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- Submission Deadline: 07-15-08
OPEN CALL FOR ENTRIES Short films, 30 minutes or under, will be accepted for competition in the 2008 FOCUS Film Festival’s “First Annual Filmmakers Competition: FOCUS on Living with a Disability.” We are accepting submissions in the following categories: drama, comedy, documentary, animation, or experimental. Now entering its fourth season, FOCUS Film Festival is launching the “First Annual Filmmakers Competition: FOCUS on Living with a Disability.” The Festival features productions from a wide range of sources bringing North State audiences an opportunity to experience innovation, creativity, and diverse perspectives through the medium of film. The Festival offers Academic Credit and Professional License Credit through the California State University, Chico. The Festival is a project of Far Northern Regional Center, a non-profit organization that provides services and supports to people with developmental disabilities and their families.
Focus@farnorthernrc.org http://www.farnorthernrc.org/focusfilmfestival/ - Submission Deadline: 05-31-08
AMS Production Group Seeks Artists For TV Series Your Opportunity to Contribute to Disability Culture AMS Production Group is looking for artists, musicians, therapists, and community arts programs that holistically integrate art and life, creativity and wellness to profile in the second season of The Art of Living Gallery, the half-hour show that explores the ways in which creativity fosters healthy and happy lives. We will include a wide range of mediums and artists of all abilities from across the nation. The Art of Living Gallery is a 26-part series that airs nationwide on Veria, a network devoted to healthy lifestyles and wellness. The program is based on the belief that self-expression and the pleasures we derive from artistic pursuits are integral to a balanced life and can actually help people heal. See clips and read stories from season one at www.veria.com. .
To be considered for the series, artists should send a brief personal biography (not an artist's statement), contact information, and 2-3 jpegs, wav files, or links to jschoenbaechler@amspg.com - Submission Deadline: 06-15-2008
FOCUS Film Festival announces the First Annual Filmmakers Competition: FOCUS on Living with a Disability Short films, 30 minutes or under, will be accepted for competition in the 2009 FOCUS Film Festival's "first Annual Fimmakers Competition: FOCUS on Living with a Disability." We are accepting submissions in the following categories: drama, comedy, documentary, animation, or experimental. See our website for an entry form and additional detail: www.farnorthernrc.org/focusfilmfestival
See our website for an entry form and additional detail: www.farnorthernrc.org/focusfilmfestival - Submission Deadline: 07/2008
FOCUS FILM FESTIVAL
FIRST ANNUAL FILMMAKERS COMPETITION: FOCUS ON LIVING WITH A DISABILITY GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSIONOPEN CALL FOR ENTRIES
Short films, 30 minutes or under, will be accepted for competition in the 2008 FOCUS Film Festival's "First Annual Filmmakers Competition:
FOCUS on Living with a Disability." We are accepting submissions in the following categories: drama, comedy, documentary, animation, or experimental.MISSION AND OBJECTIVE
FOCUS Film Festival (hereafter the Festival) explores documentary and feature films which "focus" on and examine the complexity of the human experience: relationships, aging, disability, culture, lifestyle, and more. Our objective is to enlighten and inspire our community by featuring quality films which offer insight into the lives of people from all walks of life. By showing a broad range of human experience, we believe we are closing the gap in perception, proving we are more alike than we are different.GENERAL RULES
1. Selection Criteria
All competing entries will:
* adhere to the competition's theme and the spirit of the festival
* include an entry form, a summary of the film's content (up to 50
words), still images of the work, and a bio for the producer, director, and cast
* All entries should be clearly labeled with the title, running
time, and contact information (name, phone number, email, mailing
address)
* be submitted by the July 15, 2008 deadline
* have been finished within 24 months prior to the October 2008
festival (produced since September 2006 for entry in the 2008 FOCUS Film
Festival)
* include English subtitles if presented in another language
* be 30 minutes or under in length
* be submitted in NTSC DVD (Region 1) or NTSC VHS Video formatFilms will not be accepted for the festival if they include:
* excessive violence, nudity, or profanity
* content that can be considered an advertising vehicle for a
specific product or organization
* Far Northern Regional Center employees or board members in the
production team or cast2. Theme: Successful entrants will create a project which
highlights the experience of living with a disability. In addition to the entertainment value of the work, we are looking for short films that promote understanding and inclusion of people with disabilities living in our community.3. Jury Selection and Awards
* Awards are determined by an independent, professional jury
comprised of filmmakers, critics, educators, and interested others. The festival also employs a jury of self-advocates from the disability community, who meet separately from the professional jury, and award their own prize
* FOCUS Film Festival reserves the right NOT to issue an award if
there is no suitable entry in a categoryAwards are announced at the Opening Night of the Festival.
Cash prizes and awards will be granted as follows:
* Best of Festival
* Best of Category: Drama, Comedy, Documentary, Animation, and
Experimental
* Audience Favorite
* Spirit of the Festival4. Presentation: For jury selection and Festival screening, all
5. Fees and Return of Entries
productions must be submitted in NTSC DVD (Region1) or NTSC VHS Video format.
* There is no entry fee
* Participants pay the shipping costs to the Festival. The
Festival will return the copy only upon request
* If you produce a winning entry, a copy of your film will be
included in the Festival's video library.
Mary Ann Weston (Festival Director) for Far Northern Regional Center
(530-222-4791)
Far Northern Regional Center,
1900 Churn Creek Road, Suite #319,
Redding, CA 96002 www.farnorthernrc.org/focusfilmfestival - Submission Deadline: Ongoing
Access to Design's E-Mentoring Program Ongoing Are you interested in design as a career? Are you looking for a mentor? The Access to Design's E-Mentoring Program may be just what you are looking for. Adaptive Environments/Institute for Human-Centered Design is re-launching the Access to Design Professions E-Mentoring Program. This Program finds mentors for students with disabilities who have graduated from high school who are interested in careers in design. They might want to learn about design as a career, or where to study in a post-secondary design education program. They may already be enrolled in a design program and want the advice of a professional designer, or they might already be working as entry level designers and want some professional mentoring. We have a new program brochure and expanded informational resources available.
For more information, see www.accesstodesign.org. Ruth Lusher, the new E-Mentoring Program Coordinator can be reached at rlusher@adaptiveEnvironments.org. John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2700 F Street, NW Washington, DC, 20566
- Submission Deadline: 05-07-2008
VSA arts Teaching Artist Fellowship VSA arts is seeking applications from artists for the Teaching Artist Fellowship program. The Teaching Artist Fellowship seeks to identify, engage, and support outstanding teaching artists with disabilities in the visual and performing arts. Selected fellows will receive the following benefits: Professional development designed especially for teaching artists, subscriptions and memberships within the teaching artist network, and networking and teaching opportunities in Washington, D.C., including a stipend and travel costs. The fellowship will with an orientation meeting in Washington, D.C., this summer. VSA arts Teaching Artist Fellows will serve as public awareness spokespeople for our educational efforts and will be profiled in publications.
Visit http://www.vsarts.org for more information and to download an application. - Submission Deadline: 06-27-2008
ART ABILITY: An International Juried Exhibition of Art and Fine Crafts by Artists with Disabilities November 8, 2008 - January 18, 2009 at Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital, Malvern, PA. Artists with physical, cognitive due to brain injury, visual and hearing disabilities are eligible to apply. Only work executed after the onset of disability or injury will be considered. All media are eligible including: * Works on Paper * Paintings * Sculpture * Jewelry * Photography * Pottery * Fiber arts * Other crafts Over $6,000 in prizes awarded last year. No submission fee. Submission deadline is June 27, 2008 and requires a submission form.
Patricia Perla Art Ability Bryn Mawr Rehab Hospital 414 Paoli Pike, Malvern, PA 19355 or request a submission form by email to: ArtAbility@mlhs.org - Submission Deadline: 07-11-08
"Green Light", a national juried exhibition for emerging artists with disabilities (living in the U.S.), ages 16-25 sponsored by VSA arts & Volkswagen of America, Inc. VSA arts, under generous sponsorship from Volkswagen of American, Inc., launched the seventh call for entries to identify emerging artists with disabilities, ages 16-25. Fifteen (15) finalists will be awarded a total of $60,000 in cash awards that is distributed as follows: $20,000 grand prize, $10,000 first award, $6,000 second award, and 12 awards of excellence in the amount of $2,000. Finalists will be honored at an awards ceremony on Capitol Hill during the Fall of 2008, and their artwork will be displayed in a nation-wide touring exhibition that debuts at the Smithsonian during September 2008. To learn more about last year’s program, visit: www.vsarts.org/driven
VSA arts & Volkswagen of America, Inc. Attn: Jennifer Wexler 818 Connecticut Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20006 phone 800.933.8721 x3885 fax 202.429.0868 email: JCWexler@vsarts.org - Submission Deadline: 11-08
The National Arts and Disability Center has 'signed' on to be a participant on this years Art Beyond Sight Awareness Month in October. Please let us know if there are any specific events involving artists who are blind or with vision loss. We would like to create an online mini-event on our web site. If anyone would like to work with us in developing this online yet-to-be determined event. Please let me know... Could be a mini web tour of national artists who are blind/visually impaired Interview Article Online Video/You Tube?? Reading
Olivia Raynor, Ph.D. Director, Tarjan Center Director, National Arts and Disability Center Semel Institute University of California Los Angeles 300 UCLA Medical Plaza Ste 3310 Los Angeles, CA 90095-6967 Phone: 310-794-1141 Fax: 310-794-1143 Email: oraynor@mednet.ucla.edu
- Submission Deadline: 05/15/2008
Scholarships for Individual Artists to Attend TCG National Conference and the National Performing Arts Convention TCG is pleased to announce a limited number of scholarships for individual, unaffiliated artists to attend the TCG National Conference at the National Performing Arts Convention (NPAC) in Denver from June 10-14, 2008. As we look to the future of our art form and its place in a national dialogue, it's crucial that artists be part of these conversations.
To that end, TCG is pleased to offer a limited number of scholarships for individual, unaffiliated artists. For more information, requirements and to download an application form, visit http://tcg.org/events/conference/2008/scholarships.cfm - Submission Deadline: Individual Basis
The Dancing Wheels Company is currently seeking dancers, apprentices and trainees for employment in the 2008-2009 Season. Dancing Wheels works with national and internationally acclaimed choreographers each year. Most recent works include full-length pieces from Rosalind Newman, David Rousseve, Rebecca Darling of Pilobulus, Nai-Ni Chen Company, Robert Wesner, Christopher Fleming and Dianne McIntyre. Dance positions offer full 52-week contracts, competitive rates of compensation, and an opportunity to travel throughout the country and abroad (with all expenses paid). The company is auditioning male and female sit-down (wheelchair*) dancers. Apprentices receive professional training, performance opportunities and a stipend. Trainees receive professional training and limited performance opportunities. Sit-down dancers do not need prior dance experience, but should be athletic, with excellent speed and wheelchair agility. Most importantly, potential sit-down dancers must possess a willingness to learn. All applicants should be comfortable with speaking in front of large audiences. The Dancing Wheels Company provides training in these areas. Auditions will be scheduled on an individual basis and will include a full class with modern and partnering sections. Please bring resume, headshots and samples of work, if available. Please call 216.432.0306 or email Mary Verdi-Fletcher at vfletcher1@aol.com to schedule an audition. Audition Location: The Dancing Wheels Studios 3615 Euclid Avenue, 3rd Floor Cleveland, OH 44115
Phone: 216-432-0306 Fax: 216-432-0308 E-email: vfletcher1@aol.com www.dancingwheels.org - Submission Deadline: Unknown
The Play's the Thing (July 6-August 2) Quest at Gallaudet offers an exciting 4-week summer institute in acting, dance, and creative sign language for high school students. In addition to classes, students attend performances at Washington D.C. area professional theatres, tour the Kennedy Center, and visit some of the great museums that Washington D.C. has to offer. At the conclusion of the program, the students and faculty create their own show and perform it for the Gallaudet community.
E-mail: tracey.kempton@gallaudet.edu URL: http://cpso.gallaudet.edu/Documents/ Academic/CPSO/YouthCampsReg.pdf
- Submission Deadline: 05-14-08
Shared Visions 2008-2009 The Eye Care Center at the Southern California College of Optometry announces the "Call for Artists" for "Shared Visions 2008-2009", the fourth annual juried art exhibit by artists who are blind or legally blind. Works selected will be exhibited in the Eye Care Center for a period of one year. The deadline for entries is May 14, 2008. For application and information on entering the fourth annual exhibit, (September 2008- August, 2009), please visit http://www.scco.edu/Shared%20Visions/Call%20for%20Artists%2008.pdf
Contact: Rebecca L. Kammer, O.D. Assistant Professor Chief, MaryAnn Keverline Walls Low Vision Center Eye Care Center Southern California College of Optometry Phone (714) 449-7473 Fax (714) 992-7848 rkammer@scco.edu - Submission Deadline: 06-16-08
AART.BOXX 2008 - CALL OUT AART.BOXX showcases the works of young and emerging Australian artists aged 30 and under who have a disability. Now in its third year, AART.BOXX aims to extend and challenge the current discourses within contemporary art by highlighting art practices that are informed by cultures of disability. We are looking nationwide for recent works created after January 2007 in any art form/medium. AART.BOXX will be held at Tin Sheds Gallery, a purpose built contemporary art space affiliated with the University of Sydney from 17 October – 8 November 2008. Applications for pre-selection close Monday 16 June 2008.
For further info contact Josie Cavallaro, Arts Development Officer on 02 9251 6499 (ext 4) or email jcavallaro@aarts.net.au. - Submission Deadline: 9/13/2008
Call for Artists: Rising Sun Festival of Fine Arts & Crafts 09/13/2008 through 09/14/2008 Type of Event: Other Location: Rising Sun Main Street, Ohio River Walk Ohio County, IN Event Sponsor: Rising Sun Arts Council Description: Call for Artists: Rising Sun Festival of Fine Arts & Crafts A two day juried outdoor fine art festival, held in the beautiful historic Main Street downtown area and along the landscaped Riverwalk in Rising Sun, Indiana. $8,000 in prizes, plus purchase awards. Breakfasts, booth sitters, refreshments, free parking for artists. Application fee: $15.00. 10'x 10' Booth fee: $100.00. For more information visit www.risingsunartfestival.org.
For detailed information and an application, visit www.zapplication.org. Cost: This event has a fee. More Info:www.risingsunartfestival.org
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