Expand your skills as an artist in various forms: illustrator, painter, graphic designer, photographer, etc. Opportunities such as art internships, webinars, competitions and contests are available for students who are considering a career in art or looking for a space to express their creativity. Community posts are open to past participants to leave insight and feedback. |
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Pre-College Art Experience12/1/2020 Program Name: Pre-College Art Experience Type: Classes Age: All current high school students are eligible to apply Courses Overview: The Pre-College Art Experience (PCAE) at Academy of Art University is a tuition-FREE art and design education program for high school students. It’s a great opportunity to jump-start your art and design education while earning money toward your college degree. You can take the pre-college program on our campus in San Francisco or online year-round. Explore your future, gain confidence in your creative abilities, and have the time of your life as an art and design student at Academy of Art University. How To Get Started: Step 1: Submit an Application Have your parents join you for this part, which takes about 10-15 minutes. No application fee needed. Step 2: Selecting Classes You can choose up to two classes in the Fall and Spring, and up to three classes in the Summer. Step 3: Finalize Your Registration You and your parents will review your class choices with your admissions rep. Once this final check-in is complete, you will be officially registered for PCAE! APPLY NOW HERE! Price: Tuition is covered by the Academy and there is no application fee. For every one class you receive a PASS, you'll earn $1000 towards your undergraduate studies at the Academy of Art Website: Click here to visit the official website
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Canva Design School8/30/2020 Program Name: Canva Design School Type: Courses Age: All ages welcome Workshop Overview: Learn how to make beautiful designs with Canva! The key components of Canva’s Design School are:
No registration, most courses are open to public More information can be found HERE Website: Click here to visit the official website
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Drawing Fundamentals Free Masterclass8/30/2020 Program Name: Drawing Fundamentals Free Masterclass Type: Masterclass Age: All ages welcome Workshop Overview: It is the perfect time for new hobbies!..like drawing! This course teaches you how to draw by hand, starting from the ground up. After taking this course, you will have a very strong foundational understanding of how to draw by hand. You will begin by learning the elements and principles of design, where you'll learn about line, shape, value, color, contrast, and many more of the building blocks of drawing and design. Then, you will get right into an observational drawing exercise, where you'll learn how to map out and draw an object with proper proportions using lines and values. Finally, you'll learn how to draw a human face, and then how to draw a portrait from a photo reference. After taking this course, you will have a very strong foundational understanding of how to draw by hand. Also, as a follow up to this workshop, once we get back to 'normal' offline events, we will look to collaborate with other 'artsy' events, so this is a nice first step. Workshop Dates: Thu, October 8, 2020 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM EDT Sun, November 8, 2020 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM EST Tue, December 8, 2020 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM EST Price: Free Registration: Click HERE for full info and to get FREE access to the masterclass: *Please note that this is FREE, you will need to create an account to participate online. Your support helps keep this group going during these tough times. Message me with any questions on this. Register online through EventBrite Website: Click here to visit the official website
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Character Design with Basic Shapes 8/30/2020 Program Name: Character Design with Basic Shapes Type: Webinar Age: All ages welcome Workshop Overview: In collaboration with *Smart Nation, this webinar introduces the basics of Illustration and its Production Techniques. WHAT IT WILL COVER:
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
INTRODUCTORY OFFER
Workshop Dates: Tue, 10 November 2020 8:30 – 9:30 PST Price: Free Registration: Register online through EventBrite Website: Click here to visit the official website
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The Museum of Modern Art Online Courses8/30/2020 Program Name: The Museum of Modern Art Online Courses Type: Classes Age: All ages welcome Courses Overview: Immerse yourself in ideas and see your world in new ways through art. In MoMA’s free Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) on Coursera, you will hear directly from artists and designers, look closely at works in our collection and exhibitions, and join a community of learners unlike any other. Enroll any time and complete the course at your own pace. Course Topics:
Workshop Dates: New sessions of each course begin every four weeks, but you can access most course content as soon as you enroll. All MoMA online courses are available on an ongoing basis. Price: All online courses are offered free of charge, or you can choose to pay for a certificate of completion. Registration: To register for online courses, visit HERE to select and enroll in a course. Website: Click here to visit the official website
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Youth Photography Contest8/30/2020 Program Name: Youth Photography Contest Type: Contest Age: 12 - 19 Contest Overview: Best single images by emerging photographers aged between 12-19 years-old. Youth competition:
Monthly Themes and Contest Deadlines: SEPTEMBER COMPETITION: Natural World & Wildlife, open for entries from 1 to 30 September WINNER ANNOUNCED 9 October Show us your best wildlife, nature and landscape images you’ve taken this year. From minimalist landscapes to critters in your back garden we want to see the photographs that capture the beauty, drama, intensity and diversity of our natural world. Macro photographs or wide angle vistas are all welcome here. -- OCTOBER COMPETITION: Street Life, open for entries from 1 to 31 October WINNER ANNOUNCED 9 November For this month we want to see when you’ve to turn your lens towards urban spaces. Eye-catching graffiti, architectural details or snapshots that offer a glimpse into everyday life, images entered into October's Youth competition should all be about framing, imagination and displaying an appreciation for the human condition. If you live in a city, think about the environment you live and your relationship to it. -- NOVEMBER COMPETITION: People, open for entries from 1 to 30 November WINNER ANNOUNCED 11 December A good portrait gives the viewer a deeper insight into your sitter. Be it studio, candid or even a self-portrait we want to see your pictures of people that evoke, arrest, inspire. Injecting feeling and emotion are key to this month’s competition and a creative eye will also be rewarded. -- DECEMBER COMPETITION: Show Us Your World, open for entries from 1 to 31 December WINNER ANNOUNCED 8 January This month’s competition is an OPEN CALL! Every successful photographer has a distinct way of seeing the world and we want to see yours. Select up to three of your favourite images from the past year. Your entries can be any topic, style or subject matter but make sure your images standout and will catch the viewer’s imagination. Submission Details: Register and enter competition through competition entry platform HERE Website: Click here to visit the official website
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Open Photography Contest8/30/2020 Program Name: Open Photography Contest Type: Contest Age: All ages Contest Overview: Free to enter and open to anyone submitting single images taken in 2020 Ten categories to enter, including two new categories: Lifestyle & Object. Awards for 1st place plus up to 15 shortlisted photographers per category One overall winner selected as Open Photographer of the Year and recipient of the $5,000 (USD) prize Judges are looking for photographs that are striking, well-crafted and of exceptional quality. Successful images will communicate a visual narrative through excellent technical and creative skills. The Open competition aims to uncover images that show the world around us and to give the opportunity to photographers whose work might otherwise never be seen. Photographers of all abilities can enter multiple single images to the following categories: Architecture, Culture, Creative, Motion, Landscape, Lifestyle, Natural World & Wildlife, Portraiture, Still Life, Object, Street Photography, and Travel. Deadline: End of 2020 Prizes: Open Photographer of the Year receives $5,000 (USD), a range of Sony digital imaging equipment, flights and accommodation to the Awards ceremony in London and inclusion in Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition at Somerset House, London 10 category winners receive a range of Sony digital imaging equipment, publication in Sony World Photography Awards book and inclusion in the Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition at Somerset House, London Shortlisted photographers - works shown on digital screens at Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition at Somerset House, London Submission Details: Register and enter competition through competition entry platform HERE Website: Click here to visit the official website
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Program Name: Finding Beauty in the Mundane Free Virtual Art Workshop Type: Workshop Age: All ages welcome Workshop Overview: The job of the artist is not only to copy what he or she sees. As important technical execution is, the next step to art making, is putting emotion into what is being created. This course will challenge the student to look at the world around them in a very different way. Using both black and white, and color media of the students choice, the student will be asked to visually elevate items that they may overlook in their daily lives, and inject emotion into what they are creating. Workshop Dates: Tue, September 15, 2020 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM PDT Price: Free Registration: Register online through EventBrite Zoom Registration Link Website: Click here to visit the official website
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Family Make!8/30/2020 Program Name: Family Make! Type: Event Age: All ages and families welcome Event Overview: An online space to make art at home together! Family MAKE is a free family-friendly event for exploration and creativity. Each week a Teaching Artist leads participants through a short art activity. Free, drop-in (no registration needed) art-making event Schedule: Weekly on Thursdays, 4pm-5pm (check the weekly calendar to confirm event is happening and to access the Zoom link) Join zoom link HERE Meeting ID: 924 2193 6959 Password: Family
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Monochrome Photography Contest8/30/2020 Program Name: Monochrome Photography Contest Type: Contest Age: All ages Contest Overview: Monochrome Photography Awards conducts an annual competition for professional and amateur photographers. Our mission is to celebrate monochrome visions and discover the most amazing photographers from around the world. The winners of the Professional and Amateur categories will receive the titles: Monochrome Photographer of the Year and Monochrome Discovery of the Year along with cash prizes. We are open to all points of view, all levels of expertise, and all ideas of black and white photography. Contest Deadline: Deadline November 15th, 2020. Winners announced January 10, 202 Photo Submission Requirements: Preparing the files: Photographs must be resized to 1000 pixels on the longest side. They must be saved as JPEG file (JPG). Prepare your files with the following specifications:
Naming the files: The filename must contain your full name, for example: LastName_FirstName.jpg Please do not include any characters such as @, $, #, as a part of the file name. Submission Details: Create your online profile here, upload your images and pay entry fees. Your entry is submitted when entry fees are paid. You will receive an entry confirmation e-mail upon payment of entry fees. Website: Click here to visit the official website |