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ARTIST of the DAY: Anthony Garratt

"Container 1" & "Container 2" (oil, acrylic, rust & charcoal on canvas) by painter Anthony Garratt
“Container 1” & “Container 2” (oil, acrylic, rust & charcoal on canvas) by painter Anthony Garratt

“The more I paint, the more I realise that we are at the mercy of the landscape and elements . . . In a world where we are obsessed with ownership and control, it is humbling and important that we are reminded to respect the weather, sea, hills and landscape on which we rely.” Anthony Garratt

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The work of today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, painter Anthony Garratt, from large scale installations to smaller works on paper and canvas, remind us that we are at the mercy of the physical world in which we live.  As a resident of the Great Smoky Mountains, I remain mindful of the seemingly random willfulness of nature — both the beauty and the danger.

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With the sun in your face & the wind at your back, explore the work of
AAAD Artist of the Day painter Anthony Garratt!

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CALL for ENTRIES: Drawing 2

Learn more about the Drawing 2 exhibit from art-competition.net!

BUTTER bomb

Can someone explain margarine to me?  It tastes terrible.  It is chemical laden.  It is approximately the same price as butter.  So why?  Butter is so fundamental to my cooking and baking that I cannot imagine substituting margarine.  I have a friend & peer that is on a ketogenic diet, and she puts butter in her coffee.  Butter is fundamental, folks, just like drawing which is the theme of this next Call.  Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Art-Competition.net for Drawing 2. $20 Entry & great marketing awards.  Drawing is fundamental but doesn’t have to be representational…

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Learn more about the Drawing 2 exhibit from art-competition.net!CALL for ART ENTRIES:
Drawing 2 from ART-competition.net

 

“Drawing is the original art and language of man and continues to allow us to communicate what we see and feel. A drawing can be formal and refined or expressive and energetic; it can capture our thoughts with doodling, marks, lines or shaded areas expressing our external world and our individual thoughts. It is a record of who we are as humans and our need to connect with each other.” – from art-competition.net

ELIGIBILITY: All artists age 18+

MEDIA: Open to drawing including pencil, charcoal, pastel, digital drawing, experimental, etc.

THEME: “Drawing”

DEADLINE: June 6, 2016

NOTIFICATION: June 21, 2016

ENTRY FEE: $20 for 1, $10 ea. add’l

AWARDS: First place $1000 cash + $5,000 marketing value, 2nd place $150 cash + $1,500 marketing value, 3rd place $125, 4th place $100, 5th place $75, 6th place $50, & 7th place $25. The 1st through 7th place winners’ work + 10 Honorable Mentions will have their work featured in Art-Competition.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more from art-competition.net!
We are happy to have Art-Competition.net as a sponsor of AAAD.

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2013 ARTIST of the YEAR: Sima Schloss

Learn more about 2013 Artist of the Yar Sima Schloss!

HAPPY NEW food YEAR!

It’s January, and we’re thrilled to be in 2014!  I am joyfully looking forward to a new year.  2013 was a year of growth for my family, my art, and for AAAD.   There were wonderful food highlights including a renewed interest in baking.  And AAAD covered some fantastic opportunities in 2013 and even more fantastic artists.  Which leads us to our proud announcement…

Ignorance vs Ignorant, Mixed media, by Artist of the Year Sima Schloss!Today we name the 
2013 Artist of the Year!

 

When AAAD began in 2009,  I was determined to cover art deadlines, and more importantly, artists producing really good ART.  And, after I chose a few artists, I quickly realized that the Featured Artist program needed structure, or it would never really get done on any sort of regular basis. That is how the Featured Artist Contest was born. (The Featured Artist program was retired in 2015 and replaced with the Artist of the Day program.)

The Featured Artist Page was getting crowded and each post was lessening the impact. I began archiving artists yearly, and the Artist of the Year was born.

I now give all of our Featured Artists each year notice that at the end of the year, the Artist of the Year will be determined by the number of comments on their individual Featured Artist blog posts.

Congratulations to Sima Schloss,
AAAD’s 2013 Artist of the Year

Never an Equinox, mixed media, by Artist of the Year Sima Schloss!

I followed up with Sima to find out what’s new: “Yay!! Thanks so much- Im so honored to be the winner!!! Whats going on now with my work now? Lets seeI am one of the winners of ArtAscent Magazine’s Dark Issue (December, 2013)  ArtAscent.com, and my work  ‘New Sheriff’ is featured on the cover!!!  I have a group show in the works coming this Spring  (details in the near future), and a collaboration in the works as well. I’m also in process of revamping my website!”

And new foods?  Are there any new tasty morsels inspiring you?  “I had the most incredible Brussels sprouts at my friends place the other night! I think I’ve only tried them a couple of times in my life, but these were outstanding. They were cooked in garlic & oil and had some incredible seasoning--I was in heaven!  I’ve also really been into red and yellow peppers as well, they are so great with labneh (an incredible lebanese dip) hummus or guacamole.” Editor’s note:  I’ve rediscovered the mini sweet peppers in my produce aisle.  They have a milder flavor and crisper texture and ROCK stirfry dishes.

I have enjoyed getting to know you, Sima.  I am inspired by your work.  It is an expression of freedom, limitless potential and self awareness.  I LOVE the work, and I’ve enjoyed forging a slow and easy friendship.  YOU were my reward for choosing to feature your WORK. Thank you, Sima, for being a highlight of the AAAD year!  Get to know Sima Schloss yourself.

*Editor’s Note: Sima remains one of my favorite people, and her work has grown and developed, surpassing anything I could have imagined.  She was featured again in 2017 as an Artist of the Day!

 

Learn more about Sima Schloss, 2013 Artist of the Year!

 

CALL for ENTRIES: 2014 Nat’l Juried

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STINKY CHEESE

You never know until you try it.  Food can look fantastic and taste terrible.  Food can smell awful (Gorgonzola) and taste like heaven. Sometimes you just never know until you try it.  This next Call is from a fantastic arts organization.  I know because I tried it.  I hope you’ll try it to…

Check out this Call for Entries from The Arts & Culture Alliance for the National Juried Exhibition of 2014. This is a great show run by a great organization. I’ve shown here several times. Take a look…

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Learn more from the Arts and Culture Alliance!CALL for ENTRIES:
Nat’l Juried Exhibition 2014

 

The Arts & Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville announces a call for entries for its National Juried Exhibition of 2014.  The Arts & Culture Alliance’s National Juried Exhibition was developed to provide a forum for artists to compete on a national scale and display their work.  Approximately 40-50 fine art works encompassing all styles and genres from both emerging and established artists will be selected by the juror, Paul Collins, for exhibition in the main gallery.

ELIGIBILITY: All artists 18 years and older living in the US.

Learn more from the Arts and Culture Alliance!MEDIA: Entries must be original works completed within the last two years in the following categories: Painting (oil, watercolor, acrylic, pastel, digital, and mixed media), Graphic Arts (pencil, charcoal, pen and ink, conte, colored pencil, and printmaking), 3D (sculpture, ceramic, and fibers), and Photography.

DEADLINE: December 8, 2013

NOTIFICATION: Mailed January 6, 2014

ENTRY FEE: $40 for up to three works. Up to 3 additional entries may be submitted for $7/ea. Diptychs and triptychs are considered one work. Works are juried by digital images only. Each 2D work may be represented by one digital image, and each 3D work may be represented by up to three separate digital images: two full views and one detail view.

Learn more from the Arts and Culture Alliance!JUROR:  Paul Collins is a multidisciplinary artist and curator from Nashville, TN.  Paul makes drawings, paintings and sculpture that combine humor, tactility and observation to examine the world around us. Paul has an MFA from Yale and has been a resident at Skowhegan, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, and the Vermont Studio Center.

Paul is an enthusiastic collaborator and has curated shows or organized artist projects for a wide range of artists. Paul lives in Nashville, TN & works as Gallery Director and Asst Professor of Art at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville.

AWARDS: At least $1,000 in cash awards as designated by the juror

SALES: 25% commission (20% for check/cash).

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Download the Prospectus from the Arts and Culture Alliance!

CALL for ENTRIES: Food, Fresco & Farm

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and then some

I’ve always been a label reader, but I’m starting to wonder if I should just severely limit the number of foods I eat that even HAVE a label. While searching for a gluten-free corn tortilla, I read this ingredient list on one of my favorites: Ground corn treated with lime, water, cellulose gum, propionic acid (to preserve freshness), benzoic acid (to preserve freshness), phosphoric acid (preservative), dextrose, guar gum, amylase.  No thanks.  I settled on one with this label: corn, lime, salt.  That’s a little more like it.  Know what you eat.  This next Call will provide lots of great ideas, I suspect.  Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Six Summit Gallery (Ivoryton, CT) for Food, Fresco, Farm & Fotograph. This show offers a unique opportunity for gallery representation, and despite it’s name, it is not limited to photography. Don’t forget to check this one out…

Learn more from the Six Summit Gallery!

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Food, Fresco, Farm & Fotograph

 

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Original work in oil, watercolor, pastel, acrylic, mixed media, charcoal, graphite, and metal point

DEADLINE: June 27, 2013

NOTIFICATION: June 30, 2013

Learn more from Six Summit Gallery!ENTRY FEE: 1st entry $15, 2 entries $20 & 3 entries $25

JUROR: Jason Mecier’s artwork is featured in the new Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Book, Prepare to be Shocked!, and Taschen’s Illustration Now Portraits! Other clients and media outlets that have featured his unique work include: Jack Links, Glad Bags, Asics, Red Vines, Wrigley’s, Ford, Quaker, Albertsons, The Food Network, Neiman Marcus, Aveeno, Corona, MTV, W Hotels, Rolling Stone, Showtime, Entertainment Weekly, TMZ, Good Morning America, People, Harper’s, Seventeen, Nickelodeon, Cosmo Girl, Details, Soap Opera Weekly, The Advocate, The Village Voice and The New York Times.

AWARDS: 1st , 2nd, 3rd Place and Runners up. Winners will receive up to a year representation on their new internet commerce sight, shop  sixsummitgallery.com alongside major internationally-known artists, and on their website Gallery.

SALES: Gallery receives 35% commission on accepted sold work.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more from the Summit Six Gallery!

CALL for ENTRIES: Heartland

Click to Subscribe to www.ArtAndArtDeadlines.com by Email!HEARTS of PALM,
anyone?

Heart smart foods have become the norm in my house.  I have scary-low blood pressure, and my doc says it makes me far less likely to have a heart attack or stroke.  However, my husband is one of those string beans that can consume 5000 calories per day.  If Captain Consumption is going to grow old with me, the meats are going to have to be lean, the vegetables plentiful, whole grains a constant and cheese…just an occasional indulgence.  This next show is in the Heartland; do you think they eat any heart-healthier there?  Let me know…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Merriam Parks & Recreation for the 16th Annual Heartland Artist Exhibition at the Irene B. French Art Gallery (Merriam, KS).  A reasonable entry fee, great awards and low commission.  This could be ideal for some of you…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
16th Annual Heartland Artist Exhibition

 

Learn more about the Heartland Show!ELIGIBILITY: Artists age 18 and over are eligible to enter the exhibition.

MEDIA: Only original paintings in oil, watercolor, acrylic, pastel, charcoal, pencil or a mixture of any of the above media are acceptable. All work must be on canvas, paper, masonite or ragboard.

DEADLINE:  January 8, 2012

NOTIFICATION:  Notice of acceptance posted on website January 30, 2012

ENTRY FEE:  Entry fees are $35.00 for up to 3 works per artist.

JUROR:  Kim Casebeer was born and raised in Kansas, and still lives in Kansas. She draws her inspiration from the simplicity of the Flint Hills, an area of wide open ranch land. These days Kim also feels at home painting in Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Wyoming and Texas.  Kim received her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from Kansas State University in 1992.

Learn more about the Heartland Show!Kim’s work has been featured in numerous magazine articles.  She has exhibited in many prestigious national competitions, winning many awards, including Best of Show at the 2010 Nomades del Arte National Invitational Exhibit held at Southwest Gallery.  Kim has also particpated in museum shows in Arizona, Wyoming, Montana and Oklahoma.

AWARDS: Best of Show: $1,500.00, 2nd Place: $1,000.00, 3rd Place: $ 500.00, 3 Awards of Merit: $ 100.00 each, 3 Honorable Mentions &  1 Purchase Award.

SALES: A 30% commission will be retained by the City of Merriam on all sales. All work must be for sale—no NFS or POR.

For complete details, Download the Prospectus!

Download the Heartland Show prospectus!

CALL for ENTRIES: Pontus Prize for Art – Sketch

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Surprised!

Salt and pepper are the basics of all seasoning.  Given nothing else, you can still do wonders with this pair.  However, while menu-planning for an upcoming cabin vacation with my family, I have had to take sodium content into mind for my mother’s sake.  WOW!  What an eye opener.  One-half a frozen average-size pepperoni pizza (3 slices of 6) has her recommended sodium intake for 2.5 days.  I suppose that too much of a good thing really does exist.  This next call involves the basics of art…sketching.  Take a look!

Check out this Call for Entries from the Pontus Prize for Art (London) for Sketching Competition 2011.  There is no entry fee, but you’ll have to give up the sketch.  The bonus?  A possible $4000 commission.  Do your homework…

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Learn more about the Pontus Prize for Art!CALL for ENTRIES:
Pontus Prize for Art

Sketching Competition 2011

 

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists.

MEDIA:  Sketches must be standard A4 size (29.7 x 21.0 cm/11.69″ long and 8.27″ wide) and submitted not creased.

DEADLINE:  December 1, 2011

NOTIFICATION:  Winners announced December 15, 2011

ENTRY FEE:  There is no entry fee; however, please note that your sketch WILL NOT be returned.

JUROR:  The entries will be judged on creativity and technical merit.

AWARDS:  The winner will be awarded a cash prize of £150 (approx. $240 USD).  Also, they may commission a piece for up to £2,500 (approx. $4000USD) from the winner.

For complete details, Read the Full Call on Facebook!

Learn more about the Pontus Prize for Art on Facebook!

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: TailCast

Click to Subscribe to www.ArtAndArtDeadlines.com by Email!TWO SCOOPS

 

I typically only post once per day.  Any more smacks of double-dipping of your time and inbox space.  I get notified everytime someone unsubscribes from this blog, and I am sincerely sorry when I found out that an artist has decided that AAAD isn’t something they want or need or have time for.  So, I am self-conscious about double-dipping… except in ice cream, of course.

So why double-dip today?  Well, I am also self-conscious about straying too far from bringing you the art deadlines and opportunities that are the whole purpose of this blog.  Last Monday I posted a housekeeping blog, earlier this morning I posted the Artist of the Year blog, and tommorrow I unveil the first Featured Artist of 2011.  That is three non-deadline posts in 8 days.  I just have to break it up with a little opportunity!

Check out this Art Contest from tailcast.com, a print-on-demand greeting card site, that allows you to design and sell a Valentine’s day card online.  There is no entry fee, and you could win $300+ and 20% commission on card sales.  Take a look!

CALL for ENTRIES:
Design for TailCast

Visit tailcast.com for complete details!What are butterflies?  Some people say they’re fluttering insects with pretty wings, others that its the feeling you get when you’re nervous or in LOVE… And what about goose bumps? Do you really only get them when you’re cold or can a secret whisper in your ear bring them on too? Is there such thing as a sexy chuckle, a secret grin or a flirty giggle?

Can you make them
happen with a card?

 

This is the challenge for you at tailcast. This time tailcast want designs to give butterflies or goose bumps and make recipients chuckle, giggle and grin knowingly on Valentine’s day.

DEADLINE:  January 29, 2011

ENTRY FEE:  None

HOW TO ENTER:  Design a card (using all 4 sides of the card)Upload your design using the full instructions found on their Call for Art pages. 

Don’t forget, readymade designs are created with personalization in mind, think about what can be done with the customers’ images and messages/text, within your design.  Click here for some inspiration, but don’t let that stop you doing something completely different.

For complete guidelines, visit tailcast.com!