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Cat And Mouse: Fine Arts Exhibition (Decatur, GA) – Call For Artists

Cat And Mouse: Fine Arts Exhibition (Decatur, GA) – Call For Artists

[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] The Decatur Arts Alliance announces a call for artists working in all media for their 2025 Fine Arts Exhibition, Cat and Mouse.

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Enter by: 14 March 2025

Cat and mouse is a playful way to illustrate a certain type of power struggle. This game of constant pursuit, capture, and escape is a trope of fables, fiction, movies, and cartoons. Will one win over the other, or are the combatants locked in a never-ending game where the upper hand is gained, but eventually lost?

After her enemies forced her to abdicate her throne on July 24, 1567, leading to unsuccessful attempt to regain the throne, Queen Mary of Scotland fled to England, seeking the protection of her cousin, Elizabeth I. Perceiving Mary as a threat, Elizabeth confined her in various castles and manor houses in the interior of England.

Queen Mary was a skilled needlewoman and sewed many embroideries while she was under house arrest in England. An important means of expression for Mary, her amazing collection of embroideries featured fantastical beasts, Latin sayings, and hidden meanings.

One embroidery in particular, Mary’s embroidery of a cat, is imbued with hidden meaning. The cat depicted has red fur, a nod to Elizabeth I’s red, Tudor hair. The cat has its paw on the tail of a mouse, stopping it escaping. Is this a reference to the power struggle between these two female monarchs, or to Mary’s imprisonment, where the meek mouse, though under the cat’s foot, is bound to escape?

Cat and Mouse Artist Benefits

  • Best of Show:  $1,000
  • Gold Award:  $700
  • Silver Award:  $500

Purchase awards totaling $2,500 are selected by the City of Decatur for inclusion in its public art collection. Local institutions and universities frequently purchase exhibiting artwork. Purchase awards will be publicly announced on the exhibition website.

The Decatur Arts Festival draws approximately 40,000 people to downtown Decatur for a celebration of the arts that includes a juried Artists Market, Children’s Festival, New Dance, Literary Arts, Performing Arts Stage, and a Concert on the Square, as well as the Fine Arts Exhibition. This large audience represents a broad spectrum of knowledge and appreciation of the arts, and the Fine Arts Exhibition addresses this spectrum with a diversity of styles and media. Works selected for the show reflect a wide range of artists’ experiences and viewpoints, with excellence as a common thread.

About Decatur Arts Alliance

Decatur Arts Alliance (DAA) connects residents, businesses, tourists, and artists to increase arts access and engagement in the city of Decatur, Georgia. Founded in 1989, the nonprofit produces the annual Decatur Arts Festival, numerous city-wide public art programs, community art and music events, and in 2024, launched the “Creative Village” project at Legacy Park that offers affordable artist studios and community workshops for all ages and skill levels.

The DAA provides a collaborative environment to coordinate the interests of artists, gallery owners, theater groups, dance groups, and performance venues within the city, helping to make Decatur home to a strong arts community. The Decatur Arts Alliance is supported by membership and sponsorship, along with proceeds from the Decatur Arts Festival and the Decatur Wine Festival.

For more information, contact amacon@decaturartsalliance.org

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M&T Bank Clothesline Art Festival (Rochester, NY) – Call For Artists

M&T Bank Clothesline Art Festival (Rochester, NY) – Call For Artists

[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] Memorial Art Gallery (MAG) of the University of Rochester announces a call for artists for the M&T Bank Clothesline Art Festival,  their largest annual fundraiser and biggest celebration of the arts for over 60 years.

Over 300 artists from across the country offer their work for purchase at this juried, two-day festival that takes place on the beautiful grounds of the Memorial Art Gallery. Clothesline is also the place to experience all-day live entertainment, sample food from some of Rochester’s favorite food trucks and vendors, enjoy free family art activities, and visit the museum.

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Enter by: 1 May 2025

Three M&T Bank Clothesline Art Festival artists will receive awards recognizing extraordinary quality, craftsmanship, creativity and/or outstanding presentation. The Memorial Art Gallery requires that all participating Clothesline artists and makers submit original work, either one-of-a-kind or limited-edition. The work must be conceived and designed solely by the artist or maker and show vision, imagination, and originality. Each winner will receive a cash prize of $300. MAG will recognize one first-time exhibitor based on the same criteria who will receive a cash prize of $100.

About Memorial Art Gallery

A visit to the Memorial Art Gallery is a journey through more than 5,000 years of art history. From the relics of antiquity to works in the vanguard of contemporary practice, MAG offers a panorama of the world’s art. The 14-acre campus is a spectacular public art space that is a popular destination for Rochesterians and out-of-town visitors alike.

MAG’s permanent collection of more than 12,000 objects has been called “the best balanced in the state outside of metropolitan New York City.” In addition to its collection, the museum offers a year-round schedule of temporary exhibitions, lectures, concerts, tours, and family activities.

For more information, contact clothesline@mag.rochester.edu

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Wild About Art At The Toledo Zoo (Ohio) – Call For Artists

Wild About Art At The Toledo Zoo (Ohio) – Call For Artists

[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: 25 April 2025

Mediums permitted: ceramics, drawing, painting, glass, jewelry, mixed media, metal working, photography, printmaking/graphics, sculpture, textiles, and wood. Artwork does not have to be animal related.

Artists will set up around the beautiful, historic grounds and animals and be exposed to a diverse audience of animal and art lovers. Wild about Art will be promoted to a huge, loyal membership base of over 76,000 households, as well as over 454,000 Facebook followers. Staff and volunteers assisting with the event are top notch. They bend over backwards to make sure artists feel welcome and taken care of.

Artist Amenities include:

  • Free parking and Zoo admission
  • Free electricity
  • 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
  • 10,000 Zoo visitors for the weekend

Animals take part in the art fair by creating their own works of art, which is a huge attendance driver for the event.

About The Toledo Zoo

The Toledo Zoo is celebrating their 125 year anniversary. It is home to more than 16,000 animals representing over 680 species. In an effort to save endangered wildlife, they participate in more than 80 Species Survival Plans that ensure healthy, genetically diverse Zoo populations. With historic WPA-era buildings, beautiful gardens, you can travel around the world from the tropics to Greenland, ocean to sky, and desert to rainforest in one Zoo visit.

For more information, contact artfair@toledozoo.org

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ART 64 Live Painting Competition (Wauwatosa, WI) – Call For Artists

ART 64 Live Painting Competition (Wauwatosa, WI) – Call For Artists

[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] Discover Wauwatosa announces its 4rd annual call for artists for ART 64, presented by North Shore Bank. ART 64 is a one-of-a-kind live painting competition where 64 artists go head-to-head in a bracket-style tournament. The twist? The public votes in real-time to determine who advances through three rounds of fierce competition—all for a shot at the $20,000 grand prize!

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Enter by: 28 February 2025

No fee to apply.

Any artist, age 18+, across the country and beyond can apply. This is your chance to showcase your talent to a lively crowd and engage with a supportive community of art lovers. Plus, it’s a wonderful opportunity to grow your network, be inspired by other artists, and potentially win big! All participants receive money for participating, increasing based on the round they reach in the competition.

A jury of artists and Discover Wauwatosa staff will select the final 64 artists who will compete. Accepted artists will be notified on March 21, 2025.

Event Date: June 6 – 7, 2025

ART 64 Artist Benefits

All accepted participants will receive money for participating: All 64 artists who participate will receive a minimum of $100. Artists who advance to Round 2 will receive $250 in total. Artists who advance to Round 3 will receive $750 in total. The sole winner of ART 64 will receive $20,000 in total. This is a two-day competition with great exposure and networking opportunities for artists of all ages and backgrounds.

The 2024 ART 64 event saw over 11,000 visitors in The Village of Wauwatosa, thousands of votes cast for artists, and over 100 tournament paintings sold. The event also included family-friendly activities, live music, food and drinks, and shopping from unique, local small businesses.

Last year’s winner, Tyrone Acierto, reflected on the experience: “Winning the ART 64 painting contest was one of the most rewarding and inspiring experiences of my career. The live painting format challenged me to push my creative boundaries, while the support and energy of the community fueled my work. I encourage all artists to apply—not just for the chance to showcase your talents, but to join a vibrant network of creators and art lovers.”

About Discover Wauwatosa

ART 64 is hosted by Discover Wauwatosa. Wauwatosa is located immediately west of Milwaukee, and is a part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area. It is named after the Potawatomi Chief Wauwataesie and the Potawatomi word for firefly.

Also affectionally called Tosa, this city in Milwaukee County has a lot to offer. The great thing about Wauwatosa is that there is always a great deal going on. But that can make it challenging when it comes to planning a trip — where to begin? Worry not, as Discover Wauwatosa is here to help you find your ultimate Tosa experience, from lodging and food to events and activities.

For more information, contact art64tosa@newaukee.com

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Coffee Culture (Fredericksburg, VA) – Call For Artists

Coffee Culture (Fredericksburg, VA) – Call For Artists

[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] LibertyTown Arts Workshop announces a call for artists for Coffee Culture, a national juried art exhibition.

The nineties are back, baby, and with it, so is the nineties’ coffee house culture. Join LibertyTown this March to celebrate all things coffee and coffee culture, whether they are images of coffee, coffee bean art, celebrations of your life in a coffee house, or deeper examinations of this strange, fermented bean water’s journey from bush to mug. LibertyTown wants to see all of your art celebrating, incorporating, or exploring our sweet, sweet, caffeinated friend, coffee.

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Enter by: 17 February 2025

A non-refundable application fee must be paid for each submitted piece before it will be juried. Payment may be submitted electronically via submittable or by check delivered to LibertyTown. “Friends of LibertyTown” Members receive discounted jury fees. If you aren’t already, you can become a member at http://libertytownarts.com/product/friends-of-libertytown/.

Application Fees

  • 1st piece (Non-member): $25
  • 1st piece (Member): $15
  • Each additional piece: $ 5

All artists age 16 and older, working in any media, may apply to this show. Work previously exhibited in LibertyTown’s gallery is not eligible. Work must be original and not from kits and made in the least five years.

Work accepted into the show must be for sale. Applications must be submitted electronically; no physical pieces will be accepted at the gallery for jurying. Work that will be displayed must be ready to show, with no unfired media, no wet paint, no sawtooth hangers, staple-free edges or other unfinished surfaces. LibertyTown will provide pedestals and shelving as needed. LibertyTown reserves the right to reject works accepted by the juror due to content, space constraints, or inability to properly install the work.

Calendar

  • 2/19: Notifications sent via Submittable Only
  • 3/3: Accepted work due at LibertyTown by 8PM
  • 3/7: Opening reception
  • 3/30: Show closes, unsold work may be picked up/will be shipped back

Coffee Culture Awards

  • 1st Place: $400
  • 2nd Place: $200
  • 3rd Place: $100

LibertyTown keeps a commission of 40% on all show sales. Artists are responsible for any costs related to transporting accepted work to the gallery and transporting unsold work away at the end of the show. Artists applying to this show grant LibertyTown Arts Workshop unlimited non-exclusive right to use images of accepted work to promote the exhibit and the gallery.

About LibertyTown Arts Workshop

LibertyTown Arts Workshop is a 13,000 square foot art facility located in downtown, Fredericksburg, Virginia. LibertyTown is home to over 80 artists, working artists’ studios, and a full spectrum of art classes offered to the public. Main gallery Shows rotate monthly. This ensures that LibertyTown is always presenting new items for local patrons to enjoy and experience. LibertyTown features show items for viewing and sale on their website and features show items on Facebook and Instagram pages. Located downtown, the location is walkable, and they have many visitors local and visiting. LibertyTown participates in First Friday art receptions, which is a well-attended event that happens monthly.

For more information, contact info@libertytownarts.com

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Tartget Prize (Painting Competition – Deadline Extended) – Call For Artists

Tartget Prize (Painting Competition – Deadline Extended) – Call For Artists

[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] The Tartget Prize international painting competition invites artists from around the world to participate in its first edition. The competitions is dedicated to promoting art and creating opportunities for emerging artists while consolidating the reputations of distinguished painters.

With over €50,000 in cash prizes and international recognition awards through partnerships with magazines, galleries, fine art materials, and art scholarships, there are more than 50 prizes in total.

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Enter by: 15 February 2025 (original)

DEADLINE EXTENDED: 1 March, 2024

  • 30 finalist spots among all participants who submit their works before December 23, 2024.
  • If you don’t secure one of these 30 spots, your work will remain in the competition, giving you another chance after the registration deadline on February 15, 2025.
  • If you submit at least two works before December 23, 2024, you will receive a 50% discount on your next application.

Open to all. Figurative, conceptual, and abstract paintings are accepted, according to categories. The registration fee for the contest is $50 for the first artwork and $30 for each additional artwork or different category. For participants under 25 years old, the registration fee is $30 for the first artwork and $15 for each additional one.

There are 10 categories to enter:

  • Urban and Industrial Landscape
  • Natural and Outdoor Landscape
  • Animals and Wildlife
  • Drawing and Illustration
  • Still Life and Everyday Objects
  • Figure and Portrait
  • Fantasy and Imaginative
  • Conceptual and Collage
  • Abstraction
  • A special category for teenagers

Works in all styles are accepted, including hyperrealism, photorealism, contemporary realism, imaginative realism, fantastic realism, surrealism, impressionism, expressionism, plein air painting, contemporary, abstraction, and any other type of representative painting.

Tartget Prize Awards

These are the main prizes of the competition:

  • Best in Show: €12,000
  • Second General Prize: €6,000
  • Third General Prize: €4,000
  • Tartget Fusion Prize: €4,000
  • Acquisition Prizes: €1,000, €2,000, €3,000, and €4,000
  • Best in Category: €500

After selecting the 200 finalists, Tartget Prize, along with a panel of physical jurors, will determine the works to be included in the grand physical exhibition to be held in Madrid, Spain, from June 5 to 12, 2025, in the historic Ateneo de Madrid building, just steps away from the Prado Museum and the Thyssen, where most of the winners will be announced.

About Tartget Prize

Tartget Prize is a major international painting competition celebrating its first edition, awarding over €50,000 in prizes. It is sponsored by some of the leading fine art product brands worldwide and boasts a prestigious jury composed of renowned international painters, gallerists, collectors, art critics, and curators.

Undoubtedly, it is a great opportunity for all painters who wish to advance their painting careers, gain recognition, establish themselves in the market, open doors to new opportunities, win significant cash prizes, and exhibit their work in Madrid, one of the world’s most important cultural cities, at the physical exhibition showcasing the best finalist and awarded works.

For more information, contact ceo@tartgetpaintingprize.com

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Perceptions Unscripted (Online Art Competition) – Call For Artists

Perceptions Unscripted (Online Art Competition) – Call For Artists

[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] KiteraSpace announces a call for artists for Perceptions Unscripted, an online international art competition. Perceptions Unscripted calls artists to explore the concept of transcending perceptual limitations, whether physical, emotional, cultural, or imaginative. It challenges creators to reflect on breaking barriers, crossing thresholds, and pushing past the edges of what is accepted as real.

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Enter by: 28 February 2025

2D and 3D works in all styles, media, and subjects are welcomed.

Finalists will have their work featured in the virtual galleries of Kitera.Space and Art.Space and will move on to the final round of jurying in consideration for cash awards and honors. Exhibition will be freely accessible through any device and viewable online.

Bring your work to life and the world. Promote your art in the Competition Virtual Galleries. Share freely, get instant visitors and sell your art directly. Enjoy a 3D-Virtual space to exhibit your art quickly and easily. Have more visibility in a respected, global virtual gallery platform. Network with worldwide curators, collectors, and art professionals. Inclusion in a milestone development celebrating emerging and contemporary artists through virtual exhibitions.

About KiteraSpace

KiteraSpace’s mission is to connect contemporary art with curators, collectors, art professionals, education professionals, and the general public world wide. The submission fees received go towards awards, funding the platform, and providing opportunities and free resources to artists and educators around the world. They support the production of free virtual exhibitions, enabling an independent platform dedicated to artists.

KiteraSpace provides online art curated collections in a familiar art gallery setting, with free movement and true scale. Unlimited by reality. Accessible for everyone. Visit 3D art exhibitions from the comfort of your browser. Discover new and interesting art to acquire directly from the artist. Experience more art than would ever be possible in reality. Whenever and Wherever.

For more information, contact art@kitera.space

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Abstractions (Online Photography Exhibition) – Call For Artists

Abstractions (Online Photography Exhibition) – Call For Artists

[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] Decagon Gallery announces a call for artists for Abstractions: The Art of Seeing Things Differently, an online photography juried exhibition. Explore the infinite possibilities of abstraction, where form, color, texture, and light transform into visual poetry.

From minimalist compositions to vibrant, chaotic expressions, Decagon Gallery encourages entries that challenge perception and push the boundaries of photographic artistry. Show your unique vision — whether through experimental techniques, intentional distortions, or capturing the unseen details of the everyday.

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Enter by: 28 February 2025

The First Place entry for Abstractions will be awarded $300 and offered a Solo Exhibition in the gallery’s Featured section. This Solo Exhibition will be promoted on Decagon Gallery’s website and newsletter.

Digital badges will be awarded to all participants. Certificates will be given to the First, Second, and Third place entries plus the two Honorable Mentions. The exhibition will be promoted on Decagon Gallery’s social media sites and email blasts.

A printed catalog will be produced, and a short video on the gallery’s YouTube channel.

About Decagon Gallery

Decagon Gallery is located in Brooklyn, New York — a hub of creative activity. They have relationships with other galleries and arts organizations, and strive to make exhibiting affordable to all photographers. Some opportunities are free to enter and have no other fees. Their website gets thousands of visitors worldwide. All inquiries for print purchases are forwarded to the photographer. No commissions are taken by the gallery.

For more information, contact info@decagongallery.com

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Juried Art Exhibition At Art Barn (Valparaiso, IN) – Call For Artists

Juried Art Exhibition At Art Barn (Valparaiso, IN) – Call For Artists

[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] The Art Barn School of Art announces a call for artists for their 31th annual juried art exhibition, to be held April 4 – June 5, 2025.

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: 26 February 2025

In a hope to encourage and support emerging artists from all over the United States, there is a minimum age requirement of 18 years old. This invites a large age range of artists to apply for this exhibit, making the exhibition widely accessible.

For 2025, the Art Barn has carefully selected a team of jurors, all of whom are working and teaching artists, in an effort to not only support them as artist individuals, but to provide for a fair and wide range of expertise. This will ensure that each submission is regarded with the highest standards, making it a true honor to have the opportunity to be selected for the Juried Art Exhibition.

  • Betty Carr, an upcoming Guest Artist and master painter in the American Impressionist Society
  • Sarah Rehmer, a previous Guest Artist and Chicago-based encaustic artist
  • Amy Palatnick (Amy the Potter), a California-based potter and online instructor

Juried Art Exhibition Awards

Art Barn provides numerous purchase and merit awards totaling $5,000.

  • 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)

About Art Barn School of Art

Art Barn School of Art, housed in a century-old renovated barn, is dedicated to fostering the love of art for artists of all ages and abilities in its unique 69-acre environment in Porter County, Indiana. Art Barn fosters art education and cultural access for residents, businesses, and partners in the community by offering a full range of art education classes for children and adults, as well as having a monthly rotating exhibition schedule and providing a venue for performing arts and weddings.

The mission of the Art Barn School of Art is to inspire creativity across generations by providing an inclusive, nature-based space where artists of all skill levels can explore, experiment, and grow through the arts. Their vision is to become a renowned destination for arts education and creative exploration in Northwest Indiana, where people of all ages and skill levels can immerse themselves in art and nature.

For more information, contact info@artbarnschool.org

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Chiaroscuro (Online Photography Exhibition) – Call For Artists

Chiaroscuro (Online Photography Exhibition) – Call For Artists

[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] Decagon Gallery announces a call for artists for Chiaroscuro: The Art of Light and Shadow, an online photography juried exhibition celebrating the evocative interplay of illumination and darkness.

This exhibition will explore the timeless power of contrast, highlighting how light and shadow shape emotion, narrative, and visual impact. From dramatic silhouettes to delicate tonal gradations, the gallery welcomes a diverse range of interpretations that capture the essence of chiaroscuro in photography.

 

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Enter by: 31 March 2025

This exhibition will be curated by Tom Chambers

The Chiaroscuro Exhibition First Place winner, as decided by the juror, will receive a $300 cash prize and a free solo exhibition in the gallery’s Featured section.

The selected photographs will be featured on the online exhibition from April 15 through June 15, 2025, and the exhibit will be promoted on social media. The exhibit will remain in the gallery’s Archived section.

In addition to being featured in our online exhibition, selected artists will receive digital badges, an opportunity to be included in a professionally produced exhibition catalog available on Blurb, and a short promotional video on the gallery’s YouTube channel.

Certificates of Participation will be given to the First, Second and Third place entries, and to the two Honorable Mentions.

About Decagon Gallery

Decagon Gallery is an online photography gallery based in Brooklyn, New York, that specializes in contemporary photography. The gallery offers photographers several curated platforms to showcase their work and connect with art enthusiasts worldwide. The gallery presents several kinds of exhibitions:

  • Flash exhibits are free to submit and have no fees to participate. In other words, they are completely free. Look for a new Flash exhibit several times a year.
  • Standard exhibitions are more formal. There is an entry fee. They offer prizes for the most outstanding photographs. This encourages artists to keep striving for excellence, and for viewers to keep coming back for more.
  • Featured is a rotating section where the gallery presents nine of their favorite photographers.

For more information, contact info@decagongallery.com

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