AMP: Artists' Meeting Place and Resource Collective

To all the photographers, enthusiasts, emerging professionals, and artists!

The Month of Photography Los Angeles (MOPLA), a month long photographic celebration in April, has an event called "The Fresh Look".
We invite you to participate in this event for this is a great
opportunity for you, photographers, professionals, emerging artists,
and enthusiasts to get your portfolios reviewed by industry's decisions
makers, from gallerists to editors, publishers, and creative directors.

We are now accepting submissions and the deadline will be on March 27, 2009.

You may visit our website at http://monthofphotography.com/programs/freshlook_freshfair.php

Nottingham Contemporary is seeking a Curator of Public Programmes
Deadline for applications is Tuesday 14 April

http://www.nottinghamcontemporary.org

Nottingham Contemporary is seeking a Curator of Public Programmes
Salary 26 - 28K

Nottingham Contemporary, opening at the end of 2009 in an outstanding new building by Caruso St John, will be one of the largest and most ambitious centres for contemporary art in the U.K. We have both an international outlook and a strong sense of local purpose. We are now seeking a Curator of Public Programmes, a key role in our developing, enthusiastic team.

The Arts Council for Long Beach and the Long Beach Redevelopment Agency
announce a Call-To-Artists to select artists for temporary public artwork
for a vacant lot at the northwest corner of Ocean Boulevard and Lime Avenue
in the City of Long Beach.

Project Overview
Public art is an essential component in the creation of a civic identity.
Its presence contributes to a shared heritage and serves to honor a
community¡¯s history and culture. The Long Beach Redevelopment Agency (RDA),
in partnership with the Arts Council for Long Beach, proposes a temporary
public art strategy that is both critically relevant and congruent to the
RDA¡¯s principle redevelopment goals. Artists/ artist teams will be
commissioned to temporarily transform a vacant lot at the northwest corner

3rd Annual MixMatch Dance Festival - Now Accepting Submissions!

The MixMatch Dance Festival is an annual performance that allows diverse dance styles to be viewed together in one fun and expressive performance. Audience members experience a wonderful evening of professional choreography and varied dance from around the world for the price of a movie ticket!

The 3rd Annual MixMatch Dance Festival will be held September 11th-13th at
The Electric Lodge
1416 Electric Ave.
Venice, CA 90291
www.ElectricLodge.org

If you are interested in submitting to our
2009 MixMatch Dance Festival, please mail:

1. VHS or DVD of your finished work
2. A short letter explaining your piece
3. A short bio/resume
4. A $20 submissions fee

LUX

The Politics in the Room -
In Eight Chapters
16 March - 16 April

http://www.thepoliticsintheroom.org

The Politics in the Room is an exhibition in the form of eight video episodes distributed and archived online. It is the first public project of the LUX Associate Artists Programme and is loosely structured around a comment by the American artist Gregg Bordowitz that questioned not what constitutes politics in general but rather what are the politics of the room you are in.

Music Center Active Arts program/exhibit in Los Angeles.
 
We’re looking for story submissions about human and immigration rights from the public for our annual program “LA Storytellers”.  This year’s theme is “Journeys Toward Justice: Capturing the Stories of Human Rights in the Context of Migration.”  The selected stories will be displayed at an open house public event in May.
 
Life stories will be accepted in all languages and can be submitted in writing, audio, video or by photo essay.  Submissions are due March 30th.

Would you be able to share this info with your organization members and network via an email list or flyer posting? Please let me know; I can also send you a PDF of the flyer.  
 

City of Pasadena 2009/2010 Grant Opportunities

The Pasadena Arts & Culture Commission and the Cultural Affairs Division of the City of Pasadena are pleased to announce the Annual Grants Program and the Festival and Parade Program Guidelines and application for 2009/2010. Applications must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, June 8, 2009 (this is not a postmark deadline).