Visual Art Opportunities
andee rudloff
Visual Art Opportunities:
FRANCISCO'S FARM ART FESTIVAL CALL TO ARTISTS
Deadline: January 31. Fee: $25. Open to artists and craftspeople 18 years of age and older working in 2-D Art (oils, acrylics, drawings, pastels, watercolors, photography—originals and prints) and Fine Craft in all media. Submit application, artist statement/bio and three images of work.
More info: www.franciscosfarm.org.
18TH ANNUAL NATIONAL ART EXHIBITION CALL TO ARTISTS
Deadline: January 31. Fee: $25. Open to all adult artists. 2-D and 3-D original artwork only with a maximum width of 72". Submit application, digital images (72 ppi jpeg with longest side no more than 900 pixels, baseline standard with compression level of 10) and image list. More info:www.artistsassoc.org.
"NEOTERIC ABSTRACT" EXHIBITON CALL TO ARTISTS
Deadline: January 31. Fee: $35. Open to all artists, 18 years of age and older, working in any media. All forms of abstract are eligible. Submit entry form and up to four slides, photographs or digital images. More info:
www.slowart.com/prospectus/abstract.htm.
"THROUGH A LENS: CONTRASTING ELEMENTS" CALL TO ARTISTS
Deadline: January 31. Fee: varies. Open to all photographers, all photographic processes —traditional and digital. Submit jpeg images (longest side to be no more than 1024 pixels) via e-mail or on CD/DVD. More info: www.coastalartsleague.com/photoshow.
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA PUBLIC SAFETY MEMORIAL
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Deadline: February 1. The Public Safety Commission seeks proposals of work for a memorial to commemorate the courage and sacrifice of Virginia's Public Safety personnel who have lost their lives in the line of duty. All types of proposals are encouraged, including figurative, non-figurative and those incorporating water, landscape elements, etc. More info:
www.publicsafety.virginia.gov//Initiatives/MemorialCommission.
LOS ANGELES PRINTMAKERS 20TH NATIONAL EXHIBITION
CALL FOR ENTRIES
Deadline: February 1. Fee: $30. Open to all U.S. and Canadian printmaking media including monotypes, monoprints and 3-D work. Traditional photography and off-set prints will not be considered. More info:www.laprintmakers.com.
KINSTON, NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS
EXHIBITION OPPORTUNITY
Deadline: February 1. Open to all artists 18 years of age and older. Submit slides or digital images, prospectus and SASE. More info:
ni...@kinstoncca.com.
AUSTIN, TEXAS NATIONAL ART COMPETION CALL TO ARTISTS
Deadline: February 1. Annual art competition open to all artists living and working in the U.S. All media accepted (except video or performance.) More info: www.art.sfasu.edu/special/tx_national.html.
"ART INTO LIFE/LIFE INTO ART" CALL TO ARTISTS
Deadline: February 2. Fee: $50. Open to women artists. Submit up to three slides or digital images (jpegs at 72 dpi, 1240 x 1240 pixels). This exhibition seeks artworks that forge new connections between art and life in the 21st century. More info: www.penandbrush.org/guidelines.htm.
CLACKAMAS COUNTY (OREGON) CALL FOR QUALIFICATIONS
Deadline: February 2. Open to U.S. artists and artists teams. ClackamasCounty seeks qualifications for an outdoor artwork project. Submit application via CaFE online application system, including resume, artist statement, up to 10 digital images and contact information for two professional references. More info: www.clackamasculturalcoalition.org/
artsalliance/FinalMontereyRFQ12-17-08B.pdf.
FORT MYERS, FLORIDA PUBLIC ARTS COMMITTEE CALL TO ARTISTS
Deadline: February 6. National call to artists to create, fabricate and install a site-specific outdoor work commemorating the rich traditions of the cattle industry that thrived in southwest Florida during the 19th and 20th centuries. More info: www.cityftmyers.com/publicart.
STOCKLEY GARDENS ART FESTIVAL CALL TO ARTISTS
Deadline: February 6. Fee: $15. Hope House Foundation (Norfolk, Virginia) seeks artists for national arts festival. Selection is based on creativity and technical ability. Submit four slides of artwork and one slide of booth with application. More info: http://hope-house.org/arts.
CITY OF FORT MYERS PUBLIC ART PROJECT
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
Deadline: February 6. National call for qualifications for a site-specific exterior public art project commemorating the historic cattle trail that ran through town during the 19th and 20th centuries. Submit letter of interest, up to 10 slides or digital images on CD, Image List and resume. More info:
www.cityftmyers.com/CityGovernment/Boards/PublicArtCommittee/
CallToArtists/tabid/665/Default.aspx.
"IN YOUR DREAMS" CALL TO ARTISTS
Deadline: February 9. Fee: $50. A juried exhibition of paintings, prints, drawings, sculpture, photography, craft and mixed media is inspired by the resurgence in interest in the arts of fiction and fantasy, as exemplified by several highly successful shows of the works of Surrealists Salvador Dali, Max Ernst, Leonora Carrington and others. Submit up to three slides or digital images (72 dpi, 1240 x 1240 pixels). More info:
www.penandbrush.org/guidelines.htm.
"WATERMARK '09 – WORKS ON PAPER" CALL TO ARTISTS
Deadline: February 13. Fee: $25. National juried exhibition at SoutheasternCommunity College in Whiteville, North Carolina. Original work created on paper in any medium. No giclee prints or other similar reproduction process. Maximum size 24" x 36" framed or matted. Submit entry form and up to three slides or digital images. More info: dmcco...@sccnc.edu.
KATHARINE BUTLER GALLERY CALL TO ARTISTS
Deadline: February 14. Fee: $25. Katharine Butler Gallery seeks entries for its 4th Annual National Juried Exhibition. Original 2-D and 3-D artwork in any traditional medium, including fiber, ceramics, metal and glass from the past three years. No giclees or videos. More info: www.kbutlergallery.com.
"AN EVENING WITH THE MOUNTAIN KEEPERS" CALL TO ARTISTS
Deadline: February 16. The University of Kentucky's Writers Program seeks submissions in any media, including painting, photography, sculpture, etc., for display and possible sales during "An Evening with the Mountain Keepers," which will focus on the issue of mountain top removal and will feature a selection of community activists—writers, musicians and speakers. Submissions need not be limited to this subject. The Program seeks unusual, powerful art that reflects the complexity of the issue. Submit digital images in jpeg format. More info: Leah....@uky.edu.
"SCULPTURES ON THE SQUARE IV" CALL TO ARTISTS
Deadline: February 16. Troy (Ohio) Main Street seeks three foot or larger sculpture for outdoor display. Original work only. More info:
www.troymainstreet.org.
"INSIDE / OUTSIDE – BOOK ARTS" EXHIBITION CALL TO ARTISTS
Deadline: February 17. Fee: $35. Open to all artists18 years of age and older. All artwork must be original and executed by the artist within the last two years. An all-media exhibition celebrating the handmade book, its cover and its contents. This juried exhibition extends beyond the conventional view of the book. Submit application and up to three slides or jpegs (no more than 1024 pixels on the longest side). More info:www.foundryartcentre.org/coming.html.
LOS ANGELES COUNTY CALL TO ARTISTS
Deadline: February 18. Los Angeles County Arts Commission's Civic Art Program seeks top-notch emerging and established visual artists from across the U.S. for its 2009 – 2010 List of Pre-Qualified Artists. The program is currently implementing more than 40 projects for a variety of county facilities including libraries, courts, fire stations, parks, jails and health clinics. More info: www.callforentry.org.
VSA ARTS CALL FOR EXHIBITION PROPOSALS
Deadline: February 20. VSA arts seeks proposals for exhibitions including artists with disabilities to be displayed at the Kennedy Center Terrace Gallery. Exhibitions may include a wide range of media such as digital art, drawing, installation, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture
and video. More info: www.vsarts.org/callforexhibitions.
ARTS & CULTURAL ALLIANCE OF GREATER KNOXVILLE
CALL TO ARTISTS
Deadline: February 20. Fee: $7. Arts & Cultural Alliances announces a Call to Artists for "Top 40 Exhibition," a new group exhibition of 2-D and 3-D artwork by regional artists. Entries must be original work completed within the past two years in painting, graphic arts, 3-D and photography. Submit entry form via e-mail with digital images. More info: www.knoxalliance.com.
PALM BEACH (FLORIDA) COMMUNITY COLLEGE FIFTH
ANNUAL JURIED ART EXHIBITION CALL TO ARTISTS
Deadline: February 23. Fee: $10. Open to all artists over 18 years of age. Theme is painting, drawing and printmaking. Cash prizes. Submit application form and digital images. More info: www.pbcc.edu/x9339.xml.
WALNUT CREEK LIBRARY PROJECT CALL TO ARTISTS
Deadline: February 27. Walnut Creek, California, Public Library seeks 2-D and 3-D artwork for children's library, children's garden, reading rooms, community gallery, lobbies and outdoor spaces. Submit letter of interest, a maximum of six digital images of CD (1920 x 1920 pixels, 72 dpi), annotated image sheet, resume and articles or reviews of previous exhibits. More info:
www.bedfordgallery.org/Public%20Art/RFQ_FINAL.pdf.
"ART BIOLOGIC" GROUP EXHIBITION CALL TO ARTISTS
Deadline: February 28. Fee: $35. Open to all artists, 18 years of age and older, working in any media. All interpretations of the concept Art Biologic are eligible, including landscape, flowers, vegetables, fruits and animals. All artist interpretations of these biological elements from the realist to the abstract and conceptual accepted. Maximum height is 96" and maximum width is 144". Submit entry form and up to three slides, photographs or digital images. More info: www.slowart.com/prospectus/biologic.htm.
2010 EQUINE MURAL CALL TO ARTISTS
Deadline: March 1. Selected artist will be given $2,000 to paint mural on the side of a building in Georgetown, Kentucky. No travel expenses provided. Applicants must be serious artists 18 years of age and older. More info:labach...@gmail.com.
PETOSKEY, MICHIGAN ART FAIR CALL TO ARTISTS
Deadline: March 1. Fee: $25. Petoskey Art in the Park seeks artists for one-day art fair. Categories include painting, jewelry, pottery, wood, fiber, sculpture, glass, photography, graphics and mixed media. Submit three work samples and one booth shot as digital images on CD or 2" x 2" slides with application. More info: www.petoskey.com/art-in-the-park-150.
CONCORD GALLERY OF OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY AT MANSFIELD
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Deadline: March 1. Gallery seeks exhibit proposals from emerging and established artists in all media, limited installation. (No performance.) Artwork must be professional and well crafted, and may be controversial. Submit 12 slides or jpegs on CD, Work Sample ID List, resume, artist statement and support material. More info: lang...@osu.edu.
SOUTHERN WATERCOLOR SOCIETY'S 32ND ANNUAL EXHIBITION
CALL TO ARTISTS
Deadline: March 2. Southern watercolorists are invited to submit work for June 1 – 29 exhibition. Over $18,000 in cash awards and merchandise. More info: www.southernwatercolorsociety.org.
EMERALD ARTS CENTER CALL TO ARTISTS
Deadline: March 2. Fee: $30 – 40. Emerald Arts Center in Springfield,Oregon, invites U.S. artists to submit images for Emerald Spring Exhibit, a national, juried show. Submit only original, unsupervised work created in the last three years. Eligible media includes acrylics, oil, watercolor, colored pencil and pastels. Submit slides or digital images.
More info:www.emeraldartcenter.org/Downloads/2009%20EAC%20NJS%20
prospectus%20.pdf.
JASPER, INDIANA, ARTS CENTER CALL TO ARTISTS
Deadline: March 13. Art gallery reviewing portfolios for solo and group shows. All media; no fees. Professional, non-student artwork only. Submit minimum 10 digital images (less than 1 MB each on CD) with artist statement and curriculum vitae. More info: www.jasperarts.org.
"3RD ANNUAL NEWPORT ARTS FESTIVAL" CALL TO ARTISTS
Deadline: March 13. Fee: $30 + booth fee. Open to all artists in pottery/ceramics, fiber, glasswork, jewelry, leather, metal, photography, sculpture, oil, acrylic, watercolor, wood, works on paper and mixed media. Submit four slides (2" x 2") or digital images (jpeg or tiff), one booth shot and application. More info: www.newportartsfestival.com.
ROCKFORD (ILLINOIS) COLLEGE "ART ON THE LAWN"
CALL TO ARTISTS
Deadline: March 13. Fee: $10. Juried one-day show with a reputation for high quality 2-D and 3-D art. Submit application and four digital images.
More info: www.artonthelawn.org.
HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA CALL TO ARTISTS
Deadline: March 15. The International Fiber Collaborative announces its 2008 – 2009 project, Interdependence, the creation and display of a full-size tree created from fiber. Participants of all ages and skill levels are invited to contribute to the creation by making 5" x 7" fiber leaves. More info:
www.internationalfibercollaborative.com.
WACCAMAW ARTS & CRAFTS GUILD CALL TO ARTISTS
Deadline: March 15. Fee: $10. Waccamaw Arts & Crafts Guild seeks jewelry artists for juried exhibition during Myrtle Beach Art in the Park. Original work only. No molds, kits, purchases or mass-produced processes. Submit four images of artwork and one image of booth with application.
More info: www.wacg.org.
RAP GALLERY OF CENTRAL WYOMING COLLEGE CALL TO ARTISTS
Deadline: March 15. RAP Gallery is reviewing portfolios for possible exhibitions. Any media except installations. Submit 20 digital images, resume and artist statement. More info: nke...@cwc.edu.
"CAMERA WORKS 2009" EXHIBITON CALL TO ARTISTS
Deadline: March 18. Fee: $15. Open to all artists using photographic or videographic techniques or elements. Submit entry form and up to five samples on slides, CD or DVD. More info: www.rgoa.org.
WESTMORELAND ART NATIONALS CALL TO ARTISTS
Deadline: March 28. Fee: $35. Westmoreland Art Nationals juries artists for two Pennsylvania shows, Westmoreland Community College Exhibition in Youngwood and Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival in Greensburg. Submit up to four images (slides, digital on CD or photographs) in 2-D, 3-D or photography with application and SASE. More info:www.artsandheritage.com.
COLORED PENCIL SOCIETY OF AMERICA CALL FOR ARTISTS
Deadline: March 31. Fee: $35/$25. Original, 2-D, colored pencil artwork completed after 3/31/06 only. Submit application via CaFE online application system, including digital images (1920 pixel x 1920 pixel baseline jpeg no larger than 1.8 MB.) More info: www.cpsa.org.
"DIRECT ART" MAGAZINE CALL FOR ENTRIES
Deadline: March 31. Fee: $35. Open to all artists 18 years of age and older. All forms of painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, graphics, mixed media, digital and installation art are eligible. Submit entry form and up to four slides, photographs or digital images. More info:
www.slowart.com/prospectus/spring.htm.
"20TH ANNUAL NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION" CALL TO ARTISTS
Deadline: April 10. Fee: $40. Open to 2-D and 3-D artwork in all media. Hanging art must be no larger than 72" wide x 72" high with frame; free standing work must be no larger than 30" wide x 30" deep x 96" high. Modular work or installations may be larger. Submit entry form and slides, photographs or digital images. More info: www.viridianartists.com.
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF EQUINE ART "FALL OPEN JURIED EXHIBITION" CALL TO ARTISTS
Deadline: May 18. Fee: $40. Open to all artists 18 years of age and older. All work must be original and depict the horse in any setting. Categories include oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastel, drawing and sculpture in a permanent medium. Submit application and up to three pieces of art as digital images, slides or photographs. More info: http://aaea.net.
EASTERN STATE PENITENTIARY HISTORIC SITE
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Deadline: June 16. ESP Historic Site (Pennsylvania) seeks proposals for 2010 tour season and beyond. Submit proposal, including illustrations, a physical project summary, a narrative, budget and curriculum vitae. More info: www.easternstate.org/exhibits/guidelines.php.
OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE DOCUMENTARY
PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECT GRANT
Deadline: June 19. The Documentary Photography Project grant is for documentary photographers who have already completed a significant body of work on issues of social justice to collaborate with a partner organization (nonprofit, NGO, or community-based organization) and propose new ways of using photography as a tool for positive social change. Grants of $5,000 to $30,000 will be awarded. More info:
www.soros.org/initiatives/photography/news/distribution2009_20081125.
LIVING ARTS & SCIENCE CENTER CALL TO ARTISTS
Deadline: none. Gloria Singletary Gallery invites artist proposals for 4-8 week exhibitions. Independent curators and collaborative teams of artists are especially encouraged. Each proposal must address professional work for exhibition that stimulates the imagination, speaks of ingenuity and fosters critical dialog in a public forum. Work that reflects cultural diversity in a thoughtful and challenging way is highly recommended. More info:
www.lasclex.org/art_exhibits_2008.htm.
LEXINGTON ART LEAGUE "VISUAL DIALOGUE" CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Deadline: none. "Visual Dialogue" will be a series of exhibitions, featuring 2-D art, in partnership with the Mayor's Office of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government. Exhibitions will run for approximately nine weeks. Both group and solo exhibitions are possible. More info:
www.lexingtonartleague.org/calltoartist.htm.