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CALL for ENTRIES: Mail Art NO ENTRY FEE

Posted on August 12, 2010August 12, 2010 by R.L. Gibson

BANANAS FOR MAIL ART

I love receiving personal mail. As connected and attached as I am to my BlackBerry, I still love receiving the occasional postcard. I get alot of funny mail, and most of you send me food related postcards…keep them coming.

The art of letter writing, postcard creating, and the sharing of artwork is alive and well in this Call for Entries from Guadalupe Art Dogs Gallery for Mail Art with the timely theme of Currency. AND NO ENTRY FEE. Take a look:

Call for Entries: Currency Themed Mail Art Show

Guadalupe Art Dogs Gallery is located in the Old Ingram Loop artists’ colony on the banks of the Guadalupe River in Ingram, Texas, and they are calling for entries in its inaugural international Mail Art Show. The show will open on September 10th and will run through October 6. Entries must arrive no later than Saturday September 4th.

The theme of this year’s show is “Currency,” a subject on almost everyone’s mind these days. At one time or another, in one place or another, virtually every kind of object has been used as currency – coins, paper, gold nuggets, shells, goats, chocolate, brides, baseball cards, IOUs – the possibilities are endless.

Also please note that “currency” doesn’t necessarily refer to a medium of exchange. For example, events can have currency (current events); rivers can have currency ( if you want to stretch the meaning a little and make a pun) and of course there’s always currency jelly ( or is that currant?) So you get the idea, right? Take the idea of “currency” and stretch, fold, bend and mutilate it to come up with your own interpretation.

GUIDELINES: This show will be conducted in accordance with the principles that guide the Mail Art Movement worldwide. Submissions can be any shape, any size – as long as they have the appropriate postage attached. They do NOT have to be flat two dimensional works, and they do NOT have to arrive in an envelope – although of course they can be two dimensional and be sent in envelopes if that’s what the artist wants.

ENTRY FEE: There is no entry fee, and no limit on the number of pieces that can be submitted. There will be no prizes other than the “People’s Choice” awards.

DEADLINE: September 4, 2010

As with all their shows, the Mail Art show will appear online approximately two weeks after the opening, so if you can’t come to see the show in person just log on and enjoy browsing.

Entries will not be returned unless the appropriate amount of return postage is sent along with the entry and the piece is clearly labeled that it is to be returned, with your full name and address. Those entries not returned will be distributed at no cost to area hospitals, nursing homes, schools, homeless shelters, and other places where they can brighten some person’s day.

Please mail entries to:

Guadalupe Art Dogs Gallery
Mail Art Show
Ingram, Texas 78025
830-367-7420

If you have any questions please email us or call between 10AM and 5PM (U.S. Central Standard Time) Wednesday through Saturday.

Deadline: September 4, 2010

For more information…

Contact: Lisle Drake
email: artdogs@hctc.net
Phone: 830-367-7420
Website: http://www.guadalupeartdogs.com/

CALL for ENTRIES: After Dark

Posted on August 11, 2010 by R.L. Gibson

CHEETOS OR CHOCOLATE?

I am a night owl…I’m just wired that way. In a perfect world, I would wake up around noon and go to bed at 4 a.m. Unfortunately, I like night-time snacking too. Lately it is an irrational love of Cheetos and chocolate…but not together, I promise…although, hmmmm. Maybe the cure to my night-time snacking is to spend my nights taking photographs instead.

Here’s a great Call for Entries from Vermont Photo Space Gallery called After Dark that celebrates both high drama of the night light as well as the mysterious shadows AND offers free matting and framing. Take a look…

CALL FOR ENTRIES: After Dark

As the sun sets, a whole new world of photographic opportunities presents itself. Buildings, streets and time lapse take on a different light at night. But don’t stop there…

Ever hear of “Night life”? Carnivals? Animals? People? Theater? There is a voyeuristic feel to night images, the viewer senses that they are observing life from the shadows. Urban lights create high drama – colors intensify and shadows loom. In the country, things become scary and still. Is there just a hint of the sunset left? Time lapse can create fantastic swirls of lights creating abstract compositions. Show them what your camera sees “After Dark.”

JUROR: Tom Paiva is a professional, freelance photographer based in California where he has had his business for over 15 years. He specializes in large format photography of industrial and maritime settings, as well as architecture and interiors. Tom has over 70 cover images for various Trade Magazines to his credit.

His long term passion is night photography and he loves to create images of urban settings and moonlit landscapes on film. He was a co-founder of The Nocturnes, a group of night photographers who had a landmark exhibit in San Francisco in 1991. His book, Industrial Night, contains 46 color images of industrial settings at night.

He has co-lead photo workshops on night photography and view camera use over the past 10 years and has had several articles on these subjects in photographic magazines.

He was educated at the San Francisco Academy of Art, where he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in photography.

RULES FOR PHOTO SUBMISSIONS:

Age: Entrants must be at least 18 years old. If younger. a parent or legal guardian may make the submission for you.

Ownership: All submitted photos must have been taken by the photographer making the entry. If you are a parent or legal guardian submitting for a minor, please make it clear.

Digital Submissions: All submissions must be made by digital files through:

1. Upload on VermontPhotoSpace.com or

2. Sent via email to submissions@VermontPhotoSpace.com. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it along with an application form. There is a $5.00 surcharge for email entries.

3. Images should be as large as possible but no larger than 1280 pixels on the longest side, type jpg – set to the highest quality. DPI is only relevant for output purposes and does not effect the stored size of the image. It can be set to any number, but if you must specify something go with 72 dpi.

FEES: Up to three images may be submitted for a fee of $20 US for on-line submission and $25 for email submission. Additional images may be submitted for an additional $5 US per image.

DEADLINE: Images must be received by midnight EST on the submission closing date September 15, 2010 for the exhibition for which you are submitting. Payment must be received by the close of submissions September 15, 2010 for the exhibit for which you are submitting.

RIGHTS: Photographers retain all rights to their work, except for submissions accepted for exhibition: artists grant Vermont Photo Space the right to use their images to promote the exhibition and for display on VPS website and for inclusion in an exhibit catalog.

SALES: For submissions that are accepted, photographers may offer their work for sale and establish their own price for framed and unframed prints.

For Vermont Photo Space framed work they retain 66% of the sale price.

For works framed by the artist Vermont Photo Space retains 34%.

For unframed prints Vermont Photo Space retains 25% of the print sale price.

Local sales tax of 6% is collected on all sales at the gallery.

Vermont Photo Space Gallery provides free matting and framing of accepted entries for the duration of each of our exhibitions, subject to standard sizes. Photographers set their own prices if they wish to sell their work, and retain all rights.

For the full Call for Entries, visit their website.

CALL for ENTRIES: Cell Phone Photography

Posted on August 9, 2010 by R.L. Gibson

CRACKBERRY

I am rarely more than 10 feet from my BlackBerry. I am not proud of it, but it IS a fact. I am not alone…this I know. Granted, I no longer text while driving, but sometimes it takes me 3x longer to get where I’m going because of the sheer volume of times I have to stop to email, text, tweet…and take pictures.

Check out this all-hung Call for Entries for the National Cell Phone Photography Exhibition at the Southeastern Contemporary Art Gallery at Southeastern Louisiana University. An academic show is always a great resume builder (yes, even the all hung variety), and best of all…NO ENTRY FEE. Don’t miss this great opportunity to build your resume…

National Call for Entries: Cell Phone Photography Exhibit

The Southeastern Contemporary Art Gallery, on the campus of Southeastern Louisiana University, is now accepting entries for the Photography Exhibition: National Cell Phone.

All images submitted will be included in the exhibition. All images must be taken by a cell phone camera and may only be manipulated by use of a cell phone application.

NO PHOTOSHOP or any other photo manipulation software permitted. An online exhibition will be linked to the Southeastern Contemporary Art Gallery webpage.

ELIGIBILITY: The exhibition is open to amateur and professional artists nationally. The Southeastern Contemporary Art Gallery is part of a publicly funded university campus with a wide range of ethnic and social backgrounds which must be respected. With this in mind, the curator reserves the right not to show any image that is determined to be inappropriate by way of content or image for an exhibition in a university art gallery.

RULES and GUIDELINES: All images must be taken with a cell phone camera and may only be manipulated by use of a cell phone application.

ENTRY FEE: There is NO ENTRY FEE! There is a limit of three entries per person.

DEADLINE: August 30, 2010

TO SUBMIT ENTRIES VIA EMAIL: Online submissions are to be sent to dnewkirk@selu.edu with the subject line: National Cell Phone Show. In the body of the email, number each image so that it matches the number on the attached file.

For each image submitted, provide the title, and when and where the image was taken. Artist contact information should also be included in the body of the email: name, full street address, phone number, email address and website URL (if applicable).

IMAGE FORMATTING: Image files should be at 180-360ppi and sized to fit on a 5” X 7” print. Images should be in jpeg format and set to maximum quality. Label each file with consecutive numbers followed by your last name and image title (ex: 01LastnameTitle). File names should NOT contain any spaces or non alpha-numeric characters (^$*#&$*#, etc).

For complete details, download the prospectus!

CALL for Entries: Fabrik Publication and Show

Posted on August 7, 2010August 7, 2010 by R.L. Gibson

GORGE
YOURSELF!

There are SO many opportunities out there for artists…think of it as the ultimate buffet. Not every dish may be for you, but some dishes are just an irresistable combination. Lately, the great dishes just keep coming, and I concerned about my waistline. Okay, moving on from that metaphor…

Check out this great opportunity for (again) art publication AND a show from Fabrik Magazine and The Factory Gallery in Los Angeles. The exposure to gallery directors, interior designers and art consultants ALONE is worth this entry fee, but you get a show too. Plus, this is an international call…so no one is left out. Take a look:

Fabrik Magazine: INTERNATIONAL JURIED COMPETITION

Fabrik Magazine announces a juried competition, open to artists in all media.

The world is full of artists. How to rise above the sheer numbers of the masses is becoming increasingly difficult. Fabrik Magazine and The Factory Gallery in Los Angeles are offering artists the opportunity to gain valuable exposure for their work both in print and in exhibition through this competition.

The selected winners will receive prizes that includes editorial and ad exposure through Fabrik Magazine – LA’s leading Art and Design publication – as well as an exhibition at The Factory Gallery in Los Angeles. Winners will also gain tremendous exposure by being promoted to 30,000 Interior Designers, Art Consultants and Galleries who are seeking art and artists across the United States.

Submissions from all artists in any medium are eligible. This contest will help nurture and promote the winners by featuring one new artist in every print and online issues of Fabrik Magazine.

Many leading artists have been interviewed and showcased within Fabrik’s pages, including Ed Ruscha, Julius Shulman, Philippe Starck, Juergen Nogai, Jorge Pardo, Jim McHugh and many others. Now you can be included alongside these prominent artists.

PRIZES:

FIRST PRIZE: 1 Winner

Editorial Profile and Feature in Fabrik Magazine – Print Edition
Inside Back Cover, Full Page Ad in Fabrik Magazine – Premium Ad Position
Exhibition at The Factory Gallery, Downtown Los Angeles
Email Exposure to 30,000 Interior Designers, Art Consultants and Galleries who are seeking art
Online “Artist Spotlight” Feature
Website link

SECOND PRIZE: 2 Winners

Full page ad in Fabrik Magazine
Group Exhibition at The Factory Gallery, Downtown Los Angeles
Email Exposure to 30,000 Interior Designers, Art Consultants and Galleries who are seeking art
Online “Artist Spotlight” Feature
Website link

THIRD PRIZE: 5 Winners

Online “Artist Spotlight” Feature
Group Exhibition at The Factory Gallery, Downtown Los Angeles
Email Exposure to 30,000 Interior Designers, Art Consultants and Galleries who are seeking art
Website link

TOTAL VALUE OF PRIZES: $10,000

Deadline for Entries: August 31, 2010

Winners Announced: October 1, 2010

Exhibition Dates: November 20-December 18, 2010

Profile Publication Date: November 2010

Registration Fee: US$30 (up to 3 images).

Multiple entries permitted as follows:
4-6 images: US$50
7-9 images: US$65

DIRECT LINK TO REGISTRATION: http://www.fabrikmagazine.com/contest/

ABOUT THE JURORS

Robert Berman – Director, Robert Berman Gallery at Bergamot Station in Santa Monica. Robert Berman is the founder and owner of Robert Berman Gallery and was early on exhibiting artists such as Keith Haring and Raymond Pettibon. Robert has curated historical and seminal exhibitions by such artists as William S. Burroughs and Man Ray.

Hossein Farmani – Founder and Chairman, International Photography Awards (Lucie Awards). Hossein Farmani is Founder and Chairman of The Lucie Awards, Co-Founder of Focus on Aids and Co-Founder of The Palm Springs Photo Festival. He is Principal of The Farmani Group, whose roster of companies include PX3 (Prix de la Photographie Paris), The International Design Awards (IDA) , FYI Design, Asterisk Press, The International Photography Awards (IPA) and The Farmani Gallery.

Peter Frank – Art Critic and Senior Curator, Riverside Art Museum. Peter Frank is an Art Critic and Senior Curator at the Riverside Art Museum. Peter has written regularly for the LA Weekly, Angeleno Magazine, THE Magazine and is Associate Editor for Fabrik. He was born in New York, where he served as Art Critic for The Village Voice and The SoHo Weekly News before moving to Los Angeles in 1988.

Chris Davies – Publisher and Curator. Chris Davies is an award-winning designer and founder of Fabrik Magazine. He founded The Factory Gallery in the Arts District of downtown LA, as a way to nurture and promote emerging and established artists. He is also founder of Skylark Press, a publisher of fine art monographs and limited editions.

Dale Youngman – VP Marketing, Fabrik Magazine and Gallery Director at The Factory Gallery. Dale Youngman is the former director and curator of the Regent Gallery and the Dale Youngman Gallery of downtown Los Angeles. She currently is the VP of Marketing for Fabrik Magazine and Gallery Director at The Factory.

ABOUT FABRIK MAGAZINE

Fabrik Magazine covers Los Angeles art, design, architecture, and fashion in a manner as distinctive as it is thorough. A journal of lively coverage and commentary on the art and design scene(s) in America’s new cultural capital, Fabrik also provides extensive directories that list all – all – the best local outlets for new forms, ideas, and expressions in diverse media and disciplines. More on Fabrik Magazine can be found at fabrikmagazine.com.

CALL for ENTRIES: Your Name in Neon

Posted on August 6, 2010August 7, 2010 by R.L. Gibson

YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE

When I think of neon lights, I think of New York, Vegas, Hong Kong…and fast food. Okay, that last one may just be me. But did you know that Austin, Texas–proudly weird–is one beautiful neon spectacle at night as well?

Check out this Call for Art Entries from Austin Details Art +Photo called The Neon Show. Your work doesn’t have to BE neon…only pay homage to it. Here’s the full call…

Call for Entry: The Neon Show

America loves neon.

And Austin’s full of it.

Austin is a town that worships neon. It lights up life all over the city, as it does all around the country. Austin Details Art + Photo Gallery will pay homage to the art of neon with the gallery’s Grand Opening and exhibit reception on September 16, 2010… The Neon Show.

YOU ARE ELIGIBLE TO SUBMIT if you are an emerging or established artist creating original works in neon or about neon, especially with neon itself, or by portraying neon in paintings, serigraphy, films/videos, traditional or digital photography, mixed media–any work where the subject matter shows neon.

HOW TO SUBMIT: You may submit up to four (4) works in any one media for one entry fee of $35 plus sales tax (required by Texas state law). If you wish to submit works created in more than one media, please submit a separate entry for each form of media.

Entries will be judged on the basis of originality; on the basis of your creative style; and in consideration of your professional execution. If you work in neon, your assistance in delivering, hanging and lighting your work is required for acceptance to exhibit.

The chosen entries will be exhibited in downtown Austin at Austin Details Art + Photo gallery, 106 East 8th Austin, TX 78701, with an opening reception on September 16.

DEADLINE for submissions: August 20, 2010 (requests for extension cannot be considered).

ACCEPTANCE: You will receive notification if accepted, or not, by September 1, 2010 via email.

Your original art is due at the downtown Austin gallery at 106 East 8th, Austin, TX 78701 the week of September 6: You will be notified of details by email.

EXHIBIT RUNS SEPTEMBER 16-OCTOBER 8, 2010. Grand Opening for the gallery and reception for The Neon Show is September 16.

JUROR: Gallery founder and director Jann Alexander, a noted fine artist / photographer and a nationally-known art director / designer who’s been passionate about neon since she fist saw it glow, will jury the show. The photography posted here is a part of the Vanishing Austin series by Jann Alexander.

SUBMIT JPEGS ONLY: Up to four (4) jpegs in quantity, maximum 1000 kb each, sampled and saved as high quality (not maximum) jpegs in sRGB colorspace. If you are submitting video, please provide only a link to a website where your video is posted. You will receive payment confirmation with submission instructions after you have paid. No mail or print entries are accepted. Mailed entries cannot be returned.

COST: The cost of your entry of up to four (4) works in one media is $35 plus tax. Pay via PayPal by clicking the Call for Entries link below.

For full details, read the full Call for Entries!

For the sake of full disclosure, please note Austin Details’ terms of submission below:

The work(s) you are submitting is/are original and one-of-a-kind, created by you, the legal copyright-owner, in 2008-2010; the work(s) is/are free of copyright infringements; and you are willing to pay our $35 nonrefundable entry/handling fee for considering your work(s). If you are submitting historical work that predates this century, please contact us at info@austindetailsart.com re how to proceed.
You understand that the juror(s) may choose one, all or none of the works you submit; if chosen, you agree to provide the original(s) for hanging by the date they request in their acceptance notice, and you agree to allow Austin Details Art + Photo to publicize your work in any media and manner they deem appropriate. Of course you will retain all rights to your own original work(s) of art.
You agree that if your artwork is sold by Austin Details Art + Photo, they will deduct necessary presentation and shipping expenses and sales tax, and you will receive 60 % of the pre-tax sale price within 30 days of sale. You agree that if you sell your exhibited art within the 60-day period after the exhibit ends due to exposure by Austin Details Art + Photo, 25 % of your pre-tax sale price is due to them within 30 days of sale.
(Optional) If accepted, you may wish to allow Austin Details Art + Photo to negotiate sale price on your behalf up to a 10% reduction without requiring your permission.
You will carry your own insurance for any artworks you submit and that they accept for exhibit on their premises. Though they will take reasonable precautions to care for your work, they are not responsible for any damage or theft or loss or unforeseen circumstances while handling, exhibiting, promoting or shipping your work.
You will promptly pick up (or arrange for pre-paid return shipping) for your artwork at the exhibit’s end, within 10 days of their request, to avoid donation to Goodwill.

HOT NEW PIC: Photo Competition

Posted on August 3, 2010 by R.L. Gibson

NO BURNED TOAST!

Sometime you only get one shot. You can’t unbake a cake or unburn toast.

Here’s a Call for Entries from the Center Gallery in Wichita, Kansas that judges each photograph on its own merit for the 2010 Hot New Pics Contest, and not your work as a whole. Depending on whether you see life as a glass that is half full or or a glass that is half empty, your work can shine even if the jurors don’t like EVERY piece. Here’s your shot…take it!

CALL for ENTRIES: 2010 Hot New Pics Show

Center Gallery in Wichita, Kansas seeks entries for a national exhibition that celebrates the range of creative exploration in photography, opening October 29, 2010. Each photograph will be considered based on the merit of the single image.

AWARDS: Enter and Compete to become the “Hot New Pic” and receive a $250 fellowship award.

FORMAT: Submit images in jpeg format on CD: 300 dpi, no larger than 3000 X 3000 pixels.

FEE: Submit up to 10 images for $50, $5 for each additional image. See the call for complete guidelines.

DEADLINE: September 1, 2010.

Questions? Contact Linda Robinson at info@centergalleryonline.com
or call the Gallery at 316-269-1250.

CALL for ENTRIES: Found Object TRASH ART

Posted on August 2, 2010August 2, 2010 by R.L. Gibson

NOT TRASH…JUST ART

I love found object art almost as much as I love crock pot creations made from leftovers. Many emerging (not starving) artists struggle with not having the cash to participate in traditional media like oil painting. Found-object assemblage could be the solution!

Here’s a great call from Monmouth Museum for Art from Found Objects, but you have to hurry…both postmarked and emailed entries must be received by August 6, 2010. But look on the bright side…the materials are probably already laying around your house!

CALL FOR ENTRIES:
Art From Found Objects: A Juried Exhibition

Museum Statement: This exhibition focuses on artwork created from the undisguised, but often modified, use of common found objects that are not normally considered art, often because they already have a non-art function. Found art derives its identity as “Art” from the designation placed upon it by the artist. “Trash Art” is included in this exhibition as works are primarily comprised from components that have been discarded and then found. 75 % of the media used to create works for this exhibition must be from either discarded, reusable or found objects.

Juror: The juror is Harriet Taub, Executive Director, Materials for the Arts (of Cultural Affairs., NYC Department)

Eligibility: Open to all artists world-wide age 18 and over. All artwork entered must be original creations by the artist and must have been completed within in the last five years.

Submission Guidelines: Submissions are limited to a maximum of TWO pieces. Acceptance into the exhibition is not guaranteed with entry. The Monmouth Museum reserves the right to reject work delivered at the time of the exhibition that is not the artist’s accepted work. Selected artwork must be wired, framed (if media applicable) and ready to hang (no saw-tooth hangers). Artwork must be less than 7 feet in height and able to fit through a standard door. Pedestals must be provided by the artist for all sculpture entries. Entered and accepted work cannot be substituted and all work must be available for the duration of the exhibition.

Submission Fees: Monmouth Museum Members: FREE (see membership form at www.monmouthmuseum.org); Non-members: $20 per piece entered (limit: 2 pieces).

Digital Submission Specifcations: DO NOT submit more than 2 images, unless work is three-dimensional (maximum three images per sculpture). Artists are requested to submit digital images in JPEG format either via email or on a CD. See prospectus for full guidelines.

Artist Statement: Include a statement (not more than 1 page) on the body of work submitted. Explain your choice of media, artistic vision, process, subject matter, training, influences, etc.

Mailing Submissions: Mail payment, CD, image list, application, artist statement and one SASE for return of the CD to:

The Monmouth Museum, P.O. Box 359, Lincroft, NJ 07738

Email Submissions: Email your application, images, statement and image list as attachments to cclark@monmouthmuseum.org.

DEADLINE: August 6, 2010

For full details, please see the Propectus.

CALL for Entries: New Directions

Posted on August 1, 2010 by R.L. Gibson

CHICKEN OR FISH?

Sometimes you think it is going to be a pan-seared-trout day and before you know it, you’re gathered around the coffee table with the other members of your family (who were also too lazy to cook) munching on take out fried chicken. Sometimes a change in direction is a really good thing.

Check out this Call for Entries from the Barrett Art Center for their 26th Annual Juried Contemporary Art Exbition entitled “New Directions ’10”.

CALL for ENTRIES: New Directions ’10

Opening Reception : Saturday, October 23rd, 2010 4:00 – 6:00 pm

Barrett Art Center Galleries

55 Noxon Street Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

DIGITAL: CD with your images (not DVD). No Asterisks or Quotes, please. Simple titling, Artist LAST name FIRST, then title, size, medium, .jpg files ONLY.

Approx. 1MB jpeg file is sufficient. (A good pixel width of 1800 sufficient for detail). CDs must open on PCs & Macs. Please test before sending. Unreadable CDs will not be judged. Judging will be done from CD images only, no prints of any type accepted. Work previously exhibited at the BAC is not eligible. Submitted work must have been completed within the last 4 years.

ENTRY FEE: Entry fee is non-refundable. $30 for the first 4 slides or images, $5 for each additional image. Complete the entry form, and send it to the BAC along with your slides or disk and entry fee so that it arrives at the BAC no later than Friday, September 17, 2010.

NOTIFICATION: Please remember to include a self-addressed, stamped envelope for notification of acceptance or rejection and the return of your CD. Every precaution will be taken to assure the safe return of your materials, but the BAC cannot be responsible for any loss or damage. Care should be taken that images are accurate representations of your work. Accepted works that do not reasonably meet the quality indicated on the CD can be refused. Accepted work will require proper framing or presentation, no substitutions of accepted work will be permitted. Images of accepted works may be retained by the BAC for publicity and documentation purposes. If selected, instructions for submission of artwork will be forwarded to the entrant. Notification of acceptance by Monday, October 4th . Accepted work will be due October 11th –16th.

AWARDS: Recipients of cash awards will be determined by the juror and announced at the opening reception. Artists need not be present.

JUROR: Nat Trotman, Associate Curator, Guggenheim Museum of Art, New York , NY. Nat Trotman is an Associate Curator at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, where has worked since 2001.

He holds a Master of Philosophy from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, where he focused on performance, photography, and time-based art, and is a graduate of the Whitney Museum’s Independent Study Program.

Among the exhibitions he has co-organized for the Guggenheim are Haunted: Contemporary Photography/Video/Performance (2010), Catherine Opie: American Photographer (2008), Felix Gonzalez-Torres: America (2007), and The Shapes of Space (2007).

Learn More about the Barrett Art Center online!

CALL for ENTRIES: Art to Die For

Posted on July 30, 2010July 30, 2010 by R.L. Gibson

ART OF DEATH

I avoid all talk of death and mortality, in general. My fondest hope is that we I finally slow down long enough to die…instead of a wake or funeral, my loved ones will plan an elaborate seven course meal for those nearest and dearest to my heart (and stomach).

I have been avoiding all acknowledgment of the aging process when at all possible. However, the subject has started to creep into my work occasionally…we’ll call it a PREMATURE middle-aged crisis. Here’s a great call for entries from Gallery 5 in Richmond, Virgina called Momento Mori that explores how you guys are approaching the subject of death and mortality in your work. Check it out…

Call for Entries: Memento Mori

Gallery5 is now accepting proposals and visual submissions for Momento Mori, an exhibition that considers death and ephemerality in the modern era. The work assembled in this all media show will look at how artists are confronting these issues today and consider impermanence in cotemporary culture.

SHOW DATES: Memento Mori will run from October 29th until Dec 17th 2010 and will coincide with an observance of Dia de Los Muertos throughout the month of November.

MEDIA: Both two-dimensional and 3-demensional works are welcome.

DEADLINE: Gallery5 should receive all submissions and proposals no later than September 17, 2010.

GUIDELINES: All digital images submitted should be a maximum of 10”x10” at 72 dpi. Please attach a numbered index of your work that includes title, dimensions, and medium. Bio, statement, resume, and relevant links may also be included in your submission.

ENTRY FEE: There are no entry fees.

Submissions can be emailed to: visual@gallery5arts.org

OR mailed to:

Memento Mori

Gallery5

200 W. Marshall St.

Richmond, Virginia 23220

For more information, please visit Gallery 5’s Call for Artists page!

CALL for Entries: Dreamland

Posted on July 29, 2010 by R.L. Gibson

DREAMS INTERPRETED

My best friend, Toni Morton, is a fruit loop, an organic one, but a fruit loop nonetheless. Since we were in college she been into lots of touchy, feely, spirtually-connected “stuff.” Now she’s all green and granola-crunchy. I respect her right to believe in whatever she likes…I even love her for it, and I am occasionally swayed by her green logic. But admittedly, I love giving her a hard time about it too, ha.

This Call for Entries for Artists in Dreamland has that sort of soft, squishy, mystical vibe. Get in touch with your dreams folks…you can do it. Here’s the Call for Art Entries:

Call for Entries: ARTISTS IN DREAMLAND

The purpose of this exhibit is to showcase artwork that expresses the dreams that we all have in the night, and how our dreams and dream life inform and inspire the creative process and the creation of art. This is a unique opportunity for our visitors to walk through a visual dream diary of the exhibiting artists.

Eligibility: Original artwork inspired by dreams or series of dreams in the night. Both the art pieces and the dream that inspired the creation of the art are juried. The most important criterion is how the art piece is connected to a dream or series of dreams, to fit into the theme of the exhibit. Dream artwork that have been exhibited in the dream art show 2008 or Artists in Dreamland 2009 will not be accepted.

Media: All two-dimensional and three-dimensional media will be considered, including painting, drawing, collage, mosaic, metal, glass, fabric, ceramic, sculpture and mixed media. Film, video, and digital art will be considered if provision for displaying these media is provided or can be located by art exhibit staff. All works accepted must be suitably framed and/or ready for display. Works on paper must be framed under glass or plexiglass. No crafts, kits, reproductions, or production please.

All entries must include :

1. Printed dream narrative to accompany the dream art in the exhibit, to illustrate the connection between the dream and the creation of the piece of art. Dream narrative may be continued on the back of the entry form.

2. A brief artist statement and biographical statement, computer printed or typed on 81/2 by 11 inch paper that will be displayed in a 3-ring notebook, available to visitors to view in gallery. Please note: artists’ statements must include the dream or the significant part of the dream that inspired the art and an explanation of how the work is dream-related.

3. Images of the artwork are to be digital; either JPG or PDFs will be accepted.

4. Every piece of art is exhibit ready and/or ready to hang. No sawtooth hangers.

5. Shipping: Work should be shipped to or hand-delivered to Poudre River Arts Center on or before delivery deadline of Friday August 27, 2010. Artwork must be submitted in reusable containers with enclosed prepaid return shipping label. Only submissions with a physical street address included will be accepted. If shipper needs phone number, please use 970-310-0906. Please use bubble wrap or foam rubber and rubber bands – no tape or peanuts. No wooden crates except for sculpture. If you wish to have a receipt of delivery, please ship accordingly.

6. Liability: Kat Peters-Midland, DreamMosaics Studio, and Poudre River Arts Center will take all precautions to ensure the safety of all artwork. All work will be handled with care. The gallery will be staffed during all open hours of the exhibit. However Kat Peters-Midland, DreamMosaics Studio, and/or Poudre River Arts Center will not be responsible for any loss, damage, or stolen artwork. Any insurance is sole responsibility of the exhibiting artist.

7. Jury fee: $35 for up to 3 pieces of art that is in the exhibit. Jury fee for additional art pieces is $10 a piece.

8. Sales: Entries do not have to be for sale. The price must be included on pieces for sale. There is a 25% commission on all sales.

9. Judging: Due to popular demand, the People’s Choice award will be offered this year. The award will be determined by a vote of visitors, which will be determined at the end of the exhibit on September 25, 2010. First, second, and third places will be posted on the websites www.dreammosaics.com and www.poudreriverartscenter.com.

10. An opportunity to offer prints and cards with images of the dream art in the exhibit is extended to each exhibiting artist; they will be placed in the gallery.

CALENDAR

August 2, 2010 Deadline for jury fee ($35 for up to 3 pieces; $10 for each additional piece) and digital images of pieces. JPG or PDFs are accepted.

August 6, 2010 Artists notified (by email or phone call) of jury results

August 27, 2010 Dream art, framed dream narrative, artist statement and biography received.

August 30 – 31, 2010 Dream art exhibit hung

September 1 through 25, 2010 Artists in Dreamland Exhibit

September 3, 2010 Opening reception on First Friday Gallery Walk from 6 to 9 p.m. Refreshments and live music will be provided.

September 27, 2010 Unsold work must be picked up between 11 and 3 p.m. or by appointment.

September 29, 2010 Shipped entries will be return shipped by 5 p.m.

Contact Kat Peters-Midland at 970-310-0906 or
dreammosaics@comcast.net if you have any questions.