July 29 to August 28, 2010
OPENING RECEPTION: Thurs, July 29, 2010 7-9:30pm

Visual Arts Alberta presents FIBRE OLYMPICS, an annual juried show exhibiting the talented provincial membership of the Hand Weavers, Spinners and Dyers of Alberta (HWSDA).

The HWSDA theme for 2010 is “Fibre Olympics”, with the defining colours including Gold, Silver, and Bronze.  The members of HWSDA have submitted their personal best pieces, all of which reflect their experience and accomplished workmanship.  The exhibition includes a varied array of work: scarves, coats, tea towels, blankets, and framed pieces are but a few of the types of items on display.

VAAA GALLERY
3RD Floor, 10215 112 Street, Edmonton
780.421.1731 | visualartsalberta.com | info@visualartsalberta.com
Gallery Hours: Mon-Fri, 10am to 4pm, Sat 12-4pm. Admission free. Closed holiday weekend (July 31 & Aug. 2)

Kunstgeschichtliches Institut der Goethe-Universitaet
Senckenberganlage 31,
60325 Frankfurt.
http://www.kuratierenundkritik.net

Master of Arts Program in CURATORIAL AND CRITICAL STUDIES: new two-year Master of Arts Program by Goethe University Frankfurt and the State Academy of Fine Arts – Staedelschule – in cooperation with Staedel Museum, Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung, the MMK Museum für Moderne Kunst Frankfurt, the Historisches Museum Frankfurt, the Museum der Weltkulturen Frankfurt am Main and the Portikus

There are no course fees.

The main focus of this Master of Arts Program Curatorial Studies – Theorie – Geschichte – Kritik is the scholarly examination of the complex tasks of curating and art criticism, with an emphasis on their theoretical and practical application. It is the aim of this program to combine an object-related approach with theoretical expertise. While other programs have primarily focused on contemporary art, here the examination of curating and art criticism is going to include earlier periods and different fields of cultural studies as well.

Application requirements:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent degree with a minimum of 6 semesters, with at least 120 CPs in art history, archaeology, art education, philosophy, ethnology or history. Fine art graduates may also apply.

Please also send your application via email to the following address: kuratierenundkritik@kunst.uni-frankfurt.de. Further information on the program and the application process is available on our website http://www.kuratierenundkritik.net

Long-Term Grants provide support over a two-year period to professional artists who have made a significant contribution to contemporary visual arts. The period of activity covered by the grant must have a series of opportunities in the fields of research/creation, production, career and networking development. The program of work must be designed to advance the long-term artistic and career development of the artist at a key moment in their career. It must include at least two of the following activities:

• Research/Creation: A period of independent research at a key period in the artistic practice of the artist. This period may include participation in artist residencies and other professional development activities. The project must demonstrate the capacity to advance the artistic practice of the artist.
• Production of a new body of work: The production of one or more new bodies of work. The project(s) must demonstrate the capacity to advance the practice of the artist.
• Production towards a confirmed public presentation of your work: The production of one or more works that are the object of at least one confirmed public presentation in a professional context. The project must demonstrate the capacity to advance the career of the artist.
• Career development: A period of activities that advance an artist’s career. An example is travel and research to expand the growth of a professional network with partners such as critics, curators, art dealers or publishers. This can be done in conjunction with the development of promotional tools such as a website, portfolio or small monographs. You must demonstrate that the project occurs in a key period that affects the progression of your career.

Approximately 15 Long-Term Grants per year will be awarded.

CALGARY – EPCOR CENTRE for the Performing Arts is thrilled to showcase local artist, Pamela Norrish, in the LEDGE Gallery.  Pamela will be exhibiting the creations from her recent artist-in-residence where she remade and re-contextualized items within a public space.  Pamela worked with a mix of appropriated and hand-made objects in this project, chosen for emotional content as they relate to her personal nostalgic remembrances.

EPCOR CENTRE for the Performing Arts
205 - 8th Avenue SE | Calgary, Alberta T2G 0K9
Phone 403.294.7455 ext.1476 | Fax 403.294.7457

Video Kitchen Instructor
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Please see the link below for full job descriptions.

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• Over 70 Canadian and International galleries and 200 juried and invited distinguished Canadian and International individual artists. 15,000+ serious buyers, a critical mass event in Toronto’s cultural season, officially patronized by the Governor General of Canada.
• 2011 Toronto Art Expo will be the meeting place this coming spring in eastern North America for the business of Art, with new International partnering and special “Trade” focus. We will bring the art business world to Toronto.
• Special Diamond Pavilion due to growing Gallery attendance and interest there will be installed at the centre demand location in the front of the Hall, under the MTCC’s magnificent cascading overhead glass. For Galleries only.
• * Toronto Art Expo is noted for the most extensive promotional campaign, utilizing television, radio, outdoor media and consistently the largest print journal and newspaper campaign of any art show in the country, with accompanying results.

See www.torontoartexpo.com | info@torontoartexpo.com for details. Please feel free to call 416-265-6988 or toll free 1-866-228-4238

Meet Maureen Enns, one of the artists featured in our Grizzly! exhibition. Hear the stories behind her inspiring works of art. Visit with a Park Warden and share their experiences working with grizzly bears in the wild. Grizzly Day is part of the 8^th annual Banff Culture Weekend celebrations. For more information about the Banff Culture Weekend, visit www.banffculturewalk.com.

Doors Open Banff
Sunday, August 8, 1 to 4 PM | FREE

Take a walk through history by visiting some of Banff’s oldest and most significant pieces of built heritage. A number of Peter and Catharine Whyte Foundation properties will be open including: the McGinn residence, Mary Schäffer’s Tarry-a-while, Windy Cabin, and Mather Cabin. Guided tours will be offered of the Whyte and Moore homes. Doors Open Banff is an annual heritage tourism event hosted by the Banff Heritage Tourism, and there are a multitude of other heritage homes to visit in Banff. For more information on Doors Open Banff, visit www.banffculturewalk.com.

WHYTE MUSEUM OF THE CANADIAN ROCKIES
111 Bear Street, Banff, Alberta T0L 0C0
403.752.2291 | Gallery Hours: 10am to 5pm

Each Forum unfolds over the course of one week. During that period, visitors to Guggenheim.org are encouraged to write in comments. Responses will be posted for consideration by the panelists and to contribute to the overall dialogue. A live chat session takes place during each Forum, allowing visitors to communicate directly with one or more of our experts in a lively, immediate approach to the subject at hand.

Upcoming Guggenheim Forum

The next Guggenheim Forum, on the subject of art and politics, will take place in fall 2010 in concert with the exhibition Chaos and Classicism: Art in France, Italy, and Germany 1918–1936, on view at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York from October 1, 2010, to January 9, 2011. MORE INFO >>

Talented individuals from across Canada who are full-time students enrolled in a 2-, 3- or 4-year graphic design program, who are returning to continue their studies, and who are also Student Members of the GDC, SGDQ or RGD Ontario are invited to enter the GDC National Scholarship Awards Program.

Winners receive scholarship awards which are applied directly to their next year’s tuition fees. The winning students are profiled on the GDC national website, the national newsletter, and also receive prominent coverage in Applied Arts Magazine as well as other Canada design publications.

Alberta South
GDC Alberta South and ACAD Celebrate a Strong Relationship.  For more information please contact the GDC/AB South Education Chair, Elaine Prodor at empiregr@telusplanet.net

This special project is open to all International candidates aged between 20 and 45 years old eligible by the below mentioned requirements: i.e. students not residing in Italy or Spain. Italian and Spanish students residing abroad are considered international and therefore allowed to participate.

Projects should be sent by e-mail to: scholarships@ied.edu, no later than 13th of September, 2010, 00.00 (Italian time).  FULL DETAILS HERE >>