Manifest call: “Go Ahead…Touch Me!”

GO AHEAD… TOUCH ME! An International Exhibit Exploring Works that Invite Physical Interaction A full-color catalog will be produced. Each exhibitor will receive one free copy. Thanks to museology and the inevitable fragility of things conserved, preserved, and stored for posterity, we are conditioned to revere the sanctity of artwork. We take for granted that … Continue reading

Prairie Center for the Arts residency

The Prairie Center of the Arts is an Artist-in-Residence program providing artists from around the world the resources and uninterrupted time to think and create.  Award includes room, use of kitchen(s), and studio space. We do not fund travel, food, computer, materials or supplies. The residential facility is wheel chair accessible.  Preference is given for … Continue reading

AAC SOLOS

The exhibitions program at the AAC supports the work of emerging contemporary artists in the Mid-Atlantic region in our SOLOS exhibitions. Once a year, the AAC announces a call for exhibition proposals. The submissions are reviewed by our exhibitions committee, which includes notable artists, critics, curators, and collectors. Our final roster of selected artists, hailing … Continue reading

OPTIONS 2011

OPTIONS 2011 is the fifteenth WPA biennial exhibition of emerging and unrepresented artists from the Mid-Atlantic region. OPTIONS presents visitors with a glimpse into the breadth and diversity of contemporary art practice in the area and showcases work in any medium by artists without gallery representation. WPA began the OPTIONS biennial series in 1981 with … Continue reading

art publishing opportunity

Firehouse Publishing seeks traditional fine artists for their publications on an ongoing basis.  For us this means those who draw, paint, and sculpt.  We DO NOT seek photographers, or digital artists at this time.  You may be self-taught or academically trained, fully experienced or a “lowly” student. It is the work we care about, not … Continue reading

Repositioning the Gaze in an Age of Voyeurism

Throughout the history of art, theorists and philosophers have tried to negotiate the visual and conceptual relationship that exists between a work of art and the viewer’s gaze. What has fueled much of this debate is the argument that because the gaze inherently signifies possession, and can therefore be tied to certain power structures, it … Continue reading

Southern Appalachian Artist Guild 2011 National Juried Show

Show runs October 15-November 12, 2011. Art work selected will be displayed in the Richard Low Evans Gallery, Blue Ridge Mountains Arts Association, Blue Ridge, GA $5000 cash awards and ribbons. Juror is John Cram, noted Asheville, NC gallery owner (New Morning Gallery, Blue Spiral, Bellagio and Bellagio Everyday). Entry deadline: July 31, 2011 Entry … Continue reading

St. Charles Borromeo Parish: Sanctuary Art Design Competition

Seeking design only for a religious mural to eventually be used in the sanctuary of our church. We are preparing to build a landmark American Gothic church on 25-acres in the Village of Hampshire. This $10,000,000 landmark building will be traditional in style and will include a 50’by 40’ wall in the sanctuary behind the … Continue reading

Richeson 75 International Figure/Portrait 2011

Richeson Gallery in Kimberly, Wisconsin from Sept. 9-Nov. 4, 2011 Deadline – June 10, 2011 2-Dimensional depictions of the figure or portraiture Best In Show Award of $5,000 cash plus other prizes. Awards Juror Everett Raymond Kinstler. Finalists are exhibited at the beautiful Richeson Gallery in Kimberly, WI and in the online exhibit Sept 9-Nov … Continue reading

Missouri Southern State University Solo show

Open call, no entry fee, no deadline Artists can send a packet of information by U.S. mail or electronically. Applications sent by mail should provide the Advisory Board with a proposal for exhibition, including: (1)A cover letter or email (2)Artist’s biography / resume (3)Samples of work submitted for consideration All submissions sent via U.S. Mail … Continue reading