallery will retain 30% commission on all sales.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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CALL for ENTRIES: 2017 JTNP Juried

Posted on June 13, 2017June 14, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

YUCA, not yucca

Tapioca is an other-worldly food. I love the pearls in pudding and starch as a thickener, but I still find it odd. Many people think it is a grain, like wheat, but it is processed as a product of the cassava plant. You may know it as yuca, which can be found from Brazil to Nigeria, but don’t confuse it for yucca, the similar-sounding decorative plant that is related to the Joshua Tree. And whatever you do, don’t eat a Joshua Tree, ha. The Park behind the next Call would probably like for me to reiterate that point –don’t eat Joshua Tree; but DO make art inspired by them. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Joshua Tree National Park Council for the Arts for the 5th Annual Joshua Tree National Park Art Exposition’s Juried Exhibition at the 29 Palms Art Gallery (Twentynine Palms, CA). This in another excellent opportunity with large cash prizes and a low commission rate…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
2017 Juried Exhibit
from Joshua Tree Nat’l Park
Council for the Arts

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists, 18+

MEDIA: Open to painting, works on paper, photography, mixed media & sculpture

THEME: Art MUST depict or be inspired by the unique natural aspects of Joshua Tree Nat’l Park or its cultural history.

DEADLINE: July 15, 2017

NOTIFICATION: August 1, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $35 for up to 3

JUROR: Diane Best, artist, landscape painter, filmmaker specializing in non-narrative moving image work; Jenny Kane, artist & educator, painter, photographer, designer/interactive sculpture installations; and Billy Shire, founder & curator, La Luz de Jesus Gallery & Soap Plant / Wacko.

AWARDS: First Place $1,500, 2nd Place $1,250, 3rd Place $1,000 & up to five (5) Honorable Mentions at $250 ea.

SALES: A 35% commission on works sold during the show will be retained by JTNP Council for the Arts and 29 Palms Art Gallery.

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.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Lab.8

Posted on May 14, 2017May 11, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

PASTA perfection

Fettuccine alfredo is the picture of pasta indulgence for many folks, but I have an artery-clogging love for pasta carbonara. If you haven’t had this egg-y, cheese-y, bacon-y deliciousness, I warn you that one taste could ruin all other pasta for you. I like a little extra cream and a few sun-dried tomatoes & fresh green peas in mine, but I’m guessing some of you didn’t need to hear anything after bacon, ha. This next Call includes a shot at an exhibition in Rome, from hence carbonara originates. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Malamegi Lab for the Lab.8 Art Contest. Awards for this contest include an exhibit in Rome, a cash prize, a book & collaborative collection opportunity. Don’t miss this one…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Lab.8
from Malamegi Lab

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists (int’l)

MEDIA: Open to drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, graphics, mixed media & video.

DEADLINE: June 28, 2017

ENTRY FEE: €40 subscription ($43.46)

AWARDS: 12 artists will be selected for the final exhibition of the competition at the Loft Gallery in Rome. At the end of the collective exhibition, among the 12 selected, one artist will be awarded a cash prize of €1,000 (~$1086.22 USD). A collaboration will enable the winning artist will allow the development an entire collection of works which will be advertised & presented to a commercial network. A monographic book will be dedicated to one of the finalists. The monography will be curated by Malamegi Lab with the support of final exhibition’s curators.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: 32nd Classic

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

hot TAMALES

My child volunteered me to make tamales for his entire Spanish class. He then neglected to schedule being home to assist me. (Fear not; I didn’t strangle him.) I love tamales, and I love making tamales. The smells are earthy, the masa is fluffy & husks are the perfect wrapper. I often make the ones that are tied at each end because I prefer the masa to filling ration. They are more common in north Mexico and Texas. And whaddya know… this next Call also hails from Texas. This is a prestigious opportunity for representational artists…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Bosque Arts Center for the 32nd Annual Bosque Art Classic. Enter for as little as $15 and be eligible for lots of cash prizes. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
32nd Art Classic
from Bosque Arts Center

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists, 18+ (int’l)

MEDIA: Open to representational art. Categories include: Drawing, Oil/Acrylic, Pastel, Sculpture, Water Media & Mixed Media.

DEADLINE: May 22, 2017

NOTIFICATION: Mailed by July 14, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $15 per (online) or $25 per (on CD). Note: 4 entries required to be eligible for John Steven Jones Award.

JUROR: Teal Blake credits his authenticity as a western artist to “simply being fortunate enough to work & ride alongside” his “friends & muses.” He has been featured in such magazines as Western Horseman, Western Art & Architecture, Southwest Art, Ranch & Reata, and The Cowboy Way. Teal has garnered repeated honors in the Bosque Art Classic, plus the Joe Beeler CAA Foundation Award and 1st Place Watercolor at the Phippen Museum. In 2014 joined the prestigious Cowboy Artists of America, quickly proving himself at CAA shows, winning silver in 2015 & gold in 2016.

AWARDS: 1st place ($1000 ea.) & 2nd place ($500 ea.) awards are given to pieces in each category. Additional awards include the Art Patrons Purchase Award $1,000 (in addition to the sale price), New Entrant Award $1,000, the Boren-Selvidge Award $1,000, and the coveted John Steven Jones Purchase Award* $5,000 (not in addition to the sale price).

SALES: BAC Art Council retains 25% commission on all sales.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: MFA National

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

pounding PASTRY

I have eaten so much cake lately. Between birthdays, graduations, announcements, promotions & general merriment, I have tasted every flavor & color combination imaginable. We have the Greeks to thank for the delicious tradition that finds its origins in honor of Artemis, the goddess of the moon. Even the candles are said to represent the glow of the moon. Beautiful, but seriously, I need a break from the cake. This next Call offers you an chance to celebrate your MFA enrollment (current or past) by showing your work in this next show. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from First Street Gallery (New York, NY) for the 2017 MFA National Competition. This venue is a professional, artist-run gallery located in New York City’s premier art district, Chelsea. Don’t miss this chance…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
MFA National
from First Street Gallery

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to artists who are or have been enrolled in an MFA program within the last three years in the U.S.

MEDIA: Open to painting, drawing, mixed media, printmaking, sculpture, photography, installation & computer-generated art. No video, film, or giclees.

DEADLINE: May 31, 2017

NOTIFICATION: June 20, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $35 for up to 3, $5 ea. add’l

JUROR: Dorothea Rockburne, renowned artist, Guggenheim Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Letters member and Black Mountain alumnus. Recipient of numerous awards, whose work is in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art , The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Yale University Art Gallery, and The Guggenheim Museum, among many others.

SALES: First Street Gallery takes no commission on work sold.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Tiny Monsters

Posted on April 16, 2017April 17, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

gooseBERRIES

Pineapples are showing up in mass at every grocer right now. I can’t eat enough to take advantage of the availability, so I was contemplating making jelly or jam. As you may know, pineapple fights the jelling process, so you have to use nearly twice as much pectin to make it work –which defeats the purpose of buying on sale. Maybe I can freeze the cleaned pineapple and wait for gooseberries come into season. These little treasures have huge amounts of pectin and can be made into jelly without ANY additional pectin. This next Call wants your little treasures, but they must be monstrous…

Check out this Call for Entries from FE Gallery (Sacramento, CA) for Tiny Monsters. $20 entry & remember, small works shows generally mean cheaper shipping costs. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Tiny Monsters
from FE Gallery

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“. . . show in tribute to the wolf in grandmother’s clothes, to the bump in the night, to the monsters under our beds and to all of your most dangerous creations who lurk in a tiny frame.” — from FE Gallery

ELIGIBILITY: Open to U.S. artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to many media, including photography, mixed media, painting, drawing, encaustic, fiber arts, sculpture, etc. Limited to work 12″x12″x12″ or smaller. *Sorry no Video at this time.

DEADLINE: April 30th , 2017

ENTRY FEE: $20 for 1, $5 ea. add’l

AWARDS: $500 Best in Show

SALES: FE Gallery retains 40% commission.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: F the Art World

Posted on March 15, 2017March 16, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

freedom FOOD

I have been a rule follower by habit, not conviction, most of my life. I have spent the last 3 months trying to break that habit in preparation for a new life of freedom and food and felicity. My current happy food is fresh-squeezed lime & cilantro over grilled peaches. This next Call encourages you to find their space happy and free from the rules of tradition & custom. Can you do it?

Check out this Call for Entries from unARThodox (NY) for the F The Art World exhibit. For all you that lament the unspoken, unfair “rules” of the art world, here’s your golden ticket to speak your mind. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
F the Art World
from unARThodox

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“Submit work that depicts a rebellious view of tradition, customs, religion and/or politics. Share your visual expression and submective interpretation. JOIN OUR MOVEMENT.” — Ftheartworld.com

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA/CATEGORIES: Open to most still media: fine art /mixed media, photography (digital or traditional), sculpture, digital art & graphic design.

DEADLINE: March 31, 2017

NOTIFICATION: April 2017

ENTRY FEE: $32 for up to 4 images

JURORS: The jurors are average professionals, everyday people of different walks of life from countries including France, Italy, Russia, Switzerland, Brazil, Uruguay, England, Japan, New Zealand and the U.S. “Our judges are not art professionals. We believe that artwork should not be judged by professional art critics, but by people who appreciate art and are not tainted by the ‘rules, regulations & expectations’ of the art establishment.”

AWARDS: A winner in each category will get the opportunity to exhibit their work in the group art show at the Unarthodox Gallery in Chelsea, New York City for a week! All other participants’ artwork will be displayed in a large projection during the opening ceremony.

Tag: Sculpture

FLORAL notes

CALL for ENTRIES: Opulent Mobility 2017 from curator A. Laura Brody

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

everyday FOOD everyday

CALL for ENTRIES: Faber Birren Nat’l from Stamford Art Assoc.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

FOOD without fight

CALL for ENTRIES: L’Origine du Monde: Eroticism from Scarlet Seven Fine Art Gallery

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

YUCA, not yucca

CALL for ENTRIES: 2017 Juried Exhibit from Joshua Tree Nat’l Park Council for the Arts

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!

PASTA perfection

CALL for ENTRIES: Lab.8 from Malamegi Lab

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

hot TAMALES

CALL for ENTRIES: 32nd Art Classic from Bosque Arts Center

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

pounding PASTRY

CALL for ENTRIES: MFA National from First Street Gallery

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

gooseBERRIES

CALL for ENTRIES: Tiny Monsters from FE Gallery

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

freedom FOOD

CALL for ENTRIES: F the Art World from unARThodox

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES:
Opulent Mobility 2017 from
curator A. Laura Brody

CALL for ENTRIES:
Faber Birren Nat’l
from Stamford Art Assoc.

CALL for ENTRIES:
L’Origine du Monde:
Eroticism from
Scarlet Seven
Fine Art Gallery

CALL for ENTRIES:
2017 Juried Exhibit
from Joshua Tree Nat’l Park
Council for the Arts

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

CALL for ENTRIES:
Lab.8
from Malamegi Lab

CALL for ENTRIES:
32nd Art Classic
from Bosque Arts Center

CALL for ENTRIES:
MFA National
from First Street Gallery

CALL for ENTRIES:
Tiny Monsters
from FE Gallery

CALL for ENTRIES:
F the Art World
from unARThodox