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Opportunities for Artists
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2013
Outstanding Student Achievement
in Contemporary Sculpture Awards,
sponsored by the International
Sculpture Center. Each year the
International Sculpture Center
presents an award competition to
its member colleges and
universities as a means of
supporting, encouraging, and
recognizing the work of young
sculptors and their supporting
schools’ faculty and art program.
The Student Award winners
participate in an exhibition at
Grounds For Sculpture, as well as
a traveling exhibition hosted by
arts organizations across the
country. Winners’ work is also
featured in Sculpture magazine.
Each winner receives a one-year
membership at the ISC and all
winners are eligible to apply for
a full sponsored residency to
study in Switzerland. To nominate
students for this competition, the
nominees’ university must first be
an ISC University level member.
University Membership costs $200
for universities in the USA,
Canada and Mexico, or $220 for
international universities, and
includes a number of benefits.
Students who are interested should
talk to their professors about
getting involved. Nomination
deadlines are as follows:
University Membership Form:
MARCH 18, 2013; Online Student
Nomination Form: MARCH 25, 2013;
Online Student Submission Form:
APRIL 15, 2013. For more
information, contact:
International Sculpture Center, 19
Fairgrounds Road, Suite B
Hamilton, NJ 08619; email: studentawards@sculpture.org,
or visit website: www.sculpture.org/StudentAwards/2013.
Free
Online Workshops on Grants &
Fundraising, posted by
Wild Apricot offer a useful
round-up of free non-profit
webinars each month. A few of the
webinars offered in April include:
Grantseeking Basics by the
Foundation Center on April 3,
2013; Measuring the Networked
Nonprofit - Simple Steps for
Measuring Social Media Results by
CharityHowTo.com on April 4, 2013;
and Proposal Writing Basics by the
Foundation Center on April 18,
2013. For more information on
these and other webinars, check Wild
Apricot Non-Profit Webinars.
Call
for Nominations: 2013 National
Medal of Arts. Nominations
are now being accepted for the
2013 National Medal of Arts, the
highest award given to artists,
arts organizations, and arts
patrons in the United States. The
American public may nominate
artists and arts patrons for this
award through the National
Endowment for the Arts' website.
Nominees for a National Medal of
Arts must be U.S. citizens with a
distinguished professional career
that merits receiving the U.S.
government’s highest award.
Competitive nominees will be
familiar to reviewers so the
purpose of the nomination is to
remind reviewers that a nominee
should be considered. Nomination
deadline: APRIL 5, 2013.
You can learn more about some of
the past recipients of the
National Medal of Arts on the NEA
website.
Since the inception of the
National Medal of Arts in 1984
under President Reagan, 290
individuals have been honored,
including Ralph Ellison, Georgia
O’Keeffe, Meryl Streep, Van
Cliburn, Twyla Tharp, Tina
Ramirez, as well as architects,
designers, arts educators,
directors, and composers.
Request
for Qualifications: City of
Roanoke, Virginia. The
City of Roanoke, Roanoke Arts
Commission and the Greater Roanoke
Transit Company seek artist’s
qualifications or artist teams to
design, fabricate and install an
artistic bus stop shelter in the
Hurt Park neighborhood and this
request is strictly for
qualifications only. The art work
will be located at corner of 13th
Street and Salem Ave. SW. and
shall reflect the history and
spirit of the Hurt Park
Neighborhood. This project is open
to all artists and artist teams,
age 18 and over, who are residents
of the United States. Submission
deadline: APRIL 5, 2013. The
RFQ can be found at www.roanokeva.gov/artsandculture
or contact Susan.jennings@roanokeva.gov.
Artist-in-Residence
Studio (A.I.R. Studio)
in Paducah, Kentucky is accepting
applications from visual artists,
writers and composers for its
2013-14 program year. The program
welcomes self-motivated, focused
artists working in a range of
traditional and non-traditional
media.The duration of the
residency is two weeks to three
months. Collaborative artists and
emerging artists are encouraged to
apply. Applicants must be 21 years
of age or older. The residency
affords the artist time and space
for focused, independent studio
work, the development of new ideas
and experimentation. A.I.R. Studio
also features gallery space for
exhibiting work during the
residency. Opportunities to work
in collaboration with other
artists and galleries in the
Paducah community are often
available.Visiting artists may
also conduct workshops, for the
public, during their residency.
The studio space and living
quarters are handicap accessible.
The studio area features a large,
open workspace and is not media
specific. Accommodations may be
made upon request for residents
requiring access to specific
studio equipment. Living quarters
include a sleeping area,
kitchenette, and bathroom. The
space is snug but large enough to
accommodate a couple. Applications
accepting on an ongoing basis.
Please direct inquiries to: Erin
Hebert, A.I.R. Studio, 621 Madison
St., Paducah, KY 42001; email: airstudiopaducah@gmail.com
or check website: http://airstudiopaducah.blogspot.com.
Looking@Democracy:
Digital Media Competition
seeks short, provocative digital
media content designed to spark a
national conversation about how we
can all come together to
strengthen American democracy. A
total of $100,000 in prize money
in 5 categories will be awarded.
Sponsored by the Illinois
Humanities Council, with support
from the John D. and Catherine T.
MacArthur Foundation. Submission
formats can be short videos, audio
clips, animation, music videos,
public service announcements,
infographics, graphic art, even
Facebook and iPhone apps. Submissions
will be accepted beginning
February 4, 2013 with the
submission deadline of APRIL 16,
2013. For more
information, check the competition
page: www.LookingAtDemocracy.org.
The USArtists International
Program provides support
for American dance, music, and
theater ensembles and solo artists
invited to perform at significant
international festivals or
engagements that represent
extraordinary career opportunities
anywhere in the world outside the
United States and its territories.
The guidelines and new online
application are now available for
the 2013 USArtists International
(USAI) program. Upcoming
application deadlines: APRIL
19, 2013 for projects
taking place between July 1, 2013
and June 30, 2014. For a copy of
program guidelines, check website:
www.midatlanticarts.org.
The program's online application
has been revised for 2013.
Applicants now complete and submit
the application and upload their
work samples electronically.
To access the application,
click here.
Questions about USArtists
International should be directed
to Brigid Myers, at brigid@midatlanticarts.org.
Call
for Artists: 6x6x2013
Exhibition. Rochester
Contemporary Art Center’s (RoCo)
sixth annual 6x6
exhibition celebrates original
“small art” from all 50 states and
over 35 countries. Each artwork
must be 6x6 square inches (15cm)
or mounted to a 6x6 board, and
signed only on the back, to be
exhibited anonymously. All entries
will be accepted, exhibited and
will be for sale to the public for
$20 each (in the gallery and
online for global purchasing) to
benefit RoCo. Artworks are on
display from June 1 - July 14,
2013. Anyone may enter up to 6
artworks of any medium (2D or 3D)
and there is no fee. Submission
postmark deadline: APRIL 20,
2013. Details can be
found on the RoCo website: www.roco6x6.org/6x6x2013_intro.php.
Call
for Artists: Commission in
Charlotte, North Carolina. Hodges
Taylor Art Consultancy of
Charlotte, NC is seeking a
professional artist to be
commissioned to create artwork for
the new atrium wall at Temple Beth
El in Charlotte. Two and three
dimensional work in any media
except stained glass will be
considered, but must be designed
for wall installation and should
exemplify the mission and vision
of Temple Beth El. The budget for
the commission is $25,000
including delivery and
installation. Submission
deadline: APRIL 24, 2013. Inquiries
and submissions can be sent via
email to emaddrey@hodgestaylor.com.
The French-American Jazz
Exchange (FAJE) is a
partnership of the French-American
Cultural Exchange and Mid Atlantic
Arts Foundation (MAAF) designed to
foster creative and professional
development of jazz artists from
France and the United States
through support for collaborative
projects. MAAF offers free
webinars to assist potential grant
applicants: April 10, 2:00-3:30
p.m. EST, register and April 30,
2:00-3:30 p.m. EST. For more
information or to register for the
webinars, check their website: www.midatlanticarts.org.
The eGrant application is also
available online, along with the
program guidelines. Application
deadline: MAY 31, 2013. For
additional information, contact
Josh Kohn, Program Officer, Jazz
& Traditional Arts, josh@midatlanticarts.org.
2013
Moondance International Film
Festival Call for Entries.
Accepting submissions in the
following categories: animation,
documentary, film for kids, short
films, etc. Submission
postmark deadlines: MAY 31, 2013
(regular); JULY
31, 2013 (extended). Entry
fee ranges from $55-$100. For more
information, contact: Moondance
Film Festival, 970 9th St.,
Boulder, C0 80302; Phone: (303)
545-0202; or check website: www.moondancefilmfestival.com.
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