Opportunity

Submit work for the Petersburg Regional Art Center Friday for the Arts.

Information

Openings are the second Friday of every month during Friday for the Arts.

Between $100 and $300 in prize money every month for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place awards.

To access call for entry schedule dates:
http://www.petersburgregionalartscenter.com/
(Click the Call for Entry Schedule on the left hand side)

Requirements

Entries will be accepted beginning the Saturday before the given opening.

Anyone making anything handmade is eligible.

Must bring artwork in ready to hang on the wall with wire on the back or framed (canvas with a creative edge does not need to be framed).  The Art Center furnishes pedestals for 3D artwork.  May submit three entries per show.  Each entry is $10 for non-members and $5 for members (membership is $35 per year and $50 the first year to include registration).

Contact

Petersburg Regional Art Center
804-733-8200
howard@petersburgregionalartscenter.com
donna@petersburgregionalartscenter

Opportunity

Submit work for the Exhibit A International Photography Competition.

Information

Exhibit A provides a platform for budding and professional photographers alike to compete head to head and inspire one another in a unique international event. Through awards and exhibitions, Exhibit A supports the notion that all photographers deserve to be publicly celebrated in the presence of established galleries, art buyers, curators, magazines and agencies from all over the world.

Categories: Fine Art, Advertising, Photojournalism, and Portrait

Exhibition and International Publicity:
Winning photographs from the 1st and 2nd place winners in each category will be publicized and exhibited at a prestigious exhibition in Sydney in 2010, which will be attended by leaders in the industry and recognized by photographic press around the world.

Awards Include:
- “Emerging Photographer of the Year” + $5,000 AUD (Australian Dollar)
- 1st Place Winners in Each Category + $1,000 AUD
- Honorable Mentions

People’s Choice Awards:
At the end of the entry period, you, your friends, and family may vote for their favorite images. You don’t need to enter the competition to vote for the People’s Choice Awards. Winners will be listed at the exhibition and their photographs will be displayed online

http://www.exhibitacomp.com/

Requirements

Deadline to apply is June 1, 2010

ENTRY FEES:

$30 AUD (Australian Dollar) for each photograph entered
$45 AUD (Australian Dollar) for each series (2-5 images with a unifying theme)
We ask that you pay securely via Paypal

Exhibit A only accepts digital submissions.  Submissions must be saved as .jpg and no greater than 72 dpi.

Contact

info@exhibitacomp.com

Opportunity

Submit a design to adorn the sides of a 53′ semi trailer.

Information

In 2010, Celadon Group, Inc is celebrating its 25th year as an award-winning long haul trucking and transportation management company. In an industry few consider to be creative, Celadon Group, Inc. has grown into an international leader through innovation. Since 1985, Celadon Group, Inc. has been fostering arts education and appreciation through a variety of programs in the markets they serve.

In celebration of both the spirit of creativity and our anniversary, we will recognize and reward seven college students whose artistic abilities show promise of adding beauty and creativity to our world over the long haul. Seven category winners will be selected and from these finalists, one will be designated as the overall Best of Show winner.

https://www.celadontrucking.com/default2.aspx?id=3270

Requirements

Contest entries must be received by March 5th.

- Contest is open to students throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico, unless otherwise prohibited by law.
- Entrant must be attending an accredited two or four-year college/university at the time of entry. Graduate students and part-time students are eligible.
- Entry must be solely the work of the entrant.
- Only one entry per student.
- Entries must be provided in electronic form appropriate for digital transfer and submitted via the online entry upload site.
- Digital files submitted for entry will not be returned.
- Winners retain original artwork and copyright, but in accepting the cash prize agree to Celadon’s unlimited use and reproduction of the art, winner’s likeness and comments for promotional purposes for a period of five years.
- Copyright and trademark infringement are serious offenses. At its sole discretion, the judging panel may disqualify any entry it deems of dubious origin or as posing risks of copyright or trademark infringement. Decisions of the judges are final.
- Artwork is eligible only if it meets all of the following criteria:
- Must have been created by a student while enrolled at an accredited college/university
- Must be solely the original work of the student - cannot contain any elements that are subject to existing ownership or copyrights by any other parties (e.g., cannot contain a manipulated stock photo or any trademarked logos/graphical elements)
- Any person, pet or landmark in a photograph taken by the entrant is subject to model releases and copyright/trademark laws. Any such subject matter deemed recognizable must be of a known person or entity whose written permission for use may be readily obtained at no charge.
- Must not have been produced “for hire” or for any form of professional (non-amateur) compensation
- Must meet reproducibility requirements for truck decaling in flat vinyl - cannot contain elements that require modification of the semi trailer, such as electronics, neon or 3-dimensional extensions or additions

Contact

artforthelonghaul@businessmediagroup.com

Opportunity

Submit work for American Illustration 29.

Information

https://www.ai-ap.com/reg/cfe/index.cfm?

Requirements

The entry deadline has been extended until February 26th.

Eligibility:
All North American illustrators, creative professionals, representatives, students and teachers of photography with work created or published anywhere for any purpose. International illustrators with North American representation or those who have been published or exhibited in North America are also eligible.
Work produced or published between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2009 in the following categories: Editorial, Books, Advertising, Graphics/Promotional, Film and Animation, 3-D, Unpublished/Personal/Fine Art and Student work.

Entry Fee:
$10 per illustration or $60 per portfolio up to ten images by an individual, class, or department.

Contact

American Illustration - American Photography
1140 Broadway, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10001
917-408-9944
info@ai-ap.com

Opportunity

Submit work for the 3rd Ward Solo Show.

Information

The 2010 Winter Solo Show is a juried international art competition for dynamic, inventive and provocative work of all mediums: sculpture, photography, painting, printmaking, illustration, installation, graphic design, video and more!

The Selected Artist will receive:
- $5,000 cash grant
- Solo exhibition in 3rd Ward’s gallery, complete with a massive opening reception
- 3-month residency at 3rd Ward including private live/work studio & full facility access (photo studios, wood & metal shop, media lab, classes)
- Airfare & shipping to and from 3rd Ward for non-NYC residents (not residence)
- 2-page spread in 3rd Ward’s Quarterly Magazine
- NYC exposure - postcards, fliers, press!

http://www.3rdward.com/opencall/s1

Requirements

Deadline to submit work is March 1, 2010 at 11:59pm EST.

Recommend a minimum of three images per artist be submitted.
1, 2, or 3 images for $15/image
5 images for $60
10 images for $85

Each file submitted should be 1 MB or smaller.
Your file must be a JPG, PNG, GIF, PDF

Contact

3rd Ward
(718) 715-4961
info@3rdward.com

Opportunity

Submit work for the February 2010 Focal Press Photography Contest.

Information

The focus of the February contest in Winter Wonderland.

http://www.focalpress.com/photographycontest.aspx

Requirements

Contest Specifications
Width: 800 pixels max
Height: 600 pixels max
File Size: 1MB max
File Type: Jpeg (.jpg) | file name should be yourimagename.jpg . Do not include spaces, additional periods or commas.2 images per month max

Contact

k.iannotti@elsevier.com

Opportunity

Submit work for Outcasting season 12.

Information

Outcasting is a voluntary organization that offers a platform for practioners of the moving image.  Artists, filmmakes, animaters, and documentary makers are selected for screening of their work in bimonthly seasons and will then be archived on the site.

http://www.outcasting.org/

Requirements

Season 12 submission deadline is March 15, 2010.

If you want your work to be considered then do one of the following
1. Send a URL if your work is online
2. Send a data DVD with .mov files/ MiniDV / of your work to Outcasting, c/0 Michael Cousin, 116 Paget Street, Grangetown, Cardiff, CF11 7La
3. Email your work via www.pando.com (up to 1GB for free of 3GB for $24.96 a year)

Contact

contact@outcasting.org

Opportunity

Submit work for the Cary Gallery of Artists 2nd annual Small Treasures Juried Show.

Information

The show will take place March 26 - April 24, 2010.

www.carygalleryofartists.org.

Requirements

Deadline to enter is March 12, 2010

Open to all 2D and 3D artists - in all media - whose works meet size specifications.  No jewelry can be accepted.  Art must be original, completed within the past 2 years, and must be for sale.  All work must be dry and ready for display.  CGA reserves the right to reject any work that does not meet these standards.  2D work must be properly prepared for installation by being wired on the back (no alligator clips or hooks).   3D work must stand alone or on a base.

Contact

Contact the Cary Gallery of Artists (CGA) at 919.462.2035 or by email at info@carygallery.org.

Opportunity

Submit work for the Lexington Art League Alternative Selves exhibition.

Information

Alternate Selves is an exhibition that explores the transformative power of costume. Through theater, annual holiday celebrations (such as Halloween and Mardi Gras), and even contemporary drag shows, costumes have allowed the wearer to reveal a new identity or at times hide from their own. Artists creating wearable items or those using costume, disguise, masks, etc. as primary thematic elements in their work may apply. Artists are encouraged to creatively interpret the theme. 2-D, 3-D, and time-based entries will be considered.

http://www.lexingtonartleague.org/calltoartist.htm#Alternate

Requirements

Entry deadline: March 1, 2010

Artists must be at least 18 years old to enter and cannot submit work that has previously been displayed at LAL.

Artists may enter by mail, drop-off, or email, but all images of work must be digital. Application materials will not be returned.

To enter by mail or drop-off- Please send or deliver completed entry form, jpeg images of work on CD or video on DVD (video submissions must be mailed or dropped-off), and artist statement to:

Alternate Selves
Becky Alley, E & P Director
Lexington Art League
209 Castlewood Dr.
Lexington, KY 40505

To enter by email- Please type subject of the email as “Alternate Selves Entry” and attach completed entry form (available for download at www.lexingtonartleague.org under “artist opportunities”), jpeg images (video submissions must be mailed or dropped-off), and artist statement to:

balley@lexingtonartleague.org

Contact

For questions or more information, please contact Becky Alley, Exhibitions and Programs Director, Lexington Art League, balley@lexingtonartleague.org, 859-254-7024.

Opportunity

Richmond Behavioral Health Authority would like to display the art work of VCUarts students in their facility.

Information

The Authority serves Richmonders with mental health, intellectual disabilities and substance use disorders. The work, which would be for sale, would be displayed for approximately six months, at which time new work would be displayed.

The art should be appropriate for viewing by the clients served and not depict anything that would be offensive to them and the challenges they may be facing.

Requirements

Contact

Cheryl Franklin
franklinc@rbha.org
804-819-4002