There’s still time to submit to Aurora Picture Show’s annual Extremely Shorts Festival

Entrants may submit up to three titles. Each title must run three minutes or shorter including titles and credits. NO exceptions. All genres accepted and considered: experimental, animation, documentary, music video and narrative.

Guidelines for Entries:

Early deadline postmarked by April 30, 2010.

**Late deadline postmarked by May 10, 2010.**

Please read all the submission guidelines.

* Submissions must be postmarked by the specified deadline date.
* Entry fee is $15 per title for early deadline and **$20 per title for late deadline**. Aurora Picture Show members receive a voucher for one free entry.
* We give out cash awards for Audience Choice 1st ($200), 2nd ($150), and 3rd ($75) place. Awards are given on the 2nd night of the festival.
* All entries must include an Extremely Shorts Submission Form.

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AURORA BOOT CAMP: A Summer Filmmaking Experience for Kids

Each Summer, Aurora hosts filmmaking boot camps where youth can learn about film and video at Aurora Picture Show. As part of our Popcorn Kids programming, Aurora Boot Camps teach hands-on narrative and experimental techniques using digital video from professional filmmakers. Campers use the Aurora office and Menil neighborhood to develop, produce and edit their own short films. Working collaboratively on digital video projects, students are not only exposed to filmmaking techniques but also explore less traditional film and video.
Aurora offers three need-based scholarships to each camp.  For details and an application, please check out the Aurora Boot Camp Scholarship Fund. The Summer Boot Camps are made possible with support from Kinder Morgan Foundation and The Brown Foundation.

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Houston Fringe Festival Call for Entries

The Houston Fringe Festival is a four weekend event in which both emerging and established performers and companies from any city or country present artistic work at Frenetic Theater in Houston. The annual festival includes over 100 performers each year. Artists are paid for participation, and compete for the ‘Audience Favorite’ prize decided by audience votes for each program.

All proposed pieces should adhere to the mission of the Houston Fringe Festival:
To present daring and conceptually challenging performances that fit outside the mainstream of theatre, music, film or dance performed in the Houston area.

Entries Open: Thursday, February 25, 2010

Deadline for Applications: All applications must be received by Saturday May 1, 2010 at 5:00pm
Required Materials: Application, support materials, and $25 application fee

Mailing Address: Frenetic Theater, 5102 Navigation Blvd, Houston TX 77011

Notification of Acceptance: Saturday, May 15, 2010

For more information, please email info@freneticore.net or call 832.426.4624.

“ONLINE APPLICATIONS CLOSE MARCH 1, 2010. APPLY NOW!

Artadia: The Fund for Art and Dialogue is currently accepting applications for the Artadia Awards 2010
Houston from all visual artists living and working in Houston, Harris County, Texas. Individual artists
and collaboratives working in all media and at any point in their career are strongly encouraged to
apply. Awardees will be selected in the spring of 2010 through Artadia’s two-tiered jury process. This is
Artadia’s fifth awards cycle in Houston.

For eligibility requirements and to access the web-based application, please visit:

artadia.org

Application deadline: March 1, 2010 at 11:59pm (CST)

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Artadia’s mission is to encourage innovative practice and meaningful dialogue across the United
States by providing visual artists in specific communities with unrestricted awards and a national
network of support. Founded in 1997 as the Art Council, Inc., Artadia is a 501(c)(3) non-profit
organization. Artadia Awards are determined through a jury process that employs nationally prominent
curators, artists, and critics. Since its founding, Artadia has awarded over $2.0 million to more than
200 artists in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, and the San Francisco Bay Area. Most recently
Artadia launched a residency program, which brings Artadia Awardees from each of its program cities
to New York for a three-month residency at the International Studio and Curatorial Program (ISCP).

Visionary support for Artadia in Houston is provided by the Houston Endowment, Inc., and many
generous individuals.

-from the Artadia email announcement

All theatre artists are encouraged to submit proposals for random acts of theatre that they would like to stage around [Austin] as a part of the World Theatre Day SPECT[ACTOR] event. Why not dance on the blurry line between reality and performance and give the gift of theatre to someone who doesn’t expect it? The Exchange Artists and The Greater Austin Creative Alliance are not obtaining legal rights or protection for performances in public places, so thoughtful and respectful planning is required. Proposals are due by email to exchangeartists by January 11th, 2010.

Proposals should include:

- Name of organizer

- Name of theatre company or group (if relevant)

- Number of organized participants

- Location of random act of theatre

- Description of proposed random act of theatre

- Time of day requirements

- Contact information

more informaiont about the event can be found here and on Facebook.

2010 Exhibition Call for Artist and Curator Proposals

Box13 Artspace is currently accepting proposals for the 2010 calendar year (January, May, July, September, November 2010) for exhibitions in its two downstairs galleries (~1000 sf each), the window box gallery, and an upstairs gallery. Media artists interested in the Green BOX should contact Michael Henderson at michael@box13artspace.com. Artists and curators are invited to submit recent (or proposed) experimental works not previously shown in Houston.

Exhibition and performance proposals will be reviewed and selections made by a committee of artist resident members of BOX 13 and potentially guest curator(s) for exhibitions/performances.

BOX 13 will accept proposals twice per year to discuss and make programming decisions for the BOX for no more than 18 months into the future from the meeting date. The next upcoming submission deadline for review is October 16, 2009. This is a postmark date.

BOX exhibition/performance space floor plans can be viewed and downloaded as pdf.

All proposals must be submitted in digital format on CDs and DVDs only. Additionally all requested material may be posted to a single page on a website and the link may be submitted. No paper materials will be reviewed. The BOX is committed to the reducing our environmental impact when possible and streamlining the application and review process.

For more information, to make an appointment to view the galleries or to inquire about proposal drop off please email Elaine Bradford , our exhibition coordinator.

Submission Criteria

1. Letter of intent or exhibition proposal in a Word document or PDF file. In 500 words or less. Please be sure to include:
a. Contact information
b. Title and description, concept and physical details
c. Requested gallery space and any requests for equipment or special installation requirements*
d. Any budgetary concerns*
*BOX 13 does not have a budget for assisting artists with expenses at this time..
2. Resumé(s) or CV(s) for all proposed participating artists each in its own Word document or PDF file.
3. Images. NO MORE THAN 15 digital images in jpg format. Numbers should be used in the file names beginning with 01.jpg. Each image must be 1MB or SMALLER. Any files not meeting these requirements may not be viewed when considering your proposal.
4. Video. Video samples may be submitted on DVD or CD. Videos must be ready to play on a computer using Windows Media Player or Quick Time.
5. Corresponding numbered list of submitted images and/or videos in a Word document or PDF file.

Submissions may be mailed to:
BOX 13 ArtSpace
Attn. Exhibition Proposal
6700 Harrisburg Blvd
Houston, TX 77011

BOX 13 Artspace
Address: 6700 Harrisburg Blvd, Houston, TX 77009
Website: http://box13artspace.com/
Gallery Hours: Saturdays, 1-5pm, and by appointment

“Convention & Entertainment Facilities Department

REQUEST FOR SUBMISSIONS

George R. Brown Convention Center Video Collection

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: Friday, May 29, 2009

The Houston Arts Alliance and City of Houston Convention & Entertainment Facilities Department request artists to submit short film and video works for presentation on multiple 42” flat screen monitors throughout the George R. Brown Convention Center GRBCC. The selected artworks will be purchased for the City of Houston’s civic art collection.”

More at Convention & Entertainment Facilities Department:  REQUEST FOR SUBMISSIONS - Houston Arts Alliance.

DEADLINE: May 21, 2009 5:00 EST – materials must be received by this date & time.

The City of Kissimmee Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) seeks to hire an artist/artist team to design and create an entrance / water feature for Ruby Plaza in Lakefront Park, a twenty-five acre park on Lake Tohopekaliga in the City of Kissimmee. Ruby Plaza will be the focal point of a proposed $25 million park renovation project. The public art should create a compelling entrance to the park that “connects” the City’s historic waterfront to its downtown. There is opportunity within this site to weave together Kissimmee’s past, present and future. The total art budget for this public art project is $750,000. Short list artists will receive an honorarium of $5,000 after presentation of proposals. For complete call to artists & application requirements go to http://www.lakefrontpark.org. Please read complete call to artists before asking questions or sending information.

Questions: All questions must be submitted in writing by email or fax to:
Email: ghamilton @ kissimmee.org Fax: 407-931-1329 Subject: “Artist Question – Lakefront Park” and make sure to include your first & last name as well as your phone number in all correspondence. All questions & answers will be posted on the web site with the Call to Artist: http://www.lakefrontpark.org/