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The Chartered Institute of Building is organising Art of Building contest to encourage and showcase the creativity of the industry. This gives an idea of the final interpretation on the work by its users and the pasionate people behind it. The exper
Sculpture: 2018 Sculpture in the City one of the prominent festivals in London is open for submissions and the deadline for receiving applications is November 16 2017. It's a cultural initiative organised by the City of London along-with local business in the country. According to City of London, "The aim of Sculpture in the City is to use the area as a contemporary urban gallery space and showcase cutting edge art in an area represented by the iconic contemporary towers but also the layers of history nestled amongst the towers". Since 2011, Sculpture in the City...
Sculpture: Everyone is welcome to the 21st annual sculpture exhibition which will be displayed in Bondi, Sydney. Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi is one of Sydney’s most popular events, with 520,000 visitors viewing over 100 sculptures by artists from around the world. Held since 1997, this free to the public exhibition captures the imagination of Sydney and its visitors for three weeks each spring and is the largest annual sculpture exhibition in the world. The exhibition generates an almost unprecedented level of goodwill among the public as they enjoy one of...
Art: Light Space & Time is an online art gallery which is all set for the theme competition for month of November - Patterns, Textures & Forms. All 2D and 3D digital artists around the world can submit their artworks online. Professional and amateur artists are welcome to submit their art. Artists should submit their abstract or representational art. The deadline to apply to this art competition is November 26, 2017. The “Patterns, Textures & Forms” theme will be the artist’s interpretation and depiction of patterns, textures &...
Loftworks Gallery in partnership with the International Society of Caricature Artists(ISCA) is bringing forth the Sketchbook Heroes : Caricature of Rock Legends. The show includes the work of 16 caricature artists who worked for clients such as - Time Magazine, MAD Magazine, Cartoon Network, Sports Illustrated Kids, Family Guy and more. Artworks of musicians across many eras of rock and roll has been exhibited which is sure to entertain the wide range of rock and roll fans. The exhibition is sure to serve as an introduction to the deeper understanding of...
Digital Art: 2017 Hyundai Digital Art Competition is open to all students and professionals from Philippines. Students and professionals aged 18+ can enroll themselves and inning amazing cash prizes. The theme for the Digital Art Competition is " Vision of Future Self". The shortlisted winners will each receive a certificate, host of PR opportunities which can be in the form of online features or exhibits and workshop. There are two categories in the preliminaries: + Student Category for currently enrolled students in a duly recognized academic institution +...
Talented body painters transformed the models into living canvases at a festival in Daegu, South Korea with thier delicate brush strokes and flamboyant illustrations covering their skin. Artists from around the world descended on the city for the event. With dazzling body art the models mersmerised the audience with the paintings of top artists across the world. The models feel that the paintings almost made them comfortable as if they are wearing clothes around their body. The artists, who competed for cash prizes, were judged on a range of criteria including...
Google launches a new experiment that uses machine learning algorithms to match your doodles with professional drawings. Drawing on a tablet, laptop or smartphone can be very difficult and time-taking if you are not used to it. This is where Google’s new AI (artificial intelligence)-backed online platform AutoDraw can come to your assistance. It is a free-to-use website and doesn’t require users to sign up or create an account. How it works The Autodraw homepage shows a blank canvas in the middle with tools on left side of the screen. How Autodraw...
Viva Arte Viva - An art exhibition is open to the public from May 16 - November 26th 2017 at Venice, Italy. This event is held biennially and the deadline for receiving the artworks is closed for this year. This year more than 120 sculptors from 51 countries are participating in the art exhibition. Christine Macel is the curator and this year theme has been inspired by humanism. Each of the sculpture is a discovery or a rediscovery and it's more of a poetic dance which the artists have gone through to create their sculptures. Out of the 120 artists, 103 artists...
Italian Street painting was started in 2013 and the 2017 street painting festival is scheduled on June 24th & June 25th, 2017. It will take place in San Rafeal, California. Ever since the street painting festival was inaugarated, there have been numerous artists who have displayed their work on the streets of San Rafeal. Even though the art is temporary, the art lives for ever. Apart from displaying the street art painting, the two days will be full of cultural events, workshops and many more. Last Year Entries: Italian Street Painting Marin is a program of...
The Federation of Canadian Artists aims at the promotion of visual arts and to support emerging professional artists, it organises juried exhibition annually. 2017 competition is open for entries and artist all over the world are eligible for participation. Entries are welcome from all artists working in all traditional art media (e.g. Oil, watercolor, acrylic, pastel mixed media, gouache, egg tempera, pen and ink; drawing media such as graphite, charcoal, colored pencils, scratch board, markers, metal point, and two-dimensional collage). Digital art,...
Multiluminism as an art technique combines fluorescent (i.e. black light) and photoluminescent/phosphorescent (i.e. glow-in-the-dark) technologies along with traditional ‘daylight’ technique to create various pieces such as paintings, murals, ceramic or wood sculptures, bodypainting, furniture, photography, etc. Bogi Fabian, a Hungarian artist, creates her works under the motto “Art - even when the lights go down”. Fabian started experimenting with ultraviolet and glow-in-the dark colours first as add-ons for paintings and live...
The International Art Award rewards emerging artists and half-career artists by giving them a recognition. Artist,photographers and creatives are invited to submit artwork for review by a jury of top art curators and critics. Celeste Prize promotes and supports the work of visual artists, ensures that it's seen daily in over 100 countries and each year by an audience of over 2 million people. Exhibitions have been held in Berlin, London, Miami, Milan, New York, Rome and Venice. 53 outstanding finalists will be chosen by the jury of top art curators led by Fatos...
Knoxville in Tennessee, USA is all set to be decorated with street painting from both amateur and professional artists. It's one of the largest art community event which will be held in Dogwood. Over 25,000 people attend this one-day event, and the winning artists are presented a ribbons and cash awards.According to the event, "The street painting festival, whose origination as a featured event of Dogwood Arts, drew inspiration from a 16th century Italian happening, turns Knoxville’s downtown sidewalks into a seemingly infinite canvas for the region’s...
Flame Painter is a new painting tool designed by escape motions. You can create amazing artworks using flame brushes, which produces stunning effects. It has a large collection of brushes and an equal amount of adjustments and settings. You can mix and match so many effects and adjustments to make your artwork unique. According to flame painter, "Flame Painter is a unique paint software that lets you easily create original artworks, light effects, unconventional design or beautiful backgrounds with fantastic procedural brushes. Add flame light effects to your...
It's the 9th edition of Chalk Art festival and it's all scdeuled to happen March 18th - 19th, 2017. It's open to all age groups and it's free entry. If you want to participate in the chalk art festival or become a sponsor you can contact them through email. The streets in downtown safety harbor is all set to be colored with chalk art, until the rains wash them away. According to the event, "Escape to beautiful Safety Harbor for a magical experience in art. Stroll quaint Main Street, view historical landmarks, shop eclectic boutiques and enjoy the area...