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CALL for ENTRIES: Niche Awards 2016

Learn more about the 2016 Niche Awards!HERBS
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Niche market foods abound.  Don’t you ever wonder who decided, “I want to grow lavender mint microgreens when I grow up”?  But someone grows lavender mint microgreens.  I used to wonder if there was a place for me in the market to make goat cheese for a living, but I have dismissed feeling like the market was too small to support my goat cheese obsession.  But now the idea of raising goats and making cheese sounds like I want to be an agricultural giant by comparison to lavender mint microgreens, eh?  This next Call is all about the niche market.  Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from NICHE Magazine for the Niche Awards 2016–a celebration of fine craft.  Many of you are producing both fine art and fine craft; maybe this one for you…

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Learn more about the 2016 Niche Awards!CALL for ENTRIES:
NICHE Awards 2016

 

Sponsored by NICHE magazine, the NICHE Awards program began in 1989 to celebrate excellence and innovation in American and Canadian fine craft.

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists age 21+ residing in U.S. or Canada. All work must have been made and finished in the United States or Canada.

MEDIA: Categories include: Basketry, Ceramics, Fashion Accessories, Fiber, Furniture, Glass, Home Furnishings, Jewelry, Judaica, Metal, Mixed Media & Miscellaneous, Polymer Clay, Recycled & Wood

Learn more about the 2016 NICHE Awards!DEADLINE: August 21, 2015

ENTRY FEE: The cost to enter is $40 for professionals for up to 3 images (only 2 allowed per category)

JUDGING: Images are judged on the following: 1) Technical excellence, both in surface design & form, 2) A distinct quality of unique, original and creative thought and 3) Market viability (pro entries only)

AWARDS: Finalists receive an awards certificate, a listing in NICHE magazine (pro only), and a listing in the Buyers Guide of the American Made ShowWinners will receive an awards certificate, trophy, a listing on the NICHE Awards website and a listing in NICHE magazine.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more about the NICHE Awards!

CALL for ENTRIES: Sips, Shots & Gulps

Learn more from Sweetwater Center for the Arts!just one more
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I rarely drink alcoholic beverages at home.  I have a sort of daily ritual that starts with two carbonated drinks which are followed by unsweetened, decaffeinated, iced black and/or orange tea until bedtime.  It never really occurs to me to deviate from that norm except when we are on stage or out for a special occasion.  Maybe I would be more inspired if I had something creative out of which to drink, like the ones found in this next Call.  It isn’t just about pottery either…

Check out this Call for Entries from Sweetwater Center for the Arts (Sewickley, PA) for Sips, Shots & Gulps an exhibit of handmade drinking vessels. Only $25 to enter, and it is NOT limited to ceramics. Take a look…

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Learn more from Sweetwater Center for the Arts!CALL for ENTRIES:
Sips, Shots & Gulps

 

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists residing in the United States.

MEDIA:  Open to functional drink ware in any medium, including but not limited to ceramic, glass, metal, etc.

DEADLINE: May 5, 2015

NOTIFICATION: May 26, 2015

ENTRY FEE: $25 for up to 4 works

 

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more about the Sweetwater Center for the Arts!

CALL for ENTRIES: Figuratively Speaking

Enter the 5 Art Contest today!FAT free
CARB free
SUGAR free
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Because you know I’ve been a foodie for so many years, it should come as no surprise that my weight has fluctuated for decades.  I have been everything from a size 8 to a size 24 over the years.  I have given up carbs, given up fat, eaten only fruit, eaten only soup… You name it, and I’ve tried it.  Nothing ever worked for long.  Then I was forced to quit eating wheat, and my weight stabilizes.  Go figure.  I’m not a size 8, or a 24, but I haven’t gained or lost more than 2 lbs in 8 months.  This next Call is all about YOUR figure.  Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Customs House Museum (Clarksville, TN) for their 2014 Juried Exhibition: Figuratively SpeakingYou know you have figurative work ready to be submitted.  This is a great museum…

Learn more about the Figuratively Speaking from the Customs House Museum!CALL for ENTRIES: Figuratively Speaking

 

ELIGIBILITY:  All U.S. artists age 18+

MEDIA:  Painting, sculpture, drawing, photography, printmaking, ceramics, wood, metal and mixed media, representing the human figure.

DEADLINE:  February 23, 2014

NOTIFICATION:  March 21, 2014

ENTRY FEE:  $35 for up to 2 images

JUROR:  Ruth Crnkovich is a fine art appraiser and collection management specialist for private collectors, corporations, museums, and an independent curator for cultural institutions. She serves on multiple museum boards, including being a founding member of the Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park in Illinois. Ruth has been a guest lecturer throughout the world, including Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2007, and Shanghai University, China, 2005. She has published articles, critiques, and essays internationally. Ruth holds advanced degrees in Art History and Fine Art & Decorative Art Appraising.

AWARDS:  Over $1500 in cash and prizes will be awarded.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more from the Customs House Museum!

CALL for ENTRIES: Octagon Center

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To my knowledge, there are no octagon shaped foods–unless you count chocolates that come in an octagon shaped box.  However, there are definitely seven-sided foods.  Tourné potatoes were a rival to my sanity in cooking school.  Two inches long with seven perfectly rounded sides.  We weren’t allowed to blunt the ends.  They had to be perfectly pointed little oblong taters–nearly football shaped.  It still causes me physical pain to even think about them.  But they were beautiful.  Let’s stick with the octagon, though, like the one in this next Call.  Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Octagon Center for the Arts (Ames, IA) for the 45th Annual Clay, Fiber, Paper, Glass, Metal, Wood National Juried Exhibition.  Don’t be fooled by the name, ANY MEDIA is considered.  Don’t miss this opportunity…

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Learn more from the Octagon Center for the Arts!CALL for ENTRIES:
Octagon Center

 

ELIGIBILITY:  Artists must be at least 18+ &  reside within the continental U.S.

MEDIA:  Any media, including photography, painting, sculpture, mixed media, jewelry, etc.

DEADLINE:  December 8, 2012

NOTIFICATION:  December 17, 2012

Learn more from the Octagon Center for the Arts!ENTRY FEE:  For up to 3 works is:  $30 for non-members or $25 for current college students and Octagon members.

JUROR:  Michael X. Ryan, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL. Director of Student-Run Galleries + Projects, Department of Exhibitions

AWARDS:  Best of Show: $1,000; 1st Place: $500; 2nd Place: $250; 3rd Place: $100; & (3) Honorable Mentions: $50 ea.

SALES:  The Octagon retains a 40% commission on any artwork that is sold, so price accordingly on entry form.  Artwork not for sale must be marked NFS and have a value for insurance purposes.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more from the Octagon Center for the Arts!

CALL for ENTRIES: Nat’l Juried 2012

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I believe in buying locally grown food.  I’d like to say my motivating factor is green; however, truth-be-told, it just tastes better.  Something that travels 50 miles to my table is just going to be fresher than something that travels 500 or even 5000 miles to my table.  This next Call is local FOR ME, but it is a great opportunity for some of you as well…

Check out this Call for Entries from The Arts & Culture Alliance for the National Juried Exhibition of 2012. This is a great show run by a great organization. I’ve shown here several times. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
National Juried Exhibition 2012

 

"Natural Edge Vase with Occlusions" (Maple wood) by Wes LoukotaThe Arts & Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville announces a call for entries for its National Juried Exhibition of 2012. The Arts & Culture Alliance’s National Juried Exhibition was developed to provide a forum for artists to compete on a national scale and display their work. Approximately 40-50 fine art works encompassing all styles and genres from both emerging and established artists will be selected by the juror, Patrick DeGuira, for exhibition in the main gallery of the beautifully-restored Emporium Center at 100 S. Gay Street, Knoxville’s downtown arts anchor location. The Emporium is free and open to the public Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM.

ELIGIBILITY: All artists 18 years and older living in the US.

MEDIA: Entries must be original works completed within the last two years in the following categories: Painting (oil, watercolor, acrylic, pastel, digital, and mixed media), Graphic Arts (pencil, charcoal, pen and ink, conte, colored pencil, and printmaking), 3D (sculpture, ceramic, and fibers), and Photography.

DEADLINE: Postmarked by December 8, 2012

NOTIFICATION: Mailed January 7, 2012

"Fire on the Ground" (Mixed media) by Nathaniel GalkaENTRY FEE: $40 for up to three works. Up to 3 additional entries may be submitted for $7/ea.  Diptychs and triptychs are considered one work.  Works are juried by digital images only.  Each 2D work may be represented by one digital image, and each 3D work may be represented by up to three separate digital images: two full views and one detail view.

JUROR: Patrick DeGuira lives and works in Nashville, TN. He has exhibited his work at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Brooks Museum of Art, Hunter Museum of Art, Cheekwood Museum of Art, as well as numerous commercial, non-profit, University galleries, and is represented by Zeitgeist Gallery. In addition to his exhibition career, he has worked as a Museum Exhibit Designer, Educator, and Curator.

He just finished working on the Carrie Mae Weems exhibition (at the Frist in Nashville) and the exhibition the Rise and Fall of Apartheid: Photography and the Bureaucracy of Everyday Life at the International Center of Photography.

AWARDS: At least $1,000 in cash awards will be given as designated by the juror, whose decision is final.

SALES: Non-members: 45% commission (40% for cash and check sales).

For complete details, Download the Prospectus!

Download the Prospectus from the Arts and Culture Alliance!

CALL for ENTRIES: 2012 Niche Awards

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Twenty years ago, niche market foods were thought to exist in ethic grocery stores.  These days you can make shopping for food a full time job.  You can buy almost every food product from a specialty store–from bacon to nuts, coffee to herbs.  The advantage to niche markets is, of course, artisan farming and culinary creation.  These same applies to artisan crafts, from jewelry to pottery.  This next Call could provide the perfect boost for your craftwork…

Check out this Call for Entries for the 2012 Niche Awards sponsored by NICHE magazine!  Winners receive a spread in NICHE magazine, trophy and press as well as an opportunity to display their work in a special exhibit at the February 2012 Buyers Market of American Craft (BMAC) at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA.  Take a look…

Learn more about the 2012 Niche Awards!CALL for ENTRIES:
2012 Niche Awards

 

Sponsored by NICHE [“neesh”] magazine, the annual NICHE Awards competition celebrates excellence and innovation in American and Canadian craft.

ELIGIBILITY:  The competition is open to any professional craft artist residing in the U.S. or Canada, over the age of 21, who is actively involved in the design and production of craftwork supplied to galleries and craft stores.

MEDIA:  Artisan Crafts

DEADLINE:  Friday, September 30, 2011

NOTIFICATION:  December 2011. Winners will be announced at the NICHE Awards ceremony during the February 2012 Philadelphia Buyers Market of American Craft.

ENTRY FEE: $40 for up to 3 entries

Learn about past Niche Award winners!JUROR: Each image entry is judged individually. The judges’ scores are not cumulative per application, but reflect their decisions per individual image entry. Decisions of the judges will be final. Images are judged on the following:

• Technical excellence, design and form
• Market viability
• Unique, original and creative thought

AWARDS:
Finalists receive:
• Award certificate from NICHE magazine
• Listing in Winter 2011 issue of NICHE
• Listing in February 2012 Buyers Market of American Craft (BMAC) Buyers Guide
• Listing on www.NICHEAwards.com
• Press materials tailored to local and trade media
• An opportunity to display their work in a special exhibit at the February 2012 Buyers Market of American Craft (February 18-21, 2012, in Philadelphia, Pa.). [Drop-off and pick-up of items is required. Further details concerning the special display are provided in the finalist’s packet.]

Winners receive:
• Award certificate and trophy
• Press materials tailored to local and trade media
* Prominent listing in Spring 2012 issue of NICHE Magazine

For complete details, download the Application!

Learn more about the 2012 Niche Awards!

CALL for ENTRIES: Materials Hard & Soft

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Food marks most of the special occasions in my life from birthdays and vacations to weddings and anniversaries.  Some of you are aware that my husband Jon and I sing together as the Pea Pickin’ Hearts, and food often makes our gigs memorable too.  One of my favorite gigs includes the Spring & Fall Gatherings at the Cliff Dwellers Gallery, where we sing on the front porch and are rewarded with a pea-themed lunch.  This next Call is a perfect fit for the ladies of the Cliff Dwellers, and hopefully it will be a fit for you too…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Greater Denton Arts Council for the 2012 Materials Hard & Soft Contemporary Craft Exhibition at the Meadows Gallery, Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, TX.  Over $5000 in Awards will be given away!

CALL for ENTRIES:
Materials Hard & Soft

Learn more about the Materials Hard and Soft show!ELIGIBILITY:  Artists must reside in the United States or its possessions.

MEDIA:  Works produced in any of the craft media: clay, fiber, glass, metal, paper, wood, or any combination of craft media, are acceptable. Entries must be the complete work of the submitting artist. Kits or commercially designed works will not be accepted. All work must have been completed within the past two years and not previously exhibited in the Center for the Visual Arts.

Learn more about the Greater Denton Arts Council online!DEADLINE:
Received by September 9, 2011

NOTIFICATION:
November 4, 2011

ENTRY FEE:
There is a $30 non-refundable fee,
for up to three (3) entries,
payable to GDAC
(check or money order).

JUROR:  Monica Moses became editor in chief of American Craft magazine in June 2010.

Moses brings to that role 20 years’ experience in media organizations as an editor, designer, and creative director – as well as a lifetime of passion for the visual arts. Moses is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate in English of St. Olaf College and has a master’s degree in visual communication from the University of Minnesota. 

See the 2011 Materials Hard and Soft winners!Moses was on the visual faculty of the world’s leading training institution for mid-career journalists, the Poynter Institute for Media Studies, for four years and served as a Pulitzer Prize juror in photography in 2006. When she is not editing the magazine, Moses paints, makes jewelry, works with handmade paper, and dabbles in clay.

AWARDS:  GDAC will provide $5,000 in awards. Winners will be determined by the juror, on site, after the accepted works are received at the Center for the Visual Arts.

SALES:  A 30% commission will be retained from all work sold during the exhibition. Works which are not for sale must be clearly marked as such.

For complete details, Download the Prospectus!

Download the Materials Hard and Soft Prospectus!