Call for Artists: Art on Paper (Maryland Federation of Art)

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MFA (Maryland Federation of Art) is calling for artists for their exhibition, Art on Paper. MFA invites all artists residing in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada and Mexico to enter its 40th annual Art on Paper competition. Any original 2-D or 3-D work created on or of paper without the artist’s use of software includes but is not limited to, collage, artist book, origami, printmaking, painting, sculpture, analog photography, and more, will be considered by the juror. Works selected will be on exhibit in MFA’s Circle Gallery, 18 State Circle, Annapolis, Maryland from March 30 to April 29, 2017. The exhibition chair is Carole Falk.

A maximum of 6 original works created within the past 3 years may be entered.

Deadine: January 17

Entry fee: $35 (MFA members, $20) for one or two entries and $5 each for up to four additional entries. Entry fees are non-refundable.

Cash awards: Total $1000. Award contributors and recipients will be listed in the exhibition catalog.

Click here for more information on this opportunity.

Call for Artists: Vox Populi (Philadelphia)

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VOX POPULI CALL FOR PERFORMANCE PROPOSALS

DEADLINE: rolling

Vox Populi is now accepting proposals for performance work on a rolling basis. Performances will take place in our lobby area during select First Friday receptions.

Proposals may take a multitude of forms: experimental music or dance, workshops, discussions, performance art or alternative temporary exhibitions. Vox Populi is interested in artists, curators, and performers who work in experimental media or employ alternative methodologies in their work, and invites applicants to take advantage of the open ended nature of this call.

Proposals should outline the planned work accurately but succinctly and include images, video or audio files if necessary. Proposals are considered on an as-needed basis and may not receive a timely response. Please wait one year before reapplying with the same work. Performers will receive a $100 honorarium for their work.

Email submissions and any questions to exhibitions@voxpopuligallery.org with the subject line “First Friday Performance” No phone calls please!

Creative Baltimore Fund 2017 Application Open

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Mayor Catherine E. Pugh and the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts announce the FY18 Creative Baltimore Fund.  Through the Creative Baltimore Fund, BOPA grants funds to qualified artists, and arts and cultural organizations based in Baltimore City.

Grant Programs
Creative Baltimore has two primary grant programs:

Mayor’s Individual Artist Award – Project Support (PS) provides support for arts or cultural programs that promote public access and encourage the breadth of arts and/or cultural programming in our community.

General Operating Support (GOS) provides core support for established arts or cultural organizations that benefit the public and are artistically or culturally vibrant.

Grant Timeline
January 01, 2017 – Application Available in PDF format for review and online for submission.
March 31, 2017 – Application Deadline at 11:59pm ET
April 24 – 28, 2017 – Panel Review
June 2017 – Grant Awards Announced
July 1, 2017 – June 30, 2018 – Grant Period; All funded activities must occur during the grant period.

The Creative Baltimore Fund is made possible through monetary support from the billboard tax and helps art programs and projects come to fruition and continue to enhance the City of Baltimore. Recipients are selected by an independent panel.

The Baltimore Office of Promotion &The Arts is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization which serves as Baltimore City’s arts council, film office, and events agency. By producing large-scale events such as Light City, Artscape and the Baltimore Book Festival, and providing funding and support to artists, arts programs and organizations across the city, BOPA’s goal is to make Baltimore a more vibrant and creative city.

For more information on the Creative Baltimore Fund, call 410-752-8632, or visit http://promotionandarts.org/grants/creative-baltimore-fund

Call for Artists: Sondheim Awards

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2016 Sondheim winners FORCE (Hannah Brancato and Rebecca Nagle)

The Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts is excited to announce the 12th annual Janet & Walter Sondheim Artscape Prize. Applications are now being accepted for the prestigious competition which awards a $25,000 fellowship to a visual artist or visual artist collaborators living and working in the Baltimore region.

An exhibition of the finalists’ work will be featured in the Special Exhibition Galleries at the Walters Art Museum. The prize is held in conjunction with the 36th annual Artscape, America’s largest free arts festival taking place Friday, July 21 through Sunday, July 23, 2017 along Mount Royal Avenue and North Charles Street.

Deadline: Tuesday, January 17, 2017.

Applictaion fee: $30 for 5 artworks or a 10 minute video

Awards: $25,000 fellowship

Award Ceremony Reception: Saturday, July 15, 2017 at 7pm at the Walters Art Museum

Approximately six finalists are selected for the final review for the prize. Their work is showcased in the Special Exhibition Galleries at the Walters Art Museum from Saturday, June 17 through Sunday, August 13, 2017. Additionally, an exhibition of the semifinalists’ work is shown in the Decker and Meyerhoff galleries of MICA on Friday, July 21 through Sunday, August 6, 2017. An opening reception for the semifinalist exhibition takes place Thursday, July 20, 2017 from 6pm to 9pm at MICA, located at 1301 W. Mount Royal Avenue.

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Call for Artists: Emulsion 2017

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EMULSION 2017, The Fourth Annual East City Art Regional Juried Show has an open call for artsists. They ow have a bigger location to accommodate the increase in the number of applicants for EMULSION. They have contracted the use of the 5,000 square foot PEPCO Edison Place Gallery. They hope to show a minimum of 40 artists. This increases your chance to participate. They have increased the first prize purse from $1,500 to $2,000. They have also added two additional cashes prizes of $250 in the new honorable mention category.

EMULSION 2017 opens on Fri., March 3 and runs through Thu., March 16. That’s two full weeks of viewing plus weeknight programming. Television Coverage from PBS, who will be filming the drop-off, installation and opening reception.

Awards: $2000 First Place Prize, $1,000 Second Place Prize, $500 Third Place Prize, and Two (2) $250 Honorable Mentions

Entry Fee: $42.50 paid to East City Art via Submittable.

Submission: You may submit up to five (5) works including images, video and audio.

Entry Deadline: January 9, 2017

Juror Review: January 10-23

Artist Notification: January 24

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Call for Artists: Your Earth (Goucher College)

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Artist Greg Mort and the Rosenberg Gallery at Goucher College invite you to respond to the question, What does earth stewardship mean to you? 

Submit a visual answer in the form of a 4” x 6” color photo or digital image. Beginning January 3, 2017, the images collected up until that point will be used to create a large-scale, site-specific photo collage installation which will continue to expand for the duration of the exhibition through February 22, 2017. This exhibition is being presented in conjunction with the MAEOE conference and the exhibit Greg Mort – eARTh – The Art of Stewardship. An artist talk and reception will be held Friday, February 3, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Rosenberg Gallery.

Submission Processes:

Mail your 4” x 6” glossy photograph to:
Laura Amussen
Director of Exhibitions and Curator
Goucher College Art Galleries
1021 Dulaney Valley Road
Baltimore, MD 21204

Please include your name and the title of your image on the back of your photo. Please note, your photo will not be returned to you.

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Email your 300 dpi high resolution image to: Laura.Amussen@goucher.edu.

Please include your name and the title of your image in the file name.

Important Dates:

December 1, 2016 – February 13, 2017: Rolling Submission

January 3 – February 22, 2017: Exhibition on view

Friday, February 3, 2017: Artist’s talk and reception 7-8:30 p.m. in the Rosenberg Gallery

Call for Artists: Moonlit

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Moonlit, will be a Creators Festival showcasing and celebrating the work of women and non-binary creators of color based in Baltimore and the greater DMV area. We are looking for vendors and spoken word artists/poets to celebrate and showcase during our festival.

The art world, much like our society as a whole, is plagued with racism and patriarchal values that harm those who are oppressed at the intersections of race and gender. This event provides a much-needed space for women and non-binary creators of color to shine. Moonlit will feature a wide variety of vendors, workshops, panels and live music.

If you would like to vend or have an idea for a workshop, contact us! Deadline to submit is Dec 21

To apply please follow these guidelines:

1. Send a message to both (info@laligazine.com & Hyrsteriazine@gmail.com) in the flier with the title: Baltimore Creators Fest
2. Introduce yourself and your work.
3. State how you would like to be involved: vendor and/or poetry reading (or if you would like to be involved in some other way)
4. Attach 2-3 samples of your work!