OPPORTUNITIES

May 15, 2012

Skyward Future Artists Call for Art

Skywards Future Artists was launched in 2010 to discover the most promising artistic talent from around the world. Whether student or amateur, the competition aims to give talented artists a global platform on which to be recognised and rewarded. The winning entries of the competition adorn the Skywards membership cards which are held across the world by our frequent flyers.

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April 18, 2012

Art Takes Times Square

Over the past five years Artists Wanted has provided over $1.5 million in cash and awards to artists, photographers and designers like you.

This summer Chashama and the Times Square Alliance is working with Artists Wanted to present artists from around the world in brilliant lights on a massive scale in one of the most iconic locations in the world. You are invited to participate in: Art Takes Times Square .

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March 20, 2012

Eco Bike Design Contest 2012

Deadline: 29th June 2012
Total prize money: 7000 euro
Announcement available on: http://www.ecobikedesign.com/eng.html 
The challenge is to come up with a new vision of two-wheeled electric mobility. Participants are requested to express their creativity in innovative projects involving an electrically assisted bicycle and a photovoltaic shelter to protect and recharge it.

The total prize money at stake is €7000 (€4000 for the best project, €2000 for the second, and €1000 for the third).
The Contest is organised by Solsonica spa, the biggest manufacturer of photovoltaic cells, modules, and solutions in Italy, at the cutting edge of research on the development of innovative processes and products to improve the efficiency of photovoltaic systems, and by POLI.design Consortium of the Milan Polytechnic, which works to improve the Design System of the Polytechnic and in particular the facilities and professors at the best experimental laboratories in Europe for design, through continuing post-graduate training, consultation and training for businesses, and internationalisation initiatives. The contest is supported by the ADI, the Italian Association for Industrial Design and the announcement was drawn up in accordance with the international regulations agreed with ICOGRADA, ICSID, IFI.

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March 7, 2012

Call for Video/Contest

Creative Commons, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Open Society Foundations have launched the Why Open Education Matters Video Competition

The competition will award cash prizes for the best short videos that explain the use and promise of free, high-quality open educational resources and describe the benefits and opportunities these materials create for teachers, students and schools. Video submissions are accepted until June 5, 2012 and winners will be announced July 18, 2012. Cash prizes include $25,000 (first), $5,000 (second), and $1,000 (Public Choice Award). Judges include prominent artists and education experts, including Davis Guggenheim, Nina Paley, James Franco, and many others.

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