International Art Competitions - art contest for artists

Photography competition Deadline: 8th November 2019 The Luis Valtueña International Humanitarian Photography Award, granted by Médicos del Mundo Spain recognizes the work of professional photographers who, through their images, denounce inequities, injustices and abuses, or testify to the situations that propitiate them or that fight. By giving this prize the proper name of the photographer and cooperator Luis Valtueña, tribute is paid to...

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Photography grants Deadline: 4th November 2019 Now in its sixth year, Gomma Photography Grant is a grant contest tailored to fund photographers, both emerging and established, working among various genre. Gomma Grant is structured so to award undetected photographers from around the world. Gomma Grant is open to everyone. Any medium, black & white or colour, analogue or digital. What we are looking...

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Art award Deadline: 2 November 2019 The competition is open to candidates of any nationality and any age, working in the following disciplines of the plastic and visual arts: painting, drawing, sculpture, installation, photography, video or any other form of plastic or visual art. For installations and sculptures, the artists may submit either existing works or projects. For the other disciplines, only existing...

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Poster competition Deadline: 1st November 2019 The San Diego Latino Film Festival (SDLFF) invites *design professionals, artists, and students* from all over the world to produce a commemorative poster design that will represent the history and legacy of the SDLFF. SDLFF was born out of a desire to take a stand against the status-quo of cinema, to challenge the reigning and ever-present stereotypes...

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Biennale of printmaking 2020 Deadline: 1 June 2020 The Platform for the Promotion of Multi-original Art organises The Fourth International PrintMaking Biennial in Cacak, in 2020. The Platform, as the coordinator of the Biennale, maintains the previous Biennale’s good practice of: •identifying and following contemporary tendencies within the field of printmaking; •endorsing medium expansion including use of modern methods of printing, contemporary technologies...

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Open call for exhibition Deadline : 1st October 2019 Topos Projects, an emerging artist platform, in particular, for artists with mental health needs, launched in March 2019, is looking for multi-media art submissions for an exhibition opening on Friday, November 29th, 2019 until February 2020 from UK based artists only. The exhibit will feature the works of SIM Residency (Iceland) residents, Katya Kan...

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Deadline: 30 September 2019 Short films up to 15 minutes in duration, any genre are welcome. Submissions must involve a female or female identifying person in a major role e.g. Writer, Producer, Director, Cinematographer. Please fill out all required fields. Finalists will be notified of their acceptance in October 2019. No entry fee Details: https://formsmarts.com/form/22do ...

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Photo competition 2019 Deadline: 31st October 2019 This contest is sponsored by Kenko Tokina Co.,Ltd. and is open to photos that have been taken with the aid of a filter with the aim of expanding creative possibilities. Kenko Tokina Co.,Ltd. looks forward to receiving your entries that explore the full expanse of the unknown possibilities of filters. Theme Photos that make effective use...

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Open call for video art Deadline: 5th December 2019 All artists, artistic groups and designers from all over the world are invited to participate in an Open Call for proposals of videoart pieces. Works, selected by the jury will be shown on the media facade (2200 m2 !!!) of Yeltsin Center (Ekaterinburg, Russia). The contest takes place within the framework of Pixels Fest...

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International Photo Contest 2019 Deadline: 1st November 2019 Entries should reflect themes of courage and leadership in combating corruption, especially through promoting transparency, accountability, the rule of law, and of human rights and/or anti-corruption generally. We also particularly welcome entries that depict corruption and human rights violations in the developed world. The Competition is only open to individuals who have reached the age...

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Design Competition Deadline: 28 October 2019 The theme for 2019 is Sustainable and with this theme we want to highlight the natural material wool. Thanks to the wool's durability, the rug is a fantastic investment for the home. Carpets made of wool are durable, last a long time and becomes more beautiful over the years. High quality wool rugs can also get a...

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Poster competition 2019 Deadline: 1st November 2019 The International Compost Awareness Week Committee invites YOU to get involved in ICAW 2020. We’re looking for anyone interested in participating in our 18th Annual Poster Contest. The winning poster will be used to promote International Compost Awareness Week, May 3-9, 2020. Size is no more than 12” wide X 18” vertical (this is in inches)...

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Juried exhibition open call Deadline: 25 October 2019 The exhibition is open to all artists 18 years and older. Painting, Mixed Media, Photography, Drawing and Collage, Artwork must be original in concept and not copied from another artist’s work.  Eligibility for entry is open to Fine Art artists in 2D (Painting, Drawing, Collage and Photography) No installations or artwork that requires special technical...

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Art residency in India 2020 Deadline: 30th October 2019 It’s a great honor for us to invite visual and performing artists and art critics for the ‘Sowing Seeds tribal village artist residency’ in the most colorful State of India, which is known for its rich cultural tradition. The people themselves define the beautiful and varied aspects through different colors. Visual artists, performing artists, art...

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Urban art call Deadline: 25th September 2019 We are launching an open call for the third edition of Travel the Wall, an international artistic exchange programme for the users of Wallspot’s platform. The selected artists will perform interventions on the walls managed through Wallspot, accompanied by cultural managers from the destination city (Throw Up Gallery in Aberdeen, Rebobinart in Barcelona and Rewriters in...

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Open call for artists creating posters Deadline: 20th October 2019 ArtOpenCalls website is visited by both: artists and curators or art gallery owners. That is why we plan to create a special place on the website where the artists will be able to show themselves to the curators, gallery owners and all art fans. It'll be a place where one can look for...

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Illustration contest Deadline: 31 October 2019 All work teams or individuals over 18 years of age may participate in this award regardless of their country of residence. Each participant is only able to submit a  single work. In the case of entering as a team, all members should indicate their names. The work must have been created between January 2018 and October 30th, 2019....

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Artist residency in Eindhoven, Strijp-S, The Netherlands Deadline: 23 September 2019 Baltan Laboratories and Trudo jointly offer a 6-week residency period, on the future of housing and urban development. Deadline for submitting your proposal is extended to September 23rd. This shared residency offers highly promising creatives the opportunity to conduct artistic and technical research and to develop personal work, which must lead to experiment...

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Woodblock Prints Deadline: 31st October 2019 Since ancient times, surrounded by forests, Hida Takayama has developed a unique culture for woodblock printing. This style of printing has always been popular in the area and is specifically called “Hida Woodblock Printing.” While passing down traditional techniques, Hida artisans have been creating original pieces of art. In order to promote and let the world know...

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Photography contest Deadline: 20 October 2019 The competition is organised by the University of Córdoba in Spain, in collaboration with the International University of Andalucía. To enter the competition, you should submit a single photographic work (a single image, diptych, triptych etc.). The piece of art must be no larger than 200 x 200 cm. No entry fee Prize The winner will be...

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Open call for illustrators Deadline: 15 February 2020 Authors, illustrators and artists of any nationality, place of origin or residence may participate, with original and unpublished projects, provided they are not less than 18 years old on 15th February 2020. It is possible to participate with one to a maximum of three unpublished projects for each Author. The book project must not contain...

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Open call for illustration for children picture book Deadline:  20 October 2019 The City of Benicarlo in collaboration with Onada Edicions, in order to encourage and promote reading through picture books for children, convenes the Sixth Children’s Picture Book International Prize Ciutat de Benicarló. The Sixth Children’s Picture Book International Prize Ciutat de Benicarló want to put the city of Benicarló as a...

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Poster competition Deadline: 21st October 2019 he Mexican Museum of Design, represented by the MUMEDI Foundation, is calling for entries for the 2019 poster contest “To Death with a Smile”. TECHNIQUE: Freestyle but at the end it should be put into the requested electronic file format. DIMENSIONS: 60 cm x 90 cm, vertical. No entry fee Prizes • 1st Prize: Apple iPad Air...

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Deadline: 8th October 2019 Art is a powerful tool to evoke social change. Without uttering a single word, artists can enlighten, educate and affect change around the world. Embracing Our Differences invites you to participate in creating a world where differences are embraced and individuality is celebrated. Become a part of this exciting change through your visual art submission to the annual Embracing...

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Open call for student artworks Deadline: 5 October 2019 The third edition of the International Student Biennial, organized by the Academy of Arts and Culture in Osijek, wants to ask how art today and the new generation of artists look at the notion of beauty; how much beauty is still possible or necessary in art; how we should evaluate it and how to...

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Open call for contemporary art and architecture Deadline: 30th September 2019 minus20degree (m20d) is a winter outdoor festival for contemporary art and architecture. In January 2020 m20d will celebrate its 5th anniversary. Theme: Global Village minus20degree2020 is looking for artists that can produce artworks in the field of sound art, video-art, performance, installation and land art. m20d wants to provide a platform for art...

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Craft prize Deadline: 30 October 2019 The LOEWE FOUNDATION launches the fourth edition of the LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize, an international award celebrating excellence in craftsmanship. The LOEWE FOUNDATION seeks to recognize uniquely talented artisans whose artistic vision and will to innovate set new standards for the future of craft. All participants must be professional artisans of 18 years or older at the...

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Open call for artist residency Deadline: on going Artists and creators of all disciplines from around the world are invited to apply for Artists in Recency Program at Sunda Coffee & Space. This program is for creators who aims to develop new bodies of work, conduct research or experiment and focus on their practices. This program is for creators who aim to develop...

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Artist residency in London Deadline: 20 September 2019 The gallery is offering one artist access for three months to one of its spectacular 350 square foot studio spaces, with both natural and professional lighting. Working above the gallery space, the successful applicant has the opportunity to network with artists, curators, collectors and the wider public whilst visiting ongoing exhibitions and events organised in...

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Art residency in Berlin Deadline: 15 September 2019 GlogauAIR is a non-profit organization founded in 2006 by the artist Chema Alvargonzález with the intention to create a meeting point between artists from all disciplines to work in collaboration, expanding their practice in terms of material, format, and style. Centered on the principles of explore, create, and exhibit, the residency program offers the use...

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Textile art exhibition DEADLINES: The applications for the exhibitions for the first semester (January- July, 2020) are expected until the 9th of September (2019). The applications for the exhibitions for the second semester (September- December, 2020) are expected from the 1st of January until the 3rd of February (2020). Artifex is a Vilnius Academy of Arts - affiliated gallery in Vilnius, Lithuania, with...

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Deadline: 16th October 2019 Free Entry Deadline: 25 September We’re seeking remarkable photographic work that plays with the dynamic relationship between light, dark and all the tones in between. Texture, shape, line and form are often hailed as the heroes of black and white photography. Show us how you’re interpreting these design elements (or abandoning them altogether!) to create contemporary monochrome images and...

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Grants for Artists Deadline: 12 November 2019 The Hopper Prize was established to provide grants, visibility, and career enhancing validation to artists who demonstrate a serious commitment to their work. We accept submissions for grants through a bi-annual open call. Each grant cycle is juried by a new team of contemporary curators who select grant winners on the basis of artistic excellence and...

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