AMP: Artists' Meeting Place and Resource Collective

Filmmakers from Asia, Africa and the Arab world, whose subjects are related to their regions, are eligible to submit their films to participate in the competition.

With the slogan of "Bridging Cultures, Meeting Minds," the Dubai International Film Festival organizes the Muhr competition that features 31 awards and more than US$575,000 in prize money in the categories of short films, features and documentaries.

Submitted films must have been produced after September 1, 2010. Deadline to apply is August 31, 2011.

The festival also invites filmmakers from around the world to submit their work and documentaries for out-of-competition screening. These films must not have been previously screened in the Gulf region.

The USC Annenberg/Getty Arts Journalism Program is a midcareer education fellowship for six arts, culture and entertainment editors, producers and writers from online, print, radio and television. Typically one or two of the fellows come from outside the U.S.

The two-week fellowship, sponsored by USC Annenberg and The Getty Foundation, is a total immersion experience that includes attending performances , art exhibits and architecture sites.

The program provides the fellows with behind-the-scene experiences and interaction with artists who produce, curate, report on and/or write policy on arts and urban culture.

Deadline for the 2011 program has not been announced, last year's deadline was July 19. Send an email to uscgetty@usc.edu to be added to the mailing list for updates.

Filmmakers, both professional and amateur, are invited to submit their work to the Tropfest Arabia to be held in Abu Dhabi in November 2011.

Tropfest Arabia, organized by twofour54 is an extension of Tropfest, which bills itself as the world's largest short film festival.

The film must be made specifically for Tropfest Arabia 2011 and may be no longer than seven minutes. Deadline for entries: September 22, 2011.

The contest is open to citizens from the following countries in the MENA region: Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestinian territories (the West Bank and Gaza Strip) Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.

Posting Date: June 15, 2011

The Los Angeles County Arts Commission is seeking a Director of its Civic Art Program. This program, which allocates 1% of county capital projects for public art, began in 2005. This position has overall responsibility for planning, developing, and implementing what is becoming one of the largest public art programs in the country, with close to 50 projects, ranging in size from $10,000 to $1 million, in various stages of development. The Director of Civic Art must develop and articulate a broad vision for the Civic Art Program that includes conversation and education, and motivate others to embrace that vision.

Performance Artist/Puppeteer

http://www.3rdwardopencall.com/?f=apm1

Index - The Swedish Contemporary Art Foundation
Kungsbrostrand 19
112 26 Stockholm
Sweden
newdirector.indexfoundation@gmail.com
http://www.indexfoundation.se

Please submit your application no later than 1 August 2011

Submit your watercolor work online at:
www.watercolorwest.org

$35 for up to 2 entries

DEADLINE: June 30th

Must have been painted within the last two years and not previously exhibited at the City of Brea Art Gallery or another Water West show.

Only transparent watercolor on a single peice of rag or wood pulp paper is acceptable.

The City of Brea's Art gallery hosts a series of Art classes for adults and children. it is $75 for a series of 3 classes including all materials. Check out http://www.cityofbrea.net/section.cfm?id=595 for more details.

The City of Brea's Art gallery hosts a series of Art classes for adults and children. it is $75 for a series of 3 classes including all materials. Check out http://www.cityofbrea.net/section.cfm?id=595 for more details.