Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at 7 p.m.

Held at the College for Creative Studies, Wendell W. Anderson Jr. Auditorium, Walter B. Ford II Building. Information Sessions provide an overview of the application process, an opportunity for questions and answers, and information about customized Professional Development opportunities offered to awarded Fellows by ArtServe Michigan.

Please RSVP at www.kresgeartsindetroit.org to reserve your space at the Information Session.
 
Kresge Arts in Detroit, funded by The Kresge Foundation and administered by the College for Creative Studies, is providing significant financial support for eighteen (18) Kresge Artist Fellowships annually, each consisting of a $25,000 award and customized Professional Development opportunities for Metropolitan Detroit artists in the Visual, Performing, and Literary Arts.  Fellowship applications are only available
online. For more information on guidelines and application requirements, please visit our website.

Deadline For Applications:

February 27, 2009 - Fellowships in the Visual Arts

February 26, 2010 - Fellowships in the Performing and Literary Arts

The Ann Arbor Art Center
The Ann Arbor Art Center is currently accepting artist submissions for their 2010 exhibition schedule. Artists working in any medium are invited to send their portfolio. Interested artists should send their artist statement, resume, a checklist with each work‚s title, dimensions and medium and a CD with jpeg images of their work to: Exhibitions Director, Ann Arbor Art Center, 117 W. Liberty, Ann Arbor, MI 48104. Please contact Irene Gelbord at 734.994.8004 x110 or igelbord@annarborartcenter.org

Art … On The Move
Call For Entry Dates – January 14, 15,16, 17, 2009, Exhibition Dates – January 23 to February 21 At the Grosse Pointe Art Center 16900 Kercheval, Grosse Pointe,IN “THE VILLAGE” between Cadieux & Notre Dame. Art … On The Move is an un-themed, all media exhibition and open to all artists. Please join us with your best moving piece for this special exhibition in our new 3,600 sq ft contemporary gallery space, in the heart of The Village in Grosse Pointe. Contact the Grosse Pointe Art Center at 313.821.1848 www.grossepointeartcenter.org

Art Contest being held by the Arts League of Michigan and the Detroit International Jazz Festival
The Arts League of Michigan and the Detroit International Jazz Festival, working in tandem to preserve and nurture the Jazz legacy, will hold a Fine Arts Competition using the theme; “A Great Day in Detroit”. For more information on the theme “A Great Day In Detroit” visit, http://detroitjazzfest.com/greatday.html or to learn more about the Detroit International Jazz Festival visit, http://detroitjazzfest.com/about.htm.

All local artists are encouraged to participate. For visual inspiration, artists are asked to use the architecture and history of the Guardian Building. The Guardian Building’s design merges Aztec, exotic modern, American Indian, Jazz age elegance, Dutch, French and American arts and crafts in a luscious, unique harmony, much like a jazz composition. Built in 1929, the Guardian building is a bold example of the Art Deco design age with its inspiring architecture and ornamentation.

The Guardian Building – where it is, how it looks and what it represents – parallels the JAZZ spirit, melding varied colors and cultures, as well as the skill and self expression of individuals who contribute to the creation of the greater whole.

The grand prize for this competition will be:
$300.00 Cash Award
2 VIP Passes for the entire Festival weekend (September 4-7, 2009)
National and International exposure as the official artist of the 30th
Anniversary commemorative poster
Opportunity to autograph posters on site
Official recognition/introduction to the community at the official press conference in April
Visibility on both the website and official festival program

2nd and 3rd place winners:
2 VIP passes for the entire festival
Artwork will be displayed as Second and Third placed winners in an exhibition of selected entries that will be in the Arts League of Michigan’s Gallery Tent at the Detroit Jazz Festival 2009
Exhibition will tour public places May thru August 2009. The tour will end at the Detroit International Jazz Festival 2009 in the Arts League of Michigan’s Gallery Tent.
All exhibited artworks are for sale

Deadline: February 2, 2009

Eligibility:
Open to all artists 18 years of age and older
The final entries must be original works. After the winning artwork is selected, the original work will be transferred to a poster at DJF’s expense.
Works submitted must not have been previously exhibited by the Arts League of Michigan.
Artwork must have a width shorter than the length.
No more than 2 works per artist will be accepted, however; 1 additional detail shot for each will be accepted.
All selected artwork for the exhibition must be framed or gallery wrapped and wired for hanging.

Entry Procedure:

1.Enter by visiting, www.artsleague.com, click the link “Detroit Jazz Festival’s 30th Anniversary” in the upper right hand corner, or visit, http://www.artsleague.com/poster_competition.htm, and submit an entry form.

2.Mail CD’s to:
Arts League of Michigan
Detroit Jazz Fest Poster Contest 2009
7700 Second Ave., 6th Floor
Detroit, MI 48202

3.Email to Faye Carrothers (faye@artsleague.com) (If submitting via email the file size of the images should be no more than 2MB each and the total size of the attachments should be less than 5M

Information Sessions for those interested in applying for a Kresge Artist Fellowship are held each year at the College for Creative Studies. Please RSVP on our website www.kresgeartsindetroit.org to reserve your space at an upcoming Information Session.  

INFORMATION SESSIONS
Saturday, December 13, 2008 at 1 p.m.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at 7 p.m.

Held at the College for Creative Studies, Wendell W. Anderson Jr. Auditorium, Walter B. Ford II Building. Please see Map and Directions.  

Information Sessions provide an overview of the application process, an opportunity for questions and answers, and information about customized Professional Development opportunities offered to awarded Fellows by ArtServe Michigan.

Kresge Arts in Detroit, funded by The Kresge Foundation and administered by the College for Creative Studies, is providing significant financial support for eighteen (18) Kresge Artist Fellowships annually, each consisting of a $25,000 award and customized Professional Development opportunities for Metropolitan Detroit artists in the Visual, Performing, and Literary Arts.  

Fellowship applications are only available online at www.kresgeartsindetroit.org. For more information on guidelines and application requirements, please visit our website.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS
February 27, 2009 - Fellowships in the Visual Arts
February 26, 2010 - Fellowships in the Performing and Literary Arts

College for Creative Studies’ Woodward Lecture Series presents:
Sculptor John Chamberlain, In Conversation With Sculptor Michael Hall
 
Wednesday, December 10
7:00 p.m.

Born in Rochester, Indiana in 1927, John Chamberlain is an American sculptor, painter, photographer and film maker whose work has been widely acclaimed since the late 1950s.  He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and at Black Mountain College in North Carolina where he was exposed to the vanguard theories of both artists and poets.  He moved to New York City in 1957 and developed his method of assemblage, making his first works out of crushed automobile parts, a practice for which he became immediately recognized and renowned.  In addition to working with steel, the medium for which he is best know, Chamberlain made films in the late 1960s, and has employed various other media such as automobile spray paint on canvas, chrome photography, foam, foil, paper bags, and Plexiglas. Both the Guggenheim Museum in New York and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles have organized major retrospectives of his work, which is also included in over 60 major public collections around the world.

Michael Hall, a renowned sculptor, was sculptor-in-residence at Cranbrook Academy of Art from 1970 to 1990.  He is a widely published author, a legendary educator and lecturer, and a noteworthy collector of folk and regional art.  

The Woodward Lecture Series is made possible by a generous endowment gift from an anonymous donor.  
 
All lectures are free and open to the public.  
Seating and parking are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Wendell W. Anderson Jr. Auditorium
Walter B. Ford II Building (corner of John R and Frederick Douglass)
College for Creative Studies campus
Detroit
T: 313-664-7800
http://www.collegeforcreativestudies.edu

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Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit presents:
A Lecture By Jacob Proctor

Thursday, December 11
7:00 p.m.

Jacob Proctor is the curator of the current MOCAD exhibition, Business as Usual . He is the Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA), which will reopen to the public in Spring 2009 following a $41.9 million expansion and renovation project. Proctor is founding curator of UMMA Projects, a new series of exhibitions and publications focusing on emerging artists. Upcoming UMMA Projects include Walead Beshty, Lisa Anne Auerbach, Heather Rowe, Cory Arcangel, and Simon Dybbroe Moller, among others. Proctor is also currently organizing the first North American retrospective of seminal conceptual artist (and Michigan native) Douglas Huebler, who died in 1997.

Prior to joining UMMA in late 2007, Proctor spent three years at the Harvard University Art Museums while pursuing his PhD in History of Art and Architecture. His most recent exhibition, Multiple Strategies: Beuys, Maciunas, Fluxus, was presented to critical acclaim in early 2007 at Harvard’s Busch-Reisinger Museum. Between Object and Event, a volume of essays drawn from a symposium Proctor organized in conjunction with the exhibition, is forthcoming.

MOCAD
4454 Woodward Avenue (at Garfield)
Detroit
T: 313-832-6622
http://www.mocadetroit.org

You are cordially invited to participate in the 27th annual Doin’ the Louvre Christmas FUN(d)raising Exhibition, December 5-24, 2008.

Gala Reception Friday December 5th, 7:30 pm

Entry deadline: Saturday November 29th, 5 pm

(Please note that DTL submissions will be accepted from Wednesday November 19th - Saturday November 29th, so get your work in EARLY for a better chance at a being considered for a prime hanging spot. Our walls fill up fast.)

ELIGIBILITY:

Open to Windsor and Detroit area artists (if you live outside of the area, but want to submit, please call!)

EXHIBITION REQUIREMENTS:

Paintings, drawings, prints, photographs (or a combination of these media), small scale 3-D works and artist-made gift items (books, toys, cards, “art-wear", accessories, xmas ornaments, etc.) will be exhibited. 2-D artworks do not have to be framed, but MUST be ready for hanging.

SUBMISSIONS DROP-OFF DATES & TIMES ARE FROM:

Wednesday November 19 - Saturday November 29th, 2008 from 12:30-5:30 pm. Please do not show up at noon. Please note that Artcite is closed Sundays & Mondays. Please allow a minimum of 20 minutes to complete intake and registration of your entries. To save time when you drop-off your work, you can download our handy DTL PDF entry form at: http://www.artcite.ca/ (Scroll down to DTL info).

A maximum of 10 works per artist will be accepted. Total combined dimensions of each work should not exceed 36″ x 36″ (3 sq. ft.). 3D works must fit within a 36″ cube.

ALL ENTRIES MUST BE SALE PRICED $99.99 OR LESS.
(Hint: “less” usually sells more art) For this special fundraising event only, Artcite’s commission is 30% for artworks sold. All entries must be accompanied by a $15.00 handling fee (this fee is waived for current Artcite members) and be clearly identified with:
* artist’s name, full address and telephone number;
* title, medium and sale price of work.
Works accepted will be insured by Artcite during the exhibition ONLY. Due to restrictions of storage space, Artcite cannot accept responsibility for loss or damage to unsold works not picked up by Wed, Dec 31, 2008.

Questions? Please call or fax us at:
(519) 977-6564 or e-mail us at: info [at] artcite.ca.

Proceeds for this gala Christmas FUN(d)raiser® benefit the participating artists, and help support Artcite’s programming and operations. Artcite is supported by the fundraising efforts of its members and volunteers, and by the Canada Council, the Ontario Arts Council & the City of Windsor (it’s City budget deliberation time again–make sure that the Mayor and YOUR city councillors know how much YOU appreciate the existence of Artcite! Encourage them to support Artcite–with $ in addition to words!).

Are you available to help w/ DTL installation or with holiday decorating? Do you have wacky, weirdo or vintage toys, books or Xmas decorations that you’d be willing to donate or lend for our always-fabulous Xmas window displays? Please call (519) 977-6564.

Artcite Inc.
109 University Avenue West
Windsor, Ontario N9A 5P4

www.artcite.ca

E M A I L S :

* Artcite General Information: info [at] artcite.ca
* Christine Burchnall : Administrative Coordinator: xtine [at] artcite.ca
* Leesa Bringas : Artistic Coordinator: info [at] artcite.ca>
* Oona Mosna : Media City Program Director: mediacity [at] artcite.ca>

U R L S :

* Artcite Inc: http://www.artcite.ca
* House of Toast / Media City: http://www.houseoftoast.ca