To: Westchester Artists
From: Anthony Pellegrino, Programs Associate for Cultural Services
Date: December 8, 2008
Re: Artist Opportunities
Good Morning Artists,
For those of you paying attention to the County Budget situation:
We are down to the wire now. We think a decision on funding will be made by legislators today, Monday December 8th, 2008. What we are asking them for is level funding. Please underscore that request in your e-mails and ask your friends and colleagues to do the same. Thank you for your continued support of the arts in Westchester.
Your voice counts and your messages are working. http://www.marknetgroup.net/westarts/
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As always, should you have a specific inquiry about any of the below opportunities, please contact the source of the call directly. Remember, more information can be found within this email detailed below, and can also be found on our website along with on-going artist opportunities.
Artist Opportunities:
1) Call to Artists: Community Art Project: An Invitation to All
2) Call to Artists: Historic Hudson Valley You Tube Contest
3) Lifetime Arts: The Creative Aging Teaching Artists Database
4) Call to Artists: The Joyce Dutka Arts Foundation: Visual Arts Competition
5) Call for Entries: Art for Paws
6) Artist Opportunity: Design your own Tequila Bottle
7) Call for Entries: Perspective
8) Call for Poetry: A Form of Matter
9) The College of New Rochelle: Juried Art Exhibit
10) Call to Artists: Rockland Art Center's Biannual Membership Exhibition
11) Call to Artists: 12th Annual Peace Arch Park
12) Artist Grant Opportunity: Distribution Grant for New York State Artists
14) Call to Artists: Philadelphia-Mid Atlantic GLBT Artists Festival
15) Call to Artists: The Sketchbook Project
16) Call for Entries: the Katonah Museum of Art: Tri-State Juried Exhibition
17) Call to Artists: The United Hebrew Geriatric Center: Beautiful Aging
18) Call to Artists: Pelham Art Center: Rutsch Award and Exhibition
19) Call to Artists: The Smithtown Township Arts Council: A Pinch and a Dash
20) ArtsNews TV Airtimes
21) Helpful Resources
22) Westchester Arts Council's Artist Directory
Call to Artists: Community Art Project: An Invitation to All
DEADLINE: Immediately
Marcy B. Freedman is working on a new participatory art project, tentatively called OBAMA. If you cast a ballot for Barack Obama on November 4th, you are eligible to participate. Simply send an email to Marcy at mbf@bestweb.net with one or two sentences explaining why you decided to vote for Obama.. Your words (without your name) will be used in a forthcoming video and/or performance piece.
Call to Artists: Historic Hudson Valley's YouTube Contest
DEADLINE: Immediately
Please click here for all information http://www.hudsonvalley.org/content/view/342/306/
Lifetime Arts: The Creative Aging Teaching Artists Database
DEADLINE: Immediately
Creative Aging focuses on the positive and powerful role of the arts in enhancing the quality of life for older adults. Senior centers, adult daycare, retirement communities, schools, libraries and community groups are looking for teaching artists who can design and facilitate effective creative aging and intergenerational programs.
Where will they find qualified teaching artists?
http://www.lifetimearts.org/cgi-bin/dbform.pl
Lifetime Arts is identifying, recruiting and preparing to train teaching artists to work in the growing and important field of creative aging. The Creative Aging Teaching Artists Database will connect teaching artists with opportunities for employment and professional development and to the growing network of creative aging proponents.
Call to Artists: The Joyce Dutka Arts Foundation: Visual Arts Competition
DEADLINE EXTENDED: December 10
The Joyce Dutka Arts Foundation, a 501 (C)(3) private operating foundation whose mission is to support emerging artists is sponsoring an open juried Visual Arts competition. Winners will be presented with cash awards and the opportunity to exhibit their work in a group show on June 7, 2009 at the Hollis Taggart Galleries at 958 Madison Ave in NYC.
Call for Entries: Art for Paws
DATE: December 13
Art for Paws is holding a silent auction fund raising event for the new Yonkers Animal Shelter on December 13th. This event will be held at Lenoir Preserve, Dudley Street, Yonkers, NY with a donation of $5.
For more information please contact Gabriel Pancrulo at 914-439-2415 or at artforpaws@gmail.com
Artist Opportunity: Design your own Tequila Bottle
DEADLINE: December 14
From students to tattoo artists to small town fashion designers and everyone in between, thousands of up-and-coming artists are competing for a chance to have their artwork featured on limited-edition bottles of 1800 Tequila.
Even culture-minded consumer brands, like 1800 Tequila, are offering artists a chance to make a name for themselves. The tequila giant is commissioning artists from around the world to upload their work onto http://www.1800Tequila.com, where the artists can see their designs come to life on the tequila bottles, and their family, friends and any consumer can purchase these exclusive bottles.
One artist will receive a commission of $10,000 for the use of their design in the brand's 2009 national advertising campaign, as well as nationwide distribution.
For more information, images or to arrange an interview with 1800 Tequila and/or the artists, please contact me and visit Design Your Own Bottle at http://www.1800Tequila.com.
Call for Entries: Perspective
DEADLINE: December 9
Theme: Perspective can be the point of view from which you are standing when you release the shutter, or reflect your state of mind at the time when the image is created. Are you up high, or low to the ground? Maybe you are high on life, or down in the dumps. All these perspectives can greatly influence the message and impact of your photograph. What is your Perspective?
Eligibility: The exhibition is open to all domestic and international, professional and amateur, photographers working with digital or traditional photography or combinations of both. The Center for Fine Art Photography invites photographers working in all mediums, styles and schools of thought to participate in its exhibitions. Traditional, contemporary, avant-garde, creative and ex perimental and mixed techniques are welcome.
Awards: $900 cash awards, Inclusion in the Center's 2008 Exhibition Collection CD distributed worldwide, online subscriptions ? and more. For information and online submissions at The Center for Fine Art Photography, use the website or contact information below.
Prospectus: http://www.c4fap.org/cfe/2008perspective/perspective.asp
Call for Poetry: Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art/ Hudson Valley Writers Center: A Form of Matter
DEADLINE: December 15
In collaboration with the Hudson Valley Writers' Center, Sleep Hollow, affiliates of the Westchester Arts Council and stage director Mara Mills, HVCCA will present A FORM OF MATTER January 22-25, 2009 featuring six 5-10 minute short poetry performances inspired by works of art in "Origins" exhibition.
Interested poets and writers are invited to HVCCA on November 23rd at 2:00pm or November 24th at 6:00pm for a docent tour of the exhibition.
For more information please visit: http://www.hvcca.org/
Call for Entries: The College of New Rochelle: Juried Art Exhibit
DEADLINE: December 15
The College of New Rochelle Graduate Art Therapy & Art Education Programs & Westchester Art Therapy Association present
STRESS, STRUGGLE, & CHANGE: A Juried Exhibit
January 31 - February 23, 2009
Mooney Center Gallery
You may submit up to three (3) works of art on the theme. Max artwork size: 60x60 framed or 36x36x36 for 3-D works. All media accepted.
Entry fee: $25 check made out to The College of New Rochelle
Submitting entries: Submit a CD or slides to Patricia St John, College of New Rochelle, Graduate Art - Chapel Hall G 2, 20 Castle Place, New Rochelle, NY 10805
Clearly label entries on the CD or slides and on a separate paper: Your name, mailing address, email address, phone. Entry title, medium, size, and price. For return of CD or slides enclose a self addressed, stamped envelope.
Jury date: December 16, 2008
Notification of decisions: December 18, 2008
Board Certification CEUs are awarded at the rate of 10 CEUs per juried exhibit; for cycles starting after 7/01/08, limited to two exhibits per recertification cycle.
Questions? email Patricia St John: pstjohn@cnr.edu
Call to Artists: Rockland Art Center's Biannual Membership Exhibition
DEADLINE: December 15
Exhibition that opens January 11 - Feb 15, 2009. Go to http://www.rocklandartcenter.org for application and instructions. If you're not a member, a membership fee of only $25 can be paid when you drop off your work.
Call to Artists: 12th Annual Peace Arch Park
DEADLINE: December 30
Artists are invited to submit outdoor sculptures to be featured at the Twelfth Annual Peace Arch Park International Sculpture Exhibition. Located on the U.S. Canada border. Peace Arch International Park is the Western United States? International Gateway to the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
In the spirit of international goodwill of the games, the United States Canada Peace Anniversary Association (USCPAA) is pleased to announce that our Twelfth Annual Peace Arch Park International Sculpture Exhibition will open May 1st, 2009, and it will run through April 1st, 2010.
Located at the 4th busiest US/Canada border crossing, over 500,000 people visit the historic site and International Peace Park each year. A special edition full color self guided artwork and park history tour brochure will accompany the exhibit. Artists benefit from international exposure and recognition by being featured in North America's most celebrated International Peace Park.
A panel of international U.S. and Canadian art experts, association members and park management will jury the exhibition. The criterion for selecting the exhibit includes: artistic impression, quality, durability, aesthetic appeal, and park and community appropriateness. For further information contact: Christina Alexander, Exhibit Coordinator (360) 332-7165.
Web Site: http://www.peacearchpark.org
Prospectus: http://www.peacearchpark.org/callforentries.htm
Artist Grant Opportunity: Distribution Grant for New York State Artists
DEADLINE: December 31
Distribution Grant for New York State Artists now administered by free103point9
free103point9 is pleased to announce the 2009 Distribution Grant for New York State Artists providing support for the distribution of new works in film, video, sound, new-media, and media-installation. This grant is for completed works only. Funding is available from free103point9 through a regrant from New York State Council on the Arts' Electronic Media and Film Program. Grant awards will assist artists in making works available to public audiences and may include, but are not limited to: duplication of previews, screening, and exhibition copies of moving image and sound works; promotional materials including documentation and schematics of media-installation and new-media works. The rental or purchase of equipment for exhibition/distribution by individual artists is also eligible.
Artists may request funding support up to a maximum amount of $10,000. New to the Distribution Grant this year, successful applicants will also be awarded the additional opportunity to work with a project consultant. This mentor will have expertise in the grantees' specific genre of media art.
Application Deadline: December 31
, 2008 Distribution Application Seminars & Panel Dates & Locations: New York City & Streamed at http://www.free103point9.org November 13, 2008, 6:30 p.m.
Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI) 535 West 22nd Street, 5th Floor New York, NY 10011 212-337-0680
Catskill December 4, 2008, 6:30 p.m. Greene County Council for the Arts 398 Main Street Catskill, NY 12414 518- 943-3400
More information & contact: http://www.free103point9.org
Call to Artists: Philadelphia-Mid Atlantic GLBT Artists Festival
DEADLINE: January 10, 2009
The new Philadelphia-Mid Atlantic GLBT Artists Festival seeks to promote the career advancement of Gay, Lesbian, Bi and Trans Artists that are emerging, yet professional and need career development assistance and that have a desire to be showcased in a large scale regional festival. The festival is multi-disciplinary, showcasing all areas of the Performing, Creative, and Fine Arts.
The festival is a production of TAP: Traverse Arts Project, a new non-profit, 501(c)3 organization in Philadelphia. The first annual festival is scheduled for May 28-31, 2009 in Philadelphia, and seeks to present Musical, Physical, Dramatic, Cinema, and Theater artists from PA, NJ, NY, DE, MD, DC and VA. Featured and Supportive Artists will receive compensation packages. Compensation packages will include cash stipends, partial underwriting of professional development opportunities, membership in the mainstream professional organization relative to your field of the Arts, membership in an Arts service organization that offers access to Health Care Plans, development and mailings of media kits, and other fantastic opportunities. The deadline for submissions is January 10, 2009.
For more information on the festival or to receive an Artists Selection Package,
please contact Desiree Hines, Festival Coordinator at both tdhjat@gmail.com and tdh@traversetheater.org. This will prevent loss of communication via Spam filters.
The website may be visited at http://www.traversetheater.org
Call to Artists: The Sketchbook Project
DEADLINE: January 15, 2009
We send you the sketchbook, you make the art. Then Art House is taking all the sketchbooks on a 6 city tour to galleries and museums across the U.S. The goal of the exhibition is to encourage anyone to create artwork and build a collective of sketchbooks made by artists from all over the world. You don't have to be a professional artist to participate in the exhibition. This project is about being creative and inspiring yourself and others. We want to bring artists together and give everyone a chance to show in museums and galleries around the country!
Sign up for your sketchbook at http://www.thesketchbookproject.com
Call for Entries: the Katonah Museum of Art: Tri-State Juried Exhibition
DEADLINE: January 16, 2009
Artists from the tri-state area are invited to submit work for the KMA's prestigious juried exhibition, held every three years. This next exhibition, titled Contemporary Confrontations, will be juried by Nan Rosenthal, who served as Senior Consultant for Modern and Contemporary Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art for 15 years. Entrants may submit up to two artworks paintings, drawings, prints, mixed media, sculpture, photography, or video which have been executed since 2004. The exhibition opens January 25 and runs through February 22, 2009. Artists must visit the Museum's website for schedules, fees, requirements and restrictions, and to download a prospectus: http://www.katonahmuseum.org. Works in all media are eligible for awards: First Prize $1000, Second Prize $750, and Third Prize $500. The Museum is located at 134 Jay Street in Katonah. 914.232.9555.
Call to Artists: The United Hebrew Geriatric Center: Beautiful Aging
DEADLINE: January 31, 2009
The United Hebrew Geriatric Center invites New York State artists to a call for 2D submissions for a group exhibition entitled Beautiful Aging. The theme for the exhibition will salute the aging process as part of our life journey. We believe that artist's insights will give power and add dignity to this aspect of our common humanity. Our vision is to reflect positive images of aging and older adults: inspirational, emotional, compassionate and compelling. Intergenerational themes welcome.
The exhibition will run in conjunction with the opening of our new nursing and rehabilitation center. It will be juried by Tracy Fitzpatrick, Neuberger Museum of Art; Jean-Paul Maitinsky of the Hudson River Museum and Lisa Robb of the Pelham Art Center. Three prizes will be awarded.
You may submit by Email through beautifulaging@gmail.com. Submissions by mail should be sent to Linda Forman, Department of Community Relations, United Hebrew Geriatric Center, 391 Pelham Road, New Rochelle, NY 10805.
For submission details and submission form go to http://www.uhgc.org to the events page.
More information & contact: beautifulaging@gmail.com
Call to Artists: Pelham Art Center: Rutsch Award and Exhibition
DEADLINE: February 6th, 2009
Pelham Art Center is pleased to announce the 5th Alexander Rutsch Award and Exhibition, an open, juried competition for U.S.-based artists aged 19 or older. In 2009, the award is for painting. A $5,000 cash prize and a solo exhibition at Pelham Art Center are awarded to the winner. Pelham Art Center is proud to sponsor the competition and award to honor the memory and artistic achievement of Alexander Rutsch (1916 1997), an artist who actively supported Pelham Art Center for more than 25 years. After his death, friends and supporters of Alexander Rutsch and his family established a generous and significant fund to support a bi-annual, open, juried competition in a range of mediums.
The Alexander Rutsch Award and Exhibition program continues Rutsch's belief that art transcends all of our humanity. Rutsch saw art as the stone in the water sending ripples throughout the universe. His extraordinary work, rich in the celebration of life and our shared human experiences, is included in many of public and private collections throughout the US and Europe.
Contact:
Elizabeth Saperstein
Gallery & Public Program Manager
914. 738. 2525
elizabeth@pelhamartcenter.org
Call to Artists: The Smithtown Township Arts Council: A Pinch and a Dash
DEADLINE: February 13
The Smithtown Township Arts Council is now accepting entries for A Pinch and a Dash, an exhibition celebrating Women's History Month March 28- April 19, 2009 at the Mills Pond House Gallery. The exhibition seeks to examine the American woman's changing role in the kitchen, from rural times when a woman's biscuits defined her reputation, to twentieth century ready-made preparation. A Pinch and a Dash calls for works that exemplify women's role in the kitchen or reveal how that role has changed to meet new challenges in American society, from providing sustenance for the family, to maintaining ethnic traditions, to natural and organic awareness. Juror: Connie Koppelman, PhD, independent curator and speaker on subjects in women's art. Open to all media. Entries must be submitted as 300 ppi jpeg files on CD only.
For prospectus send SASE to STAC, 660 Rte 25A, St. James, NY 11780 or visit
http://www.stacarts.org/exhibits/show/23
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Helpful Resources
http://www.shavis.com the visual 's new net
http://www.playbill.com - jobs in stage and theatre
http://www.creativecareercounseling.homestead.com - Creative careers
http://www.wwar.com -Arts employment
http://www.freelanceonline.com - Freelance jobs and tips
http://www.mbsolutions.com - Music Business tips and contacts
http://www.variety.com - Variety Magazine site, jobs and articles
http://www.BackStage.com - Casting and career tips for film and theater
http://www.nyc.gov/film - NYC Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre & Broadcasting
http://www.crewpro.com - Music personnel, touring, and entry positions
http://www.musicalchairs.info - Orchestral job vacancies world wide
http://www.entertainmentcareers.net - Music, Theater Arts, Film, TV, Media jobs
http://www.voiceofdance.com - Information and Job Board
http://www.museumca.org/usa - Museums all over the US
http://jobbank.artsusa.org - Americans for the Arts Job Bank
http://www.creativehub.com - The center for creatives finding work
http://www.artcareer.net - Jobs in the Visual Arts
http://www.artsnwct.org - North West Connecticut Arts Council
http://www.cultureandtourism.org -Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism
http://www.idealist.org -Non-profit and arts internships and jobs
http://www.nyfa.org - NY Foundation For the Arts, jobs, grants and information
http://www.craigslist.org - Arts, Media and non-profit jobs/opportunities
http://www.mandy.com - International Film & TV Production Resources
http://www.mediabistro.com - Job and industry information in the media
http://www.journalismjobs.com - Journalism Jobs
http://www.workinpr.com - Careers in Public Relations
http://www.creativehotlist.com - Site for the professional creative marketplace
http://www.bookjobs.com - Jobs/internships in the publishing industry
http://www.editorandpublisher.com - Journal Covering the Newspaper Industry
http://www.artistsfoundation.org/- jobs/opportunities
BE SEEN ON THE WESTCHESTER ART COUNCIL'S WEBSITE:
If you have not done so already, please take this opportunity to get your free page on the Westchester Arts Council's Online Directory of Westchester Artists
As a participating artist, you will receive a page on our website, searchable by name, discipline, or keyword. This listing can include your background as an artist, your contact information, a link to your website or email address, and one digital image.
The Arts Council promotes this multi-discipline directory to arts consumers, including arts patrons, galleries, and arts organizations through our own publications as well as through promotional campaigns.
Signing onto the Registry is easy. Please go to http://www.westarts.com/artistlogin to see the guidelines and sign up today! If you need assistance, please contact Anthony Pellegrino at 914-428-4220 x 225 or apellegrino@westarts.com for one-on-one technical assistance.
This free service is made possible with generous support from Verizon and the New York State Arts Council. The only requirement is that artists must either live in or maintain a studio in Westchester County. Feel free to pass on the word to your fellow artists, and have them sign up!
If you are already on the directory, and received work or other opportunities from patrons who found you on the site, please let us know. We love to hear about your success.
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