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LEXINGTON LGBTQ HISTORY MURAL
Deadline: July 15, 2020 Notified: August 15, 2020 Installed: October 2020
Open to: Over 18 years of age, preference to Lexington LGBTQ artist
Location: Downtown Lexington
Contact: info@faulknermorgan.org
Faulkner Morgan Archive, Inc. (FMA) is proud to announce a call to artists for the Lexington LGBTQ History Mural. The mural project epitomizes the mission of FMA: to share and celebrate Kentucky’s LGBTQ history. The proposed location for the Lexington LGBTQ History Mural is a highly visible, three-story wall in the heart of downtown Lexington, KY. The LGBTQ History Mural Committee of FMA will select one winning design. The selected artist will receive a $500 design stipend and $2,500 for the execution of the mural, totaling $3,000. The artist and FMA may choose 1-3 assistants to help the lead artist, with an honorarium of $1,500 total. FMA will provide the materials for the project.
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LET THERE BE.: An International Call for Lens-Based Art About Tangibility NEW
Deadline: JULY 25, 2020
Entry Fee: $40 for up to FOUR entries submitted. $5 per each additional entry.
Exhibition Dates: September 25 - October 23, 2020
Location: Manifest Gallery (Cincinnati, OH)
Contact: Jason Franz, info@manifestgallery.org
Additional information: Photography and lens-based art is often, even unconsciously, taken for granted as being disembodied from physical reality. However, without catalytic objects such works would not be possible. For this exhibition Manifest is interested in reminding artists and the public of this fact by showcasing works that reveal the ‘objectness’ of photography either through display of the works themselves, the mechanisms crafted to create lens-based experiences, dialogs between photographic works and their physical subjects, or narrative works explaining the complicated entanglement of light and form. By playing off the notion stated in FotoFocus’s originally planned Biennial theme that, “Light is a fundamental aspect of photography,” Manifest completes the statement by adding, “...and physical form gives photography its substance and relevance to the human experience." With this the exhibition theme is open to very broad interpretation. 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 photography, photo-based, or lens-based works.
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HERE TODAY... a photo essay of Kentucky during covid-19 NEW DEADLINE
Deadline: EXTENDED July 27, 2020
Entry Fee: FREE for the first submission thereafter $10/per entry
Open to: all ages
Exhibition Dates: August 2020 virtual/later in the year as a physical exhibition
Location: To be determined
Overall Winner: $500 cash prize People's Choice (online voting) $200 cash prize
Contact Name: Kate Savage, info@artsconnectlex.org
Additional Information: Arts Connect has launched a new statewide community project called “Here Today… a photo essay of Kentucky during covid-19”.
Original photo submissions are invited from anyone in Kentucky that respond to the human emotions experienced during this pandemic. Works will be shared as an online virtual exhibition and there will be a physical display later in the year.
More information www.artsconnectlex.org/here-today.html
LET HERE BE.: An International Call for Art About Tangibility NEW
Deadline: JULY 27, 2020
Entry Fee: $40 for up to FOUR entries submitted. $5 per each additional entry.
Open to: Open to any media, subject, or genre (excluding photography or lens-based works).
Exhibition Dates: September 25 - October 23, 2020
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 any media, subject, or genre (excluding photography or lens-based works) which specifically address tangibility or physicality as a primary aspect of the experience of the work. Whether it be through how media is applied, assembled, or used, subject choices, narrative aspects, or installation considerations, works should cause the viewer to pause and consider their own physicality, or reflect on the nature of being in the gallery space with objects or images, here and now. 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 (but must not be primarily photography, photo-based, or lens-based works).
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Call for Proposals: Alternative Project Space 2021
Deadline: September 1, 2020
Open to: Lexington resident artists.
Fee: Lexington Art League membership required
Location: Loudoun House, Lexington, KY
Contact: Logan Dennison, lalexhibitions@gmail.com
Additional information: In 2020, we have identified new opportunities for local artists to activate a couple of our smaller, more intimate, and underutilized alternative spaces of the Loudoun House… the tower, and the back staircase landing toward the attic.
We are accepting project proposals for 2021 from Lexington artist residents to occupy one or both of these alternative spaces. Proposed projects should utilize the space continuously throughout the duration of the project and include public, social, and visual elements. Project spaces must be open to the public during exhibition receptions, third and fourth Fridays, and gallery hours, Tuesday through Sunday.
Projects may include, but are not limited to public studio working space for a specific body of work, special project, installation art or socially engaged artworks. Preference will be given to process oriented projects that exhibit need for space, integration of public/social project elements, and measurable goals for completion. These temporary public working spaces are rent free and come with no additional funding. Artists are required to post one minute in-process project video clips bi-weekly to Lexington Art League social media and Youtube accounts.
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PAINT BY NATURE 2020: TREES
Deadline: Registration requested up until 12th Nov.
Open to: Any Kentucky Artist
Entry Fee: FREE
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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10th International Painting Annual [$2000 in Cash Awards]
Deadline12/31/2020
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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Call for Proposals
Open to: Artists in the greater Lexington area
Location: LexArts Gallery, 161 North Mill Street, Lexington, KY
Contact: Logan Dennison, lalexhibitions@gmail.com
Additional information: In 2019 the Lexington Art League is introducing a new exhibition structure, which will greatly enhance opportunities for solo exhibitions and collaboration projects over the next two years. They are now accepting proposals for solo and group exhibitions by artists and curators of local artwork in the greater Lexington area for as soon as January 2019 for their individual galleries. Local organizations are also invited to submit proposals. Visual artists of all experience levels are encouraged 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. Direct all applications to Logan Dennison, Exhibition Director at ldennison@lexingtonartleague.org
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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: July 15, 2020 Notified: August 15, 2020 Installed: October 2020
Open to: Over 18 years of age, preference to Lexington LGBTQ artist
Location: Downtown Lexington
Contact: info@faulknermorgan.org
Faulkner Morgan Archive, Inc. (FMA) is proud to announce a call to artists for the Lexington LGBTQ History Mural. The mural project epitomizes the mission of FMA: to share and celebrate Kentucky’s LGBTQ history. The proposed location for the Lexington LGBTQ History Mural is a highly visible, three-story wall in the heart of downtown Lexington, KY. The LGBTQ History Mural Committee of FMA will select one winning design. The selected artist will receive a $500 design stipend and $2,500 for the execution of the mural, totaling $3,000. The artist and FMA may choose 1-3 assistants to help the lead artist, with an honorarium of $1,500 total. FMA will provide the materials for the project.
More Information
LET THERE BE.: An International Call for Lens-Based Art About Tangibility NEW
Deadline: JULY 25, 2020
Entry Fee: $40 for up to FOUR entries submitted. $5 per each additional entry.
Exhibition Dates: September 25 - October 23, 2020
Location: Manifest Gallery (Cincinnati, OH)
Contact: Jason Franz, info@manifestgallery.org
Additional information: Photography and lens-based art is often, even unconsciously, taken for granted as being disembodied from physical reality. However, without catalytic objects such works would not be possible. For this exhibition Manifest is interested in reminding artists and the public of this fact by showcasing works that reveal the ‘objectness’ of photography either through display of the works themselves, the mechanisms crafted to create lens-based experiences, dialogs between photographic works and their physical subjects, or narrative works explaining the complicated entanglement of light and form. By playing off the notion stated in FotoFocus’s originally planned Biennial theme that, “Light is a fundamental aspect of photography,” Manifest completes the statement by adding, “...and physical form gives photography its substance and relevance to the human experience." With this the exhibition theme is open to very broad interpretation. 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 photography, photo-based, or lens-based works.
More Information
HERE TODAY... a photo essay of Kentucky during covid-19 NEW DEADLINE
Deadline: EXTENDED July 27, 2020
Entry Fee: FREE for the first submission thereafter $10/per entry
Open to: all ages
Exhibition Dates: August 2020 virtual/later in the year as a physical exhibition
Location: To be determined
Overall Winner: $500 cash prize People's Choice (online voting) $200 cash prize
Contact Name: Kate Savage, info@artsconnectlex.org
Additional Information: Arts Connect has launched a new statewide community project called “Here Today… a photo essay of Kentucky during covid-19”.
Original photo submissions are invited from anyone in Kentucky that respond to the human emotions experienced during this pandemic. Works will be shared as an online virtual exhibition and there will be a physical display later in the year.
More information www.artsconnectlex.org/here-today.html
LET HERE BE.: An International Call for Art About Tangibility NEW
Deadline: JULY 27, 2020
Entry Fee: $40 for up to FOUR entries submitted. $5 per each additional entry.
Open to: Open to any media, subject, or genre (excluding photography or lens-based works).
Exhibition Dates: September 25 - October 23, 2020
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 any media, subject, or genre (excluding photography or lens-based works) which specifically address tangibility or physicality as a primary aspect of the experience of the work. Whether it be through how media is applied, assembled, or used, subject choices, narrative aspects, or installation considerations, works should cause the viewer to pause and consider their own physicality, or reflect on the nature of being in the gallery space with objects or images, here and now. 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 (but must not be primarily photography, photo-based, or lens-based works).
More Information
Call for Proposals: Alternative Project Space 2021
Deadline: September 1, 2020
Open to: Lexington resident artists.
Fee: Lexington Art League membership required
Location: Loudoun House, Lexington, KY
Contact: Logan Dennison, lalexhibitions@gmail.com
Additional information: In 2020, we have identified new opportunities for local artists to activate a couple of our smaller, more intimate, and underutilized alternative spaces of the Loudoun House… the tower, and the back staircase landing toward the attic.
We are accepting project proposals for 2021 from Lexington artist residents to occupy one or both of these alternative spaces. Proposed projects should utilize the space continuously throughout the duration of the project and include public, social, and visual elements. Project spaces must be open to the public during exhibition receptions, third and fourth Fridays, and gallery hours, Tuesday through Sunday.
Projects may include, but are not limited to public studio working space for a specific body of work, special project, installation art or socially engaged artworks. Preference will be given to process oriented projects that exhibit need for space, integration of public/social project elements, and measurable goals for completion. These temporary public working spaces are rent free and come with no additional funding. Artists are required to post one minute in-process project video clips bi-weekly to Lexington Art League social media and Youtube accounts.
More Information
PAINT BY NATURE 2020: TREES
Deadline: Registration requested up until 12th Nov.
Open to: Any Kentucky Artist
Entry Fee: FREE
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.
More Information
10th International Painting Annual [$2000 in Cash Awards]
Deadline12/31/2020
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**
More information
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
Call for Proposals
Open to: Artists in the greater Lexington area
Location: LexArts Gallery, 161 North Mill Street, Lexington, KY
Contact: Logan Dennison, lalexhibitions@gmail.com
Additional information: In 2019 the Lexington Art League is introducing a new exhibition structure, which will greatly enhance opportunities for solo exhibitions and collaboration projects over the next two years. They are now accepting proposals for solo and group exhibitions by artists and curators of local artwork in the greater Lexington area for as soon as January 2019 for their individual galleries. Local organizations are also invited to submit proposals. Visual artists of all experience levels are encouraged 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. Direct all applications to Logan Dennison, Exhibition Director at ldennison@lexingtonartleague.org
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.
More Information
