AMP: Artists' Meeting Place and Resource Collective

The Sun is Hiring

We are still looking for a full-time managing editor at The Sun, a nonprofit, ad-free magazine in its thirty-ninth year of publication. This position is in our editorial office in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The job requires impeccable editorial skills, proven management ability, and a meticulous and exacting eye for detail. We offer competitive compensation, excellent benefits, and an appealing work environment.

Click here for details.
http://www.thesunmagazine.org/about/announcements/2012/49
(No e-mails, phone calls, faxes, or surprise visits, please.)

This position will remain open until filled. If you’re not interested in this position, will you please help us spread the word?

The Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art (LAAFA) is currently inviting applications for a highly motivated full-time faculty position. The qualified candidate will work with a talented team of individuals in a creative environment where they will have the opportunity to make their mark in the world of art education.

LAAFA offers BFA degree, certificate and continuing education programs in fine art as well as entertainment art. This position will begin in the 2012 Fall Quarter. The ideal candidate must possess:
- A Bachelor of Arts degree in Animation or Illustration from an accredited institution.
- A minimum of 1 year of professional teaching.
- Ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds.

Open Call for Puppetry Acts

The Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles, seeks 8-10 puppetry performances
for a one-day Family Puppet Festival on Sunday, April 7, 2013. The Festival
will feature a wide range of puppetry, from small to large scale, utilizing
diverse media, and drawing on a variety of cultural traditions.

About the Skirball:
For the Skirball Cultural Center, founded in 1996, the arts serve as a
vehicle to explore and forge connections among individuals, cultures, and
communities. Rooted in Jewish culture and the values of community,
diversity, and caring for the world around us, the Skirball strives to be a
dynamic gathering place within the Los Angeles community. The Skirball
realizes its mission through museum exhibitions, performances, lectures,

POSITION AVAILABLE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
CALIFORNIA MISSIONS FOUNDATION

The California Missions Foundation is seeking an experienced and energetic Executive Director
to succeed its current Executive Director who plans to retire by the end of 2012.
ORGANIZATION: Founded in 1998, the California Missions Foundation is the only statewide
organization dedicated exclusively to raising funds to preserve and protect California's 21
missions and their art, artifacts and cultural resources. Since inception CMF has made grants
totaling more than $4 million to preserve California's missions, and it has an annual budget of
about $650,000. A 501(c)(3) non-profit public benefit corporation, CMF is independent of any

To view complete description
visit:http://www.idealist.org/view/job/p7cx4Ds4nw8d/

Job SummaryWe seek a highly organized, energetic, motivated person with
superior communication, writing, and presentation skills. The Director
of Development will write and edit proposals, program reports, letters
of inquiry and budget narratives for foundations and government
agencies. This position is responsible for fundraising approximately 1
million dollars for the 2013 budget and developing a strategic
fundraising plan that complements the organizations strategic five year
growth plan. The position would require good analytical skills to
assemble information for successful grant submissions and the ability to

The Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art (LAAFA) is currently inviting
applications for a highly motivated full-time faculty position. The
qualified candidate will work with a talented team of individuals in a
creative environment where they will have the opportunity to make their
mark in the world of art education.

LAAFA offers BFA degree, certificate and continuing education programs
in fine art as well as entertainment art. This position will begin in
the 2012 Fall Quarter. The ideal candidate must possess:

· A Bachelor of Arts degree in Animation or Illustration from
an accredited institution.

· A minimum of 1 year of professional teaching.

· Ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse
backgrounds.

I am very pleased to announce two unique and compelling opportunities for
individual artists who seek to do significant work in the public sphere.
Public Art Saint Paul has posted two job openings to expand our City Artist
in Residence program. This program is one-of-a-kind in the country and gives
artists of any discipline the rare chance to explore making art in the
context of city-making, working alongside other city professionals. Please
see the attached posting or the link below. The deadline for applications is
Monday, October 15.

This is a fascinating opportunity longing for the right person. Please
consider forwarding this to the good, city-minded artists you know. Thank
you for your kind understanding and support!

Marcus Young
City Artist in Residence

Arts & Culture PR Internships with Polskin Arts & Communications
Counselors
Polskin Arts & Communications Counselors is looking for interns with an
academic background or interest in the visual and performing arts,
journalism, communications, and/or public relations for Arts & Culture
PR Internships in the Los Angeles office this winter. This is an unpaid,
part-time internship in a busy communications practice working with
museums, concert halls, non-profits and other cultural clients. Learn
more about us at http://www.polskinarts.com
.

A qualified candidate must be research savvy; an avid reader of
newspapers, magazines, and blogs of all kinds; and possess a good
personality as well as email/telephone skills. Basic computer skills and

City of Torrance Community Services Department

PART TIME JOB OPPORTUNITY

INTERN II--(Torrance Art Museum Event Coordinator)
CULTURAL SERVICES DIVISION--SALARY $16.09 per hour

The City of Torrance Community Services Department is currently accepting applications for one Intern II (Event Coordinator) at the Torrance Art Museum (TAM), a program of the Cultural Services Division.

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The Industry, LA's new home for new and experimental opera (www.TheIndustryLA.org), is looking for a highly motivated, energetic, and positive-minded Managing Director to continue developing this promising new group.

The Industry launched in March 2011 and premiered its first full-scale production, CRESCENT CITY, last May. The LA Times called it "breathtaking and exuberant" and hailed The Industry as "industrious and groundbreaking;" Out West Arts raved, "CRESCENT CITY changes the face of music-theater in this town overnight. Let's hope it's just the beginning for The Industry, as the future looks much brighter with them." Video from CRESCENT CITY, and more about the company, can be found at www.TheIndustryLA.org.