WORKSHOPS & TRAINING
Writing Workshop: You Can Be Published!
Join published author Dr. Karen Hulene Bartell for a writing workshop and learn how to complete your book. Dr. Bartell will be discussing such topics as: create a writing process, focus on dialog and description, structure your action, five writing strategies and setting personal writing goals.
Dr. Karen Hulene Bartell, PhD is professor emeritus of Soochow University, Taipei, Taiwan, the University of Texas at Austin and St. Edward's University, as well as a published author of thirty years. The workshop is free and open to the public. For more information please call 512-974-8700 or visit library.austintexas.gov.
Saturday, March 22, 2 - 4 p.m.
Manchaca Road Branch, 5500 Manchaca Rd.
Saturday, April 5, 2 - 3:30 p.m.
Faulk Central Library, 800 Guadalupe St
Free Legal Clinic for Local Artists
When: March 26, 6:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Where: Jackson Walker L.L.P. (100 Congress Ave., Suite 1100)
The University of Texas School of Law's Law Students For The Arts (LSftA), with support from Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts (TALA), will offer a free legal clinic for low-income artists. Volunteer attorneys will provide free legal counseling on arts-related legal matters to low-income artists, musicians, and filmmakers. Attendees will be seen by appointment and can expect to receive up to thirty minutes of private legal counseling from an attorney covering topics like, for example, copyrights, trademarks, and arts-related contracts.
For an application or more information about attending the clinic or serving as a volunteer attorney, please e-mail your request to [email protected].
Americans for the Arts 2014 Annual Convention
Early Bird Deadline: May 30, 2014
Take this opportunity to learn from, be inspired by, and get support from arts professionals like you from across the country this June in Nashville, TN. This year's Convention includes three pre-conferences (on Public Art & Placemaking, Arts Education & Advocacy, and Arts Leadership), three hand-picked keynotes, more than 30 specialized breakouts, and a fantastic reception at the expanded Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum! More information at convention.artsusa.org.
Sojourn Summer Institute in Chicago
When: July 14-18, 2014
This five-day session offers participants working in ensemble, arts institution, education, and community settings an opportunity to explore techniques & strategies for use in collaborative work with adults (and/or young people) in a variety of settings to: Create original performance material from a variety of starting impulses; Build skills of leadership and authorship for collaborative new work development; Build partnerships between artists and non-arts sector partners; Broaden the conceptual and tactical approaches available for imagining new projects and programming that respond to non-arts partner needs; Develop facilitation structures for civic dialogue around challenging community identified issues; Establish process tools to aid collaboration and co-authorship on cross-discipline and cross-sector projects; Explore social & political issues through collaborative conceptual, improvisational, & physical investigations.
www.sojourntheatre.com/training
GRANTS & FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Transnational Cultural Remittances (TCR) Grant
Deadline: 3/27/14
Open to individuals, collectives and community-based organizations in the United States, Mexico and Central America. Successful projects demonstrate a continuous and ongoing exchange whereby artistic activity supports, preserves or extends the cultural practices between linked communities in two or more of the following countries: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama and the U.S. Guidelines - www.nalac.org/tcr
Austin Creative Classroom Funding
Deadline: 3/31/14, 5 pm
The fund is available for Austin ISD teachers and principals to support creating arts-rich campuses. Almost $250,000 will be awarded this cycle, in three award sizes, typically multiple $500-10,000 grants, several $10,000-30,000, and typically one grant of $30,000-$50,000. While any AISD school can apply, priority points will be given to elementary schools with more than 60% students eligible for free or reduced lunch program, or an officially designated Fine Arts Academy. More information at http://mindpop.org.
Omega Film Grant
Deadline: 3/31/14
Presented by the Omega Broadcast group, in partnership with Carl Zeiss and Blackmagic Design. The winner will receive a free rental of one camera package, including a Blackmagic Production Camera 4K and a set of Zeiss lenses. Submissions must include a one-page, written proposal with a clear, detailed description of the film project and an explanation of the intended usage of the filming equipment. It should include an estimated budget, a proposed production schedule, an outline of crew involved, and the complete contact information of the responsible party (you). All film festival fare (e.g., genre, sub-genre, music video) is acceptable. Entries will be judged based on the creativity and of course viability. Do NOT spend hours and hours drafting something specific for this opportunity. A winner will be picked April 15, 2014. email: [email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/events/1386959344897169/
2014 College Board Award for Excellence and Innovation in the Arts Deadline: 4/4/14
The College Board is pleased to announce the 2014 College Board Award for Excellence and Innovation in the Arts. This annual award recognizes and celebrates the achievements of arts initiatives that serve students in grades 6-12 and that promote student learning and creativity in exemplary and innovative ways. Awards will be given to model programs in three categories: Arts Integration, Equity through Arts, and Civic Engagement/Professional Partnerships. Within each of these three categories, one award in the amount of $5,000 will be given to winning schools to support the continuation and growth of their arts programs. Among the three winning schools, one will be named the national winner and will be awarded an additional $2,500.
https://artsaward.collegeboard.org
2014-2015 Kala Fellowship Award
Deadline: 4/4/14
Kala Art Institute welcomes artists to apply online for our Fellowship Award. The Kala Fellowship award is an international competition open to artists from the U.S. and around the world. Artists producing innovative work in all mediums including printmaking, digital media, installation art, social practice, photography, and book arts are encouraged to apply. Fellowship Awards are given based on conceptual creativity, originality, and artistic excellence as well as technical knowledge. The Kala Fellowship Award annually grants nine artists a cash award, unlimited access to Kala's facilities for up to six months, one Kala class, and a culminating show in the Kala Gallery. The award is geared towards supporting artists in completing specific projects or bodies of work that would benefit from Kala's specialized equipment in printmaking and digital media. kala.slideroom.com
Call for Proposals: Austin Friends of Folk Art
Deadline: 4/30/14
The mission of Austin Friends of Folk Art is to promote awareness, knowledge, and love of folk art. We are pleased to announce a call for proposals and to offer grants of up to $500 to individuals and up to $1,000 to organizations for the proposals that will best benefit the folk art community or further our mission. Applications will be reviewed by the AFFA Board of Directors, and awards will be announced by May 31, 2014. To download an application form, go to www.austinfriendsoffolkart.org and click on the Grants tab.
CALLS FOR ENTRIES
AACHD Logo Competition: Earn $5,000
Deadline: 3/19/14, 5 p.m.
Austin's African American Cultural & Heritage District is looking for local talent, especially artists in the early stages of their careers, to help express the District's history, purpose of preservation and values of cultural cultivation. $5,000 will be awarded to the winning artist, whose design will be featured on AACHD's materials and future building. Top three finalist's work will be shared with the public during a community forum on March 27.
http://www.aachd.org/event-post.php?eventid=47
Fresh Arts (Houston) seeks exhibition proposals
Deadline: 3/23/14
Emerging artists of all mediums, art collectives, or independent curators are invited to apply for an exhibition at Fresh Arts in Houston, TX. Fresh Arts is a uniquely flexible and open exhibitions environment and each 6 week show comes with $250 honorarium, a free Fresh Arts Artist Membership, and lots of support! All complete proposals submitted by the deadline will be reviewed by a panel of jurors for exhibitions to be scheduled from June 2014 through March 2015.
More information at https://fresharts.submittable.com/submit/18729
Open Call for Young Artists. XX CSAV - Artists Research Laboratory (Como, Italy)
Deadline: 3/31/14
CSAV - Artists Research Laboratory is a project where dialogue and exchange among artists of different generations and nationalities stand at the heart of a unique artistic and learning experience. The lab is open to 15 young artists of all nationalities, selected among the applicants by a jury. The program lasts 24 days during which the participants attend a daily workshop activity and theoretical seminars run by the invited artist, the director, the curator and guest lecturers, as well as conferences held by artists, critics, and experts of other disciplines. The XX edition of the laboratory, titled Comoggardising: the benefits of creative indolence, will be held in Como, Italy from June30 - July 23, 2014.
www.fondazioneratti.org
VKUNST FRANKFURT VI - Media and Video Art Exhibition
Deadline: 3/31/14
May 9-10 2014, vkunst frankfurt presents international video art in the city center of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Showing projections, interactive installations and animated computer art by about 40 artists, the windows of 25 galleries and shops will transform Frankfurt's Fahrgasse street into a 'roofless exhibition hall' for two evenings. vkunst frankfurt takes place annually and provides a platform for both established artists and young talents from all countries. On the second day (Saturday), the exhibition runs alongside the Frankfurt Night of the Museums.
This call is open to all media artists. Each artist may submit one work of art. For further information, visit www.vkunst.de.
Rochester Contemporary Art Center 6x6x2014
Deadline: 4/19/14
Rochester Contemporary Art Center's (RoCo), international small art phenomenon returns for the 7th year. Help build an incredible exhibition of thousands of artworks made and donated by celebrities, international & local artists, designers, college students, youths, and YOU. Each artwork must be 6x6 square inches (15cm) or mounted to a 6x6 board, signed only on the back, and exhibited anonymously. All entries will be accepted; exhibited in the gallery & online, and offered for sale to the public for $20 each (in the gallery and online for global purchasing) to benefit RoCo. Artist names will be revealed to the buyer upon purchase and all artworks remain on display through July 13, 2014. Sold Out artists' names will be revealed next to their work online on July 4. Artists may enter up to 6 artworks of any medium (2D or 3D) and there is no fee to enter. http://www.roco6x6.org/6x6x2014_intro.php
Sound Development City 2014: Call for Projects
Deadline: 4/25/14
Every year in late summer, Sound Development City sends ten artists on a three-week-long expedition between two European cities. During the expedition, the artists work on individual projects, explore new cities, cultures, and different living environments, and establish new connections. The expedition 2014 will explore the cities of Riga, Helsinki and the Baltic Sea area. We are looking for interventions, sound surveys, performances, experiments, and artistic research projects that will benefit from being on the road, and will probe urban environments as sites of both playfulness as well as social involvement. Sound Development City 2014 is seeking projects that engage with theme Mind the Gap! in an independent and dedicated manner. More information at
http://sound-development-city.com/2014/en/apply-now
The MAC International - Call for Submissions (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
Deadline: 4/30/14
The MAC International is a major open submission exhibition which aims to present the very best of contemporary visual art practice across all disciplines including sculpture, painting, photography, film, audio, installation and performance art. The exhibition is open to professional artists working in any country internationally, however, those in full or part-time study at undergraduate level are not eligible to apply. Following the submission of applications, a shortlist of artists for exhibition will be selected by the jury, and one substantial prize of �20,000 will be awarded to an artist deemed to have made an outstanding contribution to the exhibition. www.themacinternational.com
Kunst Kraft Werk: Open Call 2015
Deadline: 5/1/14
Kunst Kraft Werk of Leipzig, Germany seeks exhibition proposals from international and local curators, corporate and cultural institutions, museums, individual artists, group initiatives, and collectives, working in all mediums, with a preference for interdisciplinary practice. Download the open call flyer for complete information.
If you have questions, please contact Candace Goodrich, Art Director, Kunst Kraft Werk - [email protected].
www.kunstkraftwerk-leipzig.de/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/KKW_opencall2015.pdf
Call For Visual Artists To Illustrate Children's Book
Deadline: 6/30/14
The Master Player Library is seeking an artist or illustrator for a children's book project. The artist would render drawings for a non-traditional version of the folktale "A Frog Went a-Courtin'." Artwork can be done using sketch, paint, computer design or other techniques. Sketch illustrations must include a use of color. The artwork will be the central focus in a professionally printed book. Artists must send examples of previous artwork that demonstrate an aptitude and ability for the project. http://www.cac.ca.gov/artistcall/acdetail.php?id=26014
The 2014 International Art Program For Children With Disabilities: Yo Soy...Je Suis...I Am...My Neighborhood
Deadline: 7/1/14
The 2014 International Art Program for Children with Disabilities is now open for entries! Children with disabilities are encouraged to create a portrait that illustrates themselves in their neighborhood. What makes their neighborhood awesome? Cool houses? Fun neighbors? A great park or playground? Student-artists are encouraged to illustrate all the important people, places, and landscapes of their local space that shape who they are and who they will be in the future. A selection of artwork from the online entries will be chosen for a live exhibition in Washington, DC. Parents or educators of children with a disability, ages 5-18, are welcome to submit!
www.kennedy-center.org/education/vsa/programs/vsa_iap.cfm
Sundance Short Film Festival
Deadline: 7/1/14
In partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Sundance Institute invites storytellers to submit short films that explore empowering individuals and communities who are overcoming poverty and hunger, combating disease, or improving health. The goal of the challenge is to use the power of independent film and collective creativity to inspire a global conversation around innovative solutions that real people are using to conquer these challenges. FIVE winning Short Films will premiere at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival and those FIVE winning filmmakers will each receive a $10,000 prize and an all-expenses paid trip to attend the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. tongal.com/sundance
Not a filmmaker, but want to get involved? Submit your Story that celebrates individuals or communities overcoming poverty and hunger (for example, it can be a subject, a place, an event or a concept). We will be awarding FIVE Story winners $1,000 each for inventive and interesting submissions and one of those winning Stories will be brought to life by a renowned Sundance Institute filmmaker. If your Story is selected to be produced, you will attend the premiere of this short at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.
Call for Entries VSA Texas 5th Annual Distinguished Artist Veterans Exhibit
Deadline: 7/25/14
VSA Texas invites all Veterans with Disabilities/Wounded Warriors living in Texas to submit artwork to the fifth annual Distinguished Artist Veterans Exhibit. This year we have been invited to exhibit at the Institute of Texan Cultures in San Antonio, TX. Please email April Sullivan at [email protected] or call 866-489-8412 for an entry form.
OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
Doodle for Google 2014
Deadline: 3/20/14
Google kicks off its Doodle 4 Google competition, which encourages aspiring young artists to get creative, and let their imagination and curiosity roam free. Students K-12 from across the U.S. are invited to submit their original doodle based on this year's unique theme, "If I could invent one thing to make the world a better place..." Entries are accepted from Feb. 4 - March 20. One talented young artist will see his or her artwork on the Google homepage and receive a $30,000 college scholarship and a $50,000 Google for Education technology grant for his or her school.
Please share with the young artists in your life! www.google.com/doodle4google
Artist Residency: Springhouse Dresden 2014
Deadline: 3/21/14
The art project springhouse is an annual residency, exhibition and festival in Dresden, Germany. Artists are invited for one week to live in a six level office building in order to transform the house into a temporary space for the arts. Artists of all disciplines (painting, sculpture, performing arts, music etc.) have the chance to relate to a working space and to explore the interchange between the arts and daily life by means of their artistic interventions. Thereby they turn the house into a laboratory for work processes, into a stage and a show room for contemporary art. http://www.spring-house.de/en
Open Call for Resident Artists in Seoul, South Korea
Deadline: 3/28/14 (by midnight Korean time)
International visual artists are invited to apply for 3-month residencies in 2014 and 2015 at Seoul Art Space GEUMCHEON. Visit http://geumcheon.blogspot.kr for more details and the application.
Artspace New Haven: Artist-in-Residence
Deadline: 3/22/14
Artspace invites emerging and mid-career artists from all fields to apply for our one year Artist in Residence program. The dates of the residency run from June 1, 2014 through May 31, 2015. During this time the Artist-in-Residence will have 24/7 access to a small private studio located in the back of Artspace. The studio is separate from our offices and exhibition space, but in close proximity to all that goes on at Artspace. artspacenh.org
Residency at Gleis 70 in Zurich, Switzerland
Deadline: 3/30/14
The Cooperative Gleis70 together with the Cultural Department of the City and State of Zurich provide a residential artist studio, including a living/working space as well as a grant. This residency is for visual artists from abroad or Swiss visual artists. Artists have the opportunity to stay four months in the guest studio Gleis70 while pursuing their own projects and to network with in-house artists or the art scene in Zurich. More information: http://www.studioexchange613.ch/
Arts Connect International 2014-2015 Artist In Residence Program Deadline: 3/31/14 U.S.-based artists (21 years or older) are invited to apply for this artist in resident program. Applicants are required to have a bachelor's degree, master's degree in related field preferred and a minimum of three years work experience in related field is desired.
http://www.artsconnectinternational.org/application
#AmtrakResidency for Writers
#AmtrakResidency was designed to allow creative professionals who are passionate about train travel and writing to work on their craft in an inspiring environment. Round-trip train travel will be provided on an Amtrak long-distance route. Each resident will be given a private sleeper car, equipped with a desk, a bed and a window to watch the American countryside roll by for inspiration. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis and reviewed by a panel. Up to 24 writers will be selected for the program starting March 17, 2014 through March 31, 2015. A passion for writing and an aspiration to travel with Amtrak for inspiration are the sole criteria for selection. Both emerging and established writers will be considered. There is no cost to apply for the #AmtrakResidency program. For more information visit
http://blog.amtrak.com/amtrakresidency.
Mutual of America Foundation Accepting Applications for 2014 Community Partnership Awards
Deadline: 4/1/14
The Mutual of America Foundation is accepting applications for the 2014 Community Partnership Award. The application deadline is April 1, 2014. The annual award recognizes outstanding contributions made by nonprofit organizations to society. Award recipients must demonstrate the difference the partnership has made, show the ability of the partnership to be replicated and stimulate new ideas in dealing with social issues, and be able to illustrate the partnership's commitment to advancing the mission and principles of the organization.
www.mutualofamerica.com/cpa/CommunityPartnershipAward
Summer Residency Programs at School of Visual Arts, New York City
Deadline: 4/1/14
SVA's Summer Residencies in New York City offer artists, designers and creative thinkers time, space and a supportive community in which to develop ideas and focus on their artistic direction. In addition to our time-honored studio residencies, a variety of innovative professional immersion programs provide opportunities for artists to explore new areas of social and technological practice and engage critically within their field. A unique combination of creative and professional resources provides a rich environment for growth and opportunity in the current, vibrant art scene. Residencies available in Fine Arts and Technology, Design Thinking, Illustration, Lens and Screen Arts, Visual Literacy and more. Get more information at www.sva.edu/residency.
Largo des Artes Artist Residency in Rio de Janeiro
Deadline: 4/2/14
Largo das Artes residency program is designed for emerging artists wishing to immerse themselves in their work without the strains of everyday life. We provide them the space to explore practices, new ideas and materials; and to develop a project in Rio de Janeiro while receiving professional feedback and support. During each monthly Program, four selected artists have the chance to live and work in Rio de Janeiro and to participate in weekly activities such as talks, meetings with curators, exhibition tours and Largo Lab. More information at www.largodasartes.com.br
Paid Internship: Smithsonian Young Latino Ambassadors
Deadline: 4/7/14
Gain professional experience, network with Latino leaders, hone your leadership skills, and get involved in your community this summer with a paid internship. Apply to the Young Ambassadors Program!
The program is open to graduating high school seniors with a commitment to the arts, sciences, or humanities as it pertains to Latino communities. YAP 2014 provides you the opportunity to explore various career paths, embrace your own cultural heritage, and gain practical and leadership skills and intellectual growth. Internships will take place in Washington, D.C and 17 cities across the US and Puerto Rico, June 22 -August 1, 2014. Interns will receive a week-long, all-expenses paid training and leadership seminar and a four-week internship with a $2,000 program stipend. For more information, to view the promotional video, and to apply visit: http://latino.si.edu/programs/youngambassadors.htm
For questions: Email [email protected]
Now Accepting Session Proposals for the 2014 NAMP Conference Deadline: 4/8/14
The National Arts Marketing Project invites you to submit a session proposal for our 2014 conference-All the Places We'll Go-in Atlanta, GA, November 7-10, 2014! The intersection of marketing and technology today is paving the way for increasingly vibrant arts marketing and audience engagement trends in the future. We want to hear from you! Which strategies, success stories, and tactics are changing the game for arts organizations across the nation? The NAMP Conference welcomes session proposals from a variety of arts, nonprofit, marketing, and fundraising professionals from all artistic disciplines. www.artsmarketing.org/conference
Register for the Vancouver Art/Book Fair 2014
Deadline: 4/25/14
Presented by Project Space, VA/BF is a two-day festival of artists' publishing featuring nearly one hundred local, national and international publishers, as well as a diverse line-up of programs, performances and installations. Featured artists travel to Vancouver from across Canada and the globe, and produce everything from books, magazines, zines and printed ephemera to digital, performative or other experimental forms of publication. Artists, collectives, publishers, artist-run centers and art book distributors are welcome to apply to participate. Simply send a brief email introducing yourself and your publishing activities to our Exhibitors Coordinator at [email protected].
http://projectspace.ca/blog
Request for Qualifications: Austin Studios' Creative Media Hub Anchor Tenants Deadline: 4/30/14 The Austin Film Society seeks Anchor Tenants for the Creative Media Hub at Austin Studios. Anchor Tenants will occupy Offices and/or Production Space of 10,000sf or more for long-term leases. Creative Media Hub Anchor Tenants will benefit from co-location with creative, innovative, and collaborative companies; talent-sharing; new project synergies; proximity to production amenities such as screening rooms, sound stages and support spaces; central location in Austin; and high-quality programming provided by AFS. Go to www.austinfilm.org/anchortenants for more information and submission instructions. CAPACETE: One-year program in Rio de Janeiro Deadline: 4/30/14 CAPACETE is a new one-year program in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for up to 12 international participants dedicated to research and practice in the arts and critical thought. The program is designed as a fluid and adaptive platform of exchange between the participants and the lecturers and advisors. The program will offer 9 seminars given by 9 lecturers from different backgrounds. One of the ambitions of our program is to have each yearly program culminate in a collective project, designed by the participants. Participants are also encouraged to develop individual projects. Use of the facilities of CAPACETE resort office and exhibition space and other infrastructure will be made available for such projects, and contact with local institutions and agents will also be facilitated. Application form at www.capacete.net |