Resource Bulletin

Bridgette Mayer Art Advisors in collaboration with The Executive Committee of The Bower is seeking to commission professional artist/sculptor and or artist teams to design, fabricate and oversee fabrication and install permanent site-specific sculptures or permanent land art installations as part of its launch of its Phase I Sculpture Park and Gardens.

THE BOWER: SCULPTURE PARK AND GARDENS is located in Shermans Dale, PA. The location is a private property that will be turned into a public sculpture park and gardens. The future plans also include an artist studio, an artist residency program, possible gallery/exhibition space and public programming with various museums and collecting groups. There are meadow, garden and woodland settings on the property where the commissioned sculptures and projects would be placed. It is the owner's vision to curate an array of sculptural works, both large scale and intimate, that present visual interest from multiple perspectives. The works shall be designed to complement, enhance or provide interesting contrast within the natural setting. The construction shall be durable to withstand the changing seasons and weather elements and also shall be safe for interaction by visitors.

Chosen artwork will be required to withstand a high-traffic, unmonitored outdoor environment with very limited maintenance. Artists should take into consideration the possibility of adverse weather conditions, the wellbeing of pedestrian traffic passing by and through the site and the safety of the audience. 

Application Fee: $25

Deadline: February 18, 2019 at 12pm

For more information, click here. 

stARTup Art Fair San Francisco is a contemporary art fair for independent artists. The fair runs April 26-28, 2019 at the Hotel Del Sol and takes place at the same time as the Art Market SF gallery fair at nearby Fort Mason.

Hotel Del Sol is a unique 1950’s motor lodge turned boutique "California beach house" style hotel, located in San Francisco’s scenic and happening Marina neighborhood. The De Sol is a perfect setting for an immersive contemporary art experience filled with artist exhibition rooms, provocative discussions about today's art market, and interactive public art projects.

Those selected from the open application process will each take over a hotel room for the course of three days to present a solo show of their work. Through its democratic online application, artists get the opportunity to have their work reviewed by an impressive Selection Committee with a diverse range of art world professionals: Dean Daderko, Curator, Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston Matea Fish, Director, Gallery Wendi Norris, San Francisco Dorka Keehn, Curator/Art Advisor, San Francisco Jakub Spanhel, Internationally exhibited painter, Czech Republic Nancy Toomey, Owner/Director, Toomey Fine Art, San Francisco Su-en Wong, Widely exhibited painter, New York 

There are application and exhibitor fees. 

Deadline: February 19th, 2019.

For more information, click here.

Welcome to the Brownsville Museum of Fine Art’s 47th Annual International Art Exhibition, with a total of $3,300 in prizes this year. This is a Brownsville tradition and an inspiring exhibit that unites talented and creative artists from all over the world. All artists 18 & older are welcome to submit their works. All submissions must be original and from the artist submitting, no reproductions of other artist’s work or published photographs.

JURORS: Joe Harjo: visual artist, MFA from the University of Texas San Antonio, and Professor of Photography at Southwest School of Art, San Antonio, TX / Mauricio Saenz: visual arist and filmmaker, MA in Artistic Production from Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain

AWARDS:

• Best of Show: $1000
• Clara Ely Award: $250, limited to oil and acrylic
• Octavia Arneson Award: $250, limited to water media (watercolor, India ink, gouache)
• Mayor's Award: Commemorative Plate
• 1st Place: in each of eight categories, $150
• SECOND PLACE: in each of eight categories, $50
• THIRD PLACE: in each of eight categories, $25
• Honorable Mention: Ribbons

Entry Fee:$45 for up to 3 art works

Deadline: February 20, 2019

For more information, click here. 

Artists are invited to submit original artwork for the "Sculpture on the Prairie" exhibit to be held on the grounds of Fine Line Creative Arts Center in St. Charles, Illinois. The show will take place between May 17 - October 26, 2019 and is open to 3-D work in any sculpture or craft medium that is durable and can withstand the elements that occur on the prairie. Each artist selected for the exhibit will be paid an honorarium to cover transportation, installation, and deinstallation of the sculpture as well as any incidental expenses involved.

Awards:

• $500 Best of Show award
• $100 People's Choice Award
• 3 non-monetary Awards of Merit.

Entry Fee: $35

Deadline: February 24, 2019

For more information, click here. 

The Los Angeles Center for Digital Arts’ (LACDA) juried competition features digital art and photography. Entrants submit three JPEG files of original work. All styles of artwork and photography where digital processes of any kind were integral to the creation of the images are acceptable. The competition is international, open to all geographical locations.

The selected winner receives 10 prints up to 44x60 inches on canvas or museum quality paper (approximately a $2,500 - $3,000 value) to be shown in a solo exhibition in our main gallery. The exhibit will be widely promoted and will include a reception for the artist. 

Second place prizes: Ten second place winners will receive one print of their work up to 24x36 inches ($150-$200 in value) to be included in the winners' exhibits and opening. 

Special consideration will be given to all entrants for inclusion in future shows at LACDA. Many entrants from past competitions have already been included in our exhibits. 

Important Dates:

• Winners Announced: March 4, 2019 

• Exhibit Dates: March 14-April 6, 2019 

• LACDA Artists' Reception: Saturday, March 16, 6-9pm 

• Artwalk preview: Thursday, March 14, 7-9pm

Curating Jurors: Meghan Doherty, Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art, LA County Museum of Art (LACMA)

and Leigh Gleason, Curator of Collections, California Museum of Photography (UCR / CMP)

Deadline: February 25, 2019 

Registration fee is $35. Online registration only. 

Email questions to rexbruce@lacda.com

For more information, click here.

The R.G. Endres Gallery annual Art of Photography Competition is held every April in Prairie Village, Kansas. The Exhibition runs during the month of April 2019 with a gala reception on April 12th, 2019.

Open to all photographers, 18 years of age or older, whose submitted works are created with a camera, independent of any supervision.

Categories:

• Portraits and People
• Landscapes and Architecture
• Abstract / non-traditional / photo-collage/ highly digitally enhanced.

Juror: Rusty Leffel

Entry Fee: $30.00 for first piece, $5.00 per each additional piece

Deadline: February 28, 2019

For more information, click here. 

For its 7th edition FotoFilmic’s annual call is morphing into a new vision and format: the MESH Exhibition!

MESH is:

• A unique Call to rethink Photography ‘s position on the Contemporary Art Scene
• A Critical Theme setting Material Photographic Practices & the Visual Arts into new dialogues
• An innovative Curatorial Collaboration between 2 prestigious Photography and Contemporary Art curators: Rebecca Morse (LACMA) & Linsey Young (Tate Britain)
• A 2-person Gallery Exhibition celebrating the growing relevance of material media in 21st C. visual culture

This is a themed call: for this first MESH edition the theme is '?RedShift?'. Borrowed from astronomy and the Big Bang theory, a redshift happens when light observed from very distant objects shifts to the red end of the spectrum signalling an increase in distance from earth (stars move away as the universe expands). This phenomena of red light dimming away in space & time lays the ground for the call’s conceptual and allegorical framework inviting photography and visual arts works focused on urgent contemporary issues.

$5,000 Exhibition Grants, awarding $2,500 to each MESH Winner (1 Photo laureate & 1 Visual Arts laureate) toward exhibition expenses

Deadline: February 28, 2019

For more information, click here. 

The PASEO is a festival dedicated to bringing the art of installation, performance and projection to the streets of Taos, New Mexico. This two-day outdoor event, set in the high desert of Taos, New Mexico, is in its sixth year, and scheduled for Friday and Saturday, September 13rd and 14th, 2019.

The PASEO is seeking installations, projection, and/or performance art that can be installed/shown/projected/performed outdoors for this two-day outdoor art festival located in the Taos Downtown Historic District. Art must be designed for outdoor and nighttime viewing. Artists must be on site sunset – 11pm daily, September 13rd and 14th. Artwork must be able to withstand the outdoor environment of the high desert of Northern New Mexico. Overnight security is provided.

The PASEO 2019 theme is “Connections.” The PASEO is seeking work that celebrates, contemplates, or questions our interactions with each other, nature, or the world. The PASEO seeks works that are immersive, site-responsive, participatory, and/or will make a dynamic impact within the Taos Historic District.

Submissions must be of fully executed projects. No concept proposals. All work must be original and created by or under direction of the artist(s). Collaborations are welcome. Artwork must match type & quality submitted for jurying.

Deadline: February 28, 2019

For more information, click here. 

The City of Kokomo invites you to participate in the 2019-2021 juried, on-loan, outdoor Sculpture Walk exhibit in downtown Kokomo, Indiana. 8 Selected artists will be awarded an honorarium of $2000 per piece and will enter into an Art Loan Agreement with the Greater Kokomo Economic Development Alliance. Kokomo, Indiana is located in north central Indiana just 45 minutes from Indianapolis with a vibrant and growing arts movement. Sculptures will be installed and on display along Kokomo’s beautiful downtown trails and waterways from April 2019 through March 2021.

Only completed artwork will be considered. Artists must own the rights to the artwork, which must be available for the duration of the two-year exhibition period. Artwork must be ready to set on 8’ x 8’ cement pads. The installation method for each sculpture should be welded tabs or similar easy-install method. The exhibit is outdoors and open to the public so each sculpture must be constructed of durable materials that will withstand year-round Indiana weather. Fragile or dangerous works will not be accepted.

Deadline: February 28, 2019

For more information, click here. 

After Dark 8 is a show celebrating darkness and the varied reactions emblematic to this subject matter...nighttime, dark humor, dark fantasies, dark matter, etc. Greg Moon Art of Taos, New Mexico hosts this national show in March. The show will run March 23rd - April 13th with an opening reception on March 23rd.

Entries are being accepted in painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, sculpture, mixed media, glass, fiber arts, digital printed media, and assemblage. Giclees/reproduction prints will only be accepted in photography and digital media.

JURORS:

• Isabel Samaras, Artist, Pop-Surrealism Icon
• Janet Webb, Designer, Curator, Art Maven
• Greg Moon, Artist, Curator, Owner of Greg Moon Art.

Entry Fee: $40

Deadline: February 28, 2019

For more information, click here. 

The Shoreline Arts Festival gathers approximately 10,000 attendees for a summer celebration of the arts and local artists. The two-day event is a long-established tradition in this suburban Seattle community, and this year will take place on June 29 & 30, 2019. The Festival features an active Artist Marketplace along with juried art exhibitions, cultural performances, theatrical performances, live music, Hands-On Art, a children’s area, Food Truck Food Court, and much more.

Held at a new venue this year, the Festival is located on the grounds of the Shoreline Community College, with both indoor and outdoor activities, excellent amenities, and ample parking for attendees.

Application Fee: $20

Deadline: February 28 at 11pm

For more information, click here. 

This year’s annual photography show is presented by the Marin Society of Artists (MSA), a non-profit artist organization dedicated since 1927 to promoting the arts and providing a broad array of arts opportunities. MSA presents a full schedule of exhibitions in its main gallery highlighting a variety of artistic expression – painting, sculpture, photography and more.

IMAGES 2019 is open to all artists residing in the United States, age 18 and over. All styles of photography, all subjects, and all types of photographic manipulation are invited. The juror, Jack Fulton, is an influential photographer and teacher who has produced a vast body of work characterized by boundless creativity and experimentation.

Prizes:

• First Prize: $500
• Second Prize: $200
• Third Prize: $100
• Three, non-monetary Honorable Mention Prizes. 

Entry Fee (3 entries, non MSA members): $35.00

Entry Fee (3 entries, MSA members): $30.00

Media Fee (per sample over minimum):$7.00 

Deadline: March 1, 2019, 10 pm PST

For more information, click here. 

This is the 15th New River Art Biennial Exhibition, which rotates between the towns of Floyd, Pulaski, and Blacksburg, Virginia. Sponsored by the Blacksburg Regional Art Association (BRAA) and hosted by the Moss Arts Center at Virginia Tech (VT), BRAA created this juried biennial in 1991 and remains the driving force behind the event.

Open to artists over 18 years of age living within 170 miles of Blacksburg. Eligibility includes all fine arts and fine crafts including photography and video. Selected artworks will be exhibited from June 13-August 3, 2019. Awards will come from the three sponsoring centers and local donors.

• Grand Prize: $650 Nadine Allen Memorial Fund and Blacksburg Regional Art Association
• First Award of Excellence: $300 Blacksburg Regional Art Association
• Second Award of Excellence: $200 Floyd Center for the Arts
• Third Award of Excellence: $200 Fine Arts Center of the New River Valley
• People's Choice: $100 – The Artful Lawyer
• More prizes may be awarded.

Fee: $40

Juror: Emily Smith, Executive Director of 1708 Gallery

Deadline: March 1, 2019

For more information, click here. 

ANIMA MUNDI | VENICE MAY-NOV 2019

ITSLIQUID International Art Festival 

ITSLIQUID GROUP, in collaboration with Venice Events, is pleased to announce the open call for ANIMA MUNDI – ITSLIQUID International Art Festival. ANIMA MUNDI FESTIVAL will be presented in Venice at THE ROOM Contemporary Art Space, and other prestigious venues and historical buildings, in the months between May and November 2019, during the same period of the 58th International Art Exhibition, curated by Ralph Rugoff and organized by La Biennale di Venezia 2019, chaired by Paolo Baratta, hosted at the Giardini and the Arsenale venues. The Biennale is going to be held from May 11th to November 24th, 2019, with the press preview on 8th, 9th and 10th May 2019.

Each event of the ANIMA MUNDI festival is focused on different themes:

1. RITUALS, from May to July 2019;
2. CONSCIOUSNESS, from July to September 2019;
3. VISIONS, from September to November 2019.

Deadline: February 28, 2019 

For more information, click here.

Spartanburg Art Museum is seeking proposals for solo and group exhibitions for 2019-2020.

We're interested in all types of work that address contemporary issues and concerns, use traditional materials in unusual ways, and elevate our visitors' experiences to new levels of participation and engagement.

Any individual, collective, or group of artists (age 18+) who reside in the United States or Canada may apply. All media and themes will be considered for exhibition.

$35 Application Fee

Deadline: March 7, 2019

For more information, click here. 

The Adams County Arts Council invites submissions to its 16th Annual Juried Art Exhibition, May 30 - June 21, in Schmucker Art Gallery, Gettysburg College. Any person over the age of 18 is eligible to submit work for consideration by juror Lindsey Landfried, artist, curator, and director of the HUB-Robeson Galleries at Penn State University. Awards total more than $3,200 with a $1,000 Best of Show prize and a new Landscape Award (any media) of $400. The exhibition is held in partnership with Schmucker Art Gallery.

There is a $30 entry fee for Adams County Arts Council members and a $45 entry fee for non-members.

Deadline: March 8, 2019

For more information, click here.

The Chelsea International Fine Art Competition is an ideal way to gain valuable exposure for your artwork and exhibit your talent to a wider international audience. With a distinguished panel of jurors and more than $70,000 in valuable prizes, the 2019 Chelsea International Fine Art Competition is an event not to be missed.

The competition is open to visual artists from around the world at any stage of their careers. Artists are invited to submit in any of the following mediums: painting, sculpture, photography, drawing, mixed media, and print. Art submitted to the competition will be reviewed by a panel of expert jurors, each representing a different field in the art world, ensuring a fair and balanced judgment process.

Deadline: March 12, 2019

For more information, click here. 

The International Sculpture Center is seeking a diverse and comprehensive program, covering topics relevant to sculpture today, at the 29th International Sculpture Conference on in Portland, Oregon between October 12-15, 2019. 

This year’s conference will focus on topics in contemporary sculpture and proposals submitted should fall into the below categories. We are looking for panels which explore the following topics and ideas: 

• Redefining Sculpture in the Digital Age
• Asian Influences in Contemporary Sculpture
• Muddy Waters: Bridging the Classic and Contemporary Gap
• Collecting and Collections
• Makers in the Margins
• The Life of Public Art
• The Art of Learning and Teaching Sculpture
• Green Only: The Impact Art Has on the Environment 
• Technical Talks/ Workshops 
• Wild Card

Deadline: March 14, 2019 

For more information, click here. 

Art Olympia is an open art competition held as a biennial event with the goal of discovering talented artists around the world and supporting their art activities. Approximately 160 artworks (80 from Japan and 80 more worldwide) will be selected and undergo a final review in Tokyo. You could win $120,000. 1st place winner will receive $120,000 and 1,000 artists will be featured in Art Olympia website and Art Olympia catalogue.

Entry Guidelines:

• Two-dimensional works, representational or abstract; oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastel, mineral pigments, print, charcoal, digital/multimedia art, mixed media, photography etc. (calligraphy, video, sculpture, and group/collaboration works are not accepted)
• Original works that have never been previously submitted to other competitions (rule offender will be revoked)
• Maximum Size: 117cm x 117cm (46 x 46 inch) Maximum Depth: 10cm (4 inch) (including the frame) Maximum weight: 20kg (44.1lbs)

Deadline: March 15, 2019

For more info click here.

When talking about competitions and exhibitions dedicated to 21st Century Realism, The International ARC Salon is the largest in the world in terms of entries, and the most diverse in terms of categories and international participation. This makes the International Art Renewal Center Salon Competition the most influential and far reaching competition for Contemporary Realism in the world, offering over $100,000 in cash awards and international recognition through partnerships with prestigious magazines, galleries and museums, with live exhibitions and a strong online presence.

The show, which consists of many of the winners, honorable mentions, and some finalists will travel from the MEAM (Museum of European Art Modern), in Barcelona, Spain to NYC. The show will consist of approximately 75 to 100 works from the 14th International ARC Salon and travel to a minimum of two locations. The totality of the exhibition will take place between December, 2019 and July of 2020. Additional venues and dates will be published to this description as we finish finalizing this International event. We will also be providing an opportunity for qualifying artists to sell their works at these venues if the artist chooses to make them available for sale. Please note, availability of your work for the traveling exhibition is not required for entry into the ARC Salon Competition or for winning the top awards in the ARC Salon Competition.

All winners, honorable mentions, and finalists will have their entries accompanied by their name displayed on the ARC website and will also be featured in the 14th International ARC Salon Catalogue. In addition, all winners and honorable mentions will receive an Award Certificate suitable for framing.

Awards:

• Best in Show: $10,000
• The William Bouguereau Award "Emotion, Theme, and the Figure" Prize: $3,000
• The TIAC Art Prize: $1,000
• Windows to the Divine Award
• Publication & Purchase Awards

Deadline: March 15, 2019

For more information, click here. 

The Sunny Art Prize is an international art competition hosted by Sunny Art Centre, London. This fine art award is a global platform, giving an opportunity to emerging and established artists to showcase their talents to a wider audience. We aim to display artistic and cultural diversity to the international art scenes of London, Beijing, Guangzhou, and Macau. Sunny Art Award will promote exchange in creativity between Western and Eastern cultures.

We are looking for a variety of submissions which can range from two-dimensional works such as paintings, drawings and photographs, to three-dimensional sculptures, and ceramics.

Deadline: June 30, 2019.

For more information, click here.

Aesthetica Magazine is seeking submissions for the Aesthetica Art Prize, an exciting opportunity for artists and photographers to showcase their work to wider audiences. Celebrating excellence in art from around the world, the Art Prize is hosted by the international publication, Aesthetica Magazine, and supports innovation across a range of media, offering individuals the opportunity to elevate their practice on the world stage.

Artists have the chance to win £5,000, as well as participation in an internationally renowned exhibition held at York Art Gallery, publication within the Future Now: 100 Contemporary Artists Anthology and editorial coverage within Aesthetica Magazine.

Deadline: August 31, 2019

For more information, click here.

The Monterey Peninsula College Art Gallery hosts six exhibits of contemporary art during each academic year. There are three 5-week long shows each semester in a wide range of media: painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, jewelry and metal arts, and digital media. They enjoy exhibiting high-quality art which challenges traditional ideas, employs experimental methods and ideas, and fosters critical discussion. They offer exhibits in pairs, groups or solo.

MPC Art Gallery accepts proposals from artists all across the U.S., including our Central California region. They also have periodic exhibits of MPC Art student and Art Department faculty work.

The MPC Art Gallery is a clean, open, modern facility with a beautiful space that is flexible enough for the installation of many kinds of art in innovative exhibit designs. 

Fee: $25

Annual Deadline: October 31st

For more information, click here

Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts is seeking ongoing exhibition submissions from both local and regional artists for our three gallery spaces. We invite both student and professional artists to apply.

Dedicated to Art for All, Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts is the community’s arts center, providing lifelong, accessible engagement in the arts. From left to right (View of Essence of Landscape by Lorraine Ellerson, Ripe by Jan Kirsh, gallery reception) Maryland Hall’s goal is to present exhibits that engage audiences on many levels, from community exhibits to curated group and solo exhibits in several galleries: the Chaney Gallery, the Martino Gallery and the Openshaw Balcony Gallery. The gallery season features emerging and established artists in all media, from more accessible, traditional work, to work that questions contemporary culture, methods and ideas. 

Deadline: Rolling for the 2018-2019 season

For more information, click here. 

Established by the United States Department of State in 1964, the ART In Embassies Program is a global museum that exhibits original works of art by U.S. citizens in the public rooms of approximately 180 American diplomatic residences worldwide.

To submit images to ART staff for consideration in upcoming exhibitions please e-mail .jpg or .gif images of your works no larger than 50k in size, to artinembassies@state.gov.

Deadline: Ongoing.

For more information, click here. 

The Open Studios Press sponsors 6 juried competitions per year. Winners receive full-color spreads in our nationally distributed periodical, New American Paintings.

Our competitions are open to all artists working within the United States.

Deadline: Ongoing.

For more information, click here.

Phoenix Gallery, located at 1829 S. Halsted St., is an art and empowerment space that is now open in the Chicago Arts District. We are looking for a stylistically and culturally diverse group of artists that are interested in becoming a part of our creative family. The collective artists will be promoted and displayed throughout the calendar year, and artists who sign up for a year-long term will also be featured in their own solo exhibition.

Please note that the collaborative is not commission based. Instead, there is a small monthly rental/promotional fee. There are varying rental lengths available, and you do not have to be a Chicago resident in order to apply.

Deadline: Ongoing

Interested parties should send an artist statement, a resume/CV, and at least 5 samples of work to artists@phoenixgroupchicago.com.

Contact Phoenix Gallery at info@phoenixgroupchicago.com