Young European Artist Trieste Contemporanea Award

Every year the Trieste Contemporanea Committee assigns the Young European Artist Trieste Contemporanea Award to a young Central Eastern European artist with the aim of promoting his or her work on the international art scene.

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Compost Awareness Week Poster Contest 2016

The US Composting Council is inviting people from all over the world to their call for entries for the annual International Compost Awareness Week Poster Contest .

Compost is produced from the recycling of organic materials to create a valuable soil amendment. When incorporated into soil, it provides plants with essential nutrients, protects against the threat of erosion, and increases soil health without the use of chemicals. It also reduces water pollution.

This year’s participants are encouraged to submit a design that reflects the theme ” Compost! The Soil and Water Connection ”.

The poster must include the words ” International Compost Awareness Week May 1–7, 2016 ” and images of the poster should be based on compost use or address the benefits of recycling organic residuals. Images should demonstrate that compost is not limited to a specific use, but has many uses, especially in relation to healthy soil, which provides many benefits.

All entries will be reviewed in three different divisions:

• Grades 3 to 7
• Grades 8 to 12
• College students and adults

Art work is to be submitted in electronic format with a resolution of 300 dpi and in jpg format ( poster winner will be requested to resubmit poster at higher resolution for reproduction purposes ). Poster should measure no larger than 12″ wide X 17″ high and be vertical ( portrait ) in orientation.

Entries are limited to one submission per artist.

There is no entry fee . Eligibility The contest is open worldwide to anyone who would like to help celebrate composting and promote the benefits of composting and compost use. Prize The Poster Contest Winner will have his/her poster reproduced and distributed nation-wide, featured on the US Composting Council website, and included on all print material and in any press releases in association with their Annual ICAW Celebration .

Moreover, the winner will receive a 500 USD prize . The winners of the other two divisions will each receive a 100 USD prize. All participants will receive a certificate of participation.

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National Geographic Photography Contest 2015

As a leader in capturing our world through brilliant imagery, National Geographic sets the standard for photographic excellence. Last year this contest received more than 7,000 entries from over 150 countries, with professional photographers and amateur photo enthusiasts across the globe participating.

There are three categories:

• People
• Places
• Nature

Submit images that accurately reflect the captured moment in time. In other words, keep it real. Only minor burning, dodging and/or color correction is acceptable, as is cropping.

Photographs must be in digital format. The photograph need not be taken with a digital camera; scans of negatives, transparencies, or photographic prints are acceptable. All digital files must be 20 megabytes or smaller, must be in JPEG or JPG format, and must be at least 1,600 pixels wide ( if a horizontal image ) or 1,600 pixels tall ( if a vertical image ).

Entry fee is 15 USD per entry. There is no limit on the number of entries per person. Eligibility This contest is open worldwide only to individuals who have reached the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence at the time of entry.

Please note, this contest is void in Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria . Prize The First Place winner in each category will each receive 2,500 USD, and his/her winning photograph will be published in National Geographic magazine.

One Grand Prize winner will receive, in addition to the First Place prize, 7,500 USD and a trip to the District of Columbia, USA from January 13 to January 15, 2016 to participate in the National Geographic Photography Seminar .

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Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2015

Entry is now open for the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2015 , which celebrates and promotes the very best in contemporary portrait photography.Organised by the National Portrait Gallery in London, the Prize has established a reputation for its diversity of photographic styles submitted by a range of photographers, from gifted amateurs and photography students to established professionals.

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International Print Award Carmen Arozena

Carmen Arozena was a Spanish artist, born in the canary island La Palma . Following her premature death in 1963 her family and friends initiated in 1973 this Print Award in order to perpetuate her name and work.There is a great variety of printing techniques among the selected prints like the traditional woodcut, dry-point and etching or the more innovative ones created by artists pushing and expanding constantly this means of expression.

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