The international contemporary arts prize Celeste Prize is now in its 5th edition and open for entries for 2013. Artists from around the world can now submit their work, regardless of age, profession or gender. This prize offers opportunities for emerging and career artists and €20,000 in prizes! An exhibition of the 40 finalist works will be held in November 2013 in Rome, Italy. Celeste Prize gives voice to thousands of artists, promoting their works with commitment and professionalism.

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Artshow.com has started accepting entries for their 2013 Art Kudos online competition. Art Kudos is an annual international juried competition that serves to recognize and honor excellence in the visual arts. Artists who are selected as finalists benefit from world-wide exposure in an online-only exhibition and have the opportunity to win cash awards for their exemplary work. A total of $4,000 will be awarded. The competition is open to artists anywhere in the world, 18 years of age or older.

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Moho Art Association is pleased to announce the official opening of YICCA 2013 – Young International Contest of Contemporary Art. The 2013 contest is the natural continuation of YICCA 2009, where the great success with over 1000 participants has prompted the association to expand its relations and cooperation with galleries and professionals. Selected artists will have the opportunity to exhibit their artworks in an exhibition space of an important European city during November 2013.

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Garden and Landscape Photographic Arts (GALPA) Ltd. has recently opened their 2013 International Garden Photographer of the Year competition for entries. International Garden Photographer of the Year is the world’s premier competition and exhibition specialising in garden, plant, flower and botanical photography. It is open to everyone anywhere in the world – no distinction is drawn between professional and amateur photographers. GALPA’s International Garden Photographer of the Year 2013 will be awarded £5,000!

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Registration has recently been opened for the Lumen Prize Exhibition 2013 – an international award and global exhibition that celebrates the very best fine art created digitally. This is the second year of the contest. In 2012, artists from more than 30 countries across four continents submitted nearly 500 images for the contest. Of these, 50 artists from 44 cities and 13 countries around the world were selected for the first Lumen Prize Exhibition. This year, entrants will be competing for a prize fund of US $5250 as well as a place in the Lumen Prize Exhibition.

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The 2013 Dumbo Arts Festival would like to showcase your work in front of 200,000 people in NYC. The Call for Entries is on and open to all artists worldwide. This is an excellent opportunity to gain exposure in the growing arts community of Brooklyn and win great prizes – including a one-year studio in Dumbo, the Improvement District. The free Dumbo Arts Festival 2013 will run from 27-29 September 2013 and transform the neighborhood with 500+ artists, 50 galleries and stages and 100 programming partners.

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The CLU Foundation has recently announced the 2013 edition of their international lightning competition – Socialight. Through this annual design competition, CLU Foundation is encouraging young designers to develop innovative lighting concepts for exterior public spaces. The 2013 edition invites participants to consider the role of lighting in the urban areas of tomorrow and think of the future. There are three main prizes to be won. The first one is $2500.

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The Colchester Film Festival has opened up for submissions for 2013. The Festival showcases the best short films from the UK and around the world. Last year included an amazing selection of short films from all around the world, from first time filmmakers to Oscar nominated short films. Colchester Film Festival is an international short film festival taking place at the Firstsite Gallery in Colchester from Friday 18th to Sunday 20th of October 2013.

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The Collaboration Filmmakers Challenge is a one-of-a-kind film festival in Los Angeles that invites filmmakers to take part in a collaborative filmmaking project. The challenge is the production of two films in a period of two weeks. You join as either a filmmaker or a collaborator, then attend orientation in Hollywood on 9 April 2013, when the Theme Quote and the two teams of filmmakers are announced. Then each team creates a film, in a period of one week. There are three main prizes to be won – $10,000 in cash, in total!

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Applied Arts, Canada’s visual communication magazine, is announcing the Call for Entry for the 2013 Advertising + Interactive Awards, the largest and most respected show of its kind in the country. With more than two decades of awards experience, the Applied Arts Awards are one of the industry’s most prestigious recognitions of creative excellence. The Applied Arts Awards offer advantages that are unmatched by any other awards show or competition.

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