48 Hours Left To Enter The Interactive Competition

Enter the most prestigious competition for Interactive design.

Introduce your work to the world—Enter Communication Arts magazine’s 17th Interactive Competition. Judged by the who’s who in interactive media, the jury’s selections will be published in the 2011 Interactive Annual and on the Communication Arts Web site, assuring a prominent place on the industry’s premier stage.
Why enter? CA’s Award of Excellence is one of the most-coveted awards in the industry. If selected, winning places you in the highest ranks of your profession. Ask any creative director which competitions rank as the most influential, and they will place Communication Arts at the top of the list.
SHARE THIS:	Submission Guidelines and FAQs: commarts.com/competitions/interactive To Enter Online NOW: submit2.commarts.com Entries must be submitted by October 8, 2010. Entries submitted after that date require a $10 per entry late fee. No entries will be accepted after October 22, 2010.

How can an image have a copyright in a book when the image is public domain?

I recently started doing business on Zazzle and decided that one of the best ways to make some extra cash would be to try and sell vintage Public Domain images. I started my research on the web, which produced a large quantity of low res images. No good for print.

The idea for this particular store was not waste too much time designing and still make some money, so when my next thought was to go to the library and scan these images - it was quickly squashed.

Then of course I remembered that I have a slew of Dover Books some where Permission Free Designs, but most where Royalty Free Designs. What confused me was that most if not all the images where in the Public Domain. Which brings us to the question "How can an image have a copyright in a book when the image is public domain?" With some more research I found The Stanford University Libraries and Academic Information Resources to be immensely useful.

4 days left to enter the Illustration Competition

Call for Entries: Enter the most prestigious juried competition for illustration.

Enter by January 8, 2010 to avoid late fees.*

Introduce your work to the world. Enter Communication Arts magazine’s 51st Illustration Competition. Hundreds of award-winning images are selected for their creative excellence—by an esteemed jury of designers and art directors—in editorial, advertising, institutional, for sale and unpublished categories.

Why enter?
CA’s Award of Excellence is one of the most-coveted awards in the industry. If chosen, winning places you in the highest ranks of your profession. Ask any creative director which competitions rank as the most influential and they’ll place Communication Arts at the top of the list.

* Entries submitted after January 8, 2010 require a $10 per entry late fee. No entries will be accepted after January 22, 2010.

Apply_Media Art Biennial

MAB3 / Media Art Biennial exclusively on the web
All artistic methods are accepted
Art competition [2009 ~ 2011]
Subsequent editions were in 2005, 2007, 2009
Over 700 artists

 Materials to be received
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-  Please send minimum 4 - 12 image file /.JPG 72 dpi / up to 700 pix. 

-  The works details: title, year, medium, size, and price. 

-  Optional, include a brief statement or essay.

Enter Fee
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If your works are selected you will be asked to provide the entry fee of Euro 50 (or equivalent currency) for 4 works and Euro 10 for each additional work 2 years on display beginning after the date of the inclusion. 

 Period
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 2009 -2011 / 2 years of display beginning after the date of the inclusion.

 Deadline
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 ASAP / Exhibition in progress. 

Prizes
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-  Grand Prize: One Artist will be awarded two-page spreads in World Of Art contemporary art books series edited and published by WOA publishing (worldofartmagazine.com), award value EUR 4,490.
-  Prize of Excellence: Two Artists will be awarded one-page in World Of Art contemporary art books series edited and published by WOA publishing award value EUR 2,250  each.
-  Mention: 30 Artists will be selected for Diploma of Excellence (Honorable Award).
 

Art Addiction 

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In August 1991 Sir Tim Berners-Lee created the first website.
In June 1992 art addiction launched the first ever online art gallery
Art Addiction is the first ever and the oldest art site on the web.
Art Addiction curate 54 int'l exhibitions and exposed over 6,000 artists.

VOGUE-Call-for-Artists

Join ART IN VOGUE today

We are in the process of selecting 100 contemporary artists to be featured in ART IN VOGUE, the 6th book in Masters of Today 100 Contemporary Artists Series, one of the most professional visual art resource and opportunity for publicity and advertising. Subsequent editions: Art Addiction 100 Contemporary Artists 2003, FAMOUS 121 Contemporary Artists 2007, MASTERS 117 Contemporary Artists 2008, TRENDS 136 Contemporary Artists 2008, Creative GENIUS 100 Contemporary Artists 2009 (in editing).



If you are an artist interested for an artist profile advertising in ART IN VOGUE we would be delighted to review your submission. The reduced artist fee is only 590 euro for one-page and 990 euro for two-page spreads (full-rate 6890 euro).



Become an artist in Masters of Today 1000 Contemporary Artist Books Series and e-mail us


-  4-8 digital images (high resolution 300 dpi JPGs files up to 22 cm / 9 in)


- details of the works (Title, Year, Media, Size)


- a short paragraph up to 500 words (Statement, Essay or Writing / no CV/ Biography)
- the place you was born, residence and work
- the website, mail address and eMail address



The fee is required after the artist will receive a layout alternative and should be provided by a gallery or museum, corporation or individual contributor or self-provided.
Three copies of the book are given to each artist or gallery included. MOT books are distributed through bookstores and eCommerce channels, to museums and galleries.

As the selections, the nominations and the inclusions in our collective art books are progressively at the present stage 70 percent the books are completed. Please make sure your submission conform to the requirements outlined above.
 

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Dirty Weekend @ADC‏

Dirty Weekend™
3 Technique Workshops take you back to the art of making.

Mark Making
Saturday, October 10, 2009
2:00-6:00 pm
@ADC Gallery
106 West 29th Street, NYC

Printmaking
Saturday, October 17, 2009

3D Construction
Saturday, October 24, 2009

Each Saturday afternoon workshop led by Steve Haslip, creator of the Dirty Weekends series, takes you back to the art of making.
Mark Making will feature broom drawings, drawing, machines and calligraphy.
Printmaking will feature potato printing and screen printing.
3D Construction will use paper, cardboard, found objects, images, and string.
No materials are required for these workshops—just register in advance.

Registration for workshops is limited.
NO onsite registration available--all attendees must be pre-registered.

ADC Members: Free with registration
Non Members: $35 per session, $100 for all three

Sponsored by:



Register online by clicking the button below.

Seven Quick Ways to Cultivate Inspiration

When Art Is Your Passion But Also Your Business

As graphic designers, we often enter this creative field as a result of our hobbies and off-the-wall way of thinking, as opposed to the more Left Brain career fields like accounting or medicine. However, combining artistic sensibilities with the very real-world need for a paycheck can be jolting and unsettling. After all, there can be (and often is) a big difference between what “sells” and what looks good on the living room wall. The phrase “Artist for Hire” never really caught on, and with good reason. When you need to squeeze out those creative juices for a deadline, inspiration can be in short supply. Here are seven tips to keep your inspiration fresh. Read More>>

Suggested Reading

Licensing Art & Design
by Caryn R. Leland

Whether you are a designer, illustrator, photographer, or fine artist, you can increase your income by licensing your creative images.

This book will show you how by providing expert coverage of the following areas: how to protect your ideas with copyrights, patents, and trademarks; model licensing agreement; a negotiation checklist to evaluate deals; how to maximize royalties; how to find manufacturers and distributors; and licensing in cyberspace. The revised edition now covers the licensing of multimedia and electronic rights. Read the Reviews Allworth Press.

Art and Writing Competition

US $10,000 prizes and the opportunity to be published.

Inviting entries for the RedBubble publication — “Gaia – The Living Planet”. $2,000 for best image and written work and over $6000 in other prizes plus the opportunity to be published.

» The Publication

“Gaia – The Living Planet” is RedBubble's 2nd Issue. A premium journal containing the finest selection of writing and art on the net.

“Gaia – The Living Planet” will explore our precious foothold in the universe. This publication is for all of us who live on and love this earth. Submit writing and images about our sustaining world and our complex relationship with her.

» The Prizes and Categories

$2000 cash for the top written work and top image work.

There are five main categories:

1. Poetry: Poems of under 500 words.
2. (very) Short Stories: Short stories of under 500 words
3. Photography
4. Non-photographic digital images: includes digital art and graphic design
5. Originals: scanned paintings and illustrations

» How to Enter

• Sign up to RedBubble or Login if you're already a member.
• Add your work to RedBubble
• Join the group “Gaia – The Living Planet”
• Add your work to the group “Gaia – The Living Planet”