Grey Cube Gallery proudly presents the second Abstract online art contest for the month of January 2021. The gallery invites all artists and photographers from around the world over 18 years of age to submit their best nonrepresentational artworks. All visual art mediums (except video and sound) are allowed. The Best of Show winning artwork will be displayed as the poster of the show. All wining artists (Merit Award & Honorable Mention) will receive a digital award certificate. $16 for 2 images of artwork. You may enter more than once. Deadline: January 21, 2021.
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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
Open Call
WRITING A NEW WORLD
Sunspot Literary Journal is dedicated to amplifying diverse multinational voices. We offer an Editor’s Prize of $50 for the annual edition. Artwork selected for a cover will be paid $20. Visit SunspotLit.com to download digital editions for free.
All types of prose from flash fiction and poetry to stories and essays, including scripts and screenplays, are welcome. We also accept long-form, novelette, and novella length works up to 49,000 words. Poetry can be up to 1,250 lines. Translations welcome.
One piece per prose submission. Use the correct form according to the length of your prose and poetry. Works longer than allowed by the form used will be declined unread.
Poets can submit one or two items using different forms.
Artists can submit one or two items using different forms.
The Fast Flux options offer a one-week turnaround for prose and art. Poets receive a two-week turnaround, with most responses being sent within one week.
All submissions must be unpublished (except on a personal blog). Simultaneous submissions welcome. Submit as many times as you like.
The journal only accepts submissions through the Submittable links.
Into the Woods
THEME
The woods are calling! What is it about the mystery of the woods that calls us in? The change of shape and shade within each season. It brings us gifts of blazing color in the fall after the heat of summer and marks the precious first signs of spring after the weight of winter. The Woods truly have their own personality and energy. What is it about the woods that moves you? Show us Into the Woods from your perspective.
CALENDAR
Show runs in the galleries at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod from March 31-April 25, 2021
JPEG’s due by Friday, February 19, 2021
Notification of acceptance by Friday, February 26, 2021
Local drop-off of work on Monday, March 29 between noon-5pm
Work being shipped must arrive by Monday, March 29 and no sooner than Monday, March 22, 2021
Open House on Saturday, April 3 from 2-5pm
Pick up unsold work on Monday, April 26 between noon-5pm
Work being shipped back will during the week of April 26, 2021
ENTRY FEE
$20 for first entry/$5 for each additional entry, you may enter up to 20 total. Payment is non-refundable and does not guarantee acceptance.
AWARD
$250 for Director’s Choice.
ELIGIBILITY
This call is open to artists worldwide, both amateur and professional. All fine art media will be considered except film.
RULES
Work that is copied or done under the guidance of an instructor is not eligible. Please submit only work that will be available at the time of the exhibit and will remain for its entirety. If the work does not fully reflect what is represented on the jpeg the Cultural Center reserves the right to eliminate it from the exhibition.
FRAMING
Framed work must be fitted firmly in frame with wire for hanging. No loose glass over mats. Gallery wrapped canvases are permitted. Poorly presented work will not be hung.
ARTWORK DELIVERY
Shipping, return shipping and a handling fees are the responsibility of the artist. Delivery instructions will accompany email notification of acceptance. Purchase of return shipping labels is the responsibility of the artist. All artwork must arrive by the scheduled receiving date.
JUROR
Director’s choice. Please note, there is no personal feedback given by jurors.
NOTIFICATION
Notification will be done by email. If for any reason you do not receive your notification by the notification date, please check the filters in your email account.
FORMATTING
All images must be in JPEG or JPG format using CaFÉ guidelines. The image size must be 1,200 pixels or greater on the longest side. Maximum file size is 5 mb.
SALES
All works should be for sale. Members of the Cultural Center are charged a 30% commission on all sales, non-members a 40% commission.
The Magic of Water
THEME
The Cultural Center of Cape Cod invites artists to explore The Magic of Water. We are here because of water. Vital for all known forms of life, water covers 75% of the earth’s surface and 70% of our bodies are water, we cannot live without it. From the smallest droplet to the vast ocean, water has the power to sustain, transport, destroy, inspire, and calm us. We are memorized by its ability to distort, magnify, elongate, and reflect. Show us the Magic of Water from your perspective.
CALENDAR
Entry deadline Friday, January 8, 2021.
Notification of winners and online gallery opening by February 12, 2021.
AWARDS
All winners will be displayed in our online gallery at www.cultural-center.org
First Place: $500 cash prize
Second Place: $200 cash prize
Third Place: $100 cash prize
ENTRY FEE
$20 for first entry/$5 for each additional entry. You may enter up to 20 images. Payment is non-refundable and does not guarantee acceptance.
ELIGIBILITY
Open to ALL fine art mediums (oil, acrylic, watermedia, pastel, drawing, printmaking, mixed media, photography, sculpture, fiber, wood, digital art) except video.
RULES
Work that is copied or done under the guidance of an instructor is not eligible.
JURORS
Director’s choice. Please note: there is no personal feedback given by jurors.
NOTIFICATION
Notification will be done by email. If for any reason you do not receive your notification by the notification date, please check the filters in your email account.
FORMATTING
All images must be in JPEG or JPG format using Café guidelines. The image size must be 1,200 pixels or greater on the longest side. Maximum file size is 5 mb.
SALES
All sales inquiries will be directed to the artist’s website.
Luminosity
REQUIREMENTS:
Media
Images – Minimum: 1, Maximum: 20
Total Media – Minimum: 1, Maximum: 20
Entry Fee (Luminosity First Entry): $20.00
Media Fee (per sample over minimum):$5.00
THEME
Light carries such an essential element when it comes to extraordinary artwork. It can lift a painting like nothing else, capturing highlights and giving depth, leading our eye into and around the piece. It is an energy that can lift our spirits and capture our imaginations. We seek artwork where light plays a unique role. For this exhibition, show us LUMINOSITY from your perspective.
CALENDAR
Show runs from February 3-28, 2021
JPEG’s due by Friday, January 1, 2021
Notification of acceptance by Friday, January 8, 2021
Local drop-off of work on Monday, February 1 between noon-5pm
Work being shipped must arrive by Monday, February 1 and no sooner than Monday, January 25, 2021
Open House on Saturday, February 6 from 2-5pm
Pick up unsold work on Monday, March 1 between noon-5pm
Work being shipped back will during the week of March 1, 2021
ENTRY FEE
$20 for first entry/$5 for each additional entry, you may enter up to 20 total. Payment is non-refundable and does not guarantee acceptance.
AWARD
$250 for Director’s Choice.
ELIGIBILITY
This call is open to artists worldwide, both amateur and professional. All fine art media will be considered except film.
RULES
Work that is copied or done under the guidance of an instructor is not eligible. Please submit only work that will be available at the time of the exhibit and will remain for its entirety. If the work does not fully reflect what is represented on the jpeg the Cultural Center reserves the right to eliminate it from the exhibition.
FRAMING
Framed work must be fitted firmly in frame with wire for hanging. No loose glass over mats. Gallery wrapped canvases are permitted. Poorly presented work will not be hung.
ARTWORK DELIVERY
Shipping, return shipping and a handling fees are the responsibility of the artist. Delivery instructions will accompany email notification of acceptance. Purchase of return shipping labels is the responsibility of the artist. All artwork must arrive by the scheduled receiving date.
JUROR
Director’s choice. Please note, there is no personal feedback given by jurors.
NOTIFICATION
Notification will be done by email. If for any reason you do not receive your notification by the notification date, please check the filters in your email account.
FORMATTING
All images must be in JPEG or JPG format using CaFÉ guidelines. The image size must be 1,200 pixels or greater on the longest side. Maximum file size is 5 mb.
SALES
All works should be for sale. Members of the Cultural Center are charged a 30% commission on all sales, non-members a 40% commission.
