Artist’s Opportunities

I am always looking around for opportunities to either interact or take part of the evolution of art itself. Participating or taking part in contest etc., does wonder for the soul.

Here are some goodies:

March 20, 2009

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March 26, 2009

The Canvas Project Your work at the world's busiest airport! Sign up to receive five 3"x3" canvases and a list of 5 user generated words that you are to interpret onto each canvas. The goal of the exhibition is to create a visual encyclopedia using mini canvases and artists from all over the world. At least one of your canvases will be published in an Art House book and one will be on display at the worlds busiest airport, The Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Sign up deadline is April 15, 2009. To sign up: http://www.arthousecoop.com/canvasproject

March 29, 2009

NATIONAL CALL FOR ARTISTS All artists in the United States are invited to enter up to three current works in any media for National Art Encounter 2009. The fine art and contemporary craft exhibition will be installed throughout The von Liebig Art Center from May 16 to July 12, 2009. Artists will be presented with $3000 in awards. Entry fee. Contact: Naples Art Association, von Liebig Art Center, Naples, Florida OR http://www.juriedartservices.com/index.php?content=event_info&event_id=143

March 31, 2009

DIRECT ART MAGAZINE, VOLUME 16 Annual International Publication Competition for publication in Volume 16 of Direct Art Magazine, Fall/Winter 2009 issue. Direct Art is distributed in the US by COMAG Marketing Group, the distributors of Art News and Art in America, to bookstores throughout the US including Barnes and Nobles and Borders. The twenty six awards include the covers of magazine, feature articles and full page displays. The competition is open to all artists working in any media. Print prospectus and entry information at: http://www.slowart.com/prospectus/spring.htm OR e-mail: slowart@aol.com

March 31, 2009

CALL FOR ARTISTS - MYARTSPACE / LONDON CALLING Artwork now being accepted online for a juried competition to have work of three winners represented at the Scream London Gallery the week of June 23rd, 2009. Artists must be a member of myartspace. Membership to myartspace.com is free. Registration for the competition is discounted to $25 until March 31, 2009 and then rises to the normal price, $50. Last date for registration and submission is May 15, 2009. Prestigious jury panel will select 50 finalists and 3 winners. Jury consists of Vanessa DesClaux, The Tate Modern/London, Tom Morton, curator at the Hayward Gallery/London and contributing editor at Frieze, and Francesco Manacorda, Curator, the Barbican Art Gallery/London. Winners will be announced the first week of June, 2009. Winners art will be flown to London by MYARTSPACE and represented at the Scream London Gallery. For more details on the Scream London Gallery, see: http://www.screamlondon.com OR for more details on the competition see: http://www.myartspace.com/londoncalling

March 31, 2009

BEST OF ARTISTS & ARTISANS ART BOOK COMPETITIONS BestofArtists.com and Kennedy Publishing is proud to announce the Best of America Volume II book series and Best of Worldwide Volume I book series. 25 art book competitions each dedicated to a single medium or genre. Open to all artists. Selected artists will receive a TWO PAGE FULL COLOR LAYOUT of their artwork (a total of 2-4 images), and their contact information in a beautiful Best of book. Plus much more. Entry fee is $40 for 10 images. Deadlines begin June 1, 2009. Best of America Prospectus: http://www.bestofartists.com/best-of-america-artists-2 OR Best of Worldwide Prospectus: http://www.bestofartists.com/best-of-artists-worldwide

March 31, 2009

CALL FOR ARTISTS16th International Online Artist Competition is a quarterly, international, juried exhibition of paintings, drawings and sculptures in any medium. It is open to all living artists worldwide aged 16 and up. A European gallery exhibition and a total of 17,000 Euros in cash may be awarded each quarter to the first, second and third place winners. First place winners receive up to 10,000 Euros plus a featured interview in Art Interview Online Magazine. The competition is run completely over the Internet, which eliminates the need for you to send slides or arrange for physical transportation of your artworks. Gain international recognition for your artwork and be interviewed along with the world's top artists, curators and gallery owners in Art Interview Online Magazine. Read more information on the competition and how to enter it at: www.art-interview.com

March 31, 2009

ECONOMIC-THEMED BLOG SEEKS ARTWORK The Big Picture covers Investing & Trading to Macro Economics, and everything else in between. The blog has quickly amassed over 35 million visitors. Images/icons are sought for the front and other pages of the blog. The blog and contact: http://www.ritholtz.com/blog OR thebigpicture-at-optonline-dot-net (modify this address appropriately before sending)

April 1, 2009

MAY 2009 EXHIBITION Projekt30 is taking submissions for our May 2009 publicly juried exhibition. We are an artist-run arts organization dedicated to promoting emerging artists. The exhibition will include thirty artists; invitations will be sent to over 30,000 galleries, collectors, and fellow artists. Visitors have the option of contacting any participating artist with feedback or opportunities. As of Nov. 2008, over 200,000 messages have been sent to participating artists. All artwork submitted will be presented online prior to the exhibition so visitors may help select which artists will be included in the exhibition. Unlike other juried exhibitions, all participants receive exposure. Opens: May 1, 2009. Public Jury: April 15-29, 2009. Fee: $40 for up to 10 images, though the fee is waived for Projekt30 members and artists who use Projekt30's web-hosting service. Go to: http://www.projekt30.com OR http://www.projekt30.com/prospectus.html for more details.

April 6, 2009

INTERNATIONAL JURIED ART SHOW Seeking entries for its 7th annual international juried art show, "What's the Big Idea?" to be held November 6 - December 3, 2009. Artists 18 years and older, working in all 2-D and 3-D art media, are invited to submit digital entries. The exhibition is limited to original artwork created within two years of the entry date. Artists should consider the theme, applying concepts considered to be visionary, lofty and bold. The exhibit is open to the general public and artwork must be viewable for all ages. Prizes include a $2,000 purchase prize as well as numerous other prizes. Entry fee is $35 for up to three submissions. For a prospectus and entry form send a SASE to: What's the Big Idea?, Northbrook Public Library, 1201 Cedar Lane, Northbrook IL 60062 OR 847-272-2533 OR http://www.northbrook.info/BIGidea.php OR artshow@northbrook.info

April 7, 2009

BEST OF ARTISTS & ARTISANS ART BOOK COMPETITIONS BestofArtists.com and Kennedy Publishing is proud to announce the Best of America Volume II book series and Best of Worldwide Volume I book series. 25 art book competitions each dedicated to a single medium or genre. Open to all artists. Selected artists will receive a TWO PAGE FULL COLOR LAYOUT of their artwork (a total of 2-4 images), and their contact information in a beautiful Best of book. Plus much more. Entry fee is $40 for 10 images. Deadlines begin June 1, 2009. Best of America Prospectus: http://www.bestofartists.com/best-of-america-artists-2 OR Best of Worldwide Prospectus: http://www.bestofartists.com/best-of-artists-worldwide

April 10, 2009

20th Annual International Juried Competition Open to all US and international artists working in 2D and 3D media. Entries juried by Elisabeth Sussman, Curator, The Whitney Museum of American Art, NYC. Cash prizes, Power-Point presentation, Group exhibition June 30-July 17, 2009. $40/3 pieces, $5 each additional. Send SASE for prospectus: Viridian Artists Inc, 530 West 25th Street, NY NY 10001 OR download at: www.viridianartists.com. Phone: 212-414-4040, email questions: info@viridianartists.com

April 24, 2009

DAILY PAINTERS AMERICA ART COMPETITION & EXHIBITION Open to artists living in the United States and Canada and who are 18 years of age or older. First prize is $1500 plus Salon Exhibition; other cash prizes and awards. All artists juried into the competition will be listed on our website along with images of their entries. Winners of the competition will be given a page with their profiles and images. Only emailed digital entries of work will be accepted. Use a digital camera with a minimum of 3 megapixels. All artwork must be for sale. Entry fee. Contact: Jacqueline Butler, Daily Painters of New Mexico, 7 Avenida Vista Grande #254, Santa Fe NM 87508 OR 505-466-3624 OR 866-458-3766(Toll Free) OR http://www.callforentry.org OR contest@dailypaintersnewmexico.com

ARTIST-OF-THE-DAY GALLERY SEEKS SUBMISSIONS

Guidelines for submissions can be found at: http://artcontestslist.com/aotd/submission.guidelines

EROTIC ART GALLERY SEEKS SUBMISSIONS

Guidelines for submissions can be found at: http://artdeadlineslist.com/eag/submission.guidelines

Additional Info:

Mar 22, 2009

NUDE CALENDAR ART CONTEST All visual artists are invited by BAREBRUSH founder and CEO, Ilene Skeen to submit art of the nude for the April 2009 N*des-of-the-Month calendar contest. All media, all styles welcome. Must be art of the nude. Guest curator: Thomas Taffee, artist, officer of the Salmagundi Club, the oldest art club in NYC. Prizes. Video. Entry fee also includes automatic entry into May 2009 calendar contest. Entry fee: $1 per artwork. Site membership: Free. Contact: Ilene Skeen, ILS Designs LLC, 372 Fifth Av Suite 7D, New York NY 10018 OR 917-806-7992 OR http://barebrushnews.blogspot.com/2009/03/art-opportunity-deadline-march-22-for.html

Mar 27, 2009

CALL FOR FRINGE ART The Cincy Fringe Fest is looking for artists to exhibit their work in the Visual Fringe. The exhibition opening kicks of the 2009 Cincy Fringe Festival on May 26th and stays up through the end of the Festival on June 6th. The Visual Fringe Selection Committee selects artists based on the artist's ability to produce work that breaks from tradition in an innovative style, theme or execution. When that fails, dart throwing, coin tosses and various games of chance will be employed. Entry fee. Contact: Matt Steffen, Cincy Fringe Fest, 1120 Jackson St, Cincinnati OH 45202 OR 513-300-5669 OR http://www.cincyfringe.com OR cincyvisualfringe@gmail.com

Mar 31, 2009

SELL YOUR TEAPOTS Teapotguy wants to sell your ceramic teapots. Contact: John Parham, TeapotGuy OR http://teapotguy.com/default.aspx OR Teapotguy@aol.com

Mar 31, 2009

ECONOMIC-THEMED BLOG SEEKS ARTWORK The Big Picture covers Investing & Trading to Macro Economics, and everything else in between. The blog has quickly amassed over 35 million visitors. Images/icons are sought for the front and other pages of the blog. The blog and contact: http://www.ritholtz.com/blog OR thebigpicture-at-optonline-dot-net (modify this address appropriately before sending)

May 31, 2009

DIABETES DESIGN CONTEST This competition is open to any individuals or organizations passionate about diabetes and product design - whether you're an enterprising patient or parent, a startup company, a design student, an independent developer or engineer, or a pharma R&D pro. Entries from participants under age 18 are also welcome, and will be judged in a separate category. This is a web-based competition calling for innovative design concepts (devices or web applications) that will improve life with diabetes. This year, the contest is sponsored by the California HealthCare Foundation (CHCF), with a Grand Prize of $10,000. It's also supported by global innovation firm IDEO and by Medgadget.com, the Internet journal of emerging medical technologies. Submissions are accepted in the form of a 2-minute video to be uploaded to the DiabetesMine YouTube channel, or a 2-3 page written "elevator pitch" plus supporting graphics, also to be uploaded online. No entry fee. Contact: DiabetesMine OR http://www.diabetesmine.com/designcontest