The Living Room Exhibitions is a queer-led curatorial collective and zine based in Chicago, IL. We aim to foster queer community and uplift artists. 

  
We are currently looking for visual artists to represent. If you believe you would be a good fit, please fill out our form and we will reach out to you with further information. 

Open Call for Artists/Representation

Paint the ephemeral beauty of cherry blossoms and wildflowers TERAVARNA welcomes you to exhibit your skills in the 9th FLOWER International Juried Art Competition. It is a showdown of the best flower artworks in 2D and 3D forms. Savor the moment to win cash prizes of up to $3500 and a certificate of recognition with an entry fee of $15 per artwork besides certificates of recognition and social media promotions. Hurry up artists, the submission closes on 31 December, 2024\. For further questions, write to the organizers at: info@teravarna.com.

Winners are entitled to the following rewards:

* Cash prize of up to $3500
* Merit certificates for winners and runner-ups
* Promotions on multiple social media platforms
* A dedicated space in our annual art book

Soft Pastels of Gentleness | Flower Competition | TERAVARNA

Creative Philadelphia (formerly the City of Philadelphia’s Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy) and the Dr. Sadie T.M. Alexander Statue Committee (Committee) announce a public art competition to commission a statue honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Sadie T.M. Alexander, a pioneering African American civil rights activist and native Philadelphian who broke barriers in academia, economics and law, and fought to protect the civil rights of underserved communities. The statue will be installed in Thomas Paine Plaza at Philadelphia’s Municipal Services Building. 

The Selection Committee is comprised of members with connections to Alexander’s work and legacy, including family of Dr. Sadie T.M. Alexander, civil rights organizations, black professional member organizations, community organizations, educational institutions, sorority, law and economics organizations, arts and design professionals, City agencies, City Council and Creative Philadelphia.

This is a two-part competition consisting of **Part 1: Submission of Qualifications** and **Part 2: Finalist** **Proposals**. In Part 1, all interested artists or artist teams are invited to respond to this Call by submitting an application detailing their **qualifications ONLY**. Applicants will be narrowed into a smaller group of the five (5) best qualified Finalists who will move on to Part 2 where design proposals will be requested. **No design proposals are requested at this time**. 

Public input and participation will ensure the voices of Philadelphians are reflected in the development of the statue, including an opportunity for Finalist artists to present their proposed statue designs to the public and receive feedback. Public feedback will be one of the factors that will inform the Committee’s selection of the winning artist and design.

Artwork displayed in Philadelphia.

  
A total budget of $700,000 has been allocated for this public art commission. This sum is inclusive of all artist(s) fees, renderings, research, insurance, engineering, fabrication, foundations, installation, site construction, travel, and all other project-related expenses.

  
The five Finalists will each receive a $3,000 stipend to develop a thorough design proposal for the Dr. Sadie T.M. Alexander statue and will submit their design proposals by the due date in the timeline below. The stipend should cover the costs of producing a written and visual proposal including images, models, renderings, or other materials. 

Call For Artists: Dr. Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander Statue

We support responsive, political artworks in public space with decisions made on applications in a week. 

  
We value work which...

  
* Starts a conversation ​
* Can startle people with a new point of view
* Makes audiences think more deeply
* Strives to make an impact
* Respects difference
* ​Has a spirit of openness and accessibility at its core.
* Is representative

  
ARTCRY is an open fund, you can apply on any topic at any time. We have two areas of interest. We are particularly interested in funding: 

  
1\. Transparency and accountability in our democracy: Art that engages with our political systems (local & national). 

  
​2\. Fight for human rights and equality: Especially art that engages with the UK’s Immigration and Asylum systems. 

At ARTCRY we raise all the money we grant out, we don't have a large pot. So we want to see applications which are tightly focused around need. You can apply for any amount of money. Do you need £50 to buy paint? £200 to hire a van? We want you to apply for what you need. 

  
**​Our standard maximum grant amount is up to £2,500 (including VAT).** 

  
​NEW: We currently have ONE grant of £5,000 (including VAT) available to apply for currently for an exceptional application addressing one of our areas of focus. 

ArtCry Funding for responsive, political artworks

Artistic residencies should stimulate peer-to-peer exchange of ideas, experience and artistic skills, and provide participants with the opportunity to meet, interact and work together in a culturally diverse and inspiring environment. By fostering cultural mobility and cooperation, the awarded artistic residencies will stimulate regional partnerships as well as quality co-production of multicultural contents, which in the long run will enrich intercultural dialogue and creativity in the WBs region. 

  
Residencies will equip participants with knowledge and skills on how to create artistic expressions using multimedia tools and how to access the WBs and EU markets. Artistic residencies will also envisage workshops and talks with speakers from the WBs on various topics, including the professional status of artists and the improvement of their economic and social working conditions in light of the specific WBs context. 

  
Active participation in any of the above exchanges should promote Western Balkans’ participation in regional and international events and improve mobility of designated stakeholders within Western Balkans and between Western Balkans and the European Countries. Attendance to such events will enable the creation of linkages and the use of various tools for improvement of their area of interest and expertise. 

Grants up to 3,750.00 EUR are available. Total amount available under this Open Call: 250,000.00 EUR.

Culture and Creativity for the Western Balkans

This year, Fumetto is collecting stories on the topic of wealth under the title "RICH": What does wealth look like? Who is rich? And when? We don't talk about money. But: what we can't talk about, we should draw! Or is it not about money at all? But about health, love and time? Are it quiet, small moments that contain the wealth of an entire universe, or is it a wealth of experiences and emotions that ultimately counts?

  
We are looking forward to a rich harvest from the pens, pencils and brushes of artists from near and far, to a cornucopia of comics and a glittering and sparkling exhibition at the next Fumetto Comic Festival from April 5th to 13th, 2025!

Exhibition: Fumetto Comic Festival Lucerne 5.–13\. April 2025

  
Fumetto awards three prizes per category, as well as one prize for the best scenario from among all nominations. In category 1, cash prizes of CHF 1111 (1st place), CHF 888 (2nd place) and CHF 666 (3rd place) are awarded. The scenario prize is worth CHF 444 in the 2nd and 3rd.

«RICH» Fumetto Comic Competition 2025

**The International Year of Batik | 2024-25**

  
Sponsored by the Batik Guild, the “_International Year of Batik 2024-25”_ is an ambitious project aimed at furthering the goals of the Guild. It will be a year of concentrated effort to both publicise the Art of Batik globally and to bring it to the world’s attention as well as legitimising it as a difficult and valid art medium.

  
To that end, we have built an _International Year of Batik_ website, a Batik Secretariat, to collect, collate and publicise all the Batik shows, exhibitions and workshops that will be held across the world in that year. It will feature the work of as many batik artists as possible and will be a forum for debate and discussion, It will post articles and videos about the art and its techniques and will publicise an International multi-category Competition which will be the spearhead of the whole campaign.

  
We invite all Batik artists to submit one high resolution jpeg of their Batik art (above 1 MB please) plus one detail jpeg in the following categories:

  
* Representational/Figurative Batik
* \*Only those on fabric using dyes will be accepted
* Abstract Art Batik
* Traditional Batik
* Mixed Media Batik
* Apparel and Home Decor Batik
* Natural Dye Batik

  
Each piece of art should be titled with dimensions and the materials used.

The entries will be judged by an international team of Batik experts. Prizes will be awarded and the Winners’ work exhibited in a special online Batik show.

International Batik Competition

**Open Call – Portfolio Contest – Parallel Voices 2025**

In the context of promoting modern photographic creation, Photometria International Photography Festival announces Parallel Voices portfolio contest, which will be open for submissions from November 1st to December 31st, 2024.

  
Applicants are kindly asked to submit one (1) portfolio of fifteen (15) photographs, from which eight (8) will be selected by the jury. Photometria is looking for photographers being capable to capture topics of their preference, an idea open to multiple perspectives or even to narrate a story of the world we inhabit.

  
The selected nine (9) portfolios will be showcased in the Photometria International Photography Festival 2025 as part of a group exhibition entitled “Parallel Voices”.

  
**The selection of the portfolios will be based on the following criteria:**

 1\. The relevance of the pictures to the topic.

 2\. The coherence of the pictures as a united whole.

 3\. The artistic and aesthetic quality of the photos.

The best nine (9) portfolios that will be selected will be the material of the exhibition entitled “Parallel Voices”, for 2025\. **For the first time, all 9 selected photographers, will receive free accommodation during the Photometria International Photography Festival 2025.**

Parallel Voices 2025

Indiecon is a joint effort of independent magazine, book, art print, zine, newsletter, podcast and website publishers from all over the world. The three-day publishing festival is based at Hamburg’s Oberhafen, a former freight yard now creative quarter right in the city centre.

  
Independent publishing takes many forms. A glossy magazine or a spreadsheet website. A rugged newspapers or an Instagram channel. A podcast, a newsletter, a hand-crafted fanzine. An artist book or chunks of code on a server.

  
We see independent publishing as a culture rather than a market, driven by collaboration instead of competition. We see communities gather and thrive around written or spoken word. We see real world impact by organizations build around a shared publishing practice. In this sense, it does not matter if you print on paper or post online.

  
As such, our publications often exist in the realm of the unlikely. They are highly dependent on their creator’s health, motivation, and skill – as well as infrastructure in production and distribution. We want to share best practice in the field and work together on new collaborative ideas to sustain publications. It is always easier not to publish.

Indiecon 2025 will take place September 5–7 Oberhafen, Hamburg!

Earlybird Applications to Indiecon 2025

Al-Tiba9 Interviews is a promotional platform for artists to articulate their vision and to reach a varied audience of art collectors, art lovers, and fellow artists. You will receive a webpage entirely dedicated to you, with a selection of works, your artist’s statement and biography, as well as a detailed interview, tailored specifically to promote you and your artworks.

  
**10 questions with the artist - The Digital Interview** 

Once selected, you will be interviewed by the founder & curator Mohamed Benhadj to highlight your artistic career and introduce you to the international contemporary art scene across our wide network of museums, galleries, art professionals, art dealers, collectors, and art lovers across the globe.

  
**PLEASE READ THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW CAREFULLY** 

  
**ELIGIBILITY:** 

• Artists are welcome to submit their works. All techniques are welcome. 

• Artists from all countries are welcome to submit. • Artists interviewed in the past can submit new works. 

• FREE Submission 

• All applications need to be in English. 

• Please complete the form on our website to submit your application.

  
**NOTES**: 

• A personal interview will be sent via email to the artist, including 10 questions. 

• Interviews will be published permanently on our platform.

OPEN CALL - Interview with Al-Tiba9 Art Magazine

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