AMP: Artists' Meeting Place and Resource Collective

iPhone photographers worldwide can enter a contest to win an iPad.

The iPhone Photography Awards is the first and longest-running competition recognizing iPhone photography since 2007.

One photographer of the year will receive an iPad and runners-up from each of the 14 categories will be publicized on the IPPA online gallery.

All images must be taken with an iPhone or an iTouch. The photos should not be altered in PhotoShop or any desktop image processing program, but the use of iPhone apps is allowed.

Entry fees range from US$3.75 for one photo to US$27.50 for 10 photos. Submit entries by March 31.

For more information, click here.
http://ippawards.com/enter-now/

from Art4Development

The People's Film Festival is a showcase of emerging filmmakers, producers, and videographers, reflecting both traditional & advant-garde styled films on one screen.

Open to filmmakers of all levels in all categories, we are looking for
narratives, features, shorts, @ documentaries —with an emphasis on films that integrate multi-digital platforms using today's new media & technology. We've included an outlet for films about the Worldwide Occupy Wall Street Movements(WWOWS) and a special feature called "Your Best Shot" contest for video content providers, film junkies and aficionados alike to submit their best 1—2 minutes
clips in action.

This exhibit will highlight artwork of all genres made by artists who live and work in the great Golden State. The Gallery is proud to continue this popular juried exhibition for its community and revealing new art movements around the state. Guest Juror, Rebecca Morse, Associate Curator at MOCA Los Angeles, selected 80 works of art from about 600 statewide entries, making this a must see!

Join us for the Opening Reception, featuring live music, food, drink and award ceremony, on Saturday, March 24 from 7 - 9 pm.

From e-artnow, sponsored by AC Institute
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JOBS (ACADEMICS, ARTISTS, CURATORS):

The Esker Foundation is seeking a Curator/Artistic Director to oversee the exhibition program and organize exhibitions of modern and contemporary art. Canada.
Deadline: March 15, 2012
http://eskerfoundation.com/careers.php

Exhibitions and Artists' Projects Curator at Walsall Council. Reference Number: WMBCWALNS30211. UK.
Deadline: March 16, 2012
http://www2.walsall.gov.uk/jobshop/jdes/NS30211JDES.pdf

Philadelphia Museum of Art: the Museum announces a two-year (first year renewable) Curatorial Fellowship in Prints, Drawings, and Photographs beginning on July 2, 2012. USA.
Deadline: March 16, 2012
http://www.philamuseum.org/jobs/

drawn on 3x5 index card, watercolored

Maybe the 500 millionth face I've drawn

QMAD, Queens Media Arts Development, invites artists to submit works for
consideration in the upcoming Performance Art Festival, ITINERANT. This
year's program focuses on works that treat notions of intimacy,
self-reflection, and introspection. Artists working in contemporary
performance art, visual performance art, and transmedia (sound, video and
emerging technologies) are encouraged to apply.

ITINERANT 2012 will be presented the following dates in these venues:
Brooklyn on Friday, March 30, 8 – 11 pm at Grace Exhibition Space
Queens on Saturday, April 21, 6 – 9 pm at Crossing Art Gallery
Manhattan on Saturday, April 28, 7 – 10 pm at Floor 4 Art
Bronx on Sunday, April 29, 6 - 9 PM at Bronx Art Space.

OPEN CALL FOR ALL CITIZENS
Deadline: April 15, 2012, Midnight EST

Art in Odd Places (AiOP) invites citizens from all walks of life and from
anywhere in this world to propose projects for its eighth installment in New
York City. Taking place from October 5–15, 2012, along 14th Street from
Avenue C to the Hudson River in New York City, AiOP 2012: MODEL will
proclaim 14th Street as the largest and longest runway in the world. MODEL
intends to take pedestrians off their predictable paths and move them into a
new awareness of their everyday landscape. Citizens are encouraged to shape
the unnoticed planes of the 14th Street geography, imagining the
possibilities of what could be.

We are all citizens of the MODEL runway. We live, work, walk, occupy,

International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP)
1040 Metropolitan Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11211
application@iscp-nyc.org
http://www.iscp-nyc.org

The International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP) announces an open call
for its residency program. ISCP is a leading nonprofit, residency-based
contemporary art institution for emerging to mid-career artists and curators
from around the world, including the United¬ States. With 35+ artists and
curators in residence at all times, ISCP is a vibrant community of
contemporary art practitioners. The program provides residents with the
space, time, and support to develop new projects. With additional activities
tailored for professional development and public engagement, ISCP serves as

Mystery Build is an art challenge focused on ingenuity and resourcefulness. Create an original work of art using only the materials provided in a Mystery Build Kit, and upload photos or videos of your creation to compete for $10,000 in cash prizes. Mystery Build Kits are available at www.mysterybuild.com. The specific materials in the Kit will be unknown to you at the time of purchase, but you can expect to find some common sculpting materials like wood, metal, clay, and fiber. The Kits are 10 inches wide and 3.5 inches deep and contain around 3 lbs. of materials. All Mystery Build Kits are the same. Enter individually or as a team. There is a kid's version too!