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03 January 2007
No. 51
COMPETITION
2007 Houston Center for Photography (HCP) : Photography Fellowships
DIGITAL UNESCO Digital Art Award 2007 in association with the Sharjah Biennial 8 (4 April - 4 June 2007, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates)" Still Life - Art, Ecology and the Politics of Change”
EXHIBITIONS
Our Man in Havana - Gallery Aferro, Newark NJ
JURIED PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION - Photographic Resource Center (PRC), Boston, MA
PERFORMANCE
In the Mix, Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art (MOCCA)
POSITIONS Executive Director: Society for Photographic Education, Eugene, OR
Curator : Tate Britain, London, UK
Paid Internships : Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, New York, NY
PROPOSALS
Cornerhouse, Manchester, UK
SOIL Art Gallery, Seattle WA
apexart, New York, NY
RESIDENCY
Studio XX, Montreal
Elsewhere Artist Collaborative, Greensboro, NC,
Transart Institute
GIBRALTAR POINT ON TORONTO ISLAND, TORONTO, CANADA
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, NE
COMPETITION
2007 Houston Center for Photography (HCP) : Photography Fellowships
Deadline: Monday, January 22
Houston Center for Photography (HCP) announces the 2007 Photography Fellowship Competition. Two fellowship recipients will be awarded $1,000 each, with one Houston-based artist designated as a recipient of the Carol Crow Memorial Fellowship. Lynn McLanahan Herbert will jury the fellowship selection. Each winner will have a solo-exhibition at HCP in the summer of 2007, based on the work submitted (work- in-progress is acceptable.)
Notification Letters Sent: Friday, February 16
Accepted Work Due: Wednesday, July 25
Exhibition: August 10 - September 9, 2007
More information
Houston Center for Photography, 1441 West Alabama, Houston, TX 77006 | Ebony@hcponline.org
DIGITAL
UNESCO Digital Art Award 2007 in association with the Sharjah Biennial 8 (4 April - 4 June 2007, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates)
" Still Life - Art, Ecology and the Politics of Change”
Deadline : 16 February 2007
The total award money is US $10.000, which could be divided and delivered to more than one laureate. It is provided by the Higashiyama Fund, managed by the National Federation of UNESCO Associations in Japan (NFUAJ), and given by the Director-General of UNESCO. The prize winners will also be invited to the Sharjah Biennial 8 to lead the training workshops within the framework of the Education programme of the Biennial with a selected number of youth and educators from across the globe to probe in depth into how creative digital practises and expressions can foster global conversation and gestures of respect towards the sustainable development of our environment.
This year's edition of the UNESCO Digital Arts Award 2007 is at the heart of the global dialogue on the role of art as a vital force for positive change to how we shape our environment, whether determined by physical properties (spatial, geographical, climatic, etc) or by social relevancies, and how we respond to our surroundings, immediate and global.
Young artists are invited to reflect on how urban spaces and city environments could be transformed into creative outlets cultivating artistic innovation and new form of expression. Potential applicants to the award are asked to conceive and design their creative projects that are integral to the theme of sustainable urban development.
The award is especially in conjunction with the UNESCO Young Digital Creators(YDC)- http://www.unesco.org/culture/digiarts/ydc - Programme and, therefore, applicants will use the online YDC application "Scenes and sounds of my city" - for submitting their creative projects.
More information, guidelines and application
The Sharjah Biennial 8 (SB8) website
EXHIBITIONS
“Our Man in Havana” - Gallery Aferro, Newark NJ
Deadline : February 15, 2007
Call for art in any and all media dealing with:
Vacuum cleaners
Vacuum cleaning
Small appliances and women
Women’s work (do only women do it?)
Industrial and consumer design
Appliances as commodities
Commodities, marketing and consumer desires, fears
Fear of dirt (disease, chaos)
Fear of being dirty What gets vacuumed (or resists being vacuumed)? Dust, dirt and
Hair, once it isn’t attached to our bodies
The microscopic world: the unseen, critters and other things (see The Secret House)
Labor of housecleaning: who does it, for free or for money?
The idea of a “vacuum”
Please see our submission guidelines on the website
Gallery Aferro 73 Market Street Newark NJ 07102
JURIED PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION - Photographic Resource Center (PRC), Boston, MA
Deadline : February 10, 2007
Each year, the Photographic Resource Center (PRC) hosts an eagerly-anticipated and critically-acclaimed juried exhibition of contemporary photo-based work. The PRC is honored to announce that Jen Bekman, founder and director of jen bekman, a pioneering fine art gallery in New York City’s burgeoning Bowery arts district, will serve as the 2007 juror. Those selected will exhibit several works each in EXPOSURE: The 12th Annual PRC Juried Exhibition (May 25-July 1, 2007), on display in the PRC gallery. Reproductions and information on all artists will be also published in the May/June issue of the PRC newsletter, in the loupe, distributed nationally. The PRC invites entries regionally and nationally—including traditional and non-traditional approaches to photography and related media
More information
About the 2007 Juror, Jen Bekman
Jen Bekman is the founder and director of jen bekman, a pioneering fine art gallery in New York City's burgeoning Bowery arts district. Since March of 2003, the gallery has attracted the attention of critics, museum curators, and collectors alike, with its focus on emerging artists and innovative group shows. Visit jenbekman.com to learn more and be sure to check out the gallery's fast-growing quarterly photography competition, Hey, Hot Shot! at heyhotshot.com. Gallery artists and exhibitions have been featured extensively online and in publications such as The New York Times, W Magazine, The Village Voice and New York Magazine and in art-related publications including Art in America, ARTFORUM, Photo District News, and Photograph. Bekman is also the editor of the popular weblog, www.personism.com, bringing the gallery and its artists to the attention of an even broader audience of designers, architects, and magazine editors.
PRC Juried Exhibition History
In celebration of the PRC's 30th anniversary and the future of photography, and to reflect more accurately the mission and function of our annual photography competition, we are changing the name of the PRC Members' Exhibition to EXPOSURE: The Annual PRC Juried Exhibition. Since its inception in 1996, over 230 photographers have shown in PRC member exhibitions—representing established artists and those cited as "ones to watch". Invited outside jurors are esteemed curators, gallerists, and photography professionals.
Brief Notes on Submission Process
Artists can reside anywhere, as long as applicants are valid PRC Members through July 1, 2007 (or join the PRC at the time of submission) and, if selected, be able to ship their work, ready to hang, to and from the PRC. Along with the required entry form, interested artists are asked to send 10 slides or jpegs (formatted to specifications on required form) on cd, image checklist list, resume, statement, self- addressed packet with adequate postage (if materials are to be returned) postmarked on or before the deadline of Saturday, February 10. Entry fee is $25 (and if applicable, membership fee through July 1).
PRC, 832 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, (617) 975-0600, prc@bu.edu
PERFORMANCE
In the Mix,
Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art (MOCCA)
Deadline : February 15, 2007
In the Mix is a gallery based performance series focused on live video mixing and its improvised intersection with music. It will take place August 24-26th, 2007 at the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art (MOCCA) in Toronto, Canada.
The three-day series will feature:
* Live video mixing performances during the evenings.
* A curated program of short video works by artists working with live video mixing as part of their artistic practice. Works that are representative of each artist's approach to live mixing will be displayed with audio in a separate viewing space as loops - each a maximum length of 15 minutes.
* An audio/video midi-drum-circle open to public participation in the daytime.
Interested artists need not have formal artistic training or come from the contemporary arts community. Clubbers, scientists, bedroom-based independents, commercial media makers, collectives and interactive audio/video groups, all will be appraised from an open and curious perspective!
If you would like to be considered for this series, please submit a short video (15 minutes or less) on VCD, DVD, VHS or MiniDV, or on CD (quicktime movie format), along with a completed submission form. The submitted piece should either be a live recording of a section of a video mix or strongly representative of your live work.
Get your submission form here
Please note: as the scope and nature of the event are dependant upon submissions and secure funding, final dates and definitive confirmation of the event are still pending. Confirmation of the event and the participants will be announced by May 4, 2007
POSITIONS
Executive Director: Society for Photographic Education, Eugene, OR
Position Deadline: Applications will be reviewed until the position is filled.
Position Start Date: February 1, 2007
The Society for Photographic Education (SPE) invites applicants for the position of Executive Director. Founded in 1962, SPE is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing photographic education in all its myriad of contemporary visual expressions. A vibrant and growing organization, SPE counts 2000 members including visual artists, educators, historians, curators and graduate and undergraduate students. It maintains close alliances with academic institutions, other visual arts organizations and foundations, and industry and trade partners.
The Executive Director provides intellectual leadership and vision in the development and management of a vital arts and cultural organization. This position is administratively responsible for overseeing the operations and promotion of the organization in fulfillment of SPE’s mission and in accordance of the established SPE By-Laws and Policy and Procedure Manual. The Executive Director is also responsible for the care and custody of physical and financial resources, oversight of membership records, publications, printed material and national conference. In collaboration with the board, the Executive Director is involved with long-range planning, development and public relations. The position also manages a staff of six professionals, including fulltime, part-time and contract labor. The Executive Director is a full-time salaried position and reports to the executive committee of the board through the chairperson of the society, communicating directly with board committee chairs when appropriate. Salary package is commensurate with professional experience. SPE’s national office is located in Oxford, Ohio and the organization is willing to consider highly qualified candidates who would be located elsewhere.
Specific competencies include a strong ability to communicate and collaborate; keen verbal and writing skills; financial and budgetary knowledge; and computer programs such as Excel.
Send letter of application, CV, contact information for three professional references, and SASE to: Terri Warpinski, Chairperson, Society for Photographic Education,1258 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403. Inquires may be directed to members of the Society’s Executive Committee: Vice Chair, Richard Gray, rgray@nd.edu; Treasurer, Therese Mulligan, mtmpph@rit.edu; Secretary, Cass Fey, cass@ccp.library.arizona.edu.
The Society for Photographic Education values diversity and is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer.
Tate Britain: Seeking Curator
Deadline: 26 January 2007
Who's making a difference in contemporary British art today? Who's influencing others? And how do you make sense of it? Taking up a prominent new, senior role within the Tate Britain team, you'll answer these questions with authority, intellectual depth and visionary flair, and have a highly visible impact at the heart of Tate. As the Curator of the 2009 Triennial exhibition, you'll frame the zeitgeist in a thought- provoking yet accessible way to create an agenda- setting show of national and international significance. You could currently be working anywhere in the world, but your exemplary curatorial record and experience of leading large-scale projects will speak for itself.
For an informal discussion, please contact Judith Nesbitt, Chief Curator Tate Britain at +44 (0)20 7887 8960. For a full job description and to apply, visit our website
Paid Internships : Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, New York, NY
Paid Internships Available Check out our paid internships while they're still hot.
We've got openings in Communication/Marketing
Development/Corporate Sponsorship
Events and Membership
and Swing Space
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
125 Maiden Lane, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10038
(212) 219-9401
Fax: (212) 219-2058
PROPOSALS
Cornerhouse, Manchester, UK
Deadline : 05 February 2007
Cornerhouse Projects, Call for Proposals
An exhibition for a 6 week period between June and August.
Cornerhouse Projects is the regular exhibitions programme in the café and bar areas of Cornerhouse, dedicated to emerging practitioners based in the North West. It is one of the regional programmes run by Cornerhouse, existing alongside those of international art and film.
Cornerhouse is seeking proposals from artists, curators or other creative individuals/groups who wish to explore the space and its context. There are a huge number of opportunities for exhibiting in cafes and bars all over Manchester, but Cornerhouse Projects is not simply a cheap or free way of decorating our spaces. We commission work that engages with our space, our audience and our position as a meeting/social space for visual art practitioners.
We are particularly interested in artists who would take this opportunity to look past the wall space and consider other possible, but feasible, ways to exhibit in the café. There is a modest budget to assist with the production of new work. If this interests you, and you are based in the North West we would like to hear from you.
Please send examples of past and current work (photographs or a CD), a proposal of no more than 500 words detailing your ideas for the space; the work; size, medium, layout, how it would be hung/attached etc, CV, and a covering letter. (Enclose an S.A.E for return of work)
Please send proposals to Rebecca Keating, Cornerhouse Projects, Cornerhouse, 70 Oxford Street, Manchester, M1 5NH.
For more information email rebecca.keating@cornerhouse.org
Cornerhouse Projects
SOIL Art Gallery, Seattle WA
Call for Show Proposals
Deadline: Open call
SOIL is now accepting proposals for 2007 exhibitions
We are particularly looking for strong group shows and shows that feature diverse media, including but not limited to installations, performance, video, digital media, etc.
CALL FOR SHOW PROPOSALS
We take submissions for curated shows on a continual basis. All proposals are viewed by the membership and accepted or declined on a 2/3 vote. If you are proposing an idea for a curated show it is imperative that your statement of intent, concept and background research on the topic be clear and leave us with a strong impression. Images are crucial to our understanding of your proposal. We are, for the most part, a visual group and strong images backed with a strong statement will impress needed membership. All accepted proposals are dependent upon open slots in our exhibition schedule. If you have a specific month in mind, please indicate it on your application.
All shows are one month in length. Proposals should be of new work not shown previously in Seattle.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
Project description – including project title, contact name, phone number and e-mail, names of participants, detailed description of the project including why SOIL Art Gallery is the gallery of choice. For scheduling purposes, please indicate your first and second choice of months to show in.
Work Samples – up to 15 digital images on CD, which should include samples of work by all participants. An Image Description list must accompany this and should be numbered and include artist's name, size of work, materials used and date executed. Digital image files should be numbered according to the Image Description, and sized at approx. 1200 pixels on the longest dimension. For video samples will accept DVD and CD-ROM formats.
Other Support Materials – résumés, background research, and any other supplemental materials you see fit to include. It is very important to us in our vote that you are able to leave us with a strong impression of what to expect from the proposed exhibition. We may ask you to come to a meeting and share with us your ideas verbally.
Proposals are accepted anytime, in person or by mail. In person submissions will be accepted during gallery hours, Thursday - Sunday, 12-5 pm.
Mail to: SOIL Art Gallery, Attn: Curations, 112 3rd Ave South, Seattle WA 98104
Proposal materials will not be returned unless accompanied by a self-addressed stamped envelope.
apexart, New York
Deadline : 15 February 2007
apexart, a non-profit arts organization in NYC, will be accepting 1-page "idea-based" exhibition proposals from Jan 1 - Feb 15, 2007. From these submissions, two will be selected to become exhibitions in the 07/08 season.
Proposals are evaluated by twelve past apexart curators and affiliates in a "blind" numerical process with no discussion and no input from apex staff.
Key to the intent of apexart's Unsolicited Proposals program is providing an opportunity for the expression of new critical voices and ideas. We welcome and encourage proposals from all interested individuals. Previous curatorial experience is in no way required, and will not factor into the selection process. apexart provides complete administrative support and assistance to bring the selected exhibitions to fruition.
Complete guidelines and submissions procedure
For any questions please contact us at info@apexart.org.
RESIDENCY
Studio XX, Montreal
Deadline : 01 April, 2007
Founded in 1995, Studio XX is Montreal’s foremost women’s digital resource centre. Through a variety of creative activities and initiatives, the Studio works with women to demystify digital technologies, to critically examine their social aspects, to facilitate women’s access to technology, and to create and exhibit women’s new digital art.
Studio XX receives on-going submissions for its residency and coproduction programs, however the selection of projects is in april of each year.
Studio XX redefines its residency program in keeping with the diversity of approaches that have been brought about by new and multiple methodologies and processes being practiced by artists working with new media and the Web as creative platforms. Residencies are offered each year through three major axes identified below. This in order to offer an improved context in which Quebecois and Canadian women artists may conceptualise, act and create, and to better accommodate the evolving realities of contemporary networked practices.
MORE INFORMATION
Submit a proposal - Online registration
. thematic residency –: Mobility
This year, Studio XX engages in the phenomenon of mobility and its effects on individuals and communities. The space created by cellular technologies, by radio, by satellites, exists and is supported thanks to the carrier waves that increase the density of the invisible. These spaces are made of microwaves –- transmitting radiations that create transparent and coded environments. In a world of extreme individualism and new forms of solitude, we are initiating a move towards togetherness, towards the acknowledgement of others by displacing ourselves, by projecting ourselves in this communicative, ubiquitous space. Via opto-electronic equipment we connect with the rest of the clan, the family, the diaspora. These are the means of recognising and understanding each other through the circulation of words and voices tracing the paths of hope and solidarity. Paradoxically these tracking devices also give birth to other ways of dealing and seeing –- surveillance, detection and espionage. The bipolar reality of mobility turns each of us into a traceable object.
Elsewhere Artist Collaborative, Greensboro, NC,
Elsewhere, a living installation, museum of process, and art production space in downtown Greensboro, NC, is seeking artists- in-residence for its Spring, Summer, and Fall 2007 residency seasons. Set within a former thrift store housing a 58-year inventory of American surplus, thrift, and antiques, Elsewhere invites artists-in- residence to utilize the immense collection of objects to pursue site-specific material, conceptual, and/or technologically-based projects. Elsewhere's building- two full stores on the ground level, a 14-room boarding house on the second, and warehouse on the third-provides dynamic architectures for the creation and installation of works. Artists live and work within changing installations, engaging interactive environments for re-conceptualizing the theory and practice of art-making.
Experimenting with museum-as-medium within a store where nothing is for sale, Elsewhere offers an unparalleled framework for merging art practice and everyday life.
The complete call for artists
Email George Scheer, Collaborative Director, at wanderingzoo@elsewhereelsewhere.org for a residency brochure and application.
Elsewhere is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.
Transart Institute
Winter Residency and Open House 2007:
February 1-4, 2007, Point B, Brooklyn, New York
The Transart Institute in cooperation with Danube University Krems offers an international low residency two year graduate art program leading to a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in New Media. The program is intended to lift the boundaries between applied and fine arts, traditional and new media, artists and scholars.
Students are free to pursue work in any media art- related genre and to create their own course of study, working independently and with the support of faculty and self-chosen artist mentors. Short periods of intensive residency permit students to continue with their professional work and keep a balanced personal life while participating in the program.
Students are free to pursue work in any media art- related genre and to create their own course of study, working independently and with the support of faculty and self-chosen artist mentors. Short periods of intensive residency permit students to continue with their professional work and keep a balanced personal life while participating in the program.
An international MFA in New Media program for working artists to develop a sustainable creative praxis:
— Three summer residencies (two weeks each) in Linz, Austria; optional winter residency in New York.
— One-on-one mentorships during two school years - wherever you work and live.
Students are free to pursue work in any media art- related genre and to create their own course of study, working independently and with the support of faculty and self-chosen artist mentors. Short periods of intensive residency permit students to continue with their professional work and keep a balanced personal life while participating in the program.
The program is intended to lift the boundaries between applied and fine arts, traditional and new media, artists and scholars. Students are free to pursue work in any media art-related genre and to create their own course of study.
MORE INFORMATION
GIBRALTAR POINT ON TORONTO ISLAND, TORONTO, CANADA
INTERNATIONAL ARTIST RESIDENCY PROGRAM
Deadline: February 21st, 2007,
Artscape is currently accepting applications for the Gibraltar Point International Artist Residency Program, taking place June 1-30, 2007.
ABOUT THE GIBRALTAR POINT INTERNATIONAL ARTIST RESIDENCY PROGRAM
The Gibraltar Point Residency transcends political, aesthetic and geographic boundaries, welcomes diversity and provides a spawning ground for unique cultural alliances. The program is open to Canadian and international artists who are engaged in the development or creation of work. Emerging, mid- career and established professional artists are invited to apply. Participants in the residency program receive accommodation, a private work studio and all meals at no cost. Travel and material costs are the responsibility of participating artists.
The residency program aims to further the professional development of artists by: enabling the creation and production of new work; fostering an exchange of ideas and influences; encouraging the sharing of expertise; inspiring new works of art and creative collaborations; and building relationships between artists working in different media. The program is designed and managed by Artscape and takes place for a single 30-day term each calendar year at the Gibraltar Point Centre for the Arts on Toronto Island.
MORE INFORMATION, APPLICATION FORM AND GUIDELINES
ABOUT THE GIBRALTAR POINT CENTRE FOR THE ARTS AND TORONTO ISLAND
Situated on Toronto Island, The Gibraltar Point Centre for the Arts owes its name to its location marked by Toronto's oldest landmark - the Gibraltar Point Lighthouse, which was erected in 1808. Operated by Artscape, this 30,000 square foot unique facility provides permanent studio space to more than a dozen artists and a Retreat Centre, which can be rented for a variety of functions. In addition to hosting the Residency Program, the Gibraltar Point Centre for the Arts features Artscape Lodge, a short- term rental service with accommodation and work studios for up to 13 visiting artists.
Toronto Island is a peaceful 230-hectare natural park in Toronto's harbour, a short 15-minute ferry ride from the thriving downtown core of Canada's cultural capital. The Island is part of the Carolinian Zone which includes flora and fauna not found anywhere else in Canada. Naturalized areas and wildlife reserves make it a popular stopover point for southern song birds. The Island is also home to approximately 800 people whose remarkable community boasts one of the highest per capita populations of artists in Canada and is the largest urban car-free community in North America.
For questions regarding the Gibraltar Point International Artist Residency Program please contact by e-mail only: residency@torontoartscape.on.ca
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, NE
Period : January 2008 - June 2008
Deadline : February 28, 2007
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts- Visual Arts Residency Program Few programs exist either on the national or international level where the sole mission is to support the creativity of artists. From the beginning, the art-making process has been the highest priority at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, where both the atmosphere and environment offer ideal situations for creative growth and experimentation. We address the practical aspects of this mission by providing well-equipped studio spaces, living accommodations and monthly stipends. Located in two urban warehouses totaling 110,000 square feet, our facilities are designed to foster creativity and the productive exchange of ideas. Artists from around the world come to the Bemis Center to work in this supportive community and confront new challenges. Are you ready for your residency?
Because Exceptional Talent Deserves to be Supported...........
Celebrating 25 Years of Supporting Exceptional Talent!
Applications can be downloaded from our website at www.bemiscenter.org . Bi-annual application deadlines for 3 month residencies are September 30 and February 28.
Contact: Cary Tobin, Residency Director email- cary@bemiscenter.org
Cary Tobin
Residency Program Director
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts
724 So. 12th St.
Omaha, NE 68102
402-341-7130 ext.12
No. 51
COMPETITION
2007 Houston Center for Photography (HCP) : Photography Fellowships
DIGITAL UNESCO Digital Art Award 2007 in association with the Sharjah Biennial 8 (4 April - 4 June 2007, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates)" Still Life - Art, Ecology and the Politics of Change”
EXHIBITIONS
Our Man in Havana - Gallery Aferro, Newark NJ
JURIED PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION - Photographic Resource Center (PRC), Boston, MA
PERFORMANCE
In the Mix, Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art (MOCCA)
POSITIONS Executive Director: Society for Photographic Education, Eugene, OR
Curator : Tate Britain, London, UK
Paid Internships : Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, New York, NY
PROPOSALS
Cornerhouse, Manchester, UK
SOIL Art Gallery, Seattle WA
apexart, New York, NY
RESIDENCY
Studio XX, Montreal
Elsewhere Artist Collaborative, Greensboro, NC,
Transart Institute
GIBRALTAR POINT ON TORONTO ISLAND, TORONTO, CANADA
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, NE
COMPETITION
2007 Houston Center for Photography (HCP) : Photography Fellowships
Deadline: Monday, January 22
Houston Center for Photography (HCP) announces the 2007 Photography Fellowship Competition. Two fellowship recipients will be awarded $1,000 each, with one Houston-based artist designated as a recipient of the Carol Crow Memorial Fellowship. Lynn McLanahan Herbert will jury the fellowship selection. Each winner will have a solo-exhibition at HCP in the summer of 2007, based on the work submitted (work- in-progress is acceptable.)
Notification Letters Sent: Friday, February 16
Accepted Work Due: Wednesday, July 25
Exhibition: August 10 - September 9, 2007
More information
Houston Center for Photography, 1441 West Alabama, Houston, TX 77006 | Ebony@hcponline.org
DIGITAL
UNESCO Digital Art Award 2007 in association with the Sharjah Biennial 8 (4 April - 4 June 2007, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates)
" Still Life - Art, Ecology and the Politics of Change”
Deadline : 16 February 2007
The total award money is US $10.000, which could be divided and delivered to more than one laureate. It is provided by the Higashiyama Fund, managed by the National Federation of UNESCO Associations in Japan (NFUAJ), and given by the Director-General of UNESCO. The prize winners will also be invited to the Sharjah Biennial 8 to lead the training workshops within the framework of the Education programme of the Biennial with a selected number of youth and educators from across the globe to probe in depth into how creative digital practises and expressions can foster global conversation and gestures of respect towards the sustainable development of our environment.
This year's edition of the UNESCO Digital Arts Award 2007 is at the heart of the global dialogue on the role of art as a vital force for positive change to how we shape our environment, whether determined by physical properties (spatial, geographical, climatic, etc) or by social relevancies, and how we respond to our surroundings, immediate and global.
Young artists are invited to reflect on how urban spaces and city environments could be transformed into creative outlets cultivating artistic innovation and new form of expression. Potential applicants to the award are asked to conceive and design their creative projects that are integral to the theme of sustainable urban development.
The award is especially in conjunction with the UNESCO Young Digital Creators(YDC)- http://www.unesco.org/culture/digiarts/ydc - Programme and, therefore, applicants will use the online YDC application "Scenes and sounds of my city" - for submitting their creative projects.
More information, guidelines and application
The Sharjah Biennial 8 (SB8) website
EXHIBITIONS
“Our Man in Havana” - Gallery Aferro, Newark NJ
Deadline : February 15, 2007
Call for art in any and all media dealing with:
Vacuum cleaners
Vacuum cleaning
Small appliances and women
Women’s work (do only women do it?)
Industrial and consumer design
Appliances as commodities
Commodities, marketing and consumer desires, fears
Fear of dirt (disease, chaos)
Fear of being dirty What gets vacuumed (or resists being vacuumed)? Dust, dirt and
Hair, once it isn’t attached to our bodies
The microscopic world: the unseen, critters and other things (see The Secret House)
Labor of housecleaning: who does it, for free or for money?
The idea of a “vacuum”
Please see our submission guidelines on the website
Gallery Aferro 73 Market Street Newark NJ 07102
JURIED PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION - Photographic Resource Center (PRC), Boston, MA
Deadline : February 10, 2007
Each year, the Photographic Resource Center (PRC) hosts an eagerly-anticipated and critically-acclaimed juried exhibition of contemporary photo-based work. The PRC is honored to announce that Jen Bekman, founder and director of jen bekman, a pioneering fine art gallery in New York City’s burgeoning Bowery arts district, will serve as the 2007 juror. Those selected will exhibit several works each in EXPOSURE: The 12th Annual PRC Juried Exhibition (May 25-July 1, 2007), on display in the PRC gallery. Reproductions and information on all artists will be also published in the May/June issue of the PRC newsletter, in the loupe, distributed nationally. The PRC invites entries regionally and nationally—including traditional and non-traditional approaches to photography and related media
More information
About the 2007 Juror, Jen Bekman
Jen Bekman is the founder and director of jen bekman, a pioneering fine art gallery in New York City's burgeoning Bowery arts district. Since March of 2003, the gallery has attracted the attention of critics, museum curators, and collectors alike, with its focus on emerging artists and innovative group shows. Visit jenbekman.com to learn more and be sure to check out the gallery's fast-growing quarterly photography competition, Hey, Hot Shot! at heyhotshot.com. Gallery artists and exhibitions have been featured extensively online and in publications such as The New York Times, W Magazine, The Village Voice and New York Magazine and in art-related publications including Art in America, ARTFORUM, Photo District News, and Photograph. Bekman is also the editor of the popular weblog, www.personism.com, bringing the gallery and its artists to the attention of an even broader audience of designers, architects, and magazine editors.
PRC Juried Exhibition History
In celebration of the PRC's 30th anniversary and the future of photography, and to reflect more accurately the mission and function of our annual photography competition, we are changing the name of the PRC Members' Exhibition to EXPOSURE: The Annual PRC Juried Exhibition. Since its inception in 1996, over 230 photographers have shown in PRC member exhibitions—representing established artists and those cited as "ones to watch". Invited outside jurors are esteemed curators, gallerists, and photography professionals.
Brief Notes on Submission Process
Artists can reside anywhere, as long as applicants are valid PRC Members through July 1, 2007 (or join the PRC at the time of submission) and, if selected, be able to ship their work, ready to hang, to and from the PRC. Along with the required entry form, interested artists are asked to send 10 slides or jpegs (formatted to specifications on required form) on cd, image checklist list, resume, statement, self- addressed packet with adequate postage (if materials are to be returned) postmarked on or before the deadline of Saturday, February 10. Entry fee is $25 (and if applicable, membership fee through July 1).
PRC, 832 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, (617) 975-0600, prc@bu.edu
PERFORMANCE
In the Mix,
Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art (MOCCA)
Deadline : February 15, 2007
In the Mix is a gallery based performance series focused on live video mixing and its improvised intersection with music. It will take place August 24-26th, 2007 at the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art (MOCCA) in Toronto, Canada.
The three-day series will feature:
* Live video mixing performances during the evenings.
* A curated program of short video works by artists working with live video mixing as part of their artistic practice. Works that are representative of each artist's approach to live mixing will be displayed with audio in a separate viewing space as loops - each a maximum length of 15 minutes.
* An audio/video midi-drum-circle open to public participation in the daytime.
Interested artists need not have formal artistic training or come from the contemporary arts community. Clubbers, scientists, bedroom-based independents, commercial media makers, collectives and interactive audio/video groups, all will be appraised from an open and curious perspective!
If you would like to be considered for this series, please submit a short video (15 minutes or less) on VCD, DVD, VHS or MiniDV, or on CD (quicktime movie format), along with a completed submission form. The submitted piece should either be a live recording of a section of a video mix or strongly representative of your live work.
Get your submission form here
Please note: as the scope and nature of the event are dependant upon submissions and secure funding, final dates and definitive confirmation of the event are still pending. Confirmation of the event and the participants will be announced by May 4, 2007
POSITIONS
Executive Director: Society for Photographic Education, Eugene, OR
Position Deadline: Applications will be reviewed until the position is filled.
Position Start Date: February 1, 2007
The Society for Photographic Education (SPE) invites applicants for the position of Executive Director. Founded in 1962, SPE is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing photographic education in all its myriad of contemporary visual expressions. A vibrant and growing organization, SPE counts 2000 members including visual artists, educators, historians, curators and graduate and undergraduate students. It maintains close alliances with academic institutions, other visual arts organizations and foundations, and industry and trade partners.
The Executive Director provides intellectual leadership and vision in the development and management of a vital arts and cultural organization. This position is administratively responsible for overseeing the operations and promotion of the organization in fulfillment of SPE’s mission and in accordance of the established SPE By-Laws and Policy and Procedure Manual. The Executive Director is also responsible for the care and custody of physical and financial resources, oversight of membership records, publications, printed material and national conference. In collaboration with the board, the Executive Director is involved with long-range planning, development and public relations. The position also manages a staff of six professionals, including fulltime, part-time and contract labor. The Executive Director is a full-time salaried position and reports to the executive committee of the board through the chairperson of the society, communicating directly with board committee chairs when appropriate. Salary package is commensurate with professional experience. SPE’s national office is located in Oxford, Ohio and the organization is willing to consider highly qualified candidates who would be located elsewhere.
Specific competencies include a strong ability to communicate and collaborate; keen verbal and writing skills; financial and budgetary knowledge; and computer programs such as Excel.
Send letter of application, CV, contact information for three professional references, and SASE to: Terri Warpinski, Chairperson, Society for Photographic Education,1258 University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403. Inquires may be directed to members of the Society’s Executive Committee: Vice Chair, Richard Gray, rgray@nd.edu; Treasurer, Therese Mulligan, mtmpph@rit.edu; Secretary, Cass Fey, cass@ccp.library.arizona.edu.
The Society for Photographic Education values diversity and is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer.
Tate Britain: Seeking Curator
Deadline: 26 January 2007
Who's making a difference in contemporary British art today? Who's influencing others? And how do you make sense of it? Taking up a prominent new, senior role within the Tate Britain team, you'll answer these questions with authority, intellectual depth and visionary flair, and have a highly visible impact at the heart of Tate. As the Curator of the 2009 Triennial exhibition, you'll frame the zeitgeist in a thought- provoking yet accessible way to create an agenda- setting show of national and international significance. You could currently be working anywhere in the world, but your exemplary curatorial record and experience of leading large-scale projects will speak for itself.
For an informal discussion, please contact Judith Nesbitt, Chief Curator Tate Britain at +44 (0)20 7887 8960. For a full job description and to apply, visit our website
Paid Internships : Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, New York, NY
Paid Internships Available Check out our paid internships while they're still hot.
We've got openings in Communication/Marketing
Development/Corporate Sponsorship
Events and Membership
and Swing Space
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
125 Maiden Lane, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10038
(212) 219-9401
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PROPOSALS
Cornerhouse, Manchester, UK
Deadline : 05 February 2007
Cornerhouse Projects, Call for Proposals
An exhibition for a 6 week period between June and August.
Cornerhouse Projects is the regular exhibitions programme in the café and bar areas of Cornerhouse, dedicated to emerging practitioners based in the North West. It is one of the regional programmes run by Cornerhouse, existing alongside those of international art and film.
Cornerhouse is seeking proposals from artists, curators or other creative individuals/groups who wish to explore the space and its context. There are a huge number of opportunities for exhibiting in cafes and bars all over Manchester, but Cornerhouse Projects is not simply a cheap or free way of decorating our spaces. We commission work that engages with our space, our audience and our position as a meeting/social space for visual art practitioners.
We are particularly interested in artists who would take this opportunity to look past the wall space and consider other possible, but feasible, ways to exhibit in the café. There is a modest budget to assist with the production of new work. If this interests you, and you are based in the North West we would like to hear from you.
Please send examples of past and current work (photographs or a CD), a proposal of no more than 500 words detailing your ideas for the space; the work; size, medium, layout, how it would be hung/attached etc, CV, and a covering letter. (Enclose an S.A.E for return of work)
Please send proposals to Rebecca Keating, Cornerhouse Projects, Cornerhouse, 70 Oxford Street, Manchester, M1 5NH.
For more information email rebecca.keating@cornerhouse.org
Cornerhouse Projects
SOIL Art Gallery, Seattle WA
Call for Show Proposals
Deadline: Open call
SOIL is now accepting proposals for 2007 exhibitions
We are particularly looking for strong group shows and shows that feature diverse media, including but not limited to installations, performance, video, digital media, etc.
CALL FOR SHOW PROPOSALS
We take submissions for curated shows on a continual basis. All proposals are viewed by the membership and accepted or declined on a 2/3 vote. If you are proposing an idea for a curated show it is imperative that your statement of intent, concept and background research on the topic be clear and leave us with a strong impression. Images are crucial to our understanding of your proposal. We are, for the most part, a visual group and strong images backed with a strong statement will impress needed membership. All accepted proposals are dependent upon open slots in our exhibition schedule. If you have a specific month in mind, please indicate it on your application.
All shows are one month in length. Proposals should be of new work not shown previously in Seattle.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
Project description – including project title, contact name, phone number and e-mail, names of participants, detailed description of the project including why SOIL Art Gallery is the gallery of choice. For scheduling purposes, please indicate your first and second choice of months to show in.
Work Samples – up to 15 digital images on CD, which should include samples of work by all participants. An Image Description list must accompany this and should be numbered and include artist's name, size of work, materials used and date executed. Digital image files should be numbered according to the Image Description, and sized at approx. 1200 pixels on the longest dimension. For video samples will accept DVD and CD-ROM formats.
Other Support Materials – résumés, background research, and any other supplemental materials you see fit to include. It is very important to us in our vote that you are able to leave us with a strong impression of what to expect from the proposed exhibition. We may ask you to come to a meeting and share with us your ideas verbally.
Proposals are accepted anytime, in person or by mail. In person submissions will be accepted during gallery hours, Thursday - Sunday, 12-5 pm.
Mail to: SOIL Art Gallery, Attn: Curations, 112 3rd Ave South, Seattle WA 98104
Proposal materials will not be returned unless accompanied by a self-addressed stamped envelope.
apexart, New York
Deadline : 15 February 2007
apexart, a non-profit arts organization in NYC, will be accepting 1-page "idea-based" exhibition proposals from Jan 1 - Feb 15, 2007. From these submissions, two will be selected to become exhibitions in the 07/08 season.
Proposals are evaluated by twelve past apexart curators and affiliates in a "blind" numerical process with no discussion and no input from apex staff.
Key to the intent of apexart's Unsolicited Proposals program is providing an opportunity for the expression of new critical voices and ideas. We welcome and encourage proposals from all interested individuals. Previous curatorial experience is in no way required, and will not factor into the selection process. apexart provides complete administrative support and assistance to bring the selected exhibitions to fruition.
Complete guidelines and submissions procedure
For any questions please contact us at info@apexart.org.
RESIDENCY
Studio XX, Montreal
Deadline : 01 April, 2007
Founded in 1995, Studio XX is Montreal’s foremost women’s digital resource centre. Through a variety of creative activities and initiatives, the Studio works with women to demystify digital technologies, to critically examine their social aspects, to facilitate women’s access to technology, and to create and exhibit women’s new digital art.
Studio XX receives on-going submissions for its residency and coproduction programs, however the selection of projects is in april of each year.
Studio XX redefines its residency program in keeping with the diversity of approaches that have been brought about by new and multiple methodologies and processes being practiced by artists working with new media and the Web as creative platforms. Residencies are offered each year through three major axes identified below. This in order to offer an improved context in which Quebecois and Canadian women artists may conceptualise, act and create, and to better accommodate the evolving realities of contemporary networked practices.
MORE INFORMATION
Submit a proposal - Online registration
. thematic residency –: Mobility
This year, Studio XX engages in the phenomenon of mobility and its effects on individuals and communities. The space created by cellular technologies, by radio, by satellites, exists and is supported thanks to the carrier waves that increase the density of the invisible. These spaces are made of microwaves –- transmitting radiations that create transparent and coded environments. In a world of extreme individualism and new forms of solitude, we are initiating a move towards togetherness, towards the acknowledgement of others by displacing ourselves, by projecting ourselves in this communicative, ubiquitous space. Via opto-electronic equipment we connect with the rest of the clan, the family, the diaspora. These are the means of recognising and understanding each other through the circulation of words and voices tracing the paths of hope and solidarity. Paradoxically these tracking devices also give birth to other ways of dealing and seeing –- surveillance, detection and espionage. The bipolar reality of mobility turns each of us into a traceable object.
Elsewhere Artist Collaborative, Greensboro, NC,
Elsewhere, a living installation, museum of process, and art production space in downtown Greensboro, NC, is seeking artists- in-residence for its Spring, Summer, and Fall 2007 residency seasons. Set within a former thrift store housing a 58-year inventory of American surplus, thrift, and antiques, Elsewhere invites artists-in- residence to utilize the immense collection of objects to pursue site-specific material, conceptual, and/or technologically-based projects. Elsewhere's building- two full stores on the ground level, a 14-room boarding house on the second, and warehouse on the third-provides dynamic architectures for the creation and installation of works. Artists live and work within changing installations, engaging interactive environments for re-conceptualizing the theory and practice of art-making.
Experimenting with museum-as-medium within a store where nothing is for sale, Elsewhere offers an unparalleled framework for merging art practice and everyday life.
The complete call for artists
Email George Scheer, Collaborative Director, at wanderingzoo@elsewhereelsewhere.org for a residency brochure and application.
Elsewhere is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.
Transart Institute
Winter Residency and Open House 2007:
February 1-4, 2007, Point B, Brooklyn, New York
The Transart Institute in cooperation with Danube University Krems offers an international low residency two year graduate art program leading to a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in New Media. The program is intended to lift the boundaries between applied and fine arts, traditional and new media, artists and scholars.
Students are free to pursue work in any media art- related genre and to create their own course of study, working independently and with the support of faculty and self-chosen artist mentors. Short periods of intensive residency permit students to continue with their professional work and keep a balanced personal life while participating in the program.
Students are free to pursue work in any media art- related genre and to create their own course of study, working independently and with the support of faculty and self-chosen artist mentors. Short periods of intensive residency permit students to continue with their professional work and keep a balanced personal life while participating in the program.
An international MFA in New Media program for working artists to develop a sustainable creative praxis:
— Three summer residencies (two weeks each) in Linz, Austria; optional winter residency in New York.
— One-on-one mentorships during two school years - wherever you work and live.
Students are free to pursue work in any media art- related genre and to create their own course of study, working independently and with the support of faculty and self-chosen artist mentors. Short periods of intensive residency permit students to continue with their professional work and keep a balanced personal life while participating in the program.
The program is intended to lift the boundaries between applied and fine arts, traditional and new media, artists and scholars. Students are free to pursue work in any media art-related genre and to create their own course of study.
MORE INFORMATION
GIBRALTAR POINT ON TORONTO ISLAND, TORONTO, CANADA
INTERNATIONAL ARTIST RESIDENCY PROGRAM
Deadline: February 21st, 2007,
Artscape is currently accepting applications for the Gibraltar Point International Artist Residency Program, taking place June 1-30, 2007.
ABOUT THE GIBRALTAR POINT INTERNATIONAL ARTIST RESIDENCY PROGRAM
The Gibraltar Point Residency transcends political, aesthetic and geographic boundaries, welcomes diversity and provides a spawning ground for unique cultural alliances. The program is open to Canadian and international artists who are engaged in the development or creation of work. Emerging, mid- career and established professional artists are invited to apply. Participants in the residency program receive accommodation, a private work studio and all meals at no cost. Travel and material costs are the responsibility of participating artists.
The residency program aims to further the professional development of artists by: enabling the creation and production of new work; fostering an exchange of ideas and influences; encouraging the sharing of expertise; inspiring new works of art and creative collaborations; and building relationships between artists working in different media. The program is designed and managed by Artscape and takes place for a single 30-day term each calendar year at the Gibraltar Point Centre for the Arts on Toronto Island.
MORE INFORMATION, APPLICATION FORM AND GUIDELINES
ABOUT THE GIBRALTAR POINT CENTRE FOR THE ARTS AND TORONTO ISLAND
Situated on Toronto Island, The Gibraltar Point Centre for the Arts owes its name to its location marked by Toronto's oldest landmark - the Gibraltar Point Lighthouse, which was erected in 1808. Operated by Artscape, this 30,000 square foot unique facility provides permanent studio space to more than a dozen artists and a Retreat Centre, which can be rented for a variety of functions. In addition to hosting the Residency Program, the Gibraltar Point Centre for the Arts features Artscape Lodge, a short- term rental service with accommodation and work studios for up to 13 visiting artists.
Toronto Island is a peaceful 230-hectare natural park in Toronto's harbour, a short 15-minute ferry ride from the thriving downtown core of Canada's cultural capital. The Island is part of the Carolinian Zone which includes flora and fauna not found anywhere else in Canada. Naturalized areas and wildlife reserves make it a popular stopover point for southern song birds. The Island is also home to approximately 800 people whose remarkable community boasts one of the highest per capita populations of artists in Canada and is the largest urban car-free community in North America.
For questions regarding the Gibraltar Point International Artist Residency Program please contact by e-mail only: residency@torontoartscape.on.ca
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, NE
Period : January 2008 - June 2008
Deadline : February 28, 2007
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts- Visual Arts Residency Program Few programs exist either on the national or international level where the sole mission is to support the creativity of artists. From the beginning, the art-making process has been the highest priority at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, where both the atmosphere and environment offer ideal situations for creative growth and experimentation. We address the practical aspects of this mission by providing well-equipped studio spaces, living accommodations and monthly stipends. Located in two urban warehouses totaling 110,000 square feet, our facilities are designed to foster creativity and the productive exchange of ideas. Artists from around the world come to the Bemis Center to work in this supportive community and confront new challenges. Are you ready for your residency?
Because Exceptional Talent Deserves to be Supported...........
Celebrating 25 Years of Supporting Exceptional Talent!
Applications can be downloaded from our website at www.bemiscenter.org . Bi-annual application deadlines for 3 month residencies are September 30 and February 28.
Contact: Cary Tobin, Residency Director email- cary@bemiscenter.org
Cary Tobin
Residency Program Director
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts
724 So. 12th St.
Omaha, NE 68102
402-341-7130 ext.12
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