THIRD ANNUAL NATURE AND WILDLIFE ART EXHIBITION

Deadline: March 2

Download Prospectus

Download Application

http://www.staaa.org/

ONLY ORIGINALS INTERNATIONAL ART COMPETITION

Only Originals International Art Competition

Calendar

December 1, 2011 - Entries open

March 1, 2012 - All entries must be received

April 1, 2012 - Up to 20 finalists will be notified via e-mail. The names of the finalists will be posted on http://onlyoriginals.org.

May 1, 2012 - Finalists must submit digital portfolios by this date.

June 1, 2012 - Online exhibition begins. Prize winner is announced.

November 30, 2012 - Exhibition closes

Eligibility

Open to artists ages 18 and older. The artist must reside in a country where PayPal allows prize money to be transferred to a local bank account, or to be withdrawn by check.

Each artist may submit up to three works, created within the last three years.

Previous competition finalists may submit works that have not been displayed on the web site.

All media, excluding videography, will be considered. Sculptors are encouraged to submit views of their works from various angles.

All works must be original and produced by the submitting artist. If the artist works from photographs, he/she must own the rights to those photographs.

http://onlyoriginals.org/international-competition.html

GERMANY │ NORDART 2012 │ INTERNATIONAL CALL FOR VISUAL ARTISTS

Germany | NordArt 2012 | international call for visual artists

Deadline: January 31, 2012

Website: http://www.kunstwerk-carlshuette.de/en/application_form.html

Call for applications from visual artists worldwide to participate in the international exhibition of visual arts: NordArt 2012, 02.06.–07.10.2012

Deadline for applications 31.01.2012

PDF download + application form

Kunstwerk Carlshutte, a non-profit initiative of the ACO Group, and the towns of Budelsdorf and Rendsburg, organises the NordArt, an annual international exhibition of visual arts from June to the beginning of October. The art exhibited at NordArt is selected by a jury and features all visual art media. The exhibition in summer 2011 displayed the work of 250 artists from 55 countries, selected from 1200 applications from 72 countries. Curator of NordArt: Wolfgang Gramm.

NordArt-Prize:

The NordArt-Prize worth 10.000 Euros is being sponsered by Hans-Julius and Johanna Ahlmann (ACO Group) since 2010. Each year one artist is awarded with the aim to support the art and culture scene. The awardee will be annouced during „The Long Night of the Lights” in September and is invited to participate again in the following NordArt. The award ceremony will then take place at the opening of the following NordArt.

Public Choice Award:

The visitors of the NordArt can vote for their favourite artist. The Public Choice Award will be awarded during ‚The Long Night of the Lights‘ in September. The 1st Award is worth 1000 Euros. The three winners are invited to participate again in next years NordArt.

NordArt-Symposium:

Each year the exhibition is preceded by the highly respected international NordArt Symposium, bringing together different generations of artists to share experiences and make art – all reflecting the ethos of NordArt itself. Approximately 10 artists are invited to attend the symposium and create large works for the NordArt. If you wish to attend the symposium, please mark the “Symposium” box in the application form. For this application we require a project description with details on the materials and dimensions, estimated time required, photos with examples of works. The participants at the symposium enjoy free materials, a workplace and accommodation at the exhibition site itself. The work created remains the property of the artist and will be exhibited at NordArt for at least 2 years – with the exception of works, which are sold.

http://culture360.org/opportunity/germany-nordart-2012-international-call-for-visual-artists/

2011-12 FIFTH EDITION OF THE COLORS OF LIFE INTERNATIONAL PHOTO CONTEST

Photocontest 2011-12

Colors of Life announces the 2011-12 Fifth Edition of the Colors of Life International Photo Contest. An International Photo Contest providing an opportunity for photographers to submit and exhibit their works in the United States and internationally.

ABOUT CONTEST BENEFICIARY

This year’s competition will support the activities of Every Child Matters Education Fund, a non-profit, non-partisan organization based in Washington, DC providing advocacy for various issues of critical importance to children, including:

Access to affordable, comprehensive health care services
Early care, learning opportunities and after school programs
Reducing poverty
Eliminating violence, neglect and abuse against children in their homes and communities

Globally, misery has a child's face. According to leading humanitarian organizations fighting global poverty, children suffer disproportionately from misery and mistreatment. By supporting Every Child Matters Education Fund through the 2011-12 International Photo Contest and its visual impact, Colors of Life is harnessing the evocative power of photography to help improve children’s lives.

CONTEST THEME

"Every Child Matters"

Preferred subjects for photographs submitted are those related to the issues focused on by Every Child Matters Education Fund, i.e. health care, education, poverty and violence and abuse, each as it involves children in America. The goal of this year’s competition is to produce a documentary-style exhibition from the 30 finalist photographs that will be utilized by Every Child Matters Education Fund in exhibitions and other events to call attention to its efforts on behalf of children. Given the theme and documentary nature of this year’s competition, the jury will afford significant weight to those submissions adhering closely to the theme in selecting the finalist and prize-winning photos.

CONTEST DETAILS

Open to all photographers.
All forms of photographic medium are eligible.
Printing and framing of selected finalist images will be provided by Colors of Life with the support of its sponsors.

CALL FOR ENTRIES

May 1st 2011

ENTRY DEADLINE

June 30th 2011

http://www.colorsoflife.org/photocontest

MANIFEST INTERNATIONAL PAINTING ANNUAL 2011

A Competitive Annual Publication of Works of Contemporary Painting and Writing about Painting

The International Painting Annual (INPA) is a project of Manifest Press, and a complementary project to the ongoing Drawing Annual project (INDA) which was begun in 2005. The goal of the INPA is to support the recognition, documentation, and publication of excellent, current, and relevant works of painting from around the world. As a carefully designed high-end book, the INPA enables Manifest to assemble a diverse array of works from around the world, without the limitation of physical availability, gallery space, or shipping logistics. Manifest's book projects support our inquiry into the creative efforts of artists working today, and serve to document the exceptional results for posterity.

A wide variety of approaches to painting are welcome and encouraged, including a range of painting types, from the most academic to the most experimental, but all with some relevance to the artists' honest understanding of the practice of "painting." Works that challenge the common notion that painting must be made with 'paint' are also welcome.

General Information and Instructions

Eligibility: The International PAINTING Annual is open to any artist submitting original works of art created in the years ranging from 2008 through 2011. Professionals and students in ALL disciplines are encouraged to submit. Manifest is eager to receive works of painting in a wide range of applications with the qualification being that artwork submitted is representative of high quality "painting."

Media: Open to any media applicable to the practice of painting including but by no means limited to traditional painting media. Printmaking, digital/new media, photography, sculpture, drawing, installation, etc., are all possibly valid.

Essays: With the inclusion of a call for writing about painting Manifest eagerly pursues a deeper understanding of how the practice is realized, discussed, and interpreted in our contemporary society. Written entries can be in any form (poetic, critical, historical, technical, philosophical) but should be directly relevant to the practice of painting and must be original works with proper citation for quoted material. Length of written entries should be limited to a max. of 1500 words. INPA entrants may choose to submit either artwork, writing or both.

Jury and Curator: Manifest's selection process involves a complex two-part system. This project will be juried by a 9-12 member panel of professional and academic advisors with a broad range of expertise. The jury will then pass along their scores to the project curator who will assemble the final selections from the jury-approved pool.
Publication: Each artist/author selected for inclusion in the INPA will receive one complimentary copy of the publication. The book will match the quality, size, and rough page count of the ongoing INDA and INPA project publications.

http://www.manifestgallery.org/inpa2/

2011 ART KUDOS INLINE COMPETITION CALL FOR ENTRIES

We are now accepting entries for the 2011 Art Kudos online competition.

Prospectus (Rules & Guidelines) »
Entry Form »

Art Kudos is an annual international juried competition that serves to recognize and honor excellence in the visual arts. Artists who are selected as finalists benefit from world-wide exposure in a year-long online exhibition (www.artkudos.com) and have the opportunity to win cash awards for their exemplary work.

A total of $4,400 will be awarded as follows: Best of Show - $1,200; Second Place - $900; Third Place - $750; Founder's Award of Distinction - $500; (3) Merit Awards - $250 each; (3) Honorable Mentions - $100 each.

Each year a distinguished art professional is chosen to serve as the awards judge and to ensure a diverse range of perspectives and expertise. We are very pleased to have Holly Koons McCullough serving as juror of awards for the 2011 exhibition. Holly Koons McCullough is the Director of Collections and Exhibitions at the Telfair Museum of Art in Savannah, Georgia. She began her career at the Telfair in 1996, serving as the museum's Curator of Education before assuming leadership of the curatorial department. She spearheaded the publication of the Telfair's first collection catalogue, and has organized exhibitions on subjects ranging from modern silverpoint drawings to contemporary Southeastern art, as well as 19th and early 20th-century American art, including the recent Dutch Utopia exhibition. She holds a B. A. in English and art history from the University of Georgia and a M.A. in art history from the University of Notre Dame.

The Art Kudos competition is sponsored by Artshow.com, a company that offers web-based services and resources for artists and arts organizations.

http://www.artkudos.com/callforentries.html

THE NOBORU CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERY OPEN EXHIBIT

The Noboru Contemporary Art Gallery is now accepting applications for our Open Exhibit for foreign artists!

This summer, we'll be hosting an OPEN art exhibit and competition for interested FOREIGN artists only. All artists who submit a complete application, artist statement, and fee will be exhibited with us online. At least 10 artists will be selected to exhibit at our gallery in Osaka. Those selected artists will be flown to Osaka, Japan to attend the opening reception and receive a ¥150000 (about $1800 US) cash prize. Airfare, one week hotel stay, and nightly dinner are included.

Deadline for submissions: June 4th, 2011.
Opening reception: July 8th, 2011 at 9:00 PM.

http://thenoboru.org/open_exhibit.html

NEWSPACE CENTER FOR PHOTOGRAPHY 7th ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION

NEWSPACE CENTER FOR PHOTOGRAPHY
Call for entries
7TH Annual Juried Exhibition

Entries Accepted: Through Saturday, June 18th 2011 (must arrive by this date)
Exhibition: Friday, August 5th through Sunday, August 28th 2011.

THE JUROR:
Raymond Meeks

Newspace Center for Photography invites you to enter our 7th Annual Juried Exhibition. Winning images will be shown at the Center during the month of August 2011. The competition is open to all photographic themes and processes, but the work should have been created in the last five years.

EXHIBITION & AWARD
Those accepted into the show will be notified by early July and will be posted on our website. Selected photographers will exhibit at Newspace from Friday, August 5th through Sunday, August 28th, 2011. One photographer will be selected for a solo show at Newspace in 2011 and awarded $500. Regional, national, and international entries are accepted.

ENTRY DETAILS
To enter, fill out and mail a completed entry form. Only CD submissions will be accepted. Images must be 300 dpi jpg files no larger than seven inches in the longest dimension. Each jpg file must be titled with your last name, first initial, “underscore” and the correlating number to match the entry form. For instance, Mike Smith would be SmithM_1.jpg. The CD itself must be labeled with the photographer’s name. Materials will not be returned.

The entry fee is $40 for five images. Newspace TOY CAMERA level (and higher) members may enter five images for FREE. You may enter as many times as you like. Entry fees are non-refundable.

download entry form

Send the completed entry form with your CD to:
Newspace Center for Photography
7th Annual Juried Exhibition
1632 se 10th ave.
Portland, OR 97214.

http://newspacephoto.org/gallery/call-for-entries

THE CHARLATAN INK ART PRIZE FOR THE VISUAL ARTS

THE CHARLATAN INK ART PRIZE for the Visual Arts will be held biennially in New York from 2011 onwards, but in an innovative twist will be traveling every other year around the globe. Possible venues for 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018 are in chronological order Brisbane/Australia; Graz/Austria; Cracow/Poland and Shanghai/China.

THE CHARLATAN INK ART PRIZE for the Visual Arts is open to all artists practicing VISUAL ART : painters (in any medium & stylistic expression from classical painting to collages to illustrations to graffiti to drawing to print); photographers (film/digital); sculptors (3D works/jewellery); film-makers (video/film-camera/animation film); conceptual artists (working in all mediums mentioned above); crafts (from pottery to weaving to carpet-looming)

Artists needing to upload moving images should do so in the entry form for VIDEO INSTALLATION

Artists needing to upload more than one image to present their complete work should do so in the entry form for CONCEPTUAL ARTISTS

All other 2D/3D Artists should upload their image/images in the entry form for ALL OTHER MEDIUMS

Make sure that your artwork conforms to the size limits and conforms to the 2011 CHARLATAN INK ART PRIZE's THEME : 'Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going?'

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION !

http://www.charlatanink.com/artprize/about.html

PRAGUE QUADRENNAL 2011 T-SHIRT DESIGN CONTEST

DONKEY ART PRIZE

MISSION
Blindonkey cultural association announces the opening of the first edition of the DonkeyArtPrize, a competition aimed at promoting modern and contemporary Art, developing of an international community of artistic talents and discovering brand new artists.

To each artist will be given the chance to expose their work in the always growing worldwide DonkeyArtPrize circuit, and the winners will receive a cashprize award. The prize, is organized in collaboration with Academy of Art Cignaroli and Blindonkey cultural association, has a extremely free theme and subject and is divided in three section: Painting, Digital Art and Photography.

ELIGIBILITY
The Prize is open to all artists, without any limits of age, sex, nationality or other qualification. Each artist can participate with one work per section, to one or more sections. The first selection will be made by photos only. Do not send physically your work until you are asked for.

TECHNICS
-PAINTING category: total technical and stylistic freedom (oil, tempera, acrylic, ink, vinyl, watercolor, graphite, pencil, collage, etc.) on whichever support (canvas, paper, wood, plastics, iron, etc.). The max dimensions allowed per each works are 150x150 cm, picture frame included.
-DIGITAL category: total technical and stylistic freedom. The works will be valued on the quality of the digital elaborations applied and the general criteria specified in the jury section. The image can totally be made by computer or taken from other sources, like a painting, a photograph, collages, lithography etc. or from a digital drawing made by software using a mouse or a graphic tablet. The max dimensions allowed per each works are 150x150 cm.
-PHOTOGRAPHY category: total technical and stylistic freedom. The jury will judge the aquisition of the image based on the general contest's criteria (originality, expressivity, quality and technic), not on the digital elaboration made on the image. Example, color and black/white analogical photos or digital photos, polaroid, mobile photos etc. The max dimensions allowed per each works are 150x150 cm.

TERMS AND MODE
The last term to register for the 1st DonkeyArtPrize is established the 15th of December 2010. For applications sent via mail the date of the post mark must be no later than that day (deadline). The partecipation fee is 30 euros for each work submitted, it is not refoundable and it's set as association fee.

There are two way to enter the Donkey art prize:
-online, filling the application form at www.donkeyartprize.com
-sending a mail by post delivered at the head office of the association: Porta Nuova st. 127, 37122 Verona, sending the printed application form filled out (downloadable at http://www.donkeyartprize.com/ section "application")and the
following material: one picture of the works (minimum size: 15x20 cm; maximum size: 20 x 30) with indication of name, surname, country, title, dimensions (base x height), technique, year, prize and copy of the payment of the application fee. The documentation and the photos won’t be given back. After the correct registration and payment, a confermation mail will be sent to the artist.

The Donkey Art Prize is organized by
BLINDONKEY cultural association
c.f. 03921350231
Porta Nuova st. 127, 37122 Verona
info@donkeyartprize.com
http://www.donkeyartprize.com/

A CALL FOR ART

a call for art

You are invited to participate in an open competition to provide the book cover art for the re-publication of Lane von Herzen's novel, The Unfastened Heart. The winner of this competition will be awarded The Icon Prize, will receive $1500 in prize money, and will have his or her artwork appear on the book cover. The terms and conditions of this competition are as follows:

Submit your original artwork created in response to Lane von Herzen's novel, The Unfastened Heart. Each submission should include a brief statement about the section of the novel to which your art speaks.

You may enter for consideration paintings, photographs, graphic art, collage art, and other visual media by submitting a digital photograph (in JPG or JPEG format) of the work through the link at the bottom of this page. You should submit images saved with maximum quality compression with a long dimension of at least 1000 pixels at 72 or 300 dpi. Please try to keep the file size under 2 MB.

You may submit more than one entry.

All submissions are subject to the format guidelines and limits set forth in this document.

No submissions will be considered if they are defamatory, abusive, obscene, profane or otherwise offensive or in poor taste. Anyone who participates in the competition in a disrespectful or unlawful manner, including making hostile or negative comments related to age, disability, race, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, or gender identity, will be disqualified.

Posting of the work is at the discretion of the administrators.

The judging staff will select the winning submission. The winner will be awarded the 2010 Icon Prize and a cash award of $1500, and the winner's submission will be used for the cover art for the re-publication of The Unfastened Heart.

By submitting your work to this competition, you are representing and agreeing as follows: (i) your submission is your own original artwork and, at the time of your submission, you have all ownership rights in the submission; (ii) you authorize us to publish your submission on the author's blogsite and website without restriction or compensation; and (iii) if you are selected as the winner, you will accept The Icon Prize and the $1500 award in full compensation for all right, title and interest in any and all visual reproductions of your original work for all purposes related to the novel and The Icon Prize. The artist retains ownership of the original work, and is free to sell the original work as he/she wishes.

This competition is being organized to support and nurture the work and careers of other artists who gather together around a common literary work. If your submission does not win the competition but you nevertheless wish to make your original work available for sale, the author may choose to assist you by creating gallery showings of your work, either online or otherwise, at a price you select, with the profit to be realized solely by you. If you wish, the author and publisher may also elect, in their sole discretion, to include your submission in a "gallery" of submissions interior to the pages of the book, allowing the book's readers to see your work, read a brief biography about you, and link to websites displaying more of your work.

Any questions or disputes related to the terms, conditions or participation in this competition shall be resolved by the author and publisher in their absolute discretion.

Deadline: Art will be accepted through December 31, 2010. Please note that the administrators encourage early entries, as another prize category may be added to reflect higher numbers of submissions. Finalists will be notified via e-mail by January 31, 2011. Following this date, fine arts finalists who have not incorporated graphic design into their work (a design including title and author of the book) may be paired with graphic designers in order to present the book covers in their print-ready format for the final round of judging. The administrators may elect to hold a series of gallery events to promote the finalists' work prior to the judging of the winner, with the intent of bringing notice to the finalists as artists deserving of ongoing recognition of their artistic endeavors. The winner of The Icon Prize will be announced no earlier than June 1, 2011 and no later than December 31, 2011. The winning artist will be notified via e-mail.

Submit your art to theiconprize(at)gmail(dot)com.
http://www.lanevonherzen.com/id1.html

INTERNATIONAL ART SEARCH 2011

INTERNATIONAL ART SEARCH 2011
CALL FOR ENTRIES

International Art Search is pleased to announce the 2011 annual on line juried competition. $1,500 Best of Show award and a total of $3,250 in cash awards. Art works accepted into the show will be featured on this site throughout 2011.

Artists have the option to display their contact information next their art and offer their works for sale.

Deadline: 12/01/2010

The mission of our organization is to recognize and celebrate artists of excellence.

FOR PROSPECTUS CLICK HERE
To have forms mailed, email : info@internationalartsearch.com and provide address.
FOR ENTRY FORM CLICK HERE There are 2 ways to enter.
1. Complete and print entry form to mail in with disk and payment.
2. Complete form and submit on-line. This process links you to our email and you can attach entry jpegs to the email. Pay on-line using "Pay Now" after submitting entry form on-line.

http://www.internationalartsearch.com/

EMERGING ARTISTS 2011

Emerging Artists 2011
Entry Deadline November 30

SlowArt Productions presents Emerging Artists 2011, the 19th annual competition for group exhibition, and awards. Open to all artists working in any media this event is devoted to the discovery, introduction and promotion of emerging artists.

ENTRY GUIDELINES AND RULES

ELIGIBILITY AND RESTRICTIONS: The competition is open to all artists, national and international, working in all media. All forms of painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, graphics, digital and installation art, video, etc. are eligible. Entrants must be 18 years of age or older to apply. Wall mounted works must not be taller than 96" no wider than 120". Sculptural work must fit through a standard height, 36"wide entry door.

EXHIBITION AND AWARDS: Winning artists will be featured in a group exhibition at the Limner Gallery, April 1 - 30, 2011. The exhibition will also be displayed on the Limner Gallery web site. There will be a $1000 cash prize awarded to one artist. One artist will be awarded a two page display in Direct Art Volume #18, Fall 2011 issue. Two artists will be awarded a single page display. Direct Art is distributed to bookstores across the USA including Borders and Barnes and Noble. For more information on Direct Art view: http://www.slowart.com/about.htm

EXHIBITION TERMS: All works in the show must be for sale. The gallery will take a 30 percent commission on all sales. Sale price is determined by the artist.

ENTRY FEES: There is a $35.00 entry fee for one to four artworks entered, presentation is by digital files, prints or 35mm slides. There is a $5.00 fee for each additional artwork above four. Details of 2D artwork count as an additional artwork. Sculptors may provide one additional view per artwork without cost. Artists accepted to exhibit will not be charged additional fees of any kind. Payments may be by check or money order payable to SlowArt Productions, or by credit card using PayPal.

RETURN OF MATERIALS: If entering by postal mail a self addressed stamped envelope (SASE) must be included with sufficient postage for the return of submission materials. Artists outside the US who cannot obtain US stamps may add return postage cost to the entry fee at a rate of $1.20US per ounce of mail. Materials submitted without SASE and return postage will be considered disposable and discarded. To make sure you have adequate postage, view the SASE domestic postage rate page: http://www.slowart.com/prospectus/rate.htm

NOTIFICATION: Artists will be notified of acceptance or non-acceptance no later than December 31, 2010. Results will be posted on or before this date at: http://www.slowart.com/results. Notification will be made via email and/or by mail with the return of materials in the SASE provided by the artist. Artists who do not include the SASE because they do not want their submission materials returned must provide a self addressed stamped #10 (letter size) envelope if they wish to be notified by mail. All artists who provide a working email address will be notified via email, if no email or return envelope is provided, artists will only be notified if accepted to exhibit. Type or print your email address clearly, if a mistake is made reading it you will not be notified. Read the notification page for details of the notification policy.

PRIVACY POLICY: Artist contact information (address, telephone) is only held for the purpose of contacting selected artists and is not preserved in any database. Entry forms are destroyed and data and image files deleted on the completion of the jury process. All artist emails are added to our future events announcement email list. If you do not wish to be on the email list click the unsubscribe button when you receive the first announcement and your email will be automatically deleted.

DEADLINE: The final postmarked deadline is November 30, 2010. Entries must be postmarked or submitted via email by this date.

http://www.slowart.com/prospectus/ea2011.htm

COUPLINGS, AN INTERNATIONAL JURIED COMPETITION

CALL FOR ENTRIES
Couplings, An International Juried Exhibition
February 3 – February 26, 2011
Deadline: November 1, 2010

In February 2011 Gallery 110 will host an international juried show titled Couplings. As a tie-in to Valentine’s Day, the gallery is calling for artwork that explores personal relationships. In our world of many dualities and increasing isolation the idea of “couplings” has many modern interpretations of love and affection. Gallery 110 invites artists to submit works that celebrate these pairings and the power of the bonds they create.

JUROR: Rock Hushka is Director of Curatorial Administration and Curator of Contemporary and Northwest Art at Tacoma Art Museum. He also serves as an Affiliate Assistant Professor at the University of Washington. Before joining the Tacoma Art Museum, Hushka held positions on the curatorial staff at the Seattle Art Museum and worked in the collections of the Henry Art Gallery at University of Washington. At Tacoma Art Museum, Hushka has curated more than 45 projects including Sparkle Then Fade, The Forty Part Motet by Janet Cardiff, A Reworking of Spem in Alium 1573, by Thomas Tallis, and the nationally touring Lewis and Clark Territory: Contemporary Artists Revisit Place, Race, and Memory. He has completed eleven major exhibition and catalogue projects including The Romantic Vision of Michael Brophy, Where Sky Meets Earth: The Luminous Landscapes of Victoria Adams, and two Northwest Biennials. Under his leadership of the artistic program, Tacoma Art Museum has received major grants from the National Endowment for the Arts for a collection handbook of the Northwest collection and from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts for the forthcoming exhibition Art, AIDS, America.

AWARDS: First and second prize winners will take home $300 and $200 respectively.

ELIGIBILTY: Couplings is an international juried show open to artists over 18 years of age. Art work may be in any two or three dimensional media and must be original works of art by the artist submitting the entry.

CONDITIONS AND RULES: Entries accepted for exhibition must have a professional appearance. Two-dimensional artwork must include a wire and must be ready to hang. Works on paper must be framed and protected under glass or Plexiglas. The finished size cannot be more than 48” in either dimension and image size cannot be less than 8” in either dimension. Artwork cannot weigh more than 30 pounds. Artists may not substitute another work for the accepted work. Entries must be for sale and priced with the intent to sell. A gallery commission of 50% will be deducted from sales. Artists grant permission to Gallery 110 to reproduce accepted artwork for promotional uses in both printed and electronic forms.

NOTIFICATIONS: A list of accepted artists will be posted on our gallery website in early December 2010. Selected artists will be notified by email and telephone. Shipping and delivery instructions will be provided with acceptance notification. Delivery and return charges are the artist’s responsibility.

While care will be taken in handling artwork, neither Gallery 110 nor its representatives will be responsible for damage or loss from any cause.

To download this prospectus click here.

QUESTIONS? Email juriedshow@gallery110.com or call Sarah Dillon, Gallery Director at 206-624-9336, noon-5pm, Wednesday through Friday.

http://www.gallery110.com/page/15674

AU NATUREL: THE NUDE IN THE 21ST CENTURY

AU NATUREL
The Nude in the 21st Century
February 17 - April 14, 2011

Au Naturel: The Nude in the 21st Century is an international juried competition hosted annually by the Art Center of Clatsop Community College in Astoria, Oregon, with a focus on the time-honored tradition of the nude human figure, an art form that continues to inspire and challenge many artists today as one of the most potentially rewarding subjects to explore. This exhibit represents a wide range of interpretations of the human figure from representational to abstract, and is open to all artists from around the world working in any drawing, painting, and printmaking media in which the handmade mark is employed as the primary means of image-making.

Clatsop Community College Visual Art Center presents our fifth international juried exhibition, Au Naturel.
Submisson deadline: November 7, 2010
Notification of acceptance or non-acceptance will be e-mailed by November 29th, 2010
Accepted work to arrive at Art Center Gallery no later than February 1, 2011

ELIGIBILITY: Au Naturel is open to all artists working in any two dimensional drawing, painting, and printmaking media with a focus on the nude human figure as subject matter in any form from representational to abstract, and in which the handmade mark is employed as the primary means of image-making. Entrants must be 18 years or older. Students are ineligible. Submitted artwork must have been executed in the last three years and available for the duration of the exhibit. Any artwork reproduced by photomechanical processes (including giclée prints) will not be accepted.

For submission requirements, general information and contact information, download the prospectus here. (299K .pdf)

To view artwork from past exhibits please visit http://www.aunaturelastoria.com/

For More information, Contact:
Au Naturel International Juried Exhibition
c/o Kristin Shauck, Visual Arts Center
Clatsop Community College
1653 Jerome Avenue
Astoria, OR 97103
kshauck@clatsopcc.edu
(503) 338-2472

Click Here to download the prospectus for the 2011 show.

AMERICAS 2011: PAPERWORKS

Americas 2011: Paperworks -- The Northwest Art Center, Minot State University (Minot, ND) seeks entries for an international juried exhibition, January 10 - February 18, 2011 at Hartnett Hall Gallery. Cash and Purchase Awards: five Merit Awards and one Best of Show. Juror: Victoria Goro-Rapoport. Works in any medium, on or of paper, traditional or experimental, including photographs, qualify. All works must be original and not measure over 60 inches in any direction. Work must be ready to exhibit, completed within the last two years, and not previously exhibited in an Americas 2000 exhibition. Two-dimensional work should be framed and protected by clear acrylic glazing. Deadline: November 1, 2010. 2 entries/ $25; Additional Entries: $5 each (5 entries maximum). Download prospectus (PDF format), or send a SASE to: Northwest Art Center, 500 University Ave W, Minot, ND 58707. Questions? Please contact Avis Veikley at nac@minotstateu.edu or call 701-858-3264.

AWARDS
Cash and Purchase Awards: five Merit Awards and one Best of Show. Best of Show earns a solo exhibition in 2012 and an invitation to the Best of the Best exhibit

JUROR
Born in Moscow, Russia, Victoria Goro-Rapoport graduated from Moscow Art College with a BFA in set design in 1985. Until her emigration from Russia in 1990, she worked with various puppet and drama theaters as a set designer. From 1990 until 1994, she lived in Jerusalem, Israel, where she was introduced to the technique of etching – her current primary means of artistic expression. In 1998 she earned her MFA in set design from the University of Utah, Salt Lake City. In 2002 she earned an MFA in printmaking from the University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign. She is currently an Associate Professor of Drawing and Printmaking at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. She is an active studio artist. In the last five years she has participated in over 150 national and international juried exhibitions and has received 49 exhibition awards.

2011
CALENDAR
Deadline (postmark) for submitting entries - 11-1-10
Notification of accepted works - 12-15-10
Receipt of accepted works begins - 12-15-10
Deadline for receipt of works - 1-3-11
Exhibition dates - 1-10-11 to 2-18-11
Public reception - 1-19-11
Return shipping - 3-7-11

ELIGIBILITY
Works in any medium, on or of paper, traditional or experimental, including photographs, qualify. All works must be original and not measure over 60 inches in any direction. Work must be ready to exhibit, completed within the last two years, and not previously exhibited in an Americas 2000 exhibition. Two-dimensional work should be framed and protected by clear acrylic glazing.

CHECKLIST
Completed entry form
Electronic images on CD
Entry fee with check payable to Northwest Art Center
SASE for acceptance notification

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Web: www.minotstateu.edu/nac
E-mail: nac@minotstateu.edu
Telephone: 701-858-3264 or 800 -777-0750 (ex.3264)

SAKURABA GALLERY ONLINE COMPETITION AND EXHIBITION

Now accepting entries for our Online Exhibition!

Sakuraba Gallery will be hosting an online competition to recognize the best artists inside and outside of Japan. Finalists benefit from world-wide exposure in our online exhibition and have the opportunity to win cash awards.

Deadline:
All entries must be received by October 25th, 2010. 12:01pm JST.

Submission Guidelines:
Artists must submit a completed entry form and pay a non-refundable entry fee of $20 US dollars (via Paypal or Google Checkout) to submit 3 works of art.

Eligibility:
-The competition is open to artists 18 years of age or older world-wide.
-Publishers, galleries, agents, and collectors may not submit artwork on behalf of artists.
-All works submitted must be original in design and concept. Artwork must not be copied, in part or wholly, from any published or copyrighted work. Artwork based upon a copy-written work for the sake of parody or critic is acceptable on a case by case basis.
-Eligible media: Drawings, paintings, printmaking, photography, digital art, sculpture, installations, ceramics, fiber art, wearable art, jewelry, and mixed media.
-Media not accepted: Video/film and live performance pieces.

Awards:
Exemplary works will be displayed in an online exhibition beginning November 1st.
Cash awards will be distributed as follows:
First Place - $1,000
Second Place - $750
Third Place - $500
Merit Award - $350

Acceptance/Notification:
-Artists will be notified by October 30th as to whether or not they have been selected for the exhibition.
-Award winners will be announced to the public on November 1st.
-Each artist will been able to chose the contact information that they want to share with potently buyers.
-Works are NOT required to be for sale.

We reserve the right to use accepted images for inclusion in the online exhibition and for the purpose of publicity.

Checklist for Artists:
-Submit the entry form online, and pay the $20 entry fee (via Paypal or Google Checkout) below.
-Email artwork images to sakuraba.gallery@gmail.com
-Image size, format and resolution:
-Images should have a width of 900 pixels in .jpg format and in RGB color mode (not CMYK).
-Do not add borders, watermarks, or text of any kind. The resolution should not be greater than 300 dpi.
-File size limitation: The file size for each image is limited to 1 MB (or 1000KB).
-File names are limited to 15 characters and cannot have spaces, punctuation marks, or non-English characters.

http://www.sakurabagallery.info/online-exhibition.php

PROJEKT 30’S NOVEMBER 2010 EXHIBITION CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

Projekt30's November 2010 Exhibition:

Projekt30 is taking submissions for our exhibition opening November 1, 2010. Apply now, don't let your career fall behind.

This exhibition will follow the "publicly juried" format we pioneered in 2003. All artwork submitted will be presented online 21 days prior to the exhibition so that visitors of Projekt30 select which artists will be included in the exhibition. Visitors have the option of contacting any participating artist with feedback or opportunities. Unlike other juried exhibitions, all participants receive some exposure.

On November 1st, thirty artists are selected and invitations are sent to over potent and refined mailinglist of galleries, curators, dealers, patrons, etc.

The deadline for submission is October 1, 2010.


Projekt30:
Projekt30 is an artist run arts organization dedicated to promoting emerging artists. We expose your work to "brick and mortar" galleries, curators, dealers, art lovers, etc --that you would not have known existed otherwise.

We conduct juried exhibitions for which we maintain an extensive mailing list of galleries, curators, artists, dealers, etc --all over the world. We send out two invitations, one to jury and one to view the jury's results. Your artwork is seen by thousands.

Participation:
Apply by becoming a member, making an online submission, or by mail.
By mail we accept any media of reproduction: slides, digital files, photographs, etc. Do not send originals. Media will be returned if a self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE) is included. For more information go to apply by mail.

Deadline:
October 1, 2010
All entries must be mailed by the 1st, or received online on or before that date to be considered. In the case of a failed upload, you will be contacted to resubmit via email, regardless of the deadline.

Fees:
$40 for 10 images submitted online. $35 for 5 images submitted via mail, plus $5 for each additional image. Members can submit up to 10 images for free.
No commission on sales.

Jurors:
This exhibition is publicly juried October 7th-28th. Visitors to the site submit numerical ratings for each artist and can contact any participating artist via email. At the end of the jurying period, the data is turned over to our in-house jurors who make the final selections. All decisions by our jurors are final, they are not obliged to strictly adhere to the public selections. We use different jurors each exhibition, no two Projekt30 exhibitions are the same. Every artist has an equal opportunity regardless of past exhibitions.

Limitations:
We currently cannot support video or sound based media.
All artists must be 18 or older.

http://www.projekt30.com/prospectus.html

THE ART INTERVIEW – 22ND INTERNATIONAL ONLINE ARTIST COMPETITION

The Art Interview - 22nd International Online Artist Competition is a quarterly, international, juried exhibition of paintings, drawings and sculptures in any medium. It is open to all living artists worldwide aged 16 and up. Participation in the Art Interview Biennale Exhibition and a total of € 17,000 in cash may be awarded each quarter to all winners. First place winners receive up to € 10,000 plus a featured interview in Art Interview Online Magazine.

The competition is run completely over the Internet, which eliminates the need for you to send slides or arrange for physical transportation of your artworks. Gain international recognition for your artwork and be interviewed along with the world's top artists, curators and gallery owners in Art Interview Online Magazine.

http://www.art-interview.com/competition_prospectus.html