Artpace 2011 International Artist-In-Residence

Deadline: September 4, 2009

Artpace San Antonio announces the 2011 Open Call for Texas Artists. Artist submissions to the Texas Open Call are considered for a shortlist of Texas artists whose work will be reviewed by three guest curators selecting artists for Artpace's 2011 International Artist-in-Residence Program.

For additional information please visit http://www.artpace.org.

call for entries- City of El Paso

Deadline: August 14, 2009

The City of El Paso Public Art Program seeks to establish a new pre-qualified pool of artists and artist teams for consideration in upcoming public art projects. The pre-qualified list will go into effect as soon as it is established and approved by the Public Art Committee and the Cultural Affairs Advisory Board. Upon selection, the pre-qualified lists of artists will remain in effect for two years. Funding for the projects is provided by two percent (2%) of the Capital Improvement Programs.

For additional information please visit http://www.elpasotexas.gov/mcad/_documents/CALL%20TO%20ARTISTS-%20Pre-Qualified%20Artists%20(2009-2011)%20No.8.pdf

Writers in the Schools: Teaching Opportunity

Writers in the Schools (WITS) is looking for writers and educators who can teach the joy of creative writing to young people. Employment is part-time, typically 2-6 hours of teaching, one day a week from September - May. A yearlong commitment is required. In addition to teaching, the job duties include preparing lessons, responding to student work, and compiling anthologies of student writing at the end of the school year. We are looking for writers and educators with teaching or mentoring experience who can convey their passion for the written word in ways that are relevant for Houston-area children. In particular, we are seeking bilingual writers, but others are encouraged to apply as well.

For application information please visit http://www.witshouston.org/work-wits-0

Source: Houston Arts Alliance

Cultural Exchange Fund

Deadline: November 15, 201

The Cultural Exchange Fund (CEF) is a travel subsidy program supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to assist U.S. based presenters in building partnerships and collaborations with international touring artists, companies and their collaborators and in seeing the work of artists from around the world in its cultural context. The Association of Performing Arts Presenters (Arts Presenters) recognizes that promoting global cultural exchange is essential for audience and community engagement in the performing arts and provides an opportunity for presenting professionals to expand and deepen their knowledge of artists, traditions and cultures from around the world. In promoting cross-cultural arts programming, Arts Presenters strongly encourages travel to the following locations, including but not limited to: the Middle East, Asia, Latin America and Africa.

For additional information please visit http://www.arts.state.tx.us/index.php?option=com_jobline&Itemid=118&task=view&id=1235

from: Houston Arts Alliance

Art on the Avenue - call to artists

Dear Artist:

On behalf of Avenue Community Development Corporation and the Art on the Avenue Committee, I would like to invite you to participate in Avenue CDC’s 13th Annual Art on the Avenue, Saturday, November 14, 2009. Preview Party will be Thursday, November 12.

Because of the involvement of artists such as you, Art on the Avenue plays a critical role in Avenue CDC’s ability to help low income working families. As you can imagine, this economy has put an even greater strain on them. The funds raised from Art on the Avenue support our affordable housing and other programs that assist families living in the Near Northside and Washington Avenue areas.

Last year, Art on the Avenue raise funds to help us complete a 22-home development of affordable homes in the Near North side. This fall, we begin construction on a 49-unit elderly housing rental project across from Moody Park.

Avenue CDC is proud to partner with artists. The 2008 Art on the Avenue silent auction resulted in more than $40,000 in income to participating artists. Each artist selects the level of contribution to make to Avenue CDC: 50%, 75% or 100% of purchase price of artwork. Artists also determine the minimum opening bid for their work. Each piece will also have a “Buy Now” price to encourage motivated buyers to secure their purchases on the spot! Proceeds of “Buy Now” sales will be split by the same formula described above. “Buy Now” prices are typically double the minimum bid or full market price. Avenue CDC reserves the right to establish the “Buy Now” price, taking into consideration your recommendation.

Art on the Avenue has always been an inclusive event, with more than 250 artists participating last year. This year, we hope to have more artists, but also more display space for each piece. Therefore, we are limiting the number of pieces from each artist to one piece over 36” in any dimension, or two smaller than 36” pieces.

We hope you will consider submitting a piece of your most marketable artwork to the Art on the Avenue Silent Auction. Between the Preview Party, November 12 (hosted by Eleanor Williams) and public event, Saturday, November 14 (Honorary Chair, Kim Ruth) some 1,000 Houstonians will see your work. To thank you for being part of the Silent Auction, we would like to invite you to be our guests with complimentary admission for Saturday evening.

If you are able to participate, please let us know by completing the form at http://www.ssptexas.com/contact.html and be sure to send us your bio, brief artist statement, and collectors list so we can include them in our mailings! Deadline for inclusion in press releases and printed material is Sept. 1, 2009.

Delivery of artwork will be Saturday, November 7, 2009, from 9:00 am until 3:00 pm to Winter Street Studios, 2101 Winter Street. All artwork must be ready to hang (Avenue CDC reserves the right not to display work that is not of professional quality or ready to hang).

Once you decide to participate, Mark Parthie will be corresponding with you with additional details.

Thanks!

Dean Ruck

Art Auction Chair

Art on the Avenue 2009

and

Member, Board of Directors

www.avenuecdc.org

HOUSTON ARTS ALLIANCE (HAA)- seeks ARTS MARKETING MANAGER

Organization Overview:

The Houston Arts Alliance (HAA) is a 501(c)3 non-profit arts organization. Houston Arts Alliance exists to enhance the quality of life and tourism in the Houston region by supporting and promoting the arts through programs, initiatives and alliances. Advancing the nonprofit arts industry in Greater Houston improves the region’s quality of life, ensures a competitive economy, and creates an appealing tourist destination. The agency manages more than $10 million dollars in annual grants to arts organizations, is the primary manager of the City of Houston’s Civic Art Program, manages an incubator program for emerging arts organizations and manages ArtsHound.com, Houston’s web-based arts calendar.

Summary:

The position is responsible for planning marketing strategies and for identification, cultivation, and stewardship of Arts Marketing Programs. Ideally, this candidate will have a passion for the arts and a strong belief in the significance of arts in society. This is a new position created to develop and implement a marketing strategy for the city’s arts and culture as a whole. A highly collaborative position, the Arts Marketing Manager will work with HAA staff in Communications and Programs and Services, as well as with marketing staff at Houston’s many arts and cultural organizations. This position will also interface with the Hotel, Lodging and Convention sectors, increase arts audiences, raise visibility of the arts to residents and attract more business and leisure travel. In addition, the Arts Marketing Manager will augment the existing efforts of arts organizations and tourism sector through collaborative projects and special initiatives, as well as develop sponsorship opportunities.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field

Experience:

• 3 – 5 years of marketing experience required, Nonprofit experience desirable
• Involvement in Houston’s arts and cultural environments
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, & PowerPoint)
• Development marketing planning and strategy

Skills:

Ability to work as a highly cooperative member of a team in the coordination of marketing programs; ability to communicate effectively with excellent written and oral communication skills; demonstrated command of the English language including grammar, punctuation, and spelling; ability to maintain appropriate professional boundaries with donors, staff, volunteers, and clients; ability to manage multiple priorities with flexibility and adaptability to rapid growth and change; ability to meet strict deadlines including the ability to work under pressure as well as periodic evenings and/or weekends as needed; solid organizational and planning skills with attention to detail; ability to effectively and efficiently utilize word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, graphics, and database applications. Fluency in Spanish is beneficial, but not mandatory.

Specific responsibilities may include:

· Develop marketing strategy for Houston arts sector in collaboration with partners from arts and tourism sectors

· Augment existing tourism initiatives by providing innovative and unique arts experiences through partnerships, collaborations and events

· Advance collaborative process with arts marketing professionals

· Create cultural marketing opportunities to advance unique experiences in African-American arts and heritage, and Latino native arts and heritage

· Create collateral for self-guided tours

· Package key cultural events with tourism sector

· Develop suburban/regional marketing initiatives

· Disseminate information agency-wide regarding upcoming special events and promotion opportunities from nonprofit partners as well as attend various events as needed

Supervisors: Senior Management

Compensation: Competitive; includes full benefits package

Please submit resume information, references, salary requirements, and how you heard about this position to Jocelyn Ozan, Director of Finance and Administration, at jocelyn@haatx.com or mail to:

Houston Arts Alliance (HAA)

Attn: Jocelyn Ozan

3201 Allen Parkway #250

Houston, Texas 77019

Houston Cinema Arts Society Seeks Managing Director

Position: Managing Director
Reports To: Board of Directors
Works With: Festival Curator
Supervises: Part-time Development Director, Administrative Assistant, Volunteers, Interns, Contract Employees

The Houston Cinema Arts Society is seeking to hire a Managing Director (MD) to lead, and manage this new organization, for which the main activity is an annual city-wide Cinema Arts Festival Houston.

The MD will have the responsibility of growing a new institution, including the management of a Board of Directors and staff, building brand identity for the organization and its activities, and in tandem with a part-time development director, the securing of funding from corporate, foundation and individual sources.

The MD will have the support of the HCAS Board as well as one support staff position. The MD will work closely with the Festival Curator to help organize and manage the Festival. Responsibilities will also include securing of venues and permits and coordination with local Houston arts organizations.

This full-time position will begin as soon as possible. The MD reports to the Board of Directors of the Cinema Arts Society of Houston.

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION

The Houston Cinema Arts Society is a non-profit organization founded in 2008. It serves as an umbrella organization for an annual festival, as well as other year-round activities related to film and media.

The Cinema Arts Festival Houston will be a series of interdisciplinary events occurring annually each fall in Houston. The non-profit organization will collaborate with Houston museums, art centers, theaters, cultural organizations, and the city of Houston itself to present a truly unique film festival that showcases films by and about artists working in the visual, performing and literary arts. The Festival will surround its theatrical screenings with live music and film performances, outdoor projections, media installations and more. This immersive festival will celebrate the next evolution of cinema by focusing on the myriad ways that artists expand and reinvent the medium.


POSITION DUTIES

• The Managing Director responsibilities include:
• Administrative and management leadership of a major new film and media festival
• Oversee fundraising for the organization and the festival, including individual solicitations, grant writing, special events, and pursuit of majorcorporate sponsorships, working with the part-time development director.
• Management of a Board of Directors
• Fiscal oversight and budget management of the Houston Cinema Arts Society
• Management of a range of public programs throughout the year and over the five-day annual Festival in November. Working with Festival Curator, the MD will find and select venues for festival programs, then contract and oversee the operation of those venues during the festival period. The MD will secure any necessary permits, correspond with artists, coordinate travel arrangements, manage festival volunteers, and more.
• Marketing for the organization and the festival including brand identity development, printed materials, advertising, and recruitment of sponsorship support.
• Public relations for the organization including working with local PR company and pursuit of media sponsorship and editorial coverage, both local and national.
• Web site management
• Supervision of organization and festival administrative staff.

To apply email CV and references to cinemartsociety@gmail.com. No phone calls please.

7/15/09

ww.cinemartsociety.org

CALL FOR PROPOSALS: Mitchell Center Fall 2009 Lawndale Studio Residency

The University of Houston Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts in collaboration with Lawndale Art Center will offer a Fall 2009 residency for the development of an interdisciplinary project, and is currently accepting project proposals. Only Collaboration Among the Arts course alumni are eligible to apply.

Residency includes:

• Exclusive use of a 26’x16’ third floor working studio at Lawndale Art Center from September 2 – December 18, 2009.*
• Opportunity for a public “open studio” during Lawndale Art Center’s exhibition opening on November 20, 2009, followed by an exhibition, performance, or similar public program.**
• Professional marketing support from both the Mitchell Center and Lawndale Art Center.
• Access to Mitchell Center and Lawndale visiting artists for studio visits (based on availability).

*Residency time period can be slightly modified in special cases. Please note: the studio is a work space only – not a living space.

** To be determined based on artist(s) selected for the residency.

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RESIDENCY GUIDELINES Eligibility:

• Applicant is required to have completed the Mitchell Center Collaboration Among the Arts course in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, or 2009.
• Applicant may be an individual or collaborative group. If a collaborative group, the primary applicant must be a graduate of the course. Priority will be given to projects in which all participants are graduates of the course.
• Recipient will work closely with Mitchell Center staff to meet all residency-related deadlines (i.e., marketing and PR, studio move-in and move-out dates, open-studio logistics, facility logistics, exhibition installation, etc).
• Recipient is expected to observe Lawndale rules and regulations, to be provided upon residency award.

Selection Criteria:

Proposals will be selected based on the degree to which projects

• are innovative and interdisciplinary,
• blend a variety of artistic and non-artistic influences and media, and
• are feasible within the space and timeframe allotted.

Application procedure:

• Proposal must be submitted by email to NLZastudil@uh.edu or in person to the Mitchell Center offices, 209 CWM Center, no later than 5:00pm on August 7, 2009.
• Recipients will be notified during the week of August 24, 2009.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: AUGUST 7, 2009 (no later than 5:00pm)

Call for Participating Artists: Sketches and Pints!

URL: www.houstonsketchy.com (www.sketchesandpints.com coming soon!!)

Contact: Katie Laird (aka: happykatie) – happykatie@houstonsketchy.com

Newsletter sign up: http://eepurl.com/cvS1

Sample photos (from Ed Schipul): http://picasaweb.google.com/eschipul/2009StArnoldSBrewery#

Sketches and Pints is a new group in town that’s in love with Houston artists and wants to give them another place to connect, flex their artistic muscles and make a little cash in the process.

They meet every other month at various (alcohol serving) venues around town where artists create and work their magic for onlookers / art junkies to buy. The format is pretty laidback – you create your work throughout the evening, pin up finished pieces with prices ($20 and under) to sell, patrons wander by to gawk and be amazed, artists handle their own sales transactions and keep the cash (or use it to buy more beer, whatever works).

Our next Sketches and Pints will be on Saturday, September 19^th from 6-9pm at CoffeeGroundz. There is no cost to participate, just show up with your sketchpad, pencils, paints, whatever and get ready to draw, sell and drink. All skill levels, artistic persuasions and walks of life welcome. Come to draw, drink, sell and have fun.

Interested artists can sign up for the Sketches and Pints newsletter here to stay in touch (site and Facebook page coming soon!): http://eepurl.com/cvS1

Artpace 2011 International Artist-In-Residence

Deadline: September 4, 2009

Artpace San Antonio announces the 2011 Open Call for Texas Artists. Artist submissions to the Texas Open Call are considered for a shortlist of Texas artists whose work will be reviewed by three guest curators selecting artists for Artpace's 2011 International Artist-in-Residence Program.

For additional information please visit http://www.artpace.org.

Michael P. Smith Fund for Documentary Photography

Deadline: September 1, 2009

The New Orleans Photo Alliance (NOPA) is now accepting applications for the inaugural grant cycle of the Michael P. Smith Fund for Documentary Photography (MPS Fund). Through this fund, established in honor of legendary New Orleans photographer Michael P. Smith, NOPA will award one $5,000 grant annually to a Gulf Coast photographer whose work combines artistic excellence and a sustained commitment to a long-term cultural documentary project. The applying photographer must reside in the Gulf Coast states of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. Both emerging and established photographers are eligible to apply. The subject matter for the proposed project is not limited to the Gulf Coast region.

For application information please visit http://www.neworleansphotoalliance.org/grants.

New Call for Entries-Artstorm Publication

Deadline: August 1, 2009

A collection of 30 local and out of state artists are to be considered for the upcoming Artstorm publication. Both color and black & white images will be accepted. Since the books are to be hand bound, each artist will have the choice of laying out their page in hopes that all artists involved can collaborate on the book. Notification of artists that will be represented in the book will be August 31, 2009.

For consideration in this publication please email a CV/Resume/Bio with three to five 300 dpi images to artstorm.

bootown AuDiTiOnS

Please come prepared with a monologue/story/whatever as long as it has a sense of character. The auditions will be at the Spacetaker office located in Winter Street Studios (2101 Winter, Houston, TX 77007) this Sunday July 19 from 1-3pm.

1. Ace Skates on Thursdays
-1 Woman, 1 Man, 1 person who can play an 11 year old boy
-Playwright Truman Phelps describes this show as an 11 year old's existential journey. I describe it as Kick-ACE! Philip Hays will direct.
-Rehearsals will start early-mid August. Performance dates are (tentatively) Thursday September 10, Thursday September 17, and Thursday September 24.
-each scene of this show will take place in a different outdoor location within short walking distance of each other. so if you are allergic to being outside BE WARNED.

2. Our as-of-yet-untitled Halloween Show
-This show will be written by an ensemble cast of 5 or 6. Emily Hynds will direct. It. will. be. gorey.
-Rehearsals will start at the end of September. This show has a one-night-only performance, probably on Thursday October 29.
-This show might also be performed outside, so again, if you have allergics to nature, BE EVEN MORE WARNED.

xoxoxxoo

BooTown
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AND...
www.houstonfringefestival.org

Attention Houston Dancers

Horse Head Theatre Co. is looking for 6 - 10 dancers to perform in our upcoming one-night-only event, CEREMONY, on Friday, July 31.

Needed:
*6 dancers dressed in rags with body paint to accentuate some savageness.
*10 minutes of free style dance around a theatrical bonfire to *try to motivate the savagery; no choreography needed.

Rehearsal commitment:

*Friday, July 31 day time (2 run-throughs)
*Performance time commitment: Friday, July 31, 11pm - 1am

Benefit to you:
It will be a wild, exciting night. Your name will be included on Horse Head's website and e-blasts, and your dancing will be seen by 150+ people that night.

CEREMONY

July 31
9pm - 2am
Frenetic Theater - 5102 Navigation Blvd
Open to the public

CEREMONY is a theatrical presentation that depicts an integral part of each Horse Head Theatre production. Horse Head Theatre invites you to imbibe in the savage deliciousness of a sensory experience that will be exotic. altering. tantric. explosive. Bring noisemakers, drums, pots & pans to bang on & don't wear your favorite outfit.

Admission is free; Donations appreciated. Libations, both alcoholic and non-alcoholic, will be available for a suggested donation.

In an effort to bring back the original intention of theatre in which a ceremonial ritual helped establish a commonality among people through shared experience, Horse Head Theatre's goal is to create what reinvigorates the soul and reawakens the human spirit.

Horse Head Theatre Co. is a nonprofit organization, and it's mission is to re-energize Houston audiences and artists with theatrically designed experiences using local talent and non-traditional methods.

If interested, contact Kevin or 281-770-1086.

We would also like to invite you, and your company members to be our guest at the CEREMONY. Visit horseheadtheatre.org for event info.

Auditions for BooTown- July 19th

From BooTown:

BooTown is having auditions Sunday, July 19th (1-3 PM) for two shows we have coming up this fall. If you know anyone that might be interested or have actor lists that you could send this info to, that would be UHMAZING! Thank you sooo much!

We have two shows coming up in the fall that we need to cast:

1. Ace Skates on Thursdays
-1 Woman, 1 Man, 1 person who can play an 11 year old boy
-Playwright Truman Phelps describes this show as an 8 year old's existential journey. I describe it as Kick-ACE! Philip Hays will direct.
-Rehearsals will start early-mid August. Performance dates are (tentatively) Thursday September 10, Thursday September 17, and Thursday September 24.
-each scene of this show will take place in a different outdoor location within short walking distance of each other. so if you are allergic to being outside BE WARNED.

2. Our as-of-yet-untitled Halloween Show
-This show will be written by an ensemble cast of 5 or 6. Emily Hynds will direct. It. will. be. gorey.
-Rehearsals will start at the end of September. This show has a one-night-only performance, probably on Thursday October 29.
-This show might also be performed outside, so again, if you have allergics to nature, BE EVEN MORE WARNED.

Please come prepared with a monologue/story/whatever as long as it has a sense of character. The auditions will be at the Spacetaker office located in Winter Street Studios (2101 Winter, Houston, TX 77007).

For more information and to RSVP, please email Emily at bootown@gmail.com.

Nameless Sound seeks a volunteer web design guru!

Nameless Sound seeks a volunteer web design guru/ unpaid intern. This
individual will bring a bold, contemporary vision and revamp the
website to better reflect the organization’s programs.
Responsibilities include: define, architect and implement website
enhancements to existing content, and incorporate new interactive
elements including video and sound; and develop page layouts,
creation, development, scalability and functionality of the web site.
The anticipated project completion is September 1. If you have a
contemporary and out-of-the-box design aesthetic, email a resume and
links of past web design to: ayanna@namelesssound.org.

http://www.namelesssound.org/

Transnational Cultural Remittances Grant Program

Deadline: July 24, 2009

The Transnational Cultural Remittances (TCR) is an initiative of the Ford Foundation in collaboration with NALAC that is designed to strengthen the exchange of art and culture between communities linked by people's migration from one country to another.

For additional information please visit http://www.nalac.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=section&id=12&Itemid=231

Labotanica Grants

Deadline: July 15, 2009

labotanica's grants program offers small support for creative projects that intersect creativity and social transformation. Offered twice a year, grants are supported by ten dollar donations from the public. Grant awards vary depending on total donations contributed by the deadline. The grants program is developed from a belief that funding should be accessible and reciprocal.

For additional information please visit http://www.labotanica.org/projects.html

National Association of Latino Arts and Culture (NALAC) Grant

NALAC Fund For The Arts

Deadline: July 13, 2009

Launched in 2005 by the National Association of Latino Arts and Culture (NALAC) with major support from the Ford Foundation, the NALAC Fund for the Arts provides financial resources to strengthen Latino arts organizations and to support Latino artists in the creation of their work.

For additional information please visit http://www.nalac.org/index.phpoption=com_content&task=section&id=4&Itemid=31

new residency...at the whitney

Recess invites resident artists to use free non-living flex space as work space, exhibition space and/or non-traditional performance space. The space is open to the public and free of charge. Artists may engage with their audience in a manner specific to their creative goals, using Recess as a studio, stage, experimental platform. Artists have access to their space for the full duration of their residency, and will be given a small materials stipend based on the length of their residency. In conversation with Recess curators, artists designate their own work hours and the degree to which they coincide with public hours.

For more information or to download an application, visit www.recessart.org/apply.

Call for Entries: Bayou City Art Festival Downtown’s Art on Water, Oct. 9-11

HOUSTON (July 7, 2009) – It’s time to get the creative juices flowing for the Call for Entries for Bayou City Art Festival Downtown’s annual “Art on Water” floating art exhibition. The event, located in Houston’s City Hall Reflection Pool, 901 Bagby between Walker and McKinney Streets in Hermann Square, is the centerpiece of the Bayou City Art Festival Downtown October 10-11, 2009.


Individuals, groups and students are invited to design original floating, stationary or kinetic art pieces for the water-locked art display. “Art on Water” is launched October 9 and is up through Sunday, October 11. The pieces are on view to approximately 30,000 art festival patrons.


“Art on Water,” presented by Art Colony Association, producer of Bayou City Art Festival Downtown, invites artists to submit a rendering and description of their artwork for consideration now through September 18. Bayou City Art Festival Downtown staff and invited outside jurors will select fifteen (15) pieces for the exhibit. Festival art jurors will award cash honors to the first ($500), second and third place ($250 each) artists on Sunday, October 11. Festival patrons will also select a Patron's Choice award ($250).


No advertisements or name recognition is allowed on the artwork. Other requirements are as follows: size, maximum six-foot base; no height restrictions. Materials must be waterproof and non-bio-degradable. The floating work must be weighted with plastic weights. Use of any material that will disintegrate, dissolve or in anyway damage the reflecting pool or stain the water or concrete is strictly prohibited.


Bayou City Art Festival Downtown primes the heart of the city for a weekend of art in the city. The juried fine art festival, framed by Houston’s world-class skyline, is a one-of-a-kind outdoor gallery with its highly acclaimed mix of visual, performing, culinary and interactive arts.


Over the two-day festival, art lovers enjoy downtown’s newly fashioned pedestrian promenades in and around City Hall. Walker, Bagby and McKinney Streets, closed to vehicular traffic, are lined with artists’ booths where patrons can interact with 300 juried fine artists one-on-one. The Festival also encompasses Houston Public Library Downtown Plaza and Sam Houston Park, which are home to the Capital One Bank Creative Zone for children’s interactive art projects and international food and wine cafes, respectively.


The City of Houston and Houston Parks & Recreation Department, Budweiser, Capital One Bank, KTRK-TV, Houston Chronicle and Legacy at Memorial high-rise apartments are among the Festival sponsors. The Festival is funded in part by grants from the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance.


Over the past 37 years, the Art Colony Association, producer of Bayou City Art Festival Downtown in the fall and Bayou City Art Festival Memorial Park in spring, has raised more than $2.5 million for local nonprofit organizations. The Art Colony Association is a 501 C-3 organization. For further info, go to www.bayoucityartfestival.com, or call (713) 521-0133. # # #

Call for Artists--Bravo TV

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

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

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

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

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

GOOD LUCK.

Jerry's Artarama Presents: Steampunk Art Contest!

• Two Age Group: Artists 18 and under, and Artist 19 and up
  
• 2D work only, all meduims welcome, with the exception of computer generated work
• No size limit, but it must fit through the door!
• All work must be ready to hang.  If not there will be a surcharge for hardware at the frame shop
• All work submitted must be original artwork by the submitting artist
• Early registration fee $20.00 per piece, now through July 31
• Late registration fee $30.00 per piece, August 1-September 10

CASH PRIZES will be awarded to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in each age group, and one to Best of Show.

Contest will be judged on September 12, 2009, by outside art teachers

For information on Steampunk Art, visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steampunk

25% of the entry fees will be donated to the Internet Miniature Pinscher Rescue Service, www.minpinrescue.org

The artist shall indemnify, defend and hold Jerry's Artarama harmless from any losses, claims, damages, awards, penalties, or injuries incurred, including reasonable attorney's fees, which arise from any claim by a third party of alleged infringement of copyright or any other property right arising out of the display of the artwork.  Artist are responsible for submitting art work to Jerry's and picking up artwork within 10 days after judging.

Art on Water Call for Entries

Open to individuals, groups and students, piece will be on display for three days to over 30,000 art festival patrons.

Art on Water, presented by Art Colony Association, invites artists to submit a rendering and description of their Art on Water project for consideration now through September 18, 2009. Fifteen (15) pieces will be chosen for the exhibit by festival staff and invited outside jurors. Sunday, October 11, the Festival art jurors will award cash honors to the 1st ($500), 2nd & 3rd ($250 each) place artists. Festival patrons will also select a Patron's Choice award ($250).

REQUIREMENTS

Deadline: Application form/rendering by September 18, 2009

Size: Maximum 6' base; no height restrictions

Materials: Must be waterproof and non-bio-degradable. The FLOATING work must be weighted with plastic weights.

Use of any material that will disintegrate, dissolve,

or in anyway damage the reflecting pool or stain

the water or concrete is strictly prohibited.

No advertisements or name recognition allowed on art work.

Launch Time: Tentatively, Friday, October 9, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. (this date and time may change due to TV Coverage schedule) at Hermann Square Reflection Pool.

Applications are available at www.bayoucityartfestival.com/art-on-water