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November 1997 Edition
ISSN: 1089-4152
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November 30, 1997 Deadline extended through November - New York, NY -
Emerging Artists '98, seventh annual international competition for
exhibition to be held February 13 - March 2 1998. $1000.00 cash
awards. For prospectus e-mail: Slowinski Gallery, print form from
internet at http://users.aol.com/slowart/artist.htm, or send SASE to:
Slowinski Gallery, 215 Mulberry St, New York NY 10012
November 4, 1997 CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY The
exhibition, Digital Sorcery, will feature the digital photographs of
approximately six artists, and will be documented in the Center's
Photography Quarterly publication. Media: digital photography
relating to sorcery or magic. Open to artists living in the United
States. Curator: Marilyn Waligore, Associated Professor of
Photography, University of Texas at Dallas. Send 10-20 slides and/or
CD-ROM, resume, artist's statement, and SASE. Include e-mail address
or WWW URL is applicable. For prospectus send SASE or email to:
Marilyn Waligore, Box 836058, Richardson TX 75083-6058 OR 214-373-1724
OR sor...@flash.net
November 5, 1997 New York, New York. The Floating Gallery
International Art Expo at Carnegie Hall. December 1997. Open to all
artists working in all media. Painting, drawing, sculpture,
photography, collage, prints, mixed media, etc. Fine art,
illustration, graphics. Each medium will be judged separately.
Excellent exposure. $1,000 cash prizes, merchandise awards, and
inclusion in our catalog and Internet gallery. Juried by slides,
quality photos, and laser prints. Fee (in U.S. currency) : $10/1
entry, $20/3 entries, $25/5 entries, $5 each additional entry. For a
prospectus, send a Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope to: The Floating
Gallery, Dept. AD, 331 West 57th Street, Suite 465, New York NY, 10019
OR Float...@aol.com OR http://www.floatinggallery.com
January 6, 1998 1998 Arts Center Exhibition at Central Wyoming College
from February 9 - March 22, 1998. Open to all media. Purchase prizes
awarded. Jurors: Marty Kendall and Bill Talbert. $15/3 pieces of
artwork. For prospectus contact: Tonia Burnette, Robert A Peck Arts
Center, Central Wyoming College, 2660 Peck Av, Riverton WY 82501 OR
307-855-2159 OR 800-865-0190(in Wyoming)
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Nov 01, 1997 1998 DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS IN ART EDUCATION The Getty
Education Institute for the Arts announces the eighth years of a
competitive fellowship program for doctoral students in art education.
Up to eight fellowships will be awarded to students for the final
research and writing stages of their doctoral studies. Applicants must
have completed an approved dissertation proposal that is significantly
related to discipline-based art eduction at an accredited university
in the United States or Canada. Each fellowship will be awarded in the
amount of $12,500. Detailed guidelines and application material may be
obtained by writing: Dr Jeffrey H Patchen, 1200 Getty Center Dr Suite
600, Los Angeles CA 90049-1683
Nov 01, 1997 1998 POTRERO NUEVO FUND PRIZE Open to San Francisco,
California, residents, various media. Awards: $30,000. Juried. For
prospectus send SASE to: New Langton Arts, 1246 Folsom St, San
Francisco CA 94103 OR 415-626-5416 OR 415-255-1453 OR
nla_...@sirius.com
Nov 01, 1997 1998-99 EXHIBITION SCREENING Open to all, various media.
For prospectus send SASE to: International Gallery of Contemporary
Art, 625 W 5th Av, Anchorage AK 99501 OR 907-258-0307
Nov 01, 1997 ART ALIVE ARTS & CRAFTS FESTIVAL Nov 28-30. $75 (for all
3 days), 6x6, 50 exhibitors, 30 crafts, 17th year, 5000 expected, free
admission. Contact: Tillett Gardens, 4126 Annas Retreat, St Thomas VI
00802 OR 809-775-1929
Nov 01, 1997 Alternative Airings of Speculative Fiction - 1st Edition
Competition: Short story between 2000-6000 words ALL SUBMISSIONS IN
ENGLISH PLEASE. Subject: Speculative fiction, either Science or
Fantasy based. Blending of SF and Fantasy is encouraged but not
demanded. All stories in the vein of the subject will be considered,
including some Sword and Sorcery and Space Opera. I do not really want
to think for you, so please use your imagination and 'ave a go!' (Ed's
Australian). I personally like character driven stories, though this
is not a pre-requisite. Entry fee. Guidelines from:
alt...@senet.com.au OR http://www.angelfire.al/altair.html OR Altair
Publishing, Box 475, Blackwood South Australia 5051, Australia
Nov 01, 1997 BRUSSELS INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF CARTOONS & ANIMATED
FILMS, Feb 17 - Mar 1, 1998. Since 1982 this fest has been a showcase
for new, interesting works in animation, providing opportunity to be
seen by Belgian film & TV distributors. Noncompetitive, 30,000+
attendees, children's program. No entry fee. Contact: Philippe Moins,
Brussels Festival of Cartoons & Animated Films, Rue de la Rhetorique
19, 1060 Brussels, Belgium OR 011-322-534-4125 OR
011-322-534-2279(FAX) OR folio...@skynet.be OR
http://www.awn.com/folioscope/festival
Nov 01, 1997 Black Hills Art Association, Spearfish. Exhibition: Nov.
1-2, Ramada Inn, 1-90 at Exit 14. Nonjuried. Average number of
exhibitors: 30. Average attendance: 300. Contact: Beula Rehorst,
Black Hills Art Association, RR 1 Box 6, St Onge SD 57779
Nov 01, 1997 CINEMA DU REEL As one of the majorinternational festivals
devoted to ethnological & sociological documentaries, Cinema du Reel,
founded in 1979, is prestigious showcase, held at the George Pompidou
Centre in Paris. It is followed by Overview of Ethnographic Films,
held at the Muse de l'Homme. Films & videos produced between Jan 1 &
Dec 31, 1996, not released theatrically in France or aired on French
TV channels & unawarded at other French international fests are
eligible. Works with cinematographic qualities & emphasizing
filmmaker's point of view likely for selection; informative docs and
news reports not considered. No entry fee. For guidelines and an
entry form, contact: Suzette Glenadel, Cinema du Reel, 19
CentreGeorges Pompidou rue Beaubourg, 75197 Paris Cedex 04, France OR
011-331-4478-4421 OR 011-331-4478-1224(FAX)
Nov 01, 1997 CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER, CINCINNATI Individual or Group
Entry. Jury: Not yet announced. Challenge: The Contemporary Arts
Center, one of the oldest and most active museums of contemporary art
in the US, has announced plans to build a new, 52,000 square-foot
building on a prominent downtown corner in Cincinnati's arts district.
An additional, 13,000 square-foot education center is also under
consideration as part of the new building. Design and construction
budget is US$10 million (or $12 million if the education center is
built). An advisory committee of world-renowned experts in the field
of architecture will work with a committee of CAC trustees and
director to select ten semifinalists for interview, based upon review
of qualifications. From this group, three finalists will be asked to
develop design concepts. (An honorarium will be paid for work
required as part of this final stage.) Preference will be given to
architects who have designed a public project with a budget of at
least $2 million. For more info or to request an RFQ Packet: Architect
Selection Committee, Contemporary Arts Center, 115 East 5th St,
Cincinnati OH 45202
Nov 01, 1997 Denver Underground Film Festival Accepting independent
film and video entries in 16mm and VHS for this year's festival on
Nov. 21-22, $30 entry fee. Contact: 303-620-7117 OR
http://www.angelfire.com/co/cineduff
Nov 01, 1997 FRESH PAINT '98 1/24-3/98. Open to Dallas-Fort Worth
Texas artists. All 2-D, 3-D media. Work done since 1/97. No fees. 25%
commission. For prospectus send SASE to: Aardvark Studios, 111 South
6th St, Garland TX 75040
Nov 01, 1997 GOTEBORG FILM FESTIVAL This is an FIAPF-recognized,
noncompetitive 10-day festival arranged since 1979. Scandinavias most
important festival and the biggest in northern Europe. Official
national festival in collaboration with Swedish Film Institute. In
1997, 352 films from 46 different countries were screened; 164
features, 163 shorts and 22 documentaries. The festival's aim is to
give the audience an opportunity to see films reflecting current state
of world cinema outside conventional distribution forms and widen the
cinema repertoire. The festival is the big meeting place for
Scandinavian film industry. All entries should be Swedish premieres.
No entry fee. Contact: Gunnar Bergdahl, Goteborg Film Festival, Box
7079, S-402 32 Goteborg, Sweden OR 011-46-31-41-05-46 OR
011-46-31-41-00-63(FAX) OR gote...@filmfestival.org OR
http://goteborg.filmfestival.org
Nov 01, 1997 MAGIC SILVER Open to all. Media: photography. Fee:
$5/slide, 5 max. Juror: Stuart Rome. For prospectus send SASE to:
Magic Silver, Art Galleries, Box 9, Murray KY 42071 OR 502-762-3052 OR
507-762-3920(FAX) OR aspe...@murraystate.edu
Nov 01, 1997 MIAMI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Important regional
cultural event bringing new international cinema to S Florida; helps
develop audiences for new film talents & highlights "often
unrecognized countries for their contribution to film." Fest is known
as gateway for Spanish language films into US. All types of films
considered. No entry fee. Request for application must be mailed or
FAXed to: Film Society of Miami, Film Entries, 444 Brickell Av Suite
229, miami FL 33131 OR 305-577-9768(FAX)
Nov 01, 1997 NORTEL PALM SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL An 11 day
festival founded in 1990, presenting Opening and Closing major films,
a black-tie gala with awards given to film industry legends,
retrospectives, etc. $45 application fee. 60 minutes or longer.
Applications available from: Paola Freccero, NPSIFF, 1700 East
Tahquitz Canyon Way Suite 3, Palm Springs CA 92262 OR 760-322-2930
x248 OR 760-322-4087(FAX) OR film...@ix.netcom.com OR
http://www.psfilmfest.org
Nov 01, 1997 THE GOLDSMITH AWARDS PROGRAM, at the Joan Shorenstein
Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard
UniversityMs John F. Kennedy School of Government, has as its goal
the encouragement of a more insightful, spirited public debate about
government, politics and the press. The Program offers a $25,000
Investigative Reporting Prize, a $5,000 Book Prize and Research
Awards. Applications for Research Awards are accepted throughout the
year. Contact: The Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, John F.
Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge MA 02138
OR 617-495-8269
Nov 01, 1997 TWO- AND THREE DIMENSIONAL ART The Lafayette Art
Association invites entries to the National Juried Competition. Cash
and Merchandise awards. Mar 17 - Apr 23, 1998. For details send SASE
to: Lafayette Art Gallery, 412 Travis St, Lafayette LA 70503 OR
318-269-0363
Nov 01, 1997 The Poets' Edge Magazine sponsors The Marguerite A. Sousa
Memorial Poetry Competition in the spring, summer and winter. It is
our goal to encourage the study and enjoyment of poetry. Through these
awards we are able to continue to recognize, on a national and
international level, those who aspire to improve in their craft.
Awards: $75.00 / $50.00 / $25.00, publication in TPE and one copy of
the magazine. Honorable Mentions receive publication, one copy of the
magazine and a Certificate of Merit. Guidelines: 1.There is no line or
style restriction. 2.Previously published work and simultaneous
submissions are acceptable. 3.Submit up to five poems and include your
name and address on each poem. 4.Mail $8.00 entry fee and a
self-addressed stamped envelope to: The Poets' Edge Magazine, Box
5221, Marysville CA 95901 OR
http://www.mako.com/simeroth/poetsedge.html
Nov 01, 1997 WINDWORKS Open to US residents, all media wind-related.
Awards: commissions available. For prospectus send SASE to: Davis Art
Center, Box 4340, Davis CA 95617 OR 916-756-4100 Or 916-756-4340(FAX)
Nov 01, 1997 WORKS ON PAPER NAT'L COMPETITION 2/98. Open to all. Works
on Paper including photography. Juror: Anne DePietro, curator,
Hecksher Museum, NY. $25/6 slides. 20% commission. For prospectus send
SASE to: Graphic Eye Gallery, 301 Main St, Port Washington NY 11013
Nov 02, 1997 EMPIRE SCREENPLAY CONTEST Completed original feature
length screenplays, $1,000 purse. Entry fee $30. Contact: Empire
Productions, 2121 San Felipe Suite 138, Houston TX 77019-5600 OR
713-521-7230 OR emp...@neosoft.com
Nov 03, 1997 *NEW* RICHARD RODGERS AWARDS: SUBSIDIZES FULL
PRODUCTIONS, STUDIO PRODUCTIONS AND STAGED READINGS OF MUSICAL THEATRE
works by emerging composers and writers; Contact: Richard Rodgers
Awards, American Academy of Arts and Letters, 633 West 155th St, New
York NY 10032 OR 212-368-5900
Nov 03, 1997 *NEW* U.S. AIR FORCE BAND COLONEL GEORGE S. HOWARD YOUNG
ARTIST COMPETITION: Open to high school woodwind, brass and percussion
instrumentalists, grades 10-12, who are U.S. citizens; winner will
perform solo with U.S. Air Force Band during the 1998 Guest Artist
Series at DAR Constitution Hall, Washington, D.C.; applicants must
play required repertoire and submit video of themselves performing
selection with accompaniment; Contact: MSgt Lucille J Snell, The
United State Air Force Band/BABB, 201 McChord St, Bolling AFB DC
20332-0202 OR 202-404-8363 OR http://www.bolling.af.mil/band/band.htm
OR Lsn...@mail.bolling.af.mil
Nov 03, 1997 ARIZONA AQUEOUS XIII '98 Open to US residents. Media:
watercolor. Fee: $10/entry, 4 max. Awards: $4000. Juror: Fran Larsen.
For prospectus send SASE to: Tubac Center of the Arts, Box 1911, 9
Plaza Rd, Tubac AZ 85646 OR 520-398-2371 OR 520-398-9511(FAX)
Nov 03, 1997 GREAT PLAINS NATIONAL Open to US residents, various
media. Fee: $25. Awards: $2000. Juror: John R McKirahan. For
prospectus send SASE to: Great Plains Nationak, Fort Hays State U Art
Dept, 600 Park St, Hays KS 67601 OR 913-628-4247 OR 913-628-4087(FAX)
Nov 03, 1997 The Very Special Arts Young Soloists Program was
established to recognize outstanding young musicians with
disabilities, ages 25 and under. Very Special Arts is an international
non-profit organization that was founded in 1974 by Jean Kennedy Smith
and is an affiliate of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing
Arts in Washington, DC. Very Special Arts promotes arts, education,
and creative expression, involving children and adults with
disabilities. Here is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for musically
talented students or young professionals to earn scholarship funds and
perform at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in
Washington, DC. The Panasonic Young Soloists Award is sponsored by the
Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company. Applicants are required to
send an application form, a brief autobiography, and a video or audio
tape recording. For application materials, contact: Very Special Arts,
Education Office, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts,
Washington DC 20566 OR 800-933-8721 OR 202-737-0645(TTY) OR
202-737-0725(FAX) OR sa...@vsarts.org
Nov 04, 1997 *NEW* DIGITAL SORCERY The exhibition, will feature the
digital photographs of six artists, and will be documented in the
Center's Photography Quarterly publication. Images must use digital
photography relating to sorcery or magic. Open to US artists. Send
SASE to: Marilyn Waligore, Box 836058, Richardson TX 75083-6058 OR
214-373-1724
Nov 05, 1997 NATIONAL JURIED SHOW Any two-dimensional artwork, any
medium (photography excluded). For a prospectus send SASE (4" x 9")
to: Gallery 84, 50 W 57, New York NY 10019-3989
Nov 05, 1997 THE FLOATING GALLERY INTERNATIONAL ART EXPO AT CARNEGIE
HALL December 1997. Open to all artists. All Media. Painting, drawing,
sculpture, photography, collage, prints, mixed media, etc. Fine art,
illustration, graphics. each Medium judged seperately. Excellent
exposure. $1,000 cash prizes, merchandise awards, and inclusion in our
catalog and internet gallery. Juried by slides quality photos, and
laser prints. Fee (in U.S. currency) $10/1 entry, $20/3 entries,
$25/5 entries, $5 each additional entry. For a prospectus send SASE
to: The Floating Gallery, 331 West 57th St Suite 465, New York NY
10019
Nov 06, 1997 SENSE AND SENSUALITY Open to all, various media. Fee:
$5/slide, 8 max. For prospectus send SASE to: S & S, Museum of Arts
Downtown, 605 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles CA 90015 OR 213-627-7849
Nov 07, 1997 *NEW* ACCEPTING ENTRIES IN ALL MEDIA FOR JURIED HOLIDAY
CRAFTS FAIR, booth rentals offered in three- and four-day intervals,
application available from: 303-443-2122 (Denver area)
Nov 07, 1997 67th ANNUAL STATEWIDE EXHIBIT Open to California
residents, various media. Fee: $9/1st entry, $7/up to 4 entries.
Awards: $1000. Juror: Linda Craighead. For prospectus send SASE to:
Statewide, Santa Cruz Art League, 526 Broadway, Santa Cruz CA 95060 OR
408-426-5787 OR 408-426-5789(FAX)
Nov 07, 1997 MOTHER/CHILD SCULPTURE PROJECT Open to US residents.
Awards: $125,000. For prospectus send SASE to: John Nagus, City of
Palm Desert, 73-510 Fred Waring Dr, Palm Desert CA 92260 OR
760-346-0611 OR 760-340-0574(FAX)
Nov 07, 1997 NATIONAL DRAWING EXHIBITION Jan 19 - Feb 18, 1998. Juror:
Dot Paolo. No glass slides will be accepted. $20 entry fee for 1 or 2
slides. Entry form and detailed guidelines available from: National
Drawing Exhibition, The College of New Jersey, Art Dept, Hillwood
Lakes CN4700, Trenton NJ 08650-4700
Nov 07, 1997 THE BELEN MULTIPURPOSE RECREATION PARK LOCAL SELECTION
COMMITTEE WISHED TO PURCHASE AN EXTERIOR 3D ARTWORK FOR THE
RECREATIONAL CENTER. The imagery should relate to recreation or
movement/action and incorporate an element of fun. Media must be
durable, vandal proof, and safe for children. Style and scale are
open. Project amount: $2,500. Open to NM residents only. For more
information or a prospectus, contact: NM Arts, 228 E Palace Av, Santa
Fe NM 87501 OR 505-827-6490 OR 800-879-4278
Nov 08, 1997 11th PARKSIDE NATIONAL SMALL PRINT EXHIBITION Open to US
residents. Media: prints, 18" max. Fee: $18. Awards. Juried. Send
work to: Doug DeVinny, U of Wisconsin, 900 Wood Rd, Kenosha WI 53141
OR 414-595-2025 OR 414-595-2271(FAX)
Nov 09, 1997 *NEW* BLUE SPRUCE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY. Seeking vendors
for holiday craft fair taking place in Evergreen, Colorado, $75 fee.
For application call: 303-674-1127
Nov 09, 1997 1998 SOCIETY OF ARTS AND CRAFTS AWARDS: CALL FOR ENTRIES
An award program to recognize & encourage craft artists in all media
who currently work or reside in Massachusetts. 4-5 artists will
receive $2000 awards & an exhibition of their work in July/August
1998. For application, please write: SAC Awards, 175 Newbury St,
Boston MA 02116 OR 617-266-1810
Nov 09, 1997 FAIRFIELD REGIONAL JURIED ART SHOW - 1997 Open to CA, NV,
OR, WA, AZ, most media. Fee: $8/entry, non-members, $6/entry, members;
($10/annual membership). Awards: $4000. Juror: John Natsoulas. For
prospectus send SASE to: Fairfield Visual Arts Association, 1235 Ohio
St #2, Fairfield CA 94533 OR 707-864-1149 OR 707-422-7945
Nov 12, 1997 *NEW* PROFUSION OF DIGITAL ART Open to all. Media. Images
must be digitally produced. Fee is $10 US per entry for non-members;
$5 US per entry for members. Send SASE to:
Nov 12, 1997 PROFUSION OF DIGITAL ART Open to all. Media: digitally
produced. Fee: $10/entry, non-members; $5/entry, members. For
prospectus send SASE to:
Nov 12, 1997 SLAMDANCE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL The primary
objective of this festival is to present new independent films made by
new filmmakers. Started by 3 filmmakers in 1995, the fest has
developed quickly & is valuable outlet for independent film. Most
important component is American Feature Film Competition; in 1996, 12
films competed. Slamdance also shows shorts, docs, foreign features &
animated works. All films showcased in 1996 attracted positive
industry interest & several received agency representation and
distribution offers. $20-$50 entry fee. Contact:
Nov 14, 1997 1998 PACIFIC STATES BIENNIAL NATIONAL PRINT EXHIBITION
Open to US and territories. Fee: $20/2 entries. Awards: $3000. Juror:
Charles Cohan. For prospectus send SASE to:
Nov 14, 1997 19th ANNUAL PAPER IN PARTICULAR Open to US residents.
Media: on/of paper. Fee: $15/entry, 3 slides max. Juror: Nancy Bandy.
For info:
Nov 14, 1997 6th ANNUAL NATIONAL EXHIBITION Open to US residents, most
media. $15/3 slides. Awards. Juror: Catharine Clark. For prospectus
send SASE to: 1078 Gallery, 738 W 5th St, Chico CA 95928 OR
916-343-1973 OR 916-894-2068(FAX)
Nov 14, 1997 SIR CHARLES MACKERRAS/AUSTRALIA-BRITAIN SOCIETY MUSIC
SCHOLARSHIP. The Scholarship is open to Australia citizens or
residents between the ages of 21 and 30. It is open to outstanding
young conductors, composers and repetiteurs who are, in the opinion of
the selection committee, considered likely to become leaders in the
field of music. The annual scholarship has a value of A68,000.
Contact:
Nov 14, 1997 THE ISLETA PUEBLO LOCAL SELECTION COMMITTEE WISHED TO
PURCHASE OR COMMISSION FOUR INTERIOR 2D PAINTINGS FOR THE LOBBY OF THE
ISLETA PUEBLO MULTIPURPOSE RECREATIONAL BUILDING. The artwork should
depict the pueblo way of life through images of nature and animals.
The depiction of sacred pueblo activities will not be considered.
Media should be oil or acrylic on canvas or panel. Since there is high
humidity in the building, an acrylic matte varnish is recommended.
Project amount: $4,000. Open to NM residents only. For more
information or a prospectus, contact:
Nov 14, 1997 THE VILLAGE OF HATCH LOCAL SELECTION COMMITTEE WISHES TO
PURCHASE INTERIOR 2D ARTWORK FOR THE HATCH MUNICIPAL BUILDING. The
artwork should reflect various aspects of the area, such as its
history, the Rio Grande, agriculture, the tricultural community, and
the railroad. One or more artists may be selected and between 2 to 5
artworks purchased. Style should be representation, scale is open.
Project amount: $4,500. Open to NM residents only. For more
information or a prospectus, contact:
Nov 15, 1997 *NEW* CALL FOR SCREEN PLAYS The 1st Santa Barbara
International Film Festival Peter Stark Screenweriting Competition is
seeking original and innovative screenplays. A jury of industry
professionals will select one 1st place, one 2nd place, and two
honorable mentions. The winning screenplay will be awarded the sum of
$5000, an introduction to a Hollywood Agent and a public reading with
professional actors. The 2nd place winner will receive $3000. Two
honorable mentions will be presented with certificates. Only the first
500 entries will be accepted in this year's competition. Mail entries
to:
Nov 15, 1997 *NEW* DERRIERE GUARD FESTIVAL: SEEKING ORCHESTRAL SCORES
to be performed by the Derriere Guard Festival Orchestra in March
1998; winning works receive radio broadcast and CD recording; scores
must have the following instrumentation: 2222 4221 perc(3) pno
str(6-6-4-4-2); submit scores, cassettes and bio to:
Nov 15, 1997 *NEW* WALT WHITMAN AWARD offers $5,000, publication and a
one-month residency at the Vermont Studio Center to a U.S. citizen who
has not yet published a book of poetry over 40 pages and in an edition
of 500 or more copies. Submit manuscripts of 50-100 pages. For entry
form and rules, send SASE to: Academy of American Poets, 584 Broadway
Suite 1208, New York NY 10012-3250 OR 212-274-0343 OR
212-274-9427(FAX)
Nov 15, 1997 *NEW* WILLIAM AND KINGMAN PAGE CHAPBOOK AWARD: Prizes of
$100, $200 and $500 and publication for best poetry manuscripts;
submit up to 31 pages/$10 reading fee; for guidelines, send SASE to:
Nov 15, 1997 A Twenty Year Toast, Medicine Hat Museum and Art Gallery
Anniversary Exhibition. The Medicine Hat Museum and Art Gallery is
celebrating its 20th Anniversary with an exhibition of local artwork.
Submissions are welcome for two and three-dimensional artwork in all
media by Medicine Hat and district artists. Contact:
Nov 15, 1997 AMERICAN WATERCOLOR SOCIETY 131st ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL
EXHIBITION Open to all. Fee: $20, 1 slide max. Awards: $32,000.
Juried. For prospectus send SASE to:
Nov 15, 1997 BLACK MARIA FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL Fest seeks to
"identify, exhibit & reward compelling new independent media, to reach
audiences in awide variety of settings nationwide & to
advocateexceptional achievement that expands the expressive terrain of
film & video." Fest founded in 1980 in honor of Thomas A Edison, who
developed motion picture medium & whose film studio, the Black Maria
in West Orange, NJ, was the world's first. No category related
restrictions. Fest looking for any combination of inventive, incisive,
responsive & provacative work of any genre. Featured works screened at
over 50 venues throughout US & Canada. Cash awards. Max of 100
minutes. $35-$45 entry fee. Contact:
Nov 15, 1997 CRETEIL INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S FILM FESTIVAL One of the
world's oldest fests of films by women and an import showcase, now
celebrating its 20th year. Audience of 35,000+, including filmmakers,
journalists, distributors & buyers. Controversial & critical
discussions traditionally part of proceedings. Sections: competition,
retro of modern woman director, self-portrait of an actress, tribute
to pioneer of women's film, young cinema, International program. 20th
anniversary celebration and exhibit. Competitive section selects 13
narrative features, 13 feature docs & 30 shorts. All films shown 3
times. Cash & equipment prizes. Student productions ineligible. All
subjects, genres & styles considered. $15 entry fee. For guidelines
send an SASE to:
Nov 15, 1997 FERRIS/MCGRAW FELLOWSHIPS Visiting appointments,
commuting or residential, for distinguished writers and journalists to
teach 12-week seminars at Princeton, fall or spring. Contact: Carol
Rigolot, Princeton University, Ferris/McGraw Fellowships, Humanities
Council, 122 East Pyne, Princeton NJ 08544 OR 609-258-4717
Nov 15, 1997 IMAGES OF THE SACRED: A BENEFIT AUCTION FOR THE SEVA
FOUNDATION Seva Foundation is seeking donations for a benefit auction
scheduled for late November in the San Francisco Bay Area. For this
auction, sacred images can be any object that expands or reflects your
sense of the sacred. All proceeds will benefit Seva projects around
the world. Please send donations to:
Nov 15, 1997 INTERNATIONAL SURREALIST FILM FESTIVAL Dec. 5 & 6. Fest
to take place in Fairfield County, CT. All genres accepted. Panel of
judges, which range from rockstars to filmmmakers and teachers, decide
what is surreal and will send a written critique to all entrants
regardless of acceptence. A live organist will be present for silent
films, if filmmaker desires. Grand prize is a 16mm Bolex movie camera.
Other prizes and categories will be decided after judges see all
films. Last years categories included most abrasive and most oblique.
Submit preview on VHS. $25.00 entry fee. Formats: 16mm, S-8 & video,
single system sound only. Send complete cast and credits list along
with all pertinent production info. Contact:
Nov 15, 1997 PORTLAND JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL programs an international
selection of film exploring Jewish history, culture & identity as
expressed in dramatic features & challenging docs that celebrate
diversity of Jewish life. All films followed by discussion; screenings
held at Portland Art Museum. No entry fee. Contact:
Nov 15, 1997 PORTLAND REEL MUSIC FESTIVAL celebrates the intersection
of film/video & music. Each year's program is an eclectic blend of new
& vintage
works that document, interpret & celebrate great artists in jazz,
rock, blues, country, reggae, third world, classical, opera & new
music. Docs, shorts, animation, musicals, biopics, concerts, etc,
welcomed. No entry fee. Contact:
Nov 15, 1997 SAN DIEGO LATINO FILM FESTIVAL March 3-7, 1998.
INTRODUCTION: The Centro Cultural de la Raza is proud to present The
San Diego Latino Film Festival. In the last four years, some 200
extraordinary Latino student films and videos have been screened at
venues across San Diego and Baja California to some 5000 people. The
festival, known then as "Cine Estudiantil", has been the largest
annual Latino/Chicano film and video festival in Southern California.
Award-winning student films/videos from throughout the United States,
Mexico, Latin America have been screened. In addition, distinguished
filmmakers and actors such as Edward James Olmos, Sandra Osawa, Nancy
de los Santos, David Maciel, Carlos Avila, Diane Reyna, Rosalinda
Fregoso and many others have shared their passion for the medium and
its challenges with students, aspiring filmmakers and general
audiences. This year's festival, The San Diego Latino Film Festival,
has evolved to include feature works by established and emerging
Latino filmmakers from the United States, Mexico and Latin America. We
are currently seeking submissions for our fifth annual festival and
would like you to submit your latest work. As in previous years, The
San Diego Latino Film Festival will include screenings throughout the
San Diego and Tijuana community, discussions with filmmakers, and a
catalogue of all films and videos screened! Don't miss this great
opportunity to get your film or video seen! $10 entry fee. SEND
ENTRIES TO:
Nov 15, 1997 SONIC ARTS NETWORK, the national UK body promoting
electroacoustic music, publishes an annual journal for its members.
Articles on any aspect of electroacoustic music in its widest possible
context will be considered for publication. For the next issue, which
will be in January 1998, we are looking for articles on aspects of`
performance in electroacoustic music. Contact: Pete Stollery, Journal
of Electroacoustic Music, Northern College, Hilton Place, Aberdeen
AB24 4FA, Scotland
Nov 15, 1997 SUBMIT SLIDES to Issues of Guilt. Open to work in all
media that explores how society places guilt/blame on women,
homosexuals, minorities and other groups and/or addresses the guilt
that arises from personal relationships and dysfunctional family
structures. Fee: $20 for up to 10 slides. Send resume, artist
statement, slide list and SASE for return to:
Nov 15, 1997 THE 1998 DURACELL/NSTA SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION The
Duracell rewards innovative thinking. Its goal is to integrate the
application of scientific principles with creative thought processes.
The competition is based on the understanding that students learn best
when they do science, not just when they are told about it. In 15
years the competition has generated over 7,000 inventive ideas and
rewarded over 750 student inventors with $700,000 in scholarships,
savings bonds and cash awards. Student inventors retain all rights to
their devices. Some devices have been commercially marketed. For
competition entry packets, and other information, contact:
Nov 15, 1997 WOMEN ARTISTS OF THE AMERICAN WEST: PAST AND PRESENT Open
to US women, all media, and scholarly essays for publication on the
Internet and CD-ROM. Send slides, 11-page proposal, resume to:
Nov 17, 1997 *NEW* INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION ASSOCIATION (ITVA) VIDEO
FESTIVAL: Entries must be produced by video professionals or
production companies on behalf of a client organization; (1) Program
categories: Training; Sales and Marketing; Internal Communications,
External Communications, Organizational News; PSAs; Business
Television/Videoconferencing; Interactive; Student Productions; and
Budget Productions; or (2) Craft categories: Scriptwriting; Audio;
Performance; Videography; Editing; (3) ITVA PrismaGraphics SPECTRIM
Award for a coordinated multimedia/video package with supporting
material; entry fee range:
Nov 18, 1997 *NEW* ACCEPTING ENTRIES OF ARTWORK in all media,
including audio/video and performance, for the annual juried AIDS
Awareness Exhibition, Nov. 21-Dec. 7, drop off works from noon-3 p.m.
and 6-9 p.m. Nov. 18, 3658 Navajo, $5 entry fee for first piece ($2
each additional piece). Contact:
Nov 19, 1997 BLUE LIGHT SPECIAL MINIATURE ART AUCTION to benefit The
Harwood Art Center Call for miniature works of original art for silent
auction to hang in the Harwood Art Center's Main Gallery for 2 nights,
November 22 & 23, in conjunction with Open Studio Night and annual
auction event. Artists may choose to receive 25% of selling price, or
may fully donate their work. Maximum size: 12" x 12". For more
information, call The Harwood Art Center: 505-242-6367
Nov 19, 1997 KITSCH Open to US residents, all media. For prospectus
send SASE to:
Nov 20, 1997 MAIL ART: RADICAL VISIONS (Establishment of a collective
art group) State your particular art practice area. Reception of a
Radical Visions membership card. Send to:
Nov 21, 1997 *NEW* 33RD CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION FESTIVAL:
Competition for television productions and television commercials;
Contact:
Nov 21, 1997 *NEW* ACCEPTING SLIDE SUBMISSIONS for the annual juried
Colorado Clay Exhibition. For entry form send SASE to:
Nov 21, 1997 CALL FOR PAPERS - 2ND INTERNATIONAL CAIIA RESEARCH
CONFERENCE Consciousness Reframed: art and consciousness in the
post-biological era is a forum for the presentation and discussion of
issues and developments in the emergent field of art, technology and
consciousness. Following the success of the 1st CAiiA Consciousness
Reframed Conference in July 1997, which attracted over 170 delegates
from 23 countries, including some 98 presenters, we are arranging the
second conference to take place in August 1998, again at the Caerleon
Campus of the University of Wales College, Newport. Registration and
Reception will be on Wednesday 19 August. The programme will be
scheduled from Thursday to Saturday inclusive, with departure on the
morning of Sunday 23 August 1998. Papers are invited from researchers
in all disciplines who are involved in exploring inter-relationships
between art, technology and consciousness. Abstracts (500 word
maximum) are due no later than 21 November 1997. Please submit
abstracts as an attached document in Microsoft Word by e-mail. Please
include up to five keywords with your abstract. Panels may be
proposed. Proposals should include details of each member of the
panel. Contact:
Nov 21, 1997 CULTURAL CORRIDORS: PUBLIC ART ON SCENIC HIGHWAYS, PHASE
II: MORIARTY Non Slide Registry Project. The Moriarty Local Selection
Committee seeks to commission an artist or artist team to create an
exterior, permanent, site specific artwork reflecting and celebrating
Moriarty, NM as a growing crossroads community along Route 66. Artists
are encouraged to explore a variety of themes, including: local
hospitality, the history of the region, and environmental qualities
relating to open vistas and dramatic weather. The site for the artwork
is Crossley Park, at the intersection of Rt. 66 and NM Highway 41. The
artist may use all or any portion of the park. The media, style, and
scale of the artwork are open, but should be appropriate to an outdoor
setting and low maintenance. Project amount: $100,000. Open to all
U.S. artists. To receive a prospectus, please send a self addressed,
stamped envelope to: Cultural corridors/Moriarty, New Mexico Arts, 228
East Palace Ave, Santa Fe NM 87501 OR 505-982-9650 OR 505-827-6490 OR
800-879-4278
Nov 21, 1997 MILDRED & ALBERT PANOWSKI PLAYWRITING AWARD 21st Annual
Competition. $2000 cash award to the winning playwright. There is no
restriction as to theme or genre for the 1997-1998 competition. The
competition is open to any playwright, but only one play per
playwright may be entered. Entry form and guidelines available from:
Nov 21, 1997 The Espanola Local Selection Committee wishes to purchase
interior 2D or bas relief artwork for the waiting room of the Stroke
Victims Rehabilitation Center. The theme of the artwork should be
uplifting, healing, and energizing. A variety of media and styles will
be considered, including but not limited to framed paintings,
photography, carvings, mixed media, and tapestry. Scale is open.
Project amount: $2,000. Open to NM residents only. For more
information or a prospectus, contact:
Nov 26, 1997 TECHNOLOGY AND BODY Open to us residents, all media. For
prospectus send SASE to:
Nov 28, 1997 The Open-Air Museum of the Centre of Europe OFFERS
FOUR-WEEK RESIDENCIES SIX TIMES A YEAR. The program is open to
creative artists working in any discipline and focuses on the exchange
of artistic experience and acquaintance with Lithuanian culture and
traditions. While in Lithuania, artists work on infividual projects
which may include the creation of new work or pursuit of their
individual artistic goals. For more information, contact:
Nov 30, 1997 *NEW* 1998/99 ROME PRIZE FELLOWSHIP COMPETITION:
Recipients are provided with a stipend, room, board and a study or
studio in which to pursue independent work in the fine or applied arts
or humanities for six months to two years in Rome; Contact:
Nov 30, 1997 *NEW* ACCEPTING ENTRIES FOR FIRST ANNUAL REGIONAL SMALL
PAINTINGS EXHIBITION opening in Jan., for prospectus send SASE to:
Nov 30, 1997 *NEW* ANIMATION ARTISTS Job description: MTV Animation is
recruiting artists for all departments: Producer, Production Manager,
Coordinator, Writer, Director, Sheet Timer, Storyboard Artist,
Storyboard Revisionist, Background Designer, Background layout,
Character Designer, Character Layout, Color Artists. Artists are
eligible for benefits if assignment runs for 90 days or more. After
completion of 1st month, artist is eligible for medical, dental and
life benefits. After the completion of one year, artist is eligible
for 401K. Contact:
Nov 30, 1997 *NEW* ANIMATOR/ANIMATION DESIGNER Job description:
DESIGNefxas an immediate opening for an experienced traditional cel
animation director. The candidate must have a minimum of three (3)
years experience as an animation director and also possess very strong
skills as an animation designer. Contact:
Nov 30, 1997 *NEW* INAUGURAL OUTDOOR SCULPTURE EXHIBITION Open to all.
Jan 1998 - Dec 1999. Send SASE, slides, resume, statement to:
Nov 30, 1997 *NEW* MONTANA ARTISTS REFUGE Artists run residency
program located at Basin, Montana. Residencies are 3 months to 1 year.
Send SASE to: Montana Artists Refuge, Box 8, Basin MT 59631 OR
406-225-3525
Nov 30, 1997 *NEW* MUSEUM TEACHER (2 IMMEDIATE OPENINGS) The Autry
Museum of Western Heritage is seeking two entry-level, full-time
Museum Teachers to work with the museum's school partnership program,
The Museum Classroom. The Museum Classroom is a collaborative program
between the museum and two local LAUSD elementary schools, Castelar
and Mount Washington. Students visit the museum twice monthly
throughout the school year to explore topics of westward expansion,
immigration, family and community history. The culmination of their
work is a student-driven and designed exhibition. Additional
responsibilities for the Museum Teachers include participation in the
development and testing of an educational outreach program, assisting
with focused learning activities in a hands-on children's gallery, and
representing the museum at offsite outreach activities, such as
resource fairs and family events. Qualifications: Required: Candidates
should have a Bachelor's Degree in education, history, or a related
field with teaching and interpretation experience at the elementary
level. The Museum Teacher must be flexible, organized, sensitive to
working with diverse audiences, and have excellent communication and
interpersonal skills. Successful candidates will also be able to work
as a member of a dynamic and fast-paced team. Preferred: Knowledge of
teaching strategies, such as SDAIE (Specially Designed Academic
Instruction in English), and lesson plan development are also
desirable. Bilingual fluency or working knowledge in either Spanish or
Cantonese and a teaching credential are preferred, but not necessary.
This is a full-time, contractual position of one year. The position is
Tuesday through Saturday, with occasional evenings and holidays.
Please send letter of application, resume and references to:
Nov 30, 1997 *NEW* NEW POETRY CONTEST $48,000.00 IN PRIZES The
National Library of Poetry to award 250 total prizes to amateur poets
in coming months. Entry is free. The poem should be no more than 20
lines. Anyone may enter the competition simply by sending in ONLY ONE
original poem, any subject, any style, to:
Nov 30, 1997 *NEW* ONE MANY - MULTI-MEDIA EVENT Open to all. Media:
experimental film and video, performance, interdisciplinary. Fee:
$15/1st, $10 each additional entry. Juried. For a prospectus send SASE
to:
Nov 30, 1997 *NEW* PHOTOGRAPHY 98 Open to all. Award is a solo show.
Three entries is $20 US. Send SASE to:
Nov 30, 1997 *NEW* SEEKING ARTISTS, MUSICIANS, COMEDIANS, DRAMATIC
PERFORMERS, PAINTERS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS TO SUBMIT WORK OR PROPOSALS,
send written description, examples of work and SASE to:
Nov 30, 1997 *NEW* SENSATIONS! Open to all. A cyber exhibition to be
held December 26, 1997. Up to 4 entries is $25. For prospectus send an
SASE to:
Nov 30, 1997 *NEW* STAGE CARPENTER/CREW CHIEF AND DRIVER/BUYER --
ATLANTIC THEATRE FESTIVAL, WOLFVILLE, NOVA SCOTIA The Atlantic Theatre
Festival, now entering it's fourth season, is accepting applications
for the above positions. Located in Wolfville, Nova Scotia the
Festival runs from June to September, producing four shows in
repertory. If you are interested in either of these positions please
leave a message at the Travelodge front desk for Paul Bates, Director
of Production, Atlantic Theatre Festival. Please leave your phone
number or room number and I will get in touch with you for an
interview -- or send your resume via e-mail to:
Nov 30, 1997 1998 SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY SHORT STORY CONTEST This
contest is open to all amateur writers, defined as anyone who has not
sold a story to a professional publication before 15 November 1997.
Entries must be either science fiction or fantasy, less than 7500
words long, and the oroginal work of the person submitting them.
Complete guidelines available from:
Nov 30, 1997 CALL FOR ARTISTS: FOURTH OF JULY FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS
seeks artists and artisans working in ALL MEDIA for 1998 Festival. On
Lovely compus of Bridgewater State College (one of New England's
oldest) in historic Bridgewater. Extremely well attended. Juried.
TOTALLY art-centered festival. Contact:
Nov 30, 1997 CLEVELAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL The midwest's
premier film event. 22nd annual, March 19-29, 1998. Now accepting
16mm and 35mm shorts and
features for consideration. Cash prizes of up to $1000 available for
both. For entry form and information contact: Cleveland Film Society,
1621 Euclid Av #428, Cleveland OH 44115 OR 216-623-0400 OR
216-623-0103(FAX)
Nov 30, 1997 EMPIRE SCREENPLAY CONTEST $2,000 in Prizes and Industry
Exposure. Completed, original, feature-length narrative
(non-documentary) screenplays are solicited in two categories:
HOLLYWOOD OR BUST, relatively high production budget requirements,
e.g., large cast, period, expensive special effects, exotic locations,
etc.; and HIGH VALUE, minimal production budget requirements, i.e.,
small cast, contemporary setting, inexpensive special effects, etc.
The benefits for contest entrants include: PRIZES -- the winner in
each category receives one thousand dollars ($1,000 U.S.); INDUSTRY
EXPOSURE -- contest judges will include Hollywood producers, and and
independent producers elsewhere, who are seeking exceptional scripts
for production; PRODUCTION -- writers whose scripts are selected for
production will receive a stipend, depending on the arrangement with
the producer; PUBLICITY -- finalists and winners will be publicized
broadly; and a STAGED READING -- the winning script in the High Value
category will receive a staged reading to which producers will be
invited. The entry fee is thirty dollars ($30 U.S.) per screenplay
submitted. For Contest Guidelines and Application form, send a
self-addressed stamped envelope to:
Nov 30, 1997 Photography 98 Open to all. Award is a solo show. Three
entries is $20. For prospectus send SASE to:
Dec 01, 1997 *NEW* Summer 1998. Open to US citizen, mid-career
artists. Various media. Stipend: up to $500/month, studio, living
quarters, travel, supplies stipend. For application:
Dec 01, 1997 *NEW* 10th ANNUAL NATIONAL ART COMPETITION Open to US
residents, all media. Fee: $15. Awards: $1,500. Juror: Faith Ringgold.
For prospectus send SASE to:
Dec 01, 1997 *NEW* ANNUAL PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION Open to all. Fee:
$25/3 slides, non-members; $15/3 slides, members. Awards. Juried. For
prospectus send SASE to:
Dec 01, 1997 *NEW* ART AND TECHNOLOGY: IN THE AGE OF INFORMATION
Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts, Liverpool, UK, July 1-3, 1998.
This conference is aimed at a wide range of participants. In addition
to academic specialists in areas such as Art Theory and History,
Cultural/Media Studies, Sociology, Philosophy, Psychology, and
Literature, we would like to invite artists, technologists, art
critics, art teachers as well as interested members of the public to
take part in this conference. Indeed, one of our main aims is to
create discussion among these different groups about art and
technology in the age of information. Contact:
Dec 01, 1997 *NEW* ARTISTS ON THEIR OWN EXHIBITION: EMERGING ARTISTS
WORKING IN CERAMICS as a functional, sculptural, or experimental art
form; 4 slides/$15 entry fee. Contact:
Dec 01, 1997 *NEW* COURAGE CARDS AND GIFTS SEEKS ART FOR 1998
COLLECTION Artists are invited to submit works for consideration.
Selected artists will receive a $350 honorarium and nationwide
publicity for their involvement with the program. Entries by artists
with a disability are especially encouraged. For a copy of guidelines
and an application, contact:
Dec 01, 1997 *NEW* JAPAN FOUNDATION RESIDENCIES Applications are
available for artists with an affiliation with a Japanese artist or
institution. Contact:
Dec 01, 1997 *NEW* PREMIO AZTLEN LITERARY PRIZE: $1,000 for a
collection of short stories by a Chicano(a) writer; publishers or
writers may submit 5 copies of a work published in 1997; for
guidelines send SASE to: Rudolfo Anaya, Premio Aztlen, English Dept,
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque NM 87131 OR 505-277-6347
Dec 01, 1997 *NEW* PROJECT FUNDING Applications are available October
through December. Projects must have social relevance. Send SASE to:
Dec 01, 1997 *NEW* RESIDENCIES FOR EMERGING ARTISTS during the
acedemic year and mid-career artists during the summer. SASE to:
Dec 01, 1997 *NEW* STATE OF THE ARTS: PRODUCTION, RECEPTION, AND
TEACHING IN THE DIGITAL WORLD University of Maryland College Park
Campus, October 8-11, 1998. The Center for Renaissance and Baroque
Studies and the Committee for Creative Humanities Applications in the
New Technologies (CHANT) at the University of Maryland, in conjunction
with the statewide Celebration of the Arts, is issuing a call for
contributions to an interdisciplinary conference for an audience of
university faculty and students, K-12 faculty and administrators,
artists, museum curators, archivists, and the interested public.
Contact:
Dec 01, 1997 '98 NEMN APPLE AWARDS FILM & VIDEO COMPETITION - CALL FOR
ENTRY If you have a television program, a film or a video that you
want to launch in the educational market, this is the competition for
you. Entry fee. For an entry form and complete guidelines, contact:
Dec 01, 1997 14th ANNUAL 49th PARALLEL POETRY AWARD $500 first prize.
The poetry may be in any style and on any subject. $5 entry fee per
poem. For detailed guidelines send an SASE to:
Dec 01, 1997 21ST GOTEBORG FILM FESTIVAL January 30 - February 8,
1998. Goteborg Film Festival is only open for films that have been
selected and invited by the festival. The entry form is only given to
films that are invited and when the signed form reaches us, we
consider the film participant in the festival. The Festival is
non-competitive. Participating films must not have been shown in any
way in Sweden prior to the festival. Entry form is to be sent as soon
as possible. If an entered film gets a Swedish distributor (incl. TV)
prior to the festival, that information must be forwarded. All films
must have English (or Swedish) subtitles if dialogue is not in
English. Contact:
Dec 01, 1997 CALL FOR ENTRIES: DESIGNER ART IN SOHO 13th annual spring
edition at the fabulous Puck Building, Soho, New York City. Limited to
60 artists/weekend. Juried exhibition and sales presenting fine
quality 2 and 3 dimensional work in various media. For applications
contact:
Dec 01, 1997 COLUMBUS SCREENPLAY DISCOVERY AWARDS Entry fee: $45/$75
for book manuscripts. Only non-produced, non-optioned screenplays and
book manuscripts can be submitted. First, second and third place
winners will be offered film rights options. Scripts will be
introduced to major studios. Write or call for application/release
form:
Dec 01, 1997 HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL This festival is
now in its 22nd year. Noncompetitive event organized by the
Provisional Urban Council of Hong Kong aims to serve as a platform for
international film exchange window to the world for Hong Kong Cinema.
Program includes International Cinema (70-80 new features); Asian
Cinema (40-50 new features); Hong Kong panorama 97/98 (8-12 films) &
Hong Kong Retrospective Cinema (30 films). Films must not have been
shown in Hong Kong prior to festival screenings. Program includes
features, shorts, docs & animated films. No entry fee. Contact:
Dec 01, 1997 MAIL ART: OP-ART Symmetrical or rhytmical black/white
pictures. Max A4, any media. Send to: Andrey Isakovsky, Lososinskoe
Shosse 21-3-6, Petrozavodsk 185014, Russia
Dec 01, 1997 MAIL ART: WHATEVER BLUE MEANS TO YOU Exhibition opening
January 17th, 1998. Documentation to all. Send to:
Dec 01, 1997 NATIONAL PLAYWRIGHTS CONFERENCE Two or three writers will
receive a $1000 stipend and a month-long residency program where they
will work with veteran writers as well as actors and directors in
honing their skills. Contact:
Dec 01, 1997 PHOTOMANIA 98 Shoot! Shoot!! Shoot!! Give us your best
shot. Grand Prize Winner Receives: 25 rolls of Agfacolor Optima 100
film, Subscription to photoResource Magazine; Vivitar 283 Flash Head;
$500 Cash Prize. Open to amateur photographers, 18 years or older.
Void where prohibited. For a copy of the entry form with the official
rules, contact:
Dec 01, 1997 SANTA BARBARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL The festival
has received worldwide recognition for its diverse programming and has
grown to be the area's most enjoyable cultural event since its
inception in 1986. Best known for its discovery of independent films,
documentaries, shorts and videos, the festival is attended by industry
pssionals, press, celebrity guests and thousands of enthusiastic fans.
Comprised of more than 125 films from over 22 countries, from
Live-Action Shorts to Documentaries, from Animation to World Premiere
Features, as well as Seminars, Workshops, Tributes, Retrospectives,
Gala Parties and Special Events. A jury of film-related professionals
select winners from nine categories. $40 entry fee. Official entry
form available from:
Dec 01, 1997 THE QUAY COUNTY LOCAL SELECTION COMMITTEE WISHES TO
PURCHASE OR COMMISSION AN EXTERIOR METAL ARTWORK to hang on the
semi-circular canopy of the Quay County Fairgrounds entrance in
Tucumcari. The artwork should reflect the pride, heritage, and
traditions of Quay County, which could include images of ranching,
homesteading, the mesa landscape, and other Western themes. Style and
scale are open, space available is a total of 4' high. The committee
may consider other durable, outside materials. Project amount: $1,750.
Open to NM residents only. For more information or a prospectus,
contact:
Dec 01, 1997 All composers may submit unperformed, unpublished works
in one of the following categories: 1) concerto for harpsichord and
chamber orchestra, 2) solo harpsichord works. Prizes: category 1:
$3,000 and performance, category 2: $1,000 plus performance. This a
quadrennial competition. Contact:
Dec 05, 1997 *NEW* EXHIBITION SCREENING Open to US residents, all
media. Fee: $10/1 slide, $15/2, $20/3. Awards: $1000. Juror: James
Yood. For prospectus send SASE to:
Dec 05, 1997 AMERICAN CORPORATE IDENTITY: CALL FOR ENTRIES Send us
your best work. Selected entries will be in the book American
Corporate Identity/14, with worldwide distribution. Categories: logos,
letterheads, brochures, ID programs, Signage, ID manuals, package
design. $20 entry fee per entry. For information and entry form,
contact:
Dec 06, 1997 *NEW* CITY THEATER COMPANY: (WILMINGTON) AUDITIONS FOR
ACTORS/SINGERS FOR STEPHEN SONDHEIM'S ASSASSINS, DEC 6, 7, AT 1 P.M.;
ALSO, MUSICAL DIRECTOR NEED FOR THIS NON-EQUITY PRODUCTION; STIPEND
INCLUDED; CONTACT:
Dec 12, 1997 *NEW* 41st SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL The
SFIFF, the oldest in the Americas, is presented each spring by the SF
Film Society, a nonprofit arts organization whose aim is to foster an
appreciation for film, video and other moving-image media. A showcase
for approximately 100 new features, documentaries and shorts, the
Festival is dedicated to highlighting current trends in international
film and video production with an emphasis on work which has not yet
secured US distribution. $45 entry fee per feature. Contact: SF
International Film Festival, 1521 Eddy St, San Francisco CA 94115 OR
415-929-5016 OR 415-921-5032(FAX) OR rsr...@sfiff.org OR
http://www.sfiff.org
Dec 15, 1997 *NEW* BRITTEN ON THE BAY COMPOSITION COMPETITION: For
woodwind ensembles: 3-5 woodwind instruments in combination with or
without piano, any style, 25 minutes max.; composers over 21 years;
entry fee: $25; Contact:
Dec 15, 1997 *NEW* LA ART PROJECT Open to Los Angeles area, all medai
except film, video, performance. Fee: $15/3 slides. Awards: $40,000.
Juried. For prospectus send SASE to:
Dec 15, 1997 *NEW* NEW MILLENNIUM AWARDS: $1,000 and $500 for
unpublished fiction and poem, respectively; submit one work of fiction
26 pages max. or up to five poems, 5 pages max. total and $10 entry
fee: Contact:
Dec 15, 1997 *NEW* OPEN STUDIOS OF SOUTH BAY ARTISTS Open to Santa
Clara and San Benito counties, all media. For registration form, send
#10 SASE to:
Dec 15, 1997 *NEW* SCULPTURE SPACE: TWO-MONTH RESIDENCIES year-round
to professional artists focusing on sculpture; 6,000 sq. ft.
professionally equipped studio for 4 artists; stipends available; send
10 slides, slide script, project description, resume and SASE to:
Dec 15, 1997 1997-1998 INTERNATIONAL HYPERSTUDIO MULTIMEDIA CONTEST
Open to young people and teachers everywhere. Entries will be judged
on originality and impact and will be divided into 3 age groups: kids
(7-11), teens (12-16), and teachers. Entry form and guidelines
available from:
Dec 15, 1997 EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE GRANTS TO ARTISTS whose financial
need has resulted from unforeseen, catastrophic circumstances. Grants
are available for up to $10,000; the average grant is $4000. Eligible
artists must demonstrate at least 10 years in a mature phase of work.
Applications for emergency assistance grants are accepted throughout
the year. The Gottlieb Foundation also offers an annual, competitive,
support program for sculptors, painters, and printmakers with
financial need who can demonstrate 20 years in amature phase of work.
Applicants must send a letter requesting an application for the annual
support program. Contact:
Dec 15, 1997 ENGINEERING ESSAY CONTEST FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Contestants should identify a specific challenge or problem and write
a 1,000-word essay that explains how engineers could help to solve it.
Entry categories -- Students will compete in four grade-level
categories (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th). Contestant must indicate on essay
his/her grade level and school. The College plans to award $1,500 to a
winner in each grade level. Honorable Mention Certificates will also
be awarded. Contestants are encouraged to supplement their essays with
illustrations. Essays will be judged on knowledge of math, science,
and engineering, on creativity, and clarity of expression. While
contestants are encouraged to seek the advice of teachers and
professional engineers, the essay must present the contestant's own
ideas and be written by the contestant. By submitting an essay, the
contestant declares that he/she alone wrote it. If the judges
determine otherwise, the essay will be disqualified. Essays cannot be
returned, so applicants are urged to keep a copy. The Trinity College
engineering faculty will select a panel composed of professional
engineers and Trinity faculty members to judge the essays. Decision of
judges shall be final. Only students in 9th through 12th grades as of
September 1, 1997 are eligible. Contestant must indicate on essay
his/her grade level and school and provide an address where he/she may
be reached. The immediate family of Trinity College faculty and
administration are not eligible for the contest. Void where
prohibited. How to Enter -- Mail essay to:
Dec 15, 1997 LESBIAN LOOKS FIFTH ANNUAL FILM & VIDEO SERIES seeks
innovative works by and about lesbians. Send VHS preview tape, brief
synopsis, artist bio & SASE for return to:
Dec 15, 1997 THE ISAAC ASIMOV AWARD for Undergraduate Excellence in
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writing will give a $500 award to the best
unpublished and unsold science fiction or fantasy short story
submitted by a full-time undergraduate college student. $5 entry fee
per story. Submissions or questions: Asimov Award, School of Mass
Communications, 4202 E Fowler, Tampa FL 33620 OR 813-974-6792
Dec 16, 1997 *NEW* PLAYWRIGHTS' CENTER'S 1997 PLAYLABS: Thirty to
forty hours of intensive workshop time for script refinement, public
reading, honoraria, travel expenses, room and board for four U.S.
citizens or permanent residents; playwrights submit one unpublished
and unproduced play and/or one video or audio tape of non-textual
work, development history of script, 1-page description of writer's
aims and concerns for the script and SASE to:
Dec 19, 1997 *NEW* NORTH AMERICAN OUTDOOR FILM/VIDEO AWARDS A
competition open to all outdoor film/video makers. $125 entry fee.
Maximum running time is one hour. Guidelines and entry form available
from:
Dec 19, 1997 PHOTOGRAPHER: WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ART,
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, TENURE TRACK, to teach undergraduate and graduate
level courses in beginning and advanced photography. MFA or equivalent
experience required. 1-3 years teaching experience desirable.
Candidates must show a strong committment to program development.
Duties include teaching classes in the major in both the BFA and MFA
photography program as wellas elective photography classes. Although
not central to position, skills in digital and interdisciplinary
desirable. Salary and probationary time till tenure commensurate with
experience and qualifications. Starting July 1998. Send letter of
application, vita, 20 slides of own work, slides of student work if
availble, and SASE to:
Dec 19, 1997 WOMEN IN THE VISUAL ARTS, March 6 - 27, 1998. Juror:
Andrea Miller-Keller, cruator of contemporary art, Wadsworth Atheneum,
Hartford. For prospectus send SASE to:
Dec 22, 1997 *NEW* ALICE FAY DI CASTAGNOLA AWARD: $1,000 for poetry
manuscript-in-progress; applicants should be at a critical stage in
their work; send SASE to:
Dec 22, 1997 George Bogin Memorial Award: $500 for a selection of four
or five poems "that reflects the encounter of the ordinary and the
extraordinary, uses language in an original way, and takes a stand
against oppression in any of its forms". No line limit. Send an SASE
for application/guidelines to:
Dec 22, 1997 OREGON UPLAND GAME BIRD ART COMPETITION Subject:
Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchius) depicted in a natural
habitat setting. Contact:
Dec 25, 1997 *NEW* CELEBRATING NATURE CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS: Artists are
invited to create and donate Christmas ornaments with a Celebrating
Nature theme for the Delaware Museum of Natural History holiday tree;
no animal products such as shells, feathers or fur; artists include
short explanation about their inspiration, artistic process, etc.
Contact:
Dec 29, 1997 *NEW* QUARTERLY FINE ART (2-D ONLY) COMPETITIONS These
contests are meant to be a means in which artists can pick up some
well needed cash and competition experience, but also an opportunity
to have your works viewed by some of the top gallery owners and
directors in the Pacific Northwest. HOW DO I ENTER? You may enter up
to 3 slides per contest for a $25 entry fee. WHO IS ELIGIBLE? All
artists working in a 2 dimensional format i.e. any works on paper,
canvas or flat support excluding photography. WHAT DO I WIN? CASH! &
EXPOSURE on our Web site. The 1st place winner will receive $500; 2nd
place will be awarded $250; $100 for 3rd and 3 honorable mention
awards of $50 each. Contact:
Dec 29, 1997 *NEW* QUILT CHALLENGE: REVISIONS 1998 Open to all. Fee:
$5. All quilts will be exhibited. For entry form, sned fee to: Lois L
Hammond, Quilt San Diego, 11026 Via Parma, San Diego CA 92199 OR
619-672-1844
Dec 30, 1997 EMAIL-ART CALL Theme: NO COPYRIGHT. Unlimited texts about
the theme and two dimensions artworks, max. 40 kb, free tecnique, no
return, no jury, no selection. Publication in "Sign'zine"
(photocopies, two exemplars to all contributors. Contact:
Dec 30, 1997 The Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies is pleased to
award THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL BIENNIAL PHILIP & SYLVIA SPERTUS
JUDAICA PRIZE for contemporary Jewish Ceremonial Art. The Prize offers
the largest ongoing award for Jewish Art, presenting a $10,000 prize
in its competition to recognize and encourage exemplary work in Jewish
ceremonial art. For entry guidelines contact:
Dec 31, 1997 *NEW* ARTISTS FOR BULGARIA: Seeking contemporary American
artists who wish to take part in an Internet website arts exchange
with Bulgarian artists; send max 2 slides and resume to:
Dec 31, 1997 *NEW* DELAWARE VALLEY CHORALE: EXPERIENCED SINGERS NEEDED
for major choral works to be presented in the Wilmington area;
Contact:
Dec 31, 1997 *NEW* GRANTS FROM $250-1000 US TO FEMINIST WOMEN ARTISTS
whose work speakds for social justice and focuses upon women and
women's issues. Send SASE to:
Dec 31, 1997 *NEW* OPEN VOICE POETRY AND SCOTT SOMMER FICTION AWARDS:
$500 each for poet and fiction writer plus featured reading; eligible:
writers who have not previously read at The Writer's Voice; 10
double-spaced pages or less of poetry or fiction max; Contact:
Dec 31, 1997 *NEW* RESIDENCY Four artists will receive travel, room &
board and $750 stipend. Application fee is $10 US. Send SASE to:
Dec 31, 1997 1998 POETRY CHAPBOOK COMPETITION Submissions are invited.
The winning manuscript will be chosen in April 1998 and will be
awarded with the publication of a letterpress printed, limited-edition
chapbook designed, printed and bound by artists. The winner will also
receive a$500 cash award and a $500 honorarium for a reading at the
Center for Book Arts at a date to be announced. $10 reading fee.
Complete guidelines available from:
Dec 31, 1997 IN LOVING MEMORY OF FRANK ZAPPA - MAIL ART CALL FOR
ENTRIES Open media. Audio accepted. Public exhibition & documentation
to all. Contact:
Dec 31, 1997 INTERNATIONAL ZINE SHOW II Send a copy of your zine &
statement. Public exhibition & documentation to all. Contact: The
Republic of Pinkingshear National Gallery of Art, 2205 California St
NE Suite 207-C, Minneapolis MN 55418 OR hien...@bitstream.net
Dec 31, 1997 MAIL ART: TOTEM Size & media free. Documentation to all.
Contact:
Jan 01, 1998 *NEW* TEMPORARY ART EXHIBITION Open to California
residents, all media. Awards: $350. Juried. For prospectus send SASE
to:
Jan 01, 1998 1998 AND 1999 VERMONT WATERFOWL STAMP CONTESTS - Entry
deadline for 1998 in January, 1998. Subject 1998 contest - Blue-winged
Teal in a spring setting. Subject 1999 Contest - Canvasback in a fall
setting. Winning entry receives $2,000. Contact:
Jan 02, 1998 *NEW* 1998 AMERICAN TRADITIONS VOCAL COMPETITION: (March
1-7) Jazz, gospel, blues, 1890s-era songs and Broadway musical
theatre; no age limit or formal training required; $10,000 first
prize; Contact:
Jan 05, 1998 NEW YORK UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL is in its fifth year
of showcasing new films by the next generation of cutting-edge
artists. Awards. $30 entry fee. Contact:
Jan 05, 1998 The Smithtown Township Arts Council is viewing slides for
a FRENCH-AMERICAN ART EXCHANGE in the late spring of 1998. This
exchange, a collaborative art project between the Smithtown Township
Arts Council and the L"Association Francaise D'Action Artistique, a
department of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will culminate
in an exhibit of American conceptual art in an art center in France
(specific site to be announced in April), and an exhibit of French
conceptual art at the Mills Pond House in St James, New York. Work
from both countries will be selected by directors in both countries.
Artists must be from New York State. They may send up to 20 slides,
and must include a proposal. Installations will be considered. There
is no submission fee. Slides cannot be considered without an SASE and
a current resume. For more information, contact:
Jan 06, 1998 CALL FOR ARTISTS: PAPER/FIBER XXI INTERNATIONAL JURIED
ART SHOW Accepted works will be exhibited at Arts Iowa City Center and
Gallery in Iowa City, Iowa, from April 7 - May 23, 1998. $1000 cash
prizes will be awarded. A prospectus can be obtained by sending a SASE
to:
Jan 09, 1998 *NEW* AURORA'S ART IN PUBLIC PLACES. Seeking artists,
individuals or teams interested in a wall-hung, child-proof, interior
public art commission for Meadowood Recreation Center. Contact:
Jan 09, 1998 *NEW* ROUTE 66 PUBLIC ART PROJECTS Open to US residents.
Media: 3-D, mixed media. Awards: contract. Juried. For prospectus send
SASE to:
Jan 10, 1998 *NEW* ARTISTS' RESIDENCIES, EXHIBITIONS, HUNGARY The
Hungarian Multicultural Center, Inc. (HMC) is soliciting entry for one
month studio in Balatonfred at Lake Balaton (50 miles from Budapest).
The HMC will provide opportunity for thirty artists to compete and
exhibit in Hungary. Dates: July 1-28, 1998. Juried/5 slides/$25. For
PROS send SASE to: Hungarian Multicultural Center Inc, 6723 Forest
Lane, Dallas TX 75230
Jan 15, 1998 *NEW* CROSSING THE BOUNDARIES VI A Counter-Disciplinary
Graduate Student Conference, March 27-28, 1998, SUNY Binghamton,
Binghamton, New York. The collective of the 6th annual Crossing the
Boundaries Conference invites members from various cultural spaces and
different academic disciplines to examine the issue of resistance and
metamorphosis in visual culture. We invite paper and panel proposals,
as well as encourage creative, non-formal, and interactive
presentations (e.g. video, performance art, installations, interactive
multimedia, etc...). Contacts:
Jan 15, 1998 *NEW* JAMES A. MICHENER FELLOWSHIP $12,000 Fellowship
Award. Contact:
Jan 15, 1998 *NEW* JOURNALISM AND NEW MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES Convergence
4, no 4 (Winter 1998), School of Media Arts, University of Luton,
Luton, UK. The Journal is seeking research papers about journalism and
new media technologies. Submit original research on topics related to
the effects of changes in information delivery systems on news or on
news workers, organisations and audiences. In addition, contributions
to a debates section, features reports, and reviews of books or other
materials on the same range of topics also are sought. Contact:
Jan 15, 1998 MAIL ART: THE ENVELOPE Any media & technique. Max size
11"x14". Exhibition February 98 & catalogue April 98. Contact:
Jan 15, 1998 TAOS TALKING PICTURE FESTIVAL, April 16-19, 1998, in
Taos, New Mexico. Established as an artists' colony more than a
century ago, Taos is known for its eclectic mixture of cultures,
traditions and philosophies. It is in this light festival organizers
program over 100 new independent films and videos, including features,
documentaries, videos, and shorts during the four-day festival.
Highlights include: Tributes; Open Sheet screenings (a
come-one-come-all showcase for emerging filmakers); Hispanic and
Native American programs; as well as a comprehensive Media Literacy
Forum that offers attendees panel discussions, workshops and
demonstrations focusing on the state of media. Of special interest is
the Taos Land Grant Award of 5 acres of land to be awarded to a
narrative, documentary or experimental film, 70 minutes or longer,
which takes a fresh approach to storytelling and/or the cinematic
medium. Entries should have been completed within 18 mos. of fest.
Formats: 35mm, 16mm, video. Entry fee: $15-$25 (no fee for
international entries). Only 1/2" VHS/PAL submissions, accompanied
with an entry form are accepted. For an entry form send an SASE to:
Jan 15, 1998 THE KNIGHT INTERNATIONAL PRESS FELLOWSHIPS Sponsored by
the Knight Foundation, this program will award approximately 25
American journalists and news executives with fellowships to spend
from two to nine months abroad in a variety of teaching, training,
consulting and assistance roles, usually working in conjunction with
overseas media centers. The program will pay expenses and provide a
stipend. Contact the Center by fax or mail for detailed application
and program guidelines. Launched in late 1993. Applications are
competitive and reviewed on a rotating basis throughout the year.
Contact:
Jan 16, 1998 NORTH AMERICAN GLASS 1998 Juror: Susan E Greening,
Director, International Glass Museum. Awardstotal $1,750. For
application send SASE (legal) with $.64 postage to:
Jan 20, 1998 1998 PROJECT COMPETITION, AND ASSIGNMENT EARTH PHOTO
CONTEST for photographers with long-term projects and for individual
images in both amateur and professional categories. The juried
international competitions offer cash awards, film, photographic
equipment, scholarships to The Santa Fe Workshops, web publication,
and more. For details please send a business-size SASE to:
Jan 22, 1998 *NEW* NATIONAL PRIZE SHOW Open to US residents, all
media. Fee: $25/3 slides max. Awards: $2000. Juror: Malcolm Rogers.
For prospectus send SASE to:
Jan 24, 1998 PHOTOWORK '98 Eleventh Annual National Photography
Exhibition, March 21 - April 25, 1998. Juror: Lisa Dennison, Curator
of collections, Guggenheim Museum, NYC. Cash awards/exhibition
opportunities. Send SASE for prospectus to: Barrett House Galleries,
55 Noxon St, Poughkeepsie NY 12601 OR 914-471-2550 OR
914-471-2678(FAX)
Jan 25, 1998 *NEW* 1998 WATERMEDIA NATIONAL Open to US residents. Fee:
$25/2 slides max. Awards: $2000. Juror: Marilyn Hughey Phillis. For
prospectus send SASE to:
Jan 26, 1998 *NEW* TEXAS NATIONAL '98 ART COMPETITION Open to US
residents, all media except film, video, performance, installation.
Fee: $20. Awards: $4,500. Juror: Martha Erlebacher. For prospectus
send SASE to:
Jan 30, 1998 SOUTH CAROLINA WATERFOWL STAMP COMPETITION Subject: Ruddy
Duck and Hilton Head Lighthouse. For details contact:
Jan 31, 1998 *NEW* Muse Press Poetry Broadside Contest: Poets over 21
years eligible; unpublished one-page (8 1/2 x 11) poems ; $6/up to 3
one-page poems; $2 each additional poem; winner receives $500 and 50
copies of broadside; Send entries and SASE for contest results and
broadside to:
Jan 31, 1998 DOROTHY LANGE PAUL TAYLOR PRIZE $10,000 prize for
photographer/writer collaboration. Contact:
Jan 31, 1998 TWELTH FAMILY HISTORY WRITING CONTEST Criteria for the
Family History: The genealogy may fall into one of two general
categories: (1) Early American Families (emphasis on colonial America
through nineteenth century) and (2) Contemporary and Later-Immigrant
Families (emphasis on late-nineteenth/twentieth centuries). The
genealogy must encompass at least three generations. If the manuscript
is in the second category (contemporary), the writer may be included
as a member of the third generation, but not earlier. Select the
earliest known ancestor (progenitor) on a particular line. He/she may
have been foreign-born but must have lived and died in the United
States or the American colonies. The first generation consists of the
progenitor and spouse(s); the second, all known children and their
spouses; and the third, all known grandchildren and their spouses. If
a contestant wants to include the great-grandchildren (fourth
generation), he may do so provided the entire manuscript does not
exceed 10,000 words. Use the NGSQ numbering system for identifying the
progenitor and each of the descendants. No family history should be
entered in the contest if it has been published or is to be considered
for publication before the end of the contest. Send SASE for details
to:
Feb 01, 1998 *NEW* EMERGING ARTIST FELLOWSHIPS: RESIDENCIES in Miami
Beach include: studio space, housing and $1,000 monthly stipend;
eligible: artists 18-40 years old who have been practicing
professionally 1-5 years, U.S. citizens or permanent residents;
residencies awarded solely on artistic merit of work submitted.
Contact:
Feb 01, 1998 III INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN MAKERS COMPETITION. 29 May- 9
June, 1988, Moscow, Russia. Categories: Violin, Viola, Cello, Violin
Bow, Viola Bow, Cello Bow. The competition aims to uphold the
tradition of violin makers so restrictions apply to materials used.
Instruments should not have been made before July, 1994 or have been
awarded in any competition. Anonymous entry, Prizes total US$82,000.
Contact:
Feb 02, 1998 THE MARIE WALSH SHARPE ART FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES THE 1998
TEACHER-ARTIST PROGRAM June 24 - July 11, 1998. The National Art
Education Association and The Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation will
co-sponsor the 1998 Teacher-Artist Program (TAP) to recognize and
reward up to six outstanding K-12 art educators in public and private
schools for exemplary teaching and artistic achievements. This summer
residential program on the campus of The Colorado College, Colorado
Springs, Colorado focuses on teachers as artists and provides an
opportunity for those selected to concentrate on their artistic growth
in drawing and painting. TAP is held in conjunction with the Sharpe
Art Foundation's high school summer seminar and provides teachers the
opportunity to observe gifted high school juniors working in a studio
environment. Teachers selected receive full tuition awards (tuition,
room and board) and all seminar related costs-studio space for drawing
and painting is provided. Some art supplies are furnished with up to
$100 per teacher available for personal requests of additional art
supplies. Supplies are provided through a grant from BINNEY & SMITH
INC., makers of Crayola and Liquitex art materials. The Teacher-Artist
Program is open to members of the National Art Education Association
who are full-time, K-12 art teachers in public or private schools with
5 years teaching experience and a concentration in drawing and
painting. NAEA board members and past TAP recipients are ineligible.
Applications will be mailed to all NAEA K-12 art teachers. For
guidelines, information, and entry form, contact:
Feb 06, 1998 1998 INTERNATIONAL AVIATION ART CONTEST OBJECTIVES: To
motivate and encourage children of Federation Aeronautique
International (FAI) member nations to become more familiar with and
participate in aeronautics, engineering and sciences. THEME: Create a
poster for the " Air Sports Olympics ". Entries are to be sent to your
State Aeronautics Office
(http://web.fie.com/htdoc/fed/dot/faa/k12/text/any/artstate.htm). AGE
GROUPS: Entries will be judged in 3 classes. Calculate contestants'
ages as of April 30, 1998. Ages 6-9, II. Ages 10-13, III. Ages 14-17.
ELIGIBILITY: All children in the age groups shown above are encouraged
to participate in the Contest, even if they are related to officials
or employees of the FAI or any of its member organizations. STATE
AWARDS: The best artworks in each category will be selected as the
state winners and runners up. The top three entries in each category
will be recognized by their state. First place artwork will be
forwarded to Washington, D.C. to participate in the national
competition. NATIONAL AWARDS: A national winner and two runners up
will be selected from each age group. All national winners will
receive certificates, ribbons, and a framed photograph of their
artwork. The first place national winners will also receive a
professional work of art, compliments of the American Society of
Aviation Artists. INTERNATIONAL AWARDS: The national winners and
runners up in each age group will be forwarded to FAI headquarters for
international judging. Winners of the international competition will
receive certificates and medals of gold, silver, and bronze. FORMAT:
Artwork must be done on paper no larger than 11 3/4 X 16 1/2 inches or
A3 (297 x 420 mm) or it's nearest equivalent. Artwork must not be
framed or outlined with borders. MEDIUM: Any of the following media
are permitted: color crayons, watercolor, acrylic, oil, indelible
marker pens, felt-tip pens, soft ball-point pens, indelible ink. No
pencil, charcoal or other non-permanent medium may be used. ARTIST:
Full name, address, age, name of school with address shall be printed
on the form attached and affixed to the back of the artwork.
Feb 10, 1998 *NEW* NATIONAL ARTS JOURNALISM PROGRAM FELLOWSHIP
Supported by a grant from The Pew Charitable Trusts, the National Arts
Journalism Program offers fellowships to mid-career and senior
journalists in the field of arts and culture. Ten mid-career Fellows,
supported by stipends of $35,000, spend an academic year at Columbia
engaged in a blend of study and work with arts and cultural
organizations. Fellows are working critics, reporters or editors with
at least five years of experience and demonstrated dedication to arts
and cultural journalism. Several Senior Fellows spend shorter periods
at Columbia, with a generous stipend and research assistance. Senior
Fellows must have achieved singular and measurable distinction in arts
or cultural journalism. Contact:
Feb 15, 1998 *NEW* TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIPS - U OF MIAMI DEPT OF ART &
ART HISTORY Open to US, various media. Full and half tuition
waivers/stipends available. For info contact:
Feb 28, 1998 *NEW* RESIDENCY Reviewing proposals for established
photographers for residency program. Send SASE to:
Mar 01, 1998 *NEW* TORONTO WORLDWIDE SHORT FILM FESTIVAL: Largest
independent short film festival in North America seeking entries in:
Animation, Drama, Documentary, Experimental and Children's categories;
cash award for best international film; other categories: Student,
Midnight Mania and Famous Actor shorts; 16 mm or 35 mm formats;
length: 40 minutes max.; must have been completed within 2 years prior
to deadline; preference given to films not yet screened in Canada or
U.S.; Contact:
Mar 01, 1998 ARTSLINK - Collaborative Projects supports projects by US
artists and arts organizations working in Eastern and Central Europe.
Projects should offer demonstrable benefits to participants from both
countries. Grants range from $2,500 to $10,000 depending on project
budget. Deadline for Collaborative Projects: March 1998. To receive
an application contact:
Mar 02, 1998 *NEW* NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND ART IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
The Center for the History of Business, Technology, and Society at the
Hagley Museum and Library in Wilmington, Delaware invites proposals
for the conference, "New Technologies and Art in the Twentieth
Century," to be held Friday, October 30, 1998. We invite proposals
which provide a historical and contextual perspective on artistic uses
of new materials, the appropriation of machines in art, and electronic
media. Papers on representations of technology in art are
discouraged. Funds may be available to support travel to the
conference by speakers. Proposals should include an abstract of no
more than 500 words and a brief c.v. Send all communications to:
Mar 15, 1998 FIRST-EVER HISTORY POETRY COMPETITION. Mail Call Journal
sponsors this competition to recognize poets of history themes. Two
categories: World History and the American Civil War. Contact:
Apr 01, 1998 THE SECOND ANNUAL LOW-BUDGET FEATURE PROJECT The LBFP
combines a screenwriting contest with a motion picture production. The
selected script will be produced, as a feature length film, by Cyclone
Productions. For more information and an application form, send an
SASE to:
Apr 10, 1998 11th ANNUAL INTER-CITY AMATEUR DANCE CHALLENGE - AMATEUR
AND PRO/AM COMPETITION IN AMERICAN & INTERNATIONAL STYLE All levels,
ages, and dances. Entry fee. Call or write for information, entry
form, admission tickets, to:
May 01, 1998 *NEW* MINNESOTA BLOCKBUSTER McKNIGHT FILM FUND A program
created by the Minnesota Film Fund and administered b IFP/North w/
funds from Blockbuster Video. Recipients must be residents or former
residents of Minnesota and must recieve funds towards the development
of their projects. Contact: IFP/North, 401 North Third St Suite 450,
Minneapolis MN 55401 OR 612-338-0871 OR 6120338-4747
May 16, 1998 *NEW* NATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS IN EDUCATION REPORTING
Travel/Study awards for investigative projects in education. Fellows
receive stipends for a two-month period, travel expenses, resource and
editing assistance. Full-time print or broadcast journalists who have
been covering education for at least two years, have the endorsement
of their employer and have an outlet for the story. Contact:
May 31, 1998 1998 Kentucky National Art and Wildlife Exhibit - Juried
biennial exhibit,(over $16,000 in prizes in the 1996). Co-sponsored by
the Ohio Valley Art League and the Kentucky Dept. of Fish and Wildlife
Resources. Juror for 1998 is Don Luce, Curator of the Bell Museum in
Minnesota. Prospectus will be mailed in May, 1998. To get on the
mailing list write to:
Jun 01, 1998 Residencies supports US non-profit organizations to host
artists and arts managers, known as ArtsLink Fellows, from Central and
Eastern Europe. ArtsLink Residencies grants provide funding to cover
the living, working, and materials costs for the five-week residency,
as well as modest administrative expenses for the host organization.
Grant amounts will generally range from $4,000 to $5,000. Deadline for
Residencies: June 1998. To receive an application contact:
Jun 15, 1998 WORLD POPULATION FILM/VIDEO FESTIVAL How is POPULATION
GROWTH affecting CONSUMPTION, ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITY? $10,000 in
prizes. No entry fee. TV exposure, national tour. For more
information, a resource guide and a copy of the video Best of
Festival, contact:
Jun 30, 1998 L. ARNOLD WEISSBERGER PLAYWRITING COMPETITION - awards
$5,000, a staged reading and publication for the best full-length,
unpublished and unproduced play. Commercial producers, artistic
directors and literary managers of non-profits, literary agents, etc.
may submit one original script for nomination and an optional letter
of nomination. Musicals, screenplays and children's plays are
ineligible. There must be only one submission per playwright. For more
information, contact:
Jun 30, 1998 NATIONAL QUILT The American Craft Museum is sponsoring
Quilts Across America, a quilt-making project to celebrate the turn of
the century. Fifth grade teachers and their classes are invited to
design and construct a quilt block capturing their vision of life in
the 21st century. Quilt blocks from each state will be selected to be
assembled into a single nationwide quilt. Instructions, supplies,
postage, and materials are furnished by the museum. The project begins
in October and runs through June 1998. contact:
Jun 30, 1998 The Oliver Prize, awarded every second year, was
established in 1994 "to encourage young people working in contemporary
opera." Contact:
Jul 01, 1998 The Corporation of Yaddo invites applications for
residencies of two weeks to two months from artists working in
sculpture, painting, printmaking, photography, performance art, video,
literature, film, or musical composition. Room, board, and studio
space are provided. No stipends are available. Residencies run from
late October 1997 through May 1998. For more information, contact:
Aug 19, 1998 CONSCIOUSNESS REFRAMED 2nd International CAiiA Research
Conference art and consciousness in the post-biological era 19 - 23
August 1998. Contact:
Dec 31, 1998 *NEW* KAISER MEDIA INTERNSHIPS IN URBAN HEALTH REPORTING
Nine summer internships--six print, three television--are offered to
young minority journalists interested in specializing in health
reporting. Interns typically are graduating from journalism school,
with strong reporting skills and previous internship experience. The
12-week program (June-September 1998) combines in-depth training at
the Washington Journalism Center with practical experience reporting
on the health beat at a major metropolitan newspaper/TV station.
Interns receive $6,000 plus travel and all training expenses. Each
participating news organization makes the final selection of their
intern, starting November/December. Write for application details.
Contact: Penny Duckham, The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Kaiser
Media Internships in Urban Health Reporting, 2400 Sand Hill Rd, Menlo
Park CA 94025 OR 650-854-9400 OR 650-854-4800(FAX) OR pduc...@kff.org
Dec 31, 1998 GENEALOGIES, MISCEGENATIONS, MISSED GENERATIONS Traveling
exhibition, Fall 1999. Open to all. Media: all. Send slides, resume,
SASE to:
Jul 01, 1999 WANT TO BE AN ASTRONAUT? To become a NASA astronaut, you
must be in excellent health with a degree in science, math or
engineering and either 1000 hours in command of jet aircraft (for
pilots) or three years' technical experience (for mission
specialists). Classes are now chosen every two years. For more
information, write:
Dec 31, 1999 PROJECT MILLENNIUM Reviewing work for inclusion in a time
capsule to be set in place January 1, 2000. Scheduled to reopen
January 1, 2300. For consideration send SASE to:
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week FREE advertisement at the top of the ART DEADLINES LIST. The best
way to do this is to provide a URL pointing to your page on the web.
If you don't have a page on the web then consider hiring me to make
one for you.
For $100 your page will be on the web for 12 months and include:
1) a page (8.5 x 11) of text describing your art/project/enterprise
(don't forget to include telephone, FAX, pager, email address, postal
address, UPS address, etc)
2) a photograph of your friendly staff, product, service, etc
3) submission of your page to a dozen of the best search engines on
the web
4) a free email address on the World Wide Web (and you don't even need
your own computer)
5) additional pages, text, and pictures at very reasonable rates
6) one month of free advertising on the ART DEADLINES LIST and the ART
& CULTURAL EVENTS LIST (http://rtuh.com/aacel) web page, worth a total
of $65
7) free one-year ART DEADLINES LIST email subscription, worth $12
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