http://www.bigredandshiny.com/cgi-bin/retrieve.pl?section=calls An arts journal for New England and beyond... en-us http://silversunscreen.blogspot.com/ Global Call!]]>]]>minutopia: new actualities for a new world]]>Call for new 1-minute silent documentaries of your region. ]]>Postmark Deadline: July 1, 2008]]>http://silversunscreen.blogspot.com/]]>]]>***]]>]]>COCA Center for Outdoor Contemporary Art presents]]>]]>minutopia: new actualities for a new world]]>]]>project summary]]>"minutopia: new actualities for a new world" celebrates the magic and mystery of our viewable world through new artist-made documentaries that creatively explore in minutiae the familiar marvels of our contemporary age. Extending the rich legacy of cinema's earliest documentary achievements, these new 'actualities' offer vivid examples of the hidden poetry and lyricism found in our waking life. Crowds, street-scenes, animals, tasks, transportation, nature, art and architecture n plus curious oddities and events all unfold to offer unexpected insight or passing fancy to audiences of all ages. ]]>]]>more details and guidelines]]>http://silversunscreen.blogspot.com/]]>]]>Please share w your network of artists colleagues!]]>]]>]]>www.cocanow.org]]> http://gloveboxboston.com GLOVEBOX Call-for-Artists ]]>]]>8 x 8 show]]>July Group Art Show with GLOVEBOX]]>showing at Goody Glover's in Boston's North End]]>July 27 - August 3, 2008]]>Opening Reception: Tuesday, July 29, 2008]]>]]>]]>Representative work may be submitted as jpegs or links to glvbx@gloveboxboston.com]]>If selected, the entrance fee is $10 per piece]]>Submission Due Date: July 1, 2008]]>]]>All pieces for the show must be 8" x 8". All mediums accepted.]]>]]>GLOVEBOX is an artist organization that creates a community and helps to promote artists. We strive to help artists show their work, while cultivating and exposing an artist community to artists and others in the community.]]>]]>Visit our website at www.GLOVEBOXboston.com http://www.jpartmarket.com The JP Art Market will be holding a show about nighttime and anything and everything that goes along with it. Artists are encouraged to submit artwork of any medium which depicts or interprets nighttime. ]]>Please send a few examples of your work to Erinpage9@gmail.com]]>]]>$50 entry fee and the gallery takes no commission.]]>]]>For gallery info please visit www.jpartmarket.com http://themusicworkshop.blogspot.com "Today's Media" - an interactive work with audience and performers, examines the way we experience and absorb the contemporary written word. We are seeking musicians, dancers, and visual artists to participate. Send an email to themusicworkshop@gmail.com if you are interested.]]>]]>The performance will take place on July 21 @ The Fraternal Order of Eagles, 15 Dana Ave, Hyde Park MA. http://salemartsassociation.org The Salem Arts Association is seeking submissions for its Annual PEM Companion Exhibit, Mementos of Celebration, to be juried by Paula Bradstreet Richter, Curator of Textiles and Costumes at the Peabody Essex Museum. Exhibit dates are July 12 - August 3, 2008.]]>]]>The current exhibit at the Peabody Essex Museum, Wedded Bliss: The Marriage of Art and Ceremony, explores art created for or inspired by weddings. The Salem Arts Association's Mementos of Celebration will broaden that scope to include any type of celebration. ]]>]]>Open to all media, including, 2-D, 3-D, sculpural works, photography, mixed media, crafts, and experimental works.]]>]]>]]>]]> http://www.drawingroomportlandmaine.com CALL FOR ART: your old stuffed dog toys]]>]]>]]>drawing room, an evolving identity and project based in Portland, Maine and Alex Rheault are interested in a collaboration with you and your dog. Please submit your used dog toys, preferably animals or figures that have been chewed, disassembled, torn, stuffing coming out , minus a squeaky device etc., not exceed 12 inches, unless it has stings or attachments.]]>]]>No plastic or rubber balls or bones (remnants okay), no animal hide toys, or cat toys or anything that is made of organic, living matter in a state of decay. Inappropriate Items will be shipped back at the owner's expense, and only if correct contact information is provided. These will only be returned upon request, and provided arrangements for or correct postage and mailing address are included.]]>]]>Please send us:]]>A picture of your animal, your animal or animals' name/s,]]>Your name, Address, Email, Phone,]]>(optional: postage and request for return)]]>We may put a picture of your object or animal on our site, but may not refer to either by name. Let us know if you would rather not have images placed.]]>Deadline: 10 July]]>]]>PLEASE NO FED EX UPS]]>Write us for the address.]]>DO NOT SHIP TO drawing room.]]>]]>Alex Rheault 207 632 2391]]>aertime@verizon.net]]>www.drawingroomportlandmaine.com]]>http://chewedtoys.blogspot.com/]]>]]> http://www.artsomerville.org/event/2008/mum.html call for space video: ]]>We are seeking video shorts with a connection to space to be compiled and projected the night of MUM. Submissions should be no more than 5 minutes in length. Have you ever suspected your neighbor was a space alien and have the footage to prove it? Have you been party to an alien abduction? Or just inspired by the stars? This is your opportunity to express yourself. Outtakes and images may used on the ARTSomerville or Somerville Arts Council website and press. ]]>Deadline: 15 July 2008. All disks must be readable for region one. Sound will not be used. Submissions should be mailed to : ARTSomerville, P.O. Box 43600, Somerville, MA 02143. Questions: mum@artsomerville.org http://hallwaybathroomgallery.com/ Hallway Bathroom Gallery presents ]]>]]>Blank Art Objects]]>]]>Blank At Objects is an ongoing selection of small artworks free of artist identity, sold on-line at a pre-determined set price of 100 US dollars removing standard art market figures. Contributing artists include common folk and artists exhibiting internationally. Selected artists forfeit their identity on-line for purposes of project (and may also forfeit his or her known technique, process, or style). Artist identity is only revealed to purchaser upon delivery of sold artwork.]]>]]>Artists are invited to submit work for consideration for Blank Art Objects.]]>]]>Submit work /s ]]>Send a JPG or JPG's of work /s for consideration ]]>Send images to submissions@hallwaybathroomgallery.com]]>If work is selected for project, Hallway Bathroom Gallery will contact you]]>Works on paper / no larger than 9" x 12" will be considered]]>Drawing, Painting, Collage]]>Selected works posted on-line free of artist identity]]>Sold at a pre-set price of 100 us dollars]]>60 to artist 40 to gallery]]>Artist identity only revealed to purchaser upon delivery]]>Selected works will need to be mailed to the gallery]]>]]>Please consider taking part, and submitting work. If you have questions, please contact the gallery at the contact listed below.]]>]]> http://www.le60.org Lumen Eclipse is seeking 1-minute film submissions for]]>Le:60 n LUMEN ECLIPSE'S 1ST ANNUAL 1-MINUTE FILM FESTIVAL]]>]]>Send us your best minutes, the minute you surprise yourself with n if your minute glimmers like a fish just under the surface of the water, we want to spear that bad boy. Not to exceed sixty seconds, your films, will compete to be the first screened at this perennial event.]]>]]>As ever, Lumen Eclipse's mission to bring film and video to a public arena is steadfast. Selections will be screened outdoors under the stars, setting submissions free from dark theatres and computer screens.]]>]]>Friday, September 19, 2008]]>6:00 n 10:00 PM]]>Palmer Street, Harvard Square]]>Cambridge, MA]]> ]]>http://www.le60.org ]]>entry form and submission guidelines.]]>]]>http://www.lumeneclipse.com]]>to learn more about Lumen Eclipse]]>]]>SUBMISSION DEADLINE: midnight, JULY 15th, 2008]]>]]>JURY:]]>EMILY DOE n Associate Editor/Producer]]>Wholphin DVD]]>]]>JUSTIN HARDER - Director]]>MTV, VH1, Coke, NIKE and more]]> ]]>RUTH LINGFORD - Professor of the Practice of Animation]]>Harvard University, Department of Visual and Environmental Studies]]> ]]>DAN HIRSCH - Concert Program Manager]]>The Museum of Fine Arts Non-Event, Co-curator]]> ]]>NED HINKLE - Creative Director]]>Brattle Theater, Cambridge, MA]]> ]]>HOLD ONTO YOUR HATS n A SIXTH JUROR WILL BE ANNOUNCED SHORTLY]]>Selections will be juried in late August.]]> http:// CALL FOR ARTISTS!!!]]>]]>Axiom Presents: ]]>'Electric Shadows: An Experimental Film Festival']]>Friday, August 8, 2008 ]]>Begins at 6 P.M.]]>]]>Axiom is hosting its first experimental film festival Friday, August 8, 2008 beginning at 6 P.M. We are compiling films of all types, styles, and genres from local artists and showing them for one night only at Axiom located at 141 Green Street inside the Green Street T Stop on the Orange Line. ]]>]]>Submissions: Artists may submit up to three (3) films and/or videos of any type, style, genre, or length. Artists are asked to give an estimated rating for each film/video (G-NC17, sorry - no X rated films please) and provide a brief synopsis of the film including title and length along with stills and no more than 30 mins of footage for consideration, if piece is shorter than 30 mins please provide entire footage. In addition please include an artist bio.]]>]]>All submissions should be uploaded to our FTP site at ftp.axiomart.org - Username: axiomart, Password: 141green. Uploads should be kept to a 30mb maximum. Please send e-mail notification of upload to jmadden@axiomart.org and autumnpatricia@axiomart.org.]]>]]>Or, you may drop off hard copies at: ]]>]]>Axiom Center for New and Experimental Media]]>141 Green Street]]>Jamaica Plain, MA 02130]]>Attn: Film Festival]]>]]>For drop offs - please see our website for gallery hours or place your submission through the mail box slot on the left side of the building. ]]>]]>Deadline for submissions: Friday, July 25th]]>You will be notified by the following Monday, July 28th if your film(s) have been selected. ]]>]]>For questions please contact: ]]>Julie Madden]]>Director of Special Events]]>jmadden@axiomart.org ]]>617-653-7774]]>]]>Or]]>]]>Autumn Ahn]]>Special Events Associate]]>autumnpatricia@axiomart.org]]>484-557-6934]]> http://www.caladangallery.com CALADAN GALLERY presents a juried exhibition entitled "Mystery in the Natural World". Caves and shadows; The motion of the moon and the tides; Life which quickens under the hard frozen ground; Sap which runs beneath the surface of the bark; Camouflaging animals, fish, and plants; Formations of crystals and gems n there are incomprehensible mysterious phenomenon present in the natural world. Caladan Gallery proposes to investigate the ever-present and changing enigmatic nature of nature in visual terms. All mediums except video are eligible. Please go to: www.caladangallery.com to download prospectus (click on "enter your artwork") OR write to: Caladan Gallery, Box 391939, Cambridge MA 02139 OR call: 617-838-8929 for more information. Deadline for submissions is July 25, 2008. http://www.claboston.org Casa de la Cultura / Center for Latino Arts is pleased to announce the Call to Artists for its 2008 group exhibition, juried by CLA Curator and Gallery Manager, Evan J. Garza. 'Hecho a Mano: New Visions of Latin Contemporary Art' seeks to feature Latino, Latin American and artists of Hispanic descent whose work evokes new methods and approaches to contemporary art making through the innovative use of their hands. In this case, the use of the hand might include the click of a mouse or the use of a computer, in lieu of the traditional mentality that Latin art extends as far as clay sculptures and colorful ethno-centric paintings. Video, digital art, new media, installation, photography and other mediums should demonstrate the participation of Latinos in the current trends of contemporary and new media art. ]]>]]>Please visit the CLA website to download the Exhibition Guidelines and Application. ]]>]]>Casa de la Cultura/Center for Latino Arts]]>85 W. Newton]]>Boston, MA 02118]]>617.927.1742]]>www.claboston.org http:// Experimental Art Gallery Studio is part of the burgeoning art community in Salem, MA. The gallery is seeking entries for the second group show of the season on Salem's ‘Artists' Row', a seasonal enclave of artists sponsored by the city of Salem.]]>]]>Any Fish Dish You Wish]]>August 1-31, 2008]]>]]>Opening Reception, Saturday August 9th]]>]]>fish n]]>1. any cold-blooded aquatic vertebrate animal that typically has jaws, fins, scales, a slender body, a two-chambered heart, and gills for providing oxygen to the blood]]>2. somebody who is unusual or regarded as strange (informal)]]> v]]>1. to use a rod, net, or some other method to bring fish out of the water]]>2. to feel around with the hands in order to find something (informal)]]>]]>dish n]]>1. a container for serving food, usually a bowl]]>2. a serving or plateful of food, especially one that forms only part of a larger meal]]>3. a dish-shaped antenna transmitting and receiving radio or television signals, used, for example, in radar and satellite broadcasting]]>4. a good-looking person (slang)]]>]]>Artists are invited to submit up to 3 works, no more than. Open to all media, including: 2-D, 3-D, sculptural works, photography, mixed media, crafts and experimental works. All work must be original and have been completed within ]]>the last five years. Entries will be accepted from original work only. The deadline for delivery of artwork considered for this show is July 28.]]>]]>For a prospectus and application, please email ehmankes@comcast.net]]>]]> http://www.artnewengland.com Call for Artists! Art New England magazine invites artists of ALL media to participate in the Fall 2008 Artists Directory. For nearly 30 years, Art New England has been the region's leading contemporary art and culture publication. Each bi-monthly issue provides a focused analysis and critical exploration of the artists, exhibitions, trends, and dialogues affecting today's contemporary art scene throughout New England and New York.]]>]]>Reach galleries, collectors, museums, artists, and over 30,000 readers in our Artists Directory. Be included in our October/November 2008 print edition and received crucial online coverage as part of the global art community through Art New England's Web site, www.artnewengland.com for 6 months!]]>]]>Space reservation deadline is Wednesday, August 13, 2008. For additional information, please call Jaime at (617) 782-3008 , e-mail jganson@artnewengland.com, or visit www.artnewengland.com http://saa.onefireplace.org/Default.aspx?pageId=153845 The Salem Arts Association announces two special exhibits which will run concurrently in their Salem, MA Gallery from September 4 through 28.]]>]]>]]>· Thresholds: The Mezuzah (this call - open to all artists)]]>· Thresholds: Members Show (separate Call - for SAA Members only)]]>Working as a benefit for Temple Shalom of 284 Lafayette Street in Salem, the Salem Arts Association is calling for artists to pick-up (at no fee) and decorate up to two (2) wooden mezuzot (plural of mezuzah) which will be exhibited and for sale in the SAA Gallery from September 4 through September 28. ]]>]]>The sale of mezuzot will be split 50/40/10 (50% to Temple Shalom, 40% to the Artist, and 10% to the Salem Arts Association.) Mezuzot which are not sold during the exhibit will be for sale at Temple Shalom through September of 2009. Artists will retain sales commission if work is sold through September of 2009. In October, 2009, unsold mezuzot become the property of Temple Shalom.]]>]]>What is a Mezuzah?]]>]]>As to Jewish Law, the use of a mezuzah comes from a passage in Deuteronomy6:9 commanding that the words, "Shema Yisrael" (Hear O Israel), be "inscribed upon the door posts of your house." It is a matter of strong tradition or law depending on your level of orthodoxy, as to how the mezuzah is to be mounted (on the right hand side as you enter a room or dwelling and with the top pointed into the room, or vertically if the door jamb is to narrow, or outside the jamb if hinges interfere, or if the door opens from the opposite direction).]]>]]>Actually, the mezuzah is not a kosher (official) mezuzah until a parchment with the scriptural text from the Hebrew Bible is inserted. Until then, the mezuzah is not a religious item and is treated more as respected piece of Judaica for future consecration as a religious item when the parchment is included.]]>]]>The inscribed parchments are usually purchased separately (from Hebrew book stores, synagogue gift shops and so on...) and inserted when the mezuzah is placed in its permanent location. Some people have a little celebration at their home, with food of course, when installing mezuzot into a new home, sort of a Jewish housewarming.]]>]]> ]]> http://www.artsomerville.org/nave/exhibits.html The American kitchen has evolved from a private cooking area at the back of the house to a more public gathering place, a room of brightness and gleaming surfaces. The kitchen provides a rich visual backdrop for the mundane tasks that are its nominal purpose. A profusion of products from the farms, ranches, oceans and factories of the world pass through the modern American kitchen, on their way to becoming quick snacks or elaborate group meals. For a show titled "Kitchen Stories", The Nave Gallery seeks 2D and 3D work that illustrates scenes and stories, personalities and products, activities and artifacts from that room at the back of the house. Full submission information at http://www.artsomerville.org/nave/exhibits.html. http://www.photoemerge.com Call for Submission]]>]]>As an ongoing effort to promote emerging photographers, PhotoEmerge is now accepting portfolio submissions for group shows, single exhibits as well as artist development projects. ]]>]]>Submission Requirements:]]>]]>In order to be considered for collaboration with PhotoEmerge the artist should have either a completed body of work, or a project that will be completed and ready for display no later than 60 days after submitting for review. ]]>]]>For more information visit www.photoemerge.com.]]>]]>