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March 07, 2008
No.92

CURATOR
School 33 Art Center, Baltimore, MD

EXHIBITION
Lacda 'Top 40' Juried Show, Los Angeles, CA

EVENT
International, Interdisciplinary Conference, Ekaterinburg, Russia

FILM, VIDEO & NEW MEDIA
ASPECTA : VOLUME 12: VITAL

PHOTOGRAPHY
Voies Off Prize :: 2008, Arles - France

POSITION
Director, Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA)

PROPOSAL
CCA Creative Lab, 2008/2009 : The Centre for Contemporary Arts, Glasgow

RESIDENCY
ARCUS Studio, Ibaraki, Japan
DIGITAL ART PROJECT RESIDENCY - Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, FL

SCULPTURE
Sculpture Quadrennial Riga 2008, Latvia

WORKSHOP
Summer Arts Institute with the Women's Studio Workshop













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CURATOR
School 33 Art Center, Baltimore, MD

For Exhibition Year August 2008 - July 2009
POSTMARK DEADLINE: March 18

Exhibition Proposals School 33 Art Center is currently accepting proposals from independent curators to present thematic exhibitions for its 2008-2009 gallery schedule. Three proposals will be accepted. School 33 is a nonprofit art center in Baltimore City that encourages innovation and creativity, and provides opportunities for independent curators in a professional setting.

Exhibitions are to be designed for a multi-use public gallery for a six week period. Curators are encouraged to include an educational component (i.e. workshop, slide lecture) to integrate School 33's education programming. The curator will be responsible for installing and organizing the exhibition and selected curators will receive a $750 honorarium.

Gallery Space The gallery space is 1240 square feet and a floor plan is available upon request. Curators transforming the gallery during installation must return the room back to its original condition. Curators will advise all artists to supply all materials for installations and are responsible for transportation of artwork. School 33 will supply exhibition postcards to the curator and takes a 35% commission on sales.

Eligibility Guidelines
School 33 discourages artists who are acting as curators from submitting proposals that include their own work. Students who will be in an undergraduate degree-granting program during the 2007-08 gallery year are ineligible to apply. Employees of the Baltimore Office of Promotion & the Arts, School 33 Art Center studio artists and Gallery Selection Panel members are ineligible to apply.

Submission Guidelines
Submissions will be reviewed May 2008.
Questions can be directed to: Jason.Hughes@baltimorecity.gov

Please submit a complete exhibition proposal, which should include:
  1. Cover letter and one-page project outline including proposed exhibition titles.
  2. Curator's resume and materials representing experience as a curator such as past exhibition catalogs, cards, etc.
  3. Examples of the artists' work included in the proposed exhibition including resumes and digital images. Submit digital images as numbered jpeg files on a CD, formatted for a PC. Label the CD with the curator's name. Standard ½" VHS tapes or a DVD may be submitted for motion-based media. If using VHS, cue to convey the quality of the work in 5 minutes or less. The proposed exhibition must consist of at least three artists.
  4. Application fee of $25 A panel of professional artists and curators will review the application materials and make selections. Once selected, the curator will be solely responsible for selecting artists and artworks for an exhibition that will take place during the 2008-2009 gallery season. Curators will be notified by May 23, 2008. School 33 Art Center will retain application materials.
Incomplete entries will not be considered.

SCHOOL 33 ARTCENTER
1427 LIGHT STREET
BALTIMORE, MD 21230

EXHIBITION
Lacda 'Top 40' Juried Show, Los Angeles, CA Deadline for Entries: March 20, 2008

Forty Winners! Enter our "TOP 40" juried competition for digital art and photography. Entrants submit three JPEG files of original work. All styles of artwork and photography where digital processes of any kind were integral to the creation of the images are acceptable. Open to all geographical locations.

Forty selected winners receive one print up to 24x36 on museum quality paper to be shown in an international group exhibition in our gallery from April 10-May 3, 2008. The show will be widely promoted and will include a reception for the artists.

Many artists from this exhibit continue their relationship with LACDA for exhibit in solo shows, exhibits curated outside of LACDA and exhibit in art and photo fairs where LACDA participates. All entries are given special consideration for exhibiting at LACDA and outside exhibitions where we are featured.

Artists participating in our competitions form the pool of artists from which we select the vast majority of those featured at LACDA and are often considered by our associated network of galleries and curators. Proceeds from the competition support these gallery programs. Juror Rex Bruce has curated and participated in over 50 exhibits since the founding of LACDA in 2004 and is internationally recognized as a leader and expert in the field.

Direct link for registration

Registration fee is $30US. Online registration only.

Multiple entries are permitted, separate entry fee required for each set of three images submitted.

Deadline for Entries: March 20, 2008
Winners Announced: March 27, 2008
Exhibit Dates: April 10-May 3, 2008

Opening Reception: April 10, 2008 7-9pm (in conjunction with Downtown Art Walk)

For questions email us at lacda@lacda.com.
No phone calls please.
Los Angeles Center For Digital Art
107 West Fifth Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013

EVENT
International, Interdisciplinary Conference, Ekaterinburg, Russia
Deadline: March 20, 2008

Organisers
National Center for Contemporary Art, Ekaterinburg, Russia
Academy of Contemporary Art, Ekaterinburg, Russia
Ural State Gorky University, Ekaterinburg, Russia
NeMe, Cyprus

Call for Participation
This interdisciplinary conference aims to contribute to the ongoing discussion concerning the realities, dilemmas and responses of people facing displacement or insecurity because of social, environmental and political instability, both global and local. The main objective of the conference is to contribute to the further analysis of such important issues of contemporary world as:
  • migration and discrimination
  • economic, political, religious, and gender displacement
  • the destiny of "imagined communities" of the nation-state and formation of transcultural "imagined worlds"
Established and emerging researchers in such fields of knowledge as philosophy, sociology, cultural and political studies, ethnology, geography, demography, art history, linguistics and cultural producers are welcome to apply for participation in the conference.

MORE INFORMATION AND ENTRY FORMS













FILM, VIDEO & NEW MEDIA
ASPECTA : VOLUME 12: VITAL
Deadline March 26, 2008

ASPECT SEEKS NEW MEDIA ART SUBMISSIONS FOR VOLUME 12: VITAL

ASPECT: The Chronicle of New Media Art, a biannual dvd publication, is currently accepting submissions of work best documented in a time-based format for Volume 12: Vital. This issue will explore that which is essential, grave, indispensable, and/or critical to existence.

The staff of ASPECT is asking curators, art critics, and members of the contemporary art community to help assemble and comment on works for the next issue by submitting a work of art on which they wish to provide audio commentary. Due to the format of the publication, the criteria for selection will include both the qualifications of the commentator and the quality of the work submitted. Audio recordings of the commentary will be assembled after the submissions have been selected.
Submissions should include:
  • Video documentation of a work or small group of works by a single artist (no more than 15 minutes in length)
  • A brief (100 word) statement regarding the submitted work
  • Resume of the artist
  • Contact information for the commentator and artist
  • Resume of the commentator
  • Brief notes outlining the contents of the proposed commentary
If you would like us to return your materials, please include a SASE. Otherwise, we will keep your work on file for further consideration.
Submissions must be received by March 26, 2008 and sent to:

ASPECT: The Chronicle of New Media Art
46 Waltham Street, suite 103
Boston, MA 02118
617.695.0500

All artists will be contacted via email regarding their submission no later than April 28, 2008
For more information see our FAQ

Company Information -The mission of ASPECT is to foster a deeper and more intimate understanding of contemporary new media art by expanding access, education, and distribution of the genre. ASPECT pioneered DVD distribution of artworks and continues to set the standard for new media art publishing and distribution. ASPECT Magazine is a biannual DVD magazine of new media art. Each issue highlights 5- 10 artists working in new media whose works are best documented in video or sound, including in-depth information on the artists and commentary by distinguished curators and critics. Individual issues and subscriptions are available directly from the ASPECT web site.

PHOTOGRAPHY
Voies Off Prize :: 2008, Arles - France
Deadline : March, 15th 2008

For twelve years now, The Voies Off festival has offered an alternative look on emerging photography with its own specificities, its evolution and its struggles...
The evening shows staged by the Rencontres d'Arles Voies off Festival have become a worldwide reference for the discovery of new artists and the follow-up of photographic creation. Through its themes, the festival takes a critical look at the evolution of the present world. Each year, around twenty different nationalities are represented at the Festival Voies Off.

Each year The Voies off Prize, granted by a jury of saluted professionals, is awarded for an artist's high- quality work and insightful vision. A 2000 Euro grant will be awarded to the prizewinner.

Why not take part in the building of the photographic alternative : join in the Voies Off 2008 Prize competition.

New this year : all participants must submit their work on a CD-Rom.

MORE INFORMATION

POSITION
Director, Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA)
Deadline : 14 March 2008

INTERNATIONAL OPEN CALL TO FILL THE POSITION OF DIRECTOR AT MUSEU D'ART CONTEMPORANI DE BARCELONA

The Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA) launches a search for a new director (after Manuel Borja-Villel's designation as director of the Museo Nacional Reina Sofia in Madrid - MNCARS)

The candidates must submit their CV and any documents accrediting the merits mentioned in it, and a report that reflects the general lines of the project for the coming years. These documents must be submitted in Catalan, Spanish and/or English and sent to the Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona (Plaça dels Àngels 1, 08001 Barcelona, Spain) in a sealed envelope, indicating "Convocatòria Direcció Macba", by 14 March 2008.

The applications submitted will be analyzed at a first stage of assessment of merits by a committee of experts formed by:
  • Lynne Cooke, member of the MACBA advisory committee
  • Maria de Corral, member of the MACBA advisory committee
  • Chris Dercon, member of the MACBA advisory committee
  • Vicente Todolí, member of the MACBA advisory committee
  • Carles Duran, gallerist
  • Pere Portabella, artist
  • Xavier Antich, professor of philosophy
  • Vicenç Altaió, representative of the Catalan Government Department of Culture
  • Ainhoa Grandes, representing the MACBA Foundation
  • Marta Clari, representing the Barcelona Institute of Culture / City Council
At a second stage, the committee will carry out any interviews it considers necessary and will submit a proposal for a candidate to the the Delegate Committee and Board of the Museum for appointment.

For requirements and further information on the selection process: http://www.macba.es

The Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA)
Plaça dels Àngels 1 - 08001
Barcelona
+ 34 93 412 08 10

PROPOSAL
CCA Creative Lab, 2008/2009 : The Centre for Contemporary Arts, Glasgow
Deadline: 31 March 2008

The Centre for Contemporary Arts in Glasgow invites submissions from artists to explore new ideas and methods in the Creative Lab space.

Artists working in the live art, contemporary performance, new theatre, time-based media and interdisciplinary arts sectors are invited to submit proposals to be considered for a CCA Creative Lab.

Creative Lab objectives:
An opportunity for emergent and established artists to have time for process, rather than focusing on final product
  • To give artists an opportunity to show their investigations to the public for feedback
  • Networking opportunities
General information:
The Creative Lab space at the CCA is a light and versatile room approximately 7 m x 11.70m. Support for the Creative Lab can include use of a small residential space to sleep one person. Technical assistance for sound and lighting can also be requested. The CCA may also be able to assist with mentoring, administrative or other production needs. Applicants should make it clear in the submissions if their Creative Lab would depend on technical or other provision.

Dates:
6 slots, up to 4 weeks each, October 2008 - March 2009
The time slots for the Creative Lab space are on a fixed diary. Please let us know your preferred month and we will notify you of the closest available slot.

Selection process:
Applications from artists based in Scotland will be particularly welcome.

General criteria:
Time spent must be on development of the artist's own, original work.
Creative Lab time is for research rather than rehearsal time.
We are primarily looking for artists who are unable to fit easily into theatre, poetry, dance as traditional categories. The focus is on the contemporary artist who specialises in the realisation of ideas, rather than pursuing a specialism.

Artists will be required to share their work in an open studio day, an artist's talk, and a work-in-progress performance or in a format to be discussed with the CCA. Artists must also help with evaluation and provide appropriate documentation of their Creative Lab.

Artists must conform to CCA's Health & Safety rules and regulations. Equal Opportunities will be employed in the selection of these labs in line with CCA's policies

To submit a proposal:
We would like a brief (maximum 2 sides) description of the work you would like to investigate, including the conceptual basis, content, art forms used, and how much time you would need. Please include your CV and list of artist's experience and any supporting material or documentation on video or DVD.

MORE INFORMATION

Send proposals to:
Creative Lab
CCA
350 Sauchiehall Street
Glasgow G2 3JD

Enquiries: gen@cca-glasgow.com

RESIDENCY
ARCUS Studio, Ibaraki, Japan.
Mid-August through December, 2008
Deadline: 31 March.

Artist-in-residence program of ARCUS Project which aims to support the artistic activities of emerging visual artists was launched in 1995 by Ibaraki Prefectural Government as its main organizer. In its 13 years history, ARCUS has invited 67 artists from 22 countries/regions and supported their artistic projects and researches during the residence. A number of previous resident artists are now known as cutting-edge artists in international art scene. In 2008, ARCUS calls the artist who can think radically, experiment innovative ideas, and work with progressive modes of expression.

ELIGIBILITY
The Applicant should:
  • be an emerging artist engaged in contemporary visual arts or other related fields
  • have legal permission to enter Japan
  • be in a state of good health and able to carry out daily activities on their own
  • have enough English or Japanese language skills to communicate with administration staff and local community
  • not be enrolled in educational institution (undergraduate, graduate school etc.) at the time of application and during the residency period.
MORE INFORMATION, GUIDELINES AND APPLICATION













DIGITAL ART PROJECT RESIDENCY - Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, FL
Application Deadline: April 4, 2008

MORE INFORMATION

CARSTEN NICOLAI, visual artist

JOHN F. SIMON, digital artist

CAMILLE UTTERBACK, interactive installation artist

Atlantic Center for the Arts
1414 Art Center Avenue
New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168
[T] 386.427.6975
[F] 386.427.5669

SCULPTURE

Sculpture Quadrennial Riga 2008, Latvia
Deadline :1 April, 2008

The Centre for Art Management and Information (MMIC) invites artists to submit proposals for Dictatorship of the Majority - Sculpture Quadrennial Riga 2008, an open-air contemporary art exhibition that will take place in Riga, Latvia August 29 - October 10, 2008. The exhibition is a starting point for the dialogue between general public, society and art professionals on the issue of contemporary public art and its role in the urban culture of the city of Riga.

Since 1972 Sculpture Quadrennial Riga has been the biggest regular contemporary art exhibition in Latvia organised every four years in the city of Riga. Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia has recognised Sculpture Quadrennial Riga as the cultural event of national and international importance and approved the Centre for Art Management and Information (MMIC) as the management structure for the event in 2008. The Centre for Art Management and Information (MMIC) organised also European Space - Sculpture Quadrennial Riga 2004. The exhibition was curated by artists Aigars Bikse and Kristaps Gulbis, involving 75 artists and partner institutions from 25 European countries.

Exhibition concept
The Sculpture Quadrennial Riga 2008 is a contemporary art event in the urban public space of Riga City seeking experimental and innovative cooperation forms between different social groups to develop an active civil society. The main objective of Dicatorship of the Majority - Sculpture Quadrennial Riga 2008 is to encourage dialogue between art professionals and consumers of the public art. The event fosters understanding and links between the centre and periphery in contemporary art. The Sculpture Quadrennial Riga 2008 aims at breaking down elitism in art and culture space through openness and culture accessibility, involving groups of the society whose environment rarely is a site for contemporary art practice. The main interests of the event are emotions and lifestyle of the residents of marginal and disadvantaged city areas instead of the identification of particular city space. Latgale suburb of Riga City - the venue of the exhibition Dictatorship of the Majority - Sculpture Quadrennial Riga 2008 contains the processes and historical proofs that have not been considered as topical in contemporary centralised culture space. The Sculpture Quadrennial Riga 2008 aims to re-discover these "lost" territories, looking for material and nonmaterial cultural values, as well as strengthening the cooperation links between the society in centre and periphery.

Jury consisting of 10 members will select artworks for the exhibition. The selected artworks will be temporarily installed in public space in Latgale suburb of Riga City. The jury members will be approved by The Centre for Art Management and Information (MMIC) based on open competition announced for inhabitants of the City of Riga. The list of the approved jury members will be published on the web site of Sculpture Quadrennial Riga 2008 on 17 March, 2008.

Latgale suburb
Latgale suburb is one of six administrative districts of Riga, with the area of 50 km2 and the number of population 200 588. This suburb has specific, diverse social and architectural character. Its architectural landscape consists of old wooden buildings alongside with soviet era living quarters and mixture of contemporary Latvian architecture - modern shopping malls and office buildings constructed in last 20 years. The oldest part of it among people is called Maskavas forstate (Moscow suburb). It has historically developed as a region where Russians settled, and hence the name. This suburb housed also Jewish quarter.

Exhibition guidelines
Each selected artist will be awarded 4000 EUR for the implementation of the proposed project. This budget includes material costs, artist fee, travel and accommodation costs, artwork transportation expenses, installation, maintenance and dismantling costs. The artworks proposed must be constructed to withstand variable weather conditions, outdoor city environment and endure 6 weeks in public space. Up to 20 artworks will be selected and temporarily installed in Riga. The photos of the sites will be available on Dictatorship of the Majority - Sculpture Quadrennial Riga 2008 home page - from 21 January, 2008.

The Centre for Art Management and Information undertakes to ensure the necessary assistance to artists, helping to find budget corresponding accommodation, technical help, and to obtain the necessary permissions for exhibiting the proposed artworks in the public space of Riga city.

Eligibility
  • Any professional artist from any part of the world is eligible.
  • Artists, either individually or as a part of a team project.
  • Only work created specifically for Dictatorship of the Majority - Sculpture Quadrennial Riga 2008 is eligible. In highly exceptional cases projects previously designed and/ or exhibited can be accepted
Application materials to be submitted
Application must be submitted by post or via e-mail. All separate files/ sheets must carry artist's name and the title of the project. Applications sent by post must include all submitted materials also on a PC compatible CD clearly labelled with artist's name. Application must include:
  • Completed application form.
  • Visual presentation of the proposed project in the selected location (-s). Image (-s) must be no larger than 1500 x 1500 pixels, 300 dpi and 2 MB, JPEG ONLY. Each JPEG must be titled with the artist's name. Pictures of the locations can be downloaded from the website
  • Description of the project including concept, materials and media used, dimensions and budget breakdown.
  • Brief letter of interest, including artist's name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address.
  • CV not to exceed three pages. Collaborative teams must submit individual CVs.
  • 10 images of the works created in last four years, including: Images no larger than 1500 x 1500 pixels, 300 dpi and 2 MB, JPEG ONLY. Each JPEG must be titled with the artist's name and number (01-10) that corresponds to an annotated image list. For example: JohnBrown 01, JohnBrown 02. Image list (Word document) - a separate description sheet listing each image, title of work, date executed, media, dimensions, and brief description of the work.
Application deadline
Applications can be submitted until 1 April, 2008. All applications must be received in the office of The Centre for Art Management and Information by 1 April, 2008. The jury decision will be announced on 15 April, 2008

Other considerations
  • Incomplete applications or proposals inappropriate for the selected location will not be reviewed.
  • Please do not submit original artworks or original slides as materials submitted will not be returned to the artist.
More information and application forms

Sculpture Quadrennial Riga 2008
The Centre for Art Management and Information (MMIC)
Room 15, 13 Kalpaka Boulevard
Riga LV-1050
Latvia















WORKSHOP
Summer Arts Institute with the Women's Studio Workshop
Deadline : April 15, 2008

The Women's Studio Workshop would like to announce our 2008 Summer Arts Institute Catalog, now available online. The Summer Arts Institute offers workshops in printmaking, papermaking, book arts, and ceramics in Rosendale, NY and in Tuscany, Italy. Our workshops offer a hands on experience in an intimate learning environment. Classes are limited to 8, creating an environment that feels less like a class and more like a forum for sharing ideas among peers. These workshops are open to men and women with all levels of artistic experience, and offer the perfect opportunity to expand and explore your creative vision. Early registration (by April 15) receives reduced tuition.

A limited number of need-based scholarships are also available.

For a full view of our summer schedule, visit our website at www.wsworkshop. org.
or email info@wsworkshop.org for a print catalog.













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