AMP: Artists' Meeting Place and Resource Collective

From Franklin Furnace:

Le Petit Versailles, Manhattan, call for proposals, deadline Jan. 30, 2009

Announcing Le Petit Versailles CALL FOR PROPOSALS for 2009

Le Petit Versailles 2009 Season - Call for Proposals.
LPVwas created in 1997 by Allied Productions and other neighborhood members
as a GreenThumb public garden located at 346 East Houston St. @ Avenue C. in
the East Village. It is volunteer based and is dedicated to preserving the
vitality of NYC greenspace through the arts, broadening & enriching the
general public with performances, screenings, workshops and similar
activities. The garden is approximately 22 x 60 feet -located between two
buildings that border 2nd St. and Houston St. It has a formal unified design

de Appel PROGRAMME 2009/2010:
"Curating in the expanded field"

Application deadline:
30th of January 2009

de Appel
Nieuwe Spiegelstraat 10
1017 DE Amsterdam
The Netherlands

http://www.deappel.nl

Initiated in 1994, the Curatorial Programme of de Appel arts centre wishes to offer young curators a condensed package of experiences and skills that can be used as tools and instruments during the development of their professional career. De Appel is an internationally oriented arts centre that functions as a site for the production of performances, research and presentation of contemporary visual arts through a series of exhibitions, publications and discursive events.

The International House of Blues Foundation is seeking artists in the
fields of, Gospel, Hip Hop/ Rap MC's, Spoken Word, traditional Storytellers, Dance, and Musicians to participate in:

Speaking Out: 2009 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
Friday, January 16, 2008 11AM-12:30PM @ the House of Blues Sunset Strip

Our program is in collaboration with LAUSD and private schools
throughout Los Angeles County.

Please provide the following materials by December 19th, 2008

-Promotional/Collateral materials; artistic examples, recordings,
website and contact information.

-Artist BIO - a summary in Word of your experience, notable awards if
applicable, description of your
work and why you do what you do.

-Promotion Statement - a brief paragraph on how your artistic

Call for entries in the "15 Minutes of Fame" Festival of Shorts.

http://15minutefilmfest.com

The following was posted on the Art4Development Yahoo! Groups listserv:

hi 2 everyone,

with our project SLUM-TV, we launched a competition. The price is a
10 day stay, "all inclusive" in one of the largest African Slum,
Mathare, where our project is also based. Interested participants,
shall react on our video, which you can find:
http://www.slum-tv.info/?p=145

Deadline is the 21st of Feb 09, and calculating that the postal
delivery can need few days, i advise you to submit as early as possible.

snail mail address:

SLUM-TV
c/o sam hopkins (slum tv)
po box 16526
Muthaiga, Nairobi
Kenya

Entries should not be longer than 3.minutes and licenced under
following conditions: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Arab documentarians invited to submit works

Aljazeera network and MIPDOC invite Arab documentary filmmakers to
submit their works to compete for the Trailblazer Award. Deadline for
submission is December 15.

Directors and producers are encouraged to nominate themselves by
sending their resumes and a copy of their latest material. The winner
will be awarded in March 2009 at a festival to be held in the French
city of Cannes, along with winners from regions including Asia, Europe,
Latin America and Africa.

For more information (in Arabic), visit
http://www.aljazeera.net/nr/exeres/1acd14af-a72c-4f45-b930-
d01faf658668.htm. To apply, send documents to
doc.production@aljazeera.net.

This was posted on the Art4Development Yahoo! Groups listserv.

Human Rights Watch International Film Festival

YOUTH PRODUCING CHANGE
CALL FOR YOUTH MEDIA SUBMISSIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS

*Deadline for submissions: December 10, 2008

The Human Rights Watch International Film Festival in partnership with Adobe Youth Voices seeks youth-produced media works on human rights issues* for its second annual YOUTH PRODUCING CHANGE program to screen in our New York, London, Boston and San Francisco film festivals in 2009-10. YOUTH PRODUCING CHANGE provides a platform for youth to share their perspectives with audiences worldwide. We are currently seeking film, video and animated works on human rights issues created by youth ages 19 and younger.

The Brand Library Art Galleries is now accepting submissions from
artists, artist groups and curators for exhibitions to be scheduled in
2010.

The mission of the Brand Library Art Galleries is to offer visitors a
professional gallery experience by showcasing works of established and
emerging artists from California-particularly from Southern
California-that educate, enlighten, challenge, and enrich people's
lives.

Original work in all media will be considered.

Submissions will be accepted between November 1, 2008 and January 31,
2009.

For complete information and application instructions visit our website
http://www.brandlibrary.org/artist_submissions.asp.

NOTICE: Due to anticipated renovations at Brand Library the 2010

FABRIK ONLINE TV ART CHANNEL

Fabrik Media Group is launching an online TV channel to showcase art-oriented film and
video works. We encourage filmmakers to submit films, documentaries, experimental
videos, flash videos, short films and music videos of all lengths.

MISSION & OBJECTIVE

Fabrik's mission is to provide a venue for artists to showcase their work to a worldwide
audience online. Each video can be voted on, and there is potential for films to be placed
in art and film festivals, DVD releases and opportunity for films to be placed on traditional
cable and TV networks worldwide.

ABOUT FABRIK

Fabrik highlights some of the most influential, creative innovators and showcases
trendsetting artists, gallery owners, interior designers and fashion designers. Fabrik

2009 World Press Photo contest calls for entries

Deadline: 15/01/2009

Region: Asia and the Pacific, Eastern Europe-Central Eurasia, Latin
America, Middle East and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Worldwide

The World Press Photo, a non-profit organization based in the
Netherlands, is now inviting photojournalists and professional
photographers to enter the 2009 World Press Photo contest. Deadline
for submissions: January 15, 2009.

Entries may be entered as single images or stories/portfolios in ten
categories: Spot News, General News, People in the News, Sports
Action, Sports Feature, Contemporary Issues, Daily Life, Portraits,
Arts and Entertainment and Nature.

The winning pictures will compose a traveling exhibition in more than