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Art Contest : Abstract Expressionism art movement has been around for more than 60+ years in the UK and to help celebrate and the honour the art, popular artists paintings are being exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts till January 2nd 2017. In abs
All media art competition is annual art competition sponsored by 'The Artist's Magazine'. Winners get cash rewards and also get their works featured during the July- August 2017 magazine issue. You can enter the competition and manage your entries here: www.artistsnetwork.com/ All entries should be submitted online as digital files and there is no limit to your entries. Artists can participate from all over the world. Image requirements for entries: JPG files (Please try to keep the file size under 5 MB to ensure proper uploading). ll entrants should be...
Miami is all getting ready for it's annual art festival which goes by the name 'Art Basel', and it is set to happen from December 1st - 4th, 2016. During this art festival 269 leading galleries from Africa, Europe, Latin America, Asia, and North America will be exhibiting the professional and amateur artists contemporary and modern artworks. Paintings, sculptures, installations, photographs, films, and edition works of the highest quality are on display in the main exhibition hall. Ambitious large‐scale artworks, films and performances become part of the city's...
Every year a unique festival is held in the Northeast China, a city known as Harbin. It's hosts one of the most amazing ice and snow sculptures, Every year it starts on January 5th and ends on February 25th. It features some of the most beautiful and stunning ice sculptures in the world. This is one of the largest ice and snow festivals around the world. Some of the ice sculptures will be illuminated in light, to make the look stunning. In Harbin, you can witness the best ice sculptors around the world. If you are interested in visiting as a tourist, then you can...
Gallery25N alongwith artcompetition.net/ have organized a competition for artists all around the world. The theme for the competition is 'Still Life' and it's a group competition category. Gallery25N is a online virtual art gallery which has international recognition. The last date for submission for 'Still Life' paintings are November 07, 2016. The judging will be done on November 14, 2016 and the winners will be notified through mail on November 17, 2016. The winning entries will find a place in the exhibits in Gallery25N. The competition is open to all...
Gallery25N is an online gallery for exhibiting fine art. They have called for entries in the theme 'Abstract 3'. During this group exhibition, the artists can submit any number of entries after paying a nominal fee. A group of established judges will select the artworks from 20 artists. According to artcompetition.net/,"The artwork should stick to the theme and it should not have any links to the real world. The composition elements and aesthetic principles of the work must rely on form, color, action, lines, marks, texture, etc. to create a purely abstract work...
To spread awareness about frogs, Australian Arts organization have joined with the 'Save the frogs' team which was founded by Ecologist Dr. Kerry Kriger in May 2008. Did you know that the international frog's day falls on April 30th? Save the frogs was started as a measure to avert the extinction of our beloved frogs and to spread awareness. Who can participate? People of all ages, nationalities, and skill levels are encouraged to enter the contest. According to savethefrogs.com/,"The SAVE THE FROGS! Art Contest invites you to create your coolest frog artwork....
The latest Godzilla movie is known as the "Godzilla Resurgence" in English and in Japanese it's known as Shin Godzilla. The movie is directed by Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi. It's produced and distributed by Toho pictures. Since this is the first ever Japanese Godzilla movie in the last 12 years, the rare art pieces which were used for the movie is on display at the Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art in Sapporo’s Chuo in Japan. The art exhibition is known as 'Godzilla at the Museum: Vision, Art & Design in Japanese Sci-Fi 1954-2016'. More than 700 pieces...
Dubai welcomes 3D Artists which is all set to happen in March 2017. December 15th 2016 is the last date for submission. The award, which carries a total prize money of $650,000 was launched at the second Dubai Canvas Festival last March. The final prize-winner will be awarded $300,000 prize money. This is the first time an award of excellence is given for 3D art category. The theme for the 3D Art award is 'Happiness', so artists from all over the world are invited to take part and win laurels. A jury comprised of renowned international and local artists will...
Art Exhibition venue : Manipal Art School, Udupi, Karnataka, India Date: From Oct 3- Oct 7th, students of the Manipal Art School will be exhibiting their paintings at the Vibhuti Art Gallery which is located near the city bus stand. This painting exhibition was organised by Manipal school of art partnered with Chitrakala Mandira. It's open to the public from 10 a.m till 6 p.m till Friday October 7th, 2016. More than 45 paintings created with different techniques will be displayed. The exhibition was inagugrated by K.P Rao on October 3rd, who is a...
Want to take your drawing to the next level? Find out out how you can draw with wire in 2D and 3D techniques by Cathy Miles at West Dean College, UK. The five days programme is jam packed with lots of seminars and workshops which will be suitable for all interested in art. If you have a good dexterity with a plier and have a passion for creativity, then this course will be super beneficial for you. You will first be taught to draw the two dimensional designs on paper and later on you will be taught to transfer the design as a sculpture using wire and other...
Have you seen Trolleybuses? These were the earliest means of transport and these buses have been in existence from 1882. Currently there are less than 300 trolley buses in existence. These vintage trolley buses have been given a makeover by the artist, Liudas Parulskis . Vilnius which is the capital Lithuania, has a fleet of buses and to celebrate the 4th Vilinus Street Art Festival, the cities buses have been made to look like part of the street which gives an amazing camouflage effect. You can also find a wolf crossing the road, which is considered as a spirit...
Alexandria in USA is considered as a community which has deep roots in creative culture and King Street Art festival is an annual celebration, where the neighborhood is also decked up with vibrant street art pictures. The Walls between King street, Washington and Union street is all geared up to accommodate artwork of more than 250 artists from around the world. You can expect atleast six blocks with vibrant street art. Since it's a two day event, visitors can also visit the beautiful artistic Alexandria, by staying at some hotels in King street to totally...
Hyderabad (Indian city) is all set to host the Street art festival, where artists from all around the world can come and exhibit their creativity. This is the first time in Indian history, such a large scale Street art festival is being conducted. “From November 1 to 12th, 2016, St-artindia, art@telangana, and Kalakriti Art Gallery are collaborating to host a street art festival where artists from across the world and the State will choose and execute their work at select locations,” said B.V. Papa Rao, trustee of art@telangana. St-artindia is...
India Art Festival is conducting it's 6th edition at Nehru Center, Mumbai, India from 06 to 09 October 2016. It is a 4 day art festival, where in the art collectors and artists will be able to interact and communicate directly. This opens a new set of doors for creations and innovations. IAF will be visited by leading art industry experts. IAF brings forth the importance of contemporary, modern and fine art in the new generation. Significance of this festival is to bring forth talented artists from the arts and crafts industry. This is the only art festival in...
Meet Pigcasso - The Artistic Pig earns millions of dollars for her paintings
If you’re a keen social media user, you might have come across numerous viral videos of elephants and other animals trying to paint and being creative, but did you hear that pig was doing painting. Yes, meet Pigcasso, the world’s first artistic pig. Pigcasso - the painting pig was once saved from a slaughterhouse when she was a piglet in 2016 and brought to an animal sanctuary in Franschhoek, in South Africa’s Western Cape region.  Joanne Lefson, the sanctuary’s owner said that Pigcasso’s painting began as a way of keeping her...