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Call to Nottingham Artists - Nottingham Open 2010

Stop Press! Nottingham Castle Open Exhibition 2010

With more spaces and more prizes than ever!

In partnership with New Art Exchange

The 23 January 2010 sees the launch of an extra special Nottingham Castle Open to celebrate the creativity of the East Midland's artists and makers.  For many years, the Open has thrown a spotlight on some of the talented artists that live and work in our community. However, with more space and more prizes than ever, 2010's Open promises to be an even bigger visual feast. Put the date in your diary to come and see the talent on your doorstep - or take part your self by requesting an application form (available from October 2009; Tel. 0115 915 3655 for further details).

Download Application Form Here Application Form Nottingham Open 2010 [239kb]

PRIZES

1 x £1,500 grand prize, and 4 x £250 runners-up cash prizes (work in any medium)
5 artists will be short listed for this prize by the selection panel.
ALL EXHIBITING ARTISTS (those with successful applications for 2010) will vote for an overall winner by secret ballot. All artists selected for the Open must attend a preview evening on Friday 22nd January 2010, 6pm to 7pm in order to cast their vote. The winner will be announced later in the evening at the official private view opening between 7pm and 9pm. in order to cast their vote, and the winner will be announced later in the evening at the official private view opening between 7 and 9pm.
4 finalist runners-up will receive £250 for their short-list nomination. 

Solo exhibition at Nottingham Castle
(The winner will be selected by Nottingham Castle's Visual Arts Team).

Solo exhibition at New Art Exchange
(The winner of this prize will be selected by New Art Exchange to reflect the aims of their organisation).

The Robinson Painting Prize - £200 cash prize for painting.
(The winner will be selected by a representative of Ian Robinson Designs).

£200 worth of John E Wright goods (fine art & graphic materials) or services (a wide range of printing solutions).
(The winner will be selected by Adrian Nicholls, Group Commercial & Marketing Manager). www.johnewright.com

People's Panel Prize – details TBC

This year's panel will be made up of:

Gordon Cheung (Artist) – A renowned and successful painter who has exhibited internationally and featured in the largest and most ambitious survey of recent art from the UK, The British Art Show 6 (at Nottingham Castle in 2006) and featured in the prestigious The John Moores Painting Prize 24.

Shelly Goldsmith (Textile Artist) - Goldsmith is amongst the foremost of artists working with textiles in the UK at the present time.  In 2002 she was awarded the prestigious Jerwood Prize for textiles, she exhibits globally (including the US and Japan) and is 'Maker Trustee' for the Crafts Council of England.

Sheila McGregor (Chief Executive, Axis) – Sheila is responsible for the artistic and strategic direction of Axis. www.axisweb.org is the best online resource for information about contemporary art. The website features profiles of professional artists and curators, interviews, discussions, art news, debates and showcases the artists to watch. Fri 20th November 2009

Application deadline
Friday 20th November 2009

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Visiting Arts: Launch of Artist to Artist International 2010

Visiting Arts in partnership with The Delfina Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of Artist to Artist International 2010. The programme provides an opportunity to bring together artists to initiate dialogues across international borders, enabling pairs of artists to enter into new working relationships on an open-ended and informal basis. Professional, practising UK based artists can apply to invite an artist of their choice to visit UK for one week for the exchange of ideas and experiences.

Artist to Artist 2010 is supported by the Delfina Foundation and the Arts Council of England.

The 2010 scheme will introduce a geographic focus by inviting artists from:

Afghanistan, Algeria. Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Jordon, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Morocco, Oman, Palestine Territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.

The selected overseas artist will spend two weeks in the UK. The emphasis is on the development and research process rather than production, free from any obligation to produce a prescribed outcome.

All selected participants will need to be available from the 8 March until the 21 March 2010 (fixed).

Please contact Adam Knights for application forms and further details about the scheme. Application deadline: December 5 2009.

Application@visitingarts.org.uk

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Fondazione Bevilaqua La Masa
ART ENCLOSURES Residencies for visiting international artists in Venice: Call for Applications (2009 – 2010)

Fondazione di Venezia
Polymnia Venezia
Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa

http://www.fondazionedivenezia.org/attività/artenclosures.html
http://www.bevilacqualamasa.it

Application deadline: 7 November 2009
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The Fondazione di Venezia is pleased to announce the second phase of the residency program Art Enclosures which began in 2008 in cooperation with Polymnia and the Bevilacqua La Masa Foundation in Venice, with the aim of building bridges between local realities and contemporary arts production from abroad.

The upcoming residency will take place in Venice from 20th January to 20th April 2010. The project consists of a three-month residency period offering a series of activities and an opportunity for visibility to two emerging artists under 40 from the African continent.

For each artist the project will cover travel expenses and lodging in the apartments of Palazzo Carminati, provided by Bevilacqua La Masa Foundation, plus a monthly grant of 700 EURO (pre-taxes) to meet living and travelling costs while in Venice.

The programme makes the spaces of the ateliers of the Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa available to the artists, as well as part of the materials necessary to create works of art to be completed by the end of the three-month period.

The visiting artists will also have the opportunity to be involved in studio activities, conferences and public meetings organized for them, and thus come into contact with other local and international artists and the cultural activities run by the Fondazione di Venezia and the Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa.

Finally, the artists will be provided with the chance to visit some of the main exhibitions and museums in the area free of charge.

At the end of the three-month residency, a final exhibition of the works produced will be held.

To apply, please send the following materials to atelier@bevilacqualamasa.it and a.stradella@fondazionedivenezia.org:

- a general portfolio with a minimum of 10 artworks;
- a curriculum vitae
- a short artistic statement (max. 600 characters) in English (or French);
- a proposal (max. 600 characters) of the project/artwork that might be implemented/created during the residency period (in English or French).

Note: the portfolio must be sent in PDF format and/or as a sequence of images in JPG format; all the texts must be send in a PDF or RTF extension.

Applications from artists who have participated to previous Open Calls will not be considered.

The artists selected will be notified within two weeks.

For more information please contact:

Fondazione di Venezia
Marco Zavagno
Dorsoduro 3488/U
30123 Venezia
t. + 39 041 2201253 / f. + 39 041 2201239
a.stradella@fondazionedivenezia.org

Fondazione Bevilaqua La Masa
Mara Ambrozic
Curator
Dorsoduro 2826
30123 Venezia
t. + 39 041 5207797 / f. +39 041 5208955
m. +39 329 2024596
atelier@bevilacqualamasa.it
http://www.bevilacqualamasa.it