Prizes: $8,000.00 Best of Show -- Total Package $30,000.00. Online Deadline - Jan 15th, 2010; Slide Deadline - Jan 22nd, 2010. Closing date: May 1st, 2010.
Sponsor: International Museum of Contemporary Masters
Venue: Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art
Juror: Jury: Greenhouse Gallery Owners - Judge: Everett Raymond Kinstler, N.A., AWS
Eligibility: Open to all traditional representational original oil paintings. Dimensions may not exceed 30 inches. Painting(s) must have been painted after April 10, 2008. Each artist is allowed to submit 3 entries.
Commission: Gallery - 40%
Send SASE to: Salon International 2010 Prospectus, 6496 N. New Braunfels Ave., San Antonio, TX 78209, USA
E-mail: Jason Smith
Phone: 800-453-8991
Website: http://si.greenhousegallery.com
Prizes: Over $1,500 in cash and merchandise prizes. Deadline: March 14th, 2010.
Exhibit Dates: May 6-9, 2010
Sponsor: Sequim Arts
Venue: St. Luke's Episcopal Parish Hall, Sequim, WA, USA
Juror: Jake Seniuk
Eligibility: Work in both 2d and 3d form will be accepted. Digital submissions only via mailed CD or e-mail. Artists must be at least 18 years of age.
Fees: $20 for first entry, $5 for each add'l entry up to a maximum of five entries per artist
Commission: 25%
Send SASE to: Sequim Arts, PO Box 1842, Sequim, WA 98382, USA
E-mail: Carol Eichler
Phone: 360-582-0927
Website: http://sequimarts.org
Embracing Our Differences
Deadline: January 12th, 2010.
Exhibit Dates: April & May 2010
Title: Embracing Our Differences
Sponsor: Coexistence, Inc.
Venue: Sarasota, Florida and North Port, Florida
Awards: $3,000
Juror: Nancy Roucher et al
Eligibility: National and international submissions are encouraged. The exhibit will contain 39 billboard-sized (16 feet wide by 12 1/2 feet high) images of the selected artworks. Final selections will be chosen based on artistic excellence in reflection of the theme "Embracing Our Differences" and on how effectively it will read outdoors when enlarged to billboard size. Artists are encouraged to use bold saturated colors and strong lines. The mission of Embracing Our Differences is to use art as a catalyst for creating awareness and promoting the value of diversity, the benefits of inclusion and the significance of the active rejection of hatred and prejudice.
Fees: None
Commission: None
Send SASE to: EOD, PO Box 2559, Sarasota, FL 34230, USA
E-mail: Michael Shelton
Phone: 941-928-0567
Website: http://www.EmbracingOurDifferences.org
Exhibit Dates: Feb 11-13, March 4-6, 2010
Venue: To Be Announced
Juror: To Be Announced
Eligibility: All Media, No size limit. Artist may submit up to 2 works. In its 11th year in Orlando and 2nd year in Tampa. Nude Nite is the largest Nude art show in the U.S. Hundreds of artists works are shown and for sale. Multi-media event attracts thousands each year. Nude Nite has strict content guidelines for graphic interpretations. Please see website or email director for more information.
Fees: $40
Commission: 40%
E-mail: Kelly Stevens, Director
Phone: 321-229-8110
Website: http://www.nudeniteorlando.com
Exhibit Dates: Premiere Spring 2011, Museum Tour TBD
Title: Blossom II ~ Art of Flowers
Sponsor: Susan Kathleen Black Foundation
Venue: Premiere Host Museum TBD
Awards: $65,000 Total Cash Awards - $25,000 Best of Show
Juror: A panel of eminently-qualified jurors will be announced at a later date
Eligibility: Open to any living artist. Works must be original, completed after Sept 1, 2008, and must not have won any previous prize or award in any other competition. Multiple entries accepted. See prospectus for complete details.
Fees: One entry $50 each; additional entries $25 each.
Commission: 30% should a sale occur during museum tour
Send SASE to: SKB Foundation, POB 235, Lake George, CO 80827, USA
E-mail: Pam Dean Cable, Exec Dir
Phone: 719-748-7778
Website: http://www.susankblackfoundation.org
Prospectus: http://www.susankblackfoundation.org
The Citycycling Photography Awards
Citycycling.co.uk is proud to announce the launch of a new photography competition for photographers worldwide. Deadline: February 28th, 2010. 1st Prize: £400.
WPGA organizes THE JACOB RIIS AWARD (named after the Danish-American photographer, 1849-1914) with the exclusive sponsorship of EYEMAZING Magazine and benefiting Save the Children Foundation. Deadline: Early Bird: Nov 23rd, 2009; Final deadline: Jan 24th, 2010.
Exhibit Dates: July 2010
Awards: Awarded Portfolio will be published in Eyemazing magazine + $3,000 cash prize - Book publishing - Exhibition in Europe
Jurors: Susan Zadeh (Netherland), Per Valentin (Denmark), Paul Cava (US), Alexander Scholtz (Germany)
Eligibility: Photographers working in all mediums, styles and schools of thought. Traditional, contemporary, avant-garde, creative and experimental works that include old and new processes, mixed techniques, and challenging personal, emotional or political statements will be welcome. The Award is open worldwide to all professional and amateur photographers working with digital or traditional photography or combinations of both. There is no theme for this Award, and the images will be evaluated as a cohesive body of work (a theme or images representing the artistic trajectory of the photographer), rather than individual images. Each portfolio should be composed of a minimum of 8 images and a maximum of 12.
Fees: Early Bird: $60 first portfolio; $30 each additional - Final deadline: $80 first portfolio
Commission: 40% to artists in exhibition sales
E-mail: Victoria Hardy Werbin
Whether you are in primary school playing with dad’s camera, a teenager taking picks of your friends at a party, an amateur experimenting with your new gear or a pro earning a living through the lens, one of the 30 categories would accommodate your single shot or profile entry from any part of the world. Deadline: March 31st, 2010. $400,000 in prizes.
The Camera Obscura Journal of Literature and Photography is hosting a photography competition (including artwork in which photography is a primary component) for both professional and non-professional photographers. Deadline: February 1st, 2010. $1,500 in prizes. US & Canada residents only.
Encourage Egypt and join National Geographic International Photo Contest for year 2009. The aim of this contest is to encourage the art of photography in Egypt.Deadline: January 31st, 2010. Prizes: Digital Cameras, Laptops, Play stations, DVDs.
Photo of the Year is an amateur photography contest benefiting the Outdoor School in Portland, Oregon. Our contest provides a venue for amateur and professional photographers to gain exposure for their work while bringing together community members and businesses to support an important local outdoor education program. Deadline: January 6th, 2010.1st Prize: $500.
Deadline: January 22nd, 2010. Exhibit Dates: March 12 - April 3, 2010. Sponsor/Venue: The Fraser Gallery. Awards: $950.
Juror: Catriona Fraser, Director
Eligibility: Open to local, national and international photographers aged 18+. Work not previously exhibited at the Fraser Gallery. All work must be for sale.
Fees: $25 for 3 entries
Commission: 50%
Send SASE to: The Fraser Gallery, International Photography Competition, 7700 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite E, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
E-mail: Catriona Fraser
Phone: 301 718-9651
Website: http://www.thefrasergallery.com
Prospectus: http://www.thefrasergallery.com/
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