Member News January 5, 2011

NEW! 4) Call for Artists - Art Ex: Multi-Day Visual Arts Experience Exploits Valley Region (NL)

Art Ex: Art Ex is an annual multi-day celebration of visual art which takes place in the Exploits Valley region of central Newfoundland, July 7-10, 2011. Art Ex provides a unique venue for exhibitions, introductory and advanced workshops, panel discussions, artist talks, interactive art interventions, public artworks and collaborative community based art events. The activities occur concurrently in a number of municipalities within the region. The objective is to offer innovative and diverse experiences for all age groups and skill levels in a number of culturally and geographically diverse locations along the Exploits River watershed. Art Ex takes a thematic approach to each year's event: this year's theme is "River as Source".

For more information please see attached.

NEW! 5) Call for Submissions: Canada Council Art Bank Collection, (ON)
Deadline: April 15, 2011 (postmarked)

Purchase of Art Works by Canadian Artists for the Canada Council Art Bank Collection.

Guidelines and application form:
http://www.artbank.ca/The+Collection/Purchase+Program+Information/

You can also contact the Art Bank for a printed copy.
Contact: Suzanne Wolfe
613-566-4414 or 1-800-263-5588, ext. 4612
suzanne.wolfe@canadacouncil.ca

NEW! 6) Call for Artists, Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition 2011, Toronto (ON)
Deadline: March 1, 2011

Apply online at www.torontooutdoorart.org
Are you an established or emerging artist who wants to showcase and sell your work to over 100,000 art collectors, dealers and art lovers? If YES, then apply to exhibit your work at the biggest art event of the year!!

Celebrating its 50th year, the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition [TOAE] is a juried showcase featuring contemporary fine art and craft that takes place on Nathan Phillips Square every July.

TOAE is the largest outdoor art exhibition in Canada and offers a fresh-air alternative to conventional art shows and galleries. Hundreds of artists participate in the exhibition every year.

Side by side, established artists, undiscovered talents and innovative students sell their work directly to the public and make lasting connections with art dealers and collectors.

In 2010, TOAE presented over $30,000 in cash awards and prizes to participating artists! We welcome applications from artists working in a wide range of traditional and experimental art forms.

Apply online at the TOAE website at www.torontooutdoorart.org or call
416.408.2754 for more information.

For further information, please contact:
Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition
264 - 401 Richmond Street West
Toronto, ON
M5V 3A8
416.408.2754
toae@torontooutdoorart.org

NEW! 7) Call for Applications: The 2011 Distillery Show, Toronto (ON)
Deadline: March 1, 2011

The 2011 Distillery Show Applications are now available at www.artisansatthedistillery.com.

8) Call for Submissions: Beverly Entrance Feature Public Art Project, City of Edmonton (AB)
Deadline: Friday, January 14, 2011

The Beverly Entrance Feature Public Art competition, open to all Canadian visual artists, is held in accordance with the City of Edmonton policy "Percent for Art to Provide and Encourage Art in Public Areas" (C458C).

Budget: $23,000 CAD (maximum, all inclusive)
Deadline for Submissions: 4:30 pm on Friday, January 14th, 2011
Installation: June 2011

Visit our website to download the complete public art call: http://publicart.edmontonarts.ca/calls/

For more information, contact the Edmonton Arts Council: phone (780) 424-2787 or email: publicart@edmontonarts.ca

9) Call for Entry: Montreal Centre for Contemporary Textiles 2011/12 Calendar (QC)
Deadline: January 15, 2011

The Montreal Centre for Contemporary Textiles (MCCT) invites curators, artists and groups of artists working in the area of creative textiles to submit projects for exhibitions to be included in our 2011-2012 calendar. The MCCT gallery wishes to promote innovative practices that underline the expertise as well as the research and reflection process involved in the medium. The gallery annually presents five to six exhibitions regrouping the production of professional artists working in the areas of craft, visual art, fashion and design.

Proposals for workshops:
We also invite you to submit projects for workshops aimed at the general public for the 2011 winter semester.

For more information, please contact Marielle Chouinard, Educational Director. Montreal Centre for Contemporary Textiles Call for Entries - 2011-2012 gallery program 5800 St-Denis espace 501 Montréal (Québec) H2S 3L5 Canada

Also visit: http://www.textiles-mtl.com/images/stories/invitations/callgallery.pdf

10) Call for Entry: Harmony Jewellery Design Competion (ON)
Deadline: January 15, 2011

The objective of Hoover Harmony Jewelry Design Competition is to use jewelry as a way to raise money for different charities through out the world. The Harmony Jewelry Design Competition will target jewelry students and small, US based, independent artisan/designers to come up with original designs within a specific budget. Hoover and Strong will then manufacture a singular winning design and market it to [retail] jewelers at the end of the competition to raise money for an annually selected charity. A fundraising for charities marketing structure will guide the jewelry design competition as the primary motivator for participation to designers, retailers, and consumers.

View more info: https://www.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=637&sortby=fair_deadline&apply=yes

11) Public Art Opportunity: Military Commemoration Public Art Project, Edmonton (AB)
Deadlines: 4:30pm, January 28, 2011
Budget: $300,000 CAD (maximum, all inclusive)

The Military Commemmoration public art competition, open to all Canadian visual artists, is held in accordance with the City of Edmonton's public art policies. The theme of the project is Edmonton: a Home for Its Citizens in the Armed Forces. The artwork is to represent the Canadian Forces as part of the community of greater Edmonton. It will tell a story about the modern military connection in the region. This could be achieved by demonstrating Edmonton's special recognition and care for the Canadian Forces, and/or Canadian Forces members' integration into the community as Edmontonians themselves. The artwork will be situated in the Edmonton civic precinct. Churchill Square, City Hall Plaza, and the surrounding areas make up a flexible year-round public venue that can easily transform from a festival site, to a community gathering place, to the start line for runs and walks. This area is already home to an eclectic mix of art and architectural features, including Edmonton's main military cenotaph. The intent in placing a new military recognition piece in this area would not be to markedly change the existing use or character of the civic precinct, but instead to further enhance this prominent public destination in the city's core.

Click here to download the Military Commemoration Public Art Project RFP

For more information, contact the Edmonton Arts Council: phone (780) 424-2787 or email: publicart@edmontonarts.ca