Art Projects Link-List

Do you need a bit of a kick-start for drawing? Here's a list of links to various regular art projects - trades, challenges, contests, prompts.
I'll try to check regularly if the projects keep to their schedule, or at least try to.
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Please do link to this page if you're interested, the more people know about it, the better. Here are two buttons you can save if you want to use one (right-click -> Save link as):
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I'm always looking for additions, so if you know another regular project, please tell me about it.
~Anke

Needs More Members!

Reptile Exchange (going to start on May 1st, needs members): type: monthly "Secret Santa" exchange
you submit: One description, reptiles and part-reptile hybrids only
runs at: Livejournal
Character Exchange - Advanced Art Trades (young exchange, needs more members): type: monthly "Secret Santa" exchange; Membership is not open, a check of your gallery is required before you can join.
you submit: One character description
runs at: Livejournal
Character Monthly Art Exchange (running slow, trying to pick up): type: monthly "Secret Santa" exchange
you submit: Link to website with character profiles
runs at: private website + ezboard
faerieXchange (young exchange - only 2nd round - with few members): type: "Secret Santa" exchange
you submit: One character description, fantasy characters/creatures only
runs at: Livejournal

Updates 05-04-03

Avian Art Exchange - new link: type: monthly "Secret Santa" exchange
you submit: One character description, avians (birds and relatives) only
runs at: Livejournal
Character Exchange - Advanced Art Trades - new link: type: monthly "Secret Santa" exchange; Membership is not open, a check of your gallery is required before you can join.
you submit: One character description
runs at: Livejournal
Convention Badge Community - new link: type: includes monthly "Secret Santa" exchange
you submit: One description, furries only
runs at: Livejournal
Furry Cosplay Art Exchange - new link: type: monthly "Secret Santa" exchange
you submit: One character description (furries only) and one description of the chara they cosplay as
runs at: Livejournal
Humanoid Art Exchange Community - new link: type: monthly "Secret Santa" exchange
you submit: One description, humanoid characters only
runs at: Livejournal
Paleo Art Exchange - new link: type: monthly "Secret Santa" exchange
you submit: One description, "creatures of ancient times" (dinosaurs and other long extinct creatures) only
runs at: Livejournal
Reptile Exchange - new link: type: monthly "Secret Santa" exchange
you submit: One description, reptiles and part-reptile hybrids only
runs at: Livejournal

Daily

Daily Sketch Group: type: Prompts, at the same time weekly "contest" for 30 days membership at domai.com (winner picked by the organizers)
runs at: private webstie - conceptart.org
DailyDrawing: type: Prompts
runs at: Yahoo!groups

Weekly

Illustration Friday: type: Prompts
runs at: private webstie
Neopets Beauty Contest: type: contest - draw your Neopet. You can win a trophy, rare items and Neopoints.
runs at: neopets.com
Weekly Drawing Contest: type: Contest with random topics, "for the honour"
runs at: private website

Every 2 weeks

ArtJam: type: Prompts
runs at: Livejournal
Furry Art eXchange: type: Competition-exchange
runs at: Livejournal
Manga Art Exchange: type: "Secret Santa" exchange (manga style is NOT a must)
you submit: Link to website with character profiles
runs at: Private Website

Monthly

Anime Art eXchange: type: "Secret Santa" exchange
you submit: One character description, humanoids only (no furries)
runs at: Livejournal
Art Duel: Super Contest: type: contest
runs at: private webstie (Art Duels run for two weeks, whenever artists challenge each other.)
artXchange: type: "Secret Santa" exchange
you submit: One character description
runs at: Livejournal
Avian Art Exchange: type: "Secret Santa" exchange
you submit: One character description, avians (birds and relatives) only
runs at: Livejournal
Busy Paws: type: "Secret Santa" exchange
you submit: One character description, felines (cats) only
runs at: Livejournal
CanineXchange: type: "Secret Santa" exchange
you submit: One character description, canines (wolves, dogs, foxes...) only
runs at: Livejournal
Character Exchange - Advanced Art Trades: type: monthly "Secret Santa" exchange; Membership is not open, a check of your gallery is required before you can join.
you submit: One character description
runs at: Livejournal
Character Monthly Art Exchange: type: "Secret Santa" exchange
you submit: Link to website with character profiles
runs at: private website + ezboard
Convention Badge Community: type: includes "Secret Santa" exchange
you submit: One description, furries only
runs at: Livejournal
Dragon Art Exchange: type: "Secret Santa" exchange
you submit: One character description, dragons only
runs at: Livejournal
Equine Xchange: type: "Secret Santa" exchange
you submit: One character description, equines (horses) only
runs at: Livejournal
faerieXchange: type: "Secret Santa" exchange
you submit: One character description, fantasy characters/creatures only
runs at: Livejournal
Furry Cosplay Art Exchange: type: monthly "Secret Santa" exchange
you submit: One character description (furries only) and one description of the chara they cosplay as
runs at: Livejournal
Gryphon Art Exchange: type: "Secret Santa" exchange
you submit: One description, gryphons/griffins only
runs at: Livejournal
Humanoid Art Exchange Community: type: "Secret Santa" exchange
you submit: One description, humanoid characters only
runs at: Livejournal
Monthly Anime Gaijin: type: Competition Exchange
runs at: private website
Monthly Art Exchange: type: monthly "Secret Santa" exchange
runs at: DeviantArt
Monthly Gargoyles Art Contest: type: Disney's Gargoyles fanart Contest (each month a different theme) for an award graphic, link in the "winners" section, title in the forum
runs at: gargoyles-fans.org + ezboard
Monthly Original Bishoujo: type: Competition Exchange, original "pretty girl" characters only
runs at: private website
Mythic Art Exchange 2: type: "Secret Santa" exchange
you submit: One description, mythical creatures only (no humans or anthros)
runs at: Livejournal
Paleo Art Exchange: type: monthly "Secret Santa" exchange
you submit: One description, "creatures of ancient times" (dinosaurs and other long extinct creatures) only
runs at: Livejournal
Secret Furry Art eXchange: type: monthly "Secret Santa" exchange
you submit: One character description, anthros/furries only
runs at: Livejournal
Wolf XChange: type: "Secret Santa" exchange
you submit: One character description, apparently wolves only
runs at: Livejournal

Every Two Months

Bifrost: type: Prompts, Fantasy or (rarely) Scifi themed, also for writers
runs at: Yahoo!group, private site with forum; Elfwood membership required!

Quarterly

The Harry Potter Art Exchange: type: "Secret Santa" exchange
you submit: a wish for a piece of Harry Potter fanart
runs at: Livejournal

Twice a year

NaNoMangO: type: Challenge: pencil 30 comic pages in 30 days. Runs in November and in June.
runs at: Livejournal

Project-Types

Competition exchange: One member is featured. All participants draw a character the featured member picks. Unless otherwise stated, there's a vote for the best image at the end, and the winner will be the featured member of the next round.
Prompts: You recieve a topic, and draw an image that fits that topic in the given time.
"Secret Santa" exchange: People sign up for a round. The organiser of the Exchange randomly assigns for each participant another participant at random. Each participant recieves the information of what the one they are assigned to wants them to draw, and draws it.
In short: You draw a picture for someone, and recieve a picture from someone (usually that's someone else).
There are two types: In the more common type, you submit one character profile (including reference pictures), so you know at least of whom you will get a picture. In the other type, you must have a website with character infos. You submit the whole website, and the participant who draws for you picks the character, so the image is a double surprise :)

Submit a Link

I know there are many projects I don't know about; please help me by telling me about them.
Send an email to anke.wehner[at]gmail[dot]com. Please use "Art Project" as subject.
Note that this list is for projects that take place regularly.

Since I'm obsessive linker, please also include a name and website I can link to (unless if you don't want any credit for your help).

Contributors

iaenni - link to Art Duel Super Contest
Lemurkat - links to Busy Paws, CanineXchange and Equine Xchange
Mandy - links to MOB, MAG, Weekly Drawing contest and Multiplicity Exchange
Nanashigriff - links to Avian Art Exchange, Convention Badge Community, Paleo Art Exchange
Marjon - link to Daily Sketch Group