Art services directory

Art in America, May, 2005

Contemporary Abstracts 2005

Deadline: June 15. All media.

Juror: Kenneth Baker, San Francisco Chronicle art critic. Awards: $1500 cash, merchandise. $30/3-slides. August 3-25, 2005.

Prospectus available online www.alamedaartcenter.org, Email: muse@alamedaartcenter.org, or send SASE to: Alameda Art Center, 1701 Webster Street, Alameda, CA 94501. 510.748.7888. Contact: Lisah Horner, Executive Director. The Alameda Art Center is a non-profit arts organization. We provide a showcase for regional and national artists through our series of juried exhibitions opportunities.

Figurative International Competition

12 awards. Deadline: May 28th SASE to: Gallery International, 523 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21201 www.galleryinternational.com

5th Annual National American Landscape Exhibition

Maryland Federation of Art, non-profit. Slides deadline: July 7, 2005. Entry: 1-3 slides $30. Maximum 3 additional slides, $5 each. Cash Awards. Juror: M. Stephen Doherty, Editor & Chief of American Artist Magazine. Exhibition: Sept 15-Oct 15, 2005. Send SASE for prospectus: Dept.3 MFA, Box 1866, Annapolis, MD 21404

The Islip Art Museum

Seeking proposals for installations in its landmark Carriage House, the Long Island Center for Experimental Art. A $500 artist's fee is awarded for selected proposals. Deadline for submission: April 15. Proposal packages can be downloaded from the website: islipartmuseum.org. Inquiries can be emailed to: info@islipartmuseum.org or write The Islip Art Museum, 50 Irish Lane, East Islip, NY 11730 631.224.5402.

Laredo, Texas

Crossing Borders, 13th annual international juried exhibition, will explore themes of cultural, geographic and artistic borders. (Exhibition: 12/1/05-1/21/06). Work in all media accepted. Over $4,000 in awards with Best of Show of $800. Juror: Alma Haertlein. Fee $30/3 slides. Deadline: Sept. 6, 2005. Send SASE to: Laredo Center for the Arts, 500 San Agustin, Laredo, TX 78040 956-725-1715 * www.laredoartcenter.org Sponsored in part by Michelob Light and the Texas Commission on the Arts.

The Millard Sheets Gallery New Photography Competition

Open to all photographers. Entry fee: $5-7 each. Awards: $5,000 in total prizes. Jurors: Daniel Foster, Riverside Art Museum; Dennis Keeley, Art Center College of Design; Habib Kheradyar, founder and director of POST; Steve Scudder, commercial photographer. Deadline: June 24, 2005. For Prospectus: 909-865-4560 couwenberg@fairplex.com or http://www.fairplex.org.

National Juried Art Exhibition

SIXTH ANNUAL WILL'S CREEK SURVEY--Slide Deadline: JULY 1 (Exhibit Sept. 1-Oct. 7, 2005) Best of Show: $1000, projected $4,500 additional awards. Juror, Kristen Hileman, Assistant Curator, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. 2 slides: $25, For prospectus contact:

Allegany Arts Council

52 Baltimore Street, Cumberland, MD 21502

301.777.2787 * arts@allconet.org

Download entry form: www.alleganyartscouncil.org

National Juried Competition

DEADLINE: August 1st, 2005. 12 Winners will be chosen for THE EMERGING ARTISTS CALENDAR-2006. To Be Distributed to 500 Top Galleries & Museums. All media except video considered. $40/2 slides, photos (5"x7"-min.) or digital files (5"x7" @ 300 d.p.i.--JPEG or TIFF format.) $15/each addtional submission. For prospectus: www.emergingartistcalendar.com or send SASE to: P.O. Box 49348, Los Angeles, CA 90049