National and international visual art related opportunities.



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National Juried Competition and Exhibition
Katharine Butler Gallery seeks entries for 4th Annual National Juried Exhibition April 15-May 9, 2009. Original 2D and 3D artwork in any traditional medium, including fiber, ceramics, metal, and glass from the past three years. No giclees or videos. Entry fee $25 for up to 3 works. Juror: Roy Slade, Director Emeritus, Cranbrook Art Museum and former director Corcoran Gallery of Art. Cash awards. Deadline: Saturday, February 14, 2009. For prospectus and application go to www.kbutlergallery.com or send SASE to Katharine Butler Gallery, 1943 Morrill St., Sarasota, FL 34236.

Embracing Our Differences
Embracing Our Differences invites artists, photographers, professionals, amateurs, teachers and students to participate in its 6th annual visual art exhibit celebrating diversity. National and international submissions are encouraged. 45 artists will be selected for the exhibit. The Embracing Our Differences exhibit will be displayed throughout the month of April 2009 at Island Park along Sarasota s beautiful bayfront. The exhibit will also be displayed throughout the month of May 2009 in North Port, Florida. Since 2004, more than 550,000 visitors have viewed the exhibit. Final selections will be chosen based on artistic excellence in reflection of the theme Embracing Our Differences . The art-work will also be evaluated on how effectively it will read outdoors when enlarged to billboard size 16 feet wide by 12 1/2 feet high. Artists are encouraged to use bold saturated colors and strong lines. Final selections will be made by a 3-judge panel of professional artists, curators and art professionals. A total of $3,000.00 in awards will be presented. The mission of Embracing Our Differences is to use art as a catalyst for creating awareness and promoting the value of diversity, the benefits of inclusion and the significance of the active rejection of hatred and prejudice. Deadline for submission is January 12, 2008. Submission forms and more information concerning past winning submissions are available at www.EmbracingOurDifferences.org or by emailing MichaelJShelton@comcast.net.

National Juried Exhibition
Katharine Butler Gallery seeks entries for 4th Annual National Juried Exhibition April 15-May 9, 2009. Original 2D and 3D artwork in any traditional medium, including fiber, ceramics, metal, and glass from the past three years. No Giclees or videos. Entry fee $25 for up to 3 works. Application deadline: February 14, 2009. Juror Roy Slade, Director Emeritus, Cranbrook Art Museum and former director Corcoran Gallery of Art. Cash awards. For prospectus and application go to www.kbutlergallery.com or send SASE to Katharine Butler Gallery, 1943 Morrill St., Sarasota, FL, 34236

A Pinch and a Dash
The Smithtown Township Arts Council is now accepting entries for A Pinch and a Dash, an exhibition celebrating Women's History Month March 28- April 19, 2009 at the Mills Pond House Gallery. The exhibition seeks to examine the American woman s changing role in the kitchen, from rural times when a woman s biscuits defined her reputation, to twentieth century ready-made preparation. A Pinch and a Dash calls for works that exemplify women s role in the kitchen or reveal how that role has changed to meet new challenges in American society, from providing sustenance for the family, to maintaining ethnic traditions, to natural and organic awareness. Juror: Connie Koppelman, PhD, independent curator and speaker on subjects in women s art. Open to all media. Entry deadline: February 13, 2009 and must be submitted as 300 ppi jpeg files on CD only. For prospectus send SASE to STAC, 660 Rte 25A, St. James, NY 11780 or visit www.stacarts.org.

Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site
Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site seeks proposals for its 2010 tour season and beyond. There are two funding categories: Exhibition, approval providing a budget of up to $7,500 and approval to exhibit at the historic site; and Exhibition Development, providing up to $2,500 with no guarantee of exhibition. Full details are available at www.easternstate.org/exhibits/guidelines.php. Deadline: June 16, 2009. The Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site was once the most famous and expensive prison in the world, but stands today in ruin, a haunting world of crumbling cell blocks and empty guard towers. Known for its grand architecture and strict discipline, this was the world's first true penitentiary, a prison designed to inspire penitence, or true regret, in the hearts of convicts. Its vaulted, sky-lit cells once held many of America s most notorious criminals, including bank robber Willie Sutton and Al Capone. Tours today include the cell blocks, solitary punishment cells, Al Capone's Cell, and Death Row. A critically-acclaimed series of artists installations is free with admission. Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site, 2027 Fairmount Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19130.

Photo+Book
Photographers have been witness to a dizzying array of groundbreaking innovations in recent years. One of those exciting innovations is the emergence of self-published, on demand book printing services. You know...Blurb, Lulu, iPhoto, MyPublisher and all those other proliferating providers as well. These books allow photographers to present their photographs in a high-quality, low-cost and professional-looking book. Let's celebrate these books and the artists behind them. Photo+Book will be juried by Christopher Rauschenberg a photographer who has had 83 solo shows in six countries over the last 35 years. His work is in hundreds of museums, private and corporate collections and he is the co-founder of Blue Sky Gallery and Photolucida. Four artists submitting books will be selected for Best of Show Awards. 23 Sandy Gallery, 623 NE 23rd Avenue, Portland, OR 97232. Deadline: January 24, 2009. For more information, go to: www.23sandy.com/PhotoBook/callforentries.html.

The Sketchbook Project
Art House sends you the sketchbook, you make the art. Then Art House is taking all the sketchbooks on a 6 city tour to galleries and museums across the U.S. The goal of the exhibition is to encourage anyone to create artwork and build a collective of sketchbooks made by artists from all over the world. Deadline: February 15, 2009. Sign up at www.thesketchbookproject.com. Art House Gallery, 309 Peters St., Atlanta, GA 30313.

Exhibition Proposals - Gallery at Flashpoint
The Cultural Development Corporation (CuDC) is requesting proposals for the Gallery at Flashpoint's September 2009/August 2010 season. Open to all artists, independent curators and arts organizations presenting contemporary work in any medium. The Request for Proposals can be found at flashpointdc.org. All proposals must be received no later than 5:00pm on Friday, January 23, 2009. The Gallery at Flashpoint presents cutting-edge contemporary art and provides a springboard for talented artists and curators to enhance their careers. The Gallery seeks to inspire creativity and encourage the creation of new work by emerging and under-represented artists and curators. In addition, the Gallery provides a place for artists and curators to experiment with progressive concepts and participate in an active, multi-disciplinary arts community. The Gallery is a venue for exhibitions that explore new and challenging ideas, free from the traditional constraints of a commercial gallery. CuDC is seeking inventive, original proposals in any media. Please pass this RFP along to anyone who might be interested. Gallery at Flashpoint, 916 G Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001.

Art on the Streets
The 11th Annual Art on the Streets seeks wide range of artistic expression and talent for yearlong public art exhibit. $30K in prizes to top three places. Juried by Jan Schall, Ph.D. and Sanders Sosland, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO. Opening reception June 26, 2009. Deadline: February 25, 2009. Downtown Partnership of Colorado Springs, 111 S. Tejon St., Ste. 309, Colorado Springs, CO 80903. www.artonthestreets.com

Tri-State Juried Exhibition
Artists from the tri-state area are invited to submit work for this prestigious exhibition, held every three years at the KMA. Nan Rosenthal is the juror. Retired in July, Rosenthal served as Senior Consultant for Modern and Contemporary Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art for over 15 years, where she organized such landmark exhibitions as Philip Guston; Chuck Close: Prints; Robert Rauschenberg: Combines; and Jasper Johns: Gray. Deadline: January 17, 2008. Katonah Museum of Art, 134 Jay Street, Katonah, NY. www.katonahmuseum.org

Hun Gallery International 2009
Hun Gallery International is an annual juried fine art competition and exhibition sponsored by Hun Gallery located in New York City. Through this competition, Hun Gallery is seeking and presenting new emerging artists internationally. This event will be featuring and interchanging dialogues of contemporary art between artists and public. Open to all artists, national and international, over the age of 18, Works must have been created within the last three years. There are no specifications regarding the content of the works. All media are eligible (Painting, Drawing, Printmaking, Sculpture, Photography, Video, Installation, Audio and Digital, and Computer Art). Entry Form is available as DOC file at Hun Gallery Website: hungallery.org/event.php. Deadline: January 15, 2009.Fee: $30 for up to 3works (If you wish to include more than 3, please include $5.00 for each additional work. No maximum.)

Juried Photography Exhibit
The Tercera Gallery Annual Juried Photography Exhibit is opening its doors to all contemporary photographs that tell a story about how you see the world. This show is open to all subjects and all styles of photographic expression. Juried by John Lavine, editor of Black and White Magazine and Mary Field ex-officio for Foto Forum in conjunction with The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. First place winner will receive $500, a solo show at Tercera Gallery and a feature on our website. Second place will receive $250 and website acknowledgement. Third place will receive $100 and website acknowledgment. Two additional awards will be given; Honorable Mention and Gallery's Choice. All works selected will be on display for the entire month of March 2009. Deadline to submit is January 12, 2009. Visit www.terceragallery.com for more information. Tercera Gallery, 534 Ramona Street, Palo Alto, CA 94301.

VSA arts Announces a Call for Exhibition Proposals
VSA arts is seeking art exhibition proposals for production in 2009 and 2010. If selected, the proposal(s) will be initially considered for production and presentation at the Terrace Gallery of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., from May 28 to June 25, 2009. Proposals will also be reviewed for programming in advance of and during the 2010 International VSA arts Festival, also to be held in Washington, D.C. VSA arts encourages curators, researchers, and artists from the university and museum communities, including those with disabilities, to incorporate the work of artists with disabilities into their exhibitions. Individual or group proposals are acceptable. This call invites a progressive dialogue by nurturing the curatorial voice from the perspective of disability. VSA arts welcomes proposals that address, challenge, and expand the discussion about disability and culture. If selected, proposed exhibitions will be produced in partnership with VSA arts to include shipping, installation and deinstallation, collaterals, marketing, publicity, and events. Deadline for submission: February 20, 2009. Visit www.vsarts.org/callforexhibitions for additional information and entry instructions or contact Stephanie Moore, director of visual arts, at slmoore@vsarts.org or 800.933.8721 ext. 3887.

Death is Easy Comedy is Hard
The Red Door Gallery and Collective call for entries, Death is Easy Comedy is Hard. Deadline for Submission: April 8, 2009. At the Warehouse, 416 26th Street Oakland, CA 94612. Website: reddoorgalleryandcollective.blogspot.com. Email: thereddoorgalleryandcollective@gmail.com. See full prospectus at: www.artismovingnow.com/deathiseasycomedyishardentryform.pdf

Gulf-South Regional Contemporary Art Exhibition
Call to U.S. Gulf South Artists for submissions of 2-D and 3-D works for a group exhibition featuring leading edge contemporary art by innovative emerging artists and also established artists exploring new ideas, mediums and/or processes from TX, LA, MS, AL and FL. Exhibition dates: March 5-28, 2009. Email and CD submissions will be accepted according to the guidelines listed through January 16, 2009. Visit becagallery.typepad.com/my_weblog/artist-submission-opptys.html to download submission form and guidelines.

White, Black & Shades of Gray
White, Black & Shades of Gray, open exhibition at South Shore Art Center. Exhibition dates: March 6-April 19, 2009. Open to all artists. Juror - Sidney Hurwitz, Professor Emeritus at Boston University and member of National Academy of Design. $1200 in prizes. Slides or CD - 3 entries/$25, 4/$35, 5/$45. Deadline: January 30, 2009. Click here for prospectus. South Shore Art Center, 119 Ripley Road, Cohasset, MA 02025. 781.383.2787. info@ssac.org.

The City of Aurora Art in Public Places
The City of Aurora Art in Public Places Program is accepting exhibit proposals for the 2009 Exhibit Program schedule. Aurora's fine art exhibit galleries are free and open to the public, contribute to Aurora's cultural vibrancy while supporting local and regional artistic activity. Solo, two-person, or group exhibits of two-dimensional contemporary art in a variety of media and styles will be considered. Exhibit proposals will be evaluated based on the quality of work, exhibition history, and overall composition of the exhibit schedule. Deadline for submission in Wednesday, January 14, 2009. The selected exhibits will be displayed at one of four City of Aurora facility galleries for six months. One-year exhibits will be considered if requested. Aurora's four galleries are located in the Aurora Municipal Center, Tallyn's Reach Library, Martin Luther King, Jr. Library/Municipal Center, and the Aurora Courts Building. For more information and to download an application form, visit www.auroragov.org/publicart under Call for Entries. Application forms are also available by e-mail or mail by contacting Deana Miller at dsmiller@auroragov.org or 303-739-6747.

Herberger Theater Center Art Gallery
The Herberger Theater Center's Art Gallery is now accepting exhibition proposals for the second half of its 2009 Exhibition Season. Artists in all mediums are encouraged to apply. For more information, visit www.herbergertheater.org, click on Art Gallery, click on Call to Artist or email laustin@herbergertheater.org. Deadline for proposals is April 1, 2009. Incomplete submissions will not be considered. Herberger Theater Center, 222 East Monroe, Phoenix, AZ 85004.

Paint the Town
waterworks gallery of Friday Harbor, Washington is coordinating a competition for artists in celebration of Friday Harbor's 100th anniversary, Paint the Town. Artists are invited to paint their interpretations of the Town of Friday Harbor and enter their paintings in the juried show scheduled for summer 2009. 100 years of Friday Harbor History The Town of Friday Harbor has been the commercial, social, and cultural hub of San Juan Island since the 1890s. On February 9, 1909, Friday Harbor, encompassing 1.4 square miles, was officially incorporated as a Town. The Great Depression, World War II, the pea weevil, and competition from Eastern Washington growers brought about the decline of traditional Island industries. However, the 1960s brought tourism and the appreciation of Friday Harbor's picturesque qualities. Deadline: March 15, 2009. This show will occur during the Centennial Celebration of the town of Friday Harbor at waterworks gallery. The dates: Opening Saturday, May 2 with an evening artist's reception. The show ends Sunday, May 24, 2009. For more information, contact Carla Wright at 360.378.3060 or carla@waterworksgallery.com. Or go to www.waterworksgallery.com

Pumpkin Town 2008
Pumpkintown: A Celebration of History, Harvest & Heritage, will feature an excellent selection of fine artists & crafts people in the Art Fair. Talented heritage crafters will demonstrate traditional skills like spinning, weaving, wood carving basket making and more. An abundance of fresh produce, honey & fall flowers can be found on the Pumpkin Peddler's Row. Visitors will feast on pumpkin rolls, funnel cakes, candied apples, fresh cider, BBQ, and more....Fun children's activities: hay rides, face-painting, and a petting zoo. Horse drawn carriage rides, an historical walking tour, Native American heritage demonstrations, antique cars & a tractor show are some of the attractions. This fall festival is tradition with families locally and attracting those from near & far in the last few years. 12K + attending. Deadline: September 1, 2008. For more information or to apply, go to: www.zapplication.org

Peoria Festival of the Arts - Peoria, AZ
110 Individual booths selling fine art and fine, original crafts plus entertainment and food vendors. Festival to be held at City of Peoria Complex, 8401 W. Monroe Street. Festival opens at 5:00pm on Friday until 10:00pm, Saturday 10:00-10:00, and Sunday 10-4. No commissions. All artwork will be juried. Applications and prospectus available online at www.azartalliance.com or by calling 602-870-7610. Entry deadline: January 15, 2009. 110 Booths available. Space fee includes a tent.

Guandu International Outdoor Sculpture Festival
Artists from all countries are invited to send proposals for temporary site-specific sculpture installations that raise awareness about environmental issues related to land, water and culture. Works must be suitable for an urban nature park with an emphasis on wetlands conservation and environmental education. Artists selected for the 2009 Festival will create their artworks during a 15-day residency in Taiwan, May 31 June 15, 2009. The time to make the installation will be 12 days, and artists must have their works completed by the press conference opening on June 12, 2009. The selected artists will receive a fee of US$1200 (NT$40,000), economy airfare from their home country to Taiwan and return, accommodations from May 31 June 15, some meals and volunteer help to create their works. Selected artists will create their works at Guandu Nature Park using sustainable natural materials found on site such as reeds, rice straw, earth, small stones, branches, and small bamboo as well as recycled bamboo. The artworks should last for the full three months of the exhibition and be able to survive typhoons and heavy rains as well as hot and dry summer weather. After the exhibition, artworks should be recyclable and easy to dismantle without leaving a trace on the land. The artworks should offer opportunities for public interaction and volunteer participation with the artists. Public Do It Yourself activities with the artists will be part of the opening weekend activities on June 13 and 14. Deadline: February 1, 2009. ane Ingram Allen, American artist, independent curator and art critic working in Taiwan since 2004, is the curator for the Guandu Sculpture Festival. Contact Jane at guandusculpturefestival@gmail.com with any questions. See the website at www.gd-park.org.tw for information about Guandu Nature Park and the website at www.colorfultree.com.tw/gdpark for information and photos of the 2008 Festival.

Downtown Denver Arts Festival
11th Annual Downtown Denver Arts Festival. The festival is the only major event in Colorado that showcases only artists from Colorado. The event takes place every Memorial Weekend at the Pavilions (16th & Glenarm) in downtown Denver. Deadline for applications is February 17, 2009. Participating artists are listed on the website: www.DowntownDenverArtsFestival.com. Applications are submitted online at www.Zapplication.org.

Wyoming Art Show - Wyoming, OH
The 24th annual Wyoming Art Show is one of southwestern Ohio/greater Cincinnati's premiere juried Art Show and Competitions, held the 3rd Sunday in May along the tree-lined streets of historic Wyoming, Ohio. More than 150 regional fine arts exhibitors are selected to participate in our booth sales and competition. Over $3,000 in professionally judged cash awards are presented to the recipients at an artist reception with refreshments at the close of the show. Great music, distinctive Food Court offerings, and FREE children's art activities complement a well-balanced, juried fine art show and sale. For 24 years, the Wyoming Art Show has not only attracted the finest artists from over seven states, it has become a destination for sophisticated art buying public in the greater Cincinnati tri-state area. Deadline: March 7, 2009. For more information or to apply, go to: www.zapplication.org

Smoky Hill River Festival Fine Art Show
The Smoky Hill River Festival grew out of Salina, Kansas' Bicentennial Celebration and now celebrates its 33rd year. Sponsored by the Salina Arts & Humanities Commission, the Festival has earned national acclaim for its traditions of excellence in arts presentation. The Festival draws nearly 80,000 attendees and features two juried shows, juried art installations, an Art Patron Program ($100,000+), four performance stages, children's hands-on art activities, great food, and fantastic artist hospitality and amenities...a celebration of the arts like none other! Deadline: February 15, 2009. For more information or to apply, go to: www.zapplication.org

Sun Valley Center Arts & Crafts Festival
The Sun Valley Center Arts & Crafts Festival is ranked among the top 100 best art and craft shows in the country by the Art Fair Source Book. The Larry Harris List of the Nation’s Best Art Festivals ranks the Sun Valley Center Arts & Crafts Festival among the top 20 in the Pacific Northwest and California. Sales for the 2008 show, which included 130 artists, were approximately $500,000 based on taxes collected by the City of Ketchum. Admission is free and entertainment and educational programs are scheduled throughout the weekend. The area is a level, grassy field surrounded by high alpine mountains. The festival is sponsored by the Sun Valley Center for the Arts. Deadline: February 28, 2009. For more information or to apply, go to: www.zapplication.org

Long's Park Art and Craft Festival
Every Labor Day weekend some 20,000 art lovers come to Long's Park to shop for fine arts and crafts. Ranked 4th in the country by The Harris List and a Top 10 show by Art Fair SourceBook, the show draws sophisticated, high income buyers from Philadelphia, Baltimore, across Central Pennsylvania, Washington, DC, New York and beyond. Set in an old, tree-lined park, booths line walkways and surround a tranquil, freshwater lake. Across 31 years, Long's Park has fostered very special relationships with its exhibitors. Each booth fee includes three catered breakfasts, an exhibitor picnic, and advance mailing services. The show is also supported by extensive marketing, including paid advertising and press coverage across the region. Deadline: February 28, 2009. For more information or to apply, go to: www.zapplication.org

Lange-Taylor Prize
The Dorothea Lange-Paul Taylor Prize is an annual $20,000 award from the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University, promotes the collaboration between a writer and a photographer in the formative or fieldwork stages of a documentary project. Collaborative submissions on any subject are welcome. Deadline: January 31, 2009. To learn more, go to cds.aas.duke.edu/l-t or send an SASE to Lange-Taylor Prize, Center for Documentary Studies, 1317 W Pettigrew St., Durham, NC 27705.

Call for Artists - Old Firehouse Art Center
Old Firehouse Art Center in Longmont, Colorado is now accepting exhibition proposals for our 2010 Exhibition Season. Artists in all mediums are encouraged to apply. For more information, visit www.firehouseart.org, click on things to do , then call for artsis or email firehouseart@mac.com. Deadline for proposals is January 31, 2009. Incomplete submissions will not be considered. Old Firehouse Art Center, PO Box 783, Longmont, CO 80502.

Gallery4Culture - Seattle, WA
Gallery4Culture is dedicated to presenting solo exhibitions, small group and curated exhibitions by artists living in King County. 4Culture encourages artists who work in all media and genres to apply, including those whose method of work is under-represented in commercial and mainstream galleries. 4Culture provides artists with exhibition space in the Tashiro Building, located on the corner of Prefontaine Place and Third Avenue in Seattle, as well as curatorial direction. Gallery4Culture is approximately 1200 sq. ft. Exhibitions are scheduled for one-month periods, opening on the first Thursday of each month for the Pioneer Square Gallery Walk. Deadline: January 12, 2009. For more information, go to: www.4culture.org

The 24th Tallahassee International
Sponsored by the FSU Museum of Fine Arts. The 24th Tallahassee International is a juried competition open to artists 18+ with all media eligible for consideration. A color catalog is produced, there is a first prize of $1000, a second prize of $500, and return shipping is provided in most cases. Entry Fee: $20.00 for 2 works (digital images in jpeg format are preferred, but slides will be accepted). Only one entry per person. Postmark Deadline for Entry: February 14, 2009. Juried by a panel of FSU College of Visual Arts, Theatre & Dance faculty. The exhibition is currently scheduled for: August 24-September 27, 2009. For more information please visit: www.mofa.fsu.edu/pages/participate/tallahasseeinternational.shtml or contact Jean Young at jdyoung@fsu.edu or 850.644.3906.

Residencies - Andserson Ranch Arts Center
Anderson Ranch Arts Center is now accepting applications for its 2009/2010 fall and spring artist residency programs. Applications and materials due by February 16, 2009. Apply online at www.andersonranch.org/residencies or email sroy@andersonranch.org. Visit www.andersonranch.org and click on Request Info to order a 2009 summer workshop catalog. Anderson Ranch Arts Center is a world-class visual arts community promoting artistic development through workshops, artist residencies, community outreach, and public events. Over 130 summer workshops attract 1400+ students, visiting artists, critics and scholars each year to this historic 5-acre ranch near Aspen. Anderson Ranch Arts Center, 5263 Owl Creek Road, Snowmass Village, CO.

Watershed Public Art Markers - Oakland, CA
The City of Oakland Cultural Arts and Marketing Division is proud to announce the release of the Request for Qualifications for another Measure DD public art opportunity, the Oakland, CA: Watershed Public Art Markers. Bay Area artists are invited to apply for the opportunity to design an interpretive public art marker that celebrates and identifies the role of the watershed systems of Oakland, California, including creeks, lakes, and the estuary. The selected artist will create a prototype of the art marker and will fabricate and install the first series of markers based on this prototype at various key locations in the Oakland watershed systems. Deadline: Friday, February 6, 2009. Project Budget: $92,000. All applications must be submitted through www.callforentry.org. Look under CaFE Listings to find this opportunity. A Request for Qualifications can be downloaded at: Special Projects.

7th Avenue Streetscape Exhibition - Phonenix, AZ
The Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture is looking for Arizona artists and poets to feature as part of the yearly 7th Avenue Streetscape exhibition. This is open only to Arizona artists and poets who have not received a City of Phoenix public art commission. Two-dimensional artwork from up to three artists will be selected for display in the art panels at 7th Avenue and Glenrosa Street. Poems from up to three Arizona poets will also be selected for display as part of this popular outdoor gallery. The artwork and poems will be on display for approximately one year. Artists should submit images of original artwork for consideration. Selected works will be enlarged and displayed on three double-sided translucent Lexan panels at the 7th Avenue and Glenrosa site. The panels will display artwork on one side and poetry on the other. The panels are approximately 5'6"h x 7'10" w, and back lit for vivid nighttime display. This outdoor gallery has become a highly visible cornerstone of revitalization efforts along 7th Avenue, and a place for the community to gather and see the finest examples of works from Arizona artists. Combining visual art and poetry will turn the gallery into a "street book" worth stopping to read. Deadline: January 8, 2009. More information is available at: phoenix.gov/ARTS/seventhave.html.

International call for artists - MAXXI 2per100, Rome
MAXXI2percento is an international call for artists for the realization of two works of art for MAXXI, the new national museum of 21st-Century Art, designed by Zaha Hadid for a lot in Via Guido Reni in Rome, which will be inaugurated in 2009. The competition is held by the Provveditorato interregionale per le opere pubbliche per il Lazio, l'Abruzzo e la Sardegna, along with PARC – Direzione generale per la qualita e la tutela del paesaggio, l'architettura e l'atre contemporanee. MAXXI, the first national museum dedicated to contemporary art, calls for the realisation of two works of art: one for the building's main entrance lobby; the other for the exterior grounds. The overall budget for the two works will be 1,130,000 euros. The indoor work will be installed in the main entrance lobby, a vast and prevalently vertical space, and should be suspended at least 3 meters from the floor. The budget for this work is 430,000 euros. The outdoor work will be freely placed in an area that includes both open spaces and areas covered by projecting architectural volumes, with a maximum height of 5.5 meters. The budget for this work is 700,000 euros. The competition is open to artists of every nation, with the option of participating individually or as a group. Entries will be examined by a jury composed of 7 members: Francesco Prosperetti, General Director of PARC; a representative of the aforementioned Provveditorato interregionale for Lazio, Abruzzo and Sardegna; Maria Vittoria Marini Clarelli, Superintendent of the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contempornea, Rome; architect Zaha Hadid; artists Alfredo Jaar and Giuseppe Penone; art critic Mario Codognato. The deadline for entries is February 7, 2009. The rules of the competition and the details of the sites designated to host the works of art are available at www.parc.beniculturali.it and www.infrastrutture.gov.it. For further information: www.parc.beniculturali.it/ita/MAXXIduepercento.

Temporary Public Art and Exhibitions
Sky's the Limit: Built, unbuilt, or just imagined. Exhibition: April 10 - May 15, 2009. Janet Echelman, juror. This exhibition actively seeks audacious art projects that address the relationship of our physical environment to human life. An improbable scenario, a disruptive innovation. An idea that's explosive, but you may never have developed it fully because it seemed impossible to realize. Your submission may be visualized using drawing, painting, digital imagery, photography, sculpture, installation, or any hybrid format. Works that are the result of personal inquiry or independent research are actively encouraged. Work may explore issues of environmental sustainability, industrial and cultural production, the limits of materials, the trajectory of human consumption, or the human condition with respect to the physical world. Open to all media. Two prize winners will be awarded a joint exhibition/installation at Creative Arts Workshop in 2010. Website: click here or send SASE to Gallery Committee, Creative Arts Workshop, 80 Audubon Street, New Haven, CT 06510. Contact Vassiliki Giannopoulos, Public Relations Director 203.562.4927, ext 14 203.562.2329 (fax). Deadline: January 30, 2009.

Longmont Humane Society - Longmont, CO
Longmont's Art in Public Places (AIPP) Commission is accepting applications from Colorado artists or teams of artists who wish to be considered for a project at the Longmont Humane Society, located on the Boulder County Fairgrounds off of Nelson Road between Hover and Sunset Streets. Art in Public Places is a program of the City of Longmont and is administered under the Longmont Museum & Cultural Center. Deaadline for submission:December 30, 2008. Budget: $20,000. To apply, go to: www.callforentry.org

Art Encounters
Art Encounters is a year-long outdoor sculpture exhibit that showcases a number of sculptures, in various media and styles, displayed in highly visible areas in Douglas County, Colo. Artist Benefits: Receive exposure in four large communities throughout Douglas County (Castle Rock, Highlands Ranch, Lone Tree and Parker). A countywide Art Encounters marketing and public relations campaign will drive visitors to public art sites. There is an opportunity for your artwork to be purchased. Get your name and artwork in front of supportive art enthusiasts. Selected artists will receive a $500 stipend. To Enter: Visit www.douglas.co.us/artencounters for program information, official rules and entry form. Call for Entries Deadline: Feb. 6, 2009

Avenue of the Arts 2009 - Kansas City, MO
The Avenue of the Arts Foundation invites artists to submit digital images, qualifications and proposals to be considered for the 2009 Avenue of the Arts installation. The deadline for submission of entries is Monday, January 12, 2009. Open to artists residing within 50 miles of Kansas City, Missouri. As part of the ongoing revitalization of the Avenue of the Arts (Central Street) in Downtown Kansas City, the Foundation will commission six artists to create temporary site-specific art installations for six intersections along the street. The installations will be on display from May through September 2009. Artists may be asked to work collaboratively with members of the Artist Selection Panel and project consultants in determining unique design opportunities. The art budget for this project is $5,000 for each intersection/project. Selected artists will be expected to fabricate and install their temporary works by May 15, 2009. Please consider this aggressive schedule before submitting your materials and. if you choose to submit, please adapt concept proposals accordingly. For more information, email Elizabeth_bowman@kcmo.org.

South Spokane Street Viaduct - Seattle, WA
The Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs in partnership with the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) seeks an artist or artist team to develop permanent artwork in conjunction with the widening of the South Spokane Street Viaduct in Seattle's SoDo (South Downtown) neighborhood. The selected artist will develop a creative response to the expansive viaduct and its industrial setting. Possible locations for artwork include the underside of the viaduct's elevated roadway, its forest of support columns, the spaces surrounding new traffic ramps, the improved lower Spokane Street roadway and its new sidewalk and/or other areas adjacent to the viaduct. Safety issues prevent placing artwork on the elevated roadway. Construction, which began this year, will continue until 2011. The call is open to established professional artists living in the United States. The budget for design is $60,000 and includes travel costs. It is anticipated that $340,000 will be available for fabrication and installation, for a total project budget of $400,000. The application deadline is 11:00pm (PST), Tuesday, February 17, 2009. A link to the online application and guidelines is available at www.seattle.gov/arts. For more information about the Spokane Street Viaduct public art opportunity, contact Vaughn Bell, SDOT arts project manager at vaughn.bell@seattle.gov or 206.733.9960. To learn more about the Spokane Street project, visit the SDOT Web site at: www.seattle.gov/transportation/spokanestreet.htm.

Mesa State College - New Classroom Building - Grand Junction, CO
The New Classroom Building is 80,000 sq. ft. and houses the Business School and Teacher Education programs. It includes classrooms, lecture halls, a conference room and faculty offices. The building has wide corridors, in a serpentine shape, which extend the learning environment after the classes are over. The Art Selection Committee has determined that there are several opportunities for art at the New Classroom Building. Artists that work in 2-dimensional art may apply for large scale works to be placed throughout the interior of the building. There are staircases and an atrium area that can accommodate kinetic sculpture. Opportunities are also available on certain areas of the exterior that can be a relief attached to the exterior wall of the building or a 3-dimensional piece placed close to the facility. Deadline: January 22, 2009. For more information or to apply, please go to: www.callforentry.org

Center for Urban Waters - Tacoma, WA
Artists and/or artist teams from the states of Washington, Oregon and California are invited to submit qualifications for a $150,000 commission for the Center for Urban Waters. The Center for Urban Waters will be a three-story, 51,205 square-foot marine research facility located on the east side of the Thea Foss Waterway in Tacoma. The building will house laboratories and office space for the City of Tacoma's Environmental Services Division, University of Washington Tacoma Urban Waters Research Program and a new state agency, Puget Sound Partnership. One of the project goals is to attain the highest LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification, which is Platinum. The property is being developed by Lorig Associates, LLC. The artist selection process is being facilitated by the City of Tacoma's Municipal Art Program. Deadline: January 15, 2009. For more information, go to: www.tacomaculture.org/arts/Esubmit.asp or contact Amy McBride at amcbride@cityoftacoma.org.

Lewis & Clark College: York Recognition Project - Portland, OR
The Regional Arts and Culture Council invites artists/teams residing in the United States to submit qualifications for the York Recognition public art project for Lewis & Clark College. This project seeks to acknowledge the importance of York, an African American slave who played an important role in Lewis & Clark's Corps of Discovery. Deadline: January 12, 2009. The total art budget is $125,000. Apply via CaFE at www.callforentry.com

Children's Museum - Olympia, WA
The City of Olympia is seeking an experienced Washington State artist to create exterior artwork for a new City building. The public art associated with the Hands on Children's Museum site should welcome the community and evoke surprise and delight to ignite the imagination, whether or not the viewer intends to visit the Museum. A three-member jury will review all applications and make one recommendation based on previous work experience, technical qualifications, and ability to meet the project requirements. Application and sample contract are available on the City's website. Deadline: January 30, 2009. For more information: www.olympiawa.gov/cityservices/par

Call for Sculpture - Yakima, WA
The Yakima Arts Giving Circle (YAGC) exists for the purpose of promoting an expanded artistic presence in the City of Yakima, Washington by encouraging artists to create and place works of public art in the City of Yakima, with particular emphasis on the City's urban core. The YAGC seeks a work of art to be installed at the T-intersection of A Street and Front Street in the Historic District of Yakima, WA on a site set aside for this specific purpose. The art should be compatible with its environment but need not be "historic" in style or content. It is desirable that the work fits the general theme of light, a major component of the artistic and architectural revitalization of Yakima's urban core and a natural feature of the Yakima environment. The YAGC will consider works to be commissioned or works already extant. Applications may be submitted by individual artists and by artist teams. Deadline: February 28, 2009. For more information, contact Brooke Creswell at brooke_creswell@hotmail.com.

Central Park Public Art Project - San Ramon, CA
The City of San Ramon is seeking a qualified artist(s) to submit their qualifications to provide an art element for San Ramon's Central Park Bollinger Canyon entrance. Artists of all media are encouraged to apply for consideration. The City is seeking an artist to design artwork for the site that will be visible to visitors entering the park from the Bollinger Canyon Side entrance. The final piece should be vandal resistant and portray the sense of fun and family that San Ramon is known for. The park is home to a community center, sports fields, children's playground, picnic areas, amphitheater, basketball courts, and a skateboard Park. It is home to many civic events including the annual Art & Wind Festival and Star Spangled Spectacular celebrations both of which attract over 70,000 people to the park. The Main library is located across the street and future plans include a City Center project adjacent to the park with retail, hotels Movie Theater and a seasonal ice-skating rink. The total budget for the artwork is $30,000. Deadline: January 20, 2009. For more information, contact Kathi Heimann atkheimann@sanramon.ca.gov

Durham County South Regional Library
The Durham County Library of Durham NC invites artists residing in the State of North Carolina to submit qualifications for a public art opportunity at the new Durham County South Regional Library. The art budget for this project is approximately $80,000. Deadline: The application, images and other required materials must be submitted electronically by midnight (MST), Monday 12 January 2009. Entries online at CaFE, www.callforentry.org

South Park Drainage Artwork and Residency
The Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, in partnership with Seattle Public Utilities (SPU), seeks an artist to develop site-specific artwork and to act as artist-in-residence for South Park drainage projects. The selected artist will create a multi-faceted artwork that connects several sites and makes visible aspects of water conservation, collection and management that may otherwise be hidden underground. Through the artist residency, the artist will work with SPU staff, engineers, and consultants to investigate planned drainage improvements for South Park and contribute plans or designs for future drainage projects. The application deadline is Tuesday, January 13, 2009, 11:00pm, PST. Artists from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana or California are eligible to apply. For more information or to apply go to: www.callforentry.org

Denver City Council Conference Room
The Denver Office of Cultural Affairs (DOCA) is seeking an artist, or artist team, for a site-specific public art commission for the newly remodeled City Council Conference Room 391 located on the third floor of the City and County Building at 1437 Bannock Street, Denver, CO. The estimated public art budget for the commission is $14,000.00. Deadline: January 30, 2009. For more information or to apply, go to: callforentry.org

Marks and Brands Public Art Project - Ft. Myers, FL
The City of Fort Myers, by and through its Public Art Committee, seeks to commission an artist/artist team to create, fabricate and install a site-specific outdoor work that commemorates the rich traditions of the cattle industry that thrived in southwest Florida during the 19th and 20th centuries along the historic cattle trail that ran through what is now the heart of downtown Fort Myers on First Street. Deadline: February 6, 2009. For more information or to apply, go to: www.callforentry.org

Courthouse - Brattleboro, VT
The Vermont Arts Council invites visual artists, craft and design artists (or artists teams) in all media who are currently legal residents of Vermont to submit qualifications for a public art opportunity at the Family & District Courthouse in Brattleboro, Vermont. The art budget is $41,000. Opportunities for art include the interior lobbies, walls, and stairwell, as well as the pathway leading from the parking lot to the main entrance to the building. The Selection Committee is seeking an artist whose vision for the site addresses the general concepts of justice, democracy, and community spirit. Deadline: January 20, 2009. For more information or to apply, go to: www.callforentry.org

Texas National 2009
The Texas National Art Competition and Exhibition is celebrating its 15th year on the national scene. It was created in 1995 by the Department of Art at Stephen F. Austin State University (SFA) as an annual event for artists living and working in the United States. Jurors for each year's event have been internationally known artists including: Leon Golub, Faith Ringgold, Doug and Mike Starn, Martha Erlbacher, James McGarrell, The Art Guys, Donald Sultan, Sandy Skoglund, Jerry Uelsmann and Maggie Taylor, Ed Moses, James Surls, Paul Brach, MANUAL and Roger Shimomura. Juror: Mel Chin. Works may be of any medium (except video or performance). Participants are eligible for $4,500 in awards, and each will receive an illustrated catalog. Deadline: January 30, 2009. For more information or to apply, go to: www.callforentry.org

Beginnings and Endings
Zingology.com, a literary zine, is now accepting submissions for its next issue in poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, art, photography, and humor. Deadline is January 30, 2009. The theme is Beginnings and Endings and your interpretation is being sought. Winners will be featured in Winter 2009 issue of the zine and will will also be eligible for selection for paperback volume of this issue which will sold on the website and on Amazon.com. Apply through the website, www.zingology.com/submissions.html. Caladan Gallery, P.O. Box 391939, Cambridge, MA 02139.

Jentel Artist Residency Program
Jentel Artist Residency Program offers four-week residencies eleven months of the year to visual artists in all media and writers in all genre on a cattle ranch in the Lower Piney Creek Valley, 20 miles southeast of Sheridan, Wyoming. Each residency includes a comfortable private room, access to a common living area and separate studio. A stipend helps defray food, travel, and shipping expenses. Individuals who are over 24 years old and who are not matriculated students, U.S. citizens and members of the international community already residing in the U.S. are eligible. For residencies from January 15 to May 13, 2009 the application deadline is September 15, 2008 and for May 15 to December 13, 2009, the deadline is January 15, 2009. Send a mailing label and $.59 postage to Jentel Artist Residency Program, 130 Lower Piney Creek Road, Banner, WY 82832 or visit the www.jentelarts.org for an application and complete guidelines.

Grants for Artist Projects in Washington State
Beginning with its 2009 grants cycle, Artist Trust's Grants for Artist Projects (GAP) application will only be available online. With more and more artists transitioning to digital work samples, the Internet being readily available to most artists, and the time-intensive procedure of processing paper applications, Artist Trust is putting both its Grants for Artist Projects and Fellowship applications online. Individual artists who reside in Washington State are encouraged to apply to the 2009 GAP (Grants for Artist Projects) Program. Artist Trust's GAP Program provides support for individual artist projects by awarding up to $1,500 for projects including (but not limited to) the development, completion or presentation of new work. Last year 975 artists applied to the GAP Program and 80 artists were funded from around the State. The GAP Program is open to artists working in all creative disciplines including visual, performing, literary, media, emerging and cross-disciplinary arts. Applicants must be residents of Washington State but cannot be a graduate or undergraduate student enrolled in a degree program. A peer review panel of artists and art professionals from across Washington State selects GAP recipients. The panel's selections are based foremost on the artistic excellence of an artist's work as represented in their application. GAP guidelines are available on the Artist Trust website at www.artisttrust.org. Applications must be submitted online by 5:00pm on February 20, 2009. All time-based work samples (CDs and DVDs) must be mailed or hand-delivered to Artist Trust at 1835 12th Avenue and East Denny Way in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle by 5:00pm on February 20, 2009 with confirmation of your online application. Mailed materials must have a US Postal Service postmark dated on or before February 20, 2009. Artists are invited to visit Artist Trust s office or visit your local library for free online access. A complete guide to the Grants for Artists Projects can be found at www.artisttrust.org/grants/GAP, and artists are encouraged to attend a How to Build A Strong Grant Application Workshop offered free for all artists. Visit www.artisttrust.org/events/artist_workshops/grants for more information. Artist Trust is a not-for-profit organization whose sole mission is to support and encourage individual artists working in all disciplines in order to enrich community life throughout Washington State.

KHN Center for the Arts - Residency Program
The Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts in Nebraska City, Nebraska offers 2- to 8-week residencies year-round for writers, visual artists, and music composers. Housing, studio space, $100/week stipend are provided. Approximately 50 residencies are awarded per year. Two deadlines each year: postmarked March 1 for the following July through December 15; postmarked September 1 for the following January through June 15. Application fee: $25. See website for complete information, guidelines and application: www.KHNCenterfortheArts.org. The Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, 801 3rd Corso, Nebraska City, Nebraska 68410. Phone: 402.874.9600. Email: info@KHNCenterfortheArts.org. Visual artists work in one of three studios, two of which are approximately 425 square feet and one that is 258 square feet.

Elsewhere Artists Collaborative
Elsewhere, an arts production site and experimental museum in downtown Greensboro, North Carolina, is seeking artists, curators, writers, musicians, and cultural producers for residencies during its spring, summer, and fall 2009 seasons. Set within a former thrift store housing a 58-year collection of American surplus, thrift, and antiques, Elsewhere invites experimental creators to utilize the immense collection of objects to pursue site-specific material, conceptual, and/or technologically-based projects. Elsewhere s building two storefronts on the ground floor, a 14-room boarding house on the second, and warehouse on the third provides dynamic architectures for the creation and installation of works. Artists live and work within transforming installations; these interactive environments become platforms for re-conceptualizing the theory and practice of art-making as an ongoing process of exchange in community. Within a store where nothing is for sale, Elsewhere offers an unparalleled framework for creative practices, processes and productions outside the traditional gallery, museum, and residency systems. The complete call for artists, application deadlines are available at www.elsewhereelsewhere.org/residencies.html. Creators of all kinds and collaborative groups should email residencies@elsewhereelsewhere.org for an application and brochure. We review applications at the end of each month.