AMP: Artists' Meeting Place and Resource Collective

Topanga Canyon Gallery announces: The 2013 Juried Open January 9 – 27, 2013, with a reception and awards on January 20.
Cash & merchandise Award
This year's juror will be Om Navon Bleicher, owner/curator of the Bleicher Gallery in Los Angeles and the Bleicher/GoLightly Gallery in Santa Monica. The Juried Show is open to all artists in all mediums except video and performance and offers cash and merchandize prizes for chosen works. Work must be hand delivered to the gallery. Submission is online and the deadline is December 8, 2012. Please visit our web site for exhibition and entry information:
http://topangacanyongallery.com/

from LA Culture Net

Thanks to Linda Vallejo for posting this on LA Culture Net.

A to Z GRANTWRITING ARTS AND EDUCATION NEWSLETTER

NOVEMBER 2012

UPCOMING WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS

OTIS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN GRANTWRITING FOR ARTISTS

March 2 & 16, 2013 (Saturdays) - - For details, fees, and registration go to http://www.otis.edu/ce,course.php?crs=201&sem=32

LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY NONPROFIT FUNDRAISING CERTIFICATE PROGRAM

February 16, and 23 & 24, 2013 (Sat + Sat-Sun) - - “Funding Your Passion†with Linda Vallejo

March 2 & 3, and 9, 2013 (Sat-Sun & Sat) - - “The Art of Non-Profit Fundraising†with William Moreno

From Franklin Furnace

Below is a list of resources that are offering assistance in dealing with the impact of Hurricane Sandy, compiled from e-mailings from Lower Manhattan Cultural Council and New York Foundation for the Arts.

from LMCC www.lmcc.net

Emergency Resources for Artists:

Artists, please note: if any of your work or live/work space has been damaged, take pictures and keep receipts of whatever you spend during this time.

Self-employed people are eligible for 'disaster unemployment insurance' in areas where a federal declaration of disaster has been declared. About.com explains more: http://jobsearch.about.com/od/unemployment/g/disasterunemployment.htm

LMCC's Emergency Grants List:

Deadline: Friday, January 11, 2013

Indianapolis Museum of Art
4000 Michigan Road
Indianapolis, IN 46208

http://www.imamuseum.org/islandresidency

The Indianapolis Museum of Art is issuing a call for proposals for a six-week summer 2013 residency on Andrea Zittel's Indy Island within the IMA's 100 Acres: The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art and Nature Park. Graduate and undergraduate students and professionals in the fields of art, design, architecture and performing arts are encouraged to apply to customize and reside on Indy Island.

Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery announces a call for entries for the gallery’s 2nd Annual “Seasons” online art competition for the month of November 2012. The gallery would like for all 2D artists (including photography), regardless of where they reside to apply to this competition by submitting their best interpretation of this theme. The Seasons theme will include and represent the four distinct times of the year, along with scenes and activities associated with those seasons for inclusion into the gallery’s December 2012 online art exhibition.

Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery announces a call for entries for the gallery’s 2nd Annual “Seasons” online art competition for the month of November 2012. The gallery would like for all 2D artists (including photography) to submit their best interpretation of this theme by depicting the four distinct times of the year, along with scenes and activities associated with those seasons for inclusion into the gallery’s December’s 2012 online Group Art Exhibition.

The deadline to apply is November 26th and the winners will receive extensive worldwide publicity. For further information and to apply online http://www.lightspacetime.com

From e-artnow, sponsored by AC Institute

JOBS (ACADEMICS, ARTISTS, CURATORS):

Various job opportunities at the Guggenheim Museum: NYC, USA.
Deadline: asap.
http://www.guggenheim.org/new-york/about/jobs/full-time

Current available positions at The Museum of Modern Art, MOMA NYC: NYC, USA.
Deadline: asap.
http://www.moma.org/about/jobs

Current available positions at The Whitney Museum of American Art, NYC. USA.
Deadline: asap.
http://whitney.org/About/JobPostings

Current available positions at the TATE. UK.
Deadline: asap.
http://workingat.tate.org.uk/pages/job_search_results.aspx?searchtype=all

Current available positions at Christie's. Worldwide.
Deadline: asap.
http://www.christies.com/about/careers/

In this workshop, students will learn about painting cupcakes and sweets, texture and composition. The instructor is Daryl Gortner. Ages 14 and up are welcome. The 3-day workshop is on three consecutive Tuesday evenings, November 6, 13, and 20th, from 6:30pm to 9:00pm.All materials, supplies and canvas are included in the $85 fee. All skill levels are welcome; individual attention will be given to each student. The paints used for this workshop are non-toxic, water-mixable oil paints. Classes are held in the City if Brea Art Gallery in the Brea Civic and Cultural Center. For more information or to register, please call gallery staff at (714) 990-7731.

AND COME CHECK OUT:

College for Creative Studies (CCS) Chair of Fine Arts

The College for Creative Studies (CCS)
(http:\\www.collegeforcreativestudies.edu) invites applications for the
position of Chair of Fine Arts. The Chair reports to the Dean of
Undergraduate Studies and is responsible for the management and future
direction of the Fine Arts department.

The position requires a dynamic, imaginative, and innovative leader with a
strong record of accomplishment in education administration, art practice,
and teaching. Candidates must have an MFA in a fine art practice (i.e.,
painting, sculpture, new media, intermedia, etc.) with a minimum of five
years college administrative and teaching experience. Applicants must be
active, practicing artists with very strong exhibiting records and

The Department of Art at the University of Nevada, Reno, is searching
for an innovative and energetic full-time Gallery Director/contemporary
art Curator for its Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery.
https://www.unrsearch.com/postings/11572
Job Title: Gallery Director
Search Number: 17055
Job Description:
Responsible for the overall management of the Department of Art¹s five
galleries, including the Sheppard Fine Arts Gallery, three student
galleries, and the Downtown Gallery. Responsibilities include
coordination, scheduling, and supervision of galleries, acquisition of
gallery exhibitions, publicity and community outreach, grant writing,
fundraising, and budgeting; supervision of gallery staff and student