OPEN ARTIST CALLS
PROSPECTUS
"Terrain" is a Juried art show to be held at Ardest Gallery in The Woodlands, Texas, just North of Houston between
The Opening Reception will be held on Saturday, February 6th with a presentation by the Juror at 7 p.m.
The Submission Deadline is Friday, January 8th by 11:59 p.m.
Every landscape is a record of something: weather, time, labor, memory, loss. Terrain invites artists to explore the ground beneath us and the worlds we imagine beyond it.
We’re looking for work that treats landscape as more than scenery. That might mean a faithful study of a familiar place, a coastline eroded into abstraction, a map of somewhere that never existed, or the interior terrain of grief, desire, or home. Real or imagined, observed or invented, vast or intimate, we want to see how you read the land and how the land reads you.
Possible directions include:
Places shaped by people, and places that resist themMemory, migration, and the landscapes we carry with usEcology, climate, and change over timeMaps, borders, and invented geographiesThe body as landscape; landscape as the bodyDreamscapes, myth, and speculative worlds
GUEST JUROR- FRAN ELLISOR
Fran Ellisor is a nationally recognized artist whose classic and eloquent style has won numerous awards. She paints predominantly from life in oils. Her style is a painterly realism; her strokes are confident yet spontaneous; her colors are clean and fresh. She is an accomplished figure and portrait painter and is known for her intimate, elegant still lifes. Her professional paintingcareer spans more than 30 years.
She’s been featured and her works included in various art magazines including American Art Collector, Southwest Art, Fine Art Connoisseur, Plein Air Magazine and other publications.
Fran is a designated Master Signature member and former director of the Outdoor Painters Society. She is a Signature member of the American Impressionist Society and the American Women Artists. Her studio/gallery is located near Conroe, Tx.
Her works are represented in corporate, museum and private collections in both the US and abroad.
PROSPECTUS
"Likeness" is a Juried art show to be held at Ardest Gallery in The Woodlands, Texas, just North of Houston between
The Opening Reception will be held on Saturday, March 20th with a presentation by the Juror at 7 p.m.
The Submission Deadline is Friday, February 5th by 11:59 p.m.
What does it mean to capture a likeness? For centuries, portraiture has been one of art’s most enduring traditions: a way to remember, honor, question, and reveal. Today, artists continue to reinvent what a portrait can be.
Likeness is a group exhibition celebrating portraiture in every form, from the classical to the experimental. We invite artists working in any medium to submit work that explores the human face and figure, identity, presence, and resemblance in whatever way they choose.
We welcome traditional portraits as warmly as work that stretches the definition. A portrait might be a realist oil painting or a single gesture in charcoal. It might be a self-portrait, a family photograph, or a stranger met once. It might depict a person through the objects they leave behind, the spaces they inhabit, a voice, a silhouette, or data. It might portray a pet, an ancestor, an imagined figure, a community, or an absence. Likeness can be literal, abstract, symbolic, playful, political, tender, or strange.
GUEST JUROR- Tony Paraná
Tony Paraná’s first contact with art was in his early teenage years drawing with his mother on the kitchen table in Bahia, Brazil. Years later, Tony Paraná moved to São Paulo, Brazil and met an established artist, Rodolfo Rondon, who mentored him in the beginning of his artistic career.
In 2003 Paraná moved to New Mexico where he took the opportunity to start painting on a regular basis as he continued to learn and work on his technique. A few years later, in 2006, he started a local art meeting in Bernalillo-NM to bring exhibitions and art classes to the community.
In 2007 Paraná moved to Houston and started connecting with the art community. From 2009 to 2018, he taught weekly art classes to seniors at the Wesley Community Center in the Historic Near Northside through his work at the Brazilian Arts Foundation. In 2010 he created a local art movement called the Montrose Art Society, which later became Forum 6 Gallery in 2018 and curated a diverse body of work and art-based events from local community artists of various cultural backgrounds.
In 2017 Paraná was invited to be the featured artist at the Bayou City Arts Festival Downtown in Houston, TX. In 2018 Paraná created the Mobile Art Space for the Artists (MASA) from a repurposed 40’ shipping container with the intent of traveling the city and offering free art, music, poetry and different cultural arts classes to low income communities where he continues to work collaboratively with local organizations. Currently the MASA is stationed in the heart of Fifth Ward on Lyons Ave, working closely with community-based artists, and the Fifth Ward Community Redevelopment Corporation.
FEATURED ARTIST OF THE MONTH
Each month, Ardest Gallery dedicates its front walls to a featured artist or a curated collection of works by a current gallery artist. The program is an excellent opportunity to showcase your work, gauge community interest, and reach a broader market. Featured Artist exhibitions operate under our traditional gallery commission-sharing arrangement.
The GALLERY:
- Dedicated front wall space for the full month
- Curation and installation of the works
- Custom vinyl signage for the duration of the exhibition
- A dedicated online gallery featuring the exhibited works
- Marketing and promotion throughout the month
To apply, please submit:
- Recent images of your work
- A concept or proposal for the display
- An artist statement
- Your contact information
To apply, visit: https://form.jotform.com/262785552937169
"ART IN THE WOODS" AN OUTDOOR ART MARKET
Art in The Woods, an outdoor fine arts market, is held on the 3rd Saturday of November & April between 10 a.m.-4 p.m. just outside of our doors!!
The Grogan's Park community includes a number of wonderful family owned businesses, including a book store, clothing boutique, coffee house and fine dining restaurant. Grogan's Park is situated on the edge of The Woodlands, Texas, with easy access from I-45.
Artists will be juried into each market, space is filled on a first come, first serve basis and the fee for a 10x10 space is $65.
We accept artist applications on a rolling basis. Should you be accepted into the market, an invoice will be set to secure your space.
To apply: https://form.jotform.com/231815405497157
Interested Artists
Are you interested in joining Artist Gallery?
Ardest Gallery is a boutique fine arts gallery representing emerging Texas 2D and 3D artists. Located in The Woodlands, Texas, the gallery specializes in contemporary art while welcoming all styles and mediums.
We accept artist applications on an ongoing basis for both core artist wall space and Open Call exhibitions.
To be considered, please complete the application form in its entirety and include:
- Recent images of your work
- An artist statement
- A current resume/bio
A gallery representative will contact you should space become available or if we are interested in your work.
For artist submission requirements, visit:
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