LOCAL-VISUAL ARTS
Deadline: November 16, 2012, PHOTOGRAPHERS: City of Tampa Public Art Program is seeking its 10th Photo Laureate for large scale photography for the Tampa Convention Center. Specifics for the 2013 Photographer Laureate: The successful candidate will have experience in working in large format and within a large space. Images will be permanently installed at the Tampa Convention Center. This commission is for six large-scale images. The subject matter is open. Art Allocation: $25,000 (est.)
http://www.tampagov.net/dept_art_programs/files/2012-PL-CTA-TCC.pdf
Deadline: Not specified, Safety Harbor Library Gallery, Safety Harbor, FL. Seeking 3D and 2D works, all mediums, must not exceed three feet long in any of their dimensions. Artists with a broad and varying range of interests and experiences, including students, are eligible. Contact Gina Bingham, Reference Department: shplref@pplc.us, 727-724-1525 ext 102. Prospectus: http://www.cityofsafetyharbor.com/index.aspx?NID=51313
Deadline: December 1, 2012, Congregation Beth Am's 7th Annual Winter Arts festival, Tampa, FL. Seeks artists, crafters, and other vendors to paricipate in the event to be held December 16. See website for details and application: www.winterartsfestivaltampa.com/About.html
Deadline: December 1, 2012, 39th Tarpon Springs Fine Arts Festival, Tarpon Springs, FL. Application and space fees apply. $22,000 in awards. Contact
Scottie Gemmell at 727-937-6109 or scottie@tarponspringschamber.org Download application at: http://tarponspringschamber.org/home/free-downloads
Deadline: December 1, 2012, 38th Mainsail Arts Festival, St. Petersburg, FL. Application and space fees apply. $50,000 in awards. Contact Jane Ferguson at
727-892-5885 or artistapplications@mainsailartsfestival.org Visit website at: www.mainsailartsfestival.org
Deadline: December 5, 2012, Whole Foods Market (Dale Mabry store) is currently seeking local artists to participate in our annual Holiday wine show, “Red Wine Green Art” scheduled December 14th from 5-8pm. All artists must contribute artwork (all mediums are encouraged) made from recycled or repurposed materials and/or be environmentally themed. We are also seeking vendors to participate in the event. All vendors must sell handmade items & be able to provide tables/tents etc. 100% of sales will go directly to the artists. In addition, there is no fee to participate! Please submit 2-3 samples of current work or link to your website to: krystyn.walsh@wholefoods.com.
DEADLINE: December 18, 2012, PUBLIC ART PROJECT RFQ for Wall Surface in Trio/Encore District from City of Tampa/Tampa Housing Authority/Bank of America
This public art project is open to visual artists with experience executing their ideas from concept to completion, within a specified budget and timeframe, and in the public realm with public agencies. The committee has expressed interest in applicants that can capture the rhythm of the Trio/Encore District community by visually articulating and/or presenting the essence of the neighborhood’s history, timeline and cultural significance. The committee has also expressed interest in tile mosaic and/or wall sculpture for the series of three concrete walls mentioned in the site description, but will consider other concepts, as well. The amount of the commission is $40,000. This is to include all expenses such as materials, travel, accommodations, insurance, equipment, etc. FULL DETAILS on requirements are at: http://www.tampagov.net/dept_art_programs/information_resources/Call_to_artists/index.asp
Deadline: January 31, 2013, Call to All Media: Nude Nite Art Show, Tampa/Orlando. Event Date: March 7, 8, 9 - 2013. The largest nude art show in the country – Its 5th year in Tampa and 14th in Orlando. The juried event is held annually in a pop up 20,000 SF warehouse gallery with a full sales staff to address collector’s needs. Location: To Be Announced. Submit up to 2 works in all media. Entry fee applies. Gallery split commission of 60/40 (artist/gallery). For more info, contact: Kelly Stevens, Info@nudenite.com. Prospectus and Online Entry at www.nudenite.com
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STATEWIDE - VISUAL ARTS
DEADLINE: December 10, 2012, Friends of Rookery Bay (FORB) and the United Arts Council of Collier County (UAC) are seeking submissions for their annual photography exhibit at the Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center in Naples, FL. Clyde Butcher is juror. This exhibit is open to photographers residing in Florida; both full-time and seasonal residents. The subject matter must be of the flora and fauna of Florida. Photographs should reflect the mission of the Friends of Rookery Bay, which is to connect people with Southwest Florida’s dynamic estuarine environment through education, engagement and stewardship. Cash awards. http://www.uaccollier.com/photographyannual.htm
Deadline: December 11, 2012, Point of View at Art Center Sarasota is an Open, all Media, Juried Exhibition. Two and three-dimensional artists in Florida working in a variety of media, including (but not limited to) painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, and digital art are invited to enter. Cash prizes. Drop Off Entries at Art Center Sarasota on Tuesday, December 11, 2012 between 10am & 6pm. Or On-Line Submission Process now available: go to www.artsarasota.org/callartists ACS submission requirements can be found online at: www.artsarasota.org/2011-2012-exhibition-rules-and-regulations
Deadline: January 5, 2012, Express your love of the Peace River by entering in the "Art of the River” Art Show to be held at South Florida State College—DeSoto Campus in Arcadia, Florida. All works must depict the natural Florida environment or the rich cultural heritage of the Peace River Valley, past or present.Open to all 2-D artists. Cash awards. Fee applies. See website for full details and application:
http://www.desotoartscouncil.org/artoftheriver.htm
Deadline: January 7, 2013, 10th Annual Embracing Our Differences, Sarasota, FL. Artists are asked to submit their interpretation of the theme “Embracing Our Differences®”. Open to national and international artists, photographers, professionals, amateurs, teachers, students of all ages. The artwork will also be evaluated on how effectively it will read outdoors when enlarged to billboard size – 16 feet wide by 12.5 feet high. No Fees to enter. Cash Prizes. See propectus for full details:
http://www.embracingourdifferences.org/pdfs/2013eodartists.pdf
Deadline: February 14, 2013, The 28th Annual Tallahassee International Juried Competition. Open to artists 18+ worldwide, with all media eligible for consideration. Entry fee and cash prizes. The exhibition is currently scheduled from August 26-September 29, 2013. Website: www.MoFA.fsu.edu For a complete prospectus and a printable entry form please visit our prospectus link: http://mofa.cvatd.fsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/28th-TALLAHASSEE-INTERNATIONAL-Printed-Prospectus.pdf
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NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL, ONLINE - VISUAL ARTS
Deadline: November 15, 2012. WRAP is a new Port of San Diego public art project designed to encourage artistic investigation of Port tidelands in the development of a temporary multi-site artwork. The selected artist or artist team will create an artwork that creatively reveals some aspect of the working port or of the unseen activities in the maritime facilities through the artistic approach of wrap/wrapping. Budget: $110,000. For additional information: http://www.portofsandiego.org/public-art/browse-calls-for-artists.html
Deadline: November 18, 2012, 16th International Open, Woman Made Gallery in Chicago, Illinois announces a call to artists for a juried art exhibition, March 1 - April 25, 2013. Awards: Solo Show and cash prizes. Open to to all women artists worldwide to submit artwork in all media, themes, and styles. Entry fee applies. Visit website for an entry form: http://www.womanmade.org/pdfs/international2013.pdf
Deadline: November 30, 2012, Photography - International call for digital and traditional photography, MyArtContest.com and Artist Portfolio Magazine are looking for your best photography. Cash prizes and inclusion in magazine. Open to all levels and ages of photographers from anywhere on this planet. Fee applies. Visit website for prospectus: http://www.myartcontest.com/submission-photo.html
Deadline: November 30, 2012, NYC4PA International Juried Photography Contest, The New York Center for Photographic Art announces a call to all photographers worldwide working in all photographic media for a juried exhibition, May 7-18, 2013 at the 69 Leonard Gallery in New York, NY. Cash prizes. Visit website for prospectus: http://www.nyc4pa.com/#!fall-2012
Deadline: November 30, 2012, Emerging Artists 2013, The twenty first annual competition for gallery exhibition, Cash and publication awards. This exhibition is devoted to the discovery, introduction and promotion of emerging artists. The exhibition will be held in April 4-28, 2013 at the Limner Gallery in Hudson, NY and is open to all artists working in any media. Entry fee applies. Visit website for entry information:
http://www.slowart.com/prospectus/ea2013.htm
Deadline: November 30, 2012, Dave Bown Projects - 5th Semiannual Online Competition Awards: $15,000 USD (1 artist will receive $10,000 and 5 artists will each receive $1,000) and purchases. Open to all visual artists who are 18 years of age or older. All styles and mediums are eligible. Fee applies. Visit website for details: http://davebownprojects.com/submissions.html
Deadline: December 1, 2012, The Figure Now/ Exhibition 2013, Fontbonne University Fine Arts Gallery in St Louis, MO seeks entries for its annual juried exhibition, February 1- March 1, 2013. Cash prize plus inclusion in American Art Collector Magazine. Open to emerging and established artists in the United States. All entries must portray the human figure. Fee applies. http://www.artcontestnow.com/c/17/Fontbonne-University/The-Figure-Now-Exhibition-2013/
Deadline: December 1, 2012, Rockies West National, The Western Colorado Watercolor Society announces a call to artists for its 21st National Juried Exhibition, March 1 - April 5, 2013 at the Western Colorado Center for the Arts in Grand Junction, CO. Cash and merchandise awards. Open to all Watermedia artists 18 and older. Membership due applies (includes entry fee for this competition). Visit prospectus
Deadline: December 31, 2012, Online Open Call Book Cover Competition, The Artistic Circle is a nonprofit art foundation dedicated to the spiritual psychological and physical enlightenment of humanity. The TAC Awards is a winner take all competition in which the artist will receive both a $3000 cash prize and a solo exhibition. Open to all artists of all skill levels, mediums and status. No age limit or residential requirements. The theme is Mother Nature, anything depicting the four elements. Earth, wind, water, fire. Fee applies. See website for full details.
Deadline: January 4, 2013, Conrad Wilde 8th Annual Encaustic Invitational, Tucson, AZ. Exhibition: March 2-April 27, 2013. Guidlines: All 2D and 3D work that is hot wax-based is eligible, all works submitted must be available for sale and there is a 50% split with the gallery on all sales. No monetary prizes. Contact: info@conradwildegallery.com or go to www.conradwildegallery.com/submissions.html
Deadline: June 1, 2013, Momentum: Dance Photography Competition, The Connecticut Valley Regional Ballet Company Inc. seeks entries for its Momentum: Dance Photography Competition and Online exhibition. Open to international artists of any age. Cash prizes. No entry fee. See website for guidelines and application: http://movingmoments.org/rules.html |
