FotoFest International: The 12th International Biennial of
Photography and Photo-Realted Art. March 7-April 20. Houston.
www.fotofest.org.
Lectures and Film Screenings: Harry Ransom Center at the University
of Texas, 21st St. at Guadalupe St., Austin. Lectures and film
screenings including the Robert DeNiro Film Series and the Silent Silver
Screen Series. www.hrc.utexas.edu.
VERMONT
Workshops: Cone Edition Press, 17 Powder Spring Rd., East Topsham.
Workshops in techniques and technologies of digital printmaking.
www.cone-editions.com.
WASHINGTON
Workshops: Coupeville Arts Center, 15 NW Birch St., Coupeville.
Workshops on Whidbey Island. Spring 2008. www.coupevillearts.org.
Workshops: Photographic Arts Workshops, Granite Falls.
www.barnbaum.com.
WORLDWIDE CANADA
Workshops: Banff Centre for the Arts, 107 Tunnel Mountain Dr.,
Banff. Summits and workshops in a variety of artistic and scientific
areas, including low-tech and alternative photographic processes and
bookmaking. www.banffcentre.ca.
Workshops: Canadian Photographic Centre, 9 Davies Ave., Toronto.
www.canadianphotographiccentre.com.
SPAIN
Lectures, Film Festival, Classes and Workshops: PhotoEspana,
Veronica 13. www.phedigital.com.
UNITED KINGDOM
Classes and Lectures: The Sackler Centre, Victoria & Albert
Museum, Cromwell Rd., S. Kensington, London. Contact a.fay@vam.ac.uk.
Conference: The Centre for Modern Thought at the Univ. of Aberdeen,
Scotland. Recoded: Landscapes and Politics of New Media. April 25-26.
www.abdn.ac.uk/sll.
Events: Prelude Art Events, Market St. El, Spitalfields. First
weekend of May-Dec. www.inspiredartfair.com or spitalfields.co.uk.
ETC.
Grants available: Adolf and Esther Gottlieb Foundation offers
emergency grants of up to $10,000 to artists in a "mature"
stage (working over 10 years) facing an unforeseen tragedy. Contact the
Gottlieb Foundation, 380 W. Broadway, New York, NY 10012 / (212)
226-0581. www.gottliebfoundation.org
Grants available: To support international documentary films and
videos addressing current, significant issues in human rights,
expression, liberties and social justice. Average grant: $25,000.
Contact Diane Weyermann, Director of Soros Documentary Fund, Open
Society Institute, 400 W. 59th St., New York, NY 10019. www.soros.org.
Deadline: Ongoing.
Grants available: Jerome Foundation makes grants to support the
creation and production of new artistic works by emerging artists and
arts organizations in Minnesota and New York City. Contact Cynthia
Gehrig, President, Jerome Foundation, 125 Park Square Ct., 400 Sibley
St., St. Paul, MN 55101. www.jeromefdn.org. Deadline: Ongoing.
Grants available: Nancy H. Gray Foundation for Art in the
Environment offers grants to artists who work outdoors in the U.S. and
address environmental problems, issues and education. For information
send SASE to Nancy H. Gray Foundation for Art in the Environment, 5128
Manning Dr., Bethesda, MD 20814. Deadline: Ongoing.
Grants available: New York Foundation of the Arts offers Special
Opportunity Stipends (S.O.S. grants) to NY artists ranging from
$100-$600 for opportunities that will significantly benefit the
artist's work or career development. The grants are issued for
specific, forthcoming opportunities that are distinct from work in
progress. Applicants must be 18 or older and must have been a full-time
NY resident for the year preceding the application deadline. The grants
are not open to graduate, undergraduate, or high school students.
Information on this and other programs is available from NYFA, 155 Ave.
of the Americas, 14th Fl., New York, NY 10013. www.nyfa.org. Deadline:
Ongoing.
Grants available: North Carolina Arts Council serves as the steward
for state and federal funds available to NC residents, arts
organizations, and in some instances to out-of-state residents, for arts
projects. www.nearts.org. Deadline: Ongoing.
Grants available: To Philadelphia-area artists. Contact Pew
Fellowships in the Arts, 230 S. Broadway St., Ste. 1003, Philadelphia,
PA 19102. www.pewarts.org.
Grants available: Pollock-Krasner Foundation, Inc. offers financial
assistance to artists of recognizable merit and financial need as
painters, sculptors and artists who work on paper, including
printmakers. Contact the foundation at 863 Park Ave., New York, NY
10021. www.pkf.org. Deadlines: Ongoing.
Grants available: Roy W. Dean New York Film Grant, valued at
$50,000, will be awarded to one deserving filmmaker whose film is
"unique and makes a contribution to society." For more
information contact Tory Jay Berger at tory@spiritualpr.com /
www.fromtheheartproductions.com. Deadline: Ongoing.
Grants available: Southern Humanities Media Fund requests proposals
for one to three significant regional media projects. The fund will
award approximately $90,000 for the project(s).
www.southernmediafund.org.
Internships available: Afterimage offers internships that give
students, emerging scholars, critics, writers and thinkers the
opportunity to become intricately involved with the day-to-day
operations of a small non-profit arts journal. Tasks include line
editing, copy editing, fact-checking, proofreading, research,
promotional activities and writing reviews for our "Media
Noted" section. Interns are asked to commit to at least 10
hours/week for three months and are welcome to stay longer. College
(undergraduate or graduate) credit can be arranged through the home
institution. To apply, send a cover letter stating background,
interests, experience and availability (and writing samples if
available) to Karen vanMeenen, Editor, Afterimage Internships, 31 Prince
St., Rochester, NY 14607 / afterimage@vsw.org. Deadline: Ongoing.
Internships available: Brooklyn Museum offers numerous internships,
providing graduate and undergraduate students entry-level experience in
the various aspects of museum work. (718) 638-5000 x426.
www.brooklynmuseum.org. Deadline: Ongoing.
Internships available: Center for Photography at Woodstock offers
internships in photography and arts administration (a tuition remission
of over $5,000). Interns are exposed to a diversity of photographic
topics and approaches to the medium, learning creative imagemaking and a
variety of teaching philosophies and strategies, or to curatorial
practices, gallery management, exhibition installation and magazine
production. They have the opportunity to personally meet and work with
visiting artists and curators, and to share their portfolios with
professionals. To be selected, interns must have transportation and plan
to live in, or relocate to, the Woodstock, NY, area during their
internship. Candidates are selected by in-person interviews only. For an
appointment call (845) 679-9957. Deadline: Ongoing.
Internships available: CEPA Photography Arts Gallery in Buffalo,
NY, offers internships during the fall, spring and summer semesters,
providing special opportunities for students to gain experience and earn
college credit by working in a professional gallery setting. (716)
856-2717. Deadline: Ongoing.
Internships available: The National Gallery of Art in Washington DC
is accepting applications for internships, academic year internships,
internships in the museum profession, graduate curatorial internships,
year-round volunteer internships, research assistantships and
apprenticeships. Although some students with a recent undergraduate
degree will be considered, preference will be given to graduate
students. Students with experience in all fields are encouraged to
apply. For applications, go to www.nga.gov/ or contact the National
Gallery of Art Department of Academic Programs at intern@nga.gov.
Deadline: Specific to internship.
Positions available: ArtJob Online targets arts professionals for
opportunities in arts administration, museums, academia, design,
internships, fellowships and more. www.artjob.org.
Submit film: To 38th Annual Marin County International Festival of
Short Film and Video, Marin Center, 10 Ave. of the Flags, San Rafael,
CA. Jurors Award $1,000 Best Film with Environmental Theme. Independent
& Student Filmmakers. Max run time 30 min. Deadline: April 16.
www.Marinfair.org.
Submit proposals: Center for Book Arts invites artist members to
submit their proposals for the Featured Artist Projects Exhibition
Program. Email questions to Sarah Nicholls,
snicholls@centerforbookarts.org/www.centerforbookarts.org. Deadline:
Ongoing.
Submit proposals: San Francisco Cinematheque is accepting unique
film submissions. Send a proposal of no more than three pages and a
resume to Curatorial Proposals, San Francisco Cinematheque, 145 9th St.,
San Francisco, CA 94103. www.sfcinematheque.org. Deadline: Ongoing.
Submit work: Seeking artwork in all media for exhibition. Send 10
slides, VHS/DVD/CD, works list, statement, resume and SASE to Ron
Sherhofer, Olin Fine Arts Center, Washington & Jefferson College,
285 E. Wheeling St., Washington, PA 15301. rsherhofer@washjeff.edu.
Deadline: Ongoing.
Submit work: Blue Sky Gallery, a 20-year-old nonprofit, artist-run
gallery, is seeking slides of photographic work for exhibition
consideration. Send 20 slides and SASE to BSG, 1231 NW Hoyt St., Dept.
AF, Portland, OR 97209 / (503) 225-0210. www.blueskygallery.org.
Deadline: Ongoing.
Submit work: To the Center for Contemporary Printmaking Annual
Members Exhibition which accepts all fine-art print making including
woodcut, intaglio, lithography, silkscreen, monotype, and original
digital mediums. Receiving dates are May 17-20 from 10am-4am at Mathews
Park, 299 West Ave., Norwalk, CT.
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