AMP: Artists' Meeting Place and Resource Collective

September 2008 Edition This is the email newsletter of Ancient Future, the world's longest running musical ensemble dedicated to the mission of the creation of world fusion music and to increasing awareness and understanding of world music traditions.

In This Issue: Listener Sponsored World Fusion Music Program Update
Pre-Releases on Ancient-Future.Com Records
Former Dead Kennedy Frontman Jello Biafra Reviews CD
Free CD Contest

The Artist In Residence Program (AIR)

For periods of 3 or 6 months residents are provided with living accommodation and a studio. During the residency Raid encourages the artist to bring curators, critics and collectors to visit the studio and see the produced work privately.

Be in a Motion Picture!

Madame Pamita's Parlor of Wonders at the Coffee Gallery Backstage
on Monday, September 22nd!

Yes! You the audience will be in the spotlight as Madame Pamita and a host of delightfully unusual performers are filmed with the most up-to-date moving picture equipment available! This is a full-blown variety show with audience participation and many surprises to astound and amaze!

A Cornucopia of Varieties Featuring

Pantomime Hilarity by Patrick Ian Moore
Marionette Manipulations by Eli Presser
Euphonious Prognostications by Madame Pamita, the musical mystic
Ukulele Antics by Ukelear Winter
Musical Merriment provided by Patrick "The Idiot Saw-vant" Weise, Lucas "Soup Greens" Gonze, and John "The Six String Scot" McDuffie

Call to artists of all media

White Peacock Productions is looking for artists working in any medium
to be part of our art shows.

Our last show was an astounding success - we have gained notoriety in
the community as putting our artists first, and we're also being
offered a piece in a nationally published magazine.

We offer compensation even if you do not make a sale. You make $3 for
every guest you bring to the show.

To submit your work, please send samples of your work to
danny@whitepeacockproductions.com.

We do not charge artists any submission fee, but we expect them to
hang and take down their own works.

www.whitepeacockproductions.biz

This was posted on the Awesome Artists Yahoo! Groups listserv.

CALL TO LOS ANGELES PHOTOGRAPHERS (DIGITAL AND TRADITIONAL)

The Downtown Art Center Gallery had so many great photographers
submit work for our juried exhibition; we have scheduled a
photography show for February 2009. We are now taking submissions
for images for this specific show.

There is a $35 processing fee per 10 images. The Downtown Art Center
Gallery is a non-profit Gallery and we do not have "pay to show"
events, unless the gallery is rented from us. We fund our own shows
and only request a processing fee due to the large amount of
submissions we receive. We keep all images on file and are committed
towards finding opportunities for emerging artists.

Theme of this Show: "LA SIGHT"
Los Angeles sprawl has always confused those outside of L.A. Los

INVITATION 3rd World Community Arts Day 2009 17 Feb Please pass on

World Community Arts Day 17/02/09

"ART AS A CATALYST FOR CARING AND SHARING"
http://www.communiversity.org.uk/worldcommunityartsday.htm

"We can either react in fear or anger to the state of our world thus
becoming part of the problem or respond creatively and become part of the
solution."

To create a World Festival Society for a day.

After the initial success of WCAD 2007 and 2008, it is hoped that you can
join us in 2008 and be creative to raise an important issue you believe in.
The first years have seen events from as far as Brazil, Slovenia, Scotland,
Australia, USA, Ireland, Mexico and many more. All we ask of you on that day

Partnership Building Activity on Youth, Culture & Arts in Bosnia

Dear friends, partners and colleagues,

our partner organisation Youth Center KOSMOS from Kljuc (BiH) is looking for partners from programme countries & countries from partner countries from South East Europe (please see below for details) for the following project proposal. For further information please contact them directly via kosmoskljuc@yahoo.com

Thank you for your attention,

Regards

Youth Center KOSMOS
Azra Kujundzic
Head of Board
Branilaca BiH bb, Zgrada Doma kulture bb
79280 Kljuc
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Phone: +387 61 71 83 37
Fax: +387 37 661 357
Email: kosmoskljuc@yahoo.com

Dear colleagues, partners and friends,

Call for Entries for UK's Largest Arts Prize

Call for Entries for UK's Largest Arts Prize - The Art Fund Prize for Museums and Galleries 2009

LONDON.- The Art Fund Prize for museums and galleries is intended to
recognise and celebrate originality and excellence in museums and
galleries and increase public appreciation and enjoyment of all they
have to offer. The coveted annual award is open to all museums and
galleries in the UK, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. This is
the second year that The Art Fund – the UK's leading independent art
charity - has sponsored this major arts prize.

The Prize criteria remain broadly-drawn, enabling the judges to
consider a wide range of project size and type. The winner will be
the entry that, in the opinion of the judges:

International Kids Art Contest

"Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist
once he/she grows up" -Pablo Picasso-

View Flyer:
http://www.turkishfestival.org/Files/InternationalArtContestFlyer.pdf

Web Page:
http://www.turkishfestival.org/art.htm

Theme: "Paint the place where you would like to live"

(The Place could be your home, your community, your relationship with
others…etc)

Deadline: September 27, 2008

Eligibility: Children from 5-13 years old This contest is open to all
kids 5-13 years of age. Entries may be submitted in one of 3
categories;

Category 1 includes age groups 5-7. Category 2 is for 8-10. Category
3 covers ages 11-13.

Awards:
The First Place Winners in each category will receive: