| Free Monthly Online Art Contests for Cash Prizes |
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Compete with other artists in our free monthly online art contests for cash and other great prizes. A Singular Creation provides a free online venue to showcase your art and photography. All winners will also be featured on our website and in our e-newsletters sent to over 5500 subscribers.
Imaginary :: Contest Is Open
Contest is open to all media. Images must depict something that was created by and exists only in your mind. Could be anything: an imaginary place, a mythical creature. The only limit is your own imagination.
- Prize: 30x40 stretched canvas print, valued at $115+ donated by BeArtful.com
- Open for Submissions: January 15 - February 14, 2009
- Phase 1 Voting: February 15 - 22, 2009
- Phase 2 Voting: February 23 - March 8, 2009
- Phase 3 Voting: March 9 - 10, 2009
[ Enter Contests Here ] |
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| 3rd Ward Spring Solo Show - Call for Entries | Wednesday, February 11 |
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Our 2009 Spring Solo Show will award one amazing artist with fame, fortune and an incredible Solo Show! This nationwide open call is open to artists working in all mediums - sculpture, photography, painting, printmaking, illustration, installation, graphic design, video, and more!Gawker Artists joins us again as a sponsor and this Spring's Judging Panel includes: Janet Ozzard, Editor at New York Magazine, Liz Dimmitt, Curator at Gawker Artists and Jarrett Gregory, Curator at the New Museum.
The Selected Artist will be announced in the 3rd Ward’s quarterly publication with a 2-page spread and will receive: $1,000 cash grant, 1-month residency at 3rd Ward with FULL facility access, a solo exhibition in 3rd Ward's gallery complete with a massive opening reception, and City-wide exposure.
Prospectus: www.3rdward.com/springsoloshow |
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| Art New England Magazine's Spring Artists Directory | Wednesday, February 11 |
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Don't miss the opportunity to participate in Art New England magazine's Spring Artists Directory. For thirty years, Art New England has been one of a handful of nationally recognized regional publications. Providing coverage of contemporary art and culture throughout New England and New York, each bimonthly issue offers a focused analysis and critical exploration of the artists, exhibitions, trends, and dialogues affecting today's art scene.
The Artists Directory, a special supplement that we include in both our April/May and October/November issues, is a comprehensive directory of emerging and established artists and an indispensable resource for galleries, museums, and art buyers and collectors. Pricing begins at $345.00 for a listing with one color image, caption, and full contact information. When included in our upcoming April/May 2009 print edition, you will also be listed online with a free link to your Web site from our site at www.artnewengland.com for 6 months until October 2009.
For further information: Contact Jaime at (617)782-3008 or email jganson@artnewengland.com. |
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| A Pinch and a Dash - Call to Artists | Friday, February 13 |
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The Smithtown Township Arts Council is now accepting entries for A Pinch and a Dash, an exhibition celebrating Women’s History Month March 28- April 19, 2009 at the Mills Pond House Gallery. The exhibition seeks to examine the American woman’s changing role in the kitchen, from rural times when a woman’s biscuits defined her reputation, to twentieth century ready-made preparation. A Pinch and a Dash calls for works that exemplify women’s role in the kitchen or reveal how that role has changed to meet new challenges in American society, from providing sustenance for the family, to maintaining ethnic traditions, to natural and organic awareness. Juror: Connie Koppelman, PhD, independent curator and speaker on subjects in women’s art. Open to all media. Entries must be submitted as 300 ppi jpeg files on CD only.
For prospectus send SASE to STAC, 660 Rte 25A, St. James, NY 11780 or visit www.stacarts.org/exhibits/show/23 |
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| 4th Annual National Juried Competition and Exhibition | Saturday, February 14 |
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Katharine Butler Gallery seeks entries for 4th Annual National Juried Exhibition April 15 - May 9, 2009. Original 2D and 3D artwork in any traditional medium, including fiber, ceramics, metal, and glass from the past three years. No Giclees or videos. Entry fee $25 for up to 3 works. Application deadline February 14th. Juror Roy Slade, Director Emeritus, Cranbrook Art Museum and former director Corcoran Gallery of Art. Cash awards will be given.
For prospectus and application go to www.kbutlergallery.com or send SASE to Katharine Butler Gallery, 1943 Morrill St., Sarasota, FL 34236. |
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| Call For Entries - The World's Greatest Erotic Art of Today - Get Published! | Sunday, February 15 |
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Erotic Signature announces its 2008-09 International Search for the world’s best erotic artworks. This marks the 3rd year that Erotic Signature has launched what has now become one of the world’s largest and highest prized competitions for erotic art. Dedicated to both artists and art enthusiasts alike, ES has put together a distinguished panel of judges consisting of museum curators, academics, collectors, editors and established masters in the field of erotic art to narrow down all submitted entries to a mere 200 winners.
Categories: Fine art, Digital art, Photography, Sculpture, and Mixed Media. Eligibility: Open to all erotic artists and photographers from every country. Awards and Prizes: $Over $15,000 in Cash Prizes, plus much more.
For info or to enter competition: eroticsignature.com/jcms/index.php/the-COMPETITION/Summary.html |
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| 11th Annual Faces Juried Online International Art Exhibition | Tuesday, February 24 |
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The Upstream People Gallery presents an exhibition with 12 month's gallery representation, from March 1, 2009 through February 28, 2010, with approximately 900,000 hits each month. Open to all artists worldwide whose artwork is involved with the subject matter of faces of all kinds. Original two-dimensional and three-dimensional works including ceramics, sculpture, paintings, drawings, photography, prints and mixed media in all creative processes and forms.
Cash Awards of Excellence and Special Recognitions will be given at the juror's discretion; the amounts and number of which is determined by the entries and their quality. Specially recognized artists will be reviewed in the juror's statement published worldwide and sent in a press release to the artist's local newspaper(s).
Artists get a dicounted entry fee if submitted by our early deadline of February 8, 2009. The final deadline is February 24, 2009. Prospectus: www.upstreampeoplegallery.com |
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| Art Biologic - Call for Entries |Saturday, February 28 |
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Art Biologic is a thematic exhibition based on art inspired by the biological and natural world. Entry is limited to artwork that does not include the human figure. The exhibition will be held at the Limner Gallery, May 2 - 30, 2009 and is open for entry to all artists working in any media. $2400 in National magazine publication awards.
Prospectus: www.slowart.com/prospectus/biologic.htm |
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| Call For Artists - Midwest Region | Saturday, February 28 |
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This competiton is open to all artists in the following states: IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, MO, OH, WI (other areas, view website below). Open Studios Competitions are conducted annually in each of 6 regions of the country. Competitions lead to publication in our bimonthly New American Paintings which, juried by curators from prominent museums, has extended the reach of artists and expanded the resources of collectors since 1993. All styles: painting, drawing, monoprints/types, mixed media; 2-D only.
Submission Checklist: 4 35mm slides OR 4 printouts (any size; no discs please), resume (with contact info), $35 entry fee and SASE to: Open Studios Press, 450 Harrison Ave #304, Boston, MA 02118.
Event Web Page: www.newamericanpaintings.com/artistinfo.htm |
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| Call for Entries - All Mediums - All Regions - Free to Enter | Saturday, February 28 |
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The Open Studios Press, creator of New American Paintings, is pleased to announce a new series of juried artist catalogs called Studio Visit. Unlike New American Paintings, Studio Visit will be a nationally focused publication that presents all two- and three- dimensional work. Selected artists will be provided with one full page that will include a full color image, contact information and a brief artist statement. As with New American Paintings, each volume will be juried by a professional curator and produced to the highest quality standards that can be used as a valuable promotional tool.
Once published, Studio Visit will be mailed to 1,500 of the nation's top galleries and curators and a growing subscriber base of over 500 collectors and art enthusiasts. The competition is free to enter, however, artists will be responsible for a $225 production and distribution fee. Juror: Ian Berry is Associate Director for Curatorial Affairs and Curator at The Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College
Guidelines for the competition can be downloaded here: www.studiovisitmagazine.com |
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| Whistle Stop Gallery - Call for Entries | Saturday, February 28 |
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Whistle Stop Gallery presents two shows. In your Grocer's Freezer: Have you ever pondered the artistic merit of a carrot? Use your inner artist to portray items found "in your grocer's freezer" and other grocery items. Try packaging design, meals made with grocery items, and even the items themselves. How do you abstract an onion? Maybe you could demonstrate! Let your imagination and creativity flow; just don't knock over the fruit juice on the bottom shelf. Out of Nature: The subject matter can be plant or animal. The intent is to inspire thoughts of Spring and Summer. As always, no nude or suggestive art can be accepted.
A catalog will be produced of these shows. Awards include: Best of Show (A solo exhibition or US $75), The Baroque & Monet Award (US $50), The Banner Award (your images make a future show banner), and Awards of Excellence.
Prospectus found here: www.whistlestop-gallery.com/go/_ht/index.php?page=For Artists&scf=Current Calls |
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| The 24th Chelsea International Fine Art Competition | Tuesday, March 10 |
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Agora Gallery announces a call to artists for The 2009 Chelsea International Fine Art Competition. Awards valued at $38,000 distributed as follows: exhibition at the Chelsea gallery, cash awards, Internet exposure and publicity in ARTisSpectrum magazine.
Enter online: www.agora-gallery.com/competition/art_contest_main.aspx |
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| Inaugural Exhibition: Still Point I - Call for Entries | Monday, March 16 |
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Still Point Art Gallery invites submissions from emerging and established artists for its inaugural exhibition: Still Point I. This exhibition has no subject restrictions, but will explore those things that as artists we hold still. Open to artists 18 years of age or older living in the United States who submit original artwork in any medium except video and wearable art. Three Artists of Distinction will be chosen to participate in a group show in 2010.
Prospectus: www.stillpointartgallery.com/index.php?action=prospects |
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| 11th Annual Judeo-Christian Online International Art Exhibition | Tuesday, March 24 |
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The Upstream People Gallery presents an exhibition with 12 month's gallery representation, from April 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010, with approximately 900,000 hits each month. Open to all artists worldwide. Original artwork in all media and forms representing biblical themes such as faith, hope, love, beauty, peace, creation; inspired from prayer and works that inspire and lift hearts.
Cash Awards of Excellence and Special Recognitions will be given at the juror's discretion; the amounts and number of which is determined by the entries and their quality. Specially recognized artists will be reviewed in the juror's statement published worldwide and sent in a press release to the artist's local newspaper(s).
Artists get a dicounted entry fee if submitted by our early deadline of March 8, 2009. The final deadline is March 24, 2009. Prospectus: www.upstreampeoplegallery.com |
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| Visual Arts Alliance 26th Juried Open Exhibition | Friday, March 27 |
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26th Juried Open Exhibition to be held May 11 – June 5, 2009 in Houston, TX. Open to US artists 18+. Original works in all media except audio, video or performance art. $2,500+ in cash and prizes.
For prospectus, send SASE to Ann McBride, 2807 Triway Ln., Houston, TX 77043, or email annmcbride1@sbcglobal.net or download from our web site: www.visualartsalliance.org/prospectus |
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| Direct Art Volume 16 - Call for Entries | Tuesday, March 31 |
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The 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 competition is open to all artists working in any media. The twenty six awards include the covers of magazine, feature articles and full page displays.
Prospectus: www.slowart.com/prospectus/spring.htm |
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| The Richeson 75 International Still Life & Floral 2009 Art Competition | Thursday, April 9 |
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Richeson School of Art & Gallery, a division of Jack Richeson & Co., Inc., is proud to announce the Richeson 75 Still Life & Floral Competition 2009. Seventy-five two-dimensional works of art and several alternates will be selected to represent the finest examples of painting and drawing being produced by today’s visual artists. The following prizes will be awarded:
Best In Show - $3,000. First Place in each category will receive a $1000 certificate for art materials from Jack Richeson & Co., Inc. Second Place Award in each category will receive a $500 certificate for art materials from Jack Richeson & Co., Inc. 75 Finalists and a number of
alternates will be selected and invited to participate in the exhibit at the Richeson Gallery in Kimberly, Wisconsin from June 8-May 21, 2009.
The Richeson 75: Still Life & Floral Competition is open to all artists over age 18. All work entered must be original in concept/execution and have been created since January 1, 2007. 2-D Art in the following categories is eligible: Oils, Oil Pastel/Paintstiks; Pastels & Drawing/Dry Media and Water Media/Other (Printmaking, Mixed Media etc.). No photography, electronic/computer generated art or 3-D.
Website: www.richeson75.com/callforentries.html
Prospectus: www.richeson75.com/prospectus/r75_stillife_09.pdf |
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| Photography From The Future - Call for Entries | Wednesday, April 15 |
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Astronaut Elephant, Photography from the Future is an Online Gallery that sells, licenses, and exhibits artworks that portray life in the future. The artists are fine art photographers, commercial photographers and amateur photographers residing in the United States. This online gallery welcomes artwork within the futuristic theme including inspirations, deviations, distortions, embellishments, modernizations, montages, composites, retouches, hand colored, simplifications, and new standards of future imaginary faces, bodies, fashions, lifestyles, animals, creatures, robots, cities, architecture, spaces, vehicles, nature, the universe, extraterrestrials, stars in outer space, and life on other planets. Astronaut Elephant does not seek a specific genre.
This online gallery intends to explore extremes of futurism. All artworks are selected by Helena Cristina Henriques for Astronaut Elephant, Photography from the Future Online Fine Art Gallery. $25 per image submitted. 20 images max accepted. Images mailed in a CD. No email submittions accepted. Please read all conditions that apply.
Prospectus: www.astronautelephant.com/AEG-info.pdf |
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| 27th Annual Juried Exhibition - Open to All Media | Saturday, April 18 |
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Pleiades Gallery, located in the prime Chelsea art location, is having its 27th Annual Juried Exhibition, open to all media. This year's juror is Nat Trotman, Assistant Curator at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Please download the prospectus from www.pleiadesgallery.com/juried.html
For further information, call Pleiades Gallery at 646-230-0056. We are located at 530 West 25th St., New York, NY 10001-5516. |
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| Pagosa Springs Arts Council 6th Annual Juried Exhibition: A Regional Art Competition | Friday, April 24 |
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Open to all artists 18+ residing in the Four Corners states; Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah. Open to artists working in any media excluding functional crafts, photography, video, film, other electronic works, and performance or installation art. The exhibit runs June 25 to July 21, 2009 at Pagosa Springs Arts Council's Town Park Gallery, 315 Hermosa Street, Pagosa Springs, Colorado 81147.
Cash awards: $1,500 total for 1st, 2nd and 3rd Place and People's Choice award. Entry Fees: PSAC members - $20 for one or two entries. Nonmembers - $25 for one or two entries.
Prospectus: www.pagosa-arts.com/events.html. For more information, contact Roxanne Schick at psac@centurytel.net or (970)264-5020. |
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| 24th Annual Conservatory Art Classic Juried Art Show | Saturday, June 13 |
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The Bosque Conservatory Art Council announces a Call for Entries for its National Juried Art Show. Monetary awards total $14,500, including a $5,000 purchase award. $15.00 per entry. Online, CD, or slide entries accepted. Slides will be scanned and entered through the online entry system. Artists 18+ are eligible. Exhibition dates September 12-27. Judge: Joshua Rose, Editor of Western Art Collector. For prospectus, visit or web site at: www.bosqueconservatory.com or SASE to the address below.
Prospectus: www.bosqueconservatory.com/artclassic.aspx
Art Classic - Box 502 - Clifton, TX 76634
art@bosqueconservatory.com or 254.386.6049 |
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