MAWA: Call to Developing Artists, Deadline April 29

Call for Submissions
Year-long Mentorship Program, Sept. 2011- Sept. 2012
Deadline: Friday, April 29, 2011

The Foundation Mentorship Program is a year-long program in which senior artists share their experience with developing artists. It is designed to help women in the visual arts develop skills and define their decision-making philosophies, and to provide access to the information, resources and support they need to realize their goals. In addition to a one-on-one relationship with a mentor, the program provides a peer group for the mentees through group meetings.
Mentors meet with their mentees individually for 5 hours per month, and the entire group meets for 3 hours monthly for critiques, discussion, gallery visits and other activities.
Applicants are selected based on:
-       the quality and potential of the work submitted,
-       the emerging artist’s willingness to dedicate time to the program,
-       the mentor’s ability to work with the emerging artist, because of mutuality of practice or conceptual framework.
Successful applicants will be charged a $300 fee for the program. There is no fee to apply, although you must be a MAWA member. Students are not eligible.

For Application Guidelines, please refer our website, mawa.ca, or contact Lisa Wood, Program and Administrative Coordinator, at 949-9490 or programs@mawa.ca.

The Mentors:

Amber-Dawn Bear Robe, Blackfoot from Siksika Nation, Alberta, is currently completing her second MA in Art History from the University of Arizona with a focus on contemporary Native North American arts and photography. Amber-Dawn recently moved to Winnipeg to work as the new Director/Curator of Urban Shaman: Contemporary Aboriginal Art. She completed a MA in American Indian Studies from the University of Arizona, a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Alberta College of Art and Design and has interned at museums such as The Tucson Museum of Art, The University of British Columbia’s Museum of Anthropology and The Glenbow Museum. She is an active art writer.
Mélanie Rocan works in paint. She graduated from the University of Manitoba in 2003 and completed her Masters of Fine Arts at Concordia University, Montreal, in 2008. Since 2003, her work has been included in many exhibitions across Canada, including the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, Toronto; the Winnipeg Art Gallery and Plug-In Institute of Contemporary Arts, Winnipeg; as well as an RBC painting competition exhibition that traveled to galleries across Canada including the Power Plant, Toronto; the Musée d’art contemporain, Montréal; and the Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver. Her work has been reviewed in Bordercrossings Magazine, FASHION Magazine and the Globe and Mail. She is the recipient of numerous awards and grants from the Canada Council, Manitoba and Winnipeg Arts Councils.


Diana Thorneycroft has exhibited various bodies of photo-based, installation and drawing works across Canada, the United States and Europe, as well as in Moscow, Tokyo and Sydney. She is the recipient of numerous awards including an Assistance to Visual Arts Long-term Grant from the Canada Council. Her exhibition of photographed, miniature tableaux, Group of Seven Awkward Moments, is currently touring Canada and will be shown at the Canadian Cultural Centre in Paris in May 2011. By combining well-known Canadian landscape paintings with scenes of accidents, disasters and instances of poor judgment, this recent series satirizes the mythology and icons of Canadian culture.

Diane Whitehouse studied fine arts (painting) at Birmingham College of Art and Bergen Kunsthandverkskole, Bergen, Norway. After immigrating to Canada in the sixties she taught at the University of Alberta and the University of Manitoba School of Art. Diane has exhibited nationally and internationally, and was the subject of a solo, retrospective exhibition held at the Winnipeg Art Gallery in 1999. She has served on many boards, including the Canada Council and Plug In ICA, and was one of the founders of MAWA.


For more information, visit http://www.mawa.ca
You can find more information about MAWA on the Winnipeg Cultural Map here.

Call for Submission - Deadline June 30

Calls For Submission

UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights: Call to Visual Artists, Deadline June 30

You are invited to participate in the
UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights
Global Art Competition

http://www.bioethicsart.org

•    Creatively interpret the ethical ideals of respecting cultural diversity and inspiring compassion toward all human life.
•    Eleven winning pieces will exhibit in Houston and New York, culminating in Rome in conjunction with UNESCO’s Multi-Culturalism and Religion Workshop and Conference on Human Vulnerability, October 9-11, 2011.
•    $5,000 Best of Show; $500 to 10 additional winners
•    Submission Deadline is June 30, 2011
•    $25 per entry

For questions, please e-mail info@bioethicsart.org.

Artist and Craft Producers - A new market

Liverpool, Nova Scotia
Local public farm market in Centennial Park, Liverpool. Starts May 20, 2011. Runs every Friday 9-2pm. until mid-Oct. Offering locally produced baked goods, produce, fresh fish, art and crafts products, local entertainment and more. Info call 530-6182
t: view phone (902) 530-6182

w: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Market...

e: marketonmersey@eastlink.ca

The Market on the Mersey is a new public farm market located in Centennial Park, Liverpool, NS. The market starts on May 20, 2011 and runs every Friday 9-2pm until mid-October. Offering locally produced baked goods, produce, fresh fish, art and crafts products, natural and/or environmentally friendly products and more. Join your friends at the market and meet your local producers, craftspeople, artisans and entertainers. Come to the Market on the Mersey, excite your senses and enjoy a unique shopping
experience with a fun, family-friendly atmosphere and talented, local
entertainment. For more information or to become a vendor please call Joanne at 530-6182 or visit our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Market-on-the-Mersey/185689084804578

Executive Director for Visual Arts Nova Scotia - April 4 deadline

Professional Opportunities

Visual Arts Nova Scotia (Halifax, NS): Executive Director, Deadline April 4

Executive Director, Visual Arts Nova Scotia
(1-year Maternity Leave)
Halifax, NS
Timeframe: 52 weeks + 2 weeks training period, commencing May 23, 2011
Salary: $35,000
Applications must be received by April 4, 2011

Visual Arts Nova Scotia (VANS) is currently accepting applications for a one-year maternity leave Executive Director of Visual Arts Nova Scotia and Publisher of Visual Arts News.

Visual Arts Nova Scotia (VANS) works for the advancement and rights of the visual arts and artists of Nova Scotia. VANS is a provincial artist-run organization incorporated in 1976 to serve visual artists. We support members by providing exhibition, marketing, educational and social opportunities. VANS is a primary resource for artists; providing access to a community of peers. We foster excellence, skills development and lifelong learning in the arts. VANS publishes Visual Arts News, the only magazine dedicated to visual art in Atlantic Canada. Please visit http://www.visualarts.ns.ca for more information.

Responsibilities: The Executive Director oversees all aspects of the organization’s operations and finance, including development, communications, partnerships, and planning/programming of year-round activities, under the guidance of the Board of Directors. Duties include grant writing and reporting; fundraising; program development and implementation; management of financial records and budgets; hiring and management of a staff and volunteers; regular reporting to the Board of Directors; coordination of board meetings; and general office duties.

This position requires a highly motivated, professional and experienced individual with strong oral, written, organizational and managerial skills; knowledge of the provincial visual arts sector; experience with financial recording and budgets; keen attention to detail; and significant computer proficiency. The ability to work independently and multi-task in a deadline-driven environment is critical.

Applications must be received no later than Friday, April 4th, 2011. Please send your C.V., a cover letter and three references to director@visualarts.ns.ca (subject heading: Executive Director Hiring Committee) or mail/deliver to: Executive Director Hiring Committee, Visual Arts Nova Scotia, 1113 Marginal Road, Halifax, NS B3H 4P7

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those to be interviewed will be contacted.

Call for Submission - RBC

Calls For Submission

Royal Bank of Canada: Call to Painters, Deadline May 11

RBC seeks emerging artists for 13th annual RBC Canadian Painting Competition

RBC, with the support of the Canadian Art Foundation, today announced its call for entries for the 2011 RBC Canadian Painting Competition. With a total of $55,000 in prize money, it is the largest competition of its kind in Canada.

Entries must be submitted by May 11, 2011 and winners will be announced in Edmonton on September 27, 2011, with the national winner receiving $25,000 and two honourable mentions each receiving $15,000. Semi-finalists in the competition will see their work displayed at prominent art galleries across the country and featured in Canadian Art magazine.

"The RBC Canadian Painting Competition helps demonstrate the talent and diversity of emerging Canadian artists and recognizes them on a national level," said Ann Webb, Executive Director, Canadian Art Foundation. "The Canadian art community looks forward to this competition each year as it is an opportunity to nurture and support up-and-coming artists and highlight their contributions to our nation's culture."

RBC works closely with the Canadian Art Foundation to recognize the skill and talent of Canada's emerging artists and provide them with a professional competition that offers national exposure. The Canadian Art Foundation oversees the adjudication process, allowing the works to be judged by a select panel of distinguished members of the visual arts community.

Details and rules of the competition may be found at http://www.rbc.com/paintingcompetition. The submitted works will be short-listed to 15 semi-finalists by independent panels of regional judges. All regional jurors come together late September to determine one national winner and two honourable mentions. On September 27, the 2011 winner and honourable mentions will be announced and all 15 paintings will be on exhibit at the Art Gallery of Alberta in Edmonton. All finalists will be featured at http://www.rbc.com/paintingcompetition.

About the RBC Canadian Painting Competition

Established in 1999, the RBC Canadian Painting Competition is a tribute to Canada's artistic talent. The goal of the competition is to support and nurture Canadian visual artists early in their career by providing them with a forum to display their artistic talent to the country and hopefully open doors to future opportunity. An investment in Canadian culture and the visual arts community, the competition will award one national prize of $25,000 and two honourable mentions will receive prizes of $15,000 each. Along with past winners, the winning paintings of 2011 will become part of RBC's Canadian art collection comprised of more than 4,000 works of distinguished art collected over the past hundred years. Various paintings from the RBC collection have been exhibited in museums, enabling more Canadians to enjoy these wonderful works.

 
For more information, contact:
Jackie Braden, RBC Brand Communications,
416-974-1724, jackie.braden@rbc.com

Artist contact:
Deborah Dexter, RBC Canadian Painting Competition,
416-277-4068

Call to Visual Artists Deadline March 25

Calls For Submission

Third Space Gallery (Saint John, NB): Call to Visual Artists, Deadline March 25

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS:

THE NEXT SUBMISSIONS DEADLINE FOR THIRD SPACE GALLERY IS MARCH 25, 2011

Third Space Gallery invites artists to submit proposals for upcoming programming in 2012-2013. Third Space continues its nomadic existence as a gallery, collaborating with various organizations and establishments in the city of Saint John. Third Space will consider interdisciplinary submissions and is committed to representing local, regional and national professional contemporary artists. Well be looking for submissions of contemporary painting, sculpture, printmaking, performance projects, new media, or other works that look to engage the public in relevant topics of the day.

SUBMISSIONS CRITERIA:

Email submissions must be date stamped by 9pm.

Post submissions (on CD/DVD only) must be postmarked by the deadline date.

a clear and concise description of project (MAXIMUM 700 words)

MAXIMUM 10 images (JPG files less than 1MG each please)

Numbered image list, including title, medium, dimensions, year (where applicable)

if including digital video and/or audio files (less than 5MG each) please include a weblink

Artist CV (MAXIMUM 3 pages)

Artist statement (250 words maximum)

In your cover letter please indicate if you can offer an artist-talk, workshop or presentation, and to what age groups (include brief outline of topic or lesson plan if applicable). Saint John is home to one university that does not have a fine arts program, thus third space gallery strives to fulfill a critical pedagogical role towards the diffusion of contemporary art.

Proposals can be emailed to: tiersespace@gmail.com with Submission 2011 in the subject line.

Proposals can be sent via post to:

Third Space Gallery, 39 King Street, PO Box 20060, Saint John, NB, E2L 5B2


Disclaimer: Third Space Gallery is not responsible for lost items. If sufficient postage is not included on a self-addressed, stamped envelope the materials will not be returned.

Third Space Gallery is committed to paying artists fees as outlined in the CARFAC fee schedule.

For more information please contact the gallery at (506) 650-1634 or tiersespace@gmail.com

Sobey Art Award Announces Call for Nominations

Sobey Art Award: Call for Nominations, Deadline April 1




The Sobey Art Award is officially accepting nominations for this year’s prize. The $50,000 award is Canada’s premier visual art award given annually to a Canadian artist under 40 who has exhibited in a public or commercial art gallery within 18 months of being nominated.


The five finalists of the 2011 Award will be announced in June, 2011. Selected work from the shortlisted artists will be featured in Halifax in an exhibition hosted by the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia from September 17th, 2011 and run until January 8th, 2012. The winner of the 2011 Sobey Art Award will be announced during a gala event at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia in October 2011.


The 2011 curatorial advisory panel is made up of five distinguished representatives from a Canadian art gallery in each of the five regions: the Atlantic Provinces, Quebec, Ontario, the Prairies and the North, and the West Coast and Yukon.

The deadline for nominations is April 1, 2011. For more information and nominations guidelines please visit http://www.sobeyartaward.ca/