E-Opps

This list includes postings such as auditions, calls for entries, arts instruction, conferences, grants, and other opportunities for artists, arts administrators, arts educators, and arts volunteers.

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For Tuesday, May 6, 2008:

Auditions

Kit Carson, an Original Rock Musical
Auditions have been set for a new musical to be performed at the Amato Center in Milford. Details about the auditions, the story and the music can be found at the play's website. We are searching for approximately 50 talented people, ages 6-60+, including dancers, singers, percussionists, storytellers, entertainers and musicians. Parts for 30 children and 20 adults; actors, singers, storytellers, percussionists and dancers. Children and Adults ages 6 – 60. Auditions will be held at Milford Town Hall, Milford NH: Saturday, May 10 - 7:30 pm, Saturday, May 17 - 7:30 pm, and Saturday, May 24 7:30 pm. If you have any questions please send email to dave@kitcarsonmusical.com.

Taking Sides
Yellow Taxi Productions, Nashua’s professional theatre organization, is holding open auditions for their fall production of Ronald Harwood’s play “Taking Sides” on Tuesday, May 13th from 7-10pm. Interested actors should contact Yellow Taxi Productions (YTP) to schedule a time. Actors need to prepare a one-minute dramatic monologue. Auditions are held at YTP’s office located at 92 Main Street, Suite 103, second floor, in downtown Nashua. Appointments can be made by emailing  artistic@yellowtaxiproductions.org.  The show runs September 19-17 in Nashua and concerns the real life investigation to German conductor Wilhelm Furtwangler's Nazi sympathies.

The Princess & the Pea
Majestic Academy of Dramatic Arts is holding auditions for The Princess and the Pea on Sunday, May 11th from 7-9pm and Saturday, May 17th from 1-4pm. Please prepare a musical selection that exhibits the strengths and character of your voice. You should plan on bringing sheet music for the audition pianist or an accompaniment cd (no vocals). Broadway showtunes are preferred, but any type of music is acceptable.  A short comedic monologue is appreciated, but not required. The audition will also include cold readings from the script and a dance audition. Please come dressed to move, including footwear. The Majestic Academy of Dramatic Arts is open to children/teens from beginner to experienced performer. This audition is open to ages 13-18. Visit http://www.majestictheatre.net/events1.php?detail=756 for full details.

Big: the Musical
Majestic Academy of Dramatic Arts (ages 7-18) AND Majestic Productions (ages 15 through Adult) will be holding auditions for Big: The Musical on Sunday, May 11th at 7pm and Sunday, May 18th at 7pm. Visit http://www.majestictheatre.net/events1.php?detail=755 for full details.

UN-SHAKESPEARE
The Nashua Theatre Guild is pleased to announce its second round of auditions for its exciting summer shows: Fortinbras and the 15 Minute Hamlet. Fortinbras is an exciting, anachronistic farce by Lee Blessing about what happened after things got “rotten in Denmark” written in modern language. This ain't your parents' Shakespeare! As an added attraction, presented immediately before Fortinbras as a Hamlet “cliff notes” NTG will present the 15 Minute Hamlet written by the estimable Tom Stoppard in which he pieces together the entire play by using only the most famous of quotes. The entire afternoon will be presented as part the city of Nashua's SummerFun celebration and promises to be a fantastic time for all involved! For the audience and the actors!!!! The auditions will May 12 and 13 from 6:30-9:00 at the Nashua Public Library right next to the Court Street Theater. Full character descriptions are available at http://www.nashuatheatreguild.org/. Audition requirements: There will be cold readings from the script. The amount of “Shakespeare” in these plays is minimal, so no Shakespeare experience required! If there are any questions, please contact the producer Mike Wood at: mikewoodnh@comcast.net or the director at serahrose@gmail.com. Monologues will be gladly accepted but not required.

Awards and Competitions

Lifetime Networks Invites Entries for Every Woman's Film Competition
The competition is open to all women who are legal U.S. residents and who, as of the date of entry, are at least 18 years of age. Competition entrants will produce short films of three to five minutes in length. First- and second-place winners, as well as three honorable mentions, will be selected. Visit http://www.mylifetime.com/sweeps/ewfc/submit.php for full details

Boston Review Poetry Contest
A prize of $1,500 and publication in the November/December issue of Boston Review is given annually for a poem or group of poems. John Koethe will judge. Submit up to five poems totaling no more than 10 pages with a $20 entry fee, which includes a one-year subscription to Boston Review, by June 1. Call or visit the Web site for complete guidelines. Boston Review, Poetry Contest, 35 Medford Street, Suite 302, Somerville, MA 02143. (617) 591-0505. review@bostonreview.net ; bostonreview.net/about/contest

New England Poetry Club Daniel Varoujan Award
A prize of $1,000 is given annually for a single poem in honor of Daniel Varoujan, an Armenian poet killed in the genocide in Turkey in 1915. Submit up to three poems with a $10 entry fee ($3 for each additional poem) by June 1. Send an SASE or visit the Web site for complete guidelines. New England Poetry Club, Daniel Varoujan Award, P.O. Box 190076, Boston, MA 02119. www.nepoetryclub.org/contests.htm

‘1/2 K’ Prize
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Indiana Review is given annually for a single prose poem or a work of fiction under 500 words. Russell Edson will judge. All entries will be considered for publication. Submit up to three poems or works of prose and a $15 entry fee, which includes a one-year subscription to Indiana Review, by June 9. Send an SASE, e-mail, or visit the Web site for complete guidelines. Indiana Review, ‘1/2 K’ Prize, Ballantine Hall 465, 1020 East Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47405-7103. Abdel Shakur, Editor. inreview@indiana.edu ; www.indianareview.org

Funding Opportunities

NALAC Fund for the Arts
Supporting Latino artistic innovation, self determination and community empowerment. The NALAC Fund for the Arts (NFA) has begun its fourth year funding cycle in 2008. NALAC members who are Latino working artists, ensembles and small and mid-sized Latino arts and cultural organizations are eligible to apply. Grants range in size from $2,500 to $10,000. NFA grants provide organizational support to help build the internal capacity of Latino arts organizations, support the creation and presentation of works by Latino independent artists and ensembles, and strengthen communities by investing in the creative and cultural assets of Latinos in the U.S. Applications can be submitted in English or in Spanish. The NFA application and guidelines are available on the NALAC website. For more information contact: NALAC, Elisa Gonzales, Grant Program Manager, 1208 Buena Vista, San Antonio, TX 78207; E-mail: grantmanager@nalac.org; www.nalac.org

Vilcek Foundation Announces New Prizes Honoring Contributions of Young Immigrants
The new Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise will be awarded each year in the field of biomedical research and in a category of the arts or humanities selected by the foundation. The arts field selected for 2009 is filmmaking. To be eligible for the prizes, applicants must have been born outside the United States and be no more than 38 years old as of January 1, 2009. A $25,000 cash award and a certificate of recognition designed by Stefan Sagmeister will be presented to each prize-winner during the foundation’s annual awards ceremony in New York City in the spring of 2009. Deadline: July 11, 2008. For more information about the Vilcek Foundation or the Creative Promise Prizes, visit the foundation's Web site - http://www.vilcek.org/

American Library Association Announces Outreach Grant Program for Federal Writers' Project Documentary
The American Library Association, in partnership with Spark Media, a Washington, D.C.-based production and outreach company, has announced an innovative library outreach program to enhance and increase the nationwide impact of Spark Media's documentary film, "Soul of a People: Voices from the Writers' Project." Major funding for the program has been provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Following an application process, thirty libraries will be selected to each receive a $2,500 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to present five different public outreach programs during the period of the national broadcast of "Soul of a People" in the Spring of 2009. The grants will be used for scholar honoraria, book purchases, publicity, and other program-associated costs. Deadline: July 11, 2008. The application and guidelines for "Soul of a People" and complete instructions for registering and applying through Grants.gov may be found at the ALA Web site - http://www.ala.org/ala/ppo/programs/currentprograms/soulofpeople/soulofpeople.cfm

Call for Entries / Request for Proposals / Residencies / Nominations

Call for Artisans/Crafters
The Lincoln- Woodstock Chamber of Commerce is hosting its Sixth Annual Olde New England Days on Saturday, June 28 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.  It’s all part of our huge “Splash into Summer Weekend”. A major part of this family weekend is the Arts and Crafts Fair. This event has been a tremendous success in years past with the participating artisans and crafters. This year, we would like to show the high quality of artisans and crafters from the New England area by making the fair a juried event, meaning your handcrafted works will be evaluated by a committee selected by the chamber. We ask that you please submit 3 photos of your artwork or craftsmanship and one photo of your display. One photo of your art will be kept on file along with your display photo. If you wish the others returned please enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope. Display areas for artisans and crafters are approximately 10’ x 10’ and will be lined along the Main Street sidewalks, the banks of the Pemigewasset River, and on the Woodstock Common. The registration fee for the Arts and Crafts fair is $45 if reserved on or before May 15 or $50 if your registration is received after May 15. The deadline that all registrations must be received by is May 31. In order to ensure a variety of arts and crafts for the public to enjoy, categories are limited. Please send your registration form, fee, and photos in as soon as possible! This event is rain or shine and fees are non-refundable, unless we run out of spaces. Visit http://www.lincolnwoodstock.com/events/old-new-england-days.php for registration form or call (603) 745-6621 with questions.

Call for Submissions
The Baum MFA Biennial Competitive invites submissions by artists who have completed their MFA exhibit and degree in 2007 or 2008. This biennial competitive awards a post-graduate exhibit of all or a portion of selected artists’ MFA thesis work: the 2008 emphasis is 3D construction in all media. Juror is Justin Novak, ceramicist and Associate Professor of Art at the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in Vancouver, Canada. Selected bodies of work will be featured in the Baum MFA Biennial Exhibition scheduled for September 18 – October 30, 2008. Entries are accepted from February 25, 2008 to May 15, 2008 To enter this show you will need to send images of your work. You will need to send these images on one of the following: CD/DVD, Slides Entry Fee(s): Free. Click here for the prospectus http://www.uca.edu/cfac/baum/Biennial_Entry_Info.pdf or contact Baum Gallery of Fine Art, 101 McAlister Hall, University of Central Arkansas, 201 Donaghey Ave. , Conway , AR 72035 ; (501) 450-5793;barbaras@uca.edu; http://www.uca.edu/cfac/baum/ for more information.

Paradise Lost-Juried Art Exhibit
Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, Brooklyn, NY, Celebrates John Milton’s 400th Birthday! Art Exhibit September 27- November 2, 2008. Interested Artists can Download Application Form here (DEADLINE MAY 31, 2008): http://www.wahcenter.net/exhibits/2008/milton400/

Call for Art
3rd Rail Studio, New Rochelle, NY. Looking for 2D work to accompany the work of two sculptors for the exhibit “Idols, Relics and Whores” opening September 6 - 27, 2008. The title of the exhibit should speak for itself. Please send images of 1-3 works and a brief description and/or artist statement to 3rdrailstudio@optonline.net. Please include dimensions and medium for each piece. Deadline for entries is July 1.

Stories We Tell Ourselves
Rhonda Schaller Studio, New York, NY. "Stories we tell ourselves concerns the narratives that artists portray in their work. Abstract or representational, there is a body of contemporary work today that strives to tell a good tale, absorbing the viewer in the artists interpretation of life they see around them or within themselves." Exhibition Dates: July 12 – August 2, 2008. Entry deadline: June 1, 2008. For more information and application form visit: http://www.rhondaschallerchelsea.com/upcoming_exhibitions.htm

CALL FOR ARTISTS
440 Gallery hosts the 4th Annual Small Works Show, June 26 - August 3, 2008. Deadline for submissions:  May 15, 2008. Eligibility: All artists who currently reside or work in the USA are eligible to apply. Paintings, drawings, sculpture, photography, prints, mixed and new media. Requirements: Size of work, including frame, must not exceed 12” in any direction. Work must be ready to hang. Sculpture must be provided with shelf and anchoring for secure  wall mounting. The entry fee of $30 will cover the submission of up to three (3) works of art. Visit http://www.nyfa.org/opp_detail.asp?type=Opportunity&id=95&fid=1&sid=54&oppid=20830 for full details or contact smallworkshow@440gallery.com or call Nancy Lunsford 917-957-6356 with questions.

Technical Assistance / Professional Development

NEFA Public Art Information Session
The New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA) is pleased to announce a series of Public Art information sessions in New Hampshire. Based on a 2006 study of its public art programs, NEFA is expanding its programs and services in Northern New England to serve communities and the field of public art. Information sessions will be held to introduce NEFA's public art programs, plans for future engagement, and grant opportunities. Come meet public art staff and learn how to become involved in NEFA's public art programs. Thursday, May 15th, 10 AM to NOON: The Mill Brook Gallery and Sculpture Gardens, 236 Hopkinton Rd, Concord; 2 PM - 4 PM: AVA Gallery and Art Center, 11 Bank St, Lebanon. To RSVP or for more information, please contact: Lauren Johnston, Public Art Coordinator, [617] 951-0010 ext. 528, ljohnston@nefa.org.

ArtPerk - A great new resource for Artists and Galleries
Visit us at www.ArtPerk.com for new Google Map and Google Earth features which will allow you to scan an area to find Art Shows in that region are accepting entries, hosting openings, or have other art related opportunities. ArtPerk is a website for artists seeking to locate display opportunities and gallery openings.  We list opportunities throughout the nation and offer unique features to help artists find opportunities to show their work in a quick, user-friendly way. Artists seeking shows to enter have the ability to search by media (nice for sculptors and photographers, sometimes not allowed in jurored shows), by location (if you're partial to show your work only near your home), and other search parameters.  ArtPerk also allows users to save their searches and receive daily or weekly e-mails with those search results as reminders.  The site is free for artists to search and for galleries and venues to post.  Galleries can create listings for a fee if they'd like front page placement and other advantages.

Arts Education Partnership Publications
The Arts Education Partnership is committed to increasing resources for quality education in and through the arts in schools, school districts, and partnering arts and cultural institutions. Most AEP publications are available in .pdf format for your convenience or for hard copy purchase. http://www.aep-arts.org/publications/index.htm?PHPSESSID=5551e7059ac37be795cea3b8f7f474cc

Employment / Volunteer / Internship Opportunities

General Manager
Prescott Park Arts Festival ( Portsmouth, NH) seeks a General Manager for this 34-year old dynamic and growing arts organization. As right-hand to the Executive Director, this job is a great and unique opportunity to learn the ins and outs of non-profit performing arts while working in a wide variety of areas and growing your skills and career. Successful applicants will be self-motivated and detail-oriented with strong written and verbal communication skills. Must be able to work independently, manage projects to completion and recognized goals, and structure time to handle multiple tasks within a given time frame. More information available at: http://www.prescottpark.org/aboutus/employment.asp

Visiting Professor Visual Studies
Dept. of Art Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI. Teach Interactive and Time studios. Additional course responsibilities include the foundations course Creative Problem Solving. 2008-2009 Academic year. This position may be renewed up to three years. Deadline May 21st until filled. For full details: http://visualstudies.art.gvsu.edu/wiki/index.php/Visiting_Assistant_Professor_Position. Email with any questions or to notify of intent to apply, Paul Wittenbraker, wittenbp@gvsu.edu

Temporary Theatre Faculty Position
American University invites applications for a full-time, one-year, temporary position, rank open, in Theatre in the Department of Performing Arts beginning Fall 2008 as a sabbatical replacement. Applicants should hold an MFA or PhD in theatre or a related field, and should be prepared to teach classes during the academic year. Candidates should have experience working with undergraduate students in theatre, and have demonstrated excellence in teaching. The position will function as Chair of the Department of Performing Arts, with three program directors reporting (music, theatre/music theatre/dance, and arts management). Candidates should have demonstrated leadership and administrative experience. Applicants should send a letter of application, CV, and three letters of reference to: Theatre Search Committee, Department of Performing Arts, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20016-8053. Review of applications will start on May 26, 2008. Direct e-mail inquiries to streeks@american.edu. For position information, visit the website:  www.american.edu/hr/ft_fac.html.

Executive Director
Rehoboth Art League, Rehoboth Beach, DE. Executive Director for a membership-based arts organization and exhibition center to provide overall leadership, direction, and management of the Rehoboth Art League's projects, programs and operations, including staff, volunteers, finances, curatorial, educational and outreach activities, membership, fundraising, and grant writing. Requires ten plus years management experience, ability to building strong community relationships, success in developing and implementing funding strategies. The mission of the Art League is to provide arts education, promote and encourage artists, maintain and enhance permanent collection.  Founded in 1938, the Art League is on an historic three acre campus featuring an 18th century farmhouse.  Rehoboth is a terrific beach town with fine restaurants and a vigorous art community. Email resume and cover letter to mhelms@coachwise.com

Development and Marketing Manager
Yellow Barn Music School & Festival, Putney, VT. Yellow Barn Music School and Festival is an internationally respected chamber music training program with renowned faculty, innovative programming, and extraordinary participants. We are seeking an experienced professional to serve as Development and Marketing Manager.  The postholder will be responsible, with the Managing Director, for developing and implementing Yellow Barn’s annual and capital fundraising campaigns, including managing individual and institutional donors. He or she will also assist in developing Yellow Barn’s annual marketing and communications strategy. Minimum 3 years relevant experience required.  Email Shirley Blanchard, chair of the search committee, sblanchard2@cs.com for a detailed job description. Please visit www.yellowbarn.org for more information about Yellow Barn.

Executive Director
The Theater Offensive (TTO), New England’s premiere LGBT theater company advances queer culture by executing innovative community programs for underserved populations and producing a diverse range of shows in its residency at the Boston Center for the Arts. TTO is seeking an entrepreneurial Executive Director with a proven record of successful fundraising. Visit http://www.nyfa.org/opp_detail.asp?type=Job&id=94&fid=1&sid=54&oppid=20844 for full description.

Chief Executive Officer
The Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County, MD (AHCMC), a $4.5 million advocacy, funding and policy-making, not-for-profit organization located just outside the nation’s capital, seeks nominations and applications for its next Chief Executive Officer. The next Chief Executive Officer will be a visionary leader with demonstrated success in developing funding, both public and private, earned and contributed; long-range planning and evaluation; a tenacity and devotion to the expansion of participation and education in the arts and humanities, and in cultivating meaningful services for constituents in all arts and humanities disciplines.  Competitive candidates will be those most highly qualified through experience, education, and demonstrated leadership.  For a comprehensive job description including information on minimum job requirements, salary, and benefits, please visit www.creativemoco.com.  

Intern - Department of Modern & Contemporary Art
Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT. Internship in Department of Modern and Contemporary Art. Work with curators to research upcoming exhibitions. Also assist in a range of administrative duties within department including working with the museum database (The Museum System), general administrative work, cataloguing and inventory, and special projects. Hours: 10 to 30 per week. Job requirements: Background in Art or Art History. Application: For immediate consideration, please email your C.V. to: Amy Canonico, Department of Modern and Contemporary Art, amy.canonico@yale.edu

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For Tuesday, April 22, 2008:

Auditions

RENT School Edition
Rising Star Theatre Company is proud to announce its summer production of RENT School Edition! Anyone who is 19 and under can audition! RENT School Edition is pretty much the same show as the regular RENT, language has been edited and some harmonies have been made easier. Please prepare 32 bars of a ROCK BELT - no songs from the show. Please bring headshot and resume. Please email for an audition slot- risingstartheatrecompany@yahoo.com. We will email you back with your slot and directions to the audition location. We are still finalizing our audition location but it will be in Kingston NH. Audition date: April 25th, 4 pm to 10 pm. Show dates: July 11, 12, and 13. Any questions - please call 603-512-5408 or email us at: risingstartheatrecompany@yahoo.com

Othello
Best Foot Forward Productions is thrilled to announce auditions for its 2008 Summer Shakespeare show: Othello. Continuing in the tradition started with MacBeth, BFF will uniting adult actors and teenage actors setting Shakespeare's military tragedy modern day with an urban, gang warfare twist. Auditions will be held Sunday, April 27th from 2-5 in Central's McAllaster Hall located right off of Beech St in Manchester, NH and April 29th, 6:30-9pm at Marion Garish, 39 W. Broadway in Derry NH. Rehearsals will be Sunday afternoons at the performance space, Sandlot Sports in Sandown NH as well as Tuesdays and Thursdays at Marion Garish in Derry. Performances are July 12th, 13th, 19th and 20th in Sandown at Sandlot Sports. Audition requirements: Bring a prepared monologue, Shakespearean is naturally preferred but any monologue will be accepted. Also, a cold reading will be presented to the actor or the actor will be asked to re-do their monologue with specific direction. There also may be a rudimentary fight direction element to the audition. Please note: Othello will provide unique opportunities for growth for the most experienced of Shakespeare actors some of the most challenging roles in the genre as well as smaller roles with stage combat for newer actors. There will be roles for all ages and the director will certainly examine all opportunities for gender-blind casting. Director's expectations: Strict attendance and attention to the rehearsal schedule will be expected as well as adherence to targeted off-book deadlines. Shakespeare's language is challenging to some and there will be an educational component to the rehearsals to ensure the actors are understanding what they are saying. Any questions, please contact the director at mikewoodnh@comcast.net and check out www.bestfootforwardproductions.org

Awards and Competitions

Lilly Oncology on Canvas Art Competition
Join the fight against cancer now by entering the Lilly Oncology on Canvas 2008 art competition. Learn how to submit your cancer-inspired artwork and get further details on the competition at www.lillyoncologyoncanvas.com/bn11. The competition is open to residents of the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Prizes consist of contributions made to the artist's cancer charity of choice and will be awarded by category and type of entrant.  All prize winners will be selected by a prestigious panel of independent judges.  The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd prize winners will also be invited to the media briefing announcing the winners of the competition in the fall of 2008 in New York City. Submission Deadline: June 30, 2008.

Writer’s Digest Annual Writing Competition
A prize of $3,000 and an all-expenses-paid trip to New York City to meet with editors and agents is given annually for a poem, short story, or work of creative nonfiction. Submit a poem of up to 32 lines, a short story of up to 4,000 words, or a work of creative nonfiction of up to 2,000 words. The entry fee for poetry is $10 ($5 for each additional poem). The entry fee for prose is $15 ($10 for each additional entry). The deadline is May 15. Send an SASE, e-mail, or visit the Web site for the required application and complete guidelines. Writer’s Digest, Annual Writing Competition, 700 East State Street, Iola, WI 54990. writing-competition@fwpubs.com ; www.writersdigest.com/contests

Literary Awards
Three awards of $1,500 each and publication in New Letters, the literary journal of the University of Missouri, Kansas City, are given annually for a group of poems, a short story, and a work of creative nonfiction. The New Letters Prize is given for a group of three to six poems, the Alexander Patterson Cappon Prize is given for a short story, and the Dorothy Churchill Cappon Prize is given for an essay. All entries will be considered for publication. Submit a manuscript of no more than 8,000 words with a $15 entry fee, which includes a one-year subscription to New Letters, by May 18. Send an SASE or visit the Web site for complete guidelines. New Letters, Literary Awards, University of Missouri, University House, 5101 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, MO 64110-2499. www.newletters.org

Poetry Prize
A prize of $2,000 and bilingual publication by Bordighera Press is given annually for a book-length poetry collection written in English to be translated into Italian. The cash prize is evenly divided between the poet, who must be a U.S. citizen of identifiable Italian descent, and the translator, who need not be a U.S. citizen. The poet may translate his or her own work. Michael Palma will judge. Submit two copies of 10 pages of poetry in English or in both English and Italian by May 31. There is no entry fee. Send an SASE or visit the Web site for complete guidelines. Bordighera Press, Poetry Prize, c/o The Calandra Italian American Institute, CUNY Graduate Center, 25 West 43rd Street, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10036. Daniela Gioseffi and Alfredo DePalchi, Coordinators. daniela@garden.net ; www.italianamericanwriters.com/prize.html

Flannery O’Connor Awards
Two prizes of $1,000 each and publication by University of Georgia Press are given annually for short story collections. Both published and unpublished writers may submit a manuscript of 50,000 to 75,000 words (approximately 200 to 275 pages) with a $20 entry fee by May 31. Send an SASE or visit the Web site for complete guidelines. University of Georgia Press, Flannery O’Connor Awards, 330 Research Drive, Athens, GA 30602-4901. Erika Stevens, Competition Coordinator. www.ugapress.org/info_aup_submitfoc.html

Short Story Award for New Writers
A prize of $1,200 and publication in Glimmer Train Stories is given twice yearly for a short story by a writer whose fiction has not been published in a nationally distributed publication with a circulation above 5,000. Submit a story of 1,200 to 12,000 words with a $15 entry fee by May 31. Visit the Web site for complete guidelines. Glimmer Train Press, 1211 NW Glisan Street, Suite 207, Portland, OR 97209. (503) 221-0836. Susan Burmeister-Brown and Linda Swanson-Davies, Coeditors. www.glimmertrain.com

FIELD Poetry Prize
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Oberlin College Press is given annually for a book-length poetry collection. Submit a manuscript of 50 to 80 pages with a $22 entry fee, which includes a one-year subscription to FIELD: Contemporary Poetry and Poetics, by May 31. Send an SASE, e-mail, or visit the Web site for complete guidelines. Oberlin College Press, FIELD Poetry Prize, 50 North Professor Street, Oberlin, OH 44074. (440) 775-8408. Linda Slocum, Managing Editor. oc.press@oberlin.edu ; www.oberlin.edu/ocpress

International Poetry Contest
A prize of $1,500 and publication in River Styx is given annually for a single poem. Kim Addonizio will judge. All entries will be considered for publication. Submit up to three poems totaling no more than 14 pages with a $20 entry fee, which includes a one-year subscription to River Styx, by May 31. Visit the Web site for complete guidelines. River Styx, International Poetry Contest, 3547 Olive Street, Suite 107, St. Louis, MO 63103. www.riverstyx.org

National Poetry Contest
A prize of $2,000 and publication in Margie is given annually for a single poem. Robert Pinsky will judge. All entries will be considered for publication. Submit up to three poems of no more than 60 lines each with a $15 entry fee ($5 for each additional poem) by May 31. Send an SASE or visit the Web site for complete guidelines. St. Louis Poetry Center, National Poetry Contest, 567 North and South Road, #8, St. Louis, MO 63130. www.stlouispoetrycenter.org

War Poetry Contest
A prize of $2,000 and publication on the Web site winningwriters.com is given annually for a single poem on the theme of war. Submit up to three poems totaling no more than 500 lines with a $15 entry fee by May 31. Send an SASE, e-mail, or visit the Web site for complete guidelines. Winning Writers, War Poetry Contest, 351 Pleasant Street, PMB 222, Northampton, MA 01060-3961. (866) 946-9748. Adam Cohen, President. adam@winningwriters.com ; www.winningwriters.com

Funding Opportunities

TARGET GRANTS FOR ARTS EDUCATION
http://sites.target.com/site/en/corporate/page.jsp?contentId=PRD03-003407
Deadline: May 31, 2008. Target Local Store Grants provide funds for arts and cultural experiences made accessible to children and families. Funds must be used for programs between October 1, 2008 and September 30, 2009. The maximum award is $3,000. Apply online as a 501(c)(3) organization or as a school, library, or public agency.

NEIGHBORHOOD BUILDERS INITIATIVE FROM BANK OF AMERICA
www.bankofamerica.com/foundation
Deadline: June 27, 2008. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Neighborhood Excellence Initiative is designed to recognize, nurture, and reward community organizations that are helping their neighborhoods achieve excellence. Neighborhood Builders provides $200,000 in core operating support and leadership training over two years to two nonprofit organizations working in each identified community. Applicants should demonstrate how they have impacted their community and how grant funding and leadership development opportunities will help their organization further its work in the community. For guidelines, visit Bank of America Charitable Foundation's website.

George Sugarman Foundation
Grants for painters and sculptors in need of financial assistance (students are not eligible). Award amounts are open. Artist must provide a budget for the amount requested. The application process for grants will close on July 31, 2008. Send an SASE for PROS. 448 Ignacio Blvd, Novato, CA 94949; ardensugarman@hotmail.com ; http://www.georgesugarman.com/

Musicians Foundation, Inc.
Providing financial assistance to those who need help in meeting current living, medical and allied expenses. Musicians Foundation, Inc., 875 Sixth Ave., Suite 2303, New York, NY 10001. 212-239-9137. http://www.musiciansfoundation.org/

Call for Entries / Request for Proposals / Residencies / Nominations

Call to US based artists
Call for 2D and 3D submissions from US based artists for group exhibition. Receive deadline is May 5, 2008. One artist from 3 finalists will be awarded a solo show at BECA gallery in New Orleans to open October 4, 2008. 'Hybrids and Other Sorts' - The world is full of hybridized peoples, cultures, places, ideas and things.  We're interested in viewing your personal expression of these. Complete information and submission form may be found at: http://becagallery.typepad.com/my_weblog/call-to-artists.html. BECA gallery - Bridge for Emerging Contemporary Art, 527 St. Joseph St., New Orleans, LA 70130; www.becagallery.com ; http://becagallery.typepad.com ; becagallery@gmail.com ; (504) 566-8999

Call for Entries - New Prints Summer 2008
International Print Center New York. For New Prints Summer 2008 opening in late June, IPCNY seeks brand new print projects created in response to current world issues. The exhibition will present a wide spectrum of voices in an effort to disclose and examine the manifestations in printmaking during this singular moment in history. THERE IS NO ENTRY FEE. Independent artists, workshops, publishers and dealers are all welcome to submit recently completed print projects. April 25, 2008 deadline. Visit http://www.ipcny.org/ for full details.

Call for Submissions - Green Light
VSA arts, under generous sponsorship from Volkswagen of American, Inc., invite applications for the seventh call for entries to identify emerging artists with disabilities, ages 16-25. The call, entitled "Green Light", encourages artists to consider the motivations behind their work and the infinite possibilities that creativity provides.  Art must be an original work that has been completed in the last three (3) years.  Eligible media include: paintings and drawings (oil, watercolor, acrylic, pencil or charcoal), fine art prints (lithographs, etching, intaglio, or woodcuts), photography, computer generated prints and two-dimensional mixed media. Virtually any media that may be represented in two-dimensions. Artwork should not exceed 60 inches in either direction.  NEW THIS YEAR: Sculpture and time-based media (video, film etc.) will also be considered. Sculpture should not exceed 24 inches in any direction. Fifteen (15) finalists will be awarded a total of $60,000 in awards during an awards ceremony on Capitol Hill during the Fall 2008, and artwork will be displayed in a nation-wide touring exhibition that debuts at the Smithsonian.  Deadline:  July 11, 2008 (midnight, MST). For additional information, 800.933.8721 x3885; Email: jcwexler@vsarts.org.  Alternative formats of the call are available upon request.

Beautiful Deleuzers/While My Guattari Gently Weeps
CALL FOR  WORK INSPIRED BY DELEUZE/GUATTARI, Deadline: May 17th, 2008. All artists inspired by the philosophers may enter, worldwide. Digital submissions only. Show runs from June 6th -September 6, 2008. The Shoebox Gallery is a non-profit window in Roberts Shoe store. No Entry Fee. SASE envelope/package for return of work. Shoebox Gallery c/o Sean Smuda, 734 E Lake St #304, Minneapolis, MN 55407; 612.825.3833.

Call to artists: Floridas art in state buildings program
Call to artists: Florida’s Art in State Buildings Program at the University of West Florida is seeking art for two new buildings on its Pensacola, Florida, campus: $50,000 for the School of Science & Engineering, deadline for submissions on June 20, 2008. And $12,000 for the Child Care Center, deadline for submissions on June 6, 2008. Please contact http://www.uwf.edu/art/calltoartists.cfm or contact Holly Collins at hcollins@uwf.edu, UWF, Bldg 82/240, 11000 University Parkway, Pensacola, Florida, 3254, 850-474-2696

Call for Artists - Reflect-arts, Inc. at Gallery XIV in Boston, MA
Reflect-arts, Inc. at Gallery XIV in Boston, MA invites American artists to submit to ‘a politic’. This will be an exhibition of 2 dimensional art works in all mediums. The theme encourages the artist to interpret the notion of politics, being political, freedom of expression and exploring ‘a politic’ with their own personal imagination and craft. The exhibit will run from July 2 through August 16 at Gallery XIV, 37 Thayer Street, Boston, MA. The gallery is over 2200 sq. ft. and centrally located in the heart of the SOWA Arts district, in Boston’s South End.   Deadline to submit: Saturday, May 3. For more information and to download the prospectus, please visit: www.reflect-arts.com or email apolitic@galleryxiv.com

NEW LIFE BERLIN is a participatory art festival dedicated to new modes of moving and existing.
NEW LIFE BERLIN is a participatory art festival dedicated to new modes of moving and existing. The Festival takes place in Berlin - as well as online - from June 1-15th 2008. Curated by the art community www.wooloo.org, NEW LIFE BERLIN aims to connect the critical resources of a global network of artists with a specific geographical location of importance to today’s cultural production. To participate as an artist or writer, please go to: Website: www.wooloo.org/festival

Thornton Writer Residency
A fourteen-week residency at Lynchburg College, including a stipend of $12,000, is awarded annually to a fiction writer for the fall term and a poet for the spring term. The residency also includes housing, meals, and roundtrip travel expenses. The writer-in-residence will teach a weekly creative writing workshop and give a public reading. To apply for the fall fiction residency, submit a copy of a previously published book of fiction, a curriculum vitae, a cover letter outlining evidence of successful teaching experience, and three references by May 15. There is no entry fee. Send an SASE or call for the required application and complete guidelines. Lynchburg College, Thornton Writer Residency, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, 1501 Lakeside Drive, Lynchburg, VA 24501. (434) 544-8267. Patty Irwin, Program Assistant.

AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS SEEKS NOMINATIONS FOR NATIONAL PUBLIC LEADERSHIP IN THE ARTS AWARDS
Nominate Your Lieutenant Governor, State Legislator, and County/Governing Board for Public Leadership in the Arts Awards
Deadline: May 16, 2008. Each year, Americans for the Arts presents the National Public Leadership in the Arts Awards to elected officials whose leadership in advancing the arts and arts education within his or her community provides heightened visibility and value to the arts. The categories currently open for nominations are Lieutenant Governor, State Legislator, and County/Governing Board. The award recipients from 2007 are Lt. Governor John Bohlinger, (MT); Senator Carolyn Allen, (AZ); and Howard County, MD. For more information, contact Director of State and Local Government Affairs Jay Dick at jay@artsusa.org.

Classes / Workshops / Lectures / Conferences

Excellence in Teaching Workshop
May 20 – 24, 2008. A special opportunity for artists interested in understanding teaching and learning and how to become more effective teachers themselves. As an artist, you have traveled a complex path, specific to your experience in the world and its expression in your work. Teaching your art to someone else invites you to recover the path you have taken as you work to understand how your students approach your craft. Each morning of this workshop, you will work with a master teaching artist. In the afternoons the group will gather to analyze the morning’s shared experience of teaching and learning with an emphasis on how each participant can apply this experience to their own teaching. The workshop begins with orientation on Tuesday evening and concludes with lunch on Saturday. Cost: $175 (includes materials, housing, and meals). Limited to 20 participants who will be selected by lottery. Application deadline, April 18. For more information and an application form, visit http://www.penland.org

BASIC STAGE MAKEUP & SPECIAL EFFECT MAKEUP
Saturday May 3rd & Saturday May 10th from 12:00pm-2:00pm. In the first part of This Exciting two day workshop students will learn the technique to applying basic theatre makeup. Students will each receive a fully equipped professional makeup kit and will learn how to use those tools to correctly enhance one of an actor’s most important tools…THEIR FACE! In the second part of this thrilling workshop, actors will learn how to apply special effect makeup, such as cuts, bruises, mustaches, beards, old age makeup and much more! This course will culminate in working on an actual production being staged by All Access at the end of May, the students will see their work they have created in class on stage in an actual production, and have the opportunity to work on the backstage makeup crew applying their new knowledge directly to the actors in All Access Productions modern rock adaptation of MACBETH! The Price for this two day workshop is $50 and the price for the student makeup kit is $25 space is limited so sign up now! Jon Fisher has been designing and creating makeup and special effects for theatre for over 30 years. He has worked with many local companies including Actorsingers, Acting Loft, The Peacock Players, and the Taylor Theatre in New York. Jon has designed makeup and special effects for such shows as Phantom, Little Shop of Horrors, The Wizard of Oz, Dracula, Narnia, The Hobbit and Jekyll and Hyde. Jon has also designed special makeup effects for Night of Resurrection and Hellion, two independent films shot in New England. Call 603.886.2768 to reserve your spot today!

GRANTMAKERS IN EDUCATION AND THE ARTS JOINT FORUM
www.giarts.org
May 30–31, 2008. Grantmakers in the Arts and Grantmakers in Education will team up for Towards a 21st Century Public Education—A Forum on Building Student Imagination, Creativity and Life Skills through the Arts and New Technologies. Come to Boston for the second Forum at Boston Public School sites and MIT's Media Lab. The program will include visits to schools and discussion with an array of researchers, inventors, and government and school leaders to examine how one region has tackled the challenge of arts integration and how arts and technology can be powerful partners in learning.

2008 NATIONAL ARTS MARKETING PROJECT CONFERENCE
www.AmericansForTheArts.org/NAMPC
Dates: November 9–12, 2008. Ed Keller, international word-of-mouth marketing guru and CEO of the Keller Fay group will be the keynote speaker at the 2008 NAMP Conference. The theme, Priming the Pump: Fueling Integrated Arts Marketing, Fundraising, and Sponsorships to Optimize Revenue, invites arts marketers and fundraisers to come together for four great days of learning and networking on the best practices and newest techniques in generating revenue. Plenary speakers include Karen Brooks Hopkins, president of the Brooklyn Academy of Music, speaking on the intersection of marketing and fundraising and Alan Brown, principal with WolfBrown, speaking on emerging practices in segmentation. Two dynamic preconferences—the Sponsorship Boot Camp and the Pricing Institute—are slated along with pre-conference luncheon speaker Pat Martin, author of RenGen: Renaissance Generation.

Technical Assistance / Professional Development

Affordable Artist Websites
"Daniel Wheeler is an artist/designer living and working in New York City.  His fine arts education and ability to create by hand and computer has fostered a unique eye that compliments clients looking for something fresh." I am offering a reduced design rate to clients responding to my NYFA ad at 35/hr.  A typical artist website incorporating an image gallery, resume, artist statement and contact info can be done with 20 to 30 hours of work. Once you decide to move ahead, the first meeting to discuss your site is free of charge.  Then it's a matter of getting your text info and image files to me. Please check out my portfolio at: http://www.dwheeler.info

Developing a Marketing Plan
You CAN develop a workable marketing plan for your organization yourself. Put together a focused plan that gets results, not one that sits unused on the shelf. You'll learn to define your markets, decide where to focus your energy, establish realistic goals, put your plan in motion, and measure your results. And...if you sign up for Susan's afternoon workshop, How to Choose Software for Your Organization, lunch is on us! About the Facilitator: Susan Low Saadat, Senior Fundraising Consultant for Soft Trac, LLC. Susan Low was first bitten by the nonprofit bug while working as an intern for the National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness in Boston.  Inspired by the passion and dedication she saw there, she has since spent nearly a decade using her skills in writing, marketing and fundraising to help nonprofits succeed.  Her current efforts involve increasing nonprofits' efficiency and effectiveness by providing painless technology training and trauma-free software implementations as an employee of Soft Trac, a nonprofit technology company based in Yarmouth, Maine. Date: Thu, May 08, 2008, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM; Fee: $35 Members/$70 Non-Members; Place: Granite State College, Conway, NH. Register now…

Employment / Volunteer / Internship Opportunities

Executive Director
Part - Time, Salaried Position, Commensurate with Experience. June, July & August - 15 - 20 hours per week September - May - 25 - 30 hours per week. Friends of the Arts seeks an experienced, professional and enthusiastic Executive Director to join our team May 19, 2008. Friends of the Arts is a 34 year old non profit regional arts council that serves over 11,000 children and people annually with high quality art and art education programs. We are located in Silver Center for the Arts-PSU, Plymouth, NH. The Executive Director is responsible for the overall administration and operation of the organization. This position works with a Board of Trustees and staff to coordinate and achieve annual fundraising goals and create annual budgets. Responsibilities include: coordination of annual fund drive, membership drive, business fund drive and special fundraising events; creation of all campaigns and publicity material; researching and submitting grants to a variety of foundations in support of programming, staff, board developments and general operations. We are looking for an experienced person who demonstrates excellent communication, financial and organizational skills. Successful candidates must have a Bachelors degree and a strong background in business administration and an affinity for the arts. Individual must be extremely diplomatic and work exceptionally well with both adults and children. Candidate must be highly motivated and be able to work independently and as a team member. Applicants should submit letter of interest and resume by May 5th to: Friends of the Arts Board of Trustees, Friends of the Arts Regional Arts Council PO Box 386, Plymouth NH 03264; 603.536.1182; friends@friends-of-the-arts.org ; www.friends-of-the-arts.org

Director of Development
The Rosenbach Museum & Library in Philadelphia has reopened its search for a Director of Development. This is a full-time position on the museum’s senior staff. Salary and benefits are negotiable. More information at www.rosenbach.org. Applications should include the following items. Please do not submit additional materials: 1)a letter of no more than two pages stating the applicant’s interest in and qualifications for the position; 2)a resume, preferably not longer than three pages, summarizing the applicant’s education and any relevant professional experience. Please submit applications to: Development Search, Rosenbach Museum & Library, 2010 Delancey Place, Philadelphia, PA 19103. Applications may also be sent by fax to 215-545-7529 or by email to info@rosenbach.org. No telephone calls, please.

Printmaker
Durham Press, Durham, PA. Established fine art print publisher is looking for an experienced and accomplished printmaker. Applicant must have a minimum of eight years professional, high-level, fine printing experience, with demonstrable skills and knowledge of several printmaking processes --- silkscreen, intaglio, woodblock and/or woodcut relief printing, etc. Woodworking and welding experience are also a plus. We are a small, yet busy operation and are seeking an applicant with impeccable organizational skills and attention to detail, the ability to multi-task and maintain order in a hectic environment, and someone who is professional and able to work well with and supervise a small group of people. Interested applicants should fax (610-346-8504) or e-mail their resumes to ann@durhampress.com.

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Last updated: May 7, 2008