VSA arts New Media Exhibition

VSA arts New Media Exhibition
February 5-March 16, 2008
Tues-Fri., 12-6 p.m.
Sat.-Sun., 1-5 p.m.

Opening Reception:
February 7, 2008, 6 p.m.
Limited Space/Ticketed Event

World Financial Center
Courtyard Gallery
220 Vesey Street, New York, NY
(entrance between West Street and the Hudson River) Click here for directions
This exhibition features artists with disabilities who are at the forefront of using new media to convey personal experience. The exhibition will be presented in association with arts>World Financial Center.

Tickets will be available online beginning January 7, 2008
For more information:
www.vsarts.org/renascenceor by calling (212) 505-7196

Calling all creative people with learning disabilities

From NCLD:
Calling all creative people with learning disabilities.

In honor of our 31st anniversary, the National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) is looking for self-portraits that capture what life is like for individuals with learning disabilities (LD).

What story does your portrait tell? Share with us expressions of your hopes, dreams, struggles and successes. Show us what the world is like through your eyes. Help us to celebrate the unique vision of children and adults affected by LD.

Selected submissions will be showcased on our Web site and at our Annual Benefit Dinner in April. In addition, our grand prize will be a trip to New York City and a chance to attend our Annual Benefit Dinner honoring Ted Turner. Two runners-up will receive $200 each. Prizes will be awarded for outstanding works in each of the following categories:

* Children: 4-12 years old
* Teens: 13-17 years old
* Adults: 18 and older

To enter, please send NCLD your submission(s), a photo of the artist, a short paragraph (three to five sentences) written by the artist detailing their experience with LD, and completed release forms. Grand prize winners must provide relevant documentation of a specific learning disability.

If you have any questions, please email Teneille Craig. All entries must be received no later than Friday, February 8, 2008. Click here to download rules and requirements of the competition.

Calling All Artists & Photographers

Manchester National Juried Fine Arts Exhibition 2008

Deadline (Postmark): Friday, February 8, 2008

12 12 Gallery is pleased to announce an open call to artists and photographers for its second annual Manchester National Juried Fine Art Exhibition.

Artists age 18+, working in 2D and 3D any medium, in the United States and Canada may submit up to 10 slides or digital files of work to be considered for the exhibition. The exhibition will be curated by N. Elizabeth Schlatter, Deputy Director and Curator of Exhibitions, University of Richmond Museums, and will award over $1000 in cash prizes.

N. Elizabeth Schlatter, has curated more than 20 exhibitions, including the recent exhibition “Leaded”, and of work by Andreas Feininger, Hans Friedrich Grohs, and Fiona Ross. As an independent curator and writer, Ms. Schlatter has organized exhibitions for contemporary art spaces in the mid-Atlantic region, and has authored several articles and essays for Focus and Photovision magazines, the National Women in the Arts Bulletin, and the American National Biography (Oxford University Press), among others. She is also author of the on-line publication “Become An Art Curator.” Prior to working at the University of Richmond she was an exhibitions project director for the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) in Washington, D.C.

You can submit your work online, download the Prospectus and a printable entry form or get more information about submitting work for this exhibition by visiting the Call for Entries page on the 12 12 Gallery website.

MSAA Call for Art

Deadline: December 31, 2007

Multiple Sclerosis Association of America requests submissions of artwork from visual artists who have Multiple Sclerosis.  MSAA will provide reproductions of the winning art as a benefit for significant supporters. To enter the contest, you must have a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. We will accept artwork in the following media: painting (oil or watercolor), or graphic arts. We honor all people who share their art and we thank you for taking the time to share your creativity with us.

For more information and sumission rules please visit the MSAA website.

Call for Art: OAIB

If you are a self-taught and/or outsider artist looking to show and sell your work, Art Enables needs to see it by September 7, 2007 to be considered for Outsider Art Inside the Beltway 2007!

Outsider Art Inside the Beltway is an intriguing look at differences in common celebrating the unique voices of dozens of area outsider and self-taught artists.

Outsider Art Inside the Beltway is a juried show of the best of outsider and folk art produced in and around DC in programs that give artists the chance to tell their stories through visual art. Individual self-taught artists will also be featured.

The exhibition will be at the Art Enables Gallery October 13, 2007 from 11 AM to 7 PM, with an opening talk beginning at 5 PM.

To submit work and get more details or information, contact Art Enables at 202.554.9455 or e-mail info@art-enables.org. You can also download the flier here or e-mail the Outside the Lines Program Director at outsidethelinesart@gmail.com for further information. No entry fee.

National Arts Program Call for Art

Artists of all ages and levels of experience invited to display their art and compete for prize money!

The National Arts Program(r) at Richmond, coordinated by Richmond Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities, invites artists of all ages and levels of experience to participate in exhibitions and compete for a total of $2,440 in prize money. There are no fees and all art submitted according to the rules of exhibit will be displayed.

Youth ages 5-17 are invited to compete in the Youth and Teen Showcase, to be held at Science Museum of Virginia.Adult artists compete in Creative Reflections, to be held at Pine Camp Arts and Community Center.

Now in its ninth year in Richmond, The National Arts Program(r) is one of the most innovative grass roots arts projects in the country and has achieved widespread recognition for successfully nurturing creativity and fostering self-confidence among artists.

Registration brochures providing details on how to enter are available on line here. They are also available at Pine Camp Arts and Community Center, or by calling 646-3674.

The deadline for registration is June 13, and the art shows will be held July 2-20.The National Arts Program is sponsored by the National Arts Program Foundation of Malvern PA; Richmond Parks, Recreation and Community Facility’s art program, and Science Museum of Virginia. For more information, call 804-646-3674.

LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired Call for Art

The 18th annual Insights Art Exhibition of work by blind and visually impaired artists is calling for submissions.

Work by legally blind artists in all mediums except video will be considered. The show will run in October 2007 at the San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery at City Hall. Cash prizes will be awarded.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE:
Friday, June 15, 2007. To receive an application by mail, contact Terri Leong, Exhibition Coordinator, at insights@lighthouse-sf.org or 415.431.1481 ext. 335 or visit the presenter’s (San Francisco LightHouse) website to download an application at www.lighthouse-sf.org.

Call for Art from VSA arts & Volkswagen

A National Juried Exhibition for Young Artists with Disabilities,
Ages 16 – 25
Deadline: Friday, July 6, 2007, midnight (MST)

Grand Prize: $20,000
First Award: $10,000
Second Award: $6,000
12 Awards of Excellence: $2,000

Sponsored by VSA arts with generous assistance from Volkswagen of America, Inc.

VSA arts is an international nonprofit organization founded in 1974 by Ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith to create a society where all people with disabilities learn through, participate in and enjoy the arts. VSA arts provides educators, parents, and artists with resources and the tools to support arts programming in schools and communities. VSA arts showcases the accomplishments of artists with disabilities and promotes increased access to the arts for people with disabilities. Each year millions of people participate in VSA arts programs through a nationwide network of affiliates and in more than 60 countries around the world. VSA arts is an affiliate of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

America’s love affair with the automobile extends beyond the visual cues of engines and sheet metal. Volkswagen believes that the “heartware” is equally as important as the “hardware.” For people with disabilities, the automobile provides both freedom of mobility and self-expression. Volkswagen. All drivers wanted.

Call for Art- NATIONAL EXHIBITS BY BLIND ARTISTS, INC.

NATIONAL EXHIBITS BY BLIND ARTISTS, INC.
919 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 925-3213 • (800) 222-1754

CALL FOR ARTISTS

“ART BEYOND SIGHT” – 2007-2008

Sponsored by NEBA, Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped of the Free Library of Philadelphia and the Wayne Art Center.

OPENING WAYNE ART CENTER
Wayne, PA

Fall 2007
*Additional venues are scheduled throughout 2008*

NEBA Selections and Awards Selection Chair:
Jan Baltzell, Artist, Professor at the Pa. Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia

PRIZES: Best in 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional

EXHIBIT ELIGIBILITY:

1. All participating legally blind artists must be able to verify the nature of their vision loss.
2. All participating legally blind artists must be eighteen years or older.
3. All artwork must have been completed since the vision loss.
4. Artwork must not have been previously exhibited by NEBA.
5. Artists may submit slides (preferred); 8″ x 10″ photographs or electronic files on CD-ROM for three pieces of artwork.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: MARCH 30, 2007
Send to:
National Exhibits by Blind Artists, Inc. (NEBA)
P. O. Box 1194
Philadelphia, PA 19105

Notification of the results of the review will be on or around May 1, 2007.

SLIDES:
1. Slides should be 2″ x 2″ color transparencies.
2. a) Send 1 slide per entry for each two-dimensional work.
b) Send 2 slides for each three-dimensional work.
3. Each slide must be marked with the artist’s name on the front, title of work and medium. Place a dot in the upper right hand corner on front of slide.
4. Slides must be of actual work available for exhibit.
5. Include a self-addressed, stamped envelope for the return of the slides. Slides of work NOT SELECTED for the show will be returned after judging.
6. Enclosed form must be completed and returned with slides.

ACCEPTED WORKS:
All artwork accepted for the exhibit must arrive (shipped or delivered) not later than May 24, 2007. It must be insured by the artist and arrive ready for display.

Ship to:
Postal delivery: NEBA, P.O. Box 1194, Philadelphia, PA 19105.
Courier or hand delivery: NEBA, 919 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107.

PLEASE NOTE: NEBA RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT WORKS NOT PROPERLY PREPARED FOR EXHIBIT. WORKS HAVE BEEN REJECTED IN THE PAST AS UNSUITABLE FOR SHOWING BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT CONSTRUCTED PROPERLY OR READY FOR DISPLAY.

1. Plexiglas is preferred in place of glass.
2. Sculpture must be suitably mounted; bases must be securely attached.
3. Textiles or other fiber work must have a rod for hanging.
4. Paintings or drawings must be framed and wired for hanging.
5. All work should be professionally packed for shipping (or packed in a comparable manner). Your container will be used for return shipping.
6. All work must be insured for shipping. NEBA provides insurance for return delivery.
7. For any work selected for the show, NEBA will request a short biography of the artist and a description of the work. This may be a taped message on cassette.
8. A contract will be sent upon notification of acceptance by the jury.
9. All works will be returned to the artist or released to purchaser at the close of the contract period for this exhibit.
10. NEBA receives a 20% commission on all sales of artwork.

Submission deadline: March 30, 2007
Acceptance notification date: May 1, 2007
Artwork delivery date: May 24, 2007

2007 Call for Art submissions

The 2007 entries for Outside the Lines exhibitions have been received and we are currently viewing, choosing and curating art. Artists will be contacted in the next few weeks about the status of their entries.

Thanks for sending your entries! We’re looking forward to an exciting new exhibition year!