Resource Bulletin

Call for Entries: Contemporary Venice 2020: ITSLIQUID International Art Fair: 10/30

Application Deadline: 10/30/20

Media: Photography, painting, video installation/sculpture, performance art

Eligibility: International

Entry Fee: Free!

Exhibition Timeline: December 17, 2020 - January 15, 2021

Call Description:

ITSLIQUID Group, in collaboration with Venice Events and ACIT Venice - Italian-German Cultural Association, is pleased to announce the open call for Contemporary Venice 2020 - ITSLIQUID International Art Fair, an international exhibition of photography, painting, video art, installation/sculpture and performance art, that will be held in Venice, at THE ROOM Contemporary Art Space, from December 17, 2020 to January 15, 2021, at Palazzo Albrizzi-Capello, from December 18, 2020 to January 15, 2021 and in other prestigious venues and historical buildings.

The participation includes the following services:

exhibition space dedicated to the artist’s works

• assisting with customs formalities, international shipping and local transport
• assisting in finding accommodation for artist
• the design and the printing of invitation cards, posters
• the global and local press office, publicity, press, banners, totem, etc.
• the realization of the exhibition website and dedicated press releases
• mounting and dismounting of the exhibition
• exhibitions opening event with drinks and food
• a one day dedicated presentation, talk or workshop focusing on the artist’s career
• a dedicated interview published on ITSLIQUID website and spread on our social networks
• providing services and drinks for small meetings at the exhibition places for invited guests

Deadline for applications is October 30, 2020 (11.59 PM of your local time).

Contact: To take part in the selection, send your works’ submissions with a CV/biography, some still images (for video-art), links of videos/performances and pictures via e-mail to director@itsliquid.com or use the website to apply. 

For more information, click here!

Call For Entries: RedArtBox, Rooftop Gallery, Los Angeles: 11/1

Application Deadline: Nov. 1, 2020

Event date: Nov. 15 - Dec. 31, 2020

No Entry Fee

RedArtBox galleries make art accessible to everyone no matter where in the world they are located. Visitors can walk through the virtual gallery and experience the art in scale within a three-dimensional space.  Our exhibitions allow artists to show their work to a broader audience and viewers to enjoy their talents.  RedArtBox also publishes exhibition books of exhibits and artists.  We are an artist community for sharing, learning, and connecting.  

Location: International Virtual Exhibition

Mediums accepted: 

• Two-dimensional artwork:  photography, paintings, drawings, printmaking, digital, and mixed media.
• Three-dimensional artwork:  Digital 3D models or sculptures will be exhibited in the virtual gallery as 3D digital art.  Other three-dimensional models or sculptures made with different mediums (non-digital) will be displayed as images on the virtual gallery wall with selected two-dimensional work. 

Size Limitations: Images should be at least 8 inches for the selection viewing process.  

Eligibility: International, 18 years or older

Awards Given:

All selected artists for a specific exhibit will have an option to be published in the RedArtBox Exhibition Book.  

Each exhibit will have two award winners.

Viewer's Choice Award:

• Viewer's Choice Certificate 
• Featured artist on RedArtBox.com
• Option to be published in RedArtBox "Featured" Artist Book

RedArtBox Juror's Choice Award:

• RedArtBox Certificate
• Featured artist on RedArtBox
• Option to be published in RedArtBox "Featured" Artist Book

For More Information click, here

Call for proposal for a public program: Hamiltonian Artists 

Deadline: 11/03/2020

Hamiltonian Artists is launching a new initiative of public programming, Platform, that positions the organization as a hub for conversation amongst practitioners. For the first season, now through the Presidential election on November 3, we invite artists, independent curators and organizers, organizations, and others to submit a proposal for a public program that specifically addresses racial justice, social justice movements and practices, collective action, and other conversations that intersect with the arts. This is not a call for artist talks or studio visits.

Emphasis will be placed on amplifying Black and underrepresented voices including communities of color, LGBTQ+, and people with disabilities.

Location: Online
Mediums accepted : Proposals only
Age Restriction: 18+

Important info: We believe in paying artists and cultural workers. Hamiltonian Artists will follow that W.A.G.E. (Working Artists for a Greater Economy) Fee Calculator for all engagements.
Programs will be selected on an ongoing basis throughout the Fall. The next season and theme will be announced this Winter.
For More Information click, here

Call for Entries: Pyramid Open Show 2021: 11/06

Application Deadline: 11/06/20

Entry Fee: Free!

Mediums: All

Eligibility: International

Prize: £200 

Call Description:

We invite artists in any discipline, anywhere in the world, to submit work for an online exhibition opening on February 26, 2021. We’re asking artists to respond to a sensory call out, comprised of the color orange, the word ‘ouch!’, and the sound of pink noise.

There’s no fee to submit work and we’re open to any medium that you can share with us by emailing a file, photograph or video of the work, or sending a link to a website or downloadable file. We will contact the successful artists to discuss how your work will be installed in the online gallery. 

Artists can submit a single work or series- although not all works in a series may be selected. Artists will be notified of the outcome of their submission via email by December 18, 2020.

To submit: please send a file, photograph, video, or link to your work to submissions@pyramid.org.uk and include the following information:

Your name and contact information, including location (city and country)

The title, year, materials and dimensions of the work, and how the work is installed

Contact this email with any additional queries.

For more information, click here!

Call for Entries: VisArts Bresler Resident Artists Call for 2021: 11/15

Application Deadline: 11/15/20

Eligibility: Local, national and international

Entry Fee: $10

Notification: 11/23/20

Final Confirmation: 12/01/20

Available Residency Dates: 01/13/21 - 05/12/21; 05/14/21 - 09/15/21; 09/17/21 - 01/12/22

Call Description:

In honor of VisArts patrons, Fleur and Charles Bresler, VisArts invites applications and proposals from local, national and international artists for a four month residency at VisArts in Rockville, Maryland. This residency provides a unique opportunity for a dynamic individual artist or collaborative artist team to create a new body of work, evolve an existing body of work or develop a project in a stimulating, supportive environment. Studio space is provided free of charge. Artists receive a monthly stipend of $500. The residency encourages interaction, dialogue and exploration both within the VisArts artist community and the larger Rockville community as well. The residency offers the gift of time and space to three artists and/or artist teams each year to experiment and realize new work. Each year the current Bresler Resident Artists present their work in solo project exhibitions at VisArts. COVID precautions and safety measures are in place for the residency.

The current call is for artists or collaborative artist teams whose primary residency practice is social/community practice with projects centering on environmental, social, racial and economic justice. Artists must be prepared to use online platforms in place of face to face community gatherings due to pandemic safety concerns. Please be sure to include ideas for online engagement in your project description. 

Located in the heart of Rockville, Maryland, VisArts is a hub for the visual arts that engages nearl 30,000 visitors annually through gallery exhibitions, education programs, a studio artist program and events. Founded in 1987, VisArts is committed to a mission of transforming individuals and communities through the visual arts. 

For more information, click here!

Call for Entries: Designers in Residence: EMMA Creative Center in Pforzheim: 11/15

Application Deadline: 11/15/20

Residency Period: 04/01/21 - 06/30/21

Stipend: 1,000 euros/mo

Jurors: Amelie Marie Gaydoul, Sam Tho Duong, Stefan Lippert

Call Description:

Designers in Residence is directed towards young designers, especially in the areas of jewelry, fashion, accessory and industrial design. Interdisciplinary working methods are welcome. In total there will be three scholarships for a three-month working phase at the EMMA Creative Center in Pforzheim. The scholarship holders will have access to fully equipped workshop workplaces as well as coworking desks in the EMMA Creative Center.

The Creative Center is the central platform for creative people in Pforzheim. The Creative Center is housed on the premises of a former swimming pool designed in the art nouveau style next to the river Enz. The Creative Center has an area of 3,000m and offers workshops and co-working workplaces, ateliers, offices and exhibition spaces. The town of Pforzheim is also characterized by an active creative scene which is focused on the area of design. Pforzheim University has established Pforzheim as a university town with an international reputation. 

For more information, click here!

Questions: email info@emma-pf.de

Call for Entries: EXPO 40 / b.j. spoke gallery: 11/18
 

Application Deadline: 11/18/2020
Entry Fee: $35
Event Dates: March 1 to March 31, 2021
Location: Virtual
Mediums Accepted: All Mediums Welcome
Minimum Number of Submissions: 1
Maximum Number of Submissions: 8
Juror:  Francesca Altamura

Call Description 
The competition is International and will accept work in all Fine Arts media: watercolor, oils, acrylic, mixed media, printmaking, pastel, drawing, collage, sculpture, installation art, video (short), photography, original digital art, fiber art etc. Our juror will be asked to select several works by each chosen artist.  Because of Covid-19, the winners' exhibition will be virtual. We will promote the show and display the winners' work on the gallery website and social media. In lieu of a physical reception we will have a zoom party on March 6th for artists, their guests and the public.

Awards Given
There will be 3 small cash prizes awarded.

Important Information 
The gallery website is www.bjspokegallery.org and the full prospectus can be seen at http://www.bjspokegallery.org/expo-40/

For more informaion click, here!

In light of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the artist community, the Foundation for Contemporary Arts launched the FCA Emergency Grants COVID-19 Fund.

FCA's mission to encourage, sponsor, and promote work of a contemporary, experimental nature, Emergency Grants provide urgent funding for visual and performing artists who:

• Have sudden, unanticipated opportunities to present their work to the public when there is insufficient time to seek other sources of funding

• Incur unexpected or unbudgeted expenses for projects close to completion with committed exhibition or performance dates

Emergency Grants is the only active, multi-disciplinary program that offers immediate assistance of this kind to artists living and working anywhere in the United States, for projects occurring in the U.S. and abroad.

Each month FCA receives an average of 95 Emergency Grant applications and makes approximately 12-15 grants. Grants range in amount from $500 to $2,500, and the average grant is now $1,600.

Applications close December 8th 2020.

For more information click HERE.

Call for entries: Masur Muesum 58th annual Juried Competition 12/3
 

Application Deadline: 12/03/2020
Event Date: 02/25/2021 - 05/08/2020
Entry Fee: $20
Location: Louisiana
Mediums Accepted: All Mediums Welcome
Minimum Number of Submissions: 2
Maximum Number of Submissions: 5
Juror: Dr. Kelli Morgan

Call Description 
The Masur Museum is now accepting submissions to our 58th Annual Juried Competition! This is our longest-running and best-loved tradition, started in 1964. 

Awards Given
Best in show $1,000
Other cash prizes totaling $3,200

Important Information
$10 per sample over minimum
Statement documents MUST NOT include your name as the judging process is done blind. Statements must be 250 words or less. 

Important Dates
5:00 pm CST, Thursday, Dec 3, 2020: Online submission deadline
Jan 15, 2021: Artist notifications sent
Feb 8-17, 2021: Artwork delivery period
February 25 – May 8, 2021: Exhibition on view (Reception TBD)
May 13-26: Artwork pickup and return shipping period

For more informaion click, here!

Call for Entries: CLAIRVOYANTS International Illustrated Children’s Book Project: 12/15

Application Deadline: 12/12/20

Eligibility: Must be at least 18 years old; international

Announcements: 04/01/21

Jurors: Jutta Bauer, Romana Romanyszyn, Joanna Olech, Piotr Socha, Ewa Stiasny, Jadwiga Jedryas, Maciej Byliniak 

Call Description:

The children’s books world is intriguing and inexhaustible and there is still a lot to discover. In our publishing house we always support artists and authors that pay special attention to the quality of children’s books, both in terms of their content and form. Therefore, once again we invite authors, illustrators, graphic designers and all book lovers from Poland and abroad to participate in the international competition for an illustrated children’s book project CLAIRVOYANTS!

The aim of the competition is to launch the process of creating beautiful and valuable books for children and to give the opportunity to talented authors, illustrators and book designers to become known on the book market. We want to stimulate the artists’ imagination and encourage them to create well-thought and refined book projects that have a real chance to become published books. Participants should demonstrate creativity, skillfulness, sensitivity and understanding of the children’s world. The competition is aimed primarily at book designers, students of art schools, illustrators and authors, but we invite everyone to try their hand! 

Submissions should include a storyboard or a script of the whole book, together with 3 finished double spreads and a summary in English (obligatory) and in Polish (only if the whole project is in Polish).

Due to the ongoing pandemic, the 2020 edition will be a bit different than the editions organized in the past. We slightly changed the rules of submitting the projects and the organization of the jury session, and we have prepared an additional special surprise for the winners!

Awards:

The main prize of 2,500 EUR and two honorable mentions -- by the international jury;

Book publication -- by the Dwie Siostry Publishing House jury;

Admission in the post-competition exhibition

For more information, click here!

Call for Entries: Glass, Meet the Future 2021: 12/22

Application Deadline: 12/22/20

Eligibility: International; female artists/ filmmakers

Entry Fee: Free!

Call Description:

Following on from the success of “Glass, Meet the Future 2020” in July 2020 online at North Lands Creative, we are pleased to announce that we will proceed with “Glass, Meet the Future 2021”. The film festival will take place both online and live at the Toyama Glass Art Museum in Japan. 

Applications are now open for female artists/filmmakers who wish to participate in the second presentation of the Glass, Meet the Future Film Festival 2021. We are interested to hear from female glass artists using the medium of film and glass in their work, or documentary-style film about glass, making and materials.

Primary content should be glass based. Films must have been made since January 1, 2017. Short films only. They can be a few seconds long; although we would prefer no longer than 10 minutes, we will accept up to a maximum of 15 minutes including credits.

This project has been made possible with the support of the UK in Japan Programme supported by British Council Scotland, Creative Scotland and British Embassy in Tokyo. It has also been cooperated with Toyama Institute of Glass Art, Toyama Glass Art Museum.

For more information, click here!

Questions: email info@northlandscreative.co.uk 

Call for Entries: Scopio Challenge for Photography On The Age of COVID-19: 12/31

Application Deadline: 12/31/20

Entry Fee: Free!

Eligibility: International

Medium: Photography

Call Description:

The challenge is to create a visual narrative that is grounded in your daily life experience in this difficult moment of isolation because of the COVID-19 crises. Our interest is a contemporary photography project documenting the personal and emotional experience of life under the restrictions imposed by COVID-19, which may mean photographing one’s intimate space or immediate urban surroundings and rethinking this new reality confronting what is happening and the feelings that this situation creates on all of us. 

The aim is to explore and question the domestic life and urban realities of several cities and territories in this difficult moment of isolation because of the COVID-19 crises, allowing several domestic spaces, urban spaces, building sets, public spaces and other urban components to be the object of a non-conventional photography series. 

A visual narrative that has as a base the capacity and will to communicate with others, thus putting us back in touch simultaneously with our inner, hidden selves and with life surrounding us. A photography series that are able to communicate the emotional experience of life in domestic or/and urban space, under the restrictions imposed by COVID-19, exploring critical and allegorical memory devices and the documental and fictional universes, existing the freedom to adopt several artistic strategies in a way to make it possible for several levels of contamination between these two universes. 

Accepted work will be published in scopio network and some of these submitted works may also be selected to publish in scopio newspaper, with a limited edition in paper.

The submission must consist of a zipped folder (max. Size 10 MB) named with the name of the participants (FIRSTNAME_LASTNAME.zip) with the following content:

• A folder with a minimum of 5 images and a maximum of 20 images in JPEG format with the longest side 2000px, saved for web with approximately reduced quality to 30%;
• The total set of images should not exceed 10MB;
• A short biography to place in the gallery (all texts must be translated in Portugese and English); 
• A synopsis of the project (all texts must be translated in Portugese and English).

Send submission to email: scopiochallenge@cityscopio.com

For more information, click here!

Call for Entries: Hotel Indigo exhibitions  

Deadline: 12/30/2020
No Entry Fee
Location: Hotel Indigo VA
Mediums accepted: All mediums welcome 
Size Limitations: Space measures 7' 10" by 8' 3"
Age Restriction: 18 and over

Call Description: 
Artists works will be displayed in the hotel’s gallery (220 S Union St, Old Town Alexandria) for a six-month period. Two-dimensional, framed works only. Artists will install the work using the hotel’s mounting hardware. Labels will be provided by the hotel. All sales handled by artists, no commission. Preference for local or locally influenced selections but not required.

Important info:
If interested, contact Kate Ellis, General Manager, kate.ellis@ihg.com.

For More Information click, here

We're looking for artists and art groups to showcase on our three large exhibition walls, available for single or group hire in 2020! Our gallery is located in Shipley, Bradford where we accept 2D artists, painters, photographers, illustrators, any artwork available for wall hanging. We also have window space, easels, narrow column walls and shelving units for small sculpture. Single hire is £60 for 8 weeks and group hire is £120 for 8 weeks. 25% sales commission will be taken from any sales.

Register for an account for free to apply today!

For more information, click here.

Call for Applications: Halcyon Arts Lab Fellowship: 4/4

Deadline: April 4, 2019 at 5 pm

Location: Halcyon Arts Lab, 1801 35th Street NW, Washington DC 20007

Call Description: 

At the intersection of art and social change, this nine-month residential fellowship is designed to provide support and resources to emerging artists working on projects which address issues of social justice, civic engagement, and community building. Arts Lab fellows strive to expand their practices and grow as leaders in their respective fields.

Adapting the well-honed methodology of the Halcyon model, Halcyon Arts Lab fosters creativity through an environment of learning, access, collaboration and support.

Emerging artists who are interested in further developing a socially-engaged practice and creating lasting connections and partnerships in Washington, DC are encouraged to apply. Halcyon defines emerging artists as early career artists who have demonstrated promising artistic development and demonstrates dedication to their practices but is at a pivotal point in their career where they could benefit from further training and mentorship.

Eligibility & Program Requirements:

• In addition to meeting Halcyon’s definition of socially engaged and emerging artist, all applicants must:
• Be a full-time artist
• Be 21 years of age or over and not enrolled in alternate full-time education at the start of the fellowship
• Complete the application form online by 5pm EST, October 12, 2020

For more information visit here 

Call for entries : Off Center: International ceramic competition / blue line arts: 04/09/2021

Application Deadline: 04/09/2021
Event Date: 06/19/2021
Entry Fee: $35
Location: 405 Vernon Street, Suite 100, Roseville, CA, 95678
Mediums Accepted: Cermaics 
Juror: TBD
MInimum Number of submissions: 3 
Maximum Nubmer of submissons: 20

Eligibility:
Open to all artists 18 and older
Artwork cannot have been previously exhibited at Blue Line Arts

Call Description:
Since the first ceramics were created, like Venus of Dolní V?stonice, before 25,000 BCE and pottery vessels that were discovered in Jiangxi, China, which date back to 18,000 BCE, people have been fascinated with clay. Today, artists continue to astound us as they push the boundaries of our preconceived ideas of what ceramics represent. From playful pieces disguised as everyday objects, to finely detailed vessels, ceramics delights and surprises us in its evolution. Whether you work in a more traditional style, or prefer completely outlandish creations, we want to showcase your vision and techniques from around the world during this annual show.

Call for Entries: Corona Portrait Project  Rolling Deadline

A call for artists to submit recent self-portraits in response to the current CoronaVirus pandemic. A way of confronting themselves by creating a self-portrait that displays their current state of mind as the uncertainty of the current world climate continues to rapidly change.  A new artist is featured each week.

Curator: Benjamin Mefford 

Submission Deadline: Rolling

Artist submissions will be reviewed 1-2 weeks after submission. 

No Submission fee

For more information, click here

This program has no deadlines

The Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant program is intended to provide interim financial assistance to qualified painters, printmakers, and sculptors whose needs are the result of an unforeseen, catastrophic incident, and who lack the resources to meet that situation. Each grant is given as one-time assistance for a specific emergency, examples of which are fire, flood, or emergency medical need. 

The maximum amount of this grant is $15,000; an award of $5,000 is typical.

To be eligible for this program, an artist must be able to demonstrate a minimum involvement of ten years in a mature phase of his or her work. Artists must work in the disciplines of painting, sculpture or printmaking. Each application will be reviewed by the Directors, who will exercise their discretion in considering it, and will determine the amount of each award. Applicants should note there is a set amount appropriated for these grants each fiscal year; once this budgetary limit has been reached, the Foundation will not be able to judge any additional requests on their merits.

This program has no deadlines.

For more information and to apply click HERE.

Call for Applications: The Orphan Grant application : Deadline Rolling

Each storyteller must submit a video between 5 and 10 minutes long.
You can use a phone or basic recording device. A selfie video is perfectly fine.  
Be aware of your lighting. We need to be able to see you clearly. When in doubt, use sunlight.
Do not submit a vague story with limited detail.

PROMPT ONE
Tell us a story about a time in your life when you felt left out or excluded. Choose one specific experience. Where were you? Who were you with? What made you feel excluded? Share what happened in vivid detail. 

PROMPT TWO
Tell us a story about a time in your life when you had to show bravery. Maybe you had to step up and act when others did not. Maybe you had to protect someone who was more vulnerable than you. Share your story of bravery in vivid detail.

For more information click, here. 

Call for Entries:The Witching Hour Volume II / Nefarious Contemporary: Ongoing
 

Application Deadline: Ongoing 
Event Date: TBD
Entry Fee: $15
Eligibility: non-hetero//non-cis//non-white//non-male that society has oppressed, cast aside and deemed nefarious.
Location: Virtual
Mediums Accepted: ALl Medium Welcome
Minimum Number of Submissions: 1
Maximum Number of Submissions: 12

Call Description
This is an open call for artists and works that embrace the otherness of the non-hetero//non-cis//non-white//non-male that society has oppressed, cast aside and deemed nefarious. Not only will the exhibition be virtually accessible on our website, it will also be viewable in the zine format. Zines have long been a vehicle for communicating the unusual//unconventional//unorthodox ideas held by counter-culture dwellers. Their DIY nature and small-scale appearance felt like the perfect form for this exhibition to acclimate. With a $15 application fee, each applicant will receive a free copy of the zine once it’s published regardless of whether or not their application is accepted. 

Important Information
Up to three pieces may submitted with up to four photos of each piece. 

For more informaion click, here!

Call for Applications : ArtSpeaks / Nefarious Contemporary: Ongoing
 

Application Deadline: 07/16/2021
Entry Fee: No entry Fee
Location: Virtual
Mediums Accepted: All Mediums Welcome

Call Description 
As an exhibiting artist, you might not have had the opportunity to give an artist talk yet. Maybe you’ve had a recent change in your work and would like to gain experience expressing your new ideas. Or you’ve recently begun research on a new topic you’d like to present on. All movers and shakers within the art world are welcomed and encouraged to apply to our ArtSpeaks series! Through the on-line zoom format, we will be providing a space, free of charge, for your voice to be heard

For more informaion 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