Deadline: 14 December 2018
thismustbe_ are accepting photographic submissions for the inaugural exhibition exploring the notion of place.
This could be centred around its identity, how a space is inhabited, its everyday changes or how a place can be altered by human interaction. We are looking for an eclectic range of submissions and different responses to the notion of place.
The work selected will be exhibited in early 2019 in a venue in Manchester, curated by our curation team.
No entry fee
Details:
https://www.thismustbe.gallery
Deadline: 12 December 2018
Frame it! Venice welcomes you to the first year of celebrating audio-visual art forms from all over the world.
Our aim is to showcase and highlight local and international photos, film posters and films up to 3 minutes in length. We invite artists that demonstrate that creativity has no limitations and that the language of art can be translated in different ways.
Categories:
FILM
We accept applications from any genre of film. Including narrative, documentary, animation and experimental. Films must not exceed 3 minutes in length and must be produced after 01 January 2012.
FILM POSTER DESIGN
We accept original film posters only and are open for any style and design. The production time must be later than 01 Jan 2010.
PHOTOGRAPHY
We encourage photographers to apply whose work can fit in any of the following categories: black and white, minimal, face(s), abstract, weird, mistake, metamorphoses. Single photographs accepted only. There is no production time limit for this category.
Entry fee: 20 euros
Details:
http://movinglab.org
Deadline: 2 February 2019
The objects of the competition are drawings, graphics and other works of fine arts and photography created with the use of optional techniques, being originals, completed within the recent two years (2018-2019)
WORKS AWARDED IN OTHER COMPETITIONS will be excluded from the SATYRYKON competition.
Categories:
I – Theme: STOP
II – SATIRE & JOKE
Prizes:
Grand Prix SATYRYKON 2019 – pure gold key and purse amounting to 8.000 PLN
2 gold medals and purses amounting to 6.000 PLN each
2 silver medals and purses amounting to 5.500 PLN each
2 bronze medals and purses amounting to 5.000 PLN each
and 4 special prizes amounting to 4.000 PLN each
Director of Legnica Culture Centre in amount of 4.000 PLN award for a photography work
Mayor of Legnica in amount of 4.000 PLN award
Entry fee: no entry fee
Details:
http://en.satyrykon.pl
Deadline: 13 December 2018
Adult competition:
Each entrant is allowed a total of twenty-five (25) entries into the Adult Competition.
Categories :
1. Animals in Their Environment
2. Animal Portraits
3. Behaviour: Amphibians and Reptiles
4. Behaviour: Birds
5. Behaviour: Invertebrates
6. Behaviour: Mammals
7. Plants and Fungi
8. Underwater
9. Urban Wildlife
10. Earth’s Environments
11. Black and White
12. Creative Visions
13. Wildlife Photojournalism
14. Wildlife Photojournalist Photo Story Award
15. Rising Star Portfolio Award (ages 18 to 26)
16. Wildlife Photographer Portfolio Award (ages 27 and over)
young competition
Entrants may submit into the appropriate Age Category a maximum of ten (10) images as follows:
1) 10 Years and Under
2) 11-14 Years
3) 15-17 Years
Entry fee: £30.00 for adults,
no entry fee for kids
Awards:
For photographers aged 18 or over
Wildlife Photographer of the Year
£10,000, trophy and personalised certificate
Wildlife Photographer Portfolio Award
£2,500 and personalised certificate
trip to London to attend the awards ceremony
Wildlife Photojournalist Photo Story Award
£2,500 and personalised certificate
trip to London to attend the awards ceremony
Rising Star Portfolio Award
£1,500 and personalised certificate
trip to London to attend the awards ceremony
Adult category winners
£1,250 and personalised certificate
trip to London to attend the awards ceremony
Adult category highly commended
personalised certificate
invitation to the awards ceremony in London
For photographers aged 17 and under
Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year
£1,000, trophy and personalised certificate
Young category winners
personalised certificate
trip to London for awards ceremony
Young category highly commended
personalised certificate
invitation to the awards ceremony in London
Details:
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit/wpy.html
Deadline: 11 November 2018
We are seeking sculptural work that explores the theme of Play. We are particularly interested in work(s) that have one of the following:
Encourage new thinking about sculpture or sculpture history
Raising public awareness and/or appreciation of sculpture
Has an element of interactivity
Has an element of public engagement.
Is a unique approach to sculpture and/or pushes the boundaries of sculpture today.
Artists can enter up to three works for consideration. Artists can also enter new works or concepts for works as long as they have a track record of completing projects and can provide a detailed description of what they are proposing to do.
Unfortunately at this time we can only accept entries from UK Artists Only.
No entry fee
Details:
https://www.airgallery.space/opencalls?fbclid=IwAR3tvhTN0UiAqq9nBfn_zU5PjVu2fk50pxnoEPFU-_QlsK10u8IAwCCT9dQ
Deadline: 1 November 2018
We are seeking artworks that explore the relationship between ourselves and the technology we use. Examples of topics could include:
- Social Media
- Avatars and online presence
- Internet
- Virtual selves vs reality
- Impact of technology on our lives
- Our reliance on technology
- VR and fictional worlds
- The act of monitoring others online and how online services monitor us
- And anything else that could fall into the overall theme.
This is free to enter; however artist must provide their own equipment. All art forms are welcome.
No entry fee
Details:
https://www.airgallery.space/opencalls?fbclid=IwAR3tvhTN0UiAqq9nBfn_zU5PjVu2fk50pxnoEPFU-_QlsK10u8IAwCCT9dQ
<Deadline: 31st of October 2018>
Workshop: Performance Studies & Composition: Migrant and Refugee Voices
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Deadline: 31st of October 2018
Workshop: Performance Studies & Composition: Migrant and Refugee Voices
Event Timing | Workshop: 7th of November from 6pm-9pm | Presentation/Show: 8th of November at 7.30pm
Event Address | Fabrica Gallery - 40 Duke St, Brighton BN1 1AG, UK
Workshop held by | Filip Canha
Submissions deadline | Wednesday 31st of October 2018.
The workshop aims to engage in discussions around migrant and refugee statuses and voices. Prior to the workshop, the participants will be given the opportunity to analyse interviews, articles from authors, writers, artists, academics and videos that address Migrant and Refugee politics, art and resistance. In connection with the articles that will be discussed, the participants will practically explore how to merge performance studies and composition by looking at SEA (Social Engaged Arts) together with Visual Arts through Composition for Performance.
1. Fill in the form: https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLSf5L_FErg2jLSRhA5…/viewform
2. You will receive an email with a link for your payment.
3. You will receive a file by email with texts and video links that will support your individual and collaborative creative process.
Spaces are limited!!
Entry fee: £25
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf5L_FErg2jLSRhA5BGNzel-6AyLMsn41hWl-VVLBxpT4HWYw/viewform?fbclid=IwAR1tHj-VDdwp4AhFgOOyt_nb0yW0Q3BnXEXX_X-WBPXY9_JCqg4k87JPHl4
Deadline: 10 November 2018
Art calls are open to all local, domestic, national and international professional and amateur artists. All art mediums will be considered in this call for submissions, from photography, wall sculpture, ceramics, fabric, mixed media, all paintings and drawings including, oil, acrylic, pastels, ink, graphite, etc.
This call is for online exhibition.
Entry fee:
$35 for 3 entries, $5 for additional entries
Details:
http://linusgallery.com/call-for-entries/flower-power-open-art-call-deadline-11-10-2018/?fbclid=IwAR3yMmQKY2mu6AKWBUzckO0lTDcF3ruceIX6wyVPE9OIV9gJyLim3U3sYVc
Deadline: 12 November 2018
The Art of Building photography competition is an international showcase for the very best digital photography of the built environment. It is open to both professional and amateur photographers.
If you have a good eye for a photograph and are passionate about the built environment then take part in this year’s Art of Building competition. Previous winners have been featured on the BBC website, throughout the UK national press and in international titles across the globe.
The Art of Building is open to both professional and amateur photographers above the age of 18, unless entering the Young Photographer of the Year category.
We accept entries from anywhere in the world. Entrants can submit up to three photographs across any of the categories.
Categories:
Architecture
Focussing on the design and style of the built environment this category celebrates everything from the small details that make up a structure to entire cityscapes.
Conservation and Heritage
Cultures around the world are often described by their built environment. This category celebrates the poetry of old buildings and showcases their relevance into today's modern world.
Human interaction
Entries in this category capture the story of how people interact with buildings. From those who build our infrastructure to those who live, work or play alongside the built environment.
Awards:
1st prize - £3,500
No entry fee
Details:
http://www.artofbuilding.org
Deadline: 26 November 2018
we invite all artists to participate in RU's fifth annual Residency Raffle to win a fantastic month long residency opportunity hosted by two partnering organizations in Serbia: REMONT Gallery and Gola Glava (Naked Head). Suggested dates for this residency are May through October 2019.
OPPORTUNITY IS OPEN TO ARTISTS AS WELL AS ARTISTS' SUPPORTERS WHO CAN NOMINATE ONE OR SEVERAL ARTISTS OF THEIR CHOICE.
ABOUT THE RESIDENCY
-Suggested dates of residency are May through October 2019.
-RU will cover round trip airfare costs to Belgrade from wherever the winning artist is located.
-RU will cover the accommodation expenses on site in Gola Glava and in the center of Belgrade.
-The artist will receive a $300 stipend.
-In Gola Glava, the artist will live and work for 3 weeks in an authentic Serbian house in the countryside surrounded by a beautiful garden and a pool.
-Besides free accommodation, food expenses will be covered with access to the organic garden and fresh spring water.
-The finalist will be offered a public program at REMONT Gallery to present his/her/their practice to representatives of Belgrade's vibrant contemporary art scene.
CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY
-Artists participating in the raffle must be practicing visual artists with a website or portfolio URL showing at least 3 years of professional practice.
-Artists can buy tickets on their own behalf.
-It is also possible to buy a ticket and nominate an artist of your choice. In this case please indicate the name(s) and website.
Entry fee: 25$ for one ticket
Details:
http://www.residencyunlimited.org/rus-2018-residency-raffle-win-one-month-residency-in-serbia/
<Deadline: 15 November 2018>
Do you have a film on architecture or the city? Send it to us! The festival Budapest Architecture Film Days is now accepting submissions for its 11th edition, to be held in Budapest in March 2019. We are looking for works in every genre, form, and length, related to design, architecture, urbanism, urban activism, and built environment.
The mission of the film festival is to generate a dialogue between architectural practice that finds inspiration in cinema as well as cinema borrowing its subjects from architecture and the city.
No entry fee
Details:
http://filmnapok.kek.org.hu/en/
Deadline: 28th February 2019
The VAO art competition is a not for profit event open to both amateur and professional artists based in the UK and internationally. The aim is to give artists the ultimate platform to develop their passion and career in the arts sector. Finalists will benefit from exhibiting, selling and showcasing their work to art critics and art buyers alike.
Acceptable media: drawing, printing, painting, photography, digital art, sculpture and video
Prizes:
The overall winner of the VAO will be awarded:
A cash prize of £1,000 to support the production of new works
Commercial mentoring package
Exclusive solo show
Exhibition at a UK commercial Art Fair Supporters
£250 for each winning category and plus exhibition place.
Entry fee:
£15 per artwork at the time of submitting (£10 per artwork for artists aged 24 or under). A maximum of 5 entries per person.
Details:
https://www.visualartopen.com
Deadline: 31st January 2019
Morisawa Type Design Competition has been giving birth to new typeface designs for decades since the first competition held in 1984. Through entries with bold ideas and new attempts in anticipation with unprecedented expressive capacity, the last competition in 2016 received more than 700 entries from 49 countries and regions, including both Kanji and Latin categories.
There is no limit to the number of submissions per entrant.
No entry fee
Prizes:
Morisawa Award:
Kanji category : Gold Prize : JPY 1 million (1 work) / Silver Prize : JPY 500,000 (1 work) / Bronze prize : JPY 300,000 (1 work) / Honorable Mention: JPY 50,000 (3 works)
Latin category : Gold Prize : JPY 1 million (1 work) / Silver Prize : JPY 500,000 (1 work) / Bronze prize : JPY 300,000 (1 work) / Honorable Mention: JPY 50,000 (3 works)
People’s Choice:
Winners receive a testimonial, a trophy and a gift.
Akashi Award:
Prize money : JPY 500,000 (Up to 3 works)
Details:
https://competition.morisawa.co.jp/en/guidelines/
<Deadline: 1 November 2018>
22TH SINT-NIKLAAS 2019 INTERNATIONAL BOOKPLATES AND SMALL PRINTMAKING COMPETITION
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Deadline: 1 November 2018
The general topic of the 2019 competition is free but one of the main awards is intended for an entry with CHILDREN as topic.
Everyone living anywhere in the world and aged over 18 can submit his/her prints. Prints from woodcuts to digital prints and almost all types of fine graphic printmaking techniques are allowed.
4 only original small impressions from a set print run like bookplates or other types of prints are allowed.
All graphic printmaking techniques, also including mixed media printmaking techniques, original photographic and digital creations, capable of producing an edition of at least 5 equal impressions of good quality, are accepted.
Dimensions: The combined image and text of each print has to be limited to: 13 cm x 13 cm
Prizes:
The total prize pool for the competition is now 7.750 EUR
1 Awards for technique: Town of Sint-Niklaas Awards for three different types of main techniques: 1.250 EUR. for each award.
2 Award for Young Talent: Victor Stuyvaert Award for a relief print of a participant under 30: 750 EUR.
3 Special bookplate awards: Town of Sint-Niklaas Award for the best bookplate: 1.250 EUR.
Graphia Award for a child’s exlibris: 750 EUR.
4 Topic Award: Town of Sint-Niklaas Award for the best entry with CHILDREN as topic: 1.250 EUR.
No entry fee
Details:
https://musea.sint-niklaas.be/exlibris/grafiekbiennale/concours-wettbewerb-competition-0
Deadline: 31 October 2018
‘Hope’ is an instinctive human emotion that helps push us towards positivity and optimism.
Hope is also considered to be a rare human value that is shared and encouraged by various civilisations and cultures; be it ideologically, intellectually or socially.
It is also a universal language, reflected in the everyday lives of the people it connects. Some people have a talent for spreading hope in a way that makes others happy while reducing the negativity around them.
Do you believe in the presence of hope? Then you can and try and capture a special moment portraying its beauty this coming season.
-PORTFOLIO (STORY-TELLING)
-GENERAL
-AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY (VIDEO)
You may submit up to one (1) Photo/Video in each relevant category of the Competition including the sub categories under the General category including the Video category (Drone) where can submit one (1) Video in the category.. Except the Portfolio category where you can submit between 5 – 10 Photo(s); You must provide a title and description for each Photo/Video submitted and a description for the set of photos in the Portfolio category.
Prize:
Total value of $450,000
No entry fee
Details:
http://www.hipa.ae/en/hope-2018-2019/faq
Deadline: 28th October 2018
We are looking for contemporary practitioners that will demonstrate a
genuine interest in the social context of Athens and who can engage with
it critically by challenging social norms and taboos.
We are looking for creative practitioners who will be open to collaborate,
work with other artists and curators.
Snehta candidates should demonstrate an interest in the local community
of Kypseli or more widely towards other communities based in the city.
We are interested in artists who are driven by a research-based and
explorative approach, and who will engage playfully and creatively with
the city.
We will take artists on board who believe in Art as a vehicle for increasing
awareness and partici- pation in the community.
The project is research based and work made from this research can be
shown in a group exhibition during their residency period. The Snehta
Athens based curator will collaborate closely with the artists and will cocurate
the final exhibition.
We ofer lodgings, a bedroom per artist and a studio per artist (for fees
see section 3.)
We ofer guidance and one-to-one support for the facilitation of each
project, including the acquisition of various resources requested whether
technical or otherwise. Artists must engage in a dialogue with the Snehta
team to request assistance.
Access to a wood workshop and a dark room.
We supply each artist with a tailored toolkit, which include sites of
possible interest, maps, art supply shops and useful contacts.
We encourage our artists to interact with other Athens-based
organisations and creative individuals. We ofer artists support to
communicate and pass their message across to these organisations and
individuals.
We encourage, and support resident artists to have an open-studio and/
or an artist led talk event at the interim stage of their residency.
The progress and work produced by each artist will be promoted on our
website and our social media platforms (Facebook/Instagram) and
through our e-newsletter.
We can support our artists with letters of recommendation for funding
applications.
We aim to foster collaborations beyond the residency, and will support
returning artists as much as we can via our network.
Support from Snehta team (Director, coordinator, wood work technician,
KPS print technician, and curator)
There is an artist fee of 840 Euro per month plus a 100 Euro deposit.
Details:
https://www.snehtaresidency.org/application
<Deadline: 28th October 2018>
2nd Open Call for Projects of Moving Image by Photometria International Photography Festival!
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Deadline: 28th October 2018
Photometria International Photography Festival continues its upward course in the field of photography for the 11th year. Within this year's event, and in order to highlight new ways of using the image, it invites you to submit your works to the following categories: Animation, Video Art and Short Films.
Participants are asked to submit a project, with no restrictions in subject or duration, as well as a brief descriptive text of the work.
No entry fee
Details:
http://www.photometria.gr/en/neo.php?name=photometria-screenings-open-call-1009
Deadline: 5th October 2018
The Japan Media Arts Festival Executive Committee is now accepting entries for the 22nd Japan Media Arts Festival. All artists around the world, without distinction as to professional, amateur, independent, or commercial, are invited to submit their works to the four divisions Art, Entertainment, Animation, and Manga. Eligible works are completed or exhibited within a year before the deadline (October 6, 2017 – October 5, 2018). From each division, the jury committee will select winners of the Grand Prizes, Excellence Awards, and New Face Awards. All awards including Special Achievement Awards and Jury Selections will be announced in March 2019. Each of the winners from the four divisions will receive a trophy and prize money up to 1,000,000 Japanese yen, and also win an opportunity to present their works at the Exhibition of Award-winning Works in Tokyo in June 2019.
No entry fees
Prizes
For each division, a Grand Prize, Excellence Awards, and New Face Awards will be awarded.
• Grand Prize: 1,000,000 ¥
• Excellence Award: 500,000 ¥
• New Face Award: 300,000 ¥
Details:
http://festival.j-mediaarts.jp/en/