FBCA Endless Call for ART!

Exhibiting Artist Information

2008 Endless Call for Art

"We look for new perspectives and interesting artistic voices."
Artwork receiving day is on Sunday before First Friday of the Month.

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►Deadline for applications: April 4, 2008
3rd Annual Frank Bette Plein Air Paint-out!
Application/prospectus or stop by FBCA to get a copy.

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April 4 - 26, 2008◄
"Alameda on Camera - 48 artists, 48 hours, 48 pieces of the map"
A Juried Exhibit! Deadline February 4, 2008.
48 Photo-based Artists will draw a piece of the Alameda map by lottery, then have only 48 hours to capture images of their area. All "photo-based' artists, photo-based creative manipulations, photo-based techniques and mediums welcome, including 2D & 3D, video, new photo-mediums, photo transfer, digital, Polaroid, snapshot, collage, pieces of film, altered books, assemblage, textile, decorative & wearable arts.

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May 2 - 31, 2008◄
"Aerial Suspension"
Receiving artwork - April 27, 2008.
Sunday before first Friday of the month,10:30 to 5:00 PM
First Friday Gala Opening - May 2,2008, 7-9PM
blue sky, spontaneous, wings, leap, hop skip jump, sudden, shoot, carefree, fun, exciting, joyous, raucous, let loose, freefall, direction, speed, breathtaking, extreme height, jump, dance, movement, exhilaration, bungee jumping, letting go, elevation, pinnacle, apex, top, zenith, summit, lighthearted, weightless, high, soaring, skyscraping, extreme, astronomical, high point, peak, climax, shrill, hanging, sustained, perpetual, never-ending, temporary, endless, in-flight, mid-air, airborne, catching air, flying, carried away, aloft, positive, out of this world, awesome, mind-blowing.

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June 6 -28, 2008◄
"Schisms"
Receiving artwork - June 1, 2008.
Sunday before first Friday of the month,10:30 to 5:00 PM
First Friday Gala Opening - June 6,2008 7-9PM
Division, split, fragment, disagreement, separation, sections, departure from norm, subgroups, reform, defection, secession, alternatives, angles, options, perspectives, diversions, religious oppositions, polar opposites, challenges, fractal, heresies, opposing factions, splinter groups, differences, contrast & compare, reverse, extreme, both sides, walls, fences, awkward, self-willed, uncooperative, perverse, rebellious, severance.

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July 4 -26◄
"Be Still, Life"
Receiving artwork - June 29, 2008.
Sunday before first Friday of the month,10:30 to 5:00 PM
NOTE: Second Friday Gala Opening! July 11,2008 7 - 9PM
Calm, peaceful, focused, at rest, just being, breathing, simplicity, elemental, organic, unwind, serene, quiet, horizontal, tame, inanimate, purposeful, still lifes, flowers, skulls, pocket watches, hour glass, essence, nectar, mediation, pure, perfection, synergy, complete, yoga, karma, cool, slow, cruising, stop, spas, bliss, mantra, chants, minimalism, cleanliness, ease, plain Jane, unfussy, no-frills, listening, sharing, loving.

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August 1-30,2008◄
"Alameda en Plein Air"
First Friday Gala Opening - August 1,2008 7-9PM
A Juried Exhibit! Deadline April 7, 2008 ► Application/prospectus
Featuring plein air painting of our beautiful island city by the 40 Plein Air Artist juried into the 3rd annual Frank Bette Plein Air Paint-out.

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September 5 - 27◄
"Undressed"
Receiving artwork August 31, 2008
Sunday before first Friday of the month,10:30 to 5:00 PM
First Friday Gala Opening - September 5, 2008 7-9PM
Exposed, nude, naked, bare bones, under the surface, revelations, delicate, revealing the substrates, structural, skeletal, support beams, raw, interior, truth, rare, untreated, basic, unrefined, natural, green, honesty, core, simplified, extreme close-up, tender, touchy, vulnerable, receptive, microscopic, peeled back, strip tease, out of the closet, let it hang out, dancing solo in your drawers, natural, revealed, fundamental.

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October 3 - November 1, 2008◄
"Tannic Acid Revolution"
Receiving artwork - September 28,2008.
Sunday before first Friday of the month,10:30 to 5:00 PM
First Friday Gala Opening: October 3, 2008, 7 -9 PM
Coffee, tea, wine, redwood, pop culture, caffeine, boost, awake, alive, frenetic, keep the pace, dye, tint, stain, colorful, strong, wild, rebel, counter culture, now, new, current, fast, caustic, all-nighters, flashing neon lights, heartbeat, keeping up, enhanced, technology, beatnik, coffee and conversation, pep talk, intensity, maximize, amplify, swell, egg on, cheer, confident, enthusiasm, resilience, hardy, spirited, road trip, fast.

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November 7- December 24, 2008◄
"Pomegranates, Persimmons, and Pickles"
The November/December exhibit is exclusive for FBCA member artists only.
First Friday Gala Opening: November 7, 2008: 7-9 PM
Pucker up, seeds, fresh, aged, lucky, passion symbol, stuck, Grandma's peanut butter and pickle sandwich, old fashioned, traditions, fibrous, astringent, bitter, "paw dad", Fruit of the Gods, Ch'i, grenadine, sour, tangy, free-radicals, righteousness, Persephone, abundance, fertility, brining, pickling, gherkin, Catch 22, woops!, confounded, confused.

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December 5 - 21, 2008 ◄
"Bette's Holiday Boutique" - Give the Unique!
A juried exhibit! Application Deadline October 15, 2008
Application/prospectus (available soon) or stop by FBCA to get a copy.
Receiving artwork: November 30, 2008
Sunday before first Friday of the month,10:30 to 5:00 PM
Holiday Boutique First Friday Gala Opening: December 5, 2008 7 - 9 PM

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