New year, new Deadlines.
***This month’s new additions*** (rendered with Pantone’s much-touted “colour of the year” Radiant Orchid, especially for Aran Galligan whose jewellery show is ON NOW! [btw, it’s HTML: B163A3 y’all] )
Are you in The Britain? Do you want to be? Might I suggest you sign up to the benchpeg newsletter? They’ll send you a much more professional newsletter with this kind of material, weekly.
Opportunities with deadlines
*** Radical Jewelry Makeover wants your old jewellery/jewelry! From now til Feb 14th, get it to Richmond ASAP! MAIL-IN DONATIONS CAN BE SENT ANYTIME:
Mail to: Susie Ganch/RJM, VCU School of the Arts, 1000 West Broad Street, room 239, Richmond, VA 23284
Stephen F Austin University: Texas National 2014. Open art show to all in America. Entreis due 18th Jan 2014.
Arts Business Institute Scholarships sponsored by SNAG. “The Arts Business Institute’s 2014 Winter Workshop, taking place at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia on January 18-19, 2014.”
Womens Works 2014. Old Court House Arts Center on the Historic Town Square in Woodstock, Illinois. Due 19th Jan 2014.
*** Studio Rian de Jong | Amsterdam, Summer residency. Deadline for application: January 19th 2014
*** “Gioielli alternativi” (“Unconvetional Jewels”) at Abilmente Fair, Vicenza, Italy. Call for entries due 20th Jan 2014.
*** More Classes. I’m teaching Kiln-Fired Liquid Enamelling on Steel at Danaca Design again on the 25th and 26th of January, 10.30am – 5pm. Gonna demonstrate the basics of enamelling onto steel including surface preparation using the sandblaster. Hup hup!
Functional Art: The Wine Country Home exhibition open for US residents at Larson Gallery, Yakima, Washington. Submissions: January 25, 2014 (MST)
2014 The Alice Prize: National Contemporary Art Award – Australians only. Deadline Jan 31st, 2014.
2014 SNAG “Exhibition in Print: Animal Instincts” Deadline Jan 31st, 2014.
*** ONoff: An exhibition of makers that work ON and OFF the body. Juried by Susie Ganch. Deadline for submissions: January 19th, 2014. New extended deadline February 2nd, 2014 at midnight.
“Passion to Perform… art competition which celebrates the success of Yamana Gold.” Deadline Feb 7th, unless they reach 1000 entries before that time.
LaGrange National XXVIII. Exhibition opportunity for US residents. Deadline Feb 11th, 2014.
Changing Hues: Color Embraced by Metalsmiths Around the World. Ganoksin online exhibition. They really wrote this: “We do not judge your design work, but we do reserve the right to refuse photographs of lesser quality.” Deadline Feb 15th, 2014.
Origomu: Master and Protégé Contest. Pair up with a demale someone who does not enjoy the same privileges as you, and submit your entries by Feb 15th 2013 to win cash prizes for you and your protégé.
*** RESOLUTELY AMBIGUOUS: Exhibit during SNAG 2014. Entry Fee: $25. Entry Due: March 1, 2014.
*** Yavapai College Art Galleries are accepting proposals – the Gallery committee reviews submissions yearly in March and schedules exhibitions two years in advance. (I’m going say that means…) Deadline March 1 2013.
*** Haystack Summer Residency. Application deadline is March 1, 2014.
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft – Residency Program. March 1st, 2014.
Play That Funky Music ! A crafthaus Online Exhibition. March 15th, 2014.
*** 23rd Legnica International Jewellery Competition ‘CLASSIC’. Work to the theme, prizes ahoy! Deadline for sending works: 30th March 2014.
TOP Jewels – National Jewelry Design Exhibition, “A showcase featuring the very best artists working in the medium of jewelry design to educate the public about their craft.” USA only exhibition opportunity, entries through CaFE. Deadline April 11th 2014.
New Traditional Jewellery 2014. As a part of the SIERAAD arts fair in Amsterdam, this competition has taken ‘ CONFRONTATIONS’ as the 2014 theme. Registration due 1st June 2014.
Call for papers for c+de#7 (2015) NOW OPEN:“Landscape, Place and Identity in Craft and Design”. Guest Edited by Kay Lawrence. (c+de#7 = Craft and Design enquiry issue 7). The Call for Papers for this issue is now open and will close on 30 June 2014.
Rolling Opportunities
PORTFOLIO AND EXHIBITION PROPOSALS FOR LINCOLN CENTER ART GALLERIES – entry via CaFE, but instructions on the linked site (hint, scroll down).
The Peoria Art Guild. “Currently accepting submissions, and are sending out a call to artists, around the world and at all stages in their careers, to submit their portfolios for consideration.”
Commissioners’ Choice Invitational Lone Tree Arts Center.– entry via CaFE, but instructions on the linked site (hint, scroll down).
Contemporary Metal in Perth have updated their class timetable and there is some great stuff on offer. Check it!
Dallas County Community College District – Visiting Artist for our Art Metals Summer Workshop in Summer 2014.
Tributaries: Call for entries. The Metal Museum, in Memphis, has an ongoing call for exhibitions from emerging and mid-career artists. First deadline Feb 2013, for upcoming shows, and they keep applications on file for 2 years.
The Imperial Centre for the Arts + Sciences in North Carolina have a permanent exhibition call out, with shows booked 2-3 years in advance.
**** And finally ****
More huge props to Melbourne Jeweller for finding this Art Prize Website for Aussie artists and publishing it here with her monthly Calendar posts. It’s a good ‘un. Thanks Karen!