AMP connects artists and behind-the-scenes collaborators of all genres, including musicians, painters, performance artists, writers, dancers, and many more, with resources, opportunities, and personal connections. Many AMPers also provide free temporary lodging for other members. With thousands of members in 86 countries, AMP enthusiastically and energetically builds bridges between artists, audiences, and producers through our website, as well as at AMP-hosted parties and multimedia events worldwide. AMP is free to join. The only 'cost' is your energy and enthusiasm in building a global artistic community and helping fellow artists.
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The European Publishers Award for Photography is accepting nominations

Promoted by five European publishers, the contest is open to photographers of all nationalities.

The competition requires a substantial, completed and unpublished photographic book project. The winning project is published in book form simultaneously by each publisher in their own country resulting in one of the most extensive cultural collaborations currently existing in Europe.

Now in its 18th year, it is organized by Actes Sud (France), Apeiron (Greece), Dewi Lewis Publishing (Great Britain), Kehrer Verlag (Germany) and Peliti Associati (Italy).

Previous winners include Klavdij Sluban whose book `East to East' brings together photographs made following the route of the Trans-Siberian Railway and Haris Kakarouhas for his photos of Cuba.

For more information, click here.

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Fourth International Prints for Peace 2011

Dear friends of Prints for Peace,
This is a friendly reminder of our deadline April 15 2011
for the reception of the Prints in Monterrey.

We still have time. Please help us distribute this call to other printmakers,

thank you very much and Saludos from México.

The complete call in English and in Spanish is in http://www.printsforpeacemexico.blogspot.com/

please write with questions to printspeace@gmail

Theme : Peace, No fee no return, 10 x 10 inches , deadline April 15, 2011.

Dra. Guadalupe Victorica
Cuarta Convocatoria Internacional Grabados por la Paz M€ ¦éxico 2011
Tercera Colectiva Internacional de Grabado 2011
Fourth International Prints for Peace 20111, Third International Printmaking Collective 2010
http://www.printsforpeacemexico.blogspot.com/

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Arts and culture fellowship program seeks journalists

U.S. journalists interested in theater and the arts can apply for a fellowship.

The Arts Journalism Institute in Theater and Musical Theater, sponsored by the University of Southern California and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), is an 11-day intensive theater program for journalists. It coincides with the Theater Communications Group National Conference, which brings together more than 1,000 influential theater producers, artists and journalists.

Fellows will take part in sessions on the media industry, meet theater professionals and attend as many as 10 performances or rehearsals.

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URGENT CALL for LAPTOP MUSICIANS Bring Your Own Laptop Event in Montreal this Friday

手向け TAMUKE

Offrandes pour le Japon / Offerings for Japan

April 1, 2011 from 8PM to 3AM
SAT, 1201, Boulevard Saint-Laurent

Open Call to all Laptop/iPhone Musicians in Montréal

Bring Your Own Laptop Orchestra

matralab (Hexagram Concordia) in collaboration with the SAT (Société des arts technologiques)
is organizing an artistic response to the disasters in Japan (see the website for more info).
The event will take place this Friday at the SAT, 1201, Boulevard Saint-Laurent in Montréal.

Around midnight we would open the stage for all Laptop/iPhone musicians to come together
and create a collective sound work, led and inspired by Eldad Tsabary, founder and director of the Concordia Laptop Orkestra (CLOrk).

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The Rediscovery of Wonder Call for Artists - Deadline April 10, 2011

Red House by Cynthia Rogers

http://www.larkgalleryonline.com
In celebration of the 2011 TED Conference theme "The Rediscovery of Wonder", which reflects the sense of wonder and exuberance that children naturally possess and enables artists to create their best work, LarkGallery Online and national nonprofit The Dreaming Zebra Foundation have initiated the competition to invite artists worldwide to respond to this theme, and to create and present their artwork for juried competition and exhibition, while raising funds to support Arts Education for students in need throughout the country.

Prizes:

Artists accepted into our International Exhibition will have their art showcased on LarkGallery Online and linked to their own websites for a year.

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Red House by Cynthia Rogers

Red House by Cynthia Rogers
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Job Openings for Third National Asian American Theater Conference

The Consortium of Asian American Theaters and Artists (CAATA) is looking for extremely organized individuals with excellent people skills to help coordinate the conference and festival portions in key positions of the Third National Asian American Theater Conference and Festival from June 16-26, 2011 in Los Angeles.

CAATA is looking for Los Angeles residents with experience in conference or festival organizing, or marketing/pr of Asian American events, or stage management, or technical theater. A knowledge of the Asian American community as well as a passion for Asian American theater is helpful. The ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment with a calm demeanor is required. There is some pay. Some positions start immediately.

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Job Opportunity - Special Events Coordinator at LA Opera

Special Events Coordinator

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"Art and Democracy" -- Call for Art, deadline 4/18

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION — by and for: art and democracy

Exhibition Dates: June 11 to July 3, 2011

Organized by the Southern California Women's Caucus for Art, this
exhibition seeks to inspire a public conversation on democracy and art
as part of a year-long democracy initiative at Avenue 50 Studio that
includes exhibitions and programs supported, in part, by a California
Council for the Humanities grant.

We encourage Southern California artists at all career levels whose
artwork addresses the topic of art and democracy to submit works that
speak-to and question the shifting meanings of freedom and equality,
censorship and civil liberties and specifically consider the role of
art in a democracy. Or, simply put, does democracy need art?

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Job Opportunity: Ford Amphitheatre Assistant House Manager

Assistant House Manager

The John Anson Ford Amphitheatre is seeking an experience, qualified
Assistant House Manager for the over 100 performances presented at the
Ford Amphitheatre this spring and summer. The 1241-seat outdoor Ford
Amphitheatre is set in the Hollywood Hills just across from the
Hollywood Bowl and features multi-cultural events including music,
dance, and film festivals. The Ford Amphitheatre Season is a program of
the Los Angeles County Arts Commission.

JOB DESCRIPTION
Under supervision of the House Manager, perform a variety of duties for
theatre performances, including overseeing house staff and patron
services to ensure the smooth operation of events at all performances
from April through October. Responsibilities include coordinating

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