FAIR to FIG

If you can say nothing else for my taste in food, it is fair and open to all.  I will try almost any culinary invention once.  And most of them (even the bad ones) I will give a second and/or third chance.  But if you haven’t won me over after three attempts, I’m likely done.  I give art, artists and their little-known media the same respect.  This next call offers consideration for “any” media.  I wonder if they REALLY mean that.  Let me know…

Check out this Call for Entries for the 49th Annual Juried Exhibition from the Masur Museum of Art (Monroe, LA).  The entry fee is low, and the show is open to all media.  Did I mention that there is no commission on sales?   I love the Masur, and I will bet that you will love it too!

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CALL or ENTRIES:
Masur Museum

The 49th Annual Juried Exhibition will be held May 12-July 21, 2012. The Masur Museum of Art Annual Juried Competition showcases contemporary artists throughout the United States of America working in any medium.

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Any media

DEADLINE: March 18, 2012

NOTIFICATION: April 3, 2012

ENTRY FEE: There is a $10 per artwork with a minimum of 2 and a max of 5 entries

JUROR:  Liza Simone is the Founding Director of Phantom Galleries Los Angeles (PGLA), an organization launched in 2005 that facilitates and administrates temporary public arts programming in vacant storefronts throughout Los Angeles County.  PGLA’s mission to transform and bridge communities with public art through exhibitions is best exemplified by her work with artists such as Lita Albuquerque, JR, Bill Viola, Futura, and Nancy Buchanan.  She has collaborated with TED Prize, the Torrance Art Museum, LA Art Girls, the Los Angeles Art Association, and Fallen Fruit, and Farmlab.

AWARDS:  Best in Show is $1,000 and total awards are $3,000.

SALES:  The Masur Museum of Art does not receive a commission on sales.

For complete details, Download the Prospectus!

CALL for ENTRIES: Masur Museum originally appeared on Art and Art Deadlines.com on February 4, 2012. If you are reading it on any other site, it has been stolen from Art and Art Deadlines.com.

I almost moved to Kentucky because of a pickle/tamale factory. Have I told you this story? I know, I should search my posts before I write. Yeah, yeah, yeah.  So, for once it ISN’T about the pickles or tamales.  Nope.  I looked into the Paducah Artist Relocation program and fell in love with a pickle/tamale factory in need of rehab.  I love factory spaces for art.  This next Call is how I relieve myself of the anxiety of not taking the pickle/tamale factory. I submit every year.  Eventually they will let me in.  You wait and see…

Check out this Open Call  from The Soap Factory (Minneapolis, MN).  The Soap factory is looking for work for group exhibits, AND they offer installation support, travel, accommodations, and a stipend to those selected to exhibit.  Did I mention NO ENTRY FEE?

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OPEN CALL:
The Soap Factory

The Soap Factory exhibits work in its galleries throughout the year. Exhibitions curated from submissions and could have as many as 8 artists. The Soap Factory is a 120-year old ex-industrial warehouse on the banks of the Mississippi River in Minneapolis.

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists.  They are particularly interested in proposals conceived specifically for The Soap Factory galleries. (So do your homework!)  Their programming is unique in that they select only a small proportion of the artists they exhibit from their pool of submissions. They commonly receive 400 artist submissions per season.

MEDIA:
All Media may be considered.

DEADLINE: April 30, 2012. They do NOT accept e-mailed submissions.  So please keep in mind that this is a POSTMARK deadline.

NOTIFICATION:  Summer of 2012. *Editor’s note: Yes, I hate vague, prolonged notification dates, but it IS a huge undertaking for them. Be patient.  Do not call or email to check on your submission. The Soap Factory does not return work. Please only send materials that you do not need to be returned.

The Soap Factory is committed to diversity in audience, staff and programming. To assist them in achieving their diversity goals, please indicate your ethnicity or cultural background. Please note that compliance or non-compliance with this request will NOT affect the status of your submission.

The Soap Factory provides full installation support for all selected projects, including travel and accommodation, as well as a stipend to artists. They provide publicity, exhibition invitations, mailings, opening reception and artist talks. However, they do not provide insurance coverage for work exhibited at The Soap Factory. All work is shown at the artist’s own risk.

Questions? Visit The Soap Factory Submissions Page!

OPEN CALL: The Soap Factory originally appeared on Art and Art Deadlines.com on January 27, 2012. If you are reading it on any other site, it has been stolen from Art and Art Deadlines.com.

WINE

Communal cooking requires wine consumption.  Well, it does for ME.  It isn’t that I don’t trust other people to do things “right” in the kitchen; afterall, my husband cooks dinner for our family almost every night.  No, it is really about being IN the kitchen with multiple people, all doing things differently.  I can adapt, it just requires a little wine in the beginning, ha.  This next Call could require some communal cooking.  Look out…

Check out this Call for Applications for an Artist Residency at I-Park in Connecticut.  There is a $30 entry fee, but if selected, there is no fee for the 4-week residency which provides a private bedroom, private studio, artists’ meal program, etc.  Don’t miss this opportunity!

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ARTIST RESIDENCY:
I-Park

I-Park is both an open air and a closed studio laboratory for individual artistic pursuits in the fields of the visual arts, music composition/sound sculpture/design, moving image, landscape/garden design and creative writing. The artists-in-residence program offers a quiet, retreat-like environment conducive to exploration and experimentation – without the expectation of particular outcomes. Artists are free to conceive and execute new ideas or work on existing projects.

ELIGIBILITY: Open to artists internationally, aged 21+ years.

CATEGORIES: Visual Arts, Music Composition/Sound Sculpture/Design, Creative Writing, Moving Image and Landscape/Garden Design.  Inter-disciplinary artists are welcome to apply for a residency at I-Park. 

DEADLINE:
January 30, 2012
(Less than a week away…hurry)

NOTIFICATION:
Usually around mid-March

APPLICATION FEE: $30

JURORS: For 2012, I-Park has organized juries for the following programs and/or disciplines: Visual Arts, Music Composition/Sound Sculpture/Design, Creative Writing, Moving Image and Landscape/Garden Design. 

AWARDS:  A 4-week residency includes a private bedroom, private studio, artists’ meal program, etc. 

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

ARTIST RESIDENCY: I-Park (FREE) originally appeared on Art and Art Deadlines.com on January 25, 2012. If you are reading it on any other site, it has been stolen from Art and Art Deadlines.com.

GLUG-A-LUG

Why does beer come in six packs?  My house is dotted with six packs.  It isn’t like THAT.  I am NOT a beer drinker, but my husband IS a beer brewer.  My son’s room would be far less cluttered if beer were more efficiently packaged.  Did I forget to mention that my husband stores his beer under my 12-year-old’s bed? Okay, I am going to stop before this sounds even worse.  This call is a much better use of things that come in sixes.  Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries for Six, an all-hung exhibit sponsored by Robin Willow Elements, at Red Z Gallery in Mt. Vernon, OH.  The size restrictions make shipping easy, and the entry fee is realy low.  Don’t miss this opportunity…

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CALL for
ENTRIES:
Six

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists.  All original artwork must be 6”x6”, unframed-but mounted (if needed) and have a hanging mechanism on the back.

MEDIA:  All media accepted/except: glass, tile and ceramic due to breakage potential during transport.

Examples:  Photography, painting, fiber art, paper art, pen & ink, drawing, pencil, collage, word art, graffiti art, and so on…

DEADLINE: July 13, 2012

NOTIFICATION:
All hung exhibit. The gallery has the right to not hang artwork they feel is not appropriate. Please feel free to contact robinwillow@hotmail.com if you have questions.

ENTRY FEE:  $6 for up to 2 pieces.  Entry fee is non-refundable.  Add’l entries are $3.50 each.

JUDGING & AWARDS:  Voting will take place on opening night by the public for “Best of Show”.  There will be a cash prize.  The winner will be announced via blogs, website and Facebook.

SALES:  The Red Z Gallery will retain 50% of the price of your artwork.  (Price your artwork accordingly).  You will receive your check one month after sale.

For complete details, Download the Prospectus!

CALL for ENTRIES: Six originally appeared on Art and Art Deadlines.com on January 23, 2012. If you are reading it on any other site, it has been stolen from Art and Art Deadlines.com.

Ginger

Exposure therapy works with food too. You only THINK you dislike anise and brussel sprouts. I used to think ginger tasted like Lemon Pledge® smells.  But, now I love ginger in everything from chicken salad to pancakes.  Art publication is no different.  Just keep submitting work, and you’ll become less startled by being overlooked and rejected until one day…surprise, your work is published! This next call could be your art publication surprise. Don’t miss it…

Check out this Call for Entries for Creative Quarterly. The entry fee is an incredibly low $10, and art publication is great exposure for your work. Great news…it isn’t limited just to photography! Take a look!

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Creative Quarterly 27

Creative Quarterly asks the question: Where does your inspiration come from?

What person, place or thing inspires your work?

By launching a new redesign, they’ve become a much more interactive journal. They search the web for interesting projects in art and design to share with their readers. They ask their readers to share what inspires them. The purpose, not to copy but to inspire.

Inspiration can come from an innovative chair design or an unusual ring or from an interview with a well-known designer or artist or something from ones past.

Creative Quarterly is the best of art and design, quarterly.

ELIGIBILITY & MEDIA: Open to all undergraduate and graduate students, recent graduates, professors, instructors, graphic designers, art directors, illustrators, photographers and fine artists in all media.

All entries must have been completed during the last twelve months. All art directors, graphic designers, photographers, illustrators and fine artists are eligible to enter —professionals and students are judged separately. Judging is done digitally. Submission of entries acknowledges the right of to use them for publication, exhibition and promotion.

CATEGORIES:
Fine Art, Graphic Design,
Illustration and Photography

ENTRY FEE: $10 per entry.
Entering a series? Each piece is still $10.

DEADLINE:
January 27, 2012

NOTIFICATION: Will be listed on website
& by email in 6 to 8 weeks.

SUBMISSIONS: Each entry must be submitted as:

• 300 dpi, RGB, Jpeg
• Vertical images must be 8″ wide.
• Horizontal images must be 10″ wide.

For complete details, Download the Prospectus!

CALL for ENTRIES: Creative Quarterly No. 27 originally appeared on Art and Art Deadlines.com on January 20, 2012. If you are reading it on any other site, it has been stolen from Art and Art Deadlines.com.

SAY CHEESE

I delight in finding delectable foods in unexpected locations.  Light and creamy cheesecake at a random, taco food truck or the perfect muffin with currants and anise in a tire store lobby.  It happens; you just have to be brave enough to take the first bite.  This next call offers a delightful opportunity to show art in a common location as a part of an uncommon gathering.  Muncha, muncha, muncha…

Check out this Call forEntries for the 8th annual Games+Learning+Society (GLS) conference at the University of Wisconsin Madison.  There is no entry fee, and it is an opportunity to show work in a different environment.  Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Games+Learning+Society

“This is a general call for new work (completed in the last two years) or proposals for new work for the second annual Games and Art exhibition featured at the 8th annual Games+Learning+Society (GLS) conference to be held in June of 2012. Narrative is an essential tool of understanding and communication of ideas. Humanities from history to politics to science are understood and disseminated through narrative tools. Characters and bildungsroman are the flesh and blood of narratives, which link us to our past and help guide our vision of the future. Narrative is a thread which represents, interprets, and shapes our world. Our narrative is often truth for lack of capital-T-Truth as we manipulate it so it may manipulate us. Perhaps most importantly, it is a double-edged sword which grants us access to experiences which may be beyond our reach–independent of space, time, and reality. This exhibition seeks to explore the power of character and narrative through games and art.”

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists.

MEDIA:  Open to virtually any form from traditional practices in painting, sculpture, photography, and printmaking, to new media, performance, film, and digital video, as well as new playable games, game art, and game-like forms.

DEADLINE:  March 15th 2012

NOTIFICATION:  Sent by April 15, 2012.

ENTRY FEE:  There is no entry fee.

JUROR:  Arnold Martin, the Games+Learning+Society Artist-in-Residence, will curate the exhibition.

SALES:  Artists are welcome to sell the work in the show directly, GLS will not broker sales or take a commission.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Games+Learning+Society originally appeared on Art and Art Deadlines.com on January 15, 2012. If you are reading it on any other site, it has been stolen from Art and Art Deadlines.com.

As slow as
CHRISTMAS

I may have to invest in a new slow cooker soon.  This time of year, my slow cooker gets a workout.  Something about the cold makes me want to eat soups and stews and chowders.  Potato soup and beef stew are probably my favorites.  What are yours?  This next Call is brought to you by SlowArt.  Do you think slow-cooked foods are the official meals of this office?  It only seems right.  Ask for me…

Check out this Call for Entries into the Direct Art Magazine art publication competition brought to you by SlowArt Productions.  The entry fee is low, and who wouldn’t want a cover and 6-page feature?  I know, me too…

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ART PUBLICATION:
Direct Art Magzine, Volume 19

This competition is for Direct Art Magazine, Volume 19, Fall 2012 edition. The competition is for twenty publication awards.

Artist winners of the competition will, at no cost to the artist, have their work appear Volume 19 of Direct Art Magazine.  See details of the awards listed below.

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists, national and international, 18 years and older.

MEDIA:  All media considered.  All forms of painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, graphics, collage, fabric, digital and installation art are eligible. Video artists may submit video only if the work can be represented in print form.

DEADLINE:
March 31, 2012

NOTIFICATION:
April 30, 2012

ENTRY FEE: There is a $35.00 entry fee for one to four artworks entered, presentation is by digital files or prints. There is a $5.00 fee for each additional artwork above four. Details of 2D artwork count as an additional artwork. Sculptors may provide one additional view per artwork without cost. Artists accepted for publication will not be charged additional fees of any kind. 

AWARDS:  Grand Prize: Front Cover and six page feature display.  2nd Prize: Back Cover and four page feature display.  Awards 3-4: Four page feature.  Awards 5-6: Double page feature display.  Awards 7-20: Single full page display.  Editors Awards: Additional pages, inside covers, mast head and outside covers may be assigned based on editorial selection.

For complete details, Download the Prospectus!

ART PUBLICATION: Direct Art Mag, Vol.19 originally appeared on Art and Art Deadlines.com on January 13, 2012. If you are reading it on any other site, it has been stolen from Art and Art Deadlines.com.

FAMOUS
FOODS

I am always fascinated by what the next celebrity food is going to be.  We have all lived through the year of the potato skin, the year of the jalapeno popper, and the entire decade of the chicken nugget.  What will it be this year?  The purple potato cake? Who knows.  Let me know if you have any predictions.  This next call in using one of our latest celebrity artists to judge your work.  Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from The Biennial Project for the 2012 Inaugural Windsor-Whitney Biennial, an online show with  a couple of high-profile receptions and a celebrity juror.  I don’t publish many online calls, but I thought this one was interesting.  See what you think…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
The Biennial Project

The Biennial Project is proud to announce The 2012 Inaugural Windsor-Whitney Biennial: an Online Survey of American and International Art.

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists.

MEDIA:  Open to all media.

DEADLINE:  12pm EST on February 19th, 2012

NOTIFICATION:  Accepted artists will be posted on their website by February 28, 2012.

ENTRY FEE:  $25 for 3 images, dd’l $5 ea.

JUROR:  All work will be juried by The Biennial Project. Renowned Artist and Star of Bravo Television Network’s Runaway Hit Show “Work of Art: The Next Great Artist” Morgan The Sucklord Phillips is their Celebrity Guest Juror.  Editor’s Note: Do your homework on this guy.  This time, you have VIDEO to watch.

AWARDS:  All work selected will be displayed in The Biennial Project’s website gallery and in a dedicated blog with an audience of 2,000+.  And, work will be digitally included at The Biennial Project’s Windsor-Whitney New York City Glittering Champagne Opening Reception on March 2nd, 2012 at the Art Connects New York /Spattered Columns Gallery in SoHo.  Prizes will include an online solo show, and a solo blog post with 2,000+ art lovers!  The Grand Prize Golden Saharoli Winner will attend (as a guest of The Biennial Project!) the February 29th VIP Reception of the other notable biennial opening in New York that week – yes, The Whitney Biennial (a $250 Value!).

For complete details, Download the Entry Form!

CALL for ENTRIES: The Biennial Project originally appeared on Art and Art Deadlines.com on January 11, 2012. If you are reading it on any other site, it has been stolen from Art and Art Deadlines.com.

HOLD
the
SPROUTS

I love one-pot, one-pan, or one-dish meals. Admittedly, I appreciate the lazy factor, but there is also something to be said for a dish that can stand on its own without supporting side dishes.  I love brussel sprouts, but I don’t really NEED them with every meal any more that you NEED fries with every fast food burger.  This next call gives you the chance to go solo as well.  Take a chance…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Gowanus Print Lab (Brooklyn, NY) for a Solo Show.  The entry fee is a little less than average, and since the show starts on February 8th… the notification time has to be short.  Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Gowanus Solo Show

The Gowanus Print Lab is now accepting entries for a solo exhibition in their bright and spacious exhibition space. Exhibition will run from February 8th through March 5th, with an opening reception 6-9pm on February  10th.

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists.

MEDIA:  Open to all mediums, those working in print or are  interested in working in print encouraged to apply.

DEADLINE:  January 23, 2012

ENTRY FEE:  $30 submission fee payable through PayPal (please include your PayPal id number in the body of your email) for 5 to 10 images.

AWARDS:  In addition to a solo show, the winner will receive a free 1 month studio pass at the Print Lab ($200 value).

For complete details, please Visit the Website!

CALL for ENTRIES: Gowanus Solo Show originally appeared on Art and Art Deadlines.com on January 9, 2012. If you are reading it on any other site, it has been stolen from Art and Art Deadlines.com.

B-A-N-A-N-A-S

Despite all my talk about butter, chocolate and all things yummy, we really do eat fairly healthy at my house. We limit excessive intake of fats, processed white sugar and foods with unnecessary chemical additives. I usually insist to avoid the premature expansion of my rear end and to offset a few other bad habits, ha. Organic bananas are a must. No they aren’t alway the prettiest, and yes, they spoil faster, but nothing tastes more like a banana. Here’s your chance to get back to something natural …

Check out this Call for Entries from SlowArt Productions with Arte Natura. The entry fee is reasonable, and here are no media restrictions.  The awards include both an exhibit (in Hudson, NY) and an opportunity to have your work in the nationally-distributed art magazine. Don’t miss this one!

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Arte Natura 2012

SlowArt Productions presents the group thematic exhibition, Arte Natura. This exhibition will focus on art inspired by the natural world and will be held at the Limner Gallery.

Eligible are all art forms relating to, or gaining inspiration from the world of nature.  Landscapes, skyscapes, flowers, vegetables, fruits and animals are all eligible. Human images are permitted only as an elemental part of the natural environment. All artist interpretations of the natural world from the realist to the abstract and conceptual will be reviewed and considered.

ELIGIBILITY:
Open to all artists.

MEDIA:
All media

DEADLINE:
February 24, 2012.

NOTIFICATION:  By March 31, 2012. Results will be posted on or before this date at: http://www.slowart.com/results. Notification will be made via email and/or by mail with the return of materials in the SASE provided by the artist.

All artists who provide a working email address will be notified via email, if no email or return envelope is provided, artists will only be notified if accepted to exhibit.  Type or print your email address clearly, if a mistake is made reading it you will not be notified.  Read the notification page for details of the notification policy.

ENTRY FEES:  $35.00 entry fee for one to four artworks entered, presentation is by digital files, prints or 35mm slides. There is a $5.00 fee for each additional artwork above four.

SALES: All works in the show must be for sale. The gallery will take a 30 % commission on all sales. Sale price is determined by the artist.

AWARDS: Winning artists will be featured in a group exhibition at the Limner Gallery, June 2 – 30, 2012. The exhibition will also be displayed on the Limner Gallery web site. One artist will be awarded a two page display in Direct Art Volume #19, Fall 2012 issue. Two artists will be awarded a single page display.

For the full guidelines, Download the Prospectus!

CALL for ENTRIES: Arte Natura 2012 originally appeared on Art and Art Deadlines.com on January 4, 2012. If you are reading it on any other site, it has been stolen from Art and Art Deadlines.com.