Applications are now open for the 2013 Smithsonian Craft Show, with a deadline of September 15, 2012. You can find the details here.

The exhibition “Concepts in Clay” will demonstrate the development and fulfillment of an idea in clay by individual potters, who are members of Cape Cod Potters. The deadline for entry is May 24. More details are here.

These other announcements are courtesy of FindArtInfoBank.com:

10th Annual Peninsula Art League Open Juried Art Exhibition – WA
Deadline: May 31, 12. The Peninsula Art League announces a call to artists for a juried art exhibition, August 9 – Sept. 16, 2012 at the Gig Harbor Civic Center, Gig Harbor, WA. Over $3,000.00 in awards. Juror: Rock Hushka of Tacoma Art Museum. 2D and 3D work accepted. Members: $30 – first image; $5 each additonal image. Non members: $35 – first image; $5 each additonal image. Visit website for prospectus @ http://www.onlinejuriedshows.com/Default.aspx?OJSID=71, or send a SASE to: 3412 Lewis St., Gig Harbor, WA 98335. Questions? Contact Jeni Woock at [email protected] or call 253-851-1619. http://www.peninsulaartleague.com/eventShow.html

From Our Perspectives: A National Women’s Art Exhibition – MI
Deadline: July 20, 12. The Oakland Community College Womencenter sponsors From Our Perspectives: A National Women’s Art Exhibition. This exhibition commits to giving women artists a forum in which to share their creative inquiries into the material, personal, global, political, and cultural landscapes surrounding us. The exhibition occurs September 27 – October 26, 2012 at the Smith Theatre Gallery, Oakland Community College, Farmington Hills, MI. Open to all women artists nationwide. All media (excluding video, audio, & performance). Submit up to three entries; $25 fee; $1300. in awards. Juror: Margi Weir, artist and Assistant Professor of Painting & Drawing, Wayne State University. Download prospectus from www.oaklandcc.edu/womencenter/artshow.htm; E-mail: [email protected] or call Arlene Frank, OCC Womencenter, 248.522.3642

Fiber Art Crossroads: All Media – CA
Deadline: June 1, 2012. The Santa Cruz Art League announces a call to artists for a juried art exhibition, August 11 – September 9, 2012 in Santa Cruz, California. $1,000 in Awards. Juror: Jean Cacicedo. Open to all U.S. Residents. “Crossroads” celebrates the diversity within the contemporary Fiber Arts movement. We are looking for work created with any material using fiber techniques. $40 for up to 3 entries. Download prospectus (PDF format) at: http://www.scal.org/assets/SCAL_2012_Fiber_Art_Exhibit.pdf, or send a SASE to: SCAL, 526 Broadway, Santa Cruz, CA 95060. Questions? Contact Cindy at [email protected] or call 831-426-5787. http://www.scal.org

FISH: 2012 Art Exhibition Competition – OK
Deadline: September 1, 12. The University of Oklahoma School of Art & Art History invites entries from artists who focus on themes that relate to the culture of fishing. A broad range of interpretations are welcome such as fishing as an economic lifestyle, work & gender issues, conservation & politics, environmental habitats & sustainability, food quality & safety, fishing for subsistence, fisheries collapse, & community education. Selected works will be exhibited in the Lightwell Gallery at the University of Oklahoma School of Art & Art History from October 27 through November 7, 2012. ELIGIBILITY: Open to US & International artists 18 and over. All work must be original. All media is accepted. Enter per guidelines listed on the entry application. ENTRY METHOD: A non-refundable entry fee of $30.00 USD for up to three works. Apply online through SlideRoom: https://soaah.slideroom.com. ENTRY DEADLINE: SEPT 01, 2012. Download complete prospectus at: http://www.ou.edu/finearts/art_arthistory.html

Going for the Gold: Honoring Sport – CO
Deadline: July 2, 12. In honor of the 2012 Summer Olympics, Center for the Arts Evergreen presents Going for the Gold: Honoring Sport, an exhibition featuring artwork inspired in some way by sports. Sport and art may seem at odds, but sports have certainly inspired many artists, including Andy Warhol’s take on soccer icon, Pelé, and Robert Mapplethorpe’s photographs of Arnold Schwarzenegger in his body building years. From capturing the figure of an athlete to the equipment used in specific sporting events, we challenge you to get creative with the theme. We invited Scott Robson, Executive Director of Evergreen Parks and Recreation District, to join Becky Guy, Director of Exhibits at CAE, and Steve Sumner, Executive Director of CAE, to jury the exhibition. Artists are welcome to submit up to 3 images for jury, and we will accept artwork in all mediums. For more information and to apply: http://www.evergreenarts.org/forms/CallforArtists_sportsshow2012.pdf

Call for Entries: Politicizing Aesthetics: University of South Dakota – SD
Deadline: July 6 2012. The University Art Galleries invites professional artists to submit entries to “Politicizing Aesthetics.” Contemporary artworks in any 2D and 3D media are welcome. We seek works that address current political and social issues, such as debt, war, human rights; works that explore the body politic; and works that examine the relationship between politics and aesthetic form. Artists should submit a CD containing JPEG images for up to 3 works and an artist statement and resume, saved as PDFs. The JPEGs largest dimension should be 1000 pixels, with a resolution of 200 pixels per inch. Entry fee is $30; checks payable to ‘University of South Dakota.’ Entries must be postmarked by Friday, July 6 2012. Notifications August 6. Exhibition opens October 1, 2012. Cash awards up to $750. Send submissions to: Attn: Politicizing Aesthetics, University Art Galleries, University of South Dakota, 414 East Clark Street, Vermillion SD 57069; Email questions to [email protected]

SAINTS, GODDESSES, and BODHISATTVAS – TN
Deadline: August 15, 12. Sacred figurative art national juried exhibition. Exhibit dates: October 22–December 14, 2012. Marnie Sheridan Gallery, Nashville, TN. $250 best of show award. $25 to enter 3 images. All mediums and paths encouraged. Gallery takes 25% commission, provides insurance, PR, opening reception, and cards for artists. Professional gallery on campus of private girls school. Prospectus and entry at http://www.harpethhall.org (click art exhibits on left). Contact: marla faith, gallery director: [email protected]

Freedom call for entries: Linus Galleries – CA
Deadline: July 16, 2012. Freedom means something different for every individual. In this year, especially, freedom can be defined uniquely by countries, politics, beliefs, and points of artistic views. Give us your best freedom art for this future exhibition. All international artists, professional and amateur and all art mediums will be considered from photography, sculpture, fabric, mixed media, all paintings and drawings including, oil, acrylic, pastels, ink, graphite, etc. If it can be hung on the walls, we will consider it. Accepted artists will be asked to be a part of a live collective show in the future months. The artists will be asked if they wish to submit their artwork for the show, which is not a requirement to being a part of this online show. Cost: $35 for 3 entries, $5 for additional entries. For more information or to submit artwork for review, please visit our website’s call for entries: http://linusgallery.com/call-for-entries.html

Annual Juried Exhibition: “Size Matters” – NY
Deadline: June 8, 12. New Rochelle Council on the Arts “SIZE MATTERS” (24” x 24”). All artists within the County of Westchester, NY, at any stage in their artistic careers are encouraged to email submissions of work completed in the 2006–2012 calendar years to the New Rochelle Council on the Arts’ Annual Juried Exhibition. Accepted work will be exhibited at the Rotunda Gallery from July 11–August 31, 2012. All original two- and three-dimensional wall-hung work will be accepted for review as long as they meet all requirements; no free-standing works will be eligible for acceptance. All work submitted must be available for exhibiting; substitutions will not be allowed. The final selection of work to be exhibited in NRCA’s Annual Juried Exhibition 2012 will be chosen by a panel of qualified jurors. For full prospectus and entry form please visit http://www.newrochellearts.org

Call to Artists for MIXED MESSAGES.2 – Multiracial Identity Past & Present – LA
Deadline: May 28, 2012. The NEW ORLEANS LOVING FESTIVAL is seeking original artwork and films with themes concerning the multiracial experience for a June 9th – 30th group art show at the New Orleans Healing Center. Please follow the guidelines below for consideration: Visual Art Submissions must be emailed to the attention of “Loving Festival” at [email protected]. Please include a bio or resume, and a high resolution photo of the artwork and a description. Film Submissions must include a bio or resume, film synopsis, and screener DVD or film link. You may email film submissions to [email protected] or mail them to: CHARITABLE FILM NETWORK, Post Office Box 51687, New Orleans, LA 70151, Att: Loving Festival. The “MIXED MESSAGES.2” group art exhibition is a project of the New Orleans Loving Festival. Co-presented with Charitable Film Network, Press Street and the New Orleans Healing Center.