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Call for Lolcat Art Submissions – The Lol Arts


We are looking for artists to participate in a formal LOLcat art show – the first Internet meme art movement of its kind. The exhibit will open on Thursday, October 23rd in San Francisco. (You do not need to live in SF to participate.)

Each artist will create work inspired by LOLcats in any media.

The field is ripe for your artistic interpretation of this pertinent symbolic currency.

lolcat-art-marianne-goldin

(Lolcat art courtesy of Marianne Goldin who first suggested this show)

More details after the jump.

Requirements:

  • Work must be suitable for display and transport. We accept 2D, 3D and multimedia.
  • Chosen artists will be contacted with more information and instructions.
  • Artwork will not be returned as all art and proceeds will be donated to charity.
  • The art may become a part of a traveling show if there is sufficient demand.
  • Anyone may apply. There is no pre-requisite.

To apply to showcase your art, please email us at lol+arts@icanhascheezburger.com with your:

  • An artistic proposal (Attach images in your email to support your vision, if necessary.)
  • Your name
  • Email
  • Phone number

DEADLINES:

  • All applications are due via email by 11:59 PM, Friday September 19th.
  • All invitations to artists will be sent out by September 25th.
  • All artwork to be shown must be received by Friday, October 17th.

May these questions guide you:

  • When LOLcats speak to you, what sound do they make?
  • In the world of LOLcat, what is your ideal?
  • If LOL is consciousness, what is cat?
  • The Invisible Bicycle, ceci n’est pas un pipe?
  • Do you dream in shades of LOLspeak?
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  1. thepurger says:

    ok!

  2. King-B says:

    dats pretty sweet

  3. kitty says:

    dern iz waznt teh irst one to post

  4. junocat08 says:

    i can haz Mona Lisa?

  5. dahson says:

    dis kitteh b sketchee. aifinkso.

  6. thepurger says:

    scketching not so easey askualy

  7. bunnyrevenge07 says:

    yay!!

  8. Colin says:

    ………..GIT MAH POKER FACE ON!!!!

  9. sweetpea says:

    i maid you an art out o gushy fud. but i eated it. :sad:

  10. thepurger says:

    i alreadeyz gaz three skettchez.he he

  11. seian says:

    Sounds fun, but which charity? More details please! :)

    • cheezburger says:

      We r finking a charity aimed at helping people hoo dun read gud. A illiteracy charity… fuh realz. Ironically a good cause, ya no?

      • sweetpea says:

        yay!!!!!
        dat idea full of win adn awesum!!!

        • judson says:

          Kin we sign sign up W?

          • luckybat says:

            W – ah, iff ownlee…but seeri…searlos…for realz, ai fink it shuld be fur animul chairuhtee. puweez? Animuls no help selmz, an peeple stil don’t has knowink ov spayz an nooters an stuf. kthxbai.

            • misskittysmommy says:

              I think this is a great idea; donate to various animal shelters. They have fundraisers, and could use them as part of their silent auctions to raise money for their good work.
              sry,duznt spk lol

              • catsablanca says:

                September is National Literacy Month, but I agree with luckybat and would rather see something like Misskittysmommy suggested. One can never have too many cats, but unfortunately there are always too many cats, and we need to be there for them any way we can. Whichever charity you choose, thank you for coming up with the idea, O Great Cheezburgers!!

      • cweenmj says:

        eggsalad!!!
        ummm…. i meen egsullant….
        no, dat not rite eezer…. exsillyint?
        eskahlent??
        eksahlint??
        .
        Halp!! sumwun teeching mii tu riting rite. Plz?

      • doofster says:

        its alwais good to help peepel read more goodly – gud choyce :)

      • big-gladys says:

        iz beeyouteaus idear aifinkso. i dun nawt no abowt teh iron tho. Will teh YNG bee their 2 due teh irinin oar sumfin?

      • Well, yes! It iz a sooooper gud aidea! Becuz if yoo cant reed, tehn yoo cant com heer an hav fun an meet lotz ov reelee relee nyce an funneh peeple!
        .
        :?: An tehn tehy can com heer an praktiss there reeding! WAHT a win-win sit shoe shun!! ;)

      • judson says:

        I yam one hunnert percent in fabour of supportin literacy! Do we start dem on Lolspeek or due dey graduate to lolspeek?

      • lindykat says:

        dis gunna be locul,reegunal, or natshynwyde help wif illiteracy?

      • Mrrphh says:

        Aiz finkin iz a gr8t idear an kewl fing tu be doing. Marianne Goldin’s pokr faced Happycat iz wunnersum. Yu noez iz Happycat but hirz face iz chanjd jess ryte fur playing pokr.

        Hopin hopin hopin dat awl da artwerk iz gud.

        *twirls, whirls, ducks an spinz, floofs da paws an waves n grins”

        conga rats an shoelaces on dewin dis win-win, awl y’awlz!

        Mrrphh anna hoel Haos ob mii

      • Hashim says:

        wat a gud cauz!!
        fanks u oh gr8 cheezburger!! *doez happee dansdansdans*

      • gascat says:

        I lubz da idear! readn iz sumfin i feelz beri strongli aboutz. Ifnz u no can read, u no can lern. I iz especal ed paraedumacator, I wurks wif kiddeoms who no canz read, sos deh gib up on da skool- dat be road to nowheresville.
        I havez a second passion dat kums frum wurkin in a largeli hispanic skool. Wun ub da mos unda served populationz in are skool system is da bilingual estudent. Freequentli de getz ploped ina Engamalish or mostli Engamalish clazroom. Deh r sos losted in da claz- u iz tryn ta teachez dem maf n de no unda standz a wurd u sayin. Deez kidemos no qualifiez fur especial ed ( nawt noin da language is nawt considered disabliti) der iz no especial programs ta helpz dees kidemos ta lerns da language…. don getz me started….. I getz frustramated whenz I sees mai furst gradars wif beeg round eyes no unda standen nuffin.
        I wud purpose (ifnz I mai beezs so brave) choosin a chariti dat haz a program dat helpz mai bilingual kiddamos- nobudi eber finks ub dem…..
        beein brave again I wud sugjest lukin at RIF (readn is FUNdamental) deh haz been round lawng time n de doez hab a program fur mai kiddemoz. I no nuffin moar bout der finantez ur nuffin- but I haz awlwaz liked dem acause deh supportz da readn sos strongli.
        Iz jus a fout…
        (skurries bak inta lurker mode…)

        momcat

    • meowlanie says:

      ise doenateded to de Blind Cat Rescue and Santuary

  12. kafleen says:

    Looks like I’m going to SF in October.
    If just to watch.

    No way should I miss this.

  13. doofster says:

    i think awl kittees shoold lern to read porpe, um, propil, …read good

  14. Meg says:

    Iz dere a dedlyne to turn in artwerks?

    • cheezburger says:

      indeedy:

      To apply to showcase your art, please email us at lol+arts@icanhascheezburger.com with your:

      * An artistic proposal (Attach images in your email to support your vision, if necessary.)
      * Your name
      * Email
      * Phone number

      DEADLINES:

      * All applications are due via email by 11:59 PM, Friday September 19th.
      * All invitations to artists will be sent out by September 25th.
      * All artwork to be shown must be received by Friday, October 17th.

  15. Meg says:

    hope I dontz dubble poest.

    Iz dere dedlyne to turn in artwerks?

  16. Lola Bonne says:

    … if only I could draw.

    • catsablanca says:

      But Lola, u donut hafta b abul tew draw! Art haz mene formz. In tehir infunite wizdum, teh Cheezburgers r aksepting ene medium (larj nd smallz, 2). Mozaik, klay, enefing u chooz! Goe fur it!

  17. Rattipuss says:

    We can makes teh arts frum corms?

  18. Eric says:

    Ai dunno…dat pohker fayce is moar of a crapshoot…

  19. Shaungrl says:

    Dis soun liek iz for me. I be enteringing.

  20. homescribe says:

    if onlee i wuz artistick

  21. lizzorazilla says:

    Sounds awesome.
    I’ve got something in mind.

  22. EmberABC says:

    yesh, mah messaj. it was 2 seerieeus 4 lawlspeekage

  23. Hashim says:

    any help please!! Do we make the painting in the pyooter, as in Microsoft Paint or so or real life painting? just wondering….

    • cweenmj says:

      Check owt deh deetailz abuv. I fink it b “real” art….sez it needz tu b “suitable for display and transport. We accept 2D, 3D and multimedia.” iz u artistic, Hashim?? I thinkit wud b sew kewl if u entered!!!

  24. Ware in San Francisco? Ai want tew go!

  25. nismo says:

    I live in SF, so I’ll definitely be checking the exhibit out.

    • nismo says:

      I wonder how people who don’t know about LOLcats are going to react…hmmm

    • Yoo live dere? I’m across teh bay, but will come in tew see it. Ai didint knoes dat otter SF peeps wur heer.

      • upfi says:

        Can ai remind peeps of teh eggsistence of the cheez frend map? It was created by Moe and is avalubble at

        maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=106452371290513815140.00045475b181c63ce9c16&ll=33.195029,-111.805115&spn=2.109838,2.507629&z=9&mid=1219144621

        Iffn dis linky nawt be bloo, put h t t p : / / in frunt and trai again. Ai is not bery profishunt wif poasting linkees, sawry.

        2 enter urself awn teh map, u needs a login name and a parseword. Dese were publee … pup … told 2 teh cheezfrenz in teh yahoo cheez groop in message 37949. Dere’s no flag in Frisco yet, but in Sacramento dere is our belubbed dawn key Kafleen.

  26. lindykat says:

    juss playin at teh bottom of teh fred….nuffin goin on heeer
    ᐕᐝ✃✇✤✪✰❊❀❄❇◯☏☆☀☂☀☼♎☹☺♔♧♫♬⚡
    let’s see hao dis confetti luukz

  27. lindykat says:

    ✎✌✄✇✖✜✠✤✪✰✯❅☄
    ❤❥❦❧⨘⨝⨑⨢⨸⨣⨠♨
    ☃☏☁☀☋♩♩♯♫♬♭♭

  28. lindykat says:

    ✎✌✄✇✖✜✠✤✪✰✯❅☄
    ❤❥❦❧⨘⨝⨑⨢⨸⨣⨠♨
    ☃☏☁☀☋♩♩♯♫♬♭♭

  29. Hashim says:

    hmmm… wait a min…. where and how does we send teh drawing?? :shock:
    it doesnt say anyfing about it here….

  30. AbandoningReality says:

    ooh, awesumness date (taht iz an awesume bday prezzie). I would, but i nvr no where 2 start.

  31. Megumi says:

    Does the art have to be an original LOL, or can we use icanhas site images for material?

  32. Neferkiti says:

    I beez makin teh artz wif digitalogical collagingness awl teh tymes. Den I takes prinz ob teh collagingnesses, cuts de peaces, and putz dem awl togeder agin on a canbas bored. Doos dis kinds ob tings beez OK? If its beez OK, I tink I hab wantingness 2 gif a try 2 doo.

  33. gascat says:

    hi ho-
    plz to bee senden beri gud fout to ma spoose? piddy please? Iz lawwng story, but spoose sudenli hadz co-wurker standz up fur him tadai n co-wurker wented n tawked to spooses snopervisor (nawt meani manager)- spoose bein giben da slimist ub hopez da heez can keepz himz joob.
    Cowurker (who naos snopervisor) tolded spoose (emphfeticli) dat der iz a project himz needz ta do fur da nex two weaks. I fink dis cowurker iz trin ta help prov spoose iz gud wurker (he reli iz!) I sos hopez dis wurks. I still haz nao joob, sos if spoose looses joob (eben doh himz bein wif compani 15 yers) we iz awl unimployed n I don no whut will happen.
    I reli no wantz ta moov again. fishykitteh iz in beri, beri, gud skool, iz happi wif skool fur furst tim in 2 yers. Skool iz helpin da fishykitteh wif her lernin isshoes.
    I reli, reli, reli, needz dis ta wurk…..iz beri slim chance butz Ill takez a slim chance to a nao chance!
    fank u freinz… u haz bein beri, beri gud too meiz…..

    momcat

    • upfi says:

      {{{{{momcat, momcat’s spoose, gascat, fishykat}}}}}

      Dat sounds gud! AI do hope teh njoo projeckt wurks out. Tell spoose to nawt worry and do his best. CC will see to it. Whatever has to happen, will happen, and ai fink it will be ok in teh end. Please nawt to worry aboot teh fjootshure. Get today in gud shaype and have a good sleep. We lubs u and will support u, no mattur wot.

    • OH Momcat! Ai am beeming EBREE gud thot ai can muster up fur this to werk. An – just a kweschun?? Doo yoo nawt kwalify fur teh unemploymint inshoorance? Cuz yoo had to moove wif yur spoose???
      .
      Ai haz such a deep sad tath yoo ar having to go throo this. It iz SOOO nawt fair. It brings teerz to mai aies just thinking about it.
      .
      an taht fishykitteh iz in a gud skool nao. We know hao unhappee she wuz befoar. Oh, ai DOO so hoep this will werk aut! {{{{{momcat}}}} again!!

      • gascat says:

        fank u jh4k-
        nawt surez if I qualifmafi fur da unimsurance- da rools iz funni when u iz teacha type fing…. I mit have ta wait till Octover afor I qualfi…
        spoose wud qualifi ‘mediatli- we gotz a liddle helpz bof himz n me iz in skool so we gets whutz cauled a “libing ‘lowance” in r loans. Spoose gotted hiz yestadai- iz nawt much butz bedda den no fing- I habent herd yet awn mine…..

        momcat

    • booklion says:

      {{{{{{Momcat&fambly}}}}}
      Sending menny, menny gud thots to yu ….Iz glad to heer hubsan’s co-werker iz helping, & hopes it werks.
      just a thot…r there enny temp agencees out there where yu can get sumfing? I noes, tehy dunt pay so well, but it wud be suming to provide sum munnies & enkuragement while waiting fr beddereer job to com in. There r eben temp agencess fur purrfeshunnals lyke yrself.
      Gud luks!

      • gascat says:

        whut spoose wud hab ta do iz become “contracter” cause der r nao real joobz out der…. himz 54 n bein wurkin wif dis compani sos lawng himz IT codin skillz iz outa date- makz it hard to getz wurk….. but cud beez dun…. I fink so!

        feelz gud to hab awl u peepz awt der- makz meiz feelz bedda….mebe I canz eat sumfin asides dri froot tadai!

        momcat
        {{{{{{{{{{{cheezepeeps}}}}}}}}} I lubs u awl!

        janet- iz tri ta get awn da peepz grup but keepz runnin inta yahoo problemz
        u gotz a “havekids2″ oar a momcat onda grup?

    • gremlin says:

      {{momcat and fambly}} We is prayin fur gud things to coem fur yoo an yor fambly! Awl gud thots ar bein sent thru teh innertoobs rite to yor dor!

  34. VIRZAN TILLWEED says:

    I can work in 3D…When I get to SF where can I park the tractor trailer rig?

  35. jmuhj says:

    *An mai teh bestust kittoon winz!*

  36. guitarfreak says:

    I hav dron meny kittehs in mah dais… I myt entur wun! Ai pwobly won’t win, tho.

  37. myfrisbee says:

    Dis be a gret idea, gud luck evryone!

  38. doodlez says:

    thees post eez speld 2 wel

  39. teh cezar says:

    iz cer.. certa… surely gonna send sth. alreedy did sumthin, but iz expekting sum reply frum cheezburger.

  40. Versafutile says:

    I livz in franz, eurowp, dis kinda sux cos it meanz friscoz a looong way away, no enugh cheap flites. I likz draw, tho. I gunna try find som’time t’send u somthin, yay !!

  41. paulae says:

    i really love the new filenames of th’lolcats and their pictures (since the announcement of the SF lolshow), poetz who dun eben nao how ta thx u

  42. Dawnstep says:

    iz cewl but I wud dy D:

  43. Jenna says:

    I ♥ LOLcats!

  44. Teensy says:

    I am SO going to this. OMGOMG.

  45. kittehluva says:

    OMG!!i wanna go but its soooooooooooo far i tink bout it 4 awile

  46. mimz.my.home.kat says:

    Same here itz toooo far i cantz go =(


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