Call For Artists
Blanden Arts Festival
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The Blanden Arts Festival features activities for children and families, artists selling original works of art, performances, live music, and food! Everything you need for a fun family outing will be here. Don’t miss out on the excitement!
The festival is open to individual artists selling original artwork in a variety of mediums. No dealers, agents or representatives are permitted. Eligible Media includes: Ceramics, Drawing, Fiber, Glass, Jewelry, Metalwork, Mixed Media, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, Wood. Deadline to apply is April 28 and the festival takes place June 9 FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO APPLY, CLICK HERE |
Delusional Art Competition
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Are you an artist looking for your next big break? Jonathan LeVine Projects, led by the globally recognized gallerist Jonathan LeVine, is bringing the Delusional Art Competition back for a second year. The competition gives artists from around the world a chance to gain exposure and recognition from one of the art market’s most high-profile galleries as well as from some of the industry’s most respected and recognized art professionals.
Why submit? Delusional reinvents the juried show, breaking down barriers in the market to create opportunity and access for artists at varying stages of their careers. Submissions are open now through May 20, 2018. Artists working in various backgrounds and styles are encouraged to submit in 2D and 3D mediums for a chance to win a solo exhibition and an online editorial feature in Juxtapoz. Submissions are open until May 20 FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO APPLY, CLICK HERE |
Locust Projects
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As part of their 20th anniversary season, Locust Projects is organizing a new show celebrating their roots in experimentation. Over a consecutive twenty-hour time span, twenty artists will each be provided a one-hour temporary exhibition. The event will take place in the Project Room at Locust Projects and be viewable from the garage door opening. The space will be divided into two 6’ x 6’ chambers allowing one artist to set up in a concealed environment while another is presenting their work. Each project will be unveiled on the hour and will be recorded on video. After the artist’s hour-long window is over, the projects will be reinstalled in their Main Gallery.
They are looking for proposals for new work in any form that could be presented within the one-hour window in the 6’ by 6’ chamber and be represented within the larger exhibition space. As part of Locust Projects’ commitment to artist experimentation, they encourage artists to explore new forms and media outside of their traditional practice. Additionally they are committed to supporting new site specific works by artists of any practice. Deadline to apply is May 31st FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO APPLY, CLICK HERE |
Aesthetica Short Film Festival
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Celebrating innovation and excellence in filmmaking, the Aesthetica Short Film Festival is looking for practitioners who are pushing the boundaries of filmmaking forward, to showcase their work to a wider audience.
ASFF accepts submissions from across 11 genres including: Advertising, Animation, Artists’ Film, Comedy, Dance, Documentary, Drama, Experimental, Fashion, Music Video and Thriller, with a running time of 30 minutes. ASFF 2018 Prizes include:
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO APPLY, CLICK HERE |
Agriculture Art Exhibition Application Deadline
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Apply to this art exhibit and award program that recognizes Iowa artists and Iowa’s role as a leader in agriculture. If selected, your artwork will be displayed in the State Historical Museum of Iowa and you will receive an award during the Iowa State Fair. Adult and youth artists are encouraged to apply.
Deadline to apply, is June 1, 2018 FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO APPLY, CLICK HERE |
Sunny Art Prize
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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. They aim to display artistic and cultural diversity to the international art scenes of London, Beijing, Guangzhou and Macau. Sunny Art Award will promote an exchange in creativity between Western and Eastern cultures.
They are looking for a variety of submissions which can range from two-dimensional works such as paintings, drawings and photographs, to three-dimensional sculptures, ceramics and jewellery. More than $8,000 is awarded to the art prize winners as well as one month residencies. Deadline to apply is June 20, 2018 FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO APPLY, CLICK HERE |
Waukee Arts Festival
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The Waukee Area Arts Council is pleased to present the 4th annual Waukee Arts Festival on Friday, July 13 and Saturday, July 14 in Centennial Park. The event will consist of approximately eighty-five artists, unique food and beverage trucks, a student art exhibit (with prizes and scholarships awarded), a beer garden, children's entertainment, and live music throughout the day.
Prizes will be awarded by the direction of an independent three-judge panel as follows: 1st Place $500, 2nd Place $300, 3rd Place $200. All awarded artists will receive a fees-exempted invitation to exhibit at the 2019 Waukee Arts Festival. Deadline to apply is June 23, 2018 FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO APPLY, CLICK HERE |
Art UP Close
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The Urbandale Public Library is launching a new program called Art UP Close. This program offers a unique paid opportunity for artists to share their talent and engage with community members. Attached is a PDF with more information.
Deadline to apply is June 27, 2018 FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO APPLY, CLICK HERE |
Sausalito Art Festival
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Each year, the Sausalito Art Festival asks artists throughout the world to show them their vision of iconic American imagery. This year’s competition is about capturing the people who make America what it is: the Americans at Work. The diversity of what American workers do, is matched only by who the American workers are, and the locations where they do their work.
Join them in celebrating Americans at Work and a chance to win cash prizes and have your work exhibited at one of the leading art festivals in America. Deadline to apply is July 31, 2018 FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO APPLY, CLICK HERE |
Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art
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The Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art is now accepting entries for it's 2nd Annual National Juried Exhibition, (ANJE) 2018. Over $10,000.00 in Cash Awards. This year's Juror is Frank Bernarducci, owner of the Bernarducci Gallery in New York. This is a national call, no international entires. Must be 18 years or older. Artists working in any medium are encouraged to enter, with the exception of video and computer generated work. Accepted works will be on exhibit from 10/02/18 through 12/29/18.
Deadline to apply is August 31, 2018 FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO APPLY, CLICK HERE |
Halloweenapalooza 2018
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Prescribed Films, an independent film group based out of Ottumwa, Iowa, presents Halloweenapalooza 2018, their ninth annual horror film festival and celebration. Halloweenapalooza is Iowa’s only horror film showcase--created by horror filmmakers for horror fans. The event will be held October 12-13 at the historic and haunted Hotel Ottumwa. In addition to the film festival, the event will feature vendors, celebrity appearances, zombie walk, costume contests, showing of “Rocky Horror Picture Show” and much more.
Deadline to apply is August 31, 2018 APPLICATION FORM IS NOT YET POSTED. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CLICK HERE |
Craft Forms 2018
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The 24th international juried exhibition is dedicated to enhancing the public’s awareness of contemporary craft while providing a venue for established and emerging artists alike to share their functional and sculptural creative endeavors. Over $8,000 in prizes is available.
The exhibition will run from December 7, 2018 to January 26, 2019 and will be held at Wayne Art Center in Wayne, PA. Deadline to apply is September 14, 2018 FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO APPLY, CLICK HERE |
Crossroads Park Elementary Fine Arts Day
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Crossroads Park Elementary is looking for 20-30 artists to participate in the Crossroads Park Elementary Fine Arts Day. Fine Arts Day is a collaborative effort between CRPE staff and parents to offer a full day of art programming and enrichment activities for all 564 students in kindergarten through 6th grade. The mission of Fine Arts Day is to advocate for artistic excellence by providing hands-on, collaborative and creative experiences through exposure to top-notch artists, and to engage and develop students’ artistic literacy and growth in a broad spectrum of fine arts disciplines & genres.
Deadline to apply is September 28, 2018 TO APPLY, CLICK HERE |
