In a world of images, photographers like you change perceptions, ask questions and explore beauty. You are invited to submit your photography to EXPOSURE, an international search for compelling images awarding over $50,000 in prizes including a world-class New York City Exhibition.
Every participant will receive a free Artists Wanted photo portfolio (see a sample here) along with a "Thank You" package with over $90 in freebies and discounts.
This opportunity is open to photographers of all backgrounds who speak exquisitely in the language of lenses and aperture. Photography is power. Share your best images with the world and have a chance at life changing awards.
Pete Eckert : Winner : Exposure 2008
Surabhi Saraf : Winner : Art vs Design
Scope Miami
Scope New York
To contact us, first read through this FAQ for answers to your questions. If this doesn't help, our contact information is below.
A: Photography is power. In a world of images, the camera is a tool powerful enough to change the world as we know it. We are all armed with a camera, but great photographers capture moments and build concepts that speak beyond the bounds of the frame. Exposure is an international open call for inspired photography. This opportunity is open to photographers of all backgrounds who are able to speak exquisitely in the language of lenses and aperture. Our goal is to find talent from around the world and award everyone who participates in ways large and small.
A: Our top selected artist will be awarded a $10,000 cash grant; a highly publicized, art-star gallery event in New York City at Aperture Foundation; airfare for you and a friend and shipping of your work to and from New York City for the event. The Grand Prize Winner is decided by our judging panel and is not affected by your popular vote tally or whether you have a premium portfolio or not. The judges will be seeing your work on it's own and only the quality of your work will be considered.
A: The public will cast their vote and the highest rated portfolio will receive $2,500 in cash, and international exposure via a feature with Artists Wanted seen by tens of thousands of viewers.
A: In order for people to see your work, you must to spread the word. You can now share your work directly form your portfolio. Click the 'Share This' button below your biography and pick from over 200 social networking tools to help spread the word about your portfolio. If you have a premium portfolio, you will also be linked from our homepage, which is seen by thousands of visitors a day. Your icon will be in a randomized cue and will link directly to your portfolio.
A: On the left side of your portfolio, there is a Vote For Me button. Click the "Like" button to submit your vote. You may only vote once. Anyone can vote on your portfolio. Encourage friends, family and anyone else to vote your portfolio up so you can win the People's Choice award.
A: All submissions must be in by November 30. We will accept late submissions until December 19. Late fees apply.
A: We are looking for all types of photography including portrait, self-portrait, fashion, digitally manipulated, photojournalism, nature, erotic, candid and toy camera. Anything that is photographic is eligible. If you have any questions regarding the type of work accepted, please feel free to contact us at info@artistswanted.org.
A: You may submit up to 8 images for $10 per image. For 9 or more
images, we offer a flat discounted rate of $88. You can upload up to
20 images for the discounted rate.
With the support of sponsors we have set our submission fee at half
what most other competitions ask. The submission fee supports the
running of this contest, the prizes and a portion of the proceeds will
benefit the non-profit FreeArtsNYC, an organization helping at-risk
youth with Art & Mentoring programs.
A: Yes. Artists Wanted accepts submissions from all over the world. In the past we have received submissions from dozens of countries around the world. Several of our past winners have been international artists.
A: You do, of course.
The folks behind this site are just a few artists from Brooklyn trying to make real opportunities for others like us from around the world. We are not business people and have no intention of owning your work. Long story short, everything you submit is yours. Outside the main prize we look for unique opportunities for every artist who submits work into our system. We have developed an incredible network of media/gallerists/buyers and we want to put that to work for you. So far we have gotten artists international media attention, gallery shows and sales. We want to be connectors and to put our connections to work for you.
A: No. Submissions are only accepted online.
A: You can submit up to 20 images per portfolio. You can submit as many portfolios as you like.
A: You may submit images up to 3 MB. We suggest submitting images that are between 1 and 2 megapixels (between 1,000 and 2,000 pixels wide).
A: Yes, you will be able to edit your portfolio until the contest closes. Go to artistswanted.org and click on 'My Account'. From there you can login and modify your bio and images if need be. Once the competition is closed, portfolios will be locked for judging.
A: Everyone is eligible. We accept work from artists who have had public shows and those who remain undiscovered. We aren't interested in your work history; we are only interested in the quality of work you are producing now.
A: The winner will be announced in January 2012.
A: Feel free to e-mail us anytime at info@artistswanted.org.
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Thank you for visiting our website at www.ArtistsWanted.org (the "site"). Your privacy is important to us. It is our goal to bring you information that is valuable to your career and, at the same time, to protect your privacy. To better protect your privacy, we provide this notice explaining our online information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used at Artists Wanted , LLC. By using of any portion of our site, including, without limitation, submitting your artwork to our site, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy Statement (the "policy") as they may be amended from time to time. As we update and expand our services, this policy may change, so we encourage you to visit this page periodically. Continued access of this site by you will constitute your acceptance of any changes or revisions to the policy. If you cannot agree with the terms and conditions of this policy, please do not use our site. Please also note that this policy does not address our practices regarding information that we collect through any website, or by any other means, other than through this site.
Collected Information
The information we collect is gathered from several sources. These include, without limitation, our e-Newsletter subscription forms, site registration, online galleries, contest entries, website message postings, survey information and purchases via telephone, direct mail, email and other electronic sources. From these sources, we may collect postal addresses, e-mail addresses, telephone numbers, payment information (e.g., credit card number and billing address), and/or demographic information for those individuals who volunteer such information. When you visit our site, our web server automatically recognizes your domain name, the type of browser software you use, the operating system you are running, the website that referred you, and the Internet Protocol ("IP") address, but no other identifiable information unless volunteered. In addition, we collect aggregate information on what web pages visitors access. We use this information for purposes such as calculating site usage levels, helping diagnose problems with the site's servers, administering the site, and improving site-related services and features.
How We Use Collected Information
The information we collect is used to improve the content of our web pages, customize the content and layout of our pages for each individual visitor, and/or notify visitors about updates to our site. As part of a subscription, gallery usage, registration or contest entry agreement, subscribers, contest entrants and registrants (galleries and other registrants) can be contacted by us through both mail and e-mail to communicate with them about their subscription, registration, contests and topics that may be of interest. Persons who supply us with their telephone numbers online will only receive telephone contact from us with information regarding orders they have placed online or any contest entry. We also may use the information to contact them for marketing purposes.
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To bring you offers that may be of interest to you, we have relationships with other companies that we allow to place ads on our web pages. As a result of your visit to our site, ad server companies may collect information such as your domain type, your IP address and click-stream information.
Artists Wanted may use reputable third parties to present or serve the advertisements that you may see at its web pages and to conduct research about the advertisements. Our privacy policy does not cover any use of information that such third parties may have collected from you or the methods used by the third parties to collect that information (e.g., cookies, web beacons and clear gifs).
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS POLICY DOES NOT ADDRESS THE PRIVACY OR INFORMATION PRACTICES OF ANY THIRD PARTIES.
From time to time, we may use customer information for new, unanticipated uses not previously disclosed in this policy. If our information practices change at some time in the future, we will post the policy changes to our website to notify you of these changes and provide you with the ability to opt out of these new uses. If you are concerned about how your information is used, you should check back at our site periodically. Customers may prevent their information from being used for purposes other than those for which it was originally collected by following the information above. Upon request, we provide site visitors with access to information we maintain about them, unique identifier information (e.g., customer number or password) that we maintain about them, transaction information (e.g., dates on which customers made purchases, amounts and types of purchases) that we maintain about them, communications that the consumer/visitor has directed to our site (e.g., e-mails, customer inquiries) and contact information (e.g., name, address, phone number) that we maintain about them.
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In reference to customer subscriptions, upon request, we offer visitors the ability to have inaccuracies corrected in contact information. Consumers can have all other, non-subscription information corrected by e-mailing or writing to us at the below address.
Security
We have appropriate security measures in place in our physical facilities to protect against the loss, misuse or alteration of information that we have collected from you at our site, and when we transfer and receive financial information, transactions are conducted through a secure server.
Access to this information is available to you through a unique user name and password. The password is encrypted and we recommend that you not divulge it to anyone. In addition, your registration information resides on a secure server that only selected Artists Wanted personnel have access to. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or data storage system can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, although we strive to protect personal information you provide to us, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us through or in connection with the site or that is stored by us. You acknowledge and agree that any information you transmit through the site or upload for storage in connection with the site is so transmitted or stored at your own risk. When you order products or services through the site, you will create a unique user name and password. As stated above, we recommend that you not divulge the password to anyone. If you have reason to believe that your interaction with us is no longer secure (for example, if you feel that the security of any account you might have with us has been compromised), you must immediately notify us of the problem by contacting us at the address or email address listed below (note that if you choose to notify us via physical mail, this will delay the time it takes for us to respond to the problem). If you would like to update any personal information that you have previously provided to us through the site, you may do so by contacting us at info@artistswanted.org.
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