The Downtown Oceanside Property and Business Improvement District is requesting proposals for a landmark sign to be located in Downtown Oceanside at the intersection of Tremont Street and Pier View Way. The sign will act as a new landmark at the heart of the Sunset Market and create a place that locals and visitors are invited to enjoy for decades to come. This project is eligible to artists living and/or working in Southern California. The total budget for the commissioned artwork is up to $100,000, inclusive of design, engineering, production and installation.
California
RFP: Sculptural Memorial for Deceased Students
The University of St. Thomas invites artists’ proposals for a sculpture to serve as a memorial commemorating students who have died during their time at St. Thomas. This work will be located adjacent to the Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas on our St. Paul, Minnesota campus. Students, staff, faculty, and community use this area for a variety of functions including transit, individual and group prayer, private contemplation, homework, and relaxation. An annual day of remembrance for families, friends, and the University community will occur on the site each May. Although St. Thomas is a Catholic university, this work should broadly engage all forms of diversity. Please see full call for details: https://link.stthomas.edu/StudentMemorialCompetition
ODC / Health Initiatives Program Director
Background
ODC is a ground-breaking contemporary arts institution: a world class dance company, a presenting theater, and a dance school. Known nationally for its entrepreneurial savvy as well as artistic innovation, the organization is unique for its fully integrated vision. Operating in San Francisco’s Mission District for 49 years, our programs and activities contribute to San Francisco’s vibrant dance and arts ecosystem, community development, arts education, and access to creative art-making. ODC strives to cultivate artists, inspire audiences, engage the community, and foster diversity and inclusion through dance performance, training and mentorship.
Position Summary
This position is responsible for realizing the income and impact potential of ODC/Health initiatives through strategic design and coordination of programming and revenue development as well as effective, hands-on management of operations. The position serves as a member of ODC’s senior team, reports directly to the Executive Director, and serves as the lead staff person and point of contact for ODC/Health initiatives, including ODC fit and ODC’s Healthy Dancers’ Clinic (HDC) as well as ODC’s multi-disciplinary programming for seniors. The ideal candidate will bring entrepreneurial vision, balance a creative approach to innovation with solid skills in managing a P&L, and the appetite and experience necessary to envision, build and scale a new program. This is a full time (40 hours per week), salaried (exempt) role with significant growth opportunity.
Role and Responsibilities
- Play a lead role in new revenue generation for the ODC/Health program and its initiatives
- Identify and secure at least three strategic partnerships to expand revenue and impact of ODC Health initiatives in first year of role.
- With input from consulting Fitness Specialist, provide leadership for and day-to-day management of new fitness program (in pilot phase during Q1 of 2021), including serving as day-to-day supervisor of initial fitness faculty cohort.
- With Executive team and approval of Healthy Dancers Clinic (HDC) Medical Director, design and manage delivery of HDC on-going and annual special programming (e.g. create infrastructure and system for on-going screenings and educational sessions conducted by medical volunteers; design and oversee implementation of special events such as Month for Dancers’ Health).
- In coordination with HDC Medical Director, establish criteria and process for vetting/reviewing/scheduling/retaining clinic volunteers, speakers and panelists. Oversee the management and upkeep of volunteer data, schedules and contributed hours as well as the system for recognizing volunteer contributions.
- With consulting Fitness Specialist and HDC Medical Director, design and implement interface between new fitness program and HDC.
- Design cohesive strategic plan for comprehensive and coordinated Senior programming offerings across ODC/Health, ODC/School and ODC/Theater.
- In coordination with fellow senior staff (including development and marketing), manage partner relationships, including monitoring activation and delivery of donor benefits and recognition, and assuring active stewardship of key stakeholders.
- Play a lead role in determining and monitoring performance metrics for the project initiatives to measure progress and identify areas for improvement. Provide project updates on a consistent basis to stakeholders about strategy, adjustments, and progress.
Qualifications
- Must be based in California and eligible to work in the US.
Bachelor’s degree or higher in relevant field (e.g. business, health services, arts)
5-8 years of relevant experience (e.g. business and revenue development, management of people and programs) - Ability to move between strategy, vision and hands-on execution to build a new program
- Proven ability to conceptualize and complete projects according to outlined scope, budget, and timeline
- Proven ability to solve problems creatively
- Ability to work and interact well with individuals from various backgrounds and of different ages in a culturally diverse, fast-paced, team-oriented environment
- Strong familiarity with project management software tools (including G-Suite, Asana, slack), methodologies, and best practices
- Experience seeing projects through the full life cycle
- Excellent analytical skills
- Strong interpersonal skills and extremely resourceful
- With advance notice, must be available to staff events/activities on evenings and occasional weekends
- Passion for dance/fitness and experience working in an arts organization and/or fitness center or community health program
Physical Requirements and Work Environment
- Work is performed primarily in an office and performing arts facilities setting during lift of COVID-19 restrictions. Work is remote during COVID-19 restrictions of in-person activity.
- Work is primarily performed sitting and standing.
- Must be able to lift and carry 15 lbs.
Compensation Range
- Annual base salary depends on experience with opportunity for additional incentive compensation based on revenue development
To Apply
- Please email resume and cover letter with salary requirements to: HR@odc.dance
- Reference “ODC/Health Initiatives Program Director” in the subject line.
- Note, resumes submitted without a cover letter and salary requirements will not be considered.
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At ODC we believe the vitality of life in the San Francisco Bay Area is contingent upon continued exposure to a variety of perspectives, beliefs, and wisdom. Our work at ODC is challenging and exciting. We attract people who are committed to dance and the arts and we are willing to work hard to engage our audiences and serve our communities. If you want to make a difference, challenge yourself and help us continue to innovate, we welcome your energy and talents. People of color and people with disabilities, of diverse sexual orientations, gender expressions and identities are welcome and encouraged to apply.
Artist in Residency Opportunities in Sacramento
The Ali Youssefi Project Artist in Residence (AIR) aims to nurture artists from a diverse range of backgrounds and uplift the work of artists, with a particular focus on underrepresented perspectives and voices. We welcome all visual artists working with a wide range of mediums. The purpose of the AYP AIR program is to grant artists the gift of space so that they may develop and evolve their work during their time in Sacramento.
Deadline February 16, 2021
We are accepting two Verge Residents and two WAL Residents:
One WAL Resident and one Verge artist per 3-month cycle:
May – July 2021
August – October 2021
Verge Residency is open to Sacramento artists within a 35-mile radius of Sacramento.
Artists receive:
-studio work space at Verge Center for the Arts
-$500 monthly stipend
-participation in group show at Verge gallery
-invited to participate in Verge programming
WAL Residency is open to visual artists 35 miles outside of Sacramento.
Artists receive:
-furnished studio apartment at Warehouse Artist Lofts
-studio work space at Verge Center for the Arts
-$500 monthly stipend
-participation in group show at Verge Gallery
-invited to participate in Verge programming
Shared Resources:
-Free admission to all Verge member programs
-Access to a full service printmaking facility, kiln, and Risograph printer
-WiFi
-A 300 square foot studio at Verge with 24hr access
-Community of up to 50 artists on site at WAL
-Community of up to 55 artists working on site at Verge
-North American Reciprocal Museum (NARM) Benefits
-Free attendance to Verge special events which coincide with the residency term
–WAL is a mixed-use, transit-oriented community for Sacramento artists.
–Verge is a leading arts and culture institution in Sacramento. Artists with studio space have 24/7 access to their studio and regular access to risograph printer, screen printing, and ceramics studio.
For more information about the residencies, click here
Email Aliyoussefiproject@gmail.com with questions
Note About Covid: WAL and Verge are taking precautions to keep their communities safe during the pandemic. An artist can shelter-in-place in both their studio apartment and Verge work studio. Verge studios are private and are accessible to artists 24 hours per day, 7 days a week. Verge has implemented social distancing measures and disinfects shared facilities on a regular basis to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Call for Entries — Magic-Themed Online Exhibit
Blue Girl Gallery invites you to help us kick off the new year with a magical exhibition. From witches and wizards and fairy enchantments, to pulling rabbits out of hats, the magic of modern technology, and everything in between. Show us something magical. The theme is entirely open to artist interpretation and submitted pieces may be representational or abstract.
This is a juried exhibit and not all work will be accepted. All work submitted must be your original work and not infringe on the work of others. You must own the right to your work.
Submissions are open internationally to all artists over the age of 18.
We accept all art forms, including but not limited to drawing, painting, collage, sculpture, fabric, paper, photography, metal, mixed media and wearable art.
Artists may submit up to five (5) images.
Awards will be given for Best in Show, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place, as well as between one and three Honorable Mentions depending on exhibit size.
For full prospectus, please visit us at www.bluegirlgallery.com
Artist Call for Online Charity Exhibition – Emotions Embodied: Abstractions from the West Coast
Jackson Pollock. Willem de Kooning. Norman Lewis. Mark Rothko. Helen Frankenthaler. All of these artists are inextricably linked to the American abstract movement of the 1950s, but what exactly does it mean for a work of art to be abstract? Even as we enter into 2021, nearly 70 years later, the definitional description of abstract art continues to mystify everyday art enthusiasts.
Art Scene West, a new contemporary gallery of West Coast art, is seeking works of art from West Coast artists for its online charity exhibition, Emotions Embodied: Abstractions from the West Coast. Recognizing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the creative arts, Art Scene West will donate a portion of all proceeds to The Center for Cultural Innovation (CCI), a California-based nonprofit organization that provides business training and grants to aspiring artists, arts administrators, artisans, and other creative entrepreneurs.
Submissions for this exhibition should be original works of abstract art that reflect at least some of the following characteristics: non-representational subject matter, visible brushwork, and large canvases. Vibrant colors and demonstrated palette knife techniques are preferred elements but not expected.
Celebrating the abstract art movement and its evolution since the mid-nineteenth-century, this online exhibition will be promoted widely through Artsy, social media, and the Art Scene West website. No works will need to be shipped to the gallery but all works must be available for sale throughout the length of the exhibition.
The exhibition will run for ten weeks this winter and will include virtual events throughout the exhibition period.
Artists interested in participating should submit up to 5 high res images of artworks in any medium that embody the abstract art movement. They can be 2 or 3 dimensional. All submissions should be sent to submissions@artscenewest.com, and should include an artist statement, CV, social media and press links. Must be 18 years or older to submit.
Deadline to submit is Friday, January 22, 2021.
