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|N| Media: PH. Deadline: Feb 5
International. Juried exhibit, any photo media, trad. or digi., style or philosophy of images “on the leading edge of making a statement, conceptual design, being provocative -- images that will stop the viewer in their tracks!” $35/3 (online only), $10 ea addl. $600, portfolio presentation in CameraArts magazine Artists’s ShowCase, etc. Jury: Michael Itkoff, editorial and fine art photog., founding ed., “Daylight Magazine.” => Larry Padgett, Edgy Photography, The Center for Fine Art Photography, 201 S College Av 3rd Fl, Fort Collins CO 80524. 970-224-1010; exhibitions@c4fap.org; http://xrl.us/AOM96x.
|N| Media: All. Deadline: Feb 8
Brooklyn-based preferred. Showing new works by individuals or groups that creatively interpret Brooklyn Historical Society’s collections. No fee/5-10 (email, or video if approp.), proposal, etc. $6K to each of 10. => Todd Florio, Interpreting Brooklyn, The Brooklyn Historical Society, 128 Pierrpont Av, Brooklyn NY 11201. 718-222-4111; opencall@brooklynhistory.org; http://xrl.us/AOM96w.
Media: All on paper. Deadline: Feb 8
Juried exhibit. $20/2 (sl or CD or email attachment). $3K purchase awards. Jury: Elizabeth Dunbar, cur., Arthouse, Austin, TX. => Heather Kelley, 21st National Works on Paper, McNeese State U. Dpt of Vis. Arts, Box 92295, Lake Charles LA 70609. 337-475-5060; fax -5927; hkelley@mail.mcneese.edu; http://xrl.us/AOM84cf.
Media: 2D 3D. Deadline: Feb 8
Juried exhibit. $30/2, $5 add’l, (CD or sl). $1.9K. Jury: Andrew Nixon, U. Mass., Dartmouth. => National, AAWS, 301 West Fourth St, Winston-Salem NC 27101. 336-722-0340; staff@associatedartists.org; http://xrl.us/AOM95w.
Media: FI VI. Deadline: Feb 8
International. Juried festival of work <11 min, all genres. No fee/1 (DVD copy, NTSC format), brief descrip., Audience choice, jurors, choice, AZ award, etc. Jury: John Spiak, Bob Pece. => John D. Spiak, Short Film and Video Fest, ASU Art Mus., 10th Street and Mill Av, Tempe AZ 85287-2911. 480-965-2787; fax -5254; spiak@asu.edu; http://xrl.us/AOM94c.
Media: 2D 3D. Deadline: Feb 8
Juried show. $30/2, $5 ea. addl., max 6 (sl, CD or email), entry form. $1.8K +. Jury: Andrew Nixon, U. Mas. at Dartmouth. => Dimensions 2007, Assoc. Artists of Winston-Salem, 301 W 4th St, Winston-Salem NC 27101. 336-722-0340; staff@associatedartists.org; http://xrl.us/AOM93s.
Media: All. Deadline: Feb 8
Shows in gallery. $20/unlimited (sl, photos, CD or proposal for installations or sample for video), appl, letter of intent. => Gallery Exhibition, Space 237 Galleries, 237 N Michigan, Toledo OH 43624. 419-255-5117; fax -7745; info@space237.com; http://xrl.us/AOM73CK.
Media: FI VI. Deadline: Feb 8 for shorts, Mar 3 for docs.
International. Showing features, docs, shorts in many categories. $40-70/1, no limit (35mm, 16mm, HD CAM, or DigiBeta [NTSC] prints/tapes), appl, bios, etc. => Los Angeles Film Festival, Film Independent, 9911 W Pico Bl 11th Fl, LA CA 90035. 310-432-1200; fax -1203; lafilmfest@FilmIndependent.org; http://xrl.us/AOM95cq.
|N| Media: All. Deadline: Feb 12
International. Juried show to “explore how working in groups of two or more engages and affects artists ideas, compositions, goals, and creative process.” $25/5. $100. Jury: George Scheer, dir., Elsewhere Artist Collaborative, Greensboro NC. => Mary Wilson, Collectives and Collaborations, Gallery RFD, 106 N. Green St, Swainsboro GA 30401. 478-237-6873; galleryrfd@gmail.com; http://xrl.us/AOM96g.
|N| Media: Appropriate. Deadline: Feb 15 |+|
International. Competition to design emblem for the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. No fee/1 (B&W and color, by email or A4 hardcopies by postal mail). $15K. Jury: Representatives from Algeria, Bolivia, Bulgaria, France, India , Nigeria. => Intangible Cultural Heritage Section (Emblem Competition), Intergovernmental Committee of the UNESCO Convention, 1, rue Miollis, 75732 Paris CEDEX 15, FRANCE. ich-emblem@unesco.org; http://xrl.us/AOM96bs.
|N| Media: SC. Deadline: Feb 15
1-yr. juried show of durable, securable completed and site specific work. $20/3 (CD or email). $1K honoraria ea., $15.5K, catalog, etc. Jury: Dr. Sarah Clark-Langager, dir., Western Gallery, Western Wash. U. => Brook Bower, 22nd Rosen Outdoor Sculpture Comp., TCVA, Box 32139, Boone NC 28608. 828-262-7520; fax -7546; greeneab@appstate.edu; http://xrl.us/AOM96bL.
|N| Media: 2D. Deadline: Feb 15
Exhibition and publication of collection of personal visual works from 60 artists to raise funds. No fee/1 (8.5x11" flat only) email jpg. Copy of book. => Heart and Soul, Younity Female Art Collective. contactyounity@gmail.com; http://xrl.us/AOM96bq.
|N| Media: PH. Deadline: Feb 15
International. Annual juried, all genres, subjects, techniques. $45/6, $$60/10, $100/20 (student and sr. discounts available, $15 extra for CAN/MEX, $20 other Int.) (sl or CD). Purchase prize, featured in Photography Now. Jury: Darren Ching, creative dir., Photo District News, gallerist. => Photography Now 2008, Cen for Photog at Woodstock, 59 Tinker St, Woodstock NY 12498. 845-679-9957; info@cpw.org; http://xrl.us/AOM96ag.
|N| Media: FI VI TV. Deadline: Feb 15 ~
International. Awards for movie or TV producers and videographers producing “fresh, standout entertainment, animation and compelling documentaries,” various categories. $50/1. Statuette. Jury: Patrick Roddy, filmmaker; Page Ostrow, filmmaker; Mitchel J. Matovich, writer, director, producer. => The Accolade. 858-454-9868; info@accoladecompetition.org; http://xrl.us/AOM90m.
Media: FI VI audio-visual. Deadline: Feb 15
No. or So. America. Commissions for works <20 min in the genre of dance, esp. w/ sound/music, crafted by or in collaboration w/ choreographer or movement-based artist. No fee, appl, proposal, CVs, list of all artists, performers, collaborators, work samples (DVD/CD, URLS, etc), etc. $8K-$50K. => Hélène Lesterlin - Dance Curator, Dance Movies, EMPAC at Rensselaer, 110 8th St, Winslow Building 2nd Fl, Troy NY 12180-3590. 518-276-3921; dancemovies@rpi.edu; http://xrl.us/AOM95aw.
Media: All. Deadline: Feb 15
International. Juried show. $20/3. Jury: Judith Tannenbaum, cur. of contemp. art, RISD Mus. => Islay Taylor, Crossing Borders/Crusando Fronteras, Hera Gallery/ Educational Foundation, Box 336, Wakefield RI 02880-0336. 401-789-1488; info@heragallery.org; http://xrl.us/AOM94an.
Media: WM. Deadline: Feb 15
Juried exhibit, only on paper, no Yupo, oil pastels, prints or WC canvas. $25/2 (8x10 glossy photosonly). $2.9K+ cash, merchandise. Jury: Carolyn Lord, NWS, instructor. => Jacqueline J. Anderson, 2008 Ann., Red River Watercolor Society, Box 1656, Fargo ND 58107-1656. 218-233-6937; jackiejanderson516@yahoo.com.
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Media: All. Deadline: Feb 15
Solo exhibits for 08/09. $10/10-20 (sl or photo), résumé, statement. => Susanne French, Merced College Art Gallery, 3600 M St, Merced CA 95348-2898. 209-384-6064; french.s@mccd.edu; http://xrl.us/AOM93c.
Media: All. Deadline: Feb 16
International. Showing work no longer than 20 min., urban theme or focus, fiction/non-fiction, serious or hilarious, etc. No fee, contact for details. => Benjamin Grant, Asphalt Shorts IV, CITY|SPACE, Box 77114, SF CA 94107-7114. 510-704-1352; info@city-space.org; http://xrl.us/AOM95ah.
|N| Media: 2D. Deadline: Feb 19 ~
Student magazine publishing photography, illustrations, artwork (including cover) for Spring issue on theme of environment from feminist perspective. No fee, contact for details. => Crystal Irby, LOUDmouth, University-Student Union, 5151 State University Dr, LA CA 90032. 323-345-3370; loudmouthzine@yahoo.com; http://xrl.us/AOM96z.
Media: VI FI. Deadline: Feb 19
International. Festival of films (BMX, narratives, docs, experimental, Hollywood, cycling, etc.) w/ “a strong theme or character of bicycles.” No fee, submit on VHS or DVD (NTSC only), appl,. Screening, tapes kept. => Brendt Barbur, Bicycle Film Festival, 70a Greenwich Av #307, NY NY 10011. 212-726-8505; brendt@bicyclefilmfestival.com; http://xrl.us/AOM84dh.
|N| Media: All. Deadline: Feb 20
International. AMP members only show of work depicting or emphasizing any single part of the human body. No fee, (after signing up for membership) send to corpodiarte@gmail.com. Show at jFerrari Gallery, LA. Jury: Curated by jFerrari gallery dir. Jazmin Ferrari and AMP exec. dir Terri Anderson. => Body of Art, Artists Meeting Place and Resource Collective (AMP). pluginamp@gmail.com.; http://xrl.us/AOM81g.
|N| Media: CE DI DR GL GR JE ME MM NM PA PH PR SC WC WO. Deadline: Feb 20
2-day fine art fair attracting 40,000 visitors, sponsored by city. $30/8 (sl or photo, for screening + 1 of booth) + $300 booth fee, appl (returned if not accepted). => Karen Fitch McLean, Affaire In the Gardens Art Show, The City of Beverly Hills, Greystone Park, 501 Doheny Rd, Beverly Hills CA 90210. 310-550-4796; kmclean@beverlyhills.org; http://xrl.us/AOM96v.
Media: All. Deadline: Feb 20
Show of work “addressing the extra-mundane, belief systems, and existential exploration -- from cynical to somber, from the miraculous to the elegiac,” esp. book arts, new media and performance. No fee, email low-res jpgs or URLS to aim@athica.orgor proposals by ground mail. No awards, prospectus, sales or insurance. Jury: Rebecca Brantley, Mike Calway-Fagen. => Lizzie Zucker Saltz, ATHICA, Adventures in Mysticism Athens Institute for Contemporary Art, 160 Tracy St Unit 4, Athens GA 30601. 706-208-1613; aim@athica.org; http://xrl.us/AOM94w(no prospectus).
|N| Media: All. Deadline: Feb 22
Juried show celebrating global image of women and their daily lives. $45/3 (300dpiCD). solo show, $700+. Jury: Christopher James , artist, photog., chair, photog. prog., The Arts Institute of Boston at Lesley U. => 29th Ann. Juried Photography Exhibit, Smithtown Twnshp. Arts Coun., Mills Pond House Gallery, 660 Rte 25A, St James NY 11780. 631-862-6575; fax -8730; exhibits@stacarts.org; http://xrl.us/AOM96bm.
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|N| Media: Illustration. Deadline: Feb 22
International. Contest for illustrators, creative professionals, students and teachers of illustration, in categories: Editorial, Books, Advertising, Graphics/Promotional/3-D, Film and Animation, Unpublished/Personal/Fine Art, Student work. $25/1, $75 for book or series of up to 10 plus publication fees of $50-95 (discounts for students). Publication in hard cover resource book. Jury: Paul Buckley, vp, exec. creative dir. Penguin Group (USA); Stacey D. Clarkson, art dir., Harper’s Magazine; James Clunie, creative dir., BBDO NY; et al. => Mark Heflin, American Illustration 27, American Illustration + American Photography, 1140 Broadway 4th Fl, NY NY 10001. 917-408-9944; fax -591-7770; info@ai-ap.com; http://xrl.us/AOM96a.
Media: VI. Deadline: Feb 22
International. Screenings of work 8 min. max in City of Västerås by artist-run non-profit initiative. No fee/3, as miniDV tape (PAL), uncompressed file (PAL) or CD or DVD. => Jonas Nilsson, Screening 2007, Art Video Screening, Rönnbergagatan 8A, 723 46 Västerås, SWEDEN. info@artvideoscreening.se; http://xrl.us/AOM94u.
Media: All. Deadline: Feb 22
Juried show celebrating global image of women and their daily lives. $30/4 (300dpiCD). Solo show. Jury: Connie Koppelman, PhD, Women’s Studies Prog., Stony Brook U, => Circling the Globe: Through Women’s Lives, Smithtown Twnshp. Arts Coun., Mills Pond House Gallery, 660 Rte 25A, St James NY 11780. 631-862-6575; fax -8730; exhibits@stacarts.org; http://xrl.us/AOM94bm.
|N| Media: 2D. Deadline: Feb 27
Direct purchase or commission of patriotic scenes or regional landscapes for interior walls of veterans’ home, no public art experience required. No fee, images of work for direct sale w/ prices, etc, or no fee/20 (CD), proposal, letter of interest, prelim sketch if for commission, résumé, refs, etc. $50K budget. Jury: ENVH Art Selection Committee. => ENVH Art Project, The Nebraska Arts Council, J.D. Hutton, 1004 Farnam St Plaza level, Omaha NE 68102-1885. 402-595-2142; fax -2334; jhutton@nebraskaartscouncil.org; http://xrl.us/AOM96av.
Media: All. Deadline: Feb 27
International. Juried show of work that address how artists identify selves as women and Jews. $24/3 (sl, CD, DVD or onsite), statement. Solo show, cash. Jury: Beth Shadur, artist, educator. => Visions and Voices: Art by Jewish Women, Woman Made Gallery, 685 N Milwaukee Av, Chicago IL 60622-8021. 312-738-0400; exhibits@womanmade.org; http://xrl.us/AOM93cv.
Media: SC. Deadline: Feb 28 |+|
N. Amer. 1- yr juried exhibit of 5 existing safe, public-friendly outdoor works able to w/stand rugged conditions. No fee/3 (sl, up to 3 views of each), entry form, résumé, statement, bio. $1K honorarium to ea. + purchase prize, $4K to 1 winner. Jury: city reps., community members, outside arts professionals. => April DePriest, Outdoor Sculpture, Union University, 1050 Union University Dr, Jackson TN 38305. 731-661-5223; just@uu.edu; http://xrl.us/AOM95ch.
Media: VI FI DI. Deadline: Feb 29
International. Showing work up to 15 min., all genres, formats, styles, esp. if artistic presentation or storytelling. $5/1 (VHS, CD, mini-DV, or DVD, readable on PC, etc) synopsis,. Equipment and other merch. => Independent Exposure 2008, Microcinema International, 1636 Bush St Ste 2, SF CA 94109. 415-447-9750; fax 509-351-1530; submissions@microcinema.com; http://xrl.us/AOM95bd.
Media: All. Deadline: Feb 29
Solo or group shows for 08-09 season, by artists or curators. No fee/10 (sl or CD), cover letter, résumé. => Artist and Curator Proposals, KAAHC Mainstay Gallery, 716 Totem Way, Ketchikan AK 99901. 907-225-2211; fax -4330; info@ketchikanarts.org; http://xrl.us/AOM95be.
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|N| Media: PH. Deadline: Mar 1
International. Festival of photoseries (finished or in progress) relating to area between Moscow and Western Europe. No fee/series (DVD, CD, e-mail [large files not a problem], prints, or publications) description ,CV, etc. Museum show, other venues. => Wim Melis, Photofestival 2008: Behind Walls, Noorderlicht, Akerkhof 12, 9711 JB Groningen, NEDERLAND. +31 50 318-2227; fax -2204; wim@noorderlicht.com; http://xrl.us/AOM85cs.
|N| Media: All. Deadline: Mar 1
International. Funding for non-profit organizations only, not individuals, for exhibitions, catalogues, other organizational activities directly related to these areas. No fee, 3-page letter, budget, send letter of inquiry first. => Pamela Clapp, Prog Dir, Visual Arts, The Andy Warhol Fdn for the Visual Arts, 65 Bleecker St 7th Fl, NY NY 10012. info@warholfoundation.org; http://xrl.us/AOM85cm.
Media: PE NM WE. Deadline: Mar 1
International. Grants for emerging artists to produce major works (time-based, including but not limited to artists’ books and periodicals, installation art, performance art, “live art on the Internet”) in New York state or on line. No fee (DVD, VHS, Mini-DV, CD, URL or by email to proposals@franklinfurnace.org), summary, etc. $2-5K. => 2008-2009 Proposals, Franklin Furnace Archive Inc, 80 Hanson Pl #301, 80 Arts -- The James E. Davis Arts Building, Brooklyn NY 11271-1506. 718-398 7255; fax -7256; dolores@franklinfurnace.org; http://xrl.us/AOM95ba.
Media: SC. Deadline: Mar 1
Juried exhibit of work appropriate for private gardens or intimate public spaces. No fee/3, (sl or CD) 1-pg. diagram & descrip. of installation process, piece, pedestal. => Big Rock Garden Sculpture Exhib., Bellingham Parks & Recreation, 3424 Meridian St, Bellingham WA 98225. 360-676-6985; parks@cob.org; http://xrl.us/AOM95ak.
Media: IN NM PE AU etc. Deadline: Mar 1
International. Installations allying art and architecture and occupying the public space, while using new media components, and electronic art and microarchetecture, preferably by collaboration. No fee/documentation (DVD or Mini-DV), CV, statement of creative process, bio (CD). => Forest/Forest, Champ Libre, C. P. St-André, B. P. 32130, Montréal QB, H2L 4Y5, CANADA. 514-393-3937; fax -4176; champ@champlibre.com; http://xrl.us/AOM95ad.
Media: PA WC PS colored pencil. Deadline: Mar 1
Juried show of work not considered “obscene, offensive, unsigned . . . or otherwise deemed inappropriate.” $30/2, $10 ea add’l, 4 max (sl or CD). $6K+. Jury: Robert Burridge, industrial designer, artist. => Gladys Bacon-Rust, Spring Exhibition, Emerald Art Center, 500 Main St, Springfield OR 97477. 541-726-8595; emeraldart@clearwire.net; http://xrl.us/AOM95av.
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Media: CE SC. Deadline: Mar 1 |+|
Grant to allow artist to “devote a substantial period of time to the development of his or her work.” No fee/20 (sl only), appl. $5-$35K. => Grant Prog., The Virginia A. Groot Fdn., Box 1050, Evanston IL 60204-1050. 763-550-9003; virginia@virginiaagrootfoundation.org; http://xrl.us/AOM82p.
Media: Special. Deadline: Mar 1 |+|
For students (4-12th grades) or adults: be part of huge project by Mel Chin to deliver 300 million Fundred Dollar Bills to Washington DC in a cooking-oil fueled armor truck. No fee/1, see site for instructions and templates. . => FUNDRED DOLLAR BILL Project, . questions@fundred.org; http://xrl.us/AOM94ah(password PAYDIRT).
Media: All. Deadline: Mar 1
Juried show of work on paper, made of paper or conceptually about paper. $35/3 (sl, CD, DVD), bio, statement. Jury: Shelly Bancroft and Peter Nesbett co-publishers, “Art on Paper Magazine”. => On, Of, and About Paper, OCCA, 117 N Sycamore St, Santa Ana CA 92701. 714-667-1517; occca@sbcglobal.net; http://xrl.us/AOM94bb.
Media: All. Deadline: Mar 1 ~
Arts & crafts and fine art fair w/ free strawberries and ice cream, live continuous entertainment, etc, $30 jury fee (via zapplication.org), $325 and up per 10x10 booths space if accepted. Jury: Local artisans, Glenwood Art Center, Glenwood Chamber members. => Krista Kaufman, 11th Strawberry Days Festival, Strawberry, 1102 Grand Av, Glenwood Springs CA 81601. 970-945-6589; fax -1531; krista@glenwoodchamber.com; http://xrl.us/AOM94aL.
|N| Media: SC PA WC WM PR DR MM work on paper. Deadline: Mar 3
Grants recognizing contributions of contemporary lesbian visual artists. $5/6 (CD), cover sheet, appl, résumé, statement, etc., must get ID # first. 2 at $2.5K ea. => Visual Arts Fund, Astraea Lesbian Fdn For Justice, 116 East 16th St 7th Fl, NY NY 10003. 212-529-8021; fax -982-3321; grants@astraeafoundation.org; http://xrl.us/AOM96u.
Media: PA SC DR PR TX MM ME CE GL JE PH WO. Deadline: Mar 3
US CAN MEX. Juried exhibit for gallery. $30/2 (sl or CD). $4K. Jury: Miriam Rogers Fowler, retired cur. of Dpt. of Ed. and Pub. Progs., Birmingham Mus. of Art; W. Lowell Baker, prof. ceramics, U. of Ala., Tuscaloosa. => Arts Alive Festival Gallery, Kennedy-Douglass Center for the Arts, 217 E Tuscaloosa St, Florence AL 35630. http://xrl.us/AOM95s.
Media: PS. Deadline: Mar 3
International. Juried show, 80% of image area must be dry pastel. $40/3. $10K+. => Jerry Boyd, 2008 Open, Pastel Society of the West Coast, 686 Ceader Flat Av, Galt CA 95632. 530-885-3253; jerry@geraldboyd.com.
|N| Media: SC. Deadline: Mar 5 |+|
1-yr. juried exhibit of “Urban Trees” (12-15' high steel or aluminum pole provided as core) along San Diego Bay. No fee/1 3D model (1"=1') attached to 12x12x1/2 “mounting bd.), 1-pg explanation. $2.5K honorarium ea. Jury: public art committee. => Urban Trees 5, Port of San Diego, Public Art Dpt, Box 120488, San Diego CA 92112-0488. 619-686-7246; http://xrl.us/AOM96bj.
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|N| Media: PH. Deadline: Mar 5 ~
International. Online juried contest on work showing horses, 7 categories including, performance, horse and humans, head study, horse at liberty, extreme action, black and white and details. $15/1 (online as jpg only), entry form. Ribbons, etc. Jury: Leslie Heemsbergen photog.; Laura Cotterman, commercial photog., specializing in horse, farm and agriculture images. => Equine Ideal: Spring 2008, Equine Photographers Network, White Hill Rd, Walton NY 13856. 607-865-5215; info@equinephotocontest.com; http://xrl.us/AOM96ak.
|N| Media: PR. Deadline: Mar 7 |+|
Juried show of original limited ed. and unique prints. No fee/5 (CD only + hardcopy), entry form. Jury: Jane Hammond, painter, printmaker, mixed media artist. => Michelle Levy, New Prints Prog. Spring 2008, International Print Center NY, 526 W 26th St #824, NY NY 10001. michelle@ipcny.org; http://xrl.us/AOM66H.
|N| Media: VI. Deadline: Mar 7 |+|
International. Screening of non-narrative AV productions of 30 sec. - 3 min., w/original soundtrack. No fee/1 (Quicktime DATA format DV_NTSC 720 x 480 pixels, 48 Khz stereo). Awards for best animation, video editing, sound editing, etc. => DêRAPAGE 7, êcole de design de l’UQAM, 1440, rue Sanguinet, Montréal (Québec) H2X 3X9, CANADA. info@derapage.ca; http://xrl.us/AOM96ah.
|N| Media: SC. Deadline: Mar 7
18-mo exhibit of low-maintenance, durable, existing or site specific work throughout city. No fee/3(CD, up to 3 views ea), 9 copies of: cost. installation method, résumé, budget, and proposal if approp. $5K max. budget for 7 artists. Jury: “panel representing diverse interest and expertise.” => Susan Jennings Pub. Art Coord., Outdoor Temporary Sculpture Exhibit, City of Roanoke, 111 Franklin Plaza Ste 200, Roanoke VA 24011. 540-342-5790; susan.jennings@roanokeva.gov; http://xrl.us/AOM96bk.
|N| Media: SC. Deadline: Mar 7
11-mo juried exhibit of public-safe, maintenance-free outdoor work that can withstand adverse weather conditions. $25/3 (sl, photo or CD, at least 2 views of ea), appl. $14K+ in awards and honoraria. Jury: Glenn Harper, ed. Sculpture magazine. => Outdoor Sculp. Comp. and Exhib., City of North Charleston Cultural Arts Dpt, Box 190016, North Charleston NC 29419-9016. 843-745-1087; culturalarts@northcharleston.org; http://xrl.us/AOM96ax.
Media: Curatorial. Deadline: Mar 7 |+|
Funding for strong thematic exhibition concept that challenges the boundaries of contemporary art, for curators w/ non-profit exhibition spaces. No fee, appl. $50-150K. => The Emily Hall Tremaine Fdn., 290 Pratt St, Meriden CT 06450. 203-639-5544; fax -5545; sklar@tremainefoundation.org; http://xrl.us/AOM95cf.
Media: FI VI. Deadline: Mar 7
Funding for “completion of original documentaries that explore the Jewish experience in all its complexity.” No fee/1, appl, budget, completed work samples, etc. $15-35K, 50K max. => Fund for Jewish Documentary Filmmaking, National Fdn for Jewish Culture, 330 Seventh Av 21st Fl, New York NY 10001. 212-629-0500; fax -0508; Krunk@jewishculture.org; http://xrl.us/AOM95cp.
Media: All x(AU VI PE). Deadline: Mar 7
Juried show. $30/3 (sl or CD). $2.5K+ cash & merch. Jury: Sally Sprout, gallerist, cur, => Ann McBride, 25th Open, Visual Arts Alliance, 2807 Triway Ln, Houston TX 77043. 713-939-1444; annmcbride1@sbcglobal.net; http://xrl.us/AOM94bt.
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Media: 2D 3D. Deadline: Mar 7
International. Juried show of work (by men or women) reflecting positive or negative interplay between people and the landscape they are changing. $24/3 (sl or email digital via online form), statement. => Her Mark 2009: Art & Poetry, Woman Made Gallery, 685 N Milwaukee Av, Chicago IL 60622-8021. 312-738-0400; exhibits@womanmade.org; http://xrl.us/AOM84u.
Media: All. Deadline: Mar 9
Solo, group or theme-based exhibitions per year at Student Center’s 520 sq. foot Larson Art Gallery or solo exhibitions at Coffman Memorial Union’s Coffman Art Gallery. No fee/2-5 (sl or CD), résumé, statement, which gallery applying for. => Visual Arts Committee, U. of Minn., Coffman Memorial Union, 300 Washington Av SE, Minneapolis MN 55455. http://xrl.us/AOM76D.
|N| Media: SC PA PU. Deadline: Mar 10
RFP to enhance 8 concrete tables (w 6 stools ea) w/o impinging on functionality or safeness. No fee/8 (CD, proposal, budget, sketch, résumé, etc. $1.2K stipend ea. Jury: public art committee. => Yvonne Wise, Art Picnic Tables, Port of San Diego Public Art Dpt, Box 120488, San Diego CA 92112-0488. 619-400-4706; ywise@portofsandiego.org; http://xrl.us/AOM96bh.
|N| Media: All. Deadline: Mar 11
International. Juried show of role “painting plays both historically and in modern art by comparing and contrasting media, styles, and genres.” $25/5. $100. Jury: Darby Bannard, prof. of photog., U. of Miami. => Mary Wilson, Classicism, Modernism and Beyond: Lasting Tradition, Gallery RFD, 106 N Green St, Swainsboro GA 30401. 478-237-6873; galleryrfd@gmail.com.
Media: PH VI. Deadline: Mar 11
International. Competition of work used for advertising, design, editorial, cinematography and any other area of the communication arts. $25-$120/category (printed samples, CD or DVD as appropriate), appl., explanation. Certificates, publication in 70,000 copy Photography Annual. Jury: distinguished designers, art directors and photographers. => 2008 Photography Annual, Communication Arts, 110 Constitution Dr, Menlo Park CA 94025-1107. fax 650-326-1648; competition@commarts.com; http://xrl.us/AOM95am.
Media: Illustration. Deadline: Mar 11
International. Competition of Advertising Illustration, Books, Editorial, For Sale, Institutional, Motion/Animation, Self-Promo and Unpublished. $30-$120/category (printed samples, sl, CD or DVD as appropriate), appl., explanation. Certificates, publication in 70,000 copy Communication Arts Annual. Jury: distinguished designers, art directors and illustrators. => 2008 Illustration Annual, Communication Arts, 110 Constitution Dr, Menlo Park CA 94025-1107. fax 650-326-1648; competition@commarts.com; http://xrl.us/AOM95am.
|N| Media: All on paper. Deadline: Mar 14
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Media: All on paper. Deadline: Mar 14
Juried show. $35/4 (sl or CD/DVD), résumé, statement. $1.9. Jury: Charlotta Kotik, cur., cur., Brooklyn Mus of Art. => Christopher Seiz, Works of Art on Paper, Long Beach Island Fdn of Arts & Sciences, 120 Long Beach Blvd, Loveladies NJ 08008. 609-494-1241; fax -0662; gallery@lbifoundation.org
|N| Media: All on paper. Deadline: Mar 15
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International. Juried show of original ways of approaching theme of global warming and exploring diverse ramifications of climate change, esp. w/ interactive, multi-media and installation work. $25/3 (CD only). $750 stipend ea. Jury: Adelina Vlas, assist. cur, modern and contemp. art at Phila Mus. Art; Cheryl Harper, independent. cur. => Leslie Kaufman, Global Warming at the Icebox, Philadelphia Sculptors, 1315 Walnut St Ste 202, Phila PA 19107. 215-413-9126; fax -9127; lesliekaufman@verizon.net; http://xrl.us/AOM96bE.
|N| Media: All. Deadline: Mar 15 ~
Publication in color in literary journal of “lively, provocative works.” No fee/5-8 (360dpi tif no smaller than 7x10 via CD or email), short bio, statement, etc. Copies. => Artist Submissions, The Pinch, University of Memphis, Dpt of English, Memphis TN 38152-6167. jimmeacci@mac.com; http://xrl.us/AOM85q.
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Media: SC. Deadline: Mar 15
Show of large exterior work on 6 landscaped acres. No fee/3 (min) via email or URL, register on line, donations of $100- $250 appreciated if accepted. => 6th Invitational Spring Show, Sculptors Dominion, 11356 Vance Jackson, San Antonio TX 78230. 210 696-9813; gilbertebarrera@gmail.com; http://xrl.us/AOM94bh.
Media: PR xPH. Deadline: Mar 15
International. 28th ann. year-long traveling juried exhibit of mini-prints (10x10 cm max any technique, style, subject. $80US (80 EUR)/4 prints (not slides, preferably different images), CV. Catalog, 50 purchase prizes. => Mini Print International of Cadaqués, ADOGI, Apartado de Correos 9319, Barcelona 08080, SPAIN. 93 211 26 24; adogi@miniprint.org; http://xrl.us/AOM94aw.
Media: Internship. Deadline: Mar 15
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