GIMME S’MORE TIME

Recharging your batteries or becoming inspired…sometimes you just need some time away.  I am planning a short weekend jaunt to a neighboring mountain town to sit around a campfire, roast s’mores and act like a tourist.  I simply can’t wait…just a few days away from reality to get in touch with my inner dreamer again…the one that believes all things in life are possible.

If you need more than just a weekend away, check out this Italian Residency opportunity brought to you by the Martingnano International Residency for Artists.  Treat yourself to submersion in the culture and experience of a community that nurtures art and artists.

ITALIAN ARTIST RESIDENCY OPPORTUNITY!

Martignano International Residency for Artists – MIRA, supports international artists and promotes the cultural exchange between artistic disciplines and international experiences. At MIRA they have created a pristine environment exclusively for the interaction of the artists and their work needs.

Their institution offers 4 furnished rooms, 3 with private bathrooms, which serve as living spaces. They are all adapted with work desks for the artists to be able to create also in the comfort of their room.

The grounds are divided between 2 buildings, one having the main shared work studio, and the other permitting the artists to work freely throughout the house in order to create wherever they feel more at ease.

They assist the artists as much as possible in order for them to concentrate solely on their creating. Once a month they organize an open house in which they invite local artists and the surrounding community in order to further promote the cultural exchange between the artists and their adopted home.

Also, they are fortunate enough to be sponsored by the Comune of Martignano who have kindly donated the gallery installations at the Palazzo Palmieri, every two months, in order for their artists to have an exhibition.

Artists, critics, press and the community at large are invited to attend. If funds permit, a brochure is printed to document the exhibition.

Studios are available from one to six month periods. They have found that one month is barely enough to arrive and adapt, let alone create and exhibit.

For stays of longer than three months, the options for those non European Community Citizens are to either leave the Schengen Zone and return, or applying for an extension on the tourist visa. Please check ahead with your local embassy, and they will check on their side.

There is a monthly fee charge of between 700 and 900 Euro depending on the room chosen.

This money goes solely to the maintenance and continuous improvement of what they can offer to their attending artists.  MIRA does neither cover living / material nor travelling expenses, although they will be there to greet you either at Brindisi International Airport or the train station at Lecce, and their driver will take to the airport again at the end of your residency.

For full details, visit the MIRA residency website!

ARTIST RESIDENCY: Martignano, Italy originally appeared on Art and Art Deadlines.com on September 21, 2010. If you are reading it on any other site, it has been stolen from Art and Art Deadlines.com.

MONEY FOR DESSERT

Most professional artists rely on art sales for income.  Most emerging artists hope for art sales for extra income for supplies.  Many prestigious art shows come with publicity and great printed materials, but lots of artists never get to go to out-of-town openings due to financial constraints.  So, how do you afford to produce work, submit work, get to attend the openings and still afford to eat dessert?

Maybe this Call for Submissions from The Soap Factory could be the answer to your art entry problems.  The Soap factory is looking for work for group exhibits, AND they offer installation support, travel, accommodations, and a stipend to those selected to exhibit.

CALL for SUBMISSIONS:  The Soap Factory

The Soap Factory exhibits work in its galleries throughout the year.  Exhibitions curated from submissions are typically comprised of 8-10 artists.  The Soap Factory is a 120-year old ex-industrial warehouse on the banks of the Mississippi River in Minneapolis.  

They have no climate control, air conditioning or permanent heating system; please bear this in mind when submitting your work.  Projects by individual artists that propose to use the entire 12,000 sq feet of gallery space are always encouraged.

They are particularly interested in proposals conceived specifically for The Soap Factory galleries. (So do your homework!)  Their programming is unique in that they select only a small proportion of the artists they exhibit from their pool of submissions. They commonly receive 400 artist submissions per season.

 DEADLINE:  November 30, 2010.  They do NOT accept e-mailed submissions so this is a POSTMARK deadline.

 REVIEW DATES: Submissions are reviewed for exhibition between May 1st and October 31st.

NOTIFICATION:  March 2011

They may keep your submission on file for up to 8 months.  Do not call or email to check on your submission.  The Soap Factory does not return work. Please only send materials that you do not need to be returned.

COVER PAGE indicating the following information:  Name, Email, Phone, Address, Medium of submission

IMAGES:  Up to ten color images of your work on disc. Digital images must be Mac compatible (jPeg, tif, pdf) not less than 1500×2100 pixels.  Each submitted image MUST ALSO BE PRINTED IN HARD COPY. Submissions that do not include hard copy images WILL NOT BE REVIEWED.

RESUME, artist statement and project description/ proposal.

Please submit any video on DVD. DVD must be in Zone 1 format (readable in USA).

Work samples WILL NOT BE RETURNED

The Soap Factory is committed to diversity in audience, staff and programming. To assist them in achieving our diversity goals, please indicate your ethnicity or cultural background. Please note that compliance or non-compliance with this request will NOT affect the status of your submission.

The Soap Factory provides full installation support for all selected projects, including travel and accommodation, as well as a stipend to artists. They provide publicity, exhibition invitations, mailings, opening reception and artist talks.  However, they do not provide insurance coverage for work exhibited at The Soap Factory. All work is shown at the artist’s own risk.

Mail submissions to:

Program Manager
The Soap Factory
514 2nd St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55414

Questions? Visit The Soap Factory Submissions Page!

CALL for PROPOSALS: The Soap Factory originally appeared on Art and Art Deadlines.com on August 31, 2010. If you are reading it on any other site, it has been stolen from Art and Art Deadlines.com.

Sometimes I get to a post via a bizarre and random thought process, but that process can often be just the recipe for a great post.

Today, I was thinking about food–shocking, I know.

I was wondering what to have for dinner and thought salmon sounded good.  Salmon makes me think of Norway.  Norway sparked the memory of having seen a Call or Announcement or Email of some sort with Norway in the subject line.

And so I rummaged through the files until voila…I think salmon…you get a Competition for the Stavanger Region’s New Concert Hall (in Norway).  Enjoy! And don’t forget to drop me a line if you decide to participate in the competition…looks like a great opportunity for a large scale installation!

Solo artists and collaborating groups are invited to take part in this international pre-qualifying round for a lighting project in the New Concert Hall in Stavanger, to be completed in 2012.  Please note the postmark deadline is March 6, 2010.

Stavanger New Concert Hall will be of a high international standard, and be centrally situated, close to other cultural institutions and two new music schools in the Bjergsted Park area of the city.

The building is specially designed for musical events, but will also accommodate many other kinds of event for large and small audiences both in the two performance halls inside, and immediately outside in the large amphitheatre.

Through this pre-qualification, the Art Committee is seeking candidates to take part in a limited competition for a significant indoor art project, where light is an important premise.  The defined space is in the center of the building; in section, starting on the ground floor outside the Multipurpose Hall, it opens up, traversing five floors.

This part of the Concert Hall has large glass facades on two sides and a selection of materials that contribute to erasing the division between exterior and interior spaces.  This openness is important: the art work will be visible from far away and therefore represent the Hall, as well as being a significant element in the whole entrance area and amphitheatre.

Inside, the art project should be a distinctive feature and contribute favourably to the visitor’s impression upon entering this large public space.  It is here that the public will best experience the interior dimensions of the Concert Hall.

It is also where audiences will congregate as they progress up and down the stairs.  A work of art for this location must have a distinctive character and it must function regardless of the prevailing circumstances, including in daytime or in difficult light conditions.

The pre-qualification presentation should be a maximum of ten A4 pages (on paper, not e-mailed or on CD). The submission should include a presentation of art projects, a CV and practice and relevant experience.  The Art Committee also wants to see, in brief, motivation for entering the competition and reason for interest in the project.

No ideas or sketches for this project are wanted at this stage.

The overall art plan for the New Concert Hall in
Stavanger, and more information on the art projects, are available at: www.koro.no/stavangerconcerthall

There is more information on the concert hall at:  www.konserthus.no

Please mark the presentation material “FOYER” and send it to:

New Concert Hall in Stavanger IKS
Postboks 8001
4068 Stavanger
Norway

Deadline: To be postmarked on or before 1 March 2010.

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ARTIST OPPORTUNITY: Norwegian Competition originally appeared on Art and Art Deadlines.com on January 26, 2010. If you are reading it on any other site, it has been stolen from Art and Art Deadlines.com.