Mr. De Mille, I'm ready for my close-up

I gave up watching TV a couple of years ago when I realized I knew exactly who Paris Hilton was, no sign more sure I'm consuming too much drivel than knowing who a that no talent (other than porn that is) rich kid happens to be . For those of you still consuming, much less aspiring here's your shot at fame...

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Magical Elves (Peabody Award-winning Project Runway, Emmy Award-winning Top Chef) and Sarah Jessica Parker (Golden Globe- and Emmy Award-winner) and her production company, Pretty Matches, are teaming up for an hour-long creative competition series among aspiring contemporary artists who will create and compete to conquer the art world!

If you’re an emerging or mid-career visual artist with a unique, powerful voice that demands a bigger stage – well. . . Here. It. Is.

We want contemporary artists. Your medium could be one of many (or several of many) – painting, sculpture, installation, video, photography, mixed-media – we want voices that believe in their art and want the world to know.

*To be considered for the cast, attend one of our four regional casting calls around the country, see below.*

Go to www.BravoTV.com/casting to download an application and see what you need to bring with you to an open call.

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OPEN CALL INFO:
LOS ANGELES
LA>http://laxart.org/
Saturday July 11th & Sunday, July 12th
10:00am - 2:00pm

MIAMI
Fredric Snitzer Gallery
http://snitzer.com/
Tuesday, July 14th
10:00am - 2:00pm

CHICAGO
School of the Art Institute : Sullivan Galleries : 33 State Street
http://www.saic.edu/
Thursday, July 16th
10:00am - 2:00pm

NEW YORK
White Columns
http://www.whitecolumns.org/
Saturday, July 18th & Sunday, July 19th
10:00am - 2:00pm

NAAFA: Call for submissions

You are invited to apply for the Fifth Annual Northwest African American juried Fine Arts Exhibit (NAAFA) for 2009. Artists of African descent living in the Pacific Northwest (British Columbia, Idaho, Oregon and Washington) are encouraged to showcase their work in this annual exhibit that fosters artistic development, exposure and professionalism throughout the Northwest.

More info available at: http://www.pnaafa.com/CallforArtists.html

Call to artist & Designers: BECA Gallery New Orleans

Deadline - December 26, 2008:

NEXT
A Leading Edge Contemporary Art + Design Exhibition

Call to Artists + Designers from all countries: A call for submissions of the world's leading edge contemporary art + design that happens to be fully functional. We're seeking what's new + what's next in the categories of one-of-a-kind and limited edition highly innovative furniture and related accessories, lighting, haute couture and related accessories, body adornments and other functional presentations. (Think new ideas + applications, cutting-edge materials, unconventional use of existing materials, etc.) The works selected will be featured in the gallery group exhibition, 'NEXT' presented by BECA gallery in New Orleans, LA with possible future national and international travel exhibition opportunities. Works submitted must be priced within the range of $1,000 - $25,000 USD. This exhibition will open February 5, 2009 and run through February 28, 2009. Email and physical CD submissions will be accepted according to the guidelines listed through December 26, 2008. 

Calls to Artists + Designers submission forms and guidelines may be downloaded from: http://becagallery.typepad.com/my_weblog/artist-submission-opptys.html

BECA gallery - Bridge for Emerging Contemporary Art
527 St. Joseph Street (across from the Contemporary Art Center)
New Orleans, LA 70130

View our exhibitions online at: www.becagallery.com
Email us at: becagallery@gmail.com  

Elsewhere Artist Collaborative | arts production Residencies

Hello from Elsewhere Artist Collaborative, a living museum and arts production site set within a three-story former thrift store. We are currently accepting applications for our 2009 residency program, and we were hoping that you might post the following call for artists to your site or blog, and/or forward the information to any potentially interested parties.

Elsewhere offers artists, writers, and cultural producers an exceptional opportunity to create with the immense materials of a 58-year collection of surplus, thrift, and antiques. Located within downtown Greensboro, NC, Elsewhere's residency invites artists to join a community of collaborators from across the world in creating projects across media. If you need any more information, please don't hesitate to contact us at residencies@elsewhereelsewhere.org

With a handshake in thought,
George Scheer

Collaborative Director
Elsewhere Artist Collaborative
606 South Elm Street
Greensboro, NC 27406
336.549.5555
www.elsewhereelsewhere.org

Leonard Shlain: "Art & Physics" at Town Hall

Tuesday, May 13, 2008 | 7:30pm Location: Downstairs at Town Hall, enter on Seneca Street. Leonard Shlain, a surgeon and author, proposes that visionary artists are the first members of a culture to use image and metaphor to see the world in a new way. These preverbal expressions of novel concepts are then later formulated by physicists. His theory is rooted in brain research and in Jungian archetypal unconscious said to be stored in DNA. Using examples of specific art works alongside the world-changing ideas of great thinkers, Shlain demonstrates how throughout history changes in music and literature synchronized with those occurring in art and physics and explores why these connections occur. Tickets are $5 at the door only. Town Hall members receive priority seating. Click here to learn more about Town Hall

Piper Hopkins sightings at Area 51

"Donegal Dress", 30"x30" silver leaf, metallic pigment and india ink, by Piper Hopkins. 2008.
Photo by David Emory

Piper Hopkins: New Work explores the nuances of emotion and nostalgia through frenetic line work, jarring static forms and scale. By creating visual juxtapositions of loose figural forms placed on highly reflective metallic and silver-leafed backgrounds, Hopkins delves into how memories and feelings of nostalgia are interwoven, contained, or obfuscated by time.

Piper Hopkins: New Work opens May 10th
Area 51, 401 E. Pine St
Seattle, WA 98122

Opening reception 6-9pm.
Valet Parking will be provided.
Please RSVP to piper@piperhopkins.com

For more information about the artist, please visit www.piperhopkins.com

No Mimes please. For the love of god no more mimes!

Seattle Parks and Recreation is launching its Busker program for spring/summer in Center City (Downtown) Parks.

Who can apply? Buskers, artists, mimes, jugglers, minstrels, musicians, actors, and other individual street performers interested in committing to scheduled, two-hour performances in exchange for a stipend of fifty dollars per performance. (Tips and cd sales allowed.) Performance will be in specific locations at the following downtown parks:

Freeway Park http://www.seattle.gov/parks/parkspaces/FreewayPark.htm
Hing Hay Park http://www.seattle.gov/parks/parkspaces/hinghaypark.htm
Pioneer Square Park http://www.seattle.gov/parks/parkspaces/Pioneer
WestlakePark http://www.seattle.gov/parks/parkspaces/westlake.htm
Waterfront Park http://www.seattle.gov/parks/parkspaces/WaterfrontPark.htm
Occidental Square http://www.seattle.gov/parks/park_detail.asp?ID=323
Victor Steinbrueck Park http://www.seattle.gov/parks/park_detail.asp?ID=338
Counterbalance Park (Queen Anne) http://www.seattle.gov/parks/park_detail.asp?ID=4438

For those of you who participated last year, please note that the program has changed (and grown!) since the 2007 pilot.

Busker/artists will generally perform between 11:30 a.m.and 1:30 p.m.with two 15 min breaks. One or more parks will provide an opportunity to busk in the evening between 5:30 p.m.and 7:30 p.m.

Applicants must participate in an audition. The audition panel will include representatives from the arts community and from our partnering community organizations. Auditions will be held Thursday, April 3 and Friday, April 4, 2008 between 2: 00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. at the Lake Union Park Naval Reserve Building at Lake Union Park, 860 Terry Ave. N, Seattle, WA 98109. Additional auditions will be held monthly through July 2008. This will allow new performers who wish to be a part of the program to able to participate in the coming months.

The selection process will be based upon the quality of the performance and the appropriateness of the artistic expression as it relates the parks and their surrounding communities.

If you are interested in applying to participate in this program, please click to download the application(PDF / Word) and return it via e-mail, adrienne.caver-hall@seattle.gov, or fax, 206-684-0766 or mail to:

Seattle Parks and Recreation
ATTN: Adrienne Caver-Hall
100 Dexter, Box #5
Seattle, WA 98109

The first round of applications must be postmarked no later than Monday March 31, 2008 or dropped off by 5:00 p.m., Monday March 31, 2008 at our office, 100 Dexter Ave N, Seattle, WA

Please help spread the word by forwarding or sharing this information with any artists, organizations, or networks that you think might be interested.

For questions and/or additional information please contact me using my information below.

Adrienne E. Caver-Hall
City of Seattle, Department of Seattle Parks & Recreation
100 Dexter Avenue N. Box# 5
Seattle, WA 98106-1211
206-684-7710 (phone)
206-409-5237 (Mobile)
206-684-0766 (Fax)
Adrienne.Caver-Hall@seattle.gov