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Deadline:February 15, 2013
Eligibility:
• The theme is “Call for Peace.”
• Open to original works of sculpture and 3-D art, freestanding or pedestal. Large outdoor pieces and sitespecific installations are encouraged.
• Suitable medium for outdoor placement is desirable, as interior exhibition space will be very limited.
• Up to 5 entries per artist.
• Oversized artwork and installations are welcome. Please call/email ahead to discuss special arrangements.

Submitting EntryForm, Images and Payment:
• Postal mail or email, as appropriate. Oakwilde Ranch, c/o Denise Mayfield, 9475 Oakwilde Avenue, Stockton, CA 95212. (NOTE: this is not the exhibit location.) OR denemay47@me.com. Deadline applies to all.
• Include nonrefundable entry fee: $35 for up to 3; $50 for 5 entries. Please send cashier’s or personal check payable to “Oakwilde Ranch.”
• Jpg (preferred) or photo print images only, of suitable quality and size (jpg about 1 mg). 2 images per sculpture allowed. Please label ALL images with last name, title and number corresponding to entry form. Label CD’s with name in permanent marker. For an installation, please submit a narrative with a sketch.

Awards: Chris Daubert, accomplished artist, Professor of Art at Sacramento City College and consummate volunteer in the Sacramento Metropolitan arts region, will announce his award choices at the gala: $1000 Best of Show, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and Best Installation. Guests will be invited to select the People’s Choice award.
Artwork Delivery: March 30-April 12, 2013, 9 a.m. until dusk, by appointment. Saturday, April 13, 8-11 a.m. Please contact us to discuss special arrangements for installations and oversized work.
Opening Gala – Featuring the awards presentation, fine wine, food and entertainment. Tickets will be $35 per individual. Artists each receive one complementary ticket plus the opportunity to request invitations for their mailing lists.

End of Show Pick Up – Unsold artwork should be picked up on Saturday or Sunday, May 18-19, 2013. Please contact the Ranch to make special arrangements for pick up after this date. May 26 is the final date for removal.

Sales – Oakwilde Ranch will handle all sales and will retain a 30% commission. SS# will be requested upon sale.

Ranch Location – 7111 S. Burson Rd. in Valley Springs, 30 miles east of Stockton; 75 miles southeast of Sacramento.

Download the prospectus and entry form here. (PDF)

Questions? Want to visit? Contact Denise Mayfield at (209) 931-4561; cell (209) 598-4755; denemay47@me.com.

Attention Artists of all Disciplines!!
For the first time since reopening in 2004, the Lucas Artists Residency Program at Montalvo Arts Center is hosting an open application process solely for California artists. Through the generous support of the Irvine Foundation, Montalvo Arts Center’s Lucas Artists Residency Program will be accepting applications from artists of any discipline residing in California. The Lucas Artists Residency Program is a multi-disciplinary, international residency, seeking contemporary artists from throughout California who feel they could significantly gain from time in our program and also contribute to the Art Center’s activities through our Final Fridays program, our open house, public presentations, outreach, performance or through explorations of art on our 175-acre public park and historic site.
Montalvo Arts Center’s Artistic Programs develop from our residency. This coming year artists will explore the topic of wellness as we launch our 2013-14 thematic program: Flourish: Artists Explore Wellbeing. For 2014-2015 we will be examining change and innovation. If you address these topics in your own work and/or if you would like to explore them while in residency, please address this in your Letter of Intent.
Applications will only be accepted via Slideroom at: http://www.montalvoarts.slideroom.com/ – deadline is January 25, 2013. All past Lucas Artist Fellows or individuals currently enrolled in a degree program are not eligible to apply. Selected artists will be announced in March 2013.
For more information on Montalvo Arts Center and the Lucas Artists Residency Program (LAP) please visit: montalvoarts.org/programs/residency
We look forward to hearing from you in the New Year!

Director, Lucas Artists Residency Program
Montalvo Arts Center
15400 Montalvo Road
Saratoga, CA 95070

Blue Line Presents: Ceramacom Open Competition featuring Plates & Totems Invitational
Juror: Elaine O. Henry, Editor Ceramics: Art and Perception/TECHNICAL
Entry Deadline: March 20, 2013

First Prize $300 & a solo show in our WestPark Workshop Gallery in 2014.
Second Place $200
Third Place $100

Juror: Elaine Henry
Elaine Henry is currently the Editor/Publisher of the international ceramics journals Ceramics: Art & Perception and Ceramics TECHNICAL. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from the University of Wyoming in 1992 and a Master of Fine Arts Degree from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale in 1995. She taught at EmporiaStateUniversity in 1996 and served as the Chair of the Department of Art from 2000 to 2007. In 2007, she received the Kansas Governor’s Arts Award. Henry is one of 500 artist members of the International Academy of Ceramics. Her work is in public and private collections in Denmark, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, England, China, Taiwan, New Zealand, Australia and the US.

Important Dates:
Show Dates April 20 – June 1

-Deadline to enter (online submission only)……..March 20, 2013, 12AM
-Notification……………………………………….March 30, 2013
-Shipping deadline of work to Blue Line…….April 10-13, 2013
-Hand Deliver work to Blue Line…………..April 16, 201311aM – 3pm
-Opening reception……April 20, 6-9pm (6-7 members & exhibitors only)
-Pick up unsold work………………………………….June 3rd, 2013

Eligibility:
-Open to all artists, minimum age 18.
-Open to original ceramic art only.
-Work cannot have been exhibited previously at the Blue Line Gallery.
-Size limitations: may be up to 10 feet tall and must be able to enter through doors with clear entry of 94 h x 91 w inches.
-All work must be for sale. Sales: The Blue Line Gallery handles all sales and retains 40% commission for member artists, 50% for non-members. For Membership information Click Here!

Submitting Entries:
Up to 3 entries for $35 ($30 gallery members); $5 each additional image entry.
Enter Online at http://www.rosevillearts.org/clay.html Select “Call to Artists” in drop-down menu under “Exhibits.” Follow instructions above gray box to create a log-in. Access step-by-step PDF instructions. Then Select “Blue Line Ceramic Annual” in list of exhibits to enter your information, load images and pay your fee before midnight, March 20th, 2013.

NOTE image specifications: Allowed Entry file types: jpg,gif,bmp,png,pdf
Maximum file size:3mb
Minimum file size:10kb
Minimum image width:150px.

Shipping:
Shipping is the responsibility of the artist. Work must arrive at Blue Line no later than 3pm on Saturday, April 13, 2013. Return shipping bar-code label from FedEx must be included with shipped work along with repacking instructions.

Click here to apply!

Arts Council Napa Valley (ACNV) and the City of Napa have released a call for entries for the third Napa ARTwalk sculpture exhibition with a theme of “Metamorphosis” to be displayed in Downtown Napa from June 2013 – May 2015.

Artworks displayed in the “Metamorphosis” exhibition may represent quintessential aspects of change. As a whole and in a wide variety of ways, artworks in Metamorphosis should remind viewers of the significance and joy of the seasons, the power of natural rhythms and the inevitability of both change and recurrence.

Each exhibition period, the Napa ARTwalk features a dynamic selection of outdoor sculpture from contemporary artists in the western United States. “Metamorphosis” will once again be installed along the Napa River in downtown Napa, highlighting the renaissance of new development and creativity in the area with up to 15 sculptures selected for display. All artworks are featured both online and in a print tour guide brochure available to the public.

Napa ARTwalk sculptures will continue to be situated along primary pedestrian corridors in downtown Napa, with all art sites within walking distance of one another. Located along main pedestrian walkways, a riverfront promenade, bridges, plazas and a park, several of these sites are in close proximity to the Napa River, with the remaining locations along major shopping and dining corridors.

Artists interested in submitting work for the 2013-15 exhibition may visit www.napaartwalk.org for application details and a link to the online application hosted on CaFE (www.callforentries.org). Work must be submitted on or by February 11, 2013 to qualify, with only completed artworks eligible for entry. Conceptual artwork proposals will not be considered. Each artist selected will receive a $1,500 stipend to supplement travel and installation costs.

The Napa ARTwalk has garnered both regional and national attention as an innovative Napa Valley visitor experience that highlights the region’s cultural vibrancy. The ARTwalk has been featured in media outlets including The Miami Herald, 7 x 7 Magazine, The Washington Post, and Sunset Magazine. Top Events USA heralded the ARTwalk as “establishing Napa itself as a cultural destination.”

For more information about the program, or for application questions, please contact Christy Bors, Program Manager for Arts Council Napa Valley at (707) 257-2117 x 2 or Robin Klingbeil, Project Coordinator for the City of Napa, at (707) 257-9502. Application instructions and details are available at www.NapaArtWalk.org.

The Art Institutes and Americans for the Arts Poster Design Scholarship Competition challenges high school seniors and graduates to create a poster design that best interprets the theme “You Can Create Tomorrow.” Entries must be received by January 31, 2013.

The grand prize winner will earn a tuition scholarship to The Art Institutes school chosen on the registration form. More than $100,000 in tuition scholarships to The Art Institutes schools will be awarded to talented seniors and high school graduates across the continent.

The competition is open to high school seniors in the U.S., Canada (with the exception of Quebec) and Puerto Rico who will graduate in 2013. The competition is also open to high school graduates in the U.S., Canada (with the exception of Quebec) and Puerto Rico. Competitions for high school seniors and high school grads are separate. You must be at least 16 to participate.

Interested applicants can start here.