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Levitt Pavilions
Administrative Coordinator Job Announcement

Job Title: Administrative Coordinator
Announcement Date: 5/18/11
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Reports to: Executive Director

Levitt Pavilions seeks a motivated, highly organized, and tech-savvy individual with a passion for the arts to provide support to this growing national nonprofit organization. This is a full-time position with opportunity for growth within the organization.

Organization Overview

Windward School, an independent college preparatory school for grades
7-12 in West Los Angeles, invites artists to submit resumes for our
artist-in-residence program, The Installation Project. The residency
gives artists an opportunity to work with highly motivated students,
and it gives the community an opportunity to watch and engage with
artists as they create their work. We are currently seeking proposals
for the 2011-12 school year.

The work may be done by any variety of means and result in any variety
of forms, so long as it provides opportunity for the community to
actively engage in the artistic process. Artists specifically working
in installations, new genres, new media and contemporary practices are
encouraged to apply.

CALL FOR ARTISTS
TESSERAE: THE ART OF MOSAICS
DEADLINE: JULY 31, 2011

CALENDAR
Exhibition: Saturday, September 17 – Sunday, October 16, 2011
Entry Deadline:Sunday, July 31, 2011
Notification Emailed/Mailed:Sunday, August 21, 2011
Art Delivery: Monday, September 12, 2011 5:00 – 8:00 p.m.OR
Tuesday, September 13, 20119:30 a.m.–12:30p.m
Artists' Reception:Saturday,September 24, 201,1 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Art Pick-Up: Sunday, October 16, 2011 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. OR
Monday, October 17, 2011 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

JUROR GEORGE FISHMAN
George Fishman has designed and executed mosaic commissions since 1989 for
municipal, corporate, hospitality, religious and residential clients --
identifying projects' thematic and functional requirements and implementing them

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from LA Culture Net

CALL FOR ARTISTS, SoundWalk 2011: Artists who, in any manner, utilize sound in their work are invited to submit to the Eighth Annual SoundWalk event to be held in Long Beach CA on Saturday, October 1, 2011. Please visit www.soundwalk.org for submission requirements and details.

Deadline for submissions is Friday, July 1st 2011. Feel free to forward this email to those individuals or groups you think might be interested in submitting.

from LA Culture Net

Seeking chalk artists to participate in Chalk Art for Charity, a fundraiser for FOOD Share to be held during Arts in the Park, Aug. 27th and 28th in Ventura, CA. Artists needed to create 4x6 sidewalk squares on Saturday, Aug. 27th. No charge to artists. We will provide a chalk and a light lunch and will include your name in the event program. Artists not required to be present on Sunday.

Contact via email please for more information: barbara@venturaartfestival.com

from LA Culture Net

Understanding VISUAL Music 2011

Hexagram-Concordia Centre for Research Creation in Media Arts and Technologies

in collaboration with the Department of Music

CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY

Montreal - Canada

August 26th and 27th, 2011

CALL FOR PAPERS AND CREATIVE WORKS

DESCRIPTION

A two-day conference focused on developing an understanding of the practice of visual music, its definition, related creative and perceptual considerations, current trends, technological innovation, and possible future directions.

The event will take place on Friday the 26th and Saturday the 27th of August 2011 and will include paper sessions, roundtable discussions, and creative works presentations.

The Printshop's classes for adults offer instruction in myriad printmaking techniques, traditional, as well as new and experimental.

Our faculty is comprised of accomplished artists and experienced master printers with outstanding expertise in printmaking. They offer technical expertise, as well as creative advice for your new artwork. Our instructors will help you turn your ideas into quality prints.

Our classes are appropriate for beginners who wish to discover the world of printmaking, as well as artists interested in exploring new techniques. Many of our courses can be repeated, as there is a great deal of one-on-one interaction with faculty.

EDITIONS '11
CATALOGUE LAUNCH AND EXHIBITION
Opening Reception: Thursday, May 26, 6-8 pm

Exhibition Dates: May 26 - July 6, 2011
Hours: Monday – Sunday, 12 - 6pm
Free and open to the public