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The TVAA gallery in the Plaza of the Americas building is hosting the show "The Sacredness of Death" during the month of October and the first week of November. This show is based on El Dia de Los Muertos - the Day of the Dead celebrations. 

There will be 3 components to this show; 
1. A photo show of gravesites, cemetaries and roadside altars.
2. A show of cigar box altars.
3. A show of 2D and 3D artwork pertaining to the Day of the Dead.

Entry deadline for artwork for this show is August 21 and notifications of acceptance will be sent September 4. Delivery of artwork is on September 30, from 11:00-1:00pm. The show will run from October 1 - November 6, 2010. Pickup for artwork at the end of the show is November 7 during 11:00-1:00pm. This show is open to members and non members. Fees are as follows:
$5.00 for each entry accepted for members and $10.00 for each entry accepted for non members.

Contact Dorothy Clarke at dotclarke6@hotmail or Fermin Coronado at lupechrist@sbcglobal.net for more information.

BECA: Bridge for Emerging Contemporary Art www.thebecafoundation.org 

Exhibition Opportunity: International Call to Artists, Architects + Designers

**submission receive deadline is August 10, 2010** 

The BECA Foundation is pleased to present SHIFT, an exhibition of new works of art + design featuring works that express, reveal, embody or address a change or movement on some level – be it social, cultural, physical, metaphysical, political, technological or any other relative shift. For the purpose of this Call, submitting artists, architects and designers are encouraged to freely interpret the meaning of the word ‘shift’. 

Those at least 18 years of age from any country are eligible to submit their works for consideration according to the guidelines below. The BECA Foundation will host the exhibition at New Studio A.D., a new multi-functional studio, exhibition and event space located in downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico. The space allocated for the exhibition is 650 sqft (60 sq meters) with a ceiling height of 14 feet (4.3 meters) allowing the exhibition to fill a full 9,100 cubic feet (258 meters cubed) of viewing space. Of the entries submitted, three individual artists, architects, designers, duos, groups or collectives will be selected by BECA Foundation directors + advisors to receive the exhibition opportunity which will run from September 1 – 14, 2010 with an opening reception from 6 – 8pm on September 3rd, during Downtown Albuquerque’s First Friday ArtsCrawl. Download complete submission guidelines from: http://www.becaicad.org/artist-designer-submissions.php

2010 Members’ Juried Show September 4 – October 30, 2010

Juror – Nel Dorn Byrd

Atrium Gallery Administration Building UNTHSC

UNIVERSITY of NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER

3500 Camp Bowie Boulevard Fort Worth, Texas 76107

Prospectus: http://www.swa-watercolor.com/

Calendar:

• Aug. 15 CD's due
• Aug. 20 Notfication
• Sept. 4 Receiving & Hanging
• Sept. 11 FWADA Gallery Walk
• Sept. 11 Reception & Awards Ceremony
• Oct. 30 Pickup

The Annual IAA Wildlife Art Show is held each fall at the Center for the Arts in Jaycee Park in Irving, Texas. The competition is open to artists over 18 nationwide. Cash and merchandise awards totaling over $3000 will be awarded.

9th Annual Wildlife Juried Art Competition, Sept. 27 - Oct. 28, 2010

All entry subject matter must be wildlife creatures. No domestic pets. All work must be original and completed within the last two years. Categories include: 
 Oil, acrylic on canvas 
 Water media 
 Mixed media, collage 
 Drawing media &hand-pulled graphics 
 Photography/Sculpture 
Categories with less than 7 accepted entries may be combined with another category for award purposes.

Digital images only will be accepted (no slides) for the IAA Wildlife Juried Art Competition. Assistance with digital entries (photography) will be provided [tba].

Embracing Our Differences invites artists, photographers, professionals, amateurs, teachers and students to participate in its 8th 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 months of April and May 2011 at Island Park along Sarasota’s beautiful bayfront. Since 2004, the exhibit has been viewed by more than 850,000 visitors. The exhibit will contain 39 billboard-sized (16 feet wide by 12 1/2 feet high) images of the selected artworks. In the judges’ discretion, an additional six “honorable mention” selections may be made.

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.

Deadline for submission is January 10, 2011. There is no submission fee nor limit on the number of entries.

Submission forms and more information concerning past winning submissions are available at www.EmbracingOurDifferences.org or by emailing MichaelJShelton@comcast.net.

Our first Pet Art Show was an outstanding success! IAA will hold the Unconditional Love - 2nd Annual Juried Pet Art Show 2010 at the Jaycee Park Center for the Arts. It is open to all artists 18 and older living in Texas.

A pet is considered to be a domestic animal that is cared for daily and shows you unconditional love. Not animals in a field or wildlife. Examples of pets are dogs, cats, rabbits, hamsters, gerbils, parrots, parakeets, fish in your home aquarium, ferrets, etc.

Works must be original and must not be copies of other artist’s work (including photographs) and must not be a series or part of a series. Computer generated and offset printed works are ineligible.

Works must classify in one of the following categories:
-Oil or Acrylic on canvas.
-Water media on paper.
-Mixed media - collage, calligraphy, handpulled prints or the use of two or more mediums. Collage must incorporate twodimensional, self-created elements.
-Drawing - includes Pastel, Color Pencil, Graphite, Ink, Silver, Gold, Conté Crayon, hand-pulled graphics, etc.
-Photography / Sculpture

Calendar

• July 19, 2010 Entries received by date
• August 9, 2010 Notifications will be emailed. If you prefer, send a #10 selfaddressed stamped envelope for the return of notification by US Postal Service – CD will not be returned.
• August 23 – August 26, 2010 Shipped entries due
• August 27, 2010 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Hand-delivered entries accepted
• August 28, 2010 10:00 am – noon Hand-delivered entries accepted
• August 30 – September 23, 2010 Exhibition Open to Public
• September 12, 2010 2:00 – 4:00 pm Reception & Awards

Entry fee is $40 ($35 for IAA members). Payment may be made by check, or online by PayPal or by credit card using PayPal. Registration may be done by mail with jpegs on CD or online. For the Online Entry Form see the Registration page. For more information see the 2010 Pet Art Show Prospectus or email petart@irvingart.org.

Texas Area Artists' "Art-Rageous 2010" Show specializes in abstract art and will be held July 11 - Aug 1 at the Mesquite Arts Center, 1527 North Galloway Ave., Mesquite, TX 75149. For more info, see the new TAA website at http://www.texasareaartists.com/

DEADLINE JULY 26, 2010
ARTS INTERNATIONAL IN EL PASO, TEXAS is open to all artists in Texas, New Mexico, Chihuahua, Mexico & EPAA Members! Over $12,000 in prize money available. Arts International is a prestigious show celebrating its 61st year, with well-attended opening and community support. This year's venue will be held in the beautifully restored Union Station in the newly gentrified section of El Paso's Downtown Art Focus area. Juror: Kerry Jackson, Exec VP & Creative Director Sanders/Wingo Advertising. Enter online at www.artsinternat.com. Entry fee- $40 member/ $45 non-member.

The 28th Annual Art in the Metroplex Visual Arts Competition
Deadline July 14, 2010
Call for Entries for Dallas, Tarrant and surrounding counties. Painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, photography, and mixed media qualify for entry. This non-profit Art in the Metroplex exhibition is held in the Moudy Gallery at Texas Christian University. Over $2,000 in prize money will be awarded at a reception and award ceremony September 11, 2010 at 2:30 pm. by the international artist and guest juror, Polly Apfelbaum. Check the TCU website for links to Slideroom.com. The entry fee is $35 and allows up to three pieces of work to be submitted. Work and fee must be submitted online by Wednesday, July 14, 2010. Prospectus: http://www.artandarthistory.tcu.edu/events_art_inthe_metroplex.asp

2010 Fall Festival of Art Juried Show and Sale 
Click here for Prospectus

CALL FOR ENTRIES 
2010 Fall Festival of Art Juried Show and Sale 
Shanley House Gallery • 224 North Travis  Granbury, TX 76048 

$500 Best of Show Award $15.00 per entry (up to 5 entries) 

CD Entries must be received by August 16, 2010 
ENTRY SUBMISSION BY CD ONLY (NO SLIDES) A completed and signed entry form and non-refundable entry fee (made out to LGAA) must accompany each CD. $15.00 per entry. 

IMPORTANT DATES: 

• Monday, Aug. 16th CD submissions due. 
• Monday, September 13th Accepted pieces will be viewable online at www.granburyart.org 
• Friday, September 24th Sneak preview of Fall Show during Granbury's Last Friday Gallery Night. Gallery open through 8pm 
• Saturday, September 25th (Runs through October 30th) Show officially opens. Awards reception begins at 6:30pm. Awards presentation at 7:15pm. 

For additional Information visit our website www.granburyart.org or contact show chairwoman Rebecca Zook at hello@rebeccazook.com 

Juror: Michael Mentler 
Artist statement: 
"On the visual level my works are about the juxtaposition of figurative forms. On the visceral level they open up a dialogue about human relationships. They offer the viewer not just a glimpse of the artist's soul but a reflection of their own." 

"American Artists Drawing" magazine calls Michael Mentler a "Modern-Day Leonardo." 

A master of the human form, Mentler teaches at the Society of Figurative Arts in Addison, Texas as well as in workshops throughout the US. His teaching is based on classical techniques and methods developed in the Italian Renaissance and practiced for over five hundred years by the world’s great masters. He stresses individual expression, mass and planes of the human form, understanding figure structure, proportion and artistic anatomy, light/shade and design/composition. Which is also strongly reflected in his personal work. 

Mentler studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Layton School of Art in Milwaukee and Washington University in Saint Louis, where he taught figure drawing and design. His work has been featured in Saint Louis magazine, Communication Arts, Art Direction, Graphis and most recently in American Artist Drawing magazine in a feature article titled "Learn From The Sketchbooks of a Modern Day Leonardo." 

The 14th Annual Juried Rio Brazos Art Exhibition opens at 3 p.m. on October 19, 2010 at Tarleton State University’s Dora Lee Langdon Cultural & Educational Center Concert Hall in Granbury, Texas. The exhibition is supported by the Cross Timbers Fine Arts Council, Your Private Collection Art Gallery, The City of Granbury and numerous local and regional businesses. Juror is Ian O’Brien, a native of Fort Worth. Entry format: slides or digital images on CD. Prospectus: http://www.tarleton.edu/langdoncenter/rbae.html

2010 Calendar:

• Aug. 16 Deadline to receive slides or digital images.
• Aug. 23 Notifications of acceptance to be mailed.
• Sept. 19 Hand-delivered artwork must be received from3 p.m. to 5 p.m. to the Historic A.P. Gordon House,308 E. Pearl St., Granbury, TX 76048
• Oct. 10 Juror Gallery Talk regarding RBAE artwork from3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Opening of show and presentation of awards atLangdon Center Concert Hall 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
• Oct. 24 Show closes. Hand-delivered works to be retrievedbetween 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. only.

SHOW HOURS: Monday–Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.,Sundays Noon to 4 p.m.

This year's State Fair of Texas runs Sept. 24 through Oct. 17. The deadline for entering the Texas State Fair Creative Arts contest is July 30. The fair offers more than 1100 categories in 12 departments to be entered and judged before the fair begins.

Submit the paperwork (entry form/entry fee) to us by July 30, 2010. You will receive a receipt by mail. Then bring the receipt and entry to the Creative Arts building on August 13, 14 or 15, 2010. During the next two weeks, your entry will be judged and you will receive notification from us as to its status. Entries that are awarded a ribbon are on display during the fair. We do not have the space to display entries that do not receive a ribbon. After judging has been completed, look for the judging results on our web page. Contest results will be listed during the fair.

Details are posted here: http://www.bigtex.com/creativearts/contests/index.asp

CONTACT INFORMATION Creative Arts Department State Fair of Texas
U.S. MAIL ADDRESS P. O. Box 150009, Dallas, TX 75315 or
U.P.S. & FedEx ADDRESS 1327 Admiral Nimitz Circle, Fair Park, Dallas, TX 75210
Direct Phone 214-421-8744 Direct Fax 214-421-8766 email-creativearts@bigtex.com http://www.bigtex.com

Texas has a very active art scene with many opportunities within a half-day's drive from DFW. 

19th Annual Juried Art Competition at the Breckenridge Fine Arts Center August 24 through September 25, 2010. Deadline: July 3. Prospectus. (jpegs on CD or online entry) This is a National Show and Competition for 2-Dimensional Art, awarding winners with $5,500 in cash prizes. http://www.breckenridgefineart.org/ info@breckenridgefineart.org/

Poet-Tree: studio2gallery in Austin: artwork inspired by the seasons Deadline: July 13. Prospectus.

The 2011 Texas Biennial will be held in Austin April - May 2011. Deadline: July 15, 2010. Prospectus. (online entries) http://www.texasbiennial.com

Anderson County Arts Council Juried Art Exhibition in Palestine Sept. 2 - 25, 2010. Deadline: July 16. (jpegs on CD) For prospectus, send #10 SASE to Anderson County Arts Council, PO Box 2323, Palestine TX 75082 or email patsyirons@peoplepc.com.

ARTS INTERNATIONAL IN EL PASO, TEXAS  (open to all artists in Texas, New Mexico, Chihuahua, Mexico) Deadline July 26. Enter online at www.artsinternat.com. 

3rd Coast National Exhibit in Corpus Christi Oct. 16 - Nov. 20, 2010. Deadline: July 31. Prospectus. (online entry) Contemporary art; sponsored by K Space Contemporary.

The 2010 Fiesta de la Paloma Juried Art Show sponsored by the Fine Arts League of Coleman, Texas Oct. 1-2, 2010. Deadline: Aug. 3.  Prospectus: http://fineartsleaguecolemantx.com/2010palomas.html. E-mail for digital images is slh@texasbluebunny.us. Entry form with fee must be sent by US Postal Service.

The Wynne Home Arts Center National Juried Pastel Competition in Huntsville Sept. 11 - 30, 2010. Deadline: Aug. 5. (digital entries) For prospectus email patsyann11@gmail.com

"Blossom II ~ Art of Flowers" hosted by the Susan Kathleen Black Foundation -- international juried art competition and exhibition, premiering Spring 2011 in Houston, Texas. $65,000 Total Cash Awards - $25,000 Best of Show. Deadline: September 30, 2010. See prospectus or send a SASE to: SKB Foundation, POB 235, Lake George, CO 80827. skbfoundation@aol.com 

Weatherford Art Association is sponsoring the 2010 Peach Festival Art Show & Sale at the Firehouse Gallery & Art Center, 119 West Palo Pinto Street Weatherford, Texas 76086. Nonmembers may participate. Deliver your art on June 30, 4-7 pm- Thursday or July 1, 4-7 pm or July 2, 12-7 pm. For the prospectus, click here.

Reception & Awards Ceremony, Saturday, July 10, 3:00 pm 817-599-3278. The Show continues through the month of August.

New WAA website: http://weatherfordart.blogspot.com/

The Grand Prairie Arts Council presents the 2010 Open Juried Art Show & Sale on September 12—25, 2010 at the Grand Prairie Memorial Library, 901 Conover Drive, GP, 75051.

Over $3,000 in cash prizes available. August 18th is the deadline for submitting the entry form and .jpeg files on cd or send quality 4x6” photographs of your work. Jpegs may also be emailed. Prospectus: http://artsgp.com/juried%20art%20show.htm

GPAC website: www.artsgp.com

Calendar

August 18

Final postmark date for receipt of artwork images, entry form, and fee.

August 25

Notice of acceptance will be mailed.

September 9 & 11

In-take of hand delivered, accepted work.

September 9, Thursday: 5 pm - 8 pm September 11, Saturday: 10 am - noon

Location: Grand Prairie Memorial Library 901 Conover Drive

Grand Prairie, TX 75051

September 12, Sunday

2 pm - 4 pm

Opening Reception & Awards Presentation Grand Prairie Memorial Library

Exhibition Hours Sept. 13-25:

Mon., Tues., Thurs. 10 am-9 pm Wed., Sat. 10 am-6 pm Sunday 1 pm-5 pm

September 25, Saturday

Exhibition closes

Pick up work: 10 am - noon

Send Entries to:

Grand Prairie Arts Council PO Box 531613 Grand Prairie, Texas 75053

Send email images to: gpac@artsgp.com

Deadline: July 13, 2010 - For this exhibit, studio2gallery is looking for artworks inspired by the seasons to compliment the paintings of feature artist, Marilyn Rea Nasky and her color rich Aspen series. Juror and owner, Tina Weitz, seeks the artist's vision of the imagery the seasons bring forth, as well as works relating to or containing poetry/text sprung from summer, spring, winter and fall.

Open to all styles (including video), emerging and established artists 18+. Artworks submitted must have been executed within the last 3 years to be eligible.

Download Prospectus and Application, or contact:

studio2gallery
c/o Tina Weitz Photography dba
P.O. Box 40430,
Austin, Texas 78704
512.326.9102 phone

 The Visual Arts Guild of Frisco and the Texas Visual Arts Association present “Nostalgia". The “Nostalgia” show is open to all artists in the North Texas area. The show runs July 21 - September 7, 2010 at the Frisco Arts Center. Reception for the Artists is Saturday, July 24 2010, 6:00 - 8:00 PM.

FEES: Entry fee for VAGF members is $10 for up to two works; entry fee for non-members is $20 for up to two works. Maximum of two entries per person. For the prospectus, contact vagfsuggestions@gmail.com.

Deadline: June 28, 2010

VSA Texas invites all Veterans with disabilities living in Texas to submit artwork to this exhibition being held at Access Gallery in Austin, TX from August 9-September 17, 2010. There is no entry fee and 2D and 3D works in all media are eligible. For more information Contact April Sullivan at toll free 866-489-8412 or april@vsatx.org. Visit www.vsatx.org for the entry form.

Deadline: June 23, 2010

Through a partnership with the Department of Rehabilitative Services, VSA Texas artists with disabilities will be featured on a 2011 calendar. This is a call for digital images only, not original artwork. So selection will be based on the quality of your images. For more information Contact April Sullivan at toll free 866-489-8412 or april@vsatx.org. Samples of the 2010 Calendar are available. www.vsatx.org