The Adi Foundation seeks to nurture the work of artists exploring the nexus between art and Judaism. To that end, the Foundation’s central project is a biennial international competition in the visual arts and design on a theme related to Jewish thought and tradition. This competition is open to artists, including students, from a wide variety of fields in the visual arts, including painting, sculpture, prints, drawings, photography, video, installation art, computer art and design (Judaica, industrial design, graphic design, jewelry, fashion, etc.).

The theme of the fourth Adi Prize (2008) is Rupture and Repair. Information on the theme, including a source book on the subject, is available on the Foundation’s web-site, www.adifoundation.co.il.

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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.

createurope: THE FASHION ACADEMY AWARD aims to demonstrate the vitality of the European fashion scene by way of a competition that invites young fashion designers at the beginning of their careers from all over Europe. It intends to help them get their feet off the ground, start their own business and unite them with other young colleagues from European countries in the form of intercultural dialogue. At the same time, the competition links the many European educational facilities in the fashion world and hereby fosters the exchange of faculty and students.

The young creative prize winners will be determined in two separate phases. In the first phase candidates from the participating countries will be chosen to present themselves in the second phase to a prominent international selection committee. The closing event will take place at the end of October in Berlin offering a platform for publicity.

Deadline for postmarked items is 30 June 2008. Visit the site to learn more.

The Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design (RSID), invites you to a Design + Craft Forum in conjunction with the current exhibit, Evolution/Revolution: The Arts and Crafts in Contemporary Fashion and Textiles. The exhibition will be held on Friday, 11 April 2008 from 10am-4pm
at the RISD Auditorium, Canal Way, Providence, Rhode Island.

Explore current issues that arise from the intersection of art, craft, and technology. Discuss how such production affects society today with experts in the fields of publishing, fashion history, cultural studies, art history, business practice, and technology. Visit the site [PDF] for a list of speakers, topics, and schedule for the day. This forum is free for RISD Community members, $25 registration free for the general public.

Sixth biennial competition reunites five generations of ADC Young Guns to select the next wave of creative wunderkinds

March 13, 2008, NEW YORK ­ To all young creative professionals across the map: It’s time to open those portfolios and find the pieces that show you at your freshest and most brilliant. ADC Young Guns 6 is fast approaching and will uncover the best under-30, professional talent throughout today’s multi-disciplinary creative industry.

Since its inception in 1996, ADC Young Guns has identified rising stars in the fields of graphic design (Stefan Sagmeister, James Victore), illustration (Deanne Cheuk), photography (floto+warner), advertising Alexander Gelman), interactive media (Rei Inamoto), film and video (Mike Mills), and animation (Todd St. John), among others. The competition discovers the most promising young creatives across various disciplines and brings these emerging talents into the spotlight.

The sixth class of ADC Young Guns will have their work showcased in a gallery exhibit and published in a limited edition book by Moleskine®. Their work will also reside in the ADC permanent collection online. These new Young Guns will be awarded the iconic ADC Cube and join the ADC’s membership, a veritable Who’s Who of advertising and design that counts Milton Glaser, Yohji Yamamoto, Ivan Chermayeff, Seymour Chwast, and Jay Maisel among its famous names.

This year the ADC has added a twist to Young Guns 6: for the first time, Young Guns alumni from classes 1­5 will serve as the jury and choose the new class to join their ranks. Having once been selected for the same award, these “old” Young Guns bring unique experience to the judges table, where they will evaluate each body of professional and personal work without the constraint of media categories.

In making the competition both for Young Guns and by Young Guns, the Art Directors Club with its singular capacity to connect several generations of visual talent‹has created a rare community characterized by its creative daring, forward-thinking ambitions, and level of prestige.

ADC Young Guns 6 opens its call for entries online on April 3 in conjunction with its launch party, Disclosure, at the Art Directors Club gallery. The launch will coincide with the ADC’s unveiling of The Undiscovered Letter (www.theundiscoveredletter.com).

For more info on this contest, please visit the site.

The fashion contest is a little vague…MSN and Glam want contestants to design a dress. There are no boundaries from that point. Anything from a sundress to an evening gown is acceptable. Readers will vote on favorites, and the eight top finalists will then create their dress. The winner will be flown to New York, receive a $500 gift certificate from Lord & Taylor, and then have an opportunity to apprentice with the ADAM Adam Lippes design studio. Adam is one of the judges for the final round, so that’s another clue as to how to design your dress.

Registration for this contest ends 5 February 2008 at “about” 6pm PT. All entries must be received by the applicable deadline to receive votes during the Semi-Finalist Voting Period and win a prize. Visit the site to learn more.

Have you always dreamt of being a famous fashion designer? Now’s your chance to show the UAE your talent. The Bride Show Abu Dhabi is launching the capital’s first Abaya Design Competition; an exciting and challenging design contest open to all women in the UAE.

The final designs will be presented on the catwalk by professional models on the final day of The Bride Show Abu Dhabi, which takes place from 5-8 February 2008 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre. Thousands of people will see the designs and visitors will have the chance to vote for their favorite creation.

Each participant must submit their final creation to the organizer’s office at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center on the 4th February 2008 by 11:00 am. Failure to adhere to the above deadline will result in disqualification. Visit the site to learn more.

The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers and its Regional Affiliates are reaching out to schools across the nation to identify America’s most accomplished teen artists and writers. More than 75,000 students will accept the challenge to present their best creative work for review by artistic and literary professionals. More than 30,000 teens will be recognized regionally and approximately 1,000 will go on to earn national awards.

Many of these young artists and writers will have their work exhibited, published, and presented to a national audience by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, and more than $1.5 million dollars in scholarships will be made available to high school seniors who receive national recognition. The Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design, a consortium of leading art and design colleges in the U.S., recognizes The Scholastic Art Awards program of the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers as an appropriate and effective way for students interested in art and design to develop successful portfolios for college admission.

Learn more about The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards and how to submit your work (or tell a talented teen you know about this contest). Check out the virtual gallery of the nationally-recognized work from 2007.

Make Your Mark in Fashion is setting you the challenge of creating a new range for an established, sustainable fashion label. Choose from a selection of leading sustainable fashion businesses and come up with a proposal for a sustainable fashion range that you feel will complement and enhance the existing business.

This is an exciting challenge for UK residents from ages 14 to 30. Applicants will work as teams from 3-6 people, and the work will be accomplished in stages with various prizes along the way. The last three winning teams will work in conjunction with their business of choice to create samples from their range to be showcased on the catwalk at OnlOff www.thedoll.org/onoff/ in London Fashion Week September 2008.

Deadline for registration is 5pm on 31 January 2008. Visit the site to learn more.

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The theme for 2008 DestinySpace Fashion Design Competition is commercial space travel. Space tourism is on the brink of reality and the Space Fashion Organization (SFO) has been established to promote awareness of personal space travel and space education opportunities through Space Fashion Design Competitions.

A number of high-powered initiatives, sponsored by the National Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA) involving the development and use of commercial spacecraft that will help to increase public awareness and appreciation for the future of space travel are currently a reality. The level of commercial effort and investment in these activities is significant and involves some of the biggest corporations in the world.

Public support of these developments is limited, and one opportunity for you to participate in a big way is in the design and manufacture of space apparel.

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