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