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CALL for ENTRIES: Water’s Edge

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I must confess that I do less cooking than my daily ramblings might indicate. My dearest husband does much of the cooking in our household, and he does it wonderfully. But the times I truly enjoy are the times we spend in the kitchen together. And, as I get older, I have found that artistic collaboration keeps me motivated as well. This call offers you an opportunity to produce work while still being someone else’s muse. Great idea…

Check out this Call for Entries from Open to Interpretation’s juried book competition Water’s Edge. Have your work become the artistic inspiration for a literary masterpiece today!

*Editor’s Note:  This is a repeated post because 1) I love the collaborative nature of this Call for Entries and 2) the early deadline is five days away!

CALL for ENTRIES: Open to Interpretation

Learn more about Open to Interpretation!Open to Interpretation is a juried book competition of photography, poetry, fiction and creative non-fiction. Each book begins with a themed call for photos. The chosen photos become the literary inspiration for the writers’ submissions. A book is created that matches each winning photo with two stories or poems that offer different interpretations of the image. The unique collaboration adds new dimensions to both the photos and the written word.

Learn more about Waters Edge from Open to Interpretation online!ELIGIBILITY: Open to all

MEDIA:
Photography

THEME:
Water’s Edge

DEADLINE: The early deadline is April 26, 2011. The final deadline is June 7, 2011.

NOTIFICATION: June 20, 2011

ENTRY FEE: $30 for 5 images, $10 each additional if entered by April 26, 2011. $35 for 5 images, $10 each additional if entered by June 7, 2011.

Wind in Water photograph of Lake Michigan by Juror Douglas BeasleyJUROR: As founder and director of Vision Quest Photo Workshops, Douglas Beasley provides workshops that emphasize personal expression and creative vision over the mechanics of camera use. He believes in helping each student find their voice rather than making pretty pictures. Click on the Wind in Water photograph of Lake Michigan by Juror Douglas Beasley pictured right to see his portfolios.

Much of his personal work, including Sacred Sites of the Lakota, Disappearing Green Space, Silent Witness: Genocide and the Landscape, Sacred Places and Earth Meets Spirit are supported by grants and commissions and have been widely exhibited and collected. His second book Earth Meets Spirit will be coming out in late 2010. Doug continues to explore the notion of what is sacred in his photography and in his life. He lives in a passive solar home surrounded by trees in Saint Paul, MN. When not out traveling the world he can be found tending his Japanese gardens or enjoying a strong cup of coffee while listening to loud music. Personal heroes include Jimi Hendrix, the Dalai Lama and whoever invented the espresso machine.

AWARDS: $300 Jurors Selection Award

For complete details, visit Open to Interpretation online!

Learn more about Waters Edge from Open to Interpretation online!

CALL for ENTRIES: Open to Interpretation

Click to Subscribe to www.ArtAndArtDeadlines.com by Email!PARING in PAIRS

I must confess that I do less cooking that my daily ramblings might indicate.  My dearest husband does much of the cooking in our household, and he does it wonderfully.  But the times I truly enjoy are the times we spend in the kitchen together.  And, as I get older, I have found that artistic collaboration keeps me motivated as well.  This call offers you an opportunity to produce work while still being someone else’s muse.  Great idea…

Check out this Call for Entries from Open to Interpretation’s juried book competition Water’s Edge.  Have your work become the artistic inspiration for a literary masterpiece today!

CALL for ENTRIES:  Open to Interpretation

Learn more about Open to Interpretation!Open to Interpretation is a juried book competition of photography, poetry, fiction and creative non-fiction.  Each book begins with a themed call for photos.  The chosen photos become the literary inspiration for the writers’ submissions.  A book is created that matches each winning photo with two stories or poems that offer different interpretations of the image. The unique collaboration adds new dimensions to both the photos and the written word.

Learn more about Waters Edge from Open to Interpretation online!ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all

MEDIA:
Photography

THEME:
Water’s Edge

DEADLINE:  The early deadline is April 26, 2011.  The final deadline  is June 7, 2011.

NOTIFICATION: June 20, 2011

ENTRY FEE:  $30 for 5 images, $10 each additional if entered by April 26, 2011. $35 for 5 images, $10 each additional if entered by June 7, 2011.

Wind in Water photograph of Lake Michigan by Juror Douglas BeasleyJUROR:   As founder and director of Vision Quest Photo Workshops, Douglas Beasley provides workshops that emphasize personal expression and creative vision over the mechanics of camera use.  He believes in helping each student find their voice rather than making pretty pictures.  Click on the Wind in Water photograph of Lake Michigan by Juror Douglas Beasley pictured right to see his portfolios.

Much of his personal work, including Sacred Sites of the Lakota, Disappearing Green Space, Silent Witness: Genocide and the Landscape, Sacred Places and Earth Meets Spirit are supported by grants and commissions and have been widely exhibited and collected.  His second book Earth Meets Spirit will be coming out in late 2010.  Doug continues to explore the notion of what is sacred in his photography and in his life. He lives in a passive solar home surrounded by trees in Saint Paul, MN.  When not out traveling the world he can be found tending his Japanese gardens or enjoying a strong cup of coffee while listening to loud music.  Personal heroes include Jimi Hendrix, the Dalai Lama and whoever invented the espresso machine.

AWARDS: $300 Jurors Selection Award

For complete details, visit Open to Interpretation online!

Learn more about Waters Edge from Open to Interpretation online!

FEATURED ARTIST: Daniel Embree

Learn more about Featured Artist Daniel Embree!

I propose a TOAST!

Many of the artists that submit their work to be featured have deeply personal connections to their work.  In a perfect world, all artists would have that same connection; however, the world isn’t perfect. Giving a voice to artists who have  something to say has become one of the many great joys of this experience blogging experience.

As I often have to remind myself, choosing a Featured Artist is not about separating the good artwork from the bad. It has become about the challenge of picking from amongst ALL of the good work. Picking the right work at the right moment. Thanks, again, for that.  Like many of you, my life is full of chances to walk the walk, not just talk the talk.

 This month’s artist
walks and talks with an aesthetic of hope and celebration.

TClick to learn more about Daniel Embree!he Featured Artist chosen from February’s entries is artist Daniel Embree (pictured right in photo by Howard Romero). Embree’s work is a celebration of acceptance and the happiness that results. The work of Daniel Embree is like a black tie party of self-discovery and getting exactly what you deserve–at least eventually.

FEATURED ARTIST:
Daniel Embree

Though he is an emerging artist in New England, Embree’s pursuits have taken him from his home in Chicago to Utah and Los Angeles before bringing him to Boston, Massachusetts. Embree was raised in a conservative Mormon home in Chicago’s northern suburbs. His parents have always encouraged his love of art.

Dignity - a monotype by Daniel EmbreeMy mom taught me to be creative. I didn’t play with ninja turtle action figures as a kid. I made my own action figures out of clay—lizards, dragons, animals, mermaids, and giant insects. And my parents always praised my art. No matter what I was working on, it was always met with encouragement.”  By the time he was eight he was taking classes at the Art Institute of Chicago with students 3x his age. Exposure to great art and information about artists at the Art Institute fueled his own aspirations.

In the northern suburbs, Embree was also fortunate to have access to one of the best art programs in the region; his high school had eight art teachers. Upon graduating, he had a portfolio that showed breadth, depth, and consistency. Art schools across the country were competing for his attention.

Cheers - a monotype by Daniel EmbreeI had decided I was going to an art school in Boston,” Embree recalls, “My dad took me to Boston and there was a school there that really wanted me. I fell in love with the city instantly. That was where I wanted to live.”

But that year, the Massachusetts Supreme Court legalized gay marriage.

 

“It scared me,” said Daniel, “At that time I was desperately trying to hide the fact that I was gay myself.”  Embree was dedicated to the Mormon Church. “I didn’t just want to be an artist, I wanted to be a Mormon artist. I had grown up with lots of exposure to Mormon art, and my mom was always telling me that I could create better Mormon art—I had every intent to do just that.”

Bow Tie - oil on panel by Daniel EmbreeThe fact that I grew up in a Church that did not tolerate homosexuality, went to a school that institutionalized discrimination, underwent reparative “ex-gay” therapy that didn’t work and ended up being very harmful, and was a missionary, makes my turnaround to acceptance and eventually marrying a man all the more powerful.” In 2009, Embree sought to broaden his scope and address the bigger issues inherent in his work. “I realized that really I was interested in how people treat each other,” he wrote in an artist statement, “I wanted to call attention to both our everyday interactions and how we address difficult situations.”

10 years from now I don’t want to be known as a gay artist, or as an artist who questions religion. It is true that I am a gay artist and that I do question religion, but I feel like the issues I bring into my art are bigger than both of those things, and in the future I would like to pursue them in broader ways to connect to a larger audience. Identity, authority, communication, relationships, personal struggle and acceptance are universal tropes that transcend my unique experiences.

Degradation - a monotype by Daniel EmbreeEmbree’s most recent work has such a painterly effect, I had to ask, are you a print maker or a painter?  “My work lately is definitely printmaking, but I don’t consider myself a printmaker. I am an artist, and I love to draw and paint too. I may be working on a body of paintings in the future, or I may be developing other printmaking techniques. I will work in whatever media inspires and motivates me, and fits the message I’m trying to convey.”

I am always fascinated by the motivation of printmakers to tackle a media, that by its very nature, expects perfection.  But, of course, Embree revels in the lack of perfection–strives for it even.  “The process entails rolling ink onto plexi-glass and then manipulating it before printing the remaining image onto paper. He rolls each color of ink individually and repeats the subtractive process with each color. The layers of ink stack on top of each other to create the final image.

Because the layers don’t always line up perfectlythe figures seem to quiver, as if they are moving.

The subtractive process of wiping the ink is also very gestural, and contributes to a sense of movement in the art.  Embree’s most recent work really reinforces the image of the tuxedo.  After such a struggle for acceptance, why use a shining symbol of celebration?   Initially it was inspired by the tuxedos of my wedding, but 1920’s illustrations of men in tuxedos made him connect the image to something broader.

Pleading - a monotype by Daniel EmbreeThe twenties were a time when society was grappling with a lot of the same issues I grappled with. Americans were dealing with the restrictions of prohibition. They were also coming out of the stuffy Victorian era with a lot of social rules and pressures. Despite all of this, they were discovering new cultural freedoms—questioning gender inequities and roles, social boundaries & authority.  They celebrated the end of struggle after World War I, and the rise of new technologies and prosperity. In a similar way, I am at a time in my life where things are working out and just starting to take off.  By bringing all of that into my work, I think I can share what I feel in a way that can be read by a larger audience.

Shamefaced - a monotype triptych by Daniel EmbreeBut what about the food?  This IS, afterall, a food-themed art blog. I don’t know if I just attract foodie-artists or artistic foodies. Or, maybe artists just think that food is the way to my heart because most of the artists I interview have phenomenal culinary tastes. When Embree way asked? Diplomacy.

“I love too many foods to have a favorite, but I will pick out some flavors that I like. I especially love dishes that combine unlikely or contrasting flavors together. I love the mix of bitter-sweet lingonberries with savory meatballs or sweet mango with salty coconut sticky rice. I’m a sucker for everything bitter or tart—like dark chocolate, cranberry, or grapefruit.”  And he doesn’t snack. I am suspicious of non-snacker. *snicker*

 Learn more about Featured Artist Daniel Embree!

 

CALL for ENTRIES: 2nd SemiAnnual Competition from Dave Bown Projects

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CASH for PUPPIES

When someone parts with their hard-earned cash, you can consider their purchase a compliment in the highest regard.  Ultimately, I cannot trust my first food sales because I suspect my puppy dog eyes were a bigger factor than the taste of my lemonade.  But many years later, my husband Jon and I were proud to sell gourmet hotdogs in a little downtown store front.  The poodle (a turkey dog with feta and red-wine cucumber relish) remains my proudest culinary sale.   This next call could result in the sale of your artwork, a high compliment that could leave you with extra dough for hot dogs!

Check out this Call for Entries from Dave Bown Projects for their 2nd SemiAnnual Competition.  This is your chance to win one of seven $1000 cash awards PLUS the chance to sell your work.  There are no media restrictions… so no excuses!

CALL for ENTRIES:
2nd SemiAnnual Competition

Learn more about the 2nd SemiAnnual Competiton from Dave Bowns Projects!Founded in 2005, the initiatives of  Dave Bown Projects, a privately held U.S. company, focus on advancing the field of contemporary art by engaging in scholarly research and distributing unrestricted monetary awards to visual artists.

ELIGIBILITY:  This competition is open to all visual artists who are 18 years of age or older.

MEDIA:  All styles and media are eligible.

DEADLINE:  May 30, 2011 at 11pm EST

NOTIFICATION:  June 15, 2011

ENTRY FEE:  A non-refundable $40 USD entry fee is required. There are no additional fees.  Click Here to pay via PayPal or call (917) 365-5265, and they can process your credit or debit card over the phone.

JURORS:  Kashya Hildebrand founded her gallery in Geneva in 2001. Since 2004 the gallery has been located in the center of Zurich, featuring a large exhibition space. The main focus of the gallery lies in its dedication to the support and the representation of an international group of young, emerging artists through solo and group shows.

Daneyal Mahmood is the owner of the Daneyal Mahmood Gallery.  The DMG program focuses on defining the normative through investigating its deviations. Issues of politics, culture, science and history are frequently addressed – the social aspect of the program being as central as the aesthetic. There is a commitment to craftsmanship and a love of spectacle throughout.  Mediums include multi-media installation, sculpture, painting, drawing and photography.

Peter Surace opened RARE Gallery in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District in 1998. The gallery moved to Chelsea in 2003 and has occupied its current space on West 27th Street since 2009. From the beginning, RARE has been dedicated to fostering the careers of emerging artists to help them gain a firm footing in the contemporary art market place.

Editor’s Note: To ensure objectivity and fairness artists should not contact the jurors.  Any questions you may have should be directed to Dave Bown at (917) 365-5265 or info@davebownprojects.com.

AWARDS:  $7,000 USD (7 artists will each receive $1,000). In addition to the cash prizes, Dave Bown will be buying works of art, on an ongoing basis, from select artists as submissions are
received.

For complete details, visit Dave Bown Projects online!

Visit Dave Bowns Projects for Complete Details!

CALL for ENTRIES: Light, Space, Time & the Sea

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DIPLOMACY STINKS

It is a happy, shiny New Year, and I am excited about the possibilities.  Per usual, I am optimistic about the future… nauseatingly optimistic, according to my husband Jon.  However, most folks will also tell you that my attitude toward life is often like my taste in food…direct, unapologetic and undiplomatic.  Can food be unapologetic and undiplomatic?  Have you ever met a cheese named Limberger?  That sort of straight forwardness is what drew me to this next Call.

Check out the Call for Entries from the Light, Space & Time Gallery for their online Seascapes competition.  You know that I am not a huge fan of online competitions; however, I think of this as digital publication which is always a good thing.  The entry fee is dirt cheap, and the value of inbound links to your website is priceless.  Take a look…

Learn more about the Light Space and Time Online Gallery!CALL for ENTRIES:
Seascapes

Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery presents a Juried Competition, in which 2D artists from around the world are called upon to make online submissions for the theme Seascapes for inclusion into the February 2011 online group exhibition.

ELIGIBILITY:  Light Space & Time encourages entries from all 2D artists regardless of where they reside and regardless of their experience or education in the art field.

MEDIA:  All two dimensional media are eligible.

Learn more about the Seascapes Competition!DEADLINE:  The submission process for artists ends January 29, 2011.

ENTRY FEE:  $15.00 USD for 5 Entries

AWARDS:  A group exhibition of the top five finalists will be held online at the Light Space & Time – Online Art Gallery during the month of February 2011.  Awards will be for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places. In addition, 2 artists will be recognized with Honorable Mention awards. Depending on the amount and the quality of the entries there may also be Special Recognition awards posted as well.

Learn more about the Light Space and Time Online Gallery!BENEFITS:  Your artwork is exposed to thousands of visitors to the website each month.  Your artwork is retained on the website in the Archives section for further and ongoing exposure.  The Artist’s website is linked to Light Space & Time.  Winners for that month are promoted in direct email pieces to gallery owners and directors, corporate art representatives and decision makers in the art world.  Winners for that month will be promoted to 50+ news and press release outlets, thus creating more traffic, exposure and back links to the artist and their website.  Participating winners are gaining valuable experience, marketing their artwork and building their resumes for a very low cost to take part in one of the gallery’s online competitions.  *Editor’s Note:  This statement is not a guarantee from www.ArtAndArtDeadlines.com, but it comes directly from the Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery website.

For complete details, visit the Seascapes page!

CALL for ENTRIES: A Year in Review 2010

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In addition to running the ever popular ArtAndArtDeadlines.com empire (hee), I create art of my own and hold down a day job as a Marketing Director.  I frequently get asked what it would take for me to throw up my hands and give in to my desire to do nothing but cook and make art.  The Goose would have to lay the Golden Egg.  I have a 10 year plan, but the golden egg would make it a 10 second plan.  Maybe this Call will be your golden egg.

Check out this Call for Entries for A Year In Review 2010 from Artists Wanted.  The entry fee is a low $10 per piece, and the Grand Prize package is almost impossible to believe.  Take a look…

CALL for ENTRIES: A Year in Review 2010

Artists Wanted:  A Year In Review 2010 is an international, all-medium-encompassing open call for art.  Their mission is to present a range of technique, style and narrative that captures the best emerging artists of the previous year.

Learn more about A Year in Review 2010 online!They believe that great talent deserves endless attention, and they will do all they can
to present your work
to the world.

During the first week of March, New York City will host artists, galleries, critics and curators from all over the world. Let this be your opportunity to shine in the spotlight of a feature booth at SCOPE, the premier showcase for international emerging contemporary art and one of the most influential presences in the expanding global art market.

Learn more about A Year in Review 2010 online!ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists from around the world who are 18+ years.

MEDIA:  Sculpture, Installation, Painting, Drawing, Photography, Design, Illustration, Film, Video, Performance, sound & more! Conceptual proposals also welcome.

DEADLINE:  Entries must be submitted before January 28, 2011. Late entries must be submitted no later than February 4, 2011 and may be subject to a late entry fee.

ENTRY FEE: Price for entry is $10 per image, you can submit 8 or more images for a flat rate of $79 (maximum of 15 images).

Learn more about A Year in Review 2010 online!AWARDS:

The Grand Prize Package:  A feature spot at SCOPE New York 2011, next to the top figures in the global art scene, $10,000 cash grant, includes $5,000 to create new work; $5,000 to spend however you want; Hotel accommodations and airfare to and from New York City for the event; A publicity campaign in New York City promoting you and your work; An online video feature garnering lasting exposure for your work; and Art-star treatment at the official SCOPE After-Party produced by Artists Wanted.

Learn more about A Year in Review 2010 online!The People’s Choice Award: $2,000 cash grant; An online feature bringing international exposure

The Category Awards: $1,000 and internationally-broadcasted online features by Artists Wanted will be awarded to one winner in each of the following categories: Fine Art (Painting, Drawing, Sculpture & Installation), Motion & Sound (Film, Video, Performance & Sound), Design & Illustration, and Photography.

The Art of Elysium Award: $10,000 donation made to The Art of Elysium on the winner’s behalf; and an online feature bringing international exposure

Learn more about A Year in Review 2010 online!JURORS:  Entries will be reviewed by a talented panel of judges, who are leaders in their fields, dedicated to creative expression and fully supportive in the effort to identify and recognize emerging artistic talent all across the globe. Go ahead, the judges are waiting for you to amaze them. Click here to learn more about the judges.

For complete details, visit the Artist Wanted website!

Learn more about A Year in Review 2010 online!

ART CONTEST: Charlatan Ink Art Prize

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GOBBLE, QUACK, OINK!

Sometimes you have to take a risk to have anything worth having.  On Thanksgiving, risk takes on a different status altogether.  We aren’t a turkey family.  We have dabbled in duck, but we usually succomb to consuming a honey glazed ham.  But, to all those that deep fry turkeys or make their own turduken, bravo!  It always takes risk to reap serious reward.  This call is no different.

Check out this Call for Entries for the Charlatan Ink Art Prize.  The entry fee is a whopping $50 per piece entered, but the judges are exemplary…and the Grand Prize is $25,000.  And I think the second place prize is even better.  Take a chance…

CALL for ENTRIES:  Charlatan Ink Art Prize

The Charlatan Ink Art Prize for the Visual Arts will be held biennially in New York from 2011 onwards, but in an innovative twist will be traveling every other year around the globe.  Possible venues for 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018 are in chronological order Brisbane/Australia; Graz/Austria; Cracow/Poland and Shanghai/China.

Learn more about the Charlatan Ink Art Prize!ELIGIBILITY:  The Charlatan Ink Art Prize for the Visual Arts is open to all artists practicing visual art.  Art works submitted for the Charlatan Ink Art Prize must conform to each year’s specified theme. Artists may interpret the theme in any way that fits with their art practices, however the theme has to be visually present within all artistic interpretations.

THEME:  ‘Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going?’

MEDIA:  Accepted:  painters (in any medium & stylistic expression from classical painting to collages to illustrations to graffiti to drawing to print); photographers (film/digital); sculptors (3D works/jewellery); film-makers (video/film-camera/animation film); conceptual artists (working in all mediums mentioned above); and crafts (from pottery to weaving to carpet-looming).

ENTRY FEE:  US$ 50.00 (including TAX) handling + administration fee has to be paid for each work entered. Two works can only be entered in each year’s competition. An individual work may not be submitted more than once. Should this occur, the Charlatan Ink Partners reserve the right to disqualify the entry.

Sponsored in part by the Carlton Arms Hotel!DEADLINE:  February 15, 2011

NOTIFICATION:  After April 15, 2011

JUDGES: 

Anthony Lister‘s “tireless approach to living is an unrelenting approach to art. What is evident in his work is the inability to remove a man’s life from his creations.  Studio, gallery and museum shows aside, his name and imagery is on street corners worldwide accessing a massive audience by way of stickers, aerosol paint and all manner of markers.  His paintings, drawings, sculptures and happenings pull from his experiences as a youth in Australia and participating in the repetition as a father of two. Superheroes, skateboarding, graffiti, Australian gangster celebrities, television, jail birds, tattoos, the internet, pop and advertising resurface in his art practice.”  from Too Heavy For Superman by Joseph Allen Shea.

Judge Winston SmithWinston Smith:  From 1977 to the present: has worked on numerous Punk record covers, posters, logos and flyers for American, British and Italian bands including Dead Kennedys, D.O.A., Green Day, Lard, and spoken word projects for Jello Biafra. Also designed album art for Ben Harper, Tijuana No, Alternative Tentacles projects, Emily the Strange, George Carlin and others.  Books include three volumes of Collage Art published by Last Gasp of San Francisco, as well as works in countless other books as covers and inside (both as illustrations and for personal interviews), including illustrations for magazines such as The New Yorker, Playboy, Spin, The Progressive, Mother Jones, Amazing Stories, etc.

Marlene Antico has many years of experience in sourcing and collecting fine art for private and corporate collections.  As a professional art consultant, she assists her clients to develop a comprehensive, high-quality collection and in the sale of their artwork on a consignment basis when required.   Marlene Antico’s expert guidance ensures that both the experienced collector and the first time buyer derive satisfaction from their art purchases. She also works in tandem with architects and interior designers with sourcing work for their clients.

Judge JB BerkowJB Berkow: “I have been exhibiting and selling my work for more than forty years. In 1976 at age 27 I founded the most well-known cooperative gallery in the country, “Touchstone Gallery,” located in Washington, D.C.  My work is in the permanent collection of the Vatican Contemporary Art Collection…not bad for a nice Jewish girl! 

It has never been enough for me to show and sell my own work, for whatever reason I have always been interested in promoting other artists’ work. That is the reason that I went on to found “Frenchman’s Art Gallery and Studios, Inc.” in 1994 and opened “RosettaStone Fine Art Gallery” and “RosettaStone Corporate Art Consulting.”

Ed McCormack, a former columnist and feature writer for Rolling Stone, and one of the original contributing editors of Andy Warhol’s Interview, has written extensively on art and popular culture for the Village Voice and numerous other publications. Presently, with his wife Jeannie McCormack, he co-publishes the New York art journal Gallery & Studio.  McCormack’s most pressing present project is a memoir called Hoodlum Heart,” of which he says, “It’s all about what it was like to be the test dummy for the crash and burn generation, an epic work of shameless name-dropping and self-libel that is bound to create a scandal.”

Judge Bing DaweBing Dawe:  Since graduating from the University of Canterbury School of fine Arts in the mid 1970s Bing Dawe has exhibited extensively throughout New Zealand and overseas.  He has held over 40 solo exhibitions including a major survey exhibition at the Robert McDougall Art Gallery in his home town of Christchurch in 1999.  His work is held in most public and private collections in New Zealand. In 1999 he was the winner of a major national art award, The Visa Gold James Wallace Award.

Learn more about the Charlatan Ink Art Prize online!PRIZES: 

The Winner of the inaugural Charlatan Ink Art Prize for the Visual Arts 2011 shall receive the Charlatan Ink Art Prize Silver Ink Well and US$ 25,000.00 in Prize Money.

The artist with the second highest point score awarded by the jury shall receive the Charlatan Ink Encouragement Prize, which includes a 6 week artist residency at the Carlton Arms Hotel, New York*, a Canon G11 Camera and US$ 1,000.00.

Furthermore Endeavor Printing will print an exhibition catalog (softcover, max. 75 pages in an edition of 200) for an exhibition the artist might undertake within the next twelve months of the Second Prize win.

The artist with the third highest point score awarded by the jury shall receive a twelve months art expose on the CHARLATAN INK Website, hosting the artist’s portfolio.

To encourage galleries to forward to their artists all relevant information concerning the Charlatan Ink Art Prize, Charlatan Ink Publishing & Endeavor Printing have committed themselves to print for the gallery that has encouraged the Winner to participate in the Charlatan Ink Art Prize, a first class exhibition catalog in an edition of 300 copies (softcover, max. 100 pages).

For all the details, visit the Charlatan Ink Art Prize website!

CALL for ENTRIES: Pernod Absinthe Art Contest

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We go through alot of peanut butter at my house, but I’m not the only one out there hungry for other opportunities to make a little cash through Art Contests considering the response to the Hirease.com Doodle contest.  In an effort to spare you another day of just peanut butter, take a look at this art contest…

Pernod Absinthe is hosting its 2nd Annual “Creator of Art” Contest with a Grand Prize of $1,805 (the year Pernod Fils began distilling in France).  Did I mention that there is no entry fee?  Even better, eh?

CALL for ENTRIES:  Pernod Absinthe Art Contest

Click to Enter the Pernod Asbinthe Art Contest on Facebook!Pernod, the Creator of Absinthe, is holding its second annual Creator of Art contest on its Facebook page.

ELIGIBILITY:  There are two main requirements for submissions: all pieces must be original works and all works must include the date 1805.

SUBMISSIONS:  Entries will be accepted only on Pernod Absinthe’s facebook page:  facebook.com/pernodabsinthe.  You have to be signed into your facebook account to get to the page.

MEDIA:  Painting, Illustration, Photography, Video, Digital/Animation

ENTRY FEE:  There is no entry fee.

DEADLINE:  January 31, 2011

NOTIFICATION:  March 2011

AWARD:  The Creator of Art Contest will award the first place winner with $1,805 (the year Pernod Fils began distilling in France).

For full details, visit Pernod Absinthe on Facebook!

CALL for ENTRIES: Mobile Canvas Art Contest

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FABULOUS
FUNCTION

I am all about Functional Art.  I try to shove art into every corner of my life from my choices in clothing to furniture to food.  I wonder…if food that is presented beautifully tastes better, does that mean that a beautifully-encased iPhone will function better?  Hmmm…

Check out this Call for Entries into the Mobile Canvas Art Contest by SolSketch.  Win up to $700 plus royalties by submitting your ideas for an iPhone Case or Laptop Skin.  There is no entry fee for this contest, and SolSketch gives you the template, to boot.  What do you have to lose?

CALL for ENTRIES:  Mobile Canvas Art Contest

For their first contest, SolSketch is seeking out the most innovative designs for a set of limited edition Apple iPhone cases and laptop skins for Apple products. 

Learn more about this SolSketch contest online!Using the templates (link is below), use the space to create a vector-based design for 1 of the 2 categories.

SolSketch is a new company focused on bringing unique art to the products in our lives. To SolSketch, the products in our lives are more than just functional elements, they are our own personal canvases. Its their mission to bring artwork to every personal canvas worldwide.

Check out SolSketch on Facebook!This contest is the first of an on-going series of art contests in which SolSketch will be reaching out to the artists of the world, professional and otherwise, to design products for our world.

DEADLINE:  November 12, 2010

PRIZES: For each category: $250 winner, $100 runner-up & a 5% royalty fee for each product sold with your artwork. Top 5 designs in each category get an invitation to show their work at the launch event in November of 2010 in Chicago, IL plus free iPhone case and laptop skins.

ENTRY FEE:  There seems to be no entry fee.

Learn more about SolSketch's laptop skin contest!RULES: Artwork is preferred if submitted in a vector format (Adobe Illustrator or EPS). You may also submit other graphic format files, such as JPG or GIF. All artwork must be the original creation of the submitting person. Do not violate copyrights in your design.  Adult, obscene, offensive, or otherwise indecent artwork is strictly forbidden. Submission of your artwork acknowledges that your design could be used on a physical product sold by SolSketch and that you accept the standard artist royalty agreement.

SUBMISSIONS: SolSketch recommends that you use their pre-designed Adobe Illustrator templates. But, you do not have to use them. If you do not use their templates, they’ll do their best job to fit your artwork or photography to their templates for you.

TEMPLATES: Apple Macbook – Laptop Skin or the Apple iPhone – Case

For full details, visit the SolSketch website!

CALL for ENTRIES: Ex Arte Equinus 4

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Someone emailed me an appreciative note about my recent post featuring a rubber chicken.  I explained that finding Calls for Entry day after day was far easier than figuring out how to make a food reference day after day.  There have only been a few that I wasn’t particulary proud of like the Rice A Roni reference to San Francisco.  Nothing against Rice A Roni…it just wasn’t a creative reference.  So here I am…horses?  Carrot, folks.  That’s all I’ve got.

Check out this great Call for Entries in Ex Arte Equinus 4 brought to you by Art Horse Magazine.  The fees are reasonable, and this in an excellent opportunity to get true value from Art Publications.  Check it out…

CALL for ENTRIES:  Ex Arte Equinus 4

Ex Arte Equinus is an international art competition dedicated to presenting the equine as fine art.  The amount of equine artists working today is astounding.  Ex Arte Equinus is a chance for artists worldwide to have their work recognized in a fine art format, in a competition that will provide equine artists the opportunity to compete and have their work seen on an international level. 

Check out Art Horse Magazine online!Images of winning artwork will be published in issue #12 of Art Horse Magazine (published March 2011).  Winners and selected images will also be published in a limited edition hardback book about the show, available from Art Horse Magazine.  

ELIGIBILITY:  Contest is open to artists worldwide.  Open to artists 17 years and older.  All artwork must be original work executed by the artist. Works produced by non-human artists are not eligible.  Works based on a photograph must have the photographer’s permission before entering that work.  Works must include a suggestion of an equine form in the image submitted (i.e. a still life painting of tack or hunting dogs would not be acceptable for this show).  Previously submitted works are welcome, however works that placed or appeared in any previous Ex Arte Equinus competition or book are not eligible.

 CATEGORIES:  All artists will compete for the awards in these categories (note that multimedia pieces should be entered  based on predominant media):

Ex Arte Equinus 4Paintings:  Includes watercolors, oils, acrylics, and any other ‘wet’ traditional or non-traditional painting media.  This category does not include “digitally painted” pieces or electronically-generated art for this competition.  Any image entered into an inappropriate division will be moved by the jurors into the correct division at the time of judging without penalty to the artist.  

Drawings:  Includes drawings, pastel, charcoal, etchings, and other traditional or non-traditional types of ‘dry’ drawing media.  This category does not include “digitally drawn” pieces or electronic art for this competition.  Any image entered into an inappropriate division will be moved by the jurors into the correct division at the time of judging without penalty to the artist.

Check out Ex Arte Equinus 4 Art Competition online!Sculpture:  Includes 3-dimensional works completed using traditional or non-traditional materials.  Copies of originals are accepted for cast media (such as bronze, wax, ceramics, or resin) if they are submitted as entries by the sculpting artist only.

Digital Art:  Includes any artwork completed digitally, including digital image that has a photograph as its base, such as an image heavily reworked or texturized with Photoshop, any images with painted or pasted backgrounds, foregrounds, layers, or subjects, and any image which is entirely computer-drawn or computer-created.  Digital collages are included in this division.  Please review the qualifications for the Photography division below if you have questions.  Any image entered into an inappropriate division will be moved by the jurors into the correct division at the time of judging without penalty to the artist.

Photography:  Includes digital or film photography (alternative film or traditional film types of images and /or processing), color or black and white.   Photo should include the image or suggestion of a real, live horse in some way.  Artists may be asked to provide the original file if a digital image is in question as to the amount of reworking. Any image entered into an inappropriate division will be moved by the jurors into the correct division at the time of judging without penalty to the artist.

Sculpture by Juror Susan Leyland
Sculpture by Juror Susan Leyland

LIMITED EDITION PROGRAMME BOOK:

Selected works and information about the show will be printed in a color hardbound book that will be available on the Art Horse Magazine website. 

 ENTRY PROCEDURE:  Submit entries on CD, or online.  SUBMIT ONLY A DIGITAL VERSION OF YOUR IMAGE. Do not sent actual work.

Send your files via email to:  exarte_images@gmx.com  (total size per email is 15mb, so you may need to send multiple emails.)  DO NOT send images prepared for web pages or internet viewing. For flatwork (paintings, drawings, photos, digital), submit one image per entry, with a limit of 12 entries per artist.  For sculptures: Multiple views of your piece may be needed to sufficiently show the piece in entirety (i.e. front and side views). Submit up to two images per entry, with a limit of 12 entries per artist.  Please name your files with Artist’s last name, entry number, and view number (i.e. Smith_1_1.jpg, Smith_1_2.jpg, etc.)

Happy in the Fields by Juror Rachael Waller
Happy in the Fields by Juror Rachael Waller

ENTRY FEES:

$30.00 per artist will include up to 3 entries.  Additional entries up to twelve may be added at $10.00 each. 

USEAGE RIGHTS:  By submitting for jurying, artists grant Art Horse Magazine permission to use the submitted images in publication of issue 10 of Art Horse Magazine, in online display and printed promotion about the competition only (such as informational booklets sent to sponsors etc.), and in publication of the show programme.  Artists grant the use of their image(s) as stated here without further compensation from Art Horse Magazine.  Artist and title recognition is always included at use.

 AWARDS:  Prizes include rosettes for first place through third place for each category.  First place and overall winners receive custom glass awards and one copy Ex Arte Equinus IV programme book will be awarded to each first place artist and overall Award winners.  Winning works will be included in issue #12 (Winter, 3/11) of Art Horse Magazine and in the published show programme book as an opportunity to present the work to an international audience of equine art collectors and enthusiasts.

JURORS:  Each category will be judged separately.  Susan Leyland (Drawing category), Rachael Waller (Photography category), Sherron Sheppard (Digital Art category) and Kathi Peters (painting category), and Lyne Raff, editor (sculpture category).

 JURY NOTIFICATION:  On or about sixty days from final entry deadline.

DEADLINE:  October 30, 2010.  Electronic entries only after 10/20

For full details, visit Art Horse Magazine online!