Following up on March and April, here is the deadlines list for May 2009. There have been tons of calls for this month, and there are plenty I’ve missed. As always, email me if you see any that I should post.
Each is posted at the absolute deadline. For some of these it is a postmark date, for others it is a receive-by date. Check carefully and plan ahead!
Remember to read the fine print whenever you send work out – I post these as an informational service not as an endorsement, though I highly recommend submitting to many of them.
May 15th – i-want-a-print Emerging Talent Award
i-want-a-print announces the i-want-a-print Emerging Talent Award devoted to promoting the work of art students and/or recent graduates making the transition from the academic environment to professional careers. Finalists will have the opportunity to sell museum-quality limited edition prints of their works with the soon-to-be-launched i-want-a-student-print website, which will handle the production and sales of these editions.
http://www.i-want-a-print.com/index.php?target=pages&page_id=student_contest
May 15th – Arbitrary Art Grant in Sculpture
$500 for building a sculpture inside a grocery cart using only items found in the store.
http://vital5productions.com/CurrentEvents/?p=67
May 15th – What’s Your Function In Life? in Waterfall Magazine
“It could be a short film. an essay. a novel. an installation. a sculpture. a set of photographs. a song. an on-going project. a speech. a mixtape. a television program. a painting. a piece of furniture. a letter. a dream. a place. a performance. a whatever-it-is……… just sent them in if you think they fit.”
http://gotothezoo.waterfallmagazine.com/2009/03/2009324%EF%B8%B1call-for-submissions/
May 15th – W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography
The W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography is presented annually to a photographer whose past work and proposed project, as judged by a panel of experts, follows the tradition of W. Eugene Smith’s concerned photography and dedicated compassion exhibited during his 45-year career as a photographic essayist.
http://www.smithfund.org/apply/smith
May 15th – Breaking Boundaries, 2009 International Photography Festival
Free juried exhibition for students of 100 images from American colleges and universities. Accepted work will be exhibited at the 2009 Pingyao, China International Photography Festival held each September in the 2700 year old walled village, a World Heritage site.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zXjmfFPVVEk/SeyLm3MLc_I/AAAAAAAAAXQ/-ezVym11YXM/s1600-h/PIP_Flyer.jpg
May 15th – Photographic Center Northwest 14th Annual Photographic Competition Exhibition, Photo-Op, Juried by Jen Bekman
Selected entries will be exhibited at the Photographic Center Northwest in Seattle from July 13th – September 4th, 2009. First, second, and third prize winners will take home $1000, $500, and $250 respectively.
http://www.pcnw.org/gallery/entries.php
May 17th – Foam Magazine Talent 2009
As in 2008, Foam Magazine’s Fall issue will present the work of young talented photographers worldwide.
http://fjordphoto.org/feed/?p=226
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 25th – Lehmen College Art Gallery Call for Artists
Lehman College Art Gallery is looking for work that is broadly described as portraiture for our exhibition Beyond Appearances. The exhibition will explore identity in a broad range of media and less conventional styles.
http://scadphoto.blogspot.com/2009/03/lehman-college-art-gallery-call-for.html
May 27th – Axis Gallery 4th National Juried Exhibition
Juror, Janet Bishop, curator at SFMOMA
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
May 31st – Google Photography Prize for Students
The Google Photography Prize is a global competition for students to create themes for iGoogle. Run in collaboration with the Saatchi Gallery London, the Google Photography Prize is open to students across the world. The shortlist: 36 shortlisted entries will be turned into iGoogle themes, shown on Google and put to public vote. The finalists: 6 finalists will be exhibited at the Saatchi Gallery London, and reviewed by our independent jury. The winner: 1 winner will receive a £5,000 ($7500 USD) bursary and an invite to spend a day with Martin Parr.
http://www.google.com/intl/en/landing/photographyprize/
(as always, be sure you are ok with the fine print when entering commercial contests – they often want permanent usage rights to your images and you must decide if this is worth the potential cash and prestige)
May 31st – Magnum Photos Membership Submission
Magnum Photos is a co-operative owned and run by its members/photographers. They meet once a year during the last weekend in June to discuss the organization’s affairs. One day of the meeting is set aside for looking at and voting on potential new members’ portfolios.
http://agency.magnumphotos.com/about/submission
June 1st – Landscape Photography show at Paul Engstrom Fine Art
Call for entries for landscape photographs for second show at new gallery in Grosse Pointe Park, MI.
http://www.paulengstromfineart.com
paulengstromfineart@gmail.com
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 6th – Self Portrait: Silver Eye at 30
Self Portrait: Silver Eye at 30 will be a group exhibition on view July 8 – September 12, 2009 that weaves a visual understanding of one theme. This open exhibition will not be juried and is a perk of membership.
http://www.silvereye.org/exhibitions_opportunities.htm
June 15th – MyArtSpace Art Scholarship
MYARTSPACE is giving away $16,000 cash Scholarships for students to continue their education in an approved MFA, BFA or higher level degree program for the arts. Early Deadline is the 15th, Final Deadline is December 16th.
http://www.myartspace.com/scholarships/
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.
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
June 29th – Caliente/Hot at New Orleans Photo Alliance
The New Orleans Photo Alliance is seeking documentary, fine art, and conceptual photographs that explore and interpret the many meanings of the word CALIENTE (Spanish) or HOT (English). Selected entries will be exhibited in the New Orleans Photo Alliance Gallery during the hottest months of the year, August and September 2009. The winning images will also be featured and archived in the Alliance’s online gallery and considered for publication in the New Orleans Photo Alliance Best of 2009 Photo Annual.
http://neworleansphotoalliance.org/callEntry.php
July 1st – A Million Little Pictures
Seeking 1,000 people from around the world to receive 1000 disposable cameras. Art House will mail the camera to you to document your life in 24 exposures and then you simply send back the prints. Not only will Art House have an exhibition in Atlanta, GA – Art House will also travel to the city with the most participants. So, tell your friends, mom, sister, cousin, or whoever to sign up. The exhibition will be home to 24,000 photographs of 1,000 people’s lives across the globe.
http://www.amillionlittlepictures.com/
July 1st – The Competition in Digital Arts
The Competition in Digital Arts brings together artists and digital art communities to promote both digital technology through the arts, and the arts through digital technology. Students are especially encouraged to submit their works to the Competition in Digital Arts. The competition consists of two categories. Short films should not be longer than five minutes. Animation should not be longer than three minutes.
http://artcompetitionslist.blogspot.com/2009/03/digital-arts-competition-july-1-2009.html
https://earth.ksi.edu/dacompetition/
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.
July 17th – Berenice Abbot Emerging Photographer Award
One person is selected for this prize and is given a one-person, all expenses paid, exhibition at the Julia Dean Gallery in Venice Beach, California, on October 17, 2009, plus a Canon EOS50D/E 28-135 Kit.
http://scadphoto.blogspot.com/2009/05/berenice-abbot-emerging-photographer.html
http://www.juliadean.com/competitions/index.html
July 31st – Santo Foundation Individual Visual Artists Awards
Two $2500 grants will be awarded to individual visual artists in any area of expression.
http://www.santofoundation.org/callforentry.html
August 1st 2009 – SECAC Artist’s Fellowship
The Southeastern College Art Conference (SECAC) is an organization devoted to the promotion of art in higher education through facilitating cooperation among teachers and administrators in universities and colleges‚ professional institutions and the community served by their institutions. This is a $3000.00 grant to be awarded to an individual artist or to a group of artists working together on a specific project.
http://www.secollegeart.org/secac-fellowship.html
September 30th – Magnum Expression Award
The Magnum Expression Photography Award was established by Magnum Photos and HP with the goal of raising awareness and inspiring change through campaigns using photography as an expressive medium. The judges are searching for revealing imagery that illustrates a dedicated compassion and intensity using photography as a medium.
http://expression.magnumphotos.com/
???/ongoing – Ian Aleksander Adams Blog
I figured that I’d add myself to this list – I’m always looking to review and feature new work. Just send me some jpgs and some text about what you do in an email. That simple!
???/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.
???/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
We accept submissions on a rolling basis. If you are interested, please submit five (5) jpegs and a short statement from a body of work to: submit@wipnyc.org.
Please submit images @ 72 dpi, 550 pixels wide, sRGB, JPG format. Rename your images “myname_title.jpg, etc.” No zip files, please.
???/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.
???/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.]
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