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The December 2008 Newsletter is sponsored by:

The Kenana Knitters group in Njoro, Kenya enables its workers to directly benefit from their efforts and create a self-sufficient community. All products are made with home spun wool, dyed with natural plant dye, and knitted with love by a huge group of happy women in Kenya. Each piece is signed by the woman who knitted it.

To read more about the Kenana Knitters and purchase their products visit: http://www.kenanausa.com

DEADLINE DECEMBER 14, 2008

Free Monthly Art Contests for Cash Prizes

Contests, Juried Art Shows - , Acrylic, Ceramics, Crafts, Digital Media, Glass, Mosiac, Illustration, Mixed media, Sculpture, Watercolor, Oil, Pastel, Photography Other

Compete with other artists and photographers in our free monthly art contests for cash and other great prizes. A Singular Creation provides a free online venue to showcase your art and photography. Your images will be juried by our panel, as well as rated by our visitors. Winners will be selected accordingly. We will start the cash pot at a different amount, depending on the theme. In addition to cash prizes, we will award various prizes donated by our sponsors. Also, all winners will be featured in our e-newsletters sent to over 5,500 subscribers and all over our web site.

Website:http://www.asingularcreation.com/
Prospectus: http://www.asingularcreation.com/showdown.htm

DEADLINE DECEMBER 30, 2008

House of Scratch - January 2009 Exhibition

Online Event - Contests, Juried Art Shows - , Acrylic, Digital Media, Illustration, Sculpture, Oil, Pastel, Photography, Metalsmithing Online Gallery

Call for Artists - House of Scratch - January 2009 Exhibition - House of Scratch is a new online juried exhibition of surrealist and visionary artwork working inside of, but not limited to, the genres of sci-fi, horror, psychedelic, esoteric, outsider, lowbrow and fantastic art practices. Illustrators welcome! We are now looking for artists for our upcoming January exhibition. 10 artists will be picked every month to be in the exhibition. The online community will then have that month to vote for their favourite artist in the show. The artist with the most votes will be awarded a spot in the next House of Scratch physical gallery show! $15 for 3 images, $ 20 for 4 images. Please read Our Mission and Terms of Service statements at www.houseofscratch.com. Deadline: December 30, 2008. Contact us: art@houseofscratch.com.

DEADLINE DECEMBER 31, 2008 - $26500 in Awards

RayMar Art`s Third Annual Online Art Competition

Online Event - Contests, Juried Art Shows - , Acrylic Other

Year long art competition. $10,000 First Prize. $5,000 Second Prize. Many other opportunities to win cash prizes. 144 finalists chosen from 12 months with 12 winners each. Finalists chosen by a well known artist judge each month. See website for contest details and rules.

Online Event

website: http://www.raymarart.com/

DEADLINE DECEMBER 31, 2008

The Art Interview - 15th International Online Artist Competition

Online Event - Contests, Juried Art Shows - Acrylic, Ceramics, Crafts, Digital Media, Glass, Mosiac, Illustration,Jewelry, Mixed media,Metalsmithing,Sculpture, Watercolor, Oil, Pastel, Photography, Poetry, Video/Film Art Organization

CALL FOR ARTISTS: DEADLINE: 31 December 2008The Art Interview - 15th International Online Artist Competition is a quarterly, international, juried exhibition of paintings, drawings and sculptures in any medium. It is open to all living artists worldwide aged 16 and up. A European gallery exhibition and a total of € 17,000 in cash may be awarded each quarter to the first, second and third place winners. First place winners receive up to € 10,000 plus a featured interview in Art Interview Online Magazine.The competition is run completely over the Internet, which eliminates the need for you to send slides or arrange for physical transportation of your artworks. Gain international recognition for your artwork and be interviewed along with the world's top artists, curators and gallery owners in Art Interview Online Magazine.Read more information on the competition and how to enter it at www.art-interview.com!

Online Event

website:http://www.art-interview.com/
prospectus: http://www.art-interview.com/competition_prospectus.html

DEADLINE JANUARY 01, 2009

Projekt30's February 2009 Exhibition

Online Event - Contests, Juried Art Shows - , Acrylic, Ceramics, Crafts, Digital Media, Glass, Mosiac, Illustration, Mixed media, Sculpture, Watercolor, Oil, Pastel, Photography, Poetry, Metalsmithing Art Gallery

Projekt30 is taking submissions for our new February 2009 publicly juried exhibition. We are an artist-run arts organization dedicated to promoting emerging artists. The exhibition will include thirty artists; invitations will be sent to over 30,000 galleries, collectors, and fellow artists. Visitors have the option of contacting any participating artist with feedback or opportunities. As of Nov. 2008 over 200,000 messages have been sent to participating artists. All artwork submitted will be presented online prior to the exhibition so visitors may help select which artists will be included in the exhibition. Unlike other juried exhibitions, all participants receive exposure. Opens: Feb 1, 2009. Public Jury: Jan 15, 2008 - Jan 29, 2008 Deadline: Jan 1, 2008. Fee: $40 for up to 10 images, though the fee is waived for Projekt30 members and artists who use Projekt30's web-hosting service. Go to http://www.projekt30.com for more details.

DEADLINE JANUARY 12, 2009 - $3000 in Awards

Embracing Our Differences

Contests, Juried Art Shows - , Acrylic, Digital Media, Illustration, Sculpture, Pastel, Photography, Poetry, Metalsmithing Art Organization

Embracing Our Differences invites artists, photographers, professionals, amateurs, teachers and students to participate in its 5th annual visual art exhibit celebrating diversity. National and international submissions are encouraged. 39 artists will be selected for the exhibit. The Embracing Our Differences exhibit will be displayed throughout the month of April 2008 at Island Park along Sarasota's beautiful bayfront. The exhibit will also be displayed throughout the month of May 2008 in North Port, Florida. Since 2004, the exhibit has been viewed by more than 400,000 visitors. The exhibit will contain 39 billboard-sized (16 feet wide by 12 1/2 feet high) images of the selected artworks.Final selections will be chosen based on artistic excellence in reflection of the theme "Embracing Our Differences". The art-work will also be evaluated on how effectively it will read outdoors when enlarged to billboard size - 16 feet wide by 12 1/2 feet high. Artists are encouraged to use bold saturated colors and strong lines. Final selections will be made by a 3-judge panel of professional artists, curators and art professionals. A total of $2,500.00 in awards will be presented.Deadline for submission is January 8, 2008. There is no submission fee.The mission of Embracing Our Differences is to use art as a catalyst for creating awareness and promoting the value of diversity, the benefits of inclusion and the significance of the active rejection of hatred and prejudice.Submission forms and more information concerning past winning submissions are available online.

website: http://www.embracingourdifferences.org/
prospectus: http://www.embracingourdifferences.org/pdfs/2009artists.pdf

DEADLINE JANUARY 15, 2009

The Sketchbook Project 3

Online Event - Gallery Exhibitions, Openings - Acrylic, Ceramics, Crafts, Digital Media, Glass, Mosiac, Illustration,Jewelry, Mixed media,Metalsmithing,Sculpture, Watercolor, Oil, Pastel, Photography, Poetry, Video/Film Art Gallery

We send you the sketchbook, you make the art. Then Art House is taking all the sketchbooks on a 6 city tour to galleries and museums across the U.S. The goal of the exhibition is to encourage anyone to create artwork and build a collective of sketchbooks made by artists from all over the world.Art House is all about community. You don't have to be a professional artist to participate in the exhibition. This project is about being creative and inspiring yourself and others. We want to bring artists together and give everyone a chance to show in museums and galleries around the country!All books will be accepted!

Online Event

website: http://www.thesketchbookproject.com/
prospectus: http://www.arthousecoop.com/sketchbookproject

DEADLINE JANUARY 24, 2009

Photo+Book: A Juried Exhibition of Self-Published On-Demand Photography Books

Contests, Juried Art Shows - , Poetry Art Gallery

Photographers have been witness to a dizzying array of groundbreaking innovations in recent years. One of those exciting innovations is the emergence of "self-published, on demand" book printing services. You know.... Blurb, Lulu, iPhoto, MyPublisher and all those other proliferating providers as well. These books allow photographers to present their photographs in a high-quality, low-cost and professional-looking book. Let's celebrate these books and the artists behind them. Photo+Book will be juried by Christopher Rauschenberg and four artists submitting books will be selected for Best of Show Awards.

23 Sandy Gallery, 623 NE 23rd Ave. Portland, OR 97232, 97232, Oregon, United States

website: http://www.23sandy.com
prospectus: http://www.23sandy.com/PhotoBook/callforentries.html

DEADLINE JANUARY 31, 2009 - $2600 in Awards

Neoteric Abstract

Contests, Juried Art Shows - , Acrylic, Ceramics, Digital Media, Glass, Mosiac, Sculpture, Oil, Pastel, Photography, Poetry, Metalsmithing, Jewelry Art Gallery

This is a call for a group thematic exhibition dedicated to abstract art. The exhibition will be held April 4 - 26, 2009 a the Limner Gallery. And is open for entry to all artists. $2600 in publication awards will be presented to three artists in the exhibition.

SlowArt Productions / Limner Gallery, 123 Warren Street, 12534, New York, United States

website: http://www.slowart.com/
prospectus: http://www.slowart.com/prospectus/abstract.htm

DEADLINE JANUARY 31, 2009 - $3500 in Awards

4th Annual INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN ART COMPETITION, ICAC

Online Event - Contests, Juried Art Shows - , Acrylic, Ceramics, Digital Media, Glass, Mosiac, Illustration, Mixed media, Sculpture, Watercolor, Oil, Pastel, Photography, Poetry, Metalsmithing, Jewelry Art Gallery

$3,500 in cash awards and licensing contracts for those selected. Eight categories, best two dimensional work (paintings, drawings etc.), best jewelry, best song, best short film,best sculpture, best photography, best digitally enhanced photography, best mixed media.There is at least one winner from each category.The ICAC was founded by Stephen Sawyer, artist and owner of ART for GOD, the sponsor this year is ARTBEAT of AMERICA, whose owner Carla Tocquigny has been a licensing agent for over twenty years.

Online Event

website: http://www.art4god.com/
prospectus: http://www.art4god.com/html/?go=competition

DEADLINE JANUARY 31, 2009 - $7000 in Awards

BLUE SKY PROJECT - Call for Proposals

Residencies - Acrylic, Ceramics, Crafts, Digital Media, Glass, Mosiac, Illustration,Jewelry, Mixed media,Metalsmithing,Sculpture, Watercolor, Oil, Pastel, Photography, Poetry, Video/Film Art Organization

BLUE SKY PROJECT SEEKS ARTIST'S PROPOSALS FOR SUMMER RESIDENCY. CREATIVE PROFESSIONALS: VISUAL ARTISTS, ARTISTS/ACTIVISTS, FILMMAKERS, WRITERS, DANCERS, MUSICIANS, THEATER PERFORMERS, AND PEOPLE WORKING IN OTHER CREATIVE MEDIA ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. As a Blue Sky Project Artist-In-Residence, you will cross-pollinate with other practicing artists, collaborate with teens, expand your ideas and add artistic breadth and depth to the Dayton community. Relocated for 2009 to Ohio from our original location in Illinois, artists gather for eight weeks from mid-June to mid August at the University of Dayton, located 2 miles from downtown Dayton. Monday - Thursday, from 10-3:30 are devoted to intensive collaborations between each individual artist and a small group of six to eight local teen participants, culminating in a final exhibition. Artists-in-Residence invent the remaining structure, working together or individually on projects. Our hope is that the projects will seep out, intervene, enhance and impact the community. Your recent studio practice & new ideas should provide the foundation for your activities. Because of the collaborative nature of Blue Sky, your project must have an open-ended structure. Your project must be achievable in eight weeks, within a $1,000 budget (excluding final exhibition expenses) and must engage others in its articulation and production. The rest is up to you. Previous projects have included: sculptural sound installation, self-published zine of local interviews, performance, filmmaking, photographic re-imaginings of local sites and nature interventions at the local conservation district.

Involvement Advocacy, 15 West Fourth Street, Suite 330, 45402, Ohio, United States

website: http://blueskydayton.org/

DEADLINE FEBRUARY 01, 2009

Momentum: Images of Dance - Dance Photography Competition

Calls for Submissions - , Art Organization

The Connecticut Valley Regional Ballet Company Inc. and The Ethel Walker School invite all interested photographers to submit entries into an international contest that celebrates the beauty, grace and athleticism of dance. Age divisions: high school, college and adult. 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners in each division will receive graduated monetary prizes and certificates.

website:http://www.movingmoments.org/
prospectus: http://www.movingmoments.org/rules.html

DEADLINE FEBRUARY 14, 2009 - $500 in Awards

4th Annual National Juried Competition and Exhibition

Contests, Juried Art Shows - , Acrylic, Ceramics, Crafts, Digital Media, Glass, Mosiac, Mixed media, Sculpture, Watercolor, Oil, Pastel, Photography, Poetry, Metalsmithing Art Gallery

Call to Artists: Katharine Butler Gallery seeks entries for 4th Annual National Juried Exhibition April 15-May 9, 2009.Original 2D and 3D artwork in any traditional medium, including fiber, ceramics, metal, and glass from the past three years. No Giclees or videos. Entry fee $25 for up to 3 works. Application deadline February 14th. Juror Roy Slade, Director Emeritus, Cranbrook Art Museum and former director Corcoran Gallery of Art. Cash awards.For prospectus and application go to www.kbutlergallery.com or send SASE to Katharine Butler Gallery, 1943 Morrill St., Sarasota, FL, 34236

Katharine Butler Gallery, 1943 Morrill St. , 34236, Florida, United States

Website: http://www.kbutlergallery.com/
Prospectus: http://www.kbutlergallery.com/documents/09Prospectus.pdf

DEADLINE MARCH 01, 2009

The Sculptors Invitational - Call For Entry

Calls for Submissions - , Oil Art Gallery

BIG OUTDOOR SCULPTURE ONLY. (350lb minimum w/o base.) Limit 1. The 7th Sculptors Invitational begins the 1st Saturday of April for four weekends, 11am to 5pm. Year-around gallery optional up to two years. You need not be present to exhibit or sell. Transportation and insurance of sculptures are sculptors responsibility. (See your CPA for transportation/shipping costs - of $250 or more - are deductible as a donation to SDI, Inc. 501c3). You will exhibit with some 60 other professional sculptors from other countries, the U.S. and local cities. Work must stay March and April with option to stay up to two years. The venue is 6 landscaped acres, oak trees, grass in a secure gated residence and inside the city limits. sets off your sculpture aesthetically, spaciously and with integrity.Now to March 1, 2009 - Installation Period- by email appointment - 2 week notice mandatory. Snowstates encouraged to ship/install early - summer or fall 2008 before winter snow in.To enter submit your website and a Registration for jury . [or email photos of your large work example, for jury to gilbertebarrera@gmail.com.] No required fee. Upon acceptance submit by email the following sculpture information: Your Name; Sculpture Title; Medium; Price. A photo of yourself and your sculpture is also requested for public sheet exhibits. Also submit weight, measurements and special instructions if any.

Website: http://www.sculptorsdominion.com/
Prospectus: http://www.sculptorsdominion.com/2008-1stCallForEntry.aspx

DEADLINE MARCH 02, 2009 - $6000 in Awards

Emerald Spring Exhibition 2009

Contests, Juried Art Shows - , Acrylic, Sculpture, Pastel, Photography, Metalsmithing Art Organization

Emerald Spring Exhibition 2009Paintings only, no photos, no collages.$30 entry fee for 2 images, $10 for each additional. Maximum of 4 images. 30% sales commission.For prospectus SASE to: Emerald Spring Exhibition 2009, Emerald Art Center, 500 Main St,Springfield, OR 97477 You can also download the prospectus from the website as well as view previous years catalogues.

Emerald Empire Art Association, 500 Main St., 97477, Oregon, United States

Website: http://www.emeraldartcenter.org/
Prospectus: http://www.emeraldartcenter.org/Downloads/2009%20EAC%20NJS%20prospectus%20.pdf

ONGOING CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

Your Stab of Art on real, usable Bags with Cash Prize!

Online Event - Calls for Submissions - , Digital Media Other

This is a perpetual online contest judged by the members. Register for free access to purchase, vote, design and forum at the site. Template of bags are ready for download where your art can be placed and you upload it for others to vote. If selected to print, cash prize is awarded. Additional cash prizes for reprints due to popular demand.This is great also for artists to sell their prints on usable items. Bulk discounts are available.It is time to break the typical and give art another outlet.

http://www.bagstab.net/

ONGOING CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

THE OPEN STUDIOS PRESS COMPETITION (PUBLISH AWARD)

Public Art Calls - , Art Gallery

Presented by The Open Studios Press. Winners receive full-color spreads of their art in the nationally distributed periodical, New American Paintings. Six regions (Northeast, Mid Atlantic, South, Midwest, West and Pacific Coast) each have separate annual competitions and deadlines for entry. Open to all artists in the U.S., all styles and media are welcome, as long as the work is singular and 2D. Entry Fee: $25. Entry guidelines are at their website. Address: The Open Studios Press, 450 Harrison Ave. #304, Boston, MA 02118 USA Phone: (617) 778-5265.