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July 2022 |
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Upcoming Events:
This year's honorees will be presented at a luncheon
at The Lyric Theatre and Cultural Arts Center
on Thursday, 21st July 11:00am - 1:00pm
for more info and to make a reservation
at The Lyric Theatre and Cultural Arts Center
on Thursday, 21st July 11:00am - 1:00pm
for more info and to make a reservation
Call for Artists/Exhibitions:
ARCH.: An International Call for Works Exploring Made Space
Deadline: July 29, 2022
Entry Fee: $40 for up to FOUR entries submitted. $5 per each additional entry.
Exhibit Dates: November 11 - December 9, 2022
Open to: open internationally
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Contact: Jason Franz, info@manifestgallery.org
Additional Information: The Cincinnati based non-profit arts organization and gallery, Manifest, invites visual artists and designers to submit original works exploring architecture. Open to any and all traditional and non-traditional visual arts 2d, 3d, or 4d media, genre, and subject. It has been said that architecture may be the ultimate form of art. After all, it is both expressive, informative, and serves as a refuge from the elements. What happens when it becomes the content of other architecture—of the gallery itself? ARCH. was a theme last presented at Manifest in 2011, over a decade ago. As a deliberate parallel to our Fourth Wall exhibition of art that challenges the 'frame', ARCH. is an invitation to artists, architects, designers, makers, and others to submit works that in some way explore or feature made space. This may be in the form of models or sculptures exploring space as a medium in general; drawings, paintings, photography, or other media that depict human-made space as a primary subject; installation work that creates a new space within the pre-existing environment of the gallery; or video or other types of works which explore the concept of spaces altered by, or created by people as a primary theme.
More information
Deadline: July 29, 2022
Entry Fee: $40 for up to FOUR entries submitted. $5 per each additional entry.
Exhibit Dates: November 11 - December 9, 2022
Open to: open internationally
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Contact: Jason Franz, info@manifestgallery.org
Additional Information: The Cincinnati based non-profit arts organization and gallery, Manifest, invites visual artists and designers to submit original works exploring architecture. Open to any and all traditional and non-traditional visual arts 2d, 3d, or 4d media, genre, and subject. It has been said that architecture may be the ultimate form of art. After all, it is both expressive, informative, and serves as a refuge from the elements. What happens when it becomes the content of other architecture—of the gallery itself? ARCH. was a theme last presented at Manifest in 2011, over a decade ago. As a deliberate parallel to our Fourth Wall exhibition of art that challenges the 'frame', ARCH. is an invitation to artists, architects, designers, makers, and others to submit works that in some way explore or feature made space. This may be in the form of models or sculptures exploring space as a medium in general; drawings, paintings, photography, or other media that depict human-made space as a primary subject; installation work that creates a new space within the pre-existing environment of the gallery; or video or other types of works which explore the concept of spaces altered by, or created by people as a primary theme.
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Fourth Wall: A Call for Works That Challenge the 'Frame'
Deadline: July 30, 2022
Entry Fee: $40 for up to FOUR entries submitted. $5 per each additional entry.
Exhibit Dates: November 11 - December 9, 2022
Open to: open internationally
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Contact: Jason Franz, info@manifestgallery.org
Additional Information: The Cincinnati based non-profit arts organization and gallery, Manifest, invites visual artists and designers to submit original works of art that challenges their borders, framework, format, and/or the physical and conceptual space it inhabits. Open to any and all traditional and non-traditional visual arts 2d, 3d, or 4d media, genre, and subject. The job of the picture plane is to establish the boundaries of an artwork. Its visual acreage is protected and reinforced by frames, pedestals, vitrines, walls—even the space of a gallery itself. These spaces are places of opportunity, and their boundaries mark the difference between experiencing art and living in the rest of the world. A boundary shuts out the noise. It lets you know what the rules are. The boundaries of an artwork are intended to vanish, ignored in favor of its content. The truth is, though, that boundaries are not truly invisible, and they are not non-reactive. The context of a work, the framework of art, the place that it is displayed, these are all part of the experience of the art. It is their ordinariness that lets them fade into the background. What happens, then, when the “normal” framework changes? When it is re-formed? When the fourth wall breaks as the art and artist make clear their awareness of the medium?
More information
Deadline: July 30, 2022
Entry Fee: $40 for up to FOUR entries submitted. $5 per each additional entry.
Exhibit Dates: November 11 - December 9, 2022
Open to: open internationally
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Contact: Jason Franz, info@manifestgallery.org
Additional Information: The Cincinnati based non-profit arts organization and gallery, Manifest, invites visual artists and designers to submit original works of art that challenges their borders, framework, format, and/or the physical and conceptual space it inhabits. Open to any and all traditional and non-traditional visual arts 2d, 3d, or 4d media, genre, and subject. The job of the picture plane is to establish the boundaries of an artwork. Its visual acreage is protected and reinforced by frames, pedestals, vitrines, walls—even the space of a gallery itself. These spaces are places of opportunity, and their boundaries mark the difference between experiencing art and living in the rest of the world. A boundary shuts out the noise. It lets you know what the rules are. The boundaries of an artwork are intended to vanish, ignored in favor of its content. The truth is, though, that boundaries are not truly invisible, and they are not non-reactive. The context of a work, the framework of art, the place that it is displayed, these are all part of the experience of the art. It is their ordinariness that lets them fade into the background. What happens, then, when the “normal” framework changes? When it is re-formed? When the fourth wall breaks as the art and artist make clear their awareness of the medium?
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**Call for Artists: HOW TO BE BEAUTIFUL
Entry Fee: None
Exhibition Dates: Friday, 19th August - Monday, 12th September 2022
Open to artists working in any medium aged 18 and older.
Location: Lexington Downtown Public Library
Contact: kate@artsconnectlex.org
Additional Information: This will be an exhibition of art in response and inspired by a short story written by best selling writer Silas House. The art show will be part of a multi-discipline production at the Downtown Library.
To request a copy of the story titled How to be Beautiful and to learn more about this exciting and unique program go to: HOW TO BE BEAUTIFUL
Entry Fee: None
Exhibition Dates: Friday, 19th August - Monday, 12th September 2022
Open to artists working in any medium aged 18 and older.
Location: Lexington Downtown Public Library
Contact: kate@artsconnectlex.org
Additional Information: This will be an exhibition of art in response and inspired by a short story written by best selling writer Silas House. The art show will be part of a multi-discipline production at the Downtown Library.
To request a copy of the story titled How to be Beautiful and to learn more about this exciting and unique program go to: HOW TO BE BEAUTIFUL
F**KING IT UP
Deadline: August 4, 2022
Entry Fee: $27
Open to: 18+ US and Canada.
Exhibit Dates: 08/20/22- 10/02/2022
Location: Pittsburgh, Vestige Concept Gallery
Contact: Alexander Sands, contact@vestigegallery.com
Additional Information: Left field. Throwing something at the wall. (Un) Happy accidents. "F**KING IT UP" is about embracing imperfections. We are seeking works from any genre of art that are somehow accidental, experimental, mishaps, (un)intended, rough cuts, strokes of (non)genius, "oops," multiple attempts, frustrations, "give ups" (unfinished/finished), outtakes, and convey the artistic spirit of "let's try this!". Work could be funny, folksy, campy, and/or vulgar, but the art should still be commercially appealing. When applying, please include the story behind the work and why you feel it is "F**KING IT UP" material! We are also seeking artwork from working artists that is non-typical for their portfolio (i.e. ceramics made by a painter). Please Note: we are not looking for poor quality and shoddy works of art. Work should be in presentable (and stable) condition. "F**KING IT UP" In-Person opening reception party will be held Saturday, August 20th, 2022 at 6 PM. Show will run approximately until the 2nd of October.
More information
Deadline: August 4, 2022
Entry Fee: $27
Open to: 18+ US and Canada.
Exhibit Dates: 08/20/22- 10/02/2022
Location: Pittsburgh, Vestige Concept Gallery
Contact: Alexander Sands, contact@vestigegallery.com
Additional Information: Left field. Throwing something at the wall. (Un) Happy accidents. "F**KING IT UP" is about embracing imperfections. We are seeking works from any genre of art that are somehow accidental, experimental, mishaps, (un)intended, rough cuts, strokes of (non)genius, "oops," multiple attempts, frustrations, "give ups" (unfinished/finished), outtakes, and convey the artistic spirit of "let's try this!". Work could be funny, folksy, campy, and/or vulgar, but the art should still be commercially appealing. When applying, please include the story behind the work and why you feel it is "F**KING IT UP" material! We are also seeking artwork from working artists that is non-typical for their portfolio (i.e. ceramics made by a painter). Please Note: we are not looking for poor quality and shoddy works of art. Work should be in presentable (and stable) condition. "F**KING IT UP" In-Person opening reception party will be held Saturday, August 20th, 2022 at 6 PM. Show will run approximately until the 2nd of October.
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2022 Black & White Show
Deadline: August 8, 2022
Entry Fee: $40, limit 2 items selected for the show; 1 Black and 1 White.
Open to: Work must be original and have been completed within the past three years.
Exhibit Dates: September 2022
Location: KORE Gallery, Louisville KY
Contact: Don Cartwright, koregallery@gmail.com
Additional Information: KORE Gallery will exhibit works in the “Annual Black & White Show,” an invitational art competition for local artists. All works must be primarily (75%) white or (75%) black, with some secondary colors accepted. This will be a “black tie” reception and guests are ask to dress in formal attire. "2022 Black & White Show” Awards: Best in Show - $500, 1st Place - $250, 2nd Place - $150, 3rd Place - $100
More information
Deadline: August 8, 2022
Entry Fee: $40, limit 2 items selected for the show; 1 Black and 1 White.
Open to: Work must be original and have been completed within the past three years.
Exhibit Dates: September 2022
Location: KORE Gallery, Louisville KY
Contact: Don Cartwright, koregallery@gmail.com
Additional Information: KORE Gallery will exhibit works in the “Annual Black & White Show,” an invitational art competition for local artists. All works must be primarily (75%) white or (75%) black, with some secondary colors accepted. This will be a “black tie” reception and guests are ask to dress in formal attire. "2022 Black & White Show” Awards: Best in Show - $500, 1st Place - $250, 2nd Place - $150, 3rd Place - $100
More information
PRHBTN
Application Deadline September 1st, 2022 by 11:59pm
Location: Loudoun House, 209 Castlewood Drive, Lexington, KY
Exhibition Dates: October 7th - November 5th
Exhibition Reception: October 7th, 6-10pm
Deadline for Submissions: September 1st, 2022 - 11:59pm
Submission Fee: $10
Selections Announcement: September 15th, 2022
Submission Form: https://form.jotform.com/221584420890153
Artwork Drop-off: September 27th-October 1st 12-5pm
Artwork Pickup: November 6th 12-3pm and November 7th-8th 12-5pm
PRHBTN and The Lexington Art League are seeking submissions for the 2022 PRHBTN Exhibition, a radically inclusive salon style exhibition in celebration of Kentucky visual artists. This exhibition is produced in tandem with the 11th annual PRHBTN mural festival that enlivens our community with new public murals in Lexington each fall.
The PRHBTN Exhibition began in 2011 and is now responsible for facilitating over 40 major murals by artists from all over the world, and covering some of Lexington’s most prominent walls. The exhibition has taken pride in being known for a no-holds-bar ethos which has resulted in displaying some of the most provocative artwork in the city each year. This exhibition is still the best opportunity for Kentucky artists of all disciplines to present artworks regardless of age, experience, media, discipline, or subject matter.
Eligibility: Open to Kentucky artists of all ages and experience levels, all media, all subject matter.
Submissions: Artists may submit up to four (4) total works of art for consideration. Selections will be made per artwork submitted. Selections will be made by PRHBTN and Lexington Art League staff.
More info: www.lexingtonartleague.org/prhbtn-exhibition.html
Application Deadline September 1st, 2022 by 11:59pm
Location: Loudoun House, 209 Castlewood Drive, Lexington, KY
Exhibition Dates: October 7th - November 5th
Exhibition Reception: October 7th, 6-10pm
Deadline for Submissions: September 1st, 2022 - 11:59pm
Submission Fee: $10
Selections Announcement: September 15th, 2022
Submission Form: https://form.jotform.com/221584420890153
Artwork Drop-off: September 27th-October 1st 12-5pm
Artwork Pickup: November 6th 12-3pm and November 7th-8th 12-5pm
PRHBTN and The Lexington Art League are seeking submissions for the 2022 PRHBTN Exhibition, a radically inclusive salon style exhibition in celebration of Kentucky visual artists. This exhibition is produced in tandem with the 11th annual PRHBTN mural festival that enlivens our community with new public murals in Lexington each fall.
The PRHBTN Exhibition began in 2011 and is now responsible for facilitating over 40 major murals by artists from all over the world, and covering some of Lexington’s most prominent walls. The exhibition has taken pride in being known for a no-holds-bar ethos which has resulted in displaying some of the most provocative artwork in the city each year. This exhibition is still the best opportunity for Kentucky artists of all disciplines to present artworks regardless of age, experience, media, discipline, or subject matter.
Eligibility: Open to Kentucky artists of all ages and experience levels, all media, all subject matter.
Submissions: Artists may submit up to four (4) total works of art for consideration. Selections will be made per artwork submitted. Selections will be made by PRHBTN and Lexington Art League staff.
More info: www.lexingtonartleague.org/prhbtn-exhibition.html
13th Annual TAPPED: Works by Artists and their Current or Former Instructors
Deadline: September 2, 2022
Entry Fee: $40 for up to five entries submitted. $5 per each additional entry.
Open to: Open Internationally
Dates: December 16 - January 13, 2022
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Contact: Jason Franz, info@manifestgallery.org
Additional Information: The Cincinnati based non-profit arts organization and gallery, Manifest, invites visual artists and designers to submit works of art in any media, any genre/style, and any size. Submission to this exhibit may be initiated by either party. Artists will seek out an instructor who has been a key teacher to them or whose work they particularly respect and 'tap' them to participate in this project submission. The relationship between artists and their current or former instructors can be a powerful one. Even when this bond is left unstated, we carry our professors' voices forward in time as we mature as artists and people. We eventually realize that the instruction given by our teachers during our relatively brief careers as students continues to expand within us. We realize that the learning they inspired (or insisted upon) is a chain-reaction process that develops across our lifetime. All of us who have been students carry forward our teachers' legacy in one form or another. And those who are, or have been teachers, bear witness to the potency of studenthood. Out of respect for this artist-teacher bond, and in honor of instructors working hard to help artists tap into a higher mind relative to art and life, we offer TAPPED every year, an annual exhibit that presents paired works of art by current or former artist/teacher pairs.
More information
Deadline: September 2, 2022
Entry Fee: $40 for up to five entries submitted. $5 per each additional entry.
Open to: Open Internationally
Dates: December 16 - January 13, 2022
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Contact: Jason Franz, info@manifestgallery.org
Additional Information: The Cincinnati based non-profit arts organization and gallery, Manifest, invites visual artists and designers to submit works of art in any media, any genre/style, and any size. Submission to this exhibit may be initiated by either party. Artists will seek out an instructor who has been a key teacher to them or whose work they particularly respect and 'tap' them to participate in this project submission. The relationship between artists and their current or former instructors can be a powerful one. Even when this bond is left unstated, we carry our professors' voices forward in time as we mature as artists and people. We eventually realize that the instruction given by our teachers during our relatively brief careers as students continues to expand within us. We realize that the learning they inspired (or insisted upon) is a chain-reaction process that develops across our lifetime. All of us who have been students carry forward our teachers' legacy in one form or another. And those who are, or have been teachers, bear witness to the potency of studenthood. Out of respect for this artist-teacher bond, and in honor of instructors working hard to help artists tap into a higher mind relative to art and life, we offer TAPPED every year, an annual exhibit that presents paired works of art by current or former artist/teacher pairs.
More information
IMPRINT: An International Competitive Exhibit of Printmaking
Deadline: September 3, 2022
Entry Fee: $40 for up to five entries submitted. $5 per each additional entry.
Open to: Open Internationally
Dates: December 16 - January 13, 2022
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Contact: Jason Franz, info@manifestgallery.org
Additional Information: The Cincinnati based non-profit arts organization and gallery, Manifest, invites visual artists and designers to submit works of printmaking, and will strive to explore the range of methods and results currently being achieved within the bounds of such processes. Open to any and all traditional and non-traditional approaches to printmaking, including mixed forms that include printmaking as a significant but not exclusive part. Printmaking is an important checkpoint along the road map between the most primitive early cave scrawling and the ubiquitous photography in everyone's pocket today. In many ways it is where the Arts meet the Humanities. As a creative discipline it represents the first awakening of the individual's potential for gaining broad knowledge and wide dissemination of personal opinion and expression. With this, printmaking might just be the first true form of a 'social media'. Some artists are steadfast traditionalists, anchoring themselves in age-old technical methods. Others push the boundaries of the discipline, exploring just what constitutes ‘printmaking’. For this exhibit Manifest takes a fresh look at the media last featured in a dedicated show in season 14.
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Deadline: September 3, 2022
Entry Fee: $40 for up to five entries submitted. $5 per each additional entry.
Open to: Open Internationally
Dates: December 16 - January 13, 2022
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Contact: Jason Franz, info@manifestgallery.org
Additional Information: The Cincinnati based non-profit arts organization and gallery, Manifest, invites visual artists and designers to submit works of printmaking, and will strive to explore the range of methods and results currently being achieved within the bounds of such processes. Open to any and all traditional and non-traditional approaches to printmaking, including mixed forms that include printmaking as a significant but not exclusive part. Printmaking is an important checkpoint along the road map between the most primitive early cave scrawling and the ubiquitous photography in everyone's pocket today. In many ways it is where the Arts meet the Humanities. As a creative discipline it represents the first awakening of the individual's potential for gaining broad knowledge and wide dissemination of personal opinion and expression. With this, printmaking might just be the first true form of a 'social media'. Some artists are steadfast traditionalists, anchoring themselves in age-old technical methods. Others push the boundaries of the discipline, exploring just what constitutes ‘printmaking’. For this exhibit Manifest takes a fresh look at the media last featured in a dedicated show in season 14.
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BOOK CLUB: Call for Art About Books, Narrative and Works Inspired by Literature
Deadline: September 4, 2022
Entry Fee: $40 for up to five entries submitted. $5 per each additional entry.
Open to: Open Internationally
Dates: December 16 - January 13, 2022
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Contact: Jason Franz, info@manifestgallery.org
Additional Information: The Cincinnati based non-profit arts organization and gallery, Manifest, invites visual artists and designers to submit works of art about or inspired by stories, story-telling, legends, myths, texts, tomes, and the narratives we construct. Open to all traditional and non-traditional genre and media (including sculpture, photography, painting, drawing, printmaking, etc.) A story is an account. Stories carry human history. They predict our future. A story is the thing we use to relate an event, real or not, that happened and who it happened to and how they changed, or didn't change, or caused change. Story telling is the way that we can relate an account of an event, of something that we’ve experienced. Or possibly the experience of someone that we’ve made up, a sequence of events that didn’t happen, or didn’t happen in that way, or maybe that are complete fabrications—a 'story'. It is the thing that happens after the event, the way we share with others in the aftermath. But sometimes it comes before. What does the visual account look like? Like a movie? A sequence of images? A single picture carrying the weight of a thousand words? What visual cues give us the beginning, middle, and end? Do we express a story with illustrative methods? Do we distill it into a separate visual work, symbolizing rather than relating it?
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Deadline: September 4, 2022
Entry Fee: $40 for up to five entries submitted. $5 per each additional entry.
Open to: Open Internationally
Dates: December 16 - January 13, 2022
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Contact: Jason Franz, info@manifestgallery.org
Additional Information: The Cincinnati based non-profit arts organization and gallery, Manifest, invites visual artists and designers to submit works of art about or inspired by stories, story-telling, legends, myths, texts, tomes, and the narratives we construct. Open to all traditional and non-traditional genre and media (including sculpture, photography, painting, drawing, printmaking, etc.) A story is an account. Stories carry human history. They predict our future. A story is the thing we use to relate an event, real or not, that happened and who it happened to and how they changed, or didn't change, or caused change. Story telling is the way that we can relate an account of an event, of something that we’ve experienced. Or possibly the experience of someone that we’ve made up, a sequence of events that didn’t happen, or didn’t happen in that way, or maybe that are complete fabrications—a 'story'. It is the thing that happens after the event, the way we share with others in the aftermath. But sometimes it comes before. What does the visual account look like? Like a movie? A sequence of images? A single picture carrying the weight of a thousand words? What visual cues give us the beginning, middle, and end? Do we express a story with illustrative methods? Do we distill it into a separate visual work, symbolizing rather than relating it?
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Call for Artists Bernheim CONNECT 2022
Deadline: August 19, 2022
Entry Fee; None
Exhibition Date: September 10, 2022
Contact: Hannah Coleman-Zaitzeff hannah.coleman@bernheim.org
Event Location: Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest
Additional Info: CONNECT is Bernheim's annual summer celebration honoring the relationships of science, nature and creativity. Lake Nevin comes alive with spontaneous art, drum circles, light sculptures, and musical performances from renowned artists along with hands-on-art and science activities. CONNECT challenges artists to create outdoor works that emphasize our mission of connecting people with nature and speak our focus on biodiversity, conservation, sustainability and climate change. All works will be displayed outside along Bernheim's Lake Nevin Loop and will be on display before and after sunset.
Website: bernheim.org/connect-2022-call-for-artists/
Deadline: August 19, 2022
Entry Fee; None
Exhibition Date: September 10, 2022
Contact: Hannah Coleman-Zaitzeff hannah.coleman@bernheim.org
Event Location: Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest
Additional Info: CONNECT is Bernheim's annual summer celebration honoring the relationships of science, nature and creativity. Lake Nevin comes alive with spontaneous art, drum circles, light sculptures, and musical performances from renowned artists along with hands-on-art and science activities. CONNECT challenges artists to create outdoor works that emphasize our mission of connecting people with nature and speak our focus on biodiversity, conservation, sustainability and climate change. All works will be displayed outside along Bernheim's Lake Nevin Loop and will be on display before and after sunset.
Website: bernheim.org/connect-2022-call-for-artists/
Open call for digital art in new WheelHouse Art NFT fine art gallery NEW
Deadline: October 15, 2023
Entry Fee: FREE
Exhibit Dates: Ongoing
Open to: US residents, age 18+
Location: LOUISVILLE - Online
Contact: Daniel Pfalzgraf, hello@wheelhouse.art
Additional Information: WheelHouse Art, LLC is thrilled to share news with artists about launching Louisville, KY's first contemporary fine art NFT gallery. And as we gear up towards our big public launch, we are seeking submissions by artists who would like to be considered for inclusion in our NFT gallery.
WheelHouse Art is positioning itself as a kind of conductor for art collectors, guiding our audiences between physical and digital media. We believe there are a lot of digital-curious collectors out there, and we are excited about the possibilities this new format can provide. But until now, the barrier for entry into the NFT experience has been higher than many are willing to take on. We are excited to partner with Dime, a new platform that will make the entire experience much simpler and easier to navigate.
What is WHA looking for?
WHA will straddle the line between physical and digital art. We are looking for digital art primarily, but will also consider some artists who have only worked in traditional media, but whose work would translate well digitally. Artists who are comfortable working in both digital and traditional media are an added bonus as there will be opportunities to tie together NFT and physical artwork sales together. Experience with NFTs, minting, or cryptocurrency is not required.
WheelHouse Art will be showing work by some of the artists already represented by the gallery, but we are also opening things up to artists who don't have any history exhibiting at WheelHouse Art (or B. Deemer Gallery formerly), provided they aren't already in conflicting exclusive representation relationships with other galleries.
To submit work, simply shoot an email to Hello@WheelHouse.art and write "NFT Art Submission" in the subject line. Then just share a sample of your work (attachments, website, social links, etc.) and any other relevant information about you and your artwork that would be helpful to know.
Thanks in advance for sharing your work and passion with us. We love seeing and learning about artwork and artists, even if we don't show your work here. Please feel free to share this with any artists you think may be interested.
More information
Deadline: October 15, 2023
Entry Fee: FREE
Exhibit Dates: Ongoing
Open to: US residents, age 18+
Location: LOUISVILLE - Online
Contact: Daniel Pfalzgraf, hello@wheelhouse.art
Additional Information: WheelHouse Art, LLC is thrilled to share news with artists about launching Louisville, KY's first contemporary fine art NFT gallery. And as we gear up towards our big public launch, we are seeking submissions by artists who would like to be considered for inclusion in our NFT gallery.
WheelHouse Art is positioning itself as a kind of conductor for art collectors, guiding our audiences between physical and digital media. We believe there are a lot of digital-curious collectors out there, and we are excited about the possibilities this new format can provide. But until now, the barrier for entry into the NFT experience has been higher than many are willing to take on. We are excited to partner with Dime, a new platform that will make the entire experience much simpler and easier to navigate.
What is WHA looking for?
WHA will straddle the line between physical and digital art. We are looking for digital art primarily, but will also consider some artists who have only worked in traditional media, but whose work would translate well digitally. Artists who are comfortable working in both digital and traditional media are an added bonus as there will be opportunities to tie together NFT and physical artwork sales together. Experience with NFTs, minting, or cryptocurrency is not required.
WheelHouse Art will be showing work by some of the artists already represented by the gallery, but we are also opening things up to artists who don't have any history exhibiting at WheelHouse Art (or B. Deemer Gallery formerly), provided they aren't already in conflicting exclusive representation relationships with other galleries.
To submit work, simply shoot an email to Hello@WheelHouse.art and write "NFT Art Submission" in the subject line. Then just share a sample of your work (attachments, website, social links, etc.) and any other relevant information about you and your artwork that would be helpful to know.
Thanks in advance for sharing your work and passion with us. We love seeing and learning about artwork and artists, even if we don't show your work here. Please feel free to share this with any artists you think may be interested.
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Houseguest - An Independent Artist-Run Project Space
Open to: All forms of artistry are welcome: painting, photography, ceramics, sculpture, installation, poetry, etc.
Entry Fee: $10
Location: 2721 Taylor Blvd., Louisville
Contact: Megan Bickel, houseguestgallery@gmail.com
Additional Information: HOUSEGUEST is an independent artist-run project space located in the south end of Louisville, Kentucky. The space launched in January of 2018. Founded by multi-disciplinary artist and writer Megan Bickel and her husband, chef Jacob Wilson, the gallery's location is in the living room of the couple's house. The space will hold six exhibitions a year: four solo shows and two group exhibitions. Alongside each exhibition will be a small supper pop-up collaborative event, which will be by invitation only. We encourage artists to interact and activate the space while exploring new ideas and concepts, with full control over what they create.
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Open to: All forms of artistry are welcome: painting, photography, ceramics, sculpture, installation, poetry, etc.
Entry Fee: $10
Location: 2721 Taylor Blvd., Louisville
Contact: Megan Bickel, houseguestgallery@gmail.com
Additional Information: HOUSEGUEST is an independent artist-run project space located in the south end of Louisville, Kentucky. The space launched in January of 2018. Founded by multi-disciplinary artist and writer Megan Bickel and her husband, chef Jacob Wilson, the gallery's location is in the living room of the couple's house. The space will hold six exhibitions a year: four solo shows and two group exhibitions. Alongside each exhibition will be a small supper pop-up collaborative event, which will be by invitation only. We encourage artists to interact and activate the space while exploring new ideas and concepts, with full control over what they create.
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OPEN CALL - John G. Irvin Gallery
Deadline: Ongoing
Entry Fee: None
Location: John G. Irvin Gallery; Lexington, KY
Exhibitions Occur: Jan/Mar/May/Jul/Sep/Nov.
Contact: Inquiries to: Kate Savage, kate@artsconnectlex.org
Additional Information: The John G. Irvin Gallery opened in March 1987. It was created to promote Kentucky’s visual artists. The creation of the gallery was a labor of love and a passion of the late Irvin, a Lexingtonian and former employee of Central Bank. Over the years the gallery has hosted exhibitions by Kentucky’s finest artists, as well as new and emerging artists exhibiting for the first time. Exhibition Opening Receptions are held on Gallery Hop evenings on the fifth-floor executive area of the bank, located at 300 West Vine Street from 4:30 until 6:00 p.m. The art collection is displayed on floors two and three and may also be viewed during normal business hours Monday through Friday. Work can be purchased online through Arts Connect Arts Shop website.
Artists interested submit this form
Deadline: Ongoing
Entry Fee: None
Location: John G. Irvin Gallery; Lexington, KY
Exhibitions Occur: Jan/Mar/May/Jul/Sep/Nov.
Contact: Inquiries to: Kate Savage, kate@artsconnectlex.org
Additional Information: The John G. Irvin Gallery opened in March 1987. It was created to promote Kentucky’s visual artists. The creation of the gallery was a labor of love and a passion of the late Irvin, a Lexingtonian and former employee of Central Bank. Over the years the gallery has hosted exhibitions by Kentucky’s finest artists, as well as new and emerging artists exhibiting for the first time. Exhibition Opening Receptions are held on Gallery Hop evenings on the fifth-floor executive area of the bank, located at 300 West Vine Street from 4:30 until 6:00 p.m. The art collection is displayed on floors two and three and may also be viewed during normal business hours Monday through Friday. Work can be purchased online through Arts Connect Arts Shop website.
Artists interested submit this form
Grants for Artists/Arts Projects or Programs:
The Downtown Lexington Management District has now opened a new grant opportunity for artists/arts projects/programs. Applications being taken. Up to $10,000.
Next Review will be in October
Guidelines: dlex.town/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/DLMD-Public-Art-Guidelines.pdf
Applications Form: form.jotform.com/220105637614145
For more information: laura@downtownlex.com
Next Review will be in October
Guidelines: dlex.town/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/DLMD-Public-Art-Guidelines.pdf
Applications Form: form.jotform.com/220105637614145
For more information: laura@downtownlex.com
LFUCG $6 Million Dollars allocation of ARPA money for non-profits Capital Grants.
There will be a webinar about the grant program on Wednesday 11th May at 1:30pm.
All 501C3 organizations are eligible to apply. One time grants for major capital projects in two categories
a) Facilities Improvements b) Operational Investments
Minimum request $50,000 Maximum request $250,000
For more information: hlyons@lexingtonky.gov
Register for the webinar: bit.ly/NGCWorkshop
There will be a webinar about the grant program on Wednesday 11th May at 1:30pm.
All 501C3 organizations are eligible to apply. One time grants for major capital projects in two categories
a) Facilities Improvements b) Operational Investments
Minimum request $50,000 Maximum request $250,000
For more information: hlyons@lexingtonky.gov
Register for the webinar: bit.ly/NGCWorkshop
Call for Murals:
Workshops/Classes:
Private Beginner Art Lessons
Led by Kentucky Crafted Artist Cheryle Walton
If interested please email cheryle2857@gmail.com to set up an appointment to meet.
Location: Studio at Loudoun House, 2nd Floor, Lexington
Adults are strongly encouraged. Never too old to learn to create and express yourself through art.
Led by Kentucky Crafted Artist Cheryle Walton
If interested please email cheryle2857@gmail.com to set up an appointment to meet.
Location: Studio at Loudoun House, 2nd Floor, Lexington
Adults are strongly encouraged. Never too old to learn to create and express yourself through art.
Markets and Festivals:
KYukefest NEW
Event Date: September 9th
Event Fee: Free
Location: Carver Center
Contact: Srabeth Bownrobie
Contact email: KYukefest@gmail.com
Info: Call for instructors for KYukefest 2022 Sept 9-11.
Local instructors sought to teach a class at KYukefest 2022. Instructors are compensated with small payment, festival entry, and free advrtising for their business to festival goers and on social media.
More info: www.kyukefest.com
Event Date: September 9th
Event Fee: Free
Location: Carver Center
Contact: Srabeth Bownrobie
Contact email: KYukefest@gmail.com
Info: Call for instructors for KYukefest 2022 Sept 9-11.
Local instructors sought to teach a class at KYukefest 2022. Instructors are compensated with small payment, festival entry, and free advrtising for their business to festival goers and on social media.
More info: www.kyukefest.com
Studio Spaces Available:
STUDIO SPACE in the sought-after NoLi district
Two great spaces in a vibrant artists' community in the NoLi. The 'EncaustiCastle' houses 11 local artists of all design, and two spaces with accommodations exist for short or long term residency. 300+ sq ft on the third floor with bed nook, private bathroom on second floor and 400 sq ft plus 10 x 15 bedroom on first floor. Kitchen and lounge are common space for all and fully stocked with necessities. Decks off the back for relaxing and enjoying the extensive gardens, people refer to this as an "oasis".
Available for local artist studio space only as well.
$1000.month each, up to one year lease.
Contact and viewing: Trish - pbsartist@gmail.com www.pbsartist.com
Two great spaces in a vibrant artists' community in the NoLi. The 'EncaustiCastle' houses 11 local artists of all design, and two spaces with accommodations exist for short or long term residency. 300+ sq ft on the third floor with bed nook, private bathroom on second floor and 400 sq ft plus 10 x 15 bedroom on first floor. Kitchen and lounge are common space for all and fully stocked with necessities. Decks off the back for relaxing and enjoying the extensive gardens, people refer to this as an "oasis".
Available for local artist studio space only as well.
$1000.month each, up to one year lease.
Contact and viewing: Trish - pbsartist@gmail.com www.pbsartist.com
ARTISTS' ATTIC is accepting applications from emerging and established artists for occupancy of available studios with selections made by jury. Available studios include Studio G 748 sq.ft. $618.88pm and Studio W 341 sq.ft. at $282.14 and Studio Y 156 sq.ft. at $129.08.
For more Information contact Mary Neely neelyms@yahoo.com or Lora Lee Dawson at loralee.dawson@gmail.com
For more Information contact Mary Neely neelyms@yahoo.com or Lora Lee Dawson at loralee.dawson@gmail.com
Other Opportunities:
Lex ReCreate Center for Creative ReUse at 110 Luigart Court Unit 150
Lex ReCreate's mission is to provide affordable materials for arts, crafts and upcycle project to the community. We inspire creativity and demonstrate environmental sustainability while supporting local artists and educators.
501(c)3 - non-profit status has been applied for.
Our vision:
Keep materials out of the landfill/Make creativity accessible to all/Share our knowledge and learn together/Buy local.
For more information contact: lexrecreateky@gmail.com
Facebook: Lex Recreate
Lex ReCreate's mission is to provide affordable materials for arts, crafts and upcycle project to the community. We inspire creativity and demonstrate environmental sustainability while supporting local artists and educators.
501(c)3 - non-profit status has been applied for.
Our vision:
Keep materials out of the landfill/Make creativity accessible to all/Share our knowledge and learn together/Buy local.
For more information contact: lexrecreateky@gmail.com
Facebook: Lex Recreate
