A juried group photo show on black and white photography at Black Box Gallery.

For more info: https://blackboxgallery.com

Gallery 4 Percent is pleased to announce the launch of our online Still and Lifeless i.e. Still Life Art Contest, where every lifeless object comes to life. Winners get a chance to win cash prizes worth $500. All two and three-dimensional artworks in every medium, excluding audio, video, and AI-generated art, are welcome. $9 per artwork.

This residency is open to emerging and mid-career artists working in all disciplines across Greater Los Angeles. For four months the artist-in-residence will be given a studio in the Quinn Emanuel Los Angeles office to support their existing practice or a new project as appropriate.

To apply, please email your application to: [email protected]

Application Due 11:59 PM PST January 14, 2024

Applications should include the following components:
Proposal (500 words max) in body of email.
Resume or CV, including contact information, PDF form.
Digital portfolio, submitted in a single PDF, highlighting up to 8 original works that represent the applicant’s style, quality, and practice over time. This should be not more than 10 images total in the file as we understand some works may require more than one picture.
Total file size should not exceed 20MB.
Links for applicable videos or media may be included in body of email.
Timeline
Residency begins March 2024 for 4 months
Exhibition begins July 2024 for 1 month
At the end of the residency an exhibition will be held to display the works of the artist and at least one work will be incorporated into the permanent collection. A supporting stipend will be provided, as well as materials allowance. Over the course of a year there will be 2 residency cycles, each with a four month residency and a subsequent exhibition in a location deemed appropriate for the work decided on between the artist and curator.

The Seattle Erotic Art Festival, an annual 3-day festival held in the spring, is holding an open call for visual art, literary art, festival store, and film. This festival that has been running for more than 20 years, is known for showcasing the best in erotic art, covering many facets of sexuality, relationships, human connection, and gender.

Visual Art: We encourage artists to submit works of erotic art in any medium. Sculptors, multimedia artists, painters, and fiber artists are particularly encouraged to apply.

Literary Art: The SEAF Literary Anthology accepts all genres and styles of work including poetry, flash, and short works.

Festival Store: The festival store is similar to what you would find in a museum gift shop. Submissions may include: prints, postcards, photos, small canvas prints, small framed works of art, jewelry, books, magazines, handmade goods, ceramics, sculptures, etc.

Film: Running in conjunction with the festival is the Pan Eros Film Festival. Filmmakers can submit to two categories this year, Short Film and Silent Film, at https://filmfreeway.com/PanErosFilmFestival

As part of the Creative District program, Carbondale Arts is commissioning 5 murals and 3 sculptures for the Carbondale Creative District’s newest public art park.

The City of Olympia is seeking up to 18 loaned sculptures from Washington and Oregon state artists for temporary outdoor display on Percival Landing a waterfront park at the southernmost end of the Puget Sound in view of the state capital located in Olympia, WA. 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.

This February at Memento Mori Gallery & Tattoo, we are celebrating love month with the most romantic fabric around: Velvet. That’s right, “Draped in Velvet” is an art show dedicated to Velvet Paintings. All colors of velvet are welcome! And because this is Memento Mori Gallery, we always invite the lowbrow and the macabre.
Memento Mori Gallery & Tattoo is a lowbrow/outsider contemporary art gallery located in the 40West Arts District, part of the art walk circuit, and in the same shopping center as Casa Bonita. We get good foot traffic on First Fridays. First Friday opening reception will include music and refreshments.

In the summer of 2024, the Jundt Art Museum at Gonzaga University presents the 2nd Inland Northwest Juried Landscape Art Exhibition, organized by the staff of the museum.
This juried display, originally intended to occur at Gonzaga University every third summer but postponed by the pandemic, seeks to present the diversity and dynamism of contemporary artistic activity in the Inland Northwest while celebrating the relationship between art and the local landscape.

Art Gym Gallery is inviting artists to submit work to the 6th Impressed national printmaking exhibit. Launched in 2016, Impressed celebrates a cross-section of both traditional and alternative printmaking methods being used in contemporary printmaking from artists of all professional levels.
This exhibition runs in conjunction with Denver’s Month of Printmaking (Mo’Print). Mo’Print is a celebration of the art of making original prints to inspire, educate and promote awareness through a variety of public events and exhibitions in Denver and the metropolitan region.

Award info: Four cash prizes will be awarded, selected by the juror and the Art Gym Gallery Curator.
1st Prize: $400
2nd Prize: $200
3rd Prize: $100
4th Prize: $50

OPEN CALL FOR ARTISTS: IMMERSIVE, INTERACTIVE ART

Are you the fearless artist ready to create an immersive art experience? We are eager to hear your visionary ideas.

APPLY at: https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=12733

THE AH HAA HAHA

The Ah Haa School for the Arts annual summer fundraiser, the Ah Haa HAHA is a participatory and interactive community event that is a massive, building-wide immersive art installation where each space within the Ah Haa Silverjack building is taken over by a different artist.

The HAHA encourages all featured artists and visitors to lose themselves in the creative process (and product). A building-wide exhibition where art is an experience shared by everyone and creativity and excitement collide, HAHA celebrates each artist’s vision, and encourages all visitors to actively engage with the art. Designed to be accessible to participants of all ages, this immersive experience takes place annually over 3 days in July. 2024 event dates are the evenings of Friday, July 19th (for adults) and Saturday, July 20th (for adults) and the morning of Sunday, July 21st for kids. Over 2,000 participants visit the HAHA each year.

HAHA ARTISTS

HAHA artists are given logistical parameters, material stipend, and creative carte blanche to design and implement an immersive experience that fully reflects their creative practice. HAHA ’23 selected artists have been featured by National Public Radio, The Jealous Curator, The Los Angeles Times, TEDx, TAB, and in locations like The White House, community art centers and national and international museums.

ABOUT AH HAA SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS

The Ah Haa School for the Arts, an art school and gallery for all ages, lies in the heart of Telluride, Colorado. Nestled at the end of a Colorado box canyon, our little mountain town is home to a world-class ski resort, and hosts many incredible film, food, and music festivals bringing visitors from all over the world. Our 10,000-square-foot facility, specifically designed to foster community and creativity, features state-of-the-art studios and classrooms that are ready to host a surge of new opportunities for engagement and participation.

CALL FOR ARTISTS

Ah Haa School for the Arts is seeking artists, musicians, performers, designers, and creative thinkers of all backgrounds and abilities to propose work for our annual fundraiser/exhibition space, opening in 2024! We are committed to creating opportunities for a diverse group of makers to participate. HAHA is committed to supporting the creative freedom of local, national and international artists. Ah Haa celebrates equity and inclusion and encourages all marginalized folkx to apply.

Whether a single art piece, a full room installation, video and new media content, or a riveting story — we want to see it all. Show us your work and submit your brilliant ideas. We want to collaborate with you!

WHAT WE EXPECT

– All installations must be ADA-compliant
– All installations must include some interactive element to directly engage visitors. Installations may be
generative, may include participatory elements, may employ actors, or any other interpretation
of “interactive” as imagined by the artist. Priority will be given to submissions that encourage touch, play, and creation by viewers
– Artists must attend HAHA events throughout the week of July 15th - 22nd, as ambassadors for Ah Haa and their creative practices.

WHAT WE OFFER YOU

– A unique opportunity to engage in an international and national cultural network of participating artists
– Creative carte blanche to design and implement an immersive experience within a dedicated space
– An all-inclusive budget for the materials, shipping and production of your installation
– Ah Haa will cover all artist travel expenses to and from Telluride for the week of July 15th- 22nd, 2024
– Ah Haa will provide artist accommodations for the week of July 15th – 22nd 2024
– Experienced volunteer installation support will be provided

All information, ideas, concepts, and proposals provided by you in your artwork submission ("Submission”) is not confidential and will not be treated as proprietary. By providing any Submission through this form, you hereby grant us and our corporate affiliates, successors, licensees, designees and assigns (and their respective licensees, successors, and assigns) the right to use, reproduce, modify, perform, display, distribute, and otherwise disclose to third parties any such material for any purpose. You represent and warrant to Ah Haa that you alone own or control all rights and interest to your Submission (including the title) and no one else has any right or interest to your Submission. DUE TO THE LARGE VOLUME OF SUBMISSIONS, SUBMISSIONS COULD OVERLAP OR HAVE SIMILARITIES TO ONE ANOTHER. YOUR SUBMISSION DOES NOT PRECLUDE AH HAA FROM REVIEWING OTHER SUBMISSIONS, OR WORKING WITH OTHER PARTIES.