AMP: Artists' Meeting Place and Resource Collective

For a formatted version of this announcement visit:
http://lacda.com/juried/juriedshow.html

Direct link for registration:
http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=124247

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OPEN CALL FOR ENTRIES:
Los Angeles Center For Digital Art
3rd Annual "TOP 40" Juried Competition

Los Angeles Center For Digital Art
107 West Fifth Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013
http://www.lacda.com

Description:
Forty winners! LACDA announces an open call for our juried competition featuring digital art and photography. Entrants submit three JPEG files of original work. All styles of 2D artwork and photography where digital processes of any kind were integral to the creation of the images are acceptable. This call is international, open to all geographical locations.

*CREATIVE CAPITAL GRANTS IN VISUAL ARTS AND FILM/VIDEO AVAILABLE IN
FEBRUARY 2007*

*Six new program consultants to lead selection process*
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Artists nationwide will have a chance to promote their
works-in-progress and works-to-be when the nonprofit arts organization
Creative Capital accepts proposals for its 2007 grant cycle supporting
projects in the visual arts and film/video. To apply, artists must first
submit an inquiry form, which will be available February 5 on the
foundation's website, http://www.creative -capital. org.
The deadline for completed forms is

Call For Entries: Puppets, Puppets, Puppets

In May and June of 2007, the Arroyo Arts Collective will be hosting Puppets,
Puppets, Puppets, a Puppetry Festival in Northeast Los Angeles. We are looking for puppeteers, artists who make puppets, teachers for puppetry workshops for children and adults and a teacher to give a talk on the history of puppetry. Thanks to generous grants from the City of Los Angeles,
Department of Cultural Affairs, and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission we are able to give modest honoraria to puppeteers and teachers for this event. Here's how

Seeking Artists of all backgrounds for an exciting opportunity to create an Interdisciplinary Arts Piece investigating the Los Angeles experience, to be presented in March in Silverlake.

We are seeking artistic collaborators from many walks of life, including painter, sculptor, writer, puppeteer, filmmaker, dancer, singer, actor, costumer, and more.

Email mattbwells@gmail.com for more information and to set up an interview.

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CREATIVE CAPITAL GRANTS IN VISUAL ARTS AND FILM/VIDEO AVAILABLE IN FEBRUARY 2007

Six new program consultants to lead selection process

Artists nationwide will have a chance to promote their works-in-progress and works-to-be when the nonprofit arts organization Creative Capital accepts proposals for its 2007 grant cycle supporting projects in the visual arts and film/video. To apply, artists must first submit an inquiry form, which will be available February 5 on the foundation’s website, http://www.creative-capital.org . The deadline for completed forms is March 5; those invited to submit an application with work samples will be notified in June.

Expo festival call for work

The call for work for this year's Expo festival closes on 31 January (next Wednesday).

This year we are offering a £4000 budget for a new commission and, as ever, we are seeking a vast range of artistic submissions and papers.

The festival will take place in Plymouth, UK, between 22-25 June 2007.

The call remains open at http://www.sonicartsnetwork.org

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- Call for Applications and Open House

LINZ, AUSTRIA.- Transart Institute offers an international low
residency two year graduate art program leading to a Master of Fine
Arts (MFA) in New Media. The program is intended to lift the
boundaries between applied and fine arts, traditional and new media,
artists and scholars.

Students are free to pursue work in any media art-related genre and
to create their own course of study, working independently and with
the support of faculty and self-chosen artist mentors. Short periods
of intensive residency permit students to continue with their

ANNUAL LITERARY CONTESTS AT WINNING WRITERS

Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest
Postmark Deadline-March 31: 15th year. $3,200 in prizes, including a
top prize of $1,200. Submit any type of short story, essay or other
work of prose. Both published and unpublished work welcome. Enter
online or by mail. Guidelines:
http://www.winningwriters.com/tomstory

Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest - No Fee
Online Submission Deadline-April 1: 6th year. $3,336.40 in prizes,
including a top prize of $1,359. A humor contest with a twist. Submit
one poem online. Guidelines:
http://www.winningwriters.com/wergle

WHO's photo and video contest, "Images of Health and Disability"

This is a short message to hightlight WHO's photo and video contest, "Images of Health and Disability" - the main theme being Health and Environment. The contest closes 9th March 2007.

This is an invitation to raise awareness of the importance of ensuring healthier environments (incl. for children and adolescents) through powerful images, illustrations, stories and video clips. Powerful images can form the basis of an excellent lesson, generate intense and thoughtful discussion and "be as effective as a thousand words".

Anyone with a special interest in Children's Environmental Health, this contest may provide a good opportunity for illustrating the situations in which you are most interested, concerned or pleased about - as when children thrive in safe and healthy environments.

Call for Artist - Artchestra.com - fine art online boutique

Do you want to be part of the fastest growing online boutique on the internet?
Do you want to showcase your art amongst the best American artists?

Artchestra, a juried online boutique that sells original fine art creations is accepting applications for new artists to sell on its website.

To submit an application to Artchestra, go to http://www.artchestra.com/artist and click on "Submit an application."

http://www.artchestra.com

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