iJungle Illustration Awards 2024 is a competition to celebrate the world´s art of illustration. Located in Europe, it is opened to illustrators, agencies, representatives, students and teachers all over the world. iJungle 2024 has 6 categories: Book, Editorial, Comics, Commercial, New Talent (Student), Self-Promotion. A jury of some of the world's best illustrators and art directors will select the winners.

  
Categories expanded: 

  
**Book**

Illustration works commissioned in the form of printed and digital picturebooks for children, youth and adults, book covers for text books, inside illustrations, interactive books, works of fiction and non-fiction, zines, artist books.

  
**Editorial**

Illustration works commissioned for printed and digital magazines, newspapers, fanzines, other publications. Includes illustrations for articles, news items, cartoons, political satire, reports and others.

  
**Commercial**

Illustration works commissioned in the form of printed or digital advertising, merchandising, posters, greetings cards, annual reports, packaging, brochures, leaflets, calendars, toys, vinyl toys, plush toys, CDs, DVDs, record sleeves, stamps, board games, animations or websites and others, which have been commercially commissioned.

  
**New Talent (Student)**

Open to all illustration students in all countries.

  
**Self-Promotion**

Unpublished work, gallery art, personal or experi­mental work, commissioned but not published work by professionals)

  
**Comics**

Illustration works commissioned in the form of printed or digital comics and graphic novels (Send up to 5 illustrations/pages).

Multiple Image Entry ($48 US dollars for up to five related uploads per entry except Video game Art, that has 10 works.)

A jury of some of the world´s best illustrators and art directors will select the winners.

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All winning entrants will be exhibit in the **iJungle Illustration Annual 2024!** This ebook will be available FOR FREE online, reaching thousands of Art Directors, Illustrators, Representatives, Gallerists and Curators worldwide, giving the awarded members international recognition!

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All winning entrants will be exhibit on **our NEW online gallery, to be seen by an anyone interested in illustration** !

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The winners will be presented to art directors through the Annual ebook that **we send to art directors around the world!**

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iJungle 2024 Illustration Awards will also distribute the following awards:

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* **US $2500 money prize for the Best of the Best (**(chosen from one of the gold medalists) **and correspondig Gold Medal**

* **US $500 money prize the Gold Medals** for each category (the remaining 5 gold medals)

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* Up to **20 Merit Awards** for each category (Up to 140 Merit Awards).

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* All awarded designers will receive an **AWARD CERTIFICATE.**

  
* The Gold Medalists will have interviews dedicated to their work with extensive social media promotion.

2024 International Illustration Awards

Standard Fee (10€ through February, 12€ April-June)

_Entries are now invited for the Anthology Art Competition!_

  
The _Anthology_ Art Competition is established to foster and support both established and emerging visual artists and provide a platform for publication. The competition is open to multiple genres including painting, printmaking, mixed media, photography and digital media. 

  
Works entered must not have appeared on the cover of another publication. Works previously exhibited or published on the artist’s website on the interior pages of a book or magazine are accepted.

  

The winner will receive €500 and editorial coverage in a future issue of _Anthology_.

Anthology Art Competition

The Netherland-America Foundation (NAF) is looking to fund exhibitions, performances, publications, and research promoting a high level of artistic and intellectual exchange between the United States and the Netherlands. Both emerging artists and established organizations are welcome to apply!

  
**We have four deadlines per year: February 1, May 1, August 1, and November 1** \- The Cultural Committee meets four times per year to assess applications. You can submit either a letter of intent or full application.

  
**What's the difference between a letter of intent and application?**

* A letter of intent is encouraged if the project is **at least 9 months or more away** **from the projected start date.** It is not a mandatory step in the application process. If the Cultural Committee is interested in the project, the applicant will be invited to submit a full grant application, but **this will not guarantee an award.**
* Applications must be submitted **at least 6 months before the grant is needed** to ensure proper consideration. Proposals for projects that are already underway, or have been concluded at the time of the review, are not funded. Organizations or individuals who have recently received funding should wait three years before re-applying.

  
The NAF supports projects that will yield a concrete result of cultural exchange (for example, but not limited to, a performance, an exhibition, a lecture, a conference, a book, a database, a website, or an app). It does not fund open-ended research projects.

A typical grant award is between $1,500-$5,000, but higher or lower requests are considered.

The Netherland-America Foundation Cultural Grant Program

The Youth Music NextGen Fund is for early-stage musicians and music adjacent creatives to invest up to £2,500 in their own projects and make their ideas happen. The fund is especially aimed at those whose lack of finance holds them back from pursuing their goals.

  
It’s open to d/Deaf, Disabled, or Neurodivergent creatives up to 30 years old, as the impact of barriers they face in the industries impacts them further into their careers. We welcome applications from Singers, Rappers, Songwriters, Producers, DJs to A&Rs, Managers, Promoters and Agents, right through to roles that have yet to be defined.

  
The Next Gen Fund intends to help young people build confidence in applying for funding, project planning and execution. We especially would like to hear from people who have never applied for funding before. It is unlikely that we’ll prioritise your application if you’ve already received significant financial support for your work (for example through an Arts Council or a PRS Foundation grant).

  
**We have 3 rounds of funding a year**, so if you aren't ready yet, there will be opportunities to apply in the future! You can engage in our workshops and support without applying to this round. We will be running a series of workshops that will stimulate ideas, give you more information about the current and future of the industries and help you with budgeting your project. Everyone who submits a project idea will get some feedback, even if they don’t get funded.

  
**NextGen Fund Round 8**

* **Deadline:** 19 January 2024
* **Notification:** April 2024

  
**NextGen Fund Round 9**

* **Deadline:** 28 June 2024
* **Notification:** September 2024

  
**NextGen Fund Round 10**

* **Deadline**: 15 November 2024
* **Notification:** February 2025

**The Youth Music NextGen Fund offers young creatives grants of up to £2,500 to make their ideas happen. This fund is designed to help emerging artists and professionals develop the skills needed to participate in the fast-moving music industries.** Modern creatives are having to be more versatile than ever, and we want to see young people challenging themselves to adapt to the modern climate. This could be developing skills like video editing, graphic design, coding alongside their artistic venture.

  
You can apply to develop a project that you can run and deliver mostly yourself. Here are some examples of ideas:

  
* **A creative music project:** a Single, EP or contribution towards an album campaign. The music can be already made or in the process of being created. Most of the applications we receive are for EP's. We aren't against you doing them, but we want to see creative approaches into how you make, release, and promote them. Giving a clear explanation of why you are choosing the format you work in is also helpful, it may relate to where you are in your journey, or a personal creative challenge. Telling us about what you have released so far will help us understand why you are taking the next steps you are.

  
* **A music-based business:** starting a record label or music platform.

  
* **A platform that supports underrepresented voices and perspectives:** supporting leaders that build communities and help facilitate others in pursuing their creative goals.

  
* **An event or series of events showcasing other emerging artists:** we want to support new promoters and help new artists gain experience performing on stage.

The Youth Music NextGen Fund

The award is given for the best new and unpublished article on a drawing topic (of any period) by a scholar under the age of 40\. The winning submission will be published in a 2025 issue of _Master Drawings_. 

  
**Length:**

The average length is between 2,500 and 3,750 words, with five to twenty illustrations. Submissions should be no longer than 10,000 words and have no more than 100 footnotes.

  
**Format:**

All submissions must be in article form, following the format of the journal. We will not consider submissions of seminar papers, dissertation chapters, or other written material that has not been adapted into the format of a journal article. Written material that has been previously published, or is scheduled for future publication, will not be eligible. Articles may be submitted in any language.

**Prize**

$5,000 for the best new and unpublished article on a drawings topic (of any period) by a scholar under the age of 40 (born November 15, 1984 or later). 

  
Prize winners are eligible for reimbursement of costs associated with obtaining image publication permissions. They will be invited to present their research at a symposium held during Master Drawings Week in New York (January 2025).

7th Annual Ricciardi Prize 

The Andreu World International Design Contest has become an international showcase to support and promote new promises of design. Open to all ages, students and professionals of design, architecture and creation, as the best formula to enhance the new values and international talent to build and design the future.

  
Andreu World has launched its 23rd international design contest and opened registration for 2024 to both students and professionals worldwide. Judged by renowned designers, architects, and other industry professionals, this is the perfect design competition for students or any one in the design industry. This year the submissions will be focused on **sustainable seat or table table designs** to support and promote new promises of design. The best design for 2024 will be awarded with 20,000 Euro and the jury will also announce 3 special mentions.

Each contestant must pay the costs of postage and packaging when sending their project to our facilities. No unpaid freight will be accepted.

* 1st prize of 4000 euros
* 2nd prize of 2000 euros

Andreu World International Design Contest 2024

Open Calls for DESIGN Kuopio Residency Programme 2023 are still open! Each year we offer eight different open calls for designers and artists to work in our Design Academy groups. We currently have **two different artist residencies** available through the end of the year (with 2024 dates coming soon):

  
**2023 Residency for Designers/Artists who works with symbols:**

* Application deadline: September 22, 2023
* Residency dates: October 09 – 15, 2023

  
**2023 Residency for Architects or Product Designers:**

* Application deadline: October 20, 2023
* Residency dates: November 06 – 12, 2023

  
The Residency Program is connected to Kuopio Academy of Design’s basic studies curriculum, themed around the history of Finnish design from the Stone Age to the Future. **The designer-in-residence participates for a week in teaching students of the Academy of Design of different ages**, inspiring them to ideate and design the subject together with the teachers of the Academy of Design.

  
Kuopio is a pleasant and peaceful city situated in Eastern Finland, surrounded by an exceptional scenery of forests and lakes, sure to inspire you in your work! DESIGN Kuopio Residency offers designers and artists the opportunity to live and work in an inspiring milieu right in the center of Kuopio and close to the area's magnificent nature.

The selected designer oversees his/her own traveling, -working and living expenses during the residency period.

Residency Apartment fee (per month) - weekly is 260€

We pay the designer hourly based wage about lectures, workshops and feedback studios 30 €/hour which is agreed with a designer separately.

DESIGN Kuopio Residency Programme

_Entries are now invited for the Anthology Photography Competition_

  
Open to photographers working at any level, the _Anthology_ Photography Competition celebrates outstanding standalone images. It also provides a platform for photographers to showcase their work through publication.

  
Images submitted must be on the theme of ‘**Everyday Wonders**’. Submissions will be judged on quality, creativity, originality, and visual/emotional impact.

The winner will receive a €500 cash prize and editorial coverage in a future issue of _Anthology_ magazine.

Anthology Photography Competition

Arts Itoya is an artist in residence program in Takeo, Saga Prefecture, Japan. Studio Kura, the company in charge of the long running residence progam in Fukuoka Prefecture, started it in 2018 after reforming an old kimono shop called Itoya.

  
Takeo is a town located between Saga City and Nagasaki Prefecture's Sasebo City. It is home to Takeo Onsen, which was started 1300 years ago. There is a gatehouse in the onsen area which was designed by Kingo Tatsuno, designer of the Bank of Japan building and the Marunouchi building of Tokyo Station. The gatehouse is classified as an Important Cultural Property.

  
Arts Itoya provides artists with residential facilities and bicycles during their staying period. Accommodation consists on one traditional Japanese rural house, which can be shared by up to four artists. Each artist is provided a private single room. Common room, bathroom, toilet and kitchen facilities are shared with other residence artists and there is internet Wi-Fi connection in the house. One partitioned studio space is offered to the artists as working space as well as exhibition space. There are enough restaurants and stores for daily needs at walking distance.

Artists are responsible for daily expenses including food and transport, as well as art supplies and other life supplies.

We are happy to help organize and facilitate opportunities for any artists interested in having a workshop to children and the Studio Kura’s community!

Arts Itoya 2024 Residency

Created in 1993 to further FCA's mission to encourage, sponsor, and promote work of a contemporary, experimental nature, Emergency Grants provide urgent funding for visual and performing artists who:

  
* **Have sudden, unanticipated opportunities to present their work to the public when there is insufficient time to seek other sources of funding**

* **Incur unexpected or un-budgeted expenses for projects close to completion with committed exhibition or performance dates**

  
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. To meet artists’ last-minute needs in a timely manner, FCA’s Emergency Grants panel meets monthly to review requests. We recommend applying 6-8 weeks before your presentation date. We review applications received within a shorter timeline, but please keep in mind that you may not hear back from FCA until your project is underway. You may not apply for a project that has already happened or to request reimbursement for expenses you have already incurred. Applicants should not request more funding than needed.

Each month FCA receives an average of 100 Emergency Grant applications and makes approximately 12-21 grants. Grants range in amount from $500 to $3,000, and the average grant is now $1,900.

FCA Emergency Project + Exhibition Grants

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