Upcoming exhibition deadlines - Dec 19 -- Dec 25, 2010

[Maria Lux]

Hi everyone,

There aren't too many deadlines for this time, what with the holiday and all, but there are a few.

AND, just a heads up, for some reason, in the upcoming weeks, there are TONS of public sculpture calls for entry so if you have something you've been wanting to make . . . now might be the time. :)

Maria

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Call for Performance Artists - Embody! Posted by: City Without Walls Deadline: 12/20/10 The Visceglia Gallery at Caldwell College and City Without Walls (cWOW) seek performance artists for Embody! A Mini-Performance Art Festival that focuses on challenging performance work that explores new territories. Caldwell College Communications Department will also produce a video of each performance for non-commercial promotional use by each artist, cWOW and the College. Full prospectus here: http://www.cwow.org/do/?f_id=73

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Global Connections Program: On the Road and In the Lab Deadline: 12/20/2010 The Global Connections program was designed by TCG and is funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. US-based theatre organizations and individual artists may apply to one of the two initiatives of this new program: Global Connections—On the Road: This initiative will award 12 grants of up to $6,000 each to foster new relationships with international colleagues that will inspire each other’s work and aesthetics by creating opportunities for cultural exchange. Global Connections—In the Lab: This initiative will award six grants of $10,000 each to further pre-existing international collaborations by supporting residencies that either advance the development of a piece or explore elements leading up to a full production. On the Road grants are not prerequisites for the In the Lab grants. Previous recipients of other TCG grants are eligible to apply in this program. Please review the deadline section which identifies specific periods for all eligible activity. These grants will be awarded over two cycles: Cycle A: December 20, 2010 Cycle B: February 28, 2011 Eligible applicants must complete the online registration and postmark their completed application no later than the listed deadlines. Contact Name: Mohammad Shatara Contact Email: msha...@tcg.org URL: http://tcg.org/grants/global_connections/globalcon_index.cfm

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"The Arrangement" call for entries Vermont Photo Space Gallery in Essex Jct., Vermont seeks entries for a photography exhibition. Free framing/ matting, Juror's Choice, Peoples Choice. Juror: Paula Tognarelli. Any photographer can submit images they take provided they were not exhibited in a prior exhibit at the Vermont Photo Space Gallery (http://www.VermontPhotoSpace.com/ex10). $20 entry fee. Deadline: December 22, 2010. Visit website for more information. Questions? Please contact Polly Raine at Po...@vermontphotospace.com or call 802-777-FOTO.

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Junk Metal Sculpture Rapid City, South Dakota Deadline: December 22, 2010 Exhibit Dates: January 1 - May 1, 2011 Title: Junk Metal Sculpture Sponsor: Shawn Wilson Venue: Shaviq Studio & Gallery Juror: Shawn Wilson Eligibility: Submit a CD with 6 images of your work. An extra $6 for each additional image. Shaviq Gallery is looking for new scrap metal sculpture artists to display and sell their work at the gallery. Fees: $25.00 Commission: 35% Send SASE to: 626 St. Joseph St, Rapid City, SD, 57701 E-mail: Shawn Wilson Phone: 605-394-0020 Website: http://shaviq.biz Prospectus: http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?topic=16733&uid=10150114505600005

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Toronto Alternative Arts and Fashion Week 2011 Two Deadlines: (POSTMARK) December 22, 2010 [Early Deadline[ January 9, 2011 [2nd Deadline] Call 4 Fashion Designers and Visual Artists Toronto Alternative Arts and Fashion Week 2011 Toronto April 25-29, 2011 Toronto Alternative Arts and Fashion Week is looking for contemporary fashion designers and visual artists to showcase their work for the upcoming festival in April 2011. From contemporary fashion to street wear, to experimental ideas and avant-garde collections, Toronto Alternative Arts and Fashion Week features over 50 runway shows from the best emerging and established, national and international designers, setting the standard for a new era of cutting edge presentations on the catwalk. Toronto Alternative Arts and Fashion Week exhibits photography, short films, videos and large projections from over 100 emerging and acclaimed, national and international artists annually. In addition, we showcase cutting-edge, dynamic and forward-looking performances from performance artists, fashion designers and dancers along side sculptures, installations and large multimedia art works that reflect on the notion of the body, clothing and fashion. We are currently accepting proposals in: Fashion Design Photography Video Performance Art Installation/ Sculpture Music • Submitted proposals should reflect on the notion of clothing, the body, fashion and the 2011 theme “Fashion Schematics” Thematic Approach: The 2011 theme “Fashion Schematics” explores the messages, systems, schemes, symbols and concepts inherent in the notion of fashion, through photography, video, fashion design, performance, installation and music. The festival will look at the ways we create visual dialogues and make sense of the world through fashion and creative expression. “Fashion Schematics” will examine how we build the systems in which we function, the strategies we use in creating our identities and the messages we convey through codes, currencies and narratives. For application inquiries, please contact: va...@alternativefashionweek.com Download the Information Guide: www.alternativefashionweek.com/FAT-2011-INFO-GUIDE.pdf Please visit website to download an application: www.alternativefashionweek.com

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Double Solo Exhibition Opportunity: International Call to Artists, Architects + Designers **submission receive deadline is December 24, 2010** (For this specific exhibition opportunity, patron support has enabled a lower submission fee of $10 and it has also provided for 2 stipends of $250 each.) The BECA Foundation is pleased to present the following exhibition opportunity to two artists, architects, designers, duos, groups or collectives to each exhibit new works of art or design at New Studio A.D. located at 312 Rosemont Ave NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico. This Call to Artists, Architects + Designers will remain open through December 24, 2010. Those at least 18 years of age from all countries are encouraged to submit their works for consideration according to the guidelines below. Two artists, architects, designers, duos, groups or collectives will be selected by BECA Foundation directors + advisors to receive the exhibition opportunity from February 1 – 15, 2011 with an opening reception on February 4, 2011 from 5 – 8pm during Albuquerque’s First Friday ArtsCrawl. The space allocated for the exhibition is 650 sqft (60 sq meters) with a ceiling height of 14 feet (4.3 meters) allowing the exhibition to fill a full 9,100 cubic feet (258 meters cubed) of viewing space. Each of those two selected will be allocated either the front or rear areas of the exhibition space for the exhibition of their individual work and each of those two selected will receive a stipend of $250 for the exhibition of their work. Submitted works are not required to conform to any particular medium, style, theme or concept. Accepted works and mediums include but are not limited to: site-specific installations, painting, sculpture, mixed-media, drawing, printmaking, fiber, textiles, illustration, digital art, photography, video/new media, film, performance art, music and sound focused works, 3D animation, graphic design, product design, furniture design, haute couture fashion + accessories, architectural interventions/designs and functional art, etc. In other words, all creative culminations are welcome. You may view past BECA exhibitions at http://www.becaicad.org/exhibitions.php , http://www.CurateThis.org and http://www.BECAgallery.com BECA is an acronym for Bridge for Emerging Contemporary Art and the core belief system at The BECA Foundation is that “New art + new design fuels the best of what’s yet to come on this planet.” With a growing international BECA network now numbered just above 30,000, it is more important than ever for BECA to ensure that in addition to hosting the physical exhibition, the exhibition also be made available online at www.BECAICAD.org for those who are unable to attend in person. The exhibition remains online at www.BECAICAD.org in perpetuity for members of the public as well as journalists, writers, curators, collectors, gallery and studio directors in the US and abroad. In addition, our outreach efforts extend well beyond our own growing BECA network. This extended outreach results in the exposure of exhibiting artist’s + designer’s work to an estimated 750,000 members of the local, regional, national and international art + design communities. Please download complete information and submission guidelines below by clicking onto the pdf file name. http://www.becaicad.org/resources/Dbl_Solo-Exh_Call%20to%20A+D.pdf http://www.becaicad.org/artist-designer-submissions.php

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[Justin Farkas]

Hey all,

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I also attached some pictures. 

Sincerely,

Justin