nouvelles et appels de dossiers du 18 mai 2012

La Liste de l’Association des groupes en arts visuels francophones présente les nouvelles de ses membres au Manitoba, en Ontario, au Nouveau-Brunswick et en Nouvelle-Écosse, et compile les appels de dossiers en arts visuels, arts médiatiques, performance, art public, etc.

La Liste sur Internet: liste.agavf.ca. Abonnement gratuit par courriel. Faite-là circuler! Plus de 1500 abonnées. Visitez l’AGAVF: www.agavf.ca

 

Nouvelles des membres de l’AGAVF

Galerie du Nouvel-Ontario (Sudbury)
Olivier Masmonteil – Place
du 21 avril 2012 au 18 mai 2012
174, rue Elgin
Sudbury, Ontario
www.gn-o.org

 

Centre culturel franco-manitobain (Winnipeg)
José Luis Torres – Cumbersome situations encombrantes
du 17 avril au 3 juin 2012
340, boulevard Provencher
Saint-Boniface, Manitoba
www.ccfm.mb.ca

 

Le Trécarré (Pointe-de-l’Église)
Acquisitions de la Banque d’œuvres d’art du Nouveau-Brunswick 2009-2010:
Jack Bishop, Joel Boudreau, Luc Charette, Angèle Cormier, Kyle Cunjak, Darren Emenau, Yvon Gallant, Bruce Gray, Henrik Gringhuis, Susan Judah, Herzl Kashetsky, Mathieu Léger, Adam MacDonald, Freeman Patterson, Peter Powning, Neil Rough, Roméo Savoie, Cliff Turner et Istvan Zsako
jusqu’au 22 mai 2012
Jay LeBlanc à la Galerie Détraqué
Université Sainte-Anne
Pointe-de-l’Église, Nouvelle-Écosse
letrecarre.blogspot.com

 

Galerie d’art Louise et Reuben-Cohen (Moncton)
Alisa Arsenault, Valérie Aucoin-Laflamme, Vanessa Bezeau, Cynthia Gagnon, Joey Robin Haché, Mario LeBlanc, Renée-Claude Marquis, Françoise Morin, Christine Pitre, Geneviève Sivret – La fin s’en vient
Exposition annuelle des finissantes et des finissants du Département des arts visuels de l’Université de Moncton
Organisée en collaboration avec le Département des arts visuels de l’Université de Moncton
13 avril au 27 mai 2012
Pavillon Clément-Cormier
Centre universitaire de Moncton, Nouveau-Brunswick
www.umoncton.ca/umcm-ga

 

 

1. appels en français du Canada

Conseil provinciale des sociétés culturelles – Regard parallèle – Nouveau-Brunswick – 7 juin 2012
Centre d’artistes Voix Visuelle – Ottawa – 15 septembre 2012
imagineNATIVE – Toronto – 1er juin 2012
Appel de textes – revue Esse arts + opinions – Montréal – 1er septembre 2012
programmation culturelle des Jeux d’été du Canada-Sherbrooke 2013 – 31 mai 2012
Jeux de la Francophonie de 2013 – représentation Nouveau-Brunswick – 20 juillet 2012
Jeux de la Francophonie de 2013 – représentation Canada – 20 juillet 2012
Articule vitrine d’été – Montréal – 25 mai 2012

2. appels en anglais du Canada

Re-Focus Sustainable Art – Visual Arts Nova Scotia – Halifax – 10 juin 2012
Planet in Focus – Toronto – 21 mai 2012
Fibreworks biennial juried exhibition of Canadian fibre arts – 31 mai 2012
Stride Gallery – Calgary – 1er juin 2012
palimpsest Platform – Winnipeg – 3 juillet 2012
Modern Fuel – Kingston – 1er juin 2012
Time Sensitive @ Feminist Art Gallery – 1er juin 2012
Struts Gallery film + vidéo work – Sackville – 4 juin 2012
Struts Gallery artist projects – Sackville – 4 juin 2012
AFCOOP Filmmaker in Residence Program – Halifax – 11 juin 2012
Living Arts Centre – Decent Exposure – Mississauga – 1er juin 2012

3. appels internationaux

Alpha-ville festival – thème Unfinity – London, Angleterre – 22 juin 2012
Interactivos? 12 Obsolete technologies – Ljubljana, Serbie – 8 juin 2012
Production Ireland – Londonderry – 1er juin 2012
Monument to Cold War Victory – 1er novembre 2012
HotelMariaKapel – Hoorn, Pays-Bas – 1er juin 2012
Improbable Connections – Pays Basque – 25 juin 2012

4. résidences

Jyvaskyla Centre for Printmaking – Finlande – 31 mai 2012
MAWA – Winnipeg, Manitoba – 29 juin 2012
Résidence Suddenly – Seine-et-Marne, France – 17 juin 2012
Atelier Topaz en forêt Boréale – Opasatika, Ontario – en tout temps
Aomori Contemporary Art Center – Aomori, Japon – 25 mai 2012
trans_2012-2013 Residence Support Program – Akiyoshidai International Art Village, Japon – 31 juillet 2012
Light Work photo & digital media – Syracuse, États-Unis – juin 2012
Abandon Normal Devices Canal Boat Residency – on and around the Manchester and Pennine waterways, Angleterre – 25 mai 2012
Klaustrid – Skriduklaustur, Islande – 15 juin 2012
Maison des artistes et des artisans d’art – Moncontour, France – en cours
Camac et Fondation Ténot – Marnay sur Seine, France – 14 juillet 2012

1. appels en français du Canada

APPEL: Centre d’artistes Voix Visuelle
Voix Visuelle accepte des projets d’exposition en art visuel actuel.
Date limite : 15 septembre
Voix Visuelle verse des cachets d’exposition selon les tarifs de CARFAC.
Toute présentation de dossier doit être rédigée en français et entièrement soumise sur CD ou DVD. N’envoyez pas aucun document sur papier.
Les demandes doivent comprendre
• Curriculum vitae (au plus 3 pages)
• Démarche artistique
• Projet d’exposition
• Toute exigence spéciale pour l’installation
• Liste détaillée de la documentation visuelle
• 20 images numériques ou 10 minutes maximum de documentation vidéo
Les images numériques doivent être
• en format JPEG
• compatibles PC
• 72 dpi, ne dépassant pas 1024 x 768 pixels
• de mode couleur RVB, sRVB ou gamme de gris
• chaque fichier d’image doit avoir un numéro, le nom de l’artiste et le titre de l’œuvre
Inclure une enveloppe de retour pré-affranchie si vous souhaitez qu’on vous retourne votre CD OU DVD.
Veuillez faire parvenir votre demande à :
Centre d’artistes Voix Visuelle
81, avenue Beechwood
Ottawa, Ontario
K1M 1L7

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INVITATION GÉNRALE 2012 de l’imagineNATIVE

Faites partie du 13e anniversaire d’imagineNATIVE!
DATE LIMITE POUR LES INSCRIPTIONS SANS FRAIS : 1er JUIN 2012

DATE LIMITE POUR LES INSCRIPTIONS TARDIVES À $25 : 15 JUIN 2012
Le temps est venu encore une fois cette année de soumettre vos films et vos oeuvres en vidéo, à la radio et sur les nouveaux médias pour le 13e festival annuel du film et des arts médiatiques imagineNATIVE. Cette année, le festival se déroule du 17 au 21 octobre 2012 à Toronto, Canada. imagineNATIVE est un festival international qui célèbre les dernières oeuvres du peuple autochtone à la fine pointe de la technologie du film, de la vidéo, de la radio et des nouveaux médias. À chaque automne, le festival présente une sélection des oeuvres autochtones les plus convaincants et uniques du Canada et des quatre coins du globe. Les oeuvres admisent reflètent la diversité des Premières Nations de partout dans le monde et illustrent la vitalité et l’excellence de notre art et de notre culture dans les médias contemporains.

Si vous prévoyez vous inscrire, laissez-nous le savoir!Envoyez un courriel à Daniel Northway-Frank, directeur de la programmation et de l’industrie, programming [arobas] imaginenative [point] org. À la ligne d’« objet » du courriel, entrez « Tracking 2012 – » suivi du titre de votre oeuvre. Le courriel doit contenir votre nom et votre adresse courriel, ainsi que le titre, la longueur, le type (film-vidéo, radio ou nouveaux médias) et le genre (documentaire, drame, vidéo expérimentale, musique, animation) de votre oeuvre. Ceci nous aide à suivre votre oeuvre et à effectuer le suivi si nous ne recevons pas votre inscription.
VEUILLEZ NOTER :

La date limite des inscription sans frais est le 1er juin 2012. Les inscriptions après le ler juin sont sujettes à des frais de service de 25 $CAN et les formulaires doivent être soumis en ligne avec une carte de crédit valide par l’intermédiaire de la page PayPal d’imagineNATIVE. Voir la démarche d’inscription ci-dessous pour les détails.

Pour obtenir tous les détails, ainsi que les formulaires d’inscription pour les films-vidéos, la radio, les nouveaux médias et les séries TV, visitez le www.imaginenative.orgsous « inscription ».

CONDITIONS D’ADMISSIBILITÉ DES FILMS-VIDEOS
(voir le site Web pour les détails concernant l’admissibilité de la radio et des nouveaux médias) :

imagineNATIVE évalue les oeuvres sur film, sur vidéo, à la radio et sur les nouveaux médias (sur le Web) faits par les Premières Nations au Canada et à l’international. Le festival tâche de représenter une diversité d’idées, de thèmes et de genres dans sa programmation. Le festival donne la priorité à des oeuvres qui savent équilibrer le contenu unique, la pertinence culturelle et sociale, et une approche créative de la forme caractérisée par une expression novatrice, un style distinct, et une vision personnelle. Nous accordons la priorité aux oeuvres qui n’ont pas encore été diffusées au Canada ou sur Internet. Le statut de première internationale ou de première canadienne est également une considération. Les informations de presse, les reportages étendus, les magazines télévisuels, et les émissions ou les segments d’information (comme les messages d’intérêt public) ne sont pas éligibles.

Les séries dramatiques ou documentaires dirigées et produites par des entreprises de production des Premières Nations peuvent soumettre des programmes et des épisodes à la Médiathèque du festival, une vidéothèque rassemblant, sur place, tous les travaux soumis au Festival, que les distributeurs de l’industrie, les diffuseurs et programmateurs visionnent pour des besoins d’acquisition et de programmation. REMARQUE : Les séries TV ne sont pas présentées publiquement lors du festival et ne sont pas éligibles aux prix.

RÈGLES :
imagineNATIVE présente les oeuvres créées par un membre des Premières Nations dans une rôle actif de création comme directeur, auteur ou producteur.
Les films doivent avoir été créés à partir du 1er janvier 2010.
Tous les films qui ne sont pas en anglais doivent avoir des sous-titres anglais à l’écran ou une transcription anglaise pour les programmeurs.
Les aperçus et les extraits ne doivent contenir aucun espace annonce ou publicité du diffuseur.
Chaque film doit avoir ses propres copies de projection (2) et son formulaire d’inscription. Nous n’acceptons pas les compilations.
Nouveau ! Nous encourageons les participants à fournir un lien de projection en ligne (privé et protégé par mot de passe sur Vimeo ou sur YouTube), en plus des DVD, pour que l’équipe de production puissent le visionner. Ceci est fortement encouragé si vous soumettez votre oeuvre après la date limite sans frais du 1er juin.
Nous n’acceptons pas les formulaires d’inscription illisibles ou inachevés.
La date limite pour toutes les inscription est le 15 juin 2012, mais si votre travail n’est pas prêt (par exemple, premier montage) à être visionné pour le 15 juin et que vous souhaitez vous inscrire au festival cette année, veuillez contacter

programming [arobas] imagineNATIVE [point] orgavant la date limite d’inscription sans frais du 1er juin. Les inscriptions tardives sans avoir communiqué au préalable avec l’équipe de programmation seront sujettes à des frais de service de 25 $CAN et ne seront pas nécessairement évaluées.

INSTRUCTIONS POUR L’INSCRIPTION :

imagineNATIVE ne charge aucun frais d’inscription aux films dont l’inscription envoyée en ligne ou par la poste sont reçues et dont les paquets contenant les DVD ont été frappés du timbre postal au plus tard le 1er juin 2012. Les inscriptions tardives doivent comprendre des formulaires en lignes et des paquets contenant les DVD frappés du timbre postal au plus tard le 15 juin. Remarque : Les premiers jets ne sont pas préférés, mais ils sont acceptés. Veuillez communiquer avec.

Veuillez envoyer les éléments suivants frappés du timbre postal au plus tard le 1er juin 2012 (sans frais), ou le 15 juin 2012 (inscriptions tardives) :
Le formulaire d’inscription (PDF) dûment remplis et signé envoyé par courriel à programming [arobas] imaginenative [point] org OU le formulaire d’inscription en ligne dûment remplis à l’adresse www.imagineNATIVE.orgsous « Inscription ».
Deux (2) DVD aperçus (NTSC ou PAL) avec une étiquette indiquant clairement le titre, la durée, l’année de complétion et vos coordonnées.
Deux (2) ou plusieurs photos de film (fichiers JPEG ou TIFF, à 350 ppp minimum) sur un CD, soumis en ligne, ou envoyé par courriel à l’adresse programming [arobas] imagineNATIVE [point] org. Veuillez utiliser le titre de l’oeuvre comme nom de fichier.
Un court et un long synopsis de votre film-vidéo.
Biographie du créateur indigène.
Des dossiers de presse, des coupures ou une bande annonce (si disponible, par courriel ou par un lien en ligne).
Étiquetez l’extérieur de votre paquet À DES FINS CULTURELLES – APERÇU pour le FESTIVAL SEULEMENT – AUCUNE VALEUR MARCHANDE. N’investissez pas plus de 5 $CAN dans votre colis.
DÉTAILS D’EXPÉDITION :
NE PAS expédier les vidéos au Canada par UPS (United Parcel Service) puisque vous pourriez être responsable des droits de douane, que le festival ne couvre pas, et vos DVD vous seront renvoyés.
NE PAS envoyer CR, car le paquet NE sera PAS accepté.
NE PAS envoyer les inscriptions dans des enveloppes remplies de fibres, parce que la poussière peut endommager les projecteurs et l’équipement de visionnement.
Les vidéos aperçus et les DVS ne seront pas retournées sauf en cas de demande spécifique et à condition de fournir une enveloppe préadressée et affranchie.
Les participants seront avisés de l’acceptation de leur inscription, et du résultat du processus de sélection par courriel vers la fin août. Si votre oeuvre est choisie pour le festival, il vous faut envoyer des copies pour la projection avant le 12 septembre 2012.

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Appel de textes pour esse no 77, dossier Indignation
Ce numéro se veut d’abord l’écho des bouleversements sociaux et politiques qui ont pris forme depuis 2011 et que rien, d’ailleurs, ne semble vouloir essouffler. Le « Printemps arabe » en est un déclencheur avec tous ces pays, à commencer par la Tunisie, dont les peuples se sont insurgés, dans la rue contre des gouvernements tyranniques et autoritaires qu’ils ont parfois réussi à déloger du pouvoir. Ce printemps-là de 2011, sur fond de crise économique, allait voir naître aussi le mouvement des indignés qui, de ville en ville, en Espagne, aux États-Unis et au Québec entre autres, ont occupé les espaces publics pour décrier pacifiquement les inégalités sociales impunément créées par les marchés financiers avec la complicité des gouvernements. Porté par le slogan « Nous sommes le 99 % », ce mouvement qui a proliféré jusqu’à l’automne appelait à la résistance.
Dans ce contexte, qu’en est-il des artistes et de l’art ? Le Printemps arabe a-t-il contribué a considérer davantage les arts du monde arabe par l’Occident (par exemple leur plus grande représentativité à la Biennale de Venise en 2011) ? Les artistes des pays arabes en révolte, de même que ceux provenant de d’autres régimes répressifs tels la Chine ou la Russie, traitent-ils des luttes pour la démocratie dans leurs oeuvres, témoignent-ils des affrontements vécus et de leurs réalités culturelles ? Connaissent-ils un changement quant à leur droit d’expression? Quelle est l’efficacité de l’art dans de tels contextes ? Du côté de nos sociales-démocraties où la permissivité est grande, comment se joue le désir de transgresser et quels sont les nouveaux motifs de résistance de l’artiste ?
Vous pouvez consulter l’appel de texte complet et la politique éditoriale : www.esse.ca/appel-de-textes
Date de tombée : le 1er septembre 2012

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La programmation culturelle des Jeux d’été du Canada-Sherbrooke 2013 – soumettez votre candidature!

Les Jeux d’été du Canada-Sherbrooke 2013 seront une occasion unique de faire rayonner le talent d’artistes canadiens qui reflètent notre richesse et notre diversité culturelle. Une place de choix sera réservée aux productions locales et régionales qui sauront éblouir le public. Si vous souhaitez vivre cette expérience artistique exceptionnelle, il est temps de soumettre votre candidature.
La programmation culturelle des Jeux d’été du Canada-Sherbrooke 2013 comprend les cérémonies d’ouverture et de fermeture ainsi que divers événements et activités qui se tiendront du 2 au 17 août 2013.

Dès maintenant, les artistes et organismes intéressés à offrir une prestation lors des Jeux peuvent se rendre sur le site www.jeuxducanada2013 dans la section Jeux/Culture pour poser leur candidature. Deux volets sont mis de l’avant : (1) mises en candidature individuelles et (2) appel de projets. Un formulaire doit être rempli et acheminé à l’organisation avant le 31 mai 2012.

Les propositions liées à toutes formes d’art seront considérées si elles contribuent à la promotion des valeurs prônées par la Société hôtesse : le dépassement de soi, la persévérance, le plaisir, la responsabilisation et ce, dans un esprit de convivialité.

S.V.P transmettre cette information à n’importe quel artiste individu ou une organisation avec un intérêt à présenter un projet ou pourrait bénéficier de cette information.

Pour plus de renseignements sur cette opportunité, visitez: http://www.jeuxducanada2013.ca/fr/culture

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Culture, Tourisme et Vie saine

Les jeux de La Francophonie
Appel lancé aux artistes pour les Jeux de la Francophonie de 2013
02 mai 2012

FREDERICTON (GNB) – Les jeunes artistes du Nouveau-Brunswick ont l’occasion de faire partie d’Équipe Canada Nouveau-Brunswick et de participer volet culturel international des VIIes Jeux de la Francophonie, qui se tiendront à Nice, en France, du 6 au 15 septembre 2013.

« J’invite tous les jeunes artistes du Nouveau-Brunswick à participer aux concours culturels, qui constituent un volet important des Jeux », a déclaré le ministre de la Culture, du Tourisme et de la Vie saine, Trevor Holder. « Pour les artistes du Nouveau-Brunswick, il s’agit non seulement d’une aventure culturelle, mais aussi d’une occasion de se mesurer aux autres concurrents et de faire valoir leurs talents sur la scène internationale. »

Les critères de sélection sont fondés sur la qualité du travail de l’artiste, et la compétition est ouverte à tous les Néo-Brunswickois. La date limite pour présenter sa candidature est le 20 juillet.

« C’est un honneur pour le Nouveau-Brunswick de participer aux Jeux de la Francophonie de 2013 », a affirmé le ministre du Développement économique, Paul Robichaud, qui est également ministre responsable de la Francophonie. « Cette manifestation sportive et culturelle internationale revêt une importance particulière pour notre province, car elle nous donne une occasion spéciale de mettre en valeur nos talents artistiques et de célébrer notre patrimoine culturel unique et diversifié. »

Les artistes âgés de 18 à 35 ans peuvent participer au volet culturel des Jeux dans l’une des 11 disciplines suivantes : arts de la rue (marionnettes, jonglerie ou hip hop), peinture, sculpture, chanson, conte, danse de création, littérature (nouvelle), photographie et création numérique.

Les Jeux rassemblent des milliers de jeunes des pays et gouvernements de la Francophonie qui excellent dans des activités sportives ou culturelles. Ils se tiennent tous les quatre ans. Les derniers Jeux ont eu lieu à Beyrouth, au Liban, en 2009.

La délégation canadienne est composée de trois équipes : Canada, Canada-Nouveau-Brunswick et Canada-Québec.

De plus amples renseignements sont disponibles sur le site Web des Jeux de la Francophonie.

LIEN :

●    Jeux de la Francophonie : www.gnb.ca/jeux

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Le Conseil des arts du Canada convie la jeunesse d’ici à participer aux prochains Jeux de la Francophonie, à Nice, en France. Le Conseil reçoit les candidatures des meilleurs jeunes artistes dans les 12 différentes disciplines culturelles.
Vous êtes un artiste canadien âgé de 18 à 35 ans? Participez aux concours! Vous trouverez tous les renseignements nécessaires, incluant la description de toutes les étapes menant à Nice, sur le site web du Conseil.

Date limite pour participer : le 20 juillet 2012.
Vous avez plus de 35 ans? Faites suivre l’invitation aux jeunes artistes de vos réseaux.
Lancement de notre trousse d’entraînement culturel (vidéo inclus)!
•    Voyez, en grande première, un vidéo d’entraînement culturel réalisé avec Corpus, médaillé d’or aux Jeux de la Francophonie 2001. Vous pouvez également emprunter la voie YouTube du Conseil pour le visionner.
•    Lisez un billet sur notre blogue signé par le chanteur de Karkwa.
•    Abonnez-vous à notre fil RSS pour ne pas manquer les nouveaux billets signés par d’anciens participants bien connus.
•    Soyez inspirés par des témoignages vibrants, drôles et touchants d’artistes ayant déjà pris part aux Jeux.
Laissez-vous gagner par les jeux!
Les Jeux de la Francophonie sont organisés tous les quatre ans. Ils offrent aux artistes un tremplin sans pareil pour leur carrière. Cette septième édition réunira plus de 3000 jeunes talents culturels et sportifs des 75 États et gouvernements (membres ou observateurs) de la Francophonie.
Pour plus de renseignements, communique avec :
Andrée Laurier, agente de programme
Jeux de la Francophonie 2013
Conseil des arts du Canada 
1-800-263-5588 ou (613) 566-4414, poste 4132

De l’art plein la vie


Le ministère du Patrimoine canadien est responsable de la préparation et de l’encadrement de l’Équipe Canada qui prendra part aux VIIes Jeux à Nice.

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Projet de vitrine d’été / Articule
25 mai 2012
Montréal (Québec)
La programmation estivale d’articule vise à distraire les passants de leur hot dog, crème glacée, limonade, de la gomme sur le trottoir, du charmant garçon qui se trouve de l’autre côté de la rue avec des jeans roulées et qui lit le journal au-dessus de l’épaule de son ami, de la fille entrant dans un dépanneur pour acheter de la réglisse et qui a un panier de pique-nique tatoué sur la cuisse, des cyclistes qui font de la vitesse, des motocyclistes distraits, des draps fleuris sur les cordes à linge, du chien qui jappe après une valise abandonnée, pour attirer leur attention sur l’espace vitrine de la galerie.
articule invite les artistes et les collectifs d’artistes locaux à soumettre leur proposition pour un projet de vitrine devant être présenté pendant la période de fermeture du centre (juillet 2012). 
Les espaces intérieurs et extérieurs de la galerie peuvent être utilisés. Les projets basés sur les objets aussi bien que sur les actions sont considérés. En faisant votre proposition, veuillez prendre note que la lumière du jour affecte les conditions de présentation de vidéos.
Une fois mis en place, le projet doit être autonome et ne pas requérir le travail des employées du centre. 
Avant de nous faire parvenir votre dossier, nous vous invitons à visiter notre site Internet afin d’obtenir plus d’informations sur les dimensions de la galerie, son mandat et sa programmation: : www.articule.org
articule est un centre d’artistes autogéré qui se consacre à la diffusion d’un large éventail de pratiques en art contemporain en s’intéressant plus particulièrement aux pratiques expérimentales, indisciplinées et engagées.
LES PROPOSITIONS DOIVENT PARVENIR À ARTICULE AU PLUS TARD LE  25 MAI 2012.

Votre soumission de projet doit comprendre:
- description du projet spécifiant comment celui-ci s’inscrit dans votre démarche artistique, ainsi que ses besoins spatiaux et techniques (max. 1 page);
- curriculum vitae;
- maximum 20 images numériques sur CD clairement identifiées;
- échantillon vidéo sur DVD ou CD (max.10 min.) clairement identifié (si pertinent);
- liste descriptive des documents visuels (titres, dates, dimensions et médium);
- une enveloppe de retour préadressée et suffisamment affranchie.
Important :
Le cachet pour les projets de vitrine en 2012 est de 1 000$.
Veuillez respecter les indications suivantes pour vos documents numériques:
- compatibles avec Mac OS 10.5 et 10.6;
- format jpeg suggéré, taille maximale: 1024 x 768 pixels;
- numérotez et identifiez chaque image avec le titre correspondant à la liste descriptive.

Veuillez noter que les soumissions par courriel ne sont pas acceptées.
Les dossiers non réclamés ou non affranchis ne seront pas conservés.

2. appels en anglais du Canada

Call for Artist‐in‐Residence: Re‐Focus Sustainable Art Submission deadline: June 10, 2012
The environmental impact of urbanization and industrialization has reached a critical point. It is now clear that our relationship to nature has drastically changed over time and that sustainable ways of living are necessary in order to deal with the complexity of the environmental challenges intrinsic to our subsistence; artists continue to fulfill a role of creating new forms of representations that illustrate, embody and propose different ways of understanding our relation to Nature.
Visual Arts Nova Scotia (VANS) in collaboration with the Ecology Action Centre (EAC) and the Khyber Centre for the Arts are hosting an artist‐in‐residency and public presentation of ideas that brings together contemporary artistic practices and current environmental research and engagement.
Description of Residency
The selected artist’s proposal will outline the production of a site‐specific artwork that challenges audiences to re‐ consider the idea of Nature and to explore new representations of ecological thinking. The challenge to the artist(s) will be to create a work that can be considered ecological in itself (and not necessarily the subject of the work.) For example, by considering an artwork’s material or immaterial origin, production process and future sustainability.
The duration of the residency extends for 4‐weeks taking place within the province of Nova Scotia between September and November 2012, (the exact dates are negotiated with artist and committee). The selected artist will be expected to complete the proposed work and to engage with different community groups in his/her process of production and dissemination, including staff and members of EAC and VANS. During the residency, the artist will be encouraged to conduct a manageable number of studio visits with members of VANS.
In the final week of the residency, the artist will present the documentation of their process at the Khyber Centre for Arts in Halifax, NS through exhibition, an artist talk and a master class, and also, engage in organized public discussions on contemporary eco‐art practices and the intersection of contemporary art and environmental practices.
Eligibility
Proposals will be accepted from artists across Canada who have experience in producing art work for public discussion and within professional contexts. Artists submitting must be a current member of Visual Arts Nova Scotia (VANS), even if they are applying from out of province. Please note that artists can attain a VANS membership at the time of application.
Support
A $2000 artist fee will be paid for the 4‐week residency, as well as a small project material stipend and a per diem. Accommodation will be provided as well as any travel necessary in and around Nova Scotia. For such purposes, it would be ideal if the artist had a valid driver’s license.
Submissions
All artistic media is welcome. It is recommended that artists research environmental projects initiated by Ecology Action Centre, current environmental issues, and consider these in their proposed concept and materials, before submitting their proposal.
All submissions must include:
–  A 1‐page proposal detailing the project and referencing supporting research;
–  5 JPG (500 kb max) images of previously completed work related to your proposal and up to 5 digital images of 
the proposed project sketches [or a selection of time‐based work not exceeding an accumulated duration of 10 minutes of previous and proposed work (max)] (CDR or DVD only);
–  A corresponding complete and annotated documentation list (numbered, title, media, date, dimensions, description of support material);
–  CV (3 pages max);
–  An artist statement (500 words max);
–  A project materials budget.
Complete proposals will be reviewed by a peer committee. Please send your submission electronically to the Re‐Focus Residency Committee c/o VANS at vans [arobas] visualarts [point] ns [point] ca or by mail at 1113 Marginal Road Halifax, NS B3H 4P7. Submissions must be received by June 10, 2012 at 5pm. 
If the artist would like the submitted exhibition proposal returned, they must include a Self‐Addressed Stamped Envelope (SASE) with their submission.
Selections 
Selected artists will be notified by email, within 3‐weeks of the submission deadline.
About the Ecology Action Centre (EAC) 
Since 1971 the Ecology Action Centre has been a vital and independent voice for environmental sustainability in Nova Scotia. The EAC is proud to be a membership‐based, grassroots organization with an effective and unique structure and approach; we have over 1,200 members and 300 active volunteers. The EAC’s environmental work has a strong emphasis on environmental education and community development. For more information, visit www.ecologyaction.ca.
About the Khyber Centre for the Arts 
Established in 1995, the Khyber Centre for the Arts fosters critical thought in society by operating an artist‐run centre that presents non‐commercial contemporary art and facilitates dialogue, social interaction and information exchange for professional and emerging artists and interested members of the general public. For more information, visit www.khyber.ca.
About Visual Arts Nova Scotia (VANS) 
Working for the advancement and rights of the visual arts and artists in Nova Scotia, VANS is an inclusive organization established in 1976. The non‐profit service organization provides exhibition, marketing and educational opportunities and support to the visual arts sector across Nova Scotia. Recognized as a critical resource for the visual arts in Nova Scotia, the public frequently consults VANS about Nova Scotia‐based artists and the visual arts sector, in general. Since 1978, VANS has published Visual Arts News, the only magazine in Atlantic Canada dedicated to contemporary art. As a primary resource for visual artists, providing access to a community of peers, VANS fosters excellence, skills development and lifelong learning in the arts.
Visual Arts Nova Scotia acknowledges the support of the Nova Scotia Department of Communities, Culture, and Heritage and their Grants to Small Organizations program for supporting this programming initiative. 
For more information about Visual Arts Nova Scotia (VANS), visit: 
1113 Marginal Road Halifax, NS B3H 4P7
t: (902) 423‐4694, 1‐866‐225‐8267, f: (902)422‐0881 vans [arobas] visualarts [point] ns [point] ca www.visualarts.ns.ca Facebook & Twitter

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Planet in Focus Call for Submissions
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

”Planet in Focus is great for us filmmakers, especially with its ability to provide a wide exposure for films and for their awards that help recognize our work and support our sales efforts.” — Mark Terry, Humanitarian Gemini Award Winner and filmmaker of The Antarctica Challenge and The Polar Explorer.

The 13th annual Planet in Focus Environmental Film Festival
October 10-14, 2012 in Toronto

Final deadline: May 21, 2012/ Late deadline: June 4, 2012

VENUE: Festival Hub, TIFF Bell Lightbox

FESTIVAL PROGRAMS:

Opening and Closing Night (Film and Gala)
Film Screenings
Industry Series (two days)
Green Film Market & Hospitality Suite
School Program
Children & Youth Programming
Festival Awards
Best Canadian Short Film
Best Canadian Feature Film
Best International Short Film
Best International Feature Film
Mark Haslam Award for community filmmaking
International Eco Hero Award and Canadian Eco Hero Award

Green Screen Award sponsored by Astral’s Harold Greenberg Fund, for a film and TV production that has reduced their environmental footprint during production $5000, $1000 to the runner-up.

The Green Pitch an opportunity for Canadian filmmakers to pitch their latest idea. Cash prize and production services awarded. Up the Yangtze received first funding at The Green Pitch.

Please visit www.planetinfocus.org for updated information on applying for the Green Screen Award and the Green Pitch .

Submit your film at: www.withoutabox.com or www.planetinfocus.org

We screen Fiction, documentary, animation and experimental short and feature-length films about urban and rural spaces, social, cultural and political environments, farming, food, alternative communities, Aboriginal perspectives, health and environment, climate change, water and more.

Our special 2012 spotlight is on renewable energy and sustainability in honour of the UN International Year of Sustainable Energy for All. There will be a number of films and panels that cover topics such as urban and rural design, new innovations and technologies and sustainable practices.

Please send preview DVD and submission form to:

Planet in Focus Environmental Film Festival
The Historic Distillery District

15 Case Goods Lane, Studio 402

Toronto, Ontario
M5A 3C4

Tel 416-531-1769 Fax 416-531-8985 submissions [arobas] planetinfocus [point] org
www.planetinfocus.org

Planet in Focus, in it’s 13th year, is Canada’s premier environmental film organization showcasing and promoting outstanding environmental films and videos in all genres (documentaries, dramatic, experimental, short films, features and animation) by Canadian and international filmmakers. Planet in Focus operates year-round producing Canada’s largest environmental film festival every October in Toronto; bringing environmental films to communities and schools across the country and internationally through our Touring Programs; and spearheading a pan-industry program to reduce the environmental footprint of the film and television industry, Green Screen.

If you have any further questions contact:

Kathleen Mullen
Artistic Director
Planet in Focus
kathleen [arobas] planetinfocus [point] org
416 531-1769

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APPEL: FIBREWORKS 2012
 A biennial juried exhibition of Canadian fibre art
September 29 – November 9, 2012

CALL FOR ENTRY
Fibreworks, now in its 14th edition, is a biennial juried exhibition of contemporary Canadian fibre art. It is a showcase of the most current and versatile approaches to fibre as a medium in form and production. This exhibition is one of the largest group shows in Canada dedicated specifically to fibre based works and serves as a survey of the artists currently working in the medium. As many as 35 artists participate in the exhibition with works selected by an independent jury. All works selected for the exhibition are eligible for the Juror’s award and may be purchased by Cambridge Galleries as part of its permanent collection dedicated exclusively to Canadian fibre art.
CONDITIONS OF ENTRY

1. Open to all Canadian artists. Limit of 3 entries per artist. Deadline for entry is: Thursday, May 31, 2012 (postmarked).

2. Eligible works include any artwork where fibre or textile is the principle element. All work must have been completed by the artist within the last two years. The work must be of reasonable size, ready to install and available to ship within Canada.

3. Each entry may be represented by up to 3 images including details. Each image must be numbered and include the name of the artist and title of each artwork. Please submit images on CD, saved as RBG compatible JPEG files — image size: 1024 x 768 pixels, resolution: 72 dpi.

4. Please include a brief statement (150 words max.) describing each submitted artwork and a 1 page CV. Submissions will not be returned.

5. Download and complete in full Fibreworks Entry Form from www.cambridgegalleries.ca (PDF file can be found on the main page of the gallery website).
5. Final selections will be made at the discretion of the jurors. All decisions are final. Selected artists will be notified by August 15, 2012.
6. Finalists will receive an honourarium of $75 for each artwork selected. Shipping and insurance of the selected works is covered by Cambridge Galleries.
7. The Jurors’ Award will be announced at the opening reception on Saturday, September 29 at 2:30 pm.
Return Entries to:
FIBREWORKS 2012
c/o Cambridge Galleries
1 North Square, Cambridge, Ontario, Canada, N1S 2K6
T: 519.621.0460
F: 519.621.2080
www.cambridgegalleries.on.ca
Cambridge Galleries are supported by the membership, the City of Cambridge, the Canada Council for the Arts and the Ontario Arts Council.

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APPEL: Stride Gallery à Calgary
GENERAL CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR MAIN SPACE AND PROJECT ROOM!
Stride’s semi-annual submission deadline has been set for Friday, June 1st, 2012.
Check the submission page on Stride’s website for more information about the mandates for each exhibition space and our submission guidelines.
And please let us know if you have any questions!
info [arobas] stride [point] ab [point] ca
THE STRIDE ART GALLERY ASSOCIATION
1004 MacLeod Trail SE
Calgary, AB   T2G 2M7
403 262 8507
info [arobas] stride [point] ab [point] ca
www.stride.ab.ca

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APPEL: palimpsest PLATFORM: Call to Filmmakers & Video Artists
PLATFORM announces a call for submissions for film + video in response to the theme of the palimpsest. A screening will be presented in conjunction with PLATFORM’s palimpsest year and will take place in the Artspace Building.
Taking our cue from the historical phenomenon of the palimpsest as a scroll or text that is written only to be erased in order to make room for the inscription of new ideas, PLATFORM is currently in a year-long investigation into how photography and its sister media, film and video, can act as contemporary palimpsests or re-writable texts. Winnipeg is a prairie city where you can see a snowstorm coming three days away. The flatness of our location holds with the possibility that we take in not only the periphery but also the past and future. palimpsest, should not be mistaken as a sentimental elucidation about the past. It explores a rhizomatic vision of past, present, and future in various simultaneous possibilities.
Specifications:
– Film +/or video of all genres accepted / multiple submissions welcome
- Artist fees will be paid
- Emerging/Established artists are invited to submit
- 10 minutes per title maximum
- Submissions must be received on dvd
- Submission material will not be returned
- e-mail submissions with links are also accepted with « Palimpsest call » in the subject line
Key Dates:
Deadline: 03 July 2012
Notifications: 28 September 2012
Screening: Friday 30 November 2012
More info / to submit: info [arobas] platformgallery [point] org / www.platformgallery.org

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Modern Fuel’s 14th Annual Regional Juried Exhibition will be
presented at Modern Fuel from 23 June – 4 August 2012.
Opening reception 23 June at 7pm. Submission deadline:
June 1, 2012

Modern Fuel Artist-Run Centre invites artists to submit works
produced in visual and time-based disciplines such as painting,
sculpture, printmaking, video, installation, and sound for our
annual juried members’ exhibition. We also welcome proposals
for performances, interventions and live works for presentation at
the opening reception or according to a schedule throughout
the run of the exhibition. The curatorial premise for this group
exhibition is to reflect the wide-ranging practices of artists in the
region and to provide a forum in which to compare patterns
emerging in those practices from one year to the next. Note:
According to our organizational mandate, Modern Fuel will pay
a professional fee to all exhibiting artists.

This year’s guest curator, Rhiannon Vogl, will be selecting from
the submissions received for the exhibition in accordance with
Modern Fuel’s mandate to support contemporary Canadian art
practices that are innovative, experimental, and from diverse
communities. Rhiannon is currently Curatorial Assistant,
Contemporary Art at the National Gallery of Canada (NGC).

Submission Details
Please send the following: An Artist’s Statement (max one-
page) and CV and images of one to three works for
consideration. (The works must not have been previously shown
in Modern Fuel’s Main Gallery or its State of Flux Gallery.)
Include an image list (with titles, dimensions, dates, and
media). Please submit only digital images of the work on CD or
DVD and formatted to the following specifications:

-JPEG files only
-1024 pixels wide and 768 pixels high.
-1 MB maximum.
-RGB, or grayscale colour mode files only (no CMYK).

-Number and title each file (digital still); the number must
appear before the title so that the order of the images will
correspond to the image list, example: 001RedPainting.jpg.

-Do not submit images embedded in programs such as iphoto or
Powerpoint.

AND/OR

-a maximum of 20 minutes of time-based work on DVD. Time-
based work can also be submitted as a computer-based media
format that can be read by the following programs: Quicktime,
RealOne Player, or are in the following formats: .mov .mp4 .avi.

-Include a separate documentation list (title, length, year,
medium).

For more information on submissions please contact us. To be
considered for the exhibition, artists must be a member of
Modern Fuel and reside within the region of Eastern Ontario
served by the gallery. If you are not currently a member, please
include a membership fee and form with your submission.

Submission deadline: June 1, 2012 at Modern Fuel 21 Queen
St, Kingston ON K7K 1A1
http://www.modernfuel.org

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CALL | Feminist Art Gallery | Call for Submissions: TIME SENSITIVE | JUN 1

Edited by: Allyson Mitchell, Deirdre Logue, Alexis Mitchell and
Chase Joynt

TIME SENSITIVE is the landmark publication of the Feminist
Art Gallery (FAG). The re-emergence and revival of historical
feminist film and video into contemporary cultural environments
has afforded new and radical opportunities for investigation and
inquiry. As such, TIME SENSITIVE seeks to (re)animate texts,
issues, politics and debates in the context of our contemporary
moment. We question what it means to revive historical queer
and feminist work into the present. What can theorizing and
exploring a feminist archive
reveal/illuminate/contextualize/position?

FAG is seeking submissions from artists, writers, activists and
critical thinkers on topics related to the notion of a feminist
archive. Submissions can be creative texts, (wo)manifestos,
political texts and/or academic essays.

Potential themes and topics to consider:

-Community action and organizing
-Representations of trans subjectivities
-Censorship
-Aesthetics
-Theories of documentary
-Politics of representation
-The role of nostalgia and affect
-Writings on particular feminist film/video work
-The politics/role/deterioration of the archive
-Re-thinking historical texts in the context of globalization and
homonationalism
-Transnational activism
-The archive, accessibility and ability

TIME SENSITIVE is curated and edited by Allyson Mitchell and
Deirdre Logue of the Feminist Art Gallery in collaboration with
Toronto-based media artists and scholars Alexis Mitchell and
Chase Joynt.

Please submit a 300-400 word abstract and/or submission pitch
to JoyntMitchell [arobas] gmail [point] com by June 1, 2012. Editors are
happy to consult with applicants on potential project ideas prior
to the deadline.

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Struts Gallery
Call for film + video work from Atlantic Canada

As part of the Tête-à-Tête Media Talks program Struts Gallery & Faucet Media Arts Centre will showcase Atlantic Canadian film and video works
in a screening that will take place during the week of Ok.Quoi?!. In addition to the screening Struts & Faucet will also consider single channel
installations that could be setup in a variety of locations in downtown Sackville.

Please send us:
1. a link, dvd, or quicktime file of your proposed work
2. the title of the work
3. your name
4. year the work was completed
5. your province of residence
6. a bief bio
7. a very brief synopsis of the work
8. a high resolution still

Submissions can be e-mailed, dropped off in person or mailed.

PROPOSALS MUST RECEIVED BY MONDAY JUNE 4 AT 5pm
Artist fees will be paid

Amanda Fauteux & Elli Hearte
Struts Gallery & Faucet Media Arts Centre
7 Lorne Street
Sackville, NB
E4L 3Z6
info [arobas] strutsgallery [point] ca
www.strutsgallery.ca

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Struts Gallery
Call for Proposals: Artist Projects

Struts Gallery & Faucet Media Arts Centre seek proposals from artists living within a 50km radius of Sackville or
artists who will be in the area July 30 – August 5 for projects to take place during Ok.Quoi?! Contemporary Arts Festival.

Projects can be week-long, durational, site specific, installation, sound, performance, intervention, what-have-you! We are looking
for works that will engage the public and have an impact on the community and the festival.

Please send us:
1. up to 5 images of the proposed project or past work
2. a brief description (max three lines) of your proposed project
3. a detailed description of your proposed project including location requirements and tech rider (max 1 page)
4. a brief bio and your place of residence
5. a curriculum vitae

Submissions can be emailed, dropped off in person or mailed.

PROPOSALS MUST BE RECEIVED BY MONDAY JUNE 4 AT 5pm
Artist fees will be paid

Amanda Fauteux & Elli Hearte
Struts Gallery & Faucet Media Arts Centre
7 Lorne Street
Sackville, NB
E4L 3Z6
info [arobas] strutsgallery [point] ca
www.strutsgallery.ca

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AFCOOP Filmmaker in Residence Program

The Atlantic Filmmakers extends deadline for the Filmmaker in Residence Program

April 26, 2012, Halifax, NS – The Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative (AFCOOP) is pleased to announce the call for submissions for the Filmmaker in Residence program has been extended to Monday, June

11, 2012. The program is designed for experienced Maritime based filmmakers who are interested in creating work with the support and participation of AFCOOP and the Halifax film community. A total of $15,000 in cash and services will be provided to the successful applicant for the production of a film twenty-five minutes in length or less.

“The first thee years of the Filmmaker in Residence program were successful beyond our expectations. This last years residency with Eva Madden-Hagen culminated beautifully in a warm screening of her film POSE at THE HALIFAX INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS FESTIVAL. It was packed and POSE turned into a really good piece of work”, says Chris Spencer-Lowe, Production Coordinator of AFCOOP and Supervising Producer of the Residency. “We really have provided a unique opportunity for direct communication between filmmakers and their communities, as well as great way for experienced filmmakers to create new work.”

Funding for the Filmmaker in Residence includes:

·    Up to $4,000 in cash to offset costs of the project – this may include film stock, lab fees, rentals, per Diems, travel and labour, etc.
·    Up to $11,000 in AFCOOP equipment and facility rentals
·    AFCOOP staff and organizational support and a supportive community in which to work
·    Applications must be mailed to: The Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative, 5663 Cornwallis st, Halifax,
Nova Scotia, B3K 1B6
·    Applications must be postmarked no later than Monday, June 11, 2012
·    Late applications and applications submitted by email or fax will not be accepted
·    The recipient of the AFCOOP Filmmaker in Residence will be announced by May 1st, 2012.

ABOUT THE AFCOOP FIR
The aim of the AFCOOP Filmmaker In Residence Program is to provide a filmmaker with the resources and guidance to create a completed work with the support and participation of the community and to involve the community in their filmmaking process.
ABOUT AFCOOP: The Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative (AFCOOP) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing new and experienced filmmakers with equipment, facilities, training, and funding. Established in 1974, AFCOOP is an accessible member- run centre for the production and presentation of creative films in a collaborative and learning environment.

For more information, please contact Chris Spencer-Lowe, Production Coordinator at the Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative – 902-405-4474 or production [arobas] afcoop [point] ca see www.afcoop.ca for additional details.

AFCOOP’ is generously supported by:

— CHRISTOPHER J. SPENCER-LOWE
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR
THE ATLANTIC FILMMAKERS COOPERATIVE
TEL: (902) 405-4479
FAX: (902) 405-4485
5663 Cornwallis st.
Halifax, NS
B3K 1B6
production [arobas] afcoop [point] ca
www.afcoop.ca

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Living Arts Centre Gallery | Call for Submissions: Decent Exposure | JUN 1

June 30 – August 19, 2012

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Friday, June 1, 2012 @ 6pm

Living Arts Centre Gallery
4141 Living Arts Drive
Mississauga, ON L5B 4B8
905.306.6161

The Living Arts Centre is accepting applications from students
and recent graduates for DECENT EXPOSURE, an exhibition
that singles out fresh artists to get excited about.

HOW IT WORKS:
New artists can apply with a portfolio of up to five pieces in any
medium for consideration by a panel of LAC visual arts
professionals. Selected artists will be exhibited from June 30 –
August 1 9, 2012 with an opening reception on Thursday, July
12 from 7 – 9 pm. Finalists will be paid an honorarium for their
participation and will be featured in a curatorial statement on
the Living Arts Centre website, print & online marketing, and
various social media outlets.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE:
- All students of post-secondary, technical, and craft institutions
are eligible to apply. Recent graduates within 2 years of the
completion of their diploma, bachelors, or masters degrees are
also eligible for consideration.
- Works in any medium are welcome including traditional
media, performance, sound, and video.

HOW TO APPLY:
- Images/videos of up to 5 submissions of current work (jpegs on
CD at 72 dpi)
- Image list including title, medium, size, date, for each
submission
- Artist’s name must be clearly labelled on the submission CD*
- $20.00 administrative fee (cheques made out to the Living
Arts Centre, cash accepted)
- artist statement or proposal for installation (max. 100 words)
- Current artist CV
- SASE (self addressed and stamped envelope) – please ensure
correct postage for return of CD (The
Living Arts Centre assumes no responsibility for images sent
without return postage)

-Please note that email submissions will not be accepted.

Please send submissions to:

DECENT EXPOSURE
c/o Exhibition Curator, Cole Swanson
Studio Arts
Living Arts Centre
4141 Living Arts Drive
Mississauga, ON
L5B 4B8

For more information, visit the Living Arts Centre website at
http://www.livingartscentre.ca/index.php/call-for-submissions.html
 or email curator Cole Swanson at
cole [point] swanson [arobas] livingarts [point] on [point] ca or call 905.306.6161.

Notification of Acceptance: Artists will be notified by phone or
email on Friday, June 8, 2012 if they
have been selected to be in the exhibition. Only those
accepted will be notified.

3. appels internationaux

Alpha-ville Festival Call for Submissions
Alpha-ville is the London International Festival of Post-digital Culture. The festival presents a unique combination of advanced music, films, design, digital and new media art exhibitions, community events, urban interventions, workshops, labs and a Symposium on Post-digital Culture.

The 4th edition will take place in London from 3-7 October 2012.

2012

THEME: ‘Unfinity’

We live in a unique moment in history, between two rapidly changing worlds. One is the world of decaying political and economic structures and the other is the world of an infinite explosion in technology and information. There are conflicting mindsets in every part of our culture: the contradiction between ubiquitous virtual presence and physical presence creating an identity crisis; the non-hierarchical, organic web structure clashing with hierarchical, non-organic real-world structures; the myth of the individual as a genius vs the power of the crowd and the collaborative practice; the passive and observant attitude set against active participation and co-creation. These opposing forces are placing us in a paradoxical state that we have named Unfinity.

Unfinity is a pull between these poles, a hybrid space. It’s timeless and uncertain. We believe that to ease the state of Unfinity in a human and meaningful way it is crucial to be creative, to experiment, to challenge and take action.

Alpha-ville 2012 invites artists, designers, thinkers, digital and non-digital people to consider, participate in, create and express what will be the next steps for building an alternative future that, we hope, will belong to the people.

KEYWORDS

Timeless, Hybrid, Infinity, Code, Data, Body, Physicality, Space, Clould Culture, Mixed Reality, Augmented Reality, Experimentation, Unfinished, Future of Art, New Aesthetic, Failure, Prototype, Interactivity, Democratisation, Activism, Hacktivism, Avatars, 3D Printing, Openweb, Smart Cities, Sustainability, Internet of Things, Censorship, Privacy, Identity, Grassroots, Uncertainty, Collaborative Design, DIY, Active Citizenship…

DEADLINES

Submissions close on Friday 22nd June 2012
Moving Image Submissions will close on Sunday 15th July 2012
http://www.alpha-ville.co.uk/submissions/

Proposals are accepted for the following categories:
Music/Sound
AV Performances
Lab, Hack Event or Meet-up
Moving Image
Public Interventions
New Media Art/Multimedia Projects
Critical: Talks, Panels, Workshops, Presentations, Academic Papers

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Interactivos?’12 Ljubljana: Obsolete Technologies of the Future 
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This workshop is part of Studiolab, a 3-year Europe-wide initiative that merges the artist’s studio with the research lab. Funded by the EC Seventh Framework Programme in 2011, Studiolab is a European network that provides a platform for creative projects that bridge divides between science, art and design.
Interactivos?’12 Ljubljana: Obsolete Technologies of the Future
Ljudmila = ljubljana digital media lab seeks proposals for its first ever intensive and mind-blowing workshop on Interactivos?’12: Ljubljana for art & tech & scientists professionals. Ljubljana’s edition of the workshop will be dedicated to explorations of Obsolete Technologies of the Future, collaborative prototyping vol. 1, rethinking the qualities of outdated technology and making way for a long-term, sustainable usage of technology in our environment in the decades to come.
Interactivos?’12 Ljubljana will enable participants to build prototypes in the fields of art and technology. We are interested in receiving proposals that explore the potential of technological solutions on the aesthetic or practical level. Having in mind that anyone who aims at being contemporary is already dated, we are especially interested in submissions which make use of existing or outdated technologies in an entirely unexpected way to encourage novel approaches, promote sustainability, and explore possibilities in the far future. The outdated technologies have not been pushed aside and rendered insignificant merely for pragmatic, but also for economic and political reasons. The topic suggests – but is not limited to – dealing with increasing lack of natural resources, and ecological questions in urban environments and overlooked technologies of the past. It could also be connected to media hacking and subverting the automatism of the behaviour in the society, suggesting new forms of social networking that are not dependent on existing corporative hierarchies.
Alongside artworks, innovative installations, collaborative practices, we will also encourage thinking differently about how we set up products and services for our demands and everyday living. A glimpse into the past makes us understand the reasons behind technological development and what role art plays in promoting or challenging the existing modes of behaviour. Is it possible for an artwork to hack the system from within? Is it possible to think outside of our mindframes? To think outside of the binary code? To view the world in nano scale? To explore our perception beyond the virtual and the real? To imagine moving fast without an exhaust engine? To explore how the web should operate? To turn off  and tune in?
Orientation of the projects
Suggested areas of focus include:
•    Projects that suggest different usages of existing urban technological infrastructures
•    Rethinking outdated technologies and recycling the computer and IT wasteland.
•    Projects which allow people to interact with technology to provoke new ways of perceiving the surrounding, the self, the visual, the material, and stimulate aesthetic experience.
•    Particular attention will be paid to projects which promote open source communities, collaborative work and collective modes of behavior.
•    Playing with data – submissions for works, which connect data forms and physically embody data streams, bridging ‘on’ and ‘off’ line worlds.
•    Products and services that provide sustainable solutions for our needs, including the use of open data, data mash ups and remixes.
We are seeking proposals for:
•    Installations (interactive, responsive, generative)
•    Performances (participatory, gesticular, dance)
•    Visualisations (moving images, generative, projections, holograms)
•    Free Software (FLOSS) / Open Hardware / Open Design / Services / Start-ups / Apps / Devices

Submission Guidelines:
From among the submissions received a maximum of 6 projects will be selected to be produced in a two-week workshop at Ljudmila in September 2012. The chosen projects will be developed with the aid of several advisors and assistants in addition to a large group of collaborators.
The open call is aimed at designers, artists, engineers, coders, sociologists, architects, city planners, teachers, programmers, psychologists, journalists, environmentalists, or to any other person interested in the theme of the workshop.
Proposals may be presented by individuals or groups. Each participant or team may present as many projects as they wish.
Selected projects must be open to the participation of other interested collaborators who will be able to contribute to the production of the pieces during the development of the workshop.
Therefore, there are two levels of involvement in the workshop:
1 – as a project leader
2 – as a collaborator in any one of the selected projects
Once the projects have been selected, the second step in the process will involve a new call for those people who would like to participate in the production of the projects. The call for collaborators will be open from 2 July 2012 at Medialab-Prado’s website.

General Information of the Workshop
The Interactivos?’12 Ljubljana workshop aims to be a collective platform for research, production, and learning, offering support in developing the selected projects. The projects will be carried out in multidisciplinary groups comprised of the project leaders joined by interested collaborators, with conceptual and technical advice from the advisors. Ljudmila, Medialab-Prado and SGMK will provide materials for the development of selected projects, as much as possible.
During the workshop, various activities will be scheduled, such as talks, presentations, seminars or specific mini-workshops. Work days will be adapted to the specific needs of the projects in conjunction with the activities ongoing at Ljudmila.
Opening hours: 10 am – 8 pm
Given that the main objectives of the workshop are to foster the development, distribution, and free access to new approaches and new technology tools, participants are encouraged to prepare proper documentation for the developed projects, both during and after the workshop, and to publish the results and source code under licenses that grant access and distribution of the knowledge produced during the workshop.
Technical Requirements
The evaluation team will assess submitted projects for technical feasibility – successful projects should have clearly specified technical and spatial requirements. Should the evaluation team have doubts about any technical requirements, they will contact the authors of the proposal.
Projects will be carried out and presented at Ljudmila. Ljudmila will provide basic equipment and the means to produce the selected projects, pending prior application from the proposal’s author(s). Access and use of Ljudmila’s technical equipment will be supervised by a coordinator from the space. Expenses for material or equipment not planned for or approved in advance will not be covered by the organisers (Ljudmila, Medialab-Prado and SGMK), but will be the expense of the project leaders. The organisers will provide Web hosting as needed for the projects and also the tools and platforms required by participants to properly document the process and the results.
Ljudmila, Medialab-Prado and SGMK promote the use of free software tools and encourage participants of the workshop to work with shared and open code applications and environments.
Travel and Lodging Aid
Pending final approval of the submitted project’s application, Ljudmila and Medialab-Prado will provide lodging for participants residing outside of Ljubljana and will cover travel expenses to Ljubljana. In the case of collectives, Ljudmila and Medialab-Prado will cover travel expenses for just one member of the group.
Submissions
All those interested in taking part in the workshop must fill in and submit the online submission form
Open Call closes: June 8, 2012
Selection of proposals: June 30, 2012
Call for collaborators: From July 2, 2012
Development of projects (workshop): September 5 – 15, 2012
For further information please contact interactivos[at]medialab-prado.es or delavnica[at]ljudmila.org.
Final Decision
The evaluation team will comprise the workshop advisors as well as Ljudmila, Medialab-Prado and SGMK staff. Projects will be judged based on:
•    Project quality
•    Suitability to the call for projects
•    Technical and logistical feasibility; clarity in the explanation of the project
•    Combination of various fields of knowledge
•    Willingness to collaborate with others in project development
•    Use of open software tools and licenses that grant access to the processes and the results
•    Educational value
Notification of Selected projects
Selected projects will be announced on June 30, 2012. Applicants will receive notification via email.
Project Promotion
The finished projects will be presented to the public by their developers on the final day of the workshop. In addition, the projects and/or related documentation will be published on Ljudmila, Medialab-Prado, SGMK and Studiolabproject.eu websites.
Obligations
The developers of selected projects agree to attend the workshop from 5 to 15 September 2012 and to finish and document their projects, as much as possible during this time.
Projects carried out will be the property of their author(s), although whenever said-projects are shown at festivals or exhibits, and whenever images of said-projects are reproduced in catalogues or websites, their relation with the Interactivos? workshop carried out at Ljudmila should be acknowledged and the names of the people who collaborated in developing the projects should also be credited. The projects exhibited may be shown in Ljudmila, Medialab-Prado, SGMK and Studiolab’s website and printed catalogues.
Entry constitutes acceptance of all contest rules.
Interactivos?’12 Ljubljana is a project that has been developed as part of the Studiolab project. Studiolab is a 3-year project that merges the artist’s studio with the research lab. Funded by the EC Seventh Framework Programme in 2011, Studiolab is a European network that provides a platform for creative projects that bridge divides between science, art and design. However, the views and opinions here expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the European Community and the Community is not liable for any use that may be made of the information contained therein.
Interactivos?’12 Ljubljana is initiated by Robertina Šebjanič (programme coordinator of educational and artistic activities at Ljudmila), Jani Pirnat (programme coordinator of artistic activities at Ljudmila),Dr Marc R. Dusseiller (President of SGMK) and Medialab-Prado team.

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Production Ireland
open for submissions
CCA Derry~Londonderry
10-12 Artillery Street
Derry~Londonderry, BT48 6RG
Northern Ireland

info [arobas] cca-derry-londonderry [point] org

www.cca-derry-londonderry.org

Centre for Contemporary Art Derry~Londonderry fosters a wide range of artistic, curatorial, and critical practices through four streams: on-site exhibitions, off-site projects, public programmes, and in- and outbound residencies. Production Ireland is CCA’s annual commissioning for emerging artists with a connection to our region. Every year, a jury composed of three international arts professionals will assess applications and select an artist, duo or group to realize a specific project. This inaugural commission has been made possible through the generous support of Arts & Businesses, Caldwell & Robinson Solicitors, and The Arts Council of Northern Ireland. The selected project will be supported with a minimum production budget of 3,700 GBP or 4,500 EUR, a fee of 1,500 GBP or 1,800 EUR, and travel to and accommodations in the City of Derry for up to one month, if the recipient does not reside in the greater city area.

The aim of Production Ireland is to identify and support some of the most promising art practitioners connected to Ireland, North and South, and provide them with an opportunity to produce new work and bring it to the attention of a wider public. No age limit or specified nationality applies to this call but the applicant needs be in the earlier stages of his or her career and have a connection to Ireland. The jurors for this years’ commission are Locky Morris, Paul O’Neill, and Emily Pethick.

Locky Morris is an artist working in sculpture, photography, sound, and video. He was born in the City of Derry where he continues to live and work. He has exhibited widely both regionally and internationally, with recent solo and group exhibitions at Golden Thread Gallery, Belfast, Northern Ireland; Mannheimer Kunstverein, Germany; The Model, Sligo, Ireland; and White Box, New York, USA.

Dr. Paul O’Neill is a curator, educator, and writer based in the UK. He has co-curated more than fifty exhibition projects including Our Day Will Come: a free-school art project, Hobart, Tasmania (2011); We are Grammar, Pratt Institute Manhattan Gallery, New York (2011); and Coalesce: happenstance, SMART, Amsterdam (2009). He is currently international research fellow with the Graduate School of Creative Arts and Media, Dublin; international tutor on the de Appel Curatorial Programme; and visiting lecturer on the MFA Curating, Goldsmiths, London. His extensive writings on the development of contemporary curatorial discourse have been published in books, catalogues, journals, and magazines.

He is editor of the curatorial anthology, Curating Subjects, and co-editor of Curating and the Educational Turn, both published by de Appel and Open Editions (Amsterdam and London, 2007 and 2011), and Locating the Producers: Durational Approaches to Public Art (Amsterdam, Valiz, 2011).

Emily Pethick is the Director of The Showroom, London. From 2005–2008 she was the Director of Casco, Office for Art, Design and Theory, in Utrecht, The Netherlands. From 2003–2004 she was Curator at Cubitt, London. She has contributed to numerous catalogues and magazines, including Frieze, dot dot dot, GAS, texte zur kunst, Artforum, and Untitled, edited books, such as Casco Issues X: The Great Method, with Peio Aguirre, and Casco Issues XI with Marina Vishmidt and Tanja Widmann.

Throughout the production process, the recipient will be in dialogue with CCA’s Co-Directors Aileen Burns and Johan Lundh, who will write an essay about the commissioned project. An award ceremony will be held in November in conjunction with the opening of the show.

Apply to Production Ireland

Deadline for applications is Friday, June 1st (Greenwich Mean Time). The successful applicant(s) will be contacted during the first half of July. For information about eligibility and how you apply, please visit our website for further information: www.cca-derry-londonderry.org

CCA Derry~Londonderry is generously supported by The Arts Council of Northern Ireland/The Lottery Fund, Arts & Businesses, Caldwell & Robinson Solicitors, The Urban Regeneration Company Ilex, and UK City of Culture 2013.

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Call for artist proposals: Monument to Cold War Victory
The Committee for Tacit History

Deadline: November 1, 2012

Application fee: none
The Committee for Tacit History is issuing a call for proposals for a Monument to Cold War Victory, an open-call competition for a public monument commemorating the outcome of the Cold War. Artists from around the world are encouraged to submit proposals by November 1, 2012.
Monument to Cold War Victory is a conceptual project by the artist Yevgeniy Fiks, taking the form of an open-call, international competition for a public, commemorative work of art.
For over two decades, public signifiers of the Cold War, such as the Berlin Wall, have been framed in terms of destruction and kitsch. A monument created at the moment of its own destruction, the Wall encapsulates the continuing geopolitical imagination of the conflict as linear, continuous, binary, and terminal: the culmination of a now-historicized narrative of competing empires. But while the impact of half a century of sustained ideological conflict still reverberates through all forms of public and private experience—from Middle Eastern geographies of containment to the narrative structures of Hollywood—it has yet to be acknowledged through a public and monumental work of art. The Cold War, the longest and most influential conflict of the twentieth century, has no publicly commissioned commemoration in the United States.
This project examines the enduring genre of war monuments, memorials, and institutionally framed and commissioned artworks. How might the legacy of the Cold War, in all its complex material, social, and cultural forms, be visually articulated? In what ways might the notion of “victory,” implicit in all retroactive commemorations of conflict, be interpreted? Can the traditional, formal structure of the monument, and the historical revisionism endemic to that form, be redefined?
Artists are invited to participate in this project by submitting a proposal for a public monument commemorating the outcome of the Cold War by November 1, 2012.
All submissions must be made through the website: http://www.coldwarvictorymonument.com/.
Submissions should include: a one-page narrative text on your proposed work and its relationship to the legacy of the Cold War, the notion of “victory,” and its reevaluation (if any) of the monument form; a visual schema in the form of three images; and an artist CV. A select number of finalists will be awarded a stipend and the opportunity to further develop their proposal for an institutional exhibition. The submitter of the winning proposal will be awarded a cash prize, and their concept will be implemented and installed in a publicly accessible location, to be determined, in the United States.
Monument to Cold War Victory will be juried by a distinguished panel of cultural and intellectual figures, including Vito Acconci, Susan Buck-Morss, Boris Groys, Vitaly Komar, Viktor Misiano, and Nato Thompson.
For further information, contact curator Stamatina Gregory, stamatina [arobas] coldwarvictorymonument [point] com
This project is initiated by The Committee for Tacit History, an international curatorial collective and research body dedicated to furthering interdisciplinary, practice-based investigations in history and visual culture.

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Open Call for proposals 2013, HMK {HotelMariaKapel}, the Netherlands
Artist-run residency HMK {Hotel MariaKapel} invites artists to submit group-proposals for our 2013 residency programme.
Deadline: June 1st 2012 
Application fee: none
About HMK
HMK {Hotel Mariakapel} is an artist-run residency and project space in Hoorn, a 15th century town by the IJsselmeer, just 40 km north of Amsterdam. In the old center of the town, in a medieval orphanage with a semi public inner garden and former Maria Chapel, HMK receives artist from all over the world.
The programme involves artists and curators working in a wide range of media, focusing on installation and context based work, video and performance art. Projects are developed both in the surroundings of Hoorn, public space and in the exhibition space. In 2012 HMK was kindly supported by several local and national foundations.
We offer:
A free stay at our residency to complete a period of work culminating in a final exhibition in the adjacent exhibition space.
Full and free use of all accommodation and living facilities (private room, wireless internet, shared kitchen, washing machine / dryer, basic tools, some audio & video equipment ). We can host 8 people in 4 bedrooms, with projects by larger groups and different residencies overlapping it is likely you’ll be sharing a room

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Please note: HMK aims to provide a budget to resident artists depending on individual projects, but strongly advises artists to secure additional funding elsewhere. In this budget we aim to offer a small artist fee, free use of the guesthouse and its facilities, possible reimbursement for travel costs and reimbursement of productioncosts.
HMK is responsible for all mail-outs and promotional activity in relation to the shows, which include regional, national and international contacts. 
Residencies vary in length and depend on the nature of the work; we feel between one and two months is a good duration. The length of the residency is agreed in advance. The resulting exhibitions which are open to the public, usually take place for 3-4 weeks.
We are looking for:
Projects that make full use of the unique opportunities offered. The long stays at HMK lead to intensive local and international collaboration while developing new individual and/or group work for an exhibition or other presentation in HMK and/or in Hoorn. We are also keen on artistic projects that do not only focus on art itself but that, in content or practice, are able to step outside the box and make connections outside an art-context.
HMK focuses on collaborations and group-projects (between 3 and 6 artists); the nature of the collaboration is important to us. Preferably you work with artists or others with whom you haven’t (extensively) worked with before.
Further Information
http://www.hotelmariakapel.nl/hmk3/index.php/about/open_call_2013/
HMK {HotelMariaKapel} 
a.t.t. Open Call 2013
Korte Achterstraat 6
1621 GA
Hoorn (NH)
the Netherlands
http://www.hotelmariakapel.nl/

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Call for entries

Deadline: 25 June 2012
Improbable Connections
The international call is open for artists and social scientists to
collaborate with seven organisations located in the Basque Country
(Spain) as part of the 2012 edition of Improbable Connections.

Three of them would accept a collaboration with English speakers: EDE
Fundazioa (social intervention), Orbea (design and manufacture of
bicycles) and Silam (Products and solutions based on silicone
elastomer). Other four organisations would only work with Spanish
speakers: Artepan (artisanal bakery and pastry maker), Eraikune
(construction cluster in Euskadi), Grupo Uvesco (supermarkets), Oiz
egin (rural development platform),
DEADLINE TO APPLY: 9am on 25 June 2012.
COLLABORATION PERIOD: September 2012 – June 2013.
PAYMENT: 12,000 euros + VAT (including travel and accommodation).
Rules of the call and requested researches in
http://www.conexionesimprobables.com

4. résidences

Artist-in-residence 2012 in Jyvaskyla Centre for Printmaking, Finland
Call for applications: 
Deadline: 31 May, 2012
Application fee: none
The Jyvaskyla Centre for Printmaking welcomes printmakers to apply for a one month artist-in-residence in Jyvaskyla, Finland.
The residence is expected to happen in October/November 2012. The deadline for the application is May 31, 2012.
For the application we need a fulfilled application form, a working plan, curriculum vitae and at least 6 digital images of your latest works. You will find the application form in our website: http://www3.jkl.fi/taidemuseo/grafiikkakeskus/air2012.htm
We will offer you free working at the print shop (except plates, papers and special materials), free accommodation at our guest room and a grant of 400 € for living and material costs.
Jyvaskyla Centre for Printmaking 
Hannikaisenkatu 39 
40100 Jyvaskyla 
Finland
http://www3.jkl.fi/taidemuseo/grafiikkakeskus/english.htm

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Women’s Artist Residency at MAWA, Winnipeg, Canada (Deadline: June 29th, 2012, 4pm)

Next deadline June 29, 2012, 4pm for residencies taking place between May 1 – October 31, 2013
MAWA is offering our urban, loft-style apartment to women visual artists living outside of Winnipeg for residencies of 2-4 weeks in duration. Applicants can use this space and time for research, reflection, networking and/or production.
We will provide free accommodation.The MAWA apartment is fully furnished and includes a kitchen, a bathroom with shower, a double bed, a double futon/couch and a designated parking space. All linens and cooking utensils are provided. The apartment is located on the second floor of 611 Main Street in downtown Winnipeg. Sadly, it is a walk-up and is not wheelchair accessible.
MAWA’s apartment is a clean space that is not conducive for painting and many forms of sculpture. However, we will work with you and other Winnipeg art centres to help you gain access to the facilities and resources you need. These could include a rough studio, printmaking, video and darkroom facilities, or introductions to likeminded artists and curators.
While at MAWA, we ask that you present your work to our members in a form of your choice (screening, talk, performance, showcase of work-in-progress, etc.). In return, we will pay you a $300 artist fee.
Artists at all stages of their careers are encouraged to apply. Equal consideration will be given to emerging and established artists. Rural Manitoba artists are especially encouraged. Imagine an urban retreat!
Applications must be received by mail, courier or email by June 29 at 4 pm, and should include:
*a cover letter saying why you would like time in the MAWA apartment (goals, rationale)
*a detailed description of what you will need while you are here (access to other facilities or equipment requested)
*first choice of preferred dates; second choice of preferred dates (including start and end dates), between May 1 and October 31, 2013
*an artist’s c.v.
*up to 20 images on CD as jpgs, 72 dpi (please do not embed in a program such as PowerPoint)
*up to two videos on playable DVD, in Quicktime or as a web link
*a stamped, self-addressed envelope for the return of your materials if applicable
If applying on line:

Please format your application so that the text documents are in one PDF file. We ask that on-line applicants send their images un-embedded, as jpegs. This way we can compile all the images into a slide show for the jury to view, without having to open files and folders. Please send your images as jpegs, no larger than 72dpi at 1024 X 768 pixels.
In conceiving of this residency program, MAWA hopes to increase dialogue between our geographical community—Winnipeg—and the art world beyond; to create networking opportunities for women artists; and to provide an oasis in which women artists can do whatever they need to do in order to move their practices forward.
Please send applications to: programs [arobas] mawa [point] ca
or

Residency Program, MAWA
611 Main St.
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3B 1E1.
If you have any questions, contact Lisa at 949-9490 or programs [arobas] mawa [point] ca.
mawa.ca/thinking-residency/artist-residency/

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http://www.residencesuddenly.com

Résidence Suddenly est une résidence d’artistes annuelle d’une durée de deux à quatre semaines. Ses objectifs et son format varient d’une année à l’autre. Ce principe d’expérimentations et de laboratoire constitue la base du projet.

Camille Debray et Laurent Isnard, issus des Beaux Arts de Nice puis Cergy et Paris, fondent cette résidence en 2010 dans la maison de campagne familiale située à cent kilomètres de Paris en Seine-et-Marne.

La résidence accueille des artistes internationaux aux pratiques très variées : volume, installation, performance, vidéo, peinture. Des théoriciens, des critiques d’art, des commissaires d’exposition sont également présents lors de la résidence. Cette cohabitation et ces rencontres permettent d’explorer des formes et des méthodes de recherche considérant les rapports singuliers qu’entretiennent pratique et théorie dans l’art contemporain.

Les candidatures doivent être envoyées avant le dimanche 17 juin 2012 par mail à:
residence.suddenly (at) gmx.com

Un seul fichier PDF de 20Mo maximum doit joindre le mail de candidature.
Le dossier PDF doit réunir dans cet ordre précis:
– Un CV
– Un portfolio (ou sélection de textes personnels, publications ou autre document pouvant contribuer à l’appréciation de vos recherches)
– Une note d’intention
– Une liste des moyens techniques envisagés.
– Un document filmique ou sonore d’une minute maximum à réaliser dans votre cuisine. Le contenu est libre. Joindre le lien direct de cet enregistrement (mis en ligne sur viméo, youtube, site personnel, etc.) au mail de candidature.

Tout dossier incomplet ou dans un autre format informatique ne sera pas pris en compte.

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Atelier Topaz – résidence

Opasatika, Ontario, Canada
Le lieu

Situés au cœur de la forêt boréale, les Ateliers Topaz sont à la fois un lieu de retraite et un centre de création pour artistes, toutes disciplines confondues. L’endroit parfait pour la réflexion, l’évasion. Le groupement d’édifices fait 900 mètres carrés et repose sur 14 hectares face à la route Transcanadienne. Il donne sur un étang de deux hectares. Topaz c’est la « Route 66 » dans le nord de l’Ontario. L’endroit, modeste et nostalgique, rappelle aussi les grandes épopées de la colonisation francophone de l’Ontario. Ces studios de création ou cette résidence d’artistes, endroit idéal pour les arts visuels, sont situés au centre du Canada, à mi-chemin entre l’Atlantique et le Pacifique, là où les étoiles deviennent les topazes de la nuit.
Ce qu’on offre
D’abord l’espace et, l’espace de travail déterminés selon les besoins de l’artiste. Les espaces polyvalents permettent d’y faire de la peinture, de la sculpture, de l’installation, etc. L’atelier de menuiserie, le Bar à clou, est équipé des outils de base. Un magasin d’objets trouvés est disponible autant pour l’inspiration que pour l’utilisation dans une œuvre. Le peintre apporte ses pinceaux, le musicien son instrument et l’écrivain son ordi.

Les personnes qui séjournent aux Ateliers Topaz jouissent de l’accès à la cuisine et sont responsables de préparer leurs repas. Toutefois Laurent peut aussi leur cuisiner de petits plats typiquement canadiens-français aux besoins ou aux désirs. 

Topaz possède deux suites avec lit double et une chambre avec lit simple. Chacune possède sa salle de toilette avec douche. Ces installations évoquent admirablement le style des années 1960. 

Pour la baignade, le Lac des Cœurs se situe à deux kilomètres à l’est. Pour le canotage ou la pèche, la rivière Opasatika est deux kilomètres à l’ouest. Pour se déplacer, il y a de vieux vélos ou la marche. Pour un frais très raisonnable, votre hôte peut aussi vous conduire ou organiser un déplacement vers Kapuskasing à l’est ou vers Hearst à l’ouest. 

Les matériaux d’artistes ne sont pas disponibles dans la région. Il est donc important de faire vos achats avant votre séjour, à moins que vous travailliez avec des matériaux que l’on peut se procurer dans des magasins ordinaires ou même en nature.
www.atelierstopaz.ca/

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Aomori Contemporary Art Center: Artist In Residence Program 2012/ Autumn
25 mai 2012

The Aomori Contemporary Art Centre (ACAC) is surrounded by the rich woods. It opened in December 2001 aiming at the place of new creation where nature and art live together. At this institution, twice a year — spring and autumn, we have an ‘Artist-in-Residence’ (AIR) program system that invites artists to reside in Aomori, and produce works. We aim at offering the opportunity of various appreciation of art, the exchange activities with artists and citizen, and making the original art culture of Aomori-City.

In the Autumn AIR program, we invite artists who play active part in the contemporary art field from all applicants. We support the residence work and holding the exhibition. At the same time, we set up the workshop and lecture by artists for audience to play a part of help to understand art deeply and promote international exchange through art.
Invitation artists can receive the following support. Accommodation and studio (shared space) is provided artists for creative activities.

Aomori Contemporary Art Centre
152-6 Yamazaki Goshizawa
Aomori City Aomori Japan
tel.+81-17-764-5200
fax.+81-17-764-5201
acac-1(@)acac-aomori.jp
http://www.acac-aomori.jp/en/index.html

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Residence Support Program (Japan): trans_2012-2013
The prefix ‘trans’ means to go beyond, get across, cross, exchange, change and convert. The Residence Program provides a time and place for artists to experience new encounters and carry out experiments to guide their their future projects. We hope that the residence program at Akiyoshidai International Art Village becomes a space for artists to go beyond cultural borders and expand their outlooks, exchange their unique understandings and establish relationships with fellow artists.

Residency 22 January – 12 March, 2013 [50days]

Support
(1) Travel expenses
(2) Accommodation at AIAV
(3) Studio
(4) Production expenses of 200,000 yen
(5) Per diem of 2,800 yen × day

Applications must be received by 31 July 2012
Results will be announced in early October 2012. A total of 4 artists will be selected.

Please see our website for further information and full details of how to apply:
Website: http://www.aiav.jp/
Blog: http://www.aiav.jp/blog/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/aiav.jp
Twitter: http://twitter.com/aiav_japan

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On-going Light- Work Int’l Artist-In-Residence Program, photography & digital media

Each year Light Work invites 12-15 artists to participate in its residency program, including one artist co-sponsored by Autograph ABP. Artists selected for the residency program are invited to live in Syracuse for one month. They receive a $4,000 stipend, an apartment to stay in, a private digital studio, a private darkroom, and 24-hour access to our facility.
Participants in the residency program are expected to use their month to pursue their own projects: photographing in the area, printing for a specific project or book, and so on. Artists are not obligated to teach at our facility, though we hope that the artists are friendly and accessible to local artists. Work produced by the Artists-in-Residence will also be published in Light Work’s publication Contact Sheet.
Our color-managed digital imaging lab features Macintosh workstations equipped with flatbed and film scanners. Output options include Epson 9900, 9800, and 4880 printers that can render continuous gray-scale and color prints onto a broad variety of materials. Artists use Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Macromedia Director Studio, Flash, Dreamweaver, Adobe Premiere, DVD Studio Pro software packages, iLife, and more programs. In addition, our traditional lab facility can accommodate just about any black and white process from alternative processes to mural printing.
Light Work supports artists working in photography and related media. Through our partnership with the Urban Video Project, we can also provide some direct support to video artists.
HOW TO APPLY
All artists working in photography and related media are eligible to apply to the Light Work Artist-in-Residence program. There is no application form or deadline.
Artists should submit the following:
Letter of intent, describing plans for residency
Current resume, including exhibition record
Artist statement
Around twenty images (slides, proof prints, or disk) of your most recent work or current project, plus any supporting material you feel would be appropriate in evaluating your application
Postage for the return of materials, or note to discard material after review process (international artists can include credit card information for return postage)
If you are submitting individual image files, please size the images at 2MB or less per image. Images can be sent as Tiff or JPEG files. PDF or Powerpoint presentations are equally acceptable and may exceed the 2MB file size. If possible please also send a printout of thumbnails or one or two proof prints. Please do not send books or brochures unless you are providing adequate return postage.
While we do not want to discourage anyone from applying, we are primarily interested in artists who are seriously involved with the medium of photography, and who clearly understand their intentions as an artist.
Send application materials to:
Light Work
Artist-in-Residence Program
316 Waverly Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13244
USA
The application process takes an average of three to four months. Applicants will receive a postcard or email confirming that we have received the application. We will be heading into a big round of reviews in July and August.
If you have any questions about the application process or would like an update on the status of your application, please contact us at residencies [arobas] lightwork [point] org or 315-443-1300.
www.lightwork.org/residency/resinfo.html

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Abandon Normal Devices CANAL BOAT RESIDENCY
Location: Manchester, England
Deadline: 25/05/12
Duration: One month
In 2011 AND worked in partnership with the British Waterways and The Waterways Trust to pilot an artists residency programme on the Canals of the Northwest of England. Due to its success we will be offering another unique opportunity for an artist to be in residence on a canal boat on and around the Manchester and Pennine waterways in summer 2012.
The aim of the programme is to offer artists (minimum of two participants) a dedicated period of time to develop research or a project in this unique habitat that questions what it is to be resident on the waterways. AND are seeking applications from individuals / groups working in emerging artistic practice that questions normality. Applicants should have an established background in their respective fields and should be able to demonstrate how a residency period at AND will assist the development of their research and practice.
RESIDENCY DETAILS

This residency will be based on a Canal Boat on the Manchester and Pennine Waterways, Northwest England for approximately four weeks in August and September 2012. Accommodation will be provided on a canal boat for four weeks, full training on boat handling and maintenance will be provided at the beginning of the residency. A route will be mapped out in collaboration with the resident artists and partner organisations.
The handling of a canal boat requires two people, therefore the residency is open to a minimum of two people. There may be a possibility to provide accommodation for more participants, so the residency encourages applications from collaborating artists, collectives and families (fees and stipend remain the same).
The following budget is available to the resident artist (to be managed by AND):
• An artists’ fee and stipend of £1500 GBP (to include any materials and/or production and living costs)
• Travel expenses to the UK of up to £1000 GBP
HOW TO APPLY
Apply by sending a statement (no longer than two sides of A4) detailing:

• Your particular areas of interest in relation to the programme and its goals
• A suggestion of how you would spend your time in residence, what outcomes you would expect to achieve and why
Please also include in your application:
• Your CV
• Examples of previous work
• A completed equal opportunities monitoring form (available to download from the AND website www.andfestival.org.uk.

Applications should be submitted by email to residency [arobas] andfestival [point] org [point] uk
Deadline for Applications: 17:00 Fri 25 May 2012

Interviews will be held the w/c 11 June at Cornerhouse, Manchester or via skype.

For an informal discussion prior to submitting an application contact Ruth McCullough, AND Festival Producer residency [arobas] andfestival [point] org [point] uk
www.andfestival.org.uk/event/canal-boat-residency-open-call

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Klaustrid; an Artists’ Residency in Iceland (Deadline: June 15th, 2012)

KLAUSTRID: Residence for artists, writers and scholars at Skriduklaustur
Next period to apply for is the year 2013. The deadline for application is 15th June 2012.
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Klaustrid (the Monastery) is a residence for artists, writers and scholars, Icelandic or foreign. The residence is managed by The Institute of Gunnar Gunnarsson. It includes a small apartment and workroom in the unique farmhouse, Skriduklaustur, which was built in 1939 by the famous Icelandic writer Gunnar Gunnarsson.
Skriduklaustur is in the Fljotsdalur valley in East Iceland, about 40 km to the nearest town (see map). Those who are interested in applying for a stay at Skriduklaustur can send an application to the following address but the coming year is formally advertised in May (please send applications before June 15th). See also rules and application form.
If you use Acrobat Reader you can get the application form here:

ATTENTION: DUE DATE FOR 2013 IS JUNE 15th 2012 but you can send applications anytime you want..
Address:
Gunnarsstofnun
Skriduklaustur
IS-701 Egilsstadir
ICELAND
If you need further information you can go to our website:
skriduklaustur.is/index.php

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Appel à candidature : Maison des Artistes et des Artisans d’art (Moncontour, 22)

La commune de Moncontour ouvre, d’ici Juillet 2012, sa Maison des Artistes et des Artisans d’art. Dans le cadre de l’inauguration, la commune lance un appel à candidature aux artistes et aux artisans d’art pour les Résidences d’été 2012.
La Maison des Artistes et des Artisans d’art se compose de quatre ateliers ouverts ainsi que de trois logements pour accueillir les artistes et les artisans d’art et leur permettre de travailler sur place. Elle a pour but d’accueillir et de promouvoir ces derniers tout en privilégiant les moments d’échange entre les résidents et les visiteurs. A la fin de sa résidence, l’artiste ou l’artisan d’art est invité à exposer ses œuvres à l’intérieur des 310 m² du bâtiment ou bien à l’extérieur, sous le préau prévu à cet effet. Si ce premier appel à candidature ne concerne que les Résidences d’été 2012, la commune entend également accueillir tout au long de l’année d’autres résidents.

Plus d’infos : residence [point] moncontour [arobas] gmail [point] com

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Bursary for Artists at Camac and Fondation Ténot, France (deadline: July 14th, 2012)

Call for visual artists, writers and composers/musicians

www.camac.org/english/intro.htm
Since 1999, the Camac Art Center, with Fondation Ténot, has aimed to promote creativity and international exchange in the artistic community. camac and Fondation Ténot offer three residency bursaries each year to one visual artist, one writer and one musician or composer in order to create new career prospects for artists.
Camac is located sixty minutes away from Paris in the village of Marnay sur Seine in the scenic region of Champagne-Ardenne. This multi-disciplinary, creative centre offers a unique environment for visual artists, writers or musicians. camac aims at fostering communication and creativity among individuals and groups working on the evolution of ideas or realization of works.
Nature of the Bursary
Two-month residency in 2013 (dates to be arranged by mutual agreement between the artist and the institution)
Return ticket, boarding and lodging
Private bedroom with bathroom, individual studio
The laureate must provide his/her own visas and health insurance

Visual arts

*Eligibility
Professional artists of established ability or emergent artists. The candidate must be motivated and open to discussion on contemporary art practice and the challenge of visual arts. He/she will be willing to conduct workshops or make a presentation of his/her work to the public. Working knowledge of French, English or Spanish required. The selection of applicants will be based on project proposals. The recipient will be requested to contribute one of his works to camac´s permanent collection.
*How to apply

Send a filled-out application form, to be found on camac´s website, with the mention “Fondation Ténot Bursary” directly to camac, together with the following documents:
-a curriculum vitae
-a recent photograph
-a project proposal for the residency period (3–5 pages + visuals)
-two testimonials
-ten images of recent work
Creative writing

*Eligibility

Established poets, novel writers and playwrights with demonstrated ability in French, English or Spanish. The laureate will be requested to contribute published texts to the camac library.

*How to apply

Send the application form from the camac website with the mention “Fondation Ténot Bursary” directly to camac, together with the following documents:
-a curriculum vitae
-a recent photograph
-a project proposal for the residency period (3–10 pages)
-two testimonials
Music

Professional musician of established ability or composer. He/she will be willing to make a presentation of his/her work to the public. Working knowledge of French, English or Spanish required. The selection of applicants will be based on project proposals.
*How to apply

Send a filled-out application form, to be found on camac´s website, with the mention “Fondation Ténot Bursary” directly to camac, together with the following documents:
-a curriculum vitae
-a recent photograph
-a project proposal for the residency period (3–5 pages + visuals)
-two testimonials
Please note that applications and accompanying material will not be returned unless a self-addressed envelope with sufficient postage is included in your initial application package.
Deadline: 14/07/12
Contact
Camac – Centre d´art marnay art centre
Jean-Yves Coffre
1 grande rue
10400 Marnay sur Seine
France
jycoffre [arobas] camac [point] org
www.camac.org