AN OPEN CALL FOR ART
All media/mediums welcomed
Juror: Nicolas Orozco-Valdivia

Deadline to enter:
May 30th, 2024

The arc of history bends toward justice. Messaged art just speeds things along. Art with sharp, implied, and/or focused messages can afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted. Messaged art helps us to envision a future free from the unconscionable tyranny of blind ignorance, oppression, and mindless discrimination. The late Carrie Fisher said, "Take your broken heart and make it into art." OCCCA invites artists to submit their art for a wide-ranging exhibition of text, symbols, posters, placards, videos, photography, paintings, sculptures, functional objects, installations, and new media projects.

In Art with a Message, strength, beauty, and truth walk hand in hand in hand. They can be packed with powerful visual inspirations and provocations in a wide range of styles covering a vast array of themes. Art with a Message can awaken the conscience of the world, celebrating diversity, tolerance, and art's ineluctable promise of happiness.

Free expression and topicality are traditions at OCCCA, an artist-run alternative space serving the contemporary art scene since 1980.

About the Juror: Nicolas Orozco-Valdivia has worked wth the Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College where he has been a curatorial and research assistant. Orozco-Valdivia has curated or co-curated over a dozen contemporary art shows in Los Angeles. They span from his first show, Labor and Photography, which opened at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) in 2017 and grew out of his experience as an Andrew W. Mellon Undergraduate Curatorial Fellow at the museum, to several shows at The Mistake Room, a nonprofit space in Los Angeles, where he was an assistant curator and is now a curator at large.

T I M E L I N E
Deadline to enter: May 30, 2024
Exhibition Dates: July 6 - August 24, 2024

Fees:
Minimum $45.00 for up to three JPGs.
$90.00 for six JPGs.
Maximum allowed: nine JPGs for $100.00. (A savings of $35.00)

All entry fees help support OCCCA, an artist-run, non-profit arts organization, serving the community since 1980.

To submit your work click HERE

I'm thrilled to announce the successful installation of 'Taking Flight' at its final destination, the 375 Hudson Street lobby in New York, formerly the Saatchi building. Working alongside professional installers who utilized scissor lifts to suspend the artwork from the ceiling, Jay Grimm and George Billis were instrumental in facilitating this project. Their expertise and support were invaluable, and I couldn't be prouder of this achievement as we continue to expand our presence in the realm of public artworks.

Additionally, I'm excited to share my recent interview with Canvas Rebel, where we delve into my innovative use of sustainable materials, particularly the upcycling of vinyl street banners. It's an honor to have the opportunity to shed light on the importance of environmental consciousness in art.

Furthermore, I'm delighted to inform you that two artworks from my Rescued Refuse series have been selected for inclusion in the prestigious Albuquerque Museum Show, 'Artist Thrive'. This recognition underscores the significance of our ongoing exploration of art and sustainability.

Lastly, I invite you to mark your calendars for the fourth Fridays of each month, as the Perez art district hosts open studios. I'll be welcoming visitors to my studio located at 68-845 Perez Road, building H studio 14, offering a firsthand glimpse into my creative process and recent works.

Thank you for your continued support and enthusiasm for my artistic endeavors. Together, let's inspire and shape the future of art.

Fantasy #59 - Norm Ellis
Fantasy #59 - Norm Ellis

Northern Light Art Gallery

"Fantasy 54" by Norm Ellis has won the JUDGE'S CHOICE award in the Northern Light Art Gallery August Online Show: Artist's Choice 11. Also in the show is "Fantasy 5" and "Fantasy 18"

"Fantasy 32" won BEST OF DIVISION in the Portrait and Figure online show, and "Fantasy 25" won a SPECIAL MERIT award.


Barbagelata Contemporary Art Foundation

NATURE International Online Art Exhibition


Ten Moir Gallery

“Fantasy 7” has been selected as a finalist in the Dreamscape Exhibition


Influence Gallery

"Fantasy 47" has been selected for inclusion in the July Online Art Exhibition.

"Fantasy 15" and "Fantasy 51" have been selected for inclusion in the June Online Art Exhibition.


Upward Gallery

"Fantasy 7" was awarded Honorable Mention in the Abstract competition.

"Fantasy 45" has been awarded Finalist in the Artist of the Summer juried exhibition and competition.


Teravarna Art Gallery

"Fantasy 52" has won the FINALIST AWARD in the 6th Color online art competition.

"Fantasy 11" has won the FINALIST AWARD in the 4th Water online art competition.

"Fantasy 35" has won the HONORABLE MENTION in the 6th Figurative online art competition.

"Fantasy 32" has won the FINALIST AWARD in the 7th Portrait online art competition.

"Fantasy 47" has won the FINALIST AWARD in the "9th ABSTRACT" art competition for July 2023.

"Fantasy 53" has been awarded the FINALIST AWARD in the "7th Animal" art competition for June 2023.

Norm Ellis has been awarded the FINALIST AWARD in the "7th LANDSCAPE" art competition along with other distinguished artists for May 2023.

Norm has been awarded the FINALIST AWARD in the "7th OPEN" art competition for April 2023.

"Fantasy 49" received the HONORABLE MENTION AWARD in the "5th COLOR" art competition along with other distinguished artists for March 2023.


Camelback Gallery | Shades of Blue 2023

"Fantasy #47" received the FINALIST award in the Shades of Blue 2023 juried show.


J Mane Gallery

Work by Norm Ellis will be included in the 2023 Elements of Nature Art Exhibition at J. Mane Gallery. Please visit the exhibition, which opens May 22, 2022, to see the competition winners and all the amazing artwork.

J. Mane Gallery invited submissions for its 5 for 5 online juried art exhibition in honor of its 5th Anniversary.

Norm Ellis has three pieces in the Landscapes 2023 show


Grey Cube Gallery | 2023 Green online show

"Fantasy 52" and "Fantasy 56" are in the 2023 Faces online show

"Fantasy 47" has been selected for inclusion in the 2023 Waters online art show.

"Norm has two pieces "Fantasy 10" and "Fantasy 14" have been selected for inclusion in the 2023 Landscapes online art show.


Las Laguna Art Gallery

"Fantasy 16" has been selected for the September ABSTRACT 2023 Online Exhibition. The official start date for this show is SEPT 7TH, 2023. 

"Fantasy 52" has been selected for the August 50 and OLDER, 2023 - Online Exhibition

"Fantasy 35" has been selected for the March online exhibition Figures or Faces 2023


Artist Space Gallery

"Fantasy 12" and "Fantasy 17" have been accepted to be exhibited at the first Colors Art Exhibition

"Fantasy 12" and "Fantasy 16" have been accepted to be exhibited at the first Yellow Art Exhibition

"Fantasy 25" and "Fantasy 26" were selected for inclusion in the Faces online exhibition

"Fantasy 16" is included in the Art Space Gallery Landscapes Art Exhibition.

"Fantasy 47" and "Fantasy 30" have been selected for inclusion in the Artist Space Gallery 2023 show Blue Art Exhibition.

"Fantasy 13" has been accepted for the Artist Space First Abstract Art Exhibition Online through December 2022


Fusion Art

Norm has work chosen for inclusion in the 8th Annual Waterscapes Online Juried Art Exhibition

Norm has work selected for inclusion in the 8th Annual Artist's Choice Online Juried Art Exhibition.

"Fantasy 40" has been selected for inclusion in the 5th Into the Wild Art Exhibition.

"Fantasy 12" is showing in Fusion Art's 8th Annual Colorful Abstractions International Online Juried Art Exhibition for the month of January 2023.


Art Room Gallery Online

"Fantasy 47" is exhibiting in the Nature online show through October, 2023.


Art Show International

5th Figurative art competition - Norm has received the HONORABLE MENTION award

3rd Water Online Competition - "Fantasy 36" received the FINALIST award

6th ANIMAL Online Art Competition - "Fantasy #40" has been awarded FINALIST

Norm has been awarded Honorable Mention in Art Show International Gallery's 7th Abstract online art competition. See 7th Abstract here.

Norm Ellis has been awarded the FINALIST award in the Art Show International Gallery online show 6th Landscape.

Norm has been awarded the FINALIST award in Art Show International 8th Abstract


Wild Heart Gallery | Inter/Action

"Fantasy 33" was accepted to the Wild Heart Gallery Inter/Action International Juried Art Exhibition


Colors of Humanity Art Gallery

“Fantasy 9” and “Fantasy 10” have been accepted for inclusion in the June 2023 show, “Water”

“Fantasy 11” and “Fantasy 16” have been accepted for inclusion in the May 2023 show, “Yellow”.

“Fantasy 35” and “Fantasy 43” have been accepted for inclusion in the April 2023 show, “Human Nature”

Norm has been awarded a Special Merit Award for the April 1st Annual Animal Artivism Open


Red Bluff Art Gallery | Save Our Planet

The Red Bluff Art Gallery Save Our Planet online exhibition opens December 26th. "Fantasy 46" is featured in this show that runs through January.


HelvetArt

"Fantasy 19", "Fantasy 46", "Fantasy 33", and "Fantasy 13" are on display through July in the HelvetArt Gallery Online Open art competition in the Hilton Geneva.


Contemporary Art Gallery Online

"Fantasy 5", "Fantasy 16", and "Fantasy 20" have been accepted to the 2023 All Water/Seascape Mixed Media exhibition.

"Fantasy 46" and "Fantasy 47" accepted to the 2023 All Abstract show


Fusion Art

7th Annual Skies Online Juried Art Exhibition

One or more pieces have been chosen for inclusion in the 8th Annual Landscapes Art Exhibition

"Fantasy 11" has been chosen for inclusion in the Light & Shadow Online Juried Art Exhibition. the show runs through January 2023.


Gallery Ring

"Fantasy 57" received an HONOURABLE MENTION in COLOUR

"Fantasy 54" won an FINALIST AWARD in OPEN

"Fantasy 48" won an HONOURABLE MENTION AWARD in PASTEL & COLOURED PENCIL

"Fantasy 51" has won a CRYSTAL AWARD in the PEOPLE online art show.

Norm Ellis has received the HONORABLE MENTION Award in the Gallery Ring art competition Anything with "Fantasy 22"


LightSpaceTime Gallery

13th Annual Landscape online art exhibition, September 2023

5th Primary Colors online art show, August 2023

"Fantasy 44" is showing in the Animals online art exhibition for July 2023

"Fantasy 47" has been chosen for inclusion in the "Summer 5 for $10" Online Art Summer show for 2023

Norm is exhibiting in the LightSpaceTime Gallery online 13th Seascapes show for June 2023

"Fantasy 32" has been selected for inclusion in the LightSpaceTime online Figurative show for May 2023

"Fantasy 11" has been selected for inclusion in the LightSpaceTime online Abstracts show for April 2023


Global Painting Conclave

"Fantasy #6" has received a BRONZE Award in the competition Abstract Painting September 2023

Norm has received a spot and a CERTIFICATE Award in the 1st Solo Exhibition cum competition Solo Exhibition Summer 2023

Norm has been awarded a CERTIFICATE Award for "Fantasy 33" in the Animal Painting August 2023 competition.

Norm has been awarded a CERTIFICATE Award for "Fantasy8" in the Landscape Painting July 2023 competition.

Norm has been awarded a BRONZE Award for "Fantasy 11" in the Nature Painting July 2023 competition.

Norm has been awarded a CERTIFICATE Award for "Fantasy 21" in the Portrait Painting July 2023 competition.


The Keller Prize | Online Gallery

"Fantasy 41", "Fantasy 33", "Fantasy 31", "Fantasy 39", and "Fantasy 15" have been selected for the Keller Prize competition. The show is on display at Aspen-based The Keller Prize Gallery until the winners are chosen in December. View the exhibit here.


Red Bluff Art Gallery

"Fantasy 44" is included in the Furry Friends Virtual Exhibit sponsored by the Red Bluff Art Gallery. The work is in Room 1.

Norm Ellis has a solo exhibit and virtual gallery tour, "Fantasy Art" online at Red Bluff Art Gallery.


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