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JULY 17, 2025

Words Ellis Tree — Date 17 July 2025 Work Illustration 2D Drawing Funny Food & Drink Animals You might have come across Sergey Isakov’s illustrations if you’ve been reading The New York Times or The New Yorker lately. She joined as a junior writer in April 2024 after graduating from Kingston School of Art with a degree in Graphic Design.

Illustrator

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JULY 16, 2025

Words Ellis Tree — Date 16 July 2025 Work Graphic Design Typography Packaging Logo Rebrand Identity Branding Process The inspiration behind Gabrielle Adam’s bold branding work is usually anything “cheesy, kitsch or fun”, she says.

Inspiration

Creative Boom

JULY 16, 2025

For their 2025 transformation under 'The Wilding' theme, creative director Kaye Dunnings and her team made the bold decision to ditch social media promotion in favour of something revolutionary: real human connection. For 2025, we wanted to go beyond critique and actually model alternatives. This wasn't a casual experiment.

Media

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JULY 8, 2025

Words Ellis Tree — Date 8 July 2025 Work Illustration Print Risograph Zine Drawing Process History Sana Bansal creates all kinds of characters, from potatoes to aubergines with faces to furry creatures large and small, with tactile, warm textures she makes with “wax pastels and a simple 6B pencil.”

Illustrator

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JULY 30, 2025

Words Ellis Tree — Date 30 July 2025 Work Graphic Design Typography Font Logo Identity Process The London-based designer Ciaran Birch has moved into the freelance life since we last caught up with him way back in 2019. About the Author Ellis Tree — Ellis Tree (she/her) is a staff writer at It’s Nice That and a visual researcher on Insights.

Arts and Crafts

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JUNE 12, 2025

Words Ellis Tree — Date 12 June 2025 Work Art Graphic Design Print Poster Exhibition Sport Community If you’re an Ipswich Town fan you’ll probably be more than familiar with the fan song Call Me Ted – an anthem that’s belted across the stands on match day weekends. Intranet Girl is forging a 3D cyberspace of her own 28 May 2025 Work Digital.

Artist

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JUNE 11, 2025

Words Ellis Tree — Date 11 June 2025 Work Graphic Design Illustration Typography Logo Rebrand Identity Music Sport Branding Before graphic designer and illustrator Antoine Laurent came onto the creative scene, he was a carpenter that spent quite a lot of his spare time skateboarding.

Graphic Design

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JUNE 23, 2025

Above Black Lodge Press: Anarchist Gardeners Club (Copyright © Black Lodge Press, 2025) Not taking to Photoshop much, Cj uses a range of old school image making techniques to construct the collages of images and illustrations that intersect with his political messages.

Print

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JULY 24, 2025

Words Ellis Tree — Date 24 July 2025 Work Animation 3D Gaming Food & Drink Process Iosif Abaab is inspired by all things colourful, shiny, plastic and artificial. Across her research, writing and visual work she has a particular interest in printmaking, self-publishing and expanded approaches to photography.

Animation

Communication Arts

JULY 6, 2025

” The path to working as an illustrator was a bit unexpected for Lawrence, who studied commercial fine art screen printing, fine art drawing and printmaking around Europe before graduating with a BA Honors in 2007. All rights Reserved. — Follow Us Loading.

Fine Art

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JULY 1, 2025

Words Ellis Tree — Date 1 July 2025 Work Illustration Publication Book Comic Print Sport Feminism History London-based illustrator and writer Anna Trench has always been in awe of how images and words can form a careful symphony to tell a story.

Sports

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JULY 16, 2025

Across her research, writing and visual work she has a particular interest in printmaking, self-publishing and expanded approaches to photography. How Fromm studio’s irreverent animations are making room for mistakes you can’t replicate 24 June 2025 Nicer Tuesdays Work.

Animation

Colossal

JULY 30, 2025

Deadline: August 3, 2025. AWST on August 18, 2025. Hunt Museum Open Submission Exhibition 2025 (Ireland) This exhibition offers a unique platform for both emerging and established artists to showcase their work in one of Ireland’s most respected cultural institutions. IST on August 31, 2025. Deadline: August 31, 2025.

Artist

Colossal

JULY 1, 2025

Deadline: July 10, 2025. Deadline July 20, 2025. Deadline: July 21, 2025. Deadline: July 28, 2025. Deadline: October 10, 2025. Deadline: July 2, 2025. Deadline: July 15, 2025. EST on July 31, 2025. Deadline: August 1, 2025. Open to Indigenous artists across the U.S., Deadline: 11:59 p.m.

Artist

Colossal

JULY 7, 2025

His influences are broad, from Mexican muralist traditions and Latin American folk art to Taoism and Buddhism to poetry and Japanese printmaking, all of which converge in his work. For Ruiz Berman, magical realism is a way to translate his realities into dense, surreal compositions that become a constellation of references and memories.

Printmaking

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JUNE 12, 2025

Words Ellis Tree — Date 12 June 2025 Work Photography Portrait Documentary Society Nature Community Moree is a small historic fishing town on the outskirts of Accra in the south of Ghana. Across her research, writing and visual work she has a particular interest in printmaking, self-publishing and expanded approaches to photography.

Arts and Crafts

Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

The 2024 winners were chosen by an expert judging panel consisting of printmaker and previous Illustration Awards winner James Albon, author, illustrator, and animator Yasmeen Ismail, founder and director of Gran Salón Mexico Maru Aguzzi, and esteemed illustrator and cartoonist Chris Riddell.

Illustration

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OCTOBER 1, 2024

2025 Black Creativity Juried Art Exhibition (U.S.) One winner will receive €50,000, and shortlisted and winning works will be shown in a 2025 exhibition and accompanying catalog. EST on January 15, 2025. Deadline: January 10, 2025. Deadline: October 7, 2024. Deadline: October 7, 2024. Deadline: October 30, 2024.

Artist

Colossal

JULY 31, 2024

Chorus Arts ‘Featured Artists’ 2024/2025 (U.K.) EST on January 15, 2025. Sony World Photography Awards 2025 (International) Open to photographers worldwide shooting on any device, this contest includes top prizes of $25,000, a solo exhibition in London, Sony digital imaging equipment, press and media coverage, and more.

Artist

Colossal

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition 2025 (United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands) This portrait competition is open to all media, including painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, printmaking, textiles, video, performance art, and digital or time-based art.

Artist

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MARCH 1, 2024

The Adolf and Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant (International) The Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant program provides one-time interim financial assistance to qualified painters, printmakers, and sculptors whose needs are the result of an unforeseen catastrophic incident and who lack the resources to meet that situation.

Artist

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JULY 3, 2023

Loghaven Artist Residency (International) Loghaven invites artists working in architecture, dance, music composition, theater, visual arts, writing, and interdisciplinary practices to apply for residencies occurring in 2024 and 2025. There is a $20 application fee. Deadline: August 1, 2023. Chosen applicants must have access to a car.

Artist

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MAY 30, 2025

PST on June 26, 2025. Deadline: June 1, 2025. Artists are welcome to submit proposals for temporary, site-specific public art projects to be showcased throughout Nashville during the Artville festival weekend, September 26 to 28, 2025. Deadline: June 4, 2025. Deadline: June 8, 2025. Deadline: June 9, 2025.

Artist

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FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Accepted proposals will receive a four- to six-week exhibition at Filter Space in 2024 or 2025, at least one exhibition reception, the opportunity to host an event in conjunction with the exhibition, exhibition marketing, and a stipend based on W.A.G.E. Their work will be installed from May 2024 through May 2025. Deadline: Rolling.

Artist

Colossal

AUGUST 30, 2024

Chorus Arts ‘Featured Artists’ 2024/2025 (U.K.) EST on January 15, 2025. Sony World Photography Awards 2025 (International) Open to photographers worldwide shooting on any device, this contest includes top prizes of $25,000, a solo exhibition in London, Sony digital imaging equipment, press and media coverage, and more.

Artist

Colossal

MAY 1, 2024

DCASE Visual Arts Exhibition Program (Illinois and Indiana) Artists, curators, and arts organizations are invited to propose exhibitions for the Chicago Cultural Center galleries in 2025 and 2026. 2025 Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise in Visual Arts and Curatorial Work (International) Open to artists and curators born outside the U.S.

Artist

Colossal

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Open Source Gallery: Exhibition Open Call (International) Artists working with experimentation, sustainability, and social engagement are invited to submit exhibition proposals for 2025. Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition 2025 (United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and the U.S.

Artist

Colossal

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition 2025 (United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands) This portrait competition is open to all media, including painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, printmaking, textiles, video, performance art, and digital or time-based art.

Artist

Colossal

JUNE 1, 2024

2025 Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise in Visual Arts and Curatorial Work (International) Open to artists and curators born outside the U.S. EST on January 15, 2025. Applicants must have a high school degree and need funding. Opens: June 7, 2024. All media and subject matter will be considered. There is a $35 application fee.

Artist

Azure Magazine

JANUARY 5, 2024

An initiative of the JSW Foundation, the sinuous, terracotta-hued centre provides facilities for both exhibiting and making art, including printmaking labs, stone and metal sculpture facilities, ceramics studios and a focus on new media. Due to be completed imminently, the Hampi Art Labs is his most recent masterstroke.

Architecture

Colossal

JANUARY 1, 2024

Tulsa Artist Fellowship 2025-2027 Award Term Featured U.S.-based Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition 2025 (United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and the U.S. Residencies, Fellowships, & More Tusen Takk Foundation 2025 Visual Artist Residency (U.S.) Deadline: January 12, 2024.

Artist

Colossal

JULY 1, 2024

Fiberart International 2025 Call for Entry Featured Contemporary Craft and Brew House Art have teamed up for the 25th Fiberart International, which invites fiber artists to submit their work for a group exhibition in Pittsburgh. EST on January 15, 2025. Deadline: January 10, 2025. Deadline: 11:59 p.m.

Artist

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JANUARY 3, 2025

Deadline: January 31, 2025. Deadline: February 28, 2025. Magazine Women’s Issue 2025 Featured Prizes include published interviews and features, membership to AQ Society, and special discounts for partner organizations. EST on February 1, 2025. Context 2025 will run from March 7 to April 19.

Artist

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MAY 1, 2025

Deadline: May 13, 2025. Deadline: May 29, 2025. Deadline: June 9, 2025. Deadline: April 15, 2025. Deadline: May 22, 2025. PST on May 12, 2025. Deadline: June 1, 2025. Deadline: June 1, 2025. Deadline: July 21, 2025. Read more on Colossal. There is a $35 entry fee. Deadline: 11:59 p.m.

Artist

Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

This kit offers everything they'll need to dive into printmaking. A5 notebook pack by Reign & Hail Yuzu Planner 2025 by Pith Designed specifically for creative organisers, the Yuzu Planner offers space for both planning and artistic expression. A flexible and stylish tool for any creative who needs to stay organised.

Arts and Crafts

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JANUARY 31, 2025

ET on February 23, 2025. The Other Art Fair Brooklyn Featured Applications are open for the 2025 season of The Other Art Fair Brooklyn, which returns to ZeroSpace this May. Deadline: February 2, 2025. EST on February 1, 2025. Deadline: February 1, 2025. Deadline: February 13, 2025. NZDT on February 20, 2025.

Artist

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NOVEMBER 1, 2024

GLEAM | 2025 Request for Proposals Featured Olbrich Botanical Gardens invites proposals for temporary, light-based installations for GLEAM, Art in a New Light , a public art exhibition situated within a 16-acre Midwest landscape or a 10,000-square-foot tropical conservatory. EST on January 15, 2025. Deadline: January 10, 2025.

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