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CALL for ENTRIES: Digital Concept and Construct

Posted on March 2, 2011March 2, 2011 by R.L. Gibson

EAT MY PIXELS

I am annoyed by late-night fast food commercials because my will power doesn’t need the test. But my child falls for those digitally-enhanced, staged food product advertisements everytime. I cannot tell you how many cereals I have bought for him because they “look yummy,” only to find out they are artificially-flavored cardboard. This next Call for Entries shows the positive side of digital manipulaton.

Check out this Call for Entries from Darkroom Gallery (converting from the Vermont Photo Space Gallery) called Digital Concept / Digital Construct. Enter your work for as little as $20. Don’t forget Dark Room Gallery offers free framing & matting on accepted entries!

Editor’s Note: I know how many of you roll your eyes every time you read that the media for a show excludes computer-generated work, new media and digitally manipulated artwork and photography. If you want more opportunities and to be accepted into the same shows with mainstream traditional media, DO NOT let shows like this one pass you by. This show is made for you. No whining… just do it.

CALL FOR ENTRIES: Digital Concept / Digital Construct

This is a digital world. We are surrounded, engulfed by, and reliant upon digital media. It has become a way of life and a way of seeing. As digitally manipulated images become the norm, their fantasy perspectives are becoming the new reality. Is there such a thing as truth and lies in digital art photographs, or is it all just possibility?

Our capacities and aptitudes for creating digital photographic art far exceed what we had imagined. We’re tempted by new technologies – camera phones and point and shoots, the next 80 megapixel medium format digital back, the newest apps, the latest updates – we cannot help but push the proverbial envelope (shadow/highlight recovery, adjustment brushes, the curves line, layer blending modes).

There is art in successful digital imaging and manipulation.

Vincent Dixon, the Wade Brothers, David LaChapelle, the collaborations of Warren Du Preez and Nick Thornton Jones, and our Juror, award-winning Photoshop expert Suzette Troche-Stapp are elevating the digitally manipulated photograph to the next level. How do you use it to develop your concepts and achieve your constructs? Whether you are enhancing or altering reality, creating fantasy, retouching, compositing, constructing, how has digital informed your imaging?

JUROR: A photographer since the age of sixteen, Suzette Troche-Stapp has been working in digital imaging since its inception in the 1980’s. Recognized throughout the industry, Suzette was recently named one of the “Top 40 Photoshop Experts,” awarded the “Guru Award” for excellence in Photoshop by NAPP, and nominated for the “Photoshop Hall Of Fame” several years in a row.

Her images are seen in national ad campaigns, editorial beauty and fashion features, and her celebrity images have been broadcast to millions on shows like “The View”, “The Late Show”, and “Kathy Griffin’s Life on the D-List”.

Troche-Stapp is also a workshop facilitator and author, offering tutorials, several published articles and an award-winning book “The Glitterguru on Photoshop: from Concept to Cool.” The Dark Room Gallery is so pleased to have Suzette Troche-Stapp’s digital expertise and commercial experience as Juror for “Digital Concept.Digital Construct.”

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 (at) 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 April 4, 2011.

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

Darkroom 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 the website.

ART PUBLICATION: Direct Art Magazine

Posted on March 1, 2011 by R.L. Gibson

EXPOSE YOURSELF

I know I have been harping on Art Publication lately; however, I have had so much good come from the exposure, I really want to encourage you to take the chance. I have previously published this call, but the deadline is rapidly approaching, so consider this a not-so-subtle reminder to not let this opportunity pass you by. What opportunity? I’ll restate this one more time for the record: Opportunities for having your work published in art journals and magazines can only serve to help your career. Think of it as the cherry on your sundae!

Check out this Call for Entries for the nationally-distributed Direct Art Magazine! Wouldn’t it be lovely to wander into a Borders or Barnes & Noble and pick up a magazine with YOUR work in it?

CALL for ENTRIES: Direct Art Magazine Annual Competition

This competition is for Direct Art Magazine, Volume 18, Fall 2011 edition. The competition is for twenty publication awards. Artist winners of the competition will, at no cost to the artist, have their work appear Volume 18 of Direct Art Magazine.

ELIGIBILITY and RESTRICTIONS: The competition is open to all artists, national and international, working in all media. All forms of painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, graphics, digital and installation art are eligible. Video artists may submit video only if the work can be represented in print form. Entrants must be 18 years of age or older to apply.

ENTRY FEE: There is a $35.00 entry fee for one to four artworks entered, presentation is by digital files, prints or 35mm slides. There is a $5.00 fee for each additional artwork above four. Details of 2D artwork count as an additional artwork. Sculptors may provide one additional view per artwork without cost. Artists accepted for publication will not be charged additional fees of any kind. Payments may be by check or money order in US funds, drawn on a US Bank, payable to SlowArt Productions, or by credit card using PayPal.

DEADLINE: The final postmarked deadline is March 31, 2011. Entries must be postmarked or submitted via email by this date.

NOTIFICATION: Artists will be notified of acceptance or non-acceptance no later than April 30, 2011. Results will be posted on or before this date at: http://www.slowart.com/results. Notification will be made via email and/or by mail with the return of materials in the SASE provided by the artist.

Artists who do not include the SASE because they do not want their submission materials returned must provide a self addressed stamped #10 (letter size) envelope if they wish to be notified by mail.

All artists who provide a working email address will be notified via email, if no email or return envelope is provided, artists will only be notified if accepted for publication. Type or print your email address clearly, if a mistake is made reading it you will not be notified. Read the notification page for details of the notification policy.

DIRECT ART AWARDS:

Grand Prize: Front Cover and six page feature display.
Second Prize: Back Cover and four page feature display.
Awards 3-4: Four page feature.
Awards 5-6: Double page feature display.
Awards 7-20: Single full page display.

Editors Awards: Additional pages, inside covers, mast head and outside covers may be assigned based on editorial selection.

PUBLICATION TERMS: Winning artists will be published in the fall 2011 edition of Direct Art Magazine. The magazine will be distributed by COMAG Marketing Group, the distributors of Art News and Art in America to book and magazine stores across the USA. The issue will be on display and available in stores, including Barnes and Noble and Borders Book stores, from October 2011 – January 2012.

Featured artists will also be displayed on the Direct Art web site for one year. All works published will be reproduced with permission of the artist. Artist retains all copyrights to the artwork and the image will not be reproduced or used in any other format. Direct Art will claim no percentage on any artwork sold or business generate d through the magazine.

For full details, visit Direct Art online!

CALL for ENTRIES: 19th Annual CPSA Int’l Exhibit

Posted on February 28, 2011 by R.L. Gibson

PLAY before EATING

Yes, I do want to eat dinner with crayons. No, they aren’t for my 11 year old. Trendy? Maybe. Fodder for the masses? Maybe. Being different or combatting conformity for the sake of the fight alone is stupid. Loosen up and have a little fun. You never know when a doodle on your restaurant table covering could inspire an entry for this next Call. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Colored Pencil Society of America (CPSA) for their 19th Annual International Exhibit. Didn’t know there WAS a colored pencil society? Me either, but it is a great opportunity…

CALL for ENTRIES: 19th Annual CPSA Int’l Exhibit

The Colored Pencil Society of America announces a call to artists for a juried exhibition, June 29-July 31, 2011 at the Charles W. Eisemann Center in Richardson, Texas.

ELIGIBILITY: Open to living artists 18 years or older, regardless of geographic location. Artists may submit a digital image of one or two different works, but only one piece per artist may appear in the exhibition. Entries must be submitted to the 19th Annual CPSA International Exhibition on the CaFÉTM website according to instructions. No preferential treatment for members.

MEDIA: Artwork must be 100% colored pencil. Use of any other media (watercolor, acrylic, oil, ink, etc.) or artist prepared surface disqualifies entry. Acceptable additions: solvents (e.g., turpentine) and graphite pencil used under/between/over layers. Artwork must be two-dimensional on a single surface. No collage or montage.

DEADLINE: 11:59 p.m. (Mountain Time) on March 31, 2011

NOTIFICATION: No notifications of acceptance are sent by CPSA. It is the responsibility of the artist to check the CPSA website to learn of acceptance and obtain shipping instructions. Editor’s Note: Once again let me state for the record that I find this practice unacceptable. If you can take my money, you should send me an email either way; however, this seems to be the trend of the future, folks… like it or not.

ENTRY FEE: CPSA Members $25; Non-members $35. Additional costs to accepted artists include shipping costs and cartage fee. Accepted artists are responsible for all shipping expenses to and from exhibition, plus a $45 cartage fee to cover handling of shipped work (unpacking and transporting to/from gallery). This Fee does NOT include insurance coverage.

SALES: Artwork may be priced FOR SALE or NOT FOR SALE. The Eisemann Center charges a 30% commission on sales of artwork. No change in price is permitted after submitting an entry.

JUROR: Bob Malenfant, Director Southwest Gallery, was born in Canada, but his family lived internationally throughout his childhood. He has lived in Switzerland, South Africa, Australia and Paris. Bob attended high school at the American School in Paris and studied Art History at the University of Michigan where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree. After graduation, he began a year-long internship with Christie’s in London and spent another year working at A & F Gordon. Upon returning to the states in 1984, Bob started his career with Southwest Gallery in 1988. He became partner in 1995, just as the gallery was moving to its current location of Sigma Road in North Dallas.

AWARDS: Numerous monetary awards and the CIPPY Best of Show award are presented each year at the Awards Banquet. Last year, cash awards totaled over $14,000. Award winners are notified by phone.

For complete details, download the Prospectus!

CALL for ENTRIES: Chelsea Fine Art in NY

Posted on February 26, 2011 by R.L. Gibson

**DON’T FREEZE ME OUT**

I would love to have $3800 to spend on my kitchen, but on first thought, $38,000 would cause my head to implode with all the possibilities. But, if forced, I’m thinking this gorgeous $16,000 refrigerator would make a nice start. Yeah, yeah, I feel your judgement. Gimme a break. Can’t a girl dream of perfectly temperature control without the disdain of consumer shame? This next Call for Entries won’t give you the whole $38,000 in cash, but the awards are nothing to sneeze at.

Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Agora Gallery in New York City for the annual Chelsea International Fine Art Competition. The prizes are SPECTACULAR, and the entry fee is as little as $7 per piece. Don’t miss this opportunity…

CALL for ENTRIES: Chelsea International l Fine Art Competition

Agora Gallery in New York, NY announces a call to artists for its annual Chelsea International Fine Art Competition, August 19 – September 9, 2011. Awards valued at $38,000 include: participation in a juried exhibition, cash prizes, online and print promotion.

ELIGIBILITY: All visual artists worldwide above the age of 18 are eligible to participate.

MEDIA: All media is accepted with the exception of video art, film, performance art, jewelry and crafts.

DEADLINE: March 14, 2011

NOTIFICATION: April 5, 2011

ENTRY FEE: There is a $35 entry fee for up to 5 images; $5 for each additional image.

JUROR: Elisabeth Sherman is a curatorial assistant at the Whitney Museum of American Art. Sherman has an M.A. in History of Art from the prestigious Courtauld Institute of Art in London, England. She has also worked at the American Federation of Arts, at the International Center of Photography and at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia in Madrid, Spain.

AWARDS: Awards valued at a total of Thirty Eight Thousand dollars ($38,000) will be distributed as follows:

Exhibition – 15-20 artists will participate in a collective exhibition at Agora Gallery 530 West 25th Street, Chelsea, New York.
Cash – $1000 will be awarded to three (3) artists; each receiving $500, $300 and $200 respectively.
Internet Promotion – Six (6) artists will be awarded placement of 6 images on ARTmine for a period of one year.
Review by an art critic – One (1) artist will be awarded a one-page review with two (2) color images in ARTisSpectrum Magazine.

For complete details, see the Competition Guidelines online!

CALL for ENTRIES: Imagination at the Museum

Posted on February 24, 2011 by R.L. Gibson

TURN UP THE GREENS

So what do you do when you’re too cheap to buy delicate little microgreens and you’re too lazy to plant a garden? Check out this indoor microgreen sculpture, of sorts, that also happens to house a sound system. I know, I want one too. It seems that options, culinary and otherwise, are boundless for those with no limits on their imagination. This show is open to them as well…

Check out this Call for Entries for the Gateway to Imagination show from The Farmington Museum. This art show does not restrict your interpretation or theme and is open to all media… so no excuses for not entering. Take a look!

CALL for ENTRIES: Gateway to Imagination

The Farmington Museum announces a call to artists for a national juried art competition, May 6 – July 9, 2011 in Farmington, NM. Up to $2750.00 in cash awards.

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists 18 years or older residing in the United States, except Farmington Museum employees. Entries must be artist’s original work. The artwork must have been completed after January 1, 2009 (or 2010)* and cannot have been shown in previous Gateway to Imagination juried shows. *Editor’s note: The prospectus says 2009, but several listings in other places say 2010.

MEDIA: All types of media will be considered, no theme
is required.

DEADLINE: March 8, 2010 is the deadline for entry fee; on-line, mailed, or hand-delivered contracts; SASE; slides/digital files.

NOTIFICATION: April 2, 2010. Museum will send notification letters, whether or not the art has been accepted, and additional shipping/presentation instructions.

ENTRY FEE: Entry fee of $35.00 for two slides or digital files. To pay by credit card, please call Cherie Powell 505-599-1174.

SUBMISSIONS: This is one of the more unusual ways to upload entries. Click Here and read the right side of the page for instructions and a phone number for assistance if you need it. *Editor’s Note: The system works, but you know not everyone will be interested enough to figure it out… so it might actually improve your chances, ha.

SALES: A 25% commission will be charged on works sold during the exhibition.

For complete details, download the Prospectus!

OPEN CALL: Alibi Fine Art in Chicago

Posted on February 23, 2011 by R.L. Gibson

BUTTER ME UP!

I have lots of cooking excuses, alibis if you will, for complete failures. Oh, I didn’t use self-rising flour. Does it make a difference? I thought I could use low-fat margarine instead of butter. Someone said you could substitute applesauce for oil when baking, right? I hear frozen corn is just a good as fresh. I never met a cooking alibi I didn’t love, and this next call is an Alibi to keep. Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Alibi Fine Art in Chicago for their Juried Photography Exhibit. Take this rare opportunity to enter a Chicago-based art show for only $15! Great shots wanted…

OPEN CALL:
Juried Photography Exhibit

Juried by the Alibi Fine Art gallery owners, Adam Holtzman and Lucas Zenk. Exhibition of selected works will be displayed from July 9 to August 28, 2011.

ELIGIBILITY:Entrants must live within the United States at the time of submission.

MEDIA: All photographic mediums are eligible for submission to this juried exhibit.

DEADLINE: Received by May 13, 2011

NOTIFICATION: Accepted artists will be posted to the gallery website on May 27, 2011.

Editor’s Note: I have shouted from the rooftop many times that if you are willing to take my entry fee, you should at least take the time to send me an email notification. However, in light of their miniscule $15 entry fee, I’m going to forgive this one. How about you?

ENTRY FEE: The submission fee is $15 for up to 5 images (per submitter, not per image).

SALES: All work must available for sale, price determined by the artist. Alibi Fine Art Receives a 50% commission on any sale.

SUBMISSIONS: Digital submissions are preferred. Digital files must be in .jpg or jpeg format. Maximum file size should be no larger than 8” in the largest dimension with 150 dpi resolution (image quality 10).

File names should start with the applicant’s last name and be numbered to correspond with the checklist. Please number the files and checklist in the order you would like the images viewed. (example: NAME_3.jpg)

Digital submissions will NOT be returned.

For instructions on how to submit prints, please download the Prospectus.

ABOUT ALIBI FINE ART: Alibi Fine Art is a contemporary gallery in the Ravenswood/Lincoln Square area of Chicago’s north side. Founded by two fine art photographers, Adam Holtzman and Lucas Zenk, their goal is to promote new, overlooked, and mid-career artists. The gallery’s primary focus is on photography, with other media represented as well.

For complete details, Download the Prospectus!

CALL for ENTRIES: Thunder at CAM

Posted on February 22, 2011 by R.L. Gibson

SALTY BUT SWEET

I grew up with a single father from age 3 to 13, and it was a culinary adventure. One of my fondest memories is of weekend-long motorcycle trips when I was around 8. We’d climb on and hit the road. I would freeze in the morning early-morning air. My father’s solution? We’d stop at every other golden arches we could find for french fries and hot fudge sundaes. This next Call is a whole different way to celebrate two-wheeled freedom.

Check out this Call for Entries for Thunder — Motorcycles and Art from the Coos Art Museum. The entry fee is as little as $15 dollars for this incredibly unique opportunity to show a wide variety of media — even jewelry! Take a look…

CALL for ENTRIES: Thunder at CAM

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists—painters, sculptors, photographers and printmakers—over 18 years of age. Artists are invited to submit up to three original works of art on any theme related to motorcycles. Works selected by jurors from submitted entries will be chosen on the basis of creative excellence and quality of execution. All works must be original and completed within the last two years. Coos Art Museum’s “Thunder at CAM – Motorcycles and Art” jurors will be the final authority on eligibility. Accepted works meant for wall hanging must be ready with all necessary hardware in place.

MEDIA: Paintings, Drawings, Hand pulled prints, etchings, serigraphs, Photography, Mixed media, Fiber & textiles, Wearable art (must supply display device), Small sculptures, Glass, Turned and carved wood and Jewelry. No Video, motion picture film, audio, computer generated digital works, giclée prints of original fine art or furniture.

DEADLINE:
Postmarked by March 26, 2011

NOTIFICATION:
April 1, 2011

ENTRY FEE: Artists may submit a total of up to three (3) submissions, with a non-refundable fee of $15 for the first submission plus $10 for the second submission plus $10 for the third submission. Include a check or money order made out to Coos Art Museum in the amount of $35.00, $25.00 or $15.00.

JURORS: Susan Lehman, Oregon artist and art educator, began life-long passion for motorcycles that began with her first ride on the back of a restored 1951 Vincent Black Shadow. Fans of British café-style racers, she and her husband have owned and ridden dozens of motorcycles. Susan’s formal art training was at California College of Arts in Oakland, CA. She has co-produced two juried art exhibitions for the museum.

Philip Koenen, Since an early age, Philip has had two passions; motorsports and film making. Among the founding students of the now famous Dodge College of Film and Media Arts at Chapman University, Philip was asked to join the Eisaman, Johns & Laws advertising agency to work on the U.S. Suzuki motorcycle account and later to be the Executive Producer for their Film and Television Department. In 1983, he joined the Stunt Driving Team, Driver’s Inc. the clientele of which included Ferrari, Jaguar, Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki and Yamaha. In 1984 he left advertising to follow his passion for building and restoring automobiles. Today Philip continues to successfully operate Grand Touring Garage with a worldwide clientele.

Christiaan “Dutch” Mostert, is an internationally recognized watercolor artist. Born in Holland he received early training from his artist father. A full-time freelance artist since 1978, his travels through Europe, Africa the Middle East and the Pacific Rim countries have provided him with a wealth of subject matter for his works. Though known for marine subjects Dutch has also developed a love of classic vehicles.

Mike Boyle, is an avid collector of vintage Motorcycles. He began restoring cars and motorcycles in 1964. For 32 years he owned and operated a large repair and restoration business in San Diego. Since his move to Coos Bay in 2006 he does restoration work only on his own collections of cars and motorcycles.

Michael Holm, works primarily in digitally manipulated photography, printmaking and design. He has had a life-long interest in motorcycles. Mike received a BA in Art and photography from the University of California, Santa Cruz. He has been instrumental in the upcoming exhibition of motorcycles and motorcycle art.

AWARDS: First Place Award will receive cash prize of $500, Second Place Award will receive cash prize of $350, Third Place Award will receive cash prize of $250 and Four Honorable Mention ribbons will also be awarded.

SALES: Works in the exhibition may be available for sale. Artist agrees to donate 30% of any sale as commission to Coos Art Museum.

For complete details, visit the Coos Art Museum online!

CALL for ENTRIES: Beetle Blockers Beetle Art

Posted on February 21, 2011 by R.L. Gibson

CAN’T BUY ME LOVE!

I don’t eat bugs. It strikes me as less exotic and more… well, gross. But, bug food is one of my first encounters crossing art with food. My friend Toni, used to be a PR person for a philharmonic orchestra and once sent out delectable beetle lollipops as part of the press kit for a Beatles tribute band that played with the orchestra. Ingenious. The folks producing this next Call should stock up now.

Check out this Call for Entries from Colorado State University and the Town of Frisco in Colorado for Beetle Art. No entry fee for this one, and your art could be a part of public art history. Check it out…

CALL for ENTRIES: Beetle Blockers Beetle Art

Colorado State University Extension, in partnership with Town of Frisco, brings you a public art outreach event never before seen in Summit County. The inaugural Beetle Blockers “Beetle Art” public art event is set to fly in 2011. This event will showcase seven fiberglass beetle sculptures, adorned by winning artists, to be displayed in Frisco, CO, throughout the summer of 2011.

Each of the seven winning pieces of art will appear on one of the fiberglass beetle shells, with monetary awards going to the top three designs. The Beetle Blockers “Beetle Art” will be placed in front of sponsoring businesses throughout the 2011 summer.

WHAT IS BEETLE ART? For the past three years the Town of Frisco has hosted Beetle Fest, a uniquely zany event designed to increase awareness and understanding of the mountain pine beetle epidemic. Beetle Fest is an all day extravaganza held in September which benefits Friends of the Dillon Ranger District.

In the summer of 2011, Beetle Blockers “Beetle Art” will compliment Beetle Fest by introducing 3-dimensional Beetles to the community. Throughout the summer season, residents and visitors alike will see Beetle Blockers “Beetle Art” in front of sponsoring businesses and learn facts about Mountain Pine Beetle.

All this will happen through an artistic media as people explore the wonderful town of Frisco, Colorado.

SUBMISSIONS: Artists are invited to submit a 2-D roof of concept. A panel of judges will select 7 artists to transform their 2-D submission into 3-D renderings upon a 32”x 20”x 15” fiberglass beetle shell.

THEME:
Artists should base their concept on the theme “Look to the Future.”

ENTRY FEE: None

DEADLINE: Submit your proof of concept to the Colorado State University Extension office by March 1, 2011: Colorado State University Extension, 37 Peak One Drive (CR1005), P.O. Box 5660, Frisco, CO 80443

For complete detail, Download the Prospectus/Entry Form!

INSTALLATIONS: Hauntings at The Soap Factory

Posted on February 20, 2011 by R.L. Gibson

SPOOK ME

Did your parents peel grapes and pretend they were eyeballs at Halloween? Mine either, but I always wish they had. I wanted oiled spaghetti for worms and icecubes with plastic bugs, chocolate covered crickets… the whole nine yards. Alas, it is too late now. Or is it? Live our your Halloween fantasies by designing a creepy installation for one of the country’s premier Halloween events.

Art is so creepy…

Check out this Call for Submissions for the Haunted Basement at The Soap Factory in Minnesota! There is no entry fee, but this is slightly regional since you’ll have to be able to travel. But this could be your shot to create the installation of a lifetime. Take a look…

CALL for SUBMISSIONS:
Haunted Basement

The Soap Factory is now accepting proposals for The Soap Factory’s 2011 Haunted Basement. Considered the premier haunted event in the Minnesota, The Soap Factory’s infamously creepy and legitimately haunted basement is a perfect canvas for creating immersive terror environments. Each year they seek new ideas, fresh perspectives and unexpected scares.

A limited number of room or environment designs and costume concepts will be accepted for The Soap Factory’s 2011 Haunted Basement. Accepted applicants will have the creative freedom to design and fabricate a room or costume for The Haunted Basement.

Although selected artists are expected to see their project through from conception to completion from May through August, artists will not be alone in this venture.

The Soap Factory has excellent resources for gathering supplies, and…

A small army of staff and volunteers

…that will advise and assist you on realizing your vision. This includes set, sound, tech and lighting designers, wardrobe, hair and make-up artists….even scent engineers who can make custom smells!

DEADLINE: April 1, 2011 This is not a post-mark deadline, packages or emails must arrive by April 1st at the latest. Use only US Postal Service.

MEDIA: Installation

NOTIFICATION: If you qualify, you will be contacted for interviews on April 9th.

ENTRY FEE: None

REMEMBER:
1. This event isADULTS ONLY & occurs in an art gallery that promotes emerging artists
2. You are expected to build your own environment… Time & skill required.
3. Each area must accommodate 4 – 5 visitors at a time
4. The Haunted Basement build begins in May and continues over the summer, with everything completed by August.
5. They encourage you to take risks, so contemplate REAL FEARS
6. Think of ways to engage all of the senses in your work
7. All designs must be original, Soap Factory represents MINNEAPOLIS not Hollywood
8. Artists should plan on a commitment of 100 hours
9. Proposals should incorporate the naturally creepy setting of The Soap Factory’s basement

This will be one of the strangest and most rewarding artistic endeavors of your life.

SUMBISSIONS: Email all application materials, or mail via USPS application materials to: Program Manager, 514 2nd St SE, Minneapolis MN 55414

REQUIRED MATERIALS:
A typed cover sheet with the following information: name, phone, email, address, title of proposal. A resume outlining any relevant work experience (ie: building or installation experience, etc). A typed, one-page project proposal outlining your idea for The Haunted Basement. A list of materials you will require to complete your project. 5 – 10 work samples. Work samples should be in the form of jpegs and be attached to your application. If submission is submitted via mail images must be available in printed form and on a CD in jpeg format.

For complete details, visit the Soap Factory’s
Haunted Basement online!

CALL for ENTRIES: 2nd SemiAnnual Competition from Dave Bown Projects

Posted on February 19, 2011March 13, 2011 by R.L. Gibson

CASH for PUPPIES

When someone parts with their hard-earned cash, you can consider their purchase a compliment in the highest regard. Ultimately, I cannot trust my first food sales because I suspect my puppy dog eyes were a bigger factor than the taste of my lemonade. But many years later, my husband Jon and I were proud to sell gourmet hotdogs in a little downtown store front. The poodle (a turkey dog with feta and red-wine cucumber relish) remains my proudest culinary sale. This next call could result in the sale of your artwork, a high compliment that could leave you with extra dough for hot dogs!

Check out this Call for Entries from Dave Bown Projects for their 2nd SemiAnnual Competition. This is your chance to win one of seven $1000 cash awards PLUS the chance to sell your work. There are no media restrictions… so no excuses!

CALL for ENTRIES:
2nd SemiAnnual Competition

Founded in 2005, the initiatives of Dave Bown Projects, a privately held U.S. company, focus on advancing the field of contemporary art by engaging in scholarly research and distributing unrestricted monetary awards to visual artists.

ELIGIBILITY: This competition is open to all visual artists who are 18 years of age or older.

MEDIA: All styles and media are eligible.

DEADLINE: May 30, 2011 at 11pm EST

NOTIFICATION: June 15, 2011

ENTRY FEE: A non-refundable $40 USD entry fee is required. There are no additional fees. Click Here to pay via PayPal or call (917) 365-5265, and they can process your credit or debit card over the phone.

JURORS: Kashya Hildebrand founded her gallery in Geneva in 2001. Since 2004 the gallery has been located in the center of Zurich, featuring a large exhibition space. The main focus of the gallery lies in its dedication to the support and the representation of an international group of young, emerging artists through solo and group shows.

Daneyal Mahmood is the owner of the Daneyal Mahmood Gallery. The DMG program focuses on defining the normative through investigating its deviations. Issues of politics, culture, science and history are frequently addressed – the social aspect of the program being as central as the aesthetic. There is a commitment to craftsmanship and a love of spectacle throughout. Mediums include multi-media installation, sculpture, painting, drawing and photography.

Peter Surace opened RARE Gallery in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District in 1998. The gallery moved to Chelsea in 2003 and has occupied its current space on West 27th Street since 2009. From the beginning, RARE has been dedicated to fostering the careers of emerging artists to help them gain a firm footing in the contemporary art market place.

Editor’s Note: To ensure objectivity and fairness artists should not contact the jurors. Any questions you may have should be directed to Dave Bown at (917) 365-5265 or info@davebownprojects.com.

AWARDS: $7,000 USD (7 artists will each receive $1,000). In addition to the cash prizes, Dave Bown will be buying works of art, on an ongoing basis, from select artists as submissions are
received.

Tag: Call for Entries

EAT MY PIXELS

CALL FOR ENTRIES: Digital Concept / Digital Construct

There is art in successful digital imaging and manipulation.

PHOTO SUBMISSIONS:

For the full Call for Entries, visit the website.

EXPOSE YOURSELF

CALL for ENTRIES: Direct Art Magazine Annual Competition

For full details, visit Direct Art online!

PLAY before EATING

CALL for ENTRIES: 19th Annual CPSA Int’l Exhibit

For complete details, download the Prospectus!

DON’T FREEZE ME OUT

Take a look…

CALL for ENTRIES: Chelsea International l Fine Art Competition

For complete details, see the Competition Guidelines online!

TURN UP THE GREENS

CALL for ENTRIES: Gateway to Imagination

For complete details, download the Prospectus!

BUTTER ME UP!

OPEN CALL: Juried Photography Exhibit

For complete details, Download the Prospectus!

SALTY BUT SWEET

CALL for ENTRIES: Thunder at CAM

For complete details, visit the Coos Art Museum online!

CAN’T BUY ME LOVE!

CALL for ENTRIES: Beetle Blockers Beetle Art

All this will happen through an artistic media as people explore the wonderful town of Frisco, Colorado.

For complete detail, Download the Prospectus/Entry Form!

SPOOK ME

Art is so creepy…

CALL for SUBMISSIONS: Haunted Basement

A small army of staff and volunteers

This will be one of the strangest and most rewarding artistic endeavors of your life.

For complete details, visit the Soap Factory’s Haunted Basement online!

CASH for PUPPIES

CALL for ENTRIES: 2nd SemiAnnual Competition

For complete details, visit Dave Bown Projects online!

**DON’T FREEZE ME OUT**

OPEN CALL:
Juried Photography Exhibit

CALL for SUBMISSIONS:
Haunted Basement

For complete details, visit the Soap Factory’s
Haunted Basement online!

CALL for ENTRIES:
2nd SemiAnnual Competition