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I love a good meal, but I love a free meal even better.  The cliche that “you get what you pay for” isn’t always true.  Afterall, my favorite gift to receive for ANY holiday is a home-cooked meal.  However, complaining about a bad meal at a restaurant (when it was free) does pose complications.  As you might imagine, free money for artists are about as plentiful as free meals.  But, it can be found.  I find that many artists that don’t live within 20 miles of a state’s capitol overlook one of their best opportunities for a free meal or two–their state Arts Organization. Don’t forget to check out the Art of Cooking for tips on writing a winning grant Proposal. It is the same as trying to get a show…

Check out this collection of Arts Organizations across the United States that give artist grants, and I added links to their websites, when possible.  Find a Grant.  Apply For a Grant. Get a Grant …EAT!

*Editor’s Note:  If you have read the personal portion of this post, UPDATED ARTIST RESOURCE: Grants in 50 States, anywhere other than by email subscription or on ArtAndArtDeadlines.com, it has been published without permission and is considered theft.

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Art Grants in 50 States

Alabama State Arts Council – The Alabama State Arts Council awards Artist Fellowships of $5,000 for Alabama artists working in crafts, dance, design, media/photography, music, literature, theater and the visual arts. Recipients may use funds to set aside time to create art, improve their skills, or to do what is most advantageous to enhance their artistic careers. Recipients must be residents of Alabama.

Arizona Commission on the Arts - The Arizona Commission on the Arts “Artist Projects” is a programs to support individual artists in all disciplines for project-related costs that allow the artist(s)increased time to research and develop ideas or new works.

California – San Francisco Arts Commission – The San Francisco Arts Commision awards “Individual Artist Commission” Grants of up to $10,000 to individual artists working and living in San Francisco to stimulate the creation and presentation of works of art through out the city.

California – Arts Council Silicon Valley – Up to six fellowships will be given annually to artists living in the Silicon Valley in rotating artistic categories.

California – LEF Foundation – After 25 years of open review funding, LEF California will no longer be accepting uninvited proposals. The Board of Directors will only be funding proactively for the time being.

Colorado Council on the Arts – Colorado Council on the Arts Artist Fellowships acknowledge artistic integrity and quality among Colorado’s artists and promote public awareness of their work. Artist Fellowship Awards are $2,000 to $18,000.

Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism – Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism Artist Fellowship program is designed to encourage the continuing artistic development of Connecticut’s finest creative artists who are seriously committed to their art form and who have a demonstrated history of professional activity in the state. Twenty to thirty-five awards are made each year in the amounts of $5,000 and $2,500. Visual artists are eligible for this program during odd numbered years.

Delaware Division of the Arts – The Delaware Division of the Arts Individual Artist Fellowships are awarded to applicants residing in Delaware for at least one year and at least 18 years of age.

The District of Columbia Comission on Arts and Humanities – The Arts Commission offers funding for the arts in the District of Columbia. The Artist Fellowship Program offers grants to individuals in a broad range of artistic endeavors. Individual fellowships support individual artists who make significant contributions to the arts and who promote the arts in the District of Columbia through artistic excellence. Fellowship artist disciplines rotate on a biannual basis. In 2011, fellowships will be awarded in Media, Visual Arts, and Crafts.

Florida Division of Cultural Affairs – Division of Cultural Affairs for the state of Florida awards grants to individual artists.

Idaho Commission on the Arts – Idaho Commission on the Arts offers grants to individuals.

Illinois Arts Council – The Illinois Arts Council awards grants to individuals for up to $7000.

Indiana Arts Commission – Indiana Arts Commission Grants support individual Indiana artists, in all disciplines, for specific project-related costs. Eligible projects are purposely left flexible to respond to the artists’ ideas, dreams, and needs, however, the goal of this program is to aid the artists’ career development.

Iowa Arts Council – Iowa Arts Council provides Major Grants (up to $10,000) and Mini Grants (up to $1,500) to individual artists working in all disciplines, to develop significant and specific projects that will be presented to or shared with the public during or after the grant period. Applicants may request up to $15,000 which must be matched dollar-for-dollar.

The Kansas Arts Commission offers a number of grants that support arts and
culture programs throughout the state. Funding is available for arts and culture
nonprofit organizations and government agencies, schools, libraries and other
government entities, and college and university programs.

The goals of these programs are to help communities build their capacity to
implement arts activities, employ artists in all areas of cultural endeavors and
reach ever-expanding audiences in effective, responsive ways.

Kentucky Arts Council – Kentucky Arts Council offers Individual Artist Professional Development Grants, Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Grants, and The Al Smith Individual Artist Fellowship Awards.

Arts Kentucky – Arts Kentucky is a statewide membership organization for individual artists, performers, craftspeople, community and arts groups. Providing professional development opportunities, access to resources, consulting services and inclusion in a powerful arts network for people who are working to improve their communities through the arts.

Louisiana Division of the Arts – Louisiana Division of the Arts awards fellowships to individual artists.

Maine Arts Commission – The Maine Arts Commission Individual Artist Fellowships are awarded annually, one in each catagory: Visual Arts, Performing arts, and Literary Arts.

Maryland State Arts Council – Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Awards are grants awarded to Maryland artists through an anonymous, competitive prices to encourage and sustain their pursuit of artistic excellence. A limited number of awards of $1,000, $3,000 and $6,000 are offered each year. Different categories of the Visual Arts are awarded in alternate years.

Massachusetts Cultural Council Fellowships – The Artist Grants Program provides direct assistance to Massachusetts artists, to recognize exceptional work and to support the further developments of their talents. Fellowship grants of $5,000 are offered in discipline categories which rotate according to fiscal year.

Art Serve Michigan - Art Serve Michigan is not giving out grants at this time, but has a list of other grant opportunities on this webpage.

Minnesota – Five Wings Art Council – The Five Wings Art Council is one of eleven designated Regional Arts Councils in Minnesota who provide grants and services to nonprofit arts organizations and individual artists on a regional basis. The Individual Artist Grants (up to $1,000) are designed to help strengthen an artist’s career by taking advantage of arts related, short term opportunities.

Minnesota – Jerome Foundation – The Jerome Foundation makes grants to support the creation and production of new artistic works by emerging artists, and contributes to the professional advancement of those artists. Open to residents of Minnesota and New York City. Individual grants are available in the visual arts, theater, literature, etc..

Minnesota State Arts Board – The Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative Grants are a pilot programs that supports and assists artists at various stages of their careers. Grants will be awarded for career building and for the creative development of artists. Some artists may choose to request funds to create new work, but it isn’t a requirement of the program.Grants range from $2,000-$6,000.

Mississippi Arts Commission – The Mississippi Arts Commission Artist Fellowship program is focused on honoring mississippi artists who demonstrate the abilty to create exemplary work in their chosen field The agency awards fellowships up to $5,000 in several catagories each year.

Montana Arts Council – Montana Arts Council offers an Artist’s Innovations Award to honor the innovative ideas, practices and the contributions of Montana artists

Nebraska Arts Council – Nebraska Arts Council offers Artist Fellowships which provide monetary awards to Nebraska artists in various disciplines.

Nevada Arts Council – Nevada Arts Council (NAC) awards Fellowships ($5,000) and “Jackpot” Grants to individual artists in literary, performing and visual arts.

New Hampshire State Council on the Art - New Hampshire State Council on the Arts’ Artist Services Programs offer the following grants to individuals: Individual Artist Fellowships, Artist Entrepreneurial Grants, Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Grants, and Percent for Art Purchases/Commissions Grants which fund purchases or commissions of art and craft work for state buildings.

New Jersey Arts Council supports artists in several important ways, through a wide array of programs and services that recognizes, encourages and showcases their talents.  In turn, such recognition brings their work to the attention of organizations and communities everywhere to embrace and support this remarkable “creative capital” that helps make New Jersey great.

New Mexico Arts funds nonprofits and governmental organizations for arts activities in the following discipline areas: performing arts, visual arts, literary arts, media arts, multidisciplinary arts, and interdisciplinary arts. They support programs that foster arts education, arts economic development; performing and visual arts, and contemporary and traditional folk arts in New Mexico.

New York – Jerome Foundation – The Jerome Foundation makes grants to support the creation and production of new artistic works by emerging artists, and contributes to the professional advancement of those artists. Open to residents of Minnesota and New York City. Individual grants are available in Media Arts, and for travel or study.

New York – Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council – Individual Artist Grants are available to individual artists residing in Warren or Washington County. One grant of $2500 is available for artists who reside in Washington County, and a grant of $2500 and another for $1000 are available to artists who reside in Warren County. These proposals must be for the creation of new art that will impact the community creatively or involve the community in the creative process.

New York Foundation for the Arts – New York Foundation for the Arts Artists’ Fellowships awards grants of $7,000 in sixteen separate disciplines to individual originating artists in New York State. Through Artists & Audiences Exchange, each fellowship recipient performs a public service activity in collaboration with a non-profit organization located in New York State. The Foundation also offers Career Advancement Mini-Grants ($100-$600).

North Dakota Council on the Arts - North Dakota Council on the Arts awards Individual Artists Fellowships in the amount of $2,500. In 2003, artists working in the visual arts/crafts and media arts will be eligible for grants.

Ohio Arts Council – The Ohio Arts Council offers several programs for individual artists.

Oregon Arts Commission – Oregon Arts Commission, due to the current state budget crisis, has temporarily suspended awarding the Individual Artist Fellowship Grant. This program may be resumed after the January 2003 election, pending approval by the voters of the State Income Tax Surcharge.

Pennsylvania Council on the Arts – Pennsylvania Council on the Arts offers funding opportunities and services for Pennsylvania artists. Opportunities include individual fellowships up to $10,000 and an annual catalogue of Fellowship Recipients.

Pennsylvania – Leeway Foundation – The Leeway Foundation was established to promote the welfare of women and benefit the arts. Awards to individual women artists are offered in a selected visual or literary discipline each year. Specific grants are available for emerging and established women artists. There is also a Window of Opportunity Grant which help artists take advantage of unique, time-limited opportunities that could significantly benefit their work or increase its recognition.

Pennsylvania – Pew Fellowships in the Arts – Pew Fellowships in the Arts awards grants of $50,000 to artists working in a wide variety of performing, visual, and literary disciplines which rotate on a four-year cycle. The primary function of the fellowships is to free artists from other activities-literally to “buy time”-so they can focus on creative development for an extended period. Up to twelve fellowships are awarded annually to artists living and working in the five-county Philadelphia area.

Rhode Island State Council on the Arts – Rhode Island State Council on the Arts makes direct grants to Rhode Island artists. Grants to individuals include Fellowships and Folk Arts apprenticeships. Proposals for funding for individual artists are also considered.

South Carolina Arts Commission - South Carolina Arts Commission Fellowships recognize and award the artistic achievements of South Carolina’s exceptional individual artists. Six fellowships are awarded each year on a rotation by arts discipline. Fellowship awards are made through a highly competitive process and are based on only one criterion: artistic excellence.

South Dakota Arts Council – South Dakota Arts Council awards several different kinds of grants to individual artists. These are: Artist Grants, Artist Collaboration Grants, and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Grants.

Tennessee Arts Commission – The Tennessee Arts Commission offers Individual Artist Fellowships and Professional Artist Support grants.

Texas Cultural Arts Council of Houston and Harris County – The Cultural Arts Council of Houston and Harris County offers fellowships that are cash awards of $2,500 and $5,000 for artists who have resided in Houston for at least two full years prior to the application deadline.

Utah Arts Council – Individual Artist Grants (for Utah residents only) for up to $1,200 are available two times annually with deadlines on the 1st day of June and October. For a hard copy, please contact Tay Haines, thaines@arts.state.ut.us, (801) 236-7549.

Vermont Arts Council – The Vermont Arts Council awards Creation Project grants ($3,000), Artist Development grants ($250-$1000) to individual artists, Arts Endowment Fund ($1,000-$10,000) for Vermont artists and Vermont Arts Organizations for creation, production of new work and technical assistance.

Virginia Commission on the Arts – Through the Virginia Commission on the Arts a limited number of fellowships with awards of $5,000 are available to professional creative artists living in Virginia. Specific arts disciplines will be eligible for support each year on a rotating basis, depending on the amount of state and federal funding available to the Commission.

Washington Artist Trust – Artist Trust is a not-for-profit organization dedicated exclusively to supporting Washington State artists working in all creative disciplines. Grants awarded to individual artists are Grants for Artist Projects which awards up to $1,500 to artists to begin, further or complete specific works of art, and Fellowships, which are unrestricted awards of $6,500 to recognize artistic merit and continued dedication to art-making.

West Virginia Commission on the Arts – West Virginia Commission on the Arts annually awards fellowships in various categories of the visual, literary, and performing arts based on the originality, creativity, and accomplishment of previous work, as well as the level of commitment and potential for further growth. Fellowship awards are for $3500. The Commission also awards Professional Development grants to individual artists.

Wisconsin Arts Board – Wisconsin Arts Board’s Artist Fellowship Awards recognize the significant contributions of professional artists in Wisconsin. Fellowships of $8,000 are available, in odd-numbered years, to individual artists working in the Visual Arts and Media Arts.

Wyoming Arts Council – The Wyoming Arts Council awards The Individual Artist Fellowship. This is a competative program and applicants are judged on the merit of their work. The awards are given to recognize outstanding work that is already compeleted.

UPDATED ARTIST RESOURCE: Grants in 50 States originally appeared on Art and Art Deadlines.com on December 11, 2011. If you are reading it on any other site, it has been stolen from Art and Art Deadlines.com.

I get more inquiries than I can count about artists’ grants. 

As you might imagine, grants for artists are not plentiful.  However, I find that many artists that don’t live within 20 miles of a state’s capitol overlook one of their best chances–their state Arts Organization. 

Here is a collection of Arts Organizations across the United States that give artist grants and links to their sites. 

Find a Grant. 

Apply For a Grant.

Get a Grant.

Alabama State Arts Council – The Alabama State Arts Council awards Artist Fellowships of $5,000 for Alabama artists working in crafts, dance, design, media/photography, music, literature, theater and the visual arts. Recipients may use funds to set aside time to create art, improve their skills, or to do what is most advantageous to enhance their artistic careers. Recipients must be residents of Alabama.

Arizona Commission on the Arts - The Arizona Commission on the Arts “Artist Projects” is a programs to support individual artists in all disciplines for project-related costs that allow the artist(s)increased time to research and develop ideas or new works.

California – San Francisco Arts Commission – The San Francisco Arts Commision awards “Individual Artist Commission” Grants of up to $10,000 to individual artists working and living in San Francisco to stimulate the creation and presentation of works of art through out the city.

California – Arts Council Silicon Valley – Up to six fellowships will be given annually to artists living in the Silicon Valley in rotating artistic categories.

California – LEF Foundation – LEF operates within two regional areas: California and New England. Thje LEF California office funds in specific areas of architecture, the environment, and social justice. Grants are made to projects which includean artistic and cultural overlay, and are primarily focused on three geographic areas: California, Hawaii and New Mexico.

Colorado Council on the Arts – Colorado Council on the Arts Artist Fellowships acknowledge artistic integrity and quality among Colorado’s artists and promote public awareness of their work. Artist Fellowship Awards are $2,000 to $18,000.

Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism – Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism Artist Fellowship program is designed to encourage the continuing artistic development of Connecticut’s finest creative artists who are seriously committed to their art form and who have a demonstrated history of professional activity in the state. Twenty to thirty-five awards are made each year in the amounts of $5,000 and $2,500. Visual artists are eligible for this program during odd numbered years.

Delaware Division of the Arts – The Delaware Division of the Arts Individual Artist Fellowships are awarded to applicants residing in Delaware for at least one year and at least 18 years of age.

The District of Columbia Comission on Arts and Humanities – The Arts Commission offers funding for the arts in the District of Columbia. The Artist Fellowship Program offers grants to individuals in a broad range of artistic endeavors. Individual fellowships support individual artists who make significant contributions to the arts and who promote the arts in the District of Columbia through artistic excellence. Fellowship artist disciplines rotate on a biannual basis. In 2011, fellowships will be awarded in Media, Visual Arts, and Crafts.

Florida Division of Cultural Affairs – Division of Cultural Affairs for the state of Florida awards grants to individual artists.

Idaho Commission on the Arts – Idaho Commission on the Arts offers grants to individuals.

Illinois Arts Council – The Illinois Arts Council awards grants to individuals for up to $7000

Indiana Arts Commission – Indiana Arts Commission Grants support individual Indiana artists, in all disciplines, for specific project-related costs. Eligible projects are purposely left flexible to respond to the artists’ ideas, dreams, and needs, however, the goal of this program is to aid the artists’ career development.

Iowa Arts Council – Iowa Arts Council provides Major Grants(up to $10,000) and Mini Grants (up to $1,500) to individual artists working in all disciplines, to develop significant and specific projects that will be presented to or shared with the public during or after the grant period. Applicants may request up to $15,000 which must be matched dollar-for-dollar.

Kentucky Arts Council – Kentucky Arts Council offers Individual Artist Professional Development Grants, Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Grants, and The Al Smith Individual Artist Fellowship Awards.

Arts Kentucky – Arts Kentucky is a statewide membership organization for individual artists, performers, craftspeople, community and arts groups. Providing professional development opportunities, access to resources, consulting services and inclusion in a powerful arts network for people who are working to improve their communities through the arts.

Louisiana Division of the Arts – Louisiana Division of the Arts awards fellowships to individual artists.

Maine Arts Commission – The Maine Arts Commission Individual Artist Fellowships are awarded annually, one in each catagory: Visual Arts, Performing arts, and Literary Arts.

Maryland State Arts Council – Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Awards are grants awarded to Maryland artists through an anonymous, competitive prices to encourage and sustain their pursuit of artistic excellence. A limited number of awards of $1,000, $3,000 and $6,000 are offered each year. Different categories of the Visual Arts are awarded in alternate years.

Massachusetts Cultural Council Fellowships – The Artist Grants Program provides direct assistance to Massachusetts artists, to recognize exceptional work and to support the further developments of their talents. Fellowship grants of $5,000 are offered in discipline categories which rotate according to fiscal year.

Art Serve Michigan - Art Serve Michigan is not giving out grants at this time, but has a list of other grant opportunities on this webpage.

Minnesota – Five Wings Art Council – The Five Wings Art Council is one of eleven designated Regional Arts Councils in Minnesota who provide grants and services to nonprofit arts organizations and individual artists on a regional basis. The Individual Artist Grants (up to $1,000) are designed to help strengthen an artist’s career by taking advantage of arts related, short term opportunities.

Minnesota – Jerome Foundation – The Jerome Foundation makes grants to support the creation and production of new artistic works by emerging artists, and contributes to the professional advancement of those artists. Open to residents of Minnesota and New York City. Individual grants are available in the visual arts, theater, literature, etc..

Minnesota State Arts Board – The Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative Grants are a pilot programs that supports and assists artists at various stages of their careers. Grants will be awarded for career building and for the creative development of artists. Some artists may choose to request funds to create new work, but it isn’t a requirement of the program.Grants range from $2,000-$6,000.

Mississippi Arts Commission – The Mississippi Arts Commission Artist Fellowship program is focused on honoring mississippi artists who demonstrate the abilty to create exemplary work in their chosen field The agency awards fellowships up to $5,000 in several catagories each year.

Montana Arts Council – Montana Arts Council offers an Artist’s Innovations Award to honor the innovative ideas, practices and the contributions of Montana artists

Nebraska Arts Council – Nebraska Arts Council offers Artist Fellowships which provide monetary awards to Nebraska artists in various disciplines.

Nevada Arts Council – Nevada Arts Council (NAC) awards Fellowships ($5,000) and “Jackpot” Grants to individual artists in literary, performing and visual arts.

New Hampshire State Council on the Art - New Hampshire State Council on the Arts’ Artist Services Programs offer the following grants to individuals: Individual Artist Fellowships, Artist Entrepreneurial Grants, Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Grants, and Percent for Art Purchases/Commissions Grants which fund purchases or commissions of art and craft work for state buildings.

New York – Jerome Foundation – The Jerome Foundation makes grants to support the creation and production of new artistic works by emerging artists, and contributes to the professional advancement of those artists. Open to residents of Minnesota and New York City. Individual grants are available in Media Arts, and for travel or study.

New York – Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council – Individual Artist Grants are available to individual artists residing in Warren or Washington County. One grant of $2500 is available for artists who reside in Washington County, and a grant of $2500 and another for $1000 are available to artists who reside in Warren County. These proposals must be for the creation of new art that will impact the community creatively or involve the community in the creative process.

New York Foundation for the Arts – New York Foundation for the Arts Artists’ Fellowships awards grants of $7,000 in sixteen separate disciplines to individual originating artists in New York State. Through Artists & Audiences Exchange, each fellowship recipient performs a public service activity in collaboration with a non-profit organization located in New York State. The Foundation also offers Career Advancement Mini-Grants($100-$600).

North Dakota Council on the Arts - North Dakota Council on the Arts awards Individual Artists Fellowships in the amount of $2,500. In 2003, artists working in the visual arts/crafts and media arts will be eligible for grants.

Ohio Arts Council – The Ohio Arts Council offers several programs for individual artists.

Oregon Arts Commission - Oregon Arts Commission, due to the current state budget crisis, has temporarily suspended awarding the Individual Artist Fellowship Grant. This program may be resumed after the January 2003 election, pending approval by the voters of the State Income Tax Surcharge.

Pennsylvania Council on the Arts – Pennsylvania Council on the Arts offers funding opportunities and services for Pennsylvania artists. Opportunities include individual fellowships up to $10,000 and an annual catalogue of Fellowship Recipients.

Pennsylvania – Leeway Foundation - The Leeway Foundation was established to promote the welfare of women and benefit the arts. Awards to individual women artists are offered in a selected visual or literary discipline each year. Specific grants are available for emerging and established women artists. There is also a Window of Opportunity Grant which help artists take advantage of unique, time-limited opportunities that could significantly benefit their work or increase its recognition.

Pennsylvania – Pew Fellowships in the Arts – Pew Fellowships in the Arts awards grants of $50,000 to artists working in a wide variety of performing, visual, and literary disciplines which rotate on a four-year cycle. The primary function of the fellowships is to free artists from other activities-literally to “buy time”-so they can focus on creative development for an extended period. Up to twelve fellowships are awarded annually to artists living and working in the five-county Philadelphia area.

Rhode Island State Council on the Arts - Rhode Island State Council on the Arts makes direct grants to Rhode Island artists. Grants to individuals include Fellowships and Folk Arts apprenticeships. Proposals for funding for individual artists are also considered.

South Carolina Arts Commission - South Carolina Arts Commission Fellowships recognize and award the artistic achievements of South Carolina’s exceptional individual artists. Six fellowships are awarded each year on a rotation by arts discipline. Fellowship awards are made through a highly competitive process and are based on only one criterion: artistic excellence.

South Dakota Arts Council - South Dakota Arts Council awards several different kinds of grants to individual artists. These are: Artist Grants, Artist Collaboration Grants, and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Grants.

Tennessee Arts Commission – The Tennessee Arts Commission offers Individual Artist Fellowships and Professional Artist Support grants.

Texas Cultural Arts Council of Houston and Harris County - The Cultural Arts Council of Houston and Harris County offers fellowships that are cash awards of $2,500 and $5,000 for artists who have resided in Houston for at least two full years prior to the application deadline.

Utah Arts Council – Individual Artist Grants (for Utah residents only) for up to $1,200 are available two times annually with deadlines on the 1st day of June and October. For a hard copy, please contact Tay Haines, thaines@arts.state.ut.us, (801) 236-7549.

Vermont Arts Council – The Vermont Arts Council awards Creation Project grants ($3,000), Artist Development grants($250-$1000) to individual artists, Arts Endowment Fund ($1,000-$10,000) for Vermont artists and Vermont Arts Organizations for creation, production of new work and technical assistance.

Virginia Commission on the Arts – Through the Virginia Commission on the Arts a limited number of fellowships with awards of $5,000 are available to professional creative artists living in Virginia. Specific arts disciplines will be eligible for support each year on a rotating basis, depending on the amount of state and federal funding available to the Commission.

Washington Artist Trust - Artist Trust is a not-for-profit organization dedicated exclusively to supporting Washington State artists working in all creative disciplines. Grants awarded to individual artists are Grants for Artist Projects which awards up to $1,500 to artists to begin, further or complete specific works of art, and Fellowships, which are unrestricted awards of $6,500 to recognize artistic merit and continued dedication to art-making.

West Virginia Commission on the Arts – West Virginia Commission on the Arts annually awards fellowships in various categories of the visual, literary, and performing arts based on the originality, creativity, and accomplishment of previous work, as well as the level of commitment and potential for further growth. Fellowship awards are for $3500. The Commission also awards Professional Development grants to individual artists.

Wisconsin Arts Board - Wisconsin Arts Board’s Artist Fellowship Awards recognize the significant contributions of professional artists in Wisconsin. Fellowships of $8,000 are available, in odd-numbered years, to individual artists working in the Visual Arts and Media Arts.

Wyoming Arts Council - The Wyoming Arts Council awards The Individual Artist Fellowship. This is a competative program and applicants are judged on the merit of their work. The awards are given to recognize outstanding work that is already compeleted.

ARTIST RESOURCE: Grants in 50 States originally appeared on Art and Art Deadlines.com on June 21, 2010. If you are reading it on any other site, it has been stolen from Art and Art Deadlines.com.

As artists, we walk often walk the line between creating a commercial niche for ourselves (so that we can eat) and doing the work the work we love (so we can sleep).

Portraiture is often a tough sit-down menu to sell to the average fast food consumer, but there are artists that do it so well…even the pickiest amongst us can’t resist.  Here is an opportunity for the artist that just can’t resist a beautifully rendered portrait.

Still Point Art Gallery invites submissions for its upcoming online exhibition: American Portraits: Diversity in Our Land.

Great achievements are not born from a single vision but from the combination of many distinctive viewpoints. Diversity challenges assumptions, opens minds, and unlocks our potential to solve any problems we may face.  –Unknown

This exhibition will celebrate diversity in America through the genre of portraiture. Artists are encouraged to think about diversity in America in its broadest sense – ethnicity, race, age, class, religion, and gender…also occupation, national or regional origin, hobbies and interests, regional customs and lifestyles, and more…much more.

To add to the celebratory nature of this exhibition, the Gallery is looking into a variety of opportunities that will put this show before the public. In other words, the Gallery is looking into ways to turn this show into public art. To begin with, the Gallery will assist artists whose work is accepted for the exhibition in getting their work displayed in their local libraries, city or town office buildings, or community centers as part of what could be a national public art exhibition. Other opportunities will be posted as they become finalized. We welcome ideas for making this exhibition a public art exhibition.
 

Dates and Deadlines

February 21, 2010 – Submissions Open

April 19, 2010 – Submissions Close (Deadline)

May 3, 2010 – Notification of Selection

May 5 through August 10, 2010 – Exhibition (Online)

After closing as a featured exhibition on August 10, 2010, American Portraits will remain online through August 10, 2011.

Eligibility

Open to artists 18 years of age or older from around the world who submit portraiture in any medium except video and wearable art. Submissions must be the creation of the artist. Reproductions of original artwork are not accepted.

Images

Artists may choose one of three ways to submit images: (1) artists may upload images using their online form; (2) artists may send images by email [very quick and easy and you can still pay online]; or (3) artists may send images on a CD. Slides and prints will not be accepted.

Whatever way you choose, images should be saved in jpg format and resized to 72 dpi, less than 1.5 MB, with the maximum dimension of the image being no more (and not much less) than 1000 pixels. Failing to resize your image will result in problems with uploading. The file name of your image should follow this convention – last name, title of work (perhaps abbreviated), and number (matching entry form number) [for example, SMITH_SUNNYDAY_3.jpg].

Do not include stray characters such as # or * in your file name. Doing so will prevent your file from uploading properly. If you choose to email images, please send them to director@stillpointartgallery.com.

If you choose to send your images on a CD, please mail to Still Point Art Gallery, 193 Hillside Road, Brunswick, Maine 04011. CDs will not be returned. Once the submission deadline has passed, no image substitutions may be made.

Please Note: If you use Safari on a Mac platform, their online form will NOT work to upload your images. If you use a Mac,  please use Firefox to upload your images.

Entry Application and Fee

Artists are asked to complete an entry form and submit a non-refundable fee of $25 for up to 3 images. Additional images may be submitted for a fee of $5 each, up to a maximum of 8 images at $50. ($25 for 3 images plus $25 for an additional 5 images to reach the maximum of 8 images at $50) If you complete the entry form and submit your images online, payment may be made online by PayPal immediately following submission of images. If you submit images by email, you should include the following information about each image in the message: title, medium, dimensions, framed/unframed, and price. Please also include your name, address, and home or cell number.

Payment may be made by requesting a PayPal invoice or by check or money order. If you submit images on CD, please include the entry form. Again, payment may be made by requesting a PayPal invoice or by check or money order. Write checks payable to Still Point Art Gallery and mail to 193 Hillside Road, Brunswick ME 04011. Once the submission deadline has passed, no changes in prices as stated on the entry form will be made.

CALL FOR ENTRIES: Diversity Portraits originally appeared on Art and Art Deadlines.com on March 21, 2010. If you are reading it on any other site, it has been stolen from Art and Art Deadlines.com.

I apologize to all of my wonderful subscribers and thank you for your patience and loyalty over the past couple of months.

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SHORT HIATUS originally appeared on Art and Art Deadlines.com on February 10, 2010. If you are reading it on any other site, it has been stolen from Art and Art Deadlines.com.

It has taken me quite a while to sift through the January 2010 deadlines. Apparently the word got out that artists were bored in the winter because there are shows everywhere.

So, why so few here at Art & Art Deadlines.com? Most of the shows struck me as simply ways for someone to take cash out of your pocket and food out of your mouth…junk food…empty calories.  Hmph.

Here are a handful of shows that I felt pretty good about.  In fact, I think I may have to submit to the “Kiss Me” – Art Inspired by Gustav Klimt from Pop Revolution Gallery in Mason, Ohio.  Which one are you entering?

Remember, like with food–all things in moderation and quality before quantity. Snack wisely.

SHOW: “Salon International 2010″ –  The Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art in San Antonio, Texas

DEADLINE: Online – Jan. 15; Slide – Jan. 22.

MEDIA: Open to all traditional representational original oil paintings. Dimensions may not exceed 30 inches. Painting(s) must have been painted after April 10, 2008.

DESCRIPTION: The Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art in San Antonio, Texas announces a call to artists for an international juried exhibition, April 10 – 30, 2010. $8,000 Best of Show. Total Package $30,000. Jury: Greenhouse Gallery Owners. Judge: Everett Raymond Kinstler, N.A., AWS.  Each artist is allowed to submit 3 entries.

CONTACT: Please contact Jason Smith at salon@greenhousegallery.com or call 800-453-8991.

SHOW: “9th Annual International Photography Competition” call for entries — The Fraser Gallery

DEADLINE: January 22, 2010.

MEDIA: Photography

DESCRIPTION: The Fraser Gallery in Bethesda, Maryland is currently accepting submissions for the “9th Annual International Photography Competition”, March 12 – April 3, 2010. This opportunity is open to local, national and international photographers aged 18+. Work not previously exhibited at the Fraser Gallery. All work must be for sale. $950 in awards. Juror: Catriona Fraser, Director. $25 for 3 entries. Visit http://www.thefrasergallery.com/photocomp.html for prospectus.

CONTACT: Please contact Catriona Fraser at info@thefrasergallery.com or call 301 718-9651.

SHOW: “Paint: An International Competitive Exhibit of Contemporary Painting” — The Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center in Cincinnati, Ohio

DEADLINE: January 22, 2010

MEDIA: Open to all traditional and non-traditional genre and media. Not limited to pure ‘painting on canvas’.

DESCRIPTION: The Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center in Cincinnati, Ohio is seeking artwork for a juried art exhibition, March 5 – April 2, 2010. “Paint” is open to anyone. Professionals as well as students are encouraged to enter. $10 per work submitted. Juried by a committee of professional and academic advisors. Visit http://www.manifestgallery.org/paint for a prospectus.

CONTACT: Jason Franz at jason@manifestgallery.org or

513-861-3638.

SHOW: “Small Works 33rd Harper College National Art Exhibition” call for entries in Palatine, Illinois

DEADLINE: January 25, 2010 (postmark)

MEDIA: Artwork must be no larger than 22″ in largest dimension (including frame for 2-D work). All media except jewelry, film, video/digital video.

DESCRIPTION: Call to artists for a national art exhibition, March 29 – April 22, 2010 in Palatine, Illinois. Purchase Awards. Juror: Douglas Stapleton, Assistant Curator of Art, Illinois State Museum Chicago Gallery. Open to all artists over 18, living in the USA.  Submit digital images only. $25 for up to 3 entries.  Download prospectus from website: http://www.harpercollege.edu (search on Small Works).

CONTACT: smallworks@harpercollege.edu

SHOW: Juried Art Show NYC — Wide Open — BWAC Gallery in Brooklyn, NY

DEADLINE: January 25, 2010.

MEDIA: All traditional and non-traditional 2D and 3D media, except for film/video.

DESCRIPTION: Call to artists for a juried art show at the BWAC Gallery in Brooklyn, New York, March 13-28, 2010. $1000 Best of Show, $500 Visitor’s Choice, $250 Curators’ Choice, 11 “Best of…” Certificates. Jurors: Ann Straus – Associate Curator, Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC; Nicolas Baume – Director & Chief Curator, Public Art Fund, NYC; Mark Hughes – Director, Galleria Lelong, Chelsea, NYC; Bill Murphy – Associate Professor & Gallery Director, Printmaker & Painter, Wagner College, NYC. $45/3 works + $25/3 additional.  For prospectus, visit http://WideOpenArtShow.org

CONTACT: Jane Gutterman at info@WideOpenArtShow.com or call 718-596-2506.

SHOW: “Putting-It-All-Together: Collage, Montage, Assemblage” –  climate/gallery in New York, NY

DEADLINE: January 25, 2010.

MEDIA: All types of collage, montage, or assemblage will be accepted, including digital collage.

DESCRIPTION: climate/gallery in New York, NY announces a call to artists for an upcoming exhibit, February 6 – 21, 2010. 10 artists will be chosen for distinction, published in a catalog, and featured on the gallery’s website for 1 month. No piece larger than 12 x 12 inches, or 30 x 30cm will be accepted.  Framing is not required however if you choose to mat and, or frame your work, the gallery will allow an extra 2 inches, or 5cm, total horizontally or vertically for the mat or frame (and not for both). This means 1 inch per side. All work must be ready to hang. $40 for 3 works.

CONTACT: Submit work at http://www.climategallery.com

SHOW: “2010 Juried Fine Art & Faith Exhibit” –  White Stone Gallery

DEADLINE: January 29, 2010.

MEDIA: Eligible entries must be available for sale and include all mediums, excluding digitally manipulated work, video and installations.

DESCRIPTION: White Stone Gallery in Philadelphia, PA announces a call to artists for the 2010 Juried Fine Art & Faith Exhibit to be held at their location March 5-28, 2010 and online for one year. All entries must be inspired by the Bible. Open to all U.S. residents at least 18 years of age.  One work of art will be displayed as the featured piece of the exhibition. $40 for up to three digital images (jpg), plus $5 for each additional image. Deadline:  For prospectus, visit http://whitestonegallery.com.

CONTACT: White Stone Gallery at info@whitestonegallery.com or call 215-482-7700.

SHOW: artspace National Juried Printmaking and Photography Exhibition 2010 –   Richmond, Virginia

DEADLINE: January 29, 2010 11:59PM

MEDIA: 2D and 3D that incorporates printmaking or any photographic process

DESCRIPTION: artspace in Richmond, Virginia announces a call to artists for an exhibition to be held March 26 to April 18, 2010. Up to $1000 and solo exhibition in Helena Davis Gallery. Juror: Richard Waller, Exeuctive Director, University of Richmond Museums, Richmond, Virginia. Artists age 18+, from the US and Canada, may submit 3 digital images of work. Additional images may be submitted at additional cost, for up to a total of 5 works. Work that has been previously exhibited at artspace is not eligible. $25/3 entries; $30/4 entries; $35/5 entries. For prospectus, visit http://www.artspacegallery.org/anjppe

CONTACT: Martin McFadden at anjppe@gmail.com or call 804.232.6464.

SHOW: “Digital Art Extravaganza” –  SlowArt Productions — Limner Gallery in Hudson, New York

DEADLINE: January 30, 2010.

MEDIA: Computer digital print media

DESCRIPTION: SlowArt Productions announces a call to artists for “Digital Art Extravaganza”, April 1 – 24, 2010 at the Limner Gallery in Hudson, New York. $2200 in publication awards. Open to all artists 18 or older. $35 entry fee. Prospectus available online at http://www.slowart.com/prospectus/digital.htm

CONTACT: Tim Slowinski at slowart@aol.com or call 518-828-2343.

SHOW: “Kiss Me” – Art Inspired by Gustav Klimt – Pop Revolution Gallery in Mason, Ohio

DEADLINE: January 30, 2010.

MEDIA: All work must be your original work, in tribute form to Gustav Klimt’s “The Kiss.” Exact duplications will not be accepted. All mediums welcome.

DESCRIPTION: Pop Revolution Gallery in Mason, Ohio announces a call to artists for a juried art exhibition, February 13 – March 10, 2010. $1000 in total cash prizes. Juror: Pattie Byron. The exhibition is open to artists 18 years or older living in the United States.  $25 for first entry, $12 for each additional, up to 4 total entries. Visit http://www.poprevolutiongallery.com for prospectus.

CONTACT: Ben Neal or Francis Michaels at poprevolutiongallery@gmail.com or call 513-492-7474.

SHOW: HDR, Fine Art Photographic Exhibit, call for entries — The Southeast Gallery of Photographic Art in Vero Beach, Florida

DEADLINE: January 30, 2010.

MEDIA: Photography

DESCRIPTION: The Southeast Gallery of Photographic Art in Vero Beach, Florida announces a call to artists for their themed juried exhibit hanging from March 2 to April 27, 2010. “High Dynamic Range” is what photographers have been striving to capture and present since the early days when large black and white negatives were hand-altered, layered, and then printed. Current technologies allow digital image combining and tone mapping to produce spectacular pictures that range from photo-realism to those that stretch illusion and reality. $30 for first three images.  Visit http://www.southeastgalleryofphotographicart.com/upcoming_exhibits.html.

CONTACT: Boris Robinson at southeastgallery@gmail.com or call 772-834-5828.

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Welcome to ArtAndArtDeadlines.com ! Here are the deadlines for December 1 – 30 of 2009. December deadlines are typically slow for galleries, but online exhibits and contests abound.

Several of these shows have deadlines coming up the very first week of December, and because many are online or digital entries you save money (for comfort food) this winter. There are inexpensive shows that could be a great resume builders…so no excuses!

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SHOW: Call to Artists: UF 313 Veterinary Education and Clinical Research Center — University of Florida

EXHIBIT TYPE: Permanent State Collection

DEADLINE: December 1, 2009.

MEDIA: 2 Dimensional hanging work

DESCRIPTION: The University of Florida in Gainesville, FL is pleased to announce a call to artists for Florida’s Art in State Buildings Program. Art budget: $95,000. An honorarium of $1,500 will be awarded to up to three finalists to make a site visit and create a site specific proposal. Artists must have met at least two (2) of the following criteria: the artist has completed public commissions similar in budget to the proposed project; the artist’s works are included in major public, private, corporate or museum collections; the artist has received awards, grants or fellowships; the artist has had a one-person exhibition in a museum within the past five years. No fee. Visit http://www.arts.ufl.edu/asb to download the complete guidelines.

CONTACT: Oaklianna Brown at pubart@arts.ufl.edu or call 352-273-3045.

SHOW: International Call to Artists – Winter Expo 2010 — Infinity Art Gallery

EXHIBIT TYPE: Online Exhibit

DEADLINE: December 1, 2009 – Online Entry

MEDIA: An unlimited variety of medium and discipline are accepted as well as a wide variety of subjects and styles are eligible including – but not limited to – traditional, contemporary, and conceptual art.  Submitted artwork must be abstract, figurative, landscape or still life.

DESCRIPTION: Infinity Art Gallery seeks entries for an online exhibit, January 1, 2010 at www.InfinityArtGallery.com. Awards: $4,550 total value.  Artists are encouraged to submit early and participate in the pre-exhibit show which opens November 15, 2009. Entry fee: $25USD; 1 or 2 works of art per submission. Prospectus: http://www.infinityartgallery.com/upcoming .

CONTACT: CP Swing at charly@infinityartgallery.com

SHOW: “Projekt30‘s January 2010 Exhibition”

EXHIBIT TYPE: Online Exhibit

DEADLINE: December 1, 2009.

MEDIA: All media except support video or sound based media.

DESCRIPTION: This online exhibition will be publicly juried at Projekt30.com, December 15-29, 2009. The exhibition will include thirty artists; invitations will be sent to over 30,000 galleries, collectors, and fellow artists. Visitors have the option of contacting any participating artist with feedback or opportunities. As of October 2009 over 284,000 messages have been sent to participating artists. All artwork submitted will be presented online prior to the exhibition so visitors may help select which artists will be included. Unlike other juried exhibitions, all participants receive exposure.  $40 for 10 images. Free for Projekt30 members. Prospectus:  http://www.projekt30.com/prospectus.html .

CONTACT: Justin Blische at admin@projekt30.com

SHOW: “Melancholy: At the Bottom of Everything” call for entries– Projekt30

EXHIBIT TYPE: Online Exhibit

DEADLINE: December 2, 2009 – Online Entry

MEDIA: All media except support video or sound based media.

DESCRIPTION: Projekt30 is seeking artwork that possesses or infers the characteristics associated with the Melancholic temperament, or the emotional state of melancholy. Artwork which is down-cast, gloomy, pensive, sorrowful, or pre-occupied with the tragedy and cruelty of the world. The work will be displayed in an online exhibition at Projekt30.com and will be publicly juried December 4-16, 2009. $35 for 10 images. Free for Projekt30 members.  Prospectus: http://www.projekt30.com/melancholy_prospectus.html.

CONTACT: Justin Blische at admin@projekt30.com

SHOW: The 2009 Winter Group Show

EXHIBIT TYPE: Gallery Exhibit & Magazine Publication — NYC 3rd Ward

DEADLINE: December 3, 2009.

MEDIA: Painting, drawing, print-making and works on paper.

DESCRIPTION: 25 Artists will be selected as the best. 1 will receive the grand prize of $500, 4 runners up will receive $150, and all 25 artists will receive: A group show in 3rd Ward’s gallery; A feature in 3rd Ward’s quarterly magazine; 1-month Basic Membership to 3rd Ward; NYC wide exposure – post cards, flyers, press! Jurors: David Elshout, Antistrot mastermind, Rachel Hinde, Founding Director of Re-Title, and Kate McNamarra, Curator at P.S.1.  $10 per image.

CONTACT: For more info, visit http://www.3rdward.com/groupshowcurrent.

SHOW: Creative Adaptation Kreft Juried Exhibition – Call for Entries

EXHIBIT TYPE: Gallery Exhibit — Concordia University Ann Arbor

DEADLINE: December 4, 2009.

MEDIA: Prints, drawings, paintings, photographs, digital images, sculpture, etc. are eligible.

DESCRIPTION: Concordia University Ann Arbor seeks submission of visual arts that incorporate the various meanings and potential approaches to the idea of creative adaptation or modification of earlier forms, methods, or works. The artwork submitted should be rooted in a “useable past” while addressing a new condition, a new technology, or a new era either formally or thematically. Recipients of awards will be determined by the juror, Rebecca Hart, associate curator and acting Head of Contemporary Art for the Detroit Institute of Arts, and announced at the opening reception. The artist chosen as “Best of Show” will receive a solo exhibit in the Kreft Gallery at Concordia University Ann Arbor in the 2010-2011 season. Only original artwork produced within the past five years will be accepted-reproductions are not permitted. Entrants must be 18 years of age or older to apply. $25 entry fee for up to 2 submissions.

CONTACT: Download a prospectus: http://www.cuaa.edu/UserFiles/File/KreftArts/Kreft_Prospectus_2010.pdf or email question to Beth Steinkellner, Concordia University steinb@cuaa.edu.

SHOW: National Wet Paint Exhibition

EXHIBIT TYPE: Online Exhibit — Zhou B. Art Center, Chicago

DEADLINE: December 6, 2009.

MEDIA: Artists currently enrolled in a MFA program in an American college or university or artists who received an MFA degree within the last two years. All works must be or incorporate paint as their main medium for this painting exhibition. We welcome non-traditional interpretations of what painting is, how its done, and how it is exhibited or displayed. All submitted works will be considered for this artist exhibition. Original work only. No works previously exhibited at the Zhou B Art Center will be accepted. The curator reserves the right to accept or reject any work for inclusion into this exhibition.

DESCRIPTION: 2010 marks the first decade of the 21st Century. Under the watchful eye of a technology driven society, online social networking and cyber-interaction communities, a group of young artists have been evolving and redefining one of the oldest mediums of art. The National Wet Paint Artist Exhibition will be a contemporary art painting exhibition outlook and an overview of promising artists across the United States currently working in the medium of painting. Wet Paint refers to the idea that this is a fresh group of artists (MFA candidates/graduates) working in painting media. Wet Paint will pose the following questions: How is the next generation of artists redefining one of the oldest art mediums? How are new technologies impacting their painting materials, methods, techniques, processes and ideas? How are graduate programs in America reshaping painting? What does painting mean to a new generation? Wet Paint will highlight and give a forum to a new generation of artists working from traditional to experimental painting mediums. NO ENTRY FEE.

CONTACT: For more info, visit http://www.wetpaint2010.com/submit.html. Sergio Gomez at sergio@33collective.com.

SHOW: 12th Annual All Media Juried Online International Art Exhibition — Upstream People

EXHIBIT TYPE: Online Exhibit

DEADLINE: December 8 Postmark

MEDIA: 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional artwork in all media and creative processes (video stills acceptable).

DESCRIPTION: Upstream People Gallery announces a call to artists for an online exhibition, January 1 – December 31, 2010. Cash Awards; Special Recognitions; Press Releases to artists’ local newspapers.  Final entry December 24. $25 for up to 5 images; $5 each additional – no limit. View prospectus: http://www.upstreampeoplegallery.com/schedule/default.asp.

CONTACT: Larry Bradshaw at shows@upstreampeoplegallery.com or call 402-991-4741.

SHOW: “Burb: Exploring Zones of Living” — The Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center in Cincinnati, Ohio

EXHIBIT TYPE: Gallery Exhibit

DEADLINE: December 11, 2009.

MEDIA: The only limitation is that entries must represent original works of visual art.

DESCRIPTION: The Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center in Cincinnati, Ohio is seeking artwork for a juried art exhibition, January 22 – February 19, 2010. Burb is open to anyone. Professionals as well as students are encouraged to enter. $10 per work submitted. Juried by a committee of professional and academic advisors. Visit http://www.manifestgallery.org/burb for a prospectus.

CONTACT: Jason Franz at jason@manifestgallery.org or 513-861-3638.

SHOW: “artCompete 2010 Abstract Competition” call for entries

EXHIBIT TYPE: Online Competition

DEADLINE: December 15, 2009.

MEDIA: Open to all Artists who work in Abstraction.

DESCRIPTION: artCompete seeks artists for an online exhibition to be held January 1 – April 30, 2010. Cash awards for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place. For additional details see Guidelines and Prospectus at https://www.artcompete.com/wpsdocs/prospectus.rtf.  $20 US entry fee.

CONTACT: Lorraine at ac@artcompete.com.

SHOW: “Creative Divergents International Showcase & Competition” call for entries

EXHIBIT TYPE: Online Exhibit

DEADLINE: December 15, 2009.

MEDIA: Open to all media, styles, and subjects.

DESCRIPTION: Creative Divergents announces a call to artists for an online exhibition. Cash award. All creatives are welcome.  The winning submission(s) will be determined by creative vision, innovation, potential to engage an audience, presentation (i.e. quality of the images submitted), and overall impression. $5 per submission (up to 3 images). Multiple submissions allowed.  For more information, visit http://creativedivergents.com.

CONTACT: Please send email to info@creativedivergents.com.

SHOW: MyArtContest.com Fall/Winter Portraits Art Contest

EXHIBIT TYPE: Online Exhibit and Contest

DEADLINE: December 15, 2009.

MEDIA: All 2-D mediums

DESCRIPTION: MyArtContest.com announces a call to artists for an online exhibition from September 10, 2009 until January 15, 2010. Awards: 1st $250, 2nd $100, 3rd $50. Juror: Enzie Shahmiri. All ages are welcome to enter the Portraits Art Contest. All work must have been completed by the artist that is submitting the work. $15 for two pieces.  Prospectus available at http://www.myartcontest.com.

CONTACT: Please send email to contact@myartcontest.com.

SHOW: Portfolio Showcase, Volume 4 Book and Online Exhibition — The Center for Fine Art Photography

EXHIBIT TYPE: Online Exhibition

DEADLINE: December 29, 2009.

MEDIA: The exhibition is open world wide to all professional and amateur photographers working with digital or traditional photography or combination of both.

DESCRIPTION: The Center for Fine Art Photography invites photographers working in all mediums, styles and schools of thought to participate in this online exhibition. Traditional, contemporary, avant-garde, creative and experimental works that include old and new processes, mixed techniques, and challenging personal, emotional or political statements are welcome.  Juror: Katherine Ware. $85.00 for Non-Members for the first body of work (12 images). Download Prospectus: http://www.c4fap.org/cfe/2009Portfolio_4/cfe_portfolio_4_instructions.pdf.

CONTACT: Bill Guy at cfe@c4fap.org or call 970-224-1010.

SHOW: “5th International Drawing Annual exhibit-in-print” — The Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center in Cincinnati, Ohio

EXHIBIT TYPE: Gallery Exhibit

DEADLINE: December 31, 2009.

MEDIA: Drawings (technical, graphic, fine art, architectural, digital, illustration, etc.)  or Written entries (poetic, historical, technical, philosophical) but should be directly relevant to the practice of drawing and must be original works with proper citation for quoted material.

DESCRIPTION: The Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center in Cincinnati, Ohio is seeking drawings created within the past three years (technical, graphic, fine art, architectural, digital, illustration, etc.) Written entries can be in any form (poetic, historical, technical, philosophical) but should be directly relevant to the practice of drawing and must be original works with proper citation for quoted material. Length of written entries should be limited to a maximum of 1500 words. Entrants may submit either artwork, writing or both. $10 per work submitted. Juried by a committee of professional and academic advisors. Awards: $700 first, $200 second, $100 third.  Visit http://www.manifestgallery.org/inda5 for a prospectus.

CONTACT: Jason Franz at jason@manifestgallery.org

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