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Springtime Art! Art Deadlines List - April Email Edition
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April 2021 Email Edition
April 30, 2021 - SLOWART PRODUCTIONS | GLOBAL MELTDOWN
We are living in an age of global crisis - of catastrophic MELTDOWN, an environmental, economic, medical, political, and social crisis the proportions of which, sadly, needs no description. Historically artists have foreseen, described and been inspired by crisis. The subject of this exhibition is every aspect of the GLOBAL MELTDOWN crisis. Entry is open to all artists working in any media. Entry Fee. Details: OR
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April 25, 2021 - KNOXVILLE PHOTO | CALL FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC WORKS
A dazzling, annual juried exhibition celebrating photographic works of all styles and subject matter. We hope to continue honoring and encouraging photography that runs the gamut from innovative to timeless. $1,000+ in cash awards, 40-45 works selected for display at The Emporium Center, July 2-30, in downtown Knoxville, TN's Arts District. A pay-what-you-can entry fee option is new this year! Entry Fee. Details: 865-523-7543 OR OR
April 27, 2021 - CHELSEA INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION
The Competition is an ideal way to exhibit your talent to a wider international audience. With a distinguished panel of jurors and more than $55,000 in valuable prizes, it is open to photographers from around the world at any stage of their careers. Entry Fee. Details:
April 28, 2021 - MERGE: NATION'S BEST EMERGING ARTISTS WITH DISABILITIES
The VSA Emerging Young Artists Program amplifies the voices of visual artists with disabilities through career development and professional empowerment. The competition seeks excellent work from emerging artists with disabilities, ages 16-25. Grand Prize is $20,000, First Prize is $10,000, Second Prize is $6,000, and the remaining Awards of Excellence are $2,000 each. No Entry Fee. Details:
April 29, 2021 - F(R)ICTION'S SPRING 2021 WRITING CONTESTS
We accept work, written in English, from anywhere in the world—regardless of genre, style, or origin—and welcome speculative writing and experimental literature. Strange is good. Strange with a strong character arc is even better. Keep it weird, folks. Entries must not have been previously published in print or online, been broadcast or won a prize. Entry Fee. Details:
April 30, 2021 - MONTPHOTO 2021 INTL NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEO CONTEST
MontPhoto 2021 International Nature Photography and Video Contest The competition is divided into the following categories: Mountain activity / Mammals / Birds / Other animals / Plant life / Landscape / Underwater world / Ecological report / Art in nature / Nature from home / Nature portfolio / Video – Mountain stories / Video – Natural stories. Entry Fee. Details:
April 30, 2021 - INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE PHOTO COMPETITION 2021
This annual photography competition is part of the International Wildlife and Nature Photo Festival in Montier, France. The aim of this competition is to show still or filmed images of wild flora, fauna, landscapes, as well as accounts supporting the conservation of habitats, species and biodiversity. There are 9 photo categories and 1 video category. No Entry Fee. Details:
April 30, 2021 - LET'S TALK ABOUT WATER | INTERNATIONAL FILM PRIZE 2021
The International Film Prize is open to anyone around the world over the age of 18. Let's Talk About Water is soliciting short films—up to two minutes—that inform, educate, inspire and motivate people to come together and embrace our ubiquitous need to value water and to share compelling narratives about water issues and solutions. No Entry Fee. Details:
April 30, 2021 - NIKON SMALL WORLD COMPETITION 2021
The Nikon Small World is the world's preeminent photographic competition for images TAKEN THROUGH THE MICROSCOPE. There are two contests: • Nikon Small World Contest is for images taken through the light microscope. • Nikon Small World In Motion Contest is for movies and digital time-lapse photography taken through a light microscope. Photomicrographs must be taken using a light microscope. No Entry Fee. Details:
May 01, 2021 - ALLARD PRIZE PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION
Entries should reflect themes of courage and leadership in combating corruption, especially through promoting transparency, accountability and the rule of law, and of human rights and/or anti-corruption generally. We also particularly welcome entries that depict corruption and human rights violations in the developed world. No Entry Fee. Details:
May 01, 2021 - MUDHOUSE RESIDENCY ON CRETE SUMMER SESSIONS: APPLY NOW!
We will be holding three summer residency sessions in 2021; JUNE 14 -JUNE 28, JULY 5 -JULY 19, and JULY 26 -AUGUST 9. The Mudhouse Residency includes the artist's accommodations, the artist's studio facilities, and breakfast, lunch and dinner each day in the village. We are inclusive to studio and non-studio based artists. We are accepting ten artists per session, apply on our website. Entry Fee. Details: OR
May 04, 2021 - ASIAN CONTEMPORARY FINE ART COMPETITION
The Competition is an ideal way to exhibit your talent to a wider international audience. With a distinguished panel of jurors and more than $55,000 in valuable prizes, it is open to visual artists from Asia at any stage of their careers. Painting, sculpture, photography, drawing, mixed media, and print are the accepted mediums. Entry Fee. Details:
May 07, 2021
TRANSVERSALIDADES 2021: PHOTOGRAPHY WITHOUT BORDERS The pictures collected under this contest should portray the diversity of territories, societies and cultures of different continents in order to allow crossed looks on the changes which are taking place in different parts of the world, show different styles of social organization and space, capture signs of continuity and change… There are 4 categories. No Entry Fee. Details:
May 09, 2021 - CALL FOR ART ACRYLIC, GOUACHE, OIL, OR WATERCOLOR
Exhibition: June 3 - 26, 2021 Las Laguna Art Gallery presents Painterly. This exhibition is open to artists working in Acrylic, Gouache, Oil, or Watercolor. This is an Open Theme exhibition so any and all subjects are acceptable. Note: All artists who submit to this show will be accepted and have at least one of their submitted works posted and promoted on our website and to our client list. Entry Fee. Details: 949-505-0950 OR OR
May 12, 2021 - AN IMAGE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS
We all know the old saying, “a picture is worth a thousand words.” Over the years, through translations and appropriations, the exact wording has changed, but the sentiment remains the same: complex or nuanced feelings and thoughts can sometimes best be summed up in a single image. How do you use art to express what is too complex for words alone? Entry Fee. Details: 860-871-8222 OR OR
May 14, 2021 - XIV INTERNATIONAL COMPOSTELA PRIZE FOR PICTURE BOOKS
Entrants are asked to submit a project of picture book: a book in which the story is told through images, or through images and text that complement each other. The books may be presented in any of the official languages of the Iberian Peninsula (Galician, Catalan, Basque, Castilian Spanish and Portuguese), and must be original and unpublished. No Entry Fee. Details:
May 15, 2021 - 2021 LANGE TAYLOR PRIZE WORDS + IMAGES
An award from the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University supports documentary artists, working alone or in teams, who are involved in extended, on-going fieldwork projects that rely on and exploit the interplay of words and images. Application Fee. Details:
May 16, 2021 - PAPERWORKS 2021
Competition and online exhibition for artists who use paper as a primary medium, substrate for their painting, drawing etc., or the subject of a video. Entry fee covers 6 images and/or 2 videos. No size restrictions. Small cash awards. Juror Sewon Kang, Archivist, Easton Foundation, NY. Formerly with the Museum of Modern Art, NY. Entry Fee. Details: 631-549-5106 OR OR
May 18, 2021 - $3,500 ARTIST GRANTS
The Hopper Prize is now accepting entries for Spring 2021 artist grants. We are offering 2 grants of $3,500 and 4 grants of $1,000. All media eligible. Jurors: Selby Nimrod, Assistant Curator, MIT List Visual Arts Center & María Elena Ortiz, Curator, Pérez Art Museum Miami. 30 artists will be selected for a shortlist. Additional exposure via our online Journal and Instagram feed reaching 55k. Entry Fee. Details:
May 21, 2021 - OPEN CALL: THE WEIGHT OF TIME
'The Weight of Time' is an exhibition that explores the social and economic effects from government quarantine orders, as a direct result, of the novel virus COVID-19. We invite artists to submit their introspective works that examine the solitude of quarantining during the global pandemic and the shutdown's lasting effects on vulnerable populations. No Entry Fee. Details: 216-282-3826 OR
May 23, 2021 - CLOSE UP PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2021
All images entered in the competition should be close-up, macro or taken with a microscope. Any image that shows the subject closer and in greater detail than would be seen with the naked eye is counted as a close-up photograph and can be entered in the competition. Entry Fee. Details:
May 24, 2021 - PHOTOGRAPHIC CALL FOR ENTRY “COMMON OBJECTS”
Photographers of all levels are invited to submit work reflecting the theme “common objects”. Entries of 11 or more images are eligible for a review of submitted entry images by the gallery directors. Juror will be Kevin Tully, curator, photographer, writer, painter and co-director of the gallery. Entry Fee. Details: 512-422-4080 OR OR
June 28, 2021 - GOLDEN PINWHEEL YOUNG ILLUSTRATORS COMPETITION 2021
The Golden Pinwheel Young Illustrators Competition is an international illustration contest held annually as part of the China Shanghai International Children's Book Fair. There are no limits to the entry theme and content provided that is it suitable for children's book illustration. No Entry Fee. Details:
June 30, 2021 - THE COMEDY WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2021
The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards are looking for funny wildlife images. This global photography competition was founded in 2015 by Paul Joynson-Hicks and Tom Sullam. The competition has six categories. No Entry Fee. Details:
June 30, 2021 - LIMNER GALLERY | STRANGE FIGURATIONS AT LIMNER GALLERY
Strange Figurations is an international, thematic group exhibition curated and hosted by the Limner Gallery. The exhibition is open to all interpretations of the concept, Strange Figurations, which would include surreal, visionary and generally all out of the ordinary figurative art. The show is open to all media, techniques and styles from realist to expressionistic. 72″ maximum dimension. Entry Fee. Details:
June 30, 2021 - NORTH STREET BOOK PRIZE FOR SELF PUBLISHED BOOKS
7th year. $13,750 in cash prizes for self-published books, including a top prize of $5,000. Any year of publication eligible. 7 categories including Art Book (new!) Final judges: Jendi Reiter and Ellen LaFleche. Sponsored by Winning Writers and co-sponsored by BookBaby and Carolyn Howard-Johnson. Winning Writers is a partner member of the Alliance of Independent Authors. Entry fee: $65 per book. Entry Fee. Details: 413-320-1847 OR OR
July 08, 2021 - 15TH JAPAN INTERNATIONAL MANGA AWARD
The competition is organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. You may submit only one MANGA containing more than 16 pages. There is no specific theme. Both published and unpublished works are eligible. Your MANGA should be produced within the past three years (2018-2021). No Entry Fee. Details:
July 31, 2021 - INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION FOR A SHORT COMICS STORY
The International Festival of Comics and Games features various competitions and contests. One of them is the competition for a short comics story, where participants prepare a comics, up to 8 pages long. It has been organized since 1991. The participants compete for the Grand Prix, 3 prizes and 3 special awards. Entry Fee. Details:
August 03, 2021 - CHELSEA INTERNATIONAL FINE ART COMPETITION
Artists have a chance to participate in a juried exhibition in New York City's Chelsea Art District and to be showcased and promoted online and in print. A distinguished panel of jurors is selected to judge, presenting more than $70,000 in awards. Entry Fee. Details:
August 15, 2021 - PHOTOGRAPHY 4 HUMANITY 2021
The United Nations supported project — Photography 4 Humanity is an international initiative that calls on photographers around the world to bring to life the power of human rights through their images. Highlighting the most compelling imagery — the images will serve to inspire people to personally get involved and take a stand for human rights. No Entry Fee. Details:
August 31, 2021 - AESTHETICA CREATIVE WRITING AWARD 2021
The Aesthetica Creative Writing Award is an international literary prize that is a hotbed for new talent in Poetry and Short Fiction. Now in its 15th year, the Prize supports both emerging and established writers. By entering, writers can showcase their work to key industry figures and organisations including The Poetry Society, Granta, VINTAGE and more. Entry Fee. Details:
October 06, 2021 - EMBRACING OUR DIFFERENCES | 2022 EXHIBIT
Artists, professionals, amateurs, students are asked to submit their interpretation of the theme ”enriching lives through diversity and inclusion.” All art must have a horizontal orientation. No Entry Fee. Details:
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