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Yiddishkayt is hiring an Executive Director

Yiddishkayt (www.yiddishkayt.org) is a small cultural nonprofit in Los Angeles founded in 1995. We strive to ensure the survival of the endangered thousand-year legacy of Yiddish language, culture and history. Originally a producer of the largest Yiddish festivals in the country, we have evolved into a full-service nonprofit organization.
With groundbreaking language, education and cultural programs, inventive partnerships, large-scale events, and innovative online communications, Yiddishkayt promotes and celebrates Yiddish as a profound pathway to Jewish identity.

City of Anaheim Announces Plan for Public Art at ARTIC
The City of Anaheim is soliciting Statements of Qualification (SOQ) from artists interested in providing public art for ARTIC. The deadline for submission of SOQ's is July 1, 2011 at 4:00 pm. Artists interested in submitting an SOQ are encouraged to attend a Pre-Submittal Conference to be held at the City of Anaheim on May 18, 2011 at 1:00 pm or by joining the webcast conference. The City of Anaheim is seeking a variety of potential artwork(s) to be included in the ARTIC Project. Budgets for the proposed artworks can range from $100,000 to $900,000.
View the RFQ notice (link this to the PDF)
View the Request for Artist Qualifications (link to http://www.anaheim.net/images/section/164/ARTICPublicArtRFQFINALMay22011...

Calling all artists: The prospectus is available for the Plein Air Juried Competition Exhibit at the Brea Art Gallery. The deadline is Monday, May 23! Don't miss this opportunity! Open to all mediums. $15/entry. Please download the prospectus for complete information and entry rules.

Download the prospectus here: http://www.cityofbrea.net/images/default/citydocs/CommSvc/CulturalArts/P...
or at Breagallery.com

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

Phone: 714-990-7730

Entry Dezadline: Monday, May 23, 2011
Notifications of Jurying Results: Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Opening Reception and Award Presentation: Saturday, August 6, 2011 from 7-9 p.m.
Exhibition Dates: August 6-September 16, 2011

Prize Juried Exhibition at CHARLIE SMITH london: Call for Applications

CHARLIE SMITH london
336 Old St
EC1V 9DR London
UK
Phone: +44 (0)20 7739 4055
anthology@charliesmithlondon.com
http://www.charliesmithlondon.com

Deadline June 1st 2011
Exhibition August 5th - 20th 2011
Private View August 4th 2011
Prize Announcement August 4th 2011

THE EXHIBITION

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

A to Z Grantwriting Arts and Education Newsletter

May 2011

Visit www.atozgranwriting.com for additional resources

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

Did YOU submit your proposal for Pentacle's Help Desk/L.A. program for next year?

Through Help Desk/L.A. you can build an infrastructure that will enable you to do what you love to do most... CREATE DANCE!

Help Desk/L.A. is open to all Los Angeles area professional dance companies, independent choreographers and performance artists who:

*Want to move their work and artistic life forward and know they need a stronger organizational foundation to do so.

*Want affordable, expert and personalized support from some of Los Angeles's most respected arts professionals.

*Want to be part of a vibrant supportive professional dance community that meets challenges together.

One Year Visiting Faculty Position in Design and Fabrication The Department
of Art at the Florida State University invites applications for a visiting
non-tenure track faculty position in digital media for the 2011-12 academic
year. Position will be available in August 2011. One year (nine-month)
contract responsibilities include a teaching load of three studio courses
each in the fall and spring terms and regular studio visits with the MFA
students. An MFA in Studio Art or Design or related field with strong
digital media skills. 3D prototyping and modeling and computer programming
are preferred. Foundations, 3D or Digital Media teaching experience a plus.
Applicants must possess a strong commitment to excellence in teaching,

Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery is pleased to announce that its May 2011 art exhibition, "CityScapes" is now posted on their website. The theme for the Light Space & Time art exhibition is “Cityscapes”. The gallery received submissions from 13 different countries from around the world and they also received entries from 24 different states. Overall, there were 411 entries that were judged. Congratulations to the 45 artists who have been designated as this month’s winners. Due to the high volume and the quality of the entries 35 Special Recognition awards were also designated.

To view this incredible Cityscape Art Exhibition from 45 Talented International Artists, view here: http://www.lightspacetime.com

The application period for 2012 scholarships begins on the 2nd of May and runs until the 4th of July 2011 (date of postmark).

Künstlerhaus Schloß Balmoral
Villenpromenade 11
56130 Bad Ems
Germany
info@balmoral.de
http://www.balmoral.de/english/balmoralscholarships/index.html

Preconditions

The conditions for all scholarships with the exception of the curator scholarship are a completed course of study in art (M.F.A. or comparable degree) and two or three years (depending on the respective scholarship) of continuous artistic work after the conclusion of the studies. Applications are also possible for autodidacts distinguished by special artistic achievements, as documented by exhibitions and prizes.