AMP: Artists' Meeting Place and Resource Collective

Thanks to Linda Vallejo for posting this on LA Culture Net:

CALIFORNIA and NATIONAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

FEDERAL FUNDING SOURCES IN A VARIETY OF TOPICS

Federal Grants Wire
http://www.federalgrantswire.com/

Grants.gov http://www.grants.gov/

FirstGov
http://www.firstgov.gov/Business/Nonprofit.shtml#resources

FundsNet http://www.fundsnetservices.com/

ARTS AND CULTURE

National Endowment for the Arts - http://www.nea.gov/

State Arts Agencies -
http://www.nasaa-arts.org/new/nasaa/aoa/aoa_contents.shtml

Artdeadline - http://artdeadline.com/

Art Deadlines List -
http://artdeadlineslist.com

NEW COMPANY MEMBERS NEEDED! LOOKING FOR MALE AND FEMALE CONTEMPORARY/BALLET DANCERS FOR LA DANSERIE (WWW.LADANSERIE.ORG). We are a dynamic, chamber-sized contemporary ballet company whose dancers and original choreography have consistently won critical praise throughout its 12 year history on the Los Angeles scene. We are looking for strong dancers to join our group of dedicated artists, including dancers interested in developing their own choreography for future presentation. Scheduled performances Feb 2011, Plaza del Sol Performance Hall, CSUN; and August 2011, Martha Knoeble Dance Theater, CSLB. Modest performance pay but abundant creativity and camaraderie offered! AUDITION: Saturday, November 13, 4:00 pm, BrockusProjectStudios, 618B Moulton Street, LA 90031.

The Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art (LAAFA) is currently looking to hire a highly motivated Part-time Admissions Director. The qualified candidate will work with a talented team of individuals in a creative environment where they will have the opportunity to make their mark in the world of art education.
LAAFA offers a full time, 3-year studio art program with a focus on a disciplined approach to representational painting. Within this framework, we offer a broad range of technical and conceptual approaches to the articulation of the perceived and the experienced. The mission of our school is to provide its students with both the technical and intellectual ability to address issues in the contemporary art world.

Guidelines and applications for the 2011-2012 Cultural Exchange
International (CEI) Grants are now available on the City of LA
Department of Cultural Affairs website
(culturela.org/grants/initiatives.html). DCA is accepting applications
for international residency programs starting in April 2011 and ending
no later than June 30, 2012.
CEI provides fellowship support to creative professionals (artists, arts
administrators, arts/cultural educators and scholars, curators,
presenters, creative entrepreneurs, cultural innovators, and cultural
experts) traveling abroad for intensive residencies (two weeks to three
months); or creative professionals coming to Los Angeles for intensive
residencies (two weeks to three months) who have planned collaborative

Volunteer Coordinator
LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes

LA Plaza is located in downtown Los Angeles. Our mission is to serve as the official cultural center for the documentation, promotion and representation of the Mexican and Mexican American heritage in Los Angeles to broad audiences of both locals and visitors alike.

*ASSISTANT PRODUCTION MANAGER*

*Skirball Cultural Center*

The Skirball is seeking a full-time Assistant Production Manager,
responsible for assisting with the technical production of a wide variety of
programs and events for the Skirball Cultural Center such as concerts,
lectures, literary readings, film, multi-media, dance, site-specific
performances, and festivals. Work schedule is varied and includes some
evenings and weekends.

*ESSENTIAL DUTIES*

1. Assists in coordinating all activities relative to the production of
public events including

- Setting up and operating technical equipment
- Creating stage and event set-ups per artist specifications;
- Participating in development of facilities usage plan for events;

Museum Store/La Tienda Manager
LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes

LA Plaza is located in downtown Los Angeles. Our mission is to serve as the official cultural center for the documentation, promotion and representation of the Mexican and Mexican American heritage in Los Angeles to broad audiences of both locals and visitors alike.

The Aarhus Art Building

OPEN CALL FOR PROPOSALS

EGO?

Guidelines can be found at www.aarhuskunstbygning.dk.

Application deadline 5 January 2011.

Visual artists and curators are invited to propose projects for 2012

The Austrian psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud is viewed by many people as the originator of a particular canonical understanding of the subject which has gained definitive general adherence. So crucial that most people today see themselves as an autonomous but 'split' individual composed of a responsible, controlling entity ruling over unruly impulses.

Call for Applications

Assistant or Associate Professor, tenure-track or tenured, Ph.D. or equivalent.

Application deadline: January 3, 2011

http://roski.usc.edu/

University of Southern California, Roski School of Fine Arts, invites applications and nominations for a tenure-track or tenured Assistant or Associate Professor, Ph.D. or equivalent, committed to the study and teaching of the theoretical, historical and scholarly aspects of the visual arts to art and design students.

http://www.saic.edu

A leader in educating artists, designers, and scholars since 1866, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) seeks exceptional candidates for a number of full-time tenured or tenure-track positions that begin in Fall 2011, including Art History, Theory and Criticism; Arts Administration and Policy; and the studio departments of Art and Technology Studies; Contemporary Practices; Fashion Design; Fiber and Material Studies; Performance; Photography; Sculpture; and Visual Communication Design. The ideal candidates will join the ranks of 150 renowned faculty who are leading practitioners and committed, progressive educators.