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CALL for ENTRIES: Masters Mystery

Click to Subscribe to www.ArtAndArtDeadlines.com by Email!R U NUTS?
I don’t eat pine.

I enjoy the occasional Murder Mystery Dinner show, but I never want the mystery to be WHAT I am eating.  I have fairly adventurous taste in food, but I still want the courtesy of knowing what I am putting in my mouth.  For some reason, more than one chef has said to me, “I made it special for you, just try it.”  99% of the time they are right; however, for the occasional 1%, I have this to say to the chef, “If you had just TOLD me there were pine nuts in the wild boar dish, I could have spared you the public “ick” face when I tried it.”  So there.  This next Call is not really a Mystery for YOU, despite the name.  Investigate for yourself…

Check out this Call for Entries for the 2011 Masters Mystery Art Show from Florida International University (Miami, FL).  This is an all-hung exhibit that won’t cost you an entry fee, but WILL cost you the donation of a 6×9 work on paper.  Take a look…

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Learn more about the Master Mystery Art Show!CALL for ENTRIES:
Masters Mystery

 

The Masters’ Mystery Art Show (MMAS) is an international annual art event featuring over 1000 artworks by more than 500 artists from 31 countries around the globe. It includes nationally and internationally recognized artists, many brilliant emerging artists, as well as a number of celebrities from other fields.  The MMAS was developed to benefit Florida International University’s Master of Fine Arts in Visual Arts Program.   This event coincides with Art Basel and takes place at the Ritz-Carlton, Miami Beach.

The list of contributing artists, including a host of well-established names, will be widely publicized in advance.  Adding to the excitement will be the participation of renowned celebrities in different disciplines and selected local students will compliment the roster. The “mystery” is that the name of the artist for each work is kept secret during the exhibition, only to be revealed at the completion of the sale.  Thus the public is invited to “play detective” as they try to identify the artist – and be the first to buy the best!

Learn more about the Master Mystery Art Show from Florida International University!ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists.

MEDIA:  All exhibited works will be originals in a 6” x 9” format and will sell for the fixed price of $50.

DEADLINE:  Submitted artwork must be received by November 15th, 2011.

NOTIFICATION:  None.  This is an all-hung exhibit.

ENTRY FEE:  None.

SALES:  All exhibited works will sell for the fixed price of $50.  By submitting your work, you are making a DONATION of your work for sale.  You won’t make any cash, but you’ll get another line on your resume, and you may end up with a new collector of your work.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Download the Entry Form for the Master Mystery Art Show!

MAIL ART: Love Call

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BEETS
and
BOWLS

You know I love food and kitchen gadgets.  But I am baffled by kitchen design.  I am beginning the design my new kitchen.  It makes me feel a little crazy.  It will probably be the very last kitchen I ever use.  No pressure, eh.  I’m a sucker for both minimalism and bright colors.  Did I mention art?  I have kitchen art.  How will I make it all fit?  This next call asks you to make your own kitchen contribution.  Take a look…

Check out this Open Call for Love-Themed Mail Art entries from the Alabama Art Kitchen (Tuscaloosa, AL).  The theme is LOVE.  Need a little project to give you a little kick in the creative pants?  This one is FREE…

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Learn more about the Alabama Art Kitchen!MAIL ART:
Love Call

 

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists.

THEME:  Love.  Please interpret freely and broadly.

MEDIA:  Postcard size must be equal to or less than 4.25″ x 6″.   All works must be sent by snail mail.  Each participant can send one or more postcards.

DEADLINE:   January 29, 2012

NOTIFICATION:  None.  All-hung.  Documentation will be online at www.AlabamaArtKitchen.com.  Please include your email address if you would like notification of documentation.

ENTRY FEE:  None.

SEND YOUR ENTRY TO:  The Alabama Art Kitchen, 2626 University Boulevard, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401.

EXHIBITION:  February 2 – 17, 2012. Opening reception February 2, 2012 from 6-9 pm.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more about the Alabama Art Kitchen!

DEADLINE EXTENDED: Darth Vader’s Helmet

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I might just love NOT cooking more than cooking. Truth be known, it is the EATING that I love, not the cooking.  My sweet husband’s birthday was this week, and a shining example of why I love him… Instead of requesting an elaborately cooked meal that would take hours to prepare, he requested olives, goat cheese, stuffed peppers and Guiness.  Given a second chance, I’d marry him again, don’t cha know?  This next Call gives YOU a second chance with an extended deadline.  Check it out…

Check out this Call for Entries for the Darth Vader Helmet Art Contest from HalloweenCostumes.com!  You can submit your portfolio for FREE regardless of your media.  Someone will think you’re a hero as soon as your helmet arrives…

*Editor’s note:  I know one of you can win this.  Recently, 7 of you entered the Persona show at the Darkroom Gallery… 5 of you got into the show and one of you was Juror’s Choice.  That means the artists that subscribe to AAAD rock!

Learn more about the Darth Vader Helmet Art Contest!CALL for ENTRIES:

Darth Vader Helmet Art Contest

 

Darth Vader’s iconic helmet has long been used as a base for artistic interpretation. In the spirit of The Darth Vader Project, HalloweenCostumes.com will be selecting 25 artists to create an original art piece using an authentic replica Darth Vader helmet. These helmets and their artists will be showcased and auctioned off to benefit local charities. *Editor’s note:  I feel fairly certain they will NOT be auctioning off the artists, ha.

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Painters, sculptors, designers and all other artists are welcome to apply for this contest by submitting their portfolio on the contest page.

DEADLINE: October 1, 2011

NOTIFICATION: Only 25 artists will be chosen and contacted by October 6, 2011. If you are one of the chosen 25, they will provide you with a Vader helmet for free as well as pay for shipping both ways. Once your Darth Vader helmet is complete, send it back without the worry of return postage. Upon our receipt of the package, you will receive a $150 credit to HalloweenCostumes.com and you will be in the running to win!

ENTRY FEE: There is no fee to enter.

AWARDS: First Place $1000; 2nd Place $500 or an authentic Darth Vader costume; and Third Place $250.

For complete details, Visit the Website!

Learn more about the Darth Vader Helmet Art Contest!

 

 

ART PUBLICATION: Vallum Magazine

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I want to do everything.  I don’t sleep much because I cannot turn my brain off.  I am constantly thinking of the souflee I’ve never made, the exotic vacation I haven’t taken and the art I haven’t produced.  It isn’t a sad sort of sleepless anxiety.  It is an I-Want-to-Take-on-the-World-and-I-am-Running-Out-of-Time anxiety.  This next Call is a chance for you to mark a few “to do” items off your artistic bucket list.

Check out this Call for Art (among other things) from Vallum Magazine!  Here’s a chance for you to shine on the pages of a great poetry magazine.  And, if you’re a wordsmith, well, there’s that too…

ART PUBLICATION: Vallum Magazine

Founded in 2000, Vallum: contemporary poetry is one of Canada’s top, critically-acclaimed, all-poetry magazines.

Check out Vallum Magazine!Vallum has positioned itself as an avant-garde exposition of the best in poetry, providing a literary platform for established and emerging writers from Canada, the US and abroad.

Notable past contributors include P.K. Page, George Bowering, Paul Muldoon, Franz Wright, Jan Zwicky, Stephen Dunn, Les Murray, Charles Bernstein, John Kinsella, Fanny Howe, George Elliott Clarke, Andrew Motion, Erin Mouré, Peter Redgrove, Nicole Brossard and others.

Vallum publishes poetry that is sharp, engaging and exciting. It pushes boundaries and invites the exploration of different worlds and perspectives. In addition to the poetic contributions are essays, interviews, book reviews and stimulating visual art.

Vallum MagazineTHEME:  Mountains/Heights

How high can you go? Stars, mountains, ledges, high diction, big dreams, high wired… We walk straight ahead, but how do we climb? Slow or fast, where do we go when we look up?

DEADLINE:  March 1, 2011

SUBMISSIONS:  Essays, reviews, interviews, letters to the editor and art work can be sent by regular mail or through their Online Submission page.

For complete details, visit Vallum’s Submissions Page!

CALL for ENTRIES: TailCast

Click to Subscribe to www.ArtAndArtDeadlines.com by Email!TWO SCOOPS

 

I typically only post once per day.  Any more smacks of double-dipping of your time and inbox space.  I get notified everytime someone unsubscribes from this blog, and I am sincerely sorry when I found out that an artist has decided that AAAD isn’t something they want or need or have time for.  So, I am self-conscious about double-dipping… except in ice cream, of course.

So why double-dip today?  Well, I am also self-conscious about straying too far from bringing you the art deadlines and opportunities that are the whole purpose of this blog.  Last Monday I posted a housekeeping blog, earlier this morning I posted the Artist of the Year blog, and tommorrow I unveil the first Featured Artist of 2011.  That is three non-deadline posts in 8 days.  I just have to break it up with a little opportunity!

Check out this Art Contest from tailcast.com, a print-on-demand greeting card site, that allows you to design and sell a Valentine’s day card online.  There is no entry fee, and you could win $300+ and 20% commission on card sales.  Take a look!

CALL for ENTRIES:
Design for TailCast

Visit tailcast.com for complete details!What are butterflies?  Some people say they’re fluttering insects with pretty wings, others that its the feeling you get when you’re nervous or in LOVE… And what about goose bumps? Do you really only get them when you’re cold or can a secret whisper in your ear bring them on too? Is there such thing as a sexy chuckle, a secret grin or a flirty giggle?

Can you make them
happen with a card?

 

This is the challenge for you at tailcast. This time tailcast want designs to give butterflies or goose bumps and make recipients chuckle, giggle and grin knowingly on Valentine’s day.

DEADLINE:  January 29, 2011

ENTRY FEE:  None

HOW TO ENTER:  Design a card (using all 4 sides of the card)Upload your design using the full instructions found on their Call for Art pages. 

Don’t forget, readymade designs are created with personalization in mind, think about what can be done with the customers’ images and messages/text, within your design.  Click here for some inspiration, but don’t let that stop you doing something completely different.

For complete guidelines, visit tailcast.com!

CALL for ENTRIES: TOYS

Click to Subscribe to ArtAndArtDeadlines.com by Email!I love toys. 

As an adult, there are two things for which I am always trying to invent excuses…eating dessert for breakfast…and buying cool artistic toys.  I have been rationalizing away “bressert” (as we call it in my house) for years, but now I have a great reason to buy toys…research. 

The Arkansas Arts Center in Little Rock has a Call for Entries out for the 37th Annual Toys Designed by Artists show with Purchase Awards totaling $2500.  The toys don’t have to be functional and is open to all artists internationally–not just regionally.  Take a look… 

CALL FOR ENTRIES: Toys Designed by Artists 

This delightful and ever popular competition was created to recognize and celebrate the playful side in each of us – artists and viewers alike. Toys may be functional, nonfunctional, child friendly, child proof, too delicate or scary to touch, or begging for tactile tinkering. Successful entries are creative, original, featuring excellence of design and superior craftsmanship. 

Surprise by Hanna Kim

DEADLINE: September 13, 2010

JUROR:  The juror for 2011 is Jim Bartz. Bartz has a BFA in Illustration from The Choinard Art Institute (now Cal Arts) in Los Angeles and as a working toy artist has taught in Northern California for 35 years. He is an active member in The Puppeteers of America.

HOW TO ENTER:  Complete the information, upload images, and pay a non-refundable fee ($15 for the first submission, and $10 for each additional) using the online form by September 13th, 2010.

GUIDELINES:  Each artist may enter up to three entries that are original, completed within the last two years, and not previously exhibited at the Arkansas Arts Center.

NOTIFICATION AND DELIVERY:  Notifications of selected submissions will be mailed beginning October 12, 2010. Selected works must arrive at the Arkansas Arts Center by November 12, 2010. The artist will be forwarded any sales inquiries and works not for sale may be noted on the entry form.

PURCHASE AWARDS:  Purchase awards totaling up to $2500 will be chosen by the Arkansas Arts Center after the selected works have arrived.

Works purchased through an award will become part of the Arkansas Arts Center’s Foundation Collection. 

Maracas by Miriam TimmonsSHIPPING:  The artist is responsible for the cost of shipping and insurance. Prepaid return shipping of selected work is required. A return shipping label must accompany delivered works. Works hand delivered directly to the museum must be picked up no later than 90 days after the close of the exhibition.

Any unclaimed artwork in the possession of the Arkansas Arts Center after 90 days becomes the property of Arkansas Arts Center Foundation.

More details on shipping will be provided in the selection letter. 

DIGITAL IMAGES:  The juror selects the exhibition based digital image submissions. Medium resolution images are preferred.

Resolution is sufficient when the image is easily viewed on an average size computer monitor.

Keep images free of identifying information (artist name, etc.,) as this information will require cropping the image.

Works with multiple components must be represented by at least one image which shows the complete work arranged for display. Entries are not accepted via email.

Visit www.ArkArts.com!

Visit the Arkansas Arts Center website for Full Information!

CALL FOR ENTRIES: Functional Art

Click Here to Subscribe to ArtAndArtDeadlines.com by email!I know a large number of artists that take great pride in the fact that their work is not “retail art,” and I know quite a handful of artists are proud to have their work sell in retail galleries because they can make a living doing what they love. If you are looking for a way to bridge the gap between fine art and the retail world, consider functional art as an option. Here’s a great call for functional art:

Call for entries

The Art of Applied Design is open to all applied artists age 18 or above, working in the U.S. and abroad.  There is no limit on the number of objects that may be entered.  Entries must be original one-of-a-kind works of the submitter, completed within the preceding three years (2007 to 2010), and be represented by high quality digital images. 

Click Here for the full Call for Entries!Evaluation will be based upon the creative uniqueness and originality of the work, evidence of excellence in craftsmanship, and quality of the photographic images provided by the artist/designer. 

Exhibition of accepted work will include notation of the artist’s name, country of residence, and e-mail address to facilitate the independent sales of exhibited work. 

One entry in each material category will be selected for recognition as Best of Show for that category.

Eligibility:

All submitted works must be functional objects typically used within interior spaces that also exhibit unique, innovative, inspirational, creative artistry.  Submitters must identify the primary material from which a work is constructed.  Entries will be evaluated against others made from that same material. 

Click Here for the full Call for Entries!Acceptable material categories are fiber (including paper), wood, metal, clay, and glass/plastic.  Examples of appropriate objects include furnishings (hard and soft), utensils, containers, fixtures, and other objects that enhance function and physical comfort within interior spaces.  Works selected for display within the DHM Digital Gallery will exhibit nontraditional, innovative design.

Not eligible for submission are the fine arts (painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.); objects that are purely decorative; works that are representative of functional objects but are not, themselves, functional; photography; video; architecture or architectural drawings; graphic designs; lighting designs (i.e., the projection of illumination in space); or functional objects not typically used within interior spaces.

Images:

Only high quality digital jpg images will be accepted. We recommend at least 300 dpi, with no more than 2048 pixels (and no less than 900 pixels).  Only one image per submission, illustrating the total object, should be submitted.  Additional images of any one submitted object will not be viewed. 

The DHM Digital Gallery will retain and modify the submitted images of accepted artwork for the purpose of using those images in publications and gallery publicity.  Submission of images to this exhibit constitutes permission for future use (and modification, when necessary) of those images by the DHM Digital Gallery for the above stated purposes. 

CD submissions will not be returned.  Each digital image should be identified in the following manner:

lastname.firstname.abbreviatedtitle.numberonentryform

Example:   Smith.Jane.HeartfeltSong.6.jpg

Click Here for the Functional Art Call for Entries!Entry Rules:

All entered works must be one-of-a-kind original creations by the artist, produced in the year 2007 or later.  Entry may be made via the mailing of digital images on a CD, or submission of digital images to the provided e-mail address.  The entry form accompanying this prospectus may be submitted as an e-mail attachment, or printed and mailed. 

All submissions must be accompanied by an entry fee of $25 (U.S. dollars) for the first two objects submitted for consideration, and $10 for each additional object.  The entry fee must be paid by check or money order made payable to DHM Digital Gallery, or by credit card via the link at the end of the online entry form. 

If submitting an entry by e-mail attachment, the entry form and all digital images must be attached to the same e-mail transmission.

Juror:

June Gilliam Worthington, with degrees focused on Business and Interior Design, has worked with architects, builders, interior designers, landscape architects, technical consultants and artists for more than 35 years to carry out her belief that through creative effort all things are possible. 

For nearly 20 of those years, she also owned and operated the es Posible Galleries in Scottsdale, Arizona,  specializing in one of a kind art, accessories and functional art furnishings.  The Galleries featured the works of numerous artists and craftspeople in addition to creations by her design associates. 

June Gilliam Worthington has taught at universities, jurored art shows, and mentored many in search of expressing their creativity.  Her clients and customers are from across the United States and many countries abroad.  In recognition of this outstanding career in the arts, June Gilliam Worthington is a recipient of the Hall of Fame Award from Oklahoma State University.

Calendar:

  • July 15, 2010:   Entries must be received by the DHM Digital Gallery
  • August 15, 2010:  Notification of the juror’s decisions sent to artists by e-mail messaging
  • September 15, 2010:  The Art of Applied Design exhibit opening
  • December 1, 2010:  Closing of the exhibit

Entry Checklist:

If paying the entry fee by on-line credit card, click on the payment button below and enter the needed transaction information, after which you will receive a confirmation e-mail with instructions about how to proceed with the entry process. If paying by check and postal mail, click on the entry form, below, and print the entry form for submission with a check or money order and a CD of images by mail.

  1. Completed entry form (submission via e-mail attachment is highly preferred).  To save the entry form on your computer, right click on this link, and click “Save As”.
  2. Check, money order (payable to DHM Digital Gallery) or credit card fee.  Click here for online credit card payment.
  3. Digital images formatted and labeled as directed (e-mail attachment or mailed CD).  Detailed instructions can be found on the entry form.

For the full Applied Art Call for Entries,
please visit the
DHM Digital Gallery Website.