Diesel Wall is an international art contest that aims to bring intriguing/inspiring/insightful/inciting contemporary ideas to giant urban canvases in city centers around the world. Diesel Wall was born out of a need to salvage what precious public space is left. They will take your art, your powers of dissuasion; your ability to disrupt; incite; excite; inspire and intrigue; to make comment; to make beautiful; to make real; to make people think again. And they will give you walls in four major cities around the world to express yourself!

You must be logged in as a DIESEL CULT user to upload file. Deadline is 11 July 2008. Visit the site to learn more.

LittleBigPlanet is a new type of game in which characters and levels are designed by players, who can then share their creations with the world. It’s a platformer with a creative edge - described as the Youtube for games, it’s going to be an endless pixel canvas for your wildest design schemes.

Sony have asked us to seek out the best character design to be incorporated into the retail version of the game. That means, of course, that not only will hundreds of thousands of people see your design, but they’ll be using it throughout the game - a fairly unparalleled way of getting your unique style recognised.

Your character will be in good company - so far, 20 creative visionaries have contributed their level designs, including: Build, Kate Moross, Peepshow, Trevor Jackson and Yuko Kondo.

Voting on entries begins on July 14 2008. For more information, brief and the design template, check out the site at Don’t Panic.

One of the most important topics in the upcoming presidential election is immigration reform. Here’s your opportunity to express your opinion creatively and collectively make a difference as part of the Student Voices community. Create an illustration, political cartoon or piece of art about Mexican/American immigration reform and you could win $500! Demonstrate the current ideas and attitudes towards immigration reform in your town or school and show us what your friends and family think by showcasing your artistic talent. Support your ideas by voting in your next election!

Open to anyone who is a resident of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia or Mexico, has access to the Internet, and is 18 or older at the time of entry. Deadline is 17 July 2008. Visit the site to learn more.

At right: Sleepwalker, Josephine Sacabo.

Fifteen photographer’s portfolios are to be featured in Artists’ Showcase, The Center for Fine Art Photography’s new print publication.

Additional awards include:

• Cover photo in Artists’ ShowCase
• Portfolio exhibition in the Center’s gallery
• Online gallery exhibition of the 15 selected portfolios for two years
• Inclusion in the Center’s Annual Collection CD that goes to publishers, collectors, designers, and brokers

The Deadline for submissions is July 25, 2008. For more information or a prospective about this and other call for enties please visit the Center’s website.

You can help to design San Diego’s Fashion Week’s even t-shirt and win $500 cash. Fashion Week San Diego is the world’s only bi-national fashion week. slated for fall 2008, the event will highlight the fashion industry that thrives in Southern California, presenting designers from both the U.S. and Mexico.

Enter as many designs as you like from now through 11 July 2008. Go to the site to download the template and to learn more about this contest’s guidelines.

VSA arts is an international nonprofit organization founded in 1974 by Ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith to create a society where all people with disabilities learn through, participate in and enjoy the arts. VSA arts showcases the accomplishments of artists with disabilities and promotes increased access to the arts for people with disabilities. Each year millions of people participate in VSA arts programs through a nationwide network of affiliates and in more than 60 countries around the world. VSA arts is an affiliate of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

This call for entries is open to young artists ages 16-25 living in the United States who have a physical, cognitive, or mental disability. They are interested in both representational and abstract work, based upon the theme, “Green Light.”

There is no entry fee and prizes are substantial. Art work must be original and created within the past three years. VSA arts and Volkswagen of America, Inc. (co-sponsor) reserve the right to purchase the artwork of the fifteen selected finalists at the artist’s specified price. Deadline is Friday, 11 July 2008, midnight (MST). Visit the site to learn more.