Pieces of Me – Page 2 – Artist R.L. Gibson

NEXT PROJECT: Installation at The Soap Factory?

Posted on November 23, 2010November 23, 2010 by R.L. Gibson

MONEY FOR DESSERT

Most professional artists rely on art sales for income. Most emerging artists hope for art sales for extra income for supplies. Many prestigious art shows come with publicity and great printed materials, but lots of artists never get to go to out-of-town openings due to financial constraints.

So, how do you afford to produce
artwork, submit work, get to
attend the openings and still
afford to eat dessert?

Maybe this Call for Submissions from The Soap Factory could be the answer to your art entry problems. The Soap factory is looking for work for group exhibits, AND they offer installation support, travel, accommodations, and a stipend to those selected to exhibit. Sign me up!

I stretched my wings and sent in an application
of my work as an installation.
You’ve got 6 1/2 days to get it postmarked…better hurry.

CALL for SUBMISSIONS: The Soap Factory

The Soap Factory exhibits work in its galleries throughout the year. Exhibitions curated from submissions are typically comprised of 8-10 artists. The Soap Factory is a 120-year old ex-industrial warehouse on the banks of the Mississippi River in Minneapolis.

They have no climate control, air conditioning or permanent heating system; please bear this in mind when submitting your work. Projects by individual artists that propose to use the entire 12,000 sq feet of gallery space are always encouraged.

They are particularly interested in proposals conceived specifically for The Soap Factory galleries. (So do your homework!) Their programming is unique in that they select only a small proportion of the artists they exhibit from their pool of submissions. They commonly receive 400 artist submissions per season.

DEADLINE: November 30, 2010. They do NOT accept e-mailed submissions so this is a POSTMARK deadline.

REVIEW DATES: Submissions are reviewed for exhibition between May 1st and October 31st.

NOTIFICATION: March 2011

They may keep your submission on file for up to 8 months. Do not call or email to check on your submission. The Soap Factory does not return work. Please only send materials that you do not need to be returned.

COVER PAGE indicating the following information: Name, Email, Phone, Address, Medium of submission

IMAGES: Up to ten color images of your work on disc. Digital images must be Mac compatible (jPeg, tif, pdf) not less than 1500×2100 pixels. Each submitted image MUST ALSO BE PRINTED IN HARD COPY. Submissions that do not include hard copy images WILL NOT BE REVIEWED.

RESUME, artist statement and project description/ proposal.

Please submit any video on DVD. DVD must be in Zone 1 format (readable in USA).

Work samples WILL NOT BE RETURNED

The Soap Factory is committed to diversity in audience, staff and programming. To assist them in achieving our diversity goals, please indicate your ethnicity or cultural background. Please note that compliance or non-compliance with this request will NOT affect the status of your submission.

The Soap Factory provides full installation support for all selected projects, including travel and accommodation, as well as a stipend to artists. They provide publicity, exhibition invitations, mailings, opening reception and artist talks. However, they do not provide insurance coverage for work exhibited at The Soap Factory. All work is shown at the artist’s own risk.

Mail submissions to:

Program Manager
The Soap Factory
514 2nd St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55414

Questions? Visit The Soap Factory Submissions Page!

NEW ENTRY: I Am Solitary London

Posted on November 20, 2010November 20, 2010 by R.L. Gibson

2nd Time’s a Charm!

Some of the most popular culinary creations in my house come from leftovers. We frequently put a whole chicken in the crock pot on Sundays, and on Mondays we usually have “Chicken Something.” Just because you’ve tried something once doesn’t mean you shouldn’t give it another try. This next post has had three lives on AAAD.

First, I published the orignal I am Solitary Call for Entries, then I published the follow up show Call for Entries at the Gift Gallery. Now I’m giving it one more stir in the Crock Pot because they have extended the deadline for another week. So, check out this Call for Entries for I Am Solitary – London that is a counterpart to the original.

Join me…I entered today!

Call for Submissions:
I Am Solitary – London

Beers.Lambert Contemporary Art is proud to curate an exhibition for Gift Gallery, at its extraordinary location on London’s primary gallery row, Vyner Street.

I Am Solitary – London, is a counterpart and extension of the related Beers Lambert exhibition that took place in Nottingham, in September of 2010.

This collaboration with Gift Gallery seeks progressive contemporary art that responds to questions of identity and individuality.

The exhibition aims to highlight ideas and articulations relating to a conceptual and aesthetic understanding of individuality, isolation, and identity in a world typified by conflict, disillusionment, and change.

The work submitted should critically & aesthetically challenge the reception of these themes & truly push the direction of contemporary art.*

*For those of my readers that like to skim the posts, please note that I put this sentence in bold…green…AND centered it for you…hint, hint.

NEW EXTENDED Submission Deadline:
Monday, November 22, 2010

Eligibility & Media: Artists at all career stages, from all parts of the world, working in all mediums and practices are encouraged to submit.

Vyner street haslong been the benchmark of excellence in London’s contemporary art sphere; prominently located at 10 Vyner, Gift gallery continues this tradiiton of featuring emergent and progressive contemporary art.

Beers Lambert is proud to work with Gift to present I Am Solitary – London.

For full details, visit
www.beerslambert.com/opencall.htm!

ART PUBLICATION: The Flaneur

Posted on August 29, 2010 by R.L. Gibson

ART
PUBLICATION
RESULTS

At ArtAndArtDeadlines.com, I spend a lot of time preaching about the benefits of Art Publication and why you should enter art shows. So, it only seems fitting that I publish my occasional results that address both.

In June, ArtAndArtDeadlines.com posted a blog about The Flaneur, an Independent Art & Culture Newspaper. I followed my own advice and submitted one of my favorite pieces called Pieces of Me: Fat. Below is the front page of the latest edition of The Flaneur along with the page on which my piece appears. Click the image below to go to The Flaneur!

ART FOR CHARITY

Posted on April 12, 2010 by R.L. Gibson

R.L. GIBSON: Art for Charity

Posted on April 9, 2010 by R.L. Gibson

ART FOR CHARITY RAISES MONEY FOR LOCAL NON-PROFITS

Michael Mitchell Interiors hosts Art For Charity, May 19 to June 13, at 438 King Street, Charleston. The gallery will be open daily 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Michael Mitchell of Michael Mitchell Interiors “I saw a way I could use my contacts and talents to help the community,” Michael Mitchell (pictured right), owner of Michael Mitchell Interiors, said.

“I look forward to working with each of the non-profit groups to raise money for their very special causes this year and in future years.”

Through regular gallery hours and special invitation-only receptions, artwork sold from local and national artists raises money for local non-profit organizations including:

Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Hollings Cancer Center
Charleston Breast Center
MUSC Children’s Hospital
Five local Habitat for Humanity affiliates
Ronald McDonald House
American Red Cross
South Carolina Aquarium
Roper Saint Francis Ryan White Program.

Art For Charity features a wide variety of artwork from local and national artists. Artists include:

Carol Kamm
Marty Biernbaum
Deanna Bowdish
Terry Brennan
Joe Byrne
John Crum
R.L. Gibson
Heidi Darr-Hope
Toni Elkins
Rex Hunter
Jon Ives
Kim Keats
Karen Keen-Day
Stephen Kishel
Alicia Leeke
Elena Madden
Debbie Martin
Betsy McDonald
Easter Melton
Bruce Nellsmith
Betsey Stevenson
Darlett Stone
Carl Turner
Marlies Williams

The style of the work ranges from traditional to modern, is both two and three dimensional and encompasses a variety of media.

Ashley Wieters Redmond, Director of the Ryan White Program, said, “The Roper Saint Francis Ryan White Program looks forward to their new partnership with Michael Mitchell and his Art for Charity event this year.”

“I believe the event will help bring awareness to the community on HIV/AIDS and services the Ryan White program offers while supporting Lowcountry artists. It’s all for a good cause.”

RESULTS: Arts in the Airport

Posted on March 29, 2010 by R.L. Gibson

I am thrilled to announce that I received notification today that Pieces of Me: Beauty Queen was accepted in the Arts in the Airport Spring 2010 show. 815 entries from 197 artists were received, and 37 pieces were selected for the show. To see all the pieces in the Fall 2009, visit the Arts & Culture Alliance .

The Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority (McGhee Tyson Airport) and the Arts & Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville are pleased to present “Arts in the Airport Spring 2010,” a new exhibition featuring selected artwork. “Arts in the Airport” was developed to allow regional artists to compete and display work in the most visited site in the area.

The selected art features contemporary 2-dimensional artwork and will be exhibited in the secured area behind McGhee Tyson Airport’s security gate checkpoint.

This call for entry was featured on ArtAndArtDeadlines.com and had NO ENTRY FEE! Get to work–No excuses!

ART THEFT: An Odd Compliment

Posted on December 17, 2009 by R.L. Gibson

Have you ever had a piece of artwork stolen? Me too…more than once. Within the past two weeks, “Sally,” part of a triptych called “Sue . Sally . Sara .” was stolen off a gallery wall.

I received both a phone message and an email from the Director of the organization and the Director of the gallery–frought with professionalism and concern. My response? “Stuff happens,” and “Hey, I take it as a compliment…I’m theft-worthy.”

For me, the theft poses questions like…“What was wrong with the other pieces in the triptych”…not “How could this happen.”

As a gallery owner and then director for many years, please take my advice on this one. Do not have a hysterical fit that reinforces the idea that all artists are crazy and irrational.

Yes, I understand that you may be attached to the artwork. “Sally” is a part of my masthead at RLGibson.com, but you’ve got to let it go. Galleries and their owners and directors do the best they can; do me a favor, and give them a break. Most of them are insured.

Do you have a story of art theft and intrigue to share? Send me an email or leave a comment on this post. Have Happy Holidays!

ARTS & CULTURE 2009 Juried Show

Posted on December 6, 2009December 7, 2009 by R.L. Gibson

RECEPTION: Arts in the Airport

Posted on November 10, 2009November 13, 2009 by R.L. Gibson

I recently posted an update about my being juried into the Arts in the Airport show. On Thursday November 5th, I got to attend my first show opening and reception located in an airport. Click Here to see all of the work in the Arts in the Airport show.

First, my kudos go out to the Knoxville Airport Authority’s devotion to the arts and willingness to put their money where their mouths are by offering $1000 in awards and NO ENTRY FEE. Secondly, I want to applaud how well the reception and viewing were handled considering all the security issues surrounding any event held in the airport.

My husband, son Oscar and I drove approximately 1.5 hours to attend, and I had a great time. Here are some pictures of the event:

Don’t forget to send your artwork and result to www.ArtandArtDeadlines.com.

RESULTS: National Juried Show

Posted on November 1, 2009 by R.L. Gibson

The media in which I work is Xerography. And I’ve spent years trying to find the technique that works best for me. SC Artist Kim Lemasters introduced me to Xerography and showed me his method. His method didn’t work for me…my first methods didn’t work for me. Years later, I’m comfortable with my own process and find that it is still changing. As my aptitude increases, my results change in unexpected ways.

For years, I worked on wood. And honestly, I still prefer to work on wood. However, I had work on wood that in my gut I knew was good that I couldn’t get shown. I reworked some of the pieces on canvas and sent them to the same galleries as juried entries for different shows…and voila! They were juried into the same galleries where they had previously been rejected. It was at that point that I had to confront the issues of satisfying the marketing and realizing that it was not all about my process.

I began producing ALL of my work for show on canvas while producing a few pieces on wood here and there because I loved them. The result was a long resume of national shows and a secret belief (held by all artists I suspect) that some galleries and jurors simply have better taste and fewer biases about what constitutes “art” than others.

I decided to enter the Arts & Culture Alliance National Juried Exhibit of 2009 featured on the September Deadlines Post of ArtAndArtDeadlines.com. As an experiment, I entered two pieces on canvas and a triptych on wood…just as a last hurrah for my sadly rejected wood pieces. Only one piece could be juried into the show. Wouldn’t you know… the wood triptych (pictured below) made the cut.

So, the moral of the story? Oh hell, I don’t know…never give up on a piece you believe in? have faith that eventually a juror will get it? there’s no rhyme or reason to taste?

Pick one. Your guess is as good as mine.

Category: Pieces of Me

MONEY FOR DESSERT

I stretched my wings and sent in an application of my work as an installation. You’ve got 6 1/2 days to get it postmarked…better hurry.