Opportunities Around Town
Verizon Wireless announces “El Orgullo de Nuestra Herencia” mural contest
Show your Hispanic pride and submit your design with the theme "The Pride of Our Heritage." Seven designs will be selected and transformed into murals throughout local communities.
It is important that designs represent the totality of Hispanic culture, rather than focus on one specific country within the Latino community.
More information available here.
August 20, 2010permalink
NoMAA offering grants for Arts/Cultural Organizations and Artists in Washington Heights & Inwood
The Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance (NoMAA) has announced the 2011 cycle of grants for arts and cultural organizations and individual artists based in the neighborhoods of Washington Heights and Inwood.
The application deadline is Thursday, September 30, 2010 at 5PM — more information is available at NoMAA’s website.
August 19, 2010permalink
Swing Space alums The Work Office are hiring artists to make work for the Dumbo Arts Festival
The Work Office (TWO) is now hiring!
TWO is participating in the Dumbo Arts Festival (DAF) and is hiring artists for the week of September 13-20th. All work will be shown during the DAF from September 24-26th. Artists will be paid at a Payday Party on September 25th. Informed by the Works Progress Administration in the 1930's, TWO "makes work" for visual and performing artists, writers, and others by giving them siole, idea-based assignments that explore, document, and improve daily life in New York City.
Want to apply to build a bridge, record an oral history, make a mixed cd, or start a new American tradition? Visit www.theworkoffice.com
For more information about the Dumbo Arts Festival, please click here.
August 18, 2010permalink
Apexart issues open call for video submissions for “Commercial” Art
From their announcement:
Commercials may or may not be the most creative thing on TV or the Internet, but we know you can make them better. Take any broadcast commercial, cut it, dub it, repeat it, or flip it and make it art for an upcoming apexart exhibition that will be on view from November 10 - December 22, 2010.
More information is available at Apexart’s website.
August 17, 2010permalink
Call for Artists: Keyholder Residency at the Lower East Side Print Shop
From the Lower East Side Printshop's press release:
The Lower East Side Printshop offers free yearlong studio residencies for emerging artists. The application deadline is September 1, 2010 for residencies starting on October 1, 2010.
The Keyholder Residency includes free 24/7 access to a large shared studio with printmaking facilities, $500 stipend, storage space and basic supplies, exhibition opportunities, educational programming, and support services. Artists from all disciplines are eligible: printmaking skills are recommended but not required, and basic instruction in printmaking is available at no cost.
August 9, 2010permalink
Chen Dance Center looking for choreographers for “newsteps”
From Chen Dance Center:
Chen Dance Center (CDC) announces auditions for the Fall 2010 newsteps series, featuring emerging choreographers who are creating new work and works-in-progress. This semi-annual series is dedicated to providing support and performance opportunities for experimental, innovative, and risk-taking artists. A maximum of six choreographers will be presented in three performances from Thursday through Saturday, December 2 – 4, 2010. An artist honorarium, publicity, and up to 20 hours of free rehearsal space are provided to selected choreographers.
For more information and to apply, please visit their website.
July 19, 2010permalink
Brooklyn Artists Gym and the BAG Gallery - Call for artists
The Brooklyn Artists Gym and BAG Gallery is looking for submissions for their next show, CloseUp: Small Works.
Here are the details:
The BAG Gallery is seeking submissions for our upcoming show, CloseUp: Small Works. The juried show will focus on small works of all media, centering around the idea of the 'close-up.' Artists are invited to interpret this concept in any way they choose, but submissions must be no larger than 12" x 12" x 12" (unframed - framed works may exceed these dimensions as long as the art itself does not).
The submission fee is $20, which allows artists to submit up to 5 works to be considered for inclusion in the show. Images should be JPEGs, 72 dpi resolution, and please no emails larger than 1.8 MB.
Along with your images, please include a brief (1-2 paragraph) description of how your work applies to the theme, as well as a brief artists' resume and our application, which includes you work's information (title, dimensions, medium, price). Submissions cannot be considered until they are complete and the application fee is paid.
More information is available at the BAG Gallery’s website.
July 16, 2010permalink
Free Arts NYC looking for volunteers
Free Arts NYC is a non-profit, volunteer driven organization that provides a unique combination of arts education and mentoring programs to under-served city youth and families. We partner with group homes, shelters, schools and community centers to give children the opportunity to express themselves in a supportive environment in order to develop communication and trust. Our programs and the relationships they foster help children and families experience new levels of hope and creativity.
They are looking for volunteer art mentors for their 2010 Weekly Mentor Program, working generally in the afternoon with some opportunities in the evening.
From their announcement:
Free Arts NYC’s is recruiting volunteer art mentors to serve in our 2010 Weekly Mentor Program, particularly in our afternoon programs (evening opportunities are also available). Our programs are a great way to give back to New York while doing something you love – engaging in art and creativity!
The Weekly Mentor Program (WMP) is a 25-week arts-based mentoring program providing youth aged 6-13 with regular opportunities to express themselves creatively and engage with positive adult role models. Led by a Professional Facilitator, teams of volunteer mentors use Free Arts NYC’s theme-based visual arts curricula to lead youth through creating and discussing visual art projects – a process that acts as a catalyst, helping youth to strengthen critical communication and social skills and to build positive relationships with their mentors and peers.
Time Commitment: 2.5 hours for one afternoon (3:30-6pm) or evening (6-8:30pm) per week, for 1 semester (12 weeks) or 1 academic year (25 weeks).
Locations: Brooklyn, Bronx and Manhattan
Parents and Children Together with Art Program (PACT)
Parents and Children Together with Art (PACT) Program: PACT is an eight week, theme-based art experience for families. Working as a design team, families use art as a vehicle to enhance their communication and problem-solving skills. PACT activities are designed to increase parental involvement and graduate in complexity to encourage positive forms of family communication and sustained teamwork. With a 1:2 volunteer to family ratio, program facilitators and trained volunteers implement a creative arts curriculum that requires them to develop ideas and work collaboratively. Each session begins with exposure to a professional artist that serves as an inspiration image, followed by an art experience, and concludes with a sharing circle.
Time Commitment: Weekly commitment of 2 hours during a weekday afternoon or evening for 8 weeks, for 1 semester (12 weeks) or 1 academic year (25 weeks).
Locations: Placements Available in Brooklyn, Bronx and Manhattan
For more information, including their schedule of new volunteer orientations, please visit their website.
July 15, 2010permalink
The Curatorial Intensive seeking applicants for their Fall 2010 session
From The Curatorial Intensive's announcement:
This October in New York ICI is organizing The Curatorial Intensive for emerging curators internationally who want to learn about curating in the public realm. From an open competition, 10-14 individuals will be selected to study with some of today’s leading practitioners working within the rapidly growing field known as public practice.
Teachers and advisors for this program include Nicholas Baume (Director and Chief Curator, Public Art Fund); Claire Bishop (Associate Professor, Ph.D. Program in Art History, CUNY); Dan Cameron (Founding Director, Prospect New Orleans); Kate Fowle (Executive Director, ICI); Mary Jane Jacob (Professor and Executive Director of Exhibitions, SAIC); Richard Marshall (Curator, Lever House); Anne Pasternak (President and Artistic Director, Creative Time); and Nato Thompson (Chief Curator, Creative Time).
The application deadline is August 13, 2010. More details, including complete application guidelines, are available at ICI’s website
July 6, 2010permalink
Call For Curatorial Proposals: Barbara Walters Gallery at Sarah Lawrence College
From the Sarah Lawrence College press release:
The Barbara Walters Gallery at Sarah Lawrence College opened in 2004, devoting it's full support to the work of emerging artists and curators. Each year two exhibitions are chosen from a competitive selection process. The Gallery Committee encourages group proposals in a broad range of artistic practices, ideally consisting of 3-6 artists but is open to viewing all submissions.
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