The Helen Day Art Center in Stowe, VT has an open call for artwork on the subject of "Play." They are looking for work that expands our understanding and even challenges our definition of the concept of "Play." The goal is to provide viewers with a more complex understanding of how play shapes the lives of artists and society as a whole. Works in a variety of media will be considered. Artwork that is interactive and/or engages the audience is of interest.

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The Many Mini Residency is a short-term residency program operated in conjunction with alternative exhibition venues internationally. The name 'Many Mini' encompasses two main components of the project which is hosted in one room 24 hours a day for one week. The 'Many' describes the open call for proposals and the resulting multiplicity of responses and participants. The 'Mini' component of the residency describes the limited amount of time available and the scale of the room.

Many Mini Residency is open to applicants from all disciplines (art and non-art alike) and encourages participants to customize their residency experience. There is no minimum time-limit for a stay at the residency but the maximum stay allows use of the space for half a day. The space may be used for public programs, personal studio time, a rehearsal space, a dinner, or whatever the resident sees fit. Participants provide documentation and a short statement about their time spent in the residency to serve as both a record and a resource displayed online as the final component of the project.

In December 2014, Many Mini Residency will be hosted by  GyB ByG in Mexico City. GyB ByG is a non-profit cultural organization, that works with the local community in the neighborhood of la Merced. Their activities include free workshops for children and teenagers, classes for adults, a Time Bank, and projects with national and international artists who work in the participatory and socially-engaged art.