RACE YOU

I plan a Kentucky Derby party each year, well, abstractly speaking.  The party never actually happens, but my intentions are always good.  I dream of andouille sausage  with black-eyed peas and lobster with truffle oil. But in the end, I remember that mint juleps don’t require a party and excuse myself from the planning.  I recommend a small amount of planning for the next Call, at least abstractly…

Check out this Call for Entries from Kentucky Art Speaks Gallery (KAS) in Louisville, Kentucky for Abstracts.  This is open to all abstract art for as little as $10.  This is a great opportunity…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Abstracts

ELIGIBILITY:
Open to all artists age 18+

MEDIA:  Abstract paintings, drawings, watercolor, digital and collage, 2D and 3D, ceramic, clay or wood based art.

All abstract art is welcome.

Abstract art can represent any area such as, free themes, faces, life, nature, etc.

DEADLINE:  June 16, 2012

NOTIFICATION:  7 days after the deadline

ENTRY FEE:  $10 for 1 Entry, $20 for 2 Entries, or $35 for 3 to 5 Entries

SALES:  The Kentucky Art Speaks Gallery takes no commission according to the prospectus.

For complete details, Download the Prospectus!

SOOTHE ME

Black foods are not abundant, and honestly, most of them aren’t really black anyway.  They are usually a dark, purplish hue, but I digress.  Not surprisingly, I have a favorite amongst them.  Sticky black rice with Thai custard.  If I didn’t know any better, I’d swear it is spiked with sedatives.  One bite and my spine is jelly.  This next Call requires more than a spine of jelly, but black certainly plays a role.  Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Black Box Gallery (Portland, Oregon) for Still Life: Objects of Wonder.  The fee is reasonable, and the juror has great curatorial vision.  Don’t miss this opportunity!

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Still Life:
Objects of Wonder

Still life photography is the depiction of inanimate subject matter, most typically a small grouping of objects.  Still life photography more so than other types of photography gives the photographer more leeway in the arrangement of design elements within a composition.  Often still life photography is based on Dutch still life painting from the 17th century.

Still life photography is a demanding art, one in which the photographers are expected to be able to form their work with a refined sense of lighting, coupled with superb compositional skills.  The still life photographer makes pictures rather than takes them.  So what is contemporary still life photography?

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists

MEDIA:  Photography

DEADLINE: June 5, 2012

NOTIFICATION:  7-10 days after the deadline

ENTRY FEE:  $35 for up to 5 photos

*Black Box will provide all framing, matting and printing for our exhibitions. The photographers who are selected into the exhibition by the juror will provide a high resolution Tiff file for our gallery to print for the exhibition. Black Box covers all printing and framing costs. Other arrangements can be accommodated, if artist wants to send in a print.

JUROR:  Todd Johnson is the Director of Black Box Gallery. He earned his MFA in Photography from the San Francisco Art Institute. His work has been exhibited nationally in Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Minneapolis, San Francisco and Portland Oregon. His work has been written about and reviewed in The Washington Post, The Oregonian, and online in Portland Art News. He has worked for The Portland Art Museum, Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, The Art Gym at Marylhurst University, Reed College and Portland Community College. He has been an active photographer, educator and curator for over twenty years.

SALES:  Black Box Gallery takes a 50% commission on all sales, 50% goes to the photographer. If artist prefers the print does not have to be for sale. Print will be for exhibition and promotion only.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

KISS my

My mom makes me think of miniature chocolate chips, walnuts and sweet potatoes.  My seventy-year-old mother is a great baker of biscuits and cookies and casseroles.  She reminds me of rose bushes and Christmas trees, homemade hot chocolate and KISS unplugged.  She’s a mess, and I love her.  This next call invites you to contemplate mothers, flowers and secrets.  Show them yours…

Check out this Call for Entries for Mum’s the Word from the Smithtown Township Arts Council to be exhibited at the historic Mills Pond House Gallery.  The entry fee is a little higher than usual, but you could end up with a solo show in this gorgeous historic house gallery.  Take a chance…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Mum’s the Word

ELIGIBILITY:  All artists Age 18+

THEME:  Mothers, flowers and secrets

MEDIA:  Painting, drawing,  and printmaking

DEADLINE:  August 17, 2012

NOTIFICATION:  September 6, 2012

ENTRY FEE:  $20 per single entry and/or $50 up to 4 entries/$40 for STAC artist members.  Artists may join at time of entry.

JUROR:  Hilary Harkness, who exhibits with the Mary Boone Gallery in New York City, holds a Master of Fine Arts from the Yale University School of Art.  A former professional violinist, she honed her unique artistic worldview while living in San Francisco, and now splits her time between New York City and New England.

Harkness’ work has been exhibited worldwide, including the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, Spain, and the Deste Foundation in Athens, Greece and is in the collection of the Whitney Museum. She has taught painting and sculpture as Artist in Residence at Yale Summer School of Art and Music, and lectured at Columbia University, Boston University, Yale University, Brandeis University, and the Baltimore Museum of Art.

AWARDS:  1st Place: $200 Award of Excellence and Winner’s Exhibition Opportunity.  2nd Place:  $100 Award of Merit

SALES:  STAC will receive a 30% gallery commission on all work sold.

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SQUEEZE

I dream of citrus trees. I long to have lemons and limes in constant supply. I live in snow country.  It isn’t Vermont, by any means, but we see significant snow and freezing temperatures.  Think I could grow patio size trees in my sunroom?  Hmmm.  This next call wants to see the heart of the tree as you see it.  Investigate the theme…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Darkroom Gallery (Essex Junction, VT) for Among Trees. The entry fee at Darkroom is always low ($20), and they will provide free matting & framing if you work in their standard sizes.  Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Among Trees

We live among trees – depend on them – harvest them – eat from them – worship them – love them.  To some people trees are home, to others — simply a resource.  For this exhibit we want to examine the lives of trees and their intersection with our lives.

Trees transcend time as we experience it.  How many of us as children have planted a tree, watched it grow and then left it behind to a new generation? Trees stand as witnesses to generations past, present and future.  Trees are part of the ecological web of life on earth and whether we know it or not we all depend on them.

Show them what trees mean to you.  Objects of beauty, reverence, necessity? Symbols of strength and stoicism?  Monuments to the past?  Victims of man’s consumption?  They want to see how you envision life Among Trees.

ELIGIBILITY: Entrants must be at least 18 years old. If younger, you must have a legal guardian make the submission for you.

MEDIA:
Photography

DEADLINE:
July 5, 2012

NOTIFICATION:
July 10, 2012

JUROR: Time, memory and nature are the central motifs that underlie the photographic imagery of American photographer Beth Moon.

Whether she is recording the majestic, sentinel-like Baobab trees for the Portraits of Time series; capturing the strange balance between childhood innocence and the darker wisdom of nature in the project, Thy Kingdom Come;  rendering menacing carnivorous plants in the Savage Garden portfolio, or constructing fanciful, dreamscapes in the Seen But Not Heard portfolio;  Moon reveals a magical and intuitive appreciation for the ways in which time, memory and nature define our understanding of man’s place in the universe.

Moon studied fine art at the University of Wisconsin.  Moving to England and inspired by the many ancient trees there, she decided to make a series of their portraits. She mastered platinum/palladium printing, an ideal process for her vision.  Her work has been the object of numerous solo and group exhibitions in museums and galleries worldwide, receiving critical acclaim.  Beth now resides in Marin County, California.

AWARDS: All selected entries are exhibited in the gallery and included in a full color exhibit catalog. Juror’s Choice receives a 20×35″ vinyl exhibit banner featuring their image. People’s Choice gains free entry into a future exhibit.

SALES: Darkroom offers free matting and framing of accepted entries for the duration of each of their exhibitions, subject to standard sizes. Photographers set their own prices if they wish to sell their work and retain all rights to their photographs. For commission details, go to the bottom of the Submisssion Rules page!

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WHO YOU

I am obsessed with Ugli Fruit™.  I bought one because, well, it was called an Ugli Fruit™, and I felt a little bad for the discriminatory label.  This variety is what happens when you cross a a grapefruit with an orange and a tangerine.  It has this surreal quality…like a melting, rotted grapefruit.  They taste a little like you crossed a lemon with an orange.  Try one.  This next call is all about YOUR surreal obsession.  Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from SlowArt Productions with Surreal Visions. The entry fee is reasonable at $35.  There are no media restrictions, and the awards include both an exhibit at the Limner Gallery as well as an opportunity to have your work in the nationally-distributed art magazine, Direct Art.  A New York art show AND art publication?  Please don’t miss this double-duty art opportunity!

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Surreal Visions

SlowArt Productions presents the group thematic exhibition, Surreal Visions. This exhibition will focus on art inspired by the surreal and will be held at the Limner Gallery.

Eligible are all forms of surreal and visionary figurative art. All interpretations of the theme “Surreal Visions” will be reviewed and considered.

ELIGIBILITY AND RESTRICTIONS: The competition is open to all artists, national and international, working in all media. All forms of painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, graphics, digital and installation art, video, etc. are eligible. Entrants must be 18 years of age or older to apply. Wall mounted works must not be taller than 72″ no wider than 120″. Sculptural work must fit through a standard height, 36″wide entry door.

DEADLINE: The final postmarked deadline is June 30, 2012. Entries must be postmarked or submitted via email by this date.

NOTIFICATION: Artists will be notified of acceptance or non-acceptance no later than July 30, 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. Artists who do not include the SASE because they do not want their submission materials returned must provide a self addressed stamped #10 (letter size) envelope if they wish to be notified by mail.

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: There is a $35.00 entry fee for one to four artworks entered, presentation is by digital files. 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 to exhibit will not be charged additional fees of any kind. Payments may be by check or money order payable to SlowArt Productions, or by credit card using PayPal.

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.

EXHIBITION and AWARDS: Winning artists will be featured in a group exhibition at the Limner Gallery, September 8 – October 7, 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 #20, Fall 2013 issue. Two artists will be awarded a single page display. Direct Art is distributed to bookstores across the USA including Borders and Barnes and Noble.

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Direct Art magazine.

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OPEN WIDE

Food TV rocks.  Surprised that I would say so?  I didn’t think you would be, ha.  I like to believe I am wide open to any kind of food (and art) that comes my way, but watching shows like Chopped reminds me that my palate isn’t really challenged all that often.  This next call challenges you to be wide open to digital art.  Give ‘em your best shot…

Check out this Call for Entries from Digital Arts: California for Wide Open 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…

CALL for ENTRIES:
Wide Open Digital Arts

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, 2012

NOTIFICATION:  The online exhibit begins mid-June, so it must notify quickly.

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 Wide Open Digital 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!

CHICK, CHICK,

Snacks rule my world.  Of my total consumption of calories each day, I find snack comprise more of the total than meals.  Small snacks are my favorite.  Wasabi crusted peas are a fantastic pick-me-up, but on a rainy day, toasted chickpeas are my go-to comfort food.  This next Call wants your small favorites, too.  Investigate for yourself…

Check out this Call for Entries from Brooklyn Artists Gym (BAG) in Brooklyn, NY for Small Works.  The entry fee is as small as the work they seek.  This is a great space, and shipping your work will be inexpensive too!  Take a look…

CALL for ENTRIES:
BAG Small Works

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA:  All mediums and subjects accepted, as long as size meets the requirements, 12 x 12 x 12 inches (unframed) or smaller.

DEADLINE:  July 1, 2012

NOTIFICATION: A confirmation of receipt for your Submission Package will be sent within 2-3 business days.

ENTRY FEE: $20 for 1 to 3 works

For complete details, Download a Submission Package!

CHEAP,

I am a culinary cheapskate, of sorts.  I try to limit the cost of a home-cooked meal’s protein to $2 to $4–total, not per pound.  It comes from years of having no choice; however, I have these budgetary restriction to partially thank for my culinary creativity.  You try having chicken, turkey, eggs or pork 4 days in a row; it will make you creative too.  Now I will still buy a lux bottle of vinegar for $15, but I have priorities, ha. This next call is for the LUX Center, but it isn’t necessarily the theme.  Take a look…

Check out this Open Call from the LUX Center for the Arts (Lincoln, NE) for Exhibition Opportunities including both Solo and Group shows.  There is no fee to enter, so don’t miss this opportunity!

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OPEN CALL:
LUX Center for the Arts

Artists interested in exhibition opportunities at the LUX Center for the Arts should submit a Proposal for formal consideration by their exhibitions committee including: Current resume, Artist’s statement, Bio, 10-20 digital images of your work,  and accompanying image identification information.

Specific proposal for group or solo exhibitions are also welcome.

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists

MEDIA:  All media considered

DEADLINE:  Ongoing

ENTRY FEE: None

ABOUT the LUX Center:  The mission of LUX Center for the Arts is to enhance the lives of a diverse public through the visual arts by providing exceptional learning opportunities in contemporary art, craft, and design. These opportunities, honoring the legacy of arts educator Gladys M. Lux, include art classes, residence programs, gallery exhibitions, and community outreach.

Previously known as University Place Art Center, LUX Center for the Arts was organized in 1977 to provide a cultural focal point for the University Place neighborhood. In 1987, the center moved to its current location, the old University Place city hall located at the corner of N. 48^th Street and Baldwin. . Benefactor, artist, and arts educator Gladys M. Lux purchased and donated the building for arts education purposes. In 2000, the center purchased an adjacent building and created classrooms and studios to improve its ability to offer quality programs.

For complete details, Visit the LUX Center online!

HEADS UP

Goat heads, really?  Caught a show called Extreme Cheapskates the other day just long enough to see a man by two goat heads for $7.50 total.  In many parts of the world, goat heads are a common protein, and I’m not knocking it because I haven’t eaten it.  My problem with the concept is that he was supposed to be an extreme cheapskate.  I can buy 10 lbs. of chicken quarters for $6. Who knows.  This next call won’t take hind quarters.  Heads only please…

Check out this Call for Entries from SlowArt Productions for A Show of Heads exhibit at the Limner Gallery!  Open to all artists and media, this exhibit is a great shot for all of you to dive in head first …pun intended.

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CALL for ENTRIES:
A Show of Heads

SlowArt Productions presents the annual group thematic exhibition, A Show of Heads. The exhibition will be held at the Limner Gallery from October 27 – November 25, 2012.

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: All forms of painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, graphics, digital and installation art, video, etc. are eligible.

THEME: This exhibition will include all interpretations and portrayals of the human head, from the traditional to the abstract and conceptual. All visions of the The Head, including partial and multiple heads, will be reviewed and considered.

DEADLINE: Entries must be submitted via email by August 31, 2012.

NOTIFICATION: Artists will be notified of acceptance or non-acceptance no later than September 21, 2012. Results will be posted on or before this date at: http://www.slowart.com/results. Notification will be made via email and by posting on the results page. All artists who provide a working email address will be notified via email, if no email is provided, artists will be notified via postal mail only if accepted to exhibit. Type your email address clearly, if a mistake is made you will not be notified.

ENTRY FEE: There is a $35.00 entry fee for one to four artworks entered, presentation is by digital JPG image files. 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 to exhibit will not be charged additional fees of any kind. Payments by credit card at time of entry using PayPal, or check or money order payable to SlowArt Productions.

AWARDS: Winning artists will be featured in a group exhibition at the Limner Gallery, October 27- November 25, 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 #20, Fall 2013 issue. Two artists will be awarded a single page display. Direct Art is distributed to bookstores across the USA including Borders and Barnes and Noble. For more information on Direct Art view: http://www.slowart.com/about.htm

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

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

HAPPY, HAPPY

Some foods are simply joyful.  The burst of flavor from the cleverly-packaged flesh of the pomegranate is a perfect example.  Pomegranates say “Good morning!” “How are you?” and “Zippity Doo Dah” all at the same time.  This next Call wants to know what you find joyful.  Don’t miss this opportunity…

Check out this Call for Entries from East End Arts (Riverhead, NY) for Joy.  The entry fee is on the high end, but still acceptable.  I highly recommend closely investigating these two jurors.  Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES: Joy

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists

THEME:  Joy

Art about despair is everywhere. Swing to the opposite extreme for the art you’ll enter in this show.

MEDIA:  Open to any 2-D media, (painting, drawing, original fine art prints, photography, computer art, etc).  Original work only, no reproductions.  No ‘appropriated’ elements unless original artist is credited in the title of your piece.

DEADLINE:
June 30, 2012

NOTIFICATION:
July 11, 2012

ENTRY FEE:
$45 for up to three entries.

JURORS:  Peter Marcelle is the Director of the Gerald Peters Gallery New York City (24 East 78th Street) and Sante Fe & owner of  The Peter Marcelle Gallery  Hamptons, NY.

Marcelle brokered the multimillion dollar sale of Andrew Wyeth’s ‘Helga’ portraits and has a vast Wyeth collection of his own.

Bruce Helander is Editor-in-Chief of the Art Economist Magazine. He is an artist and critic, and a former art magazine publisher and editor, White House Fellow of the NEA, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at the Rhode Island School of Design.  Helander has spent much of his formal career as an artist, represented in New York by the Marisa de Re Gallery, where his collectors included luminaries such as Jane Holzer, Beth DeWoody, Blake Byrne and the late John Kluge. His work is in over fifty museum collections, including the Guggenheim, Whitney and Metropolitan.

AWARDS:  ‘Best in Show’ winner will receive a 10-day stay in East End Arts Artist Residence near Hamptons’ Museums and Galleries, plus $1,000 and inclusion in a group show at the prestigious Peter Marcelle Gallery in Bridgehampton, NY.

Winner will also receive 100 postcards announcing the Joy Show, which will feature the image of her/his artwork.

SALES:  30% commission to East End Arts

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