Opportunity

Call for entries

Information

RiverSculpture Festival, September 1 through November 31, 2008
A Contemporary Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition at French Broad River Park

Asheville, NC - RiverSculpture is seeking submissions for the Third Annual Contemporary Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition at French Broad River Park. The exhibition runs from September 1, 2008 to November 31, 2008 and includes interdisciplinary arts events on each weekend in September and October. The 14-acre park is located on the
French Broad River, across from Asheville’s River Arts District.
The juried exhibition is open to all sculptors from Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. The sculpture submitted may be in any genre and of any size large enough for outdoor display, but must be sturdy and stable, suitable for the
outdoor environment and the general public and safe for park visitors.
The selection of work will be based on artistic merit and appropriateness for the public, highly visible site. A stipend of $500 per sculpture, plus insurance coverage while in the exhibition, installation assistance, postcards and other promotion will be provided for selected sculptors.

This program is sponsored by the City of Asheville Parks & Recreation Department Cultural Arts Division in conjunction with the Asheville Area Arts Council and YMI Cultural Center.

Requirements

The deadline for submissions is May 31, 2008. Sculptors may submit slides/CDs of up to three sculptures (two views each are acceptable). All works must have been completed in the last three years. If submitting a proposal for a site-specific sculpture,
sculptors must submit clear drawings of the proposed piece as well as ten images/slides of previous work. Detailed information and application instructions are included in the prospectus.
The prospectus is available online at www.riversculpture.com.

Contact

For more information, email:
info@riversculpture.com or contact Robert Winkler at: 828-225-3766

Opportunity

Part-time design position.

Information

Part-time graphic production artist. To assist art department with daily production orders. Must be experienced with MAC, Illustrator, Photoshop. 20 hours a week.

Requirements

Contact

To Apply, Contact:
Christie Owens | Art Director
1400 Chamberlayne Ave
Richmond, VA 23222
Email: christie@thecollegehouse.com
Phone: (804) 643-4240 ext 231
Fax: (804) 643-4408

Opportunity

Call for submissions

Information

“Excursion: an exhibition of transience” is open to submissions. The intent of this multimedia group show is to examine the knowledge gained through travel and experience, no matter the distance or longevity of the journey. Real or imagined, each experience offers a chance to escape and exercise freedom. The exhibition will run April 17-19 at Blue Tower Gallery Annex, 675 Metropolitan Parkway S.W., Atlanta, Ga.

Requirements

Submissions are due April 1.

Contact

Visit the website for more information and application materials.
http://www.standalonegallery.com/submissions.html
or email at standalonegallery@gmail.com

Opportunity

Paid administrative assistant position in Richmond.

Information

Assists with all office clerical work including maintaining membership database, handling membership correspondence, producing mail merged letter campaigns, assisting with conference registration, assisting with advocacy campaigns, etc. May work on site at annual conference in January. May write and distribute press releases depending on language skills. May be asked to perform other duties depending on capability displayed.

Requirements

See website.

Contact

Please visit http://www.VaforArts.org for application and contact information.

Opportunity

Contemporary Art Center of Virginia (CAC) invites artists from across the Commonwealth to submit works for the annual, juried “New Waves” exhibition. Committed to supporting artists of local, regional, national and international significance, CAC is the leading contemporary art institution in Virginia. “New Waves 2008″ is an opportunity for CAC to support the work of Virginia artists by promoting recognition from the public and nationally recognized galleries and collectors.

“New Waves 2008″ is on view April 11-June 15, 2008 in Virginia Beach. The exhibition will be seen during the Museum’s nationally recognized and award-winning Boardwalk Art Show & Festival, which draws 350,000 tourists annually.

PRIZES

• 1st $3,500
• 2nd $2,000
• 3rd $1,000
• Honorable mention $500

JURORS

Heather Darcy Bhandari is a curator and artist manager at Mixed Greens in New York City.

Anne Surak is director of Project 4, a Washington DC based gallery specializing in international contemporary art and design.

Applications are available on CAC’s website, http://www.cacv.org/ 

Materials are due 1 February 2008. (not a postmark deadline)