Opportunity

Now in its sixth year, top-tier, international awards competition, The
Accolade, announces its Call for Entries for filmmakers, television
producers and videographers.

Information

The Accolade is a non-traditional, virtual venue. Awards go to those
filmmakers, television producers and videographers who produce fresh,
standout entertainment, animation and compelling documentaries. It is
a showcase for cinematic gems and unique voices.

Most importantly, The Accolade team works passionately to help worthy
productions gain the publicity and distribution they deserve. That is
what The Accolade is all about: helping winners of this coveted award
achieve recognition and distribution opportunities.

Every filmmaker, television producer and videographer wants
credibility associated with their work and buzz about their
productions. In addition to target press releases, clips of the Best
of Show productions are streamed on The Accolade Web site, reaching
thousands of industry professionals. The Accolade is an award
recognized for its rigorous evaluation process by buyers and
distributors, inspiring confidence that winning productions are of
high quality.

Quality and creativity are celebrated in three levels of awards: Best
of Show, Award of Excellence and Honorable Mention. Best of Show
honors are granted only if worthy productions are discovered.
Likewise, no more than 15% of entries are granted Awards of
Excellence. Notable artistic and technical productions are recognized
at the Honorable Mention award level. Annually, a special award is
given to a production that makes a significant contribution to social
change or a humanitarian effort.

The Accolade receives entries from all over the world: Australia,
Brazil, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Columbia, Czech Republic, Finland,
France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Israel,
Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines,
Puerto Rico, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom and the
United States.

MovieMaker Magazine recently included The Accolade among the Top 25
Festivals “Worth The Entry Fee.” The article said, “Past participants
can’t stop raving about the professional opportunities participation
in this event has generated for their work.”

Requirements

Contact

Go to www.TheAccolade.net for rules and entry form.
Thomas Baker, Ph.D.,
Competition Chairperson
The Accolade Competition
7946 Ivanhoe Avenue, Suite 201
La Jolla, California 92037
email: entries@accoladecompetition.org
phone: 858-454-9868

Opportunity

Bivouac Projects acts as a transitory gallery, performance space, and
screening series providing the community with an opportunity to see
experimental film and video works from both local and international
artists.

Information

Videos not in excess of 15 minutes are requested for submission to a
screening/exhibit to be held at multiple venues throughout the
Southeast in conjunction with SCGA beginning in September 2008. Events
will be planned monthly so there is no deadline for submissions.

Videos should be short — under 15.00 minutes. All types of
independent, non-commercial work is accepted: experimental,
documentary, narrative, non-narrative,controversial, political,
personal, etc… International and Domestic submissions are
encouraged.

Requirements

Formats Accepted:DVD (NTSC). Please include: Synopsis, Bio, CV and
Contact Information. SASE required for DVD return.

Contact

Send Entries to:
Frank McCauley
Assistant Dir. and Curator
SCGA
PO Box 1316
Sumter, SC 29151
bivouacprojects.blogspot.com

Opportunity

The fourth annual Vertical Hold presents films, sound pieces, videos,
and performances, which highlight the experimental and resolutely
unique. The exhibition will be hosted by Gallery One Visual Arts
Center in Ellensburg, WA and held in conjunction with the four day
long Ellensburg Film Festival. The exhibition will run from 10/3/08
through 12/1/08 with an opening night reception on October 3, 2008.

Information

For more information please visit our website and download a Vertical
Hold Prospectus and Entry form at:
http://www.ellensburgfilmfestival.com/verticalhold_entry.html

Or visit the following links for more information:
Ellensburg Film Festival: http://www.ellensburgfilmfestival.com/index.html
2007 Vertical Hold Artists:
http://www.ellensburgfilmfestival.com/verticalhold.html
Gallery One: http://www.gallery-one.org

Requirements

Deadline: 08/17/08

Contact

Questions?
With [Vertical Hold] in the subject line write to Andrew Kaufman at
akaufman30@gmail.com and/or Justin Beckman at justin@beckman.ws

Opportunity

Juror: Myriam Rotzetter

EXHIBITION: OCTOBER 16 – OCTOBER 25, 2008
DEADLINE FOR ENTRY: AUGUST 1, 2008

Information

New York, New York—Contests, Juried Art Shows, oil painting, water
media, pastels, graphics, prints, photography and sculpture in any
medium.

PaulaBarr Chelsea, located in the heart of the Chelsea Art community,
has encouraged artists since 2001, and we look forward to showcasing
the work of even more artists in the First Annual International Juried
Art Exhibition 2008. Possible submissions include oil painting, water
media, pastels, graphics, prints, photography and sculpture in any
medium.

Requirements

We ask please, no video or film. Entry Fee: $40 (USD) for four JPEG
submissions, $5 (USD) for each additional JPEG submission after four.

Contact

Website: www.paulabarrchelsea.com
Prospectus: http://www.paulabarrchelsea.com/prospectus.html

Opportunity

George Segal Gallery, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ (973)
655-7640 Seeks entries for “Art Connections 5″, the annual fundraising
exhibit for this prestigious Gallery. Located 12 miles west of New
York City, this event attracts significant support from patrons,
collectors, curators and art dealers and presents an exceptional
opportunity for all artists. Past exhibits have included nationally
and internationally known artists such as Will Barnet, Willie Cole,
Julie Heffernan and Toshiko Takaezu.

Information

All media accepted. $40 entry fee for five images (CD’s only for jpgs;
DVD’s only for videos). Juror: Patricia G. Selden, CEO of Selden
Associates, Inc., a fine art advisory service.

Requirements

Download prospectus from website
http://www.montclair.edu/arts/aec/ArtConnections5Form.pdf

Deadline: September 16, 2008.

Contact

Opportunity

Art & Science Collaborations, Inc.

Information

OPEN CALL for the 10th International Juried Digital Print
Competition/Exhibition, organized by Art & Science Collaborations,
Inc. (ASCI); seeking artists, designers, architects, technologists,
and scientists to examine their environmental concerns, indulge their
fantasies (sci-fi, etc.), and then share their fabricated/ montaged
digital visions of how a sustainable future on planet Earth might
look. This could include new types of hybrid forms: plants, animals,
humans, cities, transportation systems, food, etc.

An exhibition of the work, Digital’08: Imagination On Behalf Of Our
Planet, will be held at the New York Hall of Science, October
4-January 25, 2009.

Requirements

Deadline: 08/10/08

Contact

For entry details and guidelines, go to http://www.asci.org/artikel981.html

Opportunity

Walsh Gallery - Seton Hall University

Information

PAPERWORK, to be shown 11/10 - 12/12/08,open to all artists who use
paper in their work; preference will be given to those artists who
experiment with the medium, so as to introduce visitors to fresh
adaptations of a traditional material. By focusing on works of artists
that use a traditional artistic medium non-traditionally, the curators
seek to create an environment where visitors can debate the
connotations of a work on paper. By utilizing the familiarity of paper
as a resource, the curators hope to engage visitors in a dialogic
experience that will encourage visitors to use a wider spectrum of
descriptive terms to discuss the art on display as well as challenge
the limited perception of works on paper.

The curators are especially interested in artbooks, photography, mail
art, stamp art, design, fashion, origami, sculpture, installation,
collage and cut-outs. $15/5 entries.

Requirements

Deadline: 09/19/08

Contact

http://library.shu.edu/gallery/Call_for_submissions_Paperwork.pdf

Opportunity

ILLUMINATION
Wearable Art Fashion Show Call for Artists

Information

All garments will be displayed during First Friday
(location TBA). Garments will be displayed on models
as a “living exhibition.”

The show will be judged and the prizes will be as follows:

1st place: $1000
2nd place: $300
3rd place: $200
Fan Favorite: Gift certificate to The Phoenix

THEME: “Illumination” All garments must be inspired by light and incorporate the number or value of 30.

The event, sponsored by the Phoenix boutique in Carytown, will work in conjunction with 1708 Gallery’s 30th Anniversary celebration and InLight Richmond.

Requirements

7.30.08
All artists must submit a one-page written proposal
and sketch of your idea by July 30th to Grace Johnston (graceduval@gmail.com). The top 30 designs will be notified by August 3rd.

Contact

Opportunity

This summer the Office of International Education is hosting 41 international students and 3 chaperones from Fudan and BFSU, our partnership universities in China. These students are very interested in seeing how American families live. Please contact Nasha Lewis at nlewis7@vcu.edu or 804-827-7882 if you would like to host a couple of students at your home Sunday July 27 from 1pm - until (about 4pm). This is a great way to share American traditions and culture.

Information

Requirements

Contact

VCU Education Abroad
Millhiser House
916 West Franklin Street, Room 204
P.O. Box 843043
Richmond, Virginia 23284-3043
phone: (804) 827-7882

Opportunity

Artists are invited to create works for Sculpture Key West 2009, an international juried contemporary sculpture exhibition held each winter on the tropical island of Key West, Florida. Shamim M. Momin, co-curator for the Whitney Biennial 2008, is the lead juror. A full-color catalog documenting the exhibition will be published in April, 2009.

Site-specific work is encouraged at two historic locations: West Martello Tower and Fort Zachary Taylor State Park.

Information

Artists may submit proposals for works at either venue. Applications and full details available: www.sculpturekeywest.com/artists-app.htm. Limited artist assistance available. Application fee $25; Postmark deadline for all applications is October 1, 2008.

Opening 18 January 2009: West Martello Tower is a Civil War era fort located near the Atlantic Ocean, suitable for outdoor and limited indoor installations including video, electronic or multimedia.

Opening 1 March 2009: Fort Zachary Taylor State Park features 54 acres of fields, wooded areas and Gulf of Mexico/Atlantic Ocean beachfront, suitable for outdoor sculptural installations that will withstand exposure to all weather. 
 
Both exhibitions close 18 April 2009.

Requirements

Contact

Mary Eisendrath
Administrative Director
Assistant Professor
Department of Sculpture + Extended Media
VCU School of the Arts
1000 W. Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23284-3005