Want to win your favorite Imagekind print for free?

That’s right, it’s free print Friday! and we’re giving one lucky person the chance to win a free Imagekind print of their choice. Best of all, it’s beyond simple! Just check out our Facebook page and post the URL of your favorite image from Imagekind in the comment section below the announcement.

Hurry, cause it all ends at 5pm PST!

Ok, stop reading, go post your favorite image for the chance to win!

Enter here.

Trivia Tuesday is a weekly feature where I try and stump our readers with interesting art facts. Test your knowledge of the art world and let’s see if you have what it takes to be an art master.

Question: In painting, what is the name of the substance you mix with the paint to give it different qualities?

Paint Macro: 10 of 18 by Jef Harris

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**polls close next Tuesday, 6/30/09 and the correct answer will be shared then.

Last week’s poll answer: #2; Photographic paper coated with gelatine and silver

Congratulations to all of the Artful Romance Contest winners!

It was so much fun to see all the different participants and it was a true challenge to find only 10 winners. There were so many truly inspiring works of art entered. Thank you to everyone who participated!

The grand prize winner is Paola Zakimi

The second prize winner is Sandra Arduini

And a huge congratulations to all eight of our runners up!

Couple by Lutz Baar	Only with You by Susi Franco	Counting the Stars by Tine Wiggens	Trunk vs. Trunk by Mr. Roctopus
Chance Encounter 2 by Kip Decker	I Gave My Love a Cherry by Sara Field	Staying Warm by Melissa Robinson	Skating Into the Sunset by Rachel Linder

Imagekind is holding a special juried art contest and we want all artists to participate!

Join the Artful Romance Contest Group on Imagekind and submit your art to the gallery. Once the contest is over, you’ll have the chance to win some fantastic prizes. Including:

Our Grand Prize:

• A Flip Mino HD, with your choice of printing on it!
• Flickr Pro Account OR a one year Imagekind Platinum Account
• Your artwork featured on our homepage
• $50 Gift certificate to Imagekind for the prints of your choice

Need more info? Discuss it in the Group Forum or read more about the contest.

Kiss by Alexander Sokht; Romance by Bill Stephens; Looking For Love by Nadia Smith; Kiss Me Annie Lim

Rules:

• Only Imagekind members are eligible to enter – basic membership is FREE, so sign up now
• You must have at least 8 images in your account to win the grand prize.
• Artwork must be available in at least the Small size. Work must not be upsampled; all images will be inspected before proceeding to the final round.
• Please only submit 3 images for consideration.
• Creating artwork specifically for this contest is encouraged!

Questions? Send any contest inquiries to contest@imagekind.com, or feel free to participate in the group discussion.

The Imagekind Summer Games have come to an end. The submissions were collected and the votes were counted. Now its time for the awards ceremony!

What an amazing show of skill! A huge thanks to everyone for participating. You had the opportunity to vote on three events; Unity, Pushing the Limits and Speed. Each event had three winners awarded either a Gold, Silver or Bronze prize. All Winners will be featured on our homepage, in an upcoming email newsletter and will win other great prizes!

In addition to being featured on the homepage, Gold medalists will each get a $50 gift card and Silver and Bronze winners will each receive a print of their work.

We are all amazed at the variety of talent the Imagekind community has shown for this event. It’s fantastic to see all the different artistic styles, ideas and perspectives that make up this artist community. Take a look at all the winners below and make sure to congratulate them on their victory!

Unity Winners

Gold: Generations by Brae Oktober

Silver: Sky Heart by BuffaloWorks Photography

Bronze: Unity by Holly Kempe

Pushing the Limits

Gold: This Wonderfully Wicked Little Town by Jeff Adkins

Silver: Silence !!! Artist Working by Dragos Prioteasa

Bronze: Bridge by Regina Lafay

Speed

Gold: Determination by Paula Suter

Silver: Speed Demon by kellerman

Bronze: WIRED by Mayura Dhume