CALL for ENTRIES: 20 St(art)ups

Posted on May 24, 2018May 22, 2018 by R.L. Gibson

GROCERY greenbacks

I have cut my own grocery budget in an effort to force myself to adapt to cooking for two instead of three. A small budget forces me to look for smaller portions of things bought by the pound like produce, cheese & meat. But once a month, I tack on a $50 to allow for a treat or two. That $50 makes all the difference. This next Call invites you to find out what an extra $5,000 art budget could do for you. Investigate this opportunity because the deadline is just around the corner…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Dean Collection for 20 St(art)ups, artist grants of $5,000 each. There is no cost to enter, no commission to pay. How much difference could $5,000 make to your art career? Apply today…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
20 St(art)ups
from the Dean Collection

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to all media

THEME: Open to any theme. *Editor’s note: A short but detail business plan plus 4 images of work are required to apply.

DEADLINE: May 31, 2018

NOTIFICATION: Ongoing

ENTRY FEE: None

ABOUT: The Dean Collection, founded by Kasseem “Swizz Beatz” Dean and Alicia Keys, is a contemporary, family art collection focused on the support of living artists. In addition to being custodians of great artworks, TDC develops platforms that encourage progress in all facets of artistic practice. Following the success of No Commission, the art and music fair held in three continents worldwide, TDC presents The Dean Collection 20 St(art)ups #TDC20.

AWARDS: “We want to give 20 artists around the world $5,000 each, to throw their own art show, and let them keep 100% of the sales. Any medium. Any theme.” —dean-collection.com

SALES: No commission. “You keep what you sell so you can use this start up to be sustainable.”

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: McColl Residency

Posted on May 23, 2018May 21, 2018 by R.L. Gibson

COOKING by the book

Why do we never hear about cooking therapy? Art therapy is an accepted practice, but I’m not sure it is about art. It is about process. I think that any practice about which you’re passionate that requires repetition holds the opportunity to offer a meditative or therapeutic value. So break out your cookbooks and try a recipe outside your skill level. The next Call offers you time to hone your art practice. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from the McColl Center (Charlotte, NC) for Winter/Spring 2019 Artist-in-Residence Program. $35 Entry fee with up to $8000 in stipends for a 3-month residency. This is a great opportunity…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Winter/Spring 2019
Artist-in-Residence Program
from the McColl Center

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists 21+

MEDIA: Open to a wide variety of media — including architecture, drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, film, video, new media, design, music, theatre, social practice, community organizing, urban agriculture, culinary arts, or interdisciplinary practices.

DEADLINE: June 6, 2018

NOTIFICATION: July 2018

ENTRY FEE: $35 non-refundable

AWARD: The residency program provides a space for creative inquiry and exploration among a dynamic group of artists, thinkers & practitioners. Plus, a $6,000 living allowance, $2,000 materials stipend, furnished one-bedroom condominium with Wi-Fi, private workspace (230–819 square feet) with Wi-Fi, a group exhibition on the 2nd or 3rd floor of McColl Center, photo & video documentation, technical & administrative services, reimbursement for one round-trip economy-class flight and opportunities to engage with McColl Center audiences via public programs.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Uplifting

Posted on April 26, 2018April 27, 2018 by R.L. Gibson

new SPINACH leaf

My diet has been less than ideal for the past month. I’ve been stress eating all the cheese and fried food I can get my hands on lately, and surprise, I’m feelin’ kinda crappy. I started this week on a positive note though. I’m turning over a new leaf this week, well lots of new leaves — spinach leaves, among other foods that support health and uplift my mood. Hopefully the tide will turn on the “yucks”. This next Call is looking for work to put in an uplifting position, in a literal sense. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Cultural Center of Cape Cod (South Yarmouth, MA) for Uplifting Art 2018, a public art installation (wrap) on elevator doors. No commission & no shipping. Here’s a way to get public art on your resume…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Uplifting Art 2018 from the
Cultural Center
of Cape Cod

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to all* media that can be represented as a digital image / photograph. The elevator doors measure 36” wide x 80” high, which translates into a 1:2.2 ratio. (Portrait orientation.) Images that are more than half as wide as they are high may be cropped to fit the available space.

THEME: Three images will be selected, one for each elevator door in the Cultural Center’s Education Wing. The images, provided as high resolution digital files, will be reproduced on material to be affixed to the elevator doors for one year.

DEADLINE: May 4, 2018

NOTIFICATION: May 18, 2018

ENTRY FEE: $20 for 1, $5 for ea. add’l.

AWARDS: Each artist will receive a $250 stipend and acknowledgement with contact information at the site of the installation.

JUROR: Director’s choice. Please note, there is no personal feedback given by jurors.

SALES: All sales inquiries will be directed to the artist.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for SUBMISSIONS: Bucktown Arts Fest

Posted on April 22, 2018April 22, 2018 by R.L. Gibson

say CHEESE

I can’t imagine how many times I have written the words “I love goat cheese”. It is easy for me to for to write these posts and reveal my food soul and forget that people READ these posts. But when I give career development seminars, I have readers that show up (thank you) and have conversations with me about food that remind me that people know way too much about what I eat, ha. Recently at a seminar about branding yourself as an artist, I had someone bring me goat’s milk soap since they couldn’t keep goat’s milk cheese cold. ♥ This next Call doesn’t have a lot of requirements, but one of them is that your design must include a goat. No, I’m not kidding.

Check out this Call for Submissions from Bucktown Arts Fest (Chicago, IL) for Annual Poster Contest. This is a great resume builder for the winner. Take a look…

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CALL for SUBMISSIONS:
Annual Poster Contest
from Bucktown Arts Fest

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to 2D media, including but not limited to graphic design, digital illustration, pen & ink, drawing, painting, etc. All posters must be 18″x24″, include a goat (not kidding) & include specific text that can be found in the full call. Visit the gallery of past winners for reference.

DEADLINE: May 11, 2018

NOTIFICATION: May 31, 2018

ENTRY FEE: No entry fee

AWARD: $200 cash prize OR complimentary admission and booth at the fest (your pick). Plus, your artwork will be used to promote the Fest, including the Bucktown Arts Fest website, festival merchandise (posters, t-shirts, hangtags, postcards, program), collateral, press releases and signage.

ABOUT: The Bucktown Arts Fest is a non-profit, all-volunteer run, neighborhood celebration of the arts. All proceeds from the fest go to fund, develop and support arts education programming at Holstein Park and in the Bucktown/Wicker Park neighborhoods.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Bemis AiR

Posted on April 21, 2018April 19, 2018 by R.L. Gibson

OLIVES & more

I tend not to buy in bulk, despite the benefits, because I live in a very small apartment. But, I am guilty of buy multiples. There are too many varieties of olives, specifically, for me to resist. I’ve gotten so carried away that part of my decision of what to buy is based on whether the jar is tall & skinny or short & fat. Ridiculous. The sponsors of this Call love artists so much, they invite them 10 at a time. You could be one of the ten…

Check out this Call for Entries from Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts (Omaha, NE) for 2019 Artist Residencies. Each session hosts 10 artists for a total of 30 opportunities WITH a monthly stipend. Consider this opportunity…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Color
from Bemis Center
for Contemporary Arts

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists 21+

MEDIA: Open to a variety of disciplines are accepted including, but not limited to, visual arts, media/new genre, performance, architecture, film/video, literature, interdisciplinary arts, music composition & choreography.

RESIDENCY DATES: Jan. 23 – April 19, May 22 – Aug. 16 or Sept. 18 – Nov. 15 (10 artists per residency session)

DEADLINE: May 1, 2018

NOTIFICATION: August 15, 2018

ENTRY FEE: $40 USD. Artists who are interested in applying to all 2019 open call opportunities (January–April; May–August; and September–November) will be required to submit a separate application and application fee for each designated session.

JUROR: Residency applications are reviewed by a rotating panel comprised of artists and arts professionals, such as curators, academics, and/or critics. The application review process consists of an online review followed by on-site panel meeting. The review process takes 12–14 weeks from the application deadline.

AWARD: U.S.-based artists-in-residence (AiR) receive a $1,000 USD monthly stipend & add’l $500 USD travel stipend. Due to the limitations of B2 visas (touring/visiting), international artists are eligible to receive reimbursement of qualified expenses, such as airfare, ground transportation & meals. Selected artists-in-residence enjoy generous sized, private live/work studios complete with kitchen & bathroom. AiRs have 24-hour access to extensive installation and production spaces and the Okada Sculpture & Ceramics Facility, a 9,000 sq. ft. industrial space used for large-scale sculpture fabrication. This is a process-based residency; there is no expectation or promise of an exhibition.

For complete details, Learn more from Bemis!

Learn more from Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts!

CALL for PROPOSALS: TAG Exhibits

Posted on April 20, 2018April 19, 2018 by R.L. Gibson

CHEESE please

It has been a complicated ~~day~~ week, and my husband asked, “Want a drink?”. I declined. “Want a pizza?” Um, yes please. We’ve been married for nearly 20 years. He’s got my number. And does my comfort pizza feature fresh, gourmet ingredients? Of course not. I want what we have dubbed “cardboard” pizza. It is much like the cafeteria pizza at your local public high school. I know, bad for me. Hush. This Call is from a gallery that could be great for your career. And YOU can be the fresh ingredient. There’s no fee to try…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Todd Art Gallery at MTSU (Mufreesboro, TN) for Exhibition Proposals. There is no entry fee. Take a look at this opportunity….

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Exhibits from
MTSU Todd Art Gallery

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to proposals from students, emerging & mid-career artists

MEDIA: Open to all media

DEADLINE: May 1, 2018

NOTIFICATION: Rolling

ENTRY FEE: None

JURORS: The department’s Gallery Committee meets twice a year to review exhibition proposals and will contact artists when additional information is needed.

AWARDS: If extended an invitation to exhibit artist/group acknowledges willingness to comply with agreed TBD scheduling, contractual obligations and other items or actions necessary to insure success of exhibit.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for SUBMISSIONS: Fall Residency at Ox-Bow

Posted on April 18, 2018April 19, 2018 by R.L. Gibson

just say YES

I don’t understand the Sunday “cheat day”. I have lots of health conscious friends that believe Sundays are for eating anything you want, no matter how processed, fatty or sugar-laden. They are looking for a respite, I suppose, from the restrictive day-to-day food habits they practice. But, I’m an adult, and I don’t need a cheat day. I am going to eat what I want when I want and deal with the consequences. Life is short; I want everyday to be a respite from deprivation. So there. This next Call offers you a respite from the world and time to concentrate on your art. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Ox-Bow School of Art (Saugatuck, MI) for Fall Artists’ Residency. No entry fee AND no residency fees for up to 2, 3 or 5 weeks PLUS a possible stipend. The gift of time…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Fall Residency from
Ox-Bow School of Art

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to all media

DEADLINE: May 1, 2018

NOTIFICATION: June 15, 2018

ENTRY FEE: None. Ox-Bow has furthered its commitment to the needs of artists by no longer charging fees for the residency program (including application, room and board, and residency fees).

AWARD: 2, 3, and 5 week residencies, September 3 – October 7, 2018. All accepted residents will be fully funded. Artist may be considered for additional stipends to help pay for the cost of travel, supplies, and time away from work. Please indicate your interest in being considered for an additional stipend on your application. Recipients residency fees are waived and can possibly receive a $200/ per week stipend.

For complete details, Learn more from Ox-Bow!

CALL for ENTRIES: Paper Cut

Posted on April 16, 2018April 16, 2018 by R.L. Gibson

RADishes

Spring is here. I had a gorgeous, fresh Spring radish salad on Saturday while wearing flip flops in sunny 80° weather. Today is Monday, I made beef stew while it was snowing, in Tennessee, on April 16th. So, let me say Spring is here –on paper. Who knows about tomorrow, but this next Call is also about being on paper. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from MUSA collective (Boston, MA) for Paper Cut. The artist collective is using this show to raise money for a new flat file. This could be a great to start a relationship with a new venue…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Paper Cut
from MUSA collective

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to 2D work on paper, any medium including but not limited to graphite, ink, gouache, printmaking & collage.

DEADLINE: May 1, 2018

NOTIFICATION: June 1, 2018

ENTRY FEE: $10 up to 3

JUROR: Members of MUSA collecive

AWARD: Juror-members will review the submissions to choose work for this summer exhibition which will run from July 14 to August 25, 2018. Additionally, five artists will be chosen to add artwork to MUSA’s in-house flat file; works from this collection may be included in future exhibitions.

For complete details, Learn more from MUSA!

CALL for ENTRIES: Color

Posted on April 13, 2018April 13, 2018 by R.L. Gibson

FLAVOR bombs

Was there a bumper crop of clementines this year? Most winters I cling to them as a dose of orange-y sunshine while I wait for the greens to turn green and the tomatoes to lose their gray, hot house pallor. But, truth-be-told, most clementines I buy seem flavorless starting around the end of February. But this year we’re into April, and they are still bursting with flavor and adding beautiful color to so many of my meals. This next Call wants to see your color inspiration. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition (Brooklyn, NY) for Color. Don’t miss the early bird deadline to save on entry fees. This is a great venue…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Color
from BWAC

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“In visual perception a color is almost never seen as it really is—as it physically is. This fact makes color the most relative medium in art. In order to use color effectively it is necessary to recognize that color deceives continually. Color is “passive,” “deceptive,” and “unstable,” color behaves, color ismagic.” – Joseph Albers, Interaction ofColor

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Open to all media

DEADLINE: May 30, 2018 (final), May 9 (earlybird)

NOTIFICATION: June 15, 2018

ENTRY FEE: $65 up to 5 & $5 ea. add’l May 10-30, $45 up to 5 & $5 ea. add’l through May 9

JUROR: Marcela Guerrero, Assistant Curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art

SALES: 30% commission on all sales will go to BWAC.

For complete details, Learn more from BWAC!!

CALL for PROPOSALS: Solo & Group Exhibitions

Posted on March 29, 2018March 29, 2018 by R.L. Gibson

DESSERT-less

My Chinese take-out night has a routine: egg drop soup, steamed dumplings, Kan Shaw beef & a fortune cookie. My friend who works behind the counter laughs every time I pick up a menu because he knows my order won’t change. Until last week, my husband came home with a bag of neatly stacked fold-up boxes & a pint of steaming soup. Dinner was lovely, but cookie-less. Fortune cookies must now be ordered; they cost 25¢ each. I know the cookies are far from Chinese & the fortunes ridiculous. But, it I love them still. Just when it seems “nothing is free” is confirmed, there comes our next Call. Here is your chance to be included in a group exhibit or have a show of your own, no entry fee. Take a look…

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

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Solo & Group Exhibitions

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to all media

DEADLINE: April 14, 2018

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 in The Main Gallery or The Lab Gallery. Download a .pdf of the gallery floorplans. The Main Gallery is approximately 2,500 sq. ft. with 1,800 sq. ft. of exhibition space. It features 14 ft. ceilings, LED track lighting, three ceiling-mounted high lumens projectors, acoustic baffling & white walls. The Lab Gallery is approximately 700 sq. ft. and can exhibit wall-hung artwork only. Like the main gallery, it has 14 ft. ceilings, LED lighting & white walls.

ABOUT: The Brentwood Arts Exchange is The Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission’s component of the public-private partnership Gateway Arts Center, serving as an anchor for Prince George’s County Gateway Arts District.

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.

Category: Art Organizations

GROCERY greenbacks

CALL for ENTRIES: 20 St(art)ups from the Dean Collection

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

COOKING by the book

CALL for ENTRIES: Winter/Spring 2019 Artist-in-Residence Program from the McColl Center

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

new SPINACH leaf

CALL for ENTRIES: Uplifting Art 2018 from the Cultural Center of Cape Cod

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

say CHEESE

CALL for SUBMISSIONS: Annual Poster Contest from Bucktown Arts Fest

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

OLIVES & more

CALL for ENTRIES: Color from Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts

For complete details, Learn more from Bemis!

CHEESE please

CALL for ENTRIES: Exhibits from MTSU Todd Art Gallery

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

just say YES

CALL for ENTRIES: Fall Residency from Ox-Bow School of Art

For complete details, Learn more from Ox-Bow!

RADishes

CALL for ENTRIES: Paper Cut from MUSA collective

For complete details, Learn more from MUSA!

FLAVOR bombs

CALL for ENTRIES: Color from BWAC

For complete details, Learn more from BWAC!!

DESSERT-less

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CALL for PROPOSALS: Solo & Group Exhibitions

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For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES:
20 St(art)ups
from the Dean Collection

CALL for ENTRIES:
Winter/Spring 2019
Artist-in-Residence Program
from the McColl Center

CALL for ENTRIES:
Uplifting Art 2018 from the
Cultural Center
of Cape Cod

CALL for SUBMISSIONS:
Annual Poster Contest
from Bucktown Arts Fest

CALL for ENTRIES:
Color
from Bemis Center
for Contemporary Arts

CALL for ENTRIES:
Exhibits from
MTSU Todd Art Gallery

CALL for ENTRIES:
Fall Residency from
Ox-Bow School of Art

CALL for ENTRIES:
Paper Cut
from MUSA collective

CALL for ENTRIES:
Color
from BWAC

CALL for PROPOSALS:
Solo & Group Exhibitions