Deadline:  June 19, 2009 (midnight, MST)

VSA arts, under generous sponsorship from Volkswagen Group of America,
Inc., launched the eighth call for entries to identify emerging artists
with disabilities, ages 16-25, who demonstrate promise in the visual
arts.  The call, entitled “Accelerate” encourages artists to consider
the source of their artistic motivations and how disability might shape
the creative process.  Art must be an original work that has been
completed in the last three (3) years.  Eligible media include, but are
not limited to paintings and drawings (oil, watercolor, acrylic, pencil
or charcoal); fine art prints (lithographs, etching, intaglio, or
woodcuts); photography; sculpture; computer generated prints; digital
art; and time-based media (video, film). Two-dimensional artwork should
not exceed 60 inches in either direction. Sculpture should not exceed 24
inches in any direction.

Fifteen (15) finalists will be awarded a total of $60,000 during an
awards ceremony on Capitol Hill. Selected artwork will be displayed in a
nationwide touring exhibition that will debut at the Smithsonian
Institution in Washington, D.C., from September 10, 2009-January 6,
2010.

Each affiliate will soon receive a packet of calls to distribute to
appropriate artists.  For additional information, please visit
http://www.vsarts.org/VWcall, call (800) 933-8721 x3885, or e-mail
.  Alternative formats of the call are available upon
request.

OCAC Graduates Group Starting February 17th, 2009

Do you want dynamic, creative community? Would you like more support for your creativity?

Come to the Graduates Group, a monthly creative group for OCAC Alumnae! You will receive coaching support and ongoing creative community to help navigate creative life after college. The group is facilitated by a Creative and Life Coach. 

3rd Tuesdays, 7 - 9 pm (Feb. 17, Mar. 17, Apr. 21, May 19)

OCAC Design Studio (Park in lot off Lehey Rd.)

$10 suggested donation

Questions? Please contact Debbie West, Creative and Life Coaching

503-239-5096,

http://www.debbiewestcoaching.com

I’ve written a book geared to the age 50+ homeowner and plan to publish it next year; looking for someone to illustrate it. Realize your school doesn’t specialize in illustration, but perhaps someone knows someone who may be interested in talking with me.  The illustrations needed are 40-50 photo-realistic illustrations. Home Design 4 Life is looking for someone who will illustrate my book for illustration credit and royalties from book sales. Prefer to work with someone who has sensitivity to or passion for home (both interior and exterior) design. I can be reached at or by phone at 360-713-7382. Hope to hear back!

Shannon Campbell

HD4L.com
Home Design 4 Life
stylish accessibility and convenience

Call to Artists
PORTLAND OPEN STUDIOS
Deadline March 15, 2009
Metro Portland Artists wanted in all media to open their studios to the public on October 10 & 11 for studios east of the Willamette River and October 17 & 18 for westside studios.  Artists may choose to be open both weekends.  There are many advantages to being a Portland Open Studios artist. It is an opportunity for artists to show their art processes, sell their artwork, build an audience and communicate with the public. Artists who are selected for the event by a panel of three art professionals in a blind jury will have an image of their artwork published in the Tour Guide and on the web.
Special Scholarship Opportunity for artists between 20 and 30 years old: Kimberly Gales Emerging Artists Scholarship to Portland Open Studios. The recipient will have all fees waived and receive a $100 stipend.
Information, directions and the online application at http://www.portlandopenstudios.com. Application available online January 15, 2009.
Deadline for artist’s application and scholarship both: 3/15/09.

A local elementary school is having an art fair in Feb. in case you know
any students/instructors who would like to demonstrate their artistic
skills in painting, sculpture, calligraphy, drawing or other mediums.
This is a great opportunity to promote OCAC’s classes, summer camps and
community connections, so please contact Stacie Smith-Blosser if you are
interested in participating in some way. Thank you!

Stacie Smith-Blosser: 503-644-7273 (home)
Art Demo/Activity Table Coordinator
Sexton Mnt Elementary Art Fair

One of the most innovative inventor groups in the country will be hosting it’s Third Annual Inventors Showcase On May 30th, 2009 at the World Trade Center in downtown Portland .  MIPO, The Micro-enterprise Inventor’s Program of Oregon, would like to invite you, your students, and anyone you know within your organization to participate.  At MIPO we work with inventors everyday - and what we see is people who recognize a problem or a challenge, and create solutions.  We believe that innovation, problem solving and overcoming challenges are innate and fundamental core competencies for every inventor.  With our showcase, we offer all inventors, with all levels of experience, to join together and show us what you’ve got!

The theme for the 2009 Showcase is “Innovation Begins At Home.“ this year and will be awarding prizes in several categories! 

·      “In the Kitchen” for all the women out there who create solutions “What’s cooking in your Kitchen??“

·      “In the Garage” for all the men out there who find answers to problems—Waffle Iron, anyone?

·      “In the Playroom” for all the kids and teens under age 18 who are already inventing

·      “In the Greenhouse” for all of you who are focused on sustainability, environmental and energy issues, and all things green!!

We understand that not all women spend their days in the kitchen, and that not all men enjoy tools! We simply want to encourage everyone to participate and by creating categories, we are better able to serve a larger population, and—give away more prizes!!  The event will feature a “Best Oregon Invention” contest, which will be voted on during the event by the general public and attendees.  Prizes awarded will be designed to help the winners move further ahead in developing their inventions, including an often sought- after financial component!  The event is open to the public and will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and will include many opportunities to provide resources and opportunities including:

·      Workshops & speakers for both emerging and established inventors, including topics such as licensing, marketing, intellectual property & funding such as:

o     “I Have an Idea, Now What?“ - Getting your idea off the ground

o     “Marketing to Retailers” – Getting your product into retail chains

o     So You Think You Can License!“ - Working through Inventor’s Dilemmas

o     “Funding Your Project?“ - Finding money for your invention

o     “Intellectual Property Protection Strategy” - Exploring pros/cons types of IP protection

·Experts in the fields of patent law, licensing, manufacturing, prototype design and funding will also gather at to exchange ideas and resources.  We are expecting several hundred people to attend the event and since it will only last one day,  do not miss this great opportunity!  To get involved, get more information, or to sign up for the showcase, please visit us online at http://www.mipooregon.org. 

Sincerely,

Kedma Ough, MBA Business Director                                                   Tina Wyszynski, MIPO Coordinator

E-mail:                                                          

Website: http://www.mipooregon.org                                                            Website: http://www.mipooregon.org

Tel.: 503-998-9560                                                                       Tel.: 503-998-9560  

The Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center creative arts residencies are deisgned to give composers, novelists, playwrights, poets, video/filmmakers, and visual artists time for disciplined work, individual reflection, and collegial engagement free of the usual interruptions of professional and personal life.

Located on a peninsula adjacent to Lake Como, two hours north of Milan, the Bellagio Center typically offers one-month stays for no more than three to five creative artists at a time. The foundation seeks applicants from any country in the world who are able to demonstrate a history of significant achievement in their respective artistic disciplines. Individuals from developing countries and young artists with significant accomplishments — exhibitions, publications, performances — are particularly encouraged to apply. Decisions are based on the quality of the proposed project, the ability of the applicant to articulate the project’s purpose and goals, the professional qualifications and achievements of the applicant, and the suitability and value of the center for the proposed activity. Spouses/life partners may accompany the resident, or may apply for a concurrent residency. The center also offers collaborative residencies for two to four persons working on the same project.

Residencies are typically four weeks long; however, shorter periods may be available. Room and board are provided without charge to all residents and their spouses/partners. Residents and spouses/partners must pay for their own airfare and local transportation to/from Bellagio. Assistance with round-trip economy airfare between the home country and Milan is available on a financial-needs basis to qualifying residents and their spouses/partners from developing countries.

The February 11, 2009, deadline is for a possible residency occurring between mid-August through November 26, 2009.

For detailed program information, visit the Rockefeller Foundation Web site: http://www.rockfound.org  (Contact: Link to Complete RFP)

SPECIAL* OPENINGS IN OUR SPRING DEGREE CLASSES FOR ALUMNI!!

Alumni, do you miss being on campus?  Do you miss the intensive, focused atmosphere that only our degree classes can offer?  We miss you, too!  Join us to audit any of the degree classes for half-price plus the studio fee!  Regular tuition to audit these classes is $1605 – you pay only $800 plus studio fee, a savings of more than 50%.  To register, simply call the Registrar’s Office at 503.297.5544 and cut your tuition in half!  We look forward to seeing you again this spring.

These classes fill fast and space is limited, so call right away!  Remember the discount applies only to classes taken for no credit!

Here is a list of available classes:
BA110 Beginning Letterpress
BA202 Design Concepts
CE110 Wheel Throwing
CE304 Ceramic Sculpture
DR202 Beginning Life Drawing
FT212   Surface Embellishment
ME202 Hollow Forms and Mechanisms
ME304 The Teapot
PH110 Photography II
WD202 Vessels and Cabinetry
WD304 Chairs

MTH202         A History of Math:  Beyond Babylon and Bernoulli
NS204         History of Plants:  Ethnobotany, Shamanism, and Culture
SS206         The Primitive and the “Other” in Culture and Art
WR302         Writing for Artists

Linda Anderson

Registrar

Oregon College of Art and Craft

(503) 297-5544 Ext.130

Position Available:  Assistant Professor, Photography, tenure-track (pending funding)
Salary: competitive plus benefits
Date of Appointment:  August 18, 2009

Description:
The Art Department at St. Cloud State University seeks a vibrant and dedicated individual to teach photography and media-related courses in a progressive interdisciplinary-oriented department. St. Cloud State University is a comprehensive university of approximately 15000 students and is an accredited member of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design. The Kiehle Visual Arts Center sits on the banks of the Mississippi River, sixty miles north of the Twin Cities metropolitan area.

Responsibilities:
Teach three studio courses (18 contact hours) per semester (six courses per year) in photography as well as special topics, foundation courses, intermediate courses in critical frameworks and combined studio, or advanced multi-disciplinary courses, depending on department need. The successful applicant will contribute to BA, BS and BFA programs including a developing emphasis in integrated media.  S/he will work together with others teaching in existing video, digital and performance media and will transition the department from wet-based to primarily digital photography.
Consequently, candidates with the ability to teach both traditional and digital photographic methods and to work in alternative photo processes are preferred. The successful candidate should be informed of critical theory and interdisciplinary approaches to art-making, and be knowledgeable about current practices in contemporary art.  In order to be considered for tenure, the successful candidate will demonstrate ability to teach effectively, to produce a record of scholarly or creative achievement or research, to engage in ongoing preparation and study, to contribute to student growth and development, and to provide service to the university and community.

Qualifications: MFA in Photography or related area is required at time of appointment.
The eligible candidate must be a practicing artist and show a record of successful professional activity. Previous teaching experience at the college level, including teaching assistantships, is preferred. The successful candidate must be able to teach in a Macintosh environment and will have demonstrated the ability to teach and work with persons from culturally diverse backgrounds.
Apply to:
Justin Quinn
Chair, Photography Search Committee
Art Department, KVAC 101
St. Cloud State University
720 4th Ave. South
St. Cloud, Minnesota 56301-4498
For more information, email

2009 Salem Art Fair & Festival

Call for Applicants:  Visual Artists, Performing Artists, Artisan Groups and Local Nonprofits Encouraged to Apply

January 6, 2009, Salem OR - Applications are now being accepted for Salem Art Association’s (SAA) 60th Annual Salem Art Fair & Festival held July 17, 18 and 19, 2009. Visual artists, performing artists, artisan groups and local nonprofits are encouraged to apply.  Applications and information are available online at http://www.SalemArt.org.
Recognized as one of the west coast’s major cultural events, SAA’s annual Salem Art Fair & Festival is a lively three-day celebration that draws more than 100,000 visitors each year. Held in picturesque Bush’s Pasture Park, this event is the primary fundraiser for Salem Art Association and provides revenue to more than 60 community nonprofits and 200 visual artists.  SAA, one of Oregon’s largest nonprofit community arts organizations, operates the Bush House Museum, three galleries in the Bush Barn Art Center, and a wide range of Community Arts Education and School Programs that reach 10,000 school children each year. For more information, please visit http://www.SalemArt.org or call (503) 581-2228.
Visual Artists - SAA is accepting applications from visual artists who wish to sell their work in the Salem Art Fair & Festival’s Artist Marketplace. Fine art and craftspeople who work in any media are invited to apply. Two hundred artists will be selected by a jury process. Applications are available and will be accepted exclusively through http://www.zapplication.org. Application deadline is February 15, 2009.
Performance Artists - SAA is accepting applications from performing artists. All genres of high-quality music, theater and novelty performances are invited to apply.  Approximately 50 performing artists will be determined by jury for the Main Stage and the Family Stage. The application is available online in the Art Fair section of SAA’s Web site, http://www.SalemArt.org. The application deadline is March 31, 2009.
Artisan Guilds or Groups - Folk artists or artisan guilds and groups that would like to demonstrate their work may apply to be a part of Artisan Village. This is an opportunity for these groups and individuals to promote themselves and educate others on their craft. The application is available online in the Art Fair section of SAA’s Web site, http://www.SalemArt.org. The application deadline is March 31, 2009.
Local Nonprofits for Kids Court - SAA is accepting applications from educational organizations interested in leading Kids Court activities during the 2009 Salem Art Fair & Festival. All educational groups are invited to apply.
Selected groups will direct and staff an art activity booth during the three-day Festival. In past years activities have ranged from face-painting and button-making to newspaper hats and decorative picture frames. Funds earned from ticket sales will go back to the organization running the activity booths.

This is also an opportunity for organizations to raise their visibility among the more than 100,000 visitors expected to attend the 2008 Salem Art Fair & Festival. The application is available online in the Art Fair section of SAA’s Web site, http://www.SalemArt.org. The application deadline is March 31, 2009.

Nonprofit Arts and Arts-Related Organizations for Cultural Corridor - Nonprofit arts and arts-related organizations are invited to apply to be a part of Cultural Corridor. This is an opportunity for groups to promote themselves and their programs to an arts-centered audience. In order to apply, you must be registered as a charitable nonprofit corporation within the state of Oregon. The application is available online in the Art Fair section of SAA’s Web site, http://www.SalemArt.org. The application deadline is March 31, 2009.
Local Nonprofits for Food Court - Applications from community nonprofits that would like to raise money by operating food booths at the Salem Art Fair & Festival may apply before March 31, 2008. The application is available online in the Art Fair section of SAA’s Web site, http://www.SalemArt.org.

Founded in 1919, the Salem Art Association (SAA) is one of the largest and oldest community arts organizations in Oregon. SAA operates the Bush House Museum and the Bush Barn Art Center and Annex in historic Bush’s Pasture Park in Salem.

The Bush House Museum, an Italianate mansion containing an extensive collection of 19th century fine and decorative arts, is the former residence of pioneer businessman Asahel Bush II and his family.  The Bush Barn Art Center is home to three galleries run by SAA: the A.N. Bush Gallery and the Focus Gallery, both contemporary exhibition spaces, and the Camas Gallery, a sales gallery featuring Northwest arts and fine crafts. SAA also runs an extensive Community Arts Education program which provides art instruction to students in regional public schools and community arts classes for children and adults.

The Bush House Museum and the Bush Barn Art Center are located in Bush’s Pasture Park at 600 Mission Street, SE in Salem, OR. For more information about the Salem Art Association, call (503) 581-2228 or visit http://www.SalemArt.org. 

As a part of an ongoing commitment to promote challenging and innovative practices in the visual arts, the Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts (UICA) is seeking artists to submit entries to Material Afterlife, a national juried exhibition of recycled and cycle–logic art. The exhibition demonstrates the growing relevance of artwork that examines environmental degradation, consumerism, personal value, and frugality, as well as celebrates the significance of recycling, sustainable methods, and thrift-store culture as medium and subject matter for artists. This exhibition explores the rich terrain developed by artists who address waste and need in society, are mindful of environmental cause and effect, and expand ideas of consumption through a cyclic approach of material use. This terrain has never been more fruitful than with the work of today’s artists. Material Afterlife demonstrates the influence of ecology in contemporary art practice and discourse, as well as its affect on the essential substantive qualities of eco-art.

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The Maryland Institute College of Art is pleased to announce that it is now accepting applications for the 2009 sessions of the Alfred & Trafford Klots Artist Residency Program at the Château in the village of Rochefort-en-Terre in Brittany, France.

The dates of the three four-week sessions in 2009 are:

Sunday, May 17 to Saturday, June 13

Sunday, June 14 to Saturday, July 11

Sunday, July 12 to Saturday, August 8

Competitive residencies are open to artists working in any media and to writers.  More information is available at http://www.mica.edu/rochefortresidency. The residency application deadline is January 9, 2009.

Thank you,

Ray Allen

Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost

The Maryland Institute College of Art is pleased to announce that it is now accepting applications for the 2009 sessions of the Alfred & Trafford Klots Artist Residency Program at the Château in the village of Rochefort-en-Terre in Brittany, France.

The dates of the three four-week sessions in 2009 are:

Sunday, May 17 to Saturday, June 13

Sunday, June 14 to Saturday, July 11

Sunday, July 12 to Saturday, August 8

Competitive residencies are open to artists working in any media and to writers.  More information is available at http://www.mica.edu/rochefortresidency. The residency application deadline is January 9, 2009.

Thank you,

Ray Allen

Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost

Don’t miss the fall deadlines for artist opportunities at The Women’s Studio Workshop.
WSW has studios for Printmaking, Letterpress, Papermaking, Book Arts, Photography, and Ceramics, located in Rosendale, NY.
All deadlines are POSTMARK deadlines. Application forms and program guidelines can be found on our website,
http://www.wsworkshop.org, or by following the direct links below.
October 15
Studio Fellowship, 4 - 6 consecutive weeks
Residency Dates: Jan - March, 2009; May - June 2009
November 1
Clay Fellowship, 3 - 6 consecutive weeks
Residency Dates: January - June 2009
November 15
Artist Book Residency, 8 - 10 consecutive weeks
Residency Dates: January - March, 2009; May - June 2009
Art-in-Education Fellowship, 4 - 8 consecutive weeks
Residency Dates: April 2010
Ceramic Internship, 2 months
Residency Dates: January - February 2009

We look forward to reviewing your applications, and please help us spread this announcement by forwarding it along
to artists who may be interested.
Thank you!
The Women’s Studio Workshop
PO Box 489, Rosendale, NY 12472

Tel. 845.658.9133
Fax. 845.658.9031