CALL to ARTISTS: Purchase Award

Posted on July 23, 2016July 23, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

fast FOOD

Groceries arrived at my door this week. You see, we chose to become a one-car family years ago. We live fairly remotely –2.5 miles from the closest two-lane road and nearly 10 miles to a minor four-lane highway. So, when the water pump on our car erupted in the driveway, getting groceries became a challenge for the weekend. Luckily, we have access to a grocery delivery that costs less than the taxi to and from the grocery store would cost. Some days, you just need a little help. This next Call wants to offer a little help to artists. Take a look…

Check out this Call to Artists from WorkingArtist.org for the $1000 Purchase Award. $25 entry & send a link. It doesn’t get any easier. Don’t miss this one…

CALL to ARTISTS:
Purchase Award
from workingartist.org

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to all visual media, including but not limited to drawing, painting, conceptual, installation, prints, sculpture, glass, new media, mixed media, photography & video. (no dance or performance at this time)

DEADLINE: July 31, 2016

ENTRY FEE: $25 for up to 5

AWARDS: If selected as the winner, the award recipient must exchange one of their original works or smaller series of original works for inclusion into a collection, in return for the award. Work considered by the artist as of equal value, and available for acquisition can be negotiated upon receipt of the award. Shipping costs will be paid by workingartist.org.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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ARTIST of the DAY: Ronan Considine

Posted on July 23, 2016July 23, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

“They change drastically as hard edges become soft lines and muted colors become vibrant.” —Ronan Considine

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Context. Election coverage has reminded me, once again, of how context matters. Today, almost anything can known; however, without context, any statement can be made to mean anything. Are we training people to be mistrusting? Vigilant? Both? The photography of today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Ronan Considine, employs long exposures to create ethereal, painterly images. I find the Rectilinear series, purposefully devoid of context, make me want to know the context. I want the how. But would the context rob me of the joy of experience alone? Again, context.

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Explore the astounding range of AAAD Artist of the Day,
photographer Ronan Considine!

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CALL for ENTRIES: OPA Summer Showcase

Posted on July 21, 2016August 8, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

cobbling a PIE

My kitchen is filled with a bounty of tomatoes –from itty bitty yellows to big meaty reds. After performing at a farmers market, the generosity of vendors left me trying to decide between tomato pie & tomato cobbler. Tomatoes truly are a showcase of the goodness of the season & reflect the best of a region’s agricultural offerings. This next Call wants to showcase your best this Summer. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Oil Painters of America for their Summer Showcase. Only $14 per entry. Open to representational oil painting only. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES: OPA Summer Showcase

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to artists residing in the U.S., Canada or Mexico that are OPA members. Click for membership information.

MEDIA: Representational oil painting

DEADLINE: August 15, 2016

ENTRY FEE: $14 per entry

JUROR: Anne Blair Brown was born in North Kingstown, Rhode Island and currently resides in Nashville, TN. Her work centers on both rural and urban landscapes, people, and interior spaces. While she enjoys the quiet solitude of her studio, she delights in painting on location. Anne Blair Brown is past president of the Plein Air Painters of the Southeast and a Signature Member of both The Oil Painters of America and the American Impressionist Society. She is also an active member of The Cumberland Society of Painters and The Chestnut Group, a nonprofit group of artists dedicated to preserving endangered ecosystems, historic locales, and aesthetically and environmentally significant places.

AWARDS: $3,000 for first place, $1,500 for second place and $500 for third place for OPA Associate Members. 10 honorable mention awards will also be awarded.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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ARTIST of the DAY: Phyllis Gorsen

Posted on July 21, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

"Between Heaven and Earth" (acrylic) by Phyllis Gorsen — *“Between Heaven and Earth” (acrylic) by Phyllis Gorsen*

“I focus on how the commonality of
shared patterns connects people” —Phyllis Gorsen
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I quietly seek connections among us. I find solace in subtle cues from the universe that I am not alone. I find the accidental proof, like universal symbols found in pictorial language, give me the strongest feeling that we can find a way to communicate, eventually. Today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, painter Phyllis Gorsen, seeks those same connections through pattern.

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Find yourself in the patterns of AAAD Artist of the Day, painter Phyllis Gorsen!

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ARTIST of the DAY: Anne Blair Brown

Posted on July 20, 2016July 21, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

"Good Habits" (oil) by Anne Blair Brown — *“Good Habits” (oil) by Anne Blair Brown*

“Always go a little further into the water than you feel you’re capable of being in. Go a little bit out of your depth and when you don’t feel that your feet are quite touching the bottom, you’re just about in the right place to do something exciting.” –David Bowie

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Art is always an exercise in bravery, in chance, in putting your creativity out to be judged. The payoff in freedom from the fear of failure and growth through experimentation are immeasurable. Today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Anne Blair Brown, has such a great perspective on art sales, testing technique and being brave. Read more here.

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ARTIST of the DAY: Hollie Chastain

Posted on July 18, 2016July 18, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

(left to right) Neighborhood 1 and 2, collage, by Hollie Chastain — *(left to right) Neighborhood 1 & 2, collage, by Hollie Chastain*

“I have an affection for a great city. I feel safe in the
neighborhood of man, and enjoy the sweet security
of the streets.” –Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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The one thing for which we all seem to long is feeling safe in the ‘neighborhood of man.’ Now, here, it feels like such an unlikely longing. Today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Hollie Chastain, creates glimpses, tiny microcosms of personality, individuality, of comfort. Welcome home.

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Find a place to BE in the collage work of AAAD Artist of the Day, Hollie Chastain!

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FREE Resources.

Posted on July 12, 2016July 12, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

Over the past seven years Art&ArtDeadlines.com has evolved. If you haven’t been with us from the beginning, just assume we’ve always been this fabulous. But if you’ve been reading for 5+ years, well, we’re happy to have had a witness to the transformation. The fundamental change from rambling, long posts to shorter posts in standard formatting came somewhere around year two, followed quickly by changes to color and imagery. Last year the branding got more consistent, and the pics grew in size.

Even my taste in food has changed over time.

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This year we have begun to follow through on the art portion of Art&ArtDeadlines.com with the #artistoftheday posts, but we still have a lot of work to do. And the next step is offering additional resources for professional development like grants, purchase awards and residencies –maybe even a guest post or two.

If you want to help, we welcome your suggestions, need your re-posts & shares. What do YOU need? On a more personal note, I would welcome your feedback & support. Seven years is a long time to post opportunities, and the payoffs have been huge on a personal level. The artists and jurors and gallerists that I have have come to know and love and count amongst my friends and peers remains the biggest and most unexpected gift. Thank you. If we don’t know each other, comment or message or email me. Say hello. I’m here for, fingers-crossed, years to come.

Check out Art&Art Deadlines.com’s new Resources Page!

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CALL for ENTRIES: Games: Marbles to Minecraft

Posted on July 11, 2016March 1, 2017 by R.L. Gibson

one POTATO, two POTATOES

I caught my child harvesting poisonous potatoes. Digging up a rare, toxic tater is a good thing I’m told. They weren’t meant for us, luckily, and he didn’t dig them from our yard. He found them in the Desert Biome on Minecraft. If you don’t understand that last sentence, fear not, you can stick to checkers or chess for this next Call. Play through…

Check out this Call for Entries from Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center (Solomons, MD) for Games: Marbles to Minecraft. $25 entry. I really don’t see this curatorial theme often. Take a look…

*Editor’s Note: If you have read the personal portion of this post, CALL for ENTRIES: Games: Marbles to Minecraft, anywhere other than by email subscription or on ArtAndArtDeadlines.com, it has been published without permission and is considered theft.

CALL for ENTRIES: Games: Marbles to Minecraft from Annmarie

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“From primitive dice games played with small pieces of bone or shell, to early checkers games developed in Ancient Greece, playing games has long been a means of human social interaction. In modern times, game culture has evolved into a multi-faceted, and largely commercial enterprise that includes board games, role playing, card games, and digital games, to name but a few. ” –from annmariegarden.org

ELIGIBILITY: All artists working in U.S.

MEDIA: Open to all media

DEADLINE: August 18, 2016

NOTIFICATION: August 29, 2016

ENTRY FEE: $25 for up to 4

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

AWARDS: Annmarie will present cash awards to outstanding work from installed works. Awards are contingent upon sponsors; typically there are four awards of approx. $200 each.

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

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Landscapes 2

Posted on July 7, 2016July 2, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

gorgeous GROCERIES

Grow food, not grass is popping up as a meme all over social media. But, if you have an home owners association, you are also facing rules against front-yard gardens and maybe even stiff penalties. so of my neighbors have solved the issue for themselves by growing supplemental foods among their shrubs and flowers. Red peppers are beautiful next to day lilies. This next Call wants to see the landscape(ing) through YOUR eyes. Perspective is key…

Check out this Call for Entries from Art-Competition.net for Landscapes 2. $20 entry with the opportunity for both cash & marketing awards. Take a look…

*Editor’s Note: If you have read the personal portion of this post, CALL for ENTRIES: Landscapes 2, anywhere other than by email subscription or on ArtAndArtDeadlines.com, it has been published without permission and is considered theft.

CALL for ENTRIES:
Landscapes 2 from Art-competition.net

ELIGIBILITY: All artists age 18+

MEDIA: 2-D media: painting, drawing, photography, digital, collage, fiber, etc.

THEME: Landscapes “The power of landscape art is that the artist presents us with their unique interpretation of a landscape, and we get to see the landscape from each of their emotional interpretations and perspectives. Perhaps the actual landscape itself is not as important as the many interpretations we are presented with by the fertile minds of artists.”

DEADLINE: August 2, 2016

NOTIFICATION: August 23, 2016

ENTRY FEE: $20 for 1, $10 ea. add’l

AWARDS: $8,125 in cash & marketing awards. Click here for details.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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ARTIST of the DAY: Curtner

Posted on July 6, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

"What Moment Will You Remember?" (collage) by Robert Curtner — *“What Moment Will You Remember?” (collage) by Robert Curtner*

It has been a tempestuous year. It isn’t because I didn’t get achieve a goal or make it to some proverbial guidepost along my chosen path. It is because this year I lost site of the journey TO the guidepost, I think. You never know which moment you will remember, so it is best to make them all count. The collage work of today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Robert Curtner, reminded to take a moment to take a breath.

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fast FOOD

CALL to ARTISTS: Purchase Award from workingartist.org

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

“They change drastically as hard edges become soft lines and muted colors become vibrant.” —Ronan Considine

Explore the astounding range of AAAD Artist of the Day, photographer Ronan Considine!

cobbling a PIE

CALL for ENTRIES: OPA Summer Showcase

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

“I focus on how the commonality of shared patterns connects people” —Phyllis Gorsen ___

Find yourself in the patterns of AAAD Artist of the Day, painter Phyllis Gorsen!

“Always go a little further into the water than you feel you’re capable of being in. Go a little bit out of your depth and when you don’t feel that your feet are quite touching the bottom, you’re just about in the right place to do something exciting.” –David Bowie

Explore more work by Artist of the Day, painter Anne Blair Brown!

“I have an affection for a great city. I feel safe in the neighborhood of man, and enjoy the sweet security of the streets.” –Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Even my taste in food has changed over time.

Check out Art&Art Deadlines.com’s new Resources Page!

one POTATO, two POTATOES

CALL for ENTRIES: Games: Marbles to Minecraft from Annmarie

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

gorgeous GROCERIES

CALL for ENTRIES: Landscapes 2 from Art-competition.net

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Journey to more destinations with AAAD Artist of the Day, Robert Curtner!

CALL to ARTISTS:
Purchase Award
from workingartist.org

Explore the astounding range of AAAD Artist of the Day,
photographer Ronan Considine!

“I focus on how the commonality of
shared patterns connects people” —Phyllis Gorsen
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“I have an affection for a great city. I feel safe in the
neighborhood of man, and enjoy the sweet security
of the streets.” –Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

CALL for ENTRIES:
Landscapes 2 from Art-competition.net