The MUSE Creative Awards accepts entries from advertising, graphic design, web design and video production companies. The MUSE Creative Awards is a part of the MUSE Awards Program, which was created by the International Awards Associate (IAA) in 2015. IAA’s inception was based on a mission to honor, promote and encourage creativity by providing a new standard of excellence for evaluating media design production and distribution. IAA’s mission has largely shaped MUSE Creative Awards’ goals. At its core, MUSE Creative Awards is an international competition for creative professionals who inspire others to greater heights. With their concepts, ideas or designs, these creatives light a fire in others to strive further, thus becoming a muse.

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UCLA Extension and PosterTerritory invite students from around the world to participate in creating a poster (which will be used as a cover) for the Master Cover series. The Master Cover series celebrates lifelong learning, through taking classes at UCLA Extension, it promotes curiosity, trying new things, openness, and fulfillment. The Selection Committee and Jury will select Short-list and Best 9 finalists. Selected posters will be included in a Virtual gallery, series of exhibitions in Los Angeles in 2023 and other traveling exhibitions.

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New York Art Competitions (NYAC) is accepting entries for the 5th Chelsea International Photography Competition. The Chelsea International Photography Competition celebrates gifted, notable, and fresh talents in the world of photography. Professional and amateur photographers, at any stage of their careers, are invited to participate in the competition to be discovered and promoted professionally in the heart of New York’s art district.

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The Type Directors Club, the world’s leading typography organization and part of The One Club for Creativity, is calling for entries, for its 69th Annual Competition. Previously divided into two competitions, one each for Communications Design and Typeface Design, the program is now a single competition under this year’s umbrella of TDC69, consisting of three disciplines: Type Design, Typography, and, for the first time, Lettering. Winners of TDC69 receive a Certificate of Typographic Excellence and digital seal certifying their work is among the world’s best of the year. Winning work will also be featured in the highly respected TDC Annual, The World’s Best Typography®, and showcased in eight exhibitions that travel to museums, schools and design organizations around the world.

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The Telly Awards launches 44th call for entries by celebrating the opportunity for creativity to be bold, different, and stand out with the theme, “Break Through the Static”. The Telly Awards is the world’s largest award honoring excellence in video and television across all screens. Expanding on its mission to highlight and honor the efforts of video and television creators who amplify important social issues within the community, The Telly Awards is rolling out more relevant categories including Corporate Social Responsibility and Pro Bono. The Telly Awards is also recognizing those who have flourished in the ever-changing environment of virtual production by unveiling even more specific Craft categories such as Virtual Art Direction, Use of Motion Capture, and Digital Environments. Documentary and Animation categories will be broken into Long Form, Short Form, and Series to recognize the different approaches these formats require.

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In 2022, the former “Hiiibrand International Brand Design Awards” and “Hiii Typography International Typography Design Competition” will be merged and officially renamed as “Hiiibrand International Brand & Communication Design Awards”. The Hiiibrand International Brand & Communication Design Awards competition focuses on branding, business value and communication design, discovering and honoring outstanding branding practices and design strengths through a global call for entries and selection, and striving to promote communication and development in the field of brand and design. After 13 years, the Hiiibrand Awards has invited more than 80 international judges from 5 continents and received more than 20,000 entries from more than 100 countries or regions, and has now become a leading international, professional and forward-looking design awards.

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The Locarno Film Festival is hosting an international poster competition to select the official poster for its 76th edition. Every year, the Locarno Film Festival unveils a selection of the best global independent and experimental productions and hosts innovative outlooks and projects, to create previously unseen images together, freely. To strengthen this dialogue, this year the Festival has decided to invite international graphic designers, artists and creators to come up with the poster for the 76th edition, scheduled for 2–12 August, 2023, in Locarno, Switzerland. The winner, in addition to receiving a cash prize of 5,000 Swiss francs, will see their idea and work at the core of Locarno76.

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Fotofestiwal – International Festival of Photography in Łódź, the largest and the oldest photography festival in Poland, announces the call for projects within Fotofestiwal Open Call 2023. The competition is open and does not impose any thematic, age or geographical limitations. Six (6) winners will be selected by an international Jury and exhibited during Fotofestiwal 2023.

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Yeiser Art Center is now accepting entries for the Fantastic Fibers 2023 international juried exhibition. One of Yeiser Art Center’s most engaging and innovative international exhibitions, Fantastic Fibers seeks to showcase a wide range of outstanding contemporary works related to the fiber medium. Contemporary and innovative works created with fiber as the primary medium or concept are welcome. $1,200 will be awarded.

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The Revelation Perth International Film Festival is accepting entries for 2023 and invites filmmakers from all around the world to submit their best works. Revelation is regarded as one of the most exciting independent film festivals in Australia and will run from 12-16 July, 2023 in Perth. The festival is competitive and offers a unique take on the traditional film festival circuit, with critical discussion, creative debate and an open exchange of ideas. Alongside the screening of over 140 films are workshops, networking opportunities and Australia’s only academic conference held in partnership with a film festival. It sees over 500 films submitted for selection from local and international filmmakers and features world and Australian premiere films of all genres.

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