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Cultural festivals for the soul: 2024 events that celebrate art, design, and creativity

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Picture yourself wandering the labyrinthine alleyways of Venice during the Biennale, discovering hidden masterpieces around every corner, soaking in the electrifying energy of SXSW, where music, film, and technology collide in a vibrant Texan melting pot, or feeling the thrum of anticipation alongside aspiring filmmakers at Sundance.

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November 2023 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists

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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. Sony Future Filmmaker Awards (International) The Sony Future Filmmaker Awards elevates voices that bring a fresh perspective to storytelling.

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January 2024 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists

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Open Calls The Aperture Portfolio Prize (International) Photographers are encouraged to submit innovative bodies of work that haven’t been previously published or exhibited. The first prize winner will be published in Aperture and receive $3,000 in cash, a $1,000 MPB gift card, and an exhibition in New York City.

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October 2023 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists

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Artists working in visual art, installation, multimedia, performance, literature, music, photography, filmmaking, curating, are welcome to apply. Arte Laguna Prize 18 (International) This prize is open to artists working in painting, sculpture and installation, photographic art, video art and short films, performance and acting, and digital.

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December 2023 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists

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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. Sony Future Filmmaker Awards (International) The Sony Future Filmmaker Awards elevates voices that bring a fresh perspective to storytelling.

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‘An Indigenous Present’ Is a Paradigm-Shifting Illumination of Native North American Art Today

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“The writing often references previously published texts that can be problematic and outmoded.” Works by more than 60 artists comprise the monumental survey, exploring myriad practices focused on and intersecting contemporary art, music, filmmaking, choreography, architecture, writing, photography, design, and more.

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Our Favorite Art Books of 2023

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Below, you’ll find our staff’s favorite art books published this year, from artist monographs, surveys, and historical reflections to prove that art really does make the world a better place. Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $5 per month.

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