Fiber Art Now Grant Opportunities

MULTIPLE DEADLINES:

Teacher Excellence Grant: December 15, 2023
Cultural Change / Social Commentary Grant: January 15, 2024
Public Installation Grant: March 15, 2024


Teacher Excellence Grant
The teacher grant is awarded to educators who bring fiber and textile art into the classroom. Teachers are encouraged to inspire students with hands-on experiences that enrich students' lives.

AWARD: $300

Projects must be completed within one calendar year from the date they are awarded. Grants will be awarded within 30 days of their submission deadline. Images and periodic updates of project progress and a final report must be submitted for Fiber Art Now to share with the community.

Questions? Contact Beth Smith at bethsmith@fiberartnow.net

APPLY: fiberartnow.net/grantsapp

Cultural Change / Social Commentary Grant
Artists often create work that benefits them as the maker, but the final product can also make people think about an issue of  importance, help raise awareness for a cause or inspire viewers to do more. Your project may express current events,  personal stories, or historical events.

Projects must be completed within one calendar year from the date they are awarded. Grants will be awarded within 30 days of their submission deadline. Images and periodic updates of project progress and a final report must be submitted for Fiber Art Now to share with the community.

Questions? Contact Beth Smith at bethsmith@fiberartnow.net

AWARD: $300

APPLY: fiberartnow.net/grantsapp

Public Installation Grant
Engaging the public with fiber art and sharing the work of our artists with diverse audiences are important core values of Fiber Art Now. This grant supports the creation of temporary or permanent fiber art installations. Funds may be used toward materials, artist stipends, installation costs, or educational programming for the work. Artists must provide documentation of agreement for the work to be installed in a public space or at an institution accessible to the public.

Projects must be completed within one calendar year from the date they are awarded. Grants will be awarded within 30 days of their submission deadline. Images and periodic updates of project progress and a final report must be submitted for Fiber Art Now to share with the community.

Questions? Contact Beth Smith at bethsmith@fiberartnow.net

AWARD: $300

APPLY: fiberartnow.net/grantsapp


Fiber Art Now
PO Box 10796
Eugene, OR 97440
541.222.0708
support@fiberartnow.net

Contemporary Textile Studio Co-operative Independent Student Residencies

DEADLINE 1: January 15, 2024 [ONLINE]

DEADLINE 2: March 3, 2024  [ONLINE]

DEADLINE 3: September 1, 2024  [ONLINE]

Contemporary Textile Studio Co-operative 
Independent Student Residencies
Toronto, ON
Canada

Our Independent Student Residencies are open to third and fourth year full-time art and design students exploring textiles in their work and graduating at the end of the 2023/2024 school year.

We offer residency sessions throughout the year:

Summer
May 1 – August 31
Deadline to Apply: March 31

Fall
October 1 – December 30
Deadline to Apply: September 15

Winter
February 1 – April 30
Deadline to Apply: January 15

We rely on our members' and residents' varied backgrounds and perspectives to spark innovation and creativity. We invite students from diverse communities to apply and gain access to our beautiful, 1200 square foot equipped studio located at 401 Richmond St. West in Toronto, Canada.

Complete list of our studio facilities: www.textilestudio.ca/studio

Residency Overview

Students will be assigned a mentor but must be able to work independently in the studio.

Students are allocated 8 - 12 hours per week to work in the studio at a subsidized rate of $50 per week.

Successful applicants will provide their own materials, including screens, fabrics, pigments, dyes and auxiliaries.

Most studio-owned equipment is available for use by student residents who have undergone studio orientation. Residents will supply their own specialized equipment. Please note not all equipment and textile processes can be accommodated in the studio.

Student residency placements are open to art and design students exploring textiles in their work. Students who successfully complete a residency may be eligible to renew another residency for the following academic term.

Graduates may be eligible to apply for full studio membership: textilestudio.ca/membership

Complete details: textilestudio.ca/student-residencies

Application: docs.google.com/forms

*OCADU students may be eligible to apply for a Student Residency Career Launcher Award from the RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers.

Questions? Contact: info@textilestudio.ca

Contemporary Textile
Studio Co-operative 
401 Richmond St W, Studio 109
Toronto ON Canada M5V 3A8
info@textilestudio.ca

"A Matter of Time" Travelling Textile Art Exhibition

Deadline: January 15, 2016 {ONLINE}


Call for Submissions
A Matter of Time
Travelling Textile Art Exhibition
Curator: Brenda Gael Smith
March 2016 to October 2017


Textile artists are invited to submit an entry for a travelling textile art exhibition exploring the title theme –a matter of time. Each work will be in a 100x40cm (LxW) format and up to 32 works may be selected by the curator Brenda Gael Smith.

International entries are welcome!

The exhibition will premiere in March 2016 and tour in 2016/2017. The following anchor venues have been confirmed:

◾Stitches & Craft Show, Sydney: 3-6 March 2016
◾Stitches & Craft Show, Brisbane: 17-20 March 2016
◾Australasian Quilt Convention, Melbourne: 14-17 April 2016


General (truncated)

1. Entry is open to all textile artists. International entries are welcome. Non-Australian artists must provide completed paperwork and payment (if any) to satisfy customs requirements.
2. Artworks must address the title theme – a matter of time.
3. Entries may be any kind of stitched textile or fibre art but each work must be sturdy enough to travel without special requirements. Works that have significant 3 dimensional features, require special hanging apparatus, or are delicate or require special handling will not be selected.
4. Entries must measure 100x40cm finished (LxW, vertical banner format). A 1cm variation in any direction is permitted.
5. Entries must include both a hanging sleeve and velcro strips in accordance with the curator’s directions.
6. Only one textile work will be selected per entrant, although artists may enter more than one work.
7. The work must be an original design in which no other person holds copyright. All work must be the result of independent effort and must not be the product of an instructional setting in which another artist has provided guidance or assistance.
8. Artwork that differs from the submitted images will not be accepted.

Artists’ Responsibilities
◾Artists whose work is selected must pay a A$50 administration fee to assist with travel and administration expenses. This fee is payable by no later than 15 February 2016.
◾Selected artists will also be responsible for the cost of shipping the work to and from the curator. Artists may provide a pre-paid shipping label or send the required amount via PayPal. (The curator may return the work with different packaging at the curator’s discretion.)
◾Insurance cover, if desired, is the responsibility of the artist.
◾The artist warrants that the textile work is their own original design and indemnifies the curator against any claim for breach of copyright.

Conditions of Entry: http://www.amatteroftimetextiles.com/conditions/

Entry Form: http://www.amatteroftimetextiles.com/entry-form/

Visit website: http://amatteroftimetextiles.com

Facebook: http://facebook.com/aMatterofTimeTextiles


For more information contact: info@amatteroftimetextiles.com

Cary Collection Short-Term Research Fellowship

Deadline: January 15, 2015 {EMAIL} or {RECEIVE}


Cary Collection Short-Term Research Fellowship
The Cary Graphic Arts Collection
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY



The Cary Graphic Arts Collection at Rochester Institute of Technology invites applications for a one-month research fellowship for the study of the history of graphic communication. The fellowship is open to scholars engaged with subject areas covered by the library’s holdings. The Cary Collection is one of the premier libraries on graphic communication history. The collection has extensive primary and secondary resources on the development of the alphabet and writing systems, early book formats and manuscripts, calligraphy, the development of typefaces and their manufacturing technologies, the history and practice of paper making, typography and book design, artists’ books, printing and illustration processes, and bookbinding.

The Cary Collection short-term fellowship is for one month of study in residence at the library, with a stipend of $2,500 to cover travel and living expenses. The fellowship must be used within a year of the award.

Visit website for more details including research collections and complete holdings: http://library.rit.edu/cary/news/announcing-cary-fellowship


Applications are due January 15, 2015. To apply, please mail or email a research proposal detailing your project, a CV, and two letters of recommendation to:

Dr. Steven K. Galbraith, Curator
RIT Cary Graphic Arts Collection
90 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, NY 14623
585-475-3961
skgtwc[at]rit.edu

Galerie Sans Nom Call for Submissions

Deadline: January 15, 2015 {ONLINE}


Call for Submissions
Galerie Sans Nom
Moncton, NB
Canada
2015/2016 Season



Galerie sans nom is an artist-run centre dedicated to the presentation of visual and multidisciplinary Canadian art. Since 1977, the centre has supported artists initiatives, encouraging experimentation and innovation. Galerie sans nom's programming takes into account current artistic tendencies and reflects contemporary issues while remaining relevant to its social and artistic community. GSN extends its activities to a variety of artistic practices and disciplines in order to respond to the changing needs of a diverse community in a growing urban environment. Galerie Sans Nom respects CARFAC recommended artists fees.


Submissions should include :
Letter of intent
Title and detailed description of the proposed project
Technical requirements of the project
Curriculum vitae and short biography
10-15 examples of recent work (digital format) images - jpeg file only, 72 dpi, maximum width = 1024 pixels
for video and audio files, please submit a URL to an online link - 5 minutes maximum

Detailed list of support material
Press kit ( optional)

Note: - you may submit each of these documents as independent pdf files, or you also have the option to submit them all as one single pdf file.


Visit website complete details including link to online submission form: http://gsn.galeriesansnom.org/



Galerie Sans Nom
140 Botsford St, Locaux 13 & 16
Moncton, NB E1C 4X5
T. 506.854.5381
F. 506.857.2064

Open Exhibition at The Harley Gallery

Deadline: January 12 to 18, 2015 {HAND DELIVERY}


Call for Submissions
Open Exhibition at The Harley Gallery
Welbeck, Worksop,
Nottinghamshire
14 February - 12 April 2015



For The Open Exhibition, The Harley Gallery invites artists from far and wide, whether professional or amateur, to enter their work in this bi-ennial competition.

On the selection panel for 2015 are:

Artists: James Green, printmaker and Julian Bray, painter

Curators: Lesley Beale, Lakeside Arts Centre Nottingham, and Kirstie Hamilton, Museums Sheffield

Prizes will include The Harley Prize, £750, sponsored by The Harley Foundation, The Judges Prize, £250, sponsored by Welbeck Estates Company, The People’s Prize, £250, sponsored by Caddick Construction, and the Avonside Renewables Prize, £250.

Further prizes have been sponsored by Creswell Crags, The School of Artisan Food and The Welbeck Farm Shop.


Download Application pack with complete details: www.harleygallery.co.uk/OPEN-EXHIBITION-SUBMISSIONS.pdf

Visit website for additional information: http://www.harleygallery.co.uk



The Harley Gallery
Welbeck, Worksop,
Nottinghamshire.
S80 3LW

Email: info@harleygallery.co.uk

Tel: 01909 501 700

Curtis Gates Lloyd Research Fellowship

Deadline: January 15, 2014 (RECEIVE) or (EMAIL)


Curtis Gates Lloyd Research Fellowship
Lloyd Library and Museum
Cincinnati, OH
Academic Year 2014/15



The application instructions for the Curtis Gates Lloyd Research Fellowship are now available. The Fellowship, which can last from 1 to 3 months, provides funds for researchers to conduct research at the Lloyd in any of its wide topic areas, including but not limited to:

 Medicinal botany
 Organic/Botanical chemistry
 Natural History
 Early travel and exploration
 Ethnobotany
 History of Science, Medicine, and Pharmacy
 Visual Arts
 Cultural, Ethnic, and Social history


The Fellowship stipend is for $2,500.00/month for the duration of the Fellowship.

Requirements:
 Successful candidates will hold at minimum a Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in a field relevant to the work they want to pursue for the fellowship.
 Fellowship to be completed in one month increments, from one to three months. Please specify desired fellowship period in your application.
 Fellows will be expected to work at the Library at least 2 full days/week for the duration of their fellowship.
 Fellowship is for Research Purposes for individuals only.
 Applicants must be citizens of the United States or be a U.S. lawful permanent resident.
 Fellowship must be completed within the 2014/15 academic year, which includes both the summer before and the summer after the academic calendar

How to Apply: Interested candidates should submit completed applications in writing, either via postal service or email (pdf’s only, please), which includes the following:

 A concise and well written research proposal (at least 2 pages, but no more than 4, single-spaced) about how the Lloyd’s collections are essential and critical to the candidate’s research. Provide concrete examples of materials to be utilized over the course of the fellowship.
 Provide context, where relevant, of how this project fits into a larger body of work in your field
 List of prior publications, if applicable. Arts applicants should include copies of prior work samples.
 Up-to-date Resumé or CV
 Unofficial transcripts (successful candidates may be asked to submit official transcripts)
 A brief budget on how awards funds are to be spent


Expected outcomes: Public Lecture, Art Show (for arts applicants), or other public presentation of an appropriate nature, with the approval of the Fellowship Committee, on the fellow’s topic of research; acknowledgement of the Fellowship and the Library in print publication or other appropriate venue.

Fellows must supply a copy of any publications that result from this work: book, journal article, etc., for the Library’s archival records; and, artists should provide digital copies of artwork produced as part of the fellowship for the Library’s archival records.


Download Prospectus: http://www.lloydlibrary.org/fellows/fellowshipannounce2014.pdf

Visit website for more information: http://www.lloydlibrary.org



For Questions, please email: aheran@lloydlibrary.org,
or phone 513-721-3707 to speak with Anna Heran, Education Coordinator

Studio Annex Artist in Residence Program

Two Deadlines: (RECEIVE) or (EMAIL)

January 15, 2014 (Spring Residency)
August 15, 2014 (Fall Residency)



Studio Annex Artist in Residence Program
Salem Art Association
Bush’s Pasture Park
Salem, Oregon
Spring: between March 15 and April 30
Fall: between October 15 and December 15



With a strong tradition of artistic excellence since 1919, the Salem Art Association enriches the cultural fabric of our community. From contemporary art exhibits at Bush Barn Art Center, decorative and historic art at the Bush House Museum, public cultural programs and school programs to the annual Salem Art Fair & Festival, SAA’s many activities foster creativity and appreciation for the arts in our local community.

Salem Art Association’s (SAA) Artists Services Program is revitalizing its Artists in Residence Program. This program aims to serve professional artists by providing a flexible space for artistic development.

While not the primary focus of the AIR, SAA asks that each artist engage with our local community in some way during the residency. Please include in your proposal which areas might be of interest to you.


Who Can Apply

All artists, including literary, visual, and performing artists. Please submit a description of a clearly defined project. SAA may or may not consider artists particularly complementary to an occurring SAA exhibit.


SAA is open year-round.


Deadline

Length of each residency may vary from four to six weeks. Please state specific dates of preference.

Spring Artist in Residence (between March 15 and April 30) deadline January 15, 2014

Fall Artist in Residence (between October 15 and December 15) deadline August 15, 2014


How to Apply

Mail or email cover letter and resume, statement of what you hope to achieve from your residency including length of time desired, samples of recent work, list of three references and any support materials, via email to kath...@salemart.org or mail to Salem Art Association, 600 Mission Street SE, Salem ,OR 97302.


Visit website for complete details: http://salemart.org/Artist_in_Residence

SÍM Residency

Two Deadlines: (ONLINE) and (EMAIL)

January 15 for July-December same year
July 31 for January-June the following year


Artist Residency
Samband Íslenskra Myndlistarmanna
The association of Icelandic visual artists
Reykjavík, Iceland
July – December 2014



The SIM Residency is an international residency located in Reykjavík and run by SÍM, The Association of Icelandic Visual Artists. The residency was formed in 2002 and started with an apartment and studio for one artist in the SÍM – house at Hafnarstræti in the city center. Since then the residency has gradually grown and we now welcome around twelve artists every month.

In June 2006 the SIM- Residency added nine studio and living spaces at Seljavegur 32, a building that also includes studios for about fifty SÍM members. In 2007 another three studios were added at Korpúlfsstaðir, an old dairy farm located on the outskirts of Reykjavík. Korpúlfsstaðir also houses studios for about forty SÍM members, as well as an art school, workshop- and exhibition space.

The original studio and apartment at Hafnarstræti has now been turned into a three guestroom apartment, which is rented out to local and international artists on a short-term basis.

The main objective of the SIM Residency is to function as a direct link between visual artists, both nationally and internationally by bringing them together from different parts of the world to work in close company with each other. To be a venue for international artists to take part in the Icelandic art scene, thereby creating a broader context within which local and international artists can experience their own work. The SIM Residency seeks to promote an environment of reflection, study and play by providing artists with a working environment that supports the artistic process.

The SIM Residency welcomes visual artists of all media to Reykjavík for residencies lasting one to three months. The residency includes studio spaces for a total of thirteen artists each month. The artists get a living space and a studio right next to each other, with shared kitchen facilities and bathrooms. The Seljavegur residency has a big communal room that is good for working on bigger things. The application deadlines are twice a year, but we do encourage people who are interested in coming to SIM for a residency to apply using the short notice application see here or contact us about availability. The Korpúlfsstaðir Residency program is only run in the summer time for three months, between June and September.

Discipline(s) and media

All media of visual arts such as:
✓Painting
✓Sculpture
✓Drawing
✓Photography
✓Installation
✓Ceramics
✓Textile art
✓Performance
✓Sound art


Items to submit with Application:

- Short project description (max 400 words)
- Resumé/CV
- 3 - 5 photos of work in JPEG format (preferable size 300-500 KB)



Duration of residencies
Residencies last for one to three whole months. Longer residencies are possible by arrangement.


Expenses paid by artists
The artist pays a residency fee for the stay at SÍM as well as his own travel expenses and all other personal living expenses during the residency.


Selection procedure
A panel of professional SÍM artists review the applications shortly after the deadline however there is no deadline for short notice applications and artists can apply through that process in between the two deadlines per year. Applicants are notified of the committee´s decisions within 4-6 weeks of the deadline after the two deadlines and applicants for short notice application are notified within few weeks.

Application deadlines are twice a year:
15.January for July-December same year
31.July for January-June the following year

Visit website for complete details: http://sim.is/sim-res/

Online Application: http://sim.is/sim-res/application-residency/

College of Western Idaho Visiting Artist Program

Deadline: January 15, 2014 (RECEIVE)



Visiting Artist Program
College of Western Idaho
Visual and Performing Arts Department
Nampa, ID
March 13, 2014 to March 15. 2014



The College of Western Idaho art department is accepting applications for the “Visiting Artist” program which will provide an educational experience to CWI students, faculty and community at large.

This program will bring two local or regional artists, one fall semester and one spring semester, to the College of Western Idaho. Each artist will present their work in a public lecture, hold studio critiques with art students and teach a two day workshop in the art classroom at the College of Western Idaho. The workshops are usually held Friday afternoon and half-day on Saturday for a total of eight hours. Artists are invited to display their work in our gallery space to accompany their residency.

Our program is relatively new. We offer foundation courses in basic 2-D and 3-D Design, Drawing, Painting, and Digital Photography. We are seeking to create a unique experience for our students with opportunities like the Visiting Artist Program.

The artist will be compensated $500.00 for their three day visit to the college. The deadline for the application is January 15, 2014.

THE FOLLOWING MUST BE INCLUDED IN YOUR APPLICATION PACKAGE:
 Artist Resume
 Artist Statement
 Artist Portfolio (10-20 images on a CD)
 Workshop Proposal and Outline (detailed explanation of project, timeline/schedule, materials list)



Download Prospectus for complete details: Application_to_the_college_of_western_idaho_visiting_artist_program.pdf


Visit college website: http://cwidaho.cc/


Brenda Fisher, Department Chair
Visual and Performing Arts Department
College of Western Idaho
P.O. Box 3010
Nampa, ID 83653

World War II Home Front Quilt Challenge

Deadline: January 15, 2014 (RECEIVE)


World War II Home Front Quilt Challenge
Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park
Voices in Cloth in Craneway Pavilion
Richmond, California
March 22 & 23, 2014


This quiltmaking challenge focuses on the years 1941 - 1945, a brief and influential period in American history that continues to impact life in the United States today. The WWII Home Front theme was chosen to celebrate one of our newest National Parks, the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park, located in Richmond, California. Quilts inspired by any aspect of civilian wartime life across the USA are welcomed.

Eligible Subject Matter:
Eligible subject matter is limited to recognizable aspects of civilian wartime life in the United States during the period between the attack on Pearl Harbor and the end of World War II in Europe and the Pacific. Any topic, including events, activities, and responses to conditions experienced by children, women and men in their personal lives, as civilian workers, and as volunteers, may be depicted or interpreted.

If your quilt includes quotations, photos/photographic images, or artwork/drawings, they must be your original work, or copyright-free and in the public domain.

Eligible Participants:
Participation is open to anyone living in California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and Hawaii. Each entrant may enter one quilt, which must be solely the product of his or her making. No group or collaborative quilts will be accepted.

Quilt Requirements:
For this challenge, traditional, contemporary, and innovative quilt construction techniques are encouraged. Originality and personal expression in concept, design, and execution are desirable.

Quilts are traditionally defined as having three layers stitched together. Non-traditional approaches sometimes utilize two layers stitched together. For this challenge, both approaches qualify, as long as the layers are held together by machine or hand stitching, knotting, or tying. Natural and synthetic fiber and textile materials must be used to create the layers. All types of surface design techniques and embellishment may be used. However, quilts requiring special support frames, dowels, mounted on stretcher bars, utilizing picture frames, or which contain unwieldy, fragile, or breakable elements or embellishments will not be accepted.

Size/Shape Limitations:
Eligible entries will total 80 inches measured around the perimeter, and must be either square or rectangular. This means quilts may be 20 x 20 inches (square), or rectangular in portrait or landscape orientation. Examples of rectangular measurements are 16h x 24w inches, 22h x 18w inches, 25h x 15w inches, etc.

Entry Process (truncated)
• All required entry materials must arrive between December 1, 2013 and January 15, 2014. No entries will be accepted after this period.
• $20.00 entry fee is required.

Download Prospectus: http://www.wwiihomefrontquilts.com/Call-for-Entries-2014.pdf

Visit website for more details: http://www.wwiihomefrontquilts.com/

Email questions to: 2014challenge@wwiihomefrontquilts.com
Additionally, Frequently Asked Questions will be posted in FAQ section of the Project website.

FiberShots Community Challenge: Tasty, too!

Deadline: January 15, 2014 (RECEIVE) or (HAND DELIVERY)


FiberShots Community Challenge: Tasty, too!
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles
San Jose, CA
January 29-April 27, 2014



Join the FiberShots Community Challenge and help support the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles! Use your preferred fiber art medium to translate your food inspiration into a 16” square. The Museum will exhibit all submissions in conjunction with Tasty! too: Food Inspired Quilts, from January 29th through April 27th, 2014.

Entries will be for sale for $100 with all proceeds from your artwork used to support the museum’s fiber art advocacy efforts. The food related theme will inspire lots of creativity, so break out your favorite fiber art media and challenge yourself to get creative and get involved! Your contribution of artwork to FiberShots is an important investment in the Museum’s future and provides fiber art for others to collect and appreciate.

Requirements:
1. Pieces must be food-related in theme or content.
2. Pieces MUST BE 16” x 16”, designed to hang on the wall.
3. All pieces must be ready to hang and include a sleeve or some other method for hanging the work.
4. Any fiber-based materials may be used, and you may include other materials as long as fiber plays a prominent role.
5. You may submit as many pieces as you like.
6. All submissions will be accepted. The works will be available for sale at $100. Any pieces not sold during the exhibition period (January 29 – April 27, 2014) will be used to support other Museum activities.
7. Pieces will remain on display throughout the exhibition. Sold work will be shipped to buyers via the US post after the exhibit ends.
8. Artwork will be accepted from November 1 through January 15nd, 2014. (Artwork may be shipped or hand delivered during regular business hours.)
9. Please fill out one entry form for each piece and pin it to the appropriate 16” x 16” work of art. Make copies for each additional piece.


Download Entry Form: http://www.sjquiltmuseum.org/files/TastyTooFibershots_CallForEntries.pdf


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

Sky: A National Juried Exhibition

Deadline: January 15, 2014 (ONLINE)


Sky: A National Juried Exhibition
Bedford Gallery
Lesher Center for the Arts
Walnut Creek, CA
March 9 – May 25, 2014



From ancient mythology to surreal skyscapes, artists and philosophers have long meditated on the theme of sky. This exhibition asks artists to explore how the sky—both atmospheric and conceptual—can be represented in a diverse reach of media.

Jurors
DeWitt Cheng, San Francisco-based writer and critic (Art Ltd., Sculpture, ArtPractical.com, Artillery, East Bay Express, and more)

Elizabeth Ferrer, Director of Contemporary Art, BRIC Arts | Media | Bklyn

Cash awards, plus prizes to be selected by jurors.

Eligibility
Open to all artists in the United States, 18 years of age or older. Entries must be original work completed within the last three years. (Dated 2010 or more recent.)

Media/Size
Open to all media. There are no size limitations for entries. Please include specific dimensions with your entry. Bedford Gallery reserves the right not to accept exceptionally large, heavy, or cumbersome pieces. Work must be framed (when applicable) and ready to hang (wire, d-rings, or cleat). Acrylic glazing only; NO GLASS. All art must be labeled with artist's name, title, medium and year.

Entry Fee
A non-refundable fee of $35 is required for application. This fee covers up to 3 entries. One application per artist only.

Complete Rules of Entry: http://bedfordgallery.org/artopportunities/juried.shtml

Online Application: https://bedfordgallery.slideroom.com/


BEDFORD Gallery
Lesher Center for the Arts
1601 Civic Dr.
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
925/295-1417
galleryinfo@bedfordgallery.org

Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center Residency Program

Multiple Deadlines: (RECEIVE)

Spring Residencies: January 15
Summer Residencies: April 30
Fall Residencies: July 15
Winter Residencies: October 15

Public Arts Residency Program
Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center
Solomons, Maryland
2013 Season



Annmarie’s residency program provides a serene place on the Western Shore of the Chesapeake Bay for visual, musical, and literary artists to create works that address ecological issues and/or inspire community involvement. Artists have access to a private studio space in addition to a variety of classroom studios and garage spaces, a waterfront, and fifty acres of forest and field. Residencies are meant to focus on merging the arts and the environment and should include the involvement of our local community to some capacity.

• Spring/Fall Residencies: residents are required to work with field trip groups and/or school outreach programs as scheduled.
• Summer residency: summer residents are required to design a public art project that engages the visitors to Annmarie Garden in the art-making process. Summer residents are required to work alongside the public for at least 12 hours/week.

Eligibility
Professional and emerging visual artists, musicians, and literary artists may apply. Selection is made by an internal panel and/or by a peer review panel. Annmarie Garden accommodates only one artist at a time.

Studios and special equipment
Resident artists have access to studio space within the living quarters (one bedroom), and are also welcome to use other gallery and classroom space as available. Annmarie has a modest ceramics studio with a kiln, slab roller, and potter’s wheels that are also available for use, as well as a painting studio with easels. With numerous indoor and outdoor exhibition and installation options, artists are encouraged think creatively about how and where to display their work. Artists should bring their own equipment.

Average length of residency:
• 1 to 3 months
• For summer residencies, 3 months preferred
• Selection process—internal review and/or peer review panel

Artist responsible for:
• $25 application fee
• Cost of travel and transport of personal possessions
• Materials and specialized equipment
• Pillows, linens, personal supplies (a modest allowance for groceries is supplied by Annmarie)


Download Residency Packet: www.annmariegarden.org/residencyinfoAMG.pdf


Visit website: www.annmariegarden.org


Questions? Email gardenprograms@chesapeake.net or call 410.326.4640 for more information


Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center
P.O. Box 99
13480 Dowell Road
Dowell, MD 20629
t. 410-326-4640
f. 410-326-4887
Email: info@annmariegarden.org

Visual Artist Fellowship

Deadline: January 15, 2013 (ONLINE)


Visual Artist Fellowship
Center for Emerging Visual Artists (CFEVA)
Philadelphia, PA



The Visual Artist Fellowship is designed to help artists within 100 miles of Philadelphia reach new levels in their artistic and professional practice. Selected artists will receive a stipend and a full range of career support over the two-year Fellowship to ensure the successful realization of a career goal or specific project as defined in the application.

Artists will be asked to demonstrate a vision for the next level of their professional or artistic practice and a clear plan for CFEVA’s proposed role in reaching it. Artists will be selected based on the merit of their artwork, their proven track record in project completion, their vision for the next level in their career and the ability of CFEVA to help them achieve their goals.

We invite all artists to apply with their current needs and ideas regardless of their status of emerging, mid career or established.

Eligibility

To ensure maximum participation in this program, All Finalists and Fellows
- Must live in CFEVA’s service area, which is 100 mile radius of Philadelphia. Specific geographic region outlined on application.
- May not be enrolled in a full-time academic program (part time classes and continuing education are permitted)
- May not have commercial gallery representation or a contractual relationship with a commercial gallery
- May not be a current or former Career Development Program Fellow
- Must be dedicated to a life as a professional visual artist


Application fee: $35


Electronic Application

Artists will be asked to submit an electronic application before January 15, 2013. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so artists are encouraged to apply early.


Timeline

Application Deadline January 15, 2013
Finalists Selected for Interviews March 2013
Interviews Conducted April 2013
Fellows Named May 2013


Visit website to review benefits, FAQs, and more: http://www.cfeva.org/cfeva_programs_career.aspx

Slideroom Application: cfeva.slideroom.com


The Center For Emerging Visual Artists
237 South 18th Street, 3A
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 546-7775

2013 Mountain/Plains Art Fair

Deadline: January 15, 2013 (ONLINE)


2013 Mountain/Plains Art Fair
Mulvane Art Museum
Washburn University
Topeka, Kansas
June 1 - 2, 2013



The Mulvane Art Museum’s Mountain/Plains Art Fair has been an annual favorite among artists and art appreciators since 1992. During this two-day event, thousands visit the beautiful grounds of Washburn University to view the work of 90 jury-selected artists from across the country.

The Jurors will select a maximum of 90 artists from those who apply. Jurors for 2013 are Jon Keith Swindell and Ron Michael.

Application and Jury Fee ($30) submission

Eligible media: painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, jewelry, fiber, glass, wood, metal, ceramics and mixed media.

Participating artists are expected to represent their work personally in their booth while the show is open. Artists agree that all work displayed must be original and designed, executed, and signed by the participating artist(s). Artists are encouraged to display work reflecting a range of price points.

Collaborative work is acceptable. However, booth sharing by artists not collaborating on their artwork is not permitted.

Cash Awards

$500 Best of Show
$300 Best of 2-Dimensional
$300 Best of 3-Dimensional


Details on website: www.washburn.edu/art-fair-2013

Zapp Site to submit application: www.zapplication.org

For questions contact show: mulvane.info@washburn.edu

Call for Artists: Connector, Port of San Diego Public Art

Deadline: January 15, 2013 (ONLINE)


Call for Artists
Connector
The Port of San Diego Public Art Office
San Diego, California
June/July 2014 (First Site Installation)




Connector is a new Port of San Diego (Port) public art project designed to encourage artistic investigation of Port tidelands in the development of a temporary large-scale artwork that will travel to locations on tidelands in San Diego, National City, Coronado, Chula Vista and Imperial Beach. The selected artist or artist team will create a dynamic, transportable artwork that transforms five unassuming spaces on tidelands in an imaginative and unexpected way.

ELIGIBILITY
This Call for Artists is open to professional, practicing artists in the United States and artists who currently hold proper visas allowing them to work in the United States. Proof of visa/work permit documentation may be requested for verification.

PROJECT GOALS
The goals of the Connector project are to encourage artistic investigation of the tidelands in the development of a large-scale, site-specific public artwork that:
• Is artistically compelling both aesthetically and conceptually;
• Exemplifies a dynamic approach to public space and human engagement;
• Transforms, adds to, or is fundamentally ensconced in unassuming spaces in the District’s five member cities in imaginative and unexpected ways;
• Is transportable and durable to withstand travel to multiple locations on the tidelands; and
• Creates connections and a series of evolving experiences along the tidelands, in support of the “public” public art creative direction.

ARTWORK OPPORTUNITY (truncated)
The artist selected for the commission will collaborate with the Port on the conceptualization and realization of the artwork.

The artwork should be artistically compelling both aesthetically and conceptually with high visual impact. Through a dynamic approach to public space and human engagement, the artist will transform multiple tidelands environmental settings into new visual experiences that engage a broad audience in their daily lives. The artwork will translate into a series of evolving experiences that re-imagine the urban and related tidelands environs. Artists whose visual art practices include spatial inventions and/or installations are strongly encouraged to apply.

A specific site in each of the Port’s five member cities will be determined during the artwork development phase through a collaborative investigation of the tidelands by the artist and the Public Art Office. Examples of potential areas may include shoreline parks, buildings, infrastructure, and promenades.

The artwork will be on public view approximately fifteen months (three months in each member city). Artists will be expected to retrieve all components at the end of the project and may keep any materials purchased and/or fabricated as part of the commission budget and incorporated into the temporary artwork.

BUDGET
The selected artist will receive a $275,000 budget to conceive and realize their artwork, including concept and design development, fabrication as well as installation and de-installation at multiple sites. The budget is all inclusive and must cover all costs.


Download the Call for Artists: http://www.portofsandiego.org/environment/committee/doc_download/4747-call-for-artists-connector.html


QUESTIONS
Please submit questions in writing to the Public Art Office at callsforartists@portofsandiego.org. If questions lead to an addendum to this Call for Artists, the addendum will be posted on the Port’s website at www.portofsandiego.org/public-art/browse-callsfor-artists


WEBSITE RESOURCES
PORT OF SAN DIEGO: www.portofsandiego.org; www.portofsandiego.org/maritime
THE BIG BAY: www.thebigbay.com

3rd Annual International Commitment to Excellence in Art and Sport: A Fine Art Competition and Exhibit

Deadline: January 15, 2013 at Midnight (ONLINE)


3rd Annual International
Commitment to Excellence in Art and Sport:
A Fine Art Competition and Exhibit
National Art Museum of Sport
Indianapolis, IN
April 2013



The National Art Museum of Sport (NAMOS), the nation's premier collection of fine art depicting sport, was founded in 1959 in New York City by the late master artist and three-time national squash champion Germain G. Glidden. Since its founding, NAMOS has carried out a two-pronged mission: to encourage sport artists, across all media; and to collect, preserve and share through exhibits the best examples of art depicting sport the museum can acquire.

The National Art Museum of Sport’s third annual Commitment to Excellence in Art and Sport: A Fine Art Competition is open to artists who create fine art (with sport as the primary subject)in the following three categories: Painting/2D, Sculpture/3D, Photography

Up to 30 pieces will be selected by the jurors for exhibit by the Museum at a venue to be announced.

Eligibility: Entrants must have dedicated their lives in the pursuit of interpretive, realistic, or narrative art and have created original art celebrating sport. Must be 18 years of age or older.

Entrance fee: Entry limited to up to 5 pieces per artist; $50 for one entry and an additional $10 per each additional entry. All fees are non-refundable.

Jurors: Marc Mellon (sculptor), Everett Raymond Kinstler (painter), Bruce Helander (art editor).

Awards: Medals and prize money will be awarded to the top three winners in the competition's three categories.

Three $2,500 prizes include: (1) “The Germain G. Glidden” Founder's Award for Best-in-Show;
(2 & 3) NCAA-sponsored awards in painting and in sculpture Honoring College Athletics and Academic Excellence.

While artwork depicting any sport or sport personality is considered for all other prizes, the jurors will only consider art depicting collegiate sport for the two $2,500 NCAA-sponsored awards.

For any artist submitting two or more pieces, only one can be accepted for either a cash award or exhibit-only award.


Artwork Requirements: (truncated)

1. Art must depict or evoke sports, celebrating athletics or the athlete as a subject, whether individual or team, competitive or recreational, participant or spectator remembered or studied still life, figurative or landscape.
2. Two- or three-dimensional
3. 2D work must be framed or suitable for wall-hanging with usable D rings already attached and positioned appropriately. 3D work must be suitable for display in a wall case or stand. We cannot accept constructions or work requiring electricity.
4. Size and weight limitations:
   
   • Sculptures: 300-pound maximum weight; maximum height 25 inches, width 18 inches, depth 18 inches
   • Framed works: Maximum size 48 inches by 48 inches framed
5. Must be work produced by the "hand of the artist"
6. No digital or computer art
7. Digital photography acceptable

visit website for details: www.nationalartmuseumofsport.org/competition

Online Prospectus and Application

Taos Fiber Marketplace

Two Deadlines: (RECEIVE)
Early bird: October 15, 2012
Final deadline: January 15, 2013


Call for Vendors
Taos Fiber Marketplace
Taos Convention Center
Taos, NM
April 19-21, 2013



Taos and the surrounding villages, is known for being a "fiber" destination. In keeping with this tradition, the Taos Fiber Marketplace offers the best of many fiber festivals, with a New Mexico flair.

There are three main areas in the Taos Convention Center space: a vendor marketplace that will feature all types of supplies for the fiber artist; free demos and clinics sponsored by a variety of fiber artists; and a large social space where attendees can and sit, knit, spin, weave and share their tips and ideas with like-minded fiber artists.

The Vendor Marketplace may have up to 75 booths available, with the balance being allocated to the demo/clinic area. Most booths are 8'x10', a few are 10'x10' and one is 8'x8'. Vendors in this marketplace will be juried for the purpose of bringing the widest variety of fiber supplies to the market. Preference will be given for those vendors willing to travel from long distances and those that have show experience in the past. Finished goods will be allowed as display items. Tools, books, equipment, yarn, fibers, etc. are all acceptable for the fiber artist needs.

Vendors in the demo / clinic area in the front portion of the Rio Grande Hall (next to the social area) have booths that are approximately the same size as those in the marketplace. The main difference is that these vendors can sell finished goods, market their business or studio, conduct one-on-one training to anyone interested, etc. The one requirement is that they must demo their work or have hands-on clinics. As part of the jury process, these vendors may indicate if they will only have photos and documentation to describe how their work is made.

All vendors must bring their own display items. Taos Fiber Marketplace will not be "poling and draping" the booths. Tables, chairs, electricity and tablecloths are available as indicated on the vendor application.

Entries will be juried and accepted as they are submitted.

All new vendors (that we have not already met) must submit sufficient photos and information to document what they will be bringing or doing. A substantial web presence may be sufficient to offset the need for photos.

The vendor mix will be balanced to provide the greatest diversity and experience to the market goers.

The entire marketplace is open to the public free of charge. The large portion of the booth fees will be earmarked for advertising the event. Checks and credit cards will not be processed until the vendor is accepted into one category or another.


Download Vendor Application: www.taosfibermarketplace.com/vendoragreement.pdf

Visit website for more details: www.taosfibermarketplace.com


For questions, please contact:
Julie Silvian
email: taosfibermarketplace@gmail.com
Phone: 360-981-5509

Arlington Center for the Arts Call for Proposals

Two Deadlines: (RECEIVE) OR (EMAIL)

July 15, 2012
January 15, 2013


Call for Proposals
Gibbs Gallery Guest Curator Program
Arlington Center for the Arts
Arlington, MA



The Gibbs Gallery of the Arlington Center for the Arts accepts proposals for six-week, group exhibitions. Proposals may include work in any visual media and may be organized around any theme or technique. The Gibbs Gallery seeks proposals by both established and emerging artists. The ideas, values, and vision expressed by the curatorial proposal need to be clear and explicit. Experimental work, multimedia work and installations are encouraged but must fit the available space. Curators may include their own work in the exhibit, but it should illuminate or develop the exhibition's concept.

Proposals must include at least two artists, and proposals for 3 or more artists are preferred.

Applications are reviewed twice annually. Submission Deadlines are January 15 and July 15

Application Procedure (truncated)

Submissions may be sent either via mail or electronically. Please submit:

1. A brief curator's statement describing your exhibit concept. Include an explanation of how the pieces fit into your vision of the exhibit. In your proposal, translate your idea for the exhibition layout as concretely as possible, particularly if there are 3-D pieces.
2. A resume for each artist included in the exhibit proposal.
3. An artist's statement from each artist.
4. Submit a maximum of 20 slides total showing either actual or representative work.

Full details (including Curator Responsibilities and Gallery Support from Arlington Center for the Arts) are outlined on the website: www.acarts.org/calls


Arlington Center for the Arts
41 Foster Street
Arlington, MA 02474
Ph: 781-648-6220
email: info@acarts.org