Multiple Exhibition Opportunities

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION

$3000 in cash awards; valuable prizes provided by Datacolor, global leader in color management solutions and color communication technology; a group show in Manhattan's .NO gallery; an online exhibition and a feature article in IMPRINTS Magazine Spring/Summer 2012 issue. All mediums, styles and schools of thought to participate. Experimental and mixed techniques are welcome. Only 2-D work is eligible. Entry fee. Prospectus:
http://pwponline.org/calls/individual.php?which=2011-11-28-1

EMBRACING OUR DIFFERENCES

Seeking submissions for its 9th annual outdoor art exhibit celebrating diversity to be displayed
April & May 2012. National and international submissions are encouraged. 39 artists will be selected for the exhibit. A total of $3,000.00 in awards will be presented. There is no submission fee nor limit on the number of entries. Submission forms and more information concerning past winning submissions are available on the web site. Details/questions http://www.EmbracingOurDifferences.org OR Info@EmbracingOurDifferences.org

LENS 2012 INTERNATIONAL JURIED PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION

Perspective Gallery near Chicago invites artists to submit up to five
photos. Juror: Catherine Edelman, Director, Catherine Edelman Gallery, Chicago. Juror's award is a featured exhibition at Perspective Gallery in 2012 and $200 stipend. Entry fee. Prospectus/submissions:
http://perspectivegallery.org/lens-2012 OR
https://perspectivegallery.slideroom.com

ARTIST RESIDENCIES IN OHIO

Blue Sky Project is a summer experience that empowers professional artists and Dayton-area teens to collaborate and build community through the creation of ambitious works of contemporary art and performance. As one of five Blue Sky Project Artists-In-Residence, you will cross-pollinate with other practicing artists, collaborate with teens, expand your ideas and add artistic breadth and depth to the Dayton community. No entry fee. Details: http://www.blueskydayton.org

INTERNATIONAL MULTI-DISCIPLINARY RESIDENCY PROGRAM

Self-directed artists' residencies will be offered from May through November 2012. Most sessions are 4-weeks in duration and are offered to those working in the Visual Arts, Music Composition, Creative Writing, Moving Image and Landscape/Garden Design. Four $750 grants will be awarded in 2012 to international artists to defray travel costs. Housing, studios, and meals provided. Application fee of $30 - no other costs. Details: 860-873-2468 OR
http://www.i-park.org/residency.html OR applications@i-park.org

7th CALL FOR SEX THEMED ART

Seeking submissions for its seventh annual sex themed exhibition which will showcase fine artists who comment upon gender and sex in our society. We are accepting work ranging from the personal, to the political, to the near-pornographic. It will be publicly juried: artwork submitted will be presented prior to the exhibition, and site visitors select the final 30 winners. All participants receive exposure. Invitations will be sent to our extensive mailing list of galleries, collectors, etc and viewers have the option of contacting artists, both during the jury and after the winners are selected. "The Sex Issue" will open Valentine's Day, Feb. 14, 2012. Entry fee. To learn more:
http://www.projekt30.com/tsi7_prospectus.html

14th NATIONAL JURIED ART EXHIBITION

Over $7500 in cash awards for 2 and 3-dimensional Fine Art and Photography completed within the past 2 years. Entry fee. For prospectus (or web) send SASE to: Baker Arts Center, 624 N Pershing, Liberal KS 67901 OR 620-624-2810 OR http://www.bakerartscenter.org OR bakerartscenter3@sbcglobal.net

CALL FOR PUBLIC ART PROPOSALS

The New Albany Public Art Project: Bicentennial Series is a multi-year outdoor exhibition of temporary art installations that interpret New Albany's Bicentennial Commemoration. Details:
http://www.napublicart.org/img/2012CallforArtists.pdf

MOVIE POSTER DESIGN CONTEST

Amazon Studios, the creative home for filmmakers, writers and all movie enthusiasts, is inviting artists to design a poster for one of 17 award-winning film projects in development. Artists should read the story premises in 'About the Projects' below and choose a script that they're most excited about. The winner will be selected by Amazon Studios and two guest judges: Arthur Cohen, former President of Worldwide Marketing for Paramount Pictures and Sanjay Sood, Associate Professor of Marketing at the UCLA Anderson School of Management. $1,000 prize. Details: http://www.talenthouse.com/design-for-amazon-studios-best-of-2011

SONY WORLD PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2012

Are you an amateur photographer and a keen photography enthusiast, with an eye for capturing that perfect moment? If so, then this is the competition for you! The Open Competition offers 10 diverse categories for you to enter, ranging from Action to Travel. As a WPO Member, you can enter up to 3 photographs for free, submitted into one category or spread across multiple categories. Winner will receive up to $25,000 and other awards. No entry fee. Details:
http://www.worldphoto.org/competitions/sony-world-photography-awards-2012-open-competition

2nd ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL JURIED PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION

Viridian Artists 2nd Annual International Juried Photography Competition. Juror: Jennifer Blessing, Curator of Photography Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Cash Prizes, Group Exhibition Mar 13 - Mar 31, 2012. $40 for 3jpgs, $5 each additional. Details: Viridian Artists Inc, 548 West 28th St #632, New York NY 10001 OR
http://www.viridianartists.com/submission

INTERNATIONAL MULTI-ARTS FESTIVAL

Arts & Fashion Week seeks submissions from contemporary artists working in photography, video, fiber/ textile based art, installation art, performance and fashion design, to exhibit at our upcoming festival, April 24 - 28, 2012. Submitted proposals should explore the notion of clothing, the body, fashion and the 2012 thematic focus 'fashionSCAPES'. Details:
http://fashionarttoronto.ca/apply

UNCONFERENCE CALL FOR PAPERS/ART

The first annual ACTLab Conference Culture, Art, and Techne in the 22nd Century (CAT22) will be held April 12-14, 2012 in Austin, Texas. We invite proposals for papers, roundtable discussions, workshops, dialogues, performances, actions, print-making/poster sessions, storytelling, digital media, maker events, un-conference open format, or things that fit all or none of those categories. The conference will be organized as presentations in the traditional ACTLab "end of semester" style, but any style suitable to the presenter's work is acceptable. We encourage artists, theorists, geeks, tinkerers, practitioners, academics, curious bystanders, ACTLabbies, former ACTLabbies, friends, family, acquaintances, and anyone interested in collisions of art, technology, and culture or the ACTLab educational style. Details/questions:
http://stratus.ischool.utexas.edu/ocs/index.php/cat22/2012/schedConf/cfp OR bishop@designafternext.com