The 2010 International Aperture Awards competition is a photography competition open to professional and non-professional photographers worldwide. This year’s International Aperture Awards competition gives you a chance to win a brand new Nikon D5000 with additional lenses in the amateur’s category. The 2010 prize pool is still being finalised. This year the International Aperture Awards competition is expected to have a combined prize pool of over $80,000 in cash and prizes.

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“Sowing Seeds” is a project that intends to create dialogues and exchanges amongst artists beyond their national identity and serves as an opportunity for rural artists to meet, share and exchange ideas, visions, and diverse views in order to create a deeper understanding of art. It acts as a medium of developing and improving the artistic impressions of experts as well as emerging artists. As an alternative art space in India, “Sowing Seeds” is geared to meet the challenges required to organize such a contemporary artist village residency within rural areas and thus giving rise to a new era in art. Target GroupYoung and emerging artists, critics (under 40 years old)Artists who are able to stay at village Andore for the designated period of time.Artists who are able to produce results of his or her residence activities, e.g. exhibitions, performances, concerts or presentations.Artists who are able to communicate with local people and participate in the exchange program, e.g. talks, lectures and workshops.Number of Residencies6 visual artists of any nationality living outside India,6 visual artist living in India or living abroad with Indian nationality,2 performance artists of any nationality,1 art critic of any nationality.Duration17 – 30 December 2010 (14-days)

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