Artipedia - Call for Entries

Camera Person with HD Camera wanted
Deadline: October 28, 2006
erin.brown@maystreet.ca
sandy.mayzell@maystreet.ca

Images Festival: Guest Curator
Deadline: November 17, 2006
http://www.imagesfestival.com/images/call/10.pdf

Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design:
Associate Professor Media Arts
Deadline: November 24, 2006
http://www.eciad.ca/www/contact/employment_details.php?id=77#
http://www.eciad.ca/www/contact/jobs.html
hr@eciad.ca

Associate Professor in Contemporary Arts - First Nations
Deadline: December 8, 2006
http://www.eciad.ca/www/contact/employment_details.php?id=79#
http://www.eciad.ca/www/contact/jobs.html
hr@eciad.ca

Associate Professor in Design
Deadline: December 15, 2006
http://www.eciad.ca/www/contact/employment_details.php?id=81
http://www.eciad.ca/www/contact/jobs.html
hr@eciad.ca

Much Music offering annual Aboriginal Youth Scholarship
Deadline: November 30, 2006
http://www.muchmusic.com/proudtosupport/aboriginalyouthscholarship/

Haptic, Cafka
Deadline: November 1, 2006
www.contemporaryartforum.ca
cafka@contemporaryartforum.ca

Espace Videographe
Deadline: November 3, 2006
http://www.videographe.qc.ca/ckch/site_p1.html
http://www.videographe.qc.ca/Library/telechargements/GC_infos_en.pdf
info@galerieverticale.com

IMAGES FESTIVAL 2007 (Film, Video)
Deadline: November 17, 2006
http://www.imagesfestival.com
http://www.imagesfestival.com/generic.php?id=28&heading=submissions

Inside Out: Queer Youth Digital Video Project
Deadline: November 27, 2006
http://www.insideout.on.ca/current2006/youth.htm

Banff Centre’s Co-production Lab: Reference Check
Deadline: December 1, 2006
bnmi_info@banffcentre.ca
www.banffcentre.ca/bnmi/coproduction

Terminal01: Call For Submissions
Deadline: December 1st, 2006
I www.year01.com/terminal01/submit.html

Edmonton Woman’s Film Society
Deadline: March 27, 2006
http://www.EWFS.ca (click on submissions)

Sequence: Traffic’Art
Deadline: April 15, 2007
www.sequence.qc.ca
art@sequence.qc.ca

Volunteer Museum Board Opportunities

Your chance to get involved

Looking for a new way to volunteer in your community? Toronto Culture is seeking individuals whose expertise and commitment can help shape the future of Toronto’s vibrant cultural heritage through participation on a museum board.

The following Museum Boards are accepting volunteer applications:

* Colborne Lodge, Mackenzie House and Spadina Museum: Historic House & Gardens
* Historic Fort York
* Scarborough Historical Museum
* Gibson House Museum and Zion Schoolhouse
* Montgomery?s Inn
* Todmorden Mills Heritage Museum and Arts Centre
* York Museum
* Collections and Conservation Board

If you have experience in board development, fundraising and building community partnerships, we would like to hear from you.

Who is Eligible?

To be eligible for an appointment to a City of Toronto museum board, applicants must be qualified electors and be able to be elected to Toronto City Council. This means an applicant must be:

* a Canadian citizen
* at least 18 years old
* a resident of the City of Toronto or an owner or tenant of land in Toronto or the spouse or same sex partner of such owner or tenant.

You are not eligible for appointment if you are:

* an employees of the City of Toronto or any of its agencies, boards or commissions
* currently serving on another of the City?s agencies, boards, commissions or special-purpose bodies whose appointments are continuing
* a judge of any court
* a member of the Legislative Assembly, the Senate or House of Commons of Canada.

To reflect the diverse nature of the City?s population, women, people with disabilities, native people, and racial and ethnic minorities are especially encouraged to apply.

How to Apply:

Interested individuals must complete an application form and submit it (along with a current resume) to the office of Museums and Heritage Services, Toronto Culture by 4:30 p.m. on Friday, October 27, 2006. Go to www.toronto.ca/museums for details and a PDF of the application form.

Toronto’s Historic Museums
Inspiring Passion for Our City

www.toronto.ca/museums

Job Posting: Assistant Professor in Art History, Modern Art
York University, Department of Visual Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts
Deadline: December 1, 2006

Department of Visual Arts
One of Canada’s premier centres for the study and creation of visual art, York’s Visual Arts Department offers comprehensive programs of study in Art History and Studio Art, leading to the BA, BA Honours, BFA Honours, MA and MFA degrees. Studies courses span a wide range of visual cultures and traditions, including western and non-western art history, art criticism, theory and policy, and material and theme-based studies. Research resources include an outstanding collection of contemporary art by Canadian and international artists, a large visual image library, and the extensive art history holdings and visual arts archives of the York University Libraries. The Studio Art program encompasses intensive professional training in state-of-the-art facilities in all media: painting; drawing; photography; sculpture; print media; digital media; time-based arts.

Art History
The Art History and Studies program is committed to providing a critically informed curriculum to Art History, Studio, and non-major students. Applicants may consult the York Fine Arts web page for details of program and course offerings at: www.yorku.ca/finearts/visa. Graduate program details can be seen at: www.yorku.ca/ahistory

Applications are invited for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in Art History, Modern Art, commencing July 1, 2007. The successful applicant will have a strong, proven commitment to research and scholarly publication. Applicants must also have the capacity to teach modern art (19th and 20th centuries) at all levels of the undergraduate and graduate programs. This capacity will be demonstrated through at least one year of university-level teaching and a record of success in that endeavour. The position will entail graduate supervision in the MA Art History program and in the proposed PhD program. The successful applicant will also be required to undertake administrative responsibilities in the undergraduate and graduate programs. Applicants must have completed a PhD in a relevant field. Applicants with demonstrated interdisciplinary and global interests are encouraged to apply. The successful candidate should be suitable for prompt appointment to the Faculty of Graduate Studies.

Applicants should submit a detailed curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching philosophy, recent course outlines, course evaluations, at least three recent scholarly publications, and the names, e-mails, telephone numbers and addresses of three referees to: Rose Le Coche, Secretary, Tenure Stream Search Committee, Department of Visual Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts, Room 232, GCFA. Fax: 416.736.5875. E-mail: rlecoche@yorku.ca

Salaries will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Full position details can be viewed by clicking on Academic Positions at www.yorku.ca/acadjobs. All positions are subject to budgetary approval. The deadline for completed applications is December 1, 2006.

York University is an Affirmative Action Employer. The Affirmative Action Program can be found on York’s web site at www.yorku.ca/acadjobs or a copy can be obtained by calling the affirmative action office at 416.736.5713. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority.

The education in fine arts is offered within a five year Masters program and within shorter programs for professional artists. The college also arranges two advanced programs in Architecture and Restoration arts.

For this professorship is required a qualified artistry, in which sculpture, object and installation appears as essential expressions. A good insight into contemporary art and a broad circle of contacts is also demanded.

The position as professor includes tutoring, research and development in the arts, to follow the development within the art field as well as in society in questions of importance for the college. Furthermore it also includes building up contacts and cooperating in various forms with the surrounding society, being a member of different decision-making bodies, and some administration.

To be qualified for an employment as professor in fine arts, the applicant must have shown both artistic and pedagogical skills.

KKH values the qualities of a balanced distribution according to sex, and an ethnical and cultural diversity.

The professorship is to begin at the earliest January 1, 2007. The employment is full time and appointed for a period of five years. KKH has the right to prolong this period with an additional five years, without the professorship being announced vacant.

For further information, contact Professor Johan Scott. For questions regarding general terms of employment, contact Eva Borgström, head of administration. Trade union representatives are Annette Felleson, TCO-OFR, and Staffan Redin, SACO-SR. They can all be reached at tel. +46 8 614 40 00.

Application with a verified CV, artistic works and other documents that the applicant wishes to present, must be submitted to Kungl. Konsthögskolan, Box 16 315, 103 26 Stockholm, in four copies, at the latest 28 September 2006.

REEL DIVERSITY: Call for Proposals

www.nfb.ca/reeldiversity

The National Film Board in partnership with CBC Newsworld invites emerging filmmakers of colour to enter the 5th annual REEL DIVERSITY competition. Three promising filmmakers will be selected to direct their first professional documentary with the NFB followed by a national broadcast on CBC Newsworld’s The Lens. Proposals can be on any topic…we’re looking for passion, creativity, new perspectives, compelling characters and great storytelling.

Here’s how it works: Applicants from across Canada send in their proposals. Fifteen semi-finalists are short-listed to develop their ideas with an NFB producer, and up to 8 finalists get to attend a 3-day intensive training session. Three of these projects are then chosen for production and a national broadcast on CBC Newsworld’s The Lens.

Deadline for submissions is October 27, 2006.

Details on eligibility, how to submit your proposal and dates/locations for upcoming information sessions at:

OR

Call the regional NFB Production Centre closest to you:

Halifax: 902-426-7351
Montreal: 514-283-9537
Toronto: 416-973-6856
Winnipeg: 204-984-7519
Edmonton: 780-495-3573
Vancouver: 604-666-3838

For more info on The Lens visit: .

Director of Exhibitions
Institute of Contemporary Arts

The Institute of Contemporary Arts is a leading British arts centre with an exhibitions programme dedicated to innovation and excellence in contemporary art and to showcasing new directions in photography, architecture and design.

We are looking for a dynamic curator to lead a world class exhibitions programme. Working with the ICA’s Artistic Director you will create innovative, inspirational exhibitions that ask questions of, and seek to set the agenda for, contemporary art and culture in Britain. You will have a strong international network and a talent for curating authoritative shows that have strong appeal within the art world and with a wider audience. As well as an excellent knowledge of contemporary international art you will also have a good understanding of the current directions in photography, architecture and design. Joining an interdisciplinary arts organisation, you will also be expected to work collaboratively with other departments across the ICA in the development of cross-arts programming.

Job description is available from http://www.ica.org.uk/index.cfm?articleid=12826
To apply for either post please send C.V. with covering letter to; The Administrator, ICA, The Mall, London, SW1Y 5AH; fax 020 7873 0051, email administrator@ica.org.uk. Closing date is Friday 22nd September 2006.

Public Art Brief
Commemorative ‘Community Spirit” Competition

Sealed Proposals clearly marked on the outside of the envelope with the words “Public Art Brief Commemorative ‘Community Spirit’ Competition T06-112″ will be received at the office of the City Clerk, 1435 Water Street, Kelowna, BC up until 3:00PM, Local Time, October 26, 2006. The RFP will not be opened publicly.

Individual artists or a team of artists are invited to enter a $60,000 open two-stage public art competition for a commission to create a permanent work or works of art commemorating the City of Kelowna’s Community Spirit.

This work is to be created through a collaborative, collective process, led by the artist(s), involving a broad cross-section of the community at large. Documentation of the process leading to the creation of the work, and exhibition of the documentary materials, are key components. Guidelines for community public art projects are included in the RFP package.

RFP documents may be obtained from www.kelowna.ca at no charge or from the City of Kelowna Purchasing Department, 1435 Water Street, Kelowna BC V1Y 1J4, Telephone 250-469-8530 or Fax 250-862-3392.

The City reserves the right to reject any or all responses, to waive defects in any bid or tender documents and to accept any tender or offer which it may consider to be in the best interest of the City. The lowest or any tender or offer will not necessarily be accepted.

Public Art Brief
Glenmore Linear Park Competition

Sealed Proposals clearly marked on the outside of the envelope with the words “Public Art Brief Glenmore Linear Park Competition T06-097″ will be received at the office of the City Clerk, 1435 Water Street, Kelowna, BC up until 3:00PM, Local Time, October 26, 2006. The RFP will not be opened publicly.

Artists are invited to enter a $40,000 open two-stage public art competition for a commission to create a permanent work or works of art to be installed within the Glenmore Linear Park system. This is the first City-commissioned public art project in the Glenmore area. The RFP proposes a number of potential sites. Artists may propose a single piece of work at a park focal point, or a series of thematically-related pieces spread through the park system. Proponents are encouraged to consider the Park’s sensitive ecology and the agricultural heritage of the Glenmore area.

RFP documents may be obtained from www.kelowna.ca at no charge or from the City of Kelowna Purchasing Department, 1435 Water Street, Kelowna BC V1Y 1J4, Telephone 250-469-8530 or Fax 250-862-3392.

The City reserves the right to reject any or all responses, to waive defects in any bid or tender documents and to accept any tender or offer which it may consider to be in the best interest of the City. The lowest or any tender or offer will not necessarily be accepted.

Annonce de poste
Coordinatrice/Coordinateur aux expositions

Dazibao recherche un coordonnateur ou une coordonnatrice aux expositions qui prendra en charge toute la logistique entourant le programme d’expositions du centre.

Le(la) candidat(e) idéal(e) aura un intérêt particulier pour la photographie, une connaissance approfondie des pratiques artistiques actuelles, d’excellentes aptitudes en communications écrites et verbales. Le(la) candidat(e) recherché(e) saura travailler en collégialité tout en étant autonome et surtout très polyvalent(e).

Le bilinguisme est nécessaire.

Entrée en fonction le 8 janvier 2007.

Postez votre c.v. avant le 10 novembre 2006.

Rémunération annuelle de 25 000$ (minimum de 28 heures/semaine), 6 semaines de vacances.

Dazibao remercie tous les candidats intéressés, mais seules les personnes dont la candidature a été retenue pour une entrevue seront avisées.

Job posting
Exhibition Coordinator

Dazibao, centre de photographies actuelles, is seeking applicants for the position of Exhibition Coordinator who will be in charge of the exhibition program logistics for the centre.

The ideal candidate should have a particular interest in photography and in-depth knowledge of contemporary artistic practices. She/he should also be versatile, possess excellent written and oral communication skills, and be able to work well both autonomously and as part of a team.

French/English bilingualism is essential.

Starting date: January 8, 2007.

Salary: $25,000 (minimum of 28h a week, 6 weeks vacation).

Please, send résumés no later than November 10, 2006.

Dazibao thanks all interested candidates, but only those considered for interview will be contacted.

Dazibao, centre de photographies actuelles

4001, rue Berri, espace 202

Montréal (Québec) H2L 4H2

Tel: (514) 845-0063
E-mail : info@dazibao-photo.org

www.dazibao-photo.org