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AAA 2011 Portland Career Symposium

Posted on by karenjj@uoregon.edu
April 14, 2011


The 8th Annual A&AA Career Symposium –  Portland, April 14, 2011
Students across disciplines in the School of Architecture and Allied Arts join professionals for mentoring, feedback, and guidance with their career decisions and job/internship search. Each year we serve between 150-175 students from all nine disciplines, and invite over 60 professionals.

  • There is something for EVERY MAJOR – this is a great opportunity to make lasting connections with future colleagues.
  • Round table discussions, portfolio and resume reviews, interview tips, networking lunch and a reception.
  • Round Trip bus provided (limited seats)
  • NO FEE to students (thanks to your friends at PODS)!

FORMAT
The format is designed to provide an informal setting for discussions about current trends in each discipline, opportunities for resume and portfolio reviews as well as practice interviews. We set a ratio of 3-4 students per professional. Round tables for discussion, portfolio reviews and practice interviews are combined with workshops and networking opportunities during lunch and the New Professionals Reception. This event has inspired students to pursue their career dreams with renewed enthusiasm and tools for success. Many clarify what they want to do in their career and feel more prepared to graduate and launch into their profession.

HIGHLIGHTS
·      Half-day interdisciplinary design charette:  groups of five representing a minimum of three disciplines; one professional, one faculty, three students.
·      Networking luncheon
·      Round table discussions on current topics
·      Portfolio, resume reviews & practice interviews
·      Job search strategies workshop
·      New professionals & alumni reception
·      Site visits

TRANSPORTATION

Round-trip bus will be available at NO additional cost. • Thursday Bus departs from Eugene at 6:45 am. From the Onyx Bridge area – off of Franklin Blvd near Millrace. The return departure from Portland is scheduled for 7:30 pm (after reception). YOU MUST register to take the bus.

DRESS

This is a professional event – wear your professional clothes ( think interview) – make sure you are comfortable and that you wear clothing that represents who you are rather than something you would never wear and you are uncomfortable all day!

Questions? kassia@uoregon.edu

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CaFE™ Upcoming Opportunities

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New opportunities are listed on CaFE™, and many application deadlines are approaching. See what new opportunities you can apply to below. You can login to CaFE here or go to www.callforentry.org to apply to one of these opportunities.

Upcoming Deadlines – APPLY TODAY!

FRESH: Metalsmith Exhibition in Print 2011

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Fee: $35.00 (FRESH: Metalsmith Exhibition in Print 2011)

Entry Deadline: 12/10/10

Metalsmith, the award-winning publication of the Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG), the organization for artists, jewelers, designers, and metalsmiths, is soliciting digital images of recent work in metalsmithing and jewelry to be juried for inclusion in its annual publication, Exhibition in Print.

Artist INC Spring 2011

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Entry Deadline: 12/10/10

KCArtistLink is applications for the fifth round of this popular artist professional development program to be held on Monday nights from February 28th to April 12th from 6:30 to 9:30 pm. Artist, INC is a cutting edge training seminar that addresses the specific business needs and challenges artists of all disciplines face every day. Limited to 25 participants per session, artists gather for one night a week for eight weeks to learn business skills specific to their art practice and apply those skills cooperatively with their peers. Using an innovative class design, artists learn and grow together through artist facilitator mentoring, small group application activities, as well as large group discussion and multi-media lecture.

City of Denver: Denver Health (Pavillion A)

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Entry Deadline: 12/13/10

The Denver Office of Cultural Affairs (DOCA) seeks to commission an artist or team of artists to create site-specific artwork for Denver Health (Pavilion A Entrance), near downtown Denver. The funding currently designated for public art at the site is $40,000 including design, fabrication and installation. The project is open to all artists in Colorado working in all media and materials. Location: Denver Health, 777 Bannock Street, Denver, CO 80204 Applications must be submitted on www.callforentry.org by 5:00 pm on December 13, 2010.

Prospectus 212 North American Wind Research and Training Center at Mesalands Community College

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Entry Deadline: 12/16/10

The Art in Public Places Program of New Mexico Arts and the Local Selection Committee at Mesalands Community College seek an artist or artist team to create a site-specific commission project at the North American Wind Research and Training Center in Tucumcari, New Mexico. Professional artists demonstrating a level of experience that is commensurate with the project scope and budget are invited to submit qualifications to this opportunity. $64,300 is available for this project.

Cincinnati Art Museum: 4th Floor Award

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Fee: $50.00 (Cincinnati Art Museum: 4th Floor Award)

Entry Deadline: 12/30/10

The 4th Floor Award is a biennial, regional art competition open to professional (non-student) artists in the Greater Cincinnati Area. Juried exclusively by 4th Floor Members, the Award seeks to recognize emerging local talent in the visual arts while creating dialogue between collectors, artists and art enthusiasts. Three finalists and the winner will receive monetary awards. The winner receives a solo exhibition at the Cincinnati Art Museum.

Earth Through a Lens

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Fee: $35.00 (Earth Through a Lens)

Entry Deadline: 1/7/11

Earth Through a Lens is an annual juried photographic competition open to both amateur and professional photographers living in North America. The goals of this project are to provide a professional quality photographic display that underscores the need to develop a more sustainable environment. A side goal is to engage photographers in cataloging changes in the natural environment due to human activity. The display of approximately 30-50 images from 15 March- April 30 will focus on beauty in the natural environment, the degradation of the environment by human activity, and attempts to reclaim or restore spoiled habitats. In sum, the photographs will highlight the importance of developing a sustainable environment. The 30-50 finalists will provide a print photograph to be matted and framed by ETAL to allow uniform framing of the work. The finalists’ work will also be exhibited digitally at the California Museum of Photography, included in the exhibit catalog, and displayed i! n Palm Springs and in Rancho Mirage, CA. Three winning photographs will be selected with these photographers to receive cash prizes ranging from $500-$1500.

Nude Nite – Orlando

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Fee: $40.00 (NudeNite – Orlando for up to 2 images; not per image. )

Entry Deadline: 1/13/11

Nude Nite – Orlando Event Dates: February 10,11,12, 2011 Submission Deadline: January 13, 2011 $40 fee per Application to include up to 2 images. Location: TBA Nude Nite, in its 13th year is the largest nude art show in the country. The show is held annually in Orlando/Tampa. Each show is treated separately so artists may apply to both. Genre’s represented range from sculpture, mixed media, metal, oil, acrylic, watercolor, digital, photography, glass, woodcraft, found object and film.

Harmony Jewelry Design Competition

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Fee: $50.00 (Harmony Jewelry Design Competition)

Entry Deadline: 1/15/11

The objective of Hoover Harmony Jewelry Design Competition is to use jewelry as a way to raise money for different charities through out the world.. The Harmony Jewelry Design Competition will target jewelry students and small, US based, independent artisan/designers to come up with original designs within a specific budget. Hoover and Strong will then manufacture a singular winning design and market it to [retail] jewelers at the end of the competition to raise money for an annually selected charity. A fundraising for charities marketing structure will guide the jewelry design competition as the primary motivator for participation to designers, retailers, and consumers.

Womens Works 2011 24th Annual Fine Arts Show

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Fee: $35.00 (Womens Works 2011 24th Annual Fine Arts Show)

Entry Deadline: 1/19/11

Women’s Works™ is a juried fine art exhibit, celebrating women artists and is presented annually by the Northwest Area Arts Council (naac).. It is our goal, with this show, to focus on women artists of North America. Women’s Works™ provides an opportunity to showcase the creative efforts of women artists. This, the 24th Anniversary Exhibit of Fine Art by Women – takes place at the Old Court House Arts Center on the Historic Town Square in Woodstock, Illinois.

Nude Nite – Tampa

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Fee: $40.00 (Nude Nite – Tampa for up to 2 images; not per image)

Entry Deadline: 1/27/11

EVENT DATE: MARCH 3, 4, 5 – 2011 Submission Deadline: January 27,2011 LOCATION: THE TROLLEY BARN 1910 N. Ola Ave. Tampa, FL 33602 $40 fee per Application to include up to 2 images. 1910 N. Ola Ave. Tampa, FL 33602 6pm – 12am Nude Nite represents a new class of art show. One inspired by the original inspiration, the nude. A nouveau art event showcasing hundreds of fresh and sophisticated works and performances. Held annually in both Orlando and Tampa, Florida the 3 nite visual event is deemed a “not to be missed” event by The Orlando Sentinel. Nude Nite is a juried exhibit with a full gallery sales team focused on building a collector base at its events. Installations, Performance Artists and vendors, please email Kelly@nudeniteorlando.com for consideration

Town of Parker: 2011 Pace Center Signature Sculpture Piece

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Entry Deadline: 1/28/11

Open to professional Colorado artists working in any outdoor and three dimensional medium. Town of Parker, Committee for Art in Public Places seeks artist to provide and/or create an outdoor sculpture to be placed in front of the glass windows near the main entrance. The artwork should be a monumental sculpture. Due to the location of the work(s), the committee is open to suggestions and interpretations by the artists. The Committee strongly encourages the artist to share the vision for the space as they feel it best represents PACE Center, Parker and its citizens.

SNAG Annual Juried Student Exhibition and Juried Digital Presentation

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Fee: $35.00 (SNAG Annual Juried Student Exhibition and Digital Presentation)

Event Dates: 5/26/11 – 5/29/11

Entry Deadline: 2/1/11

Student Exhibition and Digital Presentation to be held in conjunction with the 2011 Society of North American Goldsmiths Conference.

The Public Art Exhibition on Hilton Head Island

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Fee: $35.00 (The Public Art Exhibition on Hilton Head Island )

Entry Deadline: 2/15/11

The Inaugural Public Art Exhibition will be held from September to December 31, 2011 at the spectacular and historic Coastal Discovery Museum Honey Horn Plantation on Hilton Head Island. Regional, national and international sculpture artists are invited to submit work for display during the event. A nationally-recognized jury has been assembled to review and choose for the Inaugural Public Art Exhibition. Selected sculptures/sculptors will be awarded a $2,000 participation stipend and outstanding artworks will receive cash prize awards. As a secondary and project, the jurors will be also considering artwork for purchase $50,000 to $75,000, and these artworks will become a permanent part of Hilton Head Island’s growing public art collection. The public promotion of the event and awards ceremony will take place September 24-November 5, 2011, however artists are strongly encouraged to leave their piece on site through December 31, 2011. The mission of the Public Art Exhibition ! is to be an important, internationally recognized platform for sculpture while educating and inspiring the Hilton Head Island community and its many visitors. To learn more about the event, go to www.hhipublicart.org.

City of Ashville Request for Qualifications: Artist Instructors

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Entry Deadline: 2/28/11

The City of Asheville Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts Department is seeking artist instructors, demonstrators, and performers for their cultural arts programming throughout Asheville.

2011 Art aRound Town in Carbondale, Colorado

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Entry Deadline: 3/1/11

Art aRound Town in hip Carbondale, Colorado! Internationally famous sculptor James Surls and the Carbondale Public Arts Commission will jury the 2011 street art program in Carbondale, a lively community near Aspen and home of the new Jasper Johns Powers Art Center. Our increased honorarium should tempt you, too. Be seen in the Roaring Fork Valley’s hot spot! Eight sculptures will be accepted.

Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve 2012 Artist-in-Residence Program

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Entry Deadline: 3/1/11

The Gates of the Arctic Artist-in-Residence program offers professional writers, composers, musicians, two and three-dimensional visual artists, photographers, filmmakers, and artisans of all types the opportunity to pursue their art in a premier wilderness setting; Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve. For more information on Gates of the Arctic, the Artist in Residence program and tips for applications www.nps.gov/gaar/artistinresidence.htm.

Community Cultural Hub: Rethink CUE

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Fee: $10.00 (Community Cultural Hub: Rethink CUE’s Space)

Entry Deadline: 3/31/11

As an artist centric organization CUE Art Foundation seeks out new ways to serve under-recognized artists. With the aim of offering a more open and inclusive exhibition opportunity to our community, CUE is launching an open application program with the first selected proposal being showcased in March 2012 for approximately 7 weeks. This open call will offer a show to one selected applicant per exhibition season. Each year, CUE will consider new criteria for the open application exhibition ensuring opportunities are created for a diversity of voices. Each year, CUE’s Exhibition Curatorial Advisory Council will be engaged to help determine the criteria, keeping in mind the necessity of it pertaining to current issues within the art world and embracing CUE’s mission.

Artists of Hawaii 2011

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Fee: $25.00 (Artists of Hawai’i 2011)

Entry Deadline: 4/1/11

The Honolulu Academy of Arts annual juried exhibition is one of the longest running juried exhibitions in the country, showcasing the quality and diversity of Hawaii’s artists. All artists residing in the state of Hawaii are eligible. Artists may submit up to 3 artworks. There is a $25 Jury Fee which includes one digital image submission. Each additional digital image submitted is $5 (1 entry=$25; 2 entries=$30; 3 entries=$35; 1 entry+1 detail=$30; 2 entries+1 detail=$35, etc). For more information on the Honolulu Academy of Arts please visit www.honoluluacademy..org.

John Michael Kohler Arts Center: Arts and Industry Residency

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Entry Deadline: 4/1/11

The John Michael Kohler Arts and Industry residency is a long-term residency in Kohler, Wisconsin. The residency is open to visual artists worldwide. Applications are accepted year-round, but there is a deadline of April 1 for residencies in the following calendar year. Major funding is provided by Kohler Co.

Hit That Shutter 2011 Undergraduate Photo Survey

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Fee: $30.00 (Hit That Shutter 2011 Undergraduate Photo Survey)

Entry Deadline: 4/8/11

Hit That Shutter Is pleased to announce a call for entries for publication in a professionally printed collection of undergraduate work from around the country.

Nine Dot Arts Artist Database

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Entry Deadline: Rolling

NINE dot ARTS is a corporate art consulting firm based in Denver, CO. We find and secure artwork for corporate clients such as hotels, hospitals, and private offices. We are building our new artist database and are open for submissions from both existing and new artists.

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“PUBLIC FOLKLORE IN THE 21ST CENTURY” SYMPOSIUM FOLLOW-UP

Posted on by karenjj@uoregon.edu

On November 18th and 19th 2010, The Oregon Folklife Network (OFN) presented our inaugural symposium, “Public Folklore in the 21st Century”, at the University of Oregon with honored guest speaker, Bill Ivey.* The symposium, which took place at the Many Nations Longhouse on the UO campus, examined the state of public folklore, folk arts and heritage programming in the Pacific Northwest.  It drew over 200 people, largely from Oregon and Washington, including executives and representatives from state arts, museum, non-profit, and grantmaking organizations; university students, faculty, and administration; and community members, folk artists, and public folklorists. Together, we strategized how to make the OFN and its partner programs vibrant, relevant, and sustainable within the cultural, political, and economic realities of the 21st century.  Here is a summary of the day’s events, including advice from the professional panel to the OFN and other symposium attendants.

10:00 – 10:45: Welcome and opening remarks by Dean Scott Coltrane (College of Arts and Sciences), Dean Frances Bronet (School of Architecture and Allied Arts), Lisa Gilman (Director, Folklore Program) and Doug Blandy (Associate Dean, School of Architecture and Allied Arts)

11:00 – 12:30: Panel  “Invited Perspectives: Public Folklore in the 21st Century.” Moderator: Lisa Gilman, Director, Folklore Program, University of Oregon

Brief outline of panelists comments

Willie Smyth, (Folk Arts Program Manager, Washington State Arts Commission) alerted us…

–       Of the importance of building partnerships for strength and efficiency during this time of economic challenge

–       That this is a critical time for folklife organizations to collaborate with one another, complementary agencies, and communities across the state for effectiveness and sustainability

Rebecca Dobkins, (Curator, Hallie Ford Museum; Chair of Anthropology Dept, Willamette U.) asked us to consider…

–       How the OFN can best collaborate to meet its constituent needs given Oregon’s rapid rate of increasing diversity.

–       The existing and potential spaces for civic and community dialog and engagement, especially between new and old Oregonians and between Oregon’s people and the land

Carol Spellman, (Educator; Independent Folklorist; Former Arts Ed Coordinator, Oregon Folklife Program) challenged us…

–       To question what the “brand” of “folklore” and “folklife” means to people, and how to invest value and significance in these words

–       To recognize issues of access that accompany dependence on the Internet given the digital divide, and the transience of student help given the need for trust bonds

Christine D’Arcy, (Exec Director, Oregon Arts Commission and Oregon Cultural Trust) excited us…

–       To create value around Public Folklore research and activities by identifying those who care, and articulating why it matters to those who should

–       To become outspoken advocates of Folklore Programming, insisting on the support and funding that organizations like OFN urgently require

Devon Leger (Folk Arts Promoter, Hearth Music) reminded us…

–       Of the potential that for-profit models can bring to arts and culture organizations, by bringing monies to, and raising value of, both artists and advocates

–       That for-profit and non-profit models are not at odds, but can complement each other in an organization’s sustainable funding model

Bill Ivey, (Director of the Curb Center for Art, Enterprise, and Public Policy at Vanderbilt University; Seventh chair of the NEA) inspired us…

–       To unite public and academic folklore, and bring the theoretical into practice, for the benefit of community life

–       To foster a post-consumer sensibility that places historical preservation in the hands of the public, not under private or corporate control.

1:30-2:45: Breakout session. Moderator: Doug Blandy, Associate Dean, Architecture and Allied Arts, University of Oregon

During lunch, each table discussed one of the assigned questions below. Following lunch, each table reported their deliberations back to the larger group. Each table’s “scribe” captured this discussion and posted them to the symposium’s twitter feed, archived at http://twapperkeeper.com/hashtag/ofn2010. Comments made to these questions will inform the ways in which the OFN advances its mission. Questions included:

  • What should be the mission of a Folklife Network in a democratic multicultural society?
  • What strategies are required for this network to be fully inclusive and integrated into communities throughout the state?
  • How can an Oregon Folklife Network support folklife in Oregon while simultaneously cultivating folklife that is regionally based in Cascadia?
  • What models for promoting folklife might be emerging outside of the field of public sector folklore or cultural administration?
  • Describe a comprehensive multi source funding strategy with associated activities that could sustain the Oregon Folklife Network.
  • What pressing issues affecting the citizens of Oregon, social, cultural, and economic, should be addressed by an Oregon Folklife Network?
  • What is the role of new and legacy media in the construction of folklife and culture?
  • What strategies can the OFN use in the production and reproduction of folklife to avoid typing and stereotyping?

3:00 – 4:00: Panel “Students Working in Public Folklore: Field Research, Community and the Academic Mission.” Moderator: John Fenn, Assistant Professor, Arts and Administration, University of Oregon

An afternoon panel of four current and former Folklore and Arts and Administration students–Alistair Bersch (Folklore alumnus), Suzanne Reed (Folklore alumnus), Stephanie Moore (Arts and Administration student), and Milo Petruziello (Arts and Administration alumnus)– presented on graduate research projects they’d conducted.  All four projects illustrate the dynamic relationship between folklore methods, arts management perspectives, and cultural policy orientations that is a growing component of academic training at UO and a significant asset for the Oregon Folklife Network. The students’ insightful reports and comments led to a fruitful conversation with audience members about the potential for the OFN and the academic missions of the Arts & Administration program, the Folklore program, and the UO in general to mutually reinforce each other.

Thoughts on the symposium…  In closing, the OFN is envisioned as a network, both dependent upon and simultaneously servicing a variety of partners around the state, and we celebrate the symposium’s success in bringing together such numerous and diverse, current and prospective partners, into productive dialog.  This was an important first step in enacting our mission.  There are many more steps to follow, and they will be guided by the wealth of advice from our symposium participants and panelists.

A folklorist reminiscing about the Good Days, when Bill Ivey was the chair of the NEA, remembered that every time he addressed our nation and its leaders, he started with, “I’m Bill Ivey, and I’m a folklorist.”  The impact of this constant reminder, she said, was the elevation of folklore and its value across the country.  Many times over the days that Bill was our guest, he inspired that sense of pride at hearing the word “folklore” so frequently, and with great value, in such diverse venues.  Great thanks to Bill, and all our participants, collaborators, and volunteers, for nurturing such pride in folklore.

* Folklorist Bill Ivey, is the Director of the Curb Center for Art, Enterprise, and Public Policy at Vanderbilt University, served as Team Leader for Arts and Humanities on the Barack Obama Presidential Transition Team, and was the seventh Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts under President Clinton. He is author of the book Arts, inc.:  How Greet and Neglect Have Destroyed Our Cultural Rights. Bill Ivey gave a book signing and public lecture at the Symposium opening on Thursday evening, and was the featured participant at Friday’s public discussion.

Thanks to the following contributors to this report: Emily Afanador, Doug Blandy, John Fenn, Lisa Gilman, and Ahavah Oblak.

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