Cda-Projects Grant for Artistic Research and Production 2013

Call for Applications Application Deadline: November 30, 2013www.cda-projectsgrant.org

Since 2011, Cda-Projects Grant has been offering a 10,000 EUR grant annually to support the production of an artistic research project. The grant aims at supporting and opening up discussions on artistic research to an expanded network through an open call. It encourages speculative approaches to how discourse is staged and how knowledge is produced, rethought and interwoven across disciplines. Without any limitations on the content, the proposed inquiries are expected to suggest new forms and methodologies by reflecting on contexts and conditions of the knowledge produced.   Authors (includes artists, curators, writers, thinkers, etc.) of any nationality, regardless of age, can propose projects to be carried out individually or collectively. Applicants can submit an artistic research project that is currently in the production stage or one that is scheduled to be completed during the six month period following the date of selection. All the submitted documents should be in English to grant@cda-projectsgrant.org  and each one should be sent as a separate PDF. Applications that are not sent in the specified format will not be considered. – Project proposal and documentation (maximum 500 words explaining your artistic research project, motivations of the research to be carried and the expected outcome. Up to four images can be included as documentation.) – Curriculum vitae (include e-mail and mailing address.) – Portfolio consisting of three completed research-based projects. – Time-based media should be submitted in low-resolution format via upload and the link should be provided within the portfolio (not larger than 350MB.) If the resolution is important, you can send a DVD with excerpts up to 30 minutes to the address below: Cda-Projects Grant Istiklal Cad. Misir Apt. No:163 K.2 D.5 Beyoglu / Istanbul 34433 Turkey For more information: www.cda-projectsgrant.org

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“One of the best things in the world of art today”

– David Medalla, Director, The London Biennale.

Boston University will host TransCultural Exchange's 2013 Conference on International Opportunities in the Arts: Engaging Minds, October 10-13, 2013.
The Conference panels will focus on topics meant to inspire and address many artists' desire to engage in other fields of discipline; while, at the same time, preserving the Conferences' aim to serve as the international forum for practicing artists and related professionals, including:
• Extensive networking opportunities and social events.
• Portfolio reviews with funders, curators, gallery owners, residency directors and critics.
• 50 panels with topics ranging from cultural diplomacy to paid residencies.
• Workshops on marketing, grant writing and copyright law.
• Visits to Boston’s attractions, including MIT's Art and Architecture program.
• Gallery receptions, concerts and readings.

Register before September 20th (late registration fees apply after September 20th): http://www.transculturalexchange.org/conference_2013/registration.htm

Vermont Studio Center Fellowships for Artists and Writers

Call for Applications

Deadline: October 1st

The Vermont Studio Center holds three annual fellowship deadlines, including 16 fellowship awards open to all artists and writers working in any genre/medium. In 2012, VSC awarded 193 fellowships to artists and writers from the U.S. and 20 other countries. All of the fellowships  are for 4-week residencies at VSC unless otherwise noted.

Visit www.vermontstudiocenter.org/fellowships to see the full list of fellowship opportunities available and eligibility details.

ENGAGING MINDS: Don't forget to register for TCE's 2013 Conference on International Opportunities in the Arts: Engaging Minds on October 10–13, 2013, at Boston University. Meet residency program organizers and more! http://www.transculturalexchange.org/conference_2013/overview.htm

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Flat Time House Residency

Call for Applications

This residency takes place in the former home and studio of artist John Latham, which he designated a 'living sculpture'. Flat Time House operates as a base for interrogating sculpture as a subject of research, rather than a static artform or medium. The residency will involve time spent in the John Latham and Barry Flanagan Archives.

The selected artist will be provided with accommodation, studio, stipend and a production budget towards new work. The artist will be selected from an open call, with the 4 month residency resulting in a public exhibition and publication in 2014. Period: November 2013 - March 2014.

The residency selection panel consists of Mike Nelson (Artist) Jo Melvin (Barry Flanagan Foundation), Claire Louise Staunton (Curator, FTHo) and Jon Wood (Research Curator, Henry Moore Institute).

Application in details: http://www.flattimeho.org.uk/project/94/

Deadline is September 8th.
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MAINE MEDIA WORKSHOPS DREAMS COMPETITION

Call for Entries

Open to Film, Photo, and Writing submissions; $9000 in prizes.

For centuries and across cultures, artists have represented the world as it may be envisioned through ephemeral images of inner visions, fantasies, mysteries and the unreal. This contest is an opportunity for our international community of photographers, filmmakers and writers of all ages to present their representations of dreams to a distinguished panel of judges. Judges include: Beth Einhorn, Writer for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno; Tom Wilhite, President and co-founder of Hyperion Pictures; Sharon Creech, Newbury Award-winning author. 

Early submission discount for submissions fees is August 15, 2013 and entry deadline is September 27, 2013. 

To learn more, visit http://www.mainemedia.edu/contest.
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São Paulo International Art Fair

Call for Applications

Join the São Paulo International Art Fair as it celebrates its ten-year anniversary edition! Galleries interested in participating can access the online application at www.sp-arte.com/application. The Fair will take place April 3–6, with a VIP/Professional preview being held on April 2, 2014.

In 2013, SP-Arte experienced a historic edition, establishing SP-Arte as one of the leading global art fairs in the world. 122 galleries participated in the Fair and over 22,000 collectors, curators, artists, and art professionals visited the Pavilion to experience vast Modern and Contemporary artwork available by both Brazilian and International artists.

Applicants can choose from one of the four multidisciplinary sections available at SP-Arte:

-Modern (up to 1970s) and Contemporary (1980s to present) sections for galleries specializing in works ranging from the early 20th century to present day.

-Showcase, a section launched in 2012, will now be divided into two groups. One group will show works by a maximum of three artists. The second group will present monographic exhibitions coordinated by a guest curator. Galleries for this second group will be selected through invitation by the guest curator or via SP-Arte's application.

-Editorial Cluster, an exclusive section designated for publishers of artist's books.

All galleries should have a permanent exhibition space with at least three years of experience; galleries are encouraged to submit a detailed exhibition project for the Fair that includes a description of the installation and artwork images.

The deadline to submit all applications and necessary documents is October 1, 2013.

For additional questions, please contact application@sp-arte.com. All applications will be reviewed by the Fair organizers and Selection Committee and a final list of exhibitors will be announced on December 1, 2013 on SP-Arte's website.

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ART BUZZ, The 2014 Collection

Call for Submissions

ART BUZZ is accepting submissions for the 2014 juried Fine Art Search for Exposure & Recognition which is open to emerging and mid-career visual artists, worldwide, who work in any visual art media (must be 18 or older). 

Award winners will be featured in the international, hardcover publication: Art Buzz, The 2014 Collection. Art Buzz Publishing was founded in 2007 and offers an alternative to mainstream art publications and a way for lesser known and undiscovered visual artists to showcase their work to an international audience.
 
Deadline: September 30, 2013
For more details, visit: http://www.artbuzz.org/competition.html
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A SHOW OF HEADS exhibition

Call for Artists

SlowArt Productions presents the annual group thematic exhibition, A Show of Heads. The exhibition will be held at the Limner Gallery from October 19 - November 23, 2013. This exhibition will include all interpretations and portrayals of the human head, from the traditional to the abstract and conceptual. All visions of the head, including partial and multiple heads, will be reviewed and considered.
The competition is open to all artists, national and international, working in all media. All forms of painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, graphics, digital and installation art, video, etc. are eligible. Winning artists will be featured in a group exhibition at the Limner Gallery, October 19 - November 23, 2013. The exhibition will also be displayed on the Limner Gallery web site. One artist will be awarded a two page display in Direct Art Volume #21, Fall 2014 issue. Two artists will be awarded a single page display.
 
Entry fee is $35.
Deadline is August 31, 2013.

SlowArt Productions/Limner Gallery 
123 Warren Street
Hudson NY 12534
518-828-2343
slowart@aol.com
http://www.slowart.com/prospectus/head.htm
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2-for-1 Discount Incentives to International Arts Conference

TransCultural Exchange’s 2013 Conference on International Opportunities in the Arts: Engaging Minds
Four full days: October 10th - 13th, 2013, Boston University

Thanks to a recent National Endowment for the Arts grant to expand our demographics, TransCultural Exchange is offering 50, 2-for-1 tickets to artists age 35 or younger or who live 250 miles outside of Boston. (Tickets are $355; $215 for students.) Help us spread the word.

    

Meet renowned curators. Attend Laurie Anderson's keynote performance. Receive feedback from critics and dealers. Learn about international residencies from the people who run them. Join panels on marketing, grant writing and funding your work. Tour museums, MIT's Art and Architecture Program and other local attractions. Engage. Network. Shake up your world.

"It was the single most interesting, enjoyable, and productive conference that I have ever attended . . . I have already received invitations for two U.S. exhibitions and two international residencies.” - 2011 Conference Attendee

"One of the best things in the world of art today." - Director or the London Biennale, David Medalla

More information at http://www. transculturalexchange.org/ conference_2013/overview.htm

 

Artist Designed Bike Rack Competition (Philadelphia, PA)

Call for Proposals

The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia, in partnership with the City of Philadelphia Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy, is seeking design proposals for bike racks to be installed in Center City Philadelphia, and other potential locations in the city.

The deadline for submissions is September 4, 2013.
This competition is open to all artists and design professionals.

Of the 10 largest cities in the United States, Philadelphia has the most bicycle commuters per capita. In order to support the transportation choices of its citizens, the City has developed a Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan, with the goal of installing 1,500 new bike racks per year for five years. The Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy is collaborating with the Bicycle Coalition on this artist-designed bike rack competition, with the goal of supporting and encouraging bicycling in Philadelphia by providing a creative solution to the need for bicycle parking: bike racks that also function as additions to the city's collection of outdoor public art.

To learn more and to apply, visit: 
https://www.box.com/bikerackrfp
http://www.bicyclecoalition.org

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Politics of Food Residency (London, England)

Call for Residency Applications

Delfina Foundation (DF) is inviting artists, curators, writers, film makers and other cultural practitioners interested in exploring issues surrounding the politics of food to apply for their first theme-based residency, scheduled to run from mid January to mid April 2014.

From Marinetti's Manifesto of Futurist Cooking to Gordon Matta Clark's Food restaurant ,and more recently Michael Rakowitz's Enemy Kitchen, artists have long employed food within their practice and creative process. But beyond the concept of cooking and eating as a performative act, the last decade has witnessed a proliferation of cultural practitioners and artist interrogating the global politics and ethics of food production, distribution and consumption. Moreover, food has also been used by cultural practitioners as a means of understanding complex histories and questioning current issues, from neoliberalism to globalisation. By bringing together practitioners from different creative fields, DF would like to explore how artistic strategies have and can be used to address wide-ranging issues related to food, agriculture, human rights and the environment. DF is particularly interested in practitioners whose work transgresses the boundaries between art and every day life. By creating a focussed environment, DF aims to facilitate collaborative exchange fostering new ideas and projects. DF will support peer-to-peer conversations between residents through a series of informal gatherings and meals, as well as targeted organisational visits and opportunities to engage with artists, academics and researchers interested in the same lines of inquiry. These internal events will be complemented with an external public programme of talks, screenings, dinners and panel discussions presenting the work, ideas and exchanges taking place. 
Contact: info@delfinafoundation.com
For complete details, visit http://delfinafoundation.com/programmes/residency-programme/open-calls/politics-of-food/.

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Frans Masereel Centrum Graphic Art Residencies (Belgium)

Open Call for Residency Applications

Frans Masereel Centrum is a Flemish centre for Graphic Art founded in 1972. It offers residencies and a work place to graphic designers, artists and critics who want to work with intaglio, relief printing, screen print or lithography, or who want to investigate the relationship of graphics with other visual arts. The centre focuses mainly on creation rather than on reproduction and wants to stimulate new graphic practices in contemporary arts. It is a platform for the public, the artist and his/her work. Frans Masereel Centrum also organizes different graphic projects like exhibitions, open portfolio sessions, print related presentations, etc.

They offer a number of residency programs, including a general residency (4–6 weeks), essay residency (one month), Research residency (two months), and a school residency (1–2 weeks in February-March, application deadline each year in June).

Application deadline is August 1st, 2013.

Visit http://fransmasereelcentrum.be/en/residency/ for complete details.

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Willapa Bay Residency (Washington, USA)

Call for Residency Applications

Beginning March, 2014, Willapa Bay AiR will launch its inaugural residency program on 16 acres in coastal southwest Washington State, offering month-long, self-directed residencies to emerging and established artists, writers, musicians and scholars. The Residency provides lodging, meals, and work space, at no cost, to five residents each month, from March 1 through October 31 of the year.

 

Willapa Bay AiR is situated near the hamlet of Oysterville, Washington. Open to US and non-US artists. Applicants must be over the age of 18 and not currently enrolled as a student in an academic program. Application deadline is August 31, 2013.

There are no fees. Lodging, work space, and meals at Willapa Bay AiR are provided without charge. Residents are, however, responsible for transportation costs to and from the Residency. Willapa Bay requires accepted applicants to pay a $100 deposit when they confirm their residency, and this deposit will be refunded upon arrival.

Willapa Bay AiR
PO Box 209
32101 Douglas Drive
Oysterville, Washington 98641
United States

Tel: (360) 665-6782

Email: info@willapabayair.org

Website: www.willapabayair.org

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Electricity is Magic Gallery

Call for Entries
Electricity is Magic (EiM) was founded in 2009 by Eric Powell and Matt Griffin, primarily as a vehicle to release their own experimental electronic and electroacoustic music. Quickly, however, it grew to be a curatorial project, and, since late 2009, EiM have been putting on art and performance events throughout North America.

EiM has expanded and will be presenting gallery shows at its (semi-)permanent home at the EiM Gallery, located at 715 Richmond St. W. in Toronto, ON.

The aim of the gallery space is to continue to present works that don’t necessarily fit comfortably within a traditional gallery context. Artists will be given the challenge of presenting work which engages with or reacts to the living space of the apartment. They are particularly interested in work which employs some aspect of technological mediation, but not necessarily as the impetus for the piece. They are also interested in slow art, which not only requests, but often demands, and always reminds us of the pleasure in sustained viewing of a particular work.

Call for works is ongoing and they invite submissions from individual artists, collectives, or curators to submit proposals for the EiM Gallery. Their space is non-traditional, and as such, they have some unique parameters for artists to contend with.

For more information, visit http://www.electricityismagic.com/gallery.html.
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The Sacatar Foundation Dance Fellowship (Brazil)

Call for Applications

Up to eight Fellowships will be awarded in 2014 for US-based dancers and choreographers (in partnership with Dance/USA Philadelphia). Individuals may apply as well as small ensembles of up to three dancers. The Fellowships will include airfare, studio, room and board for eight-week residency sessions at Sacatar's seaside estate in Itaparica, Bahia, Brazil. Two of the residency sessions in 2014 will provide the opportunity for the Dance Fellows to perform at dance festivals in the surrounding region.

Deadline: September 16

NOTE: In September 2013 they will announce the application deadline for UNESCO/Aschberg bursaries to Sacatar and for the Fellowships offered in conjunction with the Cultural Exchange International Program of the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs. 

For further details and to apply, visit: www.sacatar.org.

Source: www.artistcommunities.org

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PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE/EYEBEAM RESIDENCY PROGRAM 2013

Open Call

All applications must be received by 12PM (noon) on June 28, 2013. Applicants will be informed of their application status by August 16, 2013.

 

The 5-month residency will begin in mid to late September (negotiable start date) of 2013 and run through February of 2014. The resident will receive a $5,000 stipend to be paid out over the course of the residency in connection with the achievement of specific milestones.

 

Public Knowledge and Eyebeam are seeking applications from artists, engineers, designers, curators, and creative technologists interested in being the inaugural resident in our joint residency program. The purpose of the Public Knowledge/Eyebeam Artist Residency is to make policy issues more engaging . Selection will be based on the quality of the proposal, including demonstrable success in previous development of related work at this scale.

 

At the end of the residency, the resident would be expected to produce a new work at Eyebeam that integrates a physical element (including but not limited to open hardware, 3D printing, or other digital technologies) with an internet-based presence (presentation, documentation, and explanation using pertinent online technologies). The work should have a clear relationship to any of Public Knowledge’s many issue areas. This explanation or relevancy need not be literal. Public Knowledge is not necessarily looking for a work that will directly teach issues. Rather, the goal of the program is to create a new work that raises awareness of an issue with the wider public, and compels people to investigate the issue further. 

 

The selected resident will be expected to participate in an initial 2-week orientation and familiarization process at Public Knowledge’s Washington, D.C. offices, and then remain in regular contact with Public Knowledge while working at Eyebeam. The resident will be given working space at Eyebeam’s Chelsea, New York City space and have 24/7 access to Eyebeam’s facilities and equipment. The resident will also be expected to take part in Eyebeam’s weekly residents & fellows meetings, monthly “Stop Work” critique sessions, and annual Exhibition of artists’ work, and play an active role in the Eyebeam community. 

 

For complete details and to apply, visit http://www.eyebeam.org/get-involved-residencies/calls/open-call-public-knowledgeeyebeam-residency-program-2013.

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Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center Competition

Open Call for Artists

SEASON 10 - 2013/2014 Solo, Group, and Concept ProposalsApplication
Deadline is June 1st.

Eligibility: Anyone can submit a proposal. Artists should bear in mind the need for a consistent and very strong body of work when submitting.

Media/Genre, etc: Open to all traditional and non-traditional genre and media. Manifest sets out to survey, locate, exhibit, and document excellent quality amongst all types of art. Manifest's record of showing a broad mix speaks for itself. If it's good, they want to see it, and if possible show it.

Visit http://www.manifestgallery.org/proposals to learn more and apply.

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The Journal for Artistic Research invites submissions

Call for Submissions The Journal for Artistic Research (JAR) is a peer-reviewed journal, publishing original research from artists of all disciplines. Published twice a year, with currently three issues accessible online, the journal is unique in its field, marrying the rich-media and social networking capabilities of online publishing to peer-review and scholarly rigour. JAR invites original submissions for future issues from artists worldwide, with or without academic affiliation. The journal is open to submission from all artists who wish to reflect on and expose artistic practice as research, who are interested in exchanging ideas and processes with a group of engaged peers and thus willing to contribute to the ongoing debate about research in the arts. JAR is open to all possible approaches to the publication of research, including those that use little or no text. JAR is a free, open-access resource, with an international readership and a growing pool of renowned artistic and academic reviewers. The journal's issues are non-thematic and submissions are considered by an experienced editorial board, in a rolling fashion, as they are submitted. JAR is published by the Society for Artistic Research.

For more details and submit, visit www.jar-online.net.

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The Bogliasco Foundation

Open Call For Applications

Deadline: April 15

The Bogliasco Foundation administers a residential Fellowship program on the Italian Riviera in Bogliasco, Italy, for artists and scholars working in all of the humanistic disciplines: Archaeology, Architecture/Landscape Architecture, Classics, Dance, Film/Video, History, Literature, Music, Philosophy, Theater and Visual Arts.

 

Approximately 50 Fellowships are awarded per year, and since 1996, the Foundation has welcomed more than 700 Fellows who have traveled from 40 countries to work at the Liguria Study Center. Full room and board is provided, along with a private work studio. Fellows are welcome to bring their spouses and partners if they wish. On average, there are 14-16 Fellows individuals in residence together, and a formal, communal dinner is served every evening.

The upcoming deadline for the submission of applications is April 15, 2013, for the winter-spring semester beginning in February 2014. For complete program information and application procedures, please visit the Bogliasco Foundation's website at www.bfny.org.

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Artraker Award 2013

Call for Submissions

Deadline: May 1, 2013

submissions@artraker.org
For more info, visit artraker.org

The Artraker Fund celebrates and awards artwork which makes a direct positive change in countries that have experienced social upheaval and violent conflict. The Fund was created in 2012 by International Conflict and Security (INCAS) Consulting Ltd.

An international panel of judges from both the art and peace-building disciplines assesses submissions for the Artraker Award. They look for experimentation and engagement, audacity, change and capacity to inspire.

The final prize of (GBP) 2,500 is awarded to the winning submission in London each year on 21 September (International Peace Day).
 
The Fund welcomes submissions from artists of all nationalities and at any stage of their careers.

 

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