Grey Cube Gallery proudly presents the third “Skies” online art contest for the month of April 2022. Open to all artists worldwide over 18 years of age. The primary focus of this contest must be any depiction of the skies (clouds, rainbows, storms, stars, planets, moon, the night sky, the day sky, dusk and dawn). All visual art mediums (except video and sound) are allowed. All winning artists will receive a digital award certificate. Winning artwork (Best of Show) will be on the poster of the show. $16 for 2 images, $30 for 4, $42 for 6, and $50 for up to 8 images. Deadline: April 7, 2022.
Temporary
International Art Competition Yellow
Contemporary Art Room Gallery is proud to announce their 1st “Yellow” Online Art Competition for the month of April 2022. This is an international competition and artists from around the world are welcome to submit their work. The theme may include any work with depiction of the color “Yellow” or shades of Yellow (beige, lemon yellow, canary yellow, golden yellow). All visual art mediums are acceptable (painting, photography, drawing, sculpture, digital, prints, fiber art, collage or installation art) except sound and video art. All winning artists will receive a digital award certificate. First, second and third place will be largely displayed with an article about the artist and their work. First place will be on the poster of the show. $15 for 2 images, $28 for 4, $58 for up to 10. Deadline: March 31, 2022.
Call for Art: Theme – Sister Cities
The City of Santa Clarita is seeking to purchase existing artwork(s) for the City’s permanent collection to be exhibited in the Carl Boyer room located at City Hall in honor of Carl Boyer, founder of the Santa Clarita Valley International Program/Santa Clarita Sister Cities and former City of Santa Clarita Mayor and Councilmember. Artwork submitted should reflect Santa Clarita Sister Cities’ mission, vision, or life and culture in one of its Sister City (Tena, Ecuador or Sariaya, Philippines). This opportunity is not seeking proposals.
Santa Clarita Sister Cities is a non-profit organization focused on the promotion of international goodwill and cultural understanding between the residents of Santa Clarita and citizens of international cities. It fosters mutually beneficial strategic alliances between the City of Santa Clarita and similar jurisdictions abroad. The breaking of cultural barriers, partnerships in business and education, cooperative problem-solving, and partnerships benefit both Santa Clarita and the communities abroad with whom relationships have been established. Santa Clarita Sister Cities Program is an active member of Sister Cities International in Washington, D.C. Santa Clarita has two Sister Cities — Tena, Ecuador and Sariaya, Philippines.
VISION: Santa Clarita develops and maintains international and Sister City relationships in areas of interest to its citizens resulting in an enlightened and culturally enriched community.
MISSION: To foster international partnerships between the City of Santa Clarita and other cities abroad to promote mutual understanding, friendship, and cooperation through reciprocal youth, cultural, educational, professional, humanitarian, and economic programs and exchanges.
To learn more about Sister Cities, visit https://santaclaritasistercities.org/about/
This project is open to all artists, regardless of race, color, religion, natural origin, gender, age, military status, sexual orientation, marital status, or physical or mental disabilities. Artist teams are eligible to apply, including teams of artists from multiple disciplines.
IMPORTANT DATES
Deadline to Apply: March 20, 2022 at 11:59pm
Art Drop Off/Installation: March 30, 2022 at 10am
The City’s Arts and Events reserves the right to change the project timeline.
*Artists will be notified of juried results roughly two week after the deadline. Any inquiries within two weeks of the deadline will not be responded too.*
Art Studio Residency at Art Works Downtown
The Max Thelen Studio Residency provides a quality art space for an emerging artist to create artwork and receive community support. The Residency includes a free art studio for 12 months with many additional benefits. Ideal candidates live in the San Francisco / Oakland Bay Area and commit to regularly making art in the studio and participating in the program activities.
Art Works Downtown offers a diverse mix of studio artists and mediums in the heart of the San Rafael commercial core for regular interaction with the public. The Max Thelen Studio is a bright space located on the street-level of the AWD complex. Art Works Downtown believes that an emerging artist will stimulate new ideas among established AWD studio artists and vice versa. Our community will be better served as they recognize and understand the importance of supporting emerging artists in their career endeavors.
Apply through: www.callforentry.org
Benefits:
- Free art studio, including utilities, fees and operating costs, 92 sq. ft., see images at www.artworksdowntown.org. This residency does not include living accommodations.
- An environment that is supportive and empathetic to the creative process
- Solo exhibition in the Founders’ Gallery, which provides exhibition production experience
- Waived fees for AWD membership and juried exhibitions
- Representation on AWD’s newsletter, website, and social media
- Exposure to large groups of visitors every month during the 2nd Friday Art Walk events
- Scholarship granted for mandatory participation in Marin Open Studios
- Exposure to Gallery procedures and processes
- Exposure to the nonprofit arts organization operation
Eligibility:
- Applicants must live in reasonable commuting distance to San Rafael CA.
- Applicants must be in the early stage of their art career with a committed art-making practice.
- Visual artists will be considered.
Calendar:
- Deadline to apply May 19, 2022
- Award announced in June of 2022
- Studio Residency to commence in August 1, 2022 through July 30, 2023
- Founders Gallery exhibition: date to be determined towards the end of the residency
To Apply:
- Apply through www.callforentry.org. Applicants will receive results via email.
There is no cost to apply - Application requirements include:
- 5 to 10 images (up to 5 videos for video artists)
- Up to 5,000 Word Statement introducing yourself as an artist and your artwork
- Required questions:
- A prime objective of the art studio space is for the selected artist to regularly use the workspace. This is not a showcase studio, it is a work and display studio. How do you envision using the space?
- How will an association with the Art Works Downtown artist community benefit you?
- What are your career ambitions as an artist?
- Name and contact information of 1–3 recommendations—an arts educator, gallerist, or arts professional is preferred.
- Links to support materials such as a website.
Call for Art-WABI-SABI
Art Fluent invites artists worldwide to submit artwork to our online exhibit, WABI-SABI.
JPEGs due by Friday, May 27 at midnight (MST). Over $1,200 in cash prizes. All accepted pieces will be displayed in our online gallery at www.art-fluent.com. Visit https://www.art-fluent.com/wabi-sabi-prospectus for a full prospectus.
WABI-SABI is a Japanese term that refers to that which is impermanent, imperfect, aged, humbled, and unconventional. It is a state of mind and a way of being. It expresses a whole new world of seeing. Perhaps being open to mistakes and accidents will lead us somewhere new, beautiful, and authentic. As artists, we know this all too well. Visually it is the simplicity of composition and exploring the meaning and beauty of everyday objects. Show us WABI-SABI from your perspective.
“Abstract” International Call – Art & Literature Journal – Deadline May 31, 2022
| Theme:
How abstract can things be? Abstractions are all around us. Ideas can be abstract; existing as an idea, feeling or quality but not having a tangible existence. Some conversations can be abstract, vague and theoretical and not based on particular examples or facts. And of course, there is abstract art which evokes feelings without trying to realistically represent the appearance of people or things. Abstract art, like poetry, offers a fragment of a mysteriously familiar narrative without directly revealing it in a realistic way. Reveal your most ABSTRACT thoughts.
| Eligible Submissions:
Entries may include 2- and 3-dimensional media, such as paintings, drawings, photography, mixed media, installations, ceramics, jewelry, fabric, sculpture, photos of performance art, fiction, poetry, short stories and other written explorations (up to 1,800 words). Submissions must be the original work of the applicant(s). Apply using the online form.
| Highlights:
Publication in a brilliant art magazine and online 2-year exhibition. Four top applicants will receive a feature section with a profile written about them. Up to 40 applicants will be selected for the full exhibition, all to be showcased in the magazine and the juried online exhibition.
| About ArtAscent:
The mission of ArtAscent is to inspire and promote artists of images and words. Our most popular call is the quarterly theme-based call which showcases diverse creative explorations of that theme via various media. This marketing tool is created by artists and writers for artists and writers. ArtAscent provides the opportunity for the voices and visions of writers and artists to be shared in a professional and accessible platform. This is our art, and we are grateful to be part of a bright community of creatives and art lovers.
