OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTS CALL FOR BOOK AND PRINT ARTISTS Minnesota Center for Book Arts (MCBA) seeks art to be included in an exhibition of three-dimensional print work titled Prints: Now In 3D! The exhibition will be presented in MCBA's main gallery and will be an official exhibition held in conjunction with the Mid-American Print Council's Fall 2010 conference in Minneapolis. The exhibition will open July 9 and closes October 31, 2010. Featured work may include (but is not limited to): sculptures, artists' books, suspended work, dimensional wall pieces, clothing, games, boxed multiples, installations, interactive work, and other formats that incorporate any manner of print making. There is no entry or participation fee. Selected artists will be responsible for all shipping costs. While on view, all work will be fully insured and presented in MCBA's secure gallery. The exhibition will be curated by Jeff Rathermel, MCBA Artistic Director, with the assistance of Sara Parr, Artistic Programs Support Coordinator. To be considered, email the following to jrathermel@mnbookarts.org: 1. A one-page Word or PDF document containing name of artist(s), mailing address, email address, telephone number, title of work, materials used, measurements of the work, any special installation instructions and any other descriptive information you feel necessary to fully appreciate the work. 2. Up to three digital images (72 dpi) per work. Multiple entries are allowed but must be sent as separate emails. 3. Place "3D" in the subject line of your email. Email entries must be received by April 9, 2010. Selected artists will be notified no later than April 30, 2010. Selected artists' works must be delivered to MCBA no later than June 18, 2010 and will be returned no later than November 12, 2010. More specific shipping information will be provided to selected artists. Questions? email MCBA Artistic Director Jeff Rathermel. CALL FOR BOOK ARTISTS In The Naked Book, 23 Sandy will honor the technical beauty of book construction with an exhibition of blank, handmade books suitable for use as journals, sketchbooks or other creative gestures. This exhibition will offer book artists the opportunity to create gorgeous, handmade books, without concern for subject matter. We encourage submissions by new artists as well as veterans. On display March 4 through 27, 2010, curated by Linda Kiley. Deadline for application: January 28, 2010 For details and application guidelines: visit the gallery's website. CALL FOR ARTISTS Elsewhere Collaborative is a living museum and experimental production environment, a three-story former thrift store. Artists are invited to become experimental collaborators by utilizing the immense collection of objects to create interactive installations, environments or frameworks for future collaborations or communities. Residency fellowship funding is available for travel, room and board. Deadline for fellowship funding application: January 31, 2010 For details and application guidelines: visit the Elsewhere Collective website. CALL FOR ARTISTS Partnering with the American Heart Association, FIVETWOSIX Gallery hosts a juried exhibition centered around the heart. Open to all interpretations and mediums. On display February 12 through March 12, 2010. Deadline for application: Submit art in person February 2 and 3, 2010. For directions, visit the FIVETWOSIX website. For more information: email Stephen Trevino at FIVETWOSIX. CALL FOR ARTISTS Sponsored and curated by SMARTS: the South Minneapolis Arts Business Association, a new association of artists and arts-related businesses that unite to connect, cooperate and support the arts in South Minneapolis. All artists living and working in South Minneapolis may apply. The borders are roughly: Franklin Ave to the North; Lake Harriet, Lake Calhoun, Lake of the Isles to the West; Highway 62 to the South; and the Mississippi River to the East. All visual media are welcome, including video. On display March 19 through April 16, 2010 at Intermedia Arts. Deadline for application: February 15, 2010. To submit, send images and statement to info@southminneapolisarts.org. For more information: email info@southminneapolisarts.org. To learn more about SMARTS, visit the SMARTS website. CALL FOR BOOK ARTISTS Inventive Structures: Books Beyond the Codex is a national exhibition juried by Hedi Kyle, internationally recognized book artist and conservator. Open to all non-codex book structures, including scrolls, accordions and alternatives. On display May 14 through June 25, 2010; two winners will be awarded a joint exhibition in 2011. Deadline for application: February 19, 2010 For details and application guidelines: download the prospectus from the Creative Arts Workshop website or call 203 562 4927. CALL FOR ARTISTS Open to all artists in Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin living North of the 45th Parallel. Work in all media is welcome and there are no size limitations. There is no fee to enter. Juried by John McKinnon, assistant curator of modern & contemporary art, Milwaukee Art Museum. On display June 4 through July 25, 2010. Deadline for application: February 26, 2010 For submission guidelines: download the prospectus and entry forms from the DeVos Art Museum website. CALL FOR BOOK ARTISTS Abecedary: an invitational exhibit of Abecedaries (book arranged in alphabetical order). This exhibit is curated by gallery director Alicia Bailey. No application fee; accepted artists pay a $10 exhibition fee per book. On display May 19 through June 20, 2010. Deadline for application: February 28, 2010 For details and application guidelines: visit the Abecedarian Gallery website. CALL FOR BOOK ARTISTS Book artists who incorporate wax or encaustic as a major component within their bookworks are invited to submit images for a presentation on the topic. Selected images will be presented in a lecture format by curator Catherine Nash at the June 2010 "Fourth Annual Conference of Encaustic Painting" at Montserrat College of Art in Brookline, Massachusetts and published in a downloadable e-format on papermakingresources.com. Submissions must be mailed on CD; no email submissions will be accepted. To view last year's e-publication of Wax and the Artist Book 2009, visit the curator's website (scroll down to the Artist Books section). Deadline for submission: postmarked by March 1, 2010 For submission guidelines: visit the curator's post on the Artist Books 3.0 community site. CALL FOR BOOK ARTISTS Philadelphia Sculptors invites artists in all disciplines to change the world -- or at least the World Book -- for our upcoming project "Art Between the Covers". In this collaborative project with Philadelphia Arts in Education Partnership (PAEP), artists will use a volume of the World Book Encyclopedia to create an upcycled sculptural object. Philadelphia Sculptors will provide one book (free to pick up; mailed for $10) to any artist who does not already have one. Selected sculptures will be exhibited at The University of the Arts in Philadelphia from May 30 to June 13, 2010 and then auctioned off to benefit the artist residency program of PAEP. Artists will receive 25% of the proceeds from sold works and one artist will receive a Best in Show award of $150. Artists working in all media are encouraged to participate. Deadline for application: March 2, 2010 For details and application guidelines: visit the Philadelphia Sculptors website. CALL FOR BOOK ARTISTS Book artists are invited to submit works for the San Diego Book Arts Third National Exhibition. Open to artists living anywhere in the United States. All structures of artist's books are eligible, unique or editioned. Juried by Kitty Maryatt, assistant professor of art at Scripps College, director of the Scripps College Press, and artist-proprietor of Two Hands Press. On display May 29 through July 18, 2010 at the Geisel Library, University of California San Diego. Deadline for application: March 7, 2010 For more details and submission guidelines: visit the San Diego Book Arts website. CALL FOR BOOK ARTS STUDENTS Students (graduate or undergraduate) making books in book arts and/or fine arts programs across the United States are invited to submit handmade artists' books printed in edition. Books printed with letterpress, intaglio, inkjet, and/or screenprint techniques will be considered. We will also consider one-of-a-kind handmade books created in other mediums. We are looking for high quality, original work. Books selected by the jurors will be purchased for the qualifying award amount, exhibited during the ARTBOUND exhibition, and permanently added to the University of Florida Smathers Libraries' Special Collections in Book Arts. All entries must be original work completed by a book arts student (graduate or undergraduate) enrolled between Fall 2008 and Spring 2010. Deadline for application: March 12, 2010 For more details and entry forms: visit the University of Florida Libraries website; scroll down the page to find the ARTBOUND icon. CALL FOR PAPERS Editors are inviting articles for the Fall 2010 issues of ART DOCUMENTATION, the semiannual peer-reviewed journal of the Art Libraries Society of North America. The articles should fall within the scope of art and architecture librarianship, visual resources curatorship, digital image management, technology related to the visual arts, art publishing, artists' books, and related fields. For the Fall 2010 issue, please send your abstracts for articles concerning research or projects that you are still developing. Deadline for application: April 1, 2010 For more information: visit the ARLIS website. CALL FOR ARTISTS Artists in the Twin Cities area are welcome to submit their work for exhibitions in "Space 144" at the Minneapolis Central Library, curated by mnartists.org. Individuals or groups may apply. Proposals reviewed on a rolling basis. For more information: Read the submission guidelines at mnartists.org. CALL FOR ARTISTS Susan Hensel Gallery seeks challenging work that creates environments where change can happen; artwork that invites interaction, discussion and community building. In addition to 2D and 3D work, the gallery has a special interest in installation, performance art, artists' books, spoken word performance and political or topical artwork of any kind. Proposals reviewed on a rolling basis. There are three open slots in the gallery schedule per year. For more information: Visit Susan Hensel Gallery's website. CALL FOR ARTISTS Alive Magazine is a new magazine by young women for young women. The magazine -- a component of Alive Arts Media, a non-profit organization dedicated to encouraging women to create the media they want to see -- is looking for contributing artists and writers for upcoming issues. Each issue revolves around a different theme. For more information: Visit the magazine's submissions page or email contribute@alivemagazine.org. CALL FOR ARTISTS Pyramid Atlantic seeks exhibition proposals focusing on contemporary printmaking, paper, book arts and digital arts for its main galleries. The Kunst Vault Project Room is dedicated to installation work. Proposals reviewed twice a year; deadline is ongoing. There are four to six exhibitions per year in each space. For more information: Visit Pyramid Atlantic's website or contact Landria Shack at 301-608-9101 x105 or lshack@pyramidatlanticartcenter.org.
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