December 2009 Newsletter
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The December 2009 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. Their products range from African animals to funky scarves and hats. They produce items to suit all occasions whether you need to find an original holiday gift, or an accessory that will get you noticed on the top of Mount Kenya. To read more about the Kenana Knitters and purchase their products visit: http://www.kenanausa.com
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DEADLINE DECEMBER 02, 2009 Melancholy: At the Bottom of Everything Projekt30 is seeking artwork that possesses or infers the characteristics associated with the Melancholic temperament, or the emotional state of melancholy. Artwork which is down-cast, gloomy, pensive, sorrowful, or pre-occupied with the tragedy and cruelty of the world. See the below prospectus for a more complete explanation. Website: http://www.projekt30.com/ | ||||||
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DEADLINE DECEMBER 04, 2009 Serenity Winter 2010 | UCSF Women's Health Center Calls for Submissions - Acrylic, Digital Media, Illustration, Mixed media, Oil, Pastel, Photography, Watercolor Art Gallery McKinley Art Solutions presents:Sponsored by the UCSF National Center of Excellence in Women's Health, each part in the series invites Bay Area artists to present a body of work that interprets the idea of 'serenity' in order to inspire relaxation, well-being and calm. Begun in 2007 and now featuring artwork exhibited on five floors, the 'Serenity' series is the San Francisco Bay Area's largest continuous exhibit focused on positive, healing and uplifting artwork open to all 2D and wall hung 3D media. Curator: Matt McKinley Eligibility includes all 2D and wall hung 3D media in the following styles: still life, sea/sky/landscapes, urbanscape, figurative (non-nude), abstract, realism. Contact prior to submitting 3D wall hung work to get approval for your installation system. This exhibit is produced by Matt McKinley of McKinley Art Solutions and sponsored by UCSF National Center of Excellence in Women's Health. This exhibit will be juried by Matt McKinley and representatives from UCSF. The artists selected will be invited to exhibit 3 - 8 pieces based on their submitted body of work (each artist may submit up to 8 pieces). McKinley Art Solutions, 731 South Van Ness Ave #1, San Francisco, California, 94110, United States Website: http://www.mckinleyartsolutions.com/
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DEADLINE DECEMBER 06, 2009 SPLIT SECOND IMPULSE Online Event - Contests, Juried Art Shows - Photography Art Gallery Open to all artists working in traditional or digital photography. Photographers posses not only a sharpened capability to see moments, even intuit those about to arrive but they have toned their ability to know how to make that split second decision which tells them that what they see, is worth capturing. It's an impelling force. This motivating force, sudden wish or urge prompts the unpremeditated act or feeling that has created masterpieces and important historical documentation over the millenium. We would love to see your "split second impulses"! We encourage all of you to participate by sending in your best 5 images. All participants will be given visibility. Website: http://www.artromgallery.com/ |
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DEADLINE DECEMBER 10, 2009 Submit samples to World-Renowned Photographer, Philippe McClelland, via Talenthouse.com Calls for Submissions - Digital Media, Illustration, Mixed media, Photography Art Organization World renowned photographer Philippe McClelland is developing a book of all his work from the music industry to entertainment, fashion and advertising. He invites talented Graphic Designers and Art Directors that have experience in book design layout to submit examples of their works. The chosen artist to work with Philippe will be credited as the layout designer in the book, and will be exposed to the artists he has worked with as well as influential people in the photography community. Mr. McClelland will make his final selection based on popular vote and on which artist vibes with his work best. You can view Philippe's work at www.talenthouse.com/philippemcclelland for inspiration. Talenthouse, 655 Castro St. Suite #2, Mountain View, California, 94041, United States Website: http://www.talenthouse.com/
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DEADLINE DECEMBER 14, 2009 Free Monthly Art Contests for Cash Prizes Online Event - 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. Online Event Email : singular@asingularcreation.com Website : http://www.asingularcreation.com/showdown.htm
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DEADLINE DECEMBER 28, 2009 The Best of the USA Contests, Juried Art Shows - Acrylic, Ceramics, Crafts, Digital Media, Glass, Mosaic, Jewelry, Mixed media, Metalsmithing, Sculpture, Oil, Pastel, Photography, Watercolor Art Gallery A call for submission of original works of art for "The Best of the USA," including, but not limited to painting, sculpture, glasswork, ceramics, drawing, and assemblage. Artists at least 18 years of age from within the United States are eligible to participate in the juried competition. The Best of the Show will be offered gallery representation. The gallery will take a 40% commission on artwork we sell. All art must be available for sale for the duration of the exhibition. Our goal is to have art from each of the 50 states.Exhibition Dates: January 14, 2010, through February 6, 2010 The exhibit will be held in our gallery in the heart of Historic Downtown Sanford, as well as on our gallery website, and in our exhibition binder which will be available for viewing in the gallery during and after the show. Artist's bios, statements and images provided by the artist of their accepted works will be included. The exhibition will remain on our website and in our gallery binder for at least thirty days after the show has concluded, giving the artists greater exposure. Art Affair Gallery, 303 E. First Street, Sanford, Florida, 32771, United States Website: http://www.artaffairgallery.com/ | ||||||
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DEADLINE DECEMBER 28, 2009 Focal_Resolution-1, A Photography Show Contests, Juried Art Shows - Photography Art Gallery The exhibition will be held at the gallery in New York, January 9 - 24, 2010. National and international photographers may submit photographs for this exhibition. Full information can be found on the gallery's website. 10 artists will be chosen for distinction from Focal_Resolution-1 by Bonni Benrubi, Bonni Benrubi Gallery, New York. The gallery will publish a catalogue of the work of the 10 artists. The gallery maintains a Flat File of work on paper for invited artists. Artist representation will be given to selected artists. climate/gallery, 37-24 24th street suite 406, long island city, New York, 11101, United States Website: http://climategallery.com/ | ||||||
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DEADLINE DECEMBER 31, 2009 - $1100 in Awards The 2009 Winter Group Show Contests, Juried Art Shows - Illustration Art Gallery 3rd Ward is on the search for the best painting, drawing, print-making and works on paper! Our last Group Show open call culminated in an opening reception for The Best Emerging Photographers which drew over 300 art revelers. Now we're at it again and even more people will win! The 2009 Winter Group Show - A search for the best painting, drawing, print-making and works on paper. 3rd Ward, 195 Morgan Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, 11237, United States | ||||||
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DEADLINE JANUARY 01, 2009 February 2010 Exhibition Online Event - Contests, Juried Art Shows - Acrylic, Ceramics, Crafts, Digital Media, Glass, Mosiac, Illustration, Jewelry, Mixed media, Metalsmithing, Sculpture, Oil, Pastel, Photography, Poetry, Watercolor, Video/Film, Art Gallery Projekt30 is taking submissions for our February 2010 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 October 2009 over 284,000 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: February 1, 2010. Public Jury: January 15-29, 2009. Deadline: January 1, 2009. Fee: $40 for up to 10 images, though the fee is waived for Projekt30 members and artists who use Projekt30's web-hosting service. Website: http://www.projekt30.com/ |
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DEADLINE JANUARY 08, 2010 - $15000 in Awards LaGrange National XXVI Biennial Contests, Juried Art Shows - Acrylic, Ceramics, Digital Media, Glass, Mosiac, Illustration, Mixed media, Metalsmithing, Sculpture, Oil, Pastel, Photography, Watercolor Museum The LaGrange National XXVI Biennial is sponsored by the LaGrange Art Museum and the Lamar Dodd Art Center of LaGrange College.The Juror is J. Richard Gruber, Phd, Director of the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, University of New Orleans. Open to all artists in the United States over 18 years of age. Artists may submit four jpg images for $30. Selected work will be exhibited at the LaGrange Art Museum and the Lamar Dodd Art Center from February 26 to April17. 2010. For more information /prospectus visit website, email, call 706-882-3267 or mail request to LaGrange Art Museum, 112 Lafayette Parkway, LaGrange GA 30240. Deadline for entry: Postmarked by 12pm, January 8, 2010 LaGrange Art Museum, 112 Lafayette Parkway, LaGrange, Georgia, 30240, United States Website: http://www.lagrangeartmuseum.org/ | ||||||
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DEADLINE JANUARY 12, 2010 - $3000 in Awards Embracing Our Differences Contests, Juried Art Shows - Acrylic, Ceramics, Crafts, Digital Media, Glass, Mosiac, Illustration, Jewelry, Mixed media, Metalsmithing, Sculpture, Oil, Pastel, Photography, Poetry, Watercolor, Video/Film, Art Gallery Embracing Our Differences invites artists, photographers, professionals, amateurs, teachers and students to participate in its 7th annual visual art exhibit celebrating diversity. National and international submissions are encouraged. 45 artists will be selected for the exhibit. The Embracing Our Differences exhibit will be displayed throughout the month of April 2010 at Island Park along Sarasota's beautiful bayfront. The exhibit will also be displayed throughout the month of May 2010 in North Port, Florida. Since 2004, the exhibit has been viewed by more than 550,000 visitors. The exhibit will contain 39 billboard-sized (16 feet wide by 12 1/2 feet high) images of the selected artworks. An additional six "honorable mention" selections will be made.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 $3,000.00 in awards will be presented.Deadline for submission is January 12, 2010. There is no submission fee nor limit on the number of entries.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 online. Website: http://www.embracingourdifferences.org/ | ||||||
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DEADLINE JANUARY 15, 2010 - $3000 in Awards Earth Through a Lens Juried photographic exhibit to celebrate Earth Day. Thirty finalists will have their photos exhibited on Palm Canyon Dr, Palm Springs 1-30 April 2010 and included in catalog. Prizes of $500-1500 to top 3, travel stipend to Palm Springs for award ceremony, and inclusion in Palm Springs Life magazine. Categories are: the natural environment: desert, water or mountains and human impact on the planet: consumption, destruction, and restoration. Entrants must register first at www.callforentry.org at no cost and then access this call by name or deadline date to upload jpg images. Jurors include: K. Hough, Chief Curator, Palm Springs Art Museum, D. Fogelson, photographer, R.Lui, photgrapher, The Desert Sun. Sustainability Comm. City of Palm Springs CA, 3200 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, California, 92262, United States | ||||||
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DEADLINE JANUARY 23, 2010 - $7000 in Awards Blue Sky Project Residencies - Acrylic, Ceramics, Crafts, Digital Media, Glass, Mosiac, Illustration, Jewelry, Mixed media, Metalsmithing, Sculpture, Oil, Pastel, Photography, Poetry, Watercolor, Video/Film, Art Organization BLUE SKY PROJECT SEEKS ARTIST'S PROPOSALS FOR 2010 SUMMER RESIDENCY. CREATIVE PROFESSIONALS: VISUAL ARTISTS, ARTIST/ACTIVISTS, FILMMAKERS, WRITERS, DANCERS, MUSICIANS, THEATER PERFORMERS, AND PEOPLE WORKING IN OTHER CREATIVE MEDIA ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. As a Blue Sky 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, musical composition, dance installation, filmmaking, photographic re-imaginings of local sites and nature interventions. Website: http://www.blueskydayton.org/ | ||||||
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DEADLINE JANUARY 24, 2010 The Jacob Riis Award Online Event - Contests, Juried Art Shows - Pastel Art Gallery WPGA organizes THE JACOB RIIS AWARD with the exclusive sponsorship of EYEMAZING Magazine and benefiting Save the Children Foundation. It will focus in portfolios (minimum of 8 and maximum of 12 images) inviting photographers working in all mediums, styles and schools of thought. The Award is open worldwide to all professional and amateur photographers working with digital or traditional photography or combinations of both. There is no theme for this Award, and the images will be evaluated as a cohesive body of work rather than individual images. The Award will consist in the publication of the winner portfolio in Eyemazing Magazine (to be published during 2010) and a cash prize of $ 3,000.Each portfolio should be composed of a minimum of 8 images and a maximum of 12. The Jacob Riis Awards will be juried by Susan Zadeh, Paul Cava, Per Valentin, and Alexander Scholtz.The images of the winner portfolio, together with the portfolio of the finalists will be published in the book The Jacob Riis Award 2010 and will be exhibited in Europe and/or US in July 2010.ENTRY FEES: Early Bird: $ 60 USD for the first portfolio; $ 30 for each additional portfolio.After the Early Bird deadline: $ 80 USD for the first portfolio;$ 40 for each additional portfolio.Early Bird Deadline:November 23rd.ABOUT EYEMAZING MAGAZINE (www.eyemazing.com): Awarded as the Best Photography Magazine in 2008 by the Lucie Awards, Eyemazing is distributed worldwide and participates in most selected international photography fairs and festivals.Being published in Eyemazing the winner will have an good exposure in front of collectors and dealers. Website: http://www.thegalaawards.com/ | ||||||
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DEADLINE JANUARY 25, 2010 - $1750 in Awards Call to Artist: Juried Art Show NYC: Wide Open Contests, Juried Art Shows - Acrylic, Digital Media, Mixed media, Sculpture, Pastel, Photography, Watercolor Art Gallery This call for submissions is open to all residents of the U.S. and its Territories 18 years of age or older. 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 giclees), unless used as part of a mixed media work, will not be considered. Oversize Work, Assemblages and Installations are welcome at the discretion of BWAC, but must meet all other specifications and be delivered, installed and removed by the artist. The broad theme of "Wide Open" encompasses all the possibilities of knowledge and freedom and love -Wide open spaces... arms wide open... eyes wide open...but as with all things, there is the inevitable opposite... wide open to attack... corruption... failure. What kind of fantasy is this? What does it really indicate? This juried show looks to explore this idea of "wide open" in all the hidden niches of our collective psyche. Gallery show dates: March 13th-28th, 2010. Jurors: Ann Straus - Associate Curator, Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC, Nicolas Baume - Director & Chief Curator, Public Art Fund, NYC, Mark Hughes - Director, Galleria Lelong, Chelsea, NYC, Bill Murphy - Associate Professor & Gallery Director, Printmaker & Painter, Wagner College, NYC. AWARDS: Best of Show: $1,000. The artist whose work is juried as 'BEST of SHOW' will receive a $1,000 cash prize and a complementary one-year BWAC membership. PEOPLES' CHOICE: $500, CURATORS' CHOICE: $250, & CERTIFICATES. SUBMISSIONS AND FEES: Only original Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coaltion, 76 Degraw Street, Brooklyn, New York, 11231, United States Website: http://wideopenartshow.org/ | ||||||
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DEADLINE JANUARY 30, 2010 - $2200 in Awards Digital Art Extravaganza Contests, Juried Art Shows - Digital Media Art Gallery A thematic exhibition open to all forms of digital and computer based art. The exhibition will be held at the Limner Gallery, April 3 - 24, 2010. Open for entry to all artists. SlowArt Productions / Limner Gallery, 123 Warren Street, Hudson, New York, 12534, United States Website: http://www.slowart.com/ | ||||||
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DEADLINE JANUARY 31, 2010 - $1750 in Awards MyArtworkSpace.com 2nd Annual Winter Art Competition Online Event - Contests, Juried Art Shows - Acrylic, Ceramics, Crafts, Digital Media, Glass, Mosaic, Illustration, Jewelry, Mixed media, Metalsmithing, Sculpture, Oil, Pastel, Photography, Poetry, Watercolor Art Gallery Myartworkspace.com invites artists anywhere in the world to enter its 2nd Annual Winter Art Competition! Artists can Compete and Win with any Medium of art. 1st Place: $1,000, 2nd Place: $500, 3rd Place: $250, 4th Place: $50 to Blick Art Materials *Sponsored in part by Dick Blick Art Materials* Winners will be featured on Myartworkspace.com and will receive a certificate suitable for framing. Plus all award winners receive a 1-year subscription to Myartworkspace.com. Website: http://www.myartworkspace.com/ | ||||||
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DEADLINE FEBRUARY 01, 2010 - $2500 in Awards Camera Obscura Photography Competition Online Event - Contests, Juried Art Shows - Digital Media, Photography Other The Camera Obscura Journal of Literature and Photography is hosting a photography competition for both professional and non-professional photographers. First prize in the professional category - $1200 ($15/entry). Finalists also receive a professional marketing template from The Polished photographer worth $100. First prize in the non-professional category - $300 ($10/entry). Non-professionals may also enter the professional category.All finalists in both categories will also receive publication in the Camera Obscura Journal this spring. We have a distinguished panel of judges including an ASP fellow and several other awarding winning photographers (details on the website). All entries are judged anonymously and are accepted only through our electronically submission system. Open to all types of photography and photography-based mixed media artworks. Judged on the following: 1. artistic merit (use of the elements and principles of art and design, as well as artistic impact)2. creativity3. technical proficiency 4. expression of the theme 5. effective use of light**Enter before Nov. 15 - fees $12 professional and $8 non professional. After Nov. 15th $15/$10 Website: http://www.obscurajournal.com/ | ||||||
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DEADLINE FEBRUARY 01, 2010 - $10000 in Awards ArtsQuest Fine Arts Festival Contests, Juried Art Shows - Acrylic, Ceramics, Digital Media, Glass, Mosaic, Illustration, Jewelry, Mixed media, Metalsmithing, Sculpture, Oil, Pastel, Photography, Watercolor Art Gallery May 7 - 9, 2010. An annual juried fine arts show held in the gulf front town of Seaside, located in the Beaches of South Walton in NW Florida. Accepting 100 artists in twelve categories. $10,000 in cash awards. One juried artist will be chosen as poster winner. $35 jury fee. $230 booth fee. Download artist applications online. Cultural Arts Association of Walton County, Inc., 2282 W. Scenic Hwy. 30A, Suite 5, Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, 32459, United States Website: http://www.culturalartsassociation.com/ | ||||||
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The Julia Margaret Cameron Award Online Event - Contests, Juried Art Shows - Photography Art Gallery Organized by The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards, sponsored by Zoom Magazine, and benefiting Save the children, The Julia Margaret Cameron Award is addressed to professional and non professional women worldwide, who will compete separately in the following categories:Portrait; Street photography; Nude; Self Portrait; Children; Documentary; Fashion and Advertising (only for Professional); Architecture and Interiors; Landscapes and Citiscapes; and Nature.WPGA will be inviting in this occasion only women photographers.Traditional, contemporary, avant-garde, creative and experimental works that include old and new processes, mixed techniques, and challenging personal, emotional or political statements will be welcome. The awardees in Professional and non Professional will be published in ZOOM magazine, and will receive a cash prize of $3,000 each.Entry fees: Before the early Bird deadline: $25 for the first 3 images (the minimum of images to submit is 3); $7 each additional image.After the Early Bird deadline and until the final deadline: $35 for the first 3 images; $10 each additional image. Early Bird deadline: Dec 13th.Juried by Mary Ellen Mark, Olivia Arthur, Alessandra Sanguinetti, Vanessa Winship, Kim Weston, Carol McCusker, and an editor from Zoom Magazine.Zoom magazine, based in Italy, is distributed worldwide, and will give the awardees of The Julia Margaret Cameron Award Pro and non Pro an oustanding recognition and worldwide exposure.All awardees, including the honorable mentions of each category will be published in book and will be invited to exhibit in Europe in September 2010. Website: http://www.thegalaawards.com/ | ||||||
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DEADLINE MARCH 01, 2010 - $6000 in Awards Emerald Spring Exhibition 2010 Contests, Juried Art Shows - Acrylic, Oil, Pastel, Watercolor Art Organization Springfield, Oregon. Emerald Spring Exhibition 2010, postmark deadline March 1, 2010. Over $6000 in prizes, paintings only, no photos, no collages. $30 entry fee for 1 or 2 images, $10 for each additional. 30% commission on sales, show dates: April 27-May 28, 2010. For Prospectus: SASE to Attn: Emerald Spring Exhibition 2010, Emerald Art Center, 500 Main St, Springfield, OR 97477, or download online. Emerald Art Center, 500 Main Street, Springfield, Oregon, 97477, United States Website: http://www.emeraldartcenter.org
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DEADLINE APRIL 01, 2010 Participate in the 2010 U.S. Biennale / Prospect II - Call for Submissions via Talenthouse Calls for Submissions - Acrylic, Ceramics, Crafts, Digital Media, Glass, Mosiac, Illustration, Jewelry, Mixed media, Sculpture, Oil, Pastel, Photography, Watercolor Art Organization Showcase your artwork to Dan Cameron and exhibit at the 2010 U.S. Biennale. Artists in all mediums eligible. The U.S. Biennial/Prospect II. Invites you to submit your work, it can be in any medium, and any format. Dan Cameron, former senior curator at the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York and founder/artistic director of U.S. Biennial, invites all artists from around the world, across all mediums, to submit their work for consideration for the satellite exhibition. Talenthouse, 655 Castro St. Suite #2, Mountain View, California, 94041, United States Website: http://www.talenthouse.com/
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DEADLINE JULY 31, 2010 - $26500 in Awards RayMar Art's 4th Annual Online Fine Art Competition Online Event - Contests, Juried Art Shows - Acrylic, Ceramics, Crafts, Digital Media, Glass, Mosiac, Illustration, Jewelry, Mixed media, Metalsmithing, Sculpture, Oil, Pastel, Photography, Poetry, Watercolor, Video/Film, Art Gallery $10,000 Grand Prize, $5,000 2nd Place Prize- Over $26,500 in total prizes! Each month of the competition, a professional artist juror selects and critiques 12 finalist paintings from the monthly entries. These finalists are announced by the 15th of the following month. At the end of the 12 months of the competition, a final artist judge will choose the 12 award winners from these 144 monthly finalists. Competition began August 1, 2009 and is currently in progress. The last day to enter for a particular month is the last day of that month. Throughout the duration of the contest, monthly finalists' names and websites are displayed on RayMar Art's site so collectors may contact you directly. Previous years' winners also remain on our site for continued recognition. Previous judges include Kevin Macpherson, Betty Carr, Jeremy Lipking, Greg LaRock, William Scott Jennings, Joanne Larue and many others. The contest is RayMar Art's means of recognizing exceptional artwork and rewarding artists with substantial cash prizes. Website: http://www.raymarartcontest.com/ |
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FROM FEBRUARY 05, 2010 TO FEBRUARY 06, 2010 The Reilly Method and Beyond Lectures/Tours - Acrylic, Illustration, Mixed media, Sculpture, Oil, Pastel, Watercolor Art Gallery Connecticut Society of Portrait Artists' Symposium: The Reilly Method and Beyond. at the University of Connecticut, One University Place Stamford, CT will showcase lessons taught by Frank Reilly at The Art Students League in New York that launched thousands of artists' careers. Through disciples, Reilly's method continues to provide an academic foundation for individual style today. Master presenters include Robert Anderson, Igor Babailov, Laurel Stern Boeck, Frank Covino, Jack Faragasso, Mary Minifie, Thomas Nash, and John Howard Sanden. CSOPA's Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to Everett Raymond Kinstler by Michael Shane Neal. For registration, downlink form or send a SASE to CSOPA , 30 Davis Hill Road Weston, CT 06883. Seating is limited for an intimate experience. Connecticut Society of Portrait Artists, 4 Ground Pine Lane , Easton, Connecticut, 06612, United States Website: http://www.csopa.org/ | ||||||
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ONGOING Call for Artists Exhibitions Opportunities Contests, Juried Art Shows Art Gallery TBorn Originals ART Bank call for Artist's. Accepted artist's will be awarded either a solo exhibition or group show and featured on the website. Enjoy being exhibited in the heart of an incredible little 200 year old city, main street "The Avenue" in a 120 year old historic bank building. A beautiful little city surrounded by southern plantation homes from the days of the old south, situated along the Mississippi river. Grand and massive old Oak trees dripping with Spanish moss, lovely green lawns and gardens. An incredible tourist destination and opportunity for you. Only the first 40 submissions will be considered for the October show. So get your work in and share your talent with the world. We are looking forward to see what you have created. TBorn Originals Art Bank, Website: http://tbornoriginals.com |
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ONGOING - $7000 in Awards The United States Mint Call for Artists! Calls for Submissions - Acrylic, Illustration, Sculpture, Oil, Pastel, Watercolor Other The United States Mint invites artists to be a part of American history through coin design. The Artistic Infusion Program (AIP) provides gifted artists the opportunity to contribute creative and beautiful designs for coins that will be enjoyed by all Americans. AIP artists have submitted successful designs for coins released through the 50 State Quarters® Program and the Presidential $1 Coin Program. Honorariums are $2,000 for each design submission and $5,000 for each selected design. Visit www.usmint.gov/artists to apply. The United States Mint, 801 9th Street N.W., Washington, District of Columbia, 20220, United States Website: http://www.usmint.gov/artists
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ONGOING Six by Six Gallery Call for Artists Calls for Submissions - Acrylic, Illustration, Mixed media, Oil, Pastel, Watercolor Art Gallery Six by Six Gallery in New York, NY announces an open call for a monthly un-juried show featuring all six inch square works of art. Work must be completed on gallery-supplied six inch square canvas. Artists retain all rights to their original work, and enjoy an 80% commission on all pieces that sell. The $40 Gallery Submission Package guarantees a one month exhibition in Six by Six gallery. Each month, the best of the best will be selected for a separate juried exhibition at our companion gallery in the West Village, Charmingwall (www.charmingwall.com). Six by Six Gallery, 531 East 13th Street, New York, New York, 10009, United States Website: http://www.sixbysixgallery.com/
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