The 27th annual Art in the Park Art Fair is Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Standish Park in downtown Galesburg, Illinois. Also featuring children's activities, food court and musical entertainment. $50 booth fee/$10 jury fee. Send both fees and four digital images with application. For application & details, check the "events" tab on our website, www.galesburgarts.org.
Contact:Heather Norman |  309-342-7415 |  www.galesburgarts.org |  info@galesburgarts.org

Open nationally to amateurs and professionals working in the areas of abstract, surrealism or impressionism in any medium, 2-D or 3-D.
We want to promote your art, enter online today fast & easy - 1st Place is $450 & promotions for your art. 2nd & 3rd prizes are also available. $5 entry fee. Visit our website for complete rules. Sponsored by The Gulf Coast Art Directory.
Contact:Jennifer Saucier |   |  www.gulfcoastartdirectory.com/ContestCurrent.html |  news@gulfcoastartdirectory.com

$100 cash prize for gold winner. 20 prizes of publication in ArtAscent Art and Literature Journal including links to your website, promotion on ArtAscent website artist directory, and exposure in social media. The top winners also receive an artist profile feature.

The competition theme is Mother Earth. Environmentalism, spirituality, wellness, cultural unity, responsibility. 2-D and 3-D media are eligible. Entries $15+.

Contact:Che |   |  www.artascent.com |  info@artascent.com

33 Contemporary Gallery presents:

WITHIN
An exhibition of self-portrait works within the
confines of 12" x 12" x 12"

The 9th Annual National Self-Portrait Exhibition 2013

July 19 to Aug. 10, 2013

"WITHIN" celebrates nine consecutive years of successful national self-portrait exhibitions. Over the years, over 900 artists have participated in this annual event which began nine years ago in Zhou B Art Center's 33 Contemporary Gallery.


Contact:Sergio Gomez |  708-837-4534 |  www.33contemporary.com/SelfPortrait2011.html |  sergio@virtualartist.com

The Wichita Center for the Arts presents The KWS National Watercolor Exhibition 2013 from Nov. 22, 2013 – Jan. 5, 2014. $30,000 in cash and purchase awards anticipated. Juror: Paul Jackson. $30 for 3 entries. Postmarked deadline: Aug. 23, 2013. Prospectus available at www.wcfta.com, 316-634-2787, areep@wcfta.com.
Contact:Kathy Sweeney |  316-634-2787 ext. 219 |  www.wcfta.com |  publicrelations@wcfta.com

The FAMU Foster Tanner Art Gallery in Tallahassee, Fla., is accepting submissions for the 5th Annual PINNACLE National Juried Art Competition. Juror is artist Robin Holder. $1K awarded to the 'Best in Show' winner. Cash prizes also awarded to First, Second and Third Place winners. For more information, e-mail famu.pinnacle@gmail.com. Get your PINNACLE prospectus here: http://www.famuart.com/pinnacle.htm
Contact:Aja Roache |  850-599-8755 |  www.famuart.com/pinnacle.htm |  famu.pinnacle@gmail.com

Chestertown RiverArts invites all artists residing in the U.S. and Canada to submit their works of fine art for their annual Juried Show in September. Submission is by images at the chestertownriverarts.org website given below. Registration is open May 15 - June 29. Artists my submit up to 4 works. The juror is David Grafton of Easton, Md. See the detailed call at the website.
Contact:Richard Hall |  410-928-5012 |  www.chestertownriverarts.org |  rwhall@pitt.edu

Many of history's greatest photographs and film shots have relied on interesting ambient light. Unusual lighting can turn an otherwise ordinary shot into something very powerful.

Ambient light is found light that surrounds you and is already present in a scene. It is any kind of pre-existing light that is found, not additional light that you the photographer add.
Contact:Abby Rutchick |  612.643.3511 |  www.mplsphotocenter.com/exhibits/exhibit-competitions.php/exhibits/exhibit-competitions.php |  abby@mplsphotocenter.com

This is a juried thematic exhibition open to all interpretations of the concept, Strange Figurations. This exhibition is dedicated to surreal, visionary, imaginative and extraordinary art forms. All media, techniques and styles are acceptable, 72" maximum dimension. The exhibition will be held at the Limner Gallery, September 7 - October 5, 2013 and top winners will receive $2,200 in Direct Art magazine publication awards. Info at: http://www.slowart.com/prospectus/surreal.htm
Contact:Tim Slowinski |  518-828-2343 |  www.slowart.com/prospectus |  slowart@aol.com

Pieces chosen for the exhibition will employ traditional media of paint, ink, paper, woodcuts and engravings, but we are equally interested in works that fall outside expected definitions of what a book might look like or how one might experience a book – creatively defined – as an aesthetic object. $35 entry fee for 3 artworks. Jurors: David Williams and Susan kae Grant.
Contact:Ty Miller |  9285233471 |  www.nau.edu/CAL/Art-Museum/Prospectus-Page/ |  art.museum@nau.edu

Fine Art & Fine Craft exhibit of original artwork by artists 18 and older from Oct. 4 - 26. All media accepted with special recognition at reception for work with the theme of cancer/treatment. $700 awards. $30/3 entries. Slides, photographs, jpeg CD. For prospectus send SASE to October National, Gallery 510, 160 E. Main, Decatur, IL 62523 or email gallery510@sbcglobal.net. Submission deadline July 6. Jeff Boshart, Eastern Illinois University, judging.
Contact:Barbara Dove |  217422-1509 |   |  gallery510@sbcglobal.net

Exhibit September 17- October 5, 2012. Ames Mansion Museum, Borderland State Park, North Easton, Mass. Open to all artists residing in USA, 18+. All media. Color catalog. Juror: David Preston Wells. Artist, Professor of Painting, New Hampshire Institute of Art. $2000 awards. $30 for three pieces, $5 each additional. Deadline 7/6/2013. Download prospectus at www.friendsofborderland.org or SASE: BANJAE 66 Massapoag Ave Sharon, MA 02067
Contact:Robert Bendt |  781-784-6116 |  www.friendsofborderland.org |  banjae@verizon.net

An International Competitive Exhibit Exploring the Uncovered Human Form in Current Art.

Exhibition Dates: Aug 16- Sept 13, 2013

Open to everyone. Professionals and students encouraged to enter. Original work may be in any media, of any style or genre (abstract, conceptual, highly realistic, etc.), and of any size and media.

$12 fee per each work submitted.

For details & entry form, please visit: http://www.manifestgallery.org/nude/index.html
Manifest is an internationally recognized Cincinnati-based 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization founded in 2004 by students and professors.
Contact:Jason Franz |  513-861-3638 |  http://www.manifestgallery.org/nude/index.html |  info@manifestgallery.org

This competition, juried by David Hilliard, is open to artists working in photography and photo-based media. Me, Myself, and I pictures the individual, through self-portraiture, images of self-discovery and identity, pictures of friends, family, and place. How you construct your life, depict your surroundings and illustrate your story. Your photographs can be of yourself or reflect you in any manner of creative styles or approaches. All proceeds from this juried show will go to support PhotoAlliance. PhotoAlliance is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting the understanding, appreciation and creation of contemporary photography.
Contact:Ann Jastrab |  415-495-3773 |  www.raykophoto.com |  ann@raykophoto.com

B.J. Spoke Gallery in Huntington, NY, will host Paperworks 2013. The juror will be Mia Curran of the Whitney Museum of American Art. Accepted artists will have up to six works displayed at the gallery in October 2013. Open to U.S. artists working in, on or about paper. Full prospectus and directions for how to apply will be found at http://www.bjspokegallery.com/juried-competitions/paperworks/
Contact:Elizabeth Ehrlichman |  631 424-7524 |  http://www.bjspokegallery.com/juried-competitions/paperworks/ |  elize11771@yahoo.com

$1500 in prizes. Indiana Wildlife Artists seek visual art from those showing a serious approach to wildlife or botanical art. U.S. residents (not just those in Indiana) may enter three entries in either oil, watercolor, pastel, drawing, photography, manipulated photography, carving, sculpture, mixed media or open. Entry fee: $30 for juried non-members.
Contact:Marian Betts |  (765) 606-5342 |  www.IndianaWildlifeArtists.org |  bettsmd@hotmail.com

Choreography of Cranes National Juried Art Exhibition. The competition is open to all artists 18 years of age or older who are U.S. residents. Each artist may submit 3 pieces of original 2D wall ready artwork featuring cranes in any medium. $1800.00 available in prize money. Additional information may be found at the Shafer Gallery website at www.bartonccc.edu/community/artsentertainment/shafergallery/index.html
Contact:David Barnes |  620-792-9342 |  www.bartonccc.edu/community/artsentertainment/shafergallery/index.html |  barnesd@bartonccc.edu

A Fine Line: Contemporary Drawing is an exhibition focused on all translations of the current practice in line-oriented artwork. The exhibition will be juried by renowned contemporary artist Anne Harris, and will be hosted at the Claypool-Young Art Gallery Oct. 16 – Nov. 29, 2013. The prospectus is available at http://bit.ly/16kK8O4. The entry fee is $15 for up to three submitted artworks.
Contact:Jennifer Reis |  606-783-5446 |  http://bit.ly/16kK8O4 |  j.reis@moreheadstate.edu

September 25-October 26, 2013.
Jurors: Jason Brammer, professional artist & Jason Foumberg, writer/critic, Chicago.
Entry Fee: $25/1-2 entries, $30/3 entries.
Eligibility: Open to artists 18+ living in the U.S. All media considered.

Artists are invited to submit art that focuses on/consists of machines, machine parts, gears, wires, circuits, buttons, levers, schematics, kinetic components.

For prospectus visit http://www.unionstreetgallery.org/TheMachine2013.htm
Contact:Jessica Segal |   |  http://www.unionstreetgallery.org/TheMachine2013.htm |  unionstreetart@gmail.com

The Lockhart Gallery at SUNY Geneseo is pleased to announce a juried exhibition, Printmaking 2013. It will open in September 2013. We seek innovative prints using a variety of techniques that may include experimental, traditional and digital works.

For prospectus go to: geneseo.edu/galleries/printmaking-2013
Contact:Cynthia Hawkins |  585-245-5813 |  geneseo.edu/galleries/printmaking-2013 |  llbgalleries@geneseo.edu

2014 Materials: Hard & Soft, National Contemporary Craft Competition and Exhibition. Feb. 7 – April 4, 2014. Sponsored by the Greater Denton Arts Council, Denton, Texas. Entry deadline: Sept. 6, 2013. Eligible Media: clay, fiber, glass, metal, paper, wood or any combination of craft media. Entry fee: $30. Awards: $5000. Prospectus: http://www.dentonarts.com/subsite2/materialshands.html, 940.382.2787, or exhibitions@dentonarts.com
Contact:Deanna Wood |  940-382-2787 |  www.dentonarts.com/subsite2/materialshands.html |  exhibitions@dentonarts.com

12 Inches of Sin features sophisticated, intelligent, witty and provocative artworks. The juried exhibition explores eroticism and sensuality through the lens of contemporary art, with one twist: every piece submitted for consideration must not be larger than one square foot. This constriction of the art’s physical space creates a tension within the art itself, expanding the challenge inherent in each piece’s creation. Invited group exhibition in Las Vegas and San Francisco. Best In Show receives six-week solo exhibition in Las Vegas.
Contact:Laura |  415.577.3003 |  www.12ofsin.com |  drlaura@sincitygallery.com

July 24-28, 2013
Professional artist and illustrator Roberto Osti will conduct a 4 day anatomy figure drawing workshop at Townsend Atelier in Chattanooga TN.
Students will work from a live model. All levels welcome.
Pre-registration required. Space is limited.
For details to register visit our website.
Contact:Peggy townsend |  423-266-2712 |  www.townsendatelier.com |  Peggy@townsendatelier.com