CALL FOR ARTISTS DUE 7/31: "From Our Perspectives: A National Women's Art Exhibition"

From Josephine Primeau, Project Director for "From Our Perspectives:

From Our Perspectives: A National Women’s Art Exhibition

Category: Exhibition Opportunities
Posted by: The Womencenter at Oakland Community College
Entry Deadline: July 31, 2010

The Oakland Community College Womencenter sponsors From Our Perspectives: A National Women’s Art Exhibition. This exhibition commits to giving women artists a forum in which to share their creative inquiries into the material, personal, global, political, and cultural landscapes that surround us.

The exhibition occurs September 16 - October 8, 2010 at the Smith Theatre Gallery, Oakland
Community College, in Farmington Hills, Michigan.

Open to all women artists nationwide.
All media ( excluding video & performance)

Juror: Gilda Snowden, artist and Professor of Fine Art at the College for Creative Studies, Detroit, and 2009 Kresge Foundation Artist Fellow.

Download prospectus from www.oaklandcc.edu/womencenter/artshow.htm
After viewing guidelines enter online at: www.oaklandcc.edu/womencenter/entryform.htm

CALL FOR ARTISTS DUE 5/27: Sculpture Exhibit, City of Brighton

From Lauri French with the City of Brighton (Community Development):

CITY OF BRIGHTON
SECOND BIENNIAL OUTDOOR SCULPTURE EXHIBIT – CALL TO ARTISTS

The City of Brighton Arts and Culture Commission (BACC) is seeking submissions of outdoor sculptures for exhibit in the ongoing Brighton Biennial Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit in and around downtown Brighton. Two sculptures will be installed as replacement pieces for two large exhibits from the original Biennial on 8’ x 8’ concrete pads (see pictures of existing locations on the web site). One sculpture is for a new location with a concrete pad measuring 11’x7’x20”h (see picture on web site). We are also seeking two smaller pieces for exhibit on 2’x2’x3’6” pedestal bases.

Selected pieces will be exhibited for a minimum of two years. Installation of the pieces will be coordinated with the Brighton Fine Arts Festival the weekend of August 14-15, 2010. Online and print brochures will be provided to the public to inspire self-guided and docent walking tours of the exhibit. All work must be for sale and remain in the exhibit for the entire duration. The deadline for application submission is May 27, 2010.

Applications may be downloaded at: http://www.downtownbrighton.com/1/brighton/art_walk.asp



Lauri French
City of Brighton
Community Development
810-225-9244
frenchl@BrightonCity.org

CALL FOR ARTISTS DUE 7/7: Haggin Museum in California - Cash Awards Over $5000

From Clemmie King of The Stockton Art League in California:

Please forward to your area artists:

We are hoping to reach artists all across the US regarding a Call for Entry for a National Juried Exhibition to be held in Stockton, California, at The Haggin Museum (CD Deadline: July 7, 2010). We are seeking the help of State Art Councils and Commissions in an effort to reach as many artists as possible. Below my signature is a short announcement that could be pasted into a listserve, e-blast, newsletter, or website, for any artists or organizations in Michigan that might be interested.

A prospectus can be downloaded at www.hagginmuseum.org. The Haggin Museum has hosted many National Juried exhibitions, most recently the Plein Air Society and the Pastel Society of the West Coast. In addition, their collection includes the largest number of Albert Bierstadt paintings in the world.

It is a fantastic venue for art and we issue press releases to artists’ local newspapers for all artists who win awards in this show. Thank you for any and all help in sharing this “Call for Entry” with your resident artists and organizations.

Sincerely,
Clemmie King
Stockton Art League
56th Juried Exhibition Committee
San Joaquin County

STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA
The 56th Juried Exhibition at The Haggin Museum sponsored by Stockton Art League. September 2 – October 31, 2010. Cash awards over $5000. Open to all US artists. No photography or computer art. CD deadline July 7, 2010. Juror: Margot Schulzke. Prospectus: #10 SASE to Teresa Hickey, 1031 Elmwood Ave., Stockton, CA 95204 or www.hagginmuseum.org Inquiries: elmhickey@sbcglobal.net

DUE 5/8! Youth-based GRANT OP from MCACA - up to $2500

From the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs (MCACA):

MCACA/NLACM Retention and Engagement youth grant program
Grant application deadline: May 8, 2010
The Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs (MCACA), through its New Leaders Arts Council of Michigan (NLACM) youth advisory group, is offering youth-grants of up to $2,500 to Michigan Non-profit organizations in support of youth-based projects as part of a community engagement and retention strategy. The NLACM is dedicated to promoting the Arts and Culture in Michigan, and is focused on supporting young leaders. NLACM is proud to offer these grants tailored for young leaders in Michigan focused on arts and culture projects.

These are small, up to $2,500 grants, with very specific criteria. MCACA only has $20,000 for this program..

DOWNLOAD THE GUIDELINES (PDF) BY CLICKING HERE

I hope you take a good look at the guidelines and if you have questions please give me a call. Feel free to distribute.
All my best

John Bracey, Executive Director
Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs
300 N. Washington Square
Lansing, MI 48913
BraceyJ@Michigan.org
517.241.3972
www.themedc.org/arts
Please note the new e-mail address


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Carolyn Damstra
Program Manager, Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs
Michigan Economic Development Corporation
300 N. Washington Square
Lansing, MI 48913
(517) 241-3968
FAX (517) 241-3979
damstrac@michigan.org
www.themedc.org/Arts

5/7: BEST Project Event in Flint - Capacity Building for Arts & Cultural Orgs

From Diane C. Woodruff with the BEST project in Flint:

Thanks to support from the Kresge Foundation, the BEST Project will be engaging arts and cultural organizations from Genesee County in capacity building programming and networking opportunities. Please see the attached flyer for information regarding our launch event on May 7th.

Register for event at: ArtsConnection launch May 7th

To help us get the word out, feel free to pass this along to any arts and cultural agency or program contacts you know that would be interested. I am working on a database to send out information to those in this sector. If you know of any contacts who would like to be added, please direct them to email me.

Thank you for your time,
___________________
Diane C Woodruff
BEST Project
E-mail Address: dwoodruff@bestprojectonline.org
Website Address: www.bestprojectonline.org
Office Phone: 810.232.8000
Fax: 810.232.9122
Mailing Address: PO Box 3128, Flint, MI 48502
Office Address: 310 E. Third St., Third Floor, Flint, MI 48502

Check out the BEST Project on the C.S. Mott Foundation YouTube Page: http://www.youtube.com/user/CSMottFoundation

National Research Project: Professional Development of Artists (from ARTISIN LLC of NJ)

From Susan Shear of ARTISIN LLC based out of New Jersey:

ARTISIN LLC is a New Jersey consulting firm working with Creative Capital and the Joan Mitchell Foundation conducting a national research project regarding professional development opportunities for artists. We are scanning the entire country, state by state, digging from the state level to the local arts agencies, to community-based organizations, grant makers, and beyond, to address many questions related to professional development for (self-defining) professional originating artists that are not matriculating students. This phase 1 work, to be completed by mid-April, is part of a multi-phase project; a second foundation will be joining for phases 2 and 3. The findings will be shared with the field. This is a significant first step on the road to a national advocacy movement to support artists, their needs, their communities and the organizations that work to support them. Your organization will be identified as a participant in the research.

The information you provide will benefit artists and their careers. Participation by selected organizations like yours will make this project a success. Your inclusion in this groundbreaking research will be an asset to the field.

Please respond by answering the survey at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/5CKWLDZ. If you have any additional information, please include it in the survey or email me at susan.schear@artisin.com with your additional details.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me.

Thank you again.

Sincerely,

Susan


ARTISIN, LLC
Leading the Arts to Creative Business Solutions
Susan Schear
www.artisin.com
susan.schear@artisin.com
973 482-1000 (office)
973 482-0303 (fax)
201 755-6100 (cell)
375 Mt. Prospect Avenue
Suite 6B
Newark, NJ 07104

CALL FOR ARTISTS DUE 5/14: Michigan Downtown Conference - Created Unique Award(s)

From Kelly Larson, Main Street Architect with the State Historic Preservation Office
at the Michigan State Housing Development Authority:

Calling all Michigan-Based Artists! (Please forward to others who may be interested)

The Michigan Downtown Conference Planning Committee has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking a Michigan-based artist to create unique and hand-crafted awards for this year's conference being held on September 13-14, 2010 in Bay City, MI. The awards are to reflect the positive image and vibrancy of Michigan's downtowns and traditional commercial districts.

The theme of this year's conference is "Michigan's Downtowns: Yes, We're Open!", an outgrowth of the nationally acclaimed Shop Main Street video produced by the Michigan Main Street Center @ MSHDA in 2009. The conference brings together community leaders across the state and serves to present case studies and best practices on successful downtown development strategies as well as provide new ideas to attendees for use in their own communities.

The deadline to submit a proposal is Friday, May 14, 2010. Request for Proposal (RFP) details are available on the conference website at www.michigandowntownconference.org. For questions, please contact Kelly Larson at larsonk@michigan.gov.

If you would like to view the video that has inspired the conference, please visit the Michigan Main Street Center website at www.michiganmainstreetcenter.org and click on the "Main Street Video" link.


Kelly Larson
Main Street Architect, State Historic Preservation Office
Michigan State Housing Development Authority
702 W. Kalamazoo, PO Box 30740, Lansing, MI 48909-8240
Phone: 517-241-0242
Fax: 517-335-0348
For information about MSHDA and social networking, visit http://www.michigan.gov/mshdasocialnetwork