Welcome to ArtAndArtDeadlines.com ! Here are your deadlines for October 1-15 of 2009. Some of these shows have deadlines that are only days away; however, most of them are online or digital entries. There’s a free show or two thrown into the batter…so no excuses! For the October 16-31 Dealines, click here.
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SHOW: 24th International Juried Show – The Visual Arts Center of New Jersey
ENTRY DEADLINE: October 1, 2009
EXHIBIT TYPE: Gallery Exhibit
MEDIA: This exhibition is open to all artists in all media from across the United States and abroad.
DESCRIPTION: Juror: Susan Kismaric, Curator for the Museum of Modern Art. Best In Show award: $1,000 prize and lunch with juror, Susan Kismaric; (3) Merit Awards- $200 each; Painting Award- $100; Photography Award- $100. Prospectus (PDF format): http://artcenternj.org/files/juryshow10.pdf or send SASE to: Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, 68 Elm Street, NJ 07901. $35 entry fee.
CONTACT: Contact Jennifer Ayres at jayres@artcenternj.org or call 908-273-9121
SHOW: “Projekt30‘s November 2009 Exhibition”
ENTRY DEADLINE: October 1, 2009 – Online Submission
EXHIBIT TYPE: Online Exhibit
MEDIA: No new media such as flash, html, or executable programs
DESCRIPTION: Projekt30 is taking submissions for the November 2009 online exhibition. We are an artist-run arts organization dedicated to promoting emerging artists. 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 Nov. 2008 over 200,000 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 in the exhibition. $40 for 10 images. Free for Projekt30 members. Prospectus available at http://www.projekt30.com/prospectus.html.
SHOW: “Pause: Contemporary Still-life” — The Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center in Cincinnati
ENTRY DEADLINE: October 1, 2009 – Postmark Deadline
EXHIBIT TYPE: Gallery Exhibition
MEDIA: Open to all traditional and non-traditional genre and media, including but not limited to: sculpture, video, painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, collage, ceramics, etc. Abstraction, realism, conceptual work, installation, etc., are all potentially viable for this exhibit.
DESCRIPTION: Exhibition to be held November 6 – December 4, 2009. Full color catalog produced. Juried by a committee of professional and academic advisors. Students and professionals are encouraged to submit. $10 per work submitted. PAUSE is open to everyone. Professionals as well as students are encouraged to enter. The only limitation is that entries must represent original works of art or design and address the theme in some way. Just what constitutes ‘still-life’ is up to each artist, and this does include the conventional definition. Visit http://www.manifestgallery.org/pause for a prospectus.
CONTACT: Jason Franz at jason@manifestgallery.org or call 513-861-3638
SHOW: Annual Open Juried Exhibition — Studio Montclair
ENTRY DEADLINE: October 2, 2009
EXHIBIT TYPE: Gallery Exhibition – Ben Shahn Galleries, William Paterson University, Wayne, New Jersey
MEDIA: All media accepted including videos and installations.
DESCRIPTION: Juror: Phong Bui, award-winning professional artist, publisher of prestigious The Brooklyn Rail. Open to all fine artists. Download Prospectus (PDF format) http://www.studiomontclair.org/grfx/ProspectusAnnual2010.pdf or send a SASE to: Studio Montclair, 108 Orange Road, Montclair, NJ 07042. Cash awards. $25 entry fee.
CONTACT: Phoebe M. Pollinger at studiomontclair@aol.com or 973-744-1818
SHOW: “Childhood: An International Photo Competition”
ENTRY DEADLINE: October 2, 2009 – Email or US Mail Arrival Deadline
EXHIBIT TYPE: Gallery Exhibit – Dougherty Art Center in Austin, TX in January 2010 and then tour the state of Texas for one year
MEDIA: Photography
DESCRIPTION: Amateur and professional photographers are invited to submit digital files of their color and black and white works. A color catalogue of the exhibition will be printed and sent to all entrants, select museum curators and photography magazines. Accepted entrants receive three catalogues. The juror, Jamie Lee Curtis, is seeking images that capture what it feels like to be a child – the good and the bad – joy, pain, play, boredom, frustration, elation. $25 entry fee. For prospectus, visit http://texasphoto.org/TPS-Children.html or send a SASE to: 6338 N. New Braunfels #174 San Antonio, TX 78209
CONTACT: Clarke Evans at clarke@texasphoto.org or 210-824-4123
SHOW: “FEAR III” — Projekt30
ENTRY DEADLINE: October 2, 2009 – Online Submission
EXHIBIT TYPE: Online Exhibit MEDIA: No new media such as flash, html, or executable programs
DESCRIPTION: What is fear, what do we fear, and what effect does fear have on us? This fall Projekt30 will host our third annual exhibition exploring fear and the role fear plays in our lives and in our society. “FEAR III” will be publicly juried and as usual, the final exhibition will consist of work from 30 artists. The online exhibition will debut October 22, 2009. Prospectus available at http://www.projekt30.com/fear3_prospectus.html. $35 for 10 images.
CONTACT: Justin Blische at admin@projekt30.com
SHOW: “The Hole World” — Purdue University
ENTRY DEADLINE: October 2, 2009 – CD Submissions Rcv’d Deadline
EXHIBIT TYPE: Gallery Exhibit – Patty and Rusty Rueff Galleries, Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana MEDIA: Accepted entries include traditional and digital techniques, as well as video and uniquely designed hand-made cameras.
DESCRIPTION: The Hole World is a juried photographic exhibition of regional artists (IN, IL, MI, OH, WI, and surrounding states) experimenting and actively working with pinhole photography. Accepted entries include traditional and digital techniques, as well as video and uniquely designed hand-made cameras. Selected work will exemplify contemporary subject matter and the medium’s notable characteristics. Please visit http://www.cla.purdue.edu/ad/rueffgalleries/upcoming.html to download the prospectus and application. There is no fee to enter.
CONTACT: Stephanie at TheHoleWorldExhibition@gmail.com
SHOW: Pandora’s Box — Torpedo Factory Art Center
ENTRY DEADLINE: October 5, 2009 – Online Submission
EXHIBIT TYPE: Gallery Exhibit – The Target Gallery in Alexandria, Virginia MEDIA: Open to all artists working in any media.
DESCRIPTION: Juror: Landria Shack. In Greek mythology, Pandora’s box is the vessel carried by Pandora that contained evils to be unleashed on mankind — ills, toils and sickness — and finally hope. For this exhibition, the artists are invited to submit their own interpretations of Pandora’s Box and how it relates to the times we are living in today. The submitted work must be based on a container form and the maximum dimension of the container can not exceed 12 inches in any one direction. The work inside may stay within or it can explode from the box, peek outside the box, etc. (see “limitations” in the prospectus). How it is made and what it is made of is entirely up to the artists. Please read prospectus for full information, you can now apply online! Download prospectus http://www.torpedofactory.org/images/galleries/target/December%202009/pandoraprospectus.pdf , or send a SASE to: Target Gallery, 105 North Union St., Alexandria, VA 22314. $35 for up to three entries (additional entries are $10 per entry). Awards: $500.
CONTACT: Mary Cook at targetgallery@torpedofactory.org or call 703-838-4565×4
SHOW: 11th Painting, Drawing, Photography & Print Juried Online International Art Exhibition — Upstream People Gallery
ENTRY DEADLINE: Discounted Postmark Deadline Oct. 8; Later Postmark Deadline Oct. 24.
EXHIBIT TYPE: Online Exhibit
MEDIA: Open to all artists worldwide with original paintings, drawings, photography and prints in all creative processes and forms. DESCRIPTION: $25 for up to 5 slides, jpegs or tiffs; $5 each additional. View prospectus http://www.upstreampeoplegallery.com/pdfs/UPG-20091101.pdf or send a SASE to: Upstream People Gallery, 5607 Howard St., Omaha, NE 68106-1257
CONTACT: Larry Bradshaw at shows@upstreampeoplegallery.com or call 402-991-4741
SHOW: “On the Cutting Edge: West Coast Collage & Assemblage” — Coos Art Museum in Coos Bay, Oregon
ENTRY DEADLINE: October 9, 2009 – CD or Slide Postmark Deadline.
EXHIBIT TYPE: Gallery Exhibit – Coos Art Museum MEDIA: Collage or Assemblage – “Digital Collage” is not eligible for this exhibition, although collages and assemblages that incorporate digitally created elements are eligible. Open to all artists – painters, sculptors, and printmakers – over 18 years of age residing in the states of Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington.
DESCRIPTION: Jurors: Kay Campbell, Jon Leach, Beverly Soasey. Open to all artists – painters, sculptors, and printmakers – over 18 years of age residing in the states of Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington. Artists are invited to submit up to three collages or assemblages on any theme. Works selected will be chosen on the basis of creative excellence and quality of execution. All works must be original and completed within the last two years. Non-refundable fee of $20 for the first entry, and $10 each for the second and third. For prospectus, visit http://www.coosart.org/cutting-edge/cutting-edge-prospectus.html or send a SASE to: Coos Art Museum, 235 Anderson Ave., Coos Bay, OR 97420.
CONTACT: cray@coosart.org or call 541-267-3901
SHOW: “Southeastern Aviation Art Expo” — The Southern Museum of Flight in Birmingham, Alabama
ENTRY DEADLINE: October 15, 2009
EXHIBIT TYPE: Gallery Exhibit MEDIA: Original 2 dimensional, 3 dimensional and photographs accepted. $25 entry fee. For prospectus, visit http://www.southernmuseumofflight.org or send a SASE to: The Southern Museum of Flight – 4343 73rd St. North – Birmingham, AL 35206.
DESCRIPTION: All art pertaining to aviation and or the concept of flight.
CONTACT: Brian Barsanti at TheSEAAE@gmail.com or call 205-833-8226.
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About OSU Urban Arts Space Vision and Mission: The Ohio State University Urban Arts Space challenges our ways of thinking about the performing and visual arts and their role in everyday life through conversation, art-making, and experimentation. The OSU Urban Arts Space encourages transformative experiences that expand worldviews, offer hands-on practical experiences in the arts and education, and develop new career skills to reflect an entrepreneurial culture. Located in the heart of downtown Columbus, the OSU Urban Arts Space joins the university with the state of Ohio and the world, functioning as an arts laboratory for Ohio State faculty and community artists and serving as a professional launching pad for Ohio State students.
ENTRY PROCEDURE: They are accepting images of and/or proposals for single artworks, installations, and performances that deal with the idea of the ephemeral. For consideration, the artist must submit four to six jpeg images 1MB or larger in size that are labeled with last name and slide number (ex. smith01.jpg).
Submissions must include an artist statement and a resume in PDF or .doc format, labeled with last name (ex. smithstatement.doc). Artworks incorporating 2-D and 3-D elements must be made of ephemeral material. Such material is impermanent, non-archival, and/or constantly changing in time.
