Sunday, December 6, 2009

Calls for Artists - No Fee

Dirty Show 11
Exhibition: February 12-20, 2010
Detroit, Michigan, USA
The Call For Art is... NOW OPEN


We are offering Jury Awards totaling a combined $1,000 in cash and prizes
for Erotic; Fine Art, Photography, Sculpture, All Around Dirtiest and more.

Please read and understand the submission
process prior to submitting.

Questions regarding the submission process should be emailed HERE.

• Our Call for Submissions is open to Artists from anywhere in the world.
• Artists working in all media are invited to submit recent EROTICA
. (created within the last two years).
• All artists must be at least 18 years of age.
• Artist/Photographers should have documented/ signed model releases
. stating that their models are at least 18 years of age*.
• Content is totally up to you, as long as the submissions are EROTIC.
• All submissions must be of original design and personal execution.
• Art submitted to previous Dirty Shows will not be accepted.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: December 15, 2009
Please follow the submission guidelines set out below.
Failure to follow these basic guidelines may result in your work
being omitted from the selection process.
ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST BE SENT IN EMAIL FORM.
SEND ALL SUBMISSIONS IN ONE (1) EMAIL.
DO NOT SEND MULTIPLE EMAILS.
• Artists may submit a maximum of FOUR (4) pieces.
• Painting/Illustrations/Photography:
Submit no more than one (1) Digital photo/scan of each piece.
• Sculpture & Multi-Dimensional Art:
Submit no more than three (3) digital photos per piece.
• Film/Video:
3 stills and a brief description, or you may email us a hosted link to a video file.
• Performance Art and Installations:
Email proposal, 100 words or less, or you may email a hosted link to a video file, (i.e. YouTube, etc.).

Submission Email Must Include:

• Artist’s Legal Name,
• Professional Name, if different.
• Street Address,
• City, State, Postal Code.
• Country (if non-U.S.)
• Telephone contact number.
For each piece of artwork submitted, please include the following:
• Title(s).
• Medium.
• Physical dimensions of piece(s).
• Approximate price range.

Submission image requirements:
Digital photos/scans should be saved as
Jpegs, in RGB format (300kb files or less).
Submission Images MUST be named in the following manner, the Artist’s Last Name, a short title, and a number (i.e. “Jones_Nude_1.jpg”, “Jones_Legs_2.jpg, etc.)
Send image files as attachments in your email ONLY, using the email link below.
Do Not send Compressed, Zipped or Stuffed folders.
Do Not send your submissions as a link to your website or image gallery.
Send all images in the same email.
Do Not send submissions to any other Dirty Show email addresses, especially older ones from previous shows, many are inactive and your submissions will just get lost in the dead email bin.
Film/Video & Performance Submission Method:
Do not email a video file directly, only email a hosted link to your video file, (i.e. YouTube, etc.).


Submission Method: EMAIL ONLY!

(CLICK HERE WHEN READY TO SUBMIT)


Selection and Notification of Acceptance:
Jury Selection Process will take place December 16 through December 20, 2009.
We will notify you, please do not email us inquiring as to the status of your submission(s). You will get an email confirmation that your submission email was received by us.
Artists with works selected to be included in the show will be notified via email.
Upon acceptance, artists will receive registration information.

Please understand that shipping costs to and from the show is the responsibility of the Artist, also over-sized pieces incur higher shipping rates; you may wish to consult your shipping carrier first before submitting.

Fees: There is no submission fee. Accepted artists will pay a single $15.00 registration fee (per artist, not per piece).
Accepted artists receive a complementary admission to the exhibition.
The Dirty Show® retains a 30% commission on all sales made during the exhibition.
Non-juried art and pieces selected for the Museum Store are at a 40% commission.
All art submitted and accepted to the show should be for sale.

How the work is judged.
Other than legal age requirements, nothing is censored, nothing is too filthy or too subtle. All art is considered, from the high to the low, from the biggest names to the first timers. We want to be taken into your world. We want to be impressed, amazed, enlightened, entranced, excited, astounded, humored or even repulsed —we love it all.
Like any art piece, we ask “Do we like it?” And even if we don’t like it, can we appreciate it, does it engage the viewer? The formula is 1) Eroticism, 2) Execution, 3) Originality, and 4) what we call the X Factor- the ever-changing and unexplainable something that makes a work special. We try to take everything into consideration, which works for the artist and in cases, can work against them. We consider traditional fine art nudes as well as edgier vanguard and outsider styles and judge accordingly. A realistic oil is going to be held to different standards that a folk art piece. We mix it up, and try to judge each piece on it’s own merits.

*Photographers should be prepared to provide signed, dated model releases for verification upon our request. Failure to provide these documents may result in your work being omitted from the selection process.

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Call for Artists - Interference


The Howard County Arts Council is currently accepting slides and CD submissions from visual artists for consideration for a 2011 group exhibit examining environmental interference and related issues. All original artwork in any media within the exhibit theme will be considered for review. Work previously shown at the Howard County Arts Council will not be accepted, nor will work previously submitted to the gallery program in the past year. All work must fit through a doorway measuring 54” x 80” and fit appropriately in the HCAC gallery.


Artists should download a general exhibit application here or call (410)313-2787 to have one mailed. Return to Attention: Interference.

Deadline: January 4th, 2010.

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A Call For All Artists

That penny that others thought was worthless has a buyer who decided that my 10 reasons why this penny is worth $10 were just too good to pass up. The penny was purchased by Conna Craig who is a researcher and writer on foster care and adoption.
Conna actually lives in an area fairly close to where I will be in another two weeks, so we have decided to do the transaction in person in early December instead of through the mail with photos — and maybe even a video. Those I will post when they are available.
That means that the penny experiment has $10 to work with and it’s time to move onto the next stage:
I’m looking for artists that would be willing to donate a bit of their time and talent for the penny experiment project. What I’m hoping to find is 100 different artists who will each create one postcard size piece of art that incorporates a number of their choosing (between 1 and 100) and a penny. In return, the artist will get (if desired) a bio on this website under the image of their artwork, a link to their own website and the knowledge that they helped out a lot of people in need during these difficult economic times.
The size of the art should be somewhere between 3 inches x 5 inches and 5 inches x 8 inches (a small to large postcard) on postcard type material incorporating both a real penny and the number that you choose. The style, color scheme, etc is completely up to you.
The art will be sold with 100% of the money going to purchase food for food banks. If this sounds like something in which you would like to participate, please contact me with five (5) numbers in order of preference that you would like to use for your art (you will only use one of these numbers, but this will allow me to assign one if some have already been taken). Please also feel free to contact me or leave a comment with any questions that you may have.
The following numbers are still available:
4, 9, 18, 19, 21, 22, 26, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 41, 43, 44, 45, 46, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 55, 57, 58, 60, 61, 63, 64, 65, 66, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 74, 75, 76, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 87, 89, 90, 91, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 100
http://www.pennyexperiment.com/a-call-for-all-artists/
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Call for Artists: The Columbia River Reader is sponsoring an Efuto Contest. (Efuto is the art of decorating envelopes - you know, those things that often contain handwritten letters that are delivered to you by a federal government employee.) Artists are encouraged to send up to three decorated (any medium) envelopes of any size or color to the Columbia River Reader, P.O. Box 1643, Rainier, OR 97408. Deadline: January 15, 2010. Information: The November 15 - December 14 Issue of the Columbia River Reader has examples of Efuto and contest rules on page19. The story is also available on the CRR website: www.crreader.com.

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"Call for Artists : Proposals for Public Art Project"
2009-12-03 until 2010-03-01
Southern Alberta Art Gallery
Lethbridge, , CA Canada

The City of Lethbridge is inviting artists to participate in a three stage public art competition. The winning submission will receive a commission to create and install a public art work on site at the Southern Alberta Art Gallery in conjunction with the grand re-opening of its newly renovated spaces. The Southern Alberta Art Gallery (incorporated as a non-profit society in 1974) is located in Lethbridge (population 85,492) and has occupied a city-owned building since the first exhibition in 1976. A dedicated staff have sustained and fueled the gallery’s mandate: to foster the work of contemporary artists who challenge boundaries, encourage broad public engagement and promote awareness and exploration of artistic expression. The Southern Alberta Art Gallery's work extends to local, national and international communities.

Artists from around the world, across the country and our own hometown present a comprehensive range of ideas, subject matter and media within the context of contemporary art. The gallery offers a wide array of educational and public programming including children and teen art classes, professional development workshops for artists, and programs targeted toward seniors and the business community. Our Gallery School program, in which our exhibitions play a central role, offers a wide array of curriculum-based programs in language arts, social studies, the sciences and the fine arts.
In March 2009 the Southern Alberta Art Gallery broke ground on a major renovation intended to vastly improve public spaces such as the library and classroom while providing much needed mechanical, technical and aesthetic upgrades. Originally a public library, the gallery has two main spaces – the Carnegie building erected in 1922 and the modern addition in 1951. Neither were designed for the specific purposes of a contemporary art gallery making the present renovation of particular significance. In conjunction with the current renovations, the City of Lethbridge is pleased to oversee the planning, development and installation of a substantial public art project. The winning commission will be announced as part of the celebrations taking place during the grand re-opening of the gallery.
Eligibility
The competition is open to regional, national and international artists.

Site Considerations
The site for this commission encompasses a glazed alcove at the Northeast corner of the main gallery. Sealed off from the interior, this 5’ x 10’8” x 10’ space is floor to ceiling glass on two sides that extend into Galt Gardens, a formal, manicured downtown parkland. Galt Gardens also contains a performance amphitheatre surrounded by pergola as well as Rotary Centennial Plaza, a significant water feature. The Southern Alberta Art Gallery is located in the gardens.

Though the commission could be housed in the alcove itself, artists are not confined to this space and are encouraged to think of issues of site more broadly. The alcove may provide a point of departure in dialogue with elements that may also be installed in (or in relation to) the immediate and surrounding areas within Galt Gardens. Artists are encouraged to consider the multiple contexts within which this public art work will be experienced. These include: the site, the gallery, the gardens and/or subjects related to contemporary art discourse, practice and theory (i.e. public art, sculptural practice, institutional critique, etc.).
This location presents a number of interesting challenges and opportunities. For one, the alcove boasts the atypical condition of being a sealed, interior space, free from the elements and public vandalism, and viewable only from the exterior. The alcove will be a secure space with power available, thus opening up the possibility for electrical equipment like projectors, DVD players, audio equipment, general lighting and other applications. For proposals that choose to incorporate exterior elements consideration must be given to security, environmental conditions and other installation logistics.
For more information email Suzanne Lint - suzanne@artslethbridge.org 

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