AMP: Artists' Meeting Place and Resource Collective

The Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art (LAAFA) is currently inviting applications for a highly motivated full-time faculty position. The qualified candidate will work with a talented team of individuals in a creative environment where they will have the opportunity to make their mark in the world of art education.

LAAFA offers BFA degree, certificate and continuing education programs in fine art as well as entertainment art. This position will begin in the 2012 Fall Quarter. The ideal candidate must possess:
- A Bachelor of Arts degree in Animation or Illustration from an accredited institution.
- A minimum of 1 year of professional teaching.
- Ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds.

Open Call for Puppetry Acts

The Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles, seeks 8-10 puppetry performances
for a one-day Family Puppet Festival on Sunday, April 7, 2013. The Festival
will feature a wide range of puppetry, from small to large scale, utilizing
diverse media, and drawing on a variety of cultural traditions.

About the Skirball:
For the Skirball Cultural Center, founded in 1996, the arts serve as a
vehicle to explore and forge connections among individuals, cultures, and
communities. Rooted in Jewish culture and the values of community,
diversity, and caring for the world around us, the Skirball strives to be a
dynamic gathering place within the Los Angeles community. The Skirball
realizes its mission through museum exhibitions, performances, lectures,

April 24–28, 2013 in Munich
Submission deadline: December 15, 2012

Online entries for the International Competition now open at http://www.kinoderkunst.de

KINO DER KUNST, a new and worldwide unique combination of film festival and art exhibition, will hold its first edition from April 24 to 28, 2013. Movie theatres and museums all over Munich will present an International Competition, retrospectives, special focuses, talks and multi-channel installations. KINO DER KUNST investigates the relationship between visual art and cinema, the programmatic focus being the current approach of filming artists to fiction and narration.

Instructor: Willellyn McFarland
Studying the Source of Light
Saturday October 20th, 2012 9:30am to 3:00pm

Instructor: Kathy Dunham
Studying Color and Color Theory
Saturday November 3rd, 2012 9:30am to 3:00pm

Instructor: Judy Todd
Studying the Negative Painting Process
Saturday December 8th, 2012 9:30am to 3:00pm

Cost: $75 each or $200 for series of all 3 workshops, dependent upon availability

For more info or to register for a Watercolor Workshop
please call gallery staff at (714) 990-7731

spaced 2013-2015
Call for Expressions of Interest.

IASKA
PO Box 8087
Perth BC 6849
Australia
t +61 8 9228 2444
f +61 8 9228 2444
admin@iaska.com.au
http://www.iaska.com.au

Applications due Monday 29 October 2012

IASKA is calling for Expressions of Interest from artists working with visual, digital and hybrid media who are interested in participating in the second iteration of spaced, IASKA's recurring event of socially engaged art. This new event will comprise 16 residency-based projects that will take place in regional Western Australian locations throughout 2013-14, followed by a group exhibition of the residency outcomes at the Western Australian Museum (WAM), Perth in early 2015.

The Cornaro Residencies 2013

Cyprus College of Art
6 Eleftherias Street
8260 LEMPA
Cyprus
t +35724254042
enquiries@artcyprus.org
http://www.artcyprus.org/newcornaro/postgraduate.html

There is no deadline, but limited places are available so early application is advised.

3 Month Artists Residencies in Cyprus

In an interview with Ross Walker in 'This is Tomorrow' magazine last September British artist Marcus Cope said of the Cyprus College of Art (Cornaro Institute):

Contact: Beverly Lafontaine
626-683-3355 x 113
blafontaine@pasadenaconservatory.org

The Pasadena Conservatory of Music's Jazz Studies Department invites
students in the seventh to twelfth grade to apply for one of several
scholarships for individual instruction. Scholarships are available for
students who are currently studying the following instruments: percussion,
double bass, saxophone, piano, guitar, brass and woodwinds. Interested
students should call 626-683-3355 or email *music@pasadenaconservatory.org*
to schedule an audition and interview.

The Conservatory's Jazz Studies Department features a world-class faculty
comprised of active artist/educators, including guitarist Steve Cotter,
pianist Gary Fukushima, trombonist Toby Holmes, bassist Sherry Luchette,

POSITION AVAILABLE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
CALIFORNIA MISSIONS FOUNDATION

The California Missions Foundation is seeking an experienced and energetic Executive Director
to succeed its current Executive Director who plans to retire by the end of 2012.
ORGANIZATION: Founded in 1998, the California Missions Foundation is the only statewide
organization dedicated exclusively to raising funds to preserve and protect California's 21
missions and their art, artifacts and cultural resources. Since inception CMF has made grants
totaling more than $4 million to preserve California's missions, and it has an annual budget of
about $650,000. A 501(c)(3) non-profit public benefit corporation, CMF is independent of any

To view complete description
visit:http://www.idealist.org/view/job/p7cx4Ds4nw8d/

Job SummaryWe seek a highly organized, energetic, motivated person with
superior communication, writing, and presentation skills. The Director
of Development will write and edit proposals, program reports, letters
of inquiry and budget narratives for foundations and government
agencies. This position is responsible for fundraising approximately 1
million dollars for the 2013 budget and developing a strategic
fundraising plan that complements the organizations strategic five year
growth plan. The position would require good analytical skills to
assemble information for successful grant submissions and the ability to

The Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art (LAAFA) is currently inviting
applications for a highly motivated full-time faculty position. The
qualified candidate will work with a talented team of individuals in a
creative environment where they will have the opportunity to make their
mark in the world of art education.

LAAFA offers BFA degree, certificate and continuing education programs
in fine art as well as entertainment art. This position will begin in
the 2012 Fall Quarter. The ideal candidate must possess:

· A Bachelor of Arts degree in Animation or Illustration from
an accredited institution.

· A minimum of 1 year of professional teaching.

· Ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse
backgrounds.