INTERNATIONAL CALL FOR ENTRIES – Online Exhibition

2009 Art Kudos International Juried Competition & Online Exhibition
Deadline: Postmarked by June 30, 2009

Exhibit Dates: August 15, 2009 – August 15, 2010
Sponsor: Artshow.com
Venue: www.artKudos.com
Awards: $3,750 in cash awards: Best of Show – $1,200; Second Place – $800; Third Place – $600; Founder’s Award of Distinction – $400; 3 Merit Awards – $250 each
Juror: Scott Canty, Senior Curator for the City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department and Director of Exhibitions at the Palos Verdes Art Center
Eligibility: Open to all artists 18 or older. Drawings, paintings, printmaking, photography, digital art, sculpture, installations, ceramics, fiber art and mixed media are eligible. Media not accepted: video/film, wearable art (clothing or jewelry). Artists must submit images in the JPG or TIF format (with a .jpg or .tif extension).

Fees:$30 per artist for up to three entries
Commission:no commission on art sales
Website
Prospectus

Call for entry – 5th Annual Magnitude Seven

April 24, 2009 entry deadline

Ohio, Cincinnati
“5th Annual Magnitude Seven” is open to work no larger than 7 in. in any dimension. Juried from digital.
Fee: $30.
Contact Terra Firma,
Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center,
PO Box 6218, Cincinnati,
OH 45206;
[email protected];
www.manifestgallery.org

Call for entry – American Craft Council

American Craft Council Show
Apr. 27 — Apr. 27 2009
San Francisco, California
http://www.craftcouncil.org

The American Craft Council is now accepting AltCraft applications for show in San Francisco!

Show dates are August 14-16.

The deadline for applications is Monday, April 27.

Sixteen makers will be juried into this bustling section, which celebrates the innovative techniques and materials of the burgeoning handmade movement. This is an opportunity for talented artists and indie designers to gain national exposure at a well-established show.

Located at Fort Mason Center on the San Francisco waterfront between Fisherman’s Wharf and the Golden Gate Bridge, this show features 250 artists and serves a well-established audience of over 10,000 Bay Area craft enthusiasts.

The average booth is valued at $1,000 but as part of the Council’s commitment to indie crafters, the cost of participation is just $350, which includes a 10-ft skirted table, electricity and lighting trusses in a shared loft space. Plus, there’s no application fee!

Applicants are eligible only if they have NOT shown in an American Craft Council show previously. Embellished commercially-bought objects (e.g., tee shirts, note cards, etc.) are not eligible.

Please submit:

(3) low-resolution images of your work
A brief description of your work (materials, dimensions, techniques)
Your contact information (mailing and email addresses)
Send submissions and inquiries to Erika at [email protected].

Finalists will be announced in May.

Residency opportunity – France

A.I.R Vallauris France

Applications for residencies are accepted throughout the year.
There are four submission deadlines.

* January 15th
* April 15th
* July 15th
* October 15th

Applications are reviewed and scheduled and confirmed shortly after these deadlines.

We recommend you submit your application as early as possible as your submission date may be taken into consideration for time-slot selection priority.

To request an application form, please email us at :
[email protected]

And check out the website for more info about residency dates, etc.

Call for Entry – The Art of Fine Craft 2009

July 1, 2009, Entry Deadline

A National Juried Exhibition
Elder Gallery, Nebraska Wesleyan University
Exhition Dates: October 1 – November 8, 2009

This juried exhibition will showcase the best work in fine craft including ceramics, glass, textiles, fibers, metalwork, jewelry, woodwork and printmaking. The exhibition is held in conjunction with Art of Fine Craft conference, October 1-2, 2009, a biennial conference produced by Lux Center for the Arts and Nebraska Wesleyan University.

Entry fee is $30 for 3 entries. Work will be judged from digital images.
Entries must be postmarked by July 1, 2009.
The jurors are Jason Briggs, Victoria Goro-Rapoport, Jess Starkel and Sonya Clark.
Awards will include a $500 best of show and three $150 juror’s choice awards. Prospectus is available at www.luxcenter.org. Please contact Regina O’Rear at [email protected] for more information.