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CALL for ENTRIES: Flowers, Plants & Gardens

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Learn more about the Flowers, Plants and Gardens exhibit from Art-competition net!aztec TEA

We move to our “clean slate” apartment in about 6 weeks.  It has a good-size front porch but almost no yard.  The only green in site is a decayed and crumbling stepped flower bed next to the driveway.  I don’t think I can really grow a lot of food, but I have a friend that says she can get me a cut of epazote, a Mexican herb that’s hard to find in these parts.  Maybe if I surround it with marigolds and citronella, I might be able to save it from the bugs & their furrier 4-legged neighbors.  This next Call wants to know about your flowers, plants & gardens.  This is a perennial favorite, ha…

Check out this Call for Entries from Art-Competition.net for Flowers, Plants & Gardens. $25 entry & no shipping.  The media is pretty wide open too. Take a look…

Learn more about the Flowers, Plants and Gardens exhibit from Art-competition.net!CALL for ENTRIES:
Flowers, Plants & Gardens
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: Flowers, Plants & Gardens “symbolize continual rebirth, fresh beginnings, fragile persistence, and alluring symmetry. Whether it is a single flower, a garden in full aromatic bloom or a ‘shy’ plant on a window sill, there is no mistaking the awesome complexity of the planet’s precious myriad types of vegetation. This abundance of flowers and greenery inspires and challenges the creative mind to redefine and/or simply glorify their splendor.”

DEADLINE: May 8, 2017

NOTIFICATION: May 22, 2017

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

AWARDS:  20 artists will be selected for an online group exhibit, “Flowers, Plants & Gardens” at Gallery25N; the exhibit and artists will be extensively marketed worldwide to over 24,000 people including art buyers, gallery owners, curators, collectors, etc.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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ARTIST of the DAY: Victoria Veedell

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"Morning Garden" (oil on canvas) 20" x 20" by Victoria Veedell
“Morning Garden” (oil on canvas) 20″ x 20″ by Victoria Veedell

“Travel has become an important component in my work as it allows me to observe and compare gradients of color, light & atmosphere in different geographic locations.” —Victoria Veedell

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I have my eye on a prize, of sorts, and I am able to keep focused on the prize by finding inspiration anywhere I can.  The work of today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Victoria Veedell, suggests that inspiration can be found both around the world or in your own backyard.  Or, you could adopt Veedell’s work as your inspiration.  I am taking a trip to Shanghai via oil on canvas.  Join me…

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Find your inspiration on a canvas of AAAD Artist of the Day , painter Victoria Veedell!

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CALL for ENTRIES: A Womb with a View

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Learn more about the Womb with a View exhibit from Inner Space, A Chamber Gallery in Jersey City, NJ!

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I have a complicated relationship with food.  I eat what I want, when I want.  I have a complicated relationship with moderation too. Food is at the very least a political one, and clearly a feminist one.  Diet culture is pervasive. Patriarchy is rampant in the food industry. Then there’s fat shaming, BMI calculations and food deserts.  This next Call wants your feminist perspective — food references not necessary.  Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Inner Space: A Chamber Gallery (Jersey City, NJ) for A Womb with a View.  No entry fee and a curator open to all the possibilities.  Investigate this opportunity…

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Learn more about the A Womb with a View exhibit from Inner Space, A Chamber Gallery in Jersey City, NJ!CALL for ENTRIES:
A Womb with a View
from Inner Space

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ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists who believe that “feminism” will lead to a global reality where a new kind of person emerges with a new vision and create a new universal language.

MEDIA:  Open to all media including art, art essays, performance, creative writing, other forms of writing & visual information.

THEME: “Inner Space joined by The Vagilante aim to examine, discuss, and present work that represents the intersections of culture, politics, economics, race, gender and/or sexual identity through a contemporary feminist lens in our current political climate.” –Inner Space

DEADLINE:  April 16, 2017

NOTIFICATION:  April 18, 2017

ENTRY FEE:  No entry fee

CURATOR: The Vagilante, feminist superhero

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more from Inner Space, a Chamber Gallery, in Jersey City, NJ!

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CALL for ENTRIES: 12 Solo Shows

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Learn more about the 2017 Call for Artists from the Firehouse Center for the Arts! et tu, Brute?

Anchovy paste is a standard item in my pantry, but it’s because I have a Caesar salad addiction.  Otherwise, I don’t know a single person that eats anchovies outside of my family.  Then, I was sitting in a pizza joint in Hendersonville, NC when I heard someone say, “I’m here for the anchovy, black olive pie.”  See, I am not alone –never alone.  There are benefits to being alone at times though.  This next Call is the perfect opportunity to go solo.  Don’t miss this chance…

Check out this Call for Entries from Firehouse Center for the Arts (Newburyport, MA) for one of 12 Monthly Solo Show opportunities.  For your $25 entry fee, you could land a solo show in Massachusetts.  Take a look…

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Learn more about the 2017 Call for Artists from the Firehouse Center for the Arts!CALL for ENTRIES: 12 Solo Shows
from Firehouse Center for the Arts

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ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists

MEDIA:  Open to all 2-Dimensional art

DEADLINE: delivered by April 30, 2017 (All submissions are by hard-copy, NOT ONLINE.)

NOTIFICATION: Early June 2017

ENTRY FEE: $25 for 10-20 images

JURORS:  A Visual Arts Review Board (composed of Firehouse Board members, professional artists, photographers, gallery directors) will conduct a blind review of all submitted proposals in May.

AWARDS:  Artists chosen will receive a one-month, one-person show with 50 linear feet of 10’ high gallery wall space located on the ground floor of the Firehouse Center for the Arts.

SALES: Prices should reflect the 30% commission due to the Firehouse.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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CALL for ENTRIES: Self-Portrait

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Learn more about the 2017 Self-Portrait Contest from Jerry's Artarama!the slow MELT

I haven’t reflected on my self-portrait as a food lately.  I’m feeling like butter this week, indulgent and cozy and not always the best choice, ha.  I’m not certain my portrait as FOOD is what this next Call is looking for, but they do want your self-portraits.  Show them your best…

Check out this Call for Entries from Jerry’s Artarama for the 5th Annual Self Portrait Contest.  There is no entry fee and awards are given for first, second, third place, plus THIRTY Honorable Mentions.  Take a look…

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Learn more about the 2017 Self-Portrait Contest from Jerry's Artarama!CALL for ENTRIES:
Self-Portrait Contest
from Jerry’s Artarama

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“The most obvious subject in art is looking right at you in the mirror. It’s the person you know best; only you know every little detail of your face. Go surreal, abstract or fantasy, draw your reflection, paint yourself… Anything goes as long as it’s creative, original, and it’s you!” — from jerrysartarama.com

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all U.S. artists, age 18 & over

MEDIA:  Open to most media. Photography only submissions are not allowed, although mixed media & digital painting are acceptable.

DEADLINE:  April 30, 2017

NOTIFICATION:  June 9, 2017

ENTRY FEE:  No entry fee

JUROR: 30 Finalists are chosen by popular vote on Facebook.  30 Finalists are chosen by jury.  All 60 Finalists are reviewed by a separate jury of professional artists who will decide the winners for 1st Place, 2nd Place, 3rd Place & the 30 Honorable Mentions.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more from Jerry's Artarama!

ARTIST of the DAY: Marissa J. Menefee

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Exploration Metallum 001, watercolor on paper, by Marissa J. Menefee
Exploration Metallum 001, watercolor on paper, by Marissa J. Menefee

“When lost, it feels like we are going in circles.
When there is great accomplishment, it feels as if
we have come full circle.” — Marissa J. Menefee

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I find myself rehearsing half-hearted apologies for the decisions to step off the edge of the earth, or so it feels, in pursuit of adventure and truly living in the coming years.  I am taking baby steps toward a goal, but feel an immediate, obligatory sense of guilt creep up on me after every accomplishment.  Proud but guilty. Excited but apologetic. Emotional semantics. 

Seeing the work of today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Marissa J. Menefee, I thought, “this artist understands the circles in which I spin and spin and spin.”  Thanks, Marissa.

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Lose (or find) yourself in the mesmerizing patterns of today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, painter Marissa J. Menefee!

 

ARTIST of the DAY: Mauro De Giorgi

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Ocean Code detail (Vintage obi, silver leaf, burnt rice paper, glazing colours and resin) by Mauro Di Giorgi
“Ocean Code” detail (Vintage obi, silver leaf, burnt rice paper, glazing & resin) by Mauro De Giorgi

“No, I don’t want to be absolument moderne.” —Mauro De Giorgi

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I struggle with modern definitions of success & ambition.  My desires of and contributions to this world do not often equate a standard path in a world driven by capitalism.  This isn’t a political statement about capitalism.  It a personal statement of awareness of both my talents and my shortcomings.  And, I’m okay with that.  Today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Mauro De Giorgi, finds his conflict with modern unwavering faith in technology.  That conflict has driven him deeply into connection through process.  I appreciate the lessons taught & learned.  Thank you, Mauro.

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Take a journey through process with the work
of AAAD Artist of the Day, Mauro De Giorgi!

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CALL for ENTRIES: Knox Photo 2017

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Learn more about Knox Photo 2017 from the Arts and Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville!green PROMISE

My papaya won’t ripen; it has been in my kitchen window for a week.  Ahhhh.  I try to eat mostly locally sourced/grown food; however, I am not going to commit myself to a lifetime of no bananas or papaya or mango because I live in the wrong grow zone.  As a result, some of the tropical fruits I buy are vastly under-ripe.  I usually just gross my fingers and hope for the best.  But when you know how fantastic something will the be, the anticipation can be a overwhelming.  This next Call is for a show I anticipate every year, both as a participant and a viewer.  Don’t miss this chance…

Check out this Call for Entries from Arts & Culture Alliance (Knoxville, TN) for the Knox Photo 2017. I have shown here.  I have juried here.  I teach here.  I would love to see your contribution here. Take a look…

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Learn more about Knox Photo 2017 from the Arts and Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville!CALL for ENTRIES:
Knox Photo 2017
from Arts & Culture Alliance

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ELIGIBILITY: Artists 18+ living in the US

MEDIA: Photography

CATEGORIES: The Human Experience (street/land scapes, enviro/human portraiture), Our Earth (nature), Still Life (other inanimate objects), Travel (away from home) & Digital Imagination (digitally enhanced)

DEADLINE: April 23, 2017

NOTIFICATION: May 23, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $30 for up to 3, $5 ea. add’l. Members $20/$4.

JUROR:   Baldwin Lee received his undergraduate degree from the M.I.T. & his graduate degree from the Yale School of Art. Lee’s work has been shown widely including venues such as the Museum of Modern Art in New York. His work has been recognized by the award of a fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation & 2 fellowships from the N.E.A. Lee teaches photography at UT & his efforts in the classroom have been honored with the University’s two highest teaching distinctions: the UT National Alumni Association Outstanding Teaching Award and the Chancellor’s Excellence in Teaching Award.

AWARDS: $500 Best in Show, (5) $100 Best of Category & an award for best work by a member

SALES: 25% commission (20% for check/cash)

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more from the Arts and Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville!

CALL for ENTRIES: Human Relationship to Water

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Learn more about the Human Relationship to Water exhibit from LA Photo Curator!drip drip DRIP

Do you take water for granted?  Despite the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the ongoing reality of Flint, Michigan, and the horror of #NoDAPL protest conditions, among a hundred other examples, I am guilty of taking for granted that when I turn the handle, the water will be clean and abundant.  Until the wildfires.  It only took a week of boil conditions to make me realize how precious water is.  While we were under boil orders, I second guessed every utensil, every plate.  Did this get washed with boiled water?  Will this spoon make me sick?  Every meal. Every snack. Every day.  How would living without clean water affect your life?  I’m not the only one asking.  Take a look at this next Call questioning your relationship to water.  Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from L.A. Photo Curator for the Human Relationship to Water exhibit. $20 entry, no shipping, plus art publication for ALL entrants & an opportunity to support a great cause WITHOUT donating work.  For those who struggle justifying entry to online opportunities, I always suggest you start with the juror.  Explore…

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Learn more about the Human Relationship to Water exhibit from L.A. Photo Curator!CALL for ENTRIES:
Human Relationship to Water from
L.A. Photo Curator

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“. . .man’s relationship with water has become estranged. As ports closed and moved outside of the city, as planes and cars took over the role of the seas, and as the individual came to expect their cargo at their doorstep, so too did human interconnectivity lose its relationship to water and the natural elements.” –from Adriaan Van Der Plas via laphotocurator.com

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Photography

DEADLINE: April 5, 2017 (Midnight PST)

NOTIFICATION: (and opening date) April 25, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $20 for up to 3. 15% of artist fees go to 2 charities per competition. 7.5% to the curator’s choice of charity and 7.5% to the first place winner’s chosen charity.  Adriaan Van Der Plas has chosen the charity Clean Water Action.

CURATOR: Founder Adriaan Van Der Plas was once himself an outsider, having left his hometown of Vienna, Austria in 1973 to immigrate to New York City. Around this time, artist Konstantin Bokov was preparing to make the same transition. Inspired by the works of Van Gogh and unable to show his art in the political climate of the USSR, he decided to leave the Ukraine for New York city. The two became acquainted in 1993, when Bokov approached Adriaan at his former art pushcart concept in the South Street Seaport district, “Art a la carte”.

Adriaan became an avid collector of his work, recognizing the sincerity by which the work was able to portray New York’s spirit and materiality. With the opening of the Van Der Plas gallery on 156 Orchard Street, Adriaan made it the gallerys mission to bring contemporary outsiders  into the public eye.

SALES: All sales are conducted between the artist & buyer.  There is no commission.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more from L.A. Photo Curator!

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ARTIST of the DAY: Grace Summanen

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Waves (cardboard, fabric, enamel & acrylic) by Grace Summanen
“Waves” (cardboard, fabric, enamel & acrylic) by Grace Summanen

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“We need to see the magic that surrounds us.” — Grace Summanen

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Some days it is easier to see the bad and harder to see the good.  That doesn’t mean that the bad is more prevalent, it just means you may not be well equipped to see it that day.  Today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Grace Summanen, uses the most common of found objects and supplies to create her own magic.  The result is hypnotic.

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Find the magic in the mixed media work of
AAAD Artist of the Day, Grace Summanen!

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