The Terry O’Neill Award is now accepting submissions for its photographic competition. The competition is opened to both established and upcoming photographers and gives them valuable exposure and the opportunity to promote their current work and practice.

The closing date for entries is 22nd October. The winners will be announced on 8th December 2010 and will be exhibited for one week at The HotShoe Gallery, London. Additionally, a selection of the top ten photographers’ work will be published in a special feature in The Sunday Times magazine.

Submit between 3-6 images as an exhibition series. Images must fall into the criteria of reportage, fashion, documentary, landscape, wildlife, portraiture, or fine art photography.

This award is open to both students and professional photographers over 18 years old.

For further information visit the Terry O’Neill Award site.

Art 42 Basel the world’s premier international art show for modern and contemporary works takes place on June 15^th – 19^th, 2011 and application forms are now available to download.

Over 300 of the leading galleries from North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia and Africa are selected to attend the event each year. More than 2,500 artists, including both established and emerging talents are represented in the show’s multiple sections. The exhibition includes the highest-quality paintings, sculptures, drawings, installations, photographs and video.

For more information see the Art 42 Basel site.

Dublin Culture Night will take place on Friday September 24th. It is a night when arts and cultural organisations and venues open their doors until late with hundreds of free tours, talks, performances and events.

This year over 132 venues will be taking part, including Christ Church Cathedral, the National Museum of Ireland, the Science Gallery Trinity College, The Guinness Storehouse, Dublin Castle State Apartments, The Ark, A Cultural Centre for Children, the Chester Beatty Library and many more.

Temple Bar Cultural Trust are looking for volunteers to help take part in this annual event.

The main tasks include:

 ·        Guides on the Culture Night buses
·         Assisting at Information Points
·         Assisting stewards with the outdoor events
·         Assisting at the Temple Bar Cultural Information Centre

If you would like to get involved please download an application form and forward to volunteer@templebar.ie

Culture Night is co-ordinated by Temple Bar Cultural Trust and supported by the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism in partnership with the regional arts offices and local authorities.

For more information and to purchase tickets visit the Ceramic Ireland website.

The Royal Dublin Society have launched a new project called Collective Contemporary Art: RDS. According to their website the project will showcase artists working professionally in Ireland and abroad who do not have continuous and exclusive gallery representation to collectors, galleries and those parties with an interest in the arts.

The project will consist of the exhibition and sale of contemporary art by selected artists directly to the public in a selected and curated exhibition. As well as the exhibition there will be a programme of talks and workshops.

The exhibition will take place in the Industries hall of the RDS, 5-7 November 2010.

For further information and an application form visit the RDS website.

Art House Co-op, based in Brooklyn New York, started three years ago with the goal of bringing art to the masses. Since starting, they have interacted with thousands of artists from around the world, all brought together with the common goal of creating art and sharing it with each other.

They host many of the exhibitions of their projects at their gallery in Brooklyn, called The Brooklyn Art Library. In an attempt to give artists as much recognition as possible, as well as providing the opportunity to see the exhibition that they’re a part of in person, they have started taking select projects to guest galleries around the United States.

One such project is The Sketchbook Project where thousands of sketchbooks will be exhibited at galleries and museums as they make their way across America.

After the tour, all sketchbooks will enter into the permanent collection of The Brooklyn Art Library, where they will be barcoded and available for the public to view.

Anyone – from anywhere in the world – can be a part of the project. Check out their site to find out the details on how to get involved.

Chosen by a jury of leading design professionals, the selected entries will be distributed worldwide in the Communication Arts Typography Annual and on commarts.com, assuring important exposure to the creators of this outstanding work.

More information on submissions, fees & deadlines can be found at Communication Arts Typography Competition.

Ger Breslin of Ojee Jewellery will be launching her new jewellery collection called ‘Touchy Feely’ at the Ultimate Girls Day Out in the RDS which starts this Friday and runs until Sunday.

Ger predominately uses silver in her jewellery as she loves the challenge of working with metals. The concept behind her new collection is one of ‘touching’ the ‘feelings’ that you are wearing. Whether it is Joy, Hope or Love each piece reflects a feeling.

The Joy pieces are highly polished and smooth. The “Love” and “Hope” pieces are slightly textured with a high finish. According to Ger, “the collection is a reminder to us all to be aware of our feelings, of what we feel, who we feel it for and how we show them!”

Ger’s jewellery will be available at a discounted price exclusively for this special event.

Ger Breslin at The Ultimate Girls Day Out, this Friday til Sunday in the Main Hall at the RDS.

Eily O’Connell and Sabrina Meyns will be exhibiting their new work as part of the Workhouse Studios in the Custom House Studios in Westport, Co. Mayo. The picture here is a sample of Eily’s new work called ‘Aladin’s Maze’.  This new piece is cast from potato sprouts and other organic material with quartz inset. According to Eily, the piece is called Aladin’s Maze because Aladin is a type of potato and it looks like a maze with all the intersecting sprouts grasping the treasure (the quartz). Both the name and piece have a magical feel!

The exhibition in the Custom House Studios in Westport Co. Mayo opens on the 19th August.

The Ceramics Ireland Exhibition at Rathfarnham Castle Dublin runs until the 11^th July, 2010. The Exhibition features aspects of contemporary clay practice including functional, decorative and sculptural. The exhibition is showcasing over 45 designer/makers including ceramic artists Lesley Kelly and Sinéad Glynn.