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Call for Entries - The International Jewish Artist of the Year Award
All short-listed finalists will be showcased in an exhibition at the Ben Uri Museum in London that will run from 9–29 May 2012.
The competition has three categories Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, Photographs and Prints, New Media and Performance Art. For two age groups: 18–23 and 24 and over.
Selected artists will exhibit at the Museum from 9–29 May 2012. Category winners and the Ben Uri 2012 International Jewish Artist of the Year will be announced at the awards reception on 22 May 2012. More info here. Call for Art
AJWS Launches Design Competition to Revitalize Philanthropy
WHERE DO YOU GIVE? INVITES ARTISTS TO REIMAGINE TZEDAKAH BOX FOR 21ST CENTURY
WHERE DO YOU GIVE? INVITES ARTISTS TO REIMAGINE TZEDAKAH BOX FOR 21ST CENTURY
American Jewish World Service (AJWS), an international development and human rights organization, has launched a national design competition focused on philanthropy and social change. Where Do You Give? challenges artists to create a 21st century icon inspired by the values and imagery of the traditional Jewish tzedakah, or charity, box. The organization is encouraging designers to consider the tzedakah box in the context of an increasingly interconnected, global and technologically accelerated world. Submit between January 10 - March 1. More info here.
Call for Art
Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey:
Calling all artists to nature's canvas - explore the beauties of nature in northern New Jersey and Nahariya, Israel. Tell a story through your art. Be one of four winners who will travel to Israel to participate in Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey's Partnership 2Gether exhibit in Nahariya in early summer, 2012. All art will be displayed at a reception Sunday, April 29, 2012, 4-7pm at the offices of Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey, 50 Eisenhower Drive, Paramus. This competition is open to all, 18 years and older. All media, which can be displayed as wall hangings. Videos included. Parameters: 24"x36" exhibition ready. The jury will select four finalists. The deadline for submission is March 12. Work must be submitted by email. Please include your art in a jpg file, please include your contact information, including home phone, email, home address (we will not share without your permission), and an artist statement about your artwork and your connection to Israel, Judaism, or Nahariya. All art will be featured online on Jewish Federation's website and Facebook page. Contact Sarit Ron 201-820-3907, or saritr@jfnnj.org
Call for Art
The Morris and Sally Justein Heritage Museum at Baycrest, Toronto, Canada, invites eligible artists to submit applications of an original kippah (yarmulke) to Cover Thy Head a juried exhibition. Entrance fee $25. Open to artists internationally. Collaborative work will be considered. Work from a kit or work completed under formal classroom supervision is ineligible. Exhibiting artists will be eligible for prizes. Deadline March 1, 2012. Contact czita@baycrest.org for more information and application form.
IndieWalls.com is helping artists who are looking for non-gallery public exposure connect with local venues (upscale cafes, restaurants, bookstores, and other retail venues) who want to display their art for sale on their walls. Artists create profile pages, which the venues can browse through (eliminating the need to lug their portfolios all over town.) IndieWalls.com also includes a secure and easy online payment system through which buyers can easily purchase the art they see for sale in these public venues. It's a new and exciting way for emerging artists to start hanging their works in public venues (through a safe and easy system). Artist application is very simple - www.indiewalls.com
Zionist Artists: Tell Your Story for New Book
If you are an artist and Zionist, Mel Alexenberg invites you to contribute an autobiographical essay (in Hebrew or English) for the new book: Zionist Artists in a Networked World / אמנים ציונים בעולם מרושת.
For more info click here.
