Designer Malena Grosz recently won a small grant from Toyota to put together a show of vector art to raise money for worldwildlife.org, conservation.org and directrelief.org.

The submission deadline for the show is January 30.

Details can be found at Art for the Earth, where you can also view and vote for artwork that has already been submitted.
 

"Mother Nature" by Ben Kwok from Alhambra, California

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The Courier, a new "Mundane Sci-Fi ezine," is accepting artwork for upcoming issues. The mag will be published quarterly, with the first issue appearing in late February 2008.

Artwork may be sent to drake.dn@gmail.com. Pay rates vary.

CALLING ALL ARTISTS -- ARTIST'S CHOICE 2008

Focal Point Gallery is calling all artists to be part of the 25th Artist's Choice Art Exhibition. If you are an artist 18 years or older, bring your artwork to Focal Point Gallery starting February 16th. Space is limited, so please be early.

Deadline to get work to the gallery is March 2nd. 

There is a $15 hanging fee per piece. Gallery will only accept work ready to hang and reasonable in size. Gallery will take 30% if it sells, but work can be NFS. Gallery will not be responsible for shipping back work. All art has to be picked up by the artist at the end of the exhibition.

Show lasts from March 7th to March 30th with an opening reception for the artists on Friday, March 7th at 7:30 pm.

Call or stop by the gallery for further information:

Focal Point Gallery
321 City Island Ave.
Bronx, NY 10464
(718) 885-1403

The Kennedy Heights Arts Center is accepting entries for “heART of ART, an artistic expression of love.”

The interpretation of this theme can be broad, diverse and imaginative in scope. The exhibition will include art forms in a variety of different media, including but not limited to, sculpture, photography, paintings, pottery, glass and other forms of expression.

All work must be insured, ready for display, and must be available for purchase. KHAC takes a 30% commission from all exhibition sales. A non-refundable $35 application fee will be required from each artist accepted into the exhibition, to cover administration and installation costs.

Any early submission of work which is accepted into the exhibition will be eligible for consideration for use in the marketing and communication materials that will be developed for this exhibition. Deadline for early submission is January 25, 2008.

The final submission deadline for all work for this exhibition is February 8, 2008.

Visit www.kennedyarts.com/calltoartists.htm for complete details and to download an application.

The Society of Illustrators, in collaboration with The Nation, presents:

I don't usually watch the Food Network, so I don't know how long the show Ace of Cakes has been on, but I just discovered it last night. A friend of mine turned me on to it, and I was blown away by the awesomeness of the very non-traditional cakes they were creating. If this isn't art, I don't know what is.

I am in love with this Candyland cake:

Click here to see photos of more far-out creations.