AMP: Artists' Meeting Place and Resource Collective

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.

NEW THIS YEAR for video artists: All selected video entries will be screened at the Democracy Forum at the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy auditorium (NOT Gallery 825) in January- Date TBD. If selected, your video submission may also be included in the gallery 825 exhibition.

The Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest is open to all and anyone who loves to arrange words into the beautiful art of poetry or to write a short story that is worth telling everyone! And to all who have the ability to dream. Write your best short story or poem for an opportunity to win cash prizes. All entries must be original. http://www.dreamquestone.com

Guidelines:
(1) Write a poem, thirty lines or fewer on any subject or style, single or double line spacing, neatly hand printed or typed.
And/or

The Urban Experience. Unique views of life in the city.

DOWNTOWN LA LIFE MAGAZINE
http://downtownlalife.com

AWARD WINNING!

URBAN

October ~ 2008

Deadline: September 24, 2008

CALL TO ARTISTS, WRITERS,
POETS & PHOTOGRAPHERS!

If you are interested in exhibiting your work(s) at award winning DOWNTOWN LA LIFE
MAGAZINE:

ART: Please send @ 150k (size)& 4 LO REZ/100 dpi artwork as a JPG or Gif only. Send with
a short Bio and Artist statement.

Send To: editor@downtownlalife.com

WRITERS: Please send your article in MSWORD format only, double spaced. No more than
1800 words, shorter is better.
Send To: editor@downtown LA Life Magazine.com

POETRY: Please send 3 samples of your poetry to:
PoetryConnection@downtownlalife.com

The Valentine Peace Project is seeking dynamic designs for peace cards. A European cardline is researching creating alternative valentine cards on peace and global unity.

REDCAT is seeking original performance works for the next edition of Studio, REDCAT's quarterly series of new works and works in progress in dance, theater,music, performance art or multidisciplinary. If you
have a project under 15 minutes and would like to be considered-apply now. Or help us spread the word by forwarding this email to friends and fellow artists.

Auditions: Saturday, September 27, 2008

Performance dates: Sunday & Monday, October 19 - 20, 2008 8:30pm

For application and questions contact:

Edgar Miramontes
REDCAT
Email: emiramontes@calarts.edu
Phone: 213.237.2816
Fax: 213.237.2811
Web: http://www.redcat.org

*Applications will soon be updated online at:
http://redcat.org/participate/artist.php

*Digital Fringe* is now accepting entries (video, stills or audio).

Ferret around your hard drives, dig out those gems and have your work
seen on hundreds of public screens.

Uploaded content will play on an extensive network of screens around the
world: from the web to retail television display walls to huge urban
screens, hospitality venues, galleries, libraries and many other public
nooks and crannys.

Visit http://www.digitalfringe.com.au to submit your works, and for more
festival info.

Artist retain copyright of their works and have the option of utilising
the Creative Commons licensing scheme.

Digital Fringe is also chasing *more screening venues* - so if you know
of any idle screens in need of interesting art content in your area (in

Atlantic Center for the Arts
2009 Master Artists-in-Residence Program

Atlantic Center for the Arts
1414 Art Center Avenue
New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168
USA
T. 386-427-6975
http://www.atlanticcenterforthearts.org

ATLANTIC CENTER FOR THE ARTS
2009 MASTER ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM

Residency #132
FEBRUARY 16 - MARCH 8 (application deadline: October 17, 2008)
Molissa Fenley, dance/choreography
Bob Holman, poetry
James Siena, visual arts

Residency #133
APRIL 13 - MAY 3 (application deadline: January 16, 2009)
Denise Duhamel, poetry
David Felder, music/composition
Visual Artist, TBA

Residency #134
MAY 18 - JUNE 7 (application deadline: February 6, 2009)
Will Cotton, visual arts
Brenda Hillman, poetry
Alvin Lucier, music/composition

Residency #135

Skid Row Films & Photography
Every Wednesday 10am-12 pm / 800 E. 6th Street

Call for visual artist extended by Skid Row Films & Photography working to Fuse a new visual art perspective emanating from Skid Row fusing Photography, Filmmaking, fashions and painting. Come join us as we create a new visual arts movement documenting, filming, capturing and expressing perspectives of “The Woman of Skid Row”. This art project emanates from heart of Skid Row, outward and beyond.

For more information contact Blaze
(213) 784-1692 / skidrowfilms@yahoo.com

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

XXIV.A.I.R. International Artists Residencies/Exhibition- BUDAPEST, Hungary

The Hungarian Multicultural Center (HMC) is currently accepting applications for the
Budapest -International Artist/Writer Residencies.

Great opportunity for artists: Culture is the true identity power.

1. Deadline (must be received) September 15, 2008
for November AIR
2. Deadline (must be received) October 15, 2008
for December - January AIR

Residencies Dates
1. Wednesday, November 5 - Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Seminar on November 5th
2. Saturday, December 27 - Friday, January 9, 2009
Seminar on December 29 and 30th

For application form or questions please write to:
Beata Veszely: veszelyb@gmail.com or
Beata Szechy: bszechy@yahoo.com

http://www.hungarian-multicultural-center.com

Untold Stories Competition: Deadline 09/02

We've just launched a ground-breaking competition called Untold
Stories, with a chance not only to get on MTV but also win a trip to India!

Well known writers, including Gautam Malkani (author of The New York
Times bestseller, Londonstani), Jimmy Jean Louis (star of hit TV
show, Heroes) and Emma Gold (author of Easy) have all contributed
exclusive short story openings to our latest project. The stories
each convey a specific HIV awareness message and have been purposely
left unfinished, leaving YOU to decide how they end!

Selma Blair, Ludacris, Idris Elba, Ashley Judd, T-Pain and Solange
Knowles have all leant their voices to the campaign--you can view
them reading out the authors' stories by visiting