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apexart Franchise 2012: world-wide curatorial open call

Based on the idea of creating a franchise, apexart is once again holding our
worldwide open call for proposals for group exhibitions to be presented
anywhere in the world other than New York City. From May 26 to June 30, 2011
we will accept 450-word submissions outlining your idea for an exhibition.
Specific artists and venues need not be determined, but the concept should
be well developed and the city specified. Two winners selected by a jury
will be the director, curator and/or staff of their own month-long apexart
franchise with an $8,000 exhibition budget, a modest salary, and almost
complete control. apexart provides the funding along with the necessary

Shelly Mars and her co-host Kirby the Bulldog are looking for interesting
acts for June 18th. Bulldyke Chronicles. this performance series takes
place in the Dixon Place lounge, and sometimes when it's really crowed we go
into the theatre. This series has been evolving and going strong for over a
year, because of all the fabulous artists there are in NYC, so hit me up and
pitch me.

Shelly Mars is an established solo performance artist based in Manhattan who
has entertained and shocked audiences in the US and around the world for 20
years.
Recently, Mars has been Artist in Residence at NYC’s Museum of Sex and has
received grants from the New York State Council on the Arts (2010), the
Arcus Foundation, the Gill Foundation, and the Franklin Furnace Fund for

The List Visual Arts Center, MIT's contemporary art museum, enjoys a
long-term reputation for presenting experimental and intelligent
exhibitions, which are accompanied by a wide range of educational programs
and publications. The Director will provide the vision and administrative
leadership for the List Visual Arts Center, building upon its international
reputation for cutting-edge exhibitions and embracing opportunities for
programming that takes advantage of MIT's role as the world's leading
research institution in science, engineering, technology and new media. The
successful candidate will be an accessible, dynamic advocate for the most
innovative contemporary art, as well as an enthusiastic fundraiser and

Volume 8, Issue 3 of Poetry Victims is now online at http://currentissuepv.blogspot.com/2011/05/volume-8-issue-3.html

Featuring poetry and art by Nicole Turiano!

Enjoy!

Luv ya, zz

Call for application for the Balmoral Scholarships,
Foreign and Exchange Scholarships for 2012

Kuenstlerhaus Schloss Balmoral
Stiftung Rheinland-Pfalz für Kultur
Kuenstlerhaus Schloss Balmoral
Villenpromenade 11
56130 Bad Ems
Germany
Phone: +49 2603 9419-0
Fax: +49 2603 9419-16
info@balmoral.de
http://www.balmoral.de

Application period for 2012 scholarships runs until the 4th of July 2011 (date of postmark).

Preconditions

Short videos on climate change are eligible to enter a new contest.

Sponsored by Climate Change TV, the contest seeks the best videos on the topic under three minutes. Climate Change TV launched to contest to to build a bridge between the United Nations negotiations and civil society, tapping into the concerns and interests of the wider public consciousness.

All contributions should relate to climate change and must have been produced after the Cancun Climate Change Conference held in December, 2010.

Videos can be submitted in any language but English subtitles are requested.

The general public will decide the winner; the prize is US$5,000.

http://www.climate-change.tv/

from Art4Development

Photojournalists looking to pursue projects of personal and journalistic significance can apply for a grant.

The Grants for Editorial Photography, sponsored by Getty Images, support compelling social, political and cultural stories. Grants of US$20,000 each will be given to five photojournalists.

This year's judges include photojournalist, Tom Stoddart and Jon Jones, director of photography for The Sunday Times Magazine. Both professional and student photojournalists are encouraged to apply.

For more information, click here.
http://imagery.gettyimages.com/getty_images_grants/overview.aspx

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U.S. photographers can enter a digital photography competition.

The First Impressions Photo Contest, sponsored by Digital Photo Pro, gives photographers the opportunity to submit five of their best photos for evaluation.

The grand prize winning photographer will receive US$1,000, new equipment and the opportunity to have his or her photo featured in an upcoming issue of Digital Photo Pro. There are also additional prizes available for first place.

For more information, click here.
http://www.digitalphotopro.com/photo-contests/first-impressions.html

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Levitt Pavilions
Administrative Coordinator Job Announcement

Job Title: Administrative Coordinator
Announcement Date: 5/18/11
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Reports to: Executive Director

Levitt Pavilions seeks a motivated, highly organized, and tech-savvy individual with a passion for the arts to provide support to this growing national nonprofit organization. This is a full-time position with opportunity for growth within the organization.

Organization Overview

Windward School, an independent college preparatory school for grades
7-12 in West Los Angeles, invites artists to submit resumes for our
artist-in-residence program, The Installation Project. The residency
gives artists an opportunity to work with highly motivated students,
and it gives the community an opportunity to watch and engage with
artists as they create their work. We are currently seeking proposals
for the 2011-12 school year.

The work may be done by any variety of means and result in any variety
of forms, so long as it provides opportunity for the community to
actively engage in the artistic process. Artists specifically working
in installations, new genres, new media and contemporary practices are
encouraged to apply.