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CALL for ENTRIES: Creature Comforts

Posted on February 3, 2012 by R.L. Gibson

A WARM CHEESE DAY

Comfort is defined by macaroni and cheese. Rather, the severity of the need for comfort is defined by macaroni and cheese. A beautiful melange of swiss with a touch of pungent blue served over campanelle means I’ve had a triumphant day and comfort is a bonus. Velveeta over elbows or Stouffer’s frozen means the day has sucked, and I need flannel pjs and a frozen drink with an umbrella. This next Call wants to hear about your creature comforts, or at least your view of them. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Workhouse Arts Center (Lorton, VA outside D.C.) for Creature Comforts. This is a great theme, reasonable fee, respected jurors and a historic venue. Please do not miss this opportunity!

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Creature Comforts

Creature Comforts: is an installation and sculpture exhibition that explores the idea of the things that make us comfortable and at ease in everyday life. In modern day society many luxury items are considered a necessity and are difficult to live without.

This exhibition will explore the artist’s view on modern creature comforts, and society’s dependence on the luxuries in life, and their residual effects.

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Sculpture and Installation work with the following limitations: Final measurements must be inclusive of frame, if applicable. Weight may not exceed 150 pounds. All entries must have been conceived and created by the artist submitting the work. All work selected must be ready for exhibit: 2D work must be framed with secure hanging devices; 3D work must be suitably prepared with instructions for installation. The gallery reserves the right to reject work that differs from submitted images.

DEADLINE: March 1, 2012

NOTIFICATION: March 27, 2012

ENTRY FEE: $30.00 (for up to 3 works) must accompany each entry form. Payment can be made via United States checks, made payable to Lorton Arts Foundation, money order or via Paypal sent to exhibits@lortonarts.org.

JUROR: Mary Cook and Allison Nance of microWave project llc. Founded in 2010, microWave project acts a conduit between artists and groups and/or businesses to provide space for temporary, pop‐up, “micro” galleries. Their mission is to help promote these artists and educate the community by exploring alternative venues for emerging & established artists with an emphasis on site‐specific installation art. By developing programming to correspond with the exhibitions, they provide accessible art experiences to the public by encouraging community dialogue.

SALES: All work must be available for sale. LAF will retain a 40% sales commission from sold work. Payment is made on the 15th of each month for the previous month’s sales.

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CALL for ENTRIES: Oil Painting

Posted on February 2, 2012 by R.L. Gibson

SAUCE ME UP

My father found steak sauce personally offensive. He thought that the use of steak sauce was a not so subtle indication that his grilling skills were not up to par. “The steak is perfect as it is,” he would say at every grilling opportunity. I suppose it is a lesson learned. Sometimes a steak is a steak, and a steak should be good enough. Representational art, FOR ME, can sometimes be likened to a sauceless steak, wonderful as it is…just not my preference. I know some of you do fantastic representational work, and I have a twinge of guilt that I don’t post more shows for you. Hopefully this one will make up a little ground…

Check out this Call for Entries for the 21st Annual National Exhibition of Representational Oil Painings from Oil Painters of America to be exhibited at the Evergreen Fine Art Gallery in Evergreen, Colorado. The cost is high because you have to be a member, but the prizes are huge. Make me proud…

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CALL for ENTRIES: 21st Annual National Exhibition of Representational Oil Paintings

ELIGIBILITY: Artists who reside in the United States, Canada and Mexico and are 2012 OPA members or have submitted an application for membership or renewal for 2012 may apply for this exhibition.

MEDIA: Representational oil paintings of original concept and design only.

DEADLINE: February 24, 2012

NOTIFICATION: March 21, 2012

ENTRY FEE: $30 for 1 submission, $45 for 2 submissions(not including your membership fee of $60). More membership information can be found on the OPA website, http://www.oilpaintersofamerica.com, under the Member Services tab.

JURORS: Ken Cadwallader, Signature Member and OPA Board Member, will serve as chairman of a Jurying Committee consisting of five Master Signature or Signature members of OPA. The awarding juror will be internationally renowned Master Signature member Quang Ho.

AWARDS: The total awards will be in excess of $75,000, including a $25,000 Best In Show.

SALES: Commission of 40% is required by the gallery for all paintings sold.

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CALL for ENTRIES: Vibrant!

Posted on February 1, 2012 by R.L. Gibson

ARE YOU
blue?

I do not understand the fascination with glowing beverages. I’m not interested in drinking soda that looks like antifreeze or cocktails that look like glow sticks. Glowing food makes me think of barium x-rays. Do you know the most popular way to get the barium inside? MmmHmm… Think about that the next time the vibrant glow of a cocktail lures you to imbibe. This next call encourages a more positive view of the vibrant, but then again, they aren’t asking you to eat it either. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Coastal Arts League (Half Moon Bay, CA) for Through a Lens: Vibrant!, this year’s theme for the Annual Michael H. Kellicutt International Photo Show. Check it out…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Through a Lens– Vibrant

Vibrant and vibrate have the same latin root word: “vibrare” meaning to move rapidly and rhythmically to and fro. While vibrate means virtually the same thing in English, vibrant has additional connotations as it applies to brightness of light or color, or as in how alive or energetic is the given subject – literally vibrating with life. “

Through a Lens: Vibrant! gives the photographer several options. Vibrant could apply to a light or hue in the composition, or it could apply to the subject, as to a person or in a street. It could even be stretched to apply to the process – check out the vibrance adjustment layer in photoshop. Which definition of “Vibrant!” will you choose?

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Photography

DEADLINE: February 29, 2012

NOTIFICATION: March 30, 2012

ENTRY FEES: $20 for first entry, $5 per add’l entry up to a total of ten.

JURORS: Scott Atkinson is a large-format landscape photographer and photo editor based in Half Moon Bay, California. Sometime early in his photo career he decided to “stay home” and shoot only in California’s native habitats. He still shoots mainly with a traditional view camera and film, in both 4×5 and 8×10 formats. Audubon, The California Academy of Sciences, The Nature Conservancy, Sierra Club, Sunset, Westcliffe, and The Wilderness Society have published his work.

Photographer Michael Collopy is one of the preeminent portrait photographers of our time and has gained worldwide recognition for his commissioned portraits of hundreds of public figures. His portfolio includes portraits of world leaders such as Pope John Paul II, Mikhail Gorbachev and Margaret Thatcher and entertainers like Ella Fitzgerald, Mick Jagger, B. B. King and Luciano Pavarotti. Collopy’s photos have been published worldwide in numerous books, magazines and newspapers.

Kate Jordahl exhibits her enthusiasm and passion for the art of photography in her work. In her travels and photography, she searches for the places where the spirit of the earth and the human spirit come together. Using both film and digital capture, Kate stretches her images to beyond the expected representation to a magical and reverent imaging of the land.

AWARDS: 1st Prize: One $2000 prize; 2nd Prize: Two $500 prizes; and 3rd Prize: Six $100 prizes

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CALL for ENTRIES: Of Light and Spirit

Posted on January 29, 2012 by R.L. Gibson

FROZEN OUT

I eat my fair share of frozen lunches, but I prefer leftovers. It isn’t the food that I object to because there are lots of options for fairly wholesome, preservative-free foods in the frozen food aisle these days. I don’t like the plastic. I recently abandoned all of my plastic food containers for glass. I like the weight. I like that I can get the orange sludge from my chili off in the dishwasher. I like glass. This next call is for glass lovers. Don’t dismiss it, investigate…

Check out this Call for Entries from Studio 550 (Manchester, NH) for Of Light & Spirit. This is a great opportunity for mixed media artists to tackle a new component. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Of Light and Spirit

Hope.
Truth.
Direction.

Light holds many meanings, and the absence of light can mean just as much. This is a show of glass art that comes alive with light and depicts the artists’ interpretation of spirituality, whether it is secular or religious, inspired by stories, drawn from nature, or inspired by dreams or emotions.

They are looking for entries that come alive with light, that are well designed, well photographed and display exceptional craftsmanship.

ELIGIBILITY: Open to US residents.

MEDIA: Glass art that captures your interpretation of spirituality with glass. Functional and Non-functional welcome. Mixed media will be considered if glass is a primary component of the work.

DEADLINE:
February 20, 2012

NOTIFICATION:
March 5, 2012

ENTRY FEE:
$30 for 3 entries. Add’l $10 ea.

SALES: Studio 550 collects 40% of all retail sales of artwork sold, the artists receive 60% of sales. All exhibited work MUST BE FOR SALE. Retail price must be under $500/entry.

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OPEN CALL: The Soap Factory

Posted on January 27, 2012 by R.L. Gibson

TAMALE ME,
something good…

I almost moved to Kentucky because of a pickle/tamale factory. Have I told you this story? I know, I should search my posts before I write. Yeah, yeah, yeah. So, for once it ISN’T about the pickles or tamales. Nope. I looked into the Paducah Artist Relocation program and fell in love with a pickle/tamale factory in need of rehab. I love factory spaces for art. This next Call is how I relieve myself of the anxiety of not taking the pickle/tamale factory. I submit every year. Eventually they will let me in. You wait and see…

Check out this Open Call from The Soap Factory (Minneapolis, MN). The Soap factory is looking for work for group exhibits, AND they offer installation support, travel, accommodations, and a stipend to those selected to exhibit. Did I mention NO ENTRY FEE?

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OPEN CALL:
The Soap Factory

The Soap Factory exhibits work in its galleries throughout the year. Exhibitions curated from submissions and could have as many as 8 artists. The Soap Factory is a 120-year old ex-industrial warehouse on the banks of the Mississippi River in Minneapolis.

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists. They are particularly interested in proposals conceived specifically for The Soap Factory galleries. (So do your homework!) Their programming is unique in that they select only a small proportion of the artists they exhibit from their pool of submissions. They commonly receive 400 artist submissions per season.

MEDIA:
All Media may be considered.

DEADLINE: April 30, 2012. They do NOT accept e-mailed submissions. So please keep in mind that this is a POSTMARK deadline.

NOTIFICATION: Summer of 2012. *Editor’s note: Yes, I hate vague, prolonged notification dates, but it IS a huge undertaking for them. Be patient. Do not call or email to check on your submission. The Soap Factory does not return work. Please only send materials that you do not need to be returned.

The Soap Factory is committed to diversity in audience, staff and programming. To assist them in achieving their diversity goals, please indicate your ethnicity or cultural background. Please note that compliance or non-compliance with this request will NOT affect the status of your submission.

The Soap Factory provides full installation support for all selected projects, including travel and accommodation, as well as a stipend to artists. They provide publicity, exhibition invitations, mailings, opening reception and artist talks. However, they do not provide insurance coverage for work exhibited at The Soap Factory. All work is shown at the artist’s own risk.

Questions? Visit The Soap Factory Submissions Page!

CALL for ENTRIES: Six

Posted on January 23, 2012 by R.L. Gibson

GLUG-A-LUG

Why does beer come in six packs? My house is dotted with six packs. It isn’t like THAT. I am NOT a beer drinker, but my husband IS a beer brewer. My son’s room would be far less cluttered if beer were more efficiently packaged. Did I forget to mention that my husband stores his beer under my 12-year-old’s bed? Okay, I am going to stop before this sounds even worse. This call is a much better use of things that come in sixes. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries for Six, an all-hung exhibit sponsored by Robin Willow Elements, at Red Z Gallery in Mt. Vernon, OH. The size restrictions make shipping easy, and the entry fee is realy low. Don’t miss this opportunity…

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CALL for
ENTRIES:
Six

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists. All original artwork must be 6”x6”, unframed-but mounted (if needed) and have a hanging mechanism on the back.

MEDIA: All media accepted/except: glass, tile and ceramic due to breakage potential during transport.

Examples: Photography, painting, fiber art, paper art, pen & ink, drawing, pencil, collage, word art, graffiti art, and so on…

DEADLINE: July 13, 2012

NOTIFICATION:
All hung exhibit. The gallery has the right to not hang artwork they feel is not appropriate. Please feel free to contact robinwillow@hotmail.com if you have questions.

ENTRY FEE: $6 for up to 2 pieces. Entry fee is non-refundable. Add’l entries are $3.50 each.

JUDGING & AWARDS: Voting will take place on opening night by the public for “Best of Show”. There will be a cash prize. The winner will be announced via blogs, website and Facebook.

SALES: The Red Z Gallery will retain 50% of the price of your artwork. (Price your artwork accordingly). You will receive your check one month after sale.

For complete details, Download the Prospectus!

CALL for ENTRIES: Night Light

Posted on January 22, 2012 by R.L. Gibson

Muncha,
Muncha, Yawn…

How does the older generation eat at 4:30 in the afternoon? I am hoping it is just a Golden-Girls-esque stereotype. I prefer to eat late night, but then again, I prefer to do everything at night. Everything tastes better after 8pm, but that may account for the reality of my lifelong struggle with the size of my rear end. My husband likes to jokingly refer to me as his “vampire-honey,” but that is clearly untrue…vampires don’t eat food. But I would look cute as Countess Chocula. Well, we all know I am a little hyper-focused on eating. Anyhoo, I digress. This next call wants to see your vision of the night. Investigate…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Darkroom Gallery (Essex Junction, VT) for Night Light. The entry fee at Darkroom is always low ($20), and I love that they will provide free matting and framing if you work in their standard sizes. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Night Light

Night photography reveals a world that we do not consciously see and offers photographers unique creative opportunities.

Night and day, dark and light – one implies the absence of the other. But like yin yang, each has a bit of the other. The surprising thing to first time night photographers is how their images reveal things that the mind’s eye does not see. Different light sources reveal their true colors. Compared to daylight, directed and weaker light creates drama, contrast, mystery and mood.

The dynamic range of light at night tends to be more in line with our tools abilities. Of course there are technical challenges with shooting in low light, but also tremendous creative opportunities. That’s what Darkroom Gallery wants to show with this exhibit.

Do you work with existing light – or do you introduce your own? Maybe you paint with light emitting light brushes. How have you approached shooting at night to express your vision? They want to see.

ELIGIBILITY: Entrants must be at least 18 years old. If younger, you must have a legal guardian make the submission for you.

MEDIA:
Photography.

DEADLINE:
March 21, 2012

NOTIFICATION:
March 27, 2012

JUROR: Linda Rutenbergm, a Montreal-born native, who has been a photographer for 30 years. Her MFA in Photography is from Concordia University. She’s taught photography and worked as a freelance photographer for thirty years.

Rutenbergm’s fine art work has been exhibited internationally. She has produced several series:- Urban Visions, Sacred Sites, Terre Caliente, One Island – Many Cities, Mont Royal – A World Apart, The Spiritual Landscape and is presently working on a nocturnal garden series.

Linda has become particularly known for her striking images of flowers taken at night, revealed in a series of books, starting with The Garden at Night: Private Views of Public Edens (2007),After Midnight (2008)and The English Garden at Night (2009).

AWARDS: All selected entries are exhibited in the gallery and included in a full color exhibit catalog. Juror’s Choice receives a 20×35″ vinyl exhibit banner featuring their image. People’s Choice gains free entry into a future exhibit.

SALES: Darkroom offers free matting and framing of accepted entries for the duration of each of their exhibitions, subject to standard sizes. Photographers set their own prices if they wish to sell their work and retain all rights to their photographs. For commission details, go to the bottom of the Submisssion Rules page!

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Musical Influences

Posted on January 21, 2012January 21, 2012 by R.L. Gibson

HUMs
the WORD

Music (and dessert) are the cherry on the proverbial sundae at any meal. I have had the privilege of enjoying everything from a jug band at a pig pickin’ to authentic mariachi while eating tamales on a recent trip to Cozumel. But my favorite dinner music is the humming of my lactose-intolerant 12 year old when he delights in his favorite cheesy indulgence…pizza. This next call wants to hear about the music that delights you. Get to humming…

Check out this Call for Entries for the Musical Influences show at Studio 1666 in Vancouver, British Columbia. This is another no entry fee in an unusual space; it is starting to look like a theme, eh?

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CALL for ENTRIES: Musical Influences

Studio 1666 is looking for works of art that is influenced by music. This can be interpreted many ways, and they are asking you to avoid the obvious and draw upon your imagination and push your own boundaries of what this means to you. By drawing upon senses other than vision, the idea is to convey feeling through artistic means that evoke multiple outcomes.

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Photography, painting, sculpture, design, multimedia, mixed media, etc.

DEADLINE: January 31, 2012

ABOUT THE GALLERY: This is an opportunity for a group show at gallery located just off gallery row and close by Granville Island. Studio 1666 is Vancouver’s new non-traditional gallery space, featuring current works from both established and emerging artists who are invested in confronting and responding to current trends in art. At Studio 1666, artists are invited to give voice to their expression by sharing their creativity and ideologies with the local community. Their aim is to support this partnership by providing a relaxed space that promotes progressive art with the mandate of making it accessible.

ENTRY PROCESS: Please send your digital files to studio1666@gmail.com

Jpgs only 72dpi dimensions image should not exceed 1024 pixels on the longest side
Submit 1-6 images for consideration
For video/digital work provide links to website if applicable.
Files should be titled LastName_firstName_01Title.jpg

*Editor’s note: Bookmark this page for reference because this Call doesn’t appear on a website with any additional information.

For questions, please email studio1666@gmail.com!

OPEN CALL: La Boutique

Posted on January 19, 2012 by R.L. Gibson

JUST SAY
…MOO!

I am not fond of food buffets, generally speaking. I can’t ever get past the image of myself as a cow being herded along a trough. Then there is the germy thing. But, I have been proven wrong on occasion. The buffet, as a concept, I appreciate though. Think of art venues as a buffet of options; they come in every shape and size in both the most conventional and the least likely locations. This next call gives you an opportunity to try something new. Investigate the menu…

Check out this Open Call from La Boutique a retail store and gallery in San Francisco, CA. There is no fee to submit, and if you’ve never tried a retail show, this could be a great way to sample yet another menu. Take a look…

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OPEN CALL: La Boutique

La Boutique, a unique gallery, retail store, showroom and art installation space in San Francisco is seeking artist proposals for 2012. They are currently accepting proposal for exhibition in two distinct spaces: the main gallery as well as the storefront window.

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Although there is no specific theme, we promote innovative, original, and site-specific installations. Artists and curators are invited to submit proposed work, in 2D and 3D media, including but not limited to drawing, painting, pastel, printmaking, photography, mixed media, and sculpture.

DEADLINE: Ongoing

ENTRY FEE: None

AWARDS: Each of the selected artists will be exhibited for a one to two month-long period. An area will be provided for artist bio and contact information. All of their exhibitions are actively promoted through an opening reception, a dedicated page on their web site, an email blast, a postcard etc.

For complete details, Visit the Website!

CALL to ARTISTS: My Loves

Posted on January 17, 2012 by R.L. Gibson

LAMBCHOP,
my love

I love my husband more than life itself, but if he was just a meant-and-potatoes guy…we would never have made it. Relationships have hinged on worse, no doubt. The idea of a perfect lamb roast or seared piece of ahi gives hime the shivers, and I could not love him more for it. My loves are my husband, food and art. This next call wants you to name YOUR loves. Say it with art…

Check out this Call to Artists for My Loves from the Linus Galleries (California). The acceptable media for this show is a cool mixture, and this could be a great opportunity. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES: My Loves

Love is in the air. But what is Love to you? What are your loves? Interpret love, or your desires, or your loves to Linus Galleries in the best art.

ELIGIBILITY:
Open to all artists.

MEDIA: Photography to paintings in oil, acrylic, watercolor and ink, graphite drawings and fabric work from quilts to stitchwork.

DEADLINE: April 12, 2012

ENTRY FEE: $35 for 3 entries,$5 per add’l

AWARDS: Those accepted artists will be asked to be a part of a collective show in the future months. The artists will be asked if they wish to submit their artwork for the show.

SALES: Artwork will be offered for sale at the reception & other days the gallery will be open. 40% commission on all sales.

Category: Art Galleries

A WARM CHEESE DAY

CALL for ENTRIES: Creature Comforts

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SAUCE ME UP

CALL for ENTRIES: 21st Annual National Exhibition of Representational Oil Paintings

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ARE YOU blue?

CALL for ENTRIES: Through a Lens– Vibrant

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FROZEN OUT

CALL for ENTRIES: Of Light and Spirit

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TAMALE ME, something good…

OPEN CALL: The Soap Factory

Questions? Visit The Soap Factory Submissions Page!

GLUG-A-LUG

CALL for ENTRIES: Six

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Muncha, Muncha, Yawn…

CALL for ENTRIES: Night Light

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

HUMs the WORD

CALL for ENTRIES: Musical Influences

For questions, please email studio1666@gmail.com!

JUST SAY …MOO!

OPEN CALL: La Boutique

For complete details, Visit the Website!

LAMBCHOP, my love

CALL for ENTRIES: My Loves

For complete details, Read the Guidelines!

CALL for ENTRIES:
Creature Comforts

ARE YOU
blue?

CALL for ENTRIES:
Through a Lens– Vibrant

CALL for ENTRIES:
Of Light and Spirit

TAMALE ME,
something good…

OPEN CALL:
The Soap Factory

CALL for
ENTRIES:
Six

Muncha,
Muncha, Yawn…

CALL for ENTRIES:
Night Light

HUMs
the WORD

JUST SAY
…MOO!

LAMBCHOP,
my love