The Western North Carolina Fibers/Handweavers Guild, a non-profit organization located in Hendersonville, NC, whose membership spans NC, SC, TN, and GA, is sponsoring the "Blue Ridge Handweaving Show". The exhibit will take place at the John M. Crawford Gallery in the Walker Arts Building at the Asheville School in Asheville, NC, from Oct. 6 - 31, 2008. This biennial show which enjoys international participation encourages and supports both amateur and professional handloom weavers at all levels. The juror for the show will be Bethanne Knudson, President and founder of the Jacquard Center. Deadline for entry is Aug. 18, 2008. A prospectus for this exhibition is available to download by visiting the Guild's website at (www.wncfhg.org).

Tryon Painters and Sculptors in Tryon, NC, invites all artists over the age of eighteen to participate in the "11th Biennial Western North Carolina Juried Art Exhibit". This important event will be held Sept 5 through Oct. 2, 2008, at the Tryon Fine Arts Center in Tryon. For their 11th Biennial Western North Carolina Art Exhibit, the Tryon Painters and Sculptors are tremendously pleased to have noted artist and professor, Jane Allen Nodine serving as juror. Currently Professor of Art and Gallery Director at the University of South Carolina Upstate, Nodine describes her own approach to making art as a "process of excavation." Awards will be given for first, second and third place in the amounts of $1000, $500, and $250. Two additional merit awards will be given: The Parker Prize for Painting and the Apple Award for sculpture, both in the amount of $125. A single work may be submitted. The work must be original and completed within the last two years. The piece must not have been shown in a previous WNC juried event, or in TFAC Gallery I. Eligible media are: drawing, painting and sculpture, (no prints, photographs, or computer generated art). Paintings may not exceed 36 inches in any direction. Sculpture may not weigh more than 50 pounds. Work must be hand delivered to the Tryon Fine Art Center, 34 Melrose Ave, Tryon on Aug 19, 2008, from 10am-7pm or Aug 20, from 10am-3pm. There is a jury fee. A prospectus is available by visiting (www.tryonarts.org) or by contacting Dick Neff at 864/895-7945, or by e-mail to (tps@tryonarts.org).

The City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs in Charleston, SC, is calling for entries for the MOJA Arts Festival's "2008 Juried Art Exhibition", which will take place at the Avery Research Center at the College of Charleston from Sept. 21 - Oct. 30, 2008. The festival is a multi-disciplinary celebration of the rich heritage of African and Caribbean cultures. The exhibt is open to all artists residing in FL, GA, NC and SC. Work will be juried by JPEG formatted CDs and sould reflect the mission of the MOJA Arts Festival. This year's juror will be Leroy Campbell. There will be cash awards and an entry fee of $25. The deadline for entry is Aug. 21, 2008, by 5pm. For complete info and an entry form contact: Francina Smalls-Joyner, Visual Arts Coordinator, Office of Cultural Affairs, 180 Meeting Street, Charleston, SC, 29401; call 843/724-7305 or visit (www.mojafestival.com).

Open entry registration for fine arts exhibit and competition for the SC State Fair in Columbia, SC, began at noon on August 1 and will conclude at noon on August 31, 2008. Please copy and paste the following link into your browser for more information, including rules and contact information:   (http://scstatefair.org/competitive-exhibits/art/fine-art/index.php).

David H. Murdock, and the North Carolina Research Campus (NCRC) invite you to participate in the North Carolina Research Campus Art Collection Acquisition. Murdock is a collector of fine art both personally and through his many generous gifts to institutions and museums. Murdock's vision is to enhance the environment of the Research Campus with exceptional art by North Carolina artists. He will personally select many pieces for the campus along with his special guests who will be invited to participate in the purchase of art for their respective environments. The submitted entries will be juried by Tom Stanley to assure the permanent collection established for the NCRC will represent the best quality and standards of the artistic community. The NCRC is the brainchild of Murdock and will be a world-class research hub for collaborative science to engender great discoveries in health, nutrition and biotechnology. This juried art show and sale will provide a unique opportunity for artists' work to be seen and purchased by prominent art collectors and create a permanent collection for NCRC that will be viewed by people from all over the world. The NCRC Art Collection Acquisition will take place in the buildings and on the streets of the NCRC. It will be held in the early evening for the invited guests of Murdock. He is inviting representatives from each of the participating NCRC universities to select artwork for their buildings as well as fellow art collectors and special guests to select pieces for their personal collections. On the evening of the event, his guests and the artists will enjoy an evening of cocktails and hors d'oeuvres while art selections are made. The purpose of this format is to foster relationships between area artists and benefactors of the Research Campus, to establish a permanent art collection for the NCRC, and to enrich the artistic heritage of the Kannapolis community and North Carolina. The Juror is Tom Stanley, who is an artist/administrator, Chair of the Department of Fine Arts at Winthrop University, and Director of Winthrop University Galleries. Born in 1950 in Fort Hood, TX, Stanley grew up in Concord, NC, where he began his first explorations into art and music as early as 1960 with painted impressions of Dave Brubeck and Paul Desmond's Take Five. He received a BA in Art from Belmont Abbey/Sacred Heart College in 1972 and a MA in Applied Art History and a MFA in Painting from the University of South Carolina in 1980. Stanley's work has been exhibited in numerous galleries nationally. Recently, his work has been exhibited at Barbara Archer Gallery in Atlanta, "Homegrown" at the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art in Winston-Salem and Gallery Twenty-Four in Berlin. In 2005 his "Floating" series was exhibited at the South Carolina State Museum's "Triennial Exhibition" and in 2004 at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts. In 2002-03 he exhibited at La Galerie du Marché in Lausanne, Hodges Taylor Gallery in Charlotte, Musée de la Halle Saint Pierre in Paris and the Halsey Gallery in Charleston. In 2006 he had a solo exhibition in the Gallery at Carillon with his series entitled The Neighborhood. Stanley's paintings have been published in New American Painting 28 and 46; The Carolinas Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow; Geneviève Roulin; and The Drama. All artists must be 18 years old or older and must reside in North Carolina. All work must be the original artwork of the artist. These media are acceptable for entry: acrylics, water media, graphics, mixed media, oils, photography, pastels, hand-pulled prints, sculpture, ceramics, fiber, metals and glass. Digital images must be sent in jpeg format on CD and have a resolution clear enough to be easily viewed by the juror; a resolution of 150 to 300 dpi is preferred. Up to three views may be submitted for each 3-D piece. Each digital image should correspond to the entry number on your application. CD cover and disc must have the artist's name in permanent black marker. CD's are not returned. A maximum of 5 pieces is allowed for the jurying process. Entry fee: $35, no matter how many pieces are submitted. Payment may be in the form of cash or check and should be delivered with the application, artist's statement and CD. Entry fees are non-refundable. Checks should be made out to Cabarrus Arts Council. An Artist's Statement must be delivered with the CD. This should be no longer than one page and should include an explanation of the process(es) of the artist's work. Artists will be notified of their acceptance by e-mail or phone on or after Sept. 15, 2008.
Mail entries to:
Cabarrus Arts Council
Attention: NCRC Art Collection Acquisition
P.O. Box 809, 65 Union Street S
Concord, NC 28026-0809
For any questions or concerns, contact: (info@cabarrusartscouncil.org) or call Cabarrus Arts Council, 704/920-2787 or visit (www.ncresearchcampus.net). The North Carolina Research Center Art Collection Acquisition will be held on Oct. 25, 2008, on the NCRC campus in Kannapolis, NC. Selected artists will be sent a complete and detailed logistical plan. Each artist or a representative is required to be at the site between 2-4:30pm to set up his booth. The event will begin promptly at 5pm with a reception for Murdock and collectors. Each artist will have an individual conversation with Murdock so that he will become familiar with the work of each artist as he makes his purchase selections. The rest of the collectors will be allowed to purchase art beginning at 6pm. Artists are responsible for all transportation and insurance costs. The NCRC does not require a sales commission, so each artist will need to be responsible for his or her own sales transactions. All work must be labeled with a selling price. No "NFS" or "POR" will be accepted. The artist must accompany the exhibit on the day of the show, exhibiting work only in the categories for which the artist was juried and accepted. The work must be consistent with the application slides submitted by the artist. The North Carolina Research Campus Art Collection Acquisition reserves the right to remove any work it deems inappropriate or in non-compliance with the stated guidelines of the show. Each artist will be responsible for setting up his art display in a designated area. Artists may choose an indoor or outdoor venue. Outdoor venue: tents and two 2'X8' banquet-size tables will be provided with electricity for the artist's own lighting. Indoor venue: two 2'X8' banquet-size tables and electricity will be provided. Linear wall space can be provided for larger pieces; if easels are preferred they should be provided by the artist. All sales are final. Artists will remove displays at 9:30pm. Any artwork left on site will be considered the property of The North Carolina Research Campus. The North Carolina Research Campus Art Invitational is committed to a policy of non-discrimination with regard to race, sex, color, or national origin. AWARDS Prizes will be awarded by the juror on the day of the show $1000 for Best in Show $750 for 2nd Place $500 for 3rd Place $250 each for two honorable mentions. Sept. 1, 2008, is the deadline for applications. Entries must be received no later than 5pm that day. Entries must include entry form, CD images, entry fee, & artist's statement. The juror will make selections on Sept. 4, 2008. Notification of accepted works begins on Sept. 15, 2008.
North Carolina Research Campus Art Collection Acquisition Entry Form Name ______________________________________________________________________ Address ____________________________________________________________________ Phone ______________________(Home) _____________________(Office)______________________(Cell) Email __________________________________________________________________ Website________________________________________________________________ Space Requirements ___ indoor ___outdoor ___either Entries: 1. Title ____________________________________ Medium____________________________ Size ______________________________________Price _____________________________ 2. Title ______________________________________ Medium __________________________ Size _______________________________________Price ___________________________ 3. Title_______________________________________Medium___________________________ Size _______________________________________Price_____________________________ 4. Title ____________________________________Medium____________________________ Size_____________________________________Price______________________________ 5. Title _____________________________________Medium___________________________ Size _____________________________________Price______________________________ Checklist: ___Completed entry form ___CD with jpeg images ___$35 entry fee, checks made out to Cabarrus Arts Council ___artist's statement.

For more information on the "Union County Arts Council Invitational Art Exhibition," which includes an Art Mart Sept. 16-17, 2008, and a workshop with SCWS member Carrie Burns Brown, NWS, on Sept. 8-12, please call the Union County Arts Council at 864/429-2817 or e-mail to (UCAC@bellsouth.net).

The Florence Museum of Art, Science and History in Florence, SC, is calling for entries for its 55th Annual Pee Dee Regional Art Competition, the oldest art competition in the state of SC, sponsored by Chick-fil-A. Entries to the competition will be accepted on Sept. 12 & 13, 2008, at the Museum located at 558 Spruce St. in Florence, between the hours of 10am and 4pm. An online prospectus can be found at (www.florencemuseum.org). Artists living in the following SC counties are eligible to enter: Florence, Darlington, Chesterfield, Dillon, Georgetown, Horry, Marion, Sumter, Marlboro, Williamsburg, Lee and Kershaw. For further info call the Museum at 843/662-3351.

The Center for Visual Arts at Clemson University in Clemson, SC, is calling for entries for its "Principles and Perspectives in Progress - 2009 Clemson National Print and Drawing Exhibition," taking place from Feb. 11 - Mar. 13, 2009. All US artist at least 18 years old may submit original prints and drawings in any medium, except photography. Completed entry must be postmarked on or before Sept. 19, 2008. Awards include: $750 first prize, $500 second prize, $250 third prize, to be chosen by the juror and announced at Juror's Gallery Talk. The exhibition will continue and expand the conversation on "Principles and Perspectives in Progress", the 2008-09 Clemson University Presidential Colloquium. Ideas that explore how values and views intersect and influence progress and in turn, progress as an influence on values and views are the point of departure for the works included in the exhibition. The juror for the exhibition will be Carmon Colangelo, who is the Dean of the Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis and holds the E. Desmond Lee Professorship for Community Collaboration in the Arts. With 15 solo shows in the past 10 years and another 100 group exhibitions in the past two decades. Colangelo has exhibited widely, from Philadelphia and Washington, DC, to Argentina, Canada, England, Puerto Rico, and Korea. His works are in collections at the National Museum of American Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Fogg Art Museum at Harvard University. There is $30 entry fee for up to three entries. Make checks payable to Center for Visual Arts. Entry fee is nonrefundable. Each artist may submit up to three images. Entries must be submitted on a CD in jpg format at 300 dpi, 4"x6". Please name each image file with artist last name, entry number and artwork title. Please save all images with correct orientation. No slides will be accepted. Any work that does not match the digital image in quality will be rejected from the exhibition. Send CD of images, application, stamped notification card, with entry fee to Lee Gallery, G-50 Lee Hall, Box 340510, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-0510. All artwork must not exceed 40" in any dimension including frame. All works must be framed under plexiglass and wired for hanging (with white or neutral mats). All accepted entries must be shipped in reusable cardboard containers. Artists are responsible for shipping charges to and from the exhibition. Shipping containers must include a check made out to the Center for Visual Arts or a prepaid call tag for return shipping. The Center for Visual Arts reserves the right to use digital images of accepted works in the exhibition catalog as well as for publicity purposes. Catalogs will be available for the exhibition. All artist will receive a catalog. All works will be for sale unless otherwise noted on entry application. A 20% commission will be taken by Center for Visual Arts upon sale of the work. Please indicate an insurance value for any artwork not for sale. For more information, contact: Denise Woodward-Detrich, Director of Lee Gallery at 864/656-3883 or e-mail to (woodwaw@clemson.edu) with subject line "Clemson Print & Drawing". Prospectus available on line after July 20, 2008 at (www.clemson.edu/aah/leegallery).

Summerville Family YMCA is calling for entries for its 2009 Flowertown Festival Art Contest. The Annual Flowertown Festival was established 36 years ago to support the programs and community outreach of the Summerville Family YMCA. The Flowertown Festival has since become a nationally acclaimed event - drawing over 200,000 visitors to Summerville, SC, to see the wonderful arts and crafts, sample goodies at the Taste of Summerville and enjoy  the Children's Jubilee. All set against a backdrop of azaleas, dogwoods, and wisteria in the Town's lush Azalea Park, the Festival is one of the largest events in the Southeast. The 2009 Festival will take place Apr. 3 - 5, 2009. Twelve years ago, the Annual Flowertown Festival Run was added to the Flowertown Festival activities as the official kick-off event. Located in one of the South's most beautiful locations, downtown historic Summerville, the Flowertown Festival Run draws over 850 runners every year. The run includes three distances: 10k, 5k and one mile - a distance for everyone's pace. The 2009 run will take place on Mar. 14, 2009. Proceeds for both events benefit the Summerville Family YMCA. The contest details are: Entrants are asked to submit original paintings, drawings or digital artwork to represent one, or both of, the above mentioned events. The design entry must be appropriate to be used on T-shirts, posters, brochures, billboards and other promotional materials. No more than three (3) entries per person are permitted. Entries must be received no later than Oct. 13, 2008 at 5pm. The contest is open to all legal residents of the United States, except employees of the Summerville Family YMCA. Entry fee: $15/entry. Please make checks payable to the Summerville Family YMCA. Student entries will be entered in (and eligible to win) the open competition. Designs must be original to entrant. To enter, send your name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, and design created by you for the event(s) indicated above. Only entries that comply with all contest requirements (listed below) will be accepted. Please mail your entry to:
Attn: Liz Graham
Summerville Family YMCA
140 S. Cedar St.
Summerville, SC 29483
You may also e-mail your entry with your name, address, telephone number, e-mail address and an e-mail attachment that must be saved in one (1) of the following formats jpg, gif, eps, bmp containing your t-shirt design entry. Please email to (lizg@summervilleymca.org). 
All submitted designs may be published in any medium by SFYMCA without additional compensation to entrants - artists retain the rights to their images except winning selections. The SFYMCA is not responsible for late, lost, misdirected or illegible entries. From all eligible entries received, the SFYMCA judges will select one winner based on design's originality, creativity and reflection of the event image on or about Oct. 24, 2008. The winners will receive their choice of either $300 or a booth space at the Flowertown Festival (valued at $350), as well as 6 t-shirts and 10 posters. All other expenses and all federal, state and local taxes are winner's sole responsibility. No transfer or substitution of prize is allowed. The winning design(s) becomes the property of the SFYMCA and may be modified as necessary. The winning design(s) will have sponsor logos added and the placement of those logos is at the discretion of the SFYMCA. For further information contact Liz Graham, Marketing & HR Director, Summerville Family YMCA at 843/871-9622 x 124.

ARTISPHERE 2009 announces call for entries, three day, open-air street festival, located in Historic West-End District, downtown Greenville, SC.  May 8 ­ 10, 2009. 100 artists, $10,000 cash awards, more than $20,000 patrons program.  $25 jury fee.  Application deadline Oct. 16, 2008.  For a prospectus, contact Liz Rundorff Program Director/Artisphere, 16 Augusta Street, Greenville, SC 29601, call 864/271-9355, or e-mail to (liz@greenvillearts.com). Applications available for download on Artisphere website at (www.artisphere.us).

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