The Oregon Arts Commission is Pleased to Announce an Opportunity for Artists:
Western Oregon University Health & Wellness Center
Monmouth, Oregon

The Art Selection Committee for Western Oregon University’s (WOU) Health and Wellness Center seeks public artwork to enhance and unify this exciting state-of-the-art facility. Site-specific, integrated work is preferred given the early stage in this project’s development. The Center, situated near a main gateway to campus, houses an unusual mix of academic, recreational and athletic functions. Artwork promoting healthy attitudes, a strong sense of place as well as the commonality of its diverse functions, physically and conceptually is desired.

The Art Selection Committee is interested in artists whose work will further define and express a connected whole throughout the building. They will consider a diversity of styles, from contemporary and new media to more traditional design and materials. All works are expected to be of lasting and low-maintenance materials and design.

The Committee is only interested in reviewing artists’ past work. A short list of finalists will be invited to submit detailed proposals for which they will be paid a design fee.

Budget: The total budget for artwork for this project is $148,000. This budget may be divided between multiple contracts.

Deadline: Complete applications must be received in the Oregon Arts Commission office no later than 5pm Friday, January 29, 2010.

Please review complete project and application guidelines http://www.oregonartscommission.org/public_art/current_opportunities_for_public_artists.php

The Maryland Institute College of Art is pleased to announce that it is now accepting applications for the 2010 sessions of the Klots Artist Residency Program at the Château in the village of Rochefort-en-Terre in Brittany, France.

NEW THIS YEAR:
Because of the nature of our accommodations on the Chateau grounds, we are happy to announce that we are encouraging applications from artist-couples as well as from individual artists.

We have also extended the length of the sessions to five weeks.
The dates of our two five-week sessions in 2010 are:
Sunday, May 23 to Saturday, June 26
Sunday, July 4 to Saturday, August 7
Competitive residencies are open to artists and artist-couples working in any media and to writers (or artist-writer couples).  More information is available at http://www.mica.edu/Programs_of_Study/International_and_Off-Campus_Programs/Klots_Artist_Residency_in_Rochefort-en-Terre.html

The residency application deadline is January 8, 2010.

Monday is the final submission deadline for AltCraft applications for the American Craft Council Show in San Francisco .

Sixteen makers will be juried into this bustling section, which celebrates the innovative techniques and materials of the burgeoning handmade movement. This is an opportunity for talented artists and indie designers to gain national exposure at a well-established show. Show dates are August 14-16.

Located at Fort Mason Center on the San Francisco waterfront between Fisherman’s Wharf and the Golden Gate Bridge , this show features 250 artists and serves a well-established audience of over 10,000 Bay Area craft enthusiasts.

The average booth is valued at $1,000 but as part of the Council’s commitment to indie craft artists, the cost of participation is just $350, which includes a 10-ft skirted table, electricity and lighting trusses in a shared loft space. Plus, there’s no application fee!

Applicants are eligible only if they have NOT shown in an American Craft Council show previously. Embellished commercially-bought objects (e.g., tee shirts, note cards, etc.) are not eligible. For more info, click here.

The deadline is THIS Monday, April 27.

There is no formal application packet. Please just submit:

  * (3) low-resolution images of your work
  * A brief description of your work (materials, dimensions, techniques)
  * Your contact information (mailing and email addresses)

Send submissions and inquiries to Erika at .
Finalists will be announced in May.

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, a leadership conference, the Aileen Osborn Webb Awards honoring excellence, workshops, seminars, and a research library. http://www.craftcouncil.org

Dear Partners in the Arts and Social Change,

ArtCorps offers unique and exciting opportunities for your friends, colleagues and students. Please share the notice below:

Attention actors, painters, musicians, sculptors, dancers and all types of creative artists!
Join ArtCorps and volunteer your creative talents to strengthen sustainable development in Central America in 2010.  Through community arts projects, artists educate and inspire people to participate actively in improving the environmental, health, and social conditions in their communities. Every ArtCorps artist works directly with a local non-governmental organization that is an expert in its field.  Artists strengthen dialogue between community members and the organization, improve community education and empower local leadership. 

Artists will:
  * Work as a volunteer and live in his or her host community from January 2010 through December 2010.  Artists have the option to extend their stay for a second year if agreed upon by the host organization.
  * Receive airfare, room and board, medical insurance and a small personal stipend.
  * Receive training and technical assistance from ArtCorps staff in the region in order to integrate ArtCorps methodology into the host organization.
  * Uphold the mission and values of ArtCorps as the sole ArtCorps artist in the host community.
  * Communicate fluently in Spanish.

Apply now for opportunities in Guatemala , El Salvador and Honduras !  For info and initial application, visit http://www.artcorp.org/artist_placements.html.  Full applications are accepted in three rounds, and the deadlines are May 1, June 5 and July 3, 2009.  Contact Suzanne at or +1 978-927-2404 x4 for more info.

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Date: 2009-04-04, 1:02PM PDT
Curatorial Internship
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: MAY 4th, 2009
The American Museum of Ceramic Art is pleased to offer one summer internship sponsored by the Getty Grant Program of the J. Paul Getty Trust. This is an opportunity to receive training in all aspects of exhibition organization and installation, to assist with educational materials, to work with the curator on promotion and marketing, and to work with AMOCA’s growing ceramic collection. The goal of the Getty Multicultural Undergraduate Internship is to provide exposure to those professions related to museums and visual art organizations of the Los Angeles area. The internship will run for ten consecutive weeks and pay a stipend of $3,500.00 (before tax) on a bi-weekly basis.
ELIGIBILITY:
Candidates are sought from all areas of undergraduate study and are not required to have demonstrated previous commitment to the visual arts; however, art appreciation is a plus. Interns must provide their own housing and transportation. Strong organizational, computer, and writing skills are a must.
Applicants must be currently enrolled undergraduates who:
1. are of African-American, Asian, Latino/Hispanic, Native-American or Pacific-Islander descent
2. reside or attend college in Los Angeles County
3. will have completed at least one semester of college by June 2009
4. will be available for ten consecutive weeks of full-time work (40 hrs/wk, Tue-Sat) between the dates of June 1st and August 21st, 2009.
5. are able to provide original documentation of eligibility to work in the United States.

JOB DESCRIPTION:
Under the direction of the Assistant Curator, the intern will assist with all aspects of planning and presenting exhibitions. Interns will be given an insight and overview of the skills and responsibilities required to organize, install, and present an art exhibition for a professional museum setting. The experience will also include exposure to AMOCA’s non-profit structure and to the museum’s permanent collection, as well as hands-on training in all aspects of the everyday maintenance and monitoring of a museum.

The intern will devote approximately ten hours per week to routine tasks related to museum program operations and management. The remainder of the time will involve becoming familiar with topics such as AMOCA’s permanent collection, the infrastructure of a non-profit, development, and fundraising strategies.

Duties and Responsibilities:
Under the direction of AMOCA’s Assistant Curator, the intern will be directly involved in all aspects of mounting, maintaining and dismantling an exhibition. This includes exhibition record-keeping, research and documentation, exhibition design and installation, data input, printing and mounting wall text and labels, distributing lesson plans to local schools via email, assisting with the scripting of docent-led tours, and helping to create visitor hands-on activities.

Routine tasks will involve hosting the front desk, handling sales and invoices for museum store purchases, recording and acknowledging memberships, entering database information, answering phones, filing, coordinating mailings, and generating routine correspondence.

Familiarity with PC programs such as MS Word, Excel, Outlook, and Photoshop is recommended.

HOW TO APPLY: E-mail or send the following to
AMOCA, Getty Multicultural Summer Internship
340 S. Garey Ave, Pomona, CA 91766
Or

1) a cover letter describing the academic and/or work experience that qualify you for the internship
2) a resume

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: MAY 4th, 2009
Log on to http://www.ceramicmuseum.org under “Getting Involved” for more information about this opportunity.

  * Location: Pomona, California
  * Compensation: $3,500 for 10 weeks of full-time work
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More than $40,000 supports seventeen organizations across the state.

Hello Neighbor projectOCH’s statewide board of directors awarded Public Program Grants to sixteen Oregon nonprofits in late February. OCH also awarded one Opportunity Grant this month.

The following organizations received 2009 Public Program Grants (please visit the OCH Grants page to see more details about the funded projects):

  * $1,000 to the Aurora Colony Historical Society ( Aurora )
  * $1,000 to Caldera ( Portland ) (Photo at right: Hello Neighbor participants by Tyler Kohlhoff)
  * $2,000 to Columbia Gorge Community College ( The Dalles )
  * $3,500 to the Holy Names Heritage Center ( Lake Oswego )
  * $2,077 to Illahee ( Portland )
  * $1,000 to Independent Publishing Resource Center ( Portland )
  * $3,030 to the Miracle Theatre Group ( Portland )
  * $1,000 to the Multicultural Association of Southern Oregon ( Medford )
  * $2,500 to the Newport Library Foundation ( Newport )
  * $3,500 to Northwest Institute for Social Change ( Portland )
  * $5,000 to Oregon Shakespeare Festival ( Ashland )
  * $4,800 to Portland State University ( Portland )
  * $4,700 to Ross Ragland Theater and Cultural Center ( Klamath Falls )
  * $1,400 to Scio Public Library (Scio)
  * $1,415 to Tamastslikt Cultural Institute (Pendleton)
  * $2,078 to Umpqua Community Development Corporation ( Roseburg )

An Opportunity Grant of $1,000 was awarded to Central City Concern ( Portland ) for its African-American History Exhibit Planning Project. For more information on how to apply for Opportunity Grants, which are accepted year-round and reviewed monthly, please visit the OCH website or contact Program Director Jennifer Allen at (503) 241-0543, ext. 118, or by email.