VCUarts Opportunities Listing
Opportunity to attend a photographic workshop in South Moravia in the Czech Republic.
http://en.southmoravia.eu/photoworkshop/
For additional information, contact by phone on +420 602 255 925 or by email at info@southmoravia.eu or photoworkshop@southmoravia.eu.
Apply for the BECA Artist in Residence Program.
http://www.thebecafoundation.org/global/artist-in-residence-program.html
The BECA Artist in Residence Program accepts applications from local, national and international emerging artists and designers who are at least 21 years of age according to the following submission deadlines:
Sept. 8 - Oct. 4, 2009- Deadline: July 18, 2009
Oct. 6 - Nov. 8, 2009- Deadline: August 18, 2009
Jan. 5 - Feb. 7, 2010- Deadline: November 18, 2009
Feb. 9 - March 7, 2010- Deadline: December 18, 2009
$25 Application Fee
Submit work for The BECA Foundations Curate This! show.
Deadline: October 1, 2009
You may submit up to 4 works and/or statements for a fee of $25.00.
This call is open to all artists at least 18 years of age from any country. . Accepted works include but are not limited to: painting, sculpture, mixed-media, drawing, printmaking, fiber, textiles, installation, photography, design and functional art. Individual works may have a maximum weight of 75 pounds. We are removing all size restrictions on works for this exhibition.
Submit work for the ‘Money is the Root of All Evil Carnival Barkers’ hosted by the BECA foundation.
Deadline: June 25, 2009
This call is open to all artists at least 18 years of age from any country. Submissions of all mediums are welcome. Accepted works include but are not limited to: sculpture, paintings, drawings, works on paper, photography,
textiles, installations, mixed media, video, design and functional art. The BECA Foundation does not yet have projection or playback equipment so if you wish to submit video, please understand that artists whose video work is chosen will be responsible for supplying adequate projection and playback equipment for their work.
The Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts (UICA) invites artists to submit proposals for ArtPrize, an international exhibition featuring the world’s largest art prize.
ArtPrize is a radically open competition and citywide exhibition. ArtPrize welcomes all media and is available to any artist who can secure an approved location to show their work.
ArtPrize has been created to reboot the conversation between artists and audiences on a grand scale. There is no single curator. You will submit your proposal and then negotiate for a space in one of many ArtPrize venues across the city of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. The prizes will be awarded based on public vote.
Things you should know:
• ArtPrize is an international competition
• The top 10 finalists win a cash prize
• The top prize is $250,000
• The exhibition will be presented from September 23 -
October 10, 2009
Deadline: July 31, 2009
http://www.artprize.org/artist-eligibility
Attend the Volunteer Recruitment Event for the InLight Richmond 2009 Exhibition.
Volunteer Recruitment Event
Date: Monday, May 11th
Time: 5:30 pm
Location: 1708 Gallery
The behind-the-scenes activities that make InLight Richmond possible are getting ready to shift into high gear! 1708 Gallery is looking for individuals interested in getting involved in the planning of this unique and exciting outdoor exhibition and happening. From short-term to long-term tasks, there are a variety of volunteer opportunities.
The second annual InLight Richmond will take place during the weekend of September 25-27, 2009. Downtown Richmond will once again be transformed by international artists working with light
http://inlight2009.blogspot.com/
Virginians for the Arts is seeking a part-time Executive Assistant.
Virginians for the Arts (VFTA) and its sister organization, Virginians for the Arts Foundation, work together to advance the arts in the state of Virginia by increasing public awareness of the important contributions the arts make to the life, culture, and economy of the state. VFTA advocates for public funding for the Virginia Commission for the Arts, which makes operating grants essential to the state’s arts organizations. Members and contributors are arts organizations and individual advocates for the arts throughout Virginia.
Job would include assisting the Executive Director with admin and clerical work and assists maintaining website/Facebook. Maintains membership database.
Familiarity with Word, Excel. Organized, great attention to detail, concientious, strong work ethic, enthusiastic and willing to learn new things. Strong writing skills
Preferred :
Familiarity with Microsoft Access, Facebook.
Dollars : $10
Hours : 15
Schedule : flexible, fixed every semester
Trish Poupore, Executive Director
vaforarts@aol.com
(804)644-2787
Fax: (804)783-8140
1 East Cary Street Richmond, VA 23219
Apply to receive possible scholarship from the Tri State Sculptors Education Association, Inc.
Tri State Sculptors Education Association, Inc., is pleased to offer two awards of no less than $500 to two sculpture students (typically, one undergraduate and one graduate) who are attending any accredited art school, community college, college or university. In addition to the cash award, scholarship recipients also receive a one-year free membership in Tri State and a waiver of the conference fee waived for the next annual conference following receipt of the award.
Nominations of sculpture students may come from any Tri State Member in good standing. Additionally, students may self nominate. Nominations should be in the form of a brief letter, and may be submitted via email to the TSS Scholarship Chair.
Judging will take place in May and notification will be made shortly thereafter. The scholarships will be awarded at the following fall conference. Jurors will be drawn from all TSS members in good standing. A three-person panel of jurors will include the TSS Scholarship Chair and two other TSS members selected by the current TSS president. TSS members sponsoring applicants for the scholarship will not be eligible to serve as Jurors for that particular session.
Scholarship submissions must be postmarked by April 30th
Scholarship submissions should include:
1. A short letter of nomination by the student’s faculty sponsor or other arts professional (optional but advised);
2. A CD with 6 to 12 jpeg images of your work (300 dpi resolution with an image size around 4″x5″) or 6 to 12 - 2″ x 2″ slides;
3. A written image narrative to accompany images. Please include title, media and dimensions;
4. A brief resume of the applicant (includes both college and home address and phone numbers (if different) e-mail address, exhibitions and awards, etc. A good format to follow is the College Art Association’s Artist Résumé Conventions: http://www.collegeart.org/guidelines/resume.html
5. SASE for return of materials;
Please forward all materials to:
Lisa F. Pearce
Meredith College
Gaddy-Hamrick Art Center
3800 Hillsborough Street
Raleigh, NC 27607
Phone: 919.760.2252
Email: lpearce0@gmail.com
Lisa F. Pearce
Phone: 919.760.2252
Email: lpearce0@gmail.com
The University Career Center invites VCU students to a meeting with local employers offering summer employment on Monday, April 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the University Student Commons, Commonwealth Ballroom
Need to bring VCU ID
Submit postcard design for the APW Art Group show, “A Postcard is Worth 1000 Words.”
As APW starts off its new year in a new space, we would like to also add some more new shows. One of these shows will be
our postcard show “A Postcard is Worth 1000 Words “. As youmay know the saying “A picture is worth 1000 words…”, well
we’d like to incorporate that in a miniature size and see how many “words” our artists postcard can write!
Deadline: April 30, 2009
This show will be on 4″ x 6″ paper or may be a photograph. Artist can use any medium. Each artist may submit up to 10 postcards
