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ARTISTS CALL: R U Evolved?
From Mark Vallen's weblog: www.art-for-a-change.com/blog

The A Shenere Velt Gallery of Los Angeles, California has issued a Call for Artists to participate in a juried exhibition entitled, R U Evolved? Artists Reflect on Darwin at 200. Scheduled for January 11 through February 27, 2009, the show will mark Charles Darwin's 200th Birthday. I've been asked to juror the exhibit, along with my distinguished collegues, Paul Von Blum (author and Senior Lecturer, African American Studies, UCLA), and Sheila Pinkel (artist and Associate Professor of Art, Pomona College). The following is an excerpt from the gallery's Call for Artists:

A.I.R. Gallery is pleased to announce two great opportunities for women
artists:

A.I.R. GALLERY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
18-month sponsored membership and solo show opportunity for emerging and
under-represented women artists.
Deadline: November 29, 2008
Apply online or download the application here
Panelists: DAN CAMERON, Curator & Founding Director, Prospect.1 New Orleans,
FAITH RINGGOLD, artist and writer
DR. FERRIS OLIN, Director, Institute for Women and Art at Rutgers and
Curator, Mary H. Dana Women Artists Series

8th BIENNIAL EXHIBITION
Accepting work from Women artists in any medium, traditional and
non-traditional materials are welcome.
Deadline: December 15, 2008
Apply online or download the application here

USAI just announced some new grant opportunities for American artists (now
includes solo performers along with dance/theater ensembles) who are
performing at international festivals in 2009/2010. Rolling application
deadlines begin in January.

It appears only American artists/companies can apply, but it's something for
international festivals/curators to consider as a potential funding source
for presenting American performers.

See http://www.foundationcenter.org for details.

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This was posted on the Franklin Furnace Goings-On listserv.

The Kerckhoff Art Gallery is a small and intimate gallery on the
campus of UCLA managed by the UCLA Cultural Affairs Commission. Our
mission is to spark thought and dialogue on social issues within the
community.

We are currently seeking female artists in the LA community with body
image-themed art to be displayed from November 3 to November 9, 2008.
With direct exposure to those at UCLA, this exhibition will allow the
viewers to look critically at the pressure that is placed on girls to
conform to an idealistic body image.

Please send attachments of your personal work to
kerckhoffartgallery@gmail.com along with a short synopsis of yourself
and your work by Monday, October 27. NO LATE SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED.

This was posted on the LA Culture Net Yahoo! Groups listserv.

2008 OBS Screenplay Contest - DEADLINE EXTENDED OCTOBER 31, 2008

http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=32228406893
id=24249809497&ref\=share

2008 OBS Screenplay Contest

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DEADLINE EXTENDED:

NEW SUBMISSION DEADLINE

OCTOBER 31ST, 2008

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OBS Produced Staged Reading of

1st Place TV & Feature Scripts

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Writers may enter in one or both

Categories!

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RULES

I. Writers MUST print WGA or Copyright registration number on Title
page.

II. Scripts must be free of author's name and contact information.
Attached submission forms will contain all contact information.

GREAT LEAP announces

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: COLLABORATORY VI

Seeking artists* with a committed spiritual practice to develop a
collaborative
performance based on the theme of INTERFAITH COALITION-BUILDING
Founded in 1978 by Artistic Director Nobuko Miyamoto, Great Leap is a
non-profit performing arts organization that aims to deepen relations
between diverse peoples. In 2005 Great Leap introduced COLLABORATORY, a
free mentorship residency program to nurture cross-cultural
inter-community artistic collaboration and develop community leadership.
Previous rounds of COLLABORATORY have focused on themes such as
immigration, democracy, and care for the environment.

Led by Project Director Dan Kwong and Co-Facilitators Young-Ae Park and

"MuVi2: International exhibition of video and moving image on synesthesia and visual music"

Deadline for submissions: 30 November 2008

Download of the Text and Forms of the Call in:
http://www.sinestesie.it/NewsEventi/

Next updatings in: http://www.sinestesia2009.info

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INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF VIDEO AND MOVING IMAGE ON SYNESTHESIA AND
VISUAL MUSIC
SALA DE LA DELEGACIÓN DE CULTURA DE LA DIPUTACIÓN DE GRANADA (SPAIN)
26-29TH APRIL 2009

CALL FOR KINETIC WORKS
MuVi2 invites artists, musicians, designers and performers, also professors
and university students, to submit proposals of kinetic works to be part of
a public exhibition, with performances and discussions. Visual Music

Call for Entries - LAAA'S OPEN SHOW Deadline 10/18/08

http://artscenecal.com/Announcements/2008/0908/Gallery8250908b.html>

Gallery 825 825 N. La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90069
Tel, 310.652.8272 / fax 310.652.9251
E-mail: gallery825@laaa.org
http://www.laaa.org
Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 5pm

Eligibility: Competition open to all artists living in Southern California.
Entries must be work created within the last three years.

Media: All media. No craft or functional pieces.
*For video: please send
1/2 VHS,NTSC or DVD and make sure tape or disc is cued. Accepted video
artists must provide their own equipment/monitors, projectors, VHS, DVD
player, etc.‹and tapes/discs must be set up for continuous play.

College Art Association fellowships, deadline Oct. 1

The deadline for applications to CAA’s Professional Development Fellowship
Program is October 1, 2008.

CAA annually awards fellowships in the amount of $15,000 to qualified
graduate students in visual art and art history; grants may be used to help
recipients with various aspects of their work, whether for their job-search
expenses or purchasing materials for their studio. In addition, one or more
fellowships are awarded to a PhD student specializing in American art; this
award is made possible with support from the Wyeth Foundation for American
Art. As in the past, honorable mentions may also be recognized.

The main purpose of the fellowship program is to support outstanding

Micro-documentary Film Contest: Social aspects of Climate Change

World Bank launches micro-documentary film contest

The World Bank has launched a worldwide competition of 2-5 minute
documentaries that highlight social aspects of climate change. The
deadline for submissions is October 24.

Titled "Vulnerability exposed: Social dimensions of climate change,"
the competition is a follow-up to the bank's March 2008 international
workshop on climate change.

The competition consists of two categories:

1- Social dimensions of climate change: This category is open to both
amateur and professional filmmakers.

2- Young voices of climate change: This category is open to
filmmakers who are under 24 years old.

The award winners will recieve an all expenses paid trip to