Art Deadlines – Page 58 – Art and Art Deadlines.com

CALL for ENTRIES: Eyesights 2014

Posted on January 31, 2014 by R.L. Gibson

CARROT COIN
for your thoughts?

Yes, we have all heard that carrots are good for your eyes. But, the truth is that carrots contain beta carotene which the body converts to Vitamin A which is good for eye health. But, if a honey and ginger glaze is not enough to get you to eat carrots, never fear. Leaf greens, oily fish like tuna, eggs, nuts and even citrus will help keep your eyes healthy as well. This next call is more interested in your vision than your actual eye sight. But, take a look for yourself…

Check out this Call for Entries from The Guild of Creative Art (Shrewsbury, NJ) for Eyesights 2014, their 11th Annual Open Juried Photography Show. The Guild is what every grass-roots arts organization dreams of being after 50 years. Well done…

*Editor’s Note: If you have read the personal portion of this post, CALL for ENTRIES: Eyesights 2014, anywhere other than by email subscription or on ArtAndArtDeadlines.com, it has been published without permission and is considered theft.

CALL for ENTRIES:
Eyesights 2014

In 2010, the Guild of Creative Art proudly celebrated fifty years of service as the oldest and largest art community in New Jersey.

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Photography–traditional, digital or combination of both. Entry and judging categories: Monochrome and Color photography.

DEADLINE: February 12, 2014

NOTIFICATION: On February 24, 2014 a list of artists and artwork conditionally accepted* into the exhibit will be posted on the Guild’s website at www.guildofcreativeart.org.

ENTRY FEE: Non-members – $25 for 1, $35 for 2 & $45 for 3. Guild members – $15 for 1, $25 for 2 & $35 for 3.

JURORS: Robert & Elisabeth McKay own and operate the McKay Imaging Photography Studio and Gallery in Red Bank, New Jersey.

AWARDS: Best in Show – $300; Best in Category (Monochrome, Color) – $200 each category; Honorable Mention medals; Guild Award for Artistic Innovation – $100; additional merit awards to be considered for: macro, landscape, people, places, botanical, animals & still life. All award winners will receive medals. The judges will make awards based on the actual framed artwork submitted, not on the JPG.

SALES: The Guild receives a 33 1/3 % commission on all sales.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Juxtapose

Posted on January 27, 2014 by R.L. Gibson

PEAR-ING
it down

I have given up my fruit with mean ban. That’s right–for years, I have had a problem with fruit and meat together. I tend to prefer fruits a little chilled, and I prefer meat at least room temperature, but preferably warm. As you might imagine juxtaposing the two only highlighted their differences. But, I’ve come around. As I have come to eating local (and organic, when possible) fruit, I am starting to prefer it room temperature. So, now oranges, apples, pears and more are showing up in my curries and stirfrys more and more often. Juxtaposition is all the rage for this next Call too. Great theme…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Darkroom Gallery (Essex Junction, VT) for Juxtapose. The entry fee at Darkroom is always low ($24), and they will provide free matting & framing if you work in their standard sizes. Take a look…

*Editor’s Note: Please make sure to let them know that you found the Call on ArtAndArtDeadlines.com. I have a soft spot for this gallery, and I want them to know they have our support…

CALL for ENTRIES:
Juxtapose

The composition of
two or more elements
within a photograph,
emphasizing either the
similarity or dissemblance
between them.

One of the most effective ways to express ideas photographically is to compare and contrast subjects visually. Placing contrasting elements side-by-side adds interest to a photograph and holds the viewer’s attention. Opposites such as: large and small, light and shadow, happy and sad, smooth and rough, new and old, horizontal and vertical, still and motion. Each one of these examples draws the viewer in, makes them curious about the story, why is that person happy while the other one is sad? How did that cat managed to get in amongst all of those dogs? Why are these two seemingly unrelated objects set in the same frame?

Explore complex or simplistic incongruity, opposites and contradictions, layered imagery, and observe the addition and subtraction of context. Counterbalance can marry elements by placing them side-by-side, above or below each other, or layer them in the foreground, middle-ground and background just as slow shutter speeds can show the disparity of moving objects compared to static ones.

Explore the uniqueness
found in apposing
colors, textures, characters
& objects.

Juxtaposition plays a crucial role in creating expression in each of these areas and the photographs’ overall message and allure – so crucial that we feel it deserves an exhibit all it’s own.

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Photography

DEADLINE: March 19, 2014

NOTIFICATION: March 26, 2014

ENTRY FEE: Up to 4 for $24 US for on-line & $29 by email

JUROR: Kyohei Abe is Director and Chief Curator at the Detroit Center for Contemporary Photography in Detroit, Michigan. The Center offers exhibitions, both online and in its gallery space, as well as lectures, and workshops throughout the year. The mission is to promote contemporary fine art photography and provide a vital cultural resource to our visual community. Abe has been reviewing portfolios at national events including Filter Photo Festival, PhotoNOLA and Photolucida. He has been a juror for for Critical Mass since 2010. Abe is an artist whose works are part of the public collection of the Museum of Fine Art, Houston, TX, Detroit Institute of Art, Detroit, MI, The West Collection, Oak, PA as well as numerous private and corporate collections globally. He also has been an adjunct professor at College for Creative Studies in Detroit since 2005.

While inspired by a wide range of photography, Abe is most interested in seeing intelligent and coherent work displaying a fresh perspective.

AWARDS: All selected entries are included in a full color exhibit catalog & gallery exhibition. Juror’s Choice: 30×48″ image banner. People’s Choice – a free future entry.

SALES: Darkroom offers free matting & framing of accepted entries for the duration of the exhibit, subject to standard sizes. For commission details, go to the bottom of the Submissions page!

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Wild Things

Posted on January 26, 2014January 26, 2014 by R.L. Gibson

free
SALAD
anyone?

My frugality DOES know boundaries. The one thing I don’t do is public foraging. It isn’t that I am necessarily opposed to eating wild things, like dandelion greens. Actually, I’m all for it, to be honest. But I am fearful of things unknown that might be sprayed ONTO the wild things. I live on the boundary (within a 1/2 mile) of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, but since you cannot legally forage in any National Park, that doesn’t really help me find a safe place to forage. I suppose my wild things will be limited to art, for now–like this next Call. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Sweetwater Center for the Arts (Sewickley, PA) for Wild Things, an exhibit of art with unrestrained spirit. What more could you want than a description like that?

*Editor’s Note: If you have read the personal portion of this post, CALL for ENTRIES: Wild Things, anywhere other than by email subscription or on ArtAndArtDeadlines.com, it has been published without permission and is considered theft.

CALL for ENTRIES:
Wild Things

Unleash your craziest
passion in this ferocious exhibition.

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artist

MEDIA: All 2D, 3D & mixed media are eligible for submission. They are especially interested in kinetic sculpture and performance artists for the opening reception.

DEADLINE: March 3, 2014

NOTIFICATION: March 7, 2014

ENTRY FEE: $25 for up to 3, $10 each add’l

JUROR: Wild Things will be juried by Cynthia Shaffer, a mixed media artist favoring bugs, bones and sea creatures to traditional art materials.

AWARDS: Best of Show $250

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Contemporary Portraiture

Posted on January 25, 2014 by R.L. Gibson

NAAN
for me,
thanks

How is it possible that images of deities continue to show up in food? Moreover, how is it possible that it still makes the news? If you were a deity, would “show up on a piece of naan” be on the top of your to-do list? If you were all powerful, would your idea of contemporary portraiture be Indian bread? I didn’t think so. it doesn’t matter who the deity is. Just no. For portraiture, let’s all stick with a Call like this next one. On the wall, not on your plate…

Check out this Call for Entries for Contemporary Portraiture from the Kiernan Gallery (Lexington, VA). The entry fee is ALWAYS reasonable at this gallery, and I you know how I LOVE portraiture…

*Editor’s Note: If you have read the personal portion of this post, CALL for ENTRIES: Contemporary Portraiture, anywhere other than by email subscription or on ArtAndArtDeadlines.com, it has been published without permission and is considered theft.

CALL for ENTRIES:
Contemporary Portraiture

Historically, portraiture has relied heavily on artistic interpretation of the subject. Photographs, while still embracing the artist’s point of view, record selected surroundings and fractions of seconds. This allows for a different kind of interpretation; one based on real-life context rather than medium and imagination. For Expressions: Contemporary Portraiture The Kiernan Gallery seeks photographs of the self or of others that capture the expression, personality, or mood of the subject.

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: Photography

DEADLINE:
February 21, 2014

NOTIFICATION:
Approx. 8 days later

ENTRY FEE:
5 for $25, each add’l $5

JUROR: Robin Rice’s mission is simple: to document the world around her in a cinematic way. Whether capturing the innate beauty of tucked-away South American landscapes or the reflective moments of unknowing subjects, her photographs are always candid. As a photographer, Robin has an earthy and bohemian way of portraying people and situations that is reflective of the way she lives life.

When she is not searching for inspiration from local people and places around the world, she runs The Robin Rice Gallery in New York City. As an artist who feels lucky to be able to parlay her love of the photographic medium into a career, she treats her gallery like a family rather than a business and is dedicated to supporting the work of established and local artists.

AWARDS: All images will be reproduced in an exhibition catalogue available for purchase. A Juror’s Choice and Director’s Choice will also be announced and both winners will receive a free copy of the catalogue.

SALES: Kiernan Gallery no longer takes commission on sold works.

The Kiernan Gallery DOES still have incentive to sell your work. The gallery was founded by an emerging artist, and recognizes the importance of selling work; they believe that if artists are paying a submission fee, the gallery should not also take a portion of the sale. They do reserve the right to negotiate 20% in order to make a sale.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: 2014 Choice

Posted on January 21, 2014January 26, 2014 by R.L. Gibson

LETTING
go

I am trying to curb my collecting of all things culinary. I moved to a smaller house to purposefully downsize in preparation for building a smaller sustainable green home in which I hope to live the rest of my life. Passing up vintage deviled egg plates and a new pate knife pattern has reminded me that there is a reward to self restraint. One of the rewards…I can afford to collect more art, ha. This next Call is really ALL about the collectors. Here’s hoping they collect YOUR art…

Here’s an interesting Call for Entries from the Sylvia White Gallery (Ventura, CA) for the 2014 Collectors’ Choice. This could be your last chance to show in this space without being one of their represented artists. Investigate for your self…

*Editor’s Note: If you have read the personal portion of this post, CALL for ENTRIES: 2014 Choice, anywhere other than by email subscription or on ArtAndArtDeadlines.com, it has been published without permission and is considered theft.

CALL for ENTRIES:
2014 Collectors’ Choice

ELIGIBILITY:
Open to all artists 18+

MEDIA: Paintings, mixed media, works on paper, photography, sculpture, installation, digital, video and performance.

DEADLINE: March 1, 2014

ENTRY FEE: $35 (USD) for 3 images, $5 each additional image, maximum 10.

JURORS: Each art collector may select one or more pieces by artists that are not currently represented in their private collection. Collectors’ names will be kept anonymous until the opening reception. Editor’s Note: My assumption is these are collectors that purchase work in the Sylvia White Gallery. Because they are anonymous, the best recommendation I have for research is to spend some time investigate the artists the gallery represents, since in theory, it is their work these collectors are purchasing–at least in part.

AWARDS: Selected artists will participate in 2014 Collector’s Choice exhibit April 23rd to May 24th, 2014 at Sylvia White Gallery.

SALES: Unless otherwise specified, accepted works will be considered for sale at the price indicated and 40% commission will be retained by The Sylvia White Gallery.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Fantastic Fibers 2014

Posted on January 16, 2014January 27, 2014 by R.L. Gibson

BOWL
me over

We eat soup three or more evenings per week in the Winter. I try to work out most mornings and then do a little dinner prep before I sit down to publish the day’s post. Today it is ham and vegetable soup. The secret to most of my soups is the thickener. Cornstarch will work, but I prefer pureed pinto beans. Great source of fiber and silky texture. This next Call is all about the fiber and texture, but not a bowl of soup in sight. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries for Fantastic Fibers 2014 hosted by the Yeiser Art Center (Paducah, KY), Paducah’s Gateway to the Arts. This is venue is fantastic, and you can enter the show for as little as $12. This is a gem for fiber artists…

*Editor’s Note: If you have read the personal portion of this post, CALL for ENTRIES: Fantastic Fibers 2014, anywhere other than by email subscription or on ArtAndArtDeadlines.com, it has been published without permission and is considered theft.

CALL for ENTRIES:
Fantastic Fibers 2014

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all fiber artists

MEDIA:
Fiber

DEADLINE:
Extended to February 1, 2014

NOTIFICATION: Posted to the website by February 15, 2014

ENTRY FEE: $12 per entry for up to five entries is required.

JUROR: Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry who is internationally recognized for her award-winning fine-art quilts, which have appeared in hundreds of national and international exhibitions, collections, and publications. Honors include 100 Best Quilts of the 20th Century, Silver Star (lifetime achievement) Award, and selection as one of the thirty most influential quiltmakers in the world. Caryl has lectured and taught in eleven countries around the world

SALES: Sales will be encouraged where works are offered for purchase, but work need not be for sale to enter. Yeiser Art Center will keep the standard gallery 40% commission on all sales, so price your work accordingly.

For complete details, visit Fantastic Fibers online!

CALL for ENTRIES: Edges & Curves 3

Posted on January 15, 2014March 3, 2014 by R.L. Gibson

BOWL
me over

For some reason, I own a significant number of square-edged plates and oddly curved bowls. All of my dishes are white, but what I lack in color I make up for in edges and curves. This next Call takes color, edges AND curves. I cannot possibly recommend an exhibit more highly than this one. I love the people, and I proudly stand as one of them. Please enter…

Check out this Call for Entries from The Haggus Society for the 3rd Edges & Curves Exhibition which will be held at the Altadena Library (Altadena, CA). This $12.50 is one of the lowest entry fees you’ll ever see. Take a look…

*Editor’s Note: In the interest of full-disclosure, loud and proud…I’m a card-carrying Hag.

Disclaimer: If you have read the personal portion of this post, CALL for ENTRIES: Edges & Curves 3, anywhere other than by email subscription or on ArtAndArtDeadlines.com, it has been published without permission and is considered theft.

CALL
for ENTRIES:
Edges & Curves 3

Challenging the myth that cutting edge art is created only by young artists, The Haggus Society in partnership with Altadena Library Curator, Tina Wallin, will present Edges & Curves 3.

This four-week exhibition is open to Haggus Society members in good standing, as well as non-members.

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists

MEDIA: 2D & 3D hanging work (no larger than 40” x 60”)

EXTENDED DEADLINE:
March 7, 2014

ENTRY FEE: $12.50 for non-members. No entry fee for Hags.

JUROR: Tina Wallin, Altadena Library Curator

SALES: The Haggus Society receives a 40% commission from all art sold. Please include this in your pricing. If a work is not for sale please indicate with NFS.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

2013 ARTIST of the YEAR: Sima Schloss

Posted on January 10, 2014April 24, 2018 by R.L. Gibson

HAPPY NEW food YEAR!

It’s January, and we’re thrilled to be in 2014! I am joyfully looking forward to a new year. 2013 was a year of growth for my family, my art, and for AAAD. There were wonderful food highlights including a renewed interest in baking. And AAAD covered some fantastic opportunities in 2013 and even more fantastic artists. Which leads us to our proud announcement…

Today we name the
2013 Artist of the Year!

•

When AAAD began in 2009, I was determined to cover art deadlines, and more importantly, artists producing really good ART. And, after I chose a few artists, I quickly realized that the Featured Artist program needed structure, or it would never really get done on any sort of regular basis. That is how the Featured Artist Contest was born. (The Featured Artist program was retired in 2015 and replaced with the Artist of the Day program.)

The Featured Artist Page was getting crowded and each post was lessening the impact. I began archiving artists yearly, and the Artist of the Year was born.

I now give all of our Featured Artists each year notice that at the end of the year, the Artist of the Year will be determined by the number of comments on their individual Featured Artist blog posts.

Congratulations to Sima Schloss,
AAAD’s 2013 Artist of the Year

I followed up with Sima to find out what’s new: “Yay!! Thanks so much- Im so honored to be the winner!!! Whats going on now with my work now? Lets seeI am one of the winners of ArtAscent Magazine’s Dark Issue (December, 2013) ArtAscent.com, and my work ‘New Sheriff’ is featured on the cover!!! I have a group show in the works coming this Spring (details in the near future), and a collaboration in the works as well. I’m also in process of revamping my website!”

And new foods? Are there any new tasty morsels inspiring you? “I had the most incredible Brussels sprouts at my friends place the other night! I think I’ve only tried them a couple of times in my life, but these were outstanding. They were cooked in garlic & oil and had some incredible seasoning--I was in heaven! I’ve also really been into red and yellow peppers as well, they are so great with labneh (an incredible lebanese dip) hummus or guacamole.” Editor’s note: I’ve rediscovered the mini sweet peppers in my produce aisle. They have a milder flavor and crisper texture and ROCK stirfry dishes.

I have enjoyed getting to know you, Sima. I am inspired by your work. It is an expression of freedom, limitless potential and self awareness. I LOVE the work, and I’ve enjoyed forging a slow and easy friendship. YOU were my reward for choosing to feature your WORK. Thank you, Sima, for being a highlight of the AAAD year! Get to know Sima Schloss yourself.

*Editor’s Note: Sima remains one of my favorite people, and her work has grown and developed, surpassing anything I could have imagined. She was featured again in 2017 as an Artist of the Day!

CALL for ENTRIES: Incandescent

Posted on December 31, 2013December 31, 2013 by R.L. Gibson

pat my
BURGER
not my buns

There is something special about hand crafted food. I will never understand how an upscale restaurant can charge $15 for a pre-formed frozen burger. Really? For $15, can’t you hand-form my burger? I think so. This next Call results in a hand-crafted final result, of sorts. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Incandescent (printed zine) for Issue Six. I want to challenge all of the digital photographers out there that have never used film to give this Call a shot. Try color film. You can do it…

*Editor’s Note: If you have read the personal portion of this post, CALL for ENTRIES: Incandescent, anywhere other than by email subscription or on ArtAndArtDeadlines.com, it has been published without permission and is considered theft.

CALL for ENTRIES:
Incandescent

ELIGIBILITY:
Open to all artists

MEDIA: Photographic images must have been shot on color film

DEADLINE:
June 15, 2014

NOTIFICATION: In time for the July publication date

ENTRY FEE: None

JURORS: Editors Marissa Csanyi and Helen Jones

AWARD: Inclusion in a printed zine of very small editions (typically 100 – 150). Click here for locations where it can be found for sale.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CALL for ENTRIES: Sustainable WEST

Posted on December 30, 2013 by R.L. Gibson

GREEN
is more than
GREENS

Truly living green in the kitchen is a touch complicated. Yes, I can buy locally sourced, sustainable foods. But, as we work toward designing a kitchen for the straw bale house we plan to build this year, do I really have it in me to skip out on a traditional stove/oven for a wood-burning or rocket stove/oven? Not so sure. But while I’m contemplating it, I can at least submit sustainably-themed work for this next Call. How about you?

Check out this Call for Entries from Sustainable Silicon Valley for the WEST (Water, Energy, Smart Technology) Summit 2014 (Mountain View, CA). There is no entry fee, so don’t miss this opportunity…

*Editor’s Note: If you have read the personal portion of this post, CALL for ENTRIES: Sustainable WEST, anywhere other than by email subscription or on ArtAndArtDeadlines.com, it has been published without permission and is considered theft.

CALL for ENTRIES:
WEST Summit 2014

The WEST (Water, Energy, Smart Technology) Summit presents actions to create long-term regional sustainability and resilience to climate change.

To inspire these actions, SSV is hosting an art exposition with a theme of The Future of Silicon Valley.

You can be that inspiration.

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists, regardless of location or age

MEDIA: A wide variety of art forms and media, such as: paintings, drawings, collage, prints, fiber, ceramics, glasswork, sculpture, animation, digital art, photography, poetry, music, dance or whatever other media you are inspired to use.

DEADLINE: March 19, 2014 (5pm Pacific Standard Time)

ENTRY FEE: None

AWARDS: All submissions that are accepted will be displayed in a digital gallery on the Sustainable Silicon Valley website and used in future SSV marketing campaigns. A smaller collection of selected pieces will be projected digitally during and in between speaker presentations. A few key pieces, with artist’s consent, will be physically displayed throughout the WEST Summit/Showcase venue. Art will be shown with artist acknowledgment attached.

Tag: Art Deadlines

CARROT COIN for your thoughts?

CALL for ENTRIES: Eyesights 2014

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

PEAR-ING it down

CALL for ENTRIES: Juxtapose

Explore the uniqueness found in apposing colors, textures, characters & objects.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

free SALAD anyone?

CALL for ENTRIES: Wild Things

Unleash your craziest passion in this ferocious exhibition.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

NAAN for me, thanks

CALL for ENTRIES: Contemporary Portraiture

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

LETTING go

CALL for ENTRIES: 2014 Collectors’ Choice

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

BOWL me over

CALL for ENTRIES: Fantastic Fibers 2014

For complete details, visit Fantastic Fibers online!

BOWL me over

CALL for ENTRIES: Edges & Curves 3

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

HAPPY NEW food YEAR!

Today we name the 2013 Artist of the Year!

Congratulations to Sima Schloss, AAAD’s 2013 Artist of the Year

pat my BURGER not my buns

CALL for ENTRIES: Incandescent

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

GREEN is more than GREENS

CALL for ENTRIES: WEST Summit 2014

You can be that inspiration.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

CARROT COIN
for your thoughts?

CALL for ENTRIES:
Eyesights 2014

PEAR-ING
it down

CALL for ENTRIES:
Juxtapose

Explore the uniqueness
found in apposing
colors, textures, characters
& objects.

free
SALAD
anyone?

CALL for ENTRIES:
Wild Things

Unleash your craziest
passion in this ferocious exhibition.

NAAN
for me,
thanks

CALL for ENTRIES:
Contemporary Portraiture

LETTING
go

CALL for ENTRIES:
2014 Collectors’ Choice

BOWL
me over

CALL for ENTRIES:
Fantastic Fibers 2014

BOWL
me over

CALL
for ENTRIES:
Edges & Curves 3

Today we name the
2013 Artist of the Year!

Congratulations to Sima Schloss,
AAAD’s 2013 Artist of the Year

pat my
BURGER
not my buns

CALL for ENTRIES:
Incandescent

GREEN
is more than
GREENS

CALL for ENTRIES:
WEST Summit 2014