Intake - 1.10.2024

Duration - 18 months / 12 months

Professional Qualification - Theatre Director

Semester I: Director's preparation from reading the play until first rehearsal

Semester II: Director’s preparation from the first rehearsal until the premiere

Semester III: Work on the graduation performance / explication book

Modules:

1. The Director and Dramaturgy

2. The Director and Ensemble Building

3. The Director and Method

4. The Director and Form in Performance

5. The Director & Design

6. The Director & Sound

7. Text. Voice. Physical Action

8. Marketing for professionals in the performing arts (only when registering by September 23)

Cody Ganger. Graduate of a distance learning course in theatre directing: https://youtu.be/9vIPjFbMnnQ?si=skwaVIllKYamm2db

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Intake - 1.10.2024

Duration - 18 months / 12 months

Professional Qualification - Theatre Director

Semester I: Director's preparation from reading the play until first rehearsal

Semester II: Director’s preparation from the first rehearsal until the premiere

Semester III: Work on the graduation performance / explication book

Modules:

1. The Director and Dramaturgy

2. The Director and Ensemble Building

3. The Director and Method

4. The Director and Form in Performance

5. The Director & Design

6. The Director & Sound

7. Text. Voice. Physical Action

8. Marketing for professionals in the performing arts (only when registering by September 18)

Cody Ganger. Graduate of a distance learning course in theatre directing: https://youtu.be/9vIPjFbMnnQ?si=skwaVIllKYamm2db

The ART TALENT FAIR, a contemporary art award dedicated to visual artists, offers you the chance to exhibit your art by participating in the exhibition program of the “Moho Art Gallery”. 

A great opportunity for 10 artists who will be selected and will exhibit their works at the gallery stand. Moreover, among the selected artists, the gallery will choose one artist to include permanently in its program. 

Art Talent Fair is part of the project wanted by the “Moho Art Gallery” dedicated to emerging talents in the prestigious context of fairs dedicated to contemporary art. 

An important opportunity given to the best international talents in contemporary art. 

The prize is addressed to professional and amateur artists, graphic designers, painters, photographers, etc.. from all over the world. 

Deadline for applications: September 12, 2024 

You can find all the information about the contest on the official website: 

www.arttalentfair.com 

Artpie Gallery’s annual Small Works national juried exhibition highlights work selected from entries by artists from across the country. Any theme or style accepted. The show features a wide array of media, ranging from photography and prints to painting and drawing. 2D and digital media accepted. 

https://wassaicproject.slideroom.com/#/permalink/program/78707 

Application Opens: July 1, 2024

Deadline: September 20, midnight EST 

Application Fee (USD): $25.00 

The Wassaic Project is currently holding our annual Open Call for our 2025 Summer Exhibition for artists of all mediums, including: 2D work, sculpture, video, new media, site-specific installation, performance, text, poems, essays, publication-specific work, etc. If selected, your work will be showcased alongside a diverse range of pieces and performances in and around historic Wassaic and Maxon Mills. The Wassaic Project's 2025 Summer Exhibition will be free and open to the public every weekend from May 17 - September 13, 2025. In an effort to be more W.A.G.E. certified, all accepted artists will receive a modest honorarium to participate in the exhibition. Artists interested in creating a site-specific installation for the 2025 Summer Exhibition are also eligible for an Exhibitions Fellowship to help realize their work. Fellows will be offered a no-fee residency for 1 - 4 weeks in April or May 2025. Artists interested in making site-specific work for the exhibition should still apply regardless of whether or not they are interested in or able to be in residence in April or May. The Wassaic Project cultivates and supports community for emerging and professional contemporary artists, writers and other creatives. Housed in historic, landmark buildings, the residency program offers 10 artists each month the opportunity to live and work in the heart of a rural community. The Wassaic Project seeks artists working in a diverse range of media who want to produce, explore, challenge, and expand on their current art-making practices, while participating in a community-based arts organization. 

For more information:

https://www.wassaicproject.org/apply/summer-exhibition-faq#applying 

2024 Summer Exhibition (currently on view through September 14, 2024): 

https://www.wassaicproject.org/exhibitions/tall-shadows-in-short-order

2023 Summer Exhibition: https://www.wassaicproject.org/exhibitions/counting-the-seconds-between-lightning-and-thunder 

2022 Summer Exhibition: 

https://www.wassaicproject.org/exhibitions/a-tournament-of-lies 

2021 Summer Exhibition: https://www.wassaicproject.org/exhibitions/if-you-lived-here-youd-be-home-by-now 

2021 Summer Publication: https://www.wassaicproject.org/exhibitions/secret-of-the-friendly-woods

About Wassaic Project

wassaicproject.org

Wassaic Project exists to provide a genuine and intimate context for art making. We hope to strengthen local community by increasing social and cultural capital through inspiration, promotion, and creation of contemporary visual and performing art.

Wassaic Project cultivates and supports community for emerging and professional contemporary artists, writers and other creatives. Housed in historic, landmark buildings, the residency program offers nine artists each month the opportunity to live and work in the heart of a rural community. The Wassaic Project seeks artists working in a diverse range of media who want to produce, explore, challenge, and expand on their current art-making practices, while participating in a community-based arts organization.

REVIEW PROCESS

Applicants are evaluated by our Co-Directors —Eve,Bowie, andJeff — and our Residency Director,Will. Artists are selected based on the quality of the work and how well a given piece fits alongside other pieces selected for the show.

Don’t overthink this — there’s no one thing we’re looking for, and we’re always open to creative new uses of Maxon Mills as an exhibition space.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

• Contact info

• CV or publication list (3 pages max)

• Project proposal

• Portfolio

• $25 application fee

PROJECT PROPOSALS

We accept four types of proposals for our 2024 Summer Programming: ready-to-hang work, site-specific installations, temporary installations/performances, and publication-specific works. Your application can include multiple proposals.

For all proposals, include:

• A formal description of the work you would like to show.

• A three-sentence conceptual description of the work you would like to show or your artistic practice more generally.

• A note about any special circumstances you anticipate around the installation of your work. We have limited equipment available, so we need to know in advance if you require anything specific.

For ready-to-hang work proposals:

Please outline any special circumstances you anticipate around the installation of your work. We have limited equipment available, so we need to know in advance if you require anything specific.

For site-specific installation proposals:

Please include completed past works, drawings and/or style references, and explain how the piece will look or function.

Artists interested in creating a site-specific installation for the 2023 Summer Exhibition are also eligible for an Exhibitions Fellowship to help realize their work. Up to five fellows will be offered a no-fee residency in April or May, and will be considered full participants in our residency program.

No separate application is needed for the Exhibitions Fellowship, and acceptance of the fellowship — should it be offered — is entirely optional. Artists interested in making site-specific work for the exhibition should still apply regardless of whether or not they are interested in or able to be in residence in April or May.

For temporary installations or performances for the Summer Festival Program:

Please explain how the piece will look or function.

For publication-specific works:

Please explain how your work will activate the printed publication. This can range from essays, prose, or poetry to more experimental print projects. For example, our 2020 Summer Exhibition book featured essays and poetry from our artists alongside a flipbook of animation frames in the top right corner of each page and an inserted pop-up piece.

Portfolio

Provide 1 to 10 work samples, including title, year, medium, and dimensions, and anything else we should know.

Size requirements: images, up to 5MB each; video, up to 250MB each; audio, up to 30MB each; PDFs, up to 10MB each

• If your work is time-based or has video documentation, you may also link to media from YouTube, Vimeo, and SoundCloud.

NOTIFICATIONS:

Notifications will be sent out in early December.

We invite artists to apply to this top-rated, 50+ year juried art festival located in Tampa, Florida. Estimated festival attendance: 30,000. Prize money: $92,000. Application fee. For more information and to apply, visit our website at https://gasparillaarts.com/application-rules/

SUMMER 2024 OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS — Innovate Grant is thrilled to introduce our newly increased award amounts of $1,800.00. 

Innovate Grant awards (2) $1,800.00 grants each quarter, to one Visual Artist and one Photographer. In addition, (12) honorable mentions (6 in art and 6 in photo), will be featured on our website and join a growing community of vibrant and talented artists. Innovate Grant's commitment extends beyond the grant cycle by promoting the work of selected winners and honorable mentions into the future. For more information and to apply visithttps://innovateartistgrants.org

Innovate Grantsupports artists and photographers through quarterly grants. We've simplified the grant process, so that artists and photographers can focus on making their innovative work. The work should speak for itself and our application reflects that. 

Innovate Grant awards:
+ 1 x $1,800.00 Grant to a Visual Artist
+ 1 x $1,800.00 Grant to a Photographer
+ 12 x Honorable Mentions

Explore the work of ALL Past Innovate Grant recipients and read their interviews at https://innovateartistgrants.org

How to Apply: Visual Artists and Photographers 18 years and older, from all around the world, are eligible to apply. All media and genres are accepted. All applicants retain the right to the work they submit. Apply today at https://innovateartistgrants.org

Category:Multiple disciplines and genres accepted
Deadline:  Thursday, September 12, 2024 – Submit by 11:59PM Pacific Standard Time
Region: US & International
Awards: 2 x $1,800.00 USD Grants // 12 x Honorable Mentions

Apply Online Today
https://innovateartistgrants.org

Double Take

April 15th – July 15th 2024

A plus A Gallery, San Marco 3073 Venezia 30124

curated by School for Curatorial Studies Venice

Free entry

Artists: Paolo Cirio, Jesse Darling, Simon Denny, Kasia Fudakowski, Enej Gala, Monilola Olayemi

Ilupeju, Eva & Franco Mattes, Ahmet Öğüt, Barbara Prenka.

Coinciding with the preview of the 60th International Art Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia A plus A

Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of the exhibition Double Take curated by the 2024

participants of School for Curatorial Studies Venice, which celebrates its twentieth anniversary this year.

The term double take refers to the action of looking at something a second time that had escaped notice at

first glance, in order to discern something unusual or new that would otherwise have gone unnoticed.

Double Take is an invitation to reconsider, to pay greater attention and care to the content hidden inside

the works, to grasp their more implicit meanings. It’s an indication to see beyond the immediacy of mere

visual content, to take a critical stance, to move along the boundaries of an increasingly hyperconnected

and dematerialized reality. Our attention span has decreased. Deep scrolling, ad bombardment,

censorship and online subliminal propaganda are progressively changing the times and modes of content

consumption, which is ingested without assimilation. In the so-called age of hyper-information,

information overload is generating a phenomenon of mass distraction.

This is what Shoshana Zuboff calls !surveillance capitalism!, referring to the ma- trix of control over the

uncontrolled spread of information, a new form of exploi- table capital. In the digital panopticon of the

new millennium, founded more so on individuals’ self-monitoring online rather than explicit limitations,

an increa- singly dense network of control is being woven, the repercussions of which are also felt in art:

subjected to the imperative of ‘political correctness!;, artistic pro- duction suffers a loss of content. Artists

self-censor or look for new forms and

A plus A Gallery

San Marco 3073, Venezia

Mail info@aplusa.it Tel

+39 041 277 0466

www.aplusa.it

ways of artistic expression. As a result of these reflections, the gallery transforms into a hypothetical

surveillance office, where the works challenge the limit of what is allowed to be said, moving between

ambiguity and duplicity, in an at- tempt to circumvent imaginary control devices. On display are works

that reflect on the impossibility of explicit communication through codes and visual referen- ces,

requiring a second look to be understood, thus calling for a double take. To complement the works, the

office also includes a research room which exhibits historical documents of emblematic cases of

censorship during the history of the Biennale, including original photographs of the 1968 protests by

Graziano Arici.

Through an imagined act of transgression, the intention is to reclaim the inde- pendence of visual

language and to indicate in art a possible form of resistance, a stance against today’s conformity.

Double Take

April 15th – July 15th 2024

A plus A Gallery, San Marco 3073 Venezia 30124

curated by School for Curatorial Studies Venice

Free entry

Tuesday to saturda 11am – 6pm and by appointment

info@aplusa.it

curatorialschool@gmail.com

www.aplusa.it

www.corsocuratori.com

ways of artistic expression. As a result of these reflections, the gallery transforms into a hypothetical

surveillance office, where the works challenge the limit of what is allowed to be said, moving between

ambiguity and duplicity, in an at- tempt to circumvent imaginary control devices. On display are works

that reflect on the impossibility of explicit communication through codes and visual referen- ces,

requiring a second look to be understood, thus calling for a double take. To complement the works, the

office also includes a research room which exhibits historical documents of emblematic cases of

censorship during the history of the Biennale, including original photographs of the 1968 protests by

Graziano Arici.

Through an imagined act of transgression, the intention is to reclaim the inde- pendence of visual

language and to indicate in art a possible form of resistance, a stance against today’s conformity.

Double Take

April 15th – July 15th 2024

A plus A Gallery, San Marco 3073 Venezia 30124

curated by School for Curatorial Studies Venice

Free entry

Tuesday to saturda 11am – 6pm and by appointment

info@aplusa.it

curatorialschool@gmail.com

www.aplusa.it

www.corsocuratori.com

Reigning Cats and Dogs is a love-of-life, all medium juried exhibition of original and unique 2D and 3D artworks celebrating dogs and cats!  Work must include either a dog or cat to be considered.  Works can comprise other subject matters, but the principal theme should be dogs or cats -- or both. All artwork styles and mediums are welcome. Photography will not be included in the exhibit.

The $40 entry fee covers up to three submissions. Artwork submitted does not guarantee inclusion in the exhibit. Reigning Cats and Dogs will be included in this year's Arts Council for Monterey County’s Open Studios Art Tour on October 12 and 13.

For complete rules and to submit artwork, visit ShowSubmit.com.

Important Dates:

Call Dates: April 7 – July 15, 2024

Jury Period: July 16 – July 31, 2024

Notification by: August 7, 2024

Exhibition Dates: September 6 – October 13, 2024

Reception: September 6, 5 – 7 p.m.

Zuecca Projects announces the first open call for its Art Residency program at Squero Castello in Venice, Italy. 

Selected artists will be invited to join the Zuecca Art Residency and to develop new artworks inspired by the dystopian Eco-totalitarian novel Ad Bestias by Francesca Sarah Toich.

Artists of all disciplines, ages and nationalities are invited to apply for the opportunity to be selected for a 4-week Art Residency in Venice, between November 2024 and January 2025.

Theme of the Art Residency:

Ad Bestias, a novel by the Italian writer and performer Francesca Sarah Toich, is the theme of this edition of the Zuecca Art Residency.

The novel is about a dystopian future in which a vegan dictatorial regime has taken control. Women are used as gestation capsules for endangered mammalian animals, as in the case of the protagonist who finds herself pregnant with a white rhino cub.

The themes faced in the novel – which will be the focus of the Art Residency - are Eco-totalitarism, dystopia, metamorphosis, veganism, anatomical colonization, repopulation of endangered animal species and self-induced extinction, science fiction and weather control.

A few extracts (in Italian, English and French) from the novel can be found here:

drive.google.com/file/d/1m3RyoxxKCzFZ6UucW7wL-ykhz5e7VrJ3/view

During their stay at the Zuecca Art Residency, the selected artist/s will have the opportunity to meet and interact with the author of the novel in order to develop the work.

The images of the work/s produced during the residency will be included in the forthcoming editorial project dedicated to Ad Bestias.

Application process:

To participate in the call, artists need to submit the following materials by email to submission@zueccaprojectspace.com:

- CV with full name, contact details, most relevant solo and group exhibitions, publications and residencies;

- portfolio* or website link with artworks produced;

*Max 5MB by email; if the size exceeds the 5MB please share it via Google Drive or Dropbox

- sketch of an artwork inspired by Ad Bestias and/or a project proposal describing the artwork/s to be produced during the Art Residency.

All required materials must be submitted by 15 September 2024. 

Entries that are incomplete or do not meet the above requirements will not be considered.

Submissions will be reviewed by Zuecca Projects and the author Francesca Sarah Toich. 

Only selected artist/s will be contacted by email by 15 October 2024.

Zuecca Art Residency:

Zuecca Art Residency, managed by the Venetian art organisation Zuecca Projects, is hosted at Squero Castello, a former gondola boatyard in Venice, which has been transformed into an exhibition space and art residency.

The Art Residency includes: A/R travel to/from Venice, studio space for production (Squero Castello), apartment in Venice for the duration of the residency, support in Venice.

Black & White Photo Awards is a contest created with the intention of recognizing and rewarding talent in this discipline, with 5 Thematic category to show your creativity as a photographer:

• Architecture

• Street

• Fauna and Flora

• Portrait

• Landscape

Black and White Photo Awards 2024 brings you the chance to win one of the almost 30 prizes, including the €1,000 for the absolute winner of our photo contest. More than €2500 in prizes for the best photographs and 15 honorable mentions thought to be grateful for the talent, the effort and the hard work done by monochrome photographers from all the world’s countries.

Looking for reward your amazing and creative pictures, we have a special award for creativity and 5 prizes for the best photograph in each contest category. If all this is not enough for you, this year we have added 5 more prizes for the second place winners in each category.

In addition, SanDisk Professional has teamed up with us to make this contest an even greater experience. This year's Special Award for Creativity will be sponsored by SanDisk Professional and will include their fastest portable SSD of the moment: SanDisk Professional PRO-G40 SSD (2TB).

This contest is open for professional and amateur photographers from all the worldwide, winning photos will have international recognition and they will be able to show our Black and White Photo Awards hallmark on it. As usual, you can participate and see the winning images of previous editions at bwphotoawards.com.

Some of the best professionals in black&white photography have joined us to form our jury. They’re putting up their knowledge, experience and professionality at the service of this contest, just looking for the best images and finding our photo awards winners. With them, professionals from the team of NCJ Media Solutions, are working to find the right winner for each one of the categories at our black and white international photography contest.

Our jury is composed of high-level photographers such as Julia Anna Gospodarou, Charles Paul Azzopardi, Joel Tjintjelaar, Kazutoshi Kawakami and the new member of this edition: Néstor Rodan.

The Forest of Dean Sculpture Trust CIO is a registered charity that raises funds and commissions sculptures for the Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail, a Forestry England site.

The Trust believes in the value of exploratory thinking and making that established the trail, and strives to nurture the relationship between the forest and the imagination. We would like to commission an artist/filmmaker to create a short film to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first conversations with artists at the site, whose proposals became the Sculpture Trail. We want a UK-based filmmaker to help us share what these conversations were and how they evolved and grew. It’s an incredible story and we’re very excited to offer this opportunity to a filmmaker/moving image artist to help us dig into our archives and unearth previously heard anecdotes and recollections. 

Do you want to share with the world the wonders of the planet and contribute to its protection? Then don’t miss the opportunity to participate in The Nature Photography Contest, an international photography contest for professionals and amateurs.

The Nature Photography Contest has 10 categories for you to submit your images of natural landscapes, wildlife, macrophotography and more. You can win cash prizes and international recognition. The winner of the best photograph of the year will receive €1000, the winner of each category will receive €100 and the best photographer of the year will receive a trophy. In addition, for each participant, a tree will be planted in the country chosen by the winner.

The jury is composed of three renowned nature photographers: Luke Stackpoole, Cynthia Bandurek and Mario Cea. They will be in charge of evaluating the technical, artistic and emotional quality of the photographs.

The deadline to participate is until November 15, 2024. Don’t hesitate any longer and enter https://thenaturephotocontest.com to register and submit your photos. Show your talent and help protect nature!

Nature photography is a great way to raise awareness of how important it is to preserve our planet. This international photography contest is a chance for photographers of all levels to show off their work and inspire others to take action for the planet. No matter if you are passionate about landscapes, wildlife, or macrophotography. This photo contest is your way to gain recognition and join a community of nature lovers. So join today, show your stunning images, become The Nature Photographer of the Year 2024 and also help us to take care of nature.

Peace and Conflict have co-existed throughout the ages. Join us in exploring these concepts through art!

CALL FOR ENTRIES: YOU’RE BREAKING UP

The Sketchbook Gallery, 9 Jane Street, Saugerties, NY

https://www.janestreetartcenter.com/

Click here to apply: https://form.jotform.com/241294770178160

You’re Breaking Up is a national call. Artists are invited to submit 1-3 jpegs of artwork that show viewers something about destruction.

Application Open May 9 – Jun 1, 2024, 11:59 pm

Juror: artist/curator Elizabeth Keithline

Exhibition Dates: Sep 7 – Sep 28, 2024

Opening Reception: Sep 7, 4-7 pm

Artist Notification: Jun 15, 2024

About The Call

·      This is a call for small works on paper, maximum 15” on any framed side.

·      Artists may submit 1 – 3 pieces for review.

·      Please note any special installation requirements in the notes section of the gallery’s jotform application. Artists may be asked to install and deinstall work if it is technically difficult.

·      All images must be in .jpeg or .png format.

·      All work must be for sale. The gallery takes a 50% commission. Please price accordingly.

·      There is a $25 entry fee, which helps to cover the cost of running the gallery.

Accepted Artwork

·      Artists must be able to ship or transport their work. Shipped artwork must be delivered to 14 Juniper Lane, Woodstock, NY, 12498 by Sep 1. All shipped work must contain a prepaid return label.(Please do not ship work to Jane Street Art Center. It will not be accepted or returned.) In-person intake for accepted work at 9 Jane Street, Saugerties, NY: Tue, Sep 3, 10 am - 4 pm

·      Artwork must be signed and labeled on the back.

·      Artwork must be properly wired to hang and must be clean, dry, no push pins, no broken frames.

·      Artwork must arrive on time. No exceptions.

·      The gallery has final say on how work is placed and hung.

“Terra Earth” - A Virtual Exhibition. 

Welcome to "Terra Earth" a global gathering named after the Latin term for "Earth".

Photographers from around the World are invited to share their passion for both nature and photography by participating in this virtual exhibition.

This exhibition is dedicated to illuminating and celebrating the remarkable grace of our planet.

Photographers are encouraged to showcase their creative interpretations of Earth's stunning beauty through various forms of photography. Whether depicting landscapes that reveal the vastness of our planet, intimate portraits of wildlife that highlight the intricacies of nature, detailed macro shots, breathtaking aerial views, serene underwater scenes, or any other captivating form of photography celebrating Earth's wonders, all are welcomed.

Selected participants will receive: 

- A Feature in an exclusive Online Virtual Exhibition launching in 2024. 

- A complimentary PDF copy of the exhibition catalogue. 

- A free Certificate of Participation

- Your photography will be shared on Instagram and permanently posted on @carlottaphotographygallery. 

Showcased artwork fee: 

A nominal fee of £15 will be applicable for 1 showcased artwork in the Virtual Exhibition.

How to Apply: 

Submission is free!

Submit your application to photography.carlotta@gmail.com

Please include the following details in your submission:

- The name of the exhibition: “Terra Earth”

- Your full name.

- Your Instagram handle.

- A brief biography + Artist statement (up to 200 words).

- Artwork details: Title, size, year, and price (if applicable).

You can submit a maximum of 3 images for consideration.

Kindly submit your files in JPG format.

Contact Information: 

For any questions, please contact me by email at photography.carlotta@gmail.com or find me on Instagram 

@carlottaphotographyuk 

@carlottaphotographygallery 

Learn more and apply at: www.tempe.gov/ArtsJobs

Deadline: May 6th at 5:00 p.m.

The City of Tempe is seeking an experienced visual artist or artist collective to create a participatory art piece that is site specific to 8 Arts in the Parks events occurring between September 23 to November 7, 2024. The installation must integrate or address illumination to ensure that the piece remains visible in both daylight and darkness for events spanning from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM. This artwork should be vibrant, dynamic, and engaging to encourage community exploration and creative collaboration. The artwork must incorporate components that can be touched, arranged, or modified by attendees of all ages over the course of the event(s). Possible approaches could include but are not limited to artist made objects that the attendees are encouraged to alter or construct with, or artworks designed with movable parts, interactive elements, or mechanisms that allows park visitors to become active participants in shaping the visual and sensory experience within the park. Successful candidates are expected to attend Arts in the Parks events and meetings related to this project. Artists with an interest in responding to and collaborating with community are encouraged to apply.

Park locations are in Tempe, Arizona: Indian Bend, Scudder, Corbell, Mary and Moses Green, Meyer, Optimist, Clark, and Daumler.

Arts in the Parks Program Description

Arts in the Parks is a City of Tempe CommunityArts program that brings arts-focused events and activities to parks throughout Tempe, Arizona. With sixteen free events throughout the year this program activates outdoor community spaces and gives Tempe residents an opportunity to connect with their neighbors and professional artists while expressing their creativity.

These hyper local events are customized for each park community based on feedback received at previous events and advertised exclusively to the households in close vicinity to each park. Around 250-600 residents of all ages attend each Arts in the Parks event to enjoy themed arts activities, listen to live music, and indulge in the offerings of local food trucks. The Arts in the Parks program places a strong emphasis on inclusive arts encounters that are accessible to everyone, recognizing the diverse composition of each park community in terms of age, cultural backgrounds, and abilities.

www.tempe.gov/ArtsintheParks 

Qualifications

Artists who meet the following qualifications are encouraged to apply:

·       Experience in visual arts and/or multi-modal arts.

·       Demonstrate the ability to complete site-specific projects.

·       Interest in using creative skills to connect and collaborate with community.

·       Reside in the regional southwest: Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah, or New Mexico

·      Will be available the week of September 23rd, the week of October 15th, and the week of November 4th.

Expectations

·       Attend up to four in person or virtual meetings about progress.

·       Design, fabricate, transport, and store a community collaborative artwork that is illuminated, colorful, vibrant, and encourages participation from event attendees of all ages.

·      Facilitate community engagement with artwork at 8 weeknight Arts in the Parks events. Event hours are from 5:30PM-7:30 PM.

·       Artists must be fully self-sufficient in transporting, setting up, and storing artworks for and in-between Arts in the Parks events.

·       Access to power or water utilities is not available in these parks. If the artwork necessitates these elements, it becomes the artist's responsibility to make appropriate arrangements or find suitable alternatives.

Restrictions

This commission will not fund:

·       Augmented reality experiences and/or artworks that rely on personal cellphones

·       Community murals

·       Artworks that are 100% projection as it needs to be visible in both daylight and darkness.

·       Artwork cannot physically attach to the ground, or any existing structures within the park.

Timeline

·       March 29th  - Call opens

·       April 25th - Virtual pre-submittal meeting on Zoom. Sign up to receive the pre-submittal meeting zoom link here. If you are unable to attend, a recording of the meeting can be provided upon request.

·       May 6th - Call closes at 5PM

·       Mid-May – Finalists are notified. A stipend of $300 is provided to each finalist to develop a proposal that fits this call.

·       Beginning of June– Proposal presentations and interviews. Artist selected and notified.

·       June– Sept - Planning/Fabrication/Meetings

·       Sept 23rd – Nov 7th - Arts in the Parks weeknight eventsfrom 5:30 PM-7:30 PM.

Arquetopia is offering artist residency scholarships for visual artists, designers and writers in three of our four residency sites through this special subsidized program.  Aimed to support diverse art practices, the Art*Aid Scholarship offers opportunities to learn and expand your artistic practice. Scholarship residencies are available in Puebla, Oaxaca or Cusco, up to 30%* for specific instructional programs and self-directed residencies. Applications for these limited spaces are processed when received.

Don’t miss your chance to participate in our International Artist Residencies in Mexico or Peru. We look forward to seeing you in residency very soon!

The Letter Review Prize is free to enter. It is open in the categories of Short Stories, Poetry, Nonfiction, and Unpublished Books. Total Prize Pool is $4000 USD for this round. Winners are published by The Letter Review, and considered for submission to Pushcart Prize etc. Open to anyone in the world: No style or subject restrictions. 10-20 Shortlisted in each category.