http://www.bigredandshiny.com/cgi-bin/retrieve.pl?section=calls An arts journal for New England and beyond... en-us http://www.airgallery.org The curator, Jennifer Wroblewski, seeks work (by women and men) made during a pregnancy, or within five years of the birth of the artist's child. The work submitted does NOT need to be specifically about parenting or childbirth. The curator is interested in work that was made during the same period as the artist was also engaged with the thrills and problems of parenting.]]>]]>This exhibition - the first of its kind - has already been discussed in a feature article in the Brooklyn Rail (NeoMaternalism: Contemporary Artists' Approach to Motherhood, by Sharon Butler, December 2008), and has been mentioned on several prominent art blogs including Art Fag City, Art21 Blog, and Creative Construction.]]>]]>Work in all media and materials may be submitted. For more information, to apply online or to download an application visit www.airgallery.org http://www.airgallery.org All women artists, curators and art professionals are invited to submit curatorial proposals for a one-month exhibit to be held at A.I.R. Gallery in 2010. All women worldwide, regardless of curatorial experience are encouraged to apply. Artists may choose to include their own work in the exhibition. Work in all media and materials may be submitted. For more information, to apply online or to download an application visit www.airgallery.org]]> http://www.redividerjournal.org/ Redivider is a journal of new literature and art produced by the graduate students in the Writing, Literature, and Publishing Department at Emerson College in Boston. Art submissions should be sent as up to six separate attachments to a single e-mail. We accept only originals or high-quality copies or scans. No slides, please. If you choose to send your work in digital form, either on optical media or as e-mail attachments, each piece must be saved as a separate .TIFF file no larger than 6 x 9 inches and at a resolution of 600 dpi for line art and 300 dpi for all others. If your piece is chosen for the cover, you may be contacted for a larger file. Redivider prints in black and white. Color submissions will be considered for the cover, as black-and-white reprints on internal pages, and as color images on the website. Our deadlines are July 1 for the Fall issue, and December 1 for the Spring issue. http://www.redividerjournal.org/submit/ Gain recognition in the art world by publishing your artwork in Redivider, a respected literary and art journal. Redivider, Literature and Art Journal at Emerson College seeks artwork for Fall 2009 issue. ]]>]]>Please email high-resolution images (tifs preferred) to art@redividerjournal.org.]]>With your submission please include title,medium and date of pieces, address of artists, and a 75-word bio. Please note in the letter if it is a simultaneous submission. You must notify us immediately upon acceptance elsewhere.]]>]]>Links to online galleries will NOT be considered; you MUST send individual electronic files for review. For return of hard copy submissions please include a self-addressed envelope with proper postage.]]>]]>Redivider prints in black and white. Color submissions will be considered for the cover design. Thanks for submitting!]]>]]>*We do not acknowledge receipt of submissions]]> http://www.losingyourself.com Call for online participation to www.losingyourself.com, a virtual platform and blogspace for U.S. based women (and women-identified) artists, curators and art professionals exploring issues of identity and subjectivity in the 21st century. We invite postings that engage the title's theme of a 'loss of self' from any perspective.]]>]]>This site also serves as a 'call for participation' for a gallery exhibition "Losing Yourself in the 21st Century," to take place in fall 2009 at the Welch School Gallery, Georgia State University, Atlanta. This exhibition will feature time-based, interactive, and performative work by emerging U.S. women artists. Go to www.losingyourself.com for more information.]]> http://www.spacesgallery.org/apply/main/index.html This call-for-entries is open to all established or emerging artists, curators and cultural producers who are 21 years old or older (anywhere in the world). Proposals must show promise and strong conceptual grounding.]]>]]>Please visit www.SPACESgallery.org/application before calling or emailing with questions. There you will find an extensive FAQ, application procedures and guidelines. http://www.artmarketboston.com/events.html Entries can be submitted by a URL link or by emailing a jpg to the gallery. All instructions are on ArtMarket's website. $150 cash prize for each category and top 15 works for each category will be displayed at the gallery. Winners reception will be held on July 12th from 3-6pm. http://www.arboretum.harvard.edu/jpos ]]>The Arnold Arboretum and Jamaica Plain Open Studios are hosting a juried group exhibition devoted to art inspired by the plants, landscape, and collections of the Arnold Arboretum, in conjunction with the Open Studios weekend. Artists are welcome to submit work for consideration.]]>]]>Art Requirements:]]>Art offered for consideration should be inspired by the Arnold Arboretum. Art must be two-dimensional, paintings prints, appropriately framed, and ready-to-hang with attachments on the rear frame to accommodate picture wire. Call 617-384-5209 or visit website for details.]]>]]> http://arboretum.harvard.edu/visitors/art_shows.html The Arnold Arboretum and Jamaica Plain Open Studios are hosting a juried group exhibition devoted to art inspired by the plants, landscape, and collections of the Arnold Arboretum, in conjunction with the Open Studios weekend. Artists are welcome to submit work for consideration.]]>]]> Decisions will be announced Tuesday, August 4. Accepted works must be dropped off Saturday, September 12 (9:00 amn4:00 pm) or Sunday, September 13 (noonn4:00 pm).]]>]]>Requirements:]]>Art offered for consideration should be inspired by the Arnold Arboretum. Art must be two-dimensional, paintings, prints or mixed media, appropriately framed, and ready-to-hang with attachments on the rear frame to accommodate picture wire.]]>]]>Download a submission form from the website.]]>http://arboretum.harvard.edu/visitors/art_shows.html http:// www.artistsgroupofcharlestown.com/ Join us as we celebrate the 11th year of this juried open-air arts festival in City Park, Charlestown, one of the most beautiful neighborhood parks in Boston. With a location just off the Freedom Trail near the Navy Yard and USS Constitution, and easily accessible by T or bus, this day-long festival featuring more than 60 artists is well-attended by both Boston-area residents and tourists. ]]>]]>The Artists Group of Charlestown's event Committee will review and accept applicants based on creativity, originality of the work, presentation, and medium. Only original artwork created by the applying artist will be allowed at the event, and all accepted artists must agree to attend the full day of the event. ]]>]]>Event date and hours: Saturday, September 12th, 10:00 A.M. to 5:30 P.M.]]>Rain date: Sunday, September 13th]]>]]>Application deadline: Postmarked by July 15th]]>Notification deadline: July 31st]]>]]>For additional information and application, please visit our web site at www.artistsgroupofcharlestown.com]]>]]>]]> http://www.aspectmag.com ASPECT: The Chronicle of New Media Art, a biannual DVD publication focused on strengthening the field of contemporary new media art through the convergence of artists' work and commentary by distinguished curators, critics, and historians, has become a pioneer in the emerging area of new media art through distribution and education. ]]>]]>ASPECT is currently seeking works for Volume 15: Influence and Reference. The genre of new media art is not without precedent or influence by previous art forms and mass media in general. This volume will focus on works that reference other genres, previous artworks by other artists, or concepts and practices outside traditional fine art. Such works of notable stature will be selected to become part of the Influence and Reference issue and will incorporate the ideas of power and allusion to artists' works that transcend time and vehicle of expression. ]]>]]>Submissions should include: ]]>]]>- Video documentation of a work or small group of works by a single artist on the subject of Influence and Reference (no more than 15 minutes in length) ]]>- A brief (100 word) statement regarding the submitted work ]]>- Resume of the artist ]]>- Contact information for the commentator and artist ]]>- Resume of the commentator ]]>- Brief notes outlining the proposed commentary with respect to the theme of Influence and Reference ]]>]]>Submissions must be received by AUGUST 1, 2009 and sent to: ]]>]]>ASPECT: The Chronicle of New Media Art ]]>46 Waltham Street, Suite 103 ]]>Boston, MA 02118 ]]>617.695.0500 ]]>*Do not require signature upon delivery!]]>]]>All artists will be contacted via email regarding their submission no later than September 1, 2009 ]]>]]>For more information see our FAQ: ]]>http://www.aspectmag.com/contact/faq.cfm ]]> http://www.biennial[roject.com The Boston Biennial 2009]]>]]>Inaugural Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Art]]>]]>presented by The Biennial Project]]>]]>August 2009]]>]]>Call for Entry]]>]]>The theme of The Boston Biennial is…biennials…and all the aspiration and greed, sublime insight and cheap self-aggrandizement, profundity and narcissism that biennials have come to represent. If you've ever looked with envy at the burgeoning biennial activity around you, attended a venerable Biennale and said to yourself 'I can do better than that,' or have no idea what a biennial is and just want to show your stuff to the world, this bi's for you! At last, the Greater East Boston's arts community shows what it's made of to the wider world! ]]>]]>Eligibility: Open to all artists over 18 years of age. Open to all media, including 2-D, 3-D, sculpture, photography, mixed media, crafts, experimental works, and art from a kit. All works must be 'original' and have been completed within the last five years. ]]>]]>All entries will be juried from actual work dropped off at the Atlantic Works Gallery, top floor, 80 Border Street, East Boston, MA, July 31 and August 1, 2-7 P.M. There is a $25 entry fee for up to two submissions, $10 for each additional entry. Sales are encouraged. A 20% commission will be deducted to benefit Atlantic Works Gallery. ]]>]]>For an entry form, please download attachment below, or go to www.biennialproject.com, or email thebostonbiennialTBP@gmail.com. Entry forms will also be available at the drop off on July 31 and August 1. ]]>]]> ]]>The Biennial Project]]>]]>80 Border Street]]>]]>East Boston, MA 02128]]>]]>617.720.1646 http://www.postroadartcenter.com The Post Road Art Center is pleased to announce our next juried art show: Landscape/ Seascape 2009. Artists may submit up to two pieces in any medium, not to exceed 32" x 40", on the following dates: August 1st and August 3rd - 6th. An independent judge will be announced shortly. Cash prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd will be awarded, as well as a People's Choice Award. For more information and Rules and Registration form, drop by the shop or visit us online at postroadartcenter.com http://www.bcaonline.org Since 1979 the Drawing Show has been a widely anticipated hallmark of the BCA's programming. This juried exhibition has allowed the BCA to work with more than five hundred artists and guest curators.Proposals are welcome from all artists and designers who explore drawing as a medium in their work.]]>]]>]]>Download Guidelines and Submission form at ]]>http://www.bcaonline.org/about-us/press/68-call-for-entries-21st-drawing-show.html]]> http:// Exhibit will take place in December 2009 ]]>Entry Fee: $10 per entry, Maximum 3 entries per person (please make checks out to the Washington Street Art Center) -- entry fee is to offset cost of putting together exhibit (WSAC is a non-profit cooperative. In other words, we have no money).]]>Work submitted can be of any medium, including proposals for performance pieces]]>]]>This show is about how you do/do not define, dismiss, despise, and/or devote yourself to 'feminism.' This show is about creating a dialogue concerning gender in art, with emphasis being placed on their ambiguities. Instead of creating a series of vagina monologues, the works in this exhibit will present a cacophonic version of gender discussion in all its messy glory. Therefore, artists of anygenderwhatever are encouraged to submit. Feel free to offend, just be mindful as to whom you piss off.]]>]]>When submitting, please include CD with .jpeg image of work or DVD with up to 5 minutes of video. Proposals for performances should be no longer than a page. Also with your submission, please include a brief artist's bio and description of the work that includes title, year completed, medium, and how it pertains to the exhibit theme (no more 150 words). Also make sure to include your contact information (email, phone number, address) and a SASE in case you would like your submission materials returned.]]>]]>Please mail entries to:]]>]]>Emily Putnam]]>364 Washington St.]]>Apt. 10]]>Brighton, MA 02135]]>]]>