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.
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