November 2021 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists
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Every month, Colossal shares a selection of opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. If you’d like to list an opportunity here, please get in touch at hello@colossal.art. You can also join our
An Illustrated Children’s Book Is a Sensitive Retelling of a Timber Elephant’s Role in WWII
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Meet Bandoola, an Asian timber elephant the British Army enlisted in WWII. Purchased as a calf, the lumbering creature was shipped to a teak plantation where he was forced to drag and push logs across the landscape to construct bridges and other structures. BTen Degrees of Strange: Moving Clay Scenes Animate a Music Video About Escaping Anxiety
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In the music video for Robert Macfarlane and Johnny Flynn’s new song “Ten Degrees of Strange,” director Lynn Tomlinson (previously) captures the endless transformations of human emotion through moving clay. The Baltimore-based animatoMeet Chassie: The Unconventional Desk and Table Company
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Andrew and Jane Daines started Chassie with the belief that furniture should be made locally and customers should have a connection to the people who make the goods. People used to know the butchers, tailors, cobblers, and craftspeople of their lives by nameMystery and Fantasy Veil Black-and-White Illustrations by Artist David Álvarez
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Continually fascinated by the potential of the human figure, Mexico-based artist David Álvarez (previously) illustrates richly textured scenes with a dose of fantasy and surrealism: a bird’s perch transfixes a character who’s sprouted a branch noA Sleek Pool Reflects an Illuminated ‘Moon’ and the Rugged Landscape of China’s Mount Tai
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A lucent half-circle, “Hometown Moon” is nestled within the rugged topography of China’s Mount Tai. The glowing orb, which was designed by Syn Architects, radiates on a surrounding water feature, creating a dramatic, mirrored reflection thaPhantom Clouds Descend from the Sky in Vorja Sánchez’s Illustrated Photos
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In Vorja Sánchez’s ghostly dreamworld, spectral creatures plunge from the sky with long, wispy appendages that grasp onto the landscape. The Barcelona-based artist and illustrator (previously) disrupts otherwise peaceful photos with the massive forms thatIn ‘Raw Craft,’ the Late Anthony Bourdain Visits the Bay Area Press Utilizing 19th-Century Bookmaking Techniques
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Regardless of its unabashed tech culture, San Francisco remains a hub for analog artforms, hosting an annual festival that uses a 7-ton steamroller to print linocuts and housing one of the last remaining publishers of its kind. Arion Press is dedicated tWild Scavengers and Mythological Wonder Converge in Hera’s Dreamy Mixed-Media Works
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In a poetic new series of works on canvas, German-Pakistani artist Jasmin Siddiqui, aka Hera, nods to her background in street art with sweeping, spray-painted marks, chaotic drips and splatters, and snippets of text. The gestural pieces are rooted in narratiA Massive Notebook-Style Calendar Shows 2022 at a Glance
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The designer team at the wildly popular Yearcalendar evokes the fresh start of a blank notebook with its oversized 2022-at-a-glance. Uniquely organized to display the months in long columns, the wall planner is complete with an A4 page’s ubiquitous bluColorful Patterns of Stained Glass Nestle Within Repurposed Sea Defense Timber
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Based in the coastal town of Shoreham-by-Sea, England, artist Louise Durham creates towering wooden sculptures of reclaimed sea defense timber and vibrant stained glass. She embeds stripes and circles in a full spectrum of color within the totem-style works,Shattered Porcelain Fragments Are Elegantly Bonded in Kintsugi Sculptures by Yeesookyung
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Seoul-based artist Yeesookyung (previously) fuses Korean and Japanese craft traditions in her elegant, gilded sculptures. Blending ornately patterned vessels with deities and animals, the delicate assemblages meld shards of discarded ceramic into new forms wiStunning Shots from the 2021 Close-Up Photographer of the Year Competition Unveil Nature’s Minuscule Details
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Salamander silhouettes, an ant clutching a snack, and the diverse findings of an unintentional insect trap are a few of the winners of the 2021 Close-Up Photographer of the Year contest (previously). Now in its third year, the global competition garnered morHundreds of Ceramic Marine Creatures Radiate in Gradients to Show the Effects of Coral Bleaching
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Two new site-specific pieces by Courtney Mattison (previously) position ceramic sculptures of corals, sponges, and anemones in a swirling cluster of ocean diversity. Titled “Revolve” and “Our Changing Seas VII,” the wall reliefs are thSpiraling Nautili Rooftops Cover a Multi-Story School Made Entirely of Bamboo in Bali
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A series of monumental spiraling structures with vaulted roofs and balconies overlooking a 45,000-square-meter site in Sibang Kaja, Bali, is an innovative foray into sustainable architecture. Designed by IBUKU back in 2008, “Heart of School” is maSwirls of Air-Dry Clay Compose Vibrant Sculptural Landscapes
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Russian artist Alisa Lariushkina molds countless coiled ribbons and small twists from air-dry clay to create idyllic scenes brimming with color and texture. Reminiscent of Post-Impressionist styles, her sculptural landscapes are imbued with movement, and sheA Striking Photo Series Documents the Melting Glaciers Along 4,000 Kilometers of Greenland’s Coast
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What began in July 2003 as a single visit to the frigid Ilulissat Icefjord in western Greenland morphed into a decades-long project for German photographer Olaf Otto Becker. That initial trip prompted fourteen subsequent voyages to the Arctic coastlines, wheA Wind Gust Propels a Graceful Cast Toward the Sea in a Fantastical Burberry Ad
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A dreamy new ad for Burberry meditates on the dual powers of humanity and nature. Directed by Megaforce, “Open Spaces” zeroes in on four figures as they venture into a wheat field when a strangely powerful gust of wind propels them across tDizzying Patterns Envelop Imagined Characters in Portraits by Sofia Bonati
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In the hypnotic portraits of Argentinian artist Sofia Bonati (previously), women find themselves embraced by backgrounds of black-and-white linework, foliage, and abstract geometries. The feminine characters often have rosy cheeks and earnest expressions, anProject Stardust: A Photographer Scours Rooftops Across the Globe for Minuscule Cosmic Particles
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According to Olso-based photographer and researcher Jon Larsen, the most exotic particles from across the universe are likely hiding in a rain gutter or scattered among debris on rooftops. Larsen, who works in the geosciences department at the University of OThey’re Baaaack: Meet the Creepy Dolls from the History Center of Olmsted County Collection
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We’re sorry to introduce you to the cursed cast of the History Center of Olmsted County’s notorious Creepy Doll Contest: there’s the demonic “Miss Abyss” and her glowing portal-like eyes, the conniving criminal mastermind “ProfPutt Around the Playable Artworks of ‘Par Excellence Redux: The Back 9,’ Now Open at Elmhurst Art Museum
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The Back 9 of Par Excellence Redux, an artist-designed miniature golf course, is now open at the Elmhurst Art Museum. Curated by Colossal’s founder and editor-in-chief Christopher Jobson as part of an open call, the exhibition of playable artworks pays homaThree Sisters Face an Impending Climate Disaster in an Existential Stop-Motion Short
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What begins with a calm morning filled with stunningly bright sunlight quickly morphs into a short film of existential crises and the life-altering implications of climate disasters. Directed by Frédéric Even and Louise Mercadier with production by Papy32 Wildly Different Cover Designs Interpret Dave Eggers’ New Sci-fi Novel
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Coinciding with the rise of the vibrant book cover blob, Dave Eggers’ new novel takes a profoundly divergent approach. The Every was released this month by McSweeney’s—the author is also the founder of the San Francisco-based independent publishingDead Meat: A Pair of Hungry Seagulls Fight Over a Hotdog in a Quirky Animated Short
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Selfish, hungry, and more cunning than he appears, the zany seagull in Adnan Peer Mohamed’s “Dead Meat” sends feathers flying. The animated short opens with the creature scouring a boardwalk for food, and after mistaking a bolt for a snack,Poignant New Works by Pejac Confront the Urgency of Global Crises in Disquieting Detail
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Spanish street artist Pejac (previously) addresses the concept of “returning to normal” in a discerning new series that focuses on the urgency of the issues affecting the world today. Centered on the increasingly disastrous effects of the climateInnumerable Dots Cloak the Energetic Dancers in Betty Acquah’s Pointillistic Paintings
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Movement, motion, and emotion permeate the joyful, pointillistic paintings by Ghanaian artist Betty Acquah. Rendering dancing children, costumed troupes, and their surroundings simultaneously, Acquah conveys celebratory moments by cloaking her scenes with couA Mesmerizing Dance Performance for the Paralympics Hand Off Ceremony Choreographed by Sadeck Waff
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As part of a closing hand-off ceremony for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games and the 2024 games in Paris, choreographer Sadeck Waff worked with 128 performers in a dizzying performance focused on arms and hands. The French dancer and choreographer has become knAnatomy and History Collide in Borosilicate Glass Sculptures by Kit Paulson
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In a lovely clash of anatomy and antiquity, artist Kit Paulson (previously) forms impossibly fragile objects entirely from glass. By referencing historical artworks through lace patterns, or traversing the structures of blood veins and bones found in the humaCircular Vaults Embedded within a Prague Embankment Contain Shops, Cafes, and Public Spaces
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New cafes, galleries, and studios are popping up along the Vltava River in Prague, although they’re not immediately visible from atop the embankment. Tucked inside former storage units embedded within the structure itself are 20 tunnel-like spaces redesA Colorful Series of Sugar Skulls Appear on New USPS Stamps Designed by Luis Fitch
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The United States Postal Service has issued a set of colorful postage stamps that celebrate Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), an annual holiday celebrated in Mexico and beyond on the first two days of November. The vibrant stamps depict a family of fourAbandoned Caravans and Castles House Mysterious Illuminated Portals in Andrew Mcintosh’s Paintings
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In abandoned sheds, tiny campers, and imposing, hilltop castles, Scottish artist Andrew McIntosh (previously) nestles glowing entryways to mysterious new worlds. The illuminated portals are central to the artist’s ongoing interest in exploration, curiosAn Immense New Book Surveys the Work of More Than 300 African Artists
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One of the most expansive volumes of its kind, African Artists: From 1882 to Now compiles a broad sampling of works from more than 300 modern and contemporary artists born or living on the continent. Within its 350-plus pages, the massive text spans a range12,000 Sheets of Wrinkled Rice Paper Drape Around a Monumental Installation by Zhu Jinshi
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More than 12,000 sheets of delicate Xuan paper form the ruffled exterior of Zhu Jinshi’s suspended “Boat” sculpture. The renowned artist, who’s currently living and working in his hometown of Beijing, is widely regarded for pioneering ChinDrawings and Paintings by Pat Perry Reinterpret American Stories with Tender Absurdity
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In Pat Perry’s Sensemaking, there’s no rubric for telling a story. In quiet scenes framed through roadside vantage points and performances of costumed figures and contemporary symbols, the Detroit-based artist (previously) considers the deeply AmericaFantastical Digital Paintings Position Wildlife in Unnaturally Colorful Environments
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Photographic artist Jim Naughten casts a fantastical, candy-colored lens over luxuriant ecosystems and surreal animal portraits in Eremozoic, a solo exhibition on view at Grove Square Galleries through November 18. Comprised of digitally altered compositionsAn Exhibition of 50 Piñatas Explores the Cultural Significance of the Festive Object
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A ubiquitous decoration at birthdays and family celebrations, piñatas are conventionally associated with fun, festivity, and of course, their potential to split open and release candy and other treats. Now on view at Craft in America, a group exhibition re-e13 Staircases Blanketed with Prismatic Murals Evocative of Andean Textiles Run Through Lima’s Hills
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Artist Xomatok (previously) translates the vibrant, geometric motifs of handwoven Andean blankets, or ilicllas, into large-scale works that mark the pathways through the hilly Alisos de Amauta neighborhood in Lima, Peru. Painted during the course of two monthCloaked in Red and Blue Light, St. Peter’s Basilica Morphs into a Cyberpunk Dreamscape
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In the aptly named Red Lights: Vatican series, Angers, France-based photographer Aishy transforms St. Peter’s Basilica into a strange, illuminated space that more closely resembles a sci-fi universe than stately church. The altered perspective, which Ai
