Category: Non-BVAA Events

Celebrate the red, white, and blue of the world! This is open to all artists and all interpretations. The deadline is Jan 26, 2018. Full details:

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Red, White + Blue
March 16-April 20, 2018
Juror: Camilo Alvarez
Entry Deadline: January 26, 11:59pm
Entry Fee: $30 for 1-3 submissions, $45 for 4-6
Scroll down for Submission Form and Fee Payment links.

The Brookline Arts Center invites artists of all media residing in the United States to submit work that explores the complexity of “Red, White + Blue”. From the charming to the challenging, we are looking for work that expresses nostalgia, national identity, political commentary and diverse interpretations of pride.

Eligibility
All artists residing in United States are eligible to submit work. All applications must be entered online through the BAC’s submission form. Up to six pieces of original artwork can be submitted.

Artwork Requirements
All media welcome.
Artwork must have been created within the last five years.
All submitted work must be original.
Work must be available for exhibition dates.
Maximum size 2D: up to 84″ in either dimension.
Maximum size 3D: combined dimensions must not exceed a total of 144 inches (height+width+depth), total weight must not exceed 100lbs.
Video work: If accepted, the artist is responsible for providing all necessary viewing equipment.
Submission Requirements
Artists may submit up to six works. One jpg per submission. Images MUST be in jpg format, high quality, 1 MB size max. All work must be accompanied by title, materials, dimensions and year of completion (fill out on submission form).
Format for image files: Lastname_Firstname_1, Lastname_Firstname_2, etc.
Artists must also submit an artist statement and resume. Files must be in pdf format.
Submissions without payment of entry fee will not be considered.

*The Brookline Arts Center reserves the right to withdraw acceptance if quality does not reflect images or if the artist violates requirements.

Notification
Artists will be notified of their status via e-mail by 5:00pm on Friday, February 9, 2018. If your work is selected, it must arrive presentation ready (with appropriate installation materials) by 5:00pm on Friday, March 9, 2018. Shipped work must be received in reusable wrapping with check or prepaid label for return shipping. Work must remain on exhibit through Friday, April 20, 2018.

Full details and forms:

https://www.brooklineartscenter.com/gallery/RedWhite%2BBlue/CallForArt

This call to art is for photographers! It’s about “The Golden Hours” and is run by the Cultural Center of Cape Cod in South Yarmouth, MA. Here’s the details.

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THEME
If there’s one thing that can make or break a photograph more than any other, it’s lighting. In photography, the golden hour is the period shortly after sunrise or before sunset during which daylight has a soft diffused glow. It’s warm, dimensional, and just flat-out magical, and we can see why photographers swear by it. Show us THE GOLDEN HOURS through your perspective, any and all methods of capture and process are welcome.

CALENDAR
Entry deadline Friday, January 19, 2018 at 11:59pm (mst)
Notification of winners and online gallery opening Friday, February 16, 2018

AWARDS
All winners will be displayed in our online gallery at www.cultural-center.org
First Place: $500 cash prize
Second Place: $200 cash prize
Third Place: $100 cash prize

ENTRY FEE
$20 for first entry/$5 for each additional entry. You may enter up to 20 images. Payment is non-refundable and does not guarantee acceptance.

ELIGIBILITY
This call is open to all photographers worldwide, both amateur and professional.

RULES
Work that is copied or done under the guidance of an instructor is not eligible. All styles of photography will be accepted; film, digital, alternative process, iPhone, etc. Stills only, no video.

JURORS
Director’s choice. Please note, there is no personal feedback given by jurors.

NOTIFICATION
Notification will be done by email. If for any reason you do not receive your notification by the notification date, please check the filters in your email account.

ENTRY BY WEBSITE UPLOAD ONLY
Entry is done through Café, a web-based service that allows artists to upload images and organize their artwork for submissions to galleries. To apply for a call, you must leave our website and go to the Café website at www.callforentry.org where you can create a FREE artist account. You will add your details and upload your images to Café and then you can submit work to THE GOLDEN HOURS.

FORMATTING
All images must be in JPEG format using Café guidelines. The image size must be no smaller than 1920 pixels on the longest side at 72 dpi. Maximum file size is 5 mb.

SALES
All sales inquiries will be directed to the artist’s website.

REGULATIONS
By submitting images, you agree that the images are your own work, you own all rights to the images, and you take full responsibility for the content of all images, including the likeness of recognizable individuals. The actual artwork will remain the property of the artist. The artists will grant copyright to the Cultural Center for display and promotional use.

Website:

https://www.cultural-center.org/the-golden-hours-prospectus/

Do you have artwork which features plants or animals? Definitely take a look into this upcoming show at the Sprinkler Factory in Worcester, MA. The Deadline is Friday, March 30, 2018.

Here’s the full write-up:

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CALL FOR ARTISTS: “Flora Fauna”, curated by Piya Samant

The Sprinkler Factory in cooperation with Piya Samant announces a call for artists for “Flora Fauna”, a group art show for the month of July 2018!

All interested 2D and 3D visual artists please submit your interpretation of the theme “Flora Fauna”. Art may include flowers, herbs, leaves, plants, trees and animals in their natural habitat.

– 8 artists will be selected for the show.
– Selected artists are asked to pay a $80 participation fee.
– Artists keep 100% of any sale.
– Artists may include up to 15 works in the show.

Email: piyali20@gmail.com (Piya Samant) with links to and/or attachments of your portfolio.

DEADLINE TO SUBMIT IS FRIDAY MARCH 30th 2018 !!!
DEADLINE TO SUBMIT IS FRIDAY MARCH 30th 2018 !!!
DEADLINE TO SUBMIT IS FRIDAY MARCH 30th 2018 !!!

Full details:

https://www.facebook.com/events/170574040206306/

A Call to Artists from the Morini Gallery in Mansfield, Massachusetts:

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Call to Artists:

The Morini Gallery will present:

“Light & Shadow” Photography Exhibit

February 17th – May 6th, 2018

The Morini Gallery is committed to supporting local artists
Artists are invited to explore the relationship between light and shadow, black and white, day and night. Traditional as well as conceptual visual interpretations will be considered. The central idea is to explore light and shadow – in whatever manner your creativity and thoughts compel you.

This is a juried exhibit. The show is open to photography only, Artists may enter up to three (3) images.

Please Submit here.

Entry Deadline: December 30th 2017
Drop off dates: February 12th – 13th 2018, 10:30am – 4:00pm
Opening Reception: Sat., February 24th 2018, 6:00 – 8:00pm
Pick up dates: May 7th – 8th 2018, 10:30am – 4:00pm
About the juror:

Rebecca Skinner is a contemporary photographer whose recent work focuses on the abandoned. Photographing abandoned sites tell a story and document the passage of time. They are places that have been forgotten and left behind for nature to take over. There is beauty in these places and they are full of history. Rebecca is a core artist member at the Fountain Street Gallery in Boston and graduate of Rhode Island School of Design. For information on Rebecca and her work please visit her website at www.skinnerphoto.com.

Any questions? Contact Rebecca at rs@skinnerphoto.com

Official page:

https://mmas.org/call-to-artists-light-and-shadow-photography-exhibit/

It’s not often that a call to art contains a swear word in it! Here is the write-up from the Hope & Feathers gallery in Amherst, Massachusetts.

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Take a stand, inspire a conversation… show that you give a shit. Are you a printmaker creating work with a social message? Hope & Feathers invites you to Give a Sh*t – a printmaking show co-curated by B.Z. Reily.

Show dates: January 17th – February 24th, 2018

Requirements:

Politically-leaning 2D prints (any type of print – including: intaglio, relief, serigraphy, photopolymer, letterpress, monotype, collagraph, mixed media).

Artists may submit up to 3 works.

Submissions accepted until January 9, 2018.

Two ways to submit your work:

1. send a JPG image with a 1-2 sentence brief description of your work (include size and type of print) to bronwen@hopeandfeathersframing.com,

OR

2. Bring your physical submission to Hope & Feathers for review. Your work will be held at the shop until curation is finalized on January 11th.

Artists set their own prices for their work (there is no price limit). Hope & Feathers will receive a 30% commission on works sold.

Please note all work must be framed. Plastic and clip frames will not be accepted. If you need a frame, Hope & Feathers will be offering a 30% discount on in-stock mouldings to all artists participating in the show. For estimates please email Michelle at michelle@hopeandfeathersframing.com and include size of work and preference for float or mat.

Full details:

https://hopeandfeathersframing.com/call-to-printmakers-give-a-sht/

The 6th Annual Art Palette Contest
Call for artists!

Transform wooden art palettes into works of art! Entries will be on display in the Heritage Gallery from March 9 – April 27, 2018.

Cash prizes will be given to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners in three age categories.

All ages and abilities are welcome and encouraged to participate!

Art palettes are available in the Gallery until February 23, 2018. The final drop-off must be done by Friday, March 2, 2018.

Purchase yours now and get a head start on your creation!

Join the artists at the Opening Reception on Friday, March 9, 2018 from 4:30-7:30 PM.

The Heritage Gallery at Alternatives’ Whitin Mill
50 Douglas Rd
Whitinsville, MA

The Heritage Gallery is free to visit and open to the public Monday – Friday from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. For more information contact Cristi Collari at (508) 234-6232 or Cristi.Collari@AlternativesNet.org.

2018 Palette Show Details on Alternatives Website

2017 Palette Show Photos
2016 Palette Show Photos
2015 Palette Show Photos
2014 Palette Show Photos

Open Art Call – Time Machines
Worcester State University and the Mary Cosgrove Dolphin Gallery invite you to submit artwork to TIME MACHINES opening February 8, 2018.

All artworks are time machines: they are machines of time, memory, dreams and nightmares. This exhibition solicits work by artists in any media that reflects any aspect of time: personal, historical, cosmological, past and future, real and imagined. All work must be done in the last three years and not submitted to the Mary Cosgrove Dolphin Gallery for previous shows.

Juror, Lisa Crossman, Curator, Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, Mass.

Prizes awarded:
First Prize, $300, Second Prize $200, Third Prize, $150.

Submit artwork by Dec. 1, 2017 to https://Worcester.edu/OpenArtCall. No more than 30 lbs, not to exceed 60 in. in one dimension. Submit images in jpg, png, 1200 pixels in the longest side, highest quality for jpg or png. Video submissions in mov or mp4 formats. Submission style: Last name_First_Title

Submit up to 3 images for $25.00. Send your check to:
Mary Cosgrove Dolphin Gallery
Worcester State University
486 Chandler Street
Worcester, MA 01602
(508) 929-8651
gallery@worcester.edu

IMPORTANT DATES:
Deadline for submissions: Dec. 1, 2017
Notification of acceptance: Dec. 22, 2017
Delivery of artwork: Jan. 19, 3-5 p.m. or Jan. 20, 3-5 p.m. Hanging ready, no sawtooth hangers.
Opening Reception, Feb. 8, 2018, 5-7 p.m. (snow date Feb. 15)
On view until March 8.
Pick up: Mar. 9, 3-5 p.m. or Mar. 10, 3-5 p.m.

The Gallery reserves the right to reject work that is not as represented. The Gallery commission is 25% on sales.

The Scantic River Artists are hosting a juried show “Joy of Art”!

Dates: October 14-15, 2017

Location:
Hampden Senior Center
104 Allen Street
Hampden MA

They are accepting a variety of art styles from watercolor, oil, and acrylic to photography, pastel, and sculpture.

Entry fees are $25 or one or $35 for up to 3. You bring the money when you bring your art in for drop-off.

They take a 10% commission.

Drop-off is:

Sept 21 5-7pm
Sept 22 9-3pm
Sept 23 10-noon

Note that they do NOT hang everything brought in. If your work is not accepted, you pick it back up again on Oct 6-7 from 9-3.

The reception is October 14th from 12-2pm.

More details:
https://www.scanticriverartisans.org/

For The Birds – a Call to Art from the Monson Arts Council

September 23rd & 24th, 2017
House of Art
200 Main Street
Monson, MA 01057

Guidelines

Bring Your Favorite Bird Photos, Paintings, Sculpture to House of Art – 8:30 – 11am, 200 Main Street, Monson, MA. All work should be wired to hang safely.

Sign up for our Popup Bird Show – $5 Registration Fee for up to 3 entries. Work will be hung immediately for show that weekend. All work entered will be hung. You may offer your work for sale. 20% of all sales will go to Monson Arts Council.

A sign up form may be downloaded here. It also contains ID tags (below) to fill out for placement on the wall with your work.

Show will open on Saturday, September 23rd from 2- 5pm. Potluck – Appetizers – Party/Reception Will be Held on Sunday, September 24 from Noon – 5pm.

Prize Winners Selected by a noted local artist will be recognized with ribbons Prizes: First Place, 2nd Place, 3rd Place and Honorable Mentions will be awarded. Ribbons will be awarded (no monetary award.)

Following the party, entrants will take their work home: 5-6pm.

Entry Fees

The entry fee is $5.00 for up to three (3) works. Checks should be payable to Monson Arts Council. Entry fees are non-refundable UNLESS we receive work after our exhibition space is full.

Mailed in Entry Forms: – Complete your form and mail with your check to:

MAC Art Show
c/o Tim Denney
94 Lakeside Drive
Monson, MA 01057

Online form and full details:

For the Birds by the MAS

The Blackstone Valley Art Association loves to support the Davis Art Gallery in Worcester, Massachusetts.

In fall 2017 the Davis Gallery is holding their abstract show, and five BVAA members were accepted in to it!

Show: Nonobjective NOW: New England Artists Explore Abstraction
Dates: September 22, 2017 through January 5, 2018

Here are their works.

Carol Frieswick:

Lisa Shea / Cyanotype Grid:

Lisa’s Artist’s Statement (PDF)

Mike Zeis / taken at junk yard in Connecticut

Mike’s Artist’s Statement

Joanne Zeis / taken during BVAA street photography / night photography trip to Cambridge

Dennis Smith Broken Schools:

Let us know if anybody else from the BVAA is part of this show!

The opening reception for it is Friday, September 22nd, 2017 from 5-7pm.

https://davisartgallery.com/