UX Collective

JULY 20, 2021

Sometimes around the 5th century before Christ, a sculptor named Polykleitos, used mathematical basis to define the criteria of a perfect aesthetic in sculpture. The Doryphoros, Roman copy of Polykleitos’ sculpture using his canon. The tool he has created is what we would call today a design system.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Governors Island Winter Ice Sculpture Show. Ten New York City-based artists or artist teams will be selected to complete an ice sculpture with the help of a professional carver during the Governors Island Inaugural Winter Ice Sculpture Show on February 26. Winners will receive cash prizes. Deadline: February 9, 2022.

Artist 101

Artist Arts and Crafts Programming Exhibition 101

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JULY 5, 2022

The Burlington Contemporary Art Writing Prize. Arts writers with fewer than six published reviews are eligible for The Burlington Contemporary’s annual prize. Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize. Adobe’s Creative Residency Community Fund commissions visual artists to create company projects on a rolling basis.

Artist 98

Artist Arts and Crafts Programming Exhibition 98

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OCTOBER 1, 2024

GEN-ART is a national all-ages open juried exhibition inviting artists to submit up to three works as a personal representation of their generation. This open call welcomes all mediums and styles, including sculpture, installation, digital, and literature. 2025 Black Creativity Juried Art Exhibition (U.S.) Deadline: 5 p.m.

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JANUARY 1, 2024

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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Artist Printmaking Arts and Crafts Exhibition 96

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MAY 1, 2024

Open Calls ArteAlta (International) This annual competition organized by Alina Art Foundation, Inarttendu, and the Council of the Region Valle d’Aosta invites artists to submit work across painting, sculpture, photography, mixed media, textiles, paper, and video related to the theme of Fear. Deadline: May 1, 2024.

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JUNE 1, 2024

2024 Booooooom Art & Photo Book Award (International) Artists, photographers, and illustrators are invited to submit cohesive bodies of work they’d like to see turned into a book. Six projects will be selected for publishing at no cost. Deadline: June 1, 2024. Deadline: June 7, 2024. Opens: June 7, 2024. Deadline: 11:59 p.m.

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OCTOBER 10, 2023

Cranbrook Academy of Art is a dynamic community of architects, artists, and designers working together to shape the future of visual art and material culture. The 11 disciplines of study include 2D Design, 3D Design, 4D Design, Architecture, Ceramics, Fiber, Metalsmithing, Painting, Photography, Print Media, and Sculpture.

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Publication Artist Art Education 91

Inkbot Design

JANUARY 9, 2024

Flexibound art books like those in Penguin’s Great Ideas, Modern Classics, or Modernist series on art movements and famous creators. Sale Modern Art. Buy on Amazon Graphic Design Inspiration Graphic designers gather concepts from diverse sources of visual inspiration. Supporting independent artists allows customisation.

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JUNE 1, 2022

Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize. Awarding $57,000 in cash and prizes, this annual international competition celebrates diversity and excellence in visual arts, supporting all static mediums. Faena Prize for the Arts. Franconia Sculpture Park Residencies. This year’s theme is “Public Art IS Public Health.”

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NOVEMBER 1, 2023

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. National Sculpture Society Stanley Bleifeld Memorial Grant (U.S.) Deadline: November 1, 2023. Deadline: November 6, 2023.

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MARCH 1, 2022

2023 is open to performing arts, technology, and literature, and 2024 is seeking visual arts and moving image/film. Awards are given out on an ongoing basis to creators in categories like Arts, Comics & Illustration, Design & Tech, Film, Food & Craft, Games, Music, and Publishing. Deadline: Rolling.

Artist 101

Artist Arts and Crafts Printmaking Programming 101

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AUGUST 1, 2022

Open to Canadian women artists ages 25-40 living in New York state, this grant program offers three unrestricted $5,000 awards, one in visual arts, one in media and design, and the other in literature. Manhattan Art Grants (Manhattan, New York City). Franconia Sculpture Park Residencies (International). Deadline: 5 p.m.

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OCTOBER 1, 2023

Artists working in visual art, installation, multimedia, performance, literature, music, photography, filmmaking, curating, are welcome to apply. This $5,000 grant is awarded by the National Sculpture Society each year to an established figurative or realist sculptor. Deadline: December 15, 2023. There is a $35 entry fee.

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Artist Filmmaking Arts and Crafts Exhibition 96

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DECEMBER 1, 2022

Visual Art Open Prize (International). This annual international competition is designed to discover, exhibit, and publish new talents in photography. This annual international competition is designed to discover, exhibit, and publish new talents in photography. Socrates Sculpture Park Fellowship (International).

Artist 101

Artist Publication Programming Exhibition 101

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DECEMBER 1, 2023

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. Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $5 per month. Deadline: Rolling.

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Artist Filmmaking Printmaking Programming 88

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AUGUST 30, 2024

Artists must register and maintain a published profile on Foundwork with at least six artworks and an artist statement throughout the 2024 selection period. Gen-Art: Exploring Creativity Across the Generations (U.S.) This open call welcomes all mediums and styles, including sculpture, installation, digital, and literature.

Artist 87

Artist Exhibition Programming Printmaking 87

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JUNE 1, 2023

The Booooooom Art & Photo Book Award (International) In partnership with Artmobile, Booooooom is open to submissions for its Art & Photo Book Award, which will grant six artists the opportunity to publish a collection of work free of charge. Deadline: 11:59 PST on June 5, 2023. Deadline: July 14, 2023. on June 30, 2023.

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Creative Boom

JANUARY 4, 2024

January Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival – China, 5 Jan-early March Ever been to an ice sculpture festival? Dress warmly in layers and book a guided tour to explore Harbin's ice sculptures and local cuisine. Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, 2020. We'd heartily recommend it!

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Art Adobe Exhibition Sculpture 510

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JULY 23, 2024

One figure who has gained posthumous attention during the past few years is the creative polymath Rammellzee (1960-2010), whose paintings, sculptures, and performances deployed and deconstructed language at a time when novel digital technologies were just beginning to emerge. Preorder your copy on Bookshop.

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Artist Sculpture Visual Art Publishing 87

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MARCH 6, 2020

“In hindsight I see that much of what I made was more like sculpture. After studying at the School of Visual Arts, the Colorado-born artist began sculpting modernist buildings featuring sharp angles, clean edges, and various geometric shapes that resemble brutalist architecture rather than something from a children’s story.

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Sculpture Visual Art Art Architecture 101

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OCTOBER 5, 2021

Walter Foster is looking for submissions for instructional art and craft books and will award one creative an opportunity to publish a beginner’s text. and can work across media, from fine art to embroidery to block printing. The New Museum’s Sculpture Award for Women. Deadline: November 15, 2021.

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Artist Arts and Crafts Programming Gallery 96

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AUGUST 31, 2023

Split into four capsules with varying launch dates, the collection primarily consists of visual art, although books, podcasts, poetry, essays, music, and films are present, too. Two years later, Paul van Hoeydonc created a small aluminum “ Fallen Astronaut ” sculpture that tagged along with Apollo 15.

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Artist Gallery Programming Filmmaking 92

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JULY 3, 2023

Open Calls Franklin Furnace 2023 XENO Prize for Artists’ Books (International) This prize offers $5,000 to one artist to publish an artist’s book centered around book banning/burning in an edition of at least 120 copies. Proposals for off-site projects, publishing initiatives, performances, and nontraditional formats are also accepted.

Artist 98

Artist Arts and Crafts Programming Exhibition 98

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MARCH 1, 2024

Creative Capital Open Call Featured Creative Capital is seeking innovative and original new project proposals in visual arts, performing arts, film/moving image, technology, literature, multidisciplinary, and socially engaged forms. International artists and photographers working in any medium are eligible. Deadline: 11:59 p.m.

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99u

JUNE 24, 2020

Today, he’s the photographer behind the enchanting and cult-coveted Cabin Porn books and a self-published book on intimate, sculptural bedding forms; a stunning campaign for the reopening of MoMA ; and maintains a luscious, daring, endlessly fascinated, and continuously evolving art practice.

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Photography Artist Art Inspiration 78

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JULY 3, 2024

In 1978, after high school and two semesters in a commercial art program, Haring wasn’t satisfied with pursuing a career as a graphic artist. Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $5 per month.

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Art Visual Art Publishing Publishing 95

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MAY 1, 2025

Winners receive $1,000 cash, their work published in the magazine, and press coverage. The show invites works that explore the body as vessel, symbol, and story through realism, abstraction, and sculptural construction. Jonathan and Barbara Silver Foundation 2025 Grant for Sculpture (U.S.) There is a $35 entry fee.

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DECEMBER 2, 2024

Works on Paper Open Call 2025 (International) The Gallery at Green & Stone is accepting 3D sculptures and 2D works, including paintings, drawings, prints, and collages, for an exhibition centering on paper next January. Winners receive $1,000, their image(s) published in the magazine, extensive press coverage, and global recognition.

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