AMP connects artists and behind-the-scenes collaborators of all genres, including musicians, painters, performance artists, writers, dancers, and many more, with resources, opportunities, and personal connections. Many AMPers also provide free temporary lodging for other members. With thousands of members in 86 countries, AMP enthusiastically and energetically builds bridges between artists, audiences, and producers through our website, as well as at AMP-hosted parties and multimedia events worldwide. AMP is free to join. The only 'cost' is your energy and enthusiasm in building a global artistic community and helping fellow artists.
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Arts Council for Long Beach paid internship

The Arts Council for Long Beach is currently seeking candidates for a paid spring internship. The application deadline is Dec. 22, 2009.

Intern Job Description

Job Title: Arts Learning Intern
Location: Long Beach, CA
Stipend: $1500
Dates of Positions: January - May 2010
Expected hours: roughly 10 hours/week for 15-20 weeks

Summary of Position:
The Arts Learning Intern will assist in the planning of community events for the Arts Council for Long Beach. Additionally, the intern will provide general department support; assist with an online directory of arts and education providers; and perform other duties as assigned.
Supervisor: Anne Huyck, Director of Arts Learning

Organization: Arts Council for Long Beach

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New Radio Comedy Show - Accepting Writing Submissions

In the vein of The Daily Show and The Onion News Network comes... comes a new comedy radio show for Los Angeles called "Pop Show".

Created and hosted by Chris Voltaire (Octomom! the Musical)the new show is looking for sketch writers and actors and actresses to be contribute and be involved. We go into the studio next week. Looking for correspondents and people who want to get involved. Get in on the ground floor NOW!

We go into the studio early afternoon early next week. Show airs the following night.

Accepting pitches and submissions now.

Have a project you want to promote over the air? Send us the press release or have your PR email us as well.

voltairelosangeles@gmail.com

from Awesome Artists

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Call for Artists: Night Dive at the Aquarium of the Pacific (deadline December 22)

Call for Artists: Night Dive at the Aquarium of the Pacific

Deadline: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 at 6:00 p.m.

Eligibility: The competition is open to all emerging artists working in Southern California. All forms of TWO-DIMENSIONAL painting, drawing, photography, graphics, printmaking, digital and installation art are eligible. Entrants must be 18 years of age or older to apply.

Call for Art! The Aquarium of the Pacific is accepting images via JPEG format to be juried for its upcoming "Night Dive" event.

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fire down below

fire down below
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WOOLOO.ORG: PARTICIPATE OR DIE (Copenhagen - now!)

NEW LIFE COPENHAGEN
Art Festival & Social Experiment

December 7 - 18, 2009

http://www.wooloo.org/festival

WOOLOO.ORG: PARTICIPATE OR DIE

NEW LIFE COPENHAGEN
NEW LIFE COPENHAGEN is an art festival and social experiment organized by the artist-run community Wooloo.org.

NEW LIFE COPENHAGEN takes place in thousands of private homes during the United Nations Climate Change Conference from December 7th to 18th, 2009.

NEW LIFE COPENHAGEN does not involve any actual exhibitions or physical works of art. Instead, we invite our participants to live together - and to live in new ways.

Participating artists include Superflex (DK), Marisa Olson (US), Raketa (SE) and Signa (A/DK).

Learn more at: http://www.wooloo.org/festival

PARTICIPATE OR DIE

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REALITY PLAYINGS: experiments in experience/participation performance

Reality Playings - December 18, 2009

The Underground Hit!

CRITIC'S CHOICE: East Bay Express

REALITY PLAYINGS:
experiments in experience/participation performance

Frank Moore, world-known shaman performance artist, will conduct improvised passions of musicians, actors, dancers, and audience members in a laboratory setting to create altered realities of fusion beyond taboos. Bring your passions and musical instruments and your senses of adventure and humor. Other than that, ADMISSION IS FREE! (But donations will be accepted.)

Friday, December 18th
8pm

TEMESCAL ARTS CENTER
511 48th Street
Oakland, CA 94609-2058
For more information
Call: 510-526-7858
email: fmoore@eroplay.com
http://www.eroplay.com/events.html
http://www.temescalartscenter.org/

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Reality Playings - December 18, 2009

Reality Playings - December 18, 2009
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Kunsthal Charlottenborg's Re-Arming: Call for Applications (Germany)

Spring Exhibition 2010, Copenhagen
13 March - 9 May

Call for applications

Apply online 14 - 21 January 2010
http://www.springexhibition.com

THE SPRING EXHIBITION AT CHARLOTTENBORG IS RE-ARMING

A new vision featuring measures over a three-year period is to ensure the Spring Exhibition a position as the most important adjudicated open art exhibition in northern Europe by 2014. In 2010, the Spring Exhibition is taking the first two important steps towards realising this objective:

• A new, fast model for the work of the jury and a newly established Jury's Award are to ensure a higher quality in the submitted works of art

• A new section of the Spring Exhibition in 2010: 24/7 – art created for an online exhibition space to be presented in cooperation with DR.

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Hiring: Grants Manager, Los Angeles County Arts Commission

Grants Manager, Los Angeles County Arts Commission

The Los Angeles County Arts Commission is seeking a full-time Grants Manager to support and manage $4.4 million in grant programs to increase the capacity of the arts sector. The full-time position will be responsible for supporting all aspects of the grantmaking process; conducting research to assess the qualities and needs of the arts sector in Los Angeles County; and implementing grant and technical assistance programs to address identified needs and realize strategies set forth by the Arts Commission.

Major responsibilities include:

Grant Programs

* Works with prospective and current grantees to strengthen constituents' understanding of grant guidelines and contract requirements;

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A call for works for trombone and electronics (Montreal)

This is a call for works of any length for trombone and electronics for
performance by trombonist Haim Avitsur in Montreal.

New York trombonist Haim Avitsur (see biography below) will be visiting
Montreal in February 2010 to give a workshop and concert at Concordia
University’s music department (electroacoustic studies). The concert
will take place on February 17th at the Oscar Peterson Concert Hall and
a workshop on composing for instruments and electronics is scheduled on
the previous day.

We invite compositions of any length for trombone and electronics for
the concert. The electronics part may be fixed (“tape”) or live, in
which case the composer is to perform the electronics part. You may
submit completed pieces or shorter etude-like compositions.

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