PELHAM ART CENTER presents a juried exhibition entitled, “Birthday!” In simultaneous celebration of the Art Center’s 25th anniversary at its present location on Fifth Avenue in Pelham, NY (Westchester) and the 40th anniversary of its first event as the Pelham Art Happening, artists are invited to submit artwork to be considered for exhibition in a group show on the theme of birthday. All media are eligible. Entry fee: $20.00. A $1,000 cash Juror’s Prize will be awarded. This exhibit and award are made possible with generous support from McClellan Sotheby’s International Realty of Pelham. The deadline is 5 February.

For more information, please see their web site.

This year Hudson Valley Life magazine is looking to highlight artists in the region. If you think you have a story to tell that would be of interest to our readers please send Terrie Goldstein, the publisher, a 100 word write-up of why we should do a story on you and your work. Also include your name, the type of art you produce, the best phone number to reach you and a web address (if you have one.) Email the information to publisher@excitingread.com. For more information about Hudson Valley Life visit us at hvlife.com.

From their web site:

SlowArt Productions presents the group thematic exhibition, Digital Art Extravaganza. The exhibition will be held at the Limner Gallery from April 1 – 24, 2010 and is open to all artists working in any aspect of computer digital print media. This exhibition will include all aspects of digital art. Computer generated art, computer altered photography and collage and digital photography will all be considered. All computer printing formats are eligible.

In addition to being a part of the show, three artists from Digital Art Extravaganza will be featured in the upcoming Direct Art Volume #17, Fall 2010 issue. One artist will be selected for a two page spread in the magazine and two artists will be selected for a single page spread.

NY Studio Gallery is located in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, and unlike the many ‘pay to play’ galleries that infect downtown, NY Studio keeps to a traditional model of exhibitions.  One a year, the current deadline is 15 January, their panel selects two solo exhibitions from their applicants and give them a 5 week show.  A third artist is also given a show, but they are chosen by visitors votes during January.

They are looking for contemporary artists working in visual and installation arts.  A great idea would be to take a look at their previous exhibits online first.  The application is free, the deadline is 15 January and the process is completed online.

From the NYFA listings:

The Lake George Arts Project invites emerging and professional artists to submit exhibition proposals for the Courthouse Gallery 2011 exhibition schedule. Artists are asked to send ten to twelve 35-mm slides of recent work, or 10 to 12 jpegs on a CD. All exhibition proposals must include a hardcopy of resume, statement, slide list, and a SASE for notification letter. For Submission Guidelines visit: http://www.lakegeorgearts.org/annual-call-.htm. Postmark deadline January 31, 2010. Send proposals to: Lake George Arts Project, Gallery Committee, 1 Amherst Street, Lake George, NY 12845. (518) 668-2616, mail@lakegeorgearts.org, www.lakegeorgearts.org.

April 3 – May 2, 2010
Postmark submission deadline – January 12
Email submission deadline – January 17

Eligibility & Juror
• Artists are invited to submit works in all media and of all subjects for this regional juried exhibition.
• The exhibition is open to artists from Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Vermont, who can hand deliver and pick up accepted works of art.
• The juror is Patricia Phagan, Straus Curator of Prints and Drawings at the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College.

For more information, see their prospectus.

The 2010 Self-Portrait Cover Contest is open to all Art Calendar readers. Art Calendar will only accept electronic submissions made through www.ArtCalendar.com/CoverContest2010. No photographs, slides or CDs sent by mail to Art Calendar will be eligible. Limit of one entry per person.

Format instructions for the 2010 Self-Portrait Cover Contest:

• Images must be no larger than 2MB in size.
• Images should be submitted at 72 ppi, but winners will be required to provide the images at 300 ppi.
• The suggested image dimensions are approximately 600 x 480 pixels (height x width). Artwork outside these dimensions may be cropped to accommodate cover proportions.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: The closing date for submitting an entry will be 23:59 on December 11, 2009, Eastern Standard Time. A panel comprised of Art Calendar staff and contributing writers will jury the contest. The winner will be notified by December 15, 2009.

Additional Rules & Information:

• All submitted work must be original.
• All submissions must be self-portraits, though not necessarily literal representations (i.e. collage, digital collage, abstract works also accepted).
• All 2-D and 3-D mediums accepted (e.g. drawings, paintings, photographs, sculpture, digital).
• The quality of the image in its entirety will be taken into account. Please make sure the work is well lit and the image is not distorted in any way.
• Please no images containing nudity, violence, sex, guns or skulls. Issues spend a month on the shelves of newsstands and bookstores within sight of children.
• Art Calendar reserves the right to reject any work for any reason.

We tend to stay away from most contests in the arts as many are veiled attempts at something else or have hidden fees or expectations.  Art Calendar is completely legit.  But please, before you enter ANY contest read all of the fine print.

• Sculpture
• Watercolor
• Acrylic
• Sketching
• Life Drawing

Also other artists who have a unique art class they could/would like to teach.

Please contact Susan at Pcasso Art 845.544.7017 or  Pcasso7west@gmail.net

Prospectus and Entry Information (PDF)

Hudson Valley Gallery
246 Hudson Street, Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY 12520
(845) 401-5443