call for artists!! cash prizes for digital art!!

i recieved this email and it doesn't apply to my art but i know some of you digital mucky-mucks out there in tiki land might be interested.....

CALL FOR ENTRIES
Entry Deadline: August 15, 2007

An international exhibition of digital art
at the elegant Lyceum Theatre Gallery
in San Diego's historic Gaslamp Quarter

Website: http://www.artofdigitalshow.com

Promo Video: http://www.artofdigitalshow.com/trailer.html

Exhibition: October 6 - November 11, 2007
Opening Reception: Saturday, October 6th

Judge: Neal Benezra
Director of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

The Art of Digital Show is a world-class exhibition featuring all forms of digital art -- digital painting, computer based illustration, digitally manipulated photography, digital video art, fractals and algorithmic imagery, digital manipulations of traditionally created art, digital montages and collages, mixed media with digital elements, computer animation, interactive installations, CGI, etc. The Art of Digital Show will be exhibited at the two-level Lyceum Theatre Gallery, a perfect venue for exhibiting a large showcase of awesome digital art.

The entry details can be read in the Prospectus. The online entry process is very easy, simply filling out a short registration form and then uploading your digital files. Entry deadline is August 15th at 11:59 pm California Time.

Entry Fee: Still images are $25 for the first entry, $10 for each additional entry. Video art is $45 for each entry. There is no limit to the number of entries an artist may enter. Artists who entered any work in the Art of Digital Show 2006 or any of our previous Art of Photography Showswill receive a $15 discount towards the Art of Digital Show 2007.

$3000 in Awards:
$1,000 1st Place Award
$ 750 2nd Place Award
$ 500 3rd Place Award
$ 250 4th Place Award
$ 100 (5) Honorable Mention Awards

Substantial Tangible Benefits:
Intensive marketing and sales strategy. Over 20,000 people will view the Show.
Broad publicity will bring considerable media attention to the art and the artists.
The opening reception will be a world class event, with many buyers/collectors in attendance.
An elegant Show Catalog will be printed, which is a great marketing tool for the artists.
Being selected by Neal Benezra is a significant accomplishment - very valuable for one's career.
For more information please contact the Curator, Steven Churchill:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 858-793-0900

Many thanks to our sponsors!

We got the same email. Doesn't apply to us either. They must be casting a pretty wide net looking for artists and not really checking to see who they haul in.

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