(New) “Hair” - NJ
Paul Robeson Galleries, Rutgers University-Newark – NJ. Proposals due March 8, 2013 (postmarked). Exhibition on display 9/3/13 – 12/24/13. This exhibition will be accompanied by an exhibition catalogue. Hair grows everywhere on the human body except the palms of the hands, soles of the feet, eyelids, and lips. This exhibition will explore ideas about hair in many ways, including cultural, anthropological, historical and physical. A proposal should consist of: 1. Statement – what is the rationale behind the exhibition? 2. Resume(s) of all people involved (including name, address, email, telephone number). 3. A CD with images (JPEG format, any size). 4. A list of works with title, date, medium, dimensions. Proposal materials should be posted to: Exhibition Department, Paul Robeson Galleries, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 350 Martin Luther King Blvd, Newark, NJ 07102. Please do not send electronic proposals. Please do not contact the PRG to check on the status of your application; we will notify you in due course. Proposals will not be returned. DO NOT SEND ORIGINAL MATERIALS AS WE WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THEM. Website: http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/artgallery/home/index.html
(New) FEED 2013 Juried Biennial: Open Call to Artists - VA
The application deadline is midnight on March 1, 2013. 1708 Gallery invites artists to submit work for the third 1708 Gallery Feed Biennial. This international juried exhibition is open to any professional or graduate student artist working in any medium. 1708 Gallery is a non-profit contemporary art space in Richmond, Virginia whose mission is to expand the understanding, development, and appreciation of contemporary art by giving exposure to both emerging and established artists. This exhibition will feature multiple works by the top 5 entries as selected by the jurors. Each of the 5 finalists will receive a $1000 honorarium. The jurors are Sarah Eckhardt, Assistant Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA and Corin Hewitt, Assistant Professor, Sculpture and Extended Media, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA. To enter go to http://www.1708feed.org. The application deadline is midnight on March 1, 2013.
(New) Visual art of any media which directly responds to the experience of Hurricane Sandy - NJ
We seek visual art of any media which directly responds to the experience of Hurricane Sandy, the ecological and social degradations that cause hurricanes, increase of sea level and temperature, tidal surges, flooding, and related extreme weather due to climate change. Along with your submission, include up to six jpgs specifically of your pertinent work available to be exhibited. If a video send up to three minutes, and or stills. Please include a complete c.v. and your written description of this work's relation to the exhibition topic in a statement that is double-spaced and a maximum length of one page. Submissions can be mailed to: Bergen Community College, Attention Gallery Bergen, W225, 400 Paramus Road, Paramus, NJ 07652; Website: http://www.bergen.edu/gallerybergen/index.html
(New) Less is More: Small Works in a Great Space - MD
Deadline: February 28, 2013. The Mitchell Gallery, St. John's College in Annapolis, MD announces a call to artists for a national juried art exhibition, May 29 - June 19, 2013. Cash Awards of $2,000. Accepting entries in all media. Jurors: Joann G. Moser, Smithsonian American Art Museum, and Jack Rasmussen, Katzen Arts Center at American University, Washington, D.C. Online sales gallery. Open to artists living in the USA and Puerto Rico. See prospectus for details at: http://themitchellgallery.org/prospectus.php. $40 for three works. Questions? Contact Hydee Schaller at hydee.schaller@sjca.edu or call 410-626-2556. Website: http://www.stjohnscollege.edu/events/AN/art/main.shtml
Dave Bown Projects - 6th Semiannual Competition - Prizes $10,000 – IL
Deadline: May 30, 13. Jurors: Marisa Pascucci, Boca Raton Museum of Art; Reto Thüring, Cleveland Museum of Art; Adelina Vlas, Philadelphia Museum of Art. Prizes: $10,000 USD (1 artist will receive $5,000 USD and 5 artists will each receive $1,000 USD). Dave Bown Projects will be buying works of art from artists as submissions are received. Eligibility: This competition is open to all visual artists who are 18 years of age or older. All styles and mediums are eligible. Selection Process: Early entries are encouraged. Previewing will occur on a daily and weekly basis by Dave Bown Projects as submissions are received. Prospectus: davebownprojects.com/submissions.html. For further information, please contact Dave Bown at (917) 365-5265 or info@davebownprojects.com
2013 Annual Juried Exhibit - MD
Deadline: April 5, 13. The Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center located in historic downtown Frederick, Mayland announces the 2013 Annual Juried Exhibit. Dates: May 4 - June 23. Open to any artist living or working in the United States, all media is eligible, no size restrictions. $1150 in prize money awarded, $500 first prize. Juror: Gerald Ross, Director of Exhibitions at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) in Baltimore, Maryland. For details on how to enter: http://www.delaplaine.org/exhibits/exhibit-opportunities/
Call for Artists: Large Scale Installation or Sculpture - MO
Deadline: March 1, 13. The Springfield Art Museum is inviting artists to submit artwork for the Museum’s entrance lobby. The Museum is seeking a large scale installation piece or sculpture which will be installed in the Museum’s lobby - vitalizing our entrance space. Eligibility is open to professional, practicing artists who reside in the United States.Artworks must be made of durable materials suitable to a high traffic, indoor zone which receives minor temperature fluctuations and variable lighting. Please visit our website for entry specifications and requirements. http://www.springfieldmo.gov/art or contact Sarah Buhr, curator, at sbuhr at springfieldmo.gov. Submissions should be received by March 1, 2013.
Call for Proposals, 2013 I-Park Environmental Art Program – CT
Deadline: April 1, 13. The I-Park Foundation (East Haddam, CT/USA) is pleased to announce its fourth international, multi-disciplinary Environmental Art Biennale to be held on September 21, 2013. The event will be preceded by an on-site residency. I-Park is seeking original, site-responsive projects from the following fields: visual arts, music/sound sculpture, performance, moving image/photography, architecture, landscape/garden design, language arts and inter-disciplinary practice. Successful applicants will be awarded an artist’s fee of $2,000 as well as limited transportation reimbursement. For full details: www.i-park.org.