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Eight Ways to Creatively Promote Your Art - by Kristen Clark
Creativity applies to more than just art; it also applies to the business side of art - generating sales. In the absence of an agent, I need to promote myself and my work, and I need to do this on a daily basis. The reality is that no matter how good my art may be I still need to create my own "buzz." Fortunately, there are a variety of activities that can be easily managed in this effort, and those activities can be tailored to each artist’s unique style and preference. view full article here
Encaustic is considered one of the most ancient painting mediums in the world. The word "encaustic" comes from the Greek encaustikos, "to burn in," referring to the process of fusing the layers of paint together. The oldest surviving use is the famous Fayum portraits painted on tombs from Roman Egypt around 100-350 A.D. After disappearing for much of history, it was revived in the 1950s by Jasper Johns, who is often considered the father of contemporary encaustic paintings. view full article here
7 Top Tips For Increasing Your Imagekind Sales - by Andrew Gibson
This article is based on my interviews with best selling Imagekind photographers. You’ve put some photos or artwork up for sale on Imagekind (or a similar site), and now you’re wondering why you haven’t sold many (or maybe even any) yet. Or perhaps you’ve already achieved some success and now you’re hungry for more. I interviewed two of Imagekind’s best selling photographers. My mission: to find out exactly how they achieved their success. Read on to find out what I learned. view full article here
Two-Point Perspective, Depth, and Accuracy - by Richard Kennedy
Two-point perspectives differ from one-point perspectives in their use of a second vanishing point. They also differ in another way: two-point perspectives never have horizontal lines. All lines except verticals are drawn to a vanishing point. Their are many ways to draw two-points, the best methods being ones we can easily remember and apply to the design process with relative quickness. We will study the measuring point method of setting up a two-point perspective. view full tutorial here
Featured Art Deadlines - Art Contests - Call to Artists - Opportunities
Free Monthly Online Art Contests for Cash Prizes
Deadline: Ongoing
Compete with other artists in our free monthly online art contests for cash and other great prizes. A Singular Creation Art Community provides a free online venue to showcase your art and photography. All winners will also be featured on our website and in our e-newsletters sent to over 5000 subscribers. Different themes every month. read more
Pleiades Gallery - Call for Artists
Ongoing through Sunday, November 16
Join our community of fine artists at this esteemed artist-run gallery with its many Winners of Awards, Grants, Fellowships and Juried Shows. Exhibit your work and advance your career. For information, visit our website at www.pleiadesgallery.com or send SASE to the following address: Pleiades Gallery - 530 W. 25 St., 4th floor - NY, NY 10001-5516
Emerging Artists 2009 - Call for Entries
Deadline: Sunday, November 30
Seventeenth annual competition for gallery exhibition, cash and publication awards. The exhibition will be held in March 2009 at the Limner Gallery and is open for entry to all artists working in any media. There will be a $1000 cash award and $2600 in publication awards.
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11th Annual All Media Juried Online International Art Exhibition
Deadline: Monday, December 8
The Upstream People Gallery presents an exhibition with 12 month's gallery representation, from January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2008, with approximately 900,000 hits each month. Open to all artists wordwide with 2-Dimensional and 3-Dimensional artwork in all media and creative processes. Cash Awards of Excellence and Special Recognitions will be given. Specially recognized artists will be reviewed in the juror's statement published worldwide and sent in a press release to the artist's local newspaper(s). read more
Perspective - Call for Entries
Deadline: Tuesday, December 9
Perspective can be the point of view from which you are standing when you release the shutter, or reflect your state of mind at the time when the image is created. Are you up high, or low to the ground? Maybe you are high on life, or down in the dumps. All these perspectives can greatly influence the message and impact of your photograph. What is your Perspective? The exhibition is open to all domestic and international, professional and amateur, photographers working with digital or traditional photography or combinations of both. $900 cash awards, Inclusion in the Center's 2008 Exhibition Collection CD distributed worldwide and more. read more
Call For Artists Submissions - 12th Annual Peace Arch Park
Deadline: Tuesday, December 30
Artists are invited to submit outdoor sculptures to be featured at the Twelfth Annual Peace Arch Park International Sculpture Exhibition. Located on the U.S. Canada border. Peace Arch International Park is the Western United States’ International Gateway to the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Located at the 4th busiest US/Canada border crossing, over 500,000 people visit the historic site and International Peace Park each year. A special edition full color self guided artwork and park history tour brochure will accompany the exhibit. Artists benefit from international exposure and recognition by being featured in North America's most celebrated International Peace Park. read more
The Art Interview - 15th International Online Artist Competition
Deadline: Wednesday, December 31
The Art Interview - 15th International Online Artist Competition is a quarterly, international, juried exhibition of paintings, drawings and sculptures in any medium. It is open to all living artists worldwide aged 16 and up. A European gallery exhibition and a total of € 17,000 in cash may be awarded each quarter to the first, second and third place winners. First place winners receive up to € 10,000 plus a featured interview in Art Interview Online Magazine. read more
Call For Artists - South Region
Deadline: Wednesday, December 31
This competiton is open to all artists in the following states: AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN. Open Studios Competitions are conducted annually in each of 6 regions of the country. Competitions lead to full-color spreads in our nationally distributed periodical, New American Paintings. All styles: painting, drawing, monoprints/types, mixed media; 2-D only. read more
Jump start your art career, at any level, with the smARTist Telesummit 2008
Ongoing through Sunday, January 4, 2009
Balance your life. Sell your art. Come to this 2nd annual Art Career Conference in the comfort of your own home. No travel expenses. No lost time in airport security lines. It’s a complete professional development program with 7 day’s worth of keynote presentations - all recorded and transcribed for easy access online: 15 audio (MP3) sessions + 13 companion handouts created by 13 art-career experts & successful artists. And 231 pages of written transcripts. read more
6th Annual Color: Bold/Subtle Juried Online International Art Exhibition
Deadline: Thursday, January 8
The Upstream People Gallery presents an exhibition with 12 month's gallery representation, from February 1, 2009 through January 31, 2010, with approximately 900,000 hits each month. Open to all artists worldwide who use color in either both or subtle ways in original two-dimensional and three-dimensional works including ceramics, sculpture, paintings, drawings, photography, prints, installations and mixed media. Cash Awards of Excellence and Special Recognitions will be given. Specially recognized artists will be reviewed in the juror's statement published worldwide and sent in a press release to the artist's local newspaper(s). read more
The Sketchbook Project - Call to Artists
Deadline: Thursday, January 15
We send you the sketchbook, you make the art. Then Art House is taking all the sketchbooks on a 6 city tour to galleries and museums across the U.S. The goal of the exhibition is to encourage anyone to create artwork and build a collective of sketchbooks made by artists from all over the world. You don't have to be a professional artist to participate in the exhibition. This project is about being creative and inspiring yourself and others. We want to bring artists together and give everyone a chance to show in museums and galleries around the country! read more
50th International Juried Exhibition
Deadline: Thursday, January 15
The San Diego Art Institute is pleased to announce a call to artists with over $7,350 total in Awards. The Museum of the Living Artist (MoLA) is a 10,000 square-foot state-of-the-art gallery space, located in the heart of scenic Balboa Park, a botanical jewel and the centerpiece of the city of San Diego. Balboa Park attracts 12 million visitors annually to its 32 cultural organizations. SDAI ’s Museum of the Living Artist is dedicated to the advancement of the visual arts through outreach, education and exhibition. Open to all domestic and international artists. read more
The Richeson 75 International Small Works Art Competition
Deadline: Wednesday, January 21,
Richeson School of Art & Gallery, a division of Jack Richeson & Co., Inc, is proud to announce the Richeson 75 Small Works Art Competition. Seventy-five two-dimensional works of art and several alternates will be selected to represent the finest examples of painting and drawing being produced by today’s visual artists. The following prizes will be awarded: Best In Show - $2,000. Four 1st Place Awards will receive a $750 certificate for art materials from Jack Richeson & Co., Inc. Four 2nd Place Awards will receive a $500 certificate for art materials from Jack Richeson & Co., Inc. 75 Finalists and a number of alternates will be selected and invited to participate in the exhibit at the Richeson Gallery in Kimberly, Wisconsin from March 23 - May 21, 2009. read more
4th Annual National Juried Competition and Exhibition
Deadline: Saturday, February 14
Katharine Butler Gallery seeks entries for 4th Annual National Juried Exhibition April 15 - May 9, 2009. Original 2D and 3D artwork in any traditional medium, including fiber, ceramics, metal, and glass from the past three years. No Giclees or videos. Entry fee $25 for up to 3 works. Application deadline February 14th. Juror Roy Slade, Director Emeritus, Cranbrook Art Museum and former director Corcoran Gallery of Art. Cash awards will be given. read more
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