I WONDER

The best cooks, and chefs for that matter, that I know are women.  Men dominate the professional culinary world, and when I did my short stint in cooking school, all but 2 of my classmates are male.  Maybe the answer is that women are smart enough not to want to spend 8 to 10 hours a day, 6 days a week in a hot kitchen.  Many of spend enough time there as it is.  Hmm.  This next Call REQUIRES that you be a woman to participate.  So there…

Check out this Call for Entries from POWFest!  Here’s a great chance to have your work in film showcased in Portland, OR.  You can enter for as little as $20 if you make the early deadline, but even the late deadline is only $35.  Take a chance!

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CALL
for ENTRIES:
POWFest

POWFest places a spotlight on women directors by showcasing their work and empowering the community of women in film.

POWFest encourages women to find their voice and to share their stories through innovative and quality filmmaking. We feature the work of today’s top women directors, honoring the true pioneers while providing support and recognition for the next generation of leading women filmmakers.

Past Guests of Honor include: Allison Anders,  Irene Taylor-Brodsky, Kathryn Bigelow, Gillian Armstrong, Amy Heckerling, Barbara Kopple and Penelope Spheeris.

ELIGIBILITY: Films submitted to the 2014 Portland Women’s Film Festival must be directed or co-directed by a woman.

MEDIA:
Film/Video

DEADLINES
and
FEES:

Early Bird:
Postmarked by
June 21, 2013 ~ $20

Regular:
Postmarked by
Friday August 16, 2013 ~ $30

Late:
Postmarked by
Friday September 13, 2013 ~ $35

WAB Extended:
Postmarked by
October 1, 2013 ~ $45

For complete details, visit the POWFest website!

FET-A-FETA

If you were a cheese, what would you be?  Wholesome mid-Western cheddar, stinky Limberger?  I think I would be a salty and tart goat’s milk feta or maybe a pucker-inducing blue.  I frequently contemplate my alter ego in food form.  Maybe I need to find a more productive hobby, ha.  This next Call wants to know about your alter ego.  I love this theme…

Check out this Call for Entries for Alter Ego from the Kiernan Gallery (Lexington, Virginia). The entry is very reasonable, and the juror is active and easily researched. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Alter Ego

Self-portraiture is often used to explore and manipulate identity. There is a performative aspect to this genre. By turning the camera on oneself the photographer is brought out from behind their lens, and able to choose how they would like to the world to see them.

The photographer invites judgment and critique on not only their artistic message, but also their appearance and demeanor. For this exhibition, The Kiernan Gallery seeks self-portraits that provide insight into the “second self” that appears when artist becomes subject.

ELIGIBILITY:
Open to all artists

MEDIA:
All photographic media are encouraged.

DEADLINE:
June 20, 2013

NOTIFICATION:
Approx. 8 days later

ENTRY FEE:
5 for $25, each add’l $5

JUROR:  Stephen Sheffield, a native of the Boston area, is an alumnus of Cornell University, where he obtained a BFA in painting and photography.  He received his MFA in photography from the California College of the Arts, in Oakland/San Francisco, studying under Larry Sultan and Jean Finley.

His photographs, often self-portraits depict both everyday and unusual events, all framed by his unique, and occasionally dark, sense of humor.  His masterful storytelling, use of traditional silver, alternative processes, mural printing, and large-scale photo assemblage bring to his work a unique and cinematic mood.

Stephen has exhibited nationally for over 20 years, and has a number of large and small-scale commissions in, Boston, Cambridge and Brooklyn NY.  He has worked out of his studio in Boston’s Fort Point for over 18 years.  Stephen is represented locally by the Panopticon gallery, and runs the advanced black and white silver photography major at the New England School of Photography in Boston.

AWARDS: All images will be reproduced in an exhibition catalogue available for purchase. A Juror’s Choice and Director’s Choice will also be announced and both winners will receive a free copy of the catalogue.

SALES: Kiernan Gallery no longer takes commission on sold works. But, they DO still have incentive to sell your work. The Kiernan Gallery was founded by an emerging artist, and recognizes the importance of selling work; they believe that if artists are paying a submission fee, the gallery should not also take a portion of the sale. They do reserve the right to negotiate 20% in order to make a sale.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

TOM-A-TO

It is finally warm enough to be seeing a few normal tomatoes at the market.  I have suffered through a winter FULL of day-glow tomatoes that are hard as rocks and completely tasteless.  I think out-of-season growers spray them with something to make them have an appealing color, but they just end up disappointing when I get them home.  Do not disappoint the purveyors of this Next Call with a lack of color.  Investigate…

Check out this Call for Entries from Digital Arts: California for True Colors 2 for digital work of any variety. The entry fee is very reasonable, and even if you don’t make it to the exhibit, you could end up in the online gallery. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
True Colors 2

Bring on your palette: bright, eye-grabbing colors or soft pastels; deep, mysterious shades or natural earth tones; perhaps psychedelic colors. Dazzle them with your expert use of color in your dynamic imagery. If color is an integral part of your digital art or photography, we want to see your work!

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all visual artists and photographers worldwide.

MEDIA: Exceptional digital images, anything goes…digital painting, digital photography, photo-manipulation, vector art, 3D still digital art, fractals, algorithmic art, HDR photography, digital collage, or any other digital form.

DEADLINE: June 1, 2013

ENTRY FEE: Entry fees are $25 for the first 5 (or fewer) images, and $4 for each additional image.

JURORS: Selection of the finalists that will appear online in solo artist/photographer galleries will be made by Virginia Christensen and Glen Christensen.

Virginia has enjoyed a long career as an editor and a publisher of photography and art books, and is, herself, an accomplished photographer.

Glen has had a distinguished career as Art Director at major record companies in both New York City and Hollywood. Among his professional accolades have been two Grammy nominations for Best Album Package. To learn more about the backgrounds of Virginia and Glen, visit the “About” section of the Digital Arts website.

AWARDS: All images selected as True Colors 2 finalists will appear online. Works awarded a Gold Stellar Art Award will be invited to appear in a physical, “brick-and-mortar” gallery exhibit at a later time.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

POPCORN
and peanuts

I eat popcorn almost everyday.  My most recent obsession is dousing it with loads of chili powder, but for a long time, it was Parmesan cheese.  Popcorn is a memory trigger food for me; my Dad ate it every night with garlic salt with a side of Coke with peanuts (or Tab).  It’s a Southern thing.  What are your memory triggers?  This next Call wants to know…

Check out this Call for Entries from Gathering Clouds, a Magazine of Contemporary Art, for Memory, the August 2013 issue. Enter for only $20. I like this one. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Memory

Gathering Clouds is seeking submissions that explore Memory – what is remembered, what threatens to be forgotten?  How do Memories play a role in your artwork?

ELIGIBILITY:
Open to all artists

MEDIA: Any media that can be appropriately represented by you in a 1200×1200 pixel image. i.e. painting, photography, printmaking, illustration, drawing, etc.

DEADLINE: July 7, 2013

ENTRY FEE: $20 for up to 7 images

AWARDS: Up to 8″ x 8” images published online and in the print magazine

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

YOU HAVE BEEN

I’m amazed by the trivial information I learn from the paper placemats at my favorite Chinese restaurant.  I know the ins and outs of the Chinese Calendar.  I know I was born in the Year of the Rat.  And now that they have incorporated a local map for visitors to the area, I now know where all the trolley stops are located and where I can park for free.  Never discount the importance of a map…or a placemat.  This next Call is all about the map, not the placemat…

Check out this Call for Entries from Riverside Arts Center (Ypsilanti, MI) for Map It, a juried exhibition for map lovers.  This isn’t a theme I run across very often despite how many of you incorporate maps into your works.  Investigate this one…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Map It

Are you a map lover?  Do you love to incorporate maps / globes / map concepts in your artwork creations?  If so, then this is the “Map It” theme juried exhibit for you….

This will be both an online and a gallery exhibit.

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to artists 18+ residing in the US

MEDIA:  Works may be executed in any medium, but it must show/contain a map of something in some form.

DEADLINE:  July 1, 2013

NOTIFICATION:  July 9, 2013

ENTRY FEE:  $25 for up to 2, $5 ea. add’l up to 6 max.

JUROR:  Barbara Brown began her artistic sojourn many years ago while working with textiles. This eventually became a bridge to her career as a paper and book artist.  Barbara has been an artist member of WSG Gallery since 2004 and curates Beyond Words:  A Celebration of Book Arts each year.  She has had work in book shows around the country and in special collections at the University of Michigan Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library, the University of Michigan School of Art and Design Library, and the Library of Michigan in Lansing.

AWARDS:  1st Place $800, 2nd Place $600, 3rd Place $400 & Honorable Mentions

SALES:  The gallery will receive a 30% commission on all sales. This will also be an online art exhibit, both to promote the artists and to promote art sales.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

SPRING

I was so excited for Spring to arrive. Well, Spring is here, and I actually contemplated having chili for dinner.  The forecast in Gatlinburg actually hints that we might have snow flurries in May.  It makes me want to high-tail it to the closest coast for seafood and sandy feet.  Maybe I should enter this next show so I have an excuse to visit the Coast for the opening.  Investigate…

Check out this Call for Entries from KSpace Contemporary (Corpus Christi, TX) for the Third Coast National, a non-themed juried national show featuring new work. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
3rd Coast Nat’l

ELIGIBILITY: Artists age 18+ living in the USA

MEDIA: All visual art forms and media are acceptable. Video is accepted if the artist provides the means for it to be viewed (computer, TV screen, monitor) or as part of a sculpture. Complicated installations must be installed by the artist.

DEADLINE: Entries accepted April 1 to July 1, 2013

NOTIFICATION: August 2, 2013

ENTRY FEE: $35/non-members ($30/members) for up to 3 works of art, ea add’l $5.

AWARDS: $2000 in Cash awards: Erick Schaudies Memorial Award for Best of Show plus 2^nd, 3^rd and 4th places. Honorable Mentions will be given at the juror’s will.

SALES: All works must be for sale. K Space collects payment and retains 40% commission.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

PASS THE SAUCE

Summer in the South means shorts and barbeque.  We’re just around the corner from our local BBQ festival, and I cannot wait.  The secret is to wear dark colors to disguise the sauce that I will inevitably dribble down the front of my shirt onto my new shorts.  This next Call hails from the South and involves shorts, but it doesn’t call for my saucy indulgence.  Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from whitespace (Atlanta, GA) for Summer Shorts, a series of short film screenings.  There is no entry fee, and the subject matter is open.  Investigate…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Summer Shorts

Are you an artist or film-maker looking for a way to showcase your short films? whitespace gallery in Atlanta, Georgia is currently accepting submissions for a series of short film screenings this summer. These events, sponsored by Cathead Vodka, will be free and open to the public with films being projected in our outdoor patio after dark. In an effort to showcase new artists, encourage experimentation with film, and grow the Atlanta art community, the subject-matter for the screenings will remain open.

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists

MEDIA: Film and video

DEADLINE:  June 1, 2013

NOTIFICATION:  Artists will be notified of their screening date in advance.

AWARDS:  Accepted works will be divided into two groups and shown on either June 26th and July 24th.

SUBMISSION
GUIDELINES:

- Films may not be longer than 10 minutes
- Must be sent via Vimeo or Youtube
- Accepted submissions must be resubmitted via online file transfer or CD in MPEG-4 format
- Email submissions to gallery@whitespace814.com w/ “Summer Shorts Series” in subject line
- Please be sure to include a link to your submission, name, email address,
phone number, artist’s statement and bio in the body of the email

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Download the Submission Guidelines!