R.L. Gibson

CALL for ENTRIES: Violet

Posted on July 18, 2015 by R.L. Gibson

eat my
BOUQUET

Are you eating flowers? I do occasionally, but only when I can buy them directly from the grower or grow them myself due to pesticides. One of my favorite edible blooms, second only to zucchini blossoms, may be sweet violets. I like to make a simple syrup infused with violets then make a subtle glaze for sugar cookies or a vinegar for a salad of bitter greens. The next time you’re at the Farmer’s Market, consider the flowers edible too. This next Call want YOUR view on all things violet–not just the flowers. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from ArtAscent (online) for Violet. Only $25 to enter. Our Featured Artist Sima Schloss, was featured in a past exhibit. YOU could be next!

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Violet

A bluish-purple shade, a flowering plant, the name of a woman. Violet is even associated with royalty, the unconventional, and ambiguity. Violet can be expressed in a symbolic, literal, modern, traditional, abstract, or other way. Colour your canvas & notepad with violet, and share your vision with the world.

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Writing & visual art including: paintings, drawings, photography, mixed media, digital, printmaking, installations, ceramics, jewelry, sculpture and other 2 & 3-D media and written art – fiction, poetry, short stories and other written explorations (up to 900 words).

DEADLINE: August 31, 2015

ENTRY FEE: $25 for up to 3, $45 for up to 8 or $10 for one article

AWARDS: One each: Gold Artist, Gold Writer, Silver Artist, Bronze Artist will be featured in ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal with an accompanying professional review and profile written by ArtAscent by art writer discussing you & your art, and selected work.

Distinguished Artists (17-27) & Writers (2-6): Featured in ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal with selected piece(s) of your artwork. (At least 17 distinguished artists will be published, but depending on entries, ArtAcent may select & publish the work of up to 27. At least 2 distinguished writers will be published, but depending on entries, they may select and publish up to 6.)

SALES: No commission. Any purchase inquiries will be referred directly to the artist.

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CALL for ENTRIES: At Home

Posted on July 13, 2015 by R.L. Gibson

your
KITCHEN
or mine?

Home is where the kitchen is. Yes, I know–where the heart is; I simply disagree. Anyone can leave, move & travel, but we all have to eat. Whether it is a hotel kitchenette where a sandwich is a welcome relief from fast food or a pop-up camper where popcorn made has never tasted better, they are all home. This next Call wants your thoughts on being at home. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Don’t Take Pictures (art publication) for At Home. NO entry fee & they are a AAAD sponsor, too. Make us proud & enter today…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
At Home

Don’t Take Pictures exists to showcase the work of emerging photographers. In addition to publishing photographers in print & online in their monthly columns, they are now publishing online quarterly exhibitions.

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Photography

THEME: “The meanings associated with the word ‘home’ are as varied as dwellings themselves. For some, home is a place to put down roots, a place of safety and comfort; for others, it is simply a place to hang their hat. A home can extend beyond structural walls to include yards, streets, and the culture of a whole town. Everyone, for better or for worse, has a place they think of as home, a place where personal histories are shaped and life is lived. For ‘At Home,’ Don’t Take Pictures seeks photographs that explore the wide array of environments that people call home.” –donttakepictures.com

DEADLINE: August 23, 2015

PUBLICATION: August 26 – November 24, 2015

ENTRY FEE: None

AWARDS: Inclusion in the upcoming At Home exhibition

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Digital Dimensions

Posted on July 10, 2015July 10, 2015 by R.L. Gibson

PIZZA
hot off the printer

I need a food replicator. The replicator from the Quark Bar (Star Trek) would be a stand out in any kitchen. Although I have to admit that using 3D printing technology for food gives me pause. I can’t wrap my brain around the ingredients that could take so little space that it would fit in my kitchen but yet be able to create an almost infinite variety of foods. Freaky, no? There must be science I am just not comprehending. But, I have to admit the pizza pictured here doesn’t look half bad. This next Call wants to see how YOU use the technology. Fascinating…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Niza Knoll Gallery (Denver, CO) for Digital Dimensions. Enter for as little as $10. If this isn’t for you, please be sure to share. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Digital Dimensions

In recent years, the ability to create dimensional objects from 3D computer files has put a whole new set of tools in the hands of artists. This show explores the directions that these new possibilities are leading artists to travel in their quest to make their visions a reality. –from nizaknollgallery.com

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists (int’l)

MEDIA: Work created via digital fabrication methods such as 3D printing, Laser cutting/etching, Plasma cutting or CNC Routing. Please note that “digital fabrication” does NOT include such processes as digital print or gicleè.

DEADLINE: July 26, 2015

NOTIFICATION: July 31, 2015

ENTRY FEE: 1 entry for $10, 2 entries for $20, 3 entries for $25, 4 for $30, 5 for $35, 6 for $40, 7 for $45, 8 for $50

JUROR: Judy Gardner is a Colorado artist and educator. She is Director of Alchemical Eye Studio, a printmaking and digital fabrication studio located in Colorado. Gardner earned a BFA in Graphic Design at Northern Arizona University & an MH in Fine Art & Theater at the University of Colorado. For many years she has worked with 3D visualization software creating images for architects, engineers, manufacturers and court room exhibits. Now, with the availability of 3D printers at the consumer level, she has launched wholeheartedly into 3D printing as a means of artistic expression. She currently teaches Printmaking and Electronic Imaging at Regis University. Gardner’s artwork has been featured in shows across the country including current shows at the Wailoa Center in Hilo, Hawaii & at the Arvada Center in Arvada, CO.

Wes Price is also a Colorado artist and educator with 19+ years professional experience in anatomy illustrations for print, app and web-based interactive teaching modules. He was awarded a M.S. in Medical Illustration by the Medical College of GA (1 of only 4 accredited graduate programs of its kind in North America). Price is one of approx. 250 Certified Medical Illustrators in the world. Currently, Price is an Associate Professor of Media Arts at the Art Institute of Colorado.

SALES: All work must be available for sale during the exhibition. Please note that Niza Knoll retains a 40% commission on all art sales.

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CALL for ENTRIES: Color

Posted on July 8, 2015July 8, 2015 by R.L. Gibson

don’t be
BLUE

I survived another holiday without eating blue food. Why do people eat the blue food? Blue iced cookies & cakes are everywhere this time of year, so I am going to say this again… step away from the blue food. The closest thing to naturally occurring blue food is squid ink. Eat all the squid ink your heart desires, but please stop buying blue Jell-o, Koolaid, popsicles & icing. You’re only encouraging them. If you need to experience ALL the colors of the rainbow (including blue), try this next Call instead. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from the R. Dixon Gallery (Seneca Falls, NY) for Color: vivid, vibrant & vital. Great space, good juror, low commission. We know you will make us proud…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Color

“I think the way we perceive color is our sixth sense. I can taste lemon yellow. I can feel the inherent nobility in imperial purple. A pop of color? Too tame …during this exhibit, the gallery walls will come alive with explosions of color! As an artist, you likely have a special relationship with color. Are your colors complementary or diametrically opposed? It’s a question that we’re looking forward to seeing how you answer.” –from rdixongallery.com

ELIGIBILITY: Open to artists w/ a valid U.S. mailing address

MEDIA: All media considered

DEADLINE: August 8, 2015

NOTIFICATION: August 16, 2015

ENTRY FEE: $35 for 3 images; $5 each add’l

JUROR: Ellen Gordon is a Connecticut-based mixed media artist. Her art training is from the Greenwich Art Society Silvermine Arts Guild and the Rowayton Arts Centre, and she holds an undergraduate degree from Boston University and a Master’s degree from Baruch College, NYC. Gordon has exhibited regionally and is the recipient of many grants and awards, including the National Faber Birren Color Award Exhibition at the Stamford Art Society; Best in Show 2013 in the 96^th Annual Juried Exhibition at the Bendheim Gallery of the Greenwich Arts Center, as well as the 2011 George W. McClellan Award for Watercolor from the Greenwich Arts Society at the Flinn Gallery.

AWARDS: $250 for “Best in Show” & $250 for “People’s Choice” recognition.

SALES: 35% commission on sales

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CALL for ENTRIES: Neutral Density

Posted on July 7, 2015 by R.L. Gibson

well
FILTERED

Mellow, slow-cooked flavors are not usually just a product of slow cooking. There are special ingredients that help meld flavors, that calm individual ingredients like onion into more flavorful combinations with other foods. Home-made broths are excellent, and even a quality Worcestershire sauce can make a stove-top dinner feel like a slow-cooked delicacy. My favorite is still sherry vinegar. It is the penultimate calming pan de-glaze much like the neutral density filter, for which this Call is titled, is the most under-appreciated photo filter. I know–segue, right? 🙂 Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from ND Magazine for the Neutral Density Photography Awards. Enter for as little as $20. Win as much as $2500. Investigate…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Neutral Density

ELIGIBILITY: Open to both professional & non-professional photographers. Professional photographers are those who earn at least half of their income from photography. The Non-professional category is for photographers who do not make their main income from photography.

MEDIA: Photography

DEADLINE: September 27, 2015

NOTIFICATION: ND Awards will contact the winners via e-mail at their registered e-mail addresses by early November 2015. Winners and winning entries will be announced on the ND Awards website by November 29, 2015.

ENTRY FEE: Professsional fee: $25 for 1 or $30 for up to 5 in series. Non-professional fee: $20 for 1 or $25 for up to 5 in series.

JUDGES: Your photos will be reviewed by a panel of highly acclaimed industry professionals, including: gallery owners, publishers, editors and renowned photographers. For a complete list, click here.

AWARDS: The Professional Grand Prize Winner will receive $2,500 cash prize ($2000 + $500 for category winner), the title of ND Photographer of the Year, a monthly feature on the front page of NDMagazine.net, a showcase at the online Winners’ Gallery, international press & publicity plus a winners logo & certificate. There are lots of prizes for both professionals & non-professions, click here for a full list.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Niche Awards 2016

Posted on July 6, 2015July 12, 2015 by R.L. Gibson

HERBS
only smaller

Niche market foods abound. Don’t you ever wonder who decided, “I want to grow lavender mint microgreens when I grow up”? But someone grows lavender mint microgreens. I used to wonder if there was a place for me in the market to make goat cheese for a living, but I have dismissed feeling like the market was too small to support my goat cheese obsession. But now the idea of raising goats and making cheese sounds like I want to be an agricultural giant by comparison to lavender mint microgreens, eh? This next Call is all about the niche market. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from NICHE Magazine for the Niche Awards 2016–a celebration of fine craft. Many of you are producing both fine art and fine craft; maybe this one for you…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
NICHE Awards 2016

Sponsored by NICHE magazine, the NICHE Awards program began in 1989 to celebrate excellence and innovation in American and Canadian fine craft.

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists age 21+ residing in U.S. or Canada. All work must have been made and finished in the United States or Canada.

MEDIA: Categories include: Basketry, Ceramics, Fashion Accessories, Fiber, Furniture, Glass, Home Furnishings, Jewelry, Judaica, Metal, Mixed Media & Miscellaneous, Polymer Clay, Recycled & Wood

DEADLINE: August 21, 2015

ENTRY FEE: The cost to enter is $40 for professionals for up to 3 images (only 2 allowed per category)

JUDGING: Images are judged on the following: 1) Technical excellence, both in surface design & form, 2) A distinct quality of unique, original and creative thought and 3) Market viability (pro entries only)

AWARDS: Finalists receive an awards certificate, a listing in NICHE magazine (pro only), and a listing in the Buyers Guide of the American Made Show. Winners will receive an awards certificate, trophy, a listing on the NICHE Awards website and a listing in NICHE magazine.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for PROPOSALS: Solo Show Opportunity

Posted on July 6, 2015July 6, 2015 by R.L. Gibson

DINNER FOR ONE
and one alone

I don’t share well. I don’t share anything well, but food is the worst. I am not proud of it. Maybe it is an only child thing. I can logically know that a dish will be too much for me, but I will still not agree to share instead. If I agree to a lets-get-one-of-each-and-share deal, we have to quite literally cut them in half upon arrival & exchange the halves. Otherwise I spend the meal obsessing about whether or not my husband will eat more than his half. I fall short of counting french fries–but just barely. So, my submission to this next Call will likely be a solo one (although my better self sometimes triumphs); however, you are welcome to contemplate sharing. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Proposals from Brentwood Arts Exchange (Brentwood, MD) for Solo & Group Show Opportunities. No entry fee & only 25% commission. Don’t miss this chance…

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CALL for PROPOSALS:
Solo Show Opportunity

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to all media

DEADLINE: July 31, 2015

ENTRY FEE: None

JUROR: Proposals will be reviewed by the Brentwood Arts Exchange staff. Exhibitions will be scheduled based on the goal of presenting diverse exhibitions of artwork of the highest quality and of engaging a broad range of audiences.

AWARDS: Solo & group exhibitions beginning summer 2016.

SALES: The M-NCPPC (Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission) will retain a 25% commission on all art works sold during or as a result of the exhibition.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Red

Posted on July 5, 2015July 5, 2015 by R.L. Gibson

blush

Red is undeniably my favorite color. I find myself drawn to red tones in food, from salmon to cherry Jell-o, Bloody Mary’s to pomegranates. Go figure. But recently I tripped across golden raspberries. How had I missed them all these years? They are slightly sweeter & milder than the traditional red variety, and I am willing to admit that I like them better in some instances. I feel like such a traitor. The next Call is the perfect red celebration. I like this group exhibit…

Check out this Call for Entries from Art-Competition.net & G25N (online) for RED, an online group exhibit. $20 entry & significant marketing efforts. Take a look…

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CALL
for ENTRIES:
RED

ELIGIBILITY: All artists age 18+

MEDIA: Open to all 2D media: painting, drawing, collage, photography, digital, etc.

THEME: “RED” The judges will be looking for artwork where the artist’s interpretation of any subject is enhanced by the use of the color red, whether it is a single dot of red or completely red image.

The color red can imply many emotions and feelings, for example: power, heat, love, sexuality, anger, joy, war, etc. It can be used to enhance, emphasize or be a focal point in the artwork. The artwork can be expressed from representational, expressionistic, surrealistic and or abstraction.

DEADLINE: July 13, 2015

NOTIFICATION: July 20, 2015

ENTRY FEE: $20 for 1, $10 each add’l

AWARDS: Gallery25N.com & Art-Competition.net will co-market the ten artists and their artwork in the exhibition worldwide in the following ways: An electronic invitation (12,000+ recipients), press release, event listings & calendars, social media marketing via Art-Competition.net, Artist Website Pro & Gallery 25N’s social media-marketing network via LinkedIn, Pinterest, Tweeter, GooglePlus, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, etc., Art Market newsletter (over 16,000+ subscribers), exhibit will remain in the “Past Exhibits” section of Gallery 25N’s website with a back-link to the artist’s websites for a minimum of two years & a video published on G25N’s website & YouTube Channel.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Finding Our Place

Posted on July 2, 2015 by R.L. Gibson

space to
GROW

I have been searching for my place–in art, in music, in food, in the world. I have a long history of wanting to do everything at all times. I want to get it all right, experience it all, eat it all, see it all, do it all. As a result, I often get none of them quite right. Silly to some, I believe the answer is geographical. I continue to seek smaller spaces and places–one town smaller than the next. Now I seek space, acres inside the next smallest town. Not isolation so much as controlled interaction. Space to think. Space to choose. Space to grow. Where is YOUR space? Your place? The next Call wants your answers–or questions. What do you have to say?

Check out this Call for Entries from Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center (Solomons, MD) for Finding Our Place: The Geography of Art. $25 entry, epic jurors & great art, time & time again. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Finding Our Place

“If you don’t know where you are, you don’t know who you are.”
–Wendell Berry

A sense of place can be an essential element in artists’ creative life, and frequently informs their subject matter, materials, style, approach, studio location, and more. Whether it be ones childhood “primal landscape,” full of memories of home and family, or the pull of a dramatic landscape, or a connection to a particular place based on historical and cultural events, geography calls to the imagination. As the world shifts to a focus on the virtual, how has this impacted artists’ work? Has it resulted in a weakening of a sense of place, or has the meaning of place simply adjusted to this new reality? This exhibit invites artists to explore this issue from either or both sides, and to celebrate what place means to them. What informs your work? A physical location or a virtual world? Do you know “where you are?” — from annmariegarden.org

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists
working in the US

MEDIA: Open to all media

DEADLINE: August 14, 2015

NOTIFICATION: August , 2015

ENTRY FEE: $25 for up to 4

JUROR: The exhibit will be juried by a 1-2 member panel; typically, one member of the panel is drawn from the Smithsonian Institution.

AWARDS: Annmarie will present cash awards to outstanding work. Jurors will review installed works (not application images) for award selection. Award amounts are contingent upon sponsorship; typically there are at least three awards each about $250. All award winning artists will receive an invitation for a solo or group show.

SALES: Annmarie will retain a 40% commission of the listed sale price.

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CALL for ENTRIES: Reveal

Posted on July 1, 2015July 1, 2015 by R.L. Gibson

green-eyed
HUNGER

I prefer my food naked. I love food in its simplest forms. Sauces all seem to sweet or to salty lately. Just a hint of added flavors like ginger, lemon & the ever-lovely sesame oil are appreciated. Yes, ceasing smoking 18+ months ago is partly to thank. But after weeks on the road, I crave asian-slaw-topped avocados like these from Coffee & Quinoa–not comfort food. Nakedness is good; this next Call echoes that thought. Seize this opportunity…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Darkroom Gallery (Essex Junction, VT) for Reveal. $24 entry. We’re proud our readers have been both shown & awarded at Darkroom. Join their ranks…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Reveal

“The allure of the human body has always been a gift to photography, from shirtless boxers showing off their guns in the 1850s to the trickery of Man Ray and the provocative images of Robert Mapplethorpe. Darkroom Gallery is calling for figural nudes that push the confines of the photographic medium. Images that are expressive, evocotive & revealing. A timeless subject matter redefined & propelled into contemporary resonance.” –darkroomgallery.com

ELIGIBILITY:
Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Photography

DEADLINE: July 15, 2015

NOTIFICATION: July 23, 2015

ENTRY FEE: 4 for $24 (online)/$29 (email)

JUROR: Daniel Power is the Founder/CEO of powerHouse Books, a world-renowned publisher acclaimed for its diverse publishing program and its ethos of perpetually challenging popular conceptions of the role of the “art book” in contemporary culture.

Power is also the Director and Co-Founder of the New York Photo Festival, a series of Brooklyn-based photography events focusing on the Future of Contemporary Photography. powerHouse publishes both photographers and artists known for work in other fields. It partnered with Charlie Ahearn on Wild Style: The Sampler, a behind-the-scenes look at Ahearn’s 1982 Wild Style, considered the firsthip hop film. Other prominent photographers published by the firm include Jack Pierson, Ron Galella, Helen Levitt, Danny Lyon, and the cooperative Magnum Photos.

AWARDS: All selected entries are included in a full color exhibit catalog & gallery exhibition. Juror’s Choice: 30×48″ image banner. People’s Choice – a free future entry. Honorable Mentions receive free exhibition catalogs and free entry in a future exhibition.

SALES: Free matting & framing of accepted entries, subject to standard sizes. For commission details, go to the bottom of the Submissions page!

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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eat my BOUQUET

CALL for ENTRIES: Violet

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

your KITCHEN or mine?

CALL for ENTRIES: At Home

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

PIZZA hot off the printer

CALL for ENTRIES: Digital Dimensions

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

don’t be BLUE

CALL for ENTRIES: Color

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

well FILTERED

CALL for ENTRIES: Neutral Density

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

HERBS only smaller

CALL for ENTRIES: NICHE Awards 2016

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

DINNER FOR ONE and one alone

CALL for PROPOSALS: Solo Show Opportunity

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

*blush*

CALL for ENTRIES: RED

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

space to GROW

CALL for ENTRIES: Finding Our Place

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

green-eyed HUNGER

CALL for ENTRIES: Reveal

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

eat my
BOUQUET

CALL for ENTRIES:
Violet

your
KITCHEN
or mine?

CALL for ENTRIES:
At Home

PIZZA
hot off the printer

CALL for ENTRIES:
Digital Dimensions

don’t be
BLUE

CALL for ENTRIES:
Color

well
FILTERED

CALL for ENTRIES:
Neutral Density

HERBS
only smaller

CALL for ENTRIES:
NICHE Awards 2016

DINNER FOR ONE
and one alone

CALL for PROPOSALS:
Solo Show Opportunity

blush

CALL
for ENTRIES:
RED

space to
GROW

CALL for ENTRIES:
Finding Our Place

green-eyed
HUNGER

CALL for ENTRIES:
Reveal