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|N| Media: PA. Deadline: Jul 3 (online only)
AL AR CT DE DC FL GA IL IN IA KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO NH NJ NY NC OH PA RI SC TE VT VA WV WI CAN (NB NF NS PEI QB ). Juried exhibit of traditional representational work. $20/1, $10 ea.addl +$60 membership. $11K+. => Kathryn Beligratis, 2008 Eastern Regional, Oil Painters of America, Box 2488, Crystal Lake IL 60039-2488. 815-356-5987; kbeligratis@aol.com; http://xrl.us/AOM101ch.
|N| Media: 2D 3D. Deadline: Jul 3 ~
AZ. Various group and solo exhibitions in 09, see pros for
particulars. $50/5-10 (CD) allows artist to apply for any or all of 3
group shows or solo show, résumé, appl, + $50 exhibition
fee for each show accepted into!. => 2009 Call for Work, Shemer Art Ctr. & Mus., 5005 E Camelback Rd, Phoenix AZ 85018. 602-262-4727; shemer@phoenix.gov; http://xrl.us/AOM101b.
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Media: All. Deadline: Jul 6 ~
Hand deliver for jury. Juried show of work depicting animals. $10/ea (actual work only). Jury: Craig Marshall Smith, artist. => Dog & Pony Show, Core New Art Space, 900 Santa Fe Dr, Denver CO 80222. 303-297-8428; art@corenewartspace.com; http://xrl.us/AOM100cb.
|N| Media: PR. Deadline: Jul 7
VA WV DC MD DE PA NJ. Juried exhibit. $30/1. Purchase by Library of Congress. Jury: Shelley Landgdale, assoc. curator of prints and drawings, Philadelphia Mus. of Art. => Landria Shack, Drawn to Washington (Mid-Atlantic Juried Print Show), Pyramid Atlantic Art Center/ The Washington Print Club, 8230 Georgia Av, Silver Spring MD 20910. 301-608-9101; fax -9102; lshack@pyramid-atlantic.org; http://xrl.us/AOM99bz.
|N| Media: 2D. Deadline: Jul 7 ~
w/in 100 miles. Juried show of women or objects related to women w/ themes including: jobs, chores, childbearing, beauty regimes, family, etc. $35/4 (sl, 4x6 prints or CD). Cash awards. => I am Woman, The Next Picture Show, 113 W First St, Dixon IL 61021. 815-285-4924; nps@grics.net; http://xrl.us/AOM101dg.
|N| Media: 2D. Deadline: Jul 9
DC. Direct purchase of work that captures archetypes of Washington DC: specific neighborhoods, parks and circles, festivals, gathering places, or cultural events--unmistakable subject reflecting life in the District. No fee/10 (CD), appl. => Beth Baldwin, Images of Washington, DC Comm. on the Arts and Humanities, 410 8th St NW Ste 500, Washington DC 20004. 202-724-5613; mailto:beth.baldwin@dc.gov; http://xrl.us/AOM101bd.
|N| Media: SC. Deadline: Jul 11 ~
Coachella Valley and surrounding area, not affiliated w/ com. gallery in area. Show work at community gallery. No fee/15 (CD, sl, photo), résumé, 1-p. proposal. => Deborah Schwartz, Palm Desert Community Gallery Exhibitions, City of Palm Desert, 72-567 Highway 111, Palm Desert CA 92260. 760- 568-5240; dschwartz@ci.palm; http://xrl.us/AOM101cL.
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Media: All. Deadline: Jul 11
Long Island, including Brooklyn and Queens. Juried show of work w/ theme, Summer on Long Island. $30/3. Jury: Bill Oberst, Stony Brook U. => Lisa Unander, Summer on Long Island, The Long Island Mus., 1200 Route 25A,Stony Brook NY 11790. 631-751-0066; fax -0353; lcuomo@longislandmuseum.org; http://xrl.us/AOM99bj.
|N| Media: Curatorial. Deadline: Jul 14
So. Cal. Temp. exhibitions and installations at the LA (LAX) and LA/Ontario International Airports for the Arts Exhibition Prog. No fee, use online form. $4-6k. => Sarah Cifarelli, Airport Arts Exhibition RFP, City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Dpt., Public Art Div., 201 N Figueroa St Ste 1400, LA CA 90012. 310-348-2557; cifarelli@lawa.org; http://xrl.us/AOM101bb.
Media: All. Deadline: Jul 14
FL. Grants to support specific, career-building opportunities that will advance professional artist's work and career. No fee, submit online. $.5K, $.75k or $1K. => Morgan Lewis, Artist Enhancement Grants, Florida Dpt. of State Div of Cultural Affairs, RA Gray Building 3rd Fl, 500 S Bronough St, Tallahassee FL 32399-0250. 850-245-6356; fax -6497; mblewis@dos.state.fl.us; http://xrl.us/AOM100cs
|N| Media: All xVI. Deadline: Jul 15
All artists w/ Long Beach CA connection. Sign up for a free disposable camera at urbanportrait@earthlink.net, take one photo of what would most like others to know about LB, send in. No fee. => Urban Portrait, 2nd City Counc. Art Gallery + Performance Space, Box 90503, Long Beach CA 9089-0503. 562-901-0997; 2ndcitycouncil@earthlink.net; http://xrl.us/AOM101p.
Media: . Deadline: Jul 18
Based in UK or Republic of Ireland and activity must take place in UK or Republic of Ireland. Awards to support imaginative and experimental arts projects that investigate biomedical science. No fee, proposal, etc. up to 30K BPS.=> Arts Awards, Wellcome, Gibbs Building, 215 Euston Rd, London NW1 2BE, UK. +44 (0)20 7611 7222; arts@wellcome.ac.uk; http://xrl.us/AOM100ep.
|C| Media: All. Deadline: Jul 24
KY IL IN OH WV VA TN MO. Juried show, especially of contemporary work that uses new media or installation work. No fee/10 (CD or DVD where appropriate), résumé, etc. => Mike Deetsch, KY7 Biennial, Lexington Art League, 209 Castlewood Dr, Lexington KY 40505. 859-254-7024; fax -7214; info@lexingtonartleague.org; http://xrl.us/AOM94au.
|N| Media: All. Deadline: Jul 25
Juried show. No fee/2 (hand deliver). $600 cash & merch. => Blueberry Juried Art Sow, The KAAHC, 716 Totem Way, Ketchikan AK 99901. 907-225-2211; info@ketchikanarts.org.
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Media: WC WM. Deadline: Jul 25
Nor. Cal. Juried exhibition of works on paper. $16/1, 3 max (sl only). $3K + merchandise. Jury: Camille LaPointe-Lyons, artist, instructor. => Joan Wale, 14th Annual, Watercolor Artists of Sonoma County, Box 269, Windsor CA 95492. 707-433-6714; fax -1964; aquaareas@aol.com; http://xrl.us/AOM90bL.
|N| Media: All. Deadline: Jul 26
WA OR ID MT. Museum survey of current regional work. $25/8 (via callforentry.org). $500 honorarium to ea. selected artist, other awards. Jury: Alison de Lima Greene, cur. of contemp. art and special projects at Mus. of Fine Arts, Houston,; Rock Hushka, cur., contemp. and Northwest art, Tacoma Art Mus;. => Northwest Biennial, Tacoma Art Museum, 1701 Pacific Av, Tacoma WA 98402. 253-272-4258x4001; Biennial@TacomaArtMuseum.org; http://xrl.us/AOM101db.
|N| Media: PU. Deadline: Jul 30
ME. RFQ to create small, easy to place object symbolic of Maine to give to 6 fellow governors and 6 premieres as gift from State of Main. No fee/5, (CD or email), résumé. $3.6k total budget. =>
Donna McNeil Director, Governor and Mrs. Baldacci's Call for Artists, Maine Arts Comm, 25 State House Sta, Augusta ME 04333-0025. 207-287-2726; donna.mcneil@maine.gov; http://xrl.us/AOM101h.
|N| Media: 2D 3D. Deadline: Jul 31
W/in 50 mi. of SF Bay Area. Show of work based on visit to any park managed by EBRPD (list at www.ebparks.org). $15/3, $10 ea.addl., max 5. $1.25k. Jury: Cheryl Coon, artist, curator. => A Different View, Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center, Bankhead Theater, 2400 1st St, Livermore CA 94550. 925-373-6100; bothwell@livermoreperformingarts.org.
Media: FI VI. Deadline: Jul 31
CA. Showing docs, all genre. $20/1 (submit 2 DVD copies), appl, synopsis, bio, etc. Jury: Valerie A. Landes, Emmy-winning producer; Jason Perdue, SF Film Society member; Tommie Dell Smith, documentary filmmaker; et al. =>
Eliza Hemenway, Sebastopol Doc Fest, Sebastopol Ctr. for the Arts, 6780 Depot St, Sebastopol CA 95472. 707-829-4797; fax -0369; nfo@sebastopolfilmfestival.org; http://xrl.us/AOM100dw.
Media: PA PR PH. Deadline: Jul 31
Western US states. Juried show in Palm Desert commercial gallery. No fee/10, bio résumé, etc. => Jana Koroczynsky, Best of the West 2008, Desert Art Collection, 45350 San Luis Rey Av, Palm Desert CA 92260. 760-674-9955; jana@fedderly.com; http://xrl.us/AOM100z.
|N| Media: VI FI. Deadline: Aug 1
AK BC ID MT OR WA. Juried survey of new moving image arts, any length, genre. No fee/2 (½" VHS tape or DVD), may apply online, $10-15 handling fee for return. $15k lab service awards and tour honoraria. => Thomas Phillipson, Northwest Film & Video Fest, 1219 SW Park Av, Portland OR 97205. 503-221-1156x13; thomas@nwfilm.org; http://xrl.us/AOM101ce.
|N| Media: 2D. Deadline: Aug 5 ~
w/in 100 miles. Juried show exploring ways farms and barns and agrarian history inspire and inform art. $35/4 (sl, 4x6 prints or CD), entry form. Cash awards. => Farms & Barns 3, The Next Picture Show, 113 W First St, Dixon IL 61021. 815-285-4924; fax -1149; nps@grics.net; http://xrl.us/AOM101dg.
|N| Media: All x(FI VI). Deadline: Aug 10
CA. Juried exhibit of work that incorporates letters, words or text, makes literary references or tells a visual story. $20/1 (sl, photo, digi prints or emailed). $1.1K+ statuette. => Visual Literacy, 2nd City Coun., Box 90503, Long Beach CA 9089-0503. 562-901-0997; 2ndcitycouncil@earthlink.net; http://xrl.us/AOM101q.
Media: 2D 3D. Deadline: Aug 11
AK ID MT OR WA BC. Juried show. $25/3 (sl or print). $2.6K+. Jury: Barbara Shaiman, dir of SAM gal. art sales, Seattle Art Mus. => Sandy Guinup, 10th Annual, Art Port Townsend/Jefferson Arts Alliance, Box 65499, Port Ludlow WA 98365. 360-379-3025; sguinup@olypen.com; http://xrl.us/AOM100c.
|N| Media: All xPE. Deadline: Aug 15
WA OR ID. Unrestricted grant based on quality of work, creativity, skill, commitment to work, development, impact of award. $10/6 (through www.callforentry.org). $15K, show at SAM. Jury: Margie Livingston, artist; Dan Webb, artist,; et al. => Betty Bowen Memorial Award, Seattle Art Museum, 100 University St, Seattle WA 98101. 206-654-3131; bettybowen@seattleartmuseum.org; http://xrl.us/AOM90cu.
Media: FR. Deadline: Aug 20
OR WA. Juried exhibit. $20/3, $5 ea addl (CD). Jury: Jae McDonald, quilter; Ruth Bassm, quilter, educator, shopkeeper; Sandra McMorris Johnson, artist. => Jae McDonald, Dancing Hands: Fiber Art at the Springfield Museum, Springfield Museum, 590 Main St, Springfield OR 97477. 541-726-2300; chaicreates@comcast.net; http://xrl.us/AOM100cz.
|N| Media: FI VI. Deadline: Aug 22 ~
CA. Solo or group shows for 09. $10/6 (by ea. artist, sl or CD), appl, etc. + $290 and up if accepted. =>
Satri Pencak, Gallery II Exhibitions in 2009, Sebastopol Ctr. for the Arts, 6780 Depot St, Sebastopol CA 95472. 707-829-4797; fax -0369; satrip@sonic.net.; http://xrl.us/AOM101cu.
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|N| Media: All. Deadline: Aug 29 |+|
Cook County, IL. Unrestricted grants for non-student artists. No fee/8 (on line, or 5 min of Video/Media/Sound by mail), appl on line, CV, statement. $1.5-15K. => Chicago Grants, Artadia, 210 Eleventh Av Ste 503, NY NY 10001. 212-727-2233; fax -352-9979; info@artadia.org; http://xrl.us/AOM96t.
|N| Media: All. Deadline: Aug 29 |+|
w/in 1-hr from SF. 3 mo. (usually) full or part time to use materials found in disposal. No fee/6 (CD or DVD), cover letter, appl, résumé, proposal. 24-hr access to well-equipped studio, monthly stipend, exhibit. Jury: Catharine Clark, gallerist; Diana Fuller, curator; E. Banker White, artist; et al. => Deborah Munk, Artist-In-Residence Prog, SF Recycling & Disposal Inc, 501 Tunnel Av, SF CA 94134. 415-330-1415; dmunk@norcalwaste.com; http://xrl.us/AOM79bx.
|N| Media: 2D 3D. Deadline: Aug 29
AL FL GA KT MS NC SC TE VA DC. Juried show of work dealing w/ anything from ones own traditional historical cultural perspectives to the ways in which travel or other cross-cultural experiences have influenced ones expression and creativity. $30/2, $5 ea. addl., max 6 (CD or sl [for $5 addl. fee]), entry form. $1.8k +. Jury: Tom Patterson, writer, critic, independent curator. => Terri Goff, Cultural Crossroads, Assoc. Artists of Winston-Salem, 301 W 4th St, Winston-Salem NC 27101. 336-722-0340; staff@associatedartists.org; http://xrl.us/AOM101af.
|N| Media: 2D. Deadline: Aug 31
CT ME MA NH NY RI VT. Full color spread in volume of "New American Paintings," a regional exhibition-in-print. $35/4 (sl or 8x10" digi prints), résumé. Distributed through bookstores, museum shops, etc. Jury: William Stover, assist. cur., Mus. of Fine Arts, Boston. => The Open Studios Press, 450 Harrison Av #304, Boston MA 02118. info@newamericanpaintings.com; http://xrl.us/AOM88bh.
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|N| Media: All. Deadline: Sep 15
SF Bay Area. Juried and invitational shows, also public Art Walk. No fee/5 (sl or prints), cover letter about work and sow would like to have. => Show Committee, Art Works Downtown, 1337 4th St, San Rafael CA 94901. 415-608-6160; http://xrl.us/AOM101ad.
|N| Media: All. Deadline: Sep 19
SF. Grants to stimulate creation and presentation of work throughout city's neighborhoods. No fee/20 (or video if work requires), résumé, etc. Up to $10k. => San San Wong, Individual Artist Commissions, SF Art Commission Gallery, 401 Van Ness Av, Veterans Bldg, SF CA 94102. 415-252-2565; SanSan.Wong@sfgov.org; http://xrl.us/AOM100ea.
|N| Media: All x(FI VI). Deadline: Sep 24 ~
CA. Juried exhibit of work that reflects Love, Commitment, Struggle, Surprise or Horror. $17/1 (sl, photos, digi prints or emailed). $1.K+. => Marriage & Other Scary Things, 2nd City Council Art Gallery + Performance Space, 435 Alamitos Av, Long Beach CA 90802. 562-901-0997; 2ndcitycouncil@earthlink.net; http://xrl.us/AOM101r.
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|N| Media: 2D 3D. Deadline: Sep 26 ~
WA. Monthly exhibits of wall-hung and small (12x12x12") 3D work, in public space visited by people of many countries and cultures, all ages. No fee/10 (CD), appl, résumé. => Marianne Johnson, Lynwood Library Gallery, Lynnwood Arts Commission, Box 5008, Lynnwood WA 98046-5008. 425-744-6459; mjohnson@ci.lynnwood.wa.us; http://xrl.us/AOM101at.
|N| Media: All. Deadline: Oct 10 ~
International. Juried show of the unclothed figure. No fee/10 (CD), proposal, statement, résumé, preferred dates. => Mike Deetsch, The Nude, Lexington Art League, 209 Castlewood Dr, Lexington KY 40505, USA. 859-254-7024; fax -7214; mdeetsch@lexingtonartleague.org; http://xrl.us/AOM101bw.
|N| Media: All. Deadline: Open
SF Bay Area. Show on line and to Bay Area.individuals, businesses, corporations, hospitality and health-care businesses and the design community, by privately owned company. No fee/20 (sl, hi-res images on CD or by email [review@studiodirectart.com], URL), 50% commission. => Studio Direct Art, 226 Edelen Av #21, Los Gatos CA 95030. 408-718-3191; chris@studiodirectart.com; http://xrl.us/AOM75H.
|N| Media: All. Deadline: Open
10 SF Bay Area counties. Exhibition by individual artists, teams, curators, including for site specific, multimedia installations in the Grove St Window, Arts Commission Gallery, City Hall. No fee/20 (or video if work requires), résumé, etc. => Meg Shiffler, Gallery Exhibitions, SF Art Commission Gallery, 401 Van Ness Av, Veterans Bldg, SF CA 94102. 415-554-6080; meg.shiffler@sfgov.org; http://xrl.us/AOM91ac.
|N| Media: All. Deadline: Open
New England (6 states). Possible future exhibition and/or collection opportunities. No fee/20 (sl, high-quality color photocopies or CD-PC or .mov or quicktime), résumé, statement, etc. => Rachel Rosenfield Lafo, DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, 51 Sandy Pond Rd, Lincoln MA 01773. 781-259-8355; fax -3650; curatorialfellow@decordova.org; http://xrl.us/AOM76AU.
|N| Media: All. Deadline: Open
SF Bay Area. 3-mo. solo or group shows. $5/5-10 (sl or phot), appl, price list, $20 fee if accepted. Help w/ installation, postcards, etc. Jury: artists, Arts Ctte. members, community representatives. => Albany Arts Gallery, City of Albany., 1249 Marin Av, Albany CA 94706. 510-559-7218; AlbanyArtsCommittee@albanyca.org; http://xrl.us/AOM101u.
Media: 2D 3D. Deadline: Open
Greater SF Bay Ares. Consignment and exhibition in gallery store of work priced under $200. No fee but must be member ($40 ), appl, digital prints or photos showing work, etc. => Gallery Manager, Pro Arts Gallery Store, Pro Arts, 550 2nd St, Oakland CA 94607. 510-763-4361; fax -9470; info@proartsgallery.org; http://xrl.us/AOM100dt.
Media: 2D. Deadline: Open
NW region (w/in 4-6 hr driving time). 6-8 wk exhibit. No fee/10 (sl, online or CD), list form, bio, statement, etc. => ORSCC Gallery Program, Redmond Arts Comm MS: ORSPK, Box 97010, Redmond WA 98073-9710. 425-556-2316; mskillingstead@redmond.gov; http://xrl.us/AOM86ab
Media: DI CU etc. Deadline: Open
CA. Shows during academic year, normally 1-2 yrs in future. $2512 (sl or CD), cover letter, résumé, etc. => Tobin Keller, Exhibition Proposal, The Cabrillo Gallery, 6500 Soquel Dr Rm 1002, Aptos CA 95003. 831-479-6308; fax -5045; gallery@cabrillo.edu; http://xrl.us/AOM89ab.
Media: All. Deadline: Open
NYC metro area. Gain credits for health care services through approved projects such as teaching or murals. No fee, contact for info or to make appt.=> Artist Access Program, Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center, Brooklyn NY. 877-244-5600; http://xrl.us/AOM88bm
Media: All. Deadline: Open
Regional. Solo and group exhibitions in lobby, Weaver Room or Jessie Wilbur Gallery. No fee/5-10 (sl, digi prints or CD-PC), statement, résumé. Jury: staff, local artists and community members. => Ellen Ornitz, The Emerson Center for the Arts and Culture, 11 South Grand, Bozemon MT 59715. 406-587-9797; ellen@theemerson.org; http://xrl.us/AOM100ej
Media: All. Deadline: Open
IA. Directory of Iowa studio artists. $15/3 (digi preferred or sl, photo or color copies, if by email use subject line "Iowa Artist Directory"), appl. => Sarah Ekstrand, Artist Directory, Iowa Arts Council, 600 E Locust, Des Moines IA 50319-0290. 515-281-4657; Sarah.Ekstrand@iowa.gov; http://xrl.us/AOM88ax.
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Media: PU. Deadline: Open
Santa Cruz. Pool of artists for either program. No fee, contact for details. => Crystal Birns, Graphic Traffic and Storefront Gallery programs, City of Santa Cruz, Parks and Recreation Dpt, 323 Church St, Santa Cruz CA 95060. 831-420-5256; cbirns@ci.santa-cruz.ca.us.
Media: All. Deadline: Open
Preference to artists living w/in 75 mi. Solo or small group shows in 1 of 6 galleries, scheduling 2 yrs in advance. $30/7-10 (C, PowerPoint pref.), résumé(s). Jury: working artists and arts administrators. => Diane Sibbison, Exhibit Proposal, Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center, 40 S Carroll St, Frederick MD 21701. 301-698-0656x115; dsibbison@delaplaine.org; http://xrl.us/AOM99ar.
Media: All xPE. Deadline: Open
IL IN OH WV VA TN MO. 4-6 wk exhibits by artists, independent curators and collaborative artist teams, esp. of work reflecting cultural diversity in thoughtful way. No fee/10-15 (CD or sl), CV 1-p proposal, etc. => Stacey Chinn, Material Witness/Physical Evidence, Gloria Singletary Gallery, The Living Arts & Science Center, 362 N Martin Luther King Blvd, Lexington KY 40508. 859-252-5222; fax -255-7448; schinn@lasclex.org; http://xrl.us/AOM99bg.
Media: 2D 3D. Deadline: Open ~
Regional. Show of local and regional artists w/ body of work for sale, also work for gallery gift shop. No fee/(sl or CD), proposal, résumé, statement, etc.=> Gallery General Exhibits, Center for Visual Arts, 427 4th St, Wausau WI 54403. 715-842-4545; cva@cvawausau.org; http://xrl.us/AOM93ad.
|N| Media: All. Deadline: Open
SF Bay Area only. Membership gallery w/ work generally priced
$100-$1200. No fee to apply (online or by mail), 5 examples (min) of
work at interview; share work, exhibiting costs, $60/yr if accepted +
gallery sitting and other chores. => Membership Director, City Art Cooperative Gallery, 828 Valencia St, SF CA 94110. 415-970-9900; http://xrl.us/AOM77y.
|N| Media: BA. Deadline: Open
For those who have created work in or relating to book arts; various
benefits including juried member show, Featured Artist Project
opportunity, inclusion Slide Registry. $50/5-10 (sl, CD, DVD and/or
printouts), appl,. => Artist Member Application, The Center for Book Arts, 28 W 27th St 3rd Fl, NY NY 10001. 212-481-0295; fax -9853; info@centerforbookarts.org; http://xrl.us/AOM101ar.
Media: PR. Deadline: Sep 15
Membership in group of professional fine art printmakers. No fee/10 (sl
or CD), résumé, $40/yr if accepted. Exhibitions,
demonstrations, online portfolio, newsletter. Jury: SAGA Council
members. => Membership Committee, Society of American Graphic Artists, 32 Union Square Rm 1214, NY NY 10003. ; http://xrl.us/AOM100bz.
Media: PA SC PH FI PR MM. Deadline: Open
Coop gallery in Chelsea. No fee/10, $500 initiation fee if accepted,
$150/mo for locals; $180/mo for out-of-town; 10 slides,
résumé, actual work. Solo show approximately every 2 yrs,
group show, 2/yr. => Stephanie Rauschenbusch, Noho Gallery, 530 W 25th St 4th Fl, NY NY 10001. 212-367-7063; srauschenbusch@earthlink.net; http://xrl.us/AOM87bp
Media: PR. Deadline: Open
Consortium of non-profit printmakers' councils in US and Canada. $30
and up/year. Magazine, classes and workshops, online gallery, etc.=>
American Print Alliance, 302 Larkspur Turn, Peachtree City GA
30269-2210. printalliance@mindspring.com; http://xrl.us/AOM98m.
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Media: 2D 3D. Deadline: Open
International. Show on site promoting artists working primarily in realism. No fee to apply/5-12 (CD or email), appl, résumé, $60-100/yr depending on level of membership if selected. => Call for Artists, TraditionalRealism.com, Box 481894, Charlotte NC 28269, USA. application@traditionalrealism.com; http://xrl.us/AOM98cy.
Media: All. Deadline: Open
Chicago area. Membership by artists ready to exhibit in a major venue, 2nd oldest women's co-op gallery in the US. No fee/20 (sl, CD or email if small), letter of intent, full résumé, artist statement regarding work, $150 initiation fee and $75/mo if accepted. => Esther Charbit, Membership, ARC Gallery, 832 W Superior St #204, Chicago IL 60622. 312-733-2787; arcgallery@yahoo.com.
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|N| Media: 2FI VI. Deadline: Aug 1
International. Showing work exploring impact of US Constitution and Bill of Rights on lives of people in US today -- freedom of speech, freedom of religion, separation of church and state, etc. No fee (DVD), Eng. subtitles for non-Eng. $.55K. => Prof. Ron Waite, We the People Film Series, Albertus Magnus College, 700 Prospect St, New Haven CT 06511, USA. 203-773-8539; fax -3701; wethepeople@albertus.edu; http://xrl.us/AOM101v.
Media: VI FI. Deadline: Jul 31
Festival of shorts, works in progress, features, documentaries, animation, digital, etc. on theme of "Freedom." $30/1, $12/1 (shorts), 1/-2 price if by Mar 31, 2x price if after Jun 30, statement. => 9th Film and Video Fest, Woodstock Museum, Box 73, Woodstock NY 12498-0073. 845-246-0600; hello@WoodstockMuseum.com; http://xrl.us/AOM96bu.
Media: PR. Deadline: Aug 15 |+|
So Cal. artists only. Exhibition meant to inspire others to share resources and energies to create positive change in American politics and domestic policy through art exhibition. No fee/5 (CD). Jury: curated by Patrick Merrill.=> Left, Right and Center, Tustin O. T. Gallery, 150 Main St, Tustin CA 92649. JohnP216@aol.com; http://xrl.us/AOM100bf.
Media: FI VI. Deadline: Aug 15
International. Non-competitive, curated year-long festival of independent political cinema, 0-15min, 15-30 or 30+min, any genre, at several locations across Canada (also international locales, contact for details). No fee/1 (DVD). Pub. Perf. License Fees paid. =>
Submissions, Cinema Politica, PO Box 55097 (Mackay), Montreal QC H3G 2W5, CANADA. info@cinemapolitica.org; http://xrl.us/AOM98t.
|N| Media: All. Deadline: Aug 17
Hand deliver. Juried show of work dealing w/ relationship between politics and war. $10/1 (actual work only). Jury: Susan Barnes-Gelt, editorialist, Denver Post. => Politics and War, Core New Art Space, 900 Santa Fe Dr, Denver CO 80204. 303-297-8428; art@corenewartspace.com; http://xrl.us/AOM100cb.
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Media: 2D FI VI. Deadline: Open
International. Publication of work in online and printed mag devoted to political art. No fee/unlimited (jpg or gif under 1 MB ea or physical samples by mail; if time-based, submit as DVD or MiniDV, although short works may be submitted via submitting URL where they may be downloaded). => Rob Maguire, Art Threat Magazine, PO Box 55097,Montreal QC, CANADA. 514-655-6837; editor@artthreat.net.; http://xrl.us/AOM88w.
Media: All. Deadline: Open |+|
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