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Crystal Wilkinson Offers Online Writing Workshops November 7-28 For all skill levels. Individualized online writing workshops ($75 per session). Email crystal wilkinson for full details ------ Arts D'Vine Call to Artists Bluegrass Community and Technical College has partnered with Talon Vineyards and Winery to host the second annual "Arts D'Vine" exhibit of two and three dimensional works to hang in Talon's original 18th century farmhouse located at the Vineyard on Tate's Creek Road. This will be a Juried exhibition. All media will be considered. The exhibit will run December 6th and 7th from noon until closing.  Artists whose works are accepted will need to deliver them to the Winery on the Morning of the 6th between 8:00 am and 11:00 am. Submissions must be received prior to November 21st Participants will be notified of acceptance into the exhibit by 5:00 pm. November 26th Click here for more information ------- 23rd International Juried Show DEADLINE DECEMBER 01, 2008 $1800 in Awards The 23rd Annual International Juried Show will be presented at the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, February 13 to March 27, 2009. This critically acclaimed show is open to all artists with eligible work in all media from the United States and around the globe. Adelina Vlas, Assistant Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art will serve as this year's juror. Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, 68 Elm Street , 07901, New Jersey, United States website: www.artcenternj.org -------   Projekt30's January 2009 Exhibition Online Event DEADLINE DECEMBER 01, 2008 taking submissions for new January 2009 publicly juried exhibition. We are an artist-run arts organization dedicated to promoting emerging artists. The exhibition will include thirty artists; invitations will be sent to over 30,000 galleries, collectors, and fellow artists. All artwork submitted will be presented online prior to the exhibition. Unlike other juried exhibitions, all participants receive exposure. Opens: Jan 1, 2009. Public Jury: Dec 15, 2008 - Dec 29, 2008 Deadline: Dec 1, 2008. 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. ------- Ico Gallery is kicking off a new year DEADLINE DECEMBER 29, 2008 now accepting submissions for our 2009 exhibition calendar. Artists interested in expressing their work should take the following actions: Prepare 5-10 Jpeg files. They should be smaller than 1 MB each and properly titled or a website where we can review your work Include a short biography or resume, as well as, an artist statement/goals. Check out our website for more information. Ico Gallery, 27 N Moore St Ground Floor, 10013, New York, United States Website: http://icogallery.com/ ------- 4th Annual International Drawing Annual A Competitive Annual Publication of Works of Contemporary Drawing and Writing About Drawing Deadline December 31st Submissions are expected to vary, including a range of drawing types, from the most academic to the most experimental, but all with some relevance to the artists' honest understanding of the practice of "drawing."  Works of writing will be selected to complement the artwork chosen for inclusion in the publication. Complete entry info here ------- MAKE ART Submit your original political artwork, essays, film shorts, poetry, photography and cartoons for an online exhibition on Women, Power and Politics Deadline December 31, 2008 The show focuses on a provocative new topic each month and uses community-submitted work to start a dialogue on the issues. Work can be submitted directly online in Arabic, English, French and Spanish. Click here for more ------- WOMEN OF WISDOM 2009 Family Scholar House, formerly known as Project Women, is requesting submissions of artwork by women artists for Women of Wisdom 2009: Women On The Move to be on display at TARC from March 5 until March 26, 2009. Interested artists can contact Karen Cassidy by e-mail at cass3800@aol.com Deadline December 31, 2008  ------- Embracing Our Differences Contests, Juried Art Shows DEADLINE JANUARY 8, 2009 $3000 in Awards invites artists, photographers, professionals, amateurs, teachers and students to participate in its 5th annual visual art exhibit celebrating diversity. National and international submissions are encouraged. There is no submission fee. Submission forms and more information concerning past winning submissions are available online. website: www.embracingourdifferences.org ------- BLUE SKY PROJECT DEADLINE JANUARY 31, 2009 $7000 in Awards BLUE SKY PROJECT SEEKS ARTIST'S PROPOSALS FOR SUMMER RESIDENCY. CREATIVE PROFESSIONALS: VISUAL ARTISTS, ARTISTS/ACTIVISTS, FILMMAKERS, WRITERS, DANCERS, MUSICIANS, THEATER PERFORMERS, AND PEOPLE WORKING IN OTHER CREATIVE MEDIA ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. website: blueskydayton.org ------- Momentum: Images of Dance DEADLINE FEBRUARY 01, 2009 Dance Photography Competition Calls for Submissions - The Connecticut Valley Regional Ballet Company Inc. and The Ethel Walker School invite all interested photographers to submit entries into an international contest that celebrates the beauty, grace and athleticism of dance. Age divisions: high school, college and adult. 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners in each division will receive graduated monetary prizes and certificates. website: www.movingmoments.org ------- The Sculptors Invitational DEADLINE MARCH 01, 2009 The 7th Sculptors Invitational begins the 1st Saturday of April for four weekends. You will exhibit with some 60 other professional sculptors from other countries, the U.S. and local cities. Work must stay March and April with option to stay up to two years. To enter submit your website and a Registration for jury . [or email photos of your large work example, for jury to gilbertebarrera@gmail.com.] No required fee. www.sculptorsdominion.com -------  The Gloria Singletary Gallery @ The Living Arts & Science Center  requests proposals for 2009 exhibitions from professional artists, artist groups and/or curators. 4-8 week exhibitions open to artists 18 and older in KY and surrounding states. Independent curators and collaborative teams of artists are especially encouraged. Must address professional work for exhibition that stimulates the imagination, speaks of ingenuity, and fosters critical dialog in a public forum. Work that reflects cultural diversity in a thoughtful and challenging way is highly recommended. Deadline: Unknown lasclex.org/art_exhibits_2008 for RFP Guidelines -------------------------------------- RESOURCES A.R.T. (Artist Resources and Tips) is available on the Kentucky Arts Council website artscouncil.ky.gov A.R.T. is published online every two months. If you are not on the arts council's mailing list and wish to receive email announcements when new editions of A.R.T. are posted to the website, you must sign up for the arts council's mailing list via the link on the front page of their website at artscouncil.ky.gov -------- The Arts & Democracy Website sponsored by the  National Center for Civic Participation The site features: twelve profiles of exemplary work in arts, culture and democracy descriptions of more than 85 arts, culture and democracy projects along with contact information for these projects a resource list with articles, websites and publications a blog with highlights from the artist-activist gatherings ------------ ONGOING CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS Your Stab of Art on real, usable Bags with Cash Prize! Online Event - Calls for Submissions - , Digital Media Other This is a perpetual online contest judged by the members. Register for free access to purchase, vote, design and forum at the site. Template of bags are ready for download where your art can be placed and you upload it for others to vote. If selected to print, cash prize is awarded. Additional cash prizes for reprints due to popular demand.This is great also for artists to sell their prints on usable items. Bulk discounts are available.It is time to break the typical and give art another outlet. www.bagstab.net ------------ ONGOING CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS THE OPEN STUDIOS PRESS COMPETITION (PUBLISH AWARD)  Art Gallery Presented by The Open Studios Press. Winners receive full-color spreads of their art in the nationally distributed periodical, New American Paintings. Six regions (Northeast, Mid Atlantic, South, Midwest, West and Pacific Coast) each have separate annual competitions and deadlines for entry. Open to all artists in the U.S., all styles and media are welcome, as long as the work is singular and 2D. Entry Fee: $25. Entry guidelines www.openstudiospress.com ------------ Arts Across Kentucky Seeks Information and Photos of Kentucky Artists at Work Kentucky artists are invited to send articles with "high quality images"  of their art as well as photos of themselves at work.  300 dpi (dots per inch) is the minimum necessary for print media and send them in large size. More information at www.artsacrossky.com ------------ Visual Dialogue Rolling Deadline The Lexington Art League (LAL) seeks proposals for Visual Dialogue, an exhibition in partnership with the Mayor's Office of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government (LFUCG).  The mission of Visual Dialogue is to have visual art as part of the regular experience for those who visit the Mayor's and Council Members' offices and the Government Center; to encourage dialogue about creativity in our community among the elected officials, community leadership, staff and visitors to the Government Center; and to provide inspiration for new ways of seeing. Eligibility: Any artist 18 years or older living in Kentucky. Please note, due to spatial limitations of the Mayor's Office and Council Members' Offices, we will only be able to accommodate two-dimensional work. For more complete information, visit lexingtonartleague.org ------- Torch: Poetry, Prose, and Short Stories by African American Women Rolling Deadline Please visit torchpoetry.org for guidelines

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