Creative Catalyst: Design For Change Competition
Want to use your designs for a good cause? Creative Catalyst lets you do just that. Design a piece to support an issue of your choice and you could win a £2000 donation as well as your design displayed in Berlin and London with a Computer Arts Magazine profile and double page spread.
Your work will be judged by an international panel of design luminaries.
As creative people your ideas are your greatest commodity. This is a chance to use those skills to raise awareness or promote a cause you really believe in.
Globally there are hundreds of non-profit organisations and under-represented issues that need help getting their messages out. Ranging across environmental, social and economic concerns they often struggle for attention and can have difficulty being heard. So let’s play our part and give them a stronger voice.
We would like you to design a piece for a cause that greatly matters to you – no restrictions on topic but a social focus is mandatory (meaning something that impacts on people in whatever way).
The final work will be visually engaging and clear-messaged. Best of luck!
Submission deadline: 14th November
Finalists announced: 18th November
onedotzero showcase, London: 23rd – 27th November
Winner announced: 23rd November
Full Brief: http://www.veer.com/ideas/en-GB/creativecatalyst/brief.en.pdf
London Transport Museum & The Association of Illustrators Competition
London by Tanya St Leger
London Transport Museum, in partnership with the Association of Illustrators (AOI), is delighted to announce that submissions are now welcome for the 2012 Serco Prize for Illustration.
This year the theme is Secret London. Entrants are asked to create an illustration that explores a hidden side to the city.
Entries can depict little known or unusual aspects of the Capital’s history, culture, characters and communities – past or present.
This is an exciting challenge for artists to celebrate a vibrant, multi-layered London in a way it has never been seen before.
The competition is open to students and illustrators throughout the world. The top 50 entries selected by a panel of judges will be displayed in an exhibition at London Transport Museum that will open Tuesday 13 November and run until Monday 10 December 2012.
The winners will be announced at a private award ceremony on the evening of Monday 12 November 2012.
The winning entry will appear on Transport for London services as a poster and prizes will be awarded in three levels:
First prize: £2000
Second prize: £1000
Third prize: £750
The deadline for entries is 5.00pm on Friday 6 April 2012.
The Serco Prize for Illustration continues Transport for London’s legacy of design that dates back over 100 years. The Museum’s collection of graphic art is one of the best in the world and includes over 5,000 posters and artworks by famous artists including Man Ray, Paul Nash and Edward McKnight Kauffer.
This is the third year that Serco, who operate the Barclays Cycle Hire Scheme, Docklands Light Railway and the Woolwich Ferry, has supported the competition. All these transport modes provide an opportunity to discover some of the Capital’s ‘secrets’.
FULL DETAILS HERE: http://www.theaoi.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=340&Itemid=130
New Designers 2011: The week so far…
Laurie Woodruff & Sarah Ray Designs
We had a fabulous first week meeting so many new designers who have been working on textiles, wallpaper, jewellery and ceramics! I hope to share them with you very soon! I have a plethora of business cards and postcards from an amazing mix of people keen to try out their designs on new product and now I have the job of going through them all!
Our little Garden of Eden attracted some interesting characters with new products going into development. It has been a great sounding board from students, the public & retailers to see what is drawing people to particular designs.
The atmosphere has been great fun, and the presentations from those working to support graduates has been fantastic. We also had a visit from Art Royalty – Gilbert & George. I couldnt get them to agree to design any teatowels….I’m sure they could come up with some great babygrow ideas!
The second week kicks off tomorrow with those who have been studying in the field of Illustration, Graphic Design, Visual communication, Product & Furniture design. Our past successes here in finding great talent make us very proud to be sitting amongst the designers of tomorrow.
We are here until 6PM Saturday 9th July 2011….come and pay us a visit on the 2nd floor.
Wellcome Trust Arts Awards
The Wellcome Trust are a global charitable foundation dedicated to achieving extraordinary improvements in human and animal health. Arts Awards support imaginative and experimental arts projects that investigate biomedical science.
The scheme aims to:
stimulate interest, excitement and debate about biomedical science through the arts
examine the social, cultural, and ethical impact of biomedical science
support formal and informal learning
encourage new ways of thinking
encourage high quality interdisciplinary practice and collaborative partnerships in arts, science and/or education practice.
All art forms are covered by the programme: dance, drama, performance arts, visual arts, music, film, craft, photography, creative writing or digital media. The Trust invites applications for projects which engage adult audiences and/or young people.
Background
We believe the arts are an effective way of stimulating debate and engaging people with biomedical science. Visual art, music, moving image, creative writing and performance can reach new audiences which may not traditionally be interested in science and provide new ways of thinking about the social, cultural and ethical issues around contemporary science. Collaborative and interdisciplinary practice across the arts and sciences can help to provide new perspectives on both fields. The arts can also provide imaginative ways of engaging and educating young people in the field of science.
The scheme is open to a wide range of people including, among others, artists, scientists, curators, filmmakers, writers, producers, directors, academics, science communicators, teachers, arts workers and education officers.
Applicants must be based in the UK or the Republic of Ireland and the activity must take place in the UK or the Republic of Ireland.
Applicants are usually affiliated to organisations, but can apply as individuals.
Organisations might include: museums and other cultural attractions; arts agencies; production companies; arts venues; broadcast media; schools; local education authorities; universities and colleges; youth clubs; community groups; research institutes; the NHS; and science centres.
Partnership projects (between different people and organisations, e.g. scientists and ethicists, educators and artists) are welcomed.
If this is the first time an organisation is applying to the Wellcome Trust an eligibility assessment will be carried out. For this assessment, the following documentation from the applying organisation should be submitted:
articles of association
audited accounts from the previous two years
details of similar projects/grant funding received
confirmation that no funding has been received or is scheduled to be received from any tobacco company.
Funding can be applied for at two levels:
Small to medium-sized projects (up to and including £30 000)
Funding can either be used to support the development of new project ideas, deliver small-scale productions or workshops, investigate and experiment with new methods of engagement through the arts, or develop new collaborative relationships between artists and scientists.
Applicants can apply for any amount within the above boundaries, for projects lasting a maximum of three years.
For small to medium-sized projects (up to and including £30 000) upcoming deadlines are:
28 October 2011
27 January 2012
Decisions will be made approximately three months after the relevant deadline.
For large projects (above £30 000) the deadline for 2011 has passed.
We are currently reviewing our process for large projects for 2012. This page will be updated at the end of September 2011 with further details.
Decisions will be made approximately six months after the deadline.
Full application details at: http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/funding/public-engagement/funding-schemes/arts-awards/index.htm
[Creatives Inc are not connected to the Wellcome trust]
Designersblock London 2011
DESIGNERSBLOCK 14th annual London show will take place between the 22nd and 25th of September 2011.
They welcome applications from individual designers regardless of discipline, design collectives, universities , manufacturers, creative agencies, artists and others who understand and appreciate our approach and values.
Space within the show is available at 100 per sq metre, minimum stand size 10sq metres.
Farmiloe Building
34 St John Street London EC1M 4AY
Thursday, September 22, 2011 - Sunday, September 25, 2011
10.00 – 19.00
DESIGNERSBLOCK is working together with ARTS THREAD to select 10 of the most creative and forward-looking designers from the ARTS THREAD site (upload your portfolio by mid August to be considered) to show their work at the London Design Festival.
And to register for FREE entry to the event - http://designersblocklondon2011.eventbrite.com/
London Design Festival: ARTS THREAD Portfolio Advice
September 23 and 24 2011
London Design Festival & The V&A have invited ARTS THREAD to The V&A to promote all design graduates who appear on their website.
In addition, ARTS THREAD will be running FREE portfolio surgeries at The V&A on a drop-in basis and industry specialists will be giving careers advice and talks on setting up your own business for all graduates featured on ARTS THREAD.
See this You Tube clip of a previous night out at the V&A, and hear from its supporters
Also a write up from the V&A on the event can be found here
HOW ARTS THREAD WORKS
ARTS THREAD is the world’s only creative graduate website.
ARTS THREAD bridges the gap between education and the creative industry. For the first time ever, design students, graduates, universities, schools and the creative industry can network worldwide.
GRADUATES
- ARTS THREAD brings the global creative industry to your door
- We offer an individual well-designed online portfolio that truly promotes you- the graduate-to a Global audience
- Our vast database of creative clients worldwide are looking for new graduates, Interns and freelancers
- Global reach of extra benefits: information on current design grants, competitions, internships and exhibitions, as well as practical how- to guides and live forums where International students can interact
UNIVERSITIES/COLLEGES
- ARTS THREAD offers the opportunity to promote your own specific courses, showcasing your graduates’ portfolios to a Global audience
- The site acts as a tool for BA and MA student recruitment, as well as marketing the course to Industry for sponsorships, internships etc
- You have the opportunity of live broadcasts, enabling pre-university students to see lectures and tours of the facilities wherever they may be in the World
INDUSTRY
- ARTS THREAD is a free recruitment tool that allows you to channel directly through to the portfolios of the most talented graduates – by specific specialism and university.
- Global Industry professionals will have the luxury of viewing these portfolios free of charge and in a time and place that’s right for you
- Through ARTS THREAD Industry can network with universities to have the benefit of Internships from the top students worldwide
- We offer an unrivalled insight into the latest trends in graduate design
