Category Archive 'august'
25 July 2007
Lark Books seeks images to feature in the gallery section of an upcoming how-to publication, The Art of Jewelry: Plastic & Resin, scheduled for release in Fall 2008. All jewelry forms - rings, bracelets, earrings, brooches, necklaces, and others - will be considered. Diverse design styles and techniques - such as laminating, cold connecting, carving, constructing, thermoforming, molding, inlaying, and textile techniques - are desired. Materials can include commercial acrylic sheet and block, plastic resin, manufactured plastic forms, post-consumer or other re-purposed plastics, and more. Fabricated metal jewelry with plastic and/or resin as a major component are also welcome.
They accept high-quality transparencies, slides, and digital images. No entry fee is required. Submissions must be postmarked by 13 August 2007. Visit the site for guidelines.
Via: Jewelry and Beading
25 July 2007
PDN and National Geographic Traveler present World in Focus 2007: The Ultimate Travel Photography Contests. The deadline is Aug. 22, with a late deadline of Sept. 7 available for an extra $10.
1st Prize is a choice of 11-day trip for two to Arctic Norway OR 10-day trip for two to the Galapagos Islands sponsored by Lindblad Expeditions. 2nd Prize is a 7-day Photography Workshop for one in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, sponsored by Santa Fe Workshops. 3rd Prize is a 6-day cruise for two on a Maine Windjammer Schooner, sponsored by the Schooners American Eagle and Heritage.
There are six categories, including an “Open Series” that describes the experience of a place in photo essay form. Deadline is 21 August 2007. Visit the site to learn more.
25 July 2007
The International Bicycle Design Competition (IBDC) is sponsored by the Department of Industrial Technology, Ministry of Economic Affairs, R.O.C. (DOIT, MOEA) and managed and produced by the Cycling & Health Tech Industry R&D Center (CHC).
The competition started in 1996 to promote bicycle product design worldwide by uniting different design concepts and design cultures. Moreover, the hope is to introduce a way of life that incorporates bicycling, and make a contribution to improve environmental conditions and human health. This is the ONLY worldwide bicycle design competition!
You are cordially invited to participate in the 12th IBDC. Deadline for registration and first round submissions is 15 August 2007. Visit the site to learn more.
25 July 2007
College Scholarships is launching is a new Website and they’re in need of a design to replace the current default WordPress layout. Any U.S. student currently attending full time post-secondary education can enter.
Simply upload your design to a web server, and put the URL in the ‘Your New Design’ space in the application form below. Please make sure the design is 100% ready to view before you submit your application. You have until midnight PST on Monday, 13 August 2007 to make a submission. Visit the contest site to learn more.
23 July 2007
This summer, Corel wants you to show them how far you can go improving a photo using Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo XI software (download a 30-day free trial for the contest from the link below). Win a Canon EOS 400D DSLR Camera worth over £500 with Corel’s Paint Shop Pro Photo XI ‘before & after’ competition, with two runner up prizes of a Wacom Bamboo and a box of Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo XI. Paint Shop Pro Photo users, photography hobbyists and enthusiasts alike are welcome to enter the competition and have the opportunity to win the grand prize - a Canon EOS 400D DSLR camera. All entry submissions for the competition must be in by Friday 17th August 2007. Visit the site for details.
23 July 2007
The FIAE 2007 - International Festival of Erotic Animation will be held between the 6th and 8th of November 2007, at the Movies Odeon BR, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
FIAE 2007 aims to contribute to the discovery and revealing of new films and new directors, within the universe of erotic animation, in Brazil and abroad.
The festival intends to stimulate the public exhibition of animations that are neither distributed nor exhibited within Brazil traditional circuits. The FIAE will be dedicated to the feature and short films of animation. Sex, Love and Erotica, will be the key themes of the streamed international and national videos exhibited at the FIAE 2007. Deadline is 1 August 2007. Visit the site for details.
16 July 2007
RedBubble, a leading internet art gallery and creative community, recently launched a global photography contest with $10,000 in prizes to be won (http://www.redbubble.com/promo/photocomp).
The RedBubble Real Photography Competition encourages photographers of all skill levels to showcase their best work in five themed categories:
1) Landscape, Travel and Nature
2) Portrait, Fashion and Commercial
3) Black and White, Street, and Reportage
4) America
5) Europe
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16 July 2007
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Otaku University Inc, the nation’s first anime related educational conference, is calling for film makers and directors, original artists, up and coming bands, and creative fashion designers to compete in their main events as well as performers for a non-competitive festival.
Otaku University Inc. is an educational conference based in the East Valley area of Phoenix, Arizona. Otaku University Inc.’s goal is to help prepare attendees for college and careers in the entertainment industry. Otaku University is not an anime convention nor is it an actual university. The conference is a three day event scheduled to run from 28-30 September 2007.
Visit the links above to learn more about each category.
13 July 2007
The Boston Film Festival announced today a new competition for artists to design the 2007 poster that will be placed at theaters and throughout New England. The winning artist will receive a $500 cash prize along with a VIP pass to the 23rd Boston Film Festival on 14-21 September. Some of Boston’s finest restaurants have donated gift certificates as part of the award package including: Legal Seafoods, 33 Restaurant, Strega, Bonfire, Douzo and City Bar at the Lenox Hotel.
Creative Director John Michael Williams said “the competition affords artists of all talent levels to go Hollywood and gain national exposure for their artwork. It is a natural fit for the nonprofit festival to draw upon our opulent creative community.” The eight day festival will premiere a program of shorts, documentaries and feature films. Previously announced, there will be a tribute for renowned producer Jerry Weintraub, Oceans Thirteen, when he receives the 2007 Lifetime Achievement Award. Robin Dawson, BFF Executive Director added, “Boston’s architectural beauty is unparalleled and provides artists (and filmmakers) the ideal backdrop. The cache of the film industry provides a unique vehicle for artists to spotlight their designs while contributing to their portfolio.”
The competition deadline is 3 August 2007. For more information and guidelines, visit the website.
Via: Creative Cow
13 July 2007
Think you can design something truly innovative for the world’s surfers, skate boarders and snowboarders? If so, then you might want to enter the first edition of the Quiksilver Innovation Contest. The contest is open to professionals and amateurs alike and, according to Pierre Agnes, President of Quiksilver Europe, the “objective…is to imagine the future of our lifestyle pursuits, sports and the products within and celebrate this.â€? Quite a task, especially when you have to impress the likes of Kelly Slater and Damon Way, who are both on the jury. Deadline is 30 August, so get cracking…Visit the site for details.
Via: Talent Speaks
