The 11th Annual International Drag King Community Extravaganza is looking for art and films that center on Drag King Culture, Gender performance, and/or the intersections between race, class, sex, sexuality, and other border you may encounter. This year’s theme is “NO BORDERS”.

Both the art exhibtion and film festival are unjuried. No entry fee to participate.

Artists:
An art exhibit will be held at Dinnerware Artspace, 264 E. Congress, October 19-25.
Artist Reception Thursday: October 22, 6-8pm. Free
Deadline: October 18th.
For press purposes, send high resolution images asap to Sway at:

A brief bio may be used in our program guide, and for an information booklet at Dinnerware. All art must be ready to hang or show.

Filmmakers:
Label your DVD with the project’s title, contact info, and total run time.
A brief bio may be used in a program guide.

See the 11th Annual International Drag King Community Extravaganza website at: http://www.idkexi.com

Drop off or mail artwork, or DVD’s at:
3030 E. Drachman
Tucson, Az. 85716
Or
714 E.10th St. #8
Tucson, AZ. 85719

The WCA Board invites all Washington County artists and performers to take a look at and join our artists and performers Web site.
http://www.artstage.info

REQUEST FOR SERVICES:  OBEC Consulting Engineers, Eugene, OR, is seeking local artists, architects, landscape architects, and other design professionals as part of Art and Design Teams to design and implement aesthetic enhancements for the I-5: Willamette River Bridge project in Eugene, Oregon. OBEC is designing the replacement bridge for Oregon Department of Transportation.
A mandatory pre-proposal meeting will be held Aug. 25, 2009, 10 AM, Lane Council of Governments, Buford Conf. Rm., 5th Fl., 859 Willamette St., Eugene, OR 97401. Proposals are due September 8, 2009.  OBEC is an EEO employer and strongly encourages DMWESB participation.
One detail you will get from the full RFS (which can be e-mailed to you from Pam Swenson in a 2.1mb PDF package) is that only leads are required to attend the mandatory meeting stated above. Later that afternoon, a list of all the attendees with their contact information will be distributed to all who have requested the RFS. This project has many facets and can use many skills.  OBEC intends to facilitate networking and team-building. 
For the full RFS, contact:
Pamela J. Swenson
Operations Coordinator
OBEC Consulting Engineers
920 Country Club Rd, Ste 100B
Eugene, OR 97401
Phone:  541.683.6090
Fax:  541.683.6576
email: 

The Oregon Arts Commission is pleased to announce a new opportunity for public artists.

Oregon State Hospital Replacement: Community Project Salem, Oregon

The Oregon Arts Commission (“Commission”) is seeking artists interested in creating site-specific works of art that involve the patient community for the Oregon State Hospital Replacement Project. The Oregon State Hospital, which is a part of the Department of Human Services, is a significant, state-of-the-art healing facility located in Salem, Oregon.

For more than 120 years the Oregon State Hospital has been Oregon’s primary mental health facility. Located on a vast 144 acre campus, the current facility has approximately 60 buildings built from 1883 to the mid-1950s. It is notable as the location for the film One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.

As indicated, this invitation to artists is only for an artistic project which involves the patient community (referred to as “consumers of mental health services” or “consumers”) as significant collaborators. The artist may involve the patient community in the content, the making, or the ongoing evolution of the work. The commissioned project should add to the vibrant healing environment of the hospital and reflect the diversity of the consumers and staff. Interested artists should note that, due to the nature of this facility, there will be significant concerns for durability of materials and patient/staff safety. An artist’s past experience working with diverse communities will be carefully considered. The artwork must be durable, unbreakable, touchable when possible, and considerate of the specific needs of the consumers in the portion of the new hospital facility the work will be located.

Budget: The total budget for artwork for this project exceeds $1.3 million. This budget will be divided between multiple contracts. Applicants must indicate a minimum budget requirement for consideration in a cover letter to application materials.

Deadline: Complete applications must be received in the Oregon Arts Commission office no later than 5pm Friday, September 4, 2009.

Note: While referred to as an RFP, requirements to apply do not include a specific design proposal.

Meagan Atiyeh
Visual Arts Coordinator

Greetings savvy designers,

You have been selected to participate in a sweat equity ‘design challenge’ made to Portland’s creative community! The gist: produce the creative concept for a large-scale project supporting The Archimedes Movement this October.

Bound to be fun, and pro bono, this is your chance to: Let Loose your fingers of desire. Think arts, music and healing. Dazzle us with design motifs to brand this large creative festival, called the ‘HeART of Healing.‘ Choose your own font. Combine delicate details and color nuances in a way never before imagined. You have been chosen. We need your fire.

Pumped and ready? I hope so. Please find the official RFP attached. This RFP will soon be released to the entire Portland community through various channels, but this email gives you access to me—RFP’s author. This is a definite bonus.

Notoriety awaits you
If your design is one of the top 10 selected, it will be featured in a public exhibition during October. Venue TBD. It will also be showcased on the HeART of Healing Website, as well as linked through other media sources. The winning design will be used to animate all branding for the ‘HeART of Healing,‘ with designer credit publicly announced and stated in our media kits.

About HoH
The HeART of Healing covers a variety of arts, music, performance and speaking events during the month of October, 2009. The theme ties the power of the arts to heal, the challenge artists face in getting decent health care, and the impact of community in creating change. It will be large, multi-dimensional and inclusive of the arts, music, movement and healing communities in the Portland Metro area.

Get ready, set
Go. Simply download and carefully read the attached RFP. If questions, contact me. And, please pass along this RFP to other designers you know who may wish to tackle this.

All completed submissions must be email to:
Deadline: Friday, July 10, 2009

Thanks… and good luck!

Best wishes,
Tiffany

Tiffany Chantel Wheeler

503-287-4080 (office)
503-830-1250 (mobile)

http://www.tiffanychantel.com | http://www.creativecurrents.com

Seeking submissions in art and writing, of work that relates ideas of digital technology and culture to the Othered body.  We are looking for artists working from a culturally ‘outside’ perspective, engaging with ideas and modes of technological ‘progress’ and its impact on and potential for the Othered body.  Ideas explored in proposed works may include: dependence, resistance, engagement, functionality, subversion, abjection, waste, fusion, interface, body-lessness, the virtual body, the cyborg, the digitized subject, people as data, prosthetics, robotics, (...) and should ask questions and expand the discourse of how the technological age is being experienced by marginalized people and what it might mean for our future.

Selected works will be featured in a publication that will be made in conjunction with the show, in online and physical format, and will include images and writings on the theme.  This is a great opportunity for experience and exposure for emerging artists. Unfortunately artist fees will not be paid out, as this is an independent student curatorial project aimed at providing the opportunity for exposure to emerging artists.  The show will be held at the Anna Leonowens Gallery, a historic gallery located in the Granville Campus of NSCAD University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

WHO CAN APPLY: artworks: Undergraduate and Graduate fine arts students in Canada and the U.S. in their second-last or final year of a university program, and recent graduates of such a program.  writing: Undergraduate and Graduate students from any discipline, in Canada and the U.S., doing research/writing relating to the theme, in their second-last or final year of a university program, and recent graduates.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: JULY 31, 2009

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: 3 to 7 digital images of the proposed work or related work if work is not yet realised (each image no larger than 500K, at 72 dpi, and approx. 5” x 7”), or video (format for Quicktime, H264 Codec, max. 15 frames per second), or sound files in WAV or AIFF format.  Writing submissions can be sent as Word, text, or pdf files.  Also included should be a description of the proposed work, a CV/resume, and a short bio on the artist/author. All images, video, sound and writing should be labeled clearly with artist’s name and title of the piece.  All physical submissions should include return postage if return is required.

SEND SUBMISSIONS TO: (and enquiries) via email -  sol Legault at   OR     via post -

attn: sol Legault
Anna Leonowens Gallery
1891 Granville st.
Halifax NS B3J 3J6
CANADA

INFO ON CURATOR: sol Legault is an interdisciplinary photo-based student in his final year of undergraduate studies at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.  sol has curated a variety of shows, notably Queerly Yours, a show of work by queer students, staff and faculty at NSCAD University, in November 2008.  His work involves exploration of identity, ambiguity, distortion, system, and artifice, moving between references to the altered human body and human-made architectural spaces, and stems from a queer perspective.

Greetings from The Ko-Falen Cultural Center in Bamako , Mali !

We are currently accepting applications for Winter 2009-10 workshop sessions and would appreciate if you could circulate the attachment to the appropriate departments and interested persons in your institution. View our website at http://www.ko-falen.org and contact us for more information.

Ko-Falen Cultural Center , located in Bamako , Mali is the inspiration of Baba Wagué Diakité, a Malian artist and writer now living in Portland , Oregon .  It has been his dream to share the culture of his home country with the people of his adopted home.

Ko-Falen Cultural Center seeks to promote cultural, artistic and educational exchanges between the people of the United States and Mali through art workshops, dance, music and ceremony.  We believe that a greater understanding and respect between people can be reached through these personal exchanges.

We look forward to sharing our Center with you.
Baba Wague Diakite and the Ko-Falen Cultural Center Board

Corporate Environments is a provider of workplace solutions. We have recently redone our showroom (and we’re also about to finish a new website and branding… so don’t let our 20 yr old webpage discourage anyone!) and are in need of some artwork to put on our walls. As a Knoll dealer, we provide a range of furniture, from Mies Van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair to the workspaces at the adidas and Les Schwab headquarters. Architects and Designers are in our showroom regularly, as well as heads of Fortune 500 companies, and every day people who have a love of modern design.

We are incredibly committed to supporting our community as well as the environment. We keep this in mind when choosing who to partner with on any project. For our artwork, Oregon College of Arts and Crafts came into mind because of its wide range of studies in Fine Art. As a furniture (and textiles!) dealer, we connect with any designer that combines form and function. As designers, we also love the use of unconventional materials used in a conventional way or vice versa. I think the student artwork at OCAC meshes quite well with our company culture.

Anything that can hang on the wall works, plus I’d love to show some student-made furniture as well! June 25th is the potential date of our open house. We’ll be having a large party here, which includes our clients and the design community. It would be great if we could work on display by then, and it would be a great opportunity to show the students’ work to a large group of interested people!

Let me know if anyone would like to a part of it and we can work out the details. Thanks so much.

Kristen Liebert
Sales and Marketing Assistant
707 SE Belmont • Portland , OR • 97214
t. 503.963.6212 • f. 503.236.1300

Corporate Environments
a Knoll Dealer

The All-Oregon Art Annual is an exhibition that runs concurrently with the
Oregon State Fair from August 28 through September 7.

With the participation of Jane Beebe of PDX Contemporary Art and artists
George Johanson and Ronna Neuenswander, we are again fortunate to have a
strong panel of jurors. This and the fact that the Oregon State Fair
offers access to over 365,000 people make this a great opportunity for
artists.

If you have any questions, I can be reached at 503-362-5386 or at
. Thanks for your help in getting the
word out!

Eileen Cotter Howell
Coordinator,Professional Division
All-Oregon Art Annual

One Deadline For All Shows: July 31, 2009

Exhibit your work among the best! For over 35 years American Craft Council shows have become the model for quality and leadership in the craft field. If you produce original and handmade work in ceramics, glass, metal, jewelry, clothing and accessories, furniture and lighting and more, apply now. It’s an opportunity to exhibit and sell your work across the country to thousands of craft buyers, collectors, and enthusiasts who attend the shows. Artists juried in will gain access to the Council’s nationwide network of marketing and public relations firms, be featured on the Council’s website year round and published in the show directories. Pick and choose among one wholesale and four retail shows produced throughout the year.

2010 Show Schedule
Baltimore wholesale: February 23-24 **NEW** 2-day show
Baltimore retail: February 25-28 **NEW** 4-day show
Atlanta retail: March 12-14 (Preview Party March 11)
St. Paul retail: April 16-18
San Francisco retail: August 6-8

All applications will be reviewed under a rigorous jury process; results will be announced in September. Deadline: July 31, 2009. Apply on-line at http://www.zapplication.org.
A complete prospectus is available at http://www.craftcouncil.org/apply. And the Council staff is available to help with your application. Email , or call us at 800.836.3470 x276.

Note: If you are new to the digital world, you may seek additional help. We recommend the professional services of Larry Berman who is available at a very reasonable rate. http://www.bermangraphics.com. 800-350-9289.

The American Craft Council is a national, nonprofit public educational organization founded in 1943 by Aileen Osborn Webb. The mission of the Council is to promote understanding and appreciation of contemporary American craft. Programs include the bimonthly magazine American Craft, annual juried shows presenting artists and their work, the Aileen Osborn Webb Awards honoring excellence, a specialized library, conferences, workshops and seminars. http://www.craftcouncil.org

MINNEAPOLIS (May 12, 2009) — The American Craft Council announced today a call for nominations for student scholarships to attend its 2009 conference, “Creating a New Craft Culture,” to be held October 15-17 in Minneapolis.
Students at both the graduate and undergraduate level of study are invited and encouraged to apply for scholarships. All applicants must be nominated by a current faculty member or administrator at their current place of study. Additionally, students will be asked to submit a brief (no more than 500 words) essay, outlining their basic reasons for wanting scholarship support to attend the conference.

A committee will select both local and national scholarship recipients. The Council will underwrite all conference registration fees and hotel stay expenses (three nights) for the awardees.  Scholarship recipients are expected to cover their own costs of travel to and from Minneapolis . The deadline for scholarship applications is June 1 and recipients will be notified by June 29. 

The three-day conference will bring together dynamic voices from the field and beyond to discuss craft’s changing role and will feature keynote presentations, interactive panels and sessions. The star-studded line-up of presenters include Dr. Richard Sennett, professor of sociology at New York University and the London School of Economics, and author of The Craftsman; Rob Walker, columnist for the New York Times Magazine and author of Buying In: The Secret Dialogue Between What We Buy and Who We Are; and Garth Clark, esteemed curator, scholar, historian and gallerist.

“The Council has a strong history of giving emerging makers opportunities to bring their work to the marketplace and platforms for engaging in ongoing dialogue about the future of craft,” said Monica Hampton, director of education, American Craft Council. “In continuing this tradition, we’re pleased to offer student scholarships to our 2009 conference.”

For additional details including how to apply and the criteria for student scholarships, as well as conference details and registration, please visit http://www.craftcouncil.org/conference09

May 6, 2009
In the September 2009 issue, Ceramics Monthly will feature the works of undergraduate clay artists.  Anyone enrolled in clay classes at an accredited post-secondary institution may apply.  In an effort to keep the quality and variety at a high level, we ask you to encourage the undergraduate artists whom you know to apply. Please forward the following in a timely manner so that interested undergraduate artists have time to prepare and submit materials.
 
Submission Requirements:
To be considered, please submit up to five professional-quality digital images (300 ppi resolution on CD, plus a color print of each image at 100% scale), with complete descriptions of the works, contact information, artist’s statement and résumé. Send to Undergraduate Showcase, Ceramics Monthly, 600 N. Cleveland Ave., Suite 210, Westerville, OH 43082.  Do not submit materials in binders or folders. E-mailed submissions and submissions of more than five images will not be considered. Materials will be returned only if a padded envelope with appropriate postage is included. Due to the volume of submissions, we are unable to acknowledge receipt of materials. Notification will be sent by the end of July. No phone calls, please.
 
Arrival deadline is June 30 (this is not a postmark deadline).
   
Sincerely,
Sherman Hall
Editor

Ceramics Monthly
600 N. Cleveland Ave., Suite 210
Westerville, OH 43082
http://www.ceramicsmonthly.org

Community Outreach of Our United Villages provides resources and opportunities for neighbors to get to know one another. Working from the roots, we bring people together to share their ideas to inspire practices that strengthen community.

The videographer will work in coordination with Our United Villages’ Communications Assistant and the Community Outreach Staff to film and edit a short documentary about a Community Outreach Hands-on Workshop. 

The video should be approximately 3-5 minutes and focus on the activities and experiences of workshop attendees.  The project will be filmed on Saturday, May 9th from 9-4—Volunteer must be available during these times.

Click here to learn more about the workshop to be filmed: http://www.ourunitedvillages.org/foodsharing.html

Contact Vanessa Patterson, Community Outreach Office Coordinator, to learn more about this opportunity. Phone: 503-542-5057 | email: | 3625 N. Mississippi Ave

Dear Members and Friends of the IPRC,
> In many ways, this is the most exciting time ever for the IPRC. Our outreach and workshop programs are truly thriving, we have a record number of active members, and thanks to our newly revamped website, you can now register for workshops online.
> We’re also thrilled to announce the arrival of the Bind Fast 5, a perfect binding machine that will allow you to make flat-spined books and zines at the rate of up to 150 an hour. By empowering you to create your own books on the Bind Fast, we’re putting a much more affordable and DIY spin on popular self-publishing services like iuniverse or lulu.com. Starting this July we’ll offer special, members-only workshops on the Bind Fast.
> Along with all the excitement, we’re also feeling some stress here at the IPRC. Traditionally about 30% of our funding comes charitable foundations. Unfortunately, many of these foundations lost up to 50% of their endowments in the stock market crash, and are subsequently giving smaller grants—and in some cases no grants at all.
> Due to this situation, our cash reserves have become uncomfortably low. We can survive this storm, but not without your help. As you may know, with our $25 Recession Special, you can join the IPRC for three months. As part of our Spring Membership Drive, we’re asking you to please join or renew your membership. It’s never been easier to join—simply visit our website and pay with a credit card. IPRC memberships allows you full access to all our tools and resources, plus significant discounts on workshops and copies.
> In addition, we’re asking that you please forward this email to all of your contacts, friends and family. Spread the word by facebook, myspace and twitter. With your help, we can reach our goal of signing up 150 new members in the next three weeks.
> The IPRC is a truly unique resource center—in fact there’s nothing quite like it anywhere in the world. Every year we empower thousands of people to publish their own artwork, writing, books, comics and zines. During our anti-violence outreach program (aka the Media Action Project), we empower teens to think more critically about the media’s portrayal of masculinity, violence, and female body image. By then teaching them to make a zine, we help them transform from passive media consumers to active creators of media and culture, with stronger individual identities.
> Please help us continue our important mission by joining the IPRC now. Joining or renewing will help keep the IPRC vital, and also allow you to take a members-only perfect binding workshop on our Bind Fast 5 (pictured below) this summer.
> Thanks for your help,
Justin Hocking
Executive Director
> Independent Publishing Resource Center
917 SW Oak #218
Portland , Or 97205
503.827.0249
http://www.iprc.org

I’m writing to share our progress on our Window Project idea. We’ve been working hard on our (photo) book proposal to property managers, building owners etc. and just posted our first entries on the blog site below. We are hoping to have a graphic designer help us with our logo and more- so this is just the verrrry beginning! We have decided that we will be designing the first window to kick things off- and then will be looking for other “artists” to design or participate in the following window displays. This could be the beginning of something really wonderful! Funding is definitely a big question at this point, but I’m hoping with each new artist/collaboration we will be able to find or borrow whatever props/staging needed. If you are interested, I’d love to hear any feedback/ideas/whatever!

Thanks, Xolaura
http://www.traipsepass.blogspot.com