Artists,
Below you will find a reminder for the USA Artists International deadline approaching, the Puffin Foundation’s artists grants, two new videos from Art21 followed by opportunities for writers, visual arts, film, dance and theatre.
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I hope you have a pleasant Thanksgiving,
Beck
Beck McLaughlin Education & Web Services Director Montana Arts Council PO Box 202201 Helena, MT 59620-2201 406-444-6522 Arts in Education Hotline 800-282-3092 http://artscounterbalance.wordpress.com/
FINAL REMINDER: USArtists International
Deadline Appoaching! Friday, December 9, 2011
USArtists International 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 application deadline for the second of three grant rounds of the 2012 program is Friday, December 9, 2011 for projects taking place between March 1, 2012 and February 28, 2013. This is a receipt deadline. For links to the online eGrant system, program guidelines and application click here. Questions about USArtists International should be directed to Adam Bernstein, at adam@midatlanticarts.org.
Emerging U.S. Artists Supported
Puffin Foundation Artist Grants
The Puffin Foundation seeks to open the doors of artistic expression by providing grants to art organizations and artists throughout the country who are often excluded from mainstream opportunities due to their gender or social philosophy. For the 2012 grant cycle, the Foundation will provide Artist Grants ranging from $1,000 to $2,500 to encourage emerging artists in the fields of theater, photography, and music. The Foundation is particularly interested in supporting innovative initiatives that will advance progressive social change. Prospective applicants must request funding guidelines and forms by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope to the Foundation’s office by December 1, 2011. Completed application packets will be accepted from November 1 through December 30, 2011. Visit the Foundation’s website to review the grant guidelines.
New Videos: Tommy Hartung and Paul McCarthy
Tommy Hartung's Budget Guide to New YorkNew York Close Up Episode #016: What are the bare essentials an artist needs to live in New York? In this film, artist Tommy Hartung ventures out from his home and studio in Ridgewood, Queens to meet up with two friends--fellow artists Ronnie Bass and Georgia Sagri--in nearby Bushwick, Brooklyn.
Paul McCarthy: "Captain Ballsack"Exclusive Episode #143: Filmed in his Los Angeles studio, artist Paul McCarthy and production manager Amy Baumann describe the nearly decade-long, organic process behind the sculpture "Captain Ballsack" (2001-2009) and various editions cast from the original work.
WRITERS
Glimmer Train's SHORT STORY AWARD for NEW WRITERS
Deadline: November 30, 2011 extended to December 10.
Open only to writers whose fiction has not been presented in a print publication with a circulation over 5,000. (Entries, of course, must be unpublished.)
Most submissions to this category run 1,500 to 6,000 words, but can go up to 12,000 words.
Please, no more than 3 submissions per category. Reading fee: $15 per story
Prizes:
· 1st place wins $1,200, publication in Glimmer Train Stories, and 20 copies of that issue.
· 2nd-place: $500
· 3rd-place:$300
Please make your submission online: http://www.gimmertrain.org/
Click on the yellow submissions tab.
VISUAL ARTS
Utah Public Art Program Opportunities
Click on the project name to download the pdf file containing the full project description and specifics for submitting qualifications.
The Salt Lake Community College in partnership with the Utah Division of Facilities Construction and Management and the Utah Arts Council’s Public Art Program is requesting artist or artist team qualifications for the creation of site specific artwork(s) for the Salt Lake Community College Instructional and Administration Building on the Redwood Road campus in Taylorsville, Utah. The committee is open to the possibilities public art will bring to the project and interested in descriptive and/or conceptual art work that suggests or communicates the ideas, feelings, and themes outlined in the Request for Qualifications.
Budget: $192,500 - Deadline: January 13, 2012
Budget: $192,500 - Deadline: January 13, 2012
ELIGIBILITY
Professional artists / artist teams are eligible to apply. Art selection committee members, Utah Arts Council Board and employees, and subcontractors or consultants of AJC Architects are not eligible for this project. By statute the Committee will give preference to Utah artists and artists from other jurisdictions that have reciprocal allowances for non-resident artists. (MT has reciprocal allowances for non-resident artists. – Beck)
FILM
Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation is seeking the best in new independent American film to tour through its On Screen/In Person program.
Selected films will be screened in communities across the mid-Atlantic region accompanied by their respective filmmakers.
Filmmakers collaborate with host sites on the tour to develop community activities, such as Q&As, artist talks, or workshops, among other options, to further engage audiences in the screened work. The Foundation will pay selected filmmakers a stipend for each host site visit, cover all travel and accommodation expenses, and provide a per diem.
Film submissions, including animation, documentaries, experimental and narrative work, are accepted online via Withoutabox. To submit your work or view the filmmaker guidelines, please visit On Screen/In Person at Withoutabox.com.
Deadline for submission: January 20, 2012
The 35th Anniversary International Wildlife Film Festival Call for Entries is now open:
* The IWFF Call for Entries is open October 2011 through January 31, 2012
Late deadline: February 10th
For the 35th IWFF, Festival Week - May 5-12, and Preview Week, April 28-May4, the theme is Challenge, Choice & Promise – Wildlife Film and Conservation in the 21st Century * This year, look for new categories, plus we are honored to be able to present the Best Marine Conservation Message Award, sponsored by the Save Our Seas Foundation, for the film with the strongest message about saving our oceans and marine life!
To enter your film or learn more about IWFF and participation, please click on the Call for Entries/Festival Highlights Packet here: http://wildlifefilms.org/festivals/iwff/pdfs/12iwff_cfe.pdf(or you can cut and paste this link into your web browser)
Please Note: If you are interested in being a Preliminary Judge (February, Missoula) or a Final Judge (third week in March, Missoula), please send us a note of interest and a brief bio plus the best way to contact you.
* The IWFF Call for Entries is open October 2011 through January 31, 2012
Late deadline: February 10th
For the 35th IWFF, Festival Week - May 5-12, and Preview Week, April 28-May4, the theme is Challenge, Choice & Promise – Wildlife Film and Conservation in the 21st Century * This year, look for new categories, plus we are honored to be able to present the Best Marine Conservation Message Award, sponsored by the Save Our Seas Foundation, for the film with the strongest message about saving our oceans and marine life!
To enter your film or learn more about IWFF and participation, please click on the Call for Entries/Festival Highlights Packet here: http://wildlifefilms.org/festivals/iwff/pdfs/12iwff_cfe.pdf(or you can cut and paste this link into your web browser)
Please Note: If you are interested in being a Preliminary Judge (February, Missoula) or a Final Judge (third week in March, Missoula), please send us a note of interest and a brief bio plus the best way to contact you.
DANCE
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Dance, West Chester University (West Chester, PA)
West Chester University’s Department of Theatre and Dance is seeking applicants for a tenure-track position in dance beginning in August 2012. The successful candidate will have experience teaching a cross-cultural and/or interdisciplinary form of dance, in addition to one or more of the following technique forms: all levels of ballet, modern, tap or jazz. He/she will also have experience in at least two or more of the following related dance fields: somatic practice, dance appreciation, choreography, pedagogy, partnering, dance science or improvisation.
Responsibilities may include: choreographing for the University Dance Company, student mentoring, overseeing student concerts and recruitment. All faculty members are expected to pursue research and/or creative activity, advise students, and serve on departmental and university committees.Review of applications will begin January 1, 2012 and continue until the position is filled
West Chester University’s Department of Theatre and Dance is seeking applicants for a tenure-track position in dance beginning in August 2012. The successful candidate will have experience teaching a cross-cultural and/or interdisciplinary form of dance, in addition to one or more of the following technique forms: all levels of ballet, modern, tap or jazz. He/she will also have experience in at least two or more of the following related dance fields: somatic practice, dance appreciation, choreography, pedagogy, partnering, dance science or improvisation.
Responsibilities may include: choreographing for the University Dance Company, student mentoring, overseeing student concerts and recruitment. All faculty members are expected to pursue research and/or creative activity, advise students, and serve on departmental and university committees.Review of applications will begin January 1, 2012 and continue until the position is filled
For a full job description, including qualifications and application instructions see the full announcement on the University’s website.
Costume Supervisor, The College at Brockport, State University of New York
The Department of Dance seeks a Costume Supervisor responsible for designing, constructing, and/or pulling from the extensive costume collection and maintaining costumes for all events in the Department of Dance. The Costume Supervisor should be interested and able to supervise, mentor, and teach graduate and undergraduate students basic elements of costume design and construction. This position requires an ability to maintain the costume shop budget, coordinate with guest artists, work with the costume committee of Student Dance Organization, and collaborate with the Director of Dance Production and faculty Artistic Directors. Requirements include:
The Department of Dance seeks a Costume Supervisor responsible for designing, constructing, and/or pulling from the extensive costume collection and maintaining costumes for all events in the Department of Dance. The Costume Supervisor should be interested and able to supervise, mentor, and teach graduate and undergraduate students basic elements of costume design and construction. This position requires an ability to maintain the costume shop budget, coordinate with guest artists, work with the costume committee of Student Dance Organization, and collaborate with the Director of Dance Production and faculty Artistic Directors. Requirements include:
· Minimum two years’ experience in professional or university dance costume design and construction
· Ability to work collaboratively with faculty, students and guest artists;
· Ability to work within a culturally diverse environment;
· Well-developed written and oral communication skills.
Application Deadline 01-20-2012
For a full job description, including qualifications and application instructions,see the full announcement on the College’s website. (search under the "Department" and select "Dance" – Beck)
THEATRE
Costume Supervisor, The College at Brockport, State University of New York
The Department of Dance seeks a Costume Supervisor responsible for designing, constructing, and/or pulling from the extensive costume collection and maintaining costumes for all events in the Department of Dance. The Costume Supervisor should be interested and able to supervise, mentor, and teach graduate and undergraduate students basic elements of costume design and construction. This position requires an ability to maintain the costume shop budget, coordinate with guest artists, work with the costume committee of Student Dance Organization, and collaborate with the Director of Dance Production and faculty Artistic Directors. Requirements include:
The Department of Dance seeks a Costume Supervisor responsible for designing, constructing, and/or pulling from the extensive costume collection and maintaining costumes for all events in the Department of Dance. The Costume Supervisor should be interested and able to supervise, mentor, and teach graduate and undergraduate students basic elements of costume design and construction. This position requires an ability to maintain the costume shop budget, coordinate with guest artists, work with the costume committee of Student Dance Organization, and collaborate with the Director of Dance Production and faculty Artistic Directors. Requirements include:
· Minimum two years’ experience in professional or university dance costume design and construction
· Ability to work collaboratively with faculty, students and guest artists;
· Ability to work within a culturally diverse environment;
· Well-developed written and oral communication skills.
Application Deadline 01-20-2012
For a full job description, including qualifications and application instructions,see the full announcement on the College’s website. (search under the "Department" and select "Dance" – Beck)
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