Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Calls for Submission

Calls For Submission

Gallery 44 (Toronto, ON): Call to Visual Artists and Curators, Deadline October 1


Gallery 44 | Call for Submissions from Artists and Curators
Deadline: October 1st

Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography is a non-profit artist-run centre committed to photography as a multi faceted and ever-changing art form. We encourage the submission of exhibition proposals from emerging, mid-career and established artists and curators who are innovative in their use of materials and approach to subject matter. Gallery 44 views photography within the larger context of contemporary artistic practices and relevant cultural issues in today's society.

Submission Guidelines
Please submit the following items 1. through 5. on a disk by mail or by email as a zipped folder to submissions@gallery44.org (images as JPEGs, video as .mov and documents as PDFs):

1. 10-12 images (both single image views and installation views) representing a recent body of work or a specific project. Image files should be JPEGs of 1MB maximum. Please do not send original work and do not use CD sticker labels.

2. An image list indicating artist name, title, dimensions in inches, medium, and year, as a PDF.

3. An artist's statement, curatorial statement, or other written description, as a PDF.

4. A physical description of the proposed exhibition, including the number of works, the space required, equipment needed and/or provided, and any unusual installation requirements, as a PDF.

5. A curriculum vitae, resume or biography of the artist(s) and/or curator (including all artists if it is a curated exhibition), as a PDF. And any other digital support material you would like to include (web links, reviews, catalogues, etc.)

6. A self-addressed envelope (SASE) with sufficient return postage for mailed submissions. Without an SASE we will not return submission packages and will dispose of submission materials appropriately.

Please note:

• Gallery 44 welcomes the opportunity to collaborate with other arts and community organizations.
• Gallery 44 gives priority to works that have not been exhibited in Toronto.
• Gallery 44 handles all material with care; however we cannot accept responsibility for loss or damage of materials.
• Late or incomplete submissions will not be accepted. Please clearly label your envelope/email as "G44 annual call submission".
• Due to the volume of submissions we receive please allow 4 to 6 months to receive a response.
• Artists are paid in accordance with the CARFAC Fee Schedule for works exhibited.


Visit http://www.gallery44.org/submissions for a floor plan of the gallery and further info.

Saturday, August 11, 2012

Literary Contest

Calls For Submission

Rhubarb: Call to Writers, Deadline September 1


RHUBARB “MONEY”LITERARY CONTEST – Deadline September 1, 2012
Rhubarb announces its first literary contest with a total of $1,500 in prize money open to anyone with $30.00. Fittingly enough it is for a future Rhubarb issue with Mennonites and money as its theme, in the three usual categories published in the magazine. Like the loosely defined Mennonite voices we usually publish, any creative variations on the theme are welcome.
The prizes are $300 and $200 each in poetry, fiction and creative non-fiction, and publication in the magazine. All honourable mentions will also be published and receive the standard $50 payment for publication. All entrants will receive a subscription to Rhubarb magazine beginning with the money issue. Prizes may not be awarded in all categories, at the discretion of the judges.
The judges are: Armin Wiebe – Fiction, Aiden Enns –  Non-Fiction, Maurice Mierau – Poetry. 

The entry fee is $30.00. Three poems of up to 30 lines can be submitted as one poetry entry, fiction and non-fiction are limited to one submission with a maximum of 2,500 words.

Entry Details
Please provide all contact information including your name address and email on a cover sheet, without your name appearing on the entry itself. Submissions will be accepted by email at submit@rhubarbmag.com  and surface mail. Email entries won’t be logged until a cheque for $30 arrives in the mail.

Please address surface mail entries and cheques payable to “The Mennonite Literary Society” to:
The Mennonite Literary Society
Money Contest,
 606-100 Arthur Street,
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 1H3. 

Thursday, August 2, 2012

Call for Nominations

Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Foundation: Call for Nominations, Deadline September 21

GET INVOLVED. NOMINATE!
How did Christopher Plummer, ClĂ©mence DesRochers, William Shatner, Margie Gillis and Michel Pagliaro become laureates of the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards?

They were nominated by people like you—members of the public.

Your nomination could determine the next recipient of Canada’s most prestigious award in the performing arts!

Nominations for the 2013 awards are being accepted until September 21, 2012.

The nomination process is simple and straightforward! 
For complete details, please visit www.ggpaa.ca .