Motorcade/FlashParade Open 2012

Peaches & Cream II

A photography competition, exhibition and award
CALL FOR ENTRIES OPEN TO ALL PHOTOGRAPHERS

Deadline - 6 August 2012

Millennium Images is launching it's second annual photographic competition in conjunction with Milim Gallery and Crane Kalman Brighton.

Peaches & Cream is offering all photographers the chance to win a contract with Millennium Images and the possibility of seeing their work published on the front cover of a best selling novel.

Prizes include:

- Three Year Contract with Millennium Images
- £500 Cash Prize
- Exhibition in Central London at DreamSpace Gallery in October 2012 with four other runners up.
- Special Graduate Award

We are looking for a series of 3-10 images on any theme and in any style, for example documentary, fine art, travel etc.

Millennium Images is best known for their book covers with some of the top selling publishers in the UK and abroad. For examples of previous published work, click here.

Entry costs £10 per submission before 29 July. £20 from 30 July - 6 August.

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Mostyn Open 2012

Mostyn gallery has opened submissions for its 18th Open call. Running since 1989, the open invites submissions from artists of all ages, mediums and locations. There will be an exhibition of selected artworks, and a prize of £10,000 awarded to a single artist of collective, as selected by a panel of artists, directors and curators. For the first time ever, there will also be a 'Peoples Choice' prize of £1,000, as voted for by the visiting public.

There is an entry cost of £25 and the deadline for submissions is 16th July 2012

To find out more, and to enter, visit the Mostyn website

National Museum Wales-The Landing Commission

In July 2011, the National Museum of Art for Wales was launched at National Museum Cardiff with the opening of six new spaces for the display of modern and contemporary art. Within the new contemporary art galleries is a stairwell and landing space which links the lower and upper galleries. Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales plans to commission a new temporary work for this space, which will form part of an ongoing programme of commissions on the landing to coincide with the annual collection display changes. Submissions are encouraged from artists who work in any media.
Artists living or working in Wales or who would like to work in a Welsh context are encouraged to apply.
The selected artist will receive a fee of £3,500 for the commission. An additional budget of approximately £6,500 will be available for the production and installation of the work.

For more information and an application form follow this link  or email melissa.munro@museumwales.ac.uk

Deadline for applications: 14 September 2012

Artist Residency at CAT

The Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) have an opportunity for artists working in film, photography or digital media to work with CAT for 12 months engaging with its research projects and community of staff. The residency will coincide with the 'Emergence' Land-journey and Art Summit planned for the 1st-8th September.

The Centre for Alternative Technology based in Machynlleth, Powys, are concerned with the search for globally sustainable, whole and ecologically sound technologies and ways of life. They are looking for an artist whose practice reflects an interest in sustainable futures, who is keen to draw upon the resources of CAT and to enter into a dialogue with the public. Committed to engagement with the arts, CAT hope to provide a platform for new projects that can help shift attitudes on how we think about the future.

CAT will provide a studio space, payment of £24,000 in four installments, and access to CAT's ongoing research projects.

More details of how to apply can be found here.

Awards & Bursaries Open for Entries

Celeste Prize 2012

Now in its fourth year, the Celeste Prize is dedicated to emerging and mid-career artists of various disciplines. Closing date for entries is 31 July 2012.

You can enter works into these prize categories:

Painting & Graphics Prize €4,000

Photography & Digital Graphics Prize €4,000

Video & Animation Prize €4,000

Live Media & Installation Prize €4,000

Curator's Choice Prize €3,500

Public's Choice Prize €500

Aberystwyth Artist in Residence

The UK call for Aberystwyth Arts Centre Residencies are now open. The centre offer artists a period, usually 3 months to conduct  research and develop their work, with accommodation and studio space provided during the residency. Their website has all the information on how to apply and also shows work by current and previous artists in residence.

The deadline to apply is 3 August 2012.

BJP International Photography Award 2012

The British Journal of Photography's International Photography award is now open for applications. The award has no set theme and submissions are invited from any photographic style or genre.

There are two seperate categories for submission, one for singular images and the other for a series of works. Photographers can enter both categories if they like, and are invited to enter more than one series to win a printed exhibition at Foto8 Gallery in London. The deadline is 15 September 2012.
BJP Article

1000 Words Photography Award

The 1000 Word Photography Award offers the chance for a photographer born or based in the EU to realise a new body of work under the supervision of high-profile photographers and industry experts.

Entries are now being accepted with a £25 fee and a closing date of 23 July 2012.

The 1000 Words Award includes:

• £1,000 cash prize

• 18 month mentorship programme

• 3 workshops with Jeffrey Silverthorne, Antoine d’Agata and a Magnum photographer in London, Marseille and Seville respectively, including financial assistance with accommodation and travel

• Travelling group exhibition through the UK, France, Spain and Italy

• Catalogue and DVD

• Feature in 1000 Words Photography Magazine.

FreshFaced+WildEyed

Applications are open for this years FreshFaced+WildEyed, an excellent opportunity for recent photography graduates to get their work seen, and possibly shown at The Photographers Gallery.

Now in its fifth year, The Photographers Gallery presents FreshFaced+WildEyed, a showcase for recent graduates from across the UK. Following an online application, selected finalists will have their work exhibited at The Photographers Gallery and online. For the first time this year, finalists will also be offered a 12 month mentorship program, which gives them the opportunity to work with a mentor whose profession/ creative background is relevant to their practice.

The 2012 judges are
Bridget Coaker: Co-founder of Troika Editions and a Picture Editor at The Guardian
Clare Grafik: Head of Exhibitions, The Photographers' Gallery
Anthony Luvera: artist, writer and lecturer
Karen Newman: Curator, Open Eye Gallery


The finalists will have their work shown at The Photographers’ Gallery, London from 15th – 30th September 2012, and online at ffwe.thephotographersgallery.org.uk

For more information on how to apply, visit the website here.
All applications must be submitted through the website by 18.00, Monday 2 July 2012


The work of last years finalists can be seen here

Pump House Photo Call

The Pump House Gallery in London are calling out for proposals from artists for a participatory photography project commission and exhibition in late 2012/2013.

The galleries future curatorial vision is to create opportunities for artists through collaborative partnerships to explore new practices and engage with social and civic spaces. The aim is to extend the audiences cultural experience and create sites for exchange, dialogue and debate.


The gallery are seeking proposals from artists to work with photography in a participatory context to develop a new exhibition and project that will facilitate the gallery’s local audience participation in its realisation.
The deadline for this commission is the 30th June.

To find out more, visit their website and download the information sheet here 
This could be an excellent opportunity for anyone interested in community or participatory photographic projects, to engage with a local community and collaborate on a new body of work.

'Critical Mass' at Artes Mundi 5

Critical Mass is a project specifically aimed at students and recent graduates, creating a platform for ideas in the run up to Artes Mundi 5.

Critical Mass will morph according to the needs and input of its population over the next few months, it is anticipated that by developing a number of forums we will be able to consider the embedded themes of Artes Mundi, discuss, and develop ideas (which may also activate extended projects in relation to Artes Mundi 5).

The project will engage multi-disciplined and distinct voices interested in developing dialogues with contemporary art and Artes Mundi in particular, whether practice-based, literary, philosophical or sociological.  The projects aims in relation to Artes Mundi 5 are to:

- create a discursive space

- engage students and recent graduates beyond university walls

- generate, question and engage exciting, alternative critical discourse

- expand opportunities for students and recent graduates to engage with Artes Mundi

- explore potential extended projects in relation to Artes Mundi 5.

The project will culminate in the ‘Critical Mass Symposium’.  It is anticipated that this one day event will evolve from, and be led by, the Critical Mass forums, offering the opportunity to engage with the exhibition and the National Museum Wales through interpretative papers, critical thinking and open discussion.

The foundation of the Critical Mass project is in providing an exciting and dynamic platform, generating discussion and possibilities for students, recent graduates and arts practitioners; encouraging new voices in relation to Artes Mundi 5 and the wider contexts of contemporary art.

More information about the project can be found here or through contact by e-mail

The John Gingell Award

g39 is pleased to announce the launch of the John Gingell Award. The Award will provide two artists an award of £5,000 toward the development of a body of work over a six-month period culminating in an exhibition at g39, Cardiff in the summer of 2013.

John Gingell (1935 – 2007) was a pioneering and passionate artist and arts educator. His own work crossed many media from performance, installation, to sculpture and public art. Relocating to Cardiff from London in 1966 he left his role within the Whitechapel gallery to take up a post as lecturer on the new Foundation course at the art school at Howard Gardens. John Gingell continued to develop new areas of practice, founding the MA course in Fine Art in 1987, of which he was director until 2001. With his restless energy and a zeal for change he was known to his students as 'The Dynamo'. He shaped the MA on a model which supported the students in expanding their practice outside college, within their own studios. The course encouraged those who wanted to extend and challenge their own practice or simply re-engage with making Art.

He not only believed in Art education, but by its own token that Art in itself was a crucial part of self education, a broadening and necessary activity. He developed an approach to teaching that was both stimulating and unconventional – performance was integrated into his teaching and performance lectures evolved into symposia and events. This award is a one off tribute to this inspirational thinker, artist, activist and agitator.

G39 will offer curatorial and critical support with the intention to significantly develop the recipients’ practices during this period. g39 will then present the resulting bodies of work.

Eligibility:
Applications are invited from graduates of Fine Art (within any discipline) who have graduated at BA or MA level from an art institution in Wales between 2000 and 2011. Applicants should be seeking to re-engage or extend their practice as artists within any contemporary fine art discipline.

Requested supporting material:
Photographic documentation of your 2D/3D work (up to 12 images saved as jpegs, 2MB max per image) and/or
Video/audio documentation of your time-based work (12 minutes max)
Please ensure you include titles, media and year of production for all works.
Artist Statement (max 250 words)
Supporting Proposal explaining to what use the award would be put, outlining how the award would enable you to develop your Art practice (max 500 words)
CV including contact details, education, and any published or exhibited work (max 2 sides A4)

Where:
Digital submissions are preferred, sent to thejohngingellaward@gmail.com Large files can be sent via a file transfer site (eg WeTransfer or YouSendIt). Links to video hosting sites can also be accepted
Postal submissions to: The John Gingell Award, c/o g39 Oxford St CARDIFF CF24 3DT (NB material submitted by post will not be returned).

Deadline for submissions: 5pm, 15th June 2012 (as postmark or email timestamp)
All applications received will be acknowledged by email.

Shortlist notified: 16 July 2012

Interview: week commencing 23 July (if shortlisted, you must make yourself available for these dates)

Awards made: early August 2012

You can find out more here