Threadneedle Prize, UK
•Application Deadline

01.06.2011

The £25,000 Threadneedle Prize is the UK’s leading showcase for paintings and sculptures that promote the practice of representational art, but challenge its language and assumptions.

The Prize encourages both experienced and emerging artists to submit fresh and intriguing works that are strong and topical observations on the world. With over £40,000 of prize money to be won, The Threadneedle Prize is one of the largest prizes for a single work of art in the UK.
Full details about Registration and Receiving are available at http://www.threadneedleprize.com

Registration opens
1 March 2011
Registration closes
1 June 2011

Conditions
The competition is open to artists of all nationalities, aged 18 or over on 1 January 2010, presently living or working in the UK. A maximum of THREE works may be submitted, completed after 1 January 2010. Works must not have been exhibited in any other prize or competition in the UK or elsewhere. Photography and video is only acceptable within other mixed media installations. Registration is available online at www.threadneedleprize.com. Alternatively, entry forms can be downloaded or obtained from the FBA. Registration fee is £12 per work. Artist members of the FBA and full-time students pay £10 per work.

Prizes
Prize money totals over £40,000. In addition to the £25,000 Threadneedle Prize (awarded by the selectors), in 2010 there is a new £10,000 prize, voted by the public, that will be chosen from the seven shortlisted works. Each of the six runners up in the ‘Threadneedle Seven’ receives £1,000.

REGISTER ONLINE
http://www.mallgalleries.org.uk/index.php?pid=172

The Legacy Fellowship / Modern Art Oxford
•Application Deadline

01.06.2011

The Ruskin School of Drawing & Fine Art, Oxford University Sport and Modern Art Oxford invite applications from established artists for a major new fellowship at the University of Oxford, which celebrates the award to London of the Games of the XXX Olympiad and its lasting influence on the cultural life of the United Kingdom.

The Legacy Fellowship comprises a twelve-month residency at the University's Iffley Road sports complex, an officially recognised Pre-Games Training Camp, and a public manifestation of the residency outcomes as part of Modern Art Oxford's programme during the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Modern Art Oxford
http://www.modernartoxford.org.uk

Moreo info:
http://www.modernartoxford.org.uk/the-legacy-fellowship

2011 Belfast Photo Festival: Call for Submissions
•Application Deadline

01.06.2011

The Belfast Photo Festival is a biennial, which is Northern Ireland’s first major photographic event celebrating some of the finest national and international contemporary photography and visual culture, launching 4th - 14th August 2011.

We are now accepting entries for the Belfast Photo Festival’s 2011 Open Submission Exhibition. The submission theme is left open and being keen to support all disciplines of photographic practice, we encourage entries from professionals, students and amateurs.

Alongside opportunities to gain significant exposure in both Belfast and Derry City, many of those selected to exhibit will be awarded a published book of their work, courtesy of the photo book company Blurb.

For full details and terms & conditions, visit the festival website:

http://www.belfastphotofestival.com


Belfast Photo Festival

International Residency Program at The Darling Foundry
•Application Deadline

01.06.2011

The Darling Foundry, located in Old Montreal (Quebec, Canada), is an alternative visual arts complex with an outstanding architectural design. The Darling Foundry provides opportunities for research, creation, production, and exhibition.
The International Residency at the Darling Foundry is supported by the Canada Council for the Arts. The program supports foreign visual artists from outside of Canada. One residency of six months will be awarded. The schedule of the residency is from the beginning of January 2012 to the end of June 2012. The resident artist will receive a grant amount of $23,000 CDN which contributes towards travel, subsistence, and production costs.

The resident artist will be provided with a studio measuring 100 m² and a separate living accommodation (for single occupancy), with access to common living spaces. In addition, the Darling Foundry provides the laureate with organizational and technical assistance, promotion and networking opportunities.

Application and Support Materials must be submitted by June 1st, 2011 to:

SELECTION COMMITTEE - International Residency Program at the Darling Foundry
Darling Foundry 745 Ottawa Street
MONTRÉAL, Quebec H3C 1R8 CANADA
Tel: 514.392.1554
Email: residence@fonderiedarling.org

Application form and more information at:
http://www.fonderiedarling.org/encourager_e/residences_int.html




The Darling Foundry

XVIII Image Symposium Never Written Stories: Call for Workshops Applicants
•Application Deadline

01.06.2011

The CA2M presents the XVIII Image Symposium of the Region of Madrid which will take place on 20–23 June.

On 23 June, two workshops will be held (one with Rabih Mroué and another with Hito Steyerl). After a brief introduction to some of their works, a reduced group of artists and researchers will present and discuss key aspects of their practice.

To attend one of the workshops (you may attend only one of them), you are required to fill in the registration form and email it to actividades.ca2m@madrid.org This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it by 1 June.

Workshops will be held in English.

Registration form:
http://ca2m.org/en/documentos/doc_download/171-xviii-image-symposium-registration-1

Further information: http://www.ca2m.org/

Contact: actividades.ca2m@madrid.org

CA2M Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo
Madrid, Spain

Artist run residency HMK: Open Call for proposals 2012
•Application Deadline

01.06.2011

Artist-run residency HMK { Hotel MariaKapel } invites artists to submit proposals for our 2012 residency programme.

HMK {Hotel Mariakapel} is an artist-run residency and project space in Hoorn, just 40 km north of Amsterdam. HMK receives artists from all over the world.

The programme involves artists and curators working in a wide range of media, focusing on installation and context based work, video and performance art. Projects are developed both in public space and in the exhibition space. In 2011 HMK is kindly supported by several local and national foundations.

Residencies
For 2012 we have applications open for four group residencies for artists.
We are looking for projects that make full use of the unique opportunities offered.

Proposals must focus mainly on content of the work and the process of working resulting in a presentation in our chapel/exhibition space, please do not propose to exhibit pre-existing work.


Research Residencies
For 2012 we have applications open for two research residencies.

* Artist(s) with a special interest in public art and or artistic interventions in public space.
* Designer(s) who work on their own initiative (without a commision of a third party) with a special interest in pushing the boundaries of function and/or the relation between art and design.

For both Research Residencies we are looking for individuals or duo's (no groups) who seek to spend time on research and development of their work trough focusing on a self chosen research topic. We are, again, keen on projects that do not only focus on it's own topic or medium but that, in content or practice, are able to step outside the borders of their own context.

Further information and Application Form
http://www.hotelmariakapel.nl/hmk3/index.php/about/open_call_2012/


HMK {HotelMariaKapel}, Hoorn (NH), the Netherlands

Anthology 2011 THE EXHIBITION: Call for Applications
•Application Deadline

01.06.2011

CHARLIE SMITH london is pleased to announce its inaugural juried exhibition ANTHOLOGY, in association with THE MARK CLANNACHAN COLLECTION and re-title.com. Selected and curated by internationally respected art world professionals, ANTHOLOGY will be a multi disciplinary exhibition that will reach out democratically to artists worldwide. Presented at the CHARLIE SMITH london gallery in Old St, London, the exhibition will be a key barometer of emerging and established talent. Consisting of ten finalists selected from all applicants, a cash prize of £1,000 will be awarded by THE MARK CLANNACHAN COLLECTION to one winner for outstanding merit.

Artists at all stages in their careers and working in any medium are invited to apply. To receive the Application Form and Terms & Conditions please email anthology@charliesmithlondon.com
The application deadline is June 1st 2011.

Requirements:
- £10 + VAT application fee
- completed application form
- 6 jpegs
- a short artist's statement
- an artist's CV / biography

All works presented must be for sale.

THE PRIZE

Ten finalists will be curated into the exhibition ANTHOLOGY which will be held at CHARLIE SMITH London during August of 2011 with a private view arranged to coincide with First Thursdays on August 4th. A £1,000 cash prize will be awarded by THE MARK CLANNACHAN COLLECTION to the winner for outstanding merit.

CHARLIE SMITH london - http://www.charliesmithlondon.com/

Opportunity: Curatorial Internship, ISSUE Project Room, Brooklyn
•Application Deadline

01.06.2011

May 1st - Fall 2011

ISSUE Project Room is looking for a curatorial intern to help aid in the development and production of future programming as well as the organization of our fall art auction. Candidates must be able to commit 2 days a week during the summer months and be highly organized and dedicated.

Duties will include:
- Collecting and organizing material relevant to programming
- Research and editing biographical information
- Aiding in the cataloging of art works
- Receiving and storing art works
- Aiding in the communication with artist
- Handling, packing and hanging work

The ideal candidate should be well versed in Microsoft Word, Excel, have excellent writing skills and knowledge of the contemporary art world and the experimental music scene.


ISSUE Project Room is a pioneering performance center and leading cultural
incubator, providing more than 200 emerging and established artists each year with a dynamic environment in which to create and present innovative new work across disciplines. Established in 2003 by late visionary Suzanne Fiol, ISSUE's mission is to present projects that expand conventional practices in art. Currently located in the Gowanus area of Brooklyn, ISSUE reaches an annual audience of 10,000.

contact: lawrence@issueprojectroom.org

Website: http://issueprojectroom.org

Issue Project Room

International Kansk Video Festival: Call for entries
•Application Deadline

01.06.2011

International Kansk Video Festival (Russia/Siberia) is not a conventional
film festival. It is an experiment in time and space. The place…. the
small Siberian city of Kansk, was found on the Internet by chance and
selected as its name correlates with the Cannes Film Festival, Kansk in
the Russian language is pronounced the same as Cannes. I grew as an
artistic joke….Siberia having it’s own ‘Festival de Cannes’.

Kansk Video Festival provides a social platform for alternative and
innovative films, its producing and promoting. Those works are beyond the
bounds of mainstream in cinematography, as well in contemporary art.

Kansk Video Festival is international competition of films, videos and
video-art, also of adjoining genres in visual art, on the border between
cinema and contemporary art.

Kansk Video Festival is art-territory and anti-Hollywood.

RULES
1. Professional film and video makers or video artists can submit to the
Festival, as well as amateurs.
2. Festival entry is free.
3. Only digital productions are accepted - short films or video art
projects. Maximum running time of submissions should last no longer than
30 minutes. There are no running time limits for the special nominations
"Audiovisual performance" and "Video installation". Film copies aren`t
accepted!
4. Russian films participate in the International competition without any
special conditions.
5. One author can submit to the Festival any number of works.
6. Each film can be entered to one of seven nominations.
7. Festival nominations: Fiction, Documentary, Experimental, Animation,
Video art, Audiovisual performance, Video installation.
8. The Festival accepts films and videos produced after the 1st of January
2009 only.

Complete Information, Rules and Application Procedure
http://www.festival-cannes.ru/eng/section4/rules

International Kansk Video Festival

MANIFEST EXHIBIT PROPOSALS: Solo, Two-person, Group and Concept Submissions
•Application Deadline

01.06.2011

On average one-third of Manifest's exhibits are dedicated to solo exhibits. Solo exhibitors have included local, regional, and national artists from as far away as New York City and San Francisco. It is important that each of our seasons of free public exhibits consist of a balanced mix of solo and group thematic projects. The group shows provide diversity of approach, media, style, and geographic origin, while the solo exhibits provide a deeper insight into one artist's vision.

Manifest is eager to receive proposals of various types, including any genre or media, and accepts these on an ongoing basis, reviewing them starting in early June in consideration for the upcoming season. The organization is a 501(c)(3) charitable non-profit and as such operates on a very lean budget, so all submissions to gallery calls and proposals for exhibits include modest entry/submission fees.

In general gallery assignments are decided by the curatorial staff when planning the season. Proposals may suggest a gallery, or indicate the need for a specific type of space. For example, our Parallel Space gallery can be made completely dark even during daytime. But exhibit size and location will be determined by the curatorial staff at the time of season planning.

Types of proposals:

- Solo exhibits

- Two person exhibits

- Group shows

- Curatorial project (call for entries proposal by curator)

Further Details and Proposal Form:
http://www.manifestgallery.org/proposals/


MANIFEST (Cincinnati, Ohio)

Transart MFA & PhD: Call for Applications
•Application Deadline

01.06.2011

TRANSART INSTITUTE seeks to attract independent, inquisitive and imaginative artists to fill the remaining spaces on its low-residency MFA program. In a uniquely international setting, Transart offers an accredited two year course for working artists, teachers and all professionals in related fields who are seeking advancement in visual arts and new media. The program consists of three intensive summer residencies in Europe filled with lectures, workshops, critiques, seminars, performances and exhibitions and two shorter winter residencies in New York City. In the four semesters between residencies, students create an individual course of study realizing art and research projects with the support of faculty and self-chosen studio advisors wherever they work and live.

THE MFA PROGRAM is geared towards the development of a sustainable artistic praxis rather than training in certain media or genres, challenging students to think conceptually and work creatively in new ways.

Current students work with animation, curating, digital media, film, gaming, graphic design, installation, painting, performance, photography, robotics, sculpture, sound, text, video, virtual reality.

TRANSART FACULTY comes from a wide range of academic and artistic backgrounds as well as geographic locations. Current theoretical areas of expertise include software art, curatorial work, cyberfeminism, African diaspora, interface technologies, digital arts, continental philosophy, among others.

TUITION is $9.760 per semester. Some partial scholarships (typically 10-25%) are available and will be awarded with acceptance into the program. Transart Developing Country Scholarships of 50% are given to residents/citizens of countries on the List of Developing Countries as published by the Australian Government.

Further information:http://www.transartinstitute.org/About.html
or contact Selina Heaton: info@transartinstitute.org

Transart Institute

Open Call for Proposals: Radical Love II
•Application Deadline

01.06.2011

An open call for proposals for ‘Radical Love II’; A Pilgrimage, Dublin city, September, 2011. Radical Love II will seek to expropriate historical forms of pilgrimage. A pilgrimage is a dedicated journey to a site or object of perceived importance. A person who makes such a journey is called a Pilgrim. Radical Love II will take place over 3 days and 2 nights in Dublin city, where the participants will collaborate in living and thinking together.

This is an invitation to submit a proposal outlining your interest and viability for contributing.

Participation in this event can happen in any way you deem appropriate (lecture/performance/presentation/sculpture/writing etc.). We ask that proposals consider the possibile forms of their presentation within a pilgrimage. The whole project will rely upon making these presentations happen via an occupation of potential and varied sites in the city.

We have in mind some houses, buildings, bandstands and streets but we want you to use your own resources as well (kitchen/van/soapbox/megaphone?).

Your proposal could rely on a critical, systematical or formal use of ideas/forms relating to radicality or love, belief or commitment or it could revolve around your own research and its urgency for being made visible.
The deadline for proposals is 1 June 2011.

For more information, contact Joseph Noonan-Ganley & Sam Keogh:

E: josephnoonanganley@gmail.com
E: sam.keogh@gmail.com

watch & talk 2011 Residential Project for Young Performing Artists
•Application Deadline

01.06.2011

watch & talk, the residential project by Migros Culture Percentage and the Zürcher Theater Spektakel, invites eight young performing artists to a 10-day residential project on the Landiwiese in Zurich. Visits to performances, group discussions, reflection on one's own artistic production – watch & talk is a personal challenge which pushes to the limits. The exchange in the group and with participating artists opens new perspectives on performance style, political approaches, aesthetics, ethics and one's own work.

The young artists have the opportunity to reflect on their own work methods through discussion with others. Results from this confrontation can include: the discovery of new work methods, the emergence of new questions and the urge to tackle them. The format is divided into three sections. In the morning, the individual work methods are presented to the group members.

This takes place through practical rehearsals and exercises on the stage. In the afternoon, the focus is on the discussion of what has been seen, meetings with artists performing at the festival and group readings of theoretical texts. The subsequent performance attendance enables an intense and comprehensive insight into the current world of theatre.

With watch & talk, Migros Culture Percentage and the Zürcher Theater Spektakel offer young artists the luxury of being able to work for 10 days without any production pressure.
watch & talk 2011

* Registration deadline: June 1st 2011
* Date of residential project: August 25th – September 3rd 2011

Further information and Online Application:
http://www.migros-culture-percentage.ch/default.aspx?categoryid=889

Migros Culture Percentage and the Zürcher Theater Spektakel

Curatorial Fellowship (2 positions), LACMA
•Application Deadline

01.06.2011

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) is offering (2) Ralph M. Parsons Curatorial Fellowships in the Wallis Annenberg Photography Department. The Parsons Fellows will provide general assistance to the Curator and the Department Head, as well as the Associate Curator, while also conducting scholarly research in connection with the permanent collection and related projects in the Photography Department, which includes over 13,000 works. The Parsons Fellowships support professional development, with opportunities to gain significant curatorial experience specific to photography, and to acquire a broad understanding of museum practices through cross-departmental activity. Within the context of departmental priorities, the Fellows will conduct scholarly research on areas of the permanent collection in his/her area of specialization and will equally be encouraged to develop familiarity with works outside of his/her field of expertise.

The qualified candidate will have a Master's degree in art history, though a Ph.D. is preferred. Prior museum experience, ideally involving photography, is preferred. Excellent writing and public speaking skills, together with a strong interest in the acquisition, interpretation, care and display of works of art are essential, as is the ability to work collaboratively.

The period of each Fellowship is one year, both are salaried with benefits; one position will be 5 days per week and is open for immediate hiring, the other 4 days per week and commences July 1. Applicants should submit a cover letter that addresses interest in either Fellowship, a curriculum vitae, references, and a statement (3 page maximum) of the applicant's past and future research interests. Submissions will be accepted through June 1, 2011.

For details and to apply, please visit https://home.eease.adp.com/recruit2/?id=575607&t=1

LACMA

MFA with Transfer to Studio PhD
•Application Deadline

01.06.2011

TRANSART INSTITUTE is offering the first studio-based PhD in an international low-residency format. The institute seeks to attract independent and inquisitive artists. In a uniquely international setting, Transart Institute offers a two year MFA in Creative Practice and practice-based studies leading to a doctor of philosophy (PhD) degree for working artists, teachers and all professionals in related fields who are seeking advancement in visual arts and new media.

The MPhil/PhD is a three to four year full time degree program with an average work commitment of 30 hours per week. Registration is initially for the MPhil stage, with students transferring to PhD registration at the end of the first year. The Degree is only offered for practice-based research (creative work) accompanied by a written thesis.


In the four semesters between residencies, students create an individual course of study realizing art and research projects with the support of faculty and self-chosen studio advisors wherever they work and live.
Transfer from the MFA to the MPhil/PhD is possible at the end of the first year with an accepted proposal.

MFA: Application deadline is June 1, 2011 with rolling admissions (pending availability of places). Applications can be submitted online.

MPhil/PhD: Application deadline is June 7, 2011. The application should include a detailed proposal. The process is explained online.

Tuition is $9,760 per semester for the MFA and $10,520 per semester for the MPhil/PhD with a reduced fee of $3,250 for the write-up year.

Check for application process and financing opportunities at:
http://www.transartinstitute.org/Admissions.html

For further information please contact Selina Heaton: info@transartinstitute.org

Transart Institute

In Place of War : call for submissions for the anthology of plays
•Application Deadline

01.06.2011

In Place of War researches theatre and performance practice from sites of crisis and armed conflict. The first decade of the 21 st century has witnessed multiple wars and humanitarian crises - connected to the instabilities of economic globalization, historical political grievance, global structural inequity and new forms of ecological threat. While the events of our contemporary 'times of blood and crime' are not without historical precedent, they have never before had such evident global reach, impact and interconnectedness.

We are inviting submissions for an anthology of plays related to war and conflict zones from across the globe. To be considered for inclusion in the anthology, works should focus on responses to conflict, historical memory, displacement, experiences of refugees and asylum seekers, conflict resolution, peace, transitional justice and reconciliation. The plays should be from the conflict zones themselves, by people living and working in those regions

The plays will be considered by a panel of leading theatre practitioners, directors and academics for inclusion in an anthology of war plays to be published in 2011/12. Special interest is in receiving more plays from authors from these countries: Serbia, Sudan, Palestine, Bosnia, Kosovo, Israel, Colombia, African nations.

Plays will be accepted in any language, however, for those unavailable in English a short synopsis in English would be appreciated. They are looking for plays written in the last 20 years and they would like the playwrights to be from the country the play is based on; playwrights who have experienced the conflict first hand.

Please note fees will not be payed for the plays selected for the Anthology.

To answer this call, please email to ruth.daniel@manchester.ac.uk
* your play
* a short synopsis
* and your country of origin

For more information on the In Place of War project, please visit: http://www.inplaceofwar.net/

MA program in Cultural Policy and Management in 2011-12, Belgrade, Serbia
•Application Deadline

01.06.2011

University of Arts in Belgrade in cooperation with the University Lyon 2 is organizing a joint MA programme in Cultural Policy and Management (Interculturalism and Mediation in the Balkans). Accredited by the University Lyon 2 and supported by other partner universities, professional organizations and guest experts from all over Europe, it attracts not only students from the Balkan region, but also those coming from Europe and worldwide who are drawn to challenges and who seek a new, stimulating and different study environment.

Entire course is taught in English and French.

For its excellence in promotion of intercultural cooperation and mediating capacities of culture, the MA in Cultural Policy and Management has been named UNESCO Chair in 2004.

To find out more about the programme, the application process and the fees: http://www.arts.bg.ac.rs/rektoraten/stud/?id=infobuduci

Application deadlines for the 2011/12 school year are:

* June inscription period 1st June 2011
* September inscription period 10th September 2011.

Download the brochure for the MA program for the following academic year 2011/12: http://www.arts.bg.ac.rs/rektoraten/stud/download/CPM%20%20Brochure%20English%2011-12.pdf

For more information, contact programme coordinator directly at:
coordinator@arts.bg.ac.rs
Tel. +381 11 2624 281

University of Arts in Belgrade

Africa Centre Artist Residency Program
•Application Deadline

01.06.2011

The Africa Centre, together with artist in residency programmes in Australia, Brazil, Ethiopia, Finland, Netherlands, Turkey and the United States of America have partnered to launch a new Artist in Residency Programme (AIR). The programme has been conceived to support artists from Africa who are provocative, innovative, relevant and highly engaged with both social issues and their art forms.

The conditions to participate in this residence are that applicants must be over 21 years of age, have a valid passport and must be African or be residing permanently in Africa.

AIR manifests through existing artist-in-residency partnerships around the world that are prepared to select an artist from a short list provided by the Africa Centre, created from a Continental search, for one of their 2011 or 2012 residencies. The costs of the residency and roundtrip airfare are included in each residency award made as part of this programme.


Each of the seven residencies on offer have different durations, structures and requirements. They are taking applications between 1 April and 1 June 2011. The Africa Centre will select three candidates for each of the 7 residency awards on offer from the applications received. These shortlisted candidates will be forwarded to their various Residency Partners; it is from these lists that they will select the 7 artists to be granted the Artist in Residency Awards. The Africa Centre will announce the recipients of the Artist in Residency programme on the 1 July 2011.

Participating Residency Programmes:

* Bundanon Trust
* Instituto Sacatar
* Zoma Contemporary Art Center
* KulttuuriKauppila
* Caravansarai
* Thamgidi
* 18th StreetArts

To apply or to find out more about the seven residency programs: http://www.africacentre.net/apply-for-air

Contact:
Robin Jutzen
robinj@africacentre.net

The Africa Centre

AERIAL BLUE ISLAND RESIDENCY: Call for Participation
•Application Deadline

02.06.2011

Aerial Blue is a themed summer school for contemporary artists based on an uninhabited island off the West coast of Ireland. This year’s focus is on islandism and the notion of insularity as a gateway to radical difference. Aerial Blue invites artists from across the world to come to Ireland for eight days of touring workshops, guest lectures and island survivalism.

Aerial Blue will take place for eight days from July 22 – July 31 2011 and is open to applications from artists, architects, film-makers, researchers and associated disciplines. Applicants are asked to offer a short statement of interest (approx. 200 words), samples of previous work and CV to thegoodhatchery@gmail.com.

It is important that the statement of interest clearly demonstrates an engagement with the theme of the summer school. The participants of Aerial Blue will be asked, through collective experimentation, to construct ‘an island state of mind’ during their residency.



Aerial Blue is a subsidised summer school, and is the second edition of a mobile collective that began with Mercedes Fire in 2010. The fee for the summer school is 100 euro. Tuition, food and accommodation for participants are cover by the school. Accommodation on the island will be basic and those who do not wish to camp are advised not to apply for this residency. Travel within Ireland and materials budget are also covered by the summer school but artists are responsible for making travel arrangements to Ireland. The deadline for application is 2 June 2011. The workshops will be held in English although all nationalities are welcome.

For more information visit: http://thegoodhatchery.wordpress.com/

The Good Hatchery

SOHO20 Gallery Chelsea / 16th Annual Juried Exhibition
•Application Deadline

04.06.2011

SOHO2O Gallery Chelsea is a non-profit artist run gallery that has been promoting the work of women artists since 1973 through gallery exhibitions and public programming. Our annual juried exhibition is open to both men and women artists working in all media.

SOHO20 Gallery Chelsea / 16th Annual Juried Exhibition with Juror Dean Daderko
July 26 - August 20, 2011
Opening Reception
Thursday July 28, 6-8pm

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists.

AWARD: One artist or artist group will be awarded Best in Show.

ENTRY PROCEDURE: $35 for up to 5 images and US $5 for each additional image. Applications must be uploaded online. Please include a brief artist's statement (limit 500 words) and 1 page resume. Artists working in video or animation can also include a link to an alternate website for viewing their video. Please include title, date, medium, dimension, price for each work submitted. Payment will be accepted using PayPal via our website.

ACCEPTED WORKS: All work must be received ready for installation, including any hardware needed. Video Artists are responsible for providing and delivering their own equipment including video monitor. Work should be packed in reusable containers. Work that does not reflect the quality represented in the application may be rejected.

Artists will be notified by June 18th Work must be shipped or delivered to the gallery between July 19-23, between 12-6pm.

Online Application Form
http://www.soho20gallery.com/New/jrosoho.html

SOHO20 Gallery Chelsea

Babylon Ageny – Cultural Translation Agency : looks for native speakers in any language
•Application Deadline

05.06.2011

We are looking for NATIVE SPEAKERS IN ANY LANGUAGE OR PERSONS WITH A GOOD KNOWLEDGE IN ONE OR MORE FOREIGN LANGUAGE who would like to use their knowledge in the special context of an artproject.

Babylon Ageny – Cultural Translation Agency is an art project by young Irish artist Bernardine Carroll. Babylon Agency will work for three days in three different stations of U8. Babylon Agents will help pasengers understand the U-Bahn announcements and translate them into different languages. It will also be possible to be accompanied by a Babylon Agent on your personal Underground trip and get the actual announcements and underground conversations translated.

We are looking for native speakers of different languages or people who have a good knowlegde in one or more foreign language, who would like to participate to this art project and work as Babylon Agents or to help translate the “U-Bahn Language Guide“, that Bernardine Carroll will publish.



We offer: a lot of fun, a unique experience, direct collaboration with the artist, a new perspective on the Underground, meeting new and interesting people and a symbolic fee of 25 €/ day.

Babylon Agency Work Times:

. Monday June 6: evening (from approx. 6 pm, for 3-4 hours): Introduction workshop
.Thursday June 9: Afternoon (1-2 hours, Test-Work) 7 pm- 9 pm (Opening)
. Friday June 10: 10 am- 2 pm Saturday June 11: 10 am- 2 pm


If you are interested or need further information, please contact: Christiane Rekade: chrekade@yahoo.de, mobile: 0178 187 10 17

Babylon Ageny – Cultural Translation Agency for Underground- User is part of U10 – von hier aus ins Immaginäre und wieder zurück, a project of NGBK:
http://www.u10-berlin.de/


Babylon Ageny

Northern Print Biennale/International Print Biennale 2011, UK
•Application Deadline

06.06.2011

Following the success of the Northern Print Biennale 2009, Northern Print have secured funding for the International Print Biennale 2011. The aim is to reward and promote excellence through showcasing the very best in new British and international printmaking.

The 2011 International Print Awards is an open submission prize for British and international artists whose work encounters print. Works in any medium will be considered and is not restricted to 2 or 3 dimensional works.

Email for entry forms.
http://www.parkerharris.co.uk/artists/awards/index.php?ArticleID=

MEDIA (EU Funding): Call for Proposals
•Application Deadline

06.06.2011

MEDIA, the support programme of the European Union to strengthen the competitiveness of the European film, TV and new media industries and to increase the international circulation of European audiovisual product, have announced their i2i Audiovisual programme, offering grants of up to €50,000.

The i2i Audiovisual scheme supports production companies that bear the costs of bank financing and/or associated insurance and completion bonds. It offers a grant to cover up to 50% of the following costs, capped at €50,000 per project:

Module 1 - Insurance Costs
Module 2 - Completion Guarantee Costs
Module 3 - Financial Costs (the interest on a loan)
In order to be eligible companies must present a signed credit agreement, insurance contract or completion guarantee for the project.

Companies can apply for more than one module for the same film, unless it is possible to obtain the maximum of €50,000 under one module. The minimum allocation is €5,000 per project.

Deadline: 6 June 2011
For projects that have started between 1 December 2010 and 6 June 2011 i.e. the credit agreement with the bank of financial institution has been signed within that period and the first day of principal photography has not taken place before 1 December 2010.

www.mediadeskuk.eu/funding/_2,20,153/

MEDIA is a European Union support programme for the film, TV and new media industries. MEDIA commenced on 1 January 2007 and will run until 31 December 2013, with a budget of 755 million. MEDIA has a number of funding schemes for the audiovisual industry, most of which are published annually with one or more deadlines.

For further information please go to the MEDIA UK website http://www.mediadeskuk.eu/

MEDIA UK

Dragan Sakan Scholarship - Berlin School of Creative Leadership
•Application Deadline

07.06.2011

In honor of the achievements of Dragan Sakan, the Berlin School of
Creative Leadership is proud to announce the *Berlin School & Golden Drum "Dragan Sakan Scholarship"*. The scholarship winner will receive 48,500 euro in tuition support (full program tuition) for the Berlin School Executive MBA in Creative Leadership program starting September 4th in Berlin.

Candidates must be accomplished senior creative executives from Central
and Eastern Europe* with a strong professional background and track record of creative excellence. A BA degree is also required. Entries will be judged according to their overall profile as well as their EMBA thesis research proposal.

Scholarship Focus:
Leading Inspiring Ideas in Central Eastern Europe

Who should apply?
Accomplished senior creative executive with a minimum of 7 years of leadership experience

Who qualifies?
Must be of Central European origin
Must demonstrate a strong professional background and track record of creative excellence.
Must have a BA degree

What are the costs?
No application fee required.
Scholarship covers full program tuition (48,500 euro).
Winner responsible for their own travel and accommodation costs.

When does the program start?
Program Starts September 4, 2011 in Berlin

Where does the program take place (locations)?
Berlin (3 x 2 weeks), New York (1 week) , Los Angeles (1 week), Tokyo (1 week) and Shanghai (1 week)

Application requirements and form:
http://www.berlin-school.com/programs/executive-mba/emba-scholarships/dragan-sakan-scholarship/

Berlin School of Creative Leadership

Seminar on copyright and mobility in the Performance Sector (Brussels, Belgium)
•Application Deadline

07.06.2011

This seminar on copyright and mobility in the live performance sector: from physical to virtual mobility is the third seminar Pearle* is organizing with regard to impediments to mobility in the context of the Practics project.

The seminar will take place at the Kaaitheatre, Square Sainctelette 19, 1000 Brussels, Belgium on 15th of June 2011, 14h00 – 18h00.

The seminar is addressed to anyone working in the cultural field concerned by copyright matters in daily practice and to the EU policy makers dealing with copyright legislation as well as to researchers, academics and lawyers.

The seminar will be moderated by Richard Poláček. There are two main topics in the seminar: touring of productions and virtual mobility of live performances or the digital context.

Session 1: Touring of productions
Session 2: Virtual mobility of live performances or the digital context

Find the program of the seminar: http://www.pearle.ws/_cms/files/file_sys_PDF_Meetings_Document_124.pdf

Further information:http://www.pearle.ws/en/pearle/meeting/33

PEARLE* (Performing Arts Employers Associations League Europe)

Arts Writers Grant Program
•Application Deadline

08.06.2011

The Creative Capital | Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant Program supports individual writers whose work addresses contemporary visual art through grants ranging from 3,000 to 50,000 USD.

Writers who meet the program’s eligibility requirements are invited to apply in the following categories:

• Articles
• Blogs
• Books
• New and Alternative Media
• Short-Form Writing

Due to legal constraints we can only fund U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and holders of O-1 visas.

For guidelines and additional eligibility requirements, please visit http://artswriters.org/

The Creative Capital | Warhol Foundation

Call for Curator in Residence: PS Squared, Belfast
•Application Deadline

09.06.2011

Open call for artists/ curators/ cultural practitioners to research new projects.
Phase 1 (13 June – 2 July): Up to 8 curators or curatorial teams will each work and develop proposals in PS”. The space will be converted during this time into an open research office.
Phase 2: Two proposals will be selected and realized in January and March 2012, organized by the chosen curators.

To take part in ‘curator in residence’, please email pssquared@btconnect.com stating your interest for this project, your motivation for curating and your professional background. At this stage, no project proposals are required. Please note that ‘curator in residence’ does not include proposals for ‘own’ work.

Deadline: 9 June 2011.
For more information see:http://www.pssquared.org/curatorinresidence.php



PS Squared, Belfast (Ireland)

Teach You, Teach Me: a research on the presence and potential of alternative uses of technology in everyday life
•Application Deadline

10.06.2011

Belgrade, Friday 10th - Monday 14th of June 2011
Cultural Centre REX, Jevrejska 16

TEACH YOU, TEACH ME:
A RESEARCH ON THE PRESENCE AND POTENTIAL
OF ALTERNATIVE USES
OF TECHNOLOGY IN EVERYDAY LIFE,
ON THE STREETS OF BELGRADE

Make me! festival will feature a series of workshops on building and using
different DIY devices, with a critical reflection on the presence of
technology in public space. The workshops are intended for tech-savvy women and girls but also enthusiasts of all genders with no previous knowledge.
Artists and activists gathered around independent, self-organised
initiatives from the Netherlands, Austria and Serbia will teach a wide range
of subjects, from listening to electromagnetic waves and analysis of
wireless Internet traffic to the use of satellite signal for GPS and solar
energy. Through one and two days workshops where "everyone teaches everyone", we will play with the potential of alternative uses of technology in everyday life.

The workshops are meant to enable and encourage the participants to work with everyday technology and adapt it to their needs. They are not expected to show high technical literacy but curiousity to get to know and possibly modify technology that is available to everyone.

The target group are primarily girls with an experience in some kind of
activism and an interest in art and technology. It is expected from the
participants to share the interest in 'breaking the box' and 'looking
inside', and to have an affinity towards learning new skills.

The workshops will take place over the course of 4 days, with two or three
workshops sometimes running in parallel. The main programme is meant for
women only. It is thought of as a 'women for women' exchange of knowledge.
The programme would be open for participation of everyone interested, with
the idea to open up our activities and content to everyone we are sharing
our environment with.

for more information visit http://na.pravi.me

Henkel Art.Award for Central and Eastern European artists
•Application Deadline

10.06.2011

In 2011, Vienna-based Henkel Central Eastern Europe (Henkel CEE) announces - for the tenth straight year - its call for entries for the Henkel Art.Award. covering Central and Eastern Europe.

In addition to the monetary prize of 7,000 euros and an exhibition in the artist’s native country, the prize winner of the Henkel Art.Award also benefits from the cooperation with MUMOK and thus the opportunity to display his or her works of art within the framework of an individual exhibition in MUMOK held in the following year, accompanied by the publication of an exhibition catalogue.

Without prescribing any pre-defined themes, the Henkel Art.Award bestows prizes for outstanding and innovative works of art created by fine artists in Central and Eastern Europe in the fields of painting, drawing, photography, video and installation.

The winner is chosen from the submitted entries within the context of a multi-phased selection process.

Henkel Art.Award. 2010 – Application materials:
* Curriculum vitae and description of artistic career (in English or German)
Age limit: 40 (the artist may not have reached his or her 40th birthday at the time of the gala award ceremony held in Austria in November 2011)
* 5-10 reproductions of works of art: No originals!
Artwork in the fields of painting, drawing, photography: reproductions in the form of photos, folders and/or catalogues (Format: maximum A3). No slides, CDs or DVDs! Artwork in the fields of video and installation: Use video DVDs! (Maximum duration of presentation: 10 minutes)

All entries to the Henkel Art.Award. 2011 must be submitted by June 10, 2011 at the latest (date of postmark) directly to the Henkel address in the respective country: http://www.kulturkontakt.or.at/images/stories/Pdf/Sponsoring/adressen_henkel_cee14756.pdf

Further information and full details:
http://www.kulturkontakt.or.at/en/component/content/article/85

Henkel CEE

Dance and Artist Residency Programs at the Boston Center for the Arts
•Application Deadline

10.06.2011

The Boston Center for the Arts (BCA) is accepting applications for the Artist Residency Program. This fifteen-week, non-traditional, process-oriented residency is awarded to two individuals artists per year (no groups or collaborative pairs). Through a series of community programs jointly developed by the artist and the BCA, it allows artists to connect to the public and explore themes that inform their residency project.

International artists are invited to apply; however, all artists are responsible for their own visa, travel, living and housing expenses.

Financial Support | Artists receive a one-time $2,250 honorarium.

Studio Space - Artists are provided with a private studio in the BCA Artist Studios Building, which houses a community of nearly 50 artists including painters, printmakers, sculptors, filmmakers, craftspeople, writers, performing artists and others.

. 24-hour access to studio
. Studio assistant (8-12 hours a week)
. Curatorial visits and professional development opportunities organized by the BCA
. Windows and independently controlled heating unit
. Sinks and running water are available on the floor (not in the studio)
. Fourth-floor, 239 square foot space
. Artist will be responsible for transporting supplies to fourth floor studio

NOTE: no internet access in studio and no elevator in building Public Opportunities Artists will be expected to present their work to the public, through open studios, workshops and talks.

Further information: http://www.bcaonline.org/visualarts/programs/artist-residency-program/artist-residency-call.html

The Boston Center for the Arts

Cal Gras 2011: open call for research and creative residencies
•Application Deadline

12.06.2011

Cal Gras is a house in Avinyó (Bages), a village of 2,200 inhabitants located in the heart of Catalonia, between Manresa and Vic, a rural setting one hour from Barcelona.

The center has several workshops and rooms adapted for research, experimental and creative projects. The center is designed to provide temporary accommodation to individuals and collectives, offering bedrooms, and a communal kitchen and dining room.

Cal Gras calls for applications for residencies for the development of creative projects.

Eligibility:
Artists from all fields (visual arts, performing, literary, musical and thought) to work and develop their creative projects at Cal Gras. Groups up to 5 people.

Duration:
Working residency of 7 days minimum to 90 days maximum during August to December 2011

Residency includes:
- Free accommodation in single or shared room(on request), with use of common spaces (kitchen, living rooms, etc.).
- Work spaces, meeting rooms, library, wifi. See the rooms' features on the centre's website
- The centre puts residents in touch with the locality, as well as place them in contact with services and providers of material required for projects.
- Possibility of exhibition at Cal Gras, or other local premises, of work accomplished during residency (debates, presentations, performances, workshops, etc.)..

Transport costs and other expenses must be paid by the artist.

Applications Deadline:
12 June 2011

More information and Application requirements:

http://www.calgras.cat/
serveis@calgras.cat

Liverpool Biennial Seeks Director
•Application Deadline

13.06.2011


Following the decision of current Chief Executive and Artistic Director, Lewis Biggs, to move on after more than 10 successful years at Liverpool Biennial, the Board of Trustees is looking to appoint an experienced, confident and inspirational artistic leader to build on his legacy and enthuse and challenge artists and audiences locally, nationally and internationally.


The 6th edition of Liverpool Biennial attracted 628,000 visitors and the company’s ongoing public realm commissions generate audiences of tens of thousands each year. Liverpool Biennial is a vital element of Britain’s arts offer, driven by partnerships with key organisations and institutions in the city and across the world.


The Board is looking for a candidate with a successful track record of curating shows and working with artists at the highest level, with well established connections both nationally and internationally.

In addition they are looking for someone who has the vision, energy and skills to offer new thinking and ideas about the future direction and organisation of the Biennial in the longer term.


The post is open to everyone providing that they have or can obtain the necessary permits to work in the United Kingdom. If you would like further details of this post, please reply to: janehowardHR@gmail.com.

Application should be made by letter and CV submission. Final interviews for this post will be held on 18 July 2011 in Liverpool.


Liverpool Biennial / http://www.biennial.com/

Apply for a free dance space at CoDaSpace (Copenhagen, Denmark)
•Application Deadline

13.06.2011

Dansens Hus has decided to let its studios be open for the last two week of July (July 18th to 29th - not the weekend). This year it will not be possible to provide a mentor but the studio can be booked for free.

Choreographers that are in need of rehearsal space in these two weeks are welcome to apply for space. The last week of July you may join the company class at Danish Dance Theatre in the morning (ballet in studio 7). The class is for free.

There are 6 studios available, with very lovely sur- roundings. Participants need to arrange and pay for travel and accommodation.

To apply for a working period you will need to send the following information per email at susanne@dansenshus.dk - no later than June 13th 2011:

* Name, address and contact number of choreographer or company applying
* Working period request and hours per day
* A few lines describing the focus of the work period
* How many people you will be in all

Contact
dansenshus@dansenshus.dk
+45 3586 8600
http://www.dansenshus.dk/


Dansens Hus

International Print Biennale 2011 Print Awards (extended deadline)
•Application Deadline

13.06.2011

The 2011 Print Awards is an open submission prize for British and international printmakers which encourages a broad spectrum of artists to gain exposure and exhibit with other leading artists in their field. The 2011 Print Awards is the centrepiece of the 2011 International Print Biennale.

The International Print Biennale was created by Northern Print in 2009 as the first major project in the UK for 20 years concentrated on the diversity of contemporary printmaking. The aim is to reward and promote excellence through showcasing the very best in new British and international printmaking through an extensive programme in Newcastle Gateshead of exhibitions, events, activities and an international symposium. With over 95,000 visitors this inaugural Biennale was a huge success and we are delighted to announce the 2nd International Print Biennale.

The 2011 Print Awards are open to all artists whose work encounters print.

Works in any medium will be considered and is not restricted to 2 or 3 dimensional works.

A panel of eminent artists, printmakers and curators will select approximately 40 artists to exhibit across major venues in Newcastle Gateshead. Exhibitions of the selected works will be shown at the Hatton Gallery, Laing Art Gallery and Northern Print from 17 September to 19 November 2011.

Artists are asked to submit a current CV, Artist’s statement and a maximum of 10 images. Entry fee is £25 or €30.

Deadline for Entries: Monday 13 June 2011

For further details and to apply please visit: http://www.parkerharris.co.uk/competition/international-print-awards#general_info

For more information please contact Parker Harris on:
Tel: 01372 462 190
Email: ipb@parkerharris.co.uk

Parker Harris

Exhibitions and Displays Curator, Henry Moore Institute
•Application Deadline

13.06.2011

The Henry Moore Institute is a world-recognised centre for the study of sculpture in the heart of Leeds. An award-winning exhibitions venue, research centre, library and sculpture archive, the Institute hosts a year-round programme of exhibitions, conferences, lectures, research, and publications that aim to expand the understanding and scholarship of historical and contemporary sculpture. It is a part of The Henry Moore Foundation, which was set up by Moore in 1977 to encourage appreciation of the visual arts, especially sculpture.

The Institute invites applications for the full-time post of Exhibitions and Displays Curator. Based at the Henry Moore Institute in Leeds, the Exhibitions and Displays Curator will work closely with the Head of Sculpture Studies across curatorial, research, publications and collections to ensure integration of activities across the Institute.



The key objectives of the Exhibitions and Displays Curator are to work with the curatorial and research teams to encourage and stimulate the study of sculpture; deliver a high quality and varied programme of contemporary and historical exhibitions and associated publications; initiate and develop partnerships at local, national and international scales and at artistic, administrative and operational levels; and work in collaboration with internal and external curators to realise exhibitions, displays and publications of the highest artistic quality.

The Henry Moore Institute Exhibitions and Displays Curator will receive a salary of 25,000 GBP per annum.

Deadline for submissions is Monday 13th June.

For more information and full application details visit
http://www.henry-moore.org/hmi/news



The Henry Moore Institute / Henry Moore Foundation.

flashlights: sharing knowledge, abilities and information in the arts sector
•Application Deadline

14.06.2011

With flashlights we start a series of mini-workshops where artists, curators, cultural workers, theoreticians, scientist ... will give an insight into their work field.
 
The workshops are based on personal experience and individual concerns, mirror current art practice, introduce into the matter, raise and answer questions, start discussions and give hand on examples.
 
flashlights share knowledge, abilities and information within a small group of participants and leave space for practical examples and one to one exchange.

lecturers >>>
Marisa Benjamin /performer (PA), Romina Bulacio Sak/actress & cultural manager (RA), Dorothea Carl /political scientist & cultural manager (D), Pearl Heneghan artist & curator (UK), Nicole Maffi/cultural manager (I), Ewa Surowiec / artist & curator (PL), Nuno Vincente / artist (PA)
 
flashlights is a production by arttransponder & berlinerpool
in co-operation with Mica Moca project berlin


workshop 1 /JUNE 16 - Podcasting in the arts: empowering artists and cultural organizations

Start: 6 pm > End: 9 pm

The workshop will be held in English language
Groupsize>  8 participants
Registration deadline> 14th June
Material fee: 4 Euro
 
please register under> flashlights@arttransponder.net
location >> Mica Moca Projekt Lindower Str. 22, 13347 Berlin, S-Bhf Wedding

arttransponder & berlinerpool

Call for Submissions: Journal for Artistic Research
•Application Deadline

15.06.2011

JAR invites original submissions that actively contribute to the field of research in the arts. The journal welcomes documentary reflections on artistic research practice from across and between the various disciplines in the arts, and from contributors working in academic or non-academic contexts. Its specific aim is to expose artistic practice as research.

With the aim of displaying and documenting practice in a manner that respects artists' modes of presentation, JAR is the first journal supported by a specially developed online software, the Research Catalogue. JAR abandons the traditional journal article format and offers its contributors a dynamic online canvas where text can be woven together with image, audio and video material. The result is a journal which provides a unique 'reading' experience while fulfilling the expectations of scholarly dissemination.


JAR is guided by an editorial board that works with a large panel of international editors and peer reviewers from the field of artistic research.

Deadlines for issue 1:

-- You can contact us after the 15th April 2011 with a proposal.

-- Submission before the 15th June 2011, will be considered for the Issue.

-- Issue launches in Autumn 2011.

The Journal of Artistic Research is published twice a year. For subsequent issues, submissions will be considered on a continuing basis.

Please use the Research Catalogue software to prepare submissions. Direct your browser to http://www.jar-online.net/index.php/pages/view/123


Send your correspondence to

Michael Schwab, Editor in Chief (JAR)
michael.schwab@jar-online.net



JAR is published by the Society for Artistic Research
http://www.jar-online.net

quEAR, the Transtonal Ear Festival: Call for Audios
•Application Deadline

15.06.2011

quEAR, the Transtonal Ear Festival offers auditory tracks, performances and sound installations that deal with the themes of trans, inter, and queer. Noise is elsewhere. Emphasized are soft sounds. quEAR is a sensitive exploration of the auditory channels, with sounds, voices, tones, melodies, and of course stories.

We want YOUR contribution about trans, inter and queer
topics, ways of life and practices. You could be reading or singing
about your anger, happiness or you could just tell your story from
your trans*interqueer perspective, show a different way from just
being a man or a woman.

Write to us if you want to do a trans*interqueer workshop: how do I
make my own radio play? How do I make my own radio programme? How do I
get this sound into that sculpture?

If you have an idea that you would like to achieve with others: a sound installation, a radio feature, a radio play. If you want to present that on the festival, if you want to be live on stage on the festival, if you want to help
organizing it and support the festival please write to: audio@quear.org

Further information: http://quear.blogsport.de/

Call for Residency Applications - Nida Art Colony, Lithuania
•Application Deadline

15.06.2011

Nida Art Colony, the new subdivision of Vilnius Academy of Arts (Lithuania), was opened in March 2011. The principal objective of the colony is to improve the quality of art education in Lithuania, create favourable conditions for creative contemporary art practices, facilitate international and local collaboration and experiment in both art and art education. Nida Art Colony is situated on the Curonian Spit, which is a 98km long peninsula separating the Curonian Lagoon and the Baltic Sea.

Call for Residency Deadline: 15 June 2011

The Nida Artist-in-residence Programme is intended for professional visual artists, designers, architects, curators, art critics and art historians. Nida residencies: between October 1 (2011) and January 31 (2012); duration: 1 to 4 months; 3 grants covering travel, living and materials expenses for Nordic and Baltic residents are available; for others studio rent fee is 312 Eur/month, including all taxes, use of equipment, bicycles and the minivan.

A 600-metre walk down a forest path from the Colony is a beach with sand dunes.

If you have any questions, please contact Vytautas Michelkevicius, artistic director:
T: +370 662 45216
E: vytautas@nidacolony.lt
http://www.nidacolony.lt/

Nida Art Colony

“Passageira em Casa”: Task-based Choreography Workshop
•Application Deadline

15.06.2011

Directed by Maile Colbert and Wanda Gala at the Artistic Experimentation Centre Gunpowder Factory (Barcarena, Oeiras).
From June 27 to July 2, 2011 (42 hours - 7 hours per day)

Based on the choreographic elements defined between Maile Colbert and Wanda Gala and based on the dramaturgical elements designed by Rui Catalão, this workshop / residency will focus on exercises resulting from the method of task-based choreograhy "(choreography based tasks).

"Guest House" is a multi-media and multi-disciplinary performance in four acts inspired by the concepts of "home" and "travel." The narrative is a partially fictionalized account and a personal vision of maritime history of Portugal. Overall, video, sound and movement work together to form a holistic improvisation, in which each media draws elements from both structure and content of others, defending the integrity of its own form.


The outcome of the workshop will be used in public presentations of the "House Guest" particularly those that will be held in Portugal in a site-specific context (monumental spaces and / or related to the history of Portuguese culture). Moreover, the workshop participants will be able, if they wish to belong to a group of performers of those presentations.

Conditions:

Cost of workshop: 20 Euros per person (transportation and meals not included)

Applications
Send a motivation letter, updated curriculum and artistic portfolio (if any) to info@binauralmedia.org

Further information:
http://www.mailecolbert.com and http://www.binauralmedia.org

Binaural/Nodar

Metamorphosis - The Bat-Yam Biennale, 2012
•Application Deadline

15.06.2011

The Bat-Yam Biennale: Urban Action is due to take place for the third time in October 2012 in and around the city of Bat-Yam, following the two former editions, "Hosting 2008" and "Timing 2010". We invite artists, architects, designers, residents, social researchers to suggest ideas for improving the quality of life in the city. Selected proposals will be executed by the Bat-Yam municipality.
The Bat-Yam Biennale is an international bi-annual event dealing with the planning and design of urban life culture. During the Biennale, the city's space becomes a laboratory for the creation of new, sustainable urban spaces and the exploration of novel modes of urban living.

Proposals should express innovative ways of thinking and present outlines for the development of an enhanced and beneficial living environment for the city and its and its residents.

Proposals should include a written abstract (up to 2 A4 pages) and CVs of the team members (up to half an A4 page each). Visual materials may be added in a PDF file. The deadline for submission is15.6.2011.

Detailed information on the submission process as well as sights and sounds from the urban space were the Biennale will take place.
http://opencall-batyam.org/batyam/english/

Please send all submissions to: batyam.biennale@gmail.com

The Bat-Yam Biennale

19th ENCATC ANNUAL CONFERENCE: CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
•Application Deadline

15.06.2011

The 19th ENCATC Annual Conference “Culture Forecast” will be organised in Helsinki, Finland next 12-14 October 2011.

ENCATC Members and Researchers are invited to submit abstracts. If selected, paper presentations are scheduled for Friday 14th of October. Proposals from any relevant discipline will be considered, provided that they make an original academic contribution to the study of cultural management.

Topics of interest
Papers are welcome on all cultural management areas including:

· Creative Entrepreneurship & Education in Cultural Life
· Interpretation/Mediation applied to Heritage Sites
· Cultural Observatories and Cultural Information and Knowledge
· Audience Policies in Europe
· Europe International
· Urban Management and cultural policy of city
· Arts and Health
· Theater management


Research regarding the following subjects are particularly welcome:
·Methodologies for education and training in the field of cultural management and cultural policy
·Influences of the local institutional context on the management models for cultural organizations and heritage (e.g. funding mechanisms; regulatory systems; top-down vs bottom-up approach; conservation vs valorization orientation, ecc.)

Abstracts can only be submitted in English, French, Spanish and Italian. However, oral presentations of accepted papers must be in English.

Guidelines and Application:
http://www.encatc.org/pages/index.php?id=201

Abstract submissions and other questions about the paper session should be e-mailed to the attention of: Elizabeth Darley (e.darley@encatc.org).

ENCATC

Conference on Practice-Based Research in Art & Design: Call for works
•Application Deadline

15.06.2011

Practice Based Research in Art & Design / Conference, 1-3 December,

Since the 1990s, numerous art colleges and universities in Europe have established degree programmes in Artistic Research and Design Research. These programmes encourage artists and designers to develop their own epistemological and methodical approaches to concrete problems which differ from purely scientific and artistic /design approaches. In view of the different forms of these disciplines and the development of PhD programmes at various universities, it appears that interdisciplinary, hybrid forms of knowledge and their corresponding methods can neither be comprehensively depicted nor disciplinarily organized.

At this conference on practice-based research in art and design, we wish to demonstrate the research methods in creative processes, artistic strategies, their results and artefacts, and discuss how they may be integrated into our academic classification system.

Call for Presentations: Projects from practice-based artistic-design PhD programmes and independent working contexts whereart, design and science overlap.
Please submit your presentation proposals using the provided online form to: presentations@practicebased-research.com by 15 June, 2011.

Call for Workshops: Theory and practice of research-based processes where art, design and science overlap.
Please submit your workshop proposals using the provided online form to:
workshops@practice-basedresearch.com by 15 June, 2011.

Further information:http://www.practice-based-research.com/en/About.php

Bauhaus-University

Vermont Studio Center Fellowships
•Application Deadline

15.06.2011

The Vermont Studio Center hosts 50 artists and writers each month who participate in 4 to 12 week independent studio Residencies. VSC Residents represent a mix of mediums, cultures, experience, and ages, for a diverse and vibrant community.

Our Community:
600 Resident artists and writers each year from across the country and around the world.
72 Visiting Artists and Writers per year (6 per month), each of whom spends 5 days at VSC, offering a presentation of their own work and optional studio visits or conferences with Residents.
25 full and part time staff, many of whom are artists and writers.
Our neighbors in the village of Johnson and Johnson State College.

Vermont Studio Center Fellowships
Sixteen fellowships for a 4-week residency are open to all artists and writers based on merit, as represented in the portfolio or manuscript.

Further information and Application Form:
http://www.vermontstudiocenter.org/fellowships/

Vermont Studio Center

Open call for residencies for artists and cultural operators
•Application Deadline

15.06.2011

The cultural association “Mecklenburg Inspires” invites artists during the off season to stay and work inspired by the region. The art work will then be exhibited or presented in front of an audience. In the planning of each residency season, the project manager plans with each invited artist a parallel activity, depending on the artists interests and skills. The aim of the parallel activity is to produce an output or impact that will remain with the region or its people after the artist has left. Mecklenburg Inspires particularly welcomes theme- or site-specific proposals of the artists himself when applying for a residency.

The residencies take place during the off season, from the beginning of November until the end of march and for a duration of six to 8 weeks. Longer stays, if required, can be negotiated.

The association offers accommodation in local houses (3 – 5 stars), free meals (half-board and the possibility to prepare sandwiches for lunch) and work spaces.

Travel and material costs are not covered, but help for searching for mobility and other grants will be provided.

Conditions

* You are a professional artist or cultural operator (professionalism as the fact that the persons’ professional activity mainly concentrates on the artistic/cultural productive activity)
* Supported disciplines: visual arts, media arts, performing arts (dance, theatre, life art, performance), music, creative writing, art- and cultural management, cultural research, curation.
* Admitted are single artists and groups. Generally they give residencies of no more than 10 days to groups.
* In order to participate in any of the programs, basic knowledge of either the German or English are required.

Contact person:
Katharina Trabert
Tel.: +49 151 2828 3704
Skype: ozukathari
Mail: katharina.trabert@mecklenburg-inspiriert.com

Further information:
http://www.mecklenburg-inspiriert.com/en/application

MECKLENBURG INSPIRIERT

Residency at Labor, Budapest: Call for Applications
•Application Deadline

15.06.2011

LABOR announces a call for artists and curators for the use of the space of LABOR as a studio or an open space for a two- or four-week time in August 2011. Successful applicants can use the space of LABOR for realizing projects related to visual culture. The aim of the residency is to provide a possibility for artists and curators for individual (or collective) work, introduction, and to get in contact with the Hungarian contemporary art scene. During the residency participants can use the spatial and technical facilities of LABOR (internet access, laptop), the library and the exhibition spaces. Participants of the residency will be invited to give a public presentation.

The residency project covers the use of the art space; upon request we can help in finding accommodation, seeking and building professional relationships.

Application should contain:

- detailed professional CV

- motivation letter and working plan (max. 2 pages), where the applicant states whether s/he would like



Applications should be e-mailed to labor@c3.hu

LABOR was founded in September, 2007 as a joint initiative of C³ Centre for Culture & Communication Foundation, the Studio of Young Artists Association (FKSE and the Hungarian University of Fine Arts (MKE) in the premises of the former Studio Gallery. In 2009 tranzit.hu has joined the collaboration.

Further information:
http://labor.c3.hu/en/

LABOR

AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Award
•Application Deadline

15.06.2011

Birmingham City University and Belfast Exposed are pleased to announce the availability of an AHRC funded Collaborative Doctoral Award for an October 2011 start.

Based on the community photography archive established at Belfast Exposed in the early 1980s, this project has the following aims: to understand how the collection has developed in a changing social, cultural and political context, to explore the contemporary cultural value of the collection for communities and audiences in Belfast and beyond; to situate the work in the context of changing understandings and uses of photography, specifically in its relation to community memory and history; and to inform the partner organisation's strategies for the presentation and display of images from the historical collection for contemporary audiences. The project will be jointly supervised by Darren Newbury, Professor of Photography at Birmingham City University, and Pauline Hadaway, Director of Belfast Exposed.



Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates with a background in photography, visual and/or community arts, visual anthropology/sociology, cultural studies or a related area.
Collaborative Doctoral Awards provide support for three years of full-time study leading to a doctoral degree. A full award includes tuition fees and a maintenance grant. The maintenance grant will meet the National Minimum Doctoral Stipend level set by the UK Research Councils. The full-time maintenance stipend level for 2010/11 for Doctoral Awards was �13,590 p.a.

AHRC Studentships are available only to UK and EU students.

For further details, application requirements and eligibility criteria:
http://www.biad.bcu.ac.uk/research/site/belfastexposed.php

Birmingham City University and Belfast Exposed

Euro-region Pyrenees-Mediterranean: Call for Grants for Euro-regional Cultural Projects 2011
•Application Deadline

15.06.2011

Following a similar call in 2010, the Euro-region Pyrenees-Mediterranean has launched a new call for the presentation of applications for grants for cultural cooperation projects.

Details and application form:

http://www20.gencat.cat/portal/site/msi-cultura/menuitem.f8ec44f847919cca411cb318b0c0e1a0/?vgnextoid=4915728ccf289210VgnVCM1000008d0c1e0aRCRD&vgnextchannel=4915728ccf289210VgnVCM1000008d0c1e0aRCRD&vgnextfmt=detall&contentid=a7ed277ff144f210VgnVCM2000009b0c1e0aRCRD&newLang=en_GB

Managed by the Pyrenees-Mediterranean European Territorial Cooperation Group (ETCG), these grants are aimed at professional cultural agents in Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, Languedoc-Roussillon and Midi-Pyrénées. Projects may receive joint financing of up to 60%. The deadline for applications is 15 June 2011.

For further information, contact Ms. Angélique Pinon, the ETCG Cultural technician (Tel. +33 561 10 20 40 and e-mail angelique.pinon@euroregio-epm.eu)


Euro-region Pyrenees-Mediterranean

Off The Shelf & PhotoIreland Festival Grad Talk Series: Call for Submissions
•Application Deadline

15.06.2011

‘Off The Shelf’ & PhotoIreland Festival are accepting submissions for the 2011 grad talk series. The programme will run during PhotoIreland Festival from 18 – 22 July, everyday at 1pm.

Graduates and recent graduates are invited to submit a topic for a 10 minute presentation or thesis argument relating to photographic theory or practice in today’s photographic society. The presentation can be in any format and as creative and engaging as possible. Participants must be prepared to take questions after the presentation and defend their point of view or respond to questions relating to the topic.

This is an opportunity for graduates to engage with the critical dialogue surrounding photography rather than focusing solely on the exhibition of new work. Bringing the theory that underpins photography to the forefront allows us understand and evolve the way that we work both individually and collaboratively.

Deadline for presentation synopsis: 15 June 2011.

Email: artintern.ie@gmail.com or contact 086 3505722 with any queries.

For further information: http://photoireland.org

Summer coworking at Node Center for Curatorial Studies
•Application Deadline

15.06.2011

This summer, Node Center for Curatorial Studies adopts a co-working model, by offering a workspace for curators, cultural agents and people related to the art scene who are looking for a temporary work space in Berlin.

The co-working space has been designed to offer a comfortable and enjoyable environment that fosters creative practices. By sharing experiences with colleagues from different backgrounds, synergies will evolve, widening the potential scope of each individual's practice.


Node Co-working offers:
• Access to a work desk from Monday-Friday, 10.00-18.00 hrs.
• Access to Node Center's artist database
• Access to Berlin-based artists' portfolios
• Guided visits to artists' studios in Berlin
• Information on Berlin's exhibition network
• Wi-Fi.
• Audiovisual equipment
• Printer for text documents
• A lounge and a kitchen


Node Center for Curatorial Studies
Waldemarstr. 37a. 10999 Berlin. Germany
http://www.nodecenter.org
info[@]nodecenter.org

Co-working period
The co-working spaces are available for rent (either on a weekly or monthly basis) from June 15th to September 15th, 2011.

2012 Proposals - Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site, PA
•Application Deadline

16.06.2011

Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site is currently accepting proposals for its 2012 season of site-specific artist installations.

Maximum funding is $7,500 per project.

The deadline for proposals is June 16, 2011.

For guidelines, helpful hints, and FAQs, please visit our website at
http://EasternState.org/artguidelines

Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site was once the most famous and expensive prison in the world, but stands today in ruin, a haunting world of crumbling cellblocks and empty guard towers.
Known for its grand architecture and strict discipline, this was the world's first true "penitentiary," a prison designed to inspire penitence, or true regret, in the hearts of convicts.

Its vaulted, sky-lit cells once held many of America's most notorious criminals, including bank robber Willie Sutton and Al Capone.

Tours today include the cellblocks, solitary punishment cells, Al Capone's Cell, and Death Row. A critically-acclaimed series of artist installations is free with admission.

Proposal Deadline (for all funding and approvals): Thursday, June 16, 2011, 4:00 pm At Eastern State Penitentiary: Attn: Sean Kelley Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site 2027 Fairmount Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19130


Note: This is not a deadline for a postmark, but for delivery at the historic site. There is a 24-hour grace period for all applications.

Applications received after 4 pm on Friday, June 17, 2011 will not be reviewed.

Contact: Sean Kelley, Program Director sk@easternstate.org (215) 236-5111 x13

ALPes – Art, Landscape, Place, Sound Space Postgraduate Research Programme: Call for Applications
•Application Deadline

17.06.2011

The Haute Ecole d'Art et de Design Genève (Geneva University of Art and
Design) is organizing the ALPes – Art, Landscape, Place, Sound Space
postgraduate research programme specializing in artistic practices in the
public space. With its guest speakers (artists, communicators, theorists)
ALPes develops theoretical reflection concerning art in the wider context
(architecture, suburban areas, landscapes), commission typologies, new
reception mechanisms and art in situ. ALPes has defined new exploration
and interaction processes between art and territory.

Keen to invent new forms of visibility for art, ALPes is a means to
encounter, to confront and to debate with the city. The programme is aimed
at young artists, concerned with the problems of art/public space. It
leads to the realization of individual and group practical work involved
with territory and the city.

Collaborative ventures with different regional social and cultural partner organisations will enable carrying
out full-scale experimentation in the city.


The deadline for application is 17 June 2011.

Contact: Jean Stern, Geneva University of Art and Design, 15 Bd.
James-Fazy, 1201 Geneva, Switzerland; tel: +41 22 388 58 00;

e-mail:jean.stern@hesge.ch

Further information: http://head.hesge.ch/

Super8 Shots Festival – Film Competition Open for submissions
•Application Deadline

17.06.2011

Super8 Shots is an independent Film Festival, with objectives in promoting film as a small medium format. It is aimed at the film makers, enthusiasts, artists and musicians as well as the community.

Super8 Shots features a short film competition with prizes including over E1000 worth of Super8 equipment, Filmstock, processing coupons and telecine services offered by Super8 Ireland, Kodak, Andec Film and the Dublin Camera exchange. The full list of prizes and winners will be announced very soon.

For full terms and conditions, see: http://festival.super8ireland.com/festival-program/big-shots-super8-film-competition/

Entries can be sent (registered post advised) to the following address:
Julien Dorgere,
Super8 Shots Film Competition
1 Stonewater, Dominick Street, Galway.

Entries will be selected by a film jury. All applicants will be notified by early July.
Submissions are free of charge.

Deadline: 5pm, 17 June 2011








Super8 Shots Festival

ACP-EU Support Programme to ACP Cultural Sectors
•Application Deadline

20.06.2011

New guidelines and application pack

https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/europeaid/online-services/index.cfm?do=publi.welcome&nbPubliList=15&orderby=upd&orderbyad=Desc&searchtype=RS&aofr=130966

Practical Guide to contract procedures for EU external actions:
http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/work/procedures/implementation/practical_guide/index_en.htm


Project Cycle Management Guidelines:
http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/multimedia/publications/publications/manuals-tools/t101_en.htm


Financial Management Toolkit:
http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/work/procedures/financial-management-toolkit_en.htm



The European Commission launched the EU-ACP (African, Caribbean, Pacific) support programme to the ACP cultural sector, on 1 March, with total funding of €30 million.

The overall objective of the programme is to contribute to poverty reduction through the emergence and consolidation of viable ‘cultural industries’ in the ACP States, to strengthen these industries’ contribution to social and economic development and to safeguard cultural diversity.

Read more:
http://www.acpcultures.eu/?page=proposition&lang=uk

PACT Zollverein RESIDENCIES 2011/2012
•Application Deadline

20.06.2011

PACT Zollverein has been supporting residencies for the development of
artistic projects and productions since 2002. The Residency Programme is
open to professional artists from home and abroad who work in the areas of
dance, performance, media arts or music. The recipients are offered a work
space and local accommodation, and according to individual need, they can
take advantage of various kinds of production support, such as dramaturgy,
technical assistance, project management as well as press and publicity.
Thanks to the support of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, residency
recipients are able to receive a grant to cover their living expenses and
travel costs.
Residences are awarded twice a year by an international jury and the closing date for applications for the residency period January to June
2012, is the 20th of June 2011 (post-marked).

A residency can incorporate the following:
- Studio space (from 63 to 173 sq.m.)
- Local accommodation (maximum 6 people)

- Weekly grant allowance for all of the residency project participants
(maximum group of 6 people)
- Travel costs covering one journey only per participant to and from PACT
Zollverein (subject to prior agreement)
- Technical equipment (by arrangement and subject to availability)
- Stage rehearsals with professional technical supervision and support (by
arrangement and subject to availability) & daily professional open class
- Professional advice in: project funding&management, press & PR

Applications must include:
- the completed application form
- a short letter of motivation
- a project description
- a 10 line summary of your project description
- curriculum vitae for everyone involved in the project
- 1 DVD/CD-ROM of your own work

application form: http://www.pact-zollverein.de/medien/_english/_pdf/workingfields/residencies/Residencies_12-1.pdf

Contact: residenz@pact-zollverein.de (Katharina Charpey)

PACT Zollverein Residenzen

Creating through Collaboration: Body, Camera, Action. A creative workshop by famous Polish professor Grzegorz Kowalski
•Application Deadline

20.06.2011

THE WORKSHOP BASICS
When: September 1 – 10, 2011
Where: Centre for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle, ul. Jazdów 2, 00-467 Warsaw, Poland
Application deadline: June 20, 2011
Results of the selection process: June 30, 2011
Number of participants: 16

Prof. Kowalski about the Creating through Collaboration workshop:
Our workshop is aimed at those who draw joy and inspiration from working with others. It is not our purpose to create a work, but to actively participate in a process of communication through visual forms. Our media include abstract forms, colour, light, movement, sound, gesture and body movement.

We work in real time and real space. The film camera is an instrument of recording real events.

The workshop will consist of ten eight hours-long daily meetings (from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. / 2.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m.) taking place over a period of ten consecutive days (from September 1 to September 10, 2011). Workshops will be held at the Laboratory building of the CCA.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION:
- No application fee
- No fee for participation in the workshop
- Travel, food, and personal expenses are not covered and will not be reimbursed
- accommodation in shared rooms on the CCA's premises is provided

REQUIREMENTS:
We accept applications only from students and graduates of artistic schools.
1. basic knowledge of film editing software: Adobe Premiere Pro or Apple FinalCut Pro
2. previous experience with operating a photo and video camera is very welcome
3. English speaker (basic level)
4. own photo or video camera
5. own computer with film editing software is very welcome
6. submitting a filled application form along with all the required documents by email to kowalski.workshop@gmail.com by June 20, 2011.

Application form: http://csw.art.pl/upload/file/1109kowalski_workshop_cca_applicationform1.doc

For further information:http://csw.art.pl/index.php?action=aktualnosci&s2=8&id=381〈=eng

Bursary for artists - Camac and Fondation Ténot, Marnay sur Seine, France
•Application Deadline

20.06.2011

Call for visual artists, writers and composers/musicians.
Since 1999, camac art centre with Fondation Ténot has promoted creativity and international exchange in the artist community.

Camac and Fondation Ténot offers each year a residency bursary to one visual artist, one writer and one musician or composer in order to create new career prospects for artists.
Camac is located 60min away from Paris in the village of Marnay sur Seine within the scenic Region of Champagne-Ardenne. This multi-disciplinary creative centre offers a unique environment for visual artist, writers or musicians. Camac aims at fostering communication and creativity among individuals and groups working on the evolution of ideas or realization of works.

Nature of the bursary:
- 2 month residency
- Return ticket, board and lodging
- Private bedroom with bathroom, individual studio.
The laureate must provide his/her own visas and health insurance.

For details on eligibility and application requisites:
http://www.camac.org - jycoffre@camac.org

Deadline: 20 June, 2011



Camac and Fondation Ténot

Talbot Gallery Studios: Call for Interns
•Application Deadline

20.06.2011

Talbot Gallery Studios is now accepting applications for internships for 2011/2012. The internship will commence on 1 September 2011 and run for a duration of ten months.

The aim of the Talbot Gallery Studios is to provide recent graduates and emerging artists working in all visual art disciplines with affordable studios and the resources which they need to sustain a professional art practice. In keeping with this ethos, the internship programme offers those interested in working in the arts a bridge between third level education and a career in the field.

The successful applicants will gain valuable experience in all areas of gallery administration from daily clerical duties to curating, art handling and installation. There will also be scope for the interns to use their own initiative and work on personal projects. Of particular interest are candidates with backgrounds in business who wish to apply this knowledge to the cultural sector.



Please send a cover letter and CV to info@talbotgallery.com.
Closing date for applications is 20 June 2011.

Talbot Gallery Studios - http://www.talbotgallery.com

Call for application - MA Program space strategies at Berlin-Weissensee School of Art
•Application Deadline

20.06.2011

Exploratory Art in Public Contexts
MA Program at Berlin-Weissensee School of Art

This program offers an artistic/academic postgraduate qualification for transdisciplinary projects in the public sphere. It is aimed at the interface between the arts and the sciences, at the type of self-directed artistic work in public contexts that is increasingly sought after in the new fields of independent cultural work and cultural networks. Students will learn and develop integrative methods of working, including qualitative research techniques as well as field study, practical site research and body-oriented performance strategies. Innovative teaching methods combine theory and artistic practice into an integrated learning process: Approaches from contemporary cultural, media and spatial theory are taught alongside the production and documentation of transdisciplinary work in public spaces.

The curriculum also covers organizing and financing projects in cooperation with international and Berlin-based cultural institutions.

The two-year tuition-based program is intended for undergraduate degree holders in a variety of fields – visual artists, designers, architects, media and cultural theorists, sociologists – who wish to obtain a postgraduate degree (MA) in the arts.



Final qualification: Master of Arts

Further information on requirement, fees and application form:
http://www.kh-berlin.de/index.php5?Action=showGroup&groupID=20&locale=en

Contact:
weißensee kunsthochschule berlin
school of art
Bühringstraße 20
13086 Berlin

Berlin-Weissensee School of Art

HISK Call for Applications - Working years 2012-2013
•Application Deadline

20.06.2011

The HISK offers a postgraduate course in visual and audiovisual art. The institute provides 24 young artists from Belgium and abroad with a studio of their own for two years. The emphasis at the institute lies on individual practice. The programme aims to achieve a practical balance between study in the studio, discussions with visiting lecturers, workshops, reading groups, field trips and public presentations. The international and culturally diverse composition of the candidate laureate group makes for cross-pollination and dialogue. The diversity of the international visiting lecturers (artists, curators, critics, theoreticians...), provides a framework within which the candidate laureates learn to view their own work with a critical eye. The unique HISK concept allows participants every opportunity to invest in critical research for their work within a broader artistic, cultural and societal context.


Artists who have already obtained a Masters degree in Fine Art or an equivalent qualification are eligible to apply to the HISK. Exceptions can be made for applicants who do not have a Master degree but display a high level of development, motivation and artistic affinity.

The conceptual and visual qualities in the works submitted by applicants are considered to be more important than style, material or technique. Participants are expected to have a strong commitment to conducting critical research within their respective fields of interest. At the same time, they should aim towards locating their practice within a broader perspective of social and cultural environments. Candidates are also expected to make a contribution to the activities of the HISK as a whole. This interaction is seen to be an important forum of exchange and development.

See full details, fees and application requirements at:
http://www.hisk.edu/application_conditions.php?la=en

HISK

Live Online: Workshop on Production of Pilots for a Cultural Web Channel
•Application Deadline

21.06.2011

After four years of reflections and discussions on art, culture and media, La Web Mediatizada website proposes to create a Cultural Web Channel. With this aim, the Livemedia Association that has launched La Web Mediatizada in collaboration with MèdiaQuiosc Arts Santa Mònica and the InCom-UAB Institute of Communication, offers a free workshop on production of live pilots for this channel that will be carried out from 27 to 28 June, and 4, 5, 11 and 12 July in Barcelona.

The workshop is addressed to people and organisations working in the field of culture and arts. Those interested can send their applications, curriculum vitae and presentation letters until 21 June to comunicacio_artssantamonica@gencat.cat.

The initiative is developed in collaboration with the Catalan Broadcasting Corporation.

Further information:
http://www.lab-livemedia.net/



La Web Mediatizada

The City of Paris International residence at Couvent des Recollets
•Application Deadline

22.06.2011

A resident's programme at the Récollets International Accommodation and
Exchange Centre in Paris dedicate to confirms foreign artists and writers.
DISCIPLINES: Visual arts - Performing arts - Literature

The purpose of the residence programme is to host artists and writers who
have a specific project to develop in Paris. This project should
preferably be carried out in partnership with a previously specified local
institution or other structure, a company, or an artist, in Paris or the
surrounding area for artists in the fields of visual or performing arts
and for writers as part of a research project. The project should be
developed in Paris, in harmony with the host town and its cultural
environment. This residence, which is a privileged period of reflection
and creativity for the artist, will contribute to the presence and
visibility of international artists in Paris.

The stay is of 3 consecutive months without breaking off and limited travels abroad at at the most.

This programme is aimed at individual established writers and artists. The
candidates must :
- have a minimum of 5 years of professional experience,
- show evidence of previous work and of an artistic career that is already
significantly developed,
- speak French or English,
- be able to free themselves from other professional activities during the
period of the residency.

Institut français will allocate a 1500 € fixed monthly allowance. This is
intended to cover living expenses such as food, local transport, etc. The
City of Paris will cover the rental of accommodation at the Couvent des
Récollets for the duration of the residence.

Before arrival in France, the candidate must take out health insurance
coverage which includes repatriation if necessary. Travel expenses to and
from France are the responsibility of the artist.

Further information:
http://www.international-recollets-paris.org/inscription/accueil.php?lng=en


International residences at Récollets programme

The MAC seeks to appoint a Curator
•Application Deadline

22.06.2011

The MAC (Metropolitan Arts Centre) will be a leading cultural and civic venue when it opens in the heart of Belfast's Cathedral Quarter in 2012. We now seek to make a key appointment.

Position: Curator

Salary: £34,549 - £37,206

You will be responsible for shaping the vision of The MAC's visual art programme by creating and curating an internationally relevant and innovative programme of work.

Further information and an application form can be downloaded from our website http://www.buildingthemac.com/

The closing date for receipt of applications for this position is 5pm on Wednesday 22 June 2011 with interviews on 1 July.

The MAC will be running a recruitment drive throughout the remainder of 2011. To stay up to date on all opportunities please visit our website.

The MAC

Filmfest Oldenburg: CALL FOR ENTRIES
•Application Deadline

22.06.2011

The Oldenburg Film Festival has a tradition of covering the international movie scene in all of its aspects. This open minded approach leads to an interesting and inspiring mix of great premieres, surprising discoveries and original independent productions. An eclectic and attractive programme has been the result for the past years.

Oldenburg is a lively forum for passionate and independent film. That's why Chris Gore rates the Oldenburg Film Festival among the world's top 5 festivals for narrative features in his essential"Film Festival Survival Guide".
TAKE YOUR CHANCE to be part of it, the entry period for the 18th edition has started.

You can submit your film using this entry form:http://www.filmfest-oldenburg.de/fileadmin/user_upload/bilder/Service/entry/Entryform2011.pdf

Print the filled form, sign it and send it accompanied by the DVD screener and further material via mail to our office.

You can also apply online: http://www.filmfest-oldenburg.de/en/programm/entry/

Please also take a look at our regulations:http://www.filmfest-oldenburg.de/fileadmin/user_upload/bilder/Service/entry/Regulations2011.pdf

The submission period ends June 22, 2011.

The Oldenburg Film Festival

6th IPAH Gathering of young International Performance Artists: last 6 places available
•Application Deadline

22.06.2011

IPAH Performance Summer Camp
17th - 24th July, 2011 at GlogauAir (info) and Flutgraben e.V. (info), Berlin
&
Platform Young Performance Artists
28th - 30th July, 2011 at Flutgraben e.V., Berlin

Join us in this unique opportunity, where young performance artists, from around the world, meet and work together, in a workshop environment, for one week under the guidance of internationally renowned performanceartists: He Chengyao, China - Ray Langenbach, Malaysia - Jürgen Fritz, Germany

The International Performance Association of Hildesheim (IPAH) is an expanding network of process oriented artists, devoted to cultural awareness through the professional practice of performance art. IPAH strives to provide a platform for such artists from all over the globe to exchange ideas and incite progress in the world of performance art.

Since 2006, we have formed a series of workshops, performance festivals, and meetings that encourage the development of participants' artistic endeavors.

In the days following the camp (July 27th - 28th), Flutgraben e.V. in cooperation with IPAH organize the Festival Platform Young Performance Artists, where some of the participants of the Summercamp can present their performance to a broader audience and meet with other young artists from Berlin. This year we can use two floors in the Flutgraben e.V., so more young artists will have the possibility to perform.

Costs: 200 EUR

Including:

* workshop fee
* food
* accommodation during the Summercamp. (17. - 24. July)

We can help to find a cheap place for sleeping during the week of the Platform Festival.

You can download all files for information and application at the http://www.i-pah.de/ipahjoom/index.php/filedownload/category/2-summercamp-registration

IPAH

24th INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL - LES INSTANTS VIDEO, Marseille
•Application Deadline

24.06.2011

The 24th Instants Vidéo Festival, event dedicated to electronic and multimedia arts, invite you to send your work.

Performances, installations, video art, experimental documentaries are presented each year in Marseille and in the world...

Real laboratory of international fame, Les Instants Video Festival pay attention to the fragility and sensibility of electronic poetry while promoting the encounters between art works, artists and spectators.

Informations and entry form can be download on our website: http://www.instantsvideo.com/

ARCOmadrid 2012 Call for Galleries
•Application Deadline

24.06.2011

We are pleased to announce that the application period is now open for ARCOmadrid 2012 to be held from 15th to 19th February 2012. Following the positive response to the changes introduced in 2011—reduction in the size of the fair, a greater emphasis on quality of exhibiting galleries and works on display and a firm commitment with collecting—quality continues to be the top priority for the upcoming edition. For the future selection of galleries, the booths at the last edition of the fair will be carefully analysed, together with the gallery's programme and the project for ARCOmadrid 2012.

We would kindly like to ask you to fill in the Evaluation Sheet with as much detail as possible.

To fill in applications online, please follow the instructions below:

1) If you were an exhibitor at ARCOmadrid_ 2011, you can download the application form for the upcoming edition of the fair in the Exhibitors Area on our web http://www.expositores.ifema.es/


If you have forgotten your password, please contact Lineaifema:
From Spain 902 22 15 15 / From all other countries (+34) 91 722 30 00

2) If you were not an exhibitor at ARCOmadrid_ 2011, you can download the application form for the upcoming edition on the webpage
http://www.ifema.es/ferias/arco/default_i.html

ARCOmadrid

International Call for Submissions: Ethnographic Terminalia 2011, Montréal
•Application Deadline

24.06.2011

The terminus is the end, the boundary, and the border; of course the terminus is also a beginning as well as its own place, its own site of experience and encounter.

Ethnographic Terminalia is an initiative that brings artists and anthropologists together to engage emerging research through installation and exhibition. As a platform from which divergent modes and methodologies of inquiry are articulated, Ethnographic Terminalia asks what lies within and beyond disciplinary territories, and how those boundaries shape the representation of cultural practice. Organized as a para-site to the annual Meetings of the American Anthropological Association, the gallery show will take place in Montréal, Canada, at Eastern Bloc Centre for New Media and Interdisciplinary Art (14-20 November 2011).

Now in its third year, Ethnographic Terminalia represents a diversity of material, conceptual, and creative engagements with art and anthropology, capturing a multiplicity of mediums where anthropology and art intersect. These include: sound, drawing, sculpture, photography, printmaking, video, film, internet and multi-media, and engage both gallery spaces and site-specific locations.

We seek projects in any medium for inclusion in Ethnographic Terminalia 2011 that take up the theme: field, studio, lab. These three locations–the field, the studio, the lab–comprise both their own communities of practice, and form sites of inquiry and production for artists and anthropologists.

Further information and requirements:
http://ethnographicterminalia.org/2011-montreal

Ethnographic Terminalia 2011

Stanley Picker Gallery 2011 Fellowships Design & Fine Art
•Application Deadline

24.06.2011

Funded by the Stanley Picker Trust, the Stanley Picker Fellowship Programme occupies a strategically important role within the Faculty of Art, Design & Architecture at Kingston University. Supported by the Trust since 1987, the scheme now provides two high-profile practitioners, one in the field of Fine Art the other in Design, with the opportunity to develop a substantial body of work within a supportive and creative environment.

A public exhibition of work by the Fellows, premiered at the Stanley Picker Gallery, forms a core objective of each Fellowship. Studio space within the Stanley Picker Gallery, technical support, workshop and additional facilities and expertise within the Faculty are made available to the Fellows to develop their chosen project.

The Faculty of Art, Design & Architecture at Kingston University is seeking two high-profile practitioners, one in the field of Fine Art the other in Design, for the Stanley Picker Fellowships 2011.

Each Fellowship provides up to £11,000 towards developing, from within the Faculty, an innovative exhibition project of international standing that will form a core part of the future programme at the Stanley Picker Gallery.

Visit http://www.stanleypickergallery.org/fellowships/2011/call_for_applicants/index.htm for further information on the Gallery’s programme.

Contact: picker@kingston.ac.uk

Closing deadline for applications: Friday 24 June 2011

Interviews: Week commencing 11 July 2011

Stanley Picker Gallery

Video Takeaway UK: Call for submissions
•Application Deadline

24.06.2011

Video Takeaway is a series of curated programmes of video works presented on existing TV monitors in takeaways across the city of Plymouth (during Plymouth Fringe which runs alongside British Art Show 7).

Video Takeaway is curated and organised by Come to Ours http://www.cometoours.co.uk

Video Takeaway aims to show exciting short film and video works to a captive audience while they use our carefully selected takeaways. Film or video submissions should be: - silent - 4:3 format - made for the specific context of a TV monitor in a takeaway (or existing works that would be interesting to be seen in this context) - between 30 seconds and 5 min (although we will consider longer works on a case-by-case basis) - suitable for a viewing in a public space, for a mixed audience (no explicit content,) When you are considering your submission think about things that are visually stimulating.

SUBMISSIONS: Upload your video online (eg using Vimeo or other video sharing site) and send us a link via email to cometooursplymouth@gmail.com We CANNOT accept work on DVD, tape or other offline formats at this point.

DEADLINE: Fri 24th June 2011 at 5:00pm VIDEO TAKEAWAY is part of an artist-led, low-budget project so unfortunately we are not able to offer a fee for any of the works shown.

Your video will be documented online as part of the archive of the Come to Ours project.
Come to Ours is funded by Arts Council England and Plymouth City Council.

Video Takeaway

La Galerie SAW Gallery (Ottawa) is looking for a curator
•Application Deadline

24.06.2011

La Galerie SAW Gallery is looking for an exceptionally creative and energetic individual to join their small team in the role of Curator. You will develop and organize critical and innovative exhibition programs that appeal to a wide range of audiences, in accordance with Galerie SAW Gallery’s mandate. You will work to build the centre’s relationships with artists and organizations from the Ottawa-Gatineau region, Canada and abroad. You will use your expertise in communications to contribute unique community outreach programs and public relations initiatives.
You will work closely with the Director to research, plan, manage and deliver all aspects of the gallery’s programs.

Requirements
You will have at least three years of experience in curating exhibitions, in producing publications, in organizing events and in leading teams to deliver projects. You will have a diploma in art history or curatorial studies, along with solid experience working in an artist-run organization.

You will have outstanding writing and editorial skills, including proven grant writing skills. As an active figure in the contemporary art scene, you will have exceptional interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively. You will have a strong background and interest in outreach and community development. A thorough knowledge of and demonstrated interest in performance and media art programming will be an asset. A strong command of both French and English will be preferred.

This is a full-time permanent position, with benefits. To apply please e-mail your CV along with a statement of intent, a selection of writing samples and three professional references to sawgallery@artengine.ca. Sample catalogues of exhibitions/projects may be mailed to: Galerie SAW Gallery, Attn: Hiring Committee, 67 Nicholas Street, Ottawa ON K1N 7B9.

START DATE of Position: Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Galerie SAW Gallery (http://www.galeriesawgallery.com/sawgallery.html)

Senior Curator, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art
•Application Deadline

24.06.2011

The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (SNGMA) is seeking a Senior Curator to lead on the conception, management and implementation of a dynamic and innovative programme of exhibitions at SNGMA, and to lead and manage within National Galleries of Scotland (NGS), and at a national level, the vision, management and delivery of the ARTIST ROOMS programme.

This is a rare opportunity to help shape the future programme of one of Europe’s major galleries. You will be an exceptional individual, with in-depth knowledge of international modern and contemporary art, and proven curatorial excellence. You will play a significant part in developing and maintaining an international network of contacts, and possess strong influencing and decision-making skills. You will also work collaboratively with other departments in the development of gallery-wide projects and will possess budget and line management experience.

You will possess excellent interpersonal skills, with the capacity to lead and inspire. You will work flexibly within a team, and work collaboratively across the National Galleries of Scotland.

For further information, please visit http://www.nationalgalleries.org/aboutus/job/1:170


The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art

International Pixelstorm-Award 2011
•Application Deadline

25.06.2011

The International Pixelstorm-Award is a digital competition, in which all submissions are immediately visible on the web.

The Pixelstorm-Award 2011 is open between March 25th and June 25th. The theme this year is "DISCO IMPOSSIBLE". Disco impossible is a term for anything that's impossible - an unreachable goal, an impossible relationship, or a representation that does not work at all. In all the impossible discos of this world lies the power of the impossible, allowing new things to grow!

More information and submissions: http://www.pixelstorm-award.ch

Pixelstorm

radioCona OPEN CALL: radio art & sound art works
•Application Deadline

25.06.2011

In the frame of the radioCona project Radio As An Arts Space, CONA Institute for Contemporary Arts Processing is sending out an open call for submission of contemporary sound art works from the area of radio art and sound art. Artists and art groups creating in the area of radio art and sound art are invited to apply with existing or new works. Selected works will be included in the exhibition Radio As An Arts Space which will be broadcast by radioCona and will appear at in situ locations in December 2011. The exhibition will at the same time occupy the radio frequencies and audio streams of international partners. The broadcast will be constituted as a gallery space with a curated exhibition delineated by the curators' collection of selected works and featuring works selected through this open call.

Radio As An Arts Space investigates the possibilities of a constitution of an international radio project model for artistic contents and exchange of audio works.

Our aim is to stimulate discourse about the production of radiophonic art projects and discursive artistic contents among expert audiences, artists, and art organisations. The project Radio As An Arts Space will examine how a radio frequency can become a gallery space for contemporary art and analyse the constitution of a format of temporary radio broadcasting, as one of the options.

Please send your works (links to websites, ftp, dropbox, sendspace, etc.) to the e-mail address: cona@cona.si in the following format: mp3 (stereo, 16bit, 160kbps or more). Audio CDs, DVDs, or data discs (wav, aif) can be posted to: CONA, Peričeva 7, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia-EU. Please include all the information regarding the work, artists, and producers. (formats: odt, doc, pdf).

Application deadline is June 25th, 2011.

Further information:http://cona.wordpress.com/2011/05/20/open-call-for-radio-art-sound-art-works-2/

CONA

Open Call for Nominations: Artes Mundi 5 International Exhibition and Prize 2012
•Application Deadline

26.06.2011

Nominations of artists are now invited for Artes Mundi 5, the international exhibition and prize held in 2012 at the National Museum of Art in Cardiff. Nominations close on 26 June 2011.

One artist will receive the 40,000 GBP prize and the other five shortlisted artists will receive a new award of 4,000 GBP each. In addition to being one of the largest prizes in the visual arts, Artes Mundi has established a new longterm partnership with Mostyn in North Wales to develop a solo exhibition with one of the shortlisted artists in the year after the prize.

Artists can be nominated through the Artes Mundi website. The open call for nominations begins an international research process that enables Artes Mundi to recognise and support contemporary visual artists who:
- engage with social reality, lived experience and the human condition
- are established in their country or region and emerging internationally


Last year the Artes Mundi 4 Prize was awarded to Israeli artist Yael Bartana who will represent Poland at this year's Venice Biennale. The first Artes Mundi Prize was awarded in 2004 to Xu Bing, a Chinese born artist based in New York. In 2006, Finnish artist Eija-Liisa Ahtila received the Artes Mundi 2 Prize, and the recipient of the Artes Mundi 3 Prize in 2008 was N S Harsha from India.

Artes Mundi stimulates cultural dialogue and exchange, playing a vital role in broadening the cultural experience of audiences in Wales and beyond by building networks between the local and global, demonstrating the capacity of the visual arts to negotiate and communicate across the boundaries of language, geography and history. Through this interplay,we gain understanding of ourselves, of others, and of the relations between familiar and distant cultures.

Nominations can be made at http://www.artesmundi.org/

Artes Mundi, Wales

berlinerpool: open call for artists
•Application Deadline

26.06.2011

Are you an artist living, working or developing a project in Berlin? Do not miss this once-in-2011 opportunity to be part of berlinerpool | mobile artists archive! Submit your application by 26th June!

WHAT IS BERLINERPOOL?
berlinerpool is an artist initiative that structures a cooperative network of artists, curators and art spaces. The online profile pages and mobile archive provide information about berlinerpool members. berlinerpool offers
consulting and research services for curators, develops its own projects and participates in exhibitions and events.

berlinerpool is an artist-driven organization. It means that artists choose artists, either by inviting them to join our network or by being part of the jury in the selection process. Members can also invite curators and art spaces to join berlinerpool archive and network.



HOW TO APPLY:
In order to become a member, you need to fill in our online application form:
http://www.berlinerpool.de/open_call.pdf

A jury composed of 3 berlinerpool members will select the new members (during last selection 35% of applications were approved). The jury meeting is planned for 6th July 2011. Applicants will be promptly notified when the jury comes to a decision.

If you would like to send us a portfolio or complementary material via e-mail use the following address:
application@berlinerpool.de

For bigger files you can use our WeTransfer channel. WeTransfer is our partner for the application process 2011.

Check this link to learn more about why to join:
http://www.berlinerpool.de/?menu=8&id=35

berlinerpool

NOISES IN THE VOID: open call for sound works
•Application Deadline

26.06.2011

stuffinablank opens a call for sound works; or other kind of works in which sound plays an important role.

There is no specific SUBJECT and from the submitted works a curated selection by Pedro Torres will make up the exhibition.

For further information and the application form:
http://www.stuffinablank.com/

stuffinablank

Annual Artist-in-residency Program “Art Horizons” (East Rhodopes Mountains, Bulgaria)
•Application Deadline

26.06.2011

The KRUG art movement and the Kardzhali Municipality from Bulgaria are inviting applications for the 2011 annual summer residence for painters and poets “Art Horizons” in Duzhdovnitsa village. In the span of one week (August 27th – September 4th), the Art House in the village will welcome artists from different nationalities, dedicated to the idea of doing art in the challenges of a new environment.
The upcoming event is open for painters, sculptors, photographers, artists and writers. The participants will be selected based on their application materials and the results for the competition will be announced on June 13th.

The KRUG art movement provides work space, food allowance, housing and creative materials for the participants, as well as an interpreter (if required). Travel expenses to Duzhdovnitsa village and insurance (for the foreign artists) shall be covered by the participants themselves. The residence offers ateliers and open doors spaces for work and presentations.

At the completion of the residence program, the popular local village Terlik Festival will take place and the participants will have to chance to partake in it.

Each artist participant will sign a contract with KRUG, which will define the terms of participation and regularize copyrights for showing his or her work. Information about the artists participants, their creative process throughout the residence program, their participation in debates on art, as well as their works, will be published in a special catalogue in Bulgarian and English, covering the history of the 7 annual summer residences “Art Horizons” thus far (2005-2011).

Dates: August 27th – September 4th 2011
Place: Duzhdovnitsa Village
2011 Art Residence Motto: “A Door to the Horizon”
Every author willing to apply for the 2011 Art Residence should send a CV presenting their work and experience.

Further information: http://www.kardjali.bg/?pid=2,2&id_news=1794; http://www.krug-bg.org/

Contact: krug@abv.bg

KRUG

Curator (International Art) for TATE Modern
•Application Deadline

26.06.2011

The Curatorial department, Tate Modern is responsible for the delivery of exhibitions and displays and for building Tate’s International Collection.

The acquisitions team within the department is responsible for Tate’s acquisition programme and plays a leading role within Tate in researching the Collection. It contributes to the display and exhibition programmes of all Tate sites, as well as to publications. Curators within the department work across all Tate sites.

Purpose of the Job

To research and work on the acquisition of African art for the Tate Collection. To work on Tate
Modern’s programme of exhibitions and collection displays.

Main Activities/Responsibilities

Acquisitions
Exhibition and displays
Research and cataloguing
Administration and management


Person Specification / Essential (extract)
• A relevant degree and post-graduate degree in the history of art, or a related field.
• Substantial and relevant work experience in an art gallery, museum, or with a collection.
• Extensive experience of the processes involved in staging displays and exhibitions, including managing budgets.
• Demonstrable knowledge of and practical involvement in modern and contemporary African art.
• A high level of knowledge and understanding of issues surrounding collecting modern and contemporary art for museums.
• Specialist knowledge of African art.
• A well-developed visual sense and understanding of issues involved in the display of works of art in a public gallery.
• Awareness of issues of equality and cultural diversity as they affect the work of a major museum.
• An established network of contacts in the field of African art.

Complete information and Application form: http://www.tate.org.uk/about/workingattate/

TATE

Open Call for Art at OCCCA: Energy
•Application Deadline

26.06.2011

The Orange County Center for Contemporary Art (OCCCA) is an artist operated California non-profit corporation dedicated to the pursuit of professional excellence and freedom of expression in the arts.

Since it's inception in 1980, It provides emerging and established member and guest artists a forum to explore and develop ideas in contemporary art in an atmosphere that promotes experimentation and risk-taking, but without the specter of censorship.

Energy is all. According to the Book of Genesis, creation began in a burst of pure energy - light. According to Einstein, energy is the source of all matter, and convertible with it. According to most artists, creative energy - an inner force - is the motivation of their lives. In the studio artists transform creative energy into material expression.

Artists are encouraged to submit works that celebrate the concept or force of energy in its broadest connotations or in its most focused denotations.

The resulting juried exhibition will be a reection of the range and depth of the submitted works.

Juried by Howard Fox:
Emeritus curator of contemporary art,
Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Deadline for entries Sunday, June 26th, 5pm

Application fees, form and further information:
http://www.occca.org/EXHIBITIONS.html#energy


OCCCA

Call for Applications: Commonage Summer School (Ireland)
•Application Deadline

27.06.2011

The Commonage Summer School is a non-didactic programme of collective building. Over the course of the ten day programme Summer School participants will work directly with commissioned architects and artists as well as construction professionals to realise temporary built projects in the town of Callan. Participants will acquire practical construction skills while exploring the idea and potential of architecture as a social action. Commissioned artists / architects who are designing micro-interventions to be built during the summer school include: Rhona Byrne, Tom Maher and Culturstruction.

On completion of the Commonage Summer School the temporary structures will remain in-situ for one month to coincide with audiences drawn to Callan for the Abhainn Ri Festival (23 – 31 July), Commonage II (23 July – 14 August), and the Kilkenny Arts Festival (5 – 14 August).

Participants are required to travel to Callan, Co. Kilkenny for the course of the summer school and to take part in the school’s activities during the weekdays that the school is running.

The summer school has no tuition fee. Accommodation is provided for the duration of the school but a small contribution to the costs of accommodation will be required and confirmed at a later date. Travel expenses cannot be reimbursed.

To apply, please provide a cover letter explaining why you are interested in/suitable for Commonage Callan’s Summer School to commonagecallan@gmail.com. C.V.’s/portfolio’s are not required but are accepted.

Online applications only will be accepted until the 6 June 2011.
Successful applicants will be notified by the 14 June 2011.

Further details:
http://www.commonagecallan.com/index.php?/root/summer-school/

The Commonage Summer School

Great North Run - 2012 Moving Image Commission
•Application Deadline

27.06.2011

The Bupa Great North Run has a long history of involvement with the moving image, with spectators around the country tuning in to the BBC, focusing on the North East, to watch the event. This huge sporting and cultural phenomenon is one of the most watched televised sporting events. Attracting elite international runners, celebrity runners, athletes and fun-runners, the Bupa Great North Run is unique in that it creates a special day for a mass audience – a highly visible day for people, including families, tourists and sports enthusiasts, to enjoy for free.

We want to commission a film which fits within the body of work comprised by previous Moving Image Commissions, which have focused on the stories of those that take part, the physical exertion and movement of runners, the architecture of the route and the archives of footage of the Bupa Great North Run. The 2012 commission should add something new and original to this collection.


Eligibility

This award is open to all people:

who have at least three years post-graduation experience of creative film, video or moving image work
who can demonstrate their ability to work on a project of this scale

Please note, you do not have to be based in the UK to apply.

For more information, please download the full commission brief and apply online here: http://www.greatnorthrunculture.org/moving-image

Bupa Great North Run Culture

Frieze Writer's Prize 2011
•Application Deadline

27.06.2011

Frieze writer’s prize is an annual international award to discover and promote new art critics.

• Entrants must submit one unpublished review of a recent contemporary art exhibition, approximately 700 words in length.
• Entries must be submitted in English, but may be a translation (this must be acknowledged).
• Entrants must be over 18 years old.
• To qualify, entrants may only previously have had a maximum of three pieces of writing on art published in any national or regional newspaper or magazine. Previous online publication is permitted.
• Entries should be emailed as a Word attachment to writersprize@frieze.com.
Please do not send images.

• Closing date is 27 June 2011.

• The winner will be announced in the September issue of frieze published 18 August.
• The winning entrant will be commissioned to write a review for the October issue of frieze and will be awarded £2000.

Further information:
http://www.frieze.com/writersprize


Frieze

TOUCH ME Exhibition: Call for Entries
•Application Deadline

29.06.2011

Go Ahead... Touch Me!
An International Exhibit Exploring Works that Invite Physical Interaction

A full-color catalog will be produced. Each exhibitor will receive one free copy.

Thanks to museology and the inevitable fragility of things conserved, preserved, and stored for posterity, we are conditioned to revere the sanctity of artwork. We take for granted that we must not touch, respect the bullet proof glass, don't step over the line, and no flash photography please. This despite our instinctual nature to use all (or at least many) of our senses to experience new things.

Manifest ends its seventh season with a project intended to contradict this conditioning. By offering "Go Ahead... Touch Me" the gallery invites artists to share work that is deliberately touchable. We are curious just what this will bring to our gallery, and how our viewing public will react...


Eligibility: TOUCH ME is open to everyone. Professionals as well as students are encouraged to enter. The only limiting factor is that works must in some way address physical interaction by the public with the actual artwork.

Media: Open to any and all traditional and non-traditional genre and media.


Deadline for Entry: June 29, 2011
For details and to enter visit: http://www.manifestgallery.org/touch



MANIFEST GALLERY

3rd Annual NUDE: Exhibition Opportunity
•Application Deadline

29.06.2011

Manifest exhibits many kinds of works, from more conceptual and experimental art to the traditional. In fact we think it's important to have such a range in our repertoire. It is something that Manifest is known for. Our annual projects allow us to track how artists around the world address a consistent theme, subject, or media over time, or allow us to document the state of art in a particular strata of professional activity, and to study and preserve our findings in a meaningful way.

NUDE is one such project. Throughout history the representation of the human form has been charged with tremendous energy, both positive and negative. Whether it be a religious edict that one 'shalt not' depict the human form – a taboo, or the glorious opposite, a revelation of mastery over form in the crafting of sensuous and nearly life-like physical human beauty, the art of the body has nevertheless moved us through time.

And through all the permutations art has experienced across history, work of the body persists. We use the human nude to master skill, understand ourselves, and push social and psychological buttons for the sake of expression (sensual, delicate, aggressive, etc.). We intend for Manifest's annual NUDE project to explore how our collective body is used today in art to achieve these goals and more.

This year we are excited to renew our invitation to artists to submit works in any media, of any style or genre (abstract, conceptual, highly realistic, etc.), and of any size, for consideration in Manifest's third annual NUDE, an international competitive exhibit exploring the uncovered human form in current art.

Deadline for Entry: June 29, 2011
For details and to enter visit: http://www.manifestgallery.org/nude11


MANIFEST

Economies of Resistance - call for works
•Application Deadline

29.06.2011

Free Space Projects working with Wolstenolme Creative Space are seeking expressions of interest for the Economies of Resistance project taking place this July in Liverpool.

Imagine a society in which financial institutions gamble away our money and blame us when it's gone; where profits are privatised but risk and real cost is socialised. A society in which the arts sector bears the brunt of public-spending cuts because the public are to be anaesthetised and atomised, facilitating complacency with authority and the standardization of labour. Imagine a place where inequality thwarts social mobility and where privilege creates lasting class divisions. Imagine an age of austerity...

How could the independence of creative expression be asserted in such a dystopia? Interested artists from across disciplines may respond by submitting works and ideas.

Between July 1st and July 8th, artists wishing to collaborate will have the opportunity to use the 2 floors of exhibition space; sharing knowledge and working together to imagine and realise alternatives. Works and ideas will be compiled in an attempt to issue a manifesto that broadcasts the multitude of your visions. On the evening of Friday July 8th and through that weekend these works and ideas will be made public alongside a series of related events and screenings as Economies of Resistance doubles as both exhibition and celebration of Liverpool City of Radicals 2011.

Deadline for expressions of interest: Wed 29th June

For Call Out and Exhibition Info email: freespaceprojects@gmail.com
or visit http://www.freespaceprojects.org/economies-of-resistance

Venue: Wolstenholme Creative Space Liverpool
http://www.wolstenholmecreativespace.com

Education Curator - Studio Voltaire
•Application Deadline

29.06.2011

Studio Voltaire is recruiting for a new Education Curator.

The Education Curator will play a key role in developing and managing the new programme within a community and participatory context. Working with Studio Voltaire’s Artistic Director and Education Committee, the programme will particularly strive to reach out to and involve a range of locally based interest groups including women’s groups, schools, colleges and local health and wellbeing centres.

For further information please visit;
http://www.studiovoltaire.org/opportunities.htm

Studio Voltaire

4TH VIDEOHOLICA INTERNATIONAL VIDEO ART FESTIVAL 5 – 12 AUGUST 2011, VARNA, BULGARIA
•Application Deadline

30.06.2011

VIDEOHOLICA 2011 will take place within the period 5 – 12 August 2011 in Varna, Bulgaria.

The events held during VIDEOHOLICA 2011 will include a series of evening video art projections in outdoor public spaces in Varna, such as the inner yard of the Varna Archaeology Museum, the back yard of the Varna Puppet Theatre, the Rakovina Open-Air Stage in the Varna Sea Garden and other. In parallel with the video art screenings of VIDEOHOLICA 2011, exhibitions, discussions, and workshops concerning video and contemporary art topics led by established local and international art professionals followed by a reception with honored video artists will take place in gallery and museum spaces in Varna.

The decisions about the selection of the videos will be made by the 5-member jury. All the applicants, who observe the rules and the deadline, will have admission to the jury, which will take place in July 2011.

VIDEOHOLICA INTERNATIONAL VIDEO ART FESTIVAL
POST BOX 318
9000 Varna
Bulgaria

http://www.videoholica.org/

Kunstfonds - Publishing Support 2012
•Application Deadline

30.06.2011

Im BILD-KUNST-Sonderfonds zur Förderung von
Verlagspublikationen können in Deutschland ansässige Verlage mit eigenem kontinuierlichem Verlagsprogramm Anträge für Druckkostenzuschüsse für Bücher zum Werk zeitgenössischer bildender
Künstler einreichen.

Der Bewerbungsschluss ist der 30. Juni 2011. Bewerbungsunterlagen
müssen bis zu diesem Termin vollständig in der Geschäftsstelle in Bonn
vorliegen. Die Jury wird ihre Entscheidung im September treffen.

Bewerbungsunterlagen gibt es im Internet unter http://www.kunstfonds.de
oder über die Geschäftsstelle der Stiftung Kunstfonds.

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Program supporting publications of catalogues and art books.

Deadline: 30. Juni 2011

How to apply: http://www.kunstfonds.de



Stiftung Kunstfonds

Ausstellungs und Publikationsförderung in 2012
•Application Deadline

30.06.2011

Künstlergruppen (auch projektbezogene freie Gruppen), Kunstvereine,
Künstlerhäuser, Galerien, Museen und freie Kuratoren können finanzielle
Zuschüsse für Ausstellungen und Publikationen zur zeitge-nössischen bildenden Kunst mit nationalem Schwerpunkt beantragen. Voraussetzung für
eine Förderung ist die überregionale, bundesweite Bedeutung und der
Modellcharakter der Projekte.

Im Sonderprogramm Erstausstellungen stehen überregional aktiven
deutschen Ausstellungshäusern Finanzhilfen für die erste größere
Einzelausstellung von in Deutschland lebenden bildenden Künstler/innen zur Verfügung.

Bewerbungsunterlagen gibt es im Internet unter www.kunstfonds.de
oder über die Geschäftsstelle der Stiftung Kunstfonds.


Stiftung Kunstfonds

Post-doctoral research fellowship
•Application Deadline

30.06.2011

The Henry Moore Institute is a world-recognised centre for the study of sculpture in the heart of Leeds. It is a part of The Henry Moore Foundation, which was set up by Moore in 1977 to encourage appreciation of the visual arts, especially sculpture.

The Institute invites applications for a two-year fellowship, beginning in Autumn 2011. Based at the Henry Moore Institute in Leeds, the focus of the Fellow’s research should be the study of pre-twentieth-century sculpture in the expanded field, paying particular attention to the ways in which history is engaged with in the present.

For more information and full application details visit:

http://www.henry-moore.org/hmi/research

Contact: Kirstie Gregory, kirstie@henry-moore.org

Henry Moore Institute Leeds

2nd International PAINTING Annual:Competitive Annual Publication of Works of Contemporary Painting
•Application Deadline

30.06.2011

The International PAINTING Annual (INPA) is a project of Manifest Press.
The goal of the INPA is to support the recognition, documentation, and publication of excellent, current, and relevant works of painting from around the world. As a carefully designed high-end book, the INPA enables Manifest to assemble a diverse array of works from around the world, without the limitation of physical availability, gallery space, or shipping logistics.

A wide variety of approaches to painting are welcome and encouraged, including a range of painting types, from the most academic to the most experimental, but all with some relevance to the artists' honest understanding of the practice of "painting." Works that challenge the common notion that painting must be made with 'paint' are also welcome.

For complete information and instructions please check:
http://www.manifestgallery.org/inpa2/index.html

MANIFEST GALLERY

Call for Documentary Projects for Doc Launch - Institute of Documentary Film
•Application Deadline

30.06.2011

Submit your soon-to-be-released documentary film to Doc Launch, a presentation that showcases 9 outstanding documentaries from Central and Eastern Europe. At Doc Launch, festival programmers, distributors, sales agents, buyers, members of the press and audiences get the first glimpse of films in post-production slated for theatrical release over the following year. Doc Launch is designed for documentary projects that find their niche in cinemas or at festivals.

Dates: October 27 - 28, 2011
Participants: Filmmaker/producer teams representing 9 selected documentary projects

Requirements:
The Doc Launch presentation accepts Central and East European documentary projects slated for release from November 2011 through October 2012. The event is geared towards remarkable feature documentary projects or rough cuts made for the cinema.

Application Form
http://dokweb.net/cz/get_file.php?filename=../admin/user_files/downloads/film_registration_form___doc_launch_130.doc

To apply, please fill in the application form and send 2 DVD copies with an excerpt, trailer or rough cut, as well as any other additional materials to the following address:

Hana Rezková, Institute of Documentary Film, Školská 12, 110 00 Praha 1

More information:
http://www.dokweb.net/en/doc-launch/doc-launch-presentation-application-627



Institute of Documentary Film, Jihlava, Czech Republic

Surreal Visions: Thematic Exhibition Open Call
•Application Deadline

30.06.2011

A thematic exhibition open to all interpretations of the concept: Surreal Visions.
The exhibition will be held at the Limner Gallery, September 1 - October 1, 2011.

Open to all media and styles, 72" maximum vertical dimension. $2200 in national magazine publication awards.

On-line entry form at http://www.slowart.com/prospectus/surreal.htm

Or email slowart@aol.com, or send SASE to SlowArt, 123 Warren Street, Hudson, NY 12534





Limner Gallery, NY

Open Call: International Design Contest Pelle +
•Application Deadline

30.06.2011

Oliviero Toscani Studio, in association with the Genuine Italian Vegetable-Tanned Leather Consortium, calls upon open submissions for the annual prestigious ‘Pelle +’ competition – second edition 2011.

We invite passionate architects, artists, designers, creative artisans to participate with the creation of fresh ideas in furniture and leather accessories, where vegetable-tanned leather can be used exclusively or in combination with other materials.

Please refer to contemporary references such as:

Yohji Yamamoto’s bags and travel accessories Y’s Mandarina,Rodolfo Dordoni’s 2Leather bookcase, Jean Nouvel’s Skin sofa, Giuseppe Terragni’s small armchair “S. Elia”, Le Corbusier’s LC4, Philippe Starck’s Caprice chair, Gimo’s city-bike prototype, Brooks’ bike saddles, MOMO design’s car steering-wheel, The Folets sandals, Pariani’s and Hermes’s horse saddles.

Closing date for submissions is the 30th of June 2011, while the finalists of this year’s competition are to be released on the 30th of July 2011.

Further Information and Application Form
http://www.verapelle.it/pelle+_en/

Pelle al vegetale

apexart Franchise 2012
•Application Deadline

30.06.2011


apexart is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit contemporary visual arts organization located in Lower Manhattan. Through our exhibitions, international residency, publication initiatives, and programs and events, we are committed to cultural and intellectual diversity and aim to stimulate public dialogue about contemporary art. Our exhibitions and programs are intended to promote consideration among our local audience while extending the dialogue to our international audience through our print and electronic outreach.

For the fourth year in a row, apexart is "franchising." The Franchise competition is an opportunity for two individuals or groups from anywhere in the world to curate their own exhibitions as an apexart franchise in their city or town. Each winner will be the director, curator and/or staff of their own apexart franchise with a budget, curatorial honorarium (2,000 USD), and almost complete control.

We will provide the funding (up to 8,000 USD per exhibition), along with the necessary guidance to make the curated exhibition happen. Included is an apexart brochure in an edition of 10,000 and its distribution around the world to more than 108 countries and a visit or two from us.

Find out more about this opportunity at: http://apexart.org/franchise.htm

Applications of up to 450-words and four images will be accepted online from May 26 - June 30, 2011. Curatorial experience is less important than a good idea.


apexart

UNESCO International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD)
•Application Deadline

30.06.2011

UNESCO launches the second call for applications for funding from the
International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD).
The purpose of the IFCD is to promote sustainable development and poverty
reduction in developing countries that are Parties to the 2005 Convention
on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.
The IFCD supports projects that aim to foster the emergence of a dynamic
cultural sector, primarily by facilitating the introduction of new
cultural policies and cultural industries, or strengthening existing ones.

Who Can Apply to the IFCD?
The beneficiaries of the Fund are developing and least-developed countries
that are Parties to the Convention.

Equitable geographic distribution of the resources of the IFCD is to be
ensured to the extent possible.


All funding requests are to be sent to the relevant National Commissions
for UNESCO or other official channels designated by the States Parties,
who will then submit them to the Secretariat of the Convention. INGOs
should submit applications directly to the Secretariat of the Convention
if their programme/project proposals are supported in writing by the
States Parties concerned.

DEADLINES
Applicants are to consult their National Commissions for UNESCO to find
out about the deadline for receipt of applications at the national level.

The deadline for National Commissions or INGOS to submit funding
applications to the Secretariat of the Convention is 30 June 2011,
midnight CET.

Separate application forms are available for those seeking
project/programme funding and for preparatory assistance.

Further information
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/culture/themes/cultural-diversity/2005-convention/international-fund-for-cultural-diversity/

UNESCO

Call for applications for the second round of Attic Arts 2011
•Application Deadline

30.06.2011

Attic Arts is a residency programme at the Romanian Cultural Institute in London offering time (two months) and space (the cosy studio of the Institute) for Romanian and Moldovan artists to develop and achieve a new project to be integrated within the Institute's programme.
The applicants have to propose a project that will subsequently be presented at the ICR London or external premises as appropriate. The resident artists will have the opportunity to work in a major capital that provides a distinctive mix of cultures, ethnic communities, heritage, and innovation. At the same time, the artists will collaborate with the ICR London team and local partners to develop and complete the proposed project.

Who can apply?
Any citizen from Romania and Republic of Moldova who is pursuing creative projects in: literature; visual arts and curating; music; architecture, urbanism and design; dance; theatre; film; museography; cultural heritage.

To apply please provide the following documents:
* application form
* work portfolio, max. 4 examples: photos (JPG, max. size 1MB each); audio&video files (total max. size 4MB, attached to the email); text (max two A4 pages, format Word.doc or PDF);
* the documents have to be in English and sent in a single email of maximum 4MB, to atticarts@icr-london.co.uk.

The applicants who will not follow these requirements will not enter the competition.

Application form, project requirements and further information at:
http://www.icr-london.co.uk/atticarts2011-second.php

For questions, please email to: atticarts@icr-london.co.uk.

ICR & Romanian Cultural Institute London

Writers Residence in Slovenia
•Application Deadline

30.06.2011

Center for Slovenian Literature, Public Agency for Cultural Activities and
Cultural Society Badger and partners are wanting a writer for 3-weeks long
residency in Kocevje.
Writers, poets and dramatists from countries other than Slovenia are
welcome. Please send your interest to the e-mail address below before June
30th, 2011. Enclose a short CV, bibliography and a sample of your work.
One person will be selected. The decision will be declared on July 21st,
2011, at latest.

The residency will take place from September 5th to September 26th, 2011.
Cost free lodging and food are provided for supporting a writer, who cares
for creating in a peaceful environment of a hidden European town.

Travelling costs to and from Slovenia are not subject of this call.


There will be two public presentations of authors work, one in
Kocevje and another one in Ljubljana, capital of Slovenia. For these
occasions some sample translations in Slovenian language of author’s work
will be provided by organisers.

Writer in residence will be furthermore required to inscribe in the book,
for which text was created during the residency, the following
inscription:

“This book was (partially) written in Kocevje, Slovenia, with support
of Center for Slovenian Literature, Public Agency for Cultural Activities
and Cultural Society Badger and partners.” A copy of the book is requested
for donation to the Library in Kocevje.

Please do not forget to bring your own computer! Internet connection is
provided.

Contact:
litcenter@mail.ljudmila.org
http://www.ljudmila.org/litcenter

Center for Slovenian Literature

Premio Celeste 2011, VIII Edizione: call for
•Application Deadline

30.06.2011

The competition, aimed at promoting contemporary art in Italy, involves the construction of an exhibition, a catalog of about 150 pages with about 130 color illustrations and texts, and the final assignment of four monetary awards for a total € 20,000. The exhibition of the 40 finalists, voting and awarding of prizes will take place from 8 to 16 October in Bologna Exhibition Hall of the Archaeological Museum.

Special artists under 30 in Emilia-Romagna: the exhibition and awards of € 4,000.
Iceberg Award and the City of Bologna have four artists participating in the Celeste Prize 2011 (for an award category) and those living or working in Emilia-Romagna, a prize 'Iceberg' of € 1,000 (see Article 10 - Benefits).

The award is open to professional artists, emerging and self-taught students of Italian nationality (resident and non-residents in Italy) or foreign operating on Italian territory. There are no age limits for those candidates, neither of qualification or resume.

There are no age limits for those candidates, neither of qualification or resume. The award encourages the participation of artists of all levels.

The quality, research, innovation and modernity are the basic criteria of the selection. The work must be the highest artistic expression of the candidate, made in the last 24 months. It is not necessary that the candidate work is unpublished. There is a special issue which follow.

1. PAINTING PRIZE € 5,000
One first prize of € 5,000 *

2. DIGITAL GRAPHICS & PHOTOGRAPHY PRIZE € 5,000
One first prize of € 5,000 *

3. VIDEO & ANIMATION PRIZE € 5,000
One first prize of € 5,000 *

4. PREMIUM INSTALLATION, SCULPTURE & PERFORMANCE € 5,000
One first prize of € 5,000 *

5. ICEBERG AWARD - YOUNG ARTISTS IN BOLOGNA € 4,000
4 prizes of € 1,000 each for four selected artists in the 4 categories of Heavenly Prize (see art. 1 and art. 10 for details).

Further information and application form:
http://www.premioceleste.it/bando2011/

celeste network

Call for students films - DA Fest 2011
•Application Deadline

30.06.2011

DA Fest launches a call for student experimental films for its
international screening programme.

DA Fest is international digital art festival, organised by the National
Academy of Art in Sofia, Bulgaria. The festival aims to present diverse
trends and practices in the fields of digital film&video, sound art, net
art, robotics, multimedia performances, installations and other
interdisciplinary forms.

Festival mission is to build an environment that fosters the digital and
electronic arts in art education and to create a platform for dialogue
between artists, media activists, academics and students.
The festival programme consists of five days of performances, screenings,
workshops, lectures, and exhibitions. More about the festival you can see
at: www.da-fest.bg

The third edition of the festival will take place from 12–16 September,
2011, and will present fascinating programme of events showing various
trends and practices in the field of digital and electronic arts.



In the third festival edition we would like to present new trends in
students filmmaking, and invite for participation students from all around
the world. No limit for the year of their training and specialties in
which they study.

We will consider all genres and styles, that show new voices and new
perspectives, including experimental film and video, animation, etc., made
by students or graduates finishing in 2011 art or film academies or
departments.

Films should be up to 10 minutes in length.

Deadline for submission is 30th June 2011.

In order to apply, please to fill out the online form you can find at:
http://2011.da-fest.bg/en/news-go/call_for

National Academy of Art Sofia

The Work Office (TWO) is now hiring, NYC
•Application Deadline

30.06.2011

With support from the Times Square Alliance, TWO is hiring artists to create and present public projects in Times Square during the week of October 2–8, 2011. We are accepting applications for TWO employment through June 30th.

The Work Office (TWO) is a multidisciplinary art project disguised as an employment agency. Informed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) of the Great Depression in the 1930s, TWO is a gesture to “make work” for visual and performing artists, writers, and others by giving them simple, idea-based assignments that explore, document, and improve daily life in New York City. From a temporary, publicly accessible office, TWO’s administrators will hire employees, exhibit work, and distribute Depression-era wages at a Payday Party.

Download and complete the TWO application (http://www.theworkoffice.com/html/apply/TWO_TSA_application_v2.pdf) and email to apply@theworkoffice.com. The interactive PDF form is compatible with Adobe Acrobat Professional 6.0 and higher and Preview. Please save your application before sending. If you are having trouble with the PDF, you can also print, complete, and scan your application; make a screen shot of your completed application; or paste your answers in an email.

Further information:
http://www.theworkoffice.com/html/apply.html

TWO

KWW stipends for projects at the intersection of art, sciences and or economy
•Application Deadline

30.06.2011

These stipends offered by the Kuenstlerdorf Schoeppingen Foundation (Germany, NRW) and funded by the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) is aimed at both artists and scientists and engineers with interdisciplinary research interests between art, science and / or economy if they pursue an artistic background in their projects.

These residencies are awarded exclusively for project proposals at the intersection between art, science and / or economy. Please complete your proposal with some broader and comprehensive description of the planned project of yours.

Optional special focus is this time on the issues of "art and environmentally friendly energy power generation" in the context of "Power Plant Artist Village - Kraftwerk Kuenstlerdorf":
This primary focus on "art and power" will lead the KWW-stipend model project within the next three years. Therefore, among project applications of equivalent quality and importance, the submissions for the special-focus theme will get priority.

Residencies will last 2 months.
Time frame is the second half of 2011.
The monthly stipend amounts to 1025, - €
It is an "Artist in Residence Fellowship" to pass in the Kuenstlerdorf Schoeppingen Foundation (Germany, NRW)

Applications are only admitted when done online via http://www.kuenstlerdorf-online.de

Further information: http://www.stiftung-kuenstlerdorf.de/english.html

Stiftung Künstlerdorf Schöppingen

Field Notes - Cultivating Grounds: Call for professional collaborators
•Application Deadline

30.06.2011

Organized by the Finnish Bioart Society in the context of the Ars
Bioarctica project together with the Kilpisjärvi Biological Station.

Field Notes - Cultivating Grounds is a week long field laboratory
for theory and practice on art&science work at the Kilpisjärvi Biological
Station of the University of Helsinki in Lapland. Five working groups,
each hosted by an expert (Oron Catts, Marta de Menezes, Anu Osva, Tapio
Makela and Terike Haapoja) together with a team of four, will develop,
test and evaluate specific artistic approaches based on the interplay of
art&science. The outcome of Field_Notes will result in a publication
published by the Finnish Bioart Society in 2012.

We warmly welcome artists, scientists and practitioners to participate
and contribute to the development of the field. We are looking for 20 artists, scientists and practitioners, which are interested to develop, collaborate and work in one of the following groups:


* Exploring the biological milieu - in search of substrates at the sub-Arctic – hosted by Oron Catts

* Body/ Nature relationship - hosted by Marta de Menezes

* Arctic Waters - hosted by Anu Osva

* Politics and affect of environmental computing - hosted by Tapio
Mäkelä

* Laboratory Life - hosted by Terike Haapoja

Please send your application including CV, Biography, group preference
and a max A4 letter of motivation and/or direction of possible
Field_Notes research/contribution to erich.berger@bioartsociety.fi

Deadline is the 30th of June 2011.

For the chosen collaborators Field_Notes will take care about the
expenses for a journey from Helsinki to Kilpisjärvi and back, as well as
full board and accommodation at the Kilpisjärvi Biological Station.

Complete information at:http://bioartsociety.fi/

Finnish Bioart Society

School of Visual Arts: Graduate Student Conference Call for Proposals
•Application Deadline

30.06.2011

Critical Information: Mapping the Intersection of Art and Technology
December 3, 2011

Critical Information is an interdisciplinary graduate student conference,
which provides a platform to assess current scholarship and research at the
intersection of art, media, and society. Critical Information is
particularly interested in engaging papers or projects that address the
following issues: Art and Social Theory, Media and Memory, the History and
Future of the Image, Mediated Image Making, Identity and Representation in
the Mediated Environment, Philosophy and Media, the Work of Art in the
Information Age, and more. All themes pertaining to the juncture of media,
theory, and the visual arts will be considered.

Open to all current graduate students and those who have received a
graduate degree within the last year, Critical Information is sponsored by
the MFA Art Criticism & Writing Department at the School of Visual Arts.


Submission Requirements:
. Name, School, Department Affiliation, Academic status
. Phone Number, Email Address
. Title of Paper or Project
. Abstract including thesis statement and main argument. 100-150 words

Important Dates:
. Abstract Deadline: June 30, 2011
. Decision Email: September 30, 2011
. Paper Deadline; November 1, 2011

Proposals due June 30, 2011
Submit to: critical.information.sva@gmail.com

Further information: http://www.schoolofvisualarts.edu/


School of Visual Arts

flashlights >>> June - NETWORKING IN THE ARTS: how to turn a fashionable word into a professional practice
•Application Deadline

30.06.2011

With flashlights we start a series of mini-workshops where artists, curators, cultural workers, theoreticians, scientist ... will give an insight into their work field.

NETWORKING IN THE ARTS: how to turn a fashionable word into a professional practice (Nicole Maffi)
Networking is the word that best describes our time and it is so spread in every field nowadays that it is actually becoming a void one, losing its real meaning. In this workshop we will discuss frameworks, methods and tools that will be useful to understand why and how cultural and art associations can practically exploit alliances and networks in their daily activities and to pursue their short and long-term aims. A theoretical background that will be explained through ad-hoc case studies with a focus on alliances forms, actors and determinants; managing alliances; social capital; uncertainty; creativity and learning in networks.

> NICOLE MAFFI is an Arts Management student at the University of Bologna. After completing a bachelor degree in Art History with a dissertation about Cracking Art Group, she worked as intern and as collaborator for GAMeC, the museum of modern and contemporary art in Bergamo, dealing with exhibitions´ organization and with the artists and events´ archives. Her main field of interest is the management of contemporary art.

30th June 2011
Start: 6 pm > End: 9 pm
Groupsize > 10 participants
Material Fee > 4 euro

Please register before 27th of June using our online form:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?hl=en_US&formkey=dFo5YUFuUC12amdqaTdzN2JLTk5FaGc6MQ#gid=0

location > Mica Moca Projekt Lindower Str. 22, 13347 Berlin, S-Bhf Wedding
http://micamoca.de/

flashlights is a production by arttransponder & berlinerpool
in co-operation with Mica Moca project berlin

Arts Education Internship at Dublin Contemporary
•Application Deadline

30.06.2011

Dublin Contemporary is looking for highly motivated candidates interested in a career in Arts Education to enhance the Education team of Dublin Contemporary 2011.

Requirement: Full-time, 31 July – 31 October 2011

Skills/Experience required:
Knowledge of contemporary art
Experience in an education setting
The ability to analyse and synthesise information quickly
The ability to confidently deliver complex information to all sectors of the education programme audience

Education:
College Graduate or MA student from an Arts Education background

The internship offers the opportunity to be part of a dynamic team and to be actively involved in the development of one of the most exciting cultural events ever to be held in Ireland.

Fee: Full Time role. Unpaid. Small stipend will be provided.
Duration: 31 July – 31 October
Closing date: Thursday 30 June 2011

Application Procedure:
To apply for this position, simply email a CV and letter of interest to education@dublincontemporary.com.

Dublin Contemporary - http://www.dublincontemporary.ie

International Solution Based Art: Open Call
•Application Deadline

30.06.2011

ISBA (International Solution Based Art): is a 2011 born project developed to exhibit works of art from all around the globe, demonstrating how artists see solutions for problems around them.

The main sponsor of ISBA is URI (United Religions Initiative), which is an internationally recognized interfaith network active in 78 countries with its global office in San Francisco, California.

Submissions are accepted between May 8th 2011 and June 30th 2011, in electronic versions to solutionbasedart@gmail.com. Moreover, an Artist Statement needs to be submitted in English and has to include but not only the following information:

* Name
* Country
* Type of Art
* Problem intended
* Solution and it's applications


Works of arts will be categorized based on four topics:

1. Social
2. Political
3. Environmental
4. Economic

Pieces of Art will be voted on by Global Council Trusties on terms of how well they communicate the presented problem and the potency of the proposed solution(s).

The ten pieces of art with the highest votes will represent their creators in exhibits in the world regions of: Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, Middle East and North Africa, North America, Southeast Asia and the Pacific.

Further information: http://www.isbart.com/

ISBA