AMP: Artists' Meeting Place and Resource Collective

Abraaj Capital Art Prize

Announcement of dates for artists & curators to apply

Curators' applications accepted from January 1 – 31, 2011
Artists' applications accepted from February 1 – April 30, 2011

New website launching in 2011:
http://www.abraajcapitalartprize.com

The Abraaj Capital Art Prize, established by the Dubai-based private equity firm Abraaj Capital, is opening up applications for independent curators and artists to apply for its 4th edition. One of the most generous art prizes in the world, the prize is extending its reach to provide the most dynamic creative collaborations between international curators and artists from the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia (MENASA).

Calling Curators

Call for works: 14th Media Art Biennale WRO 2011 Alternative Now

The WRO Media Art Biennale is the leading international forum for new media art in Poland and Central Europe. Since its inception in 1989, WRO has been presenting art forms created using new media for artistic expression and communication, exploring current creative territories and building a critical perspective toward emerging issues in art and society.

Over the years, the WRO Biennales have raised a variety of questions about creative approaches to new technologies and the expanding technosphere of social media—about the creative crossover realms that arise where art and science, economics and social activism intersect.

Cornerstone Theater Company seeks a Production Manager for February
– May 2011 to work on "The Unrequited," a collaboration
with the diverse communities of Watts.

Cornerstone Theater Company is a multi-ethnic, ensemble-based theater
company. We commission and produce new plays, both original works and
contemporary adaptations of classics, which combine the artistry of
professional and community collaborators. By making theater with and
for people of many ages, cultures and levels of theatrical experience,
Cornerstone builds bridges between and within diverse communities in
our home city of Los Angeles and nation-wide. Our plays are performed
in non-conventional, site-specific spaces.

The Production Manager is responsible for the planning and physical

Grants Manager

The Autry National Center seeks to hire a Grants Manager who will assist
with the maintenance, expansion and diversification of grant
opportunities from foundations and other institutional sources. The
Grants Manager overseas all facets of the grant application process,
including researching, writing and submitting grant proposals.

Please visit www.theautry.org for additional
position details, qualifications, application instructions, and to learn
more about the Autry.

from LA Culture Net

*JOB OPPORTUNITY at A NOISE WITHIN*

*PIANIST*

A Noise Within theatre company in Glendale seeks PIANIST for Spring
production of "Comedy of Errors." Pianist will accompany the production,
which will be set in the early 20th century, in the style of a traveling
vaudevillian/burlesque troupe. Rehearsals begin in February, performances
run through late May. Stipend: $500.

*JOB DESCRIPTION*
* PIANIST will serve as a sort of live sound designer/accompanist, much like
a pianist (or organist) would have during the showing of a silent film.
* PIANIST will assist Director in selecting music where there are actual
songs played, and also do some improvised playing.
* PIANIST may perform some minimal percussion from the piano (cowbells,
slapsticks, wood blocks, etc.).

Artist Residency: May - October, 2011
OPEN CALL Now Online.

Application Deadline: February 1st, 2011, 11:59pm

Application can be found HERE!

Pics of the studios can be seen on facebook HERE. And Artists at work HERE.
AAAAaaand, our 2010 residents and visiting critics are listed HERE... and some are profiled under the "featured artists" tab on our website.

Awesome!
-- The Wassaic Project Team

The Luther Barn that houses our Artist Residency studios.

Pratt Institute is seeking a Chairperson for its historic Art and Design
Education (ADE) program that is housed in the School of Art and Design. In
the ADE program, teaching art and design is viewed as a creative process
modeled upon studio work. See attached job description:

Chairperson, Art and Design Education,
School of Art & Design
Pratt Institute

POSITION SUMMARY:
Built upon Charles Pratt’s original vision, Pratt Institute has been
preparing teachers since it opened its doors in 1887. Fostered and developed
for the past thirty years by Dr. Amy Brook Snider, the Department of Art and
Design Education seeks exceptional applicants for the position of
Chairperson. Ideal candidates will have the experience and vision to assume

http://alliedproductions.org/le-petit-versailles/call-for-artists-2011/

Le Petit Versailles
346 East Houston Street. between avenue b + c.
F/V train to Second Ave. J/M - Delancey Street
(212) 529-8815
petitversailles@earthlink.net
http://www.alliedproductions.org

Le Petit Versailles Is a project of Allied Productions, Inc. a not-for-profit organization.

SEND GENERAL RESPONSES TO alliedproductionsmail@earthlink.net

from Franklin Furnace

Culture Push, an NYC non-profit arts organization, is sending out a call for
submissions for Genesis Project, a month-long, live/work artists' residency
that will take place in August 2011, hosted by 319 Scholes in Bushwick,
Brooklyn. The residency is being offered for five body-based artists, who
have 3 or more years of professional arts experience, to focus on the
exploration and process of their work in lieu of having to develop a product
for consumption. International artists and artists living outside of New
York City are encouraged to apply.

For more information on the residency and the application process, please
email: genesisproject@culturepush.org

from Franklin Furnace

Intern at The Wassaic Project in NYC!

The Wassaic Project seeks:
Spring Session / February - May 2011: TWO interns to work with Co-Directors
in NYC
Deadline: January 5, 2011
Start date: February 1, 2011

Work with a group of young, passionate artists and curators at The Wassaic
Project, a vibrant multidisciplinary arts organization in Wassaic, NY.
Learn about aspects of curating and producing an art exhibition and arts and
music festival, from curating, press, marketing, event planning, exhibition
hanging, gallery management and more. Because The Wassaic Project is a
small, young organization, interns have a unique opportunity to contribute
to the long-term identity of the organization and take on substantial