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Submit your animated characters in motion, short films, music visuals, or experimental work for the big screen of the Pictoplasma Festival!

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(not live / competition briefs - but good variety of example briefs to work from)

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Real creative briefs set by real clients. Download and get inspired by over 40 free advertising and design brief templates.

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Practice Illustration / Website / Branding briefs (Fake briefs - not live competitions or opportunities)

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Illustration Designer Briefs | Fake Illustration Briefs | Brief Up

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Fake Illustration project briefs to help you gain experience/learn and build a portfolio. Practice Illustration designer briefs.

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2024 Booooooom Illustration Awards

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Calling all artists and illustrators! We’re launching our first-ever Booooooom Illustration Awards! There are X award categories to submit to: Personal / Self-directed, Advertising / Promotional, Editorial, Animated, and Student. We have a bunch of prizes, ranging from cash prizes to a bunch of goodies from some of our friends (tablets, free websites, texture packs), editorial and social coverage, and a feature in a printed publication.

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Hellavision Television Network is an ongoing community animation project; a series of participatory events emphasizing improv practices to create animation, film, art, & design.

The core of the project is a biannual animation anthology that takes the form of 20-80 minute "Episodes". Episodes are free to participate in, each show is not curated, given that submission guidelines are met, and then screened free (or as cheap as we can make it) to the public.

In case of a high volume of submissions we also may reject old work. Hellavision is a making opportunity first, screening opportunity second. Anyone and everyone is welcome to participate. Artists are encouraged to create work as quick as possible and without self-judgement.

The project also has included workshops, interviews, zines, in-person screening events, and work jams.

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Are you an illustrator? Enter the Folio Book Illustration Award! Designed to nurture new talent and champion artists, this art competition is free to enter.

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Picture Hooks - Short Illustration Brief

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This year Picture Hooks competitions will invite aspiring children's illustrators to submit a pair of original narrative illustrations. The theme for our February/March competition is Fearful/Brave.

We invite you to create two illustrations with the same original character or characters. Each illustration must show the character in a different emotional context: for this competition, one illustration should be themed 'fearful' and the other 'brave'. Who is your character, what is making them afraid, and what would it look like for them to overcome that fear with bravery? We can't wait to meet your character/s and see how they evolve between these two emotional states.

The Fearful/Brave competition will open for submissions on 12 February and close on 10 March 2024.

We can't wait to see your illustrations and get to know your characters. Please note that characters must be wholly original and that two illustrations must be submitted by each entrant.

The competition

The competition is to find illustrations to establish this collection. There will be one Fearful/Brave competition taking place during February and March 2024.

Prizes

The competition will have one winner, who will receive £500. There will be two additional awarded runners up, who will receive £250 each. Awarded illustrations will be displayed on the Picture Hooks social media in the first instance, and in a physical exhibition space one day.

Eligibility

The Picture Hooks Fearful/Brave competition is open to all people of any nationality aged 18 and over, except employees of Picture Hooks or any agent or sponsor associated with the competition and members of their immediate families. Entries are limited to one entry (ie. one pair of illustrations) per person.
There is no fee to enter!
Further information

Please note, by submitting an entry you are confirming that both illustrations are your own, original work of which you are the copyright owner, and that you agree to the Terms and Conditions as set out on the Submission Form, including the granting of certain rights to exhibit your illustrations online and in a physical space and allowing for the option to further use your entry with your prior consent. Please read all Terms and Conditions and ensure you understand them before entering this competition.

Illustration Requirements:

1. Your entry must be submitted in its final form and must be two wholly original illustrations created by you which contain no material taken from a third-party source. The illustrations must not have been published in any form (other than non-commercially on either your own website or your own social media platform) and must not have been submitted to any competition other than a Picture Hooks Fearful/Brave competition, or to any third party for publication previously.

2. Your pair of original illustrations may be any size and medium; however, your final entry for the competition must be submitted as digital files of your pair of illustrations (see How to Submit below).

3. Your two illustrations must not be in portrait format, but may be square or landscape.

4. Your two digital submission files should be low-resolution digital files with the following specifications - file format: jpg | resolution: 72 dpi | colour mode: RGB | max file size: 3 MB per file. (Only the winners will be asked to provide high-resolution digital files.)

5. Label both of your digital illustrations file with your name and the title of the illustration pair - for example, "Paolo Rosso-Fearful and Brave".

6. If you are unable to scan your illustrations, then you may take a photograph of your illustrations using a digital camera or a smartphone, ensuring the Illustration Requirements are still met and that your photographs are clear and in focus. If you submit your entry using this method, please keep your original illustrations safe and in good condition until at least two weeks after the closing date of the Fearful/Brave competition.

Entries that do not meet the above Illustration Requirements may be disqualified.

How to submit:

1. Ensure you meet the Eligibility criteria (see above) and you have read and understood the Terms and Conditions (including the Licence) set out on the Submission Form.

2. Ensure your entry meets the Illustration Requirements above.

3. Submit the Submission Form.

4. Email your submission (with both illustrations attached to the same email) to submissions@picturehooks.org.uk.

Submission and decision dates:

There will be one Fearful/Brave competition:

Submissions will open at 01.00 am UK time on Monday 12 February 2024 and close at 11.59 pm UK time on Sunday 10 March 2024. The successful submissions (winner and awarded runners up) will receive an email by 11.59 pm UK time on Monday 25 March 2024.

Please review the Frequently Asked Questions section below for further details on submitting your illustrations.

Good luck and thank you for reading!

FAQs

What happens if I win?
The winner of each competition will receive £500, and two additional awarded runners up will receive £250 each. The prize-winning illustrations will be featured online - on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. We may also show other highly commended entries but we'll be touch with you if that's the case.

If I submit illustrations on a different theme, can it still be considered by the judges?
Sorry - no. Please submit one pair of illustrations on the theme of Fearful/Brave.

Can I submit one illustration rather than two?
No - a complete entry must include two illustrations showing the same character/s before and after a transition.

Can I introduce new characters in one of my two illustrations?
Yes, but the main character or characters must remain the same between both illustrations.

May I submit physical samples?
No. Entries are to be submitted online only.

Can I submit illustrations that I made for another purpose?
The aim of the competition is to inspire fresh creativity - our hope is that the competition will continue to spark original, creative ideas.

How many digital files must I submit?
We require you to submit two digital files, one of each of your illustrations - as low-resolution jpgs. (Only the winners will be required to submit high-resolution files.)

Can my illustrations be any size?
Yes, but they must be landscape or square, not portrait. And when you submit them, you must provide one digital file of each illustration with the following specifications: File format: jpg | resolution: 72 dpi | colour mode: RGB | max file size: 3 MB).

What colour format should the files be in?
The digital files should be in RGB format and saved as a .jpg. If you are successful and if we wish to display your work in print, Picture Hooks will contact you to discuss the specific file formats we need.

What if I don't have a scanner?
If you are unable to scan your illustrations, then you can take a photograph of your illustrations using a digital camera or a smartphone, ensuring the Illustration Requirements above are still met and that your photographs are clear and in focus. If you are a winner, we will be in touch with you about how to scan your work.

How do I compress my files?
If using Photoshop you can use 'Save for web and devices' to compress your artworks as jpg files. Illustrator, InDesign and Acrobat also allow for compression and optimising of artwork when creating jpg files.

How do I know my Submission Form has been sent?
Your application is complete when you see the following message under the submission form:

When will I know if my submission is successful?
Successful submissions will receive an email from us to congratulate them on their win. If you don't hear from us by the notification date, then we're afraid you have been unsuccessful. We cannot email unsuccessful participants but we do however look at every entry we receive. We will publish the results on our Twitter, Facebook and Instagram pages.

Do I attach my illustrations to the submission form?
No, you submit them separately. Please fill and submit your submission form via our website, and then send us your pair of illustrations, both attached to the same email, to submissions@picturehooks.org.uk. Please note that it is your responsibility to make sure your illustrations are sent correctly.

What happens if my entry doesn't meet the time deadline?
If your entry is received after the deadline, it cannot be considered, so please make sure you send the artworks and submission form to us according to the deadlines for the competition, as specified above. And please remember that we need to have both your pair of illustrations and your submission form for your entry to be valid. We regret that we are unable to contact those who fail to follow these instructions.

If I win the competition, will I have to pay to print and frame my winning illustrations?
No, Picture Hooks can pay and organise that.

Is it possible to win more than once?
We judge entries blind so previous wins are not considered at the judging stage, however in the interest of opening the competitions to as many as possible from 2024 we will be trying to avoid the same individual winning more than once. It is possible to be a runner up more than once, or be a runner up on one occasion and a winner on another.

For more help, please contact info@picturehooks.org.uk

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The Student Design Awards are the world's longest-running design competition and in 2024 we'll be celebrating 100 years of recognising innovative ideas.

Every year, we've invited young designers and students from across the globe to apply their skills and creativity to design briefs that focus on the most pressing social and environmental challenges. Since the first prizes were given out 1924, the Student Design Awards have welcomed over 110,000 projects from over 20 countries.

The awards have been a prestigious springboard for participants' careers. Our alumni include:

Richard Howarth - Apple, VP of Design

Betty Jackson MBE - Fashion designer

Matt McGrath - Aircraft Medical founder and inventor of the video laryngoscope.

The Student Design Awards offer the chance to learn from, and be inspired by, this century's old tapestry of incredible changemakers.

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Varied competition briefs.

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Deadline: 25th March 2024

Four categories:

Applied Art and Textiles

Fine Art

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Children’s Illustration

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InSpace Art Gallery 2024 Australian Logo Design Award and Competition

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Short character animations

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Animation Submissions - Pictoplasma Conference

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An open category for students (full or part-time) currently attending a photography course at a recognised college or university. Subject matter may be anything relating to food.

For the purposes of this competition, 'Student' is defined as a student (full or part-time) currently attending a photography course at a recognised college or university.

The winner and two runners up of the Student Food Photographer of the Year category will receive an RPS Membership, worth £55. The winning student will have their work and an interview published in the award-winning RPS Journal.

In addition, the winner of the Student Food Photographer of the Year category will have the unique opportunity to have a 60 minute one-to-one Zoom meeting with Commercial Photography Consultant and Mentor, Zoe Whishaw. This will include:

Website review

Analysis of creative direction

Options and ideas to take career forwards

The winner of the Student Food Photographer of the Year category is not eligible for the overall title of Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year

Gallery of previous Finalists

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Student Food Photographer of the Year supported by the Royal Photographic Society - Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year

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Leeds International Film Festival Submissions

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Leeds International Film Festival Submissions

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INTRODUCTION

View the LIFF 2023 highlights video:

We are delighted to accept submissions for the 38th Leeds International Film Festival, 1 to 17 November 2024.

The world's first moving images were filmed in Leeds in 1888 by Louis le Prince. Today Leeds is a major European centre for film production and exhibition, the home of Screen Yorkshire, and the new home for the UK's leading independent TV company Channel 4.

Founded in 1987 and now one of the UK's leading annual film events, the Academy Award, BAFTA and BIFA-qualifying Leeds International Film Festival (LIFF) primarily supports the work of new filmmakers from the UK and across the world, with 82 countries represented in 2023. We present the LIFF Feature Film Competition and seven competitions in our LIFF SHORTS section for short films with total cash prizes of £6000.

QUOTES ABOUT LIFF FROM FILM INDUSTRY AND PRESS

'Leeds International Film Festival has been key in the support and promotion of international filmmakers, including myself, throughout its history. The quality of films and commitment to film makers has been paramount to the success of the festival' - Francis Lee, British filmmaker and writer/director of God's Own Country and Ammonite

'I had a great time in the jury at LIFF. The general standard of the films selected was exceptional and the screenings where well curated. The festival team was very organised and friendly and took great care of the guests at the festival. I would go back any day.' - Niclas Gillberg, Director of Uppsala International Short Film Festival

'The programme continues to prove Leeds has one of the most diverse selections on offer at any British film festival.' - Huffington Post

'I loved being on the jury for the International Short Film Competition, the quality of the films was sky high, we had such a blast discussing them!' - Caroline Hollick, Head of Drama Channel 4

'Finding an obscure film at a festival is always enjoyable, yet the particular high standard of selection at Leeds Film Festival made the entire festival played out like a habitual uncovering of hidden gems.' - Little White Lies

'Leeds International Film Festival is a glorious celebration of world cinema, which brings a stellar blend of old and new movies to an increasingly global city. It's expertly run, brilliantly staffed and, above all, perfectly programmed. A fantastic fortnight.' - Subtitled Online

'Every city should have a film festival like Leeds.' - Ken Loach, multi-award-winning British filmmaker

LIFF 2024 PROGRAMME SECTIONS

1) Official Selection & Feature Film Competition
Official Selection is the main section at LIFF for new narrative features. Official Selection includes the Feature Film Competition for British and international filmmakers whose work has not been represented in the UK before, including from new filmmakers.

2) Cinema Versa
Cinema Versa is the home of outstanding documentary filmmaking at LIFF. Screenings take place both in cinemas and unconventional venues across the city, often featuring live performances, guest interviews and debates.

3) Fanomenon
Fanomenon is the UK's leading celebration of 'fantastic' genre filmmaking with an extensive programme of new features and shorts, with horror, sci-fi, fantasy, action, comedy, animation, thriller films and much more.

4) LIFF SHORTS 2024
We love short films at LIFF and we present an extensive selection every year, with 130 chosen for all programme sections in 2023. LIFF SHORTS includes seven competitions with cash prizes totalling £6000: two Academy Award-qualifying competitions - Louis le Prince Short Film Competition (narrative and documentary) and World Animation Competition; British and Yorkshire short film competitions; and competitions for Screendance, queer short films, and music videos. British shorts selected for LIFF will be considered for nomination for the BAFTAs and BIFAs.

5) LIFF 2024 Spotlights
Every year we focus on particular filmmaking themes. Previous spotlights have included: Cinema Amour, celebrating passion for cinemas and film; Women Creators of the Future, a focus on new films by and about African women presented in partnership with the Films Femmes Afrique festival in Senegal; Disability Futures, a focus on disability and new technology in films; and One Love from Jamaica, a celebration of Jamaican film from the past and present.

FEATURE FILM COMPETITION AND AUDIENCE AWARDS AT LIFF 2024

The LIFF 2024 Feature Film Competition in Official Selection supports British and International filmmakers whose work has not been represented in the UK before, including features from new filmmakers. The competition is judged by a jury and winning filmmaker receives the Golden Owl Award for Best Feature Film. We also present the LIFF Audience Awards for all new selected features.

SHORT FILM COMPETITIONS AT LIFF 2024

LIFF is a qualifying film festival for the Academy Awards, the BAFTAs, and the British Independent Film Awards. The winning shorts in the Louis le Prince International Short Film Competition and World Animation Competition will be considered for nomination for the Academy's Short Film Awards. British shorts selected for any programme at LIFF will be considered for nomination for the BAFTA Short Film Awards and the British Independent Film Awards.

The following cash prizes will be awarded to the short film competition winners:

Louis le Prince International Short Film Competition - £2000
World Animation Competition - £1000
British Short Film Competition - £1000
Yorkshire Short Film Competition - £500
Leeds Screendance Competition - £500
Leeds Queer Short Film Competition - £500
Leeds Music Video Competition - £500

WINNERS OF THE LIFF 2023 COMPETITIONS AND AUDIENCE AWARDS

Feature Film Competition: Toll, directed by Carolina Markowicz (Brazil, Portugal)
Louis le Prince International Short Film Competition: Cross My Heart and Hope to Die, directed by Sam Manacsa (Philippines)
World Animation Competition: 27, directed by Flóra Anna Buda (France)
British Short Film Competition: Half-Way, directed by Alfie Barker (UK)
Yorkshire Short Film Competition: F.O.G., directed by Malinda Kaur (UK)
Leeds Screendance Competition: Dear Passengers, directed by Madli Lääne (Estonia)
Leeds Queer Short Film Competition: An Avocado Pit, directed by Ary Zara (Portugal)
Leeds Music Video Competition: CREMANTIQUE - Shjrunken Heads, directed by Remy Powell Lamont (UK)

Audience Award for Best Fiction Feature: Goodbye Julia, directed by Mohamed Kordofani (Sudan, Sweden, Germany, Saudi Arabia, France, Egypt)
Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature: Tish, directed by Paul Sng (UK)

CATEGORIES AND CONSIDERATION

1) You only need to submit into one category. If your film is also eligible for consideration in other categories beyond the one you have submitted into, we will also consider it for those categories.

2) If your film is selected for a different category to the one you submitted into, we will request approval from you for this before confirmation.

3) All submissions are fairly considered by a broad team of programmers which will be expanded for LIFF 2024.

4) The date of entry bears no relation to the selection decision.

5) We regret we cannot give individual feedback on submissions.

ELIGIBILITY

6) Films must be submitted by midnight on 31 July 2024, and all submissions are final, no refunds are available.

7) Films must be completed after 1 January 2023 to be considered for the competitions.

8) If you have more than one film to submit, you may be eligible for fee discounts for multiple entries - please email leeds.film@leeds.gov.uk for more details.

9) We do not have a student short film competition but if your film school would like to submit multiple films they may be eligible for a discounted submission rate. Please email leeds.film@leeds.gov.uk

10) The duration for feature films is 41 minutes and over, and for short films 40 minutes and under. Submissions for the dance and queer shorts categories need to be 20 minutes or under.

11) For the music videos category, LIFF is only able to select submissions made with the permission of the artist whose music is featured.

12) For all submissions not in the English language, we ideally require embedded English closed captions or otherwise subtitles.

13) We can accept a work-in-progress submission - for example, where the final sound mix is not yet complete - but we would need to see a fully completed version of the film by the final deadline date of 31 July 2024.

14) If you have a film for children and families, it may be more suitable for our sister event Leeds Young Film Festival - please email leeds.film@leeds.gov.uk for more details.

PREMIERE POLICY

15) For the LIFF Feature Film Competition, we require a UK Premiere. For features not selected for our competition, we prefer a UK premiere where possible but it is not a requirement. Please email leeds.film@leeds.gov.uk if you would like clarification if your film has already screened or is going to be screened in the UK before LIFF 2024.

16) For short film competitions and other shorts programmes, we do not have a premiere policy.

SELECTED FILMS

17) If your submission is selected, you will be required to provide a DCP of your film. LIFF can help in the creation of a DCP which will be supplied to the filmmaker for a charge to cover the cost of making it.

18) All films will be required to provide a subtitle track or ideally closed captions to ensure our ongoing commitment to accessibility, though the LIFF team will be able to assist and provide facilities to help on this.

19) LIFF does not pay screening fees for submitted and accepted films, both in and out of competition.

20) Submission to LIFF is with the understanding that selection may be for any and all exhibition formats that constitute LIFF 2024, including screenings in cinemas and on Leeds Film Player - subject to approval from the submitting filmmakers.

21) Films selected for LIFF without a BBFC certificate are accessible for ages 18 or over, even if the content does not require it. This is because it is not possible to secure an individual certificate for every film we select from the local licensing authority. We do apply for exceptions for certain films.

22) If the fee is paid and you have completed the submission, you can relax! Follow us on social media @leedsfilmfest for updates. You will receive notification if your film is selected or not on 11 September 2024.

If you have any questions, please email leeds.film@leeds.gov.uk

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*Includes flights and accommodation for the shortlisted filmmaker. Should the filmmaker have worked with a cinematographer / director on the selected film, and that individual be credited accordingly, they may also attend the four-day program, but their associated costs (including flight and accommodation) must be covered at their own expense.

**Topics covered in workshops will include: casting, physical production, animation, legal, CGI, innovation at Sony, pitching process, sound and music mixing, post-production, talent agencies, TV and studio tours.

***Student category winner and institution each receive Sony camera equipment.

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Includes flights and accommodation for the shortlisted filmmaker. Should the filmmaker have worked with a cinematographer / director on the selected film, and that individual be credited accordingly, they may also attend the four-day program, but their associated costs (including flight and accommodation) must be covered at their own expense.

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We're delighted to announce the shortlist for the 2024 Cover Design Award

Who can enter?

All aspiring designers and illustrators in the UK are encouraged to enter the Penguin Cover Design Award, regardless of higher education status.

We're looking for UK-based designers and illustrators who haven't yet had significant experience in a paid creative role - that includes anyone aged 18 or over who is yet to break into the creative industry, students from all subjects and recent graduates.
By significant experience, we mean one year or more (cumulatively) in an in-house or freelancer paid role, as a creative.
When do I submit my entry?
The Cover Design Award is currently closed for submissions, we will be announcing the shortlist in April.
To make the process as close to the way our designers work, once the judges have selected the shortlist, the Art Directors will email the shortlisted entrants with individual feedback and further art direction on their cover designs.

To proceed to the next stage of the competition, shortlisted entrants will need to resubmit their work, taking the Art Directors' comments into consideration, before the final round of judging. See our  submission details  for what you will need to submit at this stage.

Opening date for entries - Tuesday, 5 December 2023

Closing date for entries - 14.00 (GMT) on Wednesday, 28 February 2024

Shortlist announcement on website - Thursday, 25 April 2024

Closing date for shortlisted final submissions - Tuesday, 7 May 2024

Winners announced - June 2024

Penguin Cover Design Award

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Held every year without interruption since 1769, the Summer Exhibition showcases a diverse array of contemporary works, including prints, paintings, films, photography, sculpture, and architectural works.

This year's show, coordinated by sculptor Ann Christopher RA, makes space for the best work by open-submission artists and Royal Academicians. The mix of art by household names and emerging talent is what makes the Summer Exhibition the UK's best-loved art show.

Many works will be available to buy and sales will directly support the exhibiting artists and the RA's charitable work, including training the next generation of artists at the Royal Academy Schools.
Our House Member preview morning takes place Saturday 15 June 10am-12pm.
Friends previews take place Saturday 15 June 12pm-9pm, Sunday 16 June 10am-9pm and Monday 17 June 10am-6pm.

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Illustrators and Printmakers

2024 Entries for: Paintings, Drawings, Original prints

Deadline 1st March 2024

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Jackson's Painting Prize - Jackson's Art Supplies Annual Competition

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Online Pattern Making / Sharing Challenge - aimed at active making and boosting social media profile

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The Museum of Typography Yiannis and Eleni Garedakis announces the 8th International Poster Contest, titled "Racism - Xenophobia".
In the land of Zeus Xenios, on the island of the protector of strangers already since the ancient times, this year's international poster contest is scheduled to take place, bearing the title "Racism - Xenophobia", emphasising once again a burning issue for the whole world.
The contest will take place from Monday, 18 September 2023, until Friday, 1 March 2024.
The poster should be accompanied by a short explanatory text explaining its content and purpose.
The invitation concerns adults, mainly professionals and students of graphic and visual arts.
From the 30 posters selected by the jury (the members of which will be announced soon) the first three will receive significant cash prizes.

2.000 euros the first winner

1.500 euros the second winner

1.000 euros the third winner
These posters will be presented in an exhibition that will be hosted in the amphitheater of the Museum of Typography for a year, until the next competition.
The awards ceremony will take place on Saturday, 25 May, 2024, in the Amphitheater of the Museum of Typography, at the Park of Local Industries in Chania, Souda, Crete.

Terms of participation

1) Those interested should send their work from Monday, 18 September 2023 to Friday, 1 March 2024, to the email: typography.poster@gmail.com.
The poster should be accompanied by the entry form and a short description of the project (up to 100 words).
The name of both files should be the name of the contestants.
The details of the participation form are:
First Name:
Last Name:
e-mail:
Country:
City:
Address:
Telephone number (with country code)
Short Description (in English): [max 100 words]
2) It is forbidden to use AI. The dimensions should be 50 × 70 cm PDF, CMYK, image at 200 ppi and should not exceed 25 MB. Otherwise the files should be sent by wetransfer. It is necessary to attach a poster file in jpg format in low resolution up to 1 MB for web use.
3) Each participant can submit only one, original project, which has not participated in another competition. The employees of "Haniotika Nea" SA and the "Museum of Typography by Yiannis & Eleni Garedakis" are excluded from the competition.
4) The poster must bear the museum logo, either in Greek or English. You can find the logo at www.typography-museum.gr/logos.pdf
5) The results of the competition will be announced at the awards ceremony, to be be hosted in the amphitheater of the "Museum of Typography". After the ceremony, the results will be announced in the newspaper "Haniotika Nea", at www.haniotika-nea.gr, on the website of the "Museum of Typography" www.typography-museum.gr and on the official page of the "Museum of Typography" on facebook www. Μουσείο Τυπογραφίας / Museum of Typography.
Copyrights

1. By participating in the competition, the creators declare that the data used to create their work is original and does not include the copyrights of third parties.

2. The creators of the three works that will be awarded declare that they do not retain any property rights in the works they will deliver.

3. The Museum of Typography of Giannis and Eleni Garedaki will be free to re-use freely, for any purpose and in any way, original or adapted, whole or part of the material sent by the 30 creators who receive awards.

4. Participation in the competition automatically implies acceptance of the terms of this notice.

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8th International Poster Contest "Racism - Xenophobia" - 8th International Poster Contest "Racism - Xenophobia" - Τypography Μuseum

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The Museum of Typography Yiannis and Eleni Garedakis announces the 8th International Poster Contest, titled "Racism - Xenophobia".In the land of Zeus Xenios,

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DEADLINE 31st March 2024

(The themes here are interesting - even if you choose not to submit to the competition)

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2024 i-dott Surface Pattern Design Competition

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If Design Awards - Design for Sustainable Development 

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Categories in line with UN's SDGs. Looking for future-oriented concepts. Can enter as an individual or group.

Deadline: 7 February

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iF DESIGN STUDENT AWARD

One of the world's premier design awards for students, receiving roughly 10,000 entries annually from all over the world. iF Design, together with our Sponsor s offers a platform for innovative student concepts. Winners gain global recognition and a portion of the 50,000 EUR prize money.

How to Participate
How to register your entry for the iF DESIGN STUDENT AWARD 2024:

1. Create your free my iF account to get started.

2. Enter your project's basic information in just two minutes.

3. Follow our guidance and benefit from our personal service and become the next iF DESIGN STUDENT AWARD winner.

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iF Design - iF DESIGN STUDENT AWARD 2024 - Open for registrations!

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Submit your future-oriented design project by 7 February 2024!

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Climate Creatives Challenge - 'Coastal Change'

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Climate Creatives Challenge - 'Coastal Change'

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The deadline is January for this one, so will have passed - but the brief is still a good starting point, and they may announce a new challenge very soon.

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COASTAL CHANGE

Prizes

*Prizes are in British Pound Sterling (GBP)

20 x Commendations of £250

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Timings

Entry is open now !

Entry closes = 13th January (2024) @ 15:00 GMT

Winning entries announced = 2nd February (2024)

Aspects of 'Coastal Change' to consider include:

The
Judges

Emeritus Professor of Coastal Dynamics and Director, Cambridge Coastal Research Unit, University of Cambridge; Editor-in-Chief, Cambridge Prisms: Coastal Futures; and Registrar, The Robert Cripps Gallery, Magdalene College, Cambridge. Emeritus Fellow, Magdalene College, Cambridge

Tom's interests and expertise can be described as 'coasts past, present and future, both real and imagined'. He has worked, with communities and institutions, in coral reef and mangrove forest environments in the Caribbean, South Pacific, S.E. Asia and the western Indian Ocean and on saltmarshes and mudflats bordering the North and Baltic Seas. He is author (with HA Viles) of Coastal Problems: Geomorphology, Ecology and Society at the Coast and (with O Slaymaker) Physical Geography and Global Environmental Change. He is editor (with O Slaymaker and C Embleton-Hamann) Geomorphology and Global Environmental Change and (with CA Fletcher) Flooding and Environmental Challenges for Venice and its Lagoon: State of Knowledge.

Richard has been working directly with communities in the East Riding of Yorkshire for over 10 years, supporting residents and businesses to adapt to the challenge of living on the fastest eroding coast in northwest Europe. Richard also has significant experience of developing coastal management policy including Shoreline Management Plans and Local Plans. With previous experience of working across environmental management, biodiversity and climate change, Richard is currently managing the Changing Coasts East Riding project, part of the Government's Coastal Transition Accelerator Programme, as well as continuing to work at a national level to promote the need for adaptation.

Coastwise is co-creating coastal transition plans and delivering practical projects to help future preparedness of North Norfolk communities facing coastal erosion. This will develop adaptive approaches and learning that is transferable elsewhere and provide options and evidence to shape future government policy. Working with communities, businesses and government we are exploring innovative ways in which coastal places can plan and act to transition from coastal erosion risk to ensure a vibrant and positive future. Coastwise is a £15 million initiative delivered by North Norfolk District Council, funded by the Environment Agency and Defra Coastal Transition Accelerator Programme.

The Changing Coasts East Riding project is part of the Government's Coastal Transition Accelerator Programme. Delivered by East Riding of Yorkshire Council, in partnership with the Environment Agency, it aims to create a long-term, sustainable approach to managing a rapidly changing coastline. It will explore, develop and implement a range of approaches to support communities impacted by coastal erosion now and in the future. CCER provides a unique opportunity to understand and plan for the long-term needs of coastal places to ensure the East Riding and beyond can continue to thrive in the face of climate enhanced coastal change.

TEDS are an award-winning social venture whose aim is to reduce the exposure and vulnerability of communities and environments to natural / human induced hazards (particularly those resulting from or exacerbated by climate change).

Their work in this field is facilitated and undertaken through design, research and training initiatives which highlights the causes/consequences of hazards and showcases strategies for adaptation and resilience to these threats.

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The Climate Creatives Challenge - Challenge 04

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The Climate Creatives Challenge is a series of design competitions to support new approaches for communicating the impacts of climate change and the benefits of mitigation, adaptation and resilience.

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Bolton International Film Festival Submissions

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Categories: Undergraduate Film, Student Animations, Music Videos, Films made in North of England, and more...

Deadline: 18th June 2024

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Embracing our Differences - 2025 Exhibition Submission

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SUBMISSION DEADLINE: July 1, 2024

CASH AWARDS: $6,000 TOTAL
$2,000 each for Best-in-Show Adult, Best-in-Show Student & People's Choice Award

Before submitting artwork, please verify that your artwork meets these requirements:

1. Your art must be HORIZONTAL in orientation which means that it must be wider than it is tall - submissions that do not meet this requirement will be disqualified. Artwork Templates

2. Your art should measure or fit an aspect ratio of 12.8" (325.12 mm) wide by 8.8" (223.52 mm) high.

3. Your digital file MUST be a high resolution image of no less than 300 dpi (the higher the better).

4. Your digital file must be less than 400MB in size.

5. Include a brief (150 word maximum) "Artist Statement" explaining your art, your creative process and/or what the theme means to you.

6. Please label your digital art file with the "title" (5 word maximum) and your name - for example, "ArtworkTitle-ArtistName".

7. Please do NOT include the words "Embracing Our Differences" in your artwork or artwork title.

8. Teachers submitting student artwork should click here for a simplified submission process.

9. AI generated artwork is NOT accepted. If the submission is determined to be AI generated, it will be disqualified.

10. Once submitted no edits can be made. If edits need to be made please contact admin and we will unlock your submission.

Artwork Templates Selection Criteria

Submit artwork online:

Submit Online Submit Online (Teachers)

Submit artwork by mail:

Submit by Mail Submit by Mail (Teachers)

About the Competition

Artists possess a powerful tool to evoke social change. Without uttering a single word, they can enlighten, educate and affect change around the world. Embracing Our Differences invites you to participate in creating a society where inclusion is embraced and individuality is celebrated.

Become a part of this change by submitting your original art to Embracing Our Differences and its annual international outdoor juried art exhibit.

About the Exhibit

Featuring 50 billboard-size images measuring 16 feet (4.88m) wide by 12.5 feet (3.81m) high, each work of art is created by local, national and international artists reflecting their interpretation of our theme " embracing our differences .

The exhibit will be on display mid-January through April at multiple locations in Southwest Florida. Since 2004, the exhibit has hosted over 4.3 million visitors, in addition to 587,395 students via our education programs, for a very unique opportunity to experience the importance of inclusion, kindness, and respect in our lives.

To view past winning selections, please visit our Galleries .

Teacher Tips & Tricks

Looking for resources to help students create submissions? Here are some helpful hints and tips from visual arts educators:

Frequently Asked Questions

Who may enter?

Artists, professionals, amateurs, students - everyone can participate. National and international submissions are encouraged. There is no submission or entry fee and there is no limit on the number of submissions.

There is no restriction on entering art which has been submitted to previous competitions.

You may not submit art or quotations to our annual competitions through this website or any related website unless you are 13 years old or over. Your submission to our annual competitions through our website or any related website indicates confirmation that you are at least 13 years old. If you are under the age of 13, you may still enter your art or quotation by submitting it through the mail with parental consent.

Is there a submission or entry fee?

Are there cash awards?

A total of $6,000 (US) will be presented in the form of three separate awards - $2,000 each for " Best-in-Show Adult; " " Best-in-Show Student; " and "People's Choice ." The " People's Choice " award will be determined by visitors to the exhibit.

What is the theme of the competition?

Final selections will be chosen based on artistic excellence and originality in the reflection of our theme, " embracing our differences ." This may include, by way of suggestion only , any one or more of the following: appearance; racial differences; physical or mental impairment; language, religious or cultural differences; socioeconomic status; sexual orientation or identity; gender identity, positive attitude; inclusiveness; acceptance; taunting, bullying and confrontation; human rights and equality; understanding and kindness; empowerment; Holocaust awareness or any other topic which you believe furthers our theme of " embracing our differences ." Do not feel limited by these suggestions. We strongly encourage new and fresh interpretations of our theme. To download the full Art Selection Criteria, please click here.

What are the selection criteria?

All submissions must be an original concept and execution and not a copy or reproduction of the work of another. Final selections for inclusion in the exhibit will be made by a five-judge panel of professional artists, curators and art professionals based on artistic excellence and originality in reflection of our theme " embracing our differences ." Judges will also consider:

How will the art read when enlarged to billboard size (16ft [4.9m] wide by 12.5ft [3.8m] high) and displayed outdoors?

Is the theme clear and easily understood?

Does the art explore the theme in an unusual or previously unexplored manner?

Will the art and its message prompt a discussion?

To download the full Art Selection Criteria, please click here.
*Embracing Our Differences, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization and is not a political organization, therefore it cannot endorse or promote any political candidates.
Do I need to submit my original work of art?

No, only a digital file of your original artwork is required. Due to the number received, submissions will not be returned. Teachers submitting student artwork should click here or email us for a simplified submission process.

May I submit my artwork even though I have submitted it to other competitions or to Embracing Our Differences in the past?

Yes, there is no restriction on submitting art that has been previously submitted to Embracing Our Differences or other competitions.

What is the acceptable size and digital formats for creating and submitting my art?

Your original art may be any size and medium; however, you must create or scan and submit it as a high-resolution (minimum 300 dpi) digital file (JPG, JPEG, PDF or PNG). Your digital art must measure no less than 12.8" (325.12 mm) wide by 8.8" (223.52 mm) high, or if larger, it must contain the same proportions. All art must have a HORIZONTAL orientation, as shown below. Submissions that do not meet our technical requirements will be disqualified.

Click here to download templates for creating Embracing Our Differences artwork in the proper dimensions.

What does "horizontal" mean? Why is it important?

Horizontal means that your art is wider than it is tall. This is very important because of the way we print and display your artwork.

What does "high resolution" and "minimum 300 dpi" mean?

The digital copy of your art should have the highest resolution possible and at a minimum no less than 300 dpi. A resolution of 600 dpi or higher is preferred. The higher the resolution, the better your art will reproduce when it is printed in a large-scale format (16 feet [5m] wide by 12.5 feet [4m] high) for display during the exhibit.

May I submit more than one art image file on a single flash drive?

Yes, if making multiple submissions by mail, you may include all digital art images on a single flash drive. You must clearly identify each file with the title of the artwork and your name - for example, " Artwork Title ." A separate signed submission form, color print and artist statement will be required for each artwork submitted.

If you are making multiple submissions online , you will need to submit each work of art as a separate entry.

Will I be credited for my work?

Yes, you will receive full credit for your artistic creation. Please see our Terms and Conditions page as well as our Privacy Policy for additional information.

If selected, do I retain the rights to my art?

Yes, you retain the rights to your art. If selected for the exhibition, by your submission, you acknowledge: (1) your submission is an original concept and execution and is not a copy or reproduction of the art of another; and (2) you will agree to irrevocably grant to Embracing Our Differences and its related organizations, affiliates, licensees and assigns, in its sole and absolute discretion, without restriction or limitation, a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty free, perpetual, irrevocable license (with the right to sublicense) to use, publish, modify, adapt, translate, create derivative works, distribute and display your work and personal information, including your name, age (if a student) and city/state/country of residence, for exhibits, displays, catalogs, posters, advertising, educational, merchandising/promotional materials and other purposes throughout the world via any media now known or hereinafter devised. If your artwork is selected for display, you agree to execute additional documentation to effectuate this grant. Please see our Term and Conditions page as well as our Privacy Policy for additional information.

Do I need a quotation with my art submission?

No, our creative writing contest is a separate competition.

When will final selections be made and how will I be notified?

Judging will take place in early fall and those selected for inclusion in the exhibit will be notified by email. Due to the volume of submissions, only artists/writers with entries selected for display will be notified individually. All winning entries will be posted on our website by early January. "Like" us on Facebook to find out earlier.

How many entries will be selected for the exhibit?

50 submissions will be selected for inclusion in the exhibit.

When and where will the exhibit be displayed?

The 2025 exhibit will be displayed mid-January through mid-April at multiple locations in Southwest Florida.

As a teacher submitting student art, is there anything I need to know?

Yes! Teachers may complete and sign submission forms on behalf of their students. For a simplified process. Click here for more info.

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Embracing Our Differences is a not-for-profit organization that uses the power of art and education to expand consciousness and open the heart to celebrate the diversity of the human family.

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Comics and Health. Competition dates for 2024 yet to be announced but a good starting point

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The Graphic Medicine International Collective (GMIC), a not-for-profit organization with a mission to guide and support the uses of comics in health, is thrilled to open the submission process for our second annual award. This award is meant to recognize and honor outstanding health-related comic projects published in 2022. These awards are made possible by a generous matching gift in Honor of Nancy and Herbert Wolf.
There are a few changes this year, so please be sure to read the FAQ below closely.
Q: What qualifies as a work of graphic medicine for this award?

A: Comics of any length that emphasize one or more health-related topics and were completed or published in 2022 are eligible for this award. Graphic medicine comics take as their theme (or meaningfully include) topics that impact health. We define the term "health" here broadly, based on the World Health Organization definition: a state of physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Comics can be fiction or nonfiction, memoir or biography, educational and/or entertaining. Both print and web-based comics are eligible for this award.

Q: Is there only one award?

No, there will be two awards in 2023. This is a change from last year. We will have one award for short-form comics (25 pages and below) and one award for long-form comics (greater than 25 pages.)

Q: Must eligible comics be published in English?

A: No, but all incorporated text must be translated into English in 2022 for judging purposes and the original text must have been published in the preceding five years (i.e., 2017 or later).

Q: Who can submit a work for consideration?

A: Each comic for consideration must be submitted by the creator of the comic or their publisher. Due to the nature of the award process, we will not be able to accept anonymous submissions, but we will respect pseudonyms.

Q: How should works be submitted?

All works should be submitted as a PDF using this online form.

Q: May I submit more than one comic for the award?

A: Yes, but you must do a separate entry form for each.

Q: Is there a deadline for making submissions for the 2023 GMIC award?

A: Yes. All submissions must be made between January 1, 2023 and February 14, 2023.

Q: How will the award winners be selected?

A: Two shortlists of awards (long and short form) will be generated from all submitted works. These lists will be announced to the public around May 1, 2023. The GMIC Award Judges will then meet to choose the winners. Both shortlisting and final judges are a diverse group consisting of at least five persons, each representing one or more of these categories: cartoonist, academic, clinician, librarian, person with lived experience of illness, caregiving, and/or disability, and comics critic/reviewer.

Q: When will the award be presented?

A: The winners of the 2023 GMIC Awards will be announced at the Graphic Medicine Conference in Toronto July 13-16. Winners need not be present.

Q: What will the award winner receive?

A: The winning comics will be awarded $1,000 (U.S. dollars) and a keepsake suitable for display. Please note that the monetary award may be subject to taxes for which the winner will be responsible.

Q: You said this was a matching grant - how can we contribute?

EXCELLENT QUESTION! Receipt of this generous gift is contingent on raising matching funds! To help make this award possible, you can make a tax-deductible contribution by clicking the image below.

If you would prefer to mail a physical check, please send it to:
ATTN: Graphic Medicine Award Committee
Graphic Medicine International Collective
PO Box 2267
Worcester, MA 01613
United States

Please note: donations are not expected or required from applicants for the award.
THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THIS AWARD!
Q: What if I have any questions about the awards?

Feel free to reach out to us with any questions.

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EO Climate Crisis Photography Competition 2024 Is Now Open!

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Climate Crisis Photography Competition 2023. The winners will be announced on our website and be notified via email by June 28, 2023.

Our Nature and Wildlife Photo Competition 2024 is now open for submissions, where you will have opportunity showcase your work to the world, and win one of three cash prizes. You can submit your entry by April 26, 2024. The winners will be announced on our website and be notified via email in early June 2024, so stay tuned!

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As the saying goes: "A picture is worth a thousand words".

We at Earth.Org strongly believes that photography and imagery has the power to inspire, educate and galvanise action into protecting and preserving our home and planet.

Our Climate Crisis Photography Competition 2023 saw more than 500 talented photographers from over 60 countries submit their work, all of whom share a passion for the environment, uncovering our planet's natural beauty while highlighting our changing planet and the impacts of human activities.

Stay tuned to find out who the winners are. In the meantime, you can check out the full list winners of the 2022 Competition here.

EO Photography Competition 2024: Categories

We invite explorers, adventure travellers, professional photographers and photographers working on the front line of wildlife conservation across the world to submit their photographs for the following categories:

1. Wildlife in Peril

Document or highlight the biodiversity and wildlife struggles caused by climate change and human activities. For example: animals suffering, trapped or endangered.

2. Climate Action

Photographs that capture environmental protests (youth or widespread), climate solutions in practice, or actions of change (renewable energy, sustainable activities, beach clean-ups, etc).

3. Overall Winner

6 of the best photos to be chosen from the two categories above.

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EO Photography Competition 2024: Rules

Do submit: high-quality photographs of nature and wildlife that inspire action

Don't submit: photographs of pets, images that are blurry or staged, beautiful landscape works that do not showcase the theme of the categories.

We WILL NOT accept any AI-generated photographs or photographs that have been heavily edited

How To Enter

To enter the EO Climate Crisis Photography Competition 2024, entrants must submit their best 3 photographs for each category (max 6 altogether) by completing the online Entrance Form below by April 26th, 2024.

Please use the following format for submitting your photos: "Category_Name". If you don't submit your photos using the format, they will not be considered.

If you are after inspiration, come check out our Facebook, Instagram, or the Earth.Org's website.
Note: By submitting your photographs you are giving permission for EO to share them on EO social media channels, and use them to promote and inform readers about the competition. If we use a photograph the participant will be tagged, and credited appropriately.
2024 Prizes

The Winner of the Earth.Org "Overall Best Environmental Photo" 2023 will be awarded with US$500.

The Winners of the two sub-categories "Wildlife in Peril" 2023 and "Climate Action" 2023 will be awarded with US$250 each.

All entries must be received by April 26th, 2024.

All Winners will be invited to take over the Earth.Org Instagram page for a week each.

All Winners will be interviewed for articles on Earth.Org and given the chance to showcase their work on our website or in our articles.

Winners will be announced on our website and notified via email by June 23rd, 2024.

All winners will have their photos featured on all of Earth.Org's website, social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, as well as newsletters, which all reach a passionate audience and raises the entrants' profile as wildlife or environmental photographers globally.

The 20 best photos selected from all participants will also be invited to join our network of EO Photographers.

2024 Photography Competition Judges

Emilio Mancuso - Winner of the 2023 Earth.Org Photography Competition and the latest addition to the EO Photographers community, Mancuso is a marine biologist and underwater photographer from Italy.

Rayhan Ahmed - Ahmed is a professional freelancer photographer from Bangladesh, winner of the 2023 Earth.Org Photography Competition in the category 'Human Impacts on the Environment'

Amy Jones - Award-winning photographer and winner of the 2023 Earth.Org Photography Competition in the categories 'Best Environmental Photo' and 'Wildlife in Peril'

Judges will value the unusual, the dramatic - viewpoints not seen before; so originality will play a vital part in the way judges will view your submission. There will be one Winner in each Category, and an overall winner.

We look forward to receiving your Competition Entry submission. Good Luck!

Submit Your Entry

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Earth.Org Climate Crisis Photography Competition 2024. Free entrance for all professional and passionate amateur photographers worldwide. Cash prizes for the winners.

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No Deadline - Submission to exhibit work - Leeds

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We welcome students who are studying in Leeds at undergraduate or further education level, from any of the Leeds universities. The Nook in an opportunity specifically for students, however if you are not a student and want a space to exhibit your work please create an application on 'The Walls' opportunities.

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Aesthetica Film Festival’s 12th Edition: The 12th edition of the Aesthetica Film Festival will run from 1-30 November 2022 in York, UK. We will deliver a ...

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Multiple Categories, Free Entry

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Ecuador Poster Bienal - Concurso y Congreso Internacional

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13th GRANSHAN Type Design Competition 2023/2024: Guidelines

GIVE VOICE TO TYPE

GRANSHAN celebrates the diversity and richness of the typographic scripts that underpin global communication, empower communities and enable identity.

The bi-annual GRANSHAN Competition helps the type design community worldwide to become aware of the continuously increasing quality of projects and make it present to type users. The Competition is a powerful tool for the award winners and their very demanding projects, especially at a time when bilingual or even multiscript applications are becoming increasingly more important.

All type designers, type foundries and clients with custom typefaces from all parts of the world are invited to take part in the competition.
GRANSHAN Competition 2023/2024 is open for entries.
This year's competition expands the Script Groups to include Georgian. We thus integrate a cultural identity shaped by script. Nino Jishkariani is announced to be Script Chair of the Georgian Script Group.

Again we are looking for the best typeface designs in ten script groups:
Arabic (Arabic, Kurdish, Persian, Urdu), Edik Ghabuzyan Lifetime Achievement Award for Armenian Type Design, Chinese (traditional or simplified), Cyrillic (Bulgarian, Mongolian, Russian, Serbian, Ukrainian, etc.), Georgian, Greek, Hebrew, Korean, South Asian Scripts (Bengali, Devanagari, Gujarati, Gurmukhi, Malayalam, Sinhala, Tamil, Telugu, etc.) and South East Asian Scripts (Thai, Lao, Burmese, Khmer).

Entries are possible in three categories. Each of them has their own sub-category for Text and for Display Typefaces. Thus entries are possible in six categories to satisfy the wide range of multilingual typeface projects:

CATEGORY A1: Text Typefaces beyond Latin

CATEGORY A2: Display Typefaces beyond Latin

CATEGORY B1: Text Typefaces with a Latin complement

CATEGORY B2: Display Typefaces with a Latin complement

CATEGORY C1: Multiscript Text Typefaces

CATEGORY C2: Multiscript Display Typefaces

To find the most excellent Typefaces covering scripts beyond Latin from around the world, more than 60 international, well-known Script Experts will judge the entries in a three-level-process. The competition will again be led by two non-voting Chairpersons: Veronika Burian and Toshi Omagari.

As in previous years, each of the ten Script Groups will be moderated by a voting Script Chair. Additionally to the Georgian Script Chair, we welcome two new Script Chairs: Irene Vlachou for the Greek Script Group and Eunyou Noh for the Korean Script Group. Their highly esteemed predecessors Gerry Leonidas and Chang Sik Kim pass on to the next generation and remain closely connected with GRANSHAN - including as part of the jury and on the recently established new GRANSHAN Advisory Board. And another new addition: our long-standing Script Specialist Rathna Ramanathan will head the South Asian Script Group as Script Chair together with Kalapi Gajjar-Bordawekar.
This time the winners and the GRANSHAN GRAND PRIZE will be announced in June 2024.
Online registration and submissions are accessible here.
Further down you can find everything you need to know about fees, rules and regulations. To help you prepare the general poster we added a detailed How-to-Guide.

Without type, everything is nothing!

Veronika Burian, Boris Kochan and Toshi Omagari

General Information
about the GRANSHAN Competition

GRANSHAN celebrates the diversity and richness of typographic scripts that underpin global communication, empower communities, and enable identity. The GRANSHAN Competition covers a growing range of scripts for communities on a global scale - from the most widely used, to scripts used by small communities or those under threat.

All type designers, type foundries, and clients with custom typefaces from all parts of the world are invited to take part.

International type competitions - of which there are few - usually focus on the Latin script. The GRANSHAN type competition on the other hand explicitly seeks to recognise the most notable typefaces for individual scripts beyond Latin as well as multiscript families.

The number of multilingual typeface developments has grown continuously in recent years - and there are more and more Typefaces covering scripts beyond Latin, designed either in conjunction with new Latin typefaces or as script extensions of existing Latin typefaces. Therefore, GRANSHAN now offers submissions in ten SCRIPT GROUPS in six CATEGORIES.

Script Groups

In this year's competition entries in the following ten SCRIPT GROUPS are welcome:

Arabic (Arabic, Persian, Kurdish, Urdu)

Edik Ghabuzyan Lifetime Achievement Award for Armenian Type Design

Chinese (traditional or simplified)

Cyrillic (Bulgarian, Mongolian, Russian, Serbian, Ukrainian, etc.)

South Asian Scripts (Devanagari, Bengali, Gurmukhi, Telugu, Tamil, Gujarati, Malayalam, Sinhala, etc.)

South East Asian Scripts ( Thai, Burmese, Laos, Khmer)

Categories

CATEGORY A1: TEXT TYPEFACES

This category is reserved exclusively for Text Typefaces in one or more of the Script Groups listed above. Note that display typefaces are not accepted in this category.

CATEGORY A2: DISPLAY TYPEFACES

This category is reserved exclusively for Display Typefaces in one or more of the Script Groups listed above. Note that text typefaces are not accepted in this category.

CATEGORY B1: TEXT TYPEFACES with a latin complement

This category is designated for Text Typefaces with a Latin complement to be used in combination. This can be a pairing with both scripts developed at the same time, or one of the two scripts newly developed. In the case of a new developed Latin complement, the quality of the Latin will also be evaluated along with the quality of the Text Typeface. In any case, the interaction between the two scripts will be rated. Typefaces from the nine Script Groups listed above can be submitted. Note that display typefaces are not accepted in this category.

CATEGORY B2: DISPLAY TYPEFACES with a latin complement

This category is designated for Display Typefaces with a Latin complement to be used in combination. This can be a pairing with both scripts developed at the same time, or one of the two scripts newly developed. In the case of a new developed Latin complement, the quality of the Latin will also be evaluated along with the quality of the Display Typeface. In any case, the interaction between the two scripts will be rated. Typefaces from the nine Script Groups listed above can be submitted. Note that text typefaces are not accepted in this category.

CATEGORY C1: MULTISCRIPT TEXT TYPEFACES

This category is reserved for Text Typefaces with at least two script complements beyond Latin intended to work together. An accompanying Latin version shall be accepted but not required. Display typefaces are not accepted in this category.

CATEGORY C2: MULTISCRIPT DISPLAY TYPEFACES

This category is reserved for Display Typefaces with at least two script complements beyond Latin intended to work together. An accompanying Latin version shall be accepted but not required. Text typefaces are not accepted in this category.

Awards

In each of the ten SCRIPT GROUPS (Arabic, Chinese, etc.), for each of the CATEGORIES A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, and C2 a first, second and third prize can be awarded as well as special mentions.
With the special mentions, the jury will honour projects where single aspects or a very advanced stage of development have convinced the jury, while their overall impression remains lower in quality than the award-winning projects of this or previous years.

One GRANSHAN GRAND PRIZE of € 3,000 will be awarded by the jury at the end of the judging process to the best of the best.

Jury

The 13th GRANSHAN Competition Jury once again consists of numerous internationally acclaimed specialists: for each Script Group a minimum of three dedicated specialists will provide reviews of the submission. Each Script Groupis moderated by a Script Chair, who is also casting a vote and whose vote acts as a tie-breaker.

To ensure continuity in the evaluation over the years, the Script Chairs are designated for several years. The Script Specialists are chosen collectively by the Script Chairs together with the Chairpersons.

The Chairpersons of the GRANSHAN competition, Veronika Burian and Toshi Omagari, are responsible for the appointment of the Script Chairs and for moderating the competition as non-voting chairpersons.

Competition Script Chairs

Arabic: Haytham Nawar

Edik Ghabuzyan Lifetime Achievement Award for Armenian Type Design: Angela Poghosova

Chinese: Liu Zhao

Cyrillic: Alexei Vanyashin

Georgian: Nino Jishkariani (new)

Greek: Irene Vlachou (new)

Hebrew: Shani Avni

South Asian Scripts: Kalapi Gajjar-Bordawekar & Rathna Ramanathan (new)

Korean: Eunyou Noh (new)

South East Asian Scripts: Anuthin Wongsunkakon

List of Script Experts

For each SCRIPT GROUP, a minimum of three renowned specialists have again agreed to support the GRANSHAN competition with their outstanding expertise on a voluntary basis. We will publish the names of the more than 60 Script Experts on the GRANSHAN website and in the social media channels over the next few weeks.

Below you will find an overview of the current groups, which will be updated when the full list is confirmed.

Arabic

Huda Abifares, Lara Assouad, Lara Captan, Kamal Mansour, Haytham Nawar (Script Chair), Titus Nemeth

Edik Ghabuzyan Lifetime Achievement Award for Armenian Type Design

Davit Ghazaryan, Hrachuhi Grigorian, Angela Poghosova (Script Chair), Liana Shushanyan

Chinese

Cheng Xunchang, Curt Huang, Keith Tam, Wang Wen, Ma Yiyuan, Liu Zhao (Script Chair)

Cyrillic

Vedran Erakovic, Vera Evstafieva, Tetiana Ivanenko, Krista Radoeva, Aleksandra Samulenkova, Alexei Vanyashin (Script Chair)

Georgian

Merab Getsadze, Lasha Giorgadze, Giga Khatiashvili, Sopho Kvantaliani, Nino Jishkariani (Script Chair)

Greek

Kostas Bartsokas, Eleni Beveratou, Gerry Leonidas, Natalia Qadreh, Emilios Theofanous, George Triantafyllakos, Panos Vassiliou, Irene Vlachou (Script Chair)

Hebrew

Shani Avni (Script Chair), Nitzan Chelouche, Daniel Grumer, Liron Lavi Turkenich, Meir Sadan

Korean

Minjoo Ham, Chang Sik Kim, Bon Min, Eunyou Noh (Script Chair), Yanghee Ryu

South Asian Scripts

Kalapi Gajjar-Bordawekar (co-Script Chair), John Hudson, Shiva Nallaperumal, Rathna Ramanathan (co-Script Chair), Fiona Ross, more TBA

South East Asian Scripts

Suppakit Chalermlarp, Sirin Gunkloi, Tristan Hinkel, Jinda Nuangjumnong, Sovichet Tep, Panuwat Usakulwattana, Sasikarn Vongin, Anuthin Wongsunkakon (Script Chair)

GRANSHAN Newcomers: The Community Growth Program

This year for the first time we are also inviting, in some of the Script Groups, young and very talented professionals to join the jury as non-voting observers. With this we want to strengthen the international non-Latin community. We aim to involve and capture better the contemporary local design scene and prepare new colleagues to become jury members and thus slowly expand the pool of Script Specialists. The GRANSHAN Newcomers will evaluate the entries and take part in the discussions, but their vote will not be counted.

Greek: Myria Konnaris, Natassa Pappas, George Strouzas, Tasos Varipatis, Konstantina Yiannakopoulou
South Asia Scripts: Cyrillic: Anya Danilova Ragini Siruguri
Evaluation procedure

All entries shall be anonymized and evaluated in a three-level procedure:

First level: longlist
All entries shall be gathered in a longlist for each Script Group in each of the five Categories A1, A2, B1, B2, C1 and C2. The Script Specialists and the Script Chair shall evaluate every entry with an online scoring system. In addition to the scoring system, the jury members may add separate review comments to accompany their evaluation in a designated box. The results of the voting are visible to other Specialists. In this first step, the evaluation of the Script Chairs and of the Script Specialists shall be equally weighted. Outcome: entries with a minimum score shall make it to the second level, the shortlist.

Second level: shortlist
In this step, the Script Specialists together with the Script Chairs of each Script Group will discuss in an online video conference which submissions are worthy of recognition. After the discussion each Script Specialist and the Script Chair will make their own recommendation for 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize, and special mentions, with an online scoring system. All the entries that reach this second level shall be published on the GRANSHAN website. Outcome: potential prize winners shall move on to the third level.

Third level: prize winners
The price winners and the special mentions shall be determined in an online video conference of all Script Chairs together with both Chairpersons. The final jury will again evaluate the recommended prize winners of level two - with the possibility to downgrade and to determine the ranking from 1st to 3rd prize and special mentions in each At the very end, the Script Chairs together with the Chairpersons will decide the GRANSHAN Grand Prize winner by vote.

Presentation & Ceremony

The winners will be announced on the www.granshan.com website, will be promoted in all social media channels, and will receive a GRANSHAN diploma. Posters of the winning entries will be exhibited at various international conferences throughout 2024 and an award ceremony of the winners of the GRANSHAN Type Design Competition 2023/24 is in planning, but not confirmed.

Organizers of the GRANSHAN competition reserve the right to display submitted typefaces at the exhibitions, in press, social media and any other relevant publications. Therefore, we kindly ask for a short 20-word-bio and a portrait photo of the type designer(s) in printable resolution in A6.

No font source files will be made publicly available!

Timetable

Submissions
Can be made using the submission tool on https://granshan.submit.to
from 27 November 2023 to 15 February 2024

Start of jury work
March/April 2024

Announcement of winners
June 2024

Eligibility

Type designers from all over the world are invited to take part in the competition. All typefaces designed or digitized in or after 2020 complying with the requirements of the competition are eligible for submission.
Please anonymise your text and do not mention the name of the submitted typeface, the designer or the type foundry.
Typefaces may be submitted by anyone involved in their design, production, or marketing (please define your position). All submitted typefaces shall comply with and use the Unicode encoding system. Entries can be single typefaces or type families, revivals or new developments. Custom fonts are welcome, as well as student projects (no special student category exists).

In the submission form you can explain the concept behind the typeface and give details about any special characteristics you want to be taken into account when evaluating the typeface. Provide any information you think is relevant regarding historical or other models, and if the typeface is intended to function alongside other typefaces. This description will not be published - its sole purpose is to provide the jury with as much background information as possible for the evaluation.

You can of course submit multiple entries to this contest. Please use a separate form in the online application for each entry and submit separate PDFs. Also please note that each submission must be paid separately.

Typefaces by the Chairpersons, the members of the organizing committee and Script Chairs are not eligible for submission. Script Specialists are allowed to submit their own projects, but will be excluded from evaluating and voting for their own entry. Script Chairs and Script Specialists have the opportunity to opt out due to bias for any of the submissions.

Submissions

Submissions are accepted exclusively via the online submission tool available at https://granshan.submit.to. Participants can register for free and create an unlimited number of drafts. The submissions won't be charged unless you press the submit button. For further assessment, only those submissions will be considered that comply with the conditions of participation and that were submitted between 27 November 2023 and 15 February 2024. Drafts are not considered completed submissions.

By filling in and sending the application form, you confirm that you have the right to submit the typeface to the GRANSHAN competition 2023/24 and that you indemnify GRANSHAN Foundation e.V. from all claims made by third parties. The organizers are not responsible for the information given in the application form.

Before submitting we ask you to sign the GRANSHAN Self Commitment Statementcomplying with GRANSHAN's stance against any form of war of aggression, terrorism, and any kind of discrimination and harassment.

Fees

Your registration in the submission tool as well as the creation of drafts are free of charge. Submissions are subject to a fee from the time the submission is completed. After that, submissions cannot be canceled or refunded.

1. Low income countries (on the basis of self-assessment), students and freelancers

2. Small and medium size companies with less than 20 employees or collaborators

3. Bigger companies with 20 employees or collaborators and more

The revised fee policy reflects differences in global living standards and possibilities, the difference between students, freelancers and small, medium and bigger type design foundries.

There are three basic triers:

The fees outlined in the table are set as a minimum. Any additional higher payment on a voluntary basis would be very welcomed.

Fees include VAT. For the first time, payment can be made now directly in the submission tool via Stripe (Credit cards, Paypal, and others).

Please enter your "submission title" that is assigned by the system
in the online submission form as a reference.

Please note that your submission will be admitted to the jury
only after successful payment.

Anonymity and GDPR

The competition is anonymous. Please do NOT mention your name, the name of your typeface or your company in the specimen pages!

Arabic should include numerals, punctuation and diacritics.

Armenian typefaces in the "Edik Ghabuzyan Lifetime Achievement Award for Armenian Type Design" should include the Armenian currency symbol (dram), the eternity symbol and the symbol of index numbers. For the A1 Text Category the preservation of modern Armenian graphemes is advised (for example: հ մ ն). It is important to keep intact the modern forms of the Armenian letters. For Display Category creativity and new approaches for creating typefaces are welcomed.

Chinese typefaces should contain 300 characters including punctuations like comma, ideographic full stop, ideographic comma, colon, semicolon, ellipsis, question mark, double quotation mark, parenthesis (逗号、句号、顿号、冒号、分号、省略号、问号、引号、括号). The competition must conform to Chinese national GB standard. Layout must show both horizontal and vertical typography design.

Korean should include numerals, punctuation and diacritics.

South Asian Scripts should include a selection of ligatures/conjuncts, as are appropriate, in addition to the basic characters of the syllabary, numerals, punctuation and other symbols. A listing of all the characters designed for the typeface should accompany any sample texts

All personal information will be kept only for the sake of submission and will not be passed on to third parties.

Special submissions specification
for some SCRIPT GROUPS

Submission format

Please submit your project as PDF in 420 x 297 mm / A3 landscape format. Also add two posters as described below as PDF in 850 x 1189 mm portrait format.

CATEGORY A1 and A2
max. four pages A3 landscape plus two posters in portrait format;

CATEGORY B1 and B2
max. eight pages A3 landscape plus two posters in portrait format;

CATEGORY C1 and C2
max. pages depends on the number of different non-Latin scripts that will be entered (max. four pages per script) plus two posters in portrait format.

Make sure your PDF document can be printed and is not protected by a password. Please always add the "submission title" (not the name of the script or typeface!) as used in the online submission form in the upper left corner of every page and number the pages (1 of 6, 2 of 6, etc.).

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The most highly commended entries entered are chosen by a professional industry selection panel for inclusion in the annual and, from these, for the 2023-2024 exhibition. The Illustration awards receives over 800 entries each year from all over the world and is sent round the globe!

There are two sections of the Awards: 'Student' and 'Emerging and Established'. The Student category is open to all students over 18 years of age worldwide. The Emerging and Established category is open to any practising illustrators who wish to gain exposure of their work and to those who are more established and are already a part of the illustration world.

The selected work will be showcased at several galleries and events across the UK in 2023, including the London Book Fair, as well as published in the 2023 Cheltenham Illustration Awards Annual, which will be distributed to educators and publishers, internationally. Past exhibition spaces have been Pitt Rivers Oxford, The Wilson Museum and Art Gallery, The Museum in the Park Stroud and the Chapel Arts, Cheltenham.

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The Faber / Observer / Comica Graphic Short Story Competition | Faber

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Silent Book Contest – International contest for illustrated silent books

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Photo North - Student Competition "Community"

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Photo North - Student Competition "Community"

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Deadline: Wednesday 14th March 2024

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THIS IS THE OFFICIAL PAGE FOR THE ANNUAL, NATIONAL STUDENT COMPETITION 2024

2023 WINNER

Jasmine Ashley-Locke 'When Sea Becomes Sky'

University of the West of England, BA (Hons) Photography, Year 2. Insta: @jas.malaika

Jasmine receives a mentoring session with Anne McNeill of Impressions Gallery.

RUNNER UP

Lewis Baillie 'Thoughts From Under The Floorboards'

Edinburgh Napier University, BA (Hons) Photography, Third Year. Insta: @lewisbailliee

Lewis receives a mentoring session with Nikon Ambassador and Festival Patron Carolyn Mendelsohn.

FINALISTS Georgina Preston, Sean Lamb, John Gill, Eleanor Carney-Paine

Sometimes the most interesting stories are found closest to home and of those closest to us . What does community mean to you today? Is it simply a group of people living in the same place or is having particular age, attitudes, interests and characteristics in common? With changes in communication, migration and wealth distribution along with new developments in technology, home entertainment and social media, the 21st century definition of community has shifted significantly. Access to photograph communities was arguably easier, when children played in the streets and front doors were left open. Suspicion and fear has closed the door and taken play inside. What do people do in to feel connected, part of a wider community? This challenge is to share through photography your definition of what community means to you. Your project may want to explore what brings communities together: a place, tradition, religion, employment, sexuality, politics, sport, or other interest. Or you may want to explore what can divide communities, causing tension and conflict. You can embrace one photographic genre, or mix them up: portraits, still life, found images or documentary. Ordinary, everyday moments can be significant and offer a unique and fascinating universal document of community today. Let yourself loose, photograph something that excites you and above all, have fun! Deadline for entries: Midnight Wednesday 14th March 2024: GOOD LUCK and we look forward to seeing you in Leeds! Pete and Sharon - Founders
"Being a part of the Alumno Sponsored Photo North Festival Student Competition has been a welcome experience. It has allowed me to work towards a set brief with a unique approach, thus fostering creativity. It has also allowed me to explore subject areas outside of my comfort zone, creating some of my strongest work. I would encourage all students to participate in the years to come, pushing themselves creatively and producing inspiring work." Zhan Filonov, 2022 Winner

Deadline for entries: Midnight 14th March 2024.

The winner and will be announced on Friday 12th April 2024, which is the festival's EDUCATION DAY. The programme of events throughout this day are designed to support and stimulate student interest.

Winners and runners up will be exhibited throughout the full three days at Photo North Festival, alongside our prestigious and world renowned artists / photographers.

There will be a selection of prizes for 6 finalists, with a mentorship programme offered to the winner.

Many entries will have their work displayed on our Photo North Festival Instagram.

The competition is open to ALL students across the UK. Judges will be mindful of different stages of individual students skill level / year group.

AMBASSADORS FOR THE STUDENT COMPETITION
Our ambassadors for the student competition are Amyleigh, Megan and Evie, recent graduates with BA Hons in Photography: Editorial and Advertising are on hand to review and advise students should you need any support.

They can be reached via:

amyleigh@amyleighfowles.com or on Instagram DM at www.instagram.com/amyleigh_fowles/

megan@meganbendall.com or on Instagram DM at www.instagram.com/meganthebendall

eviescarborough@yahoo.co.uk or on Instagram DM at www.instagram.com/eviescarborough/

STUDENT COMPETITION 2022 WINNER AND FINALISTS
ZHAN FILONOV - Being a part of the Alumno Sponsored Photo North Festival Student Competition has been a welcome experience. It has allowed me to work towards a set brief with a unique approach, thus fostering creativity. It has also allowed me to explore subject areas outside of my comfort zone, creating some of my strongest work. I would encourage all students to participate in the years to come, pushing themselves creatively and producing inspiring work.

www.zhanfilonovphoto.co.uk Instagram @zhanfilonovphoto

JESSICA FRENCH - Being involved with the Alumno Sponsored Photo North Festival Student Competition has been an amazing experience and I'm so grateful to have been chosen as a finalist amongst such amazing entries. Having my work exhibited in Manchester has been an exciting opportunity that I wouldn't have had if it weren't for taking a chance and entering the competition! Seeing my images on the wall and having such a positive response to my work has boosted my confidence massively and pushed me to keep creating and putting my work out there!

Instagram @_jfrenchphoto

LUKE SUMNER - To be included in Photo North alongside so many incredibly talented photographers was a total honour. It's the first time my work has been exhibited outside of university. I was surprised to be selected as a finalist and I'm so thankful for the opportunity, it made me feel as though my work has relevance, and that it can touch people. It's encouraged me to come out of my shell and try to get my work out there more.

www.lukesumner.co.uk Instagram @luksumner

SOFIA CONTI - Taking part in the Alumno sponsored Photo North Festival student competition ('Identity') for me has been such an invaluable experience. As a mature student trying to emerge into the creative industries from a personal experience is a continual process. The fact my practice has been considered and rated by professionals involved with Photo North Festival may open up future opportunities to potentially springboard my career. The full event with guest speakers, photobook stalls, the student and professional exhibitions has such a positive impact that is engaging and a great way to network to aid the next generation of photographers.

www.sofiaconti.photography Instagram @sofiaconti.photography

About our sponsors. Alumno have been specialising in student accommodation development since 2006. Their schemes all over the UK have always focussed on their locality and been sympathetic to the history and community of the area they are developing. Through the years Alumno has created wonderful accommodation schemes, not just for students to live but places which connect to the local town or city with the use of public art and placemaking ideas. Alumno hope they have created a long lasting legacy of buildings which inspire students in their studies as well as the local community.

Alumno have always used local artists and creative companies to shape their vision. Often new graduate work has been sourced to create a unique feeling in the Alumno buildings. Alumno believe the future of creativity needs to be nurtured and have been proud sponsors of the Photo North Festival for the past two years. The first student photo competition was focussed on our Sheffield scheme, Beton House at Park Hill. Sadly no live events could be held to celebrate the contributions made by the students but having this focus definitely helped inspire the entrants. This year we are very pleased to be able to sponsor the competition again with a live exhibition in Leeds. We are really looking forward to seeing what the entrants come up with this year and will be pleased to showcase our new student accommodation scheme at Whitelock Street, Leeds in this vibrant creative city.

For more information please visit our website

www.alumnogroup.com

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Photography exhibitions for photography & art enthusiast. This UK festival brings together a sensational display of photography exhibitions, screenings & talks from world renowned photographers & emerging artists. Indie arts community with book sellers & publishers. Everyone feels welcome & engaged and leaves feeling nourished & inspired.

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Photography exhibitions for photography & art enthusiasts. This UK festival brings together a sensational display of photography exhibitions, screenings & talks from world renowned photographers & emerging artists. Indie arts community with book sellers & publishers. Everyone feels welcome & engaged and leaves feeling nourished & inspired. Music, food & bar.

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Contrando - Surface Design & Illustrated Decoration Competitions

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Contrando - Surface Design & Illustrated Decoration Competitions

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Varied competitions for surface pattern designers and illustrators

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Contrado Contests Page. Design competitions for custom products.

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Contrado Contests Page. Design competitions for custom products.Enter, share and win fabulous prises from Contrado.

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Wimbledon Short Film Festival Submission

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Film and Animation - 2024 categories TBC (to be announced January)

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Wimbledon Shorts Award for Best International Film - £250 prize towards the filmmaker's next film

Wimbledon Shorts Award for Best UK Film - £250 prize towards the filmmaker's next film

Best Environmental Film

Best Young Filmmaker (director aged 25 or under before 1 October 2023 )

The Marcus Beale Architects award for Best Documentary

Best London Filmmaker (any film that is either made in Greater London or made by a filmmaker who lives or works in Greater London)

Audience Award - decided on the night by the audience

All entries will be considered for either the 'Best UK Film' or 'Best International Film' award.

2023 Competition

We waive the submission fee for films by filmmakers who are nationals of medium or low-income countries as listed in UNDP HDI Report 2022

Eligible no-fee film entries should comply with all other WISFF entry rules

Full rules for submissions can be found here

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Wimbledon Shorts Award for Best International Film - £250 prize towards the filmmaker's next film Wimbledon Shorts Award for Best UK Film - £250 prize towards the filmmaker's next film Best Environmental Film Best Young Filmmaker (director aged 25 or under before 1 October 2023 ) The Marcus Beale Architects

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Products for planet competition - Design Council

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Want to have your design 3D printed? The Design Council have teamed up with Batch Works and Seymourpowell to set a challenge for design students across the UK, to create a sustainable product that meets real community needs around the climate crisis.

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2023 Top 30 Lecturers

And a new thing for 2023, we wanted to thank those putting in the hard yards that make all this happen. Lecturers are the unsung heroes of the design industry and we wanted to give them a shout out. These were the top 30 voted by all the entrants!

Bradford Praire, San Diego City College, San Diego
Caroline Hunt, Billy Blue College of Design, Sydney
Dahlia Ishak, Shillington, New York City
Dan Smith, RMIT, Melbourne
Dr. David Sargent, QCAD Griffith University, Gold Coast
Ellen Lupton, Maryland Institute College of Art, New York City
George Hajian, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland
Gerard Fox, Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT), Dublin
Jeff Glendenning, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore
Joseph Han, School of Visual Arts, New York City
Karen Cheng, University of Washington, Seattle
Kuen Kam, Billy Blue College of Design, Sydney
Kylie Burns, Swinburne University, Melbourne
Leigh Whetter, RMIT, Melbourne
Luis Lobos, Billy Blue College of Design, Sydney
Luke Anspach, Anderson University SC, Atlanta
Martin Donnelly, Birmingham City University, Birmingham
Meena Khalili, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Melanie Maher, Billy Blue College of Design, Brisbane
Mike Daines, Utah State University, Salt Lake City
Nathan Millard, Shillington, Sydney
Nicki Wragg, Swinburne University, Melbourne
Nicola Hardcastle, University of Technology, Sydney
Nikki Carlson, TAFE Queensland, Brisbane
Paula Muraresco, Coventry University, Coventry
Robbie Carter, Billy Blue College of Design, Sydney
Sean Bacon, San Diego City College, New York City
Simon Rankin, RMIT, Melbourne
Tim Speaker, Anderson University SC, Atlanta
Tom Mower, Kingston University, London
Zoe Patterson, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh

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We are thrilled to announce the winners of our 9th year of running TDK Awards! We invited 10 industry leaders, spread across the world, to judge the work. They were told to pretend they were hiring for a junior role and to pick 3 people they would get in for an interview based on all the PDF folio applications.

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Green Concept Award - for sustainable products and services and materials

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Green Concept Award - for sustainable products and services and materials

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Free Student Entry

Deadline: 14th February

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Do you design the future?

The mission: develop and execute green concepts that shall replace non-sustainable products in the future!

Every year, the Green Future Club awards concepts for sustainable materials, products and services that are not yet on the market with the Green Concept Award.

It is aimed at students, young designers, researchers, start-ups and companies who want to showcase, further develop or market their concepts in order to change society and the economy.

We support a selection of participants in the sense of an innovation agency with a variety of activities such as support with presentations and press work as well as introductions to the media, industry and investors.

The Green Concept Award is divided into 11 categories. Click on the category names for more information. Alternatively, it is possible to participate in the Special Calls "Kuro Units" and "farmwaste 2 products".

You have the concept, we have the platform to achieve sustainable success!

Get started with our Concept Support to bring your idea to the next level. Submit your concept to enjoy the benefits from our 3-stage award process. In the first stage upon Pre-Selection you are included in our sustainable innovation pool, which consists of admittance into our green database, basic website feature and newsletter. You will receive the Pre-selection-logo, which you can use unrestrictedly in your communication.

In the second stage Nominees will be selected and officially announced. They receive a communication package and have the chance to be introduced to brands, producers and investors. Nominees are part of the Audience Award, where the public and the communities vote for the their favourite green concept (60.000 votes last year). All nominees receive a n individual pointbased feedback.

In the third stage, the Winners will be selected by our international jury from the Nominees and announced live in March at our Award Ceremony. They will get visibility through postings across all Award channels and our media partners. Both Nominees & Winners can opt for an upgrade to be featured in our annual Green Trend Book or be part of our exhibitions/summit.

You see, it is a journey we invite you to. Take a look at the detailed stages & benefits.

1. Receive one of the Green Concept Award Seals (Pre-Selection, Nominee or Winner)

2. Get digital exposure to about 7 million contacts

3. Become part of the annual Green Trend Book

4. Become part of our exclusive pool for talks and exhibitions

5. Receive a certificate & feedback from our jury experts

6. Hints:

+ The Submission Assistance helps in preparing the submission.

+ Network and ask for support in taking your concept from idea to physical model

Concept Support Activities:
8.10.2021 Zoom Workshop Toolkit Introduction
15.10.2021 Toolkit question & answer session 1
18.10.2021 Workshop Pitches from Dutch Design Week
22.10.2021 Toolkit question & answer session 2
Sign ups here.

13.10.2021 Deadline to apply for Special Calls

11.11.2021 Award Submission Deadline
13.12. 2021 Nominees Announcement, Jury & Audience Awards voting
09.03. 2022 Award Ceremony & Exhibition start at IHM, Munich
EXTRAS: Special calls & Summit

WHAT DOES IT COST TO PARTICIPATE?

Participation in the Green Concept Award is free for students and graduate works from 2020! The fees shown are valid for the 2022 submission phase ending November 11th. Reduced fees apply for a) early submissions b) start-ups and c) participants from lower-income countries. There are only two basic fee-types charged: 1. Submission Fee and 2. Pre-Selection Fee.

Fees above are for the highest price zone per submission stated without VAT. -> Check Details for pricing.
Start-ups: founded within the last two years or where its turnover requires a second source of income.

An international jury of experienced experts will assess the submissions with their know-how and thus determine the winners. All nominees and winners receive an individual point based feedback.

Raz Godelnik

Parsons School of Design-The New School

Raz is an Assistant Professor of Strategic Design and Management at Parsons School of Design - The New School in NY, where he explores sustainable business models and how companies can respond effectively to the climate crisis. Currently, he serves as an Associate Director of the Strategic Design & Management BBA Program. Raz is the co-founder of two green startups (Hemper Jeans and Eco-Libris) and the author of Rethinking Corporate Sustainability in the Era of Climate Crisis (Palgrave Macmillan, July 2021).

Susanne Ewert

zielFORM londonberlin

Karsten Bleymehl, Dipl. Des.

CEO + Founder of The Circular Materials GmbH

Karsten is a trained industrial mechanic for machine and system technology and a qualified product designer. Since his studies he has been working on "New Materials in Product Design".

From 2005-2013 he was Director Library & Materials Research, significantly involved in building and managing the world's largest materials library for the New York-based consulting company Material ConneXion. In 2013, the materials expert founded MRC - Materials Research & Consulting, a consulting company for innovative and sustainable product development. MRC advises development departments of well-known companies from Europe, Asia and the USA.

In 2019 he founded "The Circular Materials GmbH". The company develops and produces tailor-made materials and products for the circular economy.

Since 2009 he has been teaching "Material & Design" and "Sustainability & Circular Design Practice" at various engineering, design and architecture universities.

Mimi Sewalski

Avocadostore.de

As Managing Director of the online market place Avocadostore.de, Mimi Sewalski is always on the look-out for new product ideas. She has been working with many sustainable start-ups from their beginning and helps them with online presence in brand building and product development.

Avocadostore.de offers more than 200.000 green products from 750 retailers from all over Germany. All the products offered must meet at least one of the sustainability criteria set by Avocadostore.de. Mimi Sewalski studied Sociology and Criminology in Munich. In 2005 she moved to Israel and worked there in a high-tech start-up in the eCommercials. At the same time, she became involved in the plastics recycling sector in Tel Aviv.

Since 2011, she is part of Avocadostore.de.

Tim Oelker

Tim Oelker Industrial Design/Universal Design Forum e.V.

Sebastian Thies

CEO nat-2™ | thies 1856 ®

Sebastian Thies, 6th generation footwear professional since 1856, is the Founder x Designer of high-end sneaker brand nat-2™ and CEO of progressive sustainable home and footwear brand thies 1856 ®. Sustainability is key since more than 160 years in the family tradition. Sebastian is also a Creative Director at various other Projects and has worked with companies such as MCM, Wu-Tang, Sony, Paramount, Activision, Ritter Sport, Atelier PMP, Hasbro, Gabor, HBC, Levi's, Benetton, nowadays, Urban Outfitters, Studio100 ... Sebastian has already won several international awards such as the Red Dot Design Award, German Brand Award, Innovation x Design Award, IspoBrandnew Award, was nominated twice for Germany's Designpreis and appointed as Fellow and Kultur- x Kreativpilot by the Federal Republic of Germany. The London Designmuseum has quoted nat-2™ as "one of the 50 shoes that changed the world" in its books. Sebastian's Designs have been showcased and included to design collections in international re-known exhibitions and museums such as Grassimuseum Leipzig, Red Dot Museums Essen x Singapore, Kunsthaus Vienna, MKG Hamburg, Shoetopia Detroit, Cube Designmuseum NL, Wilhelm Wagenfeld Stiftung Bremen, VirtualShoemuseum, Deutsches Museum...

Bert Odenthal

Odenthal Design

Bert Odenthal has been focusing on sustainable design since the 1990s. With his team at Odenthal Design he virtually only works for and with people and organisations pursuing sustainable paths. CO ₂ optimisation and neutralisation and, above all, significance of the projects are his compass, often leading him to creative cooperation with clients and stakeholders. He became a Utopia Changemaker, was a member of the think tank "Designer 2030" of Allianz deutscher Designer (Alliance of German Designers, AGD) and engages in the Council for Sustainability of Deutscher Designtag and Adhoc-AG Sustainability of the German Cultural Council. He conveys his expertise to other designers in workshops and lectures.

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The winners will be evaluated and determined based on general and subject-specific criteria.

In order to make it easier for you to highlight the special features of your submission, you can orient yourself on the criteria of the jury. The best way is to download our submission assistance here.

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Deadline: March 31, 2024

Requirements

Entries are open worldwide to photographers using an iPhone or iPad. Photos should not be published previously anywhere. The posts on personal accounts (Facebook, Instagram etc.) are eligible. The photos should not be altered in any desktop image processing program such as Photoshop. It is OK to use any IOS apps.

The use of any iPhone is permissible. iPhone add-on lenses can be used. In some cases we may ask the original image to verify that it's taken with an iPhone, iPad. The photos that can not be verified are disqualified.

The submissions must be in the original size or not smaller than 1000 pixels in either height or width.

Categories

Abstract, Animals, Architecture, Children, Citylife/Cityscape, Landscape, Lifestyle, Nature, People, Portrait, Series (3 images), Still Life, Travel, Other.

Prizes

All photographers compete for the 4 IPPAWARDS Photographers of the Year. Grand Prize, 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.

Top Prizes :: All entries compete for the prestigious IPPA Photographer of the Year Award title, and the top 3 winners will receive a prize to be announced later.

14 Gold Bars :: The 1st place winner of the 14 categories will win a Gold Bar from the most recognizable private gold mint in the world.

14 Platinum Bars :: The 2nd and 3rd place winners of the 14 categories will win a Platinum Bar from the most recognizable private gold mint in the world.

The work of the top winner and the 1st, 2nd, 3rd Place Winners on each category will be publicized on IPPAWARDS online gallery and any published IPPAWARDS materials.

Certificates in all Categories :: All 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners from each categories will receive a IPPAWARDS certificate.

Honorable Mentions :: IPPAWARDS judges will award several Honorable Mention to entries to acknowledge talent as they deem fit.

Judging Criteria :: Members of the Jury will review all entries and judge images on the basis of artistic merit, originality, subject, and style and ultimately decide the winners.

Entry Fees

1 image:$5.50, 3 images:$12.50, 5 images:$18.50, 10 images:$37.50, 15 images:$55.50, 20 images:$67.00, 25 images:$75.50. There are no limits in the number of entries however we recommend that you only submit your best ones.

Return of the Entries

Entries will not be returned. Only winning entries will be kept on file for promotional purposes. IPPAWARDS will not be responsible for any damaged or lost submissions.

Use of images & disclaimer

Copyright and all other rights remain that of the photographer. Any photograph used by IPPAWARDS shall carry the photographer's credit line. Use may include publication in any IPPAWARDS media sponsor publication. All entrants understand and agree that any image submitted to the competition may be used by IPPAWARDS to use for marketing and promotional purposes including in any media such as exhibitions, print and digital media directly related to the IPPAWARDS competition.
Participants represent and warrant that (1) the Photographs are original and that they own the rights to their Photographs, (2) the Photographs do not violate the rights of any third party, (3) the Photographs do not convey a false or misleading impression, and (4) any additional information they submit about the Photographs is accurate.

Winner Notification

All winners will be announced online eight to twelve weeks after the final submission deadline. Only top winners in each categories will be notified before the official announcement.

Deadline: March 31, 2024

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1. The Competition is open to all students of photography from World Photography Organisation's selected Universities. All Entrants must be aged between 18 and 30 years of age at the time of Competition's deadline. All entries must confirm, on application, their acceptance of the rules of the Competition and these Terms and Conditions. Entries must be submitted by 13.00 GMT on 30 November 2023. By entering the Competition, each Entrant agrees and acknowledges that World Photography Organisation is permitted to receive his/her registration data. All personal information will be used by the World Photography Organisation in accordance with its privacy policy.

2. Students are required to submit Five (5) - Ten (10) images responding to a brief. To enter, students must ensure their institution is registered and images are submitted via www.worldphoto.org.

3.1 All entries to be uploaded by 30 November, 2023.

3.2 Images from all participating students will then be judged by the selected World Photography Organisation judging panel to choose a shortlist and overall winner. The selected shortlist will be announced after being deemed suitable by the World Photography Organisation after February 1, 2024..

3.3 The overall winner will be announced in April 2024.

3.4 The decision of the World Photography Organisation is final and no negotiation will be entered into.

3.5 The World Photography Organisation reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify and remove any entry that does not comply with the following requirements, even after the entry is submitted on the Website. World Photography Organisation will not take part in dialogue with any Entrant who has been refused entry or otherwise:

3.5.1 Entries must be original and your own work

3.5.2 You have the right to make your entry available to the competition

3.5.3 Entries containing personally identifiable information about the submitter or any other person(s).

3.5.4 Entries containing any infringing, threatening, false, misleading, abusive, harassing, libellous, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, scandalous, inflammatory, pornographic or profane content.

3.5.5 Entries containing any material that could constitute or encourage conduct, which would be considered a criminal offence, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any law.

3.5.6 Entries which infringe upon the copyrights, trademarks, contract rights, or any other intellectual property rights of any third person or entity, or which violate any person's rights of privacy or publicity. This means, for example, that entries must not include:

3.5.6.1 trademarks owned by third parties;

3.5.6.2 copyrighted materials owned by third parties (including movie dialogue or musical compositions); and/or

3.5.6.3 names, likenesses, voices or other characteristics identifying celebrities or other public figures, living or dead.

3.5.7 Entries in which an Entrant has purchased or secured the rights to use stock images.

3.5.8 Entries which contain any commercial content that promotes any product or service other than that of the World Photography Organisation. Entries must not contain screen credits.

3.6 Each Entrant submitting an entry represents and warrants that:

3.6.1 They have all the necessary rights to enter the Competition and have their entry displayed on the Website.

3.6.2 The entry does not contain or infringe upon the copyrights, trademarks, contract rights, or any other intellectual property rights of any third person or entity. Each Entrant agrees to fully indemnify World Photography Organisation in respect of all royalties, fees and any other monies owing to any person by reason of the Entrant breaching any of the foregoing.

3.6.3 Each person depicted in the entry has granted permission to be portrayed as shown. Any costumes, props or other materials used must be rented or borrowed with the permission of the owner, and all other relevant permissions must have been obtained.

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3.6.5 If there is sufficient evidence to suggest malpractice and manipulation of the rating process then the World Photography Organisation has the right to remove the relevant entry or entries and, if necessary, award the prize to a different Entrant. The decisions of the World Photography Organisation are final.

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3.6.7.1 By submitting an entry for the Competition, each Entrant acknowledges that the Copyright remains that of the photographer. Any photograph used by the Sony World Photography Awards shall carry the photographer's credit line. Use may include, but is not limited to, publication in any World Photography Organisation media or documentation for a maximum of three years after the announcement in April 2023. You hereby grant World Photography Organisation a non-exclusive, irrevocable licence in each Entry throughout the world in perpetuity in all media for any use directly or indirectly connected with the Competition but solely connected to the event, including, but not limited to:

(a) judging the Competition

(b) displaying the winning entries and runners up at public exhibitions promoting World Photography Organisation and organised by World Photography Organisation

(c) inclusion within the Website and publication in the winner's book or similar.

(d) inclusion within any materials promoting of the Competition and / or any exhibition organised by World Photography Organisation, in the promotion of the World Photography Organisation

(e) inclusion on Competition- and exhibition-related products to be sold by the World Photography Organisation or any third party following the individual agreement by the author

(f) sub-licensing the Entries to the press for reproduction in connection with the Competition and any exhibition

(g) allowing viewers of the Website to view images on a computer screen, PDA or mobile telephone and store such pages in electronic form on disk or on a PDA or mobile telephone (but not on any server or other storage device connected to a network) for their personal, non-commercial use only. Please also refer to clause 9.

3.6.7.2 By submitting an entry for the Competition, each Entrant acknowledges that is the Entrant's responsibility for marking their own image to protect against image misuse; World Photography Organisation and its Event Partners assume no responsibility and are not liable for any image misuse.

3.6.8 World Photography Organisation assumes no responsibility for any incorrect, inaccurate or incomplete information, whether caused by website users or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilised in the Competition, and World Photography Organisation assumes no responsibility for technical, hardware or software failure of any kind, for lost network connections, garbled computer transmissions, other problems or technical malfunctions with regard to the Competition. The World Photography Organisation assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, corruption, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or alteration of entries. World Photography Organisation is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer on-line systems, servers, computer equipment, software, failure of any e-mail addressed to World Photography Organisation on account of technical problems, human error or traffic congestion on the internet or any website, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to the Entrant's or any other person's computer related to or resulting from participation or downloading any materials in the Competition. If for any reason a contestant's entry cannot be viewed or is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer viruses, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud or technical failures, World Photography Organisation assumes no responsibility.

3.6.9 In no event will World Photography Organisation, its parents, affiliates, subsidiaries and related companies, Event Partners, its advertising or promotion agencies, or its officers, directors, employees, shareholders, representatives or agents be responsible or liable for any damages or losses of any kind, including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special or punitive damages arising out of any Entrant's access to and use of the Website. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, everything on the Website is provided "as is"without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to, the implied warranty of merchantability, fitness for purpose or use or non-infringement.

3.6.10 In entering the Competition, each Entrant agrees to participate in related publicity and to the use of names and likenesses for the purposes of advertising, promotion and publicity without additional compensation. By entering, each Entrant releases and holds harmless World Photography Organisation, its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees, Event Partners and agents from any and all liability or injuries, loss or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with participation in the Competition or acceptance or use of any prize to the greatest extent as permitted by law.

3.6.11. All Entrants must be able to supply a high resolution image suitable for printing in media.

3.6.12. There are no cash alternatives available for prize winners.

3.6.13. Prize winners may receive digital imaging equipment as part of their prize and in such cases equipment may be sent to them. In some countries income tax may be applicable to prizes. It is the winner's responsibility to pay any income taxes related to the prize in compliance with their own country's law. In such cases the Winner agrees to indemnify and keep the World Photography Organisation, its parents, affiliates or partners indemnified against any tax liability, charges, fines, penalties or interest or any other liability incurred by the winner which liability arose as a result of prizes provided to the Winner.

3.6.14. Winners will be published online.

3.6.15 World Photography Organisation's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

3.7 Images must be taken between January 1, 2023 and November 30, 2023.

3.8 Images may be digitally manipulated. You must provide details on how your image has been altered.

4. Your Entry may feature manipulation, but where Entries are manipulated, the extent of which must be described in the image description section when submitting. For the avoidance of doubt, all Entries must originally be from either an analogue or digital photograph which may have then been manipulated. Computer generated content cannot be the origin of the Entry. Should a question arise through the judging process regarding the extent of your Entry's manipulation you may be requested to submit the original photograph and image file to verify.

4.4 In accordance with clause 3.2 and 3.3 all shortlisted and winning photographers will be contacted by email. If the World Photography Organisation does not hear from the entrant by the date specified in any correspondence and is therefore not able to ratify the entry that entrant will be disqualified and replaced by another photographer.

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1. The Competition is open to all students of photography from World Photography Organisation's selected Universities. All Entrants must be aged between 18 and 30 years of age at the time of Competition's deadline. All entries must confirm, on application, their acceptance of the rules of the Competition and these Terms and Conditions.

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Look out for 2024 dates, announced soon... Deadline usually end of May

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"From the days of early Homo sapiens man's activity on earth would have been depicted by often sophisticated paintings and scratchings on to rock surfaces.

In these days where information technology delivers in excess of three hundred million images a day through social networking sites, it may be interesting to take note that modern Homo sapiens are still preoccupied with 21st century versions of those sketches on rocks.

We are in danger of taking our primary truths from technology which could result in distancing ourselves from the natural world.

Thankfully however the most popular style of images that are being exchanged through the vast array of social networking sites are of a landscape nature, thus reminding us of what we treasure and what should be regarded as sacred.

Needless to say, this confirms most empathetically that millions of us experience the impulse and the need to either record or create images that arise perhaps from a state of wonder at the beauty of our world. I have often felt that the landscape photograph is in a sense a process of paying homage to something that the landscape photographer perceives to be beautiful, and the resulting image is a manifestation of that very personal dialogue that the photographer has with their subject.

Landscape Photographer of the Year is a wonderful platform for photographers to express their relishing of what the British landscape means to them and most especially what it meant to them at that most special of moments." - Charlie Waite, Awards Founder

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Landscape Photography Competition - Landscape Photographer of the Year

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"From the days of early Homo sapiens man's activity on earth would have been depicted by often sophisticated paintings and scratchings on to rock surfaces. In these days where information technology delivers in excess of three hundred million images a day through social networking sites, it may be interesting to take note that modern Homo sapiens are still preoccupied with 21st century versions of those sketches on rocks.

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Prizes

1) First Prize Sconfinando Bologna | € 800 and a solo exhibition at the Millennium Gallery in Bologna at Palazzo Gnudi on a date to be determined (by May 2024).

2) Second Prize Un segno d'impatto with the sponsorship of zeroCO2 | € 500,00

3) Third Prize | A voucher to the value of 200€ for the purchase of fine arts instruments and materials

4) Audience award | the first prize in BO it! history to be granted by the citizens of Bologna themselves.

The winning illustrations will be published in the Annual 2024 of Image Authors Association (AI), partner of BOit! International Contest

The selected works, along with the three winning works, may receive special mentions and will be exhibited to the public in a collective exhibition. The selected artworks will also be published in a catalog and will circulate around Italy through a traveling exhibition in bookstores throughout 2023-24. Each selected illustrator will be honored with the adoption of a tree by zeroCO2

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The big news is here! We have a date for the exhibition of the third edition of BOit! We are thrilled to invite you to the opening of the exhibition for the third edition of BOit! International Illustration Contest! In this day will be announced and awarded the 3 winning illustrations!

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The World Illustration Awards, presented by the AOI in partnership with the Directory of Illustration, showcase great work being made by illustrators all over the world today.
Enter by 13th February 2024 for your chance to be seen and celebrated.

Take advantage of our early bird discount to save 10% - 30% on entry fees!

What could I win?

WIA rewards excellence, offering cash prizes to our overall winners, plus a range of valuable benefits to our category winners, shortlist, and longlist. Find out more.

1 Overall Professional Winner (Cash Prize of £2000)
1 Overall New Talent Winner (Cash Prize of £1000)
4 Cross Category Winners
20 Category Winners (one New Talent and one Professional per category)
20 Highly Commended Projects (one New Talent and one Professional per category)
200 Shortlisted Projects
500 Longlisted Projects

Why else should I enter?

Being part of WIA offers fantastic benefits and opportunities from the call for entries stage right through to the winner announcements and beyond. This includes self-promotional tools, networking events, and features on WIA platforms.

Over the years, many entrants have received significant, career boosting exposure through the wider awards programme! Find out more about the huge variety of benefits of entering WIA2024

What are the Categories?

Enter one of ten categories, which reflect the breadth of illustration being created today.

How much does it cost to enter?

Entry fees can be paid in three currencies: GB Pounds (£), US Dollars ($) and Euros (€).

Single Entry: £29 / € 33 / $36
Multiple Entry: £48 / € 55 / $60
We are offering an early bird discount until 3rd January 2024!
AOI Members will receive a 30% early bird discount (automatically applied)
Non-Members will receive a 10% early bird discount

Testimonials

"WIA brings an opportunity for global exposure and connecting with new commissioners/artists around the world. It's a lovely feeling to get to celebrate a body of work that was extremely challenging."
Ollie Hirst, WIA2023 Winner AOI Members Award

"To be selected alongside hugely creative and talented illustrators is amazing, and I love the spectrum of vibrant styles that were entered. It's exciting to have my work shown to a wider audience."
Linda Baritski aka SEASONOFVICTORY, WIA2023 Shortlist Advertising Category

"Being shortlisted for WIA2023 means a lot to me and is a recognition of my artistic exploration in illustration. It is a kind of encouragement and affirmation, which gives me a lot of confidence!"
Junxiao Liu, WIA2023 Shortlist Design, Product & Packaging Category

"It is such an honour to be shortlisted and to be selected alongside all those talented artists. It is also very rewarding to receive recognition for my work."
Olivia Boutrou, WIA2023 Highly Commended Science & Technology Category

When do I need to enter by?

Early bird discount ends: 3rd January 2024 (midnight UK time)
Deadline: 13th February 2024

Who judges the awards?

WIA Judges are experts in their sectors, and are chosen to represent a global view of illustration. We will announce the WIA2024 judges in January. Previous judges include:

The World Illustration Awards are supported by:

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Student Design Awards – World Brand Design Society

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Student Design Awards – World Brand Design Society – A Global Student Design Competition, Scholarships and Rankings. Showcasing the best design student from around the world.

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Association of Illustrators Global Health Illustration Awards | Graphic Medicine

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Thanks to George Fox Illustration for bringing our attention to this: Global Healthcare Illustration Awards – Inspired and managed by Eradigm Consulting, a global healthcare consultancy, in collaboration with The Association of Illustrators, the competition seeks to attract and celebrate the best healthcare related images created by illustrators the world over, providing greater exposure for those who bring key topics relating to our ever-changing healthcare landscape to life. The Award invites entries from emerging and established illustrators from around the world in all and any topics related to healthcare including: food and nutrition drug addiction infection diseases mental health disability exercise... Read More

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IPBP Nanjing Biennale of Posters for Peace

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The theme of Nanjing International Biennial of Poster for Peace 2023 is “Mutual Learning between Civilizations and Peace Co-Construction.” Mencius, an ancient Chinese philosopher, once said, “Things are born to be different,” emphasizing the principles of nature, respecting the way of nature, and un…

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Since 1959, Communication Arts has published the best in visual communications from around the world. Ask any creative director which competitions rank as the most influential, and they'll place Communication Arts at the top of the list.

Each winning entrant will receive a personalized Award of Excellence, milled from solid aluminum.

Communication Arts has six juried competitions that cover the entire field of visual communications. With winning entries published both in print and online, art and creative directors, graphic designers, Web designers, copywriters, photographers and illustrators find these competitions a priority for worldwide promotion and a valuable resource for potential clients and colleagues.

Deadline: January 07, 2022

CA's Award of Excellence is one of the most-coveted awards in the industry. If chosen, winning places you in the highest ranks of your profession.

Winners are selected by a nationally representative panel of distinguished visual communicators. Past judges have included such luminaries as Saul Bass, Michael Bierut, Lee Clow, Hillman Curtis, Louise Fili, Milton Glaser, Jeff Goodby, Hal Riney, Sam Scali, Paula Scher, Michael Vanderbyl, Lynda Weinman, Fred Woodward and Jeffrey Zeldman.

The CA Annuals are must-have references for creative excellence in visual communications and have furthered numerous careers through the worldwide exposure they provide.

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Are you studying a creative subject in Yorkshire or are you from Yorkshire and studying a creative subject elsewhere? Apply now for Ones to Watch 2024 - our annual exhibition for emerging artists. FREE TO APPLY.
We are looking for artists, makers, designers and creatives working in all media; painting, sculpture, jewellery, ceramics, film, sound, text, glass, metal, performance, wood, furniture, and more, to be part of our annual student showcase exhibition.

Sunny Bank Mills is an independent art gallery based in the 3,000ft cloth warehouse of a former textile mill. For the past 10 years, Ones to Watch has supported more than 350 emerging artists based in or from Yorkshire in all creative disciplines; giving them the opportunity to exhibit in a gallery setting in a professionally curated exhibition. Many have sold work during the show, gone on to exhibit professionally elsewhere and maintained relationships with the Gallery; featuring in subsequent exhibitions, or selling prints, ceramics, jewellery etc through our gallery shop.

The exhibition will take place between March and April 2024 (dates may change but will be confirmed before applications close).

Always free to enter.

Exhibitors are selected by a panel who judge independently and together. Studio residencies and financial prizes are awarded by both judges and exhibition visitors.

Reasons to apply:

The opportunity to exhibit in a professional, established independent gallery with extensive social media & website coverage and thousands of visitors annually. Featured in The Times in 2020 as one of the few galleries to have a live exhibition supporting graduate artists when many degree shows were virtual or cancelled.

Professional photographs of the exhibition and your work.

The opportunity to meet and network with other artists from across the region.

Support on how to present, price and sell your work commercially.

Judges' Prize and People's Choice Prize winners (voted for by visitors to the gallery) will receive money.

Winners and runners up take part in the Ones to Watch artist residencies with access to a free studio space for a month - 6 weeks. (5 residencies last year)

To be eligible for this opportunity you must be either:

A current student on a creative degree, MA or foundation course in Yorkshire.

A 2023 graduate from a creative degree, MA or foundation course in Yorkshire (including postgrad).

A current student/or 2023 graduate from a creative degree outside of Yorkshire, if you were originally born, from or reside in Yorkshire.

In alternative arts education. This year this opportunity is also extended to individuals who may be studying creative based courses but are not doing so through formal education.

: Sunday 21 January 2024.

Tips to strengthen your application:

Sunny Bank Mills Gallery

Attach clean, high-quality photos of the work you plan to exhibit and add names and dimensions (if applicable) to the image descriptions. Please include any other images that support your artists' statement or help to create an impression of your practice as a whole, but clearly label the work you are putting forward for the show.

Ensure any video or website links are still active and include passwords if the link is private.

Clearly describe the work you are submitting, as well as discussing your practice in general.

If your work involves tech, including speakers, screens or media players - please let us know if you are able to provide this, as we have limited access and may have to limit the number of multimedia applications.

If your work is digital or photographic, please think about how your work would be presented or printed, as you may only have 4-5 weeks to arrange this. We would recommend reaching out to local printers for quotes as soon as possible. Unfortunately, we are unable to assist artists with printing costs.

Mid-way between Leeds and Bradford; 3000 square feet of light airy exhibition and performance space in a former textile mill. Also home to the mill's Textile Archive, artist studios and a number of creative businesses including graphic designers, commercial photographers, and more.

www.sunnybankmills.co.uk

FB: /sunnybankmillsgallery

X : @sunnybankmills

Instagram: @sunnybankmills

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Are you studying a creative subject in Yorkshire or are you from Yorkshire and studying a creative subject elsewhere? Apply now for Ones to Watch 2024 - our annual exhibition for emerging artists. FREE TO APPLY.

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All themes welcome - A jury votes

Visual excellence, storytelling, conceptual thinking, technical craftsmanship, subject depth, and understanding - these are just a few aspects that our jury of industry professionals will take into consideration. Whether you are a seasoned artist with an existing track-record, a promising talent starting your journey, or simply enthusiastic about art, the BBA Artist Prize 2024 is a great opportunity to show your work.

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BBA Artist Prize - International Competition Open Call - BBA Prizes

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The BBA Artist Prize competition is held annually and is open to international artists. All themes welcome. Cash prizes + the chance to exhibit are awarded.

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Branding, Typography and Packaging

Deadline: 30th January

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Hiiibrand - Empowering Brands with Creative Excellence

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Integrating high-quality creative resources, Hiiibrand stands as a top creative platform with over 500 creative pioneers and 5000+ award-winning works, offering one-stop creative marketing solutions.

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Various Categories. Deadline: April 16th

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War Child is bringing back the much-loved Secret 7" to provide vital support to children affected by conflict.

Secret 7" takes 7 tracks from 7 musicians and presses each one 100 times onto 7" vinyl. We then invite creatives from around the world to submit artwork for the vinyl sleeves. 700 unique sleeves are exhibited at NOW Gallery, in March 2024, before being made available for to bid on via Peggy. The visual artist and track are a mystery until the record is sold.

That's War Child's Secret 7".

Gallery

Waiting to see this year's sleeves?

Your wait is over!

Browse all of this year's sleeves in our gallery.

Gallery

Auction

Secret 7" has paired with Peggy to power the auction this year.

An account on Peggy is needed to participate in the auction.

Register today

Attend the exhibition

Open to the public between 2nd to 17th March, the exhibition will transform NOW Gallery into a display of 700 individual sleeve designs submitted by creatives from around the world - ranging from household names to talented newcomers.
This years artists include Tacita Dean, Sir Paul Smith, Rankin, Cho Hui-Chin, Jamie Hewlett, Ragnar Kjartansson and more!
Sign up to attend

Our Partners

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Secret 7" - War Child bring you Secret 7"

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War Child is bringing back the much-loved Secret 7" project on 24th October to provide vital support to children affected by conflict.

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Categories: Communication Design, Lettering, Type Design

Deadline: 2nd February

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Our most expansive competition yet.

For the second year the TDC competition has 3 disciplines, and expanded categories, this is the best year to get your work seen! Winning work from #TDC70 will receive a certificate for Typographic Excellence, be published in the The World's Best Typography compendium, showcased across TDC's social media channels, and go on tour as part of eight global traveling exhibitions.

Important Dates

Early Bird Deadline: November 3, 2023
Regular Deadline: January 19, 2024
Final Deadline: February 2, 2024

Students

All students must enter Young Ones TDC. Please follow the link below.

Visit Young Ones Entry Site

IMPORTANT NOTES

Communication Design Returns

After a one-year change for TDC69, The Type Directors Club has reinstated the Communications Design discipline name. You'll continue to find the many categories and subcategories you've enjoyed over the years under this popular discipline.

Categories: Communication Design, Lettering, Type Design

Communication Design is for any creation that uses type, lettering, or written langauge-be it print design, digital design, immersive experiences, architecture, fashion, film titles, social media campaigns, or otherwise.

Lettering is for work where the letters are either modified or created-this could entail traditional or abstract calligraphy, tattoos, wordmarks and custom logotypes, or typefaces that are just a little too out there to be classic typeface design.

Type Design is for entries showcasing the design of workable font software; this could mean single typefaces, type families, emoji or symbol fonts, or software for generating and creating type.

Continuing our commitment to entries from around the world, the TDC70 jury will include native experts for most major writing systems, including Arabic, Cyrillic, Indic, CJK, Latin, Thai, and select African scripts.

Regional Entry Discounts

To make TDC70 as accessible as possible on a global level, the organization is offering significant regional discounts on entry fees. Approximately half of the world's countries qualify for a 60% discount, and another quarter of them receive a 20% discount, with only the most economically prosperous countries and regions paying the full entry fee. Additional discounts are also available to TDC members. Find out about the regional discounts HERE, and about TDC membership HERE.

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Type Directors Club annual international competition recognizing typographic excellence and celebrating new typeface designs in all global languages.

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About Indigo Design Award

Most design competitions will tell you that by joining them, you will become the best. We say that when you join us, we become the best. We are the prism through which your vision, innovation, and prodigy shine through. We are Indigo and we exist to encourage and promote your creativity.

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Most design competitions will tell you that by joining them, you will become the best. We say that when you join us, we become the best. We are the prism through which your vision, innovation, and prodigy shine through. We are Indigo and we exist to encourage and promote your creativity.

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Dark Peak Photo Festival Open call: Now & Then

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Calling all Dark Peak local or regionally linked artists who would like to display their own photographs on the theme "Now & Then" in the window walk section of the Dark Peak Photography Festival 2024.
We will print all the selected images with the consent of the artist. You will retain copyright to your image but Dark Peak Photo hold the right to use the image for marketing purposes for 2years.

Please resize your images to 30 x 40 cm (11.81 x 15.75 inches) or square size 30 x 30 cm (11.81 x 11.81 inches).

PARTICIPATION FEE

FREE Submission (send min. 3 - max. 5 images for consideration)

One artwork by each artist will be selected and exhibited.

Only the artists who get selected will be asked to pay the participation fee in order to cover the expenses (see list below).

We prefer to charge a 'Participation Fee' that will share the costs of the exhibitions with the artists instead of charging for a 'Submission Fee' that artists pay just to submit their work and can often be rejected.

Cost: free to apply, £17.50 to have your art piece included in the window walk of the festival.

PARTICIPATION FEE INCLUDES

Exhibition space

Curating and organising the exhibition

Printing each artwork (30x40cm or 30x30cm)

Hanging the artworks

Exhibition webpage

Print material (poster, labels, etc)

Marketing and promotion

Pictures of each artwork in the venues

Only the selected artists will receive the payment link and will have 3 days after selection to pay the participation fee and secure their spot.

Payments can be made through PayPal and Credit/Debit Card.

SELECTION PROCESS

All submissions will be reviewed and selected by the curator: Vikki Rutter

For a number of years, Vikki has participated in open calls around the world and is very conscious of the ways this can be used to bring a new audience to your work. Whether you are an amateur just taking pictures locally or a professional experimenting with new pieces. The feedback and admiration from viewers can also inspire you to adapt your work and give you a new perspective when taking photos in the future.

It's also important that it's easy to participate and worth the cost.

Artworks can be selected before the deadline.

One artwork by each artist will be selected and exhibited.

Please note that the decisions are final and we are unable to offer feedback.

Exhibition: 19th - 25th February 2024

Please fill in the form and provide a high-resolution image (max 4MB) of which you would like to exhibit in Now & Then festival. You can submit up to 5 pictures with only one being selected for the festival. This work must be your own to which you own the copyright. During the exhibition, the artists work will be arranged in a window display spanning the whole of Glossop High Street and online where you will be able to sell your work if you wish. We will not tell you which shop your work is displayed in to encourage you to seek it out and share your piece during the festival on social media.

Timeline:

1st December 2023 - Open call is live

20th January 2024 - Deadline for submissions

25th January - Successful candidates announced

1st February - Deadline for bio, text and images

19th February - Window images installed

22nd February - Festival and exhibition live

25th February - Festival closes

About Dark Peak Photography Festival 2024

Dark Peak Photo is organising a new photography festival, staged across the market town of Glossop, on the edge of the Peak District.

For the first edition of Dark Peak Photo Festival, artists will respond to the theme of NOW & THEN - reflecting on the changes that time brings, the nature of memory and the lessons to be learned from history.

We have invited leading artists to exhibit new projects alongside work from local practitioners more familiar with the landscape. Together, they have embarked on a social, political, and aesthetic investigation of the Dark Peak - the higher and wilder part of the Peak District.

Alongside this, we have a programme of work that embraces the theme over a wider geography.

This activity is supported by an engagement programme of talks and workshops, working with people of all ages and levels of experience to develop new conversations and skills in photography. Allowing the Dark Peak Photo Festival to be shaped by those who take part in it.

The festival will run from 22nd to 25th February 2024, across multiple venues in Glossop. With the kindness and support of many local organisations and businesses, we will be able to bring an exciting, inspiring, and aspirational visual arts festival to the foot of the Dark Peak.

During the show:

The selection process and curation will be managed by Vikki Rutter.

Work will be displayed in the windows of Glossop High Street as part of the festival for the whole week and you will be able to sell or collect your piece at the end of the festival.

Each artist will have their exhibition piece uploaded to Instagram with a takeover day showing their work.

About Dark Peak Photos mission:

Founded in 2023, Dark Peak Photo is a not-for-profit organisation that aims to inspire public enjoyment and participation by bringing contemporary photography to new audiences in fresh and unusual ways. We believe in the power of photography as a tool to experience the world anew; to bring together communities, explore underrepresented issues, and to foster dialogue and exchange.

We want to provide opportunities for the local photography community by fostering opportunities to nurture their professional development and strengthen their practice. Keeping them informed of current conversations within the international photography community, supporting their participation in the field.

Our work is locally grounded, co-created with those we serve, and internationally-focused. Look out for more events throughout the year.

The main challenge to making the photography festival (and the art world) more inclusive is that the "scene" imagines its users to be almost exclusively galleries. This excludes all art institutions and universities, regional collectives, small galleries, geographically isolated individuals who share the same ethical, formal, or aesthetic concerns, and artists who are now achieving viral fame without any desire for traditional gallery representation.

Dark Peak Photo supports a "blended" photography festival approach. One that provides current photography leaders, while also allowing access for those usually excluded.

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Dark Peak Photo Festival Open call: Now & Then | Deadline: 20/01/2024

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2023 World of WearableArt Show

A world renowned wearable art experience, where an annual design competition culminates in a spectacular show combining theatre, art, fashion, music & performance.

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WOW is a world renowned wearable art experience, where an annual design competition culminates in a spectacular show. | Theatre, Art, Fashion, Music |

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We give a freely-accessible, public home to bold artworks that incorporate text. We’re like a hybrid of an exhibition, a publishing space, a commissioning programme, and an ever-expanding examination of the evolving use of text in the arts.

Our online platform presents one new work a week and hosts a digital archive of more than 270 works.

Our submissions are open and we’re really keen to host exciting, challenging new works! Follow the link in our bio for our submissions guidelines.

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OLD RED BUS STATION- T Shirt Design Competition

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OLD RED BUS STATION- T Shirt Design Competition

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ORBS are calling local Leeds artists and creatives to design a t-shirt that will be printed and sold as part of their new campaign 'Public Service Announcement'.
'Public Service Announcement' Campaign - Mission Statement

PSA is a campaign which aims to provoke public action for the protection and promotion of cultural diversity up North. Our team at ORBS are hosting a series of events, exhibitions and creative opportunities that focus on supporting and promoting local talent, culture and businesses whilst fundraising to help keep our doors open.

1 in 3 small businesses in the UK are fearing collapse if unable to access financial help by April 2023. Government funding for independent businesses is far less accessible than it was a year ago, with many applications being rejected despite successfully meeting the criteria. The effects of the last two years have been detrimental for independent enterprises in this country and could cause us to lose more than a quarter of a million small businesses over the next 12 months.

It has been made clear to us that we can no longer rely on our government to support the maintenance, nurture or growth of cultural enterprise in this country. We must now turn to one another for help and support. We have a pledge to promote collective action within local communities to support the protection and development of our treasured independent spaces.

The Brief:

We would like you to create a bold, graphic t-shirt design that visually and creatively promotes the support of local enterprises up North (specifically in Leeds) and fights back against the hyper-gentrification society is facing today. Your designs can address this issue however you see fit, whether that's by creating political, tongue in cheek, informational, satirical, humorous or even bleak designs. (please ensure your designs align with the campaigns mission statement). You do not need to submit fully finialised designs. Sketches and an indication of the style and theme you are going with are fine.

The winning design will be printed on the back of black t-shirts with our campaign logo printed on the front (see images for logo that reads Northern Surge - Keep the Faith)

The T-shirts will be sold online and at the venue as part of Old Red's 'Public Service Announcement' Campaign. Sales will aid fundraising for the venue and the successful artist will receive 22.5% of all profits made from the T-shirt sales.

Your design must be in black and white and fit with Old Red's independent, DIY, underground ethos.

Your designs must be in the following format:

A4
Portrait
Black & White
300dpi
jpeg or png.

Submission Deadline: March 15th

We look forward to seeing what you come up with,
Thanks, ORBS x

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T-Shirt Design Competition | Deadline: 15/03/2023

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ORBS are calling local Leeds artists and creatives to design a t-shirt that will be printed and sold as part of their new campaign 'Public Service Announcement'. 'Public Service Announcement' Campaign - Mission Statement PSA is a campaign which aims to provoke public action for the protection and promotion of cultural diversity up North.

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Weekly Challenge Released
Good for those wanting to learn pattern design and add work to their portfolio - a new theme is released each week

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Custom fabric, wallpaper and home decor created at Spoonflower

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Photo North Student Photography Competition

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Photo North Student Photography Competition

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Photography exhibitions for photography & art enthusiast. This UK festival brings together a sensational display of photography exhibitions, screenings & talks from world renowned photographers & emerging artists. Indie arts community with book sellers & publishers. Everyone feels welcome & engaged and leaves feeling nourished & inspired.

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Photography exhibitions for photography & art enthusiasts. This UK festival brings together a sensational display of photography exhibitions, screenings & talks from world renowned photographers & emerging artists. Indie arts community with book sellers & publishers. Everyone feels

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Packaging design - StarPack Students competition

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Packaging design - StarPack Students competition

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Various briefs
DEADLINE 7 April 2023

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An opportunity for students to showcase their great ideas and solutions directly to an industry that is looking for rising stars.

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CONTRADO CONTESTS  - Surface Pattern Design 

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Surface Pattern Design Competitions and Back catalogue of mini briefs.

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Contrado Contests Page. Design competitions for custom products.

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Contrado Contests Page. Design competitions for custom products.Enter, share and win fabulous prises from Contrado.

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DEADLINE 8 March 2023

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The Student Design Awards are the world's longest-running design competition and in 2024 we'll be celebrating 100 years of recognising innovative ideas.

Every year, we've invited young designers and students from across the globe to apply their skills and creativity to design briefs that focus on the most pressing social and environmental challenges. Since the first prizes were given out 1924, the Student Design Awards have welcomed over 110,000 projects from over 20 countries.

The awards have been a prestigious springboard for participants' careers. Our alumni include:

Richard Howarth - Apple, VP of Design

Betty Jackson MBE - Fashion designer

Matt McGrath - Aircraft Medical founder and inventor of the video laryngoscope.

The Student Design Awards offer the chance to learn from, and be inspired by, this century's old tapestry of incredible changemakers.

Join and be part of a hopeful collective of innovators creating meaningful impact for our people, place and planet.

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The RSA's Student Design Awards invite young designers from across the globe to answer design briefs that focus on the most pressing social and environmental challenges.

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ANYTHING GOES! The Drum- Chip Shop Awards 2023

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The Drum Chip Shop Awards celebrate pure, unadulterated creativity. It's a platform where anything and everything is allowed, an awards show with no rules and no boundaries meaning the possibilities are endless!

*It should be assumed The Chip Shop Award entries do not reflect the views, policies, or strategies of any organization living or dead. In fact, it has mostly been created without the knowledge of those the work purports to either promote or parody.

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The Drum Chip Shop Awards celebrate pure, unadulterated creativity. It's a platform where anything and everything is allowed, an awards show with no rules and no boundaries meaning the possibilities are endless! *It should be assumed The Chip Shop Award entries do not reflect the views, policies, or strategies of any organization living or dead.

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Key Information

Submissions from 3 rd October 2022 to 1 st March 2023, midnight UK time

Judge: Caroline Wakeman of Caroline Wakeman Literary Agency

Entry fee per story: £9

Results published: 31 st May 2023
Please read the rules below before entering the competition

Competition Information

Judging Process

There are three rounds of reading and judging. The first is undertaken by our dedicated Searchlight Awards' founder, Kim Donovan. Stories are then allocated to a team of experts in children's writing/illustration, all with recognised qualifications and experience of Writing for Young People/Creative Writing or Illustration.

Here are some of the things our judges will be looking for:

Originality

Writing craft

Voice

Characters we care about

Artistic quality

Storytelling for artwork

Layout of text and artwork

Appealing to both a parent and young child

Rules - Best Children's Illustrated Picture Book 2023

Your picture book must be suitable to read aloud to a young child.

Finished books are accepted.

For picture books in development, please provide rough sketches and carefully positioned text for the majority of the book and at least two finished double-page spreads. We would like to see the cover, too, which can also be rough artwork.

Please don't include your name on the book cover as stories are read blind.

Submit one file, as a PDF. Maximum file size 10 MB.

Rhyming stories are allowed.

Entries need to be in English.

Entries are welcome from individuals or illustrator/author pairs.

Multiple entries are permitted. However, we require a separate entry form and a new payment each time.

Stories cannot be altered after they are submitted. Refunds are not given if a story is withdrawn.

Entrants must be 16 years and over.

Stories must be previously unpublished. However, self-published picture books are eligible.

Entries from illustrators and authors worldwide are welcome.

Entries must be the work of the entrant (s).

While entrants retain full copyright, by entering the Best Children's Illustrated Picture Book 2023 competition you give permission, if shortlisted, for us to publish your name, photograph, biography and a page of your story on the Searchlight Awards' website.

By entering the Best Children's Illustrated Picture Book 2023 competition you give permission, if shortlisted, for us to include your story in the Winners' Collection, which will be sent to UK literary agents and publishers. If you do not wish to have your story promoted to agents/publishers you may opt out on the entry form.

The decision of the readers and judge is final. No correspondence will be entered into regarding judging. We are unable to provide individual feedback.

The competition organisers have the right to change the judge.

Results will be posted on the Searchlight Awards' website and winners will be emailed on 31st May 2023.

By entering the Best Children's Illustrated Picture Book 2023 competition, entrants agree to these rules.

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The Pro Carton Student Video Award is the new European competition for video storytelling about cartons and cartonboard. Thanks to everyone who entered.
The first year of the Award was a sensational success - with entries from 17 universities in 13 countries. The jury was so impressed by the variety and quality of the entries that they decided to nominate two winners and awarded two further videos as "Highly Commended".

You'll find all the winners HERE!

The winners were announced at the award celebrations online during the 2020 Carton E-vent & Awards on 7 October 2020.

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Pro Carton Student Video Award: Open for entries!

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Our industry is all about sustainability, circularity, innovation and the future. Cartons and cartonboard are part of our daily lives and are the most economically and ecologically balanced packaging medium. There are so many stories to tell and we need your help with that!

Your video should promote or explain one or more of the benefits of cartons (or cartonboard) in a creative way. The best video will win €5,000!

Students enrolled at a European school/college can enter the competition. Teachers can also make the award a course assignment. Find out more.

Please let us know what we can do for you by getting in touch: videoaward@procarton.com

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Ready to make your mark?

The Pentawards annual competition is now open for entries!

It recognises the best of the best in global packaging design, with entries judged by an incredible line-up of over 50 experts from brands and agencies like Estée Lauder, Microsoft, Pentagram and PUMA.

Since its launch in 2007, it has received in excess of 30,000 entries from over 64 countries across the globe, so its time to make your mark on the global packaging stage, and take part in this year's competition!

Multiple entries? See our Bundle Offers

For more details on our bundle deals and to get your discount code, please email info@pentawards.org. Bundle deals are available to both professionals and students.

Award levels

The Diamond - Best of Show is award to the top winner of that year's competition. This award includes:

An opportunity to nominate an individual to become a member of the Pentawards International Jury for a year

One sought-after Diamond trophy, free of charge

One official Pentawards distinction certificate, free of charge

Your winning work published in the famous The Package Design Book series

The winning design will be presented in the global online Winners' Gallery

Global exposure across mainstream and industry media

Platinum awards are given to the best designs from one of our main category groups (i.e. across all Beverages or Food entries). Winning includes:

One esteemed Platinum trophy, free of charge

One official Pentawards distinction certificate, free of charge

Your winning work published in the famous The Package Design Book series

The winning design will be presented in the global online Winner's Gallery

Global exposure across mainstream and industry media

As a Gold Pentaward winner, you have:

The opportunity to purchase a Gold trophy

One official Pentawards distinction certificate

Your winning work published in the famous The Package Design Book series

Global exposure across mainstream and industry media

Featured in the online global Winner's Gallery

As a Silver Pentaward winner, you have:

The opportunity to purchase a Silver trophy

One official Pentawards distinction certificate

Your winning work published in the famous The Package Design Book series

Global exposure across mainstream and industry media

Featured in the online global Winner's Gallery

As a Bronze Pentaward winner, you have:

The opportunity to purchase a Bronze trophy

One official Pentawards distinction certificate

Your winning work published in the famous The Package Design Book series

Global exposure across mainstream and industry media

Featured in the online global Winner's Gallery

With less than 20% of entries receiving a Pentawards, getting the global recognition of packaging design excellence has a profound effect on those fortunate enough to receive it.

Those from the international packaging community thinking of entering will not want to miss the opportunity to enter the 2023 Pentawards for a chance to grow their businesses, showcase their work to an international audience and gain honest and actionable feedback.

The Pentawards Excellence Score allows entrants to get feedback on every piece of work submitted into the competition, whether or not the designs go through to the second round of judging.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

The Excellence Score is taken from the jury's verdict of the entry, based on the four aspects of the judging criteria: the quality of design, brand expression, creativity & innovation and emotional connection.

Each element will be scored out of five, allowing entrants to identify areas for improvement as well as areas of success.

WHAT'S THE BENEFIT?

Participants will get to know what the judges thought of their packaging - what they loved and the areas where they felt improvements could be made. Actionable, tailored insights like these will be invaluable for packaging designers keen to take their work to the next level.

The average Excellence Scores, broken down by sub-category, will be released at the same time as the bronze, silver, gold and platinum winners. This means participants will also be able to gauge how close they came to winning one of these top positions and how their work compares on a global stage.

Any questions?

Take a look through our FAQs or get in touch with the Pentawards Team either via info@pentawards.org, contact at +44 7438022161, or by leaving us a message via the gold icon at the bottom right of your screen.

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Ready to make your mark? The Pentawards annual competition is now open for entries! It recognises the best of the best in global packaging design, with entries judged by an incredible line-up of over 50 experts from brands and agencies like Estée Lauder, Microsoft, Pentagram and PUMA.

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Scottish Portrait Photography Awards 2023

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Scottish Portrait Photography Awards 2023

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DEADLINE 30 APRIL 2023

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Artists may enter both the fine art and the photography competitions. Each artist may enter as many times as they wish.

An entry fee per artwork of £10 is payable to the Scottish Arts Trust. All proceeds are used to support the Scottish Portrait Awards.

Free entry is available to anyone receiving income support. Deadline for free entry is 31 March. Go to Photography Free Entry

All works submitted for the youth award are also eligible for the major SPA awards.

All portraits submitted should have been completed after 1 January 2020. Artists must know who is in the work and should be able to obtain permission from the sitter or the sitter's heirs. If in doubt please contact sara@scottishartstrust.org

Entries for the MPB Scottish Portrait Award in Photography can be in colour, black and white, monochrome etc.

If you want to submit a Phone Portrait use the SPA Phone Portrait Award Entry form

Works submitted for the Scottish Portrait Awards should not have been previously exhibited in Scotland. This means the work should not have been displayed in any public venue such as a gallery, shop, theatre, restaurant, in print or any other place where the public can see the work. Exceptions are works that have been exhibited as part of a degree show or other educational purpose or for a charitable purpose.
About Street Photography and the SPAs
A requirement of the Scottish Portrait Awards is that the subject in the work should be known to the photographer and have given their permission for the work to be exhibited. While street photography is a wonderful genre, most images captured on the street do not qualify for the SPAs unless the photographer has spoken to the subject and obtained their permission to exhibit the work.

Some street photographers do engage directly with the people they photograph. For example, see Brian Cunliffe's work The Dusty Builder (SPA 2020). Brian regularly interacts with the people he photographs on the street. The story of The Dusty Builder features in this short clip from SPA Artist Films 2020 (minute 8.20).

Prepare your entry

1. READ THE RULES

2. CHECK PHOTOGRAPH SIZE:

You will submit a jpg image for the first round of the competition. Please note that if your work is selected for the exhibition your submission should be framed and glazed. Ideally the work should be no smaller than 28 cm x 31 cm (without frame) and no larger than 65cm x 65 cm (including fame). We will accept work outside these limits but if your work is substantially larger please call us first. Contact Sara Cameron McBean on sara@scottishartstrust,org

3. CHECK THE REASONS FOR DISQUALIFICATION:

Every year, we have to disqualify work. Don't let this be you. The main reasons photographs get disqualified are:

Artists do not know the name of the person in the photograph and do not have their permission (or the permission of their estate/heirs) to show the image.

The work has been previously exhibited in Scotland - in a gallery, bookshop, theatre etc. This disqualification applies even if the original image was in colour and has been turned into black and white.

NOTE: Works shortlisted for the 2022 MPB SPA in Photography should be available for exhibition until March 2024.

4. PREPARE YOUR PHOTOGRAPH(S) FOR ONLINE JUDGING

For preliminary judging online, submit a JPG/JPEG image of the work. The image file should be no greater than 3MB in size and screen resolution (72 or 96dpi) is fine.

We also advise that you keep one hi-res image in reserve. This should be 42cm on the longest side and 300 DPI. If your work is selected for the exhibition you will be asked to send the hi-res image for the catalogue.

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Artists may enter both the fine art and the photography competitions. Each artist may enter as many times as they wish. An entry fee per artwork of £10 is payable to the Scottish Arts Trust. All proceeds are used to support the Scottish Portrait Awards. Free entry is available to anyone receiving income support.

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Early Bird: 31 JULY 2023 – €15 per entry

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Anthology Photography Competition 2022 - Anthology Magazine

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Open to photographers working at any level, the Anthology Photography Competition celebrates outstanding standalone images. It also provides a platform for photographers to showcase their work through publication. Images submitted must be on the theme of ' The World We Live In '. Submissions will be judged on quality, creativity, originality, and visual/emotional impact.

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Here are the details about entry fees and deadlines for 2023 edition of ND Awards. early deadline entry fees and date final deadline entry fees and date Early Deadline
23 April 2023

Non-Professional - Single image entry fee: $19 Final Deadline
17 September 2023 Additional Fee
$10 per category

Non-Professional - Single image entry fee: $24
Non-Professional - Series entry fee (from 2 to 5 images): $29

Professional - Single image entry fee: $29
Professional - Series entry fee (from 2 to 5 images): $34
Non-Professional - Series entry fee (from 2 to 5 images): $24

Professional - Single image entry fee: $24
Professional - Series entry fee (from 2 to 5 images): $29 multiple category entries winners announcement 19 November 2023

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Regular Deadline: May 15, 2022

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PX3 Photographer of the Year (Professional)-$5,000 cash prize

Professional photographers compete for the top award-the title of "PX3 Photographer of the Year" and $5,000 cash prize. The Photographer of the Year is chosen from among the 1st prize winners in each of the 6 Pro Categories. The winner's work is publicized internationally, receives the spotlight at all events, is exhibited in Paris, and published in the PX3 Annual Book.

PX3 Best New Talent (Non-Professionals and Students)-$2,000 cash prize

Non-professional photographers compete for the PX3 Best New Talent Award and $2,000 cash prize. The winner is chosen from the 1st prize winners in the 6 Non-Pro/Student categories. The work is publicized and exhibited in Paris, and published in the PX3 Annual Book.

First Place Category Winners (Professionals) - $500 cash prize

First Place Category Winners (Non-Professionals and Students) - $250 cash prize

First place winners' work will be exhibited at the PX3 Exhibition in Paris. All first place winners from both the professional and non-professional categories will receive a PX3 certificate and a PX3 winner's logo for promotional purposes.

Other Category Winners

All winners from both the professional and non-professional categories will receive a PX3 certificate and a PX3 winner's logo for promotional purposes.

Honorable Mentions

PX3 judges award several Certificates of Honorable Mention to both professional and non-professional entries to acknowledge talent as they see fit.

Paris Exhibition & International Publicity

Submit your best work for a chance to win the title of PX3 Photographer of the Year, cash prizes, be selected by our curators for the PX3 exhibition in Paris and inclusion in the Annual PX3 book.

Winner's Exhibition

The work of following winners will be exhibited in Paris: Advertising Photographer of the Year, Press Photographer of the Year, Book Photographer of the Year, Fine Art Photographer of the Year, Nature Photographer of the Year and Portraiture Photographer of the Year together with New Talent of the year in Advertising, New Talent of the year in Press, New Talent of the year in Book, New Talent of the year in Fine Art, New Talent of the year in Nature and New Talent of the year in Portraiture categories.

Please note: only the above 12 works will be exhibited in Paris. The work of winners of the gold, silver, bronze will be projected. All winners work and honorable mentions name will be showcased in the PX3 annual book.

PX3 Annual Book

The work of winners of the gold, silver, bronze from both the professional and non-professional Subcategories will be published in the PX3 Annual Book. The names of the Honorable Mention recipients will be included in the book as well.

Don't miss this opportunity to participate in this international showcase of photographic talents.

PX3 Jury

Juried by leading editors, publishers, curators, gallery owners, consultants, creative directors, and art directors, PX3 brings the best of photography from across the globe to Paris.

Winners Benefits

PX3 winners receive significant, international publicity and exposure. In contrast to many other photography awards, all the associated perks of winning PX3 are included in your entry fee. We provide media extensive exposure throughout our media partners.

Entry Fees

Entry fees cover the cost of prizes, exhibitions, administration, and promotion. To make this photo competition globally accessible, PX3 offers discounted entry fees for non-professionals & students of certain countries.

Professional Photographers

$30 for each photograph entered (single image)

$50 for each series (2-8 images with a unifying theme) or book

20% off per additional category, if same entry is submitted to multiple categories

Non-professional and Student Photographers

$20 per photograph entered (single image)

$40 for each series (2-8 images with a unifying theme) or book

20% off per additional category, if same entry is submitted to multiple categories

Deadlines
Early Bird Deadline (10%): January 30, 2022
Extended Early Bird (5%): March 6, 2022
Regular Deadline: May 15, 2022
Extended Deadline: June 19, 2022
Final Deadline: July 10, 2022

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Professional photographers compete for the top award-the title of "PX3 Photographer of the Year" and $5,000 cash prize. The Photographer of the Year is chosen from among the 1st prize winners in each of the 6 Pro Categories. The winner's work is publicized internationally, receives the spotlight at all events, is exhibited in Paris, and published in the PX3 Annual Book.

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ON PAPER 8th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL PRINTMAKING AWARD 2023

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ON PAPER 8th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL PRINTMAKING AWARD 2023

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ON PAPER contest
Artists can submit one piece of work on a paper size of 300mm x 400mm. Deadline is April 1st. The international jury will select 10-15 shortlisted artists. The artists with most votes will receive the awards.

The ON PAPER first prize is 1000€. The second prize, 300€, will be for the print with the most creative printing process.

EXHIBITION
The shortlisted artists will be exhibited in Tinta Invisible, Barcelona (Spain) in July. On June 30th will be announced the winner of the award at the opening event in Tinta Invisible as in our social media.

ON PAPER is a project to promote the art of printmaking and develop connections between printmakers around the world. It is based in Barcelona and run by an art association with Nuria Melero as a main organiser.

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ON PAPER contest Artists can submit one piece of work on a paper size of 300mm x 400mm. Deadline is April 1st. The international jury will select 10-15 shortlisted artists. The artists with most votes will receive the awards. The ON PAPER first prize is 1000€.

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DESIGN BRIEFS
DEADLINE 21 MAR 2023

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The D&AD New Blood Awards recognise young creatives. Winning truly marks you out as one of the best. Your future starts here.

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First established in 1972, the V&A's competition is defined by a focus on the British illustration industry, celebrating artwork made for the UK market by artists from across the globe as well as artwork made by illustrators living the UK. We are excited to announce some changes in our categories to evolve the Awards further for 2024.

The Awards are generously supported by The Linder Foundation and the Moira Gemmill Memorial fund.

For the 2024 V&A Illustration Awards we are welcoming entries for four published categories and one for emerging unpublished illustrators:

Adult Fiction

Adult Non-Fiction

Advertising and Commercial

Illustration for Children

Emerging Illustrator

See our Terms and conditions for detail on the types of illustration included in each category.

There is no set brief for any of our Awards. They are open to illustrators aged 18 or above on 31 August 2023 and working in any media. The 2024 Awards judge work created (by emerging illustrators) or published in the period between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2023.

Our four published categories are open to illustrators resident in the UK, and international illustrators working for UK clients.

The Emerging Illustrator category is open to students attending courses at UK universities in 2022 or 2023 and emerging illustrators resident in the UK who are yet to be commercially published or commissioned.

There is a winner and runner-up in each category. The five category winners each receive £3,000 and five runners-up receive £750.

An overall winner is named the Moira Gemmill Illustrator of the Year and receives an additional £5,000, with their artwork entering the V&A's collection.

Selected artwork from each of the winners and runners-up will feature in a display held at V&A South Kensington.

Judging will take place January to March 2024 and shortlisted illustrators will be revealed on this page. Winners will be announced at the V&A South Kensington in September 2024 when the display of winners' work opens.

Entry to the V&A Illustration Awards is online only via our competition platform. Deadline for entry is 23:59 GMT on 5 January 2024.

Please read our Terms and conditions before submitting work to the competition.

These are the terms and conditions covering entry to all categories of the 2024 V&A Illustration Awards.

If you have more questions about the V&A Illustration Awards and how to apply, please consult our frequently asked questions.

The V&A has been running an illustration competition since 1972 when the Francis Williams Awards were presented for the best illustrated books. In 2004 new categories were introduced for Book Cover Design and for Editorial Illustration, covering illustration in newspapers, magazines and comics. The student category was created in 2005, with a runner-up prize introduced in 2009.

For the 2024 Awards a new category Advertising & Commercial has been introduced. We have realigned other categories to create Adult Fiction, Adult Non-Fiction and Illustration for Children. The student category has now expanded to become Emerging Illustrator.

View a selection of winning works from 1972 - present

The V&A Illustration Awards blog brings you the latest updates throughout the year including the shortlist and winner announcements. You can also hear from our previous winners and receive words of advice from former judges.

The Awards are generously supported by The Linder Foundation and the Moira Gemmill Memorial fund.

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The V&A Illustration Awards is the UK's most prestigious annual illustration competition recognising the very best in book, editorial and student illustration.

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REGULAR DEADLINE 28 MARCH 2022
LATE DEADLINE 30 MAY 2022

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Encounters Film Festival stages one of the world’s leading international competitions for short film, animation and immersive moving image work. The internat...

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The AOI - World Illustration Awards 2023

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DEADLINE 14 FEBRUARY 2023

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The World Illustration Awards, presented by the AOI in partnership with the Directory of Illustration, showcase great work being made by illustrators all over the world today.
Enter by 13th February 2024 for your chance to be seen and celebrated.

Take advantage of our early bird discount to save 10% - 30% on entry fees!

What could I win?

WIA rewards excellence, offering cash prizes to our overall winners, plus a range of valuable benefits to our category winners, shortlist, and longlist. Find out more.

1 Overall Professional Winner (Cash Prize of £2000)
1 Overall New Talent Winner (Cash Prize of £1000)
4 Cross Category Winners
20 Category Winners (one New Talent and one Professional per category)
20 Highly Commended Projects (one New Talent and one Professional per category)
200 Shortlisted Projects
500 Longlisted Projects

Why else should I enter?

Being part of WIA offers fantastic benefits and opportunities from the call for entries stage right through to the winner announcements and beyond. This includes self-promotional tools, networking events, and features on WIA platforms.

Over the years, many entrants have received significant, career boosting exposure through the wider awards programme! Find out more about the huge variety of benefits of entering WIA2024

What are the Categories?

Enter one of ten categories, which reflect the breadth of illustration being created today.

How much does it cost to enter?

Entry fees can be paid in three currencies: GB Pounds (£), US Dollars ($) and Euros (€).

Single Entry: £29 / € 33 / $36
Multiple Entry: £48 / € 55 / $60
We are offering an early bird discount until 3rd January 2024!
AOI Members will receive a 30% early bird discount (automatically applied)
Non-Members will receive a 10% early bird discount

Testimonials

"WIA brings an opportunity for global exposure and connecting with new commissioners/artists around the world. It's a lovely feeling to get to celebrate a body of work that was extremely challenging."
Ollie Hirst, WIA2023 Winner AOI Members Award

"To be selected alongside hugely creative and talented illustrators is amazing, and I love the spectrum of vibrant styles that were entered. It's exciting to have my work shown to a wider audience."
Linda Baritski aka SEASONOFVICTORY, WIA2023 Shortlist Advertising Category

"Being shortlisted for WIA2023 means a lot to me and is a recognition of my artistic exploration in illustration. It is a kind of encouragement and affirmation, which gives me a lot of confidence!"
Junxiao Liu, WIA2023 Shortlist Design, Product & Packaging Category

"It is such an honour to be shortlisted and to be selected alongside all those talented artists. It is also very rewarding to receive recognition for my work."
Olivia Boutrou, WIA2023 Highly Commended Science & Technology Category

When do I need to enter by?

Early bird discount ends: 3rd January 2024 (midnight UK time)
Deadline: 13th February 2024

Who judges the awards?

WIA Judges are experts in their sectors, and are chosen to represent a global view of illustration. We will announce the WIA2024 judges in January. Previous judges include:

The World Illustration Awards are supported by:

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"Planet Earth at the ecological crossroad" The Museum of Typography by Yiannis and Eleni Garedakis announces the 7th International Poster Contest, titled "Planet Earth at the ecological crossroad". At the peak of the climate crisis, the message of environmental awareness is required to reach a

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NOT LIVE Penguin Book Cover Design Competition

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Penguin Cover Design Award 2023

The Penguin Cover Design Award has run continuously for 16 years. We are extremely proud to have helped launch the careers of numerous creatives during this time, as well as giving behind-the-scenes insight on book cover design from our award-winning design teams.
We've taken the decision to pause the award for 2023 so that we can thoroughly review every aspect of the award and ensure we are running the best possible programme for emerging talent.
During this pause, whilst Penguin will not judge or give feedback on any design work, we're happy to announce that we are still providing cover briefs and resources to help you to develop your design skills.

Cover design briefs from our art directors

Reimagine a cover for one of these top-selling books.

A page packed with resources on book cover design, including articles, videos, and webinars with Q&As from Penguin designers.

The Cover Design Award will return in October 2023.

Look out for full details of the title briefs, prizes and eligibility criteria which will be available to view on this website from October 2023, or sign up to the newsletter to keep updated.

The award will continue to be open to anyone based in the UK or Ireland who hasn't yet had significant experience in a paid creative role - that includes anyone aged 18 or over who is yet to break into the creative industry, students from all subjects and recent graduates.

See the eligibility page for full details of entry requirements.

Explore the 2022 shortlist

Penguin Cover Design Award

By signing up, I confirm that I'm over 16. To find out what personal data we collect and how we use it, please visit our Privacy Policy

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LEEDS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (LIFF)

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LEEDS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (LIFF)

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We are now accepting submissions for LIFF 2023

A qualifying film festival for the Academy Awards, BAFTAs, and BIFAs, Leeds International Film Festival presents an extensive and diverse programme of discovery that celebrates new filmmaking talent from around the world. You can now enter your film to LIFF 2023 using the Filmfreeway platform where you can find full information about our categories and criteria. You only need to enter your film into one category: if your film is eligible for other categories it will still be considered by the programme selectors.

The key dates for submissions for LIFF 2023 are:

Earlybird deadline - 1 March 2023

Regular deadline - 5 July 2023

Late deadline - 9 August 2023

Notification date - 6 September 2023

LIFF 2023 dates - 2-16 November 2023

For LIFF 2022 we received 4913 feature and short film submissions from 122 countries for our four programme sections for new films: Official Selection for narrative features; Cinema Versa for documentary features and shorts; Fanomenon for fantasy genre features and shorts; and Leeds Short Film Awards with seven competition categories and £6000 in cash prizes.
View the LIFF 2022 Programme
Submitting films to LIFF 2023 - FAQs
Q. How do I submit my film?
A. We use FilmFreeway for all our feature and short film submissions.
Q. I'm not sure if my film is a feature or a short film?
A. We classify films under 45 minutes as a short film and 45 minutes or over as a feature film. For the Queer Short and Screendance categories, films must not exceed 20 minutes.
Q. My film is eligible for multiple categories, do I have to submit to them all?
A. No, you only need to submit once to the category you feel best suits your feature or short film. Your film may be selected to a different category than the one you submit to, however we will contact you about this for permission before the final selection is made.
Q. When should my film be completed to be eligible to submit?
A. Only films completed after 1st January 2022 will be considered for the competitive sections for LIFF 2023.
Q. How many films can I submit?
A. There is no limit to how many films you can submit. If you want to submit multiple films you may be eligible for a discounted rate: please contact us at leeds.film@leeds.gov.uk for more information.
Q. My film does not have a BBFC rating?
A. Films selected for LIFF without a BBFC certificate are certified for over 18s only even if the content does not require it: this is because it is not possible to secure an individual certificate for every film we select from the local licensing authority. We do apply for exceptions for certain films.
Q. I'm from a sales agency or film school and I want to submit multiple films.
A. Please contact us directly at leeds.film@leeds.gov.uk
Q. Do I need to provide closed captions or subtitles with my submission?
A. For all submissions not in the English language, we ideally require embedded English closed captions or otherwise subtitles.
Q. I have had a submission for LIFF accepted before and I'd like to submit a new film.
A. We love to support LIFF alumni! Please email leeds.film@leeds.gov.uk and let us know.
Q. I'm a local filmmaker, can I get a discount?
A. We do not offer discounts for local filmmakers.
Q. I'm a student, is there a student short film competition?
A. We don't have a student short film competition but if your film school would like to submit multiple films they may be eligible for a discounted submission rate. Please email leeds.film@leeds.gov.uk
Q. Can I submit a work in progress?
A. We can accept a submission where the final sound mix is not yet complete, for example, but we would need to see a fully completed version of the film by the final deadline date of 9 August 2023.
Q. My film is made for children/families, will it still be considered?
A. Absolutely! We welcome films for all ages. However, if you would like to submit a film more catered towards families and children, please visit the Leeds Young Film Festival submission page instead.
Q. I'm having issues submitting my film on Filmfreeway
A. Please visit www.filmfreeway.com/help.
Q. How will I find out if my film is selected or not?
A. You will receive notification from the LIFF team on 6 September 2023.
Q. If my film is selected, when would it be screened?
A. LIFF 2023 will run from 2-16 November 2023.
Q. I submitted my film, what now?
A. If the fee is paid and you have completed the submission, you can relax! Follow us on social media @leedsfilmfest and @leedsshortfilm for updates. You will receive notification if your film is selected or not on 6 September 2023.
Q. What are the film awards and prizes for LIFF 2023?
A. Please check our Filmfreeway page for specific information about each category. We award a total of £6000 in cash prizes.
If you have any questions that have not been answered here please email leeds.film@leeds.gov.uk

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A qualifying film festival for the Academy Awards, BAFTAs, and BIFAs, Leeds International Film Festival presents an extensive and diverse programme of discovery that celebrates new filmmaking talent from around the world. You can now enter your film to LIFF 2023 using the Filmfreeway platform where you can find full information about our categories and criteria.

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Communication Arts 2023: various competitions

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VARIOUS COMPETITIONS:
DESIGN, PHOTOGRAPHY, ILLUSTRATION, ADVERTISING, TYPOGRAPHY
VARIOUS DEADLINES 2023

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Since 1959, Communication Arts has published the best in visual communications from around the world. Ask any creative director which competitions rank as the most influential, and they'll place Communication Arts at the top of the list.

Each winning entrant will receive a personalized Award of Excellence, milled from solid aluminum.

Communication Arts has six juried competitions that cover the entire field of visual communications. With winning entries published both in print and online, art and creative directors, graphic designers, Web designers, copywriters, photographers and illustrators find these competitions a priority for worldwide promotion and a valuable resource for potential clients and colleagues.

Deadline: January 07, 2022

CA's Award of Excellence is one of the most-coveted awards in the industry. If chosen, winning places you in the highest ranks of your profession.

Winners are selected by a nationally representative panel of distinguished visual communicators. Past judges have included such luminaries as Saul Bass, Michael Bierut, Lee Clow, Hillman Curtis, Louise Fili, Milton Glaser, Jeff Goodby, Hal Riney, Sam Scali, Paula Scher, Michael Vanderbyl, Lynda Weinman, Fred Woodward and Jeffrey Zeldman.

The CA Annuals are must-have references for creative excellence in visual communications and have furthered numerous careers through the worldwide exposure they provide.

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Aesthetica Film Festival’s 12th Edition: The 12th edition of the Aesthetica Film Festival will run from 1-30 November 2022 in York, UK. We will deliver a ...