Art and Nature
8th International Marianne Brandt Award
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Experiments on a new relationship with nature
The 8th International Marianne Brandt Award 2022 asks artists and designers how that which connects us with other living beings and habitats can be newly discovered and designed. We are looking for projects, images, and texts on cooperative, aesthetic, metaphorical, and poetic exchanging relationships with other organisms and natural existences.
How could we conceive and design connecting processes, objects, and atmospheres in this sense? How can we talk, write and tell about our existential connections in poetic and creative ways?
In the 1920s the Chemnitz-born artist and Bauhaus designer Marianne Brandt had written poems, in which she discovered forms of nature that appear like poetic and constructive role models for her shiny and geometric metal designs of “tableware” and “lighting bodies”. The sea appeared as a “shimmering round” or the moon as a “sculptural sphere”. At the same time, she searched for analogies in natural phenomena for her sensations and moods. Brandt found resonance in “sheet lightning” or in “rippling waves”.
What are the approaches to nature that are relevant for artists and designers today? How can we foster, show or celebrate moments that connect us?
We award 5.000€ in each category - project, photography, text. 60 nominated works will be exhibited at Wirkbau Chemnitz and published in a catalog at Jovis Verlag Berlin. Special prices will be given by special prize donors.
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Earth Connected Artists
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Wild Bear announces an open call for all artists to participate in "Earth Connected Artists", a juried show with a goal to inspire love for our magnificent Earth! Be a part of our much needed ECO Revolution! Wild Bear Nature Center is providing a platform for your voice in support of the earth.
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Call for entries: Kodama Photo Contest
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The mythical Kodama were believed to reside beneath the shifting emerald tides of an endless sea of trees in the ancient folklore of Japan, forest deities whose forms were often indistinguishable from the woods in which they made their homes. Yet Kodama also referred to the mournful cry of these spirits which resounded through the trees, an echo that carried nature’s tidings across the breadth of space and time.
The Kodama Film Festival was conceived as a means of emulating that same sense of earthly reverberation, by finding creative voices that would meaningfully reflect the wonder of the natural world onto contemporary society.
The brief for submissions is as broad as nature is vast; to present photos that explore the physical and spiritual landscapes of the planet; to connect the rhymes and rhythms of the people with the land; and to generate a sense of communal reflection upon humanity’s often tumultuous relationship with its various habitats.
Any variation or experimentation on theme and genre is very much encouraged. You should feel free to work without constraints, approaching the given subject matter from whichever way you choose.
General topics that may be touched upon include: the relationship between architectural and natural space, portraits of rural life, tension between local and global communities, attitudes towards migration and diversity, the ecological transformation of the planet due to climate change, and the possibilities for sustainable development.
With the founding of Kodama, we aim to bring together a diverse community of both emerging and existing filmmakers who through a variety of styles and sensibilities will form a living artistic record of the natural world. We would very much like to use this opportunity to extend an invitation to visual artists and directors everywhere to take part in this ongoing experiment, which will offer a unique chance to showcase your distinctive vision of the world....
The selected photographs will be part of a fanzine published by La Casa del Árbol bookstore in Buenos Aires and an exhibition in cultural spaces. There will also be a monetary prize.
Land and Sea 2021 | Online Juried Painting and Photography Competition
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Open to all artists 18 years and older. All painting mediums allowed including drawing mediums, digital art and photography. (For this competition, digital and drawing mediums are categorized as a "painting".) Artwork may be mountains, hills, water bodies such as rivers, lakes, ponds and the sea, living elements of land cover including indigenous vegetation, human elements including different forms of land use, buildings, and structures, and transitory elements such as lighting and weather conditions, farmlands, parks, wilderness, islands. etc. Artwork may also be representational and/or abstract artwork.
Cash award to Best in Show, main page slider promotion at CB, news story Art Base as well as digital art registration of their winning piece at ArtChain.Info. All award winners receive 3-month online exhibition of their work, social media exposure, Art Week and Art Base exhibition news publication, e-blast announcement and official award certificate. Awards include: Best in Show Platinum, Gold Award of Excellence in Painting, Gold Award of Excellence in Photography, Silver Awards and Bronze Awards.
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The Healing Power of ART In Honor of Nature
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About “The Healing Power of ART In Honor of Nature” Online Exhibition May 20 – July 20, 2021
Curator: Renee Phillips, founder of The Healing Power of ART & ARTISTS and founder/director of Manhattan Arts International, NYC, NY
The purpose/mission of "The Healing Power of ART & ARTISTS In Honor of Nature" online exhibition is to:
* Promote outstanding artists whose art best conveys this theme and meets the criteria and requirements.
* Provide selected artists with exposure to our widespread international audience, subscribers, social media connections and followers.
* Raise awareness about nature-inspired art and the importance of protecting our natural environment.
* 30 or more artists will have one of the entries selected with their artist's statement and link to their website.
* 10 exhibiting artists will be featured in a widely promoted video and available on the Manhattan Arts International Youtube channel.
* 3 artists will be selected for Featured Artist Interview accompanied by 3 images of their artwork.
* More Special Awards to be announced.
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Nature – Call for Art
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Call for artists: Online exhibition. No entry fee!
Submission deadline March 15th, midnight UTC time.
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A virtual 3D exhibition curated by members of the International Online Art Collective. Our natural world is full of amazing things, we want you to submit your interpretations of the theme ‘Nature’.
The online exhibition will coincide with International Earth Day, April 22nd. 2021 and your work should ensure you explore the theme of our earth and “nature”.
Exhibition runs from April 22nd to May 31st. Online only.
Details of the virtual opening receptions to be announced at a later day.
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Nature Exhibition is open to all living artists wherever you are in the world, ages 18 and older.
One submission per artist
2D media only
No size restrictions
No date restrictions
No entry fee
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Up to 50 finalists will be selected to be shown in the exhibition. There will be an opening event with the announcement of the top three winners being made. All selections are final.
Art Sales:
Art sales inquiries will be directed to the artist. We will not handle sales of any art during or after the exhibition. All art included in the online show will be directly linked to the artist’s website or Instagram page.
Participations Rules:
By submitting your art to us, you grant the International Online Art Collective permission to publish your work online and social media for exhibition and marketing purposes. All artwork will be attributed to the artist. We will not collect or handle any physical work of art. By participating, you certify that you are the rightful owner of the art and that it does not infringe in any copyright violations.
All finalists will be exhibited in the online gallery.
Show will be promoted on website and all social media of the International Online Art Collective.
Winner will be promoted on website and all social media of the International Online Art Collective and all its members
There will be a link to each artist’s website or Instagram page for inquiries and sales.
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