Manifest Calls To Artists

CALLS TO ARTISTS
Two Projects Deadline in Less Than Two Weeks!

G U I D E B O O K
An International Competitive Exhibit of Works of Collage and Assemblage

Creativity and cultural expression find sources of inspiration in surprising places, and within unexpected materials. One might say that the truly creative life is one lived in such a way that ordinary things, or those not commonly considered ‘artful’ are suddenly seen as being sublime. Certainly many types of art can provide a glimpse into this creative way. But works of collage and assemblage might do it best. So, with GUIDEBOOK Manifest sets out to present an exhibit which explores such work - an exhibit that may in fact serve as a guidebook to a creative, enlightened way of seeing and being in the world.

Postmark Deadline for Entry: APRIL 16, 2010
For more info. visit:
http://www.manifestgallery.org/lists/lt.php?id=bUoBVAZfClYEGlIHVRoGAQBX

Exhibit dates: May 28 - June 25, 2010
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6th Annual
MAGNITUDE 7

An International Competitive Exhibit of SMALL WORKS

Every year Manifest calls for little works of art from around the world. Like short poetry, they are a challenge to craft with the same presence of their larger counterparts. Each exhibit brings in hundreds of powerful yet diminutive masterpieces for our jury to mull over. Inevitably we end up with a gallery full of diverse, compelling, and exquisite little gems. Manifest’s patrons eagerly await the Magnitude SEVEN event each year. So without further ado, we offer this call to artists to submit works no larger than seven inches in any dimension (any proportion). Standard presentation devices like mats and frames that are not considered part of the work of art are not limited by the 7" criteria.

Postmark Deadline for Entry: APRIL 16, 2010
For more info. visit:
http://www.manifestgallery.org/lists/lt.php?id=bUoBVAZfClYAGlIHVRoGAQBX

Exhibit dates: May 28 - June 25, 2010
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2nd Annual
N U D E

An International Competitive Exhibit of Works Exploring the Uncovered Human Form in Current Art

Manifest exhibits many kinds of works, from the most conceptual and experimental to more traditional. In fact we think it's important to have such a range in our repertoire. In our Drawing Center Studio we provide opportunities and instruction to professionals and students to study life-drawing. Although our studio is not limited to working just from the nude model, it is a core component in our curriculum, and our flagship studio offering.

So a year ago we asked ourselves - why not add another annual exhibit to our roster, this one dedicated to works that in some way depict, explore, or address the human nude form? The first exhibit turned out to be a huge success in terms of response from artists as well as critical praise and number of people visiting the gallery to see the exhibit.

This year we are excited to renew our invitation to artists to submit works in any media, of any style or genre, (abstract, conceptual, highly realistic, etc.), and of any size, for consideration in Manifest's second annual NUDE, an international competitive exhibit exploring the uncovered human form in current art.

Postmark Deadline for Entry: MAY 28, 2010
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http://www.manifestgallery.org/lists/lt.php?id=bUoBVAZfClYBGlIHVRoGAQBX

Exhibit dates: July 9 - August 6, 2010
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1st International Painting Annual (INPA)

A Competitive Annual Publication of Works of Contemporary Painting and
Writing about Painting

$1000 in cash prizes.

In celebration of Manifest's fifth anniversary (January 2010) we are very proud to announce this next major step in Manifest Press's evolution in fulfilling the Manifest non-profit mission to stand for quality in the visual arts... The International PAINTING Annual.

The INPA will be a complementary project to the ongoing Drawing Annual (INDA). The goal of the INPA will be to support the recognition, documentation, and publication of excellent, current, and relevant works of painting from around the world. As a carefully designed high-end book, the INPA will enable Manifest to assemble a diverse array of works of painting by international artists, without the limitation of physical availability, gallery space, or shipping logistics. With this Manifest leverages its considerable experience in publication design specifically for works of art, with a high level of sensitivity to the artist's point of view.

In 2005 Manifest launched the International Drawing Annual project. In four completed volumes (the 5th is currently in production) the INDA has presented three hundred and three works by 166 artists from around the world, and distributed the books far and wide to collectors, patrons, libraries, museum bookstores, art students, professors, and artists. Thousands view the online supplemental resources provided with each publication. The project has gained a great deal of credibility over the past five years, making the INDA a respected source for a consistent, balanced, and intriguing sampling of excellent contemporary drawing. The INPA will parallel the Drawing Annual series, exploring and taking stock of this nearest kin to drawing, and bringing more excellent art by more artists to even more people than ever before.

Manifest's book and gallery projects have become highly competitive and prestigious events for artists to be involved with. And each new project brings different artists together, with new work, in new ways, and with always surprising results. Furthermore, Manifest's books are designed and printed with the utmost care and attention to design integrity, making them exquisite documents of the art contained within.

Both soft and hardcover versions of the INPA will be printed and available by spring of 2011.

Submission process now open.

Postmark or online submission deadline for entry: JUNE 30, 2010
For more info. visit:
http://www.manifestgallery.org/lists/lt.php?id=bUoBVAZfClYDGlIHVRoGAQBX
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4th Annual
MASTER PIECES
An International Competitive Juried Exhibit
of Works by New Masters

Manifest ends its season with a call for current graduate students or
MFA/MA graduates since July 2009

Some say there is a glut of artists with MFA degrees in the world - that they are a dime a dozen. Unless academia is conferring this terminal fine art degree on anyone willing to pay the often staggering price for it, this devaluation of the degreed Master is indicative, we feel, of a systemic problem in society. The role of the master artist as cultural observer, intellectual mystic, and social healer is trivialized and misunderstood. Some suggest that an academic degree has no power to establish one's mastery of an art form - that only hard work and trial by fire in the 'real world' can do that. But these critics are, one might guess, those who either did not try, or could not survive the grueling critiques and endless all-nighters in the framework of the academic graduate process. Certainly, to say one is a Master is not to devalue other means of attaining excellence or status. But to have studied in the context of a university or college program, with rigorous requirements, and gained the terminal degree of Master surely warrants some merit. With this in mind this 4th Annual Master Pieces will seek to present the best works by the best new Masters in 2010.

Postmark Deadline for Entry: July 2, 2010
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http://www.manifestgallery.org/lists/lt.php?id=bUoBVAZfClYCGlIHVRoGAQBX

Exhibit dates: August 13 - September 10, 2010