call for entries Peaceable Kingdom: Animals, Real and Imagined

March 3 – May 19, 2013

Deadline: January 9, 2013


Peaceable Kingdom invites artists to investigate our
storied and rich relationship with the animal world. The exhibition
will explore the ways in which animals have been a presence in the
visual arts as metaphors, totems, objects of fear, and sources of
emotional attachment and affection. The history of human and animal
interaction is filled with tales of love, unusual friendships,
failed domestication, and fearsome predators. From Kipling’s
ferocious Shere Khan to the early imperial menageries, human fascination

with the animal kingdom has run the gamut from emotional connection,
to economic exploitation, and even scientific curiosity. Throughout
all of these interactions, however, the sense of wonder we feel when
we encounter animal life has been an enduring theme that has
informed their continual and abiding presence in the visual arts. Peaceable Kingdom
encourages artists to meditate on
these complex and diverse relationships, addressing such issues as
antagonism, admiration, attachment, and even the politically
charged issue of animal rights.

jurors

Stephanie Cannizzo, Assistant Curator, Berkeley Art Museum

Ms. Cannizzo has organized numerous BAM/PFA exhibitions including Andy Warhol: Polaroids/MATRIX 240 (co-curated with
Fabian Leyva-Barragan in 2012); Ari Marcopoulos: Within Arms Reach (2009–10); Yoko Ono: Grapefruit (2007); and
Black Panthers 1968: Photographs by Ruth-Marion Baruch and Pirkle Jones (2003). She overseas the museum’s Conceptual Art Study
Center, making accessible the museum’s conceptual art archives to artists, writers, scholars, and the public.

Cathy Kimball, Executive Director and Chief Curator, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art

During her tenure at the ICA, Cathy Kimball has implemented a number
of new programs including an annual NextNew presentation, focusing
on emerging Bay Area artists, as well as the ICA’s Night Moves
program, which includes multi-media installations in the front window.
She has curated several dozen exhibitions at the ICA, and has
authored numerous exhibition catalogues. Ms. Kimball came to the ICA
from the San Jose Museum of Art (SJMA) where she served as curator
for four years.

awards

$5,000 in cash awards, plus prizes to be selected by jurors.

Bedford Gallery would like to recognize Diablo Regional Arts
Association, the Bedford Gallery Guild, and the Bedford Gallery Docent
Council
for their generous contributions to this exhibition.

entry information

Printable version of entry information and guidelines (PDF)

Find the full details here: http://www.bedfordgallery.org/artopportunities/juried.shtml

Call for entry: Drink This! The Workhouse International Ceramic Cup Show

Drink This! The Workhouse International Ceramic Cup Show

Deadline: November 8, 2012

Drink This! will showcase ceramic drinking vessels by contemporary
artists around the globe. The focus of the exhibit is on the variety of
ways artists explore the cup, in functional, sculptural, traditional and
non-traditional forms.

Juror – Linda Arbuckle

Linda Arbuckle is a professor of Ceramics at the University of
Florida, Gainesville. She is recognized as one of the preeminent makers
of contemporary majolica ware, and has exhibited and lectured around the
world.

Ms Arbuckle is a member of the International Academy of Ceramics,
Geneva, Switzerland, and in 2011 received the Honors Award for Service
to the Field by the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts.
Among her many recognitions is the National Endowment for the Arts
Visual Arts Fellowship.

She currently serves as an advisory Board Member for the magazines Ceramics Art and Perception and Ceramics Monthly.

In 2013, she will be a resident at The Archie Bray Foundation, and
teach workshops in Burnaby, B.C., Canada, and Curaumilla, Chile.

Entry Guidelines

Work shall have been completed within the last two years. Mixed media
works will be permitted if clay is the primary component. Selections
will be conducted from images of works. Artists may submit up to three
entries with two images including one detail) of each, not to exceed six
images.

Accepted art work must be available for the entire exhibition.

Entry fee

$25 for one entry, $30 for up to three entries.

(Fee is non-refundable – payable thru Paypal when applying)

Awards

Best of Show – $250

1st Place – $150

2nd Place – $100

Honorable Mentions

More info and to apply: http://www.juriedartservices.com/index.php?content=event_info&e…

Call for Proposals: Alberta Craft Council, Edmonton

 

Annual Submission Deadline: August 31

The Discovery Gallery is dedicated to showcasing new work by
established and emerging craft artists and small group exhibitions. The
415 square foot space is located on the main level of the Edmonton
location and features 7+ exhibitions a year.

1.    Cover Letter
        – contact information: name, address, phone & email
        – detailed description & theme of the exhibition
        – number of pieces/artist in or expected to participate in exhibition
        – time of year preferred
2.    Current ACC Membership
3.    CV – Artist Resume
4.    Artist Biography
5.    Images with Image List
      – professional quality images (5-10 / jpg) of work that will be in the exhibition or representative of the work.
      – professional quality portrait of the artist (in the studio or against a neutral background)
      – the image list must include: title, year created, dimensions in inches, materials and technique
   
Your submission can be sent via
On-line: www.albertacraft.ab.ca/acc-submission-drop-box/
Email: [email protected]
Mail: Alberta Craft Council 10186-106 Street, Edmonton AB T5J 1H4

NOTE if you do not receive a message confirming we have received your submission, contact us.

Call for entry: Geelong Regional Artists Exhibition

Are you a regional artist looking for an opportunity to showcase your work?  
The Gordon Gallery is now seeking applications for this annual exhibition.
THE GEELONG REGIONAL ARTISTS EXHIBITION
is an annual event on The Gordon Gallery Calendar. Now in its tenth
year, this exhibition is designed to celebrate and promote the
extraordinary artistic talent of the region. It provides local artists
with the opportunity to further develop and professionalise their
artistic practise.
Criteria:  
  • The Gordon Gallery will accept
    contemporary works in any medium such as painting, printmaking,
    photography, sculpture, glass, ceramics, textiles, jewellery,
    performance art or new media.
  • Applicants must either have been born,
    currently live, or have resided within the boundaries of the City of
    Greater Geelong, the Borough of Queenscliff, Surf Coast, or Golden
    Plains Shires for a period of at least six months.
Application form and further information click here

Applications Close: Friday 1 June 2012. 

Call for Submissions: Slow Craft 2012 Juried Exhibition

 

May 3

SLOW CRAFT is the theme of the MCC’s 2012 Juried Exhibition

SLOW CRAFT takes as its starting point the issues emerging from the
broader Slow Movement that developed as a response to our increasingly
fast-paced Western lifestyles and our unsustainable consumer culture. 
Slowness is often associated with craft.  Craft skills take time to
learn; craft processes cannot be rushed.  Many makers today are
developing critical positions in response to our consumer behavior,
questioning modes of production through new processes, looking at issues
of stewardship and sustainability as well as collective making and the
reworking of everyday objects. *
*Quote credits to artist, curator, and academic Helen Carnac, from her project description at http://www.craftspace.co.uk/page.asp?fn=2&id=57&stp=1&grp=3.

SLOW CRAFT will represent approximately 15 craft
artists who reside in Manitoba and whose work pushes the boundaries of
their media and reflects fresh approaches to diverse cultural and
material traditions. Works will be chosen based upon artistic merit
(technical skill, formal effect, and conceptual success), with a
particular interest in pieces that connect to our exhibition’s SLOW
CRAFT theme.  Original works (ie. not derived from a pattern or kit)
rooted in traditional approaches to craft and those that encompass new
technologies, are performative, reflect a d-i-y ethic or challenge
preconceived notions of craft are equally welcome.

Exhibition dates and venues
June 2012, Gallery 1C03, University of Winnipeg
Rural venue TBA

Jurors
Dr. Sandra Alfoldy, curator and professor in Craft History at NSCAD
University.  Alan Lacovestsky, ceramics artist and educator.  Jennifre
Gibson, curator at Gallery 1C03, University of Winnipeg.

Eligible works
Works will be selected based on artistic merit, skill, design,
innovation and relationship to the exhibition’s theme. Original work
(functional, decorative, conceptual) in any craft-based media are
welcome (e.g.ceramic, fibre, metal, paper, recycled material, stone,
glass and wood). In addition, mixed media and interdisciplinary works
that are primarily craft-based in material and/or technique are
welcome.  Eligible works must have ben completed after July 2009 and may
not have been exhibited in previous Manitoba Craft Council exhibitions.
 Three entries per person, maximum.  Entrants must be current Manitoba
Craft Council members.  See www.manitobacraft.ca/join/

Images
The jurors will select work based on digital images with the final
selection subject to viewing actual work.  MCC urges applicants to
consider using a professional photographer to document your work. 
Please submit images by email or on one CD marked with your name.  Use
jpeg files with a resolution of 300 dpi, with images’ size approximately
4 x 6″.   For each work, submit one image with a full view of the work
and one or two detail views.  Please title each image file as follows: 
artist’s last name_title_full/detail (eg. Poirier_Moonscape_detail2) The
maximum number of images allowed is nine (9).  Discs will not be
returned.

Application
Please include the following information along with your images:
– Your name, mailing address, phone number and email address
– Image list including the title, date, media, dimensions and price/value of each work submitted (3 works max.)
– Artist statement (100 words max.) Please include 2-3 sentences about how your work relates to the exhibition’s theme.

All applicants will be notified of initial results by May 15, 2012. 
Final selection will be based on viewing the actual work.   Artist fees
will be paid for works selected for the exhibition.

Applications will be accepted via email at [email protected]
Submission deadline of May 3.  Please put “SLOWCRAFT Application-Your
Last Name” in the subject line and attach images.  Applications may be
mailed (in protective mailer) or hand delivered during business hours
(M-F, 9-5) to the Manitoba Craft Council, c/o ACI (Arts & Cultural
Industries Assoc of MB), 501–62 Albert Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3B
1E9.  Please include images on CD.

Questions about the exhibition or MCC membership?
Contact MCC’s Programme Coordinator at 927-2787 or [email protected].