Corpus Christi Creative Connections announces a Call for Entry for the 2014 Festival of the Arts. One two-dimensional artwork will be selected and showcased at the Festival, and the artist will receive a cash award as well as public recognition. The selected artwork will also be deemed the official Art of the 2014 Festival of the Arts Poster.
Location: Corpus Christi, Texas
Click here for more information or to apply. View the Call for Entry.
Deadline: December 14, 2013
OTR theater is looking for local actors to appear in their Holiday production for details or more information see below and contact OTR theater at www.OTRtheater.org
STAGE PLAY CASTING:
Baltimore, Maryland
NOT A SAD CHRISTMAS
Opening Dec. 8, 2013
SYNOPSIS: One Christmas brings trauma and sadness to Two young women. They seek mentoring from Two older women. But… the tables are turned, as the younger teach the older about Christmas.
6 ACTORS / 1 DANCER
KAREN: College-freshman, quite naive, shy, homeless and hungry. But evoles into a Leader.
VIVIAN: Convicted felon who tried to kill her husband, fired as a school teacher. But begins a new life.
SADIE: A 60 year old Bigot set in her ways, no children. But determine to control her family members.
AGATHA: Religious know-it all, thinks everyone is going to Hell. But fearless to tackle any problem.
DONALD: Racist-militant, expelled by Malcolm X. But loyal to un-worthy friends.
DENISE: Young girl stuggles with same-sex issues, during an era when best kept a secret. But finds a way to come-out!
Use our website Contact-Us page to sign-up:
OTR THEATER COMPANY
Exciting news! We are happy to introduce an art class for children ages 8-12, here at School 33! Chance & Accident: Embracing Experimentation for Young Artists, a 6-week course taught by Katherine Nonemaker, is designed to demonstrate how major artists throughout the 20th century have embraced elements of chance, mistake and accident into their practice of art making. Highlighted artists will include Marcel Duchamp, Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, Mark Rothko and Robert Rauschenberg.
Class will be held at on Saturdays from 12pm-2pm, October 26th-November 30th.
More information can be found at http://tinyurl.com/kfe5x3v
Call 443-263-4350 to register today!
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Green in the City is a national design competition to create an urban community space in the 10th and Pacific block of downtown Omaha, Neb. . Green in the City presents an opportunity for a multidisciplinary designer or design team to develop and implement an innovative design for urban open space in Omaha that can inspire other urban communities to follow suit. The winning team will be expected to work with the BLUEBARN Theatre design team and other stakeholders to develop and implement the winning scheme.
A $200,000 design award will be granted to the winner of the competition—the design project is scheduled for completion in the summer of 2015. This initial RFQ phase will be followed by a selection of finalists who will compete in a proposal/interview phase. The award announcement is anticipated in February 2014.
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Click here for more information or to apply.
Submissions due by October 15, 2013.
The Inglewood Arts Commission has allocated $50,000 for a Public Arts Education Program, guided by the Cultural Arts Master Plan’s Arts and Education Goals, to increase community arts appreciation and provide instruction for citizens and visitors. The City of Inglewood is seeking proposals from a team of arts professionals to research, develop and distribute educational materials about the Inglewood public art collection and other significant City architecture and cultural sites, for a general audience.
Teams consisting of a general arts writer, art educator, and/or cultural organization staff will:
• Research and develop content for community based art appreciation and instruction based on public art in Inglewood.
• Format and develop up to three platforms for experiencing public art for general audiences, all ages and multiple cultures.
• Distribute resulting digital materials online and to City libraries, schools and community centers.
Location: Inglewood, California
Click here for more information and to apply.
Submissions due by October 23, 2013.
Public Art Chattanooga (PAC) is pleased to announce a call for purchases for its permanent collection on Main Street. PAC is seeking to purchase up to three sculptures from artists for permanent inclusion in the Art on Main program.
Art on Main began in 2007 as a biennial temporary rotating exhibition of outdoor sculptures placed along the sidewalks of Main Street in downtown Chattanooga’s urban core and burgeoning art district. Since 2007, Public Art Chattanooga has exhibited over 20 works and has been able to build a permanent collection through purchases from this exhibit. This Request for Proposals will conclude this important program with the addition of up to three new acquisitions that will be chosen for select sites along East and West Main Streets.
Works chosen will be purchased for inclusion in the City of Chattanooga’s permanent collection. Total purchase budget is $44,000.
Location: Chattanooga, Tennessee
Click here for more information or to apply.
Submissions due by October 31, 2013.