[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] Decagon Gallery announces a call for artists for Found Objects, an online photography exhibition. The gallery invites photographers to explore the beauty, mystery, and narrative potential of objects found in everyday life. Whether discovered in a natural landscape, on a bustling city street, or tucked away in an overlooked corner, found objects often tell unexpected stories. Through this exhibition, the gallery seeks to showcase the creativity of photographers who find art in the ordinary.
From discarded items to organic materials, this exhibition will feature works that emphasize the transformation of forgotten or overlooked objects into compelling visual art. The gallery encourages participants to interpret this theme broadly and present their own unique vision.
Click here for the application / registration
Enter by: 30 November 2024
Accepted entries will be shown in an online exhibition from December 10 and beyond, and archived on Decogon Gallery’s website. Digital badges will be awarded to all participants and Certificates will be given to the First, Second, and Third place entries plus the two Honorable Mentions. The exhibition will be promoted on the gallery’s social media sites, email newsletter, and other online sites.
Decagon Gallery is recognized internationally by photographers and photo enthusiasts. All enquiries regarding sales of prints are forwarded to the photographer — the gallery does not take a commission on sales.
About Decagon Gallery
Established in 2023, Decagon Gallery has grown to be a valued venue in which photographers can enter exhibition opportunities for a very low cost. Many calls for entry are totally free to enter and to participate. The gallery promotes photographers and their work through the usual venues and, in addition, they create a YouTube video of each exhibition which is viewed by many of their followers worldwide. Based in Brooklyn, New York, Decagon Gallery is in the center of a vibrant artistic community with which it interacts closely.
For more information, contact info@decagongallery.com
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[Exhibition Update]
Congratulations to the winners of Rochester Contemporary Art Center juried exhibition, Queering Democracy: Art, Identity, and Politics!
Queering Democracy showcases a wide range of experiences, emotions, and thoughts on the evolving struggle for LGBTQIA+ rights and representation and includes over 50 artworks from 15 US States by the following artists:
Abby Wang (Campbell, CA), Alex Marsh (New Paltz, NY), Ali El-Chaer (Pegram, TN), Amelia Borja (Alhambra, CA), Anastasia King (Toledo, OH), Andrew Zou (Jamaica Plain, MA), Balbir Krishan (Jackson Heights, NY), Brandin Barón (San Francisco, CA), Camila de Andrade Bianchi (Phoenix, AZ), Carl Grauer (Poughkeepsie, NY), Cesar Conde (Chicago, IL), CJ Hungerman (Geneva, IL), Clarajames Daly (Allston, MA), Elham Kalantari Mahmoudabadi (Baltimore, MD), Erin Adams (Los Angeles, CA), Ernesto Beckford (Chadds Ford, PA), Eva Capobianco (Ithaca, NY), Fidelis Izekor (New York, NY), Jamie Ryder (Rochester, NY), Jason Norris (Rochester, NY), Jo Cosme (Seattle, WA), Joan Cox (Baltimore, MD), Judith G. Levy (Rhinebeck, NY), Jérai Wilson (Saint Albans, NY), Lauren Eddy (Batavia, NY), Lauren Wadsworth (Geneseo, NY), Lucie Greasley (Liverpool, NY), Matt Vanderlee (Rochester, NY), Matthew Mosher (Orlando, FL), Michael Sylvan Robinson (Brooklyn, NY), Morgan Johnson (Gold Beach, OR), Nilson Carroll (Rochester, NY), Patty Tomanovich (Rush, NY), Paul F. Yount (Venus, FL), Quincey Miracle (Buffalo, NY), Renée Caisse (Westminster, MA), Renée LoBue (Montclair, NJ), Rich Harrington (Endwell, NY), Ro Robertson (Lumberton, NJ), Sarah Schneiderman (Glastonbury, CT), Stacey Chen (Chicago, IL), Unique Fair (Rochester, NY), Zexuan Jia (Westbrook, ME), Zoe Requena (Syracuse, NY)
View more details about and images from exhibition here: https://www.rochestercontemporary.org/exhibitions/queering-democracy/
[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] Rochester Contemporary Art Center (RoCo) and ImageOut Art seek artist submissions for Queering Democracy: Art, Identity, And Politics In 2024, a juried exhibition opening in Rochester, New York, in October 2024.
Queer art has achieved greater prominence in recent years, yet the LGBTQIA+ community’s struggle for freedom and equality persists. RoCo hopes this exhibition will serve as a reflection of our current moment, and as a poignant response to the alarming rise of anti-LGBTQIA+ legislation sweeping the nation.
Click here for the application / registration (Closed)
Enter by: 15 June 2024
For Queering Democracy, RoCo welcomes 2D, 3D, and electronic media that showcases experiences, emotions, and thoughts on the evolving struggle for LGBTQIA+ rights and representation. Artists located in the United States of all backgrounds, identities, and those exploring all narratives of genderqueerness are invited to apply.
Accepted artists will receive a stipend to help offset the cost of production or transport of their work. RoCo’s community consists of a membership base of over 1,000 artists and art-appreciators, and many non-members who visit regularly and support their exhibitions. They offer a wide range of promotion, including daily social media posts, weekly newsletters, and posts to a variety of art and news websites. RoCo hopes to support both familiar faces and new artists through this exhibition and introduce their important artwork to RoCo’s audience.
About Rochester Contemporary Art Center
RoCo is a venue for the exchange of ideas whose mission is to support and exhibit artists who address pressing issues through their work, especially emerging artists, both from Rochester and beyond. It is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) that was founded in 1977. As a center for thoughtful contemporary art, RoCo provides unique encounters for audiences and extraordinary opportunities for artists. They host five or six exhibitions each year, including a Members Exhibition in the winter and an annual fundraising exhibition, 6×6, every summer. Other exhibitions are often curated or juried, many times in partnership with other local or regional organizations and curators. RoCi has a special focus and interest in providing curated video programs in their media room and public art in the park outside their building.
For more information, contact info@rochestercontemporary.org
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[Exhibition Update]
Congratulations to the winners of Mills Pond Gallery’s juried art exhibition, Imagination!
- 1st Place: Christopher Hanson “The Self-Made Man”
- 2nd Place: Matthew Manthe “16 Faces”
- 3rd Place: Arthur Poore “Long Awaited Return”
See the exhibition online at https://www.millspondgallery.org/past-exhibitions-1#/imagination
[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] Mills Pond Gallery announces a call for artists for Imagination, a juried art exhibition. Dreams, humor, fantasy, and creativity are pursuits that keep the human spirit alive. Imagination makes possible our thinking about what is and what might be. Mills Pond Gallery is looking for art that ignites curiosity and delights the senses, encouraging us to take some time away from the world as we know it and enjoy the creative power of imagination.
Click here for the application / registration (Closed)
Enter by: 5 June 2024
Submit your art that offers a unique glimpse into your imagination and allows viewers to see today’s world through your eyes, inspiring meaningful dialogue, spur thinking or simply allow us to dream. Submit 2D paintings, drawings, or illustrations in any style created in acrylic, watercolor, oil, pencil, gouache, pastel, ink, charcoal, or mixed media. No photography or digital art.
The juror, David Reuss, is a proud New York City native with over thirty years’ experience in illustration and fine art. His work encompasses an array of subjects, mediums, and clients. He is an award-winning member of the Salmagundi Club where he teaches painting and drawing. An Executive member of the Society of Illustrators, he currently serves as Membership Chair and Treasurer. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the School of Visual Arts and earned his Master’s Degree in Arts and Cultural Management at Pratt Institute. “Strength is what appeals mostly to me in art. The work can be any medium, style, subject or size, however in the end the work must have power.”
Selected artists will have the opportunity to exhibit in an historic gallery facility that is listed on the National Registry of Historic Places. The gallery has 11 foot ceilings and five large exhibit rooms, holding up to sixty works.
About Mills Pond Gallery
Smithtown Township Arts Council operates Mills Pond Gallery in an historic Greek Revival building built in 1838. There are Five gallery rooms and the facility can display an average of 60-70 works of art. Adaptation of Mills Pond House for public use has introduced modern mechanical systems to the structure without impairing its historic integrity. Gallery lighting and handicapped access have been designed to complement the original building. Notable among the ca. 1838 Grecian details are the gold-veined marble mantelpieces, ornamental plater “centres” applied to the ceilings, and front and rear stoops supported by wooden Doric columns.
Mills Pond house preserves the locality’s name, but departs from tradition in other respects. Its high-style Grecian design is unusual on Long Island and the hand of an accomplished architect is nearly unique at this early date. Pollard’s influence is seen in the use of imported materials: Albany boards, Carolina yellow pine, English glass, Connecticut stone, and Santo Domingan mahogany. The silvered hardware, decorative plaster, and carpeting were bought in New York City shops. William Wickham Mills died in 1865. His home descended in the family until its gift to the Town of Smithtown in 1976. Today, it is preserved for use as an arts-related facility.
For more information, contact gallery@stacarts.org
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[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] The Art Renewal Center announces an extended deadline for The 17th International ARC Salon Competition call for artists. Due to a large number of requests for more time and individuals needing last minute technical assistance, the deadline for the 17th International ARC Salon Competition will be extended until the end of the day on July 1, 2024.
Click here for the application / registration
Enter by: 1 July 2024
When talking about competitions dedicated to 21st Century Realism, the International ARC Salon is the largest in the world. With over $130,000 in cash awards and international recognition through partnerships with prestigious magazines, galleries, and museums, don’t miss your chance to compete. Categories include figurative, portraiture, imaginative realism, drawing, landscape, still life, plein air painting, fully from life, sculpture, animals, and a special category for teens.
Works do not need to be available for sale to win any of the awards other then Purchase Awards. Works do not need to be available to exhibit in the ARC Salon Exhibition for all awards other then FWSD Awards.
ARC Salon Artist Benefits
All winners, honorable mentions, finalists, and semi-finalists will have their entries accompanied by their name and artwork details displayed on the ARC website. Biography, photo of the artist, and painting descriptions provided during the entry process may also be shown for all qualifying works. All winners, honorable mentions, and some finalists will be featured in the 17th/18th International ARC Salon Book, “International Realism.” In addition, all winners and honorable mentions will receive an award certificate suitable for framing.
The show will consist of approximately 100 of the best works from the combined 17th and 18th International ARC Salon Competitions. The exhibition is planned to open at what will be Sotheby’s New York’s new flag ship, Madison Avenue location, in the summer of 2026, where the official award ceremony will be held.
About Art Renewal Center
Leading the revival of realism in the visual arts, the Art Renewal Center® (ARC), a 501(c)(3), non-profit, educational foundation, hosts the largest online museum dedicated to representational art. It includes works by the old masters, 19th century, and 21st Century Artists as well as articles, letters, and other online resources. The ARC is the foremost and only vetting service for representational art schools ensuring that the teaching curricula and quality of teacher and student work meet strict standards to become ARC Approved.
The ARC runs the ARC Salon Competition, which is the largest and most prestigious competition in the world for realist artists painting, sculpting, and drawing with eleven categories and thousands of works competing, culminating in a live exhibition of many of the winning works.
The ARC works with other ARC Allied Organizations, artist groups, museums, and publications to become a central news hub for the 21st Century Representational Art Movement. Read the ARC Philosophy written by ARC Chairman, Frederick C. Ross, to learn why ARC is so passionately dedicated to representational art.
For more information, contact sabrina.foland@artrenewal.org
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[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] The Human Impacts Institute announces a call for artists for the 2024 Creative Climate Awards (CCA), with the theme of Solutions from the Frontlines. Address the following prompt: How does your artwork amplify solutions from communities most impacted by climate change?
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Enter by: 10 March 2024
The Human Impacts Institute’s Creative Climate Awards (CCA) are an annual series of events that showcase artists creating climate-inspired, public works. In an effort to inspire us to think more critically about our actions and their impacts, the Creative Climate Awards program uses the arts and creativity to share knowledge, broaden the climate conversation, educate, and incite action.
Artwork submissions may include: all 2D works, films (shorts and features), 3D works (sculptures and installations), and performances (dance, theater, music). Only completed pieces will be considered. Do not submit concept notes or requests for commissions. Artists from communities that are underrepresented and/or are most impacted by the climate crisis are strongly encouraged to apply. Artists are responsible for costs of shipping works to and from New York City. Performers must be able to perform in New York City between April 20th and May 20th, 2024.
Creative Climate Awards Artist Benefits
The Creative Climate Awards are a month-long festival of virtual conversations, screenings, artist talks, and a citywide exhibit in New York City. The Creative Climate Awards exhibition and event provides an opportunity to creatively engage tens-of-thousands of people in climate action, while having your work seen by judges and mentors from some of the top art and environment institutions, including the Brooklyn Museum, MOCADA, Children’s Museum of NY, PBS, and All Arts/WNET. Over the last decade, the Creative Climate Awards have showcased climate-inspired artwork from around the globe, including 194 artists from 31 countries and reached over 200,000 audience members.
About Human Impacts Institute
Climate change is complex and often overwhelming. The Human Impacts Institute knows that caring about something doesn’t necessarily lead us to meaningful impact. They make action personal and practical by highlighting new voices of leadership, connecting you to solutions in engaging ways, and welcoming you to a diverse, creative community that is addressing the root causes of the climate crisis.
For more information, contact programs@humanimpactsinstitute.org
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[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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Register by: 30 April 2024
Three M&T Bank Clothesline Art Festival artists will receive awards recognizing extraordinary quality, craftsmanship, creativity and/or outstanding presentation. Each winner will receive a cash prize of $300. MAG will recognize one first-time exhibitor who will receive a cash prize of $100.
Judging will begin at 10 AM on Saturday morning. All artists’ artist spaces will be viewed. Winners will be announced live on WXXI (91.5 FM) at 2:45 pm that day.
About The 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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[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] Japan Day announces a call for artists for the Japan Parade Art Contest 2024.
The Japan Parade Art Contest began in 2012 as the Japan Day Art Contest, when the public was first invited to submit illustrations for official posters, flyers, and programs. The contest was such a success, resulting in so many splendid entries and yielding such wonderful winning artwork, that the art contest became an annual part of the Japan Day event. This year marks the 12th annual Art Contest and the third Japan Parade Art Contest.
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Enter by: 19 January 2024
The winning artwork will be used as the main visual for the Japan Parade & Street Fair 2024 collateral materials. There will be a Grand Prize Winner, Second Prize Winner, and four Honorable Mentions, who will all receive prizes, including two round trip airplane tickets from New York City to Japan, a one night stay at a Japanese-inspired B&B in Connecticut, Brand Watches from Citizen Watch America, and Salonpas OTC Pain Relieving Products.
Japan Parade & Street Fair 2023 was visited by approximately 50,000 people.
About Japan Day
Japan Day Inc is a 501(c)(3) non-profit active since 2007 and the organizer of the Japan Day @ Central Park event until 2019. The event was reborn as the Japan Parade & Street Fair in 2022. Japan Day Inc’s activities aim to encourage cultural exchange, express appreciation for New York City, and strengthen the local Japanese American community. Japan Day Inc is proud to feature many cultural organizations and units from around New York City that showcase many aspects of traditional and modern Japanese culture.
For more information, contact info@japandaynyc.org
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[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] The Arnot Art Museum in Elmira, New York, announces a call for artists for their 77th Regional Exhibition. Artists must be 18 or older and live in Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, or Ontario, Canada.
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Enter by: 31 May 2023
Work over five years old or shown before in any Arnot Art Museum exhibition is not eligible. There is a maximum of two entries per artist.
The 77th Regional Exhibition offers $10,000 in cash awards to be distributed among the juror selections. Artists whose works are selected for the exhibition receive 2 complimentary ceremony tickets for the Gala Reception and Awards Ceremony to be held on 15 September 2023.
About Arnot Art Museum
The Arnot Art Museum was founded with the bequest by Matthias H. Arnot of his collection, home, and an endowment in 1910. In 1913, the Arnot Art Gallery opened in the renovated Greek Revival home built by John Arnot, Sr. Since then it has grown to become one of the leading cultural institutions in the region.
The mission of the Arnot Art Museum is to preserve the original collection of Matthias H. Arnot and, with a primary focus on representational art, to collect and exhibit works of art possessing the highest quality, merit, enduring worth, and interest for the purpose of:
- promoting an understanding and appreciation of the visual arts;
- providing inspiration, enjoyment and enlightenment to the largest possible audience;
- enhancing the culture of our region; and
- nurturing a local, regional and national role based on our collection.
For more information, contact programs@arnotartmuseum.org.
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[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] The Women’s Studio Workshop (WSW) announces a call for paid internships – two studio interns who will work directly with the Studio Manager and Artistic Director. Work on projects that may include printmaking, letterpress, papermaking, and book arts, in addition to assisting with the ongoing operations of the facility. Studio interns are crucial participants in WSW’s creative community.
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Apply by: 31 March 2023
This intern works directly with WSW’s Managing Director and Digital Content Manager and gains experience working on the operational side of an established nonprofit arts organization. The intern will undertake projects relating to public relations, marketing, fundraising, event planning, and arts administration.
Paid Internships Benefits
All internships include a private room in WSW’s on-campus Anne Atwood House and a stipend of $600/month. Interns work 40 hours/week, generally Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, but the schedule may change to accommodate the Workshop’s programming.
Interns have access to the studios for their own work outside of regular working hours and with respect to studio programming. The internship session culminates in a group exhibition of work created during the term.
Interns are able to contribute to the WSW community and learn from artists at the tops of their fields.
About Women’s Studio Workshop
Women’s Studio Workshop envisions a society where women’s visual art is integral to the cultural mainstream and permanently recorded in history. Their mission is to operate and maintain an artists’ workspace that encourages the voice and vision of individual women, trans, intersex, nonbinary, and genderfluid artists.
WSW provides professional opportunities for artists at various stages of their careers and promotes programs designed to stimulate public involvement, awareness, and support for the visual arts. Studios are extensively equipped and well-maintained. Artists can take workshops, rent the studios, or schedule private instruction.
For more information, contact info@wsworkshop.org.
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[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] Mills Pond Gallery invites artists to submit works for Figurative and Narrative, a national juried fine art exhibition to be held June 3 – July 1, 2023. The exhibition is open to oil, watercolor, pastel, and acrylic paintings. The subject matter is open and can range from portraiture to figurative or narrative subject matters.
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Enter by: 26 April 2023
Entry Fee: $45/3 images
Juror: Zimou Tan. This is an opportunity to have your work selected by an Art Renewal Center Associate Living Master Artist who has exhibited his work widely both nationally and internationally and has been a master teacher for over twenty years, teaching how to capture the essence and spirit of a subject and tell stories in art to communicate emotion.
Entrants will have the opportunity to win one of three awards – $1200 Best in Show, $800 Second Place, or $400 Third Place and be invited to a future winners exhibition. Besides being shown in the gallery, all selected artists will have their work shown on the Mills Pond Gallery website.
About Mills Pond Gallery
Smithtown Township Arts Council operates Mills Pond Gallery in an historic Greek Revival building built in 1838. There are five gallery rooms and the facility can display an average of 60 works of art.
Adaptation of Mills Pond House for public use has introduced modern mechanical systems to the structure without impairing its historic integrity. Gallery lighting and handicapped access have been designed to complement the original building. Notable among the circa 1838 Grecian details are the gold-veined marble mantelpieces, ornamental plater “centres” applied to the ceilings, and front and rear stoops supported by wooden Doric columns.
Mills Pond house preserves the locality’s name, but departs from tradition in other respects. Its high-style Grecian design is unusual on Long Island and the hand of an accomplished architect is nearly unique at this early date. Pollard’s influence is seen in the use of imported materials: Albany boards, Carolina yellow pine, English glass, Connecticut stone, and Santo Domingan mahogany. The silvered hardware, decorative plaster, and carpeting were bought in New York City shops. William Wickham Mills died in 1865. His home descended in the family until its gift to the Town of Smithtown in 1976. Today, it is preserved for use as an arts-related facility.
For more information, contact gallery@stacarts.org.