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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
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
Jump start your art career, at any level, with the smARTist Telesummit 2008
Ongoing through Sunday, January 4
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
Call For Artists - South Region
Deadline: Friday, January 9
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
Call for Artists – Juried Exhibit – Cash Awards
Deadline: Monday, January 12
Embracing Our Differences presents its 6th annual visual art exhibit celebrating diversity. National and international submissions are encouraged. 45 artists will be selected for the exhibit. The exhibit will be displayed throughout the month of April 2009 at Island Park along Sarasota’s beautiful bayfront. The exhibit will also be displayed throughout the month of May 2009 in North Port, Florida. Since 2004, more than 550,000 visitors have viewed the exhibit. A total of $3,000.00 in awards will be presented. 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
FotoBlur Print Edition - Call for Submissions
Deadline: Thursday, January 15
Fotoblur.com is holding a Call for Submissions to all photographers for its inaugural fotoblur Magazine. Take this opportunity to have your photographs published among the best of fotoblur.com. Selections will be made by a combined process of voting by members of the fotoblur community and selections made by our editors. Contributors will receive a free one year premium account to fotoblur.com. Fotoblur is a photography community that offers its members a place to showcase their work. We provide our members an easy, simple interface for creating and displaying a personal image gallery. 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
6th Annual Color: Bold/Subtle Juried Online International Art Exhibition
Early Discounted Deadline: January 8 - Final Deadline: January 24
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
Neoteric Abstract - Call for Entries
Deadline: Saturday, January 31
This call is for a thematic exhibition dedicated to the abstract artist. The title of the exhibition is Neoteric Abstract. The exhibition will be held at the Limner Gallery, April 4 - 26, 2009 and is open for entry to all abstract artists. There will be $2600 in publication awards. The postmarked deadline is January 31, 2009. The entry form is available on our web site, or may be obtained through email or ground mail. 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
11th Annual Faces Juried Online International Art Exhibition
Early Discounted Deadline: February 8 - Final Deadline: February 24
The Upstream People Gallery presents an exhibition with 12 month's gallery representation, from March 1, 2009 through February 28, 2010, with approximately 900,000 hits each month. Open to all artists worldwide whose artwork is involved with the subject matter of faces of all kinds. Original two-dimensional and three-dimensional works including ceramics, sculpture, paintings, drawings, photography, prints and mixed media in all creative processes and forms. 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
Art Biologic - Call for Entries
Deadline: Saturday, February 28
Slowart Productions presents Art Biologic, a thematic exhibition based on art inspired by the biological and natural world. Entry is limited to artwork that does not include the human figure. The exhibition will be held at the Limner Gallery, May 2 - 30, 2009 and is open for entry to all artists working in any media. $2400 in National magazine publication awards. read more
A Singular Creation 3rd Annual Art Competition
Deadline: Saturday, February 28
A Singular Creation (ASC) is proud to present our 3rd Annual Art Competition. The competition is open to all artists worldwide, working in any media, excluding video. We will award large cash prizes and publication awards - as well as promote all artists heavily on our site. All artists' portfolios will remain on our site permanently. The competition will be juried by ASC founder, along with a small panel of ASC judges. read more
27th Annual Juried Exhibition - Open to All Media
Deadline: Friday, March 27
26th Juried Open Exhibition to be held May 11 – June 5, 2009 in Houston, TX. Open to US artists 18+. Original works in all media except audio, video or performance art. $2,500+ in cash and prizes. For prospectus, send SASE to Ann McBride, 2807 Triway Ln., Houston, TX 77043 or download form our web site. read more
27th Annual Juried Exhibition - Open to All Media
Deadline: Saturday, April 18
Pleiades Gallery, located in the prime Chelsea art location, is having its 27th Annual Juried Exhibition, open to all media. This year's juror is Nat Trotman, Assistant Curator at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. For further information, call Pleiades Gallery at 646-230-0056. We are located at 530 West 25th St., New York, NY 10001-5516. read more
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