Calls to Artists

ArtSpace Gallery Shows:

Artist must be a member of El Dorado Arts Council and live or work in El Dorado County. Entries subject to approval by a selection committee. Submissions must be gallery-ready. ArtSpace is located at 459 Main Street in Placerville.

Contact Laura Washburn at 530-295-3496 or artspace@eldoradoartscouncil.org.

  • *East Meets West (Okei-San) (March 13- April 21. 2012) an all media exhibition of artistic expressions of the Far East coming to California and a celebration of Okei-San’s life in Coloma.  Artists interested in doing a plein air event for this show, please contact Laura Washburn. Art will be accepted for this exhibition March 8 – 10 during our normal business hours at ArtSpace, 459 Main Street, Placerville CA 95667.
  • Flowers Speak to Art (March 16-17) Calling all florists!!  Make your most creative works yet with the show East Meets West!! Contact Laura Washburn for more information about this year’s exhibit.
  • Water Themed Bricolage (April 24 -May 26) Bricolage has a theme this year!! “Bricolage”-A spontaneous and organic creative technique where art is constructed from whatever materials are on hand. Often a diverse range of things can happen in this “tinkering” method using found or recycled materials.
    Water!! In honor of Earth Day we are adding a twist to our traditional Bricolage show by focusing on water. Water is a precious resource shaping life and death. Calm and reflective to turbulent, the driving force of water changes the world we inhabit. Water dramatically lends itself to the organically creative process, Bricolage, in the smooth polish of rock, glass, shell and wood left behind to the sharp reflective mirrors and rusty patinas, and by its own fluidity and changing nature. The goal this year is for our artists to harness the creativity of this element and express how it affects our world through their Bricolage pieces. Art will be accepted for this exhibition April 16-21 during our normal business hours at ArtSpace, 459 Main Street, Placerville  95667.

Other Calls to Artists:

  • EL DORADO HILLS ART & WINE AFFAIRE (May 12-13, 2012) at El Dorado Hills Town Center. The El Dorado Hills Optimist Club, El Dorado Hills Chamber of Commerce, and El Dorado Arts Council are pleased to release the 2012 Artist Application with Map Brochure. The partners are re-committing to excellence as we’ve listened and learned through your direct communication and feedback.
    For 2012:

    • There will be 120 artist spaces available, as it’s our intention to ensure that only Fine Art is displayed.
    • We will have a much more stringent jury process this year.
    • We have maintained the same pricing, except that we are introducing an “early-bird” reduced fee option if we receive your payment before the end of this year.
    • We traditionally bring over 16,000 patrons in to view, experience, and purchase your wonderful artwork.
    • Once again, the show will feature 20 local wineries, live entertainment, and a large multi-media campaign that will reach hundreds of thousands of households in the immediate area and beyond. Visit eldoradohillsartaffaire.com for more visitor information about the event or to download the application and booth map.

    • Contact: Dave Williams, Artist Liaison El Dorado Hills Art & Wine Affaire
    (916) 802-6924 • daveh@directcon.net

  • Calling FIBER ARTISTS to showcase in the Spring Fashion Show at the Shakespeare Club, May 23, 2012. Please submit ideas, pictures, and questions to Betty Ackey @ 530-626-9635 or ackley@jps.net
  • NEW MORNING YOUTH SHELTER NEEDS ART! The newly opened New Morning Youth Shelter has a need to have some wall space filled with sound absorbing art and affirmations on the walls.  The floors are concrete & the walls are large so it feels cold and commercial. Art is a need for those who have too much sadness and the shelters walls may be the only place they get the exposure.  The Paint Spot has committed to providing free paint, mostly from returns, and there are also a few large donated empty frames that could be used.  To volunteer contact Bea Crosson: bea.crosson@comcast.net or (530) 676-7166.
    The shelter is located at 211 New Morning Court (off Ray Lawyer Drive) in Placerville. See http://www.newmorningyfs.org/

  • Zafia’s Family House is looking for someone to create for them a metal stamp with the house logo. The metal stamp would be of the logo found on the top right of the website (the little house with the people).  The size would be between 10 and 15 mm. We will be using it to stamp on metal blanks or charms, sterling silver and brass, that will be turned into jewelry and other items that can be sold to raise money for the ongoing needs of the house.   The budget for this is very tight (trying to get the house built!)  We are looking for artists to give us a bid to create the stamp, or donate this to Zafia’s Family house as a supporter of the cause.

    Zafia’s Family House is dedicated to providing overnight and/or long term accommodations in a family-centered, homelike, supportive environment to families with members in Kaiser, Sutter, UC Davis or other local medical community hospitals. Six private family bedrooms with baths are available at Zafia’s Family House, as well as shared areas including a kitchen with a fully stocked food pantry, a library with Internet access, a relaxing television lounge and laundry facilities.

    The house will be located next to or very close to Kaiser Hospital in Roseville, where there is a pediatric cancer unit. Please contact Elena Tucker, esbtucker@gmail.com , for more information or submitting a proposal for this project.

  • Call to Artists For The EDH Spring Art Studio Tour – The annual EDH Spring Art Studio Tour is June 2nd & 3rd, from 10am to 5pm. Participation is open to El Dorado County painters, potters, photographers, sculptors, jewelers, glass artists and wood workers. El Dorado County is rich with artists and patrons of the arts. The Open Studio Tour brings them together. It’s a self-guided adventure into the unique work spaces of local artists and it’s a golden opportunity for the artists to share their talents with the community they live in.

    Contact Judy Arrigotti with questions about the Tour at (916) 933-4663 or judy@judyarrigotti.com Applications are at ArtSpace, 459 Main Street, Placerville, CA 95667

  • California State Summer School for the Arts is seeking talented high school-age visual, literary, media and performing artists to apply for and to be designated as California Arts Scholars. They will attend one of the country’s premier summer arts institutes. The 26th session of the California State Summer School for the Arts, scheduled this year from July 14 to Aug. 10, on the campus of the California Institute of the Arts in Valencia, is now seeking teen artists, writers and performers.

    Over the years CSSSA has provided its four-week summer arts program to more than 12,000 talented high school students. In the program, instruction is offered in the fields of animation, film/video, creative writing, dance, music, theater and the visual arts.

    Students who complete the program receive three units of California State University course credit. Nearly 40 percent of the students receive financial aid. Families with the means to pay are charged $1,500 to cover room, board and tuition. Students from outside California are charged $5,000.Applications for this year’s CSSSA session are due on or before Feb, 28. To learn more, or for an application, visit http://www.csssa.ca.gov or call (916) 229-5160.

  • The 2nd annual Year In Review : Artists (Art, Design, & Photography) Wanted : Year In Review is an international call for art awarding a $25,000 Grand Prize package and more, including one month in a New York City luxury loft.

    One creative visionary will be selected to receive an exclusive feature booth in NYC this March at SCOPE Art Show, the premier showcase for international emerging contemporary art and one of the most influential presences in the expanding global art market. Our goal is simple – to find amazing talents and expose them to the world in the most potent way possible. For more information: http://www.artistswanted.org/yearinreview/?f=yradl2

  • Work for Sculpture Gallery at the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens, Fort Bragg, CA: The Arts Council of Mendocino County and the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens are preparing to present a fourth annual exhibition of sculpture on the grounds of the Botanical Gardens. The Arts Council of Mendocino County is seeking sculptural work for the upcoming exhibition. Deadline: Friday, March 9, 2012. See complete guidelines & application: http://www.artsmendocino.org/DEVELOPMENT_3/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=54%3Aacmc-spot-program1&catid=27%3Aacmc-frontpage-spotlight1&Itemid=2