Grey Cube Gallery proudly presents the fourth Open online art contest for the month of April 2023. Best of Show will be on the poster of the show. All winning artists will receive a digital award certificate. Open to all artists worldwide over 18 years of age. There is no theme in this contest and 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: April 6, 2023.
Multidisciplinary
Program Coordinator
The Program Coordinator will provide programmatic support for Leonardo/ISAST, ensuring efficient collaboration and communication between internal and external program stakeholders. This position reports directly to the Director of Programs. The Program Coordinator will support the development and implementation of Leonardo’s suite of programs to amplify Leonardo/ISAST’s impact at a time of rapid growth. Areas of focus in the coming year will be our CripTech Incubator fellowship for disability innovation and our international exchange Creative Impact Labs in Jordan and New Zealand.
RESPONSIBILITIES
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION
- Project management across Leonardo programs.
- Coordinate and implement artist selection processes.
- Conduct program orientation and training with artists.
- Schedule and coordinate meeting and event logistics for virtual and local programming.
- Coordination of accessibility for virtual and in-person events, as well as online collateral.
- Coordinate domestic and international travel logistics for artists and staff.
- Ensure program artists submit all deliverables timely and completely. Collect and organize these materials.
- Coordinate materials and deliverables between stakeholders for program projects, including exhibitions, events, labs, microsites, media.
- Manage and coordinate payments between Leonardo bookkeeper, artists, program contractors, partners. Ensure all financial transactions are complete by term date.
- Serve as secondary point of contact and Director of Program’s backup for all stakeholders.
- Review and log documentation of program activities.
- Collect program monitoring & evaluation data. Support the creation of reports. Refine metrics to monitor and evaluate programs.
- Develop & document program design improvement ideas consistent with strategic plans and established program objectives.
- Work with program staff to write, prepare and submit grant application materials and other funding opportunities.
COMMUNICATION
- Manage content production and publishing for program websites, including updating website content. Oversee ongoing website development with operations, marketing, and contractors.
- Manage artists’ multimedia blog posts, including reviewing uploads, publishing, and cross-posting.
Collect project-specific images, video, project updates, and stories for program websites. - Manage outreach and communications with contributors and Leonardo editorial team for publication outcomes of projects, including podcast, special issues, and experimental publications.
- Publish event documentation on Leonardo social platforms.
- Guide artists and partner organizations to craft event promotion materials, and send to program partners for review and further distribution.
- Collaborate with Leonardo marketing and communications to write press releases, gather collateral and produce marketing and promotional material.
QUALIFICATIONS
- 1-3 years of experience in programmatic and/or administrative support.
Strong attention to detail. - Ability to proactively identify and creatively solve problems.
- Extraordinary organizational ability and the drive to bring order to information.
- Experience with project management for simultaneous projects on multiple timelines.
- Ability to communicate status updates to multiple stakeholders in multiple formats.
- Capacity to collaborate and communicate with a diverse, distributed team.
- Experience working remotely using collaborative cloud-based apps including Google Suite, ClickUp, and Zoom.
- Experience managing data on Google Sheets or Excel.
- Experience with website CMS such as Drupal.
- Basic HTML and CSS a plus.
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
- Full-time position, compensation range: $32,000-$36,000/yr
- 50% contribution to health and 75% contribution to dental group insurance plan
- 10 days vacation, 10 days sick leave, and 6 paid holidays annually
- Impax Simple IRA retirement plan (available after 6 months of employment)
- Remote work options, San Francisco Bay Area preferred but not required
- Flexible hours (to be approved by supervisor)
ABOUT LEONARDO/ISAST
MISSION: Leonardo fosters transformation at the nexus of art, science and technology, because complex problems require creative solutions. We serve to empower an inclusive global network, a borderless community where all belong in pursuit of a more vibrant, just, and regenerative world.
VISION: Leonardo activates creativity to push the boundaries of today and unleash the possibilities of tomorrow.
A fearless pioneer since 1968, Leonardo serves as THE community forging a transdisciplinary network to convene, research, collaborate and disseminate best practices at the nexus of arts, science and technology worldwide. Leonardo serves a network of transdisciplinary scholars, artists, scientists, technologists and thinkers who experiment with new, cutting-edge approaches, practices, systems and solutions to tackle the most complex challenges facing humanity today.
As a not-for-profit 501(c)3 enterprising think tank, Leonardo offers a global platform for creative exploration and collaboration, reaching tens of thousands of people across 135 countries. Our flagship publication, Leonardo, the world’s leading scholarly journal on transdisciplinary art, anchors a robust publishing partnership with MIT Press; our partnership with Arizona State University infuses educational innovation with digital art and media for lifelong learning. Our creative programs span thought-provoking events, exhibits, residencies and fellowships, scholarship and social enterprise ventures.
COMPANY CULTURE
As a collaborative member of the Leonardo/ISAST team, the Program Coordinator serves to support fellow staff, volunteers, leadership, and the community. We are all responsible for creating safe, respectful, productive work relationships, culture and environment. We are aligned with Leonardo’s vision and values, our code of ethics, and our commitment to action for anti-racism, social justice, and human dignity. The Program Coordinator contributes to Leonardo’s positive impact, advancing what it can do to make the world a better place. We are a small organization with a global distributed team. We encourage a culture of support, agility, trust and transparency.
Commitment towards justice, equity, diversity and inclusion:
Leonardo/ISAST is committed to a J.E.D.I. practice. Please refer to our anti-racist editorial policies and code of ethics. We encourage applicants from around the globe to apply including those from underrepresented communities of color, disability and LGTBQIA+.
HOW TO APPLY
Please send resume and cover letter with “Program Coordinator Application — [Full Name]” in the subject line to: jobs@leonardo.info.
Applications accepted on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Due to the high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will receive a reply. Thank you for your interest in Leonardo.
“Spring” International Open Call to Artists and Writers—Deadline May 31, 2023
The artist’s and writer’s call for the ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal Spring issue is now open.
The current issue theme is spring. The seasons pull us from one state to another, perhaps from frozen, hibernating and quiet to thawed, reborn, and growing. Sometimes our spring lets us embrace something new, fall into first love, or see fresh horizons. Spring brings birds, butterflies, frogs, nests, tulips and fragrant blossoms. What’s the seasonal impact in your world? What makes spring more tantalizing than winter or summer? Spring can be literal, abstract, emotional or intellectual; past, present or future; brief or lifelong. Express your spring with words or imagery.
ArtAscent is a theme-based publication that showcases artists and writers from around the world practising a broad range of skills, including painting, illustration, photography, mixed media, ceramics, sculpture, textile, jewelry, printmaking, digital graphics, fashion, film, video, installation, performance, story writing and poetry writing.
The selected artists and writers, up to 40, will be published in our print and digital magazine and the two-year online exhibition, as well as receive a free digital copy of the magazine. Four will also receive a feature section with a profile written about them. All benefit from exposure to art lovers and engage our readers through our social media, website, and print and digital issues. ArtAscent provides the opportunity for the voices and visions of writers and artists to be shared in a professional and accessible platform.
ArtAscent presents up to 100 high-level designed pages printed on premium-quality paper. This magazine issue is curated editorial content with no outside commercial ads.
Entries may include all art mediums that can be represented in 2D and written explorations of up to 1,800 words. We love diversity. Submissions must be the original work of the applicant(s). Creatives featured in the past can apply again with other works not previously published in ArtAscent. HOW TO APPLY: Apply using the online application form on our website. NOTIFICATION: Notification is made by email to subscribers of the ArtAscent newsletter.
| Call application:
http://bit.ly/ArtAscentThemedCallCac
Kala 2023-2024 Fellowship and Special Programs
For over 30 years, Kala Art Institute has awarded artists time, space, and financial support for their work through the Kala Fellowship. The Kala Art Institute Fellowship is an artist residency award for local, national, and international artists. Artists producing innovative work in mediums including printmaking, digital media, installation art, social practice, photography, and book arts are encouraged to apply. Fellowship Awards will be given based on conceptual creativity, originality and artistic excellence.
The 2023/24 Fellowship competition will be chaired by Kala’s Artist Residency Manager Leyla Rzayeva. The jury is made up of Kala’s Artistic Director Mayumi Hamanaka, MoAD Interim Director of Exhibitions & Curatorial Affairs Selam Bekele, and Fellowship alumni artist Alisa Ochoa. In 2023, Kala will award six artists a $3,000 stipend, unlimited access to Kala’s facilities for up to nine months, one Kala class, and a culminating show in the Kala Gallery. The award is geared towards supporting artists in completing specific projects or bodies of work that would benefit from Kala’s specialized equipment in printmaking and digital media.
New this year we have funding for one of the six Fellowships to be designated for a veteran artist (one who has served in the U.S. armed forces). If you are eligible for this opportunity, please note your interest in on Question 14 in the slideroom application.
In addition, in partnership with the Sustainable Arts Foundation, we also have support for parent artists. One of our six fellowships is designated for a parent artist (with a child under 18 at home). We also have several additional parent artist residencies (more info under Special Programs). If you are eligible, please note your interest on Question 13 on the slideroom application.
Geminga: $500 for Fiction, CNF, Poetry, Graphic Novel or Art ends soon
Sunspot Lit’s Geminga contest honors the power of the small. Authors and artists can view the guidelines and enter via Submittable: https://sunspotlit.submittable.com/submit/246999/geminga-2023-500-for-tiny-prose-poetry-graphic-novels-or-art or Duotrope: https://duotrope.com/listing/31906/geminga-contest-tiny-fiction.
Adams Square Mini Park Gas Station
The Arts and Culture Commission of the City of Glendale is requesting proposals from creative artists to temporarily display a unique installation in the Adams Square Mini Park Gas Station (ASMPGS). The City’s Community Services & Parks Department (CSP) owns the ASMPGS, a historic 1936 Streamline Modern Gas Station building listed on the Glendale Register of Historic Resources. Art is displayed on a rotational basis in the ASMPGS and submissions are ongoing.
This Call For Submissions is for art installations at the Adams Square Mini Park Gas Station.
- Artists whose work is chosen for installation at the ASMPGS will receive a stipend of $1,000 in addition to a production budget of up to $1,500 for a total maximum stipend of $2,500.
The Gas Station is located at the Adams Square Mini Park, 1020 East Palmer Avenue, Glendale CA 91205. The Gas Station is 12’x12’x12′ cube, with acrylic windows. There are two doors, two electrical outlets and a timer. Items can be hung from the ceiling.
Art installations at the Adams Square Mini Park Gas Station are sponsored by the Glendale Arts and Culture Commission and the Community Services & Parks Department.
