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Chalk menu boards are sort of a bummer. I can appreciate the eco-friendly nature of the notion as well as the flexibility for casual restaurants to keep their menus updated and filled with fresh ingredients. But I sure miss the illustrated paper menus. Aside from the handful of chalk art geniuses out there, nothing really beats bad menu illustration. Come on, you know you just had a flash back to your favorite childhood pizza joint’s drawing of the mustachioed chef complete with red neckerchief and checkerboard pants. I suspect those illustrators aren’t going to be competing in this next Call. Take a look…
Check out this Call for Entries from the Association of Illustrators for the World Illustration Awards 2016. entry fee is reasonable & lots of jurors usually means a level playing field. Open to both students & professionals…
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CALL for ENTRIES:
World Illustration Awards 2016
ELIGIBILITY: Open to entries that have been created or published from January 2015 until the close of the call for entries of the competition 2/8/16.
MEDIA: Open to illustration
DEADLINE: February 8, 2016
NOTIFICATION: May 2016 Shortlisted work announced; June/July 2016 Category Winners announced; and September/October 2016 Awards Ceremony
ENTRY FEE: UK & EU £25 per or £45 up to 5 (w/ VAT) per single entry or ; Other Europe, USA, Amercian Continent & Rest of the World £20.83 per or £37.50 up to 5 (no VAT, approx $33/$60 USD)
JUROR: Click here to learn more about the 24 judges.
AWARDS: Shortlisted entrants: will have their work featured on the AOI’s website (~120K hits from around 20K visitors/month), highlighted in the permanent archive, promoted across the AOI’s significant industry networks, opportunity to be selected for a touring exhibition which receives over 40,000 visitors every year & opportunity to be selected and featured in an accompanying publication.