Call: Expressions of Interest from Visual Artists

Call for Expressions of Interest from Visual Artists

The Saskatchewan Arts Board and Canadian Western Agribition are looking for visual artists who are interested in working on an education project on the Agribition grounds in Regina during the week of November 19 to 23, 2007.

The project will be similar to a school residency. The contracted artist(s) will work with Grade 4 to 8 students to create a sculpture or mural on-site using recyclable materials. The artist(s) will design a project suitable for student participation and Agribition will provide the required materials.

Artists should be able to appreciate a high-energy environment, as students will be coming and going from the site during the project hours of 10 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. daily. The project details are not yet finalized, but interested artists should contact Dianne Warren by October 19 to express their interest.

The Arts Board has an ongoing partnership with Agribition and is pleased to assist them in developing this project.

Contact:
Dianne Warren
Arts and Learning Consultant
Saskatchewan Arts Board
Phone: (306) 787-4659 (Regina)
Toll-free: (800) 667-7526 (Saskatchewan Only)
Email: dianne@artsboard.sk.ca

Free VJing workshops offered in Prince Albert by Carrie Gates and Leeane Berger with Common Weal

VJing 101: An Introduction to VJing with Arkaos

Monday, April 23rd to Friday, April 27th 7:00 - 9:00pm,
at Prince Albert's St. Mary's High School computer science labs

Have you ever wondered how VJs create their artwork? Have you ever wanted to create a custom visual projection to work with a dance or theatre piece? Have you ever tried adding live visuals to a band's performance or a DJ set? We can show you how!

Using Arkaos VJing software, instructors Carrie Gates and Leeane Berger will guide you through a series of fun and focused workshops that will take you from recording and digitizing your own video footage to programming video mixing software to being ready for a live VJ performance.

Workshops take place in the evenings, from Monday, April 23rd to Friday, April 27th 7:00 - 9:00pm, at the St. Mary's High School computer science labs. Since there are limited seats, we ask that you send us a short letter or email by April 17th outlining why you would like to learn more about VJing. Let us know if you have any experience working with video, but beginners are also welcome. Up to ten participants will be selected for this free workshop offered by Common Weal Community Arts, Inc.

Please send your application to:
Judy Mc Naughton
nac@commonweal-arts.com
Common Weal Community Arts, Inc.
1010 Central Avenue
Prince Albert, SK, S6V 4V5
Phone: 960-9020 Fax: (306) 953-4814
www.commonweal-arts.com
Applications received after April 17th will not be considered.

Class YouTube Video Website:
http://www.youtube.com/vjnode



More about the instructors, VJs Leeane Berger and Carrie Gates:

Carrie Gates – VJ Instructor
Carrie Gates' diverse art practices span the realms of VJing, experimental turntablism, sound art, sculpture, performance art, digital media, and the catylization of provocative interactive situations. Her work is unified by a pluralist vision and an appetite for teasing the uncanny from the familiar, critically yet playfully using and abusing any media she encounters. Recently, Gates has been working with creating innovative VJ performances using Max/MSP/Jitter and Arkaos software, sharing her findings with her peers through workshops and artist talks to encourage others to reclaim digital media as a tool for personal artistic expression and social change. Since 1996, she has been performing regularly at electronic music events, noise and experimental music shows, new media festivals, and art galleries. Her performances, compositions, videos, and research work have been shown across Canada as well as in Germany and the USA.

http://www.youtube.com/carriegates
http://www.myspace.com/thesoundsofcarriegates
http://www.notype.com/bricolodge
http://www.vinylinterventions.com

Leeane Berger – Assistant VJ Instructor
As part of a new generation of artists, Leeane Berger is currently working in the discovery, documentation and rediscovery of all things - great and small - that make up everyday living in Saskatchewan. In 2004 Leeane set out with a project to refurbish trash from alleys, sidewalks, parks and dumpsters. This endeavor propelled her into further exploration of salvaged and found materials. Leeane works in a variety of techniques and media in attempt to correlate viewer with surroundings. Using simple electronics to bring motion to a piñata television made from found electrical cords, wire and spray paint to the exploration of substance use in adding texture and depth to her found object paintings, Leeane is on a constant look out for new tools of expression. Working most recently in video, a medium she began working with while briefly attending Concordia University in 2005, has lead to experimentation with video mixing and animation. Her videos have since morphed from canadian video art inspired short-films into grungy expressionistic mixups for teasing and pleasing the eye.

http://www.youtube.com/itrashfish
http://www.myspace.com/printedonrecycledpaper



DOWNLOAD THIS INFO AS A PDF FILE HERE:
http://www.otherartists.com/commonweal/pdf/CW-VJ_Poster-April10-07.pdf

Call: Fullbright MTVU Fellowships Available

>Dear Colleagues,
>
>The State Department in partnership with MTV-U
>is offering Fulbright fellowships for junior
>scholars who are US citizens and who are working
>in the area of 'culture and music.' In
>particular the program seeks to fund projects
>that use the "power of music as a global force
>for mutual understanding." The fellowship has
>only just been announced and has a very short
>deadline: applications are due March 29. I've
>pasted the call below and I've attached it as
>well.
>
>Best,
>
>Carol
>
>FULBRIGHT-MTVU FELLOWSHIPS
>Deadline for applications: March 29, 2007
>
>About the Program
>Fulbright-mtvU Fellowships, administered by the
>Institute of International Education, are for
>U.S. students to conduct research abroad for one
>academic year on study projects of their own
>design around an aspect of international musical
>culture. For its pilot year (2007-2008), up to
>4 Fellowships will be awarded to outstanding
>U.S. students nationwide. In addition to
>proposing unique projects on ?the power of
>music? as a global force for mutual
>understanding, applicants must submit an
>outreach plan describing how they intend to
>share their activities with their peers during
>their Fulbright year.
>
>Eligibility
>Applicants must be U.S. citizens at the time of
>application. Applicants must have completed a
>bachelor?s degree by the beginning date of the
>award; in the performing arts, four years of
>professional experience may substitute for the
>degree. Preference will be given to recent
>college/university graduates. Applicants must
>apply to conduct their project in a country
>where there is an active U.S. Fulbright Student
>Program, as listed on us.fulbrightonline.org.
>Applicants must meet all potential host country
>requirements, including those related to
>language and program start dates. Applications
>are encouraged for all world regions.
>
>Eligible Fields of Study:
>Applicants should submit proposals around an
>aspect of international contemporary or popular
>music as a cultural force for expression.
>Preference will be given to creative projects
>that are conveyed in a dynamic fashion and that
>are accompanied by a feasible action plan to
>inform peer groups via mtvU?s various media
>platforms (broadcast, online and print)
>regarding the Fellow?s activities in the host
>country throughout the term of the grant.
> Applicants are encouraged to consider a range
>of documentary modes (e.g., blogs, vlogs, photo
>diaries, news segments) to share their
>experiences and findings. Applicants are also
>encouraged to consider all aspects of ?the power
>of music? in developing their project proposals.
>Along with the study of music in a specific
>cultural context or ethnomusicology, proposals
>will be considered in other music-related fields
>including, for example, music and social
>activism; music in learning; music and the
>community, and musical performance.
>
>Award Benefits:
>The fellowship will provide the following benefits:
>Round-trip transportation to the host country
>Maintenance for the academic year, based on living costs in the host country
>Book and research allowances (Fellows whose
>projects require extensive research funding,
>materials, or equipment must obtain funding from
>other sources for such purposes.)
>Supplemental health and accident insurance coverage
>Foreign language or cultural orientation courses, where appropriate
>Media resources (e.g., camera and Internet
>uplink for students to send dispatches to mtvU)
>
>Additional Information/Application Materials
>In addition to the activities proposed for the
>Fellowship, Fellows may be asked to participate
>in special programs, conferences, and/or
>promotional activities developed or suggested by
>the U.S. Department of State, mtvU, the
>Institute of International Education, and/or
>Fulbright Commissions.
>
>The deadline for applications is March 29, 2007.
>
>For additional information and application
>materials, please visit us.fulbrightonline.org.
>
>###
>The Fulbright Program is the world-renowned,
>flagship international educational program
>supported by the people of the United States and
>people in partner countries around the world and
>sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. The
>Fulbright Program has provided more than 279,000
>participants with the opportunity to study,
>teach and conduct research, to exchange ideas
>and to contribute to finding solutions to shared
>international concerns.
>
>mtvU is an on-air, online, wireless and on
>campus network created by and for the college
>audience. Broadcasting via satellite 24 hours a
>day, 7 days a week, to over seven million
>students on more than 740 campuses, mtvU is the
>largest and most comprehensive multi-platform
>channel for college students.
>