Calls for Artists
There are a lot of great opportunities this month. Thanks to our hard working volunteers Sandra Vise, Terry Cook and Alisa Looney, for all their hard work to re- search all these great opportunities!
Wade Womack
links to arts orgs supporting arts in Oregon
Bob Deasy shared these with us at the PNWS meeting https://ourcreativefuture.org https://www.americansforthearts.org/by-location/oregon
https://www.oregon.gov/biz/aboutus/artscommission/Pages/default.aspx https://racc.org
From the Lap of Nature | Gallery 4%
Micro and Macro Art Contest
Showcase your best nature-inspired artwork
$500 in awards
All 2D and 3D forms
$11 per artwork
Deadline: October 9, 2024 https://www.gallery4percent.com/micro-and-macro
Small Expressions 2024 Call Type: Exhibitions Eligibility: Regional State: Washington
Fee: $25.00 (Entry Fee)
Entry Deadline: 10/11/24
Small Expressions is a juried small works exhibit designed to encourage art pur- chases for the gift-giving season. Small Expressions is open to artists in all media. Selected artworks shall not exceed 16” in any direction, including frame and mount. All submitted works must be for sale. A cash prize will be presented for the Juror’s Choice Award. Artworks will be juried online from submitted images. The exhibit will be held at Northwind Art’s Jeanette Best Gallery in downtown Port Townsend from November 22, 2024 through January 6, 2025.
Unlike most other exhibits where all selected work is up for the entirety of the show, when work is sold at this exhibit it will be removed immediately and re- placed with a new work. Selected artists will have one to three artworks displayed
at a time, with a few pieces in backstock ready to replace any artworks that have been sold.
Faces on Canvas | Portrait Art Competition
TERAVARNA
Cash prizes up to $3500
All 2D and 3D artworks based on the portrait theme
$15 per submission Deadline: October 15, 2024
“Animals” 2024
Colors of Humanity Art Gallery November 1 – 30, 2024
Animal theme
$20 for 1 – 2 pieces
Deadline: October 15, 2024 https://www.colorsofhumanityartgallery.com/Animals-2024/Animals-2024- Prospectus-and-Entry/n-9mQ3Mg
AVA Community Art Center’s 23rd Annual Art Matters Art Auction
Call Type: Exhibitions Eligibility: National State: Wyoming
Fee: $35.00 (Entry Fee) Entry Deadline: 10/18/24
Event Dates: 1/1/25 – 1/31/25
AVA Community Art Center in Gillette, WY invites artists to submit three (3) art- works for consideration in the 23rd Annual Art Auction & Fundraiser.
Paint What Your Art Desires
Gallery 4% Anything & Everything Art Contest Open theme, Cash prizes up to $500
$11 per artwork, no limit to submissions Deadline: Oct. 23, 2024
Portrait Art Competition Artist Space Gallery Month of October 2024
$20 for 2 pieces
Deadline: October 23, 2024 https://artistspacegallery.com/ portrait
Contemporary Art Room Gallery
Month of October, 2024
Artists to submit nonrepresentational artworks in all mediums
$20 for 2 images – $58 for up to 10 Deadline: October 24, 2024
14th Annual “Open” Online Art Competition
Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery
Any subject matter and any media acceptable
$18 for 1 -2 entries/$26 for 3-5 entries
Deadline: October 28, 2024
Art Exposed Old Town Florence
Call Type: Public Art Eligibility: International State: Oregon
Fee: $25.00 (Entry Fee) Entry Deadline: 10/31/24
Event Dates: 9/2/24 – 9/30/25 Number of Applications Allowed: 8
Budget: Artists will receive a stipend of $1,500 to display their work for two years. The City of Florence is pleased to invite emerging, mid-career and established artists to submit work to the Public Arts Committee’s program, Art Exposed: A Ro- tating Outdoor Art Gallery. Florence is offering artists an opportunity to display their work throughout the Historic Old Town district for a two-year period.
Artists are offered a stipend of $1,500 to provide their work for a maximum of two years. During the two-year period, the art would be available for sale, with the City of Florence keeping a portion (30%) of the sale proceeds to support the fu- ture of the Public Arts Program. The artist will have the opportunity to replace any sold art with a new piece during the two-year timeframe.
2nd Women Only Art Exhibition
Blue Koi Online Art Exhibitions
$250 cash prize, award certificates
No specified theme, women to explore any subject matter
$25 for 4 images
Deadline: October 31, 2024 https://koisartistaward.com/women-only-fine-art-exhibition/
The Homiens Art Prize
6 Winners and 12 Finalists exhibit online
$24,000 awarded annually
All art forms, mediums and completion dates are eligible
$20 for 1 – 3 artworks, $10 additional for each 1 – 3
Deadline: October 31, 2024 https://homiens.com/homiens-art-prize/
Fusion Art 9th Annual Landscapes Art Competition
Choice of a cash prize or complimentary one-year membership to Fusion Art’s Members Gallery for Best in Show
Artists to submit best representational and/or abstract art and photography de- picting landforms such as mountains, hills, valleys, deserts, farmland, trees, rivers, lakes, ponds, forests, etc.
$25 for 1 -2 images, $40 for up to 5 Deadline: November 1, 2024
Yellowstone Art Auction 2025 Call Type: Exhibitions Eligibility: National
State: Montana
Fee: $35.00 (Entry Fee) Entry Deadline: 11/3/24 Event Dates: 2/6/25 – 3/8/25
The Yellowstone Art Museum is pleased to be seeking Silent auction submissions, including small works, to be featured in Yellowstone Art Auction 57. The YAM’s sig- nature annual exhibition and auction event raises crucial support for the exhibi-
tions and educational programs that the museum presents to the community year-round. This exhibition will include silent and live auction artworks. Selected works will be on display at the Yellowstone Art Museum and online, beginning Fri-
day, February 6, 2025, and culminate in a Silent and Live Auction Gala on Saturday, March 8, 2025.
Stanley Bleifeld Memorial Grant
National Sculpture Society
$5000 prize to an sculptor who has created a body of work inspired by nature which includes works of sculpture in the round and in bas-relief
No fee
Deadline: November 4, 2024 https://nationalsculpture.org/programs-awards/bleifeld-grant/
Fusion Art Light & Shadow online Art Competition
November 15, 2024 to February 14, 2025
Choice of a cash prize or complimentary one-year membership to Fusion Art’s Members Gallery for Best in Show
Artwork should focus on the dramatic placement and effects of light and shadow
$25 for 1 – 2 images, up to $40 for 5 Deadline: November 5, 2024
Small wonders
Art at the Cave, Vancouver, WA
Important dates:
Exhibit dates: December 6 – December 27 Entry deadline: November 8
Notification of inclusion: November 15 Drop off date: November 30
Artist Reception: December 6 Artist Talk: December 21
Santa’s gift bag has magically grown this year. This December we hope to offer a venue to share the love of art during the holiday season. The parameters for this open call is simply – $150 or less. We had such a wonderful community response to last years Small Wonders show that we wanted to do it this year but with less constraints. 12×12(x12) inches was the original concept, and still a very good
jumping off point for creating or submitting artwork for this December. Although, this year we are allowing ANY SIZE of artwork as long as it has the same pricing limitation of $150. Our submission fee is lowered to $5 per every three artworks. To submit work: This is a blind jury process. Please send us an email with photo(s) of your work(s). Label your photo with the title and dimensions of the work (hori- zontal” x vertical”). For example: Going Nowhere 12inx12in.jpg. Include your name, title of the work, price and media in the body of the email. Please pay a one time non-refundable fee of $5 at this link per each 3 works entered. Art that the gallery determines to be racist, misogynistic or of similar theme will not be considered.
Light Space & Time online art gallery
14th Annual “Nature” theme
artist’s interpretation and depiction of nature subjects including geographical sub- jects, landscapes, natural objects, wildlife and natural environments
$18 for 1-2 entries/ $26 for 3-5 Deadline: November 27, 2024
Au Naturel: the Nude in the 21st Century
Clatsop Community College
January 23-March 13, 2025 at the Royal Nebeker Gallery, Astoria, OR
$1000 in cash prizes
Focus on the nude human figure in any form ranging from representational to ab- stract
Limited number of 3D works may be considered.
$45 for up to 3 images, $5 for each additional Deadline: November 28, 2024
‘Visual Language of Modernity’ Whosmuseum and Sasse Museum of Art Downtown Pomona, CA.
February 1 – 22 2025
Seeking a wide range of art forms with traditional and new medias
$35 entry fee
Deadline: December 1, 2024 https://whosmuseum.com/
Everything Abstract Art Competition
Fusion Art December 5 , 2024 – January 4, 2025
Choice of a cash prize or complimentary one-year membership to Fusion Art’s Members Gallery for Best in Show winners
$25 for 1-2 images/$40 for up to 5 images Deadline: December 1, 2024 https://www.fusionartps.com/calls-for-artists
‘Visual Language of Modernity’ Whosmuseum and Sasse Museum of Art Downtown Pomona, CA.
February 1 – 22 2025
Seeking a wide range of art forms with traditional and new medias
$35 entry fee
Deadline: December 1, 2024 https://whosmuseum.com/
2024 “Winter 5 for $10” Open Art Competition
Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery Dec. 20. 2024-March 19, 2025
Best in Show cash prize for winner Any subject matter and any media
$10 for 5 entries Deadline: Dec. 5, 2024
CAL International 2025
State Texas
Eligibility International Application Deadline: 12/09/2024 Entry Fee: $35.00
Media Fee: $15.00
Artists, aged 18 or over, both national and international, are invited to enter origi- nal 2D and 3D artwork in this juried competition, and $5,500 will be awarded to the winners. The juror is Zaeed
Kala, https://www.zaeedkala.com, http://www.artstudio-z.com Mr. Kala will se- lect from entered artworks those eligible to exhibit in The Madeley Fine Art Gallery in March 2025, and to be eligible for awards.
Contact Information: Conroe Art League (785) 845-1542 Info/Apply
Farewell to the Dragon
(welcome to the snake)
Art at the Cave, Vancouver, WA
Important dates:
Exhibit dates: January 3-31 Submission deadline: December 14 Notification date: December 20 Drop off date: December 28th Artist Reception: January 3
Artist Talk: January 18
Say hello and goodbye to our scaly brethren! The lunar new year in 2025 transi- tions from Dragon to Snake in eastern astrology. These have both been powerful archetypes and totems in cultures throughout the world.
Dragon
From the Aztec’s Quetzalcoatl, the feathered wind serpents – The Nidhogg who gnaws at a root of the world tree in Norse legend – Japanese large, wingless, ser- pentine water deities, Humans have a long history of naming elemental powers and visceral fears.
Snake
Snakes often have a mixed fear and reverence, representing death and renewal, transformation, secrets, and danger. From the Hindu naga, and Greek gorgons, and as a clan animal in America, snakes truly traverse continents and sometimes make their absence felt as with the legend of St. Patrick in Ireland.
The gallery has a preference for large works and an interest in showing more 3D/sculptural work, as well as videos.
How to submit your work: This is a juried show. Please send us an email with photo(s) of your work(s). Include your name, the media used and the size (horizontal” x vertical”). If submitting video, please include a link to the entire video. Each person may submit up to 3 works for consideration for a non- refundable $15 entry fee payable at this link.
2024 The Artful Genius of the (Chaotic) Mind
Purple Octopus Art online art exhibition
$225 in cash prizes
Seeking 2D/3D art related to Mental Health illnesses
$20 for 1 entry $40 for 3 Deadline: December 15, 2024
https://zealous.co/purpleoctopusart/opportunity/Artful-Genius-of-the-chaotic- mind-2024/
14th Annual “All Women” online Art Competition
Light Space & Time online Art Gallery January 1 – 31, 2025
Best in Show winner to receive a cash prize Representational and/or abstract art, any subject or media
$18 for 1 -2 entries, $26 for 3 – 5
Deadline: December 27, 2024
Urban Landscapes 2025 Art Competition
Fusion Art
Jan 5 – Feb 4, 2025
Cash award or complimentary one-year membership to Fusion Art’s Members Gallery for Best in Show winners
Artists to submit best art depicting cityscapes – cities, town, urban scenes or met- ropolitan subjects
$25 for 1-2 images/$40 for up to 5 Deadline: January 1, 2025
City of Olympia Percival Plinth
Applications due: January 6 by 11:45pm.
Submitted work needs to be available from June 2025-June 2026.
Selected artists receive a $1,000 honorarium for the one-year loan of their work and are eligible for consideration for the Peoples’ Prize purchase award of up to
$10,000, where one sculpture is selected for purchase by public vote and added to the City’s public art collection.
2024 Deschutes Public Library Seeks Artists for District Collection Call Type: Public Art
Eligibility: Regional
State: Oregon
Entry Deadline: 3/1/25
Budget: $1,500,000+
The Deschutes Public Library seeks works by artists who reside in states west of the Rockies.
Situated in the center of Oregon, over 200,000 people call Deschutes County home. Central Oregon, widely known for its stunning mountains, rivers, pine forests and recreational opportunities, will now be home to a new 100,000 square foot Central Library in east Bend, a new branch library in Redmond and complete- ly renovated libraries in La Pine, Sunriver and Sisters as well as in historic down- town Bend. The project is funded by a voter approved bond measure. 1% of the brick and mortar costs are reserved for the purchase of art.
For more information about the future libraries, visit the Deschutes Public Library website.
RESIDENCY AT SITKA
Fall/ Winter/ Spring Residencies: Dates between October 15, 2025 – April 30, 2026
Recorder Residency Dates: Up to 6 weeks Jan, 2026 – Dec, 2026
Residency Acceptance
Residency applicants will be notified by May 1, 2025
Finalists will participate in an interview process the first 2 weeks of May and re- ceive final notification by June 1.
Application Deadlines: March 15, 2025.
Application Fee: $30
The application porcess is completed for fall 2024 / spring 2025 residencies. Next application cycle will open in December 2024.
Sitka residencies provide time and space for self-paced work and reflection in an inspiring natural setting. Residents from a broad range of art, writing, perfor- mance and science-based practices come to Sitka to create and explore away from the familiar contexts and constraints of daily routines, and free from external ex- pectations. Located within the unique ecosystems of Cascade Head and the Salmon River Estuary on Oregon’s central coast, Sitka is a place where natural cu- riosity is sparked and creativity is unleashed.
Since our founding, we have hosted hundreds of visual artists, photographers, writers, journalists, musicians, composers, filmmakers, educators and a broad range of natural scientists and interdisciplinary creatives. We currently invite 30-
50 practitioners to stay at Sitka each year. Some are emerging voices while others are practicing professionals, and our residents represent a diversity of geographies and cultural backgrounds. A range of personal and shared experiences are possi- ble at Sitka, from sanctuary and solitude to cross-pollination and community.
Sitka is committed to equity and welcomes people from diverse cultures, back- grounds and experiences. Bringing together people from different backgrounds and fields of expertise is core to Sitka’s art and ecology mission. From climate change and environmental justice to systemic racism and cultural appropriation, diverse perspectives help spark new ideas and collaborative approaches to ad- dress today’s challenges in creative ways.
Deschutes Public Library Seeks Artists for District Collection Call Type: Public Art
Eligibility: Regional
State: Oregon
Entry Deadline: Rolling
Budget: $1,500,000+
The Deschutes Public Library seeks works by artists who reside in states west of the Rockies.
Situated in the center of Oregon, over 200,000 people call Deschutes County home. Central Oregon, widely known for its stunning mountains, rivers, pine forests and recreational opportunities, will now be home to a new 100,000 square foot Central Library in east Bend, a new branch library in Redmond and complete- ly renovated libraries in La Pine, Sunriver and Sisters as well as in historic down- town Bend. The project is funded by a voter approved bond measure. 1% of the brick and mortar costs are reserved for the purchase of art.
Call for Artists/Cash, Publication & More
Boynes Monthly Art Award
Monthly three artists are chosen to win $100 cash, a published interview with Chantal Boynes, and more
All emerging artists welcome to apply
$10 application fee
Deadline: End of each Month, 2023 More info
ANTLER GALLERY
no deadline
We do not accept submissions in person at the gallery
We accept email submissions. Standard mail submissions are also acceptable, but submission material will not be returned under any circumstance. (2728 NE Alberta Street Portland, OR 97211) We look at all submissions, but are unable to respond to every email.
Please do not call to check on the status of your submission. We will be in touch if your work is a good fit for the aesthetic of the gallery.
The subject line of your email should read “Submission – Artist’s Name” (ex. “Submission – Pablo Picasso”)
Please include a link to your website/ (editor’s note – your work shown on the PNWS website should be acceptable)
Your submission email should include 5 – 10 images of your work at 72dpi, 500px at the largest size. Please label them with the title, dimension, medium, year, and price. Please attach a current CV. All submission emails should be sent to antlerpdxsubmissions@gmail.com