| 31 May 2007
No.65
BURSARY
Ténot Fondation Bursary for artists 2008,
France
SURFACE 2007 - London Printworks Trust's Bursary
Scheme
COMPETITION
The Photographic Portrait Prize
2007, National Portrait Gallery, London
Diesel New Art,
DNA
CURATOR
Cubitt Gallery,
London
FELLOWSHIP
Wheatley Bequest Fine Art,
Birmingham, UK
FESTIVAL
Media Arts at Around The
Coyote Festival, Chicago, IL
Les Inattendus, (very) independent
cinema and video festival, Lyon, France.
Live artists sumissions
Cimatics 07 Festival, Brussels
PERFORMANCE
E.P.A.
(Environmental Performance Actions) , Exit Art,
NY
POSITIONS
Ullens Center for Contemporary Art,
Beijing, China
RESIDENCY
Bemis Center for
Contemporary Arts, Omaha, NE
triangle, Marseille,
France
BURSARY
Ténot Fondation Bursary for artists 2008,
France
Deadline : July 31 st, 2007
Since 1999, camac
art centre in conjunction with the Unesco Aschberg Bursaries have
given each year a residency bursary to one visual artist and one
writer in order to create new career prospects for
artists.
Unesco-aschberg Bursaries have now been suspended
for 2007, but the Ténot Fondation have decided to offer a similar
bursary for a residency at camac for this year.
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
scientists and technologists. 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 months residency (dates to be arranged by mutual agreement
between the artist and the institution) Return ticket, board and
lodging Private bedroom with bathroom, individual studio. The
laureate must provide his/her own visas and health
insurance.
Visual arts : Eligibility :
Professional
artists of established ability. The candidate must be motivated and
open to discussion on contemporary art practice and the challenge of
visual arts. He/she will be willing to conduct workshops or make a
presentation of his/her work to the public. Working knowledge of
French, English or Spanish required. The selection of applicants
will be based on project proposals. The recipient will be requested
to contribute one of his works to camac's permanent
collection.
How to apply :
Send a filled-out application
form to be found on camac's website with the mention "Fondation
Ténot Bursary" directly to camac together with the following
documents :
- a curriculum vitae
- a recent photograph
- a project proposal for the residency period (3 - 5 pages +
visuals)
- two testimonials
- 10 mounted slides, photos or CD of recent work and other
supporting materials such as press articles, catalogues, etc.
Please note that applications and accompanying material
will not be returned unless a self-addressed envelope with
sufficient postage is included in your initial application package.
Electronic mail applications will not be
accepted.
Closing dates for applications : july 31st,
2007
CAMAC
1, grande rue,
10400
Marnay-sur-Seine
France
tel (33)
325392061
SURFACE
2007 - London Printworks Trust's Bursary Scheme
Deadline : 23
July, 2007
12 month residency offered to artists who have
graduated from a UK-based MA course in 2006 or 2007. Bursary offered
of £2,500. Printworks is particularly interested in applications
from Artists from Black and Minority Ethnic communities and disabled
artists who are currently under-represented in contemporary visual
arts and crafts practice AND Artists who have never worked in
printed textiles before, but are interested in developing their work
by exploring the creative possibilities of printed textiles.
PROGRAMME AIMS
- To support the creative and professional development of
artists, makers and designers, particularly recent graduates.
- To recognise, support and promote innovation and excellence in
the field of printed textiles and contemporary art, design and
craft.
- To raise the profile of the selected artist, experimental
contemporary textiles and London Printworks Trust to a wider
public.
AWARD
- The award will be in the form of a 12 month residency at
London Printworks Trust in Brixton, south London.
- A bursary for £2,500 towards making new work
- Access to London Printworks Trust's textile print resource
- One-to-one professional development support
- Free studio space at ASC for twelve months
More
Information and application
Printworks, Unit 7 Brighton
House, 9 Brighton Terrace, SW9 8DJ
Email:
info@londonprintworks.com
COMPETITION
The Photographic Portrait Prize 2007, National Portrait
Gallery, London
Deadline : 27 July 2007
The National
Portait Gallery's prestigious international photographic portrait
competition celebrates and promotes the very best in contempory
portrait photography through a competition that is open to all. It
has established a reputation for its diversity of photographic
styles, encompassing editorial, advertising and fine art images
submitted by a range of photographers, from professionals to gifted
amateurs and photography students.
Photographers are invited
to enter the National Portrait Gallery's Photographic Portrait Prize
2007. Register online between 1 May and 20 July 2007: you will
receive an email confirming your registration number. Photographs
must be delivered to London College of Communication (address below)
either in person or by post/courier between 23 and 27 July 2007.
Online registration will ensure a quicker, more efficient, check-in
when delivering photographs.
RULES
REGISTER
ONLINE
Diesel
New Art, DNA
Deadline : 30 June, 2007
Diesel New Art,
DNA, started out as an experiment initiated by up&coming artists
in Sweden 5 years ago. Since then Norway, Denmark, Austria and
Slovenia - no less - have joined. This year it is an International
competition with 17 countries joining - amongst them the US, Canada,
most of Europe, China and Japan.
Submission categories are
Action, Digital, Draw and Photo, and the competition is open until
June 30th at /
DNA Competition
The International Winner will receive
10.000 Euro towards exhibiting their artwork at an international art
event towards the end of 2007. We're currently planning for it to be
at Art Basel Miami Beach, 6-9 Dec.
The DNA'07 jury consists
of Amy Stewart (curator, New York), David Elliot (Director, Istanbul
Modern), Penny Martin (Editor, SHOWstudio) and Wilbert Das (Creative
Director, Diesel).
CURATOR
Cubitt Gallery, London
Deadline for applications
Monday, 18 June 2007, 5pm.
18-month Bursary
October 2007 -
March 2009
Cubitt is an artist-run studios and gallery in
Angel, Islington, which was established in the early 1990s. Cubitt
gallery has been funded by the Arts Council since 2001, and provides
an 18-month bursary for an independent curator. As an ambitious
organisation Cubitt aims to consistently review and renew its
purpose, through the curatorial bursary, the commitment of its
members and an ongoing dialogue with its diverse audience. The
successful candidate will play a key role in Cubitt's
development.
Application
Pack
or email info@cubittartists.org.uk
Cubitt is
an equal opportunities employer. We promote cultural diversity and
welcome applications from all sectors of the
community.
Interviews will be held on Tuesday, 3 July
2007
This position is funded through Arts Council
England.
Cubitt
Gallery
8 Angel Mews
London N1 9HH
UK
T: +44 (0) 20
7278 8226
F: +44 (0) 20 7278
2544
FELLOWSHIP
Wheatley Bequest Fine Art - Painting, Birmingham,
UK
Painting Fellowship for artists either at the
beginning or at a critical point in their professional career. A
studio and access to all school facilities provided. Fellowship
lasts ten months and culminates in an exhibition.
Each year
we are able to offer a £9,000 fellowship for an artist/s to work in
an on-site studio in the Margaret Street building. The Fellow works
on the development of their practice through the year and presents
the results in September as part of the MA Fine Art final
exhibition. Throughout their tenure they will interact with students
in a number of ways: through direct individual or group tutorials,
seminars, workshops, projects, or involving students to work with
them on an exhibition etc. The Wheatley Fellowship, made possible
through the generous bequest of the Wheatley family. It is now into
its ninth year.
John Wood and Paul Harrison, the current
holders of the post, work collaboratively and are represented by FA
Projects, a London based gallery next to the Tate Modern. They are
currently working on a retrospective exhibition taking place in
Tokyo in 2007.
We are currently advertising for applicaitons
for the 2007/08 Wheatley Fellow in Painting. If you are interested,
application forms can be requested from the department secretary
sue.rice@uce.ac.uk 0121 331 5950
Wheatley
Bequest Fine Art, Department of Art, Birmingham Institute of Art
and Design, Margaret Street, Birmingham B3 3BX
FESTIVAL
Media Arts at Around The Coyote Festival, Chicago,
IL
Deadline : 01 July, 2007
LiveBox has been asked
to curate media arts for the Around The Coyote Festival this
October. The Festival expects 10,000 visitors this year.
The Festival and Gallery are undergoing exciting changes
under the new directorship of Allison Stites, previously the
director of Franklin Parrasch Gallery in Midtown (a contemporary
sculpture gallery) and then head curator of 65 Hope Street Gallery
in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
The Festivals film and video
screenings have always been popular, but this year's vision is far
more ambitious. The Festival has acquired a large building to house
video and new media installations, a screening space and a video
lounge. The commitment to media is truly exciting.
We are
looking for video and new media proposals as well as film and video
for screenings. Submissions must be recieved by July 1st. Format:
Please send a CD with resume, statement, short synopsis of the work,
and jpg images. Video should be NTSC DVD, if your piece is in PAL,
please send mini DV tape. Label DVD and case with title, running
time and contact info. Note materials will not be returned, unless
specifically requested.
Send proposals to: Catherine Forster
LiveBox submissions 1031 North Shore Dr Crystal lake, IL 60014,
USA
Questions :
cf@liveboxgallery.com
Les
Inattendus, (very) independent cinema and video festival, Lyon,
France.
Deadline: 30 June 2007
Les Inattendus
non-competitive film festival exhibits artistically independent film
and video work.
There is no set theme and no limitations on
length, genre, or format. Film and video, individual and collective
works, workshop and school productions, documentaries, experimental,
narrative, video-art, animation..... are all welcome.
Given
the profusion of short narrative films sent for selection, we would
like to point out that fiction films entered this year should be of
a resolutely experimental nature.
Download
entry form and regulations of the festival
Email :
les-inattendus@club-internet.fr
Live
artists sumissions Cimatics 07 Festival, Brussels
Deadline : 15
June, 2007
All artists, writers and curators working in
the field of live audiovisual art are invited to send their
submissions for the next Cimatics festival. Cimatics\07AV\Festival
will take place from 22nd till 24th November 2007 in various
locations in the centre of Brussels.
Cimatics brings you an
extensive overview of what's taking place at the crossroads of
sound, image, media, design, cinema and performance art. Ignoring
the borders of diverse disciplines, the festival combines sound and
visuals, mixing art with pop into a celebration of audiovisual
culture
Application
form[doc]
Email: info@cimatics.com
PERFORMANCE
E.P.A. (Environmental Performance Actions) , Exit Art,
NY
Opening Fall 2007
Proposals due by August 3, 2007
Each day brings news of another environmental crisis be
it the impending shortage of potable water, global warming or the
rapid extinction of another species of animal or plant. In Fall of
2007, Exit Art will launch S.E.A. (Social-Environmental-Aesthetics)
a new program committed to presenting artistic visions that suggest
solutions or envision new possibilities to this environmental
crisis; art with a purpose.
E.P.A. (Environmental
Performance Actions) - the first exhibition project of S.E.A. - will
present documentation of environmental performances and actions in
the Exit Underground: a digital video lounge, performance and music
space, and a green boat bar. We are looking for documentation -
photographs, texts, video and ephemera - from performances that
addressed contemporary environmental issues in a substantial
way.
EPA is a joint project of Exit Art and Ecoartspace (Amy
Lipton and Tricia Watts, Curators)
How to Apply:
Please
submit a page description of the documented performance;
documentation of the performance (10 slides or images on CD - please
send images at low resolution to open quickly or 3-5 minute NTSC VHS
or DVD); and a resume. Include a self addressed stamped envelope for
the return of your work and an email address for notification
purposes. Exit Art is not responsible for returning works submitted
without a SASE.
Send Submissions to:
Exit
Art
E.P.A.
475 Tenth Avenue
New York, NY 10018
Or
email sea@exitart.org
No phone calls
please.
POSITIONS
Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing,
China
Deadline : August 3, 2007
HEAD OF PUBLIC
PROGRAMS
HEAD OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
Opening in autumn
2007, the Ullens
Center for Contemporary Art is situated in a 5,000m2 Bauhaus
styled factory building in the Dashanzi Art District in Beijing.
Aiming to be China's most comprehensive institute for contemporary
arts, the Ullens Center plans to engage a wide audience through a
variety of activities and facilities: Three exhibition halls will
show cutting edge contemporary art from China and around the world;
a cultural events programme will engage people with film, music, and
dialogue; our contemporary art library will be the only one of its
kind in Beijing; and an education programme will bring people into
closer contact with the art, the artists, and their
ideas.
The Ullens Center for Contemporary Art works in
conjunction with the Guy & Myriam Ullens Foundation, a vigorous
supporter of Chinese artistic practice that boasts of one of the
largest collections of Chinese contemporary art in the
world.
More information and application on HEAD
OF PUBLIC PROGRAMS
More information and application on HEAD
OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
RESIDENCY
Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, NE
Deadline
for Application: September 30, 2007
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.
For more information, please contact Cary
Tobin, Residency Program Director, at 402.341.7130 x12
or via
e.mail at cary@bemiscenter.org
Please include the following
in your application: -10 US standard slides, or jpegs, (powerpoint
preferred), or photographs of your work. No more than 10 images,
please.
- slide list -SASE
- Application fee
- Completed application
- See application for specific details.
Applications
deadlines for Residencies for 2007-2009 January 2008 - June 2008
Deadline for Application: February 28, 2007 July 2008 - December
2008 Deadline for Application: September 30, 2007
More
Information and Application
Bemis
Center for Contemporary Arts
724 South 12th Street
Omaha,
NE 68102
12th and
Leavenworth
triangle,
Marseille, France
Deadline 30 June 2007
Residency
starting from September 2007 for 3 to 6 months. Free studio
supplied, 100 euros/ month/ artist (shared appartment with the other
two residents). Plus production grant on submission of project
(maximum 1000 euros). Send your portofolio in PDF format on CD or by
e.mail if the PDF is less than 5M.
triangle
france, Friche la Belle de Mai, 41 rue Jobin, 13003
Marseille
Email:
triangle@lafriche.org
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