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May 01, 1997
$500 and publication will be awarded in the fourth annual Soundpost
Press Poetry Chapbook
Competition. The winning ook will be published by the Soundpost
Press, a published of hand-bound,
letterpress-printed chapbooks. Submit no more than 18 pages of
poems, including contents and acknowledgments
pages. Include a $10 entry fee and an SASE for notification of the
winner. Manuscripts will not be returned.
Contact: C Mikal & Elizabeth Oness, Soundpost Press, 1104 Charles
St, Columbia MO 65201-6328
May 01, 1997
$500 first prize for an unpublished poem. A $100 second prize and
three honorable mentions will also be
given. Winning poems will be published in Salt Hill Journal,
Syracuse University's literary magazine. All entries
will be considered for publication. The name of the judge will be
released with the winners' names; last year's judge
was Jean Valentine. Submit three poems of up to 150 lines each, any
style or subject matter, and a $5 reading fee, to:
Michael Paul Thomas, Salt Hill Journal, Poetry Prize, Department of
English, Syracuse University, 401 Hall of
Languages, Syracuse NY 13244-1170 OR 315-443-2174
May 01, 1997
11th ANNUAL "SCULPTURE: THE ORIGINAL ART" Open to US residents.
Fee: $25. Awards: $1500.
Juried. For prospectus send SASE to: Golden State Sculptors'
Association, Box 9393, Canoga Park CA 91509 OR
818-893-2575
May 01, 1997
1997 JURIED EXHIBITION OF WORKS ON PAPER (paintings, prints,
photos, etc). Exhibition from
Aug 23 - Oct 19, 1997. Open to New England and New York residents.
For prospectus send SASE to: Berkshire
Art Association, Box 829, Stockbridge MA 01262
May 01, 1997
1998 EXHIBITION SCREENING Open to California residents, all media.
For prospectus send SASE to:
Gallery Chairman, Maturango Museum, 100 E Las Flores, Ridgecrest CA
93555
May 01, 1997
A $1000 first prize and a $500 second prize for short stories in
the 1997 Short Story
Competition. Each year the award is given on a different theme;
this year's theme is "Famous Fiction...
name-dropping short fiction that includes a cameo appearance by a
famous person." Send unpublished stories of no
more than 3,000 words. $10 reading fee. Send an SASE for an
application and complete guidelines to: Short Story
Competition, Short Story Magazine, 1507 Dana Av, Cincinnati OH
45207 OR 513-531-2690 x580
May 01, 1997
ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS: first-person accounts from gays and lesbians
detailing their most
memorable coming-out experiences. Describe in approximately 2000
words how and why you revealed your
sexual orientation. Focus on how you felt before and after you came
out to someone. Include your name, address,
phone, occupation, age and send to: Mixed Emotions, 7985 Santa
Monica Blvd #66, West Hollywood CA 90046
OR 213-656-0240(FAX)
May 01, 1997
ACTORS AND EXTRAS NEEDED FOR NATIONAL COMMERCIAL IMMEDIATE: StarMaker is
casting this non SAG national commercial which will be produced in
the very near future requires various types.
Pays up to $1000! Big Guys. Tough Types with long hair and tatoos.
Old Lady Types. - Make-up and wig provided
to aid in aging. Old Man. Extras for background. Call StarMaker or
submit your headshot & resume to: StarMaker
Models/Talent/Casting, Attention Casting Department - Commercial 1,
4223 N Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale AZ
85251 OR 602-949-0180 OR 602-949-0886(FAX)
May 01, 1997
Albert A List Foundation makes grants of $5000 - $50,000 in four
area including freedom of
expression/cultural arts, primarily to regional and national
organizations. Contact: Mary Frey Bennett at
212-799-1090
May 01, 1997
Any composer may submit a composition for chamber orchestra. Work
must not have been published or
previously performed professionally. Prize: $2,000, plus
performance. This is an annual contest. Contact: Mrs.
Mary Ellen Wychulis, 2610 South 100th St, Omaha NE 68124 OR 402-397-2174
May 01, 1997
Art of the Book '98 seeks entries for a juried members' exhibit.
For information send SASE with 1st class
Canadian postage or an international Reply Coupon to: Art of the
Book '98, The Canadian Bookbinders and Book
Artists Guild, 35 McCaul St Suite 221, Toronto Ontario M5T 1V7, Canada
May 01, 1997
BEDFORD BARROW COMMERCE BLOCK ASSOCIATION 10th ANNUAL BBC CRAFTS
SHOW Greenwich Village, NY. May 17. Open to all. All media. Fee:
$90/8' space; $50/4' space. For info call
Mary Doris at: 212-989-9649
May 01, 1997
BIGFOOT - DESIGN A FOOTBALL STADIUM Challenge: The program: a new
football stadium for the
Los Angeles metropolitan area. With no professional football teams
left in Los Angeles the only football in town is
the college rivalry of UCLA vs USC. Fifty years of pro football is
no more. It will not return unless a new stadium
is built to accommodate the best the game has to offer. No longer
are the historic monuments of the Memorial
Coliseum, home of two Olympic Games, and the Rose Bowl, perhaps the
best known stadium in the world,
regarded as good enough. A state of the art venue is needed in
order to bring the best of American football to Los
Angeles and the world. BIGFOOT Stadium must be an extraordinary
work of architectural design. It is time for new
football memories in the sun and the sand of California. $75 entry
fee. $10,000 first prize. For registration info, call:
213-694-0644 OR 619-299-0957(FAX)
May 01, 1997
BOOKWEB CONTEST There's a new contest every month. Answer the
book-related question correctly and you
may win $50 worth of books. The winner is chosen at random from all
the correct answers. Details at:
http://www.bookweb.org/fun/contest/67.html
May 01, 1997
CALL FOR ENTRIES "Light Images IV: A Selection of NM
Photographers." Exhibit will be held July 17
through 20, 1997 at Sweeney Convention Center in SF. Send a SASE
for a prospectus to: Santa Fe Council for the
Arts/Light, 806 Faldas de la Sierra, Santa Fe NM 87501
May 01, 1997
Call for Entries: 2nd Annual Fine Furnishings Show, Nov 13-16,
1997. Providence, Rhode Island, at the
Convention Center. Juried show of custom and production furniture,
furnishings. Wholesale, retail. For application
call Lisa at: 401-846-1115
May 01, 1997
EDUCATION INTERNSHIP AT THE ILLINOIS STATE MUSEUM The Monticello
College Foundation
Internship in Museum Education provides a unique opportunity to
work closely with professional museum
educators. The Monticello Intern is responsible for the day-to-day
operations of "A Place for Discovery," a hands-on
children's gallery, including coordination of the gallery's
volunteers. The Monticello Intern also assists with other
museum education programs including classes, workshops, and special
events. Requirements: a Bachelor's degree
in education, anthropology, biology, geology, environmental
science, or art; a career interest in museum education;
experience in working with the public; ability to use personal
computers for word processing. Teaching experience
highly desirable. Flexibility and willingness to try new things are
especially important. The internship runs
September 1, 1997 through June 30, 1998, with some flexibility in
dates. Stipend plus excellent benefits package
including fully paid health and life insurance, holidays, vacation,
and sick time. To apply: send cover letter, resume,
transcript(s), and the contact information for three references to:
Beth Shea, Education Chair, Illinois State Museum,
Spring and Edwards Streets, Springfield IL 62706 OR 217-782-5507 OR
217-782-1254(FAX) OR
bs...@museum.state.il.us OR http://www.museum.state.il.us
May 01, 1997
GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIPS WITH STIPENDS OF $6000 Contact: Edwin
Pinkston, School of Art,
Louisiana Tech U, Ruston LA 71272 OR 318-257-3909 OR 318-257-4890(FAX)
May 01, 1997
JOB OPENING at the Institute for Public Media Arts (Durham, NC)
**-ISM (N.) Project
Director**. The Curricular and Faculty Development project helps
schools strengthen teaching and learning about
issues of diversity by incorporating experiential education and
video into diversity courses. Our courses put video
cameras in the hands of students so they can tell their own stories
about diversity. We seek a creative,
multidisciplinary activist/artist/academic with experience as an
educator, in project management, film/video studies
and diversity work. Details from: ismpr...@publicmedia.org OR
919-688-0332
May 01, 1997
LIVERMORE ART ASSOCIATION SPRING SHOW Hand-deliver. Open to
Alameda, San Joaquin, and
Contra Costa counties. Various media. $18 fee. Awards: $1,200.
Juror: Kay Russell. For prospectus send SASE to:
Nancy Saltsman, Box 216, Livermore CA 94550-0216 OR 510-447-9260
May 01, 1997
MOTHER EARTH..OUR CHANGING WORLD, juried exhibition open to US
artists in all media
except photography and jewelry. Exhibit dates June 1-15, 1997. $20
entry fee/3 slides/works. $1,700 in
awards. Send SASE for information to: Blaze Gallery, 228 SW 1st,
Portland OR 97204 OR 503-224-8101
May 01, 1997
MURAL COMMISSION Open to all. Commission: $10,000, $200 design fee
to semi-finalists. Send resume,
statements, review, 12 slides max, SASE to: Mural Commission,
Workmen's circle/Arbeter Ring, 1525 S
Robertson Blvd, Los Angeles CA 90035 OR 310-552-2007
May 01, 1997
MUSIC TEACHER The Philadelphia School, a progressive K-8
independent school with an enrollment of 282,
seeks a music teacher who is an active, practicing musician and
meets these requirements: at least two years'
experience teaching elementary or middle school music in a
classroom setting; training in vocal or instrumental
music, music history, choral conducting, piano accompaniment, and
Orff pedagogy and instrumentation a
committment to teaching students to read music and to instill in
them an appreciation of classical music; the ability
and desire to develop curriculum that relates to other disciplines
(history, literature); and a love of children and
respect for childhood. Interested applicants should submit a resume
to: Sandra Dean, Principal, The Philadelphia
School, 2501 Lombard St, Philadelphia PA 19146
May 01, 1997
NATIONAL COUNCIL ON EDUCATION FOR THE CERAMIC ARTS calls for
lecture and panel
proposals for its 32nd annual conference, with the theme "Heroes,
Icons, History and Memory," Mar
25-28, 1998, Fort Worth, Texas. Eligible: everyone except
panelists/lecturers in Rochester, NCECA '96 or in Las
Vegas, NCECA '97. Contact: Steve Reynolds, Art Dept, U of TX, 6900
N Loop 1604 W, San Antonio TX
78249-0642
May 01, 1997
NEW YORK FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL SOLICITATION (MULTIMEDIA) *
Curators for the
The 1997 New York Film and Video festival are currently seeking
CD-ROMs for inclusion in two different
exhibition programs. The festival will take place in October 1997
at Lincoln Center in New York City. Details from:
N.Y.F.F. (MULTIMEDIA - NORTH AMERICA ,ETC.), Eric Saks, Figure 8
Suite 2b, 2250 33rd Av, San
Francisco CA 94116 OR h...@earthlink.net OR N.Y.F.F. (MULTIMEDIA -
EUROPE), John Carella, Box 86,
Singel 417, Amsterdam 1012 WP, Netherlands OR ny...@dds.nl
May 01, 1997
Recent History: 1997 National Polymer Clay Exhibit, sponsored by
National Polymer Clay Guild.
Eligible: polymer clay or mixed med with primarily polymer clay.
Juried. Entry fee. For prospectus send SASE to:
Ellen Finkelsen, 100 Burke St, Nashua NH 03060
May 01, 1997
Roger Wagner Contemporary Choral Composition Competition. All
composers may submit unpublished
works for SATB chorus, a cappella, or with an accompaniment of up
to three instruments, including tape. Prizes:
$300 and possible performance and publication. This is an annual
competition. Contact: Dr. William Belan,
California State University, 5151 State University Dr, Los Angeles
CA 90032 OR 213-343-4067 OR
818-572-0954(FAX)
May 01, 1997
SOUTHWEST WRITERS WORKSHOP 1997 CONTEST Entries may be submitted to
various writing
categories. Entry fee. Details available from: SWWC, 1338 Wyoming
Blvd NE Suite B, Albuquerque NM 87112
OR 505-293-0303 OR sple...@swcp.com
May 01, 1997
STANLEY ELKIN MEMORIAL SHORT STORY CONTEST $500 first place, $300
second place, and
$200 third place. $10/story reading fee. Up to five. Send an SASE
for guidelines to: David Milofsky, Short Story
Contest, Dept of English, Colorado State U, Fort Collins CO 80523
OR 970-491-5449
May 01, 1997
Schubert Composition Competition for student composers. Submit a 3
minute reworking ( however
abstract) of Schubert's Lieder 'The Trout'. Set scoring ; Marimba,
Viola da Gamba and Cello. Prize fund to be
announced. Contact: http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~bluesnow OR
blue...@easynet.co.uk
May 01, 1997
Seeking entries for 1997 juried exhibition of works on paper to be
held at the Berkshire Museum
in Pittsfield Aug 23 - Oct 19, 1997. For prospectus send SASE to:
Berkshire Art Association, Box 829-A,
Stockbridge MA 01262
May 01, 1997
Submit slides for possible one-person exhibitions. Include
full-labeled slides, resume, statement about
work and support materials with SASE for return to Jim Jordan,
Southern Light Gallery, Amarillo College, Box
447, Amarillo TX 79178-0001 OR 806-371-5263
May 01, 1997
THE SHOE SHOW Walnut Creek, California. Fall 1997. Open to all in
the US. Media: all, relating to the shoe as
an expression of the self. Send 20 slides, resume, project
description, SASE to: The Shoe Show, Bedford Gallery,
Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic Dr, Walnut
Creek CA 94596
May 01, 1997
THE SPOON RIVER POETRY REVIEW EDITORS' PRIZE CONTEST 1997 One
winning poem will
be chosen to be awarded $500 and two finalists will be awarded $100
each. Winning poems and selected honorable
mentions will be published in the 1997 fall issue. Entries must be
previously unpublished, and will not be returned.
Include SASE for notification of winners. Guidelines available
from: Spoon River Poetry Review, Editors' Prize,
4240 Dept of English, Illinois State U, Normal IL 61790-4240
May 01, 1997
The Metropolitan Opera Guild seeks applicants for Creating Original
Opera, an eight-day
summer program designed to help teachers of grades 3-7 user opera
and musical theater in their
classrooms. Tuition, room, board, supplies, and fees are paid by
the program, but there is a $165 school
participation fee. Contact: David Dik, 70 Lincoln Center Plaza, New
York NY 10023 OR 212-769-7023 OR
http://www.operaed.org
May 01, 1997
The National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts announces the
Young Composers Awards
1997. The competition is open to students who are resident in the
United States and Canada. Students between the
ages of 13 and 18 (as of June 30, 1997) are eligible to apply.
Applicants must be enrolled in a public or private
secondary school, in a recognized musical institution, or be
engaged in the private study of music with an established
teacher. No compositions will be considered without certification
by the applicant's teacher, as set out on the official
entry form. Each applicant may submit only one work for
consideration. Students who have won an award in either
1995 or 1996 are not eligible to apply this year. All manuscripts
must be in legible form and may be submitted on
usual score paper or reduced under a generally accepted process.
Four xerox copies of the work must be submitted,
with a check for $5.00 (payable by check or money order). The
composer's name must not appear on the
composition submitted. Manuscripts must be identified with a
pseudonym. Prizes: 1st Prize - $1,000, 2nd Prize -
$750, 3rd Prize - $500, and 4th Prize - $250. The National Guild
will appoint an independent jury of not less than
three qualified judges to review all entries. Contact: Kate
Brackett, Program Associate, NGCSA, 40 North Van
Brunt St Room 32, Box 8018, Englewood NJ 07631 OR 201-871-3337
May 01, 1997
FINE ARTS WORK CENTER IN PROVINCETOWN Senior Fellowship Program -
offers one-month
residencies to six poets and fiction writers over 50, who have
"earned recognition earlier in their careers
and are now 're-emerging' with new work." Each receives $1,500 and
an apartment. For application and guidelines,
send SASE to: Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, Senior
Fellowship Program, 24 Pearl St, Provincetown MA
02657 OR 508-487-9960
May 01, 1997
Landmark Editions Inc announces the 1997 National Written and
Illustrated by...Awards Contest for Students.
Youngsters may enter their original books in one of three age
categories: 6-9, 10-13, or 14-19.
One winner from each category will be awarded a publishing
contract; winners receive an expenses-paid trip to the
Landmark offices in Kansas City, Missouri, where professional
editors and art directors will assist in the final
preparation of their text and illustrations. Authors also will be
paid royalties on sales. For guidelines, send a
self-addressed, business-size envelope with 64 cents postage to:
1997 NWIB Awards Contest, c/o Landmark
Editions Inc, Box 270169, Kansas City MO 64127
May 01, 1997
The National Gardening Association offers the Kids Growing with
Dutch Bulbs award to 200 schools and
youth groups. Winners receive 250 premium Dutch flower bulbs for a
children's planting program. Applicants pay a
$5 fee to enter. Contact: Bulbs, NGA, 180 Flynn Av, Burlington VT
05401 OR 800-538-7476 OR n...@garden.org
May 01, 1997
The Vegetarian Resource Group, a nonprofit organization, invites
students ages 18 and under to submit
essays on a diet that does not include fish, meat, or poultry. The
two- to three-page essays may be
based on research, interviews, and/or personal beliefs and
experiences. A $50 US savings bond will be awarded to
one winner in each of the following age categories: 8 and under,
9-13, and 14-18. For more information, contact:
Vegetarian Resource Group, Box 1463, Baltimore MD 21203 OR 410-366-VEGE
May 02, 1997
1997 NATIONAL PRINT COMPETITION Aug 25 - Oct 5. Open to all in the
US. Fee: $20/3 slides max, $10
each additional. Awards: $2000. Juror: Karl Kasten. For prospectus
send SASE to: Turner Print Competition, CSU
Chico, 400 W First St, Chico CA 95929-0820 OR 916-898-4476 OR
916-898-4082(FAX)
May 02, 1997
1st NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION Jun 6 Jul 3. Open to all in the
US. Fee: $20/4 slides max,
$5 each additional. Jurors: Stephen Perloff, Julius Vitali. Awards:
$500. For prospectus send SASE to: Open Space
Gallery, 913 Hamilton Blvd, Allentown PA 18101 OR 610-432-3091
May 02, 1997
CITY OF OAKLAND NATIONAL COMPETITION FOR PUBLIC ART - will
commission three public
art projects for the Frank H. Ogawa Plaza in front of Oakland's
historic City Hall. Projects include the design and
fabrication of a fountain, a sculpture for an open-air rotunda in a
new city administration building and insets for an
outdoor seating area. All artists with experience in producing
large-scale, permanent artwork, preferably with public
art experience, are eligible. For information, contact: Public Art
Program, Cultural Arts Division, City of Oakland,
505 14th St Suite 715, Oakland CA 94612 OR 510-238-2155 OR
okane#s...@oak2.ci.oakland.ca.us
May 02, 1997
EXPOSED: A CONTEMPORARY VIEW OF THE FIGURE Open to California
residents. Various media.
For prospectus send SASE to: Exposed, Santa Cruz Art League, 526
Broadway, Santa Cruz CA 95060 OR
408-426-5787 OR 408-426-5789(FAX)
May 02, 1997
ROCK RIVER POETRY CONTEST Prizes: $100; $50; $25; also reading,
publication. Judge: Christine
Swanberg. Fee: $2/poem; any subject/length. Send to: Rockford Art
Museum, 711 N Main St, Rockford IL 61103
OR 815-968-2787
May 02, 1997
Staten Island Biennial Juried Craft Exhibition, July 25, 1997,
through January 4, 1998. Cash awards. For
prospectus send SASE to: Staten Island Institute of Arts and
Sciences, 75 Styvesant Pl, Staten Island NY
10301-1998
May 03, 1997
The Smithtown Township Arts Council is viewing slides for
SELECTIVELY SEEKING SILVER, a
celebration of STAC's 25th anniversary that will be exhibited from
June 14 to July 13, 1997. Artists should send up
to 5 slides of work. Art should be of a celebratory nature, and
must include silver in at least one area or material. All
media are included. There is no submission fee. Slides cannot be
considered without an SASE and a current resume.
Invited artists will be responsible for getting their work to STAC.
Please indicate SEEKING SILVER on the
envelope. For more information contact: Leslie Tannen, STAC, Mills
Pond House, 660 Route 25A, St James NY
11780 OR 516-862-6575