Visual Poetry

Deadline: August 24, 2013 (RECEIVE) or (EMAIL)

Visual Poetry
Carrollwood Cultural Center
Tampa, Florida
September 2013



Rules (truncated)

1. Visual Poetry, 2013 is a judged show is open to artists and poets everywhere. Ribbons and cash prizes will be awarded at the reception. 2 artworks per person.
2. If you live outside the Tampa Bay area, and you want to ship your work to us, you must arrange for shipping both ways. We will reuse your box and packing materials. Please insure your work!
3. SIZE REQUIREMENTS: Large works, up to 50 inches in any direction are acceptable. (Larger works can be hung on the balconies.) If you have unusual pieces please call the Curator for advice. Very heavy pieces may require special handling. Small works are fine as long as they are framed properly.
4. We will accept the first 60 2-dimensional artworks that we receive before the application deadline. We have limited facilities for 3-dimensional artworks and ceramic creations so we will be accepting about 20 small ceramics and sculptures and 6 larger sculptures mounted on pedestals.
5. Submit the poem that goes with your artwork with your application. The work you submit to this show must have the poet’s permission to use his or her work.
   Use poetry that is in the public domain, or write your own.
6. We now MUST have a wire on the back of your entries and this wire MUST be attached to the frame at about 3 inches below the top of the frame, otherwise the stainless hook will show above the top of the frame. Frames from craft stores are fine, but you must fit them with screw eyes for the wire, and measure down from the top of the frame about 3 inches. We will REJECT your work if we can’t hang it!
7. Carrollwood Cultural Center is not liable for artwork submitted for exhibition. All artists will be required to sign an indemnity form
   before the work is hung.
8. Sales of any artworks are handled directly between the artist and buyer.

Entry Fee: $15.00 (Poem and Artwork)

ENTRIES ARE LIMITED TO THE FIRST 60 WORKS SUBMITTED TO THE SHOW.


Download Prospectus with Entry Form: Visual-Poetry-2013-call-to-artists-version-2.pdf


Visit website: http://www.carrollwoodcenter.org


Contact:

Gainor Roberts, Art Curator
email: gainor@carrollwoodcenter.org
phone: 813 469-1641

ART QUILTS XVII: INTEGRATING A PARADOX

Deadline: August 24, 2012 (EMAIL) or (RECEIVE) or (HAND DELIVERY)


ART QUILTS XVII: INTEGRATING A PARADOX
Chandler Cultural Foundation and
Chandler Arts Commission
Chandler Center for the Arts
Chandler, AZ
November 2, 2012 – January 20, 2013


A Call to Artists for original works of textile Art Quilts that combine apparent opposites in a way that values the unique qualities of both elements. The challenge is to move beyond dualism towards integration, from either/or to both/and. PARADOX: a problem without a simple solution

Juror: Adriene Buffington

Juror’s Exhibition Theme: Integrating a Paradox
Using any of the various techniques and materials of the Art Quilt medium, create a work to express the integration of paradoxical qualities. The paradox you choose may be conceptual, visual, or personal. For example:
• Art often expresses a conceptual paradox: order & chaos, beauty & ugliness, love & hate, hope & grief . . .
• Design elements can be complementary pairs: dark & light, repetition & variation, harmony & discord, hard & soft . . .
• Life is filled with contradictions: control & risk, community & solitude, work & play, strength & weakness . . .

The Art Quilt is itself a paradoxical medium: fractured in pieces & stitched into a whole, contemporary art & traditional craft. . .

A paradox can express the tension between ideas that are contradictory, and yet both are true. Integrating a Paradox is not blending these opposites into some neutral
compromise, but joining them in a way that each element retains its unique character - yet somehow working better together than apart.

ELIGIBILITY
Quilt artists who want to share their art with a broad based arts audience are invited to enter. Two or more people may have collaborated on the pieces. The works must not have been previously displayed at the Chandler Center for the Arts or other downtown Chandler venue. Works should have been completed within the last three years.
Wearable art and works less than 10" wide will not be accepted.

(International artists are invited to submit work).

PRIZES
$250 jury awards will be given to the Best of Show Juror’s award and the Viewer’s Choice award. A purchase award will be offered by the Chandler Arts Commission for
up to $10,000.00.

JURY FEE
There is a non-refundable fee of $15 to enter up to 3 works.

Download Prospectus: www.visiongallery.org/ART_CALL_ART_QUILTS_XVII.pdf

Visit website: www.visiongallery.org


QUESTIONS?
Contact staff at vision.gallery@chandleraz.gov, or call us at 480-782-2695.


Vision Gallery
10 East Chicago Street
Chandler AZ 85225

MASQUERADE

Deadline: August 24, 2012 (ONLINE)


"MASQUERADE" National Juried Exhibition
Arc Gallery
San Francisco, CA
October 25, 2012 – November 18, 2012



Evoke the sinister, the festive, the macabre, the jubilant, the mischievous, with “Masquerade.” Help us create a virtual masquerade ball at Arc Gallery. Interpretations include: disguise, facade, pretense, false outward show, Mardi Gras, Venice Carnevale, Halloween, a masked party or dance. Artists are encouraged to push the envelope with this theme.

CATEGORIES ACCEPTED
Sculpture, painting, drawing, photo, printmaking, ceramics, assemblage, collage, mixed media, fiber art, artist book. This exhibition cannot accept jewelry, video, film, performance art, installation and works requiring an external electrical source.

ELIGIBILITY
Artists residing in the continental United States

ARTWORK MAXIMUM SIZE
2-Dimensional Work: Height 9 feet, Width 4 feet - including frame
3-Dimensional Work: Must fit pedestal sized 16” x 16” or take up no more than 4 feet of gallery floor space.

ARTWORK PRESENTATION
Artworks must arrive “ready to hang” and be presented professionally. Framed artwork must use black wood or natural wood frame. No color mats. No glass, plexi only.

JUROR: Jack Fischer
Jack Fischer is the owner of Jack Fischer Gallery at 49 Geary in San Francisco. His gallery exhibits work from a diverse group of artists that fall under the rubrics of “outsider, folk, contemporary, naive, visionary, self-taught, and intuitive.”

JUROR’S AWARD
A Juror’s Award ribbon and certificate will be presented to three works that express the most imaginative interpretation of the “Masquerade” theme.

Entries must be submitted online: http://www.arc-sf.com/masquerade.html

Visit website to view complete prospectus: http://www.arc-sf.com/submissions.html

QUESTIONS?
Email ArcStudiosSF@gmail.com

9th Annual Wearable Art Fashion Show and Boutique

Two Deadlines: (RECEIVE)
Artist’s Booth & Runway: July 15, 2012 or until show is full
Runway "only": August 24, 2012 or until show is full


9th Annual Wearable Art Fashion Show and Boutique
Textile Art Alliance
of the Cleveland Museum of Art
Sunday, October 21, 2012

Textile Art Alliance’s 9th Annual Wearable Art Fashion Show and Boutique features limited edition clothing and accessories created by regional fiber artists.

All forms of fiber-based wearable art are offered for sale, including jackets, vests, tops, coats, skirts, outfits, and accessories such as bags, jewelry, scarves, shawls, hats, gloves and other imaginative wearables.

Items are presented in both the Artist Boutique and Runway Fashion Show. Every item displayed must be for sale. All featured wearable items must be fiber or contain a fiber construction technique.

Opportunities for Participation
1. Artist Booth Space
Available to juried applicants TAA will provide:
• Single space up to 8' x 8'.
• One skirted table
• Sales receipts, centralized checkout
Artists are responsible for:
• Booth setup
• Display (including racks, display equipment, special lights and extension cords)
• Sale of their work (purchases made during the event must be recorded on sales receipts provided by the Textile Art Alliance.  Artists booths must be attended during the entire boutique show.

2. Runway Fashion Show
All artists that create wearable art are invited to submit their work to the TAA Runway Fashion Show, a juried event. This show provides artists (including boutique vendors) with the opportunity to highlight their most creative works.

An artist may submit up to three ensembles of wearable art. Jewelry will be accepted only if the jewelry item is previously paired with an ensemble of a submitting artist.

FEES:
Artist’s Booth & Runway: $40.00 (includes Runway show fee)
Runway “only”: $15.00 (up to 3 ensembles)

Download Call for Entry Information Brochure: http://www.taacleveland.org/pdf/FShowcall2012.pdf

Download New Artist Application: http://www.taacleveland.org/pdf/fshownewacontract2012.pdf

Visit website: http://www.taacleveland.org/

Questions? Contact:
Barb Lubinski, Fashion Show Chairwoman
BLubinski@Bright.net
taafashionshow@gmail.com