Come by Thursday, February 11, 7:00 – 9:00pm to the San Jose Institute for Contemporary Art (ICA) for their Talking Art program with By A Thread artists: Susan Taber Avila, Lauren DiCioccio, Robin Hill, Lisa Kokin, Victoria May, Ali Naschke-Messing, Lisa Solomon, and Hadi Tabatabai

The evening will begin with informal conversations in the gallery with the artists. Then we’ll gather ’round and discuss how and why these accomplished artists use thread in their works.

San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, 560 South First Street San Jose, CA 95113 tel (408) 283-8155 fax (408) 283-8157

An international photo contest for SJSU students alumni, staff, faculty and retirees, co-sponsored by Global Studies, the Alumni Association and the School of Journalism and Mass Communications

•    All entries must be received by Friday, February 15th 2010 5 p.m. PST.
•    Prizes will be awarded for first, second, and third places in each category.
•    All photographs must be taken outside of the United States and no earlier than November, 2008.
•    Entries must be in digital format. Please email the entry form and photographs to globalstudies@gs.sjsu.edu
•    Entries from professional photographers will not be accepted.
•    Judging will be completed by March 1st, 2010.
•    San Jose State University reserves the right to use any submitted photo (s) in university publications.

For more information and link to enter: http://gs.sjsu.edu/global-lens

Artist resumes: Everyone should have one and keep it updated periodically when you need to cough it up when requested. It is different than a resume when going for that job outside of the field of art. I found a Baltimore Art blog called BMOREART that has some great tips and guidelines for artist resumes: http://bmoreart.blogspot.com/2009/05/best-professional-practices-for-artists.html

Look at galleries for other artist’s resumes. Usually, they vary. The information at the BMOREART looks pretty good. The College Art Association has a spartan resume guideline as well: http://www.collegeart.org/guidelines/resume.html

Seven emerging artists will be featured in the Summer 2010 Visual Overture Magazine printed publication. Each selected artist will be presented on two pages with images of their work, interview questions, brief artist statement, and contact details. Juror is Kathy Stockman. Entry fee.

Accepted Genres:

• Sculpture, Metals, Textiles, Photography, Mixed-media, Painting, Drawing, Video art, Digital art, Printmaking, Ceramics, Glass, Mixed Media, Installation
• Submitted art must have been created within the last 3 years

How to Submit:

• Entries are only accepted online through their web submissions form.

• Deadline:  April 1, 2010
• Eligibility: 18+ years old; international emerging artist (open to artists worldwide); not currently enrolled in undergraduate studies
• Description: Visual Overture Magazine is seeking entries from international emerging artists for publication in the Summer 2010 issue. This is a juried competition in which 7 artists will be selected for feature in the magazine.
  
• What to Submit: 3-6 images/videos per artist
• Fees: entry fee of $17 per artist

For link to submission form and more details: http://www.visualoverture.com/artists.htm

Call for exhibition proposals

The Wilson Art Gallery of the Noreen Reale Falcone Library at Le Moyne College based in Syracuse, New York seeks proposals for exhibitions of visual art for the 2010/2011 academic year. The Gallery has openings for four exhibitions lasting three to four weeks each between October 2010 and March 2011.

The Wilson Art Gallery is dedicated to the enrichment of the cultural life of Le Moyne College, the local community and Central New York, and to that end the Gallery Committee will select works based on merit and the need for varieties of media.

Proposals must be received by close of business, Wednesday, March 31, 2010 for consideration. Proposal form and instructions are available from a link on the Wilson Gallery web page: http://lemoyne.edu/WilsonGallery

Decisions and 2010/2011 calendar will be announced by Friday, May 7, 2010

3rd Ward, based in Brooklyn, NY announces their 2010 Winter Solo Show. The Solo Show starts 2010 with a newly formed Residency Program dedicated to supporting & inspiring emerging artists. The 2010 Winter Solo Show is a juried international art competition for dynamic, inventive and provocative work of all mediums: sculpture, photography, painting, printmaking, illustration, installation, graphic design, video and more! Entry fee.

The Selected Artist will receive:

* $5,000 cash grant
* Solo exhibition in 3rd Ward’s gallery, complete with a massive opening reception
* 3-month residency at 3rd Ward including private live/work studio & full facility access (photo studios, wood & metal shop, media lab, classes)
* Airfare & shipping to and from 3rd Ward for non-NYC residents
* 2-page spread in 3rd Ward’s Quarterly Magazine
* NYC exposure – postcards, fliers, press! PLUS! The top 25 artists will be featured in 3rd Ward’s Quarterly Magazine and website.

Jurors: Carol Lee, Arts Edtior at Paper Magazine, Dan Deacon, Sound Artist & Electro-acoustic Wizard, Rostarr, NYC Artist and Paolo Salvagione, Lead Design Engineer, The Long Now Foundation.

www.3rdward.com/opencall/altd1
Deadline: March 1, 2010

The 3rd Ward gallery program is an extension of our mission to redefine the creative experience from start to finish. Their international open calls take place year round and are designed to identify and illuminate the world’s top emerging talent.
Since 2007, The Solo Show has allowed 3rd Ward to celebrate artists for their creativity, ambition and innovation – not their status or the saleability of their work. Their open calls accept work from all mediums and we encourage an interdisciplinary approach.

SJSU’s Tuesday Night Lecture Series presents Theory and Practice: Virginia San Fratello and Raquel Coehlo

In this evening’s presentation, Virginia San Fratello, new professor in the Interior Design area, will present the recent works of her firm relative to invention, ecology, and infrastructure, while Raquel Coehlo, a new professor in the Animation/Illustration area, will discuss her recent work.

Art Room 133, February 9th, 2010 @ 5-6 pm.

Archie Bray Ceramic Residencies
Applications for residencies are accepted throughout the year and are reviewed once a year. To be considered, applications for short-term or year-long residencies must be received at the Bray no later than March 1, 2010. (The deadline to apply for a fellowship is also March 1.) 

Applying:

 All applications for the 2010-2011 Archie Bray Artist in Resident program will be accepted online.

Residency Options:
1.    Full-time Resident with/without Fellowship (1-2 years)
** To apply for a fellowship please include a letter of intent and check the appropriate box on our application form
2.    Short-term Summer Resident between June and October (3-5 months)
3.    Short-term Resident between October and June (1-3 months)

** To apply for a fellowship please include a letter of intent and check the appropriate box on our application form

The Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts is a public, nonprofit, educational institution founded in 1951 by brickmaker Archie Bray, who intended it to be “a place to make available for all who are seriously and sincerely interested in any of the branches of the ceramic arts, a fine place to work.” Its primary mission is to provide an environment that stimulates creative work in ceramics.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Bray is located three miles from downtown Helena, Montana, on the site of the former Western Clay Manufacturing Company. Set against the wooded foothills of the Rocky Mountains, the 26-acre former brickyard is internationally recognized as a gathering place for emerging and established ceramic artists. The nearby mountains and brick factory ruins provide a backdrop for the creative environment; more important is the dynamic arts community created by the resident artists that come to the Bray to work, share experiences, and explore new ideas.

Link to residency information and application: http://www.archiebray.org/residence_program/residence_program.html

Gallery 2: Gloria Huet

Gallery 3: Jessica Eastburn

Gallery 5: Nick Tranmer

Gallery 8: no exhibit

Black Gallery: Jack Misiaszek

Herbert Sanders Gallery: Evan Hobart

Receptions: Tuesday, February 9th, 2010 from 6 to ~8:00pm

Galleries are located in the SJSU Art and Design Building except for the Herbert Sanders Gallery which is located in the Industrial Design Building, 2nd floor. The Art and Design Building:  Galleries 2, 3 and 5 are on the first floor, the Black Gallery is on the second floor and Gallery 8 is on the third floor.

Natalie & James Thompson Gallery: SJSU Pictorial Arts Faculty Exhibition, runs through February 19, 2010.

Tuesday Night Lecture: Theory and Practice: Virginia San Fratello and Raquel Coehlo In this evening’s presentation, Virginia San Fratello, new professor in the Interior Design area, will present the recent works of her firm relative to invention, ecology, and infrastructure, while Raquel Coehlo, a new professor in the Animation/Illustration area, will discuss her recent work. Art Room 133, February 9th, 2010 @ 5-6 pm.

The Core Program, based in Houston, Texas,  awards one- and two-year residencies to highly motivated, exceptional visual artists and art scholars who have completed their undergraduate or graduate training but have not yet fully developed a professional career. Established in 1982 within the Glassell School of Art, the teaching wing of Houston’s Museum of Fine Arts, the Core Program encourages intensive and innovative studio practice as well as the elaboration of an intellectual framework through which to understand that practice. Residents engage in ongoing dialogue with each other and with leading figures in art and criticism who are brought in as visitors.

Each artist-resident is given approximately 450 square feet of private studio space, 24-hour access to school facilities and equipment, and a $10,000 annual stipend.* In 1998, the program added critical studies residencies. These residencies also include a $10,000 annual stipend and access to facilities, including borrowing privileges at the museum’s Hirsch Library and the Fondren Library at nearby Rice University. The program runs on an academic calendar, from September through May. Toward the end of each year, the artist residents mount a group show in the school’s main gallery, and the critical studies residents prepare essays summarizing aspects of their independent research. These essays, as well as documentation of the resident artists’ work, are gathered in a published catalogue.

The Core Program attracts a diverse array of applicants from across the US and abroad. Residents are chosen by a jury of professional artists, art historians and critics based on quality of work. APPLICATION DEADLINE IS APRIL 1, 2010.

For more information, details and links to apply: http://www.core.mfah.org/info.asp?par1=1

*Please note that housing is not provided.

Call for Artwork: MOTHERS

Woman Made Gallery, located in Chicago, IL, call for artwork for “Mothers” which seeks work by women in all media that addresses the culturally ubiquitous role of motherhood, historically under-represented in visual art. “Mothers” encourages multivalent understandings of this rich topic. Submissions might speak to personal experiences (as a mother or as related to a mother), social constructions of motherhood, the balance of home and work, the politicization of mothers, pregnancy, breastfeeding, childbirth, bodily transformation, miscarriage, loss, fertility/infertility, or other points of entry. Open to all forms of art that investigate the theme of “Mothers.” Please include an artist statement and a $30 entry fee. Online Entries Submit jpgs of three of your works on their website.

Mailed Entries Mail slides or cd with images of three of your works, completed entry form and a $30 entry fee to Woman Made Gallery, 685 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL 60642.

Juror: Rachel Epp Buller, Ph.D., is a feminist-art historian-printmaker-mama of three whose art and scholarship investigate this balancing act. She has worked for the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Spencer Museum of Art, and currently teaches at Bethel College in Kansas.

Entry Deadline: August 11, 2010
Notifications: September 8, 2010

Exhibition Dates: November 5 – December 23, 2010

Link to PDF: Mothers (pdf)

Link to Woman Made Gallery call for entries: http://www.womanmade.org/entryform.html

Open Call For Artists To Submit For Summer Show

This is an international open call for artwork to be exhibited in the upcoming summer group show in the Adam Lister Gallery. This exhibition will run from June 4 through July 18, 2010. This open call will be juried by the gallery board of directors and gallery staff. All artists that are selected will be featured in a six week show in the gallery.

The Adam Lister Gallery is located in the center of Fairfax City, Virginia and offers a high level of visibility for artists to display their work. We’ve been recognized as the premier contemporary art gallery in the Northern Virginia area. Working closely with collectors and curators, our goal is to provide an art exhibition space for both established and emerging artists.

To submit your art go to:  http://www.adamlistergallery.com/submissions.html

Deadline: May 1, 2010

The Galleries of the Illinois Institute of Art-Chicago announces Visual Narrative: Fine Art That Tells a Story. This National Juried Exhibition is open to all artists, living or working in the US. Work must be original. All media but video and installation are eligible. Each artist may submit up to 3 pieces for the entry fee of $30.

Purchase Award: The Illinois Institute of Art-Chicago will purchase at least one piece from the exhibition, for inclusion into the school’s Permanent Collection.
Juror: Chuck Gniech, Exhibition Curator, Gallery 180 of The Illinois Institute of Art-Chicago

For full details and prospectus available for download: narrative

Entry Deadline: March 14, 2010

Feb. 5th:  South First Fridays gallery crawl San Jose!!! FREE!!

Explore the SoFA district, downtown’s hub of art and creativity, this first Friday of the month.  Meet people and appreciate art in an inviting environment. Galleries along S. First St. from San Carlos to Reed St. and on Market St. open their doors late with exhibit receptions, readings, performances, live music and more.  8 pm-late.  S. First St. between San Carlos and Reed streets, and various locations. 

Anno Domini: Opening Reception: ART OF ZINES 2010 featuring hundreds of zines from basements, bedrooms and midnight copy shops throughout the U.S. and abroad. Note: Anno Domini was recently listed on Juxtapoz Magazine’s list of top 100 galleries/museums!

Art Glass Center of San Jose: Bring your Valentine and enjoy live demonstrations by Lionel Chapital and our new instructor Lori Peterson at the torch.

KALEID Gallery: Opening Reception for featured exhibitions by Sandi Billingsley and Mark Damrel with live music by INFM, Tyler Boyd, from 7-9pm.

MACLA: Opening reception of Conceptual Landscapes: recent work by Castillo and Mariana Garibay. Ancestry, nature and form are reflected in this two person show featuring site specific installation and works on paper.

Phantom Galleries: Collages by Guy Benjamin Brookshire and paintings by Kate Stewart.

SLG Art Boutiki & Gallery: Artist and writer Andy Ristaino as well as local author Dianne Sweeney will be on hand signing copies of her new book Kissing Frogs in Cyberspace. Live music by Assemblehead.

San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA): By A Thread:  An exhibition of artwork by emerging and mid-career Bay Area artists who create unexpectedly nostalgic, and poetic works using thread as their primary medium. Opening reception from 6-8pm.
Ted Fullwood: Energy Machines: A solo exhibition of fiber works created by San Jose-based artist Ted Fullwood who works in a variety of media including clay and mosaic.
Also on view through February 20th…Theodora Varnay Jones: Manifold.

San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles: Still Crazy, showcasing the Victorian crazy quilt and also on view, Reincarnation: The Crazy Collage Aesthetic of India & Japan.

WORKS San Jose: The (anti) Valentine Art exhibition and silent auction. Bidding opens during First Friday from 12-10pm ~ or buy instantly! Entry to exhibit is free! Bidders pay just $5.

Installation in Paulette Peterson space by local artist Maynard Edwards.

Caffe Trieste: Opening Reception: All But Purple, paintings by Tamar Belson. And back at Caffe Trieste for 2010, Opera San José, featuring your favorite arias and duets starting at 8:30pm.

Downtown Yoga Shala: Opening Reception for photographer Nadia Nasiri.

Good Karma Vegan Cafe: Opening Reception: Both Before & After by Benjamin Caprile. Also live DJ sets by Richard Gutierrez and Claude Cardenas.

METRO Photo Exhibit: Heart Show photos by the First St. Photo Collective.

South First Billiards & Lounge: Heart Of Chaos Uproar sale closes end of February! Please stop by and place a bid on your favorite art piece. South First Billiards is now an ALL AGES venue.

www.southfirstfridays.com

Axis Gallery’s 5th Juried Competition
Announcing Axis Gallery’s 5th National Juried Exhibition: The competition deadline is postmarked May 26, 10. The exhibition dates are Aug 7-29, 2010. Axis Gallery is located in Sacramento, California. This year’s juror is Joe Amrhein, director of the Pierogi Gallery in Brooklyn, New York. This year’s competition is open to artists residing in the U.S. Accepted Media includes contemporary 2D and 3D work in any media, including paintings, prints, drawings, sculpture, original digital images, and photo processes produced in the last two years. The entry fee is $30 for 3 entries and $5.00 for each additional entry with a limit of 6 total. Entries must arrive in the form of a CD and must be in Jpeg format. Please see prospectus for details.

The prospectus is available at http://www.axisgallery.org/Axis/Home.html
info@axisgallery.org
1517 19th Street, Sacramento, CA 95811

Deadline: May 26, 2010

The 01SJ Biennial is an international contemporary arts festival produced by ZER01 that focuses on the intersection of art, technology, and digital culture. Under the theme “Build Your Own World,” the 3rd 01SJ Biennial will take place September 16-19, 2010 in San Jose, CA, with significant public programming beginning September 4th. The 2010 01SJ Biennial is about how powerful ideas and innovative individuals from around the world can make a difference and come together to build a unique, citywide platform for creative solutions and public engagement. Additional information is available here: http://zero1.org/01sj

The position is based in San Jose, CA. The curatorial intern will report to the Assistant Curator and assist in the planning and production of a range of programming for the 01SJ Biennial including: AbsoluteZER0, Out of the Garage, Into the World, public art, performances, Future Films and more. The curatorial intern must be able to commit to at least 16 hours of work per week for three months, beginning in June 2010, and should expect to work fulltime from September 1-20 during the 01SJ Biennial and related programs. The curatorial intern will provide general support for the programming staff and will have the opportunity to work directly with artists participating in the 01SJ Biennial as well as Steve Dietz, the Artistic Director for ZER01 and the 01SJ Biennial.

• A high level of familiarity with contemporary art and a particular interest in “new media art” and digital culture
• Attention to detail and the ability to work independently
• Excellent writing and communications skills
• Willingness to pitch in as needed to help ensure a world-class Biennial
• Knowledge of word processing and spreadsheet software is essential, and basic Photoshop and video editing skills are preferred
• Curatorial experience is preferred
• Education or advanced experience beyond the undergraduate level is preferred

A $5,000 stipend is available.

Please e-mail a letter of interest, resume, three references, and two writing samples to jaime@zero1.org and stevedietz@yproductions.com by 11pm PST on March 15, 2010. Review of applications will begin immediately and applicants will be notified of the decision by April 5, 2010. The start date for the position is June 1, 2010.

The Clay Studio: As Philadelphia’s only nonprofit solely dedicated to the education and promotion of the ceramic arts, and as one of the world’s leading institutions in the field, The Clay Studio offers a unique venue for arts enthusiasts.

The Clay Studio offers many opportunities for ceramic artists such as:

Resident Artist Program

Associate Artist Program

Guest Artist-In-Residence Program

Juried Solo Exhibition Series

Evelyn Shapiro Foundation Fellowship

Marge Brown Kalodner Graduate Student Exhibition

Curatorial Call for Entries.

Deadlines vary from March through June. See the specific opportunities for specific deadline dates.

http://www.theclaystudio.org/artist/

The Marge Brown Kalodner Graduate Student Exhibition

The Clay Studio, located in Philadelphia, PA, will host The Sixth Annual Marge Brown Kalodner Graduate Student Exhibition from July 2 through August 1, 2010. It is open to any student currently enrolled in a Graduate Program or graduating from a Graduate Program in 2010. Works may be mixed media, but clay must be the primary medium. We encourage submissions from artists working in all types of and approaches to clay, as our primary goal is to represent the exciting diversity within this medium.

The premise for this exhibition is to identify young artists whose work is deserving of attention, to provide a forum for both the exhibition and sale of their work, and to introduce the ceramics community to this next generation of talented individuals.
Three cash prizes in the amounts of $1000.00, $500.00, and $250.00 will be awarded.

All applications must be postmarked by May 22, 2010

For details on the application and selection process: http://www.theclaystudio.org/artist/kalodner.php

Rayko’s  Artist-in-Residence program
 was developed to continue our support and education of fine art photographers. Through the program, artists receive a $1250 credit and one free class, or $1500 credit and no class. The credit is only for use of the rentals and services at RayKo, it is not a cash stipend for the purchase of supplies. The residence does not include a housing, transportation or food stipend.

The program begins at the start of each workshop semester, so artists can utilize every opportunity to refine their work through the workshops and staff mentoring. There is a three month timeframe to complete the body of work. Artists gain hands on experience in the entire process of creating work, from conceptualizing, printing, framing, and hanging. Work produced in the program, will culminate in a show in our side gallery. Up to three final prints of the gallery’s choice will be donated to RayKo’s print collection. Artists will check in with the Gallery Director for review sessions. Staff mentoring is available to assist in the artistic development of residents and cultivate a more polished body of work.

Who is eligible
? Artists living in the US working in the medium of photography, traditional, digital, or both.  Individuals and groups are welcome to apply.

Submission Deadline – Entries must be postmarked by November 1, 2010        Announcement Date – November 12, 2010

Session 1: Residency,  Jan 2 – Apr 2, 2011   |  April exhibition (exact date tbd)
Session 2: Residency,  Apr 10 – July 10, 2011  |  July exhibition (exact date tbd)
Session 3: Residency,  Sept 8 – Dec 8, 2011  |  Dec exhibition (exact date tbd)

For full details, how to apply and submit: http://raykophoto.com/?page_id=102

The New York Photo Awards 2010 will once again honor talented photographers from all over the world whose exceptional work breaks new ground visually, intellectually, and aesthetically. The awards will give these visual artists the opportunity to reach key decision makers in the photographic community and editorial, fine art and commercial worlds.

Submissions will be accepted from Feb 1, 2010 with the deadline of April 30, 2010. The award winners will be announced in May during the third edition of the New York Photo Festival.

The New York Photo Awards Ceremony is scheduled to return to St. Ann’s Warehouse on Friday, May 14, 2010, starting at 8pm. The work of the Award Winners and Honorable Mentions will be presented on the big screen before a packed audience of industry luminaries. Twelve major awards will be publicly presented to Award Winners and 24 artists will receive Honorable Mentions certificates.

All Award Winners and Honorable Mentions will enjoy unprecedented visibility for their work. In addition to the New York Photo Awards ceremony, an online feature presentation on the New York Photo Festival website, their work will be showcased in a group exhibition during next year’s edition of the New York Photo Festival.

All winning entries will also be automatically eligible for inclusion in the beautifully produced New York Photo Photo Awards 2010 Annual, available alter this year via the New York Photo Festival website and select bookstores everywhere.

Submissions: Only work produced or published between January 1, 2009 and April 30, 2010 will be eligible for submission.

For entry fee prices, details how to submit, categories, FAQ, curators, jury, and more, visit: http://www.nyphotofestival.com/site/

a call to artists: WORLD PeACE
An art exhibition for an international audience.
What is world peace? It is a phrase that has been uttered by politicians and beauty queens alike. Poets have written of it, musicians have sung of it, philosophers have debated over it, and soldiers have fought over it. Humanity has never attained it. World peace is so cliché yet it remains a fashionable goal. Why is this? Show us creative imagery that interprets an aspect of world peace that is (one or more) inspirational, hopeful, challenging, thought provoking, striking, powerful, or parabolic.

Qualifications and Rules
Work must be submitted by the creator of the piece. Work must be ready to be hung/installed on a wall (i.e. it must be framed, mounted, etc.) and fit through a standard sized door. Work must lend itself to a family oriented dining environment.

Schedule
Applicants must submit images of their completed work for review by Monday, March 15th. All images should be sent via email to “Zephronas@pacbell.net” with the subject line reading “World Peace.” Email must include applicant’s name, phone number, and email. Applicants selected for the exhibition will be notified on or by April 2nd via email and/or phone. Arrangements will be made for receiving the work. All original work must be submitted for installation by 8PM Friday April 9th to the arranged location. All work must be reclaimed Monday April 12th between 10am – 11pm. The artist voted crowd favorite will be notified by Friday, April 16th.

Incentives
Few things are better for an artist than exposure. This exhibition occurs during the San Jose State University International House’s biannual PCB fundraiser and is attended by a large international audience as well as several prestigious leaders in the bay area community. All selected artists will be able to attend the event for free and the piece chosen as the crowd favorite will be recognized by the International House and awarded the grand prize.

Call PDF: Click invitation to artists nr2

Gallery 2: CADRE Build Showcase

Gallery 3: John Eames

Gallery 5: Presley Martin

Gallery 8: Tracy Burk

Black Gallery: Adam Bannister

Herbert Sanders Gallery: Johnny Hanna

Galleries are located in the SJSU Art and Design Building except for the Herbert Sanders Gallery which is located in the Industrial Design Building, 2nd floor. The Art and Design Building:  Galleries 2, 3 and 5 are on the first floor, the Black Gallery is on the second floor and Gallery 8 is on the third floor. Map

Natalie & James Thompson Gallery: SJSU Pictorial Arts Faculty Exhibition. The exhibition will run from January 26th to February 19th, 2010.

SJSU Tuesday Night Lecture: David Chai: The Inbetweens of Independent Animation

*Tip: When you sign up for a gallery for the first week of the semester, you get it for more than 1 week!!

SJSU Tuesday Night Lecture Series presents David Chai: The Inbetweens of Independent Animation

David Chai, Assistant Professor in Animation/Illustration, will provide a look into the world of independent animation production.

David Chai has worked on a variety of projects ranging from educational software, animation for television and video, commercial advertising, to independent films. Commercials directed for Thunderbean Animation received the Gold Award for best animated television commercials at the Kalamazoo Animation Festival International 2005. To date, his independent films have screened in over ninety film festivals internationally, including Sundance, Cinequest, Ann Arbor, and Annecy; as well as being broadcast on Atom Films, MTV-2, G4TV, Channel Frederator, Animation World Network, and ZeD. His filmography includes 25 Ways to Die (2003), Flames of Passion (2004), Neighborhood Roots (2005), Stoopid Movie (2005), Fumi and the Bad Luck Foot (2005), Cole Needs Women (2006), Aletta Out of Water (2007), and Life on a Limb (2008).

Tuesday Night Lecture, Art & Design Room 133 at 5:00 to 6:00pm, Feb 2, 2010

Open only to students currently enrolled full-time in a college-level curriculum, Emerging Visions is sponsored by the Atlanta Photography Group and jurored by Liz Spungen, Executive Director of The Print Center in Philadelphia.  The show seeks to identify student photographers who have the potential to develop into cutting-edge, leading photographers of tomorrow.  There are no restrictions on theme or subject matter.  Chosen work will be on view in a month-long exhibition in APG’s stunning and acclaimed gallery space in Atlanta, Georgia.  Entry fee required.

•    All submissions must be digital, and are limited to 15 images per artist.
•    The entry fee is $35. Entrants must be or become APG members (annual fee for students is $25, payable with your online submission).
•    Further information on the exhibit and APG membership can be found on the online registration site CLICK HERE

Juror: Liz Spungen is the Executive Director of The Print Center in Philadelphia. Liz received both a BA and MA in the History of Art from the University of Pennsylvania and has spent her entire career working with the visual arts in Philadelphia. Liz has been on the curatorial staff at the Institute of Contemporary Art, The Fabric Workshop and Museum and Bryn Mawr College, and was President of the Chester Springs Studio. She has been on the Advisory Board at the Arcadia University Art Gallery since 1990, for many years as Chair, and since 2000 has been on the Show of Hands committee for MANNA. Before becoming interim director, Ms. Spungen was active on The Print Center’s Gallery Store Committee.

Call For Entries Deadline:  April 3rd,2010

Exhibition Opening: May 14, 2010
 with Juror Talk: May 15, 2010
, Exhibition Closes: June 18, 2010

Show Dates: May 14 – June 18, 2010

For more information and online registration go to: http://apgphoto.org/gallery/2010/student_show/emerging_visions.shtml

The Arthur M. Berger Art Gallery at Manhattanville College in Purchase, NY,  is accepting exhibition proposals from emerging and mid-career artists for the 2010-2011 academic year. Open to all media, and proposals for solo, two-person or group exhibitions. The Gallery provides insurance, announcement, and reception. Artists are responsible for transportation. Contact Gallery Director Charles McGill with questions: mcgillc@mville.edu.

Send 15-20 digital images (400 dpi jpg) of current work, resume, artists statement, and SASE to:  Christine Dehne, Faculty Curator, Studio Art Dept., Manhattanville College, 2900 Purchase St., Purchase, NY 10577

Deadline April 15, 2010

For additional information about the gallery please visit http://www1.mville.edu/gallery/about-the-gallery.htm

I guess I’m into lists lately. Someone sent me a link to a list of “100 Great blogs for Art Students” by Online College (thanks Danielle!) While perusing though it, I saw some of my favorites were posted on there. But then I was thinking in my own self-centered artist way of the interesting places I visit for art news, interesting articles and the like. Of course, one can look on the right hand side of this blog to see my favorite sites blogs, websites, museum sites/blogs and artist websites. So, while not 100, here goes my quasi mini version of some interesting and informative art sites:

The “I can learn something at these sites”…maybe:

American Suburb X: A great site for photography articles, videos and interviews. “American Suburb X is an ever-growing archive and fiercely edited look at photography’s past, present and ever-unfolding future.”

Mark Vallen’s Art for a Change blog: Events, theory, commentary. Always entertaining and enlightening, Mark has a lot to say!

Art Forum: The old standby.

Bay Area Art Quake: Great local reviews and news.

Conscientious: Jorg Colberg’s web-blog about fine art photography and more. Good topics.

Cultural Shifts: Culture, the arts, essays, opinions, interviews… you name it, they got it.

Daily Serving: Daily Serving was conceived as a central site for art lovers to visit daily to find resources and updates on happenings within the contemporary visual art. They bill themselves as “An international forum for the contemporary visual arts.”

Glaze 21: Free membership to get hundreds of free glaze recipes.

Iowa Arts Council, Grantwiting Tips: I like it…it’s a list…and its from Iowa: “A Place to Grow.”

New Art: An old favorite. “Notes on installation art, performance, theater, cinema, painting, sculpture, digital art and more…”

The Brooklyn Rail: “Critical perspectives on arts, politics and culture.”

The Scream: Art, photography,music, poetry, film, articles and my favorite area “The Strange & Bizarre.”

University of Wisconsin Art History Website: tons o links

X-TRA Online: Contemporary Art Quarterly. Always good stuff here.

What’s Happening? and What’s Out There?

Art Babble: Museums, videos, artist’s interview. Lotsa stuff.

Art Shift: “This collection of reviews, topical articles and artist’s profiles is where you want to be if you are an artist, art collector or art lover in San Jose and Silicon Valley. This is where you will find the most art news and discussion of exhibitions, art issues and controversy, and of course, artists.”

Fecal Face: Looking at their site is sometimes like opening the Cheesecake Factory Menu: overwhelming. But lots of good info, exhibitions, artist interviews and more…a lot more! “Fecal Face is a content-rich, comprehensive, multidisciplinary art and culture website supporting the art scene in San Francisco and beyond since 2000.”

Village Savant: “Guide to creative existence” …and they are local too!

Favorite Places for Listings:

College Art Association: Opportunities.

Visual Arts Alberta blog: Good source for listings.

San Francisco Artists Network: Call for Artists

California Arts Council: Artist calls

Cafe Call for Entry

Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts

Rhizome

Seattle Art Opportunities: Seattle’s Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs

Job Listings: art

College Art Association: job listings and careers

Academic Keys: “Academic Keys’ primary function is to list job openings for faculty and senior administration positions at colleges and universities.” Job listings for higher education.

The Chronicle for Higher Education: Great online news, topics, forums, events and job listings site

Art Job Online: Subscription based.

Museum Jobs: Around the world for museums, galleries, libraries, and archives.

American Association of Museums: American organization for museums, around since 1906!!

OPEN CALL FOR ARTISTS:  Taste 2010: A Garden of Earthly Delights
Root Division of San Francisco invites artists working in all genres to submit work for an exhibition called Taste 2010: A Garden of Earthly Delights
Curatorial statement: TASTE is an annual exhibit about food & food-related ideas that focuses on a different theme each year. This year we are taking our inspiration from Hieronymus Bosch’s painting The Garden of Earthly Delights. Spring is a time for fantasies, fecundity, and a bounty born of the rain & earth. It carries with it a sense of celebration, illumination, and verdancy. Everything that has been waiting in the ground comes out and spills over. As in Bosch’s painting, there is a mystical force at work causing a co-mingling of the animal, vegetable, and human in nature. Eve has eaten of the apple – anything is possible. With the new decade comes the promise of more fruitful times, and this year’s TASTE event is serendipitously scheduled for the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. With this in mind, we are looking for work that embodies a generosity and sincerity of spirit, rather than dark irony or cynicism; the sweetness of fresh berries over the saccharin of hard candy; an abundance characterized by ripe lushness rather than decadence or frivolity.

On the evening of April 22nd, a fundraising event dedicated to the beauty of art and food, also titled TASTE 2010, will share space with this exhibit. Culinary delights will be prepared in the gallery by acclaimed local chefs and mixologists. Artists do not have to be present for this event but will be invited to attend. In addition to the fundraiser, an Artists’ Preview & Opening Reception will be held on Saturday, April 10th from 7-10 pm.

Eligibility requirements:
 Artwork submitted for review (or work very similar in nature to that submitted) must be available for listed exhibition dates.
Artists from all areas will be reviewed, however, keep in mind that this exhibit and accompanying event emphasizes food and food-related themes in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Artists who are not from the SF Bay Area must be able to cover any costs incurred in getting the work to and from the gallery.
Exhibition dates: April 7-24, 2010
Curated by: Michelle Mansour and Jessica Wallen
Deadline for Submission Tuesday, February 16, 2010

For a link to more information and checklist for submission: http://www.rootdivision.org/call_taste2010.html

We are fortunate in the SF, South Bay Area and Santa Cruz to have a rich variety of lectures by artists and events to nurture and educate. Here are just a few samplings…

San Jose State University Lecture Series HERE

San Jose Museum of Art HERE

San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, Talking Art Lecture Series HERE

UC Santa Cruz Lectures/Colloquia  HERE

San Francisco Art Institute  HERE

Mills College Art Museum talks/events HERE

Cantor Museum Artist Focus Lecture Series HERE

California College of the Arts Graduate Studies Lecture Series HERE

Events at UC Berkeley HERE

de Sassait Museum at Santa Clara University HERE

SFMOMA Events HERE

as I find more, I will add to this list.~b

What is a motion portrait?  Is there such a thing?  What distinguishes motion portraits from biographical films and documentaries?  Portraiture and self-portraiture have fascinating histories in painting, drawing, sculpture and photography, but what has happened to the form of the portrait in the digital age?  Are contemporary filmmakers, video artists, animators and programmers pushing the disciplines of the portrait and self-portrait into motion?  

The Cornell Council for the Arts, Prudence Risley Residential College for the Creative and Performing Arts at Cornell University, and Cornell Cinema invite submissions of motion portraits and self-portraits for a curated screening.

 Through this open call, we seek to uncover the full depth and range of contemporary portraiture and self-portraiture in time-based arts.  Broad interpretations of “portrait” and “self-portrait” are welcome.  Accepting all artworks which can be screened in video (including film, video, motion graphics, animation, programming, game interfaces, flip books, etc.)  Due to scheduling limitations, works under 5 minutes preferred. Exhibition of the curated show will be at Cornell Cinema in April 2010.  

Curated by Darren Douglas Floyd, Artist-In-Residence, Film and Video, Cornell University, 2009-2010 (web.mac.com/humiliated) with the assistance of Cornell University students.

Deadline: All entries must be postmarked by March 15th, 2010.

There is no entry fee.

Please send submissions as .mov data files on DVD to:
Open Call: Motion Portraiture and Self-Portraiture
c/o Darren Douglas Floyd, AIR
123 Risley Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853-5801

cca.cornell.edu
www.risley.org
cinema.cornell.edu

For more information please direct queries to Darren Douglas Floyd, Artist-In-Residence in Film and Video, Cornell University, 2009-2010 at df287@cornell.edu.

All Application Materials are due February 4, 2010

Pilchuck Glass School, located in Seattle Washington, hires summer staff with excellent communication skills, extensive technical and professional experience in glass, and dedication to the artistic process fostered at Pilchuck. Positions include studio coordinators and technicians, maintenance, storekeeper, food service, driver, A/V librarian, and night watchperson. 

If you would like to join the summer staff for two or three sessions, please submit a letter of introduction, noting the sessions you hope to work and the position(s) that interest you most, along with dates you are unavailable for work. This letter should be addressed to John Reed, Director of Campus Operations. Also enclose a résumé outlining your related glassworking experience. Please do not send slides or CDs with your letter and résumé.

Note: All session One staff will begin work on May 3, 2010, to assit with Pre-session, the Poleturners and the Hauberg Fellowship recipeints. This is before the session officially starts courses.

Please direct all questions and send all 
materials to the attention of Miranda Teel, Campus Operations Administrative Assistant:
Phone: 360.445.3111 ext. 39 
Mail: Miranda Teel
Pilchuck Glass School 
1201 – 316th Street NW 
Stanwood , WA 98292-9600,  
ATTENTION: Summer Staff Application
Email: mteel@pilchuck.com
 Fax: 360.445.5515

http://pilchuck.com/opportunities/summer_staff.htm

*July and August are beautiful in the Pacific Northwest!!