It’s that time again! Our 2024 Contemporary Collage Magazine Awards are here and we’re excited to see all of your wonderful collage work.
The Categories
Portfolio
4 - 10 IMAGES
For this category our judges are looking for a portfolio of your collages that are representative of the breadth and depth of your collage practice.
*Header image by Portfolio Winner Paul Henderson
Open call - Nature
SINGLE IMAGE OR SERIES (4 - 10 IMAGES)
Landscapes, beaches, mountains, wildlife, sunsets, sky, plants - the options are vast with this open call and we’re excited to see how you approach collages containing the natural world we live in.
*Header image by Michele Bon Durant
Series
4 - 10 IMAGES
As the name might suggest we’re looking for a coherent series of works - a specific project perhaps or an on-going series on a particular theme.
*Header image by Series Winner Frank Moth
Commissioned works
SINGLE IMAGE OR MULTIPLE IMAGES OF ONE PROJECT
Have you created work for a client – a book cover, editorial image or perhaps an album cover? Then this is the category for you! We want to see all of your commissioned work - whether it was a single piece for a magazine or a series of posters. Your artist statement should include who the client was and a rough outline of the brief given.
*Header image by Commissions winner, Paul Henderson
Innovation
BODY OF EVIDENCE
Here we are looking for projects and approaches that use collage art in new and innovative ways. It could be working with technology, using collage for good, or incorporating new techniques into your work. Your submission should include a description of the project/initiative with supporting images and examples of work produced.
*Header image by Innovation winner, Julia Nelson-Gal
Open call - Fashion & clothing
SINGLE IMAGE OR SERIES (4 - 10 IMAGES)
Whether you follow the latest trends or stick to your own unique style, fashion is everywhere and we want to see your approaches to this amazingly diverse subject!
*Header image by CCM Awards Judge, Justine Laeufer
Entry Tiers
After purchasing your entry, you will receive a link to download the full awards package. This will include instructions on how to make your entry, an artist bio word document for you to fill in and links to upload your entries. We have also included an example submission for you to reference. Please make sure you read these carefully before submitting your work. We can’t wait to see all of your fantastic submissions, and if last years’ awards are anything to go by, we’re in for a treat!
One entry
£15
Three entries
£20
Ten entries
£30
IMPORTANT : One entry to the Contemporary Collage Magazine Awards can be used as a single image entry to an open call category, or as a series entry to any category.
e.g 1 image entered into Open Call : Memory Single Image
OR 4 - 10 Images entered into Open Call : Memory Series
Jelle Van Den Heede, 2024 Type Series Winner
Lindsay McFarlane, 2024 Portrait Single Winner
Karen Stamper, 2024 Series Winner
Romain Pouyau, 2024 Type Single Winner
Pascal Verzijl, 2024 Portrait Series winner
Allan Bealy, 2024 Series Winner
Luke Tarpey, 2024 Portfolio Winner
Lety Page, 2024 Commissioned Winner
Submission Guide
Please, please, please…read this guide thoroughly before submitting your work.
Once you have purchased your entries, you will be sent a link to download the instructions for the Contemporary Collage Magazine Awards 2024. Within this you will find the links to upload your submissions, a Word Document for your bio and artist statement, and an example submission to refer to.
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Images should be JPEG, 300dpi and be no smaller than 5 MB in size.
Please label each image as the following:
Please label your files in the following format :
name_title_instagram handle.jpg
i. e. Les Jones_untitled_lesjonescollage.jpgIf you are sending multiple entries, please put each entry in a separate folder.
The folder should be labeled as the following:
Name_Category
I.e Les Jones_Memory Series
If you are submitting multiple entries to one category, please number each entry, i.e Les Jones_Memory Series 1We will not consider any image that does not meet these requirements so please make sure that all your submitted imagery is named correctly and of good resolution.
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Once you have purchased you're awards entry, you will be prompted to download the Awards Pack, in here we have included everything you need to know to enter the awards.
This includes :
• An example entry - refer to this to make sure you have labeled everything and filed your work correctly.
• A word doc to fill in your bio and statement (statements are project specific and must be updated for each entry, bios can stay the same)
• Instructions on labelling and filing formats, image specifications and the links to upload your entries to the relevant Dropbox folders. -
Closing Date
September 30thOctober 19th
Shortlists announcedNovember 1st
Winners announced across the Contemporary Collage Magazine website and social media. -
In each of the categories, you may enter works in the following mediums:
• Analogue collage
• Mixed media (with clear collaged elements)
• Digital collage
• Assemblage (three dimensional works/objects)
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In each category there will be three prize levels - Gold, Silver and Bronze.
All recognised artists will receive:
• A digital certificate
• Inclusion in our Awards gallery on our website
• Permission to use the CC. Magazine Awards logo in their own communications.
In addition to the above, category winners will receive:
• Inclusion in our CC.Magazine Awards book
• A printed certificate
• A dedicated interview feature in an issue of CC. Magazine
• A dedicated post on our Instagram page
• Inclusion in wider PR about the awards
• PLUS a full year subscription to CC. Magazine.
Our 2024 Judging Panel
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Justine Laeufer
Internationally renowned collage artist and photographer
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Cecil Touchon
Collage artist, painter and poet. Cecil also runs an artist newsletter called The Touchonian
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Paula Mans
Collage artist and visual arts teacher
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Luke Tarpey
Collage artist, gallery owner and winner of the CC. Magazine Awards 2023 Portfolio category
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Andrea Burgay
Collage artist and founder of Cut Me Up magazine
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Tom Hodgkinson
Collage artist, graphic designer and winner of the Contemporary Collage Magazine Awards 2023, Series category
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Liberty Blake
Internationally renowned Collage Artist
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Johanna Goodman
Editorial collage artist, Johanna’s client list includes, Netflix, Rolling Stone and The Wall Street Journal
The G.F Smith Award
Every submission we receive to the G.F Smith challenge will be automatically entered into this year’s Contemporary Collage Magazine Awards G.F Smith Category, and judged by the wonderful team at G.F Smith! All you need to do is purchase your challenge, and send us your submission to submissions@contemporarycollagemagazine.com by the 30th September to be in with a chance to win.
