Opportunities

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      Calls for Entries

      Film Competition

      Austin Film Festival
      Deadline: June 3

      Submit a film in any of the following categories: Narrative Feature, Narrative Short, Animated Short, Documentary Feature, Documentary Short. There's a $45 entry fee. Winners will be announced at the Austin Film Festival October 22 - 29, 2009.

      Fellowships

      Post-Academic Institute for Research and Production Fine Art, Design, Theory

      Jan van Eyck Academie
      Deadline: April 15, 2009

      Artists, designers and theoreticians are invited to submit research and production proposals to become a researcher at the Jan van Eyck Academie. Every year, 48 international researchers realise their individual or collective projects in the artistic and critical environment that is the Jan van Eyck. Artists, designers and theoreticians at the Jan van Eyck Academie work alongside each other and establish a cross-disciplinary exchange. Submit independently formulated proposals for research and/or production in the departments of Fine Art, Design and Theory or participate in one of the following research projects: After 1968: What is the political?; Circle for Lacanian ideology Critique; Design Negation; ExtraStateCraft; Imaginary Property; The Cross-Cultural and the Counter-Modern. Visit the Jan van Eyck website for more information.

      Residencies

      Sharadin Art Gallery Residency

      Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
      Deadline: June 12, 2009

      Accepting proposals from artists, craftspersons and designers for the production of a temporary, site-specific installation for The Sharadin Gallery exhibition space. The residency will occur January 11-29, 2010, and the artwork will remain on view from January 29 – March 5. The selected artist (or artist team) will be awarded $10,000. The award must cover all material and labor costs associated with the production of the work, all travel expense to and from our site, all incidental costs, meals, and all artist fees and honoraria. The university will provide housing along with a group of Kutztown University students to assist with the physical production of the selected proposal. For more information and to apply visit the Sharadin Gallery website.

      Visual Artist Residencies

      CORE Program, MFAH
      Deadline: April 1, 2009

      The Core Program awards one- and two-year residencies to highly motivated, exceptional visual artists who have completed their undergraduate or graduate training but have not yet fully developed a professional career. Visual artists must submit an online application. There is a $10 application fee, which is paid online by credit card. For more information see the online application instructions.


      Critical Studies Residency

      CORE Program, MFAH
      Deadline: April 1, 2009

      The Core Program awards one- and two-year residencies to highly motivated, exceptional art scholars who have completed their undergraduate or graduate training but have not yet fully developed a professional career. For more information see the online application instructions.

      Employment

      Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art

      Bass Museum of Art, Miami
      Open until filled

      The Bass Museum seeks an enthusiastic, motivated and experienced Assistant Curator of contemporary art. Working closely with the Executive Director/Chief Curator, the Assistant Curator manages all administrative responsibilities of the department including organizing special exhibitions, installing permanent collection galleries, securing acquisitions, initiating and participating in public programs, writing and coordinating texts and publications; and touring original exhibitions. Requirements: MA in arts-related field; 3-plus years of related curatorial experience including organizing exhibitions of national and international contemporary artists (solo and group exhibitions); traveling exhibitions; a track record of permanent collection acquisitions; strong research, writing, and public speaking skills; and significant contacts in the field. Please submit cover letter and resume to: Elisa Alonso, Executive Assistance, Bass Museum of Art, 2121 Park Avenue, Miami Beach, Fl 33139. No emails or phone calls please. Only those chosen for interviews will be contacted.

      Call for Entries

      Exhibition Proposals

      Dougherty Art Center
      Deadline: March 31, 2009

      The Dougherty Arts Center in Austin is currently accepting exhibition proposals the Julia C. Butridge Gallery space. You can find more information and an application here.

      Grants

      Project and Curatorial Research Grants

      Etant donnés: The French-American Fund for Contemporary Art
      Deadline: April 15

      Project grants are allocated to American nonprofit institutions organizing exhibitions, installations, artist residencies, publications, or other projects involving living French artists and French nonprofit institutions presenting the same types of projects with living American artists. Complete guidelines and application forms.