AMP: Artists' Meeting Place and Resource Collective

HIRING: Middle School Play Director

WHAT: Marlborough, an all girls school, is hiring an experienced, professional director for its upcoming Middle School Play.

WHERE: Marlborough is located in Hancock Park at 250 S. Rossmore Avenue in Los Angeles, CA

WHEN:
· Auditions - February 13-16 from 3-5:30.
· Rehearsals – April 9 – May 9. There is a 4 ½ week rehearsal period for the show that includes daily afterschool rehearsals from 3-5:30 as well as Saturday rehearsals from 9-5. During the final week or so of production, rehearsals may go as late as 8pm.
· Production – There are three shows only:

3pm on Thursday, May 10 and 7pm shows on Friday, May 11 and Saturday, May 12

Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery is pleased to announce that its December 2011 art exhibition is now posted on their website and is ready to view online. The theme for last month’s art competition was “Countryside”. The gallery received submissions from 10 different countries from around the world and they also received entries from 27 different states. Overall, there were 364 entries that were judged. Congratulations to the artists who have been designated as this month’s winners, along with 65 Special Recognition Artists. The gallery commends all of the artists for their artistic skill and creativity. View the exhibition here: http://www.lightspacetime.com

Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery is pleased to announce that its December 2011 art exhibition is now posted on their website and is ready to view online. The theme for last month’s art competition was “Countryside”. The gallery received submissions from 10 different countries from around the world and they also received entries from 27 different states. Overall, there were 364 entries that were judged. Congratulations to the artists who have been designated as this month’s winners, along with 65 Special Recognition Artists. The gallery commends all of the artists for their artistic skill and creativity. View the exhibition here: http://www.lightspacetime.com

Professional photographers worldwide can submit their work to a competition.

The Professional Photographer of the Year Awards is seeking entries for its annual contest.

Digital entries can be submitted without an entry fee in 13 categories including editorial/news, on location, still life and more.

There will be one overall winner chosen as the photographer of the year, but each category will have one winner and one runner-up. Each winner will receive an exclusive logo to promote their brand.

The submission deadline is January 27.

For more information, click here.
http://www.professionalphotographer.co.uk/Competitions/Photographic-Comp...

from Art4Development

1. Prints: Each artist should send one original hand pulled print. No digital, photos or copies accepted.

2. Paper Size : 10 x 10 inches or 25 x 25 cm. Image size can vary or bleed out of the paper.
The paper size is extremely important. The image can be any size.

3. Theme: Peace.
No participation fee. We ask you to donate your Print to Arte/Desarrollo Humano -Art/Human Development project.
Invited country Japan.

4. Medium: Entries may feature any technique of printmaking and should be signed.

5. Deadline: April 1, 2012.
Prints received in Monterrey. If the print is late we will save it for next year.

6. Exhibits: All Prints will be exhibited. The Photos of the exhibit will be posted on the same page as the Art in the web.

Designers and photographers can submit a photo, illustration or design for a chance to win Apple products.

MINI Space presents Chromania, a design competition all about color in any combination.

Capture a photograph or create an illustration focusing on the use of color. Entries must be completely original works and can't feature brand logos.

The grand prize is a Macbook Air and other prizes include an iPhone 4S and iTunes giftcards.

Upload entries directly to MINISpace.com by January 31.

For more information, click here.
http://www.minispace.com/en_us/background/17/?competition=17

from Art4Development

Thanks to Linda Vallejo for posting this on LA Culture Net.

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A to Z Grantwriting Arts and Education Newsletter

DECEMBER 2011

FEDERAL FUNDING SOURCES IN A VARIETY OF TOPICS

Federal Grants Wire http://www.federalgrantswire.com/

Grants.gov http://www.grants.gov/

FirstGov http://www.firstgov.gov/Business/Nonprofit.shtml#resources

FundsNet http://www.fundsnetservices.com/

Arts and Culture

National Endowment for the Arts - http://www.nea.gov/

State Arts Agencies - http://www.nasaa-arts.org/new/nasaa/aoa/aoa_contents.shtml

Artdeadline - http://artdeadline.com/

*Employer:* Heart of Los Angeles (HOLA)

*Position:* HOLA Teaching Artist

*Hours:* 4 hours per week (two weekly one hour classes)

*Start Date:* January 9, 2011* *

*How to Apply:* email resumes and cover letters to nhernandez@heartofla.org
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*Heart of Los Angeles (HOLA) provides underserved youth with exceptional
programs in academics, arts and athletics within a nurturing environment,
empowering them to develop their potential, pursue their education and
strengthen their communities.*

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*Position Summary:*
HOLA’s Teaching Artist is responsible for visual arts instruction to HOLA
youth between the ages of 6-19. The functions include curriculum planning,
in class instruction, prep and clean-up for each class, and mentoring youth.
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Visual Arts Thematic Residencies

The Banff Centre
107 Tunnel Mountain Drive
Banff, AB, T1L 1H5
Canada
Office of the Registrar
t 1.800.565.9989
arts_info@banffcentre.ca
http://www.banffcentre.ca/va/

01 The Retreat: A Position of dOCUMENTA (13)
Banff Research in Culture 2012
Faculty: Bifo – Franco Berardi, Bruno Bosteels, Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, Pierre Huyghe, Gáspár Miklós Tamás
Organizers: Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, Kitty Scott, Imre Szeman
Program dates: August 2, 2012 - August 15, 2012
Application deadline: December 2, 2011

The Retreat constitutes a section of dOCUMENTA (13) that will take place at The Banff Centre during the course of the 2012 exhibition in Kassel, Germany.

Frieze Art Fair announces call for entries to the Emdash Award 2012

www.friezefoundation.org

Frieze Art Fair announced today the call for entries to the Emdash Award 2012. The Emdash Award is open to artists living outside of the UK, up to five years from graduating from an undergraduate or postgraduate degree or under 35 years of age. The Emdash Award is part of the Frieze Projects programme, produced by Frieze Foundation, supported by the Emdash Foundation and presented in collaboration with Gasworks.