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The October 2008 Newsletter is sponsored by:

Win your way onto a Wiley Book Cover! National exposure, cash prizes, free books, and more! The winner's design will land on one of Wiley's major 2009 book covers. It will appear in bookstores across the country and in national promotions. http://www.wileydesignchallenge.com/

DEADLINE OCTOBER 14, 2008

Free Monthly Art Contests for Cash Prizes

Contests, Juried Art Shows - , Acrylic, Ceramics, Crafts, Digital Media, Glass, Mosiac, Illustration, Mixed media, Sculpture, Watercolor, Oil, Pastel, Photography Other

Compete with other artists and photographers in our free monthly art contests for cash and other great prizes. A Singular Creation provides a free online venue to showcase your art and photography. Your images will be juried by our panel, as well as rated by our visitors. Winners will be selected accordingly. We will start the cash pot at a different amount, depending on the theme. In addition to cash prizes, we will award various prizes donated by our sponsors. Also, all winners will be featured in our e-newsletters sent to over 5,500 subscribers and all over our web site.

Website:http://www.asingularcreation.com/
Prospectus: http://www.asingularcreation.com/showdown.htm

DEADLINE OCTOBER 14, 2008 - $600 in Awards

The Negative Space fine art photography show

Contests, Juried Art Shows - , Digital Media, Poetry Photo Gallery

It is not always the subject, but the Negative Space around the subject that makes a photograph truly stunning. This exhibition will highlight the compositional element that makes up the space not commonly seen.

website:http://www.c4fap.org/
prospectus: http://www.c4fap.org/cfe/2008negativespace/NegSpacecfe.pdf

DEADLINE OCTOBER 28, 2008 - $10000 in Awards

AJAS 7th Biannual Juried Exhibition

Contests, Juried Art Shows - , Acrylic, Digital Media, Sculpture, Pastel, Photography, Poetry, Metalsmithing Art Gallery

Jurors in this prestigious show include top U.S. art educators, major gallery owners/directors, and a television network vice president. All artists receive scored jury feedback on their entered works. Accepted artists are provided news release forms of proven effectiveness and offered an opportunity to be awarded dedicated web pages for their portfolios as members of the highly acclaimed Master Artist group. $10,000 total prizes, $1,000 cash awards.

More information: http://www.theartlist.com/opportunities_details.php?id=5092

DEADLINE OCTOBER 31, 2008 - $26500 in Awards

RayMar Art`s Third Annual Online Art Competition

Online Event - Contests, Juried Art Shows - , Acrylic Other

Year long art competition. $10,000 First Prize. $5,000 Second Prize. Many other opportunities to win cash prizes. 144 finalists chosen from 12 months with 12 winners each. Finalists chosen by a well known artist judge each month. See website for contest details and rules.

Online Event

Website: http://www.raymarart.com/

DEADLINE OCTOBER 31, 2008 - $1500 in Awards

12th Annual Open Juried Exhibition "Continuum"

Contests, Juried Art Shows - , Acrylic, Ceramics, Digital Media, Glass, Mosiac, Sculpture, Oil, Pastel, Photography, Poetry, Metalsmithing, Jewelry Art Organization

CALL FOR ARTISTS: Studio Montclair presents "Continuum", the Twelfth Annual Open Juried Exhibition at the 2,400 square foot George Segal Gallery of Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ from March 10 to April 11, 2009. $25 entry fee for three images in CD format only (DVD's accepted for videos). All mediums, including videos and installations, will be accepted. Patterson Sims, Director of the Montclair Art Museum will jury the exhibition. Cash awards. SASE for prospectus to Studio Montclair, 108 Orange Road, Montclair, NJ 07042 or download from our website www.studiomontclair.org.

DEADLINE OCTOBER 31, 2008 - $800 in Awards

Ambience Photography Contest Late 2008

Online Event - Contests, Juried Art Shows - , Digital Media, Poetry Art Gallery

The Ambience Photography Contest 2008 is open to amateur and professional photographers of all ages, from all parts of the world. It is an online, global contest. All categories of photography are welcome; including post processing and computer enhanced images. Let your imagination run wild and those creative juices flow. Send us your best pics and we'll place them before our panel of judges.Who knows? You just might be the winner of the 2008 Ambience Photography Contest!Great prize money is on offer for our winners. Winning entries will be showcased on our site along with the entrant's bio. To commemorate your win, you will also receive a downloadable certificate which can be printed out and displayed on your wall for all to see.

Website: http://ambienceproductions.com.au/photocontest.htm

DEADLINE NOVEMBER 01, 2008 - $1900 in Awards

MosaicGlobe's Creativity Competition

Contests, Juried Art Shows - , Acrylic, Ceramics, Crafts, Digital Media, Glass, Mosiac, Illustration, Mixed media, Sculpture, Watercolor, Oil, Pastel, Photography, Poetry, Metalsmithing Online Gallery

MosaicGlobe's Creativity Competition is juried event open to all artists in the areas of photography, traditional mediums, visual design, decorative and functional Arts. All submissions are accepted and will be reviewed. Work will be judged on the creativity and overall artistic quality of the entire body of work presented on your MosaicGlobe website. There is no entry fee for the competition.

Website: http://www.mosaicglobe.com/
Prospectus: http://mosaicglobe.com/page/731

DEADLINE NOVEMBER 01, 2008

Projekt30's December Exhibition

Contests, Juried Art Shows - , Acrylic, Ceramics, Crafts, Digital Media, Glass, Mosiac, Illustration, Mixed media, Sculpture, Watercolor, Oil, Pastel, Photography, Poetry, Metalsmithing Art Gallery

Projekt30 is seeking artwork for our December 2008 Publicly Juried Exhibition. "Publicly juried" means that all artwork submitted will be presented online prior to the exhibition so that Projekt30's visitors may select which artists will be included in final 30 artist exhibition. To publicize the exhibition, invitations will be distributed to over 30,000 galleries, collectors, and artists. Visitors have the option of contacting any artist directly with praise and/or career-advancing opportunities. Unlike other juried exhibitions, all participants receive exposure. The deadline for submission November 1, 2008. The public jury opens November 15, 2008. The final 30 are published on December 1, 2008. The fee is $40 to submit up to ten images, though the fee is waived for Projekt30 members and artists who use Projekt30's web-hosting service. Go to http://www.projekt30.com for more details.

http://www.theartlist.com/opportunities_details.php?id=5121

DEADLINE NOVEMBER 07, 2008

HOLIDAY ART CONTEST

Online Event - Calls for Submissions - , Acrylic, Crafts, Digital Media, Glass, Mosiac, Illustration, Sculpture, Watercolor, Oil, Pastel, Poetry, Metalsmithing, Jewelry Other

Elf Cottage Music seeks original artwork for 2 new music videos: AT SANTA'S WORKSHOP and MAGICAL HOLIDAY. Art should represent a day in the life of Santa's elves or the fun and joy of Christmas. Some ideas: elves preparing for their workday, snow and the North Pole, inside or outside views of Santa's Workshop, reindeer, candy canes, stockings, decorations, elves making toys, wrapping presents, loading the sleigh and, of course, working with Santa! SUBMISSION INFO: Artwork must be original and not copied from other sources. Creations should be colorful and imaginative. Multiple entries permitted. Artists of ALL AGES welcome--children, teens and adults!Deadline for this project: November 7th, 2008, but we are always interested in hearing from creative people. Your submissions must be digitally photographed or scanned using high resolution technology. Please email files under 20MBs.Selected artists will be contacted by 11/14/08. Your names and locations will be listed on the video under artistic credits. There will be no monetary compensation, but your masterpieces will accompany our songs and be featured on both YouTube and the website. (Come visit us and view last year's video, GREEN CHRISTMAS (A Global Warning!). We will hold the copyright for the video and the music, but not your artwork. Join us in spreading holiday cheer! Please remember to include contact info with your submissions.

http://www.elfcottagemusic.com

DEADLINE NOVEMBER 15, 2008 - $4500 in Awards

Richeson 75 International Art Competition: Pastels Only

Online Event - Contests, Juried Art Shows - , Photography Art Gallery

Gallery exhibit, online exhibit, hard-cover full-color book, one winner featured in national art materials ad

Website: http://www.richeson75.com/
Prospectus: http://www.richeson75.com/prospectus/r75_pastels_prospectus.pdf

DEADLINE NOVEMBER 17, 2008 - $500 in Awards

BookEnds: the book as art

Contests, Juried Art Shows - Acrylic, Ceramics, Crafts, Digital Media, Glass, Mosiac, Illustration,Jewelry, Mixed media,Metalsmithing,Sculpture, Watercolor, Oil, Pastel, Photography, Poetry, Video/Film Art Gallery

BookEnds is an exhibition that focuses on the book as art and will be open to artists nationally and internationally. The exhibition will be split between two venues, Torpedo Factory Art Center and Pyramid Atlantic: A Center for Print, Paper and Book Arts. Juror for this opportunity: Helen Frederick, Founder of Pyramid Atlantic. Fee to enter: $35 for three entries, $10 for each additional entries.

Target Gallery, Torpedo Factory Art Center 105 North Union St., 22314, Virginia, United States
Website: http://www.torpedofactory.org/galleries/targetcallforentry.htm

DEADLINE NOVEMBER 20, 2008 - $4000 in Awards

29th Annual College Photography Contest

Online Event - Contests, Juried Art Shows - , Poetry Art Gallery

Sponsored by Photographer's Forum Magazine and Nikon, this annual student contest awards grants totaling $4,000 to First through Fourth Place winners in both Black-&-White and Color. First and Second Place Winners also receive a Nikon D90 and lens system (or equivalent). All Winners, Honorable Mentions, and Finalists will be published in the hardcover book, Best of College Photography 2009. Winners will also be published in Photographer's Forum Magazine. In addition, First through Fourth Place Winners will be inducted into Nikon's Emerging Photographers Hall of Fame. All entrants receive two free issues of Photographer's Forum as a participation gift. Subject matter is open. Early deadline October 20. Final deadline November 20, 2008. Details and entry instructions for online or mailed-in entries: http://pfmagazine.com/AL/Contest.aspx

DEADLINE DECEMBER 01, 2008 - $1800 in Awards

23rd International Juried Show

Contests, Juried Art Shows - Acrylic, Ceramics, Crafts, Digital Media, Glass, Mosiac, Illustration,Jewelry, Mixed media,Metalsmithing,Sculpture, Watercolor, Oil, Pastel, Photography, Poetry, Video/Film Museum

The 23rd Annual International Juried Show will be presented at the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, February 13 to Marich 27, 2009. This critically acclaimed show is open to all artists with eligible work in all media from the United States and around the globe. A distinguished member of the arts community is chosen as juror each year. Adelina Vlas, Assistant Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art will serve as this year's juror.

Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, 68 Elm Street , 07901, New Jersey, United States

website: http://www.artcenternj.org/
prospectus: http://artcenternj.org/files/juryshow09.pdf

DEADLINE JANUARY 12, 2009 - $3000 in Awards

Embracing Our Differences

Contests, Juried Art Shows - , Acrylic, Digital Media, Illustration, Sculpture, Pastel, Photography, Poetry, Metalsmithing Art Organization

Embracing Our Differences invites artists, photographers, professionals, amateurs, teachers and students to participate in its 5th annual visual art exhibit celebrating diversity. National and international submissions are encouraged. 39 artists will be selected for the exhibit. The Embracing Our Differences exhibit will be displayed throughout the month of April 2008 at Island Park along Sarasota's beautiful bayfront. The exhibit will also be displayed throughout the month of May 2008 in North Port, Florida. Since 2004, the exhibit has been viewed by more than 400,000 visitors. The exhibit will contain 39 billboard-sized (16 feet wide by 12 1/2 feet high) images of the selected artworks.Final selections will be chosen based on artistic excellence in reflection of the theme "Embracing Our Differences". The art-work will also be evaluated on how effectively it will read outdoors when enlarged to billboard size - 16 feet wide by 12 1/2 feet high. Artists are encouraged to use bold saturated colors and strong lines. Final selections will be made by a 3-judge panel of professional artists, curators and art professionals. A total of $2,500.00 in awards will be presented.Deadline for submission is January 8, 2008. There is no submission fee.The mission of Embracing Our Differences is to use art as a catalyst for creating awareness and promoting the value of diversity, the benefits of inclusion and the significance of the active rejection of hatred and prejudice.Submission forms and more information concerning past winning submissions are available online.

website: http://www.embracingourdifferences.org/
prospectus: http://www.embracingourdifferences.org/pdfs/2009artists.pdf

DEADLINE MARCH 01, 2009

The Sculptors Invitational - Call For Entry

Calls for Submissions - , Oil Art Gallery

BIG OUTDOOR SCULPTURE ONLY. (350lb minimum w/o base.) Limit 1. The 7th Sculptors Invitational begins the 1st Saturday of April for four weekends, 11am to 5pm. Year-around gallery optional up to two years. You need not be present to exhibit or sell. Transportation and insurance of sculptures are sculptors responsibility. (See your CPA for transportation/shipping costs - of $250 or more - are deductible as a donation to SDI, Inc. 501c3). You will exhibit with some 60 other professional sculptors from other countries, the U.S. and local cities. Work must stay March and April with option to stay up to two years. The venue is 6 landscaped acres, oak trees, grass in a secure gated residence and inside the city limits. sets off your sculpture aesthetically, spaciously and with integrity.Now to March 1, 2009 - Installation Period- by email appointment - 2 week notice mandatory. Snowstates encouraged to ship/install early - summer or fall 2008 before winter snow in.To enter submit your website and a Registration for jury . [or email photos of your large work example, for jury to gilbertebarrera@gmail.com.] No required fee. Upon acceptance submit by email the following sculpture information: Your Name; Sculpture Title; Medium; Price. A photo of yourself and your sculpture is also requested for public sheet exhibits. Also submit weight, measurements and special instructions if any.

Website: http://www.sculptorsdominion.com/
Prospectus: http://www.sculptorsdominion.com/2008-1stCallForEntry.aspx

DEADLINE FEBRUARY 01, 2009

Momentum: Images of Dance - Dance Photography Competition

Calls for Submissions - , Art Organization

The Connecticut Valley Regional Ballet Company Inc. and The Ethel Walker School invite all interested photographers to submit entries into an international contest that celebrates the beauty, grace and athleticism of dance. Age divisions: high school, college and adult. 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners in each division will receive graduated monetary prizes and certificates.

website:http://www.movingmoments.org/
prospectus: http://www.movingmoments.org/rules.html

ONGOING CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

Your Stab of Art on real, usable Bags with Cash Prize!

Online Event - Calls for Submissions - , Digital Media Other

This is a perpetual online contest judged by the members. Register for free access to purchase, vote, design and forum at the site. Template of bags are ready for download where your art can be placed and you upload it for others to vote. If selected to print, cash prize is awarded. Additional cash prizes for reprints due to popular demand.This is great also for artists to sell their prints on usable items. Bulk discounts are available.It is time to break the typical and give art another outlet.

http://www.bagstab.net/

ONGOING CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

THE OPEN STUDIOS PRESS COMPETITION (PUBLISH AWARD)

Public Art Calls - , Art Gallery

Presented by The Open Studios Press. Winners receive full-color spreads of their art in the nationally distributed periodical, New American Paintings. Six regions (Northeast, Mid Atlantic, South, Midwest, West and Pacific Coast) each have separate annual competitions and deadlines for entry. Open to all artists in the U.S., all styles and media are welcome, as long as the work is singular and 2D. Entry Fee: $25. Entry guidelines are at their website. Address: The Open Studios Press, 450 Harrison Ave. #304, Boston, MA 02118 USA Phone: (617) 778-5265.