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CALL for ENTRIES: Urban & Country Landscape

Posted on September 27, 2010 by R.L. Gibson

…AND THE CHEESE
STANDS ALONE

My family enjoys joking… that if I continue moving to towns with smaller and smaller populations that I will eventally live in complete isolation except, of course, for my husband, internet access, food delivery, my dogs and a separate home for my shoe collection. Funny, eh? There is something to be said for both urban AND country living. I love them both, but buying fresh eggs and goat milk from a farm on my way home has skewed my objectivity just a smidge.

I cannot wait to see the results of the Call for Entries for The Urban and Country Landscape Annual Book from The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards. It is a type of art publication–which you know I love, and part published exhibit. There is no entry fee unless you are accepted. Take advantage of this great opportunity to both tell your story and show your work.

CALL for ENTRIES: Urban and Country Landscape

The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards invite photographers from all over the world to submit their work to be featured in The Urban and Country Landscape Annual Book – Nature and People, Life and Culture, and in the online WonderPick Gallery.

In this occasion WPGA wants to select images displaying your city or neighborhood, or that city that you visited this summer or in past years, or it can be the country landscape of your dreams, that one that have stimulated your eyes and your imagination; images about the city and the country life, the culture in your home town or in the remote Bhutan or in La Havana; images of that unforgettable wedding or of your family during a remarkable week-end or at home.

The theme is ample and everything will depend on your interpretation, knowing that we will like to screen landscapes and cityscapes with or without people in the scene. People can be predominant in the scene.
Both color and black and white (including duotones, toned) will be accepted to be screened. Abstract, micro and macro images will not be accepted. All kind of processes, including digital manipulation will be accepted.

The selection process: There will be two screenings

First screening: Selection will be done by WPGA’s artistic and editorial staff. The first screening will be conducted to accept or reject the submitted works. There’s is no entry fee to submit works to the first screening, and you may submit a minimum of 3 images and a maximum of 12 images.

Within 1 week after the reception of the images sent for consideration of the jurors in the first screening, submitters will be notified by email detailing which works have been accepted and which have been rejected. Together with the notification’s email a brief structured feedback will be provided.

Second screening: Selection will be done by Julio Hardy, WPGA’s Managing Director. Accepted images in the first screening will be included in the second screening and entered in the competition. Those works which passed the first screening will be exhibited for one year in the online WonderPick gallery, and available for sale.

During the second screening, 80 images will be selected to be featured in The Urban and Country Landscape Annual Book – Nature and People, Life and Culture.

ENTRY FEES: There is NO INITAL ENTRY FEE. Participants in the second screening will have to pay an entry fee within 1 week after receiving the notification that their image/s have pass the first screening and have been entered into the competition.

The entry fee for those works selected (those that have passed the first screening and have been entered into the competition) will be: $15 for each image accepted, up to 3 images; and $8 for each additional image.

PAYMENT OF FEES: Once the number of images selected in the first screening –and that have therefore been entered into the competition- an email will be sent to you as well as a Paypal invoice with the entry fees to be paid according to the calculation based on the images accepted, to settle the entry fees.

Prizes: Best Image of Show (to be featured in the book cover) will receive a $ 500 B&H gift certificate. Runner up (to be featured in the book back cover) $ 300 B&H gift certificate.

For complete details, visit the WPGA website!

CALL for ENTRIES: 20x20x20 Compact

Posted on September 20, 2010September 20, 2010 by R.L. Gibson

SMALL, MEDIUM
& LARGE

Think good things come in small packages? How ’bout medium sized? Or do you always think bigger is better. Methinks jewelry is best in small packages; my rear is best when medium sized; and, chocolate is best when bigger…but compact? Hmmm…let me think about that one…art, maybe?

Check out this great Call for Entries from the LSU Student Union Gallery for the 15th Annual 20″x20″x20″ National Compact Competition. Compete for prizes…Check it out!

CALL for ENTRIES:
2010 20″x20″x20″
A National Compact Competition and Exhibit

This is a competitive juried exhibition in the LSU Student Union Art Gallery at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge. It is sponsored by the LSU Student Union Art Gallery Advisory Committee.

Expected attendance is 3,000 visitors.

The LSU Student Union Art Gallery Advisory Committee, composed of volunteer LSU students, faculty, staff and community members, is responsible for the selection of art exhibits and programs in the LSU Student Union Art Gallery. They are pleased to sponsor this national two- and three-dimensional compact art competition and exhibit for the 15th year.

ELIGIBILITY: This juried exhibition is open to artists residing in the United States. Submissions need to be less than 20″x20″x20″ excluding matting and framing. Work needs to be completed within the last two years. Works previously exhibited in the LSU Student Union Art Gallery are ineligible.

PRIZES: Artists compete for $6,000 in cash awards.

FEES: Entry fee is $35 (non-refundable), which entitles each artist to submit up to 3 entries. Check or money order should be made payable to the LSU Student Union Art Gallery. Entry fees may also be paid bycredit card. Please enter your credit card information on the entry form.

JUROR: Dr. Sara Cochran, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at Phoenix Art Museum in Phoenix, AZ and former Assistant Curator at the Los Angeles County Museum.

CASH AWARDS:

First Place (1) $1,800
Second Place (1) $1,200
Third Place (1) $900
Merit Awards (5) $400

DEADLINE: Thursday, September 30, 2010

INSTRUCTIONS: For slide submissions: Send two (2) self-addressed, stamped, legal size
envelopes, one with $0.44 for notification and one with $0.44 for return of slides. Include completed entry and notification forms, labeled slides, and your entry fee payment.

For CD submissions: Send one (1) self-addressed, stamped, legal size envelope for your selection notification.

Include completed entry and notification forms, color printouts of entries, clearly labeled CD, and your entry fee payment.

All CDs will be shredded at the end of the exhibit. Payment can be made by credit card, check or money order for $35 made payable to the LSU Student Union Art Gallery.

Failure to submit payment may make you ineligible for the competition.

Mailing Address:

Attn: 2010 20″x20″x20″ Gallery Assistant
LSU Student Union Art Gallery
Box 25123
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70894-5123

Shipping Address:

Attn: 2010 20″x20″x20″ Gallery Assistant
216 LSU Student Union Art Gallery
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803

For complete details, download the prospectus!

INTERNATIONAL Art Competition: JAPAN

Posted on September 7, 2010May 6, 2011 by R.L. Gibson

SUSHI SUSHI SUSHI

I often post international artist residency opportunities and get lots of email in return that basically says, “I wish.” And, believe me, I understand the frustration of needing the inspiration and time and space of a residency, but not being able to afford the luxury of a month in Spain or Chile. Well, what if I told you that you could get the full foreign tour AFTER you do the work? Stop and smell the sushi, folks.

Check out this International Art Competition and Exhibition from Sakuraba Gallery in Japan. The artists that are selected to exhibit will be brought to Japan from their home country to attend the opening reception. Airfare, cost of hotel stay for up to ten days, and a small group tour of Sendai are included. ENTER TODAY!

CALL for ENTRIES: International Art Competition–Japan

Next year, Sakuraba Gallery will host an art competition to recognize the best artists from outside of Japan. The artists that are selected to exhibit will be brought to Japan from their home country to attend the opening reception.

Airfare, cost of hotel stay for up to ten days, and a small group tour of Sendai are included. Meals and spending money are not provided.

The opening reception will be held on February 5th, 2011 at 19:00. The exhibition will be open from that day until April 2nd 2011.

DEADLINE: Must be received by January 1, 2011. 12:01pm JST.

GUIDELINES: Artists must submit a completed entry form and pay a non-refundable entry fee of $30 US dollars (via Paypal or Google Checkout) to submit 3 works of art.

ELIGIBILITY: The competition is open to artists 18 years of age or older world-wide; however, artists must not currently reside in Japan or have resided in the past for longer than two years. Artists cannot be Japanese citizens or hold duel citizenship with Japan and another country. Publishers, galleries, agents, and collectors may not submit artwork on behalf of artists.

All works submitted must be original in design and concept. Artwork must not be copied, in part or wholly, from any published or copyrighted work. Artwork based upon a copy-written work for the sake of parody or critic is acceptable on a case by case basis.

MEDIA: Drawings, paintings, printmaking, photography, digital art, sculpture, installations, ceramics, fiber art, wearable art, jewelry, and mixed media. Media not accepted: Video/film and live performance pieces.

Acceptance/Notification: Artists will be notified by January 5, 2011 as to whether or not they have been selected for the exhibition. Winners have 24 hours to accept or decline the invitation to come to Sendai. Gallery staff will begin working with the artist immediately to make travel arrangements. For those who decline, an alternative cash prize of $1000 will be awarded. Award winners will be announced to the public with the opening reception on February 5, 2011.

For complete details, visit the Sakuraba Gallery website!

ART PUBLICATION: Artist Portfolio Magazine

Posted on September 7, 2010September 8, 2010 by R.L. Gibson

THE WHOLE
ENCHILADA

Missed my art publication rants? You know you did. Well, I have a new one for you. All media coverage of your art, even the bad stuff, is good stuff. I have a big show of my own coming up in April 2011 in Phoenix, and at least one of the pieces is VERY controversial. I contemplated, if only for a moment, lighting a fire under some very conservative folks known for their highly sensitive moral sensibilities…just for the bad press…but I didn’t…I haven’t…yet. Hehehe.

The point is…Artist Portfolio Magazine is about to produce its inaugural issue, and they are looking for cover art. I know, I know–stop rolling your eyes. Just let me just get the whole thing out there. Artist Portfolio Magazine is a DIGITAL magazine and is the love-child of MyArtContest.com. There–that’s the whole enchilada. I’m just saying…all press is good press. Life is too short to be jaded. You’ll KICK yourself later if you missed out on a chance for the first bite of the whole enchilada.

CALL for ENTRIES: Artist Portfolio Magazine Cover Contest

The first issue of Artist Portfolio Magazine is just about full, and now they need a great piece of art for the cover.

ENTRY FEE: $30 – up to two images per entry (non-refundable) via secure payment with Credit Card through PayPal.

ELIGIBILITY: All artists of all ages. Art work must be original and created by the artist submitting the art. Art must have been created with in the past 3 years.

DEADLINE: December 1, 2010.

MEDIA: All mediums and styles of visual artists – painting, drawings, photography, digital, sculpture, etc … Sorry, but no music or video productions.

FORMAT: Submissions must be in the following format types: (jpg,jpeg,gif) and be less than 2MB. If a background is viewable, they reserve the right to crop the image so only art is visable.

TERMS: You may enter as many times as you like. All art is placed on website for duration of contest, but it may take a few days to get the art posted online. They add and review all art manually.

AWARDS:

1st Place – $250 and Art featured on cover page, plus full page feature of art in Artist Portfolio Magazine

2nd Place – $100 and Full page feature of art on Page 1, plus full page feature of art in Artist Portfolio Magazine

3rd Place – $50 and Full page feature of art on Page 2, plus full page feature of art in Artist Portfolio Magazine

20 Honorable Mentions – 1/4 page feature in Artist Portfolio Magazine

For complete details, visit MyArtContest.com!

CALL for ENTRIES: National Juried Art Show

Posted on September 7, 2010September 9, 2010 by R.L. Gibson

I CANNOT TELL A LIE

I love National and International juried art shows. As much as I love a theme, I also love the sort of County Fair idea of the best and the brightest that the art world has to offer all lined up for the viewer regardless of media, content or technique. I’m not suggesting a low-brow affair or a pie-eating contest. I simply applaud the optimism is takes to put on a show expecting the spectacular arrival of little (and big) gems from parts unknown.

Check out the 14th Annual National Juried Art Show from Gallery West in Alexandria, Virginia–just a stone’s throw from Washington, DC. Here’s a great chance to pay a reasonable entry fee, for your work to be reviewed by a well-respected juror to possibly be shown in a great gallery. It is a perfect combination.

CALL for ENTRIES: 14th Annual National Juried Art Show

Gallery West, Ltd., is pleased to announce its 14th Annual National Juried Fine Arts Competition for 2011. Just across the Potomac River from Washington, D. C., Gallery West is a fine arts gallery located in the heart of Old Town, Alexandria, Virginia.

At their location on King Street, Gallery West is surrounded by high-end boutiques, art galleries, antique shops, fine restaurants and hotels. Gallery West, founded in 1979, is owned and operated by Washington area artists of all media.

REQUIREMENTS: Open to all local or national artists 18+ years. Original fine art in any medium is acceptable. No videos or reproductions. Original 2-D/3D only. Works on paper 24” or larger in the long dimension must be framed behind plexiglas. Clip mounts will not be accepted. Works on canvas may be wrapped around stretchers if painting extends along the sides. Stretchers must be at least 1” deep. Work that is wet will not be accepted. Maximum framed size not to exceed 30” x 40” or 72ui. All two-dimensional works must be ready for hanging with hooks and wire.

ENTRY METHOD: Entry Fee is $35 for up to three works. Additional works, $10 each. Jurying will be from digital images. CD’s must be labeled with artist’s name (last name first), titles, and medium. Digital images should be 72ppi, RGB jpeg format with maximum 600 pixels in any one dimension. File names should be artist’s last name followed by title. Example: JonesBlueSquares. Acceptance of any digital entry is contingent on seeing the real object.

DEADLINE: Received by November 12, 2010.

JUROR: F. Lennox Campello is one of the Mid Atlantic’s best known arts personalities. Educated in art at the University of Washington School of Art, Campello is an award-winning artist, a widely published freelance art critic, and a curator with more than one hundred curated exhibitions under his belt.

A radio and TV personality, he is often heard on NPR, the Voice of America and MHZ TV’s “ArtsMedia News” discussing art issues as a former and charter Associate Dealer for Sothebys.com and one of the internet’s seminal visual arts bloggers. His Daily Campello Art News is one of the web’s earliest and most popular art blogs with nearly a million visitors a year. Campello is also the co-founder of the Fraser Galleries of Washington, DC and Bethesda, Maryland, which he co-owned for ten years until 2006. His work was recently selected by well-known art collector Mera Rubell for the “Cream” auction at the Katzen Art Museum.

For complete details, Download the Prospectus.

CALL for ENTRIES: Lucky 13 Small Works Competition

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

QUIT SPILLING STUFF, ALREADY!

Are you superstitious? I never have been, but I must admit that Friday the 13th always gives me pause. And I never can remember the superstition about spilled salt. And why isn’t spilled milk a superstition. Confused yet? Me too.

Check out the sheer volume of 13’s involved in the Call for Entries for the National Small Works Exhibition & Competition from the Mesquite Fine Arts Center in Nevada. Hope you’re not superstitious. 🙂

CALL for ENTRIES:
National Small Works Exhibition & Competition

Eligibility: Open to all artists residing in the United States, 18 years or older. Wall hung art only. No utilitarian crafts or jewelry. Maximum size, including frame is 13 inches by 13 inches by 5 inches deep. All artwork must be for sale.

DEADLINE: POSTMARKED NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 4, 2010

Entry Procedure: Entries will be juried into the competition from slides or photos, one slide/photo per artwork piece. Label your slide or photo on the backside with name of artist, title of work, medium, size (including frame). Artist must include a non-refundable entry fee of $13 per piece to be juried, and a maximum of 4 works per artist.

Make check/money order payable to VVAA (Virgin Valley Artists Association). Include a self-addressed stamped envelope with correct postage for return of slides or photos with juror decision. Slides/photos of accepted work will be kept until the exhibition ends, then returned when artwork is returned. Send your application with your entry fee(s) and slides/photos to:

MESQUITE FINE ARTS GALLERY
“LUCKY 13”
15 W. Mesquite Blvd.
Mesquite, NV 89027

Notification: Mailed by October 11, 2010

Reception & Awards will be held on Nov 13, 2010 from 6 pm to 8 pm in the Gallery.

PRIZES:
Best of Show = $1313
First Place = $313
Second Place = $213
Third Place = $113

Accepted Work: The artist is responsible for all shipping costs to and from the Art Gallery. Work will be received from October 15 through October 23, 2010. Work may also be hand-delivered on the same days, during business hours for the Gallery, Tues. to Sat. 10am to 4pm. All work must be suitably framed and presented with a wire hanger, no saw tooth hangers accepted.

All artwork on paper and photographs must be glazed with plexi glass. No substitutes of work will be allowed. Any work deviating significantly from the original slides or photos may be rejected. Artwork must be labeled on back of each piece with name, title, medium and price.

Every care will be taken for art and materials, however, the gallery and staff will not be liable for any damage or loss of artwork, frame, glazing, slides, or photos during the shipment, jury, exhibition or return of the artwork. Artists will be responsible for their own insurance.

Submission of an entry to the competition constitutes acceptance of all conditions. Hand-delivered work must be picked up at the gallery on January 6 through January 10, 2010, during business hours of the gallery.

Sales: All work must be for sale. The gallery will retain a 30% commission on all sales. The price on the entry form will be considered the retail price. A 1099 MISC will be issued if an artist receives paid commission exceeding $600.

Judges: This year’s judges are from the tri-state area of Nevada, Utah and Arizona.

For more information, visit the prospectus online!

CALL FOR ENTRIES: Billboard Art-No Entry Fee

Posted on July 20, 2010 by R.L. Gibson

Make Me Famous

Have you ever wanted to be on the cover of the Rolling Stone? Have you ever wanted your face on the side of a bus? Maybe just a sandwich named after you? Me too.

Would you settle for just having your artwork on a billboard? Yep, Me too. Here’s a great call for Entries for the Annual Embracing our Differences Exhibit in Sarasota, Florida. And in addition to possibly getting your artwork on a billboard…don’t forget there is NO ENTRY FEE!

Embracing Our Differences invites artists, photographers, professionals, amateurs, teachers and students to participate in its 8^th annual visual art exhibit celebrating diversity.

National and international submissions are encouraged.

45 artists will be selected for the exhibit.

The Embracing Our Differences exhibit will be displayed throughout the months of April and May 2011 at Island Park along Sarasota’s beautiful bayfront.

Since 2004, the exhibit has been viewed by more than 850,000 visitors. The exhibit will contain 39 billboard-sized (16 feet wide by 12 1/2 feet high) images of the selected artworks. In the judges’ discretion, an additional six “honorable mention” selections may be made.

Final selections will be chosen based on artistic excellence in reflection of the theme “Embracing Our Differences.” The art-work will also be evaluated on how effectively it will read outdoors when enlarged to billboard size – 16 feet wide by 12 1/2 feet high.

Artists are encouraged to use bold saturated colors and strong lines.

Final selections will be made by a 3-judge panel of professional artists, curators and art professionals.

A total of $3,000.00 in awards will be presented.

Deadline for submission is January 10, 2011.

There is no submission fee nor limit on the number of entries.

Submission forms and more information concerning past winning submissions are available at http://www.EmbracingOurDifferences.org or by emailing MichaelJShelton@comcast.net.

ART OPPORTUNITY: Love the Outdoors?

Posted on June 26, 2010 by R.L. Gibson

I have never been an outdoorsy girl…ever. But, three years ago I moved to the Great Smoky Mountains, and I have been as converted…well, as much as is realistically possible. Spiders still make me scream, but blood-sucking ticks are no longer panic worthy. I like to hike and fish occasionally, enjoy snow sledding and river lounging…I am even headed white-water rafting today with NOC. No joke.

So, in honor of my new-found, albeit green, love for the outdoors, check out this great call for artists. Hi-Tec footwear is looking for artists that love the outdoors and are looking to pay a couple of you to have some fun. What could be better? Here’s the call:

Calling all artists!

Are you passionate about the outdoors? We’re looking for two talented artists to join us in Salt Lake City, Utah for Outdoor Retailer’s Summer Market. Each chosen artist will be a part of their live OR art project—an exciting, fast-paced session of inspiration and sketching. All proceeds from the event will go to the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA). All you need to do is send them a link to your portfolio or a sample of your work (original compositions only please) by July 2, 2010!

They are setting up two lucky artists with an all-expenses paid trip to Outdoor Retailer’s Summer Market, where outdoor equipment retailers, manufacturers, and industry professionals come together to showcase and discover the latest in outdoor apparel and gear.

They will fly you out to Salt Lake City for two days between August 2 and August 4, 2010, where they’ll put your talents to the test.

Not only will you get to hang with the Hi-Tec team, but they will outfit you in the latest and greatest Hi-Tec gear, and hook you up with $300 each day for your time and talent.

Interested artists should submit a link to their portfolio or 2 art samples, and tell them how you are inspired by the outdoors.

There are three easy ways to enter:

1. Send a tweet to @HiTecUSA – be sure to use the hashtag #ArtforParks

2. Post an artwork sample on our Facebook page, facebook.com/HiTecUSA

3. Fill out this form

The Hi-Tec team will select the top 10 entries based on not only creativity and originality, but also whether the artist emulates a passion for the outdoors. The top 10 artists will be chosen on July 6, 2010, and contacted for a Skype interview to be held on July 7, 2010. The top two artists will be finalized and announced by 4 p.m. PST on July 7, 2010.

For the entire set of rules and Guidelines, visit their site.

CALL FOR ENTRIES: Transit Theme

Posted on June 25, 2010 by R.L. Gibson

When is the last time you
were at a bus station?

For many of you, it has been a long time. But I want to challenge you…to let this theme challenge you. I don’t often double post in one day, but here is a Call for Entries for the Grand Opening ceremonies for Knoxville Station Transit Center.

This call IS national, not local. No Entry fee, but you will have to ship your work both ways. Take a look. The theme is complicated, but I don’t think it necessarily requires a working knowledge of Knoxville, TN. Check it out:

Call for Entries:
Knoxville Station Transit Center Grand Opening Ceremonies Exhibition.

Presented by Knoxville Area Transit (KAT).

Postmark deadline:
Friday, July 2, 2010.

Guidelines: Submit only work completed within the five years that has not been previously displayed in Knoxville.

Entries must be original 2-D works. Media categories include, but are not limited to: painting (oil, watercolor, acrylic, pastel, digital, and mixed media); graphic arts (pencil, charcoal, pen and ink, conte, colored pencil, and printmaking; photography (color, black and white, digital); and fiber arts.

Entry Fee: No entry fee.

Theme: Artists are asked to consider the statement below when considering pieces for submission. This broad theme encompasses communities, city life and technologies, nature and environment, and of course, movement and transportation:

“Knoxville Station will be the central hub and gateway that connects all of Knoxville to the heart of downtown and beyond. The building’s creative design, artistry, technology and energy efficiency reflect Knoxville’s attitude of a forward-thinking, livable community. The environmental features reflect Knoxville’s respect for the beauty of the city and the region, and the desire to maintain that beauty for all of our residents. With the opening of this facility, Knoxville residents’ transportation options have just been broadened.”

For more information, contact: bbrill@katbus.com or (865) 215-7828.

Download Prospectus Here.