Friday, March 10, 2006

Walk of the Heroines: Portland State University

Deadline: Friday, March 24, 2006


The Regional Arts & Culture Council in Portland is seeking artists/teams residing in the United States for three public art opportunities for Portland State University's Walk of the Heroines. The total art budget is $155,000. The three opportunities for public art are: a Stage Wall ($65K), Water Course Sculpture ($75K), 5 small wall niches ($15K). The artwork should reflect the themes of inspiration, education, discovery, artistic expression, diversity and community which have been woven throughout the project since its inception. Artists/teams may apply for one or all of the opportunities. While it is not required, the committee encourages teams of artists to apply for the entire site and supports the inclusion of emerging artists on those teams. To download a Call for Artists and site plans and elevations, go to www.racc.org. Project Manager: Peggy Kendellen, pkendellen@racc.org, 503.823.4196

17th National Juried Competition: Viridian Artists

Deadline: April 14, 2006

ELIGIBILITY

Open to professional artists 21 years of age or over, residing in the United States. The exhibition will consist of two-dimensional and three-dimensional works in all media.

JUROR

Robert Rosenblum
Curator, Guggenheim Museum, NYC
Contributing Editor, Art Forum
Professor of Fine Arts, New York University

AWARDS

FIRST PRIZE: A solo show at VIRIDIAN

SECOND and THIRD PRIZES: A 2 person show at VIRIDIAN

FINALISTS: Display of work in a group exhibition at VIRIDIAN

SEMI-FINALISTS: Slides will be projected continuously during the group exhibition

FEE

Minimum entry fee is $25.00 for up to three entries and $5.00 for each additional entry. Make check or money order payable to VIRIDIAN ARTISTS INC. All entry fees are non-refundable.

SIZE

The size limitation for wall-hung work is 72 inches high by 72 inches wide (including frame.) Free standing work may not exceed 30 inches wide by 30 inches deep by 96 inches high. Modular work or installations may be larger. Complex installations may require the presence of the artist.

VIRIDIAN ARTISTS INC.
530 West 25th St.
New York, NY 10001

Download from our web site: www.viridianartists.com

VSA Arts

Transformation
an international juried exhibit for artists with disabilities

Receipt deadline: Friday, March, 24, 2006


Open to artists (ages 22 and over) who are committed to their artistic progress and who have a physical, cognitive, or mental disability. A disability is defined as an impairment that substantially limits a major life activity. For more information about disabilities that apply, please review VSA arts' Disability Awareness Guide, located under resources at http://www.vsarts.org. Artists should be able to demonstrate commitment to their chosen media for the span of 5 years. Recent work entered must be completed after the onset of disability.
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Alternative Formats and Accommodations
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Alternative formats are available upon request. (Braille, Large Print)

French and Spanish versions of the Entry Form can be found in both PDF and Text formats. These can be found at http://www.vsarts.org/transformation/

We recognize that some artists may require assistance with this application. For assistance, please contact Stephanie Moore, Director of Visual Arts, at 202.628.2800, ext. 3887 or TTY 202.737.0645, email: stephaniem@vsarts.org. Or, contact your local VSA arts affiliate. A listing of affiliates may be found at: http://www.vsarts.org/x103.xml


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Theme
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One of the central roles of art and the artist is to encourage us to think about the many forces that shape our existence. Transformation invites artists with disabilities to reflect on the influence of change, education, perception, and disability. We are looking for artwork that is contemplative, and invites the visitor to consider the many ways that art transforms.

Reflect on a pivotal moment or event in your life that led you to a greater understanding of yourself in relation to your art and/or your disability. Did this particular moment allow you to recognize the motivation to create? What was going on around you? Where and when did your decision to pursue education, or decision not to pursue education, surface? How has the experience of living with a disability shaped your life? Describe how you were transformed and use your submission to illustrate this transformation.

We are interested in both representational and abstract interpretations. Artwork may illustrate actual aspects of your transformation such as the environment, self portraits, physical manifestations, or your personal discoveries. Work that relates to your feelings or emotions is also encouraged.
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Jury Process
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A distinguished panel will determine the standards, review submitted materials, and select artists for the exhibition during April of 2006. Applicants are asked to present evidence that will best exemplify the extent and quality of their accomplishment. The jury will be looking for the development of original ideas in the work submitted - imagination, competence, and the skillful use of materials. Work that suggests visual plagiarism, i.e. a direct copy of another artist's work, will not be accepted. All decisions are final.

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Entry Instructions
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THERE IS NO ENTRY FEE. ART MUST BE AN ORIGINAL WORK THAT HAS BEEN COMPLETED IN THE LAST FIVE (5) YEARS.

Eligible media include: paintings and drawings (oil, watercolor, acrylic, pencil or charcoal), fine art prints (lithographs, etching, intaglio, or woodcuts), photography, sculpture, glass, ceramic, textile, computer generated prints and two-dimensional mixed media (virtually any media that may be represented in two dimensions). Artwork should not exceed 60 inches in either direction. Fragile or precious materials that cannot withstand handling, storage, and transportation will not be accepted.

EACH ARTIST MUST SUBMIT 5 SLIDES.

Artists are asked to submit two slides of earlier work and three slides of current work within the span of 5 years. Recent work entered must be completed after the onset of disability. Please identify slides of work that exemplify the subject matter and techniques to which you are most committed.

Selection of works for the exhibit will be made from 35mm slides. DO NOT SEND ORIGINAL ARTWORK OR DIGITAL FILES (i.e. JPEGs). Slides must be 2"x 2", mounted in plastic or cardboard frames. One slide should be submitted for each work to be considered. Do not exceed the maximum number of slides (5). The judges are looking for an overall quality in your submission and are not positively influenced by excessive quantity.

All slides should be labeled with the information artist?s name, artwork title, and slide # corresponding to the entry form. Make sure to mark "top" to indicate the direction your artwork needs to be displayed. Slides that are difficult to see or review will NOT be judged. Slides should be mailed in plastic slide sheets for protection during transit.

When photographing flat works of art, use a neutral or non-distracting background, position the edge of the photo close to the art work, and avoid covering the art work with a surface such as glass or acetate that will produce a glare. People or other objects should NOT appear in slides. For further tips on taking good slides, visit http://www.vsarts.org/x636.xml

The entry form must be completed in full, with the artist's narrative and personal statement. This information will be used to create an artist's biography. A photograph of the artist should also be included. Submitted materials will not be returned, but will be archived within VSA arts' Artists Registry, a comprehensive directory that is consulted when identifying artists with disabilities for professional opportunities. Applicants should make and keep copies of all materials submitted. VSA arts is not responsible for materials lost or damaged in the mail.

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Artwork Presentation & Exhibition
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Selected artwork does not have to be framed. Once selected, all work will be prepared for hanging by VSA arts, including framing where appropriate, with screw eyes and wire attached. If you have strong ideas about artwork presentation including framing standards, please specify your preference within your submission. Selected artwork will be part of an exhibit in Washington, D.C. during June of 2006.

Download application:
PDF Version
Text Version

The 9th L'OREAL Art and Science of Color Prize

Deadline: March 31, 2006

Winners will be invited to the award ceremony to be held in the autumn of 2006 in Japan. Send materials designated in our following site to our Foundation in Japan. No commission. For additional information contact: http://www.art-and-science.com OR lasf@gol.com

Application details

1. Awards in the "L'OR�AL Art and Science of Color Prize"
Our prize is presented for a particular piece of work that has successfully achieved a fresh and original meeting between science and art in color. It can be a single work of art, a research paper, or a series of artworks or research papers that have been produced under the same subject or project.
(1) Gold Prize
The Gold Prize is presented to one person or one group (of 3 persons or less) and carries with it an award of 30,000 Euro.
(2) Silver Prize
The Silver Prize is presented to one person or one group (of 3 persons or less) and carries with it an award of 20,000 Euro.
(3) Bronze Prize
The Bronze Prize is presented to one person or one group (of 3 persons or less) and carries with it an award of 10,000 Euro.
All winners will be invited to the award ceremony to be held in the autumn of 2006 in Japan.

2. Duration of accepting applications
from Thursday 1, December 2005 to Friday 31, March 2006

3. Applied by author(s) or recommended by someone else
A work may be submitted either by its author(s) or by someone else. In the latter case, please give us the necessary information including the name(s), occupation(s) and contact(s) of the person(s) who recommend(s) the work.

4. The number of applicants
The number of applicants may be one person or one group (consisting of 3 persons or less).

5. How to apply
The language is English.
The following documents have to be sent to our Foundation.
(1) Application form (10 copies) http://www.loreal.com/_en/_ww/loreal-art-science/application-form-2006.pdf
(2) Curriculum vitae with a list of your achievements (10 copies) - Please attach a passport-sized photo of yourself to each copy.
(3) Explanation of your work (research paper or artwork) - (Less than 1,500 words) (10 copies)
(4) Copies that plainly show the contents of your work [an offprint of a paper, a collection of papers, a publication(s), a photograph(s), a slide(s), a CD-ROM(s), a DV(s), a DVD(s) and a VHS video cassette(s)] (10 copies each).

An applicant can only submit one work (research paper or artwork). (A work composed of multiple components, such as a series, is regarded as one work.) Although an applicant can attach his/her other works or papers for reference, they will not be considered in the screening process. Given that this Award is not granted for applicants' creative or research history, please do not attach a significant number of your works or papers.

Note 1: Documents related to items from (1) to (3) can be submitted via e-mail. In that case, the applicant does not have to send 10 copies, 1 of each is sufficient. However, each applicant is requested to send 10 copies of the materials related to (4) by mail or delivery service.
(The receipt of a work via the website address will not be accepted as a formal entry.)

Note 2: Digital data should be submitted in either of the following formats:
For files containing texts, PDF (font embedded), Word, Excel, PowerPoint or ASCII; for still images, TIFF, JPEG, PSD or BMP; and for motion images, MPEG2, AVI or Quick Time.

Note 3: Video media in both NTSC and PAL formats are acceptable.

Mailing address: Ms. Yukiko Watanabe
L'OR�AL Art and Science Foundation
2-22-5-701 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-0053 Japan
Tel +81-3-5308-2662 Fax +81-3-5308-2667
e-mail: lasf@gol.com

* Work submitted will not be returned.
* The L'OR�AL Art and Science Foundation reserves the right to use prizewinning works as part of its PR activities related to this Prize.

6. Selection
The International Screening Committee will complete its selection by October 2006.

Contact:
Ms. Yukiko Watanabe
L'OR�AL Art and Science Foundation
2-22-5-701 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-0053 Japan
Tel +81-3-5308-2662: Fax +81-3-5308-2667
e-mail: lasf@gol.com

DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (DCCAH)

DCCAH: Public Artwork(s) at the new Eastgate Senior Residences
Deadline: Friday March 31, 2006 at 5:30pm

The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (DCCAH) is seeking the submission of qualifications from artists wishing to be considered for the design, development and installation of permanent public artwork(s) at the new Eastgate Senior Residences at Stoddert Triangle. This competition is open to all professional artists. Preference will be given to artists who reside in the District of Columbia. DCCAH is coordinating this competition in cooperation with A&R Development Corporation and the Marshall Heights Community Development Corporation. Total Budget: $150,000. For more information and an application, please visit http://www.dcarts.dc.gov to download the Call to Artists and application, or call Carolyn Parker at 202-724-5613 or carolyn.parker@dc.gov.

Download application


Attleboro Arts Museum

8th Annual Juried Small Works Exhibition

Deadline: March 23, 2006


Jurors: Katherine French, Director of the Danforth Museum, Framingham MA., Nancy Whipple Grinnell, Curator, The Newport Art Museum, RI. $600 cash awards. The exhibition is open to all Artists. Artwork should be no larger than 18"x 18" x 18" including the frame. All media, both 2 and 3 dimensional, including photography, and original digital work. A non-refundable entry fee of $25 for non-members or $15 for members entitles the artist to submit up to two slide entries or hand-delivered work. Deadline: 3/23/06. For prospectus email the museum or send a SASE to Attleboro Arts Museum, 86 park Street Attleboro, MA. 02703 Attn: Dore VanDyke, Executive Director. www.attleboroartsmuseum.org, museum@naisp.net, 508-222-2644

Download prospectus

Vox Populi

Voxumenta
Deadline: March 24, 2006

Vox Populi, a nonprofit artists' collective founded in 1988, is currently accepting submissions for Voxumenta, a juried group show of emerging artists that will be exhibited at the gallery from May 5-May 27, 2006. Emily Hage, Andrew W. Mellon Curatorial Fellow, Modern and Contemporary Art, at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and Pepon Osorio, Philadelphia-based artist whose exhibitions include the Whitney Biennial, the ICA and the Smithsonian American Art Museum will jury the show. Artists of all media are invited to submit up to 3 examples of work completed within the last three years. All submitted work must be available for exhibition.

To apply:

1. Artists may submit up to 3 slides- numbered and labeled with artist's name, title, date, media, dimensions of work and an arrow indicating the top of the slide (CD for audio or DVD for video submissions).
2. Completed Voxumenta submission form (which can be found on our website at http://www.voxpopuligallery.org.
3. Current resume.
4. SASE.
5. $20 entry fee (please make checks payable to Vox Populi)

Submissions can be mailed to:
Voxumenta
Vox Populi
1315 Cherry Street, 4th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107

Tucson International Airport

Temporary Art Exhibits
Deadline: open


The Tucson Airport Authority is seeking temporary art exhibits for 2006
in the Main Gallery and the Upper and Lower Link Galleries
Tucson International Airport
7250 South Tucson Blvd.

The exhibit theme for 2006 is Super.Natural.

Artists interested in exhibiting at TIA should send a resume, artist statement, and five to ten images to:
Temporary Exhibits Program
Tucson Airport Authority
7005 S. Plumer Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85706
email art@tucsonairport.org

For more information call 520.573.8187 or visit website.

All-Media National Juried Exhibition: 621 Gallery

Deadline: April 1, 2006

621 Gallery

All-media National Juried Exhibition
June 1-30, 2006

Opening reception: June 2, 2006

Open to all U.S. residents. No size or media restrictions.

Jurors:
Dr. Roald Nasgaard, Chair, Department of Art, Florida State University
Prof. Omar Thompson, Florida A&M University

$1000 in Awards and a slot in the 2007-2008 exhibition season.

$30 entry fee for 3 entries, additional entries $10 each.


Postmark Deadline for slide, cd, or photo entries: April 1, 2006.
For prospectus and entry form or call (850) 224-6163.


Monday, March 06, 2006

Needle Culture: Contemporary Mixed Media Textiles

Deadline: April 17, 2006



May 19th- June 24th, 2006


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For prospectus contact Jillian Asplund 928-779-2300 x 105
jasplund@culturalpartners.org
www.culturalpartners.org

Or, send SASE (self addressed stamped envelope) to:
Flagstaff Cultural Partners
Needle Culture Exhibition
PO Box 296
Flagstaff, AZ 86002


Show Theme
We are interested in exhibiting a wide range of exceptional textile art. The works of those juried into Needle Culture will cross into the arena of conceptual fine art while, at the same time, be rooted in craft’s traditional processes of handwork.


Eligibility
Needle Culture: Contemporary Mixed Media Textiles will be a national juried and invitational exhibition of textile art from artists across the nation. Our objective is to exhibit the best of American mixed media textile art. We invite submissions that reflect a wide range of works in the fiber medium. Entrants must be over the age of 18 and reside in the United States. Only artists utilizing textiles and/or textile techniques will be considered.


Entry Fee and images
Entry fee is $35, non-refundable, for up to four (4) entries.

Jurors
Juliarose Loffredo, Founder of Craft Liberation Front, author and professor of design at Northern Arizona University.

Darcy Falk is a studio artist and writer. Her work has been shown at galleries across the U.S. and her writing has been published nationally in textile magazines. Her studio and gallery, Darcy Falk Textile Arts, is located in downtown Flagstaff.


For more information contact:
Jillian Asplund
Flagstaff Cultural Partners
(928) 779-2300 x105
jasplund@culturalpartners.org