Help CAC Troy Win a $50,000 Grant

The Contemporary Artists Center at Woodside is a non-profit arts organization that started in the Berkshires of Massachusetts and has since acquired the historic Woodside Church and Chapel in Troy, NY. The CAC supports emerging contemporary artists through its residencies, studio spaces, workshops, lectures, and performances. The CAC is currently in the process of renovating [...]

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Chinati Foundation 2011 Artist in Residence Deadline

The deadline for applications for the Chinati Foundation’s 2011 Artist in Residence program in Marfa, TX  is fast approaching. The Artist in Residence program provides an opportunity for artists from around the world to work in a striking, natural environment. Exhibitions are often held at the conclusion of the residency. These become an important part [...]

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Compete in the First Ever Art Handling Olympics!

What would art institutions be without their art handlers? These individuals endure the barrage of directives from nit-picky curators to hang a work “just so”, to pack the unpackable, to prevent the breakable from breaking, and to deliver the load of even the most unreasonably sized work of art…all so that our white cubes present [...]

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Creative Work Fund: Grant Program for Bay Area Artists

Attention all Bay Area artists: This is important so mark your calendars! In early fall ’09, the Creative Work Fund will be accepting letters of inquiry for its grant programs in the areas of performance art and visual art. The deadline for letters of inquiry will be November 6, 2009 at 5pm. Check back on [...]

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Greenpeace Design Awards 2009

Greenpeace is an independent campaigning organisation that uses non-violent direct action to expose global environmental problems and to force solutions which are essential to a green and peaceful future. Greenpeace has utilized various forms of visual communication throughout its history. In recognition of the strong role visual communication has played in Greenpeace actions we have [...]

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