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CALL for ENTRIES: mon-o-chrome

 

Learn more about the mon-o-chrome exhibit from Las Laguna Gallery!

CULINARY tour

I spent 15 days on vacation –one week in Arizona, one week in New Mexico.  Adjusting to the elevation was no joke. I’ve spent most of my life living at or around sea level.  My homes for the past 10 years have been at around 2000 feet in elevation near the base of the Great Smoky Mountains.  Bisbee, AZ has an elevation of approx 5500 feet and Silver City, NM has an elevation of 5800 feet, both higher than Denver, CO.  Plus, Bisbee is known as the city of 1000 steps.  We hear you get used to it after 3 weeks, but we only had two.  We survived, but it was eye-opening.  On an unrelated note, I think we took as many bites of food as we did steps.  That’s a lot of forks folks.  We’ve decided to start calling our vacations “culinary tours”.  It seems more purposeful, less gluttonous, ha.

Now that I’m back, I am hard at work planning my year, including a residency (or three), a solo show, some juried shows, some invitationals.  I have some announcements, but we’ll save those for another day.  I am also looking to expand my “comfort” galleries to new areas.  You know those galleries that you show in time and time again because you like the people, you like the space, you like the curation, you like the sales.  You’re comfortable.  I have a handful of those, but I am always looking to freshen my resume.  This next call is a great way to try on a new gallery or, if you’ve shown at Las Laguna Gallery before, continue to develop that relationship.  Take a look.

Learn more about the mon-o-chrome exhibit from Las Laguna Gallery!Check out this Call for Entries from the Las Laguna Gallery (Laguna Beach, CA) for mon-o-chrome, $35 entry & 35% commission, most media accepted.  Don’t miss this opportunity…

CALL for ENTRIES:
mon-o-chrome
from Las Laguna Gallery

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to most media, including acrylic, airbrush, assemblage, charcoal, color pencil, collage, digital art, drawings, encaustic, etching, fiber art, graphite, illustration, mixed media, new media, oil, painting, pastel, photography, screen print, serigraph, and watercolor.

THEME:  mon-o-chrome. The term monochrome describes paintings, drawings, design, or photograph or prints in one color or values of one color.  For this call for art Las Laguna Gallery challenges artists to explore not only the range of tones of black and white, but also explore the range of a single color.

DEADLINE:  March 8, 2020

NOTIFICATION: March 15, 2020.  If accepted, delivery of work is January 30-February 4.

ENTRY FEE: $35 for up to 3 

SALES: The gallery will retain 35% commission on all sales.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

 

Learn more from Las Laguna Gallery!

CALL for ENTRIES: Mixed Media, Collage & Digital

Learn more about the Mixed Media, Collage and Digital Art Exhibit from Las Laguna Gallery!

a CITRUS dream

Oranges trigger holiday memories.  So many different holidays, both secular and sacred, are celebrated during the month of December.  And regardless of the holiday, you’ll always find someone whose memory of that holiday is triggered by the smell of oranges.  My mother said that when she was a child, Christmas was the only time her family could afford citrus of any sort.  I have incorporated citrus into my entire sense of winter because it is the only time I can find super sweet clementines.  It is an odd sort of passing of the baton.

Now that most of the holidays have past, it is time to kick it into high gear.  I am attempting another 30 paintings in 30 days. (I don’t hold out a lot of hope of finishing that in grand style.)  Meanwhile I have 3 commissions & 3 shows that I desperately want to enter.  I am no longer a member of the cult of busy.  I don’t celebrate or glorify it.  But I have certainly bitten off more than I can chew. How do you rank your art priorities?  When you figure that out consider this Call.

Check out this Call for Entries from the Las Laguna Gallery (Laguna Beach, CA) for Mixed Media, Collage and Digital Art, $35 entry & 35% commission.  Don’t miss this opportunity…

CALL for ENTRIES:
Mixed Media, Collage & Digital Art
from Las Laguna Gallery

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to mixed media, collage & digital art

DEADLINE:  January 11, 2020

NOTIFICATION: January 17, 2020.  If accepted, delivery of work is January 30-February 4.

ENTRY FEE: $35 for up to 3 

SALES: The gallery will retain 35% commission on all sales.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

 

Learn more from Las Laguna Gallery!

CALL for ENTRIES: Animalz 2020

a sleepy SIP

Ginger ale has offered me clarity, of sorts.  As a 40-year insominiac, I have tried everything from warm milk to herbal remedies and tryptophan-laden foods to no avail.  For the last few years my only manner of sleep has been pharmaceutical, taken in half-doses to fend off side effects.  But in the end, long term use of sleep aids has side effects, the worst has been fogginess & some memory loss.  Six weeks ago, I started taking a double-strength, full spectrum CBD oil.  It took 5 days to build up in my system before I started magically falling asleep in 15 minutes instead of 3+ hours.  The pros a gentle lifting of my fog; I can hear the birds’ chatter outside my studio window again, even with this morning’s snowfall.  I am experiencing a gradual but noticeable improvement in my day to day memory which makes working in series flow easier. I am getting nearly twice as much sleep per night, on average, as I have since I was in elementary school.  The cons?  The taste of CBD oil. Ginger ale has ridden to the rescue and is an easy and obvious trade for chirping birds and living color.  What trade will you make?

With my newly-found sleep has come reduced anxiety surrounding my trajectory as an artist.  I know the paths, where they converge, where they change priority, if you’ll let them.  I cannot say this often enough.  Enter the shows that serve you.  Use them to determine your audience, test your narrative and create your own story.  The creative process will serve you if you let it.  This next Call is for a small gallery in California with a prolific show history and a straightforward curatorial approach.  Does this show offer an outlet that serves your work?  Investigate. 

Check out this Call for Entries from the Las Laguna Gallery (Laguna Beach, CA) for Animalz, a show of depicting animals, real or imagined. $35 entry & 35% commission.  Don’t miss this opportunity…

CALL for ENTRIES:
Animalz 2020
from Las Laguna Gallery

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

THEME:  Animalz.  Las Laguna Gallery invites . . . . artwork depicting animals (real or imagined)— laslagunagallery.com

MEDIA: Open to all media, including acrylic, airbrush, assemblage, charcoal, color pencil, collage, digital art, drawings, encaustic, fiber art, araphite, illustration, mixed media, new media, oil, painting, pastel, photography & watercolor.

DEADLINE:  December 7, 2019

NOTIFICATION: December 14, 2019.  If accepted, delivery of work is December 26-31.

ENTRY FEE: $35 for up to 3 

SALES: The gallery will retain 35% commission on all sales.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

 

Learn more from Las Laguna Gallery!

CALL for ENTRIES: 2 Shows at Limner

Learn more about the Emerging Artist and Holiday Smallworks shows from the Limner Gallery!

this is how we STEW IT

I making stew in the slow cooker today. *cues the Fall music*  Like clockwork, soups and stews suddenly appear several times a week once the temperature outside drops 10 or 15 degrees.  Old habits die hard, and I have no motivation to change this one since it only leads to easier dinners and more studio time.  Other habits are worth changing though.  Late night snacking has to stop (for me), and breakfast has got to get less boring.  What norms do you want to change?

My studio habits are already on the move. I have been slowly shifting my work toward the studio work that will be my future.  I’ve worked hard to change my thinking about the expected artist career arc, and the effect I allow the perception of others to have on my work.  It started with a media change and progressed to extricating myself from multiple arts organizations that were all take and no give.  It has now moved to considering opportunites based on desired outcomes versus how I feel about entering.  I will still enter shows whose themes excite me, but I am better equipped to say “no” to shows that don’t serve my purposes.

With that process in mind, I am breaking another of my rules by publishing two calls in one post.  They both come from the same gallery, Limner, that has a long curatorial and sales history to be dissected and interpreted by you.  But these opportunities couldn’t be more different.  One show is a more traditional juried show with standard risk, fees & commission with the possibility of a bonus publication award.  The other show is a lightly juried, retail-oriented show that has no entry fee, but front loads the risk of no sales onto you with a hanging fee.  The commission skews sightly less as the pieces get more expensive.  Depending where you are in your career and what your current goals are, one or both of these shows can work for you.  But you have to do the work to figure it out.  No more auto-pilot.  Let’s make that next year’s theme… no more auto-pilot.

These calls cover a wide spectrum of show options in one place.  Check out these Calls for Entries from Slow Art Productions for Emerging Artists and Holiday Smallworks at the Limner Gallery (Hudson, NY). $35 & 35% for the Emerging Artist show.  No entry fee & 35% after the first $100 on the Holiday Smallworks show.  Both are open to all media and all artists.  Carefully examine these opportunities…

Learn more about the Emerging Artist and Holiday Smallworks shows from the Limner Gallery!CALL for ENTRIES:
Emerging Artists and Holiday Smallworks
at the Limner Gallery

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to all mediaNote: Work submitted to smallworks show must be 18″ or under. 

DEADLINE: October 31, 2019

NOTIFICATION: December 30, 2019 for Emerging Artists.  Rolling Notifications for Holiday Smallworks.

ENTRY FEE: $35 for up to 4, for the Emerging Artists exhibit; no entry fee for the Holiday Smallworks, but there is a hanging fee.  Do not waste your time or the gallery’s time applying for the Holiday show if you haven’t read the fine print.

SALES:  SlowArt Productions will retain 35% commission on sales.  The Holiday Smallworks show is commission free for the first $100.  Note:  Please do the math.  The commission of the Holiday Smallworks show is calculated differently, and you should be aware BEFORE you submit work.

For complete details, Read the Full Calls!

Learn more from SlowArt Productions and the Limner Gallery!

CALL for ENTRIES: 2019 Miami Art Basel Edition

Learn more about the 2019 Miami Art Basel Edition from Create! Magazine.

fair FARE

When’s the last time you ate a candied apple?  I haven’t had one in a while either.  Every year I am tempted at the Tennessee Valley Fair to at least have a caramel apple, but I chicken out every time.  I mean, I’m not afraid of the sugar-draped fruit, but it seem like a commitment.  It’s not like I can eat it with a knife and fork in deliberate portions; you have to sink into it teeth first, knowing you may end up wearing it face, fingers, clothing and all.  I’m not ready.

This next call is a worthy pursuit on its own, but it is also a measured solution to the art fair.  When’s the last time you contemplated participating in an art fair like Art Basel?  One option is to venture out on your own, which can be very expensive & risky if you aren’t in the right place for that opportunity.  Another possibility is going as a part of a group or gallery, which still involves costly production like framing and shipping with no guarantee of sales.  If you’re not ready for either of those options, this call from Create! Magazine gives you an opportunity to reach the Miami art week audience without the commitment to a booth.  Their curatorial history proves you’ll be in excellent company.  Think about it.

Check out this Call for Entries from Create! Magazine (print publication) for the Miami Art Basel Edition.  The 3rd Annual Art Miami Edition will be released during 2019 Miami Art Week in December, available in international shop locations & during VIP preview night at Art Miami Fairs.  Don’t miss this chance…

CALL for ENTRIES:
Miami Art Basel Edition of Create! Magazine

Learn more about the 2019 Miami Art Basel Edition from Create! Magazine.ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists

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

DEADLINE:  September 30, 2019

ENTRY FEE:  $35 for up to 3

JUROR:  The Director of 3 galleries in central London and New York, Rebecca Hossack was born in Melbourne in 1955.  Following degrees in Law and in History of Art, Hossack studied at Christie’s and at The Guggenheim in Venice. She set up her own gallery in Windmill Street, Fitzrovia, in March 1988. Hossack’s business, despte the economic climate, has not only survived, but thrived. From 1993-7, Hossack served as the Australian cultural attaché in London, initiating literary links between Australian and British writers and organising a series of exhibitions of Australian art in London.

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 3rd Annual Art Miami Edition will be released during 2019 Miami Art Week in December, available in international shop locations & during VIP preview night at Art Miami Fairs

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more from Create! Magazine.

CALL for ENTRIES: Table Testaments

Learn more about the Table Testaments exhibits from the Arts Benicia Gallery!

SOUPER bowls

I plead guilty to taking my eating utensils and dishes for granted.  Because of my love for the art of plating food, I’ve always owned solid white functional dishware.  My mother is a “collector” of flatware and hasn’t allowed me to pick my own, EVER.  It is bestowed upon me on occasion without request or explanation.  We all have our burdens, ha.  

Now I am married to a commercial production potter (120+ pots a day & NOT pictured here), and suddenly the world of dishware is my oyster.  Did you know you need differently sized and shaped bowls for salad, cereal & pasta? As I said, we all have our burdens, ha.  I love eating out of the bowls my husband has thrown.  Every once in a while he comes home with a “one off” just for me because he thought it looked like it was “meant for me”.  *swoon*  I’ve been trying to convince him to enter this show because I love this venue.  It isn’t restricted to a literal interpretation, so be sure to investigate this opportunity. 

Check out this Call for Entries from Arts Benicia (Benicia, CA) for Table Testaments.  $45 Entry & 40% commission. Take a closer look at this community-based non-profit…

Learn more about the Table Testaments exhibits from the Arts Benicia Gallery!CALL for ENTRIES:
Table Testaments 
from Arts Benicia

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to ceramic, wood, glass, metals, paintings, prints, photographs, mixed media, installation artworks & digital works.

THEME:  This exhibition will coincide with seasonal gatherings around tables, offering an exploration of sculptural and functional tableware as contemporary carriers of narrative & story – central elements in human gatherings.  Utensils and flatware, table linens and tables & chairs themselves will be considered, as will wall-hung works that relate to the exhibition subject.

DEADLINE:  October 2, 2019

NOTIFICATION:  October 12, 2019

ENTRY FEE: $45 up to 3 ($35 for members) 

JUROR:  Juan M. Santiago’s art practice explores the narrative of human experience using traditional & non-traditional methods in clay and other mediums. He has taught at Sonoma State University, Diablo Valley College, Chabot College & California College of the Arts. He is currently a professor at Southern Oregon University. Juan holds an MFA from Alfred University & a BFA from California College of the Arts & Crafts.

AWARD:  Best of show $250, Juror’s Choice 2-D $100 & Juror’s Choice 3-D $100.

SALES:  Arts Benicia, a non-profit organization, receives 40% commission on sales.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more from the Arts Benicia Gallery!

CALL for ENTRIES: Figureworks 2019

Learn more about the Figureworks 10th Annual Juried Prize!

LETTUCE celebrate

I have been on a cold food kick lately.  I am still successfully using a food subscription service (not a paid or affiliate ad) to help streamline foodstuffs during my studio time, and many of my options are optimally served cold or room temp.  I’m digging it.  I don’t know how I will feel when the weather is colder, but for now, I’m enjoying the change.

On the art front, I am contemplating more change.  I have done figurative work, well, always.  I’ve done non-figurative work, but I’m always lured back.  I am contemplating a longer detour, but I don’t know.  In the meantime, while I’m still producing this work, I have wanted to enter this next competition for years.  Maybe this is the year.  What do you think?

Check out this Call for Entries from Figureworks (Ottawa, Canada) for the 10th Annual Juried Prize.  $35 Entry, no commission & cash awards.  Another international exhibit opportunity…

Learn more about the Figureworks 2019 exhibit!CALL for ENTRIES:
Figureworks 2019

“Figureworks is an annual juried art prize and celebration of the art of the human form held in Canada’s capital, Ottawa.” 

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to all media 

THEME:  Works should represent the human form or parts thereof.

DEADLINE:  September 30, 2019

NOTIFICATION:  October 18, 2019

ENTRY FEE: $35 for 1, $50 for 2. Student fees $20 / $30. 

JURy:  The Figureworks competition is evaluated by a jury of peer professional artists representing a broad range of media and forms of art including: Michael Davidge, Andrew Morrow & Joanne Stober.

AWARD:  All submissions are reviewed & have the opportunity to win cash prizes — $7000 was awarded in 2018.

SALES:  Works may but do not have to be for sale. Neither Figureworks nor Saint Brigid’s Centre for the Arts charge a commission. Figureworks will reserve works for interested buyers but all sales are to be conducted directly between artist & buyer.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more about the Figureworks 2019 exhibit!

OPEN CALL for Proposals: IA&A at Hillyer

Learn more about the Open Call from IA and A at Hillyer!

just BREW it

How do you fuel your early afternoons?  I know some of you find it freaky that I’ve not consumed coffee in 20+ years, but I’ve just never acquired the taste.  Whether you choose sugar-full or sugar-substituted, soft drinks are a horrible alternative.  So, I am taking suggestions.  Smoothies are fantastic, and I can make pretty healthy choices that offer a little energy boost.  However, to maintain any sort of variety, I’d need a much larger amount storage space.  Has anyone tried the the soup & smoothie subscription service? (not a paid post or affiliate link).  It might be an interesting way to get variety.  Sometimes you just need a little help.

This next Call is MORE than just a little help. Many of you will live outside the qualifiers (living either within 150 miles of D.C. OR non-Americans living outside the U.S.), but on the off-chance some of you might qualify, I wanted to be certain to post this opportunity.  The award is invaluable and listed in full below.  Take a minute and investigate.  If you don’t qualify, share this post with someone that does.

Check out this Open Call from International Arts & Artists [IA&A] at Hillyer (Washington, DC) for Annual Show Proposals.  $30 Entry, HUGE award value, and no sales commission. This is a great venue…

Learn more about the Open Call from IA and A at Hillyer!OPEN CALL:
Annual Show Proposals 
from IA&A at Hillyer

This is an open call for proposals for solo exhibitions for Hillyer’s 2020/2021 season.

ELIGIBILITY: Hillyer focuses on under represented artists. We accept proposals from regional artists that live within 150 miles of Washington, DC and have not had a solo exhibition in the last three years in a professional gallery or art space OR work from international (non-American) artists that are both living & working internationally.

MEDIA: Open to all media 

DEADLINE:  September 10, 2019 (by 4pm)

ENTRY FEE: $30

AWARD:  A month long exhibition in one Hillyer’s three gallery rooms, Artist honorarium, Inclusion in annual RISE exhibition, previewing selected artists for 2020/21 season; Ongoing support from Hillyer staff, including a studio visit and exhibition consultation with Hillyer’s Director, assistance with exhibition installation and de-installation, review of exhibition materials (artist statement, bio, labels, etc), and marketing and promotion of exhibition.  Accepted artists also benefit from our Artist Advisory Program, where our highly qualified Artist Advisory Committee works individually with each artist to help them prepare their exhibitions and establish themselves in the DC-arts community. Opportunity to give artist talks, lead public programs and workshops, artist interviews featured on blog, in artist spotlight video, and a One-year membership to International Arts & Artists.

SALES: Hillyer is not a commercial establishment and does not sell the artwork on exhibit. Any interested parties will be put directly in contact with the artist. Hillyer does not take a commission on sold works.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more from IA&A at Hillyer!

CALL for ENTRIES: Art About Agriculture

Learn more about the Art About Agriculture exhibit from Santa Paula Art Museum!

the APPLE of my eye

It is almost apple season ’round these parts, and I cannot wait.  I grew up thinking Red Delicious apples were “apples”, and I wasn’t a fan.  Not until I became a teenager did I understand there were many other varieties.  Not until I moved to Tennessee did I realize how many varieties there really were.  Now, I live within a few miles of an orchard with more varieties than I imagine I’ll never get around to trying.  I appreciate being able to know about my food, about how it is grown and harvested and sold, and how those funds support the lives of my neighbors.

That connection to my food is what made me connect to this exhibit about agricultural awareness.  I know that many of you are hoping to add a museum show to your resume, and this is a great opportunity to do just that.  Your work doesn’t have to be literal or necessarily botanical to fit this curatorial them.   Show them what you’ve got.

So, check out this Call for Entries from Santa Paula Art Museum (Santa Paula, CA) and the Ag Art Alliance for Art About Agriculture.   $30 entry & 40% commission plus cash prizes. This is a great venue…

Learn more about the Art About Agriculture exhibit from Santa Paula Art Museum!CALL for ENTRIES:
Art About Agriculture 
from Santa Paula Art Museum

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to all media 

THEME:  Agriculture “art that in some way draws its inspiration from our agricultural heritage and/or contemporary agriculture. That inspiration may include (but is not limited to) depictions of rural landscape, farm animals, farm products, and rural life. Art that in a more abstract way deals with issues and ideas related to agriculture will also be considered.”

DEADLINE:  September 27, 2019

NOTIFICATION:  October 4, 2019

ENTRY FEE: $30 up to 3

JUROR:   Works for this exhibition will be selected by a panel of the Ag Art Alliance’s curatorial staff“The purpose of the exhibit is to promote awareness of agriculture by using art to explore its many facets – from workers to water, machinery to fields, and to the food that goes on our plates.”

AWARD:  $500 in prizes will be awarded.

SALES:  The Santa Paula Art Museum & Ag Art Alliance will receive 40% commission on all sales.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more from Santa Paula Art Museum!

CALL for SUBMISSIONS: $1000 Artist Grant

Learn more about the Artist Grant from WorkingArtist.org!

TOFU no, VEGGIES though

Testimonials and recommendations are great, but my taste buds choose for themselves.  As a welcomed side-result of writing these posts, I receive a significant amount of unsolicitied recommendations for brands of food that are meant to change my mind about tofu, kale & collard greens.  And, I diligently try most to of the suggests, just in case.  On occasion I muse to myself, “that wasn’t half bad”, (never about tofu though), but the important thing for me is to not get stuck in a rut or trust a single encounter as the definitive one.  Did you know that I avoided asparagus for 20 years because of my experiences with the canned variety as a child.  I missed 20 years of green tree goodness.  Never again.  So, send me your food suggestions, and I’ll send you my art experience suggestions.  Here’s one now. 

Yesterday, I offered a Call that chose random winners for supplies in a specific media, but today I offer a Call with a juried winner of cash open to wide array of media.  More accurately, this is a purchase award of sorts.  You do not have to submit the work that will be exchanged for the $1000 –that can be negotiated later.  They even pay shipping costs to get the work to them. I’ve been touting this opportunity for years, so there is a long, RESEARCHABLE history of winners.  Draw your own conclusions about their taste, but it is worthy of consideration.

Check out this Call to Artists from WorkingArtist.org for the $1000 Artist Grant. $25 entry & an email. It doesn’t get any easier. Don’t miss this one…

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Learn more from WorkingArtist.org!CALL to ARTISTS:
Artist Grant
from workingartist.org

“The Working Artist Grant/Art Purchase Award is a meager one-time art award intended to disperse small but vitalizing bursts of funding to support an artist’s ongoing art making process.” –workingartist.org

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to visual media, including but not limited to drawing, painting, conceptual, installation, prints, sculpture, new media, mixed media, photography & video.

DEADLINE: July 31, 2019

NOTIFICATION:  September 15, 2019 (approx. 45 days)

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.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more about the Working Artist Grant and Purchase Award!