Art Gemini Prize
£4,000 prize fund, International exhibition, Bali residencies, free AI image colouriser & art jobs
Hi! Hope you’re in fine fettle. Here’s your weekly dose of art stuff from the internet.
The 9th edition of the Art Gemini Prize opens its doors on Monday - artists of any age and country will compete for a £2,000 1st prize, group exhibition in Singapore and 2 week residency in Bali, Indonesia (accommodation’s free, alas you must make your own way there). £20 entry fee (closes 16th Dec).
New Art Competitions
Newly opened on MoMa & beyond…
This is Diabetes - photo & art competition with €10,000 of prizes to donate to diabetes charity of your choice, UK & Int. (30 Oct)
Hopper Prize - $22,000 of grants per year, any media, $40 entry, UK & Int. (15 Nov)
Tag your art or work in progress with #forthosewholovetopaint on Instagram or Facebook for a chance to win art supplies from Jacksons.
UK Art Competitions - 13 open
Photo Competitions - 6 open
“Everything starts from a dot.” – Wassily Kandinsky
Kids Competitions
Newly opened for children up to 18…
Never Such Innocence Art Competition - prizes inc. workshop & stationary, theme: ‘What does war mean to you?’, see last year’s winners, ages 9-18, UK & Int. (10 Mar)
Children’s Art Competitions - 10 open
Free AI Image Colouriser
Every so often something quite brilliant falls from the internet. Enter Palette - a free website that uses dark arts of AI for good to colourise black & white images. Dorothea Lange’s iconic ‘Migrant Mother’ (above) was my first attempt before running some old family photos through it. Not everything worked great but the ones that did seriously impressed. Play around with the pre-set filters or text inputs for the best results.
What’s On
Zanele Muholi: Somnyama Ngonyama - (meaning 'Hail, the Dark Lioness') comes to the Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, Glasgow (until 6 Nov)
Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize - at Trinity Buoy Wharf, London, free (until 16 Oct)
Art Wednesday Zoom Class - designed for people living with early-stage dementia, mild cognitive impairment and their companions (every Wed, 2-3pm GMT)
The Art Of The Gallery Show
Paper Arts Collective is an in-depth newsletter about photographic art in print and the paper medium by photographer, author and journalist Les Picker. We spoke briefly as part of Substack Grow and his enthusiasm for the medium was infectious. Paid subscribers can get his eBook ‘The Art of the Gallery Show - Lessons From 50 Years In The Field’ for free or $5 with 50% off code: PAPERARTS-GALLERY50.
Inktober begins on Saturday - create an ink drawing based on daily prompts, tag with #inktober2022. Domestika’s joins in with bundles of their best illustration courses.
New arts jobs this week in England, Scotland, Wales, NI, Ireland & UK wide.
Art opportunities worldwide from Art Deadline, Art Rabbit & ArtistOpenCalls.
Reading List
Sitting for Lucian - Nicola Bowery, a former sitter for Lucian Freud during the 1990s, reflects on her friendship with the artist.
The Perils of Audience Capture - Gurwinder on the trapdoor in the hall of fame: “if you chase the approval of others, you may, in the end, lose the approval of yourself”
Visit Megan’s shop for the fun & happy stuff…
See you next week,
Grant