CALL for ENTRIES: Grant / Purchase Award

Posted on January 28, 2016January 28, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

lots of
CUKES

Cucumber frequently replaces crackers & bread in our house due to a family-wide wheat allergy. I love the crisp texture coupled with the ridiculously low price. If you have ever grown your own, you know that they fruit prodigiously, so they cost precious little. But I have recently volunteered to pay more for my cucumbers. No, I didn’t go organic; I went English. I can’t go back. English cucumbers aren’t usually waxed because plastic wrapping helps contain the moisture, and they are less bitter due to the smaller seeds. But the true benefit for me is that they seem to spoil at such a slow rate that I never have to throw anything away. The benefit outweighs the cost. The return on this next opportunity is worth every penny too. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from WorkingArtist.org for the Working Artist Photography Award. This may very well be the simplest process for the amount of the return. $25 Entry. Don’t miss this one…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Grant / Purchase Award

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Photography

DEADLINE: February 15, 2016

ENTRY FEE: There is an application review fee of $25 for up to 5.

AWARDS: If selected as the winner, the award recipient must exchange one of their original works or smaller series of original works for inclusion into a collection, in return for the $1000 award. Work considered by the artist as of equal value, and available for acquisition can be negotiated upon receipt of the award. Shipping costs will be paid by workingartist.org.

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CALL for ENTRIES: The Mind’s Eye

Posted on January 26, 2016January 26, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

BREAKFAST blahs

We always end up eating eggs for breakfast. I am so bored with eggs. Because I try to avoid single-use appliances, I didn’t own a waffle iron until I inherited one second-hand from my mother-in-law last week. We’ve had waffles 4 times in the last 7 days. My husband asked, “Don’t you want something different?” I explained that appearance of something 4 times in our nearly 20 years together still qualifies as something different even if the 4 times were all in one week. The award for best waffles EVER goes to this morning’s blueberry bacon maple variety. He deserves a cash award, really. This next Call comes with cash awards but no blueberry waffles. It is still worth a look though…

Check out this Call for Entries from All-About-Photo.com for The Mind’s Eye for a showcase at the Jules Maeght Gallery (San Francisco, CA) in addition to an online gallery. Big jury pool, big prizes & reasonable entry fee. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
The Mind’s Eye

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Photography

DEADLINE: January 31, 2016 (11:59 MT)

NOTIFICATION: March 15, 2016

ENTRY FEE: $30 up to 3, $5 ea. add’l

JURORS: Learn about the TEN jurors here.

AWARDS: First Prize $10,000, 2nd Prize $5,000, 3rd Prize $2,500, 4th Prize $1,500, 5th Prize $1,000. In addition, all winners and entrants of merit will be featured at the Jules Maeght Gallery (San Francisco, CA) in May 2016.

SALES: Jules Maeght Gallery will retain a 50% commission on the sale of each work.

For complete details, Read the Full Art Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Reflections

Posted on January 20, 2016January 20, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

burnt BREAD

My toaster died. I have had the same retro-styled, chrome toaster for 10+ years. Who knew they lasted that long? It operated perfectly until about a year ago when it just quit toasting anything evenly. I should probably have been sad to lose my faithful little toaster that could. But, I hated it. It was cool for about the first 15 minutes I owned it –before the finish began to reflect every stray speck in my kitchen. My mother decided a red and toaster, far less reflective, would make the perfect gift. We played, Mom. This next call highlights all that is good about reflections. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from the 1650 Gallery (Los Angeles, CA) for Reflections. $35 entry & free matting and framing (pre-set sizes). There’s even a way to avoid shipping. This could be a great opportunity…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Reflections

“…wash your window and shine your chrome, this time it’s not you we want…. it’s the reflection of your perfection we yearn to see.” — 1650gallery.com

ELIGIBILITY: All artists age 18+

MEDIA: Photography

DEADLINE: February 7, 2016

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

JUROR: Andrew Overtoom is an award-winning filmmaker & photographer living in L.A. He publishes THE UNDEAD NEG, is launching a quarterly photography journal & owns the 1650 Gallery.

AWARDS: Best In Show, 2nd & 3rd Place will be awarded & posted after the opening. Awarded photos will be featured on the show page & Best In Show winners will have a small portfolio featured in the 1650 Spotlight gallery.

SALES: Selected artists may choose to offer their work for sale. The gallery retains 50% commission. The 1650 Gallery offers free matting and framing for accepted photographs that fit their pre-cut mat sizes for the duration of the exhibition. Photo sizes are 8″x10″, 11″x14″ 16″x20″, or 20″x24″.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Culture

Posted on January 7, 2016January 7, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

CRUCIFEROUS
gold

I struggle with the debate over the cost of healthy food vs. fast food. I struggle with the idea that there are food snobs out there that believe that “healthy food is expensive” is an excuse, instead of a reason. Healthy food IS expensive. Cauliflower, a relatively unsexy vegetable, is currently $6 a head at the grocery. Six dollars. That is insane. Asparagus, sure, but cauliflower? Really. And cost aside, there really are places in this country where access to fresh food is limited by availability, transportation & a lack of knowledge or ability to prepare it if it were accessible. So, instead of clever memes, can we just take a moment to talk about a culture that ignores hunger because it “doesn’t affect me”? Do you have to have something to say about the culture outside your window? This Call is the perfect opportunity to let your work speak…

Check out this Call for Entries from Darkroom Gallery (Essex Junction, VT) for Culture. $24 entry. We’re proud our readers have been both shown & awarded at Darkroom. I cannot wait to see this exhibit…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Culture

“Culture: a word with many shades of meaning and numerous subtle connotations. To the anthropologist, culture defines the social, behavioral, material, and spiritual characteristics of distinct groups of people such as tribes, ethnic groups, and nations, as well as subgroups within those larger entities.” –darkroomgallery.com

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Photography documenting moments of the human condition.

DEADLINE: January 27, 2016

NOTIFICATION: February 4, 2016

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

JUROR: Peter Turnley is renown for his photography of the realities of the human condition. His photographs have been featured on the cover of Newsweek 43 times and are published frequently in the world’s most prestigious publications. He has worked in over 90 countries and has witnessed most major stories of international geo-political and historic significance in the last thirty years. His photographs draw attention to the plight of those who suffer great hardships or injustice. He also affirms with his vision the many aspects of life that are beautiful, poetic, just, and inspirational.

A graduate of the University of Michigan, the Sorbonne of Paris, and the Institut d’Etudes Politiques of Paris, Turnley has received Honorary Doctorate degrees from the New School of Social Research in New York and St. Francis College of Indiana. He received a Nieman Fellowship from Harvard for the academic year 2000-2001.

Peter Turnley also teaches photography workshops on street photography and the photo-essay in Paris, Cuba, New York, Mumbai, Venice, Sicily & Lisbon. He presently lives in both New York & Paris, and has previously published six books of his work.

AWARDS: Selected entries are included in a full color exhibit catalog & gallery exhibit. Plus: 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 (standard sizes). For commission details, go to the bottom of the Submissions page!

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CALL for ENTRIES: Storytelling

Posted on January 4, 2016January 4, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

FOOD
for the ages

The story of my life could easily be told with my culinary history: the half-eaten worm that immediately proceeded my speaking in complete sentences (gross, but true), the cheese dogs of my youth (nicknamed angels riding horseback), the short-lived teenage infatuation with fast food, the pasta love fest of my twenties, and the ongoing efforts to repair all the damage done now that I know better, ha. This next Call wants to hear your stories, but again, the food references are merely optional. No artist statements required this time…

Check out this Call for Entries from L.A. Photo Curator for the Storytelling exhibit. $20 entry, no shipping & a portion of the entry fees goes to a great charity. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Storytelling

“We are looking for photographers with the ability to tell a compelling visual narrative through fine art photography. Stories could be told based on landscapes, and do not have to be portraits. Any kind of photo process (digital, analog, alternative) is welcome.” –from laphotocurator.com

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Photography

DEADLINE: January 19, 2016

EXHIBITION: February 1-28, 2016

ENTRY FEE: $20 for up to 2

CURATOR: Carolyn Hampton is a Southern California fine art photographer who creates surreal, dreamlike images based on childhood memories, rituals, nightmares, and fantasies. She is currently working on a narrative portrait series entitled “Constructed Fairytales”. Hampton’s award-winning work has been exhibited in galleries, museums and art festivals worldwide, and is held in many private collections, including those of Jock Sturges, Kim & Gina Weston, and the Center for Fine Art Photography. Her images have been published in books and on dust jackets, on album covers, and in newspapers, magazines, and popular blogs. Hampton is represented by the Duncan Miller Gallery.

AWARDS: Winner receives review by curator plus online exhibition (front page of site for a month, then archived). Winner also receives Q&A making a substantial PR piece for the photographer. A percentage of artist fees will go Hampton’s charity: Children’s Institute, Inc. There is a 2nd place winner & 3 honorable mentions which will show their bio and images archived on the site.

SALES: All sales are conducted between the artist & buyer. L.A. Photo Curator does not handle any part of sales. There is no commission.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

ARTIST of the DAY: Laird Bindrim

Posted on January 4, 2016January 4, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

simply BEAUTIFUL

Minimalism has so many faces. Some would have you believe it to be stark and cold and gray. I find it comforting. I disagree that minimalism must always be bare. Even intricate design can be simple and clean and appreciable for their design. Today’s Artist of the Day, Laird Bindrim, shows such beautiful restraint. Such beauty in simply waiting for the unfolding.

“Photography as a medium is immediate. The “taking” of a photograph is measured in fractions of a second. An art form, that has the unique ability to show us a singular moment. In this image, the person talking on the phone, my good friend, is calling home to his mother to let her know he’s arrived safely. Albeit, three thousand miles away from her. This was the view from the car where I waited and watched patiently as he consoled her.” —Laird Bindrim

Delight in more beauty by
photographer Laird Bindrim!

ARTIST of the DAY: David Marinos

Posted on January 2, 2016January 4, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

never ALONE

One of the joys of editing AAAD is the artists that I meet. Some seek advice or publication, but most often, they seek connection. Creativity is often isolating, but all of you have taught me that an art community is where and what and who you make it. Today’s Artist of the Day, David Marinos, will be 18 years old tomorrow. My birthday wish for David is that he not know artistic isolation although his work already displays an understanding.

Vision and Absent Light by David Marinos — *Vision (left) and Absent Light (right) by David Marinos*

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“No one knows what life is and all these meaningless quotes aren’t helping.” —David Marinos

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Discover more from David Marinos!

ARTIST of the DAY: Jennifer Dipper

Posted on January 1, 2016January 1, 2016 by R.L. Gibson

try a new PERSPECTIVE

It is just another day of the calendar, but January 1 brings out the worst of self-judgement & self-loathing in us all. New Year’s resolutions are rarely about self-fulfillment & more about internalizing the judgement of others –about fixing perceived faults of body image, guilty pleasures & consumer expectations. So every January 1, I just try, often in vain, to remember to live my life with eyes open, wide open, open with a renewed awareness of myself and the world around me, the people, the earth, and the food, of course. When I came across this image by today’s Artist of the Day, Jennifer Dipper, I recognized this look. Gentle but fierce, a haze of lashes softening but not obscuring the world. Strength.

*EYES: Open by Photographer Jennifer Dipper*

“I like taking a minimal approach to fine art photography. Moments captured are not created my me. I am simply recording one possible perspective in a given time in a way that I am captivated. Capturing an image allows me to capsulate [sic] a fleeting moment, allowing that same emotion (or interpretation) to be felt over and over by even those who were not there.” —Jennifer Dipper

Learn more about photographer Jennifer Dipper!

ARTIST of the DAY: Greg Sand

Posted on December 17, 2015 by R.L. Gibson

CHRISTMAS future

I watched Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” again last night. I think the familiarity of the story along with the endless tongue-in-cheek remakes and knock-offs have taken the edge of the concept. But what if? What if your life was absent of you? The work of Greg Sand, today’s Artist of the Day, reminds me of the reality of that concept. Every vintage portrait over which I have longed in consignment and thrift stores has met their end. Sobering. Another thoughtful display of empathy– empathy for those connected to these unknown souls. (continues below)

Once Removed #1 (left) & Once Removed #4 by Greg Sand — *Once Removed #1 (left) & Once Removed #4 (right) by Greg Sand*

“The series Once Removed consists of antique portraits in which the subject is missing. In all of the images, only the photographer’s backdrop and chair–next to which the sitter once stood–remain. The photographs are now about the absence of the subject rather than about the subject itself. Hopefully the viewer ponders the removal of the person and concludes, given the obvious age of the portraits, that the subject is dead.

‘By giving me the absolute past of the pose…
the photograph tells me death in the future… I shudder…
over a catastrophe which has already occurred.’

“These words from Roland Barthes’s ‘Camera Lucida” describe how I feel when I view a photograph as old as the ones used in this series. I feel a connection to the person, followed by a dread of what is to come, followed by a sense of grief at what has already transpired. The removal of the subject–who is very much alive in the photograph–forces the photograph to more truthfully depict the present reality in which the subject is no longer alive.” — Greg Sand

Explore the more work by Greg Sand!

CALL for ENTRIES: Flowers, Plants & Gardens 2

Posted on December 12, 2015December 12, 2015 by R.L. Gibson

needle
TEA

Did you know that pine needles are edible, sort of? If you love the smell of holiday wreaths and garlands made of fresh pine, you can get that same sense of comfort from tea brewed of pine needles. Be careful NOT to use yew, Norfolk Island Pine or Ponderosa Pine (poisonous) and be sure to forage for your needles to help avoid fertilizers and pesticides. It’s a different way to look at those ever-present evergreens. This next Call wants to see your different take on plants of all sorts too. Deck the halls…

Check out this Call for Entries from Art-Competition.net for Flowers, Plants & Gardens 2. Only $20 to enter & thousands in prizes. Take a look…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Flowers, Plants & Gardens 2

“There are always flowers
for those who want to see them.”
—Henri Matisse

ELIGIBILITY: All artists age 18+

MEDIA: Open to any still medium: painting, collage, photography, drawing, digital art, sculpture, fiber art, etc.

THEME: Work should intrigue and fascinate the viewer with their vision and communicate their individual interpretations of plants. The work can reflect on nature’s remarkable abundance and diversity in the wild, a garden, an individual plant and or the beauty or complexity of a single leaf or petal. The art can be expressed from realism to abstraction.

DEADLINE: January 11, 2016

NOTIFICATION: January 21, 2016

ENTRY FEE: $20 for 1, $35 for 3 and $60 for 7

AWARDS: 1st Place $1,000 cash + $5000 marketing value, 2nd Place $250 cash + $1000 marketing value, 3rd place $125, 4th Place $75, 5th Place $50. There will be 10 Honorable Mentions with the artist’s work being displayed in the “Honorable Mentions” section of Art-Competition.net.

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Category: Photography

lots of CUKES

CALL for ENTRIES: Grant / Purchase Award

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

BREAKFAST blahs

CALL for ENTRIES: The Mind’s Eye

For complete details, Read the Full Art Call!

burnt BREAD

CALL for ENTRIES: Reflections

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CRUCIFEROUS gold

CALL for ENTRIES: Culture

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

FOOD for the ages

CALL for ENTRIES: Storytelling

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

simply BEAUTIFUL

never ALONE

try a new PERSPECTIVE

Learn more about photographer Jennifer Dipper!

CHRISTMAS future

‘By giving me the absolute past of the pose… the photograph tells me death in the future… I shudder… over a catastrophe which has already occurred.’

Explore the more work by Greg Sand!

needle TEA

CALL for ENTRIES: Flowers, Plants & Gardens 2

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

lots of
CUKES

CALL for ENTRIES:
Grant / Purchase Award

CALL for ENTRIES:
The Mind’s Eye

CALL for ENTRIES:
Reflections

CRUCIFEROUS
gold

CALL for ENTRIES:
Culture

FOOD
for the ages

CALL for ENTRIES:
Storytelling

‘By giving me the absolute past of the pose…
the photograph tells me death in the future… I shudder…
over a catastrophe which has already occurred.’

needle
TEA

CALL for ENTRIES:
Flowers, Plants & Gardens 2