Fiber Options 2024: Material Explorations

DEADLINE: May 8, 2024 (ONLINE)


Fiber Options 2024
"Material Explorations"
Maryland Federation of Art
MFA Circle Gallery
Annapolis, Maryland
July 31, 2024 - August 24, 2024


Maryland Federation of Art (MFA) invites all artists residing in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, and Mexico to enter its 7th biennial Fiber Options: Material Explorations exhibition. Any original 2D or 3D artwork created with fiber is eligible.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS (truncated)
All entries must be original and completed solely by the artist's hand. A maximum of 6 original works created within the past 3 years may be entered. Work previously exhibited at MFA Circle Gallery is not eligible for re-entry.

Maximum size of work, including edges of artwork or frame, cannot exceed 72" in any direction. Artists may be asked to assist with the installation of oversized work (greater than 60" or over 40 lbs).

ENTRY FEE
$45 (MFA Members $30) for 1 or 2 entries.  Up to 4 additional entries $6.75 each (MFA Members $4.50). Entry fees are non-refundable.


Website: https://mdfedart.org

Download Prospectus: https://mdfedart.com/wp4/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Fiber-Options-2024-Prospectus117.pdf

Apply online: https://mdfedart-fo2024.artcall.org/

MFA Circle Gallery
18 State Circle
Annapolis, MD
phone: 410-268-4566

email: info@mdfedart.org

Mendocino Art Center: Summer Art Fair 2015

Deadline: May 8, 2015 {POSTMARK}


Call for Vendors
Summer Art Fair 2015
Mendocino Art Center
Mendocino, CA
July 18-19, 2015



The Summer Art Fair is one of the Mendocino Art Center's biggest fundraisers of the year. This is your opportunity to help one of the most vital organizations on the Mendocino coast, and our opportunity to support artists with a visible and well attended retail opportunity.


Apply for a Booth Space

Hand-made original artwork in all media acceptable. Applications will be juried in order to ensure an interesting mix of mediums and works for our attendees. To apply, complete the application and include high resolution photographs (Digital or Print) of your current work along with a photo or drawing of your display.

Last year's top grossing vendors will be given the opportunity to select their booth space. All other booth spaces will be assigned by the event committee. Spaces are allocated outside on the grounds of the Art Center. They are approx. 10x10 feet. No electrical power is available.


Categories: Ceramics, Jewelry, Fine Arts, Textiles, Other


Fees: There is a $75.00 booth fee plus a 15% commission on sales. All money raised goes to support the Art Center's programs.


Complete details outlined in the Artist Application: www.mendocinoartcenter.org/summer-fair.pdf


Visit website: www.mendocinoartcenter.org



Mendocino Art Center
45200 Little Lake Street
P.O. Box 765
Mendocino, CA 95460
Phone: 707-937-5818
Toll free phone: 800-653-3328
Fax: 707-937-4625

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Botanica: All Things Plant Life

Deadline: May 8, 2015 {ONLINE}


Botanica: All Things Plant Life
Bedford Gallery
Lesher Center for the Arts
Walnut Creek, CA
July 12 - September 6, 2015



From 16th Century Flemish painters, to Cézanne and the Post Impressionists, the color and variety found in plant life, as well as the potent symbolism, has made it a popular subject for still-life and artist studies. Botanica asks artists to draw on these themes to create artwork that explores how plant life can be represented in a diverse reach of media.

Jurors
Ken Harman, Director of Hashimoto Contemporary & Spoke Art

MacKenzie Stevens, Curatorial Assistant at the Hammer Museum


Awards
$3,000 in cash awards, plus prizes.


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 2011 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. Online submissions are not considered complete until payment is made.


View Prospectus on website: http://bedfordgallery.org


How to Enter
Bedford Gallery will only be accepting online entries for Botanica through SlideRoom: bedfordgallery.slideroom.com



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

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The Boston Printmakers 2015 North American Print Biennial

Deadline: May 8, 2015 {ONLINE}


2015 North American Print Biennial
The Boston Printmakers
Lesley University
Cambridge, MA
November 8, 2015 to December 12, 2015



Presenting the best in contemporary and traditional printmaking, the North American Print Biennial has long been recognized as one of the most prestigious events in printmaking. Founded in 1947, the mission of the Boston Printmakers is to promote public knowledge of printmaking, encourage and support artists working in printmaking, and promote excellence and innovation within the field of printmaking.


Eligibility
North American artists 18 years and older are eligible to enter. Original, innovative works in all printmaking media are eligible. Photographs, offset reproductions, or reproductions of artwork originally produced in another medium will not be considered. Submitted work may not have been exhibited in any other Boston Printmakers exhibition.


Juror
Willie Cole is a noted contemporary American conceptual and visual artist. He creates imaginative and powerful prints, sculptures, and installations. Cole’s work is found in numerous private and public collections and museums around the world, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.


Prize
Over $10,000 is available in juror-designated purchase prizes and materials awards. The Boston Printmakers’ purchase prizes are placed into permanent collections at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; the Art Complex Museum, Duxbury, MA; and the Boston Printmakers Collection at the Boston Public Library. Additionally, this show generates a large number of sales through Patron and public purchases.


Biennial Venue
The Boston Printmakers 2015 North American Print Biennial is honored to be one of the inaugural exhibitions at The Lunder Arts Center at Lesley University College of Arts and Design, Cambridge, Massachusetts


Download Prospectus: BP_2015_Prospectus.pdf


Applications accepted via CaFE (links directly to the call): www.callforentry.org


Visit website for more information: http://bostonprintmakers.org/biennial


Contact: info@bostonprintmakers.com


The Boston Printmakers
at Lesley University
University Hall L-019
29 Everett Street
Cambridge, MA 02138

Cindi Royce Ettinger Printmaking Scholarship

Deadline: May 8, 2012 (RECEIVE)


Cindi Royce Ettinger Scholarship
Second State Press
Philadelphia, PA


Located in the Crane Arts Building, Second State Press is a communal printmaking workshop whose mission is to foster the development of ideas and innovation in printmaking by providing artists with a professional, affordable, and supportive workspace. Second State Press provides artists with a professional studio with presses, basic tools and inks, workspace for designing and executing prints, and flat files to store work and materials. By providing artists with the appropriate space and facilities, we are encouraging printmakers to explore & cultivate new work and engage in artistic dialogue with fellow peers in the Philadelphia arts community.

The Cindi Royce Ettinger Scholarship

Second State Press is pleased to offer the Cindi Royce Ettinger Scholarship to the printmaking community. Each June the studio will host an artist whose work demonstrates an uncommon grasp of the printmaking medium and an energetic approach that will likely influence future printmakers. This opportunity is meant to provide professional facilities to emerging artists who lack financial resources and access to equipment.

The candidate chosen to receive the scholarship will be granted 24 hour access to the Second State Press facility for the entire month of June, two flat file drawers in which to store paper and supplies, a modest stipend, and all critical feedback that membership in a communal print shop like SSP provides. It is requested that two prints from an edition generated during the month be donated to permanent collections belonging to CR Ettinger Studio and Second State Press.

Eligibility & Application

Printmakers that do not have access to facilities are encouraged to apply. Interested artists should submit an application packet to info@secondstatepress.org by May 8th.

Please submit:

1) Artist statement

2) A statement of intent that should include a brief statement establishing financial need and discussing what you might accomplish during your time in the studio

3) 10 images of current work

4) Budget for project and experimentation

5) Resume



Applicants will be notified by May 15th.



Visit website for additional information: http://secondstatepress.org/scholarship-opportunities



Second State Press
1400 N. American Street, B103
Philadelphia PA 19122
info@secondstatepress.org
215-232-2120

Festival of Crafts

Deadline: May 8, 2012 (RECEIVE) or (EMAIL)


Festival of Crafts
Farnham Maltings
Farnham, Surrey
20th & 21st October 2012



The 16th annual festival of crafts, with over 80 leading designer-makers showcasing bespoke and beautiful work. Contemporary crafts on show include ceramics, textiles, glass, metal, jewellery and wood. Individual and original craft work created by skilled British craft makers.

The festival is recognised by Arts Council South East as one of the premier craft events in the region. Applications are welcome from makers producing original work.

The show offers opportunities to well established craft practitioners as well as first time exhibitors and graduates. The selection process aims to offer visitors a variety of contemporary craft by innovative makers.

Download Application

Visit website: www.farnhammaltings.com/call_for_entries_2012


For further information please contact Pauline Smith on 01252 745405, pauline.smith@farnhammaltings.com


Festival of Crafts
Farnham Maltings
Bridge Square
Farnham, Surrey GU9 7QR

Art in Odd Places 2011: RITUAL

Deadline: May 8, 2011 (RECEIVE)

Art in Odd Places 2011: RITUAL
New York, New York
October 1 to 10, 2011


Art in Odd Places (AIOP) invites artists working across disciplines to
propose projects for its seventh installment. Taking place from
October 1 to 10, 2011, along 14th Street from Avenue C to the Hudson
River in New York City, we encourage proposals that explore this
location's rich history, configuration, and heterogeneous communities.
The theme for the upcoming edition of AiOP is RITUAL including
Ceremony, Habituation, Myth, Obsession, Superstition, Liturgy, and it
will be informed by propositions on the sacred and profane in everyday
actions of people in public space.

This edition of AiOP seeks proposals that subtly disrupt the procedures of the everyday or emphasize the ritualistic character of small gestures or
acts in both religious and secular life, to establish temporary
moments of ecstatic contemplation in the public realm.

AiOP 2011: RITUAL offers artists the opportunity to make art outside
formal spaces by reconfiguring their artistic practice as public
actions or urban interventions without the confinement of a gallery or
museum space. AiOP 2011: RITUAL wants to engage passers-by, providing
them with a new perspective of an otherwise familiar environment
through site-specific installations, social and spatial interventions,
video and audio projects, performance, new media, and other inventive
practices. In addressing the distinct manifestations of ritual, the
festival aims to broaden the public's outlook on art, city dwelling,
and social conventions.

To apply visit artinoddplaces.org for full guidelines and application forms.

AiOP 2011 Guest Curators: Trinidad Fombella and Kalia Brooks
AiOP Founder and Director: Ed Woodham
AiOP Festival Producer: Lucia Warck Meister