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For writers who long to be heard: A new literary magazine, The Drum, has been launched by Henriette Lazaridis Power (a 2006 Artist Fellow in Fiction/Creative Nonfiction). The Drum publishes, in audio form, short fiction, essays, and the occasional author interview. The inaugural issue comes out in May. Says Henriette, “We’re looking for work that pays close attention to language while never losing sight of the narrative drive. We want stories that really do tell a story. And essays that engage in the complexity of an idea. The Drum is a home for emerging and established writers who value the power of writing out loud.”

For filmmakers seeking composers (& vice versa): the Learning Center and the Film Scoring Department at Berklee College of Music will host the 5th Annual Music for Film networking event on Saturday, April 10, 2010 from 1:30–7 p.m. The event, free and open to the public, includes a speakers’ panel about the filmmaker/composer relationship, a presentation by film composer Mason Daring (Lone Star), a film scoring contest, and an exposition where students and professionals will have booths, exchange demos and business cards, and talk about their work. Register and find more info.

For emerging playwrights: The Princess Grace Awards Playwright Fellowship is given annually to a young American playwright, consists of a $7,500 grant and a ten-week residence, including paid travel, at New Dramatists, a playwright service organization, in New York City. The award is based primarily on the artistic quality of a submitted play and the potential of the fellowship to assist in the writer’s growth. Read the guidelines at www.pgfusa.org and apply by March 31, 2010.

For artists with disabilities: VSA, the International Organization on Arts and Disability, has announced the VSA Teaching Artist Fellowship Program, seeking to identify, engage, and support artists with disabilities through teaching artist fellowships in the visual and performing arts. This competitive fellowship offers a professional development retreat in Washington D.C., subscriptions/memberships within VSA’s teaching artist network, networking and teaching opportunities, enrollment in VSA Community of Practice, and the opportunity to serve as facilitators for VSA’s education programs. Fellows will also be profiled in VSA publications. Submission deadline: April 23, 2010. Find guidelines, application forms, and more information.

AND you can continue your opportunities search at these great sites for finding artist grants, residencies, calls-to-artists, etc:

• Mira’s List (a labor-of-love blog just teeming with artist opportunities listings)
• ArtSource (an online resource of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts)
• NYFA Source (a search engine for artist opportunities, hosted by the New York Foundation for the Arts but with a national scope)

Image: TOWNSEND’S PATENT FOLDING GLOBE, created by Dennis Townsend (1869). From the Boston Public Library Norman B. Leventhal Map Center.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/boston_public_library/ / CC BY 2.0

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For Dancers: Applications are being accepted for the next Movement at the Mills at the Boston Center for the Arts. For more information, contact Andrea Blesso Albuquerque at the Boston Center for the Arts at (617) 456-1132 or ablesso@bcaonline.org.
Deadline: March 12 by 5 pm. Performance is April 30.

Call to Artists: Philosophies of Life exhibition at Endicott College Center for the Arts in Beverly, MA. Qualifications: Must have a disability and be an artist, reside in Massachusetts, and be willing to be associated with Artist With Disabilities Task Force. Exhibition dates: Monday, September 13, 2010 through Friday, October 22, 2010. Reception: Monday, September 20, 2010 from 5 – 7  pm.
Questions or to request an application form, contact Lisa B. Corfman at: Phone: (617) 308-2573. Email: LBCorfman@Comcast.net

Call for Entries: Experimental Moving Images From the Art Technology New England/AXIOM Center for New and Experimental Media.
On Thursday April 22, 2010, Axiom and ATNE will host Experimental Moving Images From the ATNE Community. Make a profile on the free ATNE portal, and you can submit work for the screening! Go here to make a free user profile, and see the submission guidelines and submission form. Film, video and animation with a duration of 30 seconds to 15 minutes will be considered.
Deadline: March 15, 2010

Image credit: Boston Public Library Music Department. Accession No.: 07_07_000055, Call Number: no. 23 of **M.450.164, Lithographer: Bufford, John H. & Sons, Title of Lithograph: Oscar Wilde, Composer: Uschman, Carl, Title of Composition: Dream of the Lily Waltz, Place of Publication: Boston, Publisher: Oliver Ditson & Co.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/boston_public_library/ / CC BY 2.0

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Free Artists’ Roundtable
A casual pot luck gathering providing artists working in all media with a forum for peer exchange, networking and sharing resources with one another. David Reichert, resident artist, will speak about his experiences: “How to survive unemployment and job search strategies, using your artistic skill and talents - one artist’s story of survival and positive outcome.” Artists are encouraged to bring a food item of your choice to share. Paper goods and soft drinks will be provided. RSVP and direct any questions to Liora Beer beer@artmorpheus.org (617) 456-1131
Wednesday, March 3, 2010, 5:30 - 7:30pm
Mills Gallery, Boston Center for the Arts, 551 Tremont Street, Boston, MA

Guest Curators wanted for DownStreet Art 2010
Click here for application requirements and other details at
MCLA’s Berkshire Cultural Resource Center is seeking curators to be a part of DownStreet Art’s 2010 season. DownStreet Art is a public art project designed to revitalize downtown North Adams. If you are interested in becoming a Guest Curator, they strongly encourage you to visit their website www.DownStreetArt.org as well as downtown North Adams. All applications will be reviewed by the DownStreet Art committee and applicants will be notified within three weeks.
Application deadline: March 15, 2010

Call to Visual and Craft Artists: (ahts): The Boston Arts Festival 2010 is now accepting applications for its annual event. Go here for the application form. Questions? Contact John Crowley at 617-635-3911 or john.crowley@cityofboston.gov
Deadline: April 15, 2010

Call to Artists - Get Your Freak On!
Space 242 is looking for art celebrating/depicting circus freaks, carnies, sideshows, etc. for the next exhibition. Illustration, painting, sculpture, mixed media, and photography accepted. Space 242 is located at 242 E. Berkeley St., Boston. E-mail info@space242.com for a submission form.
Deadline: March 15, 2010

Image credit: photograph of daffodil in snow from public domain pictures.

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Take It Outside
National Outdoor Sculpture Competition and Exhibition in South Carolina. The exhibition offers emerging and established artists the opportunity to display their sculpture throughout Riverfront Park on the banks of the Cooper River. Sculptors will compete for up to $14,750 in awards and honorariums with fifteen selected for this eleven month exhibition (April 2010 – March 2011). Go here for the application.
Application Deadline: Friday March 5, 2010.

Turn It Up
Call to Artists, Musicians, Sculptors and Creative Minds: Radio of Clark University is planning their annual outdoor “Noise Day” festival for late April (24th is tentative date). The event takes place at Clark University in Worcester. Radio of Clark University is currently seeking submissions for sound-art installations or any sculpture/interactive art related to producing noise. If you are interested, contact JNathan@clarku.edu with a brief proposal for your idea. If selected, ROCU can award $50 to the artist. Here’s their Facebook page.
Deadline: Submissions must be received by March 30, 2010

From Here to Eternity
Massachusetts Cultural Council Traditional Arts Appreticeship Grants now available. The MCC’s Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program supports the teaching/learning relationship between craftspeople, musicians, dancers, and other traditional artists, and the qualified apprentices who want to study with them. The program pairs an experienced master artist with an apprentice in a 9-month long, one-on-one learning experience that helps ensure the continued vitality of a traditional art form
Application Deadline: April 20, 2010

Wash-A-Shores Wanted
Opportunities at The Yard on Martha’s Vineyard.
For Choreographers: 2010 Bessie Schönberg Choreographers’ Residency
Application Deadline: March 6, 2010
For Dancers: 2010 Bessie Schönberg Choreographers’ Residency
Deadline to Register: April 20, 2010

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Torpedo Factory Art Center Visiting Artist Program invites emerging/experienced artists to apply for one, two, or three-month residencies between June 1 and August 31, 2010. The TFAC (Alexandria VA), home to 140 artists working in 82 studios, is open to the public every day. Visiting Artists will be provided workspace and will be able to display/sell original artwork. For more information contact vap@torpedofactory.org
Deadline: Sunday, February 28, 2010

12th Annual International Juried Portrait Competition
The Portrait Society of America is hosting an international competition/exhibition showcasing portraiture and figurative works. The top 15 selected finalists will bring their original works to our annual conference, April 22-25, 2010, just outside Washington, DC for final judging. All media accepted. For more information contact Amanda Oliver at 877-772-4321 or amanda@portraitsociety.org
Deadline: Monday, March 1, 2010

Call to Photographers: The 16th Juried Exhibition, Griffin Museum of Photography. Juror: Dr. Jörg M. Colberg. All entries must be received between February 1, 2010 and March 31, 2010.
Go here for guidelines and application form. Deadline: March 31, 2010

Call to Artists: Seeing Double. A national, juried exhibition at the Attleboro Arts Museum. Open to all media, sizes and concepts that explore this dueling theme. Email entries will not be accepted.
Deadline: May 15, 2010 at 3pm.

Image credit: Sculpture by Amy Podmore, MCC 2003 Sculpture Finalist.

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One If By Land: Vermont Studio Center has received funding for 10 new Joan Mitchell Foundation Fellowship awards for visual artists based on quality of work and demonstrated financial need. The Vermont Studio Center is an international residency program open to all artists and writers. Year-round, VSC hosts 50 artists and writers per month, each of whom receives an individual studio, private room, and all meals. Residencies last from 2-12 weeks and provide uninterrupted time to work, a community of creative peers, and a beautiful village setting in northern Vermont. In addition, VSC’s program includes a roster of Visiting Artists and Writers (2 painters, 2 sculptors and 2 writers per month) who offer slide talks/readings and individual studio visits/conferences. Applications and information available here. Deadline: February 16, 2010

Two If By Sea: Dune Shack Residencies: Applications for residencies in the historic Fowler and C-Scape Dune Shacks in Provincetown for artists, writers, and the general public are available at The Provincetown Community Compact. One residency includes a $500 fellowship for a visual artist, and there are two funded weeks for writers. The general public is encouraged to apply for this unique, primitive experience in the Cape Cod National Seashore. Deadline: February 15, 2010

Three If By Virtual: National Arts Marketing Partnership Webinar: Marketing for the Independent Artist. How to Advance Your Career and Build Your Business. Discover the basics of marketing strategy based on those objectives and how to make it real. Presenter Deborah Obalil will address the difficult balance of making art while running a thriving small business. This webinar is free to professional members of Americans for the Arts. Americans for the Arts members should register here. Non members can learn more here. The webinar takes place on Thursday, February 18, 2010 at 2 p.m. EST

Image credit: John Singleton Copley, Paul Revere, 1768, Oil on canvas, 35″ x 28 1/2″, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The Paul Revere House Web site details his midnight ride and Longfellow’s poem.

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Boston Center for the Arts (BCA) invites anyone interested in contemporary art and culture to apply to Conversations about Curating, a free program focused on the critical and practical issues at stake when putting together an exhibition. The first part of the program consists of a series of four lectures/discussions delivered by well-established curators, as well as a roundtable discussion on marketing, budgeting, and producing an exhibition, and a networking session. The application process is via email only. There is no fee to apply. To apply, please submit a concise exhibition outline (250 words or less, no images) and your CV with detailed contact information to millsgallery@bcaonline.org.
Deadline: Applications must be received before February 10, 2010.

Samuell Day Gallery is looking for artists and craftspersons for the 2010 season. Please send pictures to c_samuell@hotmail.com or come by the gallery with work samples between 10 am - 5 pm, Wednesday - Saturday at 4030 Route 6A, Cummaquid.
Deadline: All submissions must be in by March 1.

Call to Artists: LA GALERÍA at Villa Victoria Center for the Arts in Boston ’s South End and Essex Art Center in Lawrence, MA are pleased to announce a Call to Artists for their collaborative juried exhibition project, Exchange, to be mounted simultaneously in each art center in the Fall of 2010. Designed to unite diverse communities of artists and audiences, Exchange encourages visual artists working in innumerable mediums to approach the concept of exchange in just as many ways. Go here for guidelines.
Deadline: March 15, 2010

The Sturgis Library has exhibition space available. Visit online for exhibits and displays and for an application form. 3090 Main Street, Barnstable. For more information call 508-362-8448.

Central Productions has announced their annual open call for submissions to the 9th Annual Boston Cinema Census (BCC) hosted by the Brattle Theatre. The BCC-curated annual showcase of work by local emerging filmmakers, students, professionals, struggling artists, and film enthusiasts. Go here for more information, entry guidelines and forms.
Deadline: February 10, 2010

Image credit: Date: 11.12.1966, Photograph of Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., pilot of the Gemini 12 space flight, performs extravehicular activity (EVA) during the second day of the four day mission in space. ID: S66-62939
Credit: NASA Johnson Space Center (NASA-JSC)

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Nibbling on a Call to Artists: The Art Gallery at Bunker Hill Community College has a call for art for its International Women’s History Month 2010 exhibition called Intended Purpose. Submissions for consideration sought from Boston area international women artisans, designers, and crafters, for an exhibit showcasing works in: ceramics/clay, glass, wood, metals, stone, textiles/fabric, fibers, furniture, and light industrial design. Eligible to all women artisans working in New England/Massachusetts, in particular, the Metropolitan Boston area. Works must have been completed since January 2006 and not previously exhibited in more than two shows. Especially seeking women who have immigrated to the U.S./foreign born nationals or international artisans residing in Massachusetts.
For more information, visit www.bhcc.mass.edu, call 617-228-2093 or write: artgallery@bhcc.mass.edu

Big Mouth Strikes Again: Call to Artists: GASP Gallery is currently accepting submissions from emerging artists in the Boston area. The artwork should be of 2D or 3D that would be appropriate for a storefront window space. The work will be displayed in an installation type setting in the store section of the gallery space. The thematic look that we are searching for the winter season, although not specific to one particular holiday. For further information call 617 418 4308 or email galleryinfo@g-a-s-p.net
Deadline: March 1, 2010

Just One More Wafer-Thin Mint: The Art of Applied Design
The DHM Digital Gallery invites designers working with clay, fiber, glass, plastic, metal and/or wood to participate in The Art of Applied Design, an international juried competition. Deadline: July 15, 2010. All submitted works must be functional objects commonly used within interior spaces, such as furnishings (hard or soft), utensils, fixtures, or containers. Objects that are purely decorative are not eligible. Evaluation will be based upon uniqueness and creativity, craftsmanship, and quality of the submitted digital image. The online exhibit (from Sept. 15 to Dec. 1, 2010) will include e-mail addresses of accepted artists to facilitate independent sales of work. Go here for more information.
Deadline: July 15, 2010

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Call to Artists: Massasoit Community College Arts Festival is accepting 2-dimensional artwork including photography. Original work only, no reproductions or Giclées. Artwork must be framed, and wired. No saw tooth hangers or clip frames. Maximum framed size 36”x40”. Contact: Ellyn Moller at 781-821-2222 x2124 or emoller@massasoit.mass.edu for more information. DEADLINE: Friday, April 16, 2010

Free Public Art Discussion Series focusing on Boston Area Public Art Grant Opportunities at the New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA)
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 from 12:00 P.M. - 1:30 P.M. at 145 Tremont Street, 8th Floor, Boston, MA. Questions about this event: Lauren Johnston, Public Art Coordinator at publicart@nefa.org or 617-951-0010 x528.

Call to Artists: The Cape Cod Conservatory’s Falmouth campus seeks artists for our forthcoming exhibit, All About Animals, From Pets to Wildlife! This is a mixed media event. In addition to traditional approaches to depicting the animals around us, they are looking for creative and unusual pieces including sculptural pieces hung from wire or wall mountable. Contact Robin with questions at 508-540-0611.

Call to Theater Artists: The Provincetown Theater and the Playwright’s Lab are compiling an email list of people to be notified of opportunities to participate in future Playwrights’ Festivals or other production opportunities (actors, directors, tech people, etc.). Send the theater your name and email and the area in which you would like to participate. Being on the list does not represent a commitment to participate, but will allow for notifications to be sent to people who want to be involved. Send information to sashaptc@gmail.com or operations@provincetowntheater.com.

Today is election day. Polls close at 8pm. To find out where to vote: http://www.wheredoivotema.com/bal/myelectioninfo.php And here’s a link to the Constitution of the United States.

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Grand Canyon National Park: Guidelines and applications now available for the North and South Rim artist-in-residence programs. Go here for more information. Questions, contact Rene Westbrook at 928-638-6483 or Rene_Westbrook@nps.gov.
Deadline: Applications for either program, postdated between February 1 and April 1, 2010

The Dance Residency at the Boston Center for the Arts provides choreographers an opportunity to create dance without the financial constraints of rehearsal studio or theater rental. The BCA will serve as the host for the selected company and develop the audience for residency events. Contact Andrea Blesso Albuquerque, Boston Center for the Arts, 539 Tremont Street, Boston MA 02116 or ablesso@bcaonline.org
Deadline: Monday, February 8, 2010 by 5 pm.

Call to artists for juried show Wide Open
Jurors include Anne Strauss, Associate Curator, Metropolitan Museum of Art; Nicholas Baume, Mark Hughes, Bill Murphy.  For more information, contact Jane Gutterman at 718-596-2506 or info@wideopenartshow.org
Deadline: Monday, January 25, 2010

Every summer in the land of Alcott, Emerson, and Thoreau lives a great opportunity for emerging choreographers. Summer Stages Dance at Concord Academy’s Choreographers’ Project Fellowship provides the opportunity to develop new work in a supportive environment. Fellows select a cast of dancers from the Workshop and have access to rehearsal space in the evenings and on weekends. Fellowship awards include: mentorship by workshop faculty and resident artists; access to all Summer Stages Dance classes and select performances; studio space and rehearsal time with dancers drawn from the Workshop; weekly seminar classes that include informal showings of the new work and culminate in a dialogue about the developing work with faculty and guest artists; open rehearsal and a fully produced public performance of work created during the residency; and subsidy for housing and meals. That’s a whole lotta good stuff. For more information, call 978-402-2339.

Image credit:  Photograph of Grand Canyon National Park by Michael Quinn, National Park Service

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