Archie Bray Deadline around the corner:

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Bray resident and fellowship applications due March 1, 2010

Resident Application deadline March 1, 2010
Resident Application deadline March 1, 2010

Bray resident and fellowship applications due March 1, 2010
Resident Application deadline March 1, 2010
Resident Application deadline March 1, 2010

The Bray is a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to the enrichment of the ceramic arts, located at 2915 Country Club Ave. in Helena, just 1/3 mile west of Spring Meadow Lake. Galleries are free and open to the public.

Contact us at 406/443-3502 or go to our web site at www.archiebray.org.

Call for artists and designers – One of Kind show and sale

The 2010 Christmas Show Application Deadline Is Fast Approaching!

The next One of a Kind Christmas Show & Sale will run from November 25-December 5, 2010 at the Direct Energy Centre, Exhibition Place, Toronto.

Over 150,000 customers will visit the Show and shop directly from our 800 carefully selected exhibitors in search of everything from home decor and clothing to glass and ceramics – all artisan made.

If you would like to apply for the Christmas Show, please click here to download an application.

The deadline to apply is March 24, 2010.
Our Selection Committee will begin the jury process on March 24th and you will learn about the status of your application at the end of April 2010.

For more information please visit our website at www.oneofakindshow.com or contact
Catia Varricchio
at [email protected]
or call 416-960-4511.

We look forward to receiving
your application!

ARTIST RESIDENCY: INSIDEZONE, ROMANIA

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: MARCH 15, 2010
Duration: April 12 to 18 (or longer upon request)
Disciplines: Drawing, Painting, Film, Literature, Multi-Media, Music, Photography, Sculpture
Target Group: International, National – Artists under the age of 35
The residency is organized once a year with artists from all over the world by a Romanian non-profit art organization. The InsideZone 2010 artist residency will be organized by Literary and Artistic Group ZIDUL DE HARTIE (www.ziduldehartie.wordpress.com). The town of Borsec and the surrounding area are well known for their spas and best mineral waters of Europe. The resort is surrounded by a curtain of coniferous forests which makes a gorgeous landscape and protects it from heat in the summer and cold winds in the winter. The residency is in a beautiful house from the central area of the upper town. The town is located at the base of Carpathians. Upper town it is at 2 kilometers from the town?s square, at an altitude of 950m. Application address:
Borsec Romania | Telephone 0047 492 89 522
E-mail [email protected]
www.transylvanianweek.texmar.ro

Call for entry: Art & Australia Contemporary Award

Closing date: 1 March 2010

The Art & Australia Contemporary Art Award is an acquisitive prize open to Australian and New Zealand artists who are within the first five years of their professional practice. Four artists are selected annually with their work featured on the back cover of Art & Australia, accompanied by a profile of their practice. One work from one of the four artists is then purchased for the Art & Australia collection.

For more info

ARTIST RESIDENCY: APOTHIKI FOUNDATION, GREECE

DEADLINE: ONGOING

Apothiki aims at introducing artists and organizations to the island atmosphere of Paros – a creative environment that has inspired artists for more than 5000 years – and further develop Paros as a meeting place for creative people from around the globe. In cooperation with artists, art galleries, foundations and cultural institutions – both Greek and international, this multi-functional space will host contemporary art exhibitions and cultural events and provide a working and living space for artists in residence. The Residency program is part of a wider range of activities organised in the art centre such as exhibitions, concerts and seminars. Artists, scholars, art managers and critics are invited to submit their application for a 2 to 4 week residency to take place in 2010 or 2011. The program will start in April 2010. Artists that like to organise a small ‘group’ residency can submit a joint application. MORE INFO >> Application address:
Parikia 84400 PAROS Greece
E-mail [email protected] | www.apothiki.com

Call for Artists: City of Hobart Art Prize

Download the 2010 Entry Form

The City of Hobart Art Prize is open to artists, designers and craftspeople nation-wide. It brings together contemporary visual arts, craft and design practice in a single exhibition.

For all the details on the Hobart Prize visit the website here.

AIMS OF THE CITY OF HOBART ART PRIZE

The City of Hobart Art Prize seeks to:

  • Promote art, craft and design practice in a way that is inclusive
  • Encourage experimentation within and across art, craft and design forms
  • Present an exciting exhibition that offers a ‘snap shot’ of contemporary practice
  • Provide the City of Hobart with a collection of significant works
  • Showcase the work of Tasmanian artists, craftspeople and designers within a national context

CATEGORIES

The 2010 City of Hobart Art Prize categories, for which the main prizes are awarded, change every year. The 2010 categories are Digital Media and Ceramics. The guidelines for these categories are as follows:

Digital Media – including projection, software generated and screen based art works.

Projection – work for the final exhibition must be provided as a standard or high definition QuickTime 7 codec (H.264, DV, Animation, Apple Intermediate) in a QuickTime container (mov.) file provided on DVD, or removable hardware. Hardware will be returned to artists following the exhibition. All Digital Media work is not to exceed 30 minutes playtime. Two high definition equivalent data projectors will be used to display works. Artists selecting to present their work in this format will have their works screened consecutively on a loop with an appropriate pause between individual entries. Software generated and screen based art works – work for the final exhibition requiring specific delivery platforms is the responsibility of the exhibiting artist. The provision of this delivery platform, including computers or other multi-media devices, with appropriate software installed, screens, cables, mouse and any remotes if required, with complete instructions and trouble shooting information for the set up and operation of software must be provided at a turn key/plug and play standard.

Ceramics – functional and non functional works, including sculpture and installation based practice in any technique, including but not limited to, wheel thrown, slip cast and hand built.

Note: In both categories, any three dimensional work to be included in the final exhibition shall not have a footprint of more than 2 metres square with a height restriction of 2 metres. Any individual component shall not exceed 50kg in weight, with any overall weight not exceeding 200kg. If the artwork has a number of separate components,
it should be freighted in separate crates, each weighing no more than 50kg. The work is to be presented ready for assembly or display. All fixtures and fittings required are to be included with detailed instructions for installation. Further: Any portable electrical equipment or fittings associated with works for final exhibition must be tested and tagged in accordance with Australian Standard AS3760 prior to exhibition.

PRIZES

The City of Hobart Art Prize

Two $15,000 acquisitive prizes provided by Hobart City Council (one in each category).

The MONA Prize

One $7,500 non acquisitive prize. This prize of $7,500 sponsored by MONA (Museum of Old and New Art) is open to artists, craftspeople and designers who are selected for the final City of Hobart Art Prize exhibition and who were either born, are presently residing in, or have resided
for a period of five years or more in Tasmania. The winners of the acquisitive City of Hobart Art Prize will not be considered for the MONA Prize.
For more information on MONA visit:
www.mona.net.au