Grey Cube Gallery proudly presents the third “Yellow” online art contest for the month of September. Best of Show will be on the poster of the show. All winning artists (Merit Award & Honorable Mention) will receive a digital award certificate. Artists from around the world are welcome to submit. The theme may include any work with depiction of the color “Yellow” or shades of Yellow (beige, lemon yellow, canary yellow, golden yellow). All visual art mediums (except video and sound) are allowed. $20 for 2 images, $30 for 4, $42 for 6, and $50 for up to 8 images. Deadline: September 14, 2023.
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Performing Arts Grants from City of Culver City
Notice of Funding Availability and Applications for Culver City Performing Arts Grant Program
Grant guidelines and applications for 2024 performances are available
The City of Culver City offers grants for dance, music and theatre performances. Under the purview of the Office of Economic and Cultural Development and the Cultural Affairs Commission, the Performing Arts Grant Program is designed to support local arts organizations and provide enriching and accessible cultural opportunities for the city’s community, including residents, businesses, and visitors.
Performing arts organizations of all sizes are encouraged to apply. To be eligible for consideration, applicants must have a mission that is focused on performance, be based in Los Angeles County, and be a current 501(c)(3) organization or have an agreement with a fiscal receiver. Public performances from January to December 2024 are eligible to apply.
Grant workshops are available for all organizations and artists that are interested in applying. Email cultural.affairs@culvercity.org to attend an upcoming workshop.
Award Amounts and Matching Funds: The City Council has allocated funding for this program from the Art in Public Places Program’s Cultural Trust Fund. The amount of grant funding available is dependent upon the total deposits made into the City’s Cultural Trust Fund each fiscal year. There is a current grant limit of $15,000 per organization, and applicants must provide matching funds that are equal to, or greater than, their requested grant amount.
International Art Competition Nature
Contemporary Art Room Gallery is proud to announce their 6th “Nature” Online Art Competition for the month of September. First place will be on the poster of the show. All selected artists will receive a digital award certificate. This is an international competition and artists from around the world are welcome. The Nature theme may include everything that is nature related (landscapes, seascapes, skies, world of flora and fauna, etc). A variety of interpretations can be submitted (representative, abstract, conceptual). All visual art mediums are acceptable (painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, digital, prints, fiber art, collage or installation art) except sound and video art. $18 entry fee. Deadline: August 31, 2023.
International Art Competition Blue
Contemporary Art Room Gallery is proud to announce their 3rd “Blue” Online Art Competition for the month of August. All selected artists will receive a digital award certificate. First, second and third place will be largely displayed with an article about the artist and their work. First Place will be on the poster of the show. Artists from around the world are welcome to submit their work. The theme may include any work with interpretation of the color blue or shades of blue as as a prominent or secondary color. All visual art mediums are acceptable (painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, digital, prints, fiber art, collage or installation art) except sound and video art. $18 for 2 images, $28 for 4 images and $40 for up to 6 images. Deadline: August 17, 2023.
Still Life Art Contest
Grey Cube Gallery proudly presents the first “Still Life” online art contest for the month of August 2023. All winning artists (Merit Award & Honorable Mention) will receive a digital award certificate. Open to all artists worldwide over 18 years of age. As part of this competition, artists must incorporate either natural objects, such as foods, flowers, plants, rocks, shells, or man-made objects, such as books, vases, jewelry, coins, pipes, etc. We are not accepting still-life paintings that depict a dead animal or human skull. All visual art mediums (except video and sound) are allowed. $20 for 2 images, $30 for 4, $42 for 6, and $50 for up to 8 images. Deadline: August 10, 2023.
Call to Artists: Collage on Screen Artist Residency
A five-week, virtual/online residency with Kolaj Institute in August 2023
Deadline: Wednesday, 26 July 2023
Collage in Motion is a project of Kolaj Institute that explores collage and the moving image, a broad, loosely defined category that includes animations, film cut-ups, collage film, stop-motion, animated GIFs, documentaries about collage artists, and other forms of media in which collage–as medium or genre–is present. We see our role as not one of defining “collage in motion” but as one of asking what “collage in motion” can be. The project manifests as articles in Kolaj Magazine, an online directory, workshops, residencies, and screenings. Artists with practice of Collage in Motion are encouraged to submit to the online directory.
Collage on Screen Artist Residency is a five-week program designed to support artists who want to develop a practice that includes motion in their artmaking. In five virtual meetings over five weeks and through ongoing, online discussion, we will explore the history of collage on screen and the various ways that collage makes its way to the screen and how collage artists operate in the space of moving images and sound. Unlike two-dimensional art, collage on screen is temporal art, meaning it moves through time. Because of this, viewers experience Collage on Screen not as a linear series of images but as an immersive experience. This residency asks, How do we, as collage artists, make artwork that speaks to that? Designed for collage artists, professional development sessions focus on artist practice, how to develop a story; and how to develop moving images and sound to tell that story.
Residents will make a 30 second film that will be considered for Collage on Screen at Kolaj Fest New Orleans, 12-16 June 2024. If selected, the film will be included in Kolaj Institute’s traveling screening program. Artists may also choose to make longer works which will also be considered.
