Wins, Briefs, and Giggles: Free Submissions and Your Award Season Survival Guide.
- Skola Online Learning
- Feb 14
- 1 min read
Here’s the thing about free submissions: they’re a little like that low-hanging fruit in an orchard of creative possibilities. They might not solve all your problems (looking at you, rent), but they’re ripe for the picking and a step toward your next big break. So grab a coffee, fire up Illustrator, and remember: you miss 100% of the briefs you don’t take.
Award season survival? Easy. Step 1: Stockpile caffeine like it’s gold in 1929. Step 2: Accept that “final version” is a myth—your file names will read like Shakespearean acts. Step 3: Cultivate a Zen-like acceptance of rejection emails; they’re just badges of effort. And remember: overthinking kerning at 3 a.m.? Totally normal. You’re thriving.
Pentawards
Carrefour Brand Brief 2025
Theme: Naming, packaging, and identity design for the "GIFT BAR" collection for festive occasions.
Eligibility: Open to students, recent graduates, and interns.
Holcim Foundation Awards 2025
Theme: Sustainable design across various disciplines.
Eligibility: Open to client-supported and commissioned projects in the detailed design phase that are yet to be realized. Projects already under construction are eligible, provided construction is not completed before February 11, 2025.
Prize: Total prize pool of $1 million.
Deadline: February 11, 2025.
More Information: https://www.onlyforartists.com/
"Open Theme" - FREE Entry, $1,000 Award Competition
Theme: Open; artists can submit artworks on any subject matter of their choice.
Eligibility: International; open to artists of all ages.
Prize: Grand prize of $1,000.
Deadline: February 20, 2025.
More Information: https://www.artworkarchive.com/call-for-entry/open-theme-free-entry-1-000-award-competition-2025?utm_source=chatgpt.com.
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