Imagekind Summer Games Contest

Everyone’s in the spirit!

Imagekind are also running a promotion in honour of the Summer Games.

You can submit your own work or nominate another’s art to compete in each of their different events. This is a great opportunity for members. You do need to have at least 5 images in your gallery to enter, but if you’re not a member it’s easy to sign up. You can then nominate and are eligible to vote.

The categories are…

Unity – Coming together for a common cause drives athletes (ok and a little competition) as well as our everyday activities. What do you visualize when you think of Unity? Send us your work that best shows what Unity means!
Pushing the Limits – Some parts of the competition are about pushing through the pain. Show us an image that shows the grit of competition or of life and pushing through it to get the result you want.
Speed – Is it better to dash to the finish line, or does slow and steady win the race? Whether it’s your technique or the subject of your piece, the timing is everything.

Find the full list of rules on how to enter here.

August 8th, 2008 | No Comments »

Creativity 350

I heard about this contest a few weeks ago and it got my creative juices flowing. I’ve since been so busy with other things that I completely forgot about it. Thank goodness for all those blog feeds I get!

The Press Release…

Crafting a Solution to Global Warming

Five craft- and DIY-themed online communities — Craftster.org, Etsy.com, CraftZine.com, BurdaStyle.comThriftyFun.com — have launched the Creativity 350 partnership and contest to draw creative energy and attention to 350.org’s goal of reducing atmospheric carbon dioxide to 350 parts per million to stave off drastic climatic and planetary repercussions. and

The Creativity 350 contest is actually two contests in one: A 350-themed craft contest and a 350-themed T-shirt design contest. For the craft contest, participants are invited to craft any project that creatively expresses the importance of the number 350, using any crafting technique. For the T-shirt contest, entrants may create an original T-shirt design that creatively expresses the importance of the number 350.

Entries will be accepted from July 15 to August 15, 2008. Then the public will vote for their favorites from August 16 – August 31, 2008. Valuable craft- and green-themed prizes will be awarded to the two winners. A complete list of the prizes can be found at the contest Web site: http://www.craftster.org/350. The winning T-shirt design will also be utilized by 350.org on t-shirts that will help the organization raise money and create awareness of its mission.

Co-founded by environmentalist and educator Bill McKibben, 350.org centers itself around the number 350 to provide focus on a clear, concise goal for reducing global warming factors: “350 is the red line for human beings, the most important number on the planet. The most recent science tells us that unless we can reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to 350 parts per million, we will cause huge and irreversible damage to the earth.”

This unique partnership between the environmental community and the crafting community will bring out the creative energy of people around the world to help spread this important number, 350, in inspiring new ways.

Sounds fun, huh? Better get crafting!

August 4th, 2008 | No Comments »

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