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CALL for ENTRIES: Female Spirit

Learn more from the R Dixon Gallery!pink SUCKS

Did you know straws are a “girl thing”?  Me neither.  While grabbing a quick snack while shopping last week, a server looked at my son and husband and said, “I know straws are a girl thing, but I brought them for you guys too.”  Have I missed out on some American sub-culture subtlety about beverage consumption along the way?  I’m not certain how a straw can embody the female spirit; however, this next Call is asking for art that does just that.  Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from the R. Dixon Gallery (Seneca Falls, NY) for By and About Women: celebrating the female spirit.  Deadline looming & this Call is NOT limited to female artists.  Consider a new gallery…

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Learn more from the R Dixon Gallery!CALL for ENTRIES:
Female Spirit

 

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists

MEDIA:  All media considered

DEADLINE:  May 10, 2015

NOTIFICATION:  May 17, 2015

ENTRY FEE:  $35 for up to 3, $5 ea. add’l

JUROR: Terry Arianoformer curator, Museum of the City of NY, has worked as a theatrical set designer & exhibit installer in New York City, and in recent years has worked as an archivist, collections coordinator & director for history and arts organizations throughout New York’s Hudson Valley.

Learn more from the R. Dixon Gallery!Ariano has curated shows at the Somers Historical Society and at independent galleries, most recently: the Front Street Gallery in Patterson, NY.  She is an inspired photographer, whose work has been exhibited in Manhattan, the Catskills, the Hudson Valley, and select galleries in Connecticut.

AWARDS: There will be two cash awards: $250 for “Best in Show” & $250 for “People’s Choice” recognition.

SALES:  35% commission on sales

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more from the R Dixon Gallery!

CALL for ENTRIES: Roots

Learn more about the Roots Exhbit from On the Ground Floor!BULBOUS
bounty

More and more people are farming.  There may be fewer commercial farms, but I find that more and more people are taking the time to grow something.  Not everything; just something.  This image (left) is from the Facebook feed of a friend of mine in the suburbs of Charleston, WV who is sprouting garlic for container gardening on his back patio.  He planted tomato seedlings in between the sprouted cloves.  It isn’t a huge endeavor, but he’ll have the best salsa of anyone in his neighborhood this summer.  LOVE.  This next Call celebrates roots in exactly the same manner.  Cultivate this one…

Check out this Call for Entries from On the Ground Floor (Los Angeles) for Roots.  Great venue, $25 Entry & open to all media.  Don’t miss this opportunity…

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Learn more about the Roots Exhbit from On the Ground Floor!CALL for ENTRIES:
Roots

 

“Curious about histories, origins, and the beginning of things, we ask emerging artists to probe their genesis – the dawning of a tribe, the annals of ancestry, the birth of a movement.  Those catalytic moments in time that give rise to new ethos. We also invite artists working with organic and/or sustainable materials to apply. Our aim is to feature projects born out of a response to horticulture, urban farming, and agriculture; or narratives that invoke our natural world. ” –from onthegroundfloor.co

Learn more from On the Ground Floor!ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to all media

DEADLINE: May 30, 2015

ENTRY FEE: $25

CURATOR: Malika Ali is a L.A.-based artist & curator working in multiple media including film & video, installation, photography & the written word. She is an alumna of Howard University & The American Film Institute where she earned a Master of Fine Arts degree.

Malika Ali has exhibited with The Greater Cleveland Urban Film Festival, Arena 1 Gallery, Upstairs at the Market Gallery, and On The Ground Floor (OTGF), an artist-run space she co-founded in the View Park district of L.A.  Her blog converges contemporary art, writing, design, lifestyle, family, culture & politics.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more from On the Ground Floor!

CALL for ENTRIES: Sips, Shots & Gulps

Learn more from Sweetwater Center for the Arts!just one more
GLASS

I rarely drink alcoholic beverages at home.  I have a sort of daily ritual that starts with two carbonated drinks which are followed by unsweetened, decaffeinated, iced black and/or orange tea until bedtime.  It never really occurs to me to deviate from that norm except when we are on stage or out for a special occasion.  Maybe I would be more inspired if I had something creative out of which to drink, like the ones found in this next Call.  It isn’t just about pottery either…

Check out this Call for Entries from Sweetwater Center for the Arts (Sewickley, PA) for Sips, Shots & Gulps an exhibit of handmade drinking vessels. Only $25 to enter, and it is NOT limited to ceramics. Take a look…

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Learn more from Sweetwater Center for the Arts!CALL for ENTRIES:
Sips, Shots & Gulps

 

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists residing in the United States.

MEDIA:  Open to functional drink ware in any medium, including but not limited to ceramic, glass, metal, etc.

DEADLINE: May 5, 2015

NOTIFICATION: May 26, 2015

ENTRY FEE: $25 for up to 4 works

 

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more about the Sweetwater Center for the Arts!

CALL for ENTRIES: Underground

Learn more about Art Below!TWO EGGS
over medium

So, I eat a lot of Waffle House food.  My husband & I are regionally-touring musicians.  As a result, we often need food at 2am, and Waffle House is the ever-available option–here’s one of a million Waffle House selfies we’ve taken.  (I think they should sponsor us, but no replies yet, ha.)  We don’t tour in the Atlanta area currently, so one Waffle House has remained elusive–Underground Atlanta.  We’ll make it Underground eventually.  In the meantime, here’s YOUR chance to go underground, minus the fried eggs.  Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Art Below (London, UK) for the Summer Show in London’s Underground.  It is free to apply but does cost to participate (if chosen).  This could be a great opportunity for some of you…

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Learn more from artbelow.org.uk!CALL for ENTRIES:
Underground

 

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists

MEDIA:  Must be able to be represented in print form.

DEADLINE:  May 1, 2015

NOTIFICATION:  Rolling notification as entries are received

ENTRY FEE:  No fee to enter.  Participation costs range £589-£789 ($900-$1200 USD)

AWARD:  2 week poster exhibition in the underground station of your choosing, printing of your poster, 2-week display of original (or print) at the Muse Gallery, invitations to the opening at Muse, profile page on artbelow.org.uk, and the opportunity to sell prints online.

SALES:  The gallery will take 35% commission on all sales.

*Editor’s note:  We acknowledge that this Call for Entries in significantly more expensive (at least for participation) than our average Calls; however, not all of our readers are at the same place in their art careers.  What seems untouchable for some, make seem like an excellent “next step” for others.  We are trying to grow and embrace all artists along their journey.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more from Art Below!

CALL for ENTRIES: Gems in the Ruins

Learn more from Governors Island Arts Fair!SUMMER SQUASH
not winter

I’ve just gotten used to not being cold, and recipe sites are already touting Fall foods like acorn squash.  Cut it out.  We’ve all learned to live with the sales of holiday-themed items a full two to three months BEFORE the holiday.  But, I refuse to start buying winter foods during the bounty of Summer.  Why would I give up a beautiful zucchini blossom for cinnamon-laden, pumpkin-flavored everything?  I simply will not give in on food.  If you want to dream of Fall, this next Call is a BEST sort of reason to think of Fall in advance.  Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from 4heads.org for the 2015 Governor’s Island Art Fair. $35 to apply, but your room is free–FOR A MONTH!  Did I mention that commission is only 30%?  I love New York in the Fall…

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Learn more from Governors Island Arts Fair!CALL for ENTRIES:
2015 Governor’s
Island Art Fair

 

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists. Please note, you have to install your own work in New York in late August and uninstall in September.

MEDIA:
Open to all media

DEADLINE:  May 27, 2015

NOTIFICATION:  No later than July 31, 2015

ENTRY FEE:  Aside from the $35 application fee and any personal costs incurred in transporting, installing & de-installing the show, there are no other required fees due from independent artists.

Learn more from Governors Island Arts Fair!AWARDS:  “Once selected by the 4heads jury, your exhibition space is free. The entire massive event is free to the general public. And as an emerging or established artist, you are free to present your work, your way, at this acclaimed independent art fair in New York City.

“Because 4heads works hard to keep artists’ costs to a bare minimum, gallery scouts, journalists and collectors know that this is where to find the freshest talent, and they come back every year to see what’s been discovered.

“Many past GIAF artists have launched their art careers here. We hope you can too.” — 4heads.org

SALES:  4heads.org receives a 30% commission on all sales.

Learn more by visiting 4heads online!

Learn more about the Governors Island Art Fair!

CALL for ENTRIES: Humans vs. Nature

Learn more from F-Stop Magazine!to MEAT or
not to
MEAT

I am not currently a vegetarian, but I think I could be without that much difficulty.  It is a personal choice that I have examined over the years.  As Jon & I head toward a more agrarian lifestyle, I recognize that I am unwilling to take the life of an animal living on my farm (chickens, rabbits & goats).  Instead, I leave that job to my husband who has less of a debate with it than I do.  Does that mean I should not be willing to eat them–since I couldn’t kill them?  This is my current philosophical internal dialogue.  These animals offer my family the best way to get protein, but the chickens & goats can produce protein in the form of eggs & milk without it resulting in their demise.  Should we choose NOT to kill them?  I know both sides of the argument.  Do I choose not to eat it if I cannot kill it?  The war of human versus nature rages in my mind as it does in this next Call from F-Stop.  Take a look & offer your best…

Check out this Call for Entries from F-Stop Magazine for their Issue #71: Humans vs. Nature. No Entry Fee.  One of our Featured Artists made it into their last Portfolio issue. Make us proud…

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CALL for SUBMISSIONS:
Humans vs. Nature

Learn more from F-Stop Magazine!

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Photography

DEADLINE: May 15, 2015

PUBLICATION: June 1, 2015

ENTRY FEE: None

AWARDS: Selected artists/photographers will have an image published in Issue #71

ABOUT F-Stop: F-STOP MAGAZINE is an online photography magazine featuring contemporary photography from established and emerging photographers from around the world. Each issue has a theme or an idea that the unites the photographs to create a dynamic dialogue among the artists. Founded in 2003 and published online, bi-monthly.

For complete details, Read the Guidelines!

Learn more from F-Stop Magazine!

CALL for ENTRIES: Todd Opportunities

Learn more from the Todd Art Gallery!lots of
STEAM

My son is learning to cook.  More accurately, my husband & I are forcing our son to cook dinner once per week.  He has shown no really interest in producing meals–only eating them.  So, we are not giving him an option.  My concern is that if he doesn’t learn how, he’ll be forced to eat commercially-processed crap his entire life.  He doesn’t like cooking.  Doing anything solo the first time is scary, but my kiddo has turned it into a pressure-cooked affair.  Let’s hope it gets easier.  This next Call is YOUR chance to do art solo.  Don’t stress, just submit a proposal…

Check out this great Call for Entries from Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) for Exhibition Opportunities at the Todd Art Gallery (Murfreesboro, TN).  A great place for YOUR solo show

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Learn more about the Todd Art Gallery!CALL for ENTRIES:
Exhibition Opportunities

 

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Open to all media especially graphic design and studio art including ceramics, painting, printmaking, & book arts

DEADLINE:  April 30, 2015

ENTRY FEE:   No fee to submit your proposal

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

AWARDS:  An invitation to exhibit as a solo artist or a part of a group.

*Editor’s note:  Online entry is easy and free.  You need a current CV, artist statement, description of the proposed exhibition as well as 10 images.  The entry system will even allow you to ‘save as draft’ in mid-process.  You have NOTHING to lose except the time it takes to apply.

For details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more about the Todd Art Gallery!

CALL for ENTRIES: Turquoise

Learn more about the Turquoise Mail Art Call!don’t be
BLUE

There aren’t really any naturally-occurring blue foods–of which I am aware.  But maybe that is why I’m not a fan of color blue, with the exceptions of navy (almost purple) & turquoise (high green only).  Blue foods scream, “Plastic” every time I see them–from icing on cakes to the blue tongues of toddlers eating shaved ice.  I know; my food quirks never end.  This next Call is just the perfect shade away from blue.  Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from curator Monika Mori for Turquoise, an International Mail Art Project.  There is no entry fee.  If you’re looking to add an international line to your resume or just break out of a creative rut, here’s a great opportunity…

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Learn more about the Turquoise Mail Art Call!CALL for ENTRIES:
Turquoise

 

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists

THEME:  Turquoise

MEDIA:  15 x 10cm  (or 6″ x 4″) Postcards

DEADLINE:  Postmarked by March 31, 2015

NOTIFICATION:  All postcards properly addressed & postmarked will be included

ENTRY FEE:  None

Learn more about the Turquoise Mail Art Call!CURATOR:  Monika Mori, an Austrian contemporary multimedia artist creates playful moody paintings & collages celebrating experiences & emotions animated by dazzling colors.  Mori communicates through her works and wants to re-animate, in the native word-sense!  It is a language unto itself and there is merit to all interpretations.  The strength of her paintings reflect the strength of Mori herself, and the intensity of the message she has to convey.  Since 2008, her work has been exhibited worldwide and is included in major and private collection.

DOCUMENTATION:  Your artwork will be exhibited online in the blog TURQUOISE, an extensive catalog or book is possible if sponsors are found for the project.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more about the Turquoise Mail Art Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: 3×3 Int’l Illustration

Learn more from 3x3 Magazine!melon or
MELON?

Things are not always as they appear.  Take the Yubari melon, while it looks like a $4 canteloupe, it has a unique flavor you won’t ever forget.  And this $150 melon is far sweeter than the $4 doppleganger.  This next Call might look like a typical publication Call, but look closer and you’ll find it is worth every penny.  Looks are deceiving, so investigate…

Check out this Call for Entries from 3×3 Magazine for the Int’l Illustration Show. You can’t go wrong with Art Publication. Plus, competitions for illustrators are a rare find. Take a chance…

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Learn more about the 3x3 ProShow from the Magazine for Contemporary Illustration!CALL for ENTRIES:
Int’l Illustration

 

3×3 Magazine publishes the world’s best contemporary illustration as judged by some of the world’s top art directors, designers and illustrators.

Unlike many shows they have no boundaries, their entrants come from every part of the globe. They are still one of the best values around when it comes to entry fees and publication fees. And they continue to improve their entry process.

And unlike most show annuals that are on the bookshelves 3×3 Magazine’s annuals are prominently displayed on the newsstands in the US, Canada, the UK, Europe and parts of Asia where they are affordable to art directors and art buyers who may or may not be interested in illustration. There has been dramatic growth in the number of outlets stocking the 3×3 Magazine annual and the sales to art directors.

It is their mission to demonstrate the benefits of using illustration, this annual is their showcase.

Learn more from the Magazine for Contemporary Illustration!

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all illustrators, art directors, graphic designers, educators, students, recent graduates, editors, publishers in all countries for commissioned and non-commissioned work produced or published during the calendar year 2014.

DEADLINE: March 31, 2015

ENTRY FEE:  Single entries are $35 and Series (3–5 images only) are $60. They accept Visa, MasterCard and American Express. Publication fees are $90 which help cover the high cost of printing and distributing the annual and development of the app. Honorable mentions, $50.

JUDGES:  Ronn Campisi, former Design Director, Boston Globe; Christian Drury, former Senior Art Director, Wall Street Journal; April Montgomery, Art Director, IDG Enterprise, Samantha Johnson, Picture Editor, Penguin Press, U.K. & illustrators Nishant Choksi, United Kingdom, Christian Gralingen, Germany, Lasse Skarbovik, Sweden and Ellen Weinstein.

AWARDS: Winners will be featured in the printed annual & online; honorable mentions, online.  A free app will be sent to leading art directors & art buyers giving further exposure to student winners. Best of Show & Gold medal winners receive our distinctive 3×3×3-inch cube, Silver and Bronze winners receive a framed award; distinctive merit and merit winners receive paper certificates.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Read the Full Call from 3x3 Magazine!

CALL for ENTRIES: Semblance

Learn more from the Darkroom Gallery!going
BANANAS

I watched soap operas before I could talk.  More accurately, my mother used to put me in my high chair and turn on The Doctors while she enjoyed her lunch.  One day it came to an abrupt stop.  Apparently engrossed in an overly-dramatic subplot, my mother neglected to notice I had fallen asleep and face-planted in my peanut-butter-topped-bananas.  Since then, anytime my mother even see a commercial for a soap opera, the portrait of me covered in pb&b conjures guilt.  This next Call wants your portraits; the food is optional.  Love this…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Darkroom Gallery (Essex Junction, VT) for Semblance.  $24 entry, a great juror & a history of showing spectacular photographers.  We’re proud of how many of our readers have been both shown & awarded in the past few years at Darkroom.  And, well, this theme is always close to my heart–which is just below my face, ha.  *insert rimshot here*  Take a look

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Learn more from the Darkroom Gallery!CALL for ENTRIES:
Semblance

The whole of a person caught within a single frame; portraits can be reactive, didactic, contemplative and illusive. ‘Semblance’ refers to the outward appearance something or in this case, someone. Portraits can be especially dynamic when certain characteristics of a person are highlighted, coaxed into the light and captured as prized specimens.” — from darkroomgallery.com

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Photography

Learn more about the Darkroom Gallery online!DEADLINE: March 18, 2015

NOTIFICATION: March 23, 2015

ENTRY FEE: 4 for $24 (online)/$29 (email)

JUROR:  David J. Carol is a photographer. He attended the School of Visual Arts and The New School for Social Research where he studied under Lisette Model. He was the first assignment photographer for The Image Bank photo agency (now part of Getty Images) at the age of 26. He currently works daily in the real world of commercial photography as the Director of Photography at Outfront Media (formerly CBS Outdoor). Yet he also loves giving other photographers a platform to share and discuss their work with the photographic community. He is able to do this as a contributing writer and contest judge for Rangefinder Magazine and PDN. He also serves on the Board of Advisers for the Center for Alternative Photography.

AWARDS: All selected entries are included in a full color exhibit catalog & gallery exhibition. Juror’s Choice: 30×48″ image banner. People’s Choice – a free future entry. Honorable Mentions receive free exhibition catalogs and free entry in a future exhibition.

SALES: Free matting & framing of accepted entries, subject to standard sizes. For commission details, go to the bottom of the Submissions page!

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

Learn more from the Darkroom Gallery!

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