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CALL for ENTRIES: Human Artifact

Posted on November 30, 2010November 29, 2010 by R.L. Gibson

FREEZE OUT!

People are often intrigued by my refrigerator …they always want a glimpse inside. I am equally fascinated by the food preferences of other foodies, but I would never ask to see inside their cupboards or refrigerators. That would be like asking a stranger on the sidewalk to strip naked. You don’t need to know that I store raw meats above vegetables, that I secretly love sardines in mustard sauce and don’t make my own marinara. This next Call will help you mind your own business …wink, wink, nod, nod.

It will come as no surprise that this Call for Entries from Vermont Photo Space Gallery called Human Artifact conjures images cabinets full of Thai Sweet Chili Sauce and exotic spices crammed into food-splattered cabines for me. But I trust that your human artifacts will prove far more interesting than what’s for dinner. Don’t forget Vermont Photo Space offers free framing & matting on accepted entries!

CALL FOR ENTRIES:
Human Artifact

We create spectacle of our personal environments as an extension of our selves, our souls. We are also compelled to photograph the object-evidence of these lives lived.

Have you captured images of the human artifact? Images that show the spaces and things that outfit our personal or private lives? Vermont Photo Space Gallery wants to see these images:

Images that illustrate the personality, pastime, position of an individual through their things. A trophy wall, taxidermy collection, corner shrine, garden retreat. A bottle collection, bowl of matchbooks, box of love letters.

The messages we write on walls, carve in trees, mark on the door frame, post in the tree house… From backyard junkyards, to attic hideouts and basement retreats, we mark our territories with the stuff, the evidence, of our lives.

Whether you are documenting the neighbor’s chattels or the abandoned remains of a home left behind, Vermont Photo Space and Juror Dave Jordano are looking for images that evidence human artifact.

The photographic documentation of personal object is as old as the medium itself and it has become a contemporary obsession for some. Roger Ballen, Eugene Richards, William Eggleston, Takashi Homma and Juror, Dave Jordano are among the ranks of photographers documenting human artifact. The subject matter is a collision of cultural anthropology, pop culture, domesticity, documentary, realism and perhaps sentimentality. By photographically documenting personal relic we prove the universality of the personal, we find connections and we share intimacies.

JUROR: Dave Jordano received a BFA in Photography from the College of Creative Studies in 1974. Since 1977 he has been working as a professional commercial Photographer from his studio in Chicago, Illinois. It is his fine art imagery that will compel you to submit your work for jury into “Human Artifact.”

Jordano has been recording cultural and societal identities extensively through Fellowship and as Curator’s Choice (Houston Center for Photography), Critical Mass finalist, Wright State University sponsorship recipient, and Chicago Cultural Center exhibitor.

Twice published, his work is also found in private, corporate and museum collections, including in the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Museum of Contemporary Photography in Chicago, and the Mary & Leigh Block Museum of Art in Evanston, Illinois. Jordano continues an extensive investment into the documentary series “Prairieland”, focusing on rural Illinois.

RULES FOR
PHOTO SUBMISSIONS:

Age: Entrants must be at least 18 years old. If younger, a parent or legal guardian may make the submission for you.

Ownership: All submitted photos must have been taken by the photographer making the entry.

If you are a parent or legal guardian submitting for a minor, please make it clear on the submission form.

Digital Submissions: All submissions must be made by digital files through:

1. Upload on VermontPhotoSpace.com or

2. Sent via email to submissions@VermontPhotoSpace.com. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it along with an application form. There is a $5.00 surcharge for email entries.

3. Images should be as large as possible but no larger than 1280 pixels on the longest side, type jpg – set to the highest quality. DPI can be set to any number, but if you must specify something to go with 72 dpi.

FEES: Up to three images may be submitted for a fee of $20 US for on-line submission and $25 for email submission. Additional images may be submitted for an additional $5 US per image.

DEADLINE: Images and payment must be received by midnight EST on the submission closing date January 18, 2011.

RIGHTS: Photographers retain all rights to their work, except for submissions accepted for exhibition: artists grant Vermont Photo Space the right to use their images to promote the exhibition and for display on VPS website and for inclusion in an exhibit catalog.

Vermont Photo Space Gallery provides free matting and framing of accepted entries for the duration of each of our exhibitions, subject to standard sizes. Photographers set their own prices if they wish to sell their work, and retain all rights.

For the full Call for Entries, visit their website.

CALL for ENTRIES: Half the Sky

Posted on November 29, 2010November 23, 2010 by R.L. Gibson

PESTO
PARTY!

Many folks feel the holidays are time for celebration. I think the secret to a happy life is finding cause for celebration everyday. It won’t surprise you that my family celebrates with food. One of my favorite celebratory foods is pesto…on just about anything, especially pizza. This next Call gives you reason to celebrate…women, just in time for Women’s History Month.

Check out this Call for Entries from the Tall Grass Arts Association called Half the Sky in celebration of Women’s History Month (March). The entry fee is low, and you don’t have to be a woman to enter…just celebrate them.

CALL for ENTRIES: Half the Sky

Chinese proverb: “Women hold up half the sky.” Women’s History Month grew out of a small-town school event in Sonoma County, California in 1978. In 1981, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Rep. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) co-sponsored a joint Congressional resolution proclaiming a national Women’s History Week.

In 1987, Congress expanded the celebration to a month and March was declared Women’s History Month. Women’s History Month is a celebration of women’s contributions to history, culture and society. In 2011, Tall Grass Arts Association will host a national, juried exhibit celebrating Women’s History Month.

ELIGIBILITY: All artists ages 18+ are eligible. All media will be considered. Original work only. All work submitted must reflect the theme of the exhibit – the contributions of women to history, culture or society. All work must be for sale.

Work over 75 pounds must be hand delivered, installed and picked up by the artist or representative. Work that requires more than 1 hour to install must be installed by artist. Work may not have been exhibited previously at Tall Grass.

DEADLINE: Postmark by January 12, 2011 or hand-deliver by January 14, 2011

ENTRY FEE: There is a $35 non-refundable jury fee required, per artist. Please make checks payable to Tall Grass Arts Association.

JUROR: Sabrina Raaf is a Chicago-based artist working in experimental sculptural media and photography. Her work has been presented in solo and group exhibitions at Mejan Labs (Stockholm), Stefan Stux Gallery (NYC), Ars Electronica (Linz), Opel Villas Foundation Art Center (Rüsselsheim), Museum Tinguely (Basel), Espace Landowski (Paris), Artbots 2005 (Dublin), San Jose Museum of Art, Kunsthaus Graz, ISEA (Helsinki), Klein Art Works (Chicago), The Lab (San Francisco) and Painted Bride Center (Philadelphia).

Raaf is the recipient of a Creative Capital Grant in Emerging Fields (2002) and an Illinois Arts Council Fellowship (2005 & 2001). Reviews of her work have appeared in Art in America, Contemporary, Chicago Tribune Sunday Magazine, Leonardo, www.lab71.org, The Washington Post, and New Art Examiner. She received an MFA in Art and Technology from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (1999) and is currently an Assistant Professor in the School of Art and Design at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

ABOUT THE TALL GRASS ARTS ASSOCIATION: The mission of the Tall Grass Arts Association is “to promote public education and appreciation of the arts; to encourage artists; and to support high quality art through exhibitions, sales, classes and special programs available to the public of all ages.”

To that end, Tall Grass Arts Association: operates a gallery that exhibits regional, national and international artists. Recent exhibits have
included “Worlds Imagined: the Art of Children’s Books” which featured the original illustrations of 11 children’s book illustrators, “With These Hands,” a sculpture exhibit which included 7 works by the world renown sculptor Richard Hunt, “The Sacred, the Spiritual and the Sensual” which included the works of Javier Chavera whose works hang in the permanent college of the Mexican Museum in Chicago and “Here and Now,” an exhibit of the current works of our gallery artists. continues below

The Association provides space for artists to offer their works of art for sale, invites school groups into the gallery for docent-led tours and projects, and operates a school that offers classes to children and adults and fundraises to provide scholarships to low-income students, including classes taught off-site at Glenwood School and the Jones Center in Chicago Heights and more.

For all the details, Download the Prospectus!

CALL for ENTRIES: Urban Situation in NYC

Posted on November 28, 2010November 22, 2010 by R.L. Gibson

I ATE THE WHOLE THING!

Vacation time is over, and I am in a food coma. I may never look at sweet potato casserole the same way again. For those of you that survived the holidays without a permanent taste aversion, this next call is another opportunity in NYC.

Check out the Call for Entries from The Ernest Rubenstein Gallery and the Educational Alliance called The Urban Situation. The entry fee is very low, but the number of slots they have to fill is equally low. Could be a great opportunity, but do your homework so you know what kind of work they want!

CALL for ENTRIES: The Urban Situation

The Ernest Rubenstein Gallery – Educational Alliance is seeking submissions for “The Urban Situation” a group exhibition of 20 artworks. Open to artists working in any 2-dimensional medium (not photography). Opening reception Thursday, Feb. 10, 6-8pm.

The Urban Situation is a constant backdrop for artists whether abstract or figurative, conceptual or post-modern. The particular energy, light, scale, stress, grit, incident or inhabitants of the urban environment provide source material for all genres.

ELIGIBILITY: There is a limit of 3 entries per artist. Entrants must be at least 21 years of age. Selected artists are responsible for all shipping arrangements both to and from the exhibit.

MEDIA: Painting, drawing, and collage maximum 60”x 48” are eligible.

DEADLINE: December 30, 2010 at 5pm

NOTIFICATION: January 201, 2011

ENTRY FEE: There is a $25 submission fee (for up to 3 images) by credit card, Money Order or check payable to the Educational Alliance. You may pay by credit card by calling 646-395-4235 before January 4, 2011.

About the Educational Alliance: The Ernest Rubenstein Gallery is a distinct and impressive public space at the core of The Educational Alliance, a settlement house on the Lower East Side. In recent years a wide range of artists have participated in exhibits including: Polly Appelbaum, Lynda Benglis, Peter Halley, Yvonne Jacquette, Peter Halley, Joyce Kozloff, Robert Kushner, Glenn Ligon, Carrie Moyer, Tom Otterness, Sheila Pepe, Judy Pfaff and Kiki Smith.

The Art School & Gallery provides instruction and cultural enrichment to people of all ages. In the gallery, they present exhibits of emerging and established artist, alumni and student artworks. The art school offers courses in: ceramics, drawing, painting, photography, sculpture and welding for beginning to experienced artists. Started in 1895 to provide arts enrichment to young immigrants and neighborhood residents it soon became known for its quality program attracting people from all over the city. Among the artists who studied or taught there are Louise Nevelson, Adolph Gottlieb, Mark Rothko, Barnett Newman, Jules Olitski, Leonard Baskin, Peter Blume, Chaim Gross, Ben Shahn and Moses Soyer.

For full details, Download the Prospectus!

ART COMPETITION: photoSPIVA 2011

Posted on November 26, 2010November 22, 2010 by R.L. Gibson

EXPERIENCE by the POUND

There is something to be said for tradition and experience. I traditionally gain 7 pounds from Thanksgiving to New Years, but that isn’t the best example, I suppose. I just can’t resist the sweet potato cassarole. However, the experience gained by doing something year after year better equips me to tackle the problems and make it better the next year, in theory. This next call proves that after 30 years, some people just know how to get it right.

Check out the Call for Entries from the Spiva Center for the Arts for a competition called photoSPIVA 2011. Founded in 1977, photoSPIVA has become the longest-running phot competition of its kind in the US. Take a look…

CALL for ENTRIES:
photoSPIVA 2011

PhotoSpiva is a national competition hosted annually by Spiva Center for the Arts. Founded in 1977, PhotoSpiva has become the longest-running photographic competition of its kind in the U.S. As stated by the founders, the objective of PhotoSpiva is to “present an exhibition of excellence in photography, celebrating the scope and vigorous activity of today’s contemporary photographers.”

Co-Founder Jim Mueller stated, “We have intentionally avoided any categorization of either photographers or their work in setting forth the criteria for this competitive.” PhotoSpiva welcomes any photographic process as long as it is original artwork and has not been previously exhibited at Spiva Center for the Arts. This philosophy has created an unbiased forum for exhibiting and educating photographers. The PhotoSpiva prospectus, promotional materials and exhibition brochures are distributed to professional photographers, emerging artists, educators, students, and amateur photography enthusiasts throughout the United States.

ELIGIBILITY: PhotoSpiva is open to any amateur or professional photographer in the United States or its territories. Submitted images must be the photographer’s own work, and it is the sole responsibility of the photographer to obtain written releases from any recognizable person(s) depicted. Work derived from any photographic process — traditional, digital, or photo-based mixed media — is eligible as long as the work is original and has never been exhibited at George A. Spiva Center for the Arts.

BEGINS: December 3, 2010

DEADLINE: January 9, 2011

NOTIFICATION: January 29, 2011

SPECIFICATIONS: Digital entries should be JPG files at least 4 megapixels (height or width 2000 pixels or greater) in RGB color mode. The juror will review all online entries and select images for display at Spiva Center for the Arts. PhotoSpiva will notify artists of acceptance. Accepted images — only those chosen by the juror — must be matted with presentation-quality white matboard (minimum 2-inch border), framed in standard black metal frames, and wired for hanging. No off-white or color mats will be accepted. Framed exhibition prints must arrive at Spiva Center for the Arts by 5:00 pm CST February 22, 2011. Artists are responsible for shipping costs to and from Spiva.

ENTRY FEE:
$40 for up to 5 photos.
Additional images are $10 each.

PRIZES: First place $750, Second Place $500, Third Place $300, Three $100 Honorable Mentions, and Three $50 Merit Awards.

JUROR: Anthony Bannon (born 1943) is the director of George Eastman House, International Museum of Photography & Film, located in Rochester, N.Y. He has held that position since 1996, previously serving as director of the Burchfield-Penney Arts Center and director of Cultural Affairs on the campus of the State University of New York at Buffalo, both located in Buffalo, N.Y.

George Eastman House is the world’s oldest museum of photography and largest museum of photography and film. During Bannon’s tenure the museum launched three internationally renowned graduate and post-graduate schools of film and photograph preservation and conservation.

Bannon has lectured at museums, colleges, and festivals worldwide. He currently serves as chairman of the Lucie Awards/International Photography Awards and was awarded the Golden Career Award in 2007 by the FOTOfusion Festival of Photography & Digital Imaging for his “far-reaching leadership and scholarship in the cultural community.”

For more information, visit photoSPIVA 2011 online!

ART CONTEST: Charlatan Ink Art Prize

Posted on November 25, 2010November 22, 2010 by R.L. Gibson

GOBBLE, QUACK, OINK!

Sometimes you have to take a risk to have anything worth having. On Thanksgiving, risk takes on a different status altogether. We aren’t a turkey family. We have dabbled in duck, but we usually succomb to consuming a honey glazed ham. But, to all those that deep fry turkeys or make their own turduken, bravo! It always takes risk to reap serious reward. This call is no different.

Check out this Call for Entries for the Charlatan Ink Art Prize. The entry fee is a whopping $50 per piece entered, but the judges are exemplary…and the Grand Prize is $25,000. And I think the second place prize is even better. Take a chance…

CALL for ENTRIES: Charlatan Ink Art Prize

The Charlatan Ink Art Prize for the Visual Arts will be held biennially in New York from 2011 onwards, but in an innovative twist will be traveling every other year around the globe. Possible venues for 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018 are in chronological order Brisbane/Australia; Graz/Austria; Cracow/Poland and Shanghai/China.

ELIGIBILITY: The Charlatan Ink Art Prize for the Visual Arts is open to all artists practicing visual art. Art works submitted for the Charlatan Ink Art Prize must conform to each year’s specified theme. Artists may interpret the theme in any way that fits with their art practices, however the theme has to be visually present within all artistic interpretations.

THEME: ‘Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going?’

MEDIA: Accepted: painters (in any medium & stylistic expression from classical painting to collages to illustrations to graffiti to drawing to print); photographers (film/digital); sculptors (3D works/jewellery); film-makers (video/film-camera/animation film); conceptual artists (working in all mediums mentioned above); and crafts (from pottery to weaving to carpet-looming).

ENTRY FEE: US$ 50.00 (including TAX) handling + administration fee has to be paid for each work entered. Two works can only be entered in each year’s competition. An individual work may not be submitted more than once. Should this occur, the Charlatan Ink Partners reserve the right to disqualify the entry.

DEADLINE: February 15, 2011

NOTIFICATION: After April 15, 2011

JUDGES:

Anthony Lister‘s “tireless approach to living is an unrelenting approach to art. What is evident in his work is the inability to remove a man’s life from his creations. Studio, gallery and museum shows aside, his name and imagery is on street corners worldwide accessing a massive audience by way of stickers, aerosol paint and all manner of markers. His paintings, drawings, sculptures and happenings pull from his experiences as a youth in Australia and participating in the repetition as a father of two. Superheroes, skateboarding, graffiti, Australian gangster celebrities, television, jail birds, tattoos, the internet, pop and advertising resurface in his art practice.” from Too Heavy For Superman by Joseph Allen Shea.

Winston Smith: From 1977 to the present: has worked on numerous Punk record covers, posters, logos and flyers for American, British and Italian bands including Dead Kennedys, D.O.A., Green Day, Lard, and spoken word projects for Jello Biafra. Also designed album art for Ben Harper, Tijuana No, Alternative Tentacles projects, Emily the Strange, George Carlin and others. Books include three volumes of Collage Art published by Last Gasp of San Francisco, as well as works in countless other books as covers and inside (both as illustrations and for personal interviews), including illustrations for magazines such as The New Yorker, Playboy, Spin, The Progressive, Mother Jones, Amazing Stories, etc.

Marlene Antico has many years of experience in sourcing and collecting fine art for private and corporate collections. As a professional art consultant, she assists her clients to develop a comprehensive, high-quality collection and in the sale of their artwork on a consignment basis when required. Marlene Antico’s expert guidance ensures that both the experienced collector and the first time buyer derive satisfaction from their art purchases. She also works in tandem with architects and interior designers with sourcing work for their clients.

JB Berkow: “I have been exhibiting and selling my work for more than forty years. In 1976 at age 27 I founded the most well-known cooperative gallery in the country, “Touchstone Gallery,” located in Washington, D.C. My work is in the permanent collection of the Vatican Contemporary Art Collection…not bad for a nice Jewish girl!

It has never been enough for me to show and sell my own work, for whatever reason I have always been interested in promoting other artists’ work. That is the reason that I went on to found “Frenchman’s Art Gallery and Studios, Inc.” in 1994 and opened “RosettaStone Fine Art Gallery” and “RosettaStone Corporate Art Consulting.”

Ed McCormack, a former columnist and feature writer for Rolling Stone, and one of the original contributing editors of Andy Warhol’s Interview, has written extensively on art and popular culture for the Village Voice and numerous other publications. Presently, with his wife Jeannie McCormack, he co-publishes the New York art journal Gallery & Studio. McCormack’s most pressing present project is a memoir called “Hoodlum Heart,” of which he says, “It’s all about what it was like to be the test dummy for the crash and burn generation, an epic work of shameless name-dropping and self-libel that is bound to create a scandal.”

Bing Dawe: Since graduating from the University of Canterbury School of fine Arts in the mid 1970s Bing Dawe has exhibited extensively throughout New Zealand and overseas. He has held over 40 solo exhibitions including a major survey exhibition at the Robert McDougall Art Gallery in his home town of Christchurch in 1999. His work is held in most public and private collections in New Zealand. In 1999 he was the winner of a major national art award, The Visa Gold James Wallace Award.

PRIZES:

The Winner of the inaugural Charlatan Ink Art Prize for the Visual Arts 2011 shall receive the Charlatan Ink Art Prize Silver Ink Well and US$ 25,000.00 in Prize Money.

The artist with the second highest point score awarded by the jury shall receive the Charlatan Ink Encouragement Prize, which includes a 6 week artist residency at the Carlton Arms Hotel, New York*, a Canon G11 Camera and US$ 1,000.00.

Furthermore Endeavor Printing will print an exhibition catalog (softcover, max. 75 pages in an edition of 200) for an exhibition the artist might undertake within the next twelve months of the Second Prize win.

The artist with the third highest point score awarded by the jury shall receive a twelve months art expose on the CHARLATAN INK Website, hosting the artist’s portfolio.

To encourage galleries to forward to their artists all relevant information concerning the Charlatan Ink Art Prize, Charlatan Ink Publishing & Endeavor Printing have committed themselves to print for the gallery that has encouraged the Winner to participate in the Charlatan Ink Art Prize, a first class exhibition catalog in an edition of 300 copies (softcover, max. 100 pages).

For all the details, visit the Charlatan Ink Art Prize website!

CALL for ENTRIES: Wide Open 2 in NYC

Posted on November 24, 2010November 22, 2010 by R.L. Gibson

SLOPPY OPTIONS

We know that I love a theme…from food to art shows. I went grocery shopping the other day and EVERYTHING I bought was marked “bold” or “hot” or “spicy.” However, I truly understand the privilege of interpretation. My version of hot (4 peppers on the Thai scale) is certainly different that my eleven year old that thinks Bold Manwich is spicy, ha. This next call is completely up to YOUR interpretation and choice. The options are wide open…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition called Wide Open 2. The sky is the limit on this show …there are no size or media limits. Don’t miss this opportunity.

CALL for ENTRIES: Wide Open 2

BWAC has a truly unique gallery – a massive Civil War-era warehouse on the Red Hook waterfront in Brooklyn, NY. Its enormous space affords them the opportunity to exhibit really huge work, and they welcome it.

They will be using 8,000 square feet for this show to exhibit work from artists from all around the country, work in all size, subject, and medium (it’s completely wide open).

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all residents of the U.S. and its Territories 18 years of age or older.

MEDIA: This is a juried exhibition for artists working in all traditional and non-traditional 2D and 3D media, except for film/video. All artwork must be original in concept, design and execution. Note: Crafts, kit work or reproductions after original works in other media (such as giclee), unless used as part of a mixed media work, will not be considered. No work done in class or under supervision is eligible.

ENTRY FEE: Early Bird Submissions (through January 4, 2011): $45.00 for up to three (3) images ($60.00 if mailed) plus $5.00 for each additional image.
Submissions between January 5 and January 17: $65 for up to three (3) images, plus $5 for each additional image. All submissions must be online during this period.

DEADLINE: All entries must be registered/received by midnight, January 17, 2011.

NOTIFICATION: Via e-mail on Friday, January 28, 2011, or mailed on that date for entries without e-mail information.

JUROR: Nathan Trotman, Associate Curator, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum of Art, joined the curatorial staff in 2001. 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 curated are Haunted: Contemporary Photography / Video / Performance; Catherine Opie: American Photographer, and he served as assistant curator for Spanish Painting from El Greco to Picasso: Time, Truth and History; exhibitions on David Smith, Richard Serra and Constantin Brancusi; and the acclaimed Matthew Barney: The Cremaster Cycle.

AWARDS:

BEST of SHOW: $1000.00 At the Opening Reception, the artist whose work is juried as ‘Best of Show’ by Nathan Trotman will receive a $1,000 cash prize and a complimentary one-year BWAC membership.

PEOPLES’ CHOICE: $500.00 The artist whose work is voted ‘Best’ by attendees at the Show Opening will receive a $500 cash prize and a complimentary one-year BWAC membership

CURATORS’ CHOICE: $250.00 The artist whose work the Show Curators, (Anna Annus Hagen, Therese Urban, Scott Henstrand) choose for excellence will receive a $250.00 cash prize and a complimentary one-year BWAC membership.

CERTIFICATES: Certificates will be awarded in the following categories: Painting: Best in Oil, Acrylic and Watercolor; Photography: Best in Traditional and Digital formats; Pastel / Drawing / Print / Graphic media: Best in Classical and Computer-aided; and Best in Mixed Media, Sculpture, Assemblage, and Installation.

For full details, visit the Wide Open 2 website!

CALL for ENTRIES: That’s Weird

Posted on November 23, 2010November 22, 2010 by R.L. Gibson

URCHENT CALL!

Things tend to be a little offbeat in my studio. I love the quirky …the odd …the naturally puzzling. Things also tend to be a little offbeat in my kitchen. But, we’ve taken sea urchin off the menu since Jon is allergic to shellfish. Maybe it isn’t a problem, but I really can’t decide. This next call invites you to revel in the weirdness of it all.

Check out this Call for Entries from the 1650 Gallery called That’s Weird. Weird photography, a low entry fee, a controversial juror…jump on board you only live once!

CALL for ENTRIES:
That’s Weird

1650 Gallery is hosting a juried photography exhibition: THAT’S WEIRD … Let’s face it, it happens. You ingest a CF card, you develop a roll of film. Everything looks fine at first… there’s Aunt Millie. Oh, and there’s the dog being cute. And then you see it. “Who took THAT?” you say to yourself… “What IS that?” is the next question out of your mouth. Then it dawns on you. YOU took that. And you liked it. You KNOW what it is… THAT’S WEIRD! We all have a few photographic skeletons in our closet and NOW is the time to dust them off and send them to the 1650 Gallery!

This month 1650 Gallery welcomes your oddest and most offbeat photographic moments. Animal, vegetable or mineral. Send them your haha, your most embarrassing or your “what the?!!” moments.

Or how about that scary shot of Uncle Jim and the mailman eating that donut? Anything goes! You see, there really are no rules as long as whatever it is… THAT’S WEIRD!!!

ELIGIBILITY:
Appears to be open to all artists.

MEDIA:
Photography

ENTRY FEE:
There is an entry fee of $25 for up to 5 images.
Additional entries may be submitted for $5 each.

DEADLINE: January 6, 2011

NOTIFICATION: Photographers will be notified of accepted work via e-mail approximately one week after the deadline. If selected, artists will be sent instructions for submitting work for exhibition.

JUROR: Billy the Mime is an avid photo collector and professional weirdo. He has amazed and disturbed audiences across the country with his offbeat performances. The New York Times called Billy the Mime’s live show “politically incorrect” and “shockingly unsentimental.”

FREE FRAMING: They offer free matting and framing for accepted photographs that fit their pre-cut mat sizes for the duration of the exhibition. Precut mat sizes are 11″x14″ mats with an 8″x10″ window, or 16″x20″ mats with an 11″x14″ window and 20″x24″ mats with a 16″x20″ window. They will also print your photo for a nominal fee if you are accepted into the show and would prefer not to mail a print.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: Along with the completed application form, please submit your work according to the following guidelines: They only accept digital files. All digital images should be provided as jpgs only, 72 ppi, image width not to exceed 1024 pixels on the longest side. Files should be titled as follows: LastName_FirstName_1Title.jpg The number should correspond with the number on the application form. E-mail digital files and application form information to 1650gallery@gmail.com.

Need more information? Visit the Submission Guidelines page!

ARTIST RESIDENCY: Printmaking

Posted on November 22, 2010 by R.L. Gibson

FIRST CHANCES

People tend to applaud those that give second chances. But what about those that give you the very first chance? Well, not every first chance is a winner. I may never forgive the person who gave the fried dill pickle its first shot on the menu, but there are lots of others that make up for that little snafu.

Check out this Call for Proposals from the Lower East Side Printshop for their Special Editions Residency Program. It is a non-profit printshop that doesn’t require that you have printmaking experience to apply. There doesn’t seem to be an application fee. And, you know you wanna try your hand at printmaking…

ARTIST RESIDENCY:
Printmaking at the Lower East Side Printshop

Special Editions Residency Program is a competitive national residency program for emerging artists to create new work through exploration of printmaking. The Lower East Side Printshop offers an opportunity to complete an important new body of work in collaboration with one of our two experienced master printers, fully sponsored by the Printshop.

Artists, with or without printmaking skills, are provided with technical assistance, financial support, time and studio space to explore printmaking and complete a new body of work.

Experimentation and exploration of new materials and processes are welcome.

The Printshop documents the artwork digitally, in printed materials including the annual catalogue, and on the Internet. The Printshop also provides exposure opportunities through on- and off-site exhibitions and studio visits.

Awarded artists work alongside other emerging and mid-career artists in the Printshop’s Collaborations Studio.

RESIDENCY INCLUDES:
1. 12 day-long collaboration sessions with a master printer during a period of three to six months, plus, production/editioning service; independent studio access during the residency;
2. All materials, full access to tools and equipment;
3. up to $4,000 stipend;
4. Catalogue;
5. Printed and Internet publicity and free slide documentation;
6. Limited travel and accommodation stipends for artists who live outside of NYC.

ELIGIBILITY: Special Editions Residencies are limited to emerging artists only. The Printshop defines emerging artists as those who are under-recognized and under-represented, at early stages in their careers. Students enrolled in any kind of degree program are not eligible. Only artists who are current legal residents of the US are eligible to apply (i.e., Social Security cardholders). Past recipients of the Special Editions Residencies are ineligible.

MEDIA: Artists from all disciplines and cultural backgrounds are encouraged to apply, printmaking experience is not required.

DEADLINE: December 2, 2010

NOTIFICATION: All applications will be evaluated for their artistic excellence by the selection panel consisting of five artists and art professionals. Selection will be completed in February 2011. All applicants will be informed of the panel’s decision by email.

APPLICATION CHECKLIST:
1. Up to 8 images of recent work on a CD. Images should be in JPEG format, resolution 200 pixel/inch, maximum dimensions 800 x 800 pixels, RGB color mode. Title each image as “your last name_your first name_#” (ex. Smith_Pat_3.jpg). Images will be projected from a Mac computer. Write your name on the CD.

2. Image list: your name, work title, year, medium, and dimensions

3. Artistic resume

4. Application form

5. Names and contact information for two references

Print out all documents & mail with your image CD. Application materials will not be returned. Please do not send any add’l materials. the Selection Panel will not review unsolicited material. continues below

ABOUT THE PRINTSHOP: Lower East Side Printshop, founded in 1968, is a not-for-profit studio in New York City that helps contemporary artists create new artwork and advance their careers. Through the Printshop’s workspace residency programs, artists receive space and time to work, stipends, technical assistance, career development, and public exposure. With its exhibitions, open studios, education, and other public programs, the Printshop serves as a junction for artists, collectors, museums, galleries, and educational institutions to access and engage in contemporary art. With over 160 artists served each year, the Printshop is the largest print workspace in the U.S.

Questions? Visit PrintShop.org!

CALL for ENTRIES: Scroll Bowl V

Posted on November 21, 2010November 21, 2010 by R.L. Gibson

BOWLING FOR SCROLLS

I’m told the Super Bowl is in January. I say, “I’m told” because a football would have to hit me square between the eyes to make me aware of when the season begins or ends for any sport. Yep, I’m just not that girl. Interestingly enough, the idea of the Super Bowl does conjure image of very specific foods for me despite the fact that I’ve never been to a Super Bowl party. Hmmmm… Chicken Wings anyone?

This next Call for Entries is for the Scroll Bowl V sponsored by Magazine 22. The only similarity between this Call for the Scroll Bowl V and the Super Bowl? They are both in January and both have Bowl in the name, but I had to start somewhere, eh? *Editor’s note: 4 hours after this post went live, the venue and date changed. See edits below noted in green italics…

CALL for ENTRIES: Scroll Bowl V

SCROLL BOWL V will be the featured event at The 22 Magazine Launch Party, on April 2nd, 2011. Harnessing the ancient power of scroll storytelling, some of world’s finest creators gather to show off their work on large and small rolls of parchment. Scroll art is one of the oldest forms of storytelling, and the folks at The 22 Magazine want to make the experience of viewing a scroll more accessible to everyday life.

MEDIA: There are many different ways to approach art on scrolls, and they ask artists to push those limits-linear storytelling to abstract ideas.

Larger format works are shown on their huge SCROLLIE VIEWER, but they also appreciate smaller format or long scrolls that hang on the wall. Solo, group collaborations, video or performance pieces are acceptable. How each artist attacks the “page” is what makes these events fun.

WHERE: The Scroll Bowl V will take place at Frost Street Art Space in Williamsburg (Brooklyn), an exciting new gallery and screening venue that provides live online streaming of events! Click here for videos of the space.

From the organizers: “What this [change of venue] means for the artists is 1) A week long show instead of one night 2) documentation of the actual event via 4-7 installed cameras 3) live streaming of the event online and 4) more space and much nicer venue. ”

HOW TO SUBMIT: All submissions (in the form of images or links) can be sent to the22magazine@gmail.com. Please put “SCROLL BOWL SUBMISSION” in the subject line.

DEADLINE: December 30, 2010 or until the show is full. New deadline March 16, 2011.

ELIGIBILITY: Artists in any location are welcome to submit. Although they cannot fund anyone’s travel expenses, the folks at The 22 Magazine will be happy to present your scroll for you if you cannot make it to the event.

Clear as mud? Email The 22 Magazine for details!

ARTIST REPRESENTATION: Call from fuelNYC

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

FEED ME,
APPLE!

The Big Apple is a mecca for art, theatre and food. I love the idea of being able to eat virtually any ethnicity of food at almost any time of the day, ha. But for many, New York City is the holy grail of “making it” as an artist. For those of you that cannot move to New York to pursue your holy grail, this next opportunity will get you a little closer.

Check out this Call for Submissions from fuelNYC.com for online store representation. This FREE Call could also get you a Featured Artist spot on their site and a New York City group show or two. What could you possibly have to lose by trying?

ARTIST REPRESENTATION:
fuelNYC.com

fuelNYC.com is an online resource for art and culture based in New York City which offers many free services for artists, the community, and small businesses…including some art deadlines like here at AAAD!

Although they are dedicated to serving the under-represented artists, galleries, and businesses of Queens and Brooklyn, we also offer many resources for the international community.

fuelNYC.com is currently accepting submissions for representation in it’s online store. Representation includes a Featured Artist spot for one month on it’s home page and inclusion in two exhibitions annually in New York City.

COMMISSION: The store takes a 50% commission and pays in around 30 days. A simple consignment agreement will have to be signed with fuelNYC.

ENTRY FEE:
There is no entry fee to be considered for representation by fuelNYC.
Work by fuelNYC-represented artist JM Rizzi pictured right.

MEDIA:
fuelNYC.com is looking for works on paper, prints, stencils, etc. with a $500 max retail price.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
Just send the URL of your website to fuelNYC through their Contact Page!

Tag: Art Deadlines

FREEZE OUT!

CALL FOR ENTRIES: Human Artifact

RULES FOR PHOTO SUBMISSIONS:

For the full Call for Entries, visit their website.

PESTO PARTY!

CALL for ENTRIES: Half the Sky

For all the details, Download the Prospectus!

I ATE THE WHOLE THING!

CALL for ENTRIES: The Urban Situation

For full details, Download the Prospectus!

EXPERIENCE by the POUND

CALL for ENTRIES: photoSPIVA 2011

For more information, visit photoSPIVA 2011 online!

GOBBLE, QUACK, OINK!

CALL for ENTRIES: Charlatan Ink Art Prize

For all the details, visit the Charlatan Ink Art Prize website!

SLOPPY OPTIONS

CALL for ENTRIES: Wide Open 2

For full details, visit the Wide Open 2 website!

URCHENT CALL!

CALL for ENTRIES: That’s Weird

Need more information? Visit the Submission Guidelines page!

FIRST CHANCES

ARTIST RESIDENCY: Printmaking at the Lower East Side Printshop

Questions? Visit PrintShop.org!

BOWLING FOR SCROLLS

CALL for ENTRIES: Scroll Bowl V

Clear as mud? Email The 22 Magazine for details!

FEED ME, APPLE!

ARTIST REPRESENTATION: fuelNYC.com

You won’t find this Call for Submissions on their website, if you have questions, Email fuelNYC.com!

CALL FOR ENTRIES:
Human Artifact

RULES FOR
PHOTO SUBMISSIONS:

PESTO
PARTY!

CALL for ENTRIES:
photoSPIVA 2011

CALL for ENTRIES:
That’s Weird

ARTIST RESIDENCY:
Printmaking at the Lower East Side Printshop

FEED ME,
APPLE!

ARTIST REPRESENTATION:
fuelNYC.com

You won’t find this Call for Submissions on their website, if you have questions,
Email fuelNYC.com!