Note: Updated March 11th 2009

Recently, a lot of people have told me they feel photographers are not supportive other photographers (at least within art school.) I always try to help people out with questions, but it does seem like to an extant this is true – at least I know people tend to not tell others about contests or opportunities because they are scared of competition.

Seems a little silly to me. I don’t post every deadline I come across, because there are other places you can find them (Art Deadlines, Fjord’s Feed, Photography Grants, ArtShow, etc) and there are already communities devoted to helping emerging photographers (Too Much Chocolate, etc) but here is a list of some upcoming deadlines that I noticed (sorted by due date.) Now you can also be as overwhelmed and busy as I am! Good luck!

March 13th – Cow Art Call

Crossing Art invites artists to submit artwork, in all mediums, for our “09 Oh Cow!” – art exhibition celebrating 2009, the Year of the Cow. Artwork submitted should contain, in some form, a contemporary view of the Cow, Bull, Ox, or even Beef.

http://www.crossingart.com
chee.wang@crossingart.com

March 15th – FotOBAMAweek Photography Contest

Your impressions of the last two years can have a permanent place in the annals of photojournalism. FotoWeek DC and the Newseum have partnered to share your very best work with the rest of the world!

http://www.fotoweekdc.org/

March 16th – PDN’s Faces

• Featured in December 2009 issue of PDN and in online gallery at www.pdnonline.com
• Select images will be exhibited at a gallery exhibit at PDN PhotoPlus International Expo from October 23 to 25, 2009 in New York City.

http://facesphotocontest.com/

March 19th – Oculus Graduate Photography Survey

Call for entries for a publication in professionally-printed collection of graduate work from around the country.

http://astro.temple.edu/~tua89949/GradSurveyEntry09.pdf

March 20th – Desoto Row Gallery: “Undefined”

The beauty of printmaking as a medium is that one can approach the processes in so many different ways, from an extremely controlled and scientific exploration, to something tremendously fluid and spontaneous and combinations of everything in between.   Continuous investigations and developments allow the artist printmaker to conduct studio practices that seemingly contains no restriction. The boundaries of what constitute and define a piece as a print, while still visible are pushed so far into the distance that options appear to be limitless.

All artwork must include, but is not limited to, printmaking.

http://www.desotorow.org/opportunities/undefined.html

March 27th – Humble Arts Foundation Grant

Humble Arts Foundation established the Grant for Emerging Photographers in 2007 to help support fine art photography projects in the U.S. and abroad.

http://humbleartsfoundation.org/grant/guidelines.html

March 27th – International Photography Awards

http://www.photoawards.com/

March 30th – Desoto Row Gallery: “Redux”

In celebration of Earth Day, Desotorow Gallery presents Redux, an exhibit that celebrates environmental awareness by bringing together works created from reused and recycled materials.   In order to qualify, works submitted for this exhibit must be created using environmentally safe processes.

http://www.desotorow.org/opportunities/redux.html

March 31st - Linhof Young Photographer Award

The topic of the subject matter is the urban environment.

http://www.linhof.de/index-e.html

April 1st – Burn Magazine Emerging Photographer Grant 2009

A $10,000 grant  will be awarded in early 2009 to a worthy emerging photographer whose work is on the highest level. Funding would be designed to support continuation of  this photographer’s personal project. This body of work may be of either journalistic mission  or purely personal artistic imperatives.

http://www.burnmagazine.org/emerging-photographers-fund/

April 2nd – Rhizome Commissions Program

The goal of the Rhizome Commissions Program is to support emerging artists by providing grants for the creation of significant works of new media art. By new media art, we mean projects that creatively engage new and networked technologies to works that reflect on the impact of these tools and media in a variety of forms. Rhizome defines emerging artist as artists who exhibit great potential yet are not fully recognized within their field. Commissioned works can take the final form of online works, performance, video, installation or sound art. Projects can be made for the context of the gallery, the public, the web or networked devices. The call for submissions is open to both national and international artists.

http://www.rhizome.org/commissions/

April 3rd – Norderlicht Photo Festival

All submissions must relate to the theme of the festival : “Strijd”. The Dutch word strijd has many uses and can be translated as: match, competition, contest, dispute, strife, controversy, conflict, struggle, wrestle, fight, battle, combat, war. The title of the festival hasn’t been decided yet, but we aspire to address struggles in all guises.
These are all possible approaches to the theme. Read more

Submitting – conditions and directives on the website

April 9th - C4FAP: “Works Of Man”

With “Works of Man”, The Center for Fine Art Photography seeks to chronicle the drive to build, destroy, manufacture and dismantle, that resides in all of us. Images from the tallest building to the smallest child’s toy, the newest electric gadget to the oldest tool from the earliest people, truly anything created by the minds and hands of humanity will be considered for the show.

http://c4fap.org/cfe/2009worksofman/worksofman.asp

April 10th – SRO Photo Gallery Solo Show

The SRO (Standing Room Only) Photography Gallery at the TTU School of Art has a long history of providing emerging artists their first solo exhibitions.  Each year young photographic artists, from throughout the United States, working in all the various media in which photographs can be made, submit work for consideration by the SRO Committee.  Consisting of the Photography Faculty, MFA photography candidates and the Director of Landmark Arts, the Committee annually reviews the work of nearly 100 artists to select only eight for solo exhibition.  A typical year will present a healthy and diverse mix of photographic subjects, techniques, contents and media.

http://www.depts.ttu.edu/art/SOA/nav/landmark/exhibitschedule/SRO/SRO.html

April 10th – Houston Center For Photography 27th Anniversary

Juried exhibition Call for HCP Members.

http://hcponline.org/content.asp?secnum=15&pid=278

April 11th – Fairy Tale Open Call

The theme for this Open Call is “Fairy Tale”. Artist is asked to create his/ her own narrative and expresses own Fairy Tale freely in any kinds of mediums.

http://aboutglamour.net/English/gallery/past.exhibitions/2009/opencall_fairly_tale/open_call09_app.e.html

April 12th – Brenda Taylor Gallery

Please send up to 4 JPEG images of recent or available work to be considered. All mediums considered. Please include your bio, artist statement, and contact information along with a SASE. Ten finalists will be included in a one week exhibition. You will receive a phone call with more details, upon acceptance.

http://www.brendataylorgallery.com

April 20th – Great Outdoors Photo Contest

By National Geographic and PDN – Both Amateur and Professional Categories.

http://www.thegreatoutdoorsphotocontest.com/

April 20th – Photographer’s Forum 29th Annual

This one is kind of a joke sometimes, because almost everyone gets at least a finalist and it seems their objective is to sell the hardbound books they print – but if you need to build your resume or think you have a good shot at winning their hefty cash prize, go for it. They usually look for pretty, lit, crafted, commercial looking “art” work though.

www.pfmagazine.com

April 24th - Desoto Row Gallery: “Surface”

To honor the talent and achievements of college juniors and seniors, Desotorow presents Surface, an exhibit that introduces the work of emerging artists.

http://www.desotorow.org/opportunities/surface.html

April 24th – Magnitude Seven

An International Competitive Exhibit of Small Works

http://www.manifestgallery.org/seven09/

April 28th – C4FAP Portfolio Showcase

Fifteen photographers will be chosen to display their
twelve-image portfolio in The Center for Fine Art Photography’s Portfolio ShowCase Volume 3: Book and Online Exhibition.

http://c4fap.org/cfe/2009portfolio3/port3.asp

April 30th – Digital Graffiti at Alys Beach

Alys Beach is pleased to invite digital artists to submit original works for the Second Annual “Digital Graffiti” Festival at Alys Beach, a juried digital art competition and display.  All works and subject matter will be considered for the competition and display during the 2009 festival, which will be held on Saturday, June 6th.

http://www.digitalgraffiti.info/

May 1st – Women In Photography Project Grant

Women in Photography, co-founded by Amy Elkins and Cara Phillips in June 2008 to showcase the works of female fine art photographers, is pleased to announce their first project grant, funded by Lightside Photographic Services/ and co-sponsored by LTI. The $3,000 grant award will provide funding to one photographer to support project costs.

http://caraphillips.wordpress.com/2009/03/03/wipnyc-annouces-project-grant/

May 1st – New York Photo Festival 2009

The New York Photo Festival will once again honor talented photographers from all over the world whose exceptional work breaks new grounds visually, intellectually and aesthetically. The Awards will give these visual artists the opportunity to reach key decision makers in the photographic community and the editorial, fine art and commercial worlds.

http://www.nyphotofestival.com/site/

May 1st – Hey Hot Shot

Hey, Hot Shot! offers unrivaled opportunities for emerging photographers to have their work promoted online, reviewed by top-notch panelists and exhibited in our New York gallery. Now entering its fifth year, the international competition has been lauded by curators, critics, educators and journalists.

http://www.heyhotshot.com/

May 4th – Forever Hold Your Peace

The New Orleans Photo Alliance is seeking documentary, fine art, and conceptual photographs that explore the theme of weddings. Photographers are encouraged to submit images that portray or comment upon the traditions, customs, symbols and the rich human tableau surrounding wedding rituals.

http://fractionmag.blogspot.com/2009/02/nopa-call-for-entries.html

May 6th – Light Impressions

The theme is “Light” – Open to any and all images shot with your camera phone.

http://www.digitalgraffiti.info/

May 22nd - Art Of Photography Show

A world-class international exhibition featuring all forms of photographic art — images shot on film, shot digitally, unaltered shots, alternative process, mixed media, digital manipulations, montages, photograms, etc. The Art of Photography Show will be exhibited at the two-level Lyceum Theatre Gallery, a perfect venue for exhibiting a large showcase of awesome photographic art.

http://www.artofphotographyshow.com/

May 27th – Axis Gallery 4th National Juried Exhibition

Juror, Janet Bishop, curator at SFMOMA

http://axisgallery.org/

May 29th – A Sense Of Place

The Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art is currently accepting entries for its 29th annual juried fine art competition, A Sense of Place 2009. Open to all U.S. artists ages 18 and older working in the following media: drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, ceramics, sculpture, and mixed media.

http://www.ghia.org/exhibit.html
ghia@ghia.org

June 5th – 2009 Adobe Design Achievement Awards

The Adobe® Design Achievement Awards celebrate student achievement reflecting the powerful convergence of technology and the creative arts. The competition — which showcases individual and group projects created with industry-leading Adobe creative software — honors the most talented and promising student graphic designers, photographers, illustrators, animators, digital filmmakers, developers, and computer artists from the world’s top institutions of higher education.

http://www.adobe.com/education/adaa/

June 19th – Open Society Documentary Photography Grant

Eligible photographers must have already completed a body of work surrounding issues of social justice, and would use the grant in partnership with a non-profit organization, NGO, or a community-based organization as a means for enacting social change through photography.

http://www.soros.org/initiatives/photography/focus_areas/distribution/guidelines?clickthrough_guidelines=20090305

June 26th – “What’s The Big Idea?”

Seeking entries for its 7th annual international juried art show, “What’s the Big Idea?” to be held November 6 – December 3, 2009. Artists 18 years and older, working in all 2-D and 3-D art media, are invited to submit digital entries. The exhibition is limited to original artwork created within two years of the entry date. Artists should consider the theme, applying concepts considered to be visionary, lofty and bold. The exhibit is open to the general public and artwork must be viewable for all ages. Prizes include a $2,000 purchase prize as well as numerous other prizes. Entry fee is $35 for up to three submissions.

http://www.northbrook.info/BIGidea.php
artshow@northbrook.info

July 16th – PDN/Blurb Photography.Book.Now

Photography.Book.Now is a celebration of the most creative, most innovative, and finest photography books – and the people behind them.

http://pbn.blurb.com/

???/ongoing – Agora Gallery Chelsea

Juror selected artists will gain exposure by exhibiting their work in the famed Chelsea Art Gallery District and their work will be promoted both online and in print. Our fine art contests are juried by influential voices in the New York art world;

http://www.agora-gallery.com/competition/art_contest_main.aspx

???/ongoing – X-TRA Artists’ Projects

X-TRA invites artists to submit original ideas for direct-to-print artworks for publication. Proposals should address the content, context and format of the magazine. Selected projects will be allocated up to four pages in an upcoming edition of X-TRA. Proposals that incorporate a web-based element for publication at www.x-traonline.org are encouraged.Submissions must include a complete description of the proposed project, an artist’s statement, representations of previous work, and the artist’s contact information (name, address, phone number and email). Send proposals to: X-TRA, Artists’ Projects Committee, PO Box 41437 Los Angeles, CA 90041. Please direct questions to editors@x-traonline.org. Email submissions will not be considered. Include an SASE if you would like your proposal returned. Rolling deadline. Students are not eligible.

???/ongoing – Cerise Press

CERISE PRESS is an international online (with forthcoming print) journal of literature, arts and culture based in the U.S.A and France. The journal, published three times a year, includes poetry, poetry in translation, interviews, reviews, essays, art and more.

Each issue features several selections from photographers’ galleries. We accept both black and white and color work, and read submissions year-round on an ongoing basis.

Please visit our website for guidelines: http://www.cerisepress.com

Contact: Greta Aart, Sally Molini, Karen Rigby
editors@cerisepress.com

???/ongoing – Entopic Group

The work showed here is a mix of invitations and submissions. Submissions are always open and are welcome. When we receive enough work we will put group shows online. If you think that you would fit in please submit your work for consideration. There is no theme. Send us an email to entopicgroup@gmail.com with a short bio, some info about the work that you are submiting and up to 8 jpegs of your work.

http://www.entopicgroup.com/

???/ongoing – Eyestorm Submissions

Since its inception in 1999, Eyestorm has attracted many of the world’s most celebrated contemporary artists and photographers, including Damien Hirst, Abigail Lane, Anoushka Fisz, Marc Quinn, Helmut Newton and Jeff Koons.

Eyestorm has also been active in nurturing new talent in original painting and sculpture through Britart, which Eyestorm acquired in 2003, and which has now been fully incorporated into Eyestorm.

Eyestorm will continue to promote work by established and emerging artists, both online and through changing exhibitions at our gallery.

http://www.eyestorm.com/submissions.html

???/ongoing – Women In Photography

???/ongoing – Ahorn Magazine

Photographic works:
About 8 – 12 photographs from a single body of work
Sized at 450px in height, 72dpi, jpeg format
Please label the files with your name and numeration. Like this: name_lastname_1.jpg
Please attach also a short statement (with title, if relevant) and your bio

Written works:
We are always looking for articles, essays and book reviews.
Please attach a brief summary of your proposal and your bio.

We would be happy to review your book and photo-zines.

http://www.ahornmagazine.com/submissions.html

???/ongoing – Flak Photo

To submit your work for consideration, email your photograph (sRGB JPG format, minimum 1000px on the longest dimension) with title and place of capture including city, state/province, country and year to photo@flakmag.com. Contributors are encouraged to include their website URL with their submission.

http://www.flakphoto.com/

???/ongoing – We Can’t Paint Blog

Noel also accepts submissions from photographers as well as ideas for interesting articles to showcase on We Can’t Paint. There is no guarantee that your work, article, etc, will be featured on the blog but don’t hesitate to try. Send all submissions with the subject line: “Portfolio” to noel@nrodo-vankeulen.com. [Also, watch the blog for Wassenaar Magazine's next submission cycle.]

http://wecantpaint.com/log/

???/ongoing – SALiT Magazine

SALiT magazine is open to all styles and formats of writing, regardless of subject matter. SALiT magazine is just as open to all forms of artwork: painting, works on paper, objects, sculpture, photography, installation views, etc. Submit no more than three images at one time.

http://www.heathritch.com/salitmagazine/id5.html