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Light: DCP Juried Competition and Exhibition
SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MAY 11!
The very meaning of the word photography is "drawing with light." Without light neither the image nor the art exist. If the photographer uses film, that light creates an ephemeral latent image that is brought to life in the darkroom. With digital cameras, the light hits the sensor, creating a cascade of electronic processes to deliver a final file. Using technology, the photographer creates art by being sensitive to light in the environment, whether found or provided, and committing it and its resulting shadows to film or file.
DCP invites you to submit images that highlight light. How does the selection, placement or quality of light help you tell a story or convey a mood to the viewer? We’re looking for images that have light as a significant element in the image, as if the light itself is a subject in the composition.
Selections will be featured in a virtual exhibition on the DCP website and in a gallery exhibit in June. We will be printing an exhibition book of all the selections that will be available for purchase.
This competition is not open to DCP employees, instructors, board members, corporate sponsors and partner companies, or their immediate families.
You can view our most recent online exhibition The Human Portrait here.
IMPORTANT DATES
March 19 – Call for entry opens
***May 11 (Extended) – Online submission deadline
Week of May 17 – Selections and winners announced
Week of May 26 – Online reception with juror
June (Dates TBD) – Delivery of framed artwork and in-person gallery reception at DCP
SUBMISSION RULES AND DETAILS
- Everyone of all ages, from amateur and professional, is eligible to participate in this juried competition.
- All images will be submitted through Smarter Entry.
- Our judge will be looking for images that uses light to tell a story or convey a mood.
- Each applicant may submit up to 10 images for consideration.
- There are no restrictions on the type of camera or process used.
- All images must be original works of the photographer.
ENTRY FEES
- General Entry: $35 initial entry fee allows you to submit 1-3 images. Up to 7 additional images can be submitted for $5 per image.
- DCP members receive a 20% discount on the initial entry fee with a promo code: $28.80 for 1-3 images. Up to 7 additional images can be submitted for $5 per image. The promo code can be found when you log into your member account. Not a DCP member? Join now!
FILE PREPARATION
- Files must be 1200 pixels on the longest dimension and saved as a JPEG in the sRGB color space. Maximum file size is 8MB. If this is your first time submitting to a competition and you have questions, contact us through the DCP website.
- For each image include title and any special process used (Gelatin Silver, Platinum/Palladium Print, etc.)
SELECTION PROCESS
Our juror for this competition is John Langmore. All entrants will receive an email by May 7 to inform them of the selections for the show.
CASH PRIZES
- First place: $500
- Second place: $350
- Third place: $150
COPYRIGHT, LIABILITY AND AGREEMENT
Each photographer retains copyright to his or her images. Photographers whose submissions are chosen for the exhibition grant Dallas Center for Photography (DCP) the non-exclusive right to display the images on DCP’s website and social media platforms as well as to promote DCP’s exhibitions, programs, and in promotional and fundraising materials. Photographer grants DCP the non-exclusive right to reproduce any photo(s) chosen for the exhibition in a printed catalog in book form that will be available for sale through an online publisher. All proceeds from the book will benefit DCP’s educational programming. Application and payment to this competition will constitute an agreement to all these terms and conditions. Artists grant the use of their image(s) as stated without further contact from DCP.
JUROR
John Langmore is an Austin, Texas, based photographer pursuing long-term personal projects. His first book, Open Range: America's Big-Outfit Cowboy (Twin Palms Publishers 2018), is the result of more than six years photographing on fourteen of the country's largest ranches. John spent his summers on working ranches from the age of twelve through his first year of law school in 1986. Over the past several years he returned to photograph the cowboy way of life he lived in his youth. John focuses on “big outfits,” a small number of very large ranches scattered across the West that run a full crew of cowboys, many being the same ranches he worked on and that his father visited for his book on the cowboy in 1975. When photographing, John rises before dawn and works fourteen hour days alongside the cowboys. His photographs bear the unique mark of someone intimately familiar with life in the saddle.
John is also the co-director/producer of the award-winning feature length documentary film, Cowboys: A Documentary Portrait.
John's second book, Fault Lines: Portraits of East Austin (Trinity University Press 2019), documents the rapidly disappearing communities of old East Austin.
John lives in Austin with his wife, Erika, and his two sons, Jordan and Grant.
Environmental/Installation 2021
The Environmental/Installation artist is selected via jury. Artists are encouraged to work outdoors and develop their ideas and concepts pertaining to the Cape Ann region of Massachusetts. The Artist Resident will have access to work on a “site-specific” installation currently located at the Ocean Alliance on Rocky Neck. This residency has made art both visible and accessible to the public. Artists are encouraged to engage the public and draw attention to questions and challenges posed by environmental policies, politics, and/or social change. Each artist is provided the designated live/work studio and apartment on Rocky Neck.
· Application
For details about the application process, visit rockyneckartcolony.org/how-to-apply.
We accept applications through March 12, 2021.
Femalia | Guest Curator Elizabeth Flinsch
Femalia | Guest Curator Elizabeth Flinsch
We are programmed to understand gender and femininity within narrow and restrictive definitions. Photographs, both historical and contemporary, often reinforce these definitions and boundaries that no longer serve us.
Photography has the power to transcend all manner of boundaries. It can blur miniscule lines between otherwise dichotomous realms of physical and philosophical space. If we are to reflect on photography’s capacity to challenge concepts of gender and femininity, we enter into an extraordinary opportunity to re-envision and expand our understanding of all who identify as women. We can confront our programmed understandings and reinterpret, both what is in front of the camera and what is behind it.
Praxis Gallery accepts submissions of photographic art or lens-based artwork that challenges, criticizes, redefines, and disrupts our concepts of female identity. All genres, capture types, black & white and color, traditional and non-traditional photographic and digital post-production processes are welcome for submission.
Grass Roots: Emerging Artists Exhibition 2021
GRASSROOTS: EMERGING ARTISTS EXHIBITION
2021 CALL FOR ENTRIES
The Rockport Art Association & Museum (RAA&M) invites artists to enter this exhibit to celebrate non-juried artist members of RAA&M. Artists do not need to be members of RAA&M. This is an opportunity to show artwork that celebrates the diversity of the creative community about us. This exhibit will be juried using digital images (.jpg), submitted and uploaded during the March 24 – May 22, 2021 submission period onto the smarterentry.com site. The direct link to Grassroots on smarterentry.com will be live starting March 24, 2021.
There is over $400 in prizes being awarded for this exhibit!!
Grassroots: Emerging Artists Exhibit: July 1 – August 1, 2021
Online Submission Opens on Smarter Entry: Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Deadline for Online Submission: Sunday, May 16 (11:59 PM)
Acceptance Notification: Tuesday, June 1, 2021 Drop-Off Artwork: Thursday, June 24 (9 AM–12 PM) and Friday, June 25 (2:30 - 5 PM)
Jury for Prizes: Sunday, June 27, 2021
Virtual Award Ceremony: Tuesday, June 29, 2021 on Facebook at 2 PM Pick-Up: Thur., Aug. 5 (9 AM–12 PM) and Fri., Aug. 6 (2:30 - 5 PM)
Artwork that has been juried into the exhibit should be hand delivered or shipped to the RAA&M on the given date and time indicated when acceptance email is sent out.
Rockport Art Association & Museum
12 Main Street
Rockport, MA 01966
* If shipping artwork please include a return-shipping label so the RAA&M can safely return your artwork in the original packaging it arrived in.
SUBMISSION CRITERIA AND CONTENT
• Entries must be original
• Once artwork is submitted the artist may not withdraw it
• All artwork must remain hanging until the end of the exhibit unless sold
LOCATION
In the Martha Moore Room & Showroom Galleries on the second floor of the Tavern Building.
ARTWORK FORMAT, PRESENTATION & SIZE REQUIREMENTS
• Artwork submissions are limited to 3 artworks per artist in the following media: drawing, mixed media, collage, photography, painting, digital art and sculpture.
• Maximum size is 24 x 30 inches. This size includes the outer dimension of the frame. There is an unlimited size for sculptures.
• Works on paper must be matted, framed and covered with glass or Plexiglas. Frames must be in good condition.
• Entries must be dry, properly prepared for exhibition and properly wired for hanging. The wire and eye screws must not show when the artwork is hung.
• Gallery wrapped canvas do not require framing unless the edges are unfinished. Maximum weight per hanging piece is 10 lbs.
ENTRIES & FEES
• Up to 3 entries: $35.00
• A sales commission of 40% based on original price will be taken by RAA&M when a work sells during the exhibit
• Fees are non-refundable
• There is no guarantee of acceptance into the exhibit.
FORMAT FOR DIGITAL IMAGES (JPGS)
All entries must be submitted in a digital JPEG format, either cropped to remove background or on a black background without a mat or frame. Photos of the artwork should not be taken through glass or Plexiglas. Image quality is critical: Poor photography and presentation may affect acceptance by the juror. The digital image must be representative of the painting.
RELEASE OF LIABILITY
By entering “Grassroots: Emerging Artists Exhibition 2021,” the artist acknowledges that all reasonable care will be taken to safeguard the artwork(s) and the premises and said person accepts that RAA&M and its agents, directors, officers and volunteers will not be responsible for any damage, injury, liability loss or theft should any occur. Insurance for artwork entered in this exhibit is each individual artist’s responsibility.
REPRODUCTION OF ARTWORK
Any artwork entered in this exhibit may be reproduced for advertising, marketing, and promotional purposes for “Grassroots: Emerging Artists Exhibition 2021” or future exhibits without consent from or notification to the artist or the artist’s agent.
SALES
• All artwork must be for sale
• Prices cannot be changed from those stated at submission
• RAA&M will receive a 40% commission on any and all sales from the exhibit or as a result of the exhibit
• The artist will receive 60%. Artists should expect payment within 4 weeks after the close of the exhibit
• All sales are final
PROMOTION OF THE EXHIBIT
Promotion will be handled by the RAA&M and artists are welcome to promote the exhibit as well.
EXHIBIT CONTACT
Phone: (978) 546-6604
Email: info@rockportartassn.org
NYC4PA - ARCHITECTURE 2020
Architecture is defined as the art or science of building, often with a focus on habitable structures. Great architects like Gehry, Wright, and Gaudi come to mind as well as famous buildings like the Sydney Opera House and the Disney Music Hall in LA. But architecture can be much broader that habitable buildings. Consider the Eiffel Tower, the pyramids in Egypt and interiors like the main hall at New York's Grand Central Station. Gardens can have a fundamental architecture as can other carefully planned spaces, and skylines may represent a collection of similar or different types of architecture.
Send us your vision of architecture with images that represent any of the facets mentioned above or another interpretation you envision. Whole structures and architectural detail are all welcome.
As with all calls, all 2D photographic art is accepted.
Artrageous 2021
ARTRAGEOUS 2021
VAGF summer show Artrageous will be held from June 8, 2019, through June 26, 2021 at Frisco Discovery Center, 8004 Dallas Pkwy #200, Frisco TX 75034
ELIGIBLE MEDIA
Entries will be accepted in the categories of Painting, Drawing, Photography, Mixed Media, and Sculpture. The subject matter is open. All works must be the original concept of the artist and must not have been previously shown in VAGF shows.
If interested, submit up to 5 images of your artworks as JPEG for consideration by Sunday, May 20, 2021.
NOTIFICATION FOR ACCEPTED WORK
You will be notified of acceptance into the show by Monday, May 23, 2021. Accepted works must be delivered at the Frisco Discovery Center, 8004 N Dallas Parkway, Frisco TX 75034 on Sunday, June 6, 2019 between 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. and be picked up on Sunday, June 27, 2021 between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
GUIDELINES
All submitted works should be ready-to-hang with wire taut at the upper fourth of the frame. Saw hook hanging will not be accepted. All works on 1/2” canvases should be framed. All the works on 1” to 2” canvases need to have neatly painted edges if not framed. Multi-unit works must be connected so that they can be hung / displayed as a single unit.
If the sculpture is big and heavy and not designed to be displayed on the floor, we encourage the artist to provide a pedestal for display of the artwork.
The show will be curated by one or more visual art professionals. There will be awards for top choices in the various categories.
VAGF retains 30% commission from all sales generated through the show.
ENTRY FEE
$25.00 submission fee for members only (up to 5 images). The discount code will be sent to members who are current on their VAGF dues.
$35.00 submission fee for non-members (up to 5 images).
AWARDS
Winners of the different categories will be announced by the invited Juror of the Show and awards will be presented at the Artist Reception, on June 13, 2021, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Verdant
San Francisco Women Artists (SFWA) invites SF Bay Area artists to submit work for this juried exhibition, our July 2021 Gallery Show, VERDANT -- "images that are lush, leafy, green, blooming, bursting, and full of life – indicating cycles of rebirth, regeneration, growth and maturity."
Please carefully read the Call for Entries for complete details.
June 2021 Online Show
Artist will be responsible for Delivery/Shipping. The Gallery will invoice buyer/customer for shipping costs and Artist can submit a reimbursement form to be reimbursed for shipping (see "Members Only" page on our website to submit a form). We will notify you if an item has sold and it will be the artist’s responsibility to arrange delivery with the buyer.
2021 Gallery 3 WASH Watercolor Show
May 4 – 30, 2021
Extra Submissions for Sale Needed!
The show is up, but we need extra work to fill in space as paintings sell.
At Sacramento Fine Art Center
Maximum outside frame dimensions: Horizontal: 24”, Vertical: 36” Smaller works recommended
Entries $4 each (was $5)
Must be for sale, $500 price limit, but please price your work to sell
WASH Members - this is your chance to shine! More visitors to the gallery during the AWS show means more exposure and sales for you.
This is a WASH Members only exhibition.
Join us, show with us!
2021 Aging as Art Photography Contest
The Council on Aging - Southern California invites all amateur and professional photographers (18 years of age or over) to share their imagination, vision and unique interpretations of the aging experience.
Theme | Liquid ~ Sky
Juror | Ellen Jantzen
Liquid conforms to the shape of its container. The sky is an abstract sphere, centered on the earth. Liquid, Water, Sky and the liminal space between are by definition poetic and symbolic. Yet there are infinite iterations of liquid & sky: consider our human drive to master and contain liquids (pools, levies, faucets and bottles); idiomatic lamentations of “spilt milk” or “water under the bridge”– while also reaching upward in towering buildings, air planes, and rockets pushing skyward.
Praxis Gallery seeks the submission of photographic art that explores the ideas of liquid and sky in their myriad iterations; from landscapes to still life – from scientific to conceptual, Praxis seeks a broadly interpreted investigation of these forever flowing, forever ethereal ideas. All genres, capture types, color and black & white, traditional and non-traditional photographic and digital post-production processes are welcome for submission.
The 2021 Photo Review International Photography Competition
Accepted work will be reproduced in the 2021 competition issue of The Photo Review, a critical journal of photography with an international scope and readership, and on The Photo Review website. Prizewinners will be exhibited at a noted gallery venue. Editor’s selections will be exhibited in several Photo Review web galleries. Juror: Christopher James, an internationally known artist and photographer and author of the widely acclaimed The Book of Alternative Photographic Processes.
To add a discounted subscription to your entry, use the promo code "USsubs" for subscriptions within the US, "Canadasubs" for subscriptions in Canada, and "Othersubs" for subscriptions elsewhere in the world.
Photo Slam 2021
Live-streamed from the Lost Origins Gallery in Mount Pleasant, the Photoworks Slam returns June 6, 2021! Hosted by national poetry slam winner Regie Cabico and presented in cooperation with Focus on the Story, the Slam offers photographers the opportunity to vie for an exhibition in the Photoworks 2022 Gallery. Submit your work today at SmarterEntry.com Deadline for submissions is midnight May 31. Top 3 winners and the audience winner will hold an exhibit of their winning images in the Photoworks Gallery.
Please direct questions and concerns to Sophie McDowell at smcdowell698@gmail.com
Instructions for Submission:
You will submit a portfolio of 5 photos AND a "best photo" -
6 photos total. You can only submit 1 portfolio of photos.
When submitting, please include your full name and email.
Please save your jpegs as the following:
lastname_bestphoto.jpeg
lastname_photo1.jpeg
lastname_photo2.jpeg
lastname_photo3.jpeg
lastname_photo4.jpeg
lastname_photo5.jpeg
Images size should be around 1200 X 630 pixels.
Images should not be smaller than 600 x 315 px.
No additional entries after you submit your 6 photos.
Carnegie Art Showcase 2021
The annual Carnegie Art Showcase will take place this summer in the modern & spacious galleries of the Carnegie Arts Center in Downtown Turlock. This exhibition will be the finest showcase in the Central Valley for new work by California artists in a variety of media. DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES: June 6, 2021 at 5 p.m.
Fees
Non-refundable entry fee is $15 per work for members of the CAC; $20 per work for non-members. Each artist may enter up to six (6) works. Members should use the promo code CAC when submitting payment for entries. Membership status will be verified before works can be accepted. The CAC will handle sales of work during the exhibition and will retain a 40% commission on sales (works do not have to be for sale to be included).
Media
Works in all media may be entered. No size restrictions. Artists with works requiring assembly may be asked to assist in installation if accepted.
Awards
Best of Show: $750
Two Awards of Excellence: $300 each
Four Awards of Merit: $150 each
Six Honorable Mention Awards: $50 each
One Mayor’s Award: $100
The exhibition will be on view from July 7 – September 5, 2021, in the Carnegie’s Ferrari Gallery.*
Restrictions: Artists must be 18 years of age or older and reside in California.
For complete details, rules & deadlines, please see the Call for Enrties docuemnt on our website, www.carnegieartsturlock.org/call-for-entries
*With the changing regulations regarding social distancing and public gatherings, as directed by the Stanislaus County Public Health Office, the Carnegie Arts Center may make changes to dates, procedures, and events related to the exhibition as necessary. All entrants will be notified by email if changes are made. The CAC website (www.carnegieartsturlock.org) will display the most up to date information.
Color
he Color photograph. We want to celebrate Color in all it’s forms at the SE Center. Our jurors would like to see creativity and self-expression. She has no preference subject, or style but would like to be able to see the photographer's mind at work, his or her use of visual composition and original thinking.
Color of course, all subjects, analog, digital or antique processes, photographers of all skill levels and locations are welcome.
Our jurors for Color are Constance and Jerry Rosenthal. Constance and Jerry are the co-founders of Rfotofolio, a 501(c)(3) non-profit. In 2015, they established the Rfotofolio Grant. They have curated the Depth of Field 2015, INPrint in 2016. In 2018, they organized the Depth of Field weekend at the Center for Photographic Art in Carmel, CA.
They have spent their days during the pandemic designing and publishing books for Rfotofolio, interviewing photographers and working on personal photographic projects.
You can learn more about Rfotofolio by visiting rfotofolio.org.
35-40 Selected images will hang in the SE Center’s main gallery space for approximately one month with the opportunity to be invited for a solo show at a later date. In addition, selected images are featured in the SE Center social media accounts (FB, IG, Twitter) and an archived, online slide show. A video walkthrough of each exhibition is also featured and archived. Openings are timed to coincide with Greenville, South Carolina's First Fridays, a celebration of art, food and music.
EVERYTHING SUMMER – Little Picture Show
Days at the beach, pool time, swimsuits and ice cream. Long days, short nights, sunshine, warm weather, and holidays. Summer art in small sizes, ready to sell at reasonable prices.
This is a non-juried open exhibition.
IMPORTANT: SIZE MAY NOT EXCEED 60" OVERALL PERIMETER INCLUDING FRAME.
ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL 2021
ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL 2021
CALL TO ARTISTS!
Reception- July 3 - Show continues through July 29
CONDITIONS OF ENTRY:
To apply you have to live in the Northern California Area and be willing to deliver or arrange delivery or your artwork if accepted.
- All artwork must be original fine art quality conceived and created solely by the entering artist.
- Artwork previously accepted into any EGFAC Competitions will not be accepted.
- EGFAC has the right to reject artwork that does not look like the digital image.
- All artwork must be framed and ready to hang, and no larger than 30”x40” including the frame. Unframed oils/acrylics accepted only if the painting extends around edges. Artists are responsible for all shipping costs. Including the return shipping paid shipping label.
- All art must be for sale.
- The Elk Grove Fine Arts Center will handle all sales from the exhibition and retain a 40% commission from all sales.
SHOW DESCRIPTION - “ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL”. Animals of any size, color, or shape are fascinating creatures. Express yourself in a fun and creative way to show the essence of an animal you find interesting.
JUDGE – TBA
CATEGORIES - all mediums are accepted.
AWARDS - RIBBONS AND MONETARY AWARDS:
Best of Show- $100; 1st Place - $75; 2nd Place - $50; People's Choice – ribbon
ENTRY FEE - $15 member fee/ or $20 non-member fee per entry per piece (non-refundable) – limit 3 entries per artist. To enter go to www.elkgrovefineartscenter.org and click on call to artists.
IMPORTANT DATES
Exhibition Date – July 3 through July 29
Application Deadline – June 11
Acceptance Notification – June 19 via email
Receiving Accepted works at EGFAC – June 25 and June 26, 9683 Elk Grove-Florin Road, Elk Grove, CA 95624
Artist Reception – July 3 , 4-7pm
Award Winners Announced – Reception night, July 3, at 5:30pm
Pick Up Art Works – July 30 and July 31, 11am – 4pm
The National 2021 - Open Juried
Open to all artists in all media. Cape Cod Art Center seeks submissions for The National 2021. This annual open juried exhibit embraces talent from across the United States and is always one of CCAC's biggest and most prestigious exhibits of the year. Any subject matter will be considered. Jurors take special consideration of the pieces that fit the theme for Best American Landscape. Cash awards given.
Members must enter CCAC in the discount code box, then click apply for member discount. *Membership status will be verified*.
Entries must be of original work, they cannot be a copy of another painting; a magazine or newspaper photo, or any type of reproduction; the entry must be the artist's own composition. No crafts or commercial prints may be accepted.
We can't accept work that is larger than 45" x 48".
Entries due by Monday, June 13, 2021 by midnight.
Jody Regan, Irena Roman and Mike Sleeper are this exhibit's jurors. See our website for bio information. There is no personal feedback given by jurors.
Go to our website for the exhibit prospectus.
Artist notification by email and posted on our website on June 25th. All those who submitted jpegs will be emailed. If you do not receive an email by June 25th, contact manager@capecodartcenter.org.
The jury may accept a maximum of two works from any one artist. Payment is non-refundable and does not guarantee acceptance.
The National Exhibit is on display at CCAC from July 12 - August 13, 2021.
Exhibit icon by Susan Hollis, "Docked", Oil
NYC4PA WANDERING CURVES
The world around us is filled with all kinds of shapes. For this call the focus is on images where a curve or curves is a critical element. Whether you photograph in the city, the suburbs or the country the possibilities are endless. Is it a winding road, a stack of old tires, a 1950s automobile head or taillight? Or do you see the curvaceous form of an elephant’s trunk when feeding, the curl of a giant wave or even a closer view of a head full of curls. Curves are all around us. Capture them as a dominant element of your images and send them in.
Awakening
We find ourselves awakening, as though from a long slumber. The slow recovery from the pandemic forcing us to relate to Rip Van Winkle’s surprise in find a changing world. Spring is bursting forth with life again, but that is not all. The world around us is, indeed, awakening to changing social, political and environmental landscapes as well. The Art League of Long Island asks you to share with us your work that features your expression of our world as it acclimates to a new normal.
FotoNostrum Documentary Award
This Award is about documentary photography and focuses on understanding events and social issues around the world in ways that words alone could never fully communicate.
Some of the topics this Award is interested in: climate change, mass migration of political and economic refugees, scientific discoveries, gun control, gang violence, how civil societies are wrestling with survival in a world of globalization, the poaching of wildlife, the growing disparity between the rich and poor of the world, and last but not least, the struggle against COVID and how the society adapted to a new normality.
The Documentary Award will be juried by Julio Hirsch-Hardy, publisher of FotoNostrum Magazine.
The winner of the Award will have a fully paid solo exhibition in FotoNostrum in 2022 and will be published in FotoNostrum Magazine.
Lodi Lottery for the Arts
he Lodi Lottery for the Arts is a fundraising event that provides art collectors with an opportunity to acquire original works of fine art, while supporting a non-profit organization and community of artists.
This year Lodi Lottery for the Arts will accept original art donations from artists or from donor collections, which are exhibited at the gallery prior to the auction. Entry is limited.
Prizes: Our juror will be choosing the top prizes of first, second and third. Best in show will receive $200, first place, winners will be awarded a one year membership in the Lodi Community Art Center, all other award winners will receive ribbons and listings on our web and facebook pages. Judged art must be original and donated by the artist. Judge : Judi Cain, http://www.cainart.com
All art accepted becomes the property of the Lodi Community Art Center.
Sierra Art Trails 2021
The Call to Artists for the 18th annual Sierra Art Trails has begun. We are excited to share 18 years of experience with our artists, patrons and supporters!
After 18 months learning to cope with the Covid pandemic, things are looking promising. Travel restrictions and safety precautions are lifting. By October most Americans will be vaccinated, the majority of businesses and public venues will be open.
Regardless of our progress, the pandemic has changed our lives, and some restrictions and guidelines will undoubtedly continue through 2021. Because Sierra Art Trails takes place in many locations, each will have its own guidelines for health and safety. We ask everyone, participants and visitors alike, to respect these guidelines, as well as broader community guidelines issued by government and health care officials.
The cost to participate as an artist is $150 USD, $25 due when applying, and the $125 balance due upon acceptance.
The exhibit prospectus is available on the Sierra Art Trails website at https://sierraarttrails.org//sierra-art-trails-prospectus/
The exhibit is the largest art event in our area, showcasing a wide range of fine art and fine craft in communities throughout Eastern Madera and Mariposa Counties.
The region encompassed by the show includes Oakhurst, Coarsegold, North Fork, Yosemite Lakes Park, and communities along Highway 49 from Ahwahnee to Mariposa. The show takes place in artist’s studios, homes, art galleries, wineries, and other businesses throughout the area.
Sierra Art Trails is open to visual artists and artisans working in all media including but not limited to; painting, drawing, ceramics, sculpture, photography, printmaking, mixed media, papermaking, woodcarving, digital art, jewelry, textile arts, and art glass. Mass produced crafts, gift items, etc. will not be accepted.
Sierra Art Trails is open to both local artists and artists from outside the area. Artists with studios located in Eastern Madera and Mariposa Counties are encouraged to show in their home studios, and to share their show sites with others.
The planning committee will work with artists who do not have access to a suitable show site to help them find a location to show their work. First consideration is given to artists living within the area, but the show is open to any artist interested in participating in the event, regardless of where they live.
New Schedule – Two weekends! In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, we have decided to expand the event over two weekends. Our goal is to thin crowds and allow artists greater flexibility. The show will take place Friday through Sunday, October 1st through 3rd AND October 8th through 11th. Artists can elect to show any number of days. From only one to all six days of the event. Show dates for each artist will be indicated in the exhibit catalog.
Artists must be Present to Participate - Meeting the artists and learning how and why they create is an important aspect of the show. Artists must be present at their sites from 10am to pm on the days they choose to exhibit.
Since our first exhibit in 2003, Sierra Art Trails has built a dedicated audience excited to attend year after year. In addition to visiting with the artists and purchasing works directly from the people who create them, visitors are encouraged to explore our communities, patronize our hotels and restaurants, and learn more about our area.
As an artist, there are many reasons to consider applying for the show. Participating artists are featured in the tour catalog, included in a month-long Preview Exhibit, and benefit from an extensive advertising campaign. While successful sales are important, the promotional exposure alone is well worth the cost of participation. Networking opportunities, offers to participate in other exhibits, and post show sales often result from participation in Sierra Art Trails.
Artists interested in applying can view the complete prospectus, and find general information on our website at https://sierraarttrails.org//sierra-art-trails-prospectus/
To learn more about Sierra Art Trails please contact:
Stellar Gallery, 40982 Hwy 41, Suite 1, Oakhurst CA 93644
(559) 658-8844, email: info@sierraarttrails.org
or visit us on the web at www.sierraarttrails.org
Domestics: Home is Art
The theme of this show will include paintings, drawings, mixed media, collage, sculpture, ceramics, 3-D art (including dioramas and miniatures) that depict homelife and everyday objects found in and around the home. This would include images or representations of rooms (kitchens, bathrooms, bedrooms, living rooms, playrooms, office rooms, craft rooms, studios, etc.), still life of everyday objects that are found in and around the home. This can also include garage or yard objects and scenes and can also include persons or pets in these scenes. Use your imagination and your own home and household activities to get inspiration, above all have fun making the ordinary, extraordinary! Receiving on 6/26, Pick-up on 7/31
FotoNostrum Color Award
This Award is about the ability to use the language of color to make more inspiring images. It is about how color can communicate, inspire, evoke, and stimulate emotional responses, bringing a deeper meaning to the images and creating more emotional impact.
This is a juried Award, and the name of the Juror will be announced by email right after the final deadline to all submitters.
The winner of the Award will have a fully paid solo exhibition in FotoNostrum in 2022. Category winners, Honorable Mentions and Finalists might be invited to participate in a collective exhibition (printing fees may apply) next to the solo exhibition. All category winners will be published in FotoNostrum Magazine.
Wild Things: An Exhibition of Animals, Known and Imagined
A Rocky Neck Art Colony Open Juried Exhibition
The Call
The Rocky Neck Art Colony (RNAC) invites artists of all stripes to submit work for inclusion in Wild Things: An Exhibition of Animals, Known and Imagined, an open juried exhibition at the Cultural Center at Rocky Neck, in Gloucester, Massachusetts, and online at RNACexhibitions.com.
As humans we have long bonded with animals for protection, inspiration, assistance, companionship and spiritual guidance. This juried exhibition celebrates that bond through art inspired by love, literature, mythology or imagination. RNAC invites you to submit recent paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, and sculpture of animals, real or imagined. Open to all artists.
About the juror
Submissions will be reviewed and selected by juror Barbara Moody. Moody, an active, long-standing artist member of RNAC and currently Secretary of the Board of Trustees, is an accomplished artist whose work has been exhibited in many solo and group shows at Kingston Gallery in Boston, as well as in corporate collections and commissions.
IMPORTANT NOTE to Members: To get your member discount, you must know the member "Promo Code" and have it ready before you proceed. (Click “Help, Contact Support” in the pane to the left to request a code.)
Submission Deadline: Sunday, June 20, 2021, 11:59 PM Eastern Time.
Entry Fee : $35 for up to three entries. RNAC members only: $25. $5 each for three additional entries.
Freak Show
Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition is accepting submissions for a summer Art of Coney Island show 7/3-8/15. Art celebrating the funky, freaky grandeur of a place steeped in history welcome! Coney artists are often jacks of all trades. Coney sign painters, muralists, painters, printmakers, photographers, graffiti artists, installations and all types of Coney themed artwork will be considered. BWAC is located in a 25,000 sq civil war warehouse located in Red Hook, Brooklyn. Large work and installation proposals are encouraged.
FotoNostrum Black & White Award
This Award honour the creation of compelling images using different tones of grey ranging from white to dark. Toning, such as sepia, are allowed. All themes, from abstract to wildlife and from fine art to landscape, and street photography and portraiture, are accepted. Selection of finalists, honourable mentions, and the FotoNostrum Black and White Award winner will be based on the image's intrinsic visual value.
This is a juried Award, and the name of the Juror will be announced by email right after the final deadline to all submitters.
The winner of the Award will have a fully paid solo exhibition in FotoNostrum in 2022. Category winners, Honorable Mentions and Finalists might be invited to participate in a collective exhibition (printing fees may apply) next to the solo exhibition. All category winners will be published in FotoNostrum Magazine.
Artist's Choice: August 6 - 29, 2021
Annual Open Call To Artists: Greater Washington DC Area Regional Juried Group Show
- Theme: The choice is yours, there is no theme
- Mediums: 2-D Work up to 36" Wide ~ Painting, Drawing, Mixed Media and Photography
- More Info: Prospectus ---- Foundry Website
Portals 21
Portals. A door or gate, an entry or opening, maybe a tunnel, a passage or connection between places, time, or dimensions. Literal or figurative, Color or BW, analog, digital or antique processes, photographers of all skill levels and locations are welcome.
Our juror for the Portal is Rebecca Sexton Larson. Rebecca is a Tampa artist working with photography-based processes. She graduated from the University of South Florida with a degree in Fine Arts and a degree in Mass Communications. She was awarded Florida Individual Artist Fellowships in 1998, 2002, and 2008. In 2006, she received an Artist Enhancement Grant from the State of Florida and, in 2005, was commissioned by the City of Tampa to be Photographer Laureate for a year.
35-40 Selected images will hang in the SE Center’s main gallery space for approximately one month with the opportunity to be invited for a solo show at a later date. In addition, selected images are featured in the SE Center social media accounts (FB, IG, Twitter) and an archived, online slide show. A video walkthrough of each exhibition is also featured and archived.
Interior - Photography Online Exhibit
Cape Cod Art Center seeks submissions for "Interior" Photography Online Exhibition.
All photographers of any level are invited to submit to this open juried online exhibit.
Have you ever been curious as to what is on the inside of things? What is in the bird's nest, inside a box, or the inner workings of a clock? What will make you look at the interior? Any interpretation of the theme will be considered.
Entries must be of original work, they cannot be a copy of another artwork; a magazine or newspaper photo, or any type of reproduction; the entry must be the artist's own composition. All artwork must be created within the past three years.
The jury may accept a maximum of two works from any one artist. Payment is non-refundable and does not guarantee acceptance.
Submissions are due by Sunday, July 18, 2021 at midnight.
Artist notification by email by Friday, July 30, 2021. (Please check your spam folder.) Exhibit will be on our website by July 30, 2021.
Alison Shaw will be judging this exhibit.
Cash prizes awarded for Best in Show, Second Place and two Honorable Mentions.
Projections IV
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"Projections" Returns for the 4th time! On the evening of September 12, 2021, the Jamaica Plain Arts Council and Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation will project artists' images onto the outside walls of JP’s Brewery Complex. People will be able to view the art in a relaxed, exciting atmosphere. After a year of an abundance of caution and staying home, imagine a coming together to celebrate art, to share live music and dancing in the streets. We have all been eager to be together, to share what we love and enjoy our urban village, Projections does that. Join us to celebrate Jamaica Plain's vibrant art scene.*** *** While being optimistically hopeful to come together, we are simultaneously cautious and planning a virtual option should public health and safety measures not permit being together in person. ARTISTS: Artists, can you imagine your art blown up larger than life and projected for all to see? Please consider submitting your work! This nontraditional art show is open to all New England area artists. Innovation and originality are celebrated. SUBMISSION INFORMATION: Submission is $5 for each image up to a maximum of 3 images and open to any artist. Images of works in all mediums are welcome (including 2D and 3D). Each artist may submit up to three (3) images for inclusion in the Projections event. Photos can be a maximum of 8Mb. Please make sure that photos are high quality (cropped well, not blurry, etc.) and high resolution as these will be the photos used to project onto the walls. All submitted works will be displayed in the projected slide show. JPAC reserves the right to not display any image deemed unacceptable. SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Sunday, July 18th at midnight. JURY: Jurors will choose works to receive and be indicated as Juror's Choice and Best in Show Awards. Works will be reviewed for quality, originality, and innovation. Artists will be notified of jurors' choices before the event. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Boston Cultural Council administered by the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture. Jurors: Brian Bishop Brian Bishop is an artist and educator based in Boston, MA who teaches painting and drawing at Framingham State University. He attended The School of Visual Arts in New York, NY; Memphis College of Art in Memphis, TN (BFA 1993); and Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, MI (MFA 1995). Brian’s studio practice, focused on photography and its relationship with the discursive and lyrical nature of painting, has been exhibited nationally and internationally including solo exhibitions at the Cheekwood Museum of Art in Nashville, TN; Creative Arts Workshop in New Haven, CT; The University of Delaware in Newark, DE; Artspace in Raleigh, NC; Georgetown University in Washington, DC; and at Youngblood Gallery in Atlanta, GA. He participated in select group exhibitions at the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC; A+D Gallery at Columbia College in Chicago, IL; Delaware Center for Contemporary Art in Wilmington, DE; BECA in New Orleans, LA; Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art in Winston-Salem, NC; Catalyst Arts in Belfast, UK; Galway Arts Centre in Galway, Ireland; Gallery 111 in Johannesburg, South Africa and The Painting Center in New York, NY. L’Merchie Frazier L’Merchie Frazier is a Boston based visual and performance artist and an established community activist. Her work includes fiber and metal sculptures, mixed media installations and performances, poetry, jewelry, and history presentations. Her quilt series are part of ”Racism: In The Face of Hate We Resist” and a solo show, “Freedom Rising: I Am the Story/Quilts” now on view at the Minneapolis Institute of Art. L’Merchie's work is in the permanent collections of The Museum of Art and Design, New York, The Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C., Museu Laser Segall, Brazil, The White House, Washington, D.C. and the Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN. L’Merchie's has art residencies in Boston, Brazil, Taiwan, Costa Rica, Africa, France, and Cuba. She currently serves as Director of Education and Interpretation at The Museum of African-American History, Boston/Nantucket. She teaches courses in cultural diversity for the Museum of the National Center of Afro-American Artists, public and community schools and is Director of Creative Engagement for the Transformative Action Project, PHAI at Northeastern University. |
FotoNostrum Choice Award
Five photographers will be chosen to be represented by FotoNostrum Art Gallery in Barcelona, and will have fully-paid solo exhibitions in 2022 and 2023. Will also be part of FotoNostrum's page in Artsy and published in FotoNostrum Magazine with exclusive interviews and extensive portfolios.
This is a portolio competition, and each entrant must submit series of 4 to 6 images. The focus is fine art.
The Choice Award will be juried by the Publisher, Editor and Art Director of FotoNostrum Magazine: Julio Hirsch-Hardy, Maureen Mathiot, and Laura Perera.
2021 New England Regional Juried Exhibition
October 3—31, 2021
Arts Center East
709 Hartford Turnpike, Vernon, CT 06066
ArtsCenterEast.org
Hours: Friday-Sunday, 1-5pm
Over $5,000 in Awards
Juror of Selection and Awards - Antonio Masi, AWS
Eligibility
- Open to any artist age 18 and older residing in New England or represented by a New England gallery.
- All work must be painted with aqua media. These include watercolor, acrylic, casein, egg tempera, gouache and inks on unvarnished paper or synthetic paper such as Yupo.
- No photo copies, color laser prints, multiple prints, pastels or computer generated work.
- Work may not have been created in a class or workshop under a teacher's supervision.
- Art may not be withdrawn early.
- No changes in pricing or catalog information may be made after acceptance.
- All work must be for sale.
- The Screening Committee has the right to refuse any painting that does not meet the stated specifications or is not accurately represented by image submitted.
- Art work exhibited in past New England Watercolor Society exhibitions is not eligible.
- Note size limitation of 42" in any direction (to outside of frame).
WASH 2021 Open Exhibition
Watercolor and Watermedia Artists
43rd Annual WASH Open Exhibition
August 31 – September 25
In the Sacramento Fine Arts Center and
online at www.SacramentoWatercolor.org
Go with the Flow 2021
JUROR OF SELECTION
Myrna Wacknov, AWS, NWS, CWA
www.myrnawacknov.com
JUROR OF AWARDS
Juan Peña
www.juanpenaart.com
AWARDS
Best of Show - $300
Awards of Excellence - $100 each
Awards of Merit, plus other awards
ENTRY FEES
$25 first entry,
$10 each additional entry
Maximum of 3 entries
(non-refundable)
BECOME A MEMBER
$60.00 for SFAC and $25.00 for WASH
Membership not required to enter
See prospectus for complete rules and information
COLORS OF HUMANITY 2021
COLORS OF HUMANITY- 2021
CALL TO ARTISTS!
Reception- September 4 - Show continues through September 23
CONDITIONS OF ENTRY:
- To apply you have to live in the Northern California Area and be willing to deliver or arrange delivery or your artwork if accepted.
- All artwork must be original fine art quality conceived and created solely by the entering artist.
- Artwork previously accepted into any EGFAC Competitions will not be accepted.
- EGFAC has the right to reject artwork that does not look like the digital image.
- All artwork must be framed and ready to hang, and no larger than 30”x40” including the frame. Unframed oils/acrylics accepted only if the painting extends around edges. Artists are responsible for all shipping costs. Including the return shipping paid shipping label.
- All art must be for sale.
- The Elk Grove Fine Arts Center will handle all sales from the exhibition and retain a 40% commission from all sales.
SHOW DESCRIPTION - “COLORS OF HUMANITY”. Capturing scenes of our rich cultural lives is what we are asking artists to create.
JUDGE – TBA
CATEGORIES - all mediums are accepted.
AWARDS - RIBBONS AND MONETARY AWARDS:
Best of Show- $100; 1st Place - $75; 2nd Place - $50; People's Choice – ribbon
ENTRY FEE - $15 member fee/ or $20 non-member fee per entry per piece (non-refundable) – limit 3 entries per artist. To enter go to www.elkgrovefineartscenter.org and click on call to artists.
IMPORTANT DATES
Exhibition Date – September 4 – September 23
Application Deadline – August 13
Acceptance Notification – August 21 via email
Receiving Accepted works at EGFAC – August 27 and August 28, 9683 Elk Grove-Florin Road, Elk Grove, CA 95624
Artist Reception – September 4 , 4-7pm
Award Winners Announced – Reception night, September 4, at 5:30pm
Pick Up Art Works – September 24 and September 25, 11am – 4pm
Open Friends of Forsythe 2021 Juried Photographic Competition
The Friends of Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge is pleased to announce the “2021 Juried Photographic Competition- Celebrating Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge”. Color and monochrome images of taken within the 47,000-acre boundaries of the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge depicting its landscape, flora, wildlife will be accepted. This open to the public, age 21 and older.
An exhibit of the winning works plus honorable mentions will be displayed on the Friends of Forsythe webpage and Facebook page.
Photos must be taken within the boundaries of the EB Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge during the past three years.
Contest not open to members of the Friends of Forsythe Board of Trustees or employees of E B Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge.
Student Friends of Forsythe 2021 Photographic Competiton
The Friends of Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge is pleased to announce the “2021 Juried Photographic Competition- Celebrating Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge”. Color and monochrome images of taken within the 47,000-acre boundaries of the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge depicting its landscape, flora, wildlife will be accepted. This open to students age 21 and under.
An exhibit of the winning works plus honorable mentions will be displayed on the Friends of Forsythe webpage and Facebook page.
Photos must be taken within the boundaries of the EB Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge during the past three years.
Contest not open to members of the Friends of Forsythe Board of Trustees or employees of E B Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge.
Secrets of the Garden Exhibit
Artists are invited to submit their work for the jurying phase of Gallery Main Street’s “Secrets of the Garden” fine art exhibit. This is in partnership with the Texas Rose Festival.
Visit www.DowntownTylerArts.com for full details of Gallery Main Street
Entries due: Aug. 22
Notifications: Sept. 1
Drop off: Sept. 9
Opening: Sept. 11
Pick-up: Nov. 8
Edge of Abstraction 2021 - Online Digital Art Exhibit
Cape Cod Art Center is seeking entries for their "Edge of Abstraction" Digital Art Online Exhibition.
Imagine how shapes and colors form into an edge of abstraction. Any interpretation of this theme will be considered.
Digital art is an artistic work or practice that uses digital technology, as an essential part of the creative or presentation process. This includes the use of computers, mobile or portable handheld devices. Photography may or may not be included in this creative work of art.
Entries must be of original work, they cannot be a copy of another painting; a magazine or newspaper photo, or any type of reproduction; the entry must be the artist's own composition. No crafts or commercial prints may be accepted. Photographs used must be the artist's own, in the public domain, or the artist must be able to produce explicit permission by the original artist to use the image.
Everyone of any level is invited to submit to this open juried online exhibit. Any interpretation of the theme will be considered.
Entries due by Sunday, October 24th by midnight.
Artist notification by email on Friday, November 5th. Online exhibit on website will become live on November 5th, 2021.
Jill Johnson will be judging this exhibit.
The juror may accept a maximum of two works from any one artist. Payment is non-refundable and does not guarantee acceptance.
Cash prizes awarded for Best in Show, Second Place and two Honorable Mentions.
Image icon by Rita Colantonio, "After the Storm", Digital Art
Pinelands 2022 Annual Juried Photographic Exhibition - Open Entry
The Pinelands Preservation Alliance (PPA) is pleased to announce “Pinelands” 2022 Juried Photographic Exhibition. The goal of this exhibit is to celebrate the New Jersey Pinelands, our Nation’s first National Reserve, with photographs that capture its natural beauty and rich cultural heritage.
We are honored to have renowned National Geographic photographer Michael Yamashita as our judge! Here is his biography – read his biography.
Over $2,000 in cash prizes will be awarded. Awards – Open (all ages): $1,000 for 1st Place Best in Show, $350 each for 1st Place Landscape, Flora & Fauna, Other categories.
All photographs submitted, whether juried into the show or not, will be displayed in a special online Pinelands Photography Gallery.
Image submissions can be black and white or color, but they must be taken within the boundaries of the New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve (see map).
This year, each image can be submitted into one of three categories of your chosing: (1) Landscape, (2) Flora and Fauna, and (3) Other (People, Towns, Architecture, Culture, History, Recreation, etc). Download the Full Prospectus for full details.
- All photographs must be made within the New Jersey Pinelands National Preserve (see map).
- A total of 6 images can be submitted per photographer.
- Black and white and color images depicting its landscape, flora, wildlife, communities and people will be accepted.
- The juried exhibit will be held in the beautiful renovated barn at the PPA Headquarters in Southampton, New Jersey.
- The PPA reserves the right to disqualify any image that doesn’t meet the contest rules or where the subject matter was not created within the Pinelands.
Important Dates
- Online Submission Opens: June 1, 2020
- Online Submission Closes: January 30, 2022
- Acceptance Notification: February 14 - 18, 2022
- Delivery of Accepted Work:
- Friday, March 18, 2022, 5-7pm
- Saturday, March 19, 2022, 10-noon
- Sunday, March 20, 2022, 10-noon
- Exhibition Dates: March 28 to April 30, 2022
- Online Gallery of All Photographs Opens: April 15, 2022
- Opening Reception: Saturday, March 26, 2022, 2-4pm. Awards will be announced at the reception.
- Pick-up Artwork:
- Sunday, May 1, 2022, 10-noon
- Tuesday, May 3, 2022, 5-7pm
Submission Details
All Files submitted should meet the following:
- JPEG format
- Files cannot exceed 8MB in size
- At least 2000 pixels on longest side
- A minimum of 180 ppi
- sRGB color profile
NOTE: If you do not know how to create these specifications, don't worry, just submit your photographs.
Help us protect the unique natural area of the New Jersey Pinelands. Please donate to or join the Pinelands Preservation Alliance. LEARN MORE HERE