ARTIST ASSISTANT

General Carbuncle, London, UK

Assistant (s) needed to help creation of large sculpture, in preparation for an exhibition in summer 2006.

1-2 days a week throughout April and May in New Cross, London. Knowledge of resin and fibre glass is preferable but not necessary. Travel expenses will be paid. The position can be shared by more than one person on a weekly rotation.

Email CV and enquiries to james@jamesrobertford.com

Project website www.generalcarbuncle.com

COMPETITION 

BP Portrait Award, National Portrait Gallery, London, UK

Deadline March 19, 2006

Call for entries, Rules and Form can be downloaded here

http://www.npg.org.uk/live/bpmenu.asp

National Portrait Gallery, St Martin's Place, London WC2H OHE. Tel: 020 7306 0055

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John Moores 24, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, UK

exhibition of contemporary painting

Deadline : 17 February 2006.

The John Moores competition produces Britain’s leading contemporary painting exhibition.

John Moores 24 coincides with the Liverpool Biennial and runs from 16 September to 26 November 2006 at the Walker Art Gallery. The competition is open to anyone, from the enthusiastic amateur to the top professional. There is a two stage entry procedure: first stage slide submission, second stage sending in of actual works. It is judged anonymously, purely on the merit of each individual work, without the identity of the artist being revealed to the jurors.

Jury -  Conceptual artist Tracey Emin and the eminent Sir Peter Blake join former John Moores prizewinner Jason Brooks, curator of fine art at the Walker Art Gallery, Ann Bukantas and Director of Visual Arts at the British Council, Andrea Rose.

More information & Call for Entries registration pack can be found here

http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/walker/johnmoores/

CURATOR

KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin.
Deadline : February 28th, 2006

Job Description
The curator's core task is to be responsible for shaping the curatorial profile of KW's future by developing and implementing exhibitions over the course of three years. In addition to this the curator will also be involved in all of KW's other activities.

The requirements for application are:
- excellent knowledge of contemporary art and cultural practice
- experience in international organisations or projects focussing on contemporary art
- experience in the organisation of extensive exhibition projects
- excellent organisational, fundraising, communication and especially interpersonal skills

Applications will be accepted until Tuesday, February 28th, 2006 and must include an extended curriculum vitae as well as three letters of recommendation. The result of the selection procedure will be announced after a series of interviews in fall 2006.

Please send your application to: Gabriele Horn, Director, KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Auguststr. 69, 10117 Berlin
info@kw-berlin.de

further information on KW Institute for Contemporary Art: http://www.kw-berlin.de

FILM AND VIDEO

Made in Video : International Video Art Festival on Public Secrets and Visual Representation, Copenhagen, Denmark

Deadline: March 31st, 2006

Chamber of Public Secrets is pleased to announce its first international festival for experimental video art, which will take place from September 7th to September 10th, 2006 in Copenhagen.

 Information about Chamber of Public Secrets can be found at www.chamber.dk

Entry form can be downloaded at http://www.chamber.dk/madeInVideo_03.pdf

CONTACT : Chamber of Public Secrets (CPS), Forhaabningsholms Alle 53, st.tv. - 1904 Frederiksberg C. - Denmark.  E- Mail: info@chamber.dk. Tel.: +45 61692029.

Made in Video is initiated by Chamber of Public Secrets in cooperation with the several art agencies in Copenhagen and supported by the Danish Art Council.

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The Videonale, Berlin

Deadline : February 15, 2006

The Videonale is a movie and video competition for amateurs and beginning professionals. The Pfeiffer e.V. organizes the Videonale for the eleventh time. With this competition, we would like, all offer the possibility of placing itself to an interested public. Are assigned:

The public price - The jury is the public. The audience will receive voting cards in the evening of the screening, to vote for the price of public.

The promotion price of the specialized jury - An independent jury, will appoint the winner of the promotion price. The Winner receives the possibility to work one day in a professional post production studio (AVID).

Download application form : http://www.kulturpfeiffer.de/vid_2006_down_engl.html

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INDIELISBOA 2006, Lisbon

Deadline February 20, 2006

More information http://www.indielisboa.com

Entry forms http://www.escolaaventura.com/indielisboa/index.htm

MAGAZINE

Daily Constitutional, Richmond, VA

Deadline April 1^st , 2006

 Description: Writings and submissions wanted for publication. Daily Constitutional is an artist run project consisting of the publication of a magazine in themed issues, the first of which was released December 2005 at the Miami Art Fairs. Daily Constitutional is currently seeking writing submissions for the second issue as well as writings that may span several issues. In addition Daily Constitutional is also accepting proposals for work made specifically for the publication. Proposals may be for a single issue or may span several issues utilizing the magazine’s interior or the back cover. The theme of the first and second issues: Issue I, “Art”; Issue II, “Between” For more insight as to what we are doing, or to read or purchase the first issue please visit us at: www.dailyconstitutional.org

In May 2006, the folks at Daily Constitutional will curate an exhibition from the material submitted for the Winter and Spring 2006 issues, regardless of whether or not it has been printed, at ADA Gallery in Richmond, VA. Work considered for the exhibition is not limited to one's text based work but will also include studio work. In order to be considered, please include images of studio work along with your submission material.

 Eligibility: Open to all national and international Visual and Performing Artists

Questions: info@dailyconstitutional.org

PERFORMANCE