Joanne Lee's Blog (195)

Redeye Photography seeks admin - Manchester

Redeye is seeking a part-time administrator It's an exciting time to join Redeye. Our core funding increases in 2010. We'll be delivering the second National Photography Symposium, described as the most important forum in UK photography, in May, alongside a growing year-round programme of events and support activities for photographers. Further development and strategic work in photography is planned for 2010 to 2011. We're seeking an administrator to perform a vital and varied role at Redeye… Continue

Added by Joanne Lee on November 20, 2009 at 10:47am — No Comments

Artist Residency opportunity - Middlesex University

Middlesex University is expanding its successful Artists in Residence scheme in the Art and Design and Media departments. The scheme will be open to artists in any of the disciplines covered by the curriculum in the departments. The areas include Fine Art, Drawing, Sculpture, Graphic Design, Photography, Fashion, Illustration, Printmaking, Printed and Constructed Textiles, Letterpress, Bookbinding, Interior Design, Ceramics, Glass, 3D Design, Jewellery, Film, Animation and Interactive Design.… Continue

Added by Joanne Lee on November 18, 2009 at 9:08am — No Comments

call for submissions - artist's moving image

AN ENDLESS SUPPLY MOVING IMAGE Birmingham based artist Helen Brown is guest-editing a spin-off project of open-submission film & video, to be screened at Eastside Projects on Thursday 10 December Formats can include: film & video, animation, documentary, features, shorts Deadline: Midnight, Sunday 15 November Submissions should be on DVD & sent to: Helen Brown An Endless Supply Moving Image Eastside Projects 86 Heath Mill Lane Birmingham B9 4AR Enquiries: info@helenbrownartist.c… Continue

Added by Joanne Lee on November 10, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Sprint 2010 - call for applications

Applications are now being accepted for Sprint 2010, which will take place in London next March. We are happy to accept proposals for imagined or existing works from emerging or established companies and individuals working in theatre, performance and live-art. Previous participants include: Unlimited, Cartoon de Salvo, Fevered Sleep, Shunt, Wishbone, Chris Goode, The Paper Birds and Mamoru Iriguchi; encompassing on-on-one performances, boat trips, durational performances, puppetry … we could g… Continue

Added by Joanne Lee on November 10, 2009 at 10:55am — No Comments

Hors pistes - Centre Pompidou - Call for moving image works

Hors Pistes, a multidisciplinary event, focuses on innovative forms of contemporary narratives with projections and performances. Hors Pistes proposes to bring together films and events which take their source in contemporary art, cinema, photography, architecture as well as in science, gastronomy or sports. The HORS PISTES film festival offers a showcase to unique and audacious videos and films that move away from traditional genres to blend fiction with documentary, contemporary art or exper… Continue

Added by Joanne Lee on November 5, 2009 at 8:36pm — No Comments

Air Time 09 Nottingham

Wednesday 18 November 2009 3 pm – 5 pm Bonington Atrium, Bonington building, City site. Air Time 09 Nottingham will provide information and advice from artists, arts organisations and other experts, on professional matters such as insurance, negotiation and funding. This event will also give you the opportunity to meet and network with like-minded artists. Open to NTU staff and students, and visual/applied artists, places are limited and pre-booking is essential. It is essential to reserve a pl… Continue

Added by Joanne Lee on November 4, 2009 at 12:17pm — No Comments

International Winter School 2010 - Live Art

We have a just few places remaining on some of the courses for next year's international Winter School in Glasgow. We invite applications from artists working in live art and related areas of arts practice who wish to spend an intense period of research and development under the guidance of carefully chosen mentors. The mentors for 2010 include: Peter Boneham, Jurgen Fritz & Jamie McMurry, Michael Mayhew and Ron Athey. These opportunities are open to both emergent and experienced practitio… Continue

Added by Joanne Lee on November 4, 2009 at 11:40am — No Comments

Catalyst Arts - Student Show 2009 (open to 2009 graduates)

Catalyst Arts Belfast is calling for submissions for the Annual Student Show, December 2009. Catalyst Arts believes in supporting artists at all stages in their careers, and the student show is our main showcase for newly emerging visual artists, providing gallery support and fresh networking opportunities. We are interested in presenting a broad range of innovative, exciting new work in any and all mediums. This call is open to all undergraduate and postgraduate students, including those who… Continue

Added by Joanne Lee on October 27, 2009 at 9:53pm — No Comments

Stream - Commission Opportunity, Greenwich, London

Stream is a creative production agency based in the London Borough of Greenwich, where our programmes bring together innovative art practice and local people. We are looking for an artist to undertake a new commission as part of our ‘Peninsula’ programme of creative projects. The project will adopt an innovative approach to investigating notions of society, community and ‘the… Continue

Added by Joanne Lee on October 22, 2009 at 5:40pm — No Comments

[noplaceprojects*] open call for submissions

BeLonging Following on from the success of RePlace at Ada Street Gallery in June 2009, [noplaceprojects*] invites participants working in lens based media [moving and still images] to engage with the theme of BeLonging. While the context of BeLonging should be urban and global, an engagement with being and place is critical. Regardless of origin, we are interested in exploring issues that a person or a community could face when choosing to live in a city. [noplaceprojects*] are looking at a F… Continue

Added by Joanne Lee on October 22, 2009 at 5:38pm — No Comments

Site Gallery - volunteer/participation opportunity

Site Gallery is currently looking to recruit volunteers to assist within the next exhibition by artists FrenchMottershead. Please click on the link below to find out further information about the FrenchMottershead 'Shops' project, which will launch on 21 November and will be open until 31 January 2010. http://www.sitegallery.org/whats_on/view.php?id=174 We are looking to appoint volunteers who can facilitate the… Continue

Added by Joanne Lee on October 22, 2009 at 5:27pm — No Comments

See You Next Thursday Festival - Call for participation

See You Next Tuesday is a box-fresh festival celebrating women 8th - 20th March 2010. See You Next Tuesday will showcase fantastic feminine and feminist talent for an action-packed two weeks, raising discussion (and eyebrows) about sex, identity, equality, and gender-based violence in a lavish and experimental playground of fancy. We are currently accepting submissions for performance (theatre, cabaret, burlesque, comedy, music and dance), visual art and film for this innovative and unique fes… Continue

Added by Joanne Lee on October 22, 2009 at 5:07pm — No Comments

Interventions Part 1: Dispersal

includes NTU graduate Diana Ali Diana Ali, George Hardy, Kate Pennington-Wilson, Suzanne Smith Curated by Anneka French October and November 2009 Interventions Part 1: Dispersal is a series of guerilla artworks which operate independently, addressing common notions of temporality, protest, communication, mapping and migration. Diana Ali: Distant Dialogues Ali's work seeks to examine an increasingly redundant form of communication: the art of writing a letter. Her project aims to engage an au… Continue

Added by Joanne Lee on October 22, 2009 at 5:05pm — No Comments

DAIWA SCHOLARSHIP - recent graduates are eligible!

The Daiwa Scholarship is a unique 19-month programme of language study, work placement and homestay in Japan. Daiwa Scholarships offer young and talented UK citizens with strong leadership potential, the opportunity to acquire Japanese language skills, and to access expertise and knowledge relevant to their career goals. NO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE OF JAPAN OR JAPANESE IS NECESSARY. By April 2009, 116 Daiwa Scholars - including scientists, artists, academics, lawyers and architects - will have ben… Continue

Added by Joanne Lee on October 22, 2009 at 3:04pm — No Comments

Call for Submissions - Surface Gallery - Postcard Show

Surface Gallery is calling for artists of any background and standing to submit works for the Annual Postcard show taking place from 5th – 18th December 2009 Work can be of any medium, content, or purpose and all works entered will be exhibited. Previous submitted works have included a wide variety of drawing, painting, photography, mixed-media and sculpture The one specification is that work must fit within the dimensions of a standard 6" x 4" postcard (depth not specified, as long as it will… Continue

Added by Joanne Lee on October 11, 2009 at 3:19pm — No Comments

Red Teapot Day - Coventry

It's a kind of experiment to discover what happens if you gather 100 artists (of all disciplines) from all over the UK in the same place at the same time and give them something interesting to explore. Red Teapot Day is... * about collaboration and sharing * for artists who like to experiment * slippery and not straightforward * about discourse with strangers * about finding and making meaning * a day out in Coventry & features a superb lunch! It’s your kind of day. You pick your own pat… Continue

Added by Joanne Lee on October 11, 2009 at 3:17pm — No Comments

London Artists Collective - looking for members outside London

We are now accepting applications from new artists: London Artists Collective is a collective of artists living, working & exhibiting in London, ranging in practices from painting sculpture, drawing and installation to sound art to poetry. If you are an artist from outside London... We are also looking for a select number of members from further afield for our exchange programme - artists outside of London are encouraged to apply. This will give you the chance to exhibit in London, & us… Continue

Added by Joanne Lee on October 11, 2009 at 3:14pm — No Comments

Popsamiti - new publication available as download

Popsamiti paper is a collection of articles and ideas by writers and artists. Popsamiti is a free paper, a limited edition, A3 in size and printed on recycled paper. A limited limited edition includes a handloom textile sample from Akaaro Includes work by NTU graduate Diana Ali Download for free from http://www.popsamiti.com/paper.html Continue

Added by Joanne Lee on October 11, 2009 at 3:04pm — No Comments

HOW TO BE AN IDIOT - A WEEKEND WORKSHOP FOR ADULTS - Nottingham

How To Be An Idiot is a workshop for adults to play, explore and discover their inner idiot. The workshop will focus on freeing our imaginations and our bodies from the “shoulds” and “should-nots” that constrain our natural capacity to play, explore and release our inner idiot. The weekend will cover: PLAY LAUGHTER OPTIMISM MISCHIEF BAFFLEMENT SPONTANEITY PHYSICAL COMEDY FOOLISHNESS THE GENTLE ART OF STUPIDITY & THE JOY OF FAILURE You do not need any experience in clowning, foolishness o… Continue

Added by Joanne Lee on October 11, 2009 at 2:59pm — No Comments

Inaugural UK Young Visual Arts Entrepreneur (UKYVAE) award - British Council

Are you passionate about visual arts? An innovator looking for entrepreneurial ways to move the UK visual arts industry forward? Are you looking to broaden your international business opportunities and to build your network? Want to know more about the business of visual arts in India? If this sounds like you then you could be the winner of this prestigious new award from the British Council. To be eligible for the award, you must be aged between 25 and 35, have at least three years of industry… Continue

Added by Joanne Lee on October 11, 2009 at 2:52pm — No Comments