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The professional design organisation, The American Institute of Graphic Arts(AIGA) has members from all forms of visual communication, from graphich design, typography and interaction to branding, animation and environmental design. AIGA organises tw
Photography Contest : Lensculture street photography awards has called for entries for it's 3rd annual competitions. It aims at looking into the exceptional moments of every aspect of life with colourful forms from the talented photographers of the world. The lensculture awards has a reach of over 2.5 million people around the world and the winners have a stunning exposure and recognition for their works. The award apart from international exposure, prizes and benefits include an exhibition in San Francisco, projections at international photo festivals, $22,000...
The Feature Shoot Emerging Photography Awards were launched in 2014 to support and kickstart the careers of up-coming photographers. The photographers present topics both personal to their vision and significant to international audience, the issues which are needed to be in light to global public. The word “emerge” comes from the Middle French word émerger, meaning “bring to light.” At United Photo Industries in DUMBO, Brooklyn the feature shoot emerging photography awards have culminated in an exhibition, every year for the past...
"Story of An Idea" was directed by FX Goby and it was the screened during the opening of Google I/O conference which was held in San Francisco, May 2017. This is an interesting concept, where a small stone evolves into something huge towards the end of the animation. A stone transforms into an egg and then they travel through many magical places to finally meets it's grand destiny, which no one could ever imagine. This short animation is more like a reflection upon a life. So anyone can have an idea, it can be big or small and sometimes the smallest ideas might...
Wildlife photo contest 2017 is open for photographers all over the world. The grand prize winner chosen by the panel of photography experts will win a chance to Nat Hab's great Alaskan grizzly Photo Adventure. The winner will get an opportunity to fly to Katmai National Park and get to observe the world's biggest brown bears in close proximity in a private ship. Submission Deadline : May 31 2017 Entry Fee : Free Prize : The winner of the People's Choice Grand Prize earns a spot on the Classic Polar Bear Photo Adventure with Natural Habitat Adventures. This is a...
Tata tea - Kannan Devan's 'The photography escapade contest' first launched in 2015 to bring out the enthralling story of its origin and creation. Photographers and videographers around the world can participate in the contest. It gives an opportunity for the budding photographers to capture the natural beauty of the munnar hills and the people of Munnar. An expert panel of photographers and heads of Tata tea kannan devan would judge the contest. 10 best photographers will be selected to go to Kanan Devan Hills in Munnar, Kerala, for the on-ground event. The...
Travel Photography : National Geographic has called for entries for its 2017 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the year award. Photographers all over the world are eligible to send their captivating images related to the themes. The inspiring moments captured while travelling and the peculiar features of the places are to be sent. Photographs must have been taken within two years before the date of entry and may not previously have won an award in any National Geographic photo contests. There is no limit on the number of entries per person....
Photography Contest : Digital photography and editing is evolving in great pace with popularity in image stitching particularly in panoramic format. The 8th EPSON International Pano Awards is encouraging the craft and art of panoramic photography. The competition is open to panoramic photographers around the world. There are competitions for amateur as well as professional photographers - with a photography earnings threshold of $20,000 per year – and categories for nature/landscapes and the built environment, as well as a special section for VR and 360...
Smithsonian magazine organises photography contest anually to encourage and bring out the talented photographers around the world. The contest is open to all photographers who are above 18 years of age. The contestants can submit 15 photographs per category for a contest total of 90 submissions. The Smithsonian will select 10 finalists per category, a winner for each category and a Grand Prize winner from the 60 finalists. The 60 finalists will be announced in the website by spring 2018. DEADLINE : November 30 2017 Categories : Natural World : Animals, plants...
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...
Smithsonian magazine has announced the winners of its 14th annual photo contest, selected from more than 48,000 entries sent in from 146 countries. Out of 70 finalist the judges has chosen winners in various categories, The Natural World, Travel, Sustainable Travel, People, The American Experience, Altered Images, and Mobile. The grand prize winner receives $2500 and the category winners will receive $500 each along with reader's choice and mobile category. Prize Winners : Grand Prize Winner : Pradeep Raja Kannaiah Natural World Category : Prelena SOma Owen...
International Visual Identity Awards is open to branding agencies, freelancers in logo design, graphic design students and corporates to exhibit their excelling work to the world. The competition with its 20 categories is undoubtedly a golden opportunity to share the branding projects with the rest of the world. The competition enhances the credibility of the competent's services as it is internationaly recognised. The winners of the competition will be announced by october 2017. Closing Date : 30 June 2017 Categories : Media and publishing,Transport and...
Underwater Photography Contest : The 2017 International Underwater Photographer of the year has been announced. The award winner is French photographer Gabriel Barathieu,who captured a "Dancing Octopus" in a lagoon on the island of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean. The winner is chosen from over 4500 underwater photos sent by photographers from 67 countries around the world. Prizes and commendations were also handed out in a number of categories, including Wide Angle, Macro, Wrecks, Compact,Behavior, Up & Coming, In British waters wide angle, In british water...
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...
Photography contest : The legendary photography agency magnum photos in association with lensculture has called for entries for the second annual magnum photography awards. The contest is open to all photographers - professionals, emerging new talents, students and passionate amateurs. International jury will choose 12 winners, 8 juror's picks ad 20 finalists. Awards will be given in six categories: Documentary, Street, Portrait, Fine Art, Photojournalism and Open. BBC culture is the official media partner who will share submissions throughout the contest to...
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,...