Call for Submissions, Found Festival You are invited to submit work to this exhibition before May 17th 2013 at 11pm.

Edmonton’s Common Ground Art Society is excited to present our second year of the Found Festival, where in the Old Strathcona area we present emerging artists in non-traditional settings!

This year we are exhibiting visual artists at the Citizen’s Gallery in the pop-up location of the Old Strathcona Library at 8331 – 104 Street (one block off Whyte) on June 28 and 29th.

We are looking for submissions in all 2 dimensional visual media – painting, printmaking, drawing, video and interdisciplinary – to be displayed in the upstairs space of the library. The goal is this exhibition is to make the individual artists accessible to the public who will be participating in the festival.

Accepted applicants can expect themselves to be filmed speaking about their pieces. The compiled footage will be displayed on screen in the space along side the art so that the public may understand the artist’s thinking in a more personal level.

Call for Submissions

Rocky Ridge Recreation Facility, Deadline: Tuesday, June 18, 2013

The City of Calgary’s Public Art Program and Community Services & Protective Services Department are seeking a professional artist(s) with established design team and large scale public art experience for a permanent public art project at the new Rocky Ridge recreation facility.

The Rocky Ridge recreation facility is one of four new recreation facilities being developed by The City of Calgary to meet our city’s need for convenient access to recreation opportunities.

The Rocky Ridge facility will provide recreational, leisure, sports, arts and cultural activities for individuals and families, and competitive sport venues for groups and organizations. It will act as a community hub where people of all ages and abilities can come together to play, learn, create, exercise, relax, have fun and be inspired. (www.calgary.ca/newreccentres)
The successful artist(s) will work as part of the design team to determine the location(s) for public art on the capital project site. The artist(s) will then take the lead in developing a project for the agreed upon location(s). Temporary initiatives cannot be considered from the selected artist(s).

The Public Art Program has a vision to build a diverse collection and encourages artists working in any media to apply. Previous experience on a design team (that includes working with architects, engineers and landscape architects) is essential and successful community engagement and consultation experience is required.

Budget: The all-inclusive budget for this project is $1,148,000.00 CDN. Disbursements will be made throughout the project as per a negotiated schedule of deliverables.

To apply: Download the Request for Proposal (Solicitation Number: 13-1598) from the Alberta Purchasing Connection – www.purchasingconnection.ca. Select “vendors” on the home page and register if you are a first-time user. Registration only needs to be done once.  Be sure to follow all instruction and direct ALL inquiries relating to the download of the document to APC.Help@gov.ab.ca or 780-644-5726.

Deadline for submission: Tuesday, June 18, 2013  All requests for clarification and questions regarding the RFP must be submitted via email to Lisa Ley at lisa.ley@calgary.ca or supplyconsulting@calgary.ca. Questions or clarifications must be specific to the RFP and must include references to a specific section or schedule and item number.

Madison Jordheim (Diffidence, 2012,
Medium: Indigo-dyed cotton, mixed fibre threads,
4.5’ x 10’)

Upcoming at Visual Arts Alberta Gallery, Edmonton: ACAD in Edmonton

10 Alberta College of Art & Design up and coming artists present exciting new work created in a diverse range of 2D & 3D media.

Artists are: Laura Ambrosone, Carli Castle, Steele J. Duncan, Iren Gibson, Madison Jordheim, Jake Klein-Waller, Brittany Nickerson, Matthew Nyitrai, Sean Taal, Kristyn Wozniewich

June 6 to July 20, 2013

Reception: Thursday, June 20 from 6 – 9:30 pm in conjunction with The Works Art & Design Festival

In-Definite Arts is an essential arts center for peoples with developmental disabilities in Calgary and they “provide a supportive studio environment for artistic development as well as professional opportunities to exhibit and sell artwork.”

Applicants for the Studio Instructor position will be given preference with a history in ceramics/pottery or previous experience working with adults with disabilities.

For more information, check out the Calgary Arts Development’s link below:
http://www.calgaryartsdevelopment.com/content/definite-arts-studio-instructor

Elephant Arts Relief (EAR) is looking for new board members, immediately.

EAR acts as an emergency kit for artists in Calgary, by providing emergency relief funds and professional development workshops to artists so the can continue to support themselves in the often harsh climate of the Canadian art world.

“Board members are asked to give 8-10 hours of their time per month (only two hours per week) in order to achieve our vision. This includes attending one board meeting per month.

It only takes a little of your time to accomplish extraordinary things so contact us at: elephantartistrelief@gmail.com and come on board!”

http://www.affta.ab.ca/Arts-In-Alberta/Arts-Opportunities/Elephant-Artist-Relief-Call-for-Board-Members

Quoted from Jamie Gray of the Calgary Warm Glass Guild: “Michael Bullen will be in Calgary giving a workshop and, accompanying that, he will be giving a talk on North Lands Creative Glass (NLCG) at ACAD’s Stanford Perrot Theatre (main mall of the college) from 6-8pm on Friday, May 17.”

“Michael has been head studio technician at NLCG for almost a decade.  In the past, he worked as conservator of the stained glass windows at Lincoln Cathedral and is a master when it comes to traditional glass-painting techniques.”

For more information on Michael Bullen and North Lands Creative Glass:
www.northlandsglass.com

Calgary’s Ruberto Ostberg Gallery is currently looking for work for it’s June group show “Connection.”

It is an open call, open theme, and open media opportunity for Calgary artists.

All submissions are due on June 10th and are to be submitted directly to the gallery space. “You may submit a maximum of 2 artworks. Please bring only 2 works with you when you come to the gallery to submit your work.”

http://www.ruberto-ostberg.com/events.htm

Caprices Fine Arts summer event, Saturday June 1, 10am-3pm at the Thorncliffe Greenview Community Hall, 5600 Centre Street North.

We will have a vast array of fabulous art and live music performed by local artists , Mehndi (henna tattoos), and Angel card readings.

Admission is a suggested $3.00 donation for the Calgary Humane Society. Drawing for an original work of art .

AND A SPECIAL SURPRISE ! Come out and see what it is.  www.capricesfinearts.com

This exciting event will run on July 7, 2013 from 4 p.m. – 8 p.m. in the Strathcona County Community Centre Agora.

This year’s theme is “Spotlight on Herbs”. 

Last years Savour Strathcona event had over 700 visitors, with 11 food vendors and featured 20 artists and artisans. Due to the success and wonderful comments from visitors, we anticipate much higher attendance in 2013.

There will be a minimal fee of $10.00 table rental to participate in the event.  To become part of the Artisans Market, please return the attached application form to Gallery @ 501 by email, fax or mail by June 17, 2013.

For more information please feel free to contact Kaylee Low at 780.410.8581 or by email:kaylee.low@strathcona.ca or our Curator, Brenda Barry Byrne at (780) 410-8575 or by email: brenda.barrybyrne@strathcona.ca.
REC 27158-A Savour Strathcona Artisans Market – Application