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SELL YOUR ART: Peaceful Products

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TO SELL OR NOT TO SELL

No surprise…it is hard to put artists in categories.  However, if I were going to force myself to do so, I would mention that some artists are very retail oriented and others just want to produce work with substance and meaning (often known only to themselves).  And, as you know…it is the ultimate artists’ chicken-or-the-egg argument.  Fight amongst yourselves.

I love artwork that leaves me pondering meaning and crawling into the subtle nuance of every aesthetic choice; but, a hand-bound journal with hand-cut pages and a surprise on every page is artwork that function inside the daily workings of my life.  Want to sell your artwork?  Check out this Open Call from Peaceful Products.  They want to help you sell your art, and they don’t take commission.  Yep, you heard me…they ask that you donate a portion of the proceeds to the charity of your choice.  Take a Look:

Open Call: Peaceful Products

Visit Peaceful Products online!Peaceful Products is an organization that is dedicated to making a difference by helping others in need. They do this by donating profit from the artwork and products sold on their site. Peaceful Products is founded by artist and autism specialist Emily Boulger.

Peaceful Products is a organization that sells artwork and handmade one of a kind products  by artists from around the world. Profits from each product sold goes to a charity of our artist’s choice.

Peaceful Products does not charge artists to sell their work on this website store, instead they ask the artists to donate part of their commission to an organization or charity in need.

If you are an artist who like to post your artwork on Peaceful Products and support a organization or charity email Emily@PeacefulProducts.info Emily Lawrence Boulger is the founder and creator of Peaceful Products.  

Notecards for Cambodia by Elizabeth Masterson!Boulger grew up in Haverhill, Massachusetts. She then moved to New York City, studied fine arts at Fashion Institute of Technology and received her bachelor of fine arts from the School of Visual Arts.

Boulger then went to Endicott College to earn her masters degree of education in moderate disabilities and UMASS Lowell for a degree in behavior intervention in autism. She is now pursuing a masters degree of education in visual arts and learning at Endicott College.

Boulger is a practicing artist and has been a special educator for ten years now.   Throughout her time has a special educator, Boulger has worked hard to get all her students involved in art. She has organized many art exhibits and collaboration pieces for the students and communities she serves.

For more information, visit the Peaceful Products website!

I would also like to take a moment to thank this month’s sponsor Toni’s Treehouse–a website with a fun and funny take on taking care of your family, choosing to LIVE everyday, being at least a little greener, and lots of yummy FOOD!

Make sure you stop by Toni’s Treehouse today!

Visit Toni's Treehouse today!

CALL for ENTRIES: Cell Phone Photography

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CRACKBERRY

I am rarely more than 10 feet from my BlackBerry.  I am not proud of it, but it IS a fact.  I am not alone…this I know.  Granted, I no longer text while driving, but sometimes it takes me 3x longer to get where I’m going because of the sheer volume of times I have to stop to email, text, tweet…and take pictures.

Check out this all-hung Call for Entries for the National Cell Phone Photography Exhibition at the Southeastern Contemporary Art Gallery at Southeastern Louisiana University.  An academic show is always a great resume builder (yes, even the all hung variety), and best of all…NO ENTRY FEE.  Don’t miss this great opportunity to build your resume…

National Call for Entries: Cell Phone Photography Exhibit

Click to Download the Cell Phone Photography Prospectus!The Southeastern Contemporary Art Gallery, on the campus of Southeastern Louisiana University, is now accepting entries for the Photography Exhibition:  National Cell Phone. 

All images submitted will be included in the exhibition.  All images must be taken by a cell phone camera and may only be manipulated by use of a cell phone application. 

NO PHOTOSHOP or any other photo manipulation software permitted.  An online exhibition will be linked to the Southeastern Contemporary Art Gallery webpage.

ELIGIBILITY:  The exhibition is open to amateur and professional artists nationally.  The Southeastern Contemporary Art Gallery is part of a publicly funded university campus with a wide range of ethnic and social backgrounds which must be respected. With this in mind, the curator reserves the right not to show any image that is determined to be inappropriate by way of content or image for an exhibition in a university art gallery.

RULES and GUIDELINES:   All images must be taken with a cell phone camera and may only be manipulated by use of a cell phone application.

The Lodge at Buckberry Creek by R.L. GibsonENTRY FEE: There is NO ENTRY FEE! There is a limit of three entries per person.

DEADLINE:  August 30, 2010

TO SUBMIT ENTRIES VIA EMAIL:  Online submissions are to be sent to dnewkirk@selu.edu with the subject line:  National Cell Phone Show. In the body of the email, number each image so that it matches the number on the attached file. 

For each image submitted, provide the title, and when and where the image was taken.  Artist contact information should also be included in the body of the email: name, full street address, phone number, email address and website URL (if applicable).

IMAGE FORMATTING:  Image files should be at 180-360ppi and sized to fit on a 5” X 7” print. Images should be in jpeg format and set to maximum quality. Label each file with consecutive numbers followed by your last name and image title (ex: 01LastnameTitle). File names should NOT contain any spaces or non alpha-numeric characters (^$*#&$*#, etc).

Visit the SELCA Gallery online!

For complete details, download the prospectus!

CALL for ENTRIES: Taking Part

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YOURS

When it comes to food, I’m not a fan of participatory requirements at restaurants.  I’m not a fan of hibachi.  I have no desire to have a chef flip shrimp into my mouth…call me crazy.  Fondue may be my only exception to that rule.  Nonetheless, I celebrate participatory arts.

Check out this Call for Art Entries from ATHICA for “Taking Part.”  As a bonus, there is no prospectus to download, no fees to pay…but no sales.  Interesting, eh?  Here’s the call…

Call for Entries: Taking Part

DEADLINE:  October 6, 2010

RUN DATES:
  January 22 – March 6, 2011

CURATOR:  Brigette Thomas

Learn more about ATHICA online!ATHICA (also known as the Athens Institute for Contemporary Art) seeks submissions from artists who request the participation of others as a key element of their work. 

Artists may pose questions, request submissions, or provide instructions for participants as part of their creative process. 

They invite artists who engage others as contributors through dialogue as well as action. Works may be interactive, but the participatory element need not take place during the exhibition.

See Previous ATHICA Exhibits online!MEDIA:  Multimedia, web-based, performance and installation works are encouraged, in addition to traditional media.

Travel/shipping stipends may be available (funding decisions are on a case-by-case basis).

Email jpgs or urls to:  takingpart[at]athica.org with the altered subject line:
–YourNameHere–TakingPart submission.

Or mail short proposal & image CD/DVD with SASE to:
Taking Part c/o ATHICA

160 Tracy Street, Unit 4
Athens, GA 30601.  

No prospectus, no fees, no sales.

CALL for Entries: Fabrik Publication and Show

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YOURSELF!

There are SO many opportunities out there for artists…think of it as the ultimate buffet.  Not every dish may be for you, but some dishes are just an irresistable combination.  Lately, the great dishes just keep coming, and I concerned about my waistline.  Okay, moving on from that metaphor…

Check out this great opportunity for (again) art publication AND a show from Fabrik Magazine and The Factory Gallery in Los Angeles.  The exposure to gallery directors, interior designers and art consultants ALONE is worth this entry fee, but you get a show too.  Plus, this is an international call…so no one is left out.  Take a look:

Fabrik Magazine: INTERNATIONAL JURIED COMPETITION

Visit Fabrik Magazine online!Fabrik Magazine announces a juried competition, open to artists in all media.

The world is full of artists. How to rise above the sheer numbers of the masses is becoming increasingly difficult. Fabrik Magazine and The Factory Gallery in Los Angeles are offering artists the opportunity to gain valuable exposure for their work both in print and in exhibition through this competition.

The selected winners will receive prizes that includes editorial and ad exposure through Fabrik Magazine – LA’s leading Art and Design publication – as well as an exhibition at The Factory Gallery in Los Angeles. Winners will also gain tremendous exposure by being promoted to 30,000 Interior Designers, Art Consultants and Galleries who are seeking art and artists across the United States.

Submissions from all artists in any medium are eligible. This contest will help nurture and promote the winners by featuring one new artist in every print and online issues of Fabrik Magazine.

Visit Fabrik Magazine Online!Many leading artists have been interviewed and showcased within Fabrik’s pages, including Ed Ruscha, Julius Shulman, Philippe Starck, Juergen Nogai, Jorge Pardo, Jim McHugh and many others. Now you can be included alongside these prominent artists.

PRIZES:

FIRST PRIZE: 1 Winner

  1. Editorial Profile and Feature in Fabrik Magazine – Print Edition
  2. Inside Back Cover, Full Page Ad in Fabrik Magazine – Premium Ad Position
  3. Exhibition at The Factory Gallery, Downtown Los Angeles
  4. Email Exposure to 30,000 Interior Designers, Art Consultants and Galleries who are seeking art
  5. Online “Artist Spotlight” Feature
  6. Website link

The Alchemy of Innocence by Persia White at The Factory GallerySECOND PRIZE: 2 Winners

  1. Full page ad in Fabrik Magazine
  2. Group Exhibition at The Factory Gallery, Downtown Los Angeles
  3. Email Exposure to 30,000 Interior Designers, Art Consultants and Galleries who are seeking art
  4. Online “Artist Spotlight” Feature
  5. Website link

THIRD PRIZE: 5 Winners

  1. Online “Artist Spotlight” Feature
  2. Group Exhibition at The Factory Gallery, Downtown Los Angeles
  3. Email Exposure to 30,000 Interior Designers, Art Consultants and Galleries who are seeking art
  4. Website link

TOTAL VALUE OF PRIZES: $10,000

Visit Fabrik Magazine Online!Deadline for Entries: August 31, 2010
Winners Announced: October 1, 2010
Exhibition Dates: November 20-December 18, 2010
 
Profile Publication Date: November 2010
Registration Fee: US$30 (up to 3 images).

Multiple entries permitted as follows:
4-6 images: US$50
7-9 images: US$65

DIRECT LINK TO REGISTRATION: http://www.fabrikmagazine.com/contest/

ABOUT THE JURORS

Visit the Robert Berman Gallery online!Robert BermanDirector, Robert Berman Gallery at Bergamot Station in Santa Monica.  Robert Berman is the founder and owner of Robert Berman Gallery and was early on exhibiting artists such as Keith Haring and Raymond Pettibon. Robert has curated historical and seminal exhibitions by such artists as William S. Burroughs and Man Ray.

Hossein FarmaniFounder and Chairman, International Photography Awards (Lucie Awards).  Hossein Farmani is Founder and Chairman of The Lucie Awards, Co-Founder of Focus on Aids and Co-Founder of The Palm Springs Photo Festival. He is Principal of The Farmani Group, whose roster of companies include PX3 (Prix de la Photographie Paris), The International Design Awards (IDA) , FYI Design, Asterisk Press, The International Photography Awards (IPA) and The Farmani Gallery.

Visit the Riverside Art Museum Online!Peter FrankArt Critic and Senior Curator, Riverside Art Museum.  Peter Frank is an Art Critic and Senior Curator at the Riverside Art Museum. Peter has written regularly for the LA Weekly, Angeleno Magazine, THE Magazine and is Associate Editor for Fabrik. He was born in New York, where he served as Art Critic for The Village Voice and The SoHo Weekly News before moving to Los Angeles in 1988.

Chris Davies Publisher and Curator.  Chris Davies is an award-winning designer and founder of Fabrik Magazine. He founded The Factory Gallery in the Arts District of downtown LA, as a way to nurture and promote emerging and established artists. He is also founder of Skylark Press, a publisher of fine art monographs and limited editions.

Visit Fabrik Magazine Online!Dale YoungmanVP Marketing, Fabrik Magazine and Gallery Director at The Factory Gallery.  Dale Youngman is the former director and curator of the Regent Gallery and the Dale Youngman Gallery of downtown Los Angeles.  She currently is the VP of Marketing for Fabrik Magazine and Gallery Director at The Factory.

ABOUT FABRIK MAGAZINE

Fabrik Magazine covers Los Angeles art, design, architecture, and fashion in a manner as distinctive as it is thorough. A journal of lively coverage and commentary on the art and design scene(s) in America’s new cultural capital, Fabrik also provides extensive directories that list all – all – the best local outlets for new forms, ideas, and expressions in diverse media and disciplines. More on Fabrik Magazine can be found at fabrikmagazine.com.

CALL for ENTRIES: Your Name in Neon

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When I think of neon lights, I think of New York, Vegas, Hong Kong…and fast food.  Okay, that last one may just be me.  But did you know that Austin, Texas–proudly weird–is one beautiful neon spectacle at night as well?

Check out this Call for Art Entries from Austin Details Art +Photo called The Neon Show.  Your work doesn’t have to BE neon…only pay homage to it.  Here’s the full call…

Call for Entry: The Neon Show

America loves neon.

And Austin’s full of it. 

Austin is a town that worships neon. It lights up  life all over the city, as it does all around the country. Austin Details Art + Photo Gallery will pay homage to the art of neon with the gallery’s Grand Opening and exhibit reception on September 16, 2010… The Neon Show.

Part of the Vanishing Austin series by Jann AlexanderYOU ARE ELIGIBLE TO SUBMIT if you are an emerging or established artist creating original works in neon or about neon, especially with neon itself, or by portraying neon in paintings, serigraphy, films/videos, traditional or digital photography, mixed media–any work where the subject matter shows neon.

HOW TO SUBMIT: You may submit up to four (4) works in any one  media for one entry fee of $35 plus sales tax (required by Texas state law). If you wish to submit works created in more than one media, please submit a separate entry for each form of media.

Entries will be judged on the basis of originality; on the basis of your creative style; and in consideration of your professional execution. If you work in neon, your  assistance in delivering, hanging and lighting your work is required for acceptance to exhibit.

Part of the Vanishing Austin series by Jann AlexanderThe chosen entries will be exhibited in downtown Austin at Austin Details Art + Photo gallery, 106 East 8th Austin, TX 78701, with an opening reception on September 16.

DEADLINE for submissions: August 20, 2010 (requests for extension cannot be considered).

ACCEPTANCE: You will receive notification if accepted, or not, by September 1, 2010 via email.

Your original art is due at the downtown Austin gallery at 106 East 8th, Austin, TX 78701 the week of September 6: You will be notified of details by email.

EXHIBIT RUNS SEPTEMBER 16-OCTOBER 8, 2010. Grand Opening for the gallery and reception for The Neon Show is September 16.

Part of the Vanishing Austin series by Jann AlexanderJUROR:  Gallery founder and director Jann Alexander, a noted fine artist / photographer and a nationally-known art director / designer who’s been passionate about neon since she fist saw it glow, will jury the show.  The photography posted here is a part of the Vanishing Austin series by Jann Alexander.

SUBMIT JPEGS ONLY: Up to four (4) jpegs in quantity, maximum 1000 kb each, sampled and saved as high quality (not maximum) jpegs in sRGB colorspace. If you are submitting video, please provide only a link to a website where your video is posted. You will receive payment confirmation with submission instructions after you have paid. No mail or print entries are accepted. Mailed entries cannot be returned.

Part of the Vanishing Austin series by Jann AlexanderCOST: The cost of your entry of up to four (4) works in one media is $35 plus tax.  Pay via PayPal by clicking the Call for Entries link below.

For full details, read the full Call for Entries!

For the sake of full disclosure, please note Austin Details’ terms of submission below:

  • The work(s) you are submitting is/are original and one-of-a-kind, created by you, the legal copyright-owner, in 2008-2010; the work(s) is/are free of copyright infringements; and you are willing to pay our $35 nonrefundable entry/handling fee for considering your work(s). If you are submitting historical work that predates this century, please contact us at info@austindetailsart.com re how to proceed.
  • You understand that the juror(s) may choose one, all or none of the works you submit; if chosen, you agree to provide the original(s) for hanging by the date they request in their acceptance notice, and you agree to allow Austin Details Art + Photo to publicize your work in any media and manner they deem appropriate. Of course you will retain all rights to your own original work(s) of art.
  • You agree that if your artwork is sold by Austin Details Art + Photo, they will deduct necessary presentation and shipping expenses and sales tax, and you will receive 60 % of the pre-tax sale price within 30 days of sale. You agree that if you sell your exhibited art within the 60-day period after the exhibit ends due to exposure by Austin Details Art + Photo, 25 % of your pre-tax sale price is due to them within 30 days of sale.
  • (Optional) If accepted, you may wish to allow Austin Details Art + Photo to negotiate sale price on your behalf up to a 10% reduction without requiring your permission.
  • You will carry your own insurance for any artworks you submit and that they accept for exhibit on their premises. Though they will take reasonable precautions to care for your work, they are not responsible for any damage or theft or loss or unforeseen circumstances while handling, exhibiting, promoting or shipping your work.
  • You will promptly pick up (or arrange for pre-paid return shipping) for your artwork at the exhibit’s end, within 10 days of their request, to avoid donation to Goodwill.

CALL for ENTRIES: smallprint BIG IMPRESSION

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CHEAP DELICACY?

I consistently receive requests for calls with no entry fee, and I do post No Entry Fee Calls as regularly as I can; however, sometimes you get the opportunity for which you pay.   You may love ice cream from McDonalds (I love the caramel sundae), but don’t expect an exotic delicacy for $1.

This printmaking call from the Leicester Print Workshop called smallprint: big impresion is a great example of an international call, art publication, a selling exhibition, and a traveling exhibition opportunity all in one Call for Entries.

Here’s the Call:

Leicester Print Workshop announces a call for artists for smallprint: big impression; a touring exhibition of contemporary prints that measure no more than 100 sq cm (approx. 15.5 sq. in.).

Small Print Big ImpressionAll selected work will be featured in a full colour catalogue and will tour the UK continuously in a selling exhibition throughout 2011 and will also be available for purchase online.

JURY:  Selected by an independent panel of experts:

 Anne Desmet, Printmaker and Editor of Printmaking Today

Craig Ashley, Producer of Visual Arts at the mac

Irena Czapska, Printmaker and Manager at Spike Print Studio

PRIZES:  Four prize winners will be chosen during the selection process and winners will be informed prior to the exhibition going on tour.

Artwork from small print 2007GUIDELINES:  All entries must be original, signed by the artist and created during 2010.

Four additional prints from each selected edition must be provided to allow for replacement after sales; therefore, they will not accept monoprints or monotypes. If they believe an entry is a reproduction of a pre-existing piece artwork– it will not be selected.

MEDIA:  Artists working in any printmaking technique.

COMMISSION:  Artists are advised that 50% commission will be taken from all sales; please set the selling price with this in mind.

DEADLINE:  November 1, 2010 

Artwork from small print 2007ENTRY FEE:  Non refundable entry fee for up to a maximum of three pieces per artist:

£18 (UK Printmakers) – approx. $28.61 US

£ 15 (LPW members) – approx. $23.85 US

£ 25 (Printmakers based overseas) – approx. $39.74 US

Included in the entry fee is the cost of returning unselected work and unsold work once the tour is over, hence the increased fee for overseas submissions.

The entry fee can be paid online at www.leicesterprintworkshop.com/smallprint or with a cheque made payable to Leicester Print Workshop.

Artwork from small print 2007SHIPPING:  Post all entries to Leicester Print Workshop, 50 St Stephens Road, Leicester, LE2 1GG to arrive by the deadline date.  Please ensure all submissions are packed, lying flat, in a sturdy reinforced envelope.

On the reverse of each image, please write clearly in pencil, the name of the artist and the title of the piece. Ensure all images are accompanied by the smallprint:big impression application form and payment or proof of payment, if paying over the internet.

All entries must be supplied unframed and without a mount. Please do not send any additional information.

Find the full call at www.leicesterprintworkshop.com/smallprint

For more information email info@leicesterprintworkshop.com 
or telephone (+44) 116 255 3634

ART PUBLICATION: Art Buzz

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OVERFLOWETH!

I heard from a couple of you that you made it into The Flaneur!  And, so many of you loved the Cantaker Magazine call that I couldn’t resist promoting another art publishing opportunity.  If art publication is the cherry on your sundae, then multiple publishing opportunities has to be the nuts and syrup!

This Call for Entries from Art Buzz Publishing offers you a chance to have your work published in a beautiful 10″ x 10″ book that is distributed to art dealers in New York (including NYC), California (including LA & San Francisco), Sarasota, Naples & Miami in Florida, Santa Fe, New Mexico, New Orleans, Louisiana, Washington DC, Pennsylvania, The Netherlands, Russia, the United Kingdom (including London), Paris and more!  Don’t miss a single chance.  Make sure you Enter today!

CALL FOR ENTRIES:  Art Buzz!

Art Buzz Publishing, founded in 2007, offers an alternative to mainstream art publications and a way for lesser known and undiscovered visual artists to showcase their work to an international audience.

Visit Art Buzz online!

The annual Art Buzz fine art search seeks passionate emerging and mid-career visual artists throughout the world.  Artists that are awarded with inclusion in the book, are chosen solely on the merits of their work—not their resume, background, biography, etc.  Unlike many other publications, artists can not buy their way into this book

The Cover of Art Buzz 2008!Art Buzz, the book, is an annual, full-color, fine quality, large (10″ x 10″) format, hardcover “coffee table” publication that is scheduled for release in January of each year with a vigorous distribution plan targeted directly to the International Fine Art Community.

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all visual artists – worldwide – 18 years of age or older.  All the various mediums will be accepted such as: painting (oils & acrylics, etc.), drawing, graphic art, photography (includes digital), mixed media, fiber, print making, sculpture, glass, metal, pottery, jewelry, etc.  If you wish to enter two different mediums (ex. oils and mixed media, or sculpture and jewelry, etc.), you are required to submit an entry form and fee for each particular medium you enter.

Visit ArtBuzz.org!SUBMISSIONS:  Artwork images may be submitted by 35mm slides (or 21/4” or 4″ x 5″ transparencies), digital files (preferred) or photographs up to 8″ x 10″. All artwork images should be clearly and neatly labeled with the artist’s name, title of work, medium and dimensions. The same information should also be listed clearly on the entry form.

SLIDES:  Artist slides should be 35mm (or transparencies 21/4” or 4″ x 5″). All slides should be labeled with artist’s name, title of work, medium, dimensions and an arrow pointing to the slide top. Visit the full call for slide submission guidelines.

Visit www.ArtBuzz.org!DIGITAL SUBMISSION:  Digital artwork image files will be accepted on CD (NO DVDs please) and should be readable by a Mac and named in conjunction with the actual artwork title.  Visit the full call for digital submission guidelines.

NOTIFICATION:  All artists will be notified of acceptance or non-acceptance via EMAIL.

ENTRY FEE: The entry fee for up to three (3) slides (or transparencies), digital images or photographs is $35.00.

DEADLINE:  Postmarked by September 30, 2010.

On a personal note, my readers know that I try to ensure that none of the calls I list are scams or thinly-disguised money-making schemes.  This IS NOT vanity publishing and DOES appear to be a legitimately-distributed fine art book.

Visit Art Buzz online for full details!

HOT NEW PIC: Photo Competition

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NO BURNED TOAST!

Sometime you only get one shot.  You can’t unbake a cake or unburn toast. 

Here’s a Call for Entries from the Center Gallery in Wichita, Kansas that judges each photograph on its own merit for the 2010 Hot New Pics Contest, and not your work as a whole.  Depending on whether you see life as a glass that is half full or or a glass that is half empty, your work can shine even if the jurors don’t like EVERY piece.  Here’s your shot…take it!

CALL for ENTRIES: 2010 Hot New Pics Show

See the Center Gallery Call online! Center Gallery in Wichita, Kansas seeks entries for a national exhibition that celebrates the range of creative exploration in photography, opening October 29, 2010.   Each photograph will be considered based on the merit of the single image.

AWARDS: Enter and Compete to become the “Hot New Pic” and receive a $250 fellowship award. 

FORMAT:  Submit images in jpeg format on CD: 300 dpi, no larger than 3000 X 3000 pixels.

FEE:  Submit up to 10 images for $50, $5 for each additional image. See the call for complete guidelines.

DEADLINE: September 1, 2010.

Questions? Contact Linda Robinson at info@centergalleryonline.com
or call the Gallery at 316-269-1250.

CALL for ENTRIES: Found Object TRASH ART

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NOT TRASH…JUST ART

I love found object art almost as much as I love crock pot creations made from leftovers.  Many emerging (not starving) artists struggle with not having the cash to participate in traditional media like oil painting.  Found-object assemblage could be the solution!

Here’s a great call from Monmouth Museum for Art from Found Objects, but you have to hurry…both postmarked and emailed entries must be received by August 6, 2010.  But look on the bright side…the materials are probably already laying around your house!

CALL FOR ENTRIES:
Art From Found Objects: A Juried Exhibition

Visit Monmouth Museum online!Museum Statement:  This exhibition focuses on artwork created from the undisguised, but often modified, use of common found objects that are not normally considered art, often because they already have a non-art function. Found art derives its identity as “Art” from the designation placed upon it by the artist. “Trash Art” is included in this exhibition as works are primarily comprised from components that have been discarded and then found. 75 % of the media used to create works for this exhibition must be from either discarded, reusable or found objects.

Juror: The juror is Harriet Taub, Executive Director, Materials for the Arts (of Cultural Affairs., NYC Department) 

Eligibility: Open to all artists world-wide age 18 and over. All artwork entered must be original creations by the artist and must have been completed within in the last five years.

Fabulous Fiber:  A previous Monmouth ExhibitSubmission Guidelines: Submissions are limited to a maximum of TWO pieces. Acceptance into the exhibition is not guaranteed with entry. The Monmouth Museum reserves the right to reject work delivered at the time of the exhibition that is not the artist’s accepted work. Selected artwork must be wired, framed (if media applicable) and ready to hang (no saw-tooth hangers). Artwork must be less than 7 feet in height and able to fit through a standard door. Pedestals must be provided by the artist for all sculpture entries. Entered and accepted work cannot be substituted and all work must be available for the duration of the exhibition.

Submission Fees: Monmouth Museum Members: FREE (see membership form at www.monmouthmuseum.org); Non-members: $20 per piece entered (limit: 2 pieces).

Visit Monmouth Museum online today!Digital Submission Specifcations: DO NOT submit more than 2 images, unless work is three-dimensional (maximum three images per sculpture). Artists are requested to submit digital images in JPEG format either via email or on a CD.  See prospectus for full guidelines.

Artist Statement: Include a statement (not more than 1 page) on the body of work submitted. Explain your choice of media, artistic vision, process, subject matter, training, influences, etc.

Mailing Submissions: Mail payment, CD, image list, application, artist statement and one SASE for return of the CD to:

The Monmouth Museum, P.O. Box 359, Lincroft, NJ 07738

Email Submissions: Email your application, images, statement and image list as attachments to cclark@monmouthmuseum.org.

DEADLINE: August 6, 2010

For full details, please see the Propectus.

CALL for Entries: New Directions

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CHICKEN OR FISH?

Sometimes you think it is going to be a pan-seared-trout day and before you know it, you’re gathered around the coffee table with the other members of your family (who were also too lazy to cook) munching on take out fried chicken.  Sometimes a change in direction is a really good thing.

Check out this Call for Entries from the Barrett Art Center for their 26th Annual Juried Contemporary Art Exbition entitled “New Directions ’10”.

CALL for ENTRIES:  New Directions ’10

Opening Reception : Saturday, October 23rd, 2010 4:00 – 6:00 pm

Barrett Art Center Galleries

55 Noxon Street Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

“Harbor Infrastructure” oil by Kari FeuerDIGITAL: CD with your images (not DVD). No Asterisks or Quotes, please. Simple titling, Artist LAST name FIRST, then title, size, medium, .jpg files ONLY.

Approx. 1MB jpeg file is sufficient. (A good pixel width of 1800 sufficient for detail).  CDs must open on PCs & Macs. Please test before sending. Unreadable CDs will not be judged. Judging will be done from CD images only, no prints of any type accepted. Work previously exhibited at the BAC is not eligible. Submitted work must have been completed within the last 4 years.

ENTRY FEE: Entry fee is non-refundable. $30 for the first 4 slides or images, $5 for each additional image. Complete the entry form, and send it to the BAC along with your slides or disk and entry fee so that it arrives at the BAC no later than Friday, September 17, 2010.

Barrett School of ArtNOTIFICATION: Please remember to include a self-addressed, stamped envelope for notification of acceptance or rejection and the return of your CD. Every precaution will be taken to assure the safe return of your materials, but the BAC cannot be responsible for any loss or damage. Care should be taken that images are accurate representations of your work. Accepted works that do not reasonably meet the quality indicated on the CD can be refused. Accepted work will require proper framing or presentation, no substitutions of accepted work will be permitted. Images of accepted works may be retained by the BAC for publicity and documentation purposes. If selected, instructions for submission of artwork will be forwarded to the entrant. Notification of acceptance by Monday, October 4th . Accepted work will be due October 11th –16th.

AWARDS: Recipients of cash awards will be determined by the juror and announced at the opening reception. Artists need not be present.

JUROR: Nat Trotman, Associate Curator, Guggenheim Museum of Art, New York , NY.  Nat Trotman is an Associate Curator at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, where has worked since 2001.

Learn More about Nat Trotman at the Guggenheim site!

He holds a Master of Philosophy from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, where he focused on performance, photography, and time-based art, and is a graduate of the Whitney Museum’s Independent Study Program.

Among the exhibitions he has co-organized for the Guggenheim are Haunted: Contemporary Photography/Video/Performance (2010), Catherine Opie: American Photographer (2008), Felix Gonzalez-Torres: America (2007), and The Shapes of Space (2007).

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