AMP: Artists' Meeting Place and Resource Collective

Designers and photographers can submit a photo, illustration or design for a chance to win Apple products.

MINI Space presents Chromania, a design competition all about color in any combination.

Capture a photograph or create an illustration focusing on the use of color. Entries must be completely original works and can't feature brand logos.

The grand prize is a Macbook Air and other prizes include an iPhone 4S and iTunes giftcards.

Upload entries directly to MINISpace.com by January 31.

For more information, click here.
http://www.minispace.com/en_us/background/17/?competition=17

from Art4Development

Thanks to Linda Vallejo for posting this on LA Culture Net.

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A to Z Grantwriting Arts and Education Newsletter

DECEMBER 2011

FEDERAL FUNDING SOURCES IN A VARIETY OF TOPICS

Federal Grants Wire http://www.federalgrantswire.com/

Grants.gov http://www.grants.gov/

FirstGov http://www.firstgov.gov/Business/Nonprofit.shtml#resources

FundsNet http://www.fundsnetservices.com/

Arts and Culture

National Endowment for the Arts - http://www.nea.gov/

State Arts Agencies - http://www.nasaa-arts.org/new/nasaa/aoa/aoa_contents.shtml

Artdeadline - http://artdeadline.com/

*Employer:* Heart of Los Angeles (HOLA)

*Position:* HOLA Teaching Artist

*Hours:* 4 hours per week (two weekly one hour classes)

*Start Date:* January 9, 2011* *

*How to Apply:* email resumes and cover letters to nhernandez@heartofla.org
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*Heart of Los Angeles (HOLA) provides underserved youth with exceptional
programs in academics, arts and athletics within a nurturing environment,
empowering them to develop their potential, pursue their education and
strengthen their communities.*

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*Position Summary:*
HOLA’s Teaching Artist is responsible for visual arts instruction to HOLA
youth between the ages of 6-19. The functions include curriculum planning,
in class instruction, prep and clean-up for each class, and mentoring youth.
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Visual Arts Thematic Residencies

The Banff Centre
107 Tunnel Mountain Drive
Banff, AB, T1L 1H5
Canada
Office of the Registrar
t 1.800.565.9989
arts_info@banffcentre.ca
http://www.banffcentre.ca/va/

01 The Retreat: A Position of dOCUMENTA (13)
Banff Research in Culture 2012
Faculty: Bifo – Franco Berardi, Bruno Bosteels, Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, Pierre Huyghe, Gáspár Miklós Tamás
Organizers: Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, Kitty Scott, Imre Szeman
Program dates: August 2, 2012 - August 15, 2012
Application deadline: December 2, 2011

The Retreat constitutes a section of dOCUMENTA (13) that will take place at The Banff Centre during the course of the 2012 exhibition in Kassel, Germany.

Frieze Art Fair announces call for entries to the Emdash Award 2012

www.friezefoundation.org

Frieze Art Fair announced today the call for entries to the Emdash Award 2012. The Emdash Award is open to artists living outside of the UK, up to five years from graduating from an undergraduate or postgraduate degree or under 35 years of age. The Emdash Award is part of the Frieze Projects programme, produced by Frieze Foundation, supported by the Emdash Foundation and presented in collaboration with Gasworks.

Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros and ICI announce 2012 curatorial travel award

www.coleccioncisneros.org
www.curatorsintl.org

The Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros and Independent Curators International (ICI) are collaborating on a new opportunity for curators: The 2012 Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Travel Award for Central America and the Caribbean.

|FAT| Toronto Arts & Fashion Week 'fashionSCAPES'

Fashion Art Toronto
38 Abell Street
M6J 0A2 Toronto
Canada
t 1-647-834-0061
vanja@fashionarttoronto.ca
http://fashionarttoronto.ca/

Deadline for Submissions: January 9th, 2012

Festival Dates: April 24 - 28, 2012, 7pm - 1am

Exhibition Opening: April 24, 7pm - 1am

CALL FOR PROPOSALS - Toronto Arts & Fashion Week 'fashionSCAPES' 2012, Toronto, Canada
Produced by Fashion Art Toronto |FAT|

Entry Deadline: December 22, 2011 (early Deadline)
January 9, 2012 (late deadline)

|FAT| Toronto Arts & Fashion Week is now accepting submissions from contemporary artists working in photography, video, installation art, performance art, dance and design to showcase their work for the upcoming festival, April 24 - 28, 2012.

Nationally known watercolor master George James will present ideas about how he creates his award-winning paintings. Join us to see his work, lecture and demonstration live! Free parking and restaurants are within walking distance.

George is a professor emeritus of art at California State University, Fullerton. By abandoning traditional methods of painting, he has discovered a new, creative watercolor process. As a result of this unique and original approach to watercolor painting, his most recent work has been recognized in major exhibitions and periodicals.

December 3rd, 10am - 3pm

Cost: $20.00

City of Brea Art Gallery 1 Civic Center Circle Brea, CA 92821

Call : 714- 990-7730

H+F Curatorial Grant 2012

FRAC Nord-Pas de Calais
www.fracnpdc.fr

The "H+F Curatorial Grant 2012" is an ambitious and original initiative which allows the FRAC Nord–Pas de Calais (Dunkirk/France) in close partnership with the private collector Han Nefkens (H+F Collection), to give young international curators the opportunity to participate in the development of exhibition projects based on the collection.