Calls: Centre for Art Tapes Newsletter - huge number of jobs and calls for submissions!
CFAT ANNOUNCEMENTS
1. Employment Opportunity - Technical Coordinator
2. 2008/09 Local Artists in Residence
LOCAL OPPORTUNITIES & EVENTS
3. NSCAD University Visitor Presentation: Mary Smull
4. Anchor Social Centre Upcoming Events
5. the fuller terrace fundamental freedoms public lecture series
6. Operation Wake Up!...brought to you by the CKDU News Collective
7. AUDIO/SOUND ART COLLECTIVE @ CKDU
8. Halifax Dance seeks accompanist for ballet classes.
9. ANNOUNCEMENT: GO NORTH!- New Website Launched!
10. ART GETS SLEAZY
11. Attention all Halifax-based artists: Call for Proposals- Store-front/Window Space Projects
12. Stories of a Black Community Seek a place in Canadian Literature
13. 2008/9 MENTORSHIP DEADLINE ANNOUNCED
14. Nocturne festival brings art in Halifax into the ‘night spotlight’
15. ViewFinders: International Film Festival for Youth and D250 Partner for Youth Camp
16. CBC Script Joy Award offer scriptwriters $10,000.
17. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY AFCOOP
18. A CALL FOR PROPOSALS ~ From Documentary Filmmakers for Nova Scotia-Gambia Association’s
19. CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Lisa Lipton & Rob Shedden- Collaborative Project
20. Northern Video Art Port | CALL
21. Halifax Submission Call: 161 Gallon Gallery
22. The Yoga of Lucid Writing At the Tatamagouche Centre, August 7 to 10
NATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES & EVENTS
23. Continental Drift International Short Film Festival
24. 2008 SILVER WAVE FILM FESTIVAL
25. Call for Submissions - East Gate New Media Festival, Dali, Yunnan province, China
26. The Banff New Media Institute and Visual Arts programs are currently seeking candidates for the following positions.
27. ATTENTION FILMMAKERS! CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS Rendezvous with Madness is now accepting entries for its 16th anniversary program.
28. aceartinc. | Call for 2009 -2010 programming year | AUG 1
29. CALL TO ARTISTS - FIRE STATION NO. 5
30. Hamilton Artists Inc. Call for Proposals
31. The Banff Centre - Visual Arts Residencies Call for Applications
32. CALL: Banff Centre- Work Studies
33. CALL FOR SUBMISSION ESPACE VIDÉOGRAPHE 2009-2010 PROGRAMMING
34. aceartinc. encourages proposals
35. Redwire Native | CALL | deadline | AUG 1
36. Stanford University | seeks Full Professor, Painting | deadline | SEP 15
37. Künstlerstätte Schloss | Bleckede Artist-in-Residence | deadline | SEP 27
38. Canada Council | John Hobday Awards Arts Management | deadline | SEP 30
39. Job Posting: Director, Dunlop Art Gallery
40. Canadian Art Foundation
41. 2009 Call for Submissions on the theme Ecology: Water, Air, Sound
42. CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Surrealism in Film
43. Vtape CALL FOR PROPOSALS The Curatorial Incubator
44. REMINDER: CALL FOR PROPOSAL Knock on Woods: A Roving International Residency
45. Call for Submissions?Resident Artist Program @ the Living Arts Centre
46. THE OTTAWA ART GALLERY (OAG) CURATOR OF CONTEMPORARY ART
CFAT ANNOUNCEMENTS
1. Employment Opportunity
Centre for Art Tapes, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Position: Technical Coordinator
Terms: Position commences Mid - August 2008
28 hours/week Tuesday - Friday
Includes health and dental benefits
Salary Range: $12.00 - $14.00/hr commensurate with experience
Application Deadline Friday August 1st, 2008.
The Centre for Art Tapes has been active in Halifax for over twenty-nine years, and in that time it has been able to fill many essential cultural needs for the media arts community. Since its formation as a not-for-profit artist-run Society for the presentation of media art the organization has grown into an indispensable resource for a broad range of people. We provide both the membership and the general public with opportunities to experience innovative media-arts exhibitions, and we support independent artists through annual programs, educational initiatives, and by offering general access to facilities and equipment. Our membership of over 130 people use the Centre to create independent media artwork on a year round basis.
The Technical Coordinator ensures that the Centre’s equipment and production resources are up to date and in good working order. The Coordinator is responsible for being the liaison between the equipment and the artists using the Centre. The Coordinator will have the opportunity to chair committees, teach workshops and develop new initiatives. It is essential that the Technical Coordinator have a good working knowledge of the video, audio and new media software and hardware at the Centre. The Technical Coordinator reports to the Executive Director and is responsible for ensuring that policies related to technical services are implemented.
Applicants must have completed a related post-secondary program and be active within the media arts community.
Responsibilities:
The Technical Coordinator is responsible for:
- Ensuring that production field equipment and in-house facilities remain in good working order.
- Providing Technical assistance to artists using the Centre’s equipment and facilities.
- Providing Technical assistance for Programs (Scholarships and Residencies) as well as for Exhibitions and Presentations.
- Researching equipment and working with an Equipment Committee to support funding applications.
- Maintaining and revising policy based on usage, equipment, and the needs of artists. - Communicating with other local arts organizations with regard to technical collaborations and sharing of equipment for special projects.
- Sharing front desk responsibilities during open hours.
- Preparing equipment for rental and tracking equipment when it is off-site.
- Preparing Screening Copies for Public Presentations.
- Preparing Media For Upload to our Website.
Please address applications to:
Personnel Committee
c/o Ilan Sandler, Executive Director
Centre for Art Tapes
5600 Sackville Street, Room 207
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3J 1L2
Any inquiries may be emailed to: cfat.operations@ns.sympatico.ca
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Please visit our website for more information about the Centre.
www.centreforarttapes.ca
2. 2008/09 Local Artists in Residence
The Centre for Art Tapes is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2008/09 Local Artist in Residence Program: Sym Corrigan, David Clark, Eryn Foster and Graeme Patterson. These four artists will be active at the centre from August 1, 2008 - July 31, 2009.
LOCAL OPPORTUNITIES & EVENTS
3. NSCAD University Visitor Presentation: Mary Smull
Wednesday, July 30, 12:30pm
Weaving Seminar Room (H240)
NSCAD University, 5163 Duke Street.
Mary Smull is an artist and Cranbrook Academy of Art graduate student living in Pontiac, Michigan. A 1995 graduate of the Fibers Department of the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, she spent the next 8 years exploring the world of handmade, artist-designed objects. In 2001, Smull began teaching weaving, printing, experimental costume design, and mixed media sculpture at the University of the Arts. From 2005 through 2007, she worked closely with artist Kelly Cobb developing a series of wearable art pieces for exhibitions in the Philadelphia area.
Her current work at Cranbrook explores the intersection of mass media imagery with traditional textile culture. She is currently working on a series of conceptual needlepoint pieces investigating the phenomenon of “kit creativity” and the relationship of creativity, labor, and leisure.
4. Anchor Social Centre Upcoming Events @ Anchor Archive, located @ 5684 Roberts Street
Skillshare Workshops continue with:
Flipbooks from digital video with Lucas Dambergs Wednesday, July 30
With a simple computer program and some scissors, make a little paper flipbook from a short digital video (taken with a digital camera). Bring a video you want to use, or you can shoot one in the workshop. To register for a workshop, simply email halifaxskillshare@gmail.com. Skillshare workshops are free!
Zine Machine - Hosted by Jasmine Marsh and special guests.
Radio Zine Machine is a showcase of zines & independent media available for loan, and a forum to discuss a diverse array of weekly topics ranging from queer politics to animal liberation, radical parenting through wild edible plants. It strives to present voices of those less often heard, and make non-corporate, alternative information more approachable and accessible. Listen to Zine Machine, every second and fourth Monday on CKDU from 10:30 until midnight, or online in the archives at ckdu.ca.
Queer Between the Covers Sunday, August 3rd 11am-6pm
Anchor Archive will be participating in Queer Between the Covers, Montreal's first annual queer bookfair. Queer Between the Covers is part of Pervers/Cité, a series of events aimed at providing a financially accessible and issue-based alternative to Montreal's annual Divers/Cité cultural festival. Check it out if you're in Montreal - the location is Usine 106U (an artist-run collective gallery space at 111 Roy East).
anchor archive regional zine project
(902) 446-1788, anchorarchive@gmail.com, anchor.revolt.org
5. the fuller terrace fundamental freedoms public lecture series
thursday 7 august, 8pm
EMILY VEY DUKE
Why I Hate Privacy and Love Guilt
Emily Vey Duke is a widely exhibited artist. She is the New York correspondent for C Magazine, and is published in numerous books and journals in Canada and the U.S. She teaches at Syracuse University in Central New York.
thursday 14 august, 8pm
NANCIE ERHARD
Taking Religion Seriously in a Secular Society
Nancie Erhard's most recent research projects include a study of the new religious diversity in the Halifax region and the resurgence of the religious left in American politics. She is Assistant Professor of Comparative Religious Ethics at Saint Mary's University.
thursday 28 august, 8pm
LAURA PENNY
Freedumb: How Choice Eclipses Expression and Conscience.
Laura Penny is the author of Your Call Is Important to Us: The Truth About Bullshit. She is a frequent contributor to the Globe & Mail and a contributing editor for Toronto Life. She teaches at Mount Saint Vincent University.
where to go:
The lecture series is named after Fuller Terrace, but it's located in a backyard accessed from Belleaire Terrace:
1. Walk north on Agricola Street
2. Turn right onto North Street
3. Turn left onto Belleaire Terrace
4. The lecture site will be marked on the right
Note: In case of rain, lectures will be held the day following their scheduled date
fullerterracefreedoms@gmail.com
6. Operation Wake Up!...brought to you by the CKDU News Collective
Monday - Friday @ 8am - 9am on CKDU 88.1 FM...or listen online at ckdu.ca at your convenience by checking out the archives and plugging in the relevent time and date. Operation Wake Up! is an alternative news and documentary show focused on social and environmental justice, locally and beyond. We'll also tell you what it's like outside and about community events....so turn down the corporate media and turn us up!
* psst....The last Tuesday of each month, OWU! will be focused on Atlantica
7. AUDIO/SOUND ART COLLECTIVE @ CKDU
CKDU is looking for members to form a new audio/sound art collective. This collective will be responsible for programming a "radio gallery" that will feature installations of sound art on a regular basis. The Audio/sound art collective will also be engaged in other work supporting and engaging with audio and sound art.
For more information and to find out about our first meeting please contact Leah Girardo at: leah@ckdu.ca
Leah Girardo
Station Coordinator
CKDU 88.1 FM
6136 University Ave.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3H 4J2 CANADA
info@ckdu.ca
www.ckdu.ca
Office Line:
902.494.6479
Request Line:
902.494.2487
8. Halifax Dance seeks accompanist for ballet classes.
Halifax Dance Association is a not-for profit organization dedicated to the development of dance and movement arts through education, performance and community development, in a spirit that values diversity and the potential of all individuals.
Established in 1973, we have grown to become a leading training ground for movement arts with a membership of over 1400 students. We offer recreational classes to children, teens and adults, as well as pre-professional and professional dance training for all ages. We take pride in our support to visiting professional artists and companies.
We are seeking a pianist to accompany ballet classes which begin in September.
Successful applicant will be available on weekday evenings and Saturdays.
Successful applicant will have a good sense of musicality and rhythm as well as proven reliability and professionalism.
Experience with live accompaniment is an asset but not necessary.
Please send resume with references and cover letter attention:
Mariella Belleza, Artistic Executive.
mariella@hfx.eastlink.ca
Please include in subject line: Application for accompanist
Fax – 423-2057
Halifax Dance
1505 Barrington Street
Maritime Centre, Suite G6
Halifax, NS
B3J 3K5
No phone calls please.
9. ANNOUNCEMENT: GO NORTH!- New Website Launched!
Hello GO NORTH ARTISTS, FANS AND VENUE HOSTS,
I wanted to let you know that we are putting up bios of all the artists and venues who are participating in Go North this year, on our new website, gonorthhalifax.com.
If you have not signed up for GO NORTH this year but want to be a part of it please e-mail northend@gonorthhalifax.com. Include your name, phone #, address, email, website if applicable, a breif bio on yourself or you business, a small jpeg picture and where you will be showing your work if you know already, (or what kind of business, collective, etc, you are).
The deadline to sign up is the 18th of this month. The sooner you sign up the sooner we can spread the news that you will be participating this year.
For everyone who has already signed up please send along a small bio of yourself, a description of the kind of work you do and a picture of either some of your work, or a bio pic. A small jpg file would be best. The sooner we get this the better, as it may get too busy later to put the stuff on the web. Also send along a link to your website if you have one. This applies to artists and businesses.
All the promotion that we do for you is free, so the sooner you send your info along the more we can promote you!
You can see the bios of the artists who have already sent their bios along at http://www.gonorthhalifax.com/artists/
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Hello GO NORTH ARTISTS, FANS AND VENUE PEEPS,
GO NORTH presents A Night of Romance! As a fundraiser for this year's Go North! we will be having a raffle and an accompanying event at Fred, 2606 Agricola on Thursday, August 7th. The raffle features products and services from North End businesses and tickets will be available for sale next week. For a list of the items in the raffle check out gonorthhalifax.com on Saturday.
This year's raffle will be held in conjunction with our very own version of 'The Bachelor/Bachelorette.' We promise a night of art throbs. For more information on this event check out gonorthhalifax.com/blog
We will also be hosting a Waffle House at Eyelevel on the 17th of August.
Thanks to our fantastic Fundraising Committee for putting this all together!
Stay tuned for an announcement about the raffle prizes!
We are also pleased to announce that The Bus Stop Theatre will once again be our hub for this year's event on the 6th.
For anyone who is interested in being part of Go North but has not registered yet, please do so before this Friday, the 18th. You can register simply by sending your name, phone number, address, e-mail address, the name and address of your venue if known, a short bio and jpg pic to northend@gonorthhalifax.com.
And for the artists who have registered but not sent in a bio or a bio pic or a link to your website yet, please do so.
You can learn more about how this year's events are unfolding by regularly checking gonorthhalifax.com
Thanks, Den and Brenna
-Go North Co!-Coordinators
10. ART GETS SLEAZY
Saturday July 26, 2008
eyelevelgallery's annual members' show wraps up with an art exchange and cocktail party. Members, friends, enthusiasts, sleaze-bags, go-go-girls, and eccentrics are all invited.
Watch as the artists in this year's members' show swap pieces in a good ol'fashioned key party. Enjoy a cocktail prepared by our fresh and free bartender. Groove to the sounds prepared for you by our supersmooth DJ.
Just get loose.
Saturday July 26, begins at 8pm.
eyelevelgallery, 2063 Gottingen Street
11. Attention all Halifax-based artists: Call for Proposals- Store-front/Window Space Projects
Eyelevel Gallery is curating a series of 5 special exhibits to take place as part of the Go North! Community Art Festival taking place this September 6-September 14. We are looking for local Halifax-based artists who would like to propose special projects (installations, performances, interactive activities etc) that would be installed in North-End store-front/window spaces for the duration of one week during the festival. Emerging as well as established artists are encouraged to apply. An artist fee of $500 will be paid as well as a materials fee of $50. Artists will also be featured as part of the Go North! Studio and Gallery Tour taking place on Saturday September 6th. Please read the information and guidelines below for more details on how to apply:
Deadline for applications: Friday August 8, 5pm Applicants will be notified very shortly after the deadline.
Application Guidelines:
Please submit the following as part of your proposal. Drop off or mail to:
Eyelevel Gallery 2063 Gottingen St. B3K 3B2 Note: IWE WILL NOT ACCEPT PROPOSALS BY EMAIL
1. Project outline/idea
-provide a concise description of what your project will look like: physical, conceptual, material, etc
-explain what would be involved in the creation of the project (is it an installation, performance, a multi-media adventure?)
-tell us why you think this project would fit well into the Go North! Festival?
-tell us where your project will be located (note: you will need to make contact with the North End business/organization of your choice and have your site confirmed by the application deadline)
2. Letter from Hosting Business/Organziation
-provide a signed letter of confirmation from the business/organization that will be hosting your project
-the letter should state that this business/organization is willing to host your store-font/window space project from September 6-14
-if you are having trouble finding a location, please contact Denis, the Go North! coordinator who can provide recommendations for spaces who are interested: gonorthtour@gmail.com or call 425 6412
3. Support Material
-provide digital samples of your work (DVD, CD ROM)
-send up to 10 images or 2 minutes of video/audio samples
(make sure files are MAC compatible and submit: jpg files only, resolution of 72 dpi, maximum and title each file (image) with a number, your initials, the year and title of your work) + send an image list with descriptions of the support material you have provided -if you need help with your application or support material, contact someone at Eyelevel and we can provide advice on preparing your proposal
4. CV and Artist Bio-please submit a CV outlining previous art experience (education, exhibitions, presentations etc). If you are a student, list any exhibitions or projects you have done throughout your course of study that would be of relevance (for example, if you are proposing an installation, show us examples of similar projects you have completed). Also include a short bio and/or artist-statement
For more information, contact Denis or Brenna at: gonorthtour@gmail.com phone: 425 6412 Go to: www.gonorthhalifax.com for details on the Go North! Festival -You may also email: Director@eyelevelgallery.ca
12. Stories of a Black Community Seek a place in Canadian Literature
A Pitch Letter to Radio Producers By F. Stanley Boyd
From another little known and exotic world and from a distant and yet seemingly familiar time, the 50’s and 60’s, and yet from a familiar place, comes writer journalist Frank Boyd’s Tales from JR’S Diaries: Black Life in the Halifax Hood. In this collection of short stories the writer sneaks us into a private world that seems at once familiar and yet is very much unknown -- growing up black on Creighton Street, often known as the black belt and today referred to as the ‘Hood..
On a stroll which represents the core of black life in Halifax these tales are told from the perspective of a immature and often naïve black adolescent, called JR, who is one Black kid among other children of mixed ethnic, racial and religious origins living in the ‘Hood. Despite this multicultural milieu these kids grow up side by side and face the real world, which sees them as dispensable derelicts, outsiders and misfits.
These are stories of triumphs and defeats, friendships and loves as told with humor and often the pathos these individual tales most certainly require to make Tales from JR’S Diaries: Black Life in the Halifax ‘Hood a unique contribution to Canadian multicultural and black literature born uniquely in this country as was Jazz in the southern United States.
The stories work well in both print and audio formats. I attach an audio demo of one of the tales called: The Witch which is read by the author and the sound and music productions are arranged by sound engineer, Archie Gillis.?
The short stories are vast in themes and subject matters which, from the titles, you can get some indication of the range of these short stories for example: Return, those Arabian Nights; ?Bursting with Pixie Dust in of All Places the ‘Hood; The Satanic Disciples; Be My Life’s Companion; The Great Jay Thomas; The African Sage; and In Condosuela’s Eyes to mention a few.
I trust you’ll enjoy:? The Witch. This is story of inter-generational conflict and at the same time it is a story of transformation. The theme describes how youths of a previous generation, through lack of understanding, once badly mistreated an elderly woman, who at that time was known in the ‘Hood as “the Witch”. The story’s plot finds role reversal in the current x generation when one of the former youths, now elderly, begins to lament his callous actions of his youthful past.?
The writer is seeking a producer who can find a medium and a network for these stories. Yet in addition, the writer seeks a producer with the sensitivity to understand that these stories represent a literary and cultural history that is wholly un-documented in Canadian literature. A vibrant Halifax community of black families, known as the ‘hood, has come and gone and left in its passage we find only empty and derelict buildings on a white washed street. We find nothing of a literature to commemorate the passage of “the black belt”. These stories are an effort to correct that historic literary omission.
In addition I believe the national public broadcaster should take the lead in bringing these stories to the attention of Canadian radio listeners by marking the passage of this once famous black community. I look forward to hearing your thoughts on this subject of literary importance to Canadians.
Yours truly, F. Stanley Boyd
frankboyd@airfire.ca
902 463-0070 (P)
902 461-9573 (F)
?
Frank S. Boyd, B.A.,M.A.,B.J.
(T) 902 463-0070 (F) 902 461-9573
fsjboyd@yahoo.com
13. 2008/9 MENTORSHIP DEADLINE ANNOUNCED
The Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia invites applications from writers who wish to be considered for apprentice positions in the 2008/09 mentor program for developing Nova Scotia writers. The application deadline is 5 pm, Friday, September 12, 2008.
This program, made possible through the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, is designed to address the needs of developing writers who are committed to their writing and creative development. This is not an introductory creative writing course: it is an intensive, hands-on opportunity intended to provide a disciplined and focused period of work during which developing writers may stretch and hone their craft in a supportive environment. The program is designed to be of support to writers who are on the cusp of professional publication.
The Fed welcomes applications from writers working in all disciplines including poetry, fiction, non-fiction, writing for children and young adults, and short fiction. The selection of the apprentices will be made by a jury of established writing professionals who will then match successful candidates with appropriate senior writers in this region. The decisions of this jury will be final.
How to apply
There is no formal application form. To be eligible for this program, writers must provide the following information and materials. Applications must be typewritten, double-spaced, on one side of standard 8 ? x 11 paper. DO NOT STAPLE your application. DO NOT SEND more material than is required. Apprentice applicants must be at least 19 years old.?
In addition to supplying us with a 10 page sample of the text that you propose to focus on during the mentorship period (samples which are longer than the requested 10 pages will be truncated at 10 pages), please send us a short cover letter (complete with postal address, e- mail and phone number where you may be reached during business hours) that addresses the following:? (don’t squander on a quire of paper what can be reduced to a glittering paragraph) How long have you been writing? Summarize your writing activity for the past twelvemonths. What? goal have you set yourself to try and achieve during the relatively short timeavailable (approximately five months)? Be concise. Are you willing and able to make writing a priority during the full course of theprogram? If not, please don't apply. Why do you need to participate in the mentor program?
Time period:
Participants will work together over a fairly flexible five month period starting in the late Fall. Apprentices will be matched with mentors. WFNS provides an honorarium to the senior writer to work with the apprentice, who agrees to contribute time, work and effort without financial compensation during the mentorship period.? At the conclusion of the mentoring cycle, emerging writers will participate in a celebratory public reading at the Federation.
Applications must be received by the Writers' Federation by 5:00 pm on September 12, 2008. Faxed and e-mailed materials will not be accepted. Address your applications to Mentoring at the Fed, WFNS, 1113 Marginal Road, Halifax, NS, B3H 4P7. For further information, please contact WFNS at 423-8116 or talk@writers.ns.ca
Susan Mersereau
Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia
www.writers.ns.ca? 902 423 8116
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14. Nocturne festival brings art in Halifax into the ‘night spotlight’
Halifax, NS - Nocturne: Art at Night is an arts festival bringing light, colour, art and energy to the downtown streets of Halifax between 6:00pm and midnight on Saturday, October 18, 2008. Inspired by the success and popularity of similar late-night arts festivals occurring all over the world (most notably, events like “Nuit Blanche” in cities including Paris, Montreal and Toronto), Nocturne will celebrate the dynamic and exciting arts community here in Halifax, bringing together visual and performing arts with street-level accessibility.
Ray Cronin, Director, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia notes,"The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia is very pleased to be involved in this event that allows collaboration with so many of the great galleries in Halifax. It will be a great night for everyone who participates."
Designed and initiated by volunteers within the community, Nocturne will be a signature arts event for Halifax that is easily accessible, free of charge and completely unique to the city.
Ineke Graham, Director at Studio 21 says, "It's something that anyone can enjoy. A lot of people are around and about at night with the many universities, hopefully we can attract them."
Halifax tourists and residents alike will have the opportunity to visit a number of the city’s art organizations, including both public and private art galleries, and experience art in many of the Halifax's public spaces. Galleries and art organizations that have confirmed their involvement include: Anna Leonowens, VANS, Saint Mary's, Viewpoint, Studio 21, Dalhousie, Page and Strange, MSVU, Secord, Vieth St., Argyle Fine Art, AGNS, and more.
The intention of the event is to encourage attendees to experience a variety of exhibitions and installations in one evening. An event program and map will be available to all participants and announced at a later date.
Nocturne: Art at Night will be a new celebration of culture for HRM, encouraging both growth and interest in the vibrant arts community that calls Halifax home.
For more information visit the website at www.nocturnehalifax.ca.
For more information contact:
Media Contact:
Abby Dickinson
dickinsonabby@hotmail.com
902-209-9301
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Subject: Nocturne: Call for Submissions Extended Deadline
The weeks in July sure fly by! You have an extra two weeks to submit your application for a Special Project. Don't miss your chance to take part in the first ever Nocturne!
Special Projects: Call For Submissions
Extended Deadline: Friday August 1, 2008 - 5 pm
The Nocturne Special Projects Committee is calling for artisits working in all types of creative mediums to submit a proposal for an independent special project for the Nocturne: Art At Night event on saturday, October 18, 2008 from 6pm to midnight.
Upon selection, Nocturne will provide the artist with free publicity i.e,: inclusion on the event's map, website listings and a write-up accompanied by an image in the official Nocturne program.
Check out the website for an application.
http://www.nocturnehalifax.ca
15. ViewFinders: International Film Festival for Youth and D250 Partner for Youth Camp
-Teens from 13 to 18 can learn the fundamentals of filmmaking while spreading the message about the importance of voting-
Halifax, NS, July 7, 2008—ViewFinders: International Film Festival for Youth announced today that it has partnered with Democracy 250, the celebration of Canadian democracy in Nova Scotia, to create an innovative filmmaking summer camp program for youth.
The D250 Summer Video Academy for Youth is a FREE summer camp for youth ages 13 to 18 that will take place at the East Preston Recreational Centre in East Preston and at the Centre for Art Tapes (CFAT) in Halifax in July and August. Applications are available for download at www.atlanticfilm.com/view or in hard copy at the East Preston Community Centre.
“This is a great partnership,” said Julie Glaser, Director of ViewFinders. “Youth will be able to learn all aspects of film production working with professionals in the industry. They will have a unique opportunity to express themselves through film at no cost.”
Those participating will be introduced to the excitement of filmmaking at the camp while learning three different components of film: Scriptwriting, Music and Production. No previous experience is required, and students of all abilities are encouraged to apply.
Students will put their skills to use as they create a short video that will explore the importance of democracy within the Black community. The project will incorporate elements of drama, documentary and music.
The completed film will screen at the ViewFinders Gala during the 28th Atlantic Film Festival in September, and at the 8th ViewFinders International Film Festival for Youth, April 21-25, 2009.
"Democracy 250 is pleased to support the ViewFinders International Film Festival for Youth," said Russell MacLellan, former premier and Democracy 250 co-chair. "The festival provides a unique opportunity for youth to creatively express the importance of voting and, through their work, reach thousands of others with an important message."
Camp Components and Key Dates
Scriptwriting: July 28 – Aug 1
Music: July 28 – August 1, with recording date TBD
DEADLINE TO APPLY FOR JULY 28 PROGRAMS - July 23
Production: August 18 – 22
DEADLINE TO APPLY FOR AUGUST 18 PROGRAM - August 13
About ViewFinders
ViewFinders is a five-day celebration of film and video for youth ages of 3-18 that includes a comprehensive school program as well as evening and weekend screenings, programs and workshops for families and young adults. ViewFinders features films from around the world geared toward youth with a selection of films made by youth.
The ViewFinders: International Film Festival for Youth is pleased to have the support of our Prestige Partners, CBC and Empire Theatres and the generous support of the Hansen-MacDonald family.
The ViewFinders: International Film Festival for Youth is a production of the Atlantic Film Festival Association (AFFA). AFFA also produces Festival In A Van, alFresco filmFesto (July 25 – August 29), the Atlantic Film Festival (September 11-20, 2008) and Strategic Partners (September 12-14, 2008).
About D250
Democracy 250 is a non-partisan initiative of the Nova Scotia Legislature charged with overseeing the celebrations of the 250th anniversary of Nova Scotia's first representative government and Canada's first parliamentary democracy. A key objective of Democracy 250 is to encourage more youth to participate in the democratic process and to vote.
For more information please contact:
Pam Todd, Marketing & Communications Manager
Tel: 902-420-4059
E-mail: pamtodd@atlanticfilm.com
Julie Glaser, ViewFinders Director
Tel: 902-420-4797
E-mail: julie@atlanticfilm.com
16. CBC Script Joy Award offer scriptwriters $10,000.
When: Applications available now. Deadline Friday August 29, 2008.
Annual CBC Television Broadcast Script Joy Award 2008, part of the annual Linda Joy Media Arts Awards offers emerging screenwriters and scriptwriters $10,000 in support.
This award provides a writer with $5000 cash and up to $5000 in services towards the development of a second or later draft broadcast script anywhere in the Atlantic Provinces. Details and application forms are available at lindajoy.com.
Emerging writers, screenwriters or scriptwriters residing in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island or Newfoundland are eligible to apply. See the application form for more detailed information regarding elegibility, or view the Joy Award guidelines online.
Scripts submitted should be in their second or later draft, and must be a short drama up to a half-hour, or a documentary up to one hour.
This Joy Award includes;
$5000 in cash towards second or later draft of a script intended for television (short drama up to half-hour, or documentary up to one hour), plus Up to $5000 in production and/or post-production services, subject to scheduling availability, towards a demo for the script, or towards a writer’s demo reel.
The deadline for receiving applications is Friday August 29, 2008, at 5:00 PM.
The successful applicant will be announced at the Linda Joy Media Arts Brunch, and again at an Awards event during the Atlantic Film Festival in September. The successful applicant is selected by a jury of peers.
The Joy Awards are the largest independent media production awards in Eastern Canada. The Linda Joy Media Arts Society has recognized and supported excellence in emerging media arts talent in Atlantic Canada for 23 years.
The Linda Joy Awards alumni include many of this region's most successful talent like Andrea Dorfman (Director, Love That Boy, Parsley Days, Flower In My Pedal, etc), Mike Clattenberg? (Director, Trailer Park Boys, etc), Helen Hill (Drirector, Bohemian Town, Madame Winger Makes A Film, Mouseholes, etc), Marc Almon (Director, Wake of Calumn McLeod, etc), Shandi Mitchell (Director, Tell Me, Baba's House, etc), Rodrigue Jean (Director, Full Blast, etc), and many others.
More information and application forms are available at:
www.lindajoy.com
For information contact
info@lindajoy.com
902.420.4522
Media inquiries regarding this or any Joy Award, including the Helen Hill Animated Award 2008, should be directed to Will Roberts at info@lindajoy.com , 902.420.4522, or 902.495.8220.
The Linda Joy Awards are made possible by our generous sponsors;
CBC Television Presenting Partner; PS Atlantic; Power Post; Nova Scotia Department of Tourism, Culture & Heritage; The Atlantic Studios Cooperative; The National Film Board of Canada; The Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative; The New Brunswick Filmmakers Cooperative; Kodak Canada Inc.; Technicolor; The Newfoundland Independent Filmmakers Cooperative; New Brunswick Film, 45 North; CTV; The Centre For Art Tapes; The Newfoundland Film Development Corporation; Streely Maid Films; Prime Insurance Agency Inc.; The Atlantic Film Festival; The Silver Wave Film Festival.
Will
legion.will@gmail.com
p1x.blogspot.com
mediaX.co.nr
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17. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY AFCOOP
The Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative invites applications for a nine-month position as Programs and Membership Coordinator.
Application Deadline: Aug. 6, 2008
The Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative (AFCOOP) is a non-profit, charitable organization dedicated to providing new and experienced filmmakers with equipment, facilities, training and funding. AFCOOP is an accessible member-run centre for the production and presentation of creative films in a collaborative, learning environment.
The Programs and Membership Coordinator will oversee three main programs: FILM 5, the One Minute Film Scholarship and Make Films Now. He/she will also assist in membership services and a dissemination series (the Monday Night Movie Series). The preferred applicant will have experience in filmmaking, exhibition, publicity and familiarity with artist-run centres. He/she will be a responsible team player with excellent interpersonal and organizational skills and be able to demonstrate personal initiative and leadership within a collective environment. He/she will report to the Executive Director and liaise with the Programs Committee.
Major responsibilities include: budgeting, marketing, supporting the filmmakers within the above mentioned programs, and administrative activities.
Assets include:
? Knowledge about and experience in film production, exhibition, and education;
? Excellent oral and written communication skills;
? Passionate about film as art;
? Familiarity with the Mac environment, including some or all of the following: Word, Excel,
InDesign and FileMaker Pro;
? Interest and Knowledge of Programming feature and short films
Remuneration: $12.50 per hour / 35 hours per week
Anticipated Start Date: September 2, 2008
Please be advised that we are looking for someone who can work weekdays and some weekends.
A cover letter and resume should be submitted to admin@afcoop.ca. Please write Hiring Committee in the subject line. As well, letters of support from two referees should be forwarded directly by referees to admin@afcoop.ca by Aug. 13, 2008 with Hiring Committee – Letter of Support in the subject line.
For information about the Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative and its programs please visit www.afcoop.ca. AFCOOP is an equal opportunity employer.
Erin Oakes
Membership and Program Co-ordinator
membership@afcoop.ca P/420-4480
The Atlantic Filmmakers Co-op
PO Box 2043 Halifax, NS, Canada B3J 2Z1
www.afcoop.ca
The Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative (AFCOOP) is an accessible member-run centre for the production and presentation of creative films in a collaborative learning environment. AFCOOP is proud to be the oldest filmmaking cooperative in English speaking Canada.
18. A CALL FOR PROPOSALS ~ From Documentary Filmmakers for Nova Scotia-Gambia Association’s
The Bright Faces of West Africa?Illuminating the Success of Canadian African Development Efforts in Canada
The Nova Scotia-Gambia Association (NSGA) is looking for an experienced and creative filmmaker to produce two short films that will impart to Canadian audiences the strength and tenacity of the people in The Gambia and Sierra Leone. NSGA is a Halifax-based non-profit organization which focuses on educating West African youth and their communities in the areas of HIV/AIDS, STIs, reproductive health, malaria, gender equity and other areas. The Bright Faces of West Africa?Illuminating the Success of Canadian African Development Efforts in Canada is a two-year Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) funded project which aims to educate Canadians on International Development topics, to counter the negative stereotypes of Africa and to illustrate what Canadians can learn from West Africans. These new films need to creatively transform the concept of the Bright Faces project for the screen. We want to engage Canadians - to display and promote the many resources and positive initiatives that exist within West Africa, despite the very real challenges. We want to inspire Canadians?to ignite their desire to learn from and care for a sphere of the world that at times may seem too far away too matter. For Canadians to discover meaningful, tangible ways they can contribute to development issues. For more details on Bright Faces and NSGA’s other projects, visit the website: www.novascotiagambia.ca
Responsibilities:
- In consultation with NSGA, conceptualize, script, film and edit two films, each under 6 minutes in length
- Project started and completed between October and December 2008 (including travel and post-production)
- Conduct necessary research for the film scripts
- Access to and use of your own video editing equipment
- Willingness to travel to remote areas in The Gambia and/or Sierra Leone to gather information and footage
- Work with NSGA media staff in West Africa
Skills and Qualifications:
- Previous experience with documentary style filmmaking.
- International experience or strong, demonstrable interest.
- Sound understanding of NGO development work at the local, national and international level
- Demonstrated capacity to work effectively in a wide range of cultural and political settings.
- To work long hours, handle pressure, meet deadlines and quickly adopt changes
- To work on your own initiative, or as part of a closely-knit team
- Superior written and oral communication skills
- A positive flexible attitude with a strong initiative and excellent organizational skills.
Film Proposal Submission and Approval
To include in your application:
- An abstract of your concepts for the two films (no more than a page)
General Information for videos
- Both films are for a Canadian audience
- Each should have a different focus (for example: Depicting the power of youth making a difference OR/AND Depicting how and what Canadians can learn from West Africans)
- Dissolve the “over-there” concept often applied to West Africa
- Provide tangible ways for Canadians to contribute to international development
- The possibility for footage material is wide-open. It can include and is not limited to: NSGA projects in The Gambia and Sierra Leone; other in-Canada initiatives connected to work in West Africa (for example, NSGA partnerships with Dalhousie School of Medicine)
Budget
The Nova Scotia-Gambia Association will cover the cost of International travel, accommodation while overseas, Visas, and vaccinations up to $300.
Please provide a budget for all other costs:
- Fee as consultant filmmaker for approximately six weeks of work
- Material costs associated with the project (tapes, etc)
- Other
- Letter of interest
- CV
Send proposals by post or email to:
Bright Faces of West Africa
Nova Scotia-Gambia Association
1574 Argyle Street, Suite 17
Halifax, Nova Scotia
info@novascotiagambia.ca
(902) 423-1360
Applications MUST be received by 4:30pm AST, August 11, 2008
Nova Scotia-Gambia Association retains the rights to all footage?raw and produced tape
19. CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Lisa Lipton & Rob Shedden- Collaborative Project
DEADLINE: AUGUST 31, 2008
We are looking for proposals for a collaborative project. Using an old, found filing cabinet (possibly from a workshop) in which to exhibit the work, we are looking for twenty-seven small installations to fill twenty-seven of the small drawers contained within the cabinet. The medium(s) utilized are completely up to the artist with an understanding that all accepted works chosen for the cabinet will inspire twenty-seven, one minute videos. As curators and collaborators in this exhibition, we plan to respond by developing a one-minute video in association with each drawer.
Please consider the dimensions of the drawers (12” x 9” x 3”), as they will need to open and close upon exhibition.
The initial cabinet exhibition, consisting of all contributing artists, will be open to the public October/November of 2008 in Halifax, NS, while the finalized project, with the inclusion of the twenty-seven videos, will be proposed to galleries as an installation or as video works, or both.
For further inquiries regarding this call for submissions you may contact Lisa via email: lisalipton@yahoo.com
Please drop off or send proposals as well as any supplementary materials to the following address:
LISA LIPTON/ROB SHEDDEN
5687 Bloomfield Street
Halifax, NS
CANADA
B3K 1T1
20. Northern Video Art Port | CALL
Artists, send one video art DVD to N.V.A.P, 2664 Fuller Terrace, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3K 3V7 for participation in Northern Video Art Port, a domestic video art exchange service. Videos must be the work of the sender and must be accompanied by one self-addressed, padded envelope, sufficiently stamped to secure Canada's greatest postal distances. Do not include a bio, C.V. or statement. With every video the artist submits to N.V.A.P (a maximum of three videos, independently mailed), they will receive another artist's video in return that they are obligated to screen privately or publicly. N.V.A.P will not inform the artist of the new location of their video, however, the artist's contact information will be provided to the receiver. Contact is not necessary. N.V.A.P requests that receivers refrain from asking the artist for a bio, C.V. or statement in relation to the N.V.A.P video screening. Senders should not expect the return of their work. N.V.A.P is for video art senders and receivers in Canada only. Payments for N.V.A.P's services are encouraged, but not necessary. For additional information contact: videoartport@gmail.com.
21. Halifax Submission Call: 161 Gallon Gallery
161 Gallon Gallery is seeking submissions for 2008 and beyond. There are no limitations in media or theme, however preference will be given to local artists and those who consider the characteristics of the space. The gallery is located in a closet space along a stairway in a two-story Halifax domicile. The dimensions are 35.5" x 37 x 34" (height x width x depth) with a door 29" x 19" (height x width). We highly recommend that you come see it before submitting. Feel free to call and make an appointment or drop by.
Submitting is easy. All we request is an idea, some diagrams or visual aid if possible, your contact info, and a desire to work with the space. Please send submissions on a postcard or letter to:
161 gallon gallery
1-6014 Cunard Street
Halifax, NS
B3K 1E4
About 161 Gallon Gallery
161 Gallon Gallery is a white cube gallery, but not a “White Cube” gallery, initiated by three local artists: Dan Joyce, Miriam Moren, and Ryan Park. It is a diminutive space based in a residential home in Halifax, with a volume of 161 gallons. Our objective is to provide an intimate, alternative place outside of the institution where experimental, spontaneous art is possible and a location for the creative community of Halifax to support each other’s practices.
We are open to the public from 10 am to 3 pm Saturdays or by appointment.
For more information or for a good time, call 423.2706 or email 161gallongallery@gmail.com.
22. The Yoga of Lucid Writing At the Tatamagouche Centre, August 7 to 10
A way of writing full of surprise, insight, and a little challenge, lucid writing is an attempt to know through our senses what is real without the smudge of preconceptions and judgements. This program will combine lucid yoga, appropriate for anybody (and any 'body') with writing experiences.
Facilitator Jeff Davis is a workshop leader (Taos Summer Writers Conference; Writers Lab in Skyros, Greece; Block Island Poetry Project), writer, editor, and yoga teacher. He is author of The Journey from the Centre to the Page: Yoga Philosophies and Practices as Muse for Authentic Writing (Penguin 2004), and teaches at Marist College, Woodstock, NY www.centretopage.com
Cost - $570, includes room and board.
Call 1-800-218-2220 or visit the web site at www.tatacentre.ca
NATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES & EVENTS
23. Continental Drift International Short Film Festival
September 26 – 28, 2008
20 Hazen Ave
Saint John NB E2L 5A5
www.cdrift.ca
info@cdrift.ca
Enter your film in the 5th Annual Continental Drift Short Film Festival Continental Drift invites you to submit your short film to the 5th annual festival. Each year we screen dozens of short films from around the world to a spirited local audience. Continental Drift is dedicated to presenting a variety of the world’s cinematic diversity, in a collection of succinct short films.
We would love to see your work. Please submit your short film, on any subject, in any genre, for consideration. The only submission criterion is that your film be 15 minutes or less in duration.
The deadline for submissions is July 25th, 2008. For full submission details, please refer to the entry form and submission information available at www.cdrift.ca.
To start the submission process, visit www.cdrift.ca. In the navigation column on the right click “Submit Your Films.” In the window that appears, click “Click here to begin your entry.”
24. 2008 SILVER WAVE FILM FESTIVAL
November 13-16, Fredericton, New Brunswick
Call for Submissions!
The 8th annual Silver Wave Film Festival (SWFF) is now accepting submissions. This year's festival takes place from November 13th to November 16th, 2008.
SWFF is the annual film and video festival presented by the New Brunswick Filmmakers' Co-operative. It has both curated and competitive streams, as well as a solid line-up of social activities and workshops that get the town buzzing.
This year, we are celebrating our 8th year with some new programming approaches and again we’ve waived the submission fee for filmmakers submitting so, it promises to be a good year. Save the dates and plan to attend!
Film and video projects that are accepted for screening into the SWFF and created by New Brunswick Filmmakers residing in the province and those filmmakers from away will be considered for the Silver Wave Awards.
The deadline for submissions is August 3rd, 2008, 5pm Atlantic Standard Time.
Incomplete applications and applications received after this deadline will not be accepted under any circumstances.
The following items must accompany the application:
· Completed Application form, on CD in an MS Word or .rtf type document; · List of credits;
· 3 DVD pre-screening copies of the finished project for jury consideration for awards; (NOTE: only Mini DV, Beta SP and 35 mm will be screened at the Festival. DVDS will not be accepted)
· Productions stills, in jpeg format at 300dpi resolution, on CD to be used in festival promotional materials;
· Press Kit (if available of past festival/special screenings of film/video);
· Director's Bio and headshot;
· Poster representing the film or documentary (if available);
NOTE: Submissions materials will not be returned to you by the SWFF. Please email: info@nbfilmcoop.com if you have any questions. You will be advised whether or not your submission has been accepted for screening in advance of the festival.
25. Call for Submissions - East Gate New Media Festival, Dali, Yunnan province, China
This event is an opportunity to present to a Chinese audience, innovative independent media artwork from Canada, Europe and China and to highlight a diversity of voices and visions from various cultural communities. The objective of the event is to develop local accessibility to new media art and to advance the understanding and appreciation of media arts in Chinese audiences.
For full information visit: http://www.incompletedislocations.net/EastGateChina/call.html
26. The Banff New Media Institute and Visual Arts programs are currently seeking candidates for the following positions:
BNMI Almost Perfect Residency: Technical Line Producer
Program dates: October 27 - December 5, 2008
Application Deadline: September 26, 2008
BNMI Co-production Lab: Liminal Screen
Program dates: February 20 – March 31, 2009
Application deadline: December 5, 2008
Financial assistance and stipend available for work study opportunities.
For more information on work study opportunities, residencies, programs, and to apply, visit: www.banffcentre.ca or call 1.800.565.9989.
Contact: The Banff Centre, Office of the Registrar
Email: arts_info@banffcentre.ca
Phone: 403.762.6180
107 Tunnel Mountain Drive
Box 1020, Banff, Alberta
Canada T1L 1H5
27. ATTENTION FILMMAKERS! CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Rendezvous with Madness is now accepting entries for its 16th anniversary program.
The Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival is North America’s premiere festival showcasing films dedicated to promoting cinematic representations of mental illness, addiction, and/or recovery. Each program is followed by a panel discussion with representatives from the filmmaking and artistic community, mental health professionals and the mental health community. In addition to providing a venue for excellent films, for the past two years we have been promoting an early understanding of mental wellness through film with our Youth Outreach Initiative and partnerships with members of the Toronto District School Board.
Rendezvous with Madness (RWM) is seeking films to screen at this year’s festival and is now accepting submissions for features, experimental, documentaries, shorts, student films, music videos, and animated films. We strive to support Canadian filmmakers, and are also interested in a global perspective and encourage international entries.
Canadian and international filmmakers who have screened at the festival include; David Cronenberg (Dead Ringers), Carl Bessai (Normal), Peter Raymont (Shake Hands with the Devil), Chris Landreth (Ryan), Todd Solondz (Happiness), Terry Zwigoff (Crumb), Bill Plympton (Smell the Flowers), and Scott Hicks (Shine).
Key Dates:
? August 11, 2008 (postmark) - Submission Deadline
For more submission information, including submission forms, please visit:
www.rendezvouswithmadness.com/callforentries.htm
? November 6 – 15, 2008 – The Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival
For more information about the festival please visit:
www.rendezvouswithmadness.com
For information, please contact:
Tina Zafreen Alam
Programming Assistant
Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival
T: 416-535-8501 x 3079 / E: tinazafreen_alam@camh.net
28. aceartinc. | Call for 2009 -2010 programming year | AUG 1
aceartinc. is accepting proposals to be considered for the our 2009 -2010 programming year. Running July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2010.
Please review submission guidelines before submitting your proposal. Regular Programming is created through submissions that seek the support of aceartinc's facilities and services for public presentation.
aceartinc. is dedicated to cultural diversity in its programming and to this end encourages applications from contemporary artists and curators identifying as members of GLBT (gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered), Aboriginal (status, non-status, Inuit and Metis) and all other culturally diverse communities. aceartinc encourages proposals from individuals, groups and collectives in all visual arts media.
Regular Programming submissions are solicited through a general annual national call with a deadline of August 1st. The Selection Committee reviews submissions within the context of aceartinc's mandate and goals and makes recommendations to the board within 4 weeks of the deadline. [The Selection Committee is comprised of the Programming Coordinator, 1-2 Board Members, and 2 Community Members.]
Submission Deadline : AUGUST 1st, 2008 before 5pm.
Regular Programming Proposals must include:
When preparing your proposal, please keep in mind that each jury member receives and reviews a photo-copy of your written materials before they view your visual support material. It is to your advantage to provide written materials that are easily readable after being photocopied. Submissions that do not follow the below will be edited as such for jury to review (ie. CVs going over 2 pages).
We advise for those who do not know our establishment, to get a sense of what we've done, visit our web archives.
1. a current CV with current contact info(no more than 2 pages)
2. an artist and or curatorial statement (no more than 1 page)
3. a project proposal. note: if project is in development, please present support about the development as well as related past work
4. schedule of activities (if applicable)
5. an equipment list or itemization of special technical needs if applicable
6. image list (no more than 1 page)
7. Self- Addressed Sufficiently-Stamped Envelope (S.A.S.E.): Due to excessive costs for the gallery, your submission will not be returned without one. For return of Slides/CD-R/DVD only, please ensure correct postage for those items. Dossiers that are not claimed or pre-stamped will not be kept.
8. Support materials: up to 20 images (inc. total of 20 for group submissions)
**CD-R images must be as jpegs 72dpi, 1024 x 768 pixel, 500k (.5 MB) RGB or SRGB only. NO POWER POINT PLEASE!
other:
*video NTSC compatible or DVD max 10 minutes long and cued up
* CD-R video must be accessed only with one of the following plug-ins: Quicktime, RealPlayer, Shockwave, Windows Media Player or Flash.
*audio cassette or cd
*no more then 2 printed matter (may include essays, reviews, non-original documents of artworks that cannot otherwise be described in slide or video format. NO BOOKS PLEASE)
*NO laser-copied images, thumbnails, or original artwork.
*NO binders, folders or staples. (Paper clips only please)
*At this time we are unable to accept applications over the internet (NO URL's) or by Fax
Submission Deadline : AUGUST 1st, 2008 before 5pm.
aceartinc.
2nd.,flr. 290 McDermot Ave.
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3B 0T2
p: 204-944-9763
www.aceart.org
Theo Sims- programme coordinator Garth Hardy- administrative coordinator Liz Garlicki- gallery assistant
29. CALL TO ARTISTS - FIRE STATION NO. 5
The Edmonton Arts Council, on behalf of the City of Edmonton, invites all Canadian and international artists to submit proposals for a public artwork at Fire Station No. 5. This open competition is held in accordance with the City of Edmonton policy "Percent for Art to Provide and Encourage Art in Public Areas" (C458B).
Budget: $60,000 (maximum, all inclusive)
Deadline for Submissions: 4:30 PM Friday, August 8, 2008
Installation: Summer 2009
An information package, including an entry form and terms of the competition, can be downloaded from our website. For more information, contact the Edmonton Arts Council.
EDMONTON ARTS COUNCIL
808, 10310 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton, AB T5J 2W4
PH: +1 (780) 424-2787 x 2
30. Hamilton Artists Inc. Call for Proposals
Proposal Deadline: July 31, 2008
2010-2011 Exhibition Schedule
Hamilton Artists Inc. (HAI) is seeking:
* a wide range of multi-disciplinary proposals from artists as well as curatorial proposals for solo, and group exhibitions in our Main Space
* community-based proposals for limited programming in the community gallery area
* intermedia works, sculpture/installation, performance art, video projection, sound art, site-responsive and relational works and other imaginative proposals for our courtyard space and the glass corridor that links the two buildings
* Writing samples/proposals for essay and catalogue production
The new home of HAI opening in November 2008, features:
Two gallery spaces - A 1200 sq. ft Main Space, and a 600 sq ft Members Space/ Community Gallery; a 2500 square ft. multi-purpose outdoor courtyard; a programmable glass corridor linking the two galleries; and a two-floor artist-in-residence space with a studio, bedroom, kitchen and bathroom.
Hamilton Artists Inc. pays CARFAC artist fees for Main Space exhibitions and related exhibition costs, and assists with shipping. For proposal guidelines please visit:
www.hamiltonartistsinc.on.ca , enter the site, and click on submissions policy. Please refer to the mandate and history sections of our website for further information.
Hamilton Artists Inc. architectural drawing – for floor plan refer to www.hamiltonartistsinc.on.ca - under submissions policy
Established in 1975, HAI is one of the founding galleries of the artist-run centre system in Canada. The organization is entering an exciting development stage as it approaches the opening of a newly purchased, multi-presentation complex in November of 2008. The new home of HAI is located with in the James St. North Arts District in Hamilton’s downtown core, located in the centre of a hub of cultural activity, including a monthly Art Crawl that attracts over five hundred visitors.
31. The Banff Centre - Visual Arts Residencies Call for Applications
Archive Restored Thematic Residency with Greg Staats
Program dates: January 5, 2009 - February 20, 2009
Application deadline: July 25, 2008
Master Class: Road Show - Travels of the Artist with Ken Lum
Program dates: January 5, 2009 - February 20, 2009
Application deadline: July 25, 2008
Self-Directed Creative Residency
Program dates: February 9, 2009 - March 31, 2009
Application deadline: July 25, 2008
Residency length: Minimum of five days
Financial assistance is available.
Other Opportunities:
Live and learn in the inspiring Canadian Rockies. The Banff Centre's work study program provides internship-style opportunities that attract talented and creative individuals who are seeking opportunities to enhance their education and pursue a career in the arts.
Visual Arts is currently seeking candidates for the following position:
Aboriginal Studio Work Study
Program dates: July 9, 2008 - March 31, 2009
Application deadline: July 3, 2008
(Applicants must be status, non-status, Metis, or Inuit)
The Banff New Media Institute is currently seeking candidates for the following position:
BNMI TV & New Media Aboriginal Work Study
Program dates: June 30, 2008 - March 31, 2009
Application deadline: When a suitable candidate is found
(Applicants must be status, non-status, Metis, or Inuit)
Other internships are also available, visit www.banffcentre.ca/ for details.
For more information and to apply to these and other opportunities:
The Banff Centre, Office of the Registrar
Email: arts_info@banffcentre.ca
Phone: 403.762.6180 or 1.800.565.9989
Box 1020, Banff, Alberta
Canada T1L 1H5
www.banffcentre.ca/va
32. CALL: Banff Centre- Work Studies
Live and work in Canada’s Banff National Park, while contributing to cutting-edge new media research and projects at Banff New Media Institute (BNMI.)
Currently there are three work-study opportunities available. Housing is provided. For more information and to apply please visit the following links.
BNMI Co-Production Archives and Catalogue Line Producer Work Study
http://www.banffcentre.ca/programs/program.aspx?id=776
Program dates: August 5, 2008 - October 3, 2008
Application deadline: applications will be accepted until suitable candidate is found.
Technology and Administrative Work Study, Banff New Media Institute
http://www.banffcentre.ca/programs/program.aspx?id=552
Program dates: August 5 - March 31, 2009
Application deadline: applications will be accepted until suitable candidate is found.
Accelerator Line Producer, Banff New Media Institute
http://www.banffcentre.ca/programs/program.aspx?id=697
Program dates: August 5 - March 31, 2009
Application deadline: applications will be accepted until suitable candidate is found.
The Banff New Media Institute (BNMI) is an internationally respected art and digital research innovation centre. Our programs are designed to support creative pluralism, different modes of inquiry, the production of new work, and the engagement of artists, producers, technologists, and researchers with digital culture. BNMI commissions research, provides training, and offers creative production support in a multidisciplinary development environment. Practitioners are able to access a range of expertise, peers, facilities, and environments - all in the Centre’s inspiring mountain campus.
For more information about BNMI visit http://www.banffcentre.ca/bnmi/
For general information about The Banff Centre visit http://www.banffcentre.ca/about/
Jani Sorensen
Arts Marketing Coordinator
Marketing & Communications
The Banff Centre
Tel: 403.762.6157
Fax: 403.762.6158
Jani_Sorensen@banffcentre.ca
107 Tunnel Mountain Drive
Box 1020, Banff, Alberta
Canada T1L 1H5
33. CALL FOR SUBMISSION ESPACE VIDÉOGRAPHE 2009-2010 PROGRAMMING
Espace Vidéographe, the programming division of Vidéographe, invites artists, curators, art centres and galleries to submit proposals for video art programs and media-arts exhibitions. Every year Espace Vidéographe presents seven activities in different venues, and in partnership with other cultural organizations. Since its founding in 1998, Espace Vidéographe has been devoted to promoting and exhibiting video art in its various forms and through its relationships with other artistic disciplines.
Projects can be submitted once a year and are reviewed by a committee of peers. We welcome proposals from emerging curators and artists as well as established ones. We encourage proposals that provoke thought on the language of video and its modes of representation, encourage debate, and promote exchanges between different media-arts practices and between local and international production.
Another open call will be launched next August specifically dedicated to a video installation project (multiprojection) by an emerging Quebec or Canadian artist (in this case, residency and exhibition). This initiative is made possible with the precious collaboration of Vidéographe Production.
SUBMISSIONS MUST INCLUDE:
* Project description
* Artistic statement
* List of works to be programmed
* List of technical resources (equipment) supplied by applicants
* List of technical requirements for exhibition
* CVs for applicants
* Visual, Sound or Web Documentation with descriptive list of works (accepted formats: VHS, DVD, miniDV, NTSC and PAL; CD-ROM, DVD-ROM)
* List of the project's venues if applicable
* Press kit if available
* Self-addressed stamped envelope
Please note that projects submitted previously may not be resubmitted unless the artist is invited to do so. Programming proposals must include the bulk of the works selected, with supporting visual documentation.
DEADLINE: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1ST, 2008
Decisions will be sent to applicants in December. The proposals must be sent by post and be at our office by 5:00
Espace Vidéographe
Att: Sylvie Roy
6560, Esplanade Avenue, Suite 305
Montreal, Quebec, CANADA H2V 4L5
Phone: (514) / Email: espace@videographe.qc.ca / www.videographe.qc.ca
34. aceartinc. encourages proposals
Regular Programming is created through submissions that seek the support of?aceartinc. is dedicated to cultural diversity in its programming and to this end encourages applications from contemporary artists and curators identifying as members of GLBT (gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered), Aboriginal (status, non-status, Inuit and Metis) and all other culturally diverse communities.?
aceartinc. encourages proposals from individuals, groups and collectives in all visual arts media. Regular Programming submissions are solicited through a general annual national call with a deadline of August 1st. The Selection Committee reviews submissions within the context of? aceartinc.’s mandate and goals and makes recommendations to the board within 4 weeks of the deadline. [The Selection Committee is comprised of the Programming Coordinator, 1-2 Board Members, and 2 Community Members.]
aceartinc. is committed to paying CARFAC rates or higher, and where possible, will make efforts to pay for flights, accommodation and shipping for artists. Exhibitions selected will be accompanied by a publication as part of the Critical Distance Writing Program.
Regular Programming Proposals must include:
When preparing your proposal, please keep in mind that each jury member receives and reviews a photo-copy of your written materials before they view your visual support material. It is to your advantage to provide written materials that are easily readable after being photocopied. Submissions that do not follow the below will be edited as such for jury to review (ie. CVs going over 2 pages).
We advise for those who do not know our establishment, to get a sense of what we’ve done, visit our web archives
1. a current CV with current contact info(no more than 2 pages)
2. an artist and or curatorial statement (no more than 1 page)
3. a project proposal. note: if project is in development, please present support about the development as well as related past work
4. schedule of activities (if applicable)
5. an equipment list or itemization of special technical needs if applicable
6. image list (no more than 1 page)
7. Self-Addressed Sufficiently-Stamped Envelope (S.A.S.E.): Due to excessive costs for the gallery, your submission will not be returned without one. For return of Slides/CD-R/DVD only, please ensure correct postage for those items. Dossiers that are not claimed or pre-stamped will not be kept.
8. Support materials: up to 20 images (inc. total of 20 for group submissions)
**CD-R images must be as jpegs 72dpi, 1024 x 768 pixel, 500k (.5 MB) RGB or SRGB only. NO POWER POINT PLEASE!
other:
*video NTSC compatible or DVD max 10 minutes long and cued up
* CD-R video must be accessed only with one of the following plug-ins: Quicktime, RealPlayer, Shockwave, Windows Media Player or Flash.
*audio cassette or cd
*no more then 2 printed matter (may include essays, reviews, non-original documents of artworks that cannot otherwise be described in slide or video format. NO BOOKS PLEASE)
*NO laser-copied images, thumbnails, or original artwork.
*NO binders, folders or staples. (Paper clips only please)
*At this time we are unable to accept applications over the internet (NO URL’s) or by Fax For all enquiries please contact the gallery at 204 944 9763 or program@aceart.org
35. Redwire Native | CALL | deadline | AUG 1
::Redwire Magazine::
Call for Submissions
Deadline August 1, 2008
Redwire is preparing for their next issue and we are looking for artwork, writing, photos from native youth (anywhere from 13-30).
The theme for our next issue is ONE EARTH: Our decisions are as strong as the diversity of voices heard.
What examples do you know of people coming together and working to acknowledge privilege, colonization, and healing so that we can move forward?
How can we educate and work with allies?
How can we build on our respectful relationships with people from all races, genders, colors, and abilities?
Once the borders between our communities were marked with the natural boundaries of mountains, water bodies, trap-lines, and rock formations. Inter-national agreements were marked with ceremony, marriage and war. At a time when our Mother Earth needs our unity so that we can defend her from greed and abuse, many of us are living in mixed communities all over the world.
send articles to editor@redwiremag.com
send art and photographs to artsdirector@redwiremag.com
PO box 2042
Station Main Terminal
Vancouver BC
V6B 3R6
for more info visit www.redwiremag.com
Redwire Native Youth Media
www.redwiremag.com
Our stories, our voices, ourselves
36. Stanford University | seeks Full Professor, Painting | deadline | SEP 15
Application deadline: September 15, 2008.
Art Department
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-2018.
The Department of Art & Art History at Stanford University seeks to make an
appointment of a painter at the level of Full Professor.
Candidates should have exceptional credentials as an artist and teacher, with a distinguished national and international exhibition record and a strong commitment to teaching painting and drawing. The successful candidate will be expected to provide leadership in the Art Practice program at the undergraduate and graduate level, and to participate fully in the work of the department.
Application deadline: September 15, 2008. Please send a letter of introduction and a curriculum vitae to Chair, Painting Search Committee, Art Department, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-2018.
Stanford University is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty. It welcomes nominations of and applicants from women and minority groups, as well as others who would bring additional dimensions to the university's research and teaching missions. http://www.hdkv.de/islands
37. Künstlerstätte Schloss | Bleckede Artist-in-Residence | deadline | SEP 27
Artist-in-Residence
Call for applications
Deadline: 27/09/08
Künstlerstätte Schloss Bleckede
Landkreis Lueneburg,
Fachdienst Schule und Kultur
Auf dem Michaeliskloster 4
D-21335 Lueneburg
Phone: +49-4131-26-1360
http://www.kuenstlerstaette-bleckede.de
Since 1979 the Kuenstlerstaette Schloss Bleckede has been seeking to promote young artists who explore innovative positions in the field of contemporary fine art. Today artists, whose work addresses complex aesthetic, cultural or political issues, rarely find the necessary support to realize their ambitious projects. This is why the Kuenstlerstaette Schloss Bleckede wishes to offer these artists the opportunity to develop their work in the course of a residential scholarship of three or six months.
The Kuenstlerstaette Schloss Bleckede offers ideal working conditions. The historic remise of the castle of Bleckede has been restored and transformed into three studios, each of which provides an extensive work space and a comfortable living area. The castle is located in the nature reserve Elbufer Drawehn close to the river Elbe between Hamburg and Lueneburg. Moreover Hamburg and Berlin is within easy reach, both of which have a thriving cultural life. The scholarship includes a monthly grant of Euro 1.400,- , which is made available for up to three scholarship holders at any one time, by the state of Lower Saxony. Previous scholarship winners have included reknown artists like Ulla von Brandenburg, Shannon Bool, Geoffrey Hendricks, Peter Pommerer, Katharina Sieverding, Maki Tamura and Simon Wachsmuth. The residential scholarship will be selected by a jury.
Closing date: 27.09.2008
For further information:
Halle für Kunst Lueneburg e.V.
Phone: +49-4131-402001
info@halle-fuer-kunst.de
The call for applications is open to all artists of all nationalities.
Application forms, criteria and more information are available at
http://www.kuenstlerstaette-bleckede.de
38. Canada Council | John Hobday Awards Arts Management | deadline | SEP 30
The John Hobday Awards in Arts Management / Les Prix John-Hobday en gestion des arts
N.B. Le français suit l?anglais
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 30 September 2008
The John Hobday Awards in Arts Management are made possible by a $1 million donation from The Samuel and Saidye Bronfman Family Foundation. Annually, two $10,000 awards will be presented and will allow recipients to enhance their own professional development by taking part in a recognized program, seminar or workshop; or to pass their knowledge on to the next generation as a mentor for another arts administrator outside their own organization. The awards are intended for established and mid-career arts managers.
The application forms and guidelines can be found on the Canada Council for the Arts website at http://www.canadacouncil.ca/prizes/john_hobday.
39. Job Posting: Director, Dunlop Art Gallery
Review of applications will begin on August 15, 2008.
Reporting to the Library Director, and as a member of the management team, the Director, Dunlop Art Gallery (DAG) is responsible for the overall operations of the gallery and for the creative management of this unit within the mandate and policies approved by the Regina Public Library Board. The position's areas of responsibility include exhibitions, public programs and education (such as lectures, workshops and film presentations), touring exhibitions, promotion and collection management of the RPL permanent collection, DAG Art Rental Collection and DAG Research Centre.
Located within the Regina Public Library, the Dunlop Art Gallery presents a wide and varied program which includes exhibitions, residencies, interpretive programs, community collaborations and scholarly publications. The DAG exhibits in two gallery spaces in two locations and actively participates with the vibrant and engaged Regina arts community.
More than half of the gallery's programming is curated by the Dunlop staff. The DAG also includes a bibliographic resource centre, an art rental service and a permanent collection representing Saskatchewan Artists. More information about the Dunlop can be found at
www.dunlopartgallery.org .
This position requires a Master of Fine Arts degree from an accredited university program, or the equivalent combination of arts education and experience, and formal training in arts/culture management, as well as five to seven years of progressive experience in the field of arts management, preferably in gallery administration, and experience in the fields of Visual Arts, Art History, Communication Studies, Cultural Studies, Studio Art or a related discipline.
Salary is negotiable based on the qualifications and experience of the successful applicant. The Library does offer a highly competitive salary starting in the mid to high seventies.
Regina is a dynamic, progressive community, with a strong, diversified economy and a quality of life that is exceptional. It's a city with a population of 195,000 that celebrates its cultural diversity and is known for its generous, friendly people. Where else in Canada can you enjoy top-notch big city attractions while taking only 20 minutes to get from one end of the city to another?
Review of applications will begin on August 15, 2008. Please forward résumé and cover letter to:
Human Resources
Regina Public Library, P.O. Box 2311
Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 3Z5
Fax: (306) 949-7273
Email: resumes@reginalibrary.ca
A job description and additional information about the position is available in the careers section of the RPL Web site at: http://www.reginalibrary.ca/about/jobs.html .
40. Canadian Art Foundation
Apply for a maximum $7,500 project grant for your education initiatives with the Canadian Art Foundation Youth Arts Bursary Program
Deadline: August 1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE–Wednesday, July 9, 2008, Toronto: The Canadian Art Foundation invites applications from eligible art institutions across the country for its 2008 Youth Arts Bursary Program.
The program awards a total of $20,000 in project grants to Canadian public galleries and artist-run centres to fund innovative visual-arts education initiatives for youths aged 5 to 18. A maximum of $7,500 is awarded to each organization.
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To date, the Youth Arts Bursary has been awarded to visual art institutions and community organizations in Winnipeg, Windsor, Ottawa, Halifax, Toronto, Vancouver and Kamloops.
The application deadline is at 5:00 pm on Friday, August 1, 2008 For application guidelines, visit http://www.canadianart.ca/yab .
For more information, please contact Sara Graham, Development/Administrative Coordinator, Canadian Art Foundation, at (416) 368-8854 ext. 111 or sgraham@canadianart.ca .
41. 2009 Call for Submissions on the theme Ecology: Water, Air, Sound
Categories: Radio Art, Electroacoustic Music, Videomusic and Installation Art
September 30, 2008 Deadline
www.naisa.ca
New Adventures in Sound Art invites artists of all ages and nationalities to submit works on the theme Ecology: Water, Air, Sound?for consideration in 2009 future programming for the annual Deep Wireless, Sound Travels, and SOUNDplay festivals, produced by New Adventures in Sound Art in Toronto, Canada. Artists may submit works in one or all of the following four categories: 1) Radio Art, 2) Electroacoustic Music, 3) Videomusic and 4) Installation Art (Note: please send separate submission forms for each entry).
Individual interpretations or variations on the theme are encouraged: Ecology: Water, Air, Sound, but?should be realized with sound as the primary component.
All submitted works must respond in some way to the theme Ecology: Water, Air, Sound in order to be considered for 2009 NAISA programming.
Submissions must be postmarked no later than September 30, 2008 and mailed to: New Adventures in Sound Art, 103 Beaconsfield Ave., main floor, Toronto, ON M6J 3J3.
42. CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Surrealism in Film
In celebration of the 80th anniversary of Luis Buñeul’s and Salvador Dalí’s Un Chien Andalou, the CSIF is inviting media arts submissions based on the theme of Surrealism to explore the evolution of this movement in art. In keeping with our mandate, works submitted should have film used in either the production and/or post-production stage.
From its early development, Surrealism has transgressed our traditional discourse about art and worked to develop communal cooperation. It worked to extend its boundaries by encouraging collaborative practices, unconscious thinking and irreverence for the idea that the individual has complete control over their work. This project resonates with the early roots of Surrealism by seeking works that respond to the traditions of the movement, and by curating an overall project by making a whole out of individual parts. We seek work from media artists to ensure diversity from individual artistic thought while still allowing for unconscious threads of similarity to appear in the true spirit of Surrealism.
SELECTION PROCESS
Comprised of media artists, the CSIF Programming Committee will select works for exhibition from submitted entries. Entries are judged on their creative content in relation to the theme as well as their contribution to the whole program. We especially encourage artists from Spanish-speaking background to submit their work.
SUBMISSIONS
The CSIF pays artist fees for all works selected for the screening and provides a professional environment for presenting media art works. If selected, all works will be presented on the format preferred by the artist.
Send a DVD preview copy (NTSC, DVD Region 1 format) and completed submission form to the CSIF before the deadline of July 31, 2008. Label the DVD clearly with the title, name of filmmaker and running time. No entry fee is required, but the DVD will not be returned unless you enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope.
Submissions must include:
Name of Artist
Artist Contact information
Film Title
Format of work
Running Time
Any special projection instructions
Description of Work (100 – 250 words)
Artist Statement
Use of film in project
Send submissions by July 31, 2008 to:
CSIF Programming Committee
Bldg J2, 2711 Battleford Ave. SW
Calgary, AB
T3E 7L4
Canada
For more information on this call for submissions, contact Programming Coordinator Melody Jacobson at programming@csif.org or 403-205-4747; www.csif.org
43. Vtape CALL FOR PROPOSALS The Curatorial Incubator,
v.6 - THE DARK ARTS: magic and intuition
This year, The Curatorial Incubator, v6 - THE DARK ARTS: magic and intuition aims to uncover the hidden connections between video artworks that speak to the unknown, the uncanny, the other worldly.
Participants will work in the Vtape archive, seeking works that employ the surreal, evoke voodoo, address the unknown. They will hone their curatorial skills in the media arts through workshops, independent research and writing, culminating in a public presentation of their selected titles, accompanied by a fully illustrated publication.
Research phase (August - October 2007) includes:
* workshops conducted by established curators, artists and arts professionals specializing in media arts,
* free access to the vast research facilities on site at Vtape, with over 4000 tapes by 800+ artists and over 2000 articles on video art, and
* support for external research in locating previews and screening copies of works
Presentation phase (January - March 2009) includes:
* an exhibition of all the curated programmes with an introduction by the curator, and
* a fully illustrated catalogue of all the programmes with curatorial essays.
NEW SUBMISSION DEADLINE:? FRIDAY AUGUST 1, 2008, 4:00PM
Proposals must include:
* an up-to-date c.v.;
* a statement of intention (1 page in total) that outlines your interest in video art and some indication of the direction you would take if you are selected to be a part of The Curatorial Incubator, v.6 - The Dark Arts: magic and intuition.
* examples of critical writing your have done (published or non-published)
* examples of any curatorial or organizational work you have done
OTHER REQUIRED INFORMATION TO ACCOMPANY PROPOSALS
* indicate your availability for workshops during August 2008 (August 16-17; 23-24)
NOTE: If you are from outside of Toronto, please indicate how you would cover the costs of your travel to the workshops (to be held over 1 weekend) and research at Vtape (minimum 1 week).
And don't worry; you won't be held to your original proposal but keep in mind that the jury will need to get an idea of what kind of work you are going to be searching for. Surprises are to be expected along the way. That's what research is all about.
Send applications to:
Lisa Steele, Creative Director, Vtape
401 Richmond St. West, #452, Toronto, ON M5V 3A8
lisas@vtape.org
www.vtape.org
No phone inquiries please.
44. REMINDER: CALL FOR PROPOSAL Knock on Woods: A Roving International Residency
Mercer Union is seeking participants for Rotterdam-based artist Yvette Poorter’s mobile residency program KNOCK ON WOODS.
Knock on Woods International Residency and Dwelling for Intervals is a constructed space that dedicates itself to offering local and international artists a sense of rootedness and respite from a hectic and bewildering globalism. The residency is a para-site that consists of a rustic tent-cabin and a forest of tree-flags that can situated at almost any site depending on the host.
From 17 August–23 September the para-site be situated at a number of different locations around Toronto. Artists are invited to do a residency with Knock on Woods for a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 24 hours.
For more information on the background for this project, the artist, and a link to Knock on Woods, please visit http://thisneckofthewoods.net
Proposals can be emailed to tnotw@yahoo.ca
45. Call for Submissions?Resident Artist Program @ the Living Arts Centre
The Resident Artist Program has been created to provide opportunities for a blend of recent graduates of arts and design institutions, as well as mid-career artists, to create, explore, learn and exchange ideas and insights, within a multi-disciplinary environment.
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We have eight professional studios in Wood, Glass, Sculpture, Flameworking, Photography, Painting and Drawing, Ceramics, Textile and Fibre Arts.? ?
Short and long term residencies are available.? ?
Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.? Studio space is available in 2008-2009.?
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Operating within a facility that offers a diverse choice of performing and visual arts programs, patrons of all ages enjoy a line-up of musicians and artists, and opportunities for hands-on creative expression in a professional arts environment. This marriage between visual and performing arts, community education and professional art practice provides a valued and unique atmosphere for emerging artists.?
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According to past resident artist Andrea Marcus, “It is not just the combination of artforms, but the possibility to connect and interact with so many people, visual artists, performing artists, businesses, and the general public that creates a wide scope of opportunity.”?
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Resident Artist Benefits:
* Resident Artist office – computer, printer, slide scanner, fax machine, telephone, internet
* teaching and assisting opportunities
* representation on the Centre’s website
* annual Resident Artist exhibition
* opportunity for corporate commissions and to sell work in the Centre’s Gift Shop
* on-site Studio Technician
* all utilities provided
* free parking
* opportunity for inter-disciplinary activities
For more information about the selection criteria and the application form, please visit our website at: www.livingartscentre.ca
Contact:?
residency@livingarts.on.ca ?
905.306.6199
46. THE OTTAWA ART GALLERY (OAG) CURATOR OF CONTEMPORARY ART
Deadline for Applications: 6 August 2008
The Ottawa Art Gallery (OAG) is seeking an exceptional individual to work in a dynamic and creative environment. OAG is the municipal art gallery for the City of Ottawa, a non-profit arts organization celebrating its 20th anniversary. Reporting to the Director, the Curator of Contemporary Art is responsible for the planning, development, and implementation of the Gallery's contemporary exhibition program. This includes a three-year cycle of exhibitions; an active publications program; and related didactic materials. In addition to these responsibilities, the Curator of Contemporary Art supervises the Gallery's overall exhibition program which includes exhibits from the Firestone Collection of Canadian Art; serves as the co-editor of tract, the Gallery's quarterly newsletter; and coordinates the annual acquisitions program, which is approved by a committee of the Board of Directors. The Curator works as part of a dynamic team of professionals, helping them to develop new public programs, promotional strategies, and funding opportunities directly linked to contemporary exhibitions and publications. The Curator also assists the Director and the Development Manager with the preparation of annual operating grant applications for all levels of government.
Qualifications and Experience
* Broad knowledge of contemporary art practices and related issues and aesthetic theories
* Superlative writing and editing skills in English or French;
* Excellent oral communication skills in English or French;
* Ability to work effectively in a bilingual office and community;
* MA or PhD in Art History, Cultural Studies, or a related field;
* Minimum 5 years experience curating exhibitions in a museum or public gallery context;
* A history of published art criticism;
* Proven grant writing abilities;
* Excellent organizational skills;
* Project management experience;
* Basic computer literacy (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook);
* Ability to work independently and as part of a team; and
* Ability to prioritize, multi-task, meet deadlines, and pay close attention to details.
This is a permanent, full-time position
Salary Range: $45,000 - $55,000 plus full benefit package and RRSP contribution
Start Date: September 2008
Deadline for Applications: 6 August 2008
Apply with cover letter and resume to:
The Ottawa Art Gallery, 2 Daly Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6E2, email at
info@ottawaartgallery.ca or fax at 613-569-7660.
Visit us on the web at www.ottawaartgallery.ca
The Ottawa Art Gallery is an equal opportunity employer, and thanks all applicants for their interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
The Ottawa Art Gallery is an independent, non-profit public art gallery, committed to the acquisition, presentation, interpretation and dissemination of art for the benefit of the community. Its programs explore a variety of issues and include exhibitions, talks, lectures, educational programs for young people, and publications. The Gallery has a growing Contemporary Collection of works by artists associated with the region. It is also home to the prestigious City-owned Firestone Collection of Canadian Art that is presented through changing exhibitions.
1. Employment Opportunity - Technical Coordinator
2. 2008/09 Local Artists in Residence
LOCAL OPPORTUNITIES & EVENTS
3. NSCAD University Visitor Presentation: Mary Smull
4. Anchor Social Centre Upcoming Events
5. the fuller terrace fundamental freedoms public lecture series
6. Operation Wake Up!...brought to you by the CKDU News Collective
7. AUDIO/SOUND ART COLLECTIVE @ CKDU
8. Halifax Dance seeks accompanist for ballet classes.
9. ANNOUNCEMENT: GO NORTH!- New Website Launched!
10. ART GETS SLEAZY
11. Attention all Halifax-based artists: Call for Proposals- Store-front/Window Space Projects
12. Stories of a Black Community Seek a place in Canadian Literature
13. 2008/9 MENTORSHIP DEADLINE ANNOUNCED
14. Nocturne festival brings art in Halifax into the ‘night spotlight’
15. ViewFinders: International Film Festival for Youth and D250 Partner for Youth Camp
16. CBC Script Joy Award offer scriptwriters $10,000.
17. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY AFCOOP
18. A CALL FOR PROPOSALS ~ From Documentary Filmmakers for Nova Scotia-Gambia Association’s
19. CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Lisa Lipton & Rob Shedden- Collaborative Project
20. Northern Video Art Port | CALL
21. Halifax Submission Call: 161 Gallon Gallery
22. The Yoga of Lucid Writing At the Tatamagouche Centre, August 7 to 10
NATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES & EVENTS
23. Continental Drift International Short Film Festival
24. 2008 SILVER WAVE FILM FESTIVAL
25. Call for Submissions - East Gate New Media Festival, Dali, Yunnan province, China
26. The Banff New Media Institute and Visual Arts programs are currently seeking candidates for the following positions.
27. ATTENTION FILMMAKERS! CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS Rendezvous with Madness is now accepting entries for its 16th anniversary program.
28. aceartinc. | Call for 2009 -2010 programming year | AUG 1
29. CALL TO ARTISTS - FIRE STATION NO. 5
30. Hamilton Artists Inc. Call for Proposals
31. The Banff Centre - Visual Arts Residencies Call for Applications
32. CALL: Banff Centre- Work Studies
33. CALL FOR SUBMISSION ESPACE VIDÉOGRAPHE 2009-2010 PROGRAMMING
34. aceartinc. encourages proposals
35. Redwire Native | CALL | deadline | AUG 1
36. Stanford University | seeks Full Professor, Painting | deadline | SEP 15
37. Künstlerstätte Schloss | Bleckede Artist-in-Residence | deadline | SEP 27
38. Canada Council | John Hobday Awards Arts Management | deadline | SEP 30
39. Job Posting: Director, Dunlop Art Gallery
40. Canadian Art Foundation
41. 2009 Call for Submissions on the theme Ecology: Water, Air, Sound
42. CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Surrealism in Film
43. Vtape CALL FOR PROPOSALS The Curatorial Incubator
44. REMINDER: CALL FOR PROPOSAL Knock on Woods: A Roving International Residency
45. Call for Submissions?Resident Artist Program @ the Living Arts Centre
46. THE OTTAWA ART GALLERY (OAG) CURATOR OF CONTEMPORARY ART
CFAT ANNOUNCEMENTS
1. Employment Opportunity
Centre for Art Tapes, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Position: Technical Coordinator
Terms: Position commences Mid - August 2008
28 hours/week Tuesday - Friday
Includes health and dental benefits
Salary Range: $12.00 - $14.00/hr commensurate with experience
Application Deadline Friday August 1st, 2008.
The Centre for Art Tapes has been active in Halifax for over twenty-nine years, and in that time it has been able to fill many essential cultural needs for the media arts community. Since its formation as a not-for-profit artist-run Society for the presentation of media art the organization has grown into an indispensable resource for a broad range of people. We provide both the membership and the general public with opportunities to experience innovative media-arts exhibitions, and we support independent artists through annual programs, educational initiatives, and by offering general access to facilities and equipment. Our membership of over 130 people use the Centre to create independent media artwork on a year round basis.
The Technical Coordinator ensures that the Centre’s equipment and production resources are up to date and in good working order. The Coordinator is responsible for being the liaison between the equipment and the artists using the Centre. The Coordinator will have the opportunity to chair committees, teach workshops and develop new initiatives. It is essential that the Technical Coordinator have a good working knowledge of the video, audio and new media software and hardware at the Centre. The Technical Coordinator reports to the Executive Director and is responsible for ensuring that policies related to technical services are implemented.
Applicants must have completed a related post-secondary program and be active within the media arts community.
Responsibilities:
The Technical Coordinator is responsible for:
- Ensuring that production field equipment and in-house facilities remain in good working order.
- Providing Technical assistance to artists using the Centre’s equipment and facilities.
- Providing Technical assistance for Programs (Scholarships and Residencies) as well as for Exhibitions and Presentations.
- Researching equipment and working with an Equipment Committee to support funding applications.
- Maintaining and revising policy based on usage, equipment, and the needs of artists. - Communicating with other local arts organizations with regard to technical collaborations and sharing of equipment for special projects.
- Sharing front desk responsibilities during open hours.
- Preparing equipment for rental and tracking equipment when it is off-site.
- Preparing Screening Copies for Public Presentations.
- Preparing Media For Upload to our Website.
Please address applications to:
Personnel Committee
c/o Ilan Sandler, Executive Director
Centre for Art Tapes
5600 Sackville Street, Room 207
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3J 1L2
Any inquiries may be emailed to: cfat.operations@ns.sympatico.ca
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Please visit our website for more information about the Centre.
www.centreforarttapes.ca
2. 2008/09 Local Artists in Residence
The Centre for Art Tapes is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2008/09 Local Artist in Residence Program: Sym Corrigan, David Clark, Eryn Foster and Graeme Patterson. These four artists will be active at the centre from August 1, 2008 - July 31, 2009.
LOCAL OPPORTUNITIES & EVENTS
3. NSCAD University Visitor Presentation: Mary Smull
Wednesday, July 30, 12:30pm
Weaving Seminar Room (H240)
NSCAD University, 5163 Duke Street.
Mary Smull is an artist and Cranbrook Academy of Art graduate student living in Pontiac, Michigan. A 1995 graduate of the Fibers Department of the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, she spent the next 8 years exploring the world of handmade, artist-designed objects. In 2001, Smull began teaching weaving, printing, experimental costume design, and mixed media sculpture at the University of the Arts. From 2005 through 2007, she worked closely with artist Kelly Cobb developing a series of wearable art pieces for exhibitions in the Philadelphia area.
Her current work at Cranbrook explores the intersection of mass media imagery with traditional textile culture. She is currently working on a series of conceptual needlepoint pieces investigating the phenomenon of “kit creativity” and the relationship of creativity, labor, and leisure.
4. Anchor Social Centre Upcoming Events @ Anchor Archive, located @ 5684 Roberts Street
Skillshare Workshops continue with:
Flipbooks from digital video with Lucas Dambergs Wednesday, July 30
With a simple computer program and some scissors, make a little paper flipbook from a short digital video (taken with a digital camera). Bring a video you want to use, or you can shoot one in the workshop. To register for a workshop, simply email halifaxskillshare@gmail.com. Skillshare workshops are free!
Zine Machine - Hosted by Jasmine Marsh and special guests.
Radio Zine Machine is a showcase of zines & independent media available for loan, and a forum to discuss a diverse array of weekly topics ranging from queer politics to animal liberation, radical parenting through wild edible plants. It strives to present voices of those less often heard, and make non-corporate, alternative information more approachable and accessible. Listen to Zine Machine, every second and fourth Monday on CKDU from 10:30 until midnight, or online in the archives at ckdu.ca.
Queer Between the Covers Sunday, August 3rd 11am-6pm
Anchor Archive will be participating in Queer Between the Covers, Montreal's first annual queer bookfair. Queer Between the Covers is part of Pervers/Cité, a series of events aimed at providing a financially accessible and issue-based alternative to Montreal's annual Divers/Cité cultural festival. Check it out if you're in Montreal - the location is Usine 106U (an artist-run collective gallery space at 111 Roy East).
anchor archive regional zine project
(902) 446-1788, anchorarchive@gmail.com, anchor.revolt.org
5. the fuller terrace fundamental freedoms public lecture series
thursday 7 august, 8pm
EMILY VEY DUKE
Why I Hate Privacy and Love Guilt
Emily Vey Duke is a widely exhibited artist. She is the New York correspondent for C Magazine, and is published in numerous books and journals in Canada and the U.S. She teaches at Syracuse University in Central New York.
thursday 14 august, 8pm
NANCIE ERHARD
Taking Religion Seriously in a Secular Society
Nancie Erhard's most recent research projects include a study of the new religious diversity in the Halifax region and the resurgence of the religious left in American politics. She is Assistant Professor of Comparative Religious Ethics at Saint Mary's University.
thursday 28 august, 8pm
LAURA PENNY
Freedumb: How Choice Eclipses Expression and Conscience.
Laura Penny is the author of Your Call Is Important to Us: The Truth About Bullshit. She is a frequent contributor to the Globe & Mail and a contributing editor for Toronto Life. She teaches at Mount Saint Vincent University.
where to go:
The lecture series is named after Fuller Terrace, but it's located in a backyard accessed from Belleaire Terrace:
1. Walk north on Agricola Street
2. Turn right onto North Street
3. Turn left onto Belleaire Terrace
4. The lecture site will be marked on the right
Note: In case of rain, lectures will be held the day following their scheduled date
fullerterracefreedoms@gmail.com
6. Operation Wake Up!...brought to you by the CKDU News Collective
Monday - Friday @ 8am - 9am on CKDU 88.1 FM...or listen online at ckdu.ca at your convenience by checking out the archives and plugging in the relevent time and date. Operation Wake Up! is an alternative news and documentary show focused on social and environmental justice, locally and beyond. We'll also tell you what it's like outside and about community events....so turn down the corporate media and turn us up!
* psst....The last Tuesday of each month, OWU! will be focused on Atlantica
7. AUDIO/SOUND ART COLLECTIVE @ CKDU
CKDU is looking for members to form a new audio/sound art collective. This collective will be responsible for programming a "radio gallery" that will feature installations of sound art on a regular basis. The Audio/sound art collective will also be engaged in other work supporting and engaging with audio and sound art.
For more information and to find out about our first meeting please contact Leah Girardo at: leah@ckdu.ca
Leah Girardo
Station Coordinator
CKDU 88.1 FM
6136 University Ave.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3H 4J2 CANADA
info@ckdu.ca
www.ckdu.ca
Office Line:
902.494.6479
Request Line:
902.494.2487
8. Halifax Dance seeks accompanist for ballet classes.
Halifax Dance Association is a not-for profit organization dedicated to the development of dance and movement arts through education, performance and community development, in a spirit that values diversity and the potential of all individuals.
Established in 1973, we have grown to become a leading training ground for movement arts with a membership of over 1400 students. We offer recreational classes to children, teens and adults, as well as pre-professional and professional dance training for all ages. We take pride in our support to visiting professional artists and companies.
We are seeking a pianist to accompany ballet classes which begin in September.
Successful applicant will be available on weekday evenings and Saturdays.
Successful applicant will have a good sense of musicality and rhythm as well as proven reliability and professionalism.
Experience with live accompaniment is an asset but not necessary.
Please send resume with references and cover letter attention:
Mariella Belleza, Artistic Executive.
mariella@hfx.eastlink.ca
Please include in subject line: Application for accompanist
Fax – 423-2057
Halifax Dance
1505 Barrington Street
Maritime Centre, Suite G6
Halifax, NS
B3J 3K5
No phone calls please.
9. ANNOUNCEMENT: GO NORTH!- New Website Launched!
Hello GO NORTH ARTISTS, FANS AND VENUE HOSTS,
I wanted to let you know that we are putting up bios of all the artists and venues who are participating in Go North this year, on our new website, gonorthhalifax.com.
If you have not signed up for GO NORTH this year but want to be a part of it please e-mail northend@gonorthhalifax.com. Include your name, phone #, address, email, website if applicable, a breif bio on yourself or you business, a small jpeg picture and where you will be showing your work if you know already, (or what kind of business, collective, etc, you are).
The deadline to sign up is the 18th of this month. The sooner you sign up the sooner we can spread the news that you will be participating this year.
For everyone who has already signed up please send along a small bio of yourself, a description of the kind of work you do and a picture of either some of your work, or a bio pic. A small jpg file would be best. The sooner we get this the better, as it may get too busy later to put the stuff on the web. Also send along a link to your website if you have one. This applies to artists and businesses.
All the promotion that we do for you is free, so the sooner you send your info along the more we can promote you!
You can see the bios of the artists who have already sent their bios along at http://www.gonorthhalifax.com/artists/
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Hello GO NORTH ARTISTS, FANS AND VENUE PEEPS,
GO NORTH presents A Night of Romance! As a fundraiser for this year's Go North! we will be having a raffle and an accompanying event at Fred, 2606 Agricola on Thursday, August 7th. The raffle features products and services from North End businesses and tickets will be available for sale next week. For a list of the items in the raffle check out gonorthhalifax.com on Saturday.
This year's raffle will be held in conjunction with our very own version of 'The Bachelor/Bachelorette.' We promise a night of art throbs. For more information on this event check out gonorthhalifax.com/blog
We will also be hosting a Waffle House at Eyelevel on the 17th of August.
Thanks to our fantastic Fundraising Committee for putting this all together!
Stay tuned for an announcement about the raffle prizes!
We are also pleased to announce that The Bus Stop Theatre will once again be our hub for this year's event on the 6th.
For anyone who is interested in being part of Go North but has not registered yet, please do so before this Friday, the 18th. You can register simply by sending your name, phone number, address, e-mail address, the name and address of your venue if known, a short bio and jpg pic to northend@gonorthhalifax.com.
And for the artists who have registered but not sent in a bio or a bio pic or a link to your website yet, please do so.
You can learn more about how this year's events are unfolding by regularly checking gonorthhalifax.com
Thanks, Den and Brenna
-Go North Co!-Coordinators
10. ART GETS SLEAZY
Saturday July 26, 2008
eyelevelgallery's annual members' show wraps up with an art exchange and cocktail party. Members, friends, enthusiasts, sleaze-bags, go-go-girls, and eccentrics are all invited.
Watch as the artists in this year's members' show swap pieces in a good ol'fashioned key party. Enjoy a cocktail prepared by our fresh and free bartender. Groove to the sounds prepared for you by our supersmooth DJ.
Just get loose.
Saturday July 26, begins at 8pm.
eyelevelgallery, 2063 Gottingen Street
11. Attention all Halifax-based artists: Call for Proposals- Store-front/Window Space Projects
Eyelevel Gallery is curating a series of 5 special exhibits to take place as part of the Go North! Community Art Festival taking place this September 6-September 14. We are looking for local Halifax-based artists who would like to propose special projects (installations, performances, interactive activities etc) that would be installed in North-End store-front/window spaces for the duration of one week during the festival. Emerging as well as established artists are encouraged to apply. An artist fee of $500 will be paid as well as a materials fee of $50. Artists will also be featured as part of the Go North! Studio and Gallery Tour taking place on Saturday September 6th. Please read the information and guidelines below for more details on how to apply:
Deadline for applications: Friday August 8, 5pm Applicants will be notified very shortly after the deadline.
Application Guidelines:
Please submit the following as part of your proposal. Drop off or mail to:
Eyelevel Gallery 2063 Gottingen St. B3K 3B2 Note: IWE WILL NOT ACCEPT PROPOSALS BY EMAIL
1. Project outline/idea
-provide a concise description of what your project will look like: physical, conceptual, material, etc
-explain what would be involved in the creation of the project (is it an installation, performance, a multi-media adventure?)
-tell us why you think this project would fit well into the Go North! Festival?
-tell us where your project will be located (note: you will need to make contact with the North End business/organization of your choice and have your site confirmed by the application deadline)
2. Letter from Hosting Business/Organziation
-provide a signed letter of confirmation from the business/organization that will be hosting your project
-the letter should state that this business/organization is willing to host your store-font/window space project from September 6-14
-if you are having trouble finding a location, please contact Denis, the Go North! coordinator who can provide recommendations for spaces who are interested: gonorthtour@gmail.com or call 425 6412
3. Support Material
-provide digital samples of your work (DVD, CD ROM)
-send up to 10 images or 2 minutes of video/audio samples
(make sure files are MAC compatible and submit: jpg files only, resolution of 72 dpi, maximum and title each file (image) with a number, your initials, the year and title of your work) + send an image list with descriptions of the support material you have provided -if you need help with your application or support material, contact someone at Eyelevel and we can provide advice on preparing your proposal
4. CV and Artist Bio-please submit a CV outlining previous art experience (education, exhibitions, presentations etc). If you are a student, list any exhibitions or projects you have done throughout your course of study that would be of relevance (for example, if you are proposing an installation, show us examples of similar projects you have completed). Also include a short bio and/or artist-statement
For more information, contact Denis or Brenna at: gonorthtour@gmail.com phone: 425 6412 Go to: www.gonorthhalifax.com for details on the Go North! Festival -You may also email: Director@eyelevelgallery.ca
12. Stories of a Black Community Seek a place in Canadian Literature
A Pitch Letter to Radio Producers By F. Stanley Boyd
From another little known and exotic world and from a distant and yet seemingly familiar time, the 50’s and 60’s, and yet from a familiar place, comes writer journalist Frank Boyd’s Tales from JR’S Diaries: Black Life in the Halifax Hood. In this collection of short stories the writer sneaks us into a private world that seems at once familiar and yet is very much unknown -- growing up black on Creighton Street, often known as the black belt and today referred to as the ‘Hood..
On a stroll which represents the core of black life in Halifax these tales are told from the perspective of a immature and often naïve black adolescent, called JR, who is one Black kid among other children of mixed ethnic, racial and religious origins living in the ‘Hood. Despite this multicultural milieu these kids grow up side by side and face the real world, which sees them as dispensable derelicts, outsiders and misfits.
These are stories of triumphs and defeats, friendships and loves as told with humor and often the pathos these individual tales most certainly require to make Tales from JR’S Diaries: Black Life in the Halifax ‘Hood a unique contribution to Canadian multicultural and black literature born uniquely in this country as was Jazz in the southern United States.
The stories work well in both print and audio formats. I attach an audio demo of one of the tales called: The Witch which is read by the author and the sound and music productions are arranged by sound engineer, Archie Gillis.?
The short stories are vast in themes and subject matters which, from the titles, you can get some indication of the range of these short stories for example: Return, those Arabian Nights; ?Bursting with Pixie Dust in of All Places the ‘Hood; The Satanic Disciples; Be My Life’s Companion; The Great Jay Thomas; The African Sage; and In Condosuela’s Eyes to mention a few.
I trust you’ll enjoy:? The Witch. This is story of inter-generational conflict and at the same time it is a story of transformation. The theme describes how youths of a previous generation, through lack of understanding, once badly mistreated an elderly woman, who at that time was known in the ‘Hood as “the Witch”. The story’s plot finds role reversal in the current x generation when one of the former youths, now elderly, begins to lament his callous actions of his youthful past.?
The writer is seeking a producer who can find a medium and a network for these stories. Yet in addition, the writer seeks a producer with the sensitivity to understand that these stories represent a literary and cultural history that is wholly un-documented in Canadian literature. A vibrant Halifax community of black families, known as the ‘hood, has come and gone and left in its passage we find only empty and derelict buildings on a white washed street. We find nothing of a literature to commemorate the passage of “the black belt”. These stories are an effort to correct that historic literary omission.
In addition I believe the national public broadcaster should take the lead in bringing these stories to the attention of Canadian radio listeners by marking the passage of this once famous black community. I look forward to hearing your thoughts on this subject of literary importance to Canadians.
Yours truly, F. Stanley Boyd
frankboyd@airfire.ca
902 463-0070 (P)
902 461-9573 (F)
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Frank S. Boyd, B.A.,M.A.,B.J.
(T) 902 463-0070 (F) 902 461-9573
fsjboyd@yahoo.com
13. 2008/9 MENTORSHIP DEADLINE ANNOUNCED
The Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia invites applications from writers who wish to be considered for apprentice positions in the 2008/09 mentor program for developing Nova Scotia writers. The application deadline is 5 pm, Friday, September 12, 2008.
This program, made possible through the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, is designed to address the needs of developing writers who are committed to their writing and creative development. This is not an introductory creative writing course: it is an intensive, hands-on opportunity intended to provide a disciplined and focused period of work during which developing writers may stretch and hone their craft in a supportive environment. The program is designed to be of support to writers who are on the cusp of professional publication.
The Fed welcomes applications from writers working in all disciplines including poetry, fiction, non-fiction, writing for children and young adults, and short fiction. The selection of the apprentices will be made by a jury of established writing professionals who will then match successful candidates with appropriate senior writers in this region. The decisions of this jury will be final.
How to apply
There is no formal application form. To be eligible for this program, writers must provide the following information and materials. Applications must be typewritten, double-spaced, on one side of standard 8 ? x 11 paper. DO NOT STAPLE your application. DO NOT SEND more material than is required. Apprentice applicants must be at least 19 years old.?
In addition to supplying us with a 10 page sample of the text that you propose to focus on during the mentorship period (samples which are longer than the requested 10 pages will be truncated at 10 pages), please send us a short cover letter (complete with postal address, e- mail and phone number where you may be reached during business hours) that addresses the following:? (don’t squander on a quire of paper what can be reduced to a glittering paragraph) How long have you been writing? Summarize your writing activity for the past twelvemonths. What? goal have you set yourself to try and achieve during the relatively short timeavailable (approximately five months)? Be concise. Are you willing and able to make writing a priority during the full course of theprogram? If not, please don't apply. Why do you need to participate in the mentor program?
Time period:
Participants will work together over a fairly flexible five month period starting in the late Fall. Apprentices will be matched with mentors. WFNS provides an honorarium to the senior writer to work with the apprentice, who agrees to contribute time, work and effort without financial compensation during the mentorship period.? At the conclusion of the mentoring cycle, emerging writers will participate in a celebratory public reading at the Federation.
Applications must be received by the Writers' Federation by 5:00 pm on September 12, 2008. Faxed and e-mailed materials will not be accepted. Address your applications to Mentoring at the Fed, WFNS, 1113 Marginal Road, Halifax, NS, B3H 4P7. For further information, please contact WFNS at 423-8116 or talk@writers.ns.ca
Susan Mersereau
Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia
www.writers.ns.ca? 902 423 8116
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14. Nocturne festival brings art in Halifax into the ‘night spotlight’
Halifax, NS - Nocturne: Art at Night is an arts festival bringing light, colour, art and energy to the downtown streets of Halifax between 6:00pm and midnight on Saturday, October 18, 2008. Inspired by the success and popularity of similar late-night arts festivals occurring all over the world (most notably, events like “Nuit Blanche” in cities including Paris, Montreal and Toronto), Nocturne will celebrate the dynamic and exciting arts community here in Halifax, bringing together visual and performing arts with street-level accessibility.
Ray Cronin, Director, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia notes,"The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia is very pleased to be involved in this event that allows collaboration with so many of the great galleries in Halifax. It will be a great night for everyone who participates."
Designed and initiated by volunteers within the community, Nocturne will be a signature arts event for Halifax that is easily accessible, free of charge and completely unique to the city.
Ineke Graham, Director at Studio 21 says, "It's something that anyone can enjoy. A lot of people are around and about at night with the many universities, hopefully we can attract them."
Halifax tourists and residents alike will have the opportunity to visit a number of the city’s art organizations, including both public and private art galleries, and experience art in many of the Halifax's public spaces. Galleries and art organizations that have confirmed their involvement include: Anna Leonowens, VANS, Saint Mary's, Viewpoint, Studio 21, Dalhousie, Page and Strange, MSVU, Secord, Vieth St., Argyle Fine Art, AGNS, and more.
The intention of the event is to encourage attendees to experience a variety of exhibitions and installations in one evening. An event program and map will be available to all participants and announced at a later date.
Nocturne: Art at Night will be a new celebration of culture for HRM, encouraging both growth and interest in the vibrant arts community that calls Halifax home.
For more information visit the website at www.nocturnehalifax.ca.
For more information contact:
Media Contact:
Abby Dickinson
dickinsonabby@hotmail.com
902-209-9301
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Subject: Nocturne: Call for Submissions Extended Deadline
The weeks in July sure fly by! You have an extra two weeks to submit your application for a Special Project. Don't miss your chance to take part in the first ever Nocturne!
Special Projects: Call For Submissions
Extended Deadline: Friday August 1, 2008 - 5 pm
The Nocturne Special Projects Committee is calling for artisits working in all types of creative mediums to submit a proposal for an independent special project for the Nocturne: Art At Night event on saturday, October 18, 2008 from 6pm to midnight.
Upon selection, Nocturne will provide the artist with free publicity i.e,: inclusion on the event's map, website listings and a write-up accompanied by an image in the official Nocturne program.
Check out the website for an application.
http://www.nocturnehalifax.ca
15. ViewFinders: International Film Festival for Youth and D250 Partner for Youth Camp
-Teens from 13 to 18 can learn the fundamentals of filmmaking while spreading the message about the importance of voting-
Halifax, NS, July 7, 2008—ViewFinders: International Film Festival for Youth announced today that it has partnered with Democracy 250, the celebration of Canadian democracy in Nova Scotia, to create an innovative filmmaking summer camp program for youth.
The D250 Summer Video Academy for Youth is a FREE summer camp for youth ages 13 to 18 that will take place at the East Preston Recreational Centre in East Preston and at the Centre for Art Tapes (CFAT) in Halifax in July and August. Applications are available for download at www.atlanticfilm.com/view or in hard copy at the East Preston Community Centre.
“This is a great partnership,” said Julie Glaser, Director of ViewFinders. “Youth will be able to learn all aspects of film production working with professionals in the industry. They will have a unique opportunity to express themselves through film at no cost.”
Those participating will be introduced to the excitement of filmmaking at the camp while learning three different components of film: Scriptwriting, Music and Production. No previous experience is required, and students of all abilities are encouraged to apply.
Students will put their skills to use as they create a short video that will explore the importance of democracy within the Black community. The project will incorporate elements of drama, documentary and music.
The completed film will screen at the ViewFinders Gala during the 28th Atlantic Film Festival in September, and at the 8th ViewFinders International Film Festival for Youth, April 21-25, 2009.
"Democracy 250 is pleased to support the ViewFinders International Film Festival for Youth," said Russell MacLellan, former premier and Democracy 250 co-chair. "The festival provides a unique opportunity for youth to creatively express the importance of voting and, through their work, reach thousands of others with an important message."
Camp Components and Key Dates
Scriptwriting: July 28 – Aug 1
Music: July 28 – August 1, with recording date TBD
DEADLINE TO APPLY FOR JULY 28 PROGRAMS - July 23
Production: August 18 – 22
DEADLINE TO APPLY FOR AUGUST 18 PROGRAM - August 13
About ViewFinders
ViewFinders is a five-day celebration of film and video for youth ages of 3-18 that includes a comprehensive school program as well as evening and weekend screenings, programs and workshops for families and young adults. ViewFinders features films from around the world geared toward youth with a selection of films made by youth.
The ViewFinders: International Film Festival for Youth is pleased to have the support of our Prestige Partners, CBC and Empire Theatres and the generous support of the Hansen-MacDonald family.
The ViewFinders: International Film Festival for Youth is a production of the Atlantic Film Festival Association (AFFA). AFFA also produces Festival In A Van, alFresco filmFesto (July 25 – August 29), the Atlantic Film Festival (September 11-20, 2008) and Strategic Partners (September 12-14, 2008).
About D250
Democracy 250 is a non-partisan initiative of the Nova Scotia Legislature charged with overseeing the celebrations of the 250th anniversary of Nova Scotia's first representative government and Canada's first parliamentary democracy. A key objective of Democracy 250 is to encourage more youth to participate in the democratic process and to vote.
For more information please contact:
Pam Todd, Marketing & Communications Manager
Tel: 902-420-4059
E-mail: pamtodd@atlanticfilm.com
Julie Glaser, ViewFinders Director
Tel: 902-420-4797
E-mail: julie@atlanticfilm.com
16. CBC Script Joy Award offer scriptwriters $10,000.
When: Applications available now. Deadline Friday August 29, 2008.
Annual CBC Television Broadcast Script Joy Award 2008, part of the annual Linda Joy Media Arts Awards offers emerging screenwriters and scriptwriters $10,000 in support.
This award provides a writer with $5000 cash and up to $5000 in services towards the development of a second or later draft broadcast script anywhere in the Atlantic Provinces. Details and application forms are available at lindajoy.com.
Emerging writers, screenwriters or scriptwriters residing in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island or Newfoundland are eligible to apply. See the application form for more detailed information regarding elegibility, or view the Joy Award guidelines online.
Scripts submitted should be in their second or later draft, and must be a short drama up to a half-hour, or a documentary up to one hour.
This Joy Award includes;
$5000 in cash towards second or later draft of a script intended for television (short drama up to half-hour, or documentary up to one hour), plus Up to $5000 in production and/or post-production services, subject to scheduling availability, towards a demo for the script, or towards a writer’s demo reel.
The deadline for receiving applications is Friday August 29, 2008, at 5:00 PM.
The successful applicant will be announced at the Linda Joy Media Arts Brunch, and again at an Awards event during the Atlantic Film Festival in September. The successful applicant is selected by a jury of peers.
The Joy Awards are the largest independent media production awards in Eastern Canada. The Linda Joy Media Arts Society has recognized and supported excellence in emerging media arts talent in Atlantic Canada for 23 years.
The Linda Joy Awards alumni include many of this region's most successful talent like Andrea Dorfman (Director, Love That Boy, Parsley Days, Flower In My Pedal, etc), Mike Clattenberg? (Director, Trailer Park Boys, etc), Helen Hill (Drirector, Bohemian Town, Madame Winger Makes A Film, Mouseholes, etc), Marc Almon (Director, Wake of Calumn McLeod, etc), Shandi Mitchell (Director, Tell Me, Baba's House, etc), Rodrigue Jean (Director, Full Blast, etc), and many others.
More information and application forms are available at:
www.lindajoy.com
For information contact
info@lindajoy.com
902.420.4522
Media inquiries regarding this or any Joy Award, including the Helen Hill Animated Award 2008, should be directed to Will Roberts at info@lindajoy.com , 902.420.4522, or 902.495.8220.
The Linda Joy Awards are made possible by our generous sponsors;
CBC Television Presenting Partner; PS Atlantic; Power Post; Nova Scotia Department of Tourism, Culture & Heritage; The Atlantic Studios Cooperative; The National Film Board of Canada; The Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative; The New Brunswick Filmmakers Cooperative; Kodak Canada Inc.; Technicolor; The Newfoundland Independent Filmmakers Cooperative; New Brunswick Film, 45 North; CTV; The Centre For Art Tapes; The Newfoundland Film Development Corporation; Streely Maid Films; Prime Insurance Agency Inc.; The Atlantic Film Festival; The Silver Wave Film Festival.
Will
legion.will@gmail.com
p1x.blogspot.com
mediaX.co.nr
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17. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY AFCOOP
The Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative invites applications for a nine-month position as Programs and Membership Coordinator.
Application Deadline: Aug. 6, 2008
The Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative (AFCOOP) is a non-profit, charitable organization dedicated to providing new and experienced filmmakers with equipment, facilities, training and funding. AFCOOP is an accessible member-run centre for the production and presentation of creative films in a collaborative, learning environment.
The Programs and Membership Coordinator will oversee three main programs: FILM 5, the One Minute Film Scholarship and Make Films Now. He/she will also assist in membership services and a dissemination series (the Monday Night Movie Series). The preferred applicant will have experience in filmmaking, exhibition, publicity and familiarity with artist-run centres. He/she will be a responsible team player with excellent interpersonal and organizational skills and be able to demonstrate personal initiative and leadership within a collective environment. He/she will report to the Executive Director and liaise with the Programs Committee.
Major responsibilities include: budgeting, marketing, supporting the filmmakers within the above mentioned programs, and administrative activities.
Assets include:
? Knowledge about and experience in film production, exhibition, and education;
? Excellent oral and written communication skills;
? Passionate about film as art;
? Familiarity with the Mac environment, including some or all of the following: Word, Excel,
InDesign and FileMaker Pro;
? Interest and Knowledge of Programming feature and short films
Remuneration: $12.50 per hour / 35 hours per week
Anticipated Start Date: September 2, 2008
Please be advised that we are looking for someone who can work weekdays and some weekends.
A cover letter and resume should be submitted to admin@afcoop.ca. Please write Hiring Committee in the subject line. As well, letters of support from two referees should be forwarded directly by referees to admin@afcoop.ca by Aug. 13, 2008 with Hiring Committee – Letter of Support in the subject line.
For information about the Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative and its programs please visit www.afcoop.ca. AFCOOP is an equal opportunity employer.
Erin Oakes
Membership and Program Co-ordinator
membership@afcoop.ca P/420-4480
The Atlantic Filmmakers Co-op
PO Box 2043 Halifax, NS, Canada B3J 2Z1
www.afcoop.ca
The Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative (AFCOOP) is an accessible member-run centre for the production and presentation of creative films in a collaborative learning environment. AFCOOP is proud to be the oldest filmmaking cooperative in English speaking Canada.
18. A CALL FOR PROPOSALS ~ From Documentary Filmmakers for Nova Scotia-Gambia Association’s
The Bright Faces of West Africa?Illuminating the Success of Canadian African Development Efforts in Canada
The Nova Scotia-Gambia Association (NSGA) is looking for an experienced and creative filmmaker to produce two short films that will impart to Canadian audiences the strength and tenacity of the people in The Gambia and Sierra Leone. NSGA is a Halifax-based non-profit organization which focuses on educating West African youth and their communities in the areas of HIV/AIDS, STIs, reproductive health, malaria, gender equity and other areas. The Bright Faces of West Africa?Illuminating the Success of Canadian African Development Efforts in Canada is a two-year Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) funded project which aims to educate Canadians on International Development topics, to counter the negative stereotypes of Africa and to illustrate what Canadians can learn from West Africans. These new films need to creatively transform the concept of the Bright Faces project for the screen. We want to engage Canadians - to display and promote the many resources and positive initiatives that exist within West Africa, despite the very real challenges. We want to inspire Canadians?to ignite their desire to learn from and care for a sphere of the world that at times may seem too far away too matter. For Canadians to discover meaningful, tangible ways they can contribute to development issues. For more details on Bright Faces and NSGA’s other projects, visit the website: www.novascotiagambia.ca
Responsibilities:
- In consultation with NSGA, conceptualize, script, film and edit two films, each under 6 minutes in length
- Project started and completed between October and December 2008 (including travel and post-production)
- Conduct necessary research for the film scripts
- Access to and use of your own video editing equipment
- Willingness to travel to remote areas in The Gambia and/or Sierra Leone to gather information and footage
- Work with NSGA media staff in West Africa
Skills and Qualifications:
- Previous experience with documentary style filmmaking.
- International experience or strong, demonstrable interest.
- Sound understanding of NGO development work at the local, national and international level
- Demonstrated capacity to work effectively in a wide range of cultural and political settings.
- To work long hours, handle pressure, meet deadlines and quickly adopt changes
- To work on your own initiative, or as part of a closely-knit team
- Superior written and oral communication skills
- A positive flexible attitude with a strong initiative and excellent organizational skills.
Film Proposal Submission and Approval
To include in your application:
- An abstract of your concepts for the two films (no more than a page)
General Information for videos
- Both films are for a Canadian audience
- Each should have a different focus (for example: Depicting the power of youth making a difference OR/AND Depicting how and what Canadians can learn from West Africans)
- Dissolve the “over-there” concept often applied to West Africa
- Provide tangible ways for Canadians to contribute to international development
- The possibility for footage material is wide-open. It can include and is not limited to: NSGA projects in The Gambia and Sierra Leone; other in-Canada initiatives connected to work in West Africa (for example, NSGA partnerships with Dalhousie School of Medicine)
Budget
The Nova Scotia-Gambia Association will cover the cost of International travel, accommodation while overseas, Visas, and vaccinations up to $300.
Please provide a budget for all other costs:
- Fee as consultant filmmaker for approximately six weeks of work
- Material costs associated with the project (tapes, etc)
- Other
- Letter of interest
- CV
Send proposals by post or email to:
Bright Faces of West Africa
Nova Scotia-Gambia Association
1574 Argyle Street, Suite 17
Halifax, Nova Scotia
info@novascotiagambia.ca
(902) 423-1360
Applications MUST be received by 4:30pm AST, August 11, 2008
Nova Scotia-Gambia Association retains the rights to all footage?raw and produced tape
19. CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Lisa Lipton & Rob Shedden- Collaborative Project
DEADLINE: AUGUST 31, 2008
We are looking for proposals for a collaborative project. Using an old, found filing cabinet (possibly from a workshop) in which to exhibit the work, we are looking for twenty-seven small installations to fill twenty-seven of the small drawers contained within the cabinet. The medium(s) utilized are completely up to the artist with an understanding that all accepted works chosen for the cabinet will inspire twenty-seven, one minute videos. As curators and collaborators in this exhibition, we plan to respond by developing a one-minute video in association with each drawer.
Please consider the dimensions of the drawers (12” x 9” x 3”), as they will need to open and close upon exhibition.
The initial cabinet exhibition, consisting of all contributing artists, will be open to the public October/November of 2008 in Halifax, NS, while the finalized project, with the inclusion of the twenty-seven videos, will be proposed to galleries as an installation or as video works, or both.
For further inquiries regarding this call for submissions you may contact Lisa via email: lisalipton@yahoo.com
Please drop off or send proposals as well as any supplementary materials to the following address:
LISA LIPTON/ROB SHEDDEN
5687 Bloomfield Street
Halifax, NS
CANADA
B3K 1T1
20. Northern Video Art Port | CALL
Artists, send one video art DVD to N.V.A.P, 2664 Fuller Terrace, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3K 3V7 for participation in Northern Video Art Port, a domestic video art exchange service. Videos must be the work of the sender and must be accompanied by one self-addressed, padded envelope, sufficiently stamped to secure Canada's greatest postal distances. Do not include a bio, C.V. or statement. With every video the artist submits to N.V.A.P (a maximum of three videos, independently mailed), they will receive another artist's video in return that they are obligated to screen privately or publicly. N.V.A.P will not inform the artist of the new location of their video, however, the artist's contact information will be provided to the receiver. Contact is not necessary. N.V.A.P requests that receivers refrain from asking the artist for a bio, C.V. or statement in relation to the N.V.A.P video screening. Senders should not expect the return of their work. N.V.A.P is for video art senders and receivers in Canada only. Payments for N.V.A.P's services are encouraged, but not necessary. For additional information contact: videoartport@gmail.com.
21. Halifax Submission Call: 161 Gallon Gallery
161 Gallon Gallery is seeking submissions for 2008 and beyond. There are no limitations in media or theme, however preference will be given to local artists and those who consider the characteristics of the space. The gallery is located in a closet space along a stairway in a two-story Halifax domicile. The dimensions are 35.5" x 37 x 34" (height x width x depth) with a door 29" x 19" (height x width). We highly recommend that you come see it before submitting. Feel free to call and make an appointment or drop by.
Submitting is easy. All we request is an idea, some diagrams or visual aid if possible, your contact info, and a desire to work with the space. Please send submissions on a postcard or letter to:
161 gallon gallery
1-6014 Cunard Street
Halifax, NS
B3K 1E4
About 161 Gallon Gallery
161 Gallon Gallery is a white cube gallery, but not a “White Cube” gallery, initiated by three local artists: Dan Joyce, Miriam Moren, and Ryan Park. It is a diminutive space based in a residential home in Halifax, with a volume of 161 gallons. Our objective is to provide an intimate, alternative place outside of the institution where experimental, spontaneous art is possible and a location for the creative community of Halifax to support each other’s practices.
We are open to the public from 10 am to 3 pm Saturdays or by appointment.
For more information or for a good time, call 423.2706 or email 161gallongallery@gmail.com.
22. The Yoga of Lucid Writing At the Tatamagouche Centre, August 7 to 10
A way of writing full of surprise, insight, and a little challenge, lucid writing is an attempt to know through our senses what is real without the smudge of preconceptions and judgements. This program will combine lucid yoga, appropriate for anybody (and any 'body') with writing experiences.
Facilitator Jeff Davis is a workshop leader (Taos Summer Writers Conference; Writers Lab in Skyros, Greece; Block Island Poetry Project), writer, editor, and yoga teacher. He is author of The Journey from the Centre to the Page: Yoga Philosophies and Practices as Muse for Authentic Writing (Penguin 2004), and teaches at Marist College, Woodstock, NY www.centretopage.com
Cost - $570, includes room and board.
Call 1-800-218-2220 or visit the web site at www.tatacentre.ca
NATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES & EVENTS
23. Continental Drift International Short Film Festival
September 26 – 28, 2008
20 Hazen Ave
Saint John NB E2L 5A5
www.cdrift.ca
info@cdrift.ca
Enter your film in the 5th Annual Continental Drift Short Film Festival Continental Drift invites you to submit your short film to the 5th annual festival. Each year we screen dozens of short films from around the world to a spirited local audience. Continental Drift is dedicated to presenting a variety of the world’s cinematic diversity, in a collection of succinct short films.
We would love to see your work. Please submit your short film, on any subject, in any genre, for consideration. The only submission criterion is that your film be 15 minutes or less in duration.
The deadline for submissions is July 25th, 2008. For full submission details, please refer to the entry form and submission information available at www.cdrift.ca.
To start the submission process, visit www.cdrift.ca. In the navigation column on the right click “Submit Your Films.” In the window that appears, click “Click here to begin your entry.”
24. 2008 SILVER WAVE FILM FESTIVAL
November 13-16, Fredericton, New Brunswick
Call for Submissions!
The 8th annual Silver Wave Film Festival (SWFF) is now accepting submissions. This year's festival takes place from November 13th to November 16th, 2008.
SWFF is the annual film and video festival presented by the New Brunswick Filmmakers' Co-operative. It has both curated and competitive streams, as well as a solid line-up of social activities and workshops that get the town buzzing.
This year, we are celebrating our 8th year with some new programming approaches and again we’ve waived the submission fee for filmmakers submitting so, it promises to be a good year. Save the dates and plan to attend!
Film and video projects that are accepted for screening into the SWFF and created by New Brunswick Filmmakers residing in the province and those filmmakers from away will be considered for the Silver Wave Awards.
The deadline for submissions is August 3rd, 2008, 5pm Atlantic Standard Time.
Incomplete applications and applications received after this deadline will not be accepted under any circumstances.
The following items must accompany the application:
· Completed Application form, on CD in an MS Word or .rtf type document; · List of credits;
· 3 DVD pre-screening copies of the finished project for jury consideration for awards; (NOTE: only Mini DV, Beta SP and 35 mm will be screened at the Festival. DVDS will not be accepted)
· Productions stills, in jpeg format at 300dpi resolution, on CD to be used in festival promotional materials;
· Press Kit (if available of past festival/special screenings of film/video);
· Director's Bio and headshot;
· Poster representing the film or documentary (if available);
NOTE: Submissions materials will not be returned to you by the SWFF. Please email: info@nbfilmcoop.com if you have any questions. You will be advised whether or not your submission has been accepted for screening in advance of the festival.
25. Call for Submissions - East Gate New Media Festival, Dali, Yunnan province, China
This event is an opportunity to present to a Chinese audience, innovative independent media artwork from Canada, Europe and China and to highlight a diversity of voices and visions from various cultural communities. The objective of the event is to develop local accessibility to new media art and to advance the understanding and appreciation of media arts in Chinese audiences.
For full information visit: http://www.incompletedislocations.net/EastGateChina/call.html
26. The Banff New Media Institute and Visual Arts programs are currently seeking candidates for the following positions:
BNMI Almost Perfect Residency: Technical Line Producer
Program dates: October 27 - December 5, 2008
Application Deadline: September 26, 2008
BNMI Co-production Lab: Liminal Screen
Program dates: February 20 – March 31, 2009
Application deadline: December 5, 2008
Financial assistance and stipend available for work study opportunities.
For more information on work study opportunities, residencies, programs, and to apply, visit: www.banffcentre.ca or call 1.800.565.9989.
Contact: The Banff Centre, Office of the Registrar
Email: arts_info@banffcentre.ca
Phone: 403.762.6180
107 Tunnel Mountain Drive
Box 1020, Banff, Alberta
Canada T1L 1H5
27. ATTENTION FILMMAKERS! CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Rendezvous with Madness is now accepting entries for its 16th anniversary program.
The Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival is North America’s premiere festival showcasing films dedicated to promoting cinematic representations of mental illness, addiction, and/or recovery. Each program is followed by a panel discussion with representatives from the filmmaking and artistic community, mental health professionals and the mental health community. In addition to providing a venue for excellent films, for the past two years we have been promoting an early understanding of mental wellness through film with our Youth Outreach Initiative and partnerships with members of the Toronto District School Board.
Rendezvous with Madness (RWM) is seeking films to screen at this year’s festival and is now accepting submissions for features, experimental, documentaries, shorts, student films, music videos, and animated films. We strive to support Canadian filmmakers, and are also interested in a global perspective and encourage international entries.
Canadian and international filmmakers who have screened at the festival include; David Cronenberg (Dead Ringers), Carl Bessai (Normal), Peter Raymont (Shake Hands with the Devil), Chris Landreth (Ryan), Todd Solondz (Happiness), Terry Zwigoff (Crumb), Bill Plympton (Smell the Flowers), and Scott Hicks (Shine).
Key Dates:
? August 11, 2008 (postmark) - Submission Deadline
For more submission information, including submission forms, please visit:
www.rendezvouswithmadness.com/callforentries.htm
? November 6 – 15, 2008 – The Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival
For more information about the festival please visit:
www.rendezvouswithmadness.com
For information, please contact:
Tina Zafreen Alam
Programming Assistant
Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival
T: 416-535-8501 x 3079 / E: tinazafreen_alam@camh.net
28. aceartinc. | Call for 2009 -2010 programming year | AUG 1
aceartinc. is accepting proposals to be considered for the our 2009 -2010 programming year. Running July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2010.
Please review submission guidelines before submitting your proposal. Regular Programming is created through submissions that seek the support of aceartinc's facilities and services for public presentation.
aceartinc. is dedicated to cultural diversity in its programming and to this end encourages applications from contemporary artists and curators identifying as members of GLBT (gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered), Aboriginal (status, non-status, Inuit and Metis) and all other culturally diverse communities. aceartinc encourages proposals from individuals, groups and collectives in all visual arts media.
Regular Programming submissions are solicited through a general annual national call with a deadline of August 1st. The Selection Committee reviews submissions within the context of aceartinc's mandate and goals and makes recommendations to the board within 4 weeks of the deadline. [The Selection Committee is comprised of the Programming Coordinator, 1-2 Board Members, and 2 Community Members.]
Submission Deadline : AUGUST 1st, 2008 before 5pm.
Regular Programming Proposals must include:
When preparing your proposal, please keep in mind that each jury member receives and reviews a photo-copy of your written materials before they view your visual support material. It is to your advantage to provide written materials that are easily readable after being photocopied. Submissions that do not follow the below will be edited as such for jury to review (ie. CVs going over 2 pages).
We advise for those who do not know our establishment, to get a sense of what we've done, visit our web archives.
1. a current CV with current contact info(no more than 2 pages)
2. an artist and or curatorial statement (no more than 1 page)
3. a project proposal. note: if project is in development, please present support about the development as well as related past work
4. schedule of activities (if applicable)
5. an equipment list or itemization of special technical needs if applicable
6. image list (no more than 1 page)
7. Self- Addressed Sufficiently-Stamped Envelope (S.A.S.E.): Due to excessive costs for the gallery, your submission will not be returned without one. For return of Slides/CD-R/DVD only, please ensure correct postage for those items. Dossiers that are not claimed or pre-stamped will not be kept.
8. Support materials: up to 20 images (inc. total of 20 for group submissions)
**CD-R images must be as jpegs 72dpi, 1024 x 768 pixel, 500k (.5 MB) RGB or SRGB only. NO POWER POINT PLEASE!
other:
*video NTSC compatible or DVD max 10 minutes long and cued up
* CD-R video must be accessed only with one of the following plug-ins: Quicktime, RealPlayer, Shockwave, Windows Media Player or Flash.
*audio cassette or cd
*no more then 2 printed matter (may include essays, reviews, non-original documents of artworks that cannot otherwise be described in slide or video format. NO BOOKS PLEASE)
*NO laser-copied images, thumbnails, or original artwork.
*NO binders, folders or staples. (Paper clips only please)
*At this time we are unable to accept applications over the internet (NO URL's) or by Fax
Submission Deadline : AUGUST 1st, 2008 before 5pm.
aceartinc.
2nd.,flr. 290 McDermot Ave.
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3B 0T2
p: 204-944-9763
www.aceart.org
Theo Sims- programme coordinator Garth Hardy- administrative coordinator Liz Garlicki- gallery assistant
29. CALL TO ARTISTS - FIRE STATION NO. 5
The Edmonton Arts Council, on behalf of the City of Edmonton, invites all Canadian and international artists to submit proposals for a public artwork at Fire Station No. 5. This open competition is held in accordance with the City of Edmonton policy "Percent for Art to Provide and Encourage Art in Public Areas" (C458B).
Budget: $60,000 (maximum, all inclusive)
Deadline for Submissions: 4:30 PM Friday, August 8, 2008
Installation: Summer 2009
An information package, including an entry form and terms of the competition, can be downloaded from our website. For more information, contact the Edmonton Arts Council.
EDMONTON ARTS COUNCIL
808, 10310 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton, AB T5J 2W4
PH: +1 (780) 424-2787 x 2
30. Hamilton Artists Inc. Call for Proposals
Proposal Deadline: July 31, 2008
2010-2011 Exhibition Schedule
Hamilton Artists Inc. (HAI) is seeking:
* a wide range of multi-disciplinary proposals from artists as well as curatorial proposals for solo, and group exhibitions in our Main Space
* community-based proposals for limited programming in the community gallery area
* intermedia works, sculpture/installation, performance art, video projection, sound art, site-responsive and relational works and other imaginative proposals for our courtyard space and the glass corridor that links the two buildings
* Writing samples/proposals for essay and catalogue production
The new home of HAI opening in November 2008, features:
Two gallery spaces - A 1200 sq. ft Main Space, and a 600 sq ft Members Space/ Community Gallery; a 2500 square ft. multi-purpose outdoor courtyard; a programmable glass corridor linking the two galleries; and a two-floor artist-in-residence space with a studio, bedroom, kitchen and bathroom.
Hamilton Artists Inc. pays CARFAC artist fees for Main Space exhibitions and related exhibition costs, and assists with shipping. For proposal guidelines please visit:
www.hamiltonartistsinc.on.ca , enter the site, and click on submissions policy. Please refer to the mandate and history sections of our website for further information.
Hamilton Artists Inc. architectural drawing – for floor plan refer to www.hamiltonartistsinc.on.ca - under submissions policy
Established in 1975, HAI is one of the founding galleries of the artist-run centre system in Canada. The organization is entering an exciting development stage as it approaches the opening of a newly purchased, multi-presentation complex in November of 2008. The new home of HAI is located with in the James St. North Arts District in Hamilton’s downtown core, located in the centre of a hub of cultural activity, including a monthly Art Crawl that attracts over five hundred visitors.
31. The Banff Centre - Visual Arts Residencies Call for Applications
Archive Restored Thematic Residency with Greg Staats
Program dates: January 5, 2009 - February 20, 2009
Application deadline: July 25, 2008
Master Class: Road Show - Travels of the Artist with Ken Lum
Program dates: January 5, 2009 - February 20, 2009
Application deadline: July 25, 2008
Self-Directed Creative Residency
Program dates: February 9, 2009 - March 31, 2009
Application deadline: July 25, 2008
Residency length: Minimum of five days
Financial assistance is available.
Other Opportunities:
Live and learn in the inspiring Canadian Rockies. The Banff Centre's work study program provides internship-style opportunities that attract talented and creative individuals who are seeking opportunities to enhance their education and pursue a career in the arts.
Visual Arts is currently seeking candidates for the following position:
Aboriginal Studio Work Study
Program dates: July 9, 2008 - March 31, 2009
Application deadline: July 3, 2008
(Applicants must be status, non-status, Metis, or Inuit)
The Banff New Media Institute is currently seeking candidates for the following position:
BNMI TV & New Media Aboriginal Work Study
Program dates: June 30, 2008 - March 31, 2009
Application deadline: When a suitable candidate is found
(Applicants must be status, non-status, Metis, or Inuit)
Other internships are also available, visit www.banffcentre.ca/ for details.
For more information and to apply to these and other opportunities:
The Banff Centre, Office of the Registrar
Email: arts_info@banffcentre.ca
Phone: 403.762.6180 or 1.800.565.9989
Box 1020, Banff, Alberta
Canada T1L 1H5
www.banffcentre.ca/va
32. CALL: Banff Centre- Work Studies
Live and work in Canada’s Banff National Park, while contributing to cutting-edge new media research and projects at Banff New Media Institute (BNMI.)
Currently there are three work-study opportunities available. Housing is provided. For more information and to apply please visit the following links.
BNMI Co-Production Archives and Catalogue Line Producer Work Study
http://www.banffcentre.ca/programs/program.aspx?id=776
Program dates: August 5, 2008 - October 3, 2008
Application deadline: applications will be accepted until suitable candidate is found.
Technology and Administrative Work Study, Banff New Media Institute
http://www.banffcentre.ca/programs/program.aspx?id=552
Program dates: August 5 - March 31, 2009
Application deadline: applications will be accepted until suitable candidate is found.
Accelerator Line Producer, Banff New Media Institute
http://www.banffcentre.ca/programs/program.aspx?id=697
Program dates: August 5 - March 31, 2009
Application deadline: applications will be accepted until suitable candidate is found.
The Banff New Media Institute (BNMI) is an internationally respected art and digital research innovation centre. Our programs are designed to support creative pluralism, different modes of inquiry, the production of new work, and the engagement of artists, producers, technologists, and researchers with digital culture. BNMI commissions research, provides training, and offers creative production support in a multidisciplinary development environment. Practitioners are able to access a range of expertise, peers, facilities, and environments - all in the Centre’s inspiring mountain campus.
For more information about BNMI visit http://www.banffcentre.ca/bnmi/
For general information about The Banff Centre visit http://www.banffcentre.ca/about/
Jani Sorensen
Arts Marketing Coordinator
Marketing & Communications
The Banff Centre
Tel: 403.762.6157
Fax: 403.762.6158
Jani_Sorensen@banffcentre.ca
107 Tunnel Mountain Drive
Box 1020, Banff, Alberta
Canada T1L 1H5
33. CALL FOR SUBMISSION ESPACE VIDÉOGRAPHE 2009-2010 PROGRAMMING
Espace Vidéographe, the programming division of Vidéographe, invites artists, curators, art centres and galleries to submit proposals for video art programs and media-arts exhibitions. Every year Espace Vidéographe presents seven activities in different venues, and in partnership with other cultural organizations. Since its founding in 1998, Espace Vidéographe has been devoted to promoting and exhibiting video art in its various forms and through its relationships with other artistic disciplines.
Projects can be submitted once a year and are reviewed by a committee of peers. We welcome proposals from emerging curators and artists as well as established ones. We encourage proposals that provoke thought on the language of video and its modes of representation, encourage debate, and promote exchanges between different media-arts practices and between local and international production.
Another open call will be launched next August specifically dedicated to a video installation project (multiprojection) by an emerging Quebec or Canadian artist (in this case, residency and exhibition). This initiative is made possible with the precious collaboration of Vidéographe Production.
SUBMISSIONS MUST INCLUDE:
* Project description
* Artistic statement
* List of works to be programmed
* List of technical resources (equipment) supplied by applicants
* List of technical requirements for exhibition
* CVs for applicants
* Visual, Sound or Web Documentation with descriptive list of works (accepted formats: VHS, DVD, miniDV, NTSC and PAL; CD-ROM, DVD-ROM)
* List of the project's venues if applicable
* Press kit if available
* Self-addressed stamped envelope
Please note that projects submitted previously may not be resubmitted unless the artist is invited to do so. Programming proposals must include the bulk of the works selected, with supporting visual documentation.
DEADLINE: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1ST, 2008
Decisions will be sent to applicants in December. The proposals must be sent by post and be at our office by 5:00
Espace Vidéographe
Att: Sylvie Roy
6560, Esplanade Avenue, Suite 305
Montreal, Quebec, CANADA H2V 4L5
Phone: (514) / Email: espace@videographe.qc.ca / www.videographe.qc.ca
34. aceartinc. encourages proposals
Regular Programming is created through submissions that seek the support of?aceartinc. is dedicated to cultural diversity in its programming and to this end encourages applications from contemporary artists and curators identifying as members of GLBT (gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered), Aboriginal (status, non-status, Inuit and Metis) and all other culturally diverse communities.?
aceartinc. encourages proposals from individuals, groups and collectives in all visual arts media. Regular Programming submissions are solicited through a general annual national call with a deadline of August 1st. The Selection Committee reviews submissions within the context of? aceartinc.’s mandate and goals and makes recommendations to the board within 4 weeks of the deadline. [The Selection Committee is comprised of the Programming Coordinator, 1-2 Board Members, and 2 Community Members.]
aceartinc. is committed to paying CARFAC rates or higher, and where possible, will make efforts to pay for flights, accommodation and shipping for artists. Exhibitions selected will be accompanied by a publication as part of the Critical Distance Writing Program.
Regular Programming Proposals must include:
When preparing your proposal, please keep in mind that each jury member receives and reviews a photo-copy of your written materials before they view your visual support material. It is to your advantage to provide written materials that are easily readable after being photocopied. Submissions that do not follow the below will be edited as such for jury to review (ie. CVs going over 2 pages).
We advise for those who do not know our establishment, to get a sense of what we’ve done, visit our web archives
1. a current CV with current contact info(no more than 2 pages)
2. an artist and or curatorial statement (no more than 1 page)
3. a project proposal. note: if project is in development, please present support about the development as well as related past work
4. schedule of activities (if applicable)
5. an equipment list or itemization of special technical needs if applicable
6. image list (no more than 1 page)
7. Self-Addressed Sufficiently-Stamped Envelope (S.A.S.E.): Due to excessive costs for the gallery, your submission will not be returned without one. For return of Slides/CD-R/DVD only, please ensure correct postage for those items. Dossiers that are not claimed or pre-stamped will not be kept.
8. Support materials: up to 20 images (inc. total of 20 for group submissions)
**CD-R images must be as jpegs 72dpi, 1024 x 768 pixel, 500k (.5 MB) RGB or SRGB only. NO POWER POINT PLEASE!
other:
*video NTSC compatible or DVD max 10 minutes long and cued up
* CD-R video must be accessed only with one of the following plug-ins: Quicktime, RealPlayer, Shockwave, Windows Media Player or Flash.
*audio cassette or cd
*no more then 2 printed matter (may include essays, reviews, non-original documents of artworks that cannot otherwise be described in slide or video format. NO BOOKS PLEASE)
*NO laser-copied images, thumbnails, or original artwork.
*NO binders, folders or staples. (Paper clips only please)
*At this time we are unable to accept applications over the internet (NO URL’s) or by Fax For all enquiries please contact the gallery at 204 944 9763 or program@aceart.org
35. Redwire Native | CALL | deadline | AUG 1
::Redwire Magazine::
Call for Submissions
Deadline August 1, 2008
Redwire is preparing for their next issue and we are looking for artwork, writing, photos from native youth (anywhere from 13-30).
The theme for our next issue is ONE EARTH: Our decisions are as strong as the diversity of voices heard.
What examples do you know of people coming together and working to acknowledge privilege, colonization, and healing so that we can move forward?
How can we educate and work with allies?
How can we build on our respectful relationships with people from all races, genders, colors, and abilities?
Once the borders between our communities were marked with the natural boundaries of mountains, water bodies, trap-lines, and rock formations. Inter-national agreements were marked with ceremony, marriage and war. At a time when our Mother Earth needs our unity so that we can defend her from greed and abuse, many of us are living in mixed communities all over the world.
send articles to editor@redwiremag.com
send art and photographs to artsdirector@redwiremag.com
PO box 2042
Station Main Terminal
Vancouver BC
V6B 3R6
for more info visit www.redwiremag.com
Redwire Native Youth Media
www.redwiremag.com
Our stories, our voices, ourselves
36. Stanford University | seeks Full Professor, Painting | deadline | SEP 15
Application deadline: September 15, 2008.
Art Department
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-2018.
The Department of Art & Art History at Stanford University seeks to make an
appointment of a painter at the level of Full Professor.
Candidates should have exceptional credentials as an artist and teacher, with a distinguished national and international exhibition record and a strong commitment to teaching painting and drawing. The successful candidate will be expected to provide leadership in the Art Practice program at the undergraduate and graduate level, and to participate fully in the work of the department.
Application deadline: September 15, 2008. Please send a letter of introduction and a curriculum vitae to Chair, Painting Search Committee, Art Department, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-2018.
Stanford University is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty. It welcomes nominations of and applicants from women and minority groups, as well as others who would bring additional dimensions to the university's research and teaching missions. http://www.hdkv.de/islands
37. Künstlerstätte Schloss | Bleckede Artist-in-Residence | deadline | SEP 27
Artist-in-Residence
Call for applications
Deadline: 27/09/08
Künstlerstätte Schloss Bleckede
Landkreis Lueneburg,
Fachdienst Schule und Kultur
Auf dem Michaeliskloster 4
D-21335 Lueneburg
Phone: +49-4131-26-1360
http://www.kuenstlerstaette-bleckede.de
Since 1979 the Kuenstlerstaette Schloss Bleckede has been seeking to promote young artists who explore innovative positions in the field of contemporary fine art. Today artists, whose work addresses complex aesthetic, cultural or political issues, rarely find the necessary support to realize their ambitious projects. This is why the Kuenstlerstaette Schloss Bleckede wishes to offer these artists the opportunity to develop their work in the course of a residential scholarship of three or six months.
The Kuenstlerstaette Schloss Bleckede offers ideal working conditions. The historic remise of the castle of Bleckede has been restored and transformed into three studios, each of which provides an extensive work space and a comfortable living area. The castle is located in the nature reserve Elbufer Drawehn close to the river Elbe between Hamburg and Lueneburg. Moreover Hamburg and Berlin is within easy reach, both of which have a thriving cultural life. The scholarship includes a monthly grant of Euro 1.400,- , which is made available for up to three scholarship holders at any one time, by the state of Lower Saxony. Previous scholarship winners have included reknown artists like Ulla von Brandenburg, Shannon Bool, Geoffrey Hendricks, Peter Pommerer, Katharina Sieverding, Maki Tamura and Simon Wachsmuth. The residential scholarship will be selected by a jury.
Closing date: 27.09.2008
For further information:
Halle für Kunst Lueneburg e.V.
Phone: +49-4131-402001
info@halle-fuer-kunst.de
The call for applications is open to all artists of all nationalities.
Application forms, criteria and more information are available at
http://www.kuenstlerstaette-bleckede.de
38. Canada Council | John Hobday Awards Arts Management | deadline | SEP 30
The John Hobday Awards in Arts Management / Les Prix John-Hobday en gestion des arts
N.B. Le français suit l?anglais
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 30 September 2008
The John Hobday Awards in Arts Management are made possible by a $1 million donation from The Samuel and Saidye Bronfman Family Foundation. Annually, two $10,000 awards will be presented and will allow recipients to enhance their own professional development by taking part in a recognized program, seminar or workshop; or to pass their knowledge on to the next generation as a mentor for another arts administrator outside their own organization. The awards are intended for established and mid-career arts managers.
The application forms and guidelines can be found on the Canada Council for the Arts website at http://www.canadacouncil.ca/prizes/john_hobday.
39. Job Posting: Director, Dunlop Art Gallery
Review of applications will begin on August 15, 2008.
Reporting to the Library Director, and as a member of the management team, the Director, Dunlop Art Gallery (DAG) is responsible for the overall operations of the gallery and for the creative management of this unit within the mandate and policies approved by the Regina Public Library Board. The position's areas of responsibility include exhibitions, public programs and education (such as lectures, workshops and film presentations), touring exhibitions, promotion and collection management of the RPL permanent collection, DAG Art Rental Collection and DAG Research Centre.
Located within the Regina Public Library, the Dunlop Art Gallery presents a wide and varied program which includes exhibitions, residencies, interpretive programs, community collaborations and scholarly publications. The DAG exhibits in two gallery spaces in two locations and actively participates with the vibrant and engaged Regina arts community.
More than half of the gallery's programming is curated by the Dunlop staff. The DAG also includes a bibliographic resource centre, an art rental service and a permanent collection representing Saskatchewan Artists. More information about the Dunlop can be found at
www.dunlopartgallery.org .
This position requires a Master of Fine Arts degree from an accredited university program, or the equivalent combination of arts education and experience, and formal training in arts/culture management, as well as five to seven years of progressive experience in the field of arts management, preferably in gallery administration, and experience in the fields of Visual Arts, Art History, Communication Studies, Cultural Studies, Studio Art or a related discipline.
Salary is negotiable based on the qualifications and experience of the successful applicant. The Library does offer a highly competitive salary starting in the mid to high seventies.
Regina is a dynamic, progressive community, with a strong, diversified economy and a quality of life that is exceptional. It's a city with a population of 195,000 that celebrates its cultural diversity and is known for its generous, friendly people. Where else in Canada can you enjoy top-notch big city attractions while taking only 20 minutes to get from one end of the city to another?
Review of applications will begin on August 15, 2008. Please forward résumé and cover letter to:
Human Resources
Regina Public Library, P.O. Box 2311
Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 3Z5
Fax: (306) 949-7273
Email: resumes@reginalibrary.ca
A job description and additional information about the position is available in the careers section of the RPL Web site at: http://www.reginalibrary.ca/about/jobs.html .
40. Canadian Art Foundation
Apply for a maximum $7,500 project grant for your education initiatives with the Canadian Art Foundation Youth Arts Bursary Program
Deadline: August 1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE–Wednesday, July 9, 2008, Toronto: The Canadian Art Foundation invites applications from eligible art institutions across the country for its 2008 Youth Arts Bursary Program.
The program awards a total of $20,000 in project grants to Canadian public galleries and artist-run centres to fund innovative visual-arts education initiatives for youths aged 5 to 18. A maximum of $7,500 is awarded to each organization.
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To date, the Youth Arts Bursary has been awarded to visual art institutions and community organizations in Winnipeg, Windsor, Ottawa, Halifax, Toronto, Vancouver and Kamloops.
The application deadline is at 5:00 pm on Friday, August 1, 2008 For application guidelines, visit http://www.canadianart.ca/yab .
For more information, please contact Sara Graham, Development/Administrative Coordinator, Canadian Art Foundation, at (416) 368-8854 ext. 111 or sgraham@canadianart.ca .
41. 2009 Call for Submissions on the theme Ecology: Water, Air, Sound
Categories: Radio Art, Electroacoustic Music, Videomusic and Installation Art
September 30, 2008 Deadline
www.naisa.ca
New Adventures in Sound Art invites artists of all ages and nationalities to submit works on the theme Ecology: Water, Air, Sound?for consideration in 2009 future programming for the annual Deep Wireless, Sound Travels, and SOUNDplay festivals, produced by New Adventures in Sound Art in Toronto, Canada. Artists may submit works in one or all of the following four categories: 1) Radio Art, 2) Electroacoustic Music, 3) Videomusic and 4) Installation Art (Note: please send separate submission forms for each entry).
Individual interpretations or variations on the theme are encouraged: Ecology: Water, Air, Sound, but?should be realized with sound as the primary component.
All submitted works must respond in some way to the theme Ecology: Water, Air, Sound in order to be considered for 2009 NAISA programming.
Submissions must be postmarked no later than September 30, 2008 and mailed to: New Adventures in Sound Art, 103 Beaconsfield Ave., main floor, Toronto, ON M6J 3J3.
42. CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Surrealism in Film
In celebration of the 80th anniversary of Luis Buñeul’s and Salvador Dalí’s Un Chien Andalou, the CSIF is inviting media arts submissions based on the theme of Surrealism to explore the evolution of this movement in art. In keeping with our mandate, works submitted should have film used in either the production and/or post-production stage.
From its early development, Surrealism has transgressed our traditional discourse about art and worked to develop communal cooperation. It worked to extend its boundaries by encouraging collaborative practices, unconscious thinking and irreverence for the idea that the individual has complete control over their work. This project resonates with the early roots of Surrealism by seeking works that respond to the traditions of the movement, and by curating an overall project by making a whole out of individual parts. We seek work from media artists to ensure diversity from individual artistic thought while still allowing for unconscious threads of similarity to appear in the true spirit of Surrealism.
SELECTION PROCESS
Comprised of media artists, the CSIF Programming Committee will select works for exhibition from submitted entries. Entries are judged on their creative content in relation to the theme as well as their contribution to the whole program. We especially encourage artists from Spanish-speaking background to submit their work.
SUBMISSIONS
The CSIF pays artist fees for all works selected for the screening and provides a professional environment for presenting media art works. If selected, all works will be presented on the format preferred by the artist.
Send a DVD preview copy (NTSC, DVD Region 1 format) and completed submission form to the CSIF before the deadline of July 31, 2008. Label the DVD clearly with the title, name of filmmaker and running time. No entry fee is required, but the DVD will not be returned unless you enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope.
Submissions must include:
Name of Artist
Artist Contact information
Film Title
Format of work
Running Time
Any special projection instructions
Description of Work (100 – 250 words)
Artist Statement
Use of film in project
Send submissions by July 31, 2008 to:
CSIF Programming Committee
Bldg J2, 2711 Battleford Ave. SW
Calgary, AB
T3E 7L4
Canada
For more information on this call for submissions, contact Programming Coordinator Melody Jacobson at programming@csif.org or 403-205-4747; www.csif.org
43. Vtape CALL FOR PROPOSALS The Curatorial Incubator,
v.6 - THE DARK ARTS: magic and intuition
This year, The Curatorial Incubator, v6 - THE DARK ARTS: magic and intuition aims to uncover the hidden connections between video artworks that speak to the unknown, the uncanny, the other worldly.
Participants will work in the Vtape archive, seeking works that employ the surreal, evoke voodoo, address the unknown. They will hone their curatorial skills in the media arts through workshops, independent research and writing, culminating in a public presentation of their selected titles, accompanied by a fully illustrated publication.
Research phase (August - October 2007) includes:
* workshops conducted by established curators, artists and arts professionals specializing in media arts,
* free access to the vast research facilities on site at Vtape, with over 4000 tapes by 800+ artists and over 2000 articles on video art, and
* support for external research in locating previews and screening copies of works
Presentation phase (January - March 2009) includes:
* an exhibition of all the curated programmes with an introduction by the curator, and
* a fully illustrated catalogue of all the programmes with curatorial essays.
NEW SUBMISSION DEADLINE:? FRIDAY AUGUST 1, 2008, 4:00PM
Proposals must include:
* an up-to-date c.v.;
* a statement of intention (1 page in total) that outlines your interest in video art and some indication of the direction you would take if you are selected to be a part of The Curatorial Incubator, v.6 - The Dark Arts: magic and intuition.
* examples of critical writing your have done (published or non-published)
* examples of any curatorial or organizational work you have done
OTHER REQUIRED INFORMATION TO ACCOMPANY PROPOSALS
* indicate your availability for workshops during August 2008 (August 16-17; 23-24)
NOTE: If you are from outside of Toronto, please indicate how you would cover the costs of your travel to the workshops (to be held over 1 weekend) and research at Vtape (minimum 1 week).
And don't worry; you won't be held to your original proposal but keep in mind that the jury will need to get an idea of what kind of work you are going to be searching for. Surprises are to be expected along the way. That's what research is all about.
Send applications to:
Lisa Steele, Creative Director, Vtape
401 Richmond St. West, #452, Toronto, ON M5V 3A8
lisas@vtape.org
www.vtape.org
No phone inquiries please.
44. REMINDER: CALL FOR PROPOSAL Knock on Woods: A Roving International Residency
Mercer Union is seeking participants for Rotterdam-based artist Yvette Poorter’s mobile residency program KNOCK ON WOODS.
Knock on Woods International Residency and Dwelling for Intervals is a constructed space that dedicates itself to offering local and international artists a sense of rootedness and respite from a hectic and bewildering globalism. The residency is a para-site that consists of a rustic tent-cabin and a forest of tree-flags that can situated at almost any site depending on the host.
From 17 August–23 September the para-site be situated at a number of different locations around Toronto. Artists are invited to do a residency with Knock on Woods for a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 24 hours.
For more information on the background for this project, the artist, and a link to Knock on Woods, please visit http://thisneckofthewoods.net
Proposals can be emailed to tnotw@yahoo.ca
45. Call for Submissions?Resident Artist Program @ the Living Arts Centre
The Resident Artist Program has been created to provide opportunities for a blend of recent graduates of arts and design institutions, as well as mid-career artists, to create, explore, learn and exchange ideas and insights, within a multi-disciplinary environment.
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We have eight professional studios in Wood, Glass, Sculpture, Flameworking, Photography, Painting and Drawing, Ceramics, Textile and Fibre Arts.? ?
Short and long term residencies are available.? ?
Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.? Studio space is available in 2008-2009.?
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Operating within a facility that offers a diverse choice of performing and visual arts programs, patrons of all ages enjoy a line-up of musicians and artists, and opportunities for hands-on creative expression in a professional arts environment. This marriage between visual and performing arts, community education and professional art practice provides a valued and unique atmosphere for emerging artists.?
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According to past resident artist Andrea Marcus, “It is not just the combination of artforms, but the possibility to connect and interact with so many people, visual artists, performing artists, businesses, and the general public that creates a wide scope of opportunity.”?
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Resident Artist Benefits:
* Resident Artist office – computer, printer, slide scanner, fax machine, telephone, internet
* teaching and assisting opportunities
* representation on the Centre’s website
* annual Resident Artist exhibition
* opportunity for corporate commissions and to sell work in the Centre’s Gift Shop
* on-site Studio Technician
* all utilities provided
* free parking
* opportunity for inter-disciplinary activities
For more information about the selection criteria and the application form, please visit our website at: www.livingartscentre.ca
Contact:?
residency@livingarts.on.ca ?
905.306.6199
46. THE OTTAWA ART GALLERY (OAG) CURATOR OF CONTEMPORARY ART
Deadline for Applications: 6 August 2008
The Ottawa Art Gallery (OAG) is seeking an exceptional individual to work in a dynamic and creative environment. OAG is the municipal art gallery for the City of Ottawa, a non-profit arts organization celebrating its 20th anniversary. Reporting to the Director, the Curator of Contemporary Art is responsible for the planning, development, and implementation of the Gallery's contemporary exhibition program. This includes a three-year cycle of exhibitions; an active publications program; and related didactic materials. In addition to these responsibilities, the Curator of Contemporary Art supervises the Gallery's overall exhibition program which includes exhibits from the Firestone Collection of Canadian Art; serves as the co-editor of tract, the Gallery's quarterly newsletter; and coordinates the annual acquisitions program, which is approved by a committee of the Board of Directors. The Curator works as part of a dynamic team of professionals, helping them to develop new public programs, promotional strategies, and funding opportunities directly linked to contemporary exhibitions and publications. The Curator also assists the Director and the Development Manager with the preparation of annual operating grant applications for all levels of government.
Qualifications and Experience
* Broad knowledge of contemporary art practices and related issues and aesthetic theories
* Superlative writing and editing skills in English or French;
* Excellent oral communication skills in English or French;
* Ability to work effectively in a bilingual office and community;
* MA or PhD in Art History, Cultural Studies, or a related field;
* Minimum 5 years experience curating exhibitions in a museum or public gallery context;
* A history of published art criticism;
* Proven grant writing abilities;
* Excellent organizational skills;
* Project management experience;
* Basic computer literacy (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook);
* Ability to work independently and as part of a team; and
* Ability to prioritize, multi-task, meet deadlines, and pay close attention to details.
This is a permanent, full-time position
Salary Range: $45,000 - $55,000 plus full benefit package and RRSP contribution
Start Date: September 2008
Deadline for Applications: 6 August 2008
Apply with cover letter and resume to:
The Ottawa Art Gallery, 2 Daly Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6E2, email at
info@ottawaartgallery.ca or fax at 613-569-7660.
Visit us on the web at www.ottawaartgallery.ca
The Ottawa Art Gallery is an equal opportunity employer, and thanks all applicants for their interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
The Ottawa Art Gallery is an independent, non-profit public art gallery, committed to the acquisition, presentation, interpretation and dissemination of art for the benefit of the community. Its programs explore a variety of issues and include exhibitions, talks, lectures, educational programs for young people, and publications. The Gallery has a growing Contemporary Collection of works by artists associated with the region. It is also home to the prestigious City-owned Firestone Collection of Canadian Art that is presented through changing exhibitions.
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