CANADA COUNCIL GRANTS: ASSISTANCE TO PROFESSIONAL INDEPENDENT CRITICS AND CURATORS

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DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 1 annually
Eligibility: Canadian citizen or have permanent resident status

The Assistance to Professional Independent Critics and Curators program supports Canadian professional critics and curators who develop their practice independently from art organizations or institutions. The program supports research, production and professional development in theory, criticism, analysis and curating in contemporary visual and media arts.

The program recognizes three categories of independent critics and curators (emerging, mid-career and established) and offers two components: General Project Grants and Curatorial Residencies.  MORE INFO >>

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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: MFA, PIET ZWART INSTITUTE

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Institute for Postgraduate Studies and Research
Willem de Kooning Academy / Rotterdam University

Application Deadlines: May 1 (EU and non-EU students) and July 1 (only non-EU students) 2010

http://www.pzi.wdka.nl

The Fine Art programme is based on an understanding of contemporary art as embedded within a larger field of cultural, social and political practices. It encourages critical discourse on artistic practice, and places an emphasis on self-reflection and analysis. Furthermore, public interaction is given a special focus, inciting students to connect with practitioners outside of the academy and present their work to general audiences.

Our English-taught, two-year Master programme provides an international platform on which artists can develop their practices through independent studio work as well as a lively dialogue with artists, curators and theorists from a diversity of disciplines: art, theatre, literature, philosophy, cinema, and others. Our students, faculty members and guests hail from: Canada, Germany, Great Britain, Israel, Lebanon, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Rumania, Turkey, the United States, among many other countries, providing participants in our programme with a truly international experience.  MORE >>

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CANADA COUNCIL PROJECT GRANT: ASSISTANCE TO VISUAL ARTISTS

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DEADLINE: DECEMBER 1 ANNUALLY
Canadian citizens or permanent residents only

Project Grants support professional visual artists who contribute to contemporary visual arts for research/creation, production, and career development. The project must be significant and advance the long-term artistic practice, dissemination of the artist’s work, or career development of the applicant at a key moment in their career. There are three types of project grants:

• Research/Creation: This type of grant allows for a period of independent research at a key moment in the artistic practice of the applicant. The project must demonstrate the capacity to advance the artistic practice of the artist.
• Production: This grant supports production costs of one or more works where there is at least one confirmed public presentation of the work(s) in a professional visual arts context. The project must demonstrate the capacity to advance the career of the artist.
• Career Development: This grant supports the development of an artist’s career through development activities and/or the growth of a professional network with partners such as critics, curators or art dealers. This can be done in conjunction with the development of tools such as websites, portfolios and small monographs. The applicant must demonstrate that the project occurs in a key period with regard to its impact on the progression of his or her career.

Applicants may apply to only ONE of the above project grant types per deadline.

This Canada Council program is accessible to Aboriginal artists and artists of diverse cultural and regional communities of Canada.  MORE INFO >>

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CALL FOR ENTRIES: ART & BOOK

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DEADLINE: AUGUST 31, 2010
International Juried Competition for Artists
Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, Brooklyn, NY

OPEN Call for Artists! “ART & BOOK” An International Juried Competition for Artists. Work accepted in the following subject categories:

1) ARTISTS BOOKS: An “artists book” is a work of art, visual or conceptual in nature that refers to books or the idea of the book. It is not illustrations done for books. They are “objects (or sculpture) which have been inspired by, or heavily influenced by “the fetish-object known as book” (to quote Stan Bevington). They are “artists books” even though they don’t conform in all respects to some ten-point checklist of what makes a traditional book.” Richard Miller

To paraphrase an essay by Johnanna Drucker, an artist”s book is a work of art conceived and executed as a book and does not exist in any other form or format. It might use images, texts and any and all means of production ” photography, painting, drawing, collage, metalwork, stitching, beading, both handwork and machine driven. (more…)

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MASS MoCA EXHIBITION PROPOSALS

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DEADLINE: ONGOING

Exhibition Proposals
MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA

MASS MoCA is the largest center for contemporary arts in the United States. The institution is dedicated to the creation and presentation of provocative visual and performing arts pieces, and of works that blur conventional distinctions between artistic disciplines. In addition, MASS MoCA functions as a laboratory for the contemporary arts, fostering experimentation by artists, encouraging collaborations among institutions, and allowing visitors a behind-the-scenes look at the creative process.

MASS MoCA seeks to catalyze and support the creation of new art, expose our visitors to bold visual and performing art in all stages of production, and re-invigorate the life of a region in socioeconomic need. (more…)

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ART GALLERY OF ALBERTA: ART IN CONTEXT, TUESDAY NIGHTS

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In-depth courses on current exhibitions
Tuesday evenings, 6 pm
$25 / $20 AGA Members (includes refreshments)
Limited enrollment – book early!

Art history classes based on our exhibitions are available throughout the year. Each class includes an introduction and a private tour of the featured exhibition. Enrollment is limited; questions and discussion encouraged. More information & online registration >

ART GALLERY OF ALBERTA
2 Sir Winston Churchill Square, Edmonton AB T5J 2C1 | 780.422.6223
youraga.ca | info@youraga.ca | fax 780.426.3105
Gallery Hours: Tues to Fri, 11am to 7pm, Sat & Sun 10am to 5pm, Closed Mondays

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WHYTE MUSEUM: THROUGH THE LENS, A STONEY PERSPECTIVE

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Until September 15, 2010

Kiguli Conference Room and Vermilion Lakes Room, The Juniper Hotel, 1 Juniper Way and Mt. Norquay Road

Through the Lens has been a Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies outreach program for 13 years, encouraging students from Banff, Canmore and Morley to learn and experience photography. This exhibition, conceived by The Juniper Hotel, is a selection from this body of work created by students from Morley that represent the Bearspaw, Chiniki, and Wesley Bands.

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

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EDMONTON ARTS COUNCIL GRANTS & AWARDS FOR INDIVIDUALS

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The following grant programs are designed to support individual artists. All grants are allocated based on recommendations from peer juries who provide their valuable expertise on a volunteer basis.

Community Investment Program Travel Grant
Application Deadlines: February 1, June 1, October 1

Travel grants are intended to assist an applicant to pay travel costs from Edmonton to a destination for the purposes of training, development, presentation or marketing in the arts or festivals.  Travel Grant Application Form

Lee Fund for the Arts - Application Deadline: May 1
The Lee Fund for the Arts will invest in Edmonton’s community by providing funding for community arts projects which are described as collaborations between professional artists and a distinct community (as defined by factors including but not limited to ethnicity, living conditions, geographic location, age, beliefs, traditions, social or economic strata).

Project Grant for Individual Artists - Application Deadline: July 1
Project Grants for Individual Artists are intended to support the creation, development, curation, exhibition or production of work in any art form by an individual artist. Collaborative projects involving more than one artist will be considered.

The Edmonton Artists’ Trust Fund (EATF) - Application Deadline: Sept 1
The Edmonton Artists’ Trust Fund (EATF) is a joint project of the Edmonton Arts Council and the Edmonton Community Foundation. The fund invests in Edmonton’s creative community by supporting Edmonton artists as they create new work, change the direction of their careers, study with a master or renew themselves creatively.

Cultural Diversity in the Arts Program: Application Deadline: Oct 1
The City of Edmonton through the Edmonton Arts Council has established the Cultural Diversity in the Arts Program in recognition that artists from all parts of the world enrich Edmonton’s cultural scene.

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SUMMER ACT 2010 - PERFORMING ARTS & THEATRE CAMPS, CALGARY

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FOR AGES 7 TO 17
EPCOR CENTRE offers one and two-week innovative theatre and performing arts camps in July and August for ages 7 -17. Register now, space is limited.

• SummerACT for Kids (ages 7- 9 and 10 - 12)
• SummerACT for Teens (ages 12-14)
• Musical Theatre (ages 9-11 and 12-14)
• Bollywood! Dance and Drama (ages 12-14)
• Radio Theatre (ages 13-16)
• Theatre Boot Camp (ages 15-17)

For class dates and info visit:
http://www.epcorcentre.org/ecartslearning/summeract.html

Call 403.294.7455 x1075 to register.

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ARTIST RESIDENCY: ARTE STUDIO GINESTRELLE, ASSISI

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DEADLINE: UNTIL FULL
Duration: 1 week to 1 month, March 12 to December 31
Disciplines: Literature, performing arts, visual arts
Target Group: International

Arte Studio Ginestrelle aims to: promote contemporary art in all of its artistic forms; stimulate creativity through direct contact with nature and respect for the environment; favour a moment of interchange of ideas on contemporary art; set up artistic workshops, exhibitions, and open-air art along the paths of Ginestrelle, in the Regional Park of Mount Subasio. (more…)

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