[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] The Toledo Zoo announces a call for artists for Wild About Art, seeking creative artists and skilled makers to take part in a uniquely wild, two-day art fair that takes place throughout Zoo grounds. This event features local and regional artists with various mediums on display and for sale to thousands of Zoo visitors. It includes live entertainment, hands-on art activities, and, of course, animals!
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Enter by: 26 April 2024
Work does not have to be animal related. Mediums permitted: ceramics, drawing, painting, glass, jewelry, mixed media, metal working, photography, printmaking/graphics, sculpture, textiles, and wood.
Wild About Art Artist Benefits
Artists will set up around the Zoo’s beautiful grounds and animals and be exposed to a diverse audience of animal and art lovers. Wild About Art will be promoted to the Zoo’s huge, loyal membership base of over 70,000 households, as well as over 343,000 Facebook followers. Staff and volunteers assisting with the event are top notch and bend over backwards to make sure artists feel welcome and taken care of. Artist Amenities include:
- Free parking and Zoo admission
- Free electricity
- An air-conditioned artist lounge with complimentary beverages and snacks
- Volunteer booth sitters available up to 15 minutes
- Volunteers on hand to assist with set up and tear down
- 24-hour security
- An estimated over 10,000 Zoo visitors for the weekend
About the Toledo Zoo
The Toledo Zoo has been around for more than a hundred years. It is home to more than 10,000 individual animals representing over 720 species. In an effort to save endangered wildlife, the zoo participates in more than 80 Species Survival Plans that ensure healthy, genetically diverse Zoo populations. Travel around the world from the tropics to Greenland, ocean to sky, and desert to rainforest in one Zoo visit. Animals take part in the art fair by creating their own works of art, a huge attendance driver for the event.
For more information, contact artfair@toledozoo.org
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[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] The Boynes Artist Award invites artists worldwide to participate in the 10th Edition of the Boynes Artist Award. With a commitment to inclusivity and diversity in the arts, the award offers a platform where artists of all backgrounds and experience levels can shine on a global stage.
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Enter by: 29 April 2024
Early Bird Deadline: February 28, 2024 (25% off)
Seize the opportunity to gain exposure, recognition, and support for your artistic journey. An esteemed panel of jurors from diverse backgrounds will celebrate your creativity in all its forms.
Winner and Finalists Announced: May 30, 2024
Boynes Artist Award Artist Benefits
1st Place:
- $3000 Cash Prize
- Access to the Residency Network
- Advertising Package (worth $2000 USD)
- Winning Work Showcased on the Homepage
- Published Interview with the Boynes Artist Award
10 Finalists:
- Published Interview
- Access to the Residency Network
- Finalist Certificate
The Boynes Artist Award Residency Network connects winners and finalists with prestigious art residencies across Europe. It offers unparalleled opportunities for artistic growth, cultural exchange, and exposure. This network enhances artists’ careers and nurtures their creativity, embodying a commitment to supporting and empowering artists worldwide.
About Boynes Artist Award
The Boynes Artist Award stands out as a global platform that welcomes artists from diverse backgrounds and experience levels, emphasizing inclusivity and celebrating artistic excellence across various mediums and styles. This commitment to diversity makes it a significant player in the contemporary art scene, fostering an environment where artists can thrive, connect, and share their unique perspectives.
Furthermore, the award offers artists tangible opportunities for growth and recognition. With cash prizes, residency access, social media exposure, and interviews, it provides not only financial support but also a chance for emerging and established artists to gain visibility and credibility in the art world.
What sets the award apart is its Residency Network, which establishes partnerships with art residencies across Europe, opening doors for winners and finalists to experience transformative artistic journeys. This unique feature showcases the award’s dedication to artists’ professional development and the creation of a global community of creators.
In summary, the award’s commitment to diversity, tangible opportunities, and the Residency Network make it a captivating and valuable platform for artists seeking recognition, growth, and connection within the art community.
For more information, contact info@boynesartistaward.com
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[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] Decagon Gallery announces a call for artists for the Action Reaction online photography exhibition. The gallery seeks photographic works that capture the dynamic interplay between action and reaction in our world.
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Enter by: 15 March 2024
Photographers are invited to submit images that explore the cause-and-effect relationships, moments of impact, and chain reactions that shape our lives and environment. Whether it’s a split-second reaction to a decisive action or a series of events unfolding over time, submit your visual interpretations of this theme.
Selected works will be featured in an online curated exhibition on the gallery’s website, providing a platform for photographers to showcase their interpretations of the Action Reaction Exhibition to a wide audience.
- A cash award of $200 and one copy of the exhibition catalogue will be given to the First Place entry and the photographer will be offered a free gallery in the Featured section of the gallery’s website. This winning entry will be promoted on social media.
- The Second Place entry will be given a cash award of $100 and one copy of the exhibition catalogue and promotion on social media.
- The Third Place entry will be given a cash award of $50 and promoted on social media.
About Decagon Gallery
Decagon Gallery is an online photography gallery based in Brooklyn, New York, that offers photographers a curated platform to showcase their work and connect with art enthusiasts worldwide.
The gallery maintains a robust online presence through its website and social media. It promotes through email marketing, social media, and collaborations with other art organizations.
Photographers are promoted through juried exhibitions, several entry-free exhibitions, the featured artists section of the gallery’s website, unique solo exhibitions, and an online platform that offers fine art prints for sale from photographers.
For more information, contact info@decagongallery.com
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[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] The Holy Art Gallery announces a call for artists for the Motion exhibition. The show will be hosted on the Holy Art Gallery’s website and two screens in the London gallery. Artists from all countries are welcome to submit artwork in any medium for consideration including, but not limited to painting, photography, printmaking, video art, installation, films, sculpting, mixed media, poems, and illustration. The theme is open.
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Enter by: 10 February 2024
Motion Exhibition Dates: 16 February – 16 March 2024
With this virtual show, The Holy Art Gallery aims to reach a wide audience and provide a seamless experience for both artists and viewers.
About The Holy Art Gallery
The Holy Art Gallery is committed to providing unique opportunities for artists and art enthusiasts alike. They pride themselves on being a platform for emerging and established artists to showcase their work. Their goal is to create a community where creativity thrives and connections are made.
The Holy Art Gallery believes that art should be accessible to everyone. That’s why they strive to make their gallery spaces welcoming and open for all. They want people from all walks of life to come in and experience different forms of art, whether it is paintings, sculptures, installations, or mixed media pieces. They aim to educate and inspire our visitors by providing information about the works on display and the artists behind them.
Shy of three years old, the gallery has already established permanent spaces in London, Athens, and New York City. They have hosted shows across the world in places like Brussels, Amsterdam, Paris, Berlin, Paros, Chios, and Milan.
For more information, contact virtual@theholyart.com
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[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] Southern Tier Center for Emerging Artists (STCEA) announces a call for artists for an online art exhibition, Perspectives: Abstracts In Art.
This vibrant and accessible art exhibit celebrates the beauty and diversity of abstract art. The Perspectives exhibition showcases the ways in which artists communicate emotion, energy, and imagination through non-representational forms involving colors, patterns, textures, shapes, lines, concepts, and emotions.
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Enter by: 15 March 2024
All mediums and styles are welcome. 20% of exhibit proceeds benefit Equal Justice Initiative, one of STCEA’s favorite non-profits and a champion of criminal justice reform and racial justice. A Best in Show (cash prize) and Awards of Distinction will be awarded to the works of highest artistic merit based on technical skill, creativity, innovation, and adherence to theme. An Artists’ Choice and People’s Choice award will be selected based on popular vote.
STCEA provides a safe space for you to build creative confidence. Have your work evaluated through a competitive juried show process that is welcoming to art students, new and emerging artists, and seasoned artists alike. Having your work displayed in an international juried show is a great way to boost your artistic presence, increase sales, and build your exhibition portfolio for future show opportunities, gallery representation, or entrance to MFA programs – or just for fun and personal growth. Online exhibits are good for the environment and your pocketbook – you save shipping fees and artwork preparation costs as your work is professionally displayed in an online gallery with shareable links for your website and social media feeds. Plus, direct viewers to your online shop, where you’ll keep 100% of the proceeds for any artwork sold.
About Southern Tier Center for Emerging Artists
Southern Tier Center for Emerging Artists believes in art that does good and makes the world a better place. STCEA donates a portion of the proceeds from every exhibition to support local and national non-profits doing good work in the communities they serve. Needs addressed through the contributions from STCEA exhibits include food security and basic living needs, racial equity, environment and natural resources, substance abuse and mental health services, animal rights and care, refugee resettlement, music education, affordable housing, and health and human services.
For more information, contact southerntierartists@gmail.com
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Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] The New York Center for Photographic Art (NYC4PA) announces a call for artists for Colors of the Commonplace, an online photography competition.
The word commonplace suggests things we see without really noticing them. Some synonyms are vanilla, customary, every day, and mundane, with examples like doors, buildings, benches, cars, teacups, and glasses that you come across everyday while out walking, on the train, in the car, at the supermarket, or in your own house.
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Enter by: 11 February 2024
The challenge for this call is creating images where the colors of the commonplace create an image with impact and make it pop. Show how you choose to meet this challenge. As with all NYC4PA calls for entry, all 2d photographs are welcome.
NYC4PA offers opportunities to participate in themed calls for photographers. Each call has a different theme and 50 images win. The prizes total $4000. There is a grand prize, 3 first prizes, 3 second prizes, 3 third prizes, 20 juror’s selections, and 20 honorable mentions. All 50 winners are posted in a gallery on the NYC4PA website and included in an exhibition gallery. The call is open to any photographers worldwide and of any age, amateurs or professional. A professional photographer, gallery owner, or photography teacher is the juror.
About New York Center for Photographic Art
The mission of the New York Center for Photographic Art is to provide exhibition opportunities in the vibrant New York City gallery world to photographers around the globe. NYC4PA offers international, themed, open call competitions juried by recognized experts in the field of photography. Prizes include cash awards, online gallery, catalog, and New York City gallery exhibits.
For more information, contact nyc4pa@gmail.com
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[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] The Art Barn School of Art announces a call for artists for their 30th annual juried art exhibition, to be held April 13 – May 23, 2024.
The purpose of this long-standing exhibition is to promote the creation and recognition of original quality 2-dimensional works of art and ceramic arts. The exhibition attracts entries from established and aspiring artists from Northwest Indiana, Chicago suburbs, and Southwest Michigan.
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Enter by: 25 February 2024
Entry Fees: Up to 2 entries for $35, plus $5 for one additional entry.
The exhibition is open to artists 18 years of age and up and living in the United States. All entries must be of original design and personal execution.
For this juried art exhibition, the Art Barn will accept 2-dimensional media including, but not limited to, drawing, fiber, mixed media, painting, pastels, photography and/or printmaking. Additionally, they accept ceramics works which may be 2 or 3-Dimensional and be functional or non-functional (only single pieces, no sets).
Bryan Byrn, Director and curator at the Midwest Museum of American Art will bring an expert curatorial eye to this year’s artwork selection process. As juror, Mr. Byrn will help Art Barn ensure the highest standards and integrity. He served as this exhibition’s first juror in 1994 and returns for our 30th anniversary.
Art Barn provides numerous purchase and merit awards totaling $6,000.
Awards include:
- Best of Show – $500
- Merit Awards – in various values from $20 – $300
- Purchase Awards – in amounts of $300, $400 or $500)
- Jan Sullivan Emerging Artist Award – $200 (artists between the ages of 18-25 are eligible)
All proceeds generated from this exhibition, aside from awards, support Art Barn School of Art educational programs and exhibitions.
About the Art Barn School Of Art
The Art Barn fosters art education and cultural access for residents, businesses, and partners in the community. The mission of the Art Barn School of Art is to provide quality art education programs for all ages in a supportive, creative environment in order to enrich the quality of life in the region. The vision is to be a recognized forum for the arts in a collaborative, community-based setting which provides an idyllic and supportive place for exploration, growth, inspiration, and development of artistic endeavors.
For more information, contact info@artbarnschool.org
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[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] PleinAir Magazine announces a call for artists for their PleinAir Salon January Art Competition. In the spirit of the French Salon created by the Academie des Beaux-Arts in Paris, this annual competition, with 12 monthly cycles, leading to the annual PleinAir Salon winners, is designed to stimulate artistic growth through competition.
This is an online competition with annual awards totaling $50,000. No mailing your artwork for an exhibition. Enter paintings for the PleinAir Salon January Art Competition whether you have won another competition or not.
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Enter by: 31 January 2024
The Early Bird Discount ends January 15th at 11:59 pm. Enter before then to receive 25% off your entries. Just $29 for your first and $12 for each additional painting. The regular price is $38 for the first painting and $16 for each additional painting.
There are over $2,000 in cash prizes awarded each month, and $22,000 awarded at the Annual Competition each May. Each of the 23 monthly winners are included in the judging for the 13th Annual PleinAir Salon where PleinAir Magazine awards the Grand Prize winner a check for $15,000 and feature their painting on the magazine’s cover, which is the #1 representational art magazine at Barnes & Noble. The winners of each monthly competition are automatically entered into the running for the Annual Competition and a $15,000 check!
Winners in each monthly competition may receive recognition and exposure through PleinAir magazine’s print magazine, e-newsletters, and social media. The Annual Awards will be presented live at the Plein Air Convention & Expo in May 2024.
About PleinAir Magazine
PleinAir Magazine is for plein air artists, enthusiasts, and collectors showcasing a wide variety of plein air paintings, articles on the top plein air artists of today and past, and the latest information on events and shows. The PleinAir Salon Art Competition has been awarding cash prizes and promoting artists for 12 years.
For more information, contact pleinairsalon@streamlinepublishing.com
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[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] Southern Tier Center for Emerging Artists (STCEA) announces a call for artists for an online art exhibition, Noteworthy: The Art of Music.
Music has the power to evoke emotions, tell stories, and create atmospheres; similarly, visual art has the ability to convey the intangible and provoke a sensory experience. The Noteworthy exhibit seeks to celebrate the fusion of these two powerful mediums, inviting artists to translate the essence of music into visual form.
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Enter by: 15 February 2024
The theme for this exhibit is broad and open to interpretation. Artists are encouraged to draw inspiration from any genre, era, or cultural aspect of music. Whether your work is a direct representation of a musical composition, abstract interpretation of rhythm and melody, or reflection on the emotional impact of music, show your unique perspective on the symbiosis between visual and auditory art. All mediums and styles are welcome.
STCEA provides a safe space for you to build creative confidence. Have your work evaluated through a competitive juried show process that is welcoming to art students, new and emerging artists, and seasoned artists alike. Having your work displayed in an international juried show is a great way to boost your artistic presence, increase sales, and build your exhibition portfolio for future show opportunities, gallery representation, or entrance to MFA programs – or just for fun and personal growth. Online exhibits are good for the environment and your pocketbook – you save shipping fees and artwork preparation costs as your work is professionally displayed in an online gallery with shareable links for your website and social media feeds. Plus, direct viewers to your online shop, where you’ll keep 100% of the proceeds for any artwork sold.
About Southern Tier Center for Emerging Artists
Southern Tier Center for Emerging Artists believes in art that does good and makes the world a better place. STCEA donates a portion of the proceeds from every exhibition to support local and national non-profits doing good work in the communities they serve. Needs addressed through the contributions from STCEA exhibits include food security and basic living needs, racial equity, environment and natural resources, substance abuse and mental health services, animal rights and care, refugee resettlement, music education, affordable housing, and health and human services.
For more information, contact southerntierartists@gmail.com
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[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] Southern Tier Center for Emerging Artists (STCEA) announces a call for artists for an online art exhibition, Human Elements: The Portrait Show.
In this exhibit, celebrate the beauty and uniqueness of the human form, from candid captures to self-portraits and nudes. Call on the power of portraiture as a medium for self-expression, storytelling, and reflection. Delve deep into the exploration of not only physical features but also the profound emotions, cultural backgrounds, and individual experiences that define us.
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Enter by: 15 January 2024
All subjects, styles, and mediums are welcome in the Human Elements exhibition. A Best in Show (cash prize) and Awards of Distinction will be awarded to the works of highest artistic merit based on technical skill, creativity, innovation, and adherence to theme. An Artists’ Choice and People’s Choice award will be selected based on popular vote.
STCEA provides a safe space for you to build creative confidence. Have your work evaluated through a competitive juried show process that is welcoming to art students, new and emerging artists, and seasoned artists alike. Having your work displayed in an international juried show is a great way to boost your artistic presence, increase sales, and build your exhibition portfolio for future show opportunities, gallery representation, or entrance to MFA programs – or just for fun and personal growth. Online exhibits are good for the environment and your pocketbook – you save shipping fees and artwork preparation costs as your work is professionally displayed in an online gallery with shareable links for your website and social media feeds. Plus, direct viewers to your online shop, where you’ll keep 100% of the proceeds for any artwork sold.
About Southern Tier Center for Emerging Artists
Southern Tier Center for Emerging Artists believes in art that does good and makes the world a better place. STCEA donates a portion of the proceeds from every exhibition to support local and national non-profits doing good work in the communities they serve. Needs addressed through the contributions from STCEA exhibits include food security and basic living needs, racial equity, environment and natural resources, substance abuse and mental health services, animal rights and care, refugee resettlement, music education, affordable housing, and health and human services.
For more information, contact southerntierartists@gmail.com