Call for Work: Deadline 1 February 2016

Calling All Artists! ALL ENTRIES DUE BY FEBRUARY 1, 2016 Impact March 18 - April 29, 2016 Opening Reception March 18, 2016 | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM About the Exhibition Open to all media, “Impact” explores the motivations of the artist to create. We ask the artist to answer through their artwork, “What inspires you? Who or what is the driving force behind your need to create? What has left an impression on you that lead you to become the artist you are today?” Whether it is a mentor, an event, a concept, or a personal revelation, this exhibition will examine the many avenues that impact the contemporary artist. Click here for more information Enter Online Print Call for Entry Form Foundry Art Centre

Happy New Year

Hello photographer! Here is an amazing list of international photography grants and fellowships aimed at professional photographers and photography students from all around the world. 

PDNedu contest: Deadline 15 December 2015

Chance to win a Nikon digital SLR camera. If you are having trouble viewing this email, please click here. Take the time this weekend to prepare your entries for the PDNedu Student Photo Contest before the extended deadline late fee kicks in next week. Winners are promoted in print in the Spring 2016 issue of PDNedu and online to PDN's network of 200,000 followers. It's a great opportunity for students looking to get some momentum on thesis projects, or an early accolade for high school students and undergrads. In addition, grand-prize winners receive a prize package from Nikon, B&H and PDN. Check out the list of prizes below. Pictured is an image shot by last year's Honorable Mention in Travel/Landscape, Chan Hong Yui Clement. The study of Hong Kong's multilevel urban design, titled "Z-Axis" was published in the Spring 2015 issue of PDNedu. PRIZES GRAND-PRIZE WINNERS one per category, will receive: > A Nikon digital SLR camera > A $150 B&H gift card > A portfolio consultation ALL WINNERS and HONORABLE MENTIONS will receive: A PHOTO+ Basic Membership, which includes a one-year subscription to PDN and 30% off all PHOTO+ contest entry fees. CATEGORIES FASHION /  POTRAITURE | DOCUMENTARY | STILL LIFE | TRAVEL / LANDSCAPE | FINE ART / PERSONAL WORK | HIGH SCHOOL (ANY SUBJECT) JUDGES EVERARD WILLIAMS Publisher & Founder Acuity Press EMILY KEEGIN Director of Photography The FADER MICHELLE BOGRE Associate Professor Parsons The New School for Design Visit contest.pdnedu.com to enter.

Call for Work: Deadline 16 December 2015

Image Credit: Katherine Long, Mass Consumption Theme: FAUX Fake wood, plastic surgery and imitation cheese, the world around us is staged with facades. We are surrounded by stand in's for the original, fabricated neighborhoods with identical houses and plastic rocks. Knock off designer goods and mass production meet our consumer demand and people find real comfort in artificial companionship. Juror: Louise Clements is the Artistic Director of QUAD, a centre for contemporary art, film and new technologies in Derby UK, since 2001, and Artistic Director of FORMAT International Photography Festival since 2004. Submission Deadline: 12/16/15 Submit 10 or more images and get a professional review of the images submitted. Juror's Award: $400.00 Director's Award: $200.00  Link to FAUX The Center for Fine Art Photographycontact@c4fap.org