Nov. 20-23
Savannah Harbor Foundation gingerbread village competition
Savannah, Ga.
The Savannah Harbor Foundation is sponsoring a gingerbread house competition, with winning entries to be displayed as part a gingerbread village in the lobby of the Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort and Spa, Nov.23-Dec. 25. Entrants must create a quick concept design and sketch of the house, building or structure they propose and e-mail Russ Blakeborough for prior approval to ensure that there is no repetition and that the subject fits the theme. Submissions should be related to Savannah/ Low Country/ Old South and 24"x24" in size (a wooden or other type frame may be used.) Students may win up to $800 in scholarship money.

Nov. 3-24
3byOne: Energy, Renewal & Stability
Jacksonville, Fla.
Jacksonville University, Jacksonville, Fla., seeks entries for an international interactive photographic exhibition expressing allegiance to a sustainable existence. Each artist will create a three-part photographic piece elucidating the themes of energy, renewal and stability using the visual vocabulary of his/her own culture. During the exhibition, individual panels can be regrouped again and again to create cross-cultural dialogue and emphasize our global interdependency. Learn more.

Nov. 18-30
The Capital Grille wine label contest
Online
Artists, wine aficionados and label lovers are invited to submit their artwork for a wine label design contest. The Capital Grille is searching for a unique, original label for a newly vinted wine, hand produced for The Capital Grille by a world renown winery. Only 7,000 bottles of this wine will be bottled. Beginning March 15, 2010, the wine will be available exclusively at all 39 locations of The Capital Grille. The winning label will be showcased on every bottle of the limited-edition vintage this spring. Additionally, the winner will receive a case of this wine and an all-expense paid trip for two to Napa Valley for an insider’s tour of some of the world’s top wineries. Entries will be accepted via mail or e-mail. View contest rules and enter.

Nov. 12-30
Wonderful Pistachios YouTube Video Contest
Online
Wonderful Pistachios is launching the first ever "pistachio" campaign, encouraging Americans to “Get Crackin’” with a user video submission contest that asks filmmakers to develop their own video commercial for a chance to win $25,000 and an airing on national television. Video submissions will be accepted and aired on the “Get Crackin’” YouTube channel. Access complete rules and guidelines. A winning video will be selected on or around Dec. 15, 2009.

Oct. 30-Nov. 30
Call for Entries: IxDA Interaction10 Global Student Competition
Savannah, Ga.
As part of the Interaction10 conference, hosted by SCAD and taking place in Savannah Feb. 4-7, 2010, IxDA welcomes submissions for a student design competition. The Interaction Design Association (IxDA) is committed to supporting the global community for those practicing interaction design regardless of specific roles in their day-to-day lives. The competition is open to any individual student (undergraduate or graduate) or recent graduate (within one year) who has completed a project they feel exemplifies interaction design excellence. Appropriate submissions can be practical or conceptual and from any discipline, so long as they fit this theme. Submissions will be accepted Oct.30-Nov. 30, and finalists will be announced Dec. 15. The final winner will be announced during Interaction10, Feb. 7, 2010. Access rules of entry, a detailed submission time line and contact information.


March 2-Dec. 1
Smithsonian magazine's 7th Annual photo contest
Online
Smithsonian magazine announces its seventh annual photo contest. After six competitions, Smithsonian editors have seen more than 89,000 photographs from more than 90 countries around the world. Contestants may enter photographs in five categories: The Natural World, Americana, Altered Images, Travel and People. Learn more and enter the contest.

Nov. 18-Dec. 1
randomplay online anthology
Online
randomplay is an online anthology in which the viewer will see three short scenes played randomly from a cache of 30-40 scenes, all of which serve to show the gradual shift towards a more digital way of life engaged in by western society. E-mail entries or questions to Daniel Reed.

Nov. 18-Dec. 2
Melancholy: At The Bottom of Everything
Online
Projekt30 is seeking artwork that possesses or infers the characteristics associated with the melancholic temperament or the emotional state of melancholy--artwork that is downcast, gloomy, pensive, sorrowful, or preoccupied with the tragedy and cruelty of the world. "Melancholy" will follow Projekt30's publicly juried format: All artwork submitted will be presented online prior to the exhibition so visitors may help select which artists will be included in the exhibition. Thirty artists will be selected, and the show will be publicized via an extensive mailing list consisting of galleries, collectors, artists and art-lovers. The public jury will take place, Dec. 4-16, 2009, and the exhibition opens Dec. 18. The fee is $35 for up to 10 images, free for members. Learn more.

July 10-Dec. 7
ATINER fine arts conference in Athens, Greece
Athens, Greece
The Athens Institute for Education and Research organizes its 1st Annual International Conference on Fine Arts in Athens, Greece, June 7-10, 2010. The aim of the conference is to bring together scholars, researchers and students from all areas of fine arts. Learn more.

Oct. 6-Dec. 16
MYARTSPACE Art Scholarships 2009
Online
MYARTSPACE is giving away $16,000 cash scholarships for students to continue their education in an approved M.F.A., B.F.A. or higher level degree program for the arts. The 2009 scholarship amount of $16,000 will be divided equally for an undergraduate and graduate competition. Learn more.

Nov. 18-Dec. 18
Distirct Quartery Winter 2010 Issue: love & lust
District Quarterly is calling all entries for the winter issue's themed magazine, love & lust. Tell us your story by submitting fiction, nonfiction, photography, illustrations and other printable media. Deadline is Dec. 1. Submit to quarterly@scaddistrict.com.

Oct. 1, 2009-Jan. 1, 2010
Astrophil Press Poetry Award
Online; Jacksonville, Florida
The purpose of this prize is to make available a book of poetry from a new writer. The prize of a published book with distribution will be awarded in 2010 (publication of the book in the same year). The author will receive a standard contract with Astrophil Press, 50 copies, and royalties. The prize is open to any writer in English who has not published a first or second book-length collection of poems. Poems previously published in periodicals may be included in the manuscript. All submissions must be original work. The editors of Astrophil Press will screen manuscripts for the judge. All judging will be done blindly. Learn more and enter.

Nov. 13, 2009-Jan. 5, 2010
SCAD Symposium on Art and Fashion: "From Peplos to Petticoat to Punk"
SCAD presents a new, interdisciplinary symposium series on art and fashion. The symposium explores ways in which dress has been used to fashion identities from the ancient world to the present day. For more information about submitting papers, call 404.253.6810.

Nov. 13, 2009-March 11, 2010
SCAD art history department Lost Art Contest
Atlanta, Ga.
The SCAD art history department hosts its second annual Lost Art Contest. The goal of the contest is for students to re-create a lost work of art based on a written description and their own art historical and critical understanding of the culture that created it. Submit to Room 421C, SCAD Atlanta, 1600 Peachtree St.

Nov. 16, 2009-Dec. 31, 2010
Ongoing: Submit your art for the SCAD Web site home page
Online
SCAD students and faculty are encouraged to submit images of their work for consideration as home page images on the SCAD Web site. High-resolution JPEG format images only, with the smallest dimension greater than 1,000 pixels. Images may be cropped to fit the landscape orientation of the site. Student artwork should include the name of the student, hometown, degree sought and major; title of the work; medium; dimensions (when appropriate); and year work was produced (e.g., Jane Smith, Brookline, Mass., B.F.A. student in painting, Morning Dew, oil on canvas, 8" x 10", 2003). Faculty artwork should include faculty member's name, position and department; title of work; medium; dimensions (when appropriate); and year work was produced (e.g., Mary Williams, professor of illustration, Tybee Pier, chromogenic print, 2004). Submit your images to webdesign@scad.edu.