Welcome back. I am back with the latest and most fantastic competitions/awards/prizes &
contests for artists, actors, graphic designers, chefs, fashion designers, musicians, writers, screenwriters,architects, filmmakers and all other creative professionals. I love writing on this blog; and all of you are the best.
I love your comments; please keep them coming. And I will be sending out replies or posting to your blogs as soon as I finish this post. I really appreciate your feedback; it helps me know which competitions/ prizes/ awards and contests are the most important to cover. Also, I thank all of the people that posted other contests, competitions, awards, and prizes. If anybody else knows about any prizes, competitions, contests, awards, or auditions, please feel free to post them on this site or to email me about them : prize@s-mail.com .
Okay, I am so excited to tell you about all of the opportunities that I found out about; so I will start to now:
-Opportunities to Get Cast- Because Your A Star; I Know That You Are- The Updated Viral Post-
I just found out about this opportunity that was posted on You Tube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qE0n8w1xdM -
Also, this is a way to get paid for the type of content a lot of people post to You Tube:
-Opportunities to Get Cast on A TV Program or A Movie- Because You're A Star; I Know That You Are-
The following are some of the best casting and other acting sites that I have found:
www.nbc.com/Casting/ - Please visit NBC.com's casting page to find out how to become a participant on a NBC show. On this page, it is possible to apply to get on shows such as:
'AMERICA'S GOT TALENT':"Simon Cowell (America Idol) wants you! If you think YOU are the next, big star who can sing, dance, juggle, or whatever, apply now. Click (on the site)... for Open Call info and audition instructions"
'STARTOMORROW':"In A Network First, NBC & Famed Music Exec Tommy Mottola Are Launching A New Online Competition Series That Let's Fans Decide The Winner!
DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MAY 7
Does your garage band rock the local scene? ... Musicians and performers alike are encouraged to submit their performance tapes to Star Tomorrow..."
'DEAL OR NO DEAL'
'LAST COMIC STANDING'
'THE APPRENTICE'
*All quotes are excerpts from NBC.com's website*
www.usaworldshowcase.com/ - According to this site, "The USA World Showcase is an opportunity for UnSigned Artists to CONPETE, be on National TV, and experience the memories of a lifetime." This competition will offer $50,000 to the winner. "The July, 2006 USA World Showcase at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas will also offer a $5o,ooo cash drawing broadcast on National TV... Contestants are- NOW- being selected for the next Competition being held Sat. JULY 1, 2006 at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas to be broadcast on Network across the USA including Cable TV, Satellite TV and the Internet. Hurry- contestants are now being selected to compete in this showcase. Applicants are now open to Men, Women and Children 3 years (old) and older. Signers (Artists/ Celebrity Impersonators) Dancers - Dancers (Partners)- Models - Comedians- Actors." Please visit this site to apply online or to find out more about this competition. www.usaworldshowcase.com/audition.htm
www.talentrock.com/ - Information about the Talent Rock Summer Fest Competition can be seen on this site. At this event, there will be more than $100,000 worth of prizes, and over 100 industry pros (model, acting, dance & record execs., agents & reps. from around the world). Here are some quotes from the site:
"Event televised to OVER 30 Million People"
"Go to Concerts, Meet Celebs, Network with Industry Reps, Make Friends ... (at this event)"
"No experience (is ) Necessary"
This competition offers actors, singers, dancers, comedians and models the opportunity to win the prizes.
Please go to this site to find their online application. Complete and submit the application to be eligible to conduct a phone interview and receive more information.
http://contest.usanetwork.com/ -On this site for the USA "2006 Show Us Your Character Contest", the following information is given:
"At USA Networks, characters are welcome. And now, USA has created a community where characters from across the country can come together . You are invited to become a member and upload your videos, photos, and profiles. You can share your hidden talent, a celebrity impersonation, or a revealing glimpse into your life". The Grand Prize winner will be:
- "featured on the silver screen in the AMC, Cinemark and Regal Entertainment Group Theatre's FirstLook Movie Pre-Show
- (in a)commercial on USA Network
- (given) an exclusive online series featuring your character
- (given) a MAC G5 Quadcore Desktop with a 30' HD screen
- (given)a Sony HVR Professional HD Camcorder"
However, please hurry; the contests ends on 4/28/06. (Don't worry, most of the other opportunities on this page give you much more time.)
http://abc.go.com/site/casting.html - Please go to this site for ABC-TV's reality show casting.
http://corporate.disney.go.com/careers/auditions.html -Visit this link to find Walt Disney Co.'s auditions.
http://mandy.com/1/cast.cfm - This site has an impressive list of auditions.
www.actorslife.com/auditionlist.php - The Actors' Life National Auditions Database is an incredible resource.
http://hollywoodos.com - This site has some very good auditions.
http://pub64.ezboard.com/fplanetsharkfrm24 -Here is Planet Shark's Casting Board.
http://actorslife.com/auditionlist.php - Go to this site to find out about auditions in all 50 states and Canada.
www.actorsaccess.com -( formerly www.breakdownservices.com/access/awindex.htm )
www.actorschecklist.com
www.starnow.com -This site lists an incredible amount of auditions & casting calls for animators, musicians, dancers, models, actors, and reality t.v.participants
http://us.castingcallpro.com - Find out about auditions in theatre, radio, television,and film if you register on this site.
http://actorsite.com/freepages/television_updates.html -
www.actorsite.com/cgi-bin/atl/atl.cgi -This portion of this site features many casting calls (for instance, MTV is now casting).
www.taperahmanson.com/employment.asp - Theatre auditions/casting and employment opportunites.
www.group101films.com/scripts/indexall.cgi -
www.realitytvworld.com/index/articles/newssection.php?x=4 - Here is a good site to find out about the audition schedule of reality t.v. shows. (Click on to the Application News- in the upper right corner- to get to the auditions listings section of the site.)
www.foxreality.com/castingcornerlist.php -This Fox TV website does feature casting calls for all of its own shows; but it also features casting calls for most of the other networks as well. That's really wild, but true. (When I looked, I saw calls for National Lampoon Field Day Productions, PBS [for winemakers], ABC [looking for families with a dream], MTV, A&E, the Life Network, NBC, TLC, HGTV, CMT, ABC [American Inventor], and more.)
www.cbs.com/info/user_services/info_faq_applications.shtml -On this site for CBS, there is information about how to apply for Survivor, Big Brother, and the Amazing Race.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LAFilmCasting/
www.castingaudition.com - This site bills itself as: "the largest free on-line database (with) more auditions and castings than all other sites combined".
http://exploretalent.com/resources.php
www.caryn.com/biz (or try:)
www.caryn.com/acting/casting/auditions.html
www.amyhoerler.com/links.htm -This is Amy Hoerler's exhaustive listing of acting links
www.paaw.com/cgi-bin/classifieds/classifieds.cgi -Here is the site for the Performing Arts &Artists Worldwide
www.redbirdstudio.com/AWOL/acting1.html -Visit this site to see AWOL's Hundreds of Great Acting Links
www.actortips.com -
www.actingmagazine.com/emailcastingnew.cfm - Please visit this amazing resource.
www.actingzone.com/azdirectory/fc.php -This site has many casting notices.
www.beinthemovies.biz/casting-calls.htm -The best part of this site is ironically the section for t.v. show auditions.
www.castingnetwork.com
www.creativeactors.com - There are some great links on this site.
www.vancouveractorsguide.com -This is the site for the Vancouver Actors Guide ( it is important to remember that a lot of acting opportunities have opened up in Canada because they offer more incentives to fimmakers {including subsidies} than other locations {Hollywood is pretty freaked out about this}.
http://members.tripod.com/tarling/arc/arc.htm -Here is the site for Actors' Resource Canada -which is moving to- www.wildogre.com -
www.aactionauditions.com/ - Please go to this site to find out about more casting calls and auditions in Canada.
http://hollywoodnetwork.com/hn/acting/index.html -Here is the site for Hollywood Actors' Network(obviously, most of the opportunities are still in Hollywood- Arnold has a commission to see how they can stay competitive with Canada-)
www.nowcasting.com -Please visit this site for LA Actors Online
www.actorsite.com/ -Click on this link to visit Actorsite; LA. This site is incredibly comprehensive; it features listings of tv shows that are now casting, pilots that are now in production, and free casting notices. Actors can even obtain a free website from the Actorsite.
www.lacasting.com/la_home.asp - This is the site for L.A. Casting
http://losangeles.craigslist.org/tfr/ -Here is Craig's List LA (casting)
www.actorsite.com/cgi-bin/atl/atl.cgi -This link will take you directly to the Actorsite casting notices.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/castingla -Evidently, this is an entirely different site from the other Yahoo group site.
www.castingnewyork.com/ - Here is the site for Casting New York
http://newyork.craigslist.org/tfr/ - Please refer to this site for other NY casting calls.
http://actorslife.com/audNY.html
www.tinselnet.net/vegas.htm - Click on this link to find out about casting in Las Vegas.
http://web.actorsequity.org/CastingSearch/
www.screenfighters.com - A site for actors/martial artists
On the next post I will profile other locations and opportunities for extras.
-How to Party &/or Network with Hollywood Movers and Shakers-
According to Skip Press, the accomplished screenwriter,:
"certain activities that are open to the public will allow you to mix with Hollywood movers and shakers...
www.oscars.org - The main organization that just about everyone in Hollywood wants to belong to is the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. By simply surfing to www.oscars,org and clicking on Events you'll find a place to sign up to be automatically notified via email of current events, public programs, and events of the Academy Foundation that include 'film-related exhibitions, screenings, lectures and seminars, and the Student Academy Awards, among other activities.' Who could you meet at such events? Just about anyone. Remember, most movie stars, directors, and producers are film fans, too.
www.emmys.org - Similarly, by... (clicking on this site) and clicking on Events, you can sign up for email updates on activities at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in North Hollywood. These events include 'behind-the-scenes evenings with the most popular and acclaimed shows currently on the air, as well as workshops and seminars on employment, career, ad social issues,and conferences on emerging technologies and information systems.' ...
www.wga.org - (If you are a writer, screenwriter, or just want to network with other screenwriters) The organization most screenwriters aspire to join is the Writers Guild of America, west...They put on events like the 'Writers on Writing' seminar series... The series showcases an outstanding motion picture or television writer each month discussing how their careers have developed, their approach to their craft, and so forth, with each interview followed by a question-and-answer period. Most of these events are open to the public... For more information see the Web site... or call (323)782-4692.
www.ArcLightCinemas.com - There are public venues unique to Hollywood that support and celebrate the business and offer people an opportunity to meet like-minded people, successful or pre-successful. ( Press lists Arc Light as an example of this kind of venue.)...
www.laweekly.com -In general, the main 'bible' of happenings in Los Angeles is published every week in ...(this) free newspaper...
www.macafricaevents.com - Lastly, since any club is only as successful as its ability to attract and keep patrons, it hires producers to get the public to their venues... (Here is one that Mr. Press likes ):
MACAfrica
Event Producer
P.O. Box 18784
Encino, CA 91416
Phone: (818) 342-2171
Fax:(818)342-2789
Email:macafrica@earthlink.net"
(The web site is more helpful if you email her and find out how to register. That way you can search all of the events.)
I strongly recommend Skip Press's book,: "The Ultimate Writer's Guide to Hollywood", which I used as a source for the networking portion of this post. If you are a screenwriter (or aspire to be one) or even a filmmaker, do yourself a favor and get this book. Personally, I have this bad habit of highlighting things that I find important in books. I ended up highlighting most of this man's book. That's how good I thought his book was. Also, his web site can be found at:
www.skippress.com
Screenwriting Competitions And Awards-
www.flatshoe.com/future-events.html - Here is the site for the American Screenwriting Competition. In this exciting competition, there will be over $50,000 in cash and prizes that will be awarded. The Grand Prize will be over $12,000. Everyone who enters the competition gets 10 free copies from Digital Express (www.scriptcopier.com ). The main goal of the competition is to uncover the best unproduced screenplays and to work with most gifted writers who craft them. The extended deadline is on May 1,2006. Go to the site to find an entry form that you can either print out or submit online.
www.internationalscreenwritingawards.com/index.asp - Please check this link out if you are interested in finding out about The 2006 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards. On this site, the following information is given:
"The PAGE Awards were established by an alliance of Hollywood producers, agents, and development executives. Our goal : to discover the most exciting new screenplays by up-and-coming writers from across the country and around the world...
It's a Catch 22. While producers and agents continually complain that they can't find good material, talented writers who live outside Los Angeles and have no 'connections' within the industry find it virtually impossible to penetrate the barriers of the Hollywood system. Our objective is to bridge that gap - giving new screenwriters the opportunity to get their scripts into the hands of industry professionals- and also serving as a much-needed resource for Hollywood producers, agents, and development execs who are searching for quality material.
...(W)e encourage writers to submit scripts of every genre, and we present awards in nine different categories. Not only do our winning writers receive over $25,000 in cash and prizes, but most importantly, all contestants have the opportunity to get their scripts read by Hollywood professionals who are currently in search of new talent."
To learn more about the prizes, visit: www.internationalscreenwritingawards.com/prizes.asp . To find the official rules, go to: www.internationalscreenwritingawards.com/rules.asp . Hurry, the deadline is on May1, 2006. (Don't worry, most of the other competition deadlines are not this soon.)
www.scriptpimp.com/writing_competition/home.cfm -Clicking on this link will take you to the site for the 2006 Script P.I.M.P. Screenwriting Competition. (The acronym is an abbreviation of Pipeline Into Motion Pictures.) In this competition, there will be $10,000 total cash and $8,000 in screenwriting prizes. Also, anyone who enters the competition will receive 10 free script copies (a $50 value from Digital Express). Here are some details quoted from this site:
"The ... Competition is an international competition open to all original, English-written feature film screenplays that have yet to be produced, optioned or sold... Over 20 companies have already requested the winner. (Here is the)...kind of exposure... te winners (will) receive(:)
On August 3rd, 2006, Script Pimp will announce the 4 Grand Prize winners of the competition at the 2006 Script Pimp Awards ceremony in Hollywood, CA. This private engagement will gather hundreds of film industry professionals. If you still have questions, go to the site; or contact: Chadwick Clough competition@scriptpimp.com , (phone) (310)401-1155. If you are planning on entering this competition, please hurry; the deadline is on May 1, 2006.
www.tft.ucla.edu/awards/ -Go to this site to learn about the 2006 Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards. The first prize= $15,000; the second prize= $7,500; the third prize= $4,ooo; and the honorable mention= $2,000. The objective of this award is to encourage excellence in screenwriting. The submission deadline is on 5/31/2006. A brief explanation of the rules is available on : www.donedealpro.com/members/details.aspx?object_id=147&content_type=10 This is a short exerpt from that site:
"All full time students at any University of California campus are eligible. All submissions must be the original writing of the contestant(s). The following are not eligible: adaptations; works submitted, in any form, to this competition in previous years; works commercially produced or under contract for commercial production; works based on existing or continuing series, films or properties."
Please contact the sponsor ( or visit either of the aforementioned web sites) for the complete eligibility rules: 2006 Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards; School of Theater, Film and Television , UCLA; 103 East Melnitz - Box 951622; Los Angeles, CA 90095-1622 (phone):(312)206-8424
(email): dfarmer@tft.ucla.edu
www.creativescreenwriting.com/aaa/index.html -Please visit this site to find out about the AAA Screenplay Contest(sponsored by the excellent magazine, "Creative Screenwriting" ). To quote the web site, "the AAA Contest is looking for the best and most talented writers from around the world. If you have written a great screen play, please allow us to bring this to the attention of the industry. " Furthermore, it is stated that:"Everyone who submits a screeplay to the June 2006 contest wins 10 free copies of your screenplay from ScriptCopier.com -a $50value-... (&) discounts from Script Shark, Fimtracker, and Coverage Ink."
This bi-annual screenplay competition will award over $7,000 in total for all of the prizes; and the Grand Prize winner $5,000 and agency / production company consideration. The prize package also includes a FilmTracker InfoSource Database subscription for 1 year (a $720 value), Story Notes from John Rainey Consulting, Movie Magic Screenwriting software, Blockbuster story-development software, free coverage from Coverage Ink and Script Shark. The package also includes : free admission to Screenwriting Expo 5 , subscription to Creative Screenwriting magazine, the Studio Report directory, a free class at Writers University, & gift certificates for the Writers Store. 2 runners-up will receive $1,000 apiece plus agency/production company consideration. They will also send log-lines and synopses for the top 10 scripts to more than 350 agents, managers, and development executives who have requested them. Submit your best work in any genre. The winner of the AAA contest will be profiled in Creative Screenwriting magazine and the names of the top 10 finalists will be published in CS Weekly & their screenplays will also be publicized in press releases and ads placed in industry publications. The entries must be postmarked by June 01, 2006 to be eligible. Please visit their site for further details on the contest.
www.writerstorm.com/site?p=home - Here is the link to the Writers on the Storm Screenplay Competition. There are now $10,000 in prizes in this competition. If you want to enter, please hurry; the final deadline will be on May 6, 2006.
www.austinfilmfestival.com - Please visit this web site to learn about the 13th Annual Austin Film Festival Screenplay and Teleplay Competitions. All writers who are not currently making a living as a writer in Television or Film are eligible to enter this competition. There will be one winner of the awards per category. In the Adult/Family category, there will be a $5,000 cash prize; reinbursement of hotel and roundtrip airfare (up to $500 each, excluding frequent flyer miles); an AFF bronze typewriter award; and a producers badge to the screenwriters conference. There will also be an opportunity to be considered for production by Burnt Orange Productions ( www.burntorangeproductions.com ). In order to be considered for production by Burnt Orange Productions, it is necessary to be entered in the Adult/Family or Comedy Category. In the Comedy category, there will be a $5,000 cash prize; and the rest of the prizes that are also in the Adult/Family category. To be eligible for either prize, contest entrants must be registered in the respective category. In the Sci-Fi category, there will be a $2,500 cash prize, and the rest of the prize package is similiar to the non-cash prize packages of the last 2 categories. In the Sitcom and Drama Teleplay category, there will be a $1,000 cash prize, and the rest of the prize is similiar to the non-cash prize packages of the other prizes. Also, there will be a Burnt Orange Award; this award will include: $2,500 in cash , a reimbursement of hotel/roundtrip airfare(up to $500 each, excluding frequent flyer miles) and the opportunity to have the script produced by Burnt Orange. Finally, there will be a $1,000 Honorable Mention prize. Please visit their website for a review of all competition rules. The submission deadline is May 15, 2006.
www.scriptmag.com/contests/index.php - Here is the site for the Open Door Screenwriting Contest presented by Smart Entertainment. The first place prize will include: $3,000 cash, consideration for representation from Smart Entertainment, screenwriting software provided by Final Draft , a$200 gift certificate from The Writers Store, a gift certificate to any Action/Cut Filmmaking Seminar (a$350 value),a 2 year membership to Script P.I.M.P. Writer's Database, a copy of Dr. Format Answers Your Questions. There will also be second and third place prizes. The website has the full details. If you have any questions at all, please contact Dr. Format (David Trottier) at : www.keepwriting.com or (phone) (800)264-4900. The deadline will occur on June 1, 2006.
www.abctalentdevelopment.com - Go to this site to find out about The Walt Disney Studios/ABC Entertainment Writing Fellowship Program (there is also information about scholarships, casting projects, and more on this site). The program is seeking up to 11 writers to work full-time developing their craft at the Walt Disney Studios and ABC Entertainment. All writers are eligible to apply for the program. The program is seeking to discover and employ creative writers of culturally and ethnically diverse backgrounds. According to the Done Deal website,
"the fellows will each be provided a salary of $50,000 for a one-year period tentatively scheduled to begin in January 2007."
The submission dealine will be on June 23, 2006.
www.donedealpro.com/members/details.aspx?object_id=147&content_type=10 - I learned about the last competition and the fellowship program from this comprehensive list of screenwriting competitions. This site is a tremendous resource.
www.finaldraft.com/products/bigbreak.php4 - This link leads to the Final Draft's Big Break 7th Annual International Screenwriting Contest site. In this contest, there will be $20,00 in cash and prizes awarded. The sponsors prefer digital scripts ( go to : www.withoutabox.com/ to submit your entry online). However, they will accept hard-copy(paper) entry forms and hard-copy scripts. Mail hard-copy scripts to: Final Draft Inc.; 26707 West Agoura Road, Suite 205; Calabasas, CA. 91302. Please visit the site to find out more; or contact Liz Alani, the Contest Director: bigbreak@finaldraft.com . Submissions that do not follow the guidelines that are listed on the Final Draft website will be disqualified. The standard deadline is on June 1, 2006; and the extended deadline is on June 15, 2006.
www.scriptshark.com/insider/home.asp - This is the web site for the 2006 Script Shark Insider Screenwriting Competition. This competition will award $15,000 in cash and prizes. Every contest entrant will receive a free 6 month Spec Market posting (a $29.99 value). Please visit the site for the official rules. Go to: www.scriptshark.com/insider/register.asp to register. The early deadline will be on May1, 2006; the 2nd deadline will be June 1,2006; the final deadline will be June 30,2006.
www.donedealpro.com/members/details.aspx?object_id=144&content_type=10 - or www.broadmindent.com -
www.filmmakers.com/contests/2006/index.htm - This is the site for the 6th Annual Film Makers International Screenwriting Awards 2006. The first prize is $4,000 cash. The second prize is $1,000. The third prize is $500. The fourth Prize is $250 cash. The fifth prize is $100 cash. The top 5 will each get to pitch ( 5 pitches of 5 minutes per pitch) their winning scripts (at the Screenwriting Expo) to Hollywood Producers, Development Executives and Agents looking for and accepting scripts written by unproduced/unrepresented writers. 5 runners-up get 5 minutes to pitch their winning scripts (at the Screenwriting Expo) to Hollywood Producers and Agents looking for and accepting scripts written by unproduces/unrepresented writers. The top 10 will win a free admission pass to The Screenwriting Expo+. Ten finalists will win a free one-year subscription to Scr(i)pt Magazine. There will be consideration for representation to the top 50. The late deadline is on June 30, 2006.
www.writingclasses.com/InformationPages/index.php/PageID/355 -Please visit this site to learn about the 10th Annual International Screenplay Competition. The American Screenwriters Association and Gotham Writers' Workshop are sponsoring this competition that is offering more than $30,000 in cash, prizes and exceptional Hollywood exposure for winners. They will promote the winners in an ad in the Hollywood Reporter, an international press release, direct mailings to studio and production companies, and the presentation of awards at an industry event. Each finalist and quarterfinalist will get a professional script analysis and the winner receives a script development trip to Hollywood. The entry deadline will be on October 31, 2006; and the late entry deadline will be on November 30, 2006.
www.tvwriter.com/contests/spec/index.htm -On this site, there is information about the Spec Scriptacular Competition. In this competition, there will be $8,000 in prizes. There are sitcom, action/drama and pilot/MOW/Special categories in this contest. All entries are due byJune 1, 2006. -And Tv Writer.com is also running this next competition-:
www.tvwriter.com/contests/peoples/index.htm -This is the other competition on Larry Brody's TVWriter.com. It is the 12th Annual People's Pilot Competition. There will be $8,000 in prizes for this competition. All entries are due by June 1, 2006. Please go this site to learn more. This site also has terrific advice about writing for television.
Here are two sites that give out necessary advice to screenwriters that enter competitions:
www.coverscript.com/contestadvice.html
http://breakingin.net/choosey.htm (and their other link: http://breakingin.net/target_submissions.htm -this link is helpful if you don't have an agent.-)
Here are some other resources for screenwriters:
www.triggerstreet.com -This site (from Kevin Spacey) is a way to gain feedback and exposure for your script.
http://moviebytes.com/ReportCard.cfm - According to the breakingin.net site, this site has the most comprehensive listing of Screenwriting Competitions. After relying on many of their listings myself, I have to agree with them. This site even has report cards on each of the competitions.
http://hollywoodlitsales.com - Use this site to find out (instantly) which stories and scripts have sold, who sold them, and who bought them. The site also has a huge list of competitions; and much more.
http://scriptsales.com/ - This is another great site that lists everything about scripts that are sold.
http://Rx4scripts.com/ -This site provides great lists of active independent producers, as well as important advice for screenwriters, and extraordinary links.
http://filmstew.com - Much like the last site, this site will help screenwriters find active independent producers for their scripts. This site also features competitions, a contact list, and much more.
www.productionhub.com/events/listings.asp - This extensive listing of events (that is provided by Production Hub-the search engine for production-) is indispensible for screenwriters (especially those interested in finding out about prizes, competitions,awards, and prizes). Additionally, there are events listed that are pertinent to filmmakers.
In Skip Press's phenomenal book, The Ultimate Screenwriter's Guide to Hollywood, he gives one other piece of advice that I would like to use as a segue to my next section. He advises his readers to branch out into filmmaking, rather than just becoming screenwriters. He cites several reasons to consider doing this:
1." Have you been frustrated in trying to sell a screenplay? Getting yourself on the talent radar screen of Hollywood might ultimately mean making your own movie. The majority of the finalists at the Sundance Film Festival in 2004 were films made by people who had seen their scripts repeatedly turned down in the Hollywood development process. The director of the festival made a point of this when first talking with the press about the chosen few. In our digital age, movies don't have to be expensive."
And he backs this last claim up by directing his readers to free and inexpensive tools (especially software) that can be used in fimmaking. I think that fimmakers ( in addition to screenwriters) can learn almost everything they need to know by reading this book.
2."As a screenwriter, you need to focus on your own strengths and hew to them vigorously. Every producer's assistant , when pressed for what the producer is really looking for, will say, 'An original voice'. But guess what? They get more excited watching movies than they do reading scripts"
3."Your original voice,... is a pristine domain where no one may trespass. If you are certain of it, if you display clarity and distinctive style, that voice can transform people's lives. Most screen(plays)... are rewritten. If you make a movie from your script, though, you can preserve your voice."
4.He cites examples of how films were put on sites such as www.ifilm.com and got millions of people to watch them. He tells his readers that this will really grab the attention of Hollywood.
5. "What if you shot a truly great screenplay from a script you wrote, and sent someone an email with a Web site link for watching it? Put yourself in an executive's shoes. Which would you rather do, read a few pages, or see actors on a screen?"
6."It became clear to me that people who make movies (as opposed to writers) get most of Hollywood's attention."
7."If you're only a screenwriter, you can make a nice living. Until you become a filmmaker, however, you won't fully understand how movies work... then there's editing, which teaches story flow in a way that no sceenwriting class can match... You don't learn editing by reading about it. You have to do it to see how scenes cut together or don't. Believe me, your screenwriting will change. You can lie to yourself about your screenplay, but not what you see on film."
He goes on to give other reasons; however, based on these exerpts that are included here, I hope that I have convinced screenwriters to atleast consider the following competitions:
Filmmaking Competitions-
www.myspace.com/sunnyfx -Here is the opportunity of a life time sponsored by FX. Here are the details that are posted on this site for their "Sunny, Funny, Money $50,000 Competition":
"Your comedy could be on FX.1.Submit your short 2. Watch and vote 3.Tune-in see who gets $50,000. Got a great idea for a comedy? Then FX wants to see it. Whether it's stand-up or a sitcom, or just a funny bit... Make it in 5 minutes or less and you could get a $50,000 production budget to turn it into your very own pilot. Once your pilot is made you'll have the chance to pitch it to FX and Premiere it right here on My Space. Submit by June 12th. On June 19th we will reveal out 20 semi-finalists on this page. You and everyone you know can check out the videos and vote for your favorite. The comedy that gets the $50k will be revealed during the souble-episode Premiere of it's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, June 29th at 10p on FX."
www.actioncut.com/ - This site has information about the Action/Cut Short Film Competition. According to the site,
"there will be over 125 industry prizes valued at $50,000 in Hollywood career access meetings, cash, and sponsored industry prizes, including the coveted Panavision Prize Awards. The annual call for entries will go until June 1, 2006."
www.theproject.tv/ -Here is the web site for the Project.Tv's Student Film Contest. The following details about the competition can be found ont the site:
"Will you become America's favorite short film producer and win $25,000 in the process? ( 1st prize=$25,000; 2nd prize= $10,000; and 3rd place=$5,000.) Simply submit 3 short film episodes of less than 3 minutes each and if your film gets the most votes in the final round, you win!... Contest is open only to legal residents of the 50 U.S. States and the District of Columbia who are atleast 18 years old and are students enrolled in a nationally accredited degree program at a college or university within the U.S."
The full set of rules is available on this site.
www.angelus.org/faq.html -This the site of the Angelus Student Film Festival. At this event, there will be a $10,000 grand prize. There is also an "Award for Outstanding Documentary"; and it has a cash award of $3,000 plus industry gifts and certificates. The winner of this category is also eligible for the top prize- The Patrick Peyton Excellence in Filmmaking Awards, this is the $10,000 grand prize. Furthermore, there is also an "Outstanding Animation Award" that has a cash award of $2,000 plus industry gifts and certificates. The winner in this category is also eligible to win the grand prize. This is how this competition distinguishes itself from other competitions:
"We aren't looking for run-of-the mill Hollywood fare. We are looking for films that 'respect the dignity of the human person.' Films that communicate values such as love, equality, dignity, hope, respect for human life, spirituality,triumph of the human spirit and diversity in the human community."...
"The Angelus Awards are open to college-level (graduate and undergraduate) students that have produced films, videos, documentaries and animations between June 2004 and July 2006 while the filmmaker attended a recognized educational or film school."
Submit as many films as you want; however a separate entry fee must be included for each entry. And their preference is that each film is on its own separate tape or dvd.
To find out more, please visit their site; or contact the Angelus Awards at: (800)874-0999. In Los Angeles, call (323)874-6633. Email: info@angelus.org or to reach the director email: monika@angelus.org . Their mailing address is: 7201 Sunset Blvd.; Hollywood, CA 90046.
www.mtr.org/festivals/mtrdocfest2006/index.htm - This is the MTR(Museum of Television & Radio) Doc Fest site for their Documentary Pitch Fest Workshop. The following explanation of the event can be found on their site:
"In this pitch workshop/competition ..., a panel of television executives and producers will discuss the process of developing a documentary and will hear and evaluate the pitches from documentary filmmakers who are hoping to sell either a nonfiction concept or a documentary work-in-progress...
Based on the criteria of persuasiveness, originality, and viability, the panel will select one finalist as the winner of a $5,000 grant to be used toward the finalist's completion of the documentary pitched at the workshop. "
The workshop will take place at The Museum of Television & Radio in October, 2006. The deadline to enter is on August 15, 2006. Please go to the site to view the full details, including the entry form and a list of the other material that must be submitted before August 15, 2006.
www.studentfilmmakers.com/calendar/calendar.php?view=408 - On this site, there are an enormous amount of competitions listed. This is an incredible resource to find out about competitions, classes, networking events, much much more.
www.ifpmn.org -"IFP Minnesota in partnership with the McKnight Foundation awards $25,000 fellowships to 2 Minnesota filmmakers annually. These fellowships recognize Minnesota artists for talent working with film/video as demonstrated by 2 examples of completed, original works in any of the genres and formats of narrative, documentary, experimental, or animation in feature or short lengths. The program is intended to support mid-career artists by providing financial assistance, professional encouragement and industry recognition."
Please refer back to their web site for information about the criteria that the judges use in deciding who to award the fellowship to.
www.thefirstpost.co.uk/index.php?menuID=4&subID=427 -Click on this link to learn about the First Post Viral Competition. On this site, there is an explanation of this exciting competition:
"Are you an aspiring filmmaker or animator looking for a break?... We are challenging readers to create an internet viral based on the theme 'The First Post'. It can be a film or an animation but it must be no longer than 60 seconds. The first place is ... 5,000 (pounds); second and third place winners will receive 2,500 (pounds) and 500(pounds) respectively... The winning virals will be placed on a number of online entertainment websites.
The First Post Viral Competition is open to amateurs and professionals alike and will be judged primarily on the idea rather than the quality of the execution- so don't worry if your equipment doesn't extend beyond a mobile phone video-. We're looking for style, humor, and a healthy dose of irreverance... All entries must be submitted in DVD format. The competition closes on May 25, 2006. Winners will be announced on June 1, 2006.
Please go to: www.thefirstpost.co.uk/pages/tandcviral.html to read the terms and conditions.
www.natpe.org/educationalactivities/studentprogram - Go to this site to find out about:
"The NATPE Student Video & Film Production Award contest rewards the best short student productions with cash!
First Prize:
- $3,000 and a complimentary registration to NATPE 2007 for YOU
- $3,000 for YOUR SCHOOL
- A NATPE Faculty Fellowship for YOUR INSTRUCTOR
Second Prize:
- $1,000 and a complimentary registration to NATPE 2007 for YOU
- $1,000 for YOUR SCHOOL
The contest is open to any full-time, matriculated undergraduate college or university student." To get any other questions answered, email : edFound@natpe.org
Download the official entry form at: www.natpe.org/forms/pdf/2006_SVFPA_EntryForm.pdf .
www.48hourfilm.com/tour/ - This is the site of the 48 Hour Film Project. The name of this contest probably helps people guess that the concept behind this project revolves around making a film in 48 hours. The range of prizes and recognition that are provided are as follows:
Exposure-
- The 48HFP have produced DVDs of the winning films; and they have taken the top films to televisions. They have sold films to television.
Grand Prize-
- This year, as they finalize their sponsors and prizes, they expect to have a winner's package that will include distribution.
- Past grand prizes have included the Panasonic HVX200 HD Camera and hardware and software from Avid.
The deadline for the contest varies -depending on the city-. Their goal is to have competitions in 30 cities. Please go to : www.48hourfilm.com/tour/ to see the cities that they are going to visit.
www.abctalentdevelopment.com/html/scholarship_grant_mainpage.htm - On this link, the following information about the ABC Talent Development Scholarship Program is available:
"ABC will provide grants/scholarships to selected individuals to discover and support new writing, filmmaking and directing talent. These funds will be distibuted in the form of scholarships and grants to help finance creative efforts. Selected participants will be paired with a mentor. The program concludes with a 3-day workshop in Los Angeles at ABC Entertainment and Disney Studios. ABC plans to award the grants/scholarships through participating high schools, colleges/universities, civic/social service, professional organizations, educational governing boards, etc.
Individuals, through their sponsoring organizations will receive a grant of $20,000 to help finance the development of their project. The sponsoring organizations with winning submissions will each receive a $10,000 grant to further develop their creative programs."
www.encounters-festival.org.uk/pages/filmentry/index.php -This is the site for the Encounters International Short Film Festival. At this festival, there will be several different awards, such as:
- the animate! Artist Award- www.animateonline.org - "This new award of 2,000(pounds) is offered by our animate! Jury for the film making the most significant contribution to refreshing, expanding and redefining animation, through innovative content and distinctive forms, tools and processes."
- The UK Film Council Audience Award- "This award celebrates the film voted best of the festival by the audience. Films in the main competition programs can compete for the cash prize if 500(pounds)."
- The South West Screen Audience Award- "South West Screen plays a key role in fostering local talent, developing creative individuals and building creative businesses. This award celebrates the audience's favorite film from the South West region by offering a cash prize of 1,000(pounds) plus mentoring from a South West industry professional. Films produced in Bristol, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Somerset, Devon, Dorset and Cornwall which are screening in the South West Showcase or Best of British programs are eligible"
- The BBC New Film Makers Award- www.bbc.co.uk/newtalent - "Announced at the Encounters festival, the BBC New Film Maker Award offers new film makers a cash prize of 5,000 (pounds). All short listed films are screened on BBC Three. The search is run by BBC New Talent.
- Best of British Award- This cash prize of 1,000(pounds) is offered to the film judged to be the best in all areas of production, direction and story in the British, South West and Late Lounge programs.
- The DepicT! Award- www.depict.org -"DepicT! is the unique Encounters competition that challenges fimmakers to tell a story in a maximum of 90 seconds." The animation award is a 2,000(pound) cash prize and a 1-year membership to LOVEFILM.com. The live action award is a 2,000(pound) cash prize and a 1-year membership to LOVEFiLM.com. " Shortlisted film makers ... (will) receive worldwide online exposure through the DepicT! web site, LOVEFiLM.com, and www.dshed.net."
"Encounters International Short Film Festival is committed to supporting new talent and provides a platform for both experienced and emerging filmmakers to have their work seen by the industry. The submission deadline is on Friday, May 26, 2006... Successful entrants will be notified of their inclusion in the festival by August 1st, 2006." For further details, please visit any of the aforementioned web sites.
profiles in his book. I also plan on covering the issue of protecting intellectual property for all creative professionals in subsequent posts.} Send all scripts to: 2006 Slamdance Screenplay Competition; 5634 Melrose Ave.; Los Angeles, CA. 90038 . If you have questions: (phone:) (323)466-1786; (fax:)(323)466-1784; (email:) screenplay@slamdance.com .www.slamdance.com/screencomp/feature_competition.asp -This is the link for the 11th Annual Slamdance Screenplay Competition. In this competition, the first place winner will receive $7,000, Writer's Boot Camp certificates, Final Draft screenwriting software, a subscription to Script whole Magazine, staged readings in Los Angeles, New York and Park City, Festival Passes for the Slamdance Film Festival (January 18-27, 2007), and eligibility for membership in the Writers Guild of America's Independent Writers Caucus; and there are many other prizes for other winners. The sponsors of the SlamDance competition want entrants to protect their work. To register work with the Writers Guild of America, west , visit http://www.wga.org/ or call (323)782-4500. Registering screenplays at the Guild secures work at a intellectual property registration service. {There is also a WGA east, and other property registration services that Skip Press
www.mysticaquarium.org/index.cgi/1150 - Please go to this link for the first Ocean Planet Film Festival held by the Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration. There will be prizes for the top 2 films selected by the jury and for the top film selected as the audience favorite. The top prize is $1,000 and the 2nd place prize is $500. The mission of the film festival is stated very succinctly in this short exerpt from the site:
"This one-of-a-kind event will celebrate the mission of the Aquarium, to inspire people everywhere to care about and protect our oceans by exploring and sharing their biological, ecological, and cultural treasures, all through film... The weekend festival will showcase student, amateur, and curated films featuring aquatic, conservation, and natural history themes." Please go to their web site to read their guidelines and rules. Submissions must be received by May 31, 2006 to be eligible for the competition.
www.charlottefilmfestival.org/awards.htm - According to this site for the Charlotte Film Festival,
"The ... (f)estival is committed to rewarding independent moviemakers everywhere whom, despite their challenges and restrictions, are able to produce movies rich with stories that not only entertain but also touch us on a deeply human level.
Our criteria for selecting films for competition is based on the quality, judged in the following order: (1.)representation of original ideas (2.)importance and relevance of the subject matter(3.)creative use of the medium as an art (4.)strength of the story and acting (5.)innovative use of the available technology
This year, we are looking to flavor part of our program with movies whose stories are centered around the office."
In this competition, there will be $4,400 in prizes. To view the rest of the details, go to www.charolottefilmfestival.org/filmmakers.htm . The late deadline is May 15, 2006; and the extended deadline is June 15, 2006.
www.fromtheheartproductions.com/grant-guidelines.shtml -This is the site for the Roy W. Film Grants. In the guideline section, this eloquent mission statement appears:
"Our budget ceiling is $500,000, we only fund docs and features under this amount. We want films that are unique and make a contribution to society. We fund compelling stories about little known subjects, historical films and films that touch hearts. We like films that expose and bring information to light, we like films on little known people when there is a good story. We are story-tellers and that is the main criteria for entering and winning our grants, stories that can change and stories that can heal and enrich our lives."(To learn about the history of the grants, please go to : www.fromtheheartproductions.com/grant-history.shtml ; The story behind the inception of this grant is very meaningful.) The deadline for the NY Grant is on 5/30/06. The deadline for the L.A. Film Grant is on on 6/30/06. The deadline for the L.A. Video Grant is on 6/30/06. Their web site has more information on it.
www.kodak.com/go/student - Please visit this site to learn about the Eastman Scholarship Program 2006. In this program, students can submit their film to win up to $12,000. (There are also faculty scholarships that are available.) The deadline for this scholarship is on June 1, 2006.
www.newscreen.tv/p_fmm/b1.html -Here is the link for The New Vision Awards. These awards are from New Screen Television (which is: "the world's first television service dedicated to the world of emerging & established independent film & video"). The New Vision Awards will total $20,000 in prizes. The network is really dedicated to helping out fimmakers. Therefore, they want the filmmakers who win to retain all rights to their own work. Please direct all questions to: info@newscreen.tv . The applications for the Student Award must be postmarked nyMay19, 2006 to be eligible. The deadline for the Fine Art Award is on June 15, 2006. The deadline for the Documentaries is on June 22, 2006. The deadline for the Narrative Award is on July 19, 2006. Applications are available online.
Networking Event for Film Makers-
www.filmmakerprogram.org/ -On July 11-13, 2006 The Film Maker Program will take place at the Venetian Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. I hope that the following explanation of this event will help my readers understand why I included this listing:
"Developed by the Video Software Dealers Association, the Filmmaker Program bridges the gap between independent filmmakers and distribution... (This event) gives Filmmakers access to thousands of industry leaders from distributors to studio execs to retailers... The Filmmaker Seminars gather the leaders (and) members of the video industry to inform and educate you on what it takes to get your (film) distributed . The Showcases allow buyers and retailers to view your film or trailer in its entirety. At the Filmmaker Marketplace, filmmakers have an opportunity to meet and network with retailers, acquisition executives and distributors directly. All of them are looking for new films. This is your chance to speak directly to them."
This site will include all of the rest of the details about this event.
Here is a list of resources for finding other competitions:
www.artsresource.org/opportunities.cfm - This amazing site lists competitions, sources of fellowships/grants/scholarhips, contests, and much more for all of the creative professions. Filmmakers in particular, will find an incredible amount of listings that are geared towards them. It is necessary to scroll down for a long time to find the film listings.
www.ufva.org - This is the site for The University Film and Video Association. There is a comprehensive list of competitions on this site.
www.studentfilmmakers.com/calendar/calendar.php?month=03&day=all - On this site, there is an exhaustive listing of competitions, contests and other filmmaking events. This site is also a great resource for finding forums, film festivals listings, classifieds (geared towards filmmakers),sweepstakes, and much more.
www.pfvm.com -
www.film.org/events/#-
www.sellascript.com -
www.hollywoodlitsales.com
www.moviebytes.com
Writing Competitions-
www.writersdigest.com/contests/self_published.asp -Here is a link for the 14th Annual Self-Published Book Awards from Writer's Digest. It is co-sponsored by Book Market Works, LLC. This is the only competition exclusively for self-published books. In this competition, there will be more than $15,000 in prizes. The extended deadline to enter the competition is on Thursday, June 01, 2006. There is more information about the competition on the site.
www.writersdigest.com/contests/annual/75th/ - Please visit this web site to learn about the 75th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition. To celebrate their milestone year they are giving away more than $30,000 in cash and prizes. In this competition, there are 10 categories: *Inspirational Writing (Spiritual/Religious) *Memoirs/Personal Essay *Magazine Feature Article *Genre Short Story (Mystery , Romance, etc.) *Mainstream/Literary Short Story *Rhyming Poetry *Non-rhyming Poetry *Stage Play *Television/Movie Script (submission by mail only) *Children's/Young Adult Fiction . The entry deadline is Monday, May 15, 2006. The late entry deadline is Thursday, June 1, 2006. Log onto the site for the contest rules and the entry form.
www.thenextbigwriter.com/competition/index.html - Here is the site for the Next Big Writer Awards. On June 7, 2006, the author of the top ranked novel on the site will receive $5,000, a free lifetime membership to the site, and the right to promote the book and the author as recipients of the NextBigWriter Award. The authors of the top 3 ranked short stories and poems will receive paid publishing contracts. Writing members are automatically eligible for all awards; please refer to the site to find out how to enroll as a member. Furthermore, the competition rules and regulations can be seen at: www.thenextbigwriter.com/competition/competition_rules.html .
www.bard.edu/bfp/ -Please visit this site to find information about the Bard Fiction Prize. Click on: www.bard.edu/bfp/meidav.shtml to find out that:
"The prize, established in 2001 by Bard College to encourage and support promising young fiction writers, consists of a $30,000 cash award and appointment as writer in residence at the College for one semester." (This last link is also a great place to learn about what criteria the judges used to select last year's winner.)
To be eligible for the prize, entrants must be American citizens under 40 years old at the time of application. To apply, candidates should :
"write a cover letter explaining the project they plan to work in while at the Bard College and submit a C.V. (curriculum vitae) , along with three copies of the published book they feel best represents their work. No manuscripts will be accepted. Applications for the 2007 prize must be received by July 15, 2006."
Please contact: (email:) bfp@bard.edu or (call:) (845)758-7087 for further information about the prize.
http://awpwriter.org/contests/series.htm -This site has information about the Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) Award Series. The AWP sponsors an annual competition for the publication of excellent new book-length works. According to the information posted on the site:
"The competition is open to all authors writing in English regardless of nationality or residence. The Donald Hall Prize for Poetry is an award of $4,000 and publication for the best book-length manuscript of poetry. This poetry is open to published and unpublished poets alike. This year, we introduce the Grace Paley Prize in Short Fiction, which awards the winner $4,000 and publication...Winners in the novel and creative nonfiction receive a $2,000 cash honorarium from AWP and publication by a participating press."
Manuscript format guidelines are listed on the site. Also, eligibility requirements are available there. Manuscripts must be postmarked between January 1, 2007 and February 28, 2007. All manuscripts and correspondence should be sent to:
AWP Award Series in (genre entered); The Association of Writers & Writing Programs; Carty House, Mall Stop 1E3; George Mason University; Fairfax, VA 22030-4444 .
www.culturalprofiles.org.uk/scotland/Units/756.html - Please visit this site to find out about the David St.John Thomas Charitable Trust. On the site, the following summary of the competition is given:
"'We proudly present the largest... programme (British spelling) of writing competitions in the English-speaking world, prizes and awards totalling 20,000(pounds)- 30,000 (pounds).' The competitions are the annual ghost story and annual love story... and open poetry competitions... Publication of winning entries is guaranteed, usually in Writers' News/Writing Magazine...
For full details of these and many others including an annual writers' groups anthology ... please send a large SAE: David St.John Thomas Charitable Trust
P.O. Box 6055, Nairn IV12 4yB, Scotland, United Kingdom email: dsjtcharitynairn@fsmail.net.
This contact information helps if people need to make inquires about the next competition; however, the call for entry has not occured yet. When it does the following site will be a fantastic resource: www.bookinformation.co.uk/prizes.php4?action=3&przid=244 -
www.artistresource.org/writcomp.htm - This outstanding site is also multidisciplinary. But writers will find incredible opportunites on this site, such as:
Playwrights-
http://fdncenter.org/grantmaker/gerbode/ - On this site, there are guidelines and applications for the 2006 Emerging Playwright Awards. The Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation and the William and the Flora Hewlett Foundation have started a special round of $50,000 grants for the production of major new contemporary plays by young California playwrights. If there are any questions, please contact the foundation: (email) info@gerbode.org ; (phone) (415) 391-0911; (fax) (415) 391-4587. Please visit either site to find out more.
-Another Call for entries that I found out about on Artist Resource is-:
Poets-
http://netpoetry.7p.com - This is the site for the Net Poetry Contest. There will be $7,800 in prizes in this contest. Click on the link to find out more.
www.cgu.edu/tufts/ - Please click on this site to view the details about the Kingsley Tufts and Poetry Award and the Kate Tufts Discovery Award. In 2007, the purse for this award will be $100,000. Here is a brief history and summary of the prize from this URL:
This award was"(e)stablished in 1992 by Kate Tufts to honor her late husband, poet and writer Kingsley Tufts. The Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award is presented annually for a work by an emerging poet, one who is past the very beginning but has not yet reached the acknowledged pinnacle of his career."
There is also the Kate Tufts Discovery award which:
was "(e)stablished in 1993, the Kate Tufts Discovery Award is presented annually for a first book by a poet of genuine promise. In 2007, the purse for this award will be $10,000."
The work submitted must be a book published between September 15, 2005 and September 15, 2006 . In the case of the DiscoveryAward, the work submitted must be a first book published within the same time frame. The deadline to submit for the 2007 prizes in on September 15, 2006. Five copies of a book must be submitted. There are other submission requirements given on the site. Send completed entry form to or direct inquires to:
Poetic Gallery for the Kingsly Tufts Poetry Awards; Claremont Graduate University; 160 E. Tenth Street, Harper East B7; Claremont, California 91711-6165 -or (call:)- (909) 621-8974
www.griffinpoetryprize.com/rules.php - Click on this link to find out that:
"The Griffin Poetry Prize, valued at C$100,000, is awarded annually in two categories - international and Canadian. Each prize is worth C$50,000... In each category, the prize is for the best collection of poetry in English published during the preceding year. One prize goes to a living Canadian poet or translator, the other to a living poet or translator from any country, which may include Canada."
On the site, different rules for translations can be found. Information about the judges and trustees can also be seen on the site. Here is some of the items that are listed under the Eligibility Criteria heading:
"a.Submissions must come from publishers, who may enter an unlimited number of titles.
b.To be eligible for the International prize, a book of poetry must be a first-edition collection(i.e.not previously published in any other country), written in English or translated into English, by a poet/translator from any part of the world...
c.To be eligible for the Canadian prize, a book of poetry must be a first-edition collection (i.e. not previously published in any country), written in English or translated into English by a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident in Canada.
d.Books must have been published in English during the calendar year preceding the year of the award...."
There are other criteria that are used in determining eligibility that are listed on the site. Futhermore, there is a Conditions of the Prize Heading which specifies the terms that the publisher must agree to follow. That can be viewed on the site. Submissions postmarked after December 31 of each year will not be eligible. Each submission must include an Entry Form (which is available on the site) along with any available press material,including a current biography and photograph of the author and/or translator. 4 copies of each book must be submitted to:
Mrs. Ruth Smith; Manager; The Griffin Trust for Excellence in Poetry; 6610 Edwards Boulevard; Mississauga, Ontario L5t 2V6; Canada ("Enquiries should be directed to" this address as well, or contact:( telephone #:) (905) 565-5993 / (fax:) (905) 564-3645/ (email:) info@griffinpoetry for more information.
www.poetryamerica.com -Here is the link for the League of American Poets' Online Poetry Contest. This free contest offers everyone the opportunity to submit their best poems for a chance to win the contest. There will be $10,000 in prizes. More details are available on the site.
www.poetry.com - On this site, information about the International Library of Poetry's Poetry Contest is available. Each month they award a first prize of $1,000. An annual Grand Prize of $10,000 is also awarded in this contest. This contest is open to all poets whether published or not, and regardless of experience. All poems must be 20 lines or fewer. The rest of the rules and guidelines are listed on the site.
www.winningwriters.com - This site has information about the 2006 War Poetry Contest. In this contest, there will be $3,000 in prizes. On this site, there is the following description of the contest:
"Now in its 5th year, the contest seeks today's best poems on the theme of war." The deadline will occur on May 31, 2006.
www.winningwriters.com/contests/pci/pc_login.php - In addition to running the aforementioned contest, this site lists an incredible amount of other contests. To access this extensive list, it is necessary to sign up first (it's free). This site is a tremendous resource for writers in every genre.
www.poetrykit.org/comps.htm - Here is another exceptional list of writing competitions; however, this site is exclusively for poets. I found the next 4 competitions on this site:
www.winningwriters.com/contests/margaret/ma_guidelines.php - (This is ironically sponsored by the previous site; however, I found out about it from the Poetry Kit site.) This is the spot to find out about the Margaret Reid Poetry Contest for Traditional Verse. The site lists these details: "This contest has $3,500 in prizes. Winning entries will be published. Please submit poems in traditional verse forms, such as sonnets and haiku. You may submit work that has been published or won prizes esewhere, as long as you own the anthology and online publication rights." The deadline for this contest is June 30,2006.
www.keats-shelley.com - This is the online destination to find out about the highly sought after Keats-Shelley Prize. Here is a brief description of the prize:
"The Keats-Shelley Prize was inaugurated in 1998 to reward excellence in writing on Romantic themes... There are 3,000 (pounds) of prizes, awarded in each category (poems -on themes chosen by the judges-; and essays on any aspect of the work of Keats or Shelley) to a winner and a runner-up. The winners have the additional bonus of being published in the Keats-Shelley Review."
The deadline to enter is on June 30, 2006. Further details can be gathered on either the site itself, or on the Poetry- Kit site.
www.writersbureau.com/resources.htm -Please visit this site to learn about the Writers' Bureau Poetry & Short Story Competition 2006. This competition will award 4,000(pounds) in prize money to the winners. Poems of up to 40 lines are eligible. For details please click on this link: www.writersbureau.com/competition/index.htm . The deadline is on June 30, 2006.
www.chapteronepromotions.com/open_poetry.htm - Visit this site to learn about the Chapter One Promotions Open Poetry Competition. There will be 1,750 (pounds) in prizes in this competition. Only poems with a maximum length of 30 lines are eligible. The deadline is on June 1, 2006. Please refer to the site to get further details.
https://tsup.truman.edu/TSEliotPrize/guidelines.aspx -Here is the site for the T.S. Eliot Prize. This is the description of the prize that appears on the site:
"The T.S. Eliot Prize for Poetry is an annual award for the best unpublished book-length collection of poetry in English, in honor of the native Missourian T.S. Eliot's considerable intellectual and artistic legacy. The purpose of the T.S. Eliot Prize is to publish and promote contemporary English-language poetry, regardless of a poet's nationality, reputation, stage in career, or publication history. Truman State University Press offers $2,000 and publication of the winning collection under its standard royalty contract. All entrants will receive a copy of the winning book."
Please visit the site to find the submission of manuscript guidelines. Entries must be postmarked by October 31, 2006 to be considered for the next year's award. Manuscripts should be unbound, placed in a manila file folder, and sent to:
T.S. Eliot Prize for Poetry; Truman State University Press; 100 E. Normal St.; Kirksville,MO 63501-4221 .
Essayists-
www.aynrand.org/site/PageServer?pagename=education_contests_atlas -Here is the link that leads to the Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest. This contest will award $5,000 to the college student that writes the best essay on the topics listed on the site. There will also be (3) second place prizes of $1,000. Additionally, there are alot of other prizes. Please go to the site to submit your essay online; or mail your essay with stapled cover sheet to: Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest, Dept. W; The Ayn Rand Institute; P.O. Box 57044; Irvine, CA 92619-7044. If you wish to verify their receipt of the essay, paperclip a stamped, self-addressed postcard to the essay. They will send an email acknowledging the receipt of online entries. To comment or ask questions about this contest, email: essay@aynrand.org . The contest entry deadline is on September 15, 2006.
Creative Writers-
www.bridportprize.org.uk/ -This site has information about the Bridport Prize. In this international creative writing competition for poetry and short stories, the prize money for 2006 totals 14,000(pounds). The closing date for entries which may either be sent by post or online is midnight (GMT) June 30, 2006. To obtain the full set of rules, or entry form , please log on to this site.
Mystery Writers-
www.mustardweb.com/mystery/rules1.htm -Here is the website of the 2005-2006 Mustard Mystery Contest. Please look at the site to find out that:
"Chapter One of Murder at the Mustard Museum is complete... Contestants will write their best Chapter 2 and a summary of how the story turns out for the opportunity to win the Grand Prize of $5,000... The ...(c)ontest... is open to all writers and aspiring writers, with the exception of employees of the Mount Horeb Mustard Museum, sponsors of the Mustard Museum or of this contests... There is no entry fee... "
They have extended the deadline until May 31, 2006. There are more rules and regulations, so please visit the site to find out the details.
(No web site available) The Private Eye Writers of America & St. Martin's Press are holding the Best Private Eye Novel Contest. There is an annual prize of an advance against royalties of $10,000, and a publication by St. Martin's Minotaur. The contest is open to any professional or non-professional writer, regardless of nationality, who has never been the author of a published private eye novel and who is not under contract with a publisher for publication of a private eye novel. Information from prior contests is available at: www.minotaurbooks.com/minotaur/privateeye.html . According to the 2006The Writer's Market -Deluxe Edition-( a book that no serious writer should be without), the contest deadline is on July 1, 2006 for this year. For copies of the rules or to request an application form, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to: PWA Contest/St.Martin's Press; Thomas Dunne Books; 175 5th Avenue; New York, NY 10010; or contact Toni Plummer (phone:)(212)674-5151 (fax:)(212)254-4553. St. Martin's Minotaur also holds a St.Martin's Press/Malice Domestic Contest for the Best First Traditional Mystery Novel Contest. This site gives the details from the previous contests: www.minotaurbooks.com/minotaur/malice.html .
Short Story Writers-
www.shortstorycompetition.com -Here is the link for the prestigious 26th Annual Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition. The competition:
"is dedicated to the craft of writing and awards $2,000 in cash prizes every year to top writers writers of short fiction. Lorian Hemingway, the granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway, is the author of the critically-acclaimed novel, Walking into the River, and the National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize nominee Walk on Water. "
To find a complete set of rules and guidelines, please visit: www.shortstorycompetition.com/HTML/guidelines.html . Entries postmarked after May 15, 2006 will not be accepted.
www.theshortstory.org.uk/prizes/nssp/index.html -This is the site for the National (UK) Short Story Prize. The National Short Story Prize is funded by the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA) and supported by the BBC Radio 4 (who will broadcast the shortlisted stories) and Prospect Magazine (who will publish the winning entry. NESTA bills the prize as: 'the largest award for a single short story in the world'. The winner will receive 15,000 (pounds); the runner-up will receive 3,000(pounds); and the 3 other short-listed entrants will receive 500 (pounds). Last year's contest just ended. Therefore, this year's contest should begin shortly. In the meantime, the site lists a series of other short story competitions: www.theshortstory.org.uk/prizes/index.html . This is an impressive list of competitions.
www.cba.org.uk/competitions/2006CommonwealthShortStoryCompetition.htm - Entries are now invited for the 2006 Commonwealth Short Story Competition. Commonwealth writers who are interested should visit this site to get the details about this competition that offers a 2,000 (pound) (sorry I don't know where the sign on my computer keyboard is for pound) first prize. According to the site :
"The aim of the competition is to promote the Commonwealth through broadcasting high quality short stories submitted by Commonwealth writers. The competition is administered by the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association with funding from the Commonwealth Foundation."
The extended deadline for receipt of entries is May 15, 2006.
Children's & Young Adult Authors-
www.randomhouse.com/kids/writingcontests/ - On this Random House site, there is information about 2 different contests. The first contest is the 15th Annual Delacorte Dell Yearling Contest for a First Middle-Grade Novel. This description of the contest is provided on the site:
"The prize of a book contract ...for a hardcover and a paperback edition, including an advance and royalties, will be awarded annually to encourage the writing of contemporary or historical fiction set in North America, for readers age 9-12. The award consists of $1,500 in cash and a $7,500 advance against royalties. All federal, state, and local taxes, if any, are the winners sole responsibility... No purchase necessary to win... -Eligibility-: 1.The contest is open to U.S. and Canadian writers who have not previously published a novel for middle-grade readers...2.Foreign-language manuscripts and translations are not eligible...-Judging-...the prize will be awarded on the basis of originality, style, and creativity."
Further details can be found on this site. There are also rules about the format for submissions on the site. The manuscripts must be postmarked before or on June 30, 2006. Send manuscripts to:
Delacorte Yearling Contest; Random House, Inc. ; 1745 Broadway, 9th Floor; New York, NY 10019
The other prize is the 24th Annual Delacorte Press Contest for a First Young Adult Novel. Here are some of the details:
"The prize of a book contract ...covering world rights for a hard-cover and a paperback edition, including an advance and royalties, is awarded annually to encourage the writing of contemporary young adult fiction. The award consists of $1,500 in cash and a $7,500 advance against royalties."
The eligibility rules are similar to the rules for their other contest. However, the dates for submission are not. Manuscripts must be postmarked after October 1, 2006, but no later than December 31, 2006.
Drama Critics-
www.arts.cornell.edu/english/nathan/prize.html - This is the web site of the George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism. The site contains the following information about the award:
"The prize consists of the annual net income of half of Mr. Nathan's estate, which 'shall be paid to the American who has written the best piece of drama criticism during the theatrical year (July 1 to June 30), whether it is an article , an essay, treatise or book.'
The trust is of such size that the prize is the richest and one of the most distinguished in the American theater. The annual award now amounts to $10,000. In addition, the winner receives a trophy symbolic of, and attesting to, the award... Any author or publisher may submit eligible entries for the award to the appropriate members of the selection committee whose names (are listed on the prize web site)... up to and including September 30, 2006... All materials submitted for the 2005-2006 prize must have been published between July 1, 2005 and June 30, 2006. "
The full rules regarding the submission of entries can be viewed at: www.arts.cornell.edu/english/nathan/submission.html . The policies that will be used to select the award winners are outlined on: www.arts.cornell.edu/english/nathan/selection.html .
Journalists-
www.rrmtf.org/journalism/index.htm - & www.rrmtf.org/journalism/other_r.htm - On the site, this is written:
"The founder and benefactor of the McCormick Tribune Foundation, Robert R. McCormick, was a firm and passionate advocate of journalism and press freedom. As a result (of this), journalism is one of the major priorities of the McCormick Tribune Foundation".
The foundation offers funds for journalists (primarily through non-profit organizations). The second link has an invaluable list of other organizations that provide journalism grants.
www.publicintegrity.org/icij/award.aspx?act=criteria - Here is the site for the ICIJ Award for Outstanding International Investigative Reporting (which is made possible by a grant from The John and Florence Newman Foundation. The foundation honors excellence in transnational investigative journalism ) There are 2 prizes of $10,000 each in these awards. The first prize is for a U.S.- based reporter or news organization. The second prize is for non-U.S.-based reporter or news organization. There will be up to 5 finalist awards of $1,000 each. Here is some of the criteria that applicants must adhere to in order to be eligible for the award:
"Any professional journalist or team of journalists of any nationality is eligible to submit an individual investigative piece of work, or single-subject series, on a transnational topic of world significance. Works produced in print, broadcast, and online media are eligible; books are not eligible. .. Work must have been first published or broadcast in general information media between January 1, 2006 and December 31, 2006. The story or series must involve reporting in at least 2 countries. Preference will be given to projects that involved on-the-ground reporting in those countries."
There is no entry fee. All entries must be postmarked no later than February 15, 2007. More information is available on the site, including a summary of what the Submisssion Letter must include.
www.aliciapatterson.org/APF_Application/APF_Application.html - Click on this link to read about the Alicia Patterson Journalism Fellowship. The following excerpt from the site explains how the fellowship work:
"The... fellowships are open only to U.S. citizens who are full time print journalists, or to non-U.S. citizens who work full time for U.S. print publications, either in America or abroad. The aim of the trustees who established the foundation was to improve the quality of U.S. print journalism... The foundation does not match salaries. The fellowship stipend is $35,000 for twelve months and must cover your travel and research costs. You must pay taxes on this income... You will be notified during mid-November if you have been selected as a semi-finalist. Winners will be chosen during the first week of December. There usually are 5 to 7 fellows each year... Fellowships last 12 months... This is a full-time fellowship. We do let fellows engage in freelance writing, photography, etc. as long as the fellow fulfills his or her obligation to us first and are identified by the freelance outlet as an Alicia Patterson fellow. Fellows find they cannot teach or hold down part-time jobs and do justice to their projects... Your application must be postmarked ...by October 1, 2006. Please send in your application early - we accept them every June 1. Early submissions are much appreciated."
Here is some contact information: (phone:) (202)393-5995 or (fax:)(301)951-8512 or (email:) info@aliciapatterson.org. Starting June 1, applications can be mailed to: The Alicia Patterson Foundation; 1730 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W., Suite 850; Washington, DC20006.
Other Resources for Writers-
www.fundsforwriters.com - (and especially:) www.fundsforwriters.com/grants.htm - This outstanding site lists an enormous amount of grants that are available for writers. The site also has information about contests (www.fundsforwriters.com/contests.htm ), and an impressive list of links ( www.fundsforwriters.com/links.htm ).
www.artsresource.org/Opportunities.cfm - All creative professionals should bookmark this site and refer to it often. Writers (in particular) will be amazed at the amount of competitions listed. Click on the literary arts button to go directly to the relevant competitions. (I used this as a resource for finding many of the competitions.)
www.patchword.com/patchword/default.asp?diary/set.asp~mainset - This is the Patchword's list of U.K. writing competitions.
www.author-network.com/competition.html - Please log on to this site to see a superb list of competitions for authors.
www.glimmertrain.com - Glimmer Train holds contests every season
www.writers.ns.ca/pubawards.html - This incredible site lists awards, prizes and competitions for Canadians.
www.booktrust.org.uk/prizes - This is a highly selective list of prizes from the U.K.
www.literature-awards.com/bookawards.htm
www.gag.org/resources/compet_rules.php
Architectural Opportunities & Competitions-
www.riea.ch/-RIE-/plain.itemlist.en.news.default/default.aspx -Here is the site for the Rhea Book Competition. The Research Institute for Experimental Architecture (RIEA) has launched the bi-annual competition for the selection of an author for the RIEA Book series and the RIEA Concept Series. The proposal for the competition must be in the English language to be eligible. The deadline to enter the competition is May 30, 2006. For further details, please view the site.
www.eaae.be/eaae2/velux.php - Here is the site for the EAAE Prize 2005-2007 for Writings in Architectural Education. The European Association for Architectural Education rewards the best unpublished writings for or on architectural education every two years. This competition is open to all students of architecture enrolled in an educational institution affiliated to the EAAE. For schools that are not affiliated to the EAAE, there is a fee. The 1st place prize= 6,000(EUR); the 2nd place prize = 4,000 (EUR); the 3rd place prize = 3,000 (EUR); and the 10 Mentions = 1,000(EUR) each. There is a October 15, 2006 deadline for juries at schools of architecture; and a October 25, 2006 deadline for reception of entries. Further details can be found at: www.eaae.be/eaae2/documents/awards/lafarge.pdf .
www.globalgreen.org/greenbuilding/neworleans - Please keep checking on the updates at this site for the details about the Sustainable Design Competition for New Orleans Neighborhoods. This is a competition that seeks to find the best architects to rebuild New Orleans to replace the neighborhoods decimated by Katrina. On April 19th, Brad Pitt and Global Green USA launched this competition. The full details are going to be announced in mid-May. However, this information is available on the site now:
"Global Green USA has teamed up with Brad Pitt to sponsor a design competition to provide an opportunity for talented architects, urban planners, designers, ecologists and students to put forward a creative and implementable vision for the reconstruction of a New Orleans neighborhood including a multi-use community center and multi-family housing.
The Sustainable Design Competition for New Orleans is a design challenge that combines Global Green USA's commitment to green affordable housing, sustainable cities, and climate solutions that work for communities, with Brad Pitt's passion for intelligent architecture and determination to combat inequity.
To receive information via email when the competition program is posted in mid-May, please pre-register (on the site)."
These sites provide excellent coverage of this competition:
http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2006/04/brad_pitt_urban.html -
www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,18854,00.html/?fdnews -
www.forbes.com/technology/feeds/ap/2006/04/20/ap2685981.html
http://purecontemporary.blogs.com/behind_the_curtains/public_spaces/index.html - This blog offers exceptional coverage for this competition. Please view the latest updates and all of the other great resource that this blog provides for its readers at : http://purecontemporary.blogs.com/behind_the_curtains/ . Additionally, this site offers amazing free home design software: www.purecontemporary.com/welcome.jsp?mode=&source= ; just register on this site. All registered members also receive email notifications about all of the contests and promotions that are sponsored by Pure Contemporary.
To find out about Mr. Pitt's new tv program showcasing the best in sustainable architecture, please go to: www.design-e2.com .
www.architectureweek.com/cgi-bin/calendar.cgi?d -On this web site from Architecture Week, there is AW's calendar, which features an exhaustive listing of architectural competitions, prizes, awards, and contests.
www.metropolismag.com/cda/events.php?region=Competitions - Please bookmark this resource as a favorite. This site has an extensive list of competitions, prizes, classes, awards, programs about the future of architecture, contests and more. Here are some examples of the types of competitions that are on this website:
www.oleddesigncontest.com/eng - This is the website of the innovative OLED Design Competition. The first prize in this competition is 5,000(EUR); and the second place prize is 2,000 (EUR).The OLEDs (Organic Light-Emitting Diodes) are a new and efficient class of solid-state light sources, which are opening up completely new applications in large area illumination. OLEDs are able to work for 10,000 working hours; saving 1/3 of the normal energy absorbed by an incandescent bulb. This design idea competition is based on the concept of imagining the future of lighting systems with this new technology. All architecture and design students and professionals are eligible to enter this contest. The registration deadline will occur on May 31, 2006; and the submission deadline will occur on June 16, 2006.
www.vatnsmyri.is - On this site, information about: "A Plan for Vatnsm`yri- A Call for Ideas-" is available. In this call for ideas, participants will be asked to create a plan for the Vatnsm`yri area in Reykjavik, Iceland, currently occupied by an airfield and offering about 150 hectares of development area. The goal is to maximize the opportunity offered by Vatnsm`yri, its strategic location near the center of Reykjavik. It is an opportunity to strengthen and enlarge the inner city, providing quality and a strong sense of community by creating a dynamic and contemporary urban fabric with the flexibility required for research, technology and knowledge based enterprises, mixed with housing and new residential forms. Up to 8 teams will be commissioned to develop ideas on the planning of the Vatnsmyri area. The teams will be chosen by way of 2 selection procedures:
1. An anonymous competition from which up to 4 teams will be chosen
2. An invitation for expressions of interest with a proposal, from which up to 4 teams will also be selected.
Each team will be rewarded with 90,000 (EUR) and a sum total of 720,000 (EUR) will be awarded. Both selection procedures are defined by the competition brief on the site. The submission deadline is on June 23, 2006.
http://insideout.bcaonline.org/ - This is the site for the Inside::out Urban Design Competition. In this competition, 5 finalists will be chosen as finalists from the submissions received from the Ideas Phase 1. The 5 finalists will receive $2,500 for each selected submission. The $2,500 is intended to cover travel expenses for the required site visit in June. One finalist team will be selected as the winning team and will receive a $5000 award. This open design competition challenges entrants to explore ideas in architecture, urban design, landscape architecture, graphic design, and lighting, that will better express to the outside all of the activity and energy going on inside the Boston Center for the Arts. Please go to this site for more information.
www.edbacon.org/penncenter/ - Visit this URL to discover the Imagining Penn Center national student design competition. In this competition, cash prizes will total $6,100. According to the Metropolis Mag site:
"This competition, open to any student in North America, is meant to generate ideas about the revitalization of Penn Center, one of Philadelphia's major Center City civic spaces, originally conceived by Philadelphia's renowned former Planning Director, Edmund N. Bacon."
Please check the site for the details about the submission requirements (which include items such as: a 500-word essay, a submission form, and site plans); and the evaluation criteria. The submission form pdf can be found at: www.edbacon.org/penncenter/pdf/2006_submission_form.pdf .
www.bamboocompetition.com/ -Please visit this site to read about the 2006 International Bamboo Building Design Competition. Winning designs may be built by Bamboo Technologies; the royalties will go to the designer. The overall first prize will be $5,000; the second prize will be $3,000. The third prize will be $2,000. Finalists will be announced in international publications and media. There will also be a free stay in a bamboo resort house in Maui, Hawaii. Additionally, finalists may be included in an upcoming book on bamboo buildings. This competition is open to all architects, builders, and students. This competition has been created to develop new award winning designs for bamboo buildings, raise awareness of the use of certified structural bamboo for building code approved structures, and introduce architects, designers and builders to working with bamboo as a structural material. To find out more, check out the site. There is also a research section on the site that lists bamboo building and design books for reference.
www.privateplots.at/en/award.html - This is the link to go to to find out about the Private plots & Public Spots Award. The first place prize will be 7,000(EUR); the second prize will be 5,000 (EUR); the third place prize will be 3,000(EUR). On the site, the award is described as follows:
"The international prize is awarded for the best design of private open spaces and gardens. The competition shows a cross-section of contemporary design of private open spaces during the past ten years. The competition is open to architects, artists, designers,florists, landscape architects and work groups in these fields, landscaping and horticulture companies, owners. The awarding authority recognizes contributions demonstrating highly aesthetic design and innovative use of plants and materials with regard to ecological principles. Private open spaces completed after 1 January 1996 are eligible for entry."
The application deadline is on June 12, 2006.
www.emergingbuilders.org -This is the site for the Emerging Green Builders Design Competition for Eugene Coleman Cultural Center and Community Plaza. Students and young professionals not more than 5 years out of school are eligible. In this competition, there will be cash prizes for the top 3; the top finalist goes on to the national competition in Denver; and all participants will receive access for 1 year to the Building Green Suite (a $200 value). The submission deadline will be on June 1, 2006.
www.competitions.org/subscribe/pages.cfm?ID=11 - Wow! This site has an enormous amount of competitions. There are even more if you subscribe to their publication. Here is a small sampling of some of the competitions listed on this site:
www.southbank-competition.org -This competition is billed as "one of the most challenging and exciting global design competitions ever launched on the African Continent". Click on this link to the Southbank Architectural Competition to find out why. The awards in this competition will total $150,000. Here is a synopsis pieced together from quotes on the site:
" The sponsors, Spier Holdings, are calling on architects and designers to define and apply new spatial approaches to create a community that will serve as a model for sustainable living...The Southbank is an open, two-stage competition that aims to produce visualisations of a new community for 2000-3000 people, in which residential accommodation merges with internationally significant facilities for arts production and performance, in a setting defined by ecological conservation."
The deadline for registration is July 16, 2006; and the deadline for submission for entries online is August 7, 2006
www.hkdi.hk -The call for entries for the International Architectural Design Competition for the Hong Kong Design Institute are on this site. The awards are as follows: there will be 5 stage 2 finalists for HK$140,000; and up to 5 stage 1 honorable mentions for HK$10,000 . All registered architects , both individual and collaborative entries by multi-disciplinary teams are eligible to enter stage 1. There are different rules for stage 2; please visit the HKDI site or the competitions.org site to get the full information on these rules. Here is how the Design Challenge works according to the competitions.org site:
"Stage 1 is to elucidate concepts and design ideas for the development of the Hong Kong Design Institute (HDKI) The proposed conceptual designs should provide innovative and viable ideas that will shape the development of this educational institution as an unique facility for both local and overseas students. Stage 2 is to take forward the ideas and concepts in Stage 1 to find the best proposal for an actual building project."
Please direct enquiries to: Mr. Joseph Kwan via email: pahkdi@vtc.edu.hk . The deadline that is listed on the Competitions.org site is July 14, 2006.
www.aaschool.ac.uk/clusters/ees.shtm- Visit this site to learn about the Architectural Association School of Architecture Ecology & Sustainability Research Cluster Competition. The prizes in this competition include a 2,000(pound) Grand Prize and commendation awards. This excerpt from the site provides some details about the competition:
"The Architectural Association and the Environments, Ecology and Sustainability Research Cluster together with supporting organizations are sponsoring an open one-stage international competition in search of innovative architectural methodologies and design-related research working towards an ever-evolving understanding of environments, ecology and sustainability... All current projects and research initiatives that integrate design methodologies and techniques with environmental issues are eligible. Projects of all scales and types - research, ideas or built work - are eligible as long as they have been commenced or completed after 2003."
The closing date for registration is on August 7, 2006. The submission must be postmarked by September 4, 2006. Please log on to: www.aaschool.ac.uk/clusters/AAEESCompetitionBrief2006.pdf to get specific information about this competition.
www.comarchitect.org - Here is the Commonwealth Association of Architects (CAA) Seventh International Student Design Competition 2006: A Small Sustainable Sports Centre. In this competition, the prize purse will amount to 3,200 (pounds); a bonus of 200(pounds) will be awarded to the best prize winning, multi-disciplinary group entry will also be awarded. An additional 200(pounds) has been reserved for the best submission from a student (or team of students) in the first or second year of academic study at the time of the entry being made, where the entry has not been awarded one of the principal prizes. Winning entries will be published in the Architectural Review and displayed at the Conference. All students, worldwide, who at the time of preparing their submission are registered at a Higher Education Institution are eligible. Individual and group entries are acceptable. This summary is based on information from the site:
"Competitors are asked to design a small sustainable sports centre that will serve as a focus for a poor community... (The site) can be located in a rural or an urban context... The architectural response to the site will be amongst the criteria for judging the competition. The centre should aim at attracting people to participate in sport and physical activity, particularly young people. As such, it should have social facilities and its design should attract members of the community to participate in the building. The competition jury is not looking for a large centre, but one that will serve a wide spectrum of a small population. It can serve a social purpose... It can also perform a valuable role in persuading people to pursue a healthy agenda... Entrants may choose a theme for the building...
Whilst the competition is about social context and site response, proposals should also indicate the structure , materials, special qualities, lighting, and furniture and fittings. The design must demonstrate clear principles of sustainability not only through the choice of materials and management of energy and waste, with appropriate use of natural lighting and ventilation, but also in social aspects. These will obviously reflect the climate, culture and context relating to the facility. Adaptability can be a bonus to encourage flexibility of use now and in the future... (E)ntrants should consider a building that requires minimal maintenance and one that is easy to manage and operate. " Please direct queries to:
CAA; PO Box 508; Edgware, HA8 9XZ; United Kingdom -or email-:info@comarchitect.org.
Send submissions to:
CAA Design Competition2006; c/o Institute of Architecture Bangladesh; House #11, Road #4; Dhanmondi Residential Area; Dhaka-1205, Bangladesh .
www.lisbonideaschallenge.com.pt -Here is the Lisbon Ideas Challenge (LIC)- Designing with Photovoltaics- New Energy Concepts for the Built Environment site. The Centre of Innovation and the Technology and Policy Research are the co-sponsors of this international design competition. And they will present a monetary prize of 5,000 (EUR) to the winner of this challenge. According to the competitions.org site:
"This competition is aimed at fostering innovative ideas relevant to the development of urban structures integrating photovoltaic (PV) systems and technologies . The main novelty in this competition is that the ideas should not only have a technological potential but also a business potential and is to be developed by architects, engineers and designers with interests in new energy concepts for the built environment, either university teams and/or entrepreneurs."
According to the LIC site, the submission deadline is on July 15, 2006. Please visit the site or email: jomifernandes@gmail.com to find out more.
www.architects.org - On this site from the BSA, there is an exhaustive listing of awards, grants, scholarships and opportunities. The next listing can be found on the BSA site:
www.arplusd.com - This is the site for the Ar Awards for Emerging Architecture 2006. This is how the site bills the award:
"The AR Awards for Emerging Architecture is the biggest and best award for young architects in the world and gives 10,000 (pounds) in prize money. Inaugurated in 1999, the award was conceived by The Architectural Review and d line, the distinguished Danish architectural design firm. It is now supported by Buto Happoid. Intended to bring wider recognition to a talented new generation of architects and designers,the Awards have attracted entries from more than 80 countries... Awards are for built or manufactured work only, and besides buildings, the full range of design activity, from landscapes and urban spaces to furniture and cutlery can be submitted. For more information, contact Lynne Jackson at: lynnejackson@emap.com. The entry form and conditions are also available on the site. The deadline to enter is September 12, 2006.
www.thearchitectureroom.com/ - Here is the Architecture Room's immense list of competitions. (There are also some excellent links on this site at: www.thearchitectureroom.com/Links.html .)Here are is a highly selective listing from their competitions calendar:
www.montagearclineascholarship.com -Here is the Montage/Arclinea Contemporary Design Scholarship Competition site. In this competition, all entries will be judged by a panel of area architects and designers. Prizes of $5,000, $3,000, and $2,000 will be awarded for the 1st,2nd, and 3rd place entries. Entrants will be be asked to design a contemporary kitchen/living area within the traditional, historic architecture of Boston and its suburbs. Successful designs will incorporate the philosophy represented in the work of Italian architect Antonio Citterio, particularly as expressed in his kitchen designs for Arclinea and his furniture designs for B&B Italia. Specific information about the entry requirements can be seen on this site. Entries are due by Friday, July 21, 2006.
www.upress.ru/premium/index.php?lan=2 -This is the site for the Euroasian Awards at the Euroasian Premium 2006-the Annual International Festival of Architecture & Design-. Here is a description of the event from the architecture room site:
"Fabulous and universal event to find, award and promote your pioneering projects as long as we deal with innovative architectural and design ideas .(In this event there will be) (v)arious contests and doings of wide profile which are made to extend cooperation between the Ural school of architecture and design and architects and designers from around the world.
On the awards section of this site, the following information is given:
"The total prize capital of 'EURASIAN PRIZE 2006' makes up 1,500,000 rubles."
According to the Yahoo! Currency Converter http://quote.yahoo.com/m5?a=1%2C500%2C000&s=RUB&=USD (this is a great free tool that converts any currency to any other currency), this = $55,432.38 ( at least at the time that I used this converter).
www.ribacompetitions.com & www.riba.org/go/RIBA/Also/Competitions_3898.html & www.riba.org/go/RIBA/Also/Competitions_5304.html - According to this site:
"The RIBA Competitions Office and the Landscape Institute are pleased to announce the launch of an exciting new design competition for the development of new public sports facilities and reinvigoration of Central Park in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire...
Multi-disciplinary design teams with high design skills are encouraged to take part in the competition, which will be held in two stages: stage one will seek creative ideas and concepts, with a shortlist of six teams invited to work up their designs at stage two. The winner of the competition will be appointed to work in close collaboration with the Council to see the projects through to completion. Honoraria of 6,000(pounds) (plus VAT) will be paid to each stage two team...
Stage one submission deadline is 27 June 2006. A preliminary briefing paper is available from the RIBA Competitions Office, and this provides more information and details on how to enter.
Email riba.competitions@inst.riba.org ."
www.aiachicago.org/genesisaiachicago/index.asp -This site has guidelines & requirements about the Genesis: AIA Chicago Competition. The Design Awards in this competition are:Stage 1- (5) finalists will each be awarded $1,500 and the opportunity to proceed to Stage 2. Stage2-Upon review of the finalists & their team's qualifications, a winning entrant will be announced. This entrant will have the opportunity to negotiate fees and a contract to execute the design. Here is the mission statement that appears on the site:
"AIA Chicago is undergoing an ideas competition to solicit designs for a new office... (T)he new office has the potential to accomplish several key goals of the chapter. Among these are, creating a more inviting space for member interaction, creating a space that is more accessible and visible to the public in order to strengthen our connection with the community, and designing a space that reflects who we are and what we do as a profession.
Meeting spatial program criteria, budget constraints, and incorporating technological and sustainable design features are critical to the quantitative aspects of the design solution. In addition, a successful architectural outcome will respond to the qualitative criteria of usefulness to the members, staff well being and interaction, access and visibility to the public and members, comfort, safety and security of all occupants and visitors to AIA.
Other stated goals of this competition are to support students, yet to be licensed and newly licensed professionals, to aide in selecting an architect of record for the office, and to speed delivery of documents and build-out of the space by year's end. All of these criteria will be used to judge and award a winner of the competition.
Competition entrants are encouraged to explore new ideas about the chapter office and how its design informs the way AIA Chicago operates."
Students and/or professionals of architecture who have been registered for less than 10 years are eligible. As this competition desires to build the winning design, entrants are strongly encouraged, but not required, to team with a licensed architect. Each entry must be submitted as both design boards and digital files. Competitors' presentations should include images and text (not to exceed 300 words) as they deem necessary to communicate their design intent. Send design boards and accompanying files on CD-ROM to:
Genesis: AIA Chicago; 222 Merchandise Mart Plaza: Suite 1049; Chicago, IL 60654-1103.
Further submission requirements and program guidelines can be found on the site. Please pay careful attention to the Rights and Ownership section of the site (www.aiachicago.org/genesisaiachicago/requirements.asp ); The AIA will retain ownership rights to all materials submitted by the entrants. The late registration ends on Thursday, June 1, 2006.
www.firsttown.org/ -Here is the site to find out about the International Master Plan Competition for the FIRST TOWN of the Multi-functional Administrative City, Korea. The 1st place prize: is an Award Certificate & Design Contract. (The MasterPlan = 452,994,000KRW {use the Yahoo currency converter to convert this to other currencies} The 1st Phase Housing of 1800 Units = 3,424,295,000KRW). The 2nd place prize: is an Award Certificate and $100,000. The 3rd place prize: is an Award Certificate and $70,000. KHNC is seeking a creative master plan proposal that could be used as a blueprint for future development at the site. All registered architects worldwide are eligible. The goal of this competition is to create a design that incorporates a vision for the future town of the Multi-functional Administrative City, Korea. This city aims to be a global bench mark city with future- oriented features and high standards of living. On May 25, 2006 there will be a Competition Information Session and Site Visit session on this site. Questions can be posted from May 26,2006- June 15, 2006. The answers will be posted on June 12, 2006. Registration can be entered from May 17- 24, 2006.
www.arkitekt.se/asplund - This is the Stockholm Public Library International Architectural Competition site. This quote from the architecture room site describes the competition:
"The Stockholm Public Library... has been the city's main library since it was inaugurated nearly 75 years ago. It is not only one of the city's most important buildings architecturally, but the library is also a very important public building for the inhabitants of Stockholm. The aim is to ensure that the building (continues)... to be a public library ... in the future. Stockholm as a city is expanding, its inhabitants are becoming younger and more multicultural, at the same time as the knowledge society is developing. That is why the library also needs to be improved, extended and given new functions. The City if Stockholm is organising an international two stage architectural competition for the extension.
http://archinect.com/events/index.php?act=5 - Please look at this Archinect.com URL to find an extensive listing of architectural competitions. (Or visit http://archinect.com/links/list.php?id=CO_52_26 , to find some very useful links.)Here are some of the types of competitions that are listed here:
www.FwSustainableDesign.ca -Here is the 2006 Design Competition: "Closing the Loop". The awards total will be worth at least a value of $4,000 in prizes. The exact amount will be announced at a later date. According to the archinect site:
"The competition focuses on elements and systems in the built environment... The goal is to eliminate the concept of 'waste' that exists in our current linear system of production and building; to conserve the resources of energy, water and materials; and to create change in the built environment through the development of the winning entries. The competition is open to all Canadian residents, winning entries will be publicly exhibited."
The deadline has been extended to June 7, 2006. All entrants will submit digital files; please look on the site to get the specific information about this.
www.japan-architect.co.jp/english/5info/index.html - Here is the site for the Shinkenchiku Residential Design Competition 2006. The prize (total: 1,500,000 yen) will be distributed at the discretion of the judge. Winners will be announced in the 2006 December issue of Shinkenchiku and the volume 64 issue of the Japan Architect . This competition is organized around a theme. And the theme of this competition is the Plan-less House. The description of the Plan-less House can be viewed on the site. The idea is to submit a site plan, floor plan, elevation, section, perspective drawings and axonometric drawings in any scale. Photographs of models may be used. Detailed drawings and other charts or descriptive texts are also permissible ( so long as they are in English or Japanese). All entries must reach the competition office no later than September 11th (Monday), 2006. No registration is necessary for entry in this competition. Detailed instructions for submitting entries can be found on the site. Mail entries to: Entries Committee, Shinkenchiku Residential Competition 2006 Shinkenchiku-sha,Co., LTD. 2-31-2, Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8501, Japan .
www.cgco.co.jp/english/conversion.html -Apparently, this is another competition from Shinkenenchiku-sha,Co.Ltd. with the co-sponsor, Central Glass, Co. Ltd. (I say apparently because I'm not certain that this is a separate competition; but it appears to be a distinctly different competition.) This competition is Central Glass's 41st Competition with the theme of: "Conversion of Existing Architecture for Living in the City". The first place prize is 2,000,000 (yen) and a commemorative gift. The second places (there will be 3) are for 300,000 (yen) and commemorative gifts for each of the three winners. Lastly, the honorable mentions prizes (there will be 6) are 100,000 (yen) and a commemorative gift for each of the six winners.Here is how the competition is described on the site:
"Given the longevity of architecture in the city, there are an increasing number of buildings still fit for use despite having outlived their functional role...Moreover, buildings beloved by the people of a neighborhood, buildings that deserve preservation, or ... can be considered for the revitalization of urban memories... (I)t could be said that schemes for the conversion of existing buildings in order to live in the city center will become an important new role for architects. These residential forms would of course include use as mass housing, but various other usages, such as the long-term stay model or small hotel, can also be considered ...
Applicants should choose existing buildings for their entries. In establishing ways to convert these into rich urban residences, concrete proposals are preferable to the presentation of abstract concepts and ideas.
From now on, this competition will adopt a two-stage method of first judging by drawings, and then judging by interviews open to the public. It will also emphasize reality as a judging criterion. What is meant here by reality is not the ability for a project to be directly implemented, but rather a clear expression of the ambition and potential to transform society and the era through architecture. By comprehending this meaning, we hope to receive entries that are appropriate to constructing the future."
No registrations are necessary for this competition. Specific rules and guidelines are available on this site. Address entries to: Dept. of Central Glass International Architectural Design Competition 2006; Shinkenchiku-sha Co., Ltd.; 2-31-2 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8501 Japan. To meet the deadline, all entries must reach the competition office by no later than July 10 (Monday), 2006.
www.aia.org/awards_aianational -Here is the site for the prestigious American Institute of Architects National Honor Awards. The deadlines for these awards vary.
www.archpaper.com/competitions.html -The Architect's Newspaper fills this portion of their site with an immense amount of opportunities, competitions, prizes, awards and contest for architects and designers. Please consider the next few competitions as an accurate representation of the kinds of competitions that can be found at this site:
www.acsa-arch.org/competitions/steel.aspx -This is the web site for the ACSA/AISC Student Design Competition. In this competition, winning students, their faculty sponsors, and schools will receive cash prizes totaling $14,000. The Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) and the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) competition challenges students to develop a sense of community through an aquatic center. Students must develop their own site, but the design must contain at least one room with a long span steel structure. The deadline is on May 24, 2006. Additional questions on the competition program and submissions should be directed to : Eric W. Ellis/AISC Competition; Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture; 1735 New York Avenue, NW; Washington, DC 20006; (phone:) (202)785-2324 (ext. 8, Competitions Hotline); (fax:) (202)628-0448; (email:) competitions@acsa-arch.org .
www.acsa-arch.org/competitions/hotels.aspx -This is the link for the ACSA/WATG Student Design Competitions- Hospitality Transformed: Resort Hotels in 2055-. In this competition, winning students and their faculty sponsors will receive cash prizes totaling $17,000. According to the archpaper site:
" The ... ACSA has begun an international student competition for a design idea of the resort hotel of the future. Entrants must consider the approach, location, design, and program of the resort hotel while incorporating the most advanced design and architecture techniques."
The deadline for this competition is on May 24, 2006. The contact information is the same as the last competition.
www.rvatr.com/ - On this site, there is information about the Rafael Vinoly Research Fellowships. Rafael Vinoly Architects is again offering fellowships to support original research that advances the craft and practice of architecture and can benefit from being carried out in the environment of an architectural office. In addition to a stipend and research expenses of up to $60,000, Rafael Vinoly Architects will provide space and support, including use of computers, software, and fabrication shop, within the firm's New York headquarters. Potential areas of research may include design methodologies, construction technologies , design representation and fabrication, materials technology, and sustainable, or other topics. The deadline for entries is June 01, 2006.
www.veneertech.com -Here is the website of the Craftman's Challenge 2006: The Search for the Golden Touch. Veneer Tech's competition aims to recognize excellence in woodwork and architectural woodwork that features natural edgebanding applications. These are some of the details that are listed on this site:
"You may be awarded up to $5,000 and be known throughout the land as a true craftsman for your use of natural veneer... The Grand Prize entry receives a $5,000-$3,000-$2,000 nest egg of cash, the top-judged student entry a $1,000 scholarship check, (p)lus all awarded entries receive valuable publicity in industry publications, among trade groups and on industry websites... The categories for entries include:(1.)Architectural Woodworking (2.) Cabinetry(3.)Furniture(4.)Specialty Items (5.) Store Fixtures (6.)Student Designs."
The deadline to enter is July 15, 2006.
Other Resources for Architects/Urban Planners/& Designers -
www.archiseek.com/competitions/archives/000036.html -
www.archfoundation.org - (I found out about this from the BSA's fantastic listing of resources) This is the URL for the American Architectural Foundation's (AAF) Accent on Architecture grants program. This program supports local projects that result in engagement between the American public, decision-makers, and design professionals. Projects should promote an increased awareness, appreciation, and understanding of how the public's involvement in the design process can enhance the quality of life in a community. To find out more, contact: Ms. Melissa Houghton; Director, Accent on Architecture; The American Architectural Foundation; 1735 New York Avenue, NW; Washington, DC 20006-5292; or email: mhoughton@archfoundation.org .
www.archfoundation.org/scholarships - Here is a link for the AIA/AAF Minority/Disadvantaged Scholarships. These are open to high school seniors and college freshman who plan to study architecture in an NAAB-accredited program. The deadline is in early December. Contact: Mary Felber ( mfelber@archfoundation.org ) for further information.
www.aiany.org/ - Here is a tremendous resource for finding out about trends in architecture, employment opportunities, networking events, exhibits, classifieds, news, classes, and yes even competitions and awards.
www.classicist.org/links.html -Here is a great list of links to other architectural resources from the Institute of Classical Architecture & Classical America. They also award prestigious prize such as: the Arthur Ross Award, the Rieger Graham Prize, the Alma Schapiro Prize, and The Edward Vason Jones Scholarships.
www.ncarb.org - Here is the URL for the National Council of Registration Boards. NCARB is expanding the reach of its successful and well-received NCARB Prize initiative by establishing the NCARB Grant program, which is expected to award up to $10,000 per academic year.
www.bfagrants.org - Here is the site for the Boston Foundation for Architecture Grants. This is a grant-application invitation to everyone interested in proposing/administering/enhancing educational programs related to architecture, engineering, and the planning, design, construction and community-building processes. Typically, grants range in size from $2,000 to $7,500. Anyone with a good idea is encouraged to apply. They invite applications from individual and organizational educators of all kinds. Applications must be received by August 10, 2006. Full setails and an application form are provided at: www.bfagrants.org/GRANTPRP06.pdf . Don't send them handwritten applications, type them. Visit their website : www.bfagrants.org/grants to see what they have funded in previous years. To ask questions, or to float an idea with them, call or email: Richard Fitzgerald at (617)951-1433 ext. 232 or rfitzgerald@architects.org .
www.somfoundation.som.com/fellowships_awards.htm - To quote this portion of this site:
"The SOM Prize was created in 2006 to mark the Foundation's 25th anniversary. The $50,000 research and travel grant will be awarded to the most promising graduating student in Architecture, Design (includes Interior Architecture, Environmental Graphics, and Product Design), and Urban Design, as selected by an independent jury of prominent professionals . In addition, a second $20,000 prize will be awarded to the runner-up student for a travel fellowship."
www.msafdie.com - This is the site that has information about the Moshe Safdie & Associates Research Fellowships. These are open to all architects within the first five years of their careers and/or have an advanced degree in architecture. There are 2 practice-oriented fellowships awarded annually for investigating a particular theme. Each fellowship carries a stipend of $45,000. Contact: Christopher Mulvey at : cmulvey@msafdie.com ; or (617)629-2100.
www.arch.wustl.edu/index.lasso & www.arch.wustl.edu/index.lasso?pgID=162 & www.architects.org/portals/index.cfm?doc_id=120 - Please visit any of these three sites to find out about the Steedman Fellowship in Architecture International Design Competition. This is open to graduates of an accredited school of architecture, and be currently employed in, or have completed at least one year of practical experience in the office of a practicing architect. The Steedman Fellowship, granted since 1925, is awarded biannually on the basis of an International Design Competition. The $30,000 Fellowship is awarded to the winner of the Steedman International Design Competition. Washington University also has a variety of other scholarships, and financial aid packages available. Please visit the second site to learn more about these other programs.
www.architects.org/portals/index.cfm?doc_id=120 - All architects interested in finding the most comprehensive compilation of awards/ grants/fellowships/scholarships/and other types of financial assistance around should visit this site. The BSA, the owners of this site, even run their own competitions and award programs. Also, there is a fantastic listing of links to other sites that catalog awards, grants, fellowships, and other opportunities here. For example, this site lists the next 6 websites as resources:
www.noma.net/ - This site from the National Organization of Minority Architects lists scholarship opportunities and other resources for minorities.
www.agmconnect.org/ -Here is the site of the Associated Grant Makers.
www.uia-architectes.org/texte/summary/p2b1.html -This site from the International Union of Architects lists a tremendous amount of resources.
www.newvillage.net - This is the site for New Village. Their mission is to build sustainable cultures. The resources available on this site are related to this mission.
www.planetizen.com/ - Here is the site of Planetizen-The Planning and Development Network-.
www.archvoices.org/pg.cfm?nid=89 - Archvoices has a good list of publications that feature competitions on this site.
www.toto.co.jp/gallerma/cmp_cntst/list_e01.htm - This site features a good list of international competitions. Go to this site to find out about competitions such as the Smart Home International Competition. Smart Home Architecture Center has a mission to assess the current issues of smart home architecture and future housing technology, and also to gather the ideas of international students. This is the site to go to to find out this techie competition and many other exciting competitions.
http://en.dolcn.com/ -Here is the site for Design Online. This site lists great competitions, awards, and prizes that are mostly from Asia.
http://www.archrecord.construction.com/resources/events/comp.asp -This is an indispensable resource for architects and those that are in the construction industry. This site contains classifieds, exhibitions, conferences, conventions, building codes, architects directories, and of course competitions, awards, and contests. This is from the same people that publish the beautifully designed print publication : Architectural Record.
www.arplus.com -This site from the Architectural Review lists a lot of resources.
www.interiordesign.net -Here is the website for the Interior Design magazine.
http://architettura.supereva.com - This is the International Competitions Network. For translations for languages other than Italian, try http://babelfish.altavista.com (BabelFish: the Free Website Translator).
www.europan-europe.com/e8_ob/home/home.php - This is the site forEuropan 8: European Urbanity and Strategic Projects. Europan's objective is to assist the young architects of Europe in developing their ideas and disseminating them on strategic sites proposed by municipalities or developers.
www.dezignare.com/competitions.html -Here is the link from Dezigner that lists an incredible amount of competitions for architects, interior designers, and photographers.
www.designtaxi.com/deadlines.jsp -This link from Design Taxi is the preeminent resource for finding architectural, industrial design, graphics arts, and general design competitions.
Art Competitions-
http://pasteljournal.com/pastel100.asp - To find out about the Pastel Journal's 8th Annual Pastel 100 Competition, please visit this site. According to the site:
"Enter The Pastel Journal's 8th Annual Pastel 100 Competition and you could receive prizes and publicity beyond your wildest dreams. In this year's contest, cash and merchandise awards total over $17,000. All of the top prizewinners will receive features in the April 2007 issue of The Pastel Journal ... Entry is by slide only. Remember that good slides have a better chance than poor slides. You do not ship your painting (you don't even have to still own it) as images from the slides are published in the magazine. Check rules for entry requirements. Work must be original, soft pastel only. "
The guidelines and entry form PDFs are available on the site. The entry deadline is on September 1, 2006.
www.oilpaintersofamerica.com - Under the OPA Events section of this site, there is information about 2 regional competitions from the Oil Painters of America:
1. The 2006 Eastern Regional Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils Miniature Show will be hosted by Braizer Fine Art, in Richmond, Virginia, where small paintings will be featured. The total awards will be a minimum of $5,000, including a $2,000 Best of Show. Their goal is to assemble the finest display of representational oil paintings in the region. The focus in the jurying process will be to select paintings that show the highest quality in draftmanship, color, and composition, emphasizing a diversity in representational style and subject matter. They invite you to submit a truly outstanding piece. Eligible states and provinces include: Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, N. Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, S. Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, W. Virginia, Wisconsin (in Canada:) New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Quebec. The final acceptance date in on Monday, June 12, 2006. Specific details about the mailing instructions can be found at: www.oilpaintersofamerica.com/entry_infoE.htm
2.The 2006 Western Regional Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils will be hosted by Lee Youngman Galleries in Calistoga, California in October, 2006. The total awards will be a minimum of $5,000. OPA's goal is to assemble the finest display of representational oil paintings in the region. The focus is similar to the focus of the Eastern Region. Eligible states and provinces include: Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, Washington (in Canada:) British Columbia and Yukon Territories. The final acceptance date is on Friday, June 30, 2006. The rest of the mailing instructions are available at: www.oilpaintersofamerica.com/entry_info.htm .
www.noaps.org/public/prospectus.html -This is the website for the National Oil & Acrylic Painters' Society's 16th Annual Fine Art Competition and Exhibition: "The Best of America Contest". The Best of Show Award in this competition = $5,000. There is also an ulimited potential for the purchase awards. This is an excerpt from the Office Contest Rules section of their site:
"This call for entries is open to all living artists 18 or older who create original works of art utilizing oil of acrylic media. A USA shipping address is required for any international entries. Each work of art entered must be original: an entirely unique, authentic, one-of-a-kind work of art, not copied from any published photo or print ot the work if another person. Paintings must be the entering artist's original concept, design, style, and fabrication. Entry is FREE for National Oil and Acrylic Painters' Society members.. All entries must be for sale. Paintings of all price ranges are accepted. Entrants price their own work...Upon acceptance, slides become the property of the NOAPSociety, which retains the right to reproduce images, regardless of copyright, for promotional or educational purposes."
Please visit this link to read the rest of the official contest rules. The prospectus and entry form pdf can also be obtained on this link. Mail the completed form with the appropriate fee to: BEST of America! 2006; NOAPS; PO Box 676; Osage Beach, MO 65065-0676. The entry must be postmarked by July 21, 2006.
www.laredoartcenter.org/artopp.php - Here is the website for the 14th Annual International Juried Show: "Crossing Borders". This is an open call to artists for the exhibit, which will run from December 1, 2006 thru January 20, 2007 at the Laredo Center for the Arts. The awards will total over $4,000. This is open to artists 18 years or older. For a prospectus and additional details, please call (956)725-1715 or visit this site. The deadline is September 1, 2006.
www.artshow.com/juriedshows/ (This is my favorite link for art competitions; please do yourself a favor and bookmark this site, and refer to it often.) This site from Art Show.com, is the best resource there is for finding out about art competitions. Here are a few examples of the competitions that they have listed:
www.gasparilla-arts.com - Here is the site for the Raymond James Gasparilla Festival of the Arts (which is sponsored by Raymond James Financial). The exhibit will be held on March 3 and 4, 2007 in downtown Tampa. There will be $61,500 in cash and up to $30,000 in Purchase Awards. 300 artists will be prejuried and chosen from over 1,000 applications. Applications are available on-line and via US Mail. To obtain an application, send a SASE to: Raymond James Gasparilla Festival of the Arts; PO Box 10591; Tampa, Florida 33679 or call: (813)876-1747. The deadline is on September 30, 2006.
www.LPGallery.org -Here is the site for the Leslie Powell Gallery National Competition. This juried biennial is entitled: "Oklahoma; Centerfold". In this competition, there will be $5,000 in awards, and there will be no commission on sales. The opening is November4, 2006 ; and it runs until December 29, 2006. The biennial will be held in Lawton, OK. This biennial moves to the University of Arts and Science, Chickasha, OK from January 14-February16, 2006. For a prospectus, send a SASE: LPG; 620 SW D Ave.; Lawton, OK 73051 or call: (580)357-9526. The prospectus is also available online. The deadline is September 1, 2006.
http://imagesartfestival.org - On this site, The Atlantic Center for the Arts announces a call to artists for IMAGES: A Festival of the Arts. The festival takes place February 10& 11, 2007 at Riverside Park in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. At this festival, there will be $100,000 in prize and patron's monies. Artists invited to show their work are chosen by 2 independent jurors from the visual arts community. Please visit the site to download an application. Contact Brenda Owens for more information at: images@imagesartfestival.org or call: (386)423-4733. The deadline is October 7, 2006.
www.artkudos.com -This is the 2006 Art Kudos International Juried Competition site. There will be cash awards totaling $2,400 in this competitions. This international call for entries is open to all artists 18 and older. The eligible media include: acrylics, oils, watercolors, pastels, drawings,printmaking, photography, digital art, sculpture, mixed media, glass, clay, and fiber (no clothung items). To obtain a prospectus and entry form, please visit this site.
www.ci.rocky-mount.nc.us/artscenter/artists.html - This is the link to the Sculpture Salmagundi X Indoor/Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition. According to the information posted on the art show site:
"The City of Rocky Mount Arts Center announces a call to artists ... (t)he exhibit will be held July 7, 2006 - June 10, 2007 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Awards: 9-$1,000 Honorariums,1- $1,500 Best in Show... Open to U.S. artist 18 years of age or older. Each artist may submit up to three slides per work for a total of three works. A maximum of two outdoor works will be selected for exhibition. Entry deadline: June 1, 2006. No entry fee. For a prospectus, visit...(the site)... Questions? Contact Jerry Jackson at jackson@ci.rocky-mount.nc.us or call 252-972-1163"
www.pwswc.com - Here is the online destination to find out about the Pennsylvania Watercolor Society Annual International Juried Exhibition call for entries. The PWS announces a call to artists for this exhibition, which will be held from August 13 thru October 8, 2006 at Marywood University in Scranton, PA. In this competition there will be $5,800 + in awards. All watercolor artists are eligible. The exhibition is limited to water media on paper, original work, executed independently and completed within the last 3 years. Please click on the link to the site to obtain the full set of rules . For a prospectus, send a Self- Addressed Stamped Envelope to: PWSJUR; P.O. Box 626; Mechanicsburg, PA 17055. Please direct questions to: Harry Marsh at harry.lyn@pa.net or (717)737-7339.
www.hagginmuseun.org - This is the website for the 54th Juried Exhibition at the Haggin Museum. The exhibition dates are from August 6-September 17, 2006. There will be over $5,000 in cash awards at this exhibition. Artist in California, Nevada. Oregon, Washington, and Arizona are eligible. Send a SASE to: 5045 Foppiano Lane; Stockton, Ca. 95212 to obtain more information. Also, it is possible to email: Tina Moore at mooregrafix@comcast.net or call: (209)931-2529 with questions. The deadline to enter slides is on May 31, 2006.
www.skokienet.org - On this site, there is information about the Skokie 45th Annual Art Fair. this fair is sponsored by the Skokie Art Guild. The exhibition dates are from: July 8-9. 2006. There will be $3,000 in cash awards, gift certificates, Mayor's Purchase Awards, etc. All artists 18 years of age and older are eligible. For more information, contact: Barbara Willerman (phone:)(847)677-8163; or send a SASE to: Skokie Art Guild, 6704 N. Trumbull Ave.; Lincolnwood, IL 60712. The deadline is on June 1,2006.
www.artists.ca - This site from the Federation of Canadian Artists displays information about the Painting on the Edge Exhibition. They have an international call for entries for this competition. The exhibit dates are from August 29- September 17, 2006. There will be $8,000 in prizes at this event. All artists working in all painting, printmaking and drawing media are eligible to enter this exhibition. A prospectus is available at: http://www.artists.ca/edge/edge2006/POTE%20prospectus%202006.pdf ; or send a SASE to: Federation of Canadian Artists; 1241 Cartwright Street; Vancouver, BC V6H 4B7, Canada. For more information, please contact: Rosalind Rorke. The deadline to enter is on June 2, 2006.
www.mlhs.org (However, the site is temporarily unavailable) - This will again be the site for the Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital, which is holding the Art Ability Exibition. This is an international call for entries for the exhibition. The exhibition dates are from the November 12, 2006 - January 21,2007. There will be over $5,000 in prizes in the exhibition. Artists with physical, cognitive, due to brain injury, visual and hearing disabilities are eligible to apply. Only work executed after the onset of disability or injury will be considered . All media are eligible including: works on paper, paintings, sculpture, jewelry, photography, pottery, fiber arts, and other crafts. There are no fees to enter. For more information, send a SASE to: Shakerra Grays; Art Ability; Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital; 414 Paoli Pike; Malvern, PA 19355.
www.telfair.org - Here is the site to use to find out about the 12th Annual Telfair Art Fair call for entries. There will be $12,000 in prizes in this show. The show will be held at the Telfair Museum of Art in Savannah, GA on November 3-5, 2006. Artists 18 years and older may enter in categories including painting, printmaking, drawing, graphics, sculpture, jewelry, pottery, photography, furniture, glass, textiles, and mixed media. Artist must attend the full duration of the show. Original work only. For more information or to obtain an entry form, visit the site or contact: Mary Burke Wimbish at artfair@telfair.org or call: (812)790-8869. The deadline is on July 15, 2006.
www.northeastws.com - Here is the site for the NEWS 30th Annual International Exhibition call for entries. The North East Watercolor Society announces this call for artists for this exhibition which will take place at the Gallery at Kent Art Association in Kent, CT from October 22-November 5, 2006. There will be $6,000 + in cash and merchandise awards. This is open to watermedia on paper, properly glazed and framed, no larger than 42' framed, executed in the last 3 years, not previously exhibited in NEWS International, no collage, not misrepresented. Download the prospectus on the site or send a SASE to: NEWS; 866 Cadosia Rd; Hannock, NY 13783. For more information, contact: Richard Price at info@northeastws.com or (607)637-3412. The deadline is on July 15, 2006.
www.portraitsociety.ca - On this site, The Portrait Society of Canada announces a call to artists for the 2006 International Portrait Arts Festival Competition & Conference. This exhibit takes place on December 7-10, 2006 at Jackman Hall Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada. The awards are as follows: $3,000 (CAD) Grand Prize, $1,000 (CAD) 1st Place, $750 (CAD) 2nd Place, $500 (CAD) 3rd Place, etc. All participants are eligible to submit up to four 35mm slides. Portrait and Sculpture, all media 2 and 3 dimensional are eligible. All entries must be original works of art that have not been entered in Canadian competitions. Festival registration forms are available on the site or send a SASE to: Portrait Society of Canada; 1057 Steeles Ave. West; PO Box 81665; Toronto,Ontario M2R3X1, Canada. Contact: Veronica K. Tsyglan at info@portraitsociety.ca or call:(416)988-5445 for more information. The deadline is on November 7, 2006.
www.aaos.org/emotion - On this site, there is information about eMotion Pictures: An Exhibition of Orthopaedics in Art. This is sponsored by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. There will be a $2,500 grand prize and other monetary prizes as determined by judges. Both orthopaedic patients (of all ages) and orthopaedic surgeons are eligible for this competition. According to the Artshow.com site:
"The artwork must illustrate (though it need not be figurative or representational ) one or both of the following: 1. Some aspect of the artist's feeling toward, or relationship with, this orthopaedic condition. 2. The history of orthopaedics- then and now, how treatment options have changed. Artists may submit up to 10 works of art in the following mediums: Paintings and drawings (oil,watercolor, acrylics, pencil, charcoal, etc.) fine art prints (lithographs, etching, intagllo, wood cuts, etc.), giclees (Iris prints), photography, graphics,cyber art, sculpture, ceramics, glass, mosaics, textiles, crafts, functional art and other mixed media. For information contact: James Bregenzer or Addy Kujawa at: (847)384-4031.
-no site given- The Roswell Fine Arts League's 23rd Annual Juried Art Show has a call for entries from artists. The Roswell Fine Arts League and the NM Miniature Arts Society are announcing a call to artist for the Roswell Fine Arts League for this show, held August 3-13 at the Roswell Museum and Art Center in Roswell, NM. There will be over $4,000 in awards. The show is open to artists from all states west of the Mississippi River and to RFAL members where ever they live. All mediums are eligible including: standard and miniature sizes, 2D and 3D. For a prospectus send a SASE to: RFAL/NMMAS Show 2006; PO Box 2928; Roswell, NM 88202. Direct questions to: Richard Cibak at Rcibak@aol.com or call: (505)625-8648. The deadline is June 5, 2006.
www.upstatevisualarts.org -Here is the site that lists information listed about the Art in the Park Juried Show. This is sponsored by the Upstate Visual Arts and Caroline First Bank. The exhibit dates are from September 16-17, 2006. The venue where the exhibit will be at is Gallery 202. In this show, there will be 14 awards worth $6,000. These are the eligibility rules that appear on the Artshow.com site:
"Outstanding visual art in any of the following visual arts categories will be accepted: ceramics, fiber,glass, jewelry, metalwork,photography, printmaking, sculpture, ... woodwork, mixed, oil, acrylic, watercolors, chalk,pastels, pen and ink, pencil, and charcoal.(The entry) (m)ust be (an) original work produced by the submitting artist, completed in the last 3 years, and not previously shown in AIP Member or Juried Exhibits. No mass production (is) accepted."
Contact: Alison Gray at (864)232-4433 for more information. The prospectus is available at: http://upstatevisualarts.org/events/aip.php . The deadline to enter is on June 10, 2006.
www.USArtShow.com -This site is for the USArtShow.com's National Online Art Show & Competition. There are $5,100 in awards right now, and it goes up $10 for every new entry. To get questions answered, contact Rex Nethercott at : sales@usartshow.com or call: (435)750-3245.
www.nyfa.org/opp_detail.asp?type=Opportunityid=95&fid=1&sid=54&oppid=10238 -This is the incredibly helpful website of the NYFA Interactive Source - A Directory for Artists-. Here are some of the opportunities that I found about from this site:
www.vsarts.org/VWcall - Here is the amazing competition website for the Destination Anywhere Artist Contest. This is sponsored by VSA arts & Volkswagen of America. There will be a total of $60,000 in awards in this competition. It is open to young artists with disabilities, ages 16-25, living within the United States. "Destination Anywhere" invites artists to consider the picture plane as a destination, a place where the viewer might take a trip they never expected. Art must be original work that has been completed in the last 3 years. Eligible media includes: paintings, drawings, fine art prints, photography , computer generated prints, and mixed media; this must be presented in 2 dimensions. Artwork should not exceed 60 inches in either direction. There will be an awards ceremony on Capitol Hill in September 2006, and artwork will be displayed in a nation-wide touring exhibit that debuts at the Smithsonian. Please visit the site to find additional information and to download an application. Please contact: Jennifer Colaguori,visual arts coordinator, at: (800)933-8721 ext.3885 or jenniferc@vsarts.org .
The deadline to apply is on July 14, 2006.
jenniferc@townofbreckenridge.com - The Arts District of Breckenridge and the Saddle Rock Society are seeking artists to stay at the Tin Shop ( a studio and apartment) in beautiful downtown Breckenridge for periods ranging from 1 week up to 4 months. The facility is free; however, artists are encouraged to provide some sort of public interaction via, open studio hours, workshops, etc. The program is flexible with regards to length of stay and public participation proposals. For more information or to receive an application, email the aforementioned email address or contact :Jenn Cram at (970)547-3116.
www.watercolor-online.com/Competitions/OtherCompetitions.phtml - Here is Watercolor Online's site, which contains a good list of competitions for all artists, not just those that work with Watermedia. Here is an example of some of their listings:
http://susankblackfoundation.org/blossom.htm - This is the site of the Susan K. Black Foundation: "Blossom, the Art of Flowers" international juried exhibition for the artists paintings floral compositions. There will be $65,000 in cash awards in this competition. Many mediums and styles will be accepted. The dates to send slides and JPG files are between August 31 and September 30, 2006. The exhibition will take place from March 14 until May15, 2007 at the Houston Museum of Natural Sciences. The rules and regulations are on the website and a prospectus is available at : SKB Foundation; P.O. Box 235; Lake George, CO 80827; (or email: skbfoundation@aol.com .
http://hometown.aol.com/findartinfobank/myhomepage/atlanta.html - This is the Find Art Information Bank, which lists exhibition, performance, & competition information. This is a tremendous resource for finding almost any art opportunity imaginable. Not only are there competitions on this site, but there are also many requests for proposals for big public and corporate arts projects. Here are just a few of the many listings that are available on this site:
www.cravenarts.org - Please click on this link to find out about The Annual Juried Sculpture Exhibit at the Craven Arts Council and Gallery. In this juried exhibit, there will be $12,000 in awards, purchase awards, and honoraria. Both figurative and contemporary sculpture are eligible. The indoor exhibit dates are from November 3- December 29, 2006. The outdoor exhibit dates are from November 3, 2006- September 26, 2007. The deadline is on July 31, 2006. Here is the contact and submission information: Craven Arts Council / Gallery; PO Box 596; New Bern, NC 28563; (phone) (252)638-2577; (email) cravenarts@esisnet.com.
www.artcenterofestes.com - On this site, there are details about the call for entries for the 10th Annual LINES into SHAPES Art Exhibition & Sale. Over $5000 in prize monies were awarded in this event in 2005. This is open to all artists. Here is the media that will be accepted: pastel, graphite, scratchboard, oil, watermedia, original printmaking, sculpture, fine art pottery, glass, photography, wood, fiber & jewelry. The exibition will be held from September 22- October 15, 2006. A maximum of three slides may be submitted. Submissions must include an entry form. Entry forms may be obtained on the site; or send SASE to : Art Center of Estes Park; PO Box 3635; Estes Park, CO 80517. The entry deadline is August 4, 2006.
www.ctpastelsociety.com/events.html - Go to this site to find that the Renaissance in Pastel 13th Annual National Exhibition is seeking entries. In this juried pastel art contest, there will be more than $9,000 in cash awards. Submit soft pastels entries only. For a prospectus visit the site, send an SASE to : Elaine Juska Keeley, Dept. AA; 49 River Rd.; Mansfield Center, CT 06250 or email: info@ctpastelsociety.com . The deadline is on July 7, 2006.
www.jtfringe.com - Here is the site for the JT Fringe Festival and the CCCP (Carbon County Cultural Project) sponsored : "Old School, New School, No School" annual juried exhibition. They are now accepting entries for this exhibition, which will be held from September 23- October 22, 2006 at the CCCP Gallery in Jim Thorpe, PA. There will be $1000 in awards plus purchase awards at this exhibition. This is open to all artists , submitting in the U.S. and working in all media. All forms of art are eligible. Entrants must be 18 years of age or older to apply. The entries can be up to a 60' maximum for a wall hung work, and 48' for a free standing sculpture. Artists may download the prospectus at: www.jtfringe.com/fringefestentry2006.pdf or send a SASE to : CCCP; 268 W. Broadway; Jim Thorpe, PA 18229. Direct questions to: Joan Morykin at jmorykin@verizon.net or call: (570)778-2032. The deadline will be on August 8, 2006.
www.arttalk.com/artists.htm & www.arttalk.com/artlinks.htm
www.dallasartsrevue.com/resources/ops.shtml
www.theartlist.com & www.TheArtList.com - This is the Art List website; it has a very good list of artist opportunities, although the paid subscribers do receive even more listings. Here are 2 examples of what appears on their site:
www.bosqueconservatory.com/ - On this site, information about the 21st Annual Conservatory Art Classic is available. This is a juried art competition with $12,500 in awards. The show dates are September 16-24, 2006. Slides only may be submitted. Realistic/Representational art is wanted. For more information, visit the site or contact: Sara Irvin at art@bosqueconservatory.com .
www.paintamerica.org/ - Here is the site to visit to find out about The Paint America Top 100 Juried National Art Competition. Paint America expects over $50,000 in purchase awards and cash prizes at this event. This begins at the state level, and winners advance automatically to the national level. The subjects that are eligible are: nature, landscapes, cityscapes, wildlife, and/or history represented within any state in America. Flora, fauna and geography must be indigenous to the state depicted. Complete details and the entry form are available on the website. Also, contact: Rod Seel at rseel@theseelgroup.com for further information. The prospectus is available online at: www.paintamerica.org/EntryForms.pdf . The deadline for the Paint America Competition is on August 1, 2006.
www.alliedartistsofamerica.org
www.creativecareerschools.com/ArtCompetitions.htm
http://artdeadline.com/ - or www.artdeadline.com or www.artdealline.com - This is the site for Art Deadline.com. Paid subscribers recieve information about juried exhibits, call for entries, art competitions, artists grants, jobs for artists, public art requests for proposals, percent for arts opportunities, purchase calls, internships, financial aid, scholarships, residencies, fellowships, grants and more. There are some free listings on the site as well, such as the next 3 competitions:
www.clwac.org - Here is the link for the 110th Annual Open Juried Exhibition from the Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club. There will be $8,000 in awards in this exhibition. This is open to women artist . The following media are eligible: acrylic, watercolor, pastel, graphics, and sculpture. There will be more than 40 categories juried by 9 distinguished judges. The exhibition will be on display from October 5-27, 2006 at National Arts Club in New York City, NY. Artists may download the prospectus on the website or send an SASE to: Sheila Lavovitch; 33 East 35 St.; Patterson, NJ 07514. Questions can be directed to Susan Samet at: susansamet@hotmail.com .
www.placervillearts.com - Here is the link for the 40th Annual Mother Lode National Art Exhibitition. An anticipated $4,000 in cash and merchandise awards will be presented. The show runs from August 13-August 27; and the reception and award presentation will be on August 27. Entry is open to all artists 18 years or older, who are residents of the U.S. or Canada. Work must be original, less than 3 years old, and not shown previously in a MLS Exhibition. All media except crafts, photographs, and digital imagery are eligible. The juror will select the number of pieces to hang in the show by slide only. Artists accepted into the show will receive shipping and hand-delivery instructions. For a prospectus, go online to: www.placervillearts.com/pdf/40thmotherlode.pdf or send a #10 SASE to : PAA; PO Box 905; Placerville, CA 95667. The entry deadline is on July 3rd, 2006.
www.northbrook.info/lib_everypic.php - On this site, the Northbrook Public Library announces a call for entry for their 4th Annual Juried Art Show: "Every Picture Tells A Story". The show will take place from October 6 to November1, 2006. The prizes include a $2,000 purchase prize as well as numerous other cash prizes. According to the Art Deadline List, the eligibility rules are as follows:
"National or international artists 18 years or older, working in all 2D and 3D art media, are invited to submit slides or digital entries. This exhibition is limited to original, fine arts only. Artwork should reflect the theme of "Every Picture Tells A Story" and have either a literary connection, or convey some sort of meaning to the viewer through a relationship between images and concept... For a free prospectus and entry form.. , send a SASE business envelope to: Every Picture Tells A Story, c/o Northbrook Public Library, 1201 Cedar Lane, Northbrook IL 60062. (The) (p)rospectus and entry form are also online at (the site that is listed above)... For more information, e-mail (the) Show Chair at: everypic@sbcglobal.net .
www.texaswatercolorsociety.org- Here is the site for the Texas Watercolor Society 58th Annual Exhibition. The exhibit takes place from March 1-31, 2007. The venue will be the Bright Shawl Gallery in San Antonio, TX. There will be $7,000 in total awards at this show. All artists that are 18 and older are eligible. For a prospectus, send a SASE to: Anne Brennan Vela; 14110 Bluff Park Drive; San Antonio, Tx 78216 or call: (210)403-3830. The prospectus is also on the site.
www.madisonmorgancultural.org - Here is the site for the Madison National 2006, and the venue that it will be held at is the Madison-Morgan Cultural Center. The exhibit will be from August8-November 1, 2006. There will be three Merit Awards of $1,000 each & four Purchase Awards. Any artist living in the U.S. age 18 and up is eligible to enter. Submissions need to be no larger than 48' in any direction and weight cannot exceed 150lbs. Artwork of any medium will be considered. To learn more, send a SASE to: Madison-Morgan Cultural Center; 434 S. Main St.; Madison, GA 30650 or call: (706)342-4743 extension 27. The email address is (706)342-4743 ext.27; and the person to contact is Angela Nichols. The deadline is on June 8, 2006.
www.atlantaartistscenter.org -Here is the site for the Atlanta Artists Center Third Annual National Juried Exhibition. The venue that this will be held at is the Grandview Gallery. The exhibition will run from August 29-September 28, 2006. There will be over $2,000 in awards at this exhibition. For more information, send a SASE to: C. Scheder, 594 Outback Road; Jasper, Georgia 30143, or call :(404)237-2324. The slide/entry must be postmarked by June 9, 2006.
www.artmagazine.co.uk/competitions.htm
www.parkerharris.co.uk/comps/comps_frameset.htm
www.artistsfellowship.com -As the name of the URL indicates, this site lists fellowships for artists
www.wwar.com or http://wwar.com
www.xensei.com/users/adl/ - This site features a wide array of art opportunity announcements. There are both free and paid versions of this service. Here are a few of the listings that I found on this site:
www.marinsocietyofartists.org -This link leads to information about the Marin Society of Artists National Juried Art Exhibition. There will be cash and product awards with a value of over $2,500. The Society is seeking entries for exhibition; and this is open to all media, except video. The exhibition will run from October 1-22, 2006. For a prospectus, please send a SASE to: Marine Society of Artists; PO Box 203; Ross, CA 94957; or call: (415)454-9561. The deadline to enter is on June 19, 2006.
www.dcworx.com - Here is the link to the Collide-a-Scope Abstract/Non-Representational Art Show. DC Works is seeking works of art in any medium, except for installations and performance art, for their show. There will be $2,100 in cash awards at their venue, which will run from September 28-October 27, 2006. For rules and the application, please click on the link or contact: Anthony Hume; Collide-a-Scope; Eastman Gallery; 7026 Old Katy Rd. #225; Houston,TX 77207.
www.artrenewal.org - Here is the website for the Art Renewal Center's International 2006 ARC Salon(tm) 3rd Annual Competition. Over $44,ooo in cash prizes will be awarded; there will also be a $10,000 Best in Show award. Winners will also be featured on their website, which receives 5.5 million yearly visitors. Artists may enter and win in one or all 5 categories; there is no limit to the number if slides that may be entered. These are the 5 categories: Figurative(portraits), Landscape, Still Lifes, Sculptures, & Drawings. For more information, contact: International 2006 ARC Salon; PO Box 837; Glenarm, NY 12527 or email: arcprogram@aol.com . The deadline is September 16, 2006.
www.exploratorium.edu/about/air.html
www.artopportunitiesmonthly.com
www.pswc.ws & especially www.pswc.ws/newsletters/news2006/PSWCsummer2006news.pdf - This extraordinary site from the Pastel Society of the West Coast contains a huge number of resources for artists that work with pastels. On page 3-4 of the summer newsletter, there is information about the PSWC membership show. Total awards are in approximately the $2,000 range in this show. The show is from November 21- December 16, 2006. For more information visit the second link that is listed on top. Please mail the prospectus by Friday, August 18, 2006. The entry deadline is on Friday, September 29, 2006. Moreover, there is a listing of other pastel competitions on page 4. Here are just a few of the many competitions that are listed:
www.nwps.org/exhibits.com - Here is the link for the Northwest Pastel Society's 20th International Open Exhibition , which will occur from September 3-30, 2006 at the Habor Gallery, in Gig Habor, WA. There will be over $3,500 in cash and merchandise awards. The prospectus is available at this link, or send a #10 SASE to: Paulette Johnson; 7816 182nd Pl. SW; Edmonds, WA 98026. Slides are due by June 25, 2006.
-no site listed- The 9th Biennial National All Pastel Juried Exhibition wil be held from September 2- October 6, 2006 in the OWC Galleries in Niceville, FL. There will be awards of more than $7,000 in this exhibition. For more information send a SASE to: PSNE; PO Box 5133; Ft. Walton Beach, FL 32549. The deadline is July 3, 2006.
www.pastelsocietyofamerica.org - This is the website to go to to find out about the Pastel Society of America's 34th Annual Open. This event will be held at the National Arts Club in New York City from September 8-October 1, 2006. In this competition, there will be over $20,000 in awards. Pastels are the only eligible media. For a prospectus, visit the site (click on the exhibitions portion of the site) or send a SASE (#10) to: Rae Smith, Exhibition Chair; Pastel Society of America; 15 Gramercy Park South; NYC, NY 10003. Call: (212)533-6931 or email: pastelny@juno.com for more information. The deadline is on July 10, 2006.
www.marylandpastelsociety.com - Here is the site for the Maryland Pastel Society's Annual Open. This event will run from September 9-January 31, 2007; and it will be held at the Charles Sumner School Museum in Washington, DC. The top cash prize is $1,500, plus an additional $5,000 in cash and merchandise will be awarded. Pastels are the only medium that is eligible for this competition. For more information or to obtain a prospectus, visit the site or send a #10 SASE to: Lisa Mitchell; 1415 Sparks RD; Sparks, MD 21152. The deadline is on July 15, 2006.
jdpainter@cox.net - The Lone Star Pastel Society's (of Amerillo, Texas) National Open will be held from October 3-30, 2006. In this competition, there will be over $4,000 in awards. Pastels only. For a prospectus, email the email address listed above, or call: The Art Institute and leave a message for Janette Dickerson at (806)354-8802. The deadline is on July 15, 2006.
http://users.mcsi.net/pso/index2.htm - Here is the link for the Pastel Society of Oregon's 15th Biannual Juried National Exhibition. This exhibition will be held from October 13-November 2, 2006 at the Umpqua Valley Arts Center in Roseburg, OR. There will be $5,000 in cash awards with additional merchandise awards at this exhibition. Pastels only. Please visit: http://users.mcsi.net/pso/prospectus%202006.htm for a prospectus; or send a #10 SASE to: PSO; PO Box 105; Roseburg, OR 97470. The deadline is on July 17, 2006.
www.sierrapastelsociety.net/ - On this site, there is information about the Sierra Pastel Society's 6th Annual Exhibition, which will be held at the Chablis Gallery in Placerville, CA from October 9-29, 2006. In this event, there will be over $4,000 in awards. Please visit the site or send a SASE to: SPS-POH; c/o Connie Randmaa; 613o Lynx Trail; Pollock Pines, CA 95726. For more information, email: conniepastels@yahoo.com. The deadline is on August 7, 2006.
http://artistsregister.com/opportunities.phtml -This site contains a massive amount of calls for entries for artists. Also, this site is the premier site for finding put about public art projects.
www.inliquid.com/opportunities/opportunityworldex.php -On this website from Inliquid.com, there are 8 pages of listings for nationwide and worldwide visual arts exhibition opportunities.
www.pssw.info/News.htm - The Pastel Society of the South West has 3 pages of calls for entries and competitions listed on this site. This is a great resource for artists that work with pastel.
Other Opportunities & Resources for Artists:
www.artistcommunities.org/residencies.html - This superb site form the Alliance of Artists Communities features the most comprehensive listing of artists residencies that I have ever encountered. On this site, it is possible to search for a residency by region or by discipline. In addition to listing residencies for artists, the site lists residencies for these other disciplines: visual arts, writing, performing arts, design, media arts, interdisciplinary, and collaborative residencies. There is also a listing of scholarships on this website. Futhermore, there is a search by accessibilty section for artists with disabilities. Finally, this site has the best list of links to other resources for artists at: www.artistcommunities.org/links-resources_artists.html .
www.artsearch.us/directory/Resources/
www.arttimesjournal.com/oportune/oportune.htm
www.resartis.org/ - Here is the site for Res Artis, which is a worldwide network of artist residencies and residential art centers,
www.art-atlas.net/browse.php?cat=5
www.art-online.com/category.aspx?id=1045
http://artistregister.com/ www.artistregistry.com & http://artistsregister.com/opportunities.phtml?PHPSESSID=799do3cce4f8fcfa008869d699803d94
www.florida-arts.org/jobs/individual.htm
www.calltoartscontests.org/VAContest.htm
http://nyartsmagazine.com/pages/nyam_documents.php?nid=639
www.noteaccess.com/DIRECTORIES/ResourceOp1.htm
www.artsresource.org/Opportunities.cfm - This site lists competitions, grants , residencies, and more for all creative types (especially artists).
www.morrobayartassociation.org/scholarship.html -Here is the site for the Morro Bay Art Association and Gallery's Scholarship Competition. The Competition is open to San Luis Obispo County High School and College Art Students. For more information, go to this link or call: (805)772-2504.
Graphic Arts Competitions/Digital Design & General Desgn Competitions-
www.dexinger.com/agenda/ - (Unfortunately, I can't configure this link to go directly to the agenda portion of this site; that is where all of the competitions are. However, it is possible to click on the agenda button [in the upper right corner] after entering this site.)Dexinger's site is gorgeous; it is also extraordinarily informative. On this site, there are an unbelievable amount of resources listed. The site contains announcements of product and design news & competitions, graphic design news& competitions, and digital design and web design news & competitions (it also has information about these other types of competitions: art, architecture, jewelry and fashion design). Additionally, this site has these other resources for graphic design professionals: forums, announcements of educational & networking events, their design directory, and much more. The next 2 competitions are good examples of the types of competitions that can be found on this site:
www.dexigner.com/product/news-g8094.html -This link contains information about the Incheon International Design Fair 2006. Here is a quote from this site:
"Incheon Metropolitan City...is inviting designers of the whole world to participate in 'Incheon International Design Competition 2006', a major event of Incheon International Design Fair 2006... Incheon International Design Competition, which is divided into two sections: a free section and a business design section, is open to designers of the world...Prizes totalling (KRW)40 million and more will be awarded to talented designers."
www.aiga.org/content.cfm/writingawards -Here is the site for the Winterhouse Awards for Design Writing & Criticism. Here is an excerpt from the Dexigner site:
"the Winterhouse Awards for Design Writing & Criticism seek to increase the understanding and appreciation of design, both within the profession and throughout American life... There are two types of awards: (1.)(the)Writing Award of $5,000, open to writers, critics, scholars, historians, journalists and designers ... (, & which are ) given for a body of work.(2.)(& the)Education Award of $1,000, open to students (undergraduate or graduate) whose use of writing, in the interest of making visual work or scholarship of cultural observation, demonstrates extraordinary originality and promise. The deadline for both ...awards is June 30, 2006."
www.graphiccompetitions.com -This site lists an enormous amount of competitions and opportunities for graphic artists. This site is the premier site of its kind. To illustate this, some of the listings that are featured on this site are listed below:
www.thegreatdesignshow.com/design2/ - This site has information about the DESIGN two graphic design competition. This is a graphic design competition honoring great designs printed or published between June 1, 2005 and May 31, 2006. Competition entries will be judged by a panel of distinguished design professionals. The judges will select a First Place Winner who will receive a $10,000 cash award. Five $1000 cash winners will also be selected. Other competition winners will receive a Great Design Certificate. All winning designs will be featured at TheGreatDesignShow.com beginning October2006. More than 100,000 visitors will see the show. The deadline to enter is on June 16, 2006. More details are available on the site.
www.nicktoonsnetwork.com/ -Here is the Nicktoons Network Animation Festival website. The festival is the first ever multi-platform animation festival showcasing the best animation has to offer in the 10 minute and under format. The Grand Prize is $10,000. The festival takes place on-air and online, so your stuff could end up on tv and on the web. Festival winners will be announced on August 31, 2006. The deadline to enter is on May 31, 2006.
www.cgexplorer.com/graphics/competitions/ -Here is the site for the CG Explorer Competitions News and Resources. On this site, they list news and resources, graphic competitions, events, awards, & links.
www.imagesite.com/compete -(Scroll down almost to the end) Go to this site to find out about the Kudos /Georgia Pacific Corporation's :"Kudos for Designs Printed on Georgia Pacific Papers Competition". There will be one national winner within each category in this competition. Each winner will receive a budget of up to $10,000 to design and produce a company self-promotion printed on Georgia Pacific Papers. Paper and copywriting will be provided by Georgia-Pacific. Participants must be either Graphic Designers or Production Managers employed by a Design Firm or Corporation in order to be eligible. Please visit this site to learn more. This site also features an enormous amount of other competitions for graphic artists.
www.visualstore.com/index.php/channel/11/ - On this site from the Visual Store, there is a listing of competitions for designers.
www.designtaxi.com/deadlines.jsp -This site from Design Taxi features an amazing amount of graphic arts, design, and animation competitions.
Fashion Designing Competitions-
www.mementoawards.com/ -This site has the call for entries for the 2006 Memento Australia Awards. Designers, artists and craftspeople across Australia are invited to enter the only national award to recognize authentic Australian memetos for travelers. According to the site:
""Judges are looking for authentic, contemporary designs and products that tell a story about our spectacular regions... Entries should be of high quality; be compact; reflect, interpret or comment on the character of any city or region on Australia; be available for supply; and offer value for money... Memento winners will share in a prize pool valued at over $20,000 as well as national media exposure and access to stockists and retail outlets... The closing date for entries is ... Friday 30th June 2006."
www.fernmitchell.com/competitions.html - This site is a tremendous resource for finding out about competitions for artists and fashion designers.
www.fashion-beauty.com/FashionDesignCompetitions.html -Here is good resource for finding out about fashion competitions. The next competition is an example of the types of listings that are available on the site:
www.lindennewday.com - On this site, there is information about the 20th Annual International Designer of the Year Contest- Screening & Interview-. This contest is sponsored by Today's Black Woman, Black Men Magazine & New Day Associates. The event will take place on Sunday, July 23, 2006 at the Marriott Hotel Newark International Airport. The 1st prize winner will win a trip to Paris, London or Rome- Airfare, Hotel accommodations and a write up in Black Men Magazine. The show is scheduled to be held in November 2006. Each designer must bring 2 garments for the interview. For more information, contact: John Blassingame at (908)925-8936.
www.fashionwindows.com/search/default.asp - This site contains at least 30 different entries under a text query for competitions. The site has imporant information for design professionals; just register to receive it.
http://bama.ua.edu/~mkoontz/ctd217/design_competitions/ctd217_design_competitions.htm - This site lists a fantastic amount of fashion competitions, awards, and contests. Here are some examples:
www.genart.org - This site from Gen Art showcases dozens of designers in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago and San Francisco. The site has details on it about how to be considered for their fashion programs. 2 of the most prominent programs that Gen Art runs are: 1.the Styles International Design Competition &2.the Fresh Faces in Fashion Shows. Please visit this site to learn more about these programs.
www.usa.perrier.com/ - In 2005 , Perrier partnered with Gen Art to present their "Bubbling Under" Award. The winner of this award was awarded a $10,000 grant to forward their fashion career. Information about the 2006 Award is not currently present; however, stayed tuned because either of the 2 aforementioned sites should give details soon.
www.fgi.org/home.html -This is the site for the Fashion Group International; and they host their Annual Rising Star Awards for emerging fashion designers.
www.itaaonline.org -This is the site for the International Textile & Apparel Association. In addition to offering grants, awards, fellowships, calls for design curators, position announcements/help wanted classifieds and scholarships, this site has an incredible directory of events listed at: www.itaaonline.org/template.asp?intPageId=94 .
www.torontostreetfashion.com/fashioncompetitions.html -(Personally, I have not come across a larger collection of fashion competitions ) This site bills itself as the, "Fashion Design AND Call for Entries Open to Canadians"; and Toronto Street Fashion.com is accurate with this statement. However, most of the competitions are also open to people in other countries. Here are a few of the competitions that they profile:
www.alternativefashionweek.com/main.php -This is the site for the Toronto Alternative Fashion Week site; and designers are wanted for this show. This September 2006 show offers a great chance for designers to gain exposure. The show is open to all emerging or established talent and students of fashion, art, music, performance art, and photography. All submissions (excluding music entries) must be related to the theme of fashion. The deadline for all submissions is on July 20, 2006. The late submission deadline is on August 5, 2006.
-site unavailable- Here is the information that is made available on the Toronto Sreet Fashion site (paraphrased in order to abbreviate the information) about the UPS & IMG Fashion Competition. They have an open call out for emerging designers. IMG Fashion is launching the world's largest designer talent discovery program. Designers must have been in business for at least 2 years and have sold a minimum of 2 collections to boutiques or department stores. 10 designers will be selected by a panel composed of key domestic and international editors, retailers, and industry pros. Winners will have the priceless chance to show at the New York Fashion Week, subsidized by UPS; the other prize is the inclusion in all Olympus Fashion Week collateral materials , marketing, public relations and advertising . Designers interested in participating should send materials, including look books, videos and sketches, to: IMG Fashion; Attention: UPS Delivers Fashion's Future ; 420 West 45th Street; New York, NY 10036. The deadline for the application is June 1, 2006.
www.newfashiontalentshow.com or www.onetalentsource.com/forum_post.cfm?Category_ID=1&Post_ID=1034 - These are the sites that give the details about the New Fashion Talent Show. This show is a combination of a fashion show and online boutique exhibition, featuring the work of fashion designers and fashion stylists in all categories. The show is open to all upcoming or established talent and students of fashion, art and music. The show was developed to help undiscovered talent gain credibility in the fashion community; and to be a bridge between artists marketing their work to qualified buyers and fashion editors. To find out more or to sign up, contact: Maritza Reyes www.maritzareyes.com via email: maritzgla1@aol.com or call: (647)895-3358.
www.hatchfest.org -This is the site for the HatchFest Groundbreaking Design Competition. To quote the information that is given on the Toronto Street Fashion site, :
"the HatchFest 2006 is a student based arts festival based in Bozeman, Montana. The festival is a springboard for new talent and empowers the next generation of artists by connecting them to industry leaders through personalized group workshops, panel discussions, educational opportunities, and a national and international audience.
The final winner of the fashion competition will receive a $5,000 cash prize and a chance to work with designers, stylists, and other seasoned veterans in the field of fashion. They will also gain priceless knowledge of the world of fashion design. The winners chosen will have travel and accommodations paid for to attend Hatch.
Criteria will be based upon:
- Sketches of ideas
- Originality
- Basic dress making and tailoring principles
- Fit and modification of final garment
- Presentation of completed collection or pieces"
The deadlines are from March 1- June 30, 2006
www.aii.edu/teenfashion/ When this is made available for this year , the scholarships from the AIA that are listed on this link will
www.fashionaction.com/IndustryRef.htm -This site lists an incredible amount of competitions for fashion designers. The site also features many other industry links; it is necessary to go to almost the end of these other links to reach the competitions section. Here are some examples of their listings:
www.fad.org.uk -This site features many competitions and industry links.
www.fashionincubator.on.ca -Here is the site for the Toronto Fashion Incubator. This is an outstanding resource for aspiring and new designers.
www.cfda.com- Here is the site for the prestigious CFDA awards.
www.etn-net.org/database/calendar.html - According to the Toronto Street Fashion site, this site from the European Textile Market: "has an insane amount of competitions". It is necessary to register with this site first before the competition content is accessible.
http://designawards.bestmotion.com
Arts & Crafts Competitions-
www.dexigner.com/product/news-g8162.html - This site contains information about the Bombay Sapphire Prize. According to the Dexignersite:
"The Bombay Sapphire Foundation has announced the launch of the world's biggest international glass award, the Bombay Sapphire Prize 2006... (T)he 20,000 (POUND) annual prize was established by the ... Foundation to reward and promote the outstanding achievements of international artists, designers and architects working with glass... To highlight the work of talented new glass artists, designers, and architects, the Bombay Sapphire Foundation has also announced that in 2006 an additional 5000 (POUND) award will be presented to the most promising newcomer. "
The deadline to enter is on June 16, 2006.
www.alderart.com - This link will lead to information about the La Petite 14, 2006 North American small format show for fine art and craft. In this show, there will be $2,200 in awards. The show will be from November 22, 2006 thru January 21, 2007. Entries must be postmarked by October 11, 2006. For information and an entry form, send a SASE to: Alder Gallery; PO Box 8517; Coburg, OR 97408 ; or call: (541)342-6411.
www.alleganyartscouncil.org - Here is the site for the 7th Annual Will's Creek Survey Fine Art &Craft National Juried Art Exhibition. There will be Best of Show awards of $1,000, and $4,500 + additional awards. The exhibition will run from September 2- October 6, 2006. Send in 2 slides or 300 dpi jpeg files on CD. For a prospectus, please contact: Allegany Arts Council; 52 Baltimore St.; Cumberland, MD 21502 (Phone)(301)777-2787 (email) ethomas@allconet.org . The deadline is on July 1, 2006.
www.quiltingchallenge.com - To find out about the $100,000 Quilters Challenge, visit this site.
www.bigfun.org - Here is the site for the California Fine Art Contest at the California State Fair. There will be over $14,500 in cash awards in this event.
www.cmog.org/index.asp?pageId=754 - Here is the site for the Artist-in-Residence program at The Studio of the Corning Museum of Glass. Full details are available on the site. For more information, please contact the studio at: (phone)(607)974-6467 or email: thestudio@cmog.org . The deadline to apply for all 2007 residencies is October 31, 2006.
http://artfairsinternational.com/home.html
www.festivalnet.com/othrlink.html & http://festivalnet.com/events.html?~fn00077
http://artfairsinternational.com
Photographic Competitions-
http://photoawards.com/photo_contest/ -This is the site for the Pilsner Urquell International Photography Awards. (I paraphrased the information from this site to produce the following content:) They conduct 2 competitions each year---1 for professional photographers and 1 for non-professionals. Both are open to photographers anywhere in the world. The 15 winners of the categories( that are listed on this site) will compete for the IPA's top award of International Photographer of the Year. Those 15 will be invited to attend the Lucie Awards, presented by Pilsner Urquell, where one will be announced as the grand winner, earning the coveted Lucie and a cash prize of $10,000 provided by AtEdge. In addition, the 7 non-professional category winners will compete for the Discovery of the Year Award, for which one will win the Lucie and $5,000 provided by Pilsner Urquell. It is possible to download an online submission form at this site or at: www.photoawards.com/04/contests/how.asp . Also, it is possible to obtain an entry form by mail; just request one from: International Photography Awards; 844 S. Robertson Blvd.; Los Angeles, CA 90035 or call: (310)659-0122 . The email address is: info@photoawards.com . The deadline is on June 30, 2006.
www.NationalPhotoAwards.com - The National Photo Awards is now accepting entries. This site from the NPA has all of the pertinent information about these awards. This is an ongoing competition, which is open to all amateur, emerging and professional photographers. A separate monthly print competition is also available. The competition offers over $6,585 in cash and prizes for the winners in the various categories. Entry forms are available online or call: (218)386-2100 (email: awards@mncable.net ).
www.spenational.org/opportunities/submissions.html -Wow! This site from SpeNational.org (the Society for Photographic Education) seems to contain every competition listing for photographers that exists. (There is also an extensive listing of job openings/help wanted classifieds on other portions of this site.)Here are some examples of how wonderful these site listings are:
www.goldenlightawards.com -Click on this link to learn about the Golden Light Awards. This is an international competition which recognizes the work of the world's emerging photographers. (I am paraphrasing the information from the SPENational site.) This year's awards are valued at more than $20,000 in tuition grants to The Workshops, materials, and equipment to aid working photographers in their projects. It is the aim of this award program to support exceptional personal vision and encourage photographers to continue their exploration of the world around them. The work selected by the jury is chosen on the basis of exceptional personal vision, high level of craft and a demonstrated passion for imagemaking. There are a variety of categories to compete in this competition; please visit this site to see the full details. Questions should be directed to: Juli Lowe ,Awarda Program Manager, via email: photo2@theworkshops.com , or call (207)236-8581. The deadline is on June 16, 2006.
www.covcathedral.com - Here is the Visions X International Juried Art Exhibition site. And the SPENational site describes this competition in the following way:
"The Cathedral Foundation, Inc. is proud to announce the Call to Artists for VISIONS X ... VISIONS X is open to all artists and fine craftspeople, 18 years and older. Submissions must reflect ideas and images of the SPIRITUAL, the SACRED, and the HOLY as manifest by the creative imagination. Artwork from diverse cultural traditions is welcome! (There will be)$3,000 in Awards... For (a) prospectus (send a SASE to)...:The Cathedral Foundation; 1140 Madison Ave...; Covington, KY 41011 or email to: foundation@covcathedral.com . " The prospectus can also be downloaded from the site. The deadline is July 10, 2006.
www.amscan.org - Here is the American-Scandinavian Foundation's site. The ASF offers fellowships (up to $20,000) and grants (normally $4,000) to individuals to pursue activity in the creative arts in 1 or more Scandinavian country for up to 1 year. Application forms are available on this site. According to the SPENational site :
"Applicants must have a well-defined creative arts project that makes a stay in Scandinavia essential. Applicants must be United States citizens or permanent residents. Applicants must have completed their undergraduate education by the start of their project in Scandinavia. Team projects are eligible, but each member must apply as an individual, submitting a separate, fully-documented application . Projects should be planned to fall within the summer 2006- summer 2007 period."
www.lightwork.org/residency/resinfo.html -On this site, there is information about the Light Work Artist-in-Residency Program. Here is a short exerpt from the site:
"Each year Light Work invites 12-15 artists to participate in its residency program. Artists selected for the residency program are invited to live in Syracuse for one month. They recieve a $2,000 stipend, an apartment to stay in, private darkroom, and 24-hour access to our facility. Our newly renovated lab facility can accommodate just about any black and white process from alternative processes to mural printing. Our color facility includes a Hope 32" color processor. Our color managed digital imaging lab features Macintosh workstations equipped with flatbed & film scanners.
There is no application form or deadline, artist should send a current resume, artist statement, letter of intent, slides (or proof prints) of your most recent work or current project, plus any supporting material you feel would be appropriate in evaluating your application. Please include postage for the return of materials. While we do not want to discourage anyone from applying, we are primarily interested in artists who are seriously involved with the medium of photography, and who clearly understand their intentions as an artist.
Participants in the residency program are expected to use their month to pursue their own projects... Artists are not obligated to teach at our facility, though we hope that the artists are friendly and accessible to local artists. Work produced by the Artists-in-Residence will also be published in Light Work's publication: Contact Sheet... Send application materials to: Light Work, Artist-in-Residence Program; 316 Waverly Ave,... Syracuse, NY 13244. Call: (315)443-1300 , or email: info@lightwork.org to find out more.
www.nikoncampus.com - This is the site for the Nikon Campus Student Photography Contest. This is a call for entries for the contest that is mentioned above. Here is a paraphrased version of the information from the site:
Entries must be related to any theme and may be shot in any style: documentary, still-life, fashion or portrait. Entries may be in any color or black and white. Entries must be the sole work of the entrant. To enter, go to ... (the site) and follow the electronic entry instructions. Entries must be original, and the sole property of the entrant.
Prizes:(1) Monthly Prize: A Nikon COOLPIX P2, valued at no less than $300, or equivalent (2)Grand Prize: A Nikon D2x digital SLR camera with lens and accessories (or equivalent ); an annual subscription to PDN. A Gold Expo pass to PhotoPlus Expo 2006, and a portfolio review conducted by the photo editing staff of Photo District News. This contest is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, age 14 and older, who are currently enrolled in photography classes in accredited colleges and high schools in the U.S.
Please visit the site, or call: (866)IPN-STOCK.
www.texasphoto.org/TPSExTNC.html - On this site from the Texas Photographic Society, there are details about the TPS Exhibition and National Competition. The call for entries can be downloaded online. In the national competition, they will award $2,750 in cash prizes and $1,300 in Purchase Awards. Entrants must submit slides or digital files by July 5,2006.
www.studentphoto.com/i4a/pages/Index.cfm?pageID=629 - Here is the site to use to find out about the Microsoft Future PRO Photographer Contest. Here is a quote from this site:
"Take Your Best Shot at a $20,000 Grand Prize and an amazing digital prize package". Please visit this site to learn more.
www.imagesite.com/compete - This extraordinary site has an incredible amount of listings for multidisciplinary competitions ( in my next post, I will try to include a Multi-Disciplinary category because I worry that people in other disciplines won't discover great opportunities on sites such as this.) This site profiles competitions for photographers, graphic artists, designers,architects, interior designers, digital design professionals, and others. This is a great resource for photographers.
http://cds.aas.duke.edu/bp/index.html - Here is the link for the Center for Documentary Studies Honickman First Book Prize in Photography. According to the site:
"The Center for Documentary Studies (CDS) at Duke University and the Honickman Foundation ... co-sponsor this prestigious biennial prize for American photographers... The Prize is open to American photographers of any age who have never published a book-length work and who use their cameras for creative exploration... The winning photographer receives a grant of $3,000, publication of a book of photography, and inclusion in a traveling exhibition." Guidelines, application materials, frequently asked questions (answered),and even more are available on this site. All required materials must be submitted under one cover between June 10 and September 12, 2006.
Musical Competitions-
-Wow! Are you musicians in luck or what? There are so many competitions out there for musicians that musicians will just be inundated with choices.-
Classical Musicians-
www.bmic.co.uk/news/opportunities.asp - This BMIC Competition site seems to list almost every classical music competition that there is. Look at these next 2 examples to understand why this is stated:
www.simc.jp -This is the site for the 3rd Sendai International Music Competition. The Prize total in this competition is (Yen)3,000,000. According to the BMIC site,
"Violinists and pianists born after 1 January 1979 are eligible to enter the 3rd Sendai International Music Competition. Repertoire focusing on Concertos. Contestants are required to perform concertos along with a string quartet in the Elimination Round and with an orchestra in the Semifinal and Final Rounds. (There will be ) (b)ig prizes and continuous and enthusiastic support to the 1st prizewinners. Another attractive characteristic of the competition is that the organizer enthusiastically assists the career development of the first prizewinners by giving them performance opportunities for three years. For full details, (visit the site or the) contact (information is offered) below:
Contact: Secretariat of Sendai International Music Competition, Sendai Cultural Foundation 3-27-5, Asahigaoka, Aoba-ku, Sendai City 981-0904, Japan
e: info@simp.jp "The deadline is on September 1st, 2006.
www.printemps-guitare.be - Here is the site for the Printemps De La Guitare 2006 Competition. This classical guitar international contest has (EUR) 5,000 in prizes plus a CD production and a concert. This contest takes place in Belgium every two years. This year the 10th Contest will be held from Friday, September 22 to Saturday, September 30, 2006. The age limit is 32 and previous entrants may re-apply if they did not win 1st prizes. Please visit the site for full details. The deadline to enter is on June 30, 2006.
www.fmcim.org/www/en/?The_Competitions -This phenomenal website from the World Federation of International Music Competitions is incredibly comprehensive and constantly updated. This site , as the name indicates, profiles International Music Competitions. To get the most recent competititions try : www.fmcim.org/comp/comp_list.php?yearat=2007&discipline=ADcountry=AC&lang=en&menu=1 Here are 2 examples of the types of competitions that are featured on this site:
http://www.fmcim.org/comp/comp.php?lang=en&comp_id=674menu=1 & www.claricesmithcenter.umd.edu - These links lead to information about the William Kapell International Piano Competition that will take place in College Park, Maryland from Saturday, July 07, 2007 to Saturday, July 21, 2007. The main prizes are as follows: $25,000, $10,000, and 9 Semi-Finalists prizes of $1,000. Each Semi-Finalist receives travel grants of up to half of the transportation costs. Entrants must be between 18 and 33 years of age. To apply or find out more information, visit either site or write: William Kapell International Piano Competition; Clarice Smith Performing Arts Centre, Suite 3800; University of Maryland; College Park, MD 20742-1625. Information can also be obtained by calling: (301)405-8174 or faxing: (301)405-5977. The deadline is December 01,2006
http://www.fmcim.org/comp/comp.php?lang=en&comp_id=686&menu=1 -Here is the link that leads to information about the International Tchaikovsky Competition. This competition will take place in Moscow in June 2007. The First Prize -The Gold medal-is for $20,000. The Second Prize-The Silver medal- is for $15,000. The Third Prize-The Bronze Medal-is for $10,000. The Fourth Prize-A Honorary medal- is for $7,000. The Fifth Prize - A Honorary medal- is for $5,000. The Sixth Prize -A Honorary medal-is for $4,000. There will also be diplomas and $1,000 for all participants of the final round. The final stage is held with four leading Russian symphony orchestras. The Organizing Committee will pay hotel and meals for contestants and their pianists (for the disciplines violin, cello, voice) during their official participation in the competition. Pianists, violinists, and cellists must be between 17 and 32 years of age in order to be eligible. Singers must be between 17 and 35 years of age in order to be eligible. For more information, email: Info@tchaikovsky-competition.ru or visit www.tchaikovsky-competition.ru . The deadline is on Friday, December01, 2006.
www.mca.org.au/CFSABulletin.asp - This site from the Music Council of Australia lists a tremendous amount of classical music competitions; no, that's an understatement. But musicians will find that no matter how many superlatives that I use for most of these resources; the site is even better than how I described it. Now remember that these are just a few of the listings that can be found on this site.:
www.mca.org.au/CFSANotice.asp?ID=613 & www.civp.com -These links profile the Maurice Andre Trumpet Competition from the ACDA. The Grand Prix de la Ville de Paris is 11,000(EUR); The Second Grand Prize is 7,500 (EUR); the Third Prize is 4,500(EUR); the Fourth Prize is 3,000(EUR); the Prize for the Best Performance of the Piece Commissioned by the Competition is 1,500(EUR); The Prize for the Most Promising Contestant1,500(EUR). The competition is open to anyone who is 30 years old or under. Visit either of the 2 sites to find out more or email: acda@civp.com . The deadline is June 28, 2006.
www.qeimc.be/en/pdf/compo2006eng.pdf & www.mca.org.au/CFSANotice.asp?ID=595 -These sites contain information about the Queen Elizabeth International Composition Competition 2006. The competition winners will obtain the 10,000(Eur) Prize. There will be 12 performances broadcasted live on radio and on television; and the winners will also receive a cd and/or dvd recording of their work. Finalists will receive the prize for 1,500 (EUR). The competition covers the following musical disciplines: piano, voice, violin, and composition, The work should be for piano and symphony orchestra or instrumental ensemble (it should last between 9 and 10 minutes) that will be played in the final of the Queen Elizabeth International Music Competition of Belgium for pianists in 2007. All composers born after November 10, 1966 are eligible. The Queen Elizabeth International Competition is open to musicians who have already completed their training and who are ready to launch their international careers.The site for the competition contains the full details about the submission requirements; and there are applications available. The deadline for the submission of applications is November 10, 2006.
www.mca.org.au/CFSANotice.asp?ID=597 & www.prades-festival-casals.com/ - These sites profile the Concours International de Composition Musicale 2006 competition organized by the Festival-Pablo Casals de Prades. This competition is for chamber ensembles of 3-6 performers, with specific instrumentation and a duration that is a maximum of 15 minutes. The prize in this competition is 15,000 (EUR). This is open to all composers born after April 14, 1966. To apply or find out more about this competition, email: contact@prades-festival-casals.com . The deadline to apply is on November 15, 2006.
www.mca.org.au/CFSANotice.asp?ID=660 & http://lutoslawski-cello.art.pl/ - These are the links that lead to information about the Witold Lutoslawski International Cello Competition that will take place in Warsaw, Poland. The event will occur from Thursday, February 22, 2007 until Thursday, March 01, 2007. There will be a total of 15,000(EUR) in prizes. Email: palosz@unipress.waw.pl , or visit this link to find out more. The deadline is on November 15, 2006.
www.mca.org.au/CFSANotice.asp?ID=653 - & www.cnipal.asso.fr/concours-opera-marseille/intro.htm -Here are some links that lead to information for the Marseilles' International Opera Competition sponsored by the Association du Concours international d'Opera de Marseille. This competition will occur from Saturday, September 22- Saturday, September 29, 2007 in Marseille, France. For female voices, the 1st Prize = 7,500(EUR), the 2nd Prize= 4,000(EUR), the 3rd Prize=2,500(EUR). For male voices, the 1st Prize=7,500 (EUR), the 2nd Prize=4,000 (EUR), and the Prize=2,500(EUR). Singers born after 1974 are eligible. For more information, email: concours-opera@cnipal.asso.fr . The deadline is on September 1, 2007.
www.mca.org.au/CFSANotice.asp?ID=654 & www.festival-besancon.com/ -These links lead to information about the International Young Conductors Competition from the Festival International de Musique de Besancon Franche. This event will take place in Besancon, France form Sunday, September 16, 2007 until Friday, September 21, 2007. This competition will have a 12,000 (EUR) 1st Prize + engagements with different International Orchestras. To be eligible , entrants must be under 35 years of age(or born after September 23, 1970). To learn more, email: contact@festival-besancon.com ; or click on either of these links. The deadline to enter is on March 01, 2007.
www.mca.org.au/CFSANotice.asp?ID=609 & www.banffcentre.ca/bisqc -These links contain information about the Banff International String Quartet Competition . This competition will take place in Alberta, Canada from August 28- September 2, 2007. The 1st Prize will be 20,000(CAD); the 2nd Prize will be 12,000(CAD); the 3rd Prize will be 8,000 (CAD); the 4thPrize will be 5,000(CAD); The Prize for The Best Performance of The Piece de Concert will be 2,000(CAD); a Canadian concert tour, a residency and a CD production at The Banff Centre. Ten quartets will be accepted by a preliminary jury on a basis of recent recordings. They will receive air and ground transportation to Banff, shared room and meals for the duration of the competition. All quartet members must be under the age of 35 on August 28, 2007 in order to be eligible. For more information, email: bisqc@banffcentre.ca or visit either of these links. The deadline will be on March 03, 2007.
www.mca.org.au/CFSANotice.asp?ID=608 & www.orw.be/ -Here are some links for the Verviers International Singing Competition organized by the Opera Royal de Wallonie. This competition will be held in Liege, Belgium from September 20-29, 2007. The total cash prizes will equal 31,000(EUR); and there will be other prizes such as:1.the Vocation Prize of 5,000 (EUR) which is exclusively for a Belgian finalist 2. The Opera Royal de Wallonie Prize, which will be an agreement for 1 or 2 performances at the Opera Royal de Wallonie 3.The Public prize. Lodging will be available with host families; with 35(EUR) allowances beginning with the semi-finals. Travel expenses will be refunded for the finalists. More information can be obtained on the sites, or by emailing: concours.chant.verviers@orw.be . The deadline is September 1, 2007.
www.mca.org.au/CFSANotice.asp?ID=661 & www.vdamotta.org -These sites have information about the 16th International Vianna Da Motta International Music Competition.The competition will take place in Lisbon, Portugal from July 18 to July 31, 2007. In the competition, the total prize amount is 65,000(EUR). The competition is open to pianists of all nationalities age 18 to 32 (those born on or after July 31, 1975 and no later than July 18, 1989). To apply, visit the site or email: vdamotta@aol.com or call:(913)338-1230/fax:(913)338-1250. Applications should be sent to: The V ianna da Motta International Music Foundation; P.O. Box 7763; Overland Park, KS 66207. The deadline to apply is January 31, 2007.
www.mca.org.au/CFSANotice.asp?ID=610 & www.jeunessesmusicales.com -These links will lead to information about the Montreal International Music Competition (MIMC). The MIMC event will take place from May 22- June 1, 2007. The First Grand Prize is $25,000 in cash, the Second Grand Prize is $15,000 in cash, the Third Grand Prize is $7,500 in cash, the Fourth Prize is $5,000, the Fifth Prize is $4,000, the Sixth Prize is $3,000. And there are other prizes, such as :the Canadian Opera Volunteer Committee Jean A. Chalmers Award for the Best Canadian Artist = $10,000 in cash, the Joseph Rouleau Award for the Best Artist from Quebec = $7,500; the Award for the Best Performance of the Imposed Canadian Work=$5,000; the Poulenc French Song Award and Dalton Baldwin International Pianist -Accompanist = $4,000; and the $2,500 People's Choice Award. Entries should be mailed to : Concours Musical International de Montreal; 305 Avenue du Mont-Royal Est Montreal (Quebec) H2T 1P8; Canada. Please visit either site to learn more or email: info@jeunessesmusicales.com . The deadline is February 15, 2007.
www.mca.org.au/CFSANotice.asp?ID=663 - This link provides information about the Scottish International Piano Competition in Glasgow, Scotland. The event will take place from Wednesday September 05, 2007 until Saturday September 15, 2007. The cash prizes will be as follows: 1st Prize= 10,000 (GBP), the 2nd prize= 5,000(GBP), the 3rd Prize=2,500(GBP), and the 4th Prize= 1,500(GBP). Semi finalists will receive 750(GBP). Home hospitality is available; and assistance with travel cost is also available. Anyone that is from 17-28 years of age is eligible. Contact: Ian.Mills@nycos.co.uk for more information, or visit the site. The deadline is on March 31, 2007.
www.mca.org.au/CFSANotice.asp?ID=659 & www.konkursfitelberg.art.pl -These links lead to sites with information about the Grzegorz Fitelberg International Competition for Conductors. This competition will occur from Friday, November 16, 2007 until Sunday, November 25, 2007 in Poland. The 1st Prize will be 10,000(EUR); the 2nd Prize will be 8,000(EUR);the 3rd Prize will be 5,000 (EUR); and there will be 3 awards of 4,000(EUR), 3,500(EUR), and 2,000(EUR). Lodging will be offered to the candidates. Candidates must be under 35 years of age in order to be eligible. For more details, email: konkurs@filharmoniaslaska.art.pl . The deadline to apply is on April 04, 2007.
www.mca.org.au/CFSANotice.asp?ID=657 & www.mhs-koeln.de/ - These links contain information about the International Violin Competition -Cologne2007- from the Internationale Musikwettbewerbe Koln,which will occur from September 2007 until October 2007 in Koln, Germany. The 1st Prize will be 7,500 (EUR), the 2nd Prize will be 5,000(EUR),and the 3rd Prize will be 2,500 (EUR). The winners will also be featured in a concert of the "Kolner Philharmonie" with the "WDR Rundfunkorchester Koln". Anyone up to 30 years of age is eligible. The details can be found on these sites, or email: dittrich-peters@mhs-koeln.de .The deadline is on June 15, 2007.
www.composition.osm.ca -Here is the site for the OSM International Composition Prize 2006. This prize is for works of orchestra with a minimum of 45 players; the duration of the work should be a maximum of 20 minutes. All composers under 40 years of age (on June 30, 2006) are eligible. The Olivier Messiaen International Prize winner will receive a C$25,000 cash prize, commissions of the winning work by the OSM and also a commission for the piano to be performed during an upcoming OM International Piano Competition offered by ACDA in Paris, performances of the winning work, broadcasts of performance of the work by an orchestra of Radio France and the performance by the OSM will be broadcasted on Radio-Canada, and recordings of the work on compact disc under the CBC Records Label. The Claude Vivier National Prize winner will receive aC$10,000 cash prize, a performance of the winning work by OSM, a broadcast of this on Radio-Canada, and a recording of the work on cd. In the event that the Olivier Messiaen International Prize is awarded to the winner of the Claude Vivier National Prize, the prize winner will collect both prizes. For the work placing 2nd in the International competition, there is the Promise Prize, which is a cash prize of C$15,000 offered by the Foundation Salabert. More information is available on this site, or email: composition@osm.ca The deadline is June 30,2006
www.amcoz.com.au/projects/paul_lowins.htm This is the site for the Paul Lowin Prizes. They award 2 prizes:1. the Orchestra Prize ($25,000) is for a work for modern chamber or symphony orchestra of at least 30 players and 15 independent lines. The work may include instrumental or vocal soloists and/or choral, electronically produced or pre-recorded elements. 2.The Song Cycle Prize($15,000) will be awarded to a work suitable for chamber performance, using no more than 1-8 independent vocal lines, accompanied by up to 10 instrumental players. This prestigious prize is awarded every 2 -3 years. Anyone can nominate a work for the award including publishers, composers and the general public. Entries should be sent to: the Trustee of the Paul Lowin Prizes: c/o Australian Music Centre, Level 4, The Arts Exchange; 10 Hickson Road; The Rocks, Sydney NSW 2000. Enquiries should be directed to : Philippa Horn via email: ph@amcoz.com.au . The deadline for nominations is June 30, 2006.
www.hfm-weimar.de/liszt (hit the U.K. flag in the lower left for the English language version) or www.mca.org.au/CFSANotice.asp?ID=618 - These links will lead to information about the International Franz Liszt Piano Competition. The 1st prize =10,000(EUR); the 2nd prize= 6,000(EUR); the 3rd prize=4,000(EUR). The competition is open to people born after January 01, 1975. The event will take place from October 27- November 5, 2006 in Weimar, Germany. For more information, email: liszt-wettbewerb@hfm-weimar.de . The deadline to enter is on June 30, 2006.
www.mca.org.au/CFSANotice.asp?ID=651 & www.delta-omicron.org/index00.html -These are links that contains information about the Delta Omicron Competition. The purpose of this competition is to find the best composition for cello and piano that lasts from 7-15 minutes. The prize will be $1,000 and a premiere at the 2009 conference in Colorado. The work must not have been published or publicly performed prior to judging in 2008. All composers of college age and over are eligible. To learn more, email: rbzdx@webtv.net or visit either link. The deadline is on March 24, 2008.
(*I had intended on listing everything in chronological order; however, I made a mistake and not everything is in order. I apologize, it would take me even longer to correct this . I wanted to get this out as quickly as possible. Therefore, I didn't have time to correct the chronology. Next post I will try to implement a system that makes these types of errors less likely.*)
http://homoecumenicus.com/music_competitions.htm -Here is a great listing of musical competitions of all types for all locations. Here is a good example of the kind of competitions that are available on this website:
www.cellocompetitionpaulo.org/eng/index.html -Please visit this site to find out about the 4th International Paulo Cello Competition in Finland. There will be 5 orchestras that take part in this competition that takes place in Finland on April 13-24, 2007. The 1st Prize is worth 15,000(EUR) and the other prizes are total 27,000(EUR). The 2007 Competition consists of an elimination round by tape and 3 public rounds. The competitors will perform the concerto of their choice with an orchestra. The competition is open to cellists aged 16-33 of all nationalities. The last date for applications is October 16, 2006. (This summary of the competition is paraphrased from the site, please visit this site for the full details.)
http://library.music.indiana.edu/music_resources/competit.html - This site is the Worldwide Internet Music Resources Music Competition site (which is made possible by the William and Gayle Cook Music Library at Indiana University). This site has an amazing amount of competitions listed; it even has listings of other sites with listings of music competitions.
www.composersforum.org/opportunities.cfm -This site from the American Composers Forum profiles almost every conceivable competition for composers. It is necessary to register before the details are accessible. Here is an example of tyoesthe competitions that are listed on this site:
www.tansman.lodz.pl/regulations.html - Here is the site for the Tansman Competition. According to the site:
"The 6th International Competition of Musical Personalities, organized by the Alexander Tansman Association for the Promotion of Culture, Academy of Music in Lodz...is a composer competition and will be held in Lodz (Poland) on 6-8 October 2006 (the first session) and on 17 November 2006 (the final) in the framework of the TANSMAN 2006 Festival. The goal of the Competition is to select and promote the most outstanding musical personalities among composers, regardless of the styles they represent. The Competition is open to composers o fall nationalitiesand has no age limits...Participants may submit only original instrumental works which have not been awarded any first prizes at international competitions and which were written after or in the year 2000. The following types of compositions will be considered:-Compositions for instrumental ensemble ranging from at least 14 instruments to a symphonic orchestra : 3 flutes (piccolo included), 2 oboes (English horn included), 2 clarinets (bass clarinet included), 2 bassoons (contra basson included), 2 trumpets, 2 French horns, 2 trombones, 1 tuba, timpani, percussion instruments (max, 2 performers), strings (12,10,8,6,4)- Works for the aforementioned ensemble and instrument solo or voice solo. All languages are permitted in the texts of the pieces for orchestra and voice. An English translation must be provided... The length of the compositionmay range from 10 to 20 minutes. Participants may submit any number of entries..
Prizes:
Grand Prix: ($)12,000...
2nd Prize: ($)8,000...
3rd Prize: ($)4,000...
4th Prize: ($)2,000... "
Full details are available on the site. Email: wendland@tansman.lodz.pl for more information. The deadline for submission of scores is September 11, 2006.
www.yca.org/ - Here is the site for the Young Concert Artists Composer-In-Residence Program. In 1994, the Young Concer Artists Alumni Association established this program. To be eligible for this program, the composer must be 28 years old or younger at the time of application, living in the United States and a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, and will be in residence for a period of 2 seasons. Each season, the composer will write a recital work for an artist chosen from the current YCA roster who will give the work its New York, Boston, and/or Washington, D.C. premieres in the Young Concert Artists Series, and perform it on tour as well. In each of the 2 years, the composer receives a commission of $5,000. In addition, the composer becomes part of the YCA roster and receives publicity, promotion, photographs, inclusion in the printed YCA Roster, an individual flyer, and management assistance. YCA works to further the composer's career during the 2 year residency and then for an additional 2 years. Application is by invitation or recommendation only. Application can be recommended by an alumnus/a or present artist of Young Concert Artists, a member of the YCA Composer-In-Residence Advisory Committee, BMI, or ASCAP. The next Composer-In-Residence search will take place in 2007. For further information, contact Anne Paolini at (212)307-6655 or email: anne@yca.org . (This information is paraphrased from the information that is given on the site.)
Songwriting/Miscellaneous Music Competitions-
www.songwritingcompetition.com/rules.htm - On this site, there are the rules for the International Songwriting Competitions. There will be over $150,000 in cash prizes in this competition. All entries submitted must be original songs and shall not infringe any copyrights or any other rights of any 3rd parties. Entrants must release ISC from any liability. ISC is open to all amateur and professional songwriters and anyone rgardless of nationality. The entrant may submit as many songs as desired in each category. The categories include: Pop/Top 40, Rock, AAA, Country, Americana, R&B/Hip-Hop,Blues, Dance/Electonica,and there are more categories ( these are available on the site). Online entries are accepted or mail entries to: International Songwriting Competition; 211 Seventh Avenue North, Suite LL-20; Nashville, TN 37219. All entries must be postmarked by October 16, 2006.
www.musesmuse.com/contests.html - Scroll down on this site to find the "Best Songwriting Contests" from Muse's Muse. Here are some examples of the kinds of competitions that they profile:
www.GreatAmericanSong.com - According to the Muse's Muse site,
"The Great American Song Contest features awards for 45 winners in 9 categories and provides over $10,000 in prizes. Music-industry judges include prominent publishers, recording artists, producers and songwriters. All entrants receive written evaluations of their songs... (The )Submission deadline is Nov(ember)17, 2006. For details" visit the site.
www.JLSC.com -On the Muse's Muse site, the following description about the John Lennon Songwriting Contest is given:
"Session-I is now accepting entries and we've added an amazing NEW prize. One winner will be chosen as the Maxwell Song of the Year and not only win $20,000 but will also win an Apple Power Mac G5 with Cinema Display and Logic Pro software."
The deadline for Session I wll be on June 15. Session II starts right after Session ! ends. The deadline for Session II will be on December 15, 2006.
www.flightsafemusic.com - Here is the site for the Quick Launch Song Contest by Flight Safe Music. To quote again from the Muse's Muse site: ( sorry that I am being redundant by constantly quoting them; it is just that the site is so succinct and quoteable and yet the descriptions always manage to include all pertinent information.)
"The QuickLaunch Song Contest... now with over $2,000 in prizes! Submit one or more of your original songs in any genre to the FlightSafe Music QuickLaunch song contest for a chance to win up to $1500, a featured position on www.flightsafemusic.com , and an inside track to the film and television music business. All song styles accepted, i.e. Rock, Modern Rock, Pop, Metal, Hip-Hop, Electronic, Alternative, Country, Reggae, Latin, Jazz, R&B, Island Music, etc.... (The) (e)ntry deadline is August 20, 2006... For more info and entry forms please go to(:) www.flightsafemusic.com/contest ."
www.songwriting.net -This is the site for the 11th Annual USA Songwriting Competition. The Grand Prize will be $50,000 in cash , merchandise and more. The contest is open to all regardless of nationality. There are 15 different categories to enter in: pop, rock, R&B and more. Please see the site to find out more. The deadline has been extended until June 30, 2006.
www.SongPrize.com -Here is the site for the 4th Annual Song Prize. According to the site:
"If you're looking for a springboard to get your music exposed on a global scale, you've found it. Compete for your chance to win your share of over $100,000 in promotional prizes, gain global exposure and the opportunity to have your songs/act presented to Major & Independent Record Labels such as Sony, Virgin, MCA, Arista, RCA, Universal, Capitol Records and more. Labels such as these not only maintain high-profile acts but also are constantly on the lookout for top quality artists and songs to add to their roster. Enter your songs today for the opportunity to expose your music to the industry and to the world."
On this site, there is even a community forum that offers the opportunity to get free entries into SongPrize.com To be eligible, all songs should be no longer than 5 minutes in length; and songs must be a non-commercially released original song. There are no limits to how many songs may be entered. Entrants retain all publishing rights; however, SongPrize retains certain publicity rights (that can be seen on the site) and entrants must indemnify SongPrize.com and its affiliates. Full details are available on the site. The deadline to enter is on December 1, 2006.
www.songwriter.tv -Here is the site for the Favorite Artist Song Writing Contest. According to the Musesmuse.com site:
"Producers from Sound Works Entertainment will pick their favorite artist based on a review of all songs included in its online Song Catalog... The winner gets to choose the prize (valued at over $1,000) from a list of manufacturers including Apple Computer, Fender, Kurzweil, Mackie and many more! This contest is part of an on-going series of songwriting contests and giveaways sponsored by this organization"
The site itself, has a statement that entrants do not have to be members to enter; however, the site explains the benefits of becoming a member.
www.cmc.ie/opportunities/index.html -This is the Contemporary Music Centre of Ireland site; and on this portion of the site they list competitions and opportunities that are open to composers, with priority given to those of interest to Irish composers. On this site, each entry is listed in summary format and by the date of the deadline.
Gospel Music Competitions-
www.gospelcity.com/links/competitions/ - This amazing site from Gospel City is a fantastic resource for finding out about Gospel Music competitions. Here are some examples:
www.positivepopsongcontest.com - This site features 2 competitions. The eponymously named Positive Pop Song Contest (which is the contest the site is named for) does not have a contest listed for 2006 (perhaps it will be listed in the near future); however, there is another contest listed on this site that is currently running. This contest is called the "Win A Remix Song Contest". The details for this contest can be gathered by visiting this site or by going directly to the : www.worldwidegroovecorp.com/wrsc site. The following information is listed:
(This is )"Your chance to win a dance remix of one of your songs ($3,000 value). You submit your studio recording of your song, and we will choose the winner based on lyric, and vocal performance and recording quality. If you win, we will take your vocal and create a custom dance ( or house, dub, trance,etc.) music bed for you to use and market any way you like."
The deadline to enter is on September 30, 2006. Please visit either site for details.
www.gospelmusic.org -This is the site for The Gospel Music Academy. According to Gospel City,
""Launched in 1995, the GMA Academy is a regional talent competition and seminar designed to educate, encourage, and support the growth and development of Christian artists and songwriters. The program features a talent competition for unsigned artists and songwriters, culminating with the National Finals held at Music in the Rockies, located in Estes Park, Colo. Regional competitors and winners have gone on to launch successful and rewarding ministries and careers, and include artists like Jars of Clay and Nichole Nordeman."
www.gospelmusicchannel.com/?content=gospeldream - This site from the Gospel Music Channel profiles this year's search for the next gospel recording star- Gospel Dream 2006!- According to this site,
"By auditioning in one of this year's cities across the country, you could become the next gospel sensation. Last year Brian Smith impressed fans and judges with his incredible passion and talent and won a recording contract; this year, it could be you! Auditions kick off in June, so don't delay in registering ...(on the site). The show airs this fall, and this year America will vote one lucky contestant to the finals- regardless what the judges think!"
The auditions will take place in 6 cities from June 17- July 29. Please visit the site to view the full details.
Jazz/ R&B Competitions-
www.civp.com - Here is the site for the 4th Martial Solal International Jazz Piano Competition. The competition will take place in Paris, from September 23 to October1, 2006, as part of the "Concours Internationalde la Ville de Paris". The Prize total in this competition is 12,000 (EUR). The competition is open to high level jazz pianists of all nationalities, born after September 23, 1973. Please visit the site for the full details. The deadline is that entries must be postmarked by is June 15, 2006. The details about this competition were listed on the www.bmic.co/uk/news/opportunities.asp website.
www.songwriting.net - This is the site for the 11th Annual USA Songwriting Competition.
www.mca.org.au/freedman.htm -Here is the site for the $20,000 Freedman Fellowships. For further information, visit the site or email: debbie@dmcpr.com.au .
www.blues.org/ibc/prizes.php4 - Here is the site for the International Blues Competition.There are some fantastic prizes in this competition (too many to mention, but please visit the site to find out more). The goal of the challenge is to seek out the best undiscovered blues band in the United States and beyond. The winners will compete at the 23rd International Blues Challenge in Memphis on February 1-3, 2007. The deadline for entering is August 1, 2006.
Country Music Competitions-
www.paramountsong.com/song-contests.php -This site from the Paramount Group contains information about the Nashville International Song and Lyric Competition(TM). In this competition, there will be over $60,000 in cash and prizes that will be awarded. Also, Paramount runs multiple contests throughout the year. To quote the site,
"Multiple contests throughout the year mean prizes are awarded faster and more often than contests that happen only once a year. We level the playing field. Emerging songwriters don't have to compete with writers who've already had major-label recordings. That means if you're looking for your first big break, you have a far better chance of winning and getting recognized. Whether you write complete songs or lyrics only, this competition welcomes you. While some contests are only for lyrics and others for complete songs, we take pride in rewarding both. We pitch songs sent to us by songwriters around the world. So every entry stands a chance of getting to Music Business Pros who can get them recorded."
Their spring contest has ended. However, their summer contest will be held in the very near future. Sign-up on the site to receive the entry form when it is ready
www.nashvillesongwriters.com/news.ez?viewStoryPrinter=255 -This site from the Nashville Songwriters Association International will have the details about their 2006 NSAI Song Contest in the immediate future. This 7th annual contest will be launched on August 1, 2006. Please check the site for updates.
www.countryshowdown.com/press.asp -This site contains information about the Colgate Country Showdown. Details for this year's event are not currently available; however, they should be soon. Last year contestants competed for the $100,000 grand prize.
Rock/Battle of the Bands Competitions-
www.gbob.com/index.asp?show=faq -Here is the site for the Global Battle of the Bands. This event will take place in the London Asortoria on Wednesday, December 07, 2006. The First Prize in this is a World Tour & $100,000. (For more information, visit www.gbob.com/prize.asp?show=prize ). There is no deadline for entries. As long as any concert is still visible in the battle calendar at www.gbob.com and not marked Full; it can be entered. The Global Battle of the Bands is open to all whether bands are signed or unsigned. Bands entering the Global Battle of the Bands will not be asked to sign any licenses nor any kind of management or recording contract. All they need from bands is the permission to use any of their photographs and music for purely promotional purposes.
http://battle.ernieball.com/bb9/home.php -Here is the site for The Ernie Ball Battle of the Bands . The 10th Battle of the Bands is coming up soon.
www.onlinegigs.com/links/music-resources-songwriting-contests,-music-competitions-&-battle-of-the-bands.asp -Here is the exhaustively comprehensive site from Online Gigs. This link lists songwriting contests, music competitions, and battle of the bands. Also, log on to their link: www.onlinegigs.com/links/links.asp to find out about music promotion, band listings and events, music classifieds, record companies, online and independent radio, and much more.
Other Opportunities & Resources for Musicians-
www.vocalist.org.uk/band_competitions.html -This site from vocalist.org lists an enormous amount of singing, classical, opera, band, and talent competitions and auditions. Futhermore, the site features singing lessons/exercises/tips & techniques, advice, news& articles, jokes, free music software, industry databases, teachers listings, books for singers, a section to create & send free e-cards, chatrooms and messageboards, a section to advertise your gigs for free, free classified ads, and more. This is a tremendous resource.
www.music-usa.org/ccbridge/links.html - Here is the Composer-Conductor Bridge: Links URL (and there are a fantastic amount of links on this spot).
http://dmoz.org/Arts/Music/Resources/Competitions/Classical & http://dmoz.org/Arts/Music/Resources/Competitions - These sites from the Open Directory list Classical Music Competitions and General Music Competition, respectively.
www.madmanmike.com/music-awards-competitions_mi.html- DJ Madman Mike's site is a great resource for finding out about music awards, competitions & contests in Michigan.
www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/3music.htm - This site from Michigan State University is the best resource for finding grants, residencies, fellowships, and other funding opportunities for musicians. Moreover, this site is continuously updated.
www.bandquest.org/students/links.shtml -Here is a list of links from the American Composers Forum. The list of links is especially helpful for student musicians.
www.musicvista.org/queries.cfm?Category=Grants%20and%20Opportunities&Requery=First_Run -This is Music Vista's list of grants and funding opportunities.
Culinary Competitions-
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www.theculinarytrust.com - This site for the International Association of Culinary Professionals is a great resource for finding about the grants and scholarships that they offer for food writers.
Dancing Competitions-
www.mccallumtheatre.com/chorfest.asp
Comedy Competitions-
www.comedyworks.com -This is the site for the "Comedy Works 25 Years Underground": 10th Annual New Talent Search. It is presented by Frontier Airlines and sponsored by Comedy Central, Channel 93.3, and Westword. Join them every Monday at 1226 15th Street (in the Larimer Square) in Denver; or call: (303)595-3637. The schedule is listed at: www.comedyworks.com/4/home.asp
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