FALL 2008 - Art Opportunities

FINE CONTEMPORARY CRAFTS CALL FOR ENTRIES
Deadline: October 1. Fee: $30. Artspace invites craftspeople and artists working in a variety of craft media to enter Fine Contemporary Crafts, a biennial juried exhibition. Eligible media includes functional and decorative ceramics, furniture, glass, jewelry, basketry, fiber, mixed media, paper and wood. Fine art media such as photography, painting, or printmaking are not eligible except when incorporated into another acceptable craft category. More info: www.artspacenc.org.

MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY CALL TO ARTISTS
Deadline: October 3. Fee: $15. Memento Mori: Contemporary Manifestations is a juried exhibition exploring death, memorials and works on people, places or objects now past. Submit up to three digital images, completed entry form, resume and artist statement. More info: www.moreheadstate.edu/files/colleges/humanities/
art/mementomori-prosp-www.pdf.

INTERIOR PUBLIC ART PROJECT CALL TO ARTISTS
Deadline: October 3. American School for the Deaf in West Hartford,Connecticut, is seeking suspended artwork for library interior by artists who are deaf, hard-of-hearing or have experience working on projects for this audience. Submit registration form and digital images. More info: www.cultureandtourism.org/cct/cwp/
view.asp?a=2214&q=293764&CCTNAV_GID=1605.

EXTERIOR PUBLIC ART PROJECT CALL TO ARTISTS
Deadline: October 3. Norwalk Community College in Norwalk,Connecticut, is seeking public artwork for green space between campus buildings. Artwork should engage the greater campus and withstand New England weather. Submit registration form and digital images. More info: www.cultureandtourism.org/cct/cwp/
view.asp?a=2214&q=293764&CCTNAV_GID=1605.

ORANGE COUNTY (FL) PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE CALL TO ARTISTS
Deadline: October 6. Orange County, Florida, and the Orlando Magic are seeking public artwork for six recreation centers. More info:Terry.Olson@ocfl.net.

UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA ART GALLERY CALL FOR ENTRIES
Deadline: October 9. Fee: $25. Seeking entries for exhibition exploring the art of paper. All media welcome; new media entries encouraged. Submit jpeg images at 300 dpi (8 x 12 inches) on CD or 35 mm slides in standard mounts. More info:www.uwf.edu/art/art/CallToArtists/pp08call_to_artists.pdf.

CITY OF PALM DESERT (FL) CALL TO ARTISTS
Deadline: October 10. The City of Palm Desert's Art in Public Places Commission is seeking to develop a registry of artists for Embracing the Desert Light and other potential projects that utilize light as the primary medium. Submissions by artists with experience incorporating natural and artificial light into design are highly desirable. More info: rtwedt@ci.palm-desert.ca.us.

SIDESHOW! FREAKSHOW! CREEPSHOW! CALL FOR ENTRIES
Deadline: October 15. Virtual and traveling exhibition open to all craft and visual artists with work that responds to show title. Multiple submissions welcome. More info:sideshowfreakshowcreepshow.blogspot.com.

PUBLIC ART PROJECT CALL TO ARTISTS
Deadline: October 17. Emmet O'Brien Technical High School inAnsonia, Connecticut, is seeking public art for interior space. Artwork must be appropriate for public school. Project is especially interest in, but not limited to, glass projects. Submit registration form and digital images. More info: www.cultureandtourism.org/cct/cwp/
view.asp?a=2214&q=293764&CCTNAV_GID=1605.

ARTIST REGISTRY CALL TO ARTISTS
Public Art 4Culture Registry, used by public agencies, design professionals and private developers, is accepting applications from artists to prequalify for public and private art commissions. More info:www.4culture.org/publicart/calls/default.asp.

CECILIA COKER BELL GALLERY CALL FOR ENTRIES
Deadline: October 24. Open to all professional artists seeking individual show on college campus. Submit ten jpeg files on CD or ten slides plus a list of the images, artist statement and resume. More Info: www.coker.edu/art/gallery.html.

SCOTTSDALE (AZ) PUBLIC ART CALL TO ARTISTS
Deadline: October 24. The Scottsdale Public Art Program is seeking an artist to complete a time-based public artwork at the annual Scottsdale Arts Festival. Artwork should be highly interactive and will be visually prominent in a festival setting. The arts festival occurs during the height of Scottsdale's tourist season and can draw up to 40,000 visitors. More info: www.ScottsdalePublicArt.org.

NATIONAL ART PREMIERE 2009 CALL TO ARTISTS
Deadline: October 31. Fee: $30. Open to artists 18 years and older. Original works completed since 2004 without instructional assistance. All media except film and video accepted. More info:www.elmhurstartistsguild.org.

EMORY UNIVERSITY GLOBAL HEALTH INSTITUTE RFP
Deadline: October 31. Global Health Institute welcomes design proposals for Smallpox Eradication Commemoration Monument to be installed on the grounds of the World Health Organization in Geneva,Switzerland. Up to $25,000 cash prize for winning design. More info:www.globalhealth.emory.edu/programs/facultyPrograms/sec2010.php.

NEWBURG (NY) PUBLIC ART CALL TO ARTISTS
Deadline: October 31. Newburg Arts and Culture Commission is seeking artists to create 10 panels that will cover window openings in newly converted courthouse. Submit preliminary design/idea, written proposal and preliminary budget. More info: cityofnewburgh-ny.gov/arts/docs/Percent_Call_Courthouse.pdf.

MOVING WALLS EXHIBITION CALL TO ARTISTS
Deadline: December 5. Open Society Institute is accepting proposals for documentary photography exhibition addressing social justice issues. Submit one page proposal, short bio, curriculum vitae and 15 - 20 digital or loose, unmounted gelatin silver prints. More info:www.soros.org/initiatives/photography/focus_areas/mw/guidelines.

DARE TO CARE FOOD BANK CALL TO ARTISTS
Artists are invited to be a part of The Art of Caring annual event on November 14. Art from all media created by artists in the community for juried event of up to 80 pieces of original work. Artists receive 40% of the selling price of their artwork, but may donate a larger portion to the food bank if they choose to do so. More info:amfieldsart@yahoo.com.

LIVING ARTS & SCIENCE CENTER CALL TO ARTISTS
Deadline: none. Gloria Singletary Gallery invites artist proposals for 4-8 week exhibitions. Independent curators and collaborative teams of artists are especially encouraged. Each proposal must address professional work for exhibition that stimulates the imagination, speaks of ingenuity and fosters critical dialog in a public forum. Work that reflects cultural diversity in a thoughtful and challenging way is highly recommended. More info:www.lasclex.org/art_exhibits_2008.htm.