tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29400226559000085302012-02-25T07:47:59.532-05:00Featuring exhibition opportunities of interest to Michigan artists, along with insights and resources for visual artists and gallery directors about exhibition entries.Ericnoreply@blogger.comBlogger571100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940022655900008530.post-91874105582228503922012-02-20T06:00:00.029-05:002012-02-20T06:00:12.773-05:00

Deadline: March 30, 2012 Open to artists in all media. The exhibition will be at the Hatch Gallery in Hamtramck (MI). The non-refundable fee is $20 for two works and $5 for each additional. Entries will be juried from JPEG images on CD or sent by email. The juror is Gilda Snowden. Contact: schneider@hatchart.org | http://hatchart.org/

Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940022655900008530.post-80583977664240156802012-02-20T06:00:00.023-05:002012-02-20T06:00:15.198-05:00

Deadline: March 19, 2012 This is a media-specific sculptural exhibition that explores the contemporary approaches to forged metal work. The work can range in size with the stipulation that it incorporates forged metal elements. The exhibition will be at the Torpedo Factory Art Center in Alexandria (VA). The non-refundable fee is $35 for three works and $10 for each additional. Entries will be

Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940022655900008530.post-78934132707055879462012-02-20T06:00:00.016-05:002012-02-20T06:00:00.475-05:00

Deadline: March 16, 2012 Open to illustrations that offer personal narrative surrounding superstition. Illustrations can be traditional hand drawn/painted illustration, digital illustration, or a combination of both. The exhibition will be at the Runnels Gallery, Eastern New Mexico University in Portales (NM). An artist may submit six works. The non-refundable fee is $20 for 2 works and $10 for

Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940022655900008530.post-27063782546417384982012-02-20T06:00:00.015-05:002012-02-20T06:00:12.419-05:00

Deadline: March 18, 2012 Open to Urban Art, including painting, drawing, photography, digital art, short films, and sculptures that evoke a sense of urban life and/or culture. The exhibition will be at the Mellwood Art Center in Louisville (KY). An artist may submit three works. The non-refundable fee is $25. Entries will be juried from JPEG images sent by email. View Prospectus Contact: Crissa

Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940022655900008530.post-988698444098470152012-02-20T06:00:00.011-05:002012-02-20T06:00:14.413-05:00

Deadline: March 15, 2012 Open to all artists. The exhibition will be at the Park Gables Gallery in Harrisonburg (VA). An artist may submit three works. The non-refundable fee is $30. Entries will be juried from photos or JPEG images on CD. The jurors are Gwen Bragg, Barbara Fast, and Michael Hough. Download Prospectus Contact: Anne Finlayson | 540-564-3400 | artexhibit@vmrc.org | http://

Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940022655900008530.post-32730992987914508342012-02-20T06:00:00.009-05:002012-02-20T06:00:10.905-05:00

Deadline: March 14, 2012 Open to any original work created in any form of photography. The exhibition will be at the Maryland Federation of Art's Circle Gallery in Annapolis (MD). An artist may submit six works. The non-refundable fee is $35 for two works and $5 for each additional. Entries will be juried from JPEG images submitted online. The juror is Margaret Adams, assistant professor at

Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940022655900008530.post-65347371193623448502012-02-20T06:00:00.006-05:002012-02-20T06:00:14.629-05:00

Deadline: March 2, 2012 Open to all artists in all media. The exhibition is sponsored by the Women's Caucus for Art and will be at Denise Bibro Fine Art in New York (NY). An artist may submit three works. The non-refundable fee is $45. Entries will be juried from JPEG images submitted online. The juror is Eleanor Heartney, Contributing Editor to Art in America and Artpress. View Prospectus

Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940022655900008530.post-64410299030540510752012-02-13T06:00:00.045-05:002012-02-13T06:00:05.799-05:00

Deadline: March 7, 2012 Open to all artists who are currently working with encaustic. Mixed media works, which incorporate encaustic into the finished work, may also be submitted. The exhibition will be at The Scarab Club in Detroit (MI). An artist may submit six works. The non-refundable fee is $25 for three works and $5 for each additional. Entries will be juried from JPEG images on CD. The

Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940022655900008530.post-91640014364421603282012-02-13T06:00:00.037-05:002012-02-13T06:00:01.688-05:00

Deadline: March 13, 2012 Open to all art media and styles. The exhibition will be at Agora Gallery in New York (NY). The non-refundable fee is $35 for five works and $5 for each additional. Entries will be juried from JPEG images submitted online. The juror is Ira Goldberg, Executive Director of the Art Students League of New York. View Prospectus Contact: competition@agora-gallery.com | http:/

Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940022655900008530.post-5362680965825424102012-02-13T06:00:00.030-05:002012-02-13T06:00:04.720-05:00

Deadline: March 10, 2012 Open to all artists. The exhibition will be at the Continental Building, Houston (TX). An artist may submit three works. The non-refundable fee is $35. Entries will be juried from JPEG images on CD. The juror is Wade Wilson. Download Prospectus Contact: Ann B. McBride |713-939-1444 | abmcbridge@gmail.com | http://www.visualartsalliance.org/

Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940022655900008530.post-2511144360384943852012-02-13T06:00:00.028-05:002012-02-13T06:00:00.164-05:00

Deadline: March 9, 2012 Open to all media. The exhibition will be at the Farmington Museum in Farmington (NM). An artist may submit two works. The non-refundable fee is $35. Entries will be juried from slides or JPEG images on CD. Download Prospectus Contact: Cherie D. Powell | 505-566-2279 | cpowell@fmtn.org | Website

Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940022655900008530.post-69471596786787327932012-02-13T06:00:00.013-05:002012-02-13T06:00:04.995-05:00

Deadline: March 8, 2012 Open to all photographers. The exhibition will be at Black Box Gallery in Portland (OR). An artist may submit five works. The non-refundable fee is $35. Entries will be juried from JPEG images sent by email. The juror is Blake Shell. View Prospectus Contact: Todd Johnson | 503 407-2207 | info@blackboxgallery.com | http://blackboxgallery.com/

Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940022655900008530.post-55269595212284634842012-02-13T06:00:00.001-05:002012-02-13T06:00:04.090-05:00

Deadline: March 7, 2012 Open to any media or genre (painting, drawing, collage, photography, printmaking, sculpture, mixed media, video, and non-traditional art) using plant life as a source of inspiration and exploration. The exhibition will be at Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center in Cincinnati (OH). The non-refundable fee is $10 per work. Entries will be juried from JPEG

Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940022655900008530.post-59808520706749866332012-02-06T06:00:00.018-05:002012-02-06T06:20:11.716-05:00

Deadline: March 5, 2012 Open to work in both 2D & 3D in all visual arts media. The exhibition will be at the Museum & Arts Center in Sequim (WA). An artist may submit five works. The non-refundable fee is $20 for the first work and $5 for each additional. Entries will be juried from JPEG images on CD or sent by email. The jurors are Marilyn Bergstorm and Kari Bergstorm MacKenzie. Download

Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940022655900008530.post-30740850895859522592012-02-06T06:00:00.017-05:002012-02-06T06:00:14.391-05:00

Deadline: March 28, 2012 Open to works in any original printmaking technique by residents of Michigan. The exhibition will be at the Ann Arbor Art Center in Ann Arbor (MI). An artist may submit two works. The non-refundable fee is $35. Entries will be juried from JPEG images on CD. The juror is Norm Stewart, Artist, Masterprinter and owner of the printing and publishing company of fine art

Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940022655900008530.post-92171028443383434662012-02-06T06:00:00.013-05:002012-02-06T06:00:12.734-05:00

Deadline: March 2, 2012 Open to original 2D & 3D artwork that explores nature in all its forms and in all mediums. The exhibition will be at the St. Augustine Art Association in St. Augustine (FL). An artist may submit three works. The non-refundable fee is $45. Entries will be juried from JPEG images on CD. Download Prospectus Contact: Diane Bradley | 904-824-0716 | festival@staaa.org | http:/

Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940022655900008530.post-43797741162659253402012-02-06T06:00:00.012-05:002012-02-06T06:00:03.208-05:00

Deadline: March 1, 2012 Open to all artists in all media. The exhibition asks artists to dream and merge current technology and astronomical knowledge of today with the genre of science fiction. The exhibition will be online at Infinity Art Gallery. An artist may submit two works. The non-refundable fee is $25. Entries will be juried from JPEG images submitted online. The juror is Flavia S.

Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940022655900008530.post-47554150967405752922012-02-06T06:00:00.011-05:002012-02-06T06:00:10.773-05:00

Deadline: March 1, 2012 Open to all media, excluding videography. The exhibition will be online at Only Originals Gallery of Fine Art. An artist may submit three works. The non-refundable fee is $20. Entries will be juried from JPEG images submitted online or sent by email. The juror is Carol Fullerton-Samsel. View Prospectus Contact: Carol Fullerton-Samsel | onlyoriginals@sbcglobal.net | http:

Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940022655900008530.post-47453227150765720322012-02-06T06:00:00.009-05:002012-02-06T06:00:16.288-05:00

Deadline: March 1, 2012 Open to all visual artists in any media. Up to six artists are awarded annually with a solo gallery exhibition in one of two gallery spaces at the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts at Penn State Altoona in Altoona (PA). Entry requirements: Vitae, Artist Statement, Images - A maximum of 24 JPEG images may be submitted online for review. The non-refundable fee is

Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940022655900008530.post-40550489944309219612012-02-06T06:00:00.006-05:002012-02-06T06:00:02.980-05:00

Deadline: March 1, 2012 Open to original dream artwork in the form of a dream shrine and reliquary, inspired by dreams or series of dreams in the night. Both the dream shrines and the dreams that inspired the creation of the shrines are juried. The exhibition will be at the Poudre River Arts Center in Fort Collins (CO). The non-refundable fee is $35 for three works and $10 for each additional.

Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940022655900008530.post-23775300768081919492012-01-30T06:00:00.032-05:002012-01-30T06:00:05.984-05:00

Deadline: February 29, 2012 Open to all photographers. The exhibition will be at the Coastal Arts League Museum in Half Moon Bay (CA). The non-refundable fee is $20 for the first work and $5 for each additional up to ten. Entries will be juried from JPEG images on CD or submitted online. The jurors are Scott Atkinson, Michael Collopy & Kate Jordahl. Download Prospectus Contact: Kirsten

Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940022655900008530.post-82975997488668148322012-01-30T06:00:00.031-05:002012-01-30T06:00:12.064-05:00

Deadline: February 29, 2012 Open to all art forms relating to, or gaining inspiration from the world of nature. Landscapes, skyscapes, flowers, vegetables, fruits and animals are all eligible. The exhibition will be at Limner Gallery in Hudson (NY). The non-refundable fee is $35 for four works and $5 for each additional. Entries will be juried from JPEG images on CD, submitted online or sent by

Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940022655900008530.post-63405033667300589072012-01-30T06:00:00.029-05:002012-01-30T06:00:07.193-05:00

Deadline: February 24, 2012 Open to all media except jewelry, video, film, performance art, installation and works requiring an external electrical source. The exhibition will be at Arc Gallery in San Francisco (CA). An artist may submit three works. The non-refundable fee is $35. Entries will be juried from JPEG images submitted online. The juror is Donna Seager of Seager Gray Gallery. View

Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940022655900008530.post-25689972070843391912012-01-30T06:00:00.026-05:002012-01-30T06:00:16.541-05:00

Deadline: February 24, 2012 Open to works that contain glass or are glass-related. The exhibition will be at Minnetrista in Muncie (IN). An artist may submit three works. The non-refundable fee is $35. Entries will be juried from JPEG images on CD or submitted online. The juror is Katherine Gray. View Prospectus Contact: Karen Vincent | kvincent@minnetrista.net | http://www.minnetrista.net/

Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940022655900008530.post-21373419167025385532012-01-30T06:00:00.022-05:002012-01-30T06:00:03.628-05:00

Deadline: February 24, 2012 Open to artwork involved with the subject matter of faces of all kinds: two-dimensional and three-dimensional works including ceramics, sculpture, paintings, drawings, photography, prints and mixed media in all creative processes and forms. The exhibition will be online at Upstream People Gallery. The non-refundable fee is $25 for five works and $5 for each additional

Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940022655900008530.post-60744271503390258632012-01-30T06:00:00.019-05:002012-01-30T06:00:16.139-05:00

Deadline: February 24, 2012 Open to all artists and all media. Work must offer distinctive imagery within the range of White, Black and Shades of Gray. The exhibition will be at the South Shore Art Center in Cohasset (MA). An artist may submit five works. The non-refundable fee is $25 for three works and $10 for each additional. Entries will be juried from slides or JPEG images on CD. The juror

Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940022655900008530.post-7864916173167646312012-01-30T06:00:00.004-05:002012-01-30T06:00:13.778-05:00

Deadline: February 27, 2012 Open to all 2D artists, including photography, excluding video. Amateur or professional, without any geographic restrictions. The exhibition will be at the Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery. The non-refundable fee is $10 for two works or $15 for up to five. Entries will be juried from JPEG images submitted online. The juror is John R. Math. View Prospectus

Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940022655900008530.post-71012399163644239192012-01-30T06:00:00.001-05:002012-01-30T06:00:01.853-05:00

Deadline: February 20, 2012 Open to all original artists' prints, including three-dimensional and installation work. The exhibition will be at the Creative Arts Workshop in New Haven (CT). An artist may submit three works. The non-refundable fee is $30. Entries will be juried from JPEG images submitted online. The juror is Anne Coffin, founder and director of International Print Center New York.

Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940022655900008530.post-43868645782726209172012-01-23T06:00:00.023-05:002012-01-23T06:00:01.161-05:00

Deadline: February 29, 2012 Open to all painting styles and media, as long as the work is singular and two-dimensional. Accepted artists will featured in the August/September edition of New American Paintings. An artist may submit four works. The non-refundable fee is $50. Entries will be juried from prints or JPEG images submitted online. The juror is Lisa D. Freiman, Senior Curator and Chair

Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940022655900008530.post-80531259187559192742012-01-23T06:00:00.015-05:002012-01-23T06:00:14.687-05:00

Deadline: February 22, 2012 Open to all photographers. Spontaneity is the hallmark for great documentary and street photography where the moments of life, often ironic, poignant, emotionally charged, tragic or absurd are frozen. The exhibition will be at the Darkroom Gallery in Essex Jct. (VT). The non-refundable fee is $24 for four works and $5 for each additional. Entries will be juried from

Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940022655900008530.post-9182145759503331112012-01-23T06:00:00.012-05:002012-01-23T06:00:09.465-05:00

Deadline: February 20, 2012 Open to works in all media that express their feelings about nature and the environment. The exhibition will be at the Arts Centre gallery in Martinsburg (WV), An artist may submit two works. The non-refundable fee is $25. Entries will be juried from JPEG images on CD. The juror is Laura Amussen, Director of Exhibitions and Art Collection Coordinator at Goucher

Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940022655900008530.post-87912790249876652562012-01-09T06:00:00.022-05:002012-01-29T04:37:17.054-05:00

Deadline: April 2, 2012 (Extended) Open to all artists, from photography, to paintings in oil, acrylic, watercolor and ink, graphite drawings and fabric work from quilts to stitch work. The exhibition will be at Linus Art Gallery in Pasadena (CA). The non-refundable fee is $35 for three entries and $5 for each additional. Entries will be juried from JPEG images submitted online. View Prospectus

Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940022655900008530.post-47443787289664452432011-12-12T06:00:00.031-05:002012-01-01T05:29:15.360-05:00

Deadline: March 19, 2012 Open to fine art nudes from photography, to paintings in oil, acrylic, watercolor and ink, graphite drawings, and fabric work from quilts to stitchwork. The exhibition will be at the Linus Art Gallery in Pasadena (CA). The non-refundable fee is $35 for three works and $5 for each additional. Entries will be juried from JPEG images submitted online. View Prospectus

Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940022655900008530.post-40764818868912783372011-11-28T06:00:00.049-05:002012-01-01T05:27:52.566-05:00

Deadline: March 5, 2012 (Extended) Open to photography, to paintings in oil, acrylic, watercolor and ink, graphite drawings and fabric work from quilts to stitchwork. The exhibition will be at Linus Art Gallery in Pasadena (CA). The non-refundable fee is $35 for three entries and $5 for each additional. Entries will be juried from JPEG images submitted online. View Prospectus Contact: Linus

Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940022655900008530.post-32420976195398945772011-11-21T06:00:00.045-05:002012-01-01T05:25:57.940-05:00

Deadline: February 20, 2012 (Extended) Open to artists from photography, to paintings in oil, acrylic, watercolor and ink, graphite drawings and fabric work from quilts to stitchwork. Accepted artists will be asked to be a part of a collective show in future months. The exhibition will be at Linus Art Gallery in Pasadena (CA). The non-refundable fee is $35 for three works and $5 for each

Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940022655900008530.post-72430752279826974632011-11-14T06:00:00.015-05:002011-11-14T06:00:05.681-05:00

Deadline: March 1, 2012 Open to all Michigan and Ontario artists. The exhibition will be at the Detroit Artists Market in Detroit (MI). An artist may submit two works. The non-refundable fee is $25. Entries will be juried from JPEG images on CD. The juror is Leon Johnson. Download Prospectus Contact: 313-832-8540 | info@detroitartistsmarket.org | http://detroitartistsmarket.org/

Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940022655900008530.post-82904865939929067872011-08-15T06:00:00.016-04:002011-08-15T06:00:02.792-04:00

Deadline: Ongoing The Downriver Council for Arts (DCA) is currently accepting proposals for potential exhibitions that will take place in the Wyandotte Arts Center in Wyandotte (MI). The DCA is open to your vision. If you have a concept for your ideal exhibit, share it. All media is eligible for review, as well as all types of artists, emerging to experienced. Download Prospectus Contact:

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Deadline: March 17, 2012 Please join us in our 2013 exhibition season for a group or solo exhibition. We are interested in exhibiting both local and regional artists in all medias of artwork. The Village Theater at Cherry Hill in Canton (MI) is a premiere performance art center in Southeast Michigan. On average we have over 5,000 individuals visiting the theater a month and can comfortably

Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940022655900008530.post-2242970348762932462010-11-12T06:00:00.093-05:002010-11-12T06:00:02.017-05:00

Many galleries are giving artists the option to pay online and send the entry information and images in an email instead of mailing a CD. After you click "Send", though, how do you know if the gallery received the email? The easiest way is to include in your email a request for an acknowledgement by return email. It takes only a second for the recipient to click "Reply" to let you know your

Ericnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940022655900008530.post-42575708265486201022010-11-05T06:00:00.082-04:002010-11-05T06:00:11.227-04:00

If you're asking artists to name their image files a particular way, give attention to the order in which the files will be sorted on the computer. It'll make keeping track of the entries a lot easier. Most programs for managing files and viewing images sort the files alphanumerically. If you ask for the files to be named "FirstName_LastName", then "Barbara_White" will appear on the list before

Ericnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940022655900008530.post-19943071664208413612010-10-22T06:00:00.081-04:002010-10-22T06:00:01.141-04:00

I was reading an article the other day about the ethics of digital manipulation of images for juried entries and publications. Where is the ethical line and how much is too much? Some writers suggest that digital manipulation of images is a slippery slope and that any manipulation is too much. Others try to define an acceptable percentage or provide a list of acceptable edits. Is it OK to crop

Ericnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940022655900008530.post-87944289766295640602010-10-08T06:00:00.092-04:002010-10-08T06:00:06.802-04:00

I'm asked occasionally to explain how to label an image as the prospectus asks, and if the information appears below the artwork when viewed. Maybe you've had the same question? When an exhibition prospectus asks you to label the image with your name, the title of the piece, and perhaps other information, it is referring to the naming of the digital file. There is never a requirement to add the

Ericnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940022655900008530.post-28161476562841614682010-10-01T06:00:00.164-04:002010-10-03T08:08:35.184-04:00

Earlier this week, a client asked me whether a JPEG image of jewelry was high resolution even though the file size appeared to be small. Several factors determine the size of a JPEG file, and the number of pixels in the image is only one of them. The JPEG format compresses images to reduce the size of the file for easier emailing or storage ... a ten megapixel image can easily be compressed into

Ericnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940022655900008530.post-24066900018576171292010-09-24T06:00:00.084-04:002010-09-24T06:00:05.097-04:00

When you photograph your artwork, keep anything that distracts the eye out of the image. You may need to edit the image on your computer to crop out the frame and mat, too. No exceptions ... unless, of course, they are part of the artwork. The only thing you want a juror to see is the artwork itself. Anything else in the image distracts the eye and reduces the visual impact of the artwork. And

Ericnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940022655900008530.post-39309397280203742072010-09-17T06:00:00.163-04:002010-09-17T06:00:06.211-04:00

Nearly every exhibition prospectus I see asks for "high resolution" images. Certainly desirable, but the requirement has pretty much lost any useful meaning with today's digital cameras. Unless you're publishing a book, the images you receive are more likely to have too much resolution than not enough. The resolution of an image is typically measured in megapixels, or millions of pixels. An

Ericnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940022655900008530.post-31312030981946330682010-09-10T06:00:00.037-04:002010-09-13T08:58:12.801-04:00

I'm asked often by artists to explain the difference between a JPEG and a CD, and how to label one on the other. Perhaps this is an area of confusion for you, too. Although no metaphor is perfect, the one that seems to help most artists is to liken the CD to a file box, and the JPEGs are the individual photos of your artwork you put into the box to submit to a show. But with digital photos, you

Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940022655900008530.post-49435459454519867602010-09-03T06:00:00.077-04:002010-09-03T06:00:01.665-04:00

The first time most people will see your artwork is from a digital image, print, or slide ... not the original work. First impressions DO matter! Are your images the best they can be, or are they just good enough? People DO judge the quality of the artwork and your professionalism as an artist from the images they see. Distracting backgrounds, crooked placement, uneven lighting, or dull colors

Ericnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940022655900008530.post-11502745005006721942010-08-27T06:00:00.102-04:002010-08-27T06:00:00.893-04:00

Some galleries and artists seem driven to include all of the information about a work, such as the medium and size, as part of the image file name. You do know there are practical limits to the length of a file name, don't you? The maximum length of a file name depends on the computer system used. Newer Mac computers allow file names up to 255 characters long, but for most computers running

Ericnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940022655900008530.post-33800423451066651072010-08-20T06:00:00.126-04:002010-08-20T06:00:03.885-04:00

With most of the calls for entry I see, the artist agrees that the exhibitor can reproduce accepted entries in a catalog or for publicity purposes. This sounds reasonable, but can the artist always give you that permission? If the artist took the photograph that is being reproduced, then the answer is yes. But if the image of the artwork was taken by a professional photographer, then maybe not.

Ericnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2940022655900008530.post-71529819521643740422010-08-13T06:00:00.094-04:002010-08-13T06:00:08.813-04:00

I just finished scraping a large gallery price label off the side of an expensive frame. Arghh! Just because there are products like Goof Off® for removing labels and tape doesn't mean you can stick just anything on a piece of artwork. The adhesive on a typical label is permanent. It cures in a day or two and then becomes difficult to remove cleanly. The same is true for transparent tape. So the

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You've just finished cropping and adjusting the color in a photo of your latest creation and are ready to submit it to an important show. Unfortunately, the juror may not see the same piece of artwork you're seeing on your computer screen. That's the dirty little secret about jurying from digital images ... what you send and what the juror sees can be very different. The differences between

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While looking through images submitted for a book project I'm working on with a local group of artists, I spotted a creature I thought had already been brought to extinction ... the date stamp. I could hardly believe my eyes. Right there, obscuring part of the artwork, was the date and time the image was taken. Talk about distracting! There's no magic way to retouch the image in Photoshop to

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While helping a client with an online entry recently, I was reminded about the use of special characters in file names and one rule in particular ... to use only one dot (the period character) right before the extension in a file name. For this particular entry, the gallery asked that images be submitted with LastName.FirstName.1.jpg as the format for the file name. Although the dot is allowed

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Most calls to enter I see these days ask for digital images at 300 DPI. When a client asks what it means, I tell them it means nothing ... 300 DPI is a myth, an urban legend that has taken on a life of its own. Simply put, DPI (dots per inch) is not a meaningful attribute of a digital image. The size that matters is the pixel dimensions, how many pixels in height and width. In my seminars and

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I see a lot of calls to enter from galleries and arts groups. And I work with many artists to submit entries. As a result, I have a few insights on juried exhibitions, especially about working with digital images ... and this is where I'll share them with you. Each Insight will be a quick read and focused on a single point. The topics will vary, but always about calls to enter ... preparing them

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Deadline: Ongoing Open to Wayne County artists or arts organizations. Guardian Arts is currently accepting 2-D and 3-D entries for exhibit in a number of our designated spaces. Guardian Arts was designed to give the independent artist a place to call home—showcasing and promoting the unique talents of Wayne County artists through the display of original fine art, while furthering the majestic

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There have always been a wide variety of fine art exhibitions available to Michigan artists, both in-state and nationally, but until now there has been no easy way to learn about many of them. Our goal with this web site is to provide a comprehensive listing of the many opportunities open to Michigan artists to exhibit their artwork in galleries, in print, and online. The site is easy to use and

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