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Art Kudos 2012 – Juried Art Competition + Exhibition

  • Open Until: 31 May 2012

Art Kudos, an annual international juried competition that serves to recognize and honor excellence in the visual arts, is now accepting entries for the 2012 Art Kudos online competition!

Eligible for the competition are original visual artworks, except for video and film works, clothing and jewelry. Art Kudos 2012 is open worldwide to artists of age 18+.

Artists who are selected as finalists benefit from world-wide exposure in a year-long online exhibition and have the opportunity to win cash awards for their exemplary work.
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Call for Entries: 2012 Adobe Design Achievement Awards

  • Open Until: 22 June 2012
  • Free

Adobe has recently announced the call for entries for the 2012 Adobe Design Achievement Awards (ADAA)! As most of you probably already know, the Awards celebrate innovative students and faculty members from all over the world for their achievements using the dynamic combination of technology and the creative arts.

Students are invited to compete in 13 categories, including Game Design and Development, as well as Application Development and Mobile Design. For the second consecutive year, the ADAA will also recognize teaching excellence through three categories designed specifically for higher education instructors.

Since the ADAA competition began in 2001, nearly 25,000 students from 73 countries have been involved; in 2011, a record 4,600 entries were submitted.
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Trainspotting: the Powerhouse Museum Photo Competition 2012

  • Open Until: 29 June 2012
  • Free

Entries are now being accepted for the Powerhouse Museum Photo Competition 2012 - Trainspotting. This competition recognizes excellence in railway photography.

Now in its third year the Trainspotting competition attracts entrants, both amateur and professional, from around the world. From casual observers to avid railway photographers, the competition draws an impressive range of entries.

Trainspotting: the Powerhouse Museum International Photo Competition 2012 is proudly presented by the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, commonly known as the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, Australia.
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Snowden Mining Photography Competition 2012

  • Open Until: 30 June 2012
  • Free

The Snowden photography competition provides a unique opportunity to capture the diversity and beauty that is part of the mining industry. Entries are now being accepted for the 2012 edition!

This year Snowden has included four new categories for the competition as a way of providing additional options and inspiration in 'celebrating the mining industry'.

For the past 5 years, the competition has grown to a record over 1,000 submissions received last year. 2012 promises to follow this trend with increased interest last year from not only the photographers, but from the media and industry publications too - don't miss out on your chance to be part of this increasingly popular event.
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d3 Natural Systems 2012 – Architectural Design Competition

  • Open Until: 1 July 2012

Exploration of natural systems from the microscopic to the universal unearths vast design potential for overlaying cultural, ecological, and life cycle flows toward determining new architectonic strategies.

The annual d3 Natural Systems competition for 2012 invites architects, designers, engineers, and students to collectively explore the potential of analyzing, documenting, and deploying nature-based influences in architecture, interiors, and designed objects.

All architects, landscape architects, interior designers, engineers, and students are invited to participate. Cash prizes will be awarded to three best proposals.
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Poster for Tomorrow 2012: Gender Equality Now!

  • Open Until: 10 July 2012
  • Free

Posterfortomorrow.org is thrilled to disclose the brief for the new, 2012, edition of Poster for Tomorrow, the international poster design competition. As in previous years, all designers worldwide are invited to act creatively, by designing posters on a given subject.

Gender equality issues will be the main interest of Poster for Tomorrow 2012. Under the slogan "Gender Equality Now!", Posterfortomorrow.org with the help of designers worldwide, will bring the attention to these issues and hopefully, a better future for us all!

A short brief for the competition has been announced to get you prepared for 8 March, the International Women's Day and the day that Poster for Tomorrow 2012 will open up for submissions!
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BendFilm Festival 2012 – Call for Submissions

  • Open Until: 15 July 2012

Now in its 9th year, BendFilm Festival celebrates independent cinema's brave voices by bringing thought-provoking, inspiring, and engaging films from all over the world to Central Oregon's scenic mountainous town of Bend. The Festival is now accepting entries for its 2012 edition.

Unmistakably filmmaker-friendly, BendFilm has been deemed one of "25 Festivals Worth the Entry Fee" by MovieMaker Magazine, and declared "an important creation for filmmakers" by Gus Van Sant.

BendFilm Festival offers cash prizes in several award categories.
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