Call for Work: Deadline 23 February 2014

More information at http://thesheldon.org/photocontest.asp.

Call for Work

34th ANNUAL SPRING PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST
presented by Photographer's Forum Magazine and sponsored by SIGMA

EARLY ENTRY Date: APRIL 14, 2014
Early entry fee is $4.95 per photo entered
(uploaded/postmarked on or before end of day April 14, 2014 EST)

FINAL ENTRY Date: MAY 12, 2014
Final entry fee is $5.95 per photo entered
(uploaded/postmarked on or before end of day May 12, 2014 EST)

Enter Online at: www.PFMagazine.com/photography-contest/

To Enter Prints or Slides by Mail Download Entry Form: www.PFMagazine.com/contest.pdf

PRIZES :: OVER $10,000 IN CASH & EQUIPMENT

FIRST PLACE GRAND PRIZE
$2,000 cash award from Photographer’s Forum magazine plus...
• Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 DC HSM|Art lens (MSRP $1,160)
• Chimera OB2 PRO Kit #6024 (Octa 2 Beauty Dish reflector and Versi Octa Speed Ring) (MSRP $399)

SECOND PLACE
$1,500 cash award from Photographer’s Forum magazine plus...
• Sigma 18-250mm lens (MSRP $800)
• Manfrotto Professional Backpack 50 camera bag (MSRP $264)

THIRD PLACE
$1,000 cash award from Photographer’s Forum magazine

FOURTH PLACE
Five $125 cash awards

100 HONORABLE MENTIONS
All Honorable Mentions will be listed in the November 2014 issue of Photographer’s Forum magazine and will receive a gold embossed certificate of outstanding merit from Photographer’s Forum.

ENTRY GIFT: 2 FREE ISSUES OF PHOTOGRAPHER'S FORUM MAGAZINE $10 Value - Just for Entering! (U.S. and Canada only)

WINNING PHOTOS PUBLISHED IN THE NOVEMBER 2014 ISSUE OF PHOTOGRAPHER’S FORUM MAGAZINE. ALL CONTEST FINALISTS WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE BOOK BEST OF PHOTOGRAPHY 2014.

Call for Work: Deadline Monday, 3 February

Submissions for the Spring 2014 Issue (no. 123) are due Monday, February 3. The theme for this issue is THE CITY. Online and mailed submissions are accepted. Please visit the SHOTS website for further information and guidelines.

Submissions are open to all photographers, worldwide.

A well-established, independent and reader-supported quarterly photography journal in its 27th year of publication, SHOTS Magazine reaches an international community of photographers, educators, galleries, museums, collectors and other fine art photography enthusiasts.
Thank you for supporting the independent publication of photography.

Opportunities 2014: Wednesday, 19 February 2014

On Wednesday, February 19, the Center for Portfolio Development & Internships will host Opportunities 2014. Representatives from media professional associations and student organizations/media will participate. All SOC students are encouraged to attend to learn how to get involved with organizations.

Mark your calendar!

Call for Work: Deadline 1 May 2014

Celebrating 20 Years of the Arts in St. Charles, Missouri

                                                                       

MOSAICS Missouri Festival for the Arts

Announces 2014 Call to Entry

MOSAICS, Missouri Festival for the Arts, announces their Call to Entry for their Annual Arts Festival event, taking place September 12-14, 2014 in Historic St. Charles, Missouri.  The 2014 event is the 20^th Anniversary of the popular arts festival.

Join more than 100 juried and invited artists at this annual Arts Festival, which is a family-friendly weekend event with activities for everyone, including fantastic art, great entertainment and the opportunity for children to create their own artwork. 

The MOSAICS organization is accepting applications for the 2014 event, January 15 through the May 1, 2014 deadline. Juried artists will be notified no later than May 30, 2014, and booth fees will be due to the arts organization upon invitation and acceptance to the festival by June 20, 2014:

• Artist Media – The 20^th Annual MOSAICS Festival for the Arts is limited to 100 juried artists in varied media including painting, clay, sculpture, photography, print making, pastels, drawing, wood, jewelry, metalwork, glass, art to wear and mixed media. 

• Event Promotion – The MOSAICS Festival is promoted to the art-buying public via newspapers, radio, television, billboards, signage and social media across the St. Louis metropolitan area.

• Prizes – $5,000 in cash prizes will be awarded to participating artists.

• Fees – Jury fees are $30, and Booth fees are $295 for a single booth, with corner and double booths available on a first come, first served basis.

• Amenities – Artist amenities include booth sitting, cold water delivered to booths, complimentary dinner delivered to booths on Friday evening, complimentary Artist Breakfast on Sunday morning, a variety of restaurants within the festival area, special accommodation rates from nearby hotels/motels and bed & breakfasts, and security provided both day and night.       

                                                                                                                                    

• Where/How to Apply – Artists may apply online at www.Zapplication.org/Mosaics.

Proceeds from MOSAICS provides support to youth art activities including the “Mentor Me” Program and Exhibition, hosted by the Foundry Art Centre, which is located within one block of the MOSAICS Festival.  MOSAICS is operated and managed by a dedicated group of committee members and volunteers who provide continuity, constant improvement and a congenial atmosphere.

Additional details regarding the Call to Entry process for the 2014 MOSAICS Festival are available online at www.Zapplication.org.

For more information about the 20^th Annual MOSAICS Missouri Festival for the Arts, please call 314-482-5476 or visit www.stcharlesmosaics.org.

About MOSAICS Missouri Festival                                                                                                         Established in 1992, the MOSAICS Art Festival Association was established to create and foster diversity and vitality of the arts and to broaden the availability, education, participation and appreciation of the arts throughout the community through the formulation of an Art Festival. We present a professional exhibition to show case the local and regional artists, while also stimulating and educating the community. The MOSAICS Art Festival has an interesting diversity of artwork produced by a mix of emerging, mid-career and established artists in all media.

The MOSAICS Art Festival is unique in its approach to educating children and adults in how art can enhance their lives. To the community, our program offers cultural advantages and great places for families to live, learn, and play, free of charge.

Call for Work

Mary Baldwin College's online literary magazine is currently accepting submissions for our second annual publication. We accept all areas of work, including digital files such as short videos or video recorded spoken word. Each semester we look for fiction, non-fiction, drama, and art. 

Feel free to visit our site and read about us at: www.mbc.edu/outrageousfortune

Call for Work: Deadline 3 February 2014

How We See Her. Open to artists of any gender, the theme of this exhibition is the perception of the contemporary woman. Clearly the role of women varies tremendously from time and place. How do you understand, perceive, and question that role? Artists are invited to explore what it means to be a female in today's society. What are her goals, expectations, accomplishments, and shortcomings? How have they changed with the impact of history, and what does the future hold for the contemporary woman? Show: March 14-April 25, 2014. Juror: Janice Nesser, artist, Professor, St. Louis Community College Florissant Valley. 35% commission. Insurance. Juried by JPEG on CD or USB flash drive (JPEG only, not to exceed 1024 pixels longest side). CD/flash drive will not be returned. Online  mailed or hand-delivered entries. $35/3 artworks. Deadline: February 3, 2014. FMI: Foundry Art Centre, 520 N. Main St., St. Charles. 636/255-0270. melissa@foundryartcenter.org. Downloadable prospectus: www.foundryartcentre.org/exhibitions/HowWeSeeHer.aspx

Call for Work: Deadline 29 January 2014

SCC Regional Juried Art Exhibition. Artists who live within 225-miles of St. Charles Community College. All media (no ceiling installed work). Works completed in last 5 yrs. Exhibit: March 3-April 11, 2014. Jurors: St. Charles Community College Art Faculty. Cash Awards: $250 1st Place; $175 2nd Place; $100 3rd Place. Insurance. No commission. Juried by JPEG (min. 150 dpi; max 300 dpi). Email entry: choltz@stchas.edu or by mail. $5/artwork, limit 3. Deadline: January 29, 2014. FMI: Christine Holtz, Gallery Coordinator, St. Charles Community College, 4601 Mid Rivers Mall Dr., Cottleville, MO 63376. choltz@stchas.edu. www.stchas.edu 

Call for Work: Deadline 31 January 2014

SILENCE & NOISE
DEADLINE TO ENTER: JANUARY 31, 2014

The entry form for the next Art Saint Louis juried exhibit, "Silence & Noise," is available for download from our website here or email robin@artstlouis.org for a PDF of the entry form and she will email that to you. The deadline to enter is January 31, 2014. The exhibition will be presented April 19-May 29, 2014.

JURORS
Artist Marie Bannerot McInerney, Professor, Fiber Department, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO, and Artist Gary Passanise, Professor, Webster University, and Founder and Executive Director, The Santo Foundation, St. Louis, MO.

EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION
Works submitted for this all media juried exhibit should reflect the push/pull of noise or silence. The two concepts of opposites will be examined in this exhibit, working as a force against and alongside one another. Artworks submitted for this exhibit should either be comprised of clean, simple lines and be silent visually, or the artworks should be multi-layered, messy and thereby visually noisy. Works that are conceptually silent or noisy are also considered. Emphasis on multi-media works, but open to works in all media, styles and techniques. As always, we encourage artists to interpret the theme from their own direction using the focus of their media and emphasizing their own individual styles as it applies to this theme.

JURYING & SUBMITTAL PROCESS
Juried by JPEGs on CD. Limit 2 (TWO) original artworks created 2011-13 in all techniques & media. NO ceiling installed work. NO works that sit directly on floor. Sculpture that otherwise would sit on floor must have platform provided by artist that displays work min. 24" up off of floor. NO works that are nailed, pinned, tacked, taped, velcroed, painted on, adhered, or affixed directly to/on Gallery walls. 2-d works must be framed or pre-approved presentation. If you have an alternate presentation & work is not framed, then email robin@artstlouis.org for pre-approval on final presentation before submitting it for consideration. No loose plexi that is clipped or nailed to wall. Size limits: Final installation size not to exceed 6' (72") wide or 7' (84") high. 3-d, over-sized or installation works must be installed by artist under direction of ASL Gallery Director. 3-d works that are extremely fragile, very small, unstable or do not sit flat on a pedestal are discouraged. Video or works that require electricity: Artist must provide all equipment necessary to present artwork, including cords, DVD player, monitor, etc. Work must be completed in the last two years (2011-2013). Works not previously exhibited in any exhibit in Art Saint Louis Gallery. Works not exhibited in any juried exhibit in St. Louis region during 6 months prior to exhibit dates. All artwork must fit through standard sized double doors. Complete rules of entry are on entry form, which is required with all entries, filled out in-full. Incomplete entry forms/entries will be returned to artists and not accepted for jurying.

ENTRY FEE
NON-REFUNDABLE. $20/current ASL Member; $30/non-member; or $5 reduced entry fee + $60 with NEW membership (not applicable to renewals, please) = $65. New members, please download a membership form, fill that out & include with your entry. Download entry form from our website here or email robin@artstlouis.org and she will send you a PDF of the entry form.

DEADLINE TO ENTER: January 31, 2014. No exceptions to deadline.

Grant Deadline 27 January 2014

7th of January 2014

Deadline for Alexia Student Grants Approaching Quickly

Applications for the 2014 Alexia Foundation Student Photojournalism Grants are due Jan. 27, 2014 at 2 p.m. Eastern U.S. Time.

The Alexia Student Grants provide educational opportunities and cash grants to help students produce bodies of work that share the Foundation’s goals of promoting world peace and cultural understanding.

The Student Winner will receive funding for a semester at the Syracuse University London Program, a $1,000 cash grant to help produce the proposed body of work, a $300 gift card from Dury’s Photo and $500 will be awarded to that student’s academic department. Student awards will also be given to a Second Place Winner, and three Award of Excellence Winners.

This year, we are offering the new Gilka Grant which recognizes the best student proposal that also includes a multimedia component. The winner of the Gilka Grant will receive a $1,500 scholarship to attend the Kalish Workshop.

Applying for the Alexia Student Grants is free.

Apply today and please share this reminder widely.
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Call for Work: Deadline 3 February 2014

CALL FOR PHOTOGRAPHS
Theme: The City
 Submissions due February 3, 2014

SHOTS Magazine is pleased to announce an international call for photographic work to be considered for publication in the Spring Issue (no. 123). The theme for this issue is THE CITY. Please visit the SHOTS website for further information and guidelines.

A well-established, independent, quarterly photography journal in its 27th year of publication, SHOTS Magazine reaches an international community of photographers, educators, galleries, museums, collectors and other fine art photography enthusiasts.

Submissions are accepted online or by mail (prints or CD).