International Art Competitions - art contest for artists

Deadline:30.06.2017The comix competition Nouveau talent BDFIL 2017 is open to anyone over the age of 15 domiciled in Switzerland or abroad and whose work has never been published in the form of an album or regularly in a large-circulation newspaper or magazine. Participants whose work is being published at the time of the award ceremony (Thursday 14th September 2017) will be disqualified. Each...

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Deadline: 30.06.2017The JIA Illustration Award is an annual contest organised by Japan Illustrators' Association.You may submit a maximum of 5 illustrations. There are no themes. All images must be in JPEG format.All entries must be the original work of the entrant.The contest is open to illustrators from all over the world.We do not ask it the genres such as a freehand drawing, CG, a...

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Deadline: 08.08.2017CIWEM’s Environmental Photographer of the Year aims to promote and reward excellence in international environmental photography, and to enhance the understanding of the causes, consequences and solutions to climate change and social inequality. Before entering, please read the Rules and Guidelines and Digital Specifications & Adjustment Guidelines carefully as all entrants have to acknowledge acceptance of them during the online registration process.Competition is...

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Deadline:31.05.2017CINESONIKA is the premiere international exhibition for works which make full artistic use of sound's contribution to the moving image, showcasing fascinating soundtracks, idiosyncratic sound design, eclectic scoring and innovative approaches to the sound-image relationship.The festival will feature live screenings and an online festival. Cinesonika is also partnering with the NW Film Center in Portland, OR for screenings of select films as part...

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Deadline:1.04.2017ON PAPER presents its annual printmaking contest to promote the art of printmaking and the connection between printmakers around the world.ON PAPER is a project to promote the art of printmaking and develop connections between printmakers around the world. It is based in Barcelona and run by an art association with Nuria Melero as a main organiser.Artists can submit one piece of work...

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Deadline:20.06.2017SFC Shoah Film Collection is looking for new contributions in order to continue the successfull story starting on 27 January 2010 – the International Holocaust Memorial Day – commemorating the 65th liberation of the Concentration Camp of Auschwitz, when this unique media art and peace initiative was laucnhed in the context of “Draft Title: Shoah” and “A Virtual Memorial Foundation”Since then each year...

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Deadline:14.04.2017The main segments of the festival will be European Short films but we also welcome films from outside of Europe for our International Panorama strand of the festival.Please note this year we are pleased to annouce that we welcome animations as we are aiming to include a major part of our festival to celebrate the art of animation.All animation formats welcome under 15...

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Deadline:10.03.2017Does your artistic practice involve sound art, intermedial performance, or ephemeral sound installations? The Kunstmuseum Luzern and Lucerne Festival seek out new, unconventional projects that are equally rooted in the realms of the visual arts and of music. Both of these institutions firmly believe that image and sound complement each other in highly sensory and inspiring ways. Therefore, they are sponsoring the “Soundzz.z.zzz…z”...

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Deadline:15.03.2017Call For Vaa Nida Art Colony Residency Applications For 2017-2018 And The 7th Inter-Format Symposium Along LinesThe residency programme at Nida Art Colony of Vilnius Academy of Arts (NAC) is open for emerging and experienced artists, designers, architects, curators and researchers. NAC is the biggest art, residency and education venue in the Baltic region that provides the opportunity to live and work in...

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Deadline:15.04.2017In its 19th year, Sidewalk Film Festival has perfected its own personal trifecta of hospitality, networking, and pure fun. Encouraging attendees to break out of their shells and get to know one another, Sidewalk likes to mix filmmakers and their audiences in an unusual town with unusual activities. The atmosphere at Sidewalk is electric with creativity and collaboration as filmmakers and film-lovers socialize...

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Deadline:15.04.2017NAFF is individual legal subject that works on propagande of animated film among young people in BiH and other countries. Its main goal is positive influence on developement of film industry and culture through creative meetings and co-operation of young people.Requirements:Animated films (duration 25 minutes) can partcipateAuthor can report 3 films ( without consideration on year of production)Films that propagandize rasisam and pornography...

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Deadline:30.04.2017 The festival is around mashup cinema so we will accept as submission any film of the mashup genre. For those unfamiliar with the term: a mashup film is a film that uses as a source material one or more existing films and takes the already existing images and sounds and combines them in different ways.Mashupers use editing in order to create a new...

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Deadline:31.03.2017CVCEPHOTO is organized by the Club Vasco de Camping Elkartea mountaineering club based in San Sebastian/Donostia.Each participant may submit a maximum of 3 photos related to the sport activities (non-motorized) that take place in the mountains (for example alpinism, climbing, ski, trekking, speleology, paragliding).Entry feesThere are no entry fees.Prizes1st prize: 1,400 € and exclusive trophy created by Iñigo Arístegui.2nd prize: 600 €3rd prize:...

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Deadline:28.07.2017The world’s first moving images were shot in Leeds in 1888 by Louis le Prince. Today Leeds is a major centre for film production and exhibition. A qualifying event for the BAFTAs and the Oscars, Leeds International Film Festival is a national celebration of global filmmaking culture.LIFF is a portal for discovery of the real world of filmmaking that exists beyond regular film...

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Deadline:24.09.2017Categories are in two sections:Professional: Advertising, Fine Art, Editorial, Architecture, Nature, People.Non-professional: Fine Art, Architecture, Nature, People, Special.The Professional category is for photographers who earn at least half of their income from photography. The Non-Professional category is for photographers who do not make their main income from photography.Entry fee:15$ - $30PrizesProfessionals:Grand Prize: $2500Winner of each Professional category will receive $500.Non-Professionals:Grand Prize: $1300Winner of...

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Deadline:11.06.2017The competition is organized by Monovisions, Online Black and White Photography Magazine.Our annual competition is open to photographers of all backgrounds and all levels – professionals and amateurs. We accept all forms of black and white photography made with traditional or digital methods.Your work can be submitted in 2 sections: SINGLE photo or SERIES of photos. A series consists of maximum 8 photos,...

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Deadline:31.07.2017A participant can submit one complete and full story, up to 8 pages.The competition is open for everyone and there is no given theme of the worksThe allowed techniques are: drawing, painting, digital art and photography.The pages should be in a vertical A4 (210 x 297 mm) or A3 (297 x 420 mm) format.Entry fee10 €PrizesGrand Prize: 7,000 PLN1st prize: 4,500 PLN2nd prize:...

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Deadline:1.03.2017The Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition is Canada's largest, longest running juried contemporary outdoor art fair. Founded in 1961, Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition was established to nurture artistic excellence and artists’ entrepreneurial spirit, and to showcase contemporary art to the general public. This free public event showcases works by over 320 contemporary visual artists and makers, ranging in medium from painting, photography, and mixed...

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Deadline:15.04.2017We call upon responsible photographers who respect and love life to take out your cameras, and in the form of feature photography:to explore and rescue the endangered folk cultures of nationalities worldwide; to record the changes and evolution of various folk cultures in a genuine, vivid and profound way; to record, spread and share the multi-cultures of the world with the aim of enhancing mutual...

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Deadline:First Deadline: December 15, 2016 (for works completed by October 31, 2016)Second Deadline: April 15, 2017 (for works completed after November 1, 2016)New Asian Currents: May 15, 2017Everyone is welcome to submit their work, provided that the following conditions are met:Producers intend that the work is a documentary.The final form of the work is 16mm or 35mm film print, or video/digital format (DCP,...

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Deadline:30.04.2017Nikon’s Small World is regarded as the leading forum for showcasing the beauty and complexity of life as seen through the light microscope.The Photomicrography Competition is open to anyone with an interest in microscopy and photography.The video competition, entitled Small World In Motion encompasses any movie or digital time-lapse photography taken through the microscope.Anyone over the age of 18 is eligible, with the...

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Deadline:30.04.2017International Images for Science is calling for images that cover all breadth of science from medicine, forensic science, zoology, engineering, astronomy, all scientific fields. The competition is open to all, RPS members and non-members. There are three age specific categories: Aged 17 and Under, Aged 18 – 25, and Aged 26 and Over.The competition is open to any person from any country. There...

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Deadline:31.05.2017The competition is open to artists of all nationalities of any age and profession. All graphic techniques are eligible in case they allow replication labeled according the International standard identifier for EX LIBRIS.The authors may participate with up to 3 /three/ works, 4 /four/ copies of each.The artwork must contain the text “EX LIBRIS – EX LIBERTAS”. Other signs, letters, words and texts,...

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Deadline:31.05.2017The third international Felix Schoeller Photo Award is about to take place, with professional photographers and trainee photographers having the opportunity to submit their work at our website from January 1st to May 31st, 2017. The Felix Schoeller Photo Award honors work that demonstrates a love of photography, combined with the most demanding quality standards for images. Prizes are awarded every two years...

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Deadline:28.02.2017The competition is open to both amateur and professional artists, working in one or more of the following media: drawing, printing, painting, photography, digital art, sculpture. There are no restrictions on age or place of birth.A maximum of 5 works are permittedEntry fee:£15 per individual submission. £10 for entrants under 25 years old.Prizes:A cash prize of £1,000 to support the production of new...

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Deadline:28.02.2017DLECTRICITY is Detroit's festival of art + light that showcases site-specific installations by established and emerging US and international artists. DLECTRICITY is pleased to announce that its call for entries is now open. Up to 25 site-specific, outdoor projects for Midtown Detroit's Woodward Corridor will be selected through this call. DLECTRICITY is looking for high-quality projects that will activate the outdoor, nighttime landscape...

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Deadline:31.03.2017The 13th Montreal International Black Film Festival ( MIBFF), taking place from September 27 to October 1st 2017 , is proud to launch the 4th edition  of its great international poster contest !From the Caribbean to the Indian Ocean, Africa to North America, via Europe and South America, MIBFF wants to share its most striking black cinematic discoveries while engaging in a wider...

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Deadline:28.02.2017After the success of last year edition (25.000 photos in the contest from 62 nations, 60 screening events in museums and clubs throughout Italy) Oasis PhotoContest is ready to start again.The competition is divided into 10 categories. In 8 of these categories contestants needs to supply the RAW file in order to qualify for the category prizes.P) LANDSCAPES Images showing natural habitats. They...

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