Visual Arts

Oklahoma Art in Public Places: Calls for Artists and Requests for Qualifications 

New venue in Tulsa for songwriters and artists
Call for artists: If you are interested in performing your “original acoustical songs and music” and or “art” through a new an exciting Tulsa venue, free of charge, please contact Craig or Kathy with “Songwriters & Artist Showcase” at 918.497.8755 or boilla1@aol.comto set a time to screen your work for a potential booking date.

NEA American Masterpieces grants now available
http://www.arts.gov/national/masterpieces/index.html
Guidelines for American Masterpieces grants for Chamber Music, Presenting and Visual Arts Touring are now available. American Masterpieces: Three Centuries of Artistic Genius is a major initiative to acquaint Americans with the best of their cultural and artistic legacy. Through American Masterpieces, the National Endowment for the Arts will sponsor performances, exhibitions, tours, and educational programs across all art forms that will reach large and small communities in all 50 states.

The University of Maryland Public Art Project announces a national competition called INTERPLAY. Interplay blends several objectives:
to create a dynamic environment for public and social engagement, to serve as a contemplative place for individuals to experience contemporary art, and to embrace the scholarly spirit of a distinguished institution of higher education and research.

Requests for Qualifications are invited from experienced artists or artist/design teams, to develop site-specific public artworks for the University of Maryland.

The work will be part of the renovation of a courtyard in proximity to the university’s visual art and humanities buildings. Three individual projects will be considered, or a design that negotiates the entire space as one concept.

The total budget for the project is $450,000 including all fees and associated costs.

Deadline for completion is February 2010 with a Dedication Ceremony in April 2010.

To receive project guidelines and submission requirements, please email Paula Mandelman at publicart@umd.edu or visit www.publicart.umd.edu

Leslie Powell Gallery and Foundation
Thirteenth Biennial
Oklahoma: Centerfold 2008-2009 Juried Art Show
Deadline: September 3, 2008
Juror: Mark Masuoka, Executive Director of the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, Nebraska.
Awards: 1st Place: $2,000, 2nd Place: $1,200, 3rd Place: $800,
5 Honorable Mentions: $200 each
Theme: The title of the show reflects the geographical fact that Oklahoma is located in the middle of the United States. The theme is open to the artist’s interpretation and is in no way restricted to portraying Oklahoma.
Eligibility: Artists residing within the continental United States may submit a maximum of three (3) works for consideration. The work must have been completed within the last two (2) years.
Media: All original media accepted, 2 and 3-dimensional. Photographs and artist prints must be numbered (of an edition) to be considered for an award. No mechanical reproduction prints accepted. All entries must be of original design and personal execution and completed within the last 2 years. Installations will be considered only if the artist agrees to install the work on site.
Fee: 1 entry: $25     2 entries: $30     3 entries: $35
Non refundable and payable to the Leslie Powell Gallery.
1st Location: November 8 – December 30, 2008 – Leslie Powell Gallery, 620 D Avenue, Lawton, OK
2nd Location: January 11 – February 13, 2009 – University of Science and Arts Gallery, Chickasha, OK
Questions: Call or write Nancy P. Anderson, Leslie Powell Gallery, 620 SW D Avenue, Lawton, OK 73501 
Email: lpartgallery@sbcglobal.net     Phone: (580) 357-9526  
Website: www.LPGallery.org

National Photography '08 Call for Entries
Deadline: September 13, 2008
The Main Street Gallery is seeking submissions from photographers residing in the USA and 18 years of age and older for the National Photography '08 (fifth year running) (October 23 - November 23, 2008).  All artwork must be for sale. Gallery commission is 40% of retail price. Entry fee is $30 for up to two pieces. Jpeg or gif image (PC compatible) must measure no larger than 7 inches by 10 inches and 72 dpi. Slides must be 35 mm, 2" x 2" in cardboard or plastic mounts. Awards. Insurance on premises only.

Please email for more information and prospectus to maingal@localnet.com or send SASE to The Main Street Gallery, 105 Main Street, PO Box 161, Groton, NY 13073.
Website is www.mainstreetgal.com

JURORS are
ANDREA INSELMANN is Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY where she has curated many shows of national and international contemporary artists. Prior to coming to Cornell six years ago, she was Curator of Exhibitions at the Kohler Arts Center in Wisconsin.
ROGER SMITH - Painter, Sculptor, Educatior and Director of The Main Street Gallery, Groton, NY.

Call for Entries
17th Annual
Emerging Artists Exhibition
Deadline: November 30, 2008

SlowArt Productions is pleased to announce the seventeenth annual Emerging Artists Competition. This competition for exhibition and $3000 in awards is open to all artists working in all mediums and will be held at New York’s Limner Gallery in March of 2009.
Print prospectus from the website at: www.slowart.com/prospectus/ea2009.htm.
For prospectus by mail send SASE to: SlowArt Productions, 123 Warren Street, Hudson, NY 12534.

TULSA ARENA PUBLIC ART
Six to Eight projects will be selected from the application. No deadline for entries, which should include a resume and a maximum of 10 slides sent to Kay Goss, Recording Secretary, Arts Commission, 2210 S. Main St. Tulsa OK 74114

THE ARTS COUNCIL OF OKLAHOMA CITY
CALL TO PERFORMANCE / VISUAL ARTISTS
Email:dwatson@artscouncilokc.com
405-270-4803
The Arts Council of Oklahoma City is developing an exciting roster of performing and visual artists who will share their talents in dynamic urban settings. Can be solo or groups and all performances / demonstrations are paid.

ART In Embassies Program
Deadline: Ongoing
The ART in Embassies Program promotes the cultural identity of America’s art and artists by borrowing original works of art by U.S. citizens for display in U.S. embassy residences worldwide. Each ART exhibition is developed collaboratively between a United States ambassador and one of our curators. We select both image-based and abstract work in all media.
Information: The length of a loan is approximately two and one-half to three years, which coincides with the average length of an ambassador’s tenure.ART in Embassies hires professional fine art handlers to assemble, pack, crate and safely ship works of art to and from each embassy. ART insures each work of art during its transit to and from the embassy and while it is on exhibit at the residence.
Award: Lenders are not compensated financially. Their participation is documented in ART exhibition publications and/or on the ART web site. A wall label accompanies each work of art and identifies both the artist and lender.
Submit: Go to aiep.state.gov/index.cfm first. To submit images to ART staff for consideration in upcoming exhibitions please e-mail .jpg or .gif images of your works no larger than 50k in size, to: artinembassies@state.gov. Do not send multiple emails (include all attachments in one email). Include object information, and an artist’s statement, resume or biography. Please do not expect an immediate response. ART in Embassies archives submissions for future consideration.

BEMIS CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS - ARTIST WANTED
{FREE}  time  I  space  I  support
Because Exceptional Talent Deserves to be Supported…
Few programs exist either on the national or international level where the sole mission is to support the creativity of artists. From the beginning, the art-making process has been the highest priority at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, where both the atmosphere and environment offer ideal situations for creative growth and experimentation. We address the practical aspects of this mission by providing well-equipped studio spaces, living accommodations and monthly stipends. Located in two urban warehouses totaling 110,000 square feet, our facilities are designed to foster creativity and the productive exchange of ideas. Artists from the world come to the Bemis Center to work in this supportive community and confront new challenges.
Are you ready for your residency?
www.bemiscenter.org
724 South 12th St, Omaha, NE 68102
P 402.341.7130
F 402.341.9791

CITY OF SAN DIEGO COMMISSION FOR ARTS AND CULTURE
Expects to initiate a large number of capital improvement projects with involvement by artists over the next few years. The commission is interested in expanding its mailing list for artists who are interested in applying for commission opportunities through its public art program. To be added to the mailing list, contact Allison Wiese, Public Art Program Associate, City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture, 1010 Second Avenue,
Suite 555, MS 652, San Diego, CA 92101-4998 or call 619.533.3714 or e-mail: aow@sdcity.sannet.gov