Summer calls for art around Texas and neighboring states

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Prospectus #267 Exterior Public Art Call for Purchase – NM Department of Agriculture at NMSU 
Eligibility: State: AZ, CO, NM, OK, TX, UT
Budget: $335,000
Deadline: 6/24/22

The Ion Plaza Temporary Art Installation 
Eligibility: State: TX
Budget: $50,000
Deadline: 6/27/22

History of the Blackland Prairie-Walking Trails Entrance

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Call Type: Public Art
Eligibility: National
State: Texas
Entry Deadline: 6/3/22
Days remaining to deadline: 3
Budget: $85,000.00

The Public Arts Advisory Board of the City of Wylie, Texas seeks to commission an original art work functionally, philosophically, and artistically integrated with the space for the Entry to the Municipal Complex Walking Trails. 


Coppell Public Art Exhibit

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Call Type: Public Art
Eligibility: Regional
State: Texas
Fee: $15.00 (Entry)
Entry Deadline: 6/3/22
Days remaining to deadline: 3
Event Dates: 6/30/22 – 6/30/24
Budget: $1800

Open to Artists from Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Louisianna and Mississippi  that are 18 years of age or older.  Coppell Arts Council will award a stipend to up to 10 professional sculptures that are appropriate for public viewing and supports the family / community oriented values of Coppell.  Sculptures are owned by the artist and are loaned to the exhibit for a two year period.  CAC is conducting fundraising to purchase a sculpture and gift to the town.  All sculptures musts be safe for a public setting and made of materials that can withstand the harsh Texas weather and not require any maintenance.  The honorarium is $1,800 dollars with an additional $500 awarded to the People’s Choice.  Due to the scale and openness of the park large, monumental sculptures are encouraged.


TRAHC’s 34th Annual Juried Exhibition

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Call Type: Exhibitions
Eligibility: International
State: Texas
Fee: $35.00 (Entry Fee)
Entry Deadline: 6/4/22
Days remaining to deadline: 4

http://www.trahc.org

TRAHCs 34th Annual Juried Exhibition

ATTN: Chris Wicker

TRAHC

321 4th Street

Texarkana, TX 75501

Contact Email: [email protected]

Call Type: Exhibitions

Eligibility: International

State: Texas

Entry Deadline: 6/04/22

REQUIREMENTS:

Media

Total Media – Minimum: 1, Maximum: 3

Entry Fee (TRAHCs 34th Annual Juried Exhibition): $35.00

TRAHC’s 34th  Annual Juried Exhibition Prospectus

GENEROUSLY SPONSORED BY

Yates Foundation


125 SHOW 2022

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Call Type: Competitions
Eligibility: Regional
State: Texas
Fee: $40.00 (Entry Fee)
Entry Deadline: 6/10/22
Days remaining to deadline: 10

Application to Plano Art Association’s 125 Show 2022 is now open to all artists living within 125 miles of Plano. Judges will select the top 80 works that will be exhibited in the Eisemann Center from July 1 through July 24.


Fire Station Mural

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Call Type: Public Art
Eligibility: Local
State: Texas
Entry Deadline: 6/17/22
Days remaining to deadline: 17
Budget: $2500.00

The City of Bedford, TX, is seeking artists to create and install a mural inside the Bedford Texas Fire Department’s training room at Fire Station No. 1. Designs should be based upon the life and work of a firefighter, which could include their role in community engagement, fire education, saving lives, and emergency medical care. 


Navasota Artist in Residence, Fall 2022

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Call Type: Residencies
Eligibility: International
State: Texas
Fee: $25.00 (Navasota Artist in Residence, Fall 2022)
Entry Deadline: 6/24/22
Days remaining to deadline: 24

The City of Navasota and The Arts Council of Brazos Valley invite artists to apply for a six-month residency in Navasota, Texas! The Artists in Residence will have an opportunity to live, work, and exhibit in the historic Horlock Home in Navasota, Texas, which includes living and studio space for each of the three selected artists as well as a retail gallery space. The residency period is six (6) months from early/mid-September 2022 to late February 2023

The City of Navasota will provide amenities including living/studio space, retail gallery space, internet, cable, and utilities free of charge to selected artists to provide artists the opportunity to create and sell their work. Each artist will also receive a one-time $600 stipend at the beginning of the residency to assist with groceries, fuel, and supply purchases.


Fresh Ideas 2022

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Call Type: Exhibitions
Eligibility: Regional
State: Texas
Fee: $75.00 (Non-Members Rate – Fresh Ideas 2022)
Entry Deadline: 6/28/22
Days remaining to deadline: 28

Fresh Ideas 2022 is the latest version of VAL’s prestigious juried exhibitions of new art works that represent current trends in art. Shown in the beautiful 2,400 sq ft Medical City of Lewisville Grand Theater Main Art Gallery (see https://lewisvillegand.com and https://visualartleague.org Fresh Ideas includes regional artists who bring exceptional vitality to the Visual Art League’s exhibition series.


Bryan Artist in Residence, 2022-23

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Call Type: Residencies
Eligibility: International
State: Texas
Fee: $25.00 (Bryan Artist in Residency Program)
Entry Deadline: 6/30/22
Days remaining to deadline: 30

The Bryan Artist in Residence will have an opportunity to live and work in a home located right in the heart of Downtown Bryan generously donated by BCS Modern. This program allows the artist to spend their time creating, experimenting, and adding to their portfolio. The term of each residency is roughly one year, August 2022 to July 2023. The selected artist will live in a 1140 square foot apartment.  Housing will include utilities (water, electricity, and internet). The artist will also receive a $3,000 stipend from The Arts Council to assist with groceries, fuel, and supply purchases, paid in full at the beginning of the residency.


59th Annual Membership Exhibition of the Southwestern Watercolor Society

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Call Type: Exhibitions
Eligibility: International
State: Texas
Fee: $40.00 (Entry Fee)
Entry Deadline: 6/30/22
Days remaining to deadline: 30

Southwestern Watercolor Society 59th Annual Member Exhibition, Dallas, Texas, September 5-October 1, 2022 at the Art Gallery Pure, 6121 W Park Blvd., B113, Plano, TX 75093 (The Shops at Willow Bend). 

Entry Deadline is 11:59 pm CST, June 30, 2022.
Juror of Selection and Awards – Ted Nuttall, AWS, NWS, WFWS, SDWS, Master TWSA and Master WW
Artists must be active members of SWS or join the society at
https://www.swswatercolor.org/join/pay-dues.
Cash and merchandise to be awarded totaling over $8,000.

All work must be painted after January 1, 2020 (this restriction is strictly enforced), and must be original water media on paper or Yupo. Accepted water media include watercolors, acrylics, inks, gouache, casein, egg tempera, watercolor pencils and watercolor crayons.


Humble Cup National Juried Exhibition

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Call Type: Competitions
Eligibility: National
State: Texas
Fee: $25.00 (Entry Fee)
Entry Deadline: 7/5/22
Days remaining to deadline: 35

The Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts is proud to present Humble Cup, a national juried exhibition. One of the quintessential forms found in ceramics is the simple cup. Using this form, an artist creates a piece that has both a functional purpose along with displaying their particular artistic vision. LHUCA is assembling a juried exhibition aimed at investigating the range that is found in the simple idea of a cup, bridging the ideas of craft and fine art.  LHUCA’s objective for this exhibition is to showcase the greatest diversity of what a humble cup can be.


Lucid Influences: Chasing Dreamscapes

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Call Type: Exhibitions
Eligibility: International
State: Texas
Fee: $35.00 (Entry Fee)
Entry Deadline: 8/1/22
Days remaining to deadline: 62
Event Dates: 9/12/22 – 11/12/22

Nuu Muse, a premier gallery in the Dallas Design District, invites you to submit your work for the fall 2022  gallery exhibition, Lucid Influences: Chasing Dreamscapes.  The exhibition starts on September 12, 2022 and runs through November 12, 2022 with an exhibition reception October 15, 2022.  This is a juried show of abstract art. Best of show and people’s choice award  will have the opportunity to attend a national art fair with the gallery.  Art fair TBA. 


International Juried Arcadia Art Show Vol6

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Call Type: Exhibitions
Eligibility: International
State: Texas
Fee: $35.00 (Arcadia Art SHow)
Entry Deadline: 8/26/22
Days remaining to deadline: 87
Event Dates: 10/1/22 – 11/25/22

AASH stands for Arcadia Art SHow – an international juried art show hosted in the Arcadia Theater in historic dowtown Tyler, Tx, which is currently the headquarters of Martin Walker Law firm. This is a 5th edition of the event and is juried by Libby Tilley. She is a gallery founder, Fort Worth resident, a Sotheby’s graduate and an avid collector, who has cultivated a discerning eye while working with such art institutions as The Contemporary Austin, The Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth, TX, Blue Star Contemporary Art Center in San Antonio, TX, and Artpace San Antonio.

Chash prises: $500 Best in Show; $300 Runner Up: $300 People’s Choice; $200 Most creative work.
 
More info at Arcadia Art Show


12 Freedoms Gained Juneteenth Adult and Youth Art Competition 2022

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Call Type: Competitions
Eligibility: International
State: Texas
Entry Deadline: 9/30/22
Days remaining to deadline: 122
Event Dates: 6/10/22 – 11/20/22

Join us in reaching back to explore and celebrate Juneteenth or June 19, 1865. Juneteenth is the day that Texas African enslaved  became African Americans.  Artists are invited to join us in celebrating the “12 Freedoms Gained when Juneteenth Came”, our theme for this 2022 call.  To learn more visit www.12freedomsgained.com for full details.

Hit Me With Your Best Shot Bird Photography Show and Exhibition

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Call Type: Photography
Eligibility: International
State: Louisiana
Fee: $35.00 (Entry Fee)
Entry Deadline: 6/27/22
Days remaining to deadline: 27
Event Dates: 9/30/22 – 11/26/22

Gallery by the Lake Inc. announces its fourth annual Gulf Coast Bird Photography Competition to celebrate the joys and benefits of birdwatching, draw attention to the diversity of bird life and habitat across the US and showcase the work of wildlife photographers in North America.  The competition culminates in an exhibition from September 30, 2022 to November 26, 2022 in the Gallery by the Lake Inc. gallery space on the second floor of the beautiful Historic City Hall, Lake Charles, Louisiana.  A total of $1,000 in prizes will be awarded across the open and youth categories.


International Exhibition on Animals in Art 2022

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Call Type: Exhibitions
Eligibility: International
State: Louisiana
Fee: $20.00 (Entry fee)
Entry Deadline: 6/30/22
Days remaining to deadline: 30
Event Dates: 10/1/22 – 11/1/22

Animals in Art celebrates animals. Pieces must depict an animal (fish and insects are considered animals for the purposes of this exhibition). Any work that is determined not to meet the spirit of the exhibit will not be accepted.


2022 Farm to Forest Plein Air Festival

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Call Type: Festivals
Eligibility: Unspecified
State: Louisiana
Fee: $55.00 (Entry Fee)
Entry Deadline: 8/24/22
Days remaining to deadline: 85
Event Dates: 10/13/22 – 10/16/22
Number of Applications Allowed: 3

The Alexandria Museum of Art invites you to celebrate their signature arts event, the Farm to Forest Plein Air Festival. This four-day festival will bring artists to Central Louisiana to paint “en plein air” – outdoors!

Artists will be able to paint the historic downtowns of Alexandria, Pineville and many surrounding small towns; all areas of Kisatchie National Forest including Kincaid Lake, Longleaf Vista among others; surrounding farms, nurseries and scenic areas. We look forward to showing visiting artists a taste of southern hospitality while they explore the naturally diverse region of Central Louisiana. 

Important Dates: 

Deadline to Apply – August 24, 2022 

Jury Notification – September 15, 2022 

Festival Dates – October 13-16, 2022 

Exhibition Dates – October 17 – 28, 2022 

All work must be picked up or shipped back to artists by November 11, 2022 unless otherwise arranged.


Louisiana Crafts Guild Membership – 2022

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Call Type: Member
Eligibility: Regional
State: Louisiana
Fee: $30.00 (Entry Fee)
Entry Deadline: Rolling
Number of Applications Allowed: 4

The Louisiana Crafts Guild is a juried organization of Fine Crafts Artisans located throughout the state of Louisiana and the southern region of the United States. Membership is open to traditional and contemporary 3D artists in all styles and mediums. Additionally, the Louisiana Crafts Guild accepts applications from printmakers, photographers, and painters whose work represents and evokes the cultural traditions of Louisiana. Louisiana Crafts Guild members may consign work to galleries in New Orleans and Lafayette, LA, are automatically juried into the monthly Arts Market of New Orleans, participate in member only exhibits, and receive discounts and priorities in participating arts markets. Membership is $120 a year. 

Prospectus #267 Exterior Public Art Call for Purchase – NM Department of Agriculture at NMSU

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Call Type: Public Art
Eligibility: Regional
State: New Mexico
Entry Deadline: 6/24/22
Days remaining to deadline: 24
Budget: $335000

The Art in Public Places Program of New Mexico Arts and the Local Selection Committee (LSC) at New Mexico State University (NMSU) and New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA) seek to purchase 1 to 3 EXTERIOR public artworks for the newly constructed NMDA courtyard area on the NMSU campus in Las Cruces, NM. Three exterior locations have been identified for artwork installations. This area is a connection point and gathering place for stakeholders of the agriculture industry, students, and the public. Professional artists working in the Southwest (AZ, UT, CO, OK, TX, and NM) are invited to submit outdoor friendly artworks ready for purchase that embody the spirit, history, importance, and impact of agriculture in New Mexico and beyond. Artworks must be submitted with an “all-inclusive” price (artwork, identification plaque, delivery, and secure/permanent installation on site). A total budget of $335,000 is available to purchase artworks, inclusive of all associated costs.


Through The Body: Images Of The Human Body Using Alternative Photographic Techniques

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Call Type: Photography
Eligibility: International
State: New Mexico
Fee: $35.00 (Entry fee)
Entry Deadline: 7/4/22
Days remaining to deadline: 34

Through The Body:  Images of the human body using Alternative Photographic Techniques

This is a call for photographic imagery that focuses on the human body as depicted in hand-made prints using alternative photographic processes. Public or private spaces, full-body or partial bodies, nude or clothed, self-images or of others… male, female, non-binary, emotional, intellectual, confrontational, questioning, spiritual, sexual, sensual… All forms of exploration are welcome including images that examine subjects such as identity, intimacy, love, sexuality, gaze, social and cultural structure, beauty, ritual, and voyeurism..

Digital photographic images can be used in combination with other processes, but straight digital prints will not be accepted.  3D and experimental work is encouraged.  

Light Art Space invites LBGTQ, Black, Latinx, Indigenous, and self-identifying artists of color – historically under-represented artists working in the visual arts – to submit.

Cottonwood Art Festival Fall 2022
EVENT DATES: 10/1/22 – 10/2/22
NOTIFICATION DATE: 6/20/22
Richardson, TexasFEE (COTTONWOOD APPLICATION FEE): $35.00
DEADLINE:  6/3/22 at Midnight CST More Event Info 

Dallas Festival of the Arts at Kidd Spring Park:(5th Annual) 2022, Dallas Texas
EVENT DATES: 10/22/22 – 10/23/22
Dallas, Texas
FEE (NON-REFUNDABLE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSING FEE): $30.00
DEADLINE: 9/1/22. More Event Info 

Georgetown Christmas Stroll 2022 – 41st Annual
EVENT DATES: 12/2/22 – 12/3/22
Georgetown, TexasFEE (APPLICATION FEE): $25.00
DEADLINE: 7/30/22. More Event Info 

Greater New Braunfels Arts Council Fall Into Art Festival 2022
EVENT DATES: 10/15/22 – 10/16/22
New Braunfels/Gruene, Texas
FEE (JURY FEE): $25.00
DEADLINE: 7/8/22. More Event Info 

Las Artistas Art & Fine Crafts Show 2022
EVENT DATES: 11/19/22 – 11/20/22
NOTIFICATION DATE: 7/11/22
El Paso, Texas
FEE (JURY FEE): $35.00
DEADLINE:  5/31/22 at Midnight MST. More Event Info 

Septemberfest 2022
EVENT DATES: 9/9/22 – 9/11/22
NOTIFICATION DATE: 8/8/22
Midland, Texas
FEE (APPLICATION FEE): $35.00
DEADLINE: 8/1/22 More Event Info 

South Street Art Festival 2022
EVENT DATES: 10/7/22 – 10/9/22
Arlington, Texas
FEE (NON-REFUNDABLE APPLICATION FEE): $20.00
DEADLINE: 6/12/22. More Event Info 

The Fall Pecan Street Festival 2022
EVENT DATES: 9/17/22 – 9/18/22
Austin, Texas
FEE (APPLICATION FEE IS SEPARATE FROM BOOTH FEE ): $30.00
DEADLINE: 9/1/22. More Event Info 

Turtle Creek Fall Arts Festival: (5th Annual) 2022
EVENT DATES: 11/12/22 – 11/13/22
Dallas, Texas
FEE (NON-REFUNDABLE ADMIN FEE): $30.00
DEADLINE: 10/4/22. More Event Info 

New Mexico Artisan Market 2022
EVENT DATES: 11/25/22 – 11/27/22
Albuquerque, New Mexico
FEE (JURY FEE): $35.00
DEADLINE: 6/30/22. More Event Info 

Ponca City Arts Festival – 48th Annual 
EVENT DATES: 9/23/22 – 9/25/22
Ponca City, Oklahoma
FEE (APPLICATION FEE): $0.00
DEADLINE: 7/1/22. More Event Info 

Renaissance ArtsFaire 2022 51st Annual E
VENT DATES: 11/5/22 – 11/6/22
Las Cruces, New Mexico
FEE (JURY FEE): $35.00
DEADLINE: 8/12/22. More Event Info