Opportunities for Artists


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3rd Annual Strong Women Exhibition
Call for Artists The National Council of Jewish Women
Creative Capital: Request for Proposals
Index Art Center: Open Calls for Artists
Open Call for Video Art Projects Speculation and Spectacle
Bergen County Martin Luther King Memorial Committee: RFP
NJSCA FY13 Folk Arts Apprenticeships
Calling Visual Artists 60 Years Old and Above

3rd Annual STRONG WOMEN Exhibit
posted February 2, 2012

Please take this opportunity to participate in Newark School of the Arts' 3rd Annual STRONG WOMEN EXHIBITION in celebration of Women's HERstory month.

ELIGIBILITY:
• This exhibition is open to all women artists 18 and older
• The Exhibition is open to all media except crafts
• All work must be original
• All work on canvas must be either framed or gallery wrapped
• For work not hung on the wall, the artist must be prepared to supply a base or pedestal

IMPORTANT DATES
FEBRUARY 22, 2012 - Artists must notify NSA of their agreement to be in the show by this date. You will receive a prospectus upon agreement to participate in the STRONG WOMEN exhibition.
FEBRUARY 29, 2012 - Jpegs of work and artist statement due.
Email Jpegs and artist statements to: asmith@newarkschoolofthearts.org

1. MARCH 7, - MARCH 9th 2012 – ALL ART WORK MUST be delivered to The Newark School of the Arts (Art work must be ready to hang with the appropriate hardware, wiring, framing, matting, etc.) Late submissions will not be accepted.

2. MARCH 13– APRIL 20, 2012 - Exhibition dates

3. Thursday, MARCH 22, 2012- Opening Reception 6-8:30 pm at Newark School of the Arts (89 Lincoln Park)

4. APRIL 24th - 27th 2012 - Artwork must be picked up at the gallery (Please note, all work left after April 27th, 2012 will be subject to a daily charge of $5 per day.


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Call for Artists The National Council of Jewish Women
posted February 6, 2012

The National Council of Jewish Women, Essex County (NJ) Section is celebrating its 100th birthday by bringing back one of its most popular events – Focus on Art.

For one very special evening – April 18th – a superb selection of flat art, fine glass, fine craft and outdoor sculpture will be featured and sold to benefit NCJW/Essex’s non-sectarian programs and services.

All artists in these media are invited to submit, free of charge, online at http://ncjwessex.org/includes/ReFocusOnArt2012.pdf. NCJW/Essex will retain a 50% commission on all sales. Deadline for submission is March 1, 2012.


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Creative Capital: Request for Proposals
posted January 31, 2012

Creative Capital Announces Guidelines and Information Sessions for Grants in Emerging Fields, Literature, and Performing Arts

Creative Capital, a national nonprofit organization that provides integrated financial and advisory support to artists pursuing adventurous projects, has announced guidelines and the application schedule for its 2012 grant cycle.

This year's program is open to artists working in emerging fields, literature, and performing arts. Emerging fields may include architecture/design, digital arts, gaming, interdisciplinary, new genres, and sound art. Literature may include fiction, genre-defying literary work, nonfiction, and poetry. Performing arts is focused on the live performing arts and may include dance, dance-theater, experimental music performance, interdisciplinary, multimedia performance, music-theater, non-traditional opera, performance art, puppetry, spoken word and theater.

Creative Capital is interested in supporting artists who demonstrate bold, inventive, and singular ideas in project form and content; are at a catalytic moment in their creative practice and career approach; are deeply engaged with and rigorously committed to their art form; have potential for significant artistic and cultural impact; and understand the professional landscape of their field. To be eligible to apply, an artist must be a U.S. citizen or permanent legal resident, at least 25 years old, a working artist with at least five years of professional experience, and not a full-time student.

Decisions are based on the artistic strength and vision of the proposed project, the professional capabilities of the applicant, the feasibility of the initiative, and the likelihood that the artist will benefit from participating in the Creative Capital process.

This year, Creative Capital will support approximately twenty-three projects in the performing arts, sixteen projects in emerging fields, and six projects in literature at initial levels of $10,000. Including follow-up monetary support, a project may receive as much as $50,000 in direct financial support during the life cycle of the award, with the average amount closer to $35,000. This is in addition to advisory and professional services with an average value of $40,000, bringing the potential support per project up to $90,000.

Creative Capital is offering free information sessions on its 2012 grant application process in-person and online. In-person sessions will be held at locations across the United States and require participants to RSVP.

The complete 2012 grant guidelines and information session schedule are available at the Creative Capital Web site. The online Letter of Inquiry form will open on February 1 and close on March 1, 2012.

Link to Complete RFP


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Index Art Center: Call for Submissions
posted January 5, 2012

FILMIDEO: Deadline 3/10/12
7th annual film and video screenings-
Filmideo is a yearly event, that celebrates the great diversity and work of independent filmmakers and video artists from around the globe. For an entire month, IAC transforms it’s gallery space into a screening theater, where artists works are projected onto a 10’ x10’ screen and viewed by audiences of up to 100 people per screening. We accept works by local, national and international artists.

- Work should be no longer than 25 minutes.
- Media submitted should be high quality format- DVD, or any high quality uncompressed movie file- preferably an .mov or avi file.
- Web based submissions are acceptable. (Vimeo, Dropbox, YouSendIt)
- If you need your media back please supply SASE, or it will be available at the gallery.
- ALL genre's are welcome.

Please include: 1) Your name 2) Contact info (phone and e-mail) 3) Title/ length of work 4) Brief description

Deadline for submissions: March 10
Screenings: Every Saturday in April, 6 to 10pm

IAC / FILMIDEO
585 Broad Street
Newark, NJ 07102
www.indexartcenter.org
index.gallery@gmail.com
862-218-0278


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Open Call for Video Art Projects Speculation and Spectacle
posted January 19, 2012

Curators Elisabeth Murray and Jonathan Brantley, in collaboration with from Rogue Video and Performance seek video art to be projected out-of-doors in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. This event will take place in the area beneath the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, between Meeker and Union Avenues on May 3rd from 7:30pm until 9:30pm. The exhibition, “Speculation and Spectacle” will address the theme of gentrification.

Download the PDF for more information and submission guidelines.

Submission Deadline: March 30th, 2012.


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Bergen County Martin Luther King Memorial Committee: RFP
posted January 4, 2012

The Bergen County Martin Luther King Memorial Committee is seeking proposals for a commemorative sculpture of Dr. Martin Luther King. The sculptural piece should be a realistic portrayal, celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. King.

The committee will commission a sculptor for an outdoor, 7.5 foot life-size bronze statue of Dr. King with strong visual impact for visitors and students on the Fairleigh Dickinson University campus in Hackensack, NJ.

April 1, 2012 Submission Deadline
April 28, 2012 Finalist Selection**

Click here to download the full RFP.


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NJSCA Folk Arts Apprenticeships
posted February 15, 2012

The New Jersey State Council on the Arts recently announced the availability of FY13 Folk Arts Apprenticeships! Apprenticeships provide money to compensate a master folk artist for his or her time, provide reimbursement for travel and supplies and are available to NJ residents who are at least 18 years of age.

Learn more at one of the upcoming workshops! Get more information here and spread the word:

http://www.njartscouncil.org/pdf/2012-folk-arts-workshops.pdf

Application Deadline is APRIL 4, 2012


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Calling Visual Artists 60 Years Old and Above
posted February 16, 2012

While the exhibit itself is still months ahead, this invitation is being sent out early in order to give you ample time to paint and finish your chosen artwork to be included in the annual Union County Senior Citizens Art Exhibit, which will be held at the Atrium of the Elizabethtown Gas Co., Liberty Hall Center, 1085 Morris Ave., Union. The exhibit will run from June 1 to July 15, 2012. Residents of Union County who are 60 years of age or older may participate and exhibit an original work of art completed within the last three years.

Entrants may be either amateur/non-professional or professional in status. Any person who meets at least two of the following criteria is considered professional: a) sold the type of art entered in the exhibition through commercial channels; b) exhibited in a professional gallery; c) held professional membership in a guild or association.

Following are the 11 categories:

• acrylic
• craft (one-of-a-kind creations only, no craft kits or molds)
• computer imagery (artwork created by computer only, using a pixel-based painting or graphics program, such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator or Corel Painter)
• drawing (including pencil, pen, ink, graphite, and markers)
• mixed media (combines two or more media, not one of which clearly predominates; includes collage and assemblage)
• oil
• pastel (including chalk, charcoal and oil pastel),
• photography. Please note: photos taken with a digital camera, digitally-altered photos, and images made using a scanner must be entered in the Photography category
• print (such as etching, engraving, lithograph, woodcut, monoprint, monotype, silkscreen, dry point, intaglio)
• sculpture (any work designed in 3 dimensions, carved or constructed in any medium, abstract or figurative, painted or unpainted),
• watercolor (includes gouache)

Three professional artists will judge the entries. Awards will go to first, second, third place and honorable mention winners in each category. First place winners in all categories go on to compete in September at the New Jersey State Senior Citizens Art Show which will take place at the Meadow Lakes retirement community (www.meadowlakesonline.org) in East Windsor.

Guidelines require that hanging artwork, crafts and photos must be no more than 36” and no less than 11” in height and width, including matting, from outer edges of the frame. Standing sculptures or 3-D crafts may not exceed 18” in height, width or depth, including the base. All works must be properly labeled and delivered “show-ready”. Plexiglas is strongly recommended on pieces over 24”.

For any questions or clarification, please feel free to email or call undersigned. Writable application forms will be sent shortly.

Important dates to remember:
1. Deadline to submit application form: on or before Wed., May 23, 2012.
2. Exhibit open to the public: June 1 – July 15
3. Reception/Awarding Ceremonies for artists: Wed., June 13
4. Pick up date (except for first place winners): Mon., July 16, 9 am - noon


Estrella "Teya" David
Coordinator, Union County Senior Citizens Art Exhibit
Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs
633 Pearl St., Elizabeth, NJ 07202
Tel. 908-558-2550


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