The City of Milpitas invites qualified professional artists based in the Bay Area (Santa Clara County, plus Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, Santa Cruz, San Francisco, San Mateo, Solano and Sonoma counties) to submit designs for a painted or mixed media mural for the Montague Pedestrian Overcrossing pedestrian entrance area, leading to the Milpitas Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station. Commission: $15,000. For more details, view the Montague Pedestrian Overcrossing Mural Call for Artists.
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Artist in Residency Opportunities in Sacramento
The Ali Youssefi Project Artist in Residence (AIR) aims to nurture artists from a diverse range of backgrounds and uplift the work of artists, with a particular focus on underrepresented perspectives and voices. We welcome all visual artists working with a wide range of mediums. The purpose of the AYP AIR program is to grant artists the gift of space so that they may develop and evolve their work during their time in Sacramento.
Deadline February 16, 2021
We are accepting two Verge Residents and two WAL Residents:
One WAL Resident and one Verge artist per 3-month cycle:
May – July 2021
August – October 2021
Verge Residency is open to Sacramento artists within a 35-mile radius of Sacramento.
Artists receive:
-studio work space at Verge Center for the Arts
-$500 monthly stipend
-participation in group show at Verge gallery
-invited to participate in Verge programming
WAL Residency is open to visual artists 35 miles outside of Sacramento.
Artists receive:
-furnished studio apartment at Warehouse Artist Lofts
-studio work space at Verge Center for the Arts
-$500 monthly stipend
-participation in group show at Verge Gallery
-invited to participate in Verge programming
Shared Resources:
-Free admission to all Verge member programs
-Access to a full service printmaking facility, kiln, and Risograph printer
-WiFi
-A 300 square foot studio at Verge with 24hr access
-Community of up to 50 artists on site at WAL
-Community of up to 55 artists working on site at Verge
-North American Reciprocal Museum (NARM) Benefits
-Free attendance to Verge special events which coincide with the residency term
–WAL is a mixed-use, transit-oriented community for Sacramento artists.
–Verge is a leading arts and culture institution in Sacramento. Artists with studio space have 24/7 access to their studio and regular access to risograph printer, screen printing, and ceramics studio.
For more information about the residencies, click here
Email Aliyoussefiproject@gmail.com with questions
Note About Covid: WAL and Verge are taking precautions to keep their communities safe during the pandemic. An artist can shelter-in-place in both their studio apartment and Verge work studio. Verge studios are private and are accessible to artists 24 hours per day, 7 days a week. Verge has implemented social distancing measures and disinfects shared facilities on a regular basis to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Call for Entries — Abstract-Themed Online Exhibit
Blue Girl Gallery is seeking your best abstract art for our upcoming exhibition, Abstractions. Work may be entirely abstract in nature, or may be representational with abstracted elements.
This is a juried exhibit and not all work will be accepted. All work submitted must be your original work and not infringe on the work of others. You must own the right to your work.
Submissions are open internationally to all artists over the age of 18.
We accept all art forms, including but not limited to drawing, painting, collage, sculpture, fabric, paper, photography, metal, mixed media and wearable art.
Artists may submit up to five (5) images.
Awards will be given for Best in Show, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place, as well as between one and three Honorable Mentions depending on exhibit size.
For full prospectus, please visit us at www.bluegirlgallery.com
CURRENTS 2021 Call for Submissions
Call for Submissions: CURRENTS New Media 2021
Submission Deadline: February 1, 2021
Notified by: March 15, 2021
Festival Dates: June 18 – 27, 2021
CURRENTS New Media is now accepting digital media art submissions in the fields of:
-Virtual/Augmented/Mixed Reality Environments
-Multimedia Performance
-Desktop Experiences
APPLY NOW: https://currentsnewmedia.org/submission-guidelines-2021/
Every summer since 2010, CURRENTS New Media has been putting on one of the leading art and technology festivals in the United States. Located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, CURRENTS brings together the work of established and emerging new media artists from the USA and around the world. In August 2020, we presented our first entirely-online festival with great success.
After a year of global change, adjustment and learning new ways to connect, we are planning an online festival with a smaller, onsite festival if COVID permits.
Submission Fee: $25 for single submission, $20 per submission for multiple submissions
To apply, please read our submission guidelines and fill out the submission form on our website: https://currentsnewmedia.org/submission-guidelines-2021/
CURRENTS New Media champions new media arts and supports artists in creating innovative work. Our annual festival, educational programs, and exhibition space give the public year-round access to immersive and expansive art experiences.
The Festival is the result of a collaboration between Parallel Studios, its partners throughout the city and the many volunteers who invest their time to support this project.
https//:currentsnewmedia.org
Artist Call for Online Charity Exhibition – Emotions Embodied: Abstractions from the West Coast
Jackson Pollock. Willem de Kooning. Norman Lewis. Mark Rothko. Helen Frankenthaler. All of these artists are inextricably linked to the American abstract movement of the 1950s, but what exactly does it mean for a work of art to be abstract? Even as we enter into 2021, nearly 70 years later, the definitional description of abstract art continues to mystify everyday art enthusiasts.
Art Scene West, a new contemporary gallery of West Coast art, is seeking works of art from West Coast artists for its online charity exhibition, Emotions Embodied: Abstractions from the West Coast. Recognizing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the creative arts, Art Scene West will donate a portion of all proceeds to The Center for Cultural Innovation (CCI), a California-based nonprofit organization that provides business training and grants to aspiring artists, arts administrators, artisans, and other creative entrepreneurs.
Submissions for this exhibition should be original works of abstract art that reflect at least some of the following characteristics: non-representational subject matter, visible brushwork, and large canvases. Vibrant colors and demonstrated palette knife techniques are preferred elements but not expected.
Celebrating the abstract art movement and its evolution since the mid-nineteenth-century, this online exhibition will be promoted widely through Artsy, social media, and the Art Scene West website. No works will need to be shipped to the gallery but all works must be available for sale throughout the length of the exhibition.
The exhibition will run for ten weeks this winter and will include virtual events throughout the exhibition period.
Artists interested in participating should submit up to 5 high res images of artworks in any medium that embody the abstract art movement. They can be 2 or 3 dimensional. All submissions should be sent to submissions@artscenewest.com, and should include an artist statement, CV, social media and press links. Must be 18 years or older to submit.
Deadline to submit is Friday, January 22, 2021.
Arte Natura
Arte Natura is a thematic exhibition based on art inspired by the natural world. The exhibition will be held at the Limner Gallery, May 13 – June 5, 2021 and is open to all artists working in any media. All interpretations of the theme are acceptable, including landscape, fruits, vegetables, flowers and fauna and human figuration as part of the natural environment. $500 cash award. Entry information online at http://www.slowart.com/prospectus/natura21.htm
