AMP: Artists' Meeting Place and Resource Collective

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.

Call for Los Angeles-based artists

June 24, 2009 - 4:45pm — AMP

Mount St. Mary's College

Jose Drudis-Biada Art Gallery is taking submissions for consideration for future shows. The gallery is dedicated to exhibiting Los Angeles-based artists. Contemporary art in all mediums and content is encouraged.
If you are submitting by CD, please include two printed images. Please include a SASE for returned materials.
Send Materials to:
Mount St. Mary's College
Jose Drudis-Biada Art Gallery
12001 Chalon Rd
LA, CA 90049

Opportunities

BED! call for art, deadline Feb. 8, 2010

June 24, 2009 - 4:42pm — AMP

call for art, deadline Feb. 8, 2010

Hello Creative Soul-

This is a personal invitation--I would like you to consider contributing a photograph and/or picture/poem/mixed media piece of your BED, for my upcoming group art show which I am curating.

The deadline is Feb. 8, 2010 (my 37th birthday-heehee).

any dimensions, materials, interpretations welcome.

The exhibit will be presented in 2010 at a venue in Spokane, Washington. Probably the Hoot Owl Fellowship Hall (2016 E. Sprague Ave., Spokane) and/or Kolva/Sullivan Gallery (115 S. Adams, Spokane).

Feel free to spread the word, and foward this email to interested folks.

ANy questions, call/email/write me.

There are already 12 participants from around the world, including Italy, Ireland and NYC.

Call for Participants

Call for participation in Cannons & Muses project

June 24, 2009 - 4:40pm — AMP

Call for participation in Cannons & Muses project

This is a call to participate in the Cannons & Muses project. The project is an endeavor, a project, which came to be during the last war in Gaza (December 2008) and whose agenda is to face the question: What is the Artist`s role, and Art`s role, in Time of Major Crisis. Please forward this to anyone you think will be interested.

Cannons & Muses has begun being an International Collaboration including, by now, Israel, Japan, Germany and Ireland. There is no US group yet, but a few interested artists and establishments, primarily in New York & California.

There are a couple of things that may be a way for you to get to know the project and join in if you wish:

a) The Website:

Please, check out the CnM website:

Call for Participants

Nightshift shows call for artists (deadline July 7)

June 23, 2009 - 7:47pm — AMP

Nightshift shows call for artists

Dear Artist-

I am the organizer of the Nightshift shows; a series of shows featuring the work of artist assistants, art handlers, gallery employees and arts organization employees. The third installment of the show is going up at the Hudson Guild Gallery this August, and we are now looking for qualified applicants. This years show is called "Back Stage" and is being currated by Sara Pringle. The deadline for consideration is July 7th. Interested artists should send three jpg images or website addresses directly to Sara Pringle at pringle.sara@gmail.com.

Opportunities

Call for artists for Bereznitsky Gallery, Kiev, Ukraine

June 23, 2009 - 7:46pm — AMP

Call for artists for Bereznitsky Gallery, Kiev, Ukraine

Museum MAN @ BEREZNITSKY GALLERY Kiev

UKRAINE

July 10 - August 16 2009

Opportunities

Call for participation: Art project “Your Secret is Safe with Me” (deadline July 12)

June 23, 2009 - 7:44pm — AMP

Call for participation:

Art project “Your Secret is Safe with Me”

I am currently preparing a show at http://www.kunsttresor.net/

“Tresor” is a gallery located in what used to be the strong room of the German Railway Headquarters in Stuttgart. I am aiming to fill the safe in this strong room with secrets from people all over the world, in as many languages as possible and your anonymous participation is needed, welcome, appreciated and wanted.

How you can participate:

Call for Participants

Artist grants for equipment & tools

June 23, 2009 - 4:22pm — AMP

Artist grants for equipment & tools

Center for Creative Innovation's Investing in Artists grants program is designed to enhance the working lives and creative environment for individual artists in California by funding tools and market strategies that will allow artists to create their best work more consistently, and distribute that work more broadly to new audiences. Applications for Round IV of the program are due on July 15, 2009. In this fourth round of funding, applications will be accepted in the Artistic Equipment & Tools category and in the Artistic Innovation category for Performing Arts and Media Arts.

For more information, visit http://www.cciarts.org/funding.htm