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Vol. 5, Issue 18 of The Poetry Victims is now online.

Featuring Art by Pierre Francillon and Poetry by Jan Oscar Hansen.

http://thepoetryvictimsvol5.blogspot.com

Enjoy!

Jeff

REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS Mobile Exhibits

The Arts Council for Long Beach and the Long Beach Redevelopment Agency
announce a Request for Proposals (RFP) to select artists for temporary
public artwork for vacant storefronts in redevelopment areas within the City
of Long Beach.

Historical / Cultural Background
The City of Long Beach is one of the most culturally and ethnically diverse
cities in the nation. As the fifth largest city in California, Long Beach
plays an important role in shaping the identity of the state. Long Beach is
an attractive and accessible coastal gateway that serves as an important
tourist attraction and is home to the Queen Mary, Boeing Aerospace, the Long
Beach Aquarium, an expansive beach front and one of the largest ports in the
world.

Photo contest to promote charity

Photographers around the world are invited to compete for the
Photographers Giving Back Photo Award, aimed at highlighting injustice,
catastrophes and human disasters with the intention to help and make a
change for the better. Deadline: January 4, 2009.

The competition -- formally know as the Photo Award -- will award a
total of US$30,000 in 12 categories. Pictures must have been taken in
2008 but do not need to have been published. Submissions can only be
done online.

The winners will be announced on March 6, 2009 at Berns Salonger in
Stockholm, Sweden.

For more information, visit http://www.thepgbphotoaward.com or contact
Jonas Lember, the award founder, at jonas@thepgbphotoaward.com

Photojournalism workshop to be held in the Indian Himalaya

A workshop in Manali in the Indian Himalaya aims to help emerging
photojournalists hone their skills, meet experienced shooters, network,
and develop their own vision as storytellers.

The Foundry Photojournalism Workshop 2009 will take place July 26 to
August 1, 2009. Participants can reserve their spot with a US$100
deposit by January 1, 2009.

Classes are divided into multiple experience levels: intro, medium, and
advanced/master. Spots are limited to 100 students. Registration is
first come first served.

Tuition for South Asian journalists costs US$450, which includes six
days of classes, slideshows, panels, parties, portfolio reviews, and
other workshop events.

This also was posted on the Art4Development listserv. I love reading about the intersection of art and environmental action.

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Eco Sculpture Points Way to Improving Air Quality in Cities

DUNDEE.- A new `eco' sculpture was unveiled in Dundee, by award-
winning artists Dalziel + Scullion. Catalyst, the life-size model of
a car, weighing 13.6 tonnes, has been cast in a remarkable form of
concrete that converts the airborne pollutants caused by traffic into
oxygen and nitrates, and can thereby reduce atmospheric toxins. "The
material was originally developed for use on pavements in congested
urban areas to improve air quality," says Matthew Dalziel, one half
of the artistic partnership, which is based at the University of

The below letter is from the Art4Development listserv. I really like the work they're doing - art-related with a progressive focus on 3rd-world countries. If you're interested in hearing more, read below, and have a look at their website - http://www.art4development.net.

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Season's Greetings and UgandART!

Dear Art4Development.Net eCommunity Friends:

As we approach the New Year we would like to take a moment to thank
those of you who have continuously supported Arts for Global
Development in achieving its mission. Thank you indeed!

Those of you who have not yet had the time for "making the arts work"
to create a positive change - this holiday season we encourage you to
consider unique and meaningful art works as presents for your

Call for Entries: Kaikai Kiki Presents Geisai #12
Twelfth Flagship Edition of the Art Fair for Artists in Tokyo

Sunday, March 8, 2009
10:00 am – 6:00 pm

Apply online at http://us.geisai.net through January 13, 2009

YourPR has posted a new item, 'JamesDPR'

This week’s episode, JamesDPR, is produced by James D’Albora out of San Jose, California. Here are a few words of intro from James:

“I’m James D’Albora, and I produced this weeks episode of YourPR. It’s called JamesDPR. I had a lot of fun with things like:

*An interview with independent filmmaker, producer, comedian, livin’ life to the fullest kind of guy…Joe Gatto.
www.myspace.com/thetenderloinsnyc
*Funny interludes with Riki Kalil and Ned Buskirk
*Greenbeam bringing environmental education to kids with the help of Eric Hart + Greenbeam’s first song!!!
*Almost getting my ass kicked outside the Lube Room Saloon
*Playing sick nasty beats from my friend Matthias Reiling. www.myspace.com/matthiasreiling

YourPR has posted a new item, 'JamesDPR'

This week’s episode, JamesDPR, is produced by James D’Albora out of San Jose, California. Here are a few words of intro from James:

“I’m James D’Albora, and I produced this weeks episode of YourPR. It’s called JamesDPR. I had a lot of fun with things like:

*An interview with independent filmmaker, producer, comedian, livin’ life to the fullest kind of guy…Joe Gatto.
www.myspace.com/thetenderloinsnyc
*Funny interludes with Riki Kalil and Ned Buskirk
*Greenbeam bringing environmental education to kids with the help of Eric Hart + Greenbeam’s first song!!!
*Almost getting my ass kicked outside the Lube Room Saloon
*Playing sick nasty beats from my friend Matthias Reiling. www.myspace.com/matthiasreiling