New Opportunities for Performing, Visual and Literary Artists

Visual Arts - 2 Dimensional

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* Artisans Art Gallery is a non-profit organization of about 20 dedicated artists. We actively seek opportunities for exhibit, and have built a network of wall space venues, including offices, retail, restaurants and storefront windows. We also hold special events, such as our 30-day gallery in downtown San Rafael, coming in March 2010. Our work appears throughout Marin County, with an average of over 100 pieces exhibited at any given time. We are now accepting new members who work in 2D format. We welcome you to visit our new website, www.ArtisansArtGallery.com, to read all the latest news and to download an application.

* Deadline: 5/3/10. Frank Bette Center for the Arts brings the "Plein Air" painting genre to Alameda. The Annual Frank Bette Plein Air Paintout, is an exciting five day city-wide art event designed to be casual, fun, informative and interactive. The Frank Bette Plein Air Paintout features local, regional and nationally recognized award-winning outdoor painters. The artists are all celebrated for their abilities to create artworks in the open air, using portable easels and palettes, to portray the effects of light and shadow. The "Frank Bette Plein Air Paintout" is a juried art event and our major annual fundraiser to insure Frank Bette Center for the Arts continues to thrive in Alameda. 40% of the proceeds from the artwork sales help to fund our year-round exhibits, programs, classes, special activities and youth outreach.For prospectus go to:frankbettecenter.org/exhibit_special_paintout.html

Deadline: 5/15/10. The Telluride Wine Festival, Center for Wine Origins and SCHILLING studio Gallery are pleased to announce the "Where in the World Does Your Wine come from?" Nationwide Poster Challenge and Art Exhibition. The challenge seeks to discover artists and designers who create an educated and aesthetically pleasing poster design reflecting the promotion and protection of wine regions. While excellent wine is produced around the world, it is important to know where your wine comes from. This particular competition encourages artists to promote the recognition of Champagne or Port wines, or an official wine region from across the globe. Artists, photographers and graphic designers are encouraged to submit their poster design. The challenge is the first nationwide, juried poster competition celebrating the grape and regions of origin for the world's most diverse wines. The final selections for cash awards will be chosen based on artistic excellence in reflection of this theme. The Art Exhibition will take place in Telluride, Colorado during the Telluride Wine Festival June 24 to 27, 2010. Each of the selected 20 finalist's posters will be displayed during the festival and sold at SCHILLING studio Gallery with cash awards given to the "Best in Show" and "People's Choice." Go to www.designab.com/eu-wine/art_exhibition/poster-And-art_exhibition.html to learn more about the contest criteria, cash prizes and submission guidelines.

*Deadline: 5/15/10. Youth in Arts Italian Street Painting Festival. On June 12 & 13, 2010, the Youth in Arts Italian Street Painting Festival will celebrate 17 years of showcasing the performance art of street painting. If you would like to join the volunteer Madonnari (street painters) and participate in this exciting celebration of art, music and cuisine, visit our website: youthinarts.org. Contact: Diana Payette at dpayette@youthinarts.org. Phone: 415/457-4878.

*Deadline: 5/16/10. The San Diego Watercolor Society is proud to host its 30th International Exhibition for competition and showcase as juried by Pat Dews, AWS, NWS. Ninety five watermedia paintings will be selected with awards totaling approximately $15,000 in cash and merchandise. Please read entry details in our exhibition prospectus at www.sdws.org. (Click on International, then scroll to the bottom of the page.) Contact: Alice Kayuha. Phone: 619/876-4550 or ishowinformation@sdws.org

*Deadline: 5/16/10 slide, jpeg or CD. 13th Annual Open International Exhibition for Acrylic Painters in August. Work must be 80% Acrylic on ANY 2-D surface. Juror: Gerald Brommer. Color Prospectus, fee details, entry procedure online at www.isap-online.com. $1500 Best of Show with $8-$10,000 cash and merchandise awards. Brommer workshop in Santa Cruz, CA on Aug 2-6; enroll via ISAP website form. Contact: Barb Leites, President at araleites@sbcglobal.net.

Deasline: 5/17/10. Over $6,000 in cash and equipment awarded. This contest is open to all amateur photographers worldwide. WINNING PHOTOS will be published in the November 2010 issue of Photographer's Forum magazine. All finalists will be published in the hardcover book, Best of Photography 2010. TWO WAYS TO ENTER! ENTER ONLINE AT: pfmagazine.com/ALE/Contest.aspx. ENTER BY MAIL: Download and print the entry form from the website. Send black-&-white or color prints or slides. DO NOT SEND DISKS. Prints must be unmounted 9x12 or smaller. Label every photo with your name and address, and indicate which edge is the top. Make checks payable to Photographers Forum. All entries MUST include payment, entry form, and photographs. If sending prints or slides, enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope for return of work. Work will be returned after 8/21/2010. Rights remain with photographer. Subject matter is open. No limit to quantity of entries. Finalists notified by August 2, 2010. Winners and honorable mentions notified by 10/16/10. The list of winners and honorable mentions will be posted on the website after August 23, 2010. For more information and to enter contest: pfmagazine.com/ALE/Contest.aspx.

Deadline: 5/26/10. Announcing Axis Gallery's 5th National Juried Exhibition Aug 7-29, 2010. This year's juror is Joe Amrhein, director of the Pierogi Gallery in Brooklyn, New York. Please see prospectus for details. The prospectus is available at www.axisgallery.org. Email: info@axisgallery.org. For more information call 916/443-9900.

Deadline: 5/31/10. You are invited to participate in Artists Wanted's annual photography competition: EXPOSURE. Our goal is simple - to find amazing photographic talents and expose them to the world in the most potent way possible. Rewards and benefits will be given to all who participate. One Grand Prize winner will be awarded a Manhattan gallery reception, international publicity and their choice of $10,000 cash or 1 year living rent free in a $1.2 million dollar apartment provided by The Edge in New York City. Send us your best work now at: www.artistswanted.org. Prizes include: $10,000 cash or 1-year FREE living at a $1.2 million apartment at The Edge in New York City, A Manhattan gallery reception, Airfare & shipping to and from New York City for the event, International publicity. The public will also cast their vote and the highest rated portfolio will receive the People's Choice Award: $2,000 in cash, A Manhattan gallery reception, Airfare & shipping to and from New York City for the event. All participants will receive: An online portfolio searchable by gallerists, press and commercial buyers; A free digital subscription to JPG Magazine; $100 in discounts and credits from Zipcar.com; and discounts and freebies from our generous sponsors.

* Deadline: 6/1/10. Downtown Berkeley Assn., Berkeley. Center Street Art Walk, Northern CA. If you make handmade fine arts including paintings, prints, drawings, photography, digital imagery, textiles, graphics, etc., we invite you to participate in the Center Street Art Walk. On 8 Saturdays, June 12-July 31, sidewalks come alive with art & music. Individuals or galleries may join us for any or all of the dates. Center Street is one of the most beautiful business district blocks in Berkeley. It has the highest pedestrian traffic in the city linking the Downtown BART station to the University of California and is one block away from the Saturday Farmer's Market. Many of the 13 restaurants on the block have outdoor cafe seating lined with beautiful planters. Acoustic musicians fill the air with music. Individually hand-painted art banners will be hung from light fixtures above the area. But your art will be the main attraction! Early bird applications begin 10/16/10 and include priority eligibility for a prominent display position as part of the Downtown Storefront Art program. Contact: Lisa Bullwinkel at email: Lisa@anotherbullwinkelshow.com. Phone: 510/548-5335. Website: www.anotherbullwinkelshow.com/center-artwalk/

Deadline: 6/1/10. International Dance Photography Contest. Seeks photographers 16 and over.No entry fee; cash prizes and frameable certificates awarded. Not-for profit project. Interested in all forms of dance.See www.movingmoments.org. Contact Dorothy at DorothyRosenberg@att.net.

Deadline: 06/03/10. International deadline 6/1/10. National Deadline 6/3/10. Exhibition June 12-27, 2010 Info gallery website. Sketchbooks repositories visual ideas, thoughts are quotidian. They employ any easy, ready medium for marking or drawing also include the pasted-in photo, object, material relevant to an artist's project of bringing ideas into concrete terms. Awards selected by gallery staff in counsel with the juror of awards for the concurrent painting show, Dali's Boat, Andrea Belag. EACH ARTIST MAY SUBMIT 2 BOOKS PER SUBMISSION FOR THE SHOW - Books employing any medium accepted. All sketchbooks will be displayed on tables... must be able to be handled by public. Painters entering sketchbook show consider showing your paintings in the concurrent painting show, Dali's Boat. Sketchbooks for painters may be entered at a discounted rate when you also submit to painting show. website http://www.climategallery.com/

Deadline: 6/4/10. Federation of Canadian Artists in Vancouver, BC presents "Painting on the Edge." Painting on the Edge is an open, international, juried exhibition of original paintings, original prints and drawings in any media open to all living artists worldwide. Contact: Mila Kostic at pote@artists.ca. Website: www.artists.ca.

Deadline: 06/05/10. In Your Dreams 2010, Call for Entries: Now through June 5, 2010, Show Dates: July 9 - August 20, 2010. In Your Dreams is the Atlanta Photography Group's annual showcase for creative responses to the proposition that our dreams are often at the center of creative inspiration and deep personal insight.We are seeking images that speak without fear to the creative subconscious and reveal the mysteries we all have hidden in our dreams. Juried by Mark Karelson, Director and co-owner of Mason Murer Fine Art Gallery in Atlanta. Entry fee required. For more information and entry form go to: apgphoto.org

* Deadline: 6/5/10. Chocolate & Chalk Art Festival. The sidewalks along North Shattuck Ave. in the Gourmet Ghetto in Berkeley are the target of artists young and old, professional and greenhorn during the 14th annual CHOCOLATE& CHALKART FESTIVAL on Saturday, June 5. With no fees to artists, areas of sidewalk will be assigned to participants to create their own fanciful chalk drawings. A CHALKART CONTEST for the best drawing will be judged after 4 p.m. Winners will be notified the following day. First prize is $250 with $50 gift certificates awarded for runners up. Same-day registration takes place 10AM-5PM in event booths located along North Shattuck Ave. Artist's chalk is available for a fee. See last year's winners at www.chocolateandchalkart.com. Contact: Lisa Bullwinkel at Lisa@anotherbullwinkelshow.com. Phone: 510-548-5335. Website: www.chocolateandchalkart.com

Deadline: 6/7/10. 2010/2011 Art on Market Street Kiosk Poster Series
CALL FOR ARTISTS. The Art on Market Street Program, which has commissioned new artwork by Bay Area artists on an annual basis since 1992, includes a kiosk poster series and other temporary projects that take place on San Francisco's main thoroughfare. For the kiosk poster series, the Art on Market Street Program commissions three consecutive three month poster exhibitions annually. The series consists of a set of six original and related designs that are professionally reproduced and printed as four sets of posters, 68 inches high by 47 ¼ inches wide, for installation in 24 kiosks on Market Street between Van Ness and the Embarcadero. All artists' designs must be approved by the Arts Commission and are expected to be appropriate for a broad public audience. Eligibility is open to professional, practicing artists working primarily in any two-dimensional media and residing in the nine San Francisco Bay Area counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano and Sonoma. For more information visit www.sfartscommission.org/pubartcollection. OR contact
Zoe Taleporos, Public Art Program Associate, Phone: 415/252-3215. Email: zoe.taleporos@sfgov.org.

Deadline: 6/15/10 midnight, online. The Center for Fine Art Photography in Fort Collins, CO has a call for Entry, "Black and White", A Main Gallery Show Aug 27 - Sept 25, 2010. Theme: Black and White. All black and white photography is welcome. This includes alternative, traditional, digital, and toned black and white images. All subjects are eligible. Over $1500 in cash and awards. The exhibition is open to photographers worldwide, both amateur and professional.The entry fee for non-members is $35 USD ($20 for members) for the first three images.Additional images may be submitted for $10 each. There is no limit to the number of images that may be submitted. Any questions contact Bill at 970/224-1010 or email exhibitions@c4fap.org or cfe@c4fap.org. Website: www.c4fap.org.

Deadline: 6/15/10. Landscape Art Contest. Our newest art contest is now underway and our theme is "Landscapes". As always, a portion of the proceeds from the contest will go to charity and the art contest is open to all visual artist from around the world. As MyArtContest.comenters its third year we wanted to kick things up a notch. Not only are we giving major prizes to the top 3 places, but we are also going to publish the top 20 Honorable Mentions in our new Artist Portfolio Magazine. Artist Portfolio Magazine will be distributed to over 7500 art galleries, art collectors and interior designers across the US and major cities around the World. For more information email: myartcontest@gmail.com. Website: http://myartcontest.com/

*Deadline: 6/19/10. 2010. National Juried Exhibition. This summer, the Sylvia White Gallery will be awarding two exhibition opportunities in our gallery space in Ventura, California's New Art City.Juried by: Sylvia White. PRIZES - One solo exhibition & one group exhibition. For complete prospectus please visit: www.artadvice.com/blog/2010-national-juried-exhibition/
Questions? Contact: Sylvia White Gallery at 805/643-8300 or juriedshow@artadvice.com

Deadline: 6/19/10. Magnum Opus XXI. Prospectus is available to download at SacFineArts.org. Hand deliver to the Sacramento Fine Arts Center, 5330-B Gibbons Drive, Carmichael, CA 95608 on June 18 or 19. Contact: Margaret Pollan at email: M@margaretpollan.com. Phone: 916/704-8611. Website: SacFineArts.org.

*Deadline: 6/30/10. WATERCOLOR WEST XLII JURIED EXHIBITION, City of Brea Art Gallery, Brea, CA. Exhibition dates: October 9-December 19, 2010. Approximately $12,000 in cash, merchandise and purchase awards. First Award $1500. Digital or slide entries. $35 for 1-2 digital entries. $45 for slides. For details, see prospectus at www.watercolorwest.org or send SASE to: Francesca Brayton, 3961 Toland Circle, Los Alamitos, CA 90720 or email exhibitions@watercolorwest.org

Deadline: 07/01/10. The Hatton Gallery at Colorado State University specifically seeks work that goes beyond traditional drawing. A wide variety of media and approaches are encouraged. Submitted work must convincingly display a real engagement with drawing issues but transcend the traditions of drawing practice and be able to sustain new debates about extending drawing and linear parameters. Open to all U.S. artists, citizens and residents who are 18 years of age and older and who are not students currently enrolled in an art program. All entries are to be done online, via drawingexpanded.slideroom.com. Log onto the link and register. For full prospectus go to: hatton.colostate.edu/drawing-in-the-expanded-field/

Deadline: 07/01/10. The Hatton Gallery at Colorado State University specifically seeks work that goes beyond traditional drawing. A wide variety of media and approaches are encouraged. Submitted work must convincingly display a real engagement with drawing issues but transcend the traditions of drawing practice and be able to sustain new debates about extending drawing and linear parameters. Open to all U.S. artists, citizens and residents who are 18 years of age and older and who are not students currently enrolled in an art program. All entries are to be done online, via drawingexpanded.slideroom.comLog onto the link and register. For full prospectus go to: hatton.colostate.edu/drawing-in-the-expanded-field/

Deadline: 7/30/10. "The Sixth KIWA Woodblock Print Exhibition" call for entries.The Kyoto International Woodprint Association, KIWA announces a call to artists for the "The Sixth KIWA Woodblock Print Exhibition", held March, 2011 at the Kyoto Municipal Museum in Kyoto, Japan. 12 individual prizes will be awarded. Only woodblock prints, max size 1M X 1M. Must send Entry Form and Print Labels with prints; fill in and print out from homepage. Read Purpose and Rules on KIWA homepage: kiwa.net. No entry fee. Questions? Please contact Richard Steiner at rks-rks1@nifty.comor call +81 75 721-9246.

Deadline: 8/1/10. Landscape Photography Exhibition. National juried photography exhibition. Work made in all photographic processes, both traditional and digital, are accepted for entry. May be representational or non-representational, and rural, urban, or suburban landscapes. Fine art images should emphasize unique composition, pattern, shape, and color/contrast. Awards: $600 - Best of Show, $400 - 2nd place, $300 - 3rd place. Apply on-line at Gallery website - www.deltacollege.edu/div/finearts/dept/dca/gallery. Questions? Contact: Jan Marlese at email: jmarlese@deltacollege.edu. Phone: (209) 954-5507

Deadline: 9/30/10. "Blossom II ~ Art of Flowers" call for entries. The Susan Kathleen Black Foundation announces a call to artists for an international juried art competition and exhibition, premiering Spring 2011 in Houston, Texas. $65,000 Total Cash Awards - $25,000 Best of Show. Open to any living artist. Works must be original, completed after 9/1/08, and must not have won any previous prize or award in any other competition. Multiple entries accepted. One entry $50 each; additional entries $25 each. See prospectus for complete details: www.susankblackfoundation.org or send a SASE to: SKB Foundation, POB 235, Lake George, CO 80827. Questions? Please contact Pam Dean Cable, Exec Dir at skbfoundation@aol.com or call 719/748-7778.

*Deadline: 09/30/10. Waterscapes, National. "Waterscapes," a Juried Exhibition for artists working in oil or acrylic. Maximim size framed: 16" x 20". Two entries per person. Prizes - 1st, 2nd, and 3rd prize. Email for prospectus: info@art4healing.org. Art & Creativity for Healing, Inc. Laguna Niguel. Contact: Laurie, email: info@art4healing.org, Phone: 949/367-1902. Website: www.art4healing.org

Deadline: 10/31/10. "Featured Artists" Art Book Volume II, international art book. "Featured Artists" is a series of art books, which offers artists a new and effective way of introducing their work to a considerable international audience of art professionals. It is a daring attempt to feature several contemporary artists in an overview, a book which will be a resource for galleries, museums, artists, art collectors and dealers who constantly seek for new talents and trends in the art community. Artists are invited to submit material for selection so as to be included in the book. Every nomination is based entirely on the merit of the work submitted for selection. Selected artists will have to pay an editorial fee. Artists who wish to be included in the Featured Artists book must send for selection: 4-6 artworks (JPEG in high resolution), Details of the artworks such as name, year, size, media, An essay or a critique up to 300 words. Questions? Contact: Peter Doughty at email: artist@modernartcom.com. Website: www.modernartcom.com/featured_artists.html

Deadline: 11/21/10. Mail Art Call: Polaroids & Self-Portraits. Visit our website for details: www.themailartproject.com. The Mail Art Project. MAIL CALL: Ongoing, open call for original Polaroids & Self-Portraits. No fee, no jury. Selected work will be featured in a color publication featuring each genre.
Contact email: info@themailartproject.com. Website: www.themailartproject.com

Deadline: 12/31/10. 80th Annual Statewide Landscape Exhibit, California. The Santa Cruz Art League Annual Statewide Exhibit is an opportunity for artists from all areas of California to show their newest landscape.Oil, Watercolor, Acrylic, Pastel, and Mixed Media art will be accepted. There is a $1,000 Best in Show prize, with an additional $1,000 in cash awards. The Show will be juried by Richard Mayhew, contemporary landscape artist. Prospectus download available online at www.scal.org. Contact: Cindy Liebenthal at email: cindy@scal.org. Phone: 831/426-5787. Website: www.scal.org

Deadline: 12/31/10. Call for Mail Art SELF-PORTRAITS. OPEN CALL FOR SELF-PORTRAITS ....in the broadest sense of the term. No fee, no deadline, no returns. All work will be exhibited and a selection will be published in a book. Send art, prints, photographs, poetry, essays, etc. EXPRESS YOURSELF! Details: www.themailartproject.com. Contact: The Mail Art Project at email: info@themailartproject.com

* Art on the Farm is an open group of artists. There is no jurying or credentials needed to join our venture. What we do is based in Marin County and a charity project for the Marin Organic loan fund. Therefore, our painting sites are in Marin and Sonoma counties, where the Marin Organic member farms are located. If you are an interested artist, you can join by: 1) Signing our 2 forms, an insurance disclaimer, and a statement about proceeds from sales. 2) Coming to a painting event. 3) Submitting your art images from the farms involved for our sales events and/or our website purchase page. For more information call Larry Bryson at 415/898-7730. Information and forms are available at www.artonthefarm.org/callArtist.html.

"Color has taken possession of me; no longer do I have to
chase after it. I know that it has hold of me forever...

Color and I are one. I am a painter." ~ Paul Klee ~

* Deadline: 5/20/10. Marin Museum of Contemporary Art (MarinMOCA), Novato, CA. 5th Summer National Juried Exhibition. June 19 - July 18. Juried by Andrea Schwartz, owner of Andrea Schwartz Gallery, San Francisco. Open to all U.S. resident artists 18 and over. Digital entries must be received on or before May 12, 2010. Log onto www.marinmoca.org for additional information and instructions for entry.

Deadline: 5/22/10. "The Essence Of Spring Exhibition", Call For Artist - One Night Only!!!! Exhibit Date: 06/12/10. Time: 6:00pm ---Until. Entry Fee: $30.00 for 2 images or $50.00/3 Images. For more info go to: CRAIGSLIST click EVENTS scroll down to APRIL 27th date click "Call For Artist" or contact jerryweems2004@yahoo.com or 951/212-2367.

* Deadline: 5/22/10. ARTIST'S EYE: OPEN ALL-MEDIA REGIONAL JURIED SHOW. ARTIST'S EYE OPEN ALL-MEDIA SHOW. Exhibit dates: 5/26- 6/27/10.Deliver on 5/22 from 9am - noon. Awards reception 6/5/10, 3-6pm. Pick-up 10/27/10 from 3-6pm. $1500 in awards. For Prospectus go to orangecountyfinearts.com. Orange County Fine Arts, Santa Ana/Costa Mesa. Contact: Laura Robinson at email: ocfa@sbcglobal.net or phone: 949/786-6202. Website: www.orangecountyfinearts.com

* Deadline: 5/26/10. Axis Gallery's 5th annual National Juried Competition
National, Sacramento, CA. The exhibition dates are Aug 7-29, 2010. This year's juror is Joe Amrhein, director of the Pierogi Gallery in Brooklyn, New York. The year's competition is open to artists residing in the U.S. Accepted Media includes contemporary 2D and 3D work in any media, including paintings, prints, drawings, sculpture, original digital images, and photo processes produced in the last two years. The entry fee is $30 for 3 entries and $5.00 for each additional entry with a limit of 6 total. Entries must arrive in the form of a CD and must be in Jpeg format. Please see prospectus for details at www.axisgallery.org. Questions? Contact: Axis Gallery at email: info@axisgallery.org. Phone: 916/443-9900. Website: www.axisgallery.org

Deadline: 5/28/10 - postmark. "A Sense of Place 2010", 30th ANNUAL NATIONAL JURIED FINE ART COMPETITION. The Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art in Augusta Georgia is currently accepting entries for its 30th annual juried fine art competition, A Sense of Place 2010. Open to all U.S. artists ages 18 and older working in the following media: drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, ceramics, sculpture, and mixed media. A $25 entry fee covers submission of CD of up to 3 works; additional works $5 each. Cash awards available. Exhibition runs September 17-October 15, 2010. For a prospectus, send SASE to: Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, 506 Telfair St., Augusta, GA 30901. For more information call 706/722-5495 or email ghia@ghia.org or visit www.ghia.org/Prospectus-2010.pdfto download in pdf format.

* Deadline: 5/29/10 - delivery. CALL FOR ENTRIES. 7th Annual Wabi-Sabi Exposition"... celebrating the simple, the rustic, the unassuming; the dignity of things imperfect, uncontrolled and incomplete; the transient beauty of the natural world..." Media: any media or material, from major installations to miniscule "gems." Because the Wabi Sabi ideal is in such contrast to our usual (Western) approach to art, the emphasis of this exhibit will be not on the final perfected form of the work, but on how well pieces reflect the sense and feeling of this elusive concept. In particular, focus will be on the imaginative use of materials and uniqueness. See the Wabi-Sabi portion of the www.ohanloncenter.org website for inspiration and more definitions. Dates for Exhibition Entries: Please hand-deliver (no slides or photos) up to 3 pieces of work to O'Hanlon Center for the Arts, 616 Throckmorton Avenue, Mill Valley, on Friday, 5/28, between 11 am-4 pm or on Saturday, 5/29, between 11 am-4pm. We will notify you about whether your work has been accepted by Monday, 5/31 at 5 pm. Commission - 30%. Exhibition Dates: June 1 - June 30, 2010. Artists' Roundtable Discussion: Tuesday, June 1, 4 to 6 p.m.Reception: Tuesday, June 1, 6 to 8 p.m.Juror: Phyllis Thelen, Multi-Media Artist and Founder, Artworks Downtown. Entry Fee: $25 for O'Hanlon Center for the Arts Members, $30 for non-Members, for up to three pieces.Become an OHCA member at the time of delivery and get your entry fee waived! Call for more details. For more info: Call Megan Wilkinson at 415/388-4331, or megan@ohanloncenter.org

Deadline: 6/1/10. Summer Expo 2010 at Infinity Art Gallery in Eugene, OR. An unlimited variety of medium and disciplines are accepted, and an unlimited variety of subjects and styles are eligible for this open call to artists. All juried exhibits are open for artists everywhere to submit. Artists must be 18 years of age or older. AWARDS: $2,200 USD total value. For prospectus go to www.infinityartgallery.com/upcoming10/su10/. Infinity Art Gallery is a commission free gallery that promotes artists to collectors, galleries, curators and museums internationally. Questions? Contact: CP Swing at email: charlysculpts@gmail.com. Website: www.infinityartgallery.com

* Deadline: 6/1/10. Black Lab (working title), San Francisco, CA . The Lab is seeking visual art, literary, and performance submissions for a group exhibition uncovering the shadow side of art. Of particular interest are proposals that investigate negative astral correspondences in art history. We are looking for two- and three-dimensional pieces, video, installation, interactive, and experimental works involving anarchic local counter-culture rituals, nihilist esoterica, and an arcane aesthetic in general. For more information and pros please see website at www.thelab.org/component/content/article/433.html. Questions? Contact: Mary Anne Kluth, maryanne@thelab.orgor 415/864-8855.

Deadline: 06/01/10. The Métamatic Research Initiative is launching a call for entries to commission 6 individual art works in line with its mission. The initiative welcomes proposals from visual artists working in all disciplines. The Métamatic Research Initiative's mission is to stimulate research into ideas stemming from the work and philosophy of the French-Swiss artist Jean Tinguely (1925-1991). Specifically, the research initiative focuses on Tinguely's exploration of the relationship between the artist, the art work and the viewer as expressed in his Métamatic sculptures. The call for entries is part of a broader effort of the initiative, in which funding will be given to both academic and artistic research activities, ranging from educational projects for young people to the commissioning of individual art works. For more information, please visit www.metamaticresearch.info.

* Deadline: 6/1/10. National 2010, International. Sebastopol Center for the Arts invites artists living in the United States to enter our National Juried exhibition. We are looking for traditional or experimental artwork in any media, theme or style, created within the last two years.Video and installations will also be considered. Video should be submitted as a DVD with loops no longer than 4 minutes; selected artists will need to supply their own equipment for display. Juror: Maria Medua, director of San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Artist Gallery, holds an MA in Creative Arts from San Francisco State University, and a BFA in Media Arts from Massachusetts College of Art & Design. Awards: $200 Best of Show; $50 Coordinators Award, and Merit Awards. Contact: Satri Pencak at email: satrip@sonic.net. Phone: (707) 829-4797, Fri.10 am-4pm. Website: www.sebarts.org.

* Deadline: 6/1/10. 2D/3D Color & Design Call for Entries at LH Horton Jr Gallery, San Joaquin Delta College in Stockton. Artists/designers working in any 2D and 3D media that demonstrates a strong emphasis in formal design concepts, such as the elements of shape, form, line, value, texture, and color, and/or the principles of repetition, rhythm, balance, proportion, and variety. While digital designs will be considered, works using non-digital mediums are desired. Apply on-line at the Gallery's website at www.deltacollege.edu/div/finearts/dept/dca/gallery/call.htm. Contact: Jan Marlese at jmarlese@deltacollege.edu. Phone: (209) 954-5507.

Deadline: 06/01/10. ANGELS AND GODDESSES. We are looking for all art mediums expressing Angels or Goddesses in the broadest sense of the terms. Show us your best stuff! Show us something DIFFERENT! All art mediums eligible such as photography, painting, sculpture, jewelry, etc. These may be realistic, raw, folk, abstract or however you express these energies. Entry information for our upcoming publication exclusively featuring ANGELS and GODDESSES. Open to all artists 18 or older. We look for new and emerging artists with an edgy, unique, unconventional style. Art exhibitions in print! Entry info at www.new-art-review.com .

Deadline: 6/1/10. Projekt30's July 2010 Exhibition. Projekt30 is an artist-run arts organization dedicated to promoting emerging artists. In addition to providing professional websites and web hosting for hundreds of fine artists, since 2003 we have conducted over 100 online juried exhibitions, featured the artwork of thousands of artists, and have facilitated the sale of thousands of artworks. Each year, Projekt30 receives roughly one tenth the number of visitors as the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. We are currently seeking submissions for our July 2010 Exhibition. The exhibition will include 30 artists; invitations will be sent to our potent and refined mailing list of galleries, collectors, and fellow artists. All Projekt30 exhibitions are publicly juried, meaning artwork submitted will be presented online prior to the exhibition so visitors may help select which artists will graduate to the final 30. Unlike other juried exhibitions, all participants receive exposure. Opens: July 1, 2010. Public Jury: June 15-29, 2010. Fee: $40 for up to 10 images, though the fee is waived for Projekt30 members and artists who use Projekt30's web-hosting service. Go to www.projekt30.com. For more details. Contact: Justin Blische at email: admin@projekt30.com

Deadline: 06/01/10. Visions In Clay: National Ceramic Art Show - Call For Entries, San Joaquin Delta College in Stockton, California. The Visions In Clay exhibition has been held 3 times in the past, and is planned to become an annual, national ceramics exhibition with its new sponsor, the LH Horton Jr Gallery. Previous jurors included Adrian Saxe, Robert Brady, and John Toki.Awards: Exhibition at the LH Horton Jr Gallery and on the Gallery's website. Best of Show: $1000, 2nd Place: $600, 3rd Place: $350. Purchase Awards may be announced, and non-cash Merit Awards will be selected by the juror. Exhibitions are open to all artists residing in the United States. Ceramic works of any thematic and stylistic presentation will be accepted for entry. Clay must be the primary medium, and works may be functional or sculptural. Assembled works may not exceed 4ft. in any direction, and 50lbs in weight. Exhibition Dates: August 26 - September 23, 2010. Opening Reception: August 26, 5 to 7pm. Juror: Arthur Gonzalez, Artist and Professor, California College of Art (formerly CCAC). Entry Fee: $30 for 3 work entries. Additional images of work and/or detail images may be purchased for $3 per image, limited to 3 additional work entries, for a total of 6 work entries.
For information and to apply on-line go to: www.deltacollege.edu/div/finearts/dept/dca/gallery/call.htm

DEADLINE: 6/2/10. WILD LIFE. Projekt30 is currently seeking submissions for our exhibition: "Wild Life." We are seeking artworks that involve animals in all forms: animal symbolism, animal spirit guides, animal human hybrids or feral children, animalistic human behavior, etc. The Exhibition will be publicly juried with all applicants posted online so that visitors of Projekt30 may select which artists will graduate to the final 30. Unlike other juried exhibitions, all participants receive exposure. Invitations will be sent to our proven mailing list of 1000s of galleries, collectors, and fellow artists. Projekt30 is an artist-run arts organization dedicated to promoting emerging artists. In addition to providing professional websites and web hosting for hundreds of fine artists, since 2003 we have conducted over 100 online juried exhibitions, featured the artwork of thousands of artists, and have facilitated the sale of thousands of artworks. Each year, Projekt30 receives roughly one tenth the number of visitors as the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. Entry fee. Prospectus: www.projekt30.com/wildlife_prospectus.html

Deadline: 06/03/10. Two artists, designers, duos, groups or collectives will be selected by BECA Foundation directors + advisors to receive the double solo exhibition opportunity from July 3 - 31, 2010. Each of those two selected will be allocated either the front or rear gallery space for the exhibition of their work. Submitted works are not required to conform to any particular medium, style, theme or concept. Accepted works and mediums include but are not limited to: site-specific installations, painting, sculpture, mixed-media, drawing, printmaking, fiber, textiles, illustration, digital art, photography, video/new media, film, performance art, music and sound focused works, 3D animation, graphic design, product design, furniture design, haute couture fashion + accessories, architectural interventions/designs and functional art, etc. Complete submission information may be downloaded from www.becaicad.org/artist-designer

Deadline: 06/06/10. With I Am Solitary I Am An Army, Beers Lambert will curate an exhibition in collaboration with Surface Gallery in Nottingham, UK, that explores the current paths and ideas in progressive contemporary art.The exhibition wishes to showcase the very best emergent art from around the world. Entry to I Am Solitary I Am An Army is open to all international artists working in 2D and 3D, (including video and installation) whose work speaks to concepts of identity, progress, temporality, and self, and interpretations of these themes, and/or operates upon this conceptual basis through an exciting approach to medium/material, presentation, and figurative or abstract art. Beers Lambert encourages submissions from artists whose work explores a unique aesthetic sensibility and a progressive approach to the themes described. Full prospectus available at www.beerslambert.com

* Deadline: 6/9/10. Palm Springs Arts Festival, Palm Springs, California. Event Dates: 10/29- 10/31/2010. PALM SPRINGS ARTS FESTIVAL is a juried event showcasing the fine art and quality craft of approximately 175 outstanding artists. You will be provided the promotional opportunity to meet with an audience of serious buyers and collectors at a venue located in the heart of the Palm Springs and the Desert Resorts Communities, one of the wealthiest ZIP code clusters in the US. Jury Fee: $40.00. For more information go to www.psaf.biz/

* Deadline: 6/12/10. Everybody Wins--Lottery for the Arts National. All artists are invited to take part in Roseville Arts' Everybody Wins--Lottery for the Arts! This new event gives artists the opportunity to contribute to the programs and services presented at the Blue Line Gallery by donating a piece of their work to be won during the "Lottery for the Arts" event to take place on the evening of September 11, 2009. Contact: Barbara Dolder at rosearts@surewest.net or 916/783-4117. Website: www.rosevillearts.org/call_to_artists.html.

* Deadline: 6/14/10. The Tiburon Art Festival 2010 is now accepting artists for this fabulous juried art event-by-the-bay. Seeking painting, sculpture, glass, woodwork, jewelry, photography and mixed media.64 juried artists will be selected to show their work on Historic Ark Row in downtown Tiburon, California. Live music, family entertainment & activities, wine, beer & champagne, all steps away from the waterfront of the San Francisco Bay. Application deadline June 14th. Judging weekend June 18 & 19. Art Festival August 28th & 29th. For more information go to tiburonartfestival.homestead.com.

Deadline: 6/15/10. CREATIVE DIVERGENTS SUMMER 2010 SHOWCASE & COMPETITION. Creative Divergents is currently accepting submissions for its Summer 2010 Showcase & Competition. Open to anyone, internationally. All media, styles, and subjects are welcome. The winning submission(s) will receive a cash award and will be determined by creative vision, innovation, potential to engage an audience, presentation (i.e. quality of the images submitted), and overall impression. Early submissions are strongly encouraged. For more information, visit creativedivergents.com.

* Deadline: 6/19/10. 2010. National Juried Exhibition. This summer, the Sylvia White Gallery will be awarding two exhibition opportunities in our gallery space in Ventura, California's New Art City. Juried by: Sylvia White. PRIZES - One solo exhibition and one group exhibition. For complete prospectus please visit: www.artadvice.com/blog/2010-national-juried-exhibition/. Questions? Contact: Sylvia White Gallery at 805/643-8300 or juriedshow@artadvice.com

* Deadline: 6/20/10. IFSN--a Northern California non-profit organization is seeking fine artists for a juried show and sale on August 28, 2010 at the Doubletree Hotel in Sonoma County. Show will be held in conjunction with their "20/10 Anniversary Celebration." $2,500 in awards. All entries must be from residents of Northern California. Application fee is $25. Go to www.ifsn.org to download application or send a SASE to: IFSN Transitional Art, 2500 Vallejo St. #200, Santa Rosa, CA 95405.

* Deadline: 6/25/10. Art on the Square Festival. The Lodi Arts Commission is pleased to announce the return of Art on the Square for its 8th year. This judged and juried event is located at Hutchins Street Square in the heart of Lodi, CA. In addition to the many indoor and outdoor booths of fine art and crafts, the Festival features wine-tasting, music, food and free hands-on workshops. Art on the Square is open to all fine artists and fine craft persons in all mediums. An artist reception will be held on Friday, June 25th. The inaugural Run on the Square kicks off the Festival with a 5 &10 K Run at 8:30. Please check out the website at www.lodiarts.org. Contact: Deanie Bridewell at dbridewell@lodi.gov. Phone: 209/333-6800 xt 2458.
Website: www.lodiarts.org.

* Deadline: 6/26/10. TAG Gallery Juried Show, August 17-September 3, at Bergamot Station. Open to U.S. artists 18+ working in computer art, drawing, mixed media, painting, photography, printmaking & sculpture. 2-D works: 48"h x 36"w & no more than 30lbs. Sculpture no more than 40 lbs. Entry fee: $30/1-2 entries, $5 each additional, 6 max. (discs only). Cash awards. 35% commission on sales. Juror: Karen Moss, Director of Exhibitions, Orange County Museum of Art. Prospectus: send SASE to TAG Gallery, 2525 Michigan Ave. #D3, Santa Monica, CA 90404 or visit www.taggallery.net. Questions? Contact: Karen Florek, Chairperson at 310/829-9556 or karen@karenflorek.com.

* Deadline: 6/26/10. 2010 California Open Exhibition. TAG Gallery Juried Exhibition at Bergamot Station Arts Center, August 17 -- September 3. Open to all U.S. artists 18+ working in computer art, drawing, mixed media, painting, photography, printmaking and sculpture. 2-D works: maximum 48" h x 36" w and no more than 30 lbs. Sculptures no more than 40 lbs. Entry fee: $30/1-2 entries, $5 each additional entry, 6 maximum (jpegs on disc only) Cash Awards. 35% commission on all sales. Juror: Karen Moss, Deputy Director of Exhibitions and Programs, Orange County Museum of Art.
Prospectus: send SASE to TAG Gallery, 2525 Michigan Ave. #D3, Santa Monica, CA 90404 or go to www.taggallery.nettodownload.

* Deadline: 6/28/10. Bay Area Call: Introductions 2010, SF. Root Division invites artists working in all genres to submit work for an exhibition called Introductions 2010. Eligibility Requirements - Artists must be living and/or working in the SF Bay Area. Artwork submitted for review (or work very similar in nature to that submitted) must be available for listed exhibition dates.
Artists cannot have existing gallery representation in the Bay Area. Jurors for Introductions 2010 to be announced. (Previous jurors have included artists, gallery owners/ directors, & museum curators such as Kevin Chen, Rene de Guzman, Amy Ellingson, Kate Eilertsen, Jack Fischer, Eleanor Harwood, Glen Helfand, Teraneh Hemami, Jessica Hough, Gregory Lind, & Meg Shiffler.)
Contact: Selene Foster at email: events@rootdivision.org. Phone: 415/863-7668. Website: www.rootdivision.org/call_intro10.html.

Deadline: 06/30/10. The Foster Tanner Fine Arts Gallery is hosting its 2nd PINNACLE National Juried Art Competition. PINNACLE is open to visual artists in the U.S. at least 18 years of age. More than $2K in cash and merchandise awards, including a $1K for Best of Show will be awarded. Artists may submit up to 3 slides. Slides must be labeled with the artist's name, title of work at top of slide. Each digital image must be in JPEG format and must be a minimum of 1500 pixels on the side with a maximum of 2000 pixels. A non-refundable entry fee of $25 is required for 3 slides. Payment must be made by check / money order made payable to FAMU Foundation / Visual Arts #0130. New deadline is 6/30/10. Send your submission to: Florida A & M University, Foster Tanner Fine Arts Center, 1630 Pinder Dr, Tallahassee, FL 32307, Attn: PINNACLE 2010 National Art Competition. For the prospectus copy/paste this link: www.joeroache.com/services.html

Deadline: 6/30/10. National juried exhibition. Artists/designers working in any 2D and 3D media that demonstrates a strong emphasis in formal design concepts, such as the elements of shape, form, line, value, texture, and color, and/or the principles of repetition, rhythm, balance, proportion, and variety. While digital designs will be considered, works using non-digital mediums are desired. Awards: $600 - Best of Show, $400 - 2nd place, $300 - 3rd place. Apply on-line at Gallery website. Contact: Jan Marlese at email: jmarlese@deltacollege.edu. Phone: (209) 954-5507
Website: www.deltacollege.edu/div/finearts/dept/dca/gallery

Deadline: 07/02/10. Do you often create portrait art? Visual Overture Magazine is accepting submissions for a special section of the magazine called "Spotlight on Portraits" to be included in the Fall 2010 issue. International emerging artists of any field are invited to apply. Artworks submitted must be portraits (can be 2D, 3D, or video). Accepted Genres: Sculpture, Metals, Textiles, Photography, Mixed media, Painting, Drawing, Video art, Digital art, Printmaking, and Installations. Materials to Submit: 3-6 images of portrait artworks, 500 word essay describing why you focus on portraiture. Online Application: www.visualoverture.com/artists.htm

Deadline: 07/02/10. International emerging artists of any field are invited to apply for the Fall 2010 "Emerging Artists Competition" of Visual Overture Magazine. Juror, Dan Price, will select 7 artists for feature in publication. Selected artists are presented on two pages of magazine and receive 3 complimentary copies of issue in which they are featured. This is an excellent opportunity for under-represented artists to connect with galleries, curators, and collectors! Accepted Genres: Sculpture, Metals, Textiles, Photography, Mixed media, Painting, Drawing, Video art, Digital art, Printmaking, and Installations. For more info and to apply: www.visualoverture.com/artists.htm

Deadline: 07/11/10. Mighty Fine Arts presents the "Hot Shop Summer Juried Show" in order to expose emerging and seldom seen artists to the Dallas/Fort Worth art audience. A juror will select artists to participate in the show and will choose several exceptional artists to be considered for upcoming MFA Gallery shows. The Juror: Benito Huerta is a nationally renown artist and Director of the Gallery at the University of Texas at Arlington. He is also co-founder and Director Emeritus of Art Lies Magazine. Eligibility: Open to artists 18 and over residing in the United States. Exhibit opens August 7 and will run till 9/12/10. To get a prospectus: www.mfagallery.com and click on "Hot Shop Summer Juried Show."

Deadline: 7/26/10 - postmark. Call for Artists Inspired by Outsider Art. 4 Real, 4 Faux: Animating the Vernacular is a curated exhibition of self taught and academically-trained artists influenced by outsider art to be exhibited at Truman State University (tsugallery.org) in Jan/Feb 2011. This call is for artists who are inspired by and rework the visual language of outsider art. The self taught artists will be selected from agencies that work with the disabled. By displaying the work together, the exhibition will highlight the use of the vernacular in fine art and confront the limitations of categorization. The gallery will cover some, and possibly all, of shipping expenses. Submit: CD-ROM with 10-20 jpegs, statement, shipping costs, resume, and contact info. Materials will not be returned unless SASE is included. Questions: nelliott@ccsf.edu. Send materials to: Gallery Director - 4 Real, 4 Faux, Truman State University Art Department, 100 E. Normal, Kirksville, MO 63501.

* Deadline: 7/1/10 - CD deadline. The 56th Juried Exhibition at The Haggin Museum sponsored by Stockton Art League. September 2 - October 31. Cash awards over $5000. Open to all US artists. No photography or computer art. Juror: Margot Schulzke. Prospectus: #10 SASE to Teresa Hickey, 1031 Elmwood Ave., Stockton, CA 95204 or www.hagginmuseum.org. Inquiries: elmhickey@sbcglobal.net.

Deadline: 7/9/10. Smithtown Township Arts Council seeks entries for Arte Latino II exhibition at the Mills Pond House Gallery, August 14-September 24, 2010. Open to local and national artists. Prospectus at www.stacarts.org/exhibitsor send a SASE to STAC Latino, 660 Route 25A, St.James, NY 11780. (631) 862-6575. exhibits@stacarts.org. $35 per 3 entries. Arte Latino II strives to capture the passionate voices of a vibrant people whose culture is an extension of and a connector to the many countries, races and national heritages they bring to America. Weaving together very different experiences and traditions, Latino artists create threads of identity that link us to the heart and soul of Latino culture in America. Open to all Latino artists living and working in America. Artists may submit work in any media that expresses the experience of being Latino in the United States or that communicates the history of their journeys or their culture that connects them with their Latin heritage. Questions? Contact: Krista Biedenbach at exhibits@stacarts.org. Phone: 631/862-6575. Website: www.stacarts.org

* Deadline: 7/12/10 - hand deliver. CALL TO ARTISTS - "H20". Juried Exhibition: July 29 - September 5, 2010. Sebastopol Center for the Arts invites artists living in California to submit work to H20. For this exhibition we are interested in artwork that has to do with water in all its manifestations, (metaphorical, conceptual, or representational) including, but not limited to, images of water in its various forms (liquid, ice, mist, vapor, etc.), uses of water (habitats, infrastructures, functional, recreational), and water-related issues (local/global political, social, economic). Open to all media, including video and installation.Hand-delivered entries will be accepted at SCA on Monday, July 12, between 3 and 6 pm. Entries by jpegs on CD must arrive by 5 pm, on or by that date. Please see prospectus for complete guidelines. Entry fees: SCA members, $10 per entry or 3 entries for $25 (membership is $40 annually). Nonmembers, $15 per entry, or 3 entries for $40. Maximum, 3 entries per artist. Awards: $200 Best of Show; $50 Coordinators Award, and Merit Awards. For a prospectus send SASE to Sebastopol Center for the Arts, H20, 6780 Depot Street, Sebastopol, CA 95472, or go to www.sebarts.org, or request by e-mail from satrip@sonic.net. For information call SCA at 707/829-4797.

Deadline: 7/15/10. Abstract Art Contest, International. My Art Contest invites all visual artists to enter the 2010 Abstract Art Contest. Prizes for the Contest are as follows: 1st Place: $250 - Plus 1 full page feature in Artist Portfolio Magazine. 2nd Place: $100 - Plus 1 full page feature in Artist Portfolio Magazine. 3rd Place: $50 - Plus 1 full page feature in Artist Portfolio Magazine
20 Honorable Mentions - 1/4 page feature in Artist Portfolio Magazine. All entries are featured online for the duration of the contest. Please visit myartcontest.com/ for complete details and to enter. MyArtContest.Com, Santa Ana. See the website at myartcontest.com/

* Deadline 7/17/10. Fiber & Book Art (West Coast) Exhibition. Call for entries by July 17th. The Escondido Arts Partnership will present their first juried Fiber & Book Art Exhibition September 1- October 1, 2010. Fiber & Book Artists working in Alaska,California,Oregon and Washington are encouraged to submit work to the show. For full prospectus go to www.escondidoart.org. Contact: Wendy L Wilson at wendy.esconarts@sbcglobal.net. Phone: 760/480-4101.

* Deadline: 8/1/10. 2nd Saturday ArtHop, Redding, CA. 2nd Saturday ArtHop is Redding's monthly arts event. We have an open call to artists to exhibit work year-round in over 40 venues each month. Contact: Adam Mankoski at email: hawkmanstudios@yahoo.com. Phone: (530) 243-1169. Website: www.hawkmanstudios.com

Deadline: 9/30/10. "Blossom II ~ Art of Flowers" call for entries. The Susan Kathleen Black Foundation announces a call to artists for an international juried art competition and exhibition, premiering Spring 2011 in Houston, Texas. $65,000 Total Cash Awards - $25,000 Best of Show. Open to any living artist. Works must be original, completed after Sept 1, 2008, and must not have won any previous prize or award in any other competition. Multiple entries accepted. One entry $50 each; additional entries $25 each. See prospectus for complete details: www.susankblackfoundation.orgor send a SASE to: SKB Foundation, POB 235, Lake George, CO 80827. Questions? Please contact Pam Dean Cable, Exec Dir at skbfoundation@aol.comor call 719/748-7778.

Deadline: 12/31/10. Submit your portfolio for evaluation by The Board of Investment Art. The Board of Investment Art is a trading platform dedicated to helping individuals and companies make educated purchasing decisions, track art investments, and maximize proceeds through art sales. Artwork will be reviewed by a Board of Investment Art consultant for placement in Betty Dare Art Gallery or for exhibit at Board of Investment Art Events. Chosen artists will receive free PR, Marketing, and Advertising. The Board of Investment Art can help increase sales potential through direct representation. Artists are charged $25 for portfolio review. Artists will receive a response within 2 weeks of submission. Only select artists will be chosen for gallery placement & benefits. Contact: Courtney Cosgriff at ccosgriff@boardofinvestmentart.com. Website: www.boardofinvestmentart.com.

* Deadline: 12/31/10. The Fallbrook Art Center has a new gallery store and is making an ONGOING call for Artisans. The Fine is located in front of The Janice Griffiths Gallery fronting on Main Street. It will be open daily, even when the Fallbrook Art Center is closed during show set-up. Store Hours: Mon-Sat 10am-4pm, Sun 12-3pm. They are looking for Functional Art Pieces - ceramic, wood, glass, fiber; Wearable Art - jewelry, scarves; Hand crafted greeting cards, journals & photo albums. To receive details on showing contact thefind@fallbrookartcenter.org. Contact: Mary Perhacsat at thefind@fallbrookartcenter.org. Phone: 760/728-1414. Website: www.fallbrookartcenter.org

* Deadline: 1/1/11. Art exhibition opportunities at Metropolitan Transportation Commission in Oakland, CA. Contact: Brenda Kahn at bkahn@mtc.ca.gov. Phone: 510/817-5773. Website: www.mtc.ca.gov/about_mtc/art_gallery/

* Deadline: 1/1/11. RAW: natural born artists. WHAT IS RAW?
A collaborative showcase of eclectic talent handpicked and "spotlighted" all over Southern California. RAW features artistic talents through the avenues of film, fashion, music, art, makeup, hair design, photography floristry and performing art. These natural born artists feature their unique craft to the beat of a different theme monthly. THE SCENE: Each event includes a plethora of artistic entertainment from Southern California's emerging art scene. RAW showcases infuse only the hottest locations with this multi-faceted artistic extravaganza! Heidi Luerra Productions, Los Angeles. Contact: Arielle at email: arielle@RAWartists.org. Phone: 714/599-0635. Website: www.RAWartists.org

Deadline: 1/10/11. Seeking Emerging and Mid-Career Artists for Exhibition Western States. Red Brick Gallery in Downtown Ventura, CA is seeking emerging and mid career artists to feature in upcoming shows in late Summer, Fall and winter. We are currently looking for work in most mediums (painting, mixed medium, ceramics, sculpture, photography and glass art) with nature or abstract related subjects. Please no political or religious pieces. Artists wishing to submit their work for consideration please send Jen an email with 5-7 pieces of a cohesive body of work you wish to display along with a short artist statement and price list (including sizes and mediums). All work with the above items will be considered. For more information about submissions and to see the work on display at Red Brick Gallery please check out web-site www.redbrickart.com. Contact: Jennifer Livia at email: info@redbrickart.com or Jen@RedBrickArt.com. Phone: 805/643-6400.

* Deadline: 1/30/11. El Cerrito City Hall Gallery Space Exhibition Opportunity, Northern CA. The City of El Cerrito's Arts and Culture Commission (ACC) invites artists to submit proposals to display their work in the rotating Gallery Space in the El Cerrito City Hall. The Gallery Space is a north-facing wall on the second floor loft hallway in City Hall, overlooking the lobby, with plenty of natural light. The exhibit space measures 42.75 feet (513") in length and 7.33 feet (88") in height, with a rail-wire hanging system. Interested artists should provide an electronic sample of their works of art to be presented to the ACC. Review and consideration for displays is ongoing and submissions are accepted anytime. Guidelines for submission can be downloaded from the City's website. Preference will be given to local artists. City of El Cerrito Arts and Culture Commission, City of El Cerrito. Contact: Karen Pinkos at email: kpinkos@ci.el-cerrito.ca.us or phone: (510) 215-4302. Website: www.el-cerrito.org/gov/arts_culture_commission.html

* Deadline: 5/10/11. Call for all Bay Area Artists for Large-scale Public Art Display, Northern CA. Tarryn Teresa Gallery is pleased to announce Lights on S.F., a public art event celebrating Bay Area artists. The project, developed and organized by Tarryn Teresa Gallery, is composed of energy efficient CFL light bulbs decorated by individual artists and then collected into a single, temporary exhibit. Each evening the bulbs will be illuminated at the same time as city street lights, overwhelming the park with the light from the collected assembly of light bulbs. The project was intended to be a way to focus attention on the arts during difficult economic times, when "nonessentials" typically suffer. The installation is meant to serve as a reminder of the role that a vital and diverse artistic community plays in any successful urban environment. For more information contact: Tarryn Soderberg at email: info@tarrynteresa.com. Phone: 310/867-9437. Website: www.tarrynteresa.com/lightson.html

* Deadline: Fashion Forward, International. We are looking for Fashion-inspired artwork for our upcoming exhibit, "Fashion Forward."Please visit NicoleBrowning.comto download the submission form. The Micro Gallery,
Bakersfield. Contact: Nicole Browning at art@nicolebrowning.com. Phone: 661/301-3283. Website: www.nicolebrowning.com