THE SCULPTURE CENTER
2009 Window to Sculpture Emerging Artist Series CALL FOR ARTISTS CLOSED
2010 Window to Sculpture Emerging Artist Series CALL FOR ARTISTS will be posted in late August 2008. Please check back then or join our email list to get advance notification.
The call for artists for the 2008 On A Pedestal and Off the Wall exhibition is closed. The CALL FOR ARTISTS for the 2009 On A Pedestal and Off the Wall will be posted in January 2009. Please check back then, or join our email list to receive advance notification.
On A Pedestal and Off the Wall is an annual juried exhibition of smaller sculptural works by artists from Ohio, its contiguous states (Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, Pennsylvania), and Ontario, Canada. Previous exhibitions have been juried by Richard Hunt (2005), Viktor Schrenkengost (2006), Don Harvey (2007), and Gregory Amenoff (2008).
OTHER INSTITUTIONS
(1)
Cleveland Public Art
Cleveland Public Art is always seeking talented and dynamic
artists interested in creating work for public spaces. The organization sends out Calls for Artists multiple times a year and is often contacted by businesses and nonprofits seeking artists to work in a variety of disciplines. To
learn more about their work, visit www.clevelandpublicart.org.
Check their website for their frequent call for artists.
To be considered for these opportunities, artists send their digital portfolios and resumes or CVs by the posted deadline to:
Cleveland Public Art
Artist Registry
1951 West 26th Street #101
Cleveland, OH 44113
Email contactus@clevelandpublicart.org with questions.
(2) SPACELab
SPACES exhibition series
SPACES strongly encourages experimental, site-specific works that challenge the artist and interact with the public. The series features emerging and student artists and continuously reviews applications year round.
www.spacesgallery.org
(3) SPACES
SPACES is a well-known alternative space seeking proposals for the 09/10 season as well as for SPACELab. SPACES accepts all media, encouraging experimental, new and multi-media works to be shown in its Cleveland-based, alternative gallery. All accepted artists will receive an honorarium.
Entry deadline: May 12, 2008.
www.SPACESgallery.org
(4) CALL TO ARTISTS
Peninsula Art Academy’s Portrait Showcase
Two and Three dimensional portrait works by are artists are being accepted for the Portrait Showcase at PAA. Reception is in May and a monetary award is granted to the Popular Choice winner.
Entry drop-off: May 1- 4, 11am- 5pm
call to artists
registration form
(5) CALL FOR ENTRIES
The Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts is seeking work that expands the conventional definition of sculpture for its National Juried Exhibition, “UP”. Accepted entries will be displayed from September to November and the show will be highlighted in the 2008 International Sculpture Conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Post-mark deadline: May 15
Call for Entries
(6) CALL FOR ARTISTS
The Greater Cleveland Rapid Transit Authority is seeking public art proposals for its Woodhill Rapid Transit Station. This is a high-traffic site in need of exciting artistic work to create a sense of place and invitation. The accepted proposal will be granted a $1,500 honorarium.
Entry Deadline: April 30, 2008
Download Entry Form
Direct questions to:
Theresa A. Burrage
tburrage@gcrta.org
(7) CALL FOR ENTRIES
The Perrysburg Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition 2008 is looking for family friendly works suitable for a one-year outdoor display. Pieces will be installed in strategic locations that will complement the sculptures during the high traffic art festival season. Sales will be encouraged through various promotional programs and each selected artist will receive a $200 stipend and the chance to win additional monetary awards.
Applications Due: June 14, 2008
Robin Ballmer
419.873.2787
perrysburgarts@bex.net
www.perrysburgarts.org
(8) CALL FOR ARTISTS
The Smithtown Township Arts Council’s Art of Music show accompanies the annual Art of Music Festival at the Mills Pond House in St. James, NY. Any form of visual art with music as its subject is eligible to be part of a music-oriented environment that includes performance, lights, instruments, and audience. One winning piece will be displayed in the Smithtown Township Arts Council’s annual Winner’s Showcase.
Entry Deadline: April 30, 2008
Entry Form and Prospectus
660 Rte 25A
St. James, NY 11780
(9) FISHERMAN’S TRIBUTE FUND- ‘CALL TO ARTISTS’
New Bedford, MA is announcing a call for design submissions for the New Bedford Fisherman’s Monument. The selected entry will be awarded a $5,000 cash prize.
Deadline for Entry: April 15, 2008
Jim Kendall
508.997.013
FTFinfo@comcast.net
(10) CALL FOR ENTRIES
2008 Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition
The Ohio State Fair offers a high visibility showcase opportunity for artists to display and sell their work. The event is designed to encourage connections between artists and art councils and $15,000 in awards are typically available to accepted artists, provided by local councils and groups.
Entry Deadline: June 7, 2008
www.ohiostatefair.com
(11) CALL FOR ENTRIES
Cedarhurst Biennial Sculpture Competition and Maquette Exhibition
The Cedarhurst Sculpture Park and Mitchell Museum at Cedarhurst Center for the Arts is hosting a juried exhibition in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. Cedarhurst Center for the Arts facilitates sales but does not take commission and prizes are awarded largely based on models and maquettes. Commission opportunities also available through selection.
Entry Deadline: July 8, 2008
www.cedarhurst.org
(12) CALL TO ARTISTS- SCULPTFEST08
The Carving Studio and Sculpture Center’s SculptFest08
SculptFest08 is an outdoor exhibition featuring installations responding to the theme ‘Human Interventions and the Industrial Landscape’.
Proposal Deadline: July 7th, 2008
The Carving Studio and Sculpture Center
636 Marble Street
P.O. Box 495
West Rutland, VT 05777
802.438.2097, fax 802.438.2020
http://www.carvingstudio.org/pdfs/sculpt_fest_08.pdf |
