Kolaj Institute seeks short films and other sorts of moving images for a screening as part of Kolaj Fest New Orleans. Collage on Screen will take place at 5:30PM on 8 June 2023 at Broad Theatre in New Orleans. Collage on Screen will focus on works that are generally between 1 and 15 minutes long. (The organizers may ask the creators for an excerpt from work if it is longer than 15 minutes.) Our goal is to showcase the diversity of this medium. Afterwards we will host The Pixel Party at 7PM at The Broadside, next door to the theater, which will feature submitted gifs projected onto the walls and have live music, food and a cash bar. The films will be featured in the festival program book. Artists and Makers are welcome to attend and participate in a panel discussion after the screening, but attendance is not required. To submit your work for Collage on Screen and/or The Pixel Party, visit the complete CALL TO ARTISTS.
Film & Digital Art
Director, Center Creative Workforce
Venice Arts seeks a versatile, accomplished, and committed Director for its Center for Creative Workforce Equity (CCWE), whose programs provide meaningful opportunities for creative, technical, and career pathways to Los Angeles County’s talented, low-income young people, ages 16-24.
Reporting to the Executive Director, this position’s primary roles and responsibilities include: Strategic Leadership & Management Oversight
• Steward the strategic growth and development of programs.
• Manage ongoing activities, with an emphasis on the Film & Digital Media pilot, a partnership with the LA County Department of Economic Opportunity, whose cyclical programs currently include:
1. Creative Conversations, a series with sector professionals.
2. Visual Storytelling, Production, and Editing Certificate, a paid, 160-hour program building creative and technical knowledge and skills, while preparing young people for paid internships.
3. The Creative Sector Internship program, with placement opportunities provided in a variety of creative companies.
4. The Editing Pre-Apprenticeship, including education/training and apprenticeship/early career placements.
- Assure the development and management of relationships with current and prospective employers, whether for career panels, mentorships, field trips, shadowing, or work-related placements.
- Build the CCWE Advisory Board through quarterly meetings and off-line relationships that allow them to contribute Curriculum
- Assure CCWE’s teaching artists understand Venice Arts’ project based, experiential pedagogy and its program-specific curricula
- Oversee the development/refinement of curricula Supervision
- Supervise teaching faculty, the Creative Career Counselor, and the Program Coordinator Reporting & Administration
- Complete required reports from select funders and provide stories and images to the Director of Grants, as requested
- Assure the efficient maintenance of all quantitative and qualitative program data, analyzing such data to assure the quality and impact of programs
Grants and Development Manager
Location: Dogpatch, San Francisco (Hybrid) · Reports to: Associate Development Director
Compensation Range: $78,000 – $85,000 + benefits (full-time, exempt) · Start date: ASAP
BAYCAT seeks a grants & development manager to successfully manage our grants portfolio and grow our contributed revenue. This person will lead our grant administration and grant writing efforts, ensuring we write compelling content, nurture funder relationships, meet all grant deadlines and fulfill grant reporting requirements. A highly collaborative role, this person will manage the grants & donor communications coordinator and work closely with BAYCAT Academy and finance departments. They will also support development-led events.
Grant Administration – 30%
Grow and diversify BAYCAT’s earned revenue through government, foundation, and corporate grants in collaboration with the grants team and key leadership staff;
Implement giving strategies to secure new funding in partnership with BAYCAT leadership;
Build and project manage BAYCAT’s grant calendar, ensuring that all proposals, reports and agreements are submitted on time;
Use BAYCAT’s Salesforce CRM to ensure efficient prospect and grant information capture/reporting;
Maintain meticulous digital records of all proposals and reports in Google Suite;
Gather and analyze quantitative/qualitative program data with support from BAYCAT Studio and Academy teams, and streamline data collection workflows as needed;
Support the development of budgets and revenue projections; and
Facilitate meetings and provide regular updates on fundraising progress.
Grant Writing – 50%
Produce compelling proposals, LOIs, and reports that reflect BAYCATS vision and values;
Conduct prospect research and recommend possible funders to the grants team;
Continually evolve BAYCAT’s case for support based on industry research, hiring trends, and principles of asset framed storytelling;
Assist development leadership with proposals and outreach for major prospective funders;
Copy edit proposals and reports written by the grants coordinator;
Maintain supplemental documents, like funder lists, staff bios and financial documents; and
Perform other writing or editing tasks as needed in support of BAYCATs fundraising goals.
Relationship Development and Management – 15%
Oversee the Grants and Donor Communication Coordinator;
Build, maintain and steward relationships with BAYCAT funders;
Utilize Salesforce to track key relationship touchpoints and milestones; and
Proactively grow internal relationships and engage in team building activities.
Events Support – 5%
Assist with meeting agendas and presentations for team meetings and development events; and
Support coordination and production for development-led events.
HOW TO APPLY
Please send a cover letter, resume and two writing samples where you were the sole or primary grant writer to work@baycat.org. No phone calls, please.
Film Chair
Request for Applications: Film Chair
California State Summer School for the Arts
2023 Summer Session
The California State Summer School for the Arts (CSSSA), in collaboration with the CSSSA Board of Trustees, announces a Request for Applications (RFA) for the Film Chair position within the CSSSA program. The Film Chair position is a contracted position which will oversee the Film Program for CSSSA, develop and implement the film curriculum, courses, and film pedagogy, and instruct courses. For a complete list of duties please see the Scope of Work Section below.
Program Overview
Enabling legislation, Chapter 1131 of 1985, established the California State Summer School for the Arts (CSSSA) to provide a training ground for future artists who may wish to study and practice the arts, or to pursue careers in the major performing arts companies and commercial and fine arts institutions in California.
CSSSA offers pre-professional training to approximately 500 talented and gifted high school students each summer, hosted by CalArts in Valencia, California for the 2023 summer session. CSSSA offers seven disciplines, including Animation, Dance, Film, Music, Theater, Visual Arts, and Writing. The 2023 summer session runs from July 8th to August 4th.
Visit the following URL to view CSSSA’s enabling legislation: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displayText.xhtml?lawCode=EDC&division=1.&title=1.&part=6.&chapter=7.&article=
Eligible Applicants
CSSSA welcomes professional artists with broad ranging skills and experiences in film and film education. Filmmakers with professional careers, creative directors, film educators, interdisciplinary film artists, and more are welcome to apply. The Film Chair position shall not be subject to credentialing requirements or any other restrictions upon eligibility for employment generally applicable to public school instructors.
To be eligible for this opportunity, the state educational agency, California State Summer School for the Arts, must have a submitted a Curriculum Vitae/Resume by January 25, 2023 at 5:00
pm, Pacific Time. Please see additional submission details at the end of this Request For Application (RFA).
Ideal Qualifications Include:
• Undergraduate or advanced degree in film, or related field and/or equivalent professional experience.
• Multiple years of teaching experience, particularly of high school aged students.
• Sustained record of creative / professional practice in film and the film industry.
• Knowledge of cutting-edge trends in film education as well as opportunities in the creative industries for young filmmakers.
• Skills and expertise in multiple genres of film, which may include digital and analogue media, film of world cultures, and more.
• Ability to work creatively and effectively with diverse students of varying levels.
• Demonstrated experience with and commitment to cultural and economic diversity in arts education.
• Demonstrated flexibility and adaptability, and able to work collaboratively in a fast-paced team dynamic.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and collaborative skills.
Scope of Work
The Film Chair will be contracted to provide the following services:
• Participate in the recruitment and interviewing of potential faculty and TAs.
• Ensure that the CSSSA contract analyst has complete contract information for each of the department’s hires.
• Participate in the screening, selection, and scheduling process of film students.
• Create detailed supply orders for the entire Film Department with estimates from competing vendors.
• Oversee the Film curriculum, including courses and film pedagogy.
• Reside on campus during the summer session and supervise the work of full-time / part time faculty, and visiting artists while the program is in session.
• Instruct courses, and chair faculty meetings.
• Monitor student academic / artistic progress, as well as department policies for obtaining college credits.
• Work with faculty and CSSSA’s staff to resolve student conduct, and other student affairs issues.
• Work with other department chairs and faculty to develop an interdisciplinary and/or multi-disciplinary program.
Contract Status
The Film Chair is to be paid on a contractual basis and is not considered a state employee. The contract is preset by the CSSSA. The contract amount is a comparable level set by the California State University System.
The Chair will report directly to the Director of CSSSA. The contract starting date will be immediately upon hire.
Selection Process
Section 8955 of the California Education Code requires that faculty of the CSSSA Program be annually selected, subject to the final approval of the Director of the CSSSA , and by the CSSSA Board of Trustees, upon consultation with a faculty selection panel convened by the CSSSA Board for that purpose. The faculty selection panel shall be composed of professional artists and arts educators, selected to be broadly representative of the schools, institutions, arts organizations, artists, colleges, and universities located throughout the state. Members of the CSSSA Board of Trustees may serve on the faculty selection panel, but shall comprise no more than one-third of any faculty selection panel.
Upon review of submitted applications by the Selection Committee, select candidates will be contacted for an interview. The Selection Committee may request a second interview with the CSSSA Board of Trustees before the finalist is chosen.
The Film Chair shall be chosen for their excellence in artistic production, direction, and / or teaching ability. CSSSA does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, physical disability, mental disability, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic which may be specified by law or state policy.
RFA Posting Information
Posting Date: December 14, 2022
Applications Due: January 25, 2023 at 5:00 pm, Pacific Time
RFA Submission Requirements
Applications will be accepted electronically. Please submit required and/or optional documents to CSSSA’s Director, Matthew Gallagher (he/him), by email at mgallagher@csssa.ca.gov. Incomplete and late applications may not be accepted and will be at the discretion of the Selection Committee.
Required Documents:
1. Curriculum Vitae/Resume
Optional Documents:
1. Creative Portfolio/Website
2. Educational Philosophy
3. Statement of Qualifications – no longer than two pages, and address the following four areas:
a. Please introduce why you are interested in this position.
b. Please describe how your qualifications, professional training and/or experience makes you the ideal candidate for this position.
c. Please describe how as an artist you stay current with cutting-edge trends in film education as well as opportunities in the creative industries for young filmmakers.
d. Please describe your experience and commitment with cultural and economic diversity in arts education.
Note: The CSSSA Foundation is posting these contractual positions on behalf of its partner organization, CSSSA. Individuals hired will work for CSSSA, not the CSSSA Foundation.
Animation Chair
Request for Applications: Animation Chair
California State Summer School for the Arts
2023 Summer Session
The California State Summer School for the Arts (CSSSA), in collaboration with the CSSSA Board of Trustees announces a Request for Applications (RFA) for the Animation Chair position within the CSSSA program. The Animation Chair position is a contracted position which will oversee the Animation Program for CSSSA, develop and implement the animation curriculum, courses, and animation pedagogy, and instruct courses. For a complete list of duties please see the Scope of Work section below.
Program Overview
Enabling legislation, Chapter 1131 of 1985, established the California State Summer School for the Arts (CSSSA) to provide a training ground for future artists who may wish to study and practice the arts, or to pursue careers in the major performing arts companies and commercial and fine arts institutions in California.
CSSSA offers pre-professional training to approximately 500 talented and gifted high school students each summer, hosted by CalArts in Valencia, California for the 2023 summer session. CSSSA offers seven disciplines, including Animation, Dance, Film, Music, Theater, Visual Arts, and Writing. The 2023 summer session runs from July 8th to August 4th.
Visit the following URL to view CSSSA’s enabling legislation: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displayText.xhtml?lawCode=EDC&division=1.&title=1.&part=6.&chapter=7.&article=
Eligible Applicants
CSSSA welcomes professional artists with broad ranging skills and experiences in animation and animation education. Animators with professional careers, creative directors, animation educators, interdisciplinary animation artists, and more are welcome to apply. The Animation Chair position shall not be subject to credentialing requirements or any other restrictions upon eligibility for employment generally applicable to public school instructors.
To be eligible for this opportunity, the state educational agency, California State Summer School for the Arts, must have a submitted a Curriculum Vitae/Resume by January 25, 2023 at 5:00 pm, Pacific Time. Please see additional submission details at the end of this Request For Application (RFA).
Ideal Qualifications Include:
• Undergraduate or advanced degree in animation, or related field and/or equivalent professional experience.
• Multiple years of teaching experience, particularly of high school aged students.
• Sustained record of creative / professional practice in animation and the animation industry.
• Knowledge of cutting-edge trends in animation education as well as opportunities in the creative industries for young animators.
• Skills and expertise in multiple genres of animation, which may include digital and analogue media, animation of world cultures, and more.
• Ability to work creatively and effectively with diverse students of varying levels.
• Demonstrated experience with and commitment to cultural and economic diversity in arts education.
• Demonstrated flexibility and adaptability, and able to work collaboratively in a fast-paced team dynamic.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and collaborative skills.
Scope of Work
The Animation Chair will be contracted to provide the following services:
• Participate in the recruitment and interviewing of potential faculty and TAs.
• Ensure that the CSSSA contract analyst has complete contract information for each of the department’s hires.
• Participate in the screening, selection, and scheduling process of animation students.
• Create detailed supply orders for the entire Animation Department with estimates from competing vendors.
• Oversee the Animation curriculum, including courses and animation pedagogy.
• Reside on campus during the summer session and supervise the work of full-time / part time faculty, and visiting artists while the program is in session.
• Instruct courses, and chair faculty meetings.
• Monitor student academic / artistic progress, as well as department policies for obtaining college credits.
• Work with faculty and CSSSA’s staff to resolve student conduct, and other student affairs issues.
• Work with other department chairs and faculty to develop an interdisciplinary and/or multi-disciplinary program.
Contract Status
The Animation Chair is to be paid on a contractual basis and is not considered a state employee. The contract is preset by the CSSSA. The contract amount is a comparable level set by the California State University System.
The Chair will report directly to the Director of CSSSA. The contract starting date will be immediately upon hire.
Selection Process
Section 8955 of the California Education Code requires that faculty of the CSSSA Program be annually selected, subject to the final approval of the Director of the CSSSA , and by the CSSSA Board of Trustees, upon consultation with a faculty selection panel convened by the CSSSA Board for that purpose. The faculty selection panel shall be composed of professional artists and arts educators, selected to be broadly representative of the schools, institutions, arts organizations, artists, colleges, and universities located throughout the state. Members of the CSSSA Board of Trustees may serve on the faculty selection panel, but shall comprise no more than one-third of any faculty selection panel.
Upon review of submitted applications by the Selection Committee, select candidates will be contacted for an interview. The Selection Committee may request a second interview with the CSSSA Board of Trustees before the finalist is chosen.
The Animation Chair shall be chosen for their excellence in artistic production, direction, and / or teaching ability. CSSSA does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, physical disability, mental disability, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic which may be specified by law or state policy.
RFA Posting Information
Posting Date: December 14, 2022
Applications Due: January 25, 2023 at 5:00 pm, Pacific Time
RFA Submission Requirements
Applications will be accepted electronically. Please submit required and/or optional documents to CSSSA’s Director, Matthew Gallagher (he/him), by email at mgallagher@csssa.ca.gov. Incomplete and late applications may not be accepted and will be at the discretion of the Selection Committee.
Required Documents:
1. Curriculum Vitae/Resume
Optional Documents:
1. Creative Portfolio/Website
2. Educational Philosophy
3. Statement of Qualifications – no longer than two pages, and address the following four areas:
a. Please introduce why you are interested in this position.
b. Please describe how your qualifications, professional training and/or experience makes you the ideal candidate for this position.
c. Please describe how as an artist you stay current with cutting-edge trends in animation education as well as opportunities in the creative industries for young animators.
d. Please describe your experience and commitment with cultural and economic diversity in arts education.
Note: The CSSSA Foundation is posting these contractual positions on behalf of its partner organization, CSSSA. Individuals hired will work for CSSSA, not the CSSSA Foundation.
2023 International Annual Theme Award: Parallel Universe
International Annual Theme Award (I.A.T.A.) is one of Asia’s top art contests organized by Taiwan International Contemporary Artist Association. Combining I.A.T.A. with Art Revolution Taipei (A.R.T.), the most important platform of art exchange in Taiwan, Organizer will display artworks created by the most distinguished artist all over the world in order to promote individual artists to Asian market. The combined power of both of these unrivaled art outlets will result in more opportunities of sponsorship, exhibition and sale.
Entry Deadline: December 30, 2022
Organizer: Taiwan International Contemporary Artist Association
Co-organizer: GP Deva Pull-Zen International Inc. (Operator of X-Power Gallery)
Art Theme: Parallel Universe. Focusing on mobile and video games, animations, anime etc. with artistic themes. Any form of expression or presentation is accepted.
Eligibility: Open to all top artists over 18 years old
Finalists will be announced on the website on February 20, 2023.
Award:
Finalists: All accepted entries will be exhibited for sale in the A.R.T. 2023.
Championship: The juror will select ONE artist to participate in the International Artist Salon in A.R.T. 2024. X-Power Gallery will sponsor the winner to exhibit selected artworks in A.R.T. 2024 and the round-trip transportation fee of the artworks for shipping to Organizer and if unsold, returning back to the winner.
Gallery Award: The juror will select SOME artists to participate in the International Artist Salon in A.R.T. 2024. X-Power Gallery will sponsor the winners to exhibit selected artworks in A.R.T. 2024 and HALF of the round-trip transportation fee of the artworks for shipping to Organizer and if unsold, returning back to the winner.
Award Ceremony and Exhibition:
All accepted artworks will be displayed during A.R.T. 2023, May. 5 to May. 8, 2023 (VIP night May. 4).
The organizer will announce the Award winners at the official website by August 31, 2023.
Online Submission:
Online registration for 2023 International Annual Theme Award: Parallel Universe
https://www.surveycake.com/s/DPR14
