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From Exposure Photography Competition: Photographers Wanted Deadline April 30, 2013

Information courtesy of Miami Art Guide. This looks like a nice opportunity for photographers.

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EXPOSURE: Photographers Wanted
exposureCelebrate the Power of the Image & Win $30,000
Your Photography Holds Power. Share it with the world for a shot at $30,000 in life-changing awards.

Click Here to Participate
Your Standard Entry Deadline is Tuesday, April 30, 2013 11:59pm EDT
There will be an extended entry period; late fees may apply.

Join today for a chance to earn a New York City Gallery Reception, plus:
Dream Getaway to Paris or NYC | $10,000 Cash Grant | Worldwide Exposure
EXPOSURE is a juried, international photography competition open to all backgrounds, styles and perspectives. With $30,000 in prizes and awards, our 4th annual EXPOSURE Photography Competition is your opportunity to celebrate the power of your images for a chance to earn worldwide exposure and life-changing rewards.

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South Florida Casting Call Online Submission Deadline 4/25/13

Received this call via the Soul Of Miami. They are looking actors to participate in a cool theatre program.

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South Florida Casting Call Online Submission
Deadline: Thursday, 04/25/2013, 09:00 am – 05:00 pm
Casting-Call-PicARTFusion Delray Inc
14000 Military Trail Suite #112,
Delray Beach, Florida 33484
Facebook Link

Casting Call/ Open Auditions: for the dream job of a lifetime in South Florida

We are looking for male and female actors ages 15 and older for our innovative, interactive theater program. Our mission is to utilize The ARTS for social change. Participants must be 15 years of age or older with valid identification. There is no age cap on participation. All individuals under 18 must have signed parental consent.

If you’re interested in becoming a change maker /actor please send electronic resume with headshot and reel / video (maximum 3 minutes) to casting@ARTfusionInc.org.

Submission Deadline: 5pm April 25, 2013 (No Exceptions).

Finalist will be required to do an in person audition on May 2, 2013.

Final Auditions
Date: May 2, 2013
Time: 1pm-3pm & 4pm-7pm
Place: 14000 Military Trail Suite 112 Delray Beach, FL 33484
Link to website: www.ARTfusionInc.org
Email address: casting@ARTfusionInc.org
Phone Number: 561-894-4505

About ARTfusion
Art Fusion, Inc. was formed for charitable and educational purposes. Our mission is to utilize the Arts as a catalyst to address social issues, educate and engage communities and open doors for dialogue. Art Fusion, Inc. partners with community non profit agencies in an effort to assist the agency with moving their mission forward through outreach, training and education around social issues that negatively impact the community.

The current program, Theatrical Fusion, uses improvisational theatre techniques which allow for significant audience / actor Interaction. Subject matter experts facilitate discussion on topics including bullying, cyber stalking, domestic violence, teen dating violence, financial education, substance abuse, teen pregnancy prevention, healthy choices, HIV/AIDS, parenting and topics specific to the aging community and their families. Theatrical Fusion engages the audience in ways beyond traditional lecture-style presentations and uses The Arts as a vehicle for community building, education and social change. The goal is provide “edutainment” and help members of the community make choices that will positively impact their lives.

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From Miami Light Project: Artist Access Grants Program Spring/Summer Quarter Deadline May 3, 2013

From the Miami Light Project email list:

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The Artist Access Grants Program is designed to assist practicing, professional and emerging artists residing in Miami-Dade County. The program provides support for artists to take advantage of specific and exceptional professional development, skill-building opportunities to advance their work and careers as working artists. Funds may be used for such endeavors as: attending advanced workshops, master classes, or seminars; participating in artist residencies; engaging in activities that are specifically capable of advancing or propelling a professional career; etc. Grant awards range from $100 to $1,000, depending on need and program specifics.

Prospective applicants must call and request a phone consultation with the Artist Access Program Administrator, Mary Luft, 305.324.4337, at least one week prior to submitting an application by the postmark deadline.

Spring/Summer Quarter Postmark Deadline: May 3, 2013

For program guidelines and application form click here.

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From Vargas Gallery: Call for Artists 2013 South Florida Group Show Deadline April 12, 2013

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Name of the show: 2013 South Florida Group Show
Call-for-sf-artists-pictureSubmission Deadline: April 12, 2013
Cost to apply: Free
Application Link or Email: gallery@jmvu.edu

Show Location: Vargas Gallery
Date of Show: June 7th, 2013

Call Details: Vargas Gallery is the Vargas University professional art gallery coordinated by Vargas University Department of Art and its faculty. Our mission is to encourage students, faculty members and the local community to participate in a creative environment that exhibits works of art which engage participants in dialogues with the contemporary artworld. Vargas Gallery exhibits the work of regionally, nationally and internationally recognized professional artists and well as emerging artists.

Vargas Gallery is currently accepting submissions for the 2013 Juried South Florida Artists Group Exhibition. The competition is open to South Florida artists only, both amateurs and professionals working in all mediums of art, including but not restricted to painting, drawing, photography, ceramics, mixed media, digital art, film, installation art, fabric and printmaking are welcome to submit. Artists are welcome to submit individually or as a collective. All submitted artworks MUST be original, created by the person/art collective who enters the competition. The theme for this group exhibition will remain open but special attention will be given to professionalism regarding technique and presentation of work. It is responsibility of the participant to pay for shipping charges, both ways. The goal of this exhibition is to provide the community a view of the work and trends seen in the South Florida artscene.

Requirements:
-Participants MUST reside in the South Florida area (Palm Beach County, Broward County, Miami-Dade County and Monroe County).
-Artists can submit up to three (3) images that comprise a cohesive body of work. Image specifications are: Grayscale or RGB mode, 72 dpi, 1024 pixels on the longest side, JPEG format at maximum quality. The file name MUST follow this format: lastname-firstname-title.
-Artwork cannot be bigger than 36” on the widest side.
-Microsoft Word Document listing all the information plus the below for each submitted piece
• Artist’s name
• Title
• Medium
• Dimensions
• Mounting (e.g. framed, self-standing, etc.)
• Year produced
-Short artist statement
-Short artist biography

Fees:
$0 – Up to three (3) images
$5 – Per additional image submitted

Deadlines:
-Last day of submissions: Friday, April 1 2th, 2 013
-Participating artists will be notified Friday, April 26th , 2013
-Art must be received by: Friday, May 17th, 2013
-Exhibition Dates: Friday, June 7th , 2013 through Friday , July 19th , 2013
-Collection of artwork: Monday, July 22n d throug h Friday , July 26th, 2013

**Artwork left behind for a period of four (4) months after the collection of artwork deadline has passed will be kept as “artist donation” to the Vargas Gallery Collection**

Directions And Dates:
The exhibition opening will take place Friday June 7th, 2013 at Vargas Gallery, 8300 S. Palm Dr. Pembroke Pines, FL 33025.
Opening reception hours are 6pm-10pm, with a short. Admission is free.

Submit Materials Or Questions To:
Gallery Coordinator – Prof. A. Saldaña
(954) 322-4446 Email: gallery@jmvu.edu
**Email should be titled: 2013 SF GROUP SHOW**
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From Miami Foundation: 2013 Community Grants Program Now Accepting Applications Deadline February 7, 2013

We received this press release from the Miami Foundation. They are making quite a lot of money available for a wide variety of projects, including arts and culture. DEFINITELY check it out!

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The Miami Foundation set to award more than $1 million in 2013 Community Grants Program

– Pre-proposal applications now being accepted on miamifoundation.org–

2013 Community Grants Program
DEADLINE FEBRUARY 7, 2013
In their signature program for awarding dollars to nonprofits, The Miami Foundation is now accepting applications for the 2013 Community Grants program. Established in 1967, the program invests in quality and innovative organizations that strive to build a greater Miami. The Foundation will review pre-proposals and invite selected organizations to complete full proposals. The deadline to submit a pre-proposal is Thursday, February 7, 2013, by 4 p.m. Last year, the Community Grants program awarded more than $1 million to support 62 nonprofits in Greater Miami.

“These grants are made possible by generous philanthropists in our community and allow us to address emerging needs throughout Miami,” said Javier Alberto Soto, president and CEO of The Miami Foundation. “From youth and homeless programs to the arts and social services, the causes supported are as diverse as Miami-Dade’s community. We invite all local nonprofits that share our vision for a better Miami to apply.”

2013 Safe Passage Grant Program
DEADLINE FEBRUARY 13, 2013
Pre-proposals for the 2013 Safe Passage grant program are also being accepted and are due by Wednesday, February 13, 2013, by 4 p.m. Safe Passage grants support nonprofits that help young people make the challenging transition from foster care to living independently. These grants, totaling $200,000, are made possible through the generosity of the DadeFund, an endowment established by Hugh Westbrook and Esther Colliflower in 1992.

Guidelines and pre-proposal applications can be found on The Miami Foundation’s website at miamifoundation.org in the “Community” section. For additional information, please contact Marianne Maduro, senior program officer, at 305-357-2087 or mmaduro@miamifoundation.org.

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From Dynamo Art CocoWalk: Calling Artists, Designers, Performers

This opportunity was forwarded to us from our good friends over at the Art & Business Council. This is an opportunity to show with other artists in Coconut Grove, so definitely check it out.

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Calling Artists, Designers, Performers,

I wanted to share this opportunity with Sout Florida artists, 2 of us have just negotiated a 16 thousand sq ft prime retail venue in CocoWalk, Coconut Grove, Miami, Fl., to be used a a multi-use cultural space and art gallery.

We have many wonderful plans!

Among them are to host a weekly opening and are now looking for artists to join us. We just closed a sponsorship for complimentary wine and are now looking for sponsors for appetizers and other goodies. We have also been promised promotional support from Cocowalk, City of Miami, and will be using social media extensively to get the news about the artist exhibiting in this unique space.

We would like to cordially invite all artists/ designers to join us in this pop-up gallery project! We are not charging any fees, you set the price, we’ll take a 30% commission as a tax-deductible donation to Dynamo Foundation. We hope to have the place up and running in Feb. We hope you like the idea. If you are interested please send me 5 to 8 visuals of your work, a short vita, and contact info. Send to lilia_garcia@bellsouth.net

And if you have any designer friends and or performers we are looking for them as well. My cell is 305 812 1283. Please apply only if you are a serious professional artist.

Best Regards,
Lilia Garcia & Associates, Inc.
Dynamo Art CocoWalk
Hunter/CGAF Galleries
305 812 1283

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Life Is Art Call For Artists: IRREVERSIBLE Art Wynwood and Brisky Gallery Exhibition Deadline February 7, 2013

Life Is Art
Is Proud to Collaborate With
IRREVERSIBLE and Brisky Gallery

To present a very special exhibition at Art Wynwood and Brisky Gallery

Overcoming the gap between art and life through site specific projects our goal is to provide a platform, where artists, architects, designers, and writers can come together in collaborative space.

CALL FOR ARTISTS

Using cardboard as the main component WHAT WOULD YOU CREATE?
cardboard
Click here to apply

Each piece will be created using a twelve-inch cubic box (supplied by Irreversible). All forms of media and multimedia are encouraged.

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Works will be displayed at the Irreversible booth at the Art Wynwood Fair and/or at Brisky Gallery in Wynwood.
Apply here: www.irreversiblemagazine.com

Creativity and experiential contact are declared human priorities, ‘the qualitative human being’ is defined as a social individual with a strong need for group relations and the necessity to work collaboratively as an alternative to a consumer based society. In the context of the era’s desire for revolutionary upheaval, IRREVERSIBLE Project becoming a platform, a laboratory, experimenting with participatory works revolving around all mediums. The overall goal is to achieve an engagement with the individual and their relationship with the world. Noor Blazekovic

Art Wynwood, February 14-18, 2013
3101 NE 1st Ave, Miami, FL 33137

Brisky Gallery Vernissage Party, Saturday, February 16, 6pm-11pm
130 Northwest 24th Street, Miami Florida 33137
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IRREVERSIBLE site specific installation is for Art Wynwood and Brisky Gallery, February, 2013
Description:
Using simple and functional component a cardboard box, each artist is invited to create a conceptual platform between its medium, a cardboard box and the inclusion but is not limited to sound and video.
At least 50 Cardboard boxes sizes 12 x 12 x 12″ or 20 x 20 x 20″ will be selected & exhibit as part of IRREVERSIBLE Art Wynwood booth and at Brisky Gallery. The Intervention on the box MUST BE ONLY done as part of its interior (inside the box).
A catalog including critic review will be release in order to document the project.
Deadline Feb 7th 2013

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From Ormond Memorial Art Museum: Open Call for Visual Artists Deadline February 1, 2013

Name of the show: Open Call for Visual Artists
Submission Deadline: Feb. 1, 2013
Cost to apply: none
Application Link or Email: www.ormondartmuseum.org
Show Location: Ormond Memorial Art Museum
Date of Show: 2014
Call Details: Mail submissions to:
Exhibition Committee
Ormond Memorial Art Museum, Inc.
78 East Granada Blvd.
Ormond Beach, FL 32176
Submissions should be received by Feb. 1, 2013

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From Mills Pond House Gallery: Call for Artists Reflections: A Juried Fine Art Exhibit Deadline February 1, 2013

Name of the show: Reflections: A Juried Fine Art Exhibit
Submission Deadline: February 1, 2013
Cost to apply: $45 up to 3 entries
Application Link or Email: www.stacarts.org/exhibtis
Show Location: Mills Pond House Gallery, 660 Route 25A St. James, NY 11780
Date of Show: March 23, 2013 – April 26, 2013
Call Details: CALL FOR ENTRIES- Entry deadline February 1, 2013

Smithtown Township Arts Council seeks entries for Reflections, a juried fine art exhibition at the Mills Pond House Gallery, March 23-April 26, 2013. Juror: James H. Rubin. Entry deadline February 1, 2013. Open to local and national artists. Prospectus at www.stacarts.org/exhibits/show/67 or send a SASE to STAC Reflections, 660 Route 25A, St.James, NY 11780. (631) 862-6575. gallery@stacarts.org $45/3 entries. Cash Prize. Reflection can be either a physical or a psychological phenomenon. Together they evoke the interplay between perception and conception. Entries will be judged on the originality and insight with which they embody this theme visually in traditional as well as new media.

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From Gulfstream Park Art Festival: Call for Artists Deadline January 1, 2013

Name of the show: Gulfstream Park Art Festival
Submission Deadline: 1/11/2013
Cost to apply: Jury Fee: 25
Application Link: http://www.amdurproductions.com
Show Location: The Village at Gulfstream Park
Date of Show: December 14-15, 2013
Call Details: After a successful first year, the Gulfstream Park Art Festival returns to The Village at Gulfstream Park, south Florida’s newest outdoor shopping and entertainment destination. This beautiful outdoor enclave, located adjacent to the legendary Gulfstream Park Racetrack and Casino on South Federal Highway, boasts a sizzling collection of fashion boutiques, home accessory shops, signature restaurants, outdoor cafes and nightclubs – adding to the art festival experience! This year’s festival will take place in December, ensuring a larger crowd of art lovers and snow birds eager to find the perfect gift of art for the holidays.

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