Professional Development: InRes August 2009

InRes August 2009

InRes September 2009

Artists and performers - Whitechapel

Deadline:         7 August
Category:         Submission Call
Artform:           Visual Arts, Performance
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Website:          www.redvelvetcurtaincult.com

The Red Velvet Curtain Cult presents events that embrace all art forms to create stimulating, scintillating interventionist evenings. For their third instalment at the Whitechapel, happening the 9th September, they are looking for performance, intervention, installation & film, however will also consider sculpture & 2D work. Send details of your idea, images of previous work, or the work to be submitted, a short statement and your c.v.

Pangolin's Ark, Open Air Open Studios

Deadline:         9 August
Category:         Submission Call
Artform:           All
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Website:          www.pangolins-ark.co.uk

Event on 12th-20th September in Clissold Park, Hackney. Artists fee of £400 per person. Studio space, advertised final exhibition / performance / screening and facilities / tools will be provided, although specialist equipment cannot be guaranteed. Focus of event: engaging the public with artists from the area; giving artists from any discipline space to work, communicate and learn about sustainable materials and methods of practice. The artists' role is to create piece of work over 7 days, for group exhibition / performance / viewing on 20th September and to show consideration of the public space, an interest in the issue of sustainability being addressed or a strong willing to make this a consideration of your practice. The work does not have to be about sustainability and environmental awareness but consideration must be shown in the creation of the work.

Mayo County Council Public Art Panel 2009-2011

Deadline:         13 August
Category:         Panel Application
Artform:           All
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Mayo County Council wishes to appoint a panel of artists for Public Art Commissions funded by the Per Cent for Art Scheme to the Mayo County Council Public Art Panel 2009-2011.
Artists are invited to apply for a place on this panel, from which public art commissions will be awarded from 2009 to 2011. The panel is open to disciplines including music, dance, drama, literature, film, visual and performing arts. There will be two categories within the panel, one pertaining to commissions of E10,000 to E64,000, and the second pertaining to commissions of under E10,000. Please note that a place on the panel is not a guarantee of a commission.

An application form is available online or by contacting Gaynor Seville at Mayo County Council Arts Office. To apply, please send completed application form, CV, artist statement and documentation of your work (max. 12 slides or images, DVD, video, audio tape or manuscript) to Gaynor Seville, Public Art Coordinator, at: Mayo County Council Arts Office, Áras an Chontae, Castlebar, Co. Mayo
T: 094 90 47561

Freedom to Create Prize

Deadline:         14 August
Category:         Award
Artform:           All
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Website:          www.freedomtocreateprize.com

The Orient Global Freedom to Create Prize is an international award established in 2008. The Prize consists of three categories: the Main Prize, open to individuals or artistic groups in all creative fields; the Youth Prize, open to artists under the age of 18; and the Imprisoned Artist Prize, focusing on artists who are currently imprisoned for their artwork. The total prize fund is US$ 125,000 which will be divided between the winning artists and their nominated advocacy organisations to further the cause their artwork has highlighted.

‘Stargaze' at D-Light Studios

Deadline:         15 August
Category:         Call for Submissions
Artform:           All
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Website:          www.d-lightstudios.com

D-light Studios Dublin are pleased to announce a call for submissions for a one-off art event launching on 27 September 2009. The aim of the event is to promote a relaxed, comfortable and exciting environment to look at art, listen to music, relax and enjoy the atmosphere as the summer comes to a close.

D-Light are seeking 30 artists to exhibit in 'Stargaze'. The show has no registration fee and is open to the inclusion of all artforms, including workshops, presentations, performances and video projections. Organisers are particularly interested in interactive work that will engage the public. Work included in the show may be for sale and a 10 percent commission will be charged. The event is being organised by Agata Stoinska, Kamil Che and Aoife Herrity from D-Light Studios, with participation from invited curator Áine Macken for the selection process. To submit applications email your submission with 'FAO Áine Macken Art Submission' in the subject line.

Culture Ireland Funding

Deadline:         15 August
Category:         Call for Applications
Artform:           All
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Website:          www.cultureireland.gov.ie

Culture Ireland aims to promote and advance Irish arts in a global context by helping to create international opportunities for Irish artists and cultural practitioners with a view to creating a deeper mutual understanding between Ireland and other cultures and communities.

Culture Ireland's principal funding scheme is designed to support the presentation and promotion of Irish arts internationally. The next deadline for Culture Ireland funding applications for projects and events taking place from November 2009 onwards is now approaching. Details, guidelines and information on the application process are available online.

Artlinks Filmbase Bursaries

Deadline:         21 August
Category:         Call for Submissions
Artform:           Film
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Website:          www.artlinks.ie/level1.php?id=44

ArtLinks has announced a call for applications for the 2009 Artlinks Filmbase Bursary Awards. Artlinks will support one film practitioner in each of the five counties in the ArtLinks region (Wexford, Wicklow, Kilkenny, Waterford and Carlow) to avail of one or more workshops and courses run annually by Filmbase on Curved Street in Temple Bar, Dublin 2 in 2009/2010.

A E300 bursary award will be paid to each successful applicant to cover one or more course fees and/or to contribute to necessary related subsistence/accommodation as required. ArtLinks will assess applications for the scholarship on the basis of the available application form and the relevance of this opportunity to the applicant's career path as evident from their CV.

Nine Trades of Dundee

Deadline:         5pm, 24 August
Category:         Call for Submissions
Artform:           Visual Arts
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Website:          www.ninetrades.com/newsandevents/callforartists.htm

Duncan of Jordanstone College invites 6 contemporary visual artists with non-art jobs to develop project proposals for 'Nine Trades of Dundee'. Proposals may be submitted by practicing contemporary artists who currently also work in another non-arts related trade or industry to economically sustain their practice.

'Nine Trades of Dundee' is a project aiming to bring trade and art together. Altogether, 9 artists with non-arts jobs will be commissioned to lead collaborative art projects with workers employed in their alternative trade, which will take place in the city of Dundee, Scotland, from December 2009 to July 2010.

A panel will select 6 artists to develop their proposal further with a GBP500 development fee and curatorial assistance. To be considered, submit an artist statement, up to 5 images or DVD, current CV and completed Application Form (available online), to:
Exhibitions Department, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design, 13 Perth Rd, Dundee, DD1 4HT, Scotland.

The Public Theatre: the Emerging Writers Group

Deadline:         28 August
Category:         Call for Applications
Artform:           Theatre, Literature
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Website:          publictheatre.org

The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis, Executive Director Andrew D. Hamingson) is now accepting applications for the third year of The Emerging Writers Group, an initiative that seeks to target playwrights at the earliest stages in their careers and nurture their artistic growth by providing necessary resources and support. In doing so, The Public hopes to create an artistic home for a diverse and exceptionally talented group of up-and- coming playwrights. This program is a component of The Public Writers Initiative, a long-term program that provides key support and resources for writers at every stage of their careers. Time Warner is the Founding Sponsor of The Public Writers Initiative.

Flax International Residency

Deadline:         5pm, 31 August
Category:         Residency
Artform:           Visual Arts
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Website:          www.flaxartstudios.com

Flax Art Studios are pleased to announce an open call to all artists living beyond Ireland and the UK for the Flax International Residency Programme. Flax Art Studios offers three 2 month residencies at their studio complex in the heart of Belfast.

Established in 1989, Flax is positioned in the cultural hub of the Cathedral Quarter. The residency programme runs from 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011. Successful applicants will receive a studio, self-catering accommodation in the Flax House and a monthly stipend towards materials and day-to-day living.To apply please submit a single-page proposal, CV and up to ten examples of your work by post or email to:
International Residency Programme, Studio Manager, Flax Art Studios, United Optical, 44-46 Corporation Street, Belfast, BT1 3DE, Northern Ireland

Wooloo.org: New Life Copenhagen

Deadline:         31 August
Category:         Festival
Artform:           All
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Website:          http://www.wooloo.org

NEW LIFE COPENHAGEN is a contemporary art festival powered by the collective thinking of WOOLOO.ORG's worldwide users.

NEW LIFE COPENHAGEN will take place from December 7th to 18th, 2009 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The festival is part of the official cultural program for the United Nations (UN) Conference for Climate Change - gathering 192 nations in Copenhagen to broker a new global climate treaty to replace the Kyoto Protocol.

NEW LIFE COPENHAGEN now invites artists to engage in the pressing issue of climate change and submit proposals for sustainable "life rules" that can be followed by people in their everyday lives. During the festival in December, these rules or interventions will be followed by 10.000 people living in Copenhagen. Proposals should question cultural habits and can also include public events or other physical manifestations. Five final artists will be selected. The selected artists will receive both personal honorariums and full production budgets.