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CALL for ENTRIES: Gender Definition

Posted on July 19, 2010 by R.L. Gibson

I am a product of a Southern upbringing and all the loveliness–and baggage–that goes with it. As a woman in the South, we are often expected to be in charge in the boardroom, have dinner on the table by 7…and do it all in heels and pearls.

Gender issues have been the subject of art for as long as art has been a subject. “Girl, Please!” is a Call for Entries from the Woman Made Gallery in Chicago and is a great exhibit opportunity to re-examine gender issues from a slightly different perspective.

Take a look…

Call for Entries:
Girl, Please!

Exhibition Dates: November 5 – December 23, 2010

“We are all born naked, the rest is just drag” -Rupaul

Gender is a performance, an act that is perpetuated and maintained by societal norms and expectations, but how, and to what extent does it define us? “Girl, Please!” seeks to push and transcend the definition of gender while also exploring its relation to individual character amongst collective expectations. Bearing in mind Rupaul’s statement, drag in this case is not disco, but rather an illustration of feminity and masculinity in shades of grey.

Open to all genders! Artwork in all media may not exceed 72” horizontally, frame included. Please include an artist statement and a $30 entry fee.

Online Entries Submit jpgs of up to three of your works on our website.

Mailed Entries Mail slides or cd with images of three of your works, completed entry form, and a $30 entry fee to Woman Made Gallery, 685 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL 60642.

Jurors: Kristen Carter and Emanuel Aguilar

Kristen Carter is WMG’s Gallery Coordinator. She is a graduate from DePaul University, and has a BA in History of Art and Architecture with a minor in Studio Art, in addition to studying Art History and Fine Art in Florence, Italy. Carter is a Ph.D candidate in Art History at the University of British Columbia as of September 2010. She is also a member of the Keeper Team for ArtSlant Chicago where she writes monthly reviews about art exhibitions in Chicago, and writes for the online art magazine, Jettison.

Emanuel Aguilar is assisting Woman Made Gallery with its exhibition programs. In addition he volunteers his marketing skills to the organization. He is a Fine Arts Major at Columbia College with concentration in Identity Politics and a Minor in Marketing, and he studied in Florence, Italy at the Lorenzo De Medici University. Aguilar works for Chicago’s Jean Albano Gallery and A & D Gallery. He has curated several exhibitions, and helped found the online arts magazine, Jettison.

Entry Deadline: August 11, 2010

Notifications: September 8, 2010

PORTFOLIO REVIEW: A Call for Solo Show Proposals in San Francisco

Posted on July 18, 2010July 18, 2010 by R.L. Gibson

I have been preaching about submitting your work for consideration for solo shows… and sometimes you guys make me look really good–like the prize winning pie at the county fair, in fact.

I posted a great call for Art Portfolio Reviews from Alphonse Berber Gallery in Berkley, California last week and clearly some of you must have listened because I just received another Call for Portfolios for Solo Shows from their San Francisco location known as Alphonse Berber Projects.

So, finish that piece of pie and check out this Call for Portfolio Review!

Alphonse Berber Gallery opened Alphonse Berber Projects in Union Square, San Francisco on June 4, 2010. Located at 575 Sutter St, it is housed in a multi-level building dedicated to showcasing the most contemporary artworks. Alphonse Berber Projects presents single-artist exhibitions and features the widest possible range of mediums.

Art Portfolio Submission Guidelines:

Images: Please send a digital or physical portfolio of no more than 10 images. If digital, please send high quality jpegs or tiffs.

Fee: Alphonse Berber requires a $30 fee to accompany the submission package. Include a SASE envelope, and mail your submissions to:

Alphonse Berber Gallery
Attn: Artist Submissions
575 Sutter St.
San Francisco, CA 94102

Submission review takes a one month turnaround period. Please, no phone calls before or after review.

For more information, Visit their Site.

Artists’ portfolios will be returned to them by mail after review, or kept for further consideration with artists’ permission.

Alphonse Berber Gallery is not responsible for any lost, missing, or damaged materials.

ART COMPETITION & Publication

Posted on July 16, 2010 by R.L. Gibson

I enjoy the word inter-disciplinary. It sounds smart…and a little mischievous, too.

Inter-disciplinary is to the Humanities what Fusion is to food. I have found an art competition that welcomes poetry, fiction, art & photography. And, if you are multi-talented at multi-tasking inter-disciplinarily…

Well then, you might win all three categories of the competiton.

Best of luck.

CALL FOR ENTRIES:
Aesthetica Magazine
Aesthetica Creative Works Competition

The Aesthetica Creative Works Competition is internationally recognised for identifying new artists and writers and bringing them to international attention. Previous finalists have achieved success and recognition with accolades.

This is an International Call.

The Aesthetica Creative Works Competition represents the scope of creative activity today, and provides an opportunity for both new and established artists to nurture their reputations on an international scale. Download the poster

WINNERS:

There will be three winners. One from each category.

Each winner will receive £500.

Winners will be published in the Aesthetica Creative Works Annual.

Winners will receive a complimentary copy of the Aesthetica Creative Works Annual.

THE CATEGORIES: Artwork & Photography, Fiction and Poetry.

FINALISTS:

Finalists will be published in the Aesthetica Creative Works Annual.

Finalists will receive a complimentary copy of the Aesthetica Creative Works Annual.

Deadline for submissions is 31 August 2010. All winners will be notified by 31 October 2010 and the Aesthetica Creative Works Annual will be published 1 December 2010.

What are you waiting for? Send them your creative works today!

Click here to purchase a copy of last year’s Creative Works Annual.

Click here to see the winners and finalists of last year’s competiton.

Click here to see the Frequently Asked Questions page.

Artwork & Photography Guidelines

Submit up to 2 images.

All works must be at least 300dpi.

Please send all images as JPG, TIF or PDF files.

Please include in the email your name, email address, home address, phone number, your full name, title of your works, and your Order Reference number.

Please mark your entry in the subject line with ‘Aesthetica Creative Works Competition Artwork’.

No alterations can be made once the submission has been received.

ENTRY FEE: The entry fee is £10 (around $15 US).

For complete entry guidelines (including those for poetry and fiction)
Please visit Aesthetica Magazine online!

CALL FOR PROPOSALS: Crary Art Gallery

Posted on July 15, 2010 by R.L. Gibson

Don’t Give Up on
Art in the Summer!

Summer is the season for hope and possibilities folks… everyone thinks Spring is the hot season with all the chocolate eggs and marshmallow bunnies and newly budding trees.

But, Summer is a hot time for galleries looking for Exhibit proposals for their upcoming season. I will be publishing a few of these calls over the next few months…so don’t delay.

Here is a great Call for Proposals from the Crary Art Gallery in Warren, Pennslyvania.

Call for Proposals:
Crary Art Gallery

The Crary Art Gallery reviews exhibition proposals twice each year. Postmark deadlines for submission are March 10 and September 10, and exhibitions are typically scheduled a year or more in advance. Exhibitions last one month.

The Gallery will provide an opening reception, printing and mailing of post cards, local publicity, and gallery staff during open hours. The Gallery is alarmed.

Exhibitors are responsible for their own delivery and pickup.

The exhibitions committee will consider solo shows, group or tandem shows, and curated exhibitions.

Applicants/curators should send a statement about the proposed exhibition, relevant resume(s), twenty digital images on cd, and a self addressed stamped envelope to the address listed below.

The Crary Art Gallery includes seven gallery rooms with about 375 lineal feet available for exhibitions.

Generally, the main gallery, courtyard sculpture gallery, and two other rooms may be considered for proposed temporary exhibitions.

The space can range from 125 feet to about 215 feet with moveable walls.
For floor plan links, click here.

Exhibitions Committee
Crary Art Gallery
511 Market St.
Warren, PA 16365

For the full Call for Proposals, Click Here.

BOOK COVER ART: Call for Entries

Posted on July 14, 2010 by R.L. Gibson

I love the idea that
Art inspires Art.

I believe Art is Food for the Soul…which is one of the many reasons that I prattle on about food so much. Well, I also really like food. Good food inspires one to create good meals. So maybe it IS all cyclical.

Nevertheless, here is a great Call for Entries for Book Cover Art…art inspiring art.

Enjoy.

Call for Entries:
Cover Art for The Unfastened Heart by Lane von Herzen

You are invited to participate in an open competition to provide the book cover art for the re-publication of Lane von Herzen‘s novel, The Unfastened Heart.

The winner of this competition will be awarded The Icon Prize, will receive $1500 in prize money, and will have his or her artwork appear on the book cover. The terms and conditions of this competition are as follows:

REFER TO NOVEL: Submit your original artwork created in response to Lane von Herzen’s novel, The Unfastened Heart. Each submission should include a brief statement about the section of the novel to which your art speaks.

MEDIA TYPE AND SIZE: You may enter for consideration paintings, photographs, graphic art, collage art, and other visual media by submitting a digital photograph (in JPG or JPEG format) of the work through the link at the bottom of this page. You should submit images saved with maximum quality compression with a long dimension of at least 1000 pixels at 72 or 300 dpi. Please keep the file size under 2 MB.

NUMBER OF ENTRIES: You may submit more than one entry. All submissions are subject to the format guidelines and limits set forth in this document.

QUALIFIED ENTRIES: No submissions will be considered if they are defamatory, abusive, obscene, profane or otherwise offensive or in poor taste. Anyone who participates in the competition in a disrespectful or unlawful manner, including making hostile or negative comments related to age, disability, race, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, or gender identity, will be disqualified. Posting of the work is at the discretion of the administrators.

PRIZE: The judging staff will select the winning submission. The winner will be awarded the 2010 Icon Prize and a cash award of $1500, and the winner’s submission will be used for the cover art for the re-publication of The Unfastened Heart.

AGREEMENT: By submitting your work to this competition, you are representing and agreeing as follows: (i) your submission is your own original artwork and, at the time of your submission, you have all ownership rights in the submission; (ii) you authorize us to publish your submission on the author’s blogsite and website without restriction or compensation; and (iii) if you are selected as the winner, you will accept The Icon Prize and the $1500 award in full compensation for all right, title and interest in any and all visual reproductions of your original work for all purposes related to the novel and The Icon Prize. The artist retains ownership of the original work, and is free to sell the original work as he/she wishes.

DEADLINE: Art will be accepted through December 31, 2010. Please note that the administrators encourage early entries, as another prize category may be added to reflect higher numbers of submissions.

NOTIFICATION: Finalists will be notified via e-mail by January 31, 2011. Following this date, fine arts finalists who have not incorporated graphic design into their work (a design including title and author of the book) may be paired with graphic designers in order to present the book covers in their print-ready format for the final round of judging. The administrators may elect to hold a series of gallery events to promote the finalists’ work prior to the judging of the winner, with the intent of bringing notice to the finalists as artists deserving of ongoing recognition of their artistic endeavors. The winner of The Icon Prize will be announced no earlier than June 1, 2011 and no later than December 31, 2011. The winning artist will be notified via e-mail.

Any questions or disputes related to the terms, conditions or participation in this competition shall be resolved by the author and publisher in their absolute discretion.

Great Opportunities…Even if you don’t Win!

This competition is being organized to support and nurture the work and careers of other artists who gather together around a common literary work.

If your submission does not win the competition but you nevertheless wish to make your original work available for sale, the author may choose to assist you by creating gallery showings of your work, either online or otherwise, at a price you select, with the profit realized solely by you.

If you wish, the author and publisher may also elect, in their sole discretion, to include your submission in a “gallery” of submissions interior to the pages of the book, allowing the book’s readers to see your work, read a brief biography about you, and link to websites displaying more of your work.

Looking for a copy of the book?
Click Here for the Amazon.com page for this novel.
(Buy used copies for as little as $3.)

CALL FOR ENTRIES: All Hung Art Show

Posted on July 13, 2010 by R.L. Gibson

When I moved to the Great Smoky Mountains a few years ago, my family made a commitment to becoming more attuned to our surroundings and spending more time in the Great Outdoors. My family has tried gardening–no easy feat on the side of a mountain–as well as hiking, white water rafting and more. Why not bike riding? This Call for Entries is a great resume builder because it is a non-juried (all hung) show and promotes Bikes for the World too!

Here’s the Call for Entries for
Biketastic
An Art Show Inspired by Bicycles

“Biketastic” is an art show for all mediums inspired by bicycles! This show is meant to feature art that represents the many nuances of bike culture; from bikes for commuting, racing and pleasure rides to those who ride them for economic, and environmental reasons.

The Soundry’s proximity to the Washington & Old Dominion Trail gives the area a lot of “bike traffic.” As a result, they see first hand what an important role biking plays in many people’s lives. Smartly enought…they have also noticed that bike enthusiasts like bike related art!

This show is open to all mediums and will bring with it many bike-centered events from organized “rides” to film screenings, and a fashion show. The opening of the arts show will benefit Bikes for the World!

Commit to Submit Form Here! “Biketastic” is unjuried. The submission fee is $20 and artists may submit up to 3 pieces. All work must be for sale and ready to hang or display.

Submissions are due by July 21, 2010.

Delivery of art work is due to The Soundry by July 28th.

The Gallery at the Soundry

The gallery at The Soundry occupies about one quarter of their total space. It’s a rough-around-the-edges kind of space with good lighting and comfortable seating.

They hang their member’s artwork in this area and offer it for sale. This is the place to go in Vienna, Virginia if you’re looking for work from emerging artists, or if you just want to kick back, sip a latte, and take in some new sights.

The artwork in the gallery changes regularly, and a large portion of their gallery space is set aside for installation works.

The garage atmosphere and undergound, working-studio feel give visitors an experience they’re guaranteed not to find anywhere in the region.

Make sure you hurry:

Submissions are due by July 21, 2010.

Delivery of art work is due to The Soundry by July 28th.

PORTFOLIO REVIEWS for Solo Art Show

Posted on July 11, 2010 by R.L. Gibson

There comes a point when you have to suck it up and submit your art portfolio for review…It is often how you get a solo show.

Sure, your friend that works at the local coffee shop may get you an exclusive show to be enjoyed by those standing in line for their morning java, but is that really the height of your artistic goals? I didn’t think so. Here’s a great call for Art Portfolio Reviews from Alphonse Berber Gallery in Berkley, California.

So, drink a big cup o’ joe and check out this Call for Portfolio Review!

The Alphonse Berber Gallery in Berkely is located in a beautiful 7200 sq. ft. Julia Morgan-designed building across from the University of California, the gallery presents the work of dynamic, aggressively innovative emerging to mid-career contemporary artists. With each exhibition, the interior space is re-imagined in order to craft the ideal vehicle for showcasing a diverse range of genres and mediums.

Art Portfolio Submission Guidelines:

Images: Please send a digital or physical portfolio of no more than 10 images. If digital, please send high quality jpegs or tiffs.

Fee: Alphonse Berber requires a $30 fee to accompany the submission package. Include a SASE envelope, and mail your submissions to:

Alphonse Berber Gallery
Attn: Artist Submissions
2546 Bancroft Way
Berkeley, CA 94704

Submission review takes a one month turnaround period. Please, no phone calls before or after review.

For more information, Visit their Site.

Artists’ portfolios will be returned to them by mail after review, or kept for further consideration with artists’ permission.

Alphonse Berber Gallery is not responsible for any lost, missing, or damaged materials.

WIN an ART STUDIO Makeover!

Posted on July 8, 2010July 8, 2010 by R.L. Gibson

ArtAndArtDeadlines.com has a lot of competition out there.

I have used many of them throughout my art career. Some of my favorites are ArtShow.com and ArtCalendar.com. Each of them does what they do very well. ArtAndArtDeadlines.com is meant to be a visual respite, a tasty morsel if you will, among the many art deadlines sites that thrive on lists…but there is room for all of us.

Today, I would like to call your attention to ArtCalendar.com’s Studio Makeover Contest which is co-sponsored by Dick Blick. Please note, Dick Blick is not an official sponsor of this site–although I do love their gallery wrapped canvases. I don’t know a single artist whose studio couldn’t use a makeover, and mine is no exception. Here are the details:

ART STUDIO MAKEOVER COMPETITION

Enter Art Calendar‘s 2nd Annual Studio Makeover Contest, featuring more than $18,000 in prizes.

Bring Your Studio to Life!

Tell ArtCalendar.com why you think you should win a studio makeover and provide us with a photo of your current art studio.

The Art Calendar Studio Makeover Contest is FREE to enter!

Entry Deadline: July 31, 2010

Three winners will be selected and announced in the November 2010 issue of Art Calendar!

Grand Prize – $12,500+ in prizes
Second Prize – $3,250+ in prizes
Third Prize – $2,250+ in prizes

All winners will also be included in an editorial feature in the February 2011 issue of Art Calendar!

The Grand Prize Winner will videotape their studio transformation with a camera provided by Art Calendar.

Please make sure to read the eligibility requirements and rules for the contest.

Eligibility Requirements:
1. Participants must be 18 years of age or older.
2. Participants must live in the 48 contiguous United States. (Excludes AK and HI)
3. Participants must have at least 50 sq. ft. of designated art space. Uh oh, I think mine is 42 square feet…maybe I will measure again. 🙂
4. Participants must rent or own their designated art space.
5. Participants must provide one or more photos of current designated art space.
6. Participants must provide a personal statement of 100 words or less explaining why they should be selected to win the Art Calendar Studio Makeover.
7. All winning participants must execute all waivers and release agreements required by Art Calendar.
8. All winning participants must be able to makeover their designated art space with art supplies won in contest within two weeks of receiving said art supplies.
9. Second and third place winners must submit at least two photos of studio makeover within two weeks of receiving art supplies won in contest.
10. Grand Prize winning participant must videotape before and after transformation of studio space with video camera provided by Art Calendar.

The deadline is July 31, 2010…so don’t delay!

FEATURED: $2 Art Contest

Posted on July 1, 2010July 9, 2010 by R.L. Gibson

What is the $2 Art Contest?

First…Please know that I am not a big fan of online exhibits. I enter one occasionally, but usually they just seem like scams to get my entry fee. Now, how is it that I am supposed to not be a “starving artist” when I am throwing $35 after $50 toward meaningless shows with no history, no academic recognition, and no shot of selling my work?

Show me tangible benefits please.

Second…ArtAndArtDeadlines.com has always been intended to be a FREE resource, and that isn’t changing. But, I made the decision to remove Google Ads from this site by our one-year anniversary (September 2010) and replace them with well-placed, aesthetically pleasing, non-flash ads for artists and art resources that my readers will find helpful and valuable to them.

Yes…I’m coming to the point…

Third…I receive a good number of submissions to be a FEATURED ARTIST on ArtAndArtDeadlines.com, and I usually write a feature post every couple of months. Take a look at our Recently Featured Artists Catherine Roach, Celine Eimann, Shane Watt, and Kris Wlodarski. These posts do really well for MONTHS after they are posted because people want to see good art.

Finally…
Best of Show…
All of the meandering above was leading to this point…

Each month I will feature an artist of the month from submissions received the previous month.

There will be a fee of $2 to enter–payable by PayPal to submitart@artandartdeadlines.com .

You can’t buy your way onto ArtAndArtDeadlines.com, but here are the tangible benefits to you for your $2 if you are chosen for a feature post.

Benefits of Entering the $2 Art Contest:

The distinct honor of being a FEATURED ARTIST of the MONTH on ArtAndArtDeadlines.com . 🙂
A permanent inbound link from the post to multiple pages on your website (if you have one) from this site which has a Google Page Rank of 4 (as of 07/01/2010) which helps your website’s visibility on the web.
Additional permanent inbound links from a new Featured Artist page to your website (if you have one) from this site which has a Google Page Rank of 4 (as of 07/01/2010) which helps your website’s visibility on the web.
A 300×300 pixel ad (created by me) for occasional use in other blog posts throughout the month in which you are featured (and beyond–at my discretion)

I hope you agree…It could be the best $2 you ever spend.

Why $2? I’m not trying to get rich off the artwork of my readers by producing ArtAndArtDeadlines.com, but it would be nice to pay the hosting fees and software occasionally. $2 is a ridiculously low fee FOR ANYTHING. You see a benefit, and ArtAndArtDeadlines.com gets to promote great art and great artists. Simple.

The $2 Art Contest Guidelines are easy:

FEE: Send $2 to submitart@artandartdeadlines.com via PayPal.com and record the transaction # when you’re finished. Don’t worry…it is part of the confirmation email they send you.

SUBMISSION: Email me the PayPal transaction #, a handful of pics, a bio and whatever you think I need to form an accurate opinion of your work. If all of the information I need is on your website, just send me the link to the site. There are no restrictions…You can win EVERY month, so just keep entering.

DEADLINE: The deadline is the last day of each month. The artist chosen will be notified by the 7th of each month, and the FEATURED ARTIST of the MONTH blog will be posted by the 15th of each month.

DISCLAIMERS: ArtAndArtDeadlines.com reserves the right to publish work of artists whose work we love–entry fee or not; however, a winner will be chosen each month from paid entries. Additional posts are at my discretion. P.S. Don’t expect to get a ribbon in the mail.

The permanent $2 Art Contest Page is accessible through the top and side navigation areas so that you can find it again and again.

Email me if you have any questions.

CALL for PROPOSALS: Times Square

Posted on June 30, 2010 by R.L. Gibson

LOOKING FOR
AN ART SHOW IN NYC?

When you think about your dream gallery show, how many of you think of New York City? I think of Atlanta, Phoenix, Los Angeles, London…and New York City, of course. Tell me–What is more New York City than Times Square itself? Thanks to the Times Square Alliance, you may just have an opportunity to see your work in Times Square.

Check out this
Call for Submissions
from the Times Square Alliance:

Times Square is one of the world’s most renowned urban destinations. Its dazzling lights and teeming crowds offer an overwhelming sense of possibility. Having helped to make Times Square clean and safe, the Times Square Alliance is now working to nurture the creativity, energy and edge that are the essence of Times Square.

For that reason, they are working with a variety of arts-based curatorial groups to bring public art projects to Times Square. Times Square Arts, their pilot public art program, will incorporate diverse art elements into Times Square’s streetscape, thereby expressing the area’s uniqueness and enriching the pedestrian experience.

The Times Square Alliance seeks letters of interest from arts organizations and artists across disciplines to present contemporary art projects and art events in the public spaces in and around Times Square.

In a one-page letter, applicants should propose a single project or series for anytime between September 2010 and December 2012.

Artists and arts organizations are encouraged to propose projects that address the unique nature and rich history of Times Square. Projects should be able to have an impact in a space defined by dynamic activity and continuous, competing visual stimuli.

Organizations, curators and artists are encouraged to consider how their projects will change or effect the space during the presentation and how the 350,000 people here every day (as well millions of virtual viewers) will interact with the presentation.

Public spaces to consider as locations for art projects and events include the new Broadway plazas and Duffy Square in Times Square and other public and private spaces throughout the Theater District, 42nd Street and 8th Avenue.

Through its Public Art Program, the Times Square Alliance brings temporary high-quality, cutting-edge art and performance to Times Square’s public spaces, so that it is known globally as a place where ordinary people encounter authentic, ever-changing urban art in multiple forms and media.

For complete details on the application process and please visit www.timessquarenyc.org/arts/opencall

Category: All Media

Art Portfolio Submission Guidelines:

Don’t Give Up on Art in the Summer!

Call for Proposals: Crary Art Gallery

Call for Entries: Cover Art for The Unfastened Heart by Lane von Herzen

Great Opportunities…Even if you don’t Win!

Here’s the Call for Entries for Biketastic An Art Show Inspired by Bicycles

The Gallery at the Soundry

Art Portfolio Submission Guidelines:

ART STUDIO MAKEOVER COMPETITION

What is the $2 Art Contest?

Benefits of Entering the $2 Art Contest:

The $2 Art Contest Guidelines are easy:

Don’t Give Up on
Art in the Summer!

Call for Proposals:
Crary Art Gallery

Call for Entries:
Cover Art for The Unfastened Heart by Lane von Herzen

Here’s the Call for Entries for
Biketastic
An Art Show Inspired by Bicycles