COMPETITIONS & OPPORTUNITIES
ART QUILTS LOWELL 2009. Call for entries. Entry fee. Juried.
Deadline May 28, 2009 (postmark). A national exhibit to be held from Summer
to Fall 2009, at The Brush Art Gallery, a nonprofit gallery and artist studio
complex located next door to the National Historical Park Visitor Center. Exhibit
to be a feature of the 2009 Lowell Quilt Festival. For prospectus, send SASE to
The Brush Art Gallery, 256 Market St., Lowell, MA 01852. www.thebrush.org.
FOTO-FIBER-FABULOUS. Call for entries. Entry fee. Deadline May 30.
Exhibit runs September 3–October 30. Must incorporate obvious use of photography.
No larger than 30" on either side. Must hang on wall and come with hanging
device. Accepted work may be offered for sale and should be insured for the appraised
value before shipping. For information, Fiber Artspace, Blue Star Arts Complex,
1414 South Alamo #103 San Antonio, TX 78210. (210) 271-1015; www.fiberartspace.com.
ART IN THE COUNTRY YARD. Call for entries. Entry fee. Tent fee. Deadline
June 1. Show runs July 24–26. Fine arts and crafts festival. Located
between the National Historical Park Visitor Center and the Brush Art Gallery
and Studios. 10' x 10' tent space for three days. Provide up to four images of
your work on a CD in JPEG or TIFF format, and not more than 100 dpi resolution.
Name, phone number, and e-mail address must be printed on CD. CD must be mailed
with application to the Brush Art Gallery, 256 Market St. Lowell, MA, 01852. For
information, artcourt@thebrush.org;
www.thebrush.org.
UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC ART. Call for applications. No entry
fee. Deadline June 25. Open to all visual artists. Applications may be
submitted individually or in collaboration with others. The selected artist(s)
will produce interior 2-D or 3-D artwork for a two-story asymmetrical atrium in
the University of Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay campus’ Ocean Science
& Exploration Center and Pell Library which is being commissioned through
Rhode Island’s Public Art Law. The application process will be held online
through CaFÉ, no slides or hard copy materials will be accepted. Each application
must be submitted via the CaFÉ web site www.callforentry.org.
For information, www.arts.ri.gov/blogs/index.php/?p=5420.
For specific questions regarding the scope of the public art project, contact
Elizabeth Keithline elizabeth@arts.ri.gov.
BASKETRY OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. Call for entries. Juried. Deadline
June 29. Open to Northwest basketmakers. Exhibit to be part of the Community
Showcase in the Lab at the Museum of Contemporary Craft (MCC), Portland, Oregon
and will be on view July 28–August 29. The exhibit will be held in conjunction
with the National Basketry Organization’s 2009 convention, July 28–August
2 at Portland State University. Contemporary and traditional basketry submissions
that have inspirational ties to a coveted object or images are sought. Pieces
are to be under 24" x 24" x 24" For info and entry form, Museum
of Contemporary Craft, 724 N.W. Davis St., Portland, OR 97209. (503) 223-2654;
www.museumofcontemporarycraft.org/pdf/2009_07_BasketryShow_CallforEntries.pdf
PAPER BOATS. Call for submissions
Deadline August 10. Paper artist Joanne B. Kaar is inviting artists from around the world to donate originally decorated paper boats to be exhibited and auctioned off in September at Caithness Horizons, Thurso, Scotland. Kaar will update her blog with photos of all the paper boats she receives. The project is a fundraiser for Mary-Ann’s Cottage, a living history museum in Caithness, Scotland. All proceeds from the auction will go to the Caithness Heritage Trust to keep the cottage museum open for future generations. For information, and to see submitted boats,
www.joannebkaarpaperboats.blogspot.com.
FIBERART INTERNATIONAL 2010. Call for entries. Awards. Entry fee. Juried.
Deadline August 21 (UPDATED). An exhibit of contemporary fiber art, Fiberart
International 2010 seeks to exhibit the best of contemporary art and invites submissions
that reflect a wide range of works related to the fiber medium. The exhibit will
be open to the public April 16–August 22, 2010, at Society for Contemporary
Craft and Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, both in Pittsburg, PA. For more information,
Fiberart International, PO Box 5478, Pittsburgh, PA 15206. (412) 521-2547; fiberartinternational@yahoo.com;
www.fiberartinternational.org.
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