AMP: Artists' Meeting Place and Resource Collective

San Fernando Valley artists are invited to submit their work for
consideration for the Valley Artists Studio Tour (VAST) 2011.

During the weekend of October 1st and 2nd, 2011, the public will be
invited to visit local artists' studios, meet the valley's many
fine artists, and purchase their work.

This will be a ticketed event with proceeds going to local arts programs
sponsored by the San Fernando Valley Arts Council.

Tour hours will be from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm on both days.

A reception for the artists will take place on Saturday, October 1st
from 7:00 to 9:00 pm This event will allow the public to mingle with the
artists while enjoying live music and refreshments. A group exhibition
will be open to the public a week prior to the tour.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA’S LARGEST FREE MUSIC FESTIVAL RETURNS SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 2011 -

Make Music Pasadena (MMP) is now accepting musician submissions via Sonicbids for a chance to perform at Southern California’s largest free music festival. The event taking place Saturday, June 18, 2011 is poised for its biggest year yet with over 100 free concerts and an estimated attendance of over 20,000.

The 2011 TPN Summer Art Colony will be taking place this July 3rd -July 24th
in Portobelo, Panama. This year the colony is 3 weeks longs to allow
participants to really get into a good groove in their creative process and
better immerse themselves in the beauty and culture of Panama. The deadline
for applications is Friday, April 1st.

In addition to living and working in Portobelo, we will travel around Panama
City visiting galleries and artists, experience the vibrancy of Colon, and
enjoy the white sand beaches of Isla Grande.
PLEASE HELP SPREAD THE WORD TO YOUR FELLOW ARTIST FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES.

PARTIAL FELLOWSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE

For more information, please visit www.tallerportobelonorte.com

from Franklin Furnace

Apply Now

DocksArtFair 2011

DocksArtFair
45 Quai Ramnbaud
69002 Lyon
France
Phone: 0033 478 429 850
Fax: 0033 478 379 703
info@docksartfair.com
http://www.docksartfair.com

Limit for receipt of applications:
April 30, 2011
First meeting of Selection Committee:
Early May 2011
Answer to galeries:
Mid May 2011

Call to Artists: Now accepting applications for Arts in the Park in downtown Ventura, CA August 27 and 28, 2011. Artists of all fine art and fine craft disciplines may apply. Juried show. Booth fee $125 for 10x10 space. Artists must supply own tent/canopy. Outdoor festival featuring fine art and fine crafts, food, wine and refreshments. Volunteers provide booth sitting and assistance. Event will also include a chalk art fundraiser for a local charity and display of student art.

For more information or application: Contact the Ventura Chamber of Commerce at 805-676-7222, www.VenturaChamber.com or, email barbara@venturaartfestival.com.

from LA Culture Net

Call for Partners

Date: September 2011
Place: Erfurt, Germany
Applicant organization: CULTURE GOES EUROPE (CGE) - Soziokulturelle Initiative Erfurt e.V.
phone:+49 - 361 60 21 515
fax: +49 - 361 60 21 516
www.cge-erfurt.org

Participating countries:Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia

CGE Erfurt e.V. is searching for partners for the following project:

The Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest is open anyone who loves expressing innermost thoughts and feelings into the beautiful art of poetry or write a short story that is worth telling everyone. And to all who have the ability to dream… Write your best short story or poem for chance to win cash prizes. All entries must be original. http://www.dreamquestone.com

Guidelines:
(1) Write a poem, thirty lines or fewer on any subject or style, single or double line spacing, neatly hand printed or typed.
And/or

Call for Visual Artist:

MacArthur
Park Public Art Project

LA Commons develops artistic and cultural
projects that reveal the unique stories of L.A.’s neighborhoods, and engages visitors through
cultural tours. LA Commons is calling for a lead artist to work
with a core youth arts team (age 15-25) and youth mentor artists to collect
neighborhood stories around current neighborhood issues, and to design and create an
installation with the team that will be displayed in the trees of MacArthur Park on West 7th
Street between Alvarado and Lake Street.

Project Partners: LA Commons, CARECEN, Mama’s Hot Tamales, MacArthur
Park Recreation Center, ReDiscover MacArthur Park, Levitt Pavilion MacArthur
Park, MacArthur Park Learning Center, Miguel Contreras Learning Center and the

5th art | tech biennale ENTER: DATAPOLIS
(April 14-17, 2011)

CIANT - International Center for Art and New Technologies
Kubelikova 27
130 00 Prague 3
Czech Republic
Phone: +420222360976
sarka.marouskova@ciant.cz
http://www.festival-enter.cz

Call for participation deadline: February 22, 2011

ENTER: DATAPOLIS (April 14-17, 2011) is the 5th art | tech biennale held in
Prague, Czech Republic, organized by CIANT.

Exhibitions | Performances | Lectures | Debates | Workshops | Screenings

DATAPOLIS is a call for theory and practice based proposals addressing emerging interactions of media technologies, novel visualization practices and urban realities.

Art fair for galleries, artists and project spaces

Apply now for the 8th edition of BERLINER LISTE.
BERLINER LISTE will take place from September 29 to October 2, parallel to Art Forum Berlin.

FLEXIBLE & EASIER OPTIONS FOR FAIR PARTICIPATION
For more choice and flexibility in designing your fair space, BERLINER LISTE offers
individual artists and galleries to choose a space beginning with 10 square meters
(up to 100 square meters).

This offer is intended to help especially young gallery owners and individual artists to
initiate their first fair participation and provide access to international collectors and
journalists.

OUR PROFESSIONAL & EXPERIENCED TEAM OFFERS YOU
+ a fair location in the center of Berlin