Artwanted.com recently announced the launch of their 2012 art calendars. The calendars feature 365 'tear-off' pages -- each page spotlights a different Artwanted.com artist. Each calendar page includes contact information for the selected Artwanted artist. According to Artwanted.com staff the calendars represent a mix of digital art, traditional art and photography -- all by Artwanted members. Thus, the art calendars can be a great way to learn about the wide range of talent that can be discovered on Artwanted.com.   Each year Artwanted.com holds a submission competition in order to decide which artwork will be featured in the annual Artwanted.com art calendar. It [...]

ArtPrize has announced a revision in competition policy in regard to their prize structure. [...]

Dave Bown Projects is currently accepting entries for their 3rd Semiannual Competition. The competition finalist will receive a $5,000 prize. In addition to that, five other artists will be chosen to receive $1,000 each. The competition organizers have stated that they will be purchasing art from selected artists as well. In order to be considered the artist must be 18 years or older at the time of submitting. All styles and media will be considered.    The juror pandel for the competition includes art critic Paddy Johnson, museum curator Christina Strassfield and art dealer Richard Polsky. The deadline for entry is November 30, [...]

The Yosemite Renaissance XXVII call for entries is in full force -- however, the November 10th, 2011 deadline is fast approaching. The competition involves $4,000 in awards. The competition is open to all media -- including photography. Submitted artwork should reflect on themes suggestive of the Yosemite environment. In other words, competition entries are limited to works dealing with the landscape, people and wildlife of Yosemite. Both representational and non-representational works of art will be considered. The competition is only open to living artists. The fee is $15 per digital entry -- with a maximum of 8 entries accepted per [...]

Myartspace.com offers enhanced definition galleries to their Premium subscribers. This capability allows Myartspace Premium subscribers to create online galleries that have improved image quality compared to the standard free online galleries provided by the site. [...]

Artspace.com is currently offering a chance to win a two night stay at the Mondrian South Beach during Art Basel Miami Beach 2011. [...]

Artsicle.com is an art service website that focuses on connecting art collectors with art by means of an art rental program. [...]

Artwanted.com recently announced QR code integration for their members. Quick Response Code is a type of matrix barcode that has become popular with websites that focus on mobile device applications. As ArtWanted explains, "When someone "scans" the QR Code using a QR Code reader app on their mobile device, then they are taken to the web URL programmed into the QR Code without having to type anything.". The integration will likely spur more traffic to ArtWanted from mobile devices. [...]

An interview with CJ Follini, Co-Founder and CEO of COMPANY, was recently posted on FASO's FineArtViews art marketing blog. COMPANY -- known for using slogans such as "For Collectors by Collectors" and "Welcome to COMPANY" -- is an art website / ecommerce platform that connects art collectors with other art collectors. COMPANY serves as a form of social network that allows art collectors to list art, specifically emerging art, in their collection for sale on the website. [...]

Questions arise as Occupy Wall Street appears to be edging its scope over specific financial giants of the mainstream art world. For example, will individuals associated with the movement end up protesting art galleries known for embracing greed over anything else? [...]