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.

ALSO

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.

boot camp details…

more…

APPLICATION INFORMATION SESSION
Monday, May 10, 2010
5:30–6:30 PM

This workshop will introduce the Lawndale Artist Studio Program to prospective applicants, including a short presentation about the program and application guidelines, followed by a tour of the studio spaces and introduction to the current studio program participants. The workshop is optional for program applicants.

-via Lawndale email list

“An exciting fellowship is being offered in the summer of 2010 for Rice Undergraduates of any discipline. The program, The Engineering and Design for Art and Artifact Conservation Program, provides an opportunity to spend the summer working in a multi-disciplinary team applying the design process to a pressing problem in the art world. This program is a collaboration between the School of Engineering, the School of Humanities, the Center for Civic Engagement, Rice Center for Engineering Leadership, Rice Alliance and the Museum of Fine Arts – Houston.”

further details at Engineering Design for Art and Artifact Conservation

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.

Lawndale Artist Studio Program
2010-2011

ABOUT
Lawndale Art Center develops local contemporary artists and the audience for their art.

The Lawndale Artist Studio Program is part of Lawndale’s ongoing commitment to support the creation of contemporary art by Gulf Coast area artists. With an emphasis on emerging practices, the program will provide three artists with studio space on the third floor of Lawndale Art Center at 4912 Main Street in the heart of Houston’s Museum District.

Artists have full access to their studios 24 hours a day, seven days a week; access to visiting artists, writers and curators; and will receive
a $500 monthly stipend for the duration of the program together with an initial $1500 materials budget. If accepted, artists are expected to present a workshop or presentation to the general public and the local arts community to share their practice or explore a related topic.

Works produced during the program will be exhibited at Lawndale Art Center in May 2011. Lawndale Art Center will work with resident artists to create additional exhibition opportunities during the residency.

TERM
The term of the studio residency program will be nine months beginning September 1, 2010 and ending May 31, 2011. Residents are expected to work a minimum of 16 hours each week in their studios.

ELIGIBILITY
Artists working in all media are encouraged to apply. Applicants must be 18 years or older and not enrolled in any degree program. The residency is open to all artists, with an emphasis on artists from the Gulf Coast region. Lawndale welcomes applications from artists in all stages of their careers. Former residents, Lawndale staff, current members of the Lawndale Board of Directors and those who have served in the past year, as well as artists currently scheduled to exhibit at Lawndale are not eligible to apply.

**Application Deadline: May 28, 2010 by 4PM**

APPLICATION FEE
A non-refundable application fee of $15 is due with the application and is payable by check or money order.

NOTIFICATION
Successful applicants will be notified no later than July 15, 2010.
-from Lawndale mailing list

Here is a grant opportunity that Texas artists might like to know about:

Calling All Artists - Deadline October 30, 2009

The Idea Fund provides cash awards to Texas-based, artist-generated or artist-centered projects that exemplify the unconventional, interventionist, conceptual, entrepreneurial, participatory, or guerrilla artistic practices that occur outside of the traditional frameworks of support. The Idea Fund will accept proposals from artists/curators focusing on the visual arts, performance, film, video, new media, social practice, and interdisciplinary projects. Grants are awarded for up to $4000. The 2010 deadline is October 30, 2009. For guidelines/applications and more information, visit www.theideafund.org.

(many thanks to Aura Picture Show for sharing this information!)

“KickStarter is a new site to “fund ideas and endeavors.” The site seems particularly geared to artistic communities that only need a few hundred to a few thousand dollars for a project. I was skeptical at first, but you can browse all the other projects, their funding and see how everything works. A really impressive setup.

You can set up a page to describe your project and funding goals. People from the community can pledge to contribute. If your funding goals are met in the alotted time, you get that money! If not, you get nothing and nobody hands over money.

The benefits are obvious for artists. A little less clear are the benfits to those donating. The site addresses this saying how you can get inventive with creating personal incentives … hmm. But it seems to be working for many people. Seems like a great way to get a little money, which is often all thats needed. Good Luck!”

It kinda sounds like the BBC’s ‘Dragons’ Den’ for the arts world. Good Luck!
-Agent Smith

thanks to Glasstire for the original post Glasstire: Texas visual art online - KickStarter.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR
POSITION SUMMARY
This position reports to the Director of ECE and works collaboratively with ECE Managers, other Alley staff, interns and affiliated teaching artists. This position provides administrative assistance to the department to ensure the success of ECE programs and events. The ECE Coordinator will facilitate theatre workshops in various settings as appropriate.

This position is available July 17, 2009.

Interested applicants may submit a cover letter, résumé and references via e-mail to joeb@alleytheatre.org, Director of Education and Community Engagement, or mail to:

Alley Theatre

Joe Angel Babb, Director of Education and Community Engagement
615 Texas Avenue
Houston, TX 77002

E-mail and written inquiries only. No phone calls.

full details at Forum - Announcements - POSITION OPENING : TheatrePort.

Broadway Bound at Sugar Lands Majestic Playhouse is looking for creative, innovative, dependable, professional directors and choreographers for our 2009-2010 season including musicals for youth and adults.

All shows have been selected for the 8 show season including Blood Brothers and Footloose. All directors and choreographers are PAID a stipend for sharing their creativity with our company.

For more information or to apply please email a resume and headshot to bbymtdirector@aol.com. We will reply with a proposal specifications per the particuliar shows sill needing directors and/or choreographers.

Thank you for your interest & have a blessed day!

via Forum - Tech/Crew Call - Looking for Guest Directors/Choreographers for 2009-2010 Season : TheatrePort.

“River Oaks area preschool. Students 3-6 years old. Dance experience and teaching children required. $30-$35 per hour. Thursdays 12:00-5:00. Contact Sara Wilson: 713.294.1839 or saraLwilson@sbcglobal.net ”

…from Dance Source Houston mailing list.