Invitation to international artists to enter the German-speaking art-market

Artists.de is a free platform for international artists, where they can present their art to one of the most important art-markets of the world. With a presentation in this directory, artists can reach collectors and art gallerists in all German-speaking countries. This exiting art-market includes Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxemburg and Liechtenstein.

Artists.de is completely free of charges, for artists and visitors. International artists can use an english interface. After the easy registration they can upload up to 30 pictures and present them with a profile and links to his own website and / or art gallery. The pictures can be categorised and offered for sale (optinal). The presentation at artists.de can be updated very quick and easy by the artist. There is no special knowledge needed.

Artists.de is no trade-platform but an intermediator, so interested users can contact the artist directly if interested.
Even galleries can present their artists free on this platform.

Art-lovers can poke around or use comfortable extended search options to find easily artwork of their interest. Lots of collectors visit artists.de daily, since there are hundreds of new pieces of art published every day.
Although most artists already have an own online-presentation, artists.de is a good opportunity for them to increase traffic, popularity and art-sales. And a chance to enter the German speaking art market, wich they won´t reach with their own website. Most German speaking visitors prefer to be guided in their language.

Artists.de is a project of Artconsultans.de and 4D Media.
4D Media is a specialized agency for the production of multimedia applications. Beside internet and cd-rom, the agency offers multimedia-presentations for different events (fairs, stockholder meetings, press conferences), touch-screen applications for the POS, video-production and e-commerce solutions.

Customers are from different fields of industry, commerce, publishing houses, advertising agencies, public institutions, culture and sport. For example: Asics, Citibank, Compaq, Daewoo, General Motors, NEC, Remy Martin, Sony, Vodafone, Volkswagen and much more.

4D Media
Stephan Widera
Kaiser-Friedrich-Ring 11
40545 Düsseldorf
Deutschland
Tel: 0049-211-610196-50

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Iconique Societás Awards Invite Fashion Photographers and Illustrators to Show Off and Win

Launched in 2007 by award-winning Dutch creative director and publisher of influential fashion zine Iconique, Joost van Gorsel and founder and CEO of progressive creative think tank and agency Societás, Melissa Sterry - the ‘Iconique Societás Awards’ bring the global spotlight to the best emerging and most influential talent working in the fashion visual arts. Having launched as the ‘Iconique Societás Excellence in Fashion Photography Awards’ in 2007, the awards were re-branded as the ‘Iconique Societás Awards’ earlier this year after the addition of a new prize category for fashion illustration, created in recognition of the surge of new talent working in the genre internationally.

The awards jury includes an international collective of influential creatives including acclaimed Dutch photographer Ari Versluis, maverick fashion designer Arkadius who was once dubbed ‘mad, bad and dangerous’ by Colin McDowell, Brit milliner Louis Mariette – credited as one of the 250 most influential creatives in the world by I-D Magazine, award-winning New York designer Natalia Allen who won the Parson’s Designer of The Year Award in 2004 and who has worked with amongst other brands Donna Karan - LVMH, Saks Fifth Avenue, Dupont and Quiksilver as a design innovation consultant, owner of the UK’s much acclaimed ‘The Illustration Gallery’ - Oliver Jelf who is known for championing the best contemporary illustrators, McCann Group’s Head of Brand Innovation and award-winning brand director Justin Champney, CEO of Stylenoir and publisher of The Black Book of Fashion and Art James Mills, National President of the Society of Graphic Designers of Canada - Rod Roodenburg, Cypriot fashion designer, filmmaker and publisher of cult fashion blog "Un nouVeau Ideal" Filep Motwary, top stylist and regular contributer to Italian Vogue Michael Dye and awards founders Joost van Gorsel of Iconique and Melissa Sterry of Societás.

Stylenoir has joined forces with Iconique.com and Societás to lend its support to the ‘Iconique Societás Awards’ as media partner. Known for supporting emerging talent and tracking directional trends across both its online magazine and in its publication The Black Book of Fashion and Art, Stylenoir will be covering the awards and giving coverage to the winning entries, which will also be covered in Iconique.com as a podcast and editorial. Winners work will also feature in an animated fashion editorial published on Iconique and on podcast. Last year’s awards gained global coverage and entries from fashion creatives in the UK, EU, US, Asia and beyond. Iconique and Societás plan to extend the award categories yet further in 2009 – to embrace the full spectrum of the fashion visual arts, including fashion filmmaking, fashion styling and fashion spatial design.

Iconique Fashion Magazine – Founded in 2000 by Joost van Gorsel, Iconique's distinctive look and content has made it a favourite among fashion lovers all over the world. The website has won several web awards, appeared in books and has been published in numerous magazines and was recently voted one of the top ten online fashion magazines in the world. The best of Iconique (Excess: In here life is beautiful) was also shown in the Dutch Boijmans Museum in 2005 during ‘Project Rotterdam’. Iconique is one of the organizations behind the successful stock sample sales ‘Mode Marché’ and is recognised as one of Europe’s most cutting edge and progressive online magazines.

Societás – Breaking away from conventional business thinking, rather than working to a vertical market within the creative sphere, Societás brings together the creative fields, uniting all aspects of communication and business development. Fusing an agency, think tank and incubator, rather than simply offering production skills and crew to fulfil creative briefs, Societás pinpoint future market developments and devise creative strategies to capture the potential of these developments. Specialists in launching first-to-market ventures and groundbreaking creative projects to the global market, Societás’ clients span music, film, fashion, publishing, media, sport, eco and ethical goods.

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MINOX Sponsors American Deer & Wildlife Alliance Photo Contest

AUSTIN, Texas — The inventor behind the legendary spy camera, MINOX Germany has joined the American Deer & Wildlife Alliance in searching for images of the American sportsman. The all-new photo contest will invite hunters from across the country to submit digital images of their trophies, and MINOX will award one winner every month with a new MINOX DC8011 camera with a retail value of more than $345.

In addition, the best image of the year will win an additional surprise product from MINOX that can be enjoyed for years to come. To participate in the monthly contest, go to www.deerwildlifealliance.org and click on the MINOX banner or simply email your contact information and digital photo submission to submissions@deerwildlifealliance.org.

“MINOX supports ADWA members and their efforts to get everyone geared up for the hunting season, and we are proud to sponsor this photo contest to add to the excitement,” says Arnd Abraham, director of MINOX sales and marketing.

With any sporting activity such as hunting, bringing distant objects close can be tricky when using a low-grade binocular or camera but MINOX, the inventor behind the legendary spy camera, solves this problem and ease of use with their high-quality optics known for their compact size.

The new MINOX DC8011 excels in performance, comfort and design. Fitted with an 8.0 megapixel CCD sensor, electronic face detection feature and image stabilizer, as well as a 4x optical zoom, the DC 8011 provides ultimate convenience for digital photography. Besides boasting an exceptional performance this new MINOX stands out with its great looks and dimensions: measuring just 94 x 55 x 24 mm and weighing in at 132 grams it is an absolute highlight in the digital compact class. The elegant, black anodized aluminum body of the DC 8011 is also perfect to hold and can easily be packed away almost anywhere for transportation. To learn more about MINOX products, please visit www.minox.com.

“Bringing deer and wildlife enthusiasts closer to nature is a big part of our mission, and MINOX optics are highly prized for their quality and their ability to get close,” says Annie Jones, director of ADWA operations. “We look forward to giving hunters an opportunity to submit their photos and win one of these great cameras.”

Serving as a ‘PR engine’ for its members, ADWA combines the benefits of marketing and education to inspire credibility among consumers and unity within the industry. ADWA partners with companies and non-profit organizations within the industry to promote products, services, membership benefits and overall growth of the industry through education and aggressive public relations. In addition, ADWA offers outdoor educational opportunities for children and is broadcasting public conservation messages to more than 30 million households via the Keith Warren’s Hunting & Outdoor Adventures program airing on the Outdoor Channel.

To learn more about the American Deer & Wildlife Alliance or for membership information, visit www.deerwildlifealliance.org or call 877.528.7100.

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