Nectarines, peaches & plums are back in season, and I am so excited. The peaches and nectarines aren’t quite ripe, but I like fruit a little under-ripe. Weird, I know. But the plums are divine and perfect and beautiful all by them selves. I don’t have plums AND anything. Just plums. Art exhibits, like plums, are fantastic all on their own. This next Call gives you the opportunity to show all on your own. Take a look…
Check out this Call for Entries from Art-Competition.net(online) for a Solo Exhibition at G25N, the online gallery of Gallery 25N. Competitions support free drawing lessons. If you are looking to increase your web exposure, this this might be perfect…
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My culinary super power is making meals out of whatever I happen to find in the cabinets and making it seem purposeful. Sure, I can make a beautiful breakfast muffin from peanut butter and flax seeds. And yes, I can make cookies out of peanut butter, honey and a single egg. Okay, maybe I can just make anything out of peanut butter–the perfect ingredient. But, not everything comes with the perfect ingredients. While most folks won’t think the kit from this Call is perfect to create a masterpiece, you’ll have all the ingredients; just make it work. Take a look…
Check out this Call for Entries for Mystery Build 2014. This year’s theme is “Build a Dream”. We are so proud that our Featured Artist Amy Kollar Anderson won the People’s Choice Award for the 2013 Mystery Build. Which one of you is going to win an award for 2014? Investigate this one…
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Mystery Build is an art challenge developed by two artists to inspire creativity. The concept is simple. Buy a kit. Make something out of the contents of the kit. And, upload either a picture or video of your creation.
ELIGIBILITY: Open to legal residents of the U.S. and D.C.
THEME: “Build a Dream” — You may interpret the contest’s theme any way you wish.
MEDIA: You must buy a Mystery Build Kit. You may choose to use anything in the Kit and the Mystery Build box itself, but you are not required to use all of the materials. Entrants MAY ADD paint, varnish, lacquer, food coloring, oil, water, dye, ink, and similar liquids to decorate or enhance the entry, or to manipulate the materials. Liquids may not be used for structural elements, but may only be used as a surface enhancement or as a tool. Substances which are not liquid at room temperature, such as wax, are excluded. Liquid adhesives not included in the Kit are also not permitted. Judges will have final ruling on use of liquids.
“Wandering Wonder” by Amy Kollar Anderson — 2013 People’s Choice Winner
Entrants may use any tools available to them to alter the materials in the Mystery Build Kit, barring tools that add or leave behind an additional physical material, such as a stapler which leaves a metal staple, or a soldering operation which adds solder. You may make tools out of any materials you want. Tools may include molds, which also do not have to be made of materials from the Kit.
DEADLINE:October 20, 2014
ENTRY FEE:CRAZY SALE PRICE$29.99 for the kit (includes shipping, kit and contest entry fee) as of the writing of this post. Normally, the cost is $49.95.
JUDGING PROCESS: An independent, qualified panel of judges will judge all eligible entries received based on these criteria: Creativity and Use of Materials, Creative Use of the Theme, Execution/Craftsmanship, and Presentation.
AWARDS: There are $21,000 in cash Prizes. Check here for complete prize details.
I miss hot dogs. My husband owned a hot dog & ice cream shop years ago. And he sold cucumber relish & feta topped turkey dogs that made my world go ’round. Hot dogs are the the ultimate urban picnic, & hot dog vendors are rock stars. Because the only good hot dog I can find is one whose label I can’t read in advance, ha. This next Call in an opportunity to have your own urban picnic. Take a look…
Check out this Call for Entries from Urban Picnic for the 2014 Street Photography Competition. $17 entry, $2500 prize & an exhibit. Maybe this one is for you…
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JURORS: Contest entries will be coordinated & judged by Matt Obrey, Jamie Furlong and Rob Hill. The two senior judges this year will be Nick Turpin and David Solomons.
AWARDS: Winner receives the prize of £1500(~$2514.60 USD). The top 50 entries will be printed and framed at Urban Picnic Gallery, Saffron Walden and be part of a permanent street photography exhibition.
I love eating with my husband. There is something about the eating & drinking of it all that brings on the conversations you never expect. it is like the intimate version of coffee talk, less the coffee. Sixteen years later, I’m still amazed at what comes up over chocolate cheesecake. I love him, but it isn’t love, it is the food. Start a conversation of your own with this next call. Investigate…
Check out this Call for Entries for Conversations brought to you by the A. Smith Gallery (TX). If a picture is worth a 1000 words, then this is the opportunity for the perfect chat. Take a look…
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JUROR:Lisa M. Robinson is a fine art photographer whose first book, Snowbound, was published by Kehrer Verlag (2007) and has received numerous awards. Snowbound has been exhibited internationally and is in many collections. Lisa graduated from Columbia & received her MFA from SCAD. She is represented by Klompching in NY & Etherton in Tucson.
Ken Rosenthal’s artwork is represented by a number of galleries, including Klompching in NY & Etherton in Tucson. His photographs are in many public & private collections. Rosenthal’s 1st publication, Photographs 2001-2009, was released October 2011.
AWARDS: 45 to 50 images will be selected for exhibition and a Blurb full color catalogue. Awards are $325 for Juror’s Award, $250 and an exhibition catalogue for Director’s Award, 5 Honorable Mentions each receiving an exhibition catalogue & $100 for Visitors’ Choice Award.
SALES: A Smith Gallery will retain 40% commission out of the sales price.
I’m a night eater. 15 years or so ago, I began having a late-night snack before bedtime–a habit acquired while pregnant. I’ve never been able to shake the late night cookies and chips and cereal. My husband’s theory is that I have to fuel my nocturnal duties that revolve around problem-solving in my sleep. I’ve quit trying to fight it. Now I’m just trying to improve my choices. Cookies and cereal have been slowly replaced by cheese and nuts or citrus fruit. I’m embracing the dark side, and this next exhibit does too. Take a look…
Check out the Call for Entries from Flagstaff Arts Council for NightVisions V at the Coconino Center for the Arts(Flagstaff, AZ). Want to add Arizona to your resume? Then come on over to the dark side…
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More than two-thirds of Americans live where they can no longer see the Milky Way galaxy because of light pollution. We have grown so isolated from night that in much of our culture it has become alien and fearful. NightVisions V seeks to re-open our positive connections to the natural night and to bridge the divide separating artistic from scientific perception, promoting the idea that science and art are two intertwined aspects of human experience.
ELIGIBILITY:Open to all artists
MEDIA: Open to any media
DEADLINE:July 1, 2014
NOTIFICATION:July 25, 2014
ENTRY FEE:$35 for up to 3
JURORS: Chicago binder, book & installation artist Karen Hanmer creates intimate, playful works that fragment & layer text and image to intertwine memory, cultural history, and the history of science. Her work weds the ancient act of book binding with the high tech use of the computer to aid her process. The intimate scale and the gestures of exploration required to travel through each piece evoke the experience of looking through an album, a diary, or the belongings of a loved one. However, her works often take the forms of games or puzzles, and many include witty text.
Hanmer exhibits widely, and her work is included in collections ranging from Tate Britain and the Library of Congress to UCLA and Graceland.
AWARDS: Best of show $1000, 2nd Place $500 & 3rd Place $250.
I cannot escape corn. It is in everything from maltodextrin to corn syrup; you can’t escape. And since 80-90% of that corn is genetically modified, I’m not thrilled. While remodeling a room recently, we were cutting luan (a type of plywood) for a wall application, and what did I smell? Burnt corn. I would bet large sums of money that the glue that holds those layers of veneer together is made with corn. Okay, I’ll stop bitching about corn now. Need to bitch about something? This next show is your perfect opportunity. Take a look…
Check out this Call for Entries for the B*tchfest from The Haggus Society(Los Angeles, CA). $12.50 entry for up to 10 images & 20% commission can’t be beat. Show some love for B*tchfest, PLEASE…
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“If you’re awake & breathing, you know there’s a war waging against our gender. Has been for 10,000 years or longer.
From the atrocities of various (and perpetual) war zones, to the workplace, courtrooms, behind closed doors, and even congress, women aren’t treated with or given the dignity and equanimity they deserve.
B*tch Fest will provide a platform for those artists courageous enough to confront these issues of social justice. There is plenty to bitch about. Come share your struggle with us. — from thehaggussociety.org
ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists
MEDIA:
Open to 2D &small 3D work
DEADLINE: June 1, 2014
NOTIFICATION: mid-June
ENTRY FEE: $12.50 for 6 to 10 images. Haggus Society members in good standing are ALWAYS waived submission fees.
SALES:Suggested donation of 20% back to the Haggus Society for all sales, in lieu of commission.
* PLEASE enter this show. PLEASE follow the directions. And, PLEASE support this arts organization that is out there working to advance the arts. I have a soft spot for them…
I now take pictures of my food in progress–of making, not eating. Because I obnoxiously post pics of my cooking adventure to Facebook, my friends ask for recipes. Now I have begun to document my dishes via cell phone pics and post them as sets. Really. Because clearly, I don’t have enough to do, ha. There are better uses of your cell phone; for example, this next Call. Take a look…
Check out this Call for Entries from the Texas Photographic Society for Cell Phone Photography III:Moving past the Camera. $25 Entry for up to EIGHT entries & a great juror too. LOVE this…
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MEDIA:Photography. Images must be captured with a cell phone camera & only manipulated via cell phone application.
DEADLINE:June 1, 2014
NOTIFICATION:June 21, 2014
ENTRY FEE:$25 for up to 8
JUROR:Nate Larson is a contemporary artist working with photographic media, artist books and digital video. He holds an academic appointment at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore and chaired the 2014 national conference of the Society for Photographic Education. His recent project GEOLOCATION, in collaboration with Marni Shindelman, tracks GPS coordinates associated with Twitter tweets & pairs the text with a photograph of the originating site to mark the virtual information in the real world.
AWARDS: 1st Place $250, 2nd Place $150, 3rd Place $100 & up to 3 Honorable Mentions
I take turns with food indulgences. Butter makes a regular appearance, but heavy whipping cream seems to be the preference this week. It is the main reason I make the best quiche (anywhere, thank-you-very-much), but my zucchini au gratin rocks because of it as well. My relationship with heavy whipping cream is almost spiritual. This next Call wants to see how you reveal your mind, spirit & emotion in art. Take a look…
Check out this Call for Entries from Art-Competition.net(online) for Mind, Spirit & Emotion. Competitions support free drawing lessons. If you are looking to increase your web exposure, this this might be perfect…
The visual narrative of the artist’s work should reveal their mind, spirit and emotion in the artwork. The work should express the subject through the artist’s emotions, whether it is bold energy, subtle expression, mystery deepened or revealed, inner beauty, or a unique vision.
“A work of art
which did not
begin in emotion
is not art.”
–Paul Cezanne
DEADLINE: June 8, 2014
NOTIFICATION: June 16, 2014
ENTRY FEE:1 Entry for $15, up to three entries for $30, up to five entries for $60
AWARDS: 1st Place:$500 in cash & $5,200 in prizes
2nd Place: $125 in cash & $1,625 in prizes
3rd Place: $60 in cash & $125 prizes
The 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winner’s art will be featured in Art-Competition.net “Winners Showcase” with links to their websites.
The Honorable Mentions artwork will also be displayed in the “Honorable Mentions” section of the Art Competition website. All entries will be displayed on our Art-Competition website Submissions Showcase page in the order that the submissions are received.
Your mayonnaise is a great judge of character. No, really, I haven’t lost my mind. If you’re not vegan, and you hate mayonnaise, it is probably because you’ve never had anything but the homogenized, bland, store-bought variety. Real mayonnaise, if fresh, is made of three simple ingredients: egg yolks, oil & acid. I prefer farm-fresh eggs, olive oil and lemon. The are hundreds of combinations each with their own quirks and complexities. Mayo-making is an foodie’s artisan craft, and this next Call is a celebration of fine craft from basketry to furniture and everything in between. Take a look…
Check out this Call for Entries from NICHE Magazine for the 2015 Niche Awards-Professional. This is a celebration of fine craft at its very best. I this one for you?
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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 (not jewelry), Fiber, Furniture, Glass, Home Furnishings, Jewelry, Judaica, Metal, Mixed Media & Miscellaneous, Polymer Clay, Recycled, and Wood
DEADLINE:August 18, 2014
NOTIFICATION:October 2014
ENTRY FEE:$40 for up to 3
JUDGING: Images are judged on the following: 1) Technical excellence, both in surface design and form, 2) A distinct quality of unique, original and creative thought and 3) Market viability (professional entries only)
AWARDS:Finalists receive an awards certificate, a listing in NICHE magazine(professionals 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.
My mother believes I am obsessed with food & cooking. She finds it laughable that I have a bowl specific to whipping cream. “Obsessed” is a strong word, possibly accurate, but definitely strong. I do not own a single bowl to which I am well enough attached that I want to be buried with it like Mimbres bowls which have been found covering the face of the interred. Wear marks on the insides of those bowls show they were actually used for more than burial items. That just makes me more respectful of my pottery bowls–lest it ends up covering my face for all of eternity. Hmm. This next Call wants to see how YOU might be inspired by Mimbres potters. This is a fascinating Call, and NOT restricted to clay media. Take a look…
Check out this Call for Entries from Silver City Arts for Neo-Mimbreño, an int’l juried show during the Silver City CLAY Festival. And, it is NOT a clay-specific call. Investigate further…
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NEO-MIMBREÑO 2014 is a juried fine art exhibition of contemporary works influenced or inspired by designs of the ancient Mimbres potters of the Southwest. Artists are especially encouraged to creatively reinterpret, personalize, or carry the Mimbreño vision into new formats and media.
ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists
MEDIA: Open to works in all media, including 2-D and 3-D, video art, mixed-media presentations, and installations
DEADLINE:June 16, 2014
NOTIFICATION:July 1, 2014
ENTRY FEE:$30 for 1, $5 ea add’l
JUROR: Patricia L. Crown has been on the faculty at the University of New Mexico since 1993, where she is a Distinguished Professor of Anthropology. Dr. Crown has conducted field investigations in the Ancestral Pueblo, Mogollon, and Hohokam areas of the American Southwest; she recently directed the analysis of artifacts from the trash mounds at Pueblo Bonito, Chaco Canyon.
AWARDS:$600: 1st Place, $300: 2nd Place, $100: 3rd Place & $500: President’s Award
SALES: Artists are asked to donate 25% to the Silver City CLAY Festival
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