CURRENCY: ICOGRADA DESIGN WEEK IN VANCOUVER 2010

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26 - 29 April 2010

Cur”rency\
The state or quality of being current; general acceptance or reception;
a passing from person to person, or from hand to hand.

Design has the power to influence our core values, our identity, our expectations and our worldview. Design brings clarity and enhances meaning. Currency 2010 offers designers, business leaders and government the opportunity to experience current design thinking. Reshape your understanding of the value of design.

Image courtesy of Tourism Vancouver.

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U OF A EXTENSION CENTRE FALL/WINTER COURSES

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The schedule for fall and winter art classes is now available online.

• acquire knowledge, skills, understanding and the experience of art
• adopt the mental and physical processes required to produce art
• develop creative thinking and an individual mode of expression

For further details, please visit the Extension Centre website.

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THE WORKS: CALL TO ENTER 2010

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The Works Calls to Enter 2010

Artisans, craftspeople, musicians and food vendors are invited to participate at the Works in 2010.
Download your application today!

Art Market Call to Enter - deadline February 15, 2010
Food Street Call to Enter - deadline February 15, 2010
Street Stage Call to Enter - deadline March 19, 2010

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CALL FOR PROPOSALS: SANDFLY GALLERY & GIFTS

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Sandfly Gallery & Gifts is now accepting proposals from visual artists & craftspeople for 2009 and 2010. Sandfly’s main gallery space exhibits 5 shows each year and rotates smaller bodies of work through its boutique rooms year round. Sandfly is also looking for unique and contemporary functional art and giftware including glass, pottery, jewelry, fabric art and more. Send a CD of 10-20 images with a current curriculum vitae and a one page project/product description with a SASE and mail to:

Sandfly Gallery & Gifts
519 2nd Street SE
Medicine Hat, AB T1A 0C5

Sandfly Gallery claims 40% of sales and in some circumstances will consider purchasing items directly from artists at wholesale price. Contact Wendy Struck for more information at 403-488-0426.

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CHRC RELEASES 2ND ED. OF THE ART OF MANAGING YOUR CAREER

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The much anticipated 2009 edition of The Art of Managing Your Career - A Guide for the Canadian Artist and Self-Employed Cultural Worker is now available. The new version includes fresh and original examples, brand-new links to several useful websites, and up-to-date information for the financial and technology sections. The guide also includes province specific examples and procedures along with all the useful information found in the original version.

First created in 2002, The Art of Managing Your Career has had a lasting success with self-employed artists and cultural workers for across the sector. Over the years, the Cultural Human Resources Council added discipline specific enhancements for craft, dance and choreography, film and television, music and sound recording, new media, theatre, visual arts, and writing. The Art of Managing Your Career and its discipline enhancements were developed by artists and cultural workers from the following sub-sectors: live performing arts; writing and publishing; visual arts and craft; film, television and broadcasting; digital media; music and sound recording, and heritage to provide emerging self-employed artists and cultural workers with pertinent and practical information to better manage their careers. The guide is available on our website along with a Teacher’s Guide for educators and trainers. For ongoing tips and resources follow us on Twitter and become a fan on Facebook. (more…)

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CALL FOR ARTISTS: THE REYNOLDS-ALBERTA MUSEUM, WETASKIWIN

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The Reynolds-Alberta Museum in Wetaskiwin, Alberta highlights the mechanical history of Transportation, Aviation, Agriculture and Industry in Alberta. We have recently reopened our gift shop after many years with an outside contractor and are in the process of locating new and interesting suppliers. We are looking for artists who are willing to consign items that would enhance our theme - more of a mechanical edge to their designs. Our summer season is our busiest for visitors but we are also looking at attracting a local cliental with an offering of unique Christmas gifts during our off season.

Melissa Daoust Coordinator, Public Programs Reynolds-Alberta Museum
Box 6360 Wetaskiwin, Alberta T9A 2G1
(780) 361-1351 / melissa.daoust@gov.ab.ca

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NEW ART NOW, UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE

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The Department of Art at the University of Lethbridge is pleased to announce an important distance learning initiative. Beginning this fall, Art Now, a course that is integral to our art degree programme, will be available to participants online, wherever they live. In a community like Lethbridge, it has been essential for us to find a way of connecting both students and faculty with artists and others in the wider arts community. This course brings the art world to us. It exposes participants to a broader range of contemporary practice than they would normally have in any university course, even those larger urban centres, since busy schedules often prevent us from taking full advantage of the diverse practices a city has to offer.

Art Now, with approximately 30 speakers per term, is an amazing resource for anyone interested in contemporary art. Although it is an integral part of our degree programme, it is very popular with the wider public, and may be of interest especially to art lovers wanting to keep in touch with the latest in the visual arts; with those considering a return to university; or with those who want to engage in university-level discussion about the arts but need a flexible schedule. The course centers on presentations by artists, curators, critics, filmmakers and art historians from across the country and beyond. Each week for the duration of the semester, up to three different speakers (approximately 30 per term) deliver an individualized and unique lecture based on their research practice and creative interests. Presentations are videotaped for the online section of the course, so that registered students may view the lectures according to their personal schedule. Previous speakers have included winners and nominees for the Turner Prize, the Sobey Award, the Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts, representatives of Canada to the Venice Biennale, as well as younger or emerging artists. Through the diverse spectrum of presenters, students are exposed to the latest in contemporary art and get to hear artists discuss their own work in their own words.

If you feel your constituents would like to be informed about this opportunity, please forward this email to them, or direct them to the course website: http://www.uleth.ca/finearts/art/art-now-online If you would like any more information, please feel free to contact Anne Dymond, Ph.D., Associate Professor Department of Art University of Lethbridge Lethbridge, AB T1K 3M4 anne.dymond@uleth.ca 403-380-1853.

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BANFF CENTRE CERAMICS STUDIO

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The Ceramics Studio supports artists in the Visual Arts Creative Residencies program. Proposals for ceramics-based projects are accepted from artists applying for Creative Residencies.

The Ceramics Studio offers an exceptional opportunity to work in a generous studio environment, with access to a broad range of equipment designed to support most aspects of contemporary ceramic practice. We are in close proximity to other studio areas such as sculpture, painting, printmaking, photography, and the Digital Film and Media Production department. Access to these facilities is possible through consultation with relevant facility supervisors. Interaction and collaboration with artists in these areas and others is encouraged as part of a residency experience, and our expert staff will do their best to help facilitate your projects.

Please consult with the ceramics facilitator to determine the needs for your project at least two weeks prior to your arrival in Banff.

For more information contact:
Ed Bamiling, Ceramics Facilitator
Email: ed_bamiling@banffcentre.ca
Phone: 1.403.762.6211 | Fax: 1.403.762.6665

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