After a Life Stories exhibition in London, UK, Electronic Arts is organising three more exhibitions in New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Together with art and design schools (Parsons The New School for Design, New York, Academy of Art University, San Francisco and the Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles) in these cities competitions and exhibitions will be organised. The art will be made by students, and needs to feature the Sims. Any form of art will be accepted, from machinima, paintings, illustrations and sculptural work to fashion designs, cinematography and interactive displays. Juries from the schools and EA will judge the displayed art, with the machinima and and traditional art being judged in separate categories. In total there will be $12,000 worth of prize money per school. The exhibition dates are as follows:

• 19 April - 12 May: Chelsea Museum of Art, New York
• 26 June - 19 July: 79 Gallery, Academy of Art University, San Francisco
• 14 July - 11 August: Maltz Gallery, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles

More details are in the press release as well as on the Hands of Artists mini-site. There you can also find contest guidelines for all the competitions, but remember only students of the respective schools are eligible for entry.