SOMA summer 2012 - call for applications

  SOMA Summer 2012 will take place from July 02 to August 11, 2012. This summer’s topic considers the transformation of labor in artistic practice from the Second World War to the present. Seminars and workshops will help the group reflect on the shift from a manufacturing to service economy in developed countries as well as new definitions of labor that have extended beyond all national boundaries. SOMA Summer participants will revisit the legacy of conceptual art as a mode of production, the role of craft in contemporary art practices, and the pertinency of learning technical skills in art education. The group will also explore the possibilities of alternative economies, and look closely at the ways in which artists participate in decentralized, global networks of production.  

Video Art Festival Miden - CALL FOR ENTRIES 2012

Video Art Festival Miden invites all video artists and video creators to participate in this year’s events, which will take place, like the past years, in public spaces at the Historic Centre of the city of Kalamata, Greece, in July 2012. The festival call is open to every creator (individuals, groups or organizations) of any nationality and background. The proposed video can be of any genre (video art, experimental video, animation, short movie etc.). Duration under 10 min. There is no entry fee. Deadline: March 15, 2012

Magmart - International Video Festival

The festival is open to all international videoartists. Participation is free. Artists who would like to submit their work should do so by 29th of Feb 2012.  A jury of experts will select 30 artworks which will become part of CAM permanent collection. Follow the link for further information

Open call - Oodaaq Festival of poetic images 2012

L’Œil d’Oodaaq is a french organization based in Rennes, including artists and curators. From 10 to 20 May 2012, L’Œil d’Oodaaq will be organizing its second Oodaaq Festival of poetic images in Rennes. It will be consisting of screenings, exhibitions, performances, lectures and other parallel events. The festival aims to promote video works of young international artists, but is open to any other artistic form, such as photography, installation, drawing, performances etc. After the festival, a DVD will be edited, presenting a selection of around ten videos. L’Œil d’Oodaaq will be promoting this DVD in different video art festivals in Europe and throughout the world. In order to participate, please send us a book presenting your videographic work. It will have to include a presentation and the artist’s statement, as well as a video proposal for the festival (by file transfer or DVD). The video works may not be longer than 10 minutes. The applications have to be sent by mail or postal way before 18 January 2012. For more information, please visit our website, or write us : loeildoodaaq@gmail.com 

ARTE LAGUNA PRIZE - DEADLINE EXTENDED

  The 6th International Arte Laguna Prize is dedicated to contemporary visual artists from all over the world. The competition is divided into 5 sections: painting, sculpture, photographic art, videoart and performance, virtual art. The awards total amount is 170.000 EUR, including: 5 money Prizes of 7,000 EUR for the winner artists, one for each section. 6 Art Residencies: Loft Miramarmi - Vicenza, Carlo Zauli Museum - Faenza, Glass School Abate Zanetti – Venice, Art Stays - Slovenia, iaab – Basel, Technymon India ARTresidency – Mumbai. 2 Business for Art: STILE Original Design offers a money prize of 8,000 EUR and the development of an art project; another project will be offered by the jewelery company FOPE of Vicenza. 2 International Festivals: participations in Open in Venice and Tina B in Prague. 26 Personal Exhibitions in International Art Galleries: a network of international galleries to introduce the artists to the market of Contemporary Art. Each gallery will select an artist for organizing a solo exhibition. Furthermore 110 finalists will be chosen by an international jury to participate to the collective exhibition in Venice, and their artworks will be published in a bilingual catalogue. The application fees are: 50 EUR for one artwork and 90 EUR for two, but for artists Under-25 are 45 EUR and 80 EUR. There is time until the 30th of November to submit artworks.  

Guapamacátaro Interdisciplinary Residency in Art and Ecology

Application Deadline 1st November 2011 The Guapamacátaro Interdisciplinary Residency in Art and Ecology is a site-based and community-oriented program for artists from different disciplines, scientists, educators and activists, aimed at fostering socially and ecologically-conscious cultural development in the area where the Guapamacátaro hacienda is located (Michoacán, Mexico).

APhF:2011 - CALL FOR ARTISTS, CURATORS AND ORGANISATIONS

The Hellenic Centre for Photography invites submissions for the Athens Photo Festival 2011 exhibition program. We accept proposals from established or emerging artists, galleries, curators and organisations world-wide in all areas of contemporary photography practice and forms, ranging from art and documentary photography to photographic installations, film and video. The selected artists will be exhibited in upcoming Αthens Photo Festival, which takes place in Athens during the months of October and November. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 15.0px; font: 11.0px Helvetica} All artists interested to submit their work for the Athens Photo Festival 2011, must fill out and submit a participation form, which can be found at the website  

Billboard Art Competition Art Moves 2011

Artists are invited to prepare an artwork in response to this year’s competition theme „Reality or fiction? Let’s pretend it’s not there”.The invitation is addressed to all the interested artists and students. There is no entry fee. From all the entries, the jury will select 10 most interesting works which will be printed and displayed on billboards in the city space during the Art Moves Festival in September/October 2011 in Torun, Poland. The best selected work will receive the Main Award in the amount of PLN 10000 (about EUR 2540, USD 3770). The winner will be obliged to pay a lump-sum tax on the award value. For further information follow the link

RES.Ò2 residency at Cittadellarte

 RES.Ò is the new international residency exchange network for art residencies and educational programs and is based in Italy’s Piedmont region. It is conceived as a 3-year project involving three institutions in Italy and three based each in India, Egypt and Brazil.  RES.Ò’s goal is to foster new relationships, cultural exchange and creative production, as well as linking artists with the leading contemporary arts institutions in Piedmont, New Delhi, Cairo and Rio de Janeiro.  RES.Ò is dedicated to supporting its resident artists in the creation of new works of art and development of research through 6-9 week long research-residencies. All of the artists’ expenses are covered, including airfare. They will be introduced to the local art scene through a program of meetings, studio visits and talks. The selected artists are expected to hold public presentations of their work towards the end of their residency. Follow the link for more information

Synapse - The International Curators' Network at Haus der Kulturen der Welt

Haus der Kulturen der Welt invites up-and-coming curators to apply for SYNAPSE – The International Curators’ Network at Haus der Kulturen der Welt. Moderated by international curators, scientists and other experts, the first network meeting of SYNAPSE will focus on the interactions between science and art. Among other questions, it will address how scientific topics can be approached by curators. In interdisciplinary workshops, ten selected SYNAPSE curators and the five winning curators of Meridian I Urban.Curatorial Projects on Health will generate new project ideas. Visits to galleries, museums, and project and exhibition spaces will connect SYNAPSE participants with the vibrant Berlin art scene. For more information follow the link below.