AMP: Artists' Meeting Place and Resource Collective

Call for Applicants

Transart Institute
228 Park Ave. South
New York, New York 10003
USA
t +1 (347) 410 9905
henmi@transart.org
http://transart.org

Deadline: December 1, 2012

The Unschool Art School: Call for Applications to MFA & Studio PhD
Transart Institute

MFA Creative Practice
Application form

THE TRANSART EXPERIENCE
- Low-residency format allows students to keep professional and family obligations while advancing their careers
- Summer intensives in Berlin, Winter residencies in New York City
- Workshops, seminars and professional development, studio and performance tours in every residency
- A highly individualized contemporary learning experience
- Creative projects realized with the support of curators, faculty and self-chosen advisors

The City of Brea Art Gallery is accepting submissions for the 28th Annual Made in California exhibition, juried by Meg Linton, Director of Galleries and Exhibitions at Otis College of Art and Design. All artists residing in California are eligible to enter. Over $1,200 will be awarded in cash and prizes. The entry deadline is Sunday, January 27, 2013, at 4:00pm.

Watercolor West and the City of Brea Art Gallery present 2012 Watercolor Demonstration series. Five nationally-known watercolor masters present ideas about how they create their award-winning paintings. Join us to see their work, lectures and demonstrations live! Free parking and restaurants are within walking distance.

Join us on Sunday, December 16, 2012, from 1-5PM, with demonstrator Ruth Ellen Hoag. Ruth is a signature member of Watercolor West, San Diego Watercolor Society, and an American Watercolor Society medal winner. She works in the figurative genre to explore the human experience. Whether it’s the activity of dancers in motion, or those in contemplative mode, she chooses her palette to suit the mood in order to show what something feels like conveyed in paint.

Watercolor West and the City of Brea Art Gallery present 2012 Watercolor Demonstration series. Five nationally-known watercolor masters present ideas about how they create their award-winning paintings. Join us to see their work, lectures and demonstrations live! Free parking and restaurants are within walking distance.

End of the Beginning of the Ancient Future

World Without Walls by Ancient Future. (Capitol/Sona Gaia 163). audio.

End of the Beginning (Matthew Montfort. 5:15). audio.

Celebrate the End of the Mayan 'Time of No-Time' with the Music of Ancient Future!

There's been much ado concerning the end of the current 5125 year cycle of the Mayan Long Count calendar on December 21, 2012. Legend has it that the first of seven Mayan prophecies refers to the last 20 years of this cycle (1992-2012) as the 'The Time of No-Time.' But far from being the end of the world, evidently the end of the 'Time of No-Time' is party time! According to USA TODAY, Sandra Noble of the Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies says, "For the ancient Maya, it was a huge celebration to make it to the end of a whole cycle." What more appropriate way to celebrate and shape the new era to follow than with the music of Ancient Future?

With that in mind, Ancient Future announces the 'End of the Beginning.' Says Ancient Future leader Matthew Montfort, "When I composed 'End of the Beginning' for Ancient Future's 'World Without Walls' release back in 1990, I was thinking of the environmental damage that humans were causing to the planet. The phrase 'beginning of the end' came to mind. But I felt that we needed a reset: an end to a beginning where the environment was thought to be something to be exploited rather than the giver of all life that must be protected. So I wrote this piece to capture a feeling of something ending to create hope for a new beginning. Two decades later, global warming is definitely real, here now, and caused by man. We have come to the moment where we really must choose new ways instead of living in denial. December 21, 2012, should be a festive time to make a New Era's resolution to come up with solutions to our environmental challenges."

To celebrate the composition's coming of age as a perfect fit for the end of this era, from now through December 21, 2012, a complimentary media promo copy of World Without Walls by Ancient Future with special guest tabla master Zakir Hussain will be sent to anyone who spends $51.25 or more on music from the Ancient-Future.Com store.

As its name suggests, World Without Walls by Ancient Future depicts a musical world without borders. This 1990 recording features Ancient Future members Matthew Montfort (guitars), Jim Hurley (violin), Doug McKeehan (keys), and Ian Dogole (percussion), plus special guest performances by world music legend and tabla master Zakir Hussain. The inviting melodies and ingenious use of ethnic textures make World Without Walls one of Ancient Future's most accessible and broadly appealing releases ever.

Long out of print, by 2011World Without Walls had become a collector's item, with a rare unopened original CD copy going for over $200 on Amazon.com. Then, on June 7, 2011, the exact lineup of Ancient Future that performed on World Without Walls reunited to perform for the first time in over 15 years at Yoshi's San Francisco. To celebrate the reunion, and capitalize on pent up demand, Capitol Records released the first ever digital download version of World Without Walls on iTunes and all major digital retailers. The reissue debuted at #39 on the October 2011 ZMR Airplay Chart, which covers many different radio genres, from Ambient to Folk, Jazz, and World, and at #34 on the CMJ New World Chart in November 2011. In 2012, World Without Walls was nominated by broadcasters worldwide as ZoneMusicReporter's top 5 Best World Albums of 2011.

For those who prefer CDs (the audio quality is much better!), a limited number of rare collectible original 1990 edition copies reconditioned and signed by Ancient Future leader Matthew Montfort are on sale exclusively at Ancient-Future.Com. So while there are no new CD copies in stores, Ancient Future does have a stash of media promo copies left over from the promotion campaign. This sale is a once-in-an-era chance to get ahold of a new CD copy of this rare release free with a music purchase of $51.25 or more at Ancient-Future.Com.

Plus, the four latest releases on Ancient-Future.Com Records are on sale for only $11 each with any other purchase at Ancient-Future.Com. Just purchase any book, CD, or make a donation to support the Archive of Future Ancient Recordings (the fan funded project to produce the eighth Ancient Future release), and have the option of purchasing any of the CDs below for only $11!

Acrylic on canvas 12" x 24"

Acrylic on canvas 20" x 10"

Acrylic on canvas 10" x 20"

Acrylic on canvas 11" x 14"

RISK FOR DEEP LOVE
a ritual audience participation experience experiment

The Long-Running Underground Hit!

Frank Moore, world-known shaman performance artist, will conduct improvised
passions of musicians, actors, dancers, and audience members in a laboratory
setting to create altered realities of fusion beyond taboos. Bring your
passions and musical instruments and your senses of adventure and humor.
Other than that, ADMISSION IS FREE! (But donations are encouraged.)

ARE YOU HUMAN ENOUGH FOR THIS?

Saturday, December 1, 2012
8pm

TEMESCAL ART CENTER
511 48th Street
Oakland, CA 94609-2058

For more information
Call: 510-526-7858
http://www.eroplay.com/events.html
http://www.temescalartcenter.org/index.html