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Call for Entries
2011 Texas Biennial
Texas Biennial
Deadline: August 31
Big Medium is happy to announce the 2011 Texas Biennial open Call for Art. As an independent survey of contemporary art in Texas, the 2011 Biennial is an opportunity to investigate current art-making in Texas and promote the incredible innovation happening within our great state. We are also please to announce New York based art historian Virginia Rutledge as this year's curator. In the same independent spirit as years past, the 2011 Biennial will encourage a dialogue amongst artists, curators, writers and art lovers alike that will echo throughout the run of the 4th Biennial exhibition and beyond. Starting May 21, 2010 and running until July 21, 2010, the Texas Biennial will be accepting submissions from artists living and working in Texas via www.texasbiennial.com. All entries will be digitally submitted online and artists of all medias are encouraged to apply.
Cantanker
Cantaker Magazine
Deadline: August 31
The Ambiguous Object investigates questions of space, perception, projection, and meaning. The project will include work in all mediums that uses ambiguity to allow viewers both the literal and physical space to observe and imagine. Selected work will be featured in Cantanker’s full-color annual art catalog, Issue 11 and in a group exhibition in October 2010. To submit, click here. Entry fee required.
Call for Artists
An Exchange with Sol Lewitt
MASS MoCA & Cabinet
September 15th - October 15th
This is a call to those who share an affinity with Sol LeWitt's legacy as a conceptual artist, to those who knew him and those who did not—to anyone who has ever wondered, "What would Sol LeWitt like?" Your gift to Sol LeWitt can take the form of an image, an object, a piece of music, or a film. Books, ephemera, and other non-perishable items (e.g. wine) are also welcome. Other ideas may be discussed with the curator. All contributions will be exhibited at either Cabinet or MASS MoCA. For further information, please contact Regine Basha at exchangelewitt@gmail.com
Call for Entries
Métamatic Research Initiative
Métamatic Research Initiative
Deadline: September 1, 2010
The Métamatic Research Initiative is launching a call for entries to commission six individual art works in line with its mission. The initiative welcomes proposals from visual artists working in all disciplines. The Métamatic Research Initiative's mission is to stimulate research into ideas stemming from the work and philosophy of the French-Swiss artist Jean Tinguely (1925-1991). Specifically, the research initiative focuses on Tinguely's exploration of the relationship between the artist, the art work and the viewer as expressed in his Métamatic sculptures. The call for entries is part of a broader effort of the initiative, in which funding will be given to both academic and artistic research activities, ranging from educational projects for young people to the commissioning of individual art works. More info here.
Grant Opportunities
The Idea Fund
The Idea Fund
Workshops in August and September
DiverseWorks, along with Aurora Picture Show, Project Row Houses, and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, is proud to announce the return of The Idea Fund for 2010-2011. This innovative re-granting program provides cash awards to 10 Texas-based, artist-generated or artist-centered projects that exemplify the unconventional, interventionist, conceptual, entrepreneurial, participatory, or guerrilla artistic practices that occur outside of the traditional frameworks of support. Workshops for the fund will be held in August and September with the call for applications to shortly follow.
Andy Warhol Foundation: Curatorial Research Fellowship
Andy Warhol Foundation
Deadline: September 1, 2010
The Foundation’s grantmaking activity is focused on serving the needs of artists by funding the institutions that support them. Grants are made for scholarly exhibitions at museums; curatorial research; visual arts programming at artist-centered organizations; artist residencies and commissions; arts writing; and efforts to promote the health, welfare and first amendment rights of artists. For more information and guidelines to submit, follow this link.
Employment Opportunities
Executive Director, The Center for Contemporary Arts, Abilene
The Center for Contemporary Arts
Closing date: August 19
The Center for the Contemporary Arts, a non-profit 501(c)(3) visual arts organization, seeks a dynamic individual with demonstrated leadership, long-term vision and enthusiastic interest in the arts for the position of Executive Director. The Center’s Executive Director serves as the organization’s Chief Administrative Officer, overseeing personnel, daily operations and fiscal management of the Center. The Director is responsible for implementing all policies as established by the Board of Trustees. A Bachelor’s degree in an arts or business-related field, plus two years of relevant professional experience is required. Candidate will need to be able to operate and manage QuickBooks. Prior experience in a gallery or museum, major gift solicitation and/or arts education is desired. Minimum of 3 professional references will be required. For more information click here.
Residency Opportunity
New Life Residency
Wooloo.org Team
Deadline: August 15, 2010
New Life Residency is the world's first non-visual residency program for artists. The residency is organized as part of Manifesta 8, the European Biennial of Contemporary Art, and will take place this fall in the Region of Murcia, Spain. For one week each, five artists will be selected to live and work in a dark, visually distorted exhibition space. To support them in their life and work for the week, the artist will collaborate with a local Murcian assistant who is blind. Click here for more information.
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