A SHOW OF HEADS is a thematic group exhibition of work that includes and/or is based on the portrayal and interpretation of the human head. The exhibition will be held at the Limner Gallery, November 18 – December 18, 2022 and is open for entry to all artists working in any media. Deadline August 31. On-line entry form at http://www.slowart.com/prospectus/head.htm
Temporary
Strange Figurations
Strange Figurations is an international, thematic group exhibition curated and hosted by the Limner Gallery. The exhibition is open to all interpretations of the concept, Strange Figurations, which would include surreal, visionary and generally all out of the ordinary figurative art. The show is open to all media, techniques and styles from realist to expressionistic. 72″ maximum dimension. The exhibition will be held at the Limner Gallery, October 12 – November 5, 2022. Deadline June 30, 2022. Entry information at: http://www.slowart.com/prospectus/strange.htm
Multiple Summer Seasonal Positions
Music@Menlo Chamber Music Festival and Institute has multiple summer seasonal staff openings. Typical positions range from four to five weeks in duration from mid-July to early August.
Founded in 2003 by Artistic Directors David Finckel and Wu Han, Music@Menlo brings many of the world’s leading classical musicians to the Bay Area each summer for a three-week festival, with public concerts, lectures, and a major training institute for emerging and pre- professional musicians. In addition to the festival and institute activities concentrated in the summer, Music@Menlo also offers a series of year-round events and activities. All of the festival’s programming provides an array of opportunities for audiences to connect with classical music in a learning-rich environment.
Open positions include Catering and Artist Hospitality Manager, House Manager, Production Stage Manager, and Resident Advisor.
For complete positions and job descriptions, please visit www.musicatmenlo.org/about/jobs
Call for Art – Tales of the Tattoo
“Humans have marked their bodies with tattoos for thousands of years. These permanent designs—sometimes plain, sometimes elaborate, always personal—have served as amulets, status symbols, declarations of love, signs of religious beliefs, adornments and even forms of punishment.” Smithsonian Magazine, January 2007
The Museum of Northern California Art is seeking artwork that incorporates tattoos, as a primary subject matter or as an adornment of subject(s) within the artwork. All media accepted.
The museum’s exhibition committee will make the final selections for the exhibition. The exhibit will be held at the Museum of Northern California Art (monca) 900 Esplanade in Chico.
Deadline to Submit is July 28, 2022 by 5 pm.
To apply: Submit your art (up to 3 distinct works) with this form. Application fee of $35 for non-monca members and $25 for monca members is due by July 28, 2022 by 5 pm. If you wish to submit more than 3 works, please fill out the form a second time for an additional fee of $10 for each piece. The museum’s exhibition committee will make the final choice of artworks. Artists will be notified of the decision on or before August 4, 2022.
ELIGIBILITY: Original works created by artists residing in Northern California, defined as San Jose and all points north, east, and west to the state border. All exhibited artworks must remain in the exhibition until 5 p.m. on the last day of exhibition.
Call for Art – Celebrate Red Yellow Blue – monca’s five years at 900 Esplanade
The Museum of Northern California Art is seeking artwork where Red, Yellow, or Blue is the dominating color of the work. Each of the museum’s three galleries will feature works of one of the primary colors. All media; other colors can be present, but the dominant color of red, yellow, or blue should be readily apparent. The museum’s exhibition committee will make the final selections for the exhibition. The exhibit will be held at the Museum of Northern California Art (monca) 900 Esplanade in Chico.
Deadline to submit is May 19, 2022 by 5pm.
To apply: Submit your art (up to 3 distinct works) with this form. Application fee of $35 for non-monca members and $25 for monca members is due by Thursday, May 19, by 5pm. If you wish to submit more than 3 works, please fill out the form a second time for an additional fee of $10 for each piece. The museum’s exhibition committee will make the final choice of artworks. Artists will be notified of the decision on or before May 25th.
ELIGIBILITY: Original works created by artists residing in Northern California, defined as San Jose and all points north, east, and west to the state border. All exhibited artworks must remain in the exhibition until 5pm. on the last day of exhibition.
Announcing the 2022 Film Grants from the Berkeley FILM Foundation
The Berkeley FILM Foundation (BFF) is offering a new round of film grants for its 2022 cycle, opening April 4. BFF supports narrative and documentary works in production, post-production and distribution stages. Grants between $5,000 – $25,000 are awarded to professional and student filmmakers who live or work in the East Bay for films with a strong focus on social or environmental justice. The BFF grant program accepts applicants who live or work in the cities of Berkeley, Emeryville, El Cerrito, Albany, Richmond, and Oakland. Deadline to apply is May 9.
The Berkeley FILM Foundation is a 501(c)(3) grant and educational program for independent filmmakers founded by the City of Berkeley, Wareham Development, and the Saul Zaentz Company with a mission to nurture, sustain and preserve the thriving local film community while attracting the next generation of filmmakers. Since 2009, the Berkeley FILM Foundation has awarded 233 grants totaling $2.08 million to films in the production, post-production and distribution stages.
The 2022 grant cycle will open April 4 and close on May 9, 2022. To see if you are eligible and review application instructions, please review our guidelines at the link below. Students are strongly encouraged to apply.
