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TAPPED: Exhibit of Paired Works by Artists and their Current or Former Instructors [DEADLINE EXTENDED]
Submission Deadline: October 16, 2020
Entry Fee: $40 for up to FOUR entries submitted. $5 per each additional entry.
Exhibition Dates: December 11, 2020 - January 8, 2021
Event Location: Manifest Gallery (Cincinnati, OH)
Contact: Jason Franz, info@manifestgallery.org
Additional Information: The Cincinnati based non-profit arts organization and gallery, Manifest, invites visual artists to submit works of art alongside a current or former instructor to be exhibited as a pair if selected. Submission to this exhibit may be initiated by either party. Each member of the pair must submit an entry form, entry fee, and image(s) for their work and only their work.
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.
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FLASH IN THE PAN: A Visual Interpretation
Deadline to submit: October 18, 2020 ENDING SOON
Open: All artists – 2D work
Fee: $10 per entry - up to three
Exhibition Dates: October 26 - December 7 2020
Location: Virtual Gallery Exhibition
Arts Connect invites artists to submit 2D work in any medium that responds to the figurative, literal, whimsical or abstract idea of a flash in the pan. All work must be submitted in jpeg digital format and submission will be juried. The exhibition will be shown on the walls of a virtual gallery. Each work will be labeled and for sale and also listed in The Arts Shop on Arts Connect’s website.
More information and submission form
HOARD: An International Call for Art By or About Collection (DEADLINE EXTENDED)
Submission deadline: October 23, 2020
For complete details and to apply online visit: http://www.manifestgallery.org/hoard
“Sleeping on a dragon's hoard with greedy, dragonish thoughts in his heart, he had become a dragon himself.” ― C.S. Lewis
Collecting things has surely been a hallmark of humanity since our earliest days as a species. It is in part thanks to the remnants of things accumulated, cherished or otherwise, and then hoarded in caves, clay pots, sunken ships, dried wells, libraries, crypts, and more that we have been able to discern some thread of a history of humanity over time to this day. Even art as a phenomenon of civilization has been shaped by one form of collecting or another—museums, powerful people or institutions amassing value or expressing their taste, cultural movements reinforcing identities, and so on. Some works of art are themselves representative of this process, one of accumulation, categorization, and hoarding in one form or another. How do artists use such cumulative processes to convey meaning, to create valuable experiences for the viewer, to express content or aesthetic moments beyond the raw material itself? For this exhibit Manifest invites artists to share works that in some way do this, and reveal the power of a dragon's hoard.
HOMAGE: An International Call for Works Honoring Another Artist (DEADLINE EXTENDED)
Deadline: October 24, 2020
Entry Fee: $40 for up to FOUR entries submitted. $5 per each additional entry
Exhibition Dates: December 11, 2020 - January 8, 2021
Event Location: Manifest Gallery (Cincinnati, OH)
Contact Name: Jason Franz, info@manifestgallery.org
Additional Information: The Cincinnati based non-profit arts organization and gallery, Manifest, invites visual artists to submit works that were created to honor another artist. Submissions can range from the most traditional to the most conceptual, abstract, or experimental of any media. Whether it is intended as an homage to a deeply respected fellow artist, or simply a work representing a direct influence by the other's artwork, artists often pay a form of homage to their historical mentors in the things they make. We wonder how this shows up in artwork of today—how historical influences and bonds of aesthetic and intellectual lines of thought are integrated into creative production and expression. With this exhibit Manifest invites artists to share their works that represent such tributes to their inspirational predecessors, kindred spirits, and creative pathfinders.
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Submission Deadline: October 16, 2020
Entry Fee: $40 for up to FOUR entries submitted. $5 per each additional entry.
Exhibition Dates: December 11, 2020 - January 8, 2021
Event Location: Manifest Gallery (Cincinnati, OH)
Contact: Jason Franz, info@manifestgallery.org
Additional Information: The Cincinnati based non-profit arts organization and gallery, Manifest, invites visual artists to submit works of art alongside a current or former instructor to be exhibited as a pair if selected. Submission to this exhibit may be initiated by either party. Each member of the pair must submit an entry form, entry fee, and image(s) for their work and only their work.
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
FLASH IN THE PAN: A Visual Interpretation
Deadline to submit: October 18, 2020 ENDING SOON
Open: All artists – 2D work
Fee: $10 per entry - up to three
Exhibition Dates: October 26 - December 7 2020
Location: Virtual Gallery Exhibition
Arts Connect invites artists to submit 2D work in any medium that responds to the figurative, literal, whimsical or abstract idea of a flash in the pan. All work must be submitted in jpeg digital format and submission will be juried. The exhibition will be shown on the walls of a virtual gallery. Each work will be labeled and for sale and also listed in The Arts Shop on Arts Connect’s website.
More information and submission form
HOARD: An International Call for Art By or About Collection (DEADLINE EXTENDED)
Submission deadline: October 23, 2020
For complete details and to apply online visit: http://www.manifestgallery.org/hoard
“Sleeping on a dragon's hoard with greedy, dragonish thoughts in his heart, he had become a dragon himself.” ― C.S. Lewis
Collecting things has surely been a hallmark of humanity since our earliest days as a species. It is in part thanks to the remnants of things accumulated, cherished or otherwise, and then hoarded in caves, clay pots, sunken ships, dried wells, libraries, crypts, and more that we have been able to discern some thread of a history of humanity over time to this day. Even art as a phenomenon of civilization has been shaped by one form of collecting or another—museums, powerful people or institutions amassing value or expressing their taste, cultural movements reinforcing identities, and so on. Some works of art are themselves representative of this process, one of accumulation, categorization, and hoarding in one form or another. How do artists use such cumulative processes to convey meaning, to create valuable experiences for the viewer, to express content or aesthetic moments beyond the raw material itself? For this exhibit Manifest invites artists to share works that in some way do this, and reveal the power of a dragon's hoard.
HOMAGE: An International Call for Works Honoring Another Artist (DEADLINE EXTENDED)
Deadline: October 24, 2020
Entry Fee: $40 for up to FOUR entries submitted. $5 per each additional entry
Exhibition Dates: December 11, 2020 - January 8, 2021
Event Location: Manifest Gallery (Cincinnati, OH)
Contact Name: Jason Franz, info@manifestgallery.org
Additional Information: The Cincinnati based non-profit arts organization and gallery, Manifest, invites visual artists to submit works that were created to honor another artist. Submissions can range from the most traditional to the most conceptual, abstract, or experimental of any media. Whether it is intended as an homage to a deeply respected fellow artist, or simply a work representing a direct influence by the other's artwork, artists often pay a form of homage to their historical mentors in the things they make. We wonder how this shows up in artwork of today—how historical influences and bonds of aesthetic and intellectual lines of thought are integrated into creative production and expression. With this exhibit Manifest invites artists to share their works that represent such tributes to their inspirational predecessors, kindred spirits, and creative pathfinders.
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PAINT BY NATURE 2020: TREES
Deadline: Registration requested up until 12th Nov.
Open to: Any Kentucky Artist
Entry Fee: NONE
Submissions: Maximum TWO submissions per artist - 2D and 3D accepted
Exhibition Dates: November 13, 2020 - January 2, 2021
Location: Pam Miller Downtown Arts Center, 141 E Main Street, Lexington, KY
Contact: Kate Savage info@artsconnectlex.org
LFUCG's Division of Environmental Services is partnering for the third year with Arts Connect to produce an Artist's Showcase Exhibition. This exhibition is open to anyone wishing to participate and each artist may submit up to two artworks. The exhibition is designed to celebrate the work done by the City's Environmental Services and this year the inspiration will be trees. Specific locations and trees have been selected for artists to chose from. There is an interactive site map that can be reviewed here. There will be an Exhibition Opening Reception free and open to the public. Cash prizes will be awarded for 1st,2nd and 3rd Place as determined by a guest judge. The exhibition will run for six weeks through November Gallery Hop and all artwork will be for sale with artist to receive 90% of their sale price.
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Deadline: Registration requested up until 12th Nov.
Open to: Any Kentucky Artist
Entry Fee: NONE
Submissions: Maximum TWO submissions per artist - 2D and 3D accepted
Exhibition Dates: November 13, 2020 - January 2, 2021
Location: Pam Miller Downtown Arts Center, 141 E Main Street, Lexington, KY
Contact: Kate Savage info@artsconnectlex.org
LFUCG's Division of Environmental Services is partnering for the third year with Arts Connect to produce an Artist's Showcase Exhibition. This exhibition is open to anyone wishing to participate and each artist may submit up to two artworks. The exhibition is designed to celebrate the work done by the City's Environmental Services and this year the inspiration will be trees. Specific locations and trees have been selected for artists to chose from. There is an interactive site map that can be reviewed here. There will be an Exhibition Opening Reception free and open to the public. Cash prizes will be awarded for 1st,2nd and 3rd Place as determined by a guest judge. The exhibition will run for six weeks through November Gallery Hop and all artwork will be for sale with artist to receive 90% of their sale price.
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CALL AND RESPONSE: REFLECTIONS ON THE AFRICAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE NEW
Deadline: Registration 15 Nov.
Entry Fee: NONE
Submissions: All forms of art media will be considered
Exhibition Dates: January 15 - April 1, 2021
Location: Art Center of the Bluegrass, Danville, KY
Contact: Brandon Long brandon@artcenterky.org
Additional Information: The Art Center of the Bluegrass is seeking artists of all ages to exhibit works that reflect the African American experience. All media will be considered (visual arts, music, written word, experiential…)
Works accepted into “Call and Response” will be featured as part of a larger exhibition, The Art of Being Black: Conversation and Experience, to be held January – March of 2021 at the Art Center of the Bluegrass. The “Call and Response” exhibit is one of three exhibits presented in this show.
Artworks will be selected at the discretion of the Art Center of the Bluegrass and an advisory committee comprised of black leaders in our community. Not all work in the exhibition will be visual art, as the intent of the exhibition is to showcase a wide range of artistic interpretation.
While a priority will be placed on the selection of works of African American Artists, the Art Center will include racial diversity in the selection of the artists accepted into the exhibition. In this exhibition, the perspective of the artist and their cultural commentary is equally as important as the artistic quality of their artwork.
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Deadline: Registration 15 Nov.
Entry Fee: NONE
Submissions: All forms of art media will be considered
Exhibition Dates: January 15 - April 1, 2021
Location: Art Center of the Bluegrass, Danville, KY
Contact: Brandon Long brandon@artcenterky.org
Additional Information: The Art Center of the Bluegrass is seeking artists of all ages to exhibit works that reflect the African American experience. All media will be considered (visual arts, music, written word, experiential…)
Works accepted into “Call and Response” will be featured as part of a larger exhibition, The Art of Being Black: Conversation and Experience, to be held January – March of 2021 at the Art Center of the Bluegrass. The “Call and Response” exhibit is one of three exhibits presented in this show.
Artworks will be selected at the discretion of the Art Center of the Bluegrass and an advisory committee comprised of black leaders in our community. Not all work in the exhibition will be visual art, as the intent of the exhibition is to showcase a wide range of artistic interpretation.
While a priority will be placed on the selection of works of African American Artists, the Art Center will include racial diversity in the selection of the artists accepted into the exhibition. In this exhibition, the perspective of the artist and their cultural commentary is equally as important as the artistic quality of their artwork.
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WHO: An International Call for Works of Art About Identity NEW
Deadline: November 17, 2020
Entry Fee: $40 for up to FOUR entries submitted. $5 per each additional entry.
Exhibition Dates: January 22 - February 19, 2021
Location: Manifest Gallery (Cincinnati, OH)
Contact: Erin Corley, info@manifestgallery.org
Additional Information: WHO indicates a specific or generalized identity, whether individual or collective.
For this exhibit we are interested in the term when taken in context with the Five Themes of Who, What, Where, When, and Why. It may be taken as a question, or as an answer to any number of related questions in a multi-part puzzle—expressing inquiry or determination about a particular or generalized person, group, or being. This exhibit has no defined expectation for type or style of work to be considered or selected. Submissions can range from the most traditional to the most conceptual, abstract, or experimental of any media.
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KENTUCKY ART STORY
Applications until 12/2/2020
Open to any and all who live or have a relationship with Kentucky
Entry Fee: FREE
Exhibition Dates: 3/2/2020 and then ongoing
Location: Online
Contact: Ashley Parker Owens parker.owens@gmail.com
Info: Currently seeking Kentucky artists for an upcoming online gallery at https://Kystory.net
Send images of five artworks, a one paragraph biography and a short artist statement to parker.owens@gmail.com Also include your relationship to Kentucky if you are not currently living here.
Currently seeking artwork on the themes of "Sick", "Jam", "Text", and "Horse". Nuanced and conceptual work preferred.
No fees or charges. 20% commission on sales.
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Deadline: November 17, 2020
Entry Fee: $40 for up to FOUR entries submitted. $5 per each additional entry.
Exhibition Dates: January 22 - February 19, 2021
Location: Manifest Gallery (Cincinnati, OH)
Contact: Erin Corley, info@manifestgallery.org
Additional Information: WHO indicates a specific or generalized identity, whether individual or collective.
For this exhibit we are interested in the term when taken in context with the Five Themes of Who, What, Where, When, and Why. It may be taken as a question, or as an answer to any number of related questions in a multi-part puzzle—expressing inquiry or determination about a particular or generalized person, group, or being. This exhibit has no defined expectation for type or style of work to be considered or selected. Submissions can range from the most traditional to the most conceptual, abstract, or experimental of any media.
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KENTUCKY ART STORY
Applications until 12/2/2020
Open to any and all who live or have a relationship with Kentucky
Entry Fee: FREE
Exhibition Dates: 3/2/2020 and then ongoing
Location: Online
Contact: Ashley Parker Owens parker.owens@gmail.com
Info: Currently seeking Kentucky artists for an upcoming online gallery at https://Kystory.net
Send images of five artworks, a one paragraph biography and a short artist statement to parker.owens@gmail.com Also include your relationship to Kentucky if you are not currently living here.
Currently seeking artwork on the themes of "Sick", "Jam", "Text", and "Horse". Nuanced and conceptual work preferred.
No fees or charges. 20% commission on sales.
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BARRIERS: A Call for Work that Examines the Concept of Barriers
Deadline to submit: December 7, 2020 NEW
Open: All visual artists – 2D work
Fee: $10 per entry - up to three
Virtual Exhibition Dates: December 11 - January 18 2021
Location: Virtual Gallery Exhibition
Contact: Kate Savage kate@artsconnectlex.org
The Lexington, Kentucky based non-profit arts organization Arts Connect invites visual artists to participate in their Virtual Gallery Exhibition that will examine the ideas stimulated by the word "Barriers". Because of the virtual nature of the gallery, submissions are required in jpeg format of any 2D work that in reality could be installed on a wall. All types and styles of work in any medium will be given consideration and can respond in a figurative, literal, whimsical or abstract way to the stimulus. Each work will be labeled on the gallery wall and for sale and will also be listed in The Arts Shop on Arts Connect’s website.
There will also be a reception opportunity on zoom where exhibiting artists will meet to talk about their work and members of the public wishing to participate will be invited to sign up for a link into the conversation. The date for this to be announced.
More information and submission form
Deadline to submit: December 7, 2020 NEW
Open: All visual artists – 2D work
Fee: $10 per entry - up to three
Virtual Exhibition Dates: December 11 - January 18 2021
Location: Virtual Gallery Exhibition
Contact: Kate Savage kate@artsconnectlex.org
The Lexington, Kentucky based non-profit arts organization Arts Connect invites visual artists to participate in their Virtual Gallery Exhibition that will examine the ideas stimulated by the word "Barriers". Because of the virtual nature of the gallery, submissions are required in jpeg format of any 2D work that in reality could be installed on a wall. All types and styles of work in any medium will be given consideration and can respond in a figurative, literal, whimsical or abstract way to the stimulus. Each work will be labeled on the gallery wall and for sale and will also be listed in The Arts Shop on Arts Connect’s website.
There will also be a reception opportunity on zoom where exhibiting artists will meet to talk about their work and members of the public wishing to participate will be invited to sign up for a link into the conversation. The date for this to be announced.
More information and submission form
10th International Painting Annual [$2000 in Cash Awards]
Deadline 12/31/2020
Entry Fee: $40 for up to FOUR entries submitted. $5 per each additional entry.
Contact: Jason Franz, info@manifestgallery.org
Additional Information: Launched in 2010, the International PAINTING Annual (INPA) is a product of the non-profit Manifest Press. The goal of the INPA is to support the recognition, documentation, and publication of excellent, current, and relevant works of painting from around the world. As a carefully crafted peer-juried book, the INPA enables Manifest to assemble a diverse array of works from around the world, without the limitation of physical availability, gallery space, or shipping logistics. Each artist/author selected for inclusion in the INPA will receive one softcover complimentary copy of the publication. There will be three cash prizes of $1200, $500, and $300 for first, second, and third place winners. **The next open call for INPA 11 will be in 2023**
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Call for Exhibitions 2021-2022
Deadline: January 1, 2021
Open to: Priority will be given to artists from Lexington and adjoining counties.
Fee: Lexington Art League membership required
Location: Loudoun House, Lexington, KY
Contact: Logan Dennison, lalexhibitions@gmail.com
Additional information: We are now accepting proposals for solo and group exhibitions by artists and curators of local artwork in the greater Lexington area for 2021 for our individual galleries. Proposals will be accepted by KY visual artists who are current members of the Lexington Art League. Priority will be given to artists from Lexington and adjoining counties. Local organizations are also invited to submit proposals. It is recommended that artwork be made for sale, although this is not a requirement. All sales are processed by the Lexington Art League who collects 30% commission during the exhibition. Exhibition agreement will be sent upon acceptance of any proposal. Artists must assist Exhibition
Director during installation, provide initial copy of show statement, and meet other agreed upon
deliverables in accordance with an agreed upon timeline.
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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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Deadline 12/31/2020
Entry Fee: $40 for up to FOUR entries submitted. $5 per each additional entry.
Contact: Jason Franz, info@manifestgallery.org
Additional Information: Launched in 2010, the International PAINTING Annual (INPA) is a product of the non-profit Manifest Press. The goal of the INPA is to support the recognition, documentation, and publication of excellent, current, and relevant works of painting from around the world. As a carefully crafted peer-juried book, the INPA enables Manifest to assemble a diverse array of works from around the world, without the limitation of physical availability, gallery space, or shipping logistics. Each artist/author selected for inclusion in the INPA will receive one softcover complimentary copy of the publication. There will be three cash prizes of $1200, $500, and $300 for first, second, and third place winners. **The next open call for INPA 11 will be in 2023**
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Call for Exhibitions 2021-2022
Deadline: January 1, 2021
Open to: Priority will be given to artists from Lexington and adjoining counties.
Fee: Lexington Art League membership required
Location: Loudoun House, Lexington, KY
Contact: Logan Dennison, lalexhibitions@gmail.com
Additional information: We are now accepting proposals for solo and group exhibitions by artists and curators of local artwork in the greater Lexington area for 2021 for our individual galleries. Proposals will be accepted by KY visual artists who are current members of the Lexington Art League. Priority will be given to artists from Lexington and adjoining counties. Local organizations are also invited to submit proposals. It is recommended that artwork be made for sale, although this is not a requirement. All sales are processed by the Lexington Art League who collects 30% commission during the exhibition. Exhibition agreement will be sent upon acceptance of any proposal. Artists must assist Exhibition
Director during installation, provide initial copy of show statement, and meet other agreed upon
deliverables in accordance with an agreed upon timeline.
More Information
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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