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CALL for ENTRIES: Pernod Absinthe Art Contest

Click to Subscribe to www.ArtAndArtDeadlines.com by Email!I ♥ PEANUT BUTTER 

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!

CASH for ART DOODLES: Win $250 Today

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FREE FOOD!

I love it when I can make cash doing something I love like secret dining.  Yep, there are restauranteurs out there that will hire you to eat for free in their restaurant to evaluate the food service, food quality, and restaurant cleanliness.  And usually, the ones that are willing to pay for that service are the ones that don’t really need it.  That adds up to…free food.

Wanna make some cash doing something you love?  This Call for Entries from HirEase.com…an employment screening company of all places.  Check it out below…it isn’t on their website!  Editors Note: I’ve been thinking about adding Cash for Art opportunities to this blog more often.  Leave a comment with your thoughts.

CALL for ENTRIES:
Logo Doodle Contest

Hirease is looking for artists to represent their artistic style utilizing their company logo! 

Learn more about HireEase.com!This is a fun & unique opportunity to promote your artistic technique.  Doodle or create your own representative masterpiece incorporating their logo.  Think…Google’s constantly revolving doodle-like logos like the one below.

DEADLINE:  November 1, 2010

AWARDS:  12 winners will be selected and will receive $250 and their name or website will be listed for additional exposure.  Selected winners will be rotated on the hirease.com website and represented in their company calendar.

Google DoodleABOUT the COMPANY:  “We are an employee screening services company with a difference.   At Hirease you are not a number or an inconvenience; we truly care about our clients and their businesses. If you call us you will always get to speak to a real person without having to wade through an automated telephone system. We offer you the ability to create, implement and manage your pre-employment screening and your applicant tracking seamlessly. Whether you need an end-to-end screening system, or just an occasional background search, we are here to help you discover a better way to better people.” –from their website hirease.com

For more information email Heidi Dent: art2559@hirease.com!  

NO ENTRY FEE: Rejected Art AWARD

Click to Subscribe to www.ArtAndArtDeadlines.com by Email!REJECTION SUCKS

I’ve been rejected personally, professionally and artistically… and they all suck.   On rare occaison, I take the artistic rejection personally.  I’ve been known to hold a grudge.  I’ll omit the name, but let’s just say there IS a gallery out there that rejected four of my pieces for four different shows in ONE year.  You won’t find their Calls on this site EVER. 

Bitter?  Maybe a little.

Want redemption for your rejected artwork?  Check out the online Rejected Art Award.  Here’s your shot to redeem up to 10 of your rejected works of art and possibly win a cash prize to boot. 

Entry is free, so what do you have to lose?

REJECTED ART AWARD

ELIGIBILITY:  All entries must have been rejected at some point in the past- Either proposals or competition entries (Other than this competition).

Check out the Rejected Art Award online!Entrants must be over the age of 18.

Only the Judge and Matt Akehurst are excluded from this competition.

SPECIFICATIONS:

Images must belong to the named person entering the competition or to the executor of their estate.

Information to be sent in email- Full Name, Email Address, Country, Title of work, Where rejected from.

One  image per entry, 800 x 600 px at 72 RGB jpg, (Note: it is possible to combine two or more views of the work into this format)

Optional information, 50 word text for entries to be displayed when image clicked. Price (no commission, interested parties email will be forwarded to the artist).

Ten entries allowed per person.

Open from 6th August  to 8th October

Win Cash Prizes!PRIZE MONEY:

 $1000 (NZ dollars) will be awarded by the Judge.

Five lots of $100 (NZ dollars) will be randomly distributed throughout the competition.

Any costs in transferring money will be deducted from the prize.

Winners will be notified by email.

Email your entry to  rejectedaward@gmail.com!

ART PUBLICATION: Art Buzz

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OVERFLOWETH!

I heard from a couple of you that you made it into The Flaneur!  And, so many of you loved the Cantaker Magazine call that I couldn’t resist promoting another art publishing opportunity.  If art publication is the cherry on your sundae, then multiple publishing opportunities has to be the nuts and syrup!

This Call for Entries from Art Buzz Publishing offers you a chance to have your work published in a beautiful 10″ x 10″ book that is distributed to art dealers in New York (including NYC), California (including LA & San Francisco), Sarasota, Naples & Miami in Florida, Santa Fe, New Mexico, New Orleans, Louisiana, Washington DC, Pennsylvania, The Netherlands, Russia, the United Kingdom (including London), Paris and more!  Don’t miss a single chance.  Make sure you Enter today!

CALL FOR ENTRIES:  Art Buzz!

Art Buzz Publishing, founded in 2007, offers an alternative to mainstream art publications and a way for lesser known and undiscovered visual artists to showcase their work to an international audience.

Visit Art Buzz online!

The annual Art Buzz fine art search seeks passionate emerging and mid-career visual artists throughout the world.  Artists that are awarded with inclusion in the book, are chosen solely on the merits of their work—not their resume, background, biography, etc.  Unlike many other publications, artists can not buy their way into this book

The Cover of Art Buzz 2008!Art Buzz, the book, is an annual, full-color, fine quality, large (10″ x 10″) format, hardcover “coffee table” publication that is scheduled for release in January of each year with a vigorous distribution plan targeted directly to the International Fine Art Community.

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all visual artists – worldwide – 18 years of age or older.  All the various mediums will be accepted such as: painting (oils & acrylics, etc.), drawing, graphic art, photography (includes digital), mixed media, fiber, print making, sculpture, glass, metal, pottery, jewelry, etc.  If you wish to enter two different mediums (ex. oils and mixed media, or sculpture and jewelry, etc.), you are required to submit an entry form and fee for each particular medium you enter.

Visit ArtBuzz.org!SUBMISSIONS:  Artwork images may be submitted by 35mm slides (or 21/4” or 4″ x 5″ transparencies), digital files (preferred) or photographs up to 8″ x 10″. All artwork images should be clearly and neatly labeled with the artist’s name, title of work, medium and dimensions. The same information should also be listed clearly on the entry form.

SLIDES:  Artist slides should be 35mm (or transparencies 21/4” or 4″ x 5″). All slides should be labeled with artist’s name, title of work, medium, dimensions and an arrow pointing to the slide top. Visit the full call for slide submission guidelines.

Visit www.ArtBuzz.org!DIGITAL SUBMISSION:  Digital artwork image files will be accepted on CD (NO DVDs please) and should be readable by a Mac and named in conjunction with the actual artwork title.  Visit the full call for digital submission guidelines.

NOTIFICATION:  All artists will be notified of acceptance or non-acceptance via EMAIL.

ENTRY FEE: The entry fee for up to three (3) slides (or transparencies), digital images or photographs is $35.00.

DEADLINE:  Postmarked by September 30, 2010.

On a personal note, my readers know that I try to ensure that none of the calls I list are scams or thinly-disguised money-making schemes.  This IS NOT vanity publishing and DOES appear to be a legitimately-distributed fine art book.

Visit Art Buzz online for full details!

LAST DAY for JULY $2 Art Contest

Best of Show...Each month I will feature an artist from submissions received the previous month.LAST CHANCE for July

I just wanted to post a short reminder that today is the last day of the $2 Art Contest for July.  We’ve had enough entries so far to make the July contest interesting, but I haven’t reviewed ANY of the work yet.  If you get to this post after the deadline, don’t worry…there’s always August.

If you want to read the reasoning behind the monthly $2 Art Contest, visit the page.  But remember…if you want to be considered for the July Featured Artist, the deadline is July 31st at midnight EST.  If you miss the deadline, don’t worry…you’ll be automatically entered in the August contest.

You can’t buy your way onto ArtAndArtDeadlines.com, but here are the tangible benefits to you for your $2 if you are chosen for a feature post.

Benefits of Entering the $2 Art Contest:

  • The distinct honor of being a FEATURED ARTIST of the MONTH on ArtAndArtDeadlines.com .   🙂
  • A permanent inbound link from the post to multiple pages on your website (if you have one) from this site which has a Google Page Rank of 4 (as of 07/01/2010) which helps your website’s visibility on the web.
  • Additional permanent inbound links from a new Featured Artist page to your website (if you have one) from this site which has a Google Page Rank of 4 (as of 07/01/2010) which helps your website’s visibility on the web.
  • A 300×300 pixel ad (created by me) for occasional use in other blog posts throughout the month in which you are featured (and beyond–at my discretion)

I hope you agree…It could be the best $2 you ever spend.

Why $2?  I’m not trying to get rich off the artwork of my readers by producing ArtAndArtDeadlines.com, but it would be nice to pay the hosting fees and software occasionally.  $2 is a ridiculously low fee FOR ANYTHING.  You see a benefit, and ArtAndArtDeadlines.com gets to promote great art and great artists.  Simple.

The $2 Art Contest Guidelines are easy:

Follow the Rules to win the Crown!FEE:  Send $2 to submitart@artandartdeadlines.com via PayPal.com and record the transaction # when you’re finished.  Don’t worry…it is part of the confirmation email they send you.

SUBMISSION:  Email me the PayPal transaction #, a handful of pics, a bio and whatever you think I need to form an accurate opinion of your work.  If all of the information I need is on your website, just send me the link to the site.  There are no restrictions…You can win EVERY month, so just keep entering.

DEADLINE:  The deadline is the last day of each month.  The artist chosen will be notified by the 7th of each month, and the FEATURED ARTIST of the MONTH blog will be posted by the 15th of each month.

DISCLAIMERS:  ArtAndArtDeadlines.com reserves the right to publish work of artists whose work we love–entry fee or not; however, a winner will be chosen each month from paid entries.  Additional posts are at my discretion. P.S.  Don’t expect to get a ribbon in the mail.

The permanent $2 Art Contest Page is accessible through the top and side navigation areas so that you can find it again and again.

Email me if you have any questions.

RETRO ART CONTEST: Spirograph

Click to Subscribe to ArtAndArtDeadlines.com by Email!I love the sort of fun whimsy of the design of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.  And as a parent, I love the variety of opportunities that were provided in that era to sneak the principles of design, color and competition into your children’s lives through play.   Just add a Twinkie, and this next call for art entries from Sound Feelings Publishing would be a perfect combination or whimsy and design!

Can you Design Something better than this?

Spirograph Multicolor Design Art Contest!Sound Feelings Publishing is inviting submissions of beautiful designs to be Included in a Brand New Multi-Color Instruction Booklet for the Famous Spirograph Toy from the 1960s.

Using your 1967-1970 Kenner Spirograph toy (not Spirograph Plus or any other variant) and using a new Spirograph Multicolor Pen from Sound Feelings Publishing, create one or more BRAND NEW DESIGNS and submit them to Sound Feelings for their consideration to be included in their new, upcoming “Spirograph Multicolor Instruction Booklet.”

The winners will receive the prize money and will also have their names listed by their design (unless you prefer not to).

How Would These Designs be Different?

The original Spirograph incorporated pens that had four colors, black, blue, red and green.

Spirograph Mulitcolor Design Art Contest!Sound Feelings is seeking submissions of new designs that use the new Spirograph Multicolor Pen.

These new pens contain the original four colors: black, blue, red and green

But the new pen ALSO includes fun and creative rainbow colors: yellow, light blue, pink, purple, brown, and orange — ten colors in one pen!

The Spirograph Multicolor Pen contains 10 ballpoint cartridges within one large barrel.

The ballpoint pen tips of the cartridges are the EXACT size of the original pen tips that came with your 1960s Spirograph. (Modern ballpoint pens have larger size tips that will not fit through the holes of the Spirograph gears.)

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: October 5, 2010

RULES:

Check out the new Multicolor Spirograph Pen!1. Use a Spirograph multicolor pen (pictured right at $5.99) to a create brand new design on your Spirograph

2. Artwork created with gel tip, rollerball or felt tip pens will NOT be accepted.

3. Use high-quality paper so that the pen does not make any holes or rough spots. The paper color will usually be white, but if your design requires paper of a different color, then that will be completely acceptable.

4. Use one or more of the colors in the multicolor pen. (You may use as many colors as you want in your design, but generally, combining a few well-matched colors well will look better than using all ten colors!) Also, you may just want to use the original black, blue, red or green colors in your design and that would be completely fine.

5. Scan your completed design at 300 dpi or higher and save in .jpg format, at the highest quality. If you don’t have a scanner, you can mail the original to us and we will scan it and return your original to you.

6. Create instructions that follow the same format as the original instruction booklet so others may re-create your design. This includes displaying the ring number, the wheel number, the hole and the color of pen, and the reference starting point. Please see the sample of the original instruction booklet to guide you.

See the full Spirograph Call for Entries!7. You agree that if you become one of their winners, you relinquish complete ownership and copyright of your design to Sound Feelings Publishing.

8. You may submit more than once.

9. Prizes will be based on existing submissions. If there are not enough contest art entries AND if the standards of the entries are not high enough then some of the prizes will not be awarded.

10. They will ONLY publish the winning entries. They will not publish your design unless they pay you for it!

11. Winners will be chosen within 60 days of the submission deadline and will be paid immediately thereafter.

12. Cost to enter: FREE!

Submit Your Entry to: spirographcontest@soundfeelings.com

Please include:

  • Your artwork (scanned as described above)
  • Your instructions (as described above)
  • Your name
  • Your email address
  • Phone number
  • Mailing address
  • Would you like your name published if you win?
  • PayPal email (optional–see below)

If you become one of the winners, they can send payment by PayPal. If you prefer that, then make sure they have your PayPal email and let them know that you prefer that method of payment. Otherwise, they will send your payment by check to your mailing address.

Hurry!  The Deadline is October 5th!  Order a pen and start designing today!

Click Here for the Full Call for Entries!

ART OPPORTUNITY: Love the Outdoors?

Click to subscribe to ArtAndArtDeadlines.com by Email!I have never been an outdoorsy girl…ever.  But, three years ago I moved to the Great Smoky Mountains, and I have been as converted…well, as much as is realistically possible.  Spiders still make me scream, but blood-sucking ticks are no longer panic worthy.  I like to hike and fish occasionally, enjoy snow sledding and river lounging…I am even headed white-water rafting today with NOC.  No joke.

So, in honor of my new-found, albeit green, love for the outdoors, check out this great call for artists.  Hi-Tec footwear is looking for artists that love the outdoors and are looking to pay a couple of you to have some fun.  What could be better?  Here’s the call:

Check out the Art for Parks Call!Calling all artists!

Are you passionate about the outdoors? We’re looking for two talented artists to join us in Salt Lake City, Utah for Outdoor Retailer’s Summer Market. Each chosen artist will be a part of their live OR art project—an exciting, fast-paced session of inspiration and sketching. All proceeds from the event will go to the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA). All you need to do is send them a link to your portfolio or a sample of your work (original compositions only please) by July 2, 2010!

They are setting up two lucky artists with an all-expenses paid trip to Outdoor Retailer’s Summer Market, where outdoor equipment retailers, manufacturers, and industry professionals come together to showcase and discover the latest in outdoor apparel and gear. 

Read the full Call for Artists from Hi Tec USA here!They will fly you out to Salt Lake City for two days between August 2 and August 4, 2010, where they’ll put your talents to the test.

Not only will you get to hang with the Hi-Tec team, but they will outfit you in the latest and greatest Hi-Tec gear, and hook you up with $300 each day for your time and talent.

Interested artists should submit a link to their portfolio or 2 art samples, and tell them how you are inspired by the outdoors.

There are three easy ways to enter:

1. Send a tweet to @HiTecUSA – be sure to use the hashtag #ArtforParks

2. Post an artwork sample on our Facebook page, facebook.com/HiTecUSA

3. Fill out this form

Skype is free and fun! The Hi-Tec team will select the top 10 entries based on not only creativity and originality, but also whether the artist emulates a passion for the outdoors. The top 10 artists will be chosen on July 6, 2010, and contacted for a Skype interview to be held on July 7, 2010. The top two artists will be finalized and announced by 4 p.m. PST on July 7, 2010.

For the entire set of rules and Guidelines, visit their site.

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Art-O-Mat

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I love Art-O-Mat!  Art Starts at only $5!

 

I originally became an art gallery owner because I couldn’t afford the art I loved, and I wanted to be responsible for making at least some of the art I loved affordable.  But I assure you that your friendly blogger didn’t invent the idea of affordable art.  Neither did Art-O-Mat, but I love their take. 

Now there is no excuse not to be a collector.  Submit your work today!  Here is some great information from Art-O-Mat

Many thanks to Toni Turbeville for reminding me of this great resource.Check out this Art-O-Mat work from Kathy Fisher!

 What is an Art-o-mat?
Art-o-mat machines are retired cigarette vending machines that have been converted to vend art. There are 82 active machines in various locations throughout the country.  Find an art-o-mat near you.

What do you get from an Art-o-mat?
The experience of pulling the knob alone is quite a thrill, but you also walk away with an original work of art. What an easy way to become an art collector.  See Art-O-Mat samples here. Check out the Art-O-Mat work of Kathy Fisher (pictured right).Remember to "Research the Ingredients" before submitting!

Want to be an Artomat artist?
There are around 400 contributing artists from 10 different countries currently involved in the Art*o*mat project. They are always searching for fresh work.  Check out the submission process.  Just remember, all they can do is say no.  Do your research, and then follow the guidelines.  Be brave and submit your inspired art so that someone else can afford to be a collector…and eat!


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ART DEADLINES: February 2010 Preview

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Join the art house!I like projects to stir up my creativity.  The Art House Co-op is a great group for projects.

Your faithful blogger, R.L. Gibson,  has participated in other projects, and if you’ve got an extra $18 and want to be published…give it a try.  The deadline to sign up (& pay) isn’t until February of 2010; however, experience has taught me that these projects fill up REALLY fast.

So…. Don’t wait or there won’t be any cookies left.

Learn more about the Scavenger Project 2!

SHOW:  The Scavenger Project 2 — Art House Co-op

DEADLINE:  February 14, 2010 (Deadline to sign up to participate) &
April 15, 2010 (Postmark deadline to submit your artwork by)

You can even buy a project shirt!EXHIBIT TYPE: multiple exhibitions (at galleries in Brooklyn, NY and Seattle, WA) and in a book.

MEDIA: Any medium may be used as long as it can be shipped (or photos taken and included on a CD).

DESCRIPTION: The Art House Co-op will send you a list of 10 items for you to interpret anyway you can think of. This is as much a social experiment as it is an art exhibition.  Experimentation and thinking outside of the box is the name of the game.  The first time Art House Co-op did the Scavenger hunt project is was a blast. This time they will be traveling to Seattle with it. It seems like everyone really pushes the limits of their creativity for The Scavenger Project!

CONTACT: Visit http://arthousecoop.com/scavengerproject for additional information.


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