The “Immagine latente” cultural organization has launched a new photography competition, entirely dedicated to Black and White photography and currently accepts entries for 2016. Through the use of photography’s universal language the Black and White International Photography Award aims to promote the dialogue among different cultures and people. The intention is to also enhance on a large scale the divulgation and rediscovery of black and white art, a source of beauty and evocative power able to give immortality to images and to express every day life intensity and feelings. Rome will be both the departure and the arrival of the context as the first prize winners will be awarded trip and/or accommodation in the city. Several cash prizes will be awarded as well.

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Creative Quarterly (CQ) magazine’s 44th international juried competition has just been opened for entries of art directors, artists, graphic designers, photographers and students worldwide. Eligible for submission are all commissioned and personal works completed in the last twelve months. Winners will appear in the Fall issue of Creative Quarterly and be exhibited in CQ’s online gallery. Winners will also be entered in the CQ’s year-end juried competitions where the top 100 pieces for 2016 are selected.

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Entry is now open in the 2016 Celeste Prize, the 8th international contemporary art competition for all emerging and mid-career artists, hosted by the Celeste Network. The competition is open to artists, photographers and creatives worldwide, without limits of age or experience. Celeste Prize 2016 will result in a final exhibition of fifty (50) works and three (3) projects, a catalogue of circa eighty (80) pages which will contain illustrations of finalists’ works and critical texts, as well as six (6) prizes totaling 23,000 Euro in cash.

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Communication Arts magazine, a professional journal for those involved in visual communications, has announced the call for entries for its 57th annual (2016) Design and Advertising Competitions. The Magazine continues to showcase the current best—whether it’s from industry veterans or tomorrow’s stars—in design, advertising, photography, illustration, interactive media and typography. Selected by representative juries of distinguished designers and creative directors, the winning entries will be distributed worldwide in the print and digital editions of the Communication Arts Design Annual, Communication Arts Advertising Annual and on the Magazine’s official website, assuring important exposure to the largest audience of creative professionals and potential clients in the world.

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The Creative Conscience Awards (CCA) are accepting individual and group student work for the 2016 multidisciplinary competition. The Awards encourage, recognize and reward students across the design spectrum for developing projects that are in line with Creative Conscience’s aims. The theme is centered around using creativity to make a positive change to a particular moral, ethical or worthwhile cause. Competition winners are invited to a networking awards ceremony in London, providing a gateway into the professional world through mentorship or internships (through the CCA network) and profile building PR activities.

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Sausalito Art Festival is currently accepting entries in its 2016 American Icon Art Competition and invites visual artists from around the world to submit their work. Each year, the Sausalito Art Festival, one of the most prestigious art festivals in America, asks people throughout the world to show us their vision of America. The theme of the fifth annual American Icon Art Competition is “How Americans Celebrate”. Using photography, painting, drawing, sculpture and mixed media, the organizers seek submissions by both professional and amateur artists that capture Americans celebrating their special events, occasions, holidays and interests. The winners of the event will win cash prizes ($3,000) and be exhibited at the annual Sausalito Art Festival, in front of thousands of artists and art enthusiastic from around the world.

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The Ship Point Pop-Up Design Competition is seeking for creative transformation solutions for City of Victoria’s Ship Point Plaza. The City of Victoria invites teams and individuals to submit creative design concepts to temporarily transform Ship Point Plaza, an underutilized paved plaza space along Victoria’s downtown waterfront, into a magnetic and memorable ‘pop-up’ public space during the 2016 summer season. The winning team will receive a $5,000 (CDN) award and funding to design, build and install Victoria’s newest summer hot spot, and up to $35,000 (CDN) toward design refinement, structural engineer review, materials, fabrication, installation and removal.

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The Lighting Architecture Movement Project (LAMP) has recently announced a new edition of its international lightning design competition, themed “Cosmic” for 2016. The competition challenges designers to approach their lighting fixtures with the guidance of the theme, with the aim to introduce a broader audience to lighting design, as well as promote and connect emerging talents to new markets. Produced, functioning light fixtures (Pendant, Wall, Table or Floor, for indoor use only), or prototypes may be submitted.

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Autodesk, the PoLAR Partnership, and Games for Change are hosting a game design competition to inspire more people to tackle the climate change problem at the local, regional, and global level. Game designers, educators, students, and scientists of all experience levels are invited to propose a game that encourages diverse audiences, including (but not limited to) college students, decision makers, and lifelong learners, to understand and respond to climate change in their everyday lives. Four finalists will receive free travel and accommodations to present to the jury, live, on stage at the Games for Change festival in New York City from 23 to 24 June, along with Festival passes from Games for Change. One winner will receive a $10,000 prize to support development of the game.

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Renaissance Photography Prize, the international photography competition which raises funds to support young women with breast cancer, is now accepting entries for 2016. The Award is now in its 9th year and showcases outstanding photography from both emerging and established photographers, from any part of the world. In 2016 a total of £4,000 will be awarded in cash, divided between several winners. A lot of non-monetary prizes are available as well.

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