Art Competitions & Other Opportunitie$ from DARts

This page includes all our art ops. There is no mailing list.
Read all the rules before you send opportunities.

The Rules

These rules are the only rules. Any Opportunity is acceptable if artists in Dallas, Texas, USA are eligible. If you ignore these simple rules, I'll simply run your link — or less.

Amateurish "opportunities" will be made fun of. Beware of those who make grandiose promises, like that rich patrons will see your work and pay you big money and give you shows. Know better. Red text warns. Pink type indicates dates & deadlines. Editor's comments are in gray.

If I do not make links of link information, it is because I have serious doubts about that opportunity. Caveat artor.

Text in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS will be deleted, making text around it look stupid.

Do not abbreviate. Spell everything out. Street, avenue, Texas, University, days and months, etc.

If your opportunity does not include an email address or a URL, and a deadline, it will NOT be included — or it will be presented in a baffling form that gets across the basic info without telling my readers enough.

I don't update this page every day. Send info at least a month before deadline, preferably a couple months.

List the exact URL of the portion of your site that deals with this opportunity, not just the home page. Enter URLs in full http://www.whatever.whatever format. Do not send HTML. I check these things, and I don't want me or my readers to have to adventure all over a site to find the pertinent info.

I don't do attachments.

Email the shortest possible version of your notice. I won't waste space or time on information you should have on a web page. Snail mail will be ignored. Send ops to our latest email listed near the top of the Contact Us Page using "OPs" as the subject.

Instead of submitting new information, if I ask you to do that, submit the whole thing again with the new information incorporated. The more I am involved with puzzling pieces together, the less likely I'll do it.

This page is not arranged chronologically. I add only to the top of the text below, unless there's something important local, then that gets top billing.

Listing here does not in any way imply DallasArtsRevue or its publisher J R Compton supports or recommends any of these "opportunities," if they even are opportunities. Ops without deadlines will be deleted at inopportune moments.

If you send the same opportunity more than once, we won't run your opportunities. One notice is information. More is spam.

Scams are listed/explained at the bottom of the page.

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This is an open call for artists and sculptors for representation. Gallery 75-17 is an online gallery geared to sell artwork. Run by artist Sonia Semone for artists, this gallery's main goal is to sell your wor,k so that you can make money. The representation is free and is done by commission only. If you are an artist that is interested email sivy221@aol.com.

When I asked, Sonio added, "I have been selling art for other artists for a few months now and would like to add some more to the list. I dont charge anything to list works, which I put up on ebay. I make professional templates for everything so the pieces sell better, and I have a list of collectors already. I take a percentage 25% plus ebay fees and the artists are resposible for shipping their own works. It is a lower percentage than most galleries even with the ebay fees." Please note that the artist's name does not appear on the ebay listing.

TPS 18: The International Competition juried by Cig Harvey for the Texas Photographic Society, slides or digital images due June 15. Show opens in San Antonio in September, then travels the state.

Also The Children's Contest and The Student Competition

27th Annual ARt in the Metroplex Visual Arts Competition - The entry deadline is Wednesday, July 15, for the September exhibition.

We call it the AiM show, and I've got in 6 times, nice, little space at TCU, very competitive, sometimes the juror interfaces with the artists, sometimes they lecture about their own projects. No telling which when. When it's the former, it's a gentle little community event. When the former it's just another BTAGfOoT (BigTimeArtGuyFromOutOfTown) lecture.

Boston's Trespass is looking to expose the art of new, exciting and innovative artists working in all mediums.

I am in receipt of an email from the Texas Regional Art Symposium 2009 Patricia B. Avery Regional Art Exhibit, that they say is "Providing a dialogue between art of the past and the present." This may be in the way of an exhibition opportunity, and they tell me their goal is to have the show grow into a juried exhibition with prizes, none are on offer yet, and all over Texas is a ways to go without recompense.

They don't have the info on their website, and the info is too long and rambling for this page, but:

Artists will study a site-specific painting in their show/collection. Then the artist is to travel to the subject of that piece — somewhere in Texas — McKinney, Fort Davis, Galveston, Padre Island, downtown Dallas or such, so the artist can "create their response to the original piece."

Anybody is eligible, but you have to discuss the subject of your piece with one of the T.R.A.S. co-chairs. Intent of size must be provided to the co-chair; they may not exceed 6 feet in height, although no width restriction is noted ...

No mention of prizes, stipend, money or glory, but the application (not in evidence) is due August 1, the "Artwork Deadline" is September 15 and the show is October 10.

These people sound sincere, and the speakers for their symposium bespeak some intelligence ... They tell me they are working on a site update that will include their full info, and they want me to inform you to contact Barbara Johnson at 972 569-6909 or bjohnson@heardcraig.org for more info about this.

Calling all artists. You are invited to submit an application for the 2009 Lakewood Summer Arts Faire to be held August 29 and 30, 2009. The 6th annual Faire will be held at the Lakewood United Methodist Church, 2443 Abrams Road, Dallas, Texas 75214. For information and an application, please go to www.lakewoodsummerartsfaire.org/Artist_Application.html

Alan Noel
Director, 2009 LSAF
alanvn@prodigy.net

The Catholic Foundation announces the Fourth Annual Catholic Foundation Plaza Artists Competition and invites all professional North Texas artists to submit their artwork for consideration. The deadline for entries has been extended, but I lost the postcard, or my cat ate it, from 3:00 p.m., Friday, September 4, 2009 to something else later.

The winning work will be selected by a panel comprised of "highly respected members of the local arts community" and will be announced and unveiled in October during a dedication ceremony. The winner will receive a $2,500 stipend and have their artwork displayed on 28-foot-long by 9-foot-wide wall in The Catholic Foundation Plaza. Honorable mentions will receive $250 each.

more info at catholicfoundation.com/learning_current_events.asp#plaza_art_competition.

The 8th Annual 24-Hour Video Race, presented by The Video Association of Dallas, will commence at the Angelika Film Center in Mockingbird Station at 11:59 p.m. on Friday, May 22, and end 24 hours later at 12-midnight on Saturday, May 23. The Angelika Film Center is at 5321 E. Mockingbird Ln. For information, visit http://www.24hourvideoracedallas.com or call 214-428-8700 or email videorace@videofest.org.

The screenings of the work of all the entrants will be Tuesday-Thursday, May 26-28 with the finalists screened on Wednesday, June 3 at the Angelika Film Center. The winning videos will be shown at the 22nd annual VideoFest in November and also on KERA –TV Channel 13’s program “Frame of Mind.” Team members should bring Race lanyards for admission to the screenings. (This includes teams who did not finish the Race.) Members of the general public can also attend. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children 12 and under.

Dallas film and video makers of all levels of experience are invited to participate in the race, both creatively and literally. Teams that do not make it to the finish line at midnight will not be included in the judging, All teams will be assigned four critical elements: one theme, one prop, one location and one line of dialogue.

Anyone with a camera and the willingness to race can participate. Past teams have included elementary school students to professional filmmakers. Student teams compete against other student teams and adult teams are categorized by team size rather than skill level.

Moulin Review at Brookhaven College is accepting literature and art submissions. Info at moulinreview.wordpress.com/about/

2009 Art Kudos International Juried Competition
Deadline: June 30, 2009

Artshow.com is now accepting entries for its 5th annual Art Kudos Online Competition. Cash awards totaling $3,750. Juror of Awards: Scott Canty, Senior Curator for the City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department and Director of Exhibitions at the Palos Verdes Art Center. Open to all artists 18 or older. Eligible media include: acrylics, oils, watercolors, pastels, drawings, printmaking, photography, digital art, ceramics, sculpture, installations, fiber and mixed media. $30 for 3 images. Selected finalists will appear in an online exhibit at www.artkudos.com beginning August 15th. Guidelines and entry form: http://www.artkudos.com/callforentries.html

Just Stick It! in New York City - see apwarts.com/Callforsubmission.html fo mo info

Deaf Action Center is embarking on a transformational journey to better connect the various communities we serve. A first step in that journey is the creation of a new logo, one that will better represent the Deaf Action Center’s mission and vision for the future.

In our desire to find the best possible design, we are reaching out to you, the talent in our communities. Design a refreshing, forward thinking logo for the Deaf Action Center, and if your design is chosen as the winner… $500.00 is yours! For contest details, see www.dactexas.wordpress.com.

Expressions 2009 call for entries
Deadline: October 7, 2009

The National League of American Pen Women, Dallas Branch is pleased to announce a Call for Entries for Expressions 2009, A Visual Arts Competition.

The annual show will be at the Lakewood Library, November 12 – December 5, with the artists reception on November 12, 6-8 pm.

Media for this show includes:
• Impasto, such as oil, acrylic and encaustic.
• Media under glass, such as water media, acrylics, mixed, drawings, graphics, photography, computer art.
• Three dimensional, including sculpture and assemblage.

Entry is open to all artists, men and women, over the age of 18. Judge is Enrique Fernández Cervantes, Curator, Bath House Cultural Center.

The NLAPW is a non-profit organization, made up of professional women in the arts. The object of the League is to create progression and advancement in literary work, visual arts and musical composition. The Dallas Branch is the oldest branch in Texas, formed in 1922 as The Texas League of American Pen Women, and was renamed the Dallas Branch NLAPW in 1954.

For prospectus and entry form, go to http://nlapwdallas.org/shows.html or call Susan Moss Cooper at 214-327-6648 or email susan@susanmoss.com.

Stone carver Carolann Haggard is selling her home/studio and will have an open house 2-4 Saturday, April 18, 2009. She will be moving into new quarters once the home is sold and not all tools of the trade and other miscellaneous will be moved. She is selling tables, equipment, kilns, tools, shelving, stone for carving and much more, separate from the sell of her home. By inviting friends and colleagues to the open house, she hopes for find a buyer for her home and find new homes for other items. For more information, call me (Janis Andres, Ebby Halliday Realtors, 214-616-0935.)

Expressions 2009 call for entries
Deadline: October 7, 2009

The National League of American Pen Women, Dallas Branch is pleased to announce a Call for Entries for Expressions 2009, A Visual Arts Competition.

The annual show will be at the Lakewood Library, November 12 – December 5, with the artists reception on November 12, 6-8 pm.

Entry is open to all artists, men and women, over the age of 18. Judge is Enrique Fernández Cervantes, Curator, Bath House Cultural Center.

For prospectus and entry form, go to http://nlapwdallas.org/shows.html or call Susan Moss Cooper at 214-327-6648 or email susan@susanmoss.com.

New Texas Talent 2009

A state-wide juried exhibition conceived to introduce & promote emerging artists

Presented by CRAIGHEAD GREEN GALLERY
2009 Juror: Dr. Charissa Terranova

Conceived in 1994, New Texas Talent is designed to introduce and promote emerging visual artists in the commercial market. Each year approximately 600 images are submitted for review by a gallery selected juror. The juror then independently selects artists to participate in the New Texas Talent exhibition. Through their participation in the show, often artists have been offered representation by galleries and/or have been extended invitations for inclusion in future exhibitions.

Download the 2009 prospectus and submit your images online at www.craigheadgreen.com/newtalent_2009.htm.

Deadline for entry is May 29th, 2009
Exhibition dates: July 25th - September 5th, 2009

2009 500X annual Open Show

Booth Reservations at Cedar Springs Art Festival

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Art Happenings online needs galleries and artists to interview

Sonia Semone here, artist from Tyler Texas. I have been writing for Examiner.com for a short while. I have recently decided it would be a good idea to spotlight Dallas Artists and Art Happenings, besides big Museums. If you have any galleries on the DAR list that would like to be interviewed please send them my way and I will put together a nice page for them. Also all single artists and press releases can be sent and I will promote them as well. I get lots of hits so it would be good publicity for anyone. If you are interested in doing one of my interviews for DAR I would love to do that too.
Sonia
Here is a link to one of my Q & A's

Revealing Culture call for entries
Deadline: April 30, 2009

VSA arts is seeking artwork by artists with disabilities for display at the Smithsonian Institution’s International Gallery in the S. Dillon Ripley Center in Washington, D.C., from June through September 2010. Artists are asked to consider the theme “Revealing Culture” as it relates to their work. Accepted mediums include two- and three-dimensional art, craft, digital art, installation, and time-based media. Work that is not selected for this exhibition will be considered for alternative spaces throughout Washington, D.C., during the 2010 International VSA arts Festival.

VSA arts’ International Festival is the largest arts and disability event in the world attracting thousands of participants. The festival will take place in Washington, D.C., June 6–12, 2010. Venues across the city will play host to artists from all media—visual arts, performing arts, literary arts, and media arts. This signature event features the achievements of people with disabilities, as well as the diversity of the arts and cultures of the participants.

Visit http://www.vsarts.org/revealingculture for additional information and entry instructions or contact Jennifer Wexler, visual arts manager, at jcwexler@vsarts.org or 202-628-2800 ext. 3885. Alternative formats of this call are available upon request.

22nd Annual Northern National Art Competition

Judge: Betty LaDuke. Three $1,000 Awards of Excellence. Over $8,500 in prize money.
Open to all artists 18 and over residing in the United States. Open to all 2-D media including photography. May be somewhat sculptural as long as it can hang on the wall. $30.00 for two images on Compact Disc or Slides. Postmark deadline May 15, 2009. Exhibit runs from July 21 to September 11, 2009.
http://www.nicoletcollege.edu/community/eventsentertainment/artgallery/nnac.html or email for a prospectus: kralph@nicoletcollege.edu

Katherine Ralph
Director, Nicolet College Art Gallery
Rhinelander, Wisconsin
715-365-4556

VSA arts wants work by disabled artists

VSA arts announces Revealing Culture call for entries
Deadline: April 30, 2009

VSA arts is seeking artwork by artists with disabilities for display at the Smithsonian Institution’s International Gallery in the S. Dillon Ripley Center in Washington, D.C., from June through September 2010. Artists are asked to consider the theme “Revealing Culture” as it relates to their work. Accepted mediums include two- and three-dimensional art, craft, digital art, installation, and time-based media. Work that is not selected for this exhibition will be considered for alternative spaces throughout Washington, D.C., during the 2010 International VSA arts Festival.

VSA arts’ International Festival is the largest arts and disability event in the world attracting thousands of participants. The festival will take place in Washington, D.C., June 6–12, 2010. Venues across the city will play host to artists from all media—visual arts, performing arts, literary arts, and media arts. This signature event features the achievements of people with disabilities, as well as the diversity of the arts and cultures of the participants.

Visit www.vsarts.org/revealingculture for additional information and entry instructions or contact Jennifer Wexler, visual arts manager, at jcwexler@vsarts.org or 202-628-2800 ext. 3885. Alternative formats of this call are available upon request.

Hecho en Dallas

Calling all artists! Hecho en Dallas/ Made in Dallas 2009 at the Latino Cultural Center. The Latino Cultural Center is looking for professional artists who reside in the Dallas metroplex and those who have not been previously selected for Hecho en Dallas exhibitions to participate in the 6th annual juried exhibition. There is no entry fee for artists. Artist entry guidelines can be found at: www.dallasculture.org/other_opportunities%20.cfm

The deadline for submission to Hecho en Dallas/ Made in Dallas is Saturday, April 18, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. (Entries will not be accepted via e-mail).

For more information, contact: Bianca Ferrer, Event Coordinator at (214) 671-0046 or at Bianca.Ferrer@dallascityhall.com.

Bianca Ferrer I Event Coordinator
City of Dallas I Latino Cultural Center

Visual Overture Magazine Publication opportunity Call for Entries

Now accepting entries for the Fall 2009 edition. Visual Overture Magazine is a printed quarterly art zine developed to promote and empower the emerging artist, and connect that artist with contemporary galleries. Our aim is to introduce exceptional emerging artists to galleries, curators, and art collectors in the Southern Atlantic region (VA, NC, SC, GA, FL). Each quarter a distinguished juror picks 5 artists for publication. Selected artists will benefit from the promotion to our gallery distribution list, and will receive 3 complimentary copies of the issue in which they are featured.

Enter online at: www.visualoverture.webs.com/artists.htm
Deadline: July 1, 2009
Fee: $15/entry
Email: visualoverture@gmail.com

Transart Institute

Transart Institute announced today that four scholarships of 3300 USD each are available to students from anywhere to participate in the international MFA program. Scholarships are given on the basis of artistic merit and financial need to artists of all media and genres. A scholarship application form is online: http://friendsoftransartinstitute.org/Pages/MFA-Application.html. Warning!

Art Slam

D Magazine and f.i.g. invite you to apply now to exhibit and sell your drawings, paintings, and photography alongside more than 125 other local artists at the first annual D Art Slam at f.i.g.’s light-filled space. This three-day juried event will attract thousands of local art buyers looking to purchase original art for both personal and corporate collections. D Art Slam will also introduce “The New Dallas Nine” art awards. Winners of this award will appear in the pages of D Magazine.

May 29-31, 2009 Deadline Midnight April 1

Friday: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Sunday: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

f.i.g. - 1807 Ross Avenue

• Go to www.d-artslam.com
• Complete the simple form.
• Remit your $25 non-refundable application fee.
• You will be contacted by April 20 if you are selected for the exhibition.
• Exhibition fee is $175.

Artists chosen to exhibit will receive 12 linear feet of wall space for their artwork.
D Art Slam is a juried exhibition of drawings, paintings, and photography.
Artist selection is subjective.

Co op in Winnsboro, TX

I am a Main Street Board Member in Winnsboro, Texas (95 miles east of Dallas). We have an investor who recently bought a historic building in our downtown area. She is remodeling the building now and bringing it up to code. She is looking for artists who want to form a coop to rent her building. She is familiar with coops and will help the artists form one. Her name is Susan Wallace, indigo11@peoplepc.com.

Phyllis T. Martin, PhD
VISTA City of Winnsboro Community Development
500 S. Main Street
Winnsboro, Texas 75494

24th Conservatory Art Classic Juried Art Show. Entry deadline: June 13, 2009. $15.00 per entry. Online, CD, or slide entries accepted (slides will be scanned and entered through our online system). Artists 18+ are eligible. Accepted media: Oil/Acrylic; Water Media; Drawing (includes Colored Pencil); Pastel; Sculpture. Realistic/Representational only. Awards total $14,500. Show dates September 12-27, 2009. Judge: Joshua Rose, Editor of Western Art Collector. For a Prospectus:send SASE to Art Classic, Box 502, Clifton, TX 76634; e-mail art@bosqueconservatory.com; www.bosqueconservatory.com/artclassic.aspx, or 254.386.6049.

The following months are currently open for application in the Eisemann Center Forest and Virginia Green Mezzanine Art Gallery May 2009, June 2009, July 2009, December 2009, January 2010, February 2010, May 2010, June 2010, July 2010 and into 2011.

Individual artists and groups will be considered by the Eisemann Center Visual Arts Committee. Submission does not guarantee acceptance.

Full Information may be found at:

www.eisemanncenter.com/tickets/ProceduresForArtExhibitions.html

Hawana Townsley
Art Gallery Coordinator
Charles W. Eisemann Center
hawana.townsley@cor. gov
972-744-4616

Happy Printmaking!

Dear Printmaker,

Please visit our gallery on the web
presenting Lessedra World Art Print Annual

http://www.lessedra.com/annual.php

If you would like to be a part of the upcoming 8th edition with one year presentation on the web 3 months exhibition and printed full colour catalogue http://www.lessedra.com/catalogues.php then please have a look at the conditions for participation http://www.lessedra.com/entry.php?d=conditions and prepare your works in the next 2 months...

Any comments, suggestions and questions are very welcome.

Yours Georgi
Lessedra.
www.lessedra.com

Carve a Tree for Art!

A Call for Tree Carvers!

Texas Discovery Gardens is looking for sculptors who would be interested in creating a piece of work from a large section of the trunk of a Cottonwood Tree that once graced our grounds and shaded the Historic Portland Cement House. The tree was cut down March 25, 2008 after it began dying back and sloughing off dead branches and bark. It was estimated to be between 60 and 70 years old.

Melissa Martin, executive director at Texas Discovery Gardens, hopes to create a second life for the tree as carved art reflecting native wildlife.

“This wonderful old tree once graced us with its cooling shade and now will provide our gardens with its compost and mulch,” Martin said. “It was a work of art when it was alive and will continue to be a work of art for many to enjoy once sculpted by the right hands.”

The mission of Texas Discovery Gardens is to have a positive impact on the future of Texas by teaching people effective ways to restore, conserve and preserve nature in the urban environment through the use of native and adapted plants that illustrate the interrelationship of butterflies, bugs and botany.

Sculpture must reflect our mission.
Sculpture may be one or more pieces, encompass the entire truck or smaller pieces, may be carved from slices, etc.
Depending on the size of the finished product, the carving will be displayed in the lobby or conference/library room in our main building where thousands of people will view it yearly.
Sculptor may leave promotional materials at Texas Discovery Gardens to advertise future exhibits or commission work.
Actual sculpting should begin soon to preserve the integrity of the wood, so once the artist is selected he/she should be able to start this project immediately.
At least the initial carving will need to be done on site as this is a big piece of wood.

We are accepting proposals for the next four weeks. Applicants may stop by the Gardens to view the tree section in question before they draw up their proposal. Call to make an appointment for a staff person to show the tree section. Please send your proposal, resume and photos of past work to Melissa Martin, 214-428-7476 x 25, mmartin@texasdiscoverygardens.org and copy to: Sarah Gardner 214-428-7476 x 23, contact@texasdiscoverygardens.org

No deadline, no date of event, no nothin'

Eastern State Penitentiary Art Installation 2010:

Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site seeks proposals for its 2010 tour season and beyond. There are two funding categories: Exhibition Approval providing a budget of up to $7,500 and approval to exhibit at the historic site; and Exhibition Development, providing up to $2,500 with no guarantee of exhibition.

Full details on the site’s web site at http://www.easternstate.org/exhibits/guidelines.php.

Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site was once the most famous and expensive prison in the world, but stands today in ruin, a haunting world of crumbling cellblocks and empty guard towers. Known for its grand architecture and strict discipline, this was the world’s first true penitentiary, a prison designed to inspire penitence, or true regret, in the hearts of convicts. Its vaulted, sky-lit cells once held many of America’s most notorious criminals, including bank robber Willie Sutton and Al Capone. Tours today include the cellblocks, solitary punishment cells, Al Capone’s Cell, and Death Row. A critically-acclaimed series of artists installations is free with admission.

Contact Name: Sean Kelley
Telephone: 215-236-5111 x13
Email: sk@easternstate.org
Address of ESP: 2027 Fairmount Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19130
Submission Deadline: Tuesday, June 16, 2009, 5:00 PM

Other Art Opportunities Pages on the Web

I Googled art opportunities and got these:

Visit Re-title.com's Artist Opportunities for other upcoming art opportunities.

http://www.theartlist.com/

http://www.collegeart.org/opportunities/

ArtShow http://www.artshow.com/juriedshows/page5.html

City of Phoenix http://phoenix.gov/ARTS/artop.html

City of Las Vagas (but I found one for Frisco, Texas here) http://www.lvartscommission.com/artist-opportunities/

Art Job Online http://www.artjob.org/cgi-local/displayPage.pl?page=index.html

Art Deadlines List http://www.artdeadlineslist.com/

Art Alliance Austin seeks Artists http://www.artallianceaustin.org/ or 512 481-8600 x 204

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CentralTrak

houses a gallery and live-work space for artists-in-residence and UT Dallas graduate students. Central Trak has a full calendar of events that includes bimonthly gallery exhibitions, lectures, poetry readings and performances. The only university-backed artists residency in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, Central Trak accepts applications from artists working in new media, performance, installation art, sound art, theory, criticism and creative writing, architecture, urbanism, painting, drawing and sculpture.

The Photo Review Competition

http://www.photoreview.org/compete.htm

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Egolamento "2˚ Premio Internazionale Di Pittura Arte Laguna

It's in Italian. www.artelaguna.it/regolamento2premio.asp

Dallas Public Art Newsletter

Send your email to beth.taylor@dallascityhall.com or call them at 214 670-5639 to get all the Dallas Public Art news via their newsletter "soon to be online."

Nikon Photography Competitions

E-mail lists for future opportunities

Send a message to BathHouseVisualArtists-subscribe@yahoogroups.com to receive Gallery Calls for Entries for group shows. Call 817 215-8760 to get on the Fort worth Transportation Authority's mailing list for occasional one-page notices of upcoming opportunities.

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The Fort Worth Public Art Registry

provides art and design professionals, such as studio artists, designers, architects, and landscape architects, an opportunity to express their interest in working on public art projects in Fort Worth by allowing them to submit contact information and images, which serves as a resource for artist selection. The Artist Registry consists of: artist resumes, letters of interests, community and public art experience information, images of past work, and image information sheets.

www.fwpublicart.org/nu_site/page.php/id/artist_registry to view PDF with registry form and instructions.

Scams

If you get emails from South America or Nigeria or Irving, Texas promising to send you a "certified cashier cheque" (or other wording) for your art or your boat or your Sousaphone, pay attention. It is very possibly — if not likely — they are attempting to scam you.

The classic format involves them sending you a check for more than you agreed to charge. You are expected to go to a bank, cash the (probably bogus) check and send the difference back to the thieves who are preying on your desire to sell art.

I (the editor) know it's a scam, because many DallasArtsRevue artists are being targeted.

That said, many people see something on the internet and assume it is for sale, even if no price is mentioned. They flail about attempting to buy it or multiples of it (warning! warning!).

There are legitimate buyers of art out there, and they may contact you, and you may do business with them. But pay attention. Google the phrasing they use, and you'll find pages warning about scams. I googed "certified cashier cheque" and found More internet scams, Wedding Photographer, Musical Instrument Sales and Fraud Attempts on your Classified Advertisements on the first two pages of results.

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