Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) and ET Foundation are inviting entries for the 2022 International Aluminum Extrusion Design Competition, open to students worldwide. The Aluminum Extrusion Design Competition is intended to enlighten students studying engineering, design, architecture and related fields about aluminum extrusions’ superior advantages and many applications. $15,500 in Student Scholarships, and a $3,500 Grand Prize to the best design regardless of competition class. Professional designers and engineers will compete in a separate competition class.

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Modifier Group is calling for submissions for Overcome Film Festival 2022, inviting participation from artists and filmmakers all over the world. The Overcome Film Festival is the premiere international event for all storytellers, filmmakers, developers and artists to tell the world their stories of survival and triumph over adversity. The official program will include Features and Short films, music, and games in the categories of live-action, animation, narrative, non-narrative, experimental, and audiovisual poetry with multiple Award categories. The Festival especially encourages and welcomes the entries of filmmakers, musicians, and developers all over the world who want to share their experiences in overcoming adversity or any other factor that has contributed to their growth as a person and motivated them to celebrate their existence. It is the focus of the film festival to give survivors a voice and a venue to share their life experiences and provide hope to others regardless of where they come from in the world. This season’s video game competition section also includes games in all related genres including single-player, multiplayer, e-sports, and mobile titles across all major platforms as related to the theme of the event.

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The 7th edition of the All About Photo Awards invites photographers from around the world to submit their best work for consideration. In reference to Henri Cartier-Bresson’s photo essay, The Mind’s Eye investigates the depth and thoughts behind each image. Winners will receive $10,000 in cash awards, extensive press coverage and global recognition. The grand prize is $5,000, the 2nd prize is $2,000, the 3rd prize is $1,500, the 4th prize is $1,000 and the 5th prize is $500!

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The New Tang Dynasty (NTD) Television International Figure Painting Competition is calling for applications for 2023. The NTD International Figure Painting Competition is a great opportunity for artists from all around the world to showcase their talents and revive the traditional art of realistic oil painting. The mission is to promote the pure beauty, pure goodness, and pure authenticity of traditional painting.

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The Association of Illustrators (AOI) in partnership with USA-based Directory of Illustration, has opened the call for entries for the World Illustration Awards 2022. This year the organizers will be celebrating great illustration from across the globe, with an emphasis on supporting and connecting illustrators with each other and the industry. Illustrators, commissioners, agents and tutors are invited to submit work created, commissioned or published since January 2021 into the ten categories of the Awards, which are judged by distinguished professionals from the global illustration industry. There are also some great prizes on offer, including generous cash prizes for the Overall Winners.

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The OSTEN Biennial of Drawing Skopje has opened application for 2022. OSTEN Skopje seeks to find the most innovative and creative works, regardless of form, technique or medium. Entry is open to works from all parts of the world, completed between 2020 and 2022. Multiple awards by the Assembly of Ambassadors of OSTEN, the International Jury, the OSTEN Board and WAVA (World Association of Visual Arts) awards will be endowed in September 2022.

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The Viviane Esders Prize (Prix Viviane Esders) rewards the career of a professional European photographer over 60 years old, who is independent and still active. A major player in the world of photography, Viviane Esders is pursuing her commitment by creating this eponymous prize. The prize rewards a career that has already been recognised, but whose importance now deserves to be brought to light and to be more clearly inscribed in the history of photography. The prize will reward the winner with a financial endowment of €60,000 offered by Viviane Esders. Part of the endowment (€10,000) is reserved by the winner for the production of a book on his or her work.

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The Chelsea International Photography Competition (CIPC) has opened for entries for 2021. All talented photographers worldwide are invited to submit their best work. The Chelsea International Photography Competition honors gifted talents — striving for their passion in photography. Both professional and amateur photographers are invited to participate and get the chance to be discovered and promoted professionally in the heart of New York’s art district. This year’s CIPC will have awards valued at more than $55,000 and reward selected artists with an exhibition in Chelsea, New York, along with numerous PR opportunities. This event also supports career growth and recognition as it provides exposure to the community and gets the chance for submissions to be reviewed by a distinguished panel of jurors.

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Mikser Association is hosting the Young Balkan Designers 2022 – regional design competition on the theme of “Life Hacks for Health & Wellbeing”. The competition is open to all persons up to 35 years of age, from the following countries: Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Slovenia, Serbia and Turkey. Applicants may be individuals or groups of creators. Each applicant may submit more than one entry. Competition winners will be awarded with participation at the Salone Satellite talent exhibition of the most prominent global design event — Milan International Furniture Fair 2022, 5-10 April, 2022 as well as, participation in the Design exhibition and Conference-Workshop program of one of the largest regional festivals of creativity and social innovation – Mikser Festival 2022, Belgrade, October, 2022.

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AZURE Magazine has announced AZ Awards 2022, the international architecture and design competition, recognizing excellence and innovation, and showcasing the world’s best projects, products and ideas. Now in its 12th year, the international AZ Awards program is a unique opportunity for architects, landscape architects, designers, students, developers, clients and manufacturers to receive the global exposure and acknowledgement that their work deserves. Winners and finalists will be showcased online and published in the AZ Awards Annual. Winners will receive the AZ Awards trophy — one-of-a-kind trophy is re-imagined each year by a prominent designer, and produced in limited editions exclusively for the AZ Awards. In addition, the Student winner will receive a $5,000 cash prize.

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