Opportunity

Submit work for the Petersburg Regional Art Center Friday for the Arts.

Information

Openings are the second Friday of every month during Friday for the Arts.

Between $100 and $300 in prize money every month for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place awards.

To access call for entry schedule dates:
http://www.petersburgregionalartscenter.com/
(Click the Call for Entry Schedule on the left hand side)

Requirements

Entries will be accepted beginning the Saturday before the given opening.

Anyone making anything handmade is eligible.

Must bring artwork in ready to hang on the wall with wire on the back or framed (canvas with a creative edge does not need to be framed).  The Art Center furnishes pedestals for 3D artwork.  May submit three entries per show.  Each entry is $10 for non-members and $5 for members (membership is $35 per year and $50 the first year to include registration).

Contact

Petersburg Regional Art Center
804-733-8200
howard@petersburgregionalartscenter.com
donna@petersburgregionalartscenter

Opportunity

Submit work for Athens Video Art Festival, Greece’s biggest festival of digital arts and new media.

Information

Athens Video Art Festival is Greece’s official festival on video art and at the same meets the requirements of people from the full spectrum of creativity. Through its versatile action Athens Video Art Festival constitutes a field of promotion and a link between the artists and the audience inside and outside Greece.
Every year Athens Video Art Festival evolves, enriches and sets new goals, raising the bar higher, brings out its academic side and enhances it through important tributes and collaborations, provides the artistic community with additional motive for creation presents international cutting-edge developments on the field of digital arts and communicates them to the wide audience. Our goal remains the expression through a versatile cultural event open to any form of expression of the digital creation.

http://www.athensvideoartfestival.gr/eng/default.asp

Requirements

Deadline to submit is March 15th.

Contact

info@athensvideoartfestival.gr

Opportunity

Submit work for American Illustration 29.

Information

https://www.ai-ap.com/reg/cfe/index.cfm?

Requirements

The entry deadline has been extended until February 26th.

Eligibility:
All North American illustrators, creative professionals, representatives, students and teachers of photography with work created or published anywhere for any purpose. International illustrators with North American representation or those who have been published or exhibited in North America are also eligible.
Work produced or published between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2009 in the following categories: Editorial, Books, Advertising, Graphics/Promotional, Film and Animation, 3-D, Unpublished/Personal/Fine Art and Student work.

Entry Fee:
$10 per illustration or $60 per portfolio up to ten images by an individual, class, or department.

Contact

American Illustration - American Photography
1140 Broadway, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10001
917-408-9944
info@ai-ap.com

Opportunity

Design a birdhouse for The Byrd House Bash.

Information

William Byrd Community House associates board of governors is doing an event with the shops at 5807 and having artists design birdhouses to be bid on in a live auction.

The Byrd House Bash! Wednesday, May 5th from 6 to 9pm.
A fun and frolicsome event highlighting 20 spectacular one-of-kind birdhouses designed by a flock of local artists and Richmond ‘celebs’. Flap your wings to live music, sip signature drinks and dig in to yummy eats. Proceeds from the auction of the ‘Byrd’ houses will provide ‘seed money’ to the Byrd House Market, a community market and garden sponsored by the William Byrd Community House which provides food and entrepreneurial opportunities to low-income and underserved communities in the Richmond area. We invite you to join us as a sponsor, artist or guest. Spread your wings and fly..

Requirements

All items will be due April 26, 2010.

byrd-house-artist-info-form

Contact

804.288.5807 or email: leigh@shop5807.com

Opportunity

Help Shay Church & the students of Craft/Material Studies build a life-sized whale.

Information

Help wanted Tuesday, February 23rd
any time between 12pm-5pm

Come formal (wear your suit and tie) and get dirty.

To learn more about whale building visit Shay’s website: http://shaychurch.com/gallery_alt.php

Requirements

Contact

Opportunity

Submit work for the 3rd Ward Solo Show.

Information

The 2010 Winter Solo Show is a juried international art competition for dynamic, inventive and provocative work of all mediums: sculpture, photography, painting, printmaking, illustration, installation, graphic design, video and more!

The Selected Artist will receive:
- $5,000 cash grant
- Solo exhibition in 3rd Ward’s gallery, complete with a massive opening reception
- 3-month residency at 3rd Ward including private live/work studio & full facility access (photo studios, wood & metal shop, media lab, classes)
- Airfare & shipping to and from 3rd Ward for non-NYC residents (not residence)
- 2-page spread in 3rd Ward’s Quarterly Magazine
- NYC exposure - postcards, fliers, press!

http://www.3rdward.com/opencall/s1

Requirements

Deadline to submit work is March 1, 2010 at 11:59pm EST.

Recommend a minimum of three images per artist be submitted.
1, 2, or 3 images for $15/image
5 images for $60
10 images for $85

Each file submitted should be 1 MB or smaller.
Your file must be a JPG, PNG, GIF, PDF

Contact

3rd Ward
(718) 715-4961
info@3rdward.com

Opportunity

Submit work for the Cary Gallery of Artists 2nd annual Small Treasures Juried Show.

Information

The show will take place March 26 - April 24, 2010.

www.carygalleryofartists.org.

Requirements

Deadline to enter is March 12, 2010

Open to all 2D and 3D artists - in all media - whose works meet size specifications.  No jewelry can be accepted.  Art must be original, completed within the past 2 years, and must be for sale.  All work must be dry and ready for display.  CGA reserves the right to reject any work that does not meet these standards.  2D work must be properly prepared for installation by being wired on the back (no alligator clips or hooks).   3D work must stand alone or on a base.

Contact

Contact the Cary Gallery of Artists (CGA) at 919.462.2035 or by email at info@carygallery.org.

Opportunity

Submit work for the Lexington Art League Alternative Selves exhibition.

Information

Alternate Selves is an exhibition that explores the transformative power of costume. Through theater, annual holiday celebrations (such as Halloween and Mardi Gras), and even contemporary drag shows, costumes have allowed the wearer to reveal a new identity or at times hide from their own. Artists creating wearable items or those using costume, disguise, masks, etc. as primary thematic elements in their work may apply. Artists are encouraged to creatively interpret the theme. 2-D, 3-D, and time-based entries will be considered.

http://www.lexingtonartleague.org/calltoartist.htm#Alternate

Requirements

Entry deadline: March 1, 2010

Artists must be at least 18 years old to enter and cannot submit work that has previously been displayed at LAL.

Artists may enter by mail, drop-off, or email, but all images of work must be digital. Application materials will not be returned.

To enter by mail or drop-off- Please send or deliver completed entry form, jpeg images of work on CD or video on DVD (video submissions must be mailed or dropped-off), and artist statement to:

Alternate Selves
Becky Alley, E & P Director
Lexington Art League
209 Castlewood Dr.
Lexington, KY 40505

To enter by email- Please type subject of the email as “Alternate Selves Entry” and attach completed entry form (available for download at www.lexingtonartleague.org under “artist opportunities”), jpeg images (video submissions must be mailed or dropped-off), and artist statement to:

balley@lexingtonartleague.org

Contact

For questions or more information, please contact Becky Alley, Exhibitions and Programs Director, Lexington Art League, balley@lexingtonartleague.org, 859-254-7024.

Opportunity

Apply for an internship with Franconia Sculpture Park.

Information

Franconia Sculpture Park (FSP) actively recruits career-bound artists and post-grad artists to participate in the Intern Artist Program as a part of our dedication to building expertise and experience in student, graduate, and post-grad artists. Typically, interns spend half their time on their own work and half working for resident fellowship artists and the park. Responsibilities include making work to be included in the 2010 exhibition; assisting visiting artists with fabrication, site preparation, and installation of all types and sizes of 3-D work; and landscaping and maintenance. Intern Artists are also involved in special FSP community and school outreach programs introducing contemporary art and ideas to the community.

http://www.franconia.org/callinterns.html

Requirements

Deadline to apply is March 6, 2010 - early applications are encouraged.

To apply send:
(1) Application cover sheet  (on website)
(2) A letter of interest/application.
(3) Resume.
(4) 8 images of recent work on disk, each with your name and a number that corresponds with the image script. Images on disk should be saved in JPEG format at 96 dpi, with no more than 7 inches (672 pixels) in the image’s longest dimension. Images should be named with numbers 1 through 8, in your preferred viewing order.
(5) 3 color prints of your work, 8 1/2 x 11″, with your name and the title on the front.
(6) Image script: numbered corresponding to images on disk with the following information: Title, materials, dimensions, date and your name.
(7) Name, address, phone number & e-mail of 2 people who can serve as a reference for you.
(8) Specify the dates you could be available. Residencies are available April 15th through November 20th, 2010.There are 3 times to choose from:
(a) April 1 to June 15,
(b) June 15 to August 15, and
(c) August 15 to November 20.

Contact

info@franconia.org

Opportunity

Richmond Behavioral Health Authority would like to display the art work of VCUarts students in their facility.

Information

The Authority serves Richmonders with mental health, intellectual disabilities and substance use disorders. The work, which would be for sale, would be displayed for approximately six months, at which time new work would be displayed.

The art should be appropriate for viewing by the clients served and not depict anything that would be offensive to them and the challenges they may be facing.

Requirements

Contact

Cheryl Franklin
franklinc@rbha.org
804-819-4002