Opportunities
Art '95: International Art Competition New York 1995. Deadline for requesting application forms: postmarked by 9 Dec. ' 94 or phone/fax by 16 Dec. Apply: ART '95, Dept. A; Route 304; Bardonia, NY 10954. Voice 914-623-0599 or 1-800-278-7000; fax 914-623-0611 . Open to all artists, professional & amateur in all media & styles from painting & sculpture, cartooning & computer art to jewelry & furniture, etc. Eleven notable judges, $55,000 in awards, exhibition in Art 54 Gallery, NY, 20 July-6 Aug 95.
1995 Datebook Charity Calendar of Events. Deadline 15 Nov. '94. Attention nonprofit planners & staffers: Detroit Monthly wants to promote your 1995 fundraisers in a special section in Jan. '95's Detroit Monthly. Fax 446-1687.
PrePress Publishing of Michigan, a non-profit publisher whose mission is to promote new Michigan writers, seeks poetry & fiction by new Michigan writers. Deadline 15 Dec. '94. Bruce Brown, PrePress Publishing of Michigan, P.O. Box 2153, Portage Ml 49081-2153.
"PhotoNational 2" national exhibition. Deadline 15 Dec. '94. All forms of 2-dimensional photo media. To request prospectus: legal size SASE to Michigan Friends of Photography, PhotoNational 2, P.O. Box 280, Royal Oak, MI 48068.
"Artists on Their Own" Deadline 21 Nov. '94. Greenwich House Pottery, NY, NY, 18 Jan.-ll Feb. For emerging or unrecognized artists working in clay, functional, sculptural or experimental, exploring the language & history of ceramics. 212-242-4106.
The Bard literary magazine accepting submissions: Contact Aaron Dworkin, P.O. Box 7542, A2, MI 48107; voice 213-2273, fax 572-7508.
Grants in video production and video criticism Ongoing deadline. For works which test the limits of technology, question aesthetic conventions, explore issues of gender, sexuality & identity. Lyn Blumenthal, Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 34514, Church St. Station, NY, NY 10007.
"Hand-Eye" Exhibition. Proposals due 23 Dec. '94. Proposals are sought for works in any media which require audience participation/interaction and/or pertain to the sense of touch. Paint Creek Center for The Arts, 407 Pine St., Rochester MI 48307. 810-651-4110
1st Annual ALL Media IN State ART Invitational. Deadline 22 Nov. '94. Creative Arts Center, 47 Williams St., Pontiac, MI 48341. Juried exhibition of current work by Michigan artists. Judith Toth: 810-333-7849.
Pen and Ink Magazine seeking submissions from new & established poets. Pen and Ink Magazine, P.O. Box 130574, A2, MI 48113-0574. 33rd Ann Arbor Film Festival, 1419 March 1995. Deadline 15 Feb. '95. All categories & genre in independent 16mm filmmaking. $8,000 in cash prizes. Write, call or fax for entry form: A2 Film Festival, P.O. Box 8232, A2 MI 48107. Voice 995-5356; fax 995-5396.
Educational Programs available from Great Lakes PAA (Performing Artists Associates). Performing artists from the Great Lakes region in categories of instrumental soloists, instrumental ensembles, pianists, vocal artists, early music and dance offer educational programs in connection with a performance, or in a residency workshop format. Info: 505 E. Huron, Ste. 302, A2, MI 48104. Voice 665-4029, fax 769-9297.