2004 Northwest Annual
Center on Contemporary Art (CoCA), Seattle, WA
Deadline: August 15, 2004
CoCA presents the 2004 Northwest Annual; a juried exhibition now in its fifteenth year, from October 9 through November 20. The Northwest Annual is open to all professional artists residing in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The Northwest Annual is an opportunity for artists to gain regional and national exposure and serves as a vital showcase for experimental work and emerging talent. CoCA is accepting submissions for the following media: painting, sculpture, photography, mixed media, works on paper, and video. Prospectus and entry form can be found at www.cocaseattle.org.
Call for Artists: Self Portraits 2004
Northwest Cultural Council, Chicago, IL
Deadline: August 16, 2004
Self Portraits 2004. November 1-December 31. An exhibition that will explore the limits of the self-portrait form. Seeking traditional, non-traditional, symbolist and poetic self-portraits of artists and poets. Open to all U.S. and Canadian visual artists and poets 18+. Performance art, film, and video excluded. There is a jury fee of $20/3 slides. $10/2 poems. Cash awards in both visual art and poetry categories. Send #10 SASE for prospectus to: NWCC Corporate Gallery, 5999 New Wilke Rd. Dept. 94; Suite 307 Rolling Meadows, IL 60008.
Exhibition and Honorarium for California-Resident Artists
Kala Art Institute, Berkeley CA
Deadline: August 20, 2004
Kala Art Institute presents the first artists competition for a group or one-person exhibition. The competition includes an exhibition at the Kala Gallery that will take place from October 14-November 27, 2004. Selected artist(s) will also receive a cash award. The competition is open to California-resident artists working in all media (not including crafts, furniture, and jewelry). The exhibition is devoted to the discovery and introduction of emerging artists and under-recognized artists who are currently residents of California. For submission info visit www.kala.org or email nakano@kala.org.
Calls for Work From Visual Artists
Smithtown Township Arts Council, St. James NY
Deadline: August 20, 2004
29th Annual Juried Fine Arts October 1-30. Juror: Donald Kuspit, art critic, author, editor, and professor. $45/3 slides. Winners exhibit. SASE: STAC, 660 Route 25A, St. James, NY 11780, or www.stacarts.org.
2004 Delta National Small Prints Exhibition
Bradbury Gallery, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR
Deadline: August 25, 2004
Delta National Small Prints Exhibition: October 21-November 19, 2004. Juror: Shelley R. Langdale, Assistant Curator of Prints and Drawings, Philadelphia Museum of Art. Full color catalog of all work in the exhibition. Several purchase awards, sales encouraged. For a prospectus send SASE to: 2004 Delta National Small Prints Exhibition, Bradbury Gallery, Fowler Center, PO Box 2339, State University, AR 72467 or e-mail dnspe@astate.edu.
AIM Program
The Bronx Museum of the Arts, New York, NY
Deadline: September 15, 2004
The Bronx Museum of the Arts is accepting applications for Fall 2004 semester of the Artist in the Marketplace (AIM) program. AIM offers career management and professional development seminars, access to arts professionals, networking opportunities, and a group exhibition to 36 emerging visual artists annually. For an application, please send a self-addressed ($.37) stamped envelope to The Bronx Museum of the Arts, 1040 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY 10456, or visit www.bxma.org to download the file.
Angels & Demons
Peninsula Museum of Art, Belmont, CA
Deadline: September 15, 2004
Angels & Demons, November 14, 2004-January 8, 2005. Eligible: 2D, 3D; must fit through a standard door; no installation, film, or video. Juror: James Stanley Daugherty. Fee: $10 for 1 to 3 entries. Entries: Standard 35mm slides, labeled (no tape), with data sheet and SASE. Any accepted work not represented accurately by the slide will not be exhibited. Phone: 650.654.4068. Send entries to: Angels & Demons, Peninsula Museum of Art, 1219 Ralston Ave., Belmont, CA 94002.
Competition for Publication Awards
Direct Art Magazine, Phoenicia NY
Deadline: October 30, 2004
Direct Art Magazine #11 -- competition for publication awards over $22,000 in value including covers and feature articles. For prospectus email DirectArtMag@aol.com, print from internet at: www.slowart.com/prospectus, or mail SASE to SlowArt Productions, PO Box 503, Phoenicia, NY 12464.
Call for Submissions
Gallery 1101, Southern Illinois University -- Carbondale
Open deadline
Gallery 1101 is seeking submissions of both traditional and non-traditional photo-based artwork in an open call for exhibition proposals. Gallery 1101 is located in the Department of Cinema and Photography at Southern Illinois University -- Carbondale. Through exhibiting both established and emerging artists, Gallery 1101 introduces the University community to a wide range of contemporary artworks. Please send slide or digital portfolios, including artist's statement, SASE to: Eric Gant -- Gallery Director, Dept. of Cinema and Photography, Southern Illinois University -- Carbondale, Mail code 6610, 1100 Lincoln Dr., Rm. 1101, Carbondale, IL 62901. Webpage portfolios or portfolios sent as an e-mail attachment will also be reviewed. If you have any questions feel free to call 618.453.2365 or e-mail: egant10@siu.edu.
Leslie-Lohman Gay Art Foundation
New York, NY
Open submissions
Leslie-Lohman Gay Art Foundation provides an outlet for artwork that speaks directly to gay and lesbian sensibilities. Programs include exhibitions, video events, workshops, slide registry, panel discussions, newsletter and other services. For more information, contact Leslie-Lohman, 127-B Prince Street, NYC, 10012, 212.673.7007, LLDirector@earthlink.net, www.leslielohman.org.
Call for Submission to Residency & Exhibitions
Art in General, New York, NY
Open deadline
Art in General encourages people to apply to our programs. We accept applications for our residencies and exhibitions under different categories. These categories include: Individual Artists (All Media), Site-Specific Installation, Single Channel Video, Audio Projects, and Window Installations. For more information, contact Future Programs/Art in General, 79 Walker Street, New York, NY 10013 or visit: www.artingeneral.org.
Portfolio Review
The Drawing Center, New York, NY
The Drawing Center offers an opportunity for emerging artists to present their drawings to the curatorial staff for review, as well as for possible inclusion in the Slide Registry or exhibition. Contact The Drawing Center Viewing Program, 35 Wooster St, NY, NY 10013, 212.219.2166.
Artist's Space
Open submission
Artists Space maintains three separate exhibition spaces and holds 20 exhibitions per season (September-July). Exhibitions are curated by artists as well as the in-house Curator, and often follow a group show format. Submissions are reviewed by the in-house curator on an ongoing basis. Please allow several weeks for a response. All submissions must include IMAGES (this may be up to 20 slides, photocopies, photos, etc.) Please label images well. Video (1/2 inch VHS) and audio tapes are accepted in place of or in addition to other images. Also please include RESUME (must include name, address, and phone number) STATEMENT (A brief artist's statement or description of the work represented in the images) and SASE (please enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Materials will not be returned unless an envelope with correct postage is included.) Mail submissions to: Curator, Artists Space, 38 Greene St., New York, NY 10013. Artists Space is also home to the Irving Sandler Artists File, an in-house, non-curated registry that provides artists with a centralized location to have their work viewed by the public. All submissions to the Artists File are also reviewed by the Artists Space curator. For more information visit www.artistsspace.org.
Artists and Curator Submissions
blank_space, Sydney, Australia
Open deadline
blank_space, a new contemporary art space, is now open. We are seeking proposals for 2004-2005 from curators & artists in the following areas of preference: new media, time based arts, multimedia, installation, sound and light experiments, animation, assemblage, site specificity, new technology, digital photography, sculpture, painting, mixed media, online projects and traditional media. Find out more at www.blankspace.com.au.
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Residencies
LMCC/Workspace: 120 Broadway, NY
Deadline: September 13, 2004
LMCC continues its residency program LMCC/Workspace on the 8th floor of 120 Broadway in space donated by Silverstein Properties. LMCC/Workspace: 120 Broadway is open to emerging and mid-career artists working in all disciplines including painting, photography, sculpture, video, installation and new media. Artists must be living within reasonable distance from the studios during the residency term. LMCC organizes public programs each session, including a weekend-long Open Studio event at the close of the residency. Artists will be asked to make informal presentations of their work and to actively participate in public programs. There is no live space. Residency Dates: November 15, 2004-April 30, 2005. For more info and application visit www.lmcc.net.
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Grants
George and Helen Segal Foundation
Deadline: October 1, 2004
The George and Helen Segal Foundation is accepting applications for grants ranging from $5,000 to $10,000 for painters only. Applications may be found on our website www.segalfoundation.org or you may contact us at Segal Foundation, 136 Davidson's Mill Rd., N Brunswick, NJ 08902.
Artists' Fellowship
The Artists' Fellowship, Inc. is a private, charitable foundation that assists professional fine artists (painters, graphic artists, sculptors) and their families in times of emergency, disability, or bereavement. The Artists' Fellowship cannot aid every artist who applies, nor does it award scholarship funds or "fellowships" for study, schooling, or travel. Applications from performance artists, commercial artists, commercial photographers, filmmakers, crafts persons, and hobbyists are not accepted. www.artistsfellowship.com/home.html 646.230.9833.
The Ruth Chenven Foundation
The Ruth Chenven Foundation makes cash awards annually to artists and crafts persons engaged in or planning an art or craft project. Awards will be granted on the basis of artistic merit and financial need, and will not exceed $1,500. It is expected that applicants will be artists who have developed a body of work. Completed applications consist of slide submissions, slide script, 1-page project description and detailed project budget. The Ruth Chenven Foundation, 7505 Jackson Avenue, Takoma Park, MD 20912.
The Pollock-Krasner Foundation
The Pollock-Krasner Foundation offers financial assistance to artists of recognizable merit and financial need working as painters, sculptors, mixed media, and installation artists. For guidelines, write: Pollock-Krasner Foundation, 863 Park Ave, New York, NY 10021.
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Resources
Arts and Healing Network is an online resource celebrating the connection between art and healing. The Web site serves as an international resource for anyone interested in the healing potential of art, especially environmentalists, social activists, artists, art professionals, healthcare practitioners and those challenged by illness: www.artheals.org.
ArtistsRegister.com is a searchable online gallery and visual arts resource for western artists which features local and national artists opportunities: www.artistsregister.com.
BergenStreet.com is an online visual arts resource featuring artists opportunities, events and artwork: www.bergenstreet.com.
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council lists services and resources in New York: www.lmcc.net/ServicesandResources/SandR_main.html.
New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) launches the nation's most extensive databank of grants, residencies, publications and sources of information and assistance for artists online at: www.nyfa.org.
Red Project is an online and e-mail list of artists opportunities; to join the list or view the archive, go to: www.theredproject.com/calls.
Rhizome.org is a nonprofit organization that provides an online platform for the global new media art community. Rhizome programs and services include artists opportunities, calendar of events, art and text: www.rhizome.org.
Society for Photographic Education is a non-profit membership organization that provides a forum for the discussion of photography-related media as a means of creative expression and cultural insight. www.spenational.org.
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