Montage, Boston’s leading contemporary furniture retailer and Arclinea Boston, the award-winning Italian kitchen design firm, have partnered to establish the first annual Montage/Arclinea Contemporary Design Scholarship Competition.

Entrants will be asked to design a contemporary kitchen/living area within the traditional, historic architecture of Boston and its suburbs. Successful designs will incorporate the philosophy represented in the work of Italian architect Antonio Citterio, particularly as expressed in his kitchen designs for Arclinea and his furniture designs for B&B Italia.

All entries will be judged by a panel of area architects and designers. Prizes of $5,000, $3,000, and $2,000 will be will be awarded for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place entries. Entry must be received by Tuesday, 31 July 2007. Visit the site for details.

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

• Summer Deadline: July 20, 2007
• Fall Deadline: September 14, 2007
• Winter Deadline: November 16, 2007
• Spring Deadline: February 16, 2008

Entrants from all over the world including the United States, Canada, Mexico, England, Spain, Ireland, India, Czech Republic, Australia, Malaysia, Venezuela, Taiwan, and Hong Kong provide submissions to The Accolade. A non-traditional, virtual venue with seasonal deadlines that allow timely online publicity opportunities, The Accolade awards go to those filmmakers, television producers and videographers who produce fresh, standout entertainment, animation and compelling documentaries; The Accolade is a showcase for cinematic gems and unique voices. Subtitled, foreign-language films are welcomed.
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The BBC News is offering various themes and deadlines in their Photographer of the Year 2007 contest. They are looking for attention-grabbing photos where the photographer interprets the themes as widely as possible.

The current theme is “blue,” and its deadline is 8 July 2007. You may enter up to three images per category. Following the closing date for each theme the 12 best pictures will be selected by the BBC picture desk and displayed in a picture gallery a week later. You will then have 48 hours in which to vote for your favourite.

The two photos that get the most votes will go forward to the final and one of you will be awarded the title of BBC News website Photographer of the Year 2007. Visit the site for details.

The Miami Herald’s ‘Great Cartoonist Search’ Contest (”Contest”) is open to individual cartoonists or teams of two (2) cartoonists who are U.S. residents. Contestants must be 18 or older. This Contest is sponsored by The Miami Herald Media Company, 1 Herald Plaza, Miami FL 33132-1693 (”Sponsor”). Employees of MHMC, The McClatchy Company, or their subsidiaries and affiliates, and their immediate families, are not eligible to enter.

Since all the rules are copyrighted (!), I’ll just send you to the contest page. Deadline 11:59 EDT on 24 July 2007.

The 123RF Flaunt It! Design Competition is a contest for the creative to showcase their artistic works and compete in 123RF’s friendly and supportive community. Anyone can join. Designs submitted must incorporate images from 123RF.com. This contest gives you the opportunity to express your creativity and win some fantastic prizes at the same time. Grand prize is 15″ 2.2 GHz Apple MacBook Pro (RRP. $1999).

Deadlines begin with round 1 period ending 15 July 2007. Visit the site for details.

Surface Magazine announces a nationwide search for the best new fashion photographers to showcase in The 10th Annual American Avant Guardian Issue and Exhibition. The Avant Guardian Contest invites photographers working or studying in the U.S. or Canada, who have not published a fashion editorial before 2006. DEADLINE: July 9th, 2007. Simply stated, the Project LAUNCHES CAREERS. LAUNCH YOURS. Submit to The Avant Guardian Online. ENTER AT SURFACEMAG.COM and START TODAY.