Miami Watercolor Society, a non-profit organization, founded in 1974 to promote the art of watercolor painting and educate the public on the importance of watercolor as a creative and permanent medium in the visual arts.
Join us in our mission as we call on all water media artists to enter the online competition juried by instructor and artist, Susan Hanssen. Win prizes and be featured on our website during September 2012.
For more information, to download the prospectus and to enter the competition, visit our website. Questions? competition@miamiwatercolor.org
Entry fee is $25 for one painting/$30 for two; deadline July 31, 2012.
Miami Watercolor Society www.miamiwatercolor.org
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August 31, 2012 A SHOW OF HEADS A thematic exhibition based on the portrayal and interpretation of the human head to be held at the Limner Gallery, Oct 27 – Nov 24, 2012. Open for entry to all artists working in any media. $2200 in publication awards. Entry fee. On-line entry form available by USPS, web, email: SlowArt Productions 123 Warren St Hudson NY 12534 http://www.slowart.com/prospectus/head.htm slowart@aol.com
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July 31, 2012 CALL FOR GLITZ: ART THAT SPARKLES National call, open to all media. Cash awards. Oct 19, 2012 – January 12, 2013, at Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center, in association with the Smithsonian Institution. Seeking works that contains over-the-top embellishments, elements, colors, and designs. Artists that create art that sparkles, twinkles, shines, glitters, glistens, and gleams are encouraged to respond to this call. Entry fee. Details: http://www.annmariegarden.org
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August 6, 2012 CALL FOR ENTRIES: WATERCOLOR MAGAZINE Enter your original artwork in watercolor, acrylic, gouache, casein, egg tempera, or ink and brush in Watercolor magazine’s “What do YOU Love?” Competition. Winners and finalists are eligible for cash prizebsincluding $1000 Grand Prizbeand the chance to appear in American Artist’s 75th Anniversary Exhibition in April 2013 in New York City. Entry fee. Details: http://www.watercolorcompetition.com?a=aawc1
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August 7, 2012 WATERWORKS: NATIONAL COMPETITION & EXHIBITION Eligible to all artists residing in the U.S; entries must be executing using water-soluble paint on paper or a paper derivative. Submission by jpg only. Juror: Internationally-know artist Christopher Schink. Total awards of $400. Entry fee. Details: Click here for prospectus OR gallery@pacificartleague.org
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August 15, 2012 PHOTOGRAPHY BOOK PRIZE This is a biennial prize from The Center For Documentary Studies and the Honickman Foundation, offering $3,000 in grant money, a solo exhibit at the Center for Documentary Studies, and most importantly, the publication of a book of photography, published by Duke University Press in association with CDS Books. Submissions accepted: Jun 15 – Sep 15, 2012. Entry fee. For details send an SASE or see web: CDS/THF First Book Prize in Photography, Center for Documentary Studies, 1317 West Pettigrew St, Durham NC 27705 OR http://firstbookprizephoto.com
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August 28, 2012 One Life 2012 | Great Photography Tells Stories. Share yours with the world by August 28, 2012. Details: http://www.onelifephotos.com/?f=ol2012_adl1
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September 15, 2012 BIGGS SHOT JURIED PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION & EXHIBITION $1500 Purchase Prize. Open to photographic artists of all media, both professional and emerging, living or working in PA, NJ, DE, DC, MD, or VA. Exhibition: Nov 2 – Feb 17, 2013. Juror: Sarah Stolfa, Director of the Philadelphia Photo Arts Center. Entry fee. Prospectus (via phone, SASE, web): Ryan Grover, Biggs Museum of American Art, Box 711, Dover DE 19903 OR 302-674-2111 x 108 OR http://www.biggsmuseum.org/programs/biggsshot/competition.html OR rgrover@biggsmuseum.org September 16, 2012 MYSTERY BUILD $10K ART CHALLENGE Mystery Build is an art challenge focused on ingenuity and resourcefulness. Contestants must create an original work of art using only the materials provided in a Mystery Build Kit. Contestants upload photos or videos of their creation and compete for $10,000 in cash prizes. There is a kid’s version too! Entry fee. Mystery Build Kits are available at: http://www.mysterybuild.com
Via: http://artdeadlineslist.com/