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NATIONAL CALL FOR ENTRIES
Alexandria, Virginia
Deadline: February 2, 2009
Posted: 11/18/08
 
 Exhibit Dates: October 28 - November 29, 2009
Title: 2009 Open Exhibition Call for Proposals
Sponsor: Torpedo Factory Art Center
Venue: Target Gallery
Awards: $500 stipend and a small exhibition catalog
Jurors: Paul So, Philippa Hughes, and Lia Newman
Eligibility: Open to all artists from North America working in all visual media. Proposals for exhibitions by both individuals and groups will be considered. The individual or group associated with the chosen proposal will receive a solo exhibition.
Fees: $40
Commission: 40%
Send SASE to: Target Gallery, 105 North Union St., Alexandria, VA 22314
E-mail: Mary Cook
Phone: 703-838-4565x4
Website: http://www.torpedofactory.org/galleries/targetcallforentry.htm

Prospectus:
http://www.torpedofactory.org/images/galleries/target/prospectus/2009
%20Open%20Prospectus.pdf


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NATIONAL CALL FOR ENTRIES
Orlando/Tampa, Florida
Deadline: Jan 15/Feb 4, 2009
Posted: 10/30/08
 
 Exhibit Dates: Feb 12-14 and Feb 25-28
Title: Nude Nite
Venue: Downtown Orlando/Ybor City Tampa
Juror: To Be Announced
Eligibility: All Media and Performance are eligible. Nude Nite is a 3 nite event hosting hundreds of the finest nude works in the country. Nude Nite celebrates the art of the body through visual art, performance, body painting, and installations.
Fees: $40/up to 2 works.
Commission: 50%
E-mail: Kelly Stevens
Phone: 321-229-8110
Website: http://nudeniteorlando.com
Prospectus: http://nudeniteorlando.com
 


INTERNATIONAL CALL FOR ENTRIES
New York, NY
Deadline: February 9, 2009
Posted: 9/24/08
 
 Exhibit Dates: April 2 to April 26, 2009
Title: In Your Dreams: Reveries, Fantasies, and Impossible Wishes
Sponsor: The Pen and Brush, Inc.
Venue: The Pen and Brush Galleries
Juror: Edward J. Sullivan, Dean for Humanities and Professor of Fine Arts at NYU
Eligibility: Open to all Women Artists. In Your Dreams, a juried exhibition of paintings, prints, drawings, sculpture, and photography, is inspired by the recent resurgence in interest in the arts of fiction and fantasy. Artists are invited to submit projects that are inspired by their inner lives (or their most un-earthly experiences).
Fees: $50 for up to three slides or digital images
Commission: 25% to the Pen and Brush
Send SASE to: Dreams, The Pen and Brush, 16 E. 10th St., New York, NY, 10003
E-mail: Jonah Rosen, Senior Associate
Phone: 212-475-3669
Website: http://www.penandbrush.org
 


NATIONAL CALL FOR ENTRIES
St. James, New York
Deadline: February 13, 2009
Posted: 11/14/08
 
 Exhibit Dates: March 28 - April 19, 2009
Title: A Pinch and a Dash
Sponsor: The Smithtown Township Arts Council
Venue: The Mills Pond House Gallery
Juror: Connie Coppelman, PhD, independent curator and speaker on subjects in women's art
Eligibility: A Pinch and a Dash calls for works that exemplify women's role in the kitchen or reveal how that role has changed to meet new challenges in American society, from providing sustenance for the family, to maintaining ethnic traditions, to natural and organic awareness. Open to all media.
Fees: $35 for up to 3 entries
Send SASE to: STAC, 660 Rte 25A, St. James, NY 11780
E-mail: Haley Hefetz
Phone: 631-862-6575
Website: http://www.stacarts.org
Prospectus: http://www.stacarts.org/exhibits/show/23
 


NATIONAL CALL FOR ENTRIES
Sarasota, Florida
Deadline: February 14, 2009
Posted: 11/6/08
 
 Exhibit Dates: April 15 - May 9, 2009
Title: 4th Annual National Juried Competition and Exhibition
Sponsor/Venue: Katharine Butler Gallery
Awards: 1st Place-$300 and 2nd Place-$200
Juror: Roy Slade
Eligibility: Open to artists 18 years or older living in the United States. Original 2D and 3D artwork in any traditional medium, including fiber, ceramics, metal, and glass, except video. Work must have been completed within the last three years. Each artist may submit up to three entries, not to exceed 42" in any dimension, including frame. No giclee copies of any kind.
Fees: $25
Commission: 50%
Send SASE to: Katharine Butler Gallery, 1943 Morrill St., Sarasota, FL, 34236
E-mail: Chris Falk
Phone: 941-955-4546
Website: http://www.kbutlergallery.com

Prospectus:
http://www.kbutlergallery.com/documents/09Prospectus.pdf

(PDF format - requires Adobe Reader)
 


REGIONAL CALL FOR ENTRIES
Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Deadline: Feburary 15, 2009
Posted: 10/15/08
 
 Exhibit Dates: May 17 - July 12, 2009
Title: Wisconsin Artists Biennial
Sponsor: Wisconsin Visual Artists (formerly known as Wisconsin Painters & Sculptors)
Venue: Rahr-West Museum of Art
Awards: Minimum of $1,500
Juror: Mark Pascale
Eligibility: Original work can be in any media executed 2006 or later by residents of Wisconsin, 18 years or older. No gicleé prints of artists' original watercolors or oils are acceptable. Only gicleés and prints created by an artist's own hands in signed and limited numbers are acceptable.
Fees: WVA members - $25.00; non-members - $35.00
Commission: 30%
Send SASE to: WVA 2009 Biennial, P.O. Box 9722, Green Bay, WI 54308
E-mail: Christine Style
Phone: 920-465-9154
Website: http://www.artinwisconsin.com
Prospectus: http://www.artinwisconsin.com
 


INTERNATIONAL CALL FOR ENTRIES
Bloomington, Indiana
Deadline: February 16, 2009
Posted: 11/11/08
 
 Exhibit Dates: May 29-July 31, 2009
Title: The Kinsey Institute 2009 Juried Art Show
Sponsor: The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender and Reproduction
Venue: Indiana University's SoFA Gallery
Awards: $300 Best in Show; $200 Gallery Visitors' Choice
Juror: Dr. Jennifer Cahn, curator for the Brownsville Musuem of Fine Art
Eligibility: All artists 18 years and older creating artworks that explore sex, gender, sexuality, eroticism, reproduction, romantic relationships, and/or the human figure. Entries must be original works in any visual media including: painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, video art, sculpture, ceramics, fibers, computer based art, or mixed media.
Fees: $25 for first piece, $30 for second, $35 for third
Commission: 40%
E-mail: Garry Milius
Phone: 812-856-7483
Website: http://kinseyinstitute.org/services/gallery.html
Prospectus: https://www.indiana.edu/~kipics/jas2009/
 


NATIONAL CALL FOR ENTRIES
Lake Worth, Florida
Deadline: February 23, 2009
Posted: 11/13/08
 
 Exhibit Dates: April 7 - June, 9, 2009
Title: 5th Annual National Drawing, Painting and Printmaking Competition
Sponsor/Venue: Palm Beach Community College
Awards: Up to $2000
Juror: Marisa Pascucci, Curator of American Art at the Norton Museum of Art
Eligibility: All drawing, painting and printmaking.
Fees: $10 per entry
Send SASE to: Palm Beach Community College Attn: Kristin Miller, Gallery Manager, Division of Humanities, MS15, 4200 Congress Ave., Lake Worth, FL 33461
E-mail: Kristin Miller
Phone: 561-868-3909
Website: http://www.pbcc.edu
Prospectus: http://www.pbcc.edu/x9339.xml
 


NATIONAL CALL FOR ENTRIES
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Deadline: February 25, 2009
Posted: 11/13/08
 
 Exhibit Dates: June 26, 2009 - May 15, 2010
Title: Art on the Streets
Sponsors: Nor'wood Development, U.S. Bank, G.E. Johnson Construction
Venue: Downtown Colorado Springs
Awards: $30,000 awarded to the top three places
Juror: Jan Schall, Ph.D., Sanders Sosland Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO
Eligibility: A wide range of artistic expression, varied talent and cultural context are primary AOTS objectives. While sculpture tends to dominate the entry pool, other types of public art suitable for outdoor display are highly encouraged. Large-scale, outside-the-box, can't-be-missed pieces are desirable. The only common denominator among selected works is the durability, safety and quality of the art.
Fees: $25
Commission: 25%
Send SASE to: Community Ventures, Inc./AOTS, 111 S. Tejon St., Ste. 309, Colorado Springs, CO 80903
E-mail: Denise Schall
Phone: 719-886-0088
Website: http://www.downtown80903.com
Prospectus: http://www.artonthestreets.com
 


NATIONAL CALL FOR ENTRIES
Boulder, Colorado
Deadline: February 27, 2009
Posted: 10/14/08
 
 Exhibit Dates: May 23-25, 2009
Title: Boulder Creek Festival Art Show
Sponsor: Boulder Creek Events
Venue: Downtown Boulder, Colorado, along the Boulder Creek
Awards: Cash awards will be given to "Best in Show" and "Best of Medium"
Eligibility: Fine artists from across the nation are invited to showcase their creations in this juried area of the Festival. In the Art Show, artists of all media must be selected by the Festival jury; if an artist is not chosen to be in the Art Show, he or she automatically has the option of being placed in the Artists' Marketplace. Only original artists may apply, and no commercially mass-produced items or imports are allowed. The Art Show is held under the "Big Tent" at the Festival, so artists need not bring their own tents.
Fees: $525
Send SASE to: P.O. Box 108, Boulder, CO 80306
E-mail: Meg Denbow
Phone: 303-449-3137
Website: http://www.bceproductions.com
 


NATIONAL CALL FOR ENTRIES
Springfield, Oregon
Deadline: March 2, 2009
Posted: 11/5/08
 
 Exhibit Dates: April 28 - May 29, 2009
Title: Emerald Spring Exhibition
Sponsor: Emerald Empire Art Association
Venue: Emerald Art Center
Awards: $6,000 plus
Juror: Margot Shulzke
Eligibility: Paintings only, no photos, no collages. U.S. artists only.
Fees: $30 entry fee for 2 images, $10 for each additional, up to 4 images.
Commission: 30%
Send SASE to: Attn: Emerald Spring Exhibition 2009, Emerald Art Center, 500 Main St, Springfield, Oregon 97477
E-mail: Gladys Bacon-Rust
Phone: 541-726-8595
Website: http://www.emeraldartcenter.org/

Prospectus:
http://www.emeraldartcenter.org/Downloads/2009%20EAC%20NJS%20prospectus%20.pdf

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NATIONAL CALL FOR ENTRIES
Oregon, Illinois
Deadline: March 15, 2009
Posted: 7/22/08
 
 Exhibit Dates: June 20-28, 2009
Title: 11th Annual Fields Project Residency Program
Venue: small rural town of Oregon, IL (population 4500) nestled in the scenic Rock River valley amid state forests and parks, fertile farm-land, and with an art heritage dating from the 1800's
Eligibility: Open to plein air painters, photographers, field sculptors, Two/Three-dimensional artists. The objective of The Fields Project is "Bringing Art and Agriculture Together". We offer opportunities for you to live with working farm families throughout Ogle County who are eager to share with you their way of life and knowledge of what is happening in agriculture in the 21st century. Artists working in all visual arts media will create works identifying with the theme "Bringing Art and Agriculture Together".
E-mail: FieldsProject@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.FieldsProject.com
 


INTERNATIONAL CALL FOR ENTRIES
Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Deadline: March 31, 2009
Posted: 10/13/08
 
 Exhibit Dates: May 30 - June 14 and July 2 - 5, 2009
Title: Westmoreland Art Nationals
Sponsor: Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival
Venue: Westmoreland Community College & Twin Lakes Park
Awards: over $5000 in awards
Juror: TBD
Eligibility: Open to all artists 18 yrs. or older, 2-dimensional, 3-dimensional and photography executed within three years of submission. Works previously accepted by WAN not eligible. Further details included with application form.
Fees: $35 for up to 4 entries
Commission: 35%
Send SASE to: WAHF, 252 Twin Lakes Road, Latrobe, PA 15650
E-mail: Stacey Rosa
Phone: 724-834-7474
Website: http://www.ArtsAndHeritage.com
Prospectus: http://www.ArtsAndHeritage.com
 


INTERNATIONAL CALL FOR ENTRIES
Bellows Falls, Vermont
Deadline: April 15, 2009
Posted: 10/9/08
 
 Exhibit Dates: mid August - mid November, 2009
Title: H2O: Film on Water
Awards: first prize: $5000; second prize: $2500; third prize: $1000
Eligibility: Videos should be no longer than 10 minutes in length; ideal video length is 4-8 minutes. Videos must be single channel (playable on a laptop computer / dvd unit). Submissions must be provided on dvd in ntsc format. All video work must be current, e.g., from the past 18 months. If you want your submission returned, include a self-addressed stamped envelope (S.A.S.E). All works without S.A.S.E will be destroyed for the work's protection.
Fees: $40.00
E-mail: Alexis Dohas
Phone: 802-463-3330
Website: http://greatriverarts.org/
Prospectus: http://greatriverarts.org/mainpages/h20.htm
 


INTERNATIONAL CALL FOR ENTRIES
Savannah, Georgia
Deadline: April 15, 2009
Posted: 11/15/08
 
 Exhibit Dates: June 21, 2009 - January 3, 2010
Title: ASAA International Aerospace Art Exhibition
Sponsor: American Society of Aviation Artists
Venue: The Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum
Awards: Many
Juror: ASAA Jurors
Eligibility: See the Call for Entries announcement.
Fees: $10 per entry for ASAA members; $35 per entry for non-members
Commission: none
Send SASE to: Send entry form(s), Media, and checks to: Michael O'Neal 3 Woodland Ave. North Brunswick, NJ 08902 USA
E-mail: John W. Clark
Website: http://www.asaa-avart.org
 


INTERNATIONAL CALL FOR ENTRIES
Huntington, New York
Deadline: May 2, 2009
Posted: 11/13/08
 
 Exhibit Dates: August 29 - September 26, 2009
Title: Alpan International 2009
Sponsor/Venue: Alpan Gallery in Huntington, New York
Awards: Group show, $500 for Best of Show, inclusion in the online registry for two years.
Juror: Rhonda Cooper, Director of the University Art Gallery in the Staller Center at Stony Brook University
Eligibility: Any artist over 18 years of age working in two and three dimensions in any media. Maximum size of 6 ft. in height or width for 2D works, and 6 ft. in any dimension for 3D works.
Fees: $35 for 3 images and $5 for each additional image
Commission: No commission
Send SASE to: Alpan Gallery 2009, Alpan Gallery, 2 West Carver St., Huntington, NY 11743
E-mail: John Remsen
Phone: 631-423-4433
Website: http://www.alpangallery.org
Prospectus: http://www.alpangallery.org/alpaninternational.aspx


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