international exhibitions
September 2 entry deadline
New York, New York "Upstairs/Downstairs: A Fine Craft Exhibition and Boutique" (October 9–November 2), open to women artists. Juried from digital and slides. Fee: $50; members, $40 for up to three images. Juror: Joanna Rothbard. Contact Craft Exhibition, The Pen and Brush, 16 E. 10th St., New York 10003; info@penandbrush.org; www.penandbrush.org; (212) 475-3669.
September 15 entry deadline
California, Los Angeles "QUEERCRAFT 2009" (January 22–February 28, 2009), open to contemporary craft that addresses queerness as a concept or artistic process. For more information, contact Joon Oluchi Lee, Curator, jlee16@risd.edu.
September 19 entry deadline
New York, New Rochelle Call for 2009–2010 Solo, Collaborative or Curated Exhibition Proposals. Juried from digital. No fee. Contact Katrina Rhein, Director, Castle Gallery, The College of New Rochelle, 29 Castle Place, New Rochelle 10805; krhein@cnr.edu; www.cnr.edu; (914) 654-5423.
Pennsylvania, Wayne "Craft Forms 2008" (December 5–January 22, 2009), open to contemporary craft. Juried from digital and slides. Fee: $40; online submission, $30. Contact Wayne Art Center, 413 Maplewood Ave., Wayne 19087; www.wayneart.org; www.craftforms.com.
September 29 entry deadline
New York, New York "In the News" (November 6–November 30), open to work by women artists that interprets or relates to current or historic events. Juried from digital and slides. Fee: $50; members, $40 for three images. Juror: Morley Safer. For prospectus, visit www.penandbrush.org. Contact In the News, The Pen and Brush, 16 E. 10th St., New York 10003; info@penandbrush.org; (212) 475-3669.
September 30 entry deadline
Illinois, Palatine "Life’s Unique Journey" (November 18–December 30), open to all media. Juried from digital or slides. Fee: $25. For prospectus, visit www.northwestculturalcouncil.org. Contact Northwest Cultural Council, 500 N. Hicks Rd., Ste. 120, Palatine 60067; nwcc@northwestculturalcouncil.org; (847) 991-7966.
Korea, Gteonggi do, Icheon "The 5th World Ceramic Biennale 2009 Korea (CEBIKO) International Competition"(April 25–June 21, 2009). Juried from digital or slides. No fee. Contact World Ceramic Exposition Foundation, Icheon World Ceramic Center, Curatorial Dept., 467-020, San 69-1, Gwango-dong, Icheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea; cebiko@gmail.com; wwww.wocef.com; (82) 31 631 0580.
October 1 entry deadline
Pennsylvania, Oaks "NEXT: The Invitational Exhibition of Emerging Art" "(February 2009), open to all media. Juried from digital. No fee. For information, contact Drew Leshko, West Collection, drew@westcollection.org; www.westcollection.org; (610) 804-7794.
Virginia, Alexandria "5x5x5" (December 11–January 11, 2009), open to all media. Juried from digital or slides. Fee: $35; $3 additional charge per slide. Juror: Elaine Levin. Contact Target Gallery, Torpedo Factory Art Center, 105 N. Union St., Alexandria 22314; targetgallery@torpedofactory.org; www.torpedofactory.org; (703) 838-4565, ext. 4.
October 30 entry deadline
Croatia, Varaždin "International Festival of Postmodern Ceramics: Nature as Adventure" (March 6–April 4, 2009). Juried from digital and photos. No fee. Contact Kerameikon, Croatian Ceramic Association, Krizaniceva 13, 42000 Varazdin, Croatia; info@kerameikon.com; www.kerameikon.com.
November 3 entry deadline
Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh "2009 Lydon Emerging Artist Program (LEAP) Award" (September 4–12, 2009), open to students and under-represented emerging craft artists. Fee: $10. Award: $3000 honorarium. Juror: Gail Brown. Contact Society for Contemporary Craft, 2100 Smallman St., Pittsburgh 15222; www.contemporarycraft.org; gallery@contemporarycraft.org; (412) 261-7003, ext. 17.
November 26 entry deadline
Montana, Missoula "International Cup" (February 6–28, 2009), open to ceramic cups from around the world. Juried from digital or slides. Fee: $20 for one entry; $25 for two entries. Juror: Patti Warashina. Contact The Clay Studio of Missoula, 1106 Hawthorne St., Unit A, Missoula 59802; info@theclaystudioofmissoula.org; www.theclaystudioofmissoula.org; (406) 543-0509.
February 1, 2009 entry deadline
Kansas, Pittsburg Call for Solo, Two Person or Group Exhibition Proposals. Juried from digital or slides. No fee. Contact Pittsburg State University, 1701 S. Broadway, Pittsburg 66762; sbowman@pittstate.edu; www.pittstate.edu/art/exopp.html; (620) 235-4303.
May 1, 2009 entry deadline
Ohio, Cincinnati Call for Solo, Group and Concept-based Exhibition Proposals. Juried from digital or slides. Fee: $30. Contact Manifest Gallery, 2727 Woodburn Ave., Cincinnati 45206; www.manifestgallery.org.
united states exhibitions
September 4 entry deadline
New Mexico, Portales "ANALOGOUS" (January 30–February 25, 2009), open to all media. Juried from digital. Fee: $35. Juror: Lucy Lippard. Contact Christopher Calderón, Eastern New Mexico University, Runnels Gallery, 1500 South Ave. K., Station 32, Portales 88130; albert.calderon@enmu.edu; www.enmu.edu/services/museums/runnels; (575) 562-2607.
September 5 entry deadline
Minnesota, Bemidji "6th Annual It’s Only Clay" (November 7–December 20), open to functional clay vessels. Juried from digital. Fee: $30. Juror: Linda Christianson. For prospectus, visit www.bcac.wordpress.com. Contact Bemidji Community Art Center and Bemidji State University Visual Art Dept., 426 Bemidji Ave. N., Bemidji 56601; bcac@paulbunyan.net; (218) 444-7570.
September 30 entry deadline
Maryland, Baltimore "2009 Student NICHE Awards Competition" (February 13–16, 2009), open to all craft media. Juried from digital. Fee: $15. Contact Melissa Becker, NICHE Magazine, 3000 Chestnut Ave., Ste. 300, Baltimore 21211; melissab@rosengrp.com; www.americancraft.com; (410) 889-2933, ext. 224.
West Virginia, Athens "In Progress" (October 20–November 14), open to all media. Juried from digital. Fee: $25 for three entries. For prospectus, visit http://arthurbutcherartgallery.googlepages.com/home. Contact Concord Ceramic Arts Association, Concord University, Campus Box 50, PO Box 1000, Athens 24712; ceramics@concord.edu; (304) 384-5351.
October 3 entry deadline
Massachusetts, Brockton "The Perfect Fit–Shoes tell Stories" (June 6, 2009–January 3, 2010), open to craft media. Juried from digital. Fee: $10. Contact Fuller Craft Museum, 455 Oak St., Brockton 02301; www.fullercraft.org; www.callforentry.org; (508) 588-6000.
October 10 entry deadline
Indiana, West Lafayette "Urban Legends & Rural Myths" (March 9–April 26, 2009), open to all media. Juried from digital or slides. No fee. Juror: Elizabeth K. Mix. For prospectus, visit www.purdue.edu/galleries. Contact Craig Martin, Director, Purdue University Galleries, Yue-Kong Pao Hall of Visual and Performing Arts, 552 W. Wood St., West Lafayette 47907; cdmartin@purdue.edu; (765) 494-3061.
October 15 entry deadline
California, Fresno Call for Solo Exhibition Proposals. Contact Clay Mix, 1003 N. Abby St., Fresno 93701; info@clay-mix.com; www.clay-mix.com; (559) 485-0065.
Kansas, Pittsburg "The Feast: About Food, Made from Food, Including Food" (February 2–March 5, 2009), open to all media. Juried from digital or slides. Fee: $20. Juror: Liz Hickok. Contact Pittsburg State University, 1701 S. Broadway, Pittsburg 66762; sbowman@pittstate.edu; www.pittstate.edu/art; (620) 235-4303.
October 31 entry deadline
Texas, Beaumont "Beaumont Art League National" (March 1–31, 2009). Fee: $35. Juried from digital or slides. Contact BAL National, 2675 Gulf, Beaumont 77703; bal-dana@gtbizclass.com; www.beaumontartleague.org; (409) 833-4179.
December 31 entry deadline
Missouri, St. Louis Call for solo/collaborative installation artists proposals. For more information, contact Craft Alliance, Attn: Exhibitions Coordinator, 6640 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis 63130; exhibitions@craftalliance.org; www.craftalliance.org; (314) 725-1177, ext. 323.
regional exhibitions
September 12 entry deadline
Ohio, Kettering "HWD 2008: A Regional Sculpture Competition" (November 3–December 12), open to artists from IN, KY, MI and OH. Juried from digital or slides. Fee: $20 for three entries. For prospectus, visit www.ketteringoh.org. Contact Amy Anderson, Rosewood Arts Centre, 2655 Olson Dr., Dayton 45420; amy.anderson@ketteringoh.org; (937) 296-0294.
September 15 entry deadline
California, Sherman Oaks "SCORE VII: Southern California Open Regional Exhibition" (October 29–November 15), open to Southern California residents. Juried from digital or slides. Fee: $25. Juror: Kim Abeles. Contact Donna Geist Buch, 20416 Stagg St., Winnetka 91306; geiststudio@earthlink.net; www.vivagallery.org; (818) 998-7904.
Indiana, Indianapolis "Seeing the Land 2008: Regional Juried Landscape Exhibition" (November 10–December 5), open to artists in IL, IN, KY, MI and OH. Juried from digital or slides. Fee: $20 for three entries. Contact Katherine Fries, University of Indiana, Dept. of Art and Design, 1400 E. Hanna Ave., Indianapolis 46227; frieskj@uindy.edu; http://art.uindy.edu; (317) 788-3253.
October 1 entry deadline
Arizona, Tempe "2009 NCECA Regional Student Juried Exhibition" (January 24–April 11, 2009), open to current undergraduate and graduate students in the states of AZ, CA, CO, KS, NE, NM, NV, OK, TX and UT. Juried from digital. No Fee. Jurors: Geoffrey Wheeler and Michaelene Walsh. For information, visit www.nceca.net.
California, Aptos "The Unbreakables: A Juried Ceramic and Glass Exhibition" (November 14–December 12), open to California clay and glass artists. Fee: $25 for three entries. For more information, contact Cabrillo Gallery 6500 Soquel Dr. Aptos 95003; www.cabrillo.edu/services/artgallery; (831) 479-6308.
November 10, 2008
Louisiana, New Orleans "2nd Annual Gulf-South Regional Contemporary Art Exhibition" (January 3–February 28, 2009), open to artists in AL, FL, LA, MS and TX not represented in New Orleans. Juried from digital. Fee: $25 for four images. For prospectus, visit http://becagallery.typepad.com. Contact BECA Gallery-Bridge for Emerging Contemporary Art, 527 St. Joseph St., New Orleans 70130; becagallery@gmail.com; www.becagallery.com; (504) 566-8999.
November 15 entry deadline
California, Sacramento "The 75th Crocker-Kingsley: California’s Biennial" (January 10–February 6, 2009), open to California residents. Juried from digital. Fee: $40 for three works. Juror: Michael Bishop. Contact Allison Henley, Crocker Art Museum, 216 O St., Sacramento 95814; ahenleyreed@cityofsacramento.org; www.crockerartmuseum.org/kingsley.
Texas, Irving "Regional Juried Ceramic Competition" (January 20–March 6, 2009). Juried from digital. Fee: $30. Juror: Dick Hay. Contact University of Dallas, Art/Ceramics Regional, 1845 E. Northgate Dr., Irving 75062; hammett@udallas.edu; www.udallas.edu/art/regional.cfm; (972) 721–5319.
December 5 entry deadline
Massachusetts, Lexington "The State of Clay 6th Biennial Exhibition" (March 30–April 25, 2009). Juried from digital. Fee: $30 for three entries. Juror: Jim Lawton. Contact Lexington Arts and Crafts Society, 130 Waltham St., Lexington 02421; lacs.lexington@verizon.net; www.lexingtonma.org/lacs; (781) 862-9696.
fairs and festivals
September 1 entry deadline
New Jersey, Cranford "Fall Nomahegan Park Fine Art and Crafts Show" (October 4–5), all media. Juried from slides/photos. Booth fee: $325 for 10x12-foot space. Contact Rose Squared Productions, Inc., 12 Galaxy Ct., Hillsborough 08844; www.rosesquared.com; (908) 874-5247.
New Jersey, Upper Montclair "Fine Art and Crafts at Anderson Park" (September 20–21), open to all arts and crafts. Juried from slides/photos. Booth fee: $325 for 10x12-foot space. Contact Rose Squared Productions, Inc., 12 Galaxy Ct., Hillsborough 08844; www.rosesquared.com; (908) 874-5247.
September 29 entry deadline
DC, Washington "27th Annual Smithsonian Craft Show" (April 22–26), open to all crafts. Fee: $50. For more information and to apply, contact Peg Butner, Co-Chair, Smithsonian Craft Show 2009, 6016 N. 4th St., Arlington, VA 22203; www.smithsoniancraftshow.org.
October 1 entry deadline
New Jersey, Montclair "Fall Brookdale Park Fine Art and Crafts Show" (October 18–19), open to all arts and crafts. Juried from slides/photos. Booth fee: $325 for 10x12-foot space. Contact Rose Squared Productions, Inc., 12 Galaxy Ct., Hillsborough, NJ 08844; www.rosesquared.com; (908) 874-5247.
October 16 entry deadline
South Carolina, Greenville "Artisphere 2009" (May 8–10, 2009). Juried from digital or slides. Digital application fee: $25; print/slides, $50. Booth Fee: $200. Contact Liz Rundorff, Program Director, Artisphere, 16 Augusta St., Greenville 29601; liz@greenvillearts.com; www.artisphere.us; (864) 271-9355.