Ucross Call for Applications S20
We are currently accepting application for our Spring 2020 Residency Session with a September 1st deadline. We would like to share this opportunity with artists in your region. Here are the specifics: (more…)
Archive for July, 2019
Ucross Call for Applications S 20
Friday, July 26th, 2019Foundwork Artist Prize: unrestricted $10,000 juried grant
Friday, July 26th, 2019I’m writing to you about Foundwork, a platform helping to connect artists and collaborators across the contemporary art community. We’ve reached out to UCLA earlier on with general information about the site. Now we have a juried grant opportunity coming up this fall, the Foundwork Artist Prize, so we’re reaching out again to select graduate programs to share the opportunity with their students, alumni, and faculty before the September 1 application date. (more…)
NXTHVN Studio and Curatorial Fellowships 2020
Monday, July 22nd, 2019NXTHVN Studio and Curatorial Fellowships 2020
Deadline: 31 July, 2019
Dates & location of event context: Jan – Dec 2020, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Each year, NXTHVN welcomes seven emerging artists, two curators, and five high school apprentices to participate in its highly-competitive Fellowship and Apprenticeship programs. With a focus on mentorship, professional development, and hands-on training, the cohort works collaboratively to cultivate their practices within the context of New Haven’s creative community.
Entry fee: Entry fee of $35 (can be waived if requested)Contact adresses/URL: https://www.nxthvn.com/2020-program-overview
Art Exhibitions: An Artist’s Toolkit
Wednesday, July 17th, 2019I am a member of Empowerment Congress Arts and Culture Committee (Los Angeles County Second Supervisorial District). We create opportunities for artists to gain exposure and achieve economic sustainability.
We are hosting Art Exhibitions: An Artist’s Toolkit on July 20th from 10AM to 12PM | Mark Ridley-Thomas Constituent Service Center (across from the Natural History Museum). This free event aims to advance artists’ efforts in getting their showcased in exhibition programs. Curators from CAAM, LA Metro and Skirball will discuss their submission guidelines and perspective on discovering and promoting exhibitions. (more…)
seeking a painting assistant
Thursday, July 11th, 2019Dynamic, relevant artist studio in downtown Los Angeles is seeking a painting assistant to start at the end of July.
Applicant must be skilled in rendering and color mixing. You will be using oil paint but experience in this medium is less important than an understanding of color matching and technical drawing skill, training could be a possibility based on skill level/ability to learn new techniques. Applicant must be reliable, flexible and able to absorb direction. Other valuable (but not mandatory) skills include photoshop, digital drawing, illustration, stretching linen, heavy lifting. (more…)
Call for Artists: An event that explores how aural aesthetic affects visual creation
Tuesday, July 2nd, 2019HÔTEL
An event that explores how aural aesthetic affects visual creation.
Location: The Wall House, Ojai, California
Date/Time: Saturday, September 14th at 2:00 PM
Artists:
Zoe Johnson, Soprano
Christopher Allen, Piano
TBD, visual artist
TBD, visual artist
Description: Two visual artists will be commissioned to create three
contrasting works directly inspired by Poulenc’s “Banalités,” Berg’s
“Sieben Fruhe Lieder,” and Larsen’s “Try Me Good King.”
contact: Zoe.johnson89@gmail.com
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Musical Compositions:
Poulenc: Banalités (1940)
Text: Guillaume Apollinaire
Alban Berg: Sieben Fruhe Lieder (1905-1908)
Text: various poets
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Libby Larsen: Try Me Good King (Five Wives of Henry VIII) (2001)
True texts drawn from the final letters and gallow speeches of Katherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, and Katherine Howard
Itinerary:
Six paintings will be placed along the wall and covered by white sheets. Zoe Johnson and Christopher Allen will perform works by Poulenc, Berg, and Larsen. After the concert, the two visual artists will speak about how they were inspired by the musical compositions the audience just heard. The six pieces of art will be unveiled. Wine and light fare will be served, giving the audience time to experience
the art. The work will be available for purchase with a portion of the proceeds going to the Ojai Music Festival.
Artists’ Bios:
Zoe Johnson (Soprano)
Hailed for her “dazzling coloratura soprano,” (The Aspen Times) Zoe Johnson is an avid performer of opera, theater and contemporary music. Recent appearances include Virginia Opera’s Street Scene and Don Giovanni, Candide with The Knights at Tanglewood, as Lena in Ana Sokolovic’s Svadba at the Bard Fisher Center, Le Feu in L’enfant et les Sortileges at the Aspen Music Festival, as Queen of the Night with The Albany Symphony and as Chava in Fiddler on the Roof with Charlottesville Opera. Zoe originated the role of Michelle in the world premiere of Intruder- The Musical at the New York Theater Festival, and will debut at the Ravinia Festival in Chicago this summer.
Christopher Allen (Piano)
The recipient of The 2017 Sir Georg Solti Conducting Award, Christopher Allen has been featured in Opera News magazine as “one of the fastest-rising podium stars in North America.” His conducting career was launched by the Bruno Walter Conducting Award. He was fostered by Plácido Domingo and James Conlon, who brought him to Los Angeles Opera as an Associate Conductor. Featured in Musical America’s “25 Stars Still Rising,” Mo. Allen most recently has made debuts with English National Opera, Los Angeles Opera, Washington National Opera, Los Angeles Opera, Cincinnati Opera, Opera Theatre St. Louis, Michigan Opera Theatre, Opera Philadelphia, Florida Grand Opera, Aspen Music Festival and the Atlanta Symphony. He was nominated for the International Opera Awards in the UK.
Press Interns for Office of Communications
Tuesday, July 2nd, 2019Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Office of Communications is seeking press interns for this coming fall and winter. Press interns will assist the Communications team in developing strategies for communicating with the public through earned and digital media.